辽宁省实验中学2020-2021学年高二英语上学期期末考试试题

1、辽宁省实验中学2020_2021学年高二英语上学期期末考试试题辽宁省实验中学2020_2021学年高二英语上学期期末考试试题PAGE PAGE 27辽宁省实验中学2020_2021学年高二英语上学期期末考试试题辽宁省实验中学2020-2021学年高二英语上学期期末考试试题本试卷分为试题卷和答题卡两部分：第卷（选择题）和第卷（非选择题）满分150分，考试时间120分钟。第卷（选择题）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ABC 三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置.听完每段对话后，你都有10

2、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。What does Simon plan to do on the weekend？A. Go camping. B. Watch a match. C. Play football.What is the probable relationship between the speakers?A。 Colleagues。 B。 Teacher and student。 C. Husband and wife。Where will Jason probably go first?A。 The party hall. B。 The barb

3、ers。 C。 Jennifers home。What does the woman mean？She wont sit next to Alan。She doesnt like the movie。She enjoys talking to Alan。Why does the man talk to the woman？A. To have a driving lesson. B. To get a train ticket. C. To report his loss。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ABC

4、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。听第六段对话，回答第67题。What are the speakers mainly talking about？A。 Jeffs daily life. B. Jeffs family。 C. Jeffs school activities.What does Jeff usually do right after he gets home?A。 Do his homework. B。 Watch TV. C. Have a s

5、nack。听第七段对话，回答第8-9题.How does Mark usually get news？A. By reading newspapers. B。 By watching TV。 C. By visiting news sites。高二年级英语科试卷第 1页共 10页Who is to blame for the spread of fake news according to the woman？A。 Technology companies。 B. Reporters. C。 The government.听第八段对话，回答第10-12题。What time will the

6、speakers set out?A。 At 8:45. B. At 9:15. C. At 9:30.11. How many people will go for the shopping trip？A。 2。 B.4. C. 3.What does the man expect the woman to do?A。 Bring some food. B。 Give him a ride。 C。 Buy a bathing suit.听第九段对话,回答第1316小题.What does George think of the exhibition？A。 Expensive. B。 Bori

7、ng. C. Excellent.What does George like best？A. Oil paintings. B。 Watercolors. C。 Portraits.What does George say about himself?He is a good painter.He has artistic ability.He loves art very much。What is Mary going to do now?A. Buy a picture. B. Get a ticket. C。 Go to the exhibition.听第十段对话,回答第17-20小题.

8、Who can go on a free tour in Windsor Castle?A。 The old. B. The poor。 C。 The blind。What are especially offered to those visiting with children？Expert guides.A special family tour.Some adventurous activities。Where do the tours end？At the Courtyard。At St。 Georges Chapel.At the entrance to the State Apa

9、rtments。When can visitors get ice cream in the shops？A。 In June。 B. In March. C. In October.高二年级英语科试卷第 2页共 10页第二部分： 阅读理解(共两节，满分50分)第一节(共15小题;每小题2.5分，满分37。5分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。ABig-Name Architecture in SmallTown America Cloquet, Minnesotas Gas Station Stop for fuel in this

10、little northern Minnesota town and you could pump gas at a stationdesigned by Frank Lloyd Wright. Yes, the most popular American starchitect, best known forhis elegant， natureinspired works, also designed a gas station. The R。W。 Lindholm Service Station has a characteristically Wrightstyle cantileve

11、red (悬臂式的) roof and a glass-walled viewing lounge。Rocklin, Californias CollegeWhen the Herman Miller furniture company shut down its western factory in Rocklin, California in 2001, the question on everyones minds was “what to do with the buildings？. The 125acre campus had been designed by starchitec

12、t Frank Gehry。 Luckily, William Jessup University was looking for a new home。 The school moved in, adapted the existing buildings, and kept the work of a master designer alive for ages.Owatonna, Minnesotas BankOwatonna, Minnesota is home to a surprising architecture： The National Farmers Bank， desig

13、ned by the “father of skycrapers” Louis Sullivan。 The bank was built of red brick decorated with green terracotta (赤陶) and vast arched stained glass windows. Its currently home to a Wells Fargo, so feel free to stop and use the ATM.Ewing Township， New Jersey BathroomThis cross-shaped gray brick buil

14、ding， in the peaceful community of Ewing Township， is a relatively early work by the pioneering Philadelphia architect Louis Kahn. It was built to house toilet and changing facilities for the adjacent(邻近的） pool。 The structures sat quietly in a field for years until a restoration in 2010。Who designed

15、 the R。W. Lindholm Service Station？A. Frank Gehry。 B. Louis Kahn。 C. Louis Sullivan. D。 Frank Lloyd Wright。What do we know about the architecture in Rocklin?It has a glasswalled lounge。It belongs to a furniture company now.It is a factory-turned college.It was designed by the “father of skyscrapers”

16、。Which of the following was once deserted?A. Californias College. B. New Jerseys Bathroom。C。 Minnesotas Bank。 D。 Minnesotas Gas Station。高二年级英语科试卷第 3页共 10页BI had grown up in a football-loving family； my dad had played until injury forced him out。My older sister Stevie trained with Crewe Alexandra Gir

17、ls for a year or two as a left back just like our hero Jamie Carragher.I remember the exact moment I told my dad I was interested in doing what my big sisterdid。 I was watching the game with him in the living room as a preteen and it just came out， “It makes me sad that I cant be a footballer.” He a

18、sked why not, and I answered, “Because Im not a boy。He immediately responded by telling me that womens football was “great” and that Icould play if I wanted to. “Yeah, I suppose, I responded, “but no one watches womens football。” Looking back I can see exactly why I felt like that。At school， there w

19、as an unwritten rule that sports like hockey and netball were “girlsports and rugby and football were for the boys。 Id never seen a womens football match on TV; the only female athletes Id heard of were in the Olympics。Today, the Lionesses will take on Scotland in the World Cup. But although womensf

20、ootball has turned out to be one of FIFAs best investments，the majority of female players in top tiers are earning under what anyone would consider a fair wage.On Twitter youll find that the most popular defence of those figures argues that theresless money in the female side of the game because vie

21、wing statistics are lower than those from the male footballers, but the truth is that investment is needed for female football to become more visible and become an equally respected game。Today， Ill be cheering on the Lionesses， and its coming home will mean more this timearound， because itll mean ta

22、lented， skilful female footballers being broadcast into millions of homes and maybe, just maybe, a little girl believing that she too can be a lioness one day.What do we know about Jamie Carragher？A. He is the authors teacher。 B. He is a friend of the authors sistersC。 Hes on the Crewe Alexandra Gir

23、ls。 D. He is an excellent footballer。Which of the following best describes the authors father?A。 Strict。 B。 Encouraging。 C. Creative. D. Critical。What does the author think of the unwritten rule at school？A. Disappointing. B。 Flexible. C. Fair。 D。 Appealing.What should people mainly do if they want

24、to make female football better known?Hold more matches.Increase investment.高二年级英语科试卷第 4页共 10页Employ more skilful female footballers.Broadcast womens football match on TV every day.CIn Sweden， McDonalds is building “bee hotels” on the back of its roadside billboards（广告牌)to help save the countrys decl

25、ining bee population. It launched the campaign together with outdoor advertising agency JCDecaux. Six large permanent wooden bee hotels first appeared on the back of a north-facing billboard in Jarfalla in September.“Without pollination（授粉)from bees, a third of the food we eat would be threatened。 M

26、cDonalds said. But it turns out that at least 30 percent of the countrys wild bee population is endangered. A big problem is that they lack places to live in。 Based on data released by Chalmers University of Technology， we know Sweden owns 274 species of bees， of which 37 species are bumblebees， and

27、 more than a third are in decline or face the risk of declining unless intervention would be made。 Their natural habitats have been damaged by factors including the changes of agricultural activities and increased urbanization. Fortunately， most bees are able to survive in urban habitats， like the b

28、ee hotels.Great efforts have been made by the company。 On World Bee Day， May 20， it introduced“the worlds smallest McDonalds”, Mc Hive， which could function as an actual beehive。 Designed by set designer Nicklas Nilsson himself, the creation was sold at auction(拍卖） for 10，000 at a charity fundraiser

29、 held for Ronald McDonald House Charities。Beehives can be found on the rooftops of some McDonalds restaurants in Sweden, too.This took place in certain areas but is now followed by an increasing number of participants。 More McDonalds restaurants are making an effort to improve the living conditions

30、of wild bees by removing the grass around their restaurants to grow flowers and plants instead。What does McDonalds do to help wild bees in Sweden?A. Plant more trees. B。 Put up more billboards.C。 Provide shelters for bees. D. Cooperate with other restaurants。What do we know from the text?Mc Hive was

31、 made on World Bee Day。30 of the bees in Sweden will go extinct。Most McDonalds restaurants set beehives on their rooftops。Human activities contribute to the decreasing of bees population.How does the author explain the importance of protecting bees?A. By providing details. B。 By giving examples。C。 B

32、y presenting results. D。 By making comparison。31。 What can be the best title for the text?A. Wild Bees in Danger B。 McDonalds Bee HotelsC。 The Loss of Bees Habitats D. The Conservation of Wild Bees高二年级英语科试卷第 5页共 10页DPosing for a picture and flashing the V sign may expose your fingerprints， giving cr

33、iminals an opportunity to steal your important information.Researchers with the National Institute of Informatics in Japan successfully got fingerprintinformation from a picture during an experiment, even though the subject was photographed from three meters away, according to the newspaper.“Once yo

34、u share them on social media then theyre gone. Unlike a password you cantchange your fingers。”Biometric(生物统计的） security is reaching the mainstream with more than 50 percentof mobile phones set to include fingerprint recognition for the first time in 2017. The technology is also used in immigration c

35、ontrol and for access to highsecurity controlled areas。Photos that include both peoples faces and fingers run a higher risk of revealing personalinformation， and the risk for celebrities is even higher.Chinese experts in fingerprint identification confirmed the possibility. ”Technically, wecan use h

36、igh-definition video cameras to obtain peoples fingerprints, said Dr。 Yin Desen of the First Institute of the Ministry of Public Security。 He also said that peoples external features are easily recorded。 However, compared to video, it is more difficult to obtain fingerprints through just one photo。A

37、ccording to experts， criminals are able to use counterfeit fingerprints to commit crimes，such as stealing fingerprint passwords and signing agreements. Yin warned that people should pay more attention when they leave fingerprints or use them as passwords.What is the difference between passwords and

38、fingerprints?Passwords can be changed。It is simple to recognize fingerprints.Fingerprints have a higher security level。Passwords depend on users experience.Which of the following statements is not mentioned as the use of biometric security?Fingerprint recognition.Immigration control.Vehicle identifi

39、cation。High-security controlled area.What does the underlined word “counterfeit” probably mean in the last paragraph？A Reliable. B. False. C. Genuine. D。 Unique。What can we infer from the text？People should use passwords。All the photos run a high risk of exposing personal information。Passwords can b

40、e more easily stolen than fingerprints.Its easier to give away information of fingerprints through video. 高二年级英语科试卷第 6页共 10页第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12。5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.6 ways our postpandemic （疫情后) world will be differentThe future has never been easy to forecast, and the coron

41、avirus makes life even more unpredictable。 To gather informed views on how we most likely will live， learn, work， and communicate when we reach the new normal， National Geographic interviewed a range of experts and leaders。New Ways to Learn36 Although equal access to tech remains a barrier, tools wi

42、ll be designed that maybridge divides. Students will use technology to help with homework, set goals， and measure progress.Balance Work and LifeThe future of work wont be fully remote， but it wont be limited to offices, either. Itll bea mixture。 Smaller offices will be centers for occasional in-pers

43、on collaboration, while improved digital toolssuch as better video chattingwill support workers at home。 Besides， more emphasis on balancing productivity with personal needs will allow employees to organizetheir work hours to fit their schedules. 37Tech Leads the WayBroadband（宽带) access has never be

44、en equal。 38 Yet advances in highspeed 5Gtelecom networks will fuel an increase in fields from telemedicine to banking, education, and transportation. This will be a tidal wave of change. More efficient networks will reduce costs and help small businesses affected by the pandemic reach new customers

45、 and grow.Get Out and Stay OutU. S. national parks saw dramatic drops in visitors last springbut then numbersexploded this spring, as did sales for RVs and bikes。 39 People are going outdoors moreoften this year and also shifting from adventure sports requiring travel-skiing， climbing， backpackingto

46、 closer-to-home activities such as bird-watching, gardening， and bike riding。40Public concern in the United States about global warming hit an all-time high last November， according to researchers at Yale and George Mason Universities。 Large majorities of Americans think human-caused global warming

47、is real, and they feel worried and even personally responsible. Surprisingly， a survey in April found that COVID19 hadnt replaced concern over the climatethough it had reduced media coverage of it.Remote PossibilitiesOne Planet， Two CrisesTherefore, flexibility will be the ultimate job benefit。The p

48、andemic exposed that divide。高二年级英语科试卷第 7页共 10页One positive aspect of schools closing may be how districts are innovating to improve learning from home.Many cities have closed streets to make room for outdoor dining， public events， and parks.The Internet has made it possible for millions of people to

49、 work remotely， but its put us at risk of cyber- attacks。第三部分 语言运用（共两节,满分30分)第一节 完形填空(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑.Before Bill Gates became the richest man in the world, he arrived in New York with justhis credit cards。 Good enough for most 41 ， but not f

50、or buying a newspaper from a streetvendor （小贩). Seeing Gates had no 42 ， the vendor told him to take the paper anyway。 Hewould 43 for it from his tips。 Years later， having made a （n） 44 , Gates rememberedthe vendor and 45 him out。 He explained that he 46 to help the man as the manhelped him。 “You ca

51、nt，” the vendor said。 “I gave you that 47 when I was poor. Youre a（n) 48 man. You can never again 49 what you cant afford to lose.”Id like to say Bill Gates 50 that newspaper vendor a newspaper! But he didnt。 Andthat wouldnt be the point。The story 51 people of the parable （寓言) of the widows coin, wh

52、ere the poor ladygave two copper coins to the temple. Compared to the amounts 52 by wealthy people， itwas nothing。 But it was worth 53 ， because she had given all she had。When someone who cant 54 anything still gives， you receive more than their gift.You receive a sense of 55 , a sense of being valu

53、ed out of the ordinary.A. positions B。 occasions C. states D。 opportunitiesA。 check B。 money C。 charge D. changeA. pay B. make C。 call D. longA。 decision B。 advance C. fortune D。 differenceA。 figured B。 pointed C。 sought D. tookA。 pretended B. intended C。 declined D. happenedA. charity B. security C

54、. liberty D. sympathyA。 influential B。 responsible C。 considerate D. wealthyA. give off B. give in C。 give out D。 give awayA. offered B. bought C. awarded D。 broughtA. reminds B. informs C。 convinces D. suspectsA. occupied B. devoted C. donated D. consumedA。 little B. more C. less D. muchA. assist B

55、。 access C. assign D。 affordA。 relief B。 justice C。 worth D. duty高二年级英语科试卷第 8页共 10页非选择题部分第三部分：语言运用第二节 语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分,满分15分）Green tea originates from China。 It is a type of tea which is made from the 56(process） leaves of tea trees. Green tea has been subjected to many scientific studies to deter

56、mine the extent of its health benefits. But it is only during the last two decades thatresearches regarding the health benefits of drinking green tea 57 (establish).Results of 58 study in 1994 published by the Journal of the National CancerInstitute stated that Chinese men and women 59 regular drink

57、 was green tea reduced therisk of getting cancer by almost 60 percent. Another study conducted by the University ofPurdue also claimed that green tea contains a compound which prevents the 60 （grow）of cancer cells.Green tea is 61 (benefit） to health。 More studies suggest that aside from its abilityt

58、o prevent cancer, its also reported to strengthen the immune system. Green tea is rich 62a substance called EGCG。 This substance has the ability to kill existing cancer cells without63 (destroy) healthy issues。64 green tea has many benefits, not everyone can drink it. For example， 65is not suitable

59、for children, pregnant women or the elderly to drink green tea.第四部分:写作(共两节，满分40分）第一节：应用文写作（15分)假定你是李华，你的英国笔友John得知你所在的班级每节英语课前都轮流由一名同学做“Two-minute presentation”，特发来邮件询问情况。请给他回复一封邮件，介绍相关情况。内容包括：1.活动情况;2。对英语学习的帮助；3。你的建议。注意：1。词数80左右；可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；信的开头已给出，不计入总词数。Dear John，How are you going？ _ _Yours，L

60、i Hua高二年级英语科试卷第 9页共 10页第二节 读后续写(满分25分）阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。续写的词数应为150左右.注意： 续写部分分为两段;每段的开头语已为你写好.Amanda was disheartened when she looked across the table at her three-year-old sister。 Lisat on a seat， drinking from her sippy (有吸嘴的) cup。 Wondering why Li was still afraid of her， Amand