1、内蒙古呼和浩特市第十六中学2020-2021学年高二英语上学期期中试题（无答案）第一部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。ADiscovering the beauty of the science and math that shape our everyday lives, an experience in WonderLab will fuel your imagination and inspire you to see the world aroun
2、d you in new and exciting ways. Come and enjoy yourself!What to seeSpread across seven different zones, therere loads of opportunities to get hands on with real scientific phenomena. Observe live experiments at our Chemistry Bar, see lightning strike before your eyes, play with forces on giant slide
3、s or travel through space under a canopy (苍穹) of stars. You can also take part in explosive science demonstrations led by our talented team of explainers. With 50 mindblowing wonders of science to enjoy, WonderLab is an experience unlike any other. Besides, a selection of shows will be performed dai
4、ly in WonderLabs beautiful new show space. They are free of charge and last 20 minutes.TicketsDay pass：6 per person.This ticket gives you daylong access to WonderLab, perfect whether youre planning a special trip to the Museum or simply passing through London and want to feed your curiosity.Annual p
5、ass：10 per person.For less than the price of two visits, give yourself a year packed full of wonder, curiosity and breathtaking experiences.Opening timesOpen seven days a week, 10：00 18：00 (last entry 17：15). WonderLab will be closed on December 24,25 and 26 and will be open as usual from December 2
6、7.During school holidays our opening hours are 10：0019：00 (last entry 18：15). Please note that in peak periods (from midday onwards) we are experiencing long queues due to the gallerys popularity.1How much should two visitors pay if they visit WonderLab and enjoy the shows for one day?A20.B 12. C32.
7、 D40.2When can you enter WonderLab?A10：30 on December 28. B18：30 on school holidays.C11：00 on Christmas. D9：30 on December 23.3What is the purpose of the text?ATo introduce WonderLab. BTo explain how WonderLab works.CTo attract people to WonderLab. DTo analyze why WonderLab is attractive.BA ten-year
8、-old from Howell, Michigan is being praised as a hero thanks to his persistence (坚持) that led to saving the life of an elderly neighbor. The event happened late in an evening when Danny DiPietro was being driven home from hockey practice by his mom.Thats when the young boy noticed an open garage and
9、 a figure that he believed was a dog outside an apartment building near his house. Given the freezing cold weather, the young boy got a feeling that something was not right. But instead of dismissing it like most kids his age would have, he insisted that his mother,Dawn, find out what was going on.
10、Dawn tried to make Danny believe that no one would leave a dog out in such cold weather, but he refused to take no for an answer.Dawn finally gave in and decided to drive to the area with the family dog and see if there was any truth to Dannys hunch (直觉).Sure enough, as she got closer to the apartme
11、nt building she noticed a garage that was wide open and someone waving madly for help. Upon getting there, she realized that it was not a dog the young boy had seen, but Kathleen St. Onge. The 80-year-old had fallen down on some ice in her garage and had been lying there for two hours, unable to get
12、 up.Dawn rushed home to get her husband to help and called 911. The two then returned with some blankets to cover Ms. St. Onge, while they waited for the ambulance (救护车) to arrive. Though still in hospital, the elderly woman is recovering well and forever grateful to Danny, for following up on his h
13、unch!4. When seeing a figure in an open garage, Danny _.A. recognized it was an old man B.realized something was wrongC.thought it was a homeless dog D.believed it was nothing important5. When Dawn got closer to the garage, she _.A.noticed the dog had gone away B.knew Dannys hunch was wrongC. found
14、an old lady waving for help D.felt something must have been stolen6. Which of the following can best describe Danny?A.Brave and patient. B.Friendly and honest.C.Considerate and optimistic. D.Persistent and warm-hearted. 7. What could be the best title for the text?A.Always follow your hunch. B.Be re
15、ady to help save the elderly. C.A 10-year-old boy saves elderly neighbors life. D.Unknown hero brings love and hope.C Beer is one of the worlds most popular drinks. One of beers most important ingredients(成分)is water. If water becomes limited, then, will people have to stop making beer? Beer makers
16、have already thought of that possibility. So, in some cities, people are testing out beers made from collected and filtered rainwater. They are also collecting rainwater and water from the beer-making process for use inside the beer factory. Sierra Nevada is a well-known beer factory in California.
17、It uses rainwater for cleaning and washing toilets. Beer makers understand the importance of saving water. If there is no water, there is no beer. That is why Stone Beer Company, near San Diego, California, worked with a local water treatment program to make beer. The program is called Pure Water Sa
18、n Diego. It wants to provide one-third of the citys water by 2035. Working with Pure Water, the beer factory used purified water that came from waste water. Waste water is water that has already been used for showers, washing dishes or toilets. Stone is a large beer factory. So it was a big deal whe
19、n Stone released a special beer called Full Circle Pale Ale in March. Many websites and newspapers wrote about the beer. They reported that it was made from “toilet water.” Local television stations recorded peoples reactions as they tasted the beer. Stone later wrote a blog post saying it was not h
20、appy with all of the news coverage-especially reports that centered on the idea of “toilet water.” But it was happy that the experiment was a success. The beer was only made for a special event. Stone Beer is not permitted to sell in stores or at the restaurants.8. Why do some beer makers use rainwa
21、ter to make beer?A. To make special taste for beer. B. To try new sources of water.C.To reduce the cost of production. D.To give up pure water in production.9.What did Stone Beer Company want Pure Water San Diego to do?A.Help it to develop new kind of beer. B.Supply the majority of water to the city
22、.C. Deal with its waste water from the beer production process.D. Make waste water clean enough to make beer.10.What do we know about the special beer “Full Circle Pale Ale”?A. It received great attention from the media. B.Few people dared to taste it.C.It will be sold in large quantities. D. It was
23、 welcomed by the public.11.What did Stone Beer Company think of the reports about the beer?A.They are satisfying. B. They are surprising. C. They are disappointing. D.They are beneficial.DWhen Oliver Sacks, 82, died on Aug 30 at his home in New York City, the world was saddened by the loss of a bril
24、liant neurologist(神经学者) and a truly beautiful mind.London-born Sacks was most famous for his writing. A Forbes obituary(讣告) calls him “one of the greatest writers of science of the past 50 years. Maybe the greatest.”In his best-selling 1985 book, The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat, Sacks describ
25、ed a man who could not tell the difference between his wifes face and his hat, because his brain had difficulty telling what he saw.In 2006, Discover magazine ranked it among the 25 greatest science books of all time, declaring, “Lots of neuroscientists now looking into the mysteries of the human br
26、ain cite this book as their greatest inspiration.”His 1973 book, Awakenings, is about a group of patients who were frozen in a decades-long sleep until Sacks tried a new treatment. The book led to a 1990 movie in which Sacks was acted by Robin Williams. It was nominated(提名) for three Academy Awards.
27、Another book, An Anthropologist on Mars, published in 1995, described cases like that of a painter who lost his color vision in a car accident but found new creative power in black-and-white images. Sacks also wrote the story of a 50-year-old man who suddenly regained sight after nearly a lifetime o
28、f blindness. The experience was a disaster. The mans brain could not make sense of the visual world. After a full and rich life as a blind person, he became “a very disabled and miserable(悲惨的) sighted man,” Sacks wrote. “When he went blind again, he was rather glad of it.”Despite the drama and unusu
29、al stories, Sacks books were not meant to be freak shows. “Oliver Sacks humanizes illness. he writes of body and mind, and from every one of his case studies there shows a feeling of respect for the patient and for the illness,” Roald Hoffmann, a Nobel Prize-winning chemist, said in 2001.When Sacks
30、received the Lewis Thomas Prize for science writing in 2002, the citation(荣誉状) declared, “Sacks presses us to follow him into unknown areas of human experienceand forces us to realize, once there, that we are facing only ourselves.”12The following statements are wrong EXCEPT _.A. Anthropologist on M
31、ars led to a movie in which Sacks was acted by Robin WilliamsB. The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat was ranked among the 25 greatest science booksC.In Awakenings, Sacks recorded a man who regained sight after a lifetime blindnessD.Awakenings is often cited by neuroscientists to prove the mystery
32、of human brain13Why was Sacks called one of the greatest writers of science over the past 50 years?A. He wrote a series of books, the influence of which was great.B.He was a brilliant neurologist and had a truly beautiful mind.C.He received the Lewis Thomas Prize for science writing in 2002.D. He wa
33、s born in London and most famous for his writing.14The underlined word “freak” in Para. 7 can be replaced by _.A.pure B.common C. attractive D. unusual15The passage is mainly about _.A.the awards Oliver Sacks won B.the life experiences of Oliver SacksC. the reasons why Oliver Sacks succeeded D. the
34、influence of Oliver Sacks works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。How to unlock your talentSearch To find your hidden talent (才能), youll have to search for it! We all know people who are great at drawing or good at sports, dont we? Theyre the lucky ones who have a natural
35、 talent for what they love doing. 16 Its just that we might have to look a little bit harder, thats all!Try 17 Developing a new talent takes time and lots of effort, so dont worry if you havent discovered yours by the end of the day, the week or even the month. You will get your light-bulb (灵感) mome
36、nt finally!AskAsk for help to get you started. Do you have an aunt who can help you start a blog or a sporty mom wholl get active with you? 18 Sometimes we dont need to look further than our own families to see what skills can be passed down to us! 19 Find out what excites you! The more enthusiastic
37、 (热情的) you are about a hobby, the more youll want to keep doing it. And, youve guessed it, the more you keep doing it, the better youll get!New ideasBe open to new ideas. Theres no point saying that you cant write a book or take amazing photos if youve never really tried. 20 A. Get excited B. Dont g
38、ive up C. It wont happen overnight.D. Is your grandma great at making cakes?E. Make today your day to try something new.F. Have you ever doubted what youre doing now? G. But that doesnt mean we cant all find something were good at.第二部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分45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
39、个选项（A、B、C、D）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。Being jobless for the last three months, I am _21_ nowadays. My son has lost his admission from a good school and he might have to go to a less qualified school. I have moved from a big apartment to a small one in order to _22_ my living expenses(开支). My wife
40、 has built extra stress. Worse still, my father in-law _23_ a week ago, which has added fuel to fire, _24_ our family into a more terrible situation.Under these conditions, I have two mental _25_: either to feel unhappy and keep losing my peace of mind, or _26_ my negative thoughts with strong menta
41、l powers about self-confidence, and _27_ applying for new jobs with positive attitude.I choose the second because I believe that the pain I am _28_ today will build up my _29_. My strengths will then increase my confidence, make me good times and make me a(n) _30_ man one day. I understand that good
42、 and bad stages are part of _31_. While good times make me happy, bad times _32_ the inner(内心的) me.Two months later, _33_, I have finally landed on a job which is very exciting and offers a nice salary. Time has reduced my wifes mental stress _34_ the death of her father. My son has already been acc
43、epted by another good school because the _35_ for new academic year were still open!As I am back on the track of normal life, I can _36_ say that the most important things that helped me _37_ the difficulties were my character of patience, and _38_ attitude towards life. So, _39_ I wish you all the
44、best life can offer you, I would highly suggest taking the same attitude towards life _40_ you are trapped in any of such situations.21. A. delightedB. cautious C. enthusiastic D. anxious22. A. linkB. reduceC. foreseeD. raise23. A. fell downB. took upC. passed awayD. set off24. A. formingB. puttingC
45、. faxingD. clarifying25. A. choicesB. concernsC. mistakesD. conflicts26. A. acquireB. accuseC. replace D. exchange27. A. regretB. keepC. rejectD. risk28. A. sufferingB. producingC. announcingD. transporting29. A. characterB. sightC. intelligenceD. reputation30. A. elegantB. hard-workingC. out-goingD
46、. successful31. A. wealthB. motivationC. lifeD. impression32. A.swallowB. demandC. strengthen D. assess33. A.InstantlyB. fortunatelyC.deliberately D.unwillingly34. A. according toB. in favor ofC. apart fromD. due to35. A. constructionB. chartsC.creditsD. admissions36. A. disappointedlyB. surprisedly
47、C. eagerlyD. confidently37. A. accomplishB. adjustC. fight D. tolerate 38. A. positiveB. strictC. generalD. honest39. A.WhenB. WhileC. BecauseD. Since40. A. in caseB. so thatC. now thatD. as if第二节（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1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。The Serpentine River, added to Londons Hyde Park in
48、 1730, is an 41 (enjoy) scenic spot. Queen Caroline asked for the river to look as natural as possible and the river 42 (name) because of its snake-like shape.Members of the Serpentine Swimming Club are permitted 43 (swim) there between 6:00 and 9:30 in the morning and races are held every Saturday
49、all the year round. Although during the summer, river temperatures can 44 (rough) rise to 20, during the winter they can get very low and the river sometimes freezes. Wetsuits may be worn for training, 45 they may not be worn during races, not even in the winter. Half the members of the club 46 (be)
50、 women and membership of the club consists47 people of all ages from all walks of life. The Serpentine Swimming Club 48 (hold) its first Christmas Day Race in 1864. Later the race was supported by James Matthew Barrie, 49 is best remembered as the creator of Peter Pan. 50 (attract) by the sight of t
51、he Serpentine swimmers during his morning walks, Barrie gave away the Peter Pan Cup, as well. The club is now most famous for its yearly Peter Pan Christmas Day Race.第三部分 写作（共两节；满分35分）第一节 短文改错（共10小题；每题1分，满分10分）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。错误仅涉及一个单词的増加、删除或修改。増加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（
52、），并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用（）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。Dear Sir/Madam,Ive learned of a teaching assistant for foreign teachers is wanted in your school. Im writing to apply for a job.First of all, having been exposing to foreign teachers since a young age,
53、 I can communicate free with others in English. Whats more, years of experience of being monitor make me a brilliant organizer, that will help a lot to keep the class in order. The most important factor is that I love kids, but Im confident that my patience and cares will win their trust.All in all,
54、 I thought my enthusiasm and full sense of responsibility will make me a qualify teaching assistant. Id appreciate it if you could take my application into consideration.Best wishes.Yours sincerely,Li Hua书面表达（25分）假如你是李华，在英国当交换生。你的朋友Peter邀你本周日参加他的个人中国书法展，但你因故不能参加。请给他写一封信，内容如下:1. 表示感谢；2. 表达歉意并说明原因；3. 预祝成功。注意:1. 词数100左右；2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。参考词汇:中国书法展Chinese Calligraphy ExhibitionDear Peter,_Yours,Li Hua
