江苏省徐州市铜山区大许中学2020-2021学年高二英语上学期检测试题.doc

1、江苏省徐州市铜山区大许中学2020-2021学年高二英语上学期检测试题（满分：100分）第一部分 阅读理解(共两节，满分50分)第一节 (共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5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。AConsidering that Sundarbans National Park is situated in the tropics，September to March is the ideal time to come hereApril，May and June are too hot while July and August ofte

2、n bring heavy season winds that limit travel and dont make for a very pleasant sightseeing experienceYou can really enjoy doing lots of charming things in the Sundarbans during September to MarchTake a river tourMost tourists who explore the Sundarbans arrive in Khulna City firstFrom there，you can j

3、oin a boat tour that travels south along the Ganges River through miles of preserved forest all the way to Kotka，where there is a beautiful beach along the Bay of BengalVisit a bird habitatThis bird habitat is a nesting place for dozens of tropical birds found in the SundarbansThe best way to observ

4、e these birds is climbing up the Sajnekhali WatchtowerIf youre lucky，you11 also catch the famed Bengal Tiger making its rounds through the swampy jungleVisit the Mangrove(红树林)Interpretation CentreIf you wish to spend some time indoors out of the sweaty heat，go to the Mangrove Interpretation CentreTh

5、is place is very educational with many posters，maps and exhibits showing the wildlife and varieties of mangrove plants found within the parkYoull also get to see crocodiles in a small poolTake a tour of local villagesExperience village life that has largely remained unchanged for centuriesIn this va

6、st tropical region，there are villages made up of various ethnic groups who rely on fishing，farming and working in the local through growing tourist industry for their livelihoodsThe Sundarbans is a UNESCO world heritage site where you can visit villages and talk to locals，who will gladly share their

7、 culture with you1. Which month is suitable for a visit to Sundarbans National Park?A. DecemberB. AugustC. JuneD. May2. What can visitors do in the Mangrove Interpretation Centre?A. See some plants and animalsB. Put up posters about wildlifeC. Feed crocodiles in a small riverD. Observe birds by clim

8、bing up the trees3. What is the authors main purpose in writing the text?A. To advertise some natural animal habitatsB. To advocate the protection of forests in Khulna CityC. To introduce several charming villages in the vast tropical regionD. To show visitors something attractive to do in the Sunda

9、rbansBYou know the feeling you have left your phone at home and feel anxious, as if you have lost your connection to the world. “Nomophobia” (无手机恐惧症) affects teenagers and adults alike. You can even do an online test to see if you have it. Last week, researchers from Hong Kong warned that nomophobia

10、 is infecting everyone. Their study found that people who use their phones to store, share and access personal memories suffer most. When users were asked to describe how they felt about their phones, words such as “hurt” (neck pain was often reported) and “alone” predicted higher levels of nomophob

11、ia.“The findings of our study suggest that users regard smartphones as their extended selves and get attached to the devices,” said Dr. Kim Ki Joon. “People experience feelings of anxiety and unpleasantness when separated from their phones.” Meanwhile, an American study shows that smartphone separat

12、ion can lead to an increase in heart rate and blood pressure.So can being without your phone really give you separation anxiety? Professor Mark Griffiths, psychologist and director of the International Gaming Research Unit at Nottingham Trent University, says it is what is on the phone that counts t

13、he social networking that creates Fomo (fear of missing out)“We are talking about an Internet connected device that allows people to deal with lots of aspects of their lives, ” says Griffiths. “You would have to surgically remove a phone from a teenager because their whole life is ingrained in this

14、device.”Griffiths thinks attachment theory where we develop emotional dependency on the phone because it holds details of our lives, is a small part of nomophobia. For “screenagers”, it is Fomo that creates the most separation anxiety. If they cant see whats happening on Snapchat or Instagram, they

15、become panic-stricken about not knowing whats going on socially. “But they adapt very quickly if you take them on holiday and theres no Internet,” says Griffiths.4. Which of the following may Dr. Kim Ki Joon agree with?A. Phones have become part of some users.B. We waste too much time on phones.C. A

16、ddiction to phones makes memories suffer.D. Phones and blood pressure are closely linked.5. According to Griffiths we get nomophobia because _.A. we are accustomed to having a phone on usB. we worry we may miss out what our friends are doingC. we need our phones to help us store informationD. we fea

17、r without phones we will run into a lot of trouble6. Which of the following phrases has the closest meaning to the underlined phrase “ingrained in” in Para4?A. approved of. B. opposed to. C. relied on. D. determined by.7. Where can you probably find the above passage?A. In a research report.B. In a

18、popular science magazine.C. In a science textbook.D. In a fashion brochure.CMike Maietta was eating lunch when he got a text message from his mom. “Notre Dame,” it said. “Big envelope!” Mike, a senior at a Californian high school, shouted with joy. The big envelope meant that the excellent universit

19、y in Indiana had offered him a place in its Class of 2013. But the $51,300 annual fee is a big obstacle. So Mike and his parents are considering offers from several other colleges and are calculating the costs of tuition, housing and holiday trips home. This year, money is the driving factor for a g

20、rowing number of high school seniors, who have to decide what colleges to attend this fall. Less jobs and plunging house prices have changed family spending. “Were excited that Mike got into eight great schools,” said Mikes father, an engineer at Microsoft. “But if you consider going to school out o

21、f state, youve got to think about all of the other costs: moving, flying back and forth for the holidays. Youre looking at about $3,000 a year, just for travel.” As families weigh their choices, some are going back to financial aid offices hoping help packages can be increased. Rachel Brown was happ

22、y to get a thick envelope from New York University (NYU). Although she has always wanted to live in Manhattan, she is seriously considering the University of California San Diego (UCSD), because of the high cost in New York.“The tuition for NYU is twice as much as UCSD,” said Rachel, 17. “My mom doe

23、snt want me to have a big debt when I graduate, and I dont want that either. Id have to take out a loan of $15,000. Ill check and see if theres any way that NYU can offer me any financial aid.”More than 7.6 million American students have filled out the Free Application for Students Aid, a 19.9 perce

24、nt increase over last year.This month the Federal Department of Education urged college financial aid officers to give more help to certain families. A record 30,428 students applied for 2,300 places at Stanford, partly because the university increased financial aid for families earning below $10,00

25、0.8. Mike may give up Notre Dame because of _.A. travel fees B. financial concerns C. poor exam resultsD. worries about living far away from home9. The phrase “Big envelope” in paragraph 2 probably refers to “_”.A. A text message B. A large gift package C. An admission letter D. A scholarship letter

26、10. What can we learn from the passage?A. The number of American senior students applying for financial aid is increasing.B. Rachel Brown has given up NYU because of its high tuition and big debts.C. It is inevitably hard for college students to borrow money to cover costs.D. An interest-free loan f

27、or students helps more students apply for Stanford.11. The passage mainly focuses on _.A. the calculation of different costs including tuitionB. the extremely hard financial situation in AmericaC. the excitement of students being able to enter ideal collegesD. the financial crisis of families over c

28、ollege entranceDIve never been the kind of person to say, “its the thought that counts” when it comes to gifts. That was until a couple of weeks ago, when my kids gave me a present that blew me away.For years now, Ive been wanting to sell our home, the place where my husband and I raised our kids. B

29、ut to me, this house is much more than just a building. In the front room, theres a wall that has hundreds of pencil lines, marking the progress of my childrens growth. Every growth stage is marked in grey, with each childs name and the date they were measured. Most people I know have been featured

30、on a wall like this, or at least had a wall like it in their home.Of all the objects and all the memories, its this one thing in a home thats the hardest to leave behind. Friends I know have returned home after work only to discover their wall of heights has been freshly painted over. A new paint jo

31、b wouldnt normally be greeted by tears, but erasing that evidence of motherhood hurts more than it should. Our kids grow in so many ways, but the wall is physical evidence of their progress, right there for everyone to see.Over the years, Ive talked about how much I would hate leaving that wall behi

32、nd when I moved, even though the last marks were made 10 years ago when my kids stopped growing. So one day, while I was at work, my children decided to do something about it.They hired Jacquie Manning, a professional photographer whose work is about capturing (捕捉) the beautiful things in life, from

33、 clear lakes and skies to diamonds and ballgowns. She came to our house while I was at work, and over several hours, took photos of the hundreds of drawings and lines, little grey fingerprints (手印), and old marks. Somehow, she managed to photograph all those years of memories perfectly. Afterwards,

34、she put all the photos together into one image, transforming them into a beautiful history of my family.Three weeks later, my childrens wonderful gift made its way to me a life-size photo of the pencil lines and fingerprints that represents entire lifetimes of love and growth.12. The author used her

35、 friends example in Paragraph 3 to _.A. persuade her family to leave the wall as it was B. stress the meaning of keeping good memoriesC. explain why her house badly needed a new paint job D. share her memory of motherhood with readers13. According to the article, it was Jacquie Manning who _.A. help

36、ed the author paint her new house B. came up with the idea of the photo giftC. shot pictures to record the authors growth stage D. made a copy of the growth marks on the wall14. We can infer from the article that the author _.A. was strongly against selling their home B. was not happy with the gift

37、from her familyC. kept marks for family members every year D. put great love and care in raising her children15. What is the best title for the text?A. A Gift Made with Love B. Advice on Picking up Gifts for ParentsC. Paintings CountD. Effective Ways to Communicate with Children第二节 (共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分1

38、2.5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。Things only people who have worked overseas can understandIf you have ever worked or lived overseas, Im pretty sure you can understand the following things!We do not automatically become fluent (流利的) in another language. A lot of people believe that chan

39、ging your geographic location can improve your language learning skills quickly._16_ Language application takes time and has a number of factors that play into a persons level of fluency.We feel extremely lonely at times. Yes, living abroad can be wonderful._17_ Sometimes, we think that no one back

40、at home understands our true feelings and life challenges, but a lot of other people travel long term and work abroad. Maybe they are not facing the same problems as you, but they know exactly how you feel.We dont really like our birthdays. Usually, your special day ends with the last phone call you

41、 get from home and then you can look through all your greetings on social media._18_ You may throw a small party with some of your new friends, but its going to be nothing compared with the good old feasts you used to have with your loved ones back at home._19_ Too often we simply cant tell you if w

42、e will be coming home for holidays this season. Sometimes, our working/living permits require us to stay in the country for at least a year. Adding up the flight costs and additional travel expenses, traveling home becomes quite a challenge for us.We will change._20_ You become more mature, independ

43、ent and openminded. Usually, you return home as a better person than the one you left as.A. The truth is: it isnt like that.B. We may not plan to move back home.C. We dont know when well come home next.D. However, it can get extremely lonely on some days too.E. Living abroad makes us value the littl

44、e things a lot.F. Living and working abroad shape your personality a lot.G. After that, you just act as if its another ordinary day in your life yet.第二部分 语言知识运用(共两节，满分30分)第一节 (共15小题；每小题1分，满分15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。In October, I told the eight-year-olds in my class about my pl

45、an. “Id like all of you to do _21_ jobs around the house to earn some money,” I said. “Then well buy food for a Thanksgiving dinner for someone who might not have a nice dinner _22_.”Early in Thanksgiving week, the boys and girls arrived in the _23_, clutching their hard-earned money. I watched them

46、 running up and down, busily doing their _24_. At last we headed toward the checkout, pushing a cart filled with turkey and all the trimmings (配料). Then someone spotted a “necessity” that sent them racing.“Flowers!”, Kristine cried. The group _25_ toward the holiday plantsStuck in the middle was a p

47、ot of purple mums. “Shell like this one.” the children _26_, and put the purple plant into the cart.We finally _27_ in front of a small bungalow in the woods. A slightly-built woman with a weary face came to the door to _28_ us.My little group hurried to get the food. As each box was carried in, the

48、 old woman oohed and aahed (欢天喜地) much to her visitors_29_. When Amy put the mums on the counter, the woman seemed surprised. Shes _30_ it was a bag of flour, I thought.We returned to the car. We could see the kitchen _31_. The woman inside waved _32_, then turned and walked across the room, past th

49、e turkey, past the trimmings, straight to the _33_. She put her face in their petals (花瓣). When she raised her head，there was a _34_on her lips.The children were quiet. In that one brief moment, they had seen for themselves the _35_ they possessed to make anothers life better.21. A. hardB. extraC. s

50、pareD. unique22. A. otherwiseB. alwaysC. occasionallyD. however23. A. houseB. classroomC. streetD. supermarket24. A. shoppingB. jobC. businessD. task25. A. 1ookedB. cameC. rushedD. made26. A. choseB. movedC. admiredD. agreed27. A. pulled upB. picked upC. sped upD. called on28. A. 1eadB. welcomeC. ac

51、ceptD. answer29. A. surpriseB. disappointmentC. relaxationD. pleasure30. A. wishingB. discoveringC. findingD. waiting31. A. smokeB. windowC. shelfD. glass32. A. helloB. gratitudeC. goodbyeD. thanks33. A. doorB. flourC. flowersD. woods34. A. smileB. tearC. colorD. change35. A. helpB. powerC. attitude

52、D. youth第二节 语法填空(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。并将答案填写在答题卡上标号的相应位置。A Bite of ChinaNo trip would be complete without experiencing the local food culture. Actually China has various kinds of delicious food,_36_(include) a wide variety of local snacks (小吃).Without a doubt, for the

53、majority of the foreigners I contacted, and myself included, Peking Duck, Dim Sum, Mongolian Hot Pot were the favorite Chinese_37_(dish). China is a place_38_the food is not only delicious, but the_39_(cheap) Ive ever found._40_my last night in Beijing before returning to the States, I went to a Pek

54、ing Duck restaurant that had been suggested for me to try. What a beautiful place! Splendid woodblock prints on the walls, fresh flowers in the vases on the table,_41_(attract) silverware (镀银餐具) and beautiful chopsticks. I was handed_42_menu and found most of the prices_43_(be) especially low for th

55、e high quality of the food. The duck came in whole or half, along with all the little decorations that you know if youve ever eaten Peking duck-a little tortilla (玉米饼) to put the sliced duck and vegetables in chopped onion, sauce.Anyway, I ended up ordering a whole duck and thought Id just take the

56、rest back to my hotel _44_ (eat) later if I couldnt finish it. Unbelievably, in the end there was none of the whole duck _45_(leave) on the plate. Umm, yummy!第三部分 课本知识运用 (每空一词，每空1分，满分20分)要求：用新学知识填空知道1938年第一个彩色电视节目才播出。It was _46_ _47_ 1938 _48_ the first colour TV programme was broadcast.它们使得远离城市的人们可

57、以收看电视，在边远地区经常可以看到卫星天线。They make TV _49_ _50_ people who live far away from cities, and satellite dishes can often be seen _51_ throughout remote areas.无论在什么情况下，当电话响起，一切都得停下来。_52_ _53_ _54_, when the phone rings, everything stops.我们想要帮助团队从这压力中走出来。We want to help _55_ the team _56_ this pressure.专家们感到

58、有必要进行调查，因为有人声称见到过美洲狮。Experts felt _57_ _58_ _59_, for someone claimed to have seen the puma.灌木从中也发现了粘在上面的美洲狮毛。Puma fur was _60_ _61_ _62_ bushes.想到有一头危险的野兽继续逍遥流窜，真令人担心。Its _63_ to think that a dangerous wild animal is still _64_ _65_ .答案第一部分 阅读理解(共两节，满分50分)第一节 (共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分)1. A 2. A 3. D 4

59、. A 5. B 6. C 7. B 8. B 9. C 10. A 11. D 12. B 13. D 14. D 15. A 第二节 (共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分)16. A 17. D 18. G 19. C 20. F 第二部分 语言知识运用(共两节，满分30分)第一节 (共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)21. B 22. A 23. D 24. A 25. C 26. D 27. A 28. B 29. D 30. A 31. B 32. C 33. C 34. A 35. B第二节语法填空(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)36. including 37.

60、 dishes 38. where 39. cheapest 40. On 41. attractive 42. a 43. were 44. to eat 45. left 第三部分 课本知识运用 (每空一词，满分20分)要求：用新学知识填空46 not 47 until 48 that 49 accessible 50 to 51 distributed 52 Whatever 53 the 54 circumstances 55 rid 56 of 57 obliged 58 to 59 investigate 60 found 61 clinging 62 to 63 disturbing 64 at 65large