1、2020-2021学年度第二学期期中考试高二英语试题第I卷第一部分 听力(共两节，满分30分)做题时，先将答案标在试卷上，录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。第一节(共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分)听下面5段对话，每段对话后有一个小题。从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。1. What does the woman want to do?A. Rent a car. B. Get a license. C. Change a card.2. W
2、hom does the woman suggest the man speak to?A. Mr. Brown. B. Mr. Smith. C. Mrs. Smith.3. Whats the womans problem?A. She locked herself in the apartment.B. She forgot to change her lock.C. She couldnt find her keys.4. When was James plane supposed to arrive?A. At 2:10. B. At 2:45. C. At 1:50.5. What
3、 does the woman say about the meeting?A. It will begin as scheduled. B. It is brought forward. C. It has been canceled.第二节(共15小题，每小题1.5分，满分22.5分)听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6. What did the woman buy yesterd
4、ay?A. A blue skirt. B. A green shirt. C. A red bag.7. What did the woman think of the yellow skirt?A. It was very expensive. B. It wasnt big enough. C. It was too bright.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8. What are the speakers talking about?A. Their vacation plan. B. A trip to Wyoming. C. Different parks.9. What can
5、 tourists visit in Yellowstone?A. Laramie. B. The Devils Tower. C. Old Faithful.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. Which place can Market Street lead to?A. A river. B. A shopping center. C. A fire station.11. What should the woman do after crossing Riverside Road?A. Turn left. B. Keep straight on. C. Go across a
6、bridge.12. Where is the swimming pool?A. On North Street. B. On Market Street. C. On Museum Street.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. Where is the magazine?A. On the sofa. B. On the desk. C. On the kitchen table.14. What does the woman advise the man to do?A. Finish the magazine quickly. B. Buy a copy of the maga
7、zine C. Read the magazine online.15. How much will the magazine probably cost next month?A.3. B.4. C.5.16. What do we know about the woman?A. She spends too much on films.B. She is crazy about the magazine.C. She is a big fan of Martin Scorsese.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. What will the temperature be tomo
8、rrow?A. 16300. B. 18300. C. 16280.18. What will the weather be like on Sunday morning?A. Windy. B. Sunny. C. Cloudy.19. When will it probably be pretty cold?A. Next Monday. B. Next Tuesday. C. Next Wednesday.20. How often is the weather forecast?A. Once a day. B. Twice a day. C. Three times a day.第二
9、部分 阅读理解(共两节，满分50分)第一节(共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。ALooking for a new poetry book to read? Ive got you! Were going to explore some of my favorite poetry collections, which range from the traditional all the way to the totally experimental. And though they dif
10、fer in terms of tone and subject matter, theyve all got we call good parts.Night Sky with Exit Wounds by Ocean VuongIt is the first poetry collection from Ocean Vuong. Vuongs style is well-suited to the heavy subjects he pursues, particularly when he reflects on the loss of his father and his experi
11、ences as a wartime refugee. Theres a certain wonderful quality to his writing.Lunch Poems by Frank OHaraIf you like a conversational style, Lunch Poems might be the poetry book for you. Personal, funny, and easy, the collection perfectly shows the casual voice of Frank OHara, an outstanding figure o
12、f the New School Movement in last-50s New York. As the name suggests most of the poems were written during his lunch bread at work, bringing a realistic image by the writing.100 Selected Poems by E. E. CummingsIts a shame that more people dont take E. E. Cummings seriously. Yes, his poetry is someti
13、mes experimental. Unconcerned with rules, Cummings tried to capture emotion in its own form.The Complete Poems by Elizabeth BishopIn my opinion, any kind of fantastic poetry books must include Elizabeth Bishop. Highly skilled and highly influential, Bishop was one of the most powerful voices of the
14、20th century. She mostly worked within traditional forms, but the forms led to surprising effects, mixing classic style with modern ones.21. Who experienced war?A. Frank OHara. B. Ocean Vuong C. E. E. Cummings. D. Elizabeth Bishop22. Which poetry collection reflect the real world?A. Lunch Poems. B.
15、100 Selected PoemsB. The Complete Poems D. Night Sky with Exit Wounds23. What does the author think of Elizabeth Bishops poetry?A. It is funny B. It is personal C. It is excellent D. It is experimentalBThe Caballero family from Tempe, Arizona were outside on their regularly scheduled walk with their
16、 dog named Olive when they were joined by a tiny baby gray fox. Now, apparently, the fox mistook Olive for her mother and started following them around the neighborhood.The fox was about 20 centimeters in length and had a gray coat. They later found out that she was just 6 weeks old at that point. T
17、he tiny fox followed them home, where the sprinklers were on at that moment, so she ran to have a drink, which is when Rosalyn noticed how thirsty she was as she couldnt stop drinking.Considering that the fox was far away from home and her mother, alone-something that is not typical of foxes, the fa
18、mily decided it would he best to get in touch with Southwest Wildlife Conservation Center for help.They found a box and captured the baby fox so that she wouldnt wander off into danger. They got the fox inside the box without touching her. The kids were quick to name her Foxy.The fox was soon brough
19、t to the Southwest Wildlife Conservation Center. She was first fed using syringes(注射器), but now has learned how to eat on her own from a bowl.She appears to be doing quite well. She was a little dehydrated(脱水)when we got her.but otherwise healthy. She was already eating solid food, so weve manager t
20、o fatten her up a hit in the short time shes been at Southwest Wildlife. Shes likely to grow up into a strong, healthy girl, explained Jim Mitchell of the Southwest Wildlife Conservation Center.Foxy is now in good hands, being taken care of. They are hoping to bond Foxy with some of the other foxed
21、that came to the center recently to return to the wild once they are strong enough.24. Why did the little fox follow the family?A. The family had some foodB. The little fox knew the family wellC. The family had caught the little foxs motherD. The little fox thought the familys dog was her mother.25.
22、 What is the typical behavior of foxes?A. Living together B. Drinking too much water.C. Never walking far away from home D. Never asking help from human beings.26. What can we know about the Caballero family?A. They live in the countryside. B. They are kind and ready to helpC. They are good at catch
23、ing foxes D. They work in the Wildlife Conservation Center.27. When will Foxy go to the wild?A. When she is healthy B. When her mother callsC. When she is big enough D. When she knows other foxesCPeople in Florida recently had to escape from flash floods after two feet of rain fell in 26 hours. Heav
24、y rains caused a hillside to break down and bury a community in Washington State earlier this year. Rainstorms and floods attacked Colorado last year, and sudden floods swept Atlanta in 2009, and Nashville in 2010.In the National Climate Assessment, published last week, researchers in the United Sta
25、tes reported that large increases in heavy rains have occurred in the Northeast, Midwest and Great Plains, where heavy downpours have caused caused flooding events and other relevant disasters.In the United States the increase in water vapor has been on the order of 3 percent or 4 percent since the
26、1970s when most of the human-caused global warming has occurred since then. That may not sound like a big jump, but the effect is enormous. Two leading scientists, Kevin E. Trenberth at the National Center for Atmospheric Research and David R. Easterling at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Admin
27、istration, ran some calculations and agreed that the global warming has on average put more than a trillion gallons(加仓)of extra water into the air over the 48 states, probably closer to two trillion. That extra water has to fall as rain or snow if the condition is suitable.It rains harder than it us
28、ed to, said Dr. Trenberth, who could not resist adding:“When it rains, it pours. So they suggested intensifying standards for the designs of clams, and hardening roads and culverts(涵洞)against the possibility of more flash floodsSociety responded by ignoring them. For someone sitting in Pensacola, Fl
29、a. wondering why the roads were washed out the other day might be a good part of the answer. They didnt want to face the truth.The warming of the planet has slowed in recent years, but scientists think that is likely temporary. They expect it to get much, much warmer as this century progresses, and
30、that can only mean that the rains will fall harder still.28. Why did the author mention some floods in the first paragraph?A. To lead to the topic B. To attract young readersC. To show some evidence. D. To show the latest events.29. What is the main idea of paragraph3?A. The condition o fain or snow
31、. B. The reason of the rains and floods.C. The only effect of global warming. D. The exact amount of water in the air.30. What does the underlined word intensifying mean in paragraph 4?A. Changing B. Adjusting. C. Strengthening D. Decreasing31. What can we infer about the climate in the future?A. Th
32、e climate will be better soon. B. The bad climate will disappear.C. The bad climate will be worse. D. The climate will keep the same.DDancing with your grandma for 15 minutes a week promotes positive feelings and improves her state of mind, a study claims. Doctors from Israel are urging younger fami
33、ly members to have a regular visit to their grandmas and have a dance with their grandmas.And they found a 15 minute boogie(布吉舞)once a week lifted the spirits of telder family members and helped strengthen the familial bond. In fact, it is called Dance Movement Therapy(DMT). DMT across the generatio
34、ns, complete with eye contact, was found to promote Positive feelings and improve mood for the elderly.The grandparents reported a bright state of mind, happy memories and uplifted spirits. Dancing has also previously been linked to improved muscle strength, balance and endurance(耐). For the grandch
35、ildren in the study, the weekly boogie changed how they view ageing and allowed them to come to accept the eventual death of their elderly relative.The study, published in the journal Frontiers in Psychology, assessed how dance affected the well-being of 16 dance movement therapists(治疗师)and their gr
36、andmothers. Dance movement therapy was paid attention due to the fact it is easily accessible and does not cost more to practice. The researchers were eager to examine a low-cost method to treat issues commonly faced by an ageing population-such as limited mobility and depression. Grandchildren were
37、 instructed to make eye contact and encourage playfulness and touch. They were also told to mirror their grandmothers movements and give them time and space to rest when needed.The sessions were recorded and them analysed while diaries and interviews captured the opinions and feelings of the partici
38、pants. As well as the benefits to the health of the senior, the experiment also changed the idea of the younger family members.32. What should the young people do when dancing with their grandmas?A. Follow the grandmas eyes B. Look at the grandmas eyesC. Move the bodies as long as possible. D. Talk
39、with their grandmas in gentle voice33. What can we infer from the third paragraph?A. The young should dance every week. B. The senior were happy about being old.C. The old need parctise the special dance D. They young once resisted the final leaving.34. What is the best advantage of DMT?A. Cheap B.
40、Relaxing C. Common D. Influential.35. What is the best title for the text?A. What does DMT Mean?B. Dancing: a Good Way to Stop Being Senior.C. Why Dont You Dancel5 Minutes Every Week?D. Dancing with Grandparents is Good for Health and Family Ties.第二节(共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5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
41、。选项中有两项为多余选项。You listen to music every day. Some music hits your hearts. Some music makes you full of joy. 36 . In order to analyse functions of music, lets see the benefits it brings.Music makes you express your emotion37. . This way your brain convey the thoughts without speaking a word. When we t
42、ry to express some sad emotion, you well use soft and deep music.38. .Music is an extremely unique way to develop the capability of memorising. The best example to prove this sentence is that you can easily learn something in the form of songs. The reason behind learning a song quickly is that your
43、mind enjoys music. Whatever your minds enjoy, it keeps it.Music makes you creativeMusic is key to creativity, it helps you in improving you mind by making it more artistic. No matter what the great invention is, it requires art. Creativity and imagination that is fulfilled by music. 39. .Music impro
44、ves your fine reasoning skillsDuring a study of children, it was shown that if children are exposed to three or more years of musical training, these same kids performed better. 40. . They had better listening and speaking skills than those who had none. The children even tested better for vocabular
45、y and reasoning skills.A. This was the resultB. Because music is an art of beautyC. Music makes you live a better lifeD. Music makes learning more pleasantE. Some music makes you burst into tearsF. You should choose some kind of music with powerful beatsG. You usually play the music that reflects yo
46、ur thoughts or your emotions第三部分 语言知识运用(共两节，满分30分)第一节(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Rehan was an American boy, who had a tough childhood. When lie was 8, his mother 41. his father. After his mother left, the family faced 42. difficulties because Rehans fat
47、her tried to raise two sons all by himself.By the 7th grade, Rehans home life had suffered 43. under the pressure. There was no breakfast every day, he said. Sometimes there was no electricity at 44. . Despite his hard home life, Rehan 45. boxing for comfort.Rehan continued to 46. academically while
48、 training to be a professional boxer. However, his 47. was broken when he suffered a shoulder injury in the 12th grade. His hope of being a professional 48. was gone. He hurriedly applied to a number of colleges but was 49. . At last, he had to work as a cleaner.His colleagues wanted to 50. why he w
49、as there and would suggest he go to school. They eventually spoke to Bates, the 51. of the company, about the 52. young man. Bates soon took Rehan under his 53. and brought him to Bowie State University to meet a professor. This professor was so 54. by the conversation with Rehan that lie agreed to
50、admit Rehan.I studied so 55. . I was winning so many honors-it was crazy. Rehan said. By the end of his second year, Rehan made a decision to go to law school. Then Rehan transferred to University of Maryland, where he became a graduate in 2018. Over the course of the following year, Rehan worked in
51、 downtown DC, while still studying. He was accepted to law schools at Harvard, this spring.41. A. chose B. left C. believed D. ignored42. A. financial B. political C. emotional D. spiritual43. A. normally B. fortunately C. greatly D. freely44. A. school B. hospital C. home D. church45. A. abandoned
52、B. avoided C. minded D. practised46. A. cheat B. improved C. stop D. operate47. A. dream B. profession C. judgement D. life48. A. worker B. student C. director D. player49. A. treated B. thrown C. separated D. rejected50. A. figure out B. talk about C. make up D. pick up51. A. cleaner B. professor C
53、. general D. kind52. A. black B. smart C. general D. kind53. A. attack B. control C. nose D. wing54. A. frightened B. impressed C. encouraged D. annoyed55. A. high B. deep C. hard D. long第II卷第二节：(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)阅读下面短文，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。A Chinese university has built the worlds longes
54、t 3D-printed bridge. The creation has a 56. (long) of 26.3 meters and a width of 2.6 meters. Its design came from the historic Zhaozhou Bridge 57. (build)in A. D. 605.While the ancient Zhaozhou Bridge required a decade to build, the team spent only 450 hours 58. (finish) all of their new bridges con
55、crete parts. Besides, the bridges cost came in at just two thirds of that of an ordinary bridge.The bridge consisted 59. 44 individual 3D-printed concrete units, each of htem approximately 3 by 3 by 5 feet. The sides, influenced by the Zhaozhou Bridge, 60.(make)with 68 individual concrete plates mov
56、ed into place by robot arms.The leader of the team noted that the demand for labor in construction projects will be in short supply 61. (increasing) in the future. If China cannot find people to build bridges, intelligent construction will be 62. important channel to solve this problem.There have be
57、en other 3D-printed architectural 63. (project)over the last few years, as the technology has become 64. (Popular)than before. A team at MIT built a sample house in 14 hours. 65. there are ever houses on Mars, NASA suspects the houses also will be built by robots using 3D printing.第四部分 写作(共两节，满分40分)
58、第一节(满分15分)你注意到同学们浪费食物的现象比较严重，请你为班级英语角写一篇短文，呼吁同学们珍惜粮食，杜绝浪费。内容包括：1.浪费食物的现象2.杜绝浪费的原因3.你的愿景注意1.词数80左右2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。3.题目已为你写好Dont waste food第二节 读后续写(满分25分)阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。Christmas Day was coming. I was Just a kid then, and my big sister told me there was no Santa Claus. I fled to my Gr
59、andma because she would be straight with me. I knew Grandma always told me the truth. Grandma was home, and I told her everything. She was ready for me. No Santa Claus! She shouted. Ridiculous! Dont believe it. That rumor has been going around for years, and it makes me mad. Now, put on your coat, a
60、nd lets go.Go where, Grandma? I asked. Where turned out to be Kerbys General Store, the one store in town that had a little bit of just about everything. As we walked through its doors, Grandma handed me ten dollars. Take this money she said, and buy something for someone who needs it. Ill wait for
61、you in the car. Then she turned and walked out of KerbyS.I was only eight years old. Id often gone shopping with my mother, but never had I shopped for anything all by myself. The store seemed big and crowded, full of people competing to finish their Christmas shopping. For a few moments I just stoo
62、d there, confused, holding that ten-dollar bill, wondering what to buy and who to buy it for. I suddenly thought of Bobby Decker, who was a kid with bad breath and messy hair. He sat right behind me in Mrs. Pollocks grade-two class.Bobby Decker didnt have a coat. I knew that because he never went ou
63、t for recess(放假)during the winter. His mother always wrote a note, telling the teacher that he had a cough, but we kids knew that Bobby Decker didnt have a cough, and he didnt have a coat. I would buy Bobby Decker a coat! I settled on a red one, which looked really warm, and he would like that.Is th
64、is a Christmas present for someone? the lady behind the counter asked kindly, as I laid my ten dollars down. Yes. The nice lady smiled at me, put the coat in a bag and wished me a Merry Christmas.注意：1.所续写短文的词数应为150词左右；2.续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好；Paragraph 1:That evening, Grandma helped me wrap the coat i
65、n Christmas paper. Paragraph2:Grandma and I waited breathlessly for Bobby Deckers front door to open and finally it. 高二试题答案第一部分：1-5 AACAA 6-10 CBBCB 11-15 ACACB 16-20 BACCB第二部分： 21-23 BAC 24-27 DABD 28-31 ABCC 32-35 BDAD 36-40 EGDBA第三部分： 第一节41-45 BACCD 46-50 BADDA 51-55 CBDBC第二节 56 length 57 built 5
66、8. finishing 59 of 60 were made 61 increasing 62 an 63 projects 64 more popular 65 If第四部分第一节My dear friends,Recently, I have noticed a horrible thing that astonished me. A number of classmates dont cherish the food. They buy much food and only eat a little. Then, they throw the rest into the dustbin
67、s.What a shame! After all, every bite of the food you throw away contains the hard labor of the producers, including the farmers and the workers. Additionally, many people in the world still dont have enough food to eat. If you can save the food, they will have more chances to have something to eat.
68、From where I stand, I do wish all of us cherish food and never waste food. This is our duty.第二节Paragraph 1:That evening, Grandma helped me wrap the coat in Christmas paper. She wrote “To Bobby,From Santa Claus” on it, after which she drove me over to Bobby Deckers house, explaining Iwas officially o
69、ne of Santas helpers. Grandma parked down the street form Bobbys house, and Itook a deep breath, and dashed for his front door. Seeing no other people notice us, I put theChristmas present down, pounded his doorbell and then Grandma and I hid in the car.Paragraph2:Grandma and I waited breathlessly f
70、or Bobby Deckers front door to open and finally itopened. Out went Bobby Decker. Seeing the coat in the bag, he looked very astonished and thencalled his mother to go out. After hearing them say “Thanks” to Santa Claus, I felt very proud ofwhat I had done. At that time I decided to be Santas helper forever. It was on that night that Irealized the truth that he who has no Christmas in his heart will never find Christmas under a tree.
