1、广东省清远市凤霞中学2020-2021学年高二英语上学期期中试题本试卷分选择题和非选择题两部分，共10页，满分为 150 分。考试用时120 分钟。注意事项：1、答卷前，考生务必用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将自己的姓名和学号填写在答题卡相应的位置上，用2B铅笔将自己的学号填涂在答题卡上。 2、选择题每小题选出答案后，有2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑；如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案；不能答在试卷上。 3、非选择题必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔在答卷纸上作答，答案必须写在答卷纸各题目指定区域内的相应位置上，超出指定区域的答案无效；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新的答案；不准使
2、用铅笔和涂改液。不按以上要求作答的答案无效。 4、考生必须保持答题卡的整洁和平整。第一部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分30分）第一节 (共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。ASan Francisco Fire Engine ToursSan Francisco Winery TourRunning: February 1st through April 30thThis delicious tour goes through the city on its way to Treasure Island where we will
3、stop at the famous Winery SF. Here you can enjoy 4 pours of some of the best wine San Francisco has to offer.(Included in ticket price)Departing from the Cannery: Tour times upon requestDuration(时长): 2 hoursPrice: 90Back to the Fifties TourRunning: August 16th through August 31stThis tour transports
4、 you back in time to one of San Franciscos most fantastic periods, the 1950s! Enjoy fun history as we take you through SanFrancisco for a free taste of ice cream.Departing from the Cannery: 5:00 pm and 7:30 pmDuration: 2 hoursPrice:90 Spooky Halloween TourRunning: October 10th through October 31stJo
5、in us for a ride through the historical Presidio district. Authentic fire gear(服装) is provided for your warmth as our entertainers take you to some of the most thrilling parts of San Francisco.Departing from the Cannery: 6:30 pm and 8:30 pmDuration: 1 hour and 30 minutesPrice: Available upon request
6、Holiday Lights TourRunning: December 6th through December 23rdThis attractive tour takes you to some of San Franciscos most cheerful holiday scenes. Authentic fire gear is provided for your warmth as you get into the holiday spirit.Departing from the Cannery: 7:00 pm and 9:00 pmDuration: 1 hour and
7、30 minutesAdvance reservations required.1. Which of the tours is available in March?A. San Francisco Winery Tour.B. Back to the Fifties Tour.C. Spooky Halloween Tour.D. Holiday Lights Tour.2. What can tourists do on Back to the Fifties Tour?A. Go to Treasure Island. B. Enjoy the holiday scenes.C. Ha
8、ve free ice cream. D. Visit the Presidio district.3. What are tourists required to do to go on Holiday Lights Tour?A. Take some drinks.B. Set off early in the morning.C. Wear warm clothes.D. Make reservations in advance.BIf Us software companies dont pay more attention to quality , they could kiss t
9、heir business good-bye . Both India and Brazil are developing a world-class software industry . Their weapon is quality and one of their jobs is to attract the top quality specialists whose voices are not listened to in their country . Already , of the worlds 12 software houses that have earned the
10、highest rating in the world , 7 are in India . Thats largely because they have used new methods rejected by America software specialists . For example , for decades , quality specialists W. Edwards Deming and J. M. Juran had urged US software companies to change their attitudes to quality . But thei
11、r quality call mainly fell on deaf ears in the USbut not in Japan . By the 1980s and 1990s, Japan was grabbing market share with better , cheaper products . They used Demings and Jurans idea to bring down the cost of good quality to as little as 5% of total production costs . In US factories , the c
12、ost of quality then was 10 times as high :50%.Watts S. Humphrey spent 27 years at IBM heading up software production and then quality assurance . But his advice was seldom paid attention to. He retired from IBM in 1990. In 1991, he worked out a system for assessing and improving software quality . I
13、t has proved its value . For example , in 2001, the cost of quality at Raytheon Electronics Systems was almost 60% of total software production costs . It fell to 15% in 2004 and has since further dropped to below 10%.Like Deming and Juran, Humphrey seems to be winning more praise overseas than at h
14、ome . The Indian government and several companies have just founded the Watts Humphrey Software Quality Institute at the Software Technology Park in Chennai, India .Lets hope that US lead in software will not be eaten up by its quality problems .4. Which country has more highest-rating companies in
15、the world than any other country ? AGermany .BThe USA.CBrazil.DIndia. 5. How did Japan grab its market share by the 1980s and 1990s ?AIts products were cheaper in price and better in quality .BIts advertising was most successful .CThe US software industry was falling behind .DIt hired a lot of India
16、n software specialists .6. Which of the following statements about Humphrey is true?AHe is now still an IBM employer BHe has worked for IBM for 37 yearsCIndia honors him highly DThe US pays much attention to his quality advice7. What is the author concerned about ? AMany software specialists are wor
17、king for Japan .BThe quality problem will become a world problem .CThe US will no longer be the first software player in the world .DIndia and Japan are joining hands to compete with the US.CI can proudly say that last year I broke the record for the oldest person in the world to ride a roller-coast
18、er. Im 105, but I feel younger. Even the doctor agrees Im in good condition. Im a bit deaf and my legs feel weak, but they are the only issue.I rode the Twistosaurus at Flamingo Land, which spins you round quite fast. I didnt choose to go on that. Id have preferred a really fast one that went upside
19、 down. But I was told I couldnt ride something like that, because my blood pressure could drop and I might have some danger.I wasnt nervous I dont get frightened of anything. I was securely fastened, so I knew I wouldnt fall out. The roller-coaster ride went on for three or four minutes, and it coul
20、dnt be a better experience. And I raised a lot of money for the Derbyshire, Leicestershire & Rutland Air Ambulance fund, which was fantastic.People were saying Id got a place in the Guinness World Records. Later, someone came to present me with the certificate. I had it on the wall in my living room
21、, with another one that got a year earlier.My record-breaking ways really began a couple of years ago, with the ice-bucket challenge. It turned out that I was probably the oldest person in the world to do it, and the video was very popular. After that, I started to think about what else I could do t
22、o raise money for different charities.Im not sure if anyone admires all the fun Im having. They just say Im daft and thats about it. But Ive had many good days and many exciting times. Ive had a really good life. I dont think Ive wasted any of it.8. How did the author most probably react while ridin
23、g the roller-coaster?A. He really enjoyed himself. B. He was very worried at first.C. He couldnt think much about it. D. He got frightened as it started moving.9. What do you know about the author from Paragraph 4?A. He was the oldest person in the world.B. He set a record the year before last year.
24、C. He disliked showing off his success.D. He was eager to get certificates.10. What does the underlined word “daft” in the last paragraph probably mean?A. healthy.B. strong.C. crazy.D. funny.第二节 七选五（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。Spreading smiles at BirchwoodWhen Ava McCar
25、ver was in kindergarten, her class visited a nursing home (疗养院). Ava learned that many of the residents (住户) there receive few visitors. _11_“I asked my mom if I could visit them,” she says. Soon, Ava and her mom became volunteers (志愿者) at Birchwood Health Care Center.That was six years ago. _12_She
26、 enjoys hanging out with Mary, Shirley and other residents during her twice-monthly visits. “I paint their nails, and I talk to a lot of them,” she says. Sometimes she helps lead craft (手工艺) projects. Other times they play card games. “Its good for the residents to see little kids,” Ava says. “That
27、makes them really happy.”_13_She has raised money for the nursing home by making refrigerator decorations and selling them at a craft fair. She has also collected used puzzles from garage sales and donated them to Birchwood.Ava wrote a book called The Squirrel Family. In the book, two squirrels rais
28、e a family and eventually move into a place called Birchwood where they live happily._14_Ten stores in her city agreed to display the books, along with a can to collect money. Avas project raised about $750. Birchwood used that money to buy furniture for the residents.Ava says she enjoyed the look o
29、f “pure joy” on a residents face after a hug from her. Thats why she started visiting Birchwood to bring happiness to others._15_“Its really fun,” she says. “They have good stories, and I enjoy my time there.”A. She decided to take action.B. But she has gained happiness for herself, too.C. Since the
30、n, Ava has made many friends at Birchwood.D. Ava used her book to raise money for the nursing home.E. Birchwood needs more volunteers for its craft project.F. Ava has found some creative ways to help her friends at Birchwood.G. Avas book has achieved a great success and earned a large amount of mone
31、y for her.第二部分 语言运用（共5节，满分120分）第一节 (共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Can you imagine what life would be like if there were no telephones?You could not call 16 your friends on the phone and talk to them.If fire17out in your house,you 18 call the fire department.If somebody
32、 were 19,you could not call a doctor.In our 20 life we need to communicate with 21.We do this 22 by speaking to other people and listening to what they have to say to us,and when we are 23 to them we can do this very easily.24,our voices will not travel very far even when we 25and it is thanks to th
33、e 26 of the telephone that we are 27 able to communicate with each other 28 hold talks when we are far apart(分开).We can 29 each other as clearly as if we 30 in the same room.The man who made this 31 was Alexander Graham Bell,a Scotsman,born in Edinburgh in 1847.Bell,a teacher of visible speech who l
34、ater moved to Canada,32 all his spare time experimenting.33 enthusiastic (热情的) was he in his research for a means for34 speech by electricity that he left 35 time for his day-to-day work and at one time he was almost penniless(身无分文).16.A.on B.for C.in D.up17.A.broke B.tookC.setD.put18.A.shouldB.coul
35、dC.shouldntD.couldnt 19.A.unfairB.angryC.unhappyD.sick20.A.dailyB.familyC.schoolD.natural21.A.themB.another C.each otherD.the other22.A.onlyB.mostlyC.quicklyD.well23.A.speakingB.listeningC.closeD.friendly24.A.HoweverB.Of course C.ThereforeD.For example25.A.cryB.shoutC.callD.laugh26.A.experimentB.imp
36、rovement C.discoveryD.invention27.A.notB.alreadyC.yetD.still28.A.toB.norC.andD.but29.A.hearB.seeC.listen toD.look at30.A.areB.wereC.stayD.worked31.A.cleanB.possibleC.necessaryD.important32.A.spentB.spendingC.takingD.took33.A.VeryB.SoC.SuchD.Too34.A.sendingB.givingC.takingD.setting35.A.someB.muchC.li
37、ttleD.enough第二节 单项选择（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分）从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。36. He immediately told the people in Broad Street _ the handle from the pump so that it could not be used.A. astonishing; to remove B. astonished; to removeC. astonished; remove D. astonish; to remove37. It is a pity the industrial ci
38、ties in the nineteenth century do not attract visitors.A. that; built B. which; built C. that; building D. that; built38.I was back on my feet again and_ him collect a hovering carriage_ by computer.A. followed; driven B. following; driven C. follow; driving D.following; drive39.Mr. Green stood up i
39、n defence of the 16-year-old boy, saying that he was not the one _.A. blamed B. blaming C. to blame D. to be blamed40.Only in this way _ to get there ahead of time.A. you can hope B. you did hope C. can you hope D. did you hope41.Those successful deaf dancers think that dancing is an activity _ sigh
40、t matters more than hearing.A. where B. what C. which D. when42._ from space, the earth with water _70% of its surface looks like a “blue blanket”.A. Seen; covered B. Being seen; covers C. Seeing covering D. Seen; covering43.However, my friend and guide, Wang Ping _ very understanding and gave me so
41、me green tablets _ helped a lot.A. was; what B. were; which C. was; which D. were; what44.Bad eating habits and a _ of exercise usually result in health problems.A. limit B. lack C. demand D. need45.Not only _ snacks and drinks, but we brought cards for entertainment.A. we bought B. did we bought C.
42、 did we buy D. we buy第三节 语法填空（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1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。I grew up on the other side of the world far away from my grandparents. I only really got to know them as 1. adult. And I struggled for years with getting myself to call my grandfather 2. a regular basis. I did know th
43、at I should call him more often, 3. made him really happy. It didnt take very long to call him, but 4. (remember) to do it seemed impossible.And then, a year ago, I realized that I often have just a bit of free time before my weekly dance lesson. Im 5. (frequent) early for things and being a little
44、earlier is easy. Then theres 20 minutes or half an hour 6. (leave) when I have nothing else to do but call. The dancing is something I love and now I also have the physical reminder of standing outside of the dance building to help me form the other habit. I 7. (call) every week for almost two years
45、.This is a 8. (wonder) example of the Strategy of Pairingyou connect two 9. (activity) together to strengthen a habit. Doing two things together 10. (help) to say that one activity will occur(发生) only if the other activity occurs.第四节 （共20小题；满分25分）阅读课本节选文段，按要求回答问题At first my new 11._ were difficult t
46、o 12._. The air seemed thin, 13._ 14._its combination of gases had little oxygen 15._. 16._ by a 17._ of fresh air, my head 18._. Just as I tried to make the 19._ 20._ to this new situation, Wang Ping 21._. Put on this 22._, he advised. Itll 23._you feel much better. He 24._it to me and 25._ hurried
47、 me through to a small room nearby for a rest. I felt better in no time. Soon I was back on my feet again and following him to collect a hovering carriage driven by computer. These carriages float above the ground and by bending or pressing down in your seat, you can move swiftly. Wang Ping fastened
48、 my safety belt and showed me how to use it. Soon I could fly as fast as him. However, I lost sight of Wang Ping when we reached what looked like a large market because of too many carriages flying by in all directions. He was swept up into the centre of them. Just at that moment I had a time lag fl
49、ashback and saw the area again as it had been in the year AD 2008. I realized that I had been transported into the future of what was still my hometown! Then I caught sight of Wang Ping again and flew after him. 一、根据课文内容，按要求把文段的空格填充完整。 (共15空；每空1分，满分15分)11._ 12._ 13._ 14._ 15._ 16._ 17._ 18._ 19._ 20
50、._ 21._ 22._ 23._ 24._ 25._ 二、阅读文段，回答下列问题 (共5空；每题2分，满分10分)26.What did the author feel about the surroundings?_27.What did Wang Ping advise me to put on?_28.What was the hovering carriage driven by?_29.Why did I lose sight of Wang Ping?_30.Where was I transported into?_第五节 完成句子（共15空格；每空1分，满分15分）31.英格
51、兰可分成三个主要地区。England can be _ _ three main zones.32.据我所知，这个俱乐部由八个成员组成。As far as I know, this club _ _ eight members.33.使我高兴的是，通过旅游我开阔了视野。_ _ _, I have expanded my horizons by travelling. 34.只有鼠目寸光的人才会看不见教育的重要性。Only a short-sighted man will _ _ _ the importance of education.35.他被控告犯有欺诈罪并判处十年监禁。He _ _ _
52、 cheating and was sentenced to ten years in prison. 36.我们能不能开运动会取决于天气。Whether we will have the sports meeting _ _ the weather.第三部分：写作应用文写作（满分15分）假定你是李华，请根据下列表格中的内容提示，为校园的英语原地写一篇英语短文，介绍一下钟南山1.钟南山，1936年10月出生于南京，是21世纪最出名的医学家之一。2.1960年，毕业于北京医学院。自从毕业后，就致力于中国的医疗工作。3.2003年春，SARS在中国和世界爆发.钟南山不仅带领而且积极参与了非典之战;
53、2004年，钟南山被评为“感动中国2003年度”十大人物之一。今年，正是因为他对我国的杰出贡献，中国才能在阻止新型冠状病毒传播方面发挥着主导作用。4.所以他是一位受国人尊敬的好医生注意：1. 词数80-1002. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯参考词汇：北京医学院 Beijing Medical College新型冠状病毒 COVID-19感动中国十大人物:the top ten people moving china20202021学年度第一学期 高二级英语科期中考试试题答案一、阅读理解： 15 ACDDA 610 CCABC二、七选五: 11-15. ACFDB三、完形填空：16-20 D
54、ADDA 21-25 CBCAB 26-30 DDCAB 31-35 BABAC四、单项选择：36-40 BABCC 41-45 ADCBC五、语法填空：1.an 2. on 3which 4remembering 5frequently6.left 7have called 8wonderful 9activities 10helps六、节选文段填空并按要求回答问题11. surroundings 12.tolerate 13.as 14.though 15.left 16.Hit 17.lack 18.ached 19.necessary 20.adjustment 21.appeared
55、 22.mask 23.make 24.handed 25.immediately26. It is difficult to tolerate 27. A maskMask28.ComputerA computer 29.Because of too many carriages flying by in all directions30.The future of what was still my hometown七、完成句子31.divided into 32. consists of 33. To my delight 34. lose sight of35.was accused
56、of 36. depends on八作文Dr. Zhong Nanshan was born in October 1936 in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province. He is one of the famous medical scientists in the 21st century. Since he graduated from Beijing Medical College in 1960, he has devoted all his time to medical work of China. In the spring of 2003，the SARS e
57、pidemic broke out in China and across the globe. Zhong Nanshan not only led but also took an active part in the battle against SARS. As a consequence, he was awarded one of the top ten people moving China in 2004. This year, It is because of his outstanding contributions to our country that China is playing a leading role in stopping COVID-19 from spreading. So he is a good doctor who is respected by all the people in China.