陕西省西安市新城区2020-2021学年高二下学期期末考试英语试题

高二年级教学质量检测英语试题注意事项：1.本试卷共10页，全卷满分150分，答题时间为120分钟；2.答卷前，考生须准确填写自己的姓名、准考证号，并认真核准条形码上的姓名、准考证号；3.本试卷由选择题和非选择题两大部分组成。选择题必须使用2B铅笔填涂，非选择题必须使用0.5毫米黑色墨水签字笔书写，涂写要工整、清晰；4.考试结束后，监考员将答题卡按顺序收回，装袋整理；试题卷不回收。第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）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。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.Whatwillthespeakerstaketothepicnic?A.Somedrinks.B.Somefruit.C.Somedesserts.2.Howdoesthemanprobablyfeelnow?A.Sad.B.Pleased.C.Nervous.3.Whatwillthewomandothisafternoon?A.Washherclothes.B.Goshopping.C.Walkintothecountry.4.Whatdoesthemansuggesttheydoduringthesummerholiday?A.Gotothebeach.B.Joinastudygroup.C.Dosomevolunteerwork.5.Howwillthemangohome?A.Bysubway.B.Bybus.C.Bycar.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.WhatdoesthewomanplantodoonSaturdayafternoon?A.Goforapicnic.B.Goclimbing.C.Readabook.7.WhatwilltheweatherbelikeonSunday?A.Foggyandwindy.B.Sunnybutwindy.C.Windyandcloudy.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?A.Studentandteacher.B.Motherandson.C.Doctorandpatient.9.WhatdoestheboywanttodoatTyler’shouse?A.Playbasketball.B.Attendaparty.C.Prepareforanexam.10.Whatwilltheboyprobablydofirst?A.Cleanhisroom.B.Dothedishes.C.Leaveforhisfriend’shouse.听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11.Wheredoestheconversationprobablytakeplace?A.Atthegym.B.Atagrocerystore.C.Atapostoffice.12.Howmuchwillthemanpayforbeef?A.$15.B.$10.C.$5.13.Whatisthemanlookingfornow?A.Bread.B.Milk.C.Eggs.听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。14.What’stheman’splanforthissummer?A.Workingatmusicalfestivals.B.Doingamarketsurvey.C.Stayingwithhisfamily.15.Wherewillthewomanprobablyworkthissummer?A.Inarestaurant.B.Inahotel.C.Onafarm.16.Howlongwillthewomanworkeveryday?A.4hours.B.5hours.C.6hours.17.Wheredidthewomangetthejobinformation?A.Fromherfriend.B.Fromamagazine.C.Fromherparents.听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。18.WhatdidPotterhaveplentyofasachild?A.Pets.B.Friends.C.Books.19.WhatwasthesubjectofPotter’spaintingfromanearlyage?A.Historystories.B.Imaginaryfigures.C.Naturalworld.20.HowwasPottereducatedwhenshewasyoung?A.Byafamousprofessor.B.Byaprivateteacher.C.Byherownparents.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）阅读下列四篇短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。ACanadaisoneofthemostbeautifulcountriesintheworld.Hereare4attractiveplacesworthyourvisit.ChurchillChurchillisatownwiththenickname"PolarBearCapitaloftheWorld”,wheretouristscansafelyviewpolarbearsfromspecialvehiclesintheautumnandwinter.Thousandsofbelugawhales,whichmoveintothewarmerwatersoftheChurchillRiverduringJulyandAugust,areamajorsummerattraction.ChurchillisalsoadestinationforbirdwatchersfromlateMayuntilAugust.NiagaraFallsNiagaraFallsisagroupofthreewaterfalls,crossingtheborderbetweenCanadaandtheUnitedStates.ThelargestofthethreeisHorseshoeFalls,alsoknownasCanadianFalls.NiagaraFallsillumination（彩灯）isamustforanyvisitor!Everynightoftheyear,thethreewaterfallsareilluminatedincolorscreatinganattractivescenethatcanbeviewedfromnearandfar.VancouverVancouverisCanada'sthird-largestcity,alwaysnamedasoneofthetopfiveworldwidecitiesforitscomfortableenvironmentandqualityoflife.Vancouverhasanactivenightlifescene,whetheritsfoodanddining,orbarsandnightclubs.Frommid-JunetoearlyJuly,theVancouverInternationalJazzFestivalfeatures300concerts,includingafreeopeningDowntownJazzWeekend.OttawaThecapitalofCanadaissituatedonthebanksoftheOttawaRiverandhasalotofEnglishbuildingsinit.ItisabeautifulcitywhichhastheParliamentbuildingsonthebanksandEnglishinfluencedhousesandparksaround.TherearemuseumsandartgalleriesthatwillgiveyouacompleteknowledgeoftheEnglishculturethere.ItisreallytheheartofCanada.Soifyouareahistoryandartlover,OttawaisthebestchoiceforyourvisitinCanada.1.Ifyouwanttowatchbirds,whichplacewillyouchoosetovisit?A.Churchill. B.NiagaraFalls. C.Vancouver. D.Ottawa.2.WhatisthebestseasonforvisitingVancouver?A.Spring. B.Summer. C.Autumn. D.Winter.3.WhatdoNiagaraFallsandVancouverhaveincommon?A.Theyarebothfamousfornaturalscenery.B.Thebestvisitingtimearebothatnights.C.TheyarebothlocatedinCanadaentirely.D.Theticketstherearebothfreeatweekends.BItissaidthatmostpeoplehavenotmorethan30friendsatanygiventime,and400overthewholeoftheirlives.However,onsocialnetworkingsites,mostusershaveabout150friends.Ifthesenumbersarecorrect,thenfriendshipmeansdifferentthingsindifferentsituations.Also,therearenorulesaboutfriendship.Therearenoinstructionsabouthowtomakefriends,howtokeepfriendshipsgoing,andhowtofinishfriendshipsifwewanttomoveon.Peoplehaveverydifferentopinionsaboutthis:somepeoplewoulddiefortheirfriendsandtheyvaluethemmorethanfamily.Otherssaythatfriendsaretemporary,onlytheretohelpeachotheruntiltheyarenolongerneeded.Ifpeoplewithsuchdifferentviewsbecomefriends,thiscanleadtoproblems.Becauseofthesedifferentdefinitionsoffriendship,itiseasytobeunhappyaboutourfriendships.Wemaywantthemtobedeeperorcloser,orwemaywanttohavemorefriendsinourlives.Sometimeswesimplydonothavethetimetodevelopourfriendships,orwefearwehaveleftittoolateinlifetostart.Ifwemovetoanothercountryorcity,wehavetofindwaystomakenewfriendsagain.Thisdissatisfactionshowsushowimportantfriendshipsareformostofus.Weshouldnotthinkthatitcouldbetoolatetobuildfriendships.Wealsoneedtounderstandthattheneedtobearoundotherpeopleisonethatissharedbymany.Therefore,weshouldnotbetoofrightenedaboutstartingtotalktopeoplewhointhefuturemaybecomeourfriends:itislikelythattheytoowouldliketogetclosertous.Rememberwhatpeoplesay:strangersarefriendswehavenotmetyet.4.InParagraph1,thenumbersareusedto______.A.showthewaysofmakingfriends B.introducethetopicC.explainthereason D.persuadereaderstomakemorefriends5.WhatisthemainideaofParagraph2?A.Thereisaruleaboutmakingfriends.B.Peoplewithdifferentviewscanbecomefriends.C.Friendshipsmeandifferentthingstodifferentpeople.D.Somepeoplewoulddiefortheirfriendsiftheyneedto.6.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethatmostofus______.A.needtohavefriends B.buildfriendshipslateinlifeCaredissatisfiedwithourfriends D.arefrightenedtotalktopeople7.Whatistheauthorsattitudetowardstalkingtoastranger?A.Uninterested. B.Cautious. C.Doubtful. D.Positive.CANorthAtlanticrightwhalecalf(幼崽)wasdiscovereddeadonthebeachofanislandoffNorthCarolina.ThemalenewbornwasfoundonNorthCoreBanks,partoftheCapeLookoutNationalSeashore.Thereportsindicatethattheanimaldiedduringbirthorshortlyafter,accordingtotheNationalOceanicandAtmosphericAdministration(NOAA).ScientiststookDNAtodeterminethecalf’smother.Thisisthebeginningoftherightwhale’sreproduction(繁殖)season,whichbeginsmid-Novemberandrunsthroughmid-April.NOAAcalledthisdeathadisastrousstarttotheseason.Eachnewrightwhalecalfbringssomuchhopeforthisbadlyendangeredanimals,andlosseslikethishaveagreatimpactontheirrecovery,NOAAsaid.Therightwhaleisoneoftherarestmarinemammals(哺乳动物)intheworld,accordingtoNOAA.Theywillsoonbeextinctunlesssomethingisdonetosaveit,researcherswarn.ThiskindofwhalehasbeenexperiencinganUnusualDeathEventoverthepastthreeyears,accordingtoNOAA.Since2017,atleast32deadand13seriouslywoundedwhaleshavebeendocumentedbytheorganization.“Thismeansmorethan10percentoftheremainingpopulation,”accordingtoNOAA.NOAApostedapieceofnewsonMonday,thesamedaytheyannouncedthecalf’sdeath,warningboaterstobewatchfulasthewhalesaremigrating(迁徙)nearly1,000milesalongtheAtlanticCoast.Theorganizationcallsforboaterstobewatchful,slowdownandtogivetheseendangeredwhalesplentyofroom.Theyalsoaskallfishermentoremovetheirunusednetsfromtheoceantohelpavoidpossibledamage.8.WhydidscientiststakeDNAofthecalf?A.Tosaveitsmother. B.Toconfirmitsidentity.CTodeterminethetimeofitsdeath. D.Touncoverthecauseofitsdeath.9.Howmanyrightwhalesareleftaccordingtothepassage?A.About40. B.About50.C.About400. D.About500.10.WhatdoweknowaboutNorthAtlanticrightwhales?A.Theirreproductionseasonusuallylastabouthalfayear.B.Theyaretherarestmarinemammalsintheworld.C.Theyareexperiencingahighdeathrateofnewborns.D.Theirhabitatrunsnearly1,000milesalongthecoast.11.What’sthemainpurposeofthenewspostedonMonday?A.Toannouncethecalf’sunusualdeath.B.Toremindboaterstowatchthewhales.C.Toprotecttheboatsagainstthewhales.D.Toassistthewhales’seasonalmigration.DExcitingnewresearchsuggeststherecouldbelivingthingsinthecloudsaboveVenus,whoseorbitbringsitclosertotheEarththananyotherplanets.AstudyofVenus'satmosphereshowsatypeofgasisinitsatmosphere.Thegas,ontheEarth,isonlyproducedbyverysmallcreatures.IfsuchcreaturesarefoundonVenus,itmightbethefirstevidenceoflifeexistinganywhereelseintheuniverse.Scientistsfoundthegasinthickcloudsabout35milesaboveVenus'sequator.OntheEarth,thegasisproducedbyspecialformsoflifethatliveinairlessenvironmentssuchasswampsandinsideanimals'guts.ItcanalsobemadeinfactoriesbutneitherexplanationhelpsscientiststounderstandwhatthegasisdoingonVenus.Togettothebottomofthemystery,thescientistshavenowmadetheirdatapublicinthehopethatothersmaybeabletofindacluethattheyhavemissed.ProfessorGreavesexplainedthatthegasmightbeproducedbysomenon-livingnaturalprocessthatwehaven'tyetdiscovered,butfornow,theideaoflifeonVenushastobeconsidered.Sheadded,“Inmywholecareer,Ihavebeeninterestedinthesearchforlifeelsewhereintheuniverse,soI'mjustblownawaythatthisisevenpossible.Wearesincerelyencouragingotherpeopletotelluswhatwemighthavemissed.Thisishowscienceworks.”IfscientistsontheEarthareunabletofindanexplanation,thenafuturemissiontoVenusmightbeneededtoprovewhetherornotlifeexiststhere.TheUSspaceagencyNASAisalreadyplanningaexplorationthatwouldfloatonaballoonthroughthecloudsofVenus,andthiscouldlaunchsometimeinthe2030s.12.WhatcanweknowaboutVenusaccordingtoparagraph1?A.Thethicknessofitsclouds. B.ThedistanceofittotheEarth.C.Theresultofastudyofitsatmosphere. D.Theexacttemperatureofitsatmosphere.13.Whyhavethescientistsmadetheirdatapublic?A.Toannouncetheirsuccessfulexperience. B.Tochangethewrongconclusionbefore.C.ToprovetheyhavefoundlifeonVenus. D.Tohopeotherscanhelpfindthetruth.14.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“blownaway”inparagraph3probablymean?A.Impressed. B.Sweptout. C.Thrownaway. D.Shot.15.What'sthebesttitleforthetext?A.CanaKindofNewGasBeFoundonVenus? B.IsThereaPossibilityofLifeonVenus?C.IsWhattheScientistsSaidRight? D.CanHumansLiveonVenus?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。WhenIarrivedinBritain,IcouldhardlyorderfoodinEnglish.Twoyearslater,IcalmlyexplainedtheChinesegrammartoaBritishfriendinEnglish.____16____.Payspecialattentiontothebasicwords____17____.Somearefarmoreimportantthantheothers.Studieshaveshownthatthemostcommon300wordsinanylanguageaccountforabout60%ofthecommunication.Themostcommon1,000wordsaccountformorethan90%ofthecommunication.Themostbasic3,000wordsaccountformorethan95%ofthecommunication.Inotherwords,weshouldspendmostofourtimeonthebasicvocabulary.____18____Studyingfivehoursadayfortwomonthswillbebetterforyouthanstudyingfivehoursaweekfortwoyears.It’sbecauseifyoustudyfivehoursperweekyoucannotrepeatintime.Repeatingintimeisveryimportantforourmemory.Thisisonereasonwhysomanystudentsfinditsoeasytoforget.FindwaystomakeitfunAswithanything,ifyou’regoingtosticktoit,youhavetomakeitinteresting.____19____,oryou’relikelytogettiredquickly.Gotoeventswhereyoucanpracticewhiledoingsomethingfuninstead.Lookforpeopleyouenjoytalkingto.Findoutaboutthepersonyou’retalkingwith.Talkaboutpersonaltopicswhichyoucareabout.____20____,orelseyou’regoingtobeboredandforgeteverythingyouhavetalked.A.Don’tjustsitinaclassroominfrontofabookB.MakeitapersonallifeexperienceC.Thefirst300wordswillgetyouquitefarD.I’dliketosharethetipsI’vediscoveredoverthepasttwoyearsE.NotallwordsareofthesameimportanceFMakemeaningfulsimplesentenceswiththemostcommon300wordsG.Studyhoursadayforacertainperiodoftime第三部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节完形填空（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四个选项（A、B、C和D）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。TheUncommonProfessionalAnotherlongandtiringday!Iwenttothedarkendoftheshelves,pressedmyforeheadagainstthewallandburiedmyselfinafewmomentsofquiet____21____.Wasthisthewayitwouldbefortherestofmylife?HereIwas,twoyearsoutofschool,workingatyetanother____22____,low-pay,dead-endjob.Therewereseveralnewguysonthejobthenextmorning—temporary____23____.Oneofthem,wearinga____24____withhisname“Jim”sewnonthepocket,caughtmyeye.Thecompanydidn’tissueuniforms—infact,thecompanydidn’tcarewhatyouwore____25____youshowedup.I____26____himallthatdayandtherestofthedaysheworkedwithus.Jimwas____27____lateorearly.Heworkedatasteady,____28____pace.Hewasfriendlytoeveryoneheworkedwith,but____29____talkedwhilehewasworking.Hewasthekindofworkermanagers____30____.Andtheotherworkerslikedhimtoo.Hedidn’tgossipor____31____orargue.HejustdidthejobwithmorepersonaldignitythanIhadbelieved,____32____theworkwaslow-levelanddull.Hewasaprofessional.Labourmightbe____33____;hewasn’t.Hewasjustadmirable!Monthslater,Jimleft,butthe____34____hemadeonmedidn’t.IworkedjustthewayJimhaddone.Tomygreatsurprise,themanagersnoticedmynewdevotionand____35____me.Afewyearslater,Ipromotedmyselftoa____36____jobinadifferentcompany.Andsoitwewent.____37____,manycompaniesandmanyyearslater,Istarteda____38____ofmyown.WhateversuccessI’vehadhasbeentheresultofhardworkandgoodluckbutIthinkthebiggestpartofmy____39____wasthelessonIlearnedfromJimsolongago.____40____doesnotcomefromthekindofworkyoudo;itcomesfromthewayyoudothework.21.A.excitement B.embarrassment C.disappointment D.surprise22.A.boring B.challenging C.interesting D.meaningful23.A.students B.workers C.visitors D.managers24.A.hat B.uniform C.smile D.shirt25.A.aslongas B.incase C.eventhough D.assoonas26.A.argued B.talked C.teased D.watched27.A.never B.always C.either D.still28.A.fast B.unhurried C.anxious D.casual29.A.often B.happily C.rarely D.sincerely30.A.accusedof B.tookcareof C.dreamedof D.feltsickof31.A.speak B.laugh C.smoke D.complain32.A.though B.if C.unless D.so33.A.typical B.specific C.great D.common34.A.comment B.impression C.demand D.joke35.A.promoted B.refused C.fired D.denied36.A.temporary B.better-paying C.dead-end D.low-level37.A.Similarly B.Instantly C.Eventually D.Quietly38.A.fund B.school C.journey D.business39.A.failure B.luck C.work D.trip40.A.Friendship B.Sadness C.Respect D.Love第二节语法填空（共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。ChinesescientistYuanLongping,___41___wasknownbythenickname“FatherofHybridRice”(杂交水稻)diedinahospitalinChangshaattheageof91.OnSaturdayafternoon,largecrowdshonoredthescientistbymarchingpastthehospital,wherehedied,______42______(call)outphrasessuchas“GrandpaYuan,haveagoodjourney!”Yuanspenthislife___43___(research)rice.Worldwide,afifthofallricenow___44___(come)fromspeciescreatedbyhybridrice.In___45___1970s,Yuandevelopedahybridstrai