內蒙古呼和浩特回民中學2020學年高二英語上學期期中試題A卷

2020學年第一學期高二年級英語期中考試試卷試卷類型：A卷卷面分值：120分，考試時長：100分鐘第一部分：閱讀理解（共兩節(jié)，滿分40分）第一節(jié)（共10小題；每小題2分，滿分30分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項。ABenjaminWest,thefatherofAmericanpainting,showedhistalentforartwhenhewasonlysixyearsofage.Buthedidnotknowaboutbrushesbeforeavisitortoldhimheneededone.Inthosedays,abrushwasmadefromcamel'shair.Therewerenocamelsnearby.Benjamindecidedthatcathairwouldworkinstead.Hecutsomefurfromthefamilycattomakeabrush.Thebrushdidnotlastlong.SoonBenjaminneededmorefur.Beforelong,thecatbegantolookragged（蓬舌L）.Hisfathersaidthatthecatmustbesick.Benjaminwasforcedtoadmitwhathehadbeendoing.Thecat's10twasabouttoimprove.Thatyear,oneofBenjamin'scousins,Mr.Pennington,cametovisit.HewasimpressedwithBenjamin'sdrawings.Whenhewenthome,hesentBenjaminaboxofpaintandsomebrushes.Healsosentsixengravings（版畫）byanartist.ThesewerethefirstpicturesandfirstrealpaintandbrushesBenjaminhadeverseen.In1747,whenBenjaminwasnineyearsold,Mr.Penningtonreturnedforanothervisit.HewasamazedatwhatBenjaminhaddonewithhisgift.HeaskedBenjamin'sparentsifhemighttaketheboytoPhiladelphiaforavisit.Inthecity,Mr.PenningtongaveBenjaminmaterialsforcreatingoilpaintings.Theboybeganalandscape（風景）painting.Williams,awell-knownpainter,cametoseehiswork.WilliamswasimpressedwithBenjaminandgavehimtwoclassicbooksonpaintingtotakehome.Thebookswerelonganddull.Benjamincouldreadonlyalittle,havingbeenapoorstudent.Buthelatersaid,”Thosetwobooksweremycompanionsbyday,andundermypillowatnight.”Whileitislikelythatheunderstoodverylittleofthebooks,theywerehisintroductiontoclassicalpaintings.Thenine-year-oldboydecidedthenthathewouldbeanartist.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?Benjamin'svisittoPhiladelphia.Williams'influenceonBenjamin.ThebeginningofBenjamin'slifeasanartist.ThefriendshipbetweenBenjaminandPennington.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinparagraph3suggest?Thecatwouldbecloselywatched.Thecatwouldgetsomemedicalcare.Benjaminwouldleavehishomeshortly.Benjaminwouldhaverealbrushessoon.WhatdidPenningtondotohelpBenjamindevelophistalent?Hetookhimtoseepaintingexhibitions.Heprovidedhimwithpaintingmaterials.HesenthimtoaschoolinPhiladelphia.Hetaughthimhowtomakeengravings.Williams'twobookshelpedBenjaminto.mastertheuseofpaintsappreciatelandscapepaintingsgettoknowotherpaintersmakeuphismindtobeapainterBTheEnglishlanguageisfullofphrasesabouttheweather.Someofthesephrasesareeasytounderstand,butothersarenotreallyabouttheweatheratall.Ifyousayyou“hitroughweather”,youmaynotbestruckbyarealstorm,butyoudoexperiencedifficultiesorproblems.Ifyoudon'tknowwhatsuchphrasesmean,theymightleaveyou“inafog（霧）”!InEnglish,youcan“shootthebreeze”,orhaveaninformalchat.Butthingscanalsobeabreeze.Ifyoutakeanexamandfinditveryeasy,you'dtellyourfriends:“Itwasabreeze!”Thewindcanalsobringinformation.Youcan“getwindof”apiceofnews,andifsomeone“knowswhichwaythewindblows”,theyhaveagoodideaabouthowthingswillworkout.Butdon't“throwcaution（警惕）tothewind”—thatmeanstakingagreatrisk!Cloudssometimesbringrain,andinEnglishtheyoftenrepresentproblemsordifficulties.Ifsomeone“seesacloudonthehorizon（地平線）”,theremaybeproblemsahead.Andifsomeoneis“underacloud”,thenpeoplethinkthepersonmighthavedonesomethingwrong.Butcloudsarenotalwaysbad;infact,peoplesaythat“everycloudhasasilverlining”.Thismeansthatthereisagoodsidetoeverysituation,nomatterhowbaditmayseem.Youmayevenendup“oncloudnine”,whichmeansyouareveryhappy!Butsomepeoplehavetheir“headsintheclouds”,notpayingattentiontoreality.Noonelikestobestuckintherainorstorm,soit'snosurprisethatphrasesaboutthemaregenerallynegative.Whensomeonesays“itneverrainsbutitpours”,theyarecomplaining（抱怨）thatwhenthingsgowrong,theygoverywrong.Peoplewhotalkabout“weatheringastorm”justwanttogetthroughadifficultperiodorsituation.Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“suchphrases”inthefirstparagraphreferto?Theoldphrasesabouttheweather.Thefunnyphrasesabouttheweather.Thesimplephrasesabouttheweather.Theconfusingphrasesabouttheweather.Itmaybedangerouswhenyou.knowwhichwaythewindblowsfindthatsomethingisabreezegetwindofapieceofnewsthrowcautiontothewindIfyoulookatsomethinginapositiveway,youmaysay.youareunderacloudyourheadisinthecloudseverycloudhasasilverliningyouseeacloudonthehorizonPhraseslike“itneverrainsbutitpours”and“weatheringastorm”arerelatedtosomething.changeableunfavorableacceptableunbelievableCFrommusicianandphilanthropist（慈善家）PeterBuffettcomesawarm,wise,andinspirationalbookthatasks,Whichwillyouchoose:thepathwithleastdifficultyorthepathofpotentiallygreatestsatisfaction?Youmaythinkthatwithalastnamelikehis,Buffetthasenjoyedalifeofendlessadvantage.ButthesonofbillionaireWarrenBuffettsaysthattheonlyrealthinghandeddownfromhisfatherwas:Buildyourownpathinlife.Itisaprinciplethathasallowedhimtofollowhisowninterests,establishhisownidentity,andgainhisownsuccesses.InLifeIsWhatYouMakeIt,Buffettdescribesthestrongsetofvaluesgiventohimbyhistrustingandbroadmindedmother,hishardworkingandtalentedfather,andthemanylifeteachershehasmetalongtheway.Today'ssociety,Buffettbelieves,haschangedalot.Peoplebegintoenjoywhattheydo,withawealthethic（財富倫理），honorthepayoffinsteadoftheprocess.Yet,byfocusinglessonreward,wecanopendoorsofopportunityandworkhardtowardagreatersenseofsatisfaction.Inclearandbriefterms,Buffettexplainsagreattruth:Lifecannotbepredictedanddoesn'thaveasecondchance,neitherfairnorunfair.Weseethatourjourneyinlifeseldomfollowsastraightlinebutisoftenmetwithfalsestarts,difficulties,andmistakes.Howwepushthroughanddon'tgiveupatthesechallengingmomentsiswherewebegintocreatethelifeofourdreams—fromdiscoveringourcareerstogivingbacktoothers.Personalandinstructive,LifeIsWhatYouMakeItisaboutchallengingyourcondition,takingcontrolofyourownlifeandlivingittothefullest.WhatdoesPeterBuffettvaluemostabouthismother?A.Intelligence.B.Independence.C.Hardwork.D.Broadmindedness.Whichproverbcanbestexpressthemainideaofthefifthparagraph?Nobodyisperfect.Lifeisfullofupsanddowns.Wherethereisawill,thereisaway.Failureisthemotherofsuccess.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaboutPeterBuffett?Heworksonmusic.Hisfatherisveryrich.HewroteLifeIsWhatYouMakeIt.Hethinkssocietyhaschangedforthebetter.Whatisthemainpurposeofthetext?Tointroduceabook.Todescribeawriter.Totalkaboutwhatlifeisabout.Todiscusshowtoliveameaningfullife.DWherecanyougotolistentoacook,asenator（參議員）orascientisttalkaboutimportantsubjects?BigTisanewwebsitecreatedtoprovidediscussionsbetweenworldexpertsandInternetusers.SubjectsdiscussedonBigThinkincludetheenvironment,musicandquestionsabouthappinessandpersonalidentity.ThewebsitehasbeencalledaYouTubeforthinkers.VictoriaBrownandPeterHopkinscreatedBig-T.Theysaidthatpeopleneedaninternationalstageonwhichtoexchange,discuss,anddebatetheimportantideasofourtime.AttheBigThinkwebsite,whenyouclickonasubject,youfindavideo視頻）ofapersontalkingabouthisorherideas.Forexample,youcanlistentoUnitedStatesSenatorTedKennedytalkingabouteducationandcivilrights.Undertheirvideos,youcanreadthecommentsandquestionswrittenbyothervisitorstothewebsite.Morethanonehundredexpertsexpresstheirideasonthewebsite.BigThinkalsohasanimportantlistoffinancial（財政的）supporters.TheseincludePeterThielwhohelpedcreatethePayPalcompany;LarrySummers,aformerUnitedStatessecretaryoftheTreasury,andDavidFrankel,abusinessmanfromSouthAfrica.BigThink'screatorsstartedthewebsitebyfirstgettingfamouspeopletoagreetobevideotaped.Theybeganbyinterviewingseveralwell-knownprofessorsfromHarvardUniversity,whichtheyhadattended.Thentheyusedthenamesoftheseprofessorstogainthetrustofothersandgetthemtotakepartintheproject.ThewebsitesaysBigThinkbelongstoeveryone.Itsmottois:“Wearewhatyouthink.”So,goonlineandstartthinkingbig.BigTwascreatedroducethelatestITknowledgesharefunnyvideoswithInternetusersteachordinarypeoplesomeusefulskillsofferchancestocommunicatewithexpertsThefirstpeopleinterviewedbyBigTweresome.A.scientistsB.professorsC.politiciansD.cooksWecaninferfromthepassagethatYouTubeis.A.afamouslibrary B.aonlinechat-roomC.avideowebsite D.aradiostation第二節(jié)（共5小題；每小題2分，滿分10分）根據短文內容，從短文后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項。IncreaseyourcreativityEverymonthIfacethesameproblem—howtowriteeducational,informativeand,hopefully,interestingarticles.16.Atothertimesmymindgoesblank（空白的），andIexperienceacreativeblock.Attimesweallfacecreativechallengesinlife,fromdesigningwebsitestodecoratingourapartments,buttherearewaystoworkthroughcreativeslumps（低潮）.★DaydreamForyears,othersmayhavetoldyoutostopdaydreaming.17.Daydreamingsometimeshelpsyoutakeamorecreativeapproachtoyourproblem.★BehappySomestudiessuggestthatapositivemood心情）encouragescreativitybecauseitincreasesactivityinthepartsofthebrainrelatedtodecision-makingandfeelings.★18Face-to-faceconversationswithfriendscanleadtocreativethinking.★TakerisksDon'tletfearholdyouback.Youwon'tsucceedateverythingyoutry.Butwitheachneweffort,youwillbuildself-confidenceanddevelopnewskillsforthefuture.★LimityouramusementEveryoneenjoysentertainment.19.Literatureandaudiobooksarebetterformsofamusementbecausetheyforceyoutouseyourimagination.★LookforinspirationActivitiessuchaslisteningtomusic,goingtomuseumsandtravelingallprovidesourcesofinspiration.★GoofflineandgooutsideRememberhowmuchfunyouhadasachildrunning,playingandpretending?Yourimaginationsimplyranawaywithyou.20,andcanhelpyougetbacksomeofthatcreativeenergyfromyourchildhood.GetsocialMakefriendsNaturesettingsfiretheimaginationInfact,lettingyourmindrunbrieflycanactuallybehelpfulReadingrelaxesthemindandencouragesyoutouseyourimaginationSometimesIcanjustsitdownatmycomputerandthewordsjustflowButwatchingTV,forinstance,requireslittlethoughtandcanactuallydecreasecreativity第二部分：英語知識運用（共兩節(jié)，滿分45分）第一節(jié)：完形填空（共20小題；每小題1.5分，滿分30分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。MichaelGreenbergisaverypopularNewYorker.Heisnotfamousinsportsorthearts.Butpeopleinthestreets_21__him，especiallythosewhoare__22__.Forthosepeople，heis“Gloves”Greenberg.Howdidhegetthat__23__？Helookslikeanyotherbusinessman，wearingasuitandcarryingabriefcase（公文箱）.Buthe′s24_.Hisbriefcasealwayshassomegloves.Inwinter,Mr.Greenbergdoesnot25_likeotherNewYorkers,wholookatthesidewalkand_26thestreet.Helooksaroundat27_.Hestopswhenhe__28__someonewithnogloves.Hegivesthemapairandthenhe29,lookingformorepeoplewithcold30_.Onwinterdays,Mr.Greenberg_31gloves.Duringtherestoftheyear,he32_gloves.Peoplewhohaveheardabouthim33_himglovesandhehasmanyinhisapartment.Mr.Greenberg_34__doingthis21yearsago.NowmanypoorNewYorkersknowhimand__35_hisbehavior.Butpeoplewhodon'tknowhimaresometimes36him.Theydon’trealizethathejustwantstomakethem37.Itrunsinthe38.Michael'sfatheralwayshelpedthepoorashebelieveditmadeeveryonehappier.MichaelGreenbergfeelsthe39_.Apairofglovesmaybea__40__thingbutitcanmakeabigdifferenceinwinter.A.knowaboutB.learnfromC.cheerforD.lookafterA.oldB.busyC.kindD.poorA.jobB.nameC.chanceD.messageA.calmB.differentC.crazyD.curiousA.actB.soundC.feelD.dressA.crossoverB.drivealongC.hurrydownD.keepoffA.carsB.peopleC.streetnumbersD.trafficlightsA.helpsB.choosesC.greetsD.seesA.holdsupB.hangsoutC.movesonD.turnsaroundA.handsB.earsC.facesD.eyesA.searchesforB.storesupC.givesawayD.putsonA.borrowsB.sellsC.returnsD.buysA.callB.sendC.lendD.showA.delayedB.rememberedC.beganD.enjoyedA.understandB.dislikeC.studyD.excuseA.sorryforB.satisfiedwithC.proudofD.surprisedbyA.smartB.richC.specialD.happyA.cityB.familyC.neighborhoodD.companyA.honorB.painC.sameD.cold40.A.smallB.usefulC.delightfulD.comforting第二節(jié)：根據下面所給提示詞，寫出該單詞的正確形式（共10小題；每小題1.5分，滿分15分）。40.A.smallB.usefulTheywere(certain)whethertheyshouldgoornot.Ournew(surround)arealotmorefriendlythanweexpected.Itisknownthatthelanguageis(constant)changing.(give)enoughwaterandsunlight,theplantwillgrowtothreemetres.Thebook(publish)lastweekishisfirstforchildren.(worry)aboutthejourney,Iwasunsettledforthefirstfewdays.Well-knownfortheirexpertise,hisparents'company,(call)“FutureTours"[transportedmesafelyintothefutureinatimecapsule.Thepolicedida(n)(admire)jobinkeepingthefanscalm.Shewasonly19whenherfirstnovelwas(出版).Theywereaskedtogivetherooma(n)(徹底的)cleaning.第三部分：寫作(共兩節(jié)，滿分35分)第一節(jié)：短文改錯(共10小題；每小題1分，滿分10分)假定英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處語言錯誤，每句中最多有兩處。每處錯誤僅涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號(A),并在其下面寫出該加的詞。刪除：把多余的詞用斜線(\)劃掉。修改：在錯的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。注意：1.每處錯誤及其修改均僅限一詞；2.只允許修改10處，多者(從第11處起)不計分。WhenIstartedlearningEnglish,Ifounditverydifficulty.NomatterwhathardItried,Ijustcouldnotunderstandthegrammar.Thenoneday,mysisteraskedmewhyIwassoconfusingbyEnglishandItoldherthatIwasafraidofit.ThensheaskedmetowatchingEnglishmoviesandlistentosomeEnglishsongs.Ifellinthelovewiththesesongs.IlearnedtosingthemandfindIcouldremembermoreandmoreword.Ialsofeltveryinterestedthemovies,becauseIcouldlearneverydaywordsfromthem.Havebecomeinterested,I'vestartedtomakegreatlyprogress.Now,I'mnotafraidofEnglishanymore.第二節(jié)：書面表達(滿分25分)為了號召大家多讀書，你校于9月25日組織了一次“親子共讀(parent-childreading)”活動。假設你是校英文報的記者，請根據以下要點用英語寫一篇短文，報道此次活動。.地點：學校圖書館；.參加者：高二年級學生與家長；.活動內容：親子共讀一本書；分享讀書體會；互相推薦優(yōu)秀書籍；.簡短評論。注意：1.詞數120左右；2.可以適當增加細節(jié)，以使行文連貫。2020學年第一學期高二年級英語期中考試試卷試卷類型：A卷參考答案1-5CDBDD6-10DCBDB11-151-5CDBDD6-10DCBDB11-15DADBC16-20FDAGC21-25ADBBA26-30CBDCA31-35CDBCA36-40DDBCA16-20FDAGC21-25ADBBA26-30CBDCA31-35CDBCA36-40DDBCA41.uncertain42.surroundings43.c