2019-2020学年高二下学期英语质量检测试卷

2019-2020学年高二下学期英语质量检测试卷一、阅读理解1.根据短文理解，选择正确答案。

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Full of cartoons and humor columns, it shows up in your mailbox once a month and keeps you smiling all year round! In today's world, you need a reason to laugh. So let's find it in Humor Times.News ChinaCirculation: 1 Year, 12 IssuesCover Price:$ 47.88Price for You:$19.99Product Description: News China is the English edition of China Newsweek. The magazine covers the latest Chinese domestic news in politics, society, environment, culture, sports and travels, etc. It is the first comprehensive news magazine for readers interested in China.（1）What do we know about Apple Seeds?A.The soft cover enables it to be read and kept long.B.It can be purchased as an award for your children.C.You can receive it every month if you purchase it.D.The magazine is going to surprise you for many years. （2）Better Life can help you in ________.A.beautifying your houseB.ordering food from restaurantC.learning about sports and travelsD.finding interesting stories for your kids（3）What kind of people may buy News China?A.People who want to enlarge the knowledge of their kidsB.People who have a strong sense of humor and love to laughC.People who have an interest in personal lifestyle of the EnglishD.People who are interest in China's politics business and culture（4）Which magazine may best help relieve your work stress?A.Apple SeedsB.Better LifeC.Humor TimesD.News China2.阅读理解Being a volunteer brings me happiness. I work with Volunteers for Wildlife, a rescue and education organization at Bailey Arboretum in Locust Valley. Trying to help injured, displaced or sick animals can be heartbreaking; survival is never certain. However, when it works, it is simply beautiful.I got a rescue call from a woman in Muttontown. She had found a young owl(猫头鹰) on the ground. When I arrived, I saw a 2- to 3-week-old owl. It had already been placed in a carrier for safety.I examined the chick(雏鸟) and it seemed fine. If I could find the nest, I might have been able to put it back, but no luck. My next work was to build a nest and settle it in a tree.The homeowner was very helpful. A wire basket was found. I put some pine（松树）branches into the basket to make this nest safe and comfortable. I placed the chick in the nest, and it quickly calmed down.Now all that was needed were the parents, but they were absent. I gave the homeowner a recording of the hunger screams of owl chicks. These advertise the presence of chicks to adults; they might also encourage our chick to start calling as well. I gave the owner as much information as possible and headed home to see what news the night might bring.A nervous night to be sure, but sometimes the spirits of nature smile on us all! The homeowner called to say that the parents had answered to the recordings. I drove over and saw the chick in the nest looking healthy and active. And it was accompanied in the nest by the greatest sight of all—LUNCH！The parents had done their duty and would probably continue to do so.（1）What is unavoidable in the author's rescue work according to Paragraph 1?A.Efforts made with on good result.B.Getting injured in his work.C.Feeling uncertain about his future.D.Creatures forced out of their homes.（2）Why was the author called to Muttontown?A.To rescue a woman.B.To take care of a woman.C.To look at a baby owl.D.To cure a young owl.（3）What made the chick calm down?A.A new nest.B.Some food.C.A recording.D.Its parents.（4）How would the author feel about the outcome of the event?A.It's unexpected.B.It's beautiful.C.It's humorous.D.It's discouraging.3.阅读理解I must have always known reading was very important because the first memories I have as a child deal with books. There was not one night that I don't remember mom reading me a storybook by my bedside. I was extremely inspired by the wonderful way the words sounded.I always wanted to know what my mom was reading. Hearing mom say, "I can't believe what's printed in the newspaper this morning," made me want to grab it out of her hands and read it myself. I wanted to be like my mom and know all of the things she knew. So I carried around a book, and each night, just to be like her, I would pretend to be reading.This is how everyone learned to read. We would start off with sentences, then paragraphs, and then stories. It seemed an unending journey, but even as a six-year-old girl I realized that knowing how to read could open many doors. When mom said, "The C-A-N-D-Y is hidden on the top shelf," I knew where the candy was. My progress in reading raised my curiosity, and I wanted to know everything. I often found myself telling my mom to drive more slowly, so that I could read all of the road signs we passed.Most of my reading through primary, middle and high school was factual reading. I read for knowledge, and to make A's on my tests. Sometimes, I would read a novel that was assigned, but I didn't enjoy this type of reading. I liked facts, things that are concrete. I thought anything abstract left too much room for argument.Now that I'm growing and the world I once knew as being so simple is becoming more complex, I find myself needing a way to escape. By opening a novel, I can leave behind my burdens and enter into a wonderful and mysterious world where I am now a new character. In these worlds I can become anyone. I don't have to write down what happened or what technique the author was using when he or she wrote this. I just read to relax.We're taught to read because it's necessary for much of human understanding. Reading is an important part of my life. Reading satisfies my desire to keep learning. And I've found that the possibilities that lie within books are limitless.（1）Why did the author want to grab the newspaper out of mom's hands？A.She wanted mom to read the news to her.B.She couldn't wait to tear the newspaper apart.C.She couldn't help but stop mom from reading.D.She was eager to know what had happened.（2）According to Paragraph 3, the author's reading of road signs shows___________.A.her own way to find herselfB.her eagerness to develop her reading abilityC.her growing desire to know the world around herD.her effort to remind mom to obey traffic rules（3）The author takes novel reading as a way to___________.A.explore a mysterious landB.develop an interest in learningC.get away from a confusing worldD.learn about the adult world（4）What could be the best title for the passage？A.The Pleasure of ReadingB.Growing Up with ReadingC.The Magic of ReadingD.Reading Makes a Full Man4.阅读理解Discovering TasmaniaThe island of Tasmania is separated from mainland Australia by the Bass Strait. The island is a place of natural beauty and has more than 2,000 km of walking tracks and 18 national parks. If you go on a tour, you'll discover a wild and beautiful place where the people are friendly and the food is delicious. If you don't like walking, there are other tours you can choose from including a river cruise and cycling. You can also combine your tour with fishing, sailing or sunbathing on the beach.One of the most incredible places to walk is along the Tarkine coast which is located in the north-west of Tasmania. It's such a wild and remote area that you can easily complete your walk without seeing anyone apart from the members of your group and your two guides. The area contains the largest temperate rainforest in Australia which is home to more than 50 endangered species. It is also home to many Aboriginal Heritage Sites. Your guides will provide you with plenty of information about the area as you complete that part of your tour. During your tour, you'll come across rivers, mountain ranges, spectacular waterfalls, wildlife and long wild beaches. It will be an experience you won't easily forget.Tour Itinerary:Day 1:You're picked up from your hotel in the town of Launceston and driven to the Tarkine. You then complete a three-hour walk through the forest before arriving at your camp at Mystery Creek. There you will enjoy a delicious meal cooked by your guides.Day 2:After breakfast, you continue deeper into the rainforest, passing some of the tallest trees in the world as you go, and stopping for lunch and then camp in the evening.Day 3:The highlight of today's hike is the Tarkine Falls, a beautiful 15-metre waterfall.Day 4:Today you can stay at the camp and bathe in the Tarkine Falls, or you can go for a day hike for more fantastic views of the forest.Day 5:After a last hike through the forest, you are picked up at about 4:00 p.m. and you arrive in Launceston at around 7:00 p.m.The tour includes two professional guides, transport to and from the rainforest, all food while on the tours and all safety equipment. You should buy or hire recommended camping equipment including: backpacks, sleeping bags, sleep mats, head torches, rain coats and trousers.（1）A tourist to the island can ______.A.cycle along the Tarkine coast and through the forestB.buy or hire as much camping equipment as possibleC.go for a day trek for more fantastic views on Day 5D.choose to make a sailing tour of the place for pleasure（2）From the passage we know that ______.A.people will walk hours in all the five days during the tourB.many species in danger are protected in the national parksC.it takes about three hours to drive from Launceston to TarkineD.the tour provides guides, accommodation and safety equipment二、完形填空（共20题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）（共1题；共30分）5.完形填空For one year, the Dannemiller family gave up buying any unnecessary purchases.In an effort to get back in touch with what they call their family mission, which includes “growing in faith together and serving others to create a world without 1 ” parents Scott and Gabby Dannemiller decided to 2 spending money on things like toys, books, clothing, or anything that wasn't a necessity or a(n) 3Overall, the family successfully 4 the plan. Though the experiment took place in 2013, the family 5 tries to live by the lessons they learned while cutting out unnecessary spending. “By focusing on experiences 6 purchases, we grew together in faith as a family, we were able to7 others, we were able to give more of our time and treasure to people who 8 need it,” Scott says.“My daughter's bir thday is next month, and she asked if we could go to visit her uncle's farm and ride a horse, 9 just asking for a horse stuffed animal,” he says. “Now we look at10 and say ‘will that really add value to our life, 11 is it something we will just need to find space for and take care of.'”If you're trying to teach your children to focus 12 on physical stuff, Scott says it's helpful to tweak (稍微改进) your 13 when kids ask for things. “We used to say ‘that's too14 but that made our kids think OK, we need more money, and when we get more money we can have it,” he says. “We 15 to ‘we don't need that,' and that helped them understand.”When 16 spending, Scott says the most 17 thing is to focus not on what your family is giving up, but what it is gaining. “It's not about what you're 18 ” he says. “The question should be, ‘What are we going to 19 that with?' Then, make sure you are adding something to your life that the people in your family 20 For us, that was time together.”1. A. need B. faith C. delay D. pity2. A. slow B. begin C. increase D. stop3. A. party B. experience C. relationship D. gathering4. A. applied to B. subscribe to C. responded to D. stuck to5. A. even B. ever C. still D. just6. A. instead of B. in contrast to C. in parallel with D. regardless of7. A. treat B. serve C. please D. satisfy8. A. presently B. likely C. really D. simply9. A. more than B. or else C. or rather D. rather than10. A. purchases B. possessions C. treasures D. earnings11. A. so B. or C. and D. but12. A. less B. occasionally C. frequently D. more13. A. appearance B. atmosphere C. language D. identity14. A. worthy B. cheap C. worthless D. expensive15. A. admitted B. referred C. shifted D. took16. A. cutting off B. cutting down C. cutting up D. cutting away17. A. impressive B. challenging C. important D. encouraging18. A. lacking B. losing C. obtaining D. finding19. A. replace B. share C. exchange D. compare20. A. own B. preserve C. owe D. value三、任务型阅读（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）（共1题；共10分）6.任务型阅读Africa is a very diverse land with many different tribes. One tradition that many of these groups share is painting or marking their bodies and faces in color. They do this for many reasons. Some marks are used to identify people as part of a group.________ Let's look at some different examples of body painting.________ Among the Masai of East Africa, when men are old enough to marry and make decisions for their people, they participate in a special ceremony in which they paint their heads and faces red. This ceremony takes place every seven to fourteen years, so there is not an exact age for participating in it. The Samburu, also from East Africa, like to paint their faces and hair red because they think it looks attractive.________ To show that he has killed a lion, a man will paint his body with a natural white material, making special marks to represent this accomplishment. The Masai men also use this white to show that they are no longer boys and are considered adults.One quite unusual example of face painting is done by the Wodaabe people of West Africa. Once a year, they have a beauty contest for men.________ Then they add white and black circles and lines. Black paint is used near the eyes and on the lips to draw attention to the whiteness of their eyes and teeth, which the Wodaabe consider most beautiful.________As you travel, enjoy the beautiful and bright colors of Africa.A.Red is the common color in body painting because it often represents health and long life.B.Other marks are used for ceremonies such as weddings and during times of war.C.The ceremony expresses hope for rain.D.The Masai men also have a unique way of showing that they are brave.E.The women then decide which man they like best.F.The men pretend to fight each other.G.The men paint their faces yellow and red.四、语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）（共1题；共15分）7.语法填空The Abbey Road pedestrian crossing in Northern London is one of the world's most famous ________ it is on the cover of Beatles album. Now, the British government ________(put) it on the list of national heritage sites.________ (normal), only buildings and other architectural sites get the award. It is the first time ________ a section of street became part of ________ (Britain) National Heritage. The crossing is near the Abbey Road studios ________the Beatles made most of their records. Today it can ________(see) around the world on a special webcam(网络摄像头). The studio building ________(it)became listed by British Heritage last February. The photographer of the picture said he only had 10 minutes ________(take) it. It became one of the mostfamous album covers of all times. The Abbey Road album was ________last one the Beatles completed before they broke up.五、单词拼写（共10小题，每小题1分，共10分）（共10题；共10分）8.The buildings have been designed to blend in with their s________ (环境).9.It's ________ (愚蠢的) to force your feet into a pair of shoes that are too small for you.10.The Chinese language is a________ in idioms and proverbs.11.I wanted to get a better ________（理解）of its meaning.12.He began to play the ________ (小提琴)when he was only 6 years old.13.You shouldn't let your children r________(漫游) the streets.14.He got around the town with a couple of c________. (伙伴，同伴)15.The success or f________ of the matter depends on your own effort.16.I enjoy ________ my living by teaching small kids. (谋生)17.We had a ________ (激烈的) discussion yesterday. We didn't agree with each other in the meeting.六、选短语填空（共10小题，每小题1分，共10分）（共1题；共10分）18.根据语境，用方框中所给短语的适当形式填空。