福建省晋江市（安溪一中、养正中学、惠安一中、泉州实验中学四校）2020学年高二英语下学期期末考试试题（无答案）

福建省晋江市（安溪一中、养正中学、惠安一中、泉州实验中学四校）2020学年高二英语下学期期末考试试题（无答案）满分：150分 考试时间：120分钟第一部分听力（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. Where does this conversation most likely take place?A. At a flower shop. B. On a hill. C. In a garden.2. What will the man probably do?A. Go outside.B. Read a magazine.C. Listen to a program.3. How does the girl usually get back to school?A. By car. B. By bus. C. By taxi.4. What do we know about the woman speaker?A. Shes strict. B. Shes regretful. C. Shes caring.5. What is the man speaker doing?A. Making a suggestion. B. Doing housework. C. Learning a skill.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。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 was Alice late?A. She made a call. B. She got up late. C. She set off late.7. What is the probable relationship between the two speakers?A. Teacher and student.B. Father and daughter.C. Boss and employee.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8. What is the weather mostly like during their camping trip?A. Its hot. B. Its cold.C. Its rainy.9. How does Linda feel about the man?A. Mysterious. B. Considerate. C. Disgusting.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. What are the speakers talking about?A. Housekeeping. B. Shopping. C. Cooking.11. Whose price has just increased at the highest rate?A. Cheeses. B. Bacons. C. Meats.12. Why is the woman unwilling to buy instant coffee?A. Because its bitter.B. Because its unpopular.C. Because its expensive.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. What is probably the man speaker?A. A chemist. B. A dentist. C. A patient.14. When does the woman have an appointment with Dr. Williams?A. This morning. B. At five oclock. C. Next week.15. What does the man suggest the woman do?A. Wait for Dr. Williams.B. Be cautious about her diet.C. Go to the dentists directly.16. What will the man do to help the woman?A. Give her what she wants.B. Ring Dr. Williams for her.C. Make an appointment for her.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. Where can students keep fit?A. In the recreation center.B. In a fast food restaurant.C. In the student health center.18. What do we know about the supply of healthy food in most university restaurants?A. Its short. B. Its abundant. C. Its reasonable.19. Which of the following do students find extremely good?A. Fitness activities.B. The smoking ban.C. Medical care.20. What is the speaker mainly talking about?A. Convenience in exercise.B. Healthy life in universities.C. Medical care for university students.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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AThe skin under the eyes is delicate, which is why it sometimes appears sunken and has darker coloring than elsewhere on the face. Aging and health problems play a role in sunken eyes but other factors can contribute, so it may affect younger people as well.DehydrationThe most common cause of sunken eyes is dehydration, or not having enough water in the body. Consuming too much coffee, soda, and prepackaged drinks may increase production of urine (尿液), which may lead to dehydration.Vitamin shortagesShortages of vitamin C, vitamin K, and iron can cause eyes to become sunken. Vitamin C helps with absorbing iron and decreasing bruising (瘀斑), while vitamin K is responsible for blood thickening, causing unhealthy skin. Easy bruising and unhealthy skin will result in sunken eyes.Weight lossMost people tend to lose weight in their face first. Sometimes, the weight loss is sudden enough to make blood vessels (血管) below the eyes easy to see, and the skin clear, producing the appearance of sunken eyes. Sudden weight loss may also cause nutritional shortages, which can lead to sunken eyes.Not enough sleep or poor quality sleep can cause sunken eyes and a persons DNA or the habit of smoking can also contribute to sunken eyes. Most cases of sunken eyes relate to the quality of an individuals nutrition and healthy living. When these causes are corrected, sunken eyes can be resolved without further treatment. This means that causes can be avoided or treated in good time to prevent the recurrence of sunken eyes.21. What can we do to prevent dehydration according to the text?A. Refuse coffee. B. Drink more water.C. Say no to soft drinks. D. Have certain drinks less.22. What will lead to bruising below the eyes?A. Lack of vitamin K. B. Water shortages.C. Lack of vitamin C. D. Nutritional shortages.23. Which of the following should be avoided for people losing weight?A. Pale faces. B. Sudden weight loss.C. Clean skin. D. Narrow blood vessels.BLawrence Ferlinghetti, the poet, publisher, painter, social activist and bookstore owner, has been San Franciscos honored poet. He turns 100 this month, and the city is making preparations to celebrate him in style. Readings and performances and an open house will take place at City Lights, the sacred bookstore he co-founded in 1953.On March 24, 1919, Lawrence Ferlinghetti was born in Yonkers, New York. After spending his early childhood in France, he received his BA from the University of North Carolina, an MA from Columbia University, and a PhD from the Sorbonne.He is the author of more than thirty books of poetry, including Poetry as Insurgent Art; A Coney Island of the Mind. He has translated the works of a number of poets, including Nicanor Parra, Jacques Prevert, and Pier Paolo Pasolini. In addition to poetry, he is also the author of more than eight plays and three novels, including Little Boy: A Novel, Love in the Days of Rage and Her.In 1953, Ferlinghetti and Peter Martin opened the City Lights bookstore in San Francisco, California. It became a nerve center for the Beats and other writers. Allen Ginsberg, Jack Kerouac and other writers from that era were Easterners who dropped into San Francisco for a spell. In 2001 it was made an official historic landmark. Now City Lights is almost certainly the best bookstore in the United States. Its filled with serious world literature of all kinds.If City Lights is a San Francisco institution, Ferlinghetti himself is as much of one. He has loomed over the citys literary life. As a poet, hes never been a critical favorite. But his flexible and plain-spoken and often powerful work he has published more than 50 volumes has found a wide audience. His collection “A Coney Island of the Mind” has sold more than 1 million copies, making it one of the best-selling American poetry books ever published.24. What can we learn about Ferlinghetti from Paragraph 2?A. He had a happy childhood.B. He received normal education.C. He had a gift for writing novels.D. He had written lots of poetry.25. Which of the following best describes Ferlinghetti according to Paragraph 3?A. Flexible.B. Optimistic.C. Outspoken.D. Productive.26. Why is City Lights famous?A. Because it is a nerve center for the youth.B. Because its collections have a long history.C. Because it is an official historic landmark.D. Because it has many modern world literature.27. What is the authors purpose in writing the text?A. To speak highly of a great poet.B. To introduce some English poetry.C. To promote values of City Lights.D. To celebrate the birthday of Ferlinghetti.CYou hear the comment all the time: the U.S. economy looks good by figures, but it doesnt feel good. Why doesnt ever-greater wealth promote ever-greater happiness? It is a question that dates at least to the appearance in 1958 of The Wealthy Society by John Kenneth Galbraith, who died recently at 97.The Wealthy Society is a modern classic because it helped describe a new moment in the human condition. For most of history, hunger, sickness, and cold “ threatened nearly everyone”, Galbraith wrote. “Poverty was found everywhere in that world. Obviously it is not of ours.” After World War II, the fear of another Great Depression gave way to an economic growth. By the 1930s unemployment had averaged 18.2 percent; in the 1950s it was 4.5 percent.To Galbraith, materialism (物质主义) had gone mad and would cause dissatisfaction. Through advertising, companies persuaded consumers to buy things they didnt really want or need. Because so much spending was artificial, it wouldbe unsatisfying. Meanwhile, government spending that would make everyone better off was being cut down because people wrongly considered government only as a necessary bad.Its often said that only the rich are getting ahead; everyone else isstanding still or falling behind. Well, there are many undeserving richoverpaid chief managers, for instance. But over any meaningful period, most peoples incomes are increasing. From 1995 to 2020, people feel squeezed because their rising incomes often dont satisfy their rising wantsfor bigger homes, more health care, more education, and faster Internet connections.The other great disappointment is that it has not got rid of insecurity. People regard job stability as part of their standard of living. As company unemployment increased, that part has gradually become weaker. More workers fear theyve becomethe disposable (用完即弃的) American, as Louis Uchitelle puts it in his book by the same name.Because so much previous suffering and social conflict resulted from poverty, the arrival of widespread wealth suggested utopian possibilities. Up to a point, wealth succeeds. There is much less physical suffering than before. People are better off. Unfortunately, wealth also creates new complaints.Advanced societies need economic growth to satisfy the multiplying wants of their citizens. But the search for growth cause new anxieties and economic conflicts that disturb the social order. Wealth sets free the individual, promising that everyone can choose a unique way to self-accomplishment. But the promise is so unreasonable that it leads to many disappointments and sometimes inspires choices that have anti-social consequences, including family breakdown. Figures indicate that happiness has not risen with incomes.Should we be surprised? Not really. Weve simply confirmed an old truth: the seeking of wealth does not always end with happiness.28. The Wealthy Society is a book _.A.about previous suffering and social conflict in the pastB.written by Louis Uchitelle who died at 97C.indicating that people are becoming worse offD.about why happiness does not rise with wealth29.According to Galbraith, people feel dissatisfied because _.A.materialism has run wild in modern societyB.they are in fear of another Great DepressionC.public spending hasnt been cut down as expectedD.the government has proved to be necessary but ugly30.Why do people feel squeezed when their average income rises considerably?A.They think there are too many overpaid rich.B.There is more unemployment in modern society.C.Their material demands go faster than their earnings.D.Health care and educational cost have gone out of control.31. What has wealth brought to American society?A.Stability and security. B.Materialism and content.C.A sense of self-accomplishment.D.New anxiety, conflicts and complaints.DWood has many great characteristics that make it the perfect building material. It is cheap, durable (耐用的), easily available, and most importantly, environmentally sustainable. The one thing it is not, is transparent (透明的). Now thanks to a team of scientists at Stockholms KTH Royal Institute of Technology, the material may even be able to add that feature to its already impressive list.Lead researcher Dr. Lars Berglund said he was inspired to create the transparent wood after learning how Japanese researchers had developed a see-through paper for use in flexible display screens for electronic devices. The team began by pulling out the woods lignin(木质素). The lignin-free wood was then dipped into a polymer (聚合物) and baked at a temperature of 158F for four hours. The result was a hybrid product that was not only stronger and lighter than the original wood but also, almost transparent. The researchers were able to adjust the level of transparency by varying the amount of the polymer injected and also by changing the thickness of the wood.While scientists have previously created a see-through wood for small-scale applications like computer chips, the transparent wood is the first one being considered for large-scale applications. The researchers, who revealed their findings in Biomacromolecules on April 11, picture using the transparent wood in buildings to allow for more natural light, or to create windows that let in the desired amount of light without sacrificing privacy.Wood that allows light to pass through could lead to a brighter future for homes and buildings. Berglund also thinks the wood could play a significant role in the design of solar panels. The semi-transparent material would be able to keep light longer and give it more time to interact with the conductor, thus resulting in better solar efficiency. Additionally, substituting the currently used glass with this new product would help solar energy manufacturers improve their carbon footprint and lower the cost. They are now experimenting with ways to scale up the manufacturing process so that the transparent material is cost-effective to make and easy to use.32. What does the underlined part that feature in Paragraph 1 refer to?A. Cheapness.B. Durability.C. Sustainability.D. Transparency.33. Which of the following is not the process in which the transparent wood is made?A. Dip the wood into a polymer.B. Reduce the amount of the polymer.C. Make the wood lignin-free.D. Bake the wood for some time.34. Which of the following is true according to the text?A. Berglund got the idea of transparent wood while making paper.B. Varying the amount of the polymer changes the woods hardness.C. The cost of making the transparent wood still needs to be cut down.D. The transparent wood would be used only for homes and buildings.35. What is the last paragraph mainly about？A. The bright future of the transparent wood. B. The woods role in the design of solar panels.C. The disadvantages of the currently used glass. D. Solar energy manufacturers carbon footprint.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。We all have days, or even weeks, on the job when our productivity declines. But if your output has been steadily decreasing, it could be because youre wasting time rather than focusing on key tasks at hand. 36Turn off your cellphoneIf youre eager to stop wasting time at the office, silence your cellphone. 37 Turn on your phone only during breaks.Organize your calendarIts easy to waste time when you dont have a preset schedule outlining your days at work. But if youre guilty of not maximizing your time at the office, itll help to create a daily calendar with blocks of time for various tasks.Organize your space38 If your desk is in a mess, carve out some time to get it organized. Throw away papers you dont need, file essential documents in some sort of order, and make your supplies more accessible.Build in breaksSometimes we waste time at work by talking to colleagues, checking text messages, or surfing the internet because our minds need a break from the constant work. If that sounds like you, then youd better schedule some breaks during the day but powering through otherwise. 39The more time you waste at work, the more your manager and peers are likely to take notice and thats a good way to hurt your reputation and put your job at risk. 40 Doing so might save you from a busy night.A. Ask your manager for permission to use his office.B. Here are a few steps you can take to stop wasting time at work.C. Instead, clean up your act and keep searching for ways to be more efficient.D. Give family members and close friends a way to reach you in an emergency.E. Conversations in the office are far more interesting than the work you are doing.F. A messy workplace can make you inefficient even when youre trying to do better.G. This way, youll get that need out of your system so you can then go back to concentrating.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。“How dare you!” My anger finally burst out when my son 41 to go to the piano classes for the third time that day. He rolled his eyes at me, which made me even 42 . I completely lost my 43 and screamed at the top of my lungs, “Enough! You are not my boy any more!” He didnt 44 or talkback to me. He responded in 45 with a look of helplessness that I had never seen before. He used to cry violently and beg me to 46 him. The innocence shining in his big eyes would 47 that hot-tempered beast in me away in the end. 48 , this time.Did what he had done really make me 49 ? No. Did such anger come entirely from his improper 50 ? No. Had I ever given it a chance to listen to and 51 him? No. My demanding job, my 52 housework, my kids cry for company., all formed a minefield and all that was needed to 53 it up was a fuse (导火索). My son was the 54 .The rest of the day, he 55 an outdoor walk, a ride in the park and even his favorite games and just wanted to