河北省石家庄二中2020-2021学年高二8月线上考试（二）英语试题

河北省石家庄二中2020-2021学年高二8月线上考试（二）英语试题

‎____________________________________________________________________________________________‎ 石家庄二中2020-2021学年高二8月线上考试（二）‎ 英语 ‎(时间 60分钟,分值 100分）‎ 第一部分 阅读理解(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和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。‎ A The Best Family Reunion Spot in Every State The location for your family reunion could make the event. Choose one of these unique and comfortable spots in every state.‎ Alabama—Doublehead Resort, Town Creek You can’t beat the waterfront cottages available at Doublehead Resort. Each has a washer and a full kitchen. A cottage can sleep ten people, making this resort the perfect relaxing location for your family reunion. This could be the setting for another funny family vacation story.‎ Arkansas—Whitney Mountain Lodge, Garfield This Northwest Arkansas hotel has a breathtaking view of Beaver Lake. Located between the Rockies and the Appalachians, this peaceful site is the perfect place to escape with your family. They have three private dining rooms, all available for rent for your events. Arkansas might not be the first family reunion destination that comes to mind, but it has one of the coolest hidden sightseeing.‎ California—The Alisal Guest Ranch and Resort, Solvang If budget isn’t an issue, book a family reunion at the Alisal Guest Ranch Resort in the Santa Ynez Valley. This 10,000-acre cattle ranch (牧场) is the ideal reunion spot for horse-back-riding families, and there’s also a spa for the family members who would prefer to relax.‎ Delaware—Cape Henlopen State Park, Lewes Enjoy a beachside reunion at one of Delaware’s most scenic state parks. The pavilion (大帐篷) is available for rent, so make your base camp at the group site as you have fun at the two beaches and 18-hole golf course. You can also climb up to a former military bunker (碉堡) for a brief history ‎____________________________________________________________________________________________‎ ‎ lesson.‎ ‎1. What is Doublehead Resort special about?‎ A. The weather. B. The sightseeing. C. Its stories. D. Its cottages.‎ ‎2. Which spot offers history education?‎ A. Doublehead Resort. B. Whitney Mountain Lodge.‎ C. Cape Henlopen State Park. D. The Alisal Guest Ranch and Resort.‎ ‎3. In which section of a magazine can you read the text?‎ A. Daily life. B. Travel guide. C. Entertainment. D. Environment.‎ B I enjoy life because I am endlessly interested in people and their growth. My interest leads me to widen my knowledge of people, and this in turn makes me believe in the common goodness of mankind. I believe that the normal human heart is good since their birth. That is, it’s born sensitive and feeling eager to be approved and to approve, hungry for simple happiness and the chance to live.‎ Like Confucius, I am absorbed in the wonder of the earth, and the life on it. With a great faith in the human heart and its power to grow toward the light, I find here are reasons enough for hope and confidence in the future of mankind. The common sense of people will surely prove that mutual (相互的) support and cooperation are only sensible for the security and happiness of all. Such faith keeps me continually ready to do what one person can toward shaping the environment in which the human being can grow with freedom. This environment, I believe, is based upon the necessity for security and friendship.‎ I take heart in a promising fact that the future world will contain food supplies enough for the entire earth population. Our knowledge of medical science will be sufficient to improve the health of the whole human race. Our resources and education, if administered on a world scale, will lift the intelligence of the race.‎ Half a century ago, few people thought of world food, health and education. Many are thinking today of these things. Now I find my only questions about this: Are there enough people now who believe? Is there enough time left for the wise to act? It is a contest between ignorance and death, or wisdom and life. My faith in humanity stands firm.‎ ‎4. What results in the author’s belief in people’s goodness?‎ A. His understanding of people. B. His desire for happiness.‎ ‎____________________________________________________________________________________________‎ C. His sensitive attitude to life. D. His kindness to people.‎ ‎5. What should people do to build a secure and happy world?‎ A. Get ready to develop more friendship. B. Compete with others in everything.‎ C. Defeat others to get enough freedom. D. Help and cooperate with each other.‎ ‎6. What does the author want to express in paragraph 3?‎ A. His demand for the present life. B. His expectation of the future world.‎ C. His belief in better environment. D. His hope of human relationships.‎ ‎7. What may be the best title of the text?‎ A. Human Nature Is Good B. Believe in Ourselves C. Live a Happy Life D. Help People in Need C Playing tennis regularly could help keep people off death, but football, rugby and running may not help people to live longer, a study suggests.‎ A study followed more than 80,000 people for an average of nine years to find out if certain sports protected them against early death. It found that people who played racket sports regularly were the least likely to die over the study period, reducing their individual risk by 47 percent compared with people who did no exercise. Swimmers also reduced their chance of death by 28 percent, aerobics (有氧运动) fans by 27 percent and cyclists by 15 percent. Yet running appeared to have no impact at all on dying early, and neither did playing football or rugby.‎ Scientists say the difference may lie in the social aspect which goes alongside sports like tennis and squash (壁球), which often involve clubs and organized activities outside of the game. It means that people often have larger social net-works and tend to keep up activities into later life, both of which are proven to be good for health.‎ In contrast, people who play team sports often do not move onto a new sport once their teams break up for family, or injury reasons. They become watchers rather than participants in their chosen activity.‎ The researchers found that playing racket sports was associated with a 56 percent lower risk from heart death. Similarly, swimmers lowered their heart disease or stroke risk by 41 percent, and people who took part in activities like aerobics, dance or gymnastics lowered their risk by 36 percent. But again running, football and rugby had no significant impact on heart deaths.‎ ‎____________________________________________________________________________________________‎ However, other experts argue that this study must not be misinterpreted as showing that running and football do not protect against heart disease. In this study both runners and footballers had a lower rate of death from heart disease.‎ ‎8. Which sport has hardly any impact on protecting people against early death?‎ A. Cycling. B. Swimming. C. Rugby. D. Tennis.‎ ‎9. According to the study, which makes a big difference in keeping healthy?‎ A. Playing basketball with their friends occasionally. B. Watching football games every day.‎ C. Taking up gymnastics and joining a club. D Doing running in the park every day.‎ ‎10. What is considered more important to people's health?‎ A. Social networks. B. Staying at home. C. Physical examinations. D. Setting up families.‎ ‎11. What is the main idea of the text?‎ A. Thousands of people participated in a 9-year research.‎ B. Study finds playing tennis helps people live longer.‎ C. It is wrong to say running has no impact on heart disease.‎ D. There are differences between racket sports and team games.‎ D Instagram（图片分享社交应用程序）is about to take its biggest step toward removing likes from its platform. After months of testing an option to hide likes in select international markets, Instagram, which is owned by Facebook（FB）, has already been testing hiding likes in seven other countries, including Canada, Ireland and Australia. For years, likes have been central to how celebrities, brands, politicians and everyday users experience Instagram and Facebook. It's a way of measuring popularity and success. But in recent months, Instagram has been rethinking how likes contribute to making its platform more toxic. Now it's considering a change.‎ The total number of likes on posts — which appear as hearts on the app ——will disappear from Instagram's main feed, profile pages and permalink（永久链接）pages. The owner of the account can still see their own likes, but their followers won't know the count.‎ CNN Business previously spoke with users in countries with the test. The majority felt this move would improve well-being on the app. Instagram is the most detrimental（不利的，有害的）‎ ‎____________________________________________________________________________________________‎ social networking app for young people's mental health, such as negatively impacting body image, according to one study.‎ But other users and psychologists said hiding likes won't fix everything. The test doesn't address some of the key ways that activity on Instagram can impact the well-being of users, including bullying, feeling left out and thinking other people's lives are better than their own.‎ Renee Engeln, a psychology professor at Northwestern University, voiced his opinion that the biggest impact of Instagram is the content and the exposure to this constant stream of perfected images is what seems to hurt psychologically. Plus, users can still see their own likes ——and feel badly if their posts don't perform well.‎ ‎12. How do users experience Instagram in this passage?‎ A. By giving likes. B. By hiding likes. C. By selecting platforms. D. By showing off talents.‎ ‎13. The underlined word “toxic” in Paragraph 1 most probably means “_______”.‎ A profitable B. poisonous C. popular D. positive ‎14. What can we infer from the passage?‎ A. Instagram has affected youngsters' mental health.‎ B. The account owners won't know the count of likes.‎ C. Instagram tested hiding likes in seven countries first.‎ D. The majority think Instagram has been a well-being app.‎ ‎15. What could be the best title of the passage?‎ A. Instagram Misuses Likes B. More People Are Against Likes C. Likes Cause Mental Problems D Likes will Be Hidden on Instagram 第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5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。‎ When you sleep, do you ever realize that you are dreaming? If yes, then you have had a lucid dream (清醒梦). 16 Only some people are able to have them. Now, scientists have found ways to help more people to have lucid dreams, Live Science reported.‎ Denholm Aspy from the University of Adelaide in Australia found that certain skills are key to helping people have lucid dreams.‎ ‎____________________________________________________________________________________________‎ First, people can train themselves to figure out whether they are dreaming or not. For example, someone may look at a clock, look away, and then look back. 17 Then, they might dream about this trick while sleeping. But in their dreams, the time on the clock may change very quickly. So people know they are dreaming.‎ Another trick is to wake up after five hours of sleep. 18 During this time, repeat the words, “The next time I’m dreaming, I’ll remember that I’m dreaming.” Then, go to bed again to enter rapid eye movement (REM，快速眼球运动) sleep. In REM sleep, people are more likely to be aware of their dreams.‎ Scientists found that those who used these tricks had a 17 percent success rate at having lucid dreams. 19 ‎ In a lucid dream, people might study a hobby and then become better at it in real life, according to Aspy. For example, you might learn to play the piano in a lucid dream. 20 ‎ A. Then, stay awake for a while.‎ B. The time should stay the same.‎ C. This was far higher than if they did nothing.‎ D. People learn new skills faster in a lucid dream.‎ E. It is hard for most people to have a lucid dream.‎ F. Then, your real-life piano skills might improve.‎ G. Some people will need more time to fall asleep and have a dream.‎ 第二部分 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。‎ Detective Ashley Jones works at a police department in England. He has recently made a significant 21 — loneliness is a serious social problem that can contribute to depression and even crimes, but it can be 22 in a clever way. The 23 ? Chat benches. ‎ Jones got the idea after he had talked with an elderly lady who had been cheated of her 24 . The lady would get a call from a stranger every morning who 25 made her believe that he was her friend, and then she lent him about £31,000. Jones was 26 when she said that she didn’t actually 27 being cheated. “Otherwise, I would never speak to another person for weeks on end,” she said. ‎ ‎____________________________________________________________________________________________‎ This led Jones to the conclusion that there are too many extremely 28 people in his community, who are easy targets of cheating. So he 29 to do something about it. He 30 the police department to allow him to 31 a couple of “chat benches” in two of their local parks. Then he hung a colorful sign on each of the benches that 32 ：“HAPPY TO CHAT”. Just a few days after the signs went up, he found people sitting there and engaging in active and 33 conversations. ‎ The idea is catching on 34 . There are now over 40 chat benches throughout England. More new chat benches have sprung up across the UK and beyond. All who participated have gained a（n） 35 outcome from getting involved. Jones’ idea has been fully 36 — the “HAPPY TO CHAT” benches help 37 the invisible social barrier that keeps people from saying hello. ‎ This effort is not just a(n) 38 at being community minded — it’s also a 39 measure. It prevents people who are cut off from society falling victim to cheaters. ‎ The Chat Bench is a fantastic new project that 40 those of all ages to interact and get to know each other in the future. ‎ ‎21. A. choice B. discovery C. visit D. promise ‎22. A. experienced B. suffered C. prevented D. felt ‎23. A. solution B. puzzle C. excuse D. intention ‎24. A. pleasure B. prize C. credit D. money ‎25. A. eventually B. frequently C. previously D. occasionally ‎26. A. ashamed B. shocked C. excited D. amused ‎27. A. mind B. forgive C. risk D. enjoy ‎28. A. active B. lonely C. cautious D. stubborn ‎29. A. learned B. refused C. pretended D. decided ‎30. A. forced B. ordered C. convinced D. taught ‎ ‎31. A. put away B. make out C. tear apart D. set up ‎32. A. read B. claimed C. meant D. implied ‎33. A. formal B. joyful C. awkward D. crazy ‎34. A. randomly B. slowly C. quickly D. purposefully ‎35. A. positive B. disappointing C. correct D. embarrassing ‎____________________________________________________________________________________________‎ ‎36. A. realized B. examined C. discussed D. formed ‎37. A. break down B. put up C. keep off D. take out ‎38. A. glance B. attempt C. knock D. attack ‎39. A. heart-breaking B. risk-taking C. face-saving D. crime-cutting ‎40. A. forbids B. appoints C. encourages D. troubles 第三部分 单句填空（共10小题；每小题2分, 满分20分）‎ ‎41. One candidate in particular impressed us _________ her knowledge.‎ ‎42. Word came _________ a new teaching building would be built in our school next year.‎ ‎43. We aren’t too badly _________ but we can’t afford a house like that.‎ ‎44. Unfortunately, his father died, _________ (leave) the family even worse off.‎ ‎45. You should be ashamed __________ yourself for telling such a big lie. ‎ ‎46. I think my long and active life must be due __________ the healthy life I live.‎ ‎47. If _________ is convenient to you, I’ll drop in at your garden tomorrow.‎ ‎48. _________ (attract) by the beauty of nature, the girl from UK decided to spend another two days in China.‎ ‎49. You can make yourself _________ (understand) pretty well if you keep on speaking the language.‎ ‎50. Just in front of our house _________ (stand) a tall tree with a history of 1,000 years.‎