辽宁省葫芦岛市建昌县高级中学2019-2020学年高二下学期期初考试英语试卷 (1)

辽宁省葫芦岛市建昌县高级中学2019-2020学年高二下学期期初考试英语试卷 (1)

高二年级英语学科试题 ‎ ‎ 第一部分阅读(共两节，满分50分)‎ 第一节(共15小题;每小题2.5分，满分37.5 分)‎ 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、 D四个选项中选出最佳选项。‎ A Being stuck at home doesn't mean that learning stops. In fact, it’s just the opposite. Here are some activities and resources to foster kids' imagination and build their curiosity at home.‎ Let's Get Down to the Science The science lab at school may be closed, but you can still put on goggles and a white lab coat and learn at home. This Test Tube Experiment Kit will make you feel like a genius in no time. Kids will get the chance to learn about basic chemistry, physics, and more by creating pop-resistant bubbles, bouncy balls, and other objects.‎ To Infinity（无穷）and Beyond Earth is a part of the Milky Way galaxy, but did you know there are around 100 million galaxies in the universe? There are so many fun and fascinating things to learn about space that the possibilities truly go to infinity and beyond. A great way start your child's educational space adventure is with this Real Life Sticker and Activity Book.‎ Take a Walk on the Wild Side Biology class is in session! Here's your chance to get up close and personal with a great white shark without putting on a wetsuit. This 4D Great White Shark Anatomy Kit allows you to get an inside look at what makes these predators of the deep so powerful. And then take an even deeper dive into a shark's world with I Am Shark .‎ Take advantage of this time at home and find new ways to keep exploring the world around you.‎ ‎1. What is common among these activities above?‎ A. They are all performed outdoors.‎ B. They are all associated with physics.‎ C. They are all carried out by the way of experimenting.‎ D. They all recommend some resources for kids to study.‎ ‎2. Which book favors children interested in stars?‎ A. This Test Tube Experiment Kit.‎ B. Real Life Slicker and Activity Book.‎ C. 4D Great White Shark Anatomy Kit.‎ D. I Am Shark ‎ ‎3. The shared goal of the activities is to .‎ A. gain financial benefits B. save kids from boredom C. explore new technologies D. inspire kids to study at home B ‎ 'There's no place like home. 'This English saying has much truth in it：the best place to be is surrounded by our treasured possessions and our loved ones and with a roof over our head. And for many young adults, it's the only affordable place to stay; somewhere where they can receive first-class service from mum and dad. But this comes at a price!‎ In some countries, it's quite traditional for people in their late teens and early 20s to live at home with their parents, but in other places, flying the nest to start their own independent life is very desirable. But there's been a growing trend, in the UK at least, for young people to return home to live-or not to leave home at all. ‎ A survey by a price comparison website found that 18% of adult children in the UK said they were moving back home because of debt, compared with 8% last year. More young people had lost their jobs, and others couldn't afford their rent compared with the previous year. So, it's easy to see why they're increasingly becoming home birds. ‎ The BBC's Lucy Hooker explains that many returning adult children enjoy home comforts. But for the 'hoteliers', that's mum and dad, the survey found the average cost to them has gone up sharply, and that they are sacrificing luxuries and holidays to look after their 'big kids'. Emma Craig from Money supermarket says " they're trying to look after their children more. If your child comes home and you see them struggling financially, you feel more awkward asking them for rent or to contribute. It tugs on your heartstrings more. "‎ With parents splashing out around ￡1, 886 on takeaway food, buying new furniture and upgrading their Wi-Fi for the benefit of their offspring, it's easy for the returning children to put their feet up and make themselves at home. That's before they learn a home truth-that one day it might be their own kids who'll be checking into the hotel of mum and dad!‎ ‎4．Which proverb might present the young British's living conditions? ______‎ A．A lazy youth, an awful age. B．East or west, home is best. ‎ C．Two heads are better than one. D．Nothing comes wrong to a hungry man. ‎ ‎5．Which might be the reason for the increase of home birds? ______‎ A．The popularity of living independently. B．Looking after their old parents. ‎ C．The increase of unemployment rate. D．Their parents' financial offer. ‎ ‎6．What's Emma Craig's attitude towards home birds? ______‎ A．Doubtful. B．Uncertain. ‎ C．Objective. D．Understandable. ‎ ‎7．What is the last paragraph mainly about? ______‎ A．Returning to live with parents comes at a price. ‎ B．Parents are willing to receive their returning children. ‎ C．Flying the net is becoming popular at present. ‎ D．Home birds take it for granted to live with their parents. ‎ C Camaraderie over Competence The importance of liking people is the subject of an article in the Harvard Business Review, which has carried out an experiment to find out who we’d rather work with. Hardly surprisingly, the people we want most as our workmates are both: brilliant at their jobs and delightful human beings. And the people we want least are both unpleasant and useless. More interestingly, the authors found that, given the choice between working with lovable fools and competent jerks (性情古怪的人), we irresistibly choose the former. Anyway, who likes those stupid men who annoy or hurt other people? We might insist that competence matters more, but our behavior shows we stay close to the people we like and sharing information with them.‎ What companies should therefore do is get people to like each other more. The trick here is apparently to make sure staffs come across each other as often as possible during the day. They also should be sent on bonding courses and so on to encourage friendliness and break down displeasure. However, more outdoor-activity weekends and shared coffee machines inspire no confidence at all.‎ The reality is that people either like each other or they don’t. You can’t force it. Possibly you can make offices friendlier by tolerating a lot of chat, but there is a productivity cost to that. In my experience, the question of lovable fool against competent jerk may not be the right one. The two are interrelated: we tend not to like our workmates when they are completely hopeless. I was once quite friendly with a woman whom I later worked with. I found her to be so outstandingly bad at her job that I lost respect for her and ended up not really liking her at all. Then is there anything that companies should be doing about it?‎ By far the most effective strategy would be to hire people who are all pretty much the same, given that similarity is one of the main determinants of whether we like each other. I think this is a pretty good idea, but no one dares recommend this anymore without offending the diversity lobby group. There is only one acceptable view on this subject: teams of similar people are bad because they stop creativity. This may be true, though I have never seen any conclusive proof of it.‎ Not only do we like similar people, we like people who like us. So if companies want to promote more liking, they should encourage a culture where we are all nice to each other. The trouble is that this needs to be done with some skill.‎ ‎8．According to the research, which kind of colleagues would most people tend to choose?‎ A．Nice but unintelligent. B．Creative but unattractive.‎ C．Competent but unfriendly. D．Humorous but unambitious.‎ ‎9．The author talks about her experience to show that ______.‎ A．people respect outstanding leaders B．people tend to like optimistic workmates C．a workmate’s working ability is important D．talkative workmates makes offices friendlier ‎10．Some people think that similar people working together may ______‎ A．offend each other B．create fewer new ideas C．talk more and work less D．be likely to stick together ‎11．To encourage workmates to like each other, companies could ______.‎ A．set more coffee machines in the work place B．organize team-building activities outside the office C．encourage a diversity of opinions in workplace D．employ staff who have a lot in common D Pangolins (穿山甲) are the most trafficked (非法交易) mammals in the world and are facing extinction. To draw attention to these scaly (有鳞片的), anteater-like animals, a new wildlife documentary, Eye of the Pangolin, is attempting a unique way to inspire action and conservation. Partnering with the non-profit organization Pangolin. Africa, the documentary was made available on YouTube in May 2019. The intention is to reach communities wherever the Internet is available, especially African communities, who live near the animal’s habitats.‎ Over two years, the documentary crew traveled to South Africa, Ghana, Central African Republic and Gabon in search of the four unique species of pangolin, which has never been achieved before. Filmmakers Bruce Young and Johan Vermeulen say that they went into the shoot knowing relatively little about pangolins, but grew to respect and appreciate the animals. Getting close to the creatures over two years was a crash course in these secretive creatures. Johan Vermeulen said, "One thing however that might seem unimportant is that they are actually quite fussy eaters. You would think they would eat any type of ant, but they all prefer a specific type ant."‎ Pangolins are hunted illegally across Africa for their scales, which are used for traditional medicine, and their meat. In April 2019, Singaporean customs officials conducted two separate seizures of 24 tons of pangolin scales, which equals to the death of 69,000 pangolins.‎ Though the documentary focuses less on the trafficking of pangolins, and more on the animals in their natural habitat, the aim of the documentary is to inspire viewers around the world to call for action to end trafficking and protecting these unique creatures.‎ Filmed on location in South Africa, Ghana, Central African Republic, and Gabon,‎ ‎ this powerful documentary is the story of two men on a mission to get all four species of African pangolin on camera for the very first time.‎ ‎12．What is the purpose of the documentary?‎ A．To study the situation of pangolins.‎ B．To collect fund to protect pangolins.‎ C．To raise awareness of pangolin protection.‎ D．To propose setting up pangolin reserves.‎ ‎13．What is the meaning of the underlined word “fussy” in paragraph 2?‎ A．Picky. B．Messy.‎ C．Showy. D．Heavy.‎ ‎14．What’s the documentary mainly about?‎ A．The illegal trade of pangolins.‎ B．The medical function of pangolin's scales.‎ C．The life of pangolins in their natural habitats.‎ D．The efforts of Pangolin, Africa to save pangolins.‎ ‎15．Where is the text most likely from?‎ A．A brochure. B．A diary.‎ C．A novel. D．A magazine.‎ 第二节(共5小题:每小题2.5分，满分12.5分)‎ 阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项 为多余选项。‎ Why do some people have many friends while others do not? 16. However, it is not so. Let’s look at two psychological experiments which will give you the key to happy interpersonal relations.‎ The first experiment is called the “Hawthorne effect” after Hawthorne, Illinois, where the experiment took place. A group of psychologists examined the work patterns of two ‎ groups of workers in the Western Electric Company. 17．The psychologists changed the working conditions for one group twice but left the other group alone. They were surprised to find that productivity increased on both occasions and in both groups. They concluded that the increase in productivity came from the attention given to the workers by the management. It had increased their motivation and so they had worked harder. In other words, if you take an interest in others, they will want to please you and you will have good relations with them.‎ ‎18． After Martin Luther King, Jr was killed in 1960s, a teacher, Jane Elliott, living in an all-white town decided to help her class of young children understand why the Civil Rights Movement had been necessary in America.‎ She divided the class into two groups: one with blue eyes and other with brown eyes. Other eye colors such as hazel or green were excluded from his exercise. Then she told the class that brown-eyed people were cleverer than blue-eyed ones because of an agent for brown color found in their blood. Blue-eyed people were stupid, lazy and not to be trusted. Jane Elliott did not need to say any more. The brown-eyed students quickly got used to their new role as the leaders of the class. The blue-eyed students became quiet and withdrawn. Then she discovered something very interesting. Four poor brown-eyed readers began to read fluently in a way they had never done before. 19. So if you want to be successful and happy, take an interest in others whether they are your classmates or workmates. Congratulate them on their success and sympathize with them in their troubles. 20. ‎ A. Before the experiment the management talked to both groups of workers and explained that they wanted to find the best working environment for them.‎ B．Remember that the way you treat others will decide their attitude and behavior to you.‎ C．The second experiment shows what happens to personal relations if you are rude to or ignore others.‎ D．The ones who have more friends usually are those who care about others.‎ E. Jane Elliott had shown that the way people are treated affects not only their behavior but also their confidence and their performance.‎ F. You may even imagine that this ability was something they were born with because it seems so effortless to them.‎ G. The second experiment tells us what teachers said had a great effect on the students.‎ ‎ 第二部分 语言运用(共两节，满分30分)‎ 第一节(共15小题：每小题1分，满分15分)‎ ‎ 阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。‎ A couple in Ohio accidentally dropped off a bag containing almost $100，000 at an Ohio charity shop. Thanks to 21 employees，they got money back．‎ The employees were going through 22 last week when they came across a 23 ．Inside was $ 97，004．“It was so much cash，”employee Kelsey Croy said．”I looked in the bag and we 24 it right there on the desk．And it was $ 97，004．”Thankfully，the owners ‎25 a receipt for tax purposes when they dropped off 26 that morning．The employees 27 called the couple but there was no 28 ．‎ Not wanting to 29 that amount of cash in the store，they called in the Zanesville Police Department． 30 repeated calls，officers finally got a hold of the couple．The couple hadn’t realized the money was 31 ．They told police they withdrew all their money to another bank．On the way，they 32 at the charity shop to donate a bag of clothes．That’s 33 the money ended up there．“When we finally 34 them，they just asked if they could get it sometime tomorrow．”the officer said．‎ The couple has since made contact with the original 35 who found the money to thank them．“I'm just glad that I meet with a bunch of honest and loyal people，”Croy said．‎ ‎21．A．honest B．generous C．brave D．clever ‎22．A．goods B．donations C．food D．money ‎23．A．suitcase B．box C．bag D．wallet ‎24．A．put B．counted C．hid D．cleared ‎25．A．asked for B．asked about C．gave up D．gave out ‎26．A．cards B．fruits C．bills D．clothes ‎27．A．surprisingly B．hesitatingly C．eventually D．immediately ‎28．A．concern B．information C．reply D．1etter ‎29．A．deposit B．1eave C．waste D．spend ‎30．A．After B．During C．Before D．In ‎31．A．found B．missing C．stolen D．forgotten ‎32．A．stopped B．sighed C．quarreled D．wandered ‎33．A．why B．when C．where D．how ‎34．A．inspected to B．got rid of C．got through D．dropped in on ‎35．A．police B．officers C．customer D．employee 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。‎ China will emerge stronger from the coronavirus challenge，experts said at a seminar here on Tuesday，while 36 (praise)China’s efforts to stop the impact of the ‎ COVID-19 epidemic(传染病)．‎ Speaking at the seminar 37 (title)“Battling Coronavirus，”Sumit Mullick，chief information commissioner of India’s southwestern state of Maharashtra，said that China has created a new criterion in addressing a health issue by quarantining(隔离)Wuhan，the epicenter city of the virus outbreak．‎ ‎“The coronavirus does not understand or respect borders．It does not need a visa or passport．”Mullick said．“Challenges are 38 (true)in global in nature．”‎ However，Chinese labs have quickly decoded the genetic sequence of the coronavirus and shared it with the world， 39 is now working on a new vaccine，he said．‎ R．N．Bhaskar，a senior journalist and consulting editor with Indian English newspaper Free Press Journal，said that China is doing all it can 40 (contain)the spread of the virus and create a vaccine．‎ ‎“As 41 very big player in the global economy，there will be negative impact 42 the Chinese economy for a temporary period．However，thanks to the swift responses to the virus outbreak，the Chinese economy will overcome this crisis and emerge stronger，”he added．‎ Health officials at the panel discussion also listed the steps 43 (take)to fight the virus and shared their experiences in countering misinformation and creating 44 (aware)among the public at large．‎ The event 45 (organize)jointly by the Observer Research Foundation，a think-tank body，along with the Chinese Consulate General in Mumbai．‎ ‎ 第三部分 写作(共两节，满分40分)‎ 第一节(满分15分)‎ ‎ 假定你是李华，你校将于下周五举办跳绳(skipping rope)比赛。请用英语给你校英国交换生Steven写一封电子邮件，邀请他参加，内容包括：‎ ‎ 1．时间和地点；‎ ‎ 2．目的和形式；‎ ‎ 3．设置的奖项。‎ 注意：‎ ‎ 1．词数80左右；‎ ‎ 2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；‎ ‎ 3．开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。‎ Dear Steven，‎ ‎________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________‎ 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，使之构成一篇完整的短文。‎ 续写的词数应为150左右。‎ A knock at the front door announced a visitor. Phil Radcliffe opened the door, looked down, and found a small boy of about 10, head down and face hidden, nose sniffling(抽鼻子), obviously in some unhappiness.‎ Phil and his wife Molly lived in this neighbourhood for almost three decades. The families here all knew and trusted one another. Youngsters bounced from home to home looking for friends and entertainment. In the school holidays, Molly and Phil had been known to take children at a time to the local cinema to give some of the parents a break.‎ Having taken him to the living room and had him seated, Phil asked the boy, “Philip, what’s happened?”‎ The boy seemed genuinely upset by the inquiry. “Sorry, Mr. Radcliffe,” he sobbed, “My dad’s just left home. He’s not going to live with us anymore. Mum’s crying. It’s made me cry. I don’t think I’m going to see him again.”‎ Phil sat down next to him and put a comforting arm around his shoulders, trying to reassure the youngster, “I’m sure that you’ll see your father again very soon, Philip. You’re a lovely boy and he’ll want to see you a lot. And your teachers will understand if sometimes you’re a bit sad.”‎ The boy wiped away his tears with the back of a hand.‎ ‎“Let me get something for us,” Phil suggested. He went into the kitchen, and then returned with an orange juice for the boy, a coffee for himself and a selection of biscuits for them. However upset he might have been, young Philip was obviously happy with the drink and concentrated on the chocolate samples among the biscuits.‎ Once the boy seemed more settled, Phil proposed, “Perhaps you should call your mum and tell her where you are, so that she doesn’t worry.”‎ ‎“It’s OK, Mr. Radcliffe,” he insisted. “I’ll go home in a few minutes. But I like talking to you.”‎ ‎“You can stay as long as you want, Philip. I just don’t want your mother to think that she’s lost you.”‎ 注意:‎ ‎1. 所续写短文的词数应为150左右；‎ ‎2. 续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好；‎ Paragraph 1:‎ The response surprised and troubled Philip.‎ ‎_____________________________________________________________________________________________‎ Paragraph 2:‎ On the doorstep, young Philip looked up at his friendly neighbor.‎ 高二年级英语学科试题 第一部分阅读(共两节，满分50分)‎ 第一节(共15小题;每小题2.5分，满分37.5 分)‎ ‎1D 2B 3D 4B ‎5C 6D ‎7A ‎8A ‎9C 10B 11D ‎12C ‎13A ‎14C 15D 第二节(共5小题:每小题2.5分，满分12.5分)‎ ‎16F‎ ‎17A ‎18C 19E 20B 第二部分 语言运用(共两节，满分30分)‎ 第一节(共15小题：每小题1分，满分15分)‎ ‎ 21-25 ABCBA 26-30DDCBA 31-35BADCD 第二节(共10小题：每小题1.5分，满分15分)‎ ‎36．praising 37．titled 38．truly 39．which 40．to contain ‎41．a 42．on 43．taken 44．awareness 45．was organized 第三部分 写作(共两节，满分40分)‎ 第一节(满分15分)‎ Dear Steven,‎ I have a piece of good news to tell you that there will be a skipping rope competition to be held on the playground of our school next Friday. I sincerely invite you to join in it.‎ The competition will be held in the form of single skipping rope and team skipping rope. The student or the team who skips most will win first prize and many prizes will be given to the players who are in top 10.‎ I hope you can join in with us. I'm looking forward to your reply.‎ ‎ Yours,‎ ‎ Li Hua 第二节(满分25 分)‎ Paragraph 1:‎ The response surprised and troubled Philip. He asked Phil if he would lose her one day. He was worried about she would die and he would be without her. Phil comforted him, “Philip, please don’t worry about your mother. She’s still young and she’ll be with you. Of course, one day, she will die—but we all die. When that happens, you’ll be a different person, an older person. It will be hard but you’ll manage it successfully—believe me.”‎ Paragraph 2:‎ On the doorstep, young Philip looked up at his friendly neighbour. “Thank you very much, Mr. Radcliffe. I feel a bit better now. Can I call again sometime?” “Of course,” Phil promised. “Come and talk whenever you like. Molly and I love seeing you and your friends.” The boy then said very quietly, “But you might be out. Or you might move away.” Phil cast a kind look at the boy, placed a comforting hand on his shoulder, and assured him, “Don’t worry. Whenever you want me, I’ll be there. Whatever happens, I promise you that I’ll be your friend as long as you trust me.”‎ ‎ ‎