1、广西桂林市逸仙中学2020-2021学年高二英语上学期期中试题（无答案）（考试时间：120分钟 满分150分） 第I卷（两个部分共60分）第一部分:听力(共两节满分30分)第一节(共5小题;每小题1.5分,满分7.5分)请听下面5段对话选出最佳选项。 1.Wherewastheweather likelastSaturday ? A.Sunny. B.Rainy. C.Windy.2.Whatwill themando this Weekend? A.Buy some books. B.See a doctor. C.Go to the library. 3.Why is the man sp
2、eaking to the woman? A. To borrow her bread maker. B.To help her repair her bread maker. C.To ask her to teach him to make bread.4.Where are the speakers? A.At a school . B. At a shop C. At a computer club.5.Whatarethetwo speakerstalkingabout? A.An apartment. B. Agarden. C.A university.第二节(共15小题;每小题
3、1.5分,满分22.5分)请听下面5段对话或独白.选出最住选项。请听第6段材料，回答第6.7题。6. Where was the man when his car broke down ? A. In his office. B. In a parking lot. C. In a garage.7.How did the man get home?A.By truck. B. By train . C.By car.请听第7段材料，回答第8.9题。8.Whats the date today? A.August 7th. B. August 8th. C.August 9th.9.Whats
4、 will Amy do for thewomans birthday? A.Hold a party. B. Make a cake. C.Cook a dinner.请听第8段材料,回答第10至12题。10.What can people see in the show next Saturday?A. Business clothes. B.Sports clothes. C. Evening dress. 11.Where can the woman buy the tickets ? A.On the Internet. B. At the clothing store. C.At
5、the entrance to the hall.12.How long will the show last ?A. About 1 hour . B.About 2 hours . C. About 3 hours .请听第9段材料,回答第13至16题。13.Where did the woman see John Maxines work last time?A. In a school. B. In a park . C. In a gallery.14.What does the woman think of John Maxines work? A.It was designed
6、for children. B.It is not popular in public places. C. It has something very emotional.15.Whatdid the woman artist do to one of John Maxines works ? A.She made a change to it. B.She protected it in plastic. C. She contributed it to a gallery.16.What do the speakers agree? A.Changes of an artwork can
7、 cause new meaning. B.The original artist ought to be respected. C.Works of art should be protected well.请听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。17.Howlong didJ. R .R. Tolkien teach in Merton College? A.For ten years. B.For fourteen years. C.For twenty-two years.18.What do we know about The Hobbit ? A.It turned out to b
8、e quite popular. B.It took Tolkien about ten years.C.It was written for adults.19.What did the publisher ask J. R .R. Tolkien to do ?A.Write on another topic. B.Write The Lord of the Rings. C.Write The Hobbit in serial form.20.What did J. R .R. Tolkien do in 1948 ? A. He moved to South Africa. B. He
9、 retired from Merton College.C. He finished writing The Lord of the Rings.第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。A National Gallery of CanadaPosition： National Gallery (美术馆) of Canada 380 Sussex Drive (大道) P.O. Box 427, Station A Ottawa, Ontario Canada K1N 9N4 Te
10、lephone: 613-990-1985 or 1-800-319-ARTS Fax: 613-993-4385 Directions： From Highway 417, take the Metcalfe exit (出口). Follow Metcalfe Street around the Museum of Nature and continue to the north until you reach the end of the street at Wellington. You will see Parliament Hill. Turn right onto Welling
11、ton Street and continue in the left-hand road until you reach Sussex Drive. As you approach Sussex Drive, you will see the Chateau Laurier hotel on your left-hand side. Make a left turn onto Sus-sex Drive and continue until you see the Gallery on your left-hand side, at the corner of St. Patrick and
12、 Sussex. The Gallery is a large glass building with two towers. Just beyond the St. Patrick / Sussex crossroads you will see the entrance to the Gallerys underground parking. Opening Hours： 1 May 30 SeptemberOpen daily from 10 am to 5 pm, Thursdays to 8 pm. 1 October 30 AprilOpen Tuesday to Sunday f
13、rom 10 am to 5 pm; Thurs-days until 8 pm. Closed Mondays.Closed Christmas Day, New Years Day and 2 January 2012 (Monday). Tickets： $9: Adults $7: The elderly and full-time students (ID required) $4: Youth (12-19) $18: Family (2 adults, 3 youths) Free admission for children under 12 and members of th
14、e Gallery.Free admission Thursdays after 5 pm. 21. Which of the following is the closest to the Gallery? A. The Metcalfe exit. B. The Museum of Nature. C. Parliament Hill. D. The Chateau Laurier hotel. 22. How many days will the Gallery be closed in January 2012? A. For 2 days. B. For 4 days. C. For
15、 5 days. D. For 6 days. 23. If a family of four (two adults and two children) visit the Gallery on Thursday at 6:00 pm, they need to pay _. A. 0 dollars B. 14 dollars C. 18 dollars D. 26 dollarsB In the far, far future, bicycles and perhaps skates may be run by jet power, and a new thing to ride may
16、 be a small flying saucer (飞碟). Imagine a race between them!There may be telepathy helmets (心灵感应帽) that send thought waves from your brain to that of your friend miles away. You just think a thought and your friend knows it! You can have secrets with each other that nobody else can turn in on!What a
17、bout the food of the future? Scientists think that much of it will be artificial made in factories from such surprising things as coal, limestone, air, and water. The artificial food will be healthful because all the things that you need to live a long and healthy life will be put into it.The future
18、 hospitals will probably have “body banks” that can give you almost any new part you need to keep on living. People of the future may live to be a lot older than 100 years.What about highways of the future? Well, a very small child probably will be able to drive a car. Nobody will need to steer (驾驶)
19、. Electric signals will hold each car on the right road to get wherever the “driver” wants to go. And it probably will be impossible for cars to smash together. Controls that wont even have to be touched will make all speeding cars miss each other or will put on the brakes. Driving cars will be as s
20、afe as being at home. But maybe the most wonderful surprise in the future will be weather control. Cities may have giant plastic domes (圆顶罩) over them to keep out snow, rain, or storms. When you plan a picnic in a park, you wont have to worry about rain. It will rain only when the “weatherman” think
21、s it is necessary to fresh the air inside the city. All other days will be fair and warm.The future should be a wonderful time in which to live and the time we are living in now is also a wonderful future to the people who lived 100 years ago.24.The underlined word “that” in Paragraph 2 refers to _.
22、A. telepathy helmet B. the brain C. thought wave D. the secret25. What can we learn from the passage?A. There will be “body banks” instead of hospitals in the future.B. The artificial food made from coal and limestone tastes the most delicious in the future.C. With telepathy helmets, we can share ou
23、r thoughts without any word.D. Plastic domes themselves can automatically control the weather.26. The authors attitude towards the future life is _.A. pessimistic B. optimistic C. satisfied D. doubtfulC John von Neumann was the oldest of 3 children of a banker, and his speed of learning new ideas an
24、d of solving problems stood out early. At 17, his father tried to persuade him not to become a mathematician because he may lead a poor life being a mathematician, and so von Neumann agreed to study chemistry as well. In 1926, at 23, he received a degree in chemical engineering and a Ph.D. in mathem
25、atics. From then on, mathematics provided well enough for him, and he never had to turn to chemistry. In 1930, von Neumann visited Princeton University for a year and then became a professor there. His first book was published in 1932. In 1933, the Institute for Advanced Study was formed, and he bec
26、ame one of the 6 full-time people in the School of Mathematics (Einstein was one of the others). World War II hugely changed von Neumanns areas of interest. Until 1940 he had been a great pure (纯粹的) mathematician. During and after the war, he became one of the best mathematicians who put mathematics
27、 theories into practice. During the last part of the war he became interested in computing machines and made several fundamental contributions. After the war, von Neumann continued his work with computers, and was generally very active in government service. He received many awards, was president of
28、 the American Mathematical Society and was a member of the Atomic Energy Commission. He died in 1957 of cancer.Von Neumann made several great contributions and any one of them would have been enough to earn him a firm place in history. He will be remembered as one of the greatest minds of the 20th c
29、entury. Von Neumann really was a legend (传奇) in his own time, and there are a number of stories about him. His driving ability is a part of this legend. He reported one accident this way: “I was driving down the road. The trees on the right were passing me in an orderly fashion at 60 miles per hour.
30、 Suddenly one of them stepped in my path.”27. According to the text, Von Neumanns father believed that _.A. a mathematician couldnt earn a lot of moneyB. a mathematician needed a good memoryC. Von Neumann had the ability to learn two subjects at the same timeD. Von Neumann had a gift for solving pro
31、blems at a high speed 28. Von Neumann published his first book at the age of _.A. 23 B. 26 C. 29 D. 3229.How did World War II affect John Von Neumann?A. He realized the importance of engineering.B. He began to research how to put mathematics into practice.C. He left college and served at the governm
32、ent department.D. He lost interest in chemistry. 30. From the last paragraph, we can infer John Von Neumann was _.A. calm B. brave C. intelligent D. humorous第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Have you ever changed your mind, or even given up a dream because you were afraid
33、 of what someone else might think of you? If youre often worried about what friends, family, or even strangers in the street might think, then youre using up a huge amount of energy worrying. 31 But the steps below should help.Step 1: Ask yourself what matters to you.Maybe you cant stand the gym, bu
34、t your best friend works out every day. Its natural for people around you to have different values from you. 32 Step 2: 33 The truth is that Im not the centre of the world, and neither are you! Most of the people around you are far too busy going about their own lives to think much about you.Step 3:
35、 Recognize that their opinion cant hurt you.There are a few cases where opinions will make a difference. 34 But the people who really matter are going to love you for who you are.Step 4: 35 You cant control peoples thoughts. Youve got no idea what might go through their head, or why. You cant please
36、 everyone all of the time, and theres no need to try to. A. Do whatever you want to do.B. This is a hard habit to get rid of.C. You should make everyone around you happy.D. So just be clear and honest with yourself.E. Remember that theyre not all watching you.F. Accept that you cant control what peo
37、ple think.G. For instance, your bosss opinion is usually important to you.第卷第三部分语言知识运用（共两节，满分55分）第一节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。There was once a famous king whose name was Tamerlane. Like Alexander the Great, he 36 to become the master of the whole world. So he rais
38、ed a great 37 and made war on other countries. He conquered many kings and 38 many cities. But at last his army was beaten; and Tamerlane escaped alone from the field of 39 .For a long time he wandered in 40 from place to place. His enemies were 41 him. He was about to lose all hope.One day he was 4
39、2 under a tree, thinking of his failure. He had now been a wanderer for twenty days. He couldnt 43 any longer. Suddenly he saw a small object climbing up the trunk (树干) of the tree. He looked more 44 and saw it was an ant, 45 a grain of wheat as large as itself.There was a 46 in the tree only a litt
40、le way above, and that was the home of the ant. “You are 47 , Mr. Ant,” he said, “but you are carrying something that is too heavy for you.” Just as he 48 , the ant lost its footing and fell to the ground. But it 49 held on to the grain of wheat. Tamerlane 50 the little insect. It tried the second t
41、ime, the third time . the twentieth time but always with the same 51 . Then it tried the twenty-first time. 52 , one little step at a time, it climbed across the rough place where it had 53 so often. The next minute it climbed 54 into its home, carrying the grain of wheat. “Well done!” said Tamerlan
42、e, “youve taught me a lesson. I, too, will try, try again, 55 I succeed.”And this he did.36.A. failedB. learnedC. choseD. wished37.A. partyB. familyC. armyD. group38.A. burnedB. defendedC. rebuiltD. developed39.A. businessB. battleC. sportsD. wheat40.A. peaceB. reliefC. puzzlementD. fear41.A. fighti
43、ng againstB. looking forC. caring aboutD. calling on42.A. lyingB. singingC. sleepingD. practicing43.A. grow upB. get aroundC. carry onD. stay up44.A. quicklyB. excitedlyC. seriouslyD. closely45.A. eatingB. carryingC. discoveringD. picking46.A. holeB. caveC. leafD. flower47.A. hungryB. smallC. braveD
44、. smart48.A. discussedB. explainedC. complainedD. spoke49.A. onlyB. stillC. alsoD. even50.A. watchedB. touchedC. helpedD. guided51.A. goalB. methodC. resultD. reason52.A. HurriedlyB. GentlyC. SlowlyD. Sadly53. A. stoppedB. appearedC. preparedD. fallen54.A. worriedlyB. safelyC. freelyD. calmly55.A. t
45、illB. afterC. ifD. because 第二节：根据汉语、句意写出单词的正确形式（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）56. After receiving hard training for one year, he finally_ (打败,战胜) the former champion.57. The meeting Im going to_(参加) will be about how to find a cure for cancer.58. We are living in what is called the information age, but we human
46、 beings always_(缺乏) real communication.59. China Daily _(吸引) a worldwide readership, which shows that more people all over the world want to learn about China .60. She _（安排）all her business affairs before going on holiday.61. Training is provided, so no_(以前的) experience is required for the job.62. T
47、he performer made a good_ (印象) on the audience.63. To my _(高兴), my vocabulary has enlarged a great deal.64. Apart from learning a musical instrument, some children also (向挑战)themselves by learning a language different from what their parents speak at home.65.The mobile phone permits us to keep in to
48、uch as well as to surf the Internet to keep us _(告知) of the latest news.第三节：语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。Somemotivations,suchasmoneyandpraise, areexternal(外部的).Bosses 66. (usual) usethemtoencouragetheiremployees67. (work)hard.Other motivations, 68. ( include)fun,pe
49、rsonalgrowthandfeeling, are internal. These are 69. (good)thanexternalones, because they representthings 70. can neverbe takenaway. Since thereare71. largenumberof existing motivations, itisimportantto knowwhich72. (one)arepersuasivetoyou.When73. (choose)acareer,youshouldthink aboutwhatyourmotivatio
50、nsareandmake 74. (decision)accordingly. 75. ( inspire) by your motivations,youwillbeable toachievesuccess.第四部分写作（共二节，满分35分）第一节：短文改错（共10 小题，每小题1分。满分10）假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（），并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线（）划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注
51、意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词； 2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。Peoplecantbeperfectlyineveryway.Howwecandoistochange ourselvestobecomeabetterperson. RecentlyIfeltratherworryingbecause I didnt wellinmymonthlyexam. Ihadbeenpreparedwellforit andworked hardforthelongtime.Butmyeffortsdidntbringanyresults.Itoldmymom allmyf
52、eelings,andIcouldnthelpcrying.Shesatnexttousbutsaidnothing untillstopcrying.Shewipedawaythetearonmyfaceandgavemeawarm hug. Illnever forgetwhenshesaid ”Trustme. Youaregood ”. Shegaveme lotsofenergy,butlrealizedthatsometimestheprocessismoreimportantthan theresult.第二节：书面表达（满分25分）假定你是李华，去年是一名交换生(exchange student)去美国学习，得到布朗一家的照顾，回国后写-封感谢信给布朗夫妇，要点如下: 1.感谢生活上的关心，克服了思乡病(homesick)。2.感谢学习上的帮助，口语进步很大。3.欢迎到中国做客。注意：1. 词数100左右；2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
