高二下學(xué)期英語期中段考試卷真題

高二下學(xué)期英語期中段考試卷一、閱讀理解1.閱讀理解Dear17-year-oldself,WhenyourLakerdreamcomestruetomorrow,youneedtofigureoutawaytoinvestinthefutureofyourfamily.Thissoundssimple,andyoumaythinkit'sano-brainer,buttakesometimetothinkonitfurther.IsaidINVEST.IdidnotsayGIVE.Letmeexplain.Purelygivingmaterialthingstoyoursiblingsmayappeartobetherightdecision.Soyoubuythemacar,abighouse,andpayalloftheirbills.Youwantthemtoliveabeautiful,comfortablelife,right?Butthedaywillcomewhenyourealizethatasmuchasyoubelievedyouweredoingtherightthing,youwereactuallyholdingthemback.YouwillcometounderstandthatyouweretakingcareofthembecauseitmadeYOUfeelgood,itmadeyouhappytoseethemsmilingandwithoutacareintheworld—andthatwasextremelyselfishofyou.Whileyouwerefeelingsatisfiedwithyourself,youwereslowlyeatingawayattheirowndreamsandambitions.Youwereaddingmaterialthingstotheirlives,buttakingawaythemostpreciousgiftsofall.Investintheirfuture,don'tjustgive.Useyoursuccess,wealthandinfluencetoputtheminthebestpositiontorealizetheirowndreamsandfindtheirtruepurpose.Putthemthroughschool,setthemupwithjobinterviewsandhelpthembecomeleadersintheirownright.Holdthemtothesamelevelofhardworkanddedicationthatittookforyoutogettowhereyouarenow,andwhereyouwilleventuallygo.I'mwritingyounowsothatyoucanbeginthisprocessimmediately,andsothatyoudon'thavetodealwiththehurtandstruggleofweaningthemofftheaddictionthatyoufacilitated.Thataddictiononlyleadstoanger,hatredandjealousyfromeverybodyinvolved,includingyourself.Astimegoeson,youwillseethemgrowindependentlyandhavetheirownambitionsandtheirownlives,andyourrelationshipwithallofthemwillbemuchbetterasaresult.Trustme,settingthingsuprightfromthebeginningwillavoidatonoftearsandheadache,someofwhichremainstothisday.Muchlove,Kobe（1）Whatmightbethebesttitleofthisletter?A.ToMyYoungerSelfB.ForMyDearFamilyC.ToMyBelovedSonD.ForMyOlderSelf（2）Whatmaybetheunderlinedpart“themostpreciousgiftsofall”inParagraph5?A.Independenceandgrowth.B.Wealthandhealth.C.Loveanddedication.D.Successandleadership.（3）Whatcanweinferfromthisletter?A.Thewriterwillstopofferinghissiblingshelpinthefuture.B.Thewriterdidn'tthinkitagoodfortunetobecomesuccessfulearly.C.Thewriterintendstoremindothersnottocaretoomuchaboutmaterials.D.Thewriterwasoncetroubledbytherelationshipbetweenhimandhisfamily.2.閱讀理解Myschoolappearedonthenewslastweekbecausewehadmadeanimportantchangeinourlocalarea.Ourclasshadplantedalargegardeninwhatwasonceonlyavacantlot.Itwasalotofworkbutitwasallworthit.Igotblistersfromdigging,andweallgotinsectbites,too.Ilearnedalotaboutgardeningandcollaboration,andthenIlearnedaboutthemedia.OurteachertelephonedtheTVstationandinformedthemofwhatwehadaccomplished.Shespokewiththeproducer.Theproducercheckedwiththedirectors,buttheysaidtherewereplentyofstoriessimilartoours.Theywantedtoknowwhatwasspecialaboutourparticulargarden,sincemanyschoolsplantthem.Theteacherexplainedthat,aftergoingontheInternettolearnabouttheprairie,wehadmadeaprairiegarden.Wehadgonetoaprairieandgottenseedsfromtheplants,andthenweplantedthem.Wedidnotwaterthegarden,butwedidweedit.Wedecidedtoletnaturewateritwithrain,sincethatwashowprairiesgrewinthepast.Wesentapictureofthegardentothenewsstation.Inthepicture,thegrasswassohighthatitstoodtallerthanthefourthgradestudents.Asaresult,theproducersentareportertoourschool.Heinterviewedtheheadmasterandaskedhimmanyquestionsaboutthegarden.Afterthat,theyinterviewedus,andweexplainedtothemwhatwehadlearnedthroughthisproject.Thatnight,wewatchedthenews,andtherewewere.Thenewsreportertoldourstory.Itwasonlytwominuteslong,butitwasus.Wewerefamous.Allthatwork,allthoseblisters,itwasworthit.Weknewthatwhenwesawthegardeneveryday,butnowweknewthatthewholecitythoughtso,too.（1）WhatseemedtobetheTVdirectors'initialreactiontothegarden?A.Theywereexcited.B.Theyweresurprised.C.Theywereworried.D.Theywereuninterested.（2）Whatisspecialaboutthegarden?A.Theseedscamefromtheplantsofaprairie.B.Thegrassgrewfasterthancommongrass.C.Weedswereallowedtospreadnaturally.D.Undergroundwaterwasusedfortheplants.（3）Whatdoestheunderlinedword“that”refertointhelastparagraph?A.Wegotblistersonourhands.B.Ourhardworkwasworthwhile.C.Thegardenwouldbefamous.D.Theprojectwouldbefinished.（4）Howdidtheauthorfeelabouttheproject?A.Annoyed.B.Curious.C.Proud.D.Regretful.3.閱讀理解AtEngland'sUniversityofPlymouth,ProfessorEduardoMirandahasbeenprogrammingpairsofrobotstocomposemusic.Miranda'srobotshavesimple“vocalcords”andareprogrammedtosingandtolistentoeachother.Therobots'uniquewarblingsoundsdonotperfectlymatchthehumanvoice,buteachmachineisexactlysharingmusicwiththeotherinanewanduniqueway.Eachrobotisequippedwithspeakers,softwarethatmimicsthehumanvoice,amouththatopensasit“sings,”amicrophoneforears,andacameraforeyes.Therobotsalsomove.Mirandahopesthatbystudyinghisrobotvocalists,hecandiscoversomethingabouthowandwhyhumanscreate,perform,andlistentomusic.Whentherobotssing,firstonerobotmakessixrandomsounds.Itspartnerrespondswithmoresounds.Thefirstrobotanalyzesthesoundstoseeiftheirsequencesaresimilar.Iftheyare,itnodsitsheadandcommitsthesoundstomemory,andthesecondrobotnoticesand“memorizes”themusicalsequence,too.Ifthefirstrobotthinksthesoundsaretoodifferent,itshakesitsheadandbothrobotsignorethesounds.Thentheprocesscontinues.Mirandasetupanexperimentinwhichheleftthetworobotsaloneinhisstudyfortwoweeks.Whenhereturned,hislittlewarblershad,byimitatingeachother,notonlysharednotesbutcombinedthem.Theproductoftheircooperationwasfarfromsymphonic,buttherobotshadbeguntocombinethenotesintotheirownself-developed“songs”.Withthehelpofhiswarblingrobots,oneofMiranda'sgoalsistocreatemusicthatnohumanwouldevercompose.Mirandabelievestherobotsareidealforthispurposebecausetheywouldnotbeinfluencedbyanyexistingmusicalstylesorrules.（1）Whichisclosestinmeaningtotheunderlinedword“mimics”inParagraph2?A.Controls.B.Copies.C.Substitutes.D.Interrupts（2）WhatdidthetworobotsdoduringMiranda'sexperiment?A.Theyignoredtheuniquesound.B.Theyinteractedwitheachother.C.Theylearnedtosingbetterthanhumans.D.Theycommittedrandomsoundstomemory.（3）WhatdoesMirandawanthisrobotstodo?A.Singaswellashumansdo.B.Memorizeavarietyofmusic.C.Createnewstylesofmusic.D.Promotetraditionalmusicalstyles.（4）Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A.ExperimentsbyMiranda.B.Musicbyrobots.C.Futurerobots.D.Specialsongs.4.閱讀理解Winterplaysavitalpartinnature'scycleteachingusthroughplantsthat“allgoodthingsmustcometoanend”overtime.However,rebirthandrestorationoftenbringsagreatergloryandappreciationforthenaturalbeautyaroundus.EachdaywhenItakemybikeforaspinaroundthecitystreets,Iamremindedthattechnologyalsoteachesuslessons，specificallywhenthebicyclechainunavoidablyslipsoutofgear,refusingtoshiftproperly,thehandbrake-lineskeepreactingfaultyandsomeman-madethingsneedrepairorreplacement.“Winteriscoming.”Formany,thismeansatimetooilup,repairandadjustequipment.Inthecaseofmytwo-wheeltransportation,somepeoplehavesuggested,“Whydon'tyoujustgetanewbikeforsafety'ssake?”Myunwillingness,however,stemsfromloyalty,fondattachment.Also,IholdabeliefthatIshouldbeabitpatientandresourceful,simplyreplacingworn-outpartswhenrequired.However,asItrytoswingmylegsovertheseatwhilegettingonthebike,mylegsandjointdonotrespondquicklyandreliablelikebefore.Afewmonthsago,afterhikingtheGreatWallonanovernightcampingtrip,IrealizedIneededmorerestandrestorationthanever.Myheartratebeatviolently,andeverymuscleinmytiredbodyscreamedforrelief.Admittedly,thesepainswerenothinglikehavingabrokenlimb,orsurgery.Yet,theworldsuddenlyseemedtobeveryunfriendly.Ikeeptellingmyself“winteriscoming.”andsoonIcanhibernategettingmuchneededrest.Actually,weallneedtotakeabreakfromtrainingroutines,hardjobs,andfrequentlyrepeatedtasks,torestoreourbodiesandminds.Natureshowsustheway.Patiencepaysoffwhenyouattendtoyourgardenswithfaithfulattentiontoeachofnature'sjewels.Hopefully,aswegrow，eachofuslearnstheartofrepair,restoration,andpatience.Perhaps,youwilldiscoverthegloryofrebirthafterwinter,beingrebornandrestoredtoevenmorepowerfulmagnificentglory.（1）Whydoesthewriterrefertohisshabbybikeinthepassage?A.Tointroducethetopic.B.Toshowheissoattachedtoitthatheisunwillingtochangeitforanewone.C.Toshowhehaslearnedalessonfromit.D.Toinformhelovescyclingitaroundthecity.（2）Whatisconveyedbytheword“winter”inthepassage?A.Allgoodthingsmustcometoanend.B.Itisessentialtokeepabalancebetweenworkandlife.C.Patiencepaysoffandwhatdoesn'tkillyoumakesyoustronger.D.Weshouldlearntheartofrepair,restorationandpatiencefromnature.（3）Howdoesthewritergethisideaacrosstothereaders?A.Bymakingcomparisons.B.Bygivingexamples.C.Byanalyzingandsummarizing.D.Byusingmetaphor.（4）Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.TheCycleofNatureB.TheVitalRoleofWinterC.TheLessonsfromNatureandLifeD.TheArtofNature二、任務(wù)型閱讀（共5小題；每小題2.5分，滿分12.5分）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。選項中有兩項為多余選項。APenThatDrawsinAnyColorTheScribbleisamagicalpenthatcanscancolorsandinstantlyreproducethecolors.HoldtheScribble'sscanneruptoanycolor,andwithinasecondthatcolorisstoredinitsmemory.WhocanusetheScribble?ChildrenwilllovetheScribblebecauseitcancreatedifferentcolors,replacingeventheirbiggestboxofcrayons.Besides,anyoneworkingwithcolorintheirprofessionallives,suchasartists,willbeabletoscanandreproducecolorsinstantly.Green!OneofthemostimportantcharacteristicsoftheScribbleisthat,sinceitcanreproduceanycolor,itreplacesmarkingpens,greatlyreducingthehugeamountofplasticwaste.What'sinsidetheScribble?TherewillbetwodifferentversionsoftheScribble,theScribbleKandtheScribbleS.TheKwillbeabletoreproduceexactcolorsonpaper.Itincludesacolorsensorandarechargeablebattery.TheSlooksexactlythesameastheK,butitisintendedforuseonscreen.HowdidwecreatetheScribble?We'vebeeninthedesignprocessfortwoyearsandtheScribblehasgonethroughvariousdesignchangestogetittowherewearenow.Becauseofitssmallsizewehavecreatedsomeideasneverseenbeforeinthecolorreproductionindustry.Thankyouforyoursupport.Thankyoualsoforyoursupport!MakesuretobookmarkourwebsiteandcheckbackoftentoseetheprogressaswellastheupdatedtimesforproductionanddeliveryofyourScribble.WhatdoweneedtheScribblefor?What'stheScribble'sbestcolour?It'sthebestbirthdaygiftyoumaychooseforyourkids.ThankyousomuchforyourconcernabouttheScribble.Thereis1GBofinternalmemorythatwillstoreover100,000colors.WecreatedtheScribbleforYOUandwantyoutobeapartoftheprocess.Oncestored,thatcolorcanbeusedtodrawonpaperoronadigitalscreen.三、完型填空閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。Ascientist1severalmonkeysinordertostudyanimalpsychology.Hetookaglassbottle,2itscorkandputtwopeanutsinsideit.Thepeanutsdroppedtothebottomandwereeasilyseenfromtheoutside.Hethenpassedthebottletoamonkey,whoshookit3foralongwhileandwasabletogetthepeanutswhenthey4fellout.Thescientistthenputsomepeanutsintothebottleagain5hehaddonebeforeandshowedthemonkeythatitonlyneededtoturnthebottleupsidedownforthepeanutstodropout.6themonkeyalwaysignoredhis7.Eachtimeitjustshookthebottlefrantically,withgreat8butwithoutnecessarilyachieving9result.Nowthe10iswhythemonkeywasunabletounderstandthescientistinstructs.11becauseallitsattentionswasfocusedonthepeanuts.Instead,itmusttakeitseyesoffthepeanutsandquickly12itsattentiontothe13movementofthescientistandthewaythebottlewasturnedupsidedown.Toachievethis,ithadtocalmdownandnotbe14bytheimpulseofitsappetite.Yetthemonkeywasnotabletounderstandthis.Itistheinstancelikethisthatrevealsthemonkey'ssomepsychologyisjustlike15ofhumanbeings.（1）A.keptB.roseC.fedD.caught（2）A.movingB.removedC.discoveredD.covered（3）A.happilyB.hurriedlyC.anxiouslyD.instantly（4）A.suddenlyB.accidentallyC.occasionallyD.quickly（5）A.whatB.thatC.untilD.as（6）A.ButB.WhenC.ThereforeD.Thus（7）A.directionsB.explanationsC.performancesD.instructions（8）A.effortB.strengthC.powerD.force（9）A.expectingB.interestingC.desiredD.satisfying（10）A.phenomenonB.questionC.possibilityD.result（11）A.ProbablyB.LikelyC.SimplyD.Nearly（12）A.putB.sendC.payD.shif（t13）A.gestureB.mouthC.handD.eye（14）A.takenawayB.takenoverC.takenoffD.takenon（15）A.thatB.itC.thoseD.this四、語法填空（共10小題；每小題1.5分，滿分15分）閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入適當(dāng)?shù)膬?nèi)容（1個單詞）或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。Onthemorningofhergrandson'swedding,PegMcCormackreceivedsomebadnews.The91-year-oldwasinthehospitalafterafallwhenshefoundoutshewouldbeunabletoattendtheinMadison,NewJersey.UnknowntoMcCormack,hergrandsonBrianhiswifeLaurenhadmadeaheartfeltplanherintheday'sactivities.byaweddingphotographer,thecouplemadeasurprisevisitthehospitalbeforeheadingtothereception.“Shewassoexcitedtowatchgetmarried,”“thebridesaid.Shewassimplylivingforthiswedding.Sowebroughttheweddingtoher.”“Whenwewalkedintothatroom,shewasshocked,”thephotographersaid.“Shejustkept‘Ican'tbelieveyou'rehere!'andthankingthemforcomingtoseeher.Thewaysheheldtheirhands,theirfacesandjustlookedatthem,youcouldtelltheyhadsuchaspecialbond.Idon'tthinkshereleasedBrian'shandentiretimethatwewereintheroom.”“Itmeanttheworldtobringtheweddingtoher,”thegroomsaid.“Itwassuchasmallportionofthedaytotradeinforsuchaspecialmoment.”五、書面表達(dá)（滿分40分）假定你是李華，在新型冠狀病毒肺炎疫情如此嚴(yán)峻的時刻，有少數(shù)不良商家以原價數(shù)倍的價格銷售口罩。針對這一現(xiàn)象，老師讓你們用英語給消費者協(xié)會寫一封投訴信。要點如下：1）介紹自己，寫信目的。2）說明情況，表示不滿。3）希望重視，盡快解決。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。參考詞匯：新冠病毒肺炎C0VID-19;—次性口罩disposablemasks;消費者協(xié)會Consumers'AssociationDearSir/Madam,Yoursfaithfully,LiHu9.概要寫作重新閱讀”ALETTERHOME”，根據(jù)其內(nèi)容寫一篇60詞左右的內(nèi)容概要。ALETTERHOMEDearRosemary,Thanksforyourletter,whichtookafortnighttoarrive.Itwaswonderfultohearfromyou.Iknowyou'redyingtohearallaboutmylifehere,soI'veincludedsomephotoswhichwillhelpyoupicturetheplacesItalkabout.Youaskedaboutmyhighschool.Well,it'sabushschool一theclassroomsaremadeofbambooandtheroofsofgrass.Ittakesmeonlyafewminutestowalktoschooldownamuddytrack.WhenIreachtheschoolgroundstherearelotsof“goodmornings”formefromtheboys.Manyofthemhavewalkedalongway,sometimesuptotwohours,togettoschool.There'snoelectricityorwaterandevennotextbookseither!I'mstilltryingtoadapttotheseconditions.However,onethingisforsure,I'vebecomemoreimaginativeinmyteaching.Scienceismymostchallengingsubjectasmystudentshavenoconceptofdoingexperiments.Infactthereisnoequipment,andifIneedwaterIhavetocarryitfrommyhouseinabucket!TheotherdayIwasshowingtheboystheweeklychemistryexperimentwhen,beforeIknewit,themixturewasbubblingovereverywhere!Theboyswhohadnevercomeacrossanythinglikethisbeforestartedjumpingoutofthewindows.SometimesIwonderhowrelevantchemistryistothesestudents,mostofwhomwillbegoingbacktotheirvillagesafterYear8anyway.Tobehonest,IdoubtwhetherI'mmakinganydifferencetotheseboys'livesatall.YouaskedwhetherI'mgettingtoknowanylocalpeople.Well,that'sactuallyquitedifficultasIdon'tspeakmuchofthelocalEnglishdialectyet.Butlastweekendanotherteacher,Jenny,andIdidvisitavillagewhichisthehomeofoneoftheboys,Tombe.Itwasmyfirstvisittoaremotevillage.Wewalkedfortwoandahalfhourstogetthere—firstupamountaintoaridgefromwherewehadfantasticviewsandthendownasteeppathtothevalleybelow.Whenwearrivedatthevillage,Tombe'smother,Kiak,whohadbeenpullingweedsinhergarden,startedcrying“ieeeieee”.Weshookhandswithallthevillagers.EveryoneseemedtobearelativeofTombe's.Tombe'sfather,Mukap,