【英语】甘肃省张掖市山丹一中2019-2020学年高二下学期期中考试试题

【英语】甘肃省张掖市山丹一中2019-2020学年高二下学期期中考试试题

甘肃省张掖市山丹一中2019-2020学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题 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,从每題所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。‎ A SPECIAL EVENTS THIS WEEKEND Captain Goodfellow Do your children enjoy interesting stories,funny games,and exciting dances？Captain Goodfellow will be ready to teach all these things to children of all ages at the City Theatre on Saturday morning at 10：00, free. ‎ Walking Tour of the Town Forget your worries on Saturday morning. Take a beautiful walk and learn about local history. Meet at the front entrance of City Hall at 9：30. Wear comfortable shoes!‎ Films at the Museum Two European films will be shown on Saturday afternoon at the Museum Theatre. See Broken Window at 1：30. The Workers will be at 3：45. For further information, call 4987898. ‎ International Picnic Are you tired of eating the same food every day？Come to Central Park on Saturday and enjoy food from all over the world. Delicious and not expensive. Noon to 5：00pm. ‎ Take me out to the Ballgame It’s October, and tonight is your last chance to see the Redbirds this year. Get your tickets at the gate. It might be cold outside. Don’t forget sweaters and jackets. ‎ Do You Want to Hear"The Zoo"?‎ ‎"The Zoo",a popular rock band from Australia,will give their first US concert tomorrow night at 8：00at Rose Hall, City College. ‎ ‎1. You can probably eat Chinese, Italian, and Arab food . ‎ A. at the front entrance of City Hall B. at the Ballgame C. at the City Theatre D. at ‎Central Park ‎2. If you want to kill some time indoors on Saturday afternoon, you would probably go to . ‎ A. City College B. the Museum Theatre C. the City Theatre D. ‎Central Park ‎3. This article is most likely to be seen in the section of a newspaper. ‎ A. sports B. science C. culture D. life. ‎ B My mom only had one eye．I hated her…she was such an embarrassment．My mom ran a small shop at a flea market．She collected little weeds and such to sell…anything for the money we needed．‎ There was this one day during elementary school．I remember that it was field day，and my mom came．I was so embarrassed．How could she do this to me？I threw her a hateful look and ran out．‎ I wished that my mom would just disappear from this world so I said to my mom，"Mom，why don’t you have the other eye？You’re only going to make me a laughingstock．Why don’t you just die？"My mom did not respond．‎ That night…I woke up，and went to the kitchen to get a glass of water．My mom was crying there，so quietly，as if she was afraid that she might wake me．I took a look at her，and then turned away．Because of the thing I had said to her earlier，there was something pinching at me in the corner of my heart．Even so，I hated my mother who was crying out of her one eye．So I told myself that I would grow up and become successful，because I hated my one-eyed mom and our desperate poverty．‎ Then I studied really hard．I left my mother and came to Seoul and studied，and got accepted in the Seoul University with all the confidence I had．Then，I got married．I’m living happily as a successful man．I like it here because it’s a place that doesn’t remind me of my mom．‎ This happiness was getting bigger and bigger，when someone unexpected came to see me"What？Who’s this？"It was my mother…Still with her one eye．It felt as if the whole sky was falling apart on me．My little girl ran away，scared of my mom’s eye．‎ And I asked her，"Who are you？I don’t know you!!"as if I tried to make that real．‎ I screamed at her"How dare you come to my house and scare my daughter! Get out of here now!!"And to this，my mother quietly answered，"oh，I’m so sorry．I may have gotten the wrong address，"and she disappeared．Thank goodness…she doesn’t recognize me．I was quite relieved．I told myself that I wasn’t going to care，or think about this for the rest of my life．‎ One day，a letter regarding a school reunion came to my house．I lied to my wife saying that I was going on a business trip．After the reunion，I went down to the old shack，that I used to call a house…just out of curiosity there，I found my mother fallen on the cold ground．But I did not shed a single tear．She had a piece of paper in her hand…．it was a letter to me．‎ She wrote：‎ My son，I think my life has been long enough now．And…I won’t visit Seoul anymore…but would it be too much to ask if I wanted you to come visit me once in a while？I miss you so much．And I was so glad when I heard you were coming for the reunion．But I decided not to go to the school…．For you…I’m sorry that I only have one eye，and I was an embarrassment for you．You see，when you were very little，you got into an accident，and lost your eye．As a mother，I couldn’t stand watching you having to grow up with only one eye…so I gave you mine…I was so proud of my son that was seeing a whole new world for me，in my place，with that eye．The couple times that you were angry with me．I thought to myself，’it’s because he loves me．’I love you．You mean the world to me．‎ My World Shattered．I hated the person who only lived for me．I cried for My Mother，I didn’t know of any way that will make up for my worst deeds…‎ ‎4. What did the writer’s mother do when he was young?‎ A. A cook. B. A worker. C. A businesswoman. D. A cleaner.‎ ‎5. The writer thought his mother was such an embarrassment because ？‎ A．his mother only had one eye B．his mother was desperately poor C．his mother went to his school D．his mother ran a small shop at a flea market ‎6. The writer studied very hard in order to_______ .‎ A. go to a famous university B. become a successful man C. live far away from his mother D. make his mother live happily ‎7. Which one is the best title?‎ A．An embarrassment or a pride B．A letter from my mother C．Charm of the love D．The road to growth．‎ C Scientists think they have answered a mystery: How some ocean creatures got so huge so quickly.‎ A few million years ago, the largest whales, averaged about 15 feet long. Then seemingly overnight, one type of whale, the toothless baleen whale（须鲸类）became huge. Modern blue whales get as big as 100 feet. Nicholas Pyenson of the Smithsonian Natural History Museum said, "Why is that?" "It happened in the glance of an evolutionary eye, which makes it harder to figure out what happened," said Graham Slater, lead author of the study. Their study has suggested an answer: Ice ages in the last 3 to 5 million years started it, changing the oceans and food supply for whales.‎ The researchers used fossil records of the smaller whales to create a family tree for baleen whales which include blue whales, humpbacks and right whales. Using computer simulations（模拟）and knowledge about how evolution works, they concluded that when the size changes started, the poles got colder, ice expanded and the water circulation in the oceans changed and winds shifted, Slater and Pyenson said cold water went deep and moved closer to the equator(赤道）and then eventually moved back up with small fish and other small animals that whales eat.‎ Baleen whale, which have no teeth, feed by eating huge amounts of fish they capture. Toothed whales, like sperm whales (抹香鲸), hunt individual fish, so the ocean chants that made food less evenly spread out didn’t affect them as much. But baleen whales hunt schools of fish.‎ Olivier Lambert at the Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences calls it "a really convincing situation". But he said the lack of fossils in certain time periods is an issue. As oceans warm from man-made climate change, the seas will be more like it was when the whales smaller and they will have a more difficult time surviving.‎ ‎8.What does the author mean by "It happened in the glance of an evolutionary eye" in the second paragraph?‎ A. The change of baleen whales happened too quickly.‎ B. The change of baleen whales was too difficult to explore.‎ C. Researchers paid little attention to the change of baleen whales.‎ D. Researchers thought the change of baleen whales was unimportant.‎ ‎9.What played the key role in baleen whales’ becoming huge?‎ A. Man-made climate change. ‎ B. Its eating a huge amount of fish.‎ C. The water circulation in the oceans. ‎ D. The increase of food supply for whales.‎ ‎10.What do we know about sperm whales and blue whales according to the text?‎ A. Sperm whales eat more food.‎ B. Blue whaler live much longer.‎ C. Sperm whales prefer to hunt schools of fish.‎ D. Blue whales usually swallow schools of fish.‎ ‎11.What can we infer from the last paragraph?‎ A. There are no whale fossils now.‎ B. The whales may become even bigger.‎ C. Global warming has threatened the whales.‎ D. Olivier Lamber thinks the study is perfect.‎ D No poem should ever be discussed or “analyzed”, until it has been read aloud by someone, teacher or student. Better still, perhaps, is the practice of reading it twice, once at the beginning of the discussion and once at the end, so the sound of the poem is the last thing one hears.‎ All discussions of poetry are, in fact, preparations for reading it aloud, and the reading of the poem is, finally, the most telling(生动的）“interpretation” of it, suggesting tone, rhythm, and meaning all at once. Hearing a poet read the work in his or her own voice, on records or on film, is obviously a special reward. But even those aids to teaching can not replace the student and teacher reading it or, best of all, reciting it.‎ I have come to think, in fact, that time spent reading a poem aloud is much more important than “analyzing” it, if there isn’t time for both. I think one of our goals as teachers of English is to have students love poetry. Poetry is “a criticism of life”, and “a heightening of life”.It also deserves a place in the teaching of language and literature more central than it presently ‎ occupies.‎ I am not saying that every English teacher must teach poetry. Those who don’t like it should not be forced to put that dislike on anyone else. But those who do teach poetry must keep in mind a few things about its essential nature, about its sound as well as its sense, and they must make room in the classroom for hearing poetry as well as thinking about it.‎ ‎12. To have a better understanding of a poem, one should _____.‎ A. discuss it with others B. analyze it by oneself C. practice reading it aloud D. copy it down in a notebook ‎13. According to the writer, one of the purposes of teaching English is to get students _____.‎ A. to enjoy poetry B. to understand life C. to become teacher D. to become poets ‎14. The underlined word "make room "( in the last paragraph)probably means ____.‎ A. to build a booth B. to provide equipment C. to set aside enough space D. to leave a certain amount of time ‎15. What does the last sentence in the third paragraph imply?‎ A.Poetry is more important than any other subject.‎ B.More stress should be laid on the teaching of poetry.‎ C.One cannot enjoy life fully without an understanding of poetry.‎ D.Poetry is the foundation of all language and literature courses.‎ 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,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。选项中有两项为多余选项。‎ Recently some American scientists have given a useful piece of advice to people in ‎ industrialized nations. They say people should eat more of the same kind of food eaten by humans living more than 10,000 years ago. 16. .‎ The scientists say that the human life has changed greatly. Our bodies have not been able to deal with these changes in lifestyle and this had led to new kinds of sicknesses. 17. .So they are called"diseases of civilization". Many cancers and diseases of the blood system are examples of such diseases. ‎ Scientists noted that people in both the Old Stone Age and the New Stone Age enjoyed very little alcohol or tobacco,probably none. 18. .However, a change in food is one of the main differences between life in ancient times and that of today. ‎ Stone Age people hunted wild animals for their meat, which had much less fat than domestic ones. They ate a lot of fresh wild vegetables and fruits. They did not have milk or any other dairy products, and they made very little use of grains. 19. .We eat six times more salt than our ancestors. We eat more sugar. We eat twice as much fat but only one third as much protein and much less vitamin C. ‎ ‎20. But scientists say that we would be much healthier if we eat much the same way the ancient people did, cutting the amount of fatty, salty and sweet food. ‎ A. Stone Age people lived a simple life. ‎ B. But today, we enjoy eating a lot of these. ‎ C. In that case, they would live much healthier. ‎ D. Ancient people also got lots of physical exercise. ‎ E. These new sicknesses were not known in ancient times. ‎ F. People today probably don’t want to live like our ancestors. ‎ G. Modern people used to suffer from"diseases of civilization". ‎ 第二部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）‎ 第一节 完形填空（共20小题；域小题1.5分,满分30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,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。‎ Once upon a time, there ___21___ a big mango tree. A little boy loved to come and play around it every day. He climbed to the tree top, ___22___ the mangoes, and took a nap under the shadow… He loved the tree and the tree loved to play with him. ___23___ time went by, the little ‎ boy grew, and he no longer played around the tree.‎ One day, the boy came back to the tree with a sad ___24___on his face. “Come and play with me,” the tree asked the boy. “I am no longer a kid; I don’t play around trees anymore.” The boy replied, “I want ___25___. I need money to buy them.”“Sorry, I don’t have money… but you can get all my mangoes and sell them so you will have money.” The boy was so excited. He ___26___ all the mangoes on the tree and left happily. The boy didn’t come back. The tree was sad.‎ One day, the boy grown ___27___ a man returned. The tree was so excited. “Come and play with me,” the tree said. “I don’t have time to play. I have to work for my family. We need a house for ___28___. Can you help me?”“Sorry, I don’t have a house, but you can chop off my ___29___ to build your house.” So the man cut all the sticks off the tree and left happily. The tree was glad to see him happy ___30___ the boy didn’t come back afterward. The tree was ___31___ lonely and sad.One hot summer day, the man returned and the tree was ___34___. “Come and play with me!”The tree said. “I am sad and getting old. I want to go ___35___ to relax myself.‎ Can you give me a boat?”“Use my trunk to build your boat. You can travel far away and be happy.” So the man cut the tree trunk to make a boat. He went away and didn’t come back ___34___.‎ ‎___35___, the man returned after he had been gone for so many years. “Sorry, my boy, but I don’t have anything for you anymore. No more mangoes to give you.”‎ The tree said. “I don’t have teeth to ___36___,” the man replied“No more trunk for you to ___37___.” “I am too old for that now,” the man said.‎ ‎“I really can’t give you anything, the only thing left is my dying roots,” the tree aid with ___38___. “I don’t need much now, just a place to rest. I am tired after all these years,” the man replied. “Good! Old tree roots are the best place to lean ___39___ and rest. Come sit down with me and rest.” The boy sat down and the tree was glad and smiled ___40___.‎ ‎21. A. came B. lived C. appeared D. seemed ‎22. A. eating B. having eaten C. ate D. being eaten ‎23. A. As B. With C. During D. On ‎24. A. expression B. appearance C. feeling D. emotion ‎25. A. houses B. boats C. food D. toys ‎26. A. fetched B. picked C. bought D. robbed ‎27. A. up B. into C. with D. out ‎28. A.shelter B. shadow C. security D. shade ‎29. A. brands B. blocks C. belongs D. branches ‎30. A. while B. so C. but D. and ‎31. A. almost B. again C. actually D. already ‎32. A. delighted B. astonished C. depressed D. annoyed ‎33. A. hiking B. sailing C. camping D. cycling ‎34. A. for all time B. in a time C. at all time D. for a long time ‎35.A. Thankfully B. Unfortunately C. Finally D. Gradually ‎36.A. Chew B. swallow C. drink D. smell ‎37.A. play around B. leap over C. climb on D. cut up ‎38. A. happiness B. tiredness C. kindness D. sadness ‎39. A. over B. on C. back D. along ‎40. A. unhappily B. gracefully C. pitifully D. contentedly 第二节（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（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式,并将答案填写在答题卡上。‎ 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 streets 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 _driving 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 don’t use forks and knives for 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）‎ 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。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。‎ 增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（∧）,并在其下面写出该加的词。‎ 删除：把多余的间用斜线（）划掉。‎ 修改：在错的词下画一横线,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,多若(从第11处起）不计分。‎ Last Sunday morning, our class goes to visit the Science Museum. There we saw many scientific phenomena showing in such a simple and direct way that we understood it easily. During our visit, the teacher explained us how science works in our daily life. Then the teacher added that science also had its disadvantages if we didn’t use it proper. So we should learn it well but try to make the use of it properly to serve our society better. ‎ After the visit, I realized how an important role science plays on the development of our society. I’ll try my best to study science and use it as more as possible in my daily life. ‎ 第二节 书面表达（满分25分）‎ 假如你是第一高级中学的李华。你们市要举办一次招待外商的晚会,特向全市招聘晚会的主持人。你有意向参加, 请依据下列要点,给负责人写封英文书信,应聘这一岗位。‎ 要点：1.希望能够当该活动的主持人；‎ ‎2.个人情况介绍。‎ 注意：1.词数100左右（开头已经写好,不计入总词数）；‎ ‎2.可适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。‎ Dear Sir or Madam,‎ I’m Li Hua, a student from No.1 Senior School.____________________________________‎ ‎_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________‎ I am looking forward to your early reply.‎ Yours,‎ Li Hua ‎【参考答案】‎ ‎ 41.went 42.where 43.including 44.cultural 45.ours ‎46.of 47.differences 48. the 49.Generally 50. simpler 短文改错 ‎51．goes改为went ‎ ‎52．showing改为shown ‎ ‎53．it改为them ‎ ‎54．加to ‎55．proper改为properly ‎ ‎56．but改为and ‎ ‎57．去掉the ‎58．how改为what ‎59．on改为in ‎ ‎60．more改为much ‎ 书面表达 One possible version:‎ Dear Sir or Madam,‎ I’m Li Hua, a student from No.1 Senior School. The reason why I’m writing to you is that I’d like to apply for the host of treating the foreign merchants in our city next month, through which I hope to realize my dream of becoming a helpful person. Besides, I think it can benefit myself in the long run. ‎ Personally, I am qualified for the position. For one thing, I am a good organizer because I ‎ have successfully organized many parties and activities in our school. For another, I can speak English fluently and communicate with foreigners freely. Moreover, I am considered as an excellent doer. Whatever task I’m given, I am willing to accept and finish it perfectly.‎ I am looking forward to your early reply.‎ Yours sincerely,‎ Li Hua