安徽省淮南市学年高二上学期期末英语试题.docx

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安徽省淮南市学年高二上学期期末英语试题

安徽省淮南市2020-2021学年高二上学期期末英语试题

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一、阅读选择

Afewyearsago,ItookasightseeingtriptoWashington,D．C．StandingoutsidetheRonaldReaganCenter,Iheardavoicesay,“Canyouhelpme?

”WhenIturnedaround,Isawanelderlyblindwomanwithherhandextended.Inanaturalreflex,Ireachedintomypocket,pulledoutallofmyloosechangeandplaceditonherhandwithoutevenlookingather.Iwasannoyedatbeingbotheredbyabeggar.Buttheblindwomansmiledandsaid,“Idon’twantyourmoney.Ijustneedhelpfindingthepostoffice.”

Inamoment,IrealizedwhatIhaddone.IjudgedanotherpersonsimplyforwhatIassumedshehadtobe.IhatedwhatIsawinmyself.Thisincidentre-awakenedmybeliefinhumility（谦恭）,eventhoughI’dlostitforamoment.

ThethingIhadforgottenaboutmyselfisthatIamanimmigrant.IleftHondurasandarrivedintheU.S.attheageof15.Istartedmynewlifewithtwosuitcases,mybrotherandsister,andastrong,serious-mindedmother.Throughtheyears,Ihavebeenadishwasher,mechanicandpizzadeliverydriveramongmanyotherhumblejobs,andeventuallyIbecameanetworkengineer.

Inmyownlife,Ihaveexperiencedmanyopenactsofprejudice（偏见）.Irememberatime,atage17—Iworkedasawaiter,andIheardafathertellhislittleboythatifhedidnotdowellinschool,hewouldenduplikeme.Ihavealsowitnessedthesametreatmentofmyfamilyandfriends,soIknowwhatit’slike,andIshouldhaveknownbetter.

Butnow,livinginmyAmericanmiddle-classlifestyle,itistooeasytoforgetmypast,toforgetwhoIamandwhereIhavebeen,andtolosesightofwhereIwanttobegoing.ThatblindwomanonthestreetsofWashington,D．C．,curedmeofmyblindness.Sheremindedmeofmybeliefinhumilityandtoalwayskeepmyeyesandheartopen.Bytheway,Ihelpedthatladytothepostoffice.Andinwritingthisessay,Ihopetothankherforthepricelesslesson.

1．Wecanlearnfromthefirsttwoparagraphsthat_.

A．theauthorwasanativeAmerican

B．theblindwomanneededthemoneybadly

C．theauthorwasaspoorastheblindwoman

D．theauthorregrettedhisactofprejudice

2．AccordingtoParagraph4,hearingthefather’swords,theauthorwasprobably_.

A．ratherhurtB．veryexcitedC．greatlyinspiredD．deeplymoved

3．Whichopiniondoestheauthoragreewith?

A．Oneshouldtrytoexperiencedifferentkindsoflife.

B．Oneshouldthinkaboutone’spastasoftenaspossible.

C．Oneshouldtreatothersequallywithloveandrespect.

D．Oneshouldbenicetotheelderlyandthedisabled.

4．Whydoestheauthorsayheisthankfultotheblindwomanattheendofthepassage?

A．Shehasmadehimvaluewhathehasrightnow.

B．Shehasremindedhimofthepastexperiences.

C．Hehasgotachancetothinkabouthispastandfuturebecauseofher.

D．Hehasregainedhisbeliefinhumilitywithherhelp.

5．Whatcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A．Howmydreamcomestrue

B．Apricelesslessoninthestreet

C．ABeliefthatwillneverchange

D．Learnfromyourpast

ThenumberofspeakersofEnglishinShakespeare’stimeisestimatedtohavebeenaboutfivemillion.Todayitisestimatedthatsome260millionpeoplespeakitasanativelanguage,mainlyintheUnitedStates,Canada,GreatBritain,Ireland,SouthAfrica,AustraliaandNewZealand.InadditiontothestandardvarietiesofEnglishfoundintheseareas,thereareagreatmanyregionalandsocialvarietiesofthelanguageaswellasvariouslevelsofusagethatareemployedbothinitsspokenandwrittenforms.

Infact,itisimpossibletoestimatethenumberofpeopleintheworldwhohaveacquiredanadequateworkingknowledgeofEnglishinadditiontotheirownlanguages.ThepurposeforEnglishlearningandthesituationsinwhichsuchlearningtakesplacearesovariedthatitisdifficulttoexplainandstillmoredifficulttojudgewhatformsanenoughworkingknowledgeforeachsituation.

ThemainreasonforthewidespreaddemandforEnglishisitspresent-dayimportanceasaworldlanguage.Besidesservingthevariousneedsofitsnativespeakers,Englishisalanguageinwhichsomeofimportantworksinscience,technology,andotherfieldsarebeingproduced,andnotalwaysbynativespeakers.Itiswidelyusedforsuchpurposesasmeteorological（气象的）andairportcommunications,internationalconferences,andthespreadofinformationovertheradioandtelevisionnetworksofmanynations.Itisalanguageofwidercommunicationforanumberofdevelopingcountries,especiallyformerBritishcolonies.Manyofthesecountrieshavemultilingualpopulationsandneedalanguageforinternalcommunicationinsuchmattersasgovernment,commerce,industry,lawandeducationaswellasforinternationalcommunicationandforentrancetothescientificandtechnologicaldevelopmentsintheWest.

6．WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?

A．ItislikelytotellthenumberofpeoplewithanenoughworkingknowledgeofEnglish.

B．Therearesome260millionnativespeakersofEnglishintheworld.

C．ApartfromthestandardEnglish，thereareotherformsofEnglishes.

D．PeopleallaroundtheworldlearnEnglishforavarietyofreasons.

7．Accordingtothepassage,whatisthemainreasonforthewidespreaduseofEnglish?

A．ItwaspopularduringShakespeare’stime.

B．ItisusedinformerBritishcolonies.

C．Itisaworldlanguagethatisusedforinternationalcommunication.

D．Itservestheneedsofitsnativespeakers.

8．WhatformsanenoughworkingknowledgeofEnglish?

A．Beingamultilingual.

B．Beinganativespeaker.

C．Theabilitytoreadanewspaper.

D．Itisdifficulttojudgebecauseitdiffersforeachsituation.

9．WhattypeofdevelopingcountrieswouldbemostlikelytouseEnglish?

A．ThosegeographicallyclosetotheUnitedStates.

B．FormercoloniesofGreatBritain.

C．ThoseinterestedinthecultureoftheUnitedStates.

D．Countrieswhereinternationalconferencesareheld.

10．Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthispassage?

A．TheDifficultiesofLearningEnglishB．InternationalCommunications

C．TheStandardVarietiesofEnglishD．EnglishasaWorldLanguage

二、七选五

Nowadays,manypeoplelovetotravel.Itisverycommonforpeopletogoonatripatanytime.11．Perhaps,thereasonforitspresentpopularityisthatmorepeoplehavecometorealizethebenefitsoftraveling.

Travelingprovidesagoodmanyopportunitiesforfun,adventureanddiscovery.Whenwevisitothercountries,wegainabetterunderstandingofthepeoplelivingthere.Welearntheircultures,historyandbackground.Wediscoverthesimilaritiestheyhavewithus.12．Itisinterestingtolearnfrompeoplewithdifferentbackgrounds.

Travelinghelpstoenrichourlives.13．Whenwevisitinterestingplaces,wediscoverandlearnmanythings.Wediscovernewpeople,surroundings,plantsandanimals.Ifwewanttomakeourtravelmoreexcitingandchallenging,wecanplanourowntourandselectthespecificplaceswewanttovisit.

Travelingisrefreshing.Itisapsychologicalnecessity,especiallyforpeoplewhohavestressfuljobs.14．Stayingathomeduringtheweekendisnotenoughtomakesomepeoplefeelrelaxed.15．Ithelpsthemtohandlethestresstheyexperienceatworkbetter.Afterthebreak,theyfeelmoreenergeticintheirwork.Formanyworkingadults,regulargetawayshelpthemkeeptheirenergyandenthusiasmtheyrequirefortheirwork.Withoutthesebreaks,theymaysufferfromworkburnout.

A．Yearsofhardworkfinallypayoff.

B．Wealsogettoknowtheirdifferencesfromus.

C．Itincreasesourknowledgeandwidensourvision.

D．Someevenconsidertravelingaspartoftheirlifestyle.

E.Intoday’ssociety,manypeoplesuffergreatstressatwork.

F.Takingperiodic（定期的）tripsproducesbetterresultsforthem.

G.Itisindeedajoyfulthingtosharetheexperienceofaspecialtripwithothers.

三、完形填空

HermanTravis,55,livesinHollyCourts,alow-incomeneighborhoodinSanFrancisco.EveryTuesday,Travis16ashoppingcartwithgroceriesfromalocalfoodbank（食品赈济站）.Thenhemakeshome17tohiselderlyanddisabled18.Hestarteddoingitin2007andwhenhefirst19,peopleweredoubtful.Theydidn’twelcomeitashehad20.“Atfirstpeoplewere21.Theydidn’tletmein.However,22theygottoreallyknowmetheywouldjustbe23toseeme,”Travisoncetoldme.

IamoneofTravis’neighborswho24deliveriesfromhim.Likeeveryoneelse,I25appreciatehishelp,andlovetoseethejoy.Travisgetsoutofmakinghisrounds.I’m26withthewayhehandledhimselfwiththepeoplehere.He’sverykindandwarm,alwayssmiling,asifhe’s27afavorforhisownfamily.28,peoplearehappywhentheyseehimcoming,knowingtheyaretreatedwith29.

Therearepeopleinnearby30thathavebeentryingtostealTravisforyears.Theysuggest31himtogoanddeliverfoodforthem.Buthesimplywouldn’tdoitformoney.

WhatTravisdoesforusmightbe32things,buthedoesthemwithbiglove.It’s33rewardingforhimself.Andforthoseofuswhoreceivehis34everyweek,itistruly35.He’samodern-dayhero.

16．A．findsB．fillsC．choosesD．defeats

17．A．deliveriesB．projectsC．productionsD．sales

18．A．relativesB．customersC．neighborsD．colleagues

19．A．approachedB．startedC．knockedD．reacted

20．A．observedB．intendedC．dreamedD．expected

21．A．cautiousB．modestC．contentD．considerate

22．A．beforeB．afterC．becauseD．although

23．A．terrifiedB．confusedC．ashamedD．excited

24．A．receiveB．reduceC．findD．order

25．A．slightlyB．obviouslyC．reallyD．exactly

26．A．boredB．disturbedC．attemptedD．impressed

27．A．showingB．sharingC．doingD．making

28．A．ThereforeB．HoweverC．OtherwiseD．Besides

29．A