四川省眉山市2020-2021学年高二英语上学期期末考试试题.doc

四川省眉山市2020-2021学年高二英语上学期期末考试试题

四川省眉山市2020-2021学年高二英语上学期期末考试试题

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四川省眉山市2020-2021学年高二英语上学期期末考试试题
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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. Which doesn’t the man order?
A. Milk. B. A cupcake. C. Orange juice.
2. Who did the best in this English exam?
A. John. B. Frank. C. Gina.
3. What does the man mean?
A. The window can’t be opened.
B. He will not open the window.
C. The window is already open.
4. Why does the man like the climate here?
A. It’s hot.
B. It’s warm.
C. It’s similar to that of his homeland.
5. What kind of doctor did the man probably see?
A. A heart doctor. B. A skin doctor. C. A dentist.
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,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。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听下面一段对话，回答第6至7题。
6. How will the two speakers go to visit Julie?
A. By bus. B. By bike. C. On foot.
7. Where will the two speakers meet?
A. At the supermarket gate.
B. At the bus stop.
C. In front of the bookstore.
听下面一段对话，回答第8至9题。
8. What was the third room at first?
A. A kitchen.
B. A living room.
C. A bedroom.
9. Which room does the woman take?
A. The one next to the kitchen.
B. The living room.
C. The room on the left.
听下面一段对话，回答第10至12题。
10. Who is David Smith?
A. A patient of Dr. Grey’s.
B. A friend of the woman’s.
C. A visitor to the clinic.
11. When does the clinic close on Saturday?
A. At 3:00 pm. B. At 4:00 pm. C. At 10:00 pm.
12. What time has finally been fixed for Mr. Smith?
A. 6: 15 pm, Wednesday.
B. 6: 15 pm, Thursday.
C. 6: 15 pm, Friday.
听下面一段对话，回答第13至16题。
13. What are the speakers discussing?
A. How to present their research.
B. How to form clouds.
C. How to explain different types of clouds.
14. Why does the man suggest having small cards?
A. To make the presentation more interesting.
B. To remind him of what to say.
C. To organize all the research.
15. What will the man do?
A. Prepare the cards.
B. Make the PowerPoint.
C. Look for pictures of clouds online.
16. What part will the woman introduce?
A. The low-level clouds part.
B. The medium-level clouds part.
C. The high-level clouds part.
听下面一段独白，回答第17至20题。
17. What do all readers have to do every two years?
A. Renew their personal information.
B. Pay for a new membership card.
C. Register in the library again.
18. How long will the library keep the book reserved in advance?
A. 5 days. B. 7 days. C. 14 days.
19. What can be kept for only one week?
A. Children’s books. B. Magazines. C. Dictionaries.
20. On what day will the library close at 7: 00 pm?
A. Monday. B. Saturday. C. Sunday.
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。
A
Chicago Botanic Garden
Events
• Midwest Fruit Explorers
March 31-April 10, 1-4 pm
The Midwest Fruit Explorers presents this hands-on workshop with step-by-step instructions on how to grow fruit trees.
• Midwest Daffodil Society Show
April 22-28, 10 am-4:30 pm
The Midwest Daffodil Society Show features hundreds of daffodils on display that will be judged by the society. The show includes floral(花卉的) design and photography competitions.
• Ikebana International Show
May 11-19, 9 am-3: 30 pm (Saturday & Sunday only)
The Ikebana International Society presents an exhibition of traditional Japanese flower arranging.
• Gardeners of the North Shore Show & Sale
The Gardeners of the North Shore host this annual show.
June 27-30, 9 am-4:30 pm
This show includes a judged exhibition with more than 500 entries of anything a home gardener can grow, including flowers, vegetables, herbs, and houseplants.
Service animals
Service animals are welcome. No pets please.
Electronic Convenience Vehicles(ECVs)
They are available for rent in the Visitor Center on an unreserved, first-come-first-served basis. The following fees apply: members: $15, 1 nonmembers $20. ECVs will not be rented for indoor use.
Wheelchairs
Wheelchairs are available free at the Information Desk in the Visitor Center.
Daily Hours: 8 am-7 pm
Garden View Cafe: 8 am-4 pm
Garden Shop: 10 am-4 pm
21. What can you do at Midwest Fruit Explorers?
A. Design flower patterns.
B. Learn about fruit tree planting.
C. Take part in its photography competition.
D. Buy some fruit at a good price.
22. At which show can you enjoy traditional Japanese flowers?
A. Midwest Fruit Explorers.
B. Midwest Daffodil Society Show.
C. Ikebana International Show.
D. Gardeners of the North Shore Show Sale.
23. What service can visitors enjoy in the garden?
A. They can rent ECVs for indoor use.
B. They can visit the garden with their pets.
C. They can have free coffee from 8 am to 4 pm.
D. They can use free wheelchairs if they need to.
B
I was born with bad eyesight. At high school I couldn’t read the blackboard. By the time I got to the university of Bath to study Chemistry it had got to the point where I couldn’t really see images at all, only the difference between light and dark. And a few years later, once I was in the first year of my PhD, I was almost completely blind.
But climbing is my great passion. I started climbing when I was young. My dad taught me everything about climbing. When I was 11, I led my first climbing route outside. People are usually amazed when they discover that not only do I climb, but I also lead climbs.
At university I joined the Mountaineering Club and was able to climb much more frequently. We had regular trips to indoor walls and weekends away outdoors. I developed a great circle of climbing friends and went on several trips to Europe. After these I started Alpine climbing and ice climbing, too.
When my sight dropped to a level where I could no longer read, I thought I might have to give up leading. But I never thought I would stop climbing. I just learnt to adapt with the support of my friends.
People often ask me, “Why rock climbing? It doesn’t seem like a good activity for a blind person.”
But when I think about the danger, crossing the road is far more dangerous, and also, it’s something where I’m not in control.
It’s quite possible that I wouldn’t be such a good climber if I weren’t blind. If I didn’t have these challenges, it wouldn’t focus me. That determination is built through my disability.
When I reach the top of a climb, I don’t get to appreciate the view, but the feeling of achievement is extremely good.
Climbing is a way to prove my way of thinking in life — which is that I’m not disabled, I’ m blind and able.
24. When the author went to university, he .
A. couldn’t read the blackboard B. couldn’t figure out light and dark
C. nearly couldn’t see images D. was almost blind
25. What did the author do when he couldn’t read?
A. He thought about quitting climbing.
B. He learnt to adapt with others’ help.
C. He continued leading climbs.
D. He went on several trips to Europe.
26. What can we learn from the passage?
A. The author started climbing at the age of 11.
B. The author began ice climbing when he got his PhD.
C. The author is afraid of crossing the road.
D. The author views blindness in a positive way.
27. Which can best express the main idea of this passage?
A. Nothing is impossible to a willing heart.
B. All things are difficult before they are easy.
C. Actions speak louder than words.
D. The eye is blind if the mind is absent.
C
When homework and tests keep you up late at night, you may plan to make up for your lost sleep during the weekends. But is it useful?
A study published in the journal Current Biology shows that the habit of sleeping in on weekends doesn’t fix the damage that has been done by a lack of sleep during the week. Even worse, it may damage your health.
In the study, which was conducted over 10 days, 36 healthy young men and women with different sleep requirements were divided into three groups. The first group were asked to sleep nine hours a night and the second group five hours a night. The members of the third group slept for five hours on weekdays but rested as long as they wanted on the weekend.
The researchers found that people who lacked sleep ate more snacks and gained weight quickly. However, this wasn’t the case for the first group.
That could be partially due to the shifting of the biological clock and changes to certain body hormones, especially hunger hormones. In order to catch up on their sleep during weekends, people in the third group would eat later as a habit. So their biological clocks shifted, which also changed the production of hunger hormones.
“The hormone leptin(瘦素) decreases appetite(胃口), while the hormone ghrelin(饿素) increases appetite,” explained US researcher Vsevolod Polotsky. “Sleep shortage causes leptin to drop and ghrelin to rise, so you’re hungry and eat more.”
And even if they tried to sleep for as long as they wanted to during weekends, according to researchers, it was still not enough because they found it difficult to fall asleep.
Moreover, short and insufficient sleep schedules will lead to an inability to change blood sugar and increase the risk of metabolic(新陈代谢) disease in the long term.
28. Which of the following is true about the study?
A. Participants were divided into two groups.
B. Researchers studied 36 children and adults.
C. It lasted for more than two weeks.
D. Each group follow different sleep requirements.
29. What does the underlined word “shifting” in Paragraph 5 probably mean?
A. increasing B. lacking C. changing D. shortening
30. Why may people without enough sleep eat more?
A. They need to create more energy.
B. There is less leptin in their bodies.
C. They have a lower blood sugar.
D. Their bodies produce less hormones.
31. What can be a suitable title for this passage?
A. Appetite Affects our Sleep Quality
B. Sleeping in Causes Weight Loss
C. Catching up on Sleep Harms Our Body
D. Men and Women Sleep Differently
D
In the distant past, our ancestors relied on stars to guide them on a clear night. Today, we have navigational(导航的)systems to help us find our way, the latest of which is the Beidou Navigation Satellite System (BDS).
The BDS is entirely built by Chinese engineers. With the launch of the last satellite from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center on June 23, the global network of 59 satellites has been completed. On July 31, Beidou started providing services covering our whole planet.
It’s difficult to imagine the great influence those satellites have on our daily lives. When you unlock one of Hellobike’s bicycles, you are using the BDS. “The intelligent lock on each bike receives Beidou satellite signals and sends positioning information to the data center which will help collect big data on the bikes and predict users’ riding needs in advance according to the data,” Chu Yiqun, a manager of Hellobike mentioned. Users can also find shared bikes more accurately(精确地) thanks to Beidou’s global positioning accuracy of 2.34 meters.
Beidou adopts a unique two-way communication system, including its ability to receive messages sent by people from areas with poor communication signals. Obviously this function isn’t designed for users to chat online. Instead, it plays a role when disasters occur and communications are blocked.
After the Wenchuan Earthquake in 2008, all ground-based communication facilities were interrupted. Though the first generation of Beidou could only send 120 characters in a single message at that time, communication between affected areas and rescue(救援) centers was successful. Now, Beidou’s messaging ability has been increased to 1, 200 Chinese characters in a single message. It is widely used in disaster alarms, automatic identification and information release.
As Sun Jiadong, former chief designer of the BDS said: “The application(应用) of Beidou is only limited by imagination.”
32. What can we learn about the BDS from the passage?
A. It was developed by Chinese and American engineers.
B. It works better on clear nights.
C. Its last satellite was launched on July 31.
D. It’s able to provide global coverage for navigation.
33. Why does the author mention Hellobike in Paragraph 3?
A. To stress the excellent positioning ability of the BDS.
B. To show how the BDS makes people’s daily lives easier.
C. To present the advantages and disadvantages of the BDS.
D. To explain how the BDS works.
34. What is Beidou’s two-way communication system designed for?
A. To help people when communication signals are poor.
B. To make users’ daily communication more fun.
C. To allow users to chat online more freely.
D. To collect data from users for the data center.
35. What does the underlined sentence in the last paragraph mean?
A. Beidou may be more helpful than we know.
B. Beidou inspires users’ imagination.
C. Beidou needs to be further improved.
D. Beidou is limited in application.
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。
How to protect a home from a hurricane
A hurricane is one of Mother Nature’s most deadly creations. It takes place all over the world and can easily destroy unprotected homes. 36 Some should be done well before hurricane season, while other measures can be taken after a hurricane alarm is issued(发布).
Protect your home from falling trees and branches. At the beginning of each hurricane season, examine all of the trees surrounding your house carefully. 37 If a tree is weakened, remove the tree completely. You may choose to remove small branches yourself or hire a professional tree care service.
38 Windows and doors breaking or opening during a hurricane can lead to great damage inside the home and possibly threaten the home’s structure. You can buy specially designed hurricane shutters for each of the windows and doors in your house, or you can make your own.
Secure(缚牢) your garage door. One of the fastest ways for a home to receive damage is from an unsecured or weak garage door. Check your door to see whether it meets local requirements. 39
Remove unsecured items from around your house quickly. 40 Go around your yard and secure, store or throw away any objects found. You can store furniture in your yard in a pool or place it indoors or other safe storage.
A. If not, replace the door or hire a professional service to strengthen it.
B. There are several things you can do to defend your home against this threat.
C. This can be done after a hurricane