广东省湛江市第二十一中学2019-2020学年高二上学期期中考试英语试题

广东省湛江市第二十一中学2019-2020学年高二上学期期中考试英语试题

湛江市第21中学2019~2020学年第一学期期中考试 高二英语试题 ‎（总分: 120分）‎ 选择题部分 第一部分　阅读理解(共两节，满分35分)‎ 第一节：(共10小题；每小题2.5分，满分25分)‎ 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项中选出最佳选项。‎ A There are a number of sports writers who are now widely regarded as some of the best sports journalists of our time. Here are five of the most well-known sports writers. ‎ Rick Reilly of Sports Illustrated ‎ Rick Reilly became famous as the back page columnist (专栏作家) for Sports Illustrated magazine. Then he moved to ESPN in 2008 and began working as a columnist for their website — ESPN.com. Now he has his own show with ESPN, and he also contributes articles to ABC sports. ‎ Bob Ryan of The Boston Globe Bob Ryan rose through the ranks thanks to his skill and knowledge about basketball. He very soon became known as a guru of the sport, writing an impressively large number of articles about The Boston Celtics — a National Basketball Association (NBA) team based in Boston‎, ‎Massachusetts.‎ John Feinstein of The Washington Post John Feinstein is primarily a columnist with The Washington Post but during his long career he has published two best-selling sports books A Good Walk Spoiled and A Season on the Brink. He is a regular with the Golf Channel and has a very popular blog called Feinstein on the Brink.‎ Joaquin Henson of The Philippine Star Joaquin Henson started out his sports journalism career in 1973 and became popular through his column Sporting Chance, which has been published in The ‎ Philippine Star since the ‎80’‎s. He has given a number of catchy nicknames to some of the most famous sporting stars of our time.‎ William Rhoden of The New York Times Apart from being a columnist with The New York Times since the ‎80’‎s, William Rhoden is a respected sports journalist known for his two books Forty Million Dollar Slaves and Third and a Mile. Both books deal with the problems that face black athletes in the field of sport. ‎ ‎1. Before working for ESPN, Rick Reilly _____.‎ A. was a regular with the Golf Channel B. started his column Sporting Chance C. wrote articles for Sports Illustrated D. worked as a sports talk show host ‎2. Both John Feinstein and William Rhoden _____.‎ A. have worked as writers for ten years ‎ B. work as columnists and write books C. like to give nicknames to sporting stars ‎ D. are known as columnists for ABC sports ‎3. What would be the best title for the text?‎ A. Useful tips for a sports journalist B. How to be a newspaper columnist C. Newspapers that influence us a lot D. Famous and popular sports writers B Londoners are great readers. They buy large numbers of newspapers, magazines and books — especially paperbacks (平装书), which are still cheap in spite of ever-increasing rises in the costs of printing. They still continue to buy "proper" books, too, printed on good paper.‎ There are many streets in London containing shops which specialize in book-selling. Perhaps the best known of these is Charing Cross Road in the very heart of London. Here bookshops of all sorts and sizes are to be found, from the celebrated ‎ one which is said to be "the biggest bookshop in the world" to the tiny, dusty little places which seem to have been left over from Dickens’ time. Some of these shops stock or will make efforts to get any kind of book, but many of them specialize in second-hand books, in art books, in foreign books, in books on economics, politics or any other subjects about which books may be written. One shop in this area specializes only in books about ballet.‎ Although it may be the most convenient place for Londoners to buy books, Charing Cross Road is not the cheapest. For really cheap second-hand books, collectors must venture off the beaten track, to Farringdon Road, in the East Central district of London.Here there is nothing so impressive as bookshops. The booksellers come along each morning and put lots of books onto small hand-carts (手推车) which line the streets. The collectors, some professionals and some amateurs (业余爱好者), who have been waiting for them, run quickly towards the books. In places like this one can still, occasionally, pick up for a few pence(便士) an old book that may be worth many pounds.‎ ‎4．"Londoners are great readers" means that 　　　　.‎ A. Londoners are great because they read a lot B. there are a great number of readers in London C. Londoners are readers who read only great books D. Londoners read a lot ‎5．According to this passage, Charing Cross Road 　　　　.‎ A. is in the suburbs of London B. is famous for its bookshops C. contains various kinds of shops D. is the busiest street in London ‎6．In this passage, what does the underlined part "venture off the beaten track" mean?‎ A. Buy books in a most busy street.‎ B. Move away from a busy street.‎ C. Waste time looking for books.‎ D. Take a risk of losing one’s life.‎ ‎7．The best topic for this passage is "　　　　".‎ A. bookshops in London B. the biggest bookshop in the world C. Charing Cross Road D. buying books in London C Edmund Halley was an English scientist who lived over 200 years ago. He studied the observations of comets (彗星) which other scientists had made. The orbit of one particular comet was a very difficult mathematical problem. He could not figure it out. Neither could other scientists who dealt with such problems.‎ However, Halley had a friend named Isaac Newton, who was a brilliant mathematician. Newton thought he had already worked out that problem, but he could not find the papers on which he had done it. He told Halley that the orbit of a comet had the shape of an ellipse (椭圆).‎ Now Halley set to work, He figured out the orbits of some of the comets that had been observed by scientists. He made a surprising discovery. The comets that had appeared in the years 1531, 1607 and 1682 all had the same orbit. Yet their appearances had been 75 to 76 years apart.‎ This seemed very strange to Halley. Three different comets followed the same orbit. The more Halley thought about, the more he thought that there had not been three different comets, as people thought. He decided that they had simply seen the same comet three times. The comet had gone away and had come back again.‎ It was an astonishing idea! Halley felt certain enough to make a prediction of what would happen in the future. He decided that this comet would appear in the year 1758. There were 53 years to go before Halley's prediction could be tested.‎ In 1758 the comet appeared in the sky. Halley did not see it, for he had died some years before. Ever since then that comet had been called Halley's comet, in his honour.‎ ‎8．Halley made his discovery________.‎ A．by doing experiments B．by means of his own careful observation C．by researching the observations of other scientists D．by chance ‎9．Halley made a surprising but correct prediction in the year________.‎ A．1704　　B．1705　　　　　　‎ C．1706　　D．1707‎ ‎10．This text in general is about________.‎ A．Halley and other scientists ‎ B．the orbit of a comet C．Newton and Halley ‎ D．Halley and his discovery 第二节(共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)‎ 根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。‎ I'm 30 years old, and there are several things that life has taught me that I want to share with you. Here are the 4 lessons that life has taught me in the past 30 years.‎ ‎1. Take Care of Your Body Life is “unfairly” biased(偏向的) towards people who “look good”， like it or not. So it's important that you do all that is in your power to look your best.__11__You will live longer，and you will live happier, if you take care of your body; you may even get promoted faster on your job. Remember that your health is really your greatest wealth.‎ ‎2．__12__‎ No one taught me to save when I was growing up; no one told me the importance of saving. Fortunately I was able to learn the value of saving through reading great books like The Millionaire Next Door. What I want to teach others is to save at least twenty percent of your income. If you are to be wealthy, you must not just earn a lot, you must save a lot.‎ ‎3．Think long－term In high school I was thinking about college；in college I was thinking about life after college. I'm designing my life and I'm making decisions today that will enable me to live the life I desire when I'm in my 40's, 50's and 60's. You have to think long－term；you have to see the “big picture.”__13__‎ ‎4. Realize the Power of Focus Focus, focus, focus...__14__If you fail in this lifetime, you will fail because of broken focus. If you focus on the goals that are most important to you, you will achieve them. The problem is that there are so many distractions.__15__Winners decide to major on majors, and they even let important things slip，because they just focus on achieving what is critical to their goals.‎ A．The importance of saving.‎ B．If you plan your future properly，you will live into your plans.‎ C．Save Your Money.‎ D．Nothing is more important than focus.‎ E．What separates the winners from the losers is that the winners learn to focus on their goal.‎ F．I mean dressing nicely, working out and eating right.‎ G．It's critical that you pursue relationships with individuals who are good first.‎ 第二部分 语言运用（共两节，满分45分）‎ 第一节 （共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）‎ Not many 13-year-old boys can say that they are able to buy a car, let alone a car for their mother. But that is ____16___ what William Preston did last week.‎ William’s mom, Krystal Preston, has been ____17__ to make ends meet(收支相抵) since their family was forced to start over after an “unfortunate ____18__”—her husband lost his life in an accident.‎ Since the____19__mother has been trying to ____20__ her three kids at their home in Fernley, Nevada, she hasn’t had____21__ and has gone to work on foot.‎ William was first ____22__ to give his mom a car after he spent some time watching videos of people giving cars to their mothers on Youtube. He later saw his____23__ to make his dream a reality when he saw that a woman on Facebook was trying to ____24__her 1999 Toyota Metro for a(n) ____25__ price that William might afford it.‎ The teenager reached out to the woman and asked if she was____26__ to trade the car for his Xbox(微软游戏机), ____27__ some money that he had____28__ from doing ‎ yard work and house cleaning for people in his community. At first, the woman was hesitant(犹豫), ____29__after some negotiation(协商), she eventually accepted his ____30__and drove the car over to William’s house.‎ When William told his mom that he had gotten a car for her, she didn’t____31__him. He then led her out to the driveway where the Toyota was ‎____32__ her — and she couldn’t control her____33__ .‎ ‎“I cried loudly; I was just like, ‘There’s no way.’ What 13-year-old do you know buys his mom a car? I don’t know any, never heard of ____34__,” Preston said. “I can’t even ____35__ it, like there are no words that can express my thankfulness.”‎ ‎16. A. expectedly B. exactly C. properly D. accidentally ‎17. A. succeeding B. refusing C. preparing D. struggling ‎ ‎18. A. situation B. marriage C. holiday D. business ‎ ‎19. A. unhealthy B. enthusiastic C. single D. smart ‎ ‎20. A. protect B. treat C. bring up D. depend on ‎ ‎21. A. strength B. transport C. courage D. income ‎22. A. inspired B. required C. forced D. persuaded ‎ ‎23. A. determination B. responsibility C. challenge D. chance ‎24. A. repair B. sell C. exchange D. find ‎ ‎25. A. unknown B. average C. low D. high ‎ ‎26. A. determined B. afraid C. used D. willing ‎ ‎27. A. along with B. as for C. through D. by ‎ ‎28. A. borrowed B. earned C. paid for D. picked up ‎ ‎29. A. unless B. and C. so D. but ‎ ‎30. A. explanation B. apology C. offer D. invitation ‎ ‎31. A. support B. understand C. doubt D. believe ‎ ‎32. A. waiting for B. heading towards C. knocking D. sending ‎ ‎33. A. movements B. feelings C. future D. freedom ‎ ‎34. A. some B. him C. any D. none ‎ ‎35. A. express B. control C. guess D. recognize ‎ 非选择题部分 第二节 (共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分) ‎ 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。‎ Sometimes you may feel that your life is out of control or find it hard ‎36.______(solve) problems. Maybe you want to do something 37.______ (perfect) or wait for the perfect time before starting it. But sometimes these thoughts can make you exhausted and lead to long delays or even prevent you from 38.______ (do) it. The way you handle things in life has 39.______ influence on how much anxiety you experience.‎ You should not be too strict with yourself. 40.______ (criticize) by your friends constantly, you’ll probably want to get rid 41.______ them right away. Perhaps it’s time for you to change and start forgiving yourself for the mistakes you make. When you find yourself in an 42.____ __ (embarrass) situation, you should drop the pessimistic thoughts and pay your attention back to the task at hand. ‎ It is also helpful for you to find purposes in life by helping 43.______ (other). No matter how much money you make, you can’t get true happiness 44.______ you know that someone else depends on you. Knowing that someone else needs you 45.______(make) it easier to go through the toughest time.‎ 第三部分 语言基础 （每空1分，满分25分）‎ A. 用给出单词的正确形式填空。‎ ‎46. Nowadays, something must be done to reduce air ____________(pollute).‎ ‎47. Mount Tai is ____________(attract) to tourists for its beautiful scenery and historical sites.‎ ‎48. We must ____________(constant) change the amount of money in circulation(流通).‎ ‎49. From his ____________(delight) voice on the phone I know everything is going well.‎ ‎50. The teacher said that he would like to choose an ____________(assist) among us.‎ ‎51. ____________(exhaust)，I slid into bed and fell fast asleep.‎ B. 根据中文意思用短语的正确形式填空。‎ ‎52. Unluckily, he ____________ ____________(生病) and was sent to hospital.‎ ‎53. The time here is 8 hours ____________ ____________(在···前面) that in London.‎ ‎54. A terrible typhoon ____________ ____________(横扫) the whole city yesterday.‎ ‎55. The necklace____________ ____________ (由···组成) gold and diamond.‎ ‎56. It doesn’t ____________ ____________(有意义，讲得通) to compare yourself with others in class because everyone is different from others physically and mentally.‎ ‎57. He never ____________ ____________ ____________(得出结论) before carrying out a research.‎ ‎58. However, when we reached what looked like a large market, I ____________ ____________ ____________(看不见) Wang Ping.‎ ‎59. The experience shows that a knowledge of first aid can ____________ ____________ ____________ (有影响，起作用).‎ 第四部分 应用文写作 （满分15分）‎ 假定你是李华，你所在学校的英语俱乐部要举行一次有关急救知识的培训活动。请你用英语写一则通知，内容包括：‎ ‎1. 培训活动的主题；‎ ‎2. 培训的时间和地点；‎ ‎3. 参加培训的人员和报名方法。‎ 注意：‎ ‎1. 词数100左右；‎ ‎2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。‎ 参考词汇：参与者participant NOTICE Dear boys and girls,‎ ‎_____________________________________________________________________‎ ‎________________________________________________________________‎ ‎_____________________________________________________________________‎ ‎_____________________________________________________________________‎ ‎_____________________________________________________________________‎ School English Club 湛江市第二十一中学2019~2020学年秋季期期中考试 英语试题答案 第一部分　 阅读理解 ‎ 第二部分　 第一节：(共10小题；每小题2.5分，满分25分)‎ ‎1-3 CBD 4-7 DBBA 8-10 CBD ‎ 第二节：(共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)‎ ‎11-15 FCBDE 第二部分 语言运用 ‎ 第一节 （共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）‎ ‎16-20 BDACC 21-25 BADBC 26-30 DABDC 31-35 DABCA ‎ 第二节 （共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）‎ ‎36. to solve 37. perfectly 38. doing 39. an 40. Criticized 41. of ‎ ‎42. embarrassing 43. others 44. until /unless 45. makes 第三部分 语言基础 （每空1分，满分25分）‎ ‎46. pollution 47. attractive 48. constantly 49. delighted 50. assistant ‎51. fell ill 52. ahead of 53. swept up 54. consists of 55. make sense ‎56. draws a conclusion 57. lost sight of 58. make a difference 第四部分 应用文写作 （满分15分）‎ NOTICE Dear boys and girls,‎ A training activity on first aid will be organized for any School English Club member who is interested in first aid from Sept. 10th to Oct. 26th in the School English Club Hall.‎ Participants are expected to fill in the form which can be downloaded from the website of the School English Club. In addition, there will be a knowledge quiz during the training activity. Please make good preparations for first aid by surfing the Internet.‎ Join us and you are sure to learn lots of knowledge and practical skills about first aid.‎ School English Club