1、2020-2021学年度第二学期期中试卷高二英语第一部分听力(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)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. When does the conversation take place?A. In the morning.B. At noon.C. In the evening.2. What are the speakers discussing?A. The place for
2、 lunch.B. Their dinner plans.C. The womans breakfast.3. Why is the woman upset?A. She is laughed at by her neighbor.B. She is misunderstood by her neighbor.C. She is worried about her neighbor.4. Where will the speakers probably go tonight?A. To the restaurant.B. To the supermarket.C. To the cinema.
3、5. How does the woman probably feel right now?A. Panic.B. Relief.C. Excitement.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，并标在试卷的相应位置。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。听下面一段对话，回答第6和7题。6. Where are the speakers probably?A. At home.B. At a restaur
4、ant.C. At Susans house.7. Who is Susan probably?A. Mrs. Johnsons sister.B. A babysitter.C. A waitress.听下面一段对话，回答第8和9题。8. What is the probable relationship between the two speakers?A. Husband and wife.B. Waiter and customer.C. Boss and employee. .9. How many people have meal together?A. Two.B. Three.
5、C. Four.听下面一-段对话，回答第10至12题。10. What is the conversation mainly about?A. What gifts to buy for families.B. How to celebrate Thanksgiving.C. What to eat at the dinner party.11. Where will the woman spend her Thanksgiving?A. At her home.B. At her mothers.C. At the mans. 12. What food is more popular in
6、 the womans family?A. Mashed potatoes.B. Fruit salads.C. Pumpkin pie.听下面一段对话，回答第13至16题。13. Who is the man?A. A reporter.B. A student.C. A teacher.14. How did the man know about the woman?A. From his chemistry teacher. B. From a popular magazine. C. From his friends.15. What does the man invite the w
7、oman to do?A. Watch a short movie.B. Have a boat trip.C. Visit his room.16. What is the similarity between the speakers?A. They are unfamiliar with the campus.B. They both know the short cuts here.C. They are good at reading maps,听下面一段独白，回答第17至20题。17. What is the speech mainly about?A. How to make g
8、ood impressions.B. How first impressions are formed.C. How to avoid bad first impressions.18. Which makes up the most percentage?A. How you look.B. How you sound.C. What you say.19. How long do people get first impressions?A. Within 7 seconds.B. Within 10 seconds.C. Within 17 seconds.20. What can we
9、 learn from the speech?A. First impressions cant be changed easily.B. What you say is more important than how you sound.C. Its not so hard to change the wrong impression.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。AFrom this issue, we explore why the Search for Extra
10、terrestrial Intelligence (SETD) Institute hasnt turned up anything since its founding in the 1980s. (See page 30 for more.) We asked our Facebook followers: Do you think that astronomers will find evidence of alien life in your lifetime?Loran McCormick: I think they already have it. Judging by the s
11、udden industrialization, I figure they found something thats probably been here since before humans walked the Earth. Jens Avery: We may find life, but it may not want anything to do with us. We are not very advanced and cant even get along with each other.Steven Buhrow; I think the more important q
12、uestion is- will any government ever publicly admit it in our lifetime? I fully believe that we could discover alien life today and the government would simply say the public is not ready for this information.Jenna Walsh: I think we already see it, but just dont realize what it is. Intelligent alien
13、 life probably doesnt want anything to do with the. disaster that is Earth at this point, so no doubt theyre playing it safe and observing from a safe distance.Christopher Harvey: By alien life, do you mean intelligent alien life? Then no. It would be extremely hard to find, short of them coming dow
14、n to Earth, But if you mean unintelligent alien life, like bacteria or single cell, we might.21. We asked the Facebook followers the question to.A. question the efficiency of SETIB. confirm the appearance of aliens on earthC. ensure the existence of aliensD. complain about the failure to find Aliens
15、22. Who doubts the ever visits of aliens to the earth?A. Loran McCormickB. Steven BuhrowC. Jenna WalshD. Christopher Harvey23. This passage may be taken from a (n).A. albumB. science fictionC. magazineD. travel guideBIn order to help discover spoilage (变质) and reduce food waste for supermarkets and
16、consumers, researchers have developed new low-cost, smart phone-linked, eco-friendly spoilage sensors for meat and fish packaging.One in three UK consumers throw away food just because it reaches the use-by date (保存期)，but 60%(4.2 million tonnes) of the f12.5 billion- worth of food we throw away each
17、 year is safe to eat.The researchers, whose findings were published in ACS Sensors, say the sensors could also eventually replace the use-by date-a widely used indicator of being fresh and eatable.The sensors cost two US cents each to make. Known as “paper-based electrical gas sensors(PEGS), they de
18、tect spoilage gases like ammonia (a poisonous gas with a :strong unpleasant smell) in meat and fish products. The information provided by the electronic nose is received by a smart phone, and then you can know whether the food is fresh and safe .to eat.The Imperial College London researchers who dev
19、eloped PEGS made the. sensors by printing carbon electrodes (电极) onto a special type of paper. The materials are eco-friendly and harmless, so they dont damage the environment and are safe to use in food packaging. The sensors, combined with a tiny electronic system, then inform nearby mobile device
20、s, which identify and understand the data about spoilage gases.Lead author Dr Firat Guider, of Imperials Department of Bioengineering, said, “Although theyre designed to keep us safe, use-by dates can lead to eatable food being thrown away. They dont always reflect its actual freshness. In fact, peo
21、ple often get sick from foodborne diseases due to poor storage, even when an item is within its use-by date.“These sensors are cheap enough so we hope to see supermarkets using them within three years. Our goal is to use PEGS in food packaging to reduce unnecessary food waste.”The authors hope that
22、PEGS could have applications beyond food processing, like sensing chemicals in agriculture, air quality, and detecting disease markers in breath like those involved in kidney disease.24. What is the function of PEGS according to the text?A. To improve the service of stores.B. To help supermarkets st
23、ore foods.C. To improve the taste of food products.D. To help people test food freshness.25. What role does the smartphone play while PEGS are functioning?A. It acts as an electronic nose.B. It reads the data collected by PEGS.C. It discovers the spoilage gases from foods. D. It helps print the gas
24、sensors onto paper.26. What does Dr. Firat Guider say about use-by dates?A. They are not completely reliable.B. They can help reduce food waste.C. They are not accepted by consumers.D. They are based on scientific research.27. What does the author mainly talk about in the text?A. The process of rese
25、arching spoilage sensors.B. A new technology in packaging to reduce food waste.C. Use-by dates influence on supermarkets and consumers.D. The application of spoilage sensors beyond food processing.CStarman, the dummy(仿真人) riding a cherry-red Tesla Roadster(特斯拉敞篷车) through space, has made his closest
26、 approach ever to Mars. The electric roadster and its passenger were attached to the top of a Falcon Heavy rocket during the Space X rockets first test launch on 6 February 2018.Two years later, the Falcon Heavy rocket and the vehicle at its tip are making their second trip around the Sun. Mr. McDow
27、ell, a Harvard astrophysicist, found that Starman passed 7.4 million kilometers from Mars at 06:25 GMT 7 October, 2020.The closest recent approach between the Earth and Mars was 56 million kilometers in 2003, though the planets are often hundreds of millions of miles apart depending on where they ar
28、e in their orbits. No one can see the Falcon Heavy rocket at its current distance, but orbits over periods of a few years are fairly straightforward to predict, and Mr. McDowell used data about how the rocket was moving when it left the Earths gravity behind to locate its recent movements exactly.La
29、st time Starman circled the Sun, McDowell said, it crossed Mars orbit while the Red Planet was quite far away. But this time the crossing lined up with a fairly close approach, though still not close enough to feel a strong tug from Mars. .At this point in time, if you were able to go to look at the
30、 Roadster, it would probably look pretty different. The strong solar radiation( 辐射) environment between the planets would probably have destroyed all the exposed organic materials.Without the Earths atmospheric and magnetic( 磁场的) protection, even the plastics and carbon-fibre materials would start t
31、o break up. Over the course of decades or centuries, the car will end up with its aluminum(铝) frame and hard glass parts-thats assuming that none of them get destroyed in impacts with passing space rocks. 28. What can we infer from the first two paragraphs?A. Starman is now circling around the Earth
32、 in its orbit.B. Starman has set out on its second trip around the Sun.C. Starman has traveled 7.4 million kilometers after launch.D. Starman still has a long way to go before getting to Mars.29. How did McDowell manage to locate Starman?A. By keeping Starman under visual observation.B. By predictin
33、g its future orbit around the earth.C. By seeking professional help from Space X.D. By analyzing data about the rockets movement.30. The underlined word “tug” in Paragraph 4 is closest in meaning toA. pull B. driveC. resistanceD. pressure31. What will happen to Starman in decades or centuries?A. It
34、is circling around Mars and will finally crash onto it.B. It will finish its mission and return to Space X on earth.C. Starman is likely reduced to at most its frame and glass.D. Space X will try to recover it during its next space mission.DThe vaccine(疫苗) news continues to seem very encouraging. Br
35、itain started its mass vaccination effort and the U.S .isnt far behind.But there is still one dark cloud hanging over the vaccines that many people dont yet understand.The vaccines will be much less effective at preventing death and illness in 2021 if they are introduced into a population where the
36、coronavirus is still severe- - -as is now the case in the U.S.A vaccine is like a fire hose(消防龙头) . A vaccine thats 95 percent effective, as Modernas and Pfizers versions appear to be, is a powerful fire hose. But the size of a fire is still a bigger determinant of how much destruction occurs.At the
37、 current level of infection(感染) in the U.S.(about 200,000 confirmed new infections per day), a vaccine that is 95 percent effective- -distributed at the expected pace-would still. leave a terrible toll(伤亡人数) in the six months after it was introduced. Almost 10 million or so Americans would catch the
38、 virus, and more than 160,000 would die.This is far worse than the toll in a different situation where the vaccine was only 50 percent effective but the U.S. had reduced the infection rate to its level in early September (about 35,000 new daily cases). In that case, the death toll in the next six mo
39、nths would be kept to about 60,000.Its worth pausing for a moment on this comparison. If the U.S. had maintained its infection rate from September and Moderna and Pfizer had announced this fall that their vaccines were only 50 percent effective, a lot of people would have panicked.But the reality we
40、 have is actually worse.How could this be? No vaccine can get rid of a pandemic(流行病) immediately, just as no fire hose can put out a forest fire. While the vaccine is being distributed, the virus continues to do damage.There is one positive way to lo0k at this: Measures that reduce the viruss spread
41、like mask- wearing, social distancing and rapid-result testing-can still have great consequences. They can save more than 100,000 lives in coming months.32. How does the author mainly present his argument?A. By giving definitions.B. By categorizing facts.C. By drawing comparisons,D. By appealing to
42、emotions.33. Which does the author think is a better way to save lives?A. Improving the effectiveness of the vaccines.B. Producing a greater variety of vaccines.C. Looking at the situation in a positive way.D. Wearing masks and practicing social distancing.34. What does paragraph 6 tell us?A. The va
43、ccines are less effective than expected.B. The US have controlled the spread of the coronavirus.C. The death toll in the next six months will be about 60,000.D. Fewer people will die if the infection rate is lower.35. What can we infer from the text?A. The vaccine is the hope of wiping out the pande
44、mic.B. The public are optimistic about the effects of the vaccine.C. The public are concerned about the high infection rate.D. The distribution of vaccine will end the pandemic quickly.第二节(共5小题;每小题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。If you think youre a pessimist(悲观主义者) and theres
45、 no hope of ever turning it around, then think again! According to mental health experts, it is actually very possible to turn into a glass-half- full kind of person, and heres what you can do to see things in a brighter light. 36 Writing down your ideas of an optimistic tomorrow will make a huge di
46、fference when it comes to your overall attitude to life. You may also want to consider a serious challenge you have in life right now, and simply sit back and think about all of the possible positive outcomes.Choose to be optimistic. Life is all about choices. You can choose to spend the entire day
47、reading or cleaning. You can make the call youve been thinking about for a while or you can put it off for another day. Whats more, you can also choose to be positive or you: can choose to simply carry on living as you are._ 37_ And then carry on that way for the rest of your life.Extend positivenes
48、s to others. Making others feel good about themselves can have lasting positive effects on your own life. Never forget: to admire your family, friends, and colleagues for the good things which they are doing in their lives, even if they dont directly affect you. 38 Recognize your negative thought pa
49、tterns. Its fine to acknowledge that bad things in life might happen at any time._ 39 Yet being overly negative can seriously ruin your chances of finding happiness in this life. Reframing your awkwardly negative thoughts into more realistic patterns may be the key to helping you maintain optimism:P
50、ractice gratitude. Spend some time thinking about all of the things you have to be thankful for. 40 You could even choose to keep diaries, where you can put down anything which makes you smile. If nothing else, take a moment every once in a while to stop, smile and be thankful for the positive thing
51、s in life.A. Imagine a positive future.B. Form the habit of keeping diaries.C. Of course, its also necessary to praise yourself.D. Ignoring reality isnt the most helpful method either.E. Being optimistic starts with the decision to be positive.，F. It will often provide you with an instant optimism b
52、oost.G. Take a moment to work out how realistic your thoughts really are.第三部分语言运用(共三节，满分35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。Every year on my mothers birthday I will think of the same story in my heart, the story of repairing a relationship and building bridge.I had many
53、_ 41_ with my mother while I was growing up. After I was married for a few years my mother invited me to meet her for lunch. It sounded serious but I was a dutiful daughter and of course I said yes. 42 having a discussion about something I did wrong or something she didnt like or something she wante
54、d me to change as before, she asked me if I wanted to be her friend. I Was 43 _ . Wed been more like enemies than_ 44 I responded with yes since I Always 45 a friendly relationship.Our relationship 46_ for many reasons but there was really only one at the core. Our perception(观念) of each other was s
55、kewed (有偏颇) by 47 There were many things we needed to do to repair our relationship but it began with these two- question and listening: questions like “What were you thinking when you .”. or “Why did you do . and listening that didnt lead to_48 , but accepting the others view as their truth.We expl
56、ained how we felt when the other had done certain things we were hurt, angry or upset about. We both held the same goal of_49_ so we didnt hold anything back and were especially 50 We saw trust in each others eyes through the sharing. I felt a beautiful hope rising in my heart like the golden sun ri
57、ses over the ocean. Our misunderstandings were. 51 and trust grew. My mother and I became extremely 52 and it all began with a simple 53Our relationship suffered 54 my mother and I shared our different views and 55. Perception is powerful and changes everything.41. A. worries B. conflicts C. fears D
58、. expectations42. A. Apart from B. Thanks to C. Instead of D. Regardless of43. A. astonished B. frightened C. prepared D. bored44. A. strangers B. neighbors C. relatives D. friends45. A. respected B. admired C. protected D. ignored46. A. continued B. existed C. worsened D. developed47. A. nervousnes
59、s B. misunderstandings C. strictness D. surroundings48. A. applauding B. rejecting C. arguing D. cheating49. A. connection B. success C. approval D. growth50. A. accurate B. explicit C. shallow D. sharp51. A. avoided B. circulated C. replaced D. removed52. A. elegant B. tight C. stable D. sensitive5
60、3. A. apology B. message C. story D. invitation54. A. when B. though C. until D. since55. A. opened up B. thought up . C. grew up D. gave up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。Its not surprising that we feel blue during the winter months. Theres even a recognized form of winter d
61、epression- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD). Scientists think that many factors may result 56 the problem.Many of us know those 57_ have mild cognitive (认知的) problems seem to function less well during the winter. A study of 3,353 older adults confirmed this and 58 (suggest) that winter might be the
62、 most likely season to get an Alzheimers diagnosis. Not only that 59 other researches show that younger adults have a 60_ (bad) memory and attention in the colder months than the old. Doctors say getting enough sleep will improve memory and 61 (concentrate).What person with joint aches and pains doe
63、snt complain about feeling more terrible during winter? Some doctors think its linked to_ 62_ (change) in barometric (气压的) pressure. And, of course, when the weather is bad, were less likely_63_ ( exercise), when in factstaying active will help keep your joints supple (有弹性的) and 64 _(strength) your
64、muscles. Just a few minutes every day will help. And its important to maintain a healthy weight, as extra kilos put extra pressure on joints.So if you feel down or moody in winter, try to get outdoors as much as possible to ensure. enough sleep, make the most of the available daylight and take regul
65、ar exercise. Only in these ways can we 65_ (succeed) get rid of winter depression.认真阅读下列各题，根据所给中文提示或首字母，写出1个语义通顺语法正确的单词。66. With ice melting worldwide, some species, such as polar bears, have difficulty a to the environment.67. The qualities that teenagers consider important in a friend seem to be t
66、he same, r of the basis of these friendships.68. Andrew has decided to go to China to study with the i of improving his Chinese and learning more about Chinese culture.69. President Xi Jinping extended warm congratulations and sincere greetings to all members who had p in the Change-5 mission.70. Ev
67、en in remote areas, not only has the number of parcels increased, but the v of the items has become richer.第四部分写作(共两节，满分35分)第一节(满分15分)假定你是小明，你所在的东华社区有人不文明遛狗，请你针对此现象写一份文明遛狗的倡议书，内容包括：1. 提出倡议；2. 不文明养狗的弊端；3. 如何文明遛狗。注意：1. 写作词数应为80左右；2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。参考词汇：狗绳 leash 文明的 civilized 便便 shit第二节(满分20分)阅读下面材料
68、，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。Norwood, a junior at St. Petersburgs Lakewood High School, participated in the schools Athletic Lifestyle Management Academy. The program prepares students for various careers in health science with two components. The first one is a hands-on skills component where the
69、 students have to demonstrate that they are expert in the skills of adult, child and infant CPR(心肺复苏术), how to help somebody whos choking, as well as how to use an AED (自动体外除颤仪). And the other is a written test component, showing that they master that knowledge.Norwood took a great interest in the p
70、rogram me, which was in line with her initial career pursuit in the future.On the first day of the programme, her instructor Miller did vital signs and students learned how to take blood pressure, check pulse, and apply CPR. Norwood watched closely and performed the hand-on skills well. Norwood and
71、Simmons shared a long friendship. They had been friends since the seventh grade and since then they had built an unbreakable bond. The following day after school, the 16-year-old girl Norwood was driving three friends home in St. Petersburg, Florida, when another driver slammed into her from her lef
72、t and sent her car rushing forward in an uncontrollable way.“We crashed in someones yard and I hit the tree, Norwood said. The impact jammed shut the drivers side door, so Norwood climbed out of the front window. Two of her friends managed to get out of the car unharmed, but the collision caused her
73、 16-year- old friend Simmons to hit her head on the backseat window.When Norwood turned around, she didnt see Simmons running with them so she had to run back to the car as fast as she could. Simmons was just sitting there unresponsive. Apparently, she passed out(昏过去) owing to the huge impact force.
74、 The unexpected crash left the girls in panic. A lot of people started to gather around to see what was happening. The crowd watched in astonishment, open-mouthed. Someone advised to make an emergency call immediately.注意:1.续写词数应为150左右;参考答案1-5CABCA 6-10ABBCB 11-15ACBCC 16-20ABABA21-23 ADC 24-27 DBAB
75、28-31 BDAC 32-35CDDB36- 40 AECDF 41-45 BCADB 16-50 CBCAB 51-55 ACDCD56-65 In who suggested but worse concentrationChanges strengthen to ensure successfully66. adapting/adjusting 67. regardless 68. intention 69. participated 70. variety 作文Recently, some dog owners walk their dogs in uncivilized manne
76、rs, such as walking dogs without leashes and letting dogs bark at people randomly. Consequently, not only is the environment of our community worsening, but it harms the harmonious relationships among neighbors. Changing this situation requires considerable effort of dog owners. They are supposed to
77、 obey the rules of walking dogs, including preparing a leash whenever they go, picking up the shit and training dogs to behave themselves. Hoping to see a clean and harmonious community. (85 words)And that was when the training Norwood had just learned kicked in. She started yelling, Back up! Back u
78、p! She needsspace! She pulled Simmons out of the back seat，avoiding broken glass from the window. Then she checked her pulse on theneck and put her head against Simmons chest，before she started doing CPR on her immediately. After the 30 compressions and two rescue breaths, Simmons regained consciousness. The ambulance quickly arrived and Simmons was rushed to the hospital without delay, where she received stitches for a cut in her forehead. 高分句型一 (诺伍 德在救护车到来之前是如何抢救西蒙斯的)
