海淀区高三年级第二学期期中练习英语2020.4本试卷共10页，120分。考试时长100分钟。考生务必将答案答在答题纸上，在试卷上作答无效。考试结束后，将本试卷和答题纸一并交回。第一部分：知识运用(共两节，分)45第一节语法填空(共10小题；每小题1.5分，共15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个适当的单词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。AAt8,1startedtakingartlessons](improve)mypaintingskills.However,later,IfoundthatIfocusedtoomuchonmasteringdifferenttechniques.Eventually,Ibecamemoredistressedwhenmyexpectationsweren'tmatched.thGrade,Ireturnedtothebasics.On2sketchbookIforcedmyselftodrawwhateverinterestedme.So,inthe11Overtime,Ihavebeenreleasedfromthetightcontrol.Ihavelearnedthatagoodpaintingisnotabouthavingperfecttechnique.Infact,allIneedtodoistrustmy3(create)talentsandfindmomentsofjoyinlife.BInrecentyears,trampolining(蹦床)hasbecomeanewcrazeamongChineseyouths.Shortvideos4(show)people'sexcitementaboutjumpingbackandforthonthecolourfultrampolinesareregularlyuploadedtosocialmedia.Mostvideosfeatureteenagers,butadultstoohavejumpedonthetrend,hopingtorelivetheir：扩childhood.Comparedwithsoccer,basketball,tennisoranyothercompetitivesports,5variousinjuriesoccurfromtimetotime,trampoliningisrelatively6(safe).However,preparationandsafetyalwayscomefirst.Youmustdowarm-upexercisesbeforeplayingandyoucan'tloseconcentrationduringthemovements.CAnewsreportshowsthatChina'surbanpetconsumermarket7(expect)tobreakthroughthe200billionyuanthresholdthisyear.Youngpeopleinbigcitiesarethemaincontributors.Nowadays,withthecostoflivingrising,youngpeople8(suffer)fromgreaterlonelinessandpressure.Theyarebusyworkingalldayinacompetitiveenvironment,leavinglittletimeforfunandfriends.Thatmayexplain9moreandmoreyoungpeoplearechoosingtokeeppetspetahaveshownthatkeepingstudiescompanionship.Apartfromrelievingloneliness,manyscientific10reducesstressandmayevenimproveoverallhealth.)30分分，共(共20小题；每小题L5第二节完形填空在答题纸、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并、阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、BC上将该项涂黑。Iwas11whenIaskedmymumforpianolessons.Wewereinaneconomiccrisisandshe'drecentlybeen11off.Shesaidapolite“no.onnotesThatdidn't12me.Idrewakeyboardontoapieceofpaperandstuckitonmydesk.Iwould13keepingthesoundthey—anonlinekeyboardandplaythembackonmypaperonemadeonthecomputerinmyhead.Ispentsixmonthsplayingwithout14arealpiano.AsmymumfoundIwas15aboutit,sheboughtme10lessonswithborrowedmoney.Istillrememberthefirstone.Iwas16byhoworganicthesoundofthepianowas,asIhadbecomefamiliarwiththe17electronicsound.TheteacherwastryingtoexplainwheremiddleCwas,butIcould18playallthemajorandminorscales.I19mygradeoneaftereightlessonsandgotdistinction.BythetimeIstartedsecondaryschool,wecouldn't20lessonsagain,soIreturnedtomypaperkeyboard.Ipassedgradethree,thengradefive,practisingonlyonmypieceofpaper.9san21thatyouaddacertainsensitivityintoyourplaying.ThemusicteacherForthegradesabovethat,thereatmyschoolsaidIcouldpractiseontheschool'sgrandpiano.Iwouldwakeupat5:30amtogetthereintimeandplayuntillessonsstarted.I'd22lunchandthenpractiseafterschooluntilthecaretakerkickedmeout.Athome,I'dhavedinner,dothreehoursofrevision,andthen23practiceuntil1:00am.（试镜）Myschooldidn'toffermusicA-level.IfoundthePurcellSchoolforyoungmusicians.Theaudition24,andIfeltoverwhelmed.Tomyamazement,Iwasofferedawasextremely25.level,butwhenIleftPurcell,（...