辽宁省沈阳市新民市第一高级 2020-2021学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题.pdf

1、1姓名：_ 考生考号:_20212022 学年度下学期高三 5.15 日模拟考试试题英语注意事项：1.答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名，准考证号填写在答题卡上。2.答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试 卷上无效。3.考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。第二部分：阅读（共两节，满分 50 分）第一节（共 15 小题；每小题 2.5 分,满分 37.5 分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出最佳选项。AFilms for you!A Charlie Brow

2、n Thanksgiving（1973）A true classic,this Peanuts cartoon gives many viewers a sense of nostalgia（怀旧).Return to theiconic moment when Lucy pulls the football away from Charlie Brown right as hes about to kick it.Lifeis hard,but in this animated film,sweetness wins when the Peanuts group prepares a Tha

3、nksgiving feast,complete with jelly beans.Planes,Trains and Automobiles（1987）This John Hughes comedy starring Steve Martin and John Candy is already a Thanksgiving classic formany.Neal ends up rerouting the plane because of a snowstorm.As he struggles to find a way home forThanksgiving,he gets stuck

4、 with extremely positive Del Griffith,a shower curtain ring salesman.One True Thing（1998）Meryl Streep was nominated（提名）for an Academy Award for her performance in this movie as awife and mom who struggles with cancer.Rene Zellweger plays the grown daughter who has to comehome to help with the holida

5、y.The two try to hold the family together,especially during a tenseThanksgiving meal when guests get all the attention.The Gold Rush（1925）Charlie Chaplin as the Little Tramp eats his shoe for Thanksgiving dinner while trapped in asnowstorm in this endearing silent film classic from 1925.Watch this o

6、ne if youre in the mood to see aleather shoe prepared and eaten as if it were a delicious turkey.It makes you grateful for what you have!21.What could A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving remind many viewers of？A.Birth of animated films.B.History of football games.高二英语期中试题 2021年2C.Taste of jelly beans.D.Swe

7、et memories of old days.22.Which film best suits people who want to see a leather shoe eaten？A.The Gold Rush.B.A Charlie Brown ThanksgivingC.One True Thing.D.Planes,Trains and Automobiles.23.What do these four films have in common？A.They are related to Thanksgiving.B.They tell interesting family sto

8、ries.C.They describe the holiday activities.D.They are based on the authors own life.BAnimal rescuer and cinematographer Douglas Thorns passion for animals began when he was alittle kid.“I started rescuing orphaned baby animals,”Thron says.“And I wanted to be a wildlifecinematographer.”When Thron gr

9、ew up,he did just that,working for shows like Discovery Channels Shark Week,filming the great white sharks off the coast of Santa Cruz,California.But Thron says it was the ParadiseFire in California in 2018 that“pushed”him to do animal rescue activism work,putting his aerialcinematography skills to

10、good use.At the time,Thron was filming a man who was rescuing cats after the fire using an infrared（红外线）hand-held camera.The camera uses heat to detect the animals at night.Thron and the man talked abouthow incredible it would be to put one on a drone（无人机）to detect animals more easily.“The animalsbo

11、dy temperature will glow on the screen and you can pick them out among the bricks and stones,”explains Thron.The first animal Thron ever rescued was n dog in the Bahamas after a category-5 hurricane hit,which wiped out hundreds of houses.Thron tested out putting an infrared scope on a drone and foun

12、dthe dog.“The drone really shaves off critical time so that the really badly hurt animals are able to berescued.”Thron says.Once the scope picks up the“heat signature of an animal”,Thron turns a spotlighton the animal and zooms in on it,so he and the rescue crews can go and save the animal.Thron has

13、 basically been“going non-stop since then”.His TV show,Doug to the Rescue,showssome of his heart-warming animal rescues,including after Hurricane Laura in Louisiana in 2020 andafter fires in Northern California and Oregon.Thron also helped rescue koalas after fires damaged partsof Australia in 2020.

14、24.What does the underlined word that in paragraph 2 refer to？A.Researching rare animals.B.Rescuing homeless animals.C.Becoming a disaster rescuer.D.Working as a cinematographer.25.Whats Throns purpose for attaching the infrared camera to the drone？A.To locate an animal quickly.B.To shoot more invit

15、ing photos.3C.To take animals body temperature.D.To give warnings of dangers timely.26.Whats the fifth paragraph mainly about？A.The difficulties Thron has to overcome.B.The skills Thron will need to operate the drone.C.The way Thron uses the drone to rescue animals.D.The reason why Thron chooses his

16、 present job.27.According to the passage,which word can best describe Thron？A.Modest.B.Creative.C.Generous.D.OutgoingCDiscoveries at the famous Sanxingdui ruins in Southwest China show that the regions ancient ShuKingdom Civilization shared similarities with the Maya.The Sanxingdui ruins,located in

17、the city of Guanghan,about 60 kilometers from Chengdu,belonged to the Shu Kingdom that existed at least 4,800 years ago and lasted more than 2,000 years,while the Mayan civilization built its city-states around 200AD.The bronze-made remains of trees unearthed at the ruins of the Shu Kingdom resemble

18、 the sacredceiba(木棉)tree,which symbolized the union of heaven,earth and the underworld in the Mayancivilization.“They are very important similarities,”says Santos,a Mexican archaeologist(考古学家),stressing that“the representations of trees in both cultures provide a symbolism that is very similar”.One

19、notable feature of the recent discoveries at Sanxingdui was the cross-subject work andtechnology applied by teams of Chinese archaeologists,which allowed the unearthing of artifacts asfragile(易碎的)as silk remains,which other types of less careful digging methods would not have beenable to manage.Coop

20、eration between Chinese and Mexican archaeologists could benefit projects in the Mayaworld,where the rainy climate and humidity are problematic for the conservation of ruins.“Every time our cultural knowledge increases,regardless of whether we speak one language oranother,what it shows us is that we

21、 continue to be sister cultures and,therefore,the exchange of suchknowledge is fundamental,”says Santos.28.What is a similarity between the Shu Kingdom and Maya civilization?A.Their starting time.B.Their historical origins.C.Their cultural symbols.D.Their ceremony traditions.29.What is a common chal

22、lenge for the conservation of both ruins?A.Damp weather.B.Positioning of ruins.C.High latitude.D.Language barriers.30.What is the focus of Santos quote in the last paragraph?A.The future of the China-Mexico cooperation.4B.The benefits of speaking a different language.C.The importance of the exchange

23、 of cultural knowledge.D.The increasing sisterhood in culture between China and Mexico.31.Where is this text most likely from?A.Ahistorical novel.B.Anewspaper.C.Aresearch review.D.Aguidebook.DTo fight against the ballooning waistlines(腰围)among people,several U.S.cities have institutedtaxes on drinks

24、 with added sugar aiming to reduce consumption,but new research suggests thesepolicies currently have one fundamental flaw.The study found sugary drink taxes only reduce purchasing if price tags（标签）at stores mentionconsumers are paying that tax when they buy the drink.The research included a field s

25、tudy at two convenience stores in San Francisco,which currently hasa tax on sugary drinks of I cent per ounce.Researchers varied the price tags placed on the sugary drinksover the eight-week study：one tag that simply said the price for the 12-ounce drink（1.52）and onethat had the price and the messag

26、e“Includes SF Sugary Drink Tax”.All non-sugary drinks,whichwerent subject to the tax,simply had the price of the drink（1.40）.The researchers compared sales of the drinks during the study period to the two weeks before thestudy began when the sugary drink tax was in effect but there were no price tag

27、s on any drinks.Resultsshowed sales of sugary drinks werent lower during the two weeks,compared to sales before the tax,indicating the tax itself didnt reduce purchases of sugary drinks.The researchers then looked at the effects of the two different price tags.Results showed the shareof sugary drink

28、s purchased when the tags simply showed the price wasnt significantly different fromthe two-week period before the study,but did decline slightly when the tags mentioned the priceincluded the added tax.In a separate online study,the researchers asked participants to estimate what the tax would be on

29、 acan of their favorite drink that cost1.52.The average estimate was 40 cents-much higher than the 12cents actually demanded in San Francisco.When told the tax was only 12 cents,they reported theyd stillpurchase the drink.The findings suggest price tags should mention the tax but not the amount,for

30、consumers tend tooverestimate how much the tax is.“If cities want these policies to be effective,they need to regulate howsugary drinks are labeled at stores and they currently dont do that,”said Donnelly,lead author of thestudy.32.What does the underlined word flaw mean in the first paragraph？A.Wea

31、kness.B.Solution.C.Imbalance.D.Evidence.33.What kind of price tags may discourage customers from buying sugary drinks？A.Price tags bearing sugar content.5B.Price tags with the exact tax on them.C.Price tags saying added tax included.D.Price tags just showing the total price.34.Which of the following

32、 may be Donnellys suggestion？A.Stores label sugary drinks at will.B.Cancel sugary drink taxes at once.C.Publicize the impacts of sugary drinks.D.Cities urge stores to use proper price tags.35.What might be the best title for the text？A.A New Way to Prevent FatnessB.Eating Habits and Food Consumption

33、C.Sugary Drink Taxes Arent Working WellD.Non-sugary Drinkers Benefit from New Policies第二节（共 5 小题；每小题 2.5 分，满分 12.5 分）阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Can you say mama?Or dada?If youve spent any time around a baby,chances are youve heard orsaid things like these.36_ For instance,baby talk,pa

34、rentese(父 母 语),or,according todevelopment specialists,child-directed speech.Although this kind of small talk might seem meaningless,the conversations are important.Baby talk is an important piece of speech and language development.Studies show that whenbabies are exposed to such talk every day throu

35、ghout their first year of life,they develop strongervocabularies than other kids.And the little ones are eager for it.37 _ So when parents apply it,they help their babies learn more words and promote social interaction.Child-directed speech wasnt always valued.Before the middle of the 20th century,r

36、esearcherslargely ignored it as a subject of study.Until the early 1990s,many developmental psychologists andlinguists believed that without any help,we would learn how to speak and form complete sentences byourselves.38_But over the past few decades,numerous studies have found that throughout their

37、 first year of life,when babies are regularly exposed to such talk,in addition to normal speech,they process,learn,andremember words presented to them in singsong tones better.One reason may have to do with how babiesinteract with the world.39 _However,their ears perk up(竖起来)when a caregiver makes t

38、hatsingsong tone.40_ In a 2020 study,researchers found that bat parents also used a different tone tocommunicate with their babies.Baby talk has also been observed in a few other species like squirrelmonkeys.A.Baby talk tends to be spoken at a slower rate.B.Humans arent the only ones that use baby t

39、alk.C.They tend to ignore adult conversations and other background noises.D.Luckily,parents can be taught methods to improve their parentese skills.E.Some doctors even advised parents to avoid using baby talk,thinking it too silly.6F.The distinct tone of parentese catches their attention,allowing th

40、em to benefit from it.G.The singsong tone we switch to when interacting with young children can have manynames.第三部分：语言运用（共两节，满分 30 分）第一节（共 15 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 15 分）阅读下面短文，从每题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。On the sports field,athletes compete not only with others but against themselves.And in each race

41、they try hard to 41_ a new personal best.For one teen Brandon Schutt,in his final cross-country outing,his personal best turned out not tobe about marking the fastest time,but displaying the biggest 42_.A mile into the 3.1-mile race,Schuttrealized he couldnt keep up the necessary speed,so he just 43

42、_ to a comfortable pace to simply enjoythe moment.Another runner Blake Cerveny aimed to beat his own personal record.After a fast start,hecontinued to push himself 44_.However,with less than 400 meters to go,Cervenys legs cramped up（抽筋）and 45_ him.His will didnt though.46_ to finish,Cerveny rose fro

43、m the ground and continued on his way,only to fall again afteranother 150 meters.Feeling 47 _,his coach asked Cerveny if he wanted to 48_.He didnt.The youngrunner pulled himself up and with 49_ steps,he moved forward for one final push.It wasnt enough.At100 meters from the finish line,he 50_ curled（

44、蜷缩的）on the ground.His legs had simply given out.Then it was Schutt who went to Cervenys side to offer a 51_ hand.His first 52_ to get Cerveny up failed,but Schutt refused to quit.With a second try,Cerveny wason his feet.The two 53_ the final 75 meters.In todays competitive world,the 54_ of athletics

45、 is usually put on breaking records.It wasinspiring to see that for athletes like Schutt,the value of true 55_ still mattered.第二节（共 10 小题：每小题 1.5 分，满分 15 分）41.A.achieveB.demandC.expectD.accept42.A.heartB.brainC.patienceD.luck43.A.appliedB.slowedC.movedD.added44.A.slightlyB.carefullyC.hardD.casually4

46、5.A.joinedB.failedC.ignoredD.forced46.A.CuriousB.ExcitedC.EasyD.Resolved47.A.confusedB.amusedC.disappointedD.concerned48.A.stand upB.calm downC.back offD.break down49.A.unsteadyB.unadjustedC.unaffectedD.unskilled50.A.wavedB.layC.mountedD.stood51.A.softB.helpingC.greetingD.firm52.A.experimentB.planC.

47、requestD.attempt53.A.recordedB.valuedC.measuredD.completed54.A.habitB.problemC.emphasisD.permission55.A.sportsmanshipB.honestyC.workmanshipD.independence7阅读下面短文，在空白处填入 1 个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。Lots of foreigners dont understand why so many Chinese people are sorrowful about YuanLongpings passing away.Thi

48、s reminds me _56_ an issue more than 20 years ago,_57_ I was a Chinese journalist in theUS.Some American scholars _58_(think)China could hardly realize food-sufficiency because of the_59_(limit)water resources,decrease of agricultural land due to industrial _60_(expand)and thefast population growth.

49、Just at that time,Yuan Longping announced breakthroughs in planting the newrice._61_(bring)to large area application,this technique improved the annual growth of rice greatly,which fed _62_ population of 60 million-equal to the whole of the UK.Western scholars predictionof China back then was indeed

50、 analyzing Chinas problems,but they failed _63_(realize)that theChinese people have the capability to deal with these challenges.If they had had any knowledge of Yuan who worked devotedly for our country,they wouldnt havemade such pessimistic evaluations.Why did the Chinese people make _64_?Why are