学年甘肃省武威市民勤县高二上学期期末考试英语试题.docx

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学年甘肃省武威市民勤县高二上学期期末考试英语试题

2020-2021学年度第一学期期末考试试卷

高二英语

命题人：

第I卷

第一部分．阅读理解（共两节20小题；每小题2分，共40分）

第一节：

（共15小题，每小题2分，共30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳答案，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

WonderingwheretowatchthefireworksonthefourthFridayofJuly?

Herearesomerestaurantswhereyoucansit,grababitetoeatandwatchtheshow.

TheRoofonWilshireoffersaviewofthecity,sochancesarethatyou’llbeabletocatchafireworksshowwhileyou’reupthere.Therestaurantwillalsoofferanall-you-can-eatmenufor$20thatincludesallbeef，hotdogsandsweetpotatochips.Thefestivitieswilltakeplacefrom2to11pm.Reservationsarerecommended.6317WilshireBlvd.,LosAngeles,（323）852-6002.

WhiskeyRed’sislocatedinMarinaDelRey.Beginningat5:

30pm,itwillincludelivemusicfromJackofHearts.Theeventisfreeandopentothepublic.Guestscanmakereservationsfrom5:

30to10pm.Itcosts$59toreserveaseatonthepatio（露台）and$49forindoorseating.Kidsaged5to12need$25foraseatoutsideand$20foranindoorseat.Kidsagedfourandbelowarefree.13813FijiWay,MarinaDelRey,（310）823-4522.

HighRooftoplounge（休息室）inVeniceatthetopoftheHotelErwinoffersviewsoftheVenicecoastline.Thefireworksshowstartsat9pm.Therooftoploungeoffersafullmenuofcocktailsandaselectionofsnacks.1697PacificAvenue,VeniceBeach,（800）786-7789.

ThelastoneisCarbonBeachClubattheMalibuInn.Hereyoucanseefireworksfromaseatontherestaurant’soceanfrontbalconyfrom6to9:

30pm.Reservationsarerecommended.22878

PacificCoastHwy,Malibu,（310）456-6444.

1.Whichrestaurantwillprovidelivemusicduringfireworks?

A.CarbonBeachClub.B.WhiskeyRed’s.

C.Wilshire.D.HighRooftoplounge.

2.Wherecanyougetanall-you-can-eatmenuwith$20?

A.Wilshire.B.WhiskeyRed’s.

C.HighRooftoplounge.D.CarbonBeachClub.

3.Whichtelephonenumberwillyoudialifyouwanttoreserveaseatonanoceanfrontbalcony?

A.（323）852-6002.B.（310）823-4522.

C.（800）786-7789.D.（310）456-6444.

B

Iwentshoppingforadresstoweartomydaughter’shighschoolgraduationhalfayearago.Tomyhorror,Icouldonlyfitintoasize20.

Beingoverweightmostofmyadultlife,Ialwayshadverylittleself-confidence.WearingadressIdidn’tliketosuchanimportanteventwasenoughtomakemelookforhelp.Thankfully,afriendofminewasattendingWeightWatchersmeetings,andInoticedhergreatprogress.Hersuccessinspiredmetogiveitatry.IjoinedWeightWatchers,attendedtheirmeetingsandstartedfollowingtheirWeight-LossSystem.

Ifocusedontheplanwithdeterminationandnevermissedaweeklymeeting!

IdiscoveredthatIenjoyedthebenefitsofhavingthehelpandsupportofothers.Ialsoreadtheweeklyonlinee-newsletterandwasinspiredbythestories,recipesandinformationofferedthere,IalsoreadmagazinesproducedbyWeightWatchers,whichhavegreattipsandnewideasineachissue.

It’shardformetoevenrememberthepersonIwasbeforemyamazingchange.Ididn’twalkanywhereandcouldn’twashmycarorwalkmydog.TodayIdothesesimpletaskswithouteventhinkingaboutthem.Butthechangedidn’thappenovernight.Ihadtoexercisewithpatienceandperseverance（坚持）.Idecidedtotakeitonedayatatimeandstickwithifforgood.

The“newme”ismoreself-confidentandhealthier.IlovehowIfeelnow.IhavemoreenergyandfeellikeI’m25again.SowhynotgiveWeightWatchersatryifyouhavethesameoverweightproblem?

4.Theunderlinedword“inspired”inthesecondparagraphcanbereplacedby

A.excitedB.moved

C.encouragedD.forced

5.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethatthewriter.

A.oftenwentshoppingbeforeshelostweight

B.wasoverweightwhenshewasachild

C.everwantedtogiveuplosingweight

D.nowismoreconfidentthanbefore

6.Thispassageiswrittento.

A.tellushowtogainself-confidence

B.showoffthegreatprogressthattheauthorhasmade

C.giveussometipsonhowtoloseweightquickly

D.adviseoverweightpeopletogiveWeightWatchersatry

7.Whichofthefollowingwordwillyouusetodescribethewriter?

A.Weak.B.Calm.C.Patient.D.Silent.

C

Peoplewhoofteneatnutsappeartolivelonger,accordingtothelateststudyofitskind.Thefindings,publishedintheNewEnglandJournalofMedicine,suggestedthegreatestbenefitwasinthoseeatingthemontheirdailydiet.

Eatingnutswaslinkedtoahealthierlifestyleincludingbeinglesslikelytosmokeorbeoverweightandmorelikelytoexercise.TheBritishHeartFoundationsaidmoreresearchwasneededtoprovethelink,“Whilethisisaninterestinglink,weneedfurtherresearchtomakesureifit'sthenutsthatprotecthearthealth,orothersidesofpeople’slifestyle.”

Thestudyfollowednearly120,000peoplefor30years.Themoreregularlypeopleatenuts,thelesslikelytheyweretodieduringthestudy.Peopleeatingnutsonceaweekwere11%lesslikelytohavediedduringthestudythanthosewhoneveratenuts.LeadresearcherDr.CharlesFuchs,fromtheDana-FarberCancerInstituteandBrighamandWomen’sHospital,said,“Themostobviousbenefitwasadecreaseof29%indeathsfromheartdisease,butwealsosawasignificantreduction-11%-inthedangerofdyingfromcancer.”

Theysuggestnutsareloweringcholesterol（胆固醇）.andinsulinresistance（胰岛素抗性）.Nutscontainunsaturatedfat（不饱和脂肪）,protein（蛋白质）andseveralkindsofvitaminsandmineralsandtheycantaketheplaceofsnackslikechocolatebars,cakesandbiscuits.

VictoriaTaylor,seniorexpertattheBritishHeartFoundation,said,“Thisstudyshowscloseconnectionbetweenregularlyeatingasmallhandfulofnutsandalowerriskofdeathfromheartdisease.”Choosingplain,unsaltedfoodsratherthansweet,salted,orchocolate-coveredwillkeepyoursaltandsugarintakedown.

8.Accordingtothepassage,whatkindofpeoplebenefitmostformeatingnuts?

A.Thosewhoeatmostnutsatatime.

B.Thosewhoeatmostnuts.

C.Thosewhoeatnutsontheirdailydiet.

D.Thosewhoeatlessnuts.

9.Whichkindofdiseasehadamostdecreaseforregularnutseater?

A.CancerB.Heartdisease

C.StomachdiseaseD.Unknown

10.Thewriterdevelopedthearticlemainlyby.

A.providingfacts

B.givingexample

C.listingdata

D.comparingthedifference

11.Whichsectionshouldthepassagebetakenfromthenewspaper?

A.Sciencesection

B.Healthsection

C.Entertainmentsection

D.Techsection

D

OnthethirdSundayinJune,Americanstaketimetorecognizeandthankaspecialpersoninthefamily-fathers!

Father’sDaycelebratestheimportanceoffathers,youngandoldandthementhoughtofasfatherfigures.

Thewords"thechildisfatheroftheman"comefromWilliamWordsworth’spoemMyHeartLeapsUp."Itmeanspeople’spersonalitiesformwhentheyarechildren.Theywillmostlikelyhavethesamequalitiesasanadultthattheyhadasachild.

Usedineverydayspeech,onecouldsay,"Inhiscase,thechildwasfatheroftheman;helovednatureasachildandnowworksasabotanist（植物学家）".

Let’ssayyouwanttotellachildastoryaboutsomethingthathappenedlongbeforetheywereborn.Youcouldsayithappenedwhenthey“werejustatwinkleintheirfather'seyes.”Thisexpressionhasahumorousanddreamyfeel.Here,theword“twinkle”suggeststheinterestyourfatherhadinyourmother.

Whenamucholdermanisinterestedinamuchyoungerwomanandsupportsherwithhismoney,heiscalledhe“sugardaddy.”Themoneypartisveryimportant-that'sthesugar.

Sometimesfathersarenotagoodinfluenceoractiveinthelivesofthechildren.Inthatcase,apersonmaylookforafatherfigure,amanwhoisnotactuallytheperson'sfatherbutwhoactslikeone.

Therelationshipbetweenamanandhissoncanbecomplex.Buttherelationshipbetweenafatheranddaughterisoftensimpler.Theexpression“daddy’slittlegirl”isunderstoodtomeanthat,inafather’seyes,hisdaughtercandonowrong.

Thereisusuallynotadryeyeatanyweddingduringthetraditionalfather-and-daughterdance,especiallyiftheyaredancingtoasonglikeMichaelBuble’s“Daddy'sLittleGirl.”

12.Ifaboybehavesjustlikehisfather,wecansay.

A.heisjustatwinkleinhisfather’seyes

B.heishissugardaddy

C.likefather,likeson

D.thechildisfatheroftheman

13.Whatdoyouknowabout“thechildisfatheroftheman”?

A.Achildisoftenspoiledbyhisfather.

B.People’scharactersareformedwhenyoung.

C.Aboywillbecomeafatherwhengrowingup.

D.Achildalwaysshowshistruenature.

14.Accordingtothepassage,thesongDaddy’sLittleGirlislikelytobe

A.movingB.Sorrowful

C.CrazyD.funny

15.Theauthorwritesthepassagemainlyto.

A.introducetheoriginofFather’sDay

B.showaboyshouldrespecthisfather

C.explaintheimportanceoffathers

D.tellpeopleseveralexpressionsaboutfather.

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。

Changeishardformanypeopletoaccept.However,it’sworthkeepinginmindthatonepartofgrowingasapersonrequiresyoutoacceptthatlifeisconstantlychanging.16．Youneedtobeabletodealwiththesechangesinapositiveway.

Firstofall,youshouldunderstandthatchangeisanunavoidablepartoflife.Beforethetimecomesforyoutoacceptchange,learnthatitisnecessaryforoldthingstogoandnewthingstocome.17．Theentirehistoryoftheworldandthehistoryofhumanprogressaredecidedbychangeanddevelopment.

18．Eventhoughchangecanhaveanegativeeffectonyourlife,inmostcases,thereisalwayssomethingpositivetolookat.Usethisasanopportunitytoturnalossornegativechang