（人教版新教材广东新高考无听力）2020-2021学年上学期高二期中备考金卷 英语（A卷）含答案.docx

1、（新教材）2020- 2021 学年上学期高二期中备考金卷 英英 语语 （A） 注意事项：注意事项： 1.答题前，先将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在试题卷和答题卡上，并将准考证号条形码 粘贴在答题卡上的指定位置。 2.选择题的作答： 每小题选出答案后， 用 2B 铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑， 写在试题卷、草稿纸和答题卡上的非答题区域均无效。 3.非选择题的作答：用签字笔直接答在答题卡上对应的答题区域内。写在试题卷、草稿 纸和答题卡上的非答题区域均无效。 4.考试结束后，请将本试题卷和答题卡一并上交。 第一部分第一部分 阅读（共两节，满分阅读（共两节，满分 50 分）分） 第一节（共 15

2、 小题；每小题 2.5 分，满分 37.5 分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出最佳选项。 A How To Make Tasty Yam Pottage（山药汤）？ Below are the methods and ingredients to be used for yam pottage. Ingredient 1 medium- size Yam 1 spoon, palm oil 2 cups, water 1 bulb, Onion Blended mix of scotch bonnet pepper, tomatoes, onion Groundf

3、ish Smoked mackerel Seasoning and salt to taste Vegetable (Ugwu or scent leaf) (Optional) Method 1. Peel and cut the Yam into chunks size and rinse. Set aside. 2. In a heated pot, add your palm oil, heat for 1minute then add your chopped onions. Fry until slightly brown. 3. Add your blended mixture

4、of scotch bonnet pepper, tomatoes, and onions. 4. While cooking, add your seasoning cube, crayfish, and salt. Stir together. Allow to cook for 10 to 15 minutes. 5. Add water. 6. Pour in the chunks yams, add your smoked mackerel and stir together. Cover to cook still the 7. yam is soft to your satisf

5、action. 8. Lastly, add your vegetable. Allow to simmer for 5 minutes Your meal is ready! How To Make Sumptuous Lemon Yoghurt Cake This recipe is so yummy and easy to make, you cant go wrong with this recipe. I mean, even if you add too much sugar to the mixture, the lemon will douse it. It is also a

6、 very forgiving recipe because no matter how you measure your ingredients, it will always come out just right. Its the perfect Christmas dessert recipe. This recipe makes two lemon yoghurt cakes. Ingredients 2 cups of all- purpose flour 1 tbsp of Vanilla extract 1/2 Cup of Sugar 1 cup of Cooking Oil

7、 the Zest of 1 medium to large- sized Lemon 3 to 4 Eggs A Pinch of Salt A cup of unsweetened yoghurt 1 tbsp of baking powder Method 1. Spray your baking pans (Im using two pans, size: 9 by 5s) and set aside 2. In a large bowl, scrape the lemon zest from the lemon and add the sugar. Then gently use y

8、our fingers to massage the zest with the Sugar. 3. Add the Oil, yoghurt Egg, and Vanilla to the Sugar and Zest then mix till all ingredients are well combined. 4. In a separate smaller bowl combine flour, baking powder, and a pinch of salt. 5. Mix the dry ingredients with the wet ingredients and pou

9、r the mixture into the prepared pans. 6.Bake at 350F（华氏 350度）in the oven for about an hour 7. After an hour, stick a skewer into the cake to make sure it is ready, then bring it out of the oven and let it sit on a rack to cool down for about 15 minutes. 此卷只装订不密封 班级 姓名 准考证号 考场号 座位号 此卷只装订不密封 班级 姓名 准考证

10、号 考场号 座位号 8. Slice and eat with either ice cream or alone if you like. Its a perfect dessert for the holiday. Enjoy! 1Which of the following options is not needed for making Yam Pottage? ASalt BBulbs CTomatoes DGroundfish 2How does the cake taste in the article? AModerate sweet and sour BLemon sour

11、CSour and sweet taste of yogurt DEveryone must like 3After putting the cake in the oven, how long does it take to enjoy? AThree quarters of an hour B80 minutes CEnjoy now D15 minutes B Growing up in England with a British father and a Chinese mother, Ive enjoyed food from both countries ever since I

12、 was able to hold a knife and fork and chopsticks! Mum has sweet memories of the food from her home town in Sichuan, and often cooks spicy dishes. Thanks to this, Dad has come to love hot pot! But there are still some dishes that Dad dare not try even after many years of marriage to my mother. Even

13、today he still does not take to eating things like chicken feet. But I enjoy that sort of food myself. Last week, I went to the butchers and asked, “Do you have pigs ears?” “No,” the butcher said, pulling at his own ears, “just these ordinary ones.” He must have thought I was joking. Dad can cook a

14、super “full English breakfast” of bacon, eggs, beans, sausages and toast with butter. Mum and I just have to find a way to get him into the kitchen! He also does a typical Sunday roast. We all love roast beef and vegetables. Ill never forget my first visit to China. Mum encouraged me to try differen

15、t kinds of food. But just when I thought I could deal with all Chinese food, I came across stinky tofu, a horrible grey thing that looked and smelt like a burnt sports shoe. I gathered all my courage to take a bite and was amazed to find it wasnt so bad. It reminded me of blue cheese, a similarly st

16、rong smelling type of food you either love or hate. Maybe Ill fall in love with stinky tofu, someday. People say that one mans meat is another mans poison, but I feel at home with food from both my cultures. 4What can we learn from this passage? AI have enjoyed the food from two cultures since a lit

17、tle child. BBecause of my Mum, Dad loves all kinds of Chinese food. CWe all like roast beef and vegetables except Mum. DI have fallen in love the stinky tofu now. 5What is the character of the butcher? AGenerous BMean CHumorous DSerious 6What does the underlined part in paragraph 2 probably mean? Ar

18、efuse Blike Callow Dmind 7Whats the main purpose of this passage? ATo introduce two different cultures. BTo advise the readers to try some different food. CTo show the different eating habits between China and Britain. DTo tell a story about a child of his eating experience. C When Columbus sailed t

19、he ocean blue in 1492 he wasnt looking for America, he was searching for a route from Spain to China; America just got in the way. The Spanish were after the riches of Asia: silk, dates, spices. Until later adventurers discovered how to sail to the Far East, trade with China depended on the Silk Roa

20、d. The trade between China and Europe brought huge wealth, so the Spanish had a strong desire to find a new way to the East. Eventually a way appeared; as sea traffic developed from the 17th Century onwards, the overland route diminished. Now China is seeking to revive(复兴)the Silk Road and is prepar

21、ing to invest 4 trillion pounds in new roads, rail links, oil pipelines and other basic facilities. It is hoped that goods can be shipped westwards by land far more quickly and economically than by sea. But the plan is also to attract more tourists. Actually, China does pretty well for tourists alre

22、ady; its the worlds fourth most visited country. Two cities Beijing and Shanghaipossess the tourism business, with significant interest in destinations such as Xian and Chengdu. While Beijing is modern, cities such as Lanzhou and Dunhuang have one foot planted firmly in old China. Other places featu

23、red include Xian, the former capital of China, where you can come face to face with the Terracotta Army built to protect Chinas first emperor in the afterlife. From Lanzhou tour members take the train to Jiayuguan, Chinas western gateway and a key location on the Silk Road. There is also a four- day

24、 coach journey along the original Silk Route through the Xinjiang region to Kashgar. Along the way, at Kurla, you can visit the ruins of the Iron Fortress. 8What does the underlined word “diminished” in Paragraph 2 mean? ADiscovered. BDisappeared. CDisturbed. DDisplayed. 9What is the purpose of revi

25、ving the Silk Road? ATo rebuild the ruins of the Iron Fortress. BTo construct new roads and other basic structures. CTo make transportation westwards faster and cheaper. DTo draw more inland tourists attention to the western gateway. 10What can we learn about the Silk Road? AIt is nothing but a trad

26、e route. BIt may destroy some cities ancient style. CIt attracts foreign investment of 4 trillion. DIt promotes the tourism industry of China. 11What is the best title for the text? AThe charming of the Silk Road BThe function of the Silk Road CThe origin of the Silk Road DThe future of the Silk Roa

27、d D What if we had the power to control time, instead of moving from the past to the present to the future? What if we could jump, loop and travel through time in a machine? What if we could go wherever and whenever we pleased? This ability would allow us to witness historic wonders, change decision

28、s and see people from the past. We could right wrongs and stop wars from starting. The mysterious puzzle of time has kept people debating its nature for hundreds of years. Science fiction writers have turned it into imaginative stories. Some scientists have even attempted to explain it using math. T

29、his math tries to make the dream of time travel come true. The scientist Albert Einstein said that time and space are one thing. He called it “spacetime.” Einstein said that there are three dimensions in space: height, width and depth. A scientist named Hermann Minkowski added time as a fourth dimen

30、sion. Einstein introduced two ideas that have led to theories about the possibility of time travel. The first is relativity. The idea of relativity is that the force of gravity causes space to bend, which causes time to twist. The second idea focuses on special relativity. The idea is that a travele

31、r moving super- fast through flat spacetime will enter the future. Einstein considered time “relative” because it is measured based on where we are on Earth or in space. Stephen Hawking is a famous scientist. He believes that a time machine will never be built. If it were possible, he thinks we woul

32、d already know. If a time machine could be built, how come no one from the future has invaded us? The first science fiction story with this theme is The Clock That Went Backward by Edward P. Mitchell, which was published in 1881. Since then, thousands of books, films and television shows have explor

33、ed the idea of time travel, in which some tools such as phones, watches, photographs and old books take travelers backward and forward. Will time travel ever happen? Who knows? Most important is to keep your eyes open and have a sense of wonder. 12What is the authors purpose of writing the first par

34、agraph? ATo show time and space are connected. BTo show peoples interest in time travel. CTo draw readers attention to time travel. DTo make people believe time travel is possible. 13Which of the following statement could Einstein agree with? ATime travel is possible in the future. BPeople cant move

35、 faster than light. CTime travel is against scientific rules. DSpacetime is not a real thing in theory. 14What is the last but one paragraph mainly about? AThe first science fiction story. BSome tools used in time travel. CEdward P. Mitchell, the pioneer. DDifferent works about time travel. 15What i

36、s the writers attitude toward time travel? ACautious. BApproving. CDoubtful. DHopeful. 第二节（共第二节（共 5 小题；每小题小题；每小题 2.5 分，满分分，满分 12.5 分）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。 Carving pumpkins is a classic Halloween activity. Families and friends can come together to create amazing scenes and face

37、s out of pumpkins while enjoying each others company in a family friendly environment. 16 After choosing your pumpkin, you should make sure you have all of the right carving tools. Once you have the right pumpkin, the tools, and perhaps a template, it is time to start carving. First, use a saw to cu

38、t out the top, around the stem of the pumpkin, so you can reach inside. You can cut the top of the pumpkin round. Of course, you can cut a notch in it. 17 Once your top is off, reach inside with a large spoon and take out all of the seeds and stuff insides of the pumpkin. When all of the insides are

39、 taken out and the inside of your pumpkin looks clean, you are ready to start carving. You can use a pen to draw your pattern onto the pumpkin so its easier to carve or you can draw your design. 18 After your pumpkin is carved, it is time to put it outside of the house and light it. 19 That gives it

40、 the flaming quality which is the best on Halloween. You can also use some lights that are battery powered rather than actually on fire. On Halloween night, your fantastic pumpkin creations will surely amaze all of the trick- or- treaters. 20 Hopefully, you have fun carving pumpkins with all of your

41、 favorite people and sharing your creation with the world. AThe top should be big and beautiful. BEnsure that all necessary items are available. CThe naughty children will stop by your house. DYou can use an actual candle inside your pumpkin. E. Children will pay a visit to every family in their com

42、munity. F. The most important part of pumpkin carving design is to be creative. G. Because its simpler to remember how the top and the pumpkin fit together. 第二部分第二部分 语言运用（共两节，满分语言运用（共两节，满分 30 分）分） 第一节（共 15 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 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。 The last complete ice sh

43、elf in the Canadian Arctic has collapsed(倒塌).The Milne Ice Shelf is 21 Ellesmere Island, Canada. The shelf lost 22 40 percent of its area in just two days at the end of July. Above normal air temperatures, offshore winds and open water in front of the shelf are all parts of the 23 for its break- up.

44、 The shelf area shrank(缩小）by about 80 square kilometers. By comparison, the island of Manhattan in New York 24 about 60 square kilometers. Temperatures in the polar area have been 25 intense(强烈的).Summer in the Canadian Arctic this year has been 5 degrees Celsius 26 the 30- year average. That has 27

45、smaller ice caps, 28 can melt quickly. As a glacier disappears, more bedrock is left 29 .This then speeds up the melting 30 . A research camp, including instruments for measuring water flow through the ice shelf, was lost when the shelf at Ellesmere Island collapsed. It was only a 31 of time, said M

46、ark Serreze, director of the National Snow and Ice Data Center. His study showed the ice caps were 32 to disappear within five years. Their disappearance was 33 last month, when NASA satellite images of the area showed a complete lack of snow and ice. Serrezes 34 trip to the Arctic was many years ag

47、o. When I was there in the 1980s, I knew every square inch of those ice caps, Serreze said. You have the good 35 .Its like your first girlfriend. I want her back. 21Aat the edge of Bin front of Cat the back of Dat the end of 22Arather than Bless than Cother than Dmore than 23Asituations Bconditions

48、Celements Dproblems 24Acombines Bcovers Cevaluates Dobtains 25Aseriously Bespecially Cnaturally Dnearly 26Adown Bbelow Cup Dabove 27Areduced Bbroken Cthreatened Dbrought 28Awhich Bthat Cwhere Dwhose 29Auncovered Bdiscovered Cpredicted Dspotted 30Aprogram Bprogress Cproject Dprocess 31Aquestion Bthin

49、g Cmatter Dconcept 32Apossibly Blikely Cprobably Dsurely 33Asimplified Blaunched Cconfirmed Daccompanied 34Aresearch Bsearch Cculture Dbusiness 35Adreams Bideas Cattitudes Dmemories 第二节（共 10 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 15 分） In a country like Germany, you will see people 36 (knock) on their desks rather than cl

50、apping at the end of a very good class. And talking about beer, 37 you want to respect German customs, dont forget to clink glasses and say “Prost!” every single time you start a new drink. Have you ever noticed how people introduce 38 (them) in Spain? Spaniards are well- known for being loud and 39