1、第 1 页 共 8 页开 封 市 第 二 十 五 中 学 2020 届 高 二 上 期 期 中 考 试英 语 试 题注 意 事 项 ：1 本 试 卷 总 分 120分 ， 考 试 时 间 100 分 钟 。2 考 生 务 必 将 自 己 的 姓 名 、 考 生 号 填 写 在 答 题 卡 上 。3 作 答 时 ， 将 答 案 写 在 答 题 卡 上 ， 写 在 本 试 卷 上 无 效 。 . 阅 读 理 解 ： （ 共 15 小 题 ； 每 小 题 2 分 ， 满 分 30分 ）第 一 节 ： 阅 读 下 列 短 文 ， 然 后 从 每 题 所 给 的 四 个 选 项 中 ， 选 出 一 个
2、最 佳 选 项 ， 并 在 答题 卡 上 将 该 项 涂 黑 。 AAt around 8:15 am on July 29, I was driving south down Station Road. As I was passing thejunction (交叉点) with school lane, a black truck suddenly turned in front of me, colliding (碰撞) with the front left side of my car. Luckily, there were no cars behind me and the n
3、earest carcoming towards me from the opposite direction was more than 100 metres away. Otherwise,there might have been a more serious accident.I saw the driver of the truck get out of his vehicle and walked away from the scene withdifficulty, holding his shoulder. Shocked and in a daze, I attempted
4、to move my car to the side.A woman passer-by called the emergency services, and another man who saw the accident toldme he would be a witness.An ambulance and a police car quickly appeared at the scene. After checking the details ofthe truck, a police officer told me that it had been stolen. This wa
5、s not good news for me,because it meant I could not claim insurance from the truck driver to repair the damage to mycar.Later that evening, I felt a sudden pain in my neck, so I called the emergency services again.And later I was taken to hospital with a suspected fracture of the neck.1.From the art
6、icle, we can know the author is_.A. writing a letter to a friend about a car accidentB. describing an accident in a traffic reportC. writing a news articleD. writing a complaint to an insurance company2. Which of the following did NOT happen?第 2 页 共 8 页A.Aserious accident was avoided because the nea
7、rest car was 100 metres away.B. The truck driver seemed injured because he was holding his shoulder and couldnt walkproperly.C. Both drivers were helped by emergency services.D. Two passers-by stopped at the scene of the accident.3. What did the author mean when she said she was “shocked and in a da
8、ze”?A. She felt uncomfortable.B. She felt lazy.C. She was angry and upset.D. She felt strange and unreal. BThe London undergroundThe London underground is the biggest urban transport system in the world, with 12 lines,275 stations and a total of more than 400 kilometres of track, about 150 kilometre
9、s of which isunderground in deep tunnels. Every year, just around one billion journeys are made on thesystem.To use the underground system successfully, note the following rules:The 12 underground lines are not numbered, as they sometimes are in other cities. And,although there are all different col
10、ours on the map, they are always referred to by name: eg,take the Piccadilly Line and change at Earls Court.Make sure that you catch a train that is heading in the direction you intend to travel! Notall platforms have signs indicating the trains are “northward” or “southward” (or east/ west).Some st
11、ation platforms have trains for several different lines stopping there. These platformshave departure (离开) boards indicating the line and /or the destination. Each train has itsdestination station on the front.Tickets can be obtained from an automatic machine or from a ticket office. The largerticke
12、t machines (ones with large screens) indicate the price to a particular station. Try to findout before you travel how much the ticket costs.Never travel without a ticket! Penalties (处罚) are severe.Enjoy the underground-its the fastest way to get round the city!4. Where is the text from?A. ALondon ra
13、ilway train schedule.B. ALondon tourist information leaflet (传单).C. AUK travel brochure (小册子).D. ALondon transport information leaflet.5. London underground _.A.is the worlds busiest urban transport systemB. is the worlds largest transport system which is entirely undergroundC. has about a billion j
14、ourneys a year above and below ground第 3 页 共 8 页D. has up to a billion passengers a year travelling along each of the 12 lines6. When you check where the train is heading , you _.A. try to find the front of the trainB. try to see how long the journey will takeC. check the destination and where the t
15、rain is goingD. check to see if you are at the right station7. Of the following advice about travelling on the underground, which is NOT implied?A. Always travel with a ticket.B. Avoid travelling during rush hour.C. Have the right money ready to use in the machines.D. Check the line and platform bef
16、ore getting on a train.CEven though it is generally thought that a suntan (皮肤的晒黑) makes you look healthy, theexact opposite is true in many cases. Tanning takes place when ultraviolet (UV) rays (紫外线)from the sun set off the production of a pigment (色素) called melanin (黑色素) in the skin.Rather than be
17、ing a sign of good health, getting a tan through sunbathing actually means thatyour skin has been damaged and is trying to protect itself.UV light is an invisible light that is always present in different degrees. To help peoplebecome aware of the risks, scientists have produced a UV index, which is
18、 measured from zeroto ten plus. The higher the number on the index, the greater the amount of exposure you willhave to ultraviolet radiation (辐射). It is necessary to be careful in the sun on days with a highUV index. If you stay in the sun too long, you will burn and peel (脱皮), and thats when thetro
19、uble starts.But thousands of people in Britain develop skin cancer each year because of their long loveaffair with the sun. In a survey among people who are between fifteen to twenty-four years old,one in four said that, if the weather was sunny at the weekend, they would sunbathe non-stop.Almost al
20、l of them thought that exposing themselves to the sun for only two days a week wassafe. One in seven of the people questioned said that they would sunbathe without anysunscreen or other protection.“People have to realize that there is no such thing as a safe tan,” said campaigner RuthStevens. “The A
21、ustralian have known this for a long timetheir country is much sunnier thanours, and yet the incidence of skin cancer there is much lower.”8. UV rays of the sun can _A. cause the production of melanin.B. give you a healthy tan.C. make you go red.D. protect your skin.9. The UV index is deigned to _.A
22、. help you get a tan第 4 页 共 8 页B. make people aware of the dangers of the sunC. go from one to tenD. help your skin peel10.Alot of young people in Britain_.A. sunbathe without any problemB. think it is dangerous to expose themselves to the sun two days a weekC. like to sunbathe throughout the weeken
23、d when it is sunnyD. are aged between 15 and 2411.Australia is a much sunnier place than Britain and _.A. the rates of skin cancer are much higherB. the rates of skin cancer are much lowerC. children are not given advice about suntansD. everyone has a suntanDHave you ever dreamt of living in a light
24、house and waking up to hear nothing but thesound of the ocean? It sounds like fun, but in fact, very few lighthouses in the world still havereal people in them. However, there are several places where tourists can recreate the specialfeelings of isolation (独处) and danger that living in a lighthouse
25、can bring.One of them is Cape Disappointment State Park in Washington State, USA, where thereare two lighthouses, North Head Light and Cape Disappointment Light. It is now possible fortourists to spend the night in the lighthouses, living in more or less the same conditions as theearly lighthouses k
26、eepers.The lighthouses here, which were built at the end of the 19th century, have preventedhundreds of accidents in bad weather and probably saved many lives.Cape Disappointment Park is also a place of great historical importance. It was the placewhere white Americans saw the Pacific Ocean for the
27、first time. In May 1804, two explorers setout on an amazing expedition from Louisiana in the south of the country. They wanted to findout what was in the west of the vast continent, which was unknown to the white settlers, whoseancestors had come from Europe. When the expedition reached the Pacific
28、in November 1805,they had travelled more than 6,000 kilometres. The spot where they first saw the ocean iswhere the Cape Disappointment lighthouses now stand.12. What is Cape Disappointment Park famous for?A.It is one of several places where tourists can stay in a lighthouse and experience what alig
29、hthouse keepers life is like.B.Its the only place where there are lighthouses that tourists can not only visit but stayovernight.C.Its a lighthouse with a keeper still living in it.D.Keepers work there to show tourists how they lived before lighthouses were automatic.13. The two lighthouses in the p
30、ark _.第 5 页 共 8 页A. were built between 1995 and 1999B. have been protecting the Pacific coast there since the early 1800sC. have saved lives and protected ships from extremely dangerous seas since around 1899D. were discovered in 1804 by two explorers from Louisiana14. The isolation of living in a l
31、ighthouse is a romantic dream for tourists because_.A. of the excitement of being alone with nature and the danger of the seaB. they might prevent accidents at seaC. it was well advertisedD. lighthouses are automatic now15. The “white settlers” in the fourth paragraph refer to _.A. explorers who tra
32、velled from Louisiana west across America looking for the PacificOceanB. white men who travelled thousands of miles to discover the country and found the PacificOceanC. native American Indians who had never seen the Pacific Ocean until they reached CapeDisappointment ParkD. Europeans from Louisiana第
33、 二 节 ： 根 据 短 文 内 容 ， 从 短 文 后 的 选 项 中 选 出 能 填 入 空 白 处 的 最 佳 选 项 。 选 项 中 有 两项 为 多 余 选 项 。 The secret of successThere is a story about a young man who asked a rich old man how he had made his money.The old man said: “Well, son, when I was down to my last five cents, I invested them in anapple. I spent
34、the entire day polishing that apple and at the end of the day, I sold it for ten cents.The next morning, I invested those ten cents in two apples. I spent the entire day polishingthem and sold them for 20 cents. I continued this system for a month, by the end of which Idaccumulated 1.37 dollars. The
35、n my wifes father died and left us two million dollars. ”This man was rich-but was he successful? I dont think so. 16 . To besuccessful-follow these five golden rules: Find the work you loveYour best chance of success is by doing what you really want to do. Ask yourself, “Ifmoney were not a concern,
36、 what type of work would I be willing to do for free?” Then do it. 17You cant build a reputation on what you intend to do. You have to start somewhere and itmay be quite a modest beginning. Whether youre setting up in business or you have your heartset on becoming a star, you have to start at the bo
37、ttom. Be prepared to work hard18 .You need a “can do” attitude and a strong work ethic to see you through. 19Ambition is important An English student called Richard Branson launched a student第 6 页 共 8 页magazine when he was 16. But he didnt stop there. He opened a record shop, which turnedinto a chai
38、n, and now his empire includes planes, trains, cars and even a brand of Cola. Follow the leaders20 In fact, you can learn a lot from those who have already succeed at somethingsimilar to what you want to do.A. Start smallB. If you admire someone who is successful, it doesnt hurt to follow their styl
39、e.C. Success isnt just measured in how much money you have.D. Think bigE. The only people who succeed without hard work are lottery(彩票) winners.F. You should do whatever your leaders ask you to do.G. Work hard . 完 形 填 空 ： （ 共 20 小 题 ； 每 小 题 1.5分 ， 满 分 30分 ）阅 读 下 面 的 短 文 ， 掌 握 其 大 意 ， 然 后 从 各 题 所 给 的
40、 四 个 选 项 （ A、 B、 C、 D） 中 选 出最 佳 选 项 ， 并 在 答 题 卡 上 将 该 项 涂 黑 。As an educator and care provider, I have worked with numerous children infected withAIDS. The relationships that I have had with them have been 21 in my life. They havetaught me so many things, but I have especially learned that great 22 c
41、an be found in thesmallest of bodies. Let me tell you the story about Tyler.Tyler was 23 infected with AIDS; his mother was also infected. From the verybeginning of his life, he had to depend on 24 to survive. At times, he also needed extraoxygen to 25 his breathing.Tyler wasnt 26 to give up one sin
42、gle moment of his childhood to this deadly disease.It was not 27 to find him playing and racing around his backyard. All of us were 28at his pure joy in being alive and the energy it gave him. Tylers mom often said to himjokingly that he 29 so fast that she needed to dress him in 30 . In that way, w
43、hen shelooked through the window, she could quickly 31 him.Unfortunately, he grew quite 32 and so did his mother. 33 it became clear that hewasnt going to survive, Tylers mom talked to him about 34 . She comforted him by tellinghim that she was 35 ,too, and that she would be 36 him soon in heaven.A
44、few days before his death, Tyler 37 me over to his hospital bed and whispered, “Imight die soon. Im not 38 . When I die, please dress me in red. Mom 39 shes comingto heaven, too. Ill be 40 when she gets there, and I want to make sure she can find me.”21.A. gifts B. problems C. suffering D. wonder22.
45、A. fear B. kindness C. courage D. happiness23.A. told B. known C. born D. found24.A. doctors B. medicine C. operations D. comfort25.A. give B. last C. force D. cure26.A. willing B. pleased C. sorry D. determined第 7 页 共 8 页27.A. often B. unusual C. long D. nice28.A. happy B. sad C. worried D. surpris
46、ed29.A. played B. moved C. said D. lived30.A. red B. green C. blue D. yellow31.A. feel B. stop C. find D. help32.A. ill B. serious C. terrible D. pale33.A.In casel B. Before C. Because D. When34.A. life B. death C. spirits D. heaven35.A. living B. escaping C. dying D. running36.A. with B. for C. on
47、D. around37.A. cried B. called C. suggested D. promised38.A. regretted B. delighted C. ready D. frightened39.A. refused B. permitted C. promised D. agreed40.A. dying B. dressing C. playing D. listening . 语 法 填 空 （ 共 10小 题 ； 每 小 题 1.5分 ， 满 分 15分 ）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
48、 确 形 式 。Aday at the Beach for Sixth-GradersSixth-graders from four local schools 41 (join) together last Saturday to clean upthe beaches at Ocean Haven. The students were divided into small groups 42 (pick) upgarbage 43 it could be washed into the ocean. They collected 44 (much) thanforty bags of 45
49、 (rubbish) during the day.Some tourists 46 (leave) large amounts of garbage on the beach before they left.47 was filled with bottles, cans and pieces of plastic.“We want to clean our beach because weve learned how garbage can harm animals48 (serious). Large pieces of plastic in the ocean can trap animals like 49 net.Holders for six-packs of soda can get around sea birds necks. They are not able to breathe andthey die.” said Brian,11, from Lincoln School.Brown,12,form Hawthorne School said, “It was
