北京市昌平区新学道临川学校2020-2021学年高二英语上学期期末考试试题.doc

北京市昌平区新学道临川学校2020-2021学年高二英语上学期期末考试试题北京市昌平区新学道临川学校2020-2021学年高二英语上学期期末考试试题年级：姓名：16北京市昌平区新学道临川学校2020-2021学年高二英语上学期期末考试试题（考试时间：120分钟 试卷满分：150分）注意事项：1.本试卷由四个部分组成。其中，第一、二部分和第三部分的第一节为选择题。第三部分的第二节和第四部分为非选择题。2.答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。3.回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑；回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。4.考试结束后，将答题卡交回。第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）做题时，先将答案标在试卷上，录音结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。第一节 （共5小题，每小题1.5分，满分7.5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答案。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。例：How much is the shirt? A 19.15B9.18C9.15答案是C。1What will the woman do this afternoon?ADo some exercise. BGo shopping. CWash her clothes. 2Why does the woman call the man?A To cancel a flight. BTo make an apology. CTo put off a meeting. 3How much more does David need for the car?A$ 5,000. B$20,000. C$25,000.4What is Jane doing?APlanning a tour. BCalling her father. CAsking for leave.5 How does the man feel?ATied. BDizzy. CThirsty. 第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）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。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。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6. What does Jack want to do?A. Watch TV. B. Play outside. C. Go to the zoo.7. Where does the conversation probably take place?A. At home. B. In a cinema. C. In a supermarket.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8. What does Richard do?A. Hes a newsman. B. Hes a manager. C. Hes a researcher.9. Where is Richard going next week?A. Birmingham. B. Mexico City. C. Shanghai.10. What will the speakers do tomorrow?A. Eat out together. B. Visit a university. C. See Professor Hayes.听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?A. School friends. B. Teacher and student. C. Librarian and library user.12. Why does Jim suggest Mary buy the book?A. Its sold at a discount price. B. Its important for her study. C. Its written by Professor Lee.13. What will Jim do for Mary?A. Share his book with her. B. Lend her some money. C. Ask Henry for help.听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。14. Where does Stella live?A. In Memphis B. In Boston C. In St Louis 15. What would Peter and his family like to do on Beale Street?A. Visit a museum B. Listen to music C. Have dinner 16. What kind of hotel does Peter prefer?A. A big one B. A quiet one C. A modern one 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. How many lab sessions will the students have every week?A. One B. Two C. Three18. What are the students allowed to wear in the lab ?A. Long scarves B. Loose clothes C. Tennis shoes19. Why should the students avoid mixing liquid with paper?A. It may cause a fire B. It may create waste C. It may produce pollution20. What does the speaker mainly talk about?A. Grades the student will receive B. Rules the students should follow C. Experiments the students will do. 第二部分 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) 阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 AIn the coming months, we are bringing together artists form all over the globe, to enjoy speaking Shakespeares plays in their own language, in our Globe, within the architecture Shakespeare wrote for. Please come and join us.National Theatre of China Beijing | ChineseThis great occasion(盛会) will be the National Theatre of Chinas first visit to the UK. The companys productions show the new face of 21st century Chinese theatre. This production of Shakespeares Richard III will be directed by the Nationals Associate Director，Wang Xiaoying.Date & Time: Saturday 28 April, 2.30 pm & Sunday 29 April, 1.30 pm & 6.30 pm.Marjanishvili Theatre Tbilisi | Georgian One of the most famous theatres in Georgia, the Marjanishvili, founded in 1928, appears regularly at theatre festivals all over the world. This new production of It is helmed（指导）by the companys Artistic Director Levan Tsuladze.Date & Time: Friday 18 May, 2.30 pm & Saturday 19 May, 7.30 pmDeafinitely Theatre London | British Sign Language （BSL）By translating the rich and humourous text of Loves Labours Lost into the physical language of BSL, Deafinitely Theatre creates a new interpretation of Shakespeares comedy and aims to build a bridge between deaf and hearing worlds by performing to both groups as one audience.Date & Time: Tuesday 22 May, 2.30 pm & Wednesday 23 May, 7.30 pmHabima National Theatre Tel Aviv | HebrewThe Habima is the centre of Hebrew-language theatre worldwide ,Founded in Moscow after the 1905 revolution, the company eventually settled in Tel Aviv in the late 1920s, Since 1958, they have been recognised as the national theatre of Israel .This production of Shakespeares The Merchant of Venice marks their first visit to the UK.Date & Time: Monday 28 May, 7.30 & Tuesday 29 May, 7.30 pm21. Which play will be performed by the National Theatre of China?A. Richard . B. Lovers Labours LostC. As You Like It D. The Merchant of Venice22. What is special about Deafinitely Theatre?A. It has two groups of actors B. It is the leading theatre in LondonC. It performs plays in BSL D. It is good at producing comedies23. When can you see a play in Hebrew?A. On Saturday 28 April. B. On Sunday 29 AprilC. On Tuesday 22 May. D. On Tuesday 29 MayBThere has been a technological revolution where kindles, e-books, and various online reading apps have taken over the world. Is reading a printed book out of date? Well, not exactly.There are so many wonderful factors involved with reading a printed book. I remember the excitement of going to the bookstore with my mom when I was in elementary school. The feel of sitting down in the book store and selecting the books I wanted to read was just so much fun! I think that reading printed books has its own charm and excitement that cannot be replaced by an electronic book. Holding the printed book in my hands, and turning over each page makes the reading experience so much more real and memorable.Admittedly, e-books seem to be more convenient than printed books. Purchasing an e-book can take place in seconds and these books are often priced less expensively than printed books. With e-books, there likely isnt going to be a storage problem, unless the device has a limit on how many books can be purchased. Then again, in order to read e-books one must have a particular device-tablet, iPad, kindle or laptop to read it on. Thus, an additional payment has to be made in order to read e-books, whereas reading printed books does not involve any extra device.Printed books never actually stopped leading the charge, considering that e-book sales have never made up more than a third of all book sales. And although they rose to that number extremely quicklyAmazon, only introduced the kindle in 2007the majority of all books sold have always been printed ones. The reality is that there is absolutely no reason printed books and e-books cant coexist(共存) in the book market, but printed books may carry the day. 24. What advantage do e-books have according to the passage?A. The reading experience is more real. B. There is no storage problem at all.C. Purchasing them takes less time. D. They are very priceless.25. What can we infer about the book market?A. E-book sales make up more than 1/3 of all book sales.B. E-book sales have never surpassed printed book sales.C. Amazon occupies most of the market. D. Printed books and e-books cant coexist. 26. Whats the authors attitude towards the future of printed books?A. Worried. B. Optimistic. C. Indifferent.D. Doubtful.CCan dogs and cats live in perfect harmony in the same home? People who are thinking about adopting a dog as a friend for their cats are worried that they will fight. A recent research has found a new recipe of success. According to the study, if the cat is adopted before the dog, and if they are introduced when still young (less than 6 months for cats, a year for dogs), it is highly probable that the two pets will get along swimmingly. Two-thirds of the homes interviewed reported a positive relationship between their cat and dog.However, it wasnt all sweetness and light. There was a reported coldness between the cat and dog in 25% of the homes, while aggression and fighting were observed in 10% of the homes. One reason for this is probably that some of their body signals were just opposite. For example, when a cat turns its head away it signals aggression, while a dog doing the same signals submission.In homes with cats and dogs living peacefully, researchers observed a surprising behaviour. They are learning how to talk each others language. It is a surprise that cats can learn how to talk dog, and dogs can learn how to talk Cat.Whats interesting is that both cats and dogs have appeared to develop their intelligence. They can learn how to read each others body signals, suggesting that the two may have more in common than we previously suspected. Once familiar with each others presence and body language, cats and dogs can play together, greet each other nose to nose, and enjoy sleeping together on the sofa. They can easily share the same water bowl and in some cases groom (梳理) each other.The significance of the research on cats and dogs may go beyond pets to people who dont get along, including neighbors, colleagues at work, and even world superpowers. If cats and dogs can learn to get along, surely people have a good chance.27. The underlined word swimmingly in Paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to _.A. early B. sweetly C. quickly D. smoothly28. Some cats and dogs may fight when _.A. they are cold to each other B. they look away from each otherC. they misunderstood each others signals D. they are introduced at an early age29. What is found surprising about cats and dogs?A. They eat and sleep each other. B. They observe each others behaviors.C. They learn to speak each others language.D. They know something from each others voices.30. It is suggested in Paragraph 4 that cats and dogs _.A. have common interests B. are less different than was thoughtC. have a common body language D. are less intelligent than was expected31. What can we human beings learn from cats and dogs?A. We should learn to live in harmony. B. We should know more about animals.C. We should live in peace with animals. D. We should learn more body languages.D“Solar power is helping bring about a future of cleaner energy, but there are limits to where rigid solar panels (刚性太阳能电池板)can go. A new kind of solar cell made with a mineral called perovskite (钙钛矿) can go almost anywhere,” says physicist Olga Malinkiewicz. “We can use perovskite cells on the surfaces of the building, on the roofs of the buildings, on the roofs of the cars and on the electronic devices. We can use it on the sails. We can use it in the balls, tents and unlimited applications.” Malinkiewicz says perovskite has become a favorite among solar panel researchers. Because it can be printed, everyone can use it on every surface.Malinkiewicz developed a way to print perovskite panels like an inkjet printer. She co-founded a company to produce them, called Soleil Technologies, after the Baltic sun goddess. Soleil Technologies Construction company Skanska is testing the panels at their Warsaw headquarters. Adam Targowski is a sustainable (可持续的)development manager for Skanska. “They work perfectly, even when they are not well exposed to sunlight. So we can use them in all surfaces of the building. Soleil calculates that about one square meter of panel can supply a days worth of power for one workers computer and lights. And they keep getting better as research continues,” says the companys scientific director Konrad Wojciechowski.For other technologies, it took decades to really enter markets. Perovskite has been around only for few years in scientific research, so there is still a lot to be done, but potential is basically pretty much unlimited, I think. There are still durability and other problems to work out, but several companies expect to have perovskite panels on the market this year.32. What do we know about perovskite solar cell from the first paragraph?A. Its delicate.B. Its complex. C. Its flexible.D. Its expensive.33. What does the underlined word “they” in the second paragraph refer to?A. Skanska and Adam Targowski. B.Malinkiewicz and Skanska.C.Soleil Technologies. D.Perovskite panels.34. What can we infer from the last paragraph?A. It needs years to put perovskite panels into markets.B. Scientists think perovskite panels are ready for markets.C. Perovskite has been studied for decades.D. Perovskite panels will soon be seen in the market.35. What is the main purpose of the passage?A. To explain how to use perovskite panels.B. To introduce perovskite panels.C. To advertise a new solar power cell.D. To advise scientists to further study perovskite cells.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。The Chapramari Forest lies in the eastern area of India. 36 But a large group of elephants found still-green grasses along the railway line that crosses through the forest. As the elephants got near and on the tracks at dusk, a passenger train traveling at 50 mph knocked into the herd. Seven elephants were killed, and 10 injured. 37 The deaths occur at hotspots in a few Indian states where trains intersect (交叉) with elephant habitats. Its puzzling why this highly intelligent animal would wait on the tracks 38 .After a collision this past April in Odisha state that killed four elephants, Indian Railways lowered speed limits to as low as 18 mph in several areas in the countrys east. 39 Beginning late last year, railways officials in the east have fixed a kind of equipment s that loudly broadcast the buzz of honeybees, a sound they hope keeps elephants away for fear of the insects. In the northern state of Uttarakhand, the forest department is using drones (遥控飞机) to keep track of animal movement. 40 More permanent solutions include constructing overpasses or underpasses as safe crossing points for the elephants, elevating the railway track, or getting the track away from sensitive areas.A. because they are attracted by the green grass.B. Still, three elephants were killed in train accidents in that state since February.C. Much of the plants here dries up in winter.D. And the measures they take are working wonders. E. In India trains have killed