52. D 53. C 54. D 55. C 【解析】
本文是故事和哲理性的文章，叙述了Simon在得知了自己得了癌症之后，仍然乐观地接受现实，与病魔勇敢地作斗争，自己永不放弃的精神激励了无数的人。 【36题详解】
考查名词。A. courage勇气； B. understanding理解； C. self-respect自尊； D. devotion献身。根据Simon Says…Cancer is a detour (绕行), instead of a stop sign. But his T-shirt would have a lasting positive impact on the world. Simon ___20___and inspired countless people with his spirits.可知，Simon尽管得了癌症，他认为不是停止的标志。但是他的T恤将对世界产生持久的积极影响，Simon用他的精神感动和鼓励无数其他的人。这里指勇气。故选A。 【37题详解】
考查动词。A. finished完成； B. attended参加； C. visited参观； D. skipped跳过。在一个温暖的一天我毕业了。根据I really enjoyed his ___10___ I wished to attend middle school with him, too.可知，作者要上初中了，所以空格处指的是小学毕业，故选A。 【38题详解】
考查形容词。A. amused觉得好笑的； B. curious好奇的； C. relaxed 放松的；D. frightened害怕的。它使我很轻松。根据I lay in my front yard in the warm sun.可知，作者在温暖的阳光下在前院躺着。可推知作者是放松的。故选C。 【39题详解】
考查非谓语动词。A. seeing看见； B. presenting赠送； C. carrying运载； D. expecting期待。我坐起来，希望带来的是柠檬水或一些苹果。根据But she was carrying ___5___, and her face was just as ___6___. There must be something wrong.可知，作者的妈妈手里什么也没有并且脸色很难看。故选D。 【40题详解】
考查不定代词。A. something某事或物； B. anything任何事； C. everything
每件事情； D. nothing没有什么。根据but前叙述的是作者希望妈妈带来的是柠檬水和苹果，前后是转折关系，所以后来发现什么也没有。故选D。 【41题详解】
考查形容词。A. blank煞白的； B. sour酸的； C. confused困惑的； D. surprised吃惊的。根据“He has cancer,” my mom added.可知，妈妈知道了Simon得了癌症，所以脸色应该是煞白的。故选A。 【42题详解】
考查名词。A. relief减轻； B. trouble麻烦； C. sight视力； D. shape身材。根据“He has cancer,” my mom added.可知，妈妈得知Simon得了癌症，应该叙述的是Simon有麻烦。故选B。 【43题详解】
考查连词。A. While尽管，虽然； B. Because因为； C. As因为； D. If如果。尽管我们没有血缘关系，Simon在某种程度上对我来说比任何血缘关系都重要。根据逗号前后的关系可知，没有血缘关系，但是比有血缘的还要亲。故选A。 【44题详解】
考查形容词。A. kind和蔼的； B. clever聪明的； C. optimistic乐观的； D. energetic精力充沛的，积极的。因为我们两个都精力充沛，我们总是在一起徒步和冲浪。根据we always went hiking and surfing together.可知，因为精力充沛，才去做一些劳神耗费精力的体育活动。故选D。 【45题详解】
考查名词。A. honesty诚实； B. encouragement鼓励； C. company陪伴； D. trust信任。根据I wished to attend middle school with him, too.作者希望Simon和自己一起去上学，说明作者已经习惯了他的陪伴。故选C。 【46题详解】
考查动词。A. live活着； B. succeed成功； C. insist坚持； D. struggle斗争。根据Because he has a rare case, it’s not clear whether he can defeat it可知，因为他有一个罕见的病例，不清楚他是否能战胜它。作者是希望他活着，
所以空格处用live。故选A。 【47题详解】
考查名词。A. spirit精神； B. appetite食欲； C. look面容； D. behavior行为。Simon似乎一天比一天虚弱，他的肠胃不好，使他缺乏营养。根据making him lack nutrition (营养)因为没有了食欲，所以缺乏营养。故选B。 【48题详解】
考查名词。A. learning学习； B. exercise锻炼； C. treatment治疗； D. dieting节食。根据due to the medicine’s side effects.可知，治疗过程中对药过敏。故选C。 【49题详解】
考查名词。A. disaster灾难； B. recovery恢复； C. examination考试，检查； D. wish希望。根据The whole family were thrilled可知，整个家庭都很兴奋，可推知Simon的身体有所好转。故选B。 【50题详解】
考查副词。A. Sadly悲哀地； B. Undoubtedly确实地； C. Naturally自然地； D. Especially特别地。根据Simon’s improvement turned out to be a flash in a pan (昙花一现).可知，Simon的身体有所好转是短暂的，所以这是令人伤心的事，故选A。 【51题详解】
考查动词。A. designed设计； B. received收到； C. bought买； D. washed洗。根据Simon Says…” T-shirt, which was designed with letters, “Simon Says…Cancer is a detour (绕行), instead of a stop sign.”可知，这里指收到了Simon的来信。故选B。 【52题详解】
考查动词。A. loved爱； B. started开始； C. stopped停止； D. continued继续。我在暑假自豪地穿着Simon送的T恤礼物，后来上中学时也一直穿着它。根据wearing it when later attending middle school.可知，暑假穿，后来上中学
还穿，说明是继续穿。故选D。 【53题详解】
考查动词短语。A. show off炫耀； B. set off 出发；C. give up放弃； D. take over接管。根据Cancer is a detour (绕行), instead of a stop sign.可知，虽然得了癌症，但并非是停止的标志，说明Simon没有放弃。故选C。 【54题详解】
考查动词。A. face面对； B. sense感觉； C. take拿； D. make使，制造。根据But his T-shirt would have a lasting positive impact on the world.可知，他的T恤将对世界产生持久的积极影响。可推知，Simon没有成功。make it成功，好转。故选D。 【55题详解】
考查动词。A. appreciated欣赏； B. challenged挑战； C. touched感动； D. funded提供资金。根据inspired countless people with his spirits.可知，用他的精神激励了无数人。与inspired对应的是touched。故选C。
IV. 阅读理解（25%） A
On a flight from Dallas, Texas, to Cincinnati, Ohio, to visit a friend in 2020, event planner Paige Chenault daydreamed about the grand birthday parties she’d throw for her daughter one day. (Paige was five months pregnant at the time.) Then, flipping through a magazine, she saw a photo of an impoverished Haitian boy, skinny. “I thought, this kid has nothing,” Paige says.
The image stayed with her, and she resolved to do something to help. “I decided I would use my talents to throw birthday parties for homeless kids,” Paige says. For the next four years, Paige and her husband, Colin, took time out from parenthood to visit shelters to determine how best to pull off the
parties.
Finally, in January 2020, Paige launched the Birthday Party Project, a nonprofit organization, and recruited friends and family to help decorate Dallas’s 75- occupant Family Gateway Shelter with balloons and streamers, celebrating the birthdays of 11 boys and girls, with 60 more homeless kids in attendance. “That first party was better than I could have ever imagined,” says Paige.
Now Paige and her staff of three paid employees work with regional volunteers to plan monthly themed parties at 15 shelters across the country, some of which house abused or abandoned kids. Each child celebrating a birthday that month gets a $30 gift, a decorative place mat, and an individual cake or cupcake.
One of Paige’s favorite parts of each party is when the kids make a wish and blow out the candles. “They rarely get a chance to dream big,” says Paige.
Her daughter, Lizzie, now seven, often helps out at the parties. Paige says, “The one thing I’ve always wanted is for my kid to be generous.” 56. What was it that made Paige want to help the homeless children? A. A flight from Dallas to Ohio. C. The photo of a Haitian boy. parties.
57. What does the underlined word “impoverished” mean? A. adorable frustrated
58. What can be learnt from the passage?
A. A total of 75 full-time workers are employed by Paige at present. B. After unsuccessful attempts, Paige finally threw a wonderful party for
B. poor
C. talented
D.
B. Her daughter’s birthday. D. Her talent for throwing
天津市第一中学2020学年高二英语下学期期中试题（含解析）
