高二年下英語期中試卷2020

高二年下英語期中試卷2020.4

第二部分閱讀理解（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）

閱讀下列短文，從所給的四個選項（A、B、C、D）中選出最佳選項，

并在答題卡上將選項涂黑。

A

EachmorningGrandpawasupearlysittingatthekitchentable,

readinghisbook.Hisgrandsonwantedtobejustlikehimandtriedto

copyhimineverywayhecould.

Onedaythegrandsonasked,"Grandpa,Itrytoreadthebookjustlike

you,butIdon'tunderstandit,andIforgetwhatIunderstandassoonasI

closethebook.Whatgooddoesreadingthebookdo?”Thegrandpa

quietlyturnedfromputtingcoalinthestoveandreplied,"Takethiscoal

basketdowntotheriverandbringmebackabasketofwater.^^

Theboydidashewastold,butallthewaterleakedoutbeforehegot

backtothehouse.Thegrandpalaughedandsaid,"You'llhavetomovea

littlefasternextandsenthimbacktotheriverwiththebasketto

tryagain.Thistimetheboyranfaster,butagainthebasketwasempty

beforehereturned.Outofbreath,hetoldhisgrandpathatitwas

impossibletocarrywaterinabasket,sohewenttogetabucketinstead.

Thegrandpasaid,"Idon'twantabucketofwater;Iwantabasketof

water.You'rejustnottryinghardenough.

Theboyagaindippedthebasketintotheriverandranhard,but

whenhereachedhisgrandpathebasketwasemptyagain.Outofbreath,

hesaid,“Grandpa,it'suseless!""So,youthinkitisuseless?^^the

grandpasaid,“Lookatthebasket.^^

Theboylookedatthebasketandforthefirsttimeherealizedthat

thebasketwasdifferent.Ithadbeentransformedfromadirtyoldcoal

basketandwasnowclean.

“Grandson,that'swhathappenswhenyoureadthebook.Youmight

notunderstandorremembereverything,butwhenyoureadit,you'llbe

changed,insideandout.”

21.Whatpuzzledthegrandsonmostwas.

A.whetheritwasusefultoreadbooks

B.whyheforgotwhathereadsoon

C.whatkindofbookhecouldunderstand

D.howhecouldreadbookslikehisgrandpa

22.WhydidGrandpaaskhisgrandsontofetchabasketofwater?

A.Totrainhimtorunfaster.

B.Tocleanthedirtybasketintheriver.

C.Topunishhimfornotreadingcarefully.

D.Togethimtorealizetheuseofreadingbooks.

23.Whatlessoncanwelearnfromthestory?

A.Theoldarealwayswiserthantheyoung.

B.Itisfoolishtocarrywaterwithabasket.

C.Readingbookscanchangeapersongradually.

D.Youcan'texpecttorememberwhateveryouread.

B

Howcanyouhelpkidsdealwithstress?Properrestandgood

nutritioncanimprovecopingskills,socangoodparenting.Maketimefor

yourkidseachday.Whethertheyneedtotalkwithyouorjustbeinthe

sameroomwithyou,makeyourselfavailable.

Evenaskidsgetolder,qualitytimeisimportant.It'sreallyhardfor

somepeopletocomehomeafteratiringdayofwork,getdownonthe

floor,andplaywiththeirkidsorjusttalktothemabouttheirday—

especiallyifthey'vehadastressfuldaythemselves.Butexpressing

interestinyourkidsshowsthatthey'reimportanttoyou.

Helpyourchilddealwithstressbytalkingaboutwhatmaybe

causingit.Together,youcancomeupwithafewsolutions.For

example,heshouldcutbackonafter-schoolactivities,spendingmore

timetalkingwithhisparentsorteachers,developinganexerciseplanor

keepingajournal.

Youcanalsohelpbypredictingpotentiallystressfulsituationsand

preparingkidsforthem.Forexample,letachildknowaheadoftime,but

nottoofaraheadoftime,thatadoctor'sappointmentiscomingupand

talkaboutwhatwillhappenthere.Keepinmind,though,thatyounger

kidsprobablywon'tneedtoomuchadvancepreparation.Toomuch

informationcancausemorestress.

Rememberthatsomelevelofstressisnormal,Letkidsknowthat

ifsOKtofeelangry,scared,lonely,oranxiousandthatotherpeople

sharethosefeelings,too.

Whenkidscan'torwon'tdiscusstheseproblems,trytalkingabout

yourownconcerns.Thisshowsthatyou'rewillingtohandletoughtopics

andareavailabletotalkwithwhenthey'reready.Ifachildshows

symptomsthatconcernyouandisunwillingtotalk,consultacounselor

（顧問）orothermentalhealthexperts.

Mostparentshavetheskillstocopewiththeirchildren'sstress.The

timetoseekprofessionalattentioniswhenanychangeinbehavior

continuestoexist,whenstressiscausingseriousanxiety,orwhenthe

behavioriscausingsignificantproblemsinfunctioningatschoolorat

home.

24.Whatisthepurposeofthetext?

A.Tosharetheauthor'sideasonproperparenting.

B.Topersuadeparentstospendmoretimewiththeirkids.

C.Toadviseparentshowtohelptheirkidsdealwithstress.

D.Toseekdifferentwaystohelpsolvekids'problems.

25.Whydosomeparentsfeelitdifficulttosparequalitytimefortheir

kids?

A.Theirkidsaregrowingsofast.B.Theyhavetoomuch

housework.

C.Theirkidsarelosinginterestinthem.D.Theyaretiredout

afterwork.

26.Youareadvisednottotalktoomuchaboutastressfulsituationin

advancebecause.

A.itdoesnogoodtoyourkidsB.itdoesn'tworkin

practice

C.yourkidsmaynotfeelstressedD.yourkidsdon'twant

tolisten

27.Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?

A.Normalpeoplesharethesamefeelings.

B.Itisnormalforkidstohavesomestress.

C.Kidsshouldgetridofthenegativefeelings.

D.Everybodyfeelsangry,scared,lonelyoranxious.

C

Awarmdrinkofmilkbeforebedhaslongbeenthebestchoicefor

thosewantingagoodnight'ssleep.Butnowastudyhasfounditreally

doeshelppeoplenodoff（打盹）一ifitismilkedfromacowatnight.

Researchershavediscoveredthat“nightmilk“containsmore

melatonin（褪黑激素），whichhasbeenproventohelppeoplefeelsleepy

andreduceanxiety.

Thestudy,byresearchersfromNewYork,theU.S.,involvedmice

beingfedwithdriedmilkpowdermadefromcowsmilkedbothduring

thedayandatnight.

Thosegivennightmilk,whichcontained10timestheamountof

melatonin,werelessactiveandlessanxiousthanthosefedwiththemilk

collectedduringdaytime,accordingtothestudypublishedinTheJournal

ofMedicinalFood.

Nightmilkquickenedthestartofsleepandcausedthemicetosleep

longer.

Whiletheeffectofcows'milkharvestedatdifferenttimehasnotbeen

testedonhumansuptonow,takingmelatonindrugshasbeensuggested

tothosewhoarestrugglingtofallasleepatnight.

Previousstudieshavealsoindicatedthatmilkcanbeexcellentfor

helpingsleepbecauseofthecalcium（鈣）content,whichhelpspeopleto

relax.

Milkisalsosugar-freeandadditive（添力口齊ll）-freewithnutritionists

recommendingskimmedmilkasthebestchoicebeforebedasitisthe

leastfattening.Themorefatyoutakeinbeforebedtime,thegreater

burdenyouwillputonyourbodyatnight.

28.Accordingtothetext,themicefedwithdaytimemilk.

A.werelessactiveB.startedsleepmore

easily

C.wokeuplaterD.weremoreanxious

29.Whichofthefollowingistrueofmelatoninaccordingtothetext?

A.It'susedinsleepingdrugs.

B.Ifsbeentestedonmicefortentimes.

C.Itcanmakepeoplemoreenergetic.

D.Itexistsinmilkingreatamount.

3O.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?

A.NightMilkandSleepB.MilkDrinkingand

Health

C.AnExperimentonMiceD.Fat,Sugarand

Health

31.Howdoestheauthorsupportthethemeofthetext?

A.Byprovidingresearchresults.B.Bystating

arguments.

C.Byexplainingstatistical（統(tǒng)訝一的）data.D.Bygivingexamples.

D

Picturethescene:Youcomehomeafterworkfeelingtooexhaustedto

cook-onlytofindadeliciousmealworthyofaMichelin-starred

restaurantwaitingforyou.Itsoundslikeafantasy,butitcouldbeabout

tocometruethankstoarobotchefdevelopedbyBritishscientists.

Thosescientistshavecomeupwithasetofroboticarmssosmartthat

theyarecapableofcookingmealsallbythemselves.Thedevicewillbe

soldfromasearlyas2017aspartofapurpose-builthigh-techkitchen.

ScientistsatMoleyRoboticsspentalmost18yearsdevelopingthe

hands.Accordingtoitscreators,t.hearmscanchop,stir,whiskandbaste

wellenoughtorecreatealmostanythingyouwouldcaretoeat,whetherit

isasimplehome-cookedsupper,oracomplicatedcreationdesignedbya

world-classchef.Thehandsmovealittleslowly,hovering（盤旋）

strangelyabovetheworksurfacewhenevertheyarenotbusy,butthey

imitatehumanmovementscloselyenoughthattheycandothingssuchas

wipingaspoonontheedgeofapantopreventdrips（溢出）.

Mr.Oleynik,whoisleadingtheproject,said,“Allthethingswhich

arepossiblewiththehandarepossiblehere.Thereisnolimitation.Alot

ofpeoplewanttogotoMichelin-starredrestaurants,buttheyarequite

expensiveandmaybequitefarfromthehome.Thisisanopportunityfor

peopletoenjoyverygoodfood,andforareasonableprice.”

Theonlycuisine（菜肴）thatisofftherobot'smenuatthemomentis

sushi（壽司）,whichrequiresextremelysteadypressureandnimble

fingerstomake,buttheteamplantoconquer（克月艮）thataswellbythe

timeitgoesonsale.

32.PeoplegotoMichelin-starredrestaurantsinorderto.

A.appreciatecartires.B.escapefromwork

C.seethenewrobotchefsD.enjoydeliciousmeals

33.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"they"inParagraph2referto?

A.BritishscientistsB.Householdwives

C.CooksatrestaurantsD.Therobotchefsarms

34.WhichkindoffoodCAN'Ttherobotchefcookatpresent?

A.SushiB.BeefC.BreadD.Sandwich

35.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?

A.Handsofarobotchefcanperformexactlylikeacook.

B.Itisuncertainwhentherobotcancookallkindsoffood.

C.Michelin-starredrestaurantsaresuitableformanypeople.

D.Robotchefsareavailableatshoppingmalls.

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。

_36_

Safetyinthehighwayisnottotallyoutofourhands.Herearefour

wayswecanprotectourselveswhenwetravel.

37Peopleinsmallcarsareinjuredmoreoftenandmore

severelythanpeopletravelinginlargecars.Factoriesofsmallcarsare

strengtheningtheirproducts5safety,whichhelps.Butthemixoflarge

carsandsmallcarsontheroadisthemainreasonoftheproblem.

Beingthrownintoglassandmetalcarparts,orbeingthrownfrom

thecarcanreallyhurtorevenkillyou.38Thesafetybelt'smain

purposeistopullyoubackifyourcarhasasuddencrashwithanother

vehicleorobject,orifitrollsover.Abeltcanreducethechanceofdeadly

injuryby45%andthechanceofseriousinjuryby50%.

Airbagsareimportant.Morethanhalfofallnewcarssoldhaveair

bags.Airbagsprovideprotectioninfrontalcrashes-thetypeofcrash

thatkillsthemostdrivers-whentheyarealsowearingsafetybelts.

Mostpeoplearedemandingairbagsinthecarstheybuy.39

Effectiveastheyare,theycan'ttaketheplaceofsafetybelts.

Drunkdrivingcrashesarelesslikelytohappenifyoudon'tdrink.

40Manypeoplehaverealizedthatdrunkdrivingcanleadtodeath

andinjury,prisontimeandotherresults.Therearemovementsto

strengthenpunishmentfordrinkinganddriving.

A.Howtodrivesafely?

B.Youaresaferinalargecar.

C.Howtoprotectourselvesinthehighway?

D.Airbagsarenotinstalledinallcars.

E.Thafswhysafetybeltsshouldbeworn.

F.Drunkdrivingisthemostseriousproblem.

G.Buttheprotectionprovidedbyairbagsislimitedinsideorrear

crashes.

第三部分英語知識運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié)，滿分45分）

第一節(jié)完形填空（共20題；每小題1.5分，滿分30分）

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。

Janewaslyinginbedwaitingforanoperation,nervousandworried.

Justthenanotherpatientwas41intotheward(病房).Aftera

briefgreeting,Janestruckupa(n)42.The80-year-old

newcomerwasnamedSue.Herson43ranacompanyandher

daughterworkedonaTVstation.Sinceherchildrenweretoo

44totakecareofSue,shelivedinanoldpeople'shome.Sue

wasproudofthe45ofherchildren.Janereally46

Sue.ComparedwithSue,Janewas47butanordinarycountry

womanwhosechildrenwerejustordinaryworkers.

Soon,itwassuppertime.Jane's48cookedsometasty

disheswhichwereherfavorite.JaneinvitedSuetosharehersupper,but

she49.Suewas50herdaughterwhenshereceiveda

call.51,herchildrencouldn'tcometovisither.Worsestill,Sue

had52themealtimeinthehospital.Shelayinbed,

53andsilent.Jane'sdaughterofferedtobuyhersomefoodbut

shehadnoappetite54.

Thenextday,JaneandSuewouldgothroughaseriesofregular

medicalchecksbeforetheoperation.Jane'sdaughter55her

carefullywhileSuewasstillalone.Outofsympathy,Jane'sdaughter

offeredtoqueueup,fillindifferent56andregisterforSue.For

severaldaysinhospital,evenduringher57,Sue'schildren

didn'tshowup.SuereallyenviedJanewhosedaughterlookedafterher

allthetime58sherecoveredandmovedoutofhospital.Care

fromthelovedoneswhenillcanreallymakeonehappyandencouraged,

especiallyfora(n)59parent.Sowhiledevotedtoyourcareer,

don'tforgetyourroleinyour____60___?

41.A.introducedB.persuadedC.admittedD.squeezed

42.A.quarrelB.discussionC.agreementD.conversation

43.A.smoothlyB.independentlyC.privatelyD.successfully

44.A.guiltyB.busyC.u.nwillingD.rough

45.A.achievementsB.faithC.devotionD.possessions

46.A.enviedB.impressedC.respectedD.suspected

47.A.somethingB.everythingC.anythingD.nothing

48.A.friendB.husbandC.neighborD.daughter

49.A.misunderstoodB.paidC.rejectedD.struggled

50.A.expectingB.praisingC.disturbingD.inviting

51.A.PossiblyB.UnfortunatelyC.GenerallyD.Strangely

52.A.knewB.ignoredC.followedD.missed

53.A.astonishedB.anxiousC.disappointedD.nervous

54.A.aboveallB.atallC.inallD.afterall

55.A.attendedB.examinedC.obeyedD.protected

56.A.positionsB.gapsC.formsD.surveys

57.A.checksB.operationC.stayD.recovery

58.A.untilB.althoughC.unlessD.because

59.A.ordinaryB.agedC.carefulD.loving

60.A.friendshipB.healthC.familyD.growth

第II卷

第二節(jié)(共10小題；每小題1.5分，滿分15分)語法填詞

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。

“Hongbao“seemstobeoneveryone'slipsthesedays.61(it)origins

arerootedinhistory.Longagoit62(see)asameansofprotecting

childrenfromevilspirits.63_(late),itdevelopedintomoregeneral

bestwishesandablessingon64young.Inrecentyears,withhongbao

goingdigital,onlinegiantsTencent'sWechat(微信)，BaiduandAlibaba

(阿里巴巴)areallcompeting65(make)theirHongbaothe

66(popular)inthecountry.

“Igot1.8yuan,it'sfirn."

“Ididn'tgetany,Iamtooslow.”

Thewarisontograbdigitalcashusingyourcellphone.

ButaretheseHongbaoovershadowingthetrue67(mean)ofthe

holiday?45-year-oldsocialworkerGuoJinggivesusheropinion.

“WhenIwasyoung,theeldergavetheyoungergenerationasumof

money68(wrap)inredpaper,towishthemluckintheNewYear.The

amountofmoneyisallaboutblessings,usingroundnumberslike50and

100,not1ikethee-HongbaoontheWechatplatform（平臺），坦youcan

justpickupafewyuan.”

Anyway，pleaseremember：theChineseNewYearholidayis

supposedtobeatimetorelaxandenjoybeing70yourfamily.

第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)，滿分35分）

第一節(jié)短文改錯（共10小題；每小題1分，滿分10分）

假定英語課上老師要求同學(xué)們交換修改作文，請你修改你同桌寫

的以下作文。文中共有10處語言錯誤，每句中最多有兩處。錯誤僅

涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。

增加：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號（八），并在其下面寫出該加的詞。

刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（\）劃掉。

修改：在錯的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。

注意：1.每處錯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）不計分。

DearPeter,

Iamwritingtoaskthatyouareabletodomeafavor.Iwanttohave

apenfriend,hopefully,agirlinherearlytwenties,andwithinterests

similarlytomine.Inmymind,heissomeoneinterestingintraveling,

swimming,andplayingtabletennis.However,itwouldbebetterforher

tohaveapetdogasIhavebeenkeptoneathomeforsometime.With

suchapenfriend,IhopeIcansharewithherourexperiencesintraveling,

takingcarepets,orwhateverwehaveincommon.IbelievedIwill

improvemyEnglishbydoingsoandlearnmoreabouthercountries.Iam

lookingforwardtohearfromyousoon.

Bestregards!

LiHua

第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）

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注意：

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