北京汇文中学学年高二下学期期中英语试题.docx

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北京汇文中学学年高二下学期期中英语试题

北京汇文中学2020-2021学年高二下学期期中英语试题

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一、完形填空

Onesummerafternoon,whenIwasabouteightyearsofage,Iwaslookingatabeautifulrainbow.Somebodysaid,“Ifyoushouldgotothe1oftherainbow,youwouldfindtheregreatpotsofgoldandsilver.”without2Irushedfromthehouse,andsetofftowardthewoods.

IwassosurethatIknewjust3thatrainbowended.IrememberedhowgladandproudIwasinmythoughts,andwhatfinepresentsIpromisedtoallmyfriendsoutofmyriches.Sothinking.andlayingdelightfulplans,almostbeforeIknewitIhad4thethickforest,andtheendoftherainbowwasnotthere!

5Isawitshiningdownamongthetreesalittlefartheroff;soonandonI6throughthethickbushesand7rapidstreams.Thewoodsgrewthickeranddarker,andthegroundmorewet.SuddenlyImetinmywaya8porcupine（豪猪）,whomadehimselfstilllargerwhenhesawme.Fearingthathewouldattackme,Iranfromhimasfastasmytiredfeetwouldcarryme.Inmy9andhurryIforgottokeepmyeyeontherainbow,andwhen,atlast,I10andlookedforit,itwasnowhereinsight!

Ithadquite11away.Iburstintotears,forIhadlostallmy12andhadnothingtoshowformypilgrimage（journeytoaholyplace）butmuddyfeetandawetandtombody.

ButIsoonfoundthatmytroubleshadonlybegun:

Iwaslost!

Icouldnottellwhichwaseastorwestbutwanderedabouthereandthere,cryingandcalling,thoughIknewthatnoonecouldhearme.AllatonceIheardmynicknamecalled.soIjumpedup.Itwasmyeldestbrother.Hehuggedandkissedawayallmytears,andthenhetoldmewhattherainbow13is:

“Itisonlypaintedair,anddoesnot14ontheearth.Butittellsussomethingmore.Whenyousetoffonapilgrimage,youwillbe15bytherainbowthroughallthedarkplacesofthisworldtotreasuresinyourheart,better,farbetter,thansilverorgold.”

1．A．endB．rightC．topD．front

2．A．appreciationB．intentionC．hesitationD．explanation

3．A．howB．whenC．whyD．where

4．A．noticedB．clearedC．passedD．reached

5．A．ButB．AndC．OrD．For

6．A．struggledB．imaginedC．lookedD．worked

7．A．aboveB．towardsC．acrossD．through

8．A．youngB．wildC．largeD．fierce

9．A．horrorB．embarrassmentC．sorrowD．disappointment

10．A．criedB．rememberedC．returnedD．determined

11．A．flownB．movedC．brokenD．faded

12．A．dreamsB．destinationsC．treasuresD．spirits

13．A．usuallyB．reallyC．finallyD．entirely

14．A．jumpB．restC．dropD．lie

15．A．cheatedB．movedC．ledD．caught

二、用单词的适当形式完成短文

阅读下列短文，根据短文内容填空。

在未给提示词的空白处仅填写1个适当的单词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。

TeenagersintheU.S.knowthey'llprobablyneedtechskills16．（land）goodjobs,butanewsurvey17．（suggest）thatinterestintechcareersmaybedecreasing.

Thepercentageofboysaged13to17whoareinterestedinscience,technology,engineeringandmath-orSTEM-careersdroppedaccordingtoasurveybyJuniorAchievementUSA．Theamountofgirls18．（interest）inSTEMcareersstayedunchangedat11percent.

阅读下列短文，根据短文内容填空。

在未给提示词的空白处仅填写1个适当的单词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。

Anepidemicisthenamegiventoan19．（infect）diseasethatrapidlyspreadstoalargenumberofpeoplewithinashortperiodoftime-usuallytwoweeksorless.Itcan20．（cause）byseveraldifferentfactors,suchasavirusbeingcarriedintoanarea,changesinthewaypeoplelive,21．increasesthechancesofthemcomingintocontactwithabacteriaorvirus.

阅读下列短文，根据短文内容填空。

在未给提示词的空白处仅填写1个适当的单词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。

22．you'regoodornotatschoolverymuchdependsontheteachers'expectations.Butitis23．（good）toknowwhattodotobeahappypersonandwhattodotoleadameaningfullife,etc.

Statisticsshowthatpeoplewhofailedatschooldidn'tendup24．（fail）inlife.YoumayhavealreadyknownthatSteveJobs.RichardBaranson,didn'tdoverywellatschool.Infact,therearealotmorethanjustthe“bigshots”whoaresuccessfulinlife25．completingschool.

三、阅读选择

Sportsarethebaseofmylife,nexttomymotherwhoraisedmewhenmydadleftus.IhavebeenintosportssinceIwassixyearsold.Ihaveknownmanycoachesandheardhundredsoftheirtips,buttheyusuallyfocusedondrillstodevelopmyskillsandreachthenextlevelofplay.

WhenIwasinSeniorTwo,Imetthenewschoolbasketballcoach,BrianPawloski.IthoughtIwascertaintobeselectedfortheschoolteamsinceIhadbeeninittheyearbefore.Ishoweduptothetryoutsandputoutabout90%effortsinceIthoughtI,dmakeitwithnoproblem.Thatwasabigmistake.

BrianPawloskiisthehardest-workingcoachIhaveevermet.Hedidn’texpect100%effort,heexpected200%effort.Oneexample：

heoncemadeusdo40suicidedrillsforthe40lay-ups（投篮）wemissedinagame.Somethinkthisiscrazy,butitisn’t.Afterthisconditioningpractice,asweweregettingacupofcoldwatertodrink,Isaid,“Coach,thatwasthebestpracticeIeverhad.”Iwascompletelysincere.Thismanwasandisthepersonwhoinfluencedmemostatmyhighschool.Heexpectsustobeexcellentnotjustonthecourtbutintheclassroom.IfIamnotworkingonbasketball,Iamreadingabookthathethinkswillhelpusbetterunderstandlife’schallenges,includingWooden,Coach,andTheScrewtapeLetters.

InthefirsttwoyearsIslackedoff,notputtingforthmyfullpotential.Now,unlikethecoachesofmyyouth,thismanwasinterestedinhowhedidoffthecourt.HealwaysmadesureIkeptupwithmystudiesandwasabletobetrusted.Icanhonestlysaythatnoothercoachhasgivenmesomuchadviceonhowtosucceedinbasketball,butmoreimportantly,inlife.Myschoolisluckytohavesuchagreatpersontoteach,coachandinfluencetheirstudents.Iwillalwaysremembermyhigh-schoolbasketballdaysasoneofthehardesttimesIhaveeverworkedinmylifenotonlyinbasketballbutinmygrowthasanindividual.

26．Differentfromothercoaches,CoachBrian______.

A．concentratedonskilltraining

B．trainedtheteamtotheedgeofdeath

C．expectedtheteamtodowellintheirstudies

D．askedtheteamtodomorereadingthantraining

27．Theunderlinedphrase“slackedoff”inthelastparagraphprobablymeans______.

A．paidnoattentionB．showednointerest

C．hadlesspassionD．madelesseffort

28．Intheauthor’seye,CoachBrianis______.

A．strictandhelpful

B．hardworkingandhonest

C．skilledandcruel

D．professionalandserious

Yourcarisanecessarypartofyourlife.Youuseiteveryday.Ofcourse,youwanttoholdontoitsoyoumakesureithasthelatestalarmandimmobilizer（汽车防盗器）.Butdespiteallthese,carslikeyoursarestillstoleneveryday.Infact,inthiscountry,onecarisstolenalmosteveryminute!

Andifyourcarisstolen,youonlyhavea50:

50chanceofseeingitagain.

Eachyear,carcrimecostsnearly£3billion.Ofcourse,ifyou'reinsured,youwon'tloseout,orwillyou?

Firstly,youwillhavetopayextrainsurancelateron,andthenyoumaynotbeofferedthefullamountbytheagent.Youwillprobablyhavetohireacarandyouwillalsolosethevalueofthecontentsandaccessories（配件）inthecar.

Nowcomesthesolution.AnRACTrackstarsystem,hiddeninoneof47possiblesecretlocationsinyourcar,isthekeyofoursystem.Ifyourcarisstolen,radiosignalsaresentattwenty-secondintervalsfromthecartotheRACTrackstarNationalControlCenterviaasatellitenetwork.Thenacomputergivesthevehicle'sexactlocation,speedanddirection.

TheRACTrackstarNationalControlCenter,whichoperates24hoursaday,365daysayear,willimmediatelyinformthepoliceintheareawherethecarislocated,Becausethepolicereceiveinformationeverytwentyseconds,theywillalwaysknowthevehicle'slocation.Oncethethiefhasbeenarrested,yourcarwillbereturnedtoyou.

RACTrackstarisuniqueinbeingabletoprovidetheNationalControlCenterwithdetailsoftheexactlocationofyourcar,itsspeedanddirection.Andspeedisthekeytosuccessfulrecoveryofastolenvehicle.RACTrackstarControlwillimmediatelytellthepoliceifyoureportyourcarstolenandunderthe24-hourGuardianOption.Itwillalsotellyouifyourcarhasbeenstolen.RACTrackstar'sconstantupdatesmeanthepolicearekeptinformedofthecar'slocation.Allthesegreatlyimproveyourchancesofseeingyourcaragain.

29．Ifyourcarisstolen,youwillhaveto_______.

A．hireanewcarB．paymoreinsurance

C．buyaRACTrackstarsystemD．informtheNationalControlCenter

30．TheTrackstarsystemcantellthepolice_______.

A．wherethecarisB．howthecarisstolen

C．whothethiefisD．whatbrandthecaris

31．Accordingtothepassage,peoplewithRACTrackstar_______.

A．aremorelikelytogetthestolencarsback

B．havelesschanceofbeinginanaccident

C．seldomgettheirvehiclesdamaged

D．automaticallyfinddirections

Formanyyears,schoolchildrenintheUShavebeentakenon“fieldtrips”toculturalinstitutionssuchasmuseumsofart.Educatorsarrangetheminthebeliefthatschoolsexistnotonlytoteacheconomicallyusefulskills,butalsotoproducecivilizedyoungpeoplewhoappreciatetheartandculture.Whilethereareparentswhowilltaketheirchildrentoculturalplacesintheirfreetime,thereareplentyofotherchildrenwhowillneverhavethiskindofopportunityunlessschoolsofferit.Soyoucouldsaythattakingschoolstudentsonfieldtripsisameansofgivingeveryoneequalaccesstotheirculturalheritage.

However,theattitudetowardsfieldtripsinrecentyearsischanging,withthenumberoftoursorganizedforschoolgroupsfallingsignificantlyinmuseumsallaroundthecountry.Themostobviousreasonistheissueoffinance.Becausetherearei