高二英語試卷

民勤一中20202021學(xué)年度第一學(xué)期期中考試試卷高二英語（時間：100分鐘總分：120分）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)閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。ASummerCampsinSeasonSTEMCamp(July10toAugust14,Cost:$180)90%ofthejobsinthefuturewillrequireSTEM(Science,Technology,Engineering&Mathematics)education.Wefindwaystomakelearningfunandexcitingforstudentstohelpensuretheirfutures.CampersparticipateinfunandengagingSTEMactivities!Register:stemcamp.caorcall:5194756600.Kandalore(June15to28,Cost:$2,340)ThefinesttraditionalcampinCanada,providingthebestofbothcanoe(皮劃艇)adventuresandincampactivities.Formorethan65years,Kandalorehasgivencamperstheopportunitytoknowandbethemselves.Wecreateawarmandsupportiveenvironmentwherekidscanexpresstheiruniqueself,growinselfconfidenceandbuildlifetimefriendships.

Register:Kandaloreorcall:4163229735.ESLSummerCamp(June25toJuly21,Cost:$5,500)PickeringCollegehasanexcitingESLsummercampforstudentsaged1218whowanttolearnEnglishandexperiencethewondersofsummeratour42acrecampus;studentsenjoytheexcellentdormitory,dining,academic,andsocialfacilitiesofoneofCanada’soldestindependentschools.Register:pickeringcollege.caorcall:9051758900.DEEPSummerAcademy(August16to26,Cost:$465)Weprovidehighlymotivatedhighschoolstudentsfromacrosstheworldwiththeopportunityforadvancedstudyinavarietyofengineering,technology,businessandsciencesubjects.OrganizedbyUniversityofToronto,DEEPisoneofthemostdiversepreuniversityengineeringprogramsallovertheworldwithscholarships.Register:outreachengineering.caorcall:4169460816.1.Whenwilltheshortestcampstart?

A.OnJuly10.1 B.OnJune15. C.OnJune25. D.OnAugust16.

2.Wherecanyougoifyouareinterestedintheexperienceofadventure?

A.Kandalore. B.STEMCamp. C.ESLSummerCamp.D.DEEPSummerAcademy.

3.WhatdotheSTEMCampandDEEPSummerAcademyhaveinmon?

A.Theybothofferscholarshipsforstudents.B.Theyprovidethesamecoursesforstudents.

C.Theybothpreparestudentsfortheirdevelopment.D.Theyarebothdesignedforinternationalstudents.BIholdastrongbeliefthatifachildisraisedwithapproval(認(rèn)可),hewilllearntolovehimselfandwillbesuccessfulinhisownway.Severalweeksago,Iwasdoinghomeworkwithmysoninthethirdgradeandhekeptstandingupfromhischairtogooverthemathlines.Ikeptaskinghimtositdown,tellinghimthatheshouldconcentratebetter.Hesatbutsecondslater,asifhedidn’tevennoticehewasdoingit,hegotupagain.Iwasgettingfrustrated,butthenithitme.Istartednoticinghisanswersweremuchquickerandaccuratewhenhestoodup.Couldhebemoreintentwhilestandingup?ThismademestartquestioningmyselfandwhatIhadbeenraisedtobelieve.Iwasraisedtobelievethataquiet,calmchildwasasurewaytosuccess.Thischildwouldhavethediscipline(紀(jì)律)tostudyhard,getgoodgradesandbeesomeoneimportantinlife.NowthosesamepeopleperhapsetorealizethattheirkidsarebornwiththeirownsetsofDNAandpersonalitytraits(特點),andallyoucandoislovingandacceptingthem.Asparents,throughouttheirgrowingyearsandbeyondthat,weneedtobeourkids’bestcheerleaders,guidingthemandhelpingthemfindtheirway.Ihavestoppedaskingmysontositdownandconcentrate.Obviously,heisconcentratingjustinhisownwayandnotmine.Weneedtolearntoacceptourkids’waysofdoingthings.Somewaymayhaveworkedformebutdoesn’tmeanweneedtocarryitthroughgenerations.Thereisnothingsweeterthanbeingindividualandunique.Itmakesusfreeandhappyandthat’sjustthewayIwantmykidstolivetheirownlife.4.Atthebeginning,theauthortriedtokeephissonseatedinordertomakehim________.

A.finishhishomeworkontimeB.keepsilentintheroom

C.paymoreattentiontohisstudyD.getrightanswers

5.Inspiredbythecaseofhisson,theauthorbegantodoubt_______.

A.theoldformofeducation B.theimportanceofparents

C.therelationshipbetweenkidsandtheirparents D.thegoodgradesofsomekids

6.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsisRIGHT?

A.Weshouldhelpkidscorrecttheirwrongways. B.Parentsshouldloveandaccepttheirkids.

C.Parentsshouldstudytheirkids’DNA. D.Kidsshouldbetaughttobehavethemselves.

7.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleofthepassage?

A.StudyHardandYou’llBeSuccessful. B.BeFriendlytoYourChildren.

C.Parents’HelpwithTheirChildren’sStudy. D.Children’sSuccessinTheirOwnStyle.CWhichboyhasn’tdreamedofbeingacoolsecretagent(特工)?Thewonderfulfightingabilitiesandtheworldsavingadventuresaremuchmorecolourfulthanmostpeople’severydaylives.Well,CodyBanksisjustlikeanyotherboy,exceptthatheisnotjustdreaming.Hehasabigsecrethisfriendsneverknowabout.Hewastrainedtobeaspy(間諜)byaspecialCIAprogramme,whichwasmadetolooklikeasummercamp.Helearnedhighspeeddriving,handtohandfightingandtheuseofhightechtools.

Afterprovinghecouldbeeayoungherobysavingababyfromarunawaycar,Banksgetshisfirstrealtask.Hemustmakefriendswithapopulargirlatschool,NatalieConnors.Then,hemustspyonherfather,ascientistwhohasdevelopedadangeroustechnology.BanksmuststopagroupofbadpeoplefromforcingNatalie’sfatherintousingthetechnologytoendangertheworld.

TheCIAmayhavetaughthimfirstclassselfdefencemoves,buttheydidn’tshowhimhowtotalktogirls.Bankshaszeroabilitywhenitestodealingwithgirls.Howcanhegetaroundhisproblemandgetaninvitationtothegirl’supingbirthdayparty?WillhefinallybeeNatalie’sboyfriendandfindoutwhateverhecanaboutherfather’swork?

AgentCodyBankshaseverythingthatyoungpeopleareinterestedin:bigexplosions,breathtakingperformancesandfunnygirldatingexperiences.ItwaslistedNo.2intheAmericanboxofficelastweek.

“Thisstoryisinterestingandfunforthewholefamilytoenjoy,andespeciallycoolforyoungboys,”saidPaulPerkins,afilmreviewerintheUS.8.Whatdoesthephrase“spyon”inparagraph2mean?A.test B.save C.study D.watch

9.BankswantedtogotoNatalie’sbirthdaypartyto______.

A.meetherfather B.knowmorepeopleC.makefriendswithher D.stealsomeinformation

10.Whatisconsideredasagreatdangerinthetext?

A.ThetechnologydevelopedbyNatalie’sfather. B.Anexplosionsetoffbysomebadpeople.

C.TheCIA’strainingofboysforitstasks.D.Secretagents’spyingonscientists.

11.Whatisthepurposeofthetext?

A.MakingknowntheworkoftheCIA. B.Tellingthestoryaboutacoolboy.

C.Showingthedarksideofscience. D.Introducinganewfilm.DBangkok,Thailand,isknownforhavingsomeofthebeststreetfoodintheworld.Butofficialshaveannouncedplanstoban(禁止)foodvendors(攤販)inanefforttocleanupthecity.AnassistanttoBangkok'sgovernortoldTheNationnewspaperthemovemeanttoimprovetheappearance,walkability(可步行性)andsafetyofcitystreets.“Thestreetvendorshaveseizedthepavementspacefortoolongandwealreadyprovidethemwithspacetosellfoodandotherproductslegallyinthemarket,”theassistantsaid.“Sotherewillbenoletupinthisoperationeverystreetvendorwillhavetomoveout.”Bangkokwasrecentlynamedtheworld’sfineststreetfoodlocationforthesecondyearbyCableNewsNetwork(CNN).VendorscanbefoundinallofBangkok’sbusiestareas.Theyserveeveryonefrombusinesspeopletotouriststolocalcitizens.Thechairsandtablesarebasic.CustomershavetodealwithBangkok’sextremeheatandpollutedairwhiletheyeat.Butthetastyfoodkeepspeopleingbackagainandagain.NontNontskiulisafinancialworkerinBangkok.Helivesinapartofthecitywherestreetvendorswillbesomeofthefirsttoberemoved.HetoldTheAssociatedPressthat,“Evenpeoplewhoeatatpriceyrestaurantseverydaycan’tavoidstreetfood.It’sfaster,tastesbetter,andcostslessthanhalftheprice.”Criticsofthestreetfoodcleanupcampaignsaylowinepeopleincludingfoodvendorsandtheircustomerswillbemostaffectedbytheban.Theyhavecalledonthegovernmenttodomoretohelpthevendorskeeptheirbusinessesgoinginalegalway.UbolwattanaMingkwanisacoffeevendorinBangkok.Shecharges85centsforacupofcoffee.Shesaysshecannotaffordthecostofrentrequiredtodobusinessinagovernmentapprovedarea.“I’veaskedcityofficialsforhelpandunderstanding,”shetoldTheAssociatedPress.“Alltheysaynowis‘No,no,no.’They’vealreadyreceivedtheirorders.”12.Whydotheofficialswanttobanstreetvendors?

A.Toforcethemtoleave. B.Toremovestreetfood.

C.Tokeepthecityinorder. D.Toofferconveniencetoresidents.13.HowdoestheauthorthinkofthestreetvendorsinBangkok?

A.Theypollutetheairinthecity.B.Theyusuallysellunhealthyfood.

C.Theyearntoolittletosupportthemselves.D.Theyplayanimportantroleindailylife.

14.What’stheproblemwithgovernmentapprovedareasforstreettraders?

A.Theirrentsaretoohighforthem.B.Theywillmakefoodhardtosell.

C.Theyarecontrolledbythegovernment.D.Noonewillgothereforfood.

15.What’sthewriter’sattitudetowardsthemoveinBangkok?

A.Subjective B.Objective C.Positive D.Negative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。Scientistsoftenseethefirsttenyearsofachild’slifeasthe“windowofopportunity”16Andstudiesshowthatthefollowingactivitiescanbenefittheirbraingreatly.17Freeplaytimehasalwaysbeenanimportantpartof“beingakid”,butitisalsoimportanttoachild’sdevelopment.“Freeplay”notonlyhelpskidsdevelopdifferentskills,italsohelpsthemdevelopintohappyhealthyadultsinthefuture.ReadwithkidsReadinghaslongbeenknowntoimprovechildren’sintelligence.

18Forparentswhodon’thavemuchtime,justsurroundingyourkidswithbooksgoesalongwaytoo.Putkidstobedearly

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Preschoolchildrenshouldgetatleastelevenhoursofsleepandkidsuptoage12shouldtrytogetatleasttenhoursofsleep.LearnasecondlanguageEarlystudiesinthisfieldhaveshownthatbilingual(雙語的)kidscanperformbetterunderpressure.Youngchildrencanlearnnewlanguageswithnearlyperfectfluency(流利)andpronunciation.Praisegoodeffortnotintelligence.Yourkidsmaybesmartbutyoushouldmainlypraisetheefforttheyputintotasks.Kids,whoarepraisedonintelligence,oftenfeelitisafixedquality,andmistakesorfailuresbadlyhurttheirselfconfidence.Kidswhoarepraisedoneffortoftenfocusmoreonlearning.20A.Playsomehelpfulgames.B.Givethemenoughplaytime.C.Andtheyarenotafraidtofailandtryagain.D.KidsstillneedtimeawayfromtheTVtodohomework.E.Kidswhoreadoftendevelopearlierwritingandnumberskillsaswell.F.Everythingatthistimeisveryimportanttothedevelopmentofaperson’sbrain.G.Studiesshowthatkidswithregularbedtimesarebetteratlanguages,mathandreading.第二部分語言知識運用(共兩節(jié)，滿分45分)第一節(jié)(共20小題；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A、B、C和D四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。WhenmysisterDianebeganplayingtheviolin,shewasseven.Howdidshesound?Terrible.Butshedidn’t

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afulltimemusicschool.Theysaidno.Actually,everyoneagreedthatmysister

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everySaturdayat3p.m.Iletnothingtakeupmy“Avengers”hour.SoI

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inmyhouse.Mysisterbecameanengineer,butshe

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stoppedmakingmusic.Whenshewasinher40s,sheswitched

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inmusiceducation,andbecameamusicteacher.Shestartskidsoutontheirfirstinstrumentandgivesthemalltheencouragementandsupportshenever

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.Talentisimportant.Butenthusiasmisevenmoreimportant.21.A.advance

B.quit

C.reflect

D.listen

22.A.inspect

B.open

C.attend

D.visit

23.A.lacked

B.spotted

C.possessed

D.admired

24.A.major

B.project

Cposition

D.instrument

25.A.patience

B.enthusiasm

C.potential

D.ambition

26.A.train

B.examine

C.correct

D.challenge

27.A.punctual

B.skillful

C.occupied

D.available

28.A.sensitive

B.crazy

C.serious

D.particular

29.A.filmed

B.designed

C.aired

Dmented

30.A.jumpedat

B.turneddown

C.waitedfor

D.openedup

31.A.tutor

B.violin

C.musician

D.piano

32.A.never

B.once

C.already

D.even

33.A.attitudes

B.careers

C.plans

D.positions

34.A.scholarship

B.sponsor

C.degree

D.assistant

35.A.provided

B.imagine

C.received

D.expected

36.A.voted

B.feared

C.stayedup

D.turnedup

37.A.students

B.audience

C.spotlights

D.platform

38.A.obviously

B.desperately

C.appropriately

D.anxiously

39.A.booming

B.pleasing

C.awful

D.powerful

40.A.everything

B.something

C.everybody

D.somebody第二節(jié)(共10小題；每小題1.5分，滿分15分)閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入1個適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。JustasIbegananewjobinNewYork,Ihadtolearnanotherimportantjob:father.Iwasabusinessman.AttheofficeIhadthreenew41__________(project),andathomeIhadayoungsonwhowasgrowingfastandneededme.Iwas42__________(puzzle)anddidn'tknowhowtodealwiththerelationshipbetweenjobandfamilyuntiloneday,duringmybusinesstripinChicago,Icame

43__________

anoldfamilyfriendDan,

44__________wasonceapatientofmyfather's.Hetoldmesomethingaboutmyfather.

45__________wasmyfatherthathelpedhimgothroughthecancer.WhenDanknewhegotcancer,hewasveryupsetandwanted46__________(give)up,butmyfather,hisdoctor,encouragedhimtogoon47__________(fight)againstthecancer.Myfathersaidtohim,“Y