北京首师大附中2020-2021学年度第一学期开学考试
高二英语2020.9
第一部分语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，共15分）
A
The audience did not hesitate to applaud loudly as the famous compor walked out onto the stage for the first time in12years.The theatre's____1____(music) director,Michael Umlaut,joined him and together the two men took charge of the orchestra.For more than an hour,Beethoven jumped about in front of the orchestra,____2____(wave)his arms wildly in the air,and madly turning the pages of his score.The whole time,Umlaut stood quietly____3____his side,skillfully guiding the orchestra through the most amazing piece of music the world had ever known.
B
This was not an easy task.The reason____4____this was difficult was that the team had limited resources.They did not have enough staff,and the laboratory in which they____5____(work)had poor air quality.However,after hundreds of failed experiments,they eventually came across a promising che
mical.It worked well in experiments on animals,____6____they had to know if it was safe for humans.Tu Youyou bravely volunteered to be the first human subject when they were ready to start testing and the rest of her team followed her.
C
Most people assume that the human brain is t on“automatic”—that means it learns all by itlf.But this isn't always true.We need to train ourlves to be better ___7___(learner)—to actively take part in the learning process and to reflect
on___8___we have learnt.The kinds of learning behaviors___9___(call)“active learning”.I suggest doing five things___10___(take)an active role in your learning.
第二部分完形填空（共15小题；每小题2分，共30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Worth the pain in the end
I ud to hate running.It emed too hard and pushing outside my comfort zone was not something I was raid to do.
In fact,I wouldn’t have become a___11___if it weren’t for my husband Charles. He had been a rious competitive runner for many years.After our marriage,he wouldn’t stop talking about how much he misd it.
“So start running again,why don’t you?”I was getting___12___of hearing about it.
So he picked it up again,and after about a year,I started to join him at the track (跑道).Just a few weeks later,Charles signed us both up for a five-kilometer race.I ___13___about doing it.It was too soon.
But on___14___day,there I was.
The gun went___15___.Thousands of runners pushed forward.
The first kilometer was___16___.
“I don’t think I’m going to make it.”I was already breathing heavily and painfully aware of the group of runners pounding past me.
“No,you’re doing___17___”,said Charles.He was trying to encourage me,to get me focud on something other than my___18___.
“I can’t,”I said,barely audibly(听得见地).
He tried a different way to___19___me.“Just make it to that hou and let’s e how you feel.”
After another minute I saw the three-kilometer____20____.All I could think of was that I was dying and that my husband was torturing(折磨)me.
Mirable doesn’t even begin to describe____21____I felt.And there was so much pain.
“You’ll be fine.You’ve got less than a kilometer to go.”
I rounded a corner and saw both sides of the street thick with people watching the race,all cheering the runners on.I willed my legs to keep going.
Then I looked up and saw the clock.The conds ticking away(一分一秒地过去) gave me an incentive(助力).I knew that if I finished this race,I would have achieved something.So,I straightened up,and kicked it.
I had my arms held higher when I pasd____22____the finish line.A volunteer put a____23____around my neck.
“You did great!I’m so proud of you!”Charles was thrilled that I’d____24____ it.
“That was AMAZING!I want to do another race.This running stuff is amazing!”
I proudly hugged my medal as we started to walk to the post-race festivities.
My lungs and my comfort zone both____25____.
11.A.runner B.traveler C.racer D.cheerleader
12.A.afraid B.tired C.aware D.confident金银花种子
13.A.thought B.dreamed C.hesitated D.cared
14.A.race B.sport C.show D.task
B.off C.up D.down
16.A.long B.short C.easy D.tough
17.A.wrong B.right C.great D.bad
18.A.disability B.dishonor C.disgrace D.discomfort
19.A.advi B.persuade C.urge D.force
20.A.signal B.symbol C.point D.mark
21.A.how B.what C.when D.why
22.A.by B.over C.across D.through
23.A.ring B.necklace C.medal D.scarf
24.A.done B.made C.taken D.caught
25.A.developed B.expanded C.changed D.progresd
第三部分阅读理解（共两节，满分30分）
第一节（共11小题；每小题2分，共22分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Envelope Budget
From McDonald’s to Sonic,fast food had a bad effect on my waistline and my budget.It was nothing to run to a drive-through to pick up a cold drink or a quick biteto eat.It was so easy to umy cardfor a small purcha.For me,I got a lot of satisfaction from fast food.
One day I sat down andcalculated that I was spending a surprising$40a week on fast food. This was a lot of iced coffee and hamburgers!Instead of reducing my guilty pleasures,I decided to give mylf a strong budget toreducemy consumption.Every Monday I placed an envelope with $20in my pur.That was my fastfood budget for the entire week.If there wasanything left over at the end of the week,it was mine to save or spend.If I spent all of the money during the week, there were no more fast foodstops that week.
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The budget made me more mindful of my purchas.Instead of purchasing a large drink from Sonic,I would purcha a small.It was still satisfying but not nearly as pricey.Instead of eating a whole meal,I
would pickthe partthat I actually wanted.Many days,the thought of hanging onto the money for a special purpo meant more to me than the instant satisfaction of fast food.I never really felt unhappy becauit was a conscious choice to spend or save with each purcha.
Envelope budget kept me honest.I had a clear idea how much money was spent each week on fast food purchas.I started to bring my lunches more often to save more money for the week. It was a fun challenge to e how much I could save every week.
Changing the way I spent on fast food not only helped my budget,but improved my weight. In the first month I was able to get rid of5pounds by simply changing the way I approached spending on fast food.Now I am more likely to bring my lunch than to buy it.I am not upt,but empowered to make positive choices to improve my life.
26.According to Paragraph1,the author______.
A.had no time to cook for herl后出
B.was fond of fast food very much
C.lived with a small amount of money
< some benefits fromusing hercard
27.We can infer from the last paragraph that______.
B.the budget means a pressure on life
C.itis unusual to make some changes
D.it is hardto enjoy a healthy lifestyle
28.What is the passage mainly about?
A.Whythe author became addicted to fast food.
B.Whythe author tookenvelope budget riously.
C.Howfast food controlled the author’s behavior.
D.How envelope budget changed the author’s life.
B
Benefits of Cross-Country Skiing
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Cross-country skiing can be enjoyed by a wide range of students,from the youngest kindergartners to tho condary students.It is really a fun activity,providing students a gentle workout outside in winter.While having fun,students can gain physical and mental benefits.
The physical benefits of cross-country skiing are well known.If we look at Olympic cross-country skiers,we can e the positive effects on the body that result from training for cross-country skiing.The average best female cross-country skier carries11percent body fat,and
best male skiers carry5percent.The percentages are well below the average for people who are considered to be athletic-17percent for females and10percent for males.The high number of calories burned while skiing helps to keep skiers slim in a healthy and attractive way.
Cross-country skiing is also an efficient way to exerci a large number of muscles at once. Becau skiers u ski poles as a means of propulsion,the force that drives skiers forward,the upper body gets much more of workout.Of cour,the leg muscles also do their fair share.People who u cross-
country skiing as a workout over veral weeks will discover that the muscles of their entire body increa in strength.
Cross-country skiing on a regular basis has a tremendous effect on a person’s cardiovascular system.In addition to gaining strength in the muscles of the upper and lower body,people who u cross-country skiing as a workout method over veral weeks will also discover that their heart is stronger.A strong heart pumps more efficiently,nding out more blood to the muscles with each contraction(收缩).Through weeks of skiing,people often discover that their resting heart rate has decread.Highly trained Olympic cross-country skiers have resting heart rates between28and40beats per minute.Compare that to the resting heart rate of the average person, which is60to80beats per minute!
The benefits of cross-country skiing extend beyond overall general health.A lot of evidence exists indicating that regular physical activity increas the relea of mood-lifting endorphins(内啡肽)in the body.After one of the energetic and fun skiing lessons,students will be smiling and laughing;they will be relaxed and in a better mood than when they started class.Students will leave class with a n of accomplishment,knowing that they have developed new skills in a fun activity.
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Cross-country skiing is a great way to work the total body.Now more and more students are taking part in this exerci outside during the winter months.They are enjoying it and benefiting from it!
29.The underlined word“workout”means_______.
A.manner
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C.application
D.opportunity
30.According to the passage,we can learn that cross-country skiing______.
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B.offers students a unique way to keep fit
C.can increa the athletes’resting heart rates
D.can balance out the skiers’incread calories
31.How does the author prove the benefits of skiing in the fifth paragraph?
A.By making comments.
B.By giving examples.
C.By making comparisons.
D.By giving explanations.
32．Which of the following shows the development of ideas in the passage?
A B
C D
CP:Central point P:Point Sp:Sub-point(次要点)C:Conclusion
C
Nothing is more tiresome than being stuck in a boring class.Every cond takes ages to tick by.A recent survey of American kids revealed that91percent experience boredom.In fact, adolescence is c
onsidered a peak period for the problem.One study showed that roughly one in three teenagers was bored at school.
Peter Stromberg,professor at the University of Tulsa says,“Our brains adapt really quickly to certain levels of stimulation(刺激).We get ud to the media providing levels of highly emotional stimulation,and when we’re not getting them we feel bored.As our society develops various ways of keeping us entertained,we may discover that rather than getting rid of boredom,we’re multiplying it.”Luckily,new rearch is implying a way that we can battle the trend.
Professor John D.Eastwood of the University of York developed a new theory of boredom, which links it to the brain’s attention system—the part of the brain that we u to focus.Anything the attention system in your brain locks onto will be automatically sucked up into your conscious awareness—it might be a bird outside the window,the pleasant smell of lunch,or even someone sleeping in the back of the class.
The problem is that your attention system doesn’t like being told what to do.It wants to focus on stuff that you find fun and interesting.For the parts of school that you enjoy,this isn’t a problem.But for tho class that don’t interest you,or prent too much or too little challenge, the story is very diffe
rent.In tho situations,you’re going to have to spend a lot of effort constantly redirecting your attention system to focus on things it would rather ignore.And the effort is going to wear you out.Eastwood describes it as“wanting,but being unable,to be involved in a satisfying activity.”It’s like a block in the system.And it’s the awareness of that block combined with a n that the environment is to blame that leads to feelings of boredom.
When we’re bored we blame the world around us,but Eastwood’s theory challenges this assumption:Boredom doesn’t exist out there;it exists inside your brain.What that means is—hard as it may be to hear—boring lessons aren’t only the fault of your teacher or the subject,they’re your fault too.
日落33.According to Peter Stromberg,________.
B.our brains demand much stimulation
C.we’ve grown dependent on media for fun
