高二上学期期中考试英语试题 1.docx

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高二上学期期中考试英语试题1

甘肃省兰州市第一中学2020-2021学年高二上学期期中考试英语试题

学校:

___________姓名：

___________班级：

___________考号：

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一、单项选择

1．_______thelasttwoyears,thetotalcosthasbeenreducedby19percent.

A．TocomparewithB．ComparingtoC．ComparingwithD．Comparedwith

2．ThinkingaboutthefactthatIwasnotpreparedwellenough,and_______tolosemyface,Igaveupthisyear’scivilserviceexam.

A．didn’twantB．notwantedC．notwantingD．nottowant

3．If_______,I’llshowthecommitteewhatIhavefoundoutaboutthematter.

A．permittingB．beingpermittedC．permittedD．havingpermitted

4．Anislandisasmallpieceofland________bywater.

A．surroundedB．surroundingC．tobesurroundedD．beingsurrounded

5．Jillwassittingonthefloor,________.

A．boxessurroundingB．wassurroundedbyboxes

C．issurroundedbyboxesD．surroundedbyboxes

6．TheOlympicGames,________in776B．C．,didnotincludewomenplayersuntil1912.

A．firstplayingB．tobefirstplayedC．firstplayedD．tobefirstplaying

7．Oh,look!

Here’saphoto________inmyclassroomatprimaryschool.Canyourecognizemeinit?

A．takingB．wastakenC．takenD．beentaken

8．Nearourschoolgate________theclassroombuilding.

A．standsB．isstandingC．isstoodD．hasstood

9．_________asheis,hehasturned_________professionalwriter.

A．Ateenager;aB．Teenager;/C．Teenager;aD．Ateenager;/

10．Sobadly________inthecaraccidentthathehadtostayinhospitalforseveralweeks.

A．didheinjureB．heinjureC．washeinjuredD．hewasinjured

11．Shelooksasif________something.

A．insearchofB．shelookedforC．shehadlookedforD．shewasinsearchof

12．________,therewasnomistakingthatshewasdispleased.

A．AsherwordsweregentlyspokenB．Spokenasherwordsweregently

C．WhereasherwordsgentlyspokenD．Gentlyasherwordswerespoken

13．Bynomeans________lookdownuponthepoor.

A．wewouldB．shouldweC．oughtweD．weshall

14．Here________thepresident.

A．iscomingB．doescomeC．comesD．iscome

15．,thediseasewillproduceapowderpoisonthatwillkillthepatient.

A．IfituntreatedB．Ifisuntreated

C．IfbeinguntreatedD．Ifuntreated

16．Haveyoueverbeenupsetwhen________toyourselfafteryourmobilephonebatteryrunsoutinthemiddleofacall?

A．beinglefttalkingB．lefttalkingC．beinglefttalkD．leavingtalking

17．Shemustbelookingforwardasmuchtohisreturnashehimselfisto________her.

A．seeB．haveseenC．seeingD．havingseen

18．Idon’tliketheway______youspeaktoher.

A．/B．inthat

C．whichD．ofwhich

19．Myfamilygototheoldlady’shometohelpthemdosomehouseworkandsomegardeningworkwhenever_________.

A．possibleB．ispossibleC．beingpossibleD．possibly

20．Onlyinthisway,________goodgradesinthisexamination.

A．canwegetB．wecangetC．wearegettingD．wewillget

二、阅读选择

Afewyearsago,afriendsentmearestaurantgiftcardforChristmas,andIpickedapretty,sunnySundayafternoontouseit.Itfeltgoodtakingmytwogrownsonsanddaughtertoanicesit-downrestaurantinsteadofthefastfoodplacesweusuallyateat.Themealwasdelicious,andweallhadagoodtimejustbeingtogether.Thegiftcardcoveredalmostallofthecheck.Ireachedintomywallettogetenoughcashtocovertherest.Isawtwobillsinthefrontofit.Thefirstwouldcovertherestofthecheck.Thesecondwouldcoverthecheckandgivethewaitressanicetip.Ireacheddowntopickoutthefirstone.

Atthatmoment,mymindflashedbackto30yearsago.Iwasworkingasabusboy（餐厅勤杂工）inarestaurantmuchliketheonewewerein.Itwaslonghoursofhardworkforlowpay.Iwenthomejustbarelymakingenoughtofeedmyyoungfamily.IalsorememberedhowmorethanonceIsawthewaitressescountingtheirsmalltipswhileworryingabouthowtheyweregoingtopaytherentandbuytheirkidsthethingstheyneeded.Irememberedthepainintheireyesandsawthesadnessintheirfacesattheendoftheday.

Iblinked（眨眼睛）andwasbackinthepresentagain,withmyfingerstouchingthesmallerbillinmywallet.Ismiled,pusheditbackdownandpickedoutthelargerbill.Ifoldeditaroundthegiftcardandcoveredbothofthemwiththecheck.Asweallgotupfromthetable,Ihandedthemtothehardworkingwaitress.“Youkeepthechange,”Isaidwithasmileandahappyheart.

Weareallonefamilyinthisworld.Welivetogetherandsuffertogether.Doyourbesttobekind.Doyourbesttobeagoodpersonandreplacethesufferingwithjoy.

21．Whatdoweknowfromthefirstparagraph?

A．Theauthor’sfamilyhadahardlife.

B．Thegiftcardwasenoughtopaythecheck.

C．Theauthorseldomatetogetherwithhisfamily.

D．Theauthorvaluesspendingtimewithhischildren.

22．Theauthormentionedhisworkingexperienceasabusboyto______.

A．describestruggleshefacedinthepastB．complainabouthisjobattherestaurant

C．explainwhyhechosethelargerbillD．showhowhardwaiterswork

23．Howdidtheauthorfeelaftergivingthetiptothewaitress?

A．Moved.B．Pleased.C．Puzzled.D．Concerned.

24．Whatistheauthor’smainpurposeinwritingthisarticle?

A．Totellpeopletobekind.

B．Toremindusnottoforgetourharddays.

C．Tostresstheimportanceoftippingservers.

D．Toshowthatweshouldthankfriendsandfamily.

25．Whichisthebesttitleofthepassage?

A．Tipping:

akindtradition

B．Helpinghandforservers

C．Workingasabusboy

D．Kindnessmakestheworldgoaround

InSeptember,atragedyhappenedonthewestcoastofTasmania,Australia.Asmanyas380pilotwhalesbecamestranded（搁浅）inshallowwaterthereandlaterdied.ThismighthavebeenAustralia’slargeststrandingeventonrecord,theBBCreported.

Butmasswhalestrandingisnotuncommon.Forcenturies,ithashappenedallovertheworldandhaspuzzledscientists.Scientistssaythecauseisoftenunknown.Buttheyhaveofferedmanydifferentexplanations.

Somesaythewhaleschasesmallfishforfoodandendupinshallowwaterbecausetheyarenotpayingattentiontowheretheyaregoing.

OthersthinkthestrandinghassomethingtodowithEarth’sgeomagneticfield.Theysaythatageomagneticcompassinwhales’brainscontrolstheirposition.UnusualchangesinEarth’smagneticfieldcanaffectthewhales’compassesandsendtheminthewrongdirection.

Anotherexplanationsuggeststhatmassstrandingiscausedbythecloserelationshipsthatwhaleshave.Pilotwhalestravelinlargegroups.Oneleadwhalemightmistakenlyleadthewholegrouptoshallowwater.“Andifonegetsintotrouble,theotherswillnotleave,”saidSherylGibney,aleadingbiologistfromNewZealand.“Somewillcomeinandtrytohelp,theygettrappedonthebeach,thenmorewillcome.”

Thewhalesaretrappedbymistakeoroutofsympathy.Oncetheygetstranded,theywilllikelydie.AccordingtotheNationalOceanicandAtmosphericAdministrationoftheUS,lessthan10percentofallstrandedwhalessurvive.

26．Whatdoweknowaboutthestranding?

A．IthappenedontheeastcoastofAustralia.B．ItiscommonlyseeninSeptembereachyear.

C．Itcausedthedeathofover300pilotwhales.D．Itbrokeaworldrecord.

27．Whatdoestheword“chase”inParagraph3mean?

A．runafterB．giveupC．helpwithD．competeagainst

28．AccordingtoGibney,whatwillotherwhalesdoiftheirleadwhalegetsintrouble?

A．Theywillchangetheirdirection.B．Theywillstayandtrytohelpit.

C．Theywillpushitnearthebeach.D．Theywilltravelwithanothergroup.

29．Whatisthestorymainlyabout?

A．Howhumanactivityhasaffectedwhales.

B．Whatmightcausewhalestrandings.

C．Howwhalesfindtheirdirectionwhiletraveling.

D．Whatscientistsaredoingtosavestrandedwhales.

30．Whereisthepassagefrom?

A．TraveljournalB．TourismmagazineC．NewswebsiteD．Sciencetextbook

三、七选五

Earthishometoaround7,000languages,aroundhalfofwhichareexpectedtodisappearby2100.Languagesdisappearformanyreasons.Sometimesyoungergenerationsstoplearningalanguagebecauseparentswantchildrentofitin.31．NativeAmericanchildrenofthelate-19thcenturywererequiredtoattendboardingschoolswhereeducatorsforbadethemfromspeakingtheirnativelanguages.

TheUnitedNationsranksendangeredlanguagesaccordingtotheirrisklevel.Forexample,a“criticallyendangered”languageisonethatevengrandparentsdon’tspeakoften.NewYork’sOnondagalanguageisanexamplewithonly50speakersleft.An“extinct”languagehasnospeakers.Itisgoneforever.Alaska’sEyaklanguageisoneexample.32．

Variousanimalsandplantsbenefitourenvironment.Inthesameway,differentlanguagescontributetoculturaldiversity.33．Languagescanshowhowasocietylooksattheworldandwhatitvalues.Alanguagemaydescribesomethinginawaythatisfunny,too.InWelsh,itrainsnotcatsanddogs,butoldwivesandwalkingsticks.

TheEndangeredLanguageAlliancewantstosavelanguagesfromdisappearing.34．However,itseffortsarelimited.Ifanendangeredlanguageisgoingtomakearealcomeback,it’llprobablygetitsstartinschools.Fornearly100years,publicschoolsinHawaiididnotteachtheHawaiianlanguage.NowstudentscankeeplearninginHawaiianfromelementaryschoolstocollegeandbeyond.

35．Atleastonedid.In1881,aJewishlinguistnamedEliezerBen-Yehudabroughtthe3,000-year-oldlanguageHebrewbacktolife.TodayitisoneoftheofficiallanguagesofthecountryofIsrael,withmorethan4millionspeakers.

A．Thelastpersonwhospokeitdiedin2008.

B．Whyshouldwesaveendangeredlanguages

C．Savingtheselanguagesbenefitsourunderstandingofothercultures.

D．Withjust5speakersleft,itisabsolutelyendangered.

E.Canalanguagewithzeronativespeakerscomebacktolife

F.Sometimessocieties