2020-2021学年度第一学期期末考试卷
高二英语
第Ⅰ卷（选择题，满分100分）
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A、B、C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 can you most probably hear this talk?
A.In a department store.
B.In a post office.
C.In a bank.
2.What is the man doing?
A.He is buying plane tickets to Europe.
B.He is sending some postcards.
C.He is asking about his mail.
3.What is the man?
A.A waiter.
B.A taxi driver.
C.A conductor.
4.What time will the train leave?
A.At 6:10 tomorrow morning.
B.At 11:00 tonight.
C.At 11:00 tomorrow morning.
5.What do they hope to do?
A.Stop cigarette production.
B.Advise people not to smoke.
C.Stop young people smoking.
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A、B、C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6段对话, 回答第6至7题
6.What does the woman ask to do at first?
A.Change the gloves.
B.Return the gloves.
C.Try the gloves.
7.How much will the woman pay to get the gloves she likes?
A.$29.95.
B.$35.25.
C.$5.3.
听第7段对话, 回答第8至9题
8.Who did Fred have a fight with last night?
A.His brother.
B.The policeman.
C.The storekeeper.
9.What can we learn from the conversation?
A.Fred was slightly hurt.
B.The car was moved away by the policemen.
C.The drugstore was destroyed by Fred.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10.Why is the woman so happy?
A.She started carrying a credit card.
B.She got an ID card of her own.
C.She’s got some money belonging to her.
11.What advice does the man give the woman?
A.She must have enough money with her.
B.She should not buy everything she wants.
C.She must care about her credit card and ID card.
12.How much can the woman spend at most with her credit card?
A.$500.
B.$1,500.
C.$50.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13.Where did Mary find the wallet?
A.On a playground.
B.In a parking lot.
C.In a shopping mall.
14.What is inside the wallet?
A.A photo of a person.
B.Some paper and an ID card.
C.Some money and business cards.
15.Who does the wallet probably belong to?
A.An old lady.
B.A grown man.
C.A young boy.
16.How will Mary get in touch with the wallet’s owner?
A.By making a telephone call.
B.By asking the police for help.
C.By waiting where she found it.
请听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17.Who is the book for?
A.Young children.
B.Parents.
C.Teachers.
18.What happens to Vanessa on her first day in school?
A.She is badly treated by another child.
B.She plays poorly in the games.
C.She spends her time alone.
19.How does V anessa’s classmate help her?
A.By walking together with her.
B.By inviting her for dinner.
C.By telling her what to do.
20.What might the speaker be doing?
A.Reading her new picture book.
B.Hosting a radio program.
C.Giving a class.
第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）
第一节（共15小题：每小题2分，满分30分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
When you choose to study abroad in Madrid, you choose to do so in a beautiful city with one hand firmly rooted in the past and one reaching confidently toward the future.
Geography of Madrid
Madrid is Spain’s capital and the most populated city. The heart of Madrid is a well-developed city with a perfect public transportation system, busy streets and sidewalks. Some of Madrid’s remoter districts, however, feel more like ancient villages. The city sees some snow in winter and plenty of rain in spring and fall. Summers are hot with minimum amounts of rain.
Language in Madrid
The majority of people in Madrid speak Spanish which is the official language of Spain. Most colleges and universities in Madrid are Spanish-language schools. However, many study-abroad programs in Madrid offer options
of attending English-langu age schools. Also, when you’re in Madrid, you might take advantage of many high quality Spanish-language programs available to help you learn the language.
Cost of living in Madrid
The cost of living in Madrid depends on where you want to live. You need to pay three months’ rent in advance plus a deposit (押金) of ＄200 for the first time. Rent for a one-bedroom apartment in the city center of Madrid costs about ＄650 per month. And rent for a three-bedroom apartment in the city center costs approximately ＄1,200. If you’re willing to live outside the city center, you can expect to pay approximately ＄450 to ＄850 for a one or three-bedroom apartment respectively(分别地).
21．What can we know about Madrid?
A．There is a small amount of rain in summer. B．All school students must learn English.
C．Its remoter districts look modern. D．English-language schools are rare.
22．How much should be paid first to rent a one-bedroom apartment in the city center of Madrid?
A．About ＄1,950. B．About ＄1,550.
C．About ＄2,750. D．About ＄2,150.
23．Who is the text probably intended for?
A．Native students who plan to study English.
B．Parents whose children will live in Madrid.
C．Foreign students who will study in Madrid.
D．Teachers who intend to work in Madrid.
B
I travel a lot, and I find out different “styles”(风格)of directions every time I ask “ How can I get to the post office?”
Foreign tourists are often confused(困惑的)in Japan because most streets there don’t have names. In Japan, people use landmarks(地标)in their directions instead of street names. For example, the Japanese will say to travelers, “ Go straight down to the corner. Turn left at the big hotel and go past a fruit market. The post office is across from the bus stop.”
In the countryside of the American Midwest, there are not usually many landmarks. There are no mountains, so the land is very flat. In many places there are no towns or buildings within miles. Instead of landmarks, people will tell you directions and distances. In Kansas or Iowa, for example, people will say, “ Go north two miles. Turn east, and then go another mile.
People in Los Angeles, California, have no idea of distance on the map. They measure distance in time, not miles. “ How far away is the post office?” you ask. “ Oh,” they answer, “ it’s about five minutes from here.” You say, “ Yes, but how many miles is it?” They don’t know.
It’s true that a person doesn't know the answer to your question sometimes. What happens in such a situation? A New Yorker might say, “ Sorry, I have no idea.” But in Yucatan, Mexico, no one answers “ I don't know”. People in Yucatan believe that “I don't know” is impolite. They usually give an answer, often a wrong one. A tourist can get very, very lost in Yucatan!
24．When a tourist asks the Japanese the way to a certain place, they usually _______ .
A．describe the place carefully
B．show him a map of the place
C．tell him the names of the streets
D．refer to recognizable buildings and places
25．What is the place where people measure distance in time?
A．New York. B．Los Angles.
C．Kansas D．Iowa
26．People inY ucatan may give a tourist a wrong answer ________ .
A．in order to save time B．as a test
C．so as to be polite D．for fun
27．What can we infer from the text?
A．It’s important for travelers to understand cultural d ifferences.
B．It’s useful for travelers to know how to ask the way properly.
C．People have similar understanding of politeness.
D．New Yorkers are generally friendly to visitors.
C
Most people can't wait for spring to arrive. It means flowers and warmer weather, all welcome changes from the dark winter days. Now we know that spring is arriving sooner in the Northern Hemisphere (北半球）than it was in the past, thanks to a study published in Scientific Reports.
For example, Los Angeles may experience spring only a day earlier than it did 10 years ago, but further north, in Seattle or Chicago, spring will arrive four days earlier. If you lived in the Arctic, spring could arrive 16 days earlier
than it used to.
To determine how springtime is starting earlier, researchers looked at temperature records and 743 earlier studies over 86 years. These studies were about various biological indicators of spring, including birds migrating, plants flowering and amphibians（两栖动物）sounding their mating calls. Researchers then studied these data to see if they were occurring earlier. The result showed that not only is spring making itself known sooner but it's warmer, too.
Before you go out in a happy springtime hike, spring arriving sooner isn't so good. The livelihood of migratory birds, for instance, may be concerned.
“The food that birds rely on when they move to the north might not be reliable if the beginning of spring at these higher latitudes（维度）is expanded by future warming." said Eric Post. He is a fellow of the John Muir Institute and a polar ecologist.
Animals relying on Arctic sea ice, like polar bears, probably aren't crazy about things warming up sooner, either, because it impacts on their ability to hunt. Spring's early arrival could cause disorder in the delicate balance of various ecosystems~~not to mention how soon you'll need to buy allergy medicine.
28．We learn from the study published in Scientific Reports that .
A．spring comes earliest in Los Angeles
B．Los Angeles is further north than Seattle
C．spring comes 12 days earlier in Arctic than in Chicago
D．the further north a place lies, the sooner spring comes than before
29．Researchers made the discovery mainly by .
A．comparing related data available
B．conducting research and test
C．calculating the exact length of each spring
D．observing animal's behavior all year round
30．What do the last two paragraphs focus on?
A．Concerns over spring's early arrival.
B．Springtime emergence of creatures.
C．Early springtime's impacts on humans.
D．Disorder in the balance of ecosystems.
31．In which section of a magazine can we read this text?
A．Medical Report. B．Survival Stories.
C．Scientific Discoveries. D．Natural environment
D
Vegetarianism (素食主义) is growing in popularity in lot of countries. And now, South Africa is one of them. Today, more and more South Africans are experimenting with the vegetarian way of life by cutting all meat out of their diet.
Others are exploring veganism (纯素食主义). Vegans are similar to vegetarians but they avoid all animal-based products, including milk and eggs. Some vegans do not eat honey. There is no official count of how many vegans there are in South Africa. But the interest has led to the birth of vegetarian and vegan restaurants in Johannesbur, the nation’s economic center. And this year. Africa’s first big vegan and plant-based- festival launches in Cape Town. The Vegan & Plant Powered Show takes place at the end of May.
But veganism can be lonely road for many South Africans. Th e country is Africa’s top consumer of meat from cows, pigs and sheep, based on information from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Many South Africans express shock at the thought of giving up meat, which is central to celebrations and spirituality.
This is an issue for many African vegans, including Anesu Mbizvo. “In African culture, a big part of family’s net worth is their livestock (畜牧). Their livestock define the wealth of family. And so when you kill an animal at a gathering, it’s seen as you giving of yourself.” But offering home-grown vegetables, she added, would not be considered as valuable. She said, “I think that’s one of the barriers to veganism for people of African cultures.”
Some South Africans are finding their path somewhere in the middle.Thirty-one-year-old Thandiwe Ngubeni is a typical example of this. She still eats meat—but less and less of it as time goes by. “I feel more energetic when I eat a vegetarian or vegan meal. It actually just gives me more energy.”
32．Which of the following best describes vegans?
A．They eat a little meat.
B．They only eat vegetables.
C．They build vegan restaurants.
D．They avoid all animal-based products.
33．Why veganism can be lonely road for many South Africans ?
A．A small demand for meat.
B．Traditional views of many South Africans.
C．Ignoring the value of vegetables.
D．Gap between the rich and the poor.
34．What do we know about Thandiwe Ngubeni?
A．She is a vegan. B．She is a vegetarian.
C．She is neither a vegan nor a vegetarian D．She refuses to eat any meat.
35．What can be a suitable title for the text?
A．Many South Africans Welcome a Vegan Lifestyle
B．Meat in South Africa Will Become Less Valuable
C．Veganism Is absolutely impossible to Practice in South Africa
D．Vegans’ Behaviors Are Too Extreme
第二节（共 5 小题；每小题 2 分，共10 分）
根据短文内容，从短文后的七个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。
Be on time. It's a simple command, and one you've probably heard since you were a child. 36 But, as an adult, if you're habitually late, you run the risk of ruining your professional reputation—no matter how smart, competent, or capable you might be.If you think punctuality doesn't matter, think again. 37
It Shows Y ou Care
We live in an extraordinarily busy world. We schedule meetings and appointments back-to-back, constantly surrounded by phone calls, emails, and texts that need to be answered＂immediately." Getting to a meeting or appointment on time is good，38 Being late, however, sends the message that your time is more valuable than everyone else's.
It Shows You're Responsible
Your co-workers, clients, and partners want to know that they can trust you to get the job done—and being punctual is an easy way to demonstrate that you can. 39 Conversely, flying down the hallway, showing up breathless to a meeting, then hurrying for your papers and notes gives an impression of chaos and disorder—not exactly the message you want to send.
It Reduces Stress
You know how stressful being late can be. But constantly rushing and scrambling to catch up not only makes you feel being in a panic—40 Making sure that you show up on time prevents all that anxiety in the first place(yours and theirs!).Instead of panicking about the clock, you can focus your attention on what really matters—your job.
A.Being late can cost you friends.
B.And, of course, one you've likely ignored before.
C.it also makes everyone around you anxious and uncomfortable.
D.it also makes you earn a reputation of being someone others can count on.
E.It indicates that you're organized, responsible, and in control of your time.
F. Here are some reasons why it definitely does-along with my tips for making punctuality a priority.
G. because it shows that it's important to you.
第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
I will never forget a girl student sitting at the back of the classroom. Having 41 the college entrance exams and changed schools twice, she couldn't smile 42 . Every day she would sit at the desk, staring at textbooks and exercises, motionless and 43 . The extreme loneliness she spread almost stopped me 44 teaching. Of course she had no friends in this fiercely competitive class. Every time I 45 the classroom, I welcomed
everyone. Of course when I said something to her casually, she unwillingly answered with a 46 smile.
Life is harder for senior students. Hardly does a day go by without endless exercises or 47 . Every time when the scores 48 , her score would be the last or the second to the last. Dark clouds always 49 in her eyes. When I invited her to the teacher's office, we never talked about study or scores, but I would make some jokes casually 50 . She never replied, only staring out of the window. Slowly she felt a bit 51 .
One day the exam results came out and she did 52 ! When I quietly walked into the classroom, she was still sitting at the back of the classroom but with a big smile. Later, she was 53 into a university. Since then she had never been heard from again. Two days before the Spring Festival Eve, I was shopping in a supermarket 54 an excited voice came into my ear: "Hello, Mr Deng." I looked around and found she stood by the goods shelf, working part-time during her college holidays. From her happy face, I could see she was busy and happy. "Mr Deng, you helped me 55 my darkest time. I know what you did every day at that time. Thank you."
Gone were her sad expressions and a 56 face threw light on every customer. In that instant, I realized how 57 it is to give a bit of care to those 58 every day. You may never know 59 each gesture or word may mean to someone else. I 60 that experience.
41．A．succeeded B．got C．won D．failed
42．A．unhappily B．naturally C．hardly D．angrily
43．A．warm-hearted B．cold-blooded C．heavy-hearted D．light-hearted
44．A．by B．from C．in D．to
45．A．stepped into B．broke into C．looked into D．took into
46．A．big B．forced C．warm D．happy
47．A．tests B．work C．students D．teachers
48．A．put out B．set out C．came out D．brought out
49．A．flew B．flowed C．thrown D．flashed
50．A．however B．otherwise C．instead D．therefore
51．A．amazed B．confused C．relaxed D. bored
52．A．pass B．lose C．forget D．fail
53．A．joined B．recognized C．graduated D．admitted
54．A．with B．when C．below D．although
55．A．get through B．kill C．go over D．waste
56．A．sunshine B．sorrow C．exciting D．ashamed
57．A．meaningless B．impossible C．important D．unnecessary
58．A．in control B．in need C．in danger D．in hand
59．A．how many B．how long C．how often D．how much
60．A．remember B．treasure C．forget D．regret
第II 卷
第三部分英语知识运用
第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
My heart is full of love 61 （recent）, I am so grateful for the support and friendship of a very dear friend of 62 （my）. With his help，I can realize my dream of 63 （make）a kind acts project.We live in Johannesburg, South Africa，where，as you all know, poverty and unemployment are huge 64 （problem）. I have been looking forward to opening a soup kitchen for many years. I want to try my best to help those people in need.We have created a Facebook page 65 （call）Shadows and we usually share our kind acts activities with our friends on it. These days，I am making hearty soup while my friend is handing out blankets to 66 homeless. There are so many people 67 （live）on the street，which shocks me.We are calling on more people to join us. The act of love by giving has touched my heart greatly. Sometimes I’m 68 （exhaust）at the end of the day, 69 I still love the journey I’m on. Because 70 the project, my life becomes so beautiful. I just know what I’m doing now may make a difference to some people’s life.
第四部分写作(共两节，满分35分)
第一节短文改错(共10小题；每小题l分，满分10分)
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。
文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线(＼)划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：
1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
This morning, I found it was snowing heavily. Attracting by the beautiful sight, I decided to go out to take some photo. The snow finally stopped at noon, and I couldn't wait go outside with my camera. As I walked on the path in the front of our building, I saw a boy suddenly slipping in the ground. It was at the moment when I realized what I should do. Immediately, I returned home to get a broom but started to sweep the path. It was so a hard job that I sweated a lot. An hour late, the thick snow was cleared away. My neighbors all smiled and give me thumbs-up. I felt very happy that I had done something for my neighborhood.
第二节书面表达（满分25分）
假定你是新华中学学生会主席李华。你们原定在本周五举行的运动会因故推迟。请你给参加活动的留学生写一份通知。内容包括：1、表示歉意2、推迟的原因、3、推迟到何时。
注意：1.词数100左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；