黑龙江省齐齐哈尔市第八中学2020-2021学年高二上学期期中考试英语试题

2020--2021学年度上学期期中考试

高二英语试题

 第一部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A 

What’ s best to read this year?

Secrets I Know (Random House Children’s Books, ages 3-7)

This tale written by Kallie George and pictured by Paola Zakimi follows a young girl and her little friend as they move from rain to sunshine, from pleasant loneliness to sweet friendship, and finally from adventures on earth to an exploration of the sky above. The colors of Zakimi’s pencil drawings are calming and George’s poetic text tells her story with simple language.

Pandora (Clarion Books, ages 3-7)

The award-winning author Victoria Turnbull tells the story of a little fox Pandora. Pandora lives alone. She makes herself a handsome home, but no one ever comes to visit. Then one day something falls from the sky — a bird with a broken wing. Little by little the bird helps Pandora feel less lonely. Turnbull’s watercolor and colored pencil drawings make this story of friendship and growth an atmospheric delight.

Prince and Pirate (G.P. Putnam’ s Sons Books for Younger Readers, ages 5-8)

A different kind of friendship is described in this book, by Charlotte Gunnufson with pictures by Mike Lowery. Prince and Pirate are a pair of mismatched fish put into the same aquarium (水族馆). At first it seems that they’ll never learn to be friends. It is only when both take pity on a frightened dogfish that they learn the benefits of cooperation, and soon all three fish become good friends.

The Giant Jumperee (Dial Books, ages 3-5)

The story was written by the award-winning British author Julia Donaldson. When Rabbit hears a loud voice bellowing (吼叫) threateningly from inside a cave, he gathers Cat, Bear and Elephant to help him decide what to do. But it’s Mama Frog who fearlessly confronts (面对) the unknown creature. Helen Oxenbury’s soft watercolors create a beautiful countryside and her characterizations of the animals are impressive.

1. Who pictured the book Pandora?

A. Kallie George.     B. Victoria Turnbull.

C. Paola Zakimi.      D. Charlotte Gunnufson.

2. Which book tells a story about courage?

A. Pandora.       B. Secrets I Know.

C. Prince and Pirate.     D. The Giant Jumperee.

3. What do the four books have in common?

A. Their publishers are the same one.    B. Their characters are all animals.

C. They all have pencil drawings.       D. They are all for younger readers.

B

I am waiting on a wooden bench in the open courtyard of an old house in Kolkata. It’s a summer morning, and seated next to me is a blonde girl in her early 20s. There’s almost total silence around us. “I can’t believe I’m here,” the girl speaks up suddenly. I smile back at her. We are in the house where Mother Teresa lives.

The year is 1989, and I am in my final year of college. A friend needs to pick up some documents from house number 54A on AJC Bose Road, where the famous founder of the Missionaries of Charity lives. Since Mother House is not far from my college, I have offered to help.

I meet a nun at the Missionaries of Charity office. She needs a little time to put the papers together and asks me to wait in the parlor. This is where I meet Sharon, a student from Minneapolis, in the U.S. Sharon grew up reading about Mother Teresa and dreaming of meeting her some day. She had started saving, from her pocket money and earnings from summer jobs, for her trip to India. She would meet Mother Teresa and volunteer at the Missionaries of Charity when she had enough for a return ticket, she had decided.

Today, she had been granted an audience with the woman who had touched her with stories of her kindness. “This has been my dream,” she says, lowering her voice. I could feel her excitement as she spoke.

“Have you met her before?” she asks me, assuming that I am waiting for my turn to meet Mother Teresa too.

“Um, no, I haven’t had the chance.”

She looks surprised!

I have lived in this city all my life, the city that Mother Teresa made her own, where she built an institution that saved millions, giving them a decent life, or dignity as they died. This is the place from where she inspired millions across the globe to come and volunteer and donate for her cause. Here is an American girl who has traveled thousands of miles to see her. And me, I’ve been here all along.

4. Why is the author waiting in the house where Mother Teresa lives?

  A. To talk with the American girl Sharon.  B. To make an appointment with a nun.

  C. To pick up some documents for a friend. D. To hand in his graduation papers.

5. How did Sharon manage to get the money for her trip to India?

  A. By selling her old clothes.       B. By doing part-time jobs.

  C. By volunteering in a charity.    D. By sharing her dream.

6. How does Sharon feel while waiting on the bench?

  A. Nervous.  B. Worried.  C. Annoyed.   D. Excited.

答案

阅读理解

1-3 BDD   4-7  CBDA 8-11 AADC   12-15 DDCA   16-20  FDCGE

完形填空

21-25 CBDAB   26-30 ADCAB   31-35 BDCAC   36-40 DBACD

语法填空

41. truly      42. lighting         43. travelers           44. it          45. known  

46. who/that    47. are encouraged   48. the most serious    49. to accept    50. of

短文

第一节短文改错（满分10分）

Due to the outbreak of COVID-19, I was stuck at home for a period of time, lived a lifeI'd never experienced.

 

At first, 1 hated the virus for causing panic. Besides, I gradually became thankful for that I learned. All people joined

 

together and fight together, from which I understand what a great nation we live in it. I

 

also understand how closely

people are connecting. That's because we should help each other out in times of difficult.