天津市河西区2020-2021学年高二上学期期末英语试题

—Are you going to Tom's birthday party?

—________. I might have to work.

How would you like ________ if you were watching your favorite TV program and someone came into the room and just shut it off without asking you?

My grandfather still plays tennis now and then,          he's in his nineties.

Frank put the medicine in the top drawer to make sure it would not be          to the kids.

During the period of recent terrorist activities, people _____ not to touch an unattended bag.

__________ you may have, you should gather your courage to face the challenge.

Her letter to the paper           a flood of supportive comments.

I           a debt of gratitude to all my family.

The whole village was           by the floods.

I'm lucky to have the opportunity to participate in the national dancing competition          our school.

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With his leg lame and his teeth uneven, the boy thought of himself as the most unfortunate child in the world. He1played with his classmates, and when asked to answer questions, he always2his head without a word.

One spring, his father brought home some saplings. Each of his children would plant a sapling and he promised, "Whoever grow his sapling best shall get a gift. "The boy certainly wanted to get the gift. But seeing his brothers and sisters watering the trees, he3an idea: he hoped the tree he planted would die soon. So watering it once or twice, he never4it.

Several days later, he was5to find it not only didn't die, but also grew so many fresh6. Compared with those of his brothers' and sisters', his appeared greener. His father kept his7, bought the boy a gift and said he would become an outstanding8after growing up.

From then on, the boy slowly became9and confident. One evening, he suddenly10his biology teacher once said that plants generally grow at night. Why not go to see the tree?

When he came to the courtyard, he found his father working near the tree! Immediately he understood: Father had been secretly11his tree! He returned to his room, tears in his eyes.

Decades passed. The boy didn't become a botanist. 12, he became the U. S. 13. His name was Franklin Roosevelt.

14is the best nourishment of life. 15it is just a bucket of water, it can make the tree of life grow well!

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Please Note: Tutoring works only if you work at it! To gain the full benefits from tutoring, you must attend your weekly tutoring session. Consider your schedule before requesting a tutor. You must commit to weekly tutoring sessions for the entire semester.

To Obtain a Tutor:

1. Report to the Tutoring Center, located in the administrative center.

2. Fill out a Request for Tutoring form for each course for which you desire a tutor. Fill out this form as completely as possible so your request can be handled quickly.

3. Tutors are appointed on a FIRST COME, FIRST SERVE basis. Come early to ensure that you will get the tutor you need.

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SCI 101 Biology

SCI 102 Chemistry

SCI 103 Physics

MATH A Concepts in Mathematics

MATH 101 Algebra

MATH 102 Geometry

ENGLISH 101 Writing Persuasive Essays

ENGLISH 102 Writing College Application Essay

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There were smiling children all the way. Clearly they knew at what time the train passed their homes and they made it their business to stand along the railway, wave to complete strangers and cheer them up as they rushed towards Penang. Often whole families stood outside their homes and waved and smiled as if those on the trains were their favorite relatives. This is the simple village people of Malaysia. I was moved.

I had always traveled to Malaysia by plane or car, so this was the first time I was on a train. I did not particularlyrelishthe long train journey and had brought along a dozen magazines to read and reread. I looked about the train. There was not one familiar face. I sighed and sat down to read my Economics.

It was not long before the train was across the Causeway and in Malaysia. Johore Baru was just another city like Singapore, so I was tired of looking at the crowds of people as they hurried past. As we went beyond the city, I watched the straight rows of rubber trees and miles and miles of green. Then the first village came into sight. Immediately I came alive; I decided to wave back.

From then on my journey became interesting. I threw my magazines into the waste basket and decided to join in Malaysian life. Then everything came alive. The mountains seemed to speak to me. Even the trees were smiling. I stared at everything as if I was looking at it for the first time.

The day passed fast and I even forgot to have my lunch until I felt hungry. I looked at my watch and was surprised that it was 3:00 pm. Soon the train pulled up at Butterworth. I looked at the people all around me. They all looked beautiful. When my uncle arrived with a smile, I threw my arms around him to give him a warm hug (拥抱). I had never done this before. He seemed surprised and then his weather-beaten face warmed up with a huge smile. We walked arm in arm to his car.

I looked forward to the return journey.

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There are two types of people in the world. Although they have equal degree of health, wealth and other comforts of life, one becomes happy and the other becomes unhappy. This arises from the different ways in which they consider things, persons, events and the resulting effects upon their minds.

People who are to be happy fix their attention on the convenience of things: the pleasant parts of conversation, the well prepared dishes, the goodness of the wine and the fine weather. They enjoy all the cheerful things. Those who are to be unhappy think and speak only of the opposite things. Therefore, they are continually dissatisfied. By their remarks,they sour the pleasure of society, offend many people, and make themselves disagreeable everywhere. If this turn of mind was founded in nature, such unhappy persons would be the more to be pitied. The intention of criticizing and being disliked is perhaps taken up by imitation. It grows into n habit, unknown to its possessors. The habit may be strong, but it may be cured when those who have it realize it had effects on their interests and tastes. I hope this little warning may be of service to them, and help them change this habit.

Although in fact it is chiefly an act of the imagination, it has serious results in life since it brings on deep sorrow and bad luck. Those people offend many others; nobody loves them, and no one treats them with more than the most common politeness and respect. This frequently puts them in bad temper and draws them into arguments. If they aim at getting some advantages in social position, or fortune, nobody wishes them success. Nor will anyone start, step or speak a word to favor their hopes. If they bring on themselves public objections, no one will defend or excuse them, and many will join to criticize their wrong doings. These should change this bad habit and be pleased with what is pleasing, without worrying needlessly about themselves and others. If they do not, it will be good for others to avoid any contact with them. Otherwise, it can be disagreeable and sometimes very inconvenient, especially when one becomes mixed up in their quarrels.

阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

Magic Touch

From my hotel room window, I could see a large advertisement board with his face on it: Jason, the Great Magician.

I absent-mindedly turned the (page) of the phone book and came across a city map. Drinking my iced coffee I ran my fingers along the streets the hotel to the opera hall. Not more a half-hour walk, I thought.

I looked (quick) at the clock, "The show starts in one hour; plenty of time! I drank the rest of my coffee and went to take a shower. Soon after, I was on my way to the show, (carry) a fancy black handbag and a happy smile.

The hall was dark when I came in; the show was about (begin). I made my way backstage just the great magician was putting on his top hat.

"Daddy, I'm so glad to see you," I (whisper), I'm in town for the writer's class, but I just couldn't miss your show." I gave him a quick hug and went back into the seating area, leaving him with a (surprise) smile. I settled down in the darkness, and the curtains opened.

Magically, that show remains the Great Jason's best (perform) to this day.

阅读下面短文，并根据短文内容完成下列各题。

I used to watch a little girl playing basketball every day from my kitchen window. One day I asked her why she practiced so much. She said, "I want to go to college. The only way I can go is to get a scholarship. I like basketball and I want to be the best player in college! My dad told me, "If the dream is big enough, the facts don'tcount."

She never changed her mind, I watched her through those junior high years and into senior high school. One day before she graduated from high school, I saw her sitting on the grass sadly, I asked her what was wrong. She told me that her coach said she was too short to be a good baske1ball player, so she should stop dreaming about going to college.

She was heartbroken and it made me feel bad too. Then she smiled and told me her father said that the coach was wrong. He did not understand the power of dream. Her father said to her, "If you really want to play for the scholarship of a good college, nothing but you yourself can stop your dream." He told her again, "If the dream is big enough, the facts don't count."

The next year, she and her team went to a big game. She was seen by a coach of a famous college learn and was offered a scholarship to the women's basketball team of their college. She was to get the college education that she had dreamed of and worked for all those years.

"If the dream is big enough, the facts don't count." It is true.

近期你参加了学校组织的“地球日（Earth Day）”活动，请给你所在学校的英文杂志投稿，介绍这次活动的全过程，要点如下：

1）在校园里看到“地球日”活动的海报，报名参加；

2）在学校和周边区域收集闲置物品，并将它们制作成各种实用的物品；

3）将制作好的物品送给同学和周边的居民，鼓励他们养成回收再利用的习惯；

4）本次活动的感悟。

注意：1）词数100左右；

2）可以适当增加细节。以使行文连贯。