甘肃省兰州市第四片区2020-2021年高二前半期期末英语题带参考答案

1. 阅读理解 详细信息

Student Activities Assistant
Bluegrass Community and Technical College $10 an hour
Duties:
This position will support the Student Activities Coordinator. The Student Activities office serves as co-advisor and promotes student life at the college. Make Student Photo IDs and do general office work.
Working Days: Monday—Thursday
Working Hours: 9:30 AM—2:30 PM
Qualifications:
High school diploma and one year of related work experience.
Fun, dependable, and excellent customer service.

Weekend English Teacher
Mosher Tech $30 an hour
Duties:
Teach English to young learners between 5-12 years of age through our platform. Teachers will be teaching classrooms with up to 4 students. Each in-lesson time is 30 minutes. Training and support provided.
Working Hours: 20 hours a week
Qualifications:
English teaching certificates.
Prior teaching experience.
A computer with stable internet connection and clear audio/video capacity.

Reading/Math Tutor
Butler Community College $22.25 an hour
Duties:
The Reading/Math Tutor will be responsible for reading aloud and listening to students read in a group. They will tutor students by assisting with academic assignments for reading or math and perform simple duties assigned by the classroom teacher.
Qualifications:
Strong attention to details and problem solving skills.
Ability to establish and maintain productive work relationships with staff and students.

Registrar Assistant
The University of Chicago $15.25 an hour
Duties:
This individual will work from December to March at approximately 20 hours per week. In peak periods, more hours may be available, and the assistant may be asked to work evening hours if needed. The assistant will create various reports on examinations, assist in exam administration and print course evaluations to help assure the department runs smoothly and efficiently during this period.
Qualifications:
High level of accuracy with repeated tasks.
Ability to work independently as needed.
Minimum of 2 years of previous office experience required.



【1】As a Registrar Assistant, you need to _________.
A.deal with general office work
B.write a variety of exam reports
C.give instructions on course evaluations
D.work 20 hours a week for a whole year
【2】Which job doesn’t require previous working experience?
A.Student Activities Assistant B.Weekend English Teacher
C.Reading/Math Tutor D.Registrar Assistant
【3】We can probably read this passage from _________.
A.a textbook B.a school website
C.a travel guide D.a science magazine

2. 详细信息
On Friday, Shannon Grimm noticed that a 5-year-old girl, Priscilla, in her kindergarten class was really sad and depressed at school, because she was teased by some students, who said that her short hair made her look like a boy.
“What is a better way to show them that you can look any way and still be true to yourself than to cut my own hair?” Grimm said to herself. After thinking deeply, she decided to cheer the student up by showing support, so she chopped her waist-length brown hair into the same pixie cut as Priscilla's.
Walking into a grocery store or other public places with her new haircut did make Grimm feel awkward. However, she said the temporary discomfort was worth it because she was able to help Priscilla feel better about her appearance. “I don't want my students to ever feel like their confidence is down because of the way people look at them and say things to them.” Grimm said.
At a school meeting last week, the little girl Priscilla presented Grimm with a medal for being her hero during a difficult time. More important to Grimm, her creative way works out.
“Who's beautiful?” Grimm asked Priscilla later. “Me.” the girl responded with a smile.
Although Grimm said she missed her long hair, she said the experience had allowed her to better understand Priscilla's feelings. “Sometimes you just have to experience it. You have to teach them and show them that you're there for them.”
Her hair will grow back, but Grimm said she hopes to give a more lasting lesson to her students.” It doesn't matter what haircut you have,” she said. “You're beautiful no matter what.”
【1】What made Priscilla teased by her classmates?
A.Her ugly face. B.Her low grades.
C.Her rude manners. D.Her boyish hairstyle.
【2】How did Grimm help Priscilla?
A.By cutting her own hair. B.By presenting Priscilla medal.
C.By praising Priscilla in class. D.By criticizing Priscilla's classmates.
【3】Why did the little girl answer that she was beautiful?
A.She became a hero. B.She regained confidence.
C.She deserved long hair. D.She had a heroic teacher.
【4】What can be a suitable title for the text?
A.A depressed little girl. B.A crying little girl.
C.Short hair, more sadness. D.Short hair, loving heart.
3. 阅读理解 详细信息
Whether you admit it or not, people’s love for Christmas Jumper (毛衣) around Christmas has increased over recent years. And while you may be less willing to get involved in the Christmas jumper trend, Christmas Jumper Day now enables you to do more with your jumper than build up sweat in an incredibly warm office.
The origin of the Christmas jumper can date back to the late 19th century in the USA. Americans in the 1930s knitted(编织)for Christmas to create an item of clothing to keep them “warm” during the Great Depression when people led a poor and miserable life. They copied the jumpers they saw their favorite stars wearing on the big screen. From the 1950s, it was common to see American families wearing festive jumpers as they sat down to eat their Christmas dinner.
Now, alongside wearing a festive jumper for the fun of it, there are other positive outcomes. Christmas Jumper Day has been set up to stimulate people to make the world better and raise funds for Save the Children by wearing a Christmas jumper and making a minimum donation of
£1. Ladbrokes, a company in the UK, is running a competition in which all you have to do is to take a selfie (自拍) outside of one of their shops while wearing a jumper — the winner will win a good prize and for every submission Ladbrokes will donate£5 to St. Luke’s Hospice charity. For you, it’s a win-win situation.
If you’re still unconvinced that it’s about time you bought yourself a Christmas jumper, then maybe the fact that Taylor Swift, Justin Bieber and Snoop Dogg have all been spotted wearing Christmas jumpers will raise your enthusiasm. Retailer (零售商) such as Topshop, Burberry and H&M have also become devoted to Christmas Jumper Day and have their very own types of Christmas jumpers.
【1】Which statement is true according to paragraph 1?
A.Wearing Christmas jumpers in the office has been a trend.
B.Wearing Christmas jumpers can make you incredibly warm.
C.Christmas jumpers have gained huge popularity.
D.Christmas jumpers serve many functions.
【2】For what reason did Americans in the 1930s make Christmas jumpers?
A.To protect them from cold weather. B.To lift their spirits.
C.To follow the stars. D.To form a tradition.
【3】The underlined word “stimulate” in paragraph 3 can be replaced by _________.
A.demand B.advise
C.encourage D.persuade
【4】Why does the author mention Taylor Swift, Justin Bieber and Snoop Dogg?
A.To ask people to donate Christmas jumpers.
B.To show the importance of Christmas Jumper Day.
C.To prove Christmas jumpers are popular among stars.
D.To persuade readers to buy a Christmas jumper.
4. 阅读理解 详细信息
The foldable smartphone was shown for the first time on Wednesday during a Samsung developer’s conference in San Francisco, California. The company first announced plans to build a fully foldable phone five years ago.
The phone is designed to fold open to make the device the size of a small tablet. It can also perform some operations of a tablet. When folded closed, the device looks and works like a normal smartphone. The device will permit users to keep up to three apps open at one time. With normal size smartphones, users have to keep changing between apps.
Justin Dension is Samsung’s senior vice president. He introduced the device to people at the conference. He said it marked a major breakthrough in future smartphone technology. Denison said the design of the foldable device was very complex. One of the biggest difficulties was finding a material that was not only flexible but also strong enough to support repeated folding and unfolding of the device. Denison said Samsung would be ready to start mass production in the coming months.
Technology experts see the new foldable design as a way to get users to buy a new device seen as revolutionary. More people are deciding to hold onto smartphones longer because newly launched models do not offer major improvements and can be very costly. This behavior is one reason for a steady decrease in worldwide smartphone sales over the past year.
It remains to be seen whether foldable phones will become popular quickly. The device is expected to cost more than $1,000. The company has not yet announced when its FlexPai device will be available in America. But it is planning to launch the product in China starting next month, at a price of about $1,300.
【1】What did Samsung company do on Wednesday in San Francisco?
A.It announced plans to build a foldable phone.
B.It introduced its foldable phone to the public.
C.It started to sell its foldable phone in America.
D.It held a conference to deal with new challenges.
【2】What can we learn about the foldable smartphone?
A.It can run only one app at a time.
B.The material for it was hard to find.
C.It is popular worldwide now.
D.It will take the place of the tablet.
【3】What does the underlined part “This behavior” in Paragraph 4 refer to?
A.Recycling their old smartphones.
B.Repairing their old smartphones.
C.Keeping their old smartphones.
D.Replacing their old smartphones.
【4】Where does the passage probably come from?
A.A brochure. B.A newspaper.
C.A research paper. D.A shopping guidebook.
5. 详细信息
You have tons of opportunities to share all kinds of information about yourself, your family, and your friends when you're online.【1】The pictures you post and the words you write can affect the people in your life. So think before you post and share.
【2】Stop and think about your own privacy and other people's before you share photos and videos online. It can be embarrassing, unfair, and even unsafe to send or post photos and videos without getting permission from the people in them.
【3】Even if you use privacy settings, it's impossible to completely control who sees your social networking profile, pictures, videos, or texts. Before you click "send", think about how you will feel if your family, teachers, or neighbors find it.
Once you post information online, you can't take it back. You may think that you've deleted a comment or a picture from a site, or that you will delete it later. 【4】
You may have heard stories at school or in the news about people sending extremely private photos from mobile phones. Don't do it. 【5】 Worse still, they could be breaking the law.
A.The range of topics you are able to share can be endless.
B.What you post could have a bigger "audience" than you think.
C.Get someone's approval before you share photos or videos they're in.
D.Here are some basic rules to consider before you share something online.
E.People who send such photos are putting their friendships and reputation at risk.
F.Before you do, keep in mind that your online actions can have real-world consequences.
G.But you should know that it may still be online or has been saved on someone else's computer.
6. 完形填空 详细信息
Jadav Payeng, an Indian, has been planting a tree every day since he was just 16 years old. Now, almost 40 years later, he has created a ______ of 1,360 acres on what was once a _____ land.
Growing up on Majuli, the world’s largest river island, he once ______ hundreds of animals dying from drought among the ______ greenery on the island, so he was ______ to plant one tree every day.
After almost four ______ of growth, his forest is now home to hundreds of elephants, tigers, deer and birds. Payeng says he has lost ______ of how many trees he has planted—but he ____ there are now thousands of trees providing ______ to the wildlife.
“It’s not as if I did it ______,” Payeng said. “You plant one or two trees, and they have to seed. And once they seed, the wind knows how to plant them, the birds here know how to ____ them, cows know, elephants ______, and even the river knows. The entire ______ knows.”
Island locals used to call Payeng “crazy” for his ______, but since he was accidentally ___ by a wandering wildlife journalist in 2007, the “Forest Man of India” has been ______ as a role model for protecting the environment.
Payeng doesn’t plan on ______ any time soon—he wants to continue planting trees “until his last ______”. He hopes to one day ______ the entire island with 5,000 acres of trees. “Nature is everything. It ______ me. It gives me power…As long as it survives, I survive.”
【1】A.lake B.forest C.park D.hole
【2】A.big B.fertile C.poor D.flat
【3】A.witnessed B.imagined C.reported D.rescued
【4】A.remote B.amazing C.fresh D.decreasing
【5】A.delighted B.moved C.determined D.convinced
【6】A.decades B.years C.months D.weeks
【7】A.interest B.count C.control D.sight
【8】A.argues B.dreams C.hopes D.believes
【9】A.food B.care C.water D.shelter
【10】A.by accident B.by myself C.by mistake D.by all means
【11】A.eat B.pass C.repair D.sow
【12】A.know B.work C.rest D.run
【13】A.village B.ecosystem C.planet D.desert
【14】A.confidence B.position C.ambition D.experiment
【15】A.discovered B.connected C.decided D.regarded
【16】A.ordered B.observed C.praised D.studied
【17】A.stopping B.returning C.hiding D.waiting
【18】A.purpose B.view C.breath D.picture
【19】A.tighten B.restart C.arrange D.save
【20】A.improves B.inspires C.changes D.forbids
7. 详细信息
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确形式。
According to statistics from the World Tourism Organization(UNWTO) ,Spain is set to replace the USA 【1】the world's second most popular tourist destination .
【2】number of international tourists arriving in Spain grew by over 7 per cent in 2017. Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy confirmed the figures. He said the country had a record year in 2017,with more than 82 million international visitors. The number of international 【3】(arrival) continues a growing trend. The figure for 2017 broke Spain's tourist arrival records for the 【4】(five) straight year, despite the terror attack on Barcelona in August, 【5】unrest (动荡) in Spain's Catalonia region for independence.
There 【6】(be) an 8 percent increase in tourism in Europe in 2017. The UNWTO said:" 【7】(lead) by Mediterranean destinations, Europe has recorded extraordinary results for such a large and rather mature area. " Africa is increasingly becoming an 【8】(attract) destination and tourism there also went up by 8 per cent. Asia and the Pacific saw growth of 6 per cent, the Middle East 5 per cent, and tourism in the Americas grew by 3 per cent. The UNWTO added: "International travel continues to grow 【9】(sharp), strengthening tourism as a key driver in economic 【10】(develop)." France held its position as the world's top tourist destination.
8. 改错 详细信息
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文,请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误,每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加:在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧),并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除:把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉。
修改:在错的词下划一横线,并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意:1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词;
2. 只允许修改10处,多者(从第11处起)不计分。
Never shall I forget the first English lesson giving by Miss Liu. One Monday morning , when she entered into the classroom, we found out that she was a young and beautiful lady. Then she introduced her and said we shouldn’t call her Teacher Liu but Miss Liu. Late, she let us go to the blackboard and said something about ourselves in English in turn. When it was my turn, I felt too shy that I didn’t dare to say something before the class. She went up to me and said kind, “Don’t be afraid. I believe you can do well.” At last, I went to the blackboard. She praised me for that I had done.
9. 书面表达 详细信息
假如你是李华,你昨天收到好友晓东的来信,他说他上了高中以后感觉很郁闷,很孤独,学习压力大,作业完不成,上课听不懂等诸多学习和生活的问题,想辍学。请你帮帮他,给他提些建议。
注意:1. 字数100左右;
2.可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯;
3.可紧扣主题适当发挥。辍学; drop out of school