2020-2021學(xué)年遼寧省朝陽(yáng)市育英高考補(bǔ)習(xí)學(xué)校高二（下）期中英語(yǔ)試卷

第一部分 閱讀理解（共兩節(jié)，滿分 50 分）第一節(jié) （共 15 小題；每小題 2.5 分，滿分 37.5 分）

• 1．San Francisco Fire Engine Tours
     San Francisco Winery Tour
      Running：February 1st through April 30th
     This delicious tour goes through the city on its way to Treasure Island where we will stop at the famous Winery SF.Here you can enjoy 4 pours of some of the best wine San Francisco has to offer. （Included in ticket price）
     Departing from the Cannery：Tour times upon request
     Duration（ 時(shí)長(zhǎng)）：2 hours
     Price： ﹩90
     Back to the Fifties Tour
     Running：August 16th through August 31st
     This tour transports you back in time to one of San Francisco's most fantastic periods，the 1950s!Enjoy fun history as we take you through San Francisco for a free taste of ice cream.Departing from the Cannery：5：00 pm and 7：30 pm
     Duration：2 hours
     Price： ﹩90
     Spooky Halloween Tour
     Running：October 10th through October 31st
     Join us for a ride through the historical Presidio district.Authentic fire gear （服裝） is provided for your warmth as our entertainer take you to some of the most thrilling parts of San Francisco.Departing from the Cannery：6：30pm and 8：30 pm
     Duration：1 hour and 30 minutes
     Price：Available upon request
     Holiday Lights Tour
     Running：December 6th through December 23rd
     This attractive tour takes you to some of San Francisco's most cheerful holiday scenes.Authentic fire gear is provided for your warmth as you get into the holiday spirit.Departing from the Cannery：7：00 pm and 9：00 pm
     Duration：1 hour and 30 minutes
     Advance reservations required.
  
  （1）Which of the tours is available in March？

  
  A．San Francisco Winery Tour.
  B．Back to the Fifties Tour.
  C．Spooky Halloween Tour.
  D．Holiday Lights Tour.
  （2）What can tourists do on Back to the Fifties Tour？

  
  A．Go to Treasure Island.
  B．Enjoy the holiday scenes.
  C．Have free ice cream.
  D．Visit the Presidio district.
  （3）What are tourists required to do to go on Holiday Lights Tour？

  
  A．Take some drinks.
  B．Set off early in the morning.
  C．Wear warm clothes.
  D．Make reservations in advance.
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• 2．I am an ordinary 17-year-old girl.I go to school，chat to my friends and play my guitar.I don't have much in my mind.At least，that's what most people thjye.aik.In fact，life changed drastically （巨大地） for me and my family in the summer of 2011，when I was 10.It was a beautiful summer's day when my dad had his accident.He had gone out for a bike ride and seemed to be taking a lot longer than usual.When Mum called him to check if everything was all right，a nurse answered the phone.I was inside the house and could hear her speaking to someone in the garden.As I looked out of the door.
     I knew something terrible had happened.She looked stricken（受困 擾的） and I stood worriedly in the doorway until she hung up and told me Dad was in hospital.He had been involved in a road accident and had a severe injury.On that beautiful day，we didn't have many details about what was going on because the nurse couldn't disclose a lot through the phone and the unknown was the scariest thing.I had no idea whether my dad was going to live.My mum went alone to the hospital and I stayed at my grandparents' house.I was too shaken to do anything，so I just sat quietly and hoped that everything would be OK.I don't have any siblings （兄弟姐妹），so Mum and I were the only ones in the house for the eight months when Dad was in hospjye.aial.It seemed empty and quiet especially as Mum was sometimes at work when I got back from school.Before Dad went into hospital there had always been someone there asking me about my day and helping me with homework.Now there wasn't.I became more independent and tried to take care of myself as much as possible.When I think about my life，I split （分成） it into before and after the accident because I feel like a very different，more mature person than the one I was before.Most people's childhood fades slowly into adolescence and then adult life，but mine ended abruptly （突然地）.I was forced to grow up.
  
  （1）How did the author live before her father's accident？

  
  A．Busy but peaceful.
  B．Common but happy
  C．Tired and meaningless.
  D．Comfortable and harmonious.
  （2）What is the closest meaning of the underlined word "disclose" in Paragraph 3？

  
  A．Understand.
  B．Appreciate
  C．Charge.
  D．Uncover.
  （3）How long has been the author's father in hospital？

  
  A．Eight months.
  B．Five years.
  C．Ten months.
  D．Two years.
  （4）What does the author mainly tell us？

  
  A．Difficulty makes a man grow up.
  B．Life is full of challenges.
  C．Independence is important.
  D．Life needs all kinds of experiences.
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• 3．More than 2.25 billion cups of coffee are consumed across the globe each day，and it's likely that many taste bitter.Now，a new study suggests that coffee fans can make their drink taste sweeter by simply changing the color of their cups.Scientists claim that blue and glass mugs，which are popular in some coffee shops，can reduce coffee's bitterness，without any need for sugar，and that coffee drunk from white cups tastes the bitterest.To prove their claims，the researchers invited 36 volunteers and used three different colored cups —blue，white and transparent （透明的） glass — to do an experiment.In the experiment，coffee consumed from the white cup was found to taste less sweet when compared to the other two colored cups，while the blue cup made the coffee taste the sweetest.The scientists believe that the color brown may be associated with coffee's bitterness because coffee in a white cup appears the brownest and tastes the bitterest. "Our study clearly shows that the color of a coffee cup does influence the perceived （感受到的） taste and flavor of coffee，" said Dr.George Doom of Federation University Australia， "but the potential effects may be different between a one-time purchase and a return customer."
     "Anyhow，the effect of the color of the cup on the flavor of the coffee suggests that café owners，baristas （服務(wù)員），as well as coffee cup manufacturers should carefully consider the color of their cups， " he added.However，the idea that color can alter （改變） the taste of food and drink is not new.A study published last year revealed that red，strawberry-flavored mousse （慕斯蛋糕） served on a white plate was rated as 10 percent sweeter and 15 percent more flavorous than the same food presented on a black plate.
  
  （1）What color of the cup can best reduce coffee's bitterness without adding sugar？

  
  A．Blue.
  B．Brown.
  C．White.
  D．Transparent.
  （2）The scientists used

  to do the experiment to prove their claims.
  ①different brands of coffee ②different colored coffee cups
  ③several volunteers ④several manufactures
  A． ①②
  B． ②③
  C． ②④
  D． ③④
  （3）Why does coffee in white cups taste the least sweet？

  
  A．Because white cups are not as beautiful as other cups.
  B．Because white cups make coffee appear the brownest.
  C．Because white cups reduce the sugar in them.
  D．Because white cups are better used to serve cakes.
  （4）According to the article，which of the following statements is TRUE？

  
  A．Black plates increase the sweetness of food and drink.
  B．Strawberry-flavored mousse is 10 percent sweeter than coffee.
  C．People consume more than 2.5 billion cups of coffee across the globe every year.
  D．People can make coffee taste sweeter by changing the color of their coffee cups.
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第三部分 寫(xiě)作（共兩節(jié)，滿分 40 分）第一節(jié) 小作文（滿分 15 分）

• 8．假定你是李華，最近，你在英語(yǔ)學(xué)習(xí)上遇到一些困難。請(qǐng)給你的英國(guó)朋友 Alex 寫(xiě)一封郵件，向他求助。內(nèi)容包括：
  1、你的困難；
  2、尋求幫助
  注意：
  1、詞數(shù) 80 左右；
  2、可以適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫。
  Dear Alex，
  
  
  Yours，
  Li Hua
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第二節(jié) 大作文（滿分 25 分）

• 9．閱讀下面材料，根據(jù)其內(nèi)容和所給段落開(kāi)頭語(yǔ)續(xù)寫(xiě)兩段，使之構(gòu)成一篇完整的短文。續(xù)寫(xiě)的詞數(shù)應(yīng)為 150 左右。
      Anxiously and hurriedly，two young firemen，Adam and Ben arrived at the apartment of a single mother with two children after they answered a 911 call.To their surprise，they discovered that there was no emergency at all，only to find that the younger child，about three years old，was playing with the phone.Adam told the mother that she should let the kids play their own toys instead of the telephone.The mother said sorry to them，promising that she would make the kid far away from the telephone.The similar things would happen many times a year.All the firemen were not angry about it，especially with a three-year old kid.Adam and Ben looked around their house again and made sure there was really not any danger before they left their house.After they go on their fire engine （ 消 防 車 ），Adam asked curiously， "Have you noticed something strange in their house？" Ben thought for a while and answered， "All of them weren't smiling.It seemed like they weren't happy at all." "Yes，you are right!But anything else？I still felt there was something wrong in their house." The two young men looked at each other，and cried almost at the same time， "There was no Christmas tree!"
      It was December 23rd.It was a day when all families were preparing their Christmas buying gifts，making the delicious food，decorating their Christmas trees and so on，busy but happy.But the family they just met didn't have a Christmas tree in their house!It was pretty obvious that the family was having a poor life and they couldn't afford to buy a single Christmas tree! "Maybe they weren't going to have a Christmas this year.It was terrible!" Ben murmured （低聲說(shuō)） to himself.注意：續(xù)寫(xiě)部分分為兩段，每段的開(kāi)頭語(yǔ)已為你寫(xiě)好；
  Paragraph 1：
  Two young firemen left the house with a plan.
  Paragraph 2： " We are not firemen this time !" Adam said.
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