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学年高二英语下学期期末考试试题E
2020-2021学年高二英语下学期期末考试试题(E)
第一部分听力(共两节,满分30分)
做题时,先将答案标在试卷上。
录音内容结束后,你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。
第一节:
(共5小题;第小题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答案,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.Howlongwilltheconcertlast?
A.Onehour.B.Twohours.C.Twoandahalfhours.
2.Forwhomdoesthemanwanttobuyanewsweater?
A.Jim.B.Sue.C.Mary.
3WhatisTomnow?
A.Asecretary.B.Anovelist.C.Areporter.
4WhereisBob’sjacket?
A.Ontheschoolbus.B.Onthewall.CInhisschoolbag.
5.Whatisthewomandoing?
A.Encouragingtheman.B.Askingforhelp.C.Makinganexcuse.
第二节(共15小题;每小题1.5分,满分22.5分)
请听下面5段对话或独白,选出最佳选项。
请听第6段材料,回答第6、7题。
6.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?
A.Whattoeateveryday.B.Howtoloseweight.C.Whentogoonadiet.
7.Whathappenedtotheman’sfriend?
A.Hewasgettingsickofpotatoes.
B.Hegainedtoomuchweight.
C.Hewasillinhospital.
请听第7段材料,回答第8、9题。
8.Howdoesthewomanhavemealseveryday?
A.Sheeatsinherpany.B.Shecooksathome.C.Sheeatsout.
9.Whichofthefollowingisnexttothewoman’shouse?
A.Asupermarket.B.Adrugstore.C.Aschool.
请听第8段材料,回答10至12题。
10Whatdoesthewomanadvisethemantodofirst?
A.Focusonhismainquestion.B.Choosekeyarguments.C.Doalotofreading.
11.Whatistheman’smainproblem?
A.Hedoesn’tanalyzethematerial.
B.Hedoesn’tnarrowthetopicdown.
C.Hedoesn’ttakenoteswhilereading.
12.Howdoesthemanfeelatlast?
A.Grateful.B.Surprised.C.Confused.
请听第9段材料,回答第13至16题。
13.Whydoesn’tthemanwanttogoswimming?
A.He’safraidthatitwillbehot.
B.Hehasgotsunburntrecently.
C.Hethinksthatitmaybedangerous.
14.Whendidthemanbreakhisarm?
A.Lastweek.B.Lastmonth.C.Lastyear.
15.Whoprobablycaughtthemostfishlasttime?
A.Theman.B.Thewoman.C.Thewoman’scolleague.
16.Whatdoesthemanprefertodothisweekend?
A.Playgamesathome.B.GomountainbikingC.Repairhisboot.
请听第10段材料,回答第17至20题
17.Whatwasthemanaskedtodo?
A.Makeaboat.B.Repairaboat.C.Paintaboat.
18.Whatdidthemanthinkofhisbehavioratfirst?
A.Unimportant.B.mon.C.Rewarding.
19.Howdidtheboatownerprobablyfeelwhenhiskidswereoutfishing?
A.Calm.
B.Excited.C.Anxious.
20Whydidtheboatownergivethemanacheck?
A.Themanhelpedthekidsfish.
B.Themanexaminedtheboat.
C.Themansavedhiskids.
第二部分阅读理解(共两节,满分30分)
第一节(共10小题;每小题2分,满分20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。
RoaldDahlisoneofthegreateststorytellerstheworldhaseverknown.HewasborninLlandaffinWaleson13September1916.Roald’sdreamwastogotoexcitingforeignplaces,andhegotthechancewhenhegotajobwiththeShellpanysupplyingoilinEastAfrica.WhentheSecondWorldWarbrokeout,hebecameafighterpilotandhealmostdiedwhenhecrashedhisplaneinthedesert.AfterwardshewassenthomeandgivenanewjobintheBritishEmbassyinWashington,D.C.There,hestartedwritingspeechesandwarstories,andhisfirstpiecesofwritingwerepublished.
Haveyou
heardofanyofthesestories?
CharlieandtheChocolateFactory
Charlieisayoungboyfromapoorfamilyand,likemostchildren,heloveschocolate.CharliebuysWonkachocolatebarshopingtofindagoldenticketinsidebecausewhoeverfindsagoldenticketisinvitedtovisittheWonkachocolatefactory.However,therearesomewonderfullystrangethingsinsidethefactory!
TheBFG
TheBFGistheBigFriendlyGiantandhebringssweetdreamstochildrenwhiletheyaresleeping.OnenightheisseenbyagirlcalledSophie,andhekidnaps(绑架)herandcarriesherawaytohishomelandbecauseheisscaredshe’lltelltheworldabouthisexistence.Heisactuallyfriendly,buttheothergiantsarenot.Theywanttoeatpeople.Sophiedecidestogetsomeonetohelp:
theQueen!
Matilda
Matildaisagenius(天才)andsh
elovesbooks,butherparentsdon’tunderstandherintelligenceandarecrueltoher.Matilda’sbrainpowerisdiscoveredbyherteacher,MissHoney,whohelpshertodevelopherintellect.ButMissHoneyisalsobeingmistreatedbythecruelheadteacher,soMatildatriestofindawaytohelpher…
Boy:
TalesofChildhood
Thisbookistoldlikeastory,butit’snotanovel.It’sanautobiography(自传)ofRoaldDahl’schildhoodandschoolexperiences.Inithedescribeshisexperienceswiththedeadmouse,horribleteachers,summerholidaystoNorwayandgettingthejobwithShell.
21.WhatdidRoalddorightbeforeworkingintheBritishEmbassy?
A.Hewrotestoriesandspeeches.B.Hetraveledinforeigncountries.
C.Heworkedforafamousoilpany.D.Heservedasamemberoftheairforce.
22.ToknowaboutRoald’spersonalexperiences,whichstoryshouldyouread?
A.Matilda.B.Boy:
TalesofChildhood.
C.TheBFG.D.CharlieandtheChocolateFactory.
23.Whatdothefourstorieshaveinmon?
A.Theyareamusing.B.Theyareaboutkids.
C.Theyareworksoffiction.D.Theyarebasedontruestories.
B
Duringlunchallmyfriendsweretalkingabouttheirfamilies’plansforwinterbreak,andIwasa little jealoussincemy parentscouldn’t takeavacation duringChristmasweek.
I camehomefrom school thatdaytofind a newsletterfromtheJewish munity
Center,whichcontained anadforan “alternativevacation”munity-servicetriptoNewOrleansduringChristmas week.Iwonderedwhethercleaningneighborhoods destroyed byHurricane Katrinaandsleepingonthefloor in a sleepingbagwerereallythe way Iwantedto spend Christmasvacation.Isentin anapplication anyway,wentforaninterview,andwasactually veryexcitedwhen I wasacceptedintothe program.
We arrived inNewOrleansonDecember23.First,we haddinnerat apizza placethathad beendestroyedbythe hurricane.Theownerstold usaboutwhattheyhadgonethroughtorebuildtheir homes.
On Christmas Eve,wespenttheday removinggarbageaspart of abeautificationprojectintheLowerNinthWard,whichwas most heavilydamagedbyHurricaneKatrina.
On Christmas Day,we worked at acenter for homeless people. The people reallyappreciatedourwork,and wefelt likewehad made Christmas a little morespecial forthem.Myfavoriteprojectwashelpingatananimalrescuecenter.Wewalkedtheanimals,cleanedtheirplaces,andfedthem.Sixthousand dogsandcats,separatedfromtheirowners,wererescuedbythatshelterafterthehurricane.
When IreturnedtoNewYorkandtoldmy friendsaboutmytrip,Irealizedhowridiculousl hadbeen tobejealousoftheirChristmasplans.I lookedaroundatmyhouse,mydog,myfamily andeverythingIownedand felt really spoiled. AllthethingsIsawinNewOrleans, all theamazingpeople I metand thesmallways l wasabletocontributetotherebuilding of the city made that week the most memorable vacation I canimagine.
24.What wastheauthor’s firstreaction to themunity-servicetrip?
A.Hefeltupset. B.Hewasexcited.
C.He felthopeful.D. Hewasdoubtful.
25.Whichdidtheauthorlikemost?
A.Removinggarbage.B. Helpingthehomeless.
C. Workingwithanimals.D. Diningwithsurvivors.
26.Whatcanbethebest titleforthe text?
A. TheMostMemorableDay B. MySpecialChristmasVacation
C. Post-DisasterReconstruction D.A BigContributiontoSociety
C
Summersaroundtheworldarealreadywarmerthantheyusedtobe,andtheyaregoingtogetdramaticallyhotterbythecentury’sendifcarbonpollutioncontinuestorise.Thatproblemwillbefeltmostacutelyincities.
Theworld’srapidlygrowingpopulationcoupledwiththeurban“heatisland”effect,whichcanmakecitiesupto7.8℃warmerthanthecountryside,addsuptoarecipefordangerousandpotentiallydeadlyheat.
Currently,about54percentoftheworld’spopulationlivesincities,andby2050theurbanpopulationisexpectedtohavegrownby2.5billi
onpeople.Asthosecitiesgethotter,weatherpatternsmayshiftandmakeextremeheatevenmoremon.Thatwill,inturn,threatenpublichealthandtheeconomy.
Underthehigh-pollutionsituation,currentlymildOttawa,CanadacouldhavethetropicalclimateofBelizeCityby2100.MountainousKabul,AfghanistancouldfeellikecoastalColombo,India.AlreadyhotCairo,Egyptcouldfeellikeitssweltering(闷热的)neighbor,AbuDhabi.
Theaveragelandtemperatureisprojectedtorise4.8℃,butduetothedifferencesingeography,somecitieswillwarmmuchmore.Sofia,Bulgariaispredictedtohavethebiggestoveralltemperatureshift,withtemperaturesrisingnearly8.4℃by2100.ThatwouldmakeitssummersmorelikeinEgypt.
TheaveragesummertemperatureinKhartoum,Sudanisprojectedtoskyrocketto44.1℃ifcarbonpollutioncontinuestobeunchecked.Thatshiftemphasizesthatunlesscarbonpollutionislimited,theplanetcouldbeheadedtowardastatethathumanshaveneverexperienced.
Dealingwithlessextremeheatmakesadaptationeasierandlessexpensive,andgiventhatchoice,perhapsit’snosurprisecitiesareleadingthechargeonclimatechange.Theyfacetheworstimpactsofextremeheatandarehometobillions.That’swhythousandsofmayorsfromaroundtheworldhavebandedtogetherandpromisedtoreducetheiremissions.ThatincludeslotsofU.S.citiesmittingtomeettheParisAgreementgoalsafterPresidentTrumpannouncedhewaspullingtheU.S.outoftheagreement.
27.Whatmayhappenbytheendofthecenturyaccordingtothepassage?
A.Carbonpollutionwillbeworseandworse.
B.Theworld’spopulationlivingincitieswilldecline.
C.Thetemperatureincitieswillbetoohighto