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1、2021北京人大附中高二（上）期中 英 语说明：本试卷共3道大题53道小题，共10页，满分100分，考试时间90分钟。请同学们务必将答案写在答 题纸上，在试卷上作答无效。第一部分：知识运用（共三节，38分）第一节完形填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，共15分）阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。When I was ten, we moved to a new house across town. Mark, one of the 1 boys, came over with his Star Wars action figures. Obi-Wan

2、Kenobis lightsaber lit up and he could swing his arms and say, in a （inny voice, Use （he Force! I didnt think the figure looked much like the real Obi-Wan at all. Together, we watched him repeat （his performance five times on the coffee table.*Can he do anything clsc? I asked.Mark was 2 by my questi

3、on. Look at all the details, he said.I looked at the details. I wasnt sure what I was supposed to say.Mark was disappointed by my response. 4tShow me your toys.”I didnt have any toys 3 my paper menagerie. I brought Laohu out from my bedroom. By then he was very worn, patched all over with tape and g

4、lue, evidence of the years of repairs Mo m and I had done on him. He was no longer as nimble （敏捷的）and 4 as before. I carefully sat him down on the coffee lable. I could hear ihe skittering steps of theother animals behind in the hallway, timidly peeking into the living room.Xiao laohu, I said, and s

5、topped. I switched to English.This is Tiger, Cautiously, Laohu strode up and purred at Mark, sniffing his hands.Mark 5 the Christmas-wrap pattern of Laohus skin. That doesnt look like a tiger at all. Your Mom makes toys for you from trash?,I had never thought of Laohu as 6 . But looking at him now,

6、he was really just a piece of wrapping paper.Mark pushed Obi-Wans head again. The lightsaber flashed; he moved his arms up and down. Use the Force!Laohu turned and pounced, knocking the plastic figure 7 the table. It hit the floor and broke,and Obi-Wans head rolled under the couch. birds, with less

7、information available for other taxa （ 类 群）.But it seems clear that the world of the future is not just going to be hotter than humans arc used to. 49And there are other ways to adapt, too.A. The animals living in it will look different, too.B. Larger wings arc heavier, and bigger legs cost more ene

8、rgy to grow.C. Animals will have to rely on changing their bodies or their behaviour.D. But it is hard to prove that climate change was the cause of an anatomical （结构上的）change.E. Since any evolutionary adaptation comes with trade-offs, it is unclear how far the process might go.F. Such adaptations b

9、oost an animals surface area relative to its body volume, helping it to shed excess heat.第三节阅读I可答问题（共3小题，10分）阅读下面的两篇短文，根据短文内容回答问题。Story OneOnce upon a time a psychology professor walked around on a stage while teaching stress management principles to an auditorium fllled-with studenls.As she raised

10、a glass of water, everyone expected theyd be asked the typical glass half empty or glass half full question. Instead, with a smile on her face, the professor asked How heavy is this glass of water Im holding?Students shouted out answers ranging from eight ounces to a couple pounds. She replied, From

11、 my perspective, the absolute weight of this glass doesnt matter. It all depends on how long I hold it. If I hold it for a minute or two. its fairly light. If I hold it for an hour straight, its weight might make my arm ache a little. If I hold it for a day straight, my arm will likely cramp up （抽筋）

12、 and feel completely numb and paralyzed, forcing me （o drop the glass （o the floor. In each case, the weight of the glass doesnt change, but the longer I hold it, the heavier it feels to me.As the class nodded their heads in agreement, she continued, Your stresses and worries in life are very much l

13、ike this glass of water. Think about them for a while and nothing happens. Think about them a bit longer and you begin to ache a little. Think about them all day long, and you will feel completely numb and paralyzed - incapable of doing anything else until you drop （hem.Story TwoOne day a bright stu

14、dent wishing to be successful put this question to Socrates（苏格拉底）.“Teacher, I have studied many years with you and even though I have learned many things I still have not learned the secret to success or what it really takes to be success fill. Please train me in this mystery.Socrates looked at his

15、student with a thoughtful expression and after a long pause, he responded. twMy son, the secret is within each one of us if we only truly want it. If you walk-with me, I will take you to the river of life and show you.They walked side by side in silence for a while and upon reaching the river Socrat

16、es spoke. My son, bend down here by-the edge of the river and stare deeply at these flowing waters. As the student bent down beside the river Socrates took him by the neck and plunged his head into the water. After only a few seconds （that felt like eternity to the young man）, he started struggling

17、to get his head out of the water, gasping for a breath.After a couple of minutes, suddenly some inner strength burst into the young man and he pushed himself out of the water and gulped in precious air. After a few deep breaths he composed himself and pondered what had just happened. Was his teacher

18、 mad at him? What other reason would he act so strange?The student blurted out, Why did you do that?!Socrates answered rhetorically, While your head was underwater, what was the one thing you wanted more than anything in life?“To take a breath of air to be able to stay alive/ he said.“It is just as

19、I told you earlier, the secret to success is already inside all of us. W hen you desire success as much as you wanted that breath of air, you will be successful.”What is the moral（寓意，教益）of the first story? （2 分）50. As teachers in these two stories, what approach do the psychology professor and Socra

20、tes share in common to inspire their students? （3 分）What is the moral of （he second story?How do you understand it? （5 分）第三部分：书面表达（共20分）假如你是红星中学高二学生李华，请给你校的美国交换生Jim写一封信，邀请他参加近期在北京国家会议中 心举行的一年一度的茶博会。邮件的内容包括：1 .时间，地点，内容（品茶叶，赏茶器等）；2 .说明你邀请他的原因；注意：1.100字左右；2.开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。提示词：茶博会 China Beijing Tea Exp

21、o；国家会议中心 National Conference CenterDear JimYours Li HuaRawwww, Laohu laughed. I 8 him.Mark punched me, hard. This was very expensive! You cant even find it in the stores now. It probably cost more than what your Dad paid for your Mom!I stumbled and fell to the floor. Laohu growled and leapt at Marks

22、 face.Mark screamed, more out of fear and surprise than 9 . Laohu was only made of paper, after all. Mark grabbed Laohu and his snarl was choked off as Mark crumpled him in his hand and tore him in half. He balled up the two pieces of paper and threw them at me. Heres your stupid cheap Chinese garba

23、ge.After Mark left, I spent a long time trying, without 10 , (o tape together the pieces, smooth out the paper, and follow the creases to refold Laohu. Slowly, the other animals came into the living room and gathered around us, me and the torn wrapping paper that used to be Laohu.1 .A. classmateB. n

24、eighborhoodC. schoolD. camp2. A. annoyedB. excitedC. interestedD. troubled 固扰的3.A. besidesB.exceptC. untilD. before4. A. self-excitcdB. power-drivenC. strong-willedD. sure-footed5. A. examinedB. playedC. heldD. looked6.A. toyB. handicraftC. trashD. gift7 A. awayB. downC. beyondD. off8.A. blamedB. ap

25、plaudedC. laughedD. joined9. A. painB. sadnessC. angerD.envy10. A. effortB. failureC. difficultyD.success第二节语法填空(共10小题：每小蹶1分，共10分)阅读下列句子，在未给提示词的空白处仅填写I个适当的单词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正 确形式填空。AIt seems that I have an active social life, attending parties and playing sports, but Im distractcd,bccausc I stron

26、gly obsess over my phone. Social networking dominates my life. However, spending too much time_ 11 (socialize) online I always feel depressed and alone. I am barely (he only one who feels and behaves this way.12is really worryingme is that no one can drop their phone because it is indispensable for

27、present studies and life. Therefore, we are facing a situation.13_ wc arc wired up but more disconnected than ever.BJason, who was a wealthy college professor for 16 years, gave away all his money to charities a few years ago, 14he thought brought him happiness and a sense of success in life. He was

28、 tired of being regarded as living a successful life,15a person who had everything while many people had nothing. He said what he wanted was to livesimply and be helpful to others. Jason is one of the people who turn their backs on their millions and found other forms of success in their lives. In t

29、heir eyes, success16(not measure) by how much money one has but by how oneunderstands the (rue meaning of life.CHere are five easy* ways to improve our environment. Use your legs. In 2014, over 55% of car journeys were 17 eight kilometers, so you could easily walk or cycle. Use public transport. Up

30、to 90 people can travel in one bus, 18the same number will need at least 18 cars. If there isnt any _19(necessary) to travel in small parties, why not relax, read or nap during the commute?Think before you go. Before you get into your car, think about _20 youreally need to make that journey. Share c

31、ars. If you really have to use a car, share journeys with someone else. Take action! Dont just sit around and complain.第三节选词填空(共13小题；每小题1分，共13分)阅读下面的两段短文，掌握其大意，从方框中选择适当的词并用正确的形式填空。strive for greatnesswipe outdie outbe committed tobe to blamein ones attempt toget aheadup to in shorttake actionset so

32、apartat risk ofboil down toAWhy do Olympic athletes push themselves to the limits? One of the Olympic triathletes personifies (he phrase herself.To get to the top, she has made an endless list of sacrifices and it21_ this: she was born with an enormous amountof drive and determination. From a small

33、girl, she would stay in at lunchtime just to _22 on class work; she would ride on the bus on her own at ten years old and go to swim 100 length is of the pool. This was time she could have spent with friends, playing and engaging in other pursuits. Later, 23 achieve glory in professional, she had un

34、dergone much physical and mental intensity. However, inspired by another stellar triathlete, she was always willing to do an extra little bit during her every workout, which gradually 24 from the other competitors.Having been through fears and tears, she never regrets. To reach the winners platform,

35、 athletes should 25 their sport. It is hard to live a life in a normal and balanced way, but these words arc not used for the athletes who 26 .BHuman beings are no stranger to extinctions, where entire species 27_. In （he last 500 million years, there have been five times when life on Earth has almo

36、st ended. According to scientists, we are now entering the Earths sixth mass extinction, for which human activity will 28.There is a long list of reasons why so many species29: pollution, deforestation, farming and overfishing. It isclear that human activity has negatively affected all other species

37、 on Earth. If a sixth mass extinction occurs, scientists believe that30three quarters of all species on Earth could become extinct. In turn, as we humans depend on somany species for our survival, we would also be31_ extinction.However, its not too late to 32_ now. We need to take steps to set up na

38、ture and wildlife reserves, make good use of wind and solar energy, and reduce our carbon footprint.33, if wc want to survive, we need to stop destroying theplanet that we live on and start to protect it.第二部分：阅读理解（共三节，42分）第一节阅读选择（共11小题；每题2分，共22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。AEarly in my senior y

39、ear at Whitney Young, I went for an obligatory（强制的）appointment with the school college counselor to whom Id been assigned. I cant tell you much about the counselonbecause I deliberately and almost instantly blotted this experience out. I dont remember her age or race or how she happened to look at m

40、e that day when I turned up in her office doorway, full of pride at the fact that I was on track to graduate in the top 10 percent of my class at Whitney Young, that Id been elected treasurer of the senior class, made the National Honor Society, and managed to vanquish （击 败， 征服）every doubt Id arrive

41、d with as a nervous ninth grader.I dont remember whether she inspected my transcript （成绩报告单）before or after I announced my interest in joining my brother at Princeton the following fall. Its possible, in fact, that during our short meeting the college counselor said things to me that might have been

42、 positive and helpful, but I recall none of it. Because rightly or wrongly, I got stuck on one single sentence the woman uttered.“Fm not sure,“she said, giving me a careless, patronizing（居高临 卜 的） smile,“that youre Princeton material.MHer judgment was as swift as it was dismissive, probably based on

43、a quick-glance calculus involving my grades and test scores. It was some version. I imagine, of what this woman did all daylong and with practiced efficiency, telling seniors where they did and didnt belong. Im sure she figured she was only being realistic. I doubt that she gave our conversation ano

44、ther thought.But as Ive said, failure is a feeling long before its an actual result. And ibr me, it fell like thats exactly what she was planting -a suggestion of failure long before Id even tried to succeed. She was telling me to lower my sights.But three years of keeping up with the ambitious kids

45、 at Whitney Young had taught me that I was something more. I wasnt going Io let one persons opinion dislodge (强彳 j移除)cvciything I thought I knew about myself. I would apply to Princeton. Then I settled down and got back to work.And ultimately, six or seven months later, a letter arrived in our mailb

46、ox on Euclid Avenue,offering me admission to Princeton. I never went to the college counselor (o tell her shed been wrongthat I was Princeton material after all. 1( would have done nothing for either of us. And in the end, I hadnt needed to-show her anything. I was only showing myself.34. How did th

47、e author feel when she arrived at the counselors office?A. nervousB. proudC. discouragedD.excitedWhat did she remember about things he counsel or said to her?A. positive and helpful suggestionsB. praise of her grades and lest scoresC. realistic plans of college applicationD. judgment of where she di

48、dnt belongWhat made her successful admission to Princeton?A. belief in herselfB. lowering her sightsC. help from her teacherD. support from her parentsBSomething has changed at a workplace cafeteria in Birmingham. Next to the sandwiches and hot and cold dishes is a small globe symbol, coloured green, orange or red with a letter in the centre from A to E. Meet our new cco-labcls a sign reads.Researchers at Oxford University have analysed the ingredients in eveiy food item on the menu and given the dishes an environmenta