2021屆廣東省清遠(yuǎn)市第三中學(xué)高二上學(xué)期英語期中試題

1、2021屆廣東省清遠(yuǎn)市第三中學(xué)高二上學(xué)期英語期中試題第1部分 閱讀理解（共20小題，每小題2分，滿分40分）第1節(jié) （共15小題，每小題2分，滿分30分）A Book reading is certainly one of the most absorbing（引人入勝的） habits. For young adults who love to read， finding some good books to read is very essential. Writing a book comment can develop your understanding of the book an

2、d it also helps you to enhance your language and writing skills.The Book ThiefListed on The New York Times Children's Best Seller list for over 100 weeks， The Book Thief by Markus Zusak is the story of a young girl in the Nazi camps set during World War . So， if you love history and wish to lear

3、n how the life was during Adolf Hitler's time， read this historic book.Anne Frank :The Diary of Young GirlEven Anne Frank can not have imagined that her personal diary written during World War would become such a popular book. It's a must read and a re-read that describes the situation of a

4、family in the evils of wars through the eyes of a teenager.Animal FarmAnimal Farm is one of the most popular books by George Orwell. It is just a reflection of the Stalin and World War period that has been so creatively presented（描述） in this book. It is an interesting example of how literature can b

5、e used to present conditions common in the society.Adventures of Huckleberry FinnMark Twain's Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is one of the great American novels in the history， and is certainly a great pick for young adults. Young Huck Finn and his mischief（惡作?。?along with the colorful descripti

6、on of people around the Mississippi River make this novel a great book to read.1What do the three books have in common?AAll of them are diaries.BAll of them are about wars.CAll of them are about farms.DAll of them are about animals.2. Which book describes the lives of people on the large river?A. Th

7、e Book Thief B.Anne Frank :The Diary of Young GirlC.Animal Farm D.Adventures of Huckleberry Finn3.Who is the text mainly for?A. young readers B. language learners C. single parents. D. literature reviews.BI never meant to be a teacher. I watched my mother over the years, and I knew it wasn't for

8、 me.Going back to school to learn French and then teach the language, our mother had changed the center of her world when we were pre­teens.I saw how hard our mother worked, the long hours she kept as she graded papers when we went to bed. I knew how worried she could be over her students when

9、they were troubled and how much of their stress she took on herself.What I didn't realize was this life she'd chosen offered her deep rewards.As I grew up, I fell in love with a French­speaking Swiss man who asked me to marry him and move to Switzerland. Years later, when I found myself

10、 back in my hometown with a small child and a love of my second language, a chance arose for me to join my mother's world of education, and I accepted.I landed in a primary school in Rocky Mount, North Carolina. From the first week, I knew I'd stick with teaching. This is the most challengin

11、g experience I've ever had, and absolutely the best. I teach French, and I have never felt so much excitement as when I receive smiles from children, or praise from other teachers.Most of my students have not traveled outside the town where they live, and for some, a trip to the city museum prov

12、es the most adventurous (刺激的) experience in their lives.If I could somehow open the world to these children, and if I could push them a bit, to dream of living in a bigger world, they may work harder and maybe one day venture beyond their neighborhood.I work late into each night creating lessons and

13、 activities for the following day, trying to come up with ways to attract my students and connect them to the larger world. I also plan to go back to school for further study so that I can also teach science, math, social studies, reading and writing.4Why did the author say no to teaching at first?A

14、She didn't like to work with children.BShe wasn't sure if she could do it well.CHer mother wanted her to do something else.DIt would take up too much of her time and energy.5When did the author fall in love with teaching?AWhen she had her own child.BImmediately after she started teaching.CDu

15、ring the time when she lived abroad.DWhen she learnt about her students' dreams.6What can we learn about the author's students?AThey work hard and dream big.BMost of them come from poor families.CThey knew nothing about French in the beginning.DTheir lives are mostly limited to their hometow

16、n.7What does the author want to do in the near future?AWork in her mother's school.BReceive further education in teaching.CTeach more languages besides French.DExperiment with new teaching methods.CWhen things get wildly busy in the morning,some people dont have breakfast in order to save time.B

17、ut that may be a big mistake for students.Whether at home,on the way to school or at school,eating something healthy for breakfast may help a student get better grades.Researchers looked at 5,000 9-11 year-olds from more than 100 primary schools in the U.K.They looked at what the students ate for br

18、eakfast and then their grades 6 to 18 months later.They found that the students who ate a healthy breakfast were twice as likely to perform above average in educational activities.The researchers also found that unhealthy breakfastssuch as potato chips or a donut did not appear helpful to educationa

19、l performance.In 2013,an organization in the United States,also looked at possible connections between breakfast and student success in school.They found that on average students who ate breakfast provided by their school attended 1.5 more days of school per year.These students also scored 17.5 perc

20、ent higher on standardized math tests.Health experts suggest that the best breakfast is a mix of complex carbohydrates(碳水化合物),protein and fat.This gives your body the energy it needs to think clearly and to remember what it learns.Wholegrain(全麥的) bread is an example.The report explains that the brai

21、n needs glucose(葡萄糖) to work well.Simply eating a breakfast rich in carbohydrates may make a student tired.So,adding protein helps to prevent fatigue.Having a protein such as milk,yogurt,eggs or meat can help students to feel full longer.Oatmeal(燕麥粥),the researchers say,is an example of a breakfast

22、that is rich in fiber and protein.It releases energy slowly because it is a wholegrain food.So,students will feel full longer.Health experts also suggest not eating too much for breakfast.This can also make a person feel tired and unable to think clearly.They say eating between 350 and 500 calories

23、in the morning is a good amount of energy to start the day.8.How did the researchers carry out the researches ?A.by requiring about students living habitsB.by providing students with free healthy breakfastC.by asking students to fill in variety of formsD.by checking and comparing students breakfast

24、and grades9.Which of the following is the best breakfast choice?A.Wholegrain bread and some juice.B.A donut,an egg and a glass of milk.C.An egg,a glass of milk and some potato chips.D.Wholegrain bread with beef and a bowl of oatmeal.10.What does the underlined word “fatigue” in Paragraph 3 probably

25、mean?A.Laziness.B.Loneliness. C.Tiredness.D.Unhappiness.11.What is the text mainly about? A.The way of cooking a large breakfast B. the importance of having a good breakfast.C. how to stay energetic throughout the whole day. D.How much braces we should eat each dayDThe ruins of a Maya city have been

26、 discovered in Guatemala with the help of the remote sensing technique LiDAR. This lost city envelops sites like Tikal, Holmul, and Witzna, but shows that these famous areas are a small part of this lost urban network. Hidden under the jungles of the Maya Biosphere Reserve site, more than 60,000 hum

27、an-made features homes, canals, highways, and more have been identified in aerial (從飛機(jī)上的)images collected by some international researchers headed by the PAGUNAM Foundation, a Maya cultural and natural heritage organization. Those have experts rethinking the outlines and complexity of the Maya Empir

28、e. These ancient peoples obviously created these imaginative cultures based on their known relics (遺跡），but the new research has suggested that the size of this lost society is far beyond what experts imagined. The findings will be explored in a one-hour documentary called "Lost Treasures of the

29、 Maya Snake Kings", to be broadcast on the National Geographic Channel. This breakthrough was possible thanks to LiDAR sensors, which can survey lands in 3D by bouncing pulses off the ground from unmanned air vehicles and others. LiDAR is exceptionally useful for detecting archeological(考古的）sit

30、es, as it gets through jungles and other features that hold up exploration on the ground. The technique has made many discoveries become a reality in recent years. For instance, major finds at Angkor, Cambodia and Caracol, Belize can explain what it did. The final goal is to survey Guatemalas lowlan

31、ds with it. "There are entire cities we didn't know about now showing up in the survey data," Francisco Estrada-Belli, one of the lead archeologists on the project, said in Nat Geo's coming documentary. "There are 20,000 square kilometres more to be explored and there are goin

32、g to be hundreds of cities about the mysterious people who built this urban network there that we dont know about，and we will push back the frontiers with the technology，" he added.12.What can we know about LIDARA. it's a breakthrough in astrology B.its major equipment in air forces. C.It w

33、as first used in discovering a Maya city .D. It's a remote sensing technique using lesson pulsels13. What does the underlined word "Those" in paragraph 2 refer to?A. Jungles.B. Human-made features.C. Researchers.D. Aerial images.14.Which of the following words can best describe the May

34、a empire? A. famous and dangerous B. vast and highly developed C.mountainous and aggressive D.enormous and traditional15. What will the archeologists do next?A. Continue to explore the unknown.B. Upgrade the LiDAR technology.C. Study the documentary carefully.D. Build a massive urban network,第二節(jié) （共1

35、5小題，每小題2分，滿分30分）根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項(xiàng)中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)為多余選項(xiàng)。For many years, Franklin published a book called* Poor Richard's Almanac". He included many proverbs that he had heard or created. 36 Like this one: " Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise."Fra

36、nklin is also remembered for other proverbs like, “ A penny saved is a penny earned.”37Here are other examples of proverbs that Americans use. 38 Some people say, "All is fair in love and war. " They mean that anything you do in a relationship or in battle is acceptable.39In other words, w

37、hen you are in love with someone, you may refuse to see anything bad about that person.Some people are only interested in having a relationship with someone who is very good-looking. You might tell them that "Beauty is only skin deep." Your girlfriend may be lovely to look at, but she may

38、also have some bad qualities.40 Your boyfriend is a wonderful person, but not good-looking. So what a person looks like is not really important.Another proverb is true in love and war or other situations: *' Actions speak louder than words." It means that what you do is more important than

39、what you say.A. Or the opposite may be true.B. The first ones are about love.C. Some of them are still used today.D. Another proverb says "Love is blind"E. A proverb is a short, well known saying.F. This means that money should not be wasted.G. Another proverb about love is, "Absence

40、makes the heart grow fonder.第二部分 英語知識(shí)運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié)，滿分50分）第一節(jié) 完形填空 （共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）We are changed sometimes in unexpected ways，bythe problems of life. One day William Osler, a beloved doctor, was_21_ in one of Britain's military hospital during the world war I. He was called out of the wards during

41、 his daily_22_ to be given an important message. His own son has been killed on the_23_ Franch. Shocked by the news,he still come back to _24_his rounds .For a long time afterwards He was _25_different. And those who knew him best said that he_26_ as a doctor that day .The _27_note was gone from his

42、 voice and never again did his friends hear the tune which he so often_28_ as he went from wark to wardThrough these things never _29_something eventually to take their_30_. Everyone noticed a new sympathy in his care of soldiers who each day_31_ in from the battlefield. Before, he had the professio

43、nal_32_ of the doctor.,so important to the practice of medicine. Now, there was added obvious note of a_33_ sympathy, like that of a father for his son. Like most people who have experienced such losses, Osler must have spent a lot of time in great_34_. But as he healed and mixed the losses into his

44、 life,it left him a_35_person.Pain will do that.It changes us,often in unexpected ways.21.Awalking B. resting C.studying D.marching22.A.break B. activities. C rounds D.stay23.A .tour B. field. C. mountain D.river 24.pay for B.throw away. C. pick up D. figure out 25.Noticeably B. perfectly. C. eventu

45、ally D. strangely 26.changed B.balanced. C .failed D. continued 27.A.respectful B. cheerful. C. helpful D. jumped28.A.wrote B. heard C. danced D.whistled29.A. broke B. left C. return D. spread 30.A.advice B. choice C.time D.place31.A .arrived B.streamed. C. dropped D. jumped32.A.interest. B. humor C

46、.energy. D. concern. 33.A.Personal B. mental C.typical D.regular 34.A.anger B.joy C. sorrow D.regret35.A. boring B.famous. C. positive D.different第二節(jié)（共10小題，每小題1.5分，滿分15分）Polar bears live along shores and on sea ice in the icy cold Arctic. When sea ice 36._（form） over the ocean in cold weather, many

47、polar bears, except pregnant females, head out onto the ice37. _ (hunt)seals. Polar bears primarily eat seals. Polar bears often rest 38._ (silent)at a seal's breathing hole in the ice, waiting for a seal in the water to surface. A polar bear may also hunt by 39._ (swim）beneath the ice.But clima

48、te change is making it 40._(hard)for polar bears to hunt than before.Polar bears wander on the Arctic ice sheets and swim in some coastal 41._( region). They are very strong swimmers,and their large front paws ,42._they use to paddle ,are slightly webbed. In fall, pregnant polar bears make holes in

49、earth and snowbanks, where they'll stay through the winter and give birth 43._ one to three babies. In spring ,the mother comes out of her hole 44._ （follow）by her babies. During that time she will protect them and teach them how to hunt.The US,Canada,Denmark,Norway and Russia signed 45._agreeme

50、nt in 1973 to protect polar bears.第三部分寫作（共兩節(jié)，滿分40分）第一節(jié)（滿分15分）假定你是李華你的美國網(wǎng)友John對(duì)當(dāng)代流行音樂比較感興趣，因此他發(fā)郵件向你咨詢有關(guān)情況，請(qǐng)你根據(jù)以下要點(diǎn)給他回復(fù)郵件1.融入中國傳統(tǒng)音樂元素2.進(jìn)入付費(fèi)時(shí)代3.詢問他最愛的中國歌曲注意詞數(shù)，80字左右可以適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫。信的開頭和結(jié)尾已給出第4部分 基礎(chǔ)知識(shí)檢測（共兩節(jié)，滿分25分）第一節(jié)單項(xiàng)選擇共10題，每小題1.5分，滿分15分46.He became _what he thought about helping ordinary people _to cholera. A inspired, exposing B. inspired ,exposed C. inspirin