云南省玉溪第二重点中学2020- 2021学年高二下学期期中考试英语试卷（Word版含答案，无听力音频无文字材料）

云南省玉溪第二中学2020- 2021学年高二下学期期中考试英语试卷
（考试时间：120分钟；满分:150分）
第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）
第一节(共5小题:每小题1.5分，满分7.5分)
请听下面5段对话，选出最佳选项。
1. What will the woman do first in the afternoon
A. Go to the bookstore. B. See the dentist. C. Meet the man.
2. Why does the woman call the man
A. To book a table. B. To introduce a friend. C. To change their dinner plans.
3. How does the man usually go to work
A. By car. B. By bus. C. By train.
4. What are the speakers talking about
A. Attending a concert B. Making a poster C. Visiting their friend.
5. Where will the woman probably go to cash some traveler' s checks
A. The post office. B. The hotel. C.The bank.
第二节(共15小题:每小题1.5分，满分22.5分)
请听下面5段对话或独白，选出最佳选项。
请听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
6. What is Amy's grade this term
A. A. B. B. C. C.
7. What is the probable relationship between the speakers
A. Teacher and parent. B. Teacher and student. C. Husband and wife.
请听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
8. What happened to Kitty
A. She got injured. B. She was missing. C. She damaged something.
9. What does the woman suggest doing
A. Hiding the truth. B. Buying some flowers. C. Waking George up.
请听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10. Who taught history
A. Mr. Halsworth. B. Miss Matthews. C. Mrs. Sharp.
11. What did the woman probably think of the physics teacher
A. Clever. B. Strict. C. Patient.
12. What subject did Mr. Ford teach
A.Biology. B. Geography. C. Music.
请听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13. When will the woman have an interview
A. On Monday. B. On Tuesday. C. On Wednesday.
14. Where will the woman have an interview
A. In the library. B. In Room 341. C. In the reception room.
15. What does Howard Green do
A.A headmaster. B. A teacher. C. A librarian.
16. What should the woman bring
A. Her application form. B. Her photograph. C. Her passport.
请听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. From where did Steve set off on June 19th
A. Santiago. B. Sydney. C. Northam.
18. Why was Steve's balloon trip held up at first
A .Because of the wind. B. Because of the burner control. C. Because of the fire in the balloon.
19. When did Steve compete in the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race
A. In 1985. B. In 1992. C. In 1996.
20. What did Steve do in 2001
A. He sailed across the Atlantic.
B. He swam across the English Channel.
C. He raced in the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
A
Looking for something fun to do this summer Ready to learn about leadership and make a difference in your community Apply to volunteer! Volunteers assist with activities under the guidance of experienced staff.
Summer Adventure Playgrounds Program
Help promote opportunities to play and lead playground participants in games, sports, arts & crafts, and make new friendships.
Dates: June 14 — August 12, Monday — Friday
Times: 9 a.m. — 3 p.m.
Application Deadline: May 25
The View
Help promote opportunities to take care of children in a social setting.This program includes trips to the Bloomington Family Aquatic Center.
Dates: June 14 — August 6, Monday — Friday
Times: 9 a.m. — 4 p.m.
Application Deadline: April 24
Adaptive Softball
Softball Volunteers teach and encourage people with disabilities at weekly softball games at Tarnhill Park.Volunteers can choose to coach youth and/or adults on Tuesdays.
Dates: Tuesdays, June 14 — August 10
Times: 6:15 — 8:15 p.m.
Application Deadline: May 31
Farmers Market Volunteer
The Farmers Market is looking for volunteers in three types: Market Operations, Family Activities and Cooking display.
Dates: Mondays & Saturdays, June 12 — October 23
Times: 7 a.m. — 2 p.m. with varying shifts
Application Deadline: April 16
To apply to volunteer, visit BloomingtonMN.gov. All volunteers must apply online and fill out the application form before an interview. For more information, contact Parks and Recreation at 952-563-8877 or e-mail at parksrec@BloomingtonMN.gov.
21．Which program will you choose if you are not free on Mondays
A．Summer Adventure Playgrounds Program B．Adaptive Softball
C．Farmers Market Volunteer D．The View
22．If you are good at cooking, you may apply to the related program on______.
A．April 15 B．April 20 C．May 24 D．May 31
23．What should you do to gain the opportunity as a volunteer
A．Send the application form by e-mail. B．Go for an interview directly.
C．Contact the organizers at 952-563-8877. D．Fill in an application form online.
B
I stood behind the curtain, my hands shaking. As I listened to the crowd laugh at the host's jokes, I thought about why I believed I could do that. Two months earlier, I had signed up for improv（即兴表演）classes at a local theater, along with four other graduate students.
When I first heard about the improv classes, I was torn. I feared getting on stage and performing in front of strangers. However, I knew I wanted to work as a science communicator after finishing my Ph.D., so it seemed like a perfect opportunity to improve my communication ability and gain confidence thinking on my feet.
During our first class, we learned the key concept of improv: “yes, and”. If someone says that rhinos are librarians, for example, then rhinos are librarians. We don't question the logic; we say “yes” and continue with the scene as if nothing is wrong. To do this effectively, we have to avoid second-guessing ourselves. Sometimes scenes go in unexpected directions. The best improv happens when performers stay open to different possibilities. Over time, I started to enjoy our classes. I also became better at listening and communicating clearly in the moment.
That training came in handy 6 months ago, when I was giving a seminar about my science research. An audience member surprised me with a question that didn't grow out of the information I had presented. Instead of getting perplexed, I used that approach, and it helped me find an appropriate answer.
Last year, I used that approach when dealing with confusing data. Instead of getting discouraged, I kept exploring the data and ended up identifying a new type of cell — one that wasn't behaving as expected. If I hadn't stayed open to the possibility that the results were real, I would have missed out on the most exciting finding of my Ph.D．program so far.
24．The author expected that the improv classes could help him ________.
A．gain better skills in communicating B．rid his fear of appearing on the stage
C．recover from a mental illness D．learn how to think independently
25．What is the key to improv
A．Pretending to be clever. B．Understanding different scenes.
C．Accepting unexpected possibilities. D．Asking others some questions.
26．What does the underlined word “perplexed” in paragraph 4 probably mean
A．Amused. B．Confused. C．Surprised. D．Disappointed.
27．What can we infer about the author from the last paragraph
A．He failed in exploring the new cell. B．He got stuck after finding unexpected data.
C．Science research made him more confident. D．The improve skill helped him a lot in his Ph.
C
Americans are now allowed to get a COVID-19 vaccine （疫苗）. But the process in America is not going as smoothly as some had hoped. Many people are still facing a wait for their first shot. Moreover, the vaccines aren't available to kids under 16 yet. That's because scientists have only tested if the vaccine works in adults.
The good news is that there are two companies, Moderna and Pfizer, making COVID-19 vaccines. They are now running clinical trials（临床实验）to test their vaccines in teens and kids. Volunteers are given a treatment plan and then evaluated after.
Clinical trials are designed with safety in mind and usually done in adults first. They work like this: volunteers get placed into one of two groups. One group receives the vaccine. The other group gets a placebo. This is a shot given in the same way as the vaccine but with no effect. Scientists can compare the effects of the real vaccine against the placebo to see if the vaccine works. Researchers want to know everything that a person experiences when they get the shot, so they can detect any harmful effects. If anything did happen, the trial would stop immediately.
Some teens are eager to volunteer because they want to help people. Maybe you're the right age to be part of a clinical trial for the COVID-19 vaccine. Why not volunteer For A Vaccine Trial Interested kids should read about the trials because every trial has risks. They should talk to their doctor and weigh the benefits and risks. Every vaccine has rare side effects in a few patients.
If you want to participate in a trial, you can try to sign up online by just clicking here, clinical trials gov. which lists every clinical trial in the US, including COVID-19 vaccine trials.
28．Why kids under 16 can't get a COVID-19 vaccine
A．Because the vaccine is too hard to get.
B．Because the vaccine is too expensive for them.
C．Because they are not at the risk of getting COVID-19.
D．Because the effectiveness of the vaccine for kids hasn't been tested .
29．How do the clinical trials work
A．One group receives the vaccine and the other group gets a substance to comfort patients.
B．One group receives the vaccine and the other group gets a pill to treat patients.
C．One group receives the vaccine and the other group gets a prize to award patients.
D．One group receives the vaccine and the other group gets a way to cure patients.
30．What's the purpose of this article
A．To tell American adults they can get a COVID-19 vaccine.
B．To inform that American children can't get a COVID-19 vaccine.
C．To give information about clinical trials of vaccines in teens and kids.
D．To provide information for potential volunteers on trials.
31．Where does this passage probably come from
A．Newspapers. B．Magazines. C．Internet. D．Textbooks.
D
During this year's Spring Festival, Ma Rui made a meme（表情包）by collaging（拼贴）her portrait and images of firecrackers and golden coins. Ma sent it to relatives and friends on social media as her new year's greeting.
“Traditional text greetings are tedious. A meme sticker of myself is more creative and personal,” said Ma, a 38-year-old woman working in Yinchuan. As a regular meme maker, Ma also made her cat and dog the main characters of her creations. With her ever-increasing meme collection, she can deal with most online communications by sending memes without sending a text message On China's most popular social networking apps WeChat and QQ, many users have developed the habit of collecting memes in their accounts, including those featuring celebrities, animals，and cartoon characters. Ma has been using emojis and memes on Wechat for about 10 years, but they were limited in the past.
In recent years, meme-making has become a new trend, with the emergence of more designers and apps for making memes. With free apps, people can create their own memes and share them online. As an industry，meme-making can also bring decent incomes for meme designers, injecting vitality into related products and industries. “A good meme can accurately express what one means and reduce misunderstanding and embarrassment. This is why people need it,” said Luo Yalong, a 30-year-old meme designer.
Luo created a cartoon character named “Little Chubby Inu.” With this image, he designed nearly one thousand memes with different expressions, which have been used billions of times on WeChat since it was first introduced in 2017.
The image of Little Chubby Inu has also been printed on T-Shirts, mugs, and cosmetics and packages of popular drink brands. This year, Luo opened an online store for Little Chubby Inu-themed products.
By drawing inspiration from popular websites young people like to visit, Luo has become a prolific meme-maker, creating a new series of memes every two or three months. “Attractive memes are emerging every day, while users' tastes are ever-changing. For us designers, it causes great pressure but also presents immense opportunities,” Luo said.
32．What does the underlined word “tedious” in Paragraph 2 mean
A．Narrow. B．Dull. C．Ancient. D．Common.
33．Why do more and more people like to make memes
① To make us laugh happily.
② To help us make good profit.
③ To show designers' character
④ To help us communicate better.
A．① ② ③ B．① ② ④ C．① ③ ④ D．② ③ ④
34．What does Luo's words in the last paragraph suggest
A．Designers should cater for users' appetite. B．Memes cause great pressure to designers.
C．New interesting memes are arising everyday. D．More and more memes bring us opportunities.
35．What is the main idea of the text
A．The stories about some famous meme-makers. B．Memes' going viral on Chinese social networking.
C．The difference between old and new greetings. D．Memes' creating cartoon animals character.
第二节 七选五（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
__36 People use money to buy food, furniture，books，bicycles and hundreds of other things they need or want. When they work, they usually get paid in money．
Most of the money today is made of metal or paper． 37 One of the first kinds of money was shells．
Shells were not the only things used as money．In China，cloth and knives were used. In the Philippine Islands, rice was used as money for a long time. Elephant tusks，monkey tails and salt were used as money in parts of Africa．
The first metal coins were made in China, They were round and had a square hole in the center． 38
Different countries have used different metals and designs for their money． 39 Sweden and Russia used copper(铜) to make their money. Later some countries began to make coins of gold and silver.
But even gold and silver were inconvenient if you had to buy something expensive. Again the Chinese thought of a way to improve money．__40 The first paper money looked more like a note from one person to another than the paper money used today.
Money has an interesting history from the days of shell money until today．
A．Today anyone will accept money in exchange for goods and service．
B．The first coins in England were made of tin(锡)．
C．But people used to use all kinds of things as money．
D．Money, as we know, is all made of paper.
E．They began to use paper money.
F. People strung (串连) them together and carried them from place to place．
G．No one knows for certain when people began to use money
第三部分：完形填空（共20小题，每小题2分，满分30分）
Many people who work in London prefer to live outside it, and to go to their offices, factories or schools every day by train, car or bus, even though this 41 they have to get up earlier in the morning and reach 42 later in the evening.
One benefit of living outside London is 43 houses are 44 . Even a small flat in London 45 a garden costs a lot of money. With the same money, one can get a little house in the country with a garden of 46 own.
Then, in the country one can be 47 from the noise and hurry of the town. 48 one has to get up earlier and spend more time in trains or buses, one can sleep 49 at night, and, during weekends and 50 summer evening, one can enjoy the 51 clean air in the country. If one 52 gardens, one can spend one’s 53 time digging, planning, watering and doing a hundred and one other jobs which are needed in the garden. Then, when the flowers and vegetables 54 , one has the reward of a person who has shared the secrets of 55 .
Some people, however, take 56 in country things. For them, 57 lies in the town, with its cinemas and theaters, beautiful shops and busy streets, dance halls and restaurants, such people would 58 that their life was not worth 59 if they had to live it outside London. A walk in one of the parks and a visit 60 the sea every summer is all the country they want.
41. A. shows B. expresses C. means D. requires
42. A. home B. family C. flat D. house
43. A. those B. that C. the D. all
44. A. cleaner B. nicer C. bigger D. cheaper
45. A. with B. without C. has D. and
46. A. it’s B. its C. one’s D. their
47. A. free B. far C. out D. quiet
48. A. If B. Although C. Because D. After
49. A. little B. less C. longer D. better
50. A. on B. for C. at D. in
51. A. cold B. warm C. fresh D. pleasant
52. A. pleases B. likes C. wants D. interests
53. A. other B. rest C. spare D. whole
54. A. come on B. come to C. come up D. come over
55. A. mankind B. society C. science D. nature
56. A. no interest B. an interest C. much interest D. little interest
57. A. health B. happiness C. wealth D. future
58. A. know B. feel C. understand D. hope
59. A. to live B. to spend C. living D. spending
60. A. in B. to C. around D. at
第四部分：语法填空（共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于3个词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
I was always told that the three “P” s, patience, positive thinking and perseverance(毅力), were a sure path 61._______success. But this advice does not always work as planned. My high school maths exam is one example. The exam, 62._______was originally to be held in our classroom, 63._______ (change) to the library at the last minute. This, 64._______, didn’t bother me because maths always been my strongest subject. I patiently walked to the library, took my seat and did some deep breathing to help relax 65._______ (me).
But my mood quickly changed when I saw 66.________first question. I had no idea how to do it. I tried to stay positive and persevered 67._______I finally found the solution. With the problem 68.________ (solve), I felt proud of my achievement. 69. ________ (fortunate), I then noticed that I had just 10 minutes left 70.________ (complete) the rest.
第五部分：短文改错（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）
The summer holiday is coming. My classmates and I are talking about how to do during the holiday. We can chose between staying at home and take a trip. If we stay at home, it is comfortable but there is no need to spend money. But in that case, we will learn little about world. If we go on a trip aboard, we can broaden your view and gain knowledges we cannot get from books. Some classmates suggest we can go to places of interest nearby. I thought that it is a good idea. It does not cost many, yet we can still learn a lot.
第六部分：书面表达（共1小题，满分25分）
假定你是李华，市电视台将举办《中国诗词比赛)(Chinese poetry Contest)国际友人专场， 你想邀请对中国文化感兴趣的外教老师Adam 一同观赛。请给他写一封信，内容包括:
1. 时间:下周五晚六点半；
2. 地点:市中心；
3. 诗词比赛的意义。
注意:
1. 词数100左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear Adam,
____________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
Yours,
Li Hua
2020-2021高二下学期期中考英语参考答案
听力：(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)
1-5 BCCAC 6-10 AACAA 11-15 BBABC 16-20 BCABA
阅读理解：(共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分)
21-23 BAD 24-27 ACBD 28-31 DADC 32-35 BDAB
七选五：36－40 ACFBE
完型填空：(共20小题；每小题1,5分，满分30分)
41-45 CABDB 46-50 CABDA 51-55 CBCCD 56-60 ABBCB
语法填空(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)
61. to 62. which 63. was changed 64. however 65. myself
66. the 67. until 68. solved 69. Unfortunately 70. to complete
短文改错：(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)
how--what
Chose--choose
take--taking
but--and
world前加the
your--our
Knowledges -- knowledge
can--should 或去掉can
thought--think
many--much
写作：A possible version:
Dear Adam,
Knowing that you take a great interest in Chinese culture, I’m writing to invite you to attend Chinese poetry Contest for foreigners to be held by the city TV station at 6:30 pm next Friday at the Citizen center.
Similar contests are watched by many people in China as ancient Chinese culture is regaining popularity these days. Also, the wisdom delivered through Chinese classic poems can be rather impressive and helpful for the learners of the Chinese language.
It will be a rather unforgettable night and I sincerely hope you could come with me. Looking forward to your early reply!
Yours,
Li Hua