甘肃省天水市秦州区2020_2021学年高二英语下学期第一阶段检测试题202105070217.doc

20202021学年度第一学期第二阶段考试高二英语试卷第I卷（选择题）第一部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节 ： (共15题：每小题2分，满分30分)A Five years ago, when I taught art at a school in Seattle, I used Tinkertoys as a test at the beginning of a term to find out something about my students. I put a small set of Tinkertoys in front of each student, and said:”Make something out of the Tinkertoys. You have 45 minutes today - and 45minutes each day for the rest of the week.” A few students hesitated to start. They waited to see the rest of the class would do. Several others checked the instructions and made something according to one of the model plans provided. Another group built something out of their own imaginations. Once I had a boy who worked experimentally with Tinkertoys in his free time. His constructions filled a shelf in the art classroom and a good part of his bedroom at home. I was delighted at the presence of such a student. Here was an exceptionally creative mind at work. His presence meant that I had an unexpected teaching assistant in class whose creativity would infect(感染) other students. Encouraging this kind of thinking has a downside. I ran the risk of losing those students who had a different style of thinking. Without fail one would declare, ”But Im just not creative.” “Do you dream at night when youre asleep?” “Oh, sure.” “So tell me one of your most interesting dreams.” The student would tell something wildly imaginative. Flying in the sky or in a time machine or growing three heads. “Thats pretty creative. Who does that for you?” “Nobody. I do it.” “Really-at night, when youre asleep?” “Sure.”zxx.k “Try doing it in the daytime, in class, okay?”1. The teacher used Tinkertoys in class in order to _? A. teach the students about toy design B. make the lessons more exciting C. raise the students interest in art D. know more about the students2. What do we know about the boy mentioned in Paragraph 3? A. He liked to help his teacher. B. He was imaginative. C. He was active in class. D. He preferred to study alone.3. What does the underlined word “downside” in Paragraph 4 probably mean? A. Drawback. B. Mistake. C. Difficulty. D. Burden.4. Why did the teacher ask the students to talk about their dreams? A. To help them to improve their memory.B. To find out about their sleeping habits. C. To help them to see their creativity. D. To find out about their ways of thinking.BArriving in Sydney on his own from India, my husband, Rashid, stayed in a hotel for a short time while looking for a house for me and our children. During the first week of his stay, he went out one day to do some shopping. He came back in the late afternoon to discover that his suitcase was gone. He was extremely worried as the suitcase had all his important papers, including his passport（护照）. He reported the case to the police and then sat there, lost and lonely in strange city, thinking of the terrible troubles of getting all the paperwork organized again from a distant country while trying to settle down in a new one. Late in the evening, the phone rang. It was a stranger. He was trying to pronounce my husbands name and was asking him a lot of questions. Then he said they had found a pile of papers in their trash can（垃圾桶）that had been left out on the footpath. My husband rushed to their home to find a kind family holding all his papers and documents（文件）. Their young daughter had gone to the trash can and found a pile of unfamiliar papers. Her parents had carefully sorted them out, although they had found mainly foreign addresses on most of the documents. At last they had seen a half-written letter in the pile in which my husband had given his new telephone number to a friend.That family not only restored the important documents to us that day but also restored our faith and trust in people. We still remember their kindness and often send a warm wish their way.5. What did Rashid plan to do after his arrival in Sydney?A. Go shopping B. Join his family C. Find a house D. Take his family6. The girls parents got Rashids phone number from_.A. a letter in his papers B. a Sydney policemanC. a friend of his family D. a stranger in Sydney7. What does the underlined word “restored” in the last paragraph mean?A. Showed B. Gave back C. Delivered D. Sent out8. Which of the following can be the best title for the text?A. From India to Australia. B. Living in a New Country.C. In Search of New Friends. D. Turning Trash to Treasure.COne night Mr. Lee was driving his wife home from work. She was a staff nurse in a hospital. It was almost midnight and she was quite tired out. She soon fell asleep. Mr Lee looked at her and smiled.Mr. Lee was a cautious and experienced driver. He knew it was safer to drive slowly on a dark night. After some time he noticed a car following him. It was traveling very fast. Suddenly it overtook his car.The driver of the car was in a hurry. He did not see the approaching lorry(货车). To avoid hitting it, he swerved his car. It skidded off the road and hit a big tree. The driver and his passenger were injured. They were badly cut by glass splinter from the broken windscreen.Mr. Lee quickly stopped his car by the side of the road. His wife got out of the car to help the injured men. The lorry driver also stopped to lend a helping hand. Mr. Lee immediately drove off to telephone the police.About twenty- five minutes later, a police car and an ambulance arrived. The injured men were carried into the ambulance and taken to hospital.The policemen took down details of the accident. Mr. Lee and the lorry driver told them all that they could remember. The policemen thanked them for their help. Mr. and Mrs. Lee then got into their car and continued their journey home.9. When the accident happened, the other car was _.A. in front of Lees car B. on the left side of Lees carC. on the right side of Lees car D. behind Lees car10. Mr. Lee drove slowly because _.A. his wife was asleep B. the road was darkC. he was tired D. the road was quiet11. To avoid hitting it, the driver swerved his car. "Swerved" means_.A stopped suddenly B. turned aroundC. drove faster D. turned to one side12. Mrs. Lee fell asleep in the car because_.A. her husband was driving very slowly B. she was very tiredC. it was too late D. both B and C DHilton English Language Center Information for New StudentsCLASS TIME: 8:30a.m.10:00a.m., 10:30a.m.12:00a.m., 1:30p.m.3:00p.m. The Language Center is open Monday to Friday. Each class has one afternoon free per week. On the first day, go to the lecture hall to check your timetable.SELF-ACCESS: The language laboratory (Room 1110) is open Monday to Friday from 3:15p.m. to 5:00p.m. for all full-time students.You can learn how to use computers for language games or word-processing（文字处理）. There are tapes for students to borrow to practice their English. Go in and ask the teacher to show you. If you plan to take public examinations, there are dictation and listening comprehension tapes for you to practice with. There are cloze exercises on the computers. Ask your class teacher for a list of past exam essays. Students can borrow tapes to take home but they must be returned after two days.ATTENDANCE（出勤）：All students are expected to attend classes as it is required. Students who do not attend classes will be reported to OSS. Eighty percent attendance is required for students to receive their certificates（证书）when they finish their courses. It is also required by OSS for an extension to your visa.BOOKS: If students are given course books, the books are their responsibility. If a book is lost, the student will be expected to pay for it.If students wish to buy books, there is a bookshop in the college specializing in English books (Room 3520).13. When do classes begin and end on a full dayA. 8:30a.m.1:30p.m. B. 3:15p.m.5:00p.m C. 8:30a.m.3:15p.m. D. 8:30a.m.3:00p.m.14. Which of the following statements is TRUEA. No teachers are in the language lab.B. Students can prepare for exams by listening to tapes.C. 90% attendance is required for the students.D. Books cant be taken out of the center.15. Timetable can be seen in _.A. the classroom B. Room 3520 C. the lecture hall D. Room 1110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。Tips for cooking on a tight schedule From my experience, there are three main reasons why people don't cook more often: ability, money, and time. _16_ Money is a topic I'll save for another day. So today I want to give you some wisdom about how to make the most of the time you spend in the kitchen. Here are three tips for great cooking on a tight schedule：1. Think ahead. The moments when I think cooking is a pain are when I'm already hungry and there's nothing ready to eat. So think ahead of the coming week. When will you have time to cook? Do you have the right materials already? _17_2. Make your time worth it. When you do find time to cook a meal, make the most of it and save yourself time later on. Are you making one loaf of bread? _18_ It takes around the same amount of time to make more of something. So save yourself the effort for a future meal.3. _19_ This may surprise you, but one of the best tools for making cooking worth your time is experimentation. It gives you the chance to hit upon new ideas and recipes that can work well with your appetite and schedule. The more you learn and the more you try, the more ability you have to take control of your food and your schedule.Hopefully that gives you a good start. _20_ And don't let a busy schedule discourage you from making some great changes in the way you eat and live!A. Understand your food better. B. A little time planning ahead can save a lot of work later on.C. Try new things.D. Make three or four instead.E. Cooking is a burden for many people.F. Ability is easily improved.G. Let cooking and living simply be a joy rather than a burden.第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）A doctor entered the hospital in a hurry after being called in for an urgent _21_He answered the call as soon as possible, changed his clothes and went directly to the operation block.He found the boy's father _22_in the hall waiting for the doctor. On seeing him, the dad _23_， “Why did you take all this _24_ to come? Don't you know that my son's life is in danger? Don't you have any sense of _25_？”The doctor smiled and said, “I am sorry. I wasn't in the hospital and I _26_as fast as I could after receiving the call. And now, I wish you to calm down_27_I can do my work.”“Calm down? What if your son is in this room right now, would you calm down? If your own son is _28_ now what will you do？” said the father _29_The doctor smiled again and replied, “I will say what Job said in the Bible，From dust we came and to dust we return, blessed by the name of God._30_cannot extend lives. Go and _31_ for your son, and we will do our best by God's grace.”“Giving advice when we're not _32_ is so easy，” murmured the father.The operation took some hours _33_ the doctor went out happily.“Thank goodness! Your son is saved！” And without waiting for the father's reply he carried on his _34_ running. “If you have any question, ask the nurse！”“Why is he so _35_？ Couldn't he wait some minutes so that I could ask about my son's _36_？” commented the father when seeing the nurse minutes after the doctor left. The nurse answered, _37_coming down her face, “His son died yesterday in a road accident. He was in the funeral(葬礼) when we called him for your son's operation. _38_now that he saved your son's life, he left running to finish his son's funeral.”Never_39_anyone easilybecause you never know how their life is and what they're_40_21A. meeting B. operation C. career D. travel22A. pacing B. running C. jumping D. calling23A. admitted B. shouted C. whispered D. expressed 24A. turn B. love C. cost D. time25A.humour B. pride C. responsibility D. honour26A.worked B. left C. moved D. came27A.in case B. even if C. until D. so that28A. lying B. dying C. missing D. dropping29A.sadly B. cheerfully C. angrily D. hopefully30A.God B. Teachers C. Doctors D. Friends31A. pray B. spell C. speak D. think32A. concerned B. worried C. lost D. tired33A. before B. for C. after D. with 34A. spirit B. way C. trust D. dream35A.patient B. absent C. powerful D. proud36A.position B. state C. medicine D. life37A.sweat B. cold C. tears D. clouds38A. While B. But C. Or D. And39A. judge B. ignore C. explain D. believe40A. experiencing B. loading C. doing D. reducing第II卷（非选择题）注意：将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。Last week I went to the theatre. I 41 (have) a very good seat.The play was very 42 (interest), but I did not enjoy 43 .A young man and a young woman were sitting behind me, they 44 (talk) loudly. I got very angry; I could not hear the 45 (act). I turned round, I looked at the man and the woman 46 (angry). They did not pay any attention. 47 the end, I could not bear it. I turned round 48 . 'I can't hear a word! 'I said angrily. 'It's none 49 your business,' the young man said rudely.'This is 50 private conversation!'第三部分写作（共两节，满分35分）第一节：短文改错（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。Today I'd like to tell you something that I experience in the City Park. In the afternoon of last Sunday, my friend and I were taking a walk along a river in the City Park, when suddenly we heard a boy call for help in the river. We jumped into the river or pulled the boy out. Then we made him to breathe using the mouthtomouth way. Before the boy came to himself, we sent her to hospital at once and telephoned his parents. The boy was saved. His parents were very thankful us and the doctors thought high of our first aid. We realized that knowing first aid is very help and important because it can help you to save lives.第二节：书面表达（满分25分）A friend in need is a friend indeed.是一