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太原五中2019—2020学年度第二学期阶段性检测
高 二 英 语
2020.5
I.阅读理解(共两节,满分30分)
第一节(共10题;每小题2分,满分20分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
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Love sugar-white sand beaches? Whether you’re looking to ski down the side of a mountain or surf in the sunshine, you’ll find the following four places in the best winter travel destination list.
Best for: Families and water babies
The newly-built Coral Towers at the Atlantis resort (旅游胜地) in Paradise Island, Bahamas, with new next-door neighbor Marina Village, an open-air shopping and dining marketplace, are just two of the newest reasons to visit this Caribbean popular travel destination. Don’t forget about Aquaventure, the world’s largest open-air water park. With the average winter temperatures between the mid 60°F and high 70°F, it’s a perfect place to escape the cold.
Best for: Winter sports lovers
Known as “Ski City” because of its position as the gateway to “the Greatest Snow on Earth” at four of the USA’s best ski resorts — Alta, Brighton, Snowbird, and Solitude — Salt Lake City welcomes winter sports lovers all around the world. In addition to wonderful skiing and snowboarding tracks, Utah Olympic Park offers an unforgettable experience that will make you feel like an Olympian in training.
Best for: Adventurers
Iceland in winter is simply dreamy and temperatures aren’t as cool as you might think. Plus, there’s no better time than winter to view the Northern Lights. Short winter days mean you’ll have an even greater chance to catch the magic. An increasing number of flights in and out of Reykjavik make it easier than ever to visit.
Best for: Families and theme park lovers
Whether you come for the Pro Bowl in January, the new Toy Story land at Disney’s Hollywood Studios, or Supercharged ride at Universal Studios Florida, Orlando is yet another warm-weather destination for winter travel. The weather is at its best and the crowds are at their thinnest.
1. Which of the following is a good place for shopping?
A. Iceland B. Aquaventure C. Marina Village D. Ski City
2. What makes Iceland become one of the best winter travel destinations?
A. The new Toy Story land. B. Sugar-white sand beaches.
C. An open-air dinning marketplace. D. The magic of the Northern Lights.
3. To escape the cold in winter, you can go to _______.
A. Salt Lake City B. Orlando C. Reykjavik D. Brighton
B
Your body, which has close relations with the food you eat, is the most important thing you own, so it needs proper treatment and proper nourishment. The old saying “An apple a day keeps the doctor away” is not as silly as some people think. The body needs fruit and vegetables because they contain vitamin C. Many people take extra vitamins in pill form, believing that these will make them healthy. But a good diet is made up of nourishing food and this gives all the vitamins you need. The body doesn’t need or use extra vitamins, so why waste money on them?
In the modern western world, many people are too busy to bother about eating properly. They throw away the good habits and throw anything into their stomachs, eating hurriedly and carelessly. The list of illnesses caused or made worse by bad eating habits is frightening.
4. Your body has close relations with the food you eat. It really means that _______.
A. all kinds of food you eat can be made into your body
B. your body is made up of the food you eat
C. what you eat has great effects on your health
D. the more you eat, the fitter you will feel
5. Which of the following has the closest meaning to the underlined word?
A. healthy B. harmful C. extra D. unfit
6. In the modern western countries _______.
A. people don’t want to pay more attention to their eating
B. people’s illnesses have little connection with bad eating habits
C. people throw everything into their stomachs without chewing
D. people are too busy to keep their healthy eating habits
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7. From the passage we can draw a conclusion that if we want to keep healthy, we should _______.
A. eat properly
B. only eat an apple a day
C. take as many vitamin pills as possible
D. throw something into our stomachs slowly and carefully
C
I recently heard a story about a famous research scientist who had made several very important medical achievements. A newspaper reporter interviewed him why he was able to be so much more creative than the average person. What set him so far apart from others?
He responded that it all came from an experience with his mother that occurred when he was about two years old. He had been trying to remove a bottle of milk from the refrigerator when he dropped the slippery bottle, spilling its contents all over the kitchen floor — a real sea of milk!
When his mother came into the kitchen, instead of shouting at him, giving him a lecture or punishing him, she said, “Robert, what a great and wonderful mess you have made! I have rarely seen such a huge pool of milk. Well, the damage has already been done. Would you like to get down and play in the milk for a few minutes before we clean it up?”
Indeed, the boy did. After a few minutes, his mother said, “You know, Robert, whenever you make a mess like this, eventually you have to clean it up and restore everything to its proper order. How would you like to do that? We could use a sponge (海绵),a towel or a mop. Which do you prefer?” He chose the sponge and together they cleaned up the spilled milk.
His mother then said, “You know, what we have here is a failed experiment in how to effectively carry a big milk bottle with two tiny hands. Let’s go out in the back yard and fill the bottle with water and see if you can find a way to carry it without dropping it.” The little boy learned that if he grasped the bottle at the top near the lip with both hands, he could make it. What a wonderful lesson!
This famous scientist then said that it was at that moment that he knew he didn’t need to be afraid to make mistakes.
8. When the mother found the kitchen floor covered with milk, she _______.
A. gave the boy a lecture instead of shouting at him
B. praised the boy instead of punishing him
C. felt satisfied with the boy’s trying to help himself
D. calmed down the boy and helped him find a way to clean the floor
9. The child’s experience resulted in the following BUT _______.
A. benefiting the boy all his life
B. helping the boy be more creative
C. offering the boy a chance to grasp the bottle
D. making the boy realize the mistake is of value
10. According to the passage, the way the scientist’s mother used is _______.
A. instructive B. strict C. formal D. strange
第二节(共5题;每小题2分,满分10分)
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。
Reasons Why Cats Are So Clean
Adult cats spend up to 50 percent of their waking hours grooming (理毛), according to Dr. Cynthia McManis, a vet and the owner of Just Cats Veterinary Services. Here are seven reasons why your cat spends so much of its time grooming.
_____11_____
Cats clean away food and other things so they will not be found by threatening animals.
Out of friendship
_____12_____.
For fur maintenance (保养) and warmth
By grooming itself, a cat helps put its natural oil evenly around its coat. _____13_____.
To cool down
Cats sweat a little from their paws, but they mostly rely on saliva evaporation (唾液蒸发) on their fur to maintain normal body temperature. _____14_____.
To promote blood flow
Similar to how a hairbrush promotes blood flow on the head, your cat’s tongue — which is covered in tiny, bristle-like hairs — aids the flow of blood in your cat.
To keep wounds clean
Cat saliva is thought to contain enzymes (酵素) that make it a natural antibiotic (抗生素). If your cat licks a wound, it may be guarding against infection (感染). _____15_____.
For relaxation
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Cats take comfort in the habit of self-cleaning.
A. To protect themselves
B. Cats get used to cleaning themselves every day
C. Grooming controls around one-third of a cat’s cooling process
D. They are well equipped with the tools to clean themselves
E. Remember to always consult your vet if your cat has an injury
F. This oil guards against dampness and stops heat from getting out
G. Cats are social animals and groom each other as a sign of fondness
II.语言知识运用(共节,满分30分)
第一节 完形填空(共20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A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Jennifer Vang, a 31-year-old mother of three, received the final act of kindness: a kidney (肾). The experience has not only saved her life, but ___16___ her to greatness too.
“I had a bad health situation that ___17___ quickly: one minute I was healthy and the next I was on death ___18___, going to dialysis treatments multiple times a week and ___19___ in need of a new kidney, but without a perfect ___20___.
I know I wouldn’t have ___21___ if I had been placed on the donor registry where people tend to wait for years, but ___22___ I was referred to the kidney transplant program at Sutter Health’s California Pacific Medical Center in San Francisco where they ___23___ a program called MatchGrid to match me with a 20-year-old college student. She had a compatible (相配的) kidney and was ___24___ to donate it in order to save her cousin who ___25___ needed a new kidney.
Since the surgery, I’ve fully ___26___ and feel like I have been given a second ___27___ at life. I’m so ___28___ to the brave young woman who ___29___ her kidney to me, and thankful that my husband was also willing to return the ___30___ for another individual through the program. I still keep in touch with my donor ___31___, and I encourage everyone to be a ___32___ in one form or another — you will ___33___ more people’s lives than you could ever imagine. And ___34___ you think you may not be a match for your loved one, you may be able to help them ___35___ another similar program.”
16. A. inspired B. educated C. served D. supported
17. A. disappointed B. worsened C. exchanged D. removed
18. A. symbol B. bed C. state D. tomb
19. A. largely B. privately C. naturally D. badly
20. A. match B. partner C. cure D. hospital
21. A. survived B. struggled C. saved D. succeeded
22. A. secretly B. lately C. luckily D. suddenly
23. A. invented B. used C. designed D. discovered
24. A. confused B. comfortable C. sensitive D. willing
25. A. even B. seldom C. also D. never
26. A. convinced B. recognized C. understood D. recovered
27. A. risk B. chance C. idea D. event
28. A. proud B. ashamed C. grateful D. guilty
29. A. delivered B. threw C. sold D. gave
30. A. money B. favor C. experience D. condition
31. A. regularly B. gradually C. politely D. directly
32. A. doctor B. guide C. donor D. performer
33. A. create B. reflect C. shape D. affect
34. A. even if B. unless C. once D. as
35. A. out B. through C. beyond D. over
第二节 语篇填空(共10题;每小题1分,满分10分 )
阅读下面材料,在空白处填入一个单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
A new Pew Research Center study suggests that the smartphone ___36___ (habit) of those teens’ parents can be worrisome too.
72 percent of parents feel their teens are often or sometimes distracted by their phones while ___37___ (try) to have a conversation. But when Pew asked teens ___38___ same question about their parents, 51 percent of them said they believe their parents are either often or sometimes distracted by their phones during real-life conversations.
In some cases, teens might be a little ___39___ (good) at managing their own distraction than their parents. 15 percent of parents told Pew that they are often distracted at work because of their phones. Just 8 percent of teens said the same about themselves at school. And it ___40___ (report) that similar numbers of teens and parents said they are needed to respond to messages from others ___41___ (instant).
For a long time, the conversation about teens and their phones ___42___ (focus) almost
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exclusively (唯一地) on concerns about addiction. The Pew study does show that many teens have an intense relationship to their devices: 42 percent of teens said they felt “anxious” ___43___ their phones. But teens have also demonstrated(展示)with ___44___ (increase) frequency that their relationship to their phones is often neither wholly good ___45___ wholly bad.
III. 基础检测(共两节,满分30分)
第一节 单词填空(共10小题;每小题1分,满分10分)
根据句意和汉语写出单词的正确形式。
46. Mary ________ (应得) to win this contest because she is the best among them.
47. She is very ________ (体贴的) towards her employees.
48. We’ve spoken on the phone, but we’ve never ________ (事实上) met.
49. His efforts to raise money for his program were in ________ (徒劳) because no one showed any intention to take a cent out of their pockets.
50. Herbs have been used for centuries to make ________ (提神的,令人耳目一新的) drinks.
51. My eyes were still trying to ________ (调整) themselves to the strong sunlight.
52. The speaker said that he was feeling highly ________ (荣耀) as one of the guests invited to the press conference.
53. Mr. Smith ________ (出租) this flat to us last month.
54. ________ (庄稼) are plants such as wheat and potatoes that are grown in large quantities for food.
55. ________ (尽管) a thorough research, no further progress has been made by the group of experts so far.
第二节 单句填空(共20小题;每小题1分,满分20分)
根据句意在空白处填入一个单词或所给单词的正确形式。
56. As we know, reading books widely can ________ (wide) your knowledge.
57. I was the first ________ (arrive) at the inn and got the pick of rooms.
58. When deeply ________ (absorb) in work, which he often was, he would forget all about eating or sleeping.
59. The novel reflected the ________ (cruel) of the system at that time when the writer lived.
60. Today’s approach to ________ (raise) children is very different from 40 years ago.
61. Please remain ________ (seat); the winner of the prize will be announced soon.
62. Dick found himself ________ (drive) in the direction of Mike’s place.
63. They proposed the historical site ________ (repair) at once.
64. One of her fellow passengers came to her ________ (assist) when she was in trouble.
65. There exists a good way to solve the ________ (exist) problem in math.
66. These mammals with small teeth ________ (typical) feed on grass.
67. If this girl ________ (visit) the museum before, she would not have been so curious then.
68. ________ makes the adventure special is that a married couple will fly to the moon.
69. One Friday, we were packing to leave for a weekend away ________ my daughter heard cries for help.
70. You should fix your attention ________ your study and pay more attention to your study habit.
71. It was the boy, rather than his teachers, ________ was to blame for what he had done.
72. I didn’t realize ________ difficult it was to get tickets.
73. The wetlands are home ________ a large variety of wildlife.
74. Never ________ I read an article that is so full of lies before.
75. They stand in the street all day, begging ________ money.
IV. 书面表达(满分10分)
假定你是高二学生李华,对马上到来的高三生活感到有些焦虑,请给你美国的朋友Tom写一封信,谈论这件事并征求建议。内容如下:
· 你感到焦虑及其原因;
· 你曾为保持身心健康作出的努力;
· 寻求建议。
注意:1. 词数100左右;
2. 可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯;
3. 信的开头和结尾已给出,不计入总词数。
Dear Tom,
How time flies! I’m about to be a Senior 3 student this September. I want to share my condition with you.
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours,
Li Hua
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