上海市金山区金山中学2020-2021学年高二英语上学期期中试题.doc

上海市金山区金山中学2020-2021学年高二英语上学期期中试题

上海市金山区金山中学2020-2021学年高二英语上学期期中试题

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上海市金山区金山中学2020-2021学年高二英语上学期期中试题（含解析）
（考试时间：120分钟　满分：150分）
第I卷 （共 95 分）
I. Listening Comprehension
Part A （10分）
Directions: In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.
1. A. He is a make-up artist. B. He is a film maker.
C. He is a TV show host. D. He is a cameraman.
2. A. At 4:00 pm. B. At 5:00 pm. C. At 6:00 pm. D. At 7:00 pm.
3. A. They are expensive. B. They are valuable.
C. They are too small. D. They are too far away.
4. A. She couldn’t afford the movie.
B. She had no time to watch the movie.
C. She prefers staying at home to watching the film.
D. She didn’t like the movie.
5. A. The staff don’t like weekends. B. They don’t serve steak.
C. The staff are all very busy. D. All steaks are sold out.
6. A. Fridays and Saturdays. B. Tuesdays and Fridays.
C. Thursdays and Fridays. D. Tuesdays through Fridays.
7. A. She had a holiday lately. B. She went to Vietnam with her cousin.
C. She invited her cousin to her place. D. She asked the way to Belgium.
8. A. To make an appointment. B. To ask someone to repair her car.
C. To tell the doctor she’ll be late. D. To cancel the appointment.
9. A. Interesting. B. Better than she expected. C. Boring. D. Disappointing.
10. A. Catch a train. B. Go shopping
C. See the man off. D. Enjoy the rain drop.
Part B （15分）
Directions: In Section B, you will hear two short passages and one longer conversation, and you will be asked questions on each of them. The passages and conversations will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard.
Questions 11 through 13are based on the following passage
11. A. Because of its creative programs.
B. Because of its location.
C. Because of its good services.
D. Because of its time length.
12. A. Exciting classes.
B. Stage performances.
C. Wonderful meals.
D. Great support for improving campers’ skills.
13. A. From 6 am to 9 pm. B. From 9 am to 11 pm.
C. From 9 am to 2 pm. D. From 8 am to 7 pm.
Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.
14. A. One day. B. Two days. C. Three days. D. Four days.
15. A. Taking a bus. B. Walking to the hotel.
C. Hiring a taxi. D. Driving there without a permit.
16. A. Intellectual investment. B. Business and advertising.
C. Exhibition industry D. Global economics.
Questions 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.
17. A. To take a picture. B. To change the camera.
C. To charge the battery. D. To buy a present for his daughter.
18. A. Black. B. Blue.
C. Orange. D. Pink.
19. A. About 7 days. B. At least a month.
C. Around two weeks. D. Until next weekend.
20. A. Return the camera.
B. Paint the camera himself.
C Wait for further notice.
D. Video the birthday party.
II. Grammar and Vocabulary
Section A (10×2=20分)
Directions: Read the following passage. Fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word. For the other blanks, fill in each blank with one proper word. Make sure that your answers are grammatically correct.
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
A new study finds that getting seven to nine hours of sleep per night may help you tame (驯服) your sweet tooth.
Researchers at King’s College London recruited “short sleepers” — people _______1_______routinely sleep less than seven hours per night. The participants were trained _______2_______(extend) their sleep time in many ways, such as cutting back on caffeine, reducing screen time and _______3_______ (stick) to a regular bedtime each night.
With the training, the short sleepers began to sleep about one hour more per night. And here’s the interesting thing: They also changed their diets — without __________4__________(ask).
“We found that these people also reduced their intake of added sugars by about 10 grams per day,” explains one of the study’s authors. That’s about 40 calories’ worth of sugar, _______5_______ is not a huge change. But ________6________time, a small, daily decline in sugary foods can make a difference.
The study was published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. Its findings serve up more evidence _______7_______our sleep can influence our eating habits and waistlines.
A study published in 2013 also found that just five days of _________8_________(shorten) sleep can lead to weight gain. In that study, people _______9_______(allow) to sleep for just five hours for a five-day period. They gained, on average, almost two pounds.
And as reported, the timing of meals can also influence _________10_________our bodies respond to all the calories we eat. For instance, a study published in the International Journal of Obesity found that people who ate their main meal early in the day were more successful at losing weight, compared with people who ate a heavy, late-night meal.
【答案】1. who 2. to extend
3. sticking
4. being asked
5. which 6. over
7. that 8. shortened
9. were allowed
10. how
【解析】
本文是说明文。新的研究发现，每晚7到9小时的睡眠会让你少吃甜食，饮食习惯也会改变。
【1题详解】
考查定语从句关系词。句意：伦敦国王学院的研究人员招募了“短睡眠者”——通常每晚睡眠少于7小时的人。分析句子结构，“___ routinely sleep less than seven hours per night”是定语从句，先行词people，指人，在从句中作主语，应用who引导定语从句。故填who。
【2题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意：参与者被训练以多种方式延长睡眠时间，比如减少咖啡因摄入，减少看屏幕的时间，每晚坚持固定的就寝时间。短语train sb. to do …“训练某人做……”，此处是被动形式be trained to do，用不定式做主语补足语。故填to extend。
【3题详解】
考查动名词。句意：参与者被训练以多种方式延长睡眠时间，比如减少咖啡因摄入，减少看屏幕的时间，每晚坚持固定的就寝时间。such as后应该用动名词形式，此处应是sticking，与前面的cutting和 reducing并列。故填sticking。
【4题详解】
考查动名词的被动语态。句意：有趣的是：他们也在没有被要求的情况下改变了他们的饮食。without是介词，后面应该用动名词做宾语；句子主语they和ask之间是逻辑上的被动关系，应该用被动语态，因此用动名词的被动语态。故填being asked。
【5题详解】
考查定语从句关系词。句意：这是大约40卡路里的糖，这不是很大的变化。分析句子结构，“_____ is not a huge change”是非限制性定语从句；先行词是about 40 calories’ worth of sugar，指物，在从句中做主语，应该用which引导非限制性定语从句。故填which。
【6题详解】
考查介词。句意：但随着时间的推移，每天少量减少含糖食物会起很大的作用。根据句意，此处是短语over time，意思为“随着时间的推移”。故填over。
【7题详解】
考查同位语从句引导词。句意：该研究的发现为睡眠会影响饮食习惯和腰围提供了更多的证据。分析句子结构，“___ our sleep can influence our eating habits and waistlines”是同位语从句，先行词是more evidence，从句中不缺少任何成分，因此用that引导同位语从句。故填that。
【8题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意：2013年发表的一项研究也发现，缩短睡眠时间仅仅五天就会导致体重增加。shorten和sleep之间是逻辑上的被动关系，应用过去分词做定语，意思为“被缩短的”。故填shortened。
【9题详解】
考查时态和语态。句意：在这项研究中，人们被允许在一个五天周期只睡5个小时。根据“in that study”可知，句子叙述的是过去的情况，应该用一般过去时；people和allow之间是逻辑上的被动关系，因此用一般过去时的被动语态。故填were allowed。
【10题详解】
考查宾语从句引导词。句意：据报道，吃饭的时间也会影响我们的身体对摄入的卡路里做出怎样的反应。分析句子结构，“____ our bodies respond to all the calories we eat”是宾语从句，根据句意，应该用how引导宾语从句，意思为“如何，怎样”。故填how。
Section B (10分)
Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.
A. sponsor B. athletic C. fulfill D. presented E. consciousness F. isolated G. accepted H. enduring I. embarrassment J. competing K. programs
Life isn’t easy for families of children with special needs. Faced with responsibility of a family member requiring extra attention and care, many families feel lonely, ____11____ and hopeless. In many cases, the families feel a sense of ____12____ because their children are not “perfect”. But Taiwan Sunshine wants to change that.
Founded in 2009, Taiwan Sunshine believes that all children have characteristic value, and by supporting the families who care for children with special needs, it can change the____13____ understanding. In doing so, it hopes to help these children become useful members of society.
The Taipei-based, non-profit organization seeks to ____14____ these goals in three ways. First, it offers in-school programs, often centered on events like Christmas. Second, it develops conferences for use in schools, churches and other organizations. These conferences raise____15____ of the issues that families with special-needs children face and encourage organizations to develop programs to support these families. Third, Taiwan Sunshine works with other groups to put together and ____16____ the “I Am a Hero Games.”
During the games, children compete in different ____17____ activities, such as the ball throw and running race. When children aren’t ____18____, they enjoy other activities, such as playing with dogs from a local therapy program. Each game includes a prize-awarding ceremony in which all the children are formally____19____ with medals to celebrate their accomplishments.
Through________20________ like the Hero Games, Taiwan Sunshine is working hard to meet the needs of families with special-needs children.
【答案】11. F 12. I
13. G 14. C
15. E 16. A
17. B 18. J
19. D 20. K
【解析】
这是一篇说明文。文章讲述了，当一个家庭的孩子不是“完美的”时，这样的家庭生活并不容易，许多家庭感到孤独。台湾阳光公司成立于2009年，它相信所有儿童都具有特色价值，并支持照顾有特殊需要的孩子的家庭。它希望帮助这些儿童成为社会的有用成员。文章介绍了这个公司试图以三种方式实现这些目标，台湾的阳光公司正在努力满足这类家庭的需要。
【11题详解】
考查形容词。句意：面对一个家庭成员的责任，需要额外的关注和照顾，许多家庭感到孤独，孤立和绝望。系动词feel 后接形容词作表语，此空用形容词与形容词lonely和hopeless在语法结构上保持一致，形容词isolated（孤立的）符合句意。故选F项。
【12题详解】
考查名词。句意：在很多情况下，这些家庭会因为他们的孩子不“完美”而感到尴尬。a sense of ____2____是名词所有格作动词feel的宾语，此处用名词形式，名词embarrassment（尴尬）符合句意。故选I项。
【13题详解】
考查形容词。句意：成立于2009年的台湾阳光认为，所有的孩子都有自己的特色价值，通过支持照顾有特殊需要的孩子的家庭，可以改变人们公认的理解。此处用形容词作定语修饰名词understanding，形容词accepted（公认的）符合句意。故选G项。
【14题详解】
考查动词。句意：这家总部位于台北的非营利组织试图通过三种方式实现这些目标。固定搭配seek to do sth.（试图做某事），此处用动词原形，根据“ these goals ”可知，动词fulfill（实现）符合句意。故选C项。
【15题详解】
考查名词。句意：这些会议提高了对有特殊需要的儿童家庭所面临问题的认识，并鼓励组织制定计划来支持这些家庭。____5____ of the issues是名词所有格作动词raise的宾语，此处用名词形式，名词consciousness（认识）符合句意。故选E项。
【16题详解】
考查动词。句意：第三，台湾阳光与其他团体合作，共同主办“我是英雄运动会”。此处是动词不定式（to do）表目的，put together和sponsor都要用动词不定式形式，但由and连接时第二个动词不定式要省略to，此处用动词原形式动词sponsor（主办）符合句意。故选A项。
【17题详解】
考查形容词。句意：在运动会期间，孩子们参加不同的体育活动，如投球和赛跑。此处用形容词作定语修饰名词activities，根据“such as the ball throw and running race.”可知，形容词athletic（体育运动的）符合句意。故选B项。
【18题详解】
考查动词。句意：当孩子们不参加比赛时，他们喜欢其他活动，比如和当地治疗项目的狗玩耍。分析句子结构可知，此处是现在进行时（are doing），此空用现在分词（doing））形式，动词competing（比赛）符合句意。故选J项。
【19题详解】
考查动词。句意：每一场比赛都有一个颁奖仪式，在颁奖仪式上，所有的孩子都被正式授予奖牌，以庆祝他们的成就。in which all the children are formally____9____ with medals to celebrate their accomplishments是定语从句，从句主语all the children和从句谓语present是被动关系，此处用一般现在时的被动语态（are done），此处用过去分词形式，动词presented（授予）符合句意。故选D项。
【20题详解】
考查名词。句意：通过英雄游戏等项目，台湾阳光正努力满足有特殊需要儿童家庭的需求。此处用名词作介词Through的宾语，根据“ike the Hero Games”可知，名词programs（项目）符合句意。故选K项。
III． Reading Comprehension
Section A (15分)
Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.
Music produces profound and lasting changes in the brain. Schools should add classes, not cut them. Nearly 20 years ago a small study advanced the ______21______ that listening to Mozart’s Sonata could boost mental functioning. It was not long ______22______ trademarked “Mozart effect” products appealed to anxious parents aiming to put toddlers (刚学步的孩子) on the fast track to the famous universities like Harvard and Yale. Georgia’s governor even _____23_____ giving every newborn there a classical CD or cassette.
The _____24_____ for Mozart therapy turned out to be weak, perhaps nonexistent, although the ______25______ study never claimed anything more than a temporary and limited effect. In recent years, _____26_____, scientists have examined the benefits of a continuous effort to study and practice music, as opposed to playing a Mozart CD or a computer-based “brain fitness” game _____27_____ in a while.
Advanced monitoring _____28_____ have enabled scientists to see what happens inside your head when you listen to your mother and actually practice the violin for an hour every afternoon. And they have found that music _____29_____ can produce profound and lasting changes that ______30______ the general ability to learn. These results should ______31______ public officials that music classes are not a mere decoration, ready for being given up in the budget crises that constantly troubles public schools.
Studies have shown _______32_______ instrument training from an early age can help the brain to _______33_______ sounds better, making it ______34______ to stay focused when absorbing other subjects, from literature to mathematics. The musically experienced are better able to ________35________ a biology lesson despite the noise in the classroom or, a few years later, to finish a call with a client when a colleague in the next office starts screaming at a subordinate (下属). They can be engaged in several things at once, which is an essential skill in this era of multitasking.
21. A. notice B. note C. idea D. impression
22. A. that B. until C. since D. before
23. A. proposed B. pushed C. submitted D. subjected
24. A. witness B. evidence C. symptom D. context
25. A. recent B. advanced C. original D. latest
26. A. however B. moreover C. then D. therefore
27. A. quite B. once C. often D. much
28. A. management B. techniques C. information D. skills
29. A. subjects B. models C. causes D. lessons
30. A. enhance B. introduce C. ensure D. instruct
31. A. convey B. convince C. communication D. conclude
32. A. urgent B. casual C. diligent D. occasional
33. A. proceed B. process C. prefer D. predict
34. A. easier B. harder C. tougher D. faster
35. A. count on B. concentrate on C. insist on D. depend on
【答案】21. C 22. D 23. A 24. B 25. C 26. A 27. B 28. B 29. D 30. A 31. B 32. C 33. B 34. A 35. B
【解析】
这是一篇说明文。文章介绍了音乐会在大脑中产生深刻而持久的变化，它可以提高心理机能，提升脑力。
【21题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：近20年前，一项小型研究提出想法，听莫扎特的奏鸣曲可以增强精神功能。A. notice通知；B. note便条；C. idea想法；D. impression印象。由下文的“listening to Mozart’s Sonata could boost mental functioning”可知，“听莫扎特的奏鸣曲可以增强精神功能”是2