(16份试卷合集)天津市河西区名校高中2020届英语高二下学期期末模拟试卷

D. They supported the inner tube by turns.

26. Which of the following words can be used to describe Elian Conzalez? A. Confident and strong. B. Adaptable and aggressive. C. Friendly and optimistic. D. Determined and lucky 27. What can be the best title for the text? A. Prayer Doing Wonder. B. Elian’s Narrow Escape.

C. Animals: Human Beings’ Angels. D. The Dolphins That Rescued Elian.

C

Michaela Clovis is a neighbor of mine. Last year, one of her classmates made fun of her hair. “She said it doesn’t look right and doesn’t match my skin,” said Michaela. Michaela is Irish, German, Native American, and African American. She has pale skin and reddish yellow hair, but she is not white.

Soon, a few classmates joined the teasing. Michaela said she felt “small and alone”. But she stopped the teasing without getting angry. Here is how she did it.

First, Michaela talked to her parents. Her mother, Donna, told Michaela’s teacher and also suggested that Michaela not face the teasing alone. Next, Donna told Michaela about the different people in her family, and their love for each other. She taught her that people of all races are beautiful.

“Everyone’s skin or hair color is beautiful and you have to believe that for yourself. You have to learn to be confident and fortable in your own skin and hair. Forget what your classmates say, as it is just a period most kids go through picking on others because they are different ! Just don’t let it get to you and you will be okay! Be proud of who you are and love yourself for being a kind and generous human being,” Michaela’s mother said.

This made Michaela feel better. After that, Michaela was more confident. The next time she was teased, Michaela said, “I know that I’m proud of it”. She stuck to that answer until the teasing finally ended.

28. Some classmates hurt Michaela by teasing her about her ________ A. hair

B. skin

C. neighbor

D. family

29. What did Michaela first do to deal with the teasing?

A. She told her parents

B. She asked the author for advice C. She talked to her teacher

D. She believed in herself and kept silent

30. The underlined part “picking on” in paragraph 4 probably means ________. A. searching for

B. laughing at

C.fighting with D. forgetting about 31. What can we learn from this story? A. Teasing is popular among classmates

B. Students should be taught to love each other C. People who tease others should be punished

D. It’s possible to end a bad situation without anger

D

Do you think horseback riding is easy? Well, you are wrong. Horseback riding is one of the most challenging sports in the world today.

As you know, a horse has the instinct to run away when afraid. When he bees puzzled, he bees afraid. When your silent munication is confusing, he does not ask you to repeat what you have said. Instead, he runs forward, he jumps to the side, he kicks out, or he freezes in place. Most of the time, however, you won’t know your munication is confusing until it is too late. When he runs forward, you will fall back. When he jumps to side, you will fall the other way. When he kicks out or freezes in place, you will fly over his head.

If you want to be good at horseback riding, you must practice. Being ridden does not e naturally to horses. They have to be trained. For example, to ask them to go forward, you usually tap them with your heels. But, if you get on untrained horses, they won’t know that a tap means go. Instead, they will most likely run around like a wild animal out of fear.

Contrary to popular belief, horseback riding does take skill. If you believe horseback riding doesn’t take skill, you most likely have only ridden at a farm that provides a well-trained horse. To me, that is not actual riding. And although it may seem easy to you, you were not the person to teach that horse that a saddle is not frightening. You were not the person to fall off that same horse at the beginning of his training. When horses are first taught to be ridden, all they do is run, kick out, and rear, which is the act of standing on their back legs only. 32. What does the underlined word “confusing” in paragraph 2 probably mean?

A.embarrassing C. exciting

B. puzzling D. interesting

33. In paragraph 3, the author uses the example to ________. A. show horses for horseback riding need training B. prove it is hard to master horseback riding skills C. prove munication is important in horseback riding D. show some horses can’t be trained

34. According to the last paragraph, most people believe that ________. A. training a horse is easy B. horseback riding is interesting

C. riding a well-trained horse isn’t actual riding D. horseback riding doesn’t take skill

35. The text is most probably taken from ________. A. a newspaper report

B. a biology textbook

C. a sports magazine D. a research paper

第二节 （共5小题；每题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择。选项中有两项为多余选项。

The word “pub” is short for public house. There are around 60,000 pubs in the U.K. One of the oldest pubs, Fighting Cocks in St. Albans, Herts, is located in a building that dates back to the eleventh century.

36 People talk, eat, drink, meet their friends and relax there. Pubs often have tow bars, one usually quieter than the other, and many have a garden where people can sit in summer. 37

Groups of friends normally buy “rounds” of drinks. 38 It is sometimes difficult to get served when pubs are busy: the bar staff will usually try and serve those who have been waiting the longest at the bar first.

Most pubs offer a plete range of beers, local and imported, with German, Belgian and French beers being in demand. 39 As a matter of fact, pubs sell soft drinks, too.

The legal age to purchase alcohol is 18 in the U.K. 40 But they must be with an adult and the adult orders it.

It is illegal to sell alcohol to someone who already appears drunk. Fourteen-year-olds may enter a pub unacpanied by adults if they order a meal. Children may enter a pub with their

parents until 9 p.m., which lets families enjoy reasonably priced pub meals together. And it also allows pubs to play their traditional roles as munity centers. Customs in British pubs differ from those in American bars. In most pubs in the U.K., you must go to the bar to order drinks and food and pay for your purchases immediately.

A. Most people might think pubs are places where people simply drink alcohol. B. The person whose turn it is will buy drinks for all the members of the group.

C. People aged 16 and 17, with the license’s permission, may have only one glass of wine during a meal.

D. In the salon bar the atmosphere is quieter and there are fewer people. E. Children can go into pub gardens with their parents. F. Pubs are an important part of British life. G. British people like drinking beers in pubs.

第三部分: 语言知识运用（共两节，满分45分）

第一节 完形填空 (共 20 小题; 每小题 1.5 分, 满分 30 分)

阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(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。

“Who can ever have imagined someone like me would make it this far?” asked Chad Wood last week during his high school graduation speech as the best student. Chad offered 41 to his fellow classmates to never give up---and the words 42 much more to himself. That’s because Chad is deaf, and he told the story of the serious troubles he 43 to graduate first in his class at Harrison High school in Kennesaw, Georgia.

Chad didn’t start to 44 until he was 5, according to his mother, Pam Wood. Although her son was at a(an) 45 , she was determined not to treat him 46. “I’ve expected him to do everything every other kid does, and I saw no 47 why he couldn’t,” she told ABC News. “And if he 48 the first time, we just tried again.”

Chad, 17, worked hard throughout school, 49 no special treatment but sitting at the front of the class and using a special audio system so he could hear the teacher. All his hard work 50 . He received full school fare to Vanderbilt University. “Deafness had taught me a lesson to never 51 ,” he said in the speech. “Not when the experts tell you it cannot be done. Not when you have 52 so far behind that escaping seems the only way 53 . Not when achieving your dreams seems an entire 54 .”

Chad spoke for about four minutes, after which he received a standing applause from the class and 55 messages from family, friends and strangers. “They’ve been sending me messages