2019-2020學年廣東省湛江二十一中高二（上）期中英語試卷

一、第一部分　閱讀理解（共兩節(jié)，滿分25.0分）第一節(jié)：（共3小題；每小題2.5分，滿分25.0分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項中選出最佳選項。

• 1．There are a number of sports writers who are now widely regarded as some of the best sports journalists of our time.Here are five of the most well-known sports writers.
     Rick Reilly of Sports Illustrated
     Rick Reilly became famous as the back page columnist（專欄作家）for Sports Illustrated magazine.Then he moved to ESPN in 2008 and began working as a columnist for their website — ESPN.com.Now he has his own show with ESPN，and he also contributes articles to ABC sports.
     Bob Ryan of The Boston Globe
     Bob Ryan rose through the ranks thanks to his skill and knowledge about basketball.He very soon became known as a guru of the sport，writing an impressively large number of articles about The Boston Celtics - a National Basketball Association（NBA）team based in Boston，Massachusetts.
     John Feinstein of The Washington Post
     John Feinstein is primarily a columnist with The Washington Post but during his long career he has published two best-selling sports books A Good Walk Spoiled and A Season on the Brink.He is a regular with the Golf Channel and has a very popular blog called Feinstein on the Brink.
     Joaquin Henson of The Philippine Star
     Joaquin Henson started out his sports journalism career in 1973 and became popular through his column Sporting Chance，which has been published in The Philippine Star since the 80's.He has given a number of catchy nicknames to some of the most famous sporting stars of our time.
     William Rhoden of The New York Times
     Apart from being a columnist with The New York Times since the 80's，William Rhoden is a respected sports journalist known for his two books Forty Million Dollar Slaves and Third and a Mile.Both books deal with the problems that face black athletes in the field of sport.
  
  （1）Before working for ESPN，Rick Reilly

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  A．was a regular with the Golf Channel
  B．started his column Sporting Chance
  C．wrote articles for Sports Illustrated
  D．worked as a sports talk show host
  （2）Both John Feinstein and William Rhoden

  .
  A．have worked as writers for ten years
  B．work as columnists and write books
  C．like to give nicknames to sporting stars
  D．a(chǎn)re known as columnists for ABC sports
  （3）What would be the best title for the text？

  
  A．Useful tips for a sports journalist
  B．How to be a newspaper columnist
  C．Newspapers that influence us a lot
  D．Famous and popular sports writers
  組卷：1引用：2難度：0.5

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• 2．Londoners are great readers.They buy large numbers of newspapers，magazines and books—especially paperbacks （平裝書），which are still cheap in spite of everincreasing rises in the costs of printing.They still continue to buy "proper" books，too，printed on good paper.
     There are many streets in London containing shops which specialize in bookselling.Perhaps the best known of these is Charing Cross Road in the very heart of London.Here bookshops of all sorts and sizes are to be found，from the celebrated one which is said to be "the biggest bookshop in the world" to the tiny，dusty little places which seem to have been left over from Dickens' time.Some of these shops stock，or will make efforts to get，any kind of book，but many of them specialize in secondhand books，in art books，in foreign books，in books on economics，politics or any other subjects about which books may be written.One shop in this area specializes only in books about ballet.
     Although it may be the most convenient place for Londoners to buy books，Charing Cross Road is not the cheapest.For really cheap secondhand books，collectors must venture off the beaten track，to Farringdon Road，in the East Central District of London.Here there is nothing so impressive as bookshops.The booksellers come along each morning and put lots of books onto small handcarts （手推車） which line the streets.The collectors，some professionals and some amateurs （業(yè)余愛好者），who have been waiting for them，run quickly towards the books.In places like this one can still，occasionally，pick up for a few pence an old book that may be worth many pounds.
  
  （1）"Londoners are great readers" means that

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  A．Londoners are great because they read a lot
  B．there are a great number of readers in London
  C．Londoners are readers who read only great books
  D．Londoners read a lot
  （2）According to this passage，Charing Cross Road

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  A．is in the suburbs of London
  B．is famous for its bookshops
  C．contains various kinds of shops
  D．is the busiest street in London
  （3）In this passage，what does the underlined part "venture off the beaten track" mean？

  
  A．Buy books in a most busy street.
  B．Move away from a busy street.
  C．Waste time looking for books.
  D．Take a risk of losing one's life.
  （4）The best topic for this passage is "

  ".
  A．Bookshops in London
  B．The biggest bookshop in the world
  C．Charing Cross Road
  D．Buying books in London
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• 3．Edmund Halley was an English scientist who lived over 200 years ago.He studied the observations of comets（彗星） which other scientists had made.The orbit（軌道） of one particular comet was a very difficult mathematical problem.He could not figure it out.Neither could other scientists who dealt with such problems.
     However，Halley had a friend named Isaac Newton，who was a brilliant mathematician.Newton thought he had already worked out that problem，but he could not find the papers on which he had done it.He told Halley that the orbit of a comet had the shape of an ellipse（橢圓）.
     Now Halley set to work.He figured out the orbits of some of the comets that had been observed by scientists.He made a surprising discovery.The comets that had appeared in the years 1531，1607 and 1682 all had the same orbit.Yet their appearances had been 75 to 76 years apart.
     This seemed very strange to Halley.Three different comets followed the same orbit.The more Halley thought about，the more he thought that there had not been three different comets，as people thought.He decided that they had simply seen the same comet three times.The comet had gone away and had come back again.
     It was an astonishing idea!Halley felt certain enough to make a prediction of what would happen in the future.He decided that this comet would appear in the year 1758.There were 53 years to go before Halley's prediction could be tested.
     In 1758 the comet appeared in the sky.Halley did not see it，for he had died some years before.Ever since then that comet had been called Halley's comet，in his honour.
  
  （1）Halley made his discovery

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  A．by doing experiments
  B．by means of his own careful observation
  C．by using the work of other scientists
  D．by chance
  （2）Halley made a surprising but correct prediction in the year

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  A．1704
  B．1705
  C．1706
  D．1707
  （3）This text in general is about

  .
  A．Halley and other scientists
  B．the orbit of a comet
  C．Newton and Halley
  D．Halley and his discovery
  組卷：5引用：2難度：0.5

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第二節(jié)（共1小題；每小題10分，滿分10分）根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項。

• 4．I'm 30 years old，and there are several things that life has taught me that I want to share with you.Here are the 4 lessons that life has taught me in the past 30 years.
     1.Take Care of Your Body
     Life is "unfairly" biased（偏向的） towards people who "look good"，like it or not.So it's important that you do all that is in your power to look your best. （1）

  You will live longer，and you will live happier，if you take care of your body；you may even get promoted faster on your job.Remember that your health is really your greatest wealth.com
     2． （2）

  
     No one taught me to save when I was growing up；no one told me the importance of saving.Fortunately I was able to learn the value of saving through reading great books like The Millionaire Next Door.What I want to teach others is to save at least twenty percent of your income.If you are to be wealthy，you must not just earn a lot，you must save a lot.
     3．Think long-term
     In high school I was thinking about college；in college I was thinking about life after college.I'm designing my life and I'm making decisions today that will enable me to live the life I desire when I'm in my 40's，50's and 60's.You have to think long-term；you have to see the "big picture." （3）

  
     4.Realize the Power of Focus
     Focus，focus，focus... （4）

  If you fail in this lifetime，you will fail because of broken focus.If you focus on the goals that are most important to you，you will achieve them.The problem is that there are so many distractions. （5）

  Winners decide to major on majors，and they even let important things slip，because they just focus on achieving what is critical to their goals.
  
  A．The importance of saving.
  B．If you plan your future properly，you will live into your plans.
  C．Save Your Money.
  D．Nothing is more important than focus.
  E．What separates the winners from the losers is that the winners learn to focus on their goal.
  F．I mean dressing nicely，working out and eating right.
  G．It's critical that you pursue relationships with individuals who are good first.
  組卷：0引用：1難度：0.5

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第二部分 語言運用（共兩節(jié)，滿分30分）第一節(jié) （共1小題；每小題1.5分，滿分30分）

• 5．Not many 13-year-old boys can say that they are able to buy a car，let alone a car for their mother.But that is（1）

  what William Preston did last week.
     William's mom，Krystal Preston，has been（2）

  to make ends meet（收支相抵） since their family was forced to start over after an "unfortunate（3）

  "—her husband lost his life in an accident.
     Since the（4）

  mother has been trying to（5）

  her three kids at their home in Fernley，Nevada，she hasn't had（6）

  and has gone to work on foot.
     William was first（7）

  to give his mom a car after he spent some time watching videos of people giving cars to their mothers on Youtube.He later saw his（8）

  to make his dream a reality when he saw that a woman on Facebook was trying to（9）

  her 1999 Toyota Metro for a（n）（10）

  price that William might afford it.
     The teenager reached out to the woman and asked if she was（11）

  to trade the car for his Xbox（微軟游戲機），（12）

  some money that he had（13）

  from doing yard work and house cleaning for people in his community.At first，the woman was hesitant（猶豫），（14）

  after some negotiation（協(xié)商），she eventually accepted his（15）

  and drove the car over to William's house.
     When William told his mom that he had gotten a car for her，she didn't（16）

  him.He then led her out to the driveway where the Toyota was
  （17）

  her — and she couldn't control her（18）

  .
     "I cried loudly；I was just like， 'There's no way.' What 13-year-old do you know buys his mom a car？I don't know any，never heard of（19）

  ，" Preston said. "I can't even（20）

  it，like there are no words that can express my thankfulness."
  
  

  （1）	A．expectedly	B．exactly	C．properly	D．a(chǎn)ccidentally
  （2）	A．succeeding	B．refusing	C．preparing	D．struggling
  （3）	A．situation	B．marriage	C．holiday	D．business
  （4）	A．unhealthy	B．enthusiastic	C．single	D．smart
  （5）	A．protect	B．treat	C．bring up	D．depend on
  （6）	A．strength	B．transport	C．courage	D．income
  （7）	A．inspired	B．required	C．forced	D．persuaded
  （8）	A．determination	B．responsibility	C．challenge	D．chance
  （9）	A．repair	B．sell	C．exchange	D．find
  （10）	A．unknown	B．a(chǎn)verage	C．low	D．high
  （11）	A．determined	B．a(chǎn)fraid	C．used	D．willing
  （12）	A．a(chǎn)long with	B．a(chǎn)s for	C．through	D．by
  （13）	A．borrowed	B．earned	C．paid for	D．picked up
  （14）	A．unless	B．a(chǎn)nd	C．so	D．but
  （15）	A．explanation	B．a(chǎn)pology	C．offer	D．invitation
  （16）	A．support	B．understand	C．doubt	D．believe
  （17）	A．waiting for	B．heading towards	C．knocking	D．sending
  （18）	A．movements	B．feelings	C．future	D．freedom
  （19）	A．some	B．him	C．a(chǎn)ny	D．none
  （20）	A．express	B．control	C．guess	D．recognize
  組卷：1引用：1難度：0.3

  解析

第二節(jié) （共1小題；每小題1.5分，滿分15分）閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入1個適當?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。

• 6．Sometimes you may feel that your life is out of control or find it hard（1）

  （solve） problems.Maybe you want to do something （2）

  （perfect） or wait for the perfect time before starting it.But sometimes these thoughts can make you exhausted and lead to long delays or even prevent you from （3）

  （do） it.The way you handle things in life has （4）

  influence on how much anxiety you experience.
      You should not be too strict with yourself.（5）

  （criticize） by your friends constantly，you'll probably want to get rid （6）

  them right away.Perhaps it's time for you to change and start forgiving yourself for the mistakes you make.When you find yourself in an （7）

  （embarrass） situation，you should drop the pessimistic thoughts and pay your attention back to the task at hand.
      It is also helpful for you to find purposes in life by helping （8）

  （other）.No matter how much money you make，you can't get true happiness （9）

  you know that someone else depends on you.Knowing that someone else needs you（10）

  （make） it easier to go through the toughest time.
  組卷：2引用：1難度：0.5

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第三部分語言基礎 （每空1分，滿分6分）A.用給出單詞的正確形式填空。

• 7．Nowadays，something must be done to reduce air

  （pollute）.
  組卷：1引用：1難度：0.7

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二、B.根據(jù)中文意思用短語的正確形式填空。

• 20．The experience shows that a knowledge of first aid can

  （有影響，起作用）.
  組卷：0引用：1難度：0.5

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第四部分 應用文寫作 （滿分15分）

• 21．假定你是李華，你所在學校的英語俱樂部要舉行一次有關急救知識的培訓活動。請你用英語寫一則通知，內(nèi)容包括：
  1.培訓活動的主題；
  2.培訓的時間和地點；
  3.參加培訓的人員和報名方法。
  注意：
  1.詞數(shù)100左右；
  2.可以適當增加細節(jié)，以使行文連貫。
  參考詞匯：參與者participant
  NOTICEDear boys and girls，
  ___________
  School English Club
  組卷：0引用：1難度：0.5

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