江蘇省徐州市2020屆高二第二學(xué)期期中考試英語試題二、完形填空（共20小題；每小題1.5分，滿分30分）閱讀下面短文，從短文所給各題的四個選項 A、B、C和D中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。WhyThoughtfulGiftsAretheWorstGifts?Duringallkindsofholidays,millionsofpeoplewillbuygiftsforlovedones,whichisgreat21_thattonsofthosepeoplemakethesamemistakes,andbuythe22gifts.Roughly10percentofgiftsare23_eachyear——andthepercentageofunwantedgiftsissurelyhighergiventhatnicepeoplemaynotwanttoreturnpresents.What'sgoingon?Giftbuying24adeceivingselfishpursuit.Wedon'tactuallylookforthingspeoplewanttoreceive.25,andtomanyofourgifts'detriments,we26100kforthingsthatwewanttogive.lt7sanimportantproblem.Theresearchsays_27 ."Giftgiverswanttoprovehowwelltheyknowapersonbychoosingathoughtfulgift,"saidMarySteffel,anassistantprofessorattheUniversityofCincinnati28_researchhasfocusedongift-giving."Butpeoplearen'tverygoodatguessingwhatotherswant. ”Researchhasshownthatgiversvaluethegiftstheybuymorethanrecipients（接受者）.Theresultseemstocomefromasimplewrongbelief29_thoughtfulpresentsarethebestpresents.Theyarenot.Infact,they30_justbetheworstpresents.Themorethoughtyouputintoapresent,themorelikelyyouaretostrayfrombuyingwhatthepersonyou'rebuyingthepresentforactuallywants.“Giftgiversfocusonwhatpeoplearelikeinsteadofwhatpeopleactuallywouldlike,"saidSteffel.mostpronouncedwhenthey'reshoppingforpeopletheyarecloseto."Inotherwords,peoplelettheirgift-givingegos（自我）get31thewayofgreatpresents.Especiallywhentherecipientissomeonetheywanttoshowtheyknowreallywell.Fortunately,theanswertoour32onguessingwhatpeoplewantissimple:stopit.“Peoplewan33itistheyhappentowantinthemoment,whichcanbeveryspecific,"Steffelsaid."Youaremuchbetteroff34peoplewhattheywant.”Thereisanotherhelpful35_ofthumb.Buygiftsthatcanbeusedmorebroadly.Peopleprefergiftcardstoactualgifts,andcashto36.Hereisanexample.37.youhaveafriend,andyourfriendreallylikesmargarita（瑪格麗特雞尾酒）.Youmightthinkofbuyingthatfriendamargarita-maker.Butamargarita-maker,38_itspeakstoaspecificqualityinthatfriend,isactuallyapretty39present.Betteryet?Givethefriendenoughcashtobuythedevice,40_il,andthenaccepttherealitythattheyareprobablygoingtobuysomethingelsetheywantmuchmore.

()21.A.given B.exceptC.sinceD.besides()22.A.wrong B.preciousC.valuableD.right()23.A.accepted B.receivedC.welcomeD.returned()24.A.hasbecome B.hadbecomeC.willbecomeD.becomes()25.A.Therefore B.InsteadC.HoweverD.Yet()26.A.haveto B.leadtoC.tendtoD.happento()27.A.so B.itC.suchD.this()28.A.where B.whoseC.whoD.which()29.A.which B.thatC.asD.whose()30.A.might B.mustC.havetoD.should()31.A.on B.byC.inD.with()32.A.difference B.dependenceC.insistenceD.existence()33.A.whatever B.whereverC.whicheverD.whenever()34.A.asking B.askedC.toaskD.ask()35.A.law B.ruleC.restrictionD.regulation()36.A.none B.allC.bothD.neither()37.A.Saying B.SaidC.TosayD.Say()38.A.evenif B.asifC.evennowD.ifonly()39.A.terrible B.niceC.comfortableD.enjoyable()40.A.avoid B.desertC.commandD.suggest二、閱讀理解（共4篇，1.5小題；每小題2分，滿分30分)閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項 A、B、C和D中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂OAAmotorcyclistshouldgenerallyfollowthedrivingruleswhichapplytoallmotorvehicles.However,becauseofthenatureofthevehicle,thefollowingadditionalsafetymeasuresshouldapplytotheoperationofamotorcycle.Becauseofinstabilityincaseofsuddenstops,followingdistancesshouldbegreaterthanforcars.Theproperpositionofthefootwhilethemotorcycleismovingisrestingonpeg(腳蹬)andkeepingfootstraight.Helmetsmustbewornforheadprotectionincaseofanaccident.Allowtheenginetowarmupbeforestarting.Driveslowlyanduseextremecautiononsurfaceswhichareslipperybecauseofice,snow,sand,mud,etc.toguardagainstfalling.Whenoperatingamotorcycleatnightyoushouldtravelnearthecenteroftheright-handlaneatreducedspeed.Apassengershallnotbecarriedunlessthevehicleisequippedwithaseatdesignedtocarrytwopersons.Avoidgoingbetweenthecars.Apassengermaysuddenlyopenthedoortoleavethecar.Driveintrafficonlyafterdevelopingskillinthecontrolofthemotorcycleawayfromtraffic.Ascreenmustbeusedoreyeglassesworntoprotecttheeyes.Fromthecontentsandthewritingstyle,wecaninferitisa（an）.A.note B.instruction C.notice D.advertisementWhenweoperateamotorcycle,weshould.dosomewarm-upexercisesfirst.wearhelmetsjustincase.avoiddrivingintraffic.nevercarryapassenger..Whichofthefollowingcanbestsummarizethispassage?A.GoodDrivingHabits B.EnjoyDrivingMotorcyclesC.FunctionsofMotorcycles D.AvoidUsingMotorcyclesBOneofthemostsuccessful,influentialandbelovedwomeninAmericanhistory,EleanorRooseveltoncesaidthatshehadoneregret:shewishedshehadbeenprettier.Whohasn'tfeltthesameway?Wearealltooawareofourphysicalimperfections.Toovercomethem,wespendbillionsuponbillionseveryyear.Whydowecaresomuchabouthowwelook?Becauseitmatters.Becausebeautyispowerful.Becauseevenwelearntovaluepeoplemostlyforbeingkindandwiseandfunny,wearestillmovedbybeauty.Aristotlesaid,"Beautyisagreaterrecommendationthananyletterofintroduction.It'snotfair,butit'strue.Wesimplytreatbeautifulpeoplebetterthanwedoothers.Attachaphotographofabeautifulauthortoanessay,andpeoplewillthinkthatitistnorecreativeandmoreintelligentlywrittenthanexactlythesameessayaccompaniedbythephotoofahomelyauthor.Aschildren,beautifulpeoplearemorelikelytobecomefavoriteswithparentsandteachers.Later,theyaremorelikelytogetgoodjobs.Attractivepeopleinneedaremorelikelytoreceivehelpfromstrangers.Thesedays,womenandmenbothrelyonadvancedtechnologytoimprovetheirbeauty.Wrinklescanbestretchedawaywithafacelift.Specialinjectionscanmakelipslookyoungandplump（豐滿的）.Besidesbeingasignofyouth,goodskinalsomeansthatthepersonislikelytobehealthy.Still,itispossibletogotoofar.Attheendofthe19thcentury,somewomenevenhadtheirribs（肋骨）removedsothey'dhavethatperfectnarrowwaist.Oursensitivitytophysicalbeautyisnotsomethingwecancontrolatwill.Wearebornwithit.Experimentsshowedthatevensmallinfantsprefertolookatattractivefaces.Beforetheyhavemetasinglesupermodel,beforetheyhavewatchedasingleTVshow,beforetheyhaveopenedupasinglefashionmagazine,theyaredrawntothesamefaceswhichadultshavejudgedtobeattractive.Therearemoreimportantthingsinlifethanbeauty.ButasNancyEtcoffsays,"Wehavetounderstandbeauty,orwewillalwaysbeenslavedbyit."Ifyouaimtobewiseandkindandfunny,itdoesn'tmeanthatyoucan'talsotryyourbesttolookbeautiful.There'snoreasontofeelguiltyaboutbeingmovedbybeauty'spower.Itmovesusall.WhichofthefollowingproverbshastheoppositemeaningofAristotle'ssentenceinParagraph2?A.Neverjudgeabookbyitscover. B.Actonsecondthoughts.C.Leaveyourluckwhilewinning. D.Greatmindsthinkalike.Theunderlinedword“homely"inParagraph2canberepblayce_d .A.attractive B.plain C.beautiful D.handsomeAccordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?Peopleareallslavestobeauty.Beautycanensuregoodjobs.Advancedtechnologyhelpsimprovebeauty.Peoplevaluebeautyoverothervirtues.What'sthebesttitleofthispassage?A.ThePowerofBeauty B.HugeCostsofBeautyC.BadEffectsofBeauty D.VariousWaystoBeautyCItwasApril14,2016.ItwasthefirstfulldayofKobeBryant'snewchapterasaretiredNBAplayer.Allhehaddonethenightbeforewasscore60pointsinhisfarewellgame,notgettingoutofStaplesCenteruntilaroundmidnight.HisstaffatKobe,Inc.werecertaintheywouldbeattheirbosstotheofficethatmorning.Theywerewrong.Hebeateveryonetherebytwohours. “Wehavealotofworktodo, ”Bryanttoldthem.Eveninretiremenfoundnosubstituteforhardwork.KobeBeanBryantwasmanythings:oneofthegreatestplayersinbasketballhistory,afive-timeNBAchampion,Olympicgoldmedalist,afluentspeakerofmultiplelanguages,aresidentoftheworld,anOscarwinner,theself-describedBlackMambathatstartedasanicknameandbecamehisbrand,someonesogoodhehadtwonumbersretiredbytheLosAngelesLakers.Tears,aswouldbeexpectedoncethenewsbrokeofBryant'sdeathinahelicoptercrashinSouthernCaliforniaonSunday,flowedfreelyintheNBAworld.Thebestones,theoneslikeJamesandLeonardandlonescuandNeymar,werealllikeBryant.Driven.Obsessedwiththeirskill.ThosearethesortofpeopleBryantenjoyedmost.Hedidn'thavemuchpatienceforanythingelse.Histoughnesswaslegendary（享有盛名的）.Bryanthurthiskneesonaplayin2013butheplayedthroughthegamebecausethegamewassoimportantintheplayoffrace. “Weweredowntwo.Hadtotiethegamefirst."Bryantsaidyearslater,whenaskedwhyhestayedinthegame.Hiscommitment（敬業(yè)）waslegendary.Therewasagamein2011inMiamiwheretheLakerslostbysix,andBryantwassodispleasedwithhisperformancethathewentbacktothecourtfor90minutesofuninterruptedshootingthatwentonuntilaftermidnight.HisteammateswereonMiamiBeachfordinner.Bryantwasworkinginstead."It'smyjob,"Bryantsaid.Hewasasdriveninhisstorytellinglifeashewasinhisplayingdays.Kobe,Inc.wasn'tjustacoolname.Itwashisworld.Hewantedtoinspirekidsthroughbooksthatcombinedtheworldsofsportsandstory.HewasconsideringtheideaoftakinghisstoriestoBroadway.HewonanOscarfor"DearBasketball,"ashortfilmin2018thathadbeenconvertedfromapoemthathepennedwhenhedecideditwastimetoretirefromplayingthegame.Hewasn'tjokingwhentalkingtohisstaffonApril14,2016.KobeBryantstillhadalotofworktodo.Thetribute（'悼念）willcontinue,thoughatlastfadeaway.Theinfluencewillbeforever.Theunderlinedword"converted"inparagraph6canbereplacedby.A.adapted B.adopted C.accepted D.achievedWhydidKobeBryanthavetwonumbersretiredbytheLosAngelesLakers?ItwasthecommonpracticetodosoinNBA.Itwastherewardforhisexcellentperformance.Thenumbersonceusedarenotacceptedbyothers.Thenumbersareforeverinmemoryofhisdeath.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?Kobe'sspiritswillbelong-lastingafterhisdeath.Kobenevergoesoutdiningwithhisteammates.KobegotthenicknameBlackMambafromhisfans.Kobehadagoodrelaxafterhisfarewellgame.Supposethispassageisfromamagazine,whichcolumndoyouthinkitbelongsto?A.CurrentAffairsB.GlobalPersonageC.FinancialwindowD.CultureOnlineDIfirstvisitedChinain1979,afewmonthsafterourcountriesnormalizedrelations.Chinawasjustbeginningtoremakeitseconomy,andIwasinthefirstSenateDelegation（參議院代表團）towitnessit.Travelingthroughthecountrylastmonth,IcouldseehowmuchChinahadchangedin32years.Then,asnowtherewereconcernsaboutwhatagrowingChinameanttoAmericaandtheworld.SomehereseeChina'sgrowthasathreat.SomeChineseworryouraimintheAsia-PacificistocontainChina'srise.Idon'tagreetotheseviews.WeareclearaboutconcernlikeChina'sgrowingmilitaryabilities.ThatiswhyweareworkingwiththeChinesemilitarytounderstandandshapetheirthinking.ItiswhythepresidenthasdirectedtheUnitedStatestokeepastrongpositioninthearea.IamsurethatasuccessfulChinacanmakeourcountrymoreprosperous!（繁榮的）,notless.Wesharecommonchallengesandresponsibilities.TheChineseleadersImetwithknowtheircountrymustshiftfromaneconomydrivenbyexports,investmentandheavyindustrytoonedrivenmorebyconsumptionandservices.AsAmericanssavemoreandChinesebuymore,thischangewillspeedup,openingopportunitiesforus.EvenastheUnitedStatesandChinacooperate,wealsocompete.IstronglybelievethattheUnitedStatescanandwillbenefitfromthiscompetition.Maybemoreimportant,thenatureof21stcenturycompetitionfavorstheUnitedStates.Inthe20thcentury,

wemeasuredanation'swealthmainlybyitsnaturalresources,itslandmass,itspopulationanditsarmy.Inthe21stcentury,thetruewealthofanationisfoundinthecreativemindsofitspeopleandtheirabilitytoinnovate(創(chuàng)新).AsItoldstudentsinChengdu,theUnitedStatesisbornforinnovation.Competitionisthebaseofoursociety.Weoweourstrengthtoourpoliticalandeconomicsystemandtothewayweeducateourchildren.Wenotonlytoleratebutcelebratefreeexpressionanddebate.Ouruniversitiesremainattractivetotheworld'sstudentsandscholars.Fundamentalrightsareuniversal.Libertyunlocksapeople'sfullpotential,whileitsabsencecausesunrest.Openandfreesocietiesarebestatpromotinglong-termgrowth.Wehaveourownworktodo.WeneedtoensurethatanyAmericanwillingtoworkcanfindagoodjob.Weneedtokeepattractingtheworld'stoptalent.I've:basedonmytimeintraveledhalfamillionmilesaroundtheworld.Ialwayscomehomefeelingthesameconfidenceinourfuture.:basedonmytimeinSomemaywarnofAmerica'sfailure,butI'mnotamongthem.AndletmereassureyouChina,neitheraretheChinese.Intheauthor'seyes,.thegrowingChinahasbecomeathreattoAmerica.there'sonlycompetitionbetweenChinaandAmerica.ChineseuniversitieshavesurpassedAmericanones.abrightfutureiswaitingforbothChinaandAmerica.Afterreadingthepassage,wecaninferthispassageisa(an)_.A.speech B.notice C.announcement D.scriptTheauthor'sopinionofthecooperationbetweenChinaandAmericais.A.critical B.optimistic C.pessimistic D.indifferentAccordingtothepassage,theauthormaybea(an).D.actorofAmericaA.seniorofficialofAmerica B.businessmanofChinaD.actorofAmericaC.seniorofficialofChina四、補全短文（共5空；每空2分，滿分10分）根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項。選項蟲有兩項為多 .余選項。Iwasseventeen,workingasawaiter.56.Familieshadbeencomingonthesameweekeachsummerforgenerations.Manyoftheemployeeswereregularstoo,soweknewalotoftheguestsbysight.Someweknewbyname.Othersbyreputation.TheguestsarrivedonSaturdaytostaytheweek.Thewaiterslinedup,readytocarrybagsandearnthestandardone-dollartip.Sometimesitwasfiftycents.Ifwegotlucky,twodollars.57ThiswastheweektheFishManwastoarrive.Wedidn'tknowhisrealname.Itwassaidhemadeafortuneinsomesortoffish-relatedbusiness.Butmoreimportantly,hewasatwenty-dollartipper.TherewerefivewaitersandonlyoneFishManperyear.Ifitwasyourturninline,itwaslikewinningasmalllottery(彩票).Thatsummer,IgottheFishMan.Hewasabigman,brightredhair,easysmile,andabigbelly.Ididn'ttalktotheFishManmuch.Noneofhisbagswereunusuallyheavy,soIdidthejobeasily.Hedrewatwentyfromthewallet,smiledandsaid, 58. “thanks."Soonthemoneywasspent.ButIneverforgottheFishMan.Thewholepointoftippingwaslostatthetwentydollarlevel.59.Itwasasifhewasgivingariddle:"WhydidIgiveyousomuchmoney?Iworkedontheriddleforyears.SometimesIthoughtIhadtheanswer,butthethoughtalwayschanged.IamthesameageastheFishMannow.Ioftenthinkofhim.I'msureallthewaitershavefounddifferentanswersbynow.TheonethingIcansayforsureisthattheFishMangothismoney'sworthfromme.MaybethisholidayseasonwouldbeagoodtimetosaveyourwordsofwisdomandjustbetheFishMan.60.Dosomethingniceforsomeonewhohasn'tdoneanythingtoearnit.Mostoftheguestswereregulars.C.Therewassomethingelsegoingon.D.IthoughttheFishManwasshowingoff.E.Therewasnoexplanationforthehugeover-tip.F.Butthisweekwasspecial.G.Iwentbacktomyoffice,eagertocelebratemyluck.第二卷（共50分）注意事項：請將第二卷上的答案寫在答題紙上！單詞拼寫（共10空，每空1分，滿分10分）Muchofthecrimeinthisareaisrelatedtodruga.Exerciseisagoodmethodofreleasingtthatbuildsupinwork.Thegovernmenttookanotherstepontheroadtopoliticalr.Icouldn'trtellinghimthesecret.It'saninterestingscientificp,butofnopracticalusewhatever.Colorslikeredcasenseofenergyandstrength.1repeatthatwecannotuthetaskduetothetightbudget.Theearthmakesoneraroundthesuninabout365days.Hegavemeveryedirectiononhowtogetthere.Hiswordsandactionsdonotc.書面表達（共兩大題，應(yīng)用文寫作 15分，讀后續(xù)寫25分，總計40分）寫作一：應(yīng)用文寫作（15分）假設(shè)你是李華，李教授邀請你去參觀他任教的大學(xué)并熱情款待你，你寫這封感謝信表示謝意。要點如下：.談?wù)劥舜未髮W(xué)之行總體給你的印象及啟迪；.談?wù)劷o你留下最深刻印象的人或事（一至兩點）；.再次致謝。注息：.可以適當增加細節(jié)，以使行文連貫；.文中不要出現(xiàn)具體學(xué)校和個人信息。.詞數(shù)100左右，開頭和結(jié)尾己給出，不計入總詞數(shù);DearProfessorLi,Yourssincerely,LiHua寫作二：讀后續(xù)寫（25分）EveryoneinourneighborhoodknewwhoUglywas.Uglywasawildcat.Uglylovedthreethingsinthisworld:fighting,eatinggarbage,and,shallwesay,love.AllthesethingshadtheireffectonUgly.Hehadonlyoneeyeandwheretheothershouldhavebeenwasahole.Hewasalsomissinghisearonthesameside,hisleftfootbrokeatonetime,makinghimlooklikehewasalwaysturningthecomer.EverytimesomeonesawUglytherewasthesamereaction."That'soneUGLYcat!"Allthechildrenwerewarnednottotouchhim,theadultsthrewrocksathim,shoutedathim,wateredhimwhenhetriedtocomeintheirhomes,orshuthispawsinthedoorwhenhewouldnotleave.Uglyalwayshadthesamereaction.Ifyouwateredhim,hewouldstandthere,gettingwetalloveruntilyougaveupandquit.Ifyouthrewthingsathim,hewouldliedowncryingforforgiveness.Wheneverhesawchildren,hewouldcomerunning,meowing,andbumphisheadagainsttheirhands,beggingfortheirlove.Ifyoueverpickedhimuphewouldimmediatelysuck （吮吸）onyourshirt,hat,whateverhecouldfind.OnedayUglysharedhislovewiththeneighbor'sdogs.Theydidnotrespondkindly,andUglywasbadlyinjured.FrommyapartmentIcouldhearhisscreams,andItriedtorushtohisaid.BythetimeIgottowherehewaslying,itwasobviousUgly'slifewasalmostatanend.Uglylayinawetcircle.Hewasbleedingbadly.AsIpickedhimupinmyarmsandtriedtocarryhimhome,Icouldhearhimcryingandcouldfeelhimstruggling.Itmustbehurtingterribly,Ithought.ThenIfeltafamiliarsuckingonmyear.Ugly,insomuchpain_sufferingandobviouslydying,wastryingtosuckmyear.Ipulledhimclosertome,andhebumpedmyhandwithhishead,thenheturnedhisonegoldeneyetowardsme.Eveninthegreatestpain,thatuglycatwasaskingonlyforalittlelove.一、/注息：.所續(xù)寫短文的詞數(shù)應(yīng)為 150左右；.應(yīng)使用5個以上（含5個）短文中標有下劃線的關(guān)鍵詞語；.