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学年高二英语下学期期末考试试题
2020-2021学年高二英语下学期期末考试试题
考试时间：
120分钟 满分：
150分
第一部分：
单项选择题（每题2分，共30分）
Would you mind me ____________ here?
A. Sitting B. sit C. to sit D.sat
After his third film, his career of film performance ___________.
A.took up B. took off C. took over D. took in
______________ good weather it is today!
Why not go for an outing?
A.What B. How C. What a D. How a
This is the second time that I _____________ your hometown.
will visit B. visit C. have visited D. had visited
With winter ____________, the weather is becoming increasingly cold.
approaches B. approached C. is approaching D.approaching
This morning he has tried every way possible to ____________ the manager of that company.
contact B. contact with C. get into contact D. in contact with
How did the students react _________ the conclusion that iron has a slow reaction _______ water?
A.to, to B. to, with C. with , to D. on , to
He used to ________ play games on the Internet, but now he is used to ________ before sleeping.
A.play, read B. playing , reading C. play , reading D.playing, read
He has a large house in the suburb, which is twice ___________ mine.
as large than B. as larger as C. largest than D. the size of
____________ with the book bought last week, this one is more interesting.
Comparing B. Compared C. Compare D.To compare
There are _________ number of books in the library and _________ number of them is increasing.
A.a, a B. the, a C. a, the D. the, the
Miss Shen’s methods of teaching are nothing like ___________ of the teachers at my Junior High school.
that B. this C. ones D.those
Concentrate your mind on English, __________ you won’t master the language.
or B. and C. so D. but
__________ he works, ___________ progress he’ll make in the future.
A.The more careful,the more B.The more carefully, the more
C. The more carefully, the most D.The most careful, the most
To my _________ , the __________ news also made the family and their neighbors _________.
amaze, amazing , amazed B. amazed, amazing, amaze
C. amazement, amazing , amazed D. amazement, amazed, amazing
第二部分：
阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）
：
（共15小题；每题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
July 20,2021 marks the 52th anniversary of the first moon landing.The National Space Center will provide you with super-sizes pace experiences:
a giant Earth model,a domed planetarium（穹顶天文台）and a 42-meter rocket tower. It's all under cover so it's a good place to visit on a rainy day.
Ticket
It's not cheap—adult $15, 5-to-16-year-olds $12—but once you've paid you can revisit as many times as you want in a year, and admission is free for kids under five.
Opening hours
10 am—4 pm Monday to Friday, 10 am—5 pm weekends and school holidays.
What about lunch?
The Boosters Cafe serves reasonably priced hot and cold snacks and drinks at the foot of the center's two rockets. The cafe offers vegetarian（素食的）option too.
Exit through the gift shop?
It's stocked with souvenirs including books, games and telescopes. Some are quite pricey. The gift shop is the first thing you pass on entry and also the last thing you see as you leave.
16.What gifts can you buy in the Center?
A. Rockets. B. Telescopes. C. Pencils. D. Earth models.
17.What can you learn about the National Space Center?
A. It is free for kids under 6. B.It has two gift shops.
C. It is vegetarian-friendly. D. It is open at night in holidays.
18.What is this passage mainly about?
A. Holiday plans. B. Space experiences.
C. Suggestions for visiting the Center. D. Information about the Center
B
The next time you find an excuse to abandon your ambition, think of Chris Nikic. On November 7,2020, 21-year-old Chris Nikic made history as the first person with Down Syndrome to attempt and complete an Ironman. Organized by the World Triathlon Corporation, it requires athletes to swim 2. 4 miles, bike 112 miles, and run a full 26.2-mile marathon—in under 17 hours!
The event, which took place in Panama City, Florida, began early in the morning with a two-lap swim in
the Gulf of Mexico. Chris, who was tied to his coach for safety, completed the course well within 2 hour,
20-minute timelimit.
The 112-mile bike ride, which Chris rode alone, proved a little more challenging. Not accustomed to drinking water while riding, he was forced to make multiple stops. To make matters worse, the young athlete was attacked by an army of red ants whose nest he accidentally stepped on during a break. He also had a bleeding knee after crashing while speeding downhill. Despite these setbacks, Chris managed to complete the lap before the 5:
30 pm cut-off time.
The competition's final challenge-a two-lap 26. 2-mile run along the waterfront—started smoothly. However,Chris was tired out by the tenth mile. But with encouragement from his coach and cheering bystanders,the youngster somehow managed to cross the finish line in 16 hours, 46 minutes, and 9 seconds—almost 15 minutes under the 17-hour timelimit.
Chris is no stranger to overcoming challenges. Born with two holes in his heart, he underwent surgery at just five months old. He was too weak to walk independently until he was four. Due to his Down Syndrome,every expert his parents spoke to focused on the limitations rather than the possibilities.
To Chris,this race was more than just a finish line and celebration of victory. It's about being an example to other kids and families that face similar barriers.
19.What does the underlined part “an Ironman” in paragraph 1 refer to?
A. A competition. B. An organization. C. A person. D. An artwork.
20. Which of the following best describes Chris's bike ride experience?
A. Romantic. B. Eventful. C. Pleasant. D. Smooth.
21. What does the author intend to do in paragraph 5?
A. Stimulate readers' interest. B. Introduce a new topic.
C. Summarize the previous paragraphs. D. Add some background information.
22.What can we learn from Chris's story?
A. Winning is everything. B. No dream is unachievable.
C. Life is full of choices. D. Misfortune is a barrier to success.
C
Like people, plants experience stress. And also, like people, the response to that stress can determine success.
Bad environmental conditions, such as drought, flood, heat and other stresses, affect yields more than crop pests and diseases. We are trying to find a way to equip plants with the ability to tolerate（容忍） environmental stress and maintain（保持） high yields, said Stephen Howell,a professor of genetics and cell biology.
Plant cells produce proteins and ship them to different parts of the cell. Under normal conditions,these proteins are folded into their normal, healthy structures as they are produced. When a plant is under stress, its cells produce poorly folded or unfolded proteins. Then a built-in system senses this and “sets off an alarm in the cell,"said Howell.
In response to the alarm, another protein（IRE1）starts working and creates a different process which activates （激起）the stress response genes whose products bring about defensive measures that help the plant survive.
“As it turns out, responses that are activated under stress conditions actually inhibit the growth of
plants,"said Howell.“This allows them to preserve their energy to survive the stress conditions."
For plants in the wild, this response is a help for survival, he said. In production of agriculture crops, however, this response reduces yields.
＂You don't want crop plants to stop growing," Howell said.“You want them to continue to grow and produce even though they are under stress."
“With the new understanding of this stress response, the next step may be to silence the alarm system,”said Howell.“What may be important is to disable some of these stress responses. That may make the plant more productive under stress conditions,”
23.According to the text, what causes an alarm in the plant cells?
A. The folded proteins. B. The changed proteins.
C.The defensive measures. D. The stress response genes.
24. What does the energy preserved in the plants under stress conditions do?
A. It helps the plants to survive. B. It helps to maintain high yields.
C. It keeps the plants growing. D. It helps to produce proteins.
25.Which of the following is closest to the meaning of the underlined word “inhibit" in paragraph 5?
A.Start. B.Continue. C.Promote, D.Prevent.
26.How does Howell intend to make crop plants maintain high yields under stress conditions?
A. By making crop plants keep more energy. B. By making crop plants stop growing.
C. By making the alarm system stop working. D. By making the alarm system respond quickly.
D
Camping is a good way to spend time along with your kids and to show them how wonderful nature can be. Through camping, children can discover new things about nature, such as flowers, birds, and other small animals. Camping gives kids time to get away from all the electronics（电子）of today's culture. So it
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