2020年高二上学期期末考试英语试卷

英 语 试 题本卷分为第Ⅰ卷和第Ⅱ卷两部分。

考试时间60分钟，满分100分。

考试结束后，第Ⅱ卷和机读卡一并收回。

注意事项：1. 答第Ⅰ卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号、考试科目用铅笔涂写在答题卡上。

2. 请将选择题答案填涂在机读卡上，请将非选择题答案写在第Ⅱ卷上，否则不予给分。

第I 卷（选择题，满分60分）第一部分 阅读理解 (共10小题；每小题3分，满分30分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A 、B 、和C )中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

APHILIPS HIGH SCHOOLSCHOOL REPORTHead Teacher: T. Smith Pupil’s Name: Wally Williams1. According to the comments of the Physical Education teacher, Wally _______. A. is too talkative in the class B. likes to work with his classmates C. doesn't exercise his body at the right time D. becomes weak because he doesn't exercise at allHEAD TEACHER’S REMARKS Basically satisfactory work and progress though he will now have realized, I hope, that in certain subject areas he needs to make speedy improvement.HEADMASTER I shall be keeping an eye on his progress in his weaker subjects though his success in the sciences ismost pleasing.2. Which of Wally's subjects will attract the headmaster's attention in future?A. Biology and Maths.B. History and French.C. English and Chemistry.D. Physics and Physical Education.3. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the report?A. Wally didn't bother his teacher to revise French.B. Wally's potential has been fully reflected in his exam work.C. Wally's grade in maths makes him a born scientist.D. Wally needs to improve his attitude on certain subjects.BAs a young boy, I sometimes traveled the country roads with my dad. He was a rural mail carrier, and on Saturdays he would ask me to go with him. Driving through the countryside was always an adventure: There were animals to see, people to visit, and chocolate cookies if you knew where to stop, and Dad did.In the spring, Dad delivered boxes full of baby chickens, and when I was a boy it was such fun to stick your fingers through one of the holes of the boxes and let the baby birds peck on your fingers.On Dad's final day of work, it took him well into the evening to complete his rounds because at least one member from each family was waiting at their mailbox to thank him for his friendship and his years of service. "Two hundred and nineteen mailboxes on my route," he used to say, "and a story at every one." One lady had no mailbox, so Dad took the mail in to her every day because she was nearly blind. Once inside, he read her mail and helped her pay her bills.Mailboxes were sometimes used for things other than mail. One note left in a mailbox read, "Nat, take these eggs to Marian; she's baking a cake and doesn't have any eggs. " Mailboxes might be buried in the snow, or broken, or lying on the ground, but the mail was always delivered. On cold days Dad might find one of his customers waiting for him with a cup of hot chocolate. A young girl wrote letters but had no stamps, so she left a few buttons on the envelope in the mailbox; Dad paid for the stamps. One businessman used to leave large amounts of cash in his mailbox for Dad to take to the bank. Once, the amount came to $ 32,000.A dozen years ago, when I traveled back to my hometown on the sad occasion of Dad’s death, the mailboxes along the way reminded me of some of his stories. I thought I knew them all, but that wasn't the case.As I drove home, I noticed two lamp poles（杆）, one on each side of the street. When my dad was around, those poles supported wooden boxes about four feet off the ground. One box was painted green and the other was red, and each had a long narrow hole at the top with white lettering: SANTA CLAUS, NORTH POLE. For years children had dropped letters to Santa through those holes.I made a turn at the corner and drove past the post office and across the railroad tracks to our house. Mom and I were sitting at the kitchen table when I heard footsteps. There, at the door, stood Frank Townsend, Dad's postmaster and great friend for many years. So we all sat down at the table and began to tell stories.At one point Frank looked at me with tears in his eyes. "What are we going to do about the letters this Christmas?" he asked."The letters?""I guess you never knew. ""Knew what?""Remember, when you were a kid and you used to put your letters to Santa in those green and red boxes on Main Street? It was your dad who answered all those letters every year. "I just sat there with tears in my eyes. It wasn’t hard for me to imagine Dad sitting at the old table in our basement reading those letters and answering each one. I have since spoken with several of the people who received Christmas letters during their childhood, and they told me how amazed they were that Santa had known so much about their homes and families.For me, just knowing that story about my father was the gift of a lifetime.4. It can be inferred from the passage that the writer regarded his travels with Dad as_____.A. great chances to help other peopleB. happy occasions to play with baby chickensC. exciting experience with a lot of funD. good opportunities to enjoy chocolatecookies5. The writer provides the detail about the businessman to show that_____.A. Dad had a strong sense of dutyB. Dad was an honest and reliable manC. Dad had a strong sense of honorD. Dad was a kind and generous man6. What surprised the children most when they received letters in reply from Santa Claus every year?A. Santa Claus lived alone in the cold North Pole.B. Santa Claus answered all their letters every year.C. Santa Claus had unique mailboxes for the children.D. Santa Claus had so much information about their families.7. Which of the following is the best title for the passage?A. The MailB. Christmas LettersC . Special Mailboxes D. Memorable TravelsCThe adaptation of books to the big screen is nothing new to our society. Books have become well-respected tools for creating a better Hollywood. However, films should be just as respected for their ability to create better writers.The main skill films help writers develop is attention to progress. Most directors and screenwriters know that the majority of people are not willing to sit through a five-hour film. Thus, every scene must have a purpose. This is an important objective to keep in mind when writing a novel or short story. With most writing courses placing emphasis on literary techniques, it is easy to become more invested in diction(措辞) than with actually moving the plot forward. Films remind the writer that while a novel ought to have some degree of literary complexity, the goal at the end of each chapter, page, or sentence is simple: keep the story moving. Films not only help writers develop a plot, but also help writers develop specific moments within their stories. Although writing a means of expression, not all things are easy to express in writing, especially facial expressions and emotions. Films allow writers to study the bodily and emotional actions that make characters read more realistically and make stories more attractive.Lastly, sometimes it takes a film to bring about a story idea in the first place. Stop using a horribly specific or extremely uninteresting prompt. A pleasing theme or aesthetic(美学) can be enough to inspire a character or setting. As writer, whether fiction or independent, our works often arise from the things we see around us or the things we wish we could see. Nevertheless, our works also arise from the visuals that have been created for us. As literature continues to enter the film industry, perhaps we should make use of film techniques in our literature.8. Reminded by films, a writer can move the plot forward by .A. keeping in mind that every word should mean something.B. providing a description of as many details as possible.C. paying attention to further improving literary complexity.D. choosing the perfect word to go with his/her thought.9. The word “prompt”(paragraph3)probably means .A. a reason to write.C. a topic to start from.D. an element to attract relationship.10. Which of the following statements best represents the author’s thoughts in this passage?A. Book writers are the ones promoting the growth of the film industry.B. Directors and screenwriters are more respected than fiction writers.C. Writers should spend more time on wording rather than on other things.D. Filmmaking technique could help book writers to improve themselves.第二部分语言基础知识运用第一节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。