1、20202021学年第二学期高二英语期中试题第一部分 阅读理解 （共两节，满分55分）第一节 （共15小题;每小题3分，满分45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 ，并在题卡上将该项涂黑。AStudent Accommodation to Let in LondonOne - bedroom flatRiverside Gardens, W6 1,250 pcmThis one - bedroom top floor flat is located at Riverside Gardens in Hammersmith. It is per
2、fectly located for shopping and entertainment. Walking distance to Hammersmith Broadway, Ravens Court Park & the River Thames.Key features (特点): Spacious living area; fully-equipped kitchenTwo - bedroom flatNew Orient House Chelsea, SW6 1,148 pcmThis flat has easy access to West Brompton station whe
3、re a quick change to the District Line will allow you to make good use of the London Underground. This means that you are within easy access of 21 higher education institutions including Imperial College London and Kings College London.Key features: Excellent social spaces: movie room, games area an
4、d dining areaPrivate hallsNido West Hampstead, NW6 1,664 pcmOur modern student accommodation is near West Hampstead Tube Station, allowing you to easily explore London. It is close to all major universities in the city. Our house team will look after you during your stay; all you need to worry about
5、 is living your best student life.Key features: In-house gymRooms for the 2019/2020 academic year start from just 229 pp/pw. (pcm: per calendar month; pp/pw: per person per week)1.What will Tom who works part-time in a restaurant by Ravens Court Park probably choose?A. The flat next to West Brompton
6、 station. B. An apartment at Nido West Hampstead.C. The flat at Riverside Gardens. D. The flat at New Orient House Chelsea.2.Who are most likely to choose the flat at New Orient House Chelsea?A. Nature lovers.B. Party lovers.C. Shopping fans. D. Gym fans.3.How much will Jane spend at least each mont
7、h, if she is going to live at Nido West Hampstead from Sept 1st, 2019?A. 1,250. B. 1,148. C. 916. D. 229.BEverything was put neatly into my suitcaseIm a flight attendant(空姐)Im so organized，my half of the closet(衣柜) could be a display（展示） at The Container StoreMy husbands half of the closet？Just thin
8、king about it made my head acheI carried my suitcase downstairsBill was in the kitchen cookingLooking at the messy kitchen，I shouted angrily，“Why do you have to be so messy？” Bill looked hurt，“What？” I sighed and left for the airportOn my last flight，an elderly couple had the seats in my sectionThey
9、 held hands during takeoffLater I caught them looking into each others eyesSomething about that look was familiarThen I realized：it was the look Bill and I had worn in our wedding photographsI couldnt resist asking them about the secret of their long-lasting marriage. “Have fun together，”the man sai
10、d, “and never take each other for granted”His words circled in my head long after we landedBill wasnt perfectBut then，was I？I kept complaining about his messiness and forgot his kindness，his ability to see the bright side of every situation-qualities that ran so much deeper，the reasons I had married
11、 him in the first placeI took out my cell phone and called Bill. “I miss you already.” I said“I miss you too，Kim，” he saidAs soon as my flights were over，I rushed homeBill met me at the doorI have a surprise for youhe said and led me into the kitchenI glanced around the roomHe really had worked hard
12、In spite of the fingerprints on that microwave floor，I could see our reflection in it：my husband and I，our smiles glowing with love for each other，just like in our wedding photos4Why did Kim get so angry with her husband？ AShe found his weaknesses one morning BShe didnt love him any more CHe left th
13、ing in a mess DHe turned a deaf ear to her complaints 5Whats special about the old couple？ AThey never quarreled with each otherBThey often hurt each other CThey kept their love so fresh DThey took each other for granted 6The author changed her attitude towards her husband after . Ashe realized Bill
14、 wasnt perfect Bshe got inspired by the old couple Cher husband had cleaned up the kitchen Dthey had their wedding photos taken 7The best title of the passage might be . AA Loving Old CoupleBLove is blind，Love is messy CThe Wedding Photos DLove You，Love Your Mess CAll over the world the need for mor
15、e laptops and computers increases each year. Networks have been part of our life. Probably everyone with a portable device （移动设备）has once logged on to a public WIFI network without paying for it while they are having a coffee, on a train, in a shopping mall or at a hotel. However, is this kind of pu
16、blic WIFI network safe?Some networks are better protected than others because encryption（加密）methods are used. Therefore, they are safer than others. But a survey in 2015 showed that more than 950 million records were not protected, including addresses, emails, birth dates, phone numbers, passwords a
17、nd so on. These open WIFI networks are really not safe, because it is very easy for hackers(黑客)to break into the operating system and get peoples private information.Most smartphones and laptops, by themselves, search and connect to WIFI networks They usually prefer a networks with a connection that
18、 has been used before. Hackers devices are able to record these searches and look like the trusted WIFI networks. When these smartphones and laptops log on to the networks which are not real, hackers can easily steal their private information.So next time, when we want to use our laptops or our smar
19、tphones in public places which offer free WIFI networks, please think twice or take safe measures before using them.8. Why do people like to log on to a public WIFI networks?A. Because the owner of the networks is helpful B. Because it can provide useful informationC. Because it is safe. D. Because
20、it is free 9. We can learn from the passage that A. not all the public WIFI networks are safe B. all the public WIFI networks are safe to useC. there is no way to protect our private information D. in 2015 more then 950 million records protected10. Hackers would probably get the following EXCEPT（ ）w
21、hen we connect our laptops or smartphones to a public WIFI networksA. our smartphones B. our phone numbers C. Our passwords D. our birth dates11. Which of the following can be the best title of this passage?A. The importance of protecting our private information B. Never trust public WIFI networksC.
22、 Why hackers break into the operating system D. Why the public WIFI networks a possible dangerDThe tons of plastic were dumping in the oceans is finding a new homethe stomachs of our beautiful marine animals. Yet another reminder of this fact washed ashore in Eastern Indonesia this week. A large amo
23、unt of waste including drinking cups and flip-flops, was found in the stomach of a whale that died off the coast near Kapota Island.The 9.5-metre sperm whale (抹香鲸) was found by rescuers from the Wakatobi National Park. The whale had swallowed 5.9 kilograms of plastic waste containing 115 plastic cup
24、s, four plastic bottles, 25 plastic bags, and more than 1,000 other kinds of pieces of plastic, park chief Heri Santoso told the reporter.“Although we have not been able to deduce the cause of death, the facts that we see are truly awful,” said Dwi Suprapti, a marine species conservation co-ordinato
25、r at WWF Indonesia. She said it was not possible to determine if the plastic had caused the whales death because of the animals advanced state of decay (腐烂). But this is only the latest.Four Asian nationsIndonesia, the Philippines, Vietnam and Thailandaccount for 50% of the plastic waste in the ocea
26、ns, according to a report by environmental campaigner Ocean Conservancy and the McKinsey Center for Business and Environment. The Philippines is second to Indonesia when it comes to putting away plastic waste in the oceans, according to a study published in the journal Science in January. Of the 3.2
27、 million mismanaged waste it produces every year, 1.29 million ends up in the ocean.A report released earlier this year stated that the amount of plastic in the ocean is likely to increase.12. What can we know about the sperm whale?A. Its stomach is the home of plastic waste.B. It died of swallowing
28、 lots of plastic waste.C. It was the first whale to eat plastic waste.D. It had eaten much plastic waste before its death.13. Which can best replace the underlined word “deduce” in paragraph 3?A. confirm B. cause C. approve D. contain14. Which country dumps the most plastic waste into the oceans?A.
29、Thailand B. Indonesia C. Vietnam D. Philippines15. Whats the main idea of the passage?A. Philippines puts away 1.29 million tons of plastic.B. A sperm whale was found dead near Kapota Island.C. Much dumped plastic waste was found in a dead whale.D. We should take measures to reduce the waste in whal
30、es. 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 Make a Chinese Hot PotEating a Chinese hot pot is a very common experience. People gather around the pot, dipping their food, waiting for it to cook, mixing their own seasonings(调味品) and enjoying each others company. _16_First
31、ly, prepare a large pot of soup. There is no right or wrong way to prepare a soup, so feel free to make your own. A simple soup can be made by boiling water with the additional meat bones or fish heads and a mixture of herbs, seasonings and vegetables.Then, cut a variety of meats and fish into thin
32、slices. _17_ Choose any food that you enjoy. Some common choices for Chinese hot pot include thin pieces of beef, pork, lamb and so on. You can make your hot pot using the more traditional method of using the meats and seafood that are local to you. Meanwhile, select, wash and prepare some vegetable
33、. _18_ Mushroom of all kinds are also common to Chinese hot pot preparations._19_ At home, a single hot pot would work well up to 4-8 people depending on the size of the pot. Make sure everyone is sitting in a circle and has easy access to everything on the table. Prepare a separate small dish for e
34、ach guest to mix their seasonings. _20_A. Finally, arrange the seating reasonably.B. Here are some easy steps to make a Chinese hot pot at home.C. It will guarantee that the items will cook quickly and fully.D. For more variety, consider dumplings, rice cakes and tangyuan.E. It usually lasts a coupl
35、e of hours because you are cooking and eating in small parts.F. Now comes the turn to enjoy your hot pot!G. Popular choices include: cabbage, pea leaves, winter melon and tomato.第二部分 英语知识运用 （共两节， 满分30分）第一节 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。When you walk through the
36、 doors of Morton Plant Hospital on an early Tuesday afternoon, youll be greeted by the comforting voice of Mary Ellen Owens.Owens, who is now 98, started 21 at the hospital after her husband died nearly 20 years ago. “ My husband was a ( n) 22 here, off and on for about six weeks over four years, ”
37、she 23 . “ Everyone at the hospital had been so good to us when he was sick. ” To show her 24 , Owens wanted to give back in a big way. “ I don t have several million dollars, but I can give my 25 , ” she said.Owens is approaching 7, 000 hours in volunteer time. “ I used to give three days a week,”
38、she said. “ Now I m 26 . So I don t get around as much as I 27 , so I only give one day a week. ”To get to her weekly four-hour 28 , Owens receives a ride from a volunteer who she now calls her friend. “ Every 29 , Richard picks me up from my home and brings me here, ”she said. “ I don t believe peo
39、ple of my age should be 30 . ”In her younger years, Owens used to walk up and down the fashion runways in New York City and Richmond, Virginia. She also had a( n) 31 to be in the 1939 film classic Gone with the Wind. Because she had other work at the time, however, Owens 32 to turn it down.“ What I
40、didn t do in my life is more 33 than what I ve done” , she laughs. 34 she s in her golden years, Owens plans to continue to live her life with 35 by greeting each patient with a smile.21AvolunteeringBtrainingCworkingDnursing22AdoctorBexpertCpatientDassistant23AcommentedBpromisedCrespondedDexplained2
41、4AattitudeBappreciationCsympathyDresponse25AhandBloveCsmileDtime26AoldBstrongCsickDlucky27Ahad toBhoped toCused toDought to28AstandBrideCturnDshift29AdayBMondayCmorningDTuesday30AstrugglingBdrivingCrunningDchanging31ApartBcharacterCPerformanceDopportunity32AdecidedBhopedCagreedDhappened33AdifficultB
42、interestingCwell-paidDchallenging34ANow thatBGuessing thatCSupposing thatDExcept that35AreliefBsuccessCpurposeDspirit第二节 语法填空 (共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(不多于3个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。The Future Life on MarsCompared with the life we 36._(live) on the earth now, the future life on Mars will be 37._
43、(total) different.Firstly, without pollution on Mars, people will be able to drink cleaner water 38._ breathe fresher air, so they will be 39._(health). 40._food on Mars will be different from our food now. People will just take 41._(pill) and drink man-made juice instead of eating bread and meat. S
44、econdly, people will travel back to the earth or to other planets for sightseeing by spaceship. Additionally, there will be no 42._(fix) school and classrooms. Children will just fly to the classroom 43._the school spaceships. And people wont work in factories or companies. 44._(them) can stay at ho
45、me, 45._( work) with computers.第三部分 基础知识（共两节，满分25分）第一节 单词拼写（共9小题，每小题1分，共9分）46. You _（目击） that accident yesterday. Can you describe it?47. He _ （拖）the table into the corner.48. They can _（暂停）during a reading to discuss difficult sentences with each other.49. Set your _ （目标）that you can reasonably hop
46、e to achieve.50. Why do you always put the blame on others? Why dont you _（思考） on your own actions?51. How many countries _（参加） in the Beijing Olympic Games?52. Have you heard of the _（相关的） report?53. Users can write, edit, send and receive messages at the _（咔哒声） of a mouse.54. Make sure to _（分发） th
47、ese materials to the hands of the victims.第二节 词组填空（共8题，每小题2分，16分），根据中文提示填上合适的词组。55. All these presents came to more money than I had, and my mother had to _ me _.（帮助某人拜托困境）56. Few walkers _ _ _（意识到） safety in the busy street.57. Mary held the bag by its corners and shook it _ _（颠倒地）.58. Every time I
48、 hear some strange noise, especially in the night, I cant help _ _ _ _（感觉吓死了）.59. It was three months later that we _ _（收到来信） the Passport Visa Service.60. Im terribly sorry to say that I have lost the magazine you lent me _ _ _（不久前的一天）.61. Water the plant regularly. Never letting the soil _ _（干透）.6
49、2. We should care for those _ _（在困难中）.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，将于今年7月从新星外语学校毕业，你从报纸上得知B&B公司要招聘一名英文秘书，你很感兴趣。请给该公司写一封求职信，包括下列要点：1.年龄； 2.学习情况及英语水平；3.兴趣和特长； 4.性格特点。注意：1.词数100左右；2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。Dear sir or Madam, _ _ Yours, 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，使之构成一往篇完整的短文。 Do bears（熊）
50、attack people? The answer is certainly positive（有事实根据的）. So people in a small city in Colorado were concerned. Why? Last week, a large black bear attacked a familys coop and ate the chickens. It was reported by a local TV station. At the end of the news report, a policeman asked local residents（居民）
51、to keep waste, pet food and even birdseed inside, and to report any bear sightings until the animal was found. The policeman also told people to always stay away from the bear when they saw it. Sam is a 12-year-old boy. Earlier this week, he came to that small city to visit his uncles family with hi
52、s mother. His uncles son, David, was very excited about the bear that had appeared in his neighbors backyard. “Sam, there is a bear in our city,” soon after Sam arrived, David told him.Sam was curious about bears and he had always dreamed of watching one.“Really?” he asked excitedly. “Yes. It went i
53、nto Mrs Browns backyard last week. It ate all her chickens. But it had run away and I didnt even see it,” said David. Sam listened with his eyes wide open. “Would it return?” he asked.“Very probably,” said David, “it would return for food.” At last, he asked Sam, “Do you want to see the bear?”Sam im
54、mediately nodded. Then he asked, “But how?”“We can put some food in the backyard. When the bear sees it, he will come in and eat it. But we should be careful. The bear may attack us if he sees us. So we should never make any noise.”Sam nodded again, still in excitement. Later that day, the adults al
55、l went out, leaving the two boys alone at home. Soon they started to take action（行动）. They put some leftovers（吃剩的食物） from lunch in the backyard. Then they waited behind the window of the kitchen and waited curiously. But an hour passed and they didnt see a bear. Finally, they got bored.Paragraph 1:J
56、ust then, they saw something big at the gate of the backyard. _ Paragraph 2:When the bear looked up, he saw Sam. _ 2020-2021学年第二学期期中考试英语试卷答题卡（高二级）Class:_ Name:_ No. :_ Marks: _选择题共70分（1-15,每题3分；1620每题2分；2135每题1分）1.ABCD11.ABCD21.ABCD31.ABCD2.ABCD12.ABCD22.ABCD32.ABCD3.ABCD13.ABCD23.ABCD33.ABCD4.ABCD1
57、4.ABCD24.ABCD34.ABCD5.ABCD15.ABCD25.ABCD35.ABCD6.ABCD16.ABCDEFG26.ABCD7.ABCD17. ABCDEFG27.ABCD8.ABCD18. ABCDEFG28.ABCD9.ABCD19. ABCDEFG29.ABCD10.ABCD20. ABCDEFG30.ABCD语法填空题（共15分，每题1.5分）36._ 37._ 38._39._ 40._ 41._42._ 43._ 44._ 45._ 第三部分 基础知识（共两节，满分25分）第一节 单词拼写（共9小题，每小题1分，共9分）46. _47. _ 48. _49. _ 5
58、0. _51. _52. _53. _54. _第二节 词组填空（共8题，每小题2分，16分），根据中文提示填上合适的词组。55. _ _ 56. _ _ _57. _ _ 58. _ _ _ _59. _ _ 60. _ _ _61. _ _ 62. _ _第四部分 写 作（共两节，满分40分）第一节，（满分15分）Dear sir or Madam, _ _ _ _Yours, Li Hua第二节，（满分25分）Just then, they saw something big at the gate of the backyard._ _ When the bear looked up,
59、 he saw Sam._ _ 2020-2021学年第二学期期中考试英语试卷答案（高二级） 第一部分 阅读理解 （共两节，满分55分）13 CBC 4-7 CCBD 8- 11 DAAD 12-15 DABC 16-20 BCGAF第二部分 英语知识运用 （共两节， 满分30分）2125 ACDBD 26- 30 ACDDB 31-35 DABAC36. are living 37. totally 38. and 39. healthier 40. The41. pills 42. Fixed 43. In 44. They 45. working第三部分 基础知识（共两节，满分25分）4
60、6. witnessed 47. dragged 48. pause 49. targets 50. reflect51. participated 52. relevant 53. click 54. distribute55. help out 56. are aware of 57. upside down 58. feeling scared to death59. heard from 60. the other day 61. dry out 62. in need第四部分 写 作（共两节，满分40分）第一节，（满分15分）Dear Sir or Madam,I learned f
61、rom the newspaper that your company needs an English secretary. Im really interested in this position and hope I can work for you. Im 18 years old and will be graduating from Xinxing Foreign Language School this July. Im an excellent student, among the top5 in my class of 50 students.Im good at Engl
62、ish, especially spoken English. I often use the computer and I type very fast. In my spare time, I read a lot. Poems are my favorite. I enjoy music very much, too. Being an active young person, I like sports and outdoor activities. Besides, Im easy to get along with others and I like to make friends
63、.Im looking forward to your reply. 第二节，（满分25分）Paragraph 1:Just then, they saw something big at the gate of the backyard. Upon seeing the bear coming in, the two boys eyes twinkled with excitement（兴奋得闪闪发光）. He looked into the backyard. Obviously, he saw the leftover. He pushed open the door and came
64、in. He looked around, and seeing no one in the backyard, he then started enjoying the food. So curious was Sam that he unconsciously（无意识地） stepped out of the house in order to watch the bear closely. It seemed as if the bear were safe enough to be closed to. Paragraph 2: When the bear looked up, he
65、saw Sam. At the sight of the fierce bear, Sam felt so scared thathis throat tightened and his knees feltweak. So was David, who froze with terror, too scared to move an inch. Sam lost his balance,staggered backandtoppled over. Just at the moment, their parents, together with the police, rushed in, shooting the bear. So ashamed were they that they couldfeelthe blood rush totheirface. They apologized to their parents, who forgave them finally, reminding them to be always aware of such dangerous animals as the bear. 15
