北京市房山区2020-2021学年高二下学期期末考试
英 语
本试卷共10页，100分。考试时长90分钟。考生务必将答案答在答题卡上，在试卷上作答无效。考试结束后，将答题卡交回，试卷自行保存。
第一部分 知识运用（共两节，满分30分）
第一节 完形填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分, 共15分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Everybody knows I like new experiences. My uncle Tom arranged a tandem____1____ for my eighteenth birthday. I was excited and expected ____2____ to have veral weeks to rearch skydiving online, but then I got a call from the skydiving company, asking me to come the next day. I couldn’t believe my ____3____!
Although we t off early to the airport, we were 15 minutes behind schedule becau of the heavy traffic. The information and safety talk was already over and that did ____4____ me. Instead, I received a shorter version.
The time of each person’s skydive depended on the time they’d registered so for me that meant a long wait. I watched the first group of skydivers ____5____, which was helpful. Twenty minutes later, I suddenly became uneasy when the first pair of skydivers ____6____wrapped in the sky.
My name was finally called. I pulled my ____7____ on and was introduced to my instructor. We walked towards the plane. The noi the plane made was enough to ____8____ even the most relaxed flyer. However, once my instructor had double checked our equipment, my fear disappeared.
When we reached the required height, the door opened and we moved towards it. Sitting in the doorway of the plane was probably the ____9____ moment. Then we moved forwards until we fell out. I was aware of the cold wind on my face and could e incredibl
e views around me. My instructor opened our parachute, and we went suddenly from free falling to slowly floating back down to the ground. It was a fantastic _____10_____ that I’ll never forget.
1. A. hike B. training C. skydive D. skateboarding
2. A. nervously B. anxiously C. patiently D. 世界上最遥远的距离 泰戈尔happily
3. A. luck B. creativity C. courage D. charm
4. A. help B. embeddedbother C. touch D. attract
5. A. talking B. competing C. preparing D. arriving
6. A. ro B. hung C. danced D. appeared
7. A. jumpsuit B. spacesuit C. swimwear D. sportswear
8. A. injure B. worryburn out C. comfort D. impress
9. A. scariest B. calmest C. saddest D. biggest
10. A. trip B. party C. experience D. vacation
【答案】1. C 2. D 3. A 4. B 5. C 6. D 7. A 8. B 9. A 10. C
【解析】
【分析】这是一篇记叙文。叔叔汤姆为作者18岁生日安排了双人跳伞，文章讲述了作者整个跳伞的过程和作者在其中的心理活动。
【1题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：我叔叔汤姆为我18岁生日安排了双人跳伞。A. hike远足；B. training训练；C. skydive跳伞；D. skateboarding滑板。呼应后文“call from the skydiving company”叔叔安排的是双人跳伞活动。故选C。
【2题详解】
考查副词词义辨析。句意：我很兴奋，很高兴能有几周的时间在网上研究跳伞，但是我接到了跳伞公司的电话，让我第二天去。A. nervously紧张地；B. anxiously园丁的意思焦急地；C. patiently耐心地；D. happily快乐地。根据上文“I was excited and expected荒谬的意思”可知作者对能去跳伞感到兴奋和开心。故选D。
【3题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：我简直不敢相信我的运气！A. luck运气；B. creativity创造力；C. courage勇气；D. charm魅力。根据上文“have veral weeks to rearch skydiving online, but then I got a call from the skydiving company, asking me to come the next day.”可知作者以为要等好几周，结果第二天跳伞公司就让作者去，所以作者觉得自己运气很好。故选A。
【4题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：关于信息和安全的谈话已经结束了，这确实困扰着我。A. help帮助；B. bother打扰，困扰；C. touch接触；D. attract吸引。根据后文“Instead, I received
a shorter version.”可知，作者得到了关于跳伞安全的简短信息介绍，可见之前的谈话让作者困扰。故选B。
【5题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：我观看了第一组跳伞运动员的准备工作，这对我很有帮助。A. talking谈话；B. competing竞争；C. preparing准备；D. arriving到达。根据上文“I watched the first group of skydivers”可知作者在等待时观看了第一组跳伞人员的准备工作，prepare符合语境。故选C。
【6题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：grossprofitmargin20分钟后，当第一对跳伞运动员出现在天空时，我突然感到不安。A. ro上升；B. hung悬挂；C. danced跳舞；D. appeared出现。根据后文“in the sky”指第一对跳伞运动员出现在天空。故选D。
【7题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：我穿上跳伞装，被介绍给我的老师。A. jumpsuit跳伞装；B. spacesuit航天服；C. swimwear泳衣；D. sportswear运动装。根据上文可知，作者是去跳伞的，因此是穿上跳伞装。故选Arido。
【8题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：飞机发出的噪音足以使最放松的飞行员担心。A. injure伤害；B. worry担心；C. comfort安慰；D. impress使印象深刻。根据前后文语境“The noi the plane made was enough to …even the most relaxed flyer”可知，面对飞机发出的噪音，即使是最放松的飞行员也会担心。故选B。
【9题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：坐在飞机的门口可能是最可怕的时刻。A. scariestscoiattolo最可怕的；B. calmest最平静的；C. saddest最悲伤的；D. biggest最大的。根据上文“Sitting in the doorway of the plane was probably the”可知坐在了飞机的门口是跳伞中最可怕的时刻，故选A。
【10题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：这是一次奇妙的经历，我永远不会忘记。A. trip旅行；B. party聚会；C. experience经历；D. vacation假期。根据第一段中“Everybody knows I like new experiences.”以及后文“that I’ll never forget”可知这次跳伞经历作者永远不会忘记。故选C。
第二节 语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分, 共15分）
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阅读下面短文，根据短文内容填空。在未给提示词的空白处仅填写一个适当的单词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。
Cunningham was a world-famous fashion photographer. But he led a simple life. He lived in a small apartment. A simple restaurant was the place ____11____ he usually had the same meal. He always ud cheap cameras and all his pictures ____12____ (take) on the streets of New York. Cunningham liked to photograph ordinary people in poor areas. pessimistic
He found inspiration in everyday scenes. The things were real, and it was within their reality that he saw both ____13____ (beautiful) and potential.
