第一学期期末考试 高二级英语科试卷
本试卷分两部分，共8页，满分150分。考试用时120分钟。
注意事项：
1.答卷前，考生务必用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将自己的班级、姓名、座位号、试室号、考生号分别填写在答题卡上，用2B铅笔将考生号填涂在答题卡上。
2．第一部分单项选择题每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案，答案不能答在试卷上。
3．第二部分必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔作答，答卷前必须先填好答题纸的密封线内各项内容。答案必须写在答题纸上各题目指定区域内相应位置上；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新的答案；不准使用铅笔和涂改液。不按以上要求作答的答案无效。
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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
An earthquake is a trembling or shaking of the ground caused by the sudden release(释放) of energy stored in the rocks below the surface. Generally, earthquakes last only seconds. Strong ground shaking during a medium（中等的） to large earthquake generally lasts about 10 to 30 seconds. Aftershocks（余震）can occur once in a while for weeks or even months.
Many people think that there is an “earthquake season” or a kind of “earthquake weather”. As a matter of fact, there isn’t. Earthquakes can occur at any time of the year and at time of day or night. Earthquakes occur under all weather conditions-sunny, wet. or cold without any special weather tendency.
Also, you don’t need to worry that the ground will open up and swallow people when earthquakes occur. Open ground cracks may form during an earthquake, for example, to land sliding or ground falling. However, such cracks tend to be open gaps (they
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don’t “swallow”) that a person could stand in afterwards.
The safest place in an earthquake is an open field because buildings and falling objects can injure or kill you. If you are indoors, when you feel the ground start to shake, take cover immediately under a table or strong piece of furniture, placing something between falling objects and yourself. Don’t attempt to use the stairs or an elevator to get out of the building.
1．Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? A．Earthquakes usually last 10 to 30 seconds.
B．After a big earthquake, there are many more quakes. C．Cracks in an earthquake are very dangerous.
D．What usually injures people during an earthquake are falling buildings. 2．The reason why there isn’t “earthquake weather” is that ____________. A．an earthquake only lasts seconds and doesn’t happen frequently. B．an earthquake can happen at any time and in any kind of weather. C．when an earthquake happens is related to the weather D．earthquakes don’t change with the seasons
3．The underlined word “swallow” in Paragraph3 probably means “___________”? A．take sb. / sth. in B．make sb. frightened C．make room for sb. to stand in D．make the ground slide
B
I was in a terrible mood. Two of my friends had gone to the movies the night before and hadn’t invited me. I was in my room thinking of ways to make them sorry when my father came in. “Want to go for a ride, today, Beck? It’s a beautiful day.”
“No! Leave me alone!” Those were the last words I said to him that morning. My friends called and invited me to go to the mall with them a few hours later. I forgot to be mad at them and I came home to find a note on the table. My mother put it where I would be sure to see it. “Dad has had an accident. Please meet us at Highland Park Hospital”.
When I reached the hospital, my mother came out and told me my father’s injuries were extensive. “Your father told the driver to leave him alone and just call 911,
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thank God! If he had moved Daddy, there’s no telling what might have happened. A broken rib(肋骨)might have pierced(穿透)a lung...”
My mother may have said more, but I didn’t hear. I didn’t hear anything except those terrible words: Leave me alone. My dad said them to save himself from being hurt more. How much had I hurt him when I hurled those words at him earlier in the day?
It was several days later that he was finally able to have a conversation. I held his hand gently, afraid of hurting him.
“ Daddy… I am so sorry…”
It’s okay, sweetheart. I’ll be okay.”
“No,” I said, “I mean about what I said to you that day. You know, that morning?” My father could no more tell a lie than he could fly. He looked at me and said. “Sweetheart, I don’t remember anything about that day, not before, during or after the accident. But I remember kissing you goodnight the night before.” He managed a weak smile.
My English teacher once told me that words have immeasurable power. They can hurt or they can heal. And we all have the power to choose our words. I intend to do that very carefully from now on.
4.The author was in bad mood that morning because _______. A.his father had a terrible accident
B.he couldn’t drive to the mall with his friends. C.his friends hadn’t invited him to the cinema
D.his father didn’t allow him to go out with his friends 5.Why did the author say sorry to his father in the hospital? A.Because he didn’t go along with his father. B.Because he was rude to his father that morning. C.Because he failed to come earlier after the accident. D.Because he couldn’t look after his father in the hospital.
6.The reason why the author’s father said he forgot everything about that day is that ___.
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A. he had a poor memory
B. he didn’t hear what his son said C. he just wanted to comfort his son D. he lost his memory after the accident 7.What lesson did Beck learn from the matter? A. Don’t treat your parents badly. B. Don’t hurt others with rude words. C. Don’t move the injured in an accident. D. Don’t be angry with friends at small things.
C
Thomas Edison was one of ten said to be the greatest genius of his age. There are only a few men in all of the history, who have changed the lives of other men as much as the inventor of the first useful electric light. But Edison could never be happy only because someone said he was a genius. “There is no such thing as genius,” Edison said. He said that what people called genius was mostly hard work.
But Edison was a dreamer as well as a worker. From his earliest days as a child he wondered about the secrets of nature. Nature, he often said, is full of secrets. He tried to understand them; then, he tried to learn what could usefully be done with them.
Edison enjoyed thinking. He knew that most people will do almost anything instead of the difficult work of thinking, especially if they do not think very often. But he knew, too, that thinking can give men enjoyment and pleasure.
Edison could not understand how anyone could be uninterested in life. As he loved to think, he also loved to work. On the day he became 75 years old, someone asked him what ideas he had about life. “Work,”he answered. “Discovering the secrets of nature and using them to make men happier.” He said he had enough inventions in his mind to give him another 100 years of work.
8. Edison thought ____________.
A. he could be happy if he was a genius
B. genius plays the most important part in one’s success
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C. hard work could do better than genius D. genius could do better than hard work 9. Edison was _____________. A. very much interested in nature
B. interested in discovering the secrets of nature C. interested in changing people’s ideas
D. uninterested in making people happier by discovering the secrets of nature 10. In Edison’s opinion, ______________.
A. thinking can supply people with enjoyment and pleasure as well as help B. People’s success lies mostly in genius
C. hard work is the second important thing in making people successful D. there are few secrets for him to discover later
11. The last sentence in the passage most probably implies __________. A. life is too short for Edison to invent more for human beings B. Edison made 100 inventions in his life C. Edison was able to live and work for 100 years
D. people of his time were ready to give Edison another 100 years’work
D
There are many dangerous sea creatures in the world. The following are some examples.
The needlefish are commonly seen living near the surface of tropical (热带的) waters. But they can also break cover the water, and once in the air they can become dangerous flying swords. Though it is rare, people have been seriously hurt and even killed by the fish. Night fishermen in small boats are at particular risk because their lights may attract the fish.
Saltwater crocodiles are the world's largest crocodiles, sometimes reaching 23 feet in length and topping 2,200 pounds. Yet these crocodiles hunt quietly, lying in wait below shoreline waters to attack turtles and thirsty animals that have come to drink. Saltwater crocodiles kill a number of people each year.
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广东省2020学年高二英语上学期期末联考试题
