广东省深圳市高级中学2020学年高二英语下学期期中试题.docx

深圳市高级中学 2020 学年第二学期期中测试 高二英语 本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分，第Ⅰ卷第页，第Ⅱ卷第 7 至第 9 页。全卷满分 150 分：第Ⅰ卷 80 分；第Ⅱ卷间 120 分钟。  1至第7 70 分。考试时 注意事项： 1、答题前，考生将自己的姓名、准考证号、考试科目涂写在答题卡上。 2、答第Ⅰ卷时，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。如需改动用橡皮擦干净后，再涂其它答案，不能答在试题卷上。 3、答第Ⅱ卷时，使用黑色墨水签字笔在答题卡指定区域书写，要求字体工整，笔迹 清晰。 4、考试结束，监考人员将答题卡按座位号、页码顺序收回。 第 I 卷 第一部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分 40 分） 第一节 ( 共 15 小题；每小题 2 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，并 在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 A National RankingsBest High Schools The U.S. News rankings include data on more than 22,000 public high schools in 50 states and the District of Columbia. Schools were awarded gold, silver or bronze medals based on their performance on state assessments and how well they prepare students for college. About the Awards Gold --- Top 500 Schools based on highest college readiness. Silver --- High-performing schools based on lower college readiness. Bronze --- High-performing schools based on state exam performance, listed alphabetically. Award Distribution Gold 2.4% Silver 10.3% Bronze 16.8% No Medal 70.5% HOWWeDetermine the Awards STEP 1 Students perform better than expected in their state. We looked at reading and math results for students on each state ’s proficiency ( 水平 ) tests and then factored in the percentage of economically disadvantaged students, who tend to score lower. STEP 2 Disadvantaged students perform better than state average. We compared each school ’s math and reading proficiency rates for disadvantaged students --- black, Hispanic and low-income --- with the statewide results for these student groups and then selected schools that were performing better than their state averages. STEP 3 Student graduation rates meet or are greater than a national standard. We left out schools from consideration if their graduation rates were lower than 75 percent --- astarting point that is higher than a federal law that requires states to give extra resources to schools below 67 percent. STEP 4 Students are prepared for college-level coursework. We