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1、会宁四中2019-2020学年度第二学期高二期中考试英语试卷第一部分：阅读理解(共两节，每小题2分，满分40分)AGreat Activities for Nature LoversHikingOne of the easiest and most accessible ways to get close to nature is by setting out on a good old fashioned hike. Hiking generally doesnt require any fancy equipment or special skills, just a piece of m

2、ap and a thirst for adventure. This activity can be as relaxing as you make it.Backcountry CampingWhy limit yourself to just a day hike when you can have a full weekend for a longer adventure? Backcountry camping involves packing your tent, sleeping gear ,food, and water on your back to set up camp

3、in a remote location. I youre an experienced hiker and camper ,this is an excellent way to test your survival skills and explore the wilderness.Mountain and Road BikingUnlike long hikes through the woods , biking allows you to cover more ground and travel farther in nature. Mountain biking typically

4、 involves riding up and down steep slopes , between trees , and over rocks. If this sounds too intense or your tires arent suited for rugged terrain( 地形)，consider taking a road bike on paved trails through forest preserves or along country roads.GardeningContrary (o popular belief, you dont have to

5、(ravel beyond your own backyard to experience the beauty of nature every day. If your personality is less adventurous or your mobility restricted, consider planting a garden to grow your own vegetables, fruit, herbs, or flowers. Theres something truly satisfying about mixing up a salad with fresh in

6、gredients you grow yourself. One of the best parts about spending time in gardening is that it doesnt have to break your budget and anyone can do it.1. W hat do hikers need for hiking?A. Practical skills.B. Necessary equipment.C. A useful map.D. A relaxed mood.2. W hats NOT the advantage of gardenin

7、g according to the text?A. You dont need to go far to enjoy the beauty of nature.B. It gives you a sense of satisfaction when cooking with fresh ingredients.C. It doesnt lake any energy or money to do it.D. Ps easy to start it for anyone who likes it.3. Which of the following can take you to travel

8、farthest?A. Hiking.B. Backcountry Camping.C. Mountain and Road Biking.D. Gardening.【答案】l.C 2.C3.C【解析】【分析】这是一篇说明文。文章介绍了几种亲近大自然的户外活动。【1题详解】细节理解题。根据第一段 “Peking generally doesnt require any fancy equipment or special skills, just a piece of map and a (hirst for adventure.可知，徒步旅行通常不需要任何花哨的装备或特殊的技能，只需要一张地

9、图 和对冒险的渴望。徒步者们需要一张有用的地图，故选C。【2题详解】推理判断题。根据第三段中“One of (he best parts about spending lime in gardening is that it doesnt have to break your budget and anyone can do it.可知，种花园最大的好处是不需要打破预算，每个人都可以做到，并不 是不花费时间C. It doesnt take any energy or money to do it.不需要花费任何精力和金钱，表述与原文不符， 故选Co【3题详解】细节理解题。根据第三段中“Unl

10、ike long hikes through the woods , biking allows you to cover more ground and travel farther in nature.”可知，骑自行车可以是你在大自然中旅行地更远，故选C。【点睛】如何增加阅读理解的准确度一排除法。如第2小题，问题是哪一项不是园艺的优势，根据Contrary to popular belief, you dont have to travel beyond your own backyard to experience the beauty of nature every day. 可知,不

11、需走太远就可享受大自然,故A项正确;Theres something truly satisfying about mixing up a9 .whichwhere10 .thingthings【解析】【分析】本文是应用文，是关于加入学校将要建立的科学俱乐部的邀请。【详解】1.考查时态。根据下文“the chib will provide you with”的一般将来时时态可知，“Our school was going to set up a science club ”应是一般将来时。故 was 改为 is。2 .考查动词。join in指加入某种小型群体活动，join表示加入某组织，成为

12、其中的一员；“加入俱乐部” 应该是成为俱乐部的成员，应是join the club。筱去掉in。3 .考查副词。beside是介词，意思为“在旁边”；besides是副词,意思为“除此之外,而且”，用来 引出句子。故Beside改为Besides。4 .考查固定短语。短语the chance to do，意思为“做的机会”，后面接不定式做定语。故chances后加to。5 .考查主谓一致。定语从句who share your interests的谓语动词share应该与作主语的先行词anyone在人称 和时态上一致；句子叙述的是现在的情况，是一般现在时，anyone是单数，因此share用第三

13、人称单数形 式。故 share 改为 shares（6 .考查代词。句意：你也可以和他们讨论你的学习体验。句子的主语是you,相应地用形容词性的物主代 词 your。故 our 改为 your。7 .考查冠词。文章第一句提到Our school is going to set up a science club，“ joining a club will enable you”应用定冠词the表示上文提到过的事物。故a改为the。8 .考查过去分词。分析句子结构，giving by some famous scientists”是定语，the lectures和give之间应该 是逻辑上的动宾

14、关系，因此用过去分词做后置定语；give是不规则变化动词，过去分词为given。故giving 改为giveno9 .考查定语从句关系词。“which you can get acquainted with other students and leam new thing 定语从句， 先行词the club在从句中作地点状语，可以理解为“inthe chib”,因此用where引导定语从句。故which 改为where o10 .考查可数名词单复数。根据句意，“学到新的东西”应该是指很多东西，因此thing用复数的形式表示 泛指。故thing改为thingso第二节：书面表达（满分25分）5

15、2.假如你是李华，你的美国笔友Mark本学期选修了汉语课程。最近，他来信询问你如何学好汉语。请你 根据如下提示给与他一些建议。1认真听讲，积极练习2广泛阅读3欣赏影视作品注意：可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯词数：不少于100词【答案】Dear Mark,Knowing from your letter that you are learning Chinese this semester, I am more than pleased to provide you with some advice on how to acquire a good knowledge of Chinese.To

16、begin with, there is no better way to learn a language well than to listen attentively to your teacher in class and constantly practise after class as mastering a language does require a great deal of practice. Besides, I think it beneficial if you read as much as possible, which contributes a lot t

17、o enlarging your vocabulary. Finally, you can gain idiomatic Chinese through movies and songs.I genuinely hope the suggestions will turn out useful. Wish you a successful semester.Yours sincerely,Li Hua【解析】【分析】本篇书面表达属于应用文。要求考生写封信，就如何学好汉语给美国的笔友些建议。【详解】第一步：审题体裁：应用文时态：根据提示，时态应为一般现在时和一般将来时。结构：总分法?总分法指把主

18、题句作为总说，把支持句作为分说，并以这种方式安排所写内容。要求：1.表明写信意图2.具体建议1）认真听讲，积极练习2）广泛阅读3）欣赏影视作品第二步:列提纲（重点词组）semester； Chinese； advice； listen to； practice； plenty of； as much as possible； appreciate； read widely； look forward to第三步：连词成句1. Tm glad to know that you are learning Chinese this semester.2. Let me give you some a

19、dvice on how to learn Chinese well.3. Firstly you must listen to teacher in class carefully and make sure to keep practicing every day.4. It will also help if you can read widely.5. Besides, appreciating movies is another way to improve your Chinese.6. Look forward to what I say can help you.根据提示及关健

20、词（组）进行遣词造句，注意主谓一致和时态问题。第四步：连句成篇（衔接词）1 .表文章结构顺序:First of all. Firstly/First, Secondly/Second, , And then, Finally, In the end. At last2 .表并列补充关系:What is more, Besides, Moreover, Furthermore, In addition As well as, not only-but （also）, including,3 .表转折对比关系：However, On the contrary, but, Although+clau

21、se（从句）,In spite of+n/doing,On the one hand,On the other handSome,while others*as for, so【hat4 .表因果关系：Because, As, So, Thus, Therefore, As a result连句成文，注意使用恰当的连词进行句子之间的衔接与过渡，书写一定要规范清晰， 第五步：润色修改【点睛】范文内容完整，要点全面，语言规范，语篇连贯，词数适当，上下文意思连贯。作者在范文中使 用 了 较多主从复合句，如：To begin with, there is no better way to learn

22、a language well than to listen attentively to your teacher in class and constantly practise after class as mastering a language does require a great deal of practice.这句话运用了 as引导的原因状语从句和较为复杂的比较级；使用了一些固定词组，如turn out; contribute to; as much as possible等。文中没有中式英语的句式，显示了很高的驾驭英语的能力。salad with fresh ingred

23、ients you grow yourself.可知,当你用自己种的蔬菜做饭时,会有一种满足感,故B项 正确；根据最后一句“and anyone can do it.”可知，园艺非常简单，每一个热爱园艺的人都可以做，故D 项正确。通过排除法，选择C项。BChina.Whenstruggle.That for a baby is a big deal in China.When picking out a Chinese name,paren（s usually select two or three characters that have a carefully thought out me

24、aning, but when deciding on an English name, many of them slruggle.Thats where Jessup and her company. Special Name,come in. In the last few years, Jessup has helped name 677,900 Chinese babies, and earned over S400.000 in the process, more than enough to pay her college fees.China.OneMrs.Wangdaught

25、er.Jessupculture.Theme in 2015,after accompanying her father on a business trip to China.One of her dads business partners,a Mrs.Wang, asked her （o help choose an English name for her daughter.Jessup felt honored and quickly realized the importance of choosing a proper name in Chinese culture.The wo

26、man wanted people to be surprised by the things her daughter could achieve,so Jessup suggested the nameElizaafter the character Eliza Doolittle from the play 尸。儿Mrs.I%gMrs.Wangdelighted with Jessups choice.If Mrs.Wang needed this service,maybe other parents would as well,Jessup thought.After returni

27、ng to UKJessup borrowed 1,500 from her parents and paid a web designer to build a website.She then spent her free time filling up a database（数据库）with around 4.000 English names.associating them with five major personality characteristics,I ike honesty and optimism.fees.Theoperations.Sheup offered th

28、e service for free to promote the website,but later,she started charging fees.The business is almost completely self-sufficient.requiring only a small team in China that manages technical opcrations.Shc updates the database each month,allowing her to focus full-time on studies.4. Whats the purpose o

29、f Special Name?A. To help Chinese teens go abroad.B. To strengthen childrens personalities.C. To pick an English name fbr a Chinese baby.D. To make a deal with Chinese parents.5. What inspired Jessup to set up Special Name?A. A suggestion from a business partner.B. Her interest in Chinese culture.C.

30、 A Chinese mothers request.D. A character from a play.6. Mrs.Wang Mrs.Wang want her daughter to be in the future?A.A woman with achievements.B.A famous actress.C.A successful businesswoman.D.A western culture expert.7. What can we infer from the last paragraph about Special Name?A.It offers free ser

31、vice.B.Its updated every day.C.Its operated completely by itself.D.It is easy to manage.【答案】4. C 5. C 6. A 7. D【解析】这是一篇说明文。主要介绍了一个名为Special Name的公司专为中国婴儿取一个英文名字。同时说明了公 司成立的起因是一位中国母亲的请求，以及公司成立过程和管理情况。【4题详解】细节理解题。根据第一段中 When picking out a Chinese name, parents usually select two or three characters th

32、at have a carefully thought out meaning, but when deciding on an English name, many of them struggle. Thats where Jessup and her company, Special Name, come in.（在选择中文名字时，父母通常会选择两个或三个经过仔细 思考的汉字，但在决定英文名字时，他们中的许多人都很纠结。这就是杰塞普和她的公司“Special Name” 的由来。）可知Special Name的目的是给一个中国婴儿取一个英文名字。故选C。【5题详解】细节理解题。根据第二段

33、中 One of her dads business partners, a Mrs. Wang, asked her （o help choose an English name for her daughter. Jessup felt honored and quickly realized ihe importance of choosing a proper name in Chinese culture.（她爸爸的一位生意伙伴王女士让她由女儿选一个英文名字。Jessup感到很亲幸，并很快意 识到在中国文化中选择一个合适名字的重要性。）可知一位中国母亲的要求促使Jessup设立了 S

34、pecial Nameo 故选 Co【6题详解】细节理解题。根据第二段中 The woman wanted people to be surprised by the things her daughter could achieve, so Jessup suggested the name Eliza after the character Eliza Doolittle from the play Pygmalion.（这个女人想i上 人们对她女儿的成就感到惊讶，所以Jessup建议用皮格马利翁（Pygmalion）中的人物伊丽莎杜利特尔（ElizaDoolittle）来命名“伊丽莎”（

35、Eliza）。）可知王太太希望她的女儿将来成为一个有成就的女人。故选A。 【7题详解】推理判断题。根据最后一段中 The business is almost completely self-sufficient, requiring only a small team in China that manages technical operations.（该业务几乎完带自给自足，只需要一个在中国管理技术运营的小 团队。）可知从最后一段中我们可以推断出Special Name很容易管理。故选D。CHaving an older brother comes with plenty of bene

36、fits. However, a new study finds an interesting downside: children with older brothers take longer when it comes to developing language skills.The study, conducted by a group of researchers in Paris, France, builds upon early research that having older brothers is associated with poor linguistic （语言

37、的）development. Now, researchers say they have come to a more specific conclusion: only children with an older brother show these linguistic difficulties. One would assumed段 设） that children with older brothers would grow up around more conversation on a daily basis, thus speeding up their language d

38、evelopment. But researchers say such children actually take longer than their older brothers to begin developing these skills. Researchers studied more than 1.000 children from birth to the age of five-and-a-half years old. Each childs language skills were tested at ages 2, 3, and 5.5, using tests s

39、pecially designed to measure many aspects of language development such as vocabulary and syntax（句法）.What the research team discovered was significant: children with an older brother had, on average, a two-month delay in their language development compared to studied children with an older sister. As

40、 far as explaining this phenomenon, researchers have given two assumptions. The first is that older sisters tend to talk more often than older brothers, which would make up for parents being less present than they were for their first child. The second assumption is that older sisters usually compet

41、e with their brothers and sisters less than older brothers for their parents attention.So far, the studys authors say they cant say fbr certain why children with older brothers have a harder time developing language skills. In the future theyd like to investigate it further.8. What does the word “do

42、wnside” mean in the first paragraph?A. slide.B. advantage.C. upside down.D. disadvantage.9. What can be learned from the passage?A. Children with older brothers will speak earlier.B. No one knows exactly the reason why children with brothers speak later.C. Children with an older sister had a two-mon

43、th delay in speaking.D. Researchers studied over 1,000 children of all ages.10. Whats the weakness fbr the children with older brothers?A. The parents will never care about them any more.B. The older brothers will always fight with them.C. The development speed of （heir linguistic skills will be put

44、 off.D They wont enjoy life-long close relationships with the older brothers. 11. Whats the best title of the passage?A. Young brothers usually speak earlier?B. Having older brothers always benefits you?C. Parents love older brothers more?D. Sisters often compete with brothers?【答案】8.D9. B 10. C 11.

45、B【解析】【分析】这是一篇说明文。本文章主要讲述了有哥哥的孩子语言发育所需的时间更长，并结合研究给出了相应的原 因。到H前为止，这项研究的作者说，他们还不能确定为什么有哥哥的孩子在发展语言技能方面更困难。【8题详解】词义猜测题。根据后文 children with older brothers take longer when it comes to developing language skills.可知 一项新的研究发现了一个有趣的缺点：有哥哥的孩子在发展语言技能方面花的时间更长。故划线单词意思 为“缺点”。故选D。【9题详解】细节理解题。根据最后一段中 So far, the stud

46、ys authors say they cant say for certain why children with older brothers have a harder time developing language skills.可知到目前为止,这项研究的作者说，他们还不能确定 为什么有哥哥的孩子在发展语言技能方面更困难。由此可知，没有人确切地知道为什么有哥哥的孩子晚说 话。故选Bo10题详解】细节理解题。根据第二段中 What the research team discovered was significant: children with an older brother h

47、ad, on average, a iwo-month delay in their language development compared to studied children with an older sister, of 知研究小组的发现很有意义：与有姐姐的孩子相比，有哥哥的孩子在语言发展上平均有两个月的延迟。由 此可知，有哥哥的孩子他们语言技能的发展速度将被推迟。故选C。【11题详解】主旨大意题。根据第一段中 However, a new study finds an interesting downside: children with older brothers take

48、 longer when it comes to developing language skills.可知然而，一项新的研究发现了一个有趣的缺点：有哥哥 的孩子在发展语言技能方面需要更长的时间。结合本文章主要讲述了有哥哥的孩子语言发育所需的时间更 长，并结合研究给出了相应的原因。故B选项“有哥哥总是对你有好处吗？ ”符合文章标题。故选B.【点睛】标题确定题属深层理解题，它要求考生在通读全文的基础上，认真分析主人公的特定心态、文章 大意及作者的写作意图。在此基础上，还应做到概括性、针对性、醒目性的有机结合。概括性原则：要求标题应在最大程度上覆盖全文，囊括文章的主要内容，体现文章的主题要旨。从全局的 角度归纳概括出文章的标题。要防止本末倒置，主次不分，以点代面，以偏概全。针对性原则：针对性原则是对标题外延的一种界定。即标题的外延既不能太大也不能太小，要量体裁衣， 大小适度。醒目性原则：标题是文章的点睛之笔，是文章的灵魂和门面。标题的好坏往往影响文章的可读性。读者往 往从标题上决定文章的阅读取舍，故标题往往比较醒目，甚至比较离奇，目的是为了吸引读者的