山西省原平市范亭中学2020学年高二英语下学期期末考试试题

范亭中学2020学年度第二学期期末考试高二英语试卷 命题人： 本试卷分为第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）两部分, 共150分。考试时间120分钟。第I卷第一部分 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。例：How much is the shirt?A. 19.15.B. 9.18.C. 9.15.答案是C。1. Where does this conversation take place?A. In a classroom. B. In a hospital.C.In a museum.2. What does Jack want to do?A. Take fitness classes. B. Buy a pair of gym shoes. C. Change his work schedule.3. What are the speakers talking about?A. What to drink.B. Where to meet.C. When to leave.4. What is the relationship between the speakers?A. Colleges.B. Classmates.C. Strangers.5. Why is Emily mentioned in the conversation?A. She might want a ticket. B. She is looking for the man. C. She has an extra ticket.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 long did James run his business？A.10 years.B.13years.C.15 years.7.How does the woman feel about James situation？A. Embarrassed.B. Concerned.C. Disappointed.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8.What has Kates mother decided to do？A. Return to school.B. Change her job.C. Retire from work.9.What did Kates mother study at college？A. Oil painting.B. Art history.C. Business administration.10.What is Kates attitude toward her mothers decision?A. Disapproving.B. Ambiguous.C. Understanding.听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11.What is the man doing？A. Chairing a meeting. B. Hosting a radio program. C. Conducting a job interview.12.What benefits Mary most in her job？A. Her wide reading.B. Her leaders guidance.C. Her friends help13.Who will Mary talk about next？A. Her teacher.B. Her fatherC. Her mother.听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。14.Why does the man seldom do exercise？A. He lacks motivation. B He has a heart problem. C. He works all the time.15.What does Jacob Sattelmair probably do？A. Hes an athlete. B. Hes a researcher. C. Hes a journalist.16.Why does the woman speak of a study？ A. To encourage the man. B. To recommend an exercise. C. To support her findings.17.How much time will the man probably spend exercising weekly？A.300 minutes.B.150 minute.C.75 minutes.听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。18.What did the scientists do to the road？A. They repaired it. B. They painted it.C. They blocked it19.Why are young birds drawn to the road surface？A. Its warm. B. Its brown. C. Its smooth. 20.What is the purpose of the scientists experiment？ A. To keep the birds there for a whole year.B. To help students study the birds well.C. To prevent the birds from being killed. 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，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 AThe STAR Eco Station is an environmental science museum, a wildlife rescue center, and a shelter for endangered and illegally-traded foreign animals confiscated（没收）by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. It carries out the mission “Preservation through Education” by educating visitors about the preservation of the environment and the inter-dependence of all living things.Field trips STAR Eco Station hosts field trips for schools and camps throughout Southern California. Each field trip lasts two hours, consisting of a one-hour gathering and a one-hour tour of the facility, with lessons associated with California State Science Standards. Throughout the field trip, students learn about the latest developments in environmental protection and the ways in which wildlife interacts with various ecosystems. The students also receive an up-close and hands-on experience with our rescued foreign wildlife. The tour includes different environmental exhibits that showcase the ways students can help protect animals in the wild. Field trips are offered on weekdays only, from 10 a.m.-12 p.m. or 12 p.m.-2 p.m. The rate is $6 per visitor, both child and adult, with a $120 minimum. We offer one free adult per 10 children for groups of 40 or more. Maximum capacity is 120 people per field trip.Public toursGuided tours of the STAR Eco Station introduce visitors to over two hundred rescued foreign wildlife. Each tour is led by an Eco Station staff member, and features fun animal facts, hands-on animal encounters, surprising rescue stories, environmental exhibits, and original approaches to going green. Visitors may only see the animals on a guided tour, for both your safety and the safety of our animals.The guided tour lasts approximately 45-60 minutes. Visitors are served on a first-come, first-served basis. No reservations are required. However, tours may sell out. We suggest larger groups schedule a private tour. Note: Our regular public tours times are subject to change without notice. Please call in advance for the most up-to-date information. HOURSSaturday and Sunday: 10 a.m. 4 p.m. (last tour begins at 3 p.m.)Our guided public tours start every hour on the hour.Eco Station is not open to the public on weekdays. You can book a private tour or field trip by calling (310) 842 8066.21. The STAR Eco Station aims to _. A. help research wildlife abroad B. collect money for animal sheltersC. raise awareness of wildlife protection D. provide a knowledge of unusual animals 22. What can students do during a field trip? A. Make a speech on the environment. B. Take part in foreign wildlife rescue.C. Get to know why species get endangered. D. Learn how living things affect each other.23. For a guided tour, visitors should know that _. A. large groups are served first B. it is available on weekdaysC. its time could change D. booking is needed BI live on the West Coast of British Columbia with my husband and three children. Our day started like any other day. My husband left for work in the north of the town, which is an hour and a halfs drive. The younger children caught their bus to school ten minutes away. Our oldest attends high school and is a 40-minute drive away. I work at home in the office, working on the computer.It was November 2020 and the news had reported gusty winds. When the winds started to get strong I shut the computer down and tried to phone my husband. I left a message telling him the winds were blowing at 80 to 90 km/hr. As I hung up the phone, I heard a tree crack. I went outside and stood in the driveway. Another tree exploded and my heart was racing.When the school bus carrying the youngsters arrived, I ran to get them. No sooner had we made it to the house than another tree exploded. The children were clearly scared, so I loaded them up into the car and we parked in the middle of the yard, where no trees could land on us, it was starting to get dark.My oldest son didnt come home on the bus and my husband was stranded at work. I called the high school and reached my son. He said he was stranded and didnt know what to do. I called a friend in town for help. He managed to get my son home to me. Finally, my husband managed to get home.We had been prepared for such events, as we had a generator, candles, a wood stove, fresh water, batteries and two freezers full of food. We were without power for five days. But we didnt panicwe had all the emergency equipment we needed. Thankfully, none of our neighbours were injured, but the damage was extensive. We are witnessing climate change. We need to be prepared.24. When did the mother hear a tree crack for the third time?A. When she was on the phone.B. After she hung up the phone.C. Right before she and her kids went into the house.D. Right after she and her kids got into the house.25. Why did the mother park the car in the middle of the yard?A. It was dark inside the house. B. It was safer there than in the house.C. She wanted to wait for her family there. D. She wanted to receive help from others.26. What does the underlined phrase “stranded at work” probably mean?A. Busy completing his work. B. Under the pressure of work.C. Stuck at the workplace. D. Worried while working.27. Why didnt the family feel anxious when there was a power failure?A. Everyone made it home. B. They encouraged each other.C. The power would very soon be restored. D. They had got all the necessities for emergency.CDarwin noted that some human emotional expressions might have started as part of a physiological function: for example, exposing the teeth to bite food. The function, however, took on meaning and became a form of communication which signals anger.The same may be true for the animals. Baby monkeys cry for attention. They also cry to signal to an adult that they want to be carried.“Chimpanzees do make upset voice when they are being weaned (断 奶) by their mothers or have lost their mothers or another individual,” says Anne Pusey, a professor at the University of Minnesota. “They whimper (呜咽) and cry and scream. When we hear these calls, the emotion involved seems obvious. However, they do not weep in the sense of producing tears. I have seen an adolescent male whimpering when he lost sight of his older brother with whom he had been traveling.”Babies of many mammalian species, including rats, cry. Moreover, when a baby rat cries, often his mother brings the fallen pup back into the nest. This is probably a straightforward communication, as it is with humans. However, psychologists at the University of Iowa arent convinced.The Iowan researchers can cause the same crying sounds by producing large decreases and then increases in blood flow. The blood flow also goes down when baby rats get cold. Thus, they conclude baby rats cry in the same way that we sneeze. Of course the rat baby could be crying because hes cold and wants his mother to know.“All young mammals make cries when separated from their mother,” says Jaak Panksepp, a psychologist at Bowling Green State University. “If youre willing to call this crying, then certainly other animals show this emotional response.” he says, “ Some of us take seriously that animals do have emotions.”28. According to the first paragraph, what kind of emotion does “exposing the teeth” express?A. Disappointment. B. Excitement. C. Anger. D. Happiness.29. Which is one probable reason why young chimpanzees might be crying?A. They meet their brother. B. They have nothing to eat.C. They are being breast-fed. D. They are parted from their mother.30. Under what circumstance will baby rats cry just like humans sneeze?A. Their blood flow is decreased. B. They feel cold and long for affection.C. Their blood flow is increased. D. Their mother brings them back home.31. Where is the passage most likely taken from?A. An animal journal. B. A physiology book. C. A health magazine. D. A cultural newspaper.DMost people who own iPhones use them as their alarm clocksmaking it very easy to check emails one last time before falling asleep and hard to ever feel away from work and social networks.Several years ago, my boss fainted due to exhaustion after staying up late to catch up on work. She banged her head and ended up with five stitches (缝 针)and became what she calls a “sleep evangelist (传 教 士).” Now she leaves her phone charging in another room when she goes to bed and encourages her friends to do the same.“I sent all my friends the same Christmas gifta lovely alarm clockso they could stop using the excuse that they needed their very attractive iPhones by their beds to wake them up in the morning.” she said.If your phone wakes you up in the morning, it may also be keeping you up at night. A 2020 study showed that people exposed to mobile radiation took longer to fall asleep and spent less time in deep sleep. “The study indicates that during laboratory exposure to 884 MHz wireless signals, components of sleep believed to be important for recovery from daily wear and tear are severely affected,” the study concluded.A quarter of young people feel like they must be available by phone around the clock, according to a Swedish study that linked heavy cellphone use to sleeping problems, stress and depression. Unreturned messages carry more guilt when the technology to deal with them lies at our fingertips. Some teens even return text messages at midnight.Most of us choose not to set limits on our nighttime availability. Nearly three quarters of people from the age of 18 to 44 sleep with their phones within reach, according to a 2020 Time poll. That number falls off slightly in middle age, but only people aged 65 and older are leaving the phone in another room as common as sleeping right next to it.32. Why did the authors boss start to enjoy sleeping?A. Her friends encouraged her to sleep on time.B. Mobile phones couldnt wake her up on time.C. Her friends sent her a lovely clock to wake her up.D. She got hurt due to working too late.33. Why did the authors boss give her friends alarm clocks as Christmas gifts?A. Alarm clocks dont give off any radiation.B. Alarm clocks are better at waking her friends up.C. She advised them to replace phones with alarm clocks.D. She used alarm clocks to remind them not to work too late.34. What can we learn from the 2020 study?A. Mobile radiation makes people unable to fall asleep.B. Mobile phones can release 884 MHz wired signals.C. Sleep can help people fight against radiation.D. Components of sleep can be seriously affected by wireless signals.35. What is the best title for the passage?A. How Mobile Phones Affect Sleep B. Why Alarm Clocks Are Better than PhonesC. How we can sleep better at night D. How Mobile Phones Affect Health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 Rent Your HouseBefore handing the keys to your house over to a complete stranger for care, there are decisions you need to make. In fact, the decisions you make now, before searching for a tenant (房 客), will make the biggest impact on the success of your rental. _36_What Condition Do You Want Your House in?There is no end to the amount of improving you can do to your house before renting it out. _37_ When is good enough, good enough?A house should be clean, empty (unless you are offering it “furnished”, which is uncommon) and free from any major repairs at the time the tenant moves in.Remember, the home does not need to be as fancy as you would want it to be. _38_ Tenants will generally never take as good care of your house as you doso dont spend too much time or money making unnecessary upgrades that will only be ignored or broken.Should You Use a Property Manager?_39_ If you have the time, abilities, and energy to manage yourselfyou can save a good deal of money by doing so. However, if you try to manage without the abilityit could end up costing you much more than what a property manager might charge.How Much Can You Rent Your House for?Luckily, discovering what the monthly rent will bear for your house is not difficult. _40_ In business, market research means to get out there and find out what others in your industry are charging; learning how much to charge for rent is no different. Your house will generally rent for about the same amount as other properties that are of similar location, size and condition.A. The problem becomes learning when to stop.B. No one wants to be a landlord with those problems.C. The following are some questions to answer before you rent out you house.D. Have a professional carpet cleaner clean the carpets before showing the property.E. Look around at other rentals in your area and try to see what the typical quality is.F. The best way to determine how much your house will rent for is to simply do market research.G. The decision about whether to manage yourself or hire a property manager cannot be made by anyone other than you.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；每题15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。 Many families usually take their children to travel during school breaks. But Julie and Tim Rivenbark planned a(n) _41_ vacation with their two childrena one-year trip around the world. They plan to _42_ 30 countries in all.Right now, the four travellers are about halfway through their _43_. Ms. Rivenbark says they are trying to see as much of the _44_ as they can.Mr. Rivenbark says the family has _45_ on ostrich (鸵 鸟) birds, elephants, and camels. But, he says, one of the most _46_ experiences of the trip has been meeting new people.“People have been _47_ friendly and welcoming and love our kidsand its lovely to see them interacting (互 动) with new people and their _48_ to see our kids enjoying themselves in their country.”Eleven-year-old Tyler says he has enjoyed _49_ about the people they have met. “I learned in Africa that people have very _50_ lifestyles to those in America.” His sister Kara _51_ that she liked Thai food.Ms. Rivenbark says that thetrip is _52_ the children a lot more than short visits would have. “I think t