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1、2021届吉林江城中学高二上学期英语期中试题第卷 （选择题，共100分）本试卷分第卷（选择题）和第卷（非选择题）两部分，共12页。考试结束后，将答题卡交回。第二部分：第一节 阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。A If you are heading for Paris this year, be sure to include at least one of these shopping malls in your schedule.Au PrintempsTel: 01133014282 L

2、ocated near the Paris Opera, this huge store is well-known for household goods as well as its fashion. The store also offers many services to overseas visitors, including shipping, translation and a personal shopping service. Au Printemps, whose name means springtime, hosts several free fashion show

3、s each week. The stores beauty department has one of the worlds largest selections of perfumes.Galeries LafayetteTel: 01133014283 The Galeries Lafayette was built in 1906. It is as much fun to look at as it is to shop in this 10-storey shopping palace. In fact, the flagship store is the second most

4、visited attraction in Paris, after the Louvre Museum. This shopping palace specializes in womens clothing. Make sure to take in the view from the tea shop on the top floor; its well worth the visit.Le Bon MarcheTel: 01133014439 This stylish Left Bank department store was Paris first such store. Desi

5、gned by Gustave Eiffel, Le Bon Marche is particularly known for its food hall, its wedding shops and its selection of modern clothes.La Forum des HallesTel: 01133014476 This modern, underground shopping center was built in 1979. La Forum des Halles, the three-storey-tall shopping center offers every

6、thing from souvenirs to haute couture（高级女子时装）to entertainment, such as first-run movies and street performers. The shopping center is attached to the busy La Halle-Chatelet metro station and can be easily reached from all over Paris.21. Which of the following places attracts the most visitors accord

7、ing to the passage? A. The Louvre Museum. B. The Paris Opera. C. La Forum des Halles. D. Au Printemps.22. Which of the stores pays its special attention to womens dressing? A. Le Bon Marche. B. Au Printemps. C. La Forum des Halles. D. Galeries Lafayette.23. We can learn from the passage that . A. Au

8、 Printemps is famous for its food hall B. La Forum des Halles is next to the metro station C. the clothes in Le Bon Marche are usually very cheap D. the tea shop that is worth visiting is on the ninth floor of Galeries Lafayette BTo sacrifice means to give up something for the sake of something else

9、. We decided to sacrifice our luxurious city life to move to a seaside village with our children aged 9 and 3. In the city, we had a beautiful home and plenty of money but little real security because crime was on the increase every day. We never knew if we would all make it home safely each night.

10、We were very happy in the new town but life was very difficult economically. Our income was very much dependent on tourism and the jobs at other times are few. Although many of the long-standing residents live well, it is a very competitive environment for newcomers. Reading the newspapers from big

11、cities assured us that we had made the right choice. There is so much violence and crime there! However, it was not always easy to explain to the children why they could no longer have what they used to have, especially when our rich friends came from the city to visit us. Generally, they have so mu

12、ch but think they have so little and are always looking for more. One day, one of our rich friends came to visit us. His son preferred riding in the back of our beat-up little pickup (小卡车) to his father s big modern car. Our little daughter called me and said, “Mom, please help me to explain to Jame

13、s the reason why he is wrong. He said, today, if you dont have money you are nothing. I know that is not true. If you do have money you share it with your friends and if they dont have money, you share it with them. That is what makes us all rich. This made me realize that the sacrifice was well wor

14、th it. Our kids understand that they may not have all the spoils of city life but they do have a solid set of values and they know that our most precious gifts are our good friends and a wonderful environment.24. What was the reason why the family moved away from the city? A. They were tired of city

15、 life. B. The city was not safe enough. C. The people in the city were not friendly. D. The cost of living in the city was too high.25. Why was it a very competitive environment for them according to the author? A. The residents were all very poor. B. It was hard to make a living. C. Their children

16、couldnt get what they had in the city. D. They had few friends in their new environment.26. What assured the author that they had made the right choice according to the passage? A. What she read in the newspaper. B. The beautiful scenery of countryside. C. The residents living conditions. D. That fa

17、ct that they had been accustomed to the new place.27. What does the underlined word beat-up probably mean? A. Old.B. Convenient.C. Powerful.D. Expensive.28. What did the family gain from their sacrifice? A. They had a beautiful house in the seaside village. B. They made a lot of money during the tou

18、rist seasons. C. The parents got very good jobs in the new town. D. The children developed good values.CIt was Thanksgiving morning and in the crowded kitchen of my small home I was busy preparing the traditional Thanksgiving turkey when the doorbell rang. I opened the front door and saw two small c

19、hildren in rags(破旧衣服) huddling together inside the storm door on the top step. Any old papers, lady? asked one of them. I was busy. I wanted to say no until I looked down at their feet. They were wearing thin little sandals(凉鞋), wet with heavy snow. “Come in and Ill make you a cup of hot cocoa.” The

20、y walked over and sat down at the table. Their wet sandals left marks upon the floor. I served them cocoa and bread with jam to fight against the cold outside. Then I went back to the kitchen and started again on my household budget. The silence in the front room struck me. I looked in. The girl hel

21、d the empty cup in her hands, looking at it. The boy asked in a flat voice, Lady, are you rich? Am I rich? no! I looked at my shabby slipcovers(旧家具套). The girl put her cup back in its saucer (茶托;浅碟)carefully and said, Your cups match your saucers. Her voice was hungry with a need that no amount of f

22、ood could supply. They left after that, holding their bundles of papers against the wind. They hadnt said Thank you. They didnt need to. They had reminded me that I had so much for which to be grateful. Plain blue china(瓷的) cups and saucers were only worth five pence. But they matched. I tasted the

23、potatoes and stirred the meat soup. Potatoes and brown meat soup, a roof over our heads, my man with a good steady job-these matched, too. I moved the chairs back from the fire and cleaned the living room. The muddy prints of small sandals were still wet upon my floor. Let them be for a while, I tho

24、ught, just in case I should begin to forget how rich I am.29. Why did the writer let the children in?A. She showed great pity on them. B. She wanted to sell old papers.C. She knew them and wanted to make them a cup of cocoa.D. She wanted to invite them to her Thanksgiving party.30. The girl thought

25、the writer was rich perhaps because_A. she saw that the ladys room was comfortable B. she saw the cups matched the saucersC. the writers slipcovers were very new D. the woman had expensive clothes31.What was the weather probably like when the story happened?A. cloudy B. sunny C. windy D. snowy32. Fr

26、om the passage, we can infer that whether you are rich depends on_A. how much money you have had B. how you feel about your lifeC. how you have helped others D. what job you are doing DMost children now chat daily either online or through their mobile phones. They are connecting to a huge number of

27、other children all over the world. Some are shy “in real life” but are confident to communicate with others online; others find support from people of their own age on relationship issues, or problems at home. Sometimes the online world, just like the real world, can introduce problems, such as argu

28、ments. Going online is great fun, but there are also a few people who use the Internet for offensive (冒犯性的) or illegal aims. Children must be made aware of both the good things and the dangers. To keep children safe your management must cover the family computer. Just as you decide which TV pro-gram

29、s are suitable, you need to do the same for the websites and chat rooms your children visit. Remind your children that online friends are still strangers. Re-minding them of the risks will keep them alert (警惕).Computer studies are part of schoolwork now, so its likely that your children may know mor

30、e than you do. We get left behind when it comes to the latest gad-gets and the interactive areas of websites, like chat rooms and message boards, which are especially strange. The language of chat is strange to many parents, too. Chatters love to use abbreviations (缩写) such as: atb all the best, bbf

31、n bye bye for now, cul8er see you later, gr8 great, Idk I dont know, imbl it must be love, kit keep in touch, paw parents are watching, lol laugh out loud, xlnt excellent!33. The passage is meant for _.A. children B. parents C. teachers D. net bar owners34. Which of the following will the author pro

32、bably agree with?A. The Internet is no good for children. B. The chat language is strange to adults.C. Children shouldnt chat so much online. D. The Internet is a good place for children.35. In order to keep children safe online, youd better _.A. choose suitable websites and chat rooms for them B. t

33、each them to use correct net wordsC. surf the Internet together with them D. forbid them to use the Internet第二节：任务型阅读（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）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。_36_ One of the best things you can possibly do is to start you own club. Its great fun especially if you are the sort of pe

34、rson who feels theres never anything to do during the school holidays.The first thing you need to come up with is an idea for your club. _37_ Pets, clothes, pop music or dancing groups, sports, making things? The list is endlessNext you need some friends to be in your club with you. _38_ All you nee

35、d is three or four other people who are interested in the same thing as you._39_You should all sit down somewhere together with lots of pieces of paper and write down every name you can think up. Thatll keep you busy for ages.At your first meeting you should make up a rule book. And the first rule s

36、hould be no grown-ups or little/big brothers or sisters! The best clubs are always secret!Now you have just about everything you need, except membership cards. These are very important and again you can speed a lot of time making them. _40_ Why not leave some space for a photo of yourself? That will

37、 make the membership card really look like it.So there you are, get clubbing! Once you get started youll think of loads of more interesting things to do!A. Thats easyB. Enjoy your own club!C. Invite a designer to join youD. What are you interest in?E. Some vacation is just around the cornerF. Then y

38、ou need to pick a name for your clubG. Use a bright thick pen to make a special design第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节, 满分45分）第一节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分, 满分30分）阅读下面短文, 从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中, 选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项, 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Billy，a hardworking student，is fourteen years old and in the ninth grade. He has a parttime job that

39、 _41_ him up every morning at five oclock，when most people are still _42_ asleep .He is a newspaper boy.Each morning，Billy leaves the house at 515 to go to the _43_ where the newspapers always are. The newspapers were _44_ to the corner by truck at midnight. He always takes a wagon to _45_ them.In t

40、he winter it is still dark _46_ he gets up every day，but during the rest of the year it is _47_.Billy must send the newspapers to the houses of people on his_48_ in all kinds of weather. He tries to put each paper on the porch(门廊) where it will be _49_ from wind，rain or snow. Sometimes his customers

41、 give him tips，_50_ him very excited.Billy earns about $70 per month through hard _51_，and he is saving some of the money to go to _52_，where he has always been longing to go. Besides that，he _53_ the rest of the earnings on records and clothes. Once a month，he has to collect the _54_at night since

42、many of them work during the day. That is when he is _55_ so that he is full of excitement. Luckily，he gets _56_ supported by his family. Sometimes，when Billy is sick，his brother offers to deliver the newspapers for him. Once，his father was too _57_ to help.Billy has seventy customers now，but he doe

43、snt feel _58_ about the number.He dreams that he will get _5960_，he might win a prize for being an outstanding newspaper boy. He wants to win a trip to Europe，but he will be happy if he wins a new bicycle.41A. wakesBtakes Cgets Dpicks42A. soundBfalling Cfall Dsoundly43A. corner Bstreet Croom Ddepart

44、ment44A. givenBaddressed Chanded Ddelivered45A. carryBbring Csend Dload46A. at which Bwhile Cthat Dwhen47A. shortBblackClight Dlong48A. roadBwayCroute Dpath49A. protected BstoppedCkept Dprevented50A. making BlettingCleading Dcausing51A. attempt BjobCwork Dstruggle52A. abroad BschoolCcollege Dhospita

45、l53A. costsBspendsCpays Duses54A. paperBmoneyCnewspapersDrecords55A. depressed Benergetic Cfulfilled Dmoved56AveryBgreat CgreatlyDa lot of57A. likely Breluctant Ctried Dwilling58A. satisfied Bpleasant Ccontented Dhappy59A. many moreBas muchCas manyDmuch more60A. If that BIf so CBesidesDWhats more第卷

46、（非选择题，共50分）第二节 短文填空(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确形式。John Snow was afamous doctor in London - so expert, indeed, _1_he attended Queen Victoria as her personal physician. _2_he became _3_ (inspire)when he thought about_4_(help)ordinary people _5_ (expose) to cholera. This was the _6_ (dead)disease of its day. Neither its cause _7_its cure w