2019-2020学年江苏省南通市启东中学高二（下）期中模拟英语试卷

2019-2020学年江苏省南通市启东中学高二（下）期中模拟英语试卷

第 1页 共 10页 ◎ 第 2页 共 10页 2019-2020 学年江苏省南通市启东中学高二（下）期中模拟英语试卷 第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分 25.0 分）第一节（共 10 个小题；每小题 2.5 分，满分 25.0 分）阅读下 列短文，从每题所给的 A、B、C 和 D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑． 1. The park bench was deserted as I sat down to read beneath the branches of an old tree, with good reason to frown, for the world was intended to drag me down． At this time, a boy approached me． He stood right before me, and said with great excitement, "Look what I found!" In his hand was a flower, and what a pitiful sight, with its petals（花瓣）all worn． Wanting him to take his flower and go off to play, I faked a small smile and then turned to the other side． But instead of leaving, he sat next to my side and placed the flower to his nose and declared, " It really smells pretty and it's beautiful, too． That's why I picked it． Here, it's for you．" The flower before me was dying or dead． But I knew I must take it, or he might never leave．So I reached for the flower, and replied, Just what I need． But instead of placing the flower in my hand, he held it in mid﹣air． It was then that I noticed that the boy was blind． I heard my voice quiver（轻微颤抖） and at the same time my tears shone like the sun． As I thanked him for picking the very best one, he smiled and said, " you're welcome．" And then he ran off to play, unaware of the impact he'd had on me． I sat there and wondered how he managed to see a self﹣pitying woman beneath an old tree． Perhaps from his heart, he'd been blessed with true sight． Through the eyes of the blind boy, I could see the problem was not with the world; the problem was me． And for all of those times I had been blind． From now on I vowed to see beauty and appreciate every second that's mine． Then I held the flower up to my nose and breathed its fragrance and smiled as that young boy． （1）When she sat down to read on the bench， the author________． A. felt upset and unhappy with her life B. felt relaxed and peaceful C. wanted to have a friend keeping her company D. felt proud to have overcome the difficulties in life． （2）The author decided to take the flower at first because________． A. she didn't want to hurt the young boy B. she was really moved by the boy C. she thought the flower was really beautiful D. she didn't like being bothered by the boy any more． （3）Which of the following can best describe the boy？________ A. Independent and active． B. Kind and optimistic． C. Handsome and intelligent． D. Warmhearted and sensitive． 2. This activity will melt away the pounds, build your body and leave you on an emotional high． Yet the form of exercise, the fitness trend of the year, does not require gym membership or a personal trainer． All you need to do is walk． "Walking is a refreshing alternative to complicated aerobic （氧） routines and overpriced gym membership, " says personal trainer Lucy Knight, author of a new book on the exercise． "It is free, enjoyable and already a part of everyday life． All you need to do is correct your technique, walk faster and for longer and you will lose weight．" There is much evidence of the benefits of walking． Scientists at the University of Pittsburgh recently discovered that overweight people who walked briskly （快） for 30 to 60 minutes a day lost weight even if they didn't change any other lifestyle habits． Another American study found that people who walked for at least four hours a week gained less weight than couch potatoes as they got older． Researchers at the University of Massachusetts medical school found that people who walked every day had 25 percent fewer colds than those who sat a lot． Best of all, walking makes you feel good about yourself． "For people suffering from depression, walking three to four times a week for 30 minutes has been shown to lift their mood, " says Knight． But how to walk your way to weight loss and wellness? Health experts recommend that we should walk 10, 000 steps a day to stay healthy． Actually you would probably need to walk at least 16, 000 steps a day to lose weight． "Your workout plans depend on your level of fitness． You should aim to progress by increasing your walking time by five minutes every two weeks, and walk a bit faster． In just three months, the results should speak for themselves, " says Knight． （1）What is the latest fitness trend according to the passage？________ A. Losing weight． B. Brisk walking． C. Working out in a gym． D. Exercising with a personal trainer．． （2）Studies and researches are mentioned in the passage to show walking________． A. benefits people in different aspects B. is gaining increasing popularity C. is an enjoyable way to lose weight D. involves different groups of people． （3）It can be learned from the last paragraph that________． A. the effect of walking is noticeable over time B. 1600 steps a day is needed for weight losses C. your fitness level depends on your health experts D. changing the walking time every day is necessary． 第 3页 共 10页 ◎ 第 4页 共 10页 3. A hybrid electric vehicle （混合动力车） or HEV is a vehicle driven by the combination of petrol engine and electric motor． Terrence has been driving a HEV for five years． He really doesn't understand why more people aren't accepting them． "I probably spend about ＄7 a day on petrol, " the taxi driver told news． com． au． In his previous conventional vehicle Terrence said he was spending up to ＄30 a day on petrol, meaning he saves almost ＄6000 every year． The Toyota spokesman said this was quite a high saving and official tests estimate （估计） an average driver would only save about 33 percent off their current bill． This means a driver paying ＄30 a day on petrol would see their bill drop to about ＄20 using the hybrid． "A taxi driver that drives in built﹣up areas and spends little time on highways will notice a higher fuel saving, " he said． "Low speeds allow the electric motors to be used more and the petrol engine used less．" While some people are skeptical about how reliable hybrids are, Terrence said he had never run out of power． His Camry cost about ＄34, 000 and so after five years, it's nearly paid for itself． "For cab drivers, it's a real advantage because of the cost﹣effectiveness, " he said． Terrence has no complaints about the car． "I love it, the calm and quietness of it, the simplicity of it﹣you just jump in and go． The maintenance（保养）is really low． But the only difficulty is finding someone to service the car as there are not many experienced mechanics（机修工）．" Terrence said it's "________" that more drivers aren't buying more hybrid electric vehicles and that governments are not encouraging this more． "I think people have a view that you have to plug it in, which is not true． A lack of information about the cars may be stopping people from taking the plunge． It's not promoted at all for the public to understand﹣it's simplifying the actual owning of a car﹣you don't have to do so many things to own it and run it, it's just so much simpler． Why wouldn't the government promote such a thing? " （1）How much does an average driver save each day by driving a hybrid， according to the Toyota spokesman？ ________ A. ＄20． B. ＄30． C. ＄10． D. ＄7．． （2）Terrence's problem with his HEV at the moment is about the________． A. power B. speed C. price D. service． （3）When saying "________"， Terrence thinks it is________． A. wonderful B. understandable C. doubtful D. unbelievable． （4）What does Terrence think prevent the popularity of hybrid cars？________ A. The restriction of the government． B. The difficulty in servicing the car． C. The lack of information about HEV． D. The inconvenience with charging the car． 第二节（共 1 小题；每小题 10 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． What is the difference between happy people and unhappy people？ （1）_______ Read the following list of things that HAPPY people do differently from UNHAPPY people and you will know． Well， I can tell you for sure that those people who are really happy， FEAR less and LOVE a lot more． They see each moment， each challenge， each person as an opportunity to discover more about themselves and the world around them． （2）_______ Happy people understand that you can't really change a situation by resisting it． But they can feel better by understanding that there might be a reason for its existence．（3）_______But rather， they ask themselves questions like： What can I learn from this？ How can I make this better？ They always seem to be pleasant and hopeful no matter what happens to them． They do the things they do because of the meaning it brings into their lives and because they get a sense of purpose by doing so． （4）_______ They care more about living a life full of meaning rather than， what in our modern society we would call， living a successful life． The fact here is that most of the time they get both， success and meaning， just because they choose to focus on doing the things they love the most． （5）_______They make sure that their actions bring meaning and happiness in the lives of many． They look for ways to give and to share the best of themselves with the world and to make other people happy． A． They have an ideal living and a balanced life． B． What are the things that these people do differently？ C． They are ready to embrace whatever lies in front of them． D． The things happy people do are not for themselves， but for the good of others． E． They are kind to themselves and others and they understand the power of love． F． They understand that "Doing what you love is the most important for living a full life"． G． When something unpleasant happens to them， they don't try to fight it， knowing that this will make the situation even worse． 第三部分 语言知识运用（共两节，满分 30 分）第一节 完形填空（共 20 题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 30 分） 阅读下列短文，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． It was the first time in four years that my daughter Kate had been able to have a face﹣to﹣face chat with her Chinese grandfather through WeChat． Her grandfather（1）_______ showed us his apples． Kate eagerly asked when she could eat them． Since her birth, we can't（2）_______ time to take her back to China． Year after year, her grandfather would save us a box of the（3）_______apples just in case we visited． They were kept in the cold store（4）_______ and they must have been sweet． I vividly remember my first（5）_______of an apple picked straight from the orchard（果园）, which enjoys a perfect setting for growing apples with a high altitude and striking temperature differences． A few weeks after the（6）_______, when new blossoms （花） began to appear on the trees, a/an （7） _______occurred to Kate's grandfather． If we couldn't take our（8）_______ back this year, he would take the apples to us． He （9）_______ the ladder （梯子）, carefully examining blossoms． Those that（10） _______ his examination were picked off the trees． When the blossoms （11）_______small apples, he covered each apple with a special （12）_______consisting of three layers, which would （13）_______the young apples from brown spots and also help them achieve a/an（14）_______coloring． Several weeks passed and the apples were almost ready． He spent （15）_______removing the outer layers of the bags． The inner red layers remained． If they were removed too early, the fruits would be damaged by the sunlight． Once they （16）_______ the sun, he removed the final layers． From his （17）_______, he still kept one box of his finest apples but this time he was （18）_______ to deliver them himself． （19）_______for his passport and visa approved, he delicately （20）_______ his 2﹣ kilogram bag of best apples﹣as fresh fruit is strictly restricted by the customs and headed for Scotland． 第 5页 共 10页 ◎ 第 6页 共 10页 （1） A.proudly B.carefully C.secretly D.briefly （2） A.cost B.devote C.spend D.afford （3） A.sourest B.biggest C.ripest D.finest （4） A.expecting B.waiting C.growing D.working （5） A.sight B.touch C.bite D.purchase （6） A.discussion B.interview C.chat D.appointment （7） A.idea B.mind C.advice D.fact （8） A.mother B.father C.son D.daughter （9） A.designed B.climbed C.made D.fixed （10） A.passed B.escaped C.failed D.lost （11） A.gave out B.burst into C.grew into D.let out （12） A.bag B.paper C.sheet D.package （13） A.discourage B.protect C.hide D.cover （14） A.even B.dark C.ever D.light （15） A.days B.minutes C.months D.years （16） A.appealed to B.adapted to C.adopted to D.responded to （17） A.harvest B.tree C.experiment D.product （18） A.advised B.accustomed C.engaged D.determined （19） A.Recreations B.Instructions C.Applications D.Reservations （20） A.filled B.packed C.emptied D.delivered 第二节（共 1 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． As the saying goes， "Confidence in （1）________（you） is the first step on the road （2）________ success．" Confidence plays an important role in our study． With confidence， we can plan our own study． With confidence， we can ask （3）________ we don't know without feeling（4）________ （embarrass）． With confidence， we can be open﹣minded all the time． We may gain self﹣confidence in many ways． Making friends or （5）________（exchange） ideas with classmates may be of help． Besides， taking（6）________ active part in all kinds of activities and（7） ________（compete） requires not only great courage and skill but also self﹣confidence． We need to have 第 7页 共 10页 ◎ 第 8页 共 10页 confidence． （8）________， "confidence is a plant of slow growth"． For me， I prefer to offer help to others． This is a chance（9）________（understand） others as well as to test what I suppose I know． In our study， we must learn to share， which in turn helps us learn to learn， and（10）________（hope）， self﹣confidence is the key! 第四部分 写作（共两节，满分 15 分）第一节 应用文写作（满分 15 分） 你是李华，父亲节即将来临，在父亲节这天，需要说哪些话语来感谢自己的父亲呢？请根据以下要点用英 文给父亲写一封感谢信．内容包括： 1．感谢养育之恩； 2．感谢父亲在你遇到挫折时给你鼓励和安慰； 3．感谢父亲在你成功时以你为荣； 4．爱父亲． 注意： 1． 词数 80 左右； 2． 可以适当增加细节，已使行文连贯． Dear Father， With Father's Day approaching，________ 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． A mother is a person who， seeing there are only four pieces of pie for five people， promptly announces she never did care for pie． ﹣Tenneva Jordan I knew I was not supposed to be quite so excited． I was too old for that． At age eleven， the oldest and my mom's "grown up" ________， I had to keep my cool． I was in middle school after all． But every chance I got， when I was alone， I checked each ________ under the tree． I read every tag and felt every package， guessing at the contents within． I had examined each gift so often that I could tell which present went to which person without even looking at the tags． It had been a tough year for my ________． Whenever my ________ looked over at the tree and scattered（撒） presents， she would sigh and warn us， "There won't be as much for Christmas this year． Try not to be ________．" Christmas had traditionally been a time for my parents to spoil us． In years past， the presents would pile up and spill out from under the tree， taking over the living room． I had heard the phrase "________ is better than receiving，" but thought that whoever had said that must have been out of their mind． Getting presents was the whole point! It was the reason I couldn't get to sleep on Christmas Eve． On Christmas morning， we ________ waited in the hallway until Dad told us everything was ready． We rushed into the living room and let the wrapping paper fly． We made weak attempts to wait and watch while other family members ________ their presents， but as the time passed we lost our self﹣control． "Here's another one for you，" said Mom as she ________ me a package． I looked at it， confused． Having spent so much time examining the presents before ________， I recognized this one． But it had not been mine． It was my mom's． A new label had been put on it， with my name written in my mother's handwriting． "Mom， I can't…" 注意： 1． 所续写短文的词数应为 150 左右； 2． 至少使用 5 个短文中标有下划线的关键词语； 3． 续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好； 4． 续写完成后，请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语． Paragraph 1： I was stopped by my mother's eager， joyful look． _________ Paragraph 2： I have always remembered that Christmas fondly． ________ 第 9页 共 10页 ◎ 第 10页 共 10页 参考答案与试题解析 2019-2020 学年江苏省南通市启东中学高二（下）期中模拟英语试卷 第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分 25.0 分）第一节（共 10 个小题；每小题 2.5 分，满分 25.0 分）阅读下 列短文，从每题所给的 A、B、C 和 D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑． 1. 【答案】 此题暂无答案 【考点】 人生明悟息阅读 议都还阅读 【解析】 此题暂无解析 【解答】 此题暂无解答 2. 【答案】 此题暂无答案 【考点】 社会明化政阅读 议都还阅读 【解析】 此题暂无解析 【解答】 此题暂无解答 3. 【答案】 此题暂无答案 【考点】 说使文以读 科正知阅读 【解析】 此题暂无解析 【解答】 此题暂无解答 第二节（共 1 小题；每小题 10 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． 【答案】 此题暂无答案 【考点】 说明根废选五 【解析】 此题暂无解析 【解答】 此题暂无解答 第三部分 语言知识运用（共两节，满分 30 分）第一节 完形填空（共 20 题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 30 分） 阅读下列短文，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． 【答案】 此题暂无答案 【考点】 故明类念读 【解析】 此题暂无解析 【解答】 此题暂无解答 第二节（共 1 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． 【答案】 此题暂无答案 【考点】 说明都资法填空 【解析】 此题暂无解析 【解答】 此题暂无解答 第四部分 写作（共两节，满分 15 分）第一节 应用文写作（满分 15 分） 【答案】 此题暂无答案 【考点】 提纲类 【解析】 此题暂无解析 【解答】 此题暂无解答 第二节 读后续写（满分 25 分） 【答案】 此题暂无答案 【考点】 读三续硬 【解析】 此题暂无解析 【解答】 此题暂无解答