辽宁省2020学年高二英语上学期期末考试试题 (2)

高二英语上学期期末考试试题

本试卷分第一卷和第二卷两部分。满分120分，考试时间100分钟。考生作答时，将答案答在答题卡上，在本试卷上答题无效。

第Ⅰ卷

第一部分听力（略）

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

“Mom, I’m going to take my travel journal to school, okay? I want to show my teacher. ” The summer holiday is one of the main topics of conversation at the beginning of each school year. Friends and teachers want to know all about the fun. What better way to recount the experience than show them with a travel journal? Travel journals are as individual as your child, but with the following tips, you can make one too.

Start with the book

A good journal is big enough to allow room for drawings, writing, photos, and souvenirs. If it’s too small, nothing will fit. My family finds artist sketchbooks to be the best because the paper is heavier and a good quality to draw on. They also hold up well when souvenirs such as postcards or ticket stubs are pasted in.

Educational additions

Load a simple map of your route and paste it in the book. If you’re traveling through several states or provinces, create a section in the book for each leg of your journey. Use a brightly colored marker to plot your route and stickers to show important points along the way. You may also wish to include coloring pages of state flags and animals, along with interesting trivia about your family travel destination.

A picture says a thousand words

You may be surprised how judicial(公正) kids become when given a disposable camera and permission to take photos of whatever is important to them. Develop the photos

en route, and you have an instant quiet time activity. Avoid disappointment; take a back up photo on you camera as well.

With a travel journal, the question, “What did you do this summer? ”takes on a whole new meaning. A drawing here, a quote there, and a few pictures quickly add up to a wonderful book full of memories that can be shared with friends and family for many years to come. After all, isn’t that what family vacations are for?

21. The first paragraph serves as _________.

A. a description

B. a suggestion

C. an introduction

D. a summary

22. Why does the author’s family like artist sketchbooks the best?

A. They hold many drawings.

B. They are heavy and large enough.

C. They can be kept as good souvenirs.

D. Their paper is suitable for drawing.

23. What does the passage mainly tell us?

A. How to make a travel journal.

B. Making a summer holiday fun.

C. Advantages of keeping a travel journal.

D. The real meaning of a family vacation.

B

Up until about 3 years ago, I never really questioned my identity but now I am

f a r m o r e a w a r e o f i t. Sometimes I’ll say really crazy things like “I wonder what I’d look like with pale yellow hair”, and my father only smiles. I guess growin

g up wit

h Western parents and living in a fairly Western society have made me feel rather “Western”. However, my mother thought that it was still important for me to stay connected to my “roots”.

Our family would go on various trips to China, sightseeing and learning more about the culture. I would attend Saturday Chinese (language) school and whenever my school had a culture or an international day, my mother would encourage me to dress up in Chinese dress or bring Chinese food. The key word: encouraged. Not forced.

Understanding my native culture and tradition and knowing other children just like me were obviously important ideas my mother valued when it came to bringing up her two Chinese daughters. I have never really had any identity issues; however, I