浙江省绍兴市上虞区2020-2021学年高二英语上学期期末教学质量调测试题.doc

浙江省绍兴市上虞区2020-2021学年高二英语上学期期末教学质量调测试题

浙江省绍兴市上虞区2020-2021学年高二英语上学期期末教学质量调测试题

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浙江省绍兴市上虞区2020-2021学年高二英语上学期期末教学质量调测试题
本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）。第I卷1至8页，第II卷8页至9页。满分150分，考试用时120分钟。
请考生按规定用笔将所有试题的答案涂、写在答题纸上。
第I卷
注意事项：
1．答第I卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。
2．选出每小题答案后，用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，再选涂其他答案标号。不能答在本试卷上，否则无效。
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。录音内容结束后，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 will the man do on vacation?
A. Go hiking. B. Go swimming. C. Do some reading.
2. What is the weather like now?
A. Sunny. B. Rainy. C. Cloudy.
3. What does the man want to do?
A. Fix up the camera. B. Go to the cinema. C. Buy some batteries.
4. What are the speakers talking about?
A. A game. B. A building. C. A picture.
5. Why does the woman have to wait for John?
A. He’s buying some takeouts.
B. He’s doing some cooking.
C. He’s trying to finish his work.
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. Where does the conversation take place?
A. At a hotel. B. At a party. C. In a restaurant.
7. How many people are there in the man’s group?
A. One. B. Two. C. Three.
听第7段材料，回答第8、9题
8. What will the man do?
A. Buy the raincoat right now.
B. Go to another shop.
C. Buy the raincoat next Monday.
9. How much are those cheaper raincoats?
A. $2. B. $10. C. $12.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题
10. Why was the woman late for work?
A. She missed the train. B. She got robbed. C. She lost her handbag.
11. What can we know about the woman?
A. She got seriously hurt.
B. She had a fight with a passenger.
C. She was pushed to the floor.
12. What did the conductor do?
A. He called the police.
B. He caught the robber.
C. He went to the police station.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题
13. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?
A. Wife and husband. B. Mother and son. C. Employer and employee.
14. What does the woman advise the man to do?
A. Balance the budget. B. Buy a cheap guitar. C. Find another job.
15. How long does the man work per week?
A. 40 hours. B. 60 hours. C. 70 hours.
16. How does the man feel in the end?
A. Embarrassed. B. Impatient. C. Encouraged.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题
17. What did the three second-prize winners each get last year?
A. An electronic dictionary.
B. A stamp book.
C. A bunch of roses.
18. What can the competitors decide for themselves this year?
A. The style of the story.
B. The title of the story.
C. The length of the story.
19. How can the competitors join in the competition?
A. By sending the story to The Book Show.
B. By posting the story to Action Library.
C. By e-mailing the story to the speaker.
20. What requirement must the competitors meet?
A. Age. B. School background. C. Family background.
第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分35分）
第一节（共10个小题；每小题2.5分，满分25分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
To be honest, though I was already in my early twenties when I went to study in the UK, I had never really experienced “life”. Surrounded by everything new, I had to start my life from scratch. It took me nearly half a year to get used to the huge differences in both the lifestyle and academic style between the UK and China. The English accent of the supermarket salesman alone would make me wonder if I had really learned any English. The popular “Welcoming New Comers” ceremony which all seniors attend in China’s universities was nowhere to be seen here.
It was really a struggle. After I survived the first busy week, I was completely overwhelmed by homesickness in the following week. However, due to the time difference, I could not contact my families and friends after class every afternoon. I could only shed secret tears while leafing through the photos in my cell phone.
The load of schoolwork was so heavy that I lost my former honor as a straight A student and had to push myself to climb up the academic ladder. I often sat alone at the desk by the window and read books.
I live quite far away from school, so I had to take an hour’s bus to school every day. During the ride, I enjoyed the stories happening in every corner of the city, and gradually found a stronger me. Slowly, I learned to defend my dream and developed a much clearer plan for my future career.
The happiest thing for me while studying abroad was the trip after the examination. Only after seeing the bigger world can you realize your insignificance, which in turn can drive you to become stronger. In a word, I have never stopped gaining nourishment from what I learnt while studying in the UK.
21. What can we learn about the author from the first paragraph?
A. She began a new life from zero in the UK.
B. She had never learned any English before.
C. She lived a rather comfortable life in the UK.
D. She attended a “Welcoming New Comers” ceremony.
22. Why did the author often read books alone?
A. Because she had no friends there.
B. Because she enjoyed being alone.
C. Because she was a straight A student.
D. Because she attempted to gain academic success.
23. What is the message conveyed in the text?
A. Study alone, and you will be a straight A student.
B. You will meet many difficulties when studying abroad.
C. The more you experience, the stronger you will become.
D. Taking a trip is the happiest by-product of studying abroad.

B
Tens of thousands of Africans die from snakebites each year. Getting treatment can be difficult, and antivenoms(抗蛇毒血清) are in short supply. It’s a health crisis.
One of the worst-hit locations is sub-Saharan Africa, where up to 30,000 deaths from snakebites occur each year. A major factor is a severe shortage of antivenom, the only medicine that can deal with the toxins(毒素) of dangerous snakes. Because of distrust of Western medicine or lack of money, many victims don’t go to hospitals. Staff at many health centers are hardly trained to treat snakebites. Additionally, most of the antivenoms must be kept cool in fridges, which is nearly impossible due to frequent power cuts.
To draw attention to the snakebite crisis and to attract funding for research and treatment, in 2019 the WHO announced a goal of decreasing the number of annual deaths and disabilities from snakebites by 50 percent by 2030.
“It is a wake-up call to Africa’s health ministers”, says Mamadou Cellou Baldé, a Guinean biologist. Baldé and other experts have long tried to warn authorities of the severity of this deadly crisis and the desperate need for antivenom research and development, but with little success.
In 2013, a Mexico company, Inosan Biopharma was marketing a new antivenom, Inoserp, which has an extremely low rate of severe side effects and also is advantageous in that it’s freeze-dried. But rural Africans whose earnings are no more than a few dollars a day couldn’t afford it.
“Governments should offer financial support,” says Chippaux, a tropical diseases expert. “They should make antivenom cheaper so that people can be treated.”
However, Baldé says, preventing snakebites is better than having to treat them: Wear shoes when walking in places likely to have snakes, and use a flashlight at night.
24. Where is the passage most probably from?
A. A fiction story. B. A newspaper report.
C. A scientific research. D. An advertisement for antivenom.
25. Which of the following is NOT the reason for the severity of snakebite crisis in Africa?
A. The people there are poor.
B. The victims distrust Western medicine.
C. It is hard to choose the proper antivenom.
D. The staff are not expert in treating snakebites.
26. What’s the best solution to snakebite crisis according to Baldé?
A. Experts do more research on medicine.
B. The government offers financial support.
C. More doctors get trained to treat snakebites.
D. People take measures to avoid being bitten by snakes.
27. What might be the best title for the passage?
A. Bites That Kill B. Crisis That Occurs
C. Deadly African Snakes D. On-going Antivenom Researches

C
To walk is to be human. We’re the only species that gets around by standing up and putting one foot in front of the other. Our ability to walk upright has allowed humankind to travel great distances and survive changing climates, environments and landscapes.  
But walking is more than just transportation. It also happens to be really good for us. Countless scientific studies have found that this simple act can provide a number of health benefits and help people live longer. In fact, a walking routine — if done properly — might be the only aerobic(有氧的) exercise people need.
How much walking should one aim for? You’ve likely heard we need 10,000 steps a day. But contrary to popular belief, this recommendation doesn’t come from science. Instead, it stems from a 1960s advertising campaign to promote a pedometer(计步器) in Japan. Perhaps because it’s a round number and easy to remember.
Since the 1960s, researchers have studied the 10,000-steps-a-day standard and have turned up mixed results. Although 10,000 steps is certainly a healthy and worthwhile goal, it’s not a one-size-fits-all recommendation.
For instance, a recent Harvard University study involving more than 16,000 senior women found that those who got at least 4,400 steps a day greatly reduced their risk of dying prematurely(过早地) when compared with less active women. The study also noted that these benefits continued up to 7,500 steps before leveling off. This 7,500 mark isn’t surprising. It’s in line with common public health recommendations, such as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s recommendation of 150 minutes of reasonable physical activity a week for adults.
Research has shown that picking up the pace matters too — fast enough to raise your heart rate, even if just for a short burst. So walk often, walk fast and walk long.
28. By saying “To walk is to be human” in paragraph one, the author means that ______
A. Human beings naturally like walking.
B. Human beings should walk every day.
C. Walking makes human beings important.
D. Walking is a characteristic of human beings.
29. What is the 10,000-steps-a-day standard according to the passage?
A. It is common sense.
B. It is a marketing trick.
C. It is a scientific recommendation.
D. It is a one-size-fits-all suggestion.
30. What can we learn from the passage?
A. People should walk 10,000 steps every day.
B. It’s better to do proper exercise 150 minutes a week.
C. The more steps people walk, the more benefits they get.
D. The women walking 4,400 steps a day won’t die prematurely.
第二节（共5小题；每题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。
Can’t remember where you left your car keys again? With all the stuff constantly wandering around inside our minds, it’s easy to let a few things slip through. As smartphones and tablets make it possible to store information, the act of forgetting may be easier than ever. 31 Here are a few simple tips for mastering your memory:
Get some sleep.
For more than a century, scientists have known that sleep plays a key role in forming and keeping memories. 32 A 2014 science study found that the mice sleeping after learning a new task were able to preserve the memory better than those without sleep.
Exercise regularly.
If you need another reason to hit the gym, regular exercise has been shown to enhance memory recall, particularly in young adults. 33 A 2018 analysis of the brain scans of more than 700 people found that aerobic exercise kept the hippocampus(海马体) from worsening over time.
34
Changing habits is hard, but eating more fruit doesn’t sound so bad, right? A growing body of research suggests that snacking on strawberries, blueberries and blackberries can boost the brain’s communication pathways. And eating berries, according to a 2012 study, could actually slow memory decline caused by aging.
Go to your Memory Palace.
35 One of those is the Memory Palace law, visualizing information by associating it with the place we’re familiar with. A 2017 study found that this technique actually reshapes different networks of the brain to better support memory.
A. Eat more berries.
B. Keep a balanced diet.
C. For older adults, it can even delay brain shrinkage.
D. A good night’s sleep can help learn new knowledge more quickly.
E. Approaches to supercharging our memories have been around since ancient times.
F. Fortunately, scientists have found how everyday actions lead to improvement in our overall memory storage.
G. As we’re sleeping, our brains turn recent experiences into long-term memory, a process known as consolidation.
第三部分：语言运用（共两节，满分45分）
第一节 完形填空（共20个小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，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。
Every superhero, no matter how small, needs a cape(披风). That was the ____36____ when Robyn Rosenberger started ____37____ superhero capes for kids with cancer, heart defects, and other serious diseases.
It all began when she was making a cape as a birthday present for her nephew. Rosenbeger ___38___ of a girl named Brenna who was ____39___ a potentially deadly skin condition called harlequin ichthyosis. Anyone ____40____ what Brenna was suffering had to be tough. “ I had an aha moment,” Rosenbeger says. “Brenna was a superhero! She ___41____ a cape.”
So Rosenberger sent her one, and Brenna’s mother was ___42____. Rosenberger found ten more kids online and had ten more capes ____43____ to them. Before long, she ____44____ her job at a software company to ____45___ herself full-time to , a website where people can buy hand-made capes for ____46___ kids facing illness and disability.
Since 2013, Rosenberger has sent more than 12,000 handmade capes to kids in all 50 ___47___ and 15 other countries. The capes come in bright ____48____ children usually like and can be ____49____ with the child’s initials or specialized patches(补丁), including a heart, a rocket, or a lightning bolt.
One recipient was eight-month-old Gabe, who was born with a cleft lip(兔唇)and Coffin-Siris syndrome, which ____50____ obvious facial characteristics. Rosenberger sent him a red cape with a bright yellow G in the center. It was a ____51____. The picture of Gabe with the cape gained many likes on Instagram, and Gabe is now famous and a fixture on the social media posts. “The Tinysuperhero community has been a ____52____ connection to have,” says Gabe’s mom, Kate Glocke, “ ____53____, two years later, we still bring Gabe’s cape with us to every hospital ____54____, which can always _____55____ Gabe that he has super power to defeat the disease.”
36. A. decision
B. drive
C. behaviour
D. achievement
37. A. sewing
B. cutting
C. showing
D. buying
38. A. read
B. knew