辽宁省抚顺市第一中学2019-2020高二下学期期中考试英语试卷

辽宁省抚顺市第一中学2019-2020高二下学期期中考试英语试卷

英语试题 第一部分 阅读理解(共两节，满分50分)‎ 第一节 (共15小题;每小题2.5分，满分37.5分)‎ 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。‎ A The annual marathon in my town occurred as scheduled. My job was to follow behind the runners in an ambulance in case any of them needed medical attention. As the athletes began to pace themselves, the front runners started to disappear. It was then that my eyes were drawn to the woman in blue running shorts and a baggy white T-shirt. ‎ I knew we were already watching our “last runner”. Her feet were turned in, yet her left knee was turned out. Her legs were so crippled (跛足的) and bent that it seemed impossible for her to walk, let alone run a marathon. ‎ The driver and I watched in silence as she slowly moved forward. We would move forward a little bit, then stop and wait for her to gain some distance. Then we’d slowly move forward a little bit more. As I watched her struggle to put one foot in front of the other, I found myself breathing for her and urging her forward. I wanted her to stop, and at the same time, I prayed that she wouldn’t.‎ Finally, she was the only runner left in sight. I sat on the edge of my seat and watched with respect and amazement as she pushed forward with sheer determination through the last miles. When the finish line came into sight, the cheering crowds had long gone home. Yet, standing straight and proud waited a man. He was holding one end of a ribbon tied to a post. She slowly crossed through, leaving both ends of the ribbon fluttering (飘动) behind her.‎ I don’t know this woman’s name, but that day she became a part of my life — a part I often depend on. For her, it wasn’t about beating the other runners or winning a prize. It was about finishing what she had set out to do. When I think things are too ‎ difficult or I get those “I-just-can’t-do-it,” I think of the last runner. Then I realize how easy the task before me really is.‎ ‎1. What words can best describe the woman?‎ A. Proud and determined. B.Modest and courageous. ‎ C. Strong-willed and honorable. D. Diligent and considerate.‎ ‎2. What has the author learned from the woman?‎ A. Don’t depend on others when facing hardships.‎ B. It’s not winning but holding on straight to the end that really matters.‎ C. The disabled can also run a marathon despite their walking difficulty. ‎ D. Nothing is too tough to accomplish if one is brave enough.‎ ‎3.Which of the following is right according to the passage?‎ A.When the last runner reached the finish line, most of the audience had gone.‎ B.The author was the last runner in the annual marathon.‎ ‎ C.The author worked as a driver in the annual marathon.‎ ‎ D.The last runner didn’t finish what she had set out to do.‎ ‎4. What could be the best title for the text?‎ A. A Crippled Woman. B. An Unforgettable Job. ‎ C. The Annual Marathon. D. The Last Runner. ‎ B In life，once on a path，we tend to follow it，for better or worse.What's sad is that even if it's the latter，we often accept it anyway because we are so used to the way things are that we don't even recognize that they could be different. This is a phenomenon psychologist call functional fixedness.‎ This classic experiment will give you an idea of how it works and a sense of whether you may have fallen into the same trap:‎ People are given a box of tacks (大头钉) and some matches and asked to find a way to attach a candle to a wall so that it burns properly. Typically, the subjects try tacking the candle to the wall or lighting it to fix it with melted wax. The psychologists had, of course, arranged it so that neither of these obvious approaches would work. The ‎ tacks are too short, and the paraffin (石蜡) doesn't stick to the wall. So how can you complete the task? The successful technique is to use the tack box as a candle-holder. You empty it, tack it to the wall. and stand the candle inside it. To think of that, you have to look beyond the box's usual role as a receptacle just for tacks and re-imagine it serving an entirely new purpose. That is difficult because we all suffer to one degree or another from functional fixedness.‎ The inability to think in new ways affects people in every corner of society. The political theorist Hannah Arendt coined the phrase“frozen thoughts”to describe deeply held ideas that we no longer question but should. In Arendt's eyes, the self- content reliance on such accepted “truths”also made people blind to ideas that didn't fit their worldview, even when there was plenty of evidence for them.‎ Frozen thinking has nothing to do with intelligence, she said,“It can be found in highly intelligent people.”‎ ‎5. What does the underlined word “it” in paragraph 2 refer to?‎ A. The experiment. B. The path. ‎ C. Functional fixedness. D. The thinking.‎ ‎6. Which way is hard to think of to complete the task?‎ A. Tacking the candle to the wall. B. Fixing the candle with melted wax.‎ C. Lighting the candle to stand it. D. Using the tack box as a candle-holder.‎ ‎7. Which of the following statements will Hannah Arendt agree with?‎ A.People shouldn't accept the idea that doesn't fit their worldview. ‎ B.We should be used to the way things are.‎ C.People should question. ‎ D.The smarter people are, the more open to the new things they are.‎ ‎8.What's the passage mainly about?‎ A.An interesting experiment B.The opinion of Hannah Arendt.‎ C.A theory to be proved. D.A psychological phenomenon.‎ C Japan's biggest airline is betting that the future of travel isn't traveling at all. For the last month, a married couple has been interacting with a robot—called an Avatar—that's controlled by their daughter hundreds of miles away. Made by ANA Holdings Inc., it looks like a vacuum cleaner with an iPad attached. But the screen displays the daughter's face as they chat, and its wheels let her move about the house as though she's really there.‎ ‎“Virtual travel” is nothing new, of course. Storytellers, travel writers and artists have been stimulating the senses of armchair tourists for centuries. It's only in recent decades that frequent, safe travel has become available to the non- wealthy.‎ Yet even as the world's middle classes climb out of the armchair and into economy-class seat, there are signs of a post-travel society emerging. Concerns about environmental sustainability cause loss to airlines which release much carbon. And the aging of abundant societies is both restricting physical travel and creating demand for alternative ways to experience the world. For the travel industry, virtual reality offers an attractive response to these trends.‎ Of course, new technologies encourage far-out claims. ANA doesn't plan to start selling Avatars until next year. Profits, too, will probably be difficult to make: By one estimate, the global market for this kind of technology will be worth only about $300 million by 2023. By contrast, ANA's traditional travel business brought in more than $19 billion last year.‎ But if the business value for virtual vacations is still weak, the market for technologies that bridge physical distances between families and coworkers seems likely to only expand. ANA's robots may not replace its airplanes any time soon, but they'll almost certainly be a part of travel's high-tech future.‎ ‎9. Why does the author use the example of a couple interacting with a robot?‎ A. To indicate virtual travel begins to enter people's real life.‎ B. To show the Japanese are crazy about travel.‎ C. To show the couple are very enthusiastic over robots.‎ D. To express the close relationship between the couple and their daughter.‎ ‎10. Which of the following is the possible reason for virtual travel's appearance?‎ A. People are worried about the air pollution caused by airlines.‎ B. Storytellers, travel writers and artists have been using it for centuries.‎ C. Frequent and safe travel has become available to the ordinary people.‎ D. More and more people lose interest in travel.‎ ‎11. What can we learn about Avatars from the last two paragraphs?‎ A. They will be put on the market soon. ‎ B. They are almost unavoidable in travel's future. ‎ C. They will bring ANA a lot of money.‎ D. They will replace ANA's airplanes soon. ‎ ‎12. What can be a suitable title for the text?‎ A.Easy Travel in the Future B.Air Travel Disappearing C.Virtual Travel Benefits D.Your Next Travel May Be Virtual ‎ D Movie theaters around the world have closed during the coronations（新冠） outbreak. Fortunately, there's never been a better time to catch up on classic old movies. Below, read our picks for best travel movies:‎ ‎‘Thelma and Louise'(1991)‎ ‎“Thelma and Louise,” is a tale of female friendship, and the screen is dominated by the film's two lead females. The pals from small-town Arkansas hit the road on a weekend quest in search of fun and freedom from their jobs and their boredom. ‎ Filmed in California and Utah, with the best Grand Canyon scenes filmed south of Dead Horse Point State Park, “Thelma and Louise”is a good option if you have never been out West or if you have and eager to return.‎ ‎‘Grand Budapest Hotel' (2014)‎ It's one of the most satisfying films of director Wes Anderson all works. Set in a luxury ski resort in the fictional East European Republic of Zubrowka in the 1930s, the plot is supported by a murder investigation filled with stolen art, prison escapes and a secret concierge (看门人) society.‎ Though the hotel doesn't actually exist, much of the film was shot in the beautiful German town of Goerlitz, famed for its medieval streets.‎ ‎‘Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone'(2001)‎ When Harry Potter runs through a column at King's Cross railway station in London to get to Platform 9 3/4, we know it isn't real. And yet we want to visit.‎ The movie's locations are inspired by real places, as graduates of English private schools will tell you: rushing down narrow old streets to visit tea houses and sandwich shops, discovering books that are hundreds of years old.‎ ‎‘The Trip to Italy' (2014)‎ In this film, you're on an extraordinary road trip along with two old friends. The route is from Piedmont via Rome to Amalfi, back to Naples and finally the tony island of Capri. Retracing the footsteps of romantic poets Byron and Shelley, they drive a Mini Cooper through the breathtaking country and alongside stiff seaside cliffs.‎ ‎13. If you are interested in the scenery of American west, which film can you choose to watch?‎ A.Grand Budapest Hotel. B. Thelma and Louise. ‎ C. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. D. The Trip to Italy.‎ ‎14. Which place mentioned in the films can't be found in real life?‎ A. Goerlitz. B. Dead Horse Point State Park.‎ C. Capri. D. Grand Budapest Hotel.‎ ‎15. Why does the author write this passage?‎ A To introduce some places to travel. ‎ B. To introduce the newly released films.‎ C.To show the attractive scenery mentioned in the films.‎ D.To recommend some travel movies to watch. ‎ 第二节 (共5小题;每小题2.5分，满分12.5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。‎ ‎ Many people are aiming and praying to be happy. What they do not know is that ‎ happiness is a journey and not a destination. 16． Here are some of the how-to's.‎ Be true to yourself. 17． You can withdraw with a person that cannot satisfy you. You can change a job. You can choose friends. If you think people, things and events in your life don't give you happiness, let them go and think of better ways.‎ ‎18． Think of good things and not the opposite. When you think you have less money in your pocket, don't say “I don't want to be poor". Say I want to be rich or I have more than enough money for everything. You'll notice you'll attract a lot of good things, gifts and good people in your life that could improve your financial aspect.‎ Start your day with hopes. By the time you wake up, stretch your muscles with hopes and thoughts of abundance in your brain. You'll get more energy than waking up with bad mood. 19．‎ Always smile. Nobody wants to be depressed people. 20． You cannot sell your products if you are not marketable enough. Smile makes some people's day. Smile and the world smiles with you.‎ Happiness depends on yourself. If you want happiness in your life, you have to prove it in your actions. To receive, feel and be happy is to do happy things to others.‎ A. If you start your day with good mood, you'll end it with good mood.‎ B.Be thankful for the journey you are taking.‎ C.Always think positive.‎ D.Every good thing in the world is already here and it' s up to us to work for happiness.‎ E.Accept people for who they are and don't compare them with other better people.‎ F.Don't pretend if you do not like a situation.‎ G.It is so uncomfortable to be with people who love frowning.‎ 第二部分 英语知识运用(共两节，满分30分)‎ 第一节 完形填空(共15小题;每小题1分，满分15分)‎ 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。‎ ‎ When I was six years old, my sister, Sally Kay, was a submissive three-year-old girl. For some reasons, I thought we needed to 21 some money. So I decided we should "hire out" as maids. We visited the neighbors, 22 to clean houses for them for $1. Although our offer was reasonable, there were no takers. One neighbor even 23 my mom to tell her what we were doing.‎ ‎ Mother had just hung up the phone 24 we came into the house. "Girls," mother asked, "why were you two going around the neighborhood telling people you would clean their houses?" We both denied. That her dear little girls could be such "boldfaced (厚颜无耻的) liars" made her feel shocked and terribly 25 .‎ Mom then told us that Mrs. Jones had just called and told her everything.‎ ‎ Faced with the truth, we 26 what we had done. Mom tried to explain how much a fib (小谎) hurt but she didn't feel that we really understood. Then Mom cheerfully asked, "Would you two like to go to see the movie The Matinee this afternoon?"‎ ‎ "Oh, wonderful!" After lunch, we got bathed and all dressed up. It was like getting ready for a birthday party. We 27 outside the apartment, not wanting to miss the 28 that would take us downtown. At the bus station, Mom stunned (使震惊) us by saying, "Girls, we are not going to the 29 today."‎ ‎ "What?" we objected 30 . "What do you mean? Aren't we going to The Matinee?" She explained this was how much a fib could hurt. "It is important that what we say is 31 ," Mom said. "I fibbed to you just now and I felt 32 . I don't want to fib again and I'm sure you don't want to fib again either. People must be 33 to others."‎ ‎ That was 34 my sister and I learned to be truthful. It was a(n) 35 that we would never forget.‎ ‎21. A. produce ‎ ‎22. A. offering ‎ ‎23. A. met ‎ B. earn ‎ B. telling ‎ B. found ‎ C. steal ‎ C. asking ‎ C. persuaded ‎ D. loan ‎ D. giving ‎ D. telephoned ‎ ‎24. A. until ‎ ‎25. A. encouraged ‎ ‎26. A. recognized ‎ ‎27. A. talked ‎ ‎28. A. ticket ‎ ‎29. A. cinema ‎ ‎30. A. sadly ‎ ‎31. A. humorous ‎ ‎32. A. happy ‎ ‎33. A. enthusiastic ‎34. A. how ‎ ‎35. A. lesson B. when ‎ B. challenged ‎ B. admitted ‎ B. laughed ‎ B. bus ‎ B. house ‎ B. quietly ‎ B. valuable ‎ B. awful ‎ B. sympathetic ‎ B. why ‎ B. topic ‎ C. before ‎ C. hurt ‎ C. scolded ‎ C. hurried ‎ C. film ‎ C. neighbor's C. patiently ‎ C. true ‎ C. proud ‎ C. good ‎ C. whether ‎ C. subject D. where ‎ D. excited ‎ D. discussed ‎ D. reminded ‎ D. call ‎ D. barber's ‎ D. weakly ‎ D. worth ‎ D. funny ‎ D. honest ‎ D. there ‎ D. idea ‎ 第二节 (共10小题;每小题1.5分，满分15分)‎ 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。‎ Professor Green, known to the world as a scientist, is not only absent-minded 36.___________ short-sighted as well. His mind is always busy thinking 37.___________(science) problems and seldom notice what is going on around him.‎ One fine day recently, he went for a stroll(散步) in the country side, but 38.___________ usual he had a book in his hand, and had no sooner set out for his walk than he became 39.___________(absorb) in reading. He had hardly gone far 40.___________ he bumped into a big cow and fell down. In the fall, he had lost his glasses, without 41.___________ he couldn't see. He thought he 42.___________ (hit) his head against a fat lady. “I'm sorry,Madam.”he said politely before searching for his glasses. As soon as he had put them on,he realized his mistake .‎ Soon he was fixing his mind 43.___________ his book again and paid no attention to anything else .He had scarcely been walking for five minutes when he fell over again, 44.___________(lose) both his book and his glasses.　This time he got very angry, seizing his umbrella, he gave the“cow”a wild blow. Then, after finding his glasses, he ‎ realized with horror that he made 45.___________ second mistake. A large fat woman was fleeing from him in a horror.‎ 第三部分 写作（共两节，满分40分）‎ 第一节 应用文写作（满分15分）‎ ‎ 假定你是李华，你的英国笔友David来邮件想了解你们学校近期举行万米接力赛的情况。请给他回复邮件，内容包括：‎ ‎1. 比赛目的；‎ ‎2. 时间和地点；‎ ‎3. 过程及意义。‎ 注意：1. 词数80左右；‎ ‎2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；‎ ‎3. 开头和结束语己为你写好。‎ Dear David，‎ ‎______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________‎ Best wishes!‎ Yours，‎ Li Hua 第二节 读后续写（满分25分）‎ ‎ 阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。‎ 注意：‎ ‎1. 续写部分的词数应为150左右；‎ ‎2. 续写部分为两段,每段的开头语已为你写好。‎ When I was in seventh grade, I was a candy striper（护士助手）at a local hospital in my town. I volunteered about 30 to 40 hours a week during the summer.‎ Most of the time I spent there was with Mr. Green. He never has any visitors, and nobody seemed to care about his condition. I spent many days there holding his hand and talking to him, helping with anything that needed to be done. He became a close friend of mine, even though he responded with only an occasional hold of my hand. Mr. Green was in a coma（昏迷）.‎ I left for a week for a vacation with my parents, and when I came back, Mr. Green was gone. I didn't have the courage to ask any of the nurses where he was, for fear they might tell me he had died. So with many questions unanswered, I continued to volunteer there through my eighth-grade year.‎ Paragraph 1:‎ Several years later, when I was a junior in high school, I was at the gas station when I noticed a familiar face. .___________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ‎ Paragraph 2:‎ He began to tell me how, as he lay there comatose( 昏迷的), he could hear me talking to him and could feel me holding his hand the whole time.________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________‎ 英语期中试题答案 ‎1-4 CBAD 5-8 CDCD 9-12 AABD 13-15 BDD ‎ ‎16-20 DFCAG ‎21-25:  BADBC 26-30:BCBAA 31-35:CBDAA ‎36.but 37.scientific 38.as 39.absorbed 40.when ‎41.which 42.had hit 43.on 44.losing 45.a 第一节 应用文写作（满分15分） ‎ Dear David,‎ I’m glad that you’re interested in the 10,000-metre relay race held in our school recently.‎ As part of the Sports Festival of our school, the race took place on our school playground last Friday afternoon. It was widely welcomed by all the classes. Ten best runners from each class took part in the final race and all of them tried their best to win, with the other classmates cheering them on. The race turned out to be a great success. Not only does it build up our body but it also strengthens our teamwork and cooperation.‎ Best wishes!‎ Yours，‎ Li Hua 第二节 读后续写 Several years later, when I was a junior in high school, I was at the gas station when I noticed a familiar face. When I realized who it was, my eyes were filled with tears. He was alive! I got up the nerve to ask him if he was Mr. Green, and if he had been in a coma about five years ago. With an uncertain look on his face, he replied yes. I explained how I knew him, and that I had spent many hours talking to him in the hospital. His eyes welled up with tears, and he gave me the warmest hug I had ever received.‎ ‎ He began to tell me how, as he lay there comatose, he could hear me talking to him and could feel me holding his hand the whole time. He thought it was an angel, who was there with him. Mr. Green firmly believed that it was my voice and touch that had kept him alive. Then he told me about his life. We exchanged a hug, said our good-byes and went our separate ways.‎