1、廣東省珠海市藝術高級中學2020-2021學年高二英語下學期期中試題（筆試部分滿分130分，考試時間120分鐘）一、單選題（本大題共10小題，每小題1分，共10.0分）1. Measures have been taken to fight _ recurring food safety problems, but there is still a long way to go before China can rid itself _ these issues.A. for; ofB. for; fromC. against; ofD. against; from2. The Chinese

2、 abacus (算盤), officially _ as a cultural heritage at the 8th Annual UNESCO World Heritage Congress, is another symbol of Chinese wisdom.A. having listedB. listedC. having been listedD. listing3. The sunlight _ hard-edged shadow on the ground is white and blinding.A. being thrownB. throwingC. to thro

3、wD. to be thrown4. Here we found little snow, as most of it seemed _ blown off the mountain.A. that it wasB. to beC. to have beenD. that it had been5. Our English teacher is wearing a gold watch, _are made of small diamondsA. whose the handsB. of which handsC. the hands of whichD. the hands of whom6

4、. The music of the film _ by him sounds so _ .A. playing, excitingB. played, excitedC. playing, excitedD. played, exciting7. Tom，you didnt come to the party last night? I _，but I suddenly remembered I had homework to do.A. had toB. didntC. was going toD. wouldnt8. He tried his best to solve the prob

5、lem, _difficult it was.A. howeverB. no matterC. whatever D. although9. Paul fell down and broke his wrist，_ was a pityA. whichB. whatC. thatD. it10. Did you see Peter and Mike? No, I saw _of them.A. neitherB. eitherC. bothD. none二、閱讀理解（本大題共15小題，每小題2.5分，共37.5分）AChinatown around the USAChinatown in Sa

6、n Francisco It is a true cultural wonder of America. Not only is it the most expansive Chinatown outside of China, but it is also the oldest one in the United States. There are countless events, restaurants, and cultural attractions to be found and there is no better place to celebrate the Chinese N

7、ew Year! Chinatown in New York City It is second only to that of San Francisco. There are so many people selling everything from food to herbs and spices that it is an excellent place to learn how to bargain. You will find the authentic（地道的）Chinese cooking at the citys first Chinese restaurant. Chin

8、atown in Los Angeles If youre in California but cannot make the trip up to San Francisco, So Cal （Southern California） can still provide you with a shining Chinatown to explore. The Chinatown in Los Angeles of today, however, is not the original Chinatown, Instead, it experienced building, destructi

9、on and rebuilding. Whats more, the reallocation（重新安置）of the Chinese in the city is an inspiring story. Chinatown in Honolulu he story of Honolulus Chinatown is one of total change. It developed from one of the worst neighborhoods in the city to one of the most culturally advanced. The Hawaii Theatre

10、, also known as The Pride of the Pacific is the historical and entertainment crown jewel of the still-developing town. Here, you can enjoy many visual performances, from vaudeville （歌舞雜耍）to concerts. You can learn about the luckiest days of the Chinese zodiac calendar（陰歷）11. Which Chinatown has the

11、longest history in the United States？ A. Chinatown in San Francisco.B. Chinatown in New York City.C. Chinatown in Los Angeles.D. Chinatown in Honolulu.12. What do we know about the Chinatown in New York City？ A. It has the longest history.B. Cutting price is nowhere to be seen there.C. We can enjoy

12、typical Chinese food there.D. It is the third largest Chinatown in America.13. What do Chinatown in Los Angeles and Chinatown in Honolulu have in common？ A. They are both highly developed.B. They both experienced great changes.C. They have been well preserved all the time.D. They are true cultural w

13、onders of America.BThe Right Thing Hi，Ms，Grady，said Mark when their neighbor opened her doorWould you like us to shovel your sidewalk and driveway？Shoveling was Jamies idea，a way to earn enough money for the new Ocean Kingdom video game that came out the next dayMsGrady was happy，That would be wonde

14、rful，boysI think the job is getting to be too much for meIt will cost 10 dollars，Jamie saidIf thats OK，Mark added“Oh dear，”MsGrady said disappointedly，I havent been able to get to the bankI can offer homemade cookies，but I realize thats not what you had in mindMark was going to say that MsGrady coul

15、d pay them another time，but Jamie cut him offWell come back later.MsGrady doesnt look like the person whod come to his rescue last summer when Mr. Dunns collie，Goldie had just wanted to play，but Mark didnt feel comfortable around big dogsHe wanted to call for help，but his tongue seemed locked behind

16、 his teethThen MsGradys front door had flown openShe must have seen him from across the streetHold on，MarkIm coming!Goldie shed calledAs soon as Goldie had turned her head，MsGrady had slipped between Mark and the dogShe wasnt much taller than Mark，but shed stood firm as a rock in front of himGoldie，

17、go home!Then shed swept her broom to hurry the dogalongGet!Goldie had obeyedWhen Mark showed thanks to MsGrady，MsGrady laughedIt was nothingGood neighbors watch out for each other，dont they？And now MsGrady needed Mark as much as hed needed her last summerHe smiled and waved at MsGrady，then his shove

18、l deep into the snowHey!Jamie shoutedWhat are you doing？Mark couldnt explain about Goldie and watching out for neighborsI like MsGradys cookies，he said14. Why did Jamie and Mark plan to clear the snow for MsGrady at first？ _ A. To help the ladyB. To earn pocket moneyC. To do volunteer workD. To visi

19、t New Kingdom15. MsGrady couldnt pay them most probably because _ A. she didnt have enough cashB. she couldnt find the bankC. she thought it was worthlessD. she couldnt afford it16. According to the story，which of the following word can not be used to describe MsGrady？ _ A. PositiveB. HelpfulC. Brav

20、eD. Hopeful17. Which of the following proverb can best summarize the story？ _ A. A penny saved is a penny earnedB. Kindness is repaid with kindnessC. A clear conscienceD. Actions speak louder than workCFinding time to do both homework and exercise is getting easier for students at a growing number o

21、f schools. Workout machines are appearing in many school libraries. The latest school to fix the Fit Desk Bike Desk is Troy University, which now has a total of six in the libraries. Over the past three years, the Bike Desks have also been fixed at four other universities. he idea of pushing active

22、workplaces is far from new. From standing offices to treadmill（跑步機）meetings, companies have been exploring the benefits of getting employees up from their desks-benefits that include higher morale （士氣）and improved work performance. And a recent study that focuses on younger children suggests a stron

23、g connection between physical activities and good grades. Chris Shaffer, who is the director of library services at Troy University, says he thought it would be worth experimenting with the machines. The final goal is to make the library a welcoming place that our students want to visit， says Shaffe

24、r, If we can find a way to let our students study and become healthier at the same time, then I am all for it. He says the experiment is so successful so far that the university has ordered three additional Bike Desks. roy junior Niquette says the bikes have been in use every day he has visited the

25、library. Keeping a proper diet and exercise schedule during college is near impossible, he says, These offer a special way to study and I hope the university continues to add more. Senior Raven hasnt used the Bike Desks yet but says she wishes theyd been fixed sooner. I remember being a junior and t

26、he gym is so crowded, with the smell of sweat, loud music and people moving around, Raven says, I think the machines are a great idea. You can do sports quietly while others focus on their study.18. What can we learn from the first paragraph？ _ A. University students are doing more exercise now.B. D

27、oing homework is easy for university students now.C. Troy University introduced the Bike Desk to other schools.D. Fixing workout machines in libraries is becoming popular.19. What is the second paragraph mainly about？ _ A. The types of exercise at workplaces.B. The explanation of work performance.C.

28、 The development of active workplaces.D. The benefits of exercising during work and study.20. What is the purpose of fixing the Bike Desks according to Shaffer？ _ A. To make the library attractive to students.B. To make students become healthier.C. To help students to get good grades.D. To do experi

29、ments on the machines.21. What do Niquette and Raven think about the bikes？ _ A. They are easy to ride.B. They are really useful.C. They make the library noisy.D. They distract students.DIn the mid-2000s, Waze Mobile co-founder Ehud Shabtai received a cutting-edge (尖端的) gift from his girlfriend: a G

30、PS. The expensive gift was supposed to be helpful. But straight out of the box, it was already out of date.Shabtai, a coding enthusiast, had an immediate reaction to reinvent. Shabtais solution? To build an app. With 50 million monthly active users globally and nearly 400，000 superusers who function

31、 much like Wikipedia volunteer editors (editing maps rather than words), Waze Mobile caught the eye of Google as a revolutionary approach to navigation (導航).Acquired by Google in 2013, Wazes value mainly lies in its high rate of user involvement. Unlike traditional navigation apps that simply show d

32、irections, Waze asks its users to report accidents and other road conditions in real time, so other users can avoid the traffic by using an alternative route.The goal behind Wazes approach is an ambitious one: not just avoid traffic, but end it altogether. Waze is finding new ways to put its loyal a

33、nd active user base to use to make that vision a reality, including a plan to make carpooling (拼車) cool.To be sure, traffic jams are troubling people all over the world. Waze has been quietly ahead of the game for some time. In 2013, when Waze was just a small digital-mapping business with limited r

34、esources, it had something Google Maps and other competitors didnt: richer GPS guidance thanks to its stream of live traffic reports from users.These users were the basis of Shabtais plan to solve for his GPS devices silent hardware: he grounded the app in software that could be perpetually updated

35、by users, anywhere and anytime.Waze Carpool is going straight to the heart of traffic jams, trying to get more drivers off the road and into carpools. The app has already connected tens of thousands of rideseekers with drivers willing to ferry them along a shared route, and that trend could be the a

36、nswer to a traffic-free future.22. What did Shabtai do when he found his girlfriends gift out of date?A. He improved it.B. He took it apart.C. He put it away.D. He used it anyway.23. What sets Waze Mobile apart from traditional navigation apps?A. It has the most users.B. It can indicate directions.C

37、. It reports road conditions in real time.D. Most users help edit its words.24. What does the underlined word in Paragraph 6 probably mean?A. DifficultyB. Carefully.C. Greatly.D. Constantly.25. What is mainly talked about in the text?A. The rise of carpoolingB. An advanced navigation app.C. The deve

38、lopment of Google.D. Traffic problems in the world.三、閱讀七選五（本大題共5小題，每小題2.5分，共12.5分） How to Remember What You Read Reading is important. But the next step is making sure that you remember what youve read! 26 You may have just read the text, but the ideas, concepts and images (形象) may fly right out of

39、your head. Here are a few tricks for remembering what you read. 27 If the plot (情節), characters, or word usage is confusing for you, you likely wont be able to remember what you read. Its a bit like reading a foreign language. If you dont understand what youre reading, how would you remember it? But

40、 there are a few things you can do. Use a dictionary; look up the difficult words. Are you connected? Does a character remind you of a friend? Does the setting make you want to visit the place? Does the book inspire you, and make you want to read more? With some books, you may feel a connection righ

41、t away. 28 How willing are you to make the connections happen? Read it; hear it; be it! Read the lines. Then, speak them out loud. And, put some characters into the words. When he was writing his novels, Charles Dickens would act out the parts of the characters. Hed make faces in the mirror, and cha

42、nge his voice for each character.29 How often do you read? If you read frequently, youll likely have an easier time with remembering what youre reading ( and what youve read).30 As you make reading a regular part of your life, youll make more connections, stay more focused and understand the text be

43、tter. Youll learn to enjoy literatureas you remember what you read!A. Are you confused?B. Practice makes perfect.C. Whats your motivation?D. Memory is sometimes a tricky thing.E. Marking helps you remember what you read.F. But other books require a bit more work on your part.G. You can do the same t

44、hing when you are reading the text!四、完形填空（本大題共15小題，每小題1分，共15.0分）Hunter Shamatt lost his wallet while he was on a flight from Omaha to Denver earlier this month. Upon realizing that his wallet was lost, he（31）_ the airline to see if anyone had turned it in - but fruitlessly.（32）_ the wallet contained

45、 his ID， a signed paycheck,60 in cash, etc, he feared the worst. wo days after the flight, however, Hunter was（33）_ to receive a package in the mail from an anonymous（匿名的） sender. Inside was his wallet（34） _ an additional 40 in cash. I rounded your cash up to an even 100 so you could celebrate the（3

46、5）_ of your wallet.，read a letter that was enclosed with the package. Hunters mother, Jeannie, posted a photo of the（36）_ to social media in hopes that they would be able to track down the sender. All they had to go on was that the letter was（37）_ from Applied Underwriters in Omaha and the senders i

47、nitials were signed T.B. The sender was later（38）_ as Todd Brown, who was delighted to have a little fun with helping out a hard-working stranger. I saw he was just a kid, 20 years old. He had a paycheck in there, so I（39） _ ，Well, hes doing his best to make ends meet. said Brown. Hunter was very（40

48、）_ . He told me he has some student loans to pay within two days so the（41）_ was right, Brown added, He（42）_ it was gone forever. So when he opened it, he just started screaming, No way! No way! Brown says that he often tries to do good things without any recognition；thats why he didnt sign his （43）

49、 _ on the letter, but Jeannie later insisted on（44） _ him on social media. Jeannie wrote on Face-book, This story is more about rebuilding（45） _ in people than anything.31.A. orderedB. contactedC. caughtD. checked32.A. ThoughB. WhileC. SinceD. Unless33.A. shockedB. amusedC. anxiousD. frightened34.A.

50、 apart fromB. except forC. along withD. instead of35.A. searchB. completenessC. valuableD. return36.A. senderB. letterC. walletD. package37.A. acceptedB. sentC. takenD. collected38.A. knownB. consideredC. identifiedD. introduced39.A. noticedB. repliedC. doubtedD. figured40.A. thankfulB. stressfulC.

51、thoughtfulD. regretful41.A. behaviorB. numberC. timingD. paycheck42.A. rememberedB. assumedC. admittedD. imagined43.A. addressB. markC. phone numberD. full name44.A. questioningB. praisingC. disturbingD. surprising45.A. faithB. ambitionC. appreciationD. strength五、語法填空（本大題共10小題，每小題1.5分，共15.0分）As is k

52、nown to all, a positive parent-child relationship is (46) （ benefit） to the physical and mental (47) （ grow） of children， but keeping a healthy parent-child bond (48) （ need） the efforts of both parties Parents should take the responsibility (49) （ improve） their relationship with the children. What

53、 matters is spending quality time with their children，(50) tight their schedule isFor instance， they can eat (51) （meal） together, go to sporting events together or watch their childrens favorite TV shows together， (52) can contribute greatly to making their children feel safe and (53) （love） Childr

54、en, on the other hand, should let their parents know they appreciate what their parents (54) （do） for them. If possible, they can give their parents a gift on a special day or help with housework (55) a regular basis Also healthy parent-child relationship is without conflict. But as long as parents

55、and children make joint effort, they can settle the conflict and enjoy their time together六、單詞拼寫（本大題共10小題，每小題1.5分，共15.0分）56. Do you know anyone with a mental (傷殘；殘疾)?57. Im very (外向的；友好的) and have learned to adapt to my disability.58. She was (超重的；肥胖的) and this made her unhappy.59. Asimov had a (才能；才干) for writing.60. James was terrified of being (拋棄；遺棄) by us.61.Theres no electricity or water and even no (課本；教科書) either.62.It was the first time she had ever left her (祖國).63.Of the first Spanish to go to California, the (大多數；大半) were religious m