(16份试卷合集)云南省昆明市名校高中2020届英语高二下学期期末模拟试卷

If someone was being silly and perhaps looking like a fool, Shakespeare found their actions laughable. And Shakespeare called people who offered their opinions on the quality of something critics. Today, for instance, food critics and film critics give audiences their opinions of foods and films. The familiar phrase “break the ice” es from Shakespeare’s play The Taming of the Shrew. “The ice is broken” when a difficult conversation or meeting is calmed by some basic introduction, such as a simple game. More mon words coined by Shakespeare include road, gossip, lonely, bump and hurry.

Four hundred years after his death, Shakespeare surely lives on，in everyday speech, as the most famous writer of all time!

24. The passage is mainly about ______.

A. the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death B. the influence Shakespeare has on written English C. the friends of William Shakespeare D. Shakespeare’s colorful and fruitful life

25. Shakespeare is honored in the following ways except ______. A. a great number of free events in Stratford-upon-Avon B. a series of activities in the London Shakespeare Centre C. a series of exhibitions in the Folger Shakespeare Library D. a live show of Shakespeare in Washington, D.C.

26. According to the text, a simple game to make a difficult conversation easy is called ______. A. an ice-breaker B. a suspicious man C. a critic D. a laughable man

C

The Eurotunnel is a tunnel(隧道) which crosses the Channel under the sea, linking France and the UK. It is about 50.5 km long and 38km lies under the seabed. There are trains which carry passengers and cars, and others which carry carriages or other heavier vehicles(车辆), as well as goods.

The construction of the tunnel started in 1986, with a cost of almost 10 billion pounds. It was opened in 1994 but was not financially successful until 2007, because of the high interest rates (利率) the pany had to pay the banks, as well as low earnings from passengers and goods. The Eurotunnel is a very convenient way of traveling between the two countries as the journey is quick (less than one hour), cheap, and fortable. You can go with your car, motorbike or bike. The tunnel operates every day, round the clock. At the busiest times there are up to three shuttle

departures (班次) per hour. There are facilities(设施)for disabled passengers and for babies at the two terminals (终点站).

The Eurotunnel, also monly known as the Channel Tunnel, Eurochannel and Eurochunnel is environmentally friendly. It perfects its sources of energy through its use of renewable energy with the result that, by 2008, it had reduced its greenhouse gas emissions(排量) by 45%. In addition, 50% of the waste produced is recycled.

The future of the Eurotunnel seems promising, although some people who have the fear of enclosed(与外界隔绝的)spaces will never use this type of transportation. There have been some problems with snow storms like the one in the winter of the 2009 which have made the services stop for a period of time, leaving passengers in the tunnel for more than 15 hours without light, heating, food or drink, inside an unmoving train under the sea. Some of the passengers reacted very badly and decided not to use this means of transport again. 27. Why was the Eurotunnel not financially successful at first? A. It was free for passing trains B. Many people disliked it

C. Its operating cost was very high D. It was heavily in debt

28. What is Paragraph 3 mainly about? A. The wonderful design of the Eurotunnel B. A traveling guide to the Eurotunnel C. The advantages of the Eurotunnel

D. An introduction of the Eurotunnel’s equipment 29. We can learn from the text that the Eurotunnel ______. A. used environmentally friendly energy B. was pletely built under the seabed C. was designed for passenger trains only D. operated successfully without any accident

30.What is the author’s attitude towards the Eurotunnel? A. Cautious B. Optimistic C. Negative D. Doubtful

第二节（共5小题；每小题2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。

Being Left-handed in a Right-handed World

The world is designed for right-handed people, but a tenth of the population prefer the left. 31 The answer to it remains a bit of a mystery. Since scientists have noticed that left-handedness tends to run in families, it’s assumed that left-handedness has a genetic(基因的)ponent to it. 32 In fact, identical twins, who share the same genes, can sometimes prefer to use different hands. There are also plenty of theories on what else might determine which hand you write with, but many experts believe that it’s kind of random.

Historically, the left side and left-handedness have been considered a negative thing by many cultures. 33 In some areas, the left hand became known as the “unclean” hand. In many religions, the right hand of God is the favored hand. For example, Jesus sits at God’s right side. Various activities and experiences bee rude or even signs of bad luck when the left hand bees involved. In some parts of Scotland, it is considered bad luck to meet a left-handed person at the start of a journey. 34 A person giving directions will put his left hand behind him and try to point with his right hand if necessary. In some Asian countries, eating with the left hand is considered impolite.

35 People e to realize that left-handedness is natural. People even noticed that many famous people are left-handed, including Benjamin Franklin, Leonardo Da Vinci and Charlie Chaplin. Some researchers find out that lefties are more creative and can deal with abstract thinking better. The left-handedness is more easily adaptable to the right-handed world as well. Being left-handed is no longer a sad story now; instead, it is a wonderful gift or maybe it is something you should take pride in.

A. In other words, left-handers are born that way. B. Left-handedness used to be regarded as a disability.

C. The unfavorable associations of the use of the left hand among cultures are varied. D. Why do they prefer to use their left hand rather than their right hand for routine activities? E. Why do some parents force their left-handed children to bee right-handed when writing? F. In Ghana, pointing, gesturing, giving or receiving items with the left hand is considered rude.

G. Fortunately, nowadays most societies and cultures no longer reject left-handedness like before.

第三部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分30分）

第一节 完型填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

In February of 2005, Phil Belfiore was teaching one of Robert Frost’s poems “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening”. He liked it so much that he recorded it on his home answering machine, which would later lead to one of the most unusual 36 of his life.

When Phil returned from his vacation, he listened to his voice 37 . One gentleman caller 38 for dialing the wrong number. But, he added, he’d really 39 the poem. Phil laughed and thought nothing more of it－ 40 the phone rang a few days later.

Phil 41 John’s hollow voice immediately, who said sorry to 42 , but he was calling to hear the 43 again. The two men talked. It turned out that his brother’s phone number was 44 from Phil’s by one digit. Before hanging up, Phil told John to 45 anytime, whether to hear the poem or just to have a chat.

That was 11 years ago. They’ve spoken on the phone a few times a month ever since. It is John who is 46 the starter of most calls. However, Phil will ring if a long while has passed. Not 47 , John has been in poor health. His special voice is just the 48 of some heart trouble. They seem to always 49 when there’s been a big sports event and they like to

discuss 50 in particular. John will also 51 Phil on his life. Slowly, their conversations have grown much more 52 . When asked what drew them together, Phil 53 that it was the telephone. They planned to meet twice, but circumstances went 54 them. Their friendship is based on the simple act of picking up the phone. “My best friend is someone I’ve not yet met 55 ,” says John.

36. A. receptions B. considerations C. conversations 37. A. news

B. messages

C. information C. greeted C. enjoyed C. at

C. answered C. e C. poem C. silent C. call on C. ever

D. friendships D. reports D. asked D. heard D. until D. recognized D. express D. ring D. far D. call for D. never

38. A. apologized B. plained 39. A. preferred 40. A. while 41. A. heard 42. A. phone 43. A. voice 44. A. bad

B. noticed B. since B. knew B. bother B. song B. different

45. A. call back B. call off 46. A. still

B. even