内蒙古鄂温克旗第三中学2020-2021学年高二英语上学期期中试题.doc

内蒙古鄂温克旗第三中学2020-2021学年高二英语上学期期中试题

内蒙古鄂温克旗第三中学2020-2021学年高二英语上学期期中试题

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内蒙古鄂温克旗第三中学2020-2021学年高二英语上学期期中试题
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第一部分 阅读理解(共两节,满分40分）
第一节（共15小题;每小题2分，满分30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。
A
Where to eat
There are a number of different places to eat in the shopping center.
The Noodle House is small, but very popular. The noodle soup tastes very good, and the fried noodles with roast pork are delicious. Everything is clean and the staffs are friendly. Prices are good too, but you may have to wait quite a long time as the restaurant is so busy.
Roma is a new restaurant. It is very smart, but the pizzas here do not taste good.
We didn’t eat our fish as it smelled bad. The waiters looked angry and we thought it
was very expensive. This restaurant has to improve.
The Tokyo Restaurant has been here for many years, and the staffs bow to customers when they enter and are very kind. The fish is very fresh and most of the food is delicious. The amount of food you get is quite small, but it always looks nice on the plate.
The Golden Dragon is a large Chinese restaurant. It has a lot of different food. The sweet and sour pork is excellent, the Beijing Duck is famous, and the winter melon soup is good. Go there for a really good meal, but expect to pay a lot. Prices
are high.
The Come in Coffee Shop is very modern. There are many sorts of coffee and if you like sweet things, wait until you taste their cakes and cookies! You can also have sandwiches —— I enjoyed the egg sandwiches a lot. They have modern music playing, but it is very noisy, so it is quite difficult to have a conversation.
1. How many places can you eat in the shopping center?
A. 2 B. 3 C. 4 D. 5
2. Where can you eat Beijing Duck?
A. At The Golden Dragon B. At Roma
C. At The Tokyo Restaurant D.At The Noodle House
3. What can you have at The Come in Coffee Shop?
A. Pizzas and fish B. Pork and duck
C. Cakes and sandwiches D. Noodles and pork
B
Jennifer Mauer has needed more willpower than the typical college student to pursue her goal of earning a nursing degree. That willpower bore fruit when Jennifer graduated from University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire and became the first in her large family to earn a bachelor’s degree.
Mauer, of Edgar, Wisconsin, grew up on a farm in a family of 10 children. Her dad worked at a job away from the farm, and her mother ran the farm with the kids. After high school, Jennifer attended a local technical college, working to pay her tuition (学费), because there was no extra money set aside for a college education. After graduation, she worked to help her sisters and brothers pay for their schooling.
Jennifer now is married and has three children of her own. She decided to go back to college to advance her career and to be able to better support her family while doing something she loves: nursing. She chose the UW-Eau Claire program at Ministry Saint Joseph Hospital in Marshfield because she was able to pursue her four-year degree close to home. She could drive to class and be home in the evening to help with her kids. Jennifer received great support from her family as she worked to earn her degree: Her husband worked two jobs to cover the bills, and her 68-year-old mother helped take care of the children at times.
Through it all, she remained in good academic standing and graduated with honors. Jennifer sacrificed (牺牲）to achieve her goal, giving up many nights with her kids and missing important events to study. “Some nights my heart was breaking to have to pick between my kids and studying for exams or papers," she says. However, her children have learned an important lesson witnessing their mother earn her degree. Jennifer is a first-generation graduate and an inspiration to her family --- and that’s pretty powerful.
4. What did Jennifer do after high school?
A. She helped her dad with his work.
B. She ran the family farm on her own.
C. She supported herself through college.
D. She taught her sisters and brothers at home.
5. Why did Jennifer choose the program at Ministry Saint Joseph's Hospital in Marshfield?
A. To take care of her kids easily. B. To learn from the best nurses.
C. To save money for her parents. D. To find a well-paid job there.
6. What did Jennifer sacrifice to achieve her goal?
A. Her health. B. Her time with family.
C. Her reputation. D. Her chance of promotion.
7. What can we learn from Jennifer’s story?
A. Time is money. B. Love breaks down barriers.
C. Hard work pays off. D. Education is the key to success.
C
Can dogs and cats live in perfect harmony(和谐) in the same home? People who are thinking about adopting a dog as a friend for their cats are worried that they will fight. Recent research has found a new secret of success. According to the study, if the cat is adopted before the dog, and if they are introduced when still young (less than six months for cats, a year for dogs), it is highly likely that the two pets will get along swimmingly. Two thirds of the homes interviewed reported a positive relationship between their cat and dog.
However, it wasn’t all sweetness and light. There was reported coldness between the cat and dog in 25% of the homes, while fighting was observed in 10% of the homes. One reason for this is probably that some of their body signals are just opposite. For example, when a cat turns its head away it signals attacking, while a dog doing the same signals giving in.
In homes with cats and dogs living peacefully, researchers observed a surprising behaviour. They are learning how to talk each other’s language. It is a surprise that cats can learn how to talk “dog”, and dogs can learn how to talk “cat”.
What’s interesting is that both cats and dogs have appeared to develop their intelligence. They can learn to read each other’s body signals, suggesting that the two may have more in common than we previously thought. Once familiar with each other’s presence and body language, cats and dogs can play together, greet each other nose to nose,and enjoy sleeping together on the sofa. They can easily share the same water bowl and in some cases groom(梳理) each other.
The meaning of this research on cats and dogs may go beyond pets---to people who don’t get along, including neighbours, colleagues at work, and even world superpowers. If cats and dogs can learn to get along, surely people have a good chance.
8.The underlined word “swimmingly” in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to “_______________”.
A.early B. quickly C. sweetly D. violently
9.Some cats and dogs may fight when ________________.
A.they are cold to each other
B.they look away from each other
C.they are introduced at an early age
D.they misunderstand each other’s signals
10.It is suggested in Paragraph 4 that cats and dogs _____________.
A.have common interest
B.are less different than we thought
C.have common body language
D.are less intelligent than we expected
11.What can we human beings learn from cats and dogs?
A.We should learn to live in harmony.
B.We should know more about animals
C.We should live in peace with animals.
D.We should learn more body language.
D
It is a finding which is certain to be hotly discussed. According to the latest research, women are brighter than men. For the first time in IQ testing, psychologists have found that female scores have risen above those of men.
Since IQ testing began a century ago, women have been as much as five points behind. But that gap has been narrowing in recent years and this year women have moved ahead, according to James Flynn, leader of the research.
“In the last 100 years the IQ scores of both men and women have risen but women’s have risen faster,” said Mr. Flynn. “This is a consequence （结果）of modernity, which is making our brains adapt (适应) and raising our IQ.”
One possible explanation is that women’s lives have become more demanding as they multitask (同时处理) between raising a family and doing a job. Another is that women have a slightly higher potential intelligence than men and are only now realizing it.
Mr. Flynn, who will publish his findings in a book, said more data was needed to explain the trend（趋势）. “The full effect of modernity on women isonly just starting,” he added.
He compared IQ result from countries in western Europeand from the United States, Canada, NewZealand, Argentina and Estonia. These showed that in westernized countries the gap in scores between men and women had become minimal (最小).
The data for making comparison（对比） was limited and could be carried out for only a few countries. It included Australia, where male and female IQs were found to be almost the same. In New Zealand, Estonia and Argentina, women scored slightly more than men.
Mr. Flynn said, “As the world gets more complex, people are adapting.” He added, “I suspect that the same trends are happening in Britain, although the data is too limited to be true.”
12. What would be the best title for the text?
A. The history of IQ testing
B. The modernity of the world
C. Women overtake men in IQ testing
D. Women are becoming stronger than men
13. On IQ tests in the past _________.
A. women were brighter than men
B. women were as bright as men
C. men were brighter than women
D. men had been five points behind
14. What do we know about the research mentioned in the text?
A. It was led by James Flynn
B. Its results have been published
C. Its results represent the whole world
D. It was started one hundred years ago
15. The text is likely to be found in ________.
A. a story-book B. a news report C. a personal diary D. a history book
第二节（共5小题;每小题2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。
I experienced years of loneliness as a child. __16___ His friends teased him about babysitting his sister and his interests were far different from mine. With no other kids of my age in the neighborhood, I had to spend hours by myself.
A bright spot for me turned out to be reading. My love of the written word began early as my mother read to me every evening. __17___I started reading books on my own before age 5 and my mother took me to the public library once a week to borrow several books. I quickly graduated from typical children’s books to ones with fewer pictures and longer chapters. Reading opened new worlds to me. __18___
My mother also encouraged me to make what I wanted. I tried making toy cars with cardboard boxes and constructing buildings from leftover cardboard and bits of wood my father gave me. When my mother saw my creations, she told me how creative my designs were. __19___ I learned a lot about how to extend the life of objects and transform them into something new and useful. It was a trait（特点） others found helpful, and I soon had friends who wanted to make things with me.
__20___My parents made it a point for their two kids to spend time outside, no matter the weather or season. My brother, of course, raced off to be with his friends, while I had plenty to do myself. There was making leaf houses in autumn, ice skating in winter, and so much more. They’re all memories I treasure today.
A. I wasn’t alone any longer.
B. I enjoyed reading stories aloud.
C. I was invited to play with another kid.
D. I loved the colorful photographs in the books.
AB. Another habit I formed early was being outdoors.
BC. Thus（因此）, I began my lifelong interest in making things.
CD. My older brother couldn’t be bothered to play with me.
第二部分 语言知识运用（共两节，满分45分）
第一节: 完形填空(共 20 小题; 每小题 1.5 分,满分 30 分)
阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的 A、B、C 和 D 四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
My father used to like drinking. Every time when he got 21 , he would shout loudly and beat my 22 , who left my father and me when I was seven.
I went to a boarding(寄宿的) 23 when I was thirteen, and I finally didn’t have to see my father drunk every day. However, I didn’t talk to anybody and 24 all my spare time alone in school because of the pain in my heart. When other boys were 25 on the playground, I would sit there alone. This lasted for several weeks until a new 26 who was about forty came to our class. She, of course, 27 I was different. She asked me to answer her question in her first class. I 28 and answered her question in a very 29 voice, with my head down. That noon, after lunch, she found me and had a 30 with me. She asked me 31 I needed any help. Nobody had ever cared about me like that. I 32 told her everything about my family.
“Things won’t get 33 ,” she said.
From that day on, every time when she saw me, she would give me a 34 . She often asked me to answer her questions in class, and she helped me with my 35 after class. As time went by, I didn’t feel so 36 as before.
The day I left that school, I 37 her why she did all that for me. “My mother
38 when I was ten. I know how hard it is 39 a mother, ”she said. I will never 40 her—my dearest teacher.
21. A. hurt B. lost C. drunk D. bored
22. A. brother B. mother C. grandma D. aunt
23. A. class B. factory C. office D. school
24. A. spent B. saved C. got D. wasted
25. A. singing B. playing C. performing D. pushing
26. A. student B. worker C. friend D. teacher
27. A. ignored B. smelt C. noticed D. felt
28. A. work up B. stood up C. went through D. calmed down
29. A. low B. angry C. terrible D. sad
30. A. meal B. sentence C. talk D. test
31. A. when B. why C. if D. how
32. A. finally B. firstly C. interestingly D. strangely
33. A. better B. smaller C. higher D. worse
34. A. look B. hand C. smile D. book
35. A. phrases B. studies C.vocabulary D. accent
36. A. lonely B. dangerous C.hard D. happy
37. A. told B. troubled C. answered D. asked
38. A. married B. died C. appeared D. fell
39. A .with B. for C. as D. without
40. A. forget B. cheat C. believe D. upset
第二节（共10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。
Are you facing a situation that looks impossible to fix?
In 1969, the pollution was terrible along the Cuyahoga River Cleveland, Ohio. It 41 (be) unimaginable that it could ever be cleaned up. The river was so polluted that it 42 (actual) caught fire and burned. Now, years later, this river is one of 43 most outstanding examples of environmental cleanup.
But the river wasn’t changed in a few days 44 even a few months. It took years of work 45 (reduce) the industrial pollution and clean the water. Finally, that hard work paid off and