临川十中2020┄2021学年度高二上学期期中考试
英语试卷
命题人：黄波3727
第一部分听力（30分）
第一节（共5题，每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）
1.What does the man advise the woman to do？
A. Take a taxi.
B. Take the bus. .
C. Take a plane.
2.What does the man want to drink？
A .A glass of water. B. A cup of tea . C. A cup of coffee.
3..Who is the man looking for？
A. Lily . B . Lucy C. Tom
4. Where might the woman go for the holiday？
A. To India.
B. To Thailand.
C. To Japan
5.What does the woman remind the man to take？
A. The camera
B. The bag.
C. The umbrella.
第二节（共15小题，每小题1.5分，满分22.5分.）
听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
6，Where does Marry come from？
A. India.
B. Australia. C .New Zealand.
7.What does the couple’s daughter want to learn？
A. How to do yoga.
B. How to play the violin.
C. How to play the piano..听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
8.How will the man go to the party？
A. By bus
B. By taxi.
C. By train.
9.What will the woman do in New York tomorrow？
A. Go to a party
B. Visit her grandmother.
C. Have a driving exam.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10.What does the man’ s son like？
A. Chocolate cake
B. Apple cake.
C. Orange cake.
11.What does the man need to pay extra for？
A. A knife
B. Candles.
C. A hat.
12. How much will the man pay in all？
A. 158 yuan.
B.168 yuan.
C. 178 yuan
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13. What does the woman dislike？
A. Sunny days.
B. Cloudy days.
C. Rainy days.
14.What day is it today？
A. Friday.
B. Saturday.
C. Sunday.
15.What did the man to do this Sunday？
A. Play with his brother.
B. Go fishing.
C. Stay at home.
16.What will the woman do during a rainy day？
A. Listen to music.
B. Read a book.
C. Watch TV.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. Which city comes second on Mercer’2012 list？
A. Vienna.
B. Auckland.
C. Zurich.
18. Which region has the most cities in the top ten？
A. Europe
B. North American
C. The Asia-Pacific region
19.How many German cities are in the top ten？
A. Eight
B. Three
C. Six
20. Which city in China ranks 85th on the top 100 list？
A .Hong Kong B. Taipei C. Shanghai
第二部分英语知识应用（共两节，满分45）
第一节单项填空（共15题；每小题1分，满分15）
21.There are over 58, 000 rocky objects in _______ space, about 900 of which could fall down onto _______ earth.
A. the; the
B. 不填; the
C. the; 不填
D. a; the
22. The doctor is skilled at treating heart trouble and never accepts any gift from his patients, so he has a very good_____.
A. expectation
B. reputation
C. contribution
D. civilization
23. The fact that she was foreign made _____difficult for her to get a job in that country
A. so
B. much
C. that
D. it
24. _______, she is the sort of woman to spread sunshine to people through her smile.
A. Shy and cautious
B. Sensitive and thoughtful
C. Honest and confident
D. Lighthearted and optimistic
25. Studies show that people are more to suffer from back problems if they always sit before computer screens for long hours.
A. likely
B. possible
C. probable
D. sure
26. After he retired from office, Rogers painting for a while, but soon lost interest.
A. took up
B. saved up
C. kept up
D. put up
27. It took me a long time before I was able to fully appreciate what they __ for me.
A. had done
B. did
C. would do
D. were doing
28. The palace caught fires three times in the last century, and little of the original building _______ now.
A. remains
B. is remained
C. is remaining
D. has been remained
29. Though ______ to see us，the professor gave us a warm welcome.
A. surprise B was surprised C. surprised D. being surprised
30. Not until he left his home to know how important the family was for him.
A. did he begin
B. had he begun
C. he began
D. he has began
31. It is uncertain __ side effect the medicine will bring about, although about two thousand patients have taken it.
A. that
B. what
C. how
D. whether
32. A remote-controlled bomb exploded outside a hotel yesterday, _____ at least 12 people.
A. having been injured
B. having
injured
C. injuring
D. injured
33. —Can you believe I had to pay 30 dollars for a haircut？
—You should try the barber’s ______ I go. It’s only 15.
A. as
B. which
C. where
D. that
34. What would have happened____, as far as the river bank？
A. Bob had walked farther
B. if Bob should walk farther
C. had Bob walked farther
D. if Bob walked farther
35. 一I’m sorry. That wasn’t of much help.
一 Oh， . As a matter of fact，it was most helpful.
A. sure it was
B. it doesn’t matter
C. of course not
D. thanks anyway
第二节完形填空（共20题；每小题1.5分，满分30）
Peter and Paul had a permission from their parents to camp in a field close to their farm. But, being adventurous boys, they know it would be more 36 to camp in the woods that lay beyond the river. Excitedly, the boys 37 with their tent and food.
Carrying their heavy 38 , the two brothers walked along the riverbank, hardly noticing the distance or the sun beating down. They were eager to reach their 39 before lunchtime. As they entered the cool, shadowy woods, they began to search for a suitable camping spot. Peter wanted to 40 close to the river at the edge of the woods, 41 Paul, who was older, insisted that they camp further away. 42 Peter followed his brother deeper into the 43 . “This really is a wonderful setting!” said Paul in excitement. They 44 the tent , and settled down to eat the sandwiches they had made, then decided to find their way 45 to the river to catch some fish.
“Are you sure that this is the right 46 ？” whispered Peter shakily. “I’m sure we passed that hollow tree just a while ago.” Paul walked 47 silently. “Look, there it is again. We’re lost, aren’t we？” complained Peter. Paul had to admit that he didn’t know where they were.
48 , they were a long distance from where they were 49 to be. They were not even 50 of where they had set up their camp. They set in 51 for a few minutes until Peter had a bright idea. “Why don’t we look for clues（线索） the way trackers 52 in the movies？ We weren’t careful about how we walked, so I’m sure we would have left 53 some broken tree branches and leaves. ”
Carefully, the boys 54 the marks that they had left, until finally they found their campsite. Hurriedly, they packed their belongings and set off 55 the direction of the river.
What would their parents think of their adventure？
36
.
A. surprising
B. exciting
C. annoying
D. frightening
37
.
A. went round
B. went back
C. went away
D. went
through
第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题,每小题2分,满分40分）
A
Few people ever took notice of Mr. Jimmy Tan whenever he entered a room. He was a shy, quiet and simple man who preferred to keep to himself in public. On the other hand, Mr. Thomas Kim, a fellow scientist, was a man everyone would notice on the streets. He wore bright outfits with huge flower prints, spoke with a booming voice, and his laughter could be heard from all corners of a room. In addition to the differences in their characters, Mr. Kim and Mr. Tan were also great rivals at work in the Institute of Future Science.
On Christmas Eve, everyone left work early to celebrate the special occasion, except for Mr. Tan and Mr. Kim. They were in their laboratory analyzing the results of their latest experiments. Mr. Tan realized that something special was taking place in his experiment —the bacteria he had cultured were growing extremely quickly under high pressure and at a very low temperature. After noting down the findings in his notebook, he left the room to prepare for another round of tests. Shortly after, Mr. Kim entered.
“Hey Jimmy,” Mr. Kim called out, “do you have an extra copy of the laboratory booking form？”
There was no reply, so Mr. Kim looked through Mr. Tan’s things. He soon found Mr. Tan's notebook and was horrified to see that Mr. Tan had managed to make one of the most important discoveries in modern science. He then looked into the deep-freeze cupboard where a dish containing the bacteria was kept. He put them into his pocket and returned to his own laboratory.
Mr. Tan came back an hour later to find his notebook and the dish missing. He knew that Mr. Kim had taken them and went to Mr. Kim's laboratory to find out. When he opened the door, he found Mr. Kim lying on the floor motionless. His face was pale and his skin had turned black. The deadly bacteria had been handled improperly. He shook his head and left.
56. From the first paragraph we know Mr. Kim was a quite person.
A. famous
B. hardworking
C. wealthy
D. outgoing
57. The underlined word "rivals" in the first paragraph is closest in meaning to .
A. enemies
B. colleagues
C. competitors
D. friends
58. What does the underlined word “them” refer to in the 4th paragraph？
A. the most important discoveries
B. the notebook and the dish
C. the cupboard and the bacteria
D. the dish and the bacteria
59. Which of the following is true according to the passage？
A. Mr. Kim was afraid Mr. Tan might succeed ahead of him.
B. Mr. Tan's bacteria grew very fast in a warm container.
C. Mr. Tan worked much harder than Mr. Kim.
D. Mr. Kim was so tired that he fell down into sleep.
60. What happened to Mr. Kim in the end？
A. He died on Christmas Eve.
B. He was arrested by the police.
C. He shared the success with Mr. Tan.
D. He succeeded ahead of Mr. Tan.
B
In the kitchen of my mother’s hou ses there has always been a wooden stand （木架）with a small notepad （记事本）and a hole for a pencil.
I’m looking for paper on which to note down the name of a book I am recommending to my mother. Over forty years since my earliest memories of the kitchen pad and pencil, five
houses later, the current paper and pencil look the same as they always did. Surely it can’t be the same pencil？ The pad is more modern, but the wooden stand is definitely the original one.
“I’m just amazed you still have the same stand for holding the pad and pencil after all these years.” I say to her, walking back into the living-room with a sheet of paper and the pencil. “You still use a pencil. Can’t you afford a pen？”
My mother replies a little sharply. “It works perfectly well. I’ve a lways kept the stand in the kitchen. I never knew when I might want to note down an idea, and I was always in the kitchen in those days.”
Immediately I can picture her, hair wild, blue housecoat covered in flour, a wooden spoon in one hand, the pencil in the other, her mouth moving silently. My mother smiles and says, “One day I was cooking and watching baby Pauline, and I had a brilliant thought, but the stand was empty. One of the children must have taken the paper. So I just picked up the breadboard and wrote it all down on the back. It turned out to be a real breakthrough for solving the mathematical problem I was working on.”
This story—which happened before I was born—reminds me how extraordinary my mother was, and is, as a gifted mathematician. I feel embarrassed that I complain about not having enough child-free time to work. Later, when my mother is in the bathroom, I go into her kitchen and turn over the breadboards. Sure enough, on the back of the smallest one, are some penciled marks I recognize as mathematics. Those symbols have travelled unaffected through fifty years, rooted in the soil of a cheap wooden breadboard, invisible （看不到的） exhibits at every meal.
61. Why has the author’s mother always kept the notepad and pencil in the kitchen？
A. To leave messages.
B. To list her everyday tasks.
C. To note down maths problems.
D. To write down a flash of inspiration.
62. What is the author’s original opinion about the wooden stand？
A. It has great value for the family.
B. It needs to be replaced by a better one.
C. It brings her back to her lonely childhood.
D. It should be passed on to the next generation.
63. The author feels embarrassed for .
A. blaming her mother wrongly
B. giving her mother a lot of trouble
C. not making good use of time as her mother did
D. not making any breakthrough in her field
64. What can be inferred from the last paragraph？
A. The mother is successful in her career.
B. The family members like travelling.
C. The author had little time to play when young.
D. The marks on the breadboard have disappeared.
65. In the author’s mind, her mother is .
A. strange in behaviour
B. keen on her research
C. fond of collecting old things
D. careless about her appearance
C
So long as teachers fail to distinguish between teaching and learning, they will continue to undertake to do for children that which only children can do for themselves. Teaching children to read is not passing reading on to them. It is certainly not endless hours spent in activities about readi ng. Douglas insists that“ reading cannot be taught directly and schools should stop trying to do the impossible”.
Teaching and learning are two entirely different processes. They differ in kind and function. The function of teaching is to create the conditions and the climate that will make it possible for children to devise the most efficient system for teaching themselves to read. Teaching is also public activity. It can be seen and observed.
Learning to read involves all that each individual does to make sense of the world of printed language. Almost all of it is private, for learning is an occupation of the mind, and that process is not open to public scrutiny.
If teacher and learner roles are not interchangeable ,what then can be done through teaching that will aid the child in the quest（探索）for knowledge？ Smith has one principal rule for all teaching instructions. “Make learning to read easy, which means making reading a meaningful, enjoyable and frequent experience for children. ”
When the roles of teacher and learner are seen for what they are, and when both teacher and learner fulfill them appropriately, then much of the pressure and feeling of failure for both is
eliminated. Learning to read is made easier when teachers create an environment where children are given the opportunity to solve the problem of learning to read by reading.
66．The problem with the reading course as mentioned in the first paragraph is that
_______________.
A. it is one of the most difficult school courses
B. students spend endless hours in reading
C. reading tasks are assigned with little guidance
D. too much time is spent in teaching about reading
67．The teaching of reading will be successful if _______________.
A. teachers can improve conditions at school for the students
B. teachers can enable students to develop their own way of reading
C. teachers can devise the most efficient system for reading
D. teachers can make their teaching activities observable
68．The underlined word“ scrutiny” most probably means“______________”.
A. inquiry
B. observation
C. control
D. suspicion
69．According to the passage, learning to read will no longer be a difficult task when
______________.
A. children become highly motivated
B. teacher and learner roles are interchangeable
C. teaching helps children in the search for knowledge
D. reading enriches children’s experience
70．The main idea of the passage is that ______________.
A. teachers should do as little as possible in helping students learn to read
B. teachers should encourage students to read as widely as possible
C. reading ability is something acquired rather than taught
D. reading is more complicated that generally believed
D
People with disabilities make up a large part of the population. It is estimated（估计） that over 35 million Americans have physical, mental, or other disabilities. About half of these disabilities are “developmental", i.e., they occur before the individual's twenty-second birthday, often from genetic conditions, and are severe enough to affect three or more areas of development, such as mobility, communication, employment, etc. Most other disabilities are considered “adventitious", i.e., accidental or caused by outside forces.
Prior to the 20th century, only a small percentage of people with disabilities survived for long. Medical treatment for these disabilities was unavailable. Advancements in medicine and social services have created a climate in which people with disabilities can expect to have such basic needs as food, shelter, and medical treatment. Unfortunately, these basics are often not available. Civil liberties such as the right to vote, marry, get an education, and gain employment have historically been denied on the basis of disability.
In recent decades, the disability rights movement has been organized to fight against these infringements（违反；侵犯）of civil rights. Congress responded by passing major legislation recognizing people with disabilities as a protected class under civil rights statutes.
Still today, people with disabilities must fight to live their lives independently. It is estimated that more than half of qualified Americans with disabilities are unemployed, and a majority of those who do work are underemployed. About two-thirds live at or below the official poverty level.
Significant barriers, especially in transportation and public awareness, prevent disabled people from taking part in society. For example, while no longer prohibited by law from marrying, a person with no access to transportation is effectively excluded from community and social activities which might lead to the development of long-term relationships.
Only when public attitudes advance as far as laws have will disabled people be fully able to take their rightful place in society.
71. A “developmental" disability ______.
A. develops very slowly over time
B. is caused by forces
C. occurs in youth and affects development
D. is getting more and more severe
72. Most disabled people used to die early because ______.
A. disabilities destroyed major bodily functions
B. they were not very well looked after
C. medical techniques were not available
D. they were too poor to get proper treatment
73. In the author's opinion, to enable the disabled people to take their rightful place in society,
______.
A．more laws should be passed B．public attitudes should be changed
C．government should provide more aids D．more public facilities should be set up
74. Which of the following cannot be inferred from the passage ？
A．Many disabled people may remain single for their whole life.
B．The public tends to look down upon the disabled people.
C．The disabled people feel inferior to those surrounding them.
D．Discriminatory laws prevent the disabled from mixing with others.
75. The best title for this passage might be ______.
A．Handicaps（障碍）of People with Disabilities
B．The physical difficulties of the Disabled
C．The Causes for Disabilities
D．Medical Treatments for Disabilities
第Ⅱ卷（非选择题共35分）
第四部分：写作（共两节，满分35分）
第一节阅读表达（满分10分）
In the United States, train transportation is unpopular compared with cars and airplanes. Most people like traveling by car or by air. Officials of the United States Department of Transportation made a study in 2001. The study is about how many miles Americans traveled by different means of transportation. They only studied trips longer than 50 miles. The study showed that fifty-six percent of all miles were traveled in personal vehicle. Forty-one percent were traveled in an airplane. Two percent were traveled in a bus. And less than one percent of miles were traveled in a train. Amtrak is the national provider of train transportation in the United States. In the past ten years, the number of its passengers has increased by eighteen
percent. Although the number of passengers has increased, it is still very small now. In countries such as France, Germany, or Japan, more people use trains. There are several reasons why many people ________________________.
Firstly, Americans love to drive their own cars. On highways, cars can travel as fast as trains. These highways connect all major cities in America．Secondly, many travelers like to be independent. When they use their own cars they can decide when to travel. Thirdly, many buses travel between major cities. Bus travel is less costly than train travel. In a huge country like the United States, cities are far away from each other. In some cases, travel from one city to another by train may take more than a day. Airplanes can carry passengers over long distances much faster. People who do not want to spend long time traveling by train decide to fly. For these people saving time is the most important thing.
76. What is the best title of the passage？（no more than 8 words）
_____________________________________________________________________
77. What does the underlined word “it” refer to？（no more than 4 words）
_____________________________________________________________________
78. Fill in the blank with proper words. （no more than 6 words）
_____________________________________________________________________
79. Complete the following statement according to paragraph 2.（ no more than 6 words）When they use their own cars they are ________________________________________
80. Why do American people have to travel a long time if they go from one city to another？（no more than 10 words）
__________________________________________________________________
第二节书面表达：（满分25分）
假如你上周末参加了某旅行社组织的所谓生态游，你觉得名不副实。请你根据下表内容把自己经历的这次生态游和对真正生态游的看法写出来。
1. 所谓的生态游：
欣赏风景，享受新鲜空气
有人摘花、捉鸟、乱扔垃圾
2. 真正的生态游：
享受自然，同时也是一种责任
要保护自然，保护野生动物
带走美好回忆，留下青山绿水
2013--2020-2021学年上学期高二年级期中考试
英语试卷参考答案
听力
1—5 BCACA 6---10 BCABA 11---15 CBBAB 16—20 BCABB
单项选择
21—25 BBDDA 26—30 AAACA 31—35 BCCCA
完形填空
36-40.BCABD 41-45.ACADC 46-50.CDADB 51-55.CBACD
阅读理解
56 --60 DCBAA61- 65 DBCAB 66-70 DBBAC 71- 75 CCBDA
阅读表达
76. Train transportation in the USA is less popular/ unpopular.
77. The number of passengers.
78. don’t like to travel by train
79. free to decide the departure time/ when to travel.
80. Because cities in America are far away from each other.
书面表达
Possible version:
Last weekend I went on an eco-travel with a travel agency. All the way we enjoyed the beautiful scenery and fresh air. But a few of us picked flowers while going sightseeing. Some even tried to catch the birds they saw. What was worse, many tourists threw rubbish here and there. The rubbish may do harm to wildlife there.
I don’t think this is a true eco-travel. A true eco-travel is a tour that not only allows us to express our love for nature, but needs our responsibility as well. As we enjoy the beauty of nature, we should try our best to protect it. And we should also try to protect wildlife. A true eco-travel should be like this：take nothing away but your good memory; leave nothing behind but all the green trees and the clean water.