广东省湛江市第二十一中学2019-2020学年高二上学期期中考试英语试题 WORD版含答案.doc

1、湛江市第21中学20192020学年第一学期期中考试高二英语试题（总分: 120分）选择题部分第一部分阅读理解(共两节，满分35分)第一节：(共10小题；每小题2.5分，满分25分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项中选出最佳选项。AThere are a number of sports writers who are now widely regarded as some of the best sports journalists of our time. Here are five of the most well-known sports writers. Rick Reilly o

2、f Sports Illustrated Rick Reilly became famous as the back page columnist (专栏作家) for Sports Illustrated magazine. Then he moved to ESPN in 2008 and began working as a columnist for their website ESPN.com. Now he has his own show with ESPN, and he also contributes articles to ABC sports. Bob Ryan of

3、The Boston GlobeBob Ryan rose through the ranks thanks to his skill and knowledge about basketball. He very soon became known as a guru of the sport, writing an impressively large number of articles about The Boston Celtics a National Basketball Association (NBA) team based in Boston, Massachusetts.

4、John Feinstein of The Washington PostJohn Feinstein is primarily a columnist with The Washington Post but during his long career he has published two best-selling sports books A Good Walk Spoiled and A Season on the Brink. He is a regular with the Golf Channel and has a very popular blog called Fein

5、stein on the Brink.Joaquin Henson of The Philippine StarJoaquin Henson started out his sports journalism career in 1973 and became popular through his column Sporting Chance, which has been published in The Philippine Star since the 80s. He has given a number of catchy nicknames to some of the most

6、famous sporting stars of our time.William Rhoden of The New York TimesApart from being a columnist with The New York Times since the 80s, William Rhoden is a respected sports journalist known for his two books Forty Million Dollar Slaves and Third and a Mile. Both books deal with the problems that f

7、ace black athletes in the field of sport. 1. Before working for ESPN, Rick Reilly _.A. was a regular with the Golf Channel B. started his column Sporting ChanceC. wrote articles for Sports Illustrated D. worked as a sports talk show host2. Both John Feinstein and William Rhoden _.A. have worked as w

8、riters for ten years B. work as columnists and write booksC. like to give nicknames to sporting stars D. are known as columnists for ABC sports3. What would be the best title for the text?A. Useful tips for a sports journalist B. How to be a newspaper columnistC. Newspapers that influence us a lot D

9、. Famous and popular sports writersBLondoners are great readers. They buy large numbers of newspapers, magazines and books especially paperbacks (平装书), which are still cheap in spite of ever-increasing rises in the costs of printing. They still continue to buy proper books, too, printed on good pape

10、r.There are many streets in London containing shops which specialize in book-selling. Perhaps the best known of these is Charing Cross Road in the very heart of London. Here bookshops of all sorts and sizes are to be found, from the celebrated one which is said to be the biggest bookshop in the worl

11、d to the tiny, dusty little places which seem to have been left over from Dickens time. Some of these shops stock or will make efforts to get any kind of book, but many of them specialize in second-hand books, in art books, in foreign books, in books on economics, politics or any other subjects abou

12、t which books may be written. One shop in this area specializes only in books about ballet.Although it may be the most convenient place for Londoners to buy books, Charing Cross Road is not the cheapest. For really cheap second-hand books, collectors must venture off the beaten track, to Farringdon

13、Road, in the East Central district of London.Here there is nothing so impressive as bookshops. The booksellers come along each morning and put lots of books onto small hand-carts (手推车) which line the streets. The collectors, some professionals and some amateurs (业余爱好者), who have been waiting for the

14、m, run quickly towards the books. In places like this one can still, occasionally, pick up for a few pence(便士) an old book that may be worth many pounds.4Londoners are great readers means that .A. Londoners are great because they read a lotB. there are a great number of readers in LondonC. Londoners

15、 are readers who read only great booksD. Londoners read a lot5According to this passage, Charing Cross Road .A. is in the suburbs of LondonB. is famous for its bookshopsC. contains various kinds of shopsD. is the busiest street in London6In this passage, what does the underlined part venture off the

16、 beaten track mean?A. Buy books in a most busy street.B. Move away from a busy street.C. Waste time looking for books.D. Take a risk of losing ones life.7The best topic for this passage is .A. bookshops in LondonB. the biggest bookshop in the worldC. Charing Cross RoadD. buying books in LondonCEdmun

17、d Halley was an English scientist who lived over 200 years ago. He studied the observations of comets (彗星) which other scientists had made. The orbit of one particular comet was a very difficult mathematical problem. He could not figure it out. Neither could other scientists who dealt with such prob

18、lems.However, Halley had a friend named Isaac Newton, who was a brilliant mathematician. Newton thought he had already worked out that problem, but he could not find the papers on which he had done it. He told Halley that the orbit of a comet had the shape of an ellipse (椭圆).Now Halley set to work,

19、He figured out the orbits of some of the comets that had been observed by scientists. He made a surprising discovery. The comets that had appeared in the years 1531, 1607 and 1682 all had the same orbit. Yet their appearances had been 75 to 76 years apart.This seemed very strange to Halley. Three di

20、fferent comets followed the same orbit. The more Halley thought about, the more he thought that there had not been three different comets, as people thought. He decided that they had simply seen the same comet three times. The comet had gone away and had come back again.It was an astonishing idea! H

21、alley felt certain enough to make a prediction of what would happen in the future. He decided that this comet would appear in the year 1758. There were 53 years to go before Halleys prediction could be tested.In 1758 the comet appeared in the sky. Halley did not see it, for he had died some years be

22、fore. Ever since then that comet had been called Halleys comet, in his honour.8Halley made his discovery_.Aby doing experimentsBby means of his own careful observationCby researching the observations of other scientistsDby chance9Halley made a surprising but correct prediction in the year_.A1704B170

23、5C1706D170710This text in general is about_.AHalley and other scientists Bthe orbit of a cometCNewton and Halley DHalley and his discovery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。Im 30 years old, and there are several things that life has taught me that I want to share with you.

24、 Here are the 4 lessons that life has taught me in the past 30 years.1. Take Care of Your BodyLife is “unfairly” biased(偏向的) towards people who “look good”， like it or not. So its important that you do all that is in your power to look your best._11_You will live longer，and you will live happier, if

25、 you take care of your body; you may even get promoted faster on your job. Remember that your health is really your greatest 2_12_No one taught me to save when I was growing up; no one told me the importance of saving. Fortunately I was able to learn the value of saving through reading great books l

26、ike The Millionaire Next Door. What I want to teach others is to save at least twenty percent of your income. If you are to be wealthy, you must not just earn a lot, you must save a lot.3Think longtermIn high school I was thinking about college；in college I was thinking about life after college. Im

27、designing my life and Im making decisions today that will enable me to live the life I desire when Im in my 40s, 50s and 60s. You have to think longterm；you have to see the “big picture.”_13_4. Realize the Power of FocusFocus, focus, focus._14_If you fail in this lifetime, you will fail because of b

28、roken focus. If you focus on the goals that are most important to you, you will achieve them. The problem is that there are so many distractions._15_Winners decide to major on majors, and they even let important things slip，because they just focus on achieving what is critical to their goals.AThe im

29、portance of saving.BIf you plan your future properly，you will live into your plans.CSave Your Money.DNothing is more important than focus.EWhat separates the winners from the losers is that the winners learn to focus on their goal.FI mean dressing nicely, working out and eating right.GIts critical t

30、hat you pursue relationships with individuals who are good first.第二部分 语言运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节 （共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）Not many 13-year-old boys can say that they are able to buy a car, let alone a car for their mother. But that is _16_ what William Preston did last week.Williams mom, Krystal Preston, has be

31、en _17_ to make ends meet(收支相抵) since their family was forced to start over after an “unfortunate _18_”her husband lost his life in an accident.Since the_19_mother has been trying to _20_ her three kids at their home in Fernley, Nevada, she hasnt had_21_ and has gone to work on foot.William was firs

32、t _22_ to give his mom a car after he spent some time watching videos of people giving cars to their mothers on Youtube. He later saw his_23_ to make his dream a reality when he saw that a woman on Facebook was trying to _24_her 1999 Toyota Metro for a(n) _25_ price that William might afford it.The

33、teenager reached out to the woman and asked if she was_26_ to trade the car for his Xbox(微软游戏机), _27_ some money that he had_28_ from doing yard work and house cleaning for people in his community. At first, the woman was hesitant(犹豫), _29_after some negotiation(协商), she eventually accepted his _30_

34、and drove the car over to Williams house.When William told his mom that he had gotten a car for her, she didnt_31_him. He then led her out to the driveway where the Toyota was_32_ her and she couldnt control her_33_ .“I cried loudly; I was just like, Theres no way. What 13-year-old do you know buys

35、his mom a car? I dont know any, never heard of _34_,” Preston said. “I cant even _35_ it, like there are no words that can express my thankfulness.”16. A. expectedly B. exactly C. properly D. accidentally17. A. succeeding B. refusing C. preparing D. struggling 18. A. situation B. marriage C. holiday

36、 D. business 19. A. unhealthy B. enthusiastic C. single D. smart 20. A. protect B. treat C. bring up D. depend on 21. A. strength B. transport C. courage D. income22. A. inspired B. required C. forced D. persuaded 23. A. determination B. responsibility C. challenge D. chance24. A. repair B. sell C.

37、exchange D. find 25. A. unknown B. average C. low D. high 26. A. determined B. afraid C. used D. willing 27. A. along with B. as for C. through D. by 28. A. borrowed B. earned C. paid for D. picked up 29. A. unless B. and C. so D. but 30. A. explanation B. apology C. offer D. invitation 31. A. suppo

38、rt B. understand C. doubt D. believe 32. A. waiting for B. heading towards C. knocking D. sending 33. A. movements B. feelings C. future D. freedom 34. A. some B. him C. any D. none 35. A. express B. control C. guess D. recognize 非选择题部分第二节 (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。Someti

39、mes you may feel that your life is out of control or find it hard36._(solve) problems. Maybe you want to do something 37._ (perfect) or wait for the perfect time before starting it. But sometimes these thoughts can make you exhausted and lead to long delays or even prevent you from 38._ (do) it. The

40、 way you handle things in life has 39._ influence on how much anxiety you experience.You should not be too strict with yourself. 40._ (criticize) by your friends constantly, youll probably want to get rid 41._ them right away. Perhaps its time for you to change and start forgiving yourself for the m

41、istakes you make. When you find yourself in an 42._ _ (embarrass) situation, you should drop the pessimistic thoughts and pay your attention back to the task at hand. It is also helpful for you to find purposes in life by helping 43._ (other). No matter how much money you make, you cant get true hap

42、piness 44._ you know that someone else depends on you. Knowing that someone else needs you 45._(make) it easier to go through the toughest time.第三部分 语言基础 （每空1分，满分25分）A. 用给出单词的正确形式填空。46. Nowadays, something must be done to reduce air _(pollute).47. Mount Tai is _(attract) to tourists for its beautifu

43、l scenery and historical sites.48. We must _(constant) change the amount of money in circulation(流通).49. From his _(delight) voice on the phone I know everything is going well.50. The teacher said that he would like to choose an _(assist) among us.51. _(exhaust)，I slid into bed and fell fast asleep.

44、B. 根据中文意思用短语的正确形式填空。52. Unluckily, he _ _(生病) and was sent to hospital.53. The time here is 8 hours _ _(在前面) that in London.54. A terrible typhoon _ _(横扫) the whole city yesterday.55. The necklace_ _ (由组成) gold and diamond.56. It doesnt _ _(有意义，讲得通) to compare yourself with others in class because e

45、veryone is different from others physically and mentally.57. He never _ _ _(得出结论) before carrying out a research.58. However, when we reached what looked like a large market, I _ _ _(看不见) Wang Ping.59. The experience shows that a knowledge of first aid can _ _ _ (有影响，起作用).第四部分 应用文写作 （满分15分）假定你是李华，你所

46、在学校的英语俱乐部要举行一次有关急救知识的培训活动。请你用英语写一则通知，内容包括：1. 培训活动的主题；2. 培训的时间和地点；3. 参加培训的人员和报名方法。注意：1. 词数100左右；2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。参考词汇：参与者participantNOTICEDear boys and girls,_School English Club湛江市第二十一中学20192020学年秋季期期中考试英语试题答案第一部分 阅读理解 第二部分 第一节：(共10小题；每小题2.5分，满分25分)1-3 CBD 4-7 DBBA 8-10 CBD 第二节：(共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)1

47、1-15 FCBDE第二部分 语言运用 第一节 （共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）16-20 BDACC 21-25 BADBC26-30 DABDC 31-35 DABCA第二节 （共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）36. to solve 37. perfectly 38. doing 39. an 40. Criticized 41. of 42. embarrassing 43. others 44. until /unless 45. makes第三部分 语言基础 （每空1分，满分25分）46. pollution 47. attractive 48. constant

48、ly 49. delighted 50. assistant51. fell ill 52. ahead of 53. swept up 54. consists of 55. make sense56. draws a conclusion 57. lost sight of 58. make a difference第四部分 应用文写作 （满分15分）NOTICEDear boys and girls,A training activity on first aid will be organized for any School English Club member who is in

49、terested in first aid from Sept. 10th to Oct. 26th in the School English Club Hall.Participants are expected to fill in the form which can be downloaded from the website of the School English Club. In addition, there will be a knowledge quiz during the training activity. Please make good preparations for first aid by surfing the Internet.Join us and you are sure to learn lots of knowledge and practical skills about first aid.School English Club