2019-2020学年广东省湛江二十一中高二（下）开学英语试卷

第一部分 阅读理解 （共两节，满分30分）第一节 （共3小题；每小题10分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项 （A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在题卡上将该项涂黑。

• 1．Do you travel a great deal with your dog？If so，there is no doubt that you should be just as concerned about your dog's safety as you would show for yourself and other passengers.There is no reason why your dog shouldn't be treated just like every member of the family and kept safe throughout your travels.
     There are many dangers that you may face while traveling.These dangers include accidents and even sudden stops that can result in serious injury.You have to keep in mind that these dangers that could affect you，could also affect your dog!Therefore，you should take proper safety measures to protect your dog.
     However，there are many ways that you can protect your dog while traveling.There are many companies that make seat belts and harnesses（保护带） designed to protect dogs while traveling.These devices（器具） are created and designed to keep dogs in place while a car is moving and act as lifesaving devices during accidents.
     Safe car travel with your dog is very important to your safety and also to your dogs.If your dog is not harnessed down while driving，it could jump onto your lap and could cause you to have an accident.This could result in injury to yourself and also to your dog.Additionally，there are many countries that require that any animal in a car be contained in a travel kit （成套工具）.
  
  （1）What can we learn from the first paragraph？

  
  A．Taking dogs during a travel should not be allowed.
  B．Dogs' safety should be taken seriously during the travel.
  C．Dogs don't like to travel with their owners.
  D．Dogs have the ability to keep themselves safe during the travel.
  （2）What is mentioned in the passage when an accident takes place？

  
  A．Your dog may tell you the danger in advance.
  B．Your dog could escape from the danger easily.
  C．Your dog would also suffer from the danger.
  D．Your dog may save you from the danger.
  （3）How can dogs be protected while traveling？

  
  A．By using dogs' seat belts and harnesses.
  B．By designing special cars for dogs.
  C．By using special warning devices.
  D．By teaching dogs some special skills.
  （4）What would come about if your dog is free in your car while traveling？

  
  A．It can escape in an accident.
  B．It would make you in a dangerous situation.
  C．Both of you would be safer in an accident.
  D．It would be easy for you to save it in an accident.
  （5）When you travel in some countries with a dog by car

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  A．you have to hold your dog in your arms
  B．you have to buy an animal seat belt
  C．you will be forced to keep your dog in a safe place
  D．you may be asked to equip your car with a travel kit
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• 2．Long before the white man came to America，the land belonged to the American Indian nations.The nation（民族） of the Cherokees lived in what is now the southeastern part of the United States.After the white man came，the Cherokees copied many of their ways.One Cherokee named Sequoyah saw how important reading and writing was to the white man.He decided to invent a way to write down the spoken Cherokee language.He began by making word pictures.For each word he drew a picture.But that proved impossible -- there were just too many words.Then he took the 85 sounds that made up the language.Using his own imagination and an English spelling book，Sequoyah invented a sign for each sound.His alphabet proved amazingly easy to learn.Before long，many Cherokees knew how to read and write in their own language.By 1828，they were even printing their own newspaper.
     In 1830，the U.S.Congress passed a law.It allowed the government to remove Indians from their lands.The Cherokees refused to go.They had lived on their lands for centuries.It belonged to them.Why should they go to a strange land far beyond the Mississippi River？
     The army was sent to drive the Cherokees out.Soldiers surrounded their villages and marched（行进，使前进） them at gunpoint into the western part of the country.The sick，the old and the small children went in carts，along with their belongings.The rest of the people marched on foot or rode on horseback.It was November，yet many of them still wore their summer clothes.Cold and hungry，the Cherokees were quickly exhausted by the hardships of the journey.Many dropped dead and were buried by the roadside.When the last group arrived in their new home in March 1839，more than 4，000 had died.It was indeed a march of death.
  
  （1）Where the Cherokee Nation used to live？

  
  A．On the American continent.
  B．In the southeastern part of the US.
  C．Beyond the Mississippi River.
  D．In the western territory.
  （2）What is one of the ways that Sequoyah copied from the white man ？

  
  A．Writing down the spoken language.
  B．Making word pictures.
  C．Teaching his people reading.
  D．Printing their own newspaper.
  （3）Why was a law passed in 1830？

  
  A．To allow the Cherokees to stay where they were.
  B．To send the army to help the Cherokees.
  C．To force the Cherokees to move westward.
  D．To forbid the Cherokees to read their newspaper.
  （4）How did the Cherokees leave their lands？

  
  A．They went in carts.
  B．They went on horseback.
  C．They marched on foot.
  D．All of the above.
  （5）Why did Many Cherokees die on their way to their new home mainly？

  
  A．Because they were not willing to go there.
  B．Because the government did not provide transportation.
  C．Because they did not have enough food and clothes.
  D．Because the journey was long and boring.
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• 3．By day she looks like so many other older women out shopping，going slowly along on feet that move as though （好像） they hurt.She likes to ride the city's buses，often singing softly to herself as she rides.If you hear her，listen carefully，for the little old lady is the famous jazz singer Alberta Hunter.After over twenty years away from the stage（舞台），the eighty-three-year old singer is a star once again，and，she says， "I'm the happiest woman in this world."
     At night Ms Hunter is on stage，wearing large round gold earrings，and singing the blues （sad songs） for the people who crowded into the theater.
     Ms Hunter，who has loved music all her life，began her life's work when she was only eleven years old.She ran away from her home in Memphis，Tennessee，because she'd heard that singers in Chicago were making ten dollars a week.Even though she was young and small，she was able to get a job，and people began to recognize her great talent（天才）.She traveled all over the world and became famous not only as a singer，but also as a songwriter.
     During all those years，Ms Hunter was very close to her mother whom she brought from Memphis to live and travel with her.But when her mother died in 1954，there was a sudden and complete change in Alberta Hunter's life.
     A few days after her mother's death，Ms Hunter attended school and became a nurse.She gave up singing forever.She thought.
     For more than twenty-three years，she worked happily as a nurse at a New York hospital，where no one had an idea of her unusual past.Nor did they have any idea of her age.When she finally retired （退休），they believed she had reached age seventy. "I was eighty-two，" Ms Hunter says with a smile.She became terribly bored and told some of her old friends.One of them suggested that she should go back to singing.She did and she had been busy ever since.
  
  （1）Why don't many people recognize Alberta Hunter in the daytime？

  
  A．Because she walks very slowly when going shopping.
  B．Because she enjoys riding the city's buses.
  C．Because she doesn't look different from other old women.
  D．Because she only sings to herself on the bus.
  （2）What is Alberta Hunter famous for ？

  
  A．Wearing large round gold earrings.
  B．Singing the blues for the people.
  C．Running away from home at seven.
  D．Traveling all over the world.
  （3）Why did Alberta Hunter run away from her home at eleven years of age ？

  
  A．To see the city of New York.
  B．To show her talent for music.
  C．To make money by singing.
  D．To begin her life's work.
  （4）When she worked as a nurse at a New York hospital，Alberta

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  A．never talked about her past
  B．pretended to be younger than her age
  C．often thought of her mother's death
  D．sang songs only for her friends
  （5）Why is Ms Hunter a star once again when she has reached old age？

  
  A．She is terribly bored.
  B．She loves music all her life.
  C．A friend of hers helped her.
  D．She is still good at singing.
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第二节 （共1小题；每小题10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。

• 4．High school students do not just study and take classes. （1）

  They always have a lot of work to do in school and at home，so it is essential for high school students to organize their life well.
     Here are six tips to make life of high school easier and give you extra time to be with your friends and family：
     Set targets every day.Before you go to bed，make a list of all the things you want to accomplish the following day. （2）

  This will help you to get everything done more quickly and more efficiently.
     （3）

  Once you have completed your "to do" list，try to prioritize （优先安排） the goals you want to achieve.Set your most important goal at the top of your priorities and your least important goals further down the list.
     Use your spare time properly.As a high school student，sometimes you might not notice that you actually have lots of spare time.Try adding up the minutes that it takes you on the bus to school and back home again.
     Get enough sleep.（4）

  This can make you ineffective and lead to unwelcome health problems.
     Keep your goals realistic.Trying to accomplish unrealistic goals can often result in failure and frustration （挫折）. （5）

  
     Just remember，everything you need to accomplish in one day is possible if you are organized and plan everything that you do in a day.
  
  A.Find the right time.
  B.Arrange your list of targets first.
  C.If you try to study in this situation，you will probably waste your time.
  D.They also have to take part in school activities，socialize and do their homework.
  E.This will help you to know what you are going to do and avoid doing unimportant tasks.
  F.It is unhealthy to make yourself stressed by studying when you are supposed to be sleeping.
  G.Setting realistic goals and then achieving them can，however，build your selfworth and make you proud of your achievements.
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第二部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分30分）第一节 完形填空（共1小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

• 5．It was 3：30 am on a fall morning in 2003.Sixthgrader Kevin Conaway was（1）

  by his mom.A strong smell was coming through the window.It was smoke.
     Kevin's mom told him to（2）

  in her room with his brother.Kevin's parents went out of their（3）

  .They saw a line of cars，all headed the same way.Everyone was（4）

  .
     The roar （轰鸣） of the fire could be（5）

  in the distance.The air was thick with smoke.（6）

  there were no alarms （警报），no warning lights，and no firefighters to help.They were on their own!
     The Conaways decided to（7）

  at once.Kevin took his guitar，books and some clothes.His mom took water and food.The family（8）

  up and down their street to wake anyone who might（9）

  be asleep.Then they（10）

  the line of cars driving away as fast as they could.
     The Conaways went to stay with friends.They waited for news and（11）

  .Was their house still standing？Were their friends and neighbors（12）

  ？
     A few days later，it was safe to go home.（13）

  the Conaways drove onto their street，Kevin saw a blackened hill.But their house was（14）

  .Firefighters had arrived in time.It was a huge（15）

  .
     Still，the Conaways felt（16）

  .Their town was a disaster area.Kevin's middle school became a shelter （避难处） for families who had（17）

  their homes.
     More than nine years later，these（18）

  are still with Kevin.But so are the good ones.His family worked with their neighbors.They（19）

  the town.They gave out clothing and supplies.
     Even more important，the town created an alert system （警报系统）.When more wildfires started in 2007，the system（20）

  .Everyone got out safely.
  
  

  （1）	A．woken	B．raised	C．caught	D．encouraged
  （2）	A．play	B．rest	C．wait	D．change
  （3）	A．neighborhood	B．house	C．mind	D．way
  （4）	A．trying	B．fighting	C．sleeping	D．escaping
  （5）	A．remembered	B．accepted	C．sensed	D．heard
  （6）	A．So	B．Nor	C．But	D．And
  （7）	A．act	B．leave	C．forget	D．remove
  （8）	A．drove	B．ran	C．walked	D．rode
  （9）	A．just	B．also	C．still	D．again
  （10）	A．searched	B．stopped	C．reached	D．joined
  （11）	A．noticed	B．worried	C．prepared	D．continued
  （12）	A．safe	B．angry	C．happy	D．hungry
  （13）	A．If	B．As	C．Since	D．Though
  （14）	A．comfortable	B．empty	C．ugly	D．ok
  （15）	A．help	B．honor	C．moment	D．success
  （16）	A．tired	B．nervous	C．sad	D．afraid
  （17）	A．lost	B．saved	C．missed	D．needed
  （18）	A．symbols	B．problems	C．memories	D．realities
  （19）	A．mixed up	B．cleaned up	C．cared about	D．talked about
  （20）	A．improved	B．started	C．failed	D．worked
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第二部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分15分）第二节 语法填空（共1小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）

• 6．China is aiming to build a conservation minded society （节约型社会）.I think it is every citizen's duty to achieve this goal.China has the （1）

  （large） population in the world and has （2）

  large quantity of resources totally，but has relatively low resources on average.Over the past 20 years，China （3）

  （make） great progress in terms of economic development and enjoyed the rapidest economic（4）

  （grow） in the world.However，（5）

  is by over consuming lots of resources that such progress is made and it results（6）

  high input （投入），low output （输出），serious waste and pollution.To build a conservation minded society becomes the common target of China's government and Chinese people， （7）

  is of great importance to China in rapid economic development.
      As high school students，we should make （8）

  （contribute） to saving energy.We should form the habit of saving water，especially （9）

  we brush our teeth and wash hands，and never leave water （10）

  （run） unnecessarily.What's more，we should offer to recommend our relatives and friends as well as our parents to save energy.
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第三部分 写作（共四节；满分15.0分）第一节 用给出单词的正确形式填空。（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15.0分）

• 7．An

  （ambition） person is someone who has an aim in life and strives for it.
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• 8．It is known to all that a balanced diet is

  （benefit） to our health.
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• 9．We offered Tom our

  （congratulate） on his passing the driving test.
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• 10．I was

  （annoy） because I met with a tough problem.
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• 11．Thanksgiving Day is a holiday celebrated

  （annual） in the United States on the fourth Thursday in November.
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第三节 根据中文意思用短语的正确形式填空。（共20个空；每空0.5分，满分4.5分）

• 34．She got

  （ 上气不接下气） after walking only a short distance.
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第四节 书面表达（满分25分）

• 35．请阅读下面短文，并按照要求用英语写一篇150词左右的文章。
  假定你是李华，计划暑假期间去英国学习英语，为期六周。下面的广告引起了你的注意，请给该校写封信，询问有关情况（箭头所指内容）。
  
  注意：1.词数150左右。2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。3.参考词汇：住宿—accommodation
  Dear Sir/Madam，
  ___________________________________
  Yours faithfully，
  Li Hua
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