山西省太原市行知宏实验中学校2020-2021学年高二上学期期末考试英语试卷

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太原市行知宏实验中学校 2020-2021 第一学年期末考试题
高二英语
（命题人：行知宏研发部 考试时间 120 分钟 满分 100 分）
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1. 全部答案在答题卡上完成，答在本试题上无效。
2. 考试结束后，只将答题卡交回。
第一部分阅读理解（15 小题，共 30 分。）
Text 1
According to the notice from the government，our school will close and your child can stay at home if it snows in
order to avoid the traffic inconvenience and possible danger ．But Snow Day is not a homework free holiday﹣．We
will call it Snow Learning Day．
Snow Learning Day is a time for students to continue learning at home when they miss a day of regular school
study．Students will have the opportunity for skill improvement through computer or paper worksheets．
We will send home a packet with each student that contains work for Snow Learning．Please sign your name in
the following activity boxes when you make sure your child completes for each Snow Learning Day we have ．Your
child needs to return this sheet and all completed work to Mr．Turner within 5 days after they return to school．
ACTIVITY BOX ON SNOW LEARNING DAY
● Create a 15 song play list from the 1970s﹣，1980s or
1990s that you think your parents would have listened to
growing up．Include the song title and the artist．
● Write a biography of your favorite writer ．Explore
important details about their life，their works and writing
style．
●Think of a fictional book you have read recently．Write
a new ending to that book．Minimum one page．
● Write a step by step guide that explains in detail how﹣ ﹣
to prepare and cook a meal that you made on your snow
day．
1. What is Snow Learning Day according to paragraph I?　 　
A．It is a school festival．
B．It is a computer program．
C．It is a school free day with homework﹣．
D．It is a wintertime safety training activity．
2. Which of the following is the students' homework on Snow Learning Day?　 　
A． Learning 15 old songs． B． Writing a cooking guide．
C． Exploring a fictional book． D． Interviewing a writer．
3. Who is this letter written for?　 　
A． Government．
B． Teachers．
C． Parents．
D． Students．
Text 2
The day I heard that Rainbow Bookstore was closing after 50 years of business ，I was heartbroken ．The
bookstore，which was a landmark in the neighbourhood，was a place where anyone could drop in and read books．
When I hurried to the store ， I saw that the books were already packed into boxes ． I had a long chat with
Casey ， the store's elderly owner ．Sighing deeply ，he told me how it was becoming difficult to run his
bookstore．Most young people preferred reading e books on tablets and more customers were attracted by low price﹣
of online stores ．I tried to think of some words to comfort him ，but I knew Rainbow Bookstore couldn't stay in
business much longer．
A few months later，I was back in the neighbourhood during my spring break and was surprised to see that the
bookstore was still there and opened for business．Its old brick walls hadn't been decorated，but inside it was like a
different world．
I was told that the community had decided to work together on a program to save Rainbow Bookstore ．The
program was led by Jennifer Oakley，a saleswoman who had grown up in the neighbourhood and who had now taken
over the bookstore from Casey ．Under Jennifer's leadership ， the bookstore was being turned into a place for
literature loving members of the community to get together﹣．It had a cafe selling food and there were now more
community events such as book readings，poetry recitings and even jazz concerts and movie nights ，where people
could gather to share an experience that couldn't be downloaded online．
I also met old Casey ，who was looking up at readers' comments that kept popping up on the screen ．"I
remember readers' comments used to appear on a big board here ．" I pointed at the comer ．Casey
smiled，"Well，as you can see， business knowledge combined with creativity has brought my old bookstore into
the 21st century! I'm so pleased to see that everything I wanted to offer to the community is still here．"
1. Why did Rainbow Bookstore face closedown?　 　
A．Because it had a long history．
B．Because people no longer loved reading．
C．Because it was affected by e books and online stores﹣．
D．Because there were fewer residents in the neighbourhood．
2. What made Rainbow Bookstore survive?　 　
A．New books． B．Lower price．
C．Inside decorations． D．Creative management．
3. Which of the following best explains "popping up" underlined in the last paragraph?　 　
A． Flashing up．B． Looking up．C． Putting down．D． Handing in．
4. What can we infer from the text?　 　
A．Jennifer' s books couldn't be downloaded online．
B．Casey couldn't accept the new style of the bookstore．
C．Many bookstores will have success in the 21st century．
D．The new bookstore creates a literary bond between readers．
Text 3
Room Escape is a form of physical entertainment that takes place inside a locked room. Ways out differ from
room to room．Team members are given a time limit to solve a mystery and escape the room．The idea came from
video games that required players to solve puzzles in one room before moving on to the next level ．This game of
Room Escape was created in Japan in 2007 and spread to the rest of the world soon．Nowadays people are crazy about
it．
Escape room has two different styles：Norwegian and Japanese．In the Norwegian style﹣，players are locked
inside a single coloured room with several continuous puzzles﹣．If you are good at math， it's likely to escape more
easily．Japanese style rooms often have a background story and are decorated colorfully to match the theme ﹣（主
题），so players are required to use observational skills to escape the room．
Recently，some friends and I accepted the challenge of solving the mystery of Blackbeard's Cabin ，a popular
theme of Room Escape．The room took its name from a famous pirate of the early 18th century．Our goal was to
find the key that would open Blackbeard's treasure box and unlock the room's door．It was exciting to see each team
member using his or her personal skills to find clues（线索）and solve puzzles． Each time someone found a clue，
we all gathered around to figure out what it meant．Before long we were able to solve the mystery，find the key to
the where box and open the door ．In the end ，we discovered playing this game is just like our life ． Where
communication and cooperation are the keys that open most doors．In fact， it was the power of the group that gave
us the key to success．
1． Which is TRUE about the game of Room Escape?　 　
A． It started in Japan and Norway．
B． People are attracted by this challenging game．
C． It can be an indoor or outdoor physical activity．
D． The idea came from the story of a famous pirate．
2． What can be inferred from Paragraph 2?　 　
A． Players in both styles need typical abilities．
B． Boys are definitely more interested in Norwegian style﹣．
C． All players will find Japanese style rooms more exciting﹣．
D． You can't play the games without the background story．
3． What is the most important thing to succeed in the game of Room Escape?　 　
A． Teamwork．B． Math level．C． Personal skills．D． Map reading ability﹣．
Text 4
Kathy was knocked down by a tall boy running in the opt "watch it ．Cripple!" the boy shouted ．with in the
hallway his right leg following the way Kathy limped when she walked the boy took hold of his right leg following the
way Kathy limped when she walked．
Ignore him，she told herself as she headed for her classroom．But at the end of the day Kathy was still thinking
about the tall boy's mean behaviour．
Back home at the dinner table that evening ．Kathy was quiet when exciting news was shared by her
mom．"There's a Christmas Wish Contest on the radio station ．" she announced．"Write a letter to Santa and you
might win a prize．"
A smile took hold of Kathy when the idea first came to her ．Out came pencil and Kathy went to work on her
letter， "Dear Santa Claus，" she began．The rest of the family thought a 3 foot Barbie Doll would top Kathy's﹣
wish list． But this is what she wrote that night：
My name is Kathy． I am 9 years old．I have a problem at school．Can you help me，Santa? Kids laugh at me
because of the way I walk and run．I have cerebral palsy．I just want one day when no one laughs at me．
Love， Kathy
When Kathy's letter arrived at the radio station，the manager read it carefully， He knew cerebral palsy was a
muscle disorder that might confuse the schoolmates of Kathy who didn't understand her disability ．Soon Kathy and
her letter to Santa tons of girl asked for such a simple ，yet remarkable Christmas gift ， ﹣ just one day without
teasing! Suddenly envelopes addressed to Kathy arrived daily from all across the country ．They came filled with
holiday greetings and words of encouragement ．Kathy did get her wish of a special day without teasing at her
elementary school．Even the mayor explained that by daring to make such a simple wish ，Kathy taught a universal
lesson．"Everyone，" said the mayor，"wants and deserves to be treated with respect，dignity and warmth．"
1． What problem did Kathy have at school?　 　
A． She was not smart enough to get good grades．
B． She was unwilling to communicate with others．
C． She was often laughed at by other schoolmates．
D． She didn't have a chance to join in the contest．
2． The underlined word in Paragraph 2 can be replaced by　 　．
A． dishonest B． unkind C． unfamiliar D． informal
3． Why did Kathy keep quiet at dinner that night?　 　
A． She wasn't outgoing．
B． She was enjoying the meal．
C． She was still upset．
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