吉林省油田高级中学2020-2021学年高二英语上学期期初考试试题.doc

1、吉林省油田高级中学2020-2021学年高二英语上学期期初考试试题本试卷分第卷和第卷两部分，满分150分，考试时间120分钟第卷 选择题 （共100分）第一部分 听力（共两节, 满分30分）第一节 （共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）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. When will the film start?A. At 6:20B.At 6:30 .C. At 6:40.2. How will the woman probably go to

2、 New York ?A. By carB. By train .C. By bus.3. Who might the woman be ?A. A painter .B. A famous star.C. A tour guide.4.Where should the woman go ?A. To the east gate of May Park.B. To the west gate of Maypark.C. To the south gate of May park.5. How is the man feeling?A. upset.B. Encourged .C. Confid

3、ent.第二节 （共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）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。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、7题。6. Where did the man get the information about the disaster?A. From TV. B.From a friend C. From her family.7. What happened to the town this weeken

4、d?A. A bridge broke B. A storm killed people .C. A flood ruined many houses.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8. What is the mans challenge in learning French?A. Practicing speaking.B. Finding time to study.C. Learning the grammar.9. What do the speakers plan to do together in the future?A.Watch French movies.B. Join

5、a French class.C. Go on a trip.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. What is the womans speech mainly about?A. Storms.B. Rising sea levels.C. Dying ocean plants.11.Which part of the speech is the woman worried about?A. The introduction .B.The general speech.C.The question and answer period.12. What advice does the m

6、an give the woman?A. To research her topic.B. To give the speech to others .C. To look on the Internet for speech tips.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. Where are the speakers?A. In Toronto. B. In Vancouver C. In Manila14.How many inches is the snow now?A.About one.B. About two.C. About five.15. What did the man

7、 do yesterday? A. He watched the snow fall.B.He made a snowman.C. He cleared the road.16. What does the woman dislike about the snow?A. Missing school.B.Losing electricity.C. Driving in the snow.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. Who got a new phone?A. Daniel. B. The man. C.The mans father.18. What was the main

8、problem of Daniel?A. He wanted to have a phone like the speaker.B. He didnt want the speaker to leave for college.C. He was sad that the speaker spent less time with him.19. How old was the speaker when he realized his mistake?A. 15 years old. B. 17 years oldC. 19 years old20. What did Daniel probab

9、ly want the speaker to do?A. Think about what hes misssing. B. Turn his phone off for a day.C.Stop playing games on the phone.第二部分 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，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 AFour books that will inspire you to travel the worldTheres truly nothing like trav

10、el when it comes to gaining views and exposing yourself to other cultures. To get you in the adventuring mood, we asked Amazon Senior Editor Chris Schlep to help you come up with a list of books that transport readers to another time and place. Below, see his list of four books that will inspire you

11、 to travel the world. ITALY: Beautiful Ruins by Jess Walter This book by the popular author Jess Walter is a love story that begins on the Italian Coast in the early 60s and finally concludes in Hollywoods screen. As the settings change from Italy to Edinburgh and Los Angeles, you will find yourself

12、 longing to go as well. Buy it on Amazon. Price: $28.90 SEATTLE: Whered You Go, Bernadette by Maria Semple Maria Semples first novel is not exactly a love story in Seattle, but if you read it, you just might want to come here to see if people are really as self-involved as the characters in her book

13、. What really shines through is the strange storytelling and the laughs. Buy it on Amazon. Price: $26.60 ENGLAND: Wolf Hall by Hilary MantelYou cant travel to Thomas Cromwells England without a time machine, but reading Mantels prize-winning novel is the next best thing. It will make you long to see

14、 the ancient buildings and green grass of the English countryside, most of which are still there. Buy it on Amazon. Price: $25.10 NANTUCKET: Heres to Us by Elin Hilderbrand Elin Hilderbrand has built a writing career out of writing about her hometown island of Nantucket. Her latest book is Heres to

15、Us, which, perhaps not surprisingly, is a great beach book. Buy it on Amazon. Price: $30.80 21. Which book has been produced into a film according to the text?A. Heres to Us. B. Wolf Hall.C. Beautiful Ruins. D. Whered You Go, Bernadette.22. What is the feature of the Whered You Go, Bernadette? A. It

16、s low price. B. Its characters.C. Its content about love. D. Its storytelling and laughs. 23. Why is Heres to Us suitable for reading on the beach? A. Because its about the authors hometown island.B. Because it needs a time machine. C. Because its about ancient buildings. D. Because it exposes yours

17、elf to other cultures. B.At the beginning of the century there was a big farm called Hollywood Ranch.It was near Los Angeles in California.A few years later Hollywood was one of the most famous places of the world.From the 1910s to the 1950s Hollywood was the film center of the world.Every family kn

18、ew the names of the film stars Charlie Chaplin,Greta Garbo,Bergman and hundreds more. The reason why people went to Hollywood to make films was the sun.At first people made films in New York on the east coast of the United States.But then they heard about Los Angeles where there are 350 days of sun

19、every year.As they made all the films by sunlight,the west coast was a much better place to work. Also near Hollywood you can find mountains and sea and desert.They did not have to travel far to make any kind of film. When TV became popular in the 1960s,Hollywood started making films for television.

20、Then in the 1970s they discovered people still went to cinema to see big expensive films.After twenty years they are still making films in Hollywood and people watch them all over the world.24. Hollywood used to be a _ .A. big farmB. cinemaC. parkD. market25. Who was not mentioned as a film star in

21、the passage？ _ A. Charlie ChaplinB. Marilyn Monroe C. Ingrid BergmanD. Greta Garbo26. People went to Hollywood to make films because _ .A. it was a beautiful place B. you could find many film starsC. there was a lot of sunlight thereD. it was a famous place27. Which statement is true？ _ A. The west

22、coast was a better place to make films.B. There are no mountains near Hollywood.C. People no longer went to the cinema after television became popular.D. Hollywood began to make films for television before the First World War. COn her first morning in America last summer, my daughter went out to exp

23、lore her new neighborhood alone, without even telling my wife or me. Of course we were worried; we had just moved from Berlin, and she was just 8. But when she came home, we realized we had no reason to worry. Smiling with pride, she told us how she had discovered the little park around the corner,

24、and had made friends with a few local dog owners. When this story comes up in conversations with American friends, we usually meet with polite disbelief. Most are frightened by the idea that their children might roam(闲逛) around without adult supervision(监管). A study by the University of California h

25、as found that American kids spend 90 percent of their free time at home, often in front of the TV or playing video games. Such narrowing of childrens world has happened across the developed world. But German parents are generally much more accepting of letting children take some risks. “We are depri

26、ving(剥夺) them of opportunities to learn how to take control of their own lives,” writes Peter Gray, a research professor at Boston College. He argues that this increases the chance that they will suffer from anxiety, depression, and various other mental disorders, which have gone up dramatically in

27、recent decades. I am no psychologist like Professor Gray, but I know I wont be around forever to protect my girls from the challenges life holds in store for them. And by giving kids more control over their lives, they learn to have more confidence in their own abilities.28. Hearing the authors daug

28、hter exploring the new neighborhood alone, his Americanfriends feel_. A. worried B. proud C. doubtful D. terrified29. We can conclude from Paragraph 3 that _. A. American kids enjoy playing at home B. German parents are less protective than American parents C. German kids like taking risks more than

29、 American kids D. American parents dont limit their childrens activities in their leisure time30. Its implied from Professor Grays words that _. A. parents should always be around their children to protect them from risks B. more and more parents suffer from mental problems C. children are having mo

30、re opportunities to take control of their lives D. giving children more freedom is beneficial to their mental development31. Which of the following words can best describe the authors parenting? A. Open-minded. B. Irresponsible. C. Careless. D. Protective. D We all have our own idea of what the perf

31、ect smile should look like, whether we show a mouthful of whites or keep our lips closed and turned up at the corners. When we think of the perfect smile, we often picture someone grinning, with all of our teeth showing.But based on new findings, less is actually more. Nathaniel Helwig and his colle

32、agues at the University of Minnesota discovered that a successful, genuine smile actually rests less on showing teeth and more on facial balance and symmetry（对称）.For the study, researchers looked at 3D computer-animated（电脑制成动画） facial models of more than 800 participants. The computer-animated facia

33、l models went through a series of facial changes, with researchers changing the mouth angle, amount of teeth shown, and the degree of the smile. Participants were then asked to rate the models smiles based on effectiveness, genuineness and pleasantness.The results of the study found that the most su

34、ccessful smile had a perfect balance of teeth, an ideal mouth angle, and a smile length that extended to what was called the “sweet spot.” Smiles that showed a quick sync（同步）of the left and right side of the face during smiling were also more highly related.Smiling makes up a good part of our nonver

35、bal communication, making it easier to draw people to you and also seem sincere. Its also worth noting that a perfect smile could help improve your health too.32. What is the possible meaning of the underlined word “grinning” in the first paragraph?A. Talking softly.B. Smiling widely.C. Chatting che

36、erfully.D. Eating healthily.33. What makes the perfect smile based on the new study? A. White teeth.B. Smile length. C. Facial balance and symmetryD. Lip corners.34. Which of the following is TRUE according to the study? A. A perfect smile has a positive effect on your health. B. A perfect smile mea

37、ns showing all your teeth. C. The less you smile, the more you can show. D. A perfect smile involves only a balance of teeth.35. Where does this text probably come from? A. A book review.B. A science report. C. A biography.D. A travelling guide. 第二节 阅读填空 （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

38、项。选项中有两项为多余选项。 Question: As a teacher, how can I help my students to read aloud? Answer: Most people learn how to read by first reading aloud. _36_Here are some tips on helping you encourage and help your students.Timing._37_There is nothing as scary for young students as being asked to read a long

39、piece of text aloud without preparation. There are plenty of words that may seem difficult to pronounce. Some words may be foreign to the students. Reading aloud may be very difficult.Volunteering. Try to assign(指派) reading assignments on a voluntary basis._38_In this way, you can make them feel mor

40、e at ease with the reading assignments. （任务）Interaction.(互动). Provide interaction and participation during the reading class. When one student is reading, make sure that the others are all listening. Afterwards, let the students ask._39_Motivation._40_ For example, you can create games that require

41、the students to read out loud. Or you can provide rewards such as chocolate chip cookies for the winners. But make sure that you also provide rewards to motivate those who are falling behind.A. Invent some ways to make children like reading.B. Not everyone, however, is comfortable with reading aloud

42、.C. Allow students to choose reading assignments they like. D. Be sure to cut down exercises to check their understanding.E. Reading out loud is a great way for students to appreciate the value of literature and reading.F. Make sure that you provide enough time for the students to study their readin

43、g assignments.G. Doing this will make the student feel confident and will stop the class from getting bored.第三部分 英语知识运用 (共两节, 满分45分)第一节 完形填空（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四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。I worried about my personal image and how I could be remembered during my boyhood. In the fif

44、th grade, there seemed to be only one _41_-to be cool. In the sixth grade, suddenly, there were two choices: be cool, or be invisible. _42_, one day, when a teacher had us fill out a questionnaire with _43_ questions, I found the _44_ choice.Considering the teacher would read our answers privately,

45、I felt it was _45_ to share my privacy. To my _46_, she collected and redistributed (重新分发) them to us. We were asked to _47_ the name and our three favorite answers to the whole class. My answers went to the meanest boy in class.The first question was “Whats your favorite movie?” My answer was Beaut

46、y and the Beast. A laugh burst and my face _48_. The next was “Where would you like to travel?” My answer was _49_ special “Wherever a book takes me.” The _50_ this time had an explosive quality.I could _51_ remember what happened next; all that I had in mind was the laughter. But something amazing

47、happened. A(n) _52_ came, “Guys, cut it out.” The room went _53_. Its Michelle Siever, a popular and cool girl. Then she _54_, “Why are you laughing? What is the point of _55_ if we just laugh at others?”I cant remember the teacher or other kids names, but I remember Michelles. When she _56_ for me

48、that day, she _57_ me we actually have three choices if we want to be remembered.Be cool, and you might be remembered _58_. Stay invisible, and you wont be remembered at all. But if you stand up _59_ someone when they _60_ you most, then you will be remembered as their hero for the rest of their lif

49、e.41. A. tool B. choice C. chance D. purpose42. A. However B. In addition C. Therefore D. In fact43. A. personal B. funny C. various D. strange44. A. wrong B. former C. third D. latter45. A. terrible B. safe C. nervous D. interesting46. A. surprise B. anxiety C. delight D. expectation47. A. repeat B

50、. remember C. compare D. read48. A. ached B. paled C. changed D. burned49. A. even B. still C. never D. always50. A. laughter B. question C. air D. classX 51. A. nearly B. exactly C. hardly D. surely52. A. request B. message C. order D. voice53. A. crazy B. silent C. angry D. empty54. A. announced B

51、. smiled C. added D. stopped55. A. talking B. chatting C. arguing D. sharing56. A. talked about B. calmed down C. left behind D. spoke up57. A. reminded B. promised C. showed D. persuaded58. A. for a while B. finally C. again and again D. hopefully59. A. before B. with C. for D. by60. A. miss B. nee

52、d C. value D. love第二节（共10小题；每小题1分，满分15分） 阅读下面的句子，按照语法结构、句子的要求及汉语提示，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词的正确形式填空.61.The capsule began swinging_(gentle) sideways as we lay relaxed and dreaming.62. Just as I tried to make the necessary_( adjust) to this new situation, Wang Ping appeared.63. I realized I had been transpo

53、rted into the future of _ was still my hometown.64.Exhausted, I _( slide) into bed and fell fast asleep.65._ the buildings had expanded around it, it remained part of a royal and prison combined.66.This solid , square tower had remained _ (stand) for one thousand years.67.Pingyu had a photo _(take)

54、standing on either side of the line.68._(sad) the library had moved from its original place into another building and the old reading room was gone.69._ their credit, the four countries do work together in some areas.70.Copernicus theory is now the basis _ which all our ideas of the universe are bui

55、lt.71.His career came to _ end when he developed a severe illness.72.It seemed that the water was _ ( blame).73.It seemed strange that the man who had developed communism _( live) and died in London.74.All his mathematical calculations led to the same _(conclude).75.Copernicus only published it_ he

56、lay dying in 1543.第四部分 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)假设英语课上老师要求同桌之间相互修改作文, 请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处错误。错误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。 Yesterday I went to see a film with my b

57、est friend Kate. We set off at 1:30 in the afternoon and plan to arrive at the cinema before 2:30 so that we could watch the 3:15 show. The traffic was terrible bad. That made it even worse was that our bus broke up on the way. They stopped a taxi but rushed to the show. “Two ticket for 3:15,” Kate

58、said, put the money on the counter. The film started at the moment we sat down in the cinema. It was an exciting film and we had great time yesterday afternoon.第二节：书面表达（满分25分） 假如你是你校学生会主席李华， 上周你校组织一个文化交流团到英国某高中进行文化交流，现已回国。请你代表你校交流团给英国负责人David写一封信， 内容包括：1. 感谢对方的招待；2. 此行的体验和收获；3. 邀请对方暑假来中国体验中国文化。注意： 1

59、. 词数100左右；2. 可适当增加细节， 以使行文连贯。 Dear David , _ Yours , Li Hua 高二期初考试 答案听力*120 CBCBA ACAAC ABBCA BBCCA阅读理解A-. CDA B.-ABCA C.- CBDA D.- BCAB 信息匹配： BFCGA完型填空 41-45 BAACB 46-50 ADDBA 51-55 CDBCD 56-60 DCACB语法填空6175.gently adjustment what slid Although;Though:While standing taken Sadly To on an to blame sh

60、ould have lived conclusion as,when,while改错：planned terribly What down We and tickets putting 去掉at aDear David, I am delighted to tell you we have returned to China safely and I am writing to express our gratitude for your reception. We were impressed with your warm entertainment. Without your carefu

61、l preparation, the journey couldnt have been so successful. We have benefited a lot from the visit. We got a precious chance to learn about the British culture and history. It also offered us a platform to display traditional Chinese culture like paper-cutting and Chinese painting to more foreigners. It will arouse peoples greater interest. We are sure to develop a closer friendship as more activities are held. Therefore, we would like to invite you to visit China this summer holiday. Looking forward to your coming. Yours, Li Hua