1、会宁四中2019-2020学年度第二学期高二期中考试英语试卷命题人： 审题人：第一部分：阅读理解（共两节， 每小题2分，满分40分）AGreat Activities for Nature LoversHikingOne of the easiest and most accessible ways to get close to nature is by setting out on a good old fashioned hike. Hiking generally doesnt require any fancy equipment or special skills, just a
2、piece of map and a thirst for adventure. This activity can be as relaxing as you make it.Backcountry CampingWhy limit yourself to just a day hike when you can have a full weekend for a longer adventure? Backcountry camping involves packing your tent, sleeping gear, food, and water on your back to se
3、t up camp in a remote location. If youre an experienced hiker and camper, this is an excellent way to test your survival skills and explore the wilderness.Mountain and Road BikingBiking allows you to cover more ground and travel farther in nature, unlike long hikes through the woods and backcountry
4、camping. Mountain biking typically involves riding up and down steep slopes, between trees, and over rocks. If this sounds too intense or your tires arent suited for rugged terrain( 地形) , consider taking a road bike on paved trails through forest preserves or along country roads.GardeningContrary to
5、 popular belief, you dont have to travel beyond your own backyard to experience the beauty of nature every day. If your personality is less adventurous or your mobility restricted, consider planting a garden to grow your own vegetables , fruit , herbs，or flowers. Theres something truly satisfying ab
6、out mixing up a salad with fresh ingredients you grow yourself. One of the best parts about spending time in gardening is that it doesnt have to break your budget and anyone can do it.1What do hikers need for hiking?APractical skills.BNecessary equipment.CA useful map.DA relaxed mood.2Whats NOT the
7、advantage of gardening according to the text?A. Its easy to start it for anyone who likes it.BIt doesnt take any energy or money to do it.CYou dont need to go far to enjoy the beauty of nature.DIt gives you a sense of satisfaction when cooking with fresh ingredients.3Which of the following can take
8、you to travel farthest?AHiking.BBackcountry Camping.CMountain and Road Biking.DGardening.BFinding a suitable name for a baby is a big deal in China. When picking out a Chinese name, parents usually select two or three characters that have a carefully thought out meaning, but when deciding on an Engl
9、ish name, many of them struggle. Thats where Jessup and her company, Special Name, come in. In the last few years, Jessup has helped name 677,900 Chinese babies, and earned over $400,000 in the process, more than enough to pay her college fees.Jessup came up with the idea for Special Name in 2015,af
10、ter accompanying her father on a business trip to China. One of her dads business partners, a Mrs. Wang, asked her to help choose an English name for her daughter. Jessup felt honored and quickly realized the importance of choosing a proper name in Chinese culture. The woman wanted people to be surp
11、rised by the things her daughter could achieve, so Jessup suggested the name Eliza after the character Eliza Doolittle from the play Pygmalion. Mrs. Wang seemed delighted with Jessups choice.If Mrs. Wang needed this service, maybe other parents would as well, Jessup thought.After returning to UK, Je
12、ssup borrowed 1,500 from her parents and paid a web designer to build a website. She then spent her free time filling up a database(数据库)with around 4,000 English names, associating them with five major personality characteristics, like honesty and optimism.In the beginning, Jessup offered the servic
13、e for free to promote the website, but later, she started charging fees. The business is almost completely self-sufficient, requiring only a small team in China that manages technical operations. She updates the database each month, allowing her to focus full-time on studies.4. Whats the purpose of
14、Special Name?A. To help Chinese teens go abroad. B. To strengthen childrens personalities.C. To pick an English name for a Chinese baby. D. To make a deal with Chinese parents.5. What inspired Jessup to set up Special Name?A. A suggestion from a business partner.B. Her interest in Chinese culture.C.
15、 A Chinese mothers request.D. A character from a play.6. What did Mrs. Wang want her daughter to be in the future?A. A woman with achievements.B. A famous actress.C. A successful businesswoman.D. A western culture expert.7. What can we infer from the last paragraph about Special Name?A. It offers fr
16、ee service.B. Its updated every day.C. Its operated completely by itself.D. It is easy to manage.CHaving an older brother comes with plenty of benefits. However, a new study finds an interesting downside: children with older brothers take longer when it comes to developing language skills.The study,
17、 conducted by a group of researchers in Paris, France, builds upon early research that having older brothers is associated with poor linguistic(语言的)development. Now, researchers say they have come to a more specific conclusion: only children with an older brother show these linguistic difficulties.
18、One would assume(假设) that children with older brothers would grow up around more conversation on a daily basis, thus speeding up their language development. But researchers say such children actually take longer than their older brothers to begin developing these skills. Researchers studied more tha
19、n 1,000 children from birth to the age of five-and-a-half years old. Each childs language skills were tested at ages 2, 3, and 5.5, using tests specially designed to measure many aspects of language development such as vocabulary and syntax(句法). What the research team discovered was significant: chi
20、ldren with an older brother had, on average, a two-month delay in their language development compared to studied children with an older sister. As far as explaining this phenomenon, researchers have given two assumptions. The first is that older sisters tend to talk more often than older brothers, w
21、hich would make up for parents being less present than they were for their first child. The second assumption is that older sisters usually compete with their brothers and sisters less than older brothers for their parents attention.So far, the studys authors say they cant say for certain why childr
22、en with older brothers have a harder time developing language skills. In the future theyd like to investigate it further.8. What does the word “downside” mean in the first paragraph?A. slide. B. advantage. C. upside down.D. disadvantage.9. What can be learned from the passage?A. Children with older
23、brothers will speak earlier.B. No one knows exactly the reason why children with brothers speak later.C. Children with an older sister had a two-month delay in speaking.D. Researchers studied over 1,000 children of all ages.10. Whats the weakness for the children with older brothers?A. The parents w
24、ill never care about them any more.B. The older brothers will always fight with them.C. The development speed of their linguistic skills will be put off.D. They wont enjoy life-long close relationships with the older brothers.11. Whats the best title of the passage?A. Young brothers usually speak ea
25、rlier? B. Having older brothers always benefits you?C Parents love older brothers more? D Sisters often compete with brothers?DFrom my earlier memory of Mother, it seemed quite natural to think of her as different, nor of everyday things as Father was. In those days he was a young-looking man. He di
26、d not hesitate（犹豫） to make friends with children as soon as they were able to talk to him and laugh at his stories. Mother was older than he was. She must have been a woman of nearly forty, but she seemed even older. She changed little for a long time, showing no indication of growing old at all unt
27、il, towards the end of her life, she suddenly became an old lady.I was always inquisitive about Mothers age. She never had birthdays like other people, nor did anyone else in our family. No candles were ever lit or cakes made or presents given in our house. To my friends in the street who talked del
28、ightfully about their birthday parties, I would repeat my mothers words that such celebrations were only foolish.“Nothing but deception（骗局）,” she would say. “As though life can be marked by birthdays. Its deeds, not years, that matter.”Although I often repeated her words and even prided myself on no
29、t having birthdays, I once could not help asking Mother when she was born.“I was born. Im alive as you can see, so what more do you want to know?” she replied, so sharply that I never asked her about her age again.In so many other ways Mother was different. Whereas all the rest of the women I knew i
30、n the neighboring houses took pride in their housewifely abilities, their new furniture, the neat appearance of their homes, Mother regarded all those things as of little importance. Our house always looked as if we had just moved in or were about to move out.12. How did Father impress the author?A.
31、 He liked writing stories. B. He talked a lot.C. He was a very young man. D. He was popular with children.13. Before the end of her life, Mother _.A. looked quite young B. looked like an old ladyC. looked younger than she was D. looked like a40-year-old woman14. What does the underlined word “inquis
32、itive” (in Paragraph 2) probably mean?A. CertainB. Curious.C. Cautious.D. Confident.15. What do we learn about Mother?A. She was lazy.B. She was strict.C. She was proud. D. She was special.EWhat To Do When You Break Your Smartphone?As you pick the smartphone you just dropped from the pavement, your
33、mind races. You cant afford a new one. How will you check your Wechat（微信）messages? Here are some of the things you can try if you break your phone. 16 Smartphones are held together with screws（螺丝） and pins，which means in many cases，if youre handy enough，you can easily fix them. 17 .One site in parti
34、cular, , offers guides for replacing and fixing nearly every part of a wide variety of smartphones, ranging from the very first iPhone all the way to the iPhone 7Plus. Bring it to a repair shopSmartphone repair shops are all over the place these days. 18 .Depending on the damage to your phone, the p
35、rice for repairs can range anywhere from29 to more than250. Try selling your damaged phoneSo your phone is damaged, and you dont want to spend the money to get it fixed. Why not try selling it? 19 .Gazelle, for example, will pay you40 for a 16GB iPhone 5s with a broken display, while Glyde will pay
36、you142 for an iPhone 6 with a cracked screen. Buy a refurbished（翻新的） phoneSo youve sold your broken smartphone and now youve got some extra spending cash, but its still nowhere near enough to cover the full cost of a new smartphone, which can run more than $600. 20 .Well,if preowned（二手的）phones dont
37、bother you, you can buy a refurbished handset from any number of carriers or stores at a modest discount. A. What can you do?B. Get insurance next time. C. Try repairing it yourself. D. So why not see if one of these stores can fix your busted（损坏的 handset?E. In fact，there are entire websites designe
38、d to help you repair your own phone. F. How much you get for your damaged phone depends on the model and what kind of issues it has. G. And if they dont want your phone and you want to make sure that its at least recycled，theyll do that too. 第二部分 英语知识运用 （共两节，满分45分）第一节 完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）Joe Si
39、mpson and Simon Yates were the first people to climb the West Face of the Siula Grande in the Andes mountainsThey reached the top 21，but on their way back conditions were very22Joe fell and broke his legThey both knew that if Simon 23 alone，he would probably get back24But Simon decided to risk his25
40、 and try to lower Joe down the mountain on a rope（绳）As they26 down，the weather got worseThen another 27 occurredThey couldnt see or hear each other and，28，Simon lowered his friend over the edge of a precipice（峭壁）It was 29 for Joe to climb back or for Simon to pull him upJoes30 was pulling Simon slow
41、ly towards the precipice31，after more than an hour in the dark and the icy cold，Simon had to 32In tears，he cut the ropeJoe 33 into a large crevasse（裂缝）in the ice belowHe had no food or water and he was in terrible painHe couldnt walk，but he 34 to get out of the crevasse and started to35 towards thei
42、r camp，nearly ten kilometers 36Simon had37 the camp at the foot of the mountainHe thought that Joe must be38，but he didnt want to leave 39Three days later，in the middle of the night，he heard Joes voiceHe couldnt40 itJoe was there，a few meters from their tent，still alive21AhurriedlyBcarefullyCsuccess
43、fullyDearly22AdifficultBsimilarCspecialDnormal23AclimbedBworkedCrestedDcontinued 24AunwillinglyBsafelyCslowlyDregretfully25AfortuneBtimeChealthDlife26AlayBsettledCwentDlooked27AdamageBstormCchangeDtrouble28Aby mistakeBby chanceCby chanceDby luck29AunnecessaryBpracticalCimportantDimpossible30AheightB
44、weightCstrengthDequipment31AFinallyBPatientlyCSurelyDQuickly32Astand backBtake a restCmake a decisionDhold on33AjumpedBfellCescapedDbacked34AmanagedBplannedCwaitedDhoped35ArunBskateCmoveDmarch36AaroundBawayCaboveDalong37Aheaded forBtravelledCleft forDreturned to38AdeadBhurtCweakDlate39AsecretlyBtire
45、dlyCimmediatelyDanxiously40AfindBbelieveCmakeDaccept第二节 语法填空（共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分）During the summer I_41_(go) to England to visit several places,_42 I have learned that the United States and the United Kingdom are different in cultures.For one thing,England is a lot cleaner,_43 _ (include) the street
46、s and the air.Throughout my whole traveling experience,I have learned that England and the United States are similar but are also unlike in many_44 _(culture) ways?In England,they have a different dialect so some of their words differ from_45 _(us).They also use more bicycles cars.Their method_46 _d
47、riving is different too.Americans drive on the left side of the car and in England they drive on the right side of the car.There are many_47 _(different) in the way we eat,too.In England,they eat with a knife and fork.In America,we eat French fries with our fingers and we dont use forks and knives f
48、or those kinds of foods.In America,coffee is _48 _most popular drink that adults usually drink.In England,they have tea instead of coffee._49 _(general),I think that the way people in Britain live their lives is much_50 _(simple).第三部分 写作(共两节,满分35分)第一节 短文改错（共10小题;每小题1分,满分10分）注意：1每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2只允许修改1
49、0处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。Our school was going to set up a science club for the students interested in science. I think you should join in the club, where you can learn much knowledge about science. Beside, the club will provide you with the chances make friends with other students. Anyone who share your int
50、erests may become one of your friends. You can also discuss our study experience with them. Whats more, joining a club will enable you to take part in various activities and to attend the lectures giving by some famous scientists. To be brief, it will be beneficial for you to join the club, which yo
51、u can get acquainted with other students and learn new thing. 第二节：书面表达（满分25分）假如你是李华，你的美国笔友Mark本学期选修了汉语课程。最近，他来信询问你如何学好汉语。请你根据如下提示给与他一些建议。1认真听讲，积极练习2 广泛阅读3 欣赏影视作品注意：1. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯 词数： 不少于100词会宁四中2019-2020学年度第二学期期中考试高二英语答案第一部分：阅读理解（共两节， 满分40分） 1-5 CBCCC 6-10 ADDBC 11-15 BDCBD 16-20 CEDFA 第二部分 英语知识运
52、用 （共两节，满分45分）第一节 完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）21-25 CADBD 26-30 CDADB 31-35 ACBAC 36-40 BDACB第二节（共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分）41.went42.where43.including44.cultural45.ours 46.of47.differences48. the49.Generally50. simpler 第三部分 写作(共两节,满分35分)第一节 短文改错（共10小题;每小题1分,满分10分）61.wasis 62.去掉in 63.BesideBesides 64.chances后添
53、加to 65.shareshares66.ouryour 67.athe 68.givinggiven 69.whichwhere 70.thingthings第二节：书面表达（满分25分）One possible version：Dear Mark,Knowing from your letter that you are learning Chinese this semester, I am more than pleased to provide you with some advice on how to acquire a good knowledge of Chinese.To
54、begin with, there is no better way to learn a language well than to listen attentively to your teacher in class and constantly practise after class as mastering a language does require a great deal of practice. Besides, I think it beneficial if you read as much as possible, which contributes a lot to enlarging your vocabulary. Finally, you can gain idomatic Chinese through movies and songs.I genuinely hope the suggestions will turn out useful. Wish you a suceessful semester. Yours sincerely, Li Hua
