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

1、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考试时间： 2020-7-10时限： 120 分钟；满分： 150 分；命题人：长乐一中高二英语集备组I .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 m an s house.B. At the airport.C. At

2、a hotel.2. What does the man think of those magazines?A. They are informative.B. They aren t worth buying.C. They are useless for the decoration.3. At what age can one drink beer in the man s country?A. 18.B. 20.C. 21.4. Who just knocked the door?A. Their neighbor.B. Their daughter.C.The delivery bo

3、y.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.第二节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。6. What is Amanda worried about?C. HerA. Her essay.B. Her co

4、mputer.part-time job.7. Who can probably deal with the printer?C. TheA. Amanda.B. Amanda s brother.man.8 至第 10 三个小题。8. What is the weather like?A. Stormy.Hot.9. How much is a room per night?A. $14.$24.10. What is available in the room?A. A coffee maker.B. Pleasant.B. $20.B. A television.The Internet

5、.听下面一段对话，回答第 11 至第 13 三个小题。11. What kind of motorcycle does the man ask for at first?A. A small one.B. A big one.expensive one.12. What is Raven famous for?A. The low price.B. The high speed.C.C.C.C. AnC.The great design.13. Which motorcycle will the man take?A. A Raven.B. A Harley.C. ASeminole.听下面一

6、段对话，回答第 14 至第 16 三个小题。14. What s Fred related to dad?A. His brother.B. His uncle.C.His nephew.15. Why won t Homan be invited?A. He doesn t get along with dad.B. He isn t a family member.C. He lives far away.16. Who will be added on the list?A. Mary.B. Fred.C.Henry.听下面一段独白，回答第 17 至第 20 四个小题。17. Where

7、 was John Wilson from?A. Africa.B. England.C.America.18. What caused Wilson s 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 Wilson s organizati

8、on 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.H .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 you're still deciding where to take your summervacation, 2020 brings major anniversaries,

9、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

10、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 America's top restaurants. Beyond simply enjoying the food and scenery, guests can hike to the crater of Tunupa Volcano, mo

11、untain bike across the Salar or visit the village of Jirira. Comenightfall, on-site telescopes take full advantage of the star-flooded sky.Las VegasThere's the Park Theater, where up to 5,200 people can enjoy A-list artist residencies: Lady Gagais currently in residence until November, with Jane

12、t Jackson and Cher starting this summer. For good measure, Bruno Mars will also be performing somedates in September. Daniel Hummand Will Guidara, perhaps best known for NYC's Eleven Madison Park restaurant, are behind the NoMad Restaurant and NoMad Bar. And foodies will no doubt want to experie

13、nce Roy Choi's 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. CapeBreton Island takes a bit of work

14、to reach, but it's here that you'll find challenging hiking trails, a scenic driving route minus the traffic and real-deal Celtic culture. The Halifax Jazz Festival, held in the province's capital, is considered Nova Scotia's largest music festival, and goes down from July 9-14 on th

15、e waterfront.Grand CanyonIt's the Grand Canyon's 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 park's North and South Rims for the Star Party. Telescopes will

16、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 amongthe free offering

17、s, just allow yourself enough time since you won't be the only one with this idea.21. Which place will you choose if you want to have a great barbeque?A. Salar de Uyuni B. Las VegasC. Nova ScotiaD.Grand Canyon22. Which country is Nova Scotia probably in?A. CanadaB. AmericaC. BritainD.South Afric

18、a23. 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 GrandCanyonC. Las Vegas and Nova ScotiaD. Las Vegas and Grand CanyonMost people agree that being a good driver meansbeing safe and not aggressive on the road. Onedebate so

19、mepeople still argue, however, is whodrives better: menor women?Although it ' s 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 tha

20、tmale 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

21、 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 womenaren ' t “perfect “ drivers, either. Researchers from the University of Michigan ' s Transporta

22、tion Research Instit ute studied traffic accidents over 20 years and found that female drivers are more likely to run into a car driven by another womanthan a man. The study, however, doesn' t explain possible reasons for this pattern.One that they might consider testing in the future is that so

23、meresearch also shows womenare less-confidentbehind the wheel than men. A study from UCLAexploring the relationship between new drivers ' skills and different variables, including gender (性另U) , shows female students were less confident drivers than men.So are men better drivers than women?Gende

24、r is just one factor when it comes to safe driving, along with otherssuch as age, and even the time of day people drive. Onestudy shows thatboth genders have a greater accident risk when driving at night, but malesstill have a higher risk at all times of the day. Driving quality also changes based o

25、n location, too, as some states are more dangerous than others. Datafrom 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 hab

26、its 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 ye

27、ars, the number of car accidents caused by males is twice as much as that that by females.B. Researchers have found out why there's 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 s

28、tudies 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.

29、TrafficCSix months after a Chinese scientist was widely condemnedfor helping to make the world's 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 Unit

30、ed Arab Emirates city of Dubai emailed scientist HeJiankui to seek training in gene editing, Stanford University bioethicistDr. William Hurlbut said ahead of a speech Tuesday at the World ScienceFestival in New York.Hurlbut, whose advice He often sought, said He told him that scientists from multipl

31、e 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 clinic's name."It reveals

32、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 CRISPRgene-editing tool that He used, said that she also has heard of others who

33、 want to edit embryos."I think they're 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

34、ready for clinical use in humanembryos," although research should continue, she said. Doudna is paid by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, which also supports AP's Health and Science Department.Scientists and policy leaders have been debating how to set internationalstandards or controls

35、since He claimed in November that he had altered the genes of twin girls at conception （怀孕） to try to help them resist possible future infection with the AIDS virus.Editing embryos is outlawed in manycountries because it risks damaging other genes, and the DNA changes can be passed to future generat

36、ions. Many scientists have condemned He's work, and attention has fallen on otherscientists who knew or strongly suspected what He was doing.28. What is the email the Dubai clinic sent to He Jiankui probably about?A. Expectation of gene editing training.B. Inherited healthproblems.C. Eagerness t

37、o use the technology.D. Practical governancein need.29. Why does Doudna think that there is need to put governance on gene-editing?A. Because there is decreasing eagerness to use the technology of altering the genes of embryos.B. Because the clinic use of the technology in human embryos is still in

38、inadequate preparation.C. Because the evidence showing people's need of the technology is just completely unbelievable.D. Because some scientists or doctors may use the technology with the aimof making profits.30. What can we infer from the passage?A. He Jiankui used to held consultations with H

39、urlbut on gene editing.B. It's still illegal to edit the genes of embryos in many countries.C. Howto set international standards or controls over gene-editing is stillin heated debate.D. Doudnaassisted He Jiankui by providing a tool to alter the genes of twin girls at conception.31. Which of the

40、 following can be the best title of this passage?A. He Opens a New Age in GeneticsB. The First Gene-edited Babies in the WorldC. A New Method of Preventing diseases D. Gene-edited Babies Debate ContinuesDThe McDonnells lived in a small brick house in Larchmont, a suburb of NewYork City. Jim was fore

41、man of mail carriers at the post office where he had worked for 25 years. Married in 1960, he and Anne were childless.On the evening of the eleventh anniversary of their marriage, carrying outthe garbage, Jim McDonnell slipped on ice-coated steps, and struck his head. A few days later, driving to wo

42、rk, he lost control of the car, hit a telephone pole, and banged his forehead against the windshield. The following day hefell off the stairs, and again he banged his head. Found unconscious, he was hospitalized for three days with a cerebral concussion （脑震荡） . One day in the samemonth, Jim borrowed

43、 a friend s station wagonand drove to Kennedy Airport to pick up Anne s brother and family. Whenhe returned the borrowed car at 10 p.m., he was unaware that the wallet containing his identification had slipped out of his pocket onto the floor of the station wagon. After that, he was never seen again

44、.So what really happened to Anne s husband? During his walk home, Jim had indeed blacked out （昏厥） , losing all ability to remember who he was and where he lived. What happened then is unclear. The next thing he knew was that he was in downtown Philadelphia, a city he had never visited before.Seeing

45、signs advertising the services of a JamesPeters, a real estate broker,Jim adopted James Peters as his own name. He had no past; his only reality was the present. James Peters got a Social Security card, which could be obtained at that time without showing a birth certificate, and took a job in a hea

46、lth club. He next worked at a cancer research institute, cleaningout animal cages. He also got a nightshift job at the P&Pluncheonette, where he becamewell known for his omelets, as well as his courtesy and good humor. About a month before Christmas 1985, colleagues noticed that Jim had grown un

47、usually quiet and depressed. Something seemed to be turning in his mind.On December 22, Jim had fallen and banged his head. The next day at work he seemeddistracted, and late that afternoon he had fallen again, striking his head. On December24, he awoke feeling confused, yet delighted. After almost

48、15 years, he knew who he was! He was James A. McDonnell, Jr., of Larchmont, New York. His wife s name was Anne.Anne had just returned home from Christmas Mass, where she lit candles and prayed for Jim. A light snow was falling, and she was in a hurry to leave for Christmas dinner at her sister s bef

49、ore the roads grew slick. Then the doorbell rang. "Oh my," she thought, "this is not a good time for a visitor." Anne opened the door and saw a man with a full white beard. Immediately she recog nized Jim. She couldn t speak.To Jim, Anne looked a little older, but prettier too. H

50、is heart overflowed.“ Hello, Anne, ” he said.32. In which year did James A. McDonnell get missing?A. 1960B. 1965C. 1971D.198533. Which CANNOT explain the sentence "He had no past" in Paragraph 3?A. He had no Social Security Card before he got lost.B. He lost his memory after his blacking o

51、ut.C. He lost his wallet containing his identification.D. He went to a completely strange city.34. How did Jim feel on seeing his wife, Anne, 15 years later?A. scaredB. funnyC. movedD.anxious35. What would be the best sentence following the last sentence of this passage?A. "Jim," her breat

52、h came in bursts, "Is it true?"B. "Yes," she seemed puzzled, "And you are looking for"C. "Well, Jim," her voice in delight, "Long time."D. "Come on in," said Anne, "I'm expecting you."m.七选五阅读（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

53、能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为 多余选项。It should come as no surprise that the more stressed parents are at work, the greater the burden on their family is. 36 . After all, the more time parents spend working, the less time and energy they have to plan and prepare healthful meals. Previously, most studies have foc

54、used on the role of working mothers while fathers were ignored. 37 . It adds a new wrinkle to the relationshipbetween work stress and family nutrition. Mom swork related stress is stilla central factor in howwell families eat becausethey typically do most of the food shopping and cooking. 38 . The s

55、tudy finds that when mom or dad experience high levels of work related stress, their families are eating one-and-a-half fewer family meals per week, and the parents themselves report eating fewer fruits and vegetables, more fast food, and are less likely to eat breakfast regularly.It ' s worth n

56、oting that the study looks mainly at low income families who belong to ethnic or minority groups. 39 . But the implications are wide-ranging.40 . Teaching kids, especially teenagers, to help with grocery shopping and to cook actual meals, instead of just putting a frozen pizza in the microwave, coul

57、d be an important piece of the puzzle in helping families improve their eating habits.A. But dad ' s work related stress has a large impact, too.B. As to family nutrition, the entire family plays a role, even kids.C. Yet, the kid ' s stress may affect the families ' nutrition, too.D. So

58、the findings don' t necessarily apply directly to other types offamilies.E. It ' s also probably not a surprise that this can negatively affect a family ' s nutrition.F. Now, a study looks at the family as a whole and at the role of fathers in particular.G. It is parents who give their kids a good model to develop a good eating habit.IV.完型填空（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 A B C D四个选项中，选出可以填入空 白处的最佳选项。Walking across campuswith every pair of eyes on you can be embarrassin