河北省阜城中学2020学年高二英语下学期期末考试试题

河北省阜城中学2020学年高二英语下学期期末考试试题（满分:150 分用时：120 分钟）第一部分听力(共两节，满分 30 分)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. What will Dorothy do on the weekend?A. Go out with her friendB. Work on her paperC. Make some plans2. What was the normal price of the T-shirt?A. $15B. $30C. $503. What was the woman decided to do on Sunday afternoon?A. To attend a weddingB. To visit an exhibitionC. To meet a friend 4.When does the bank close on Saturday?A. At 1:00 pmB. At 3:00 pmC. At 4:00 pm 5.Where are the speakers?A. In a storeB. In a classroomC. At a hotel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。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.What do we know about Nora?A. She prefers a room of her ownB. She likes to work with other girlsC. She lives near the city center 7.What is good about the flat?A. It has a large sitting roomB. It has good furnitureC. It has a big kitchen听第 7 段材料，回答第 8、9 题。8.Where has Barbara been?A. MilanB. FlorenceC. Rome 9.What has Barbara got in her suitcase?A. ShoesB. StonesC. Books 听第 8 段材料，回答 10 至 12 题。 10Who is making the telephone call?A. Thomas Brothers.B. Mike LandonC. Jack Cooper 11What relation is the woman to Mr. Cooper?A. His wife.B. His boss.C. His secretary. 12What is the message about?A. A meetingB. A visit to FranceC. The date for a trip.听第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至 16 题。13. Who could the man speaker most probably be?A. A person who saw the accident.B. The driver of the lorry.C. A police officer.14. What was Mrs. Franks doing when the accident took place?A. Walking along Churchill Avenue.B. Getting ready to cross the road.C. Standing outside a bank.15. When did the accident happen?A. At about 8:00 am.B. At about 9:00 am.C. At about 10:00 am.16. How did the accident happen?A. A lorry hit a car. B. A car ran into a lorry.C. A bank clerk rushed into the street.听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。17. What is the talk mainly about?A. The history of the schoolB. The courses of the term.C. The plan for the day.18. Where can the visitors learn about the subjects for new students?A. In the school hall.B. In the science labsC. In the classrooms.19. What can students do in the practical areas?A. Take science courses.B. Enjoy excellent meals.C. Attend workshops.20. When are the visitor expected to ask questions?A. During the lunch hourB. After the welcome speech.C. Before the tour of the labs.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、D 四个选项中，选出最佳答案。AStep into Wonderland and follow any of the many tracks around Kinabalu Park. Even though it is the most explored and studied place in Borneo, new discoveries of rare plants are frequently being made here.So take a map and set off on your own or follow Park Naturalists as they take you on guided path walks and point out the various wonders. There are also visual shows advertising rare plants and animals here. If you are a first time visitor, sign up for these shows and youll be excited when you find yourself identifying the same plants and animals on your walks or during your climb up Mt. Kinabalu.TLMETABLE GUIDEUNEPLACE / INTEREST 1.KINABALU PARK HQ：Botanical GardenGuided Walk Slide ShowTIME (HRS)9:00 15:0011:0014:00 (and 19:30 on weekends)2. PORING Butterfly Farm Tropical GardenNight Walk9:00 16:0013:30By Prior (提前） Arrangement Only3. MESILAUGuided Nature Walk Monday to FridaySaturday and Sunday9:30, 11:00, 14:007:30, 10:30, 14:00Mt. Kinabalu Botanical Garden is one of the biggest attractions at the Park Started in 1981. This 5-acre garden is an excellent collection of different kinds of plant on the mountain, as plants from all over the Park have been replanted here. There are hotels, inns and chalets at Kinabalu Park to suit ones budget. For more information, click .4. KUNDASANG WAR MEMORIAL Daily (Monday to Sunday)Memorial Services and Special Programs10:00-17:00By Prior ArrangementNote：Adult: $ 20.Kid under twelve: 50% offFamily including two adults and a kid under twelve: $40.21. what can we infer according to the passage?A. Visitors should follow the Park Naturalists in order not to get lost.B. Mt Kinabalu Botanical Garden attract visitors due to its long history.C. There re still some uncommon rare plants in Kinabalu ParkD. Mt Kinabalu is more explored and studied area than Borneo.22. If a couple visit the Park with their daughters aged 15, how much will they pay? A. $30.B. $40.C. $50.D. $60.23. The passage is most likely to be taken from a.tour brochureA.B. magazineC. news reportD. websitesBAn unusual outdoor bookstore recently opened in Nanjing, China. There is no cash desk and no working staff to keep an eye on the books. Instead, Visitors are invited to read on offer and pay whatever they want for books by dropping the money in a lock-box.Organizers say the Honesty Bookstore is a social experiment meant to raise awareness of honesty and integrity (正直) . Believe it or not, so far, people have been doing the right thing. With no staff around, there is absolutely nothing stopping people from just taking the books they like and leavingwithout paying anything for them. Well , that is nothing but their conscience. According to several news reports from china, people have actually been dropping money inside the box of their own free will, andHonesty Bookstore organizers claim that the raised money is enough to cover costs.Honestly bookshop, located on Xinjiekou street, Nanjing, consist of four bookshelves holding around 1,500 titles, including novels ,lifestyle books, children and social science books. It managed to sell over 300 books on the opening day, with customers paying what organizers say was basically the right amount. A total of 800 books were sold over the weekend , and not a single one was stolen.News about the bookstores functional payment model has been greatly welcomed in china , especially since similar experiments had less positive results in the past. Two years ago, we wrote about a small self-service restaurant in Chinas Fujian Province, where patrons were invited to pay what they felt was the true price of the meal. Around 20% of them simply walked out without paying anything, and owners reported losses o f 250,000 yuan in a very short time despite the place being packed every day.24 What can we learn from Paragraph3?A. The books in Honesty Bookshop mainly attract the young.B. The sales of books on the opening day were not so good.C. The sales of books on the weekend increased.D. Organizers will do what they can to increase sales.25 The underlined word “patrons” in Paragraph 4?A. ownersB. passengersC. consumersD. travellers26. what could be the best title for the text ?A. Honestly bookshops future .B. An experiment about peoples honesty.C. An unusual outdoor bookstoreD. The popularity of a bookstore.27. What did the author think ofpeoples performance in the bookstore?A. SatisfyingB. BoringC. AnnoyingD. PuzzlingCWhen most of us hear the word chocolate, the verb that comes to mind is probably “eat”, not “drink”, and the most proper adjective(形容词) would seem to be “sweet”. But for about 90 percent of chocolates long history, it was strictly a beverage (饮料)，and sugar didnt have anything to do with it.The Origin of ChocolateMany modern historians have estimated（估计） that chocolate has been around for about 2000 years，but recent research suggests that it may be even older.In the book The True History of Chocolate，authors Sophie and Michael Coe prove that the earliest linguistic (语言学的) evidence of chocolate consumption dates back three or even four thousand years.Valuable and Fashionable Chocolate BeverageIts hard to discover exactly when chocolate was born，but its clear that it was treasured from the start. For several centuries in premodern Latin America，cacao beans were considered valuable enough to use as currency.100 beans could purchase a good turkey hen，according to a 16thcenturyAztec document.Sweetened chocolate didnt appear until Europeans discovered the Americas and sampled (品尝) the native cuisine. Chocolate didnt suit the foreigners taste at firstone described it in his writings as “a bitter drink for pigs”but once mixed with honey or cane sugar，it quickly became popular throughout Spain. By the 17th century，chocolate was a fashionable drink throughout Europe，believed to havenutritious，medicinal functions. But it remained largely a privilege of the rich until the invention of the steam engine made mass production possible in the late 1700s.The Birth of Solid ChocolateIn 1828，a Dutch chemist found a way to make powdered chocolate. His product became known as “Dutch cocoa”，and it soon led to the creation of solid chocolate. In 1847，Joseph Fry created the first modern chocolate bar. By 1868，a little company called Cadbury was marketing boxes of chocolatecandies in England. Milk chocolate hit the market a few years later.Prosperous Chocolate IndustryIn America，chocolate was so valued during the Revolutionary War that it was used instead of wages. Even now，statistics show that the humble cacao bean is still a powerful economic force. Chocolatemanufacturing is a more than 4billiondollar industry in the United States，and the average American eats at least half a pound of the stuff per month.28. The earliest chocolate was most probably.A. a dishB. a drinkC .a barD. a candy29. It can be inferred from the passage that.A. the history of chocolate is about2，000 years.B. people around the world could buy things with chocolate.C. Solid Chocolate first appeared in 1828.D. Chocolate Industry in America has been flourishing. 30.Why did chocolate was well receivedso quickly?A. Because chocolate was sobitter.B. Because chocolate with honey or cane sugar was tasty.C. Because chocolate was believed to be a source of nutrition.D. Because chocolate became a fashionable beverage.31. Which one shows the correct order according to the time of their appearing?A. chocolate bar chocolate candies milk chocolate chocolate beverageB. chocolate bar chocolate beverage chocolate candies milk chocolateC. chocolate beverage chocolate bar chocolate candies milk chocolateD. chocolate beverage chocolate candies chocolate bar milk chocolateDWhether in the home or the workplace, social robots are going to become a lot more common in the next few years. Social robots are about to bring technology to the everyday world in a more humanized way, said Cynthia Breazeal, chief scientist at the robot company Jibo.While household robots today do the normal housework, social robots will be much more like companions than mere tools. For example, these robots will be able to distinguish when someone is happy or sad. This allows them to respond more appropriately to the user.The Jibo robot, arranged to ship later this year, is designed to be a personalized assistant. You can talk to the robot, ask it questions, and make requests for it to perform different tasks. The robot doesnt just deliver general answers to questions; it responds based on what it learns about each individual in the household. It can do things such as reminding an elderly family member to take medicine or taking family photos.Social robots are not just finding their way into the home. They have potential applications ineverything from education to health care and are already finding their way into some of these spaces.Fellow Robots is one company bringing social robots to the market. The companys “Oshbot” robot is built to assist customers in a store, which can help the customers find items and help guide them to the products location in the store. It can also speak different languages and make recommendations for different items based on what the customer is shopping for.The more interaction the robot has with humans, the more it learns. But Oshbot, like other social robots, is not intended to replace workers, but to work alongside other employees. “We have technologies to train social robots to do things not for us, but with us,” said Breazeal.32. Which is the typical character of social robots?A. They are more like human beings.B. They can control their emotions.C. They do the normal housework.D. They respond to users more slowly.33. According to Paragraph 3 we can know a Jibo robot can?A. Communicate with you and perform operations.B. Obey your orders and remind you to take pills.C. Answer your questions and make requests.D. Take your family pictures and deliver milk.34. We can learn from the last paragraph that social robots will.A. train employeesB. take the place of workersC. improve technologiesD. be our workmates35. Which can be the best title of the passage?A. A new design idea of household robots.B. An introduction to social robots.C. Information on household robots.D. Marketing strategies for social robots.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。A strong memory depends on the health and vitality （活力） of your brain. They say that you cant teach an old dog new tricks, but when it comes to the brain, scientists have discovered that this old saying simply isnt true. 36 .Give your brain a workout. Memory, like muscular strength, requires you to “use it or lose it”. The more you work out your brain, the better youll be able to process and remember information.37Dont skip the physical exercise. While mental exercise is important for brain health, that doesnt mean you never need to break a sweat. Physical exercise helps your brain stay sharp. It increases oxygen to your brain and reduces the risk for disorders that lead to memory loss.Get enough sleep. There is a big difference between the amount of sleep you can get by on and the amount you need to function at your best. 38Keep stress in check. Stress is one of the brains worst enemies. Over time, stress destroys brain cells.Studies have also linked stress to memory loss.Have a laugh. 39 . That holds true for the brain and the memory, as well as the body. Unlike emotional responses, which are limited to specific areas of the brain, laughter engages multiple regions across the whole brain.40 . Just as the body needs fuel, so does the brain. You probably already know that a diet based on fruits, vegetables, whole grains, “healthy” fats and lean protein will provide lots of health benefits, but such a diet can also improve memory. For brain health, though, its not just what you eatits also what you dont eat.A. Eat a brain-boosting diet.B. Play games with memory.C. Laughter is the best medicine.D. But oversleeping is not good for your brain.E. Even skipping a few hours makes a difference!F. You have to shake things up from time to time!G. The human brain has an astonishing ability to adapt and change.第三部分 语言知识运用（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 和 D 四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最 佳选项。You cant take it back cant buy it, borrow it or use someone elses. You either have total controlor it is41.Each one of us on this earth has the same 42 to start with, to use or to 43.Do you know what it is？It is time. But are you really using your time efficiently or are you just letting it 44 through your fingers like 45 through your toes as you walk along the beach？I have a friend who always 46 about not having enough time to start a new business. But why doesnt he have time？Is it because he spends too much time at work or he is 47 involved in family activities when he gets home？I could understand completely why he has no available time to 48 even the planning of a new business 49 this was the case. But sadly， none of this is true. This is a man who does not spend hours at home 50 in all kinds of activities.51，this is a man who comes home everyevening to eat and then to sit in front of the TV 52 the rest of the evening. He spends his weekends doing nothing 53 watch Tv or visitfriends. Do you think he has time available？He has the time available if he choose to use it. However，he chooses to waste it. Does he have a strong 54 to actually start planning and taking 55 to begin a new business？No. And， with his current attitude, do you think he could actually make a success of his business？56.Why？Put simply, itis because running your own business takes a great deal of effort and a huge amount of 57.Time is not your enemy； passion and perseverance are 58 for success. If you want life to 59 without achieving anything you want, simply keep 60 your time. You will never get it back.41. A. spareB. leftC. goneD. free42.A. periodB. attitudeC. numberD. amount43.A. throw awayB. give awayC. move offD. pay off44. A .flyB. runC. escapeD. walk45.A. rocksB. fishC. sandD. beans46.A. setsB. complainsC. dreamsD. writes47.A. easilyB .casuallyC reallyD. totally48.A. pursueB .considerC. believeD. wonder49.A. only ifB. even ifC. as ifD .if50. A attendingB. joiningC. participatingD. take51.A. AnywayB. InsteadC. MoreoverD. therefore52.A. forB. inC. atD .on53.A.andB .orC. butD. so54.A. voiceB. desireC. faceD. body55.A. stepsB. effectC. exerciseD. place56.A. GraduallyB. CertainlyC. ProbablyD. Unlikely57.A. troubleB. timeC. moneyD. exercise 58 .A. notedB. readyC. goodD. essential59. A. roll byB. live byC. drop byD. stand by6