内蒙古赤峰二中2020-2021学年高二上学期期末考试英语试题 WORD版含答案.doc

1、赤峰二中2019级高二上学期期末考试英语考生注意:1.本试卷分选择题和非选择题两部分。满分120 分,考试时间100分钟。2.考生作答时,请将答案答在答题卡上。选择题每小题选出答案后,用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑;非选择题请用直径0.5毫米黑色墨水签字笔在答题卡上各题的答题区域内作答,超出答题区域书写的答案无效,在试题卷、草稿纸上作答无效。3.本卷命题范围:必修五至选修六。第一部分 阅读理解(共两节,满分40分)第一节(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30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。ABeijing Imperial Court Food(宫

2、廷菜)Imperial Court Food is a style of food with origins in the Imperial Palace and it is well-known for the original features of the raw materials and carefully selected ingredients. In addition, the dishes are decorated with different colored vegetables and fruits in various shapes. Each dish has a

3、special name, such as Yu Feng Huan Chao. Today, Imperial Court Food has become an important school of Chinese cooking with several places offering this special taste. While expensive, it is worth trying.Restaurants of Imperial Court FoodFangshan RestaurantFangshan Restaurant is the most famous one o

4、ffering the first-class Imperial Court Food. The restaurant is made up of three parts and it can hold 500 people eating at the time. It is decorated in imperial style with the design of dragon and phoenix. Here is the best place to experience the life of the Chinese emperors in former days, Now, it

5、serves nearly 800 kinds of Imperial Court Dishes. Among them, Man-Han Banquet is the most famous.Yushan RestaurantThe layout(布局)of the restaurant follows the imperial palace. When eating in there restaurant, diners are served by waitresses in traditional imperial clothes.Da Zhai MenThe dishes and sn

6、acks cooked in this restaurant are worthy to be tried. And, the traditional performances at night is one of the restaurants attractions.Royal PalaceBoth of the food and services of this restaurant are so good You can also enjoy some wonderful performances in this large courtyard.1. Imperial Court Fo

7、od stands out because of the following EXCEPT .A. pleasant namesB. selective materialsC. reasonable pricesD. pretty decorations2. If youd like to try Man-Han Banquet, which restaurant should you go to?A. Da Zhai MenB. Royal Palace.C. Yushan Restaurant.D. Fangshan Restaurant.3. In which restaurant ca

8、n you enjoy Chinese traditional performances?A. Da Zhai Men.B. Yushan Restaurant.C. Fangshan Restaurant.D. Royal Palace.【答案】1. C 2. D 3. ABLike all big cities, Paris has a traffic problem: lots of cars. lots of traffic jams and lots of pollution from exhaust fumes(废气). So the city began a scheme(计划)

9、to improve the situation.Under the Velib scheme (Velib comes from velo liberte, or bicycle freedom) people can take a bicycle, use it for as long as they want, and then leave it at the same or another bicycle station. The first half-hour-on the bike is free, but if you dont return it after 30 minute

10、s, you have to pay. But its only 1 a day or 29 a year! The bicycles are heavy (25kg), and they are all grey and have baskets. There are about 20,000 of them in the city, and around 1,450 bicycle stations. So there are a lot more Velib stations than the 298 subway stations!Paris is not the first city

11、 to have a scheme like this. But not everybody thinks its a great idea. One Parisian said. “These bicycles are only for short journeys. If people want to travel across the city, they wont use a bicycle-theyll still use their cars.”A city spokesman said, “The bicycle scheme wont solve all our traffic

12、 problems, of course. But it might help reduce air pollution. Traffic, together with factory fumes, is a big problem. There arent any simple answers to traffic problems and pollution in cities. But unless we do something now, there will be more traffic jams and temperatures will continue to rise, so

13、 the problems in our environment will get worse. The bikes might help people to lead a healthier life, too. “4. What can we know about the Velib scheme?A. Its bikes have no baskets.B. Its bikes are light and colorful.C. It owns more stations than the subway.D. It aims to make traveling easier.5. How

14、 much should you pay for using a Velib for one hour?A. 1.B. 30.C. 29.D. No money.6. Why do some people disagree with the Velib scheme?A. The cost is rather high.B. Its not suitable for a long journey.C. Its hard to find a Velib station.D. The distance between two Velib stations is long.7. Whats the

15、city spokesmans attitude towards the bicycle scheme?A. Doubtful.B. worried.C. Uncaring.D. Positive.【答案】4. C 5. A 6. B 7. DCThe world is filled with smart, talented, educated and gifted people. We meet them everyday. A few days ago,my car was not running well. I pulled it into a garage and the young

16、mechanic had it fixed in just a few minutes. He knew what was wrong by simply listening to the engine. I was amazed. The sad truth is, great talent is not enough.l am constantly shocked at how little talented people earn. I heard the other day that less than 5 percent of Americans earn more than $ 1

17、00,000 a year. A business consultant who specializes in the medical trade was telling me how many doctors and dentists struggle financially. It was this business consultant who gave me the phrase, They are one skill a way from great wealth.”There is an old saying that goes, Job means just over broke

18、. And unfortunately, I would say that the saying applies to millions of people. Because school does not think financial intelligence is intelligence, most workers live within their means They work and they pay the bills. Instead I recommend to young people to seek work for what they will learn, more

19、 than what they will earn.When I ask the classes I teach, How many of you can cook a better hamburger than McDonalds? almost all the students raise their hands. I then ask,“So if most of you can cook a better hamburger, how come McDonalds makes more money than you?”The answer is obvious: McDonalds i

20、s excellent at business systems. The reason why so many talented people are poor is that they focus on building a better hamburger and know little or nothing about business systems. The world is filled with talented poor people. They focus on perfecting their skills at building a better hamburger ra

21、ther than the skills of selling and delivering the hamburger.8. What can we know about the mechanic from paragraph 1?A. He is a talented person.B. He is always amazing.C. He has a good sense of hearing.D. He is good at making money.9. What does the underlined part live within their means in paragrap

22、h 3 mean?A. Live in their own circle.B. Do in their own way.C. Live within what they earn.D. Spend more than they can afford.10. What makes talented people earn little in the author s opinion?A. Lacking financial intelligence.B. Not working hard enough.C. Not making full use of their talents.D. Havi

23、ng no specialized skills.11. What does the text mainly want to tell us?A. What schools should teach students.B. Why so many talented people are poor.C. How McDonalds makes much money.D. How young people can find a satisfactory job.【答案】8. A 9. C 10. A 11. BDA recent study suggests that vitamin D pill

24、s can help speed up the time taken for burns to heal and prevent scarring(结疤). The vitamin, which is produced naturally in the body when the skin is exposed to sunshine, is believed to help protect against burning.Previous studies have shown that vitamin D pills help decrease redness and swelling af

25、ter sunburn, and may be one of the reasons why the body produces the chemical.The research from Birmingham University, has found they may also help relieve other types of burn. Researchers monitored 38 patients who had suffered serious burns for a year and recorded their levels of vitamin D. They fo

26、und that those with the highest levels of vitamin D had better wound healing and fewer scars.Professor Janet Lord said: “Low vitamin D levels were associated with worse results in burn patients including life-threatening infections(感染),death and delayed wound healing. Major burn injury severely redu

27、ces vitamin D levels and adding this vitamin back may be a simple, safe and cost-effective way to improve the condition for burn patients.” Professor Lord and her team are now focusing on finding out why there is a rapid loss of vitamin D in patients immediately following burn injury and hope that t

28、hey may be able to prevent this in future.The amount of reduction in patients vitamin D levels was not related to the severity(严重程度) of the burn, so levels may also be decreased in minor burn injury, suggesting taking vitamin D pills could also help people with everyday burns. Public Health England

29、now recommends that all Britons take vitamin D pills in the winter because it is impossible to make sufficient quantities in the darker months.12. What does the new study find?A. People with low vitamin D levels get burned easily.B. Vitamin D helps with the recovery from burn injury.C. Vitamin D pil

30、ls aid in reducing the swelling from burns.D. Vitamin D is more beneficial to serious burns than minor burns.13. What can we learn from the last two paragraphs?A. The severity of ones burn reflects his vitamin D levels.B. Vitamin D pills are more needed in the autumn months.C. Burn patients lacking

31、vitamin D are at high risk of infection.D. Minor burns have no effect on patients vitamin D levels.14. What does the underlined word “they” in paragraph 3 refer to?A. The researchers.B. Vitamin D pills.C. Previous studies.D. Some kinds of vitamins.15. Which of the following can be the best title of

32、the text?A. Vitamin D: A Necessity for Our HealthB. Vitamin D Pills: When Are They Needed?C. Vitamin D: How Much Does the Body Need?D. Vitamin D Pills: Heal Burns &. Prevent Scarring【答案】12. B 13. C 14. B 15. D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人空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Every boy and every girl exp

33、ects their parents to give them more pocket money. _16_ One main purpose is to let kids learn how to manage their own money. The amount of money that parents give to their children to spend as they wish differs from family to family. Timing is another consideration. Some children get weekly pocket m

34、oney. _17_First of all, children are expected to make a choice between spending and saving. Then parents should make the children understand what is expected to pay for with the money. At first, some young children may spend all of the money soon after they receive it. _18_ By doing so, these childr

35、en will learn that spending must be done with a budget.In order to encourage their children to do some housework, some parents give pocket money if the children help around the home. _19_They believe helping at home is a norm part of family life.Pocket money can give children a chance to experience

36、the three things they can do with the money. _20_ They can spend it by buying things they want. They can save it for future use. Saving helps children understand that costly goals require sacrifice. Saving can also open the door to future saving and investing for children.A. Others get monthly pocke

37、t money.B. They can spend it by giving it to a good cause.C. Why do their parents just give them a certain amount?D. Some children are not good at managing their pocket money.E. Learning how to get money is very important for every child.F. Some experts think it not wise to pay the children for doin

38、g that.G. Parents are usually advised not to offer more money until the right time.【答案】16. C 17. A 18. G 19. F 20. B第二部分 语言知识运用(共两节,满分45分)第一节(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)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。Our bank accounts were always empty. We_21_on my husbands job and my disability. We have kids.

39、 I was_22_a terrible cyst(囊肿) on my neck that was leaving me bed in_23_but the surgery was going to be $ 8 ,000 cash, out of pocket, because Medicare only_24_80%. So on the day of seeing a specialist, my husband took the day_25_work to go with me. We decided to stay_26_and just hope for the best.Two

40、 days later he checked our bank_27_for something and found that his company had deposited(存) his last check. He_28_the official phone call later in the afternoon saying that he was fired. We were_29_. We had no savings account and_30_had enough money to pay the bills, but made too much money for any

41、 financial_31_But we lost our main_32_. And it was terrifying. So the next day we_33_our records and went to the welfare office. We had enough money to pay some bills but the future was_34_. In order to live, we dove into job_35_and he sent out many resumes(简历). He_36_some promising companies. The n

42、ext day, he got an email invitation for a phone_37_. And I got a phone call, and a doctor was willing to_38_on me for free. He did the phone interview, the interviewer_39_that he was a great candidate. A week later he got the job, which let us_40_the bills. And my surgery succeeded.21. A. agreedB. c

43、oncentratedC. survivedD. decided22. A. experiencingB. researchingC. organizingD. encouraging23. A. orderB. placeC. vainD. pain24. A. refusedB. coveredC. acceptedD. donated25. A. overB. offC. outD. into26. A. positiveB. violentC. specialD. silent27. A. addressB. numberC. secretD. account28. A. foundB

44、. receivedC. ignoredD. removed29. A. terrifiedB. excitedC. pleasedD. surprised30. A. fullyB. tightlyC. closelyD. hardly31. A. assistanceB. permissionC. associationD. preference32. A. powerB. goalC. incomeD. chance33. A. purchasedB. gatheredC. damagedD. burnt34. A. simpleB. brightC. successfulD. unce

45、rtain35. A. preparationsB. applicationsC. arrangementsD. comments36. A. set upB. sorted outC. came acrossD. gave up37. A. meetingB. performanceC. interviewD. celebration38. A. operateB. countC. passD. agree39. A. suspectedB. promisedC. concludedD. imagined40. A. avoidB. offerC. rescueD. afford【答案】21

46、. C 22. A 23. D 24. B 25. B 26. A 27. D 28. B 29. A 30. D 31. A 32. C 33. B 34. D 35. B 36. C 37. C 38. A 39. C 40. D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。You give a smile to_41_world, and the world will give you many_42_( smile). Smiling is a kind of body language and its very use

47、ful. Not only can a beautiful smile make ourselves happy, but also it enables others_43_(feel) delighted. Sometimes a smile is so remarkable that it gives people who suffer_44_disasters great courage.A little boy named Lang Zheng, for instance,_45_(impress) and encouraged a great many people in a se

48、rious earthquake in Wenchuan. Right after he_46_( save) by the soldiers from the ruins, he smiled to them. His smile was like sunshine_47_ warmed people in_48_(sad).We can say that without smile our life would be colorless and_49_( difficulty). It is suggested that we should smile as much as possibl

49、e. Smile_50_(give) people strong strength and makes troubled people see the hope and light.【答案】41. the 42. smiles 43. to feel 44. from 45. impressed 46. was saved 47. which 48. sadness 49. difficult 50. gives第三部分 写作(共两节 ,满分35分)第一节 短文改错(共 10小题;每小题1分,满分10分)51. 假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10

50、处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（），并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线（）划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词。2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。Every time I was got high marks, I would show my test papers to my parents. They would be very happy and proud of me. But last time, I didnt do good

51、 in the exam. I was afraid that it might let my parents up, so I planned not to tell them result. When I went home, I rush to my room. Then my mother asked me that had happened. I decided to be honest and told her the true. She smiled and told me she was still proud of her, and she believed that I c

52、ould perform well next times. I was so happy to get some encouraged words from my mother.【答案】1.去掉I后的was2.goodwell3updown4.result前加the5rushrushed6.thatwhat7.truetruth8.herme9.timestime10.encouragedencouraging第二节 书面表达(满分25 分) 52. 假定你是李华,最近你的美国网友Jack来信并询问你一些关于“低碳减排、绿色生活”的建议。请你根据以下要点用英文写一封回信。1.低碳生活方式的必要

53、性;2.“低碳减排、绿色生活”的几点建议;3.希望大家一起行动。注意:1.词数100左右;2.可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯;3.开头语和结束语已给出,不计人总词数。Dear Jack,_Yours,Li Hua【答案】Dear Jack,As we all know, the earth is becoming warmer and warmer. It is human activity that has caused this global warming. A low-carbon lifestyle is the key to handling this big problem fa

54、cing the earth.To fulfill it, we should do our part in our daily life. First, turn off the taps, the lights and so on when we are not using them. It is a good idea to recycle everything recyclable in our daily life. Whats more, motor vehicles use a lot of energy. So walk or ride a bike if we can.All of us should take action now! If we can make small changes in our way of life, we can make a big difference to the earth.Yours,Li Hua