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安徽省淮南市学年高二上学期期末英语试题
安徽省淮南市2020-2021学年高二上学期期末英语试题
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一、阅读选择
Afewyearsago,ItookasightseeingtriptoWashington,D.C.StandingoutsidetheRonaldReaganCenter,Iheardavoicesay,“Canyouhelpme?
”WhenIturnedaround,Isawanelderlyblindwomanwithherhandextended.Inanaturalreflex,Ireachedintomypocket,pulledoutallofmyloosechangeandplaceditonherhandwithoutevenlookingather.Iwasannoyedatbeingbotheredbyabeggar.Buttheblindwomansmiledandsaid,“Idon’twantyourmoney.Ijustneedhelpfindingthepostoffice.”
Inamoment,IrealizedwhatIhaddone.IjudgedanotherpersonsimplyforwhatIassumedshehadtobe.IhatedwhatIsawinmyself.Thisincidentre-awakenedmybeliefinhumility(谦恭),eventhoughI’dlostitforamoment.
ThethingIhadforgottenaboutmyselfisthatIamanimmigrant.IleftHondurasandarrivedintheU.S.attheageof15.Istartedmynewlifewithtwosuitcases,mybrotherandsister,andastrong,serious-mindedmother.Throughtheyears,Ihavebeenadishwasher,mechanicandpizzadeliverydriveramongmanyotherhumblejobs,andeventuallyIbecameanetworkengineer.
Inmyownlife,Ihaveexperiencedmanyopenactsofprejudice(偏见).Irememberatime,atage17—Iworkedasawaiter,andIheardafathertellhislittleboythatifhedidnotdowellinschool,hewouldenduplikeme.Ihavealsowitnessedthesametreatmentofmyfamilyandfriends,soIknowwhatit’slike,andIshouldhaveknownbetter.
Butnow,livinginmyAmericanmiddle-classlifestyle,itistooeasytoforgetmypast,toforgetwhoIamandwhereIhavebeen,andtolosesightofwhereIwanttobegoing.ThatblindwomanonthestreetsofWashington,D.C.,curedmeofmyblindness.Sheremindedmeofmybeliefinhumilityandtoalwayskeepmyeyesandheartopen.Bytheway,Ihelpedthatladytothepostoffice.Andinwritingthisessay,Ihopetothankherforthepricelesslesson.
1.Wecanlearnfromthefirsttwoparagraphsthat_.
A.theauthorwasanativeAmerican
B.theblindwomanneededthemoneybadly
C.theauthorwasaspoorastheblindwoman
D.theauthorregrettedhisactofprejudice
2.AccordingtoParagraph4,hearingthefather’swords,theauthorwasprobably_.
A.ratherhurtB.veryexcitedC.greatlyinspiredD.deeplymoved
3.Whichopiniondoestheauthoragreewith?
A.Oneshouldtrytoexperiencedifferentkindsoflife.
B.Oneshouldthinkaboutone’spastasoftenaspossible.
C.Oneshouldtreatothersequallywithloveandrespect.
D.Oneshouldbenicetotheelderlyandthedisabled.
4.Whydoestheauthorsayheisthankfultotheblindwomanattheendofthepassage?
A.Shehasmadehimvaluewhathehasrightnow.
B.Shehasremindedhimofthepastexperiences.
C.Hehasgotachancetothinkabouthispastandfuturebecauseofher.
D.Hehasregainedhisbeliefinhumilitywithherhelp.
5.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?
A.Howmydreamcomestrue
B.Apricelesslessoninthestreet
C.ABeliefthatwillneverchange
D.Learnfromyourpast
ThenumberofspeakersofEnglishinShakespeare’stimeisestimatedtohavebeenaboutfivemillion.Todayitisestimatedthatsome260millionpeoplespeakitasanativelanguage,mainlyintheUnitedStates,Canada,GreatBritain,Ireland,SouthAfrica,AustraliaandNewZealand.InadditiontothestandardvarietiesofEnglishfoundintheseareas,thereareagreatmanyregionalandsocialvarietiesofthelanguageaswellasvariouslevelsofusagethatareemployedbothinitsspokenandwrittenforms.
Infact,itisimpossibletoestimatethenumberofpeopleintheworldwhohaveacquiredanadequateworkingknowledgeofEnglishinadditiontotheirownlanguages.ThepurposeforEnglishlearningandthesituationsinwhichsuchlearningtakesplacearesovariedthatitisdifficulttoexplainandstillmoredifficulttojudgewhatformsanenoughworkingknowledgeforeachsituation.
ThemainreasonforthewidespreaddemandforEnglishisitspresent-dayimportanceasaworldlanguage.Besidesservingthevariousneedsofitsnativespeakers,Englishisalanguageinwhichsomeofimportantworksinscience,technology,andotherfieldsarebeingproduced,andnotalwaysbynativespeakers.Itiswidelyusedforsuchpurposesasmeteorological(气象的)andairportcommunications,internationalconferences,andthespreadofinformationovertheradioandtelevisionnetworksofmanynations.Itisalanguageofwidercommunicationforanumberofdevelopingcountries,especiallyformerBritishcolonies.Manyofthesecountrieshavemultilingualpopulationsandneedalanguageforinternalcommunicationinsuchmattersasgovernment,commerce,industry,lawandeducationaswellasforinternationalcommunicationandforentrancetothescientificandtechnologicaldevelopmentsintheWest.
6.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?
A.ItislikelytotellthenumberofpeoplewithanenoughworkingknowledgeofEnglish.
B.Therearesome260millionnativespeakersofEnglishintheworld.
C.ApartfromthestandardEnglish,thereareotherformsofEnglishes.
D.PeopleallaroundtheworldlearnEnglishforavarietyofreasons.
7.Accordingtothepassage,whatisthemainreasonforthewidespreaduseofEnglish?
A.ItwaspopularduringShakespeare’stime.
B.ItisusedinformerBritishcolonies.
C.Itisaworldlanguagethatisusedforinternationalcommunication.
D.Itservestheneedsofitsnativespeakers.
8.WhatformsanenoughworkingknowledgeofEnglish?
A.Beingamultilingual.
B.Beinganativespeaker.
C.Theabilitytoreadanewspaper.
D.Itisdifficulttojudgebecauseitdiffersforeachsituation.
9.WhattypeofdevelopingcountrieswouldbemostlikelytouseEnglish?
A.ThosegeographicallyclosetotheUnitedStates.
B.FormercoloniesofGreatBritain.
C.ThoseinterestedinthecultureoftheUnitedStates.
D.Countrieswhereinternationalconferencesareheld.
10.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthispassage?
A.TheDifficultiesofLearningEnglishB.InternationalCommunications
C.TheStandardVarietiesofEnglishD.EnglishasaWorldLanguage
二、七选五
Nowadays,manypeoplelovetotravel.Itisverycommonforpeopletogoonatripatanytime.11.Perhaps,thereasonforitspresentpopularityisthatmorepeoplehavecometorealizethebenefitsoftraveling.
Travelingprovidesagoodmanyopportunitiesforfun,adventureanddiscovery.Whenwevisitothercountries,wegainabetterunderstandingofthepeoplelivingthere.Welearntheircultures,historyandbackground.Wediscoverthesimilaritiestheyhavewithus.12.Itisinterestingtolearnfrompeoplewithdifferentbackgrounds.
Travelinghelpstoenrichourlives.13.Whenwevisitinterestingplaces,wediscoverandlearnmanythings.Wediscovernewpeople,surroundings,plantsandanimals.Ifwewanttomakeourtravelmoreexcitingandchallenging,wecanplanourowntourandselectthespecificplaceswewanttovisit.
Travelingisrefreshing.Itisapsychologicalnecessity,especiallyforpeoplewhohavestressfuljobs.14.Stayingathomeduringtheweekendisnotenoughtomakesomepeoplefeelrelaxed.15.Ithelpsthemtohandlethestresstheyexperienceatworkbetter.Afterthebreak,theyfeelmoreenergeticintheirwork.Formanyworkingadults,regulargetawayshelpthemkeeptheirenergyandenthusiasmtheyrequirefortheirwork.Withoutthesebreaks,theymaysufferfromworkburnout.
A.Yearsofhardworkfinallypayoff.
B.Wealsogettoknowtheirdifferencesfromus.
C.Itincreasesourknowledgeandwidensourvision.
D.Someevenconsidertravelingaspartoftheirlifestyle.
E.Intoday’ssociety,manypeoplesuffergreatstressatwork.
F.Takingperiodic(定期的)tripsproducesbetterresultsforthem.
G.Itisindeedajoyfulthingtosharetheexperienceofaspecialtripwithothers.
三、完形填空
HermanTravis,55,livesinHollyCourts,alow-incomeneighborhoodinSanFrancisco.EveryTuesday,Travis16ashoppingcartwithgroceriesfromalocalfoodbank(食品赈济站).Thenhemakeshome17tohiselderlyanddisabled18.Hestarteddoingitin2007andwhenhefirst19,peopleweredoubtful.Theydidn’twelcomeitashehad20.“Atfirstpeoplewere21.Theydidn’tletmein.However,22theygottoreallyknowmetheywouldjustbe23toseeme,”Travisoncetoldme.
IamoneofTravis’neighborswho24deliveriesfromhim.Likeeveryoneelse,I25appreciatehishelp,andlovetoseethejoy.Travisgetsoutofmakinghisrounds.I’m26withthewayhehandledhimselfwiththepeoplehere.He’sverykindandwarm,alwayssmiling,asifhe’s27afavorforhisownfamily.28,peoplearehappywhentheyseehimcoming,knowingtheyaretreatedwith29.
Therearepeopleinnearby30thathavebeentryingtostealTravisforyears.Theysuggest31himtogoanddeliverfoodforthem.Buthesimplywouldn’tdoitformoney.
WhatTravisdoesforusmightbe32things,buthedoesthemwithbiglove.It’s33rewardingforhimself.Andforthoseofuswhoreceivehis34everyweek,itistruly35.He’samodern-dayhero.
16.A.findsB.fillsC.choosesD.defeats
17.A.deliveriesB.projectsC.productionsD.sales
18.A.relativesB.customersC.neighborsD.colleagues
19.A.approachedB.startedC.knockedD.reacted
20.A.observedB.intendedC.dreamedD.expected
21.A.cautiousB.modestC.contentD.considerate
22.A.beforeB.afterC.becauseD.although
23.A.terrifiedB.confusedC.ashamedD.excited
24.A.receiveB.reduceC.findD.order
25.A.slightlyB.obviouslyC.reallyD.exactly
26.A.boredB.disturbedC.attemptedD.impressed
27.A.showingB.sharingC.doingD.making
28.A.ThereforeB.HoweverC.OtherwiseD.Besides
29.A