2019-2020学年高二英语上学期第一次阶段测试(10月)试题

高二上学期第一次阶段测试英语试题
一、阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）
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Traveling without a map in different countries, I find out about different “styles” of directions every time I ask “How can I get to the post office?”
Foreign tourists are often confused in Japan because most s treets there don’t have name signs; in Japan, people use landmarks in their directions instead of street names. For example, the Japanese will say to travelers, “Go straight down to the corner. Turn left at the big hotel and go past a fruit market. The pos t office is across from the bus stop.”
People in Los Angeles, the US, have no idea of distance on the map: they measure distance by time, not miles. “How far away is the post office?” you ask. “Oh,” they answer, “it’s about five minutes from here.” You don’t understand completely, “Yes, but how many miles away is it, please?” To this question you won’t get an answer, because most probably they don’t know it themselves.
People in Greece sometimes do not even try to give directions because tourists seldom understand the Greek language. Instead, a Greek will often say, “Follow me.” Then he’ll lead you through the streets of the city to the post office.
Sometimes a person doesn’t know the answer to your question. What happens in the situation? A New Yorker might say, “Sorry, I have no idea.” But in Yucatan, Mexico, no one answers “I don’t know.” People there believe that “I don’t” is impolite. They usually give an answer, but often a wrong one. So a tourist can get lost very easily in Yucatan!
However, one thing will help you everywhere in the world. It’s body language.
1. Which one of the followings is probably an example of Japanese directions?
A. “Go south two miles. Turn west and then go another mile.”
B. “Turn right at the hospital and go past a school. The library is right in front of you.”
C. “The post office is about five minutes from here”
D. “The post office is at Street Kamira.”
2. People in Los Angeles don’t give directions in miles because _________.
A. they use landmarks in their directions instead of distance
B. they prefer to lead you the way
C. they often have no idea of distance measured by miles
D. they prefer to use body language
3. Greeks give directions by __________.
A. using street names
B. using landmarks
C. leading people the way
D. giving people a wrong direction
4. Where is Yucatan?
A. In the USA.
B. In Japan.
C. In Greece.
D. In Mexico.
B
How much rain has fallen on the earth in the past? Man has not always kept weather records. Because scientists need a way to learn about past rainfall, they study tree rings. A tree’s trunk grows bigger each year. Beneath its bark (树皮), a tree adds a layer of new wood each year it lives. If you look at a tree stump, you can see the layers. They are called annual rings (年轮) On some trees, all of the rings are he same width. But the ponderosa pines (松) that grow in the American southwest have rings of different width. The soil in the southwest is dry. The pines depended on rainfall for water. In a year of good rainfall, they form wide rings. In a dry year, they form narrow ones. Scientists do not have to cut down a pine to study its rings. With a special tool, they can remove a narrow piece of wood from the trunk without harming the tree. Then they look at the width of each ring to see how much rain fell in the year it formed.
Some pines are hundreds of years old and have hundreds of rings. These rings form an annual record of past rainfall in the Southwest.
5. The story does not say so, but it makes you think that_________.
A. a tree grows faster when it has a lot of water.
B. scientists cut down trees to study tree rings.
C. pine trees form wide rings every year.
D. the ponderosa pine grows in the Southwest
6. A tree rows a new layer of wood__________.
A. each week
B. whenever it rains
C. every year
D. every season
7. On the whole, this story is about_________.
A. why tree trunks grow bigger.
B. why scientists study tree rings.
C. trees that lived hundreds of years ago.
D. the ponderosa pines in the American Southwest.
8. Why did the scientists study the width of the tree rings?
A. They want to know how big the tree will grow.
B. Scientists want to move the pine trees.
C. The trees depend on rainfall for water.
D. The rings tell them how much rain has fallen.
C
Two traveling angels (天使) stopped to spend the night in the home of a wealthy family. The family was rude and refused to let the angels stay in the guest room. Instead the angels were given a space in the cold basement. As they made their bed on the hard floor，the older angel saw a hole in the wall and repaired it. When the younger angel asked why, the older angel replied: “Things aren’t always what they seem.”
The next night the pair came to rest at the house of a very poor, but very hospitable(好客的)farmer and his wife. After sharing what little food they had，the couple let the angels sleep in their bed where they could have a good night’s rest. When the sun came up the next morning，the angels found the farmer and his wife in tears. Their only cow, whose milk had been their only income, lay dead in the field.
The younger angel was very angry and asked the older angel, “How could this happen?”“Why did you not watch out for the cow? The first man had everything, yet you watched over his house,” she accused(谴责). “The second family had little but was willing to share everything, and you did not help.”
“Things aren’t always what they seem,” the older angel replied. “When we stayed in the basement，I noticed there was gold stored in that hole in the wall. Since the owner was so greedy and unwilling to share his good fortune，I asked God if I could seal(封口) the wall so he wouldn’t find it. Then last night as we slept in the farmer’s bed，the angel of death came for his wife. I asked God if the angel could take the cow instead. Things aren’t always what they seem.”
9.The underlined part “the pair” in the second paragraph two refers to__. .
A. the poor couple
B. the rich couple
C. the guests
D. the angels
10.The younger angel was very angry because___. .
A. the older angel killed the farmer’s cow
B. the older angel treated the poor family unfairly
C. the wealthy man gave them a bad place to live
D. the angel of death took the cow away
11. Why did the older angel let the farmer’s cow die?
A. Because God wanted the older angel to take the cow.
B. Because she wanted to teach the younger angel a lesson.
C. Because she wanted to save the farmer’s wife.
D. Because she was sympathetic to the rich.
12. The story tries to tell the reader that___ .
A. angels are always ready to help the poor
B. sometimes things are not what they seem
C. angels are always ready to help the rich
D. the young should always learn from the old
D
Long March exhibit
The Shanghai History Museum is putting on an exhibition to mark the 60th anniversary of the Long March. On show are more than 220 photos and 40 items that explain with pictures how the communist Red Army drew back from its besieged(被围困的)bases in Jiangxi Province and fought its way to northern Shanxi province in the mid-1930s. Explanations are all in Chinese. The show will end on November 20.
Time: 10:00 am—4:00 pm.
Address:
1286 Hongqiao Road
Admission:8 yuan for Chinese/ 15 yuan for foreigners
Thai elephants
Eight elephants from Thailand are entertaining visitors at Changfeng Park by riding bikes, playing basketball, balancing on a beam, dancing and blowing a mouth-organ. People are encouraged to have a tug-of-war(拔河比赛)with the animals or lie on the ground and have the elephants walk over them. The elephants give three shows a day at 9:30 am, 3:30 pm and 8:00 pm and there is an additional
show at 1:30 pm at weekends. The show will end on November 15.
Address:
189 Daduhe Road
Admission: 30-40 yuan
Dancing dolphins
Dolphins jumping from the water to touch a ball, swaying their bodies to music, kissing people and doing math by tapping their tails have made the dolphinarium in Peace Park an attraction for children. Seals and sea lions also perform.
Hours:10:30 am, 4:00 pm, and 7:30 pm
Admission: 20 yuan for adults and 10 yuan for children.
13. If you as well as your three children go to enjoy watching dolphins dancing, how much will you pay altogether for the admission?
A. 23 yuan
B. 40yuan
C. 30 yuan
D. 50 yuan
14. At the exhibition, you will see ________.
A. many articles written by famous writers
B. many things left by the Red Army
C. many photos and pictures about the Long Match.
D. books on the Long March
15. Which of the following is NOT done by the Thai elephants?
A. Riding bicycles.
B. Blowing a mouth-organ
C. Having a tug-of-war with people.
D. Doing math
E
Kids' health: Four steps for fighting stress
Everybody gets stressed from time to time. 16 .Some ways of dealing with stress--- like screaming or hitting someone --- don't solve much. But other ways, like talking to someone you trust, can lead you to solving your problem or at least feeling better. Try taking these four steps the next time you are stressed:
(1) Get support. When you need help, reach out to the people who care about you. Talk to a trusted
adult, such as a parent or other relatives. 17 . They might have had similar problems, such
as dealing with a test, or the death of a beloved pet.
(2) Don't take it out on yourself. Sometimes when kids are stressed and upset they take it out on
themselves. Oh, dear, that's not a good idea. Remember that there are always people to help you.
Don't take it out on yourself. 18
(3) Try to solve the problem. After you're calm and you have support from adults and
friends, it's time to get down to business. 19 Even if you can't solve it all, you can solve a piece of it.
(4) Be positive. Most stress is temporary (暂时的). Remember stress does go away,
especially when you figure out the problem and start working on solving it.
These steps aren't magic, but they do work. And if you can stay positive as you make your way through a tough time, you'll help yourself feel better even faster. 20 .
A. Ask for a helping hand to get you through the tough situation.
B. N otice your friends' feelings and find a way to help them.
C. D ifferent people feel stress in different ways.
D. Ah, it feels so good when the stress is gone.
E. Y ou need to figure out what the problem is.
F. And don't forget about your friends.
G. Then, find a way to calm down.
二、完形填空( 共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)
Many American presidents in the 19th century were born in poor families.
They 21 their childhood in little wooden rooms. They got little 22 . Washington and Lincoln, 23 , never went to 24 and they taught 25 .Lincoln 26 did jobs of a worker, shopkeeper and post officer 27 his early years.
A large 28 U.S. presidents had experiences in the 29 .The two
best 30 were Ulysses Grant and Dwight D. Eisenhower. Grant was a general in
the American Civil War and Eisenhower was a hero in the Second World War.
The jobs of the U.S. presidents are tiring. He must 31 an eye on 32 important 33 happens 34 at home and abroad. Every day, a lot
of 35 waits for him to do , 36 he has to make many important 37 . When Franklin Roosevelt was a child, once he 38 to visit
President Taft. The old president said to him, “When you 39 , you should not be president. It’s 40 job.”
21. A. spent B. took C. paid D. were
22. A. work B. job C. education D. praise
23. A. such as B. as C. and so on D. for example
24. A. farm B. school C. work D. office
25. A. them B. themselves C. their parents D. each other
26. A. sometimes B. often C. seldom D. once
27. A. at B. in C. for D. since
28. A. number of B. many of C. deal of D. amount of
29. A. farm B. front C. army D. office
30. A. knowing B. known C. to know D. know
31. A. use B. keep C. lie D. protect
32. A. something B. anything C. things D. nothing
33. A. what B. that C. it D. those
34. A. not only B. as well as C. both D. either
35. A. things B. work C. jobs D. countries
36. A. so B. but C. and D. then
37. A. decisions B. mistakes C. problems D. trades
38. A.brought B.was being brought C. was brought D.was to bring
39. A. grow into B. grow up C. come up D. go up
40. A. a necessary B. a tiring C. an important D. an interesting
三、语法填空（15分）
My hometown is in the southwest of England, 41 is a very beautiful area in the country famous for its cheese.In the north of this area there are hills.In the south there are several villages on the coast, 42 (surround) by the hills. In the east there are woods and in the west there are more hills .There are several islands off the south coast,
43 fishermen go to catch fish. My village, 44 (locate)on the River Test，has 45 population of 750 people. It is 15 kilometers to the east of Hope，the 46 __ （near）town.
A new road runs into the village and divides it 47 two parts. My house is part of an old farm. There is an 48 (attract)garden in front of my house，in which I grow many kinds of flowers and vegetables. In the summer days my family often stay there in the open air and cook
our 49 (meal). Can you imagine 50 (live) in such a wonderful place?
四、改错题：(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
Three years ago my aunt has a garden. At that time she grew peas, beans ,carrots and those kind of things. One Saturday in the spring she worked real hard ,planting vegetables . But after the work she found she had lost her wedding rings. She went to look for in the garden .She became more and more sadder when she realized it was probably gone forever. However, to her delighted, though that summer had fewer sunny days than usual ,but she had a rich harvest in the fall . One day, when she dig her carrots up, she discovered that one of the carrots were wearing her ring.
五、书面表达（25分）
假定你是李华，你看到某旅游公司在中山市招聘英语导游的广告，于是你写一封求职信申请该职位，要点如下：
1. 年龄：18
2. 毕业学校：中山市一中
3.学习情况：成绩优秀，擅长英语，尤其口语好。

4. 优势：有相关的工作经验；本人精力充沛、热爱旅游。

注意：1. 词数100左右。

2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Dear sir,
_____________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________.
Yours truly
Lihua
高二上学期第二次阶段测试英语试题答案
1—5 BCCDA 6—10 CBDDB 11—15 CBDCD 16--20 CFAED
21—25 ACDBB 26—30 DBACB 31—35 BBBCB 36—40CACBB
41.which 42 surrounded 43.where 44.located
45.a 46.nearest 47.into 48.attractive 49.meals
50.living
51.has—had 52.kind—kinds 53.real—really 54.ring—rings
55.for后加it 56.sadder—sad 57. delighted—delight
58.but或though去掉 59.dig--dug 60. were--was
Dear sir,
I have learned from your advertisement that you are in need of an English guide.
I’m really interested in this position ，so I am writing to apply for it.
I’m Li Hua, a girl aged 18 and I have just graduated from Zhongshan No. 1 Middle School. Being an excellent student, I’m good at/fond of English, especially spoken English.Besides, I once worked as a tour guide for a month and was highly praised for my good service and have rich experience. What’s more,as a young and energetic person, I’m keen on traveling. Thus, I’m convinced that I’m qualified for the job.
I would really appreciate it if you could give me the opportunity.
Looking forward to your reply.
Yours sincerely,
Li Hua。