甘肃省静宁县第一中学2019-2020学年高二下学期期中考试（第二次月考）英语试题

甘肃省静宁县第一中学2019-2020学年高二下学期期中考试（第二次月考）英语试题

静宁一中2019-2020学年度高二级第二学期第二次试题（卷）‎ 英 语 ‎（考试时间：120分钟 试卷满分：150分）‎ 第一部分 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。‎ A Music Opera at Music Hall：1243 Elm Street. The season runs June through August, with additional performances in March and September. The Opera honors Enjoy the Arts membership discounts. Phone: 241–2742. ‎ Chamber Orchestra: The Orchestra plays at Memorial Hall at 1406 Elm Street, which offers several concerts from March through June. Call 723–1182 for more information.‎ ‎ Symphony Orchestra: At Music Hall and Riverbend. For ticket sales, call 381–3300. Regular season runs September through May at Music Hall and in summer at Riverbend.‎ College Conservatory of Music (CCM): Performances are on the main campus(校园) of the university, usually at Patricia Cobbett Theater. CCM organizes a variety of events, including performances by the well-known LaSalle Quartet, CCM’s Philharmonic Orchestra, and various groups of musicians presenting Baroque through modern music. Students with I.D. cards can attend the events for free. A free schedule of events for each term is available by calling the box office at 556–4183. ‎ Riverbend Music Theater: 6295 Kellogg Ave. Large outdoor theater with the closest seats under cover (price difference). Big name shows all summer long! Phone: 232–6220.‎ ‎1. Which number should you call if you want to see an opera?‎ ‎ A. 241–2742. B. 723–1182. C. 381–3300. D. 232–6220.‎ ‎2. When can you go to a concert by Chamber Orchestra?‎ A. February. B. May. C. August. D. November.‎ ‎3. Where can student go for free performances with their I.D. cards?‎ A. Music Hall. B. Memorial Hall. ‎ C. Patricia Cobbett Theater. D. Riverbend Music Theater.‎ ‎4. How is Riverbend Music Theater different from the other places?‎ A. It has seats in the open air. B. It gives shows all year round.‎ C. It offers membership discounts. D. It presents famous musical works.‎ B The Boy Made It!‎ ‎ One Sunday, Nicholas, a teenager, went skiing at Sugarloaf Mountain in Maine. In the early afternoon, when he was planning to go home, a fierce snowstorm swept into the area. Unable to see far, he accidentally turned off the path. Before he knew it, Nicholas was lost, all alone! He didn’t have food, water, a phone, or other supplies. He was getting colder by the minute.‎ ‎ Nicholas had no idea where he was. He tried not to panic. He thought about all the survival shows he had watched on TV. It was time to put the tips he had learned to use.‎ He decided to stop skiing. There was a better chance of someone finding him if he stayed put. The first thing he did was to find shelter form the freezing wind and snow. If he didn’t, his body temperature would get very low, which could quickly kill him.‎ ‎ Using his skis, Nicholas built a snow cave. He gathered a huge mass of snow and dug out a hole in the middle. Then he piled branches on top of himself, like a blanket, to stay as warm as he could.‎ By that evening, Nicholas was really hungry. He ate snow and drank water from a nearby stream so that his body wouldn’t lose too much water. Not knowing how much longer he could last, Nicholas did the only thing he could- he huddled(蜷缩) in his cave and slept.‎ ‎ The next day, Nicholas went out to look for help, but he couldn’t find anyone. He followed his tracks and returned to the snow cave, because without shelter, he could die that night. On Tuesday, Nicholas went out to find help. He had walked for about a mile when a volunteer searcher found him. After two days stuck in the snow, Nicholas was saved.‎ ‎ Nicholas might not have survived this snowstorm had it not been for TV. He had often watched Grylls’ survival show. Man vs. Wild. That’s where he learned the tips that saved his life, In each episode(一期节目)of Man vs. Wild, Grylls is abandoned in a wild area and has to find his way out.‎ ‎ When Grylls heard about Nicholas’ amazing deeds, he was super impressed that Nicholas had made it since he knew better than anyone how hard Nicholas had to work to stay alive.‎ ‎5. What happened to Nicholas one Sunday afternoon?‎ A. He got lost. B. He broke his skis.‎ C. He hurt his eyes D. He caught a cold ‎6. How did Nicholas keep himself warm?‎ A. He found a shelter. B. He lighted some branches.‎ C. He kept on skiing. D. He built a snow cave.‎ ‎7. On Tuesday, Nicholas _____.‎ A. returned to his shelter safely B. was saved by a searcher C. got stuck in the snow D. stayed where he was ‎8. Nicholas left Grylls a very deep impression because he _____.‎ A. did the right things in the dangerous situation B. watched Grylls’ TV program regularly C. created some tips for survival D. was very hard-working C ‎ By the end of the century, if not sooner, the world’s oceans will be bluer and greener thanks to a warming climate, according to a new study.‎ At the heart of the phenomenon lie tiny marine microorganisms(海洋微生物) called phytoplankton. Because of the way light reflects off the organisms, these phytoplankton create colourful patterns at the ocean surface. Ocean colour varies from green to blue, depending on the type and concentration of phytoplankton. Climate change will fuel the growth of phytoplankton in some areas, while reducing it in other spots, leading to changes in the ocean’s appearance.‎ Phytoplankton live at the ocean surface, where they pull carbon dioxide(二氧化碳) into the ocean while giving off oxygen. When these organisms die, they bury carbon in the deep ocean, an important process that helps to regulate the global climate. But phytoplankton are vulnerable to the ocean’s warming trend. Warming changes key characteristics of the ocean and can affect phytoplankton growth, since they need not only sunlight and carbon dioxide to grow, but also nutrients.‎ Stephanie Dutkiewicz, a scientist in MIT’s Center for Global Change Science, built a climate model that projects changes to the oceans throughout the century. In a world that warms up by 3℃, it found that multiple changes to the colour of the oceans would occur. The model projects that currently blue areas with little phytoplankton could become even bluer. But in some waters, such as those of the Arctic, a warming will make conditions riper for phytoplankton, and these areas will turn greener. “Not only are the quantities of phytoplankton in the ocean changing. ” she said, “but the type of phytoplankton is changing.”‎ And why does that matter? Phytoplankton are the base of the food web. If certain kinds begin to disappear from the ocean, Dutkiewicz said, “it will change the type of fish that will be able to survive.” Those kinds of changes could affect the food chain.‎ Whatever colour changes the ocean experiences in the coming decades will probably be too gradual and unnoticeable, but they could mean significant changes. “It’ll be a while before we can statistically show that the changes are happening because of climate change,” Dutkiewicz said, “but the change in the colour of the ocean will be one of the early warning signals that we really have changed our planet.”‎ ‎9. What are the first two paragraphs mainly about?‎ A. The various patterns at the ocean surface.‎ B. The cause of the changes in ocean colour.‎ C. The way light reflects off marine organisms.‎ D. The efforts to fuel the growth of phytoplankton.‎ ‎10. What does the underlined word “vulnerable” in Paragraph 3 probably mean?‎ A. Sensitive. B. Beneficial. C. Significant. D. Unnoticeable.‎ ‎11. What can we learn from the passage?‎ A. Phytoplankton play a declining role in the marine ecosystem.‎ B. Dutkiewicz’s model aims to project phytoplankton changes.‎ C. Phytoplankton have been used to control global climate.‎ D. Oceans with more phytoplankton may appear greener.‎ ‎12. What is the main purpose of the passage?‎ A. To assess the consequences of ocean colour changes.‎ B. To analyse the composition of the ocean food chain.‎ C. To explain the effects of climate change on oceans.‎ D. To introduce a new method to study phytoplankton.‎ D ‎"I do hope that by writing about their stories, I’m helping things change for the better. ” ‎ Li Xueqing, a China Daily journalist, based in New York City They’re neither medical workers in close contact with the novel coronavirus nor government officials who receive the latest updates of the situation – yet they’re keeping us informed of the development of the epidemic. They are the media, and their eyes are far-seeing. ‎ Zhu Xingxin is one such member of the media: a photographer with China Daily. He visited Tongji Hospital affiliated with Tongji Medical College of Huazhong University of Science and Technology in Wuhan on Feb 3 to report on the lives of medical workers.‎ Before entering the isolation ward (隔离病房), Zhu had to put on protective gear (装备) like the doctors: a protective suit, a surgical mask, goggles (护目镜), disposable (一次性的) gloves and shoe covers. He described it as “stuffy (闷热的)” with all the layers on. “I felt anoxic (缺氧的) under the masks,” he wrote on China Daily. “So I lowered my voice and slowed down my motions, trying to make myself feel better.”‎ The eyes of the media are not just here to see, but also to scrutinize. [来源:学。科。网]‎ On Feb 9, for example, a bus in Wuhan carrying severely ill patients was caught in traffic with no one guiding them and no hospitals claiming them. The incident was witnessed by Global Times journalists and was soon reported online. It ended with all the patients being properly settled in hospitals and officials in charge being held responsible. But it’s possible that without journalists this incident would never have been exposed.‎ Li Xueqing, a China Daily journalist, based in New York City, is also aware of the media’s role as a watchdog (监督者). She wrote a story last month about a group of Wuhan University alumni (校友) in New York City who donated medical equipment to hospitals in Wuhan. She was impressed by how they managed to collect such a large amount of supplies and build an international shipping pathway in such a short time. Yet she was also disturbed by how all the complex (繁复的) paperwork and bureaucratic (官僚主义的) procedures added to their already heavy workload.‎ ‎“I do hope that by writing about their stories, I’m helping things change for the better,” said Li. ‎ Indeed, the media is like a pair of eyes watching out for us as they report on the world’s most important news.[来源:学.科.网]‎ ‎（选自Reuters）‎ ‎13. By describing Zhu Xingxin’s experience in Wuhan, the author intends to show _______.‎ A. what journalists should pay attention to while working B. how medical workers fight against the virus C. the efforts journalists make to report on the frontline ‎ D. the importance of the media in fighting the epidemic ‎ ‎14. What happened after Global Times journalists reported what they had witnessed on Feb 9? ‎ A. All the patients received proper treatment.‎ B. The officials apologized for what had happened.‎ C. The journalists were warned by the officials. ‎ D. The patients received donations from overseas.‎ ‎15. How does Li Xueqing hope to improve the alumni’s donation process?‎ A. Making shipping methods more convenient.‎ B. Simplifying paperwork and procedures.‎ C. Creating more professional quality tests.‎ D. Reducing the heavy workloads of medical workers fighting the virus.‎ 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。‎ Easy Ways to Keep Your Brain Sharp Everyone is forgetful, but as we age, we start to feel like our brains are slowing down a bit—and that can be a very annoying thing. 16 Read on for some techniques worth trying.‎ ‎1. 17 ‎ People who regularly made plans and looked forward to upcoming events had a 50 percent reduced chance of Alzheimer's disease (早老性痴呆症), according to a recent study. 18 Something as simple as setting a goal to have a weekly coffee date with a friend will do. There's evidence that people who have a purpose in life or who are working on long or short-term goals appear to do better. In other words, keep your brain looking forward.‎ ‎2. Go for a walk.‎ Mildly raised glucose (葡萄糖) levels can harm the area of the brain that helps you form memories and physical activity can help get blood glucose down to normal levels. In fact, exercise produces chemicals that are good for your brain. 19 ‎ ‎3. Learn something new.‎ Take a Spanish class online, join a drawing club, or learn to play cards. A study found that mental stimulation (刺激) limits the weakening effects of aging on memory and the mind. But the best thing for your brain is when you learn something new and are physically active at the same time. 20 Or go dancing with your friends.‎ A. Focus on the future.‎ B. This can be especially harmful to the aged.‎ C. It should be something like learning gardening.‎ D. So take a few minutes each day to do some reading. ‎ E. But don't worry if your schedule isn't filled with life-changing events.‎ F. Luckily, research shows there is a lot you can do to avoid those moments.‎ G. In other words, when you take care of your body, you take care of your brain.‎ 第二部分　语言知识运用(共三节，满分75分)‎ 第一节 完形填空(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。‎ Charlotte Whitehead was born in England in 1843, and moved to Montreal, Canada at the age five with her family．While 21 her ill elder sister throughout the years, Charlotte discovered she had a(an) 22 in medicine．At 18 she married and 23 a family．Several years later, Charlotte said she wanted to be a 24 ．Her husband supported her decision．‎ ‎ 25 , Canadian medical schools did not 26 women students at the time． Therefore, Charlotte went to the United States to study 27 at the Women’s Medical College in Philadelphia．It took her five years to 28 her medical degree．‎ Upon graduation, Charlotte 29 to Montreal and set up a private 30 ．Three years later, she moved to Winnipeg, Manitoba, and there she was once again a 31 doctor．Many of her patients were from the nearby timber and railway camps．Charlotte 32 herself operating on damaged limbs and setting 33 bones, in addition to delivering all the babies in the area． ‎ But Charlotte had been practicing without a license．She had 34 a doctor’s license in both Montreal and Winnipeg, but was 35 ．The Manitoba College of Physicians and Surgeons, an all-male board, wanted her to 36 her studies at a Canadian medical college! Charlotte refused to 37 her patients to spend time studying what she already knew．So in 1887, she appeared to the Manitoba Legislature to 38 a license to her but they, too, refused．Charlotte 39 to practice without a license until 1912．She died four years later at the age of 73． ‎ In 1993, 77 years after her 40 , a medical license was issued to Charlotte．This decision was made by the Manitoba Legislature to honor “this courageous and pioneering woman．” ‎ ‎21．A．raising B．teaching C．nursing D．missing ‎ ‎22．A．habit B．interest C．opinion D．voice ‎ ‎23．A．invented B．selected C．offered D．started ‎ ‎24．A．doctor B．musician C．lawyer D．physicist ‎ ‎25．A．Besides B．Unfortunately C．Otherwise D．Eventually ‎ ‎26．A．hire B．entertain C．trust D．accept ‎ ‎27．A．history B．physics C．medicine D．law ‎ ‎28．A．improve B．save C．design D．earn ‎ ‎29．A．returned B．escaped C．spread D．wandered ‎ ‎30．A．school B．museum C．clinic D．lab ‎ ‎31．A．busy B．wealthy C．greedy D．lucky ‎ ‎32．A．helped B．found C．troubled D．imagined ‎ ‎33．A．harmful B．tired C．broken D．weak ‎ ‎34．A．put away B．taken over C．turned in D．applied for ‎ ‎35．A．punished B．refused C．blamed D．fired ‎ ‎36．A．display B．change C．preview D．complete ‎ ‎37．A．leave B．charge C．test D．cure ‎ ‎38．A．sell B．donate C．issue D．show ‎ ‎39．A．continued B．promised C．pretended D．dreamed ‎ ‎40．A．birth B．death C．wedding D．graduation ‎ 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。‎ One Sunday morning in August I went to local music festival. I left it early because I had an appointment 41 (late) that day. My friends walked me to the bus stop and waited with me 42 the bus arrived. I got on the bus and found a seat near the back, and then I noticed a man 43 (sit) at the front. He 44 (pretend) that a tiger toy was real and giving it a voice. He must be 45 (mental) disabled. Behind him were other people to 46 he was trying to talk, but after some minutes 47 walked away and sat near me, looking annoyed. I didn’t want to be laughed at for talking to him but I didn’t like leaving him 48 his own either. After a while I rose from my seat and walked to the front of the bus. I sat next to the man and introduced myself. We had 49 amazing conversation. He got off the bus before me and I felt very happy the rest of the way home. I’m glad I made a choice. It made 50 of us feel good.‎ 第三节 (共20空；每空1.5分，满分30分)‎ 根据首字母及括号中单词和汉语意思写出相应单词的正确形式，使句子意思完整。‎ 51. A collection of paintings by David Hockney is on e________ in the Museum of Art.‎ ‎52. The car accident has caused ________ (永久的) damage to Jane’s eyesight.‎ ‎53. This price is Andrew’s ________ (最低限度), so he refuses to lower it any further.‎ ‎54. At that time, I found it hard to c________(表达) my feelings in words.‎ ‎55. Eric’s statement is ________ (矛盾的) to what he said before.‎ ‎56. Mr. Black ________ (滥用) his position as Mayor to give jobs to his friends and was punished.‎ ‎57. It is ________ (legal) to sell tobacco to children under 16.‎ ‎58 .Because of the economic crisis, some small companies are having to fight for ________ (survive).‎ ‎59. Many believe that poverty is a direct c________ (后果) of overpopulation.‎ ‎60. Language is a social and cultural ________ (现象).‎ ‎61.The ________(平均) age of the boys in this class is twelve years old.‎ ‎62. I think people should advocate __________ (improve) the way we use energy today.‎ ‎63. The invention of paper is a great ________ (contribute) to human civilization.‎ ‎64.They paid famous artists to paint pictures of themselves, their houses and __________ (possess) as well as their activities and achievements.‎ ‎65. Frick had a ________ (prefer) for pre-twentieth century Western paintings, and they are well-presented in the excellent collection.‎ ‎66. Guggenheim museum will ________(吸引)to those who love Impressionist paintings.‎ ‎67. This means that after a while your body becomes _________(accustom) to having nicotine in it.‎ ‎68. I certainly didn’t know their babies may have a smaller birth weight or even be ___________（normal） in some way. ‎ ‎69.You see, during _________(青春期) I also smoked and became 70.________（addict） to cigarettes.‎ 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）[来源:学#科#网Z#X#X#K]‎ 假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，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、删改或修改。学@科网 增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（Λ），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。‎ Christie was one of my best friend at high school. At that time, we often spend time together. Thank to her help, I made a great progress in my study. Last year, she decided to study abroad. In other word, we would be separated for a long time. After her leaving, I prepared a gift to show my best wishes to him. She said it was the best gift she has ever had. From then on, we’ve kept touch with each other through e-mails. I look forward to see her again in the near future. ‎ 第二节 书面表达（满分25分）[来源:学*科*网]‎ 国庆长假期间，各地景区垃圾剧增，给保洁人员带来巨大负担，也暴露出游人环保意识薄弱。假如你是长城景区的一位导游，请以“Say no to travel waste”为题写一篇倡议书，倡导游客摈弃不文明行为，杜绝垃圾乱扔现象。‎ 要点包括：1.向游客简要介绍长城这一伟大奇观 ‎2. 描述景点中出现的乱扔垃圾的不文明行为 ‎3. 呼吁大家行动起来，摈弃不文明行为，共同保护我们被赋予的自然之美。‎ 词数：100左右 ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎2020高二级第二次考试参考答案 阅读理解（每小题2分，共30分）‎ ‎1—4 A B C A 5—8 A D B A 9—12 B A D C 13—15 C A B 七选五（每小题2分，共10分）‎ ‎16F 17A 18 E 19 G 20 C 完形填空（每小题1.5分，共30分）‎ ‎21—25 C B D A B 26—30 D C D A C 31—35 A B C D B 36—40 D A C A B[来源:学&科&网]‎ 语法填空（每小题1.5分，共15分）‎ ‎41. later 42. until 43.sitting 44. pretended 45.mentally 46. whom ‎47. he 48. on 49. an 50. both 单词拼写（每小题1.5分，共30分）‎ ‎51.exhibition 52.permanent 53.minimum 54.convey 55.contradictory ‎56.abused 57.illegal 58.survival 59.consequence 60.phenomenon 61.average 62.improving 63.contribution 64.possessions 65.preference ‎66.appeal 67.accustomed 68.abnormal 69.adolecence 70.addicted 短文改错（每小题1分，共10分）‎ ‎71.friend—friends 72.spend—spent 73.Thank—Thanks 74.去掉a 75.word--words 76.After--Before 77.him—her 78.has—had 79.kept后加 in 80.see--seeing 写作范文（共25分）‎ Dear guests,‎ ‎ Welcome to the Great Wall. As a famous saying goes, he who doesn’t reach the Great Wall is not a true man. It is believed to be the only man-made object that can be seen in space. Therefore, many people come here to appreciate the great wonder as well as the beautiful scenery.‎ ‎ Attractive as it is, there is something annoying. You can see waste here and there, which is thrown casually by some tourists. As a result cleaners here have to work extremely hard to get rid of the waste. Worse still, people slip because of fruit skins.‎ ‎ So it’s high time that we should say no to travel waste and stop littering. Moreover, we are supposed to be aware that it is everyone’s responsibility to protect the beauty of our environment. So that we can have a good time and pleasure of appreciating nature.‎ If everyone does his bit, it will surely make a great difference! Let’s take action at once!‎