湖南省茶陵县第三中学2019-2020学年高二下学期入学考试英语试题

湖南省茶陵县第三中学2019-2020学年高二下学期入学考试英语试题

茶陵三中2020高二下期入学考试英语试卷 第一部分   阅读技能 (共两节,满分45分)‎ 第一节(共12小题:每小题3分,满分36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,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。‎ A Make a five-minute film and win!‎ Do you love the winter holidays but hate being bored? Then why don't you enter the Film Street Shorts Competition by making a short film this winter with your family and friends?‎ What you have to do To enter the competition, you have to make a short film that is around 5 minutes long (It can be shorter but not longer！) on a digital camera or mobile phone.‎ Awards The best short film entered into our competition will be shown in Film Street's Cinema and you'll win a Cineworld Cinema pass for yourself and three more for other members of your film-making crew (全体人员). If you have a Cineworld Cinema pass, you can watch as many films as you like for a year for free at any Cineworld Cinema.‎ Rules We can't show films that tell others about either your or any other kids' names or addresses.‎ We can't show films that hurt, harm or insult (侮辱) other people.‎ We can't show films that have bad languages.‎ Copyright Checklist (版权清单)‎ Getting permission to use someone else's work in your film can be expensive, so check your film to make sure that：‎ Your film is original and you haven't copied anyone else's.‎ There are no scenes of branding on shop signs, books, magazines or CDs.‎ There are no scenes of anyone else's artwork.‎ Address and Date Post your finished film on tape, CD or DVD by Monday, October 1st, 2019 to：‎ Film Street Short Competition First Light Movies Unit 6, Third Floor, The Bond ‎180－182 Fazeley Street Birmingham So what's stopping you? Start making your Film Street Short now!‎ ‎1. Who is the passage mainly written for?‎ A. Students.    B. Parents. C. Teachers.    D. Actors.‎ ‎2. How many Cineworld Cinema passes will the winner of the competition get in all?‎ A. One.  B. Two. C. Three.    D. Four.‎ ‎3. The underlined word “original” is the closest in meaning to “______”．‎ A. interesting enough B. exciting enough C. good for children   D. made by yourself ‎4. The passage is ______.‎ A. an advertisement   B. an official announcement C. a report D. a film poster B ‎ Chinese officials expressed objection to an auction(拍卖) of robbed Chinese relics, following much criticism over Wednesday's auction of an imperial jade seal in London.Officials said the government would spend more manpower and money to collect, clean up and study Chinese lost relics, and would take various measures to get the lost relics back.‎ An imperial jade seal, owned by the Qing Dynasty Emperor Qianlong, who ruled China from 1736 to 1795, fetched(拍卖) 3.6 million pounds ($4.7 million)．A total of 153 pieces of Chinese artwork, including the seal, were sold for more than 8 million pounds by London-based auctioneer Sotheby on Wednesday.Chinese people were angry over the news.“We should launch a nationwide protest(抗议) to urge those robbers to give back our national relics，” a person said on sina.com.‎ Experts warned against too many public protests, noting that some overseas auctioneers are using Chinese people's patriotism(爱国热情) to drive up the prices of Chinese relics. People should first learn how the relics were taken from China to avoid “blind condemnations(谴责)”， said Jin Yunchang, a researcher from the Palace Museum. If the relics are not stolen objects, they can be legally auctioned.‎ ‎5. What was the auction price of the imperial jade seal?‎ A. 3.6 million pounds. B. 5.9 million pounds.‎ C. 8 million pounds.   D. 10 million pounds.‎ ‎6. Why was the auction of the imperial jade seal objected by the Chinese people?‎ A. Because Chinese government encouraged people to do so.‎ B. Because Chinese people don't like the auctioneer Sotheby.‎ C. Because the relics, including the jade seal, belonged to China.‎ D. Because the auction price was too high.‎ ‎7. What did the experts mean?‎ A. The auctioned relics belonged to Qing Dynasty.‎ B. Chinese people's patriotism may be made use of.‎ C. No Chinese bidders joined in the auction.‎ D. Chinese relics can be auctioned.‎ ‎8. What does the passage mainly talk about?‎ A. An imperial jade seal was auctioned.‎ B. Chinese officials try to get the lost relics back.‎ C. Chinese people expressed anger over the auctions.‎ D. Chinese people's patriotism drives up the prices of relics.‎ C ‎ It has more than 845 million users worldwide. If it were a country it would have the third largest population in the world, behind China and India. This is Facebook, a popular website from the US. It is similar to Weibo in China.‎ Mark Zuckerberg was born on May 14, 1984. As a little kid, he loved creating computer ‎ programs. He set up the network in February of 2004. He was then a second-year student at Harvard University. One day, he had the idea of building a website for Harvard students to get to know each other. He set up the Facebook website. Harvard students could share photos and their personal information there. Soon, the website became very famous. Zuckerberg decided to leave Harvard to run Facebook full-time. It was the biggest adventure in his life and later brought him great success. Now, the service is popular around the world.‎ Greetings such as “Have you checked your Facebook page today？” became a part of young people's everyday language in the US. People can exchange messages and get the latest information about their friends on Facebook. Zuckerberg's dream is to connect people through the Internet. “Facebook is to make the world more open and connected，” he said.‎ What's the young man's secret to success? Zuckerberg believes it's important to have an open mind and be ready to try new things. “The riskiest thing is to take no risks，” he once said in an open letter. Sometimes the simplest ideas go furthest. We hope Mark Zuckerberg can go much further, maybe even further than Bill Gates.‎ ‎9. The underlined word “it” in the first paragraph refers to ______.‎ A. Facebook    B. Weibo    C. India     D. China ‎10. According to the passage, people can't ______ on Facebook.‎ A. put up photos                      B. do online shopping ‎ C. exchange messages                         D. share information with friends ‎11. Which is the right order of the following events?‎ a. Zucker studied in Harvard University.‎ b. Facebook is popular around the world.‎ c. Zuckerberg dropped out of Harvard.‎ d. Zuckberg set up the Facebook website.‎ A. a－b－c－d      B. a－d－c－b C. a－d－b－c   D. a－c－b－d ‎12. Which of the following is NOT a reason for Zuckerberg's success?‎ A. He is richer than anyone else.                  B. He has an open mind.‎ C. He likes trying new things.                    D. He is not afraid of risks.‎ 第二节(共3小题:每小题3分,满分9分)‎ 下面文章中有3处(第13-15题)需要添加小标题。请从以下选项(A、B、C和D)中选出符合各段意思的小标题，并在答题卡上将相应选项的标号涂黑，选项中有一项是多余选项。‎ Holiday travel means things are busier, more expensive and stressful. And most likely, holiday travel is busy, expensive and stressful because you didn't plan accordingly. Before your holiday comes, start planning your holiday travel now with these three tips.‎ ‎13．______‎ If you haven't booked your flight home to Grandma's house for New Year's Day, you need to do so now. Prices, schedules and seat options aren't going to get any better. The sooner you book for holiday travel, the better chance you will have to choose airplane routes and hotel rooms.‎ ‎14．______‎ When you are booking your flight or even just arranging your time off from work for holiday travel, always allow for more time than you think you will need. You need to get to the airport earlier.‎ ‎ When you go to arrange a ride to the airport, be sure to set up that time about an hour earlier than you normally get to the airport.‎ ‎15．______‎ While you might think you have time to pack, most travelers put it off due to the chaos(混乱) surrounding the holidays. In the end, you either over-pack or pack what you don't need. Start packing now when you have more time before the holiday, and can make smarter choices as to what to bring.‎ A. Book Now.‎ B. Start Packing Now.‎ C. Ride to the Airport Now.‎ D. Schedule Extra Time Now.‎ 第二部分知识运用(共两节,满分25分)‎ 第一节完形填空(共10小题;每小题1.5分，满分15分)‎ 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意,然后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。‎ There was an old man living in a house with a garden. The old man planted flowers in the garden and __16__ his flowers every day. The garden was so __17__ that every passer-by stopped to have a look.‎ One day, an artist was enjoying the beauty of the garden when suddenly he __18__ that the old man was blind. The artist asked him, “__19__ are you busy looking after the flowers when you can't see them？”  ‎ The old man smiled and answered, “There are three reasons. First, I was a gardener when I was young, and I really love __20__. Second, I can't see these flowers, __21__ I can touch and smell them. As to the third one, it's __22__.”‎ ‎“Me? But you don't know me，” said the artist.‎ ‎“It is true that I don't know you. But I know the beauty of my garden makes you feel __23__ and give me a chance to talk with you. How great it is that we share the happiness the flowers have brought us！” Hearing the old man's __24__， the artist was moved to tears.‎ All the flowers have eyes. They can __25__ the kindness of the old man.‎ ‎16. A. looked up        B. looked for   C. looked after   D. looked into ‎17. A. beautiful         B. small        C. clean        D. large ‎18. A. suggested         B. found        C. forgot       D. thought ‎19. A.  When            B. Where       C. Why         D. Who ‎20. A. gardening        B. painting     C. cooking    D. singing ‎21. A.  or               B. and           C. but        D. so ‎22. A. him              B. you          C. me        D. them ‎23. A. lucky            B. angry        C. sad        D. happy ‎24. A. promise         B. questions    C. advice     D. words ‎25. A. listen             B. see          C. touch      D. smell 第二节(共10小题:每小题1分, 满分10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，并将答案转写到答题卡上。‎ Everyone has his or her own way of  26.________ (say) things and his or her own special expressions. Many everyday American expressions are based  27.________ colours. Red is a hot colour. Americans often use it  28.________ (express) heat. They may say they are red hot about something unfair. When they are red hot they are very  29.________ (anger) about something. The small hot tasting peppers found in many Mexican foods are called red hots for their colour and their spicy taste. Fast loud music 30.________ (be) popular with many people. They may say the music is red hot, especially the kind called Dixieland jazz. Pink is 31.________ lighter kind of red. People sometimes say they are in the pink when they are in good health. The expression was first 32.________ (use) in America at the beginning of the twentieth century. It probably came from the fact that many 33.________ (baby) are born with a nice pink colour, which shows that they are in good health. Blue is a cool colour which is slow, sad 34.________ soulful(深情的). Someone 35.________ is blue is very sad.‎ 第三部分  写作技能(共两节,满分30分）‎ 第一节双向翻译(共5小题;每小题2分,满分10分)‎ 请根据上下文内容,将文中划线部分译成汉语或者英语,并将答案转写到答题卡上。‎ We believe Professor Zhang to be a great scholar.36.His_devotion_to_the_study_of_Loulan has made him a famous expert in this field.We have also found Professor Zhang 37.非常和善并且很有耐心. He took the time to answer all our questions and his answers were very wise.When we walked in the desert this afternoon, 38.we_found_the_weather_really_hot. The extreme heat almost drove me crazy. I sweated a lot and was very thirsty. Unfortunately, 39.结果证明I had left my water bottle in the hotel!40.Jane_shared_her_water_with_me. This helped me recover some strength.‎ ‎36．_______________________________________________________‎ ‎37．____________________________________________________ _‎ ‎38．______________________________________________________‎ ‎39．______________________________________________________‎ ‎40．______________________________________________________‎ 第二节　情景作文(共1小题, 满分20分)‎ ‎41.阅读下面征集笔友的邮件，请你以Lucy的身份给她写一封电子邮件作为回复，表达你想和她成为笔友的意愿和自己的一些个人情况。‎ 注意：‎ ‎1.请勿提及与考生相关的真实信息。‎ ‎2.可以适当增加细节，使行文连贯。‎ ‎3.词数100左右，开头已给出，不计入总词数。‎ Hi, dear,‎ I'm Wenting from Hunan Province, China. I'm writing to find a pen-pal to talk about learning English,and I hope you are the right one I'm looking for.I like English music, especially music from Taylor Swift.I think her voice is beautiful and unforgettable.I'm now studying in a middle school, and I'm of course good at English.In my spare time,I like doing shopping online, such as buying books, small toys and beautiful clothes.I'm looking forward to your e-mail, and I think we'll be very good friends.‎ Best wishes!‎ Yours，‎ Wenting ‎______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________‎