高二上学期期中考试英语试题 1.docx

1、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：_一、单项选择1_ the last two years, the total cost has been reduced by 19 percent.ATo compare with BComparing to CComparing with DCompared with2Thinking about the fact that I was not prepared well enough, and _ to lose my face, I gave up this

2、 years civil service exam.Adidnt want Bnot wanted Cnot wanting Dnot to want3If _, Ill show the committee what I have found out about the matter.Apermitting Bbeing permitted Cpermitted Dhaving permitted4An island is a small piece of land _ by water.Asurrounded Bsurrounding Cto be surrounded Dbeing su

3、rrounded5Jill was sitting on the floor, _.Aboxes surrounding Bwas surrounded by boxesCis surrounded by boxes Dsurrounded by boxes6The Olympic Games, _ in 776 BC, did not include women players until 1912.Afirst playing Bto be first played Cfirst played Dto be first playing7Oh, look! Heres a photo _ i

4、n my classroom at primary school. Can you recognize me in it?Ataking Bwas taken Ctaken Dbeen taken8Near our school gate _ the classroom building.Astands Bis standing Cis stood Dhas stood9_ as he is, he has turned _ professional writer.AA teenager ; a BTeenager ; / CTeenager; a DA teenager ; /10So ba

5、dly _ in the car accident that he had to stay in hospital for several weeks.Adid he injure Bhe injure Cwas he injured Dhe was injured11She looks as if _ something.Ain search of Bshe looked for Cshe had looked for Dshe was in search of12_, there was no mistaking that she was displeased.AAs her words

6、were gently spoken BSpoken as her words were gentlyCWhereas her words gently spoken DGently as her words were spoken13By no means _ look down upon the poor.Awe would Bshould we Cought we Dwe shall14Here _ the president.Ais coming Bdoes come Ccomes Dis come15 , the disease will produce a powder poiso

7、n that will kill the patient.AIf it untreated BIf is untreatedCIf being untreated DIf untreated16Have you ever been upset when _ to yourself after your mobile phone battery runs out in the middle of a call?Abeing left talking Bleft talking Cbeing left talk Dleaving talking17She must be looking forwa

8、rd as much to his return as he himself is to _ her.Asee Bhave seen Cseeing Dhaving seen18I dont like the way _ you speak to her.A/ Bin thatCwhich Dof which19My family go to the old ladys home to help them do some housework and some gardening work whenever _.Apossible Bis possible Cbeing possible Dpo

9、ssibly20Only in this way, _ good grades in this examination.Acan we get Bwe can get Cwe are getting Dwe will get二、阅读选择 A few years ago, a friend sent me a restaurant gift card for Christmas, and I picked a pretty, sunny Sunday afternoon to use it. It felt good taking my two grown sons and daughter t

10、o a nice sit-down restaurant instead of the fast food places we usually ate at. The meal was delicious, and we all had a good time just being together. The gift card covered almost all of the check. I reached into my wallet to get enough cash to cover the rest. I saw two bills in the front of it. Th

11、e first would cover the rest of the check. The second would cover the check and give the waitress a nice tip. I reached down to pick out the first one.At that moment, my mind flashed back to 30 years ago. I was working as a busboy (餐厅勤杂工) in a restaurant much like the one we were in. It was long hou

12、rs of hard work for low pay. I went home just barely making enough to feed my young family. I also remembered how more than once I saw the waitresses counting their small tips while worrying about how they were going to pay the rent and buy their kids the things they needed. I remembered the pain in

13、 their eyes and saw the sadness in their faces at the end of the day.I blinked (眨眼睛) and was back in the present again, with my fingers touching the smaller bill in my wallet. I smiled, pushed it back down and picked out the larger bill. I folded it around the gift card and covered both of them with

14、 the check. As we all got up from the table, I handed them to the hardworking waitress. “You keep the change,” I said with a smile and a happy heart.We are all one family in this world. We live together and suffer together. Do your best to be kind. Do your best to be a good person and replace the su

15、ffering with joy.21What do we know from the first paragraph?AThe authors family had a hard life.BThe gift card was enough to pay the check.CThe author seldom ate together with his family.DThe author values spending time with his children.22The author mentioned his working experience as a busboy to _

16、.Adescribe struggles he faced in the past Bcomplain about his job at the restaurantCexplain why he chose the larger bill Dshow how hard waiters work23How did the author feel after giving the tip to the waitress?AMoved. BPleased. CPuzzled. DConcerned.24What is the authors main purpose in writing this

17、 article?ATo tell people to be kind.BTo remind us not to forget our hard days.CTo stress the importance of tipping servers.DTo show that we should thank friends and family.25Which is the best title of the passage?ATipping: a kind traditionBHelping hand for serversCWorking as a busboyDKindness makes

18、the world go around In September, a tragedy happened on the west coast of Tasmania, Australia. As many as 380 pilot whales became stranded (搁浅) in shallow water there and later died. This might have been Australias largest stranding event on record, the BBC reported.But mass whale stranding is not u

19、ncommon. For centuries, it has happened all over the world and has puzzled scientists. Scientists say the cause is often unknown. But they have offered many different explanations.Some say the whales chase small fish for food and end up in shallow water because they are not paying attention to where

20、 they are going.Others think the stranding has something to do with Earths geomagnetic field. They say that a geomagnetic compass in whales brains controls their position. Unusual changes in Earths magnetic field can affect the whales compasses and send them in the wrong direction.Another explanatio

21、n suggests that mass stranding is caused by the close relationships that whales have. Pilot whales travel in large groups. One lead whale might mistakenly lead the whole group to shallow water. “And if one gets into trouble, the others will not leave,” said Sheryl Gibney, a leading biologist from Ne

22、w Zealand. “Some will come in and try to help, they get trapped on the beach, then more will come.”The whales are trapped by mistake or out of sympathy. Once they get stranded, they will likely die. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration of the US, less than 10 percent of a

23、ll stranded whales survive.26What do we know about the stranding?AIt happened on the east coast of Australia. BIt is commonly seen in September each year.CIt caused the death of over 300 pilot whales. DIt broke a world record.27What does the word “chase” in Paragraph 3 mean?Arun after Bgive up Chelp

24、 with Dcompete against28According to Gibney, what will other whales do if their lead whale gets in trouble?AThey will change their direction. BThey will stay and try to help it.CThey will push it near the beach. DThey will travel with another group.29What is the story mainly about?AHow human activit

25、y has affected whales.BWhat might cause whale strandings.CHow whales find their direction while traveling.DWhat scientists are doing to save stranded whales.30Where is the passage from?ATravel journal BTourism magazine CNews website DScience textbook三、七选五 Earth is home to around 7,000 languages, aro

26、und half of which are expected to disappear by 2100. Languages disappear for many reasons. Sometimes younger generations stop learning a language because parents want children to fit in. 31 Native American children of the late-19th century were required to attend boarding schools where educators for

27、bade them from speaking their native languages.The United Nations ranks endangered languages according to their risk level. For example, a “critically endangered” language is one that even grandparents dont speak often. New Yorks Onondaga language is an example with only 50 speakers left. An “extinc

28、t” language has no speakers. It is gone forever. Alaskas Eyak language is one example. 32Various animals and plants benefit our environment. In the same way, different languages contribute to cultural diversity. 33 Languages can show how a society looks at the world and what it values. A language ma

29、y describe something in a way that is funny, too. In Welsh, it rains not cats and dogs , but old wives and walking sticks.The Endangered Language Alliance wants to save languages from disappearing. 34 However, its efforts are limited. If an endangered language is going to make a real comeback, itll

30、probably get its start in schools. For nearly 100 years, public schools in Hawaii did not teach the Hawaiian language. Now students can keep learning in Hawaiian from elementary schools to college and beyond.35 At least one did. In 1881, a Jewish linguist named Eliezer Ben-Yehuda brought the 3,000-y

31、ear-old language Hebrew back to life. Today it is one of the official languages of the country of Israel, with more than 4 million speakers.AThe last person who spoke it died in 2008.BWhy should we save endangered languagesCSaving these languages benefits our understanding of other cultures.DWith just 5 speakers left, it is absolutely endangered.E.Can a language with zero native speakers come back to lifeF.Sometimes societies