甘肃省2019-2020学年高二下学期期中英语试卷精选汇编：七选五专题(部分答案)
七选五专题甘肃省武威第一中学2019-2020学年高二英语下学期期中试题第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）How to Stay PositiveThere are two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle (奇迹). The other is as though everything is a miracle. If you choose to be positive, these ideas can be helpful.♦ ___16___Who in your life seems filled with positivity? Who inspires and challenges you to up your game? Consciously build a network of people who motivate you to be your best, then spend your time with them. Be that source of light for others, too.♦ Feed yourself with positivity.___17___ Similarly, how you fuel yourself will determine your experience as well. Read inspiring books. Watch encouraging movies. Follow positive people on social media. You can also create a physical environment of positivity.♦ Focus on what you can control.So much is out of our hands, isn’t it?___18___ Determine what you can control and put your energy there. For example, you can control your responses, actions, words, and thoughts; you can be the change you wish to see in the world. You have more power than you realize. ___19___♦ Watch your vocabulary.Mother Teresa declined participation in an anti-war meet. When asked why, she replied that she did not want to give any attention to war, but she’d gladly partic ipate in a pro-peace meet. ___20___ They can help you mend broken hearts and reach amazing goals.Continue to feed that positive world—like Einstein said, living as though everything is a miracle—and watch life change accordingly.A. Pay attention to your words.B. Seek advice from positive and active people.C. Surround yourself with positive people.D. Focusing on that, however, can leave you feeling helpless.E. And when you keep your focus there, that power expands.F. Putting poor quality gas in your car will not help it run at best performance.G. If you focus on that change, then everything will change for the better.【答案】16. C 17. F 18. D 19. E 20. A【解析】本文针对“如何使自己处于积极的状态”提供了一些有益的建议。
【16题详解】C此题是一个小标题。
根据小标题的特点，再结合下面三个小标题，可知正确选项应该在A/B/C 中。
再根据下文Consciously build a network of people who motivate you to be your best, then spend your time with them.（有意识地建立一个激励你成为最好的人的网络，然后花时间和他们在一起。
）可知，要用积极的人包围自己。
故选C。
【17题详解】F此空是段首。
根据下文Similarly, how you fuel yourself will determine your experience as well.（相似地，你如何给自己加油也会决定你的经验。
）关键词是Similarly, fuel。
故F项Putting poor quality gas in your car will not help it run at best performance.（把质量差的气体充到你的车里不会帮助它以最佳性能运行。
），故选F。
【18题详解】D根据本段小标题Focus on what you can control.（专注于你能控制的），本段第一句是一个反问句，句意为“这么多无法控制，不是吗？”，再根据空格下句：Determine what you can control and put your energy there.（把你的精力放在你能控制的事情上。
）可知，此处应该是转折，“然而，专注于那上面会让你感到无助”。
这样就和上下文衔接在一起，也符合小标题的意思，故选D。
【19题详解】E根据上句You have more power than you realize.（你有比你意识到的更多的力量。
），故E项“当你把焦点放在那里时，力量就会膨胀”承接上文内容。
故选E。
【20题详解】A上文引用Mother Teresa的话，再根据空格下句：它们可以帮助你修补破碎的心，达到惊人的目标。
故A项“注意你的言语”承上启下，符合语境。
甘肃省兰州市第一中学2019-2020学年高二英语下学期期中试题第二节（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。
选项中有两项为多于选项。
Everyone is born with the ability to learn. There are normally two types of learning in our daily life and study — active learning and passive (被动的) learning. 36 This will help you develop a habit of active learning gradually.37 I bet that no one sits down to read with the purpose of not getting the contents. But I’m sure that some of you have been in a situation, probably more than once, where you read an assignment, closed the book and thought “what the world was about”. 38 Active readers, on the other hand, set goals and check their understanding as they read. When they finish, they can explain the main points and know that they’ve seen what they have readActive learners think about information deeply and critically. Being thoughtful is an important part of active learning, because it means that you are analyzing and absorbing the information. 39For instance, you may make connections between the new information and what you already know, identify concepts that you may not understand very well, or evaluate the importance of what you are reading. An active learner considers constantly in this way. In contrast, passive learners may read the text and listen to lectures and even understand most of what is read and heard. 40All in all, behavior of an active learner and a passive one varies greatly. Equipping yourself with study strategies (策略) of active learners may eventually help you become one of themA. Passive learners won’t be strict with themselves.B. You need to know some differences between them.C. In other words, you are processing what you read.D. However, that important step of reflecting on it is not taken.E. Active learners accept much of the responsibility for learning.F. When interacting with the text in this way, you are doing passively.G. Active learners study with the purpose of grasping and memorizing information.第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）36. B 37. G 38. F 39. C 40. D甘肃省会宁县第四中学2019-2020学年高二英语下学期期中试题EWhat To Do When You Break Your Smartphone?As you pick the smartphone you just dropped from the pavement, your mind races. You can't afforda new one. How wi ll you check your Wechat（微信）messages? Here are some of the things you can try if you break your phone.16Smartphones are held together with screws（螺丝）and pins，which means in many cases，if you're handy enough，you can easily fix them. 17 .One site in particular, , offers guides for replacing and fixing nearly every part of a wide variety of smartphones, ranging from the very first iPhone all the way to the iPhone 7Plus.Bring it to a repair shopSmartphone repair shops are all over the place these days. 18 .Depending on the damage to your phone, the price for repairs can range anywhere from﹩29 to more than﹩250.Try selling your damaged phoneSo your phone is damaged, and you don't want to spend the money to get it fixed. Why not try selling it? 19 .Gazelle, for example, will pay you﹩40 for a 16GB iPhone 5s with a broken display, while Glyde will pay you﹩142 for an iPhone 6 with a cracked screen.Buy a refurbished（翻新的）phoneSo you've sold your broken smartphone and now you've got some extra spending cash, but it's still nowhere near enough to cover the full cost of a new smartphone, which can run more than $600.20 .Well,if preowned（二手的）phones don't bother you, you can buy a refurbished handset from any number of carriers or stores at a modest discount.A. What can you do?B. Get insurance next time.C. Try repairing it yourself.D. So why not see if one of these stores can fix your busted（损坏的handset?E. In fact，there are entire websites designed to help you repair your own phone.F. How much you get for your damaged phone depends on the model and what kind of issues it has.G. And if they don't want your phone and you want to make sure that it's at least recycled，they'll do that too.16-20 CEDFA甘肃静宁县第一中学2019-2020学年高二英语下学期期中试题第二节(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。
甘肃省2019-2020学年高二下学期期中英语试卷精选汇编：短文改错专题(部分答案)
短文改错专题甘肃省武威第一中学2019-2020学年高二英语下学期期中试题第一节短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）61. 假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文,请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。
文中共有10处错误，每句中最多有三处。
错误涉及一个单词的增加，删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用（＼）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1、每处错误及其修改仅限一词；2、只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
Happy is important in our life. In fact, it is always around us unless we put our heart into it.I will never forget one thing. Once, I get a poor mark in math. I was worried and afraid go home. But when I got back home later, my parents had known which happened to me. He said to me,“It doesn’t matter, my child. Remembering we’ll be always beside you when you need help. We believe you can do the better next time. Never give up! ”I was moving and made up my mind to study harder and harder.Whenever I am in troubles，I can feel my parents’ love. I want to be a good child for my parents.【答案】1.Happy→Happiness2.unless→if3.get→got4. go之前加to5.which→what6.He→They7.Remembering→Remember8. 去掉the9.moving→moved10.troubles→trouble【解析】【分析】这是一篇夹叙夹议的文章。
甘肃省2019-2020学年高二下学期期中英语试卷精选汇编：完形填空专题(部分答案)
完形填空专题甘肃省武威第一中学2019-2020学年高二英语下学期期中试题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）I was eleven years old when the fire broke out that year. I stood outside in just my underwear while I watched the ___21___ that I grew up in rapidly burn to the ___22___. A few minutes earlier I had been___23___ asleep in my nice, warm bed when a ___24___ woke me up. My mum’s bedroom was just next to mine and my brother’s. A fire had broken out there and ___25___ her. While I stumbled（跌跌撞撞地走）around in the ___26___ and darkness, she ran from room to room quickly waking everyone in the house. The house, however, was over 50 years old and made of wood. Before we could do anything the fire___27___ it. We all barely ___28___ outside before the ___29___ engulfed(吞没) every room.I stood there ____30____ while the fire destroyed my books, clothes, and toys. I watched ____31____ while my mum cried and my Dad swore. I ____32____ what was going to happen to us ____33____ we had lost all of our things. As I looked around, though, I realized something for the first time: The things that ____34____ aren’t things. I realized at that moment that we were all alive. ____35____ that was essential had ____36____ the fire. We would all be around to love each other for many years to come. And that was all that mattered.I still think of that fire in the ____37____ that helped me to become who I am today. It showed me for the very first time what is truly ____38____ in this life. It helped me to learn that the love we ____39____ is far more important than the things we ____40____.21. A. room B. house C. floor D. yard22. A. ground B. field C. ashes D. ruins23. A. loud B. quick C. good D. sound24. A. call B. scream C. voice D. noise25. A. caught B. frightened C. awakened D. denied26. A. smoke B. fire C. light D. noise27. A. spared B. possessed C. consumed D. found28. A. got it B. made it C. put it D. tried it29. A. flames B. dust C. silence D. fear30. A. nodding B. watching C. trembling D. staring31. A. curiously B. bravely C. peacefully D. helplessly32. A. wandered B. wondered C. fancied D. amazed33. A. now that B. even if C. as if D. so that34. A. rely B. mind C. matter D. value35. A. Something B. Everything C. Nothing D. Anything36. A. escaped B. saw C. survived D. passed37. A. afternoon B. day C. morning D. night38. A. basic B. reliable C. useless D. essential39. A. share B. protect C. feed D. remember40. A. apply B. aim C. support D. possess【答案】21. B 22. A 23. D 24. B 25. C 26. A 27. C 28. B 29. A 30. C 31. D 32. B 33. A 34. C 35. B 36. C 37. D 38. D 39. A 40. D【解析】本文是一篇记叙文。
2019-2020年高二下学期期中考试英语试题 含答案(VIII)
2019-2020年高二下学期期中考试英语试题含答案(VIII)第一部分听力（共二节，满分30分）第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）听下面5段对话。
每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。
听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。
每段对话仅读一遍。
1.What should the man do now?A. Clean his room.B. Keep himself busy.C. Leave the room in a mess.2. Where is Elizabeth now?A. On TV.B. In the hall.C. On the stage.3. How much should the man pay to rent a car for a week?A. 80 dollars.B. 100 dollars.C. 120 dollars.4. What’s wrong with the woman’s car?A. Her car is being repaired.B. Her car often breaks down halfway.C. Her car is used as a taxi.5. How did Louis go to Los Angeles?A. By plane.B. By car.C. By train.第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）听下面5段对话或独白。
每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。
听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。
每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
6. What relationship do you guess the two speakers are?A. Friends.B. Workmates.C. Strangers.7.By what means does the woman advise the man to get to the Huanghai Hotel at last？A. Taxi.B. Bus.C. Bike.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
甘肃省2019-2020学年高二下学期期中英语试卷精选汇编：书面表达专题(部分答案)
书面表达专题甘肃省武威第一中学2019-2020学年高二英语下学期期中试题第二节书面表达（满分25分）62. 为了帮助中学生健康成长，某中学英文报开辟了“HEART-TO-HEART”专栏。
假设你是该栏目的编辑Jamie，收到一封署名为Worried的求助信。
信中该同学向你诉说了自己的困扰：近日容易发脾气，使正常的学习和生活受到了影响。
请用英文给该同学写一封回信。
内容要点如下：1．表示理解并给予安慰；2．提出建议并说明理由。
注意：1．词数120左右；2．信中不能出现与本人相关的信息；3．信的开头与结尾已为你拟好，不计入总词数。
参考词汇：temper n. 脾气，情绪Hi Worried，I’m sorry to know that you’re having such a bad time at the moment.Yours,Jamie【答案】Hi Worried，I’m sorry to know that you’re having such a bad time at the moment. The truth is everyone will have one of those periods when things seem to be wrong, so you don’t have to worry so much. The importa nt thing is to learn to control your temper so that you may not do or say anything you’ll regret. Here are three useful tips:First, talk to someone you trust about how you feel. This is a good way of letting your anger out without hurting others or yourself. Second, go outdoors and play team games with your friends，as physical exercise is an effective way to get rid of anger .And third, remain optimistic about your future. Such a positive attitude towards life can be helpful in lifting your spirits.I ho pe you’ll soon feel calmer and carry on as normal.Yours，Jamie【解析】【分析】本篇书面表达属于提纲作文。
甘肃省2019-2020学年高二下学期月考英语试卷含答案
第二学期月考考试高二英语第I卷选择题（共70分）I. 阅读理解（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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
ABikes are popular in the Netherlands.In fact,nearly half of all travel in the Netherlands is by bike.Now,one Dutch bik e designer,Thomas,has taken the country’s interest in bikes by making a school bus bike.The big bike has eight sets of pedals（踏板） for kids,a driver seat for an adult,and three other seats,comfortably letting little kids for their trip to and from school.The bike even has a motor,which can help with high hills or at times when few kids on it.So far,Thomas tells Fast Company,he’s sold 25 school-bikes,at a price of $25,000 each—less than it would cost to buy a traditional school bus with the same number of seats.Along with the traditional color,the bikes are colored yellow so that they can be seen easily.Thomas says he’s sold school bus bikes to neighboring countries such as Belgium,England and Germany,but so far,the school bus bike hasn’t been sold in the United States.If the US agrees to buy this kind of school bus bike,it could do a lot of good to improve exercise for a young age and help them keep healthy.1.How do people in the Netherlands usually go to work?A.By car.B.By bus.C.By bike.D.On foot.2.The school buses are yellow in the Netherlands because ______.A.the color yellow is easy to paintB.yellow buses can be seen easilyC.yellow is the national color of the NetherlandsD.it's the designer's favorite color3.Which country of the followin g hasn’t bought a school bus bike?A.America.B.Germany.C.England.D.Belgium.4.Which of the following is TRUE?A.Thomas made a new kind of school bus.B.A school bus usually costs $25,000.C.Thomas sold bikes to Asian countries.D.Riding school bus bikes helps keep kids healthy.BStephen Hawking was born in Oxford,England on 8th January,1942.He went to school in St Al bans—a small city near London. Although he did well,he was never top of his class. After leaving school,Hawking went first to Oxford University where he studied physics,then he went to Cambridge University where he studied cosmology(宇宙学).As he himself admitted he wasn't very serious about studying. He was a very lazy student,and did very little work. However,he still achieved extremely good marks （分数）.Hawking first noticed something was wrong with him at the age of 20.He started to bump into（碰撞） things,and often fell over for no reason. When he visited his family at Christmas time,his father was so worried that he was sent to hospital for test. Finally,the result came back. Hawking had motor neurone disease(运动神经元病),an incurable（无法治愈的） illness which causes the muscles of the body to waste away. Doctors said he would die before he was 23.At first,Hawking became extremely depressed (忧郁的).After a while,though,he began to see his life in a different way. As he later wrote,“Before my illness had been diagnosed (诊断),there had not seemed to be anything worth doing. But shortlyafter I came out of hospital,I suddenly realized that there were a lot of worthwhile things I could do.” Hawking married,found a job at Cambridge University,where he still works today,and had three children. He also went to do some of the most important scientific research ever carried out.His story shows that nobody,however bad their situation is,should lose hope,“Life is not fair（公平的）,” he once said.“You just have to do the best you can in the situation you are in.”5.As a university student,Stephen Hawking ________.A.worked extremely hardB.studied moths and chemistryC.was lazy and did very little workD.only achieved average marks6.Hawking first noticed something was wrong with him when ________.A.he visited his family at Christmas time one yearB.he was 20C.his father made him see a doctorD.he was sent to hospital for test7.What is the main idea of Paragraph 3?A.Hawking's education.B.Hawking's reaction(反映) to being seriously ill.C.Hawking's views on life.D.Diagnosis of Hawking's motor neurone disease.8.Hawking believes that ________.A.you should always do your best however bad your situation isB.life is fairC.nobody's life is as bad as hisD.it's OK to lose hopeCRecently, my husband and three kids were playing in the Mediterranean (地中海), swimming and floating in the picture-perfect sea. It was ridiculously beautiful in Majorca, Spain. The way the sun danced across the water and how the blue horizon was dotted（点缀） with storybook sailboats(帆船) were such beautiful scenes. I almost couldn't believe my eyes.My husband and I always dreamed about taking our kids on a trip around the world. It was something we always wanted to do“one day". It was one of the things we talked in detail（详细地） about, when we imagined our life with the children we hoped we would have.Fourteen years later, we had three boys who were growing up faster by the day. It was time to make good on(兑现,实现) those plans.We spent dozens of hours discussing, researching and planning.We had to learn how to “road school” our kids and arrange（安排） time off from work. We renewed our passports（护照）, and then packed our bags.We showed our kids the world. It was about experiencing the dozens of flights and trains and taxis together. We showed them how wonderful, how diverse（多样的）, and how fascinating the world is. We wanted them to learn all that we had learned ourselves, through our own travels as young adults.But there was something more than that: What we really wanted is to slow down time. We wanted the days to last a bit longer, and the weeks to take their time. The years with our children are going too fast. We wanted to put the brakes (刹车) on our busy lives for a year, and just be with our kids. We wanted a break from the daily morning routine（安排） of making lunches, eating breakfast and rushing out the door in time for school. We needed a family time-out (休息时间).It was a wonderful two months in Europe, full of incredible（难以置信的） moments. And when we look back at our lives, I know we'll be glad we did it. I know we'll be happy that this is a chapter of the story of our family.9.What was the author's attitude toward the trip when planning it?A.Calm.B.Expectant（期待的）.C.Stressed.D.Worried.10.What does the underlined word “that” in Paragraph 7 refer to?A.Preparing for the vacation.B.Having fun in the picture-perfect Mediterranean.C.Experiencing a different and beautiful world.D.Learning to study during trips as young adults.11.What was the main purpose of the author taking this trip?A.To allow her children to see the world.B.To teach her kids to value life.C.To teach her kids what they can't learn in school.D.To enjoy a family break away from their usual busy life.12.How did the author feel after her two months in Europe?A.Exhausted（精疲力尽的）.B.Satisfied.C.Disappointed.D.ProudDWhether they're playing on our TV screens or printed in newspapers, adverts （广告） are everywhere.In fact, according to US market research company Yankelovich, the average person living in a city sees thousands of ads every single day.However, ads don't just act as a tool for getting people to buy things; they also serve as a window into cultures, societies and history.Modern adverts began to appear in the 18th and 19th centuries, since advances in printing techniques allowed more detailed images to be produced in newspapers and magazines. Looking at some of these early ads is like taking a step back in time to another world.For example, an 1881 advert for French cigarettes promised that its product would “give immediate relief” to a list of medical conditions, including breathing problems. And a US ad from a 1955 newspaper advised mothers to mix the sugary soft drink A7 Up with their baby's milk.These days, of course, the harmful effectsof both smoking and sugary drinks are well known. But although these adverts seem unusual to us now, perhaps future generations may consider some of today's ads to be just as bizarre.“Advertising often serves as an indicator（指示） for what society considers to be socially acceptable and desirable at the time,” US marketing expert（专家） wrote on the Ad Council's website.In spite of being designed to sell or advertise something, some ads can even become part of a society's vernacular (方言).In the UK, for example, a slogan(标语) created in 1994 to advertise paint is used in everyday conversation by many Britons（英国人）. The phrase, “It does exact ly what it says on the tin", is used to describe an item or product that's open, straightforward and simple. Meanwhile, also in the UK, if someone describes themselves as a “Marmite person”, this means that you may either love them or hate them, based on t he British food Marmite's slogan, “Love it or hate it.”So, in spite of what we may think of them, it seems that ads are a bigger part of everyday life than we think they are.Instead of finding them annoying, however, at least we can be assured that future generations will have an interesting way to see how we lived - no matter how unusual today's world may seem to them.13.What does the underlined word“bizarre” in Paragraph 9 probably mean?A.Typical.B.Creative.C.Strange.D.Misleading（误导的）.14.The examples of the two British phrases are mentioned mainly to ____.A.prove most ads in the past were simpleB.show ads can influence everyday languageC.explain why some ads are very popularD.show that British people love to use words from ads15.What's the article mainly about?A.The history of modern adverts.B.The changing roles of ads.C.How ads reflect history and societies.D.Ads that have influenced our lives.II.阅读七选五（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。
2019—2020学年下学期高二年级期中考试英语试题及答案
2019-2020 学年下学期高二年级期中考试英语试题考试时间：120分钟总分：150分I 卷（选择题共100分）第一部分：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、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
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Send your check for the price of the book plus $3 for Media Mail shipping to:Graedon Enterprises, Inc.PO Box 52027Durham, NC 27717-2027Product ReviewsCHRISTINE FROM NJNEW JERSEY FEBRUARY 17, 20175I purchased this book about four years ago and wanted to tell you that my FAVORITE recipeis the Butternut Squash and Apple Soup. I look forward to fall when butternut squash and apples are in season so I can make this soup.JANE ST. LOUIS, MO JULY 4, 20165I eat a guacamole sandwich everyday on pumpernickel bread and it’s not only delicious but Ifeel it’s healthy and I have gained NO weight.1. What is the passage intended for?A. describing a product in detailB. sharing comments about a bookC. advertising a book for saleD. giving advice on food and recipes2. What advice can you find in Recipes & Remedies?A. how to go on a diet to keep healthyB. how to keep fit through good dietC. how to use food to cure cancerD. how to take drugs to relieve pains3. Where does the passage come from?A. A webpageB. A guideC. A reviewD. A newspaperBA couple of weeks ago, my grandfather was explaining his favorite expression, “Nothing is ever easy.” The following day, as I tried to complete my day’s work, I happened to notice a bumblebee (大黄蜂) on the skylight (天窗). The skylight was particularly high up, but I thought removing the bee would take no more than five minutes. An hour later, the bee still remained. All that had changed was that the living room was a mess and that I was dizzy from looking up into the sunlight. I did not expect to waste an hour on an insect so tiny, but by doing so, I understood what my grandfather meant.It is not only time that we tend to underestimate –we don’t account for unexpected costs. We often imagine what can work in our favor, but we seldom think of all the negative things that could affect us. However, it is important to remember that your day or week or year might not go as planned, and that is completely normal. It is perfectly acceptable to feel challenged – even at a task you thought was simple – because that is part of life.If you can accept that nothing will ever be easy, then life might seem slightly more manageable. In middle school, I thought high school might be easier because I could choose the classes I wanted to take. In high school, I thought college might be easier because I could have a schedule (计划) best suited for myself. Yet each time, I was both wrong and disappointed. After accepting that school wouldn’t (and shouldn’t) be easy, I found mysel f with a more positive attitude and improved results.Of course, there should be preparations made to account for expenses or time. Doing so can only help you accomplish your goals in a better way. However, there is no need to beat ourselves up when something stands in our path. Maybe we cannot see a bee coming our way, but we can always give ourselves the extra time to catch it.4. Why did the author mention his experience of removing a bee?A. To share something unforgettable with us.B. To lead us to what the author learned from it.C. To show the unexpected costs it caused.D. To tell us how easy it is to waste our time.5. Why do things often turn out to be different from what we expect?A. We often don’t take time seriously.B. We tend not to have enough money.C. Unexpected things can happen.D. It is easy to feel challenged.6. According to the text, what does the underlined phrase “beat ourselves up” mean?A. to hit or kick ourselves hard, many timesB. to blame ourselves too muchC. to encourage ourselves to work hardD. to give up ourselves7. What is the author’s purpose of writing this article?A. To encourage people to make greater efforts.B. To explain how to make preparations.C. To tell us what to do when something gets in our way.D. To persuade us not to expect things to be easy.CDue to the outbreak of the novel coronavirus pneumonia (NCP), people all over the world are wearing masks to reduce the risk of infection. It’s a very simple but incredibly effective method to protect oneself from a variety of harmful things. In fact, masks have been helping mankind for centuries. Let’s take a look at some mask-related history.1st centuryIn that era, many people in Roman Empire worked underground in mines to support their families. But most of them suffered from and even eventually died of respiratory (呼吸的) illnesses. To address this problem, Pliny the Elder (23-79 AD), a Roman philosopher and naturalist, recommended the use of animal bladder (膀胱) skins to stop dust from being breathed in. Although primitive, his idea was considered the very first recorded mask invention.16th centuryEarly inventions did not stop with Pliny. Many centuries later, Italian artist and inventor Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519), proposed using a woven cloth dipped in water over the face to protect against the poisonous chemicals.19th centuryThe design of the mask took a big step forward in the 19th century. In 1848, American Lewis Hassley became the first person to patent (注册专利) a protective mask for miners, which was a milestone in face mask history. Masks at this stage were similar to gas masks. Later, in 1897, Polish-Austrian doctor Johann von Mikulicz-Radecki designed a simple mask composed of one layer of gauze (纱布), recommending medical workers to wear it to prevent infection. That was the first recorded use of a surgical mask.20th centuryIn 1910, an epidemic broke out in Northeast China. Chinese doctor Wu Liande designed a cheap face mask called “Wu’s mask”. Made of two layers of surgical g auze, it could be wrapped around the back of the head and tied in a knot. This mask was praised by experts around the world, as it was simple to manufacture (制作) and had a low production cost. Modern explorationWith several outbreaks of infectious diseases and the flu, and the rise of pollution caused by industrial waste, the materials in masks have continued to evolve to better protect its wearer. For example, in 2012 when China suffered from smog, mask models such as N95 and KN90, which can filter out this fine particulate (微粒) matter, became highly popular. In the future, masks will continue to improve, hopefully so will the habits of humans.8. According to the text, why were masks invented?A. To reduce the risk of infection.B. To protect miners from dust.C. To indicate patients with respiratory illnesses.D. To protect workers from harmful chemicals.9. What was considered a milestone in face mask history?A. Using a woven cloth instead of animal skins.B. Getting a patent on protective masks for miners.C. The invention of surgical masks in 1897.D. Using more than one layer of surgical gauze.10. “Wu’s mask” grew popular around the world because _____.A. it could be used multiple timesB. it was simple for people to wearC. it was cheap and easy to manufactureD. it could better protect people from smog11. What is the text mainly about?A. The evolution of masks.B. The benefits of using masks.C. A comparison of different masks.D. The roles masks played at different times.DDuring the outbreak of novel coronavirus, cities are locked down and borders are closed. Science, on the contrary, is becoming more open. And this “open science” is already making a difference.Soon after the epidemic started in China, a research team from Fudan University in Shanghai successfully sequenced (测定序列) the DNA of the virus. But they didn’t keep the information to themselves. Instead, they placed the sequences on GenBank, an open-access data platform, so researchers around the world could download them for free and start studying the virus.Due to this openness, pharmaceutical companies across the globe are now able to work at the same time to develop a vaccine (疫苗). “There may be room for multiple different vaccines for different purposes and different a ge groups,” Amesh Adalja, a senior scholar at the Johns Hopkins University Center for Health Security in the US, told Al Jazeera. “The bigger menu we have of vaccines, the more resilient (有适应力的) we’ll be against coronavirus outbreaks in the future.”Major drug companies around the world are also sharing their study results. Remdesivir, a drug originally developed by US company Gilead Sciences to treat Ebola, is found to be promising in fighting against the novel coronavirus. Currently, two trials of the drug are already underway in China, and the results might be available as soon as April, according to The Verge.This openness in science is going to be even more important in the future. “With climate change, increasing globalization, and population shifts, epidemics will not go away, and might even become more frequent,” Dan Barouch, a Harvard Medical School professor, told Harvard Magazine.He said, “No one group can do everything. It has to be a coordinated approach. But I do think that the world has a greater sense of readiness this time to develop knowledge, drugs,and therapeutics (疗法) very rapidly.”Every epidemic is indeed a crisis, but it can also be a learning opportunity. One redeeming (补偿的) factor of the COVID-19 outbreak is that it is helping science adapt for the better.12. What does the article mainly talk about?A. Coordinated efforts to fight the epidemic.B. Something positive we’ve learned from the epidemic.C. The significance of openness and sharing of scientific knowledge.D. What needs to be done to prevent future epidemics.13. What is the positive effect of the research team from Fudan University placing the genetic sequence of the virus onto GenBank?A. They alerted the world to the danger of the virus.B. They helped remo ve people’s fear of the virus.C. They showed the world how to produce a vaccine.D. They invited collective efforts worldwide to develop a vaccine.13.What is the author’s purpose of mentioning Remdesivir in the text?A. To introduce a possible cure for the epidemic.B. To compare the treatment of Ebola and the novel coronavirus.C. To prove that many drug companies readily share their discoveries.D. To show that the novel coronavirus will soon be contained.14.Which of the following would Dan Barouch probably disagree with?A. Epidemics will be less frequent thanks to scientific development.B. The world is becoming better prepared to deal with epidemics.C. No single group can fight against the epidemics independently.D. The increase in globalization may worsen future epidemics.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。
甘肃省兰州市2019学年高二下学期期中考试英语试卷【含答案及解析】
甘肃省兰州市2019学年高二下学期期中考试英语试卷【含答案及解析】姓名___________ 班级____________ 分数__________一、阅读理解1. Michelle was a student at University of California, Los Angeles. She is here to tell us how she feels about the city.What were the best things about Los Angeles?One of my favorite things about Los Angeles is the weather. I hate the cold and it never really gets that cold there. Plus, most of the time it’s usually sunny, which is good because I love going to the beach during the summer. There’s so much to do at the beach, but my favorite thing in L.A. was having a picnic on the sand with my friends.What were the worst things about being there?I disliked having to drive everywhere to get around because the city is so spread out. Los Angeles has a lot of traffic and sometimes it takes a long time to get somewhere close by just because the streets are so crowded. Also, a lot of people complain about the pollution.Did you have any problems there?Just the normal problems of living in any city, like watching out for pickpockets ( 扒手 ). Some people think Los Angeles has a lot of crime, but I think it’s as safe as any other city. Also, many people think driving is difficult because there is a lot of traffic and road rage ( 路怒症 ), but it just takes a little practice and a lot of patience.What are the people like in Los Angeles?There are all types of people in Los Angeles since the city is pretty diverse. For the most part, though, most of the people are friendly, calm and relaxed. Some people say that everyone in Los Angeles is beautiful, but Ithink that’s just a stereotype ( 模式化的印象 ).Would you go back to Los Angeles?Certainly. Los Angeles is one of my favorite cities in the world. Ilove the fact that it has all the nightlife and shopping of a big city, butalso has access to beaches, parks, mountains and other places you can’tusually find in large cities. Between the weather and the beaches and all the fun things to do, it’s a g reat place to be.1. We can learn from the text that Michelle _____.A. hates the heavy traffic in Los AngelesB. dislikes the cold weather in Los AngelesC. thinks Los Angeles is small and crowdedD. enjoys driving everywhere in Los Angeles2. W hat’s Michelle’s impression of the people in Los Angeles?A. They get angry easily.B. All sorts of people live there.C. They are patient and amusing.D. Everyone is kind and beautiful.3. How does Michelle find Los Angeles?A. Safe but noisy.B. Relaxing but busy.C. Polluted and dangerous.D. Diverse and interesting.2. Now, we know that if we do not get enough vitamins, we are at risk of developing a number of diseases. As a result, vitamin supplements （补品），though expensive, are popular with people who worry that they are not getting enough vitamins from the foods they eat. But contrary to what many people think, medical experts have found little evidence that most supplements do anything to improve health or protect against disease.In fact, medical experts warn that taking too many of some vitamins can be harmful. For example, too much vitamin E can cause bleeding. People should discuss what vitamins they take with their doctors, as some vitamins can produce harmful side effects when mixed with medicines.Experts, however, say that sometimes vitamins can help prevent disease.People who know they lack a particular vitamin should take vitamin supplements. Some older adults, for example, may not have enough vitamin B-twelve. This is because, as people get older, their body loses its ability to take it from foods. Also, people who spend much time inside may need some extra vitamin Das the skin makes this vitamin from sunlight.Different vitamins are found in different foods. Vitamin A is found in fish liver oil. It also is in the yellow part of eggs. Sweet potatoes, carrots and other darkly colored fruits and vegetables contain substances that the bodycan change into vitamin A. Vitamin B-twelve is found in green leafy vegetables and other foods, like fruits. Vitamin K can be found in pork products.In fact, for most people, a balanced diet can ensure enough of the vitaminsour bodies need. So, it is important for us to eat a mixture of foods everyday to ensure that we get enough vitamins our bodies need.1. What is probably talked about before this passage?A. How many vitamins a person’s body needs.B. How many vitamins some foods contain.C. The benefits that vitamins bring to our health.D. What people should do to stay healthy.2. Vitamin supplements are popular with people because ________.A. people mistakenly think that they are good for their healthB. they contain more vitamins than the foods people eatC. food does not provide enough vitamins people needD. people fear that a lack of vitamins will lead to disease3. From the passage, we can learn that medical experts advise people_________.A. never to take any vitamin supplementsB. to depend only on food for their vitaminsC. not to take any vitamins together with medicinesD. to consult doctors before taking vitamin supplements4. For people who lack Vitamin B-twelve, they can eat more from _______.A. sweet potatoesB. green leafy vegetablesC. pork productsD. eggs3. Dear editor,You can find language pollution whenever you open a newspaper or turn on your TV set, listen to a popular song at various advertisements. Language pollution exists almost everywhere and can be seen in the following places:.1. Chinese characters are written in the complex ( 复杂的 ) form. Although simplified （简化的） Chinese characters were accepted for use many years ago, it seems that more and more people like Chinese characters written in the complex form..2. Many goods are produced in China but carry foreign names, which sound strange and have no meaning at all..3. Words and expressions being used have a bad meaning. "Ba"( 霸 ), which means bully in Chinese, is one example. Now there are a lot of goods, restaurants, even factories or firms, with "Ba" in their names..4. There are too many incorrect grammatical expressions. Some films have strange names and incorrect grammatical structures. "Ai ni mei shang liang', which means "I love you without consulting", is grammatically incorrect andthis kind of expression is now becoming popular.Some language experts point out that language pollution must be done awaywith, which is an idea shared by myself and many others.Fan Yongqian1. The writer of the letter suggests that ______.A. something be done to make our language pure ( 纯正 )B. the Chinese language not have the word "ba"C. everything have a good name and a good meaningD. everybody try their best to stop pollution2. What the writer wants to say is that ____.A. great difference exists between the Chinese characters written in the complex form and simplified formB. many people agree with the experts on language pollution in ChinaC. our newspapers, TV programs, pop songs and advertisements are getting pollutedD. some film writers haven't studied Chinese grammar3. The expression "do away with" in the last paragraph means "_______".A. cleanB. recycleC. get awayD. end4. What do you guess Fan Yongqian is? He or she probably is _____.A. a readerB. a singer of pop songsC. a language expertD. an expert of grammar4. Have you ever heard of blogs ( 博客)? If you haven’t, you should have.It’s here, it’s growing and it’s having an influence on our life. Surf the Interne t and you’ll find blogs everywhere. A blog, shortened from “weblog”, is a public Internet journal written by one person or a group of people. It is a website in which a person or a group can place news, personal thoughts, text, photos, video or audio files, or links upon which visitors can comment. A blog lets you post on the Internet without having to know web design or be technical. You are given an environment to make dated entries on the topic of your choice which are “published”, so other people can re ad them.Authoring a blog, maintaining a blog or adding an article to an existing blog is called “blogging”. Blogging has revolutionized Internet publishingin the last several years because it gives everyone with Internet access the opportunity to bec ome an online writer. Objects, such as “text and photos”in a blog can be called “blog posts”, “posts”, or “entries”. The person who posts these entries is called a “blogger”.Now, somewhere around the world, a blog is created almost every 6 seconds. Beca use it’s great potential, Bill Gates views it as important as e-mail, BBS, and MSN. He’s trying to make blogs the important tools for future businesscommunications.1. A blog is .A. a commentB. an Internet journalC. a designD. a link2. A person can do the following things in a blog EXCEPT _______.A. talk to othersB. give commentsC. read articlesD. enjoy photos3. Who is a blogger?A. A person who posts letters.B. A person who writes articles.C. A person who posts text or photos in a blog.D. A person who is an online publisher.4. According to the passage, the reason why blogs are so popular is that they ____.A. give everyone the chance to be an online writerB. can be created by people without much knowledge of computer technologyC. enable a blogger to place news, personal thoughts, text and photos andgive commentsD. all of the above二、信息匹配5. Taking good notes is a time-saving skill that will help you to become a batter student in several ways1. Second, your notes are excellent materials to refer to when you arestudying for a test. Third, note-taking offers variety to your study time and helps you to hold your interest.You will want to take notes during classroom discussions and while reading a textbook or doing research for a report. 2. Whenever or however you take notes, keep in mind that note-taking is a selective process. 3.The following methods may work best for you.●Read the text quickly to find the main facts and id eas in it.●Carefully read the text and watch for words that can show main points and supporting facts.● Write your notes in your own words.● 4.● Note any questions or ideas you may have about what was said or written.As you take notes, you may want to use your own shorthand( 速记 ). When youdo, be sure that you understand your symbols and that you use them all the time. 5.A. Use words, not complete sentences.B. There are three practical note-taking methods.C. You must write your notes on separate paper.D. Otherwise, you may not be able to read your notes later.E. you will also want to develop your own method for taking notes.F. That means you must first decide what is important enough to include in your notes.G. First, the simple act of writing something down makes it easier for you to understand and remember it.三、完形填空6. Yesterday evening I was watching the evening news on TV. The news was abouta prize for scientific discoveries. The ______ said something that caught my ______ . “All great discoveries,” he said, “are made by people between the ages of 25 and 30.” Being a little over 30 myself, I wanted to ______ with him. Nobody wants to think that he has passed the age of making any ______ . The next day I went to the public library, spending several hours, and ______ to find the ages of famous people and their discoveries. The announcer wasright!First, I looked at some of the ______ discoveries. One of the earliest, the famous one that ______ that bodies of different weights ______ at the same speed, was made by Galileo when he was 26. Madam Curie started her researchthat led to a Nobel Prize when she was 28. Einstein was 26 when he ______his world-changing Theory of Relativity. Well, ______ of that. Yet Iw ondered if those “best years” were true in other ______ .Then how about this in ______ ? Surely it needs the wisdom of ______ to make a good leader. Perhaps it does, but look when these people ______ their careers. Winston Churchill was elected to the House of Commons at the age of 26. Abraham Lincoln ______ the life of a country lawyer and was elected to the government at what age? Twenty-six!But why don’t best years come after 30? After 30, I ______ , most people don’t want to take risks or t ry new ways. Then I thought of people ______ Shakespeare and Picasso. The ______ was writing wonderful ______ at thelate age of 50, _______ the latter was still trying new ways of painting when he was 90!Perhaps there is still hope for me.1. A. announcer B. conductor C. speaker D. hostess2. A. mind B. care C. attention D. surprise3. A. disagree B. talk C. meet D. advise4. A. chance B. discovery C. research D. fortune5. A. happened B. wanted C. succeeded D. managed6. A. last B. scientific C. oldest D. modern7. A. found ______________ B. proved C. doubted D. showed8. A. disappear B. move C. drop D. fall9. A. invented B. improved C. published D. made10. A. plenty B. enough C. much D. all11. A. fields B. science C. courses D. ages12. A. election B. politics C. leaders D. society13. A. age B. brain C. living D. leadership14. A. finished B. won C. started D. defeated15. A. led B. devoted C. began D. gave up16. A. guess B. know C. believe D. agree17. A. as B. to be C. like D. about18. A. first B. writer C. poet D. former19. A. painting B. idioms C. fiction D. works20. A. when B. while C. who D. after四、短文填空7. Last night, my dad showed me something special that I had never seen before. It was 1. old box which contained many silver coins. My dad has beencollecting old silver coins 2. he was a kid. But I didn’t know 3. he had put all his coins he showed them to me. He said his father used to do the same. He decided to give me his collection when I was to move out to live 4. my own. I knew the 5. (choose) I made was a difficult one, but I wanted to do things by myself.My father divided his collection into two parts and told me touse 6. only when I really got into trouble. I didn’t understand what he 7. (mean), so heexplained it to me. And I didn’t know whether I could sell themor not, so I asked myfather some other questions about them and he answered them 8. (patience) one by one. He said he only sold 9. of his coins tohelp him finish his studiesmany years ago. After 10. (take) out part of the coins, I thanked him andpromised that I would use them wisely.五、短文改错8. When I talked with the man, I found that from his childhood he develops thehabit of carrying the book in his pocket all the time. He was used to read every minute when he had anything else to do. He found a book especial useful during the periods of waiting: waiting doctors, meals ,buses and so on... That was why he found himself fifteen minute a day for reading. That was how she read twenty books a year-----one thousand of books all his lifetime.六、书面表达9. 假设你是Kate, 上周，你班召开了一次班会，下面是你班班会上以“中学生是否能佩带手机”为题进行讨论的情况。
甘肃省2019-2020学年高二下学期期中英语试卷精选汇编：语法填空专题(部分答案)
语法填空专题甘肃省武威第一中学2019-2020学年高二英语下学期期中试题第二节（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。
____41____ (locate) in the north-east of Italy, Venice is known as “The Floating City”. It is made up of over 100 small islands, which are connected by waterways and bridges. ____42____ (fortunate), water is also putting Venice in great danger. Saltwater is slowly damaging the bases of Venice’s buildings. The Floating City is, in fact, sinking.More problems are caused by floods, ____43____ usually hit the city each winter. But these floods could now be a thing of the past thanks to a new flood ____44____ (prevent) project. Venice lies in____45____ middle of a lagoon, and rain and strong winds cause seawater to travel through the natural gaps to Venice. Dozens of gates ____46____ (build) to hold back the sea until now. Each of these gates is 20 meters wide, ____47____ the longest about 30 meters long. In the event of a big rise in the water level, the gates will be raised ____48____ (separate) the city from the sea.But only time will tell ____49____ this project is the right solution. The important thing is that action is being taken to protect this unique city for future generations. And if it works, it means a longer, ____50____ (dry) future for Venice.【答案】41. Located42. Unfortunately43. which 44. prevention45. the 46. have been built47. with 48. to separate49. whether/if50. drier【解析】【分析】本文是说明文，介绍了威尼斯的一项新的防洪工程，建造了几十个闸门来阻挡海水进入威尼斯。
2019学年甘肃省高二下学期期中考试英语试卷【含答案及解析】
2019学年甘肃省高二下学期期中考试英语试卷【含答案及解析】姓名___________ 班级____________ 分数__________一、阅读理解1. A schoolgirl saved her father's life by kicking him in the chest after he suffered a serious allergic (过敏的) reaction which stopped his heart.Izzy, nine, restarted father Colm's heart by stamping (踩) on his chest after he fell down at home and stopped breathing.Izzy's mother, Debbie, immediately called 999 but Izzy knew doctors would never arrive in time to save her father, so decided to use CPR.However, she quickly discovered her arms weren't strong enough, so she stamped on her father's chest .Debbie then took over with some more conventional chest compressions (按压) until the ambulance arrived .Izzy, who has been given a bravery award by her school, said: "I just kicked him really hard. My mum taught me CPR but I knew I wasn't strong enough to use hands. I was quite scared. The doctor said I might as well be a doctor or a nurse. My mum said that Dad was going to hospital with a big footprint on his chest." She's a little star," said Debbie, "I was really upset but Izzy just took over. I just can't believe what she did. I really think all children should be taught first aid. Izzy did CPR then the doctor turned up. Colm had to have more treatment on the way to the hospital and we've got to see an expert."Truck driver Colm, 35, suffered a mystery allergic reaction on Saturday and was taken to hospital, but was sent home only for it to happen again the next day. The second at tack was so serious that his airway swelled, preventing him from breathing, his blood pressure dropped suddenly, and his heart stopped for a moment.He has now made a full recovery from his suffering.1. Izzy kicked her father in the chest ______ .A. to express her helplessnessB. to practise CPR on himC. to keep him awakeD. to restart his heart2. What's the right order of the events?a. Izzy kicked Colm.b. Debbie called 999.c. Izzy learned CPR.d. Symptoms of Colm's allergic reaction.A. cabdB. dbcaC. cdbaD. dcab3. What does Paragraph 8 mainly talk about?A. What Colm suffered.B. Colm's present condition.C. What caused Colm's allergy.D. Symptoms of Colm's allergic reaction.2. Metrorail(地铁）Each passenger needs a farecard to enter and go out .Up to two children under age five may travel free with a paying customer.Farecard machines are in every station .Bring small bills because there are no change machines in the stations and farecard machines only provide up to $5 in change.Get one ticket of unlimited Metrorall rides with a One Day Pass .Buy it from a farecard machine in Metro stations .Use it after 9:30 a,m. until closing on weekdays , and all day on weekends and holidays .Hours of serviceOpen: 5a.m. Mon.-Fri. 7a.m. Sat.-Sun.Close: midnight Sun.-Thurs. 3a.m. Fri.-Sat. nightsLast train times vary .To avoid missing the last train, please check the last train times posted in stations.MetrobusWhen paying with exact charge , the fare is $1.35.When paying with a SmarTrip card , the fare is $ 1.25.Fares for senior/disabled customersSenior citizens 65 and older and disabled customers may ride for half the regular fare. On Metrorail and Metrobus , use a senior/disabled farecard or SmarTrip card .For more information about buying senior /disabled farecard , SmarTrip cards and passes , please visit MetroOpensDoors .com or call 202-637-7000and 202-637-8000.Senior citizens and disabled customers can get free guide on how to use proper Metrobus and Metrorall services by calling 202-962-1100.Travel tips·Avoid riding during weekday rush periods –before 9:30 a.m. and between4and 6p.m.·If you lose something on a bus or train or in a station, please call Lost&Found at 202-962-1195,1. What should you know about farecard machines？A. They start selling tickets at 9:30 a.m.B. They are connected to change machines .C. They offer special service to the elderly .D. They make change for no more than $5.2. At what time does Metrorail stop service on Saturday ？A. At midnight .B. At 3 a.m.C. At 5 a.m.D. At 7a.m.3. What is good about a SmarTrip card ？A. It is convenient for old people.B. It saves money for its users.C. It can be bought at any train.D. It is sold on the Internet.3. The kids in this village wear dirty, ragged clothes. They sleep beside cows and sheep in huts made of sticks and mud. They have no school. Yet they all can chant the English alphabet, and some can make words.The key to their success: 20 tablet computers(平板电脑) dropped off in their Ethiopian village in February by a U.S. group called One Laptop Per Child. The goal is to find out whether kids using today’s new technology can teach themselves to read in places where no schools or teachers exist. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology researchers analyzing the project data say they’re already amazed. “What I think has already happened is that the kids have already learned more than they would have in one year of kindergarten,” said Matt Keller, who runs the Ethiopia program.The fastest learner—and the first to turn on one of the tablets—is 8-year-old Kelbesa Negusse. The device’s camera was disabled to save memory, yet within weeks Kelbesa had figured out its workings and made the camera work. He called himself a lion, a marker of accomplishment in Ethiopia.With his tablet, Kelbasa rearranged the letters HSROE into one of the many English animal names he knows. Then he spelled words on his own. “Seven months ago he didn’t know any English. That’s unbelievable,” said Keller.The project aims to get kids to a stage called “deep reading,” where they can read to learn. It won’t be in Amharic, Ethiopia’s first language, but in English, which is widely seen as the ticket to higher paying jobs.1.How does the Ethiopia program benefit the kids in the village?A. It trains teachers for them.B. It contributes to their self-study.C. It helps raise their living standards.D. It provides funds for building schools.2.What can we infer from Keller’s words in Paragraph 3?A. They need more time to analyze data.B. More children are needed for the research.C. He is confident about the future of the project.D. The research should be carried out in kindergartens.3.It amazed Keller that with the tablet Kelbesa could _______.A. learn English words quickly.B. draw pictures of animals.C. write letters to researchers.D. make phone calls to his friends.4.What is the aim of the project?A. To offer Ethiopians higher paying jobs.B. To make Amharic widely used in the world.C. To help Ethiopian kids read to learn in English.D. To assist Ethiopians in learning their first language.二、七选五4. Most drink s stating that they are fruitflavored (水果味道的) contain nofruit at all, while most of the rest contain only a small quantity of fruit, according to a study carried by the British Food Commission.“Shoppers need to check the labels (标签) before buying drinks, though sometimes the actual content can be nonexistent，” said Food Commission spokesperson Ian Tokelove. “Food production is highly competitive. __ 1. __It will increase profits, and consumers won't always realize they are being tricked.”Flavorings are focused on the flavors of natural food products such as fruits, meats and vegetables, or creating flavor for food products that do not havethe desired flavors. Researchers analyzed the contents of 28strawberryflavored products sold in stores. __ 2. __ Of the 11 products thatdid contain strawberries, five of them contained less than one percent real fruit. In addition, each juice box contained nearly eight teaspoons of sugar. __ 3. __ Let's take jam as an example. Some strawberryflavored jam waslabeled as containing no artificial colors, flavors, or sweeteners, but it contained absolutely no strawberries at all.__ 4. __ Consumers have the rights to know clearly about what they have bought. Under current UK law, food packages do not have to distinguish between natural and artificial flavoring. “Describing a product as strawberry flavor and covering the surface of the packet with pictures of strawberries is misleading. __ 5. __ Unfortunately, it is also legal and widespread , ” Tokelove said. “It's time to take measures to protect the consumers' rights.”A. The products which contain real fruit are popular with people.B. Even products advertised as more natural often contained no fruit.C. They found that about 60 percent of them didn't contain any fruit at all.D. If companies can cut their costs by using flavoring, they are likely to do so.E. It is important and necessary to demand a small amount of flavoring in the products.F. Actually the product contains just a tiny percentage of strawberry or even no fruit at all.G. The Food Commission suggested all flavors used in a product should belisted on the packaging.三、完形填空5. Over the past few decades, more and more countries have opened up their markets, increasingly ____ the world economy into one free-flowing global market. The question is: Is economic globalization ____ for all?According to the World Bank, one of its chief supporters, economicglobalization has helped reduce ______ in a large number of developing countries. It quotes one study that shows increased wealth ____ toimproved education and longer life in twenty-four developing countries as a result of integration (融合）of local economies into the world economy. Hometo ____ three billion people, these twenty-four countries have seen incomes ______ at an average rate of five percent ____ to two percent indeveloped countries.Those who _____ globalization claim that economies in developing countries will benefit from new opportunities for small and home-based businesses.______ , small farmers in Brazil who produce nuts that would originally have sold only in ____ open-air markets can now promote their goods worldwide by the Internet.Critics take a different view, believing that economic globalization is actually ____ gap between the rich and poor. A study ____ by the U.N.-sponsored World Commission on the Social Dimension of Globalization shows that only a few developing countries have actually ____ from integration（融合）into the world economy and that the poor, the uneducated, unskilled workers, and native peoples have been left behind. _____ , they maintain that globalization may eventually threaten emerging businesses. For example, Indian craftsmen who currently seem to benefit from globalization because they are able to __ their products may soon face fierce competition that could put them out of ____ When large-scale manufacturers start to produce the same goods, or when superstores like Wal-Mart ____ , these small businesses will not be able to _____ and will be crowded out.One thing is certain about Globalization—there is no ______ . Advances in technology combined with more open policies have already created an interconnected world. The ______ now is finding a way to create a kind of globalization that works for the benefit of all.1. A. transforming B. translating C. transporting D. transiting2. A. possible B. smooth C. good D. easy3. A. crime B. poverty C. conflict D. population4. A. contributing B. responding C. turning D. owing5. A. or so B. some C. certain D. only6. A. remain B. drop C. shift D. increase7. A. connected B. contrary C. compared D. competing8. A. doubt B. define C. advocate D. ignore9. A. In addition B. For instance C. In other words D. All in all10. A. mature B. new C. local D. foreign11. A. finding B. exploring C. bridging D. widening12. A. conducted B. carried C. got D. missed13. A. suffered B. profited C. learned D. withdrawn14. A. Furthermore B. Therefore C. However D. Otherwise15. A. consume B. deliver C. export D. advertise16. A. trouble B. business C. power D. mind17. A. go B. leave for C. stop D. move in18. A. keep up B. come in C. go around D. help out19. A. taking off B. getting alone C. holding out D. turning back20. A. agreement B. prediction C. outcome D. challenge四、单词拼写6.1. It is highly ___________ (推荐)that the students read the following books.2. Now I have the great ___________ （特权）of introducing our speaker from Japan.3. I regretted ________ (购买) the second-hand car.4. You shouldn’t have believed him. His actions often ________ （矛盾）his words.5. The meeting discussed the fair ______ （分配）of income and wealth.6. There are several people with a lower rank than me in our factory--thatis , they are _____ （资历较浅的） to me.7. I felt much ________ (同情) for the blind.8. It seems quite _____ (荒谬）to expect anyone to drive for three hours just for a ten-minute meeting.9. Cycling is highly b ______ to health and the environment.10. He never even stopped to ______ （祝贺） me.11. He is a terrible dancer; he is too c _____ and keeps stepping on his partner's feet.12. From James’s face, I could see he was terrified of being ____________ (抛弃) by us.13. We can use honey to s _____ for sweet.14. As we know, the Internet helps people have easy a _____ to all kinds of information.15. The poor workers d _____ the heavy stones in teams with ropes overtheir shoulders.五、短文填空7. Taking a taxi in a certain Eastern European country can be a shocking experience. 1. is said that some taxi drivers have metal wires stuck into the passenger seats. And 2. a button is pushed, the seat will give you 3.electric shock. These taxi drivers don’t do this 4. fun. They do it to tourists 5. argue about the ridiculous(可笑的，荒谬的) fares they charge. Some drivers charge as much 6. ten times the legal fare.They have a secret switch which makes the meters run faster. If the tourists refuse to pay, 7. are really in for a shock.In one case, a German woman had no 8. (choose) but to pay $120 for a $ 20 ride from the airport. She said that she was "really taken for a ride," but what could she do? Besides the electric shock, she 9. (threaten) with physical violence. She has only one piece of advice for tourists, “Take the bus 10. stay at home.”六、短文改错8. 假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。
2019-2020年高二下学期期中英语试卷(附答案)
2019-2020年高二下学期期中英语试卷（附答案）第一部分:听力(共两节,满分20分)第一节(共5小题;每小题1分,满分5分)听下面5段对话。
每段对话后有一个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。
1. Why does the man think Johnson might be on a diet?A. He looks as if he’s lost weight.B. He is thinner.C. He doesn’t eat too much.2. What do we know about James?A. He is never late.B. He is often late.C. He is not patient.3. What does the woman mean?A. He can certainly depend on his uncle.B. His uncle won’t help him at all.C. He can ask her for help.4. Where might the conversation take place?A. In a supermarket.B. In a garage.C. In a tea house.5. When will the next bus leave for New York?A. Ten o’clock.B. Nine thirty.C. Nine o’clock第二节(共15小题;每小题1分,满分15分)听下面5段对话或独白。
每段对话或独白后有几个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。
听第6段材料，回答6至8题。
6. What does the woman like doing?A. Going to the folk music.B. Going to the cinema.C. Going to the theatre.7. What will the speakers do tomorrow?A. They are going to watch football games.B. They are going to have a talk again.C. They are going to an exhibition.8. What’s the relationship between the two speakers?A. They are shop assistant and customer.B. They are close friends.C. They are strangers.听第7段材料，回答9至11题。