吉林省延边第二中学2020-2021学年高二下学期期末考试英语试题 WORD版含答案.docx

1、延边第二中学20202021学年度第二学期期末考试高二英语试卷注意事项：答案必须写在答题卡上，答在试卷上无效。本试卷分第卷（选择题）和第卷（非选择题）两部分，本试卷满分120分。考试时间120分钟。第卷（选择题 共80分）第一部分 听力（共两节，满分20分）第一节（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分） 听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。1. What does the woman ask the man to do?A. Fly economy

2、 class.B. Find his own seat. C. Buy a ticket. 2. What does the woman imply about Frank?A. He has no interest in that equipment. B. He just likes doing the window-shopping. C. He may buy lots of stuff if he gets in the store. 3. At what time does the food program end?A. 7:30 pm. B. 8:30 pm. C. 9:00 p

3、m. 4. Why is the woman so happy?A. She got a new book. B. She may win a prize. C. Shell go to a wildlife park. 5. Whose party will the man go to tonight?A. Annas. B. Mikes. C. Peters. 第二节听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟； 听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或

4、独白读两遍。听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7两个小题。6. What do we know about the man?A. He has never been to France.B. He hasnt got a drivers license.C. He plans to rent a car in France.7. What is the womans attitude toward the mans words?A. Doubtful. B. Surprised. C. Relieved. 听下面一段对话，回答第8至第10三个小题。8. Where will the speakers

5、 go tonight?A. A bookstore. B. A club. C. Michelles house. 9. How does Michelle like Mo Yans books?A. Easy. B. Hard. C. Meaningful. 10. What does Michelle usually do after reading a book?A. Collect related books.B. Read book reviews. C. Write comments online. 听下面一段对话，回答第11至第13三个小题。11. How did Susan

6、know Tik Tok?A. From a neighbor. B. On the television. C. In the magazine. 12. What are Susans favorite videos about?A. Make-up. B. Training pets. C. Making meals. 13. How many people will attend the party?A. Three. B. Six. C. Eight. 听下面一段对话，回答第14至第16三个小题。14. What are the speakers mainly talking abo

7、ut?A. How to eat properly. B. How to handle stress. C. How to be a good mother. 15. What does Helen say about her sleep status?A. She usually sleeps well. B. Shes always sleeping poorly. C. She lacks enough time to rest. 16. What does Helen think of eating much chocolate?A. It has bad effects on hea

8、lth. B. It makes her become energetic.C. It helps those who like to stay up late.听下面一段独白，回答第17至第20四个小题。17. Why did the speaker begin to write childrens stories?A. For parents. B. For her son. C. For personal interests.18. What kind of books did the speaker want to create?A. Books about heroes. B. Bo

9、oks based on true stories.C. Personalized books for children. 19. What are The Manimal Tales mainly about?A. Parents influence on children. B. Troubles during childrens growth. C. Some childrens adventures in a forest. 20. What is the speaker mainly trying to do?A. Advertise some books. B. Encourage

10、 people to read e-books. C. Advise parents to read with their kids.第二部分 阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，共40分）第一节：阅读理解（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）认真阅读下列短文， 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AFrom a live music festival that champions Mother Nature to the sporting artistry of the HSBC Womens World Championship, Singapores dynami

11、c line-up of events in February will have you at the edge of your seat. Here are the concerts, festivals and celebrations that await you in the Lion City.Chinatown CNY CelebrationsImmerse（使沉浸） yourself in the rich culture and tradition of the Lunar New Year at the Chinatown CNY Celebrations. The sev

12、en-week long festivities include a slew of activities for the young and old alike, with nightly street shows, a festive bazaar (街市), and an international Lion Dance competition.For two months, the streets of Chinatown will be decorated with lanterns and interesting motifs (图案), from gold coins to th

13、e mythical zodiac animals of the Chinese lunar calendar.Date: 2 Jan - 22 Feb Venue: ChinatownDahlia DreamsInspired by the Lunar New Year, this enchanting floral showcase tells the mythological story of the Chinese zodiac animals. Weave your way through the Flower Domes elaborate topiary like sculptu

14、res, amidst more than 70 dahlia cultivars (品种) and indulge in an unforgettable visual feast. Date: 17 Jan - 23 FebVenue: Gardens by the Bay, Flower DomeHave a Squeaky New Year!Animal lovers can take a walk on the wild side at this Chinese New Year-themed event, happening across the Singapore Zoo, Ju

15、rong Bird Bark and Night Safari.Keeping in theme with this years Chinese zodiac animal, visitors can check out the gambian pouched rat, clouded rat, speckled mousebird and more.The event will be accompanied by lion dance performances, themed mascots and a special Zoo-diac trail to reveal your fortun

16、e forecast.Date: 25 Jan - 8 FebVenue: Singapore Zoo, River Safari, Jurong Bird Bark and Night SafariChingay Parade Singapore 2020Join Singaporeans as they celebrate the largest street performance and float parade in Asia. An annual celebration of Singapores multicultural tapestry (织锦), this years en

17、tertainment is themed Colours in Harmony, and will feature a mix of dazzling spectacle and dynamic performances.Grab some street food and participate in games at the carnival along the parade route, and dont forget to drop by NS Square for River Hongbao to marvel at the lanterns and fireworks.Date:

18、31 Jan 1 Feb Venue: F1 Pit Building21At the Chinatown CNY Celebrations, people could _.Abuy the lanterns and interesting motifsBenjoy an international Lion Dance competitionChear the mythological story of the Chinese zodiac animalsDcheck out the gambian pouched rat and speckled mousebird22Where can

19、visitors see the street performance and float parade?AChinatown.BSingapore Zoo.CFlower Dome.DF1 Pit Building.23What is the main purpose of the writing?ATo attract visitors. BTo describe events.CTo compare festivals. DTo evaluate activities.BCan you imagine a world where more than half of our common

20、plant species and a third of our known animals disappear from sight? Thats the prediction suggested by new research on the impact of climate change.An international team of researchers looked at the impact of rising temperatures on nearly 50,000 species of plants and animals. They came to the conclu

21、sion that these are to decline due to changes in their habitat. They looked at temperature and rainfall records for the habitats in which these species now live, and mapped the areas that would remain suitable for them under different weather conditions.The scientists projected that if no significan

22、t efforts were made to limit greenhouse gas emissionss, by the year 2100 global temperatures would be 4C above pre-industrial levels. In this scenario, some 34% of animal species and 57% of plants would lose more than half of their current habitat ranges. The impact on species will be felt more heav

23、ily in some parts of the world such as the Amazon region.Our society would be affected too, according to Dr. Rachel Warren, from the University of East Anglia in Britain. She says: Therell be a knock-on effect for humans because these species are important for things like water and air purification,

24、 flood control and nutrients cycling, and eco-tourism.In spite of the conclusions to this paper, published in the journal Nature Climate Change, it is not all doom and gloom（悲观）. Dr Warren says: Swift action to reduce CO2 and other greenhouse gases can prevent the biodiversity loss by reducing the a

25、mount of global warming to 2C rather than 4 degrees. The researcher believes that this would buy time for plants and animals to adapt to the change.If nothing is changed and the predictions of this study are confirmed, the world might look very different in a few generations.24What made animals and

26、plants decrease?ATemperature and rainfall.BThe transition in their living surroundings.CWeather conditionDThe change of nature.25What does the underlined word scenario in paragraph 3 mean?AAssumption.BTheory .CExpectation .DTruth .26What will happen if we take measures to reduce greenhouse gases imm

27、ediately?AThe temperature will not increase.BThe biodiversity loss can be totally prevented.CAnimals and plants have more time to fit.DCurrent habitat will not be affected.27Which can be a suitable title for the text?AThe impact of climate change.BMassive species may die from climate change.CPlant a

28、nd animals are in danger.DGlobal warming are threatening us. CWhen the Chinese spacecraft Change-5 returned to Earth on December 17, 2020, it brought back something not seen on our planet since the 1970s: moon rock samples. This precious cargo, collected by Change-5s robotic research vehicle in the

29、northwest region of the lunar near side, is now being studied by scientists in Beijing. The success of the latest Chinese space mission also showcased technology that may be used in future years to create human settlements on Earths near neighbor.The returned lunar samples will “absolutely add new k

30、nowledge of the history of the moon, particularly its volcanoes,” says Xiao Long, a planetary scientist at China University of Geosciences. The rocks sent back by Change-5 “will ask us to rethink about why and how the moons volcanic history lasted this long,” he says.The Change-5 mission was more th

31、an just a trip to collect moon rocks. It was also the latest stage of a long, planned sequence of robotic lunar explorations by China that have grown ever more scientifically advanced.The program began with the 2007 launch of Change-1 and Change-2 three years later. These craft circled the moon coll

32、ecting data used to help guide Change-3 and Change-4, the first Chinese spacecraft to land on the moon surface, and to direct their robotic vehicles. The robot on Change-5 was able to collect rock and soil samples and return them to Earth. In the near future, an identical spacecraft called Change-6

33、will attempt a sample-return mission from the moons south polean area of intense（浓厚的） scientific interest-given the large amount of water ice present.The more advanced Change-7 and Change-8 spacecraft are also planned to land near the south pole to carry out analysis of the region and test new techn

34、ologies, including detecting and obtaining materials that could be useful to future human explorers, such as water and hydrogen, and testing 3D printing on the lunar surface.The long-term aim of the Changs program is to establish an International Lunar Research Station around 2030 to support robotic

35、 and, eventually, crewed missions.28What is paragraph 2 mainly about?AThe moons recent volcanic activities.BThe significance of the moon rock samples.CNew knowledge of the history of the moon.DFurther studies of the returned lunar samples.29What distinguishes the mission of Change-6 from that of Cha

36、nge-5?AThe technology they use.BThe time they spend on the moon.CThe specific locations they explore.DThe amount of material they bring back.30Change-7 and Change-8 space missions are mainly intended to _.Atransport researchers to the moon stationBbuild up an International Lunar Research StationCcol

37、lect data necessary to guide moon-landing spacecraftDfind and test resources and means to support living on the moon31Which of the following best summarizes the Changs space program?AA project to study the surface of the moon.BA plan to improve human settlements on the moon.CA set of experiments to

38、test the possibility of manned spacecraft.DA series of increasingly challenging scientific lunar explorationsDMany of us write a list of things wed like to do before we dieoften called a bucket list（遗愿清单）. Bucket lists have helped some people overcome anxiety which would have stopped them following

39、their dreams. Some of us may choose to write one to fill our life with exciting and new experiencesfrom skydiving to swimming with sharksthe list is unlimited.A blogger called Annette White said she made a promise to live her bucket list which continuously pushes the comfort zone to its limits and b

40、eyond it. Such a list can be exciting and can indeed help you plan your life and give you focus. When the BBC reporter Helen Fawkes knew she was suffering from incurable ovarian(卵巢的)cancer, she took comfort in drawing up a bucket listalthough she called it her “list for living” because these were th

41、ings for making the most of life. Sadly, she was not able to achieve all of her 50 things before she died at the age of 45.Creating a bucket list can certainly give us hope, but some people have argued it can be used as a copying strategy to try to control something uncontrollabledeath Clinical psyc

42、hologist Linda Blair told the BBC that she was not really in favor of bucket lists . “They take you away from the chance to be spontaneous(自发的).” Its probably true that a list can encourage people to follow someone elses idea of the perfect life. And also, following a fixed list of goals makes you l

43、ess impulsive(冲动的) your aims and wishes might change as you approach the day when you finally kick the bucket.But why not at least dream of what we would like to do? Why not reach for the stars, even if we only reach the sky? Whether we want to plan it or just see what happens, we dont know what tom

44、orrow will bring, so maybe we should live for today.32What can we know about a bucket list?AIt encourages people to follow someone elses life.BIt refers to doing something exciting and challenging.CIt includes unlimited choices for us to do before we die.DIt is a strategy to try to control something

45、 uncontrollable.33How does the author explain the meaning of bucket lists?ABy analyzing the reasons. BBy giving different examples.CBy conducting a research. DBy asking some questions.34What is the Linda Blairs attitude towards bucket lists?AAmbiguous. BObjective.CFavorable. DDisapproving.35What doe

46、s the last paragraph imply?AWe should live in the moment. BWe can try to reach for the stars.CWe just wait to see what happens. DWe dream of whatever wed like to do.第二节 (共5小题 ;每小题 2分 ,满分10分)根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项（选项中有两项为多余选项），并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Benefits of Reading: Why You Should Read Every DayWhen w

47、as the last time you read a book, or a magazine article? Do your daily reading habits center around tweets, Facebook updates, or the directions on your instant oatmeal packet?Reading has a significant number of benefits, 36 .Mental StimulationStudies have shown that staying mentally stimulated can s

48、low the progress of Alzheimers（阿尔茨海默病） and Dementia（痴呆症）, since keeping your brain active and engaged prevents it from losing power. Just like any other muscle in the body, 37 . Doing puzzles and playing games such as chess have also been found to be helpful with cognitive stimulation.38When you rea

49、d a book, you have to remember an assortment（各种各样） of characters, their backgrounds, ambitions, history, and differences, as well as the various plots that weave their way through every story. Thats a bit difficult to remember, 39.Amazingly enough, every new memory you create forms new brain pathway

50、s and strengthens existing ones, which assists in short-term memory recall as well as stabilizing moods. How cool is that?Improved Focus and ConcentrationIn our internet-crazed world, attention is drawn in a million different directions at once as we multi-task through every day. 40-the rest of the

51、world just falls away, and you can immerse yourself in every fine detail youre absorbing.Try reading for 15-20 minutes before work, and youll be surprised at how much more focused you are once you get to the office.ADo remember.BMemory Improvement.Cthe brain requires exercise to keep it strong and h

52、ealthy.DWhen you read a book, all of your attention is focused on the story.Eand heres some benefits of reading to get you to start reading.FReading helps you enrich your knowledge.Gbut brains are marvelous things and can remember these things with relative ease.第三节 完形填空（共20小题，每小题1分，满分20分）阅读下面短文，从短文

53、后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Ruby Kate, 11 likes to spend time with residents at the local nursing homes where her mother Amada works as a nurse.One day last summer, Ruby 41 that a resident named Pearl was staring out of the window and looking very 42 . Ruby and Amanda learnt that

54、 Pearls dog had just left. She couldnt 43 to have someone take care of her dog and it was basically homeless. After a little more 44 , Amanda and her daughter found out that Pearl only gets $40 each month from her Medicaid check. Many of the other residents received just as little if 45 spending mon

55、ey at all.Pearls story 46 Ruby. She wanted to do something to 47 her and the other residents. So she got out a 48 and wrote down a simple question: “What are three things you wish you had?”Amanda was 49 of Rubys broad question. She didnt think her daughter would 50 with anything helpful. “In my adul

56、t mind, that question is not going to 51 ” said Amanda. “Theyre going to tell you that they want things you cant give them.”She went door to door at the nursing home, 52 residents to list their three wishes. When Amanda saw what her daughter wrote in her notebook, she was 53 that the list was filled

57、 with just 54 requests like new pillows, books, razors and peanut butter. Ruby and Amanda 55 all of the items on the first list and that started a chain reaction of 56 and kindness. They launched aGoFundMepage to 57 money to fulfill more wishes. Soon after, Rubys story went viral and shes now collec

58、ted more than $250,000 and 58 her own nonprofit calledThree Wishes for Rubys Residents.“Id like it to go on 59 and ever and ever,” she said. “Because I just want it to go 60 and I want it to go around the states and even in different countries.”41Awarned Bnoticed Cscreamed Dworried42Aupset Bcurious

59、Cexhausted Dsatisfied43Aexpect Bbother Cafford Dagree44Adiscussing Bexamining Csharing Ddigging45Aany Bso Cnot Dever46Amoved Bstruck Cchanged Ddepressed47Acomfort BcompensateChelp Dprotect48Abrochure Bpen Cdiary Dnotebook49Askeptical Baware Ctired Dconfident50Aput up Bbring up Cend up Dshow up51Amat

60、ter Bwork Cinspire Darise52Apersuading Bordering Casking Dadvising53Adelighted Bconfused Cfrightened Dshocked54Asimple BdemandingCunreasonable Dstrange55Acollected Bbought Cmade Dremoved56Acuriosity Banxiety Csympathy Dgenerosity57Araise Bearn Csave Dborrow58Amanaged Bfounded Cadvertised Dinvested59

61、Atemporarily Bcheaply Cforever Defficiently60Aricher Bhigher Cfaster Dbigger第卷（非择题 共40分）注意事项：用蓝色或黑色钢笔或圆珠笔将答案写在答题纸上，直接答在试卷上不得分。第一节 语法填空（共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。并将答案填写在答题卡上标号的相应位置。The trade routes are of great importance. In March, the Suez Canal, one of the worlds most imp

62、ortant sea trade routes, 61 (block) by a ship, causing an epic maritime traffic jam of nearly 300 ships between Europe and Asia. Besides the Suez Canal, Chinas ancient Silk Road also played 62 important role in trade and cultural exchanges between China and Europe.In early history, The Silk Road was

63、 the most important trade route, 63 (mark) the beginning of globalization. As the first route 64 introduced the Eastern world to the Western civilization, the Silk Road in China can date 65 the Han dynasty in ancient China. In the following years in history, many great figures had made significant 6

64、6 (contribute) to the development of the Silk Road.Though the Silk Road was mainly a trading route, it was 67 (benefit) to each other in the first place. It 68 (actual) made great attraction to the development of the civilization of the world, opening long-distance political and economic communicati

65、on between Europe and Asia. The ancient Silk Road is more like a historical textbook, enabling people from different cultures and regions 69 (comprehend) what happened during the ancient time. Up to now, the Silk Road in China 70 (bring) great attraction to the tourism in China even in the world.第二节

66、：短文改错（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（），并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线()划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在其下面写出修改后的词。注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。The best advice I received in my childhood was from my dad. He always gives me some ad

67、vice, but I seldom took them seriously. One day he was encouraged me to participate in a speech competition. So I signed up and after the competition, I did my best to be fully prepared. But the moment I stood on the stage, I was such nervous that my mind complete went blank. The experience of lose

68、a competition was really painful. Then, my dad said, “My son, life is like battlefield. You have to lose many time to win the final victory.” Thanks for his advice, I never give up when I do anything.第三节 书面表达（满分15分）网络时代，许多年轻的父母沉溺于玩手机或电脑，而忽视了与孩子的沟通。某英文报社现以How to develop a better parent-child relation

69、ship为题向你征稿。请你分析产生这种现象的原因并提出合理化建议。注意：1.词数100左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯. 参考答案听力15BCBBA610CABCB 1115ACCBA 1620ABCCA阅读 A-BDA B-BACB CBCDD DCBDA 36-40 ECBGD完型 41-45 BACDA 46-50 BCDAC 51-55 BCDAB 56-60DABCD语法填空 61was blocked 62an 63marking 64that 65from 66contributions 67beneficial 68actually 69to comprehend 70

70、has brought短文改错 1.givesgave 2.themit 3.去掉was 4.afterbefore 5.suchso pletecompletely 7.loselosing 8.在battlefield前加a 9.timetimes 10.forto书面表达How to develop a better parent-child relationshipNowadays many young parents are addicted to their electric devices like smart phones or computers, paying less o

71、r no attention to their kids.Then how does it come about? Admittedly, the smart phone indeed dramatically changes our life. With it, people can do nearly everything they want, such as surfing the Internet for information, watching films or videos, doing some online shopping and playing games as well

72、. Thus, a smart phone serves as a platform for them to get fun in a comfortable and convenient way. As a result, more and more young parents are being attracted.However, nothing can replace face-to-face communication between parents and kids, which requires parents to think about the real meaning of life, spend more time with the children and share the fun together. Only in this way can a better parent-child relationship be developed.