1、甘肃省平凉市庄浪县第一中学2019-2020学年高二英语下学期期中试题（无答案）第一部分 听力（略）第二部分阅读理解(共两节，满分40分)第一节(共15小题；每小题2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，选出最佳选项。AA License to HealSteven Bentley, MD.$11.95 soft coverIn the world of emergency medicine, there are pain and blood, but there are also hope and compassion(同情). A License to Hea
2、l shows readers the stories from an ER(emergency room) doctor that brings this world to life. In this book, an emergency room physician describes the world of the ERas one filled with pain and fear, but also compassion, hope, and a surprising amount of humor.Batting Rocks over the BarnLawn Griffiths
3、$19.99 soft coverCountry life during the 1950s and 1960s comes alive through the eyes of an Iowa boy who grew up to become a newspaperman and farm editor. Follow his stories in Batting Rocks over the Barn.HoneyballPete Liebengood$17.99 soft coverA group of women pull together in a campaign to find s
4、uccess at the box office while their leader finds the love of her life and the persons responsible for the death of her father in a plane crash.The Armageddon VirusRobert Gallant$16.95 soft coverTravis Weld, leader of a secret government team pursuing(追踪) terrorists, discovers the meaning of a phone
5、 message from someone offering to sell a deadly new virus to an illegal weapons(武器) dealer. Can he track the seller and secure this mysterious Armageddon virus?21Which book is probably written by a doctor?AHoneyball.BA License to Heal.CThe Armageddon Virus.DBatting Rocks over the Barn.22What do Batt
6、ing Rocks over the Barn and Honeyball have in common?AThey can be found on the same website.BThey tell stories of the same time.CThey focus on the same topic.DThey cost the same.23Which of the following can best describe the story in The Armageddon Virus?AHumorous.BTouching.CCommon. DThrilling.BIn 1
7、845, a deadly disease struck the farms of Ireland, killing all the Lumper potato plants. In another place or time, the death of a single crop species might not have been so important. But in Ireland, in 1845, people depended almost on the potato for food. The death of one species caused a terrible f
8、amine. Now, some scientists are worried that such a famine could happen again.Over the centuries, farmers have discovered thousands of different species of food crops. Some can be grown in very hot or cold climates. Others are not affected by certain diseases. However, you wont find many of these sp
9、ecies in your local supermarket. To feed the seven billion people on Earth, most farmers today are growing only species of plants that are easy to produce in large numbers. Meanwhile, thousands of other species are becoming extinct.For example, in the Philippines, there were once thousands of variet
10、ies of rice; now fewer than 100 are grown there. Experts believe that over the past century, we have allowed more than half of the worlds food varieties to disappear.One solution to this problem is to collect and store the seeds(种子) of as many different plant varieties as we can before they disappea
11、r. The idea was first suggested by Russian scientist Nikolay Vavilov. In the 1920s and 30s, he collected around 400，000 seeds. More recently, others are continuing the work he began.In the US. state of Iowa, Diane Ott Whealy wanted to protect historic plant varieties. She started a place called Heri
12、tage Farm, where people can store and trade seeds.More importantly, the people at Heritage Farm dont just store the seeds; they plant them. By doing this, they are reintroducing foods into the marketplace that havent been grown for years. These food species are not just special in flavor. They also
13、offer farmers food solutions for the future, from the past.24What caused many people to die in Ireland in 1845?AFood pollution.BPoisonous potatoes.CAn uncurable disease.DLack of enough food.25What does the underlined word “Others” in Paragraph 2 refer to?ASpecies of food crops.BPotato plants. CFarme
14、rs. DSeeds.26Why does the author mention the Philippines?ATo show many food species have disappeared.BTo explain how to increase food production.CTo stress the importance of food diversity.DTo prove the necessity of growing rice.27Which statement would Diane Ott Whealy probably agree with?AIts dange
15、rous to grow new food species.BThe work started by Nikolay Vavilov was useless.CStoring seeds and planting them are both important.DFoods grown from older seeds are cheaper but taste bad.CWearable sensors (传感器) could one day interpret the gestures in sign language and translate them into English，pro
16、viding a hightech solution to communication problems between deaf people and those who dont understand sign language.Engineers at Texas A & M University are developing a wearable device that can sense movement and muscle activity in a persons arms.The device works by figuring out the gestures a pers
17、on is making by using two sets of sensors：one that responds to the motion of the wrist and the other to the muscular movements in the arm.A program then wirelessly receives this information and changes the data into the English translation.“Most of the technology was based on visionbased or cameraba
18、sed solutions，” said study lead researcher Roozbeh Jafari，an associate professor of biomedical engineering at Texas A & M University.These existing designs, Jafari said，are not enough，because often when someone is talking with sign language，he or she is using hand gestures combined with specific fin
19、ger movements.“I thought maybe we should look into combining motion sensors and muscle activation，”Jafari told Live Science.“And the idea here was to build a wearable device.”The researchers have built a system that can recognize words that people use most commonly in their daily conversations.Jafar
20、i said that once the team starts expanding the program，the engineers will include more words that are less frequently used，in order to build up a more substantial vocabulary.One drawback of it is that the system has to be“trained ” to respond to each individual that wears the device，Jafari said.This
21、 training process involves asking the user to repeat or do each hand gesture a couple of times，which can take up to 30 minutes to complete.28How does the new device work?ABy figuring out gestures from fingers.BBy connecting the wrist and the fingers.CBy linking the arm and the fingers.DBy collecting
22、 information from the wrist and the arm.29The researchers eventually decided on a wearable device to _.Amake it easier to monitor the gestures when people are talkingBmake the translation process fasterCcompete with existing designsDmake it userfriendly30We can replace the underlined word in Paragra
23、ph 4 by “ _ ”AnecessaryBinfluentialCextensiveDessential31What can we infer from the text?AThe device has greatly increased in sales.BThe device still requires much improvement.CWe should work out of 30 minutes.DWe should be trained to respond quickly.DIt was about five in the morning in Ontario，Cana
24、da，when Donna Stricklands phone rang.The Nobel Prize committee was on the line in Stockholm，calling to tell her she had won the prize in physics.“I wondered if it was a joke，” Strickland said in an interview with a Nobel official after the call.She had been asleep when the call arrived.“Something wa
25、s wrong because it came so early in the morning.But then I knew it was the right day，and it would have been a cruel joke.”Strickland，an associate professor at the University of Waterloo，shares the honor with two other scientists for their work in the 1980s in transforming lasers (激光) into tiny tools
26、 that today have countless applications.The prize money of $1.4 million will be shared among the three.Half of the prize went to Strickland and her cooperator Grard Mourou，a professor at the cole Poly technique in France.The other half was awarded to Arthur Ashkin，a retired physicist who worked at t
27、he famous Bell Labs in the United States.Stricklands win is historic in more than one way.Its been over 55 years since a woman was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics last time.And she is only the third woman to receive the prize in the Nobels over 117year existence.In 1903，Marie Curie became the fir
28、stever woman to win a Nobel Prize in Physics.For the next 60 years，no women physicists were awarded.Maria GoeppertMayer became the second woman physicist to win the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1963.Strickland herself was surprised to learn she was the third woman to receive the honor in physics.“Is th
29、at all，really？I thought there might have been more，” she said at a press conference Tuesday.“We need to celebrate women physicists，because were out there.Hopefully，in time，it will start to move forward at a faster rate.”32What was Donnas first reaction when told she won the Nobel Prize?AShe felt all
30、 efforts paid off.BShe was skeptical of the news.CShe was too excited to say a word.DShe was annoyed at being awaken up.33How much was Donna rewarded for winning the Nobel Prize?AAbout $350，000.BAbout $700，000.CAbout $1.4 million.DAbout $2.8 million.34What is the Paragraph 4 mainly about?AStrickland
31、s achievements in physics.BThe history of the Nobel Prize in Physics.CThe struggle of women physicists to win the Nobel Prize in Physics.DThree women scientists who won the Nobel Prize in Physics in history.35What does the underlined “it” in the last paragraph refer to?AThe Nobel Prize in Physics.BT
32、he achievement of women physicists.CThe celebration of the Nobel Prize winners.DAwarding women physicists the Nobel Prize in Physics.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 Have a Successful Teenage LifeEveryone wants to succeed in their life，dont they? Even as a teenage
33、r，you can achieve success in your life; it really isnt that hard. 36 Do well in school.No matter how boring it is now，education will help you be a productive member in society.Try your best for excellence in school；listen to the teachers，do your homework，study，and get good grades.Doing so will help
34、you get into a better university，which will enable you to have a bright future. 37 Do good in your community.Volunteering can not only improve your communitys status，it could make you happier.Studies show that people who volunteer are less likely to develop depression(抑郁) than people who dont. 38 Fo
35、r example，if you love animals，volunteer at an animal shelter.If you love helping the environment，plant trees or pick up litter.When you help others，it will make you feel better about yourself. 39 Remember，theyre there to help you be the best that you can be.Respect them and value their opinions，even
36、 if they annoy you sometimes. 40 You dont get to choose your teachers or your family，but you still have to put up with them.Learn how to deal with people now，because when youre an adult，you dont get to choose your boss or your coworkers，so learn how to respect them now.ALive life to the fullest.BSch
37、ool sets you up on the right track!CBe nice to your parents and teachers.DFind chances to do volunteer work that interests you.EIt will help you pass time and develop your personality.FHere are some important points that you may find helpful.GKeep in mind that they do the things they do because they
38、 care about you.第三部分语言知识运用(共两节，满分45分)第一节(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分) 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。On the first day of the new year, when I went into the bank, the bank person, an elderly gentleman with a white beard, as usual greeted to me politely “Happy New Year”. He nodded and
39、 I sat in front of him.Minutes passed and 41 happened.Then very 42 I put my form in front of him. He was very busy. After a few minutes he took my form and 43 filling it. After waiting for a few more minutes, I began to show all signs of being 44 . I asked him if my work was done. The 45 I uttered t
40、he words, I felt as if a bomb had fallen on him. He 46 ,“Nothing is done, it will take time！” Just then I saw his morning cup of tea, which had been 47 there for the last ten minutes, untouched.The tea had turned almost 48 while he was doing his work. Suddenly I felt what this man must be feeling wh
41、en customers like me come 49 to get their work done. But we do not even feel the need to 50 them for being there.Very softly I told him, “Sir, please have your 51 ,I am not in a hurry.” This man, whom I had been seeing for the last few years, 52 looked up at me and for the first time we had 53 conta
42、ct. I saw a 54 person there，another human being who was as hardpressed for time as I always am. He was also 55 the small things in life like a hot cup of tea or lying in a warm bed for a few more minutes like me.He gave me a rare smile and said, “It is a 56 affair with me; you are not in a hurry but
43、 somebody else will be in a hurry.”He really 57 my heart with his words. I felt 58 that all this time I thought of him as a robot，someone who was there for my 59 . I promised to be more 60 of people who help me with my work and be thankful that they are there for me.41Asomething BAnything Cnothing D
44、everything42AImmediately BHesitantly Cdesperately Dcuriously43AFinished BStopped Ccontinued Dstarted44Aimpatient Bdisappointed Ctired Dsatisfied45Achance Bmoment Cway Dreason46Ashouted Badded Creplied Dcommented47Adrinking Bcooking Clying Dboiling48Adry BFull Cempty Dcold49Ain the way Bin a hurry Cn
45、ow and then Don purpose50Aask Bapologize Cdemand Dthank51Atea Bboss Cform Dtime52Aexcitedly Bfinally Csuddenly Dangrily53Abusiness Beye Cpersonal Dclose54Aterrified Bdifferent Chelpful Delderly55Aregretting Bappreciating Cmissing Dignoring56Aprivate Bfinancial Csocial Ddaily57Ahurt Btouched Cinfluen
46、ced Dbroke58Asorry Bunhappy Cindifferent Dthoughtful59Aconvenience BPerformance Cdifficulty Dsafety60Acareful BFriendly Cconsiderate Dtypical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。Foreigners with basic Chinese language skills can generally ask for advice on restaurants or how 61 (ge
47、t) to the subway. But the fact is, many still find it 62 (challenge) to use the language in reallife settings. Some even think that no one in China actually speaks Putonghua, at least not 63 (nature). This is an opinion that many Chinese themselves would be quick to agree with.However, in a small co
48、unty 64 (name) Luanping, Chengde City, Hebei Province, you can meet the locals, young and old, 65 ,despite their education level, talk exactly in 66 same manner as the language recordings you became used to in class. For 67 (generation), they have known no other mother tongue other than the standard
49、 Chinese.Elderly residents in Luanping still remember the experts from the capital 68 (record) the way they spoke in the 1950s, which began being promoted nationally in 1955. The county 69 turn proudly calls 70 (it) the “hometown of Putonghua”第四部分写作(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)假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间
50、交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号()，并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线()划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。In order to realize his dream, Bill Gates, richest man in the world, gave up studying in Harvard University, that is the mo
51、st famous in the world. He set up a company and researching the computer software. As an old saying go, ”interest is the best teacher”. I quite agree. I began to be crazy about English when I was a little girl. I got extreme interested in foreign cultures or customs. To meet me curiosity, I read in English stories every day. It seemed to be the best”meal”of a day. As a result, I always did very well in English exam. Interest is the key of success.第二节书面表达(满分25分)假定你是李华，你的外国好友TOM来信告诉你打算近期来你的家乡庄浪游玩，询问你有关你家乡的游览景点，请你用英文写一封回信介绍你的家乡：
