1、海安市2020-2021 学年度第一学期期中考试高二英语（考试时间：120分钟；试卷满分：150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)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。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. Where did Jacky lose his mobile phone?A. On his way home.B. On the bus to school.C. In a taxi.2. Who does the man want
2、to speak to?A.John Smith.B.Mr.Green.C. Mr.Brown.3. Where will the two speakersgo?A. The river bank.B.Th e park.C. The cinema.4. What did the two speakers do lastnight?A. Saw a film.B. Went to a concert.C. Went dancing.5. Where is Lily now?A. In the classroom.B. At home.C. In the hospital第二节(共15 小题;每
3、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 has the man left behind?A. His mobile phone.B. His wallet.C. His watch.7. What will the man do?A. Go shopping.B. Go for a walk.C. Go to the bank.听第
4、7 段材料,回答第8、9 题。8. Where are the twospeakers?A. In a bus.B. Onatrain.C. In aplane.9. Where is Mr. Blackfrom?A.The US.B.Britain.C. France.听第8 段材料,回答第10 至12 题。10. What time does school begin?A. At half pastsix.B. At half past seven.C. At eight.11. Why is schoolclosed?A. Because there is a powerful typh
5、oon.B. Because something is wrong with the school.C. Because the boy has something wrong with his leg.12. What does the boy want to do first?A. To find a good job.B. To sleep longer.C. T make more money.听第9 段材料,回答第13 至16 题。13. What are the two speakers talking about?A.A painting.B.An artist.C. A job
6、.14. Whats the relationship between the man andJackson?A.Strangers.B.Friends.C. Colleagues. 15.What is Jackson now?A.A painter.A student.C. An artist.16. What does the man think Jackson will do?A. Find a good job.B. Make a lot of money.C. Meet the man himself.听第10 段材料,回答第17 至20 题。17. What should the
7、 speake rbe?A.A librarian.B.A teacher.C. An assistant.18. Where can teachers readnewspapers?A. On the ground floor.B. On the second floor.C. On the third floor.19. How many sections does the library have?A.2.B.3.C.5.20. What time does the library open?A. At 9:00 a.m.B. At 9:30 a.m.C.At 10:00 a.m.第二部
8、分阅读理解(共两节，满分50分)第一节(共15 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。AToronto Greeters ProgramThank you for your interest in the Toronto Greeters Program. Toronto Greeters offer free visits to Torontos lively neighborhoods and districts so you can discover the real Toronto.Re
9、quest Volunteer GreetersWe have lined up a large number of energetic, knowledgeable volunteer Torontonians, who are ready, willing and able to show you their favorite parts of Toronto. Tell us when youll be visiting, when you have two to four hours of free time and what neighborhood you would like t
10、o see. Well match you up with a greeter who shares your area of interest and youll be all set to go. Please give us at least one-week notice to make the match. It is also important to note that greeter visits cannot be arranged for the first day of arrival in the city - just in case you are unavoida
11、bly delayed on your arrival.Multilingual GreetersThe City of Toronto is one of the most multi-cultural cities in the world and celebrates over 100 different cultures. Residents speak over 180 languages and our city motto is Diversity is Our Strength. Toronto Greeters offer visits in a variety of lan
12、guages.Visitor Feedback“I would like to give you positive feedback on the program that you are managing and the people that keep it going. The stories and explanation that Martin told me about the city were really interesting! I confirm that Toronto (and Canada in general) is a great place to visit,
13、 with wonderful people. You have a very nice and welcoming spirit in your community! You have a magic all around the city that makes a foreigner feel at home.- Eric Dan, Mexico21. Who is the Toronto Greeters Program intended for?A.Volunteers.B. Visitors.C.Torontonians.D. Languagelearners.22. How lon
14、g does it usually take to match someone up with agreeter?A.One week.B. A day.C. Two to fourhours.D. Less than anhour.23. How does Eric Dan find his experience inToronto?A.Surprising.B.Tiring.C.Satisfying.D. Inspiring.BA British woman who once weighed some 322 pounds said breaking a roller coaster se
15、at during an amusement park outing was her motivation for working toward a healthier weight.Four years ago, Danielle Wright, 27, went to the Alton Towers theme park in Staffordshire, England, with her sister. She wanted to avoid roller coasters, fearing that she was too heavy for them. But she was c
16、onvinced to give it a try and boarded one of therides.Fitting in the seat was bad enough, but when it came to pulling down the safety bar, my stomach stopped it from working, she recalled. One of the employees came over and had to put his foot against the ride and push the bar hard to make it click
17、intoplace.She was worried throughout the ride that “the bar was going to pop open and I was going to be thrown off the tracks”. When the ride ended, the bar sprang up and made a huge noise. Shortly after, she heard an announcement over the loudspeaker saying the ride was temporarily closed due to a
18、broken seat.Though it was embarrassing, the incident presented a silver lining. Its what I needed to motivate me to lose pounds, Danielle said. She totally changed her diet, cutting back on carbohydrate (碳水化合物) and replacing food like chocolate with healthier choices such as apples and yogurt. Meanw
19、hile, she also began participating in workout classes.In November 2016, Danielle found out she was pregnant. But as tempted (受诱惑的) as she was, she didnt allow herself to eat unhealthy food while pregnant and stuck to her new diet.Now Danielle weighs some 140 pounds. Being able to run and play with m
20、y little boy is, he best part of it all. I couldnt have asked for a better reward, she said.24. Why did Danielle want to avoid role coasters atfirst?A. She was afraidofheights.B. She couldnt afford aride.C. She didnt want toloseface.D. She thought she wasoverweight.25. What happened when Danielles r
21、ideended?A. The barpoppedopen.B. She was slightly injured.C. An employeehelpedher.D. Everything wentsmoothly.26. What does the underlined part “a silver lining” probablymean?A.Abasicfact.B. positiveside.C. Aseriousproblem.D. An unexpectedexperience.27. Which of the flowing can best describeDanielle?
22、A.Ambitious.B. Sensitive.C.Patient.D. Determined.CAll animals play. Runing, rolling and wrestling with each other is a way for them to have fun, of course. But it also seems to be how they communicate and strengthen bonds with each other.When a dog comes up to another dog, front legs bowed and his t
23、ail high, his buddy knows he wants to play. But new research shows that this play behavior is surprisingly similar when horses and dogs play.To study interspecies communication, Elisabetta Palagi and her colleagues from the University of Pisa found 20 YouTube videos of dogs and horses playing where
24、their interactions lasted at least 30 seconds. They analyzed the videos, looking for specific pattern of play.They found that while playing, both dogs and horses often had relaxed, open mouths-which is common playful facial expression in mammals. Some also copied each others movements, like pretendi
25、ng to bite, playing with an object, or rolling on their backs on the ground. A 2,000-pound horse can play with a relatively tiny dog because the two are able to communicate their intentions.Its an important study because it shows how two animals who look and behave so differently can nevertheless ma
26、nage to negotiate how to play in a way thats comfortable for both, Barbara Smuts, a behavioral ecologist at the University of Michigan, told National Geographic.Its even more noteworthy given the large size difference between horses and dogs. The dog is vulnerable (易受伤的) to injury by the horse, and
27、the horse has a deeply rooted tendency to fear animals that look like wolves.Next up, the researchers write, is exploring the development and shaping of interspecies communication that “can be at the basis of a universal language of play.28. What is the focus of Elisabetta Palagisstudy?A. Behaviorso
28、fmammals.B. Animal facialexpressions.C.Interspeciescommunication.D. Differences in animal languages.29. Which is a shared way of communication for both dogs andhorses?A.High tails.B. Openmouths.C.Relaxedlegs.D. Hardbites.30. What makes the interaction between dogs and horses especiallyremarkable?A.
29、They feel less comfortable around otherspecies.B. Horses are often at risk of being injured bydogs.C. Dogs manage to overcome their natural fear forwolves.D. They communicate despite physical and behavioral differences.31. Which of the following can be the best title for thetext?A. How dogs learn to
30、 speak to other animalsB. Horses and dogs- more similar thandifferentC. Horses and dogs share universal playlanguageD. The development of interspeciescommunicationDOn an autumn afternoon, a remote sheep farm in southern Greenland is quiet. The silence is abruptly broken when dozens of sheep come thu
31、ndering across the hills overlooking the farm.Walking after them are Lars Nielsen and his 37-year-old son Kunuk Nielsen.The Nielsen family has owned and run the farm since 1972. Kunuk says the summers now are longer than when he was a child and that drought has become a problem. The fields are not s
32、o green as those in the old days. He has to buy hay (草料) from European countries.The effects of a warming climate are obvious on the land. While he intends to struggle on, hisolder brother Pilu has chosen a different path.Pilu, 40, lives in Qaqortoq in the south of Greenland - a town of about 3,000
33、people. Ten years ago, he got his helicopter pilots license and is now part owner of a small company called Sermeq Helicopters. It caters to construction and telecommunication workers and an increasing number of foreign tourists.Pilu says he loves his familys sheep farm. But he saw that warming temp
34、eratures were making remote areas of Greenland more accessible and wanted to look for other opportunities. His companys most popular tours include a visit to Greenlands glaciers.The warming temperatures are also affecting traditional ways of life, particularly hunting. The sea ice is changing; its b
35、ecoming less so that hunting on ice becomes more difficult. When theres no sea ice, its difficult to use dog sledges (雪橇)，and the whole culture around having dogs and dog sledges and doing traditional hunting on the ice is sort of diminishing.Besides, many Greenlanders, like Pilu, are leaving the co
36、untryside for towns and the capital city Nuuk, where opportunities are greater. A report found that Nuuks share of Greenlands population grew from 17.2% in 1977 to 29.2% in 2014. If there were enough houses in Nuuk, the share would even be bigger.32. What problem does Kunuk Nielsens farmface?A. Lack
37、ofworkers.B. Less food for hissheep.C. Less space forhissheep.D. Lack of foreign markets.33. How do rising temperatures affect Greenland?A. By casting a shadow on itsbusiness.B. By making it hard for locals to earn aliving.C. By promoting the development of its tourism.D. By making more remote areas
38、 suitable for living.34. What does the underlined word “diminishing” probablymean?A.Occurring.B.Operating.C. Adapting.D. Decreasing35. Which of the following limits Nuuks populationgrowth?A.Housingpressure.B. Climate change.C.Weakeconomy.D. Poor living conditions.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
39、短文后的七个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。Home libraries can be a dynamic expression of the owners personality. Creating a home library is a fun way to display your interests while establishing a special space for reading.While theres no right or wrong way to design a library, the questions can be puzzling
40、, especially to someone with hundreds or thousands of books. How do I organize? 36 Well discuss how to build a home library that works for you.What room should I use for my home library? 37 While reading in a room with big windows and lots of light is refreshing, storing books in natural light is ha
41、rmful to them. Basements heavy with humidity（湿气）will cause mold (霉菌) and attract insects. 38When you started using the public library, you probably learned about Melvil Dewey and hissystem for ordering libraries. The Dewey Decimal Classification System has ten broad categories for organizing books,
42、including philosophy, religion and the arts. 39 For example, when you want a book on modern art, you head to the 700th block. Larger libraries, such as those at universities, tend to use the Library of Congress Classification System, because it offers a more specific array of subjects for categoriza
43、tion, adding subjects such as medicine and law for a total of 21categories.40 Your home library may or may not be as large as your local public library, but a good system of organization will still help you find the book you want quickly. You could take a page from Dewey and the Library of Congress
44、and sort books by subject matter. Sections for subjects such as history, technology or fiction might make their retrieval (检索) easier. This system will also allow you to highlight a particular passion, such as an extensive collection of World War Ilhistory,A. How do I get everything tofit?B. Each ca
45、tegory is assigned anumber.C. Almost everybody wants a homelibrary.D. A good system of organization is thekey.E. In addition, basements are likely to beflooded.F. Almost any room will do with a fewexceptions.G. The size of a home library depends on how much space you canspare.第三部分语言知识运用(共两节，满分30分)第一
46、节完形填空(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四个选项（A、B、C 和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Travelling to a European country with my mother was exiting. However it would not be 41 without facing problems and figuring them out.We had just started to get 42 with the Paris subway system. Thus using it was very difficult
47、. We were walking at a slow pace until we 43 the subway was about to leave. As soon as I 44 ,the doors shut with my mom on the other side. I did not have my cellphone, neither of us spoke a word of French, and we had no idea how to 45 each other. My mom and l, who were both 46 , began to pound ( 猛击)
48、 on the doors. Suddenly, a man with a very puzzled look on his face walked over to the doors and simply 47 them. My mom stepped on and we hugged as if we 48 for the first time in years. A huge sense of 49 washed over us, followed byembarrassment.50 , my mom and 1 were able to 51 the victories of fin
49、ding destinations. We began to familiarize ourselves with the neighborhood, 52 finding our favourite breakfast cafe, and walking to museums and back. The trip to Paris was 53 . It taught me it is unavoidable to run into 54 when trying to explore an unfamiliar area, but 55 you continue to work, you w
50、illimprove.41. A. beneficialB. typicalC. practicalD. complete42. A. contentB. familiarC. boredD. popular43. A. guessedB. realizedC. predictedD. felt44. A got onB. speeded upC. started offD. fell over45. A. comfortB. encourageC. remindD. connect46. A shockedB. regretfulC. anxiousD. embarrassed47. A.
51、unlockedB. destroyedC. closedD. repaired48. A survivedB. reunitedC. respondedD. communicated49. A. shameB. angerC. reliefD. peace50. A SuddenlyB. EventuallyC. ThankfullyD. Naturally51. A. expectB. missC. recordD. celebrate52. A. such asB. instead ofC. rather thanD. apart from53. A. importantB. disap
52、pointingC. unforgettableD. fruitless54. A. challengesB. argumentsC. fightsD. dangers55. A. unlessB. untilC. ifD. since第二节语法短文填空（共10 小题，每小题1.5 分，满分15 分）阅读下面短文,在空白处填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。When talking about our bodies, we often forget our skin. Actually, our skin is very important, too. Itkeepsus56(infor
53、m)of theoutsideworld-57it is hot or cold, wet ordry.Try this: pull up the skin from the back of your hand and thenlet 58go. Whathappens?The skin goes back to its first position, which means that skin is elastic (有弹性的).Our skin seems to be very thin, but it 59 (make) up of two layers. The top layer i
54、s the one we wash every day. Do you know that this part of skin is dead? However, it is still very important because it serves as 60 (protect) against dirt anddisease.Skin has millions of tiny holes called pores(毛孔).Pores allow liquid, especially sweat, 61 (pass）through.By62（sweat）,ourbodieskeepupan
55、ormaltemperature.Whenitisvery hot, we sweat alot,but63（strange) enough, when it is quite cool, we also sweat. On a cool day, our bodiesproduce 64average of 70ml of sweat.Thatis65(much) than0.5 kilos.第四部写作（共两小节，满分40 分）第一节应用文写作（总分15 分）假设你是李华，梁教授去年六月推荐你去悉尼大学深造，现在你已经被悉尼大学化学学院录取，请写封信向梁教授表示感谢。1.表示感谢；2.回顾梁
56、教授对你的帮助；3.进入大学后你将如何做。注意：1. 词数80左右（开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数）；2. 可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。3. 参考词汇：悉尼大学化学学院ChemistryDepartmentofSydneyUniversity Dear ProfessorLiang,Yourstruly,LiHua第二节读后续写（总分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。续写的词数应为150 左右。Every year on my birthday, from the time 1 turned 12, a white gardenia was
57、 delivered to my house in Bethesda, Maryland. No card or note came with it. Calls to the florist were always in vain- -it was a cash purchase. After a while I stopped trying to discover the senders identity and was just delighted in the beauty and fragrance of that magical, perfect white flower plac
58、ed in soft pink tissue paper.However, I never stopped imagining who the anonymous giver might be. My mother contributed to these imaginings. And at that time, shed ask me if there was someone for whom I had done a special kindness showing appreciation. As a teenager, I had more fun imagining that it
59、 might be a boy I fell in love or one who had noticed me even though I didnt know him.When I was 17, a boy broke my heart. The night he called for the last time, I cried myself to sleep. When I awoke in the morning, there was a line of words on my mirror in red lipstick. I thought about that quotati
60、on from Emerson for a long time, and until my heart healed and went to get the glass cleaned, my mother knew everything was all right again. One month before my high school graduation, my father died of a heart attack. My feelings ranged from grief to abandonment, fear and overwhelming anger; my dad
61、 was missing some of the most important events in my life. I became completely uninterested in my coming graduation, the play and the prom. But my mother, in the midst of her own grief, would not hear of my skipping any of those things.The day before my father died, my mother and I had gone shopping
62、 for a prom dress. Wed found a spectacular, and impressive one, with yards and yards of dotted Swiss in red, white and blue.注意：1. 续写词数应为150左右：2. 续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好；It made me feel like a film star, but it was the wrongsize. She always loved her children all theway.2020-2021 学年度第一学期期中考试高二英语参考答案第一部分
63、听力1-5BCABC6-10BABAC11-15ABABB16-20BABCA第二部分阅读理解第一节21-25BACDA26-30BDCBD31-35CBCDA第二节36-40 AFEBD第三部分语言知识运用第一节完形填空41-45DBBAD46-50CABCB51-55DACAC第二节语法填空56.informed57.whether58.it59.ismade60.protection61.topass62. sweating 63.strangely64.an65.more第四部分写作第一部分应用文One possible version Dear Professor Liang,I a
64、m writing to extend my gratitude to you because with your help I am now a student ofChemistry Department of Sydney University.Last June, when I applied to become a graduate student of Sydney University, you really gave me a lot of valuabe help. You not only wrote a recommendation for me to Professor
65、 Wells who works in the Sydney University but also gave me careful and patient instructions on how to fill in the application forms and write the application letters.It is your unreserved help that enables me to obtain this splendid opportunity of further education. For the following two years I wil
66、l study hard to reciprocate your sincere help and expectations with excellent grades.Yourstruly,LiHua第二部分读后续写参考答案Paragraph 1:It made me feel like a film star, but it was the wrong size. Although I liked it very much, I felt quite sorry for its wrong size. The next day, my father died, and I had no t
67、ime to deal with the dress, so I threw it at random. However, until the day before the prom, I found a new dress was hung in the living room it was the right size! My mother did it. Relief and gratitude filled my heart.Paragraph 2:She always loved her children all the way. She not only would come up
68、 with a variety of ways to meet her childrens needs, but also would be very artistic to show her love to her children. For example, delivering a white gardenia to my house every year on my birthday was a magical and mysterious incident to me all the time. But I didnt know the truth until my mother died because the gardenia stopped coming after that year. And at that time, I could not stop my tears of gratitude rolling down.