北京市房山区2019-2020学年高二英语下学期期末考试试题本试卷共12页，共100分，考试时长100分钟。考生务必将答案答在答题卡上，在试卷上作答无效。考试结束后，将答题卡交回，试卷自行保存。第一部分知识运用（共两节，25分）第一节语法填空（共10小题；每小题1分，共10分）阅读下列短文，根据短文内容填空。在未给提示词的空白处仅填写1个适当的词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。AThetraditionalChineselunarcalendardividestheyearinto24solarterms.GrainBuds(小满),the8thsolartermofayear,1(last)halfamonthfromMay20thisyeartoJune4.Itmeans2theseedsfromthegrainarebecomingfullbutarenotripe.InChina,the24solarterms3(create)thousandsofyearsagotoguideagriculturalproduction.Butthesolartermcultureisstillusefultodaytoguidepeople’slivesthroughspecialfoods,culturalceremonies,gardeningandevenhealthylivingtipsthatcorrespondwitheachsolarterm.BMountQomolangma,orMountEverest,istheworld's4(high)mountainabovesealevel.BoastinguniqueTibetanculturalheritageandnaturalscenery,theQomolangmaNationalNatureReserveprotects3.381millionhectaresofthecentralHimalayaintheTibetautonomousregion.It’sanaturalareaforrareanimalsincludingTibetanantelopes,wildyaksandblack-neckedcranes5(live)in.Thisyearmarksthe60thanniversaryofthefirst6(success)expeditiontoMountQomolangma,andthe45thanniversaryofChina’sfirstaccuratemeasurementofQomolangma’sheight.CZhouZhaoyanisjust6yearsofagebutshehastouchedtheheartsofinternetusersworldwide.Sinceherparentsstartedtopostherperformancesonvideo-sharingplatformYouTube7earlyMarch,heraccountMiumiuGuitargirlhasattractedmorethan157,000fans.ThevideoofhersingingFlyMetotheMoon,8(write)byBartHoward,whileplayingguitarreceivedover5millionhitsontheplatform.Inherversionoftheclassicsong,HotelCalifornia,bytheEagles,sheisseensinging,playingguitar,electricguitar,bass,drumsandmaracas.Manyofher9(song)arebossanovastyle,ajazz-influencedmusicofBrazilianoriginthatwasdevelopedinthe1950sand1960s.ThegirlhascoveredbothChineseandEnglishsongs.ThemostdifficultisIWishYouLove,10wassungbybossanovasingerLisaOno.第二节完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，共15分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。IwasnineyearsoldwhensheenteredourhomeinruralVirginia.Myfather11metoherwiththesewords：“Iwouldlikeyoutomeetthefellowwhois12forbeingtheworstboyinthiscountyandwillprobablystartthrowingrocksatyounolaterthantomorrowmorning.”Mystepmotherwalkedovertome,13myheadslightlyupward,andlookedmerightintheeye.Thenshelookedatmyfatherandreplied,“Youarewrong.Thisisnottheworstboyatall,butthe14onewhohasn’tyetfoundanoutletforhisenthusiasm.”Thatstatementbeganafriendshipbetweenus.Noonehadevercalledmesmart.Myfamilyandneighborshadbuiltmeupinmymindasa15boy.Mystepmotherchangedallthat.Shechangedmanythings.Shepersuadedmyfathertogotoadentalschool,fromwhichhe16withgreathonors.Shemovedourfamilyintothecity,wheremyfather’scareercouldbemoresuitableandmybrothersandIcouldbebetter17atschool.WhenIturnedfourteen,sheboughtmeasecondhand18andinstuctedmehowtotypeintheflesh,tellingmethatshebelievedthatIwouldbecomea19.Iknewherenthusiasm,I20it,andIsawhowithadalreadyimprovedourlives.Iacceptedher21andbeganto22forlocalnewspapers.IwasdoingthesamekindofwritingthatgreatdayIwenttointerviewAndrewCarnegieandreceivedthetaskwhichbecamemylife’sworklater.Iwasn’tthe23beneficiary(受益人).Myfatherbecamethewealthiestmanintown.Mybrothersa...
