2020～2021學年度第一學期期中調研測試試題高二英語時間:120分鐘總分:150分第一部分聽力（共兩節，滿分30分）做題時，先將答案標在試卷上。錄音內容結束后，你將有兩分鐘的時間將試卷上的答案轉涂到答題卡上。第一節（共5小題；每小題1.5分，滿分7.5分）聽下面5段對話。每段對話后有一個小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出最佳選項。聽完每段對話后，你都有10秒鐘的時間來回答有關小題和閱讀下一小題。每段對話僅讀一遍。1.Whatwillthewomandotonight?A.WatchamoviewithHenry.B.HavedinnerwithJohn.C.GiveJohnacall.2.Whereisthemanfrom?A.Portugal.B.Morocco.C.Andorra.3.Whycouldthewomancook?A.Shetookacookingclass.B.Herfathertaughther.C.Shetaughtherself.4.HowlongdoesaflighttoMadridfromthewoman’scitytake?AAbout2.5hours.B.About6.5hours.C.About7hours.5.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?A.Europeans’breakfast.B.Europeans’tablemanners.C.Europeans’favoritevegetables.第二節（共15小題；每小題1.5分，滿分22.5分）聽下面5段對話或獨白。每段對話或獨白后有幾個小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出最佳選項。聽每段對話或獨白前，你將有時間閱讀各個小題，每小題5秒鐘；聽完后，各小題將給出5秒鐘的作答時間。每段對話或獨白讀兩遍。聽下面一段對話，回答第6和第7兩個小題。6.What’sthemostprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?A.Husbandandwife.B.Teacherandstudent.C.Touristandguide.7.Whatdoesthewomansuggestdoingtoday?A.Stayingathome.B.Goingtoamarket.C.Visitingsomekids.聽下面一段對話，回答第8和第9兩個小題。8.WhatdidDaviddoonhisbirthdaylastyear?A.Heheldabirthdayparty.B.Hehelpedhomelessmen.C.Hecelebratedwithhisfamily.9.WhatdoesthewomanthinkofDavid’sidea?A.Terrible.B.mon.C.Special.聽下面一段對話，回答第10至第12三個小題。10.What’sHenry’spurposeofplayingwithTom?A.Toarousehisinteresttomaths.B.Toteachhimafungame.C.Tohelphimrelax.11.WhereisKarennow?A.Inthegarden.B.Inherroom.C.Atthepark.12.Whenwillthefamilygotoamovie?A.OnFriday.B.OnSaturday.C.OnSunday.聽下面一段對話，回答第13至第16四個小題。13.What’sthewoman’splanfortheweekend?A.Goinghiking.B.Goingswimming.C.Goingdiving.14.Howdidthewomanovereherfearofmakingthejump?A.Shereadanexcellentbook.B.Shewasinspiredbyhercoach.C.Shewasencouragedbyherfather.15.WhatisGaiaCornwall?A.Awriter.B.Aswimmer.C.Acoach.16.Whatwillthemando?A.BorrowabookfromLucy.B.Searchforabookonline.C.BuyabookforTom.聽下面一段獨白，回答第17至第20四個小題。17.Howlongdoesthetourlast?A.16.B.18.C.21.18.WherewillthelistenersstayfromDay6toDay10?A.InShanghai.B.InChengdu.C.InDunhuang.19.OnwhichdaywillthelistenersarriveinBeijing?A.Thefirstday.B.Theeleventhday.C.Thefifteenthday.20.Whereismostprobablythespeakernow?A.Inahotel.B.Attheairport.C.Onatourbus.第二部分閱讀（共兩節，滿分50分）第一節（共15小題；每小題2.5分，滿分37.5分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。ACaves(洞穴)haveaprimaryappeal—theyholdthesecretstoourpastandaremysteriousinandofthemselves.●MammothCaveKentucky,USAThelongestcavesystemintheworldliesbeneaththeGreenRiverValleyinKentuckyandwhileover400milesofpassagewayshavebeenmapped,ithasyettobefullydiscovered.Theplexlimestonelabyrinth(石灰巖迷宮)wasdiscoveredbyhumans4,000yearsago.●BlueGrottoCapri,ItalyOnceusedasthepersonalswimmingholefortheRomanEmperorTiberius,thisextremelybrightseacaveisalmost200feetlongand82feetwide.Itsuniqueglowesfromthelightenteringthesmallopeningtotheoutside.●AvshalomCaveNatureReserveBeitShemesh,IsraelAlsoknownastheSoreqCaveNatureReserve,AvshalomisconsideredtobetheRosettaStoneofclimatehistoryintheEasternMediterraneanthroughthepackedstalactites(鐘乳石)foundinthecave,someofwhichareover13feetlong,andareasoldas300,000years.●CaveoftheCrystalsNaica,MexicoThisuniquecavesysteminMexicocontainssomeofthelargestnaturalcrystals(水晶)everfound—thelongestofwhichis39feetlongand13feetthick.However,itisrarelyexploredduetologisticaldifficulties:itisextremelyhotduetoitslocationaboveavolcanicvent,andthehugecrystalsblockalsoblockthepassage.1.Wheredoesthelongestcaveliein?A.Kentucky,USA. B.Capri,Italy.C.BeitShemesh,Israel. D.Naica,Mexico.2.Avshalomisfamousas.A.themostbeautifulcave. B.theSoreqCaveNatureReserve.C.theEmperor’sswimminghole. D.over400milesofpassageways.3.Whichcaveincludesthelargestnaturalcrystals?A.CaveoftheCrystals. B.BlueGrotto.C.MammothCave. D.AvshalomCaveNatureReserve.B“Ihadnointentiontoadoptacatthatday.Ijustlikedbeingaroundanimals.”Mirandasays.ButwhenshesawNalainhermetalcage,“WemadeeyecontactandIcouldn'tresist（抗拒）herbigblueeyes.”Atthatpoint,“Nalawassosmall.IaskedtheshelterifIcouldholdher.OncehadNalainmyarms,Nalalookedupatmeandlicked（舔）myface.”Andthatwaswhensheknewshehadtotakethiskittyhome.Still,MirandaneverimaginedNalawouldbeeanInstastar.“IstartedNala’sInstagramaccountin2012asawaytosharephotoswithmyclosefriendsandfamilyinThailand,”sheexplained.ThepossibilityofNalagainingattentionbeyondthatsmallgroupofpeoplehadn’toccurredtoheruntilithappened.Mirandasays,“EachtimeNala’sphotowasfeaturedonInstagram’spopularpage,heraccountwouldgain1,000newfollowers.”Fromthere,Nala’spopularitysnowballed.LargenationwidebrandsmessagedMirandaabouthiringNalatodoads.“Thistookusbysurprisebecausewecouldn’tbelievethatabigbrandwantedtopaythemtotakephotoswiththeirproductsnexttoNala.”Nalastartedlifeoutinashelter,justwaitingtobelovedlikemanyotheranimalsthatwereabandoned.Todaythatdreamhassurelyetrue.Nalahasover4millionfollowersonInstagram,whichearnedherthetitle“GuinnessWorldRecordsMostPopularCatonInstagram.”InadditiontomanagingherInstafame,Nalaisbeingaskedtotestvariouscatfoodbrands.Moreimportantly,“Nalaisourchancetosharethelovetohelpcreateabetterlifeforotheranimals,sotheycangrowwellandbringjoytotheworldlikeNalahas.”4.Whatisthefirstparagraphmainlyabout?A.Visitstoashelter. B.Loveatfirstsight.C.Powerofblueeyes. D.Dutytoadoptcats.5.WhydidMirandaopenNala’sInstagramaccount?A.TomeetNala’sneeds. B.TohelpNalabeastar.C.ToshareNala’spictures. D.Toattractpublicattention.6.HowdidMirandafeelaboutNala’spopularity?A.Satisfied B.Amazed. C.Upset. D.Disappointed7.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“thatdream”inparagraph4referto?A.Beingwelltreatedlikemanyofherkind. B.Startinglifeintheshelter.C.Gainingchancestoearnmoney. D.BeingraisedbyInstagramfans.CSusanhadalwayslovedmakingclothes,spendingherteenageyearsfashioningVoguePatternstoweartoparties.However,lifegotinthewayoftakingherfashiondreamsanyfurther.Susanworkedasanystafffromawaitresstoacookinanoldpeople’shome,beforegettingajobatacharity.“Forsomereason,thecharityhadtoreducemydays.IthoughtI’dusetheopportunitytotakeupanAlevelonmyextradayoff,andofcourseIchosetextile,”shesaid.“Atlast,IknewwhatIwantedtodowithmyself;Iwantedtobecreative.”Attheageof61,Susanquitherjobtofollowherpassion.“Ilovedlearningallthedifferenttechniqueslikequilting,batik(蠟染),patternmaking,”shesaid.“IfeltIwasinmyelement,andgettingmyhandsdirtywithbleach(漂白劑)anddyes;I’dneverfelthappier.”AfteranopendayattheUniversityofNorthampton,shesigneduptogetadegreeinfashion.Susanwasahitatuniversity,andtheteacherswereimpressedwithherdesigns,whichshedescribedasfemale.BeingpickedfortheGraduateFashionWeekshowwasthecherryonthecake.Shesaid,“ItwasanunbelievableexperienceandIlovedeveryminuteoftheshow.It’sgivenmeatasteofwhatIwanttodonext,andthat’stoworkinthefashionindustry.”Toanyoneelsewhohasadreamthey’veneverhadthechancetoplete,shehasanimportantmessage.“Iwanttotellpeopletojusthaveago,”shesaid.“Onestepatatime,thejourneyof1,000milesstartswithonestep.Dowhatyoucanwithwhatyou’vegotanddon’tletagebeabarrier.I’msogladIdidthecourse—it’sgivenmeanewlessonoflifeandshowsyoucanreallydoanything.”8.WhenSusanwasyoung,she_______.A.determinedtobeeadesigner B.knewnothingaboutfashionC.likedtodesignclothesverymuch D.dreamedtoworkatacharity9.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentencemean?A.Imadeabigdecisioninlife. B.Iwasusedtotheenvironment.C.Imademyselffeelunfortable. D.IdidwhatIwasgoodat.10.WhatareSusan’sdesignslike?A.Theyareconnectedwithwomen. B.Theyaredifferentfromthoseofothers.C.Theyreflectherattitudetowardslife. D.Theyshowthesignsofnaturalbeauty.11.WhatcanwelearnfromSusan?A.Findyourowndream. B.Nevergiveupyourdream.C.Startyourlifeonestepatatime. D.Astepisthebeginningofajourney.DAnewdevice(設備)calledOrionishelpingthosewhoareblindtosee.Itdoesthisinanewwaybyhelpingthemexperiencetheworldaroundthem.JasonEsterhuizenlosthiseyesightafteracaraccident.Heneverthoughthewouldbeabletoseelightormovementagain.Butnowwiththemovementofaswitch(開關),hisworldsuddenlygrewbrighter.Hesays,“Istillcan’tputitintowords.Imeanfrombeingabletoseeabsolutelynothing,it’spletelyblack,toallofasuddenseeinglittleflickers(閃爍)oflightmovearound.”Itisnotfullornormalsight,butEsterhuizencanmoveaboutintheworldaroundhim.Thenewtechnologyusesseveralparts.Oneisasmalldeviceplacedinthebrain.Theotherpartsareavideocameraonsunglassesandaprocessingdevicethatcanbecarriedinaperson’sclothes.Whentheuserpointsthecameraasignalgoestotheprocessor(處理器)andthenbacktotheglasses.Theglassesthenareinwirelessmunicationwiththedeviceinthebrain.Theinformationcausesapatterntodevelopinthepartofthebrain.Thepatternhelpsuserssenseorseemovementandshapesoflight.Anditallhappensinseconds.EsterhuizenisoneofjusttwopeopleintheU.S.testingthistechnology.Hesaysthat“Icantellsomeonemovingacrosstheroom,walkingpastmeorwalkingawayfromme,orit’salightagainstthewall.Itisjustamazingtohavesomeformoffunctionalvisionagain.”Headdsthatnowhecandoeverydayactivitiesaroundhishomethatheoncecouldnot.Itiseasiertowalkoutside.Theresearchersbelievethatonedaythistechnologycouldhelppeoplewhohavelosttheirvisionbecauseofillnesseslikediabetes.Itmayalsohelpthosewithpoorvisionorwhowerebornblind.12.WhichofthefollowingcausedEsterhuizentogoblind?A.Anillness. B.Acaraccident.C.Abraindamage. D.Ageneticproblem.13.Whatcanweknowaboutsunglassesofthenewtechnology?A.Theyareputinthebrain.B.Theyarecarriedintheuser’sclothes.C.Theyaremainlyusedtoprotectaperson’seyes.D.Theymunicatewirelesslywithasmalldevice.14.WhatcanweinferaboutEsterhuizeninparagraph5?A.Hefullyregainshissight.B.Healwaysdodailyactivitiesfreely.C.Hefeelsdelightedtoseetheworldagain.D.Heistheonlyonetotestthistechnology.15.Whatisthemainideaofthetext?A.Orionmakeshomesbrighter.B.Orionfunctionsasnormaleyes.C.Anewequipmenthelpstheblindsee.D.Anewtechnologyhappensinseconds.第二節（共5小題；每小題2.5分，滿分12.5分）根據短文內容，從短文后的七個選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項。FourhabitsofhappypeopleWhiletherecentresearchhasshownthatabout60percentofourbaseline(基本)levelofhappinessisprobablygeneticallydetermined,itmeans40percentisunderourcontrol.Youcan’tgobackandgetnewgenes.___16___.Herearethegoodhabitsofhappypeople.·Spendtimeoutside.Ifyoucanclock20minutesadayoutside,studiesshowyou’llnotonlymaintainabettermood,butyourmindwillbemoreopenandyou’llimproveyourworkingmemory._____17_____.·Exerciseregularly.Allexercisereleasesendorphins(腦內肽)inyourbrain,andifyouworkoutregularly,thismoodboosts（增強）evencarriesovertononworkoutdays._____18_____.Moodstaysaboutthesameondaystheydon’t.____19____.Astudyhasconfirmedthatwhenpeopleactivelytrytobehappy,theyraisetheirbaselinemoods,makingthemfeelhappierthanthosewhodonottry.Inthestudy,twosetsofparticipantslistenedto“happy”music.Thosewhoactivelytriedtofeelhappierreportedthehighestlevelofpositivemoodafterwards.·Careforothers_____20_____.Volunteerworkisgoodforbothmentalandphysicalhealth.Peopleofallageswhovolunteerarehappierandexperiencebetterphysicalhealthandlessdepression.A.Exerciseiseasytodo.B.Puteffortintobeinghappy.C.Peoplearoundyouimpactyourmood.D.Sunshineandfreshairmakeyoufeelgoodtoo.E.Butyoucanstartagoodmorningoverwithanewattitude.F.Peoplewhospendtimeeverymonthhelpingothersarehappier.G.Onexercisedays,people’smoodissignificantlyimprovedafterexercising.第三部分語言知識運用（共兩節，滿分30分）第一節（共15小題；每小題1分，滿分15分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。Oneday,Phosphorus(啟明星)feltsad.Shefeltshewasverysmallandordinarywhileotherstarsintheskywere___21___andbrighter.Shesatinthenightsky,crying.“Whyareyouso___22___?”theMooncameandaskedheronenight.“Iamtoosmall,”shecried,“WhywasIbornlikethis?Almostnoone___23___me.”TheMoonsaidtoher,“Notreally.Sometimesbeingbiggerdoesn’tmeanbeingbetter.”Butthisdidn’t___24___,andPhosphoruswasstillnothappyallthetime.Seeingthis,theNorthStarcametoherandaskedforthe___25___.Itwasthesamequestionandthesame___26___andPhosphoruswasstillinthesamesituation.ThentheSunknewthisanddecidedto___27___her.Shestaredather,saying,“Hey,itis___28___thatIamthebiggestandbrighteststarinthesky.Butyouarealsoimportanttotheskybecauseyouareverybeautiful.IamsobigandbrightthatI___29___people’seyes.Ontheotherhand,youcanbegazed(凝視)upontoadmireyour____30____.Youtellthe____31____ofanewdaytotheworld.Noonecan____32____you.”Thistime,Phosphorusthoughtandthought.Suddenly,shedidn’tfeelherself____33____andbegantounderstandhervalue.Shetwinkled____34____inthenightsky.Dearfriends,justlikePhosphorus,mostofusarelittlestars,butweshouldfinda(n)____35____forourselves.21.A.smaller B.cleverer C.bigger D.easier22.A.excited B.nervous C.frightened D.sad23.A.imagined B.noticed C.challenged D.decorated24.A.advance B.exchange C.work D.quit25.A.help B.opinion C.explanation D.reason26.A.star B.dream C.day D.reply27.A.help B.support C.watch D.order28.A.true B.awkward C.useless D.bad29.A.warm B.hurt C.keep D.clean30.A.light B.size C.height D.beauty31.A.movement B.goal C.birth D.topic32.A.doharmto B.takecareof C.taketheplaceof D.lookforwardto33.A.important B.clever C.beautiful D.small34.A.happily B.quickly C.nationally D.curiously35.A.impression B.position C.talent D.challenge第二節（共10小題；每小題1.5分，滿分15分）閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入1個適當的單詞或括號內單詞的正確形式。Cloningisproducinganexactcopyofaplantorananimalusingitscells.Thefirstmammal___36___(clone)successfullyfromanadultcellwasDollythesheep.Shewasbornin1996anddiedinearly2003atamuchyoungerage___37___normal.Whenshewasborn,manypeoplewereworriedthatcloningwouldleadtomorediseasesintheanimalworld.___38___,ingeneralthescientistswerepraisedfor___39___(they)wonderfulscientificadvance.IanWilmut,theScottishscientistwhocreatedDolly,___40___(shock)thatsomescientistsarenowconsideringcloninghumanbeings.___41___heresearchescloning,hisintentionhasneverbeentocreate___42___(copy)ofhumans.Instead,hethinksresearcheffortsshouldconcentrateon___43___(create)newtissuesandorgansthatcanbeusedtocurediseaseslikecancer.However,somepeoplebelievethatcloninghumanembryoswiththeintentionofdestroyingthem___44___(show)norespectforhumanlife.Eventhoughhumancloningiscausingalotof_____45_____(anxious),itisgoodnewsforFayeWilson,a41-year-oldsaleswomanwhocannothaveababy.第四部分寫作（共兩節，滿分40分）第一節應用文寫作（滿分15分）46.假定你是李華，你的英國朋友John非常喜歡中國美食，打算近期來中國學習廚藝，發來郵件想請你給他推薦一位廚師。請回復郵件，內容包括：1.推薦的廚師；2.推薦的原因；3.祝愿拜師成功。注意：1.詞數80左右；2.可以適當增加細節，以使行文連貫。___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________第二節讀后續寫（滿分25分）47.閱讀下面材料，根據其內容和所給段落開頭語續寫兩段，使之構成一篇完整的短文。續寫的詞數應為150左右。Annlovesdogs,butshedoesn’thavetimetokeepevenone.Herhusbanddiedfromanaccident,leavinglittlemoneybuta10yearoldson,Jack,whowasre