辽宁省丹东市2020-2021学年高二上学期期末考试英语试题

2020—2021学年度(上)期末质量监测高二英语本试卷分三部分，卷面分数120分，总分150分。考试用时100分钟。第一部分：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。AForthosewho’vealwayswantedtowalkthehallsofHogwartsorexploretheshopsofDiagonAlley(对角巷)，UniversalOrlandooffersthenextbestthing.ThethemeparkopenedeveryHarryPotterfan’sdreamplacebackin2010.ForPotterheadseverywhere,however,decidingwhentomakethetriptotheWizardingWorldofHarryPotterisnoteasy.ThesetipswillhelpyouexperiencethebestoftheWizardingWorld,whetheryou’relookingtosavemoney,avoidthebusyseason,orsimplyexperiencethemostmagicaltimesoftheyear.ThecheapesttimestovisitHarryPotter’sworldThecheapest(andleastbusy)monthstovisittheWizardingWorldofHarryPotterareJanuaryandmostofFebruary,exceptthedayssurroundingtheNewYearandwinterbreak.OtherinexpensivetimesincludethebeginningofMarchandmostofSeptemberandOctober.ThebestHarryPottereventsatUniversalWhiletheymaynotbethequietesttimestoexploreHarryPotter’sworld,Universalholdsmanyeventsthroughouttheyearthatfanswon’twanttomiss.ACelebrationofHarryPotterForaweekendeveryJanuary,UniversalhostsACelebrationofHarryPotter.Guests(wearingtheirclassrobes,nodoubt)willjoinotherdiehardPotterfansforthreedaysofexhibits,discussionsandcastQ&Aactivities.Foranyonewhoreallylovesthebooksandthefilms,thismaybeoneofthebesttimesoftheyeartovisit.ChristmasintheWizardingWorldUniversal’snewadditionstotheirholidayentertainmentlineupmakeHogwartstheperfectplacetobearoundChristmastime.DecorationsaddbeautytotheshopsofDiagonAlleyandHogsmeade,theFrogChoirsingsChristmascarols(颂歌)，andsnowfallsonHogwartsasafestiveshowtakesplaceinfrontofthecastle.HalloweenintheWizardingWorldLastly(andperhapsmostsurprisingly),HalloweenseasonisalsoagoodtimeforamagicalvisittotheWizardingWorld.Universal’smainHalloweenevent,HalloweenHorrorNights,producesaspecialHarryPotterrelatedsurprise.1.WhichtimescostsmosttovisitHarryPotter’sworld?A.JanuaryandmostofFebruary.B.NewYearandwinterbreak.C.ThebeginningofMarch.D.MostofSeptemberandOctober.2.WhatwillpeopledointheeventofACelebrationofHarryPotter?A.TheywilljoinotherPotterfansforvariousactivities.B.TheywilldecoratetheshopsandsingChristmascarols.C.Theywillwatchafestiveshowtakingplaceinfrontofthecastle.D.TheywillgetaspecialHarryPotterrelatedsurprise.3.What’sthepurposeofthepassage?ToinformreadersofsomeeventsaboutHarryPotter.TointroducetheUniversalOrlandotoreaders.C.TohelpexperiencethebestofWizardingWorld.D.ToadvertisethebooksandfilmsofHarryPotter.BKatherineJohnsonwhoselifewasdescribedinthemovieHiddenFiguresdiedonFebruary24,2020,aged101.The2016moviedescribesarealstoryofsomefemaleAfricanAmericanmathematicianswhojoinedtheNationalAeronauticsandSpaceAdministration(NASA)andledamissiontoputthefirstmanonthemooninthe1950swhenracialdiscriminationwaswidespread.“NASAisdeeplysaddenedbythelossofaleaderfromourpioneeringdays,”saidNASAadministratorJimBridenstineonthewebpageofNASA.“Ms.Johnsonhelpedournationenlargethefrontiers(边界)ofspaceandshealsoplayedanimportantroleinopeningdoorsforwomenandpeopleofcolortoexplorespace.AtNASAwewillneverforgethercourageandleadershipandtheachievementswecouldnothavereachedwithouther.”JohnsonwasborninWestVirginiain1918.ShegraduatedfromWestVirginiaStateUniversitywithamajorinmathematicsandbecameateacheratapublicschool.ShewasalsothefirstAfricanAmericanwomantoattendgraduateschoolinmathematicsatWestVirginiaUniversityuntilsheleftschooltofocusonraisingchildren.Herlifechangedin1952afteralongcareerbreak.ArelativetoldheraboutopenpositionsattheallblackWestAreaputingsectionattheNationalAdvisorymitteeforAeronautics’sLangleylaboratory,andshebegantoworkatLangleythenextyear.NASAdependedonhumansforplicatedaerospace(航空)calculationastherewasnohighfunctioningelectronicputer.Femalemathematiciansusuallytookthejobastheirsalarywaslower.JohnsonwasoneofthoseAfricanAmericanhumanputers.JohnsonwasinitiallyinchargeofaerospaceanalysisandassignedtoaspacedevelopmentmissionwhenNASAwaslaunchedin1958.Thensheworkedforthe1961suborbital(亚轨道的)flightofastronautAlanShepardandthe1962orbitalflightofJohnGlenn.Johnsoncontinuedtoparticipateinmissionsaftersheretiredin1986.HerhiddenachievementswerefinallypublicizedwhenformerU.S.PresidentBarackObamagrantedherthePresidentialMedalofFreedomin2015andherdramaticlifewasmadeintoamovie.4.WhatdidBridenstine’swordsinthesecondparagraphmainlywanttotellus?A.ToshowNASA’sappreciationforJohnson’sleadership.B.ToexpressallAmericans’regretoverJohnson’sdeath.C.ToshowJohnson’scontributionstospaceexploration.D.ToemphasizeNASA’sachievementsinspaceexploration.5.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A.Johnsonusedtoworkinaprivateschool.B.Johnsonworkedfortheaerospaceindustryforatleast33years.C.JohnsonstarredinthemovieHiddenFigures.D.JohnsonwasthefirstwomantoattendgraduateschoolintheU.S.6.WhydidNASAdependonhumansforplexaerospacecalculation?A.Itwascheapertohirehumans.B.Theputersatthattimeweren’tadvancedenough.C.Itcouldn’taffordtobuyelectronicputers.D.Intermsofcalculation,humansweremoreaccuratethanputers.7.Whatistheauthor’sintentioninwritingthispassage?A.TopromoteHiddenFigures.B.Tohighlightthegreatnessofwomen.C.TohonorthegreatmathematicianKatherineJohnson.D.TotellreadersaboutJohnson’slifetimeachievements.CDespitenotbeingdocumentedbyresearcherssince1968,thesengi(象鼩),atinybigeyedmousewithalongtailandatrunklikenosethat’snativetoSomaliainAfrica,wasrediscoveredlivinginwellpreservedhabitatinneighboringDjiboutithisyear,andinquitehealthynumbers.Anexplorationbeginningin2019lookedtouselocalknowledgeaboutthesengifromthepeopleofDjiboutiwhosaiditwasstillthere.Sureenough,ittookonlyonetrapfilledwithcoconut,peanutbutterandyeasttofindthelittleguy.“Itwassurprising,”saidStevenHeritage,aresearchscientistatDukeUniversityintheUS.“Whenweopenedthefirsttrapandsawthelittletuftofhaironthetipofitstail,wejustlookedatoneanotherandcouldn’tbelieveit.Anumberofsmallmammal(哺乳动物)surveyssincethe1970sdidnotfindtheSomalisengiinDjibouti—itwasindeedaserendipitousdiscovery.”Oneoftheleastunderstoodmembersofthe20speciesElephantulus(象鼩属),thesengilivesinhabitatsthatareunsuitableformosthumanactivities,allowingittoremainrelativelyundisturbedandsafe.“Usuallywhenwerediscoverlostspecies,wefindjustoneortwoindividualsandhavetoactquicklytotrytopreventtheirextinction,”saidRobinMoore,oftheGlobalWildlifeConservation(GWC)group.Theteamset1,000trapsandcaught12ofthelittlesengiswhilemakingthefirstvideoandphotographicdocumentationoftheanimalforscience.Alongwithrediscoveringthespecies,theteamgatheredDNAsampleswhichlatershowedtheSomalisengitobemorecloselyrelatedtosengisinothercornersofAfricalikeMoroccoandSouthAfrica.ThisfindinghassuggestedthattheSomalisengineedstobeplacedinanewgenus—movingfromElephantulustoGalegeeska.Likeallgreatdiscoveriesinscience,thequestionsansweredareonlyequaltothenewmysteriespresented,buttheresearchers’workhashighlightedDjiboutiasabiodiverse(具有生物多样性的)nationworthyofscientificstudy.Withanyluck,perhapsmorediscoveriesarewaitingtobemadeamongitsdesertandsaltlakes.8.WhatmadethefindingoftheSomalisengispecial?A.ItwasrediscoveredbySomalis.B.Itlookedsurprisinglydifferent.C.ItreappearedinAfricaafter52years.D.Ithadbeesmartenoughtoavoidbeingtrapped.9.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“serendipitous”inParagraph3mean?A.Unrealistic.B.Scientific.C.Unreported.D.Accidental.10.WhatdoesParagraph4mainlytellus?A.HowtheSomalisengimanagestosurvive.B.WhytheSomalisengicanlivepeacefully.C.HowhumanactivitiesaffecttheSomalisengi.D.WhatenvironmenttheSomalisengishouldlivein.11.HowdidtheteamknowtherelationshipsbetweentheSomalisengiandothersengis?A.BydoingDNAtestsforthem.B.Bystudyingtheirlivinghabits.C.Byparingtheirappearances.D.Bystudyingdocumentsaboutthem.DDietershavelongswornthatgrapefruithelpsthemloseweight.TheGrapefruitDiet,alsocalledtheHollywoodDiet,datesbacktothe1930sandhasahostofcelebrityfansincludingsingerKylieMinogue.Itinvolveshavinggrapefruitorgrapefruitjuicewitheverymealwhilecuttingbackoncalories.Now,scientistsarebeginningtobelievethem.Astudyhasfoundthatdrinkinggrapefruitjuicewheneatingfattyfoodlowerstheamountofweightputonbyuptoafifth.Theresearchalsosuggestedthatgrapefruitcouldbeasgoodasprescriptiondrugsatkeepingbloodsugarlevelsundercontrol—akeypartofmanagingdiabetes.Theexperimentswereconductedonmice—butresearcherssaytheresultsaretrueforhumans.ProfessorJosephNapoli,oftheUniversityofCalifornia,Berkeley,said,“Weseeallsortsoftricksaboutnutrition.Buttheseresults,basedoncontrolledexperiments,makeitnecessarytostudythepotentialhealthpromotingpropertiesofgrapefruitjuicefurther.”Theresearchersfoundthatwhenthemicewerefedfattyfoodforthreemonths,thosegivengrapefruitjuicetodrinkgainedupto18percentlessweightthanthosegivenwater.Theyalsohadlowerbloodsugarandinsulinlevels—despiteeatingthesamenumberofcaloriesanddoingthesameamountofexerciseasthemicewhodrankwater.Infact,grapefruitjuicewasasgoodatcontrollinginsulinasthewidelyuseddiabetesdrugs,thejournalPLOSONEreports.However,thefruitjuiceonlyhadaneffectonweightwhentheanimalsatefattyfood.Theresearcherssaidtheydidnotknowhowgrapefruitstopsthepoundsfrompilingon.SpokesmanMarietteAbrahams,adietician,saiduntilthenitistooearlyforpeopletotrygrapefruitdiets.“Grapefruitshouldbepartofahealthybalanceddiet,butitshouldn’tbethefocusofthediet.”shesaid.12.WhatcanbeknownabouttheHollywoodDiet?It’stheoriginoftheGrapefruitDiet.Itwasmorepopularinthe1930sthananytime.Itmayappealtofatpeople.Scientistsmaythinkitisnonsense.13.Whatdidtheexperimentsonmiceshow?Theyshouldhavebeenconductedonhumans.Theresultsapplytohumanstoo.Grapefruitcouldcurediabetes.Miceprefergrapefruitjuicetowater.14.Inwhichcasewillgrapefruitjuicemakeadifferencetoweightloss?Themicewithhighbloodsugar.Themicedoingalotofexercise. Themiceonafattydiet.Themicetakingprescriptiondrugs.15.What’sthebesttitleofthetext?NutritionofGrapefruitExperimentonGrapefruitGrapefruitMakesaHitGrapefruitHelpsKeepFit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。Recyclingreferstotheprocessofcollectingusedmaterialswhichareusuallyconsideredas‘waste’andreprocessingthem.Someofthemostmonitemsthatarerecycledareplastic,glass,paper,batteries,etc.Recyclingisgoodforus,formanufacturers(制造商)andforourenvironment.16Herearesomegoodreasonswhyeveryoneshouldrecycle.Oneofthebiggestreasonsisthatrecyclingreducesthepressureonourenvironment.Byusingwasteproductsinameaningfulway,wecanslowlydecreasethesizeofourlandfills.Asthepopulationgrows,itwillbeedifficultforthelandfillstoholdsomuchtrash.Whenthishappens,ourcitieswillfacepollution,poisoningandmanyhealthproblems.17Weknowthatrecyclinginvolvestheprocessingandusageofcoreelementsofoldproductsfortheproductionofnewproducts.18Forexample,onceanoldnewspaperisrecycled,wedonotneedtousetheresourceofanothertreetoproducenewpaperproducts.Thisway,properrecyclingcanhelpuspreserveournaturalresources.19Reusingoldthingscostslessthanbuyingnewones.InmoststatesinAmerica,it’sactuallymorecostlytogetridofwastethantorecycle.Somerecyclingpaniesbuywastesfromneighborhoodsfortheirrecyclingactivities.Thisbringsyouextramoney.Everyonecanmakeadifference.Ifyouthinkthatitmakesnodifferencewhetheryourecycleornot,thinkagain!Morethanhalfofthewastethateachofuscreateseachyearcanberecycled,butalotofitendsupbeingburied.20Afterall,manyhandsmakelightwork.Recyclingisgoodforyourwallet.Thishelpsinsavingournaturalresources.Itstopshumansfromdamagingtheenvironment.Recyclinghelpstogetridofoldthingsandwaste.However,noteveryoneknowshowimportantitistorecycle.Wheneachofustakesaction,italladdsupandmakesarealdifference.Recyclinghelpstokeepthepollutionundercontrolanddecreaseitlittlebylittle.第二部分：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。Doyouhavecontinuousfeelingsofhopelessnessoremptiness?21ofinterestorpleasureinnormalactivities?Insomnia(失眠)oroversleeping?Ifyouorpeoplearoundyouareexperiencingthesechallenges,don’t22toseekhelpastheseare23symptomsofdepression.WangYang,afreelancer(自由职业者),has24herlittlecousinundergotheseemotionalandbehavioralchanges.Hercousin,only13,waslaterdiagnosedwithdepression.Beforethat,hercousinwasveryoutgoingand25aboutsports.Thefamilywonderswhatcouldhave26suchadramaticchange.Therearemanyreasonsthatateenagermightbeedepressed,suchaspoorschool27,intensepetitionwithpeersor28familylife.InZhouYongsheng’sview,apsychologicaltherapist(治疗专家),parents’overcontrolandexcessivecriticismovertheirchildrencouldcauseaheavymentaldamageandleadtolowselfesteem(自尊)andalackof29.Inthelongterm,thismaysetoffabiggerproblem:depression.Healsopointsoutthatacademicstressisanotherworseningfactor,30forSenior3studentswhoarebusypreparingforthegaokao.Toimprovethepreventionand31ofdepression,theNationalHealthmission32aplanonSept11.Itaskshighschoolsandcollegestoincludescreening(筛查)fordepressionintheirstudents’physicalcheckupsandevaluatetheirpsychologicalhealth.33thegovernment’sefforts,familiesandteenagersneedtobeactive.Ifparentsareconcernedabouttheirchild’sdepression,Zhou34seeingadoctorortherapistandpossiblytakingmedication.Fortunately,thingsgot35forWang’scousinafterhewasconvincedtoreceivemedicaltreatment.“Hetalkswithusandsleepswellnow,”shesaid.“Ihopehewillgetridofdepressiononeday.”21.A.DiscoveryB.binationC.LossD.plaint22.A.rememberB.hesitateC.failD.intend23.A.officialB.ordinaryC.typicalD.sensitive24.A.witnessedB.createdC.solvedD.understood25.A.anxiousB.carefulC.nervousD.enthusiastic26.A.ledtoB.addedtoC.turnedtoD.adjustedto27.A.experimentB.performanceC.positionD.progress28.A.positiveB.healthyC.negativeD.wealthy29.A.resourceB.disappointmentC.happinessD.confidence30.A.extremelyB.especiallyC.merelyD.nearly31.A.treatmentB.developmentC.operationD.pain32.A.publishedB.orderedC.announcedD.cancelled33.A.RegardlessofB.AsfarasC.OnbehalfofD.Asidefrom34.A.continuesB.remendsC.permitsD.learns35.A.worseB.harderC.easierD.better第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。Asthenewacademicyearbegins,freshmenareenteringcollegecampusesacrossthecountry,manyofthemacpaniedbyparents.XidianUniversityinXi’ancityhasintroducedapolicythathascaughteveryone’sattention.

Itwillgiveaway“FreshmanIndependenceAward”

tothose36etocollegealone,notacpaniedbyparents.Awardeeswillreceiveacertificate,aspecially37(design)Tshirt,andaphotographofthementeringthecampus.That’savery38(create)ideaandwillencouragetheyoungtobeboldenoughtotravelhundredsorthousandsofkilometersontheirown39(reach)theirnewcolleges.Afterall,beingindependentis40essentialpartofgrowingup.Mostcollegefreshmenarejust18andhavehadlittlechanceoftravellinginthepastyears,asthey41(occupy)withtheirhighschoolwork.Goingtocollegecouldbetheirfirstchancetobeontheirown.Thepolicymight42(actual)encouragethemtobeindependent.However,thatdoesnotmeanthoseingacpaniedbyparentsshouldbelaughed43.Manyfamilieslookforwardtothemomentwhen44(they)childrenwillgotocollegeandwouldliketocapturethemoment.Manyfamiliesthustravelfromonecitytoanotherwiththeircollegegoingmembersin45(celebrate).

第三部分:写作(共两节,满分40分)第一节（满分15分）假如你是李华，“世界海洋日”即将来临。请代表校学生会用英语写一封倡议书，呼吁大家保护海洋动物。内容包括:1.发出倡议的缘由；2.如何保护海洋动物；3.号召大家一起行动。注意：1.词数80左右；可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯;参考词汇：世界海洋日：WorldOceansDay________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________第二节（满分25分）阅读下面文章，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一个完整短文，续写词数应为150左右。LastSunday,Ireceivedaphonecallfrommyfriend,Alun.Heaskedmetohelpwithhisgroupwhoentertainedatthelocalhospitals.Duetomyunfinishedhomework,Iwasunwillingtogo,butfinallyIwaspersuadedtohelpoutthisonetime,whichprovedtobeanunforgettableandmeaningfulexperience.Thatevening,Alunpickedmeupandwewenttoalocalhospital.Iwasgoingtojoinhismusicalgroupwithmyguitarandmaybesingsomesolosongsaswell.Thehospitalwaslarge.Whenguidedintothehallweweresurprisedtoseesomanypatientsandstaffthere.Asightlikethisarousedoursympathy.Somepatientswereinwheelchairsorwiththeirarmsinbandages,whileotherswerewiththeirdripsattached.Maybetheirdaysseemedtobedullduringtheperiodoftreatment,soouringbroughtsomecolorintotheirlives.Seeingtheirhappyfaces,IthoughtjoiningAlun’sgroupwasaworthwhilethingtodo.Amongtheaudience,Ispottedoneparticularyounggirlagedabout13whowaswearingaheadscarfandappearedtobemoredelightedthantheothers.Whenwestartedourperformance,excitementfilledthehall.AlunmentionedtomethattheyounggirlwhoIhadnoticedearlierwassingingalongwithalloursongsquietlytoherself.Atabreak,outofcuriosity,Iaskedoneofthenursesaboutthegirl.Shesaidthatthegirlsufferedseriousburnsandwasbeingtreatedandthatshewasabitdownthesedays,butourperformancehadliftedthegirl’sspirits.Oursongsmovedallthepeoplepresent.Theyallcheeredforus,includingtheyounggirlandwewereinspired.Facingtheselovelypeople,wereallywantedtodomore.Paragraph1:Weaskedthegirlifshewouldliketosingwithus.____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Paragraph2:Afterherperformance,Isawachangeinthegirl’seyes._________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

丹东市2020—2021学年度(上)期末高二英语测试答案第一部分：阅读理解13BAC47

CBBC811CDBA1215CBCD1620EGBAF第二部分：英语知识运用2125CBCAD2630ABCDB3135ACDBD36.who37.designed38.creative39.toreach40.an41.wereoccupied42.actually43.at44.their45.celebration第三部分:写作应用文参考范文：Dearfellow