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1、2020-2021学年河南省鹤壁高级中学高二（下）第一次段考英语试卷第一部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分30分）第 一 节（共 4 小题；每小题6 分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C 和 D）中，选出最佳选项。1.（6 分）Best Cookbooks for KidsBest Overall：Cooking Class：57 Fun Recipes Kids Will Love to Make（and Eat!）Buy on AmazonBuy on WalmartWith the help of this best-selling cookbook,your kid
2、s will become masters in thekitchen!Cooking Class：57 Fun Recipes Kids Will Love to Make（and Eat!）is ideal forchildren aged 6 to 12,as it includes detailed explanations of basic cooking techniques,plusmore than 50 kid-friendly recipes.This award-winning cookbook is a comprehensive guidefor cooking no
3、vices,explaining skills and recipes in kid-friendly language.Best for Basic Learner：Better Homes and Gardens New Junior CookbookBuy on AmazonBuy on WalmartIf you want to teach your kids cooking terms,tools and techniques,you need the BetterHomes and Gardens New Junior Cookbook.This 128-page cookbook
4、 has more than 65 kid-friendly recipes,and it*s perfect fbr introducing kids aged 5 to 12 to the wonderful world ofcooking.lt includes a detailed section on cooking terms,kitchen safety,tools（includingpictures）,and healthy cooking.lt also addresses how to measure ingredients and how to readrecipes.B
5、est Classic：Betty Crockers Cookbook for Boys and GirlsBuy on AmazonBuy on TargetBuy on WalmartThe first edition of this classic kids*cookbook was published more than 60 years ago,andthe Betty Crockers Cookbook for Boys and Girls is still a favorite fbr kids and adults alike.Therecipes are ideal for
6、children aged 8 to 12.This cookbook is an authentic reproduction of theoriginal 1957 edition,which many baby boomers learned from themselves!Many older buyerswrite that they had the same cookbook growing up and love sharing the classic recipes with thenext generation.Best Vegetarian：The Help Yoursel
7、f Cookbook for KidsBuy on AmazonBuy on WalmartThis vegan cookbook is best for children aged 6 to 12,and its aim is to teach kids abouthealthy eating by involving them in the cooking process.The book features 60 plant-basedrecipes for you to make with your family,including meals,snacks,drinks and des
8、serts.(1)Which cookbook can be purchased on Target?A.Cooking Class：57 Fun Recipes Kids Will Lx)ve to Make(and Eat!).B.Better Homes and Gardens New Junior Cookbook.C.Betty Crockers Cookbook for Boys and Girls.D.The Help Yourself Cookbook for Kids.(2)What can we know about Better Homes and Gardens New
9、 Junior Cookbook?Alt is an award-winning cookbook.B.It teaches the kids about kitchen safety.C.It includes 60 plant-based recipes.D.It was published more than 60 years ago.(3)What is the similarity between Cooking Class：57 Fun Recipes Kids Will Love to Make(and Eat!)and The Help Yourself Cookbook fo
10、r Kids?A.They are both designed for kids aged 6-12.B.They have recipes based on plants.C.They have recipes for whatever you want.D.They explain how to measure ingredients.G o tte nC O O K B O O K2.（8 分）A new TV documentary is being made which charts the lives of three children who aremaking a home i
11、n Britain.In each case,the children have travelled to the UK alone to join theirmothers after a separation of several years.Imran is 11 and lived in Pakistan with his grandmother before coming to a village nearPeterborough in the East Midlands to join his mother and his new stepfather,whom he had no
12、tmet before.He speaks Urdu and Punjabi,but not a word of English.Imran soon gets into troubleat school because he is at a disadvantage among his confident English-bom classmates.Theother children tease him because they think he is not cooh so he covers up his awkwardness byplaying the fool.After sch
13、ool he sits drawing a picture of himself with tears on each cheek.Like Imran,10-year-old Altynay from Kyrgyzstan,spoke no English when she arrivedat her new home in Penistone,Yorkshire,but she was lucky to have Kanykei,who has lived inEngland for three years,to interpret for her.Even so,this little
14、girl,who was the head girl at herold school,found her first few months here very hard.Early in the film she is shown laughingand dancing with Kanykei,while later she appears to be homesick and disappointed by thelanguage barrier at her village schooLBut that was a few months ago.Kanykei confirms tha
15、tAltynay is happier now because she has learned more English.Compared with the two,Marshal has a huge advantage,having been educated at English-language schools in Zimbabwe.He is also outgoing.When asked if settling into a newcountry is hard for him,he shakes his head,No,it was not hard for me.I am
16、a brave person.*But his new life is not without difficulties.It is his reading I am worried about,says hismother Josephine.He didnT have my support when he needed it.u(1)What concerns Imran in the UK?A.His foolish classmates.B.His poor drawing skills.C.His bad relationship with his stepfather.D.His
17、unpleasant experience at his new school.(2)What does Kanykei say about Altynay?A.She is adapting to the new life speedily.B.She finds it easy to learn a new language.C.She is experiencing a positive change now.D.She has become the top student in her new class.(3)How is Marshal different from Imran a
18、nd Altynay?A.He is good at reading.B.He lacks parental love.C.He has fewer difficulties in language.D.He faces more challenges in his new life.(4)Whafs the best title for the passage?A.A Lonely Life in a New CountryB.Breaking the BarrierC.Great ExpectationsD.Happy life in the UK3.(8 分)Africa Water W
19、eek-nearly one billion people around the world have no access todrinking water,and that lack of clean water association with improper hygiene and shortage oftoilets kills 3.3 million a year.And this is a common problem in many parts of the developingworld,but its effect is not widely known,according
20、 to experts at the Pulitzer Center on CrisisReporting.As part of the World Water Day tradition,the center is screening films about internationalwater issues at the Environmental Film Festival in Washington,D.C.The films describe avariety of conflicts over water.The challenge in presenting these film
21、s,says Peter Sawyer,project coordinator at thePulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting,is to share with a wider audience the urgent issuessuiTounding water.Our goal for this screening is to just get these issues out there,”hesays.We dont feel that they attract public attention and we think that they shou
22、ld because theyare really important.In Dhakas Challenge,filmmaker Stephen Sapienza explores one of the fastest growingcities in Asia.He says one-third of the 15 million people in the Bangladeshi capital live inplaces where safe water is limited.Each year 400,000 newcomers join Dhakas urban poor.City
23、water from Dhakas Water and Sewer Authority(WAS A)comes at a price,available only toland owners.The film records how a non-profit group helped change the law to give the sameequal water rights to the urban poor.Diabalok Sing Ha,who is the groups founder,said,“A win-win situation actuallyoccurred bec
24、ause Dhaka WASA wanted their incomes and on the other hand,poor peoplewanted the service and they immediately see the economic advantage of getting Dhaka WASAwater supply because that is cheap,so they immediately buy in.MMy story was just trying to point out that these problems are solvable even if
25、you have tostart small and its possible in the long run to save many lives,says Sapienza.(1)Which of the following is the main purpose of the films?A.To show the number of people lacking clean water.B.To let more people know the serious water problems.C.To attract people to pay attention to the worl
26、d conflicts.D.To get people to have a good knowledge of water.(2)What does Paragraph 4 mainly talk about?A.Ways to get cheap water.B.The film Dhakas Challenge.C.Filmmaker Stephen Sapienza.D.A non-profit group.（3）Which of the following does Diabalok Sing Ha agree with?A.Most people cant afford the wa
27、ter supply.B.Rich people in Dhaka will buy in at once.C.Poor people in Dhaka need the service of water.D.Dhaka WASA will see soon the economic advantage.（4）What does Sapienza intend to tell us by making the film Dhakas Challenge?A.The problem of water can possibly be solved.B.A11 the people cannot g
28、et city water from WASA.C.A win-win situation is expected by every filmmaker.D.Dhaka WASA is very popular with the local people.4.（8 分）For the past 3,000 years,when people thought of money,they thought of cash.Frombuying food to paying bills,day-to-day dealings involved paper or metal money.Over the
29、past decade,however,digital payments have taken off-tapping your credit card on a machineor having the QR Code（二维码）on your smart phone scanned has become normal.Now thisrevolution is about to turn cash into an endangered species in some rich countries.That willmake the economy more efficient,but it
30、also brings new problems.Countries are getting rid of cash at different speeds.In Sweden the number of retail cashtransactions（交易）per person has fallen by 80%in the past ten years.Cash accounts for just6%of purchases by value in Norway.Britain is probably four or six years behind it.America isperhap
31、s a decade behind.Outside the rich world,cash is still king.However,in China,digitalpayments rose from 4%of all payments in 2012 to 34%in 2017.Cash is dying out because of two forces.One is demand-younger consumers want toenjoy their digital lives with payment systems.But equally important,suppliers
32、 such as banksand tech firms are developing fast,easy-to-use payment technologies from which they canpull data and pocket fees.In general,the future of a cashless economy is excellent news.When cash paymentsdisappear,people and shops are less likely to be stolen.Besides,digitalisation greatly expand
33、sthe playground of small businesses by enabling them to sell beyond their borders.lt also createsa credit history,helping consumers borrow.Yet it is not without problems.Electronic paymentsystems may suffer technical failures,power blackouts and cyber-attacks.Whats more,in acashless economy,the poor
34、,the elderly and country folk may be left behind.(1)What do we know about digital payments in paragraph 1?A.They*ve been used in daily dealings for 3,000 years.B.They have become popular in the past ten years.C.They can only be made on the smart phones.D.They are leading to cash*s dying out worldwid
35、e.(2)Which country is the slowest in getting rid of cash?A.America.B.Britain.C.SwedenD.Norway.(3)Which of the following would the author most probably agree with?A.Cash payments are less likely to disappear.B.Digitalisation enables small businesses to sell nationally.C.Customers can have their credi
36、t history built through digital payments.0.Digital payments may benefit the poor,the elderly and country folks.(4)What do the underlined words mean?A.have fallen offB.have become a trendC.have been out of fashionD.have been substituted第 二 节(共 1 小题，每小题10分，满 分 10分)根据短文内容从短文后的选项中选出最佳选项填入空白处，其中有两项为多余选项。
37、5.(10 分)Four Ways to Beat Summer Weight GainWhen we think of the summer holiday,most of us think of outdoor fun.So it seems likewe should naturally lose weight over the summer holiday.In reality,the summer holiday isntall beach volleyball and water sports.Therefbre,we can gain weight easily in the s
38、ummerholiday.(1)Here are four ways to beat summer weight gain.(2)_When we dont have a plan,its easy to spend the summer holiday moving from the couchto the computer,with regular stops before the fridge.Avoid this by aiming for a specific goal,like volunteering,mastering a new skill,or working at a j
39、ob.Just be sure to plan for some freetime so you can relax a little!Stay busy.When were bored,its easy to fall into a trap of doing nothing and then feeling low onenergy.In addition to helping you avoid the cookie jar,filling your days with stuff to do cangive you a sense of accomplishment.(3)Beat t
40、he heat.Dont let summer heat put your exercise plans on hold.(4)If a gym isnt yourscene,try bowling or an indoor climbing wall.If you love being outdoors,move a regular runor soccer game to early morning or evening.(5)_With school out,we lose our daily routines.If you dont have a specific job or an
41、activityto get up for,ifs easy to sleep late,watch too much TV,and snack more than usual.Make sureyour summer days have some structure-like getting up at the same time each day.Planactivities for specific times,like exercising before breakfast.A.Stick to a schedule.B.Get going with goals.C.Relax by
42、walking outside.D.Move your workout indoors.E.We usually stay at home in the summer holiday.F.Thats especially true if a dream summer job falls through.G.However,its easy to avoid this problem if we know what to look out for.第二部分语言知识运用(共两节，满 分 3 0 分)第 一 节(共 1 小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)阅读下面短文，从短文后各题的A、B、C、和 D
43、 四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。6.(30 分)A few months ago,I was picking up the children at school.Emily,another mother thatI knew well,rushed up to me.She was full of(1).Do you know(2)you and I are?”she asked.(3)I could answer,she gaveout the reason for her question.She had just returned from renewing her driv
44、ers license at agovernment office.The woman(4)desk asked her what her occupation was.Emilyhesitated,(5)how to answer it.What I mean is,“explained the woman,“do you havea job,or are you just a.?Of course I have a job,“answered Emily.Tm a(an)(6)We dont(7)mother as an occupation.housewife covers it,she
45、 said.I forgot all about her story(8)one day I found myself in the same situation.Thistime it was at our own Town Hall.The clerk was a woman.And what is your occupation?”she asked.What(9)me say it,I do not know.Thewords simply jumped out.Im.a(an)(10)in the field of Child Development andHuman Relatio
46、ns.1The clerk stopped,her ball-point pen(11)in mid-air.She looked up(12)she had not heard right.I repeated the title slowly.Might I ask,H said the clerk with new interest,“just what you do in your(13)?Coolly,I heard myself(14)I have a continuing program of research in the laboratoryand in the field.
47、Fm working for my masters(the whole family)and already have(15)credits(all daughters).1 often work 14 hours a day(24 is more Hke it).The job is morechallenging than most jobs and the(16)are in satisfaction rather than just money.1There was an increasing note of(17)in the clerks voice as she(18)in th
48、eform.As I drove into our driveway,I was(19)by my lab assistants-aged 13,7,and 3.Inside the house I could hear our new experimental model(six months)in the child-development program.1 felt successful.Motherhood.what a great(20)(1)A.thrillB.anxietyC.anger0.pleasure(2)A.whoB.whatC.howD.why(3)A.WhenB.A
49、sC.BeforeD.Since(4)A.atB.afterC.byD.around(5)A.nervousB.sureC.curious.uncertain(6)A.motherB.workerC.teacherD.doctor(7)A.claimB.listC.expectD.give(8)A.sinceB.unlessC.untilD.when(9)A.gotB.causedC.permitD.made(10)A.researcherB.managerC.expert.scholar(11)A.droppedB.floatedC.frozenD.broke(12)A.so thatB.e
50、ven thoughC.as though0.because of(13)A.familyB.subjectC.studyD.field(14)A.wordsB.replyC.shoutD.whisper(15)A.twoB.threeC.fourD.five(16)A.rewardsB.a wardsC.profits.benefits(17)A.interestB.respectC.doublD fear(18)A.explainedB.passedC.completed.filled(19)A.acceptedB.greetedC.recognized0.refused(20)A.per