廣東省揭陽(yáng)普寧市2020-2021學(xué)年高二上學(xué)期期中考試英語(yǔ)試題

2020-2021學(xué)年度第一學(xué)期期中高中二年級(jí)質(zhì)量測(cè)試英語(yǔ)科試題全卷共8頁(yè),滿分130分,考試時(shí)間120分鐘說(shuō)明:1,答題前,考生務(wù)必用黑色字跡的簽字筆將自己的姓名、考生號(hào)、考場(chǎng)號(hào)、座位號(hào)填寫在答題卡上,并在“考場(chǎng)號(hào)”、“座位號(hào)”欄內(nèi)填涂考場(chǎng)號(hào)、座位號(hào)。2.選擇題每小題選出答案后,用2B鉛筆把答題卡上對(duì)應(yīng)題目的答案標(biāo)號(hào)涂黑;如需改動(dòng),用橡皮擦干凈后,再選涂其它答案;答案不能答在試題卷上。3.非選擇題必須用黑色字跡的簽字筆作答,答案必須寫在答題卡上各題目指定區(qū)域內(nèi)的相應(yīng)位置上;如需改動(dòng),先劃掉原來(lái)的答案,然后再寫上新的答案;不準(zhǔn)使用鉛筆和涂改液。不按以上要求作答的答案無(wú)效。4.考生必須保持答題卡整潔,考試結(jié)束后,將答題卡交回,試題卷自己保存。第一部分閱讀(共兩節(jié),滿分50分)第一節(jié)(共15小題:每小題2.5分,滿分37.5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)。AMetro(地鐵)PocketGuideMetrorail(地鐵)Eachpassengerneedsafarecardtoenterandgoout.Uptotwochildrenunderagefivemaytravelfreewithapayingcustomer.Farecardmachinesareineverystation,Bringsmallbillsbecausetherearenochangemachinesinthestationandfarecardmachinesonlyprovideupto$5inchange.GetonedayofunlimitedMetrorailrideswithaOneDayPass.BuyitfromafarecardmachineinMetrostations.Useitafter9:30a.m.untilclosingonweekdays,andalldayonweekendsandholidays.HoursofServiceOpen:5a.m.Mon-Fri7a.m.Sat-Sun.Closed:midnightSun-Thur3a.m.Fri.-Sat.nightsLasttraintimevaries.Toavoidmissingthelasttrain,pleasecheckthelasttraintimepostedinthestations.MetrobusWhenpayingwithexactchange,thefareis$1.35.WhenpayingwithasmartCARDthefareis$1.25.Faresforsenior/disabledcustomersSeniorcitizens65andolderanddisabledcustomersmayrideforhalftheregularfare.OnMetrorailandMotorbus,useasenior/disabledfarecardorSmartcard.Formoreinformationaboutbuyingsenior/disabledfarecards,Smartcardsandpasses,pleasevisitMetroOpenDorcall202-637-7000and202-637-8000.SeniorcitizensanddisabledcustomerscangetfreeguideonhowtouseproperMotorbusandMetrorailservicesbycalling202-962-1100TraveltipsAvoidridingduringweekdayrushperiods—before9:30a.m.andbetween4and6p.m.Ifyoulosesomethingonabusortrainorinastation,pleasecallLost&Foundat202-962-1195.1.Whatshouldyouknowaboutfarecardmachines?ATheystartsellingticketsat9:30a.m. B.Theymakechangefornomorethan$5.C.Theyofferspecialservicetotheelderly. D.Theyareconnectedtochangemachines.2.AtwhattimedoesMetrorailstopserviceonSaturday?A.Atmidnight. B.At7p.m. C.At5a.m. D.At3a.m.3.WhichnumbershouldyoucallifyoulosesomethingontheMetro?A.202-673-7000 B.202-962-1100 C.202-962-1195 D.202-673-8000BTheworlditselfisbecomingmuchsmallerbyusingmoderntrafficandmoderncommunicationmeans.Lifetodayismucheasierthanitwashundredsofyearsago,butithasbroughtnewproblems.Oneofthebiggestproblemsispollution.Topollutemeanstomakethingsdirty.Pollutioncomesinmanyways.Weseeit,smellit,drinkitandevenhearit.Manhasbeenpollutingtheearth.Themorepeople，themorepollution.Manyyearsago，theproblemwasnotsoseriousbecausetherewerenotsomanypeople.Whenthelandwasuseduportheriverwasdirtyinoneplace，manmovedtoanotherplace.Butthisisnolongertrue.Manisnowslowlypollutingthewholeworld.Airpollutionisstillthemostserious.It’sbadforalllivingthingsintheworld，butitisnottheonlyonekindofpollution.Waterpollutionkillsourfishandpollutesourdrinkingwater.Noisepollutionmakesusangrymoreeasily.ManycountriesaremakingrulestofightpollutionTheystoppeoplefromburningcoalinhousesandfactoriesfromputtingdirtysmokeintotheair.PollutionbySO2isnowthemostdangerouskindofairpollution.Itiscausedbyheavytraffic.Wearesurethatiftherearefewerpeopledriving，therewillbelessairpollution.Theearthisourhome.Wemusttakecareofit.Thatmeanskeepingtheland，waterandairclean.Andwemusttakecareoftheriseinpollutionatthesametime.4.Whatmakesourworldbecomemuchsmaller?A.Sciencedevelopment. B.Theriseinpopulation.C.Thepollutionontheearth. D.Thestrongwind.5.Whatwaslifelikehundredsofyearsago?A.Itwasmucheasierthantoday. B.Itwasmuchharderthantoday.C.Itwasthesameastoday. D.Itwashardtodescribe.6.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inParagraph1mean?A.Rubbish. B.Waterpollution.C.Airpollution. D.Noisepollution.7.Accordingtothetext,howcanwereducepollution?A.Makingrulestofightpollution. B.Drinkingaslittlewateraspossible.CStopbuyingnewthings. D.Onlywalkingtowork.CIwatchedmyDadclosethedoor.ItwasareallycoldnightindeadsilenceandIwasallaloneathome.MyparentsleftbecausetheyhadbeenrunningfeverforseveraldaysandtheywereshowingothersymptomsofCOVID-19.Itwasthe9thdayofWuhanlockdownstartingonJanuary23.TheviruswenowknowasCOVID-19issomehowfearsomepartlybecauseitdoesnotdiscriminate(區(qū)別對(duì)待)inchoosingwhoitinfects.Butthatisonlypartlytrue.Alltheevidencesuggestthatitcanbemercilesstoolderpeople,soIwaswonderingwhethermyparentswouldmakeitandwhetherwewouldevertakefamilyphotos,whichmyparentsandIhadtalkedaboutduringtheSpringFestivalholiday..OntheirseconddayawaymyparentscalledandaskedmehowIwas.WetalkedusingFaceTime,andthemomentIsawmomlyingtherewithanoxygenmaskandmydadcouldnottalkwithoutbreathingheavily,IrealizedthatIhadtoliveonmyown.Buttwoweekslater,Icameacrossafeverandhadtogointoquarantine(隔離)andbeputundermedicalobservationsfor14days.Fortunately,myillnessturnedouttobeduetoabacterialinfectionsbutnotCOVID-19.Everythingtherewashectic,thereseemedtobeashortageofmedicalstaffandmaterialswereinshortsupply.Eventhoughthedoctorsandnurseswerecoveredfromheadtotoe,IcouldseehowtiredtheywerewhenIlookedintotheirbloodshoteyes.Theywouldworkawholedaypreparingfornewpatientsandseemedincrediblyapologeticfornothavingeverythingthatwasneeded.Mostofthepatientswerereallyunderstanding,butofcoursetherewerethosewhowerenot,andcomplainedloudly,butallthedoctorsandnursestriedtheirbesttodealwithitinacalmingway.AndtheyareallfromothercitieslikeShanghaiandGuangzhou,andsomeofthemarejustthreeorfouryearsolderthanme.Whenthequarantinewasover,everypatienteffusivelythankedtheworkersforwhattheyhaddone,buttheanswertheyreceivedwasexactlythesame:“That’swhatwe’reherefor.”8.Whendidtheauthor’sparentsleaveherforthehospital?A.January23. B.January30.C.January31. D.February1.9.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“makeit”inParagraph2mean?A.Succeed. B.Joinin.C.Arrive. D.Survive.10.Whatcanwelearnaccordingtothepassage?A.BoththeauthorandherparentsgotinfectedwithCOVID-19.B.Themajorityofthepatientsunderstoodthedoctorsandnurses.C.Thepatientsapologizedtothedoctorsandnursesbecausetheyweretootired.D.Theauthordidn’tgetinfectedwithCOVID-19becausetheviruscanonlyinfecttheolder.11.Whatmaytheauthorthinkofthemedicalworkersaccordingtothepassage?A.Admirable. B.Outgoing.C.Impatient. D.Thankful.DWealreadyknowthatalackofsleepwillactuallypreventyourbrainfrombeingabletomakenewmemories.Youendupfeelingasthoughyou’reamnesiac.AlackofsleepwillleadtoanincreaseddevelopmentofaproteininthebrainconnectedwithAlzheimer’sdiseasebecauseitisduringdeepsleepatnightthatasystemwithinthebrainstartstowashawaythisprotein.Soifyou’renotgettingenoughsleepeachandeverynight,moreofthatAlzheimer’s-relatedproteinwillbuildup.Themoreproteinthatbuildsup,thegreateryourriskofdevelopingAlzheimerwillbeinlaterlife.Whataretheeffectsofthelackofsleeponthebody?Weknowthatalackofsleepimpactsyourimmunesystem(免疫系統(tǒng)).Afterjustonenightoffourtofivehoursofsleep,thereisa70%reductioninimmunecellscallednaturalkillercells.Andthat’sthereasonthatshortsleeppredictsyourriskfordevelopingmanyformsofcancer.Infact,thelinkbetweenalackofsleepandcancerisnowsostrongthatrecentlytheWorldHealthOrganizationdecidedtoclassifyanyformofnighttimeshiftworkasaprobablecauseofcancer.Itisduringdeepsleepatnightthatyourheartratedrops,yourbloodpressuregoesdown.Ifyou’renotgettingenoughsleep,yourbloodpressurerises.Ifyou’regettingsixhoursofsleeporless,you’llhavea200%increasedriskofhavingadeadlyheartattackorstrokeinyourlifetime.Thereisaglobalexperimentthatisperformedon1.6billionpeopletwiceayearandit’scalleddaylightsavingstime.Andweknowthatinthespring,whenweloseonehourofsleep,weseea24%increaseinheartattacksthefollowingday.Anotherquestion,perhaps,iswhatistherecyclerateofahumanbeing?Howlongcanweactuallylastwithoutsleepbeforewestarttoseeworseninginyourbrainfunction?Andtheanswerseemstobeabout16hoursofwakefulness.Onceyougetpast16hoursofbeingawake,that’swhenwestarttoseementalandphysicaldamagesinthebody.Weknowthatafteryou’vebeenawakefor19or20hours,yourmentalcapacity(心智能力)issodamagedthatyouwouldbeasslowassomeonewhowasdrunk.Soifyouweretoaskmewhatistherecyclerateofahumanbeing,itdoesseemtobeabout16hoursandweneedabouteighthoursofsleeptorepairthedamageofwakefulness.12.Theunderlinedword“amnesiac”inParagraph1probablymeansA.sleepy B.tolerant C.relieved D.forgetful13.Accordingtothearticle,wecaninferthat_A.themoreyousleep,themoreproteintherewillbeB.you’remorelikelytosufferheartattacksinthespringC.deepsleepatnightprotectsyoufromaharmfulproteinD.you’lldevelopmanyformsofcancerduetoshortsleep14.Whenyou’reawakeover16hours,.A.yourbrainwon’tfunctioninaproperway B.yourbrainneedsatleast8hourstorecoverC.youmusthavedrunklargeamountsofwine D.youwalkasslowlyasthephysicallydisabled15.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.Sleepingsicknesskills B.EnoughsleepcountsC.Lesssleepcausescancer D.Sleepisnecessaryforman第二節(jié)(共5小題;每小題2.5分,滿分12.5分)閱讀下面短文,從短文后的選項(xiàng)中選出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)。WhenyoumakeanorderonTaobao,youknowthemoneyyoupaydoesn’tgodirectlytotheseller.Instead,itgoesthroughAlipay(支付寶),whichkeepsyourmoneyforawhile.ThenAlipaygivesthemoneytotheseller.____16____.Itisatransfer(中轉(zhuǎn))stationbetweensellersandbuyerstomakeonlineshoppingsafe.Buyersneedn’tworryaboutpayingforproductsandthenreceivingnothing.Sellersalsodon’tworryaboutreceivingnomoneyaftersendingoutproducts.ThesetransferstationsareusuallysetupbypaymentservicecompaniessuchasAlipay,Tenpay(財(cái)付通)andYeepay(易寶).____17____.Ithasmorethan270millionactiveusers.Mostonlinesellersandshopperslikethethirdpartyonlinepayment,butbanksarenothappy.____18____.UserscanbenefitfromfinancialproductsthroughAlipayandmakemoney.SolotsofpeoplechoosetoputmoneyinAlipayratherthaninbanks.____19____.WeChatdoesn’thaveitsownaccount.WhenpayingthroughWeChat,thebuyers’moneygoesdirectlytothesellers.That’swhysomanypeopleareexcitedaboutreceivingandhandingout“redenvelopes”or“giftmoney”totheirfriendsonWeChat.WhetherAlipayorWeChatpayment,theyarebothtryingtoattractmoreusersandmakeonlineshoppingeasier.BothpaymentshavemadethebestofQRcode(二維碼)technology.____20____.Maybeinthefuture,yourfaceisthekeytoeverything.A.ButWeChatpaymentisnotthesameB.Thisiscalled“thirdpartyonlinepayment”C.Amongthem,AlipayisthebiggestinChinaD.ThereasonisthatthesecompaniesfightovermoneywiththemE.MorewomenshoponlinethanmenF.Also,theypromotesalesthroughfacerecognitionpaymentG.wecankeepintouchwithourfamilyandfriends第二部分語(yǔ)言運(yùn)用(共兩節(jié),滿分30分)第一節(jié)(共15小題:每小題1分,滿分15分)閱讀下面短文,從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。Irememberthatitwasafewyearsagothatanoldwomansteppedintomyvideostore,alongwithherdaughter.The____21____wasdisplayingaseriousstateofimpatience,____22____herwatcheveryfewseconds.Ifthedaughterhadpossessedaleash(繩子),hermotherwouldhavebeen____23____toitasameansofpullingheralongto____24____therushofothershoppers.Walkingover,Iasked____25____Icouldhelpher.Thewomansmiledatmeandshowedmeatitleonapieceofpaper.InsteadofrushingofftofindtheDVDforthewoman,Iaskedherto____26____withmesoIcouldshowherwhereshecouldfinditandIwantedtoenjoyher____27____foramoment.Aswewalkedalongthebackofthestore,I____28____itsfloorplan(分布圖):oldtelevisionshows,actionmovies,cartoons,sciencefictionfilmsetc.Thewomanseemedgladoftheunrushed“trip”and____29____conversation.Isaidtoherdaughter,“_____30_____someadvice?”“Ofcoursenot,”saidthedaughter.“Cherish_____31_____.”Isaid.“Whenshe’sgone,it’sthelittle_____32_____thatcomebacktoyou.Timeslikethis.Iknow.”Itwastrue.IstillmissedmymomandrememberedthetimeswhenI’dusedmyimpatiencetomakeher_____33_____.Togethertheymadetheirwaytowardsthestore’srestingarea.Theysatthereforamoment,sidebyside,observingtheholidaycrowds.Thenthedaughterglancedoverandimmediately_____34_____hermotherlovingly.Andslowlysheplacedherarmwithapparentlyunaccustomedaffectionaroundhermother’sshouldersand_____35_____guidedherbackintothecrowd.21.A.merchant B.waitress C.mother D.daughter22.A.fixing B.removing C.checking D.adjusting23.A.fastened B.devoted C.accustomed D.applied24.A.breakawayfrom B.makewayfor C.getalongwith D.keeppacewith25.A.when B.whether C.why D.how26.A.communicate B.jog C.trade D.walk27.A.stay B.holiday C.company D.time28.A.described B.blamed C.appreciated D.corrected29.A.casual B.attractive C.severe D.convincing30.A.Prepare B.Mind C.Lack D.Offer31.A.her B.me C.herself D.yourself32.A.feelings B.presents C.chances D.moments33.A.desperate B.upset C.puzzled D.astonished34.A.attended B.found C.recognized D.watched35.A.accidentally B.gently C.smoothly D.randomly第二節(jié)(共10小題;每小題1.5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。The"OneBeltOneRoad"strategy(策略)proposedbyPresidentXiJinpinghasdrawnpublicattentionto___36___oldestandlongesttraderoute-SilkRoad．Theterminanarrowsensereferstoanancientoverlandtraderoute___37___（form）intheWesternHanDynasty．Thisroutestretched4，350milesfromChang'santowesternChina，centralAsiaandeventoEurope,___38___（enable）thesesregionstohavebettercommunicationsindiplomacy（外交），businessandculture．Chinawasthefirstcountryintheworldtobreedsilkwormsandproducesilkfabric．Thiscraftskillreacheda___39___（fair）advancedlevelintheZhouDynasty．AsamajorexporttoEurope，"silk"wasusedtonamethisgreatroutebyaGermangeographer．China'ssilk___40___（introduce）intowesterncountriesthroughthisoldtraderoute．Peoplewere___41___（familiar）withhisproductatthebeginning，andmademanyguessesat___42___itwasproduced．Accordingtotherecord，theideathatsilkwaspickedfromtreeswaswidelyacceptedbyfolksinEurope．___43___（garment服裝）madeofthisfabricwerealwaysbestsellers，andwereconsideredasocialstatussymbol．EverthegorgeousEgyptianqueen，Cleopatra，wasalsoabigfanofthesilk．Thisfascinationled___44___anincreasingdemandforthisproduct，andpromotedthe___45___（develop）ofthistradingroute．第三部分寫作(共兩節(jié)滿分40分)第一節(jié)(滿分15分)46.假定你是李華，你美國(guó)朋友DanFriedell將在元旦期間來(lái)你家做客，特發(fā)郵件向你詢問(wèn)元旦（NewYear’sDay）情況。請(qǐng)你回復(fù)一封80詞左右的郵件，內(nèi)容包括：1.歡迎來(lái)訪；2.寫信目的；3.元旦的寓意；4.主要慶?；顒?dòng)；5.你的元旦假期安排。參考詞匯：celebrate慶祝；discard拋棄、放棄；setoff使爆炸；firework煙花；reunite使重聚________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________第二節(jié)(滿分25分)47.閱讀下面材料，根據(jù)其內(nèi)容和所給段落開(kāi)頭語(yǔ)續(xù)寫兩段，使之構(gòu)成一篇完整的短文。Jatinandhisyoungersister,Neha,livedwiththeirparentsinapoorneighborhood.Theirmotherwasverysickandtheirfatherwasstrugglingtofindajob,andtheyhadonlyalittlemoneywithwhichtobuyfood.Astheyhadnotpaidtherentforseveralmonths,thelandlordwasbreathingdowntheirnecks(盯著他們).Oneday,JatintookNeha'sshoestoashoerepairmantobefixed,buthelostthemonthewayhome.Itwasn'tuntilhegothomethatherealizedhehadlosttheshoes.Hewasafraidthathisparentswouldbeangryanddisappointed.Sohebeggedhissistertokeepitsecret.NehaagreedandthetwodecidedtoshareJatin'srunningshoes.Neha'sschoolhourswereinthemorning,soshewouldwearthemfirst.Afterschool,shewouldrushbackandgivethemtoJatin.Hecouldthenruntohisschool,whichbeganintheafternoon.Althoughheranasfastashecould,Jatinoftenarrivedlateandwaswarnedbytheschool.Alongdistanceracewasgoingtobeheldfortheboysinthecity.WhenJatinlearnedthatthethirdprizewasanewpairofshoes,hedecidedtotakepart.Heranhomeexcitedlyandpromisedhissisterthathewouldwinherthenewshoes.Thedayofracearrived.Jatinhadastrongstart,buthalfwaythroughtheracehebegantogettiredandhislegsbegantoache.GettingmoreandmoreexhaustedhethoughtonlyofNehaandhispromisetoher.Dreamingofthenewshoeshewouldwinforhissistergavehimstrength,andhestayedrightbehindthetwofastestrunners,determinedtofinishthird.Suddenly,asthefinishlinedrewnear,anotherrunnercollided(碰撞)withJatinfrombehindandJatinfellonthe