宁夏石嘴山市第三中学2020学年高二英语下学期期末考试试题（无答案）

2020年石嘴山市第三中学高二第二学期期末英语试卷命题人：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20分)第一节 (共5小题；每小题1分，满分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. Who is the man looking for?A. Tami. B. Dr. Maxwell. C. Alison Simpson.2. What will the woman probably do?A. Call the airline soon. B. Stay at home for a while.C. Leave for the airport before lunch.3. What does the man think of his current book?A. Its exciting. B. Its relaxing. C. Its long.4. When does the man hope to see the woman?A. This afternoon. B. Tomorrow night. C. Tomorrow afternoon.5. What does the man mean? ,A. He didnt put in any sugar. B. He added some natural flavors.C. He also thinks the coffee tastes strange.第二节(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15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。听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6. Why is the woman upset?A. Her order isnt ready yet. B. The man forgot her order.C. Some guests will be late.7. At what time will the wedding start?A. 10:00. B. 10:30. C. 12:00.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8. Who lived in Los Angeles?A. The womans aunt and uncle. B. The mans grandparents.C. The womans parents.9. What will the speakers do next?A. Have a picnic. B. Go hiking. C. Try to catch some fish.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. What did the man study in college?A. Art history. B. Medicine. C. Business.11. How do the speakers know each other?A. Theyre neighbors. B. Theyre salesman and customer.C. Theyre teacher and student.12. What is the mans advice for the woman?A. Doing what her father suggests. B. Exploring all the possibilities.C. Making a decision as early as possible.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. How does the woman want to pay?A. In cash. B. By credit card. C. With her smartphone.14. What does the man think of PayPal?A. It is free. B. It is popular. C. It isnt very fast.15. Where is Venmo accepted?A. At many small shops. B. At most large stores.C. At a lot of restaurants.16. What does the woman offer to do for the man?A. Download the app. B. Send him an invitation.C. Lend him some money.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. What is the weather probably like?A. Hot. B. Dry. C. Rainy.18. Where did Matt begin his journey?A. In England. B. In California. C. In Hawaii.19. How many hours was Matts longest flight?A. Fourteen hours. B. Sixteen hours. C. Sixteen and a half hours.20. What will Matt do next?A. Interview someone. B. Share his experiences.C. Plan on another journey.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，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。ASunset da Mona Lisa，Baja California Sur，MexicoFrom the southeast point of Baja California Sur，Sunset da Mona Lisa invites you to enjoy its beautiful shores and the hot Mexican sun while enjoying classic European cuisineBut the jewel in the crown is，of course，the endless seas of the Pacific OceanThe Rock，Zanzibar，TanzaniaIt would probably be hard to find a more breath-taking location than the one in ZanzibarThe Rock，as its name might imply，is positioned on a rock in the middle of the Indian Ocean，offering its guests a special view on the ocean and the coasts of the small Eastern-African IslandOn low tide，the visitors of the restaurant can reach it by foot，while on high tide they could use the boat services offered by the restaurant，unless they fancy a swimIthaa Undersea Restaurant，Rangali Island，MaldivesIf you are suffering from a serious fear of the sea，this restaurant might not be your first choice for a nice dinner with your loved onesThe Ithaa Undersea Restaurant，located 16 feet below the surface in the Rangali Island of the Maldives，is the closest you will get to eating at the bottom of the sea，with a frontline view to the inspiring sights of the depth of the oceanAll Barbours Cave Restaurant，Ukunda，KenyaEver wanted to eat in an 180,000 years old cave? Just take the next bus to the A1i Barbour restaurant，only 18 miles south to the city of Mombasa in KenyaThe restaurant is located inside the prehistoric cavewhich was kept in its natural form by the adventurous restaurateurs21. If you want to enjoy traditional European food，which restaurant would you go to?A. The Rock，Zanzibar B. Sunset da Mona LisaC. Ithaa Undersea RestaurantD. Ali Barbours Cave Restaurant22. Where should tourists go to enjoy the view of the deep sea while dining?A. Zanzibar B. Baja California SurC. Rangali Island D. Ukunda23. If a tourist feels seasick，which country should he go to?A. Tanzania B. Mexico C. Maldives D. KenyaBMore People Are Leaving the Rat Race for the Simple LifeTime is more precious than money for an increasing number of people who are choosing to live more with lessand liking it.Kay and Charles Giddens, two lawyers, sold their home to start a B&B hotel. Four years later, the couple dishes out banana pancake breakfast, cleans toilets and serves homemade chocolate chip cookies to guests in a B&B hotel surrounded by trees on a hill known for colorful sunsets.“Do I miss the freeways? Do I miss the traffic? Do I miss the stress? No,” says Ms. Giddens, “This is a phenomenon thats fairly widespread. A lot of people are reevaluating their lives and figuring out what they want to do. If their base is being damaged, whats the payoff?”Simple living ranges from cutting down on weeknight activities to sharing housing, living closer to work, avoiding shopping malls, borrowing books from the library instead of buying them, and taking a cut in pay to work at a more pleasurable job.Vicki Robin, a writer, lives on a budget equal to a fifth of what she used to make. “You become conscious about where your money is going and how valuable it is,” Ms. Robin says, “You tend not to use things up. You cook at home rather than eat out”Janet Luhrs, a lawyer, quit her job after giving birth and leaving her daughter with a nanny for two weeks. “It was not the way I wanted to raise my kids,” she says, “Simplicity is not just about saving money; its about me sitting down every night with my kids to a candlelit dinner with classical music.”Mrs. Luhrs now edits a magazine, Simple Living, which publishes tips on how to buy recycled furniture and shoes, organize potluck dinners instead of expensive receptions, and generally how to consume less.“Its not about poverty,” Mrs. Luhrs explains, “Its about conscious living and creating the life you want. The less stuff you buy, the less money goes out of the door, and the less money you have to earn.”24. Kay and Charles Giddens sold their home to _.A. pay off the debt B. start a private hotelC. cut down expenses D. buy living necessities25. Simple living includes _.A. building a home libraryB. living in the countrysideC. enjoying a colorful night lifeD. sharing housing with others26. It can be learned from the passage that now Janet Luhrs _.A. spends more time with her kidsB. has an interest in classical musicC. works as a reporter of a magazineD. helps people buy recycled clothes27. How does the author develop the passage?A. By using figures.B. By asking questions.C. By giving examples. D. By making comparisons.CBad news sells. If it bleeds, it leads. No news is good news, and good news is no news. Those are the classic rules for the evening broadcasts and the morning papers.But now that information is being spread and monitored(监控) in different ways, researchers are discovering new rules. By tracking peoples e-mails and online posts, scientists have found that good news can spread faster and farther than disasters and sob stories.“The if it bleeds rule works for mass media,” says Jonah Berger, a scholar at the University of Pennsylvania. “They want your eyeballs and dont care how youre feeling. But when you share a story with your friends, you care a lot more how they react. You dont want them to think of you as a Debbie Downer.”Researchers analyzing word-of-mouth communicatione-mails, Web posts and reviews, face-to-face conversationsfound that it tended to be more positive than negative(消极的), but that didnt necessarily mean people preferred positive news. Was positive news shared more often simply because people experienced more good things than bad things? To test for that possibility, Dr. Berger looked at how people spread a particular set of news stories: thousands of articles on The New York Times website. He and a Penn colleague analyzed the “most e-mailed” list for six months. One of his first findings was that articles in the science section were much more likely to make the list than non-science articles. He found that science amazed Times readers and made them want to share this positive feeling with others.Readers also tended to share articles that were exciting or funny, or that inspired negative feelings like anger or anxiety, but not articles that left them merely sad. They needed to be aroused(激发) one way or the other, and they preferred good news to bad. The more positive an article, the more likely it was to be shared, as Dr. Berger explains in his new book, “Contagious: Why Things Catch On.”28. What do the classic rules mentioned in the text apply to?A. News reports. B. Research papers.C. Private e-mails. D. Daily conversations29. What can we infer about people like Debbie Downer?A. Theyre socially inactive. B. Theyre good at telling stories.C. Theyre inconsiderate of others. D. Theyre careful with their words.30. Which tended to be the most e-mailed according to Dr. Bergers research?A. Sports new. B. Science articles.C. Personal accounts. D. Financial reviews.31. What can be a suitable title for the text?A. Sad Stories Travel Far and WideB .Online News Attracts More PeopleC. Reading Habits Change with the TimesD. Good News Beats Bad on Social NetworksDAs we grow old, we realize that we have so little time to read and there are so many great books that weve yet to get around toYet re-readers are everywhere around usFor certain fans, re-reading The Lord of the Rings is a conventional practice annuallyOne friend told me that Jane Austens Emma can still surprise him, despite his having read it over 50 timesNew sudden clear understandings can be gained from the process of re-readingJournalist Rebacca Mead, a long-time Englishwoman in New York, first came across George Eliots Middlemarch at 17Since then, she has read it again every five yearsWith each re-reading, it has opened up further; in each chapter of her life, it has resonated (引起共鸣) differentlyMead evidenced the large number of ways in which really good books not only stand the test of repeat reads, but also offer fresh gifts each time we crack their spinesThese kinds of books grow with us.Scientists have also recognized the mental health benefits of re-readingResearch conducted with readers in the US found that on our first reading, we are concerned with the “what” and the “why”Second time round, were able to better appreciate the emotions that the plot continues to expressAs researcher Cristel Russell of the American University explained, returning to a book “brings new or renewed appreciation of both the great book and its readers.”Its true that we often find former selves on the pages of old books (if were fond of making notes on the pages)These texts can carry us back to a time and place, and remind us of the kind of person that we were thenWere changed not only by living experience but also by read experience by the books that weve discovered since last reading the one in our hand.More so than the movie director or the musician, the writer calls upon our imaginations, using words to lead us to picture this declaration of love or that unfaithfulness in lifeA book is a joint project between writers and readers, and we must pour so much of ourselves into reading that our own life story can become connected with the story in the book.Perhaps whats really strange is that we dont re-read more oftenAfter all, we watch our favourite films again and we wouldnt think of listening to an album only onceWe treasure messy old paintings as objects, yet of all art forms, literature alone is a largely one-time delightA book, of course, takes up more time, but as Mead confirms, the rewards make it adequately worthwhile.32. The two books are mentioned in Paragraph 1 mainly to _A. attract the attention of readersB. introduce the topic of the passageC. provide some background informationD. show the similarity between re-readers33. The underlined expression “crack their spines” in Paragraph 2 refers to _ _.A. recite them B. re-read themC. recall them D. retell them34. It can be learned from the passage that _ _.A. reading benefits people both mentally and physicallyB. readers mainly focus on feelings on their first readingC. we know ourselves better through re-reading experienceD. writers inspire the same imaginations as film directors do35. The purpose of the passage is to _.A. call on different understandings of old booksB. focus on the mental health benefits of readingC. bring awareness to the significance of re-readingD. introduce the effective ways of re-reading old books第二节 (共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)根据短文内容，从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。They Just Cant Help It! My theory is that the female brain is mainly built for empathy the ability to understand other people and that the male brain is mainly built for building systems 36 . For example，women are more likely to read magazines on fashion and parenting，while men will choose magazines that feature computers and sportYou may think that these preferences are influenced by the way people are taught to behave when they are growing upHowever，this is not the caseA new study carried out at Cambridge University shows that newborn girls look longer at a face，and newborn boys look longer at a mobile 37 . It has also been observed (that girls are better at noticing signs of changes in other peoples feelingsBoys，however，seem to enjoy building toy towers and playing with toys which have clear functions 38 . People whose jobs are in the construction industries are almost maleMath and engineering，which require high levels of systems-thinking，are also male-chosen disciplinesWhy do men and women have the difference? Actually women have four times as many brain neurons (神经) that connect the right and left part of their brainsBecause of it，women have a better ability to multitask than men 39 . Men tend to focus on a limited number of problems at a timeThey will separate themselves from problems and view tasks as independent from one anotherSome people may worry that I am suggesting one gender (性别) is better than the other，but this is not the caseMy theory says that males and females differ in the kinds of things that they find easy，but that both genders have their strengths and weaknesses 40 . It is not trueThe study simply looks at males and females as two groups，and asks what differences exist，and why they are thereA. Generally speaking，there are clear differencesB. Their preference for building systems may change over timeC. You can see the same kind of pattern in the adult workplaceD. They will consider many sources of information at the same timeE. It is important to stress that the female brain may be built more for empathyF. That suggests certain differences between male and female brains are biologicalG. Others may think the theory creates a belief of what a particular type of person is like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。Two-year-old Christopher Merrett has such severe food allergies that even the smell can send him into potentially deadly shockMrsMerrett said she first 41 something was wrong with her son when she stopped 42 him with breast milk at six months old and 43 onto cowsmilk.She said her son spent three weeks in 44 after sitting in a supermarket trolley which had tiny traces of 45 in itShe said，“It looked 46 We put him there and with minutes his feet and hands had 47 blue and we knew there was something extraordinarily 48 We realized then he must have put his 49 in his mouth after touching the trolley and it must have 50 had some sort of milk product on it.”MrsMerrett said“We cannot have 51 when he is in the house as his allergy is 52 just by the smellI remember going to Pizza Hut for my daughters birthday and Christopher coughed the moment we got in there 53 it is only now that I realize it is because he was allergic”Mrs. Merrett，who took time off her job to 54 her son，and her husband Michael，47，have spent hours 55 ingredients labels(成分标签)and carrying out 56 research on the Internet trying to find specialist food their son can eat，so the son does not 57 out on treats and candiesBecause Christophers allergies are so 58 that the couple has prepared an entire cupboard for his foodHe also has his own shelf in the fridge and ovenLittle Christopher was taken out of nursery school when he was given cheese 59 and ended up in hospitalHis 60 now worries