福建省莆田第二十四中学2019-2020学年高二下学期返校测试英语试题

福建省莆田第二十四中学2019-2020学年高二下学期返校测试英语试题

莆田第二十四中学2019-2020学年高二英语下学期返校测试卷 ‎ 本卷满分150分，考试时间150分钟。‎ 注意事项：‎ ‎1．答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。‎ ‎2．回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。‎ ‎3．考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。‎ 第二部分 阅读理解（共两节,满分40分）‎ 第一节（共15小题；每小题2分,满分30分）‎ 阅读下列短文,从每題所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。‎ A The Isle of Wight,off the south coast of England,is the best place in Europe for discovering dinosaur bones. Dinosaur Farm Museum was established in 1993. Since then,the museum has introduced the study of old bones to many more people. ‎ What we offer Visitors can enjoy our displays,or watch us cleaning dinosaur bones and other fossils found on the island's beaches. The museum has a variety of different fossils,many of them never displayed to the public before. As more are discovered all the time,you can be sure of seeing something new each time you visit. ‎ We have a free Fossil Identification Service,so you can bring in any fossils you have and find out what they are. In addition,we have a reasonably-priced Museum Shop,where you can buy a souvenir of your visit. You could also bring a picnic and relax in our special picnic area. ‎ Activities Fossil hunts are organized from the museum and run all year round. Groups of up to 25are guided on a local beach where they can search for fossils. All these hunts are fully licensed and ‎ insured,and guides can help to identify any fossils found andpoint out things of interest. ‎ Due to the popularity of these hunts,all trips must be booked by a personal visit to Dinosaur Farm Museum. ‎ Did you know…?‎ The BBC programme"Live from Dinosaur Island"was filmed along the coast here,and Dinosaur Farm Museum was the base for the television crew. ‎ Find out more Check out our website at www. isleofwight/dinosaurfarm to learn in detail how we dig for dinosaurs. You can also read about the many different kinds of dinosaurs which lived in this area,which was connected to Europe 120 million years ago. ‎ ‎1. One can book a fossil hunt . ‎ A. through a BBC program B. through the museum's website C. by making a call to the museum D. by visiting the museum personally ‎2. Which of the following is free of charge at the museum?‎ A. Food for a picnic. ‎ B. Attending fossil hunts. ‎ C. A souvenir of the museum. ‎ D. Having fossils identified. ‎ ‎3. The passage is most probably taken from . ‎ A. a conference interview B. a travel magazine C. a history book D. a science fiction. ‎ B LeBron James is widely regarded as one of the best basketball players today. He has an incredible combination of skills, strength, leaping ability and height that make him one of the best athletes in the world.‎ LeBron James was born in Akron, Ohio on December 30th, 1984. He grew up in Akron where he had a difficult childhood. His father was an ex-con(出狱的囚犯) who wasn't there when he grew up. His family was poor and had a hard time. Fortunately his basketball coach,Frankie Walker,received him and let him stay with his family where he could focus on school and basketball.LeBron James went to high school at St. Vincent-St Mary High School in Akron. He led his basketball team to three state titles and was named “Mr. Basketball” into Ohio for three years. He decided not to go to college and went straight to the NBA where he was the number 1 pick in the draft(选秀).‎ LeBron James was drafted by the Cleveland Cavaliers where he played his first seven seasons.‎ In 2010, LeBron James became a free agent. This meant he could play for any team he wanted. Which team he would choose was big news. ESPN even had a whole show called The Decision where James told the world that he was going to play for the Miami Heat next season. He had played for the Heat until 2014.‎ LeBron James holds a number of NBA records and has received a number of awards. Here are just a few of them. He was the NBA Finals MVP and Champion in 2012. He won two Olympic gold medals in 2008 and 2012.‎ ‎4.LeBron James is considered as one of the best athletes in the world because of __________.‎ A. his basketball coach B. his father C. his combination of skills, strength, leaping ability and height D. his hometown ‎5.What was LeBron James' childhood like?‎ A. Difficult. B. Naughty. C. Rich. D. Weak.‎ ‎6.What did LeBron James do after he decided not to go to college?‎ A. He went straight to the NBA.‎ B. He went straight to work with his coach.‎ C. He went to play for Miami Heat.‎ D. He went home.‎ ‎7.According to the passage, we know that_________.‎ A. LeBron James is not a born basketball player.‎ B. LeBron James was not fit for the sport when he was young.‎ C. LeBron James is gifted in basketball.‎ D. LeBron James left sport in 2010.‎ C Scientists think they have answered a mystery: How some ocean creatures got so huge so quickly.‎ A few million years ago, the largest whales, averaged about 15 feet long. Then seemingly overnight, one type of whale, the toothless baleen whale（须鲸类）became huge. Modern blue whales get as big as 100 feet. Nicholas Pyenson of the Smithsonian Natural History Museum said, "Why is that?" "It happened in the glance of an evolutionary eye, which makes it harder to figure out what happened," said Graham Slater, lead author of the study. Their study has suggested an answer: Ice ages in the last 3 to 5 million years started it, changing the oceans and food supply for whales.‎ The researchers used fossil records of the smaller whales to create a family tree for baleen whales which include blue whales, humpbacks and right whales. Using computer simulations（模拟）and knowledge about how evolution works, they concluded that when the size changes started, the poles got colder, ice expanded and the water circulation in the oceans changed and winds shifted, Slater and Pyenson said cold water went deep and moved closer to the equator(赤道）and then eventually moved back up with small fish and other small animals that whales eat.‎ Baleen whale, which have no teeth, feed by eating huge amounts of fish they capture. Toothed whales, like sperm whales (抹香鲸), hunt individual fish, so the ocean chants that made food less evenly spread out didn't affect them as much. But baleen whales hunt schools of fish.‎ Olivier Lambert at the Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences calls it "a really convincing ‎ situation". But he said the lack of fossils in certain time periods is an issue. As oceans warm from man-made climate change, the seas will be more like it was when the whales smaller and they will have a more difficult time surviving.‎ ‎8.What does the author mean by "It happened in the glance of an evolutionary eye" in the second paragraph?‎ A. The change of baleen whales happened too quickly.‎ B. The change of baleen whales was too difficult to explore.‎ C. Researchers paid little attention to the change of baleen whales.‎ D. Researchers thought the change of baleen whales was unimportant.‎ ‎9.What played the key role in baleen whales' becoming huge?‎ A. Man-made climate change. B. Its eating a huge amount of fish.‎ C. The water circulation in the oceans. D. The increase of food supply for whales.‎ ‎10.What do we know about sperm whales and blue whales according to the text?‎ A. Sperm whales eat more food.‎ B. Blue whaler live much longer.‎ C. Sperm whales prefer to hunt schools of fish.‎ D. Blue whales usually swallow schools of fish.‎ ‎11.What can we infer from the last paragraph?‎ A. There are no whale fossils now. B. The whales may become even bigger.‎ C. Global warming has threatened the whales. D. Olivier Lamber thinks the study is perfect.‎ D No poem should ever be discussed or “analyzed”, until it has been read aloud by someone, teacher or student. Better still, perhaps, is the practice of reading it twice, once at the beginning of the discussion and once at the end, so the sound of the poem is the last thing one hears.‎ All discussions of poetry are, in fact, preparations for reading it aloud, and the reading of the poem is, finally, the most telling(生动的）“interpretation” of it, suggesting tone, rhythm, and meaning all at once. Hearing a poet read the work in his or her own voice, on records or on film, is obviously a special reward. But even those aids to teaching can not replace the student and teacher reading it or, best of all, reciting it.‎ I have come to think, in fact, that time spent reading a poem aloud is much more important than “analyzing” it, if there isn’t time for both. I think one of our goals as teachers of English is to have students love poetry. Poetry is “a criticism of life”, and “a heightening of life”.It also deserves a place in the teaching of language and literature more central than it presently occupies.‎ I am not saying that every English teacher must teach poetry. Those who don’t like it should not be forced to put that dislike on anyone else. But those who do teach poetry must keep in mind a few things about its essential nature, about its sound as well as its sense, and they must make room in the classroom for hearing poetry as well as thinking about it.‎ ‎12. To have a better understanding of a poem, one should _____.‎ A. discuss it with others B. analyze it by oneself C. practice reading it aloud D. copy it down in a notebook ‎13. According to the writer, one of the purposes of teaching English is to get students _____.‎ A. to enjoy poetry B. to understand life C. to become teacher D. to become poets ‎14.The underlined word "make room "( in the last paragraph)probably means ____.‎ A. to build a booth B. to provide equipment C. to set aside enough space D. to leave a certain amount of time ‎15. What does the last sentence in the third paragraph imply?‎ A.Poetry is more important than any other subject.‎ B.More stress should be laid on the teaching of poetry.‎ C.One cannot enjoy life fully without an understanding of poetry.‎ D.Poetry is the foundation of all language and literature courses.‎ 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,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。选项中有两项为多余选项。‎ What To Do When You Break Your Smartphone?‎ As you pick the smartphone you just dropped from the pavement, your mind races. You can't afford a new one. How will you check your Wechat（微信）messages? Here are some of the things you can try if you break your phone. ‎ ‎16 ‎ Smartphones are held together with screws（螺丝） and pins，which means in many cases，if you're handy enough，you can easily fix them. 17 .‎ One site in particular, ifixit.com, offers guides for replacing and fixing nearly every part of a wide variety of smartphones, ranging from the very first iPhone all the way to the iPhone 7Plus. ‎ Bring it to a repair shop Smartphone repair shops are all over the place these days. 18 .Depending on the damage to your phone, the price for repairs can range anywhere from﹩29 to more than﹩250. ‎ Try selling your damaged phone So your phone is damaged, and you don't want to spend the money to get it fixed. Why not try selling it? 19 .Gazelle, for example, will pay you﹩40 for a 16GB iPhone 5s with a broken display, while Glyde will pay you﹩142 for an iPhone 6 with a cracked screen. ‎ Buy a refurbished（翻新的） phone So you've sold your broken smartphone and now you've got some extra spending cash, but it's still nowhere near enough to cover the full cost of a new smartphone, which can run more than $600. 20 .‎ Well,if preowned（二手的）phones don't bother you, you can buy a refurbished handset from any number of carriers or stores at a modest discount. ‎ A. What can you do?‎ B. Get insurance next time. ‎ C. Try repairing it yourself. ‎ D. So why not see if one of these stores can fix your busted（损坏的 handset?‎ E. In fact，there are entire websites designed to help you repair your own phone. ‎ F. How much you get for your damaged phone depends on the model and what kind of issues it has. ‎ G. And if they don't want your phone and you want to make sure that it's at least recycled，they'll do that too. ‎ 第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节,满分45分）‎ 第一节 完形填空（共20小题；域小题1.5分,满分30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,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。‎ I was fourteen years old and thought I had already known all the important things in life.I remember being more than a little_21_at the homework my geography teacher,Mr Ream,had given the class.We had to_22_to someone we knew who had been in a war as a soldier and write about their experiences.‎ I _23_it was totally meaningless.What did that have to do with_24_?I wanted to know.I still had an unpleasant attitude toward it_25_I put my notebook down on the table in front of my stepfather.I_26_that he'd been in the war, so I decided to make it_27_for myself and not to look any further from home for my_28_.‎ He asked me what I_29_,and I said I had to interview him about his experiences in the war_30_a class.I'm sure his body must have stiffened（变僵硬）,but at that time I was too blind to_31_it.He asked me to sit down and then we got_32_.I'll never forget his response to the first question I_33_asked,"Have you ever killed anyone?"‎ His answer of "yes" was the_34_that made me begin to take the talk seriously.I still_35_his eyes when he told me the horror of what he'd_36_and what he'd done during the war.I had never expected that kind of_37_from anyone, but I know that's_38_what he gave me.‎ The things he told me taught me a lot.They also showed me I had a lot left to_39_in this life.I gained new love and_40_for this man who is now my father.‎ ‎21.A.annoyed B.interested C.frightened D.tired ‎22.A.stick B.talk C.contribute D.write ‎23.A.forgot B.agreed C.thought D.realized ‎24.A.life B.writing C.geography D.homework ‎25.A.as B.if C.unless D.since ‎26.A.imagined B.guessed C.believed D.knew ‎27.A.clear B.easy C.normal D.common ‎28.A.interview B.experiment C.presentation D.operation ‎29.A.designed B.prepared C.needed D.collected ‎30.A.in B.by C.for D.from ‎31.A.move B.hide C.consider D.notice ‎32.A.started B.concluded C.banned D.changed ‎33.A.officially B.carelessly C.unluckily D.probably ‎34.A.delight B.shock C.honor D.confusion ‎35.A.describe B.copy C.wait D.remember ‎36.A.arranged B.expected C.witnessed D.created ‎37.A.benefit B.happiness C.honesty D.admiration ‎38.A.usually B.exactly C.rapidly D.gradually ‎39.A.learn B.enjoy C.miss D.complain ‎40.A.pity B.fear C.satisfaction D.respect 第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节,满分45分）‎ 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,并将答案填写在答题卡上。‎ My wife is addicted to shopping on the Internet.  41    seems that she can’t control herself well, just clicking constantly with the mouse. Let me tell you what happened last night. It was the fourth time she    42    (shop) online for hours. I had already reminded her    43    (think) twice before buying anything, but my wife ignored what I said and replied confidently, “With the New Year  44    (approach), preparation is necessary. Besides, I haven’t bought things on the Internet ‎ for a whole week.”  45    (Hear) her words, I was really speechless. In most cases, the things she bought aren’t good value for money. Maybe she just enjoys   46   process of buying online.‎ ‎   Nowadays,   47    the development of technology, online shopping is becoming more and more convenient. Those   48    stay at home can buy whatever they want. In the meanwhile, it causes a series of   49    (problem). One of them is more spending than before, because people are   50   (easy) attracted by the discount. So how to keep a good state of mind in front of temptation(诱惑)is an important lesson people need to learn.‎ 第四部分 写作（共两节,满分35分）‎ 第一节 短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分,满分10分）‎ 假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文,请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误,每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。‎ 增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（∧）,并在其下面写出该加的词。‎ 删除：把多余的间用斜线（）划掉。‎ 修改：在错的词下画一横线,并在该词下面写出修改后的词。‎ 注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；‎ ‎ 2.只允许修改10处,多若(从第11处起）不计分。‎ During the weekend I traveled by the air for the first time in my life. I usual travel by train or bus. It's both cheaper and safe. But to fly in the sky was something new to me. At the end I felt a little nervous. But very soon I became exciting when I found me high up in the sky among the clouds. I also found that mountains,fields,river and so on were interestingly small. I enjoy the frightening and comfortable journey very much. After all,it is more interesting take a plane than to take a car. ‎ 第二节 书面表达（满分25分）‎ 假定你是李华，在即将到来的暑假，你与朋友们计划在社区开办一个英语角（English Corner），方便英语爱好者交流练习。请你写一封信，邀请感兴趣的居民前来参加。内容包括：‎ ‎1．开办目的；‎ ‎2．时间：每周五下午3：00-5：00，地点：the Violet Cafe；‎ ‎3．交流内容。‎ 注意：‎ ‎1．词数100左右；‎ ‎2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。‎ ‎________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________‎