浙江省瑞安中学2020-2021学年高二英语上学期期末考试试题.doc

浙江省瑞安中学2020-2021学年高二英语上学期期末考试试题浙江省瑞安中学2020-2021学年高二英语上学期期末考试试题年级：姓名：11浙江省瑞安中学2020-2021学年高二英语上学期期末考试试题考生须知：1本卷满分150分，考试时间120分钟；2答题前，在答题卷指定区域填写学校、班级、姓名、试场号、座位号及准考证号；3所有答案必须写在答题卷上，写在试卷上无效；4考试结束后，只需上交答题卷。第I卷（选择题部分，共95分） 第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分） 第一节 短对话（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 does the woman do? A. She is a student.B. She is a lawyer.C. She is the owner of a bakery. 2. Who is the man probably talking to? A. His boss.B. His assistant.C. His customer.3. What will the man do on Saturday? A. Visit his friends.B. Get some work done.C. Have lunch with the woman.4. What is the main topic of the conversation? A. The teachers notes.B. The content of the final exam.C. The materials needed for the test.5. What is the mans probable feeling about the fire alarm? A. Excited.B. Scared. C. Upset.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. How many computers are working now? A. 33.B. 34. C. 35.7. What will the woman do next? A. Get a key. B. Teach a class. C. Use a computer.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8. What are the speakers mainly discussing? A. How to use Google Maps.B. How to get to San Francisco quickly.C. How to take public transportation.9. How long is the drive into the city? A. 45 minutes.B. 60 minutes. C. 90 minutes.10. What is the man most concerned about? A. Calling Joan. B. Being on time. C. Having something to eat.听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11. Why isnt the woman planning to go to Spain? A. She is short of money.B. She doesnt have a passport.C. She has a fear of flying.12. When will the man leave for Spain? A. In about three weeks.B. In about four weeks.C. In about six weeks.13. What will the man buy for the woman? A. Some food. B. Some clothing. C. A musical instrument.听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。14. How does the man describe the vegetables?A. Theyre natural. B. Theyre delicious. C. Theyre healthy.15. Why does the girl agree to the mans request?A. She wants dessert.B. She wants to be strong.C. She realizes the man is right.16. What happened last week?A. Ellen had her birthday.B. Ellen went to a friends party.C. Ellens mom made a carrot cake.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. What does the speaker ask the runners to do?A. Sign up. B. Stand in line. C. Follow a volunteer.18. What will be available at the stations every two miles?A. Drinks. B. Reporters. C. Medical assistance.19. What is forbidden in this race? A. Food. B. Photos. C. Headphones.20. When will the running course be taken down? A. In the mid-morning. B. At midday. C. In the afternoon.第二部分 阅读理解（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 My father had died when I was young, so if I didnt acknowledge my mothers birthday, likely no one would. On her birthday, I decided to bake her some cookies, take them to her house and leave them with a little note for her. But what to write about? My mother and I had not always been close. Pouring out words of love seemed insincere, but there were plenty of things I did appreciate, so I wrote a letter expressing my appreciation for what she had taught me. She taught me to live within our means and not to go into debt. She taught me the color of someones skin was irrelevant. She taught me helping others in need was its own reward. She taught me to value the elderly. She taught me how to see the shapes in the clouds. She taught me to appreciate the way the air smelled after a rain.Having finished the letter, I sent the cookies and the handwritten letter to my mother. That evening, she called and thanked me, saying it was a wonderful birthday present. Two years later, she suffered a fatal heart attack. While cleaning out her house, I came across a photocopy of the birthday letter I had written to her in the drawer of the bedside table in the guest room. And then room after room, drawer after drawer revealed more photocopies of the same letter. There was one in the kitchen drawer and one taped to the inside of the kitchen cabinet. I also found one in a drawer in both bathrooms, another in the living room and two more in her bedroom. Finally, I opened the drawer beside her bed, where I found an old handkerchief and as I pulled it out, a wrinkled piece of paper fluttered to the floor. It was the original birthday letter. It had been smoothed over and over again. I realized at that moment that the best things I could have given my mother werent really things at all.21. What did the author learn from her mother? A. Live a happy life regardless of how much money one has.B. We should treat people of different skin colors differently. C. One can be rewarded a lot of money when helping others.D. Its of great importance to explore the beauty of nature.22. While cleaning out his mothers house, the author probably felt _.A. alarmed but convincedB. confused but happyC. surprised but touchedD. puzzled but inspired23. What does the author mean by saying the underlined sentence in the last paragraph?A. What her mother value was her love not the gift itself.B. She should never have sent any present to her mother. C. Of all the gifts she had given her mother, nothing was best.D. No gift was better than what she had given her mother.BEnvironmental groups and rock climbers are always at loggerheads because of the effect of rock climbing on the environment. There have been many examples, wherein rock climbers are accused of going into natural reserves and treating the animals, plants and rocks there badly. However, with the changing times, rock climbers are conscious and carry out minimal climbing. Rock climbers hammer bolts(螺栓) on climbing routes and in the process damage the nature of rocks. In addition, climbing activities also have an effect on the animals and plants situated near the climbing area. The plants growing near the base of rocks are trampled(踩踏)，and the animals living in the climbing area are forced out of their places, whenever humans are around. For example, during the summer climbing season, pregnant females of an endangered species of snake live in open areas like roadsides, exposed walls or rocks, where there is less canopy closure(树冠郁闭) compared to areas occupied by non-pregnant females and males. According to climbers, these open areas are very suitable for climbing during summer. Many rock climbers have understood the significance of wildlife plant and animal preservation and related issues, and therefore take measures to reduce effects on climbing areas. Considering the effect of climbing activities on natural reserves, various national parks and wildlife agencies have put forth certain regulations on climbers. There are seasonal closures of climbing areas to avoid illegal entrance of uninformed rock climbers. Climbers are always expected to support wilderness preservation. Many environmental organizations have been formed to protect the environment and in the process draw up certain guidelines for rock climbers. Both sides have come to a common understanding of the effect of rock climbers on protected areas.24. What does the underlined part “at loggerheads” in Paragraph 1 mean _.A. in supportB. in difficultyC. in disagreementD. in communication25. Why is the example of snakes mentioned in Paragraph 2? A. To show how special their living habits are.B. To show rock climbing affects their lives.C. To show climbers are exposed to great danger.D. To show how to avoid wild animals in summer.26. What do environmental organizations do to preserve wilderness? A. Give guidelines to rock climbers.B. Accuse climbers of their climbing.C. Close some secured natural reserves.D. Encourage climbers to choose open areas.CThe food delivery industry now is a hotly competitive business, attracting the worlds biggest moneybags such as Amazon, Alibaba and Soft-Bank. Balancing the needs of diners, cooks and couriers(快递员) is complicated. Most new companies lose money. Yet they have received more than $30 billion from venture capitalists(投资家) in the past five years. And they are likely to get more. The food-delivery business can be divided into two camps: mostly profitable veterans (老牌公司) and loss-making newcomers. The veterans, founded at the start of the century, are led by publicly traded Grubhub in America, Just Eat and Takeaway in Europe. They account for the largest share of the market, offering customers online access to restaurants. Their relatively simple business model, in which they take a cut of the bill from the restaurants, has enabled Grubhub and Just Eat to turn a profit for years. Takeaway makes money in its home market of the Netherlands. The newbies, born more recently, have turned a once-tidy business into a food fight. For most of them, delivery is their core business, so they share their cut of the bill with riders as well as restaurants. This substantially broadens the market to restaurants but profit suffers. The only mouthwatering aspect of the delivery business is its potential size. According to Bernstein, a brokerage(经济公司), almost a third of the global restaurant industry is made up of home delivery, takeaway and drive-throughs, which could be worth $l trillion by 2023. In 2019 delivery amounted to $161 billion, leaving plenty of room for online firms to expand. Yet it is by no means clear whether anyone can make money by delivering meals. In fact, the economics may be even worse. Delivery businesses have ways to cut their losses. One is to diversify further, by delivering groceries, flowers, and even people (as Uber does), as well as meals. Another is to provide cheaper meals by centrally supplying ingredients to restaurants. In the dog-eat-dog world of food delivery, it will still be hard.27. How can the veterans make a profit?A. They get lots of support from capitalists. B. They offer customers great convenience.C. They draw a part of profit from restaurants. D. They balance the complicated needs successfully.28. What makes the delivery business attractive? A. Massive profits. B. Development prospect.C. Satisfying service. D. Efficient management.29. What is the authors attitude towards making money by delivering meals?A. Positive.B. Definite.C. Uncertain.D. Confident.30. What is the text mainly about?A. Delivery businesses balance some complicated needs.B. Meal delivery attracts the worlds biggest moneybags.C. The two camps of delivery businesses compete fiercely.D. The food-delivery business is anything but a tasty business.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。Is it time to ditch sugar?Its no secret that sugar can cause issues if youre indulging(放任) in a little too much of the sweet stuff. Still, most Americans are eating too much sugar. The harmful effects it can have on your physical health are well studied. 31 . Sugar can affect your moodYou probably turn to a doughnut(甜甜圈) or soda for an extra boost during a long day. Yet sugar may not be such a positive pick-me-up after all. Recent research indicates that sugary treats have no positive effect on mood. 32 .One study published in 2017 found that consuming a diet high in sugar can increase the chances of mood disorders. A more recent 2019 study found that regular consumption of saturated fats(饱和脂肪) and added sugars were related to higher feelings of anxiety in adults over age 60. 33 Its hard to avoid reaching for comfort foods, especially after a difficult day. But the cycle of consuming sugar to manage your emotions may only make your feelings of sadness, tiredness, or hopelessness worse. Multiple studies have found a link between diets high in sugar and depression. 34 . These can lead to depression and may even increase the long-term risk of developing a mental health disorder in some people. Sugar destroys your brain powerEmerging research has found that diets high in sugar can damage cognitive functioning, even in the absence of extreme weight gain or too much energy intake. A 2015 study found that consuming high levels of sugar-sweetened drinks made neurocognitive functions like decision making and memory worse. 35 . But a more recent study found that healthy volunteers in their 20s scored worse on memory tests and had poorer appetite control after just 7 days of eating a diet high in saturated fat and added sugars.Although more studies are needed to solidify the effects on mental health of sugar consumption, its important to consider how diet can affect your well-being.A. Sugar can weaken your ability to deal with stressB. Granted, the research was done on ratsC. Overconsumption of sugar triggers imbalances in certain brain chemicalsD. Sugar can increase your risk for developing depressionE. In fact, sugar may have the opposite effect over timeF. However, the effect on mental health is worth taking a second lookG. If youre dying for sweets, heres what to eat instead第三部分 语言运用（共两小节，满分45分） 第一节 完型填空（共20题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。The roles we often expect our fathers to play, protector or provider, can make them seem unapproachable. Thats how it was with my dad. He was a 36 person, who was never much of a talker. I didnt want to 37 his hard shell and had gotten used to it. That brought both him and me the sense of 38.But when my life took a hit a year ago, things had to 39. I needed to know how he had found his way, because I felt like I had 40 mine. In a moment of desperation, it occurred to me that sending an email might be the 41 . I could speak at a comfortable distance and give him room to 42. So I wrote to him, telling him about my regrets and fears, and asking him to 43 the similar experience he had undergone.Two weeks later, it 44 in my inbox with the title handwritten: “GIRLS I LIKED, BY LUIGIC.” Dad had carefully 45 my message, reached back into his memory and made a 46 . I closed the email and started to cry. I cried because I wished I had 47 my heart earlier but was grateful it wasnt too late. I cried because I hadnt been able to ask him anything about his life in all this time; 48 , I had focused on not sharing anything about myself with him. I cried because at