新疆乌鲁木齐市第八中学2020-2021学年高二英语下学期第一阶段考试试题.doc

1、新疆乌鲁木齐市第八中学2020-2021学年高二英语下学期第一阶段考试试题（考试时间：120 分钟 卷面分值： 150分 ）（命题范围： 选修六 Unit 2-Unit5 ）第一部分 单项选择（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）1. Disappointed, I was about to leave _ something occurred, which _ my attention.A. while, paid B. when, attracted C. before, drew D. and, got 2. _ the question many times, Henry lost p

2、atience with his slow brother.A. Having explained B. Explained C. To explain D. Having been explained 3. Its already 10 oclock. I wonder how it _ that she was two hours late on such a short trip. A. came over B. came out C. came about D. came up4. The long speech given by Mr. Smith seemed _ and endl

3、ess. He felt so _ that he nearly fell asleep.A. disappointed; boring B. disappointing; bored C. disappointed; bored D. disappointing; boring5. American Indians_ about five percent of the U.S. population.Afill up Bbring up Cmake up Dset up6. It was in the lab _ was taken charge of by Professor Zhang

4、_ they did the experiment. A. where; that B. which; that C. that ; where D.which; where 7. I dont know why we have to go to the supermarket tonight.You see I have a lot of work to do.We are_ our food!Arunning out Bused upCgiving out Drunning out of8. _ this village was extremely poor, the adults fel

5、t it was so important to keep the school going.A. So long asB. Even though C. Just asD. No matter how9. If it _ for his invitation the other day, I should not be here now. A. had not been B. should not beC. were not D. should not have been10. What a sunny day! How I wish I _ on the beach enjoying th

6、e sunshine now!A. were B. had been C. would be D. should be11. I saw just one motor-car in that shop. Will you go and buy _? No, Id rather find _ in other shops.A. one, one B. it; it C. one; it D. it; one12. It is for this reason _ Spanish is the main official language of Peru.A. why B. that C. whic

7、h D. for which13. Did you enjoy your trip?Yes. If we hadnt taken your advice, we _ our stay in London so much.A. wouldnt have enjoyed B. hadnt enjoyedC. wouldnt enjoy D. didnt enjoy14. My brothers pale face suggested that he _ ill, and my parents suggested that he _ some medicine .A. be; should have

8、 B. was; should haveC. should be; had D. was; has15. _ in the regulations that you shouldnt tell other people the password of your e-mail account.A. As is required B. It requiresC. It is required D. What is required第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分） AFOUR BEST BOOKSHOPS IN LONDONLooking for

9、something to read while in London? If so, youre in luck: the British capital happens to have an incredible collection of bookshops.Daunt BooksAre you going on a trip and want to read a novel or nonfiction book set in the place youre headed? This bookshop arranges books by country, so its easy to fin

10、d anything by place. (83 Marylebone High Street. Monday-Saturday: 09:00-19:30; Sunday: 11:00-18:00.)Foyles BooksDig, if you will, the picture: four miles of shelves holding up to 200,000 books. This legendary (传奇的) bookshop is impossible to leave empty-handed. It was once listed in the Guinness Book

11、 of World Records as the biggest bookshop on the planet. (107 Charing Cross Road. Monday-Saturday: 9:00-21:00; Sunday: 11:30-18:00.) HatchardsIn the year 1797, this London bookshopthe oldest in the city todayfirst flicked on its lights. It stocks an excellent selection of fiction, nonfiction, histor

12、y and other genres. (187 Piccadilly Street. Monday-Saturday: 09:30-20:00; Sunday: 12:00-18:30.)London Review BookshopTheres an excellent selection of history, philosophy, politics, new fiction and many other genres here. Plus, theres a nice cafe in which you can crack open that tome (巨著) for the fir

13、st time and start reading. (14 Bury Place. Monday-Saturday 10:00-18:30; Sunday 12:00-18:00.)16. Which bookstore was listed in the Guinness Book of World Records?A. Daunt Books.B. London Review Bookshop.C. Hatchards.D. Foyles Books.17. What is special about Hatchards?A. It has a long history.B. It ha

14、s 200,000 books.C. It has a cafe.D. It has both fiction and nonfiction books.18. Which place should you go to if you want to enjoy reading with a coffee?A. 83 Marylebone High Street.B. 14 Bury Place.C. 187 Piccadilly Street.D. 107 Charing Cross Road.BWhen it comes to the most famous 20th century pai

15、nters of the United States, Grandma Moses should be mentioned, although she did not start painting until she was in her late seventies. As she once said to herself: “I would never sit back in a rocking chair, waiting for someone to help me”. No one could have had a more active old ageShe was born on

16、 a farm in New York State, one of five boys and five girls. At 12 she left home and was in domestic service until at 27 she married Thomas Moses, the hired hand of one of her employers. They farmed most of their lives, first in Virginia and then in New York State, at Eagle Bridge. She had ten childr

17、en, of whom five survived; her husband died in 1927Grandma Moses painted a little as a child and made embroidery (刺绣) pictures as a hobby, but only changed to oils in old age because her hands became too stiff (僵硬的) to sew and she still wanted to keep busy and pass the time. Her pictures were first

18、sold at the local drugstore and at a market and were soon noticed by a businessman who bought all that she painted. Three of the pictures were exhibited in the Museum of Modern Art, and in 1940 she had her first exhibition in New York. Between the 1930s and her death, she produced some 2,000 picture

19、s: careful and lively portrayals of the country life she had known for so long, with a wonderful sense of color and form. “I think really hard till I think of something really pretty, and then I paint it” she said 19. What can we learn about Moses?A. She stopped painting in her late seventies.B. She

20、 painted oils as a child.C. Her marriage life was not happy. D. She still led an active life when she was old.20. What did Grandma Moses spend most of her life doing?A. Embroidering. B. Nursing. C.Painting. D. Farming21. What does the underlined word “portrayals ” in last paragraph mean? A. Directio

21、ns. B. Stages. C. Descriptions. D. Surveys. 22. Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?A. Grandma Moses: the Best Woman PainterB. Grandma Moses: A Famous Woman Painter of 20th CenturyC. Grandma Moses and Her ExhibitionD. Grandma Moses and Her Farm LifeC The sea could be the f

22、ood bowl of the future. In Jervis Bay, south of Sydney, seaweed, which is rich in fibre and omega 3, is grown and harvested.Pia Winberg is a marine scientist who runs Australias first food-grade farmed seaweed company. Her crop is grown alongside mussels (贻贝)and is used as an additive in pasta (意大利面

23、)and other products.Seaweed is also raised in large tanks, where it absorbs carbon dioxide waste from a wheat processing factory. The business is small, but could help to reduce the ecological footprint of traditional farming.“We used ten percent of seaweed instead of wheat in breads and pastas, wev

24、e eliminated a million hectares of land, weve eliminated all of the carbon dioxide emissions associated with that, and weve also reduced the pressures on very precious fresh water.” said Pia Winberg.Spiny sea urchins (多刺海胆虫)are another blue economy resource. They can destroy marine habitats, but a r

25、ecent competition for environmental start-ups in Australia, saw them not as a pest but a delicacy (美味).Martina Doblin, CEO of Sydney Institute of Marine Science, said, “By 2050 we will have some ten billion people on the planet, and about half the food they eat will come from the ocean. So, we reall

26、y do need to pay attention to the way that we manage the blue economy-generating wealth from the ocean but in a sustainable (可持续的)way.”Farming at sea has its challenges. Infrastructure (基础设施)has to be sound, as do supply chains and biosecurity. But get these things right, and the ocean might just be

27、 the next great economic frontier.23What is the function of the first paragraph?ATell how important the food safety is.BTo describe a new kind of seaweed.CTo lead to the main topic.DTo explain the meaning of blue economy.24What can we learn from what Martina Doblin said in paragraph 6?AOcean explora

28、tion has made little progress so far.BSea farming will be a good way to solve the coming world food problem.CMore work is needed for a better use of natural resources.DMore and more people will die of hunger in the future.25Which word can be used to describe the authors attitude towards sea farming?

29、ASkeptical.BNegative.CTolerant.DObjective.26Which can be a suitable title for the text?AFarming the Sea for the Future of FoodBMeasures to Develop Blue EconomyCHow to Protect the Marine AnimalsDTraditional Farming is Gradually DisappearingDSeveral years ago, when someone used camera covers to protec

30、t against possible monitoring, it was not popular to talk about it. Today, people use various types of tapes(胶带) to cover the web cameras and microphones.There are many types of spyware that can dive into our devices and secretly spy on them, recording everything they do. Such programs may infect no

31、t only computers but also smartphones. Your data may be used by hackers who will try to request money for not exposing your private information or by companies like NSO Group who created the Pegasus spyware to “provide authorized governments with technology that helps struggle against terror and cri

32、me”.In my opinion, the described protection technique is highly overestimated. Users tape cameras and microphones due to the lack of understanding of how their devices work and how malware(恶意软件)works. Hackers and even secret services do not have enough resources to monitor all victims using cameras

33、or microphones. If they need to get any information, they get it by sending a targeted malware to your device, which will not be stopped by the tapes. Such a virus will find what to steal from personal photos and videos to passwords from social networks, browser history, bank accounts and much more.

34、It is unwise to believe that attackers will not be able to find a way to spy on you, even if the device, discharged to zero, can still deliver data about your location, using the smartphones of the surrounding people as signal repeaters. Let us face it. we live in an era when it is extremely difficu

35、lt to hide something and a piece of tape is clearly not the most useful tool in the struggle for your privacy.Again, to be able to spy on you, attackers need to plant malware in your device. To prevent malware from entering your device, do not click suspected links and email attachments. Use strong

36、passwords for email, social media and online banking accounts.27What does the underlined word “them” in paragraph 2 refer to?ACameras. BDevices. CPrograms. DTypes.28What is NSO Group？Agroup of hackers. BA company fighting against crime.CA group of terrorists and criminals. DA company developing spyw

37、are.29Why does the author think the protection technique is highly overestimated”?AIt hardly prevents malware from getting privacy.BHackers have no access to others.CPeople know little about their devices.DIt cant cover the cameras completely.30What is the text mainly about?AMonitoring devices via c

38、ameras. BRising trend of using tapes.CProtecting privacy on devices. DAvoiding clicking distrustful links.第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分） Long, long ago people couldnt write and they had no books. But they had stories. People learned the stories by heart and taught new ones to one another. Sometimes it was ha

39、rd to remember them all. _31_The ancient Egyptians wrote their stories on something made from papyrus (纸沙草) plants. People in other places wanted to learn from the Egyptians to use papyrus. _32_ So, parchment (羊皮纸), made from goatskin, later took its place.In ancient China books looked a little diff

40、erent. People there used ink to write on bamboo or silk. And then they invented paper. Made of trees, paper was easier and cheaper to make than papyrus or parchment. _33_ Paper-making later spread to the West, but there was a big problem with these early books. Every single one had to be copied and

41、written by hand._34_ They carved (雕刻) a page of words into a piece of wood or stone. They could then print the page by spreading ink on the wood or stone and putting it against paper. But it wasnt until a German printer invented movable, metal letters that books became fast and easy to make. The let

42、ters could be used to print copy after copy, and the letters put together again and again to print different pages of words._35_ Once a luxury (奢侈品) only the rich could buy, they soon became a treasure everyone could enjoy.A. It took years to finish making just one book.B. But papyrus grew mainly in

43、 Egypt.C. Things grew a little easier when writing was invented.D. Finally books could be printed by the thousands.E. The Chinese were the first to think of a way to speed things up a little.F. Books in the West didnt change for a long time after that.G. Its surface was smoother and better for writi

44、ng on too.第三部分 英语知识运用（共三节，满分60分）第一节 完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）Where theres a will, theres surely to be a way. As the COVID-19 crisis increasingly spread, all international flights in Spain were 36 . But Carlos, who was just in Spain, desired a 37 with his wife Isabel in Argentina in time for their 5t

45、h wedding anniversary celebration. With the Atlantic Ocean between them, he was faced with a 38 . Finally, the young sailor 39 a daring solutionhed simply sail home. Sensing the severe illness, Carlos feared the local 40 would soon begin restricting travel. The urgent situation left him with no 41 :

46、 with 24 hours, he had to get fully prepared. After 42 a 29-foot sailboat with life necessities, Carlos set sail in mid-March, trusting his 43 would get him home. 44, the voyage wasnt without hardships or danger. On the way, he 45 the port Cape Verde to restore his food supply. But they 46 his entry

47、. Once past the equator（赤道）, he ran out of fuel and was left to rely 47 on wind power. Then, the wind 48 , leaving his sailboat sitting on the calm sea for 10 days. With no one aboard to 49 , he would be in danger should he run into trouble, but Carlos proved 50 . The wind eventually rose again, all

48、owing him to go on.While Carlos faith was 51 challenged, the long voyage also 52 views of Mother Natures beauty. A group of dolphins offered nice 53 , racing alongside him.After sailing on the sea for 85 days, the boat entered the final port. Carlos was tested for COVID-19 and 54 . Exhausted but ext

49、remely 55 , he and his wife Isabel were reunited just in time for her birthday.36. A. scheduledB. canceledC. bookedD. delayed37. A. divorceB. sailingC. reunionD. travel38. A. shockB. dilemmaC. reliefD. danger39. A. gave upB. came up withC. went overD. made use of40. A. portB. stationC. airportD. hot

50、el41. A. sadnessB. regretC. angerD. hesitation42. A. packingB. decoratingC.designing D. including43. A. wealthB. imaginationC. faithD. reputation44. A. MeanwhileB. ThereforeC. OtherwiseD. However45. A. occupiedB. rentedC. leftD. approached46. A. refusedB. acceptedC. doubtedD. recognized47. A. hardly

51、B. partlyC. purelyD. occasionally48. A. picked upB. died awayC. blew inD. set out49. A. persuadeB. botherC. consultD. comfort50. A. braveB. carefulC. nervousD. lucky51. A. constantlyB. slightlyC. rarelyD. never52. A. affectedB. decreasedC. provided D. ruined53. A. goodsB. companyC. paddlesD. informa

52、tion54. A. blamedB. treatedC. arrestedD. cleared55. A. excitedB. guiltyC. worriedD. confused第二节 单词拼写（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）56. The machine is _(自动地)controlled.57. Shewon a _(奖学金)to study at Stanford.58. Guests p_ and screamed when the bomb exploded.59. He only gave an _（尴尬的）smile when she spilled the wa

53、ter onto him.60. On b_ of everyone here，may I wish you a very happy retirement?61. The book was written in a style a_(适当的) to the age of the children.62. The drug is effective but has a _ (倾向) to cause headaches.63. We waited with_ (焦虑) for the news of her safe arrival.64. We should pay more attenti

54、on to our physical and m_health.65. Every year large q_ of steel products are produced in our factory.66. The Bank of China has some overseas b_ to provide service for the local.67. He studied the German markets to find the_ (潜能) there for profitable investment.68. Weve had a few _ (分歧), but were st

55、ill good friends.69. _(香烟) contain a kind of nicotine, which gets people addicted.70. Dozens of companies, including Hewlett-Packard, are _(赞助) the event.第三节 语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）Many people may think the Forbidden City, or the Palace Museum, is 71 outstanding and old-fashioned museum. But, in r

56、ecent years, the museum has been working hard 72 (promote) Chinese cultural heritage among young people.The museums online store now offers special cultural and 73 (create) products. For example, in 2014, it started to make T-shirts that looked like an emperors coat. It also 74 (sell) earphones that

57、 looked like the necklaces worn by ancient officials, which brought 75 about 1 billion yuan in sales in 2016, reported China Youth Daily.Last year, a documentary（纪录片） 76 (title) Masters in Forbidden City became popular online. The documentary is about the people 77 job is to repair the relics in the

58、 museum. Many of these workers are young, and some are even in their 78 (twenty).Some other 79 (museum) across the country, such as the National Museum of China, 80 (inspire) by the Palace Museums efforts and are working on similar projects of their own.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）

59、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（）画掉。修改：在错的词下画一横线，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 summer vacation, I feel very exciting to visit my grandparents, which have been living in the count

60、ryside since they retired. I often get up early in the morning and breathe fresh airs. At noon, I pick some vegetables and fruits in my grandmothers backyard, but my grandfather often cooks for delicious food for me. When night fell, I often sit under the sky, appreciating the beautiful stars and te

61、lling my grandparents something about their life in the city. When I have to go back to the city, I always feel little bit sad. I really have a great sense of satisfy when living in the countryside because I am attract by everything there.第二节：书面表达（满分25分）假定你是学生李华。你的美国朋友Tom在给你的邮件中提到他对中国的移动支付（mobile pa

62、yment）很感兴趣，请你给Tom回复邮件并做简要介绍。内容包括：1. 目前中国使用移动支付的情况；2. 移动支付的好处；3. 你对移动支付的看法。注意：（1）词数不少于120；（2）可适当加入细节，使内容充实、行文连贯：（3）回邮开头及结尾己为你写好，不计入词数。参考词汇：微信：WeChat；支付宝：Alipay；二维码：QR codeDear Tom,In your letter you asked about mobile payment in China._Yours,Li Hua第二学期高二年级第一阶段考试 答案单选： BACBC BDBAA DBABC阅读：DAB DDCB CBD

63、A BDAC CBGED完形：BCBBA DACDD ACBCD ACBDA单词拼写：56-60 automatically; scholarship; panicked; embarrassed; behalf61-65 appropriate; tendency; anxiety; mental; quantities66-70 branches; potential; disagreements; Cigarettes; sponsoring语法填空：71-75 an;to promote;creative;sold;in76- -80 titled;whose;twenties;mus

64、eums;are inspired改错：1.将exciting改为excited; 2.将which改为who;3.将airs改为air; 4.将but改为and;5.将for去掉； 6.将fell改为falls;7.将their改为my; 8.在little前加a;9.将satisfy改为satisfaction; 10.将attract改为attracted参考范文：Dear TomIn your letter you asked about mobile payment in China. Its my honor to introduce it to you. Mobile payme

65、nt has been advocated around the world, which is a future way to pay bills. In China, WeChat and Alipay are popular everywhere. Just scanning the QR code with a smart phone, people can easily pay for the items they need.The advantages of mobile payment are obvious. Firstly, it saves peoples time to

66、pay bills. The use of mobile payment is carried out with a smart phone. The cashier can just scan the phone and the bill will be paid and the customer can check quickly. Secondly, people dont have to worry about getting the fake cash. As the cash have been used less, people wont receive the fake cash without paper money.I believe with the development of mobile payment, our life will be more convenient.Yours,Li Hua