1、20202021学年度第一学期期中考试高二英语试题第一部分 听力（省略）第二部分 阅读（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A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。ATeens love to socialize, and these websites give them a chance to do that while playing games, exploring virtual worlds and taking quizzes. Of course, teens also need to be safe online a
2、nd report any cyber bullying(网络欺凌）。InstagramInstagram allows teens to upload photos of their daily life and share them with friends. They say that a picture is worth a thousand words. The platform is all about photos with short captions(说明文字）。 When it comes to Instagram s around 300 million users, 5
3、3 percent of them are aged 18-29, but a big percentage of those may be even younger and simply list their age as 18 in order to use the platform.Habbo HotelHabbo Hotel is a place for teens to chat. Each teen receives a personal room to decorate with virtual objects. They can also dress their avatar(
4、网络头像）in virtual clothes or create games to play with friends.Each room teens can interact in has an adult moderator(管理员） to make sure it stays safe.FanlalaFanlala is a social network that gives teens who love celebrities, music and TV shows a place to interact. Through it, a user can get the latest
5、news on their favorite shows, as well as take quizzes to test their knowledge. Teens can set up their own profile on Fanlala and interact with other users.Teen ChatTeen Chat is a place for teens to interact with one another through forums(论坛）according to their interests. For example, there are chat
6、rooms for those who love anime (动漫）， music, games, or sports. The platform offers aFriend Finder” tool that will help teens search for people living locally to them.21. What makes Instagram different from other sites listed in the text?A. Only those above 18 normally use it.B. The majority of its us
7、ers are in their 20s.C. It has the largest number of users.D. Its a great place for people to share photos.22. Which site allows its users to create their own character and design a virtual room for it?A. Instagram.B. Habbe Hotei.D. Teen Chat.C. Fanlala.23. What would be the best title for the text?
8、A. Tips on online chatting.B. Free chat rooms for everyone.C. Websites for socializing.D. How to fight cyber bullying.BFor Beth Terry, when she read an article about how seabirds are being killed by discarded plastics, she realized that it was time to give up plastics.First, she focused on her kitch
9、en and got rid of the shopping bags and other plastic products. Then she turned to her bathroom. Toothpaste without plastic packaging was extremely hard to find,so she started making her own with baking soda.Sometimes her personal war on plastics created awkward moments. During a vacation to Disneyl
10、and in California to run a half-marathon, Ms. Terry and her husband left their reusable cloth bags in the hotel,soon discovering that the local supermarket only had plastic bags. How should they carry her fruits like apples,oranges,pears and melons?We just rolled them up in our T-shirts and carried
11、them that way,” said Ms. Terry, 54, recalling how she crab-walked back to the hotel to stay true to her principles. “ If I let myself off the hook this time, it would be easier for me to take plastics next time,” she said. Treating plastics like a drug habit that needs to be kicked is a lifestyle pr
12、omise being shared by more and more consumers, horrified by tens of millions of tons of plastics created worldwide each year, much of it in the form of single-use items like straws that end up in landfills(垃圾填埋场）or,worse, the oceans.If you gathered up all your plastic waste each week, as Mr. Terry o
13、nce did, you would have a small hill on the floor.How should we begin? “The one thing I want to make people know is to go step by step. Dont try to do everything at once,” said Ms. Terry, who is the author of Plastic-Free:How I Kicked the Plastic Habit and How You Can Too.24. What made Beth Terry gi
14、ve up plastics in her life?A. Seeing some horrible scenes.B. Reading about some terrible news.C. Finding piles of plastic waste in her room. D. Knowing about the annual creation of plastics.25.Which word can best describe Beth Terrys experience of refusing plastics?A. Difficult.B. Absurd.C. Relaxing
15、.D. Terrible.26. What does the underlined part in Paragraph 4 probably mean?A. Allow myself to ask a favor.B. Remind myself to keep on trying.C. Remind myself to make a change.D. Allow myself to get out of trouble.27. What is Ms. Terrys final suggestion?A. To remember your original aims.B. To stay t
16、rue to your principles.C. To make gradual progress.D. To keep your word.CListening to“ Eye of the Tiger or Katy Perry s “Roar” when you work out probably isnt going to make you perform any better. But it might get you to take risks at the gym. These are the findings of a team of researchers who look
17、ed at the effect of motivational music on athletic performance.The researchers,Paul Elvers of Goldsmith,University of London and the University of Hamburg, and Jochen Steffens of Technische University Berlin developed a study,and they had 150 participants between the ages of 18 and 35 divided into t
18、hree groups:The first listened to a motivational playlist of their choice,the second listened to one chosen by the researchers,and the third didnt listen to any music at all. And the participants were asked to take a basketball shot and fill out a questionnaire to see how they evaluated(评估）themselve
19、s on measures like self-confidence. They could shoot from distances of their choosing and get points for successful shots. Participants would get more points for taking more risks-defined as taking shots they had failed at frequently during the first period of the game,which usually meant at distanc
20、es farther from the basket.The researchers found that motivational music didnt help the participants shoot any better or make them report feeling any better about themselves unless they were already successfully making shots, in which case their self-confidence increased. “This suggests that there n
21、eeds to be congruency (一致） between what the music expresses and the listener feels for the music to promote peoples self- confidence,Dr. Elvers explains.But listening to motivational music did encourage people to take more risks, and that led to higher points rewards. Researchers were surprised to l
22、earn that music didnt t improve people s shooting ability, despite previous studies indicating that music could boost performance. One reason,Dr. Elvers says, could be the complexity(复杂性）of basketball,which requires motor coordination(运动协调）and accuracy. Previous studies had focused on endurance(耐力）s
23、ports like heel-and-toe walking race and marathon.Tasks that require high skills,as was the case in our study,may be less affected by outer influences,Dr. Elvers says.The study also showed that the motivational music had a more obvious effect on men than it did on women,pushing men to take more risk
24、s. But why?28. Why did the researchers conduct the research?A. To test the effect of music on health.B. To find the cause of failure in basketball shots.C. To study the influence of music on workouts.D. To improve basketball players self-confidence.29. Whats the main idea of Paragraph 2?A. The findi
25、ngs of the study.B. The limitations of the study.C. The theory behind the study.D. The process of the study.30.What does the underlined word boost in Paragraph 4 probably mean?A. Promote.B. Reduce.C.Preserve.D. Prevent.31.We can infer that the following paragraph is aboutA. another research findingB
26、. how to choose a playlistC.factors contributing to the differenceD. how to avoid the effectDFern came slowly down the stairs. Her eyes were red from crying.As she approached her chair, the carton(硬纸盒） shook, and there was a scratching noise. Fern looked at her father. Then she lifted the lid of the
27、 carton. There, inside, looking up at her, was the new born pig. It was a white one. The morning light shone through its ears, turning them pink.Hes yours,” said Mr. Arable. “Saved from an untimely death. And may the good Lord forgive me for this foolishness. ” Fem couldnt take her eyes off the tiny
28、 pig. “Oh,” she whispered. “ Oh, look at him! Hes absolutely perfect. ” She closed the carton carefully. First she kissed her father, then she kissed her mother. Then she opened the lid again, lifted the pig out, and held it against her cheek. At this moment her brother Avery came into the room. Ave
29、ry was ten. He was heavily armed-an air rifle in one hand,a wooden dagger in the other.Whats that?he demanded.Whats Fern got?Shes got a guest for breakfast,said Mrs. Arable. “Wash your hands and face, Avery!”“Lets see it!” said Avery, setting his gun down.You call that miserable thing a pig? Thats a
30、 fine sample of a pig-its no bigger than a white rat.Wash up and eat your breakfast,Avery!”said his mother.The school bus will be along in half an hour. Can I have a pig, too, Pop?” asked Avery.No,I only send pigs to early risers,said Mr. Arable.Fern was up at daylight,trying to rid the world of inj
31、ustice.As a result,she now has a pig. A small one,to be sure,but nevertheless a pig. It just shows what can happen if a person gets out of bed promptly. Let s eat!” But Fern couldnt teat until her pig had had a drink of milk.Mrs. Arable found a babys nursing bottle and a rubber nipple. She poured wa
32、rm milk into the bottle,fitted the nipple over the top,and handed.it to Fern.Give him his breakfast!she said. A minute later, Fern was seated on the floor in the comer of the kitchen with her pig between her knees,teaching it to suck from the bottle. The pig,although tiny,had a good appetite and cau
33、ght on quickly.The school bus honked from the road.Run!commanded Mrs. Arable,taking the pig from Fem and slipping a doughnut(炸圈饼）into her hand. Avery grabbed his gun and another doughnut.The children ran out to the road and climbed into the bus. Fern took no notice of the others in the bus. She just
34、 sat and stared out of the window, thinking what a wonderful world it was and how lucky she was to have entire charge of a pig.By the time the bus reached school,Fern had named her pet, selecting the most beautiful name she could think of.“Its name is Wilbur, she whispered to herself.She was still t
35、hinking about the pig when the teacher said:Fen, what is the capital of Pennsylvania?“Wilbur,” replied Fem, dreamily. The pupils giggled. Ferns face turned red.32. What kind of person is Fern?A. Sweet and humorous.B. Strong and bad-tempered.C. Brave and caring.D. Sensitive and childish.33.Which of t
36、he underlined parts does NOT express Ferns affection(喜爱） towards the pig?A. B. C. D. 34. Why did Ferns face turn red?A. Because Fern had difficulty in remembering the capital of Pennsylvania.B. Because she dreamed of Avery killing her pet with the gun.C. Because the pupils thought her pets name soun
37、ded absurd.D. Because the pupils reaction to her absent-minded reply embarrassed her.35. We can infer from the passage thatA. Mr. Arable bought Fern the pig as a presentB. Mr. Arable killed the pigC. Mr. Arable was cruel and treated the pig badlyD. Mr. Arable had intended to kill the pig第二节（共5小题：每小题
38、2.5分，满分12.5分）阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Have you ever thought about how different things could affect your quality of sleep? 36According to a survey by international hotel company Travelodge,it was found that people who slept in a blue bedroom had an average nights sleep of nearly eig
39、ht hours. 37The science behind color psychology isnt new. Blue is linked to the ocean and feelings of being calm.38 Green represents nature and can be used to reduce stress.When you close your eyes and think about the sea,its peaceful,calm and relaxing-something nature has given to us,New Zealand co
40、lor consultant Brenda Ngatai explained.39“Colors that are too bright can put your brain into a state of high alert, which can last long after you have turned the light off and can no longer see the color, she told Daily Mail. It seems that blue is the color of choice.40 For example,it has been known
41、 for a long time now that blue light can negatively affect sleep. Things that give out blue light include devices like smartphones,computer screens and tablets.A.Yellow is associated with warmth,happiness and sunshine.B.What about different colors?C. Different places people live in make a great diff
42、erence.D.Natalie Armstrong,a US sleep expert,shared the same view as Ngatai.E.Not only that,but 60 percent of them said that they woke up feeling happy and refreshed.F.But not everything that is blue can help you get better sleep.G.These devices give out blue light as phones,which has been shown to
43、disturb the bodys naturalcircadian rhythms(生理节奏）。第三部分 语言运用（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，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Several days ago I entered a bank in town and waited in the queue. I was the second in line and I couldnt help overhearing the 41 in front of me. The bank clerk must hav
44、e been having a(an) 42 day and after asking how the 43 was and so on, he began to complain about our government, 44 them for not doing enough to 45 the coast from storms and floods as this had been much on the news at the time.He was in 46 spirits and you could tell that he was really troubled about
45、 a lot of things going on in the world.My heart went out to him. I was 47 next and all I could do was 48 .I didnt have any words.Afterwards, it 49 to me something that had been running under my own thoughts.So I left the bank, found a postcard and on it I wrote: Sometimes the bad parts of the world
46、seem so 50 . There are so many sad things going on in the news. They make it hard to see beauty going on around us. But that doesnt 51 life right now cant be beautiful. All you have to do is open your eyes. Its in the gaps(缝隙） that beauty is 52I took the postcard back into the bank, wandered around
47、and 53 it on a table, 54 that the bank clerk would find it. Whether he did or not, I never found out, but it 55 would do someone some good,which Im certain of.41. A. storyB.conversationC. quarrelD. noise42. A. perfectB. nervousC.badD. unfortunate43. A.officerB. farmerC. thinkerD. customer44. A. prai
48、singB. blamingC. doubtingD. punishing45. A. protectB. removeC.separateD.prevent46.A. lowB. highC.goodD. strange47.A. refusedB. paidC. servedD. invited48.A. comfortB.smileC. admitD.forgive49. A. seemedB. happenedC. cameD.looked50. A. interestingB. encouragingC.delightfulD. disappointing51. A. tellB.
49、feelC.teachD. mean52. A. missedB. builtC. foundD. ignored53. A. wroteB. leftC.announcedD. hid54. A. hopingB. advisingC. watchingD. guessing55.A. hardlyB. suddenlyC. surelyD. lately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1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。China is the first country to clone a monkey using non-reproduct
50、ive cells. The first two clone monkeys named “Zhong Zhong” and “Hua Hua” 56_(create) by nuclear transferring(核移植） of body cells by December 2017. This was similar to the technology 57 _(use) to create the famous clone sheep Dolly in 1996. 58_ cloning a monkey using body cells has been a world-class
51、challenge because it is a primate(灵长类） that shares its genetic makeup with humans. Cloning monkeys using body cells can save time, cut down experiment costs and produce more correct results, 59 _(lead) to more effective medicine.Sun Qiang, in charge of the project, said most of the drug trials are d
52、one on lab mice. However, drugs that work on mice might not work or even have severe side effects on humans because the two species 60_(be) so different. Monkeys and Humans are both primates, so they are much closely related and 61_(test) on monkeys is supposed to be as effective as testing on human
53、s,he said. This is 62_(especial) useful in testing drugs for many diseases such as Parkinson s disease.For drug and other lab tests, scientists have to purchase monkeys from all over the world, 63 _is bad for the environment, costs much and produces wrong results because each monkey might have diffe
54、rent genes. Cloning monkeys using body cells makes 64 _possible for scientists to mass -reproduce a large number of monkeys of similar genes in a short period. Thus, it is useful to do more 65_(accuracy),effective,and affordable animal tests for new drugs.第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分）第一节（满分15分）假定你是李华，最近学校开展禁止浪
55、费食物活动（Waste No Food Campaign).你给英国笔友Jim 写一封信，内容包括：1.你对禁止浪费食物活动的看法及理由；2.学校或周围人的做法。注意：1.写作词数为80词左右；2.开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。提示词：leftover n.剩余食物；adj.剩余的Dear Jim,How areyou doing? Im writing to share my idea of“Waste No Food Campaign.Yours sincerely,Li Hua第二节（满分25分）阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。I grew u
56、p in a small town, where the school was a ten-minute walk from my house and in an age, not so long ago, when children could go home for lunch and find their mothers waiting.One lunchtime when I was in the third grade will stay with me always. I had been picked to be the princess in the school play.
57、For weeks my mother had helped me practice my lines. But no matter how easily I delivered them at home, once I was on stage, every word disappeared from my head. Then my teacher had to take me aside and told me she had written a narrators(解说者的） part for the play, and asked me to change roles. Her wo
58、rds, kindly delivered, still stung(刺伤） me,especially when I saw my part go to another girl.I didnt t tell my mother what had happened when I went home for lunch that day, but she sensed my unhappiness and asked if I wanted to take a walk in the yard instead of suggesting we practice my lines. It was
59、 a lovely spring day and the rose vine on the trellis was turning green. Under the huge trees, we could see dandelions(蒲公英）popping through the grass in bunches, as if a painter had touched our landscape with bits of gold. I watched my mother carelessly bend down by one of the bunches. I think I am g
60、oing to dig up all these weeds (杂草），” she said. “From now on, well have only roses in this garden.”But I like dandelions,”I protested(抗议）。“All flowers are beautiful-even dandelions!My mother looked at me seriously. “Yes, every flower gives pleasure in its own way, doesnt it?” she asked thoughtfully.
61、 I nodded. “And that is true of people, too,” she added.注意：1.续写词数应为150左右：2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。Just at that time, I realized that my mother had guessed my pain.The big day finally came.20202021学年度第一学期期中考试高二年级英语答案 第二部分 阅读（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）21-25 DBCBA 26-30 DCCDA 31-35CCADD 第二节（共5小题
62、：每小题2. 5分, 满分12. 5分）36-40 BEADF 第三部分 语言运用（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共15小题：每小题1分，满分15分） 41-45 BCDBA 46-50 ACBCD 51-55 DCBAC第二节（共10小题：每小题1. 5分, 满分15分） 56. had been created 57. used 58. But 59. leading 60. are 61.testing 62. especially 63.which 64. it 65. accurate 第四部分 写作（共两节, 满分40分）第一节（满分15分）One possible version:
63、Dear Jim,How are you doing? Im writing to share my idea of “Waste No Food Campaign”.Recently, such a campaign has been promoted in our country. Im strongly supportive of it for the following reasons. To begin with, food shortage is a problem concerning the whole world, so we should take every small
64、action to save food. Besides, saving food is obviously wonderful to protect the environment.Im delighted to tell you that all the students in our school clear plates after finishing their meals. Also, people here tend to pack leftovers while eating outside. What do you think of the campaign? Looking
65、 forward to your brilliant idea.Yours sincerely,Li Hua 第二节（满分25分）读后续写：Just at that time, I realized that my mother had guessed my pain. I started to sob, unable to say a word. My mother hugged me tightly. I stopped crying and told her the truth, saying I felt ashamed for playing the part of a narrat
66、or as it was not as important as the princess. “But you will be a beautiful narrator,” she said, reminding me of how much I loved to read stories aloud to her. Over the next few weeks, with her continuous encouragement, I learned to take pride in the role.The big day finally came. All the teachers,
67、students and their family members gathered at the school hall, waiting for the performance. I felt more and more nervous and luckily, a few minutes before the play, a dandelion was sent to me, which calmed me down. The play turned out to be a huge success and we received thunderous applause and cheers from the audience. I carried the dandelion all through the play, as it reminded me of my mothers lessonEverybody has his or her own value in the world.
