2020-2021學(xué)年高二英語下學(xué)期期中質(zhì)量檢測(cè)卷A外研版2019

學(xué)校________________________班級(jí)__________________姓名___________________考號(hào)_____________________學(xué)校________________________班級(jí)__________________姓名___________________考號(hào)_____________________密封線內(nèi)不要答題（外研版2019）（考試時(shí)間：90分鐘試卷滿分：120分）注意事項(xiàng)：1.答題前，考生先將自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號(hào)填寫在試卷和答題卡上，并認(rèn)真核準(zhǔn)條形碼上的準(zhǔn)考證號(hào)、姓名及科目，在規(guī)定位置粘貼好條形碼。2.答題要求：選擇題每小題選出答案后，用2B鉛筆將答題卡上對(duì)應(yīng)題目的答案標(biāo)號(hào)涂黑；非選擇題使用黑色簽字筆在答題卡上對(duì)應(yīng)的答題區(qū)域內(nèi)作答。寫在試卷、草稿紙和答題卡上的非答題區(qū)域均無效。3.考試結(jié)束后，請(qǐng)將本試卷和答題卡一并上交。第一部分閱讀理解（共兩節(jié)，滿分50分）第一節(jié)（共15小題；每小題分，滿分分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C和D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。AGrandparentsAnsweraCall

AsathirdgenerationnativeofBrownsville,Texas,MildredGarzaneverpleasedmoveaway.EvenwhenherdaughterandsonaskedhertomovetoSanAntoniotohelptheirchildren,shepolitelyrefused.OnlyafterayearoffriendlydiscussiondidMs.Gaffinallysayyes.Thatwasfouryearsago.Todayallthreegenerationsregardthemovetoasuccess,givingthemacloserrelationshipthantheywouldhavehadinseparatecities.

NostatisticsshowthenumberofgrandparentslikeGarzawhoaremovingclosertothechildrenandgrandchildren.Yetthereisevidencesuggestingthatthetrendisgrowing.EvenPresidentObama’smother-in-law,MarianRobinson,hasagreedtoleaveChicagoandintotheWhiteHousetohelpcareforhergranddaughters.Accordingtoastudygrandparentscom.83percentofthepeoplesaidMrs.Robinson‘sdecisionwillinfluencethegrandparentsintheAmericanfamily.Two-thirdsbelievemorefamilieswillfollowtheexampleofObama’sfamily.

“Inthe1960swewereallalittlewildandcouldn’tgetawayfromhomefarenoughfastenoughtoprovewecoulddoitonourown,”saysChristineCrosby,publisherofGratemagazineforgrandparents.Wenowrealizehowimportantfamilyisandhowimportanttobenearthem,especiallywhenyou’rerainingchildren.”

Movingisnotforeveryone.Almosteverygrandparentwantstobewithhisorhergrandchildrenandiswillingtomakesacrifices,butsometimesitiswisertosaynoandvisitfrequentlyinstead.Havingyourgrandchildrenfarawayishard,especiallyknowingyouradultchildisstruggling,butgivingupthelifeyouknowmaybeharder.1.WhywasGarza’smoveasuccess?

A.Itstrengthenedherfamilyties.

B.Itimprovedherlivingconditions.

C.Itenabledhermakemorefriends.

D.Ithelpedherknowmorenewplaces.2.WhatwasthereactionofthepublictoMrs.Robinson’sdecision?

A.17%expressedtheirsupportforit.

B.Fewpeoplerespondedsympathetically.

C.83%believedithadabadinfluence.

D.Themajoritythoughtitwasatrend.6.WhatdidCrosbysayaboutpeopleinthe1960s?

A.Theywereunsureofraisemorechildren.

B.Theywereeagertoraisemorechildren.

C.Theywantedtoliveawayfromtheirparents.

D.Theybadlittlerespectfortheirgrandparent.

4.Whatdoestheauthorsuggestthegrandparentsdointhelastparagraph?

A.Makedecisionsinthebestinterests’oftheirown

B.Asktheirchildrentopaymorevisitstothem

C.Sacrificefortheirstrugglingchildren

D.GettoknowthemselvesbetterBBeforethe1830s,mostnewspapersweresoldthroughannualsubscriptionsinAmerica,usually$8to$10ayear.Today$8or$10seemsasmallamountofmoney,butatthattimetheseamountswereforbiddingtomostcitizens.Accordingly,newspaperswerereadalmostonlybyrichpeopleinpoliticsorthetrades.Inaddition,mostnewspapershadlittleinthemthatwouldappealtoamassaudience.Theyweredullandvisuallyforbidding.Buttherevolutionthatwastakingplaceinthe1830swouldchangeallthat.Thetrend,then,wastowardthe"pennypaper"—atermreferringtopapersmadewidelyavailabletothepublic.Itmeantanyinexpensivenewspaper;perhapsmoreimportantlyitmeantnewspapersthatcouldbeboughtinsinglecopiesonthestreet.Thisdevelopmentdidnottakeplaceovernight.Ithadbeenpossible(butnoteasy)tobuysinglecopiesofnewspapersbefore1830,butthisusuallymeantthereaderhadtogodowntotheprinter'sofficetopurchaseacopy.Streetsaleswerealmostunknown.However,withinafewyears,streetsalesofnewspaperswouldbecommonplaceineasterncities.Atfirstthepriceofsinglecopieswasseldomapenny—usuallytwoorthreecentswascharged—andsomeoftheolderwell-knownpaperschargedfiveorsixcents.Butthephrase"pennypaper"caughtthepublic'sfancy,andsoontherewouldbepapersthatdidindeedsellforonlyapenny.Thisnewtrendofnewspapersfor"themanonthestreet"didnotbeginwell.Someoftheearlyventures(企業(yè))wereimmediatefailures.Publishersalreadyinbusiness,peoplewhowereownersofsuccessfulpapers,hadlittledesiretochangethetradition.Ittookafewyouthfulanddaringbusinessmentogettheballrolling.5.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesnewspapersinAmericabeforethe1830s?A.Academic. B.Unattractive. C.Inexpensive. D.Confidential.6.Whatdidstreetsalesmeantonewspapers?A.Theywouldbepricedhigher. B.Theywoulddisappearfromcities.C.Theycouldhavemorereaders. D.Theycouldregainpublictrust.7.Whowerethenewspapersofthenewtrendtargetedat?A.Localpoliticians. B.Commonpeople.C.Youngpublishers. D.Richbusinessmen.8.Whatcanwesayaboutthebirthofthepennypaper?A.Itwasadifficultprocess. B.Itwasatemporarysuccess.C.Itwasarobberyofthepoor. D.Itwasadisasterforprinters.CAstudyshowedthattheexperienceschildrenhaveintheirfirstfewyearsareimportant.Theseexperiencesaffectthedevelopmentofthebrain.Whenchildrenreceivemoreattention,theyoftenhavehigherIQs.Babiesreceiveinformationwhentheysee,hearandfeelthings,whichmakesconnectionsbetweendifferentpartsofthebrain.Thereareahundredtrillion(萬億）connectionsinthebrainofathree-year-oldchild.ResearcherJuditGervaintestedhowgoodnewbornsareatdistinguishingdifferentsoundpatterns.Herresearchersproducedimagesofthebrainsofbabiesastheyhearddifferentsoundpatterns.Forexample,oneorderwasmu-ba-ba.Thisisthepattern"A-B-B".Anotherorderwasmu-ba-ge.Thisisthepattern"A-B-C".Theimagesshowedthatthepartofthebrainresponsibleforspeechwasmoreactiveduringthe"A-B-B"pattern.Thisshowsthatbabiescantellthedifferencebetweendifferentpatterns.Theyalsoweresensitivetowhereitoccurredintheorder.Gervainisexcitedbythesefindingsbecausetheorderofsoundsisbuildingblocksofwordsandgrammar."Positioniskeytolanguage,"shesays."Ifsomethingisatthebeginningorattheend,itmakesabigdifference:'Johncaughtthebear.'isverydifferentfrom'ThebearcaughtJone’”ResearchersledbyscientistPatriciaKuhlhavefoundthatlanguagedeliveredbytelevisions,audiobooks,theInternet,orsmartphones-nomatterhoweducational-doesn'tappeartobeenoughforchildren'sbraindevelopment.Theycarriedoutastudyofnine-month-oldAmericanbabies.Theyexpectedthefirstgroupwho'dwatchedvideosinChinesetoshowthesamekindoflearningasthesecondgroupwhowerebroughtface-to-facewiththesamesounds.Insteadtheyfoundahugedifference.ThebabiesinthesecondgroupwereabletodistinguishbetweensimilarChinesesoundsaswellasnativelisteners.Buttheotherbabieslearnednothing.9.Whatmakesconnectionsinababy'sbrain?A.HavingahigherIQ.B.Gettingnewinformation.C.Thebaby'searlyage.D.Theconnectionswithotherbabies.10.WhatdidJuditGervainandherteamfindintheexperiment?A.Babiesidentifydifferentsoundpatterns.B.Wordorderisrelevanttomeaning.C.Babiescanwellunderstanddifferentwords.D.Acertainbrainregionprocesseslanguage.11.WhatdoestheunderlinedsentencemeaninParagraph3?A.Grammarisimportantinlearninglanguages.B.Differentordershavedifferentmeanings.C.Differentlanguageshavedifferentgrammar.D.WordshavedifferentsoundsDMonkeysseemtohaveawaywithnumbers.AteamofresearcherstrainedthreeRhesusmonkeystoassociate26clearlydifferentsymbolsconsistingofnumbersandselectiveletterswith0-25dropsofwaterorjuiceasareward.Theresearchersthentestedhowthemonkeyscombined—oradded—thesymbolstogetthereward.Here'showHarvardMedicalSchoolscientistMargaretLivingstone,wholedtheteam,describedtheexperiment:Intheircagesthemonkeyswereprovidedwithtouchscreens.Ononepartofthescreen,asymbolwouldappear,andontheothersidetwosymbolsinsideacirclewereshown.Forexample,thenumber7wouldflashononesideofthescreenandtheotherendwouldhave9and8.Ifthemonkeystouchedtheleftsideofthescreentheywouldberewardedwithsevendropsofwaterorjuice;iftheywentforthecircle,theywouldberewardedwiththesumofthenumbers—17inthisexample.Afterrunninghundredsoftests,theresearchersnotedthatthemonkeyswouldgoforthehighervaluesmorethanhalfthetime,indicatingthattheywereperformingacalculation,notjustmemorizingthevalueofeachcombination.Whentheteamexaminedtheresultsoftheexperimentmoreclosely,theynoticedthatthemonkeystendedtounderestimate（低估）asumcomparedwithasinglesymbolwhenthetwowerecloseinvalue—sometimeschoosing,forexample,a13overthesumof8and6.Theunderestimationwassystematic:Whenaddingtwonumbers,themonkeysalwayspaidattentiontothelargerofthetwo,andthenaddedonlyafraction（小部分）ofthesmallernumbertoit."Thisindicatesthatthereisacertainwayquantityisrepresentedintheirbrains,"Dr.Livingstonesays.“Butinthisexperimentwhatthey'redoingispayingmoreattentiontothebignumberthanthelittleone.”12.Whatdidtheresearchersdotothemonkeysbeforetestingthem?A.Theyfedthem. B.Theynamedthem.C.Theytrainedthem. D.Theymeasuredthem.13.Howdidthemonkeysgettheirrewardintheexperiment?A.Bydrawingacircle. B.Bytouchingascreen.C.Bywatchingvideos. D.Bymixingtwodrinks.14.WhatdidLivingstone'steamfindaboutthemonkeys?A.Theycouldperformbasicaddition. B.Theycouldunderstandsimplewords.C.Theycouldmemorizenumberseasily. D.Theycouldholdtheirattentionforlong.15.Inwhichsectionofanewspapermaythistextappear?A.Entertainment. B.Health. C.Education. D.Science.第二節(jié)(共5小題；每小題分，滿分分)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)。Imagineachildstandingonadivingboardfourfeethighandaskinghimselfthequestion:"ShouldIjump?"Thisiswhatmotivationorthelackofitcando.Motivationandgoalsettingarethetwosidesofthesamecoin.16Likethechildonthedivingboard,youwillstayundecided.17Morethanthat,howshouldyoustaymotivatedtoachievethegoal?First,youneedtoevaluateyourself,yourvaluesyourstrengths,yourweaknesses,yourachievements,yourdesires,etc.Onlythenshouldyousetyourgoals.Youalsoneedtojudgethequalityanddepthofyourmotivation.Thisisquiteimportant,becauseitisdirectlyrelatedtoyourcommitment.Therearetimeswhenyourheartisnotinyourwork.18So,slowdownandthinkwhatyoureallywanttodoatthatmoment.Clarity（清晰）ofthoughtscanhelpyoumoveforward.Anotherwayofsettingrealisticgoalsistoanalyzeyourshortandlongtermobjectives,keepinginmindyourbeliefs,valuesandstrengths.Rememberthatgoalsareflexible.19Theyalsoneedtobemeasurable.Youmustkeepthesepointsinmindwhilesettingyourgoals.Yourpersonalcircumstancesareequallyimportant.Forexample,youmaywanttobeaPilotbutcan’tbecomeonebecauseyoureyesightisnotgoodenough.20Youshouldreassessyourgoals,andmotivateyourselftosetafreshgoal.Youwillsurelyneedtoovercomesomedifficulties,someplanned,butmostunplanned.Youcannotovercomethemwithoutamplemotivation.Makesurethatyouplanforthesedifficultiesatthetimeofsettingyourgoals.A.Thiscanaffectyourwork.B.Sohowshouldyoumotivateyourself?C.However,thisshouldnotdiscourageyou.D.Sowhyshouldwetrytosetspecificgoals?E.Theycanchangeaccordingtocircumstances.F.Motivationiswhatyouneedmosttodoagoodjob.G.Withoutmotivation,youcanneithersetagoalnorreachit.第二部分語言知識(shí)運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié)，滿分30分）第一節(jié)完形填空（共15小題；每小題1分，滿分15分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C和D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。ItwasNewYeartime.Weweretravellinginavan(小型貨車）21______toystothehomeless.Whenwe22_____thespot,somethingcaughtmyeye.Somethingorsomeonewasmovingintherubbish.SoonI23_____thatitwasthehomeofapoorfamily.Thereweretwo24______,bothaboutmyageatthetime,andaladyIsupposedtobetheirmother.Theysatthere25_____.AsalittlegirlmyselfIwas26____interestedinthelittlegirl.How27_____ourliveswere.Shelivedfortheday,28_____throughtherubbishforsomethingtofillherstomach.Iontheotherhandwaswelllookedafterandneverhadtoworryabout29_____.Ihadagoodeducationandthusa30_____future.Ilookedatthelittlegirl.Theonly31____shehadwastheworn-outdressthatshewaswearing.SeeingthislittlegirlImadethedecisionto32______adollthathadbelongedtomeforawhile.Whenthevancametoa33______,Isteppedout,calledthegirloverandplacedthedollinherhand.Atfirstshelookedatmewith34______andwasn'tcertainwhattodo,butthenshesmiledandIsaw35_____inhereyes. 23.A.guaranteed B.realized C.decided B.children C.drivers 25.A.happily C.hopefully C.especially 27.A.similar B.different C.difficult 28.A.searching C.running 32.A.giveaway B.giveback C.handout D.handin33.A.station 第二節(jié)（共10小題；每小題分，滿分15分）閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入1個(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。Doyoulike36(travel)?37(stay)healthywhile38(travel)canhelptoensureyourtripisahappyandenjoyableone.Herearethetipsyouneed39(make)yourtripmucheasier.Makesureyouhavegota40(sign)passportandavisa.Also,beforeyougo,fillintheemergencyinformationpageofyourpassport!Maketwocopiesofyourpassportidentificationpage.Thiswillhelpalotifyourpassport41(steal).Leaveonecopyathomewithfriendsorrelatives.Carrytheotherwithyouinaseparateplacefromyourpassport.Readthepublicannouncementsortravelwarningsforthecountriesyouplan42(visit).Getyourself43(inform)oflocallawsandcustomsofthecountriestowhichyouaretravellingLeaveacopyofyouritinerary(旅行日程）withfamilyorfriendsathomesothatyoucanbe44(contact)incaseofanemergency.Donotacceptpackages45(give)fromstrangers.Donotcarrytoomuchmoneyorunnecessarycreditcards.Ifyoumakeenoughpreparations,youwillsucceed.Haveagoodtime!第三部分寫作（滿分40分）

第一節(jié)（滿分15分）假定你是李華，目前在英國(guó)一所學(xué)校交流學(xué)習(xí)。你的老師請(qǐng)你就中國(guó)飲食與同學(xué)們進(jìn)行口頭交流。內(nèi)容要點(diǎn)如下：1.中國(guó)人對(duì)飲食的理解；2.經(jīng)典中國(guó)美食推薦。注意：1.詞數(shù)80左右；2.可以適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫。____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours,LiHua第二節(jié)讀后續(xù)寫（滿分25分）閱讀下面短文，根據(jù)所給其內(nèi)容和所給的段落開頭語續(xù)寫成兩段，使之構(gòu)成一個(gè)完整的短文。OnChristmasEve,seventy-three-year-oldGeorgeselectedhisfoodcarefully.Skimmilkwas$2.99,whitebread,89centswitha10-centdiscount.Leavingthecashier,hecalculatedthathehadsaved80centstoday.Attheexit,thewindremindedhimofhisgloves.Wherearethey?Notinthecoatpockets.Notinthegrocerybageither.Hewassurehewaswearingthemwhenheenteredthestore.Heclearlyrememberedputtingthemintothepocketofthiscoat.Georgemadeasecondthoroughsearchofallhispocketsagain,includingthegrocerybag.Nowhewassuretheymusthavebeendroppedsomewhereinsidethestore.OldGeorgehadboughttheblackleatherglovesata25%discount,forjust$35.00,tenyearsago.Theyweresoftan