福建省福州市八县（市）一中2020学年高二英语下学期期末联考试题（含解析）

福建省福州市八县（市）一中2020学年高二英语下学期期末联考试题（含解析）. 听力理解(共两节，20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)第一节 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 the conversation take place?A. At the mans house.B. At the airport.C. At a hotel.【答案】A【解析】【分析】W: Uncle Ed, thanks a lot for letting me stay at your house tonight.M: No problem. I know how convenient it is to get to the airport from here.【详解】此题为听力题，解析略。2.此处有音频，请去附件查看】What does the man think of those magazines?A. They are informative.B. They arent worth buying.C. They are useless for the decoration.【答案】B【解析】【分析】W: Shall we buy some magazines about the home decoration before furnishing our new house?M: We could, but considering the information, dont you think they are overpriced?【详解】此题为听力题，解析略。3.At what age can one drink beer in the mans country?A. 18.B. 20.C. 21.【答案】C【解析】【分析】W: Would you like some beer?M: But Im only 20 years old.W: If you are 20, you can drink alcohol in Japan.M: I thought it was 21, like my country.【详解】此题为听力题，解析略。4.Who just knocked the door?A. Their neighbor.B. Their daughter.C. The delivery boy.【答案】C【解析】【分析】M: I thought I heard someone knocking at the door.W: Just the delivery boy with a package for our neighbor. She and her husband are visiting their daughter in Canada, so Ill keep it until they get back.【详解】此题为听力题，解析略。5.What does the woman imply about the car?A. It needs servicing.B. It is in good condition.C. It was bought a few days ago.【答案】B【解析】【分析】M: I dont like the sound of that car engine.W: Im certain its nothing to worry about. I just had it serviced a few days ago.【详解】此题为听力题，解析略。第二节 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。听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。6. What is Amanda worried about?A. Her essay.B. Her computer.C. Her part-time job.7. Who can probably deal with the printer?A. Amanda.B. Amandas brother.C. The man.【答案】6. A 7. B【解析】W: Dad, could you help me? Im trying to print out my English essay, but somethings wrong with the printer.M: I wish I could help you, Amanda, but I dont know anything about computers.W: But I need to hand it in tomorrow morning.M: Why dont you wait for your brother to get home tonight from his part-time job? Im sure hell know what to do.【6题详解】此题为听力题，解析略。【7题详解】此题为听力题，解析略。听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。8. What is the weather like?A. Stormy.B. Pleasant.C. Hot.9. How much is a room per night?A. $14.B. $20.C. $24.10. What is available in the room?A. A coffee maker.B. A television.C. The Internet.【答案】8. A 9. B 10. B【解析】W: Are those hotel lights up ahead? Yes! And the Vacancy sign is lit. Thank heavens!M: Hi, madam. Can I help you?W: Yes Id like a room for the night, please? The sign outside says you have vacancies.M: Yes, but only a couple. I guess nobody wants to drive in this storm.W: I sure dont! How much are the rooms?M: Theyre $20 a night.W: Thats fine.M: I can give you Room 14. Its right beside the coffee shop. I just need you to sign the register.W: There you go. By the way, is there a television in the room?M: Yes, there is. Weve got cable TV. Here is your key. If you need anything else, more towels or anything, the office is open until midnight.W: Thats great. Thank you very much.【8题详解】此题为听力题，解析略。【9题详解】此题为听力题，解析略。【10题详解】此题为听力题，解析略。听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。11. What kind of motorcycle does the man ask for at first?A. A small one.B. A big one.C. An expensive one.12. What is Raven famous for?A. The low price.B. The high speed.C. The great design.13. Which motorcycle will the man take?A. A Raven.B. A Harley.C. A Seminole.【答案】11. B 12. B 13. C【解析】W: Yes, sir. You look like a motorcycle man to me.M: Haha, well, I have a 200 but its too small. Im looking for something bigger.W: Well, have a look at this Raven over here. This is a great machine, an American classic.M: It looks fast.W: Oh yeah. The Raven is built for speed. Its the fastest bike on the road.M: HmmIt probably eats a lot of gas then.W: It does like gas, but then you have to choose: speed or economy.M: Yeah, and I have to watch my money. Do you have something more economical?W: Sure. How about this Seminole here? Its a bit smaller, but much easier on the gas.M: OK. Ill take it.【11题详解】此题为听力题，解析略。【12题详解】此题为听力题，解析略。【13题详解】此题为听力题，解析略。听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。14. Whats Fred related to dad?A. His brother.B. His uncle.C. His nephew.15. Why wont Homan be invited?A. He doesnt get along with dad.B. He isnt a family member.C. He lives far away.16. Who will be added on the list?A. Mary.B. Fred.C. Henry.【答案】14. A 15. B 16. C【解析】M: Have you made a list of people to invite, Mary?W: Yes.M: Great. Let me see. Who have you got now? Oh, no, you cant invite Uncle Fred.W: Why not?M: Because he and dad havent spoken to each other for many years. You know they dont get alongWaitWhos this?W: Where? Oh Homan? He is the neighbor who was good to mom and dad when dad was in the hospital last year.M: You know we were only inviting members of the family. I really think hed feel uncomfortable.W: All right, take him off then.M: Where is Henry? You didnt put his name on the list? He was dads favorite nephew when we were kids. Dont you remember?W: Yes, I remember, but I dont have his address.M: Oh, for heavens sake, I know where he lives. Im putting him on the list.W: OK, fine.【14题详解】此题为听力题，解析略。【15题详解】此题为听力题，解析略。【16题详解】此题为听力题，解析略。听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。17. Where was John Wilson from?A. Africa.B. England.C. America.18. What caused Wilsons blindness?A. An accident.B. A sports injury.C. An eye disease.19. Why did blindness in Africa shock Wilson?A. It was caused by drugs.B. There was no known cure.C. Most cases were preventable.20. What did Wilsons organization do in Africa?A. It reduced blindness by 10%.B. It discovered a new drug in 1960.C. It carried out millions of eye surgeries.【答案】17. B 18. A 19. C 20. C【解析】M: John Wilson was an Englishman who worked to prevent blindness in the developing world. When he was 12 years old, he was blinded in both eyes during an experiment in science class. After that, he went to a school for the blind where he learned Braille(布莱叶盲文), which is the writing system for people who cant see. Then he studied law at Oxford University. After Wilson graduated, he went to Africa. There, he was shocked to find widespread blindness not caused by accidents, as in his own case, but resulting from the lack of effective treatment for certain diseases. For decades, he led an organization to prevent such blindness in Africa through education, research and health care. For example, a disease spread by insects blinded 10% of the people in a part of Ghana, but in the 1950s his organization distributed a drug that nearly eliminated(消除)the disease by 1960. In addition, it helped reduce the number of blind children by giving out vitamins and also by performing over three million eye operations. As a result, millions of people who were in danger of becoming blind have been treated, and blindness is less common there now.【17题详解】此题为听力题，解析略。【18题详解】此题为听力题，解析略。【19题详解】此题为听力题，解析略。【20题详解】此题为听力题，解析略。. 阅读理解(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)AFour Best Places to Travel for the Summer of 2020If youre still deciding where to take your summer vacation, 2020 brings major anniversaries, new flight routes, buzzy museum openings and more. In no particular order, check out our picks for where to travel this summer:Salar de Uyuni, BoliviaThe Salar de Uyuni, or Uyuni Salt Flat, is a vast expanse near the Bolivian Andes that resembles ice. The surreal landscape is actually leftover salt from ancient lakes. A large lounge dome offers a public space with tables, floor cushions and hanging lanterns. Food is provided by Gustu in La Paz, considered one of Latin Americas top restaurants. Beyond simply enjoying the food and scenery, guests can hike to the crater of Tunupa Volcano, mountain bike across the Salar or visit the village of Jirira. Come nightfall, on-site telescopes take full advantage of the star-flooded sky.Las VegasTheres the Park Theater, where up to 5,200 people can enjoy A-list artist residencies: Lady Gaga is currently in residence until November, with Janet Jackson and Cher starting this summer. For good measure, Bruno Mars will also be performing some dates in September. Daniel Humm and Will Guidara, perhaps best known for NYCs Eleven Madison Park restaurant, are behind the NoMad Restaurant and NoMad Bar. And foodies will no doubt want to experience Roy Chois Best Friend, the first brick-and-mortar restaurant following his hugely successful Korean BBQ truck.Nova ScotiaNova Scotia often gets overlooked for popular provinces like British Columbia and Quebec, but its quiet charms are worth exploring. Cape Breton Island takes a bit of work to reach, but its here that youll find challenging hiking trails, a scenic driving route minus the traffic and real-deal Celtic culture. The Halifax Jazz Festival, held in the provinces capital, is considered Nova Scotias largest music festival, and goes down from July 9-14 on the waterfront.Grand CanyonIts the Grand Canyons 100th anniversary as a national park, and there are multiple ways to celebrate this notable occasion. From June 22-29, stargazers can join amateur astronomers for free at the parks North and South Rims for the Star Party. Telescopes will be on hand to find planets (Jupiter and Saturn among them), star clusters and nebulae. There will also be slide show programs with a different focus each night, from protecting dark skies to learning how planets form. Constellation talks and night sky photography workshops are among the free offerings, just allow yourself enough time since you wont be the only one with this idea.21. Which place will you choose if you want to have a great barbeque?A. Salar de UyuniB. Las VegasC. Nova ScotiaD. Grand Canyon22. Which country is Nova Scotia probably in?A. CanadaB. AmericaC. BritainD. South Africa23. If you are an Astronomy fans, which two places will be the best choice?A. Salar de Uyuni and Las VegasB. Salar de Uyuni and Grand CanyonC. Las Vegas and Nova ScotiaD. Las Vegas and Grand Canyon【答案】21. B 22. A 23. B【解析】本文为应用文。主要介绍了2020年夏季旅游的四个最佳地点。【21题详解】细节理解题。根据 Las Vegas部分中的最后一句话“And foodies will no doubt want to experience Roy Chois Best Friend, the first brick-and-mortar restaurant following his hugely successful Korean BBQ truck.”，句中的BBQ就是barbeque的缩写。故选B。【22题详解】细节理解题。本题为文化常识题。依据Nova Scotia的第一句“Nova Scotia often gets overlooked for popular provinces like British Columbia and Quebec,”中出现的“British Columbia and Quebec”，这两个都是加拿大的大省，在第三模块第五单元Canada - The True North中涉及到Quebec以及这个省的城市Ottawa和Montreal。由此可知Nova Scotia为加拿大国。故选A。【23题详解】推理判断题。依据Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia部分中的最后一句“Come nightfall, on-site telescopes take full advantage of the star-flooded sky.”和最后一段第二行“From June 22-29, stargazers can join amateur astronomers for free at the parks North and South Rims for the Star Party.”。两个地点都有观星活动。因此作为一个天文学迷，会去Salar de Uyuni和 Grand Canyon这两个地方，故选B。BMost people agree that being a good driver means being safe and not aggressive on the road. One debate some people still argue, however, is who drives better: men or women? Although its impossible to say that one gender drives better than another definitively, there are some noteworthy trends.Male drivers tend to have more accidentsData from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) shows that male drivers tend to have more total accidents than females. The IIHS, an independent non-profit devoted to reducing car accidents, also found that 71 percent of all motor vehicle crash deaths in 2020 were males. Although the gap has narrowed, almost every year from 1975 to 2020, the number of male crash deaths was more than twice the number of female crash deaths, per the IIHS.Women might be less-confident behind the wheelAlthough male drivers have more accidents, other research shows women arent “perfect” drivers, either. Researchers from the University of Michigans Transportation Research Institute studied traffic accidents over 20 years and found that female drivers are more likely to run into a car driven by another woman than a man. The study, however, doesnt explain possible reasons for this pattern.One that they might consider testing in the future is that some research also shows women are less-confident behind the wheel than men. A study from UCLA exploring the relationship between new drivers skills and different variables, including gender(性别), shows female students were less confident drivers than men.So are men better drivers than women?Gender is just one factor when it comes to safe driving, along with others such as age, and even the time of day people drive. One study shows that both genders have a greater accident risk when driving at night, but males still have a higher risk at all times of the day. Driving quality also changes based on location, too, as some states are more dangerous than others. Data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration shows that Wyoming, Mississippi, and Montana have high accident death rates, without regards to gender. It goes to show that everyone should learn and practice safe driving habits instead of worrying about who drives better.24. According to the data from the IIHS, what is the percentage of males among car accident victims before 2020?A. Bigger than 71%B. Smaller than 71%C. Exactly 71%D. Not clear.25. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?A. In recent years, the number of car accidents caused by males is twice as much as that that by females.B. Researchers have found out why theres higher possibility for women drivers to run into each other.C. While driving in the daytime, male drivers have a greater accident risk than female drivers.D. Many studies have shown that females are better and safer drivers than males.26. What does the underlined word variables in Paragraph 4 possibly mean?A. factorsB. varietiesC. phenomenaD. consequences27. From which column of a newspaper is the passage probably taken?A. ScienceB. NewsC. CultureD. Traffic【答案】24. A 25. C 26. A 27. D【解析】【分析】本文为议论文。主要论述了女司机和男司机在安全方面谁最出色。研究表明，男性司机出的事故多，女性开车没有男性自信。两种性别在夜间驾驶时都有较大的事故风险，但白天驾驶时，男性驾驶员比女性驾驶员有更大的事故风险。【24题详解】推理判断题。第二段第二、三行“The IIHS, an independent non-profit devoted to reducing car accidents, also found that 71 percent of all motor vehicle crash deaths in 2020 were males. Although the gap has narrowed, almost every year from 1975 to 2020,”，IIHS数据表明，2020年发生的车祸中的遇难者有71%是男性，而后一句则说从1975年到2020年中的每一年，车祸遇难者之中的男女比例差距(gap)都在缩小(narrowed)，由此推断2020年之前车祸遇难者男性比例是大于71%的。分析选项可知A项符合题意，故选A。【25题详解】细节理解题。第二段最后一句说，车祸遇难者男性比例是女性比例的两倍多，而不是导致车祸的男女比例，A项无依据，不选；第三段最后一句“The study, however, doesnt explain possible reasons for this pattern.”说明女性相互之间发生车祸的可能性更高的原因还不明，B项错误；第五段第二行“One study shows that both genders have a greater accident risk when driving at night, but males still have a higher risk at all times of the day.”研究表明，两种性别在夜间驾驶时都有较大的事故风险，但男性在一天中的任何时候都有较高的事故风险。可知白天驾驶时，男性驾驶员比女性驾驶员有更大的事故风险C项正确；文章最后一段说明没有明显证据证明男性或女性是更为合格的驾驶员，D项错误。因此C符合题意，故选C。【26题详解】猜测词义题。根据第四段中的variables所在的句子“A study from UCLA exploring the relationship between new drivers skills and different variables, including gender(性别), shows female students were less confident drivers than men.”可知，UCLA的一项关于探究新手司机驾驶技巧和其它因素(factor，包括性别)之间关系的研究显示女性学员要比男性更缺乏自信。由此可推断出划线词的意思为“因素”。分析选项可知A正确。【27题详解】推理判断题。通读全文可知，文章主要讨论驾驶安全是否在性别上有明显差别，这样的文章一般出现在报纸的交通栏目中。故选D。【点睛】在阅读中我们经常会考查猜测词义题。事实上，阅读材料中的每个词与它前后的词语或句子甚至段落都有联系。运用逻辑推理猜测词义是使用最广考查最多也最易失分的猜词方式，这要求考生具备整合分散、复杂信息的能力，充分利用上下文（各种已知信息）并结合具体的语境推测、判断某些词或短语的词义。例如第3小题词意猜测题。根据第四段中的variables所在的句子“A study from UCLA exploring the relationship between new drivers skills and different variables, including gender(性别), shows female students were less confident drivers than men.”可知，UCLA的一项关于探究新手司机驾驶技巧和其它因素(factor，包括性别)之间关系的研究显示女性学员要比男性更缺乏自信。由此可推断出划线词的意思为“因素”。分析选项可知A正确。CSix months after a Chinese scientist was widely condemned for helping to make the worlds first gene-edited babies, he remains out of public view, and new information suggests that others may be interested in undertaking the same kind of work outside the United States.A clinic in the United Arab Emirates city of Dubai emailed scientist He Jiankui to seek training in gene editing, Stanford University bioethicist Dr. William Hurlbut said ahead of a speech Tuesday at the World Science Festival in New York.Hurlbut, whose advice He often sought, said He told him that scientists from multiple countries and families with inherited health problems had messaged support and interest in altering the genes of embryos(胚胎)to prevent or treat disease. Hurlbut gave The Associated Press the email the Dubai clinic sent to He in December but decided to hide the clinics name.It reveals what eagerness there is out there to use this technology and the need for some sort of practical governance of it, Hurlbut said.Jennifer Doudna, a University of California, Berkeley, co-inventor of the CRISPR gene-editing tool that He used, said that she also has heard of others who want to edit embryos.I think theyre entirely credible, she said of such reports. Doudna, who was also a speaker at the New York festival, said the field needs to focus on setting specific principles for how and when such work should proceed.The technology is frankly just not ready for clinical use in human embryos, although research should continue, she said. Doudna is paid by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, which also supports