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高二下学期英语期末联考试卷一、阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读理解Ifyou’reamongthemillionsofpeoplespendingmoretimeathomeinthesespecialtimes,youmayfindyou’rereadingmore—andtherearelotsofnewbooksarrivingtokeepyouentertained.TheFascinatorsByAndrewEliopoulosAmust-readforpersonswholikemagic,”TheFascinators”isanattractivetaleofyoungloveandfriendship.Inatownwheremagicisopposed,agroupoffriendsbroughttogetherbyanamateurmagicclubguidetheirlovelives,relationshipsandsocialmix-ups.TheParisHoursByAlexGeorge“TheParisHours”takesplaceoverthecourseofasingledayin1927intheCityofLight,butistoldthroughthestoriesoffourcharacters.ThestoryexplorestheeffectsandeventsofWorldWarIandthemagnificenceofParisthroughfourcharacters’angles,andtheclimaxbringstheirpathstogetherinanexcitingreadthatyouwon’tbeabletoputdown.TheQueen’sSecretByKarenHarper.Afictionalaccountsetin1939aboutthemotherofQueenElizabethⅡ,oncedescribedbyHitleras“themostdangerouswomanintheworld.”Shedecidestomakethereignofherhusband,KingGeorgeVI,successful,throughastorythat’sfullofroyalsecrets.Thisbookisamust-readforhistoryloversandfansof“TheCrown.”TheTouristAttractionBySarahMorgenthalerThisisaromanticstorythattakesplacein—youguessedit—MooseSprings,Alaska.Theownerofasmall-towndinerfrequentedbytourists,namedTheTouristTrap,crossespathswithanout-of-townerloveinterestthroughanactofkindness.）WhomightbemoreinterestedinthebookwrittenbyAndrewEliopoulos?A.Historylovers.B.Magiclovers.C.Travellovers.D.Warlovers.WhichofthefollowingtellsaboutstorieshappeningintheFirstWorldWar?A.TheTouristAttraction.B.TheFascinators.C.TheQueen’sSecret.D.TheParisHours.WhatkindofbookisTheTouristAttraction?A.Alovestory.B.Afolktale.C.Adetectivestory.D.Ahistoricalstory.阅读理解EversinceZionWilliamsonwas5yearsold,hewantedtobeabasketballstar.Buttogetthere,heneededalotofencouragementandcoachingalongtheway,andtherewasnoonethatbetterthanhismother,SharondaSampson.ShecoachedZionineveryyouthbasketballleagueheeverplayed.Sampsonwasacollegiatetrackstarandlaterbecameamiddleschoolhealthandphysicaleducationteacher.Hehasgotupat5:30a.m.toheadtotheoutdoorcourtandplaybasketballsincehewas9yearsold.Zion’shardworkbegantopayoffwhenheenteredhighschool,wherehebecameaYouTubehitforhishigh-flyingdunks andpowerfulmoves.ButSampsonwantedhersontonotonlyworkhardatbeinggreatbutstudyhowthelegendsofthegamewentabouttheirskills.“WhenIstartedplaying,mymomsaidtherewerethreeplayersshewantedmetowatch—MagicJohnson,LarryBirdandMichaelJordan,”Williamsonsaid.“EventhoughIwasn’talivewhenhewasdoingthosethings,itjustattractedme.Everythinghedidwasjustincredible.”ThenationalspotlightshinedonZionduringhisoneyearofcollegiatebasketballatDukeUniversity,wherehewascoachedbyfive-timenationalchampionMikeKrzyzewski.ThemoststoriedrivalryinthecollegiategameisbetweenDukeandNorthCarolina,whereJordanwonanationalchampionshipbackinthe1980s.Shortlyafterhisfreshmanseason,ZiondeclaredfortheNBADraft.Sampsonwasbyherson’ssidewhenhewaschosenbythePelicansasthetopplayer.“Iwouldn’tbeherewithoutmymom”saidZionwithtearsstreamingdownhisfaceafterhisselection.Zionwasbrilliantinthefirst19gamesofhisregular-seasonNBAcareer,averagingover23pointsandsixreboundspergame,beforethecoronaviruscrisisforcedtheleaguetoshutdown.The19-year-oldZionsayshe’sbeenstayingfitandwillbereadytogowhentheleagueresumes.WhatdoweknowaboutZionfromthefirsttwoparagraphs?A.Hewastrainedmainlybyhismother.B.Hedreamedofbeingabasketballstarat9.C.HewasfamousforhismotheratYouTube.D.Hecoachedhismotherinbasketballleagues.WhydidZion’smotheraskhimtowatchthreeplayers?A.ShewantedtomakeZionbeatthemoneday.B.SheexpectedZiontolearnmuchfromthem.C.SherequiredZiontojointheirbasketballteams.D.ShewishedZiontolikethesameplayersasshe.WhatdidZionmeanby“Iwouldn’tbeherewithoutmymom”?A.HewouldjointheNBAwithhismomB.Hewouldstandbesidehismotherfirmly.C.Hissuccessrelatedtowhathismomdid.D.Hefollowedherwhereverhismotherwent.Whatisthewriter’spurposeinthetext?A.ToencouragepeopletolearnfromZion.B.ToexplainwhyZionlikesplayingbasketball.C.ToproveZionhasagiftforplayingbasketball.D.TointroduceanNBAbasketballplayer.阅读理解Dickenswasthemostpopularnovelistofhistime,andremainsoneofthebest-knownandmost-readofEnglishauthors.Hecreatedsomeoftheworld’sbest-knownfictionalcharactersandisregardedasthegreatestnovelistoftheVictorianera.Amongfellowwriters,Dickenshasbeenadmired.LeoTolstoy,G.K.Chesterton,andGeorgeOrwellpraisedhisrealismandcomicvoiceaswellashisdrawingpeople’sattentiontochildrenandthepoor.TheFrenchwriterJulesVernecalledDickenshisfavoritewriter,writinghisnovels“standalone,dwarfingallothersbytheiramazingpowerandsuitableexpression.”TheDutchpainterVincentvanGoghwasinspiredbyDickens’snovelsinseveralofhispaintingslikeVincent’sChairandinan1889lettertohissisterstatedthatreadingDickens,especiallyAChristmasCarol,wasoneofthethingsthatwaskeepinghimfromkillinghimselfAChristmasCarolismostprobablyhisbest-knownstory,withfrequentnewadaptations.Itisalsothemost-filmedofDickens’stories,withmanyversionsdatingfromtheearlyyearsofcinema.AccordingtothehistorianRonaldHutton,thecurrentstateoftheobservanceofChristmasislargelytheresultofamid-VictorianrevivaloftheholidayspearheadedbyAChristmasCarol.WilliamMakepeaceThackeraycalledthebook“anationalbenefit,andtoeverymanandwomanwhoreadsitapersonalkindness”.AtatimewhenBritainwasthemajoreconomicandpoliticalpoweroftheworld,Dickenshighlightedthelifeoftheforgottenpooranddisadvantagedwithinsociety.Throughhisjournalismhecampaignedonspecificsuchassanitationandtheworkhouse —buthisfictionprobablydemonstrateditsgreatestprowess inchangingpublicopiniononclassinequalities.TheexceptionalpopularityofDickens’novelsnotonlydisplayedhisoutstandingabilitytocreateattractivestorylinesandunforgettablecharacters,butalsoensuredthattheVictorianpublicconfrontedissuesofsocialjusticethathadcommonlybeenignored.Whatisthesecondparagraphmainlyabout?A.VincentvanGoghappreciatesDickens’novelsverymuch.B.GeorgeOrwellseesDickens’novelsasaminorofsociety.C.JulesVernethinkshighlyofDickensandDickens’novels.D.Dickens’fellowwriterscommentonhisnovelspositively.WhatisThackeray’sattitudetowardsAChristmasCarol?A.Critical.B.Appreciative.C.Doubtful.D.Unconcerned.WhatmadeDickens’novelspopular?A.TheirhighlightsofthepubliclifeintheVictorianera.B.Theirvividcharactersandfocusonsocialinequalities.C.TheirpresentationofDickens’loveforhisjournalism.D.TheirdescriptionofBritisheconomicandpoliticalpower.Inwhichsectionofamagazinemaythistextappear?A.Science.B.Entertainment.C.Literature.D.Health.阅读理解Scientistsbelievetheycouldbringthelikesofdodosbackfromthedeadthroughcloningexperimentsinthenearfuturewhichcouldseetheflightlessbirdsrevivedfromtheirextinction.Thebigbird,whichwasaboutametretallandweighedupto18kilograms,wasnativetoMauritiusbutbecameextinctinthe1600s,shortlyafterhumansdiscoveredtheisland.However,400yearslater,scientistsnowbelievethattheycouldbringthedodobacktolifethroughcloningofsomeofitsclosestlivingrelatives.Scientistsrecentlypublishedapaperwhichidentifiedtheoverallgenomicstructureofdinosaurs.Theteamachievedthisbytracingtheancestorsofbirds—thedinosaursclosestlivingrelatives—tocreatethegenomicstructure.Researchersinvolvedinthestudysayitisanemphatic‘no’whenitcomestothepossibilityofeverbeingabletoclonedinosaurs,buttheydosaythatmorerecentlyextinctbirdslikethecarrierpigeonandthedodocouldbebroughtbackduetothefactthattheyhavesuchcloselivingrelatives.UniversityofKentscientistsDarrenGriffinandRebeccaO’ConnorwroteinanarticleforTheConversation:“Wediscoveredthatbirdsandmostflightlessdinosaurshadalotofchromosomes.Havingsomanyallowsanimalstogeneratevariation,thedriverofnaturalselection.”“However,thoughitisalongshot,itmaybepossibleinfuturetouseJurassicParktechnologytohelpavoidsomeoftheharmthathumanshavecaused.Mankindhasseentheextinctionofwell-knownaviandinosaurssuchasthedodoandthepassengerpigeon.”“RecoveryofDNAthatisaonlyfewhundredyearsoldfromthesebirdsisafarmorerealisticway.Itmayalsobethateggsfromcloselyrelatedlivingspeciesmightjustbegoodenough.Intherightconditionswemaybeabletousethemtoresurrectsomeofthesespeciesfromextinction.”Whatcanwelearnaboutdodos?A.TheyflewtoMauritiusinthe1600s.B.Theycouldbeusedtoclonepigeons.C.Theywoulddieoutinthenearfuture.D.Theymightbebroughtbacktolifesoon.Howdoscientistsrevivedodos?A.Theyclonedodos’closestlivingrelatives.B.Theytracethoseendangeredbirdsclosely.C.Theylookfordinosaurs’livingconditions.D.Theyidentifygenomicstructureofpigeons.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“resurrect”inthelastparagraphmean?A.Learn.B.Protect.C.Revive.D.Prevent.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A.ScientistsExpecttoClonetheDodos.B.ScientistsFindCloseLivingRelatives.C.DinosaursHaveAlreadyBeenExtinct.D.SomeSpeciesHaveBeenDiscovered.二、任务型阅读（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）项为多余选项。WithunemploymentlevelsatthehighestsincetheGreatDepression,manyindividualsdon’thavetheprivilegeofworking,andthosedofeelnervousabouthowlongthey’llhavethatopportunity.Ifyoufallintothelattercategory, Thefollowingsuggestionsareconcretestepsyoucanfocusonrightnowtoincreaseyoursuccessinyourjobduringthisspecialtimeanddemonstratingyourvaluewhileworkingremotely.Doyourwork Butespeciallyintimeswherebusinessesandorganizationsarehavingtomakeharddecisionsaboutwhotokeep,doingyourwork—anddoingyourworkwell—isnecessary.TellothersIdon’trecommendthatyougiveyourselfashoutoutateverysinglemeeting.Butifyouhaveaccomplishedsomethingimportant,shareit.Thatcouldlooklikecoveringafewhighlightsofyourworkwithyourbosseachweek,eitherinyourone-on-oneorthroughemail. Andthisgivesyouincreasedvisibilityacrosstheorganizationaspeopleunderstandtherolethatyoufillandthevalueyouadd.Althoughyoudon’twanttooverloadyourselfwithextrawork,lookforwaystomakeyourboss’slifeeasier.Forinstance,turninyourworkearlysoyourmanagerhasextratimetoreviewitbeforeameeting.Theselittlethingscanhelpreducethepressureonyourboss.Muchofwhathappenswiththejobmarketandyourparticularjobwillbeoutofyourhands.Youcan’tcontrolwhatbusinessesareconsiderednecessaryornot.Andtherearemanyfactorsinplacethatdeterminethemarketdemandforyourwork.However,ifyoufollowpiecesofadviceabove,SetyourgoalHelpyourbossIcanappreciateyourconcern.you’llshareyourworkwithothers.Focusonwhatyoudidforyourorganization.Gettingyourworkdoneisalwaysagoodidea.you’llmakeapositiveimpressionintheprocess.三、完形填空（201.530阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的AB.C和D空白处的最佳选项。WhenDeirdreTaylorwaspreparingtoleaveherVirginiahometofightCovid-19inNewYork,shemadesureto1apossessionthatshekeptforoverthirty2:afrontnewspaperarticle.ThisarticlerescuefromaburningNewYorkCityapartmentbya4in1983 Shewasonlyfourthen.ThepictureonthefrontarticleshowsayoungTaylorwiththemanwho5her,EugenePugliese.“IalwaysknewIcame6tolosingmylifethatday,”TaylortoldCNN.“Icouldhaveasecondchanceat7.thankstohim.”Today,Taylor,41,isanemergencyroom8withahappyfamily.Eversincetheincident,shewonderedwhat9thefirefighterwhosavedher,comingup10whenshesearchedforhimonline.11tospendtwomonthshelpinginthe12against Covid-19 at NYU Langone Hospital, Taylorsaw this as opportunitytofinally13him.Duringoneofhershifts,Taylortoldafirefighterher14.HecalledthecunentcaptainofFDNYinManhattan,who15knewwhomTaylorwaslookingfor.TaylorgavePugliesea16rightafterhershiftandwasveryhappytohearhisvoiceontheotherend.”Iwonderedabouthimon9/11andhopedIwouldgetthechancetothankhim,andIfinally17saidTaylor.Now76yearsold,Pugliesewas18whenhegotthecallfromTayloronFriday.“Wejustsattherecryingonthe19PugliesetoldCNN,20thathe’shadthesamearticleframedonhiswallfor25yearsnow.”（1）A.chooseB.packC.sendD..daysB.weeksC.monthsD.（3A.B.C.D.（4A.B.pedestrianC.firefighterD.relative（5）A.savedB.sawC.treatedD.fed（6）A.trueB.aloneC.closeD.alive（7）A.lifeB.workC.walkD.speech（8）A.B.C.D.e9A.eB.dC.D.d（A.B.C.D.A.B.AfraidC.DesperateD..playB.competitionC.fightD.argument（13）A.understandB.repayC.helpD.lessonB.dutyC.storyD.view（15）A.neverB.exactlyC.hardlyD.callB.messageC.D.A.B.C.D.A.B.C.D.（A.B.C.D.（）ArealizingBexplainingCaddingDrecalling1For sportshaveplayedanimportantrole ourlivesandissomethingthatisplayedallovertheworld.Whetherconsideredasacareer,hobbyorafitnessroutine,thesephysicalactivitiesaregenerallytaken fromayoungage.AgreatexampleistheOlympic