2019-2020年高二英语下学期第二次周考试题.doc

2019-2020年高二英语下学期第二次周考试题一、阅读理解（共10小题;每小题2分，满分20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。AThe Cambridge Science Festival Curiosity Challenge Dare to Take the Curiosity Challenge!The Cambridge Science Festival (CSF) is pleased to inform you of the sixth annual Curiosity Challenge. The challenge invites , even dares school students between the ages of 5 and 14 to create artwork or a piece of writing that shows their curiosity how it inspires them to explore their world.Students are being dared to draw a picture, write an article, take a photo or write a poem that shows what they are curious about. To enter the challenge, all artwork or pieces of writing should be sent to the Cambridge Science Festival, MIT Museum, 265 Mass Avenue, Students who enter the Curiosity Challenge and are selected as winners will be honored at a special ceremony during the CSF on Sunday, April 21st. Guest speakers will also present prizes to the students. Winning entries will be published in a book. Student entries will be exhibited and prizes will be given. Families of those who take part will be included in celebration and brunch will be served.Between March 10th and March 15h, each winner will be given the specifics of the closing ceremony and the Curiosity Challenge celebration. The program guidelines and other related information are available at : cambridgesciencefestival.org.1. When will the prize-giving ceremony be held?A. On March 10th. B. On February 8th. C. On April 21st. D. On March 15th2.Who can take part in the Curiosity Challenge?A. MIT artists. B. School students. C. Cambridge locals. D. CSF winners. 3. What type of writing is this text?A . An announcement. B. An official report C. An exhibition guide. D. An art show review.B A typical lion tamer（驯兽师）in peoples mind is an entertainer holding a whip( 鞭) at a chair. The whip gets all of the attention, but its mostly for show. In reality, it the chair that does the important work. When a lion tamer holds a chair in front of the lions face, the lion tries to focus on all four legs of the chair at the same time. With its focus divided, the lion bees confused and is unsure about what to do next. When faced with so many options, the lion chooses to freeze and wait instead of attacking the man holding the chair.How often do you find yourself in the same position as the lion? How often do you have something you want to achieve (e.g. lose weight., start a business, travel more)only to end up confused by all of the options in front of you and never make progress?This upsets me to no end because while all the experts are busy debating about which option is best, the people who want to improve their lives are left confused by all of the conflicting information. The end result is that we feel like we cant focus or that were focused on the wrong things, and so we take less action, make less progress, and stay the same when we could be improving.It doesnt have to be that way. Anytime you find the world waving a chair in your face, remember this: All you need to do is focus on one thing,. You just need to get started. Starting before you feel ready is one of the habits of successful people. If you have somewhere you want to go, something you want to acplish, someone you want to beetake immediate action. If youre clear about where you want to go, the rest of the world will either help you get there or get out of the way.4. Why does the lion tamer use a chair? A. To get ready for a fight. B. To entertain the audience.C. To trick the lion D. To show off his skills. 5. In what sense are people similar to a lion facing a chair?A. They have to do something for showB. They find it hard to make changes. C. They hold on to the wrong things. D. They feel puzzled over choices.6. When the world is “ waving a chair in your face”, youre advised to _A. make a quick decisionB. wait for a better chanceC. break your old habitsD. ask for clear guidance7. What is the authors attitude towards the expert mentioned in Paragraph3?A. Respectful. B. Supportive. C. Tolerant. D. Doubtful.CAs more and more people speak the global languages of English, Chinese, Spanish, and Arabic, other languages are rapidly disappearing. In fact, half of the 6,000-7,000 languages spoken around the world today will likely die out by the next century, according to the United Nations Educational , Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). In an effort to prevent language loss, scholars from a number of organizations UNESCO and National Geographic among themhave for many years been documenting dying languages and the cultures they reflect.Mark Turin, a scientist at the Macmillan Centre Yale University, who specializes in the languages and oral traditions of the Himalayas, is following in that tradition. His recently published book, A Grammar of Thangmi with an Ethno linguistic Introduction to the Speakers and Their Culture, grows out of his experience living, working, and raising a family in a village in Nepal.Documenting the Thangmi language and culture is just a starting point for Turin, who seeks to include other languages and oral traditions across the Himalayan reaches of India , Nepal, Bhutan, and China . But he is not content to simply record these voices before they disappear without record. At the University of Cambridge Turin discovered a wealth of important materials-including photographs, films, tape recordings, and field noteswhich had remained unstudied and were badly in need of care and protection.Now, through the two organizations that he has founded the Digital Himalaya Project and the World Oral Literature Project Turin has started a campaign to make such documents, found in libraries and stories around the world, available not just to scholars but to the younger generations of munities from whom the materials were originally collected. Thanks to digital technology and the widely available Internet, Turin notes, the endangered languages can be saved and reconnected with speech munities. 8. What is Turins book based on?A. His personal experience in Nepal. B. The cultural studies C. The documents available at Yale. D. His language research in Bhutan. 9. What does “that tradition in Paragraph 3 refer to ?A. Telling stories about language usersB. Having full records of the languagesC. Living with the native speaker.D. Writing books on language teaching.10. Which of the following best describe Turins work?A. Design, experiment and report. B. Collect, protect and reconnectC. Record, repair and reward. D. Write, sell and donate.二、七选五 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。 The jobs of the future have not yet been invented. 11 . By helping them develop classic skills that will serve them well no matter what the future holds.1.CuriosityYour children need to be deeply curious. 12. Ask kids, “What ingredients (配料)can we add to make these pancakes even better next time ?” and then try them out. Ingredients make the pancakes better? What could we try next time? 2. CreativityTrue creativity is the ability to take something existing and create something new 13. There are a dozen different things you can do with them. Experimenting with materials to create something new can go a long way in helping them develop their creativity.3.Personal skillsUnderstanding how others feel can be a challenge for kids. We know whats going on inside our own head, but what about others? Being able to read people helps kid from misreading a situation and jumping to false conclusions. 14 . “Why do you think shes crying?” “Can you tell how that man is feeling by looking at his face?” “If someone were to do that to you, how would you feel?” 4. Self Expression15 there are many ways to express thoughts and ideas music, acting, drawing, building, photography. You may find that your child is attracted by one more than another.A. We can give kids chances to think about materials in new ways.B. Encourage kids to cook with you.C. Being able to municate ideas in a meaningful way is a valuable skill.D. And we cant forget science education.E. So how can we help our kids prepare for jobs that dont yet exist?F. Gardening is another great activity for helping kids develop this skill.G. We can do this in real life or ask questions about characters in stories.三、完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20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，选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。As a general rule, all forms of activity lead to boredom when they are performed on a routine(常规)basis. As a matter of fact, we can see this 16 at work in people of all 17 . For example, on Christmas morning, children are excited about 18 with their new toys. But their 19 soon wears off and by January those 20 toys can be found put away in the basement. The world is full of 21 stamp albums and unfinished models, each standing as a monument to someones 22 interest. When parents bring home a pet, their child 23 bathes it and brushes its fur. Within a short time, however, the 24 of caring for the animal is handed over to the parents. Adolescents enter high school with great 25 but are soon looking forward to 26 . The same is true of the young adults going to college. And then, how many 27 , who now plain (抱怨) about the long drives to work, 28 drove for hours at a time when they first 29 their drivers license (执照)? Before people retire, they usually 30 to do a lot of 31 things, which they never had 32 to do while working. But 33 after retirement , the golfing, the fishing, the reading and all of the other pastimes bee as boring as the jobs they 34 . And , like the child in January, they go searching for new 35 .16. A. weaker B power C. principle D. habit 17. A. ages B. races C. countries D. parties 18. A. going B. working C. living D. playing 19. A. anxiety B. confidence C. interest D. sorrow20. A. extra B. same C. expensive D. funny 21. A. newly- collected B. well-organizedC. colorfully-printed D. half-filled22. A. main B. broad C. passing D. different23. A. impatiently B. silently C. worriedly D. gladly24. A. game B. burden C. right D. promise25. A. courage B. confusion C. calmness D. excitement26. A. success B. independence C. responsibility D. graduation27. A. students B. children C. retirees D. adults 28. A. carefully B. eagerly C. nervously D. bravely29. A. discovered B. obtained C. noticed D. required30. A. plan B. need C. learn D. start 31. A. great B. strong C. difficultD. correct32. A. skills B. knowledge C. time. D. money 33. A. even B. soon C. only D. well.34. A. left B. chose C. lost D. quit35. A. colleagues B. pets C. toys D. friends 四、语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分） 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。 Are you facing a situation that looks impossible to fix?In 1969,the pollution was terrible along the Cuyahoga River Cleveland, Ohio. It _36_（be）unimaginable that it could ever be cleaned up. The river was so polluted that it _37_(actual)caught fire and burned. Now, years later, this river is one of _38_most outstanding examples of environmental cleanup. But the river wasnt changed in a few days _39_even a few months. It took years of work_40_(reduce ) the industrial pollution and clean the water. Finally, that hard work paid off and now the water in the river is_41_(clean) than ever. Maybe you are facing an impossible situation. Maybe you have a habit _42_is driving your family crazy. Possibly you drink too much or dont know how to control your credit card use. When you face such an impossible situation ,dont you want a quick fix and something to change immediately? While there are _43_(amaze) stories of instant transformation, for most of us the_44_(change) are gradual and require a lot of effort and work, like cleaning up a polluted river. Just be 45 (patience) .五、短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分） 假段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处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误仅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：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。Nearly five years before ,and with the help by our father, my sister and I planted some cherry tomatoes（圣女果）in our back garden, since then-for all these year-we had been allowing tomatoes to self seed where they please . As result, the plants are growing somewhere. The fruits are small in size, but juicy and taste. There are so much that we often share them with our neighbors .Although we allow tomato plants to grow in the same place year after year, but we have never had any disease or insect attack problems. We are growing wonderfully tomatoes at no cost!五、书面表达（满分25分）中国有句古话叫“读万卷书，不如行万里路”。请根据下列要点给某英语报社写一篇英语文章，说说旅游的好处。 1旅游能开阔人的眼界，增长知识； 2旅游能使人放松身心，有益于健康； 3在旅途中还能结识新朋友。 注意： 1可以适当添加细节，以使行文连贯； 2词数100左右； 3题目自拟。