广东省揭阳市2020-2021学年高二下学期期末考试英语试题

★开封前注意保密揭阳市20202021学年高二下学期期末考试英语本试卷共10页，满分120分，考试用时120分钟。注意事项：1.答卷前，考生务必将自己的市县/区、学校、班级、姓名、考场号、座位号和考生号填写在答题卡上。将条形码横贴在每张答题卡右上角“条形码粘贴处”。2.作答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用2B铅笔在答题卡，上将对应题目选项的答案信息点涂黑；如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案。答案不能答在试卷上。3.非选择题必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区域内相应位置上；如需改动，先画掉原来的答案，然后再写上新答案；不准使用铅笔和涂改液。不按以上要求作答无效。4.考生必须保证答题卡的整洁。考试结束后，将试卷和答题卡一并交回。第二部分阅读(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、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。ANonCreditCoursesThePreCollegeProgramoffersnoncreditcourses.Studentswillexperiencecollegelevelcoursesgivenbysomeofourcollege'sleadingexpertsandwillreceivewrittenfeedback(反馈)ontheirworkattheendofthecourse.PreCollegestudentswillalsoreceiveagradeofSatisfactory/Unsatisfactoryandacertificateofpletionattheconclusionoftheprogram.Allnoncreditcoursesmeetfrom9:00a.m11:30a.m.dailyandmayhaveadditionalrequirementsintheafternoonsorevenings.COURSE:CaseStudiesinNeuroscience●June11July2●LeahRoeschUsingstudentcentered,activelearningmethodsandrealworldexamples,thiscourseisdesignedtoprovideafullerunderstandingofhowthehumanbrainworks.COURSE:PsychologyofCreativity●June15June28●MarshallDukeWhyarecertainpeoplesocreative?Isitgenetic(遗传的),oraresultofchildhoodexperience?Aretheydifferentfromeveryoneelse?Thispopularpsychologycoursehighlightsthedifferenttheoriesofcreativity.COURSE:CreativeStorytelling●June21July3●EdithFreniThiscollegelevelcourseincreativestorytellingfunctionsasanintroductiontoavarietyofstorytellingtechniquesthatappearindifferentformsofcreativewriting,suchasshortfictionandplaywriting.COURSE:SportsEconomics●July19August1●ChristinaDePasqualeInthiscoursewewillanalyzemanyinterestingaspectsofthesportsindustry:sportsleagues,ticketpricing,salarynegotiations,discrimination,andNCAApoliciestonameafew.21.Whoisthetextintendedfor?A.Collegefreshmen.B.Highschoolstudents.C.Educationalexperts.D.Thegeneralpublic.22.WhichcoursecanyoutakeifyouarefreeonlyinJune?A.SportsEconomics.B.CreativeStorytelling.C.CaseStudiesinNeuroscience.D.PsychologyofCreativity.23.Whosecourseshouldyouchooseifyouareinterestedincreativewriting?A.EdithFreni's.B.LeahRoesch's.C.MarshallDuke's.D.ChristinaDePasquale's.BFriendsalwaysaskwhyI,amiddleagedwomanwithnoathletictalent,traveltoperilousplacesthejunglesofThailandorBorneo,forexample,wherethewaterisoftenunsafeandthefoodrisky;placeswithinfectiousdiseases,poisonoussnakesandthewildestanimals;someplaceswherethelocalsarejustafewgenerationspastheadhunting.Ineverknowhowtoanswer.MytraveldecisionsassumedanewgravitynineyearsagoafterIsufferedastroke(中风).Topreventanotherstroke,mydoctorstoldme,I'dhavetotakedangerouslyhighlevelsofbloodthinnerfortherestofmylifeandanytravelwouldberisky.Ihadtothinkaboutwhatwasimportanttome:family,ofcourse,andfriends.Butthenwhat?NomatterhowmanytimesIthoughtaboutit,nobucketlistwaspletewithouttravel.ThenIhadtodecidehowImightmanagetherisk.IhadtodecidehowluckyIfelt.Myreturntotravelaftermystrokecameinbabysteps.ThefirstrealtestofmytravelcouragecameninemonthsaftermystrokewhenIjoinedmyhusband,Jack,onabusinesstriptoChina.Afterwe'dtouredtheremainsofaTangdynastytempleonahighmountain,Jackwantedtoridedownonatoboggan(长雪橇).Beforethestrokeitwouldhaveseemedlikefun.Butnow?Ihesitated.Mymentalklaxon(高音喇叭)screamedwarningsabouttheconsequencesofacut,afall,andacrash.Then,gainingconfidencefromwhoknowswhere,Iloweredmyselfcarefullyintothetoboggan,whichmarkedmyadventuretraveleback.Intheyearssincethen,I'vetraveledabouttwentyfivepercentofthetime.Throughitall,mylucksheldoutnodeadlyfalls,nocaraccidentsorseriousinfections.Forme,adventuretravelisariskworthtaking.Travelbroadensmyworldandkeepsmeconnectedtonature.What'smore,saying"yes"totravelkeepsmeconnectedtomyself.24.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"perilous"inParagraph1probablymean?A.Unique.B.Dangerous.C.Historical.D.Famous.25.Whatdidthedoctorsadvisetheauthortodo?A.Doproperexercise.B.Enjoytherestofherlife.C.Keepawayfromtraveling.D.Spendmoretimewithherfamily.26.WhydidtheauthormentionhertraveltoChina?A.Itwasherlastadventure.B.Sherecoveredhercouragethroughit.C.ShelikedthebeautifulsceneryinChina.D.Itwasthemostdangerousexperienceinherlife.27.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A.ABusinessTriptoChinaB.UniqueTravelExperiencesC.WhydoIStillTraveltotheWildD.HowdidIOveretheFearofDiseaseCManyofusthink,wrongly,thatthemoondoesn'tchange.Forexample,theTangDynastypoetZhangRuoxuoncewrotethat"Generationshaveeandpassedaway;fromyeartoyearthemoonslookalike,oldandnew."However,anewstudypublishedinthejournalNatureGeoscienceshowsthatthemoonisinfactslowlyshrinkingovertime.Forthestudy,agroupofUSscientistsexaminedandanalyzedthousandsofphotographstakenbytheNASAorbiterLunarReconnaissanceOrbiterCamera(月球勘测轨道飞行器照相机).Theyfoundthattherewerelotsoffaults(断层)onthesurfaceofthemoon.Thesefaultswereformedbyrecentmovementonthemoon.AccordingtoNASA,themoonismadeupofpiecesofrockswithahotcore.Themooncontinuedtoexpandasitwasborn.Butinthisprocess,itreleasedenergyandcooleddown.Thenitbegantoshrink,likeagrapeshrinkingintoaraisin(葡萄干).Overthepastseveralhundredmillionyears,ithasbee46meters"skinnier".Butduetoitshardandrockycrust(外壳),themoon'ssurfacecontinuestopushup."SomeofthesequakescanbefairlystrongaroundfiveontheRichterscale(里氏震级),"saidThomasWatters,aseniorscientistattheSmithsonianInstitutionsNationalAirandSpaceMuseumintheUS.Butdoesthatmeanthemoonisadangerousplacethathumanshouldn'ttrytoexploreandliveoninthefuture?"Maybenot,"reportedTheTelegraph."Thisisn'tanythingtoworryabout.Themoonmaybeshrinking,butnotbymuch.It'snotgoinganywhere,"Wattersfortedus.Thenewdiscoveryprovesthattheideathatthemoonisadead,boringplaceiswrong."Wehavebeentothemoonandwe'vedonesomegreatscience,butthereisstillalotwedon'tknow.Themoonisshrinkingwedidn'treallyrealizethatuntilrecently.It'samuchmoreactiveandinterestingplacethanwethoughtandweshouldexplorethat,"NASAscientistNathanWilliamssaid.28.WhydoesthewriterquoteZhangRuoxu'spoem?A.Topraisethebeautyofthemoon.B.Toshowpeople'slongstandingideaofthemoonsize.C.Toarousepeople'sinterestinthetopic.D.Togetreadersfamiliarwiththepoem.29.Whichpointofviewaboutthemoonmaythewriteragreewith?A.Itisbeingslightlysmaller.B.Itstaysthesameasbefore.C.Itisgettingsaferandsafer.D.Itmaydisappearoneday.30.WhatcanwelearnaboutthemoonfromParagraph3?A.Ithasbee46metersfatterduetoexpanding.B.Ithaschangedfromagrapeintoaraisininrecentyears.C.ItquakesevenatsevenontheRichterscale.D.Ithasahotcoreandreleasesenergywhenexpanding.31.WhatdoesNathanWilliamsthinkofthemoon?A.Itisadeadandboringplace.B.Ithaslotsoffaultsonthesurface.C.Itisworthexploringmore.D.Itisn'taplacewherewecanlive.DIfyouhavesomefreetimetosocialize,doyouprefertospenditwithyourbestfriendorpartner,orwithalargergroupofpeople?Anewstudyinvestigatedwhatgroupsizepeopleactuallylookforandencounterineverydaylife.Thescientistsaskedmorethan4,000peoplefromtheUSandtheNetherlandstoreportthesizeoftheirsocialgroupsforawidevarietyofactivities.Foreightdifferentactivities(goingtoabar,chattingatwork,chattingoffwork,havingdinner,goingonaholiday,goingtoamovietheatre,workingonaproject,playingsports),peoplereportedagroupsizeoftwomoreoftenthantheyreportedlargergroupsizes.Interestingly,forabouthalfoftheseactivities,womenreportedagroupsizeoftwosignificantlymoreoftenthanmendid,suggestingthatwomenpreferasocialgroupsizeoftwoevenmorethanmendo.Theresearchersalsousedaresearchtechniquecalledrealtimeexperiencesampling(经验取样)inthesecondpartofthestudy.274volunteerswereaskedseventimesadaytoreportthelastsocialsituationtheyhadexperienced.Theresultswereclear.Twowasthemostmongroupsizewith52.6percent.Thus,thispartofthestudyalsosuggestedthattwoisthemostmongroupsizeinsocialinteractions.Sowhydopeoplepreferspendingtheirtimewithoneotherpersonparedtospendingtheirtimewithlargergroups?Researchersexplainedthatingeneral,socialinteractionswithjustoneotherpersonallowformorecontrolofthesituation,especiallywhenitestoreciprocity(互助).Whenweinteractwithjustoneotherperson,one'schoicesdirectlyaffecttheotherpersonandonlythatperson.Thus,itiseasytodistinguishwhetherthereismutual(双向的)cooperation(forexample,bothpeopletaketurnspayingfordinner)orwhethersomeoneactsselfishly(forexample,onepersonneverpaysthebill).Inlargergroups,thesituationgetsmuchmoreplicated.32.Whatisthenewstudymainlyabout?A.Whatsocialgroupsizepeopleprefer.B.Whompeopleliketospendtimewith.C.Whichactivitiespeoplechoosetokilltime.D.Howpeoplemakefriendsinsocialactivities.33.Whydidresearchersaskthevolunteersseventimesaday?A.Tocollectthelatestsocialinformation.B.Tomaketheiractivitieslastlonger.C.Toknowthevarietyoftheiractivities.D.Toprovetheresultoftheformerstudy.34.Whatdrivesmanypeopletointeractwithonlyoneotherperson?A.Thecloserrelationship.B.Thelimitedchoices.C.Thesenseofcontrol.D.Theselfishintention.35.Inwhichsectionofawebsitecanyoureadthistext?A.Advancedtechnology.B.Socialpsychology.C.Entertainment.D.Health.第二节(共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分)阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。TheWorldWaterDayhasbeencelebratedannuallyon22Marchsince1992.Eachyearhasadifferenttheme,lookingatthingsliketheroleofcleanwaterintheworldofwork,waystostopwastingwater,findingwaystosupplywatertounderprivilegedgroupsandsoon.36Butitisalsovitalforsanitation(卫生).Atisestimatedthatmorethan700childrenundertheageofsevendieeverydayfromillnesseslinkedtounsafewaterandpoorsanitation.Therighttowaterandsanitationwasrecognizedasahumanright.37Theseincluderuralmunities,peoplewhohavebeendisplacedduetowarandlocalconflictsandareaswhereclimatechangeismakingwatermoreandmorescarcer.Apartfromtheobvioushealthissues,alackofaccessiblecleanwatermeansthatpeopleoftenwomenandchildrenspendhourseverydaywalkingtoandfromdistantwatersupplies.Thismeanstheydon'thavetimetodedicatetowork,studiesandotherdomesticduties.38Andpeoplewhoarenotabletowalktogettheirownwaterareparticularlyvulnerable(易受伤害的).Therearemanycharitiesworkingoncreatingsustainablesuppliesofcleanwaterfordifferentmunitiesaroundtheworld.39Butthefundamentalproblemofincreasingdemandforalimitedresourcecanonlybeaddressedbymoreefficientuseofwater,especiallyinindustryandagriculture.Wastewaterrecycling,capturingrainwater,moreefficientirrigationtechniquesandreforestationareallexamplesofhowwatercanbeusedmoreefficiently.40Weshouldsupportcharities,raiseawareness,takepartintheWorldWaterDayeventsthatarehappeningallaroundtheworldand,ofcourse,becarefulwithhowweusewaterinourownlives.VisittheUNWorldWaterDaywebsitetofindoutaboutaneventnearus.FollowWorldWaterDayonsocialmediaandhelpspreadtheworldaboutthisincrediblyimportantissue.A.Cleandrinkingwaterisfundamental.B.Asindividuals,whatcanwedotohelptheissue?C.Thesearchforwaterbeestheirmainoccupation.D.Thisimportantworkneedstocontinueandtoexpand.E.Everylivingcellinthebodyneedswatertokeepfunctioning.F.Innormalconditions,thehumanbodycanonlysurvivethreeorfourdayswithoutwater.G.However,therearestillatleast2.1billionpeoplearoundtheworldlivingwithoutsafewater.第三部分语言运用(共两节，满分30分)第一节(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。"Mom,Idon'tlikeyou,"mytwoyearoldsonsaid."Okay…isthatbecauseyouloveme?"Iasked."No,you'renotlovely."Thatnight,asIwashedmyface,I41alittlelongerinthemirrornotbecauseIwashurtbyhis42Itookoutapenandstartedwritingalistalistto43myself;alisttoputsparkles(火花)backintomyeyes.Ioncemademanylistsbut44acplishedanything.Thistimewouldbe45!ThefirstgoalonmylistIwantedtoachievewas46aPolarPlungetoraisemoneyfortheSpecialOlympics.Onthatday,whenI47intomy1980sworkoutclothes,Jacksmiled,"Mom,youlookpretty."Maybe,justmaybesomelight48Wheningoutofthecoldlake,Ifelthappyandproud.Ikeptscreaming,"I49it!"ButoneofthemostexcitingpartsofthedaywaswhenIstoodinfrontofmy50,whichwastapedontherefrigeratordoor.I51itemnumberone.Withthat,Ibegantotakebackmylife.EveryonetakingpartinthePolarPlungereceivedashirt.WheneverIworeit,Jackasked,"IsthatyourPolarPlungeclothing?"Ianswered52,"Yes!""Iwanttodothattoo."IwashappyherememberedIjumpedintoa53lake,andthathewantedtodoactivitieswithme.Witheach54crossedoff(划掉)thelist,apieceofmyselfis55.NotonlyamIshowingmyfamilyit'simportanttodream,butI'mshowingmyselfthatI'mworthit.41.A.washedB.lookedC.stayedD.felt42.A.behaviorB.rudenessC.questionD.statement43.A.defeatB.saveC.explainD.teach44.A.seldomB.alwaysC.yetD.almost45.A.pleteB.similarC.differentD.unforgettable46.A.learningfromB.settingupC.lookingintoD.participatingin47.A.jumpedB.changedC.ranD.burst48.A.slidawayB.gotclosetoC.gotoutofD.camebackto49.A.madeB.gotC.missedD.appreciated50.A.mirrorB.sonC.listD.photo51.A.tickedB.addedC.builtD.enlarged52.A.patientlyB.embarrassedlyC.proudlyD.unwillingly53.A.hugeB.freezingC.beautifulD.deep54.A.letterB.dateC.nameD.goal55.A.returningB.disappearingC.unitedD.cured第二节(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。Abreakdancingvideoofamiddleagedmanhasgoneviralonsocialmediainrecentdays.ThemaninthevideoisDuanLifu,56(direct)oftheQianweiCountyEducationBureauinLeshan.Onthedaythevideowasbeingmade,DuanpaidavisittoQianweiFirstHighSchool57(deliver)aspeechtodiscusseducationalissueswithteachersandparents.After58hourandahalflongspeech,Duanperformedthisbreakdance,through59heexpectedtohelprelievestudents'pressure."Aftergivingthespeech,Igavestudentsmyphonenumberandinvitedthemtoaskquestionsaboutthings60areinterestedin.ThenIfelta(n)61(enthusiastic)atmospherethanbefore,soIaskedmycolleaguestoconnectcellphoneswithBluetooth,andimprovised(即兴表演)theshortbreakdance,"Duansaid.Duansaidthathisbreakdancingwasselftaught62hewasastudent30yearsago.Hehadn'tdancedfornearlyadecade."IlearnedtobreakdancewhenIwasatasimilaragetothesestudents."Withaseriesofprofessionaldancemoves,includingspaceslidingandmechanicaldancing,Duan'sdance63(draw)cheersfromthestudents.Thevideowas64(wide)postedonsocialmediaandmanynetizensalsocheeredforDuan,65(praise)himasaverylovelyleader.第四部分写作(共两节，满分40分)第一节(满分15分)假定你是李华，你受外