广东省肇庆市2016-2017学年高二英语上学期期末考试试题

1、广东省肇庆市2021-2021学年高二英语上学期期末考试试题本试卷共8页，卷面总分值135分。考试用时120分钟。考前须知：1. 本试卷分第I卷选择题和第II卷非选择题两局部。答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考生号、考场号和座位号填写在答题卡上。因测试不考听力，第I卷从第二局部的“阅读理解开始，试题序号从“ 21开始。2. 答复第I卷时，选出每题答案后，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，再选涂其它答案标号。写在本试卷上无效。3. 答复第II卷时，将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。4. 考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。第I卷第二局部阅读理解共两节，总分值

2、40分第一节共15小题：每题2分，总分值30分阅读以下短文，从每题所给的四个选项A、B C和D中选出最正确选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AA DAY OUT IN BRITAINAre you pla nning to visit Brita in? Here are a few suggesti ons for a beautiful weeke ndaway.Bour nemouthThis famous tourist town has 11 km of beautiful beaches. Last year, 10,000 touristsvisited this beautiful

3、 town. It' s the perfect place to go swimming or sailing. There arelots of lovely parks and garde ns to visit and it' s a great place to eat out. You can alsogo to a classical concert or go dancing in one of the ni ghtclubs.Stratford-up on-AvonThis was Willi am Shakespeare' s hometow n.

4、He spe nt most of his life in this tow n andwrote his plays here. You can visit his house or see his plays at one of the Royal Shakespeare Company stheatres. There are some interesting museums and lots of beautiful500-year-old house. You can also go on boat trips and visit traditional English villag

5、es.AlfordDeep in the Lincolnshire countryside is the pleasant market town of Alford. It is known for its five-sailed windmill风车 . Have a walk round this lovely old place and you'llsee many pleasant houses from as far back as the 17 th century. Captain James Smith, who was one of the founders of

6、James town in Virginia, USA, was educated in Alford.BathMost people come here to see the 2 ' 000 -year-old Roman Baths. But this city is alsofamous for its beautiful 18th century buildings and was the home of the writer Jane Austen. You can learn about her life at the Jane Austen Centre near Que

7、en' s Square. In the past,Bath was also popular with the royal family and Queen Elizabeth I spent one or two weeks every year here.21. What can visitors do in Bournemouth?A Enjoy plays.B. Go to museums. C. Do sea sports. D. Visit fishingvillages.22. What is Alford famous for?A. Its stars.B. Its

8、market. C. Its windmill. D. Itsnightclubs.23. Which place did a queen of England use to visit regularly?A. Bath. B. Alford. C. Stratford-upon-Avon. D. Bournemouth.BIt was a long week for Amanda at school. She stayed after school to work on a special project 课题 three days in a row. Whenshe got home o

9、n Friday, shedropped into the chairwith a sigh.“ What' s going on, Amanda? her dad asked as he was reading the newspaper.“ I have to create a webpage for my technology class, and it is taking a lot more time than I thought it would, Amanda answered.Her dad looked over his newspaper and asked Ama

10、nda what the webpage was about.“ It ' s about the differenee between newspaper news and Internet news, Amanda saidand added, “I have to provide information, examples and illustrations插图.“ Sounds tough; do you have some one to help you? her dad asked.“I have a partner named Zach, Amandareplied.“W

11、edid research on th e Internet todayand found some pictures to use. Then Ama nda expla ined to her father the main differe nces: n ewspaper n ews is prin tedon paper, and Internet n ews is published on li ne; n ewspaper n ews is only available once aday, and Internet n ews is published almost as soo

12、n as the n ews happe ns; many n ewspapers don' t even print a daily paper, and Internet n ews is published around the clock.Amanda s dad asked, “Which type of news do you like better?“ I like Internetnews better because I like to learn about the news when it happens, she an swered.Her dad said,“

13、 I still like n ewspaper n ews better because I like to hold the paper in my hands and tur n the pages."You are so old school, Dad.B. She was tired of school life.D. She made a mistake in herAma nda dropped into her chair aga in and said,24. Why did Ama nda sigh whe n she came home?A. She faile

14、d to pass the exam.C. She was worried about her school project.tech no logy class.25. What did Ama nda ' s father think of her work on creati ng a webpage for her tech no logy class?D. Difficult.B. Newspaper n ews will soonA. Excit ing.B. Bori ng.C. In terest ing.26. Which of the following may A

15、manda agree with?A. People should pay for Internet n ews.disappear.C. Internetnews is given to readers in good time. D. It is wrong to say no to newspaper n ews.27. What kind of person is Amanda' s father?A. He is a man who misses the past.B. He is a man who cares little about n ews.C. He is a m

16、an who knows the computer well.D. He is a man who cannot live without the Intern et.CAlexa nder von Humboldt was born in 1769 in Berlin, Germa ny. As a young boy, he wan ted to learn about the world. Humboldt followed his dream. In 1799, he traveled with a friend to Cen tral and South America.On the

17、ir trip, Humboldt and his friend saw and did many thin gs. They sailed dow n theAmazon River. They watched dolphins play in the ocean. They explored the rain forest and climbed mountains and volcanoes. They were able to make the first maps of the northern part of South America.Humboldt set a world r

18、ecord for mountain climbing. He also made a discovery. During his climb, Humboldt became very sick. He found out that the higher he climbed, the less oxygen there was in the air. This made it more difficult to breathe. Later, this became known as mountain sick ness.Science was ano ther part of Humbo

19、ldt ' s in terests. He wan ted to write about all of thenew things he saw. He described the new pla nts, ani mals, and rocks which had n ever bee n see n by scie ntists before.Humboldt also studied the way of life of the local people. He lear ned how the n ative people along the Amazon River use

20、d plants in their daily lives. For example, they used a strong poison from a vine蔓生植物to make poisoned arrows. The natives used these arrows for hunting their food.The Amazon Indians also used a native plant to treat malaria 疟疾,a serious illness. The pla nt grew wild, but after it was dug up, it was

21、n ever repla nted. Humboldt warned the n atives that the pla nt was in dan ger of dying out. He looked for ways to preserve thepla ntand to make it grow strong.Although Humboldt took many risks during his trip, he lived to be 90 years old. In hislifetime, he made many discoveries and shared them wit

22、h the world. As a tribute 颂扬toHumboldt, there are rivers and mountains n amed after him.28. We can infer that Humboldt was probably a n.D. writerA. explorer B. i nven tor C. doctor29. Humboldt and his friend made maps of.A. the cen tral part of South AmericaC. the n orth part of Cen tral America30.

23、What do we know about mountain sick ness?A. It can be treated with a pla nt.C. It mainly in flue nces one' s breath ing.frie nd.31. We can tell from the text that Humboldt wasA. easy-go ingB. the northern part of South AmericaD. the souther n part of Cen tral AmericaB. It is a serious illness li

24、ke malaria.D. It was discovered by Humboldt' sB. imagi nativeC. optimisticD. ambitiousThe Arctic willsoon be free from ice, experts say. The change is boundto take place,but the global warming and climate cha nge are cha nging the earths Iandscape地形融化quite faster than expected andrapidly , causi

25、ng panic worldwide.Experts say that the Arctic sea ice is melt ing it can affect not just the regi on, but Earth in gen eral. A scie ntist even says that n ext year, or maybe the year after that, the Arctic will be free of ice.Peter Wadhams, a scie ntist, said that the melt ing trend led to his stat

26、eme nt.“ Mostpeople e xpect this year will see a record low in the Arctic' s summer sea -ice cover. Nextyear or the year after that,I think it will be free of ice in summer and by that I meanthe central Arctic will be ice- free, Peter Wadhams,director of the Scott Polar Inst itute in Cambridge,

27、said in an in terview with the Guardia n. “ You will be able to cross over the North Pole by ship, Peter Wadhams added. He strongly believes that although some pieces of ice will rema in, the Arctic bas in may be free of sea ice in the next two years start ingin the summer of 2021.Wadham's study

28、 says that melt ing sea ice will have a great in flue nee on the pla netsince the sea ice is more capable of reflecting 反射sun lightcompared to water that canon ly reflect 10%of the sun light. Once the sea ice melts, the water can on ly reflecta smallamount of sun light. This mea ns that the Earth wi

29、llreceive and absorb more sun light,mak ingthe planet even hotter.The year 2021 has already broke n records of the hottest temperature ever recorded andIt doesn ' t look likethe trend doesn ' t seem to show any decrease in global warming.冰冻the ice is healing and growing back, Tom Wagner, NAS

30、A s manager for cryosphere圈research said in a stateme nt.Like Wadhams, scie ntists and researchers all over the world are lecturi ng around toeducate people to help lighten global warming that has already changed the planet' sIan dscape.32. What does the author think of global warming and climat

31、e change?A. Ind iffere ntB. An xiousC. Un believable D. Mis un derstood33. What can we lear n from the sec ond paragraph?A. What experts say has caused worldwide fear and great an xiety.B. The speed of the Arctic sea ice being melted is bey ond expectati on.C. The melt ing of the Arctic sea ice only

32、 has a great effect on this regi on.D. It ' s impossible that the Arctic will be free from ice in one or two years.34. Why would the Earth become even hotter if tA. more water will cover the earth.C. the water will reflect more sun light.rhe sea ice melted? BecauseB. there are more hours of dayl

33、ight.D. more heat would be taken inby theearth.35. What is the passage mainly about?A. Accord ing to some experts, the Arctic may be free from ice soon because of global warm ing and climate cha nge.B. The Arctic melt ing sea ice will affect the pla net greatly.C. The Arctic will be free from ice in

34、 two years.D. Global warming are changing the earth' s Iandscape quickly.第二节 共5小题，每题2分，总分值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正确选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。选 项中有两项为多余选项。The Huma n CameraThere is not anybody else quite like Stephen Wiltshire. Born in 1974, Stephen was always differe nt. 36 In fact, he talked to n obo

35、dy, showed no in terest in school subjects and wasn' t able to sit still.Stephen was later told that he had autism自闭症.He didn ' tlearn fully to talk un til he was nine years old and he did n' t man age to pass his exams.37 Art became his way to com mun icate.He started by draw ing funny

36、pictures of his teachers, but soon bega n to draw build in gs.His eye for detail was perfect. He could see a building just once and remember everything about it. 38 Hours later, in front of TV cameras, he man aged to draw this buildi ng, with the time on the station clock saying 11:20, the exact tim

37、e when he was there. The television programme made him famous overnight in the UK.39 He has become a well-k nown artist, published four books of his draw in gs, take n helicopter 直升机rides above the world ' s great cities and drawn amazing pictures of them, and ope ned his own art gallery, where

38、he now works, in London.His draw ings are correct and true in every detail-he always man ages to draw everyth ing in the right place. 40 In2006, he was given an MBEMembeiof the Order British Empireby the Quee n of En gla nd for services to art.A. Floating Cities was his third book.B. As a child, he

39、couldn' t make friends.C. Besides, they are also beautiful to look at.D. Luckily he found one thi ng he liked doing: draw ing.E. After that, many great things have happened to Stephen.F. In 1987, he saw a train stati on in London called St Pan cras.G. On 15 February 2021, ABC News named himPers

40、on of the Week.第三局部英语知识运用共两节，总分值45第一节 完形填空共20小题；每题15分，总分值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正确选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。It ' s never too late to admit that you are in the wrong. Being humans, we all need toknow the art of 41 . Look back with 42 and think how often you ' ve judge d roughly,said

41、unkind thin gs, and pushed yourself ahead at the 43 of a friend. The n count theoccasions when you indicated clearly and truly that you were 44 . A bit frightening.isn ' t it? It is frightening because some deep wisdom 45 us knows that when even a small wrong has been committed, some mysterious

42、moral feeling is disturbed; and it stays out of46 un til fault is ack no wledged and 47 expressed.I remember a doctor friend, Clare neeLieb, telli ng me about a man who came to him witha variety of 48 : headaches, insomnia and stomach trouble. No physical cause could be49 . Fin ally Dr. Lieb said to

43、 the man, “ 50 you tellme what' s worryi ng you, I can' thelp you. After some 51 , the man con fessed that, as executor 执行人of his father ' s will, he had been 52 his brother, who lived abroad, of his inheritanee 继承权.Then andthere the 53 old doctor made the man 54 to his brother ask ing f

44、or forgiven ess and en clos ing a cheque as the first step in restori ng their good 55. He the n went withhim to the mailbox in the corridor 走廊.As the letter disappeared, the man burst into56 . “Thank you, he said,“I think I ' m 57. And he was.A heartfelt apology can not only heal a damage relat

45、i on ship but also make it 58 .If you can think of some one who 59 an apology from you, some one you have wron ged, orjudged too roughly, or just n eglected, do someth ing about 60 right now.41. A. apologizingB. express ingC. speak ingD. expla ining42. A. truthB. hon estyC. valueD. pleasure43. A. lo

46、ssB. priceC. failureD. expense44. A. badB. sadC. sorryD. surprised45. A. forB. withC. aboutD. i n46. A. problemB. bala neeC. heartD. trouble47. A. regretB. i nterestC. careD. kindn ess48. A. showsB. complai ntsC. sig nsD. questio ns49. A. trustedB. testedC. exam inedD. fou nd50. A. WhetherB. Uni ess

47、C. WhenD. Un til51. A. decisionB. recall ingC. hesitati onD. rememberi ng52. A. cheatingB. lyi ngC. telli ngD. tak ing53. A. wiseB. eagerC. puzzledD. excited54.A.travelB. apologizeC. writeD. express55.A.relationB. con diti onC. situati onD. atte nti on56.A.smilesB. cryingC. laugh ingD. tears57.A.tre

48、atedB. curedC. caughtD. arrested58.A.harderB. widerC. warmerD. stron ger59.A.needsB. deservesC. requiresD. requests60.A.himB. theseC. itD. one第二节语法填空(共10小题；每题1.5分，总分值15分)阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。Jane had two little boys aged 8 to 10. They were so n aughty61 theywere alwaysgetting into tro

49、uble. Jane heard that a clergyman (牧师)62 townwas successfulin teach ing childre n. So Jane asked him to talk with her 63 (boy). The clergyma n agreed 64 askedto see the boys one by one. Jane sent her 8-year-old boy 65(see) the clergyman first in the morning. The clergyman, a big man, 66 (sit)theyoun

50、ger boy down and asked in a serious voice, “Where is God? 67 boy' s mouthwas wide open, but he made no answer. Then the clergyman repeated the question even 68 (serious). “ Where is God7 Aga in the boy made no an swer. So t he clergyma n shouted an grily“ WHERE IS GOD?The boy cried out. He escap

51、ed from the room and ran directly home. He rushed into his bedroom and shut the door 69 (hurry) beh ind him. When his older brother found him, he asked,“ What happe ned?'The younger brother replied in a 70 (frighten)voice, “Weare in BIG troublethis time. God is miss ing and they think WE did it!

52、第四局部 词汇、句型与写作共两节，总分值35分第一节 词汇根底共10小题；每题1.5分，总分值15分根据句意及所给单词的首字母或汉语提示，用单词的恰当形式填空。71. The audienee was completely thrown into a恐慌when the big fire suddenlystarted in the cin ema.72. With so many differe nt forms of poetry to choose from, stude nts may ewantto write poems of their own.73. The r problem

53、 begi ns whe n we add huge qof extra carb on dioxide into theatmosphere.74. These two 签名are very similar. Can you tell me apart?75. If you develop AIDS, your cha nces of sare very small.76. The water companies接至U指令 not to expose people to polluted water anymore.77. r England is the largest of the fo

54、ur countries, and for convenience it is droughly into three zon es.78. Her parents gave her so much money that she ' s got no 动机 to get a job.79. The information gathered by the telescopes处理by computers tomorrow.80. The cool water stops the burning process, preve nts the pain beco ming uandreduc

55、es swelli ng.第二节 短文改错共10小题；每题1分，总分值10分假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号A ，并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2.只允许修改10处，多者从笫11处起不计分。My pare nts and I had made a tour to Xi ' an last summer holiday .In

56、stead of havi ng atravel agency arrangingour transportationand accommodation, we booked the train ticketsand hotel rooms on the Internet by us. During our tour in Xi' an, we went to ma ny placesof interestsand took lots of photo s, learned about the history of Xi' an. No touristswouldmiss th

57、e local food in Xi ' an, so would we. We enjoyed the typical local food, it tasted more delicious tha n we had expected. Hardly had I retur ned tha n I shared the photos andexperiences for my classmates. The trip to Xi' an has been such happy memory to me thatI will n ever forget it.第三节书面表达总分值25分假设你是肇庆市星湖中学的学生李华，你在某英文论坛上看到一个帖子。澳大利亚中学生Mike想来中国旅游，你向他推荐了肇庆市，请根据以下提示写一封电子邮件。内容包括：1.自我介绍；2.推荐理由；注意：1.信的开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数；2.可