五校2020-2021學年高二上學期英語期中聯(lián)考試卷

五2020-2021學上期語中考試一、讀理(共10小題；小題2.5分，滿分25)1.閱讀理解Theeasy-to-useJitterbughasbigbuttonsanexclusive5StarUrgentResponsebuttononthekeypad.EASYUSEThelargebrightscreensimpleYESandNObuttonsmakenavigatingthemenusimple.Plus,powerfulspeakerensureseverywillbeloudandclear.EASYENJOYWhereveryougo,abuilt-incameramakeseasytocaptureandshareyourfavoritememories.Andwithalong-lastingbattery,youwon'thavetoworryrunningoutofpower.EASYBEPREPAREDInanyuncertainorunsafesituation,pressthe5Starbuttonahighly-trainedUrgentResponseAgentwillconfirmyourlocation,evaluateyoursituationandgetyouhelpyouneed.TheJitterbugFlipisofmostaffordablecellphones

onthemarket.1.（1WhatistheJitterbugFlip?A.Acompany.B.Acellphone..person.D.car.2.（2Whatisthepurposeofpassage?A.Tointroduceaproduct..Toshowadvantagesnewproduct.C.Tostresstheimportanceanewproduct.D.Topersuadetobuyanewproduct.3.（3WhatcanweinferabouttheJitterbugA.TheJitterbugissuitableforpeoplearetiredofusingthecomplicatedcellphone.B.won'thavetoworryaboutrunningoutofpowerduetothemostdependablewirelessnetwork.C.Theordercanbecanceledandcangetsomeofyourmoneyback.D.youordernow,cangetoff.2.閱讀理解Ifirsttowonderwhatdoingoncollegecampuswhenmydroveoff,leavingmealoneinparkinglot,wantingnothingmorethantofindmywaysafelymydormroom.ThefactwasthatnomatterhowmatureIlikedtoconsidermyself,Iwasfeelingjustbitfirst-Addingto

mydistress(煩；窘迫)wastheimpressioneveryoneoncampuswaswatchingme.MyplantokeepmyearsandmyshuthopeonewouldnoticeIwasafreshman.Withthoughtinmind,Iraisedmyhead,squaredmyshoulders,setoutindirectionmydorm,glancingthecampusinmyhand.AndthenIspentafternoonseekingouteachofmyclassroomssothatIcouldmakeperfectlytimedentrancebeforeeachlecturewithouttoasksillyquestionsaboutitswhereaboutsThenextmorning,myfirstclassmarchedin.choseaseatinthefirstrowandtotheside.Iwasinthefront,butoutofprofessor'sdirectlineofvision.Thenopenedmyanthology(選集ofAmericanliteratureandscribbledthedateatthetopofapage."WelcometoBiology101,"theprofessorbegan,coldsweatbrokeoutthebackmyneck,gropedfor(摸索)myschedulecheckedtheroomnumber.Iwastherightroom.thewrongbuilding!Sonowwhat?Getupandleaveinthemiddleofthelecture?Wouldn'ttheprofessorangry?kneweveryonewouldForgetit,Isettledintomychair.1.（1Whatdoestheunderlined"thatthought"inparagraphreferto?

A.missingparentsB.workinginC.showingmaturity.beingfirst-gradish2.（2Whatwouldtheauthordonextattheofthestory?A.Shewouldthesametheotherstudentsintheroom.B.Shewouldtheroominmiddleofthelecture.C.Shewouldasktheprofessoraleave.D.Sheexplainthemistaketotheprofessor.3.（3Whichoffollowingisthebestofthispassage?A.MycollegeB.AMistakeC.FreshStartD.AFreshman3.閱讀理解Peoplegrowntalleroverthelastcentury,withSouthKoreanwomenshootingbymorethancmaverage,andIraniangaining16.5cm.Astudylookedattheaverageheightof18-year-olds200countriesbetween1914and2014.TheresultsthatwhileSwedesthetallestpeopleintheworldinDutchmenhaverisenfrom12thplacetothetopspotwithanaverageheightof182.5cm.Latvianwomen,meanwhile,rosefrom28thplaceintobecomethetallestintheworldacenturylater,withaverageheightof169.8cm.AlittleextraheightbringsnumberadvantagessaysElio

RiboliofImperialCollege."tallerisassociatedwithlongerlifeexpectancy,"said."Thisislargelytoalowerriskofdyingofcardiovascular(心血管的)diseasetallerpeople."Butwhileheighthasincreasedaroundtheworld,trendmanyAfricancountriescausessaysWhileheightincreasedUgandaandNigerduringtheearly20thcentury,thetrendhasreversed(反轉(zhuǎn))inrecentyears,withheightdecreasing18-year-olds."Onereasonfordecreasesinheighttheeconomicsituationinthe1980s,"AlexanderMoraditheUniversityofSussex.nutritionalandhealthcrisesledmanychildrenteenagerstoreachpotentialheight.JamesBentham,aco-authorofresearchfromImperialCollege,believestheglobaltrendofincreasingheightofgreatimportance.tallwenowisstronglyinfluencedbytheenvironmentwegrewin,"hesaid."Ifwegivechildrenthebestpossiblestartlifenow,theybehealthierandmoreproductivefordecadescome."1.（1Whatdoestheglobalstudytellusaboutpeople'sheightinthelasthundredyears?A.ThereisdifferenceacrosscontinentsB.Therehasbeenobviousincreaseinmostcountries.C.Theincreaseinpeople'sheighthasquickening.D.Theincreasein

women'sheightisbiggerthaninmen's2.（2WhatdoesEliosayabouttallerpeople?A.Theytendtolivelonger.BTheyenjoyaneasierlifeC.TheygenerallyriskfewerD.havegreaterexpectationsinlife.3.（3Whatdowelearn18-year-oldsinUgandaNiger?A.Theygrowupslowerthantheirpeersinothercountries.B.Theyareactuallyshorterthanearliergenerations..Theyfindithardbringtheirpotentialfullplay.D.haveexperiencedmanychangesofgovernment.4.（4WhatdoesJamesBenthamsuggestwedo?A.Watchtheglobaltrendinchildren'sB.Makesurethatourchildrengrowuptotheirfullheight.C.everymeanspossibleimproveourenvironment..Ensureourchildrengrowinanidealenvironment.二、務型讀(共5小題每小分，分10分)4.根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項。選中有兩項為余選項。ThingstoConsiderWhenChoosingMajorMajorsareimportantincollegebecauseit'swhatdeterminesnotonlywhatdegreeyouwillgraduatewith,butwhatcareeryouwillmostqualifiedforyou'vegraduated.While

mightnotsomethingyouwantthinkrightnow,itissomethingyou'regoingtodecideoneventually.________ThebiggestthingtowhenchoosingamajoristostickwithasubjectthatinterestsThisisforyourcareer,andyou'remorelikelytobehappyifyouchoosefieldthat'sinlinewithwhatyouwouldlikepursueasdreamjob.________Itisundeniable(不可否認的thatcareersjustmakemoremoneythanothers.Thatmeansthatsomearemorevaluableothers,andascollegeissupposedtobeinvestment,aboutdreamisofgreatimportance.________Sodon'tcareerthatwillbringyouagreatbutthatleavesyoufeelingdepressedandunhappy.________Ifyou'reoneofthoseluckystudentswhoknowwhatlikeyourmajortobebeforeapplyingforcollege,wesuggestthatyouyourchoicesfirst.onesarebestknown?Dotheseprogramshaveagoodreputationhelpingstudentsfindemploymentinyourfieldafter

schoolsofferworld-classprofessors?Theseareimportantquestions,becauseunfortunately,notmajorsarecreatedequally.Don'tPanic.Ifyou'vegonethroughthesetipsandyoustillknowwhatyou'dtomajorin,don'tIt'stogotocollegenotaclearideaofwhatyou'dliketodoascareer;it'snormaltothinkyouknowwhatyouwanttoasaprofessiononlytochangemindhalfwayyourtimeincollege.Remembercollegeisaboutfindingtrulymotivatesyou,sodon'tifitdoesn'tshowrightaway.________A.Beconfidentwithyourself.B.havetime.C.Howmuchmoneyyouwantmake?D.Talktoprofessionalsinthefield.E.However,thatyourhappinessisimportant.F.Whatschoolsbestforinterests?G.Whatexcitesyou?三、形填(共20小題；小題1.5分，滿分30)5.閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C和四個選項中，選出以填入空白的最佳選項

WhenIwasyoung,Iinmygrandma'soldhouserightbesideasetofrailroadtracks.Thehousewould1whenthetrainsroared2,thesetrainscarryingcoalwere3andfarbetween,soIwasabletomySummerafternoonswalkingdownthetracks.IcanrememberthefirsttimeItried5myselfandwalkonasinglerail.ItriedmyarmsoutwatchingfeetIwalked.TherailswereveryandquiteslipperysoIdidn'thavemuch7butfelloffafterfewsteps.Idecidedtowalk8butstillquicklyslippedoff.ItwasonlywhenIstartedlooking9,downthelengththetracks10Iabletowalksuccessfully.KeepingmyeyesforwardIputfootinfrontof11andstepbystep,Isoonwalkingwith12LookingbackonthisIrealizethatalsogaveawonderfulaboutliving.Youcan'tthroughlife14worryingaboutsteptake15youmake.Thisonlyleadssecondguessingyourselfandyougotherails.Lookingbehindyouis16worse.Witheyestheyoucan'tseewayahead.canonlystandstillstayinyourregrets.iswhenyoulookaheadthatyoucanreallymoveforward.Itisonlywhenlookaheadthatyoucanseethelifeyouto19andtheloveyouwantshare.eachstepyouandpathchooseisfilledwithloveand

youwillonwitha20heart.（1）A.shakeB.C.struggleD.（2）A.SurprisinglyB.Fortunately.DisappointedlyD.Importantly（3）A.few.lessC.manyD.（4）A.focusB.spendC.take.waste（5）A.directB.admit.achieve.balance（6）A.busy.dirty.clearD.narrow（7）A.energy.ambitionC.successD.content（8）A.upwards.backwardsC.downwardsD.forwards（9）A.aheadB.insteadC.wellD.（10）A.whichB.whenC.D.that（11）

A.every.anotherC.theotherD.one（12）A.interestB.patienceC.D.ease（13）A.motto.benefitC.lessonD.excuse（14）A.watchingB.hearingC.waitingD.wondering（15）A.influence.momentC.D.choice（16）A.stillB.evenC.alsoD.yet（17）A.distance.pastC.D.course（18）A.stuckB.found.hurt.applied（19）A.keep.persuade.leadD.contribute（20）A.mildB.C.lightD.slight四、法填(共10小題：小題1.5分，滿分15)6.閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入適當?shù)膬?nèi)容1個單詞)或括號內(nèi)單詞的正形式。Inthe1990s,MrBeanbecamea________(use)to

highlightdifficultsocialsituationsmuchasCharliehaddone.Hisofactingwastoappear________(certain),lookaroundandthendo________(exact)thewrongthing.Childrenparticularlywouldinto________(laugh)athisbehaviour.Healwaystopickout________peopleafraidofdoingbecausedonotwantappearsocialfailure.________oneoccasioninrestaurantorderedasteaktartare.theuncookedmeatarrived,he________(overcome)byshamebecausehecouldnotit.Hecutapieceofmeatpretended________(chew)amouthfulinsteadputitintotheplantbesidehim.HeputotherpiecesintohisThroughoutmealheseemedtoshowgreatenjoymentinhisHe________anoutstandingperformerwhenfinishedeatingdinner,thewaiterofferedhim________samedishagainatextracharge!五、面表(共兩，滿40分7.假定你是李華，是校英語俱樂部負責人。上周日，你邀請了外教Mike來參加主題為“中方文化交流的英語角活動，請你給他寫封感謝信。點包括）表達感謝；）回顧對活的幫助；）表達祝愿。

注意：）詞數(shù)80左；）可以適當增加細節(jié)，以使行文連貫。8.閱讀下面短文，根據(jù)所給情節(jié)進行續(xù)寫，使之構(gòu)成一個完整的故事。Elizabethwalkedintotheyard,abunchofroses."Beautifulflowersfor...or...,I'llgetitright!"shecried,throwingtherosesontheground.Elizabethhadbeenpractisingherspeechforaweek.She'dpresentedflowerstothedog,cat,thestatuethegarden.Partofhercouldn'tThisSaturday,thegreatAnaWolff,famouspianist,wouldperformtheconcerthallinForfouryears,Elizabethtakenlessons.She'dlistenedtoMs.Wolff'soveroveragainthewaynotestumbledlikearushingmountainstream.PartofElizabethwasterrified.Hermusicteacherschool,Mr.Leaf,hadaskedElizabethtopresenttheflowerstoMs.Wolffaftertheperformance.Whydidhavechooseher?Elizabethhatedtalkingfrontof