甘肅省玉門一中2020-2021學(xué)年高二英語上學(xué)期期中試題

1、 可修改甘肅省玉門一中2020-2021學(xué)年高二英語上學(xué)期期中試題本試卷滿分 150 分，考試時間 120 分鐘第一部分 閱讀理解（共兩節(jié)，滿分 40 分） 第一節(jié)（共 15 小題；每小題 2 分，滿分 30 分）AMany animals have an excellent sense of smell, which they use in hunting. On the other hand, their eyesight may be poor. Dogs, for example, have poor eyesight and no color vision. They see onl

2、y shades of gray. But a dogs sense of smell is extraordinary.The kind of dog known as Alastian has 220 million olfactory cells. Man has five million. Scientists believe that the Alastian is one million times better than man in finding out odorsThe human sense of smell, however, is really quite good.

3、 The average human being can distinguish more than 10000 different odors.According to the passage, which of the following facts is not true？ Many animals have poor eyesight while their sense of smell is quite good.Dogs are color blind.The human sense of smell is not good.Dogs can see no more than sh

4、ades of gray.The underlined word odor means a .A. thingB. personC. smellD. colorGenerally speaking, a man can tell different odors.A. five millionB. more than 10000C. fewer than 10000D. no more than 10000The best title of the passage is “ ”.A. The Human Sense of SmellB. Dogs Have Poor EyesightC. Sen

5、se of SmellD. Dogs Have Excellent Sense of Smell BWhen I was a kid, I loved to listen to my grandfathers stories. I was fascinated by the difference of the world where he grew up compared to the world where I was born.When I got older, I moved away from my home country, Italy, and I started travelli

6、ng to many countries for study and work, such as India and Japan. However, still today, the few times a year I see my grandpa he tells me stories of his childhood and youth. I try every time to imagine and picture how it would have felt to live in the same time and place where he was when he was a c

7、hild.A few years ago, while I was in the UK, my grandpa had an accident. Fortunately it was nothing too serious, but bad enough to make me realize that he wouldnt be there forever. One day, he will go away, with all the stories that I love to remember and that I would want my kids to know. I always

8、believe that knowing the stories of our ancestors helps create personal identity and brings families together.A recent article from The New York Times confirms this, showing scientific evidence of the importance of remembering and collecting the stories of the ancestors in creating a happier family.

9、 Click here if you are interested in reading the NYT article.Back to our story. During my summer trip to Italy after my grandpa recovered from the accident, I felt the sudden urge to start collecting his stories. I first asked him to remember who our ancestors were, and which city or village they ca

10、me from. I thus began my family tree, first from my dad, and then from my moms side. It was a great experience that I feel like a treasure hunt.where does the authors grandpa probably live?A. in AmericaB. in the UKC. in ItalyD. in Japanwhen the adult author visited his grandpa, He would recall the w

11、onderful days of his childhoodHis grandpas stories left him much room for imaginationHe would draw a picture of where his grandpa livedHe would encourage his grandpa to tell stories to himwhat did the author do after his grandpa had an accident?He devoted himself to taking good care of him.He decide

12、d to collect the stories of his ancestors.He wished his children to listen to his grandpa.He began to learn what a family tree meanswhere can we probably read the passage?A. in a magazineB. on a websiteC. in a newspaperD. in a bookCTrees are useful to man in three very important ways：they provide hi

13、m wood and other products；they give him shade；and they help to prevent drought(干旱)and floodsUnfortunately，in many parts of the world，man has not realized that the third of these services is the most importantIn his eagerness to draw quick profit from the trees，he has cut them down in large numbers.T

14、wo thousand years ago，a rich and powerful country cut down its trees to build warships，with which to gain itself an empire .It gained the empire but，without its trees，its soil became bare and poorWhen the empire fell to pieces，the country found itself faced by floods and starvationEven where a gover

15、nment realizes the importance of a plentiful supply of trees，it is difficult sometimes to make the people realize thisThey cut down the trees but are too careless to plant and look after new trees. So，unless the government has a good system of control，or can educate the people，the forests slowly dis

16、appear.This does not only mean that there will be fewer treesThe results are even more serious：for where there are trees，their roots break the soil up，allowing the rain to sink in，and also bind the soilThis prevents the soil from being washed awayBut where there are no trees，the rainfalls on hard gr

17、ound and flows away on the surface，and this causes floods and the rain carries away the rich topsoil in which crops grow When all the topsoil is gonenothing remains but worthless desertTrees are useful to man mainly in three ways，the most important of which is that they can A. keep him from the hot

18、sunshineBenable him to build warships Cmake him draw quick profit from themD. protect him from droughts and floods 10Its a great pity that Aman is only interested in building empiresBman is eager to profit from treesCman hasnt realized the importance of trees to himD. man hasnt found out that he has

19、 lost all trees 11Sooner or later the forests will disappear A. unless a country has a plenty supply of treesBunless people stop cutting down their trees Cunless aIl people are taught the importance of planting treesDunless the government punishes those who cut trees instead of planting themWhen the

20、re is a heavy rain，trees can help to prevent floods as they can Akeep rain from falling down to soft groundB. cause the soil to allow rainwater to sink in Cprevent the soil from being washed awayD. make the topsoil stick togetherDMany teenagers feel that the most important people in their lives are

21、their friendsThey believe that their familymembers, especially their parents dont know them as well as their friends doIn large families, it is often for brothers and sisters to fight with each other and then they can only go to their friends for adviceIt is very important for teenagers to have one

22、good friend or many friendsEven when they are not with their friends, they usually spend a lot of time talking among themselves on the phoneThis communication is very important in childrens growing up, because friends can discuss something difficult to say to their family members.However, parents of

23、ten try to choose their childrens friends for themSome parents may even stop their children from meeting their good friends. The question of “choice” is an interesting oneHave you ever thought of the following questions?Who choose your friends?Do you choose your friends or your friends choose you? H

24、ave you got good friend your parents dont like?13Many teenagers think theirknow them better than their parents do閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的四個選項(A, B, C 和D)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。Tom was crossing the road the other day when he saw a red car coming in the distance. He thought the car would 21 , as the lig

25、hts had turned red. 22 , the car was going too 23 and Tom soon 24_ that it couldnt stop in time. He 25 to move out of its 26 but it was too late. Tom was _27 down by the red car and lay 28 dead on the road. Passers-by 29 went to him and an ambulance（救護車）was 30 for. The driver of the red car didnt st

26、op, 31_one of the men had written down the 32 of the car, which he 33 to the police who arrived at the site（現(xiàn)場）.At the same time, Tom was taken to the 34_ and his parents were called for. They were very 35 to hear ofthe accident and quickly rushed to his 36 . For three days Tom was not able to feel

27、or think and his parents wereworried that he 37 die. But on the fourth day Tom 38 and spoke softly. His parents were 39 . The police by then had 40 the owner of the car and caught hold of him at last.AfriendsBteachersCbrothers and sisters Dclassmates21. A. startB. stopC. moveD. break要14Whenteenagers

28、 stay alone，the usual way of communication is to,22. A. UnfortunatelyB. ObviouslyC. BesidesD. HoweverAgo to their f riendsBtalk with their parentsChave a ddiscussion with their familyDtalk with their friends on the phone 15The passage suggests（暗示）thatParents cannot choose friends for their children

29、successfullyPerhaps some childrens friends are chosen by their parentsChildren wont let their parents choose friends for themParents often try to choose their childrens friends for them 第二節(jié)(共 5 小題; 每小題 2 分，滿分 10 分)根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項。Once a large stone covered Snake and she coul

30、dnt rise. 16 , but when he had done so, she wanted to bite him. The White Man said, “Lets first go to someone wise.” They went to Hyena, the White Man asked, “Is it right that Snake want to bite me, even though I helped her so much?”Hyena who was looking for his own share of the White Mans body said

31、, “If you were bitten, what would it matter?” so Snake thought that it was settled, but the White Man said again, “ 17 .” They met Jackal, and the White Man out the same question to him.A. fastB. slowC. farD. lateA. understoodB. realizedC. knewD. recognizedA. triedB. managedC. failedD. was ableA. ro

32、adB. pathC. doorD. wayA. putB. knockedC. laidD. thrownA. almostB. alreadyC. stillD. obviouslyA. slowlyB. calmlyC. quicklyD. carefully30.A. lookedB. calledC. sentD. asked31.A. butB. andC. orD. so32.A. typeB. nameC. numberD. address33.A. tookB. gaveC. postedD. sent34.A. stationB. schoolC. hospitalD. h

33、ome35.A. angryB. sadC. surprisedD. disappointed36.A. headB. sideC. bodyD. hospital37.A. mustB. mightC. couldD. shouldJackal replied, “I dont believe that snake could ever be covered by a stone. 18 , I couldnt believe it.38.A. felt sickB. got upC. fell asleepD. woke upTake me to the place where it ha

34、ppened so I can see whether it can possibly be true.”39.A. surprisedB. calmC. gladD. puzzled 19 . Jackal said, “Snack, lie down.” Snake did so, and the White Man covered her with the stones; although she tried with all her strength Snake couldnt get up. The White Man wanted to free Snake again, but

35、Jackal stopped him, saying, “ 20 . She wanted to bite you, therefore, let her lift it by herself.” Then both they went away and left Snake there, just as before.Dont lift the stoneA White Man found her and talked with herThey went together to that placeIf I saw it in the fleshA White Man came upon h

36、er and lifted the stoneUnless I saw it with my own eyesWait a little, lets ask another wise people第二部分完形填空A（共 20 小題；每小題 1.5 分，共 30 分）40.A. noticedB. graspedC. heardD. followed完形填空B（共 20 小題：每小題 1.5 分，滿分 30 分）As Christmas is coming, there are presents to be bought, cards to be sent, and rooms to be cl

37、eaned. Parents are41 with difficult jobs of h iding presents from curious young children. If the gifts are large, this is sometimes a real 42 .On Christmas Eve, young children find the excitement almost unbearable（難以忍受的. They are torn between the wish to go to bed early so that Father Christmas will

38、 bring their presents quickly and the wish to43up late so that they will not 44the fun. The wish for gifts usually proves stronger. But though children go to bed early, they often lie 45 for a long time, hoping to get a short 46 at Father Christmas.Last Christmas, my wife and I 47 hid a few large pr

39、esents in the store room. I feared the 48 when my son, Jimmy, would 49 me where that new bike had come from, but50 he did not see it.On Christmas Eve, 51 took the children hours to go to sleep. It must have been nearly 52 when my wife and 1went quietly into their room and began53 stockings( 襪 子 ) .T

40、hen I pushed in the54 I bought for Jimmy and left it beside the Christmas treeWe knew we would not get much sleep that night，for the children were 55 to get up early At about five oclock the next morning, we were 56 by loud sounds coming from the childrens room-they were shouting excitedly! 57 I had

41、 time to get Out of bed，young Jimmy came riding into the room on his new bike, and his sister, Ma ry, followed close behind pushing her new baby carriage. 58 the youngest baby arrived. He moved 59 the hands and knees into the room dragging a large balloon behind him. Suddenly it burstThat woke us up

42、 60. The day had really begun with a bang(巨響)!41AfacedBmetCfilledDpleased42AeventBaffairCproblemDbusiness 43AgetBstayCstandDwake 44AbringBbreakCmissD1eave 45AawakeBwakeCasleepDsleep 46AlookBstareCglareDwatch 47AhopefullyBbusilyCgladlyDsuccessfully 48AdayBmomentCweekDmonth 49AanswerBtellCaskDsearch 5

43、0AsadlyBunluckilyCpossiblyDfortunately 51AitBtheyCIDwe 52AmorningBmidnight Cevening Ddaybreak 53Afilling Bsewing Cmending Dpreparing 54Acard Bstocking Cbike Dtree 55Aafraid B sure Csurprised Dexcited 56Atroubled Bfrightened Cwoken Dshocked 57ABefore BBecause CUnless DSince 58AEven B But CSo DEver59A

44、withBonCoverDby 60AallBnearlyChappilyDcompletely第二卷 （非選擇題）第三部分 語法填空 （共 10 小題，每小題 1.5 分，滿分 15 分）閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入適當(dāng)?shù)膬?nèi)容（1 個單詞）或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。Last year, I was driving home one night, just around the holidays. I was about to turn onto the highway61I noticed a rather sad looking figure(人物) 62(hold) a sign. I ho

45、nestly dont recall（回想） what the sign read, but I did know that it was getting very cold outside. This man was 63(obvious) homeless, and was completely exposed 64the elements.I happened to have purchased a new blanket. It was in my car, still packed in plastic from the store. I thought for 65moment, 66(roll) down the window, and gestured to the man. He ran over to my vehicle. I told him that he looked cold, and