四川省成都市第七中学2020-2021学年高二英语上学期期中试题.doc

1、四川省成都市第七中学2020-2021学年高二英语上学期期中试题第一部分 听力（共两节）第一节（共5小题） 听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。1. How old is the mans own car?A. One month old. B. One year old.C. Five years old.2. Who did the woman buy the shirt for?A. Herself.B. Her daughter.C. Her son.3.

2、What did the speakers think of the movie?A. Meaningful.B. Confusing.C. Violent.4. What does the man like most about the park?A. Its clean there.B. Its relaxing there.C. Its beautiful there.5. What will the woman do tonight?A. Paint the living room.B. Visit her friend Jason.C. Have dinner at her pare

3、nts.第二节（共15 小题） 听下面5 段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。6. What is the speakers relationship?A. Friends.B. Neighbors.C. Renter and owner.7. Why does the woman complain about her neighbor?A. He is always rud

4、e to her.B. He always fixes things late at night.C. He always wakes her up in the morning.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8. How did Harriet know the time?A. From her iPhone.B. From her watch.C. From the sun.9. What does Don think about Hamets explanation?A. Its wrong.B. Its funny.C. Its too scientific.10. Where mi

5、ght the conversation be taking place?A. In a field.B. In a classroom.C. At a computer lab.听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11. What does the woman say about playing basketball?AShe is good at itB. She finds it pretty easy.C. She knows the general rules.12. Where did the woman buy the basketball?A. In a store.B. On

6、the street.C. At school.13. What will the speakers do first?A. Buy some special shoes.B. Go home to change.C. Find a basketball court.听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。14. Where did the woman first meet the man?AIn college.BIn high school.C. In a chemistry competition.15. What did the man do after high school?A. He

7、went straight to university.B. He traveled around the world.C. He worked at a small school.16. What is the school in Connecticut known for?AIts low cost.B. Its famous teachers.C. Its foreign language department.17. What does the woman mean at the end?A. It is enjoyable to study Chinese.B. It is her

8、lifetime goal to speak Chinese well.C. It takes a long time to master a foreign language.听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。18. What is the purpose of the staff meeting?A. To find ways to help Mrs. Smith.B. To inform how Mrs. Smith is doing.C. To figure out whats wrong with Mrs. Smith.19. Where did Mrs. Smith feel t

9、he pain?A. In her arm.B. In her lung.C. In her shoulder.20. How long has Mrs. Smith worked at the company?A. Over five years.B. About three months.C. Less than two weeks.第二部分 阅读理解（共两节）第一节（共15小题） 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。A Are you interested in working with animals? Now here comes the CHANCE.

10、 Kirby Wildlife Park has set up the unique Keeper Experience package. The fantastic experience is available to anyone over the age of 18 who is reasonably fit. We regret that for health and safety reasons, participants who are pregnant, in a wheelchair or suffering from illnesses cannot take part.A

11、typical day9:15 Arrival9:30 Health and Safety Briefing10:00 Apes and Monkeys While cleaning out the enclosure (围场) you will find out about how enclosures are enriched with novel items and new smells to stimulate the animals senses and imitate their natural environment.12:00 Lunch14:00 Big Cats As on

12、e of the highlights of this volunteer experience, you will feed the cats and learn about their nutritional needs. The keeper will give you an introduction to how cat behavior can be read to get an idea of their welfare and health.16:30 Meet the Team Meet more of the staff and learn how you can get f

13、urther involved with work at the park. Learn about our animal adoption plan, what it takes to be a good keeper and where to obtain the right qualifications for a career in animal welfare.Booking and cancellation The Keeper Experience is available on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays throughout the yea

14、r, and must be booked at least two weeks in advance. Full payment is needed when booking. Cancellations must be made more than fourteen days before the event. Otherwise, you wont receive a full refund.21. What kind of people can experience working with animals in Kirby Wildlife Park?A. A pregnant wo

15、man.B. A man who is quite healthy.C. A teenager sitting in a wheelchair.D. A student under the age of 18.22. When can you know something about an animal adoption plan?A. At 12:00.B. At 9:30.C. At 10:00.D. At 16:30.23. It can be learned from the text that _.A. a booking should be made over two weeks

16、before the eventB. people are allowed to cancel a booking with a full refund at any timeC. cancellations need to be made on Mondays, Wednesdays and FridaysD. participants can have the unique experience every day throughout the yearB Short and shy, Ben Sanders was the last kid in his class picked for

17、 any sports team. “Football, tennis, cricketanything with a round ball, I was useless,” he says now with a laugh. But back then he was the object of jokes in school gym classes in Englands rural Devonshire. It was a mountain bike he received for his 15th birthday that changed him. At first the teen

18、went biking alone in a nearby forest. Then he began to cycle along with a runner friend. Gradually, Sanders set his mind building up his body, increasing his speed, strength and endurance. At age 18, he ran his first marathon. The following year, he met John Ridgway, who became famous in the 1960s f

19、or rowing an open boat across the Atlantic Ocean. Sanders was hired as an instructor at Ridgways school of Adventure in Scotland, where he learned about the older mans brave and exciting cold-water travels. Intrigued, Sanders read all he could find about Arctic explorers and North Pole expeditions,

20、and then decided that this would be his future. Journeys to the Pole arent the usual holidays for British country boys, and many people thought of his dream as fantasy. John Ridgway was one of the few who didnt say, “You are completely crazy. In 2001, after becoming a skilled skier, Sanders started

21、his first long-distance expedition toward the North Pole. He suffered frostbite, had a close encounter with a polar bear and pushed his body to the limit. Sanders has since become the youngest person to ski alone to the North Pole, and he has skied more of the Arctic by himself than any other Briton

22、. His old playmates would not believe the transformation. This October, Sanders, 27, heads south to explore from the coast of Antarctica to the South Pole and back, an 1800-mile journey that has never been completed on skis.24. The turning point in Sanders life came when _.A. he started to play ball

23、 gamesB. he got a mountain bike at 15C. he ran his first marathon at 18D. he started to receive Ridgways training25. What do we know about Ridgway?A. He considered Sanders dream unrealistic.B. He built up his body together with Sanders.C. He hired Sanders for his cold-water travels to the Arctic.D.

24、He established his reputation by his voyage across the Atlantic.26. The underlined word “Intrigued” in Paragraph 3 probably means _.A. Fascinated B. Grateful C. Frightened D. Pleased27. According to the passage, Sanders journey to the North Pole _.A. made him well-known in the 1960sB. was favored by

25、 other Artic explorersC. was accompanied by his old playmatesD. set a record in the North Pole expeditionC In the Amazon rainforest of Venezuela, Yanomami hunter-gatherers exist on cassava, palm hearts and wild bananas. They also hunt frogs and monkeys using techniques that would have been familiar

26、to their ancestors 11,000 years ago. The extraordinary continuity of their culture, and the fact that some of the groups have had little contact with outsiders, led biologists to wonder whether the Yanomami might reveal what the human digestive system looked like before industrialization supplied th

27、e world with processed foods and antibiotics. In 2019, researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine had a chance to find the answer in a previously unknown Yanomami village. Health workers collected feces (排泄物) from about 30 villagers. When the researchers cultured and analyzed microbes (微生物) from th

28、e feces in their laboratory, they discovered whole categories of bacteria that were absent from the guts (肠道) of people from industrialized countries. Even more strikingly, they found the microbial population in the average Westerner to be about half as diverse as the community inside these hunter-g

29、atherers. The researchers realized that the microbes might have implications beyond basic science. Peoples microbial communities are believed to play a role in disorders like obesity, diabetes and Alzheimers, which shorten lives and overburden health care systems. These disorders dont trouble these

30、preindustrial hunter-gatherers, however. Therefore, researchers want to learn which microbes protect them and figure out how to reintroduce them in modern societies. It has the potential to affect health more profoundly than the discovery of the fabled Fountain of Youth. But the opportunity might be

31、 more fleeting than youth itself. “The world is becoming urban so fast.” says microbiologist Maria Gloria, co-author of the study that reveals the Yanomami microbiome (微生物群). “Our lifestyles are killing microbial diversity.” Although nobody has yet determined exactly what the Yanomami mystery bugs a

32、re doing and how they improve an individuals health, she believes that scientists need to collect and preserve as many microbes as possible for future breakthroughs. “We cannot afford to wait,” she says, “or well have lost the high diversity of the human microbiome of traditional peoples before we u

33、nderstand how to use the microbiome to improve health.”28. What did the researchers find out in 2019?A. The hunter-gatherers had a different digestive system.B. Microbial communities were to blame for many disorders.C. People from industrialized countries had less diverse microbes.D. Some categories

34、 of bacteria did not exist in the villagers guts.29. How did the researchers make their discovery?A. By collecting health data.B. By conducting experiments.C. By interviewing the villagers.D. By recording the Yanomamis daily life.30. What does the author mean by “the opportunity might be more fleeti

35、ng than youth itself”?A. The opportunity seems more precious than youth.B. The opportunity enables people to stay young forever.C. The opportunity is of great significance to modern society.D. The opportunity disappears so quickly that we cannot afford to miss it.31. What can be inferred from the pa

36、ssage?A. We are close to solving the mystery of Yanomami microbiome.B. Processed foods and antibiotics have changed human digestive system.C. Treating diseases by introducing beneficial bacteria has been made possible.D. The discovery of those microbes will help cure many life-threatening diseases.D

37、 After years of observing human nature, I have decided that two qualities make the difference between men of great achievement and men of average performance: curiosity and discontent. I have never known an outstanding man who lacked either. And I have never known an average man who had both. The tw

38、o belong together. Together, these deep human urges (驱策力) count for much more than ambition. Galileo was not merely ambitious when he dropped objects of varying weights from the Leaning Tower at Pisa and timed their fall to the ground. Like Galileo, all the great names in history were curious and as

39、ked in discontent, “Why? Why? Why?” Fortunately, curiosity and discontent dont have to be learned. We are born with them and need only recapture them. “The great man,” said Mencius, “is he who does not lose his childs heart.” Yet most of us do lose it. We stop asking questions. We stop challenging c

40、ustom. We never doubt. We just follow the crowd that desires only the calm and restful average. The crowd encourages us to occupy our own little corner, to avoid foolish leaps into the dark, to be satisfied. We will have to force ourselves to do just the opposite so as to waken our curiosity and dis

41、content. How should you start, modestly, so as not to become discouraged? I think of one friend who couldnt arrange flowers to satisfy herself. She was curious about how the experts did it. Now she is one of the experts, writing books on flower arrangement. One way to begin is to answer your own exc

42、uses. You havent any special ability? Most people dont; there are only a few geniuses. You havent any time? Thats good, because its always the people with no time who get things done. Harriet Stowe, mother of six, wrote parts of Uncle Toms Cabin while cooking. Youre too old? Remember that Thomas Cos

43、tain was 57 when he published his first novel, and that Grandma Moses showed her first pictures when she was 78. However you start, remember there is no better time to start than right now, for youll never be more alive than you are at this moment.32. In writing Paragraph 1, the author aims to _.A.

44、give an exampleB. present an argumentC. propose a definitionD. make a comparison33. What does the example of Galileo tell us?A. Trial and error leads to the finding of truth.B. Creativity results from challenging authority.C. Greatness comes from a lasting desire to explore.D. Ambition is more impor

45、tant than curiosity and discontent.34. What can you do to recapture curiosity and discontent?A. Lead a life of adventure.B. Follow the fashion.C. Develop a questioning mind.D. Observe the unknown around you.35. What could be the best title for the passage?A. The Keys to AchievementB. Never Too Late

46、to LearnC. Curious Minds Never Feel ContentD. Reflections on Human Nature第二节（共5小题） 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。The Diet Zone: A Dangerous Place Diet Coke, diet Pepsi, diet pills, no-fat diet, vegetable diet We are surrounded by the word “diet” everywhere we look and listen. We have so e

47、asily been attracted by the promise and potential of diet products that we have stopped thinking about what diet products are doing to us. _36_ Diet products significantly weaken us psychologically. On one level, we are not allowing our brain to admit that our weight problems lie not in actually los

48、ing the weight, but in controlling the consumption of fatty, high-calorie, unhealthy foods. Diet products allow us to jump over the thinking stage and go straight for the scale (秤) instead. _37_ On another level, diet products have greater psychological effects. Every time we have a zero-calorie dri

49、nk, we are telling ourselves without our awareness that we dont have to work to get results. Diet products make people believe that gain comes without pain and that life can be without resistance and struggle. _38_ Diet foods can indirectly harm our bodies because consuming them instead of healthy f

50、oods means we are preventing our bodies from having basic nutrients (营养成分). Diet foods and diet pills contain zero calorie only because the diet industry has created chemicals to produce these wonder products. Diet products may not be nutritional. _39_ Now that we are aware of the effects that diet

51、products have on us, it is time to seriously think about buying them to reduce weight. _40_ Once we realize this, we will be much better able to resist diet products, and therefore prevent the harm that comes from using them.A. Its believed diet products contribute to losing weight.B. Chemicals that

52、 go into diet products are potentially dangerous.C. We all know the danger of diet products, but its hard to resist them.D. The danger of diet products lies also in the physical harm they cause.E. We are paying for products that harm us psychologically and physically.F. Losing weight lies in the pow

53、er of minds, not in the power of chemicals.G. All we have to do is to swallow or recognize the word “diet” in food labels.第三部分 英语知识运用 (共两节)第一节 完形填空 (共20小题) 阅读下面的短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 Ive been farming sheep on a hillside for 54 years. I use a small tractor to get abou

54、t. My dog Don always sits beside me in the passenger seat. One morning I _41_ a lost lamb when I was in the top field, near where a motorway cuts through my land. The lamb had become separated from its _42_ , so I jumped out of the tractor to _43_ it while Don stayed in his seat. Lamb and mother _44

55、_ , I turned back to the tractor only to see it move suddenly away from me. This was so _45_ because I had put the handbrake on when I jumped out. _46_ Don had somehow made the _47_ move. My heart froze in my chest as I 48 the tractor heading towards the _49_ . I ran desperately but failed to _50_ .

56、 It crashed through a wooden fence and disappeared. The _51_ thing I saw was Don s face, looking calmly back at me. Heart in mouth, I _52_ the fence and looked over. The tractor was _53_against the crash barrier in the central reservation (中央分道带), having crossed the _54_ road with fast-flowing traff

57、ic by a miracle. I couldnt see Don, but as I _55_ the tractor he jumped out onto the road, apparently _56_ , and dashed back to me. The police _57_ and the motorway ran normally again. I couldnt quite believe my _58_ . It turned out no one got badly hurt, but the outcome could have been _59_ . Don w

58、as given a special _60_ that night I didnt want him to think I was angry with him.41. A. dropped B. carried C. spotted D. returned42. A. kids B. friends C. owner D. mother43. A. ask about B. tend to C. play with D. run into44. A. freed B. switched C. reunited D. examined45. A. unexpected B. dangerou

59、s C. embarrassing D. difficult46. A. Fortunately B. Obviously C. Immediately D. Generally47. A. lamb B. fence C. seat D. vehicle48. A. saw B. stopped C. remembered D. drove49. A. crowd B. motorway C. field D. hill50. A. take off B. catch up C. hold back D. get out51. A. real B. best C. basic D. last

60、52. A. reached B. noticed C. fixed D. closed53. A. parking B. running C. resting D. turning54. A. steep B. long C. rough D. busy55. A. abandoned B. approached C. recognized D. repaired56. A. unclean B. uncertain C. unhurt D. unhappy57. A. arrived B. replied C. survived D. waited58. A. ability B. dre

61、am C. luck D. idea59. A. awful B. guilty C. desirable D. common60. A. lesson B. test C. job D. meal第二节（共10小题） 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。 The origins of carnival are ancient. People _61_ (hold) festivals similar to carnival before the Christian era. They celebrated the return of spring after wi

62、nter. In the Roman period the date of the festival was decided by the Christian calendar. People wanted to enjoy _62_ (they) because carnival was followed by forty days without meat. When the new world was discovered, the _63_ (Spain) and Portuguese settlers brought carnival with them. But in the Ne

63、w World, many elements of African culture, such as music and costume were added _64_ the festival by people of African origin. Today, carnival has become a _65_ (true) international festival. In Venice the carnival _66_ (celebrate) for five days in February. It begins on Thursday with a ceremony _67

64、_ is known as the volo della colombinathe _68_ (fly) of the dove. A young woman _69_ (dress) up as a dove climbs to the top of the bell tower in St. Marks Square, and flies to the ground. This event is watched by thousands of masked people in the square. When the dove lands, two big guns are fired.

65、It is a signal for the celebrations _70_ (begin).第四部分 写作（共两节）第一节 短文改错（共10小题） 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。 Tourists climb for two hours to

66、 reach the top of a mountain in Peru, struggled for breath. But they are happy to see the beautiful sceneries there. Lines of rich colors form that has become known as “Rainbow Mountain”. The colors come from special rock remains. Its five years since the world has learned of the existence of this n

67、atural wonder. Many people come to see them. To villagers who take up their traditional transport trade, the bigger difference is that they now move tourists instead goods. Tourism has provided much-needed economic help for an area. Environmentalists, besides, fear tourists will destroy everything w

68、hich makes this place distinctive.第二节 书面表达 假设你是李华。第31届世界大学生夏季运动会 (the 31st FISU Summer World University Games)将在成都举行，大赛组委会现面向全市高中生招募志愿者，负责与运动员沟通协调、会议翻译，以及运动员市内参观等工作。你想申请成为一名志愿者。请根据以下要点，用英文写一封申请信：1表达申请意愿；2简单自我介绍并说明自己能够胜任该工作的条件；3希望组委会考虑你的申请。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：协调coordinate vt. coordinat

69、ion n. coordinator n.成都七中20202021学年度上期高2022届高二半期考试英语答案听力1-5 CCBAC6-10 CCABA11-15 CBBBA16-20 CCBAA阅读21-23 BDA24-27 BDAD28-31 CBDB32-35 BCCA七选五36-40 EGDBF完形填空41-45 CDBCA46-50 BDABB51-55 DACDB56-60 CACAD语法填空61. held/had held 62. themselves 63. Spanish 64. to 65. truly66. is celebrated 67. which/that 68

70、. flight 69. dressed 70. to begin短文改错1. struggled 改为 struggling 2. sceneries 改为scenery 3. that 改为what4. 去掉has learnt 前面的has 5. them 改为it/this 6. bigger 改为biggest7. 在instead 后添加of 8. an 改为the/this9. besides 改为however/nevertheless 10. which 改为that书面表达One possible versionDear Sir/Madam, I am Li Hua, a

71、Senior Two student from Chengdu. I am writing to apply for the position as avolunteer at the 31st FISU Summer World University Games. Considering my personal conditions, I confidently think I am qualified for the position. Above all, I have achieved a relatively high level of oral proficiency in Eng

72、lish, which enables me to be an efficient coordinator of the players and a qualified conference interpreter. Furthermore, as a local, I am so familiar with the major tourist attractions in Chengdu that I can be responsible for taking the players on a sightseeing tour of the city. I would appreciate it if you could take my application into full consideration. Thank you verymuch.Yours,Li Hua