甘肅省天水市田家炳中學(xué)2020-2021學(xué)年高二英語(yǔ)下學(xué)期期中試題

甘肅省天水市田家炳中學(xué)20202021學(xué)年高二英語(yǔ)下學(xué)期期中試題第一部分、單項(xiàng)填空（共15小題；每小題1分，共15分）Althoughheisverybusyeverydayasmanagerofthepany,hespendsasmuchtimeashecanwithhisfamily.A.staysB.stayC.tostayD.stayingofthepeopleontheNetChina’seconomyisamongthestrongestintheworld.A.Fourfifth;believesB.Fourfifth;believeC.Fourfifths;believeD.Fourfifths;believes3.It’sreportedthatover100,000peoplelosttheirlivesinHaitiearthquakeonJanuary12th.Yes，newscameasshocktome.A.the;aB.the;不填C.a;aD.a;the4.Ifyouwanttosatisfyyour，youshouldringJimyourselftoaskwherehewentyesterday.A.weaknessB.curiosityC.tasteD.hunger5.Ihadneitheraputernornewspaper.Idon’tknowthelatestnews.A.It’sthereasonB.That’swhyC.ThereiswhyD.It’sbecause6.Nosoonerarrivedhewasaskedtoleaveagain.A.hehad;thanB.hadhe;thanC.hehad;whenD.hadhe;when7.Sorry,Iambusynow.IfItime,Iwouldcertainlygoforanoutingwithme.A.hadB.havehadC.hadhadD.have8.IfindusefulTomtobuyaChinesedictionary.A.that;ofB.it;ofC.that;forD.it;forMr.Doctorwithhiswifesittingtherewhentheirsoncamein.A.isB.areC.wasD.were10.Mum,howtofinishtheworkquickly?Useyourheadyouwillhaveagoodway.A.orB.soC.butD.and11.Thereisenoughtimeforyougototheairport.Youhurrynow.A.needn’tB.shouldC.mustD.can’t12.fromthetopofthetower,thesouthfootofthemountainisaseaoftrees.A.SeeingB.SeenC.HavingseenD.Tosee13.Don’tbeangrymefornothavingwritten.Iwasreallytoobusy.A.aboutB.toC.forD.with14.Judgingfromthelookofthestudents,theprofessormustbegivingareallyspeech.A.inspiring;inspiredB.inspired;inspiringC.inspiring;inspiringD.inspired;inspired15.Whatdopeoplemeanwhentheyshaketheirfists?.Ithasdifferentmeaningsondifferentoccasions.A.SoundgreatB.Idon’tknowC.ItdependsD.Don’tmentionit第二部分、閱讀理解（共兩節(jié)，滿(mǎn)分40分）第一節(jié)（共15小題，每小題2分，滿(mǎn)分30分）ATheLakeDistrictAttractionsGuideLowtherCastle&GardensUniquehistoricrestorationproject;130acresofwildgardensdatingfromthe17thcenturytoexplore,andabeautifularchitecturalcastleruin,periodsummerhouses,panoramiclakelandviewsandwildplayareas.Restoredstablecourtyardcafe,giftshopandgallery.Open:Dailyfrom10:00to17:00(16:00inwinter).LakelandClimbingCentreWeareoneoftheUK’slargestindooraerialadventureCentresofferingclimbingandaerialactivitiesforallthefamily(5years+).OurawardwinningCentrecontainsKendalWall(tallestwallinthecountry),awesomeboulderingrooms,CrazyClimbandSkylineIndoorAerialAdventure.Freecarparking.Prebookingremended.Open:MontoFri10:0022:00.Sat,Sun&BHa:10:0019:00(10:0017:00MaytoAug).MuseumofLakelandLife&IndustryThisatmosphericmuseumtakesyoubuckthroughtimetoexplorethestoryofthelakeDistrictanditsinhabitants.Discovertheuniquetraditionsoftheregionthroughrecreatedperiodroomsandworkshopslosttradestoseehowruralpeoplelived,workedandplayed.Open:MondaytoSaturdayandSummerSundays.10:3017:00Summer.10:3016:00Winter.16.WhenistheLowtherCastle&GardensopeninWinter?A.10:0016:00. B.10:3016:00. C.10:3017:00. D.10:0017:00.17.WhatcanvisitorsdoatLakelandClimbingCentre?A.Buysomegiftsinagiftshop. B.Goonanindooraerialadventure.C.Climbthetallestwallintheworld. D.Explorethestoryoftheinhabitants.18.A.LowtherCastle&Gardens. B.LakelandClimbingCentre.C.MuseumofLakelandLife&Industry. D.SkylineIndoorAerialAdventure. BWhenhefirstrosetostardomintheNBA,YaoMingcouldnotpossiblyhaveknowntheinfluencehewouldhaveontheAmericanunderstandingofChina.

IntheeyesofmanyAmericans,Chineseareshort,bookish,andnotespeciallyathletic.Yao,26,hasturnedthatimageonitshead.Agiantat2.26meters,hehasbeenthemosttalkedaboutplayerintheleaguesincehetoppedtheNBAdraft（選秀）in2002.

WhenYaofirstjoinedtheRocketsandstruggledwithanAmericanstyleofbasketball,manywerequicktolabel（標(biāo)記）Yao“afailure”.ButYaoplayedon.Hedidnotletthecriticismaffecthisperformance.EvenwhenformerNBAstarCharlesBarkleybetthatYaocouldnotscoremorethan19pointsinasinglegame,Yaokepthisselfrespect.ThesamecannotbesaidforBarkley,whowasforcedtokissarealdonkey’sass（屁股）whenYaopassedthe19pointmarkearlyinhisfirstseason.

ForAmericans,Yao’spoliteandfriendlypersonalityisawelecontrasttotherudebehavioroftheNBA’sbadboys.paredwithmostotherNBAplayers,YaoMingisatruegentleman.Herespectsallofhisopponents（對(duì)手）,eventhosewhoarenotfriendlytohim.

“Heissowiseandhumorousthatheseemslikeadiplomat（外交家）ratherthanabasketballplayersometimes,”saidRonBurke,anNBATVreporter.

Inaddition,Yao’swittyanswershavechangedtheopinionthatChinesepeopleareboring.WhenaskedwhatwerehisfavoriteEnglishwords,Yaotoldthepressthatthefivewordswere“Thisisthelastquestion.”Yaoiswinningsupporterswithintheleagueaswell.AfteraRocketsLakersgamethatShaquilleO’Nealhadtositoutwithaninjury,O’Nealsaid,“Youplayedprettygood,YaoMing.”Yaoreplied,“That’sbecauseyouweren’tthere.”19.

WhatattitudedomanypeopletakewithYaoMingwhenhefirstjoinedtheRockets?A.Friendly. B.Doubtful. C.Sincere. D.Angry.20.

YaoMingwaslikedbyAmericansmainlybecausehe________.A.

provedthathewasathletic B.

passedthe19pointmarkearlyC.

showedhispolitenessandfriendliness D.

beatformerNBAstarCharlesBarkley21.BysharingthestorybetweenYaoMingandO’Nealinthelastparagraph,thewritershowsus____.A.

YaoMingwasrespectfulandsmart B.

YaoMingwasboringandproudC.YaoMingtoppedtheNBAdraft D.

YaoMingwasn’tafailureanymore22.

What’sthemainideaofthetext?A.

YaoMing’sroadtostardom. B.

TheskillsMingshowedinNBA.C.

YaoMing’spetitionwithotherNBAplayers.D.

TheimpactofYaoMingonAmericans’attitudestowardsChinese.CIhaveaspecialplaceinmyheartforlibraries.IhaveforaslongasIcanremember.Iwasalwaysanenthusiasticreader,sometimesreadinguptothreebooksadayasachild.Storieswerelikeairtomeandwhileotherkidsplayedballorwenttoparties,IlivedoutadventuresthroughthebooksIcheckedoutfromthelibrary.MyfirstjobwasworkingattheUkiahLibrarywhenIwas16yearsold.ItwasadreamjobandIdideverythingfromshelvingbookstoreadingtothechildrenforstorytime.AsIgrewolderandbecameamother,thelibrarytookonanewplaceandanaddedmeaninginmylife.Ihadseveralchildrenandbookswereourmainsource(來(lái)源)ofentertainment.Itwasabigdealforustoloadupandgotothelocallibrary,wheremykidscouldpickoutbookstoreadorbookstheywantedmetoreadtothem.Ialwaysread,usingdifferentvoices,asthoughIwereactingoutthestorieswithmyvoiceandtheylovedit!Itwasaspecialtimetobondwithmychildrenanditfilledthemwiththewondermentofbooks.Now,IseemychildrentakingtheirchildrentothelibraryandIlovethattheexcitementofgoingtothelibrarylivesonformgenerationtogeneration.Asanovelist,I’vefoundanewrelationshipwithlibraries.Iencouragereaderstogototheirlocallibrarywhentheycan’taffordtopurchaseabook.Iseelibrariesasasafehaven(避風(fēng)港)forreadersandwriters,abridgethathelpsputtogetherareaderwithabook.Libraries,intheirownway,helpfightbookpiracy(盜版行為)and1thinkallwritersshouldsupportlibrariesinasignificantwaywhentheycan.Encouragereaderstousethelibrary.Sharelibraryannouncementsonyoursocialmedia.Frequentthemandtalkaboutthemwhenyoucan.23.Whichwordbestdescribestheauthor’srelationshipwithbooksasachild?A.Inseparable. B.Uneasy. C.Awful. D.Casual.24.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“anaddedmeaning”inparagraph3referto?A.Pleasurefromworkinginthelibrary. B.Acloserbonddevelopedwiththereaders.C.Funfromactingoutthestories. D.Joyofreadingpassedoninthefamily.25.Whatdoestheauthorcallonotherwriterstodo?A.Givemoneytobookfairs. B.Writeforsocialmedia.C.Buyhernovels. D.Supportlibraries.26.Whichcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A.Reading:ASourceofKnowledge B.MyIdeaaboutwritingC.MyLoveoftheLibrary D.Library:AHavenfortheYoungDInthe1960sand1970s,thegreatestfearwasthatthehumanrace,andpossiblyalladvancedlifeformsontheplanet,couldbewipedoutbynuclearmissiles.Today,however,environmentalproblemshavetakenoverasthegreatestrisktolifeonEarth.Scientistsarethinkingofwaystolowerthisrisk,suchasreplacingcoalandoilwithformsofrenewableenergy.Buttheyarealsopreparingfortheworst:whatcanwedoiftheterrifyingscenesinfilmssuchasTheDayAfterTomorrowhappeninreallife?WhatisourplanBforEarth?Oneoptionistoexploreotherplanetstoseeifwecouldliveonthem.ThemostlikelychoiceisMars,whichisrelativelyclosetoEarthandhasanenvironmentlesshostilethanthatofotherplanets.Marshasfascinatedpeoplesinceancienttimes,andtodayourinterestinMartianexplorationisgreaterthaneverbefore.Besides,moregovernmentsaremakingeffortstoeducatethepublicontheRedPlanet.ThereisnodoubtthathumankindisdrawntowardsMars.However,sendingpeopletherewillrequirealltheskill,courageandintelligence.WhiletheMooncanbereachedwithindays,itwouldtakemonthstoreachMars,travellingthroughdangeroussolarradiation.AndevenifthefirstsettlersdoreachMarssafely,theymaynotbeabletoreturntoEarth—ever.Stayingalivewillbeadailychallenge,butasprovedbytheBiosphere2experiment,notimpossible.Asearlyasthe1980s,scientistswerebuildingBiosphere2intheArizonadesert,consistingofaclosedspaceinwhichpeople,animalsandplantscouldlivetogether.Althoughthetwoyearexperimentwasnotasuccess,itdidprovideuswithabetterunderstandingofhowhumansmightbeabletoliveonanotherplanet.Fornow,humansettlementofMarsisstilldecadesaway.Untilwearefinallyabletoliveonanotherplanet,weneedtotakemuchbettercareofourown.Rightnow,it'stheonlyonewehave!27．Whatwasthebiggestthreattohumansinthe1960sand1970s?A．Humanracethemselves. B．Alladvancedlifeforms.C．Nuclearmissiles. D．Environmentalproblems.28．WhyisMarssoattractivetoscientists?A．It'sclosesttotheearth.B．Ithasrelativelyappropriatelivingconditions.C．Ithasdrawnthepublic'sattentioninrecentyears.D．Ithasamorehostileenvironment.29．Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A．HumanshavevisitedMars.B．TheBiosphere2experimentprovedtobevalueless.C．Humanswillhavetogoandliveonanotherplanet.D．OurPlanAincludesdevelopingrenewableenergyresources.30．Fromwhichmagazinewouldthepassageprobablybetaken?A．TheTraveler. B．EnvironmentalConcerns.C．AllAboutSpace. D．BiologyforFun,第二節(jié)（共5小題，每小題2分，滿(mǎn)分10分）TipsonHowtoConnectwithYourNewDormRoommatesThemovefromhighschooltocollegeisverystressful,especiallymeetingyourfutureroommates.Youhopetheyarenormal,friendlypersonswithwhomyoucanbondforthenextmonths.Sometipsforstartingasmoothcollegelifeandgettingalongwellwithyourroommatesareasfollows.·LookuptheirnamesandphonenumbersYoucansearchtheUSPhoneBookforyourroommates’numbersandseewhatyoucanfindonline.31Youcanusethemtofindoutwhattypeofmusictheylikeorwhattheirhobbiesare.·UsetheemailMeetingastrangeroommateisawkward,sotryconnectingwithyourroommatesbeforemovingintogether.32Youcantellthemwhereyouarefromandwhatareyoursubjectsofinterest.·YoucanevencallthemAftersendinganemail,youcancallyourfutureroommatesandhaveachataboutthemostimportantissues.33Youcan’texpecttobebestfriendsrightaway.Chattingandtextingbeforehandcanhelpyougetusedtootherpersonsandwilleasetheentireprocessoflivingtogether.·34Aftertheinitialintroduction,youwanttoknowwhoisgoingtobringwhatappliances,iftheyliketolistentomusicwhilestudyingandhowhotorcoldtheyliketheroomtobe.Ifyouareamorningpersonandyourroommatesarenightowls,thingsmightbeeplicated.Sharingabedroomisnotaneasythingandyouwillbestressedout.35Justtrytobeyourselfwhenconnecting.Youwillfindwaystogetalong,evenifyouarepletelydifferent.A.Thisisnormal.B.Knowtheirlikesanddislikes.C.Checkouteachother’slifestyle.D.Youshouldlearnfromeachother.E.Thiswillhelpyougettoknoweachother.F.Sendthemaquickemail,introducingyourself.G.Usually,thesocialmediaaccountsaregoingtoshowupfirst.第三部分、完形填空（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿(mǎn)分30分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C和D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。Acoupleofweeksago,whensomefriendsandItookatriptoAmsterdam,thecapitaloftheNetherlands,Iimmediately36it.SincewearealllivinginNorthGermanywhichisnotvery37,itonlytookusafewhoursonthetrain38wewereattheheartofthis39city.Theminutewesteppedoffthe40,weweresurroundedby41architectureandweavingcanals.Westayedatayouthhostel(旅社),whichwasatypicaltallDutchhousewithlotsofstairs.I42stayinginyouthhostel;itissuchagreat43tomeetpeoplefromallovertheworldand44yourdifferentexperiencesand45.WestayedinaroomwithanArgentinian,whowebefriendedrightaway,andwespentalotof46together.Duringourstay,wemadesuretomakethemostofwhatAmsterdamhasto47.Wetookaboattripthroughthe48,whichgaveussomegreat49ofthefantasticarchitectureandcanals.WealsomadesuretogototheVanGoghMuseum,whichisoneofthecity’smostfamoustouristattractions,andconsistsofa50collectionofhiswork,alongwithdetailsofhis51andtheworkofotherartiststhatknewhim.Oneofmyfavouritepartsofthetrip,thoughitwasrather52,wasourvisittotheAnneFrankMuseum.ShewasaJewishgirlwhohidwithherfamilyfor2yearsbeforetheNazis53themandsentthemtothedeathcamps.Itwasavery54experience,andcertainlyworthseeing.Overall,IthinkAmsterdamisoneofmyfavouritecitiesthatIhaveeverbeento,andIwouldloveto55someday!36.A.remembered B.loved C.recognized D.knew37.A.hilly B.open C.similar D.far38.A.before B.when C.unless D.since39.A.faraway B.warm C.beautiful D.rich40.A.train B.taxi C.boat D.flight41.A.strange B.modern C.low D.amazing42.A.regret B.enjoy C.imagine D.miss43.A.difference B.pity C.decision D.chance44.A.protect B.imitate C.share D.ignore45.A.clothes B.cultures C.attitude D.knowledge46.A.time B.money C.energy D.effort47.A.create B.teach C.offer D.promise48.A.city B.country C.field D.bridge49.A.news B.expectations C.views D.ideas50.A.recent B.huge C.daily D.growing51.A.performance B.life C.team D.progress52.A.interesting B.terrible C.crazy D.sad53.A.found B.served C.blamed D.misunderstood54.A.disappointing B.mon C.direct D.moving55.A.visit B.travel C.return D.go第四部分、短語(yǔ)互譯（共15小題，每小題1分，滿(mǎn)分15分）56.適合57.總而言之58.接到某人的信59.明白，意識(shí)到60.在困難中61.一定做62.幫助某人擺脫困境63.meetwith64.ringup65.allthebest66.Inotherwords67.makefunof68.dryup69.theotherday70.testout第五部分、語(yǔ)法填空（共10小題，每小題1.5分，滿(mǎn)分15分）“Thereisalong,longstory71．TaiChi（太極）andme,”saysJoseGago,61,aSpanishmanwho72．(teach)TaiChiinhishometownforalmost36years.Althoughthefirstmartialartsschool73．(found)in1982inOurense,Spain,Josedidnotmakethetrip74．Yongnian,Chinauntil1994tofurtherhisstudyofTaiChi.Sincethen,hehastravelledtoChinaover20times.ForJose,TaiChiisnot75．(simple)asport.76．a(chǎn)ttractshimmostistheTaoistphilosophyrootedinTaiChi,ofwhichthemainelementsconsistintheprinciplesof“softness,slowness,balanceandrootedness”.Hismartialartsschool,whichprovidesintroductoryprogramsfor77．(begin),hasapproximately150students,78．(range)fromchildrenundertheageof5toseniorcitizensover70.HehastrainedthousandsofstudentsinSpain,manyof79．havewonawardsinanumberoftournaments.Jose'shometownhashostedanumberoffreeTaiChimunityclassesandTaiChiisactingasanimportantbridgefor80．(culture)exchange.第六部分、短文改錯(cuò)（共10小題，每小題1分，滿(mǎn)分10分）81.假如英語(yǔ)課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請(qǐng)你修改你同桌寫(xiě)的以下作文。文中共有10處語(yǔ)言錯(cuò)誤,每句中最多有兩處。每處錯(cuò)誤僅涉及一個(gè)單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個(gè)漏詞符號(hào)(^)，并在其下面寫(xiě)出該加的詞。刪除：把多的詞用斜線(\)劃掉。修改：在錯(cuò)的詞下面劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫(xiě)出修改后的詞。注意：1每處錯(cuò)誤及其修改均僅限一詞；2.只允許修改10處，多者(從第11處起)不計(jì)分。Thankyouforyourletter,thatreallymademehappy.I’mgladknowthatyou’veetoChinatolearnkungfuinaschoolinmyhometown.I’msurelyyou’llhaveagoodtime.Actually,Ibegintolearnkungf