山东省聊城市2020-2021学年高二英语上学期期末考试试题.doc

山东省聊城市2020-2021学年高二英语上学期期末考试试题

山东省聊城市2020-2021学年高二英语上学期期末考试试题

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山东省聊城市2020-2021学年高二英语上学期期末考试试题
本试卷分四部分，共12页。满分150分。考试用时120分钟。
注意事项：
1.答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考生号等填写在答题卡和试卷指定位置上。
2.回答选择题时，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。回答非选择题时，将答案写在 答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。
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，从题中所的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。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.Why was the woman late?
A. Because the bus was late.
B. Because she forgot the time.
C. Because she got up late.
2.Where are the speakers probably?
A. In a bar. B. In a hospital. C. In a supermarket.
3.What does the man hope to do?
A. Watch a basketball match.
B. Go to a meeting.
C. Rest for a couple of hours.
4.What was the weather like last Saturday?
A. It was sunny.
B. It was raining all day.
C. It turned fine in the afternoon.
5.How does the woman feel?
A. Excited. B. Embarrassed. C. Disappointed.
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 will the woman go tomorrow?
A. To a cinema. B. To a farm. C. To a museum.
7.What does the man plan to do for the weekend?
A. See an exhibition. B. Make apple pie. C, Watch a movie.
听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8.Why does the woman change the first overcoat?
A. Because it's too expensive.
B. Because it's large for her.
C. Because it’s small for her,
9.What does the woman buy?
A. A silver grey jacket. B. An overcoat. C. An overcoat and a jacket.
10.How much does the woman pay?
A. $170. B. $220. C. $ 390.
听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。
11.What does the woman mainly mention about her brother?
A. His good friends. B. His army life. C. His great change.
12.Why did the woman’s brother beat his dog?
A. It bit him. B. It didn’t listen to him. C. It made his room dirty.
13.What does the woman ask the man to do?
A. Give her some advice.
B. Visit a stranger with her.
C. Have a talk with her brother.
听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。
14.What are the speakers mainly talking about?
A. What job to do in the future.
B. Which professor to follow.
C. What abilities to obtain.
15.What do the woman’s parents expect her to be?
A. A restaurant manager.
B. A politician.
C. A teacher,
16.What is the woman good at doing?
A. Dealing with people.
B. Working with kids.
C. Painting pictures.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17.Which of the following did Jules Verne do?
A. He wrote some stories.
B. He invented new things.
C. He read many fairy tales.
18.Which word can describe the things the men in the submarine experienced?
A. Uninteresting. B. Bad. C. Strange.
19.How did Mr. Fogg once travel?
A. By elephant. B. By car. C. By plane.
20.Who is Mr. Fogg?
A. A character in 20 000 Leagues under the Sea.
B. A character in Around the World in 80 Days.
C. The writer of 20 , 000 Leagues under the Sea.
第二部分阅读（共两节，满分35分）
第一节（共10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、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A
I received my autoimmune disease diagnosis (自身免疫疾病诊断) in 2009, and for the first few months, I was in a very bad place. I was suffering from severe anxiety and panic attacks on a daily basis. I was no longer able to function as a “normal” person. During that time, all I could do at best was to move about the house trying to do some easy housework, and prepare meals.
After a few months on the Paleo Autoimmune Protocol, my intense tiredness improved and I slowly regained some energy. That is when I tried to follow my doctor's advice to exercise.
I clearly remember my first attempt. I was still weak, but somehow, I thought that if I could push through and pretend I had a normal life that things would get better. So, I went out and started running in the little neighborhood park. Unfortunately, I didn't last even five minutes and came back home, totally crashed. It took me several days to recover. After that first brush with exercise, I understood that I would have to start slow.
I began going on daily walks with my husband around the block. Slowly, we went further and further, and my strength came back progressively.
After walking, I started to attend yoga classes. I remember barely making it through my first class. My muscles were weak and trembling (颤抖) by the time I rolled up my mat. But I was also so happy to be able to get out of the house, mix with other people and have a social life!
After yoga, I ventured into activities a little bit more strenuous (费力的), but still gentle on the joints. I was going to the swimming pool to do laps and riding my bike. Recently, after almost four years on the Paleo Autoimmune Protocol, I was finally able to start exercising regularly with a personal trainer.
1. What may the author learn from her first attempt to exercise?
A. Darkest hour is just before the dawn.
B. Where there is will, there is a way.
C. More haste, less speed.
D. Practice makes perfect.
2. How did the author find her first yoga class?
A. Helpless but fun. B. Tiring but rewarding.
C. Amusing but challenging. D. Relaxing but disappointing.
3. What can we know from the author’s experience?
A. Exercising contributes to good health.
B. Mood plays a vital role in one’s recovery.
C. Doctor’s advice should be strictly followed.
D. Connecting with people makes little difference.
B
Sky Drive Inc. conducted a successful test drive of its new flying car on August 25 at the Toyota Test Field, one of the largest in Japan and home to the car company's development base. The car, named SD-03, manned with a pilot, took off and circled the field for about four minutes. It was the first public demonstration for a flying car in Japanese history.
"We are extremely excited to have achieved Japan's first-ever manned flight of a flying car in the two years since we founded SkyDrive ... with the goal of commercializing (使商业化）such aircraft,” CEO Tomohiro Fukuzawa said. “We want to realize a society where flying cars are an accessible and convenient means of transportation in the skies and people are able to experience a safe, secure, and comfortable new way of life. "
The SD-03. is the world’s smallest electric vertical (垂直的）take-off and landing vehicle and takes up the space of about two parked cars, according to the company. It has eight motors to ensure “safety in emergency situations”. “In designing an unexplored , new type of transportation known as the flying car, we chose the keyword ‘progressive’ for inspiration," Design Director Takumi Yamamot said. "We wanted this vehicle to be futuristic ，charismatic (有魅力的）and desirable for all future customers, while fully including the high technology of SkyDrive.
The company hopes to make the flying car part of normal life and not just a product. More test flights will occur in the future under different conditions to make sure the safety and technology of the vehicle meet industry standards.
The success of this flight means that it is likely that the car will be tested outside of the Toyota Test field by the end of the year. The company will continue to develop technologies to safely and securely launch the flying car in 2023. However, no price has been announced so far.
4. What's the feature of SD-03?
A. Green and energy-saving. B. Lightweight and multi-function.
C. High-tech and secure. D. Expensive and unmanned.
5. What do Takumi Yamamot’s words indicate?
A. They are the pioneer of flying cars.
B. Flying cars will soon be commercialized.
C. Flying cars will set a new trend in society.
D. They target flying cars on high-end consumers.
6. What can we learn from the last two paragraphs?
A. Flying cars fail to reach industry standards.
B. Flying cars will be sold at affordable prices.
C. The safety of flying cars needn't be tested.
D. Tests are now limited to the Toyota Test Field,
7. What does the passage mainly tell us?
A. Flying cars will be on the market by 2023.
B. Flying cars are no longer just a flight of fancy.
C. SkyDrive's SD-03 is the flying car of tomorrow.
D. SkyDrive demonstrates its first piloted flying car.
C
A study has found that people who are literate (识字的）had a third the risk of developing dementia (痴呆症）compared with those who had never learnt to read and write. The scientists — behind the study suggested that learning to read may reveal new intellectual worlds and promote a life of the mind that might help to keep brains sharp into old age.
“If one acquires the ability to read and write, that opens up opportunities to engage in cognitively (认知的）stimulating activities, ” Miguel Arce Renteria ，from Columbia University Medical Centre, said. “Even with low education， you can read newspapers and books. That provides opportunities for constant stimulation that can last for the rest of your life. Maybe that might give protection and reduce the effects of dementia."
The research published in the journal Neurology, looked at almost 1, 000 older people in New York, chosen because they had received little education as children. The average age was 77 and more than 90 percent were immigrants (移民），Ali of them had had four years or less of education, with about a quarter describing themselves as illiterate.
Among those who did not read, 35 percent had dementia at the start of the study, increasing to 48 percent four years later. Among the literate respondents, 18 percent had dementia at the outset, rising to 27 percent. After adjusting for social class, age and other risk factors, the scientists concluded that illiterate people were three times more likely to have dementia. They were also twice as likely to have it over the four years of the investigation.
It is impossible to say for certain that the link means that literacy delays dementia. It may be that people who managed to get a better education before arriving in the US were also different in other ways. However, Dr Arce Renteria said, “What this provides is strong evidence for a pretty strong link. ”
8. What is the finding of the study?
A. Dementia slows people’s reading speed.
B. Dementia can be cured, by reading.
C. Literacy prmotes life quality of old people.
D. Literacy makes dementia less likely.
9. Which of the following can replace the word “outset” underlined in paragraph 4?
A. Bottom. B. Middle C. Beginning. D. End.
10. How did the researchers draw the conclusion?
A. By carrying out experiments. B. By making a comparison.
C. By working on an assumption. D. By analyzing different answers.
第二节（共5小题;每小题2分，满分10分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为 多余选项。
Tips of travelling cheaply
Thinking about an overseas trip but concerning you might make a less worthy choice because you can’t afford to visit all the places on your wish list before you make your final decision? ___11___ With a dash of wit, you can travel the world cheaply.
___12___ Walk on the streets of a city, stop and chat with a local, or even climb to the top of a hill and watch the sun set over the ocean. The simple joy of being in a new place is just a matter of going someplace new. No tour package required.
Keep your needs to a minimum .People need fresh air, exercise, creative stimulation, companionship and self-esteem, etc. ___13___ For fresh air, go outside. For exercise, take a walk. For creative stimulation, go somewhere new. For companionship, make a friend. For self-esteem, turn off your TV, breathe deep and open your spirit to the basic goodness of the world.
Go slow. If you live in New York and want to take a two-week vacation to Africa, it will be very difficult to travel for free. Time is not money. Time is free. Instead of buying a place ticket, take a train or bus, or just hop on your bike and ride away from town. ___14___
Try to get your accommodation for free or next-to-nothing. Find kind souls around the world who agree to offer an extra bedroom, couch，or corner of the floor to travelers in exchange for the same kindness when they visit your town. ___15___ It works best if your home is in a locale someone wants to visit and if your dates coincide.
A. Embrace the simple joy of travel.
B. The slower you travel, the less money you will spend.
C. Things like air and water are much cheaper once you get outside.
D. All of these things are simple to obtain and most of them are free.
E. Just because you 've little money doesn't mean you have to stay at home .
F. This scheme involves trading homes for an agreed–upon amount of time.
G. If you can do what needs to be done around the house, then you stay for free.
第三部分语言运用（共两节，满分45分）
第一节（共20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、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最 佳选项。
The day I heard that the Rainbow Bookstore was closing after 50 years of business, I was heartbroken. The bookstore, which was a legendary___16___in the neighbourhood, was a place where anyone could ___17___ and connect through their love of books.
When I hurried to the store , I saw that the books were already being___18___ into boxes. I had a long chat with Casey, the store’s elderly owner. ___19___ deeply, he told me how it was becoming___20___to run an independent bookstore. Most young people___21___ reading e-books on tablets. More and more customers were being ___22___by chain stores and online discounts. I tried to think of some words of ___23___ ，but I had to admit that the Rainbow Bookstore couldn't stay in ___24___much longer.
Childhood memories came back to me so ____25____ ，as if the events had happened only yesterday. A bunch of us____26____would frequently drop by the store after school. We’d look at the new books, or just ____27____Old Casey. He knew every ____28____in the store and would always pick the perfect one for us from a ____29____shelf. We spent hours reading, seated on the store’s old, but ____30____furniture. Casey encouraged us to ____31____our ideas and comments on the books, by writing them on a large board in one corner of the store. When I left the bookstore, it was becoming cold and ____32____ outside. I turned to ____33____ Casey, but both he and his bookstore were already____34____in a thick mist. It made me realise that the bookstore and all that Old Casey had given to the community could soon ____35____for good.
16. A. consumption B. fixture C. masterpiece D. property
17. A. depend on B. look into C. glance at D. drop in
18. A. packed B. checked C. clarified D. wiped
19. A. Bowing B. Breathing C. Sighing D. Thinking
20. A. influential B. difficult C. tiresome D. profitable
21. A. considered B. appreciated C. resisted D. preferred
22. A. surrounded B. cheated C. attracted D. occupied
23. A. intention B. sympathy C. inspiration D. apology
24. A. order B. peace C. business D. reach
25. A. clearly B. constantly C. occasionally D. instantly
26. A. adults B. kids C. strangers D. residents
27. A. chat with B. play jokes on C. learn from D. play with
28. A. employee B. student C. corner D. book
29. A. steady B. messy C. dusty D. beautifu