学年广东省清远市高二下学期期中质量检测英语试题 Word版含答案.docx

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学年广东省清远市高二下学期期中质量检测英语试题Word版含答案

清远市2020—2021学年度第二学期期中考试

高二英语试卷

注意事项：

1.本试卷分选择题和非选择题两部分。

满分150分，考试时间为120分钟。

2.答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。

3.回答选择题时，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。

回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。

4.考试结束后，将答题卡交回。

第一部分阅读理解（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和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

TrainInformation

AllcustomerstravellingonTransLinkservicesmustbeinpossessionofavalidticketbeforeboarding.Forticketinformation，pleaseaskatyourlocalstationorcall131230.

WhileQueenslandRailmakeseveryefforttoensuretrainsrunasscheduled，therecanbenoguaranteeofconnectionsbetweentrainsorbetweentrainservicesandbusservices.

Lostproperty（失物招领）

CallLostPropertyon131617duringbusinesshoursforitemslostonQueenslandRailservices.

ThelostpropertyofficeisopenMondaytoFriday7:

30amto5:

00pmandislocated（位于）atRomaStreetstation.

Publicholidays

Onpublicholidays,generallyaSundaytimetableoperates.Oncertainmajoreventdays，i.e.

AustraliaDay,AnzacDay,sportingandculturaldays,specialadditionalservicesmayoperate.

ChristmasDayservicesoperatetoaChristmasDaytimetable，Beforetravelpleasevisittranslink.com.auorcallTransLinkon131230anytime.

Customersusingmobilitydevices

Manystationshavewheelchairaccessfromthecarparkorentrancetothestationplatforms.

Forassistance,pleaseQueenslandRailon131617.

Guardiantrains（outbound）

Depart

Origin

Destination

Arrive

6:

42pm

Altandi

VarsityLakes

7:

37pm

7:

29pm

Central

VarsityLakes

8:

52pm

8:

57pm

FortitudeValley

VarsityLakes

9:

52pm

11:

02pm

RomaStreet

VarsityLakes

12:

22am

1.Whatwouldyoudotogetticketinformation?

A.Call131617.B.Visittranslink.com.au.

C.Askatthelocalstation.D.Checkthetrainschedule.

2.Atwhichstationcanyoufindthelostpropertyoffice?

A.Altandi.B.RomaStreet.C.VarsityLakes.D.FortitudeValley.

3.WhichtrainwouldyoutakeifyougofromCentraltoVarsityLakes?

A.6:

42pm.B.7:

29pm.C.8:

57pm.D.11:

02pm.

4.Whatshouldwedobeforetravelonsomemajoreventdays?

A.call131617B.call131203C.visit.auD.askatyourlocalstation

5.HowlongwouldyoutakefromRomaStreettoVarsityLakes?

A.12:

22amB.11:

02pmC.morethan13hoursD.about80minutes

B

ForCanaanElementary’ssecondgradeinPatchogue,N.Y.，todayisspeechday,andrightnowit’sChrisPalaez’sturn.The8-year-oldisthejokeroftheclass.Withshiningdarkeyes,heseemsliketheofkidwhowouldenjoypublicspeaking.

Buthe’s,nervous.“I’mheretotellyoutodaywhyyoushould…should…”Christripsonthe“-ld,”a.pronunciationdifficultyformanynon-nativeEnglishspeakers.Histeacher,ThomasWhaley,isnexttohim,whisperingsupport.“…Votefor…me…”Exceptforsomestumbles,Chrisisdoingamazinglywell.Whenhebringshisspeechtoaniceconclusion,Whaleyinvitestherestoftheclasstopraisehim.

Asonofimmigrants,ChrisstaredlearningEnglishalittleoverthreeyearsago.Whaleyrecalls（回想起）howatthebeginningoftheyear，whencalledupontoread，Chriswouldexcusehimselftogotothebathroom.

LearningEnglishasasecondlanguagecanbeapainfulexperience.Whatyouneedisagreatteacherwholetsyoumakemistakes.“Ittakesalotforanystudent，”Whaleyexplains，“especiallyforastudentwhoislearningEnglishastheirnewlanguage，tofeelconfidentenoughtosay，‘Idon’tknow，butIwanttoknow.’”

Whaleygottheideaofthissecond-gradepresidentialcampaignprojectwhenheaskedthechildrenonedaytoraisetheirhandsiftheythoughttheycouldneverbeapresident.Theanswerbrokehisheart.Whaleysaystheprojectisaboutmorethanjustlearningtoreadandspeakinpublic.Hewantsthesekidstolearntoboast（夸耀）aboutthemselves.

“Boastingaboutyourself，andyourbestqualities,”Whaleysays，“isverydifficultforachildwhocameintotheclassroomnotfeelingconfident.”

6.WhatmadeChrisnervous？

A.Tellingastory.     B.Makingaspeech.C.Takingatest.      D.Answeringaquestion.

7.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“stumbles”inparagraph2referto?

A.Improperpauses.  B.Badmanners.  C.Spellingmistakes.  D.Sillyjokes.

8.WhatdidChrisdowhencalledontoread?

A.BringshisspeechB.askothersforhelpC.readfluentlyD.makeanexcusetogoout

9.WecaninferthatthepurposeofWhaley’sprojectisto_________.

A.helpstudentsseetheirownstrengths B.assessstudents’publicspeakingskills

C.preparestudentsfortheirfuturejobsD.inspirestudents’loveforpolitics

10.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesWhaleyasateacher?

A.Humorous.    B.Ambitious.    C.Caring.  D.Demanding

C

Theworlditselfisbecomingmuchsmallerbyusingmoderntrafficandmoderncommunicationmeans.Lifetodayismucheasierthanitwashundredsofyearsago,butithasbroughtnewproblems.Oneofthebiggestproblemsispollution.Topollutemeanstomakethingsdirty.Pollutioncomesinmanyways.Weseeit,smellit,drinkitandevenhearit.

Manhasbeenpollutingtheearth.Themorepeople,themorepollution.Manyyearsago,theproblemwasnotsoseriousbecausetherewerenotsomanypeople.Whenthelandwasuseduportheriverwasdirtyinoneplace,manmovedtoanotherplace.Butthisisnolongertrue.Manisnowslowlypollutingthewholeworld.

Airpollutionisstillthemostserious.It’sbadforalllivingthingsintheworld,butitisnottheonlyonekindofpollution.Waterpollutionkillsourfishandpollutesourdrinkingwater.Noisepollutionmakesusangrymoreeasily.

Manycountriesaremakingrulestofightpollution.Theystoppeoplefromburningcoalinhousesandfactoriesinthecity,andfromputtingdirtysmokeintotheair.

PollutionbySO2isnowthemostdangerouskindofairpollution.Itiscausedbyheavytraffic.Wearesurethatiftherearefewerpeopledriving,therewillbelessairpollution.

Theearthisourhome.Wemusttakecareofit.Thatmeanskeepingtheland,waterandairclean.Andwemusttakecareoftheriseinpollutionatthesametime.

11．Hundredsofyearsago,lifewas________itistoday.

A．mucheasierthanB．aseasyasC．muchharderthanD．ashardas

12．Pollutioncomesinmanyways.Wecanevenhearit.Here“it”means________．

A．rubbishB．noisepollutionC．airpollutionD．waterpollution

13．Airpollutionisthemostseriouskindofpollutionbecause________．

A．itmakesmuchnoiseB．itmakesusangrymoreeasily

C．itmakesourriversandlakesdirtyD．it’sbadforalllivingthingsintheworld

14.TherearerulespeoplemaketofightagainstpollutionExcept_______.

A.stoppingpeoplefromburningcoal.

B.stoppingpeoplefrompouringdirtywaterintotheocean.

C.stoppingpeoplefrommovingtootherplaces.

D.stoppingpeoplefromputtingdirtysmokeintheair.

15．WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?

A.Manycountriesaremakingrulestofightpollution.

B.Thepollutionoftheearthgrowsasfastastheworldpopulationdoes.

C.Theproblemofpollutionisnotsoseriousbecausetherearenotsomanypeoplelivingontheearth.

D.Ifpeoplecouldgotoworkbybusorbikeinsteadofcarormotorbike,itwouldbehelpfulinfightingagainsttheproblemofSO2.

第二节（共5小题；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。

TipsforWritingaGreatSpeech

Howtowriteastrongspeech?

Therearealotofdifferentwaystoanswerthatquestion.___16___

Readyourspeechoutloud.

Unlikealmostallotherformsofwriting,speech-writingisdesignedforlisteners.So,whenreviewingyourtext,readittoyourselfandpayattentiontohowthewordssoundandfeel.___17___Ifyourphrasesmakeyoustumble（结巴）,theywillmakeyourbossstumbleaswell.Justrememberthatgoodwritingisnotnecessarilygoodspeech-writing.

Simplephrasesareyourfriends.

Keepyoursentencesshortandsweet.Compoundphraseswithmultipleclausesmaylookgreatonpaper,butarelikelytoconfuseyouraudienceanddecreasetheeffectivenessofyourspeech.Limityourselftooneortwoideaspersentence.___18___

Doyourresearch.

Beforebeginningaspeech,makesuretofamiliarizeyourselfwiththesubject.___19___Thecreativeaspectsofspeech-writingareonlyeffectivewhenbackedbyastrongfoundationofknowledgebythespeaker.Theaudiencemusttrustyourwordsinorderfortheirmeaningtosinkin.Ifyou'rewell-prepared,itwillshow.

___20___

Yourlistenersshouldbeastrongdeterminingfactorofthecontent,toneandstyleofyourspeech.Beforedraftingremarks,thinkaboutwhoyou'respeakingto,theplaceyou'respeakingatandthetimingofyourspeech.There'satimeandaplaceforeverytypeofremarks.It'syourjobtofigureoutwhenandwhereyouare.

A.Knowyourlisteners.

B.Showrespecttoyourlisteners.

C.Thesimplesentencesmakeyourspeechclearandpowerful.

D.Thus,youcanwriteaboutitwithconfidenceandauthority.

E.Dotheyslipoffthetongueoraretheyclumsyandawkward?

F.Differentwritersaremostlikelytoadoptdiverseapproachestospeech-writing.

G.Herearerulesthatallwritersshouldfollowinordertowriteawinningspeech.

第二部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分110分）

第一节完形填空（共20小题；每题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。

MolaigrewupinatinyvillageinIndia.Thevillagelaynearsomewetlandswhichbecamehissecond   21  .Helearnedthevalueandbeautyof    22   therefromaveryyoungage.

Whenhewas16,Molaibegantonoticesomething    23   happeningaroundhishome.Afloodhadhittheareaearlierthatyearandthe    24   itcausedhaddrivenawayanumberofbirds.    25  ,thenumbero