甘肅省天水市一中2020_2021學(xué)年高二英語(yǔ)上學(xué)期第二學(xué)段期末考試試題

1、甘肅省天水市一中2020-2021學(xué)年高二英語(yǔ)上學(xué)期第二學(xué)段（期末）考試試題（滿分：100分 時(shí)間：90分鐘）I卷（50分）I.閱讀理解(共10小題，每小題2分，滿分20分）ATop Summer Music Festivals to Travel toSummer is the best time of a year for music lovers, especially if you love the outdoor concert scene. Festival season is just kicking off, and there is a lot to look forward

2、 to in the upcoming months.Primavera SoundTo kick off the summer, theres no better place than Barcelona. On the concert lineup, youll find bands like The Zombies, Arcade Fire, and Bon Iver. Then take some time to taste the local food and wine.May 31-June 4; Barcelona, SpainMusic Type: Rock, hip-hopP

3、rice: $ 86-$ 323Governors BallOne of the great summer concerts in New York City is Governors Ball, which takes place in early June at Randalls Island Park. Some of the playing artists include Tool, Phoenix, Lorde, Flume, and the Wu-Tang Clan.June 2-4; New York City, New York, USAMusic Type: Rock, hi

4、p-hop, popPrice: $ 105-$ 405BonnarooBonnaroo is another summer event that draws in crowds of around 60,000 each year. Some of the most well-known musicians will be playing this year, including U2, Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Weeknd, and Chance the Rapper.June 8-11; Manchester, Tennessee, USAMusic Typ

5、e: Rock, hip-hopPrice: $ 210-$ 554Firefly Music FestivalMany people havent thought of going to Delaware for a summer vacation, but mid-June is a great time to plan this trip if you love music. Headliners for this years show are The Weeknd, Muse, Twenty One Pilots, Chance the Rapper, and Bob Dylan.Ju

6、ne 15-18; Dover, Delaware, USAMusic Type: Blues, rockPrice: $ 179-$ 4991. What is special about Firefly Music Festival?A. It performs Blues.B. It is popular with travelers.C. It is held in summer.D. It has many famous musicians.2. When can you enjoy Flumes performance?A. On May 31B. On June 3C. On J

7、une 9D. On June 153. What can we know from the introduction?A. These four music festivals are intended for music professionals.B. The Zombies is a music game for students from music school to play.C. Some famous musicians will take part in the event to be held in Manchester.D. Chance the Rapper will

8、 not tour around the world but just stay in one city.BWhere do the turtles go? Every summer, thousands of endangered green sea turtles climb onto beaches around the world. Each mother sea turtle produces 100 or more eggs in a hole, and covers the hole with sand before she swims away. Two months late

9、r, the eggs hatch, and the baby turtles climb out of the sand and swim into the ocean. They dont reappear until they have grown as large as dinner plates. Until now, no one knows where the baby turtles go or what they do. If we dont know where these little turtles are, we cant protect them, says Kim

10、 Reich, who helps solve part of the mystery. Her teacher, Karen Bjorndal, has studied green sea turtles for more than 30 years. Every year, Bjorndal goes to the Bahamas Islands. Many young sea turtles come here to live and eat at the end of their childhood. These turtles are the only sea turtles tha

11、t live as plant eaters. In fact, their name may be a result of what they eat. The turtles dont look green but they do have green fat. Scientists learned that the turtles eat green sea plants, which may turn their fat green. Between 2002 and 2004, Bjorndal caught 44 green sea turtles in the Bahamas.

12、After testing them, she found something to support the 20-year-old idea: baby green sea turtles eat meat before they turn to a diet of plants. In fact, they eat animals that live in the open ocean. Scientists still need to find where exactly green sea turtles grow. We now know that baby green sea tu

13、rtles are out in the open ocean, but the open ocean is a big place. Itis really a problem, says Bjorndal. The discovery may help us do a better job of protecting this sea animal.4. What can we learn from the first two paragraphs?A. Baby turtles go to the ocean when they are three months old.B. Mothe

14、r turtles leave the eggs alone after they produce them.C. No one knows when turtles appear on the beach.D. Mother turtles are as large as dinner plates.5. Kim Reich does research on where baby turtles go because she wants to.A. help her teacherB. prove an ideaC. protect turtlesD. become a scientist6

15、. What does Karen Bjorndals research prove about green sea turtles?A. The young live in the Bahamas Islands.B. The young eat meat before turning to a diet of plants.C. They live in the open ocean for a lifelong time.D. They are the only sea turtles that live as plant eaters.7. What does the underlin

16、ed word It in the last paragraph refer to?A. Finding out where young turtles grow.B. Protecting this endangered sea animal.C. Changing young turtles eating habits.D. Living in the open ocean.CEarthquake rescue robots have experienced their final tests in Beijing. Their designers say with these robot

17、s, rescuers will be able to buy more time to save lives during an earthquake.This robot, looking like a helicopter, is called the detector (探測(cè)器) bot. At about 4 metres long, it took about 4 years to develop the model. Its main functions are to collect information from the air, and deliver goods of u

18、p to 30 kilos to people trapped by an earthquake.This robot is equipped with a high 360degree panoramic (全景的) camera. It can work day and night and also be able to send the latest pictures from the quake area.Dr Qi Juntong, from Chinese Academy of Sciences, said, The most important feature of this r

19、obot is that it doesnt need distant control. We just set the information on it, and then it takes off, and lands by itself. It flies as high as 3,000 metres, and as fast as 100 kilometres per hour.This robot has a different function it can change as the environment changes. Its main job is to search

20、 for any signs of life in places where human rescuers cant go.The robot is equipped with a camera that can work in the dark, as well as a detector that not only finds people, but can also detect poisonous gas.Another use for the rescuers is the supply bot, with its 10metrelong pipe. People trapped i

21、n the ruins will be able to get supplies including oxygen and liquids.Experts have said that the robots will be produced, and serve as part of the national earthquake rescue team as soon as next year.8. We can learn from the passage that the earthquake rescue robot _.A.is unable to deliver goodsB. i

22、s designed to predict the earthquakeC. can send pictures even at nightD. can be used to clear away poisonous gas9. According to Dr Qi Juntong, the earthquake rescue robot _.A. has a unique shapeB. has more functionsC. is equipped with more advanced camerasD. can work by itself once given the informa

23、tion10. The robot can find people in an earthquake with the help of _.A. a remote control B. a detector C. a long pipe D.a helicopterII. 七選五。根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項(xiàng)中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)為多余選項(xiàng)。（共5小題，每小題2分，滿分10分）Every child should know some basic first aid skills. This is true whether your child is four or four

24、teen. 11 Calling for helpOnce your child reaches the age of four, he should know all about calling 911 in the event of an emergency. 12 For example, he should call 911 if an adult asks him to, if an adult passes out and cannot be woken, if there is a fire and he cant find an adult, or if people are

25、hurt.As I am typing this, I just realized that although my kids are taught about 911, the telephones in the house are out of reach for all but my oldest child (to prevent the other two from playing with the phone). 13 You do hope your children can get in touch with the police in time.Cuts and scrape

26、s (擦傷）Teach children about basic care for cuts and scrapes. In my house, the kids all know that cuts must be cleaned and know where the bandages are. They also know how to put pressure on a cut to make it stop bleeding. Asking an adult for help is necessary. 14 Believe it or not, I had to help a tee

27、nage neighbor once who had no idea what to do when he cut his hand on broken glass. He just ran around in a circle.BurnsTell your child that if he ever gets a burn, he should immediately call for help. 15 Getting a burn cooled down quickly can reduce the damage to the skin. This is important if no a

28、dult is with your child when a burn occurs.A. Tell them what 911 is about.B. Set an example for your children.C. Dont make this mistake yourself.D. Explain all about what a real emergency is.E. Also they should know a bit about self-care.F. You should teach your children something useful.G. Meanwhil

29、e, he should run the cool but not cold water for the burn.III.完形填空（共20小題，每小題1分，滿分20分） In the middle of town lived an old man. One day he 16 his watch in his own store. It was 17 to him because it was from his wife. After searching 18 in the store for a long while, he 19 to ask for help from a group

30、of children playing outside the store. He 20 them that the person who found it would be rewarded. 21 this,the children hurried inside the store, went through and around the 22 store, but still could not find the watch.Soon the man felt hopeless and wanted to 23 . A little boy went up to him and aske

31、d for another 24 . The man looked at him and thought, “Why not? 25 , this kid looks sincere enough. ” 26 the man sent him back in the store. After a while the boy 27 with the watch in his hand! The man was very 28 , and he asked the boy how he found it while the others had 29 . The boy replied, “I d

32、id nothing but sat on the ground and 30 . Then I heard the ticking (滴答聲) of the watch and just looked for it in that 31 . ” We usually think about our own needs, which cant bring peace into our mind. 32 we need to think about ourselves and keep peaceful for a while,which can produce a 33 result. So

33、allow a few minutes of 34 to your mind every day, and see how it helps you deal with your work and make 35 as you expect to!16. A. lost B. broke C. hid D. fixed17. A. closeB. strangeC. similarD. important18. A. young and oldB. heavy and lightC. high and lowD. black and white19. A. forgotB. decidedC.

34、 agreedD. learned20. A. warnedB. taughtC. worriedD. promised21. A. HearingB. SeeingC. WearingD. Feeling22. A. bigB. dirtyC. wholeD. busy23. A. set offB. give upC. calm downD. show off24. A. dateB. reasonC. meetingD. chance25. A. After allB. So farC. At firstD.As usual26. A. ButB. OrC. SoD. Unless27.

35、 A. ran awayB. came outC. fell downD. went back28. A. angry B. proudC. nervousD. surprised29. A. failedB. finishedC. regrettedD. doubted30. A. playedB. waitedC. listenedD. watched31. A. stationB. directionC. situationD. darkness32. A. LuckilyB. PossiblyC. BesidesD. Instead33. A. clearB. goodC. direc

36、tD. natural34. A. silenceB. exerciseC. pleasureD. conversation35. A. noisesB. senseC. progressD. mistakesII卷（50分）IV.語(yǔ)法填空（共10小題，每小題1.5分，滿分15分）閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入適當(dāng)?shù)膬?nèi)容（1個(gè)單詞）或括號(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。Sally is a good student. She does well in all her 36 (subject).You must wonder the reason 37 she can study so well. Let me

37、tell you something about her good study habits.First, Sally spends two hours 38 (study) after school every day. And she always studies from seven to nine on schedule. Sally is a very 39 (determine)girl, so nothing can stop her doing that.Second, if Sally wants to start studying, first she 40 (put) e

38、verything that has nothing to do with her studying aside, like the cellphone. And 41 (actual) there are only books left on her desk.Third, Sally never 42 (leave) her problems till next day. When she meets some difficult problems and she cant work 43 out, she will make a request to others for help. S

39、he doesnt wait 44 (do) them next day. What do you think of Sallys study habits? You can have a try. I hope they will be 45 great help to you.V. 課文填空（共10小題，每小題1分，滿分10分）1.First it was stored in 46 , then on transistors and later on very small chips. As a result I 47 changed my shape. As I have grown o

40、lder I have also grown smaller. Over time my memory has developed so much 48 , like an elephant, I never forget anything I have been told! 2.Anyhow, my 49 is to provide humans with a life of high quality. I am now truly filled with 50 that I am a devoted friend and helper of the human race!3.In reli

41、ef Daisy 51 into laughter. “Dont laugh,” said the elephant, “We used to be an endangered 52 . Farmers hunted us without 53 .”4.“What are you doing?” asked Daisy. “Im 54 myself from mosquitoes,” it replied. “When I find a millipede 55 , I rub it over my body. VI. 短文改錯(cuò)（共10小題，每小題1分，滿分10分）文中共有10處語(yǔ)言錯(cuò)誤，請(qǐng)?jiān)?/p>

42、有錯(cuò)誤的地方增加、刪除或修改某個(gè)單詞。每處錯(cuò)誤及其修改均僅限一詞；只允許修改10處，多者（從11處起）不計(jì)分。In order to realize his dream, Bill Gates, richest man in the world, gave up studying in Harvard University, that is the most famous in the world. He set up a company and researching the computer software. As an old saying go, “Interest is the best teacher.” I quite agree. I began to be crazy about English when I was a little girl. I got extreme interested in foreign cultures or customs.