河南省巩义市第四高级中学2020-2021学年高二上学期期中考试英语试卷（无听力试题）

巩义四中2020-2021学年上学期高二期中考试英语试卷
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A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A
What’s On?
Electric Underground
??? 7.30pm―1.00am???? Free at the Cyclops Theatre
??? Do you know who’s playing in your area? We’re bringing you an evening of live rock and pop music from the best local bands. Are you interested in becoming a musician and getting a recording contract(合同)? If so, come early to the talk at 7.30pm by Jules Skye, a successful record producer. He’s going to talk about how you can find the right person to produce you music.
Gee Whizz
??? 8.30pm―10.30pm???Comedy at Kaleidoscope
??? Come and see Gee Whizz perform. He’s the funniest stand-up comedian on the comedy scene. This joyful show will please everyone, from the youngest to the oldest. Gee Whizz really knows how to make you laugh! Our bar is open from 7.00pm for drinks and snacks(快餐).
Simon’s Workshop
??? 5.00pm―7.30pm??? Wednesdays at Victoria Stage
??? This is a good chance for anyone who wants to learn how to do comedy. The workshop looks at every kind of comedy, and practices many different ways of making people laugh. Simon is a comedian and actor who has 10 years experience of teaching comedy. His workshops are exciting and fun. An evening with Simon will give you the confidence to be funny.
Charlotte Stone
??? 8.00pm―11.00pm???? Pizza World
??? Fine food with beautiful jazz music; this is a great evening out. Charlotte Stone will perform songs from her new best-selling CD, with James Pickering on the piano. The menu is Italian, with excellent meat and fresh fish, pizzas and pasta(面食). Book early to get a table. Our bar is open all day, and serves cocktails, coffee, beer, and white wine.
21.Who can help you if you want to have your music produced?
A. Jules Skye. B. Gee Whizz. C. Charlotte Stone. D. James Pickering.
22.At which place can people of different ages enjoy a good laugh?
A. The Cyclops Theatre B. Kaleidoscope C. Victoria Stage D. Pizza World
23.What do we know about Simon抯 Workshop?
A. It requires membership status. B. It lasts three hours each time.
C. It is run by a comedy club. D. It is held every Wednesday.
24.When will Charlotte Stone perform her songs?
A.5.00pm―7.30pm. B.7.30pm―1.00am.
C.8.00pm―11.00pm. D.8.30pm―10.30pm.
B
I am peter Hodes ,a volunteer stem cell?courier. Since March 2012, I've done 89 trips of those , 51 have been abroad, I have 42 hours to carry stem cells(干细胞) in my little box because I've got two ice packs and that's how long they last, in all, from the time the stem cells are harvested from a donor(捐献者) to the time they can be implanted in the patient, we’ve got 72 hours at most, So I am always conscious of time.
牋 I had one trip last year where I was caught by a hurricane in America. I picked up the stem cells in Providence, Rhode Island, and was meant to fly to Washington then back to London. But when I arrived at the check-in desk at Providence, the lady on the desk said: 揥ell, I抦 really sorry, I抳e got some bad news for you-there are no fights from Washington. So I took my box and put it on the desk and I said: 揑n this box are some stem cells that are urgently needed for a patient-please, please, you’ve got to get me back to the United Kingdom.” She just dropped everything. She arranged for a flight on a small plane to be held for mere-routed(改道) me through Newark and got me back to the UK even earlier than originally scheduled.
??? For this courier job, you抮e consciously aware than that box you抮e got something that is potentially going to save somebody抯 life.
25.Which of the following can replace the underlined word 揷ourier in Paragraph 1?
A. provider B. delivery man C. collector D. medical doctor
26.Why does Peter have to complete his trip within 42 hours?
A. He cannot stay away from his job too long. B. The donor can only wait for that long.
C. The operation needs that very much. D. The ice won't last any longer.
27.Which flight did the woman put Peter on first?
A. To London B. To Newark C. To Providence D. To Washington
C
Organic(有机的)farming is a type of agriculture that benefits from the recycling and use of natural products. Use of dried plants not only saves money, but also ensures the growth of crops. The technique is characterized by the use of green manure(肥料),biological pest control methods and special farming techniques to keep soil productivity. Limiting the use of man-made chemicals or completely doing away with them reduces the risk of diseases. Today, organic farming is a major and preferred industry around the world. Organically grown food products have a huge market, with farmlands covering about 10% of the total world-farmland cover. The hard work of Sir Albert Howard, the Father of Organic Farming, has paid off.
Advantages of Organic Farming:
(1)The economics of organic farming are characterized by increasing profits through reduced water use and reduced soil erosion(侵蚀).
(2)Organic farming produces the same crops as those produced through traditional farming methods, but uses half the energy, and holds 40% more topsoil.
(3)Farming the organic way enables farmers to get rid of weeds without the use of any chemicals.
(4)The use of green pesticides(杀虫剂)is environmentally friendly and does no harm to human’s health.
Disadvantages of Organic Farming:
(1)Organic methods of farming produce less, compared to traditional farming techniques.
(2)Organic agriculture does little to fight global climate change. Though organic farming practices are recognized as giving out less CO2,but not to a significant degree.
However, though there are some disadvantages to organic farming, farms where organic methods for cropping have been used have more advantages than traditional farms. Organic agriculture is surely better in the long term.
28.The underlined sentence in Paragraph 1 shows that Sir Albert Howard________.
A. worked hard for nothing B. succeeded in organic farming
C. spent all his time on organic farming D. didn抰 expect organic farming to be successful
29.According to the passage, compared to traditional farming, organic farming________.
a. is more environmentally friendly b. produces a lot more food
c. uses less energy d. results in more weeds in the farmland
e. is better for human抯 health
A. abc B. acd C. ace D. bce
30.The author抯 attitude toward organic farming is________.
A. anxious B. hopeless C. unclear D. optimistic
31.The writer wrote this passage to tell us________.
A. the development of agriculture
B. what kind of food is being grown at present
C. why organic farming is so popular around the world
D. what organic farming is and its advantages and disadvantages
D
After years of heated debate, gray wolves were reintroduced to Yellowstone National Park. Fourteen wolves were caught in Canada and transported to the park. By last year, the Yellowstone wolf population had grown to more than 170 wolves.
牋牋 燝ray wolves once were seen here and there in the Yellowstone area and much of the continental United States, but they were gradually displaced by human development. By the 1920s, wolves had practically disappeared from the Yellowstone area. They went farther north into the deep forests of Canada, where there were fewer humans around.
???? The disappearance of the wolves had many unexpected results. Deer and elk populations—major food sources (来源) for the wolf–grew rapidly. These animals consumed large amounts of vegetation (植被), which reduced plant diversity in the park. In the absence of wolves, coyote populations also grew quickly. The coyotes killed a large percentage of the park s red foxes, and completely drove away the park s beavers.
牋牋 As early as 1966, biologists asked the government to consider reintroducing wolves to Yellowstone Park. They hoped that wolves would be able to control the elk and coyote problems. Many farmers opposed the plan because they feared that wolves would kill their farm animals or pets.
牋牋 The government spent nearly 30 years coming up with a plan to reintroduce the wolvers. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service carefully monitors and manages the wolf packs in Yellowstone. Today, the debate continues over how well the gray wolf is fitting in at Yellowstone. Elk, deer, and coyote populations are down, while beavers and red foxes have made a comeback. The Yellowstone wolf project has been a valuable experiment to help biologists decide whether to reintroduce wolves to other parts of the country as well.
32.What is the text mainly about?
A. Wildlife research in the United States.
B. Plant diversity in the Yellowstone area.
C. The conflict between farmers and gray wolves.
D. The reintroduction of wolves to Yellowstone Park.
33.What does the underlined word 揹isplaced in paragraph 2 mean?
A. Tested. B. Separated. C. Forced out. D. Tracked down.
34.What did the disappearance of gray wolves bring about?
A. Damage to local ecology. B.A decline in the park抯 income.
C. Preservation of vegetation. D. An increase in the variety of animals.
35.What is the author’s attitude towards the Yellowstone wolf project?
A. Doubtful. B. Positive. C. Disapproving. D. Uncaring.
第二节 （共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
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Parents should help their children understand money.____36_____So you may start talking about money when your child shows an interest in buying things, candy or toys, for example.
1. The basic function of money
Begin explaining the basic function of money by showing how people trade money for goods or services. It抯 important to show your child how money is traded for the things he wants to have. If he wants to have a toy, give him the money and let him hand the money to the cashier(收银员__37__When your child grows a bit older and understands the basic function of money, you can start explaining more complex ways of using money.
2. Money lessons
Approach money lessons with openness and honesty.___38_______If you must say no to a child's request to spend money, explain, 揧ou have enough toy trucks for now. Or, if the request is for many different things, say. You have to make a choice between this toy and that toy.
3.____39______牋
Begin at the grocery store. Pick out similar brands of a product梐 name-brand butter and a generic(无商标产品),for example. You can show your child how to make choices between different brands of a product so that you can save money._____40_____If he chooses the cheaper brand, allow him to make another purchase with the money saved. Later, you may explain how the more expensive choice leaves less money for other purchases.
A. Wise decision
B. The value of money
C. Permit the child to choose between them
D. Tell your child why he can -or cannot -have certain things.
E. Ask yourself what things that cost money are most important to you.
F. Talk about how the money bought the thing after you leave the toy store.
G. The best time to teach a child anything about money is when he shows an interest.
第三部分 语言知识运用(共两节，满分45分)
第一节（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Trapped in the snowstorm of Nepal's worst hiking disaster, British couple Katie Francis and Duncan Hedges helped fellow tourists survive.
??? At least 43 people died in the牋牋 41牋 燼s temperatures dropped sharply and nearly 6 feet of snow fell牋牋 42牋 12 hours. And the number of牋 43牋 燾ould have been far higher if it had not been for Katie and former soldier Duncan, who牋牋44牋 爏ome hikers that were afraid of missing flights to stay in a remote mountainside hotel.
牋 When the avalanches(雪崩) hit, the couple helped treat the terrified survivors who???? 45??? ?in from the deadly “white-out”. “They were???? 46??? ?all over and freezing cold," said Duncan, “If they hadn’t got to the ??? 47??? , they may have died. They had blue lips and fingers, and they were牋牋 48牋 violently and they were unable to express themselves牋 49牋 ."
牋 Katie and Duncan never expected to turn into牋牋 50牋 when they set off on a 15-day trip to Nepal on October 6. They hired a牋牋 51牋 燼nd spent five days hiking on Annapurna, the world抯 10th highest mountain. Duncan spent 23 years in the牋牋 52牋 before retiring. And his experience meant he was well able to牋牋 53牋 爐he 30 hikers hidden in the hotel.
牋 He牋牋 54牋 爃is fellow hikers, 揑t抯 not worth???? 55??? ?in that weather. If you're late going back and you miss your flight, the???? 56??? ?situation is you’ve to pay for another
flight. ???? 57??? ?the other option(选择) is you could die on the mountain."
??? Looking back upon the horrible experience, Duncan said, “We???? 58??? ?all the extra things—warm boots, hats, gloves, medical kits(医药箱)一and then you see people coming???? 59??? ?in jeans and a T-shirt. What were they thinking? It's a(n)???? 60??? ?place and if you're not prepared for it you'll get caught out."
41. A. disaster牋 B. earthquake牋 牋C. flood牋牋 D. hurricane
42. A. for B. by牋 C. within牋 燚. after
43. A. accidents牋 B. deaths牋 牋C. failures牋 牋D. injuries
44. A. allowed牋牋 B. expected牋 牋C. required 牋燚. persuaded
45. A. sailed牋牋 B. jumped牋牋 C. struggled牋 牋D. drove
46. A. wet牋 B. hot牋牋 C. dark牋 牋D. red
47. A. airport牋牋 B. church牋牋 C. hospital牋 牋D. hotel
48. A. attacking牋牋 B. shaking牋 C. practicing牋 燚. screaming
49. A. regularly牋 B. freely牋 燙. briefly牋 燚. wisely
50 A. engineers牋牋 B. passers-by牋 C. coaches牋 牋D. lifesavers
51. A. guide牋牋 B. doctor牋牋 C. soldier牋牋 D. teacher
52. A. club牋牋 B. government牋 C.army 燚. community
53. A. get along with牋 B.catch up with牋 C.take charge of牋牋 D.make use of
54. A. warned牋牋 B. ordered牋 C. informed牋牋 D. accused
55. A. getting up牋牋 B. settling down牋 C. setting off牋 燚. going out
56. A. happiest牋牋 B. worst牋 C. strangest牋 燚. simplest
57. A. So牋牋 B. But牋牋 C. Or牋 D. And
58. A. left牋 B. sold牋 燙. returned牋 D. took
59 A. simply?? B. also??? ?C. possibly??? D. again
60. A. wonderful???? B. interesting??? ?C. serious???? D. peaceful
第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
.阅读下面短文,在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
When a terrible earthquake hit, many people were killed and many houses fell down. After the earthquake? All the newspapers reported many stories about some of the families who were ____61_____trouble.
牋 One Sunday, when I____62_____(read) a newspaper, a special picture touched me. It showed the clothing sizes of each member and asked for help. I thought that this___63____(be) a good chance to teach my children to help those who were less____64___(luck) than themselves. I said to my seven-year-old twins, Brad and Brett, and three-year-old Meghan,揥e have so much, and these poor people now have nothing. We'll share ___65____we have with them.
牋 I filled a box with foods and clothes. While I was doing this, I encouraged the boys __66__(choose) their toys and donate some of their less favorite things. Meghan watched quietly ____67______the boys took out their old toys and games and put them together. Then she walked away. A few minutes _____68__(late) she came back with Lucy, her much-loved doll. She put the doll on top of the other toys.揙h,dear, I said.揧ou don抰 have to give Lucy away. You love her so much.
牋 Meghan said,Lucy makes____69______( I ) happy, Mommy. Maybe she抣l make another little girl happy, too.”
??? I looked at Meghan for a long moment. She taught me a lesson. It's easy ___70______(give) something that we don’t want any more, but hard to give what we cherish, isn’t it?
短文改错
Dear Ms Lee,
I'm delighting to have you as my English teacher.
English has become a global language, so I'm convinced that learning English is of great useful. We should learn English well to better understand that happens around the world.
But my English is rather poor. One of my problems are that I often feel nervously when speaking in public. Besides, I feel difficult to learn words by heart. I really hope you can offer us more chances to speak with English. But I also hope you' give me some advices on how to learn new words. I believe I can make many progress than ever with your help.
Thank you!
Yours,
Li Hua
第二节 书面表达
假如你是髙二学生李华,得知美国学生Tom作为交换生下个月将到你班学习。请你根据以下要点,给他写一封邮件:
1.?表示欢迎; 2.?简要介绍班级及课程设置情况;
3.?希望Tom能介绍一些西方文化及校园生活。
注意: 词数100左右; 参考词汇:交换生exchange student?校园生活campus life
Dear Tom,
I’m Li Hua, a Senior Two student from Xi Nan Senior High School.


巩义四中2020-2021学年上学期高二期中考试英语试卷
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语法填空：61.in 62. was reading 63. would be 64.lucky 65. what
66. to choose 67. when /as 68. later 69. me 70.to give
短文改错
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书面表达：
Dear Tom,
??? I’m Li Hua,a Senior Two student from Si Nan Senior High School. Welcome to our class as an exchange student. To make your stay more comfortable, I'd like to introduce some information to you.
牋 Our class consists of 70 students. And it has a harmonious study atmosphere, where students and teachers are friendly and have a good relationship. Besides, there are several subjects you can choose from, such as Chinese, Chemistry and so on.
牋 I sincerely wish you could introduce some Western cultures and your campus life that we Chinese students are interested in. In that case, we'll have a better understanding of each other, which helps improve our friendship.
牋 Looking forward to your coming.
Yours,
Li Hua
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