广东省汕头市潮阳区学年高二上学期期末考试英语试题 含答案.docx

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广东省汕头市潮阳区学年高二上学期期末考试英语试题含答案

广东省汕头市潮阳区2020-2021学年高二上学期期末考试

英语试题

试卷共8页，满分130分。

考试用时120分钟。

第一部分：

情景交际（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

阅读下列简短对话，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳答案，将对话补全。

1.A:

HappyNewYear!

B:

____________.

A.ThesametoyouB.Ihopeso

C.That’sagoodideaD.That’sOK

2.A:

I’msorryI’vebrokenthewindow.

B:

____________.I’llrepairit.

A.IwillforgiveyouB.Youaresocareless

C.PleasetakecareD.Don’tworry

3.A:

____________,isthisyourbook?

B:

Yes,itis.Thankyou.

A.SorryB.ExcusemeC.HelloD.Tellme

4.A:

Remembertowritedownyournameonthepaper.

B:

_______________.

A.NevermindB.Withpleasure

C.That’sallrightD.Sure,Iwill

5.A:

It’sverykindofyoutoseemeoff.

B:

______________.

A.NoproblemB.Ihopetoseeyousoon

C.It’smypleasureD.Idon’twantyoutoleave

6.A:

DoyoumindifIturnontheTV?

B:

____________.Let’swatchthesportsnewsnow.

A.NowayB.GoaheadC.You’dbetternotD.Ithinkso

7.A:

Wouldyoupleasehelpmetotaketheclothesdownstairs,Tom?

B:

_______________.

A.NevermindB.That’srightC.NoproblemD.Let’sgo

8.A:

Iwillgototheamusementparknextweekend.

B:

_________________.

A.ExcusemeB.Haveagoodtime

C.I’mafraidIcan’tD.It’suptoyou

9.A:

IamsorryIcan’thelpyou.

B:

_________________.

A.MypleasureB.Allright

C.ThankyouallthesameD.Iamsorrytohearthat

10.A:

Iwillhaveamathtesttomorrow.

B:

________________.

A.GoodluckB.Thankyou

C.WelldoneD.Thesametoyou

第二部分：

阅读理解

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。

A

TheWorld’sCoolestBookstores

Wheredidyoubuyyourlastbook?

ChancesarethatyouboughtitontheInternet.Butifyoudid,youmissedtheextraordinaryexperienceofbrowsinginarealbookstore.Thesedaysbookstoresofferlotsofgreatbooksandplentymore.

Taipei’sEsliteDunnanStore

TimemagazineoncenamedEsliteDunnanStoreinTaipei“Asia’sbestbookstore”.Onevisittothestoretellsyouwhy.Thestore,spreadingacrossfivefloors,offersacombinationofrestaurants,musicandover200,000books.Withitscosyreadingspots,visitorssometimessaysit’slikealibrary.Othershavecalleditthe“7-Elevenofbookstores”becauseit’sopen24hoursaday.

BookGarden

Theworld’sbiggestbookstoreisTehran,Iran’sBookGardenwith700,000squarefeetofspace.Inadditiontorestaurantsandatheater,theBookGardenfeaturesaparkontheroof.

LibreriaAcquaAlta

Venice,Italy,isacitysurroundedbywater.ItseemsthatoneofitsmostinterestingbookstoresisLibreriaAcquaAlta.Itsbooksaredisplayedinallthingsrelatedtowatersuchasboats,bathtubsandmore.

LaCaverneauxLivres

LaCavermeauxLivres--thecaveofbooks--wasonceatrain.TodaythisuniqueFrenchbookstore,locatednorthofParis,ishometothousandsofsecond-handbooks.

Bart’sBooks

Manyreadersliketositinsidewithagoodbook.ButatBart’sBooksinCalifornia,guestscanenjoyagoodbookandsomefreshair.Bart’sBooksisbelievedtobethelargestindependently-ownedoutdoorbookstoreintheUS.

Whetheryouenjoyreadinginsideoroutside,there’salwaysaninterestingbookstoretobediscovered.

11.WhatisspecialaboutTaipei’sEsliteDunnanStore?

A.Therearesomeplaceswhereyoucanenjoyyourmeal.

B.Youcantakebooksfromthisstorewithoutpayingmoney.

C.Youcanvisitthisbookstoreatanytimeoftheday.

D.Itischaracterizedbyaparkontheroof.

12.WhatwillyouprobablydoinLaCaverneauxLivres?

A.Enjoyagoodbookandoutdoorscenery.

B.Readsomebooksandhavearestinaboatorabathtub.

C.Searchforsomeinformationabouttrains.

D.Browsedifferentkindsofusedbooks.

13.Whatisthepurposeofthelastpartofthetext?

A.Tourgepeopletoreadbooksinsideoroutside.

B.Toencouragepeopletogototherealbookstore.

C.Toinspirebooksellerstoopensomemorecreativebookstores.

D.Toappealtobooksellerstopayattentiontothislist.

B

JimDenevanisanamazingartistwhoseworkisadmiredbyall,butownedbynone--that’sbecauseallofJim’sartiscreatedonanunusualcanvas--thesoftsand.Hesometimesspendsdaysworkingonapiece,onlytoseeitwashedawaybytheseaorastormandthatisjustthewayhelikesit.

Denevandiscoveredhisartistictalentsabouttenyearsago,whenhewaswanderingaimlesslyonthebeachwithastick.Heendedupdrawinga12-foot-longfish.Sincethen,Jimhastraveledover1,800mileswhilecreatingover600piecesofsandart.

Overtheyears,hisdrawingshavebecomebigger,butthetoolsheuseshaven’tchanged--Allheneedsisastick,agardenrakeandmostimportantly,hislivelyimagination!

Justlikeanygoodartist,Jimisquiteparticularaboutthe“quality”ofhiscanvas,sometimeswalkingformiles,insearchofperfectsand.Hislatestpieceofwork,whichisalsotheworld’slargestfreelancedrawing,wascreatedinthedesertsandsofNevada.IttookJimthreetrips,eightdaysandover100milesofwalkingtocreatethis3-mileworkofart.Ittookthestormjustonenighttodestroyit!

However,Jimsaysheactuallyenjoyswatchingthewavesorrainwashhispaintingsaway.

Jim’sarthasbecomeverypopularovertheyearsandwaseventhetopicofadocumentarynamed“Sandman”in2005.JimDenevanisnotjustaboutartinthesand--heisalsoanexcellentchefandfounderofanorganizationcalled“OutstandingintheField”,whosemottoistocelebratefoodatitssource.Accordingly,groupdiningeventsareheldoutdoorsonfarms,withthedinersbeingtreatedtoadeliciousmeal.Theevents,whichareheldindifferentfarmsthroughoutAmerica,arealwayssoldouttheminutethescheduleisannounced.

14.Itcanbelearnedfromthetextthat_________.

A.Denevanwalksalottocompletehiswork

B.itisnothardforDenevantofindsuitablesandtodrawon

C.itusuallytakeslongforthestormtodestroyDenevan’swork

D.Denevanisveryparticularabouthisdrawinginstruments

15.WhatdoesDenevanenjoyabouthisworkaccordingtothetext？

A.Walkingalongdistance.

B.Waitingforthestormtocome.

C.Lookingforasuitablecanvas.

D.Watchinghisworkbeingdestroyedbynature.

16.WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeDenevan?

A.Generous.B.Open-minded.C.Imaginative.D.Traditional.

17.Denevanisalsopopularasachefbecause_________.

A.Hefoundedanorganizationcalled“OutstandingintheField”

B.Helikestotreatdinerstodeliciousfoodatitssource

C.Healwaysholdseventsindifferentfarms

D.Hewaseverthetopicofadocumentary

C

Ifyouhaveeverfeltsickatthebackofabusorafteraboatcruise,thenyoumighthaveexperiencedmotionsickness.Thecondition’smostcommonsymptomsaredizziness,headaches,sweatingandvomiting.

Humanshaven’talwaysexperiencedthisreaction.AccordingtoFredMast,aprofessorattheUniversityofBern,motionsicknessbegantoaffectuswhenwecreatedvehiclesforgettingtoplacesfaster.“Ourbodieswerenotpreparedforit,”hesays,explainingthathuman-madeaccelerationcreatesadisturbancebetweenourvestibularsystem（前庭系统）,whichisresponsibleforcontrollingbalance,andourvision.Whiletravellingonaboatorinacar,youmaynotbewatchingthemovementofthevehicle,butyourvestibularsystemregistersit.Sincethehumanbrainhasnotevolvedenoughyettoresolvethatconflict,itleadstomotionsickness.Motionsicknesscanalsostrikewhenthereissimulatedacceleration,suchasinsomevideogamesormoviescenesinthetheatrethatmaketheviewer’sbrainthinkit’smovingwhenit’snot.

Whileoneinthreepeopleexperiencesmotionsicknessatsometime,certainpeoplearemoreeasilyaffected.Theseinclude:

childrenandyoungadults（accordingtoaGermansurvey,halfofthoseundertheageof30reportbeingaffected）;patients;andwomen.

Suffererscanavoidmotionsicknessbymakingchangestohowtheytravel.Forinstance,sittingfacingforwardatthefrontofabusallowsyoutoseethemovement.Sittinginthemiddleofaboatornexttothewingofanairplanewillreducetheamountofmovementyoufeel.Stayingawayfromalcoholandheavymealsaheadofcar,boatorplanetripscanalsobehelpful.

18.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“simulated”inParagraph2mean?

A.fakeB.suddenC.frequentD.visible

19.Whatisthesecondparagraphmainly?

A.Thesymptomsofmotionsickness.

B.Thecauseofmotionsickness.

C.Thefunctionofvestibularsystem.

D.Theevolutionofhumans’brains.

20.Whoismorelikelytosuffermotionsickness?

A.Theold.B.Theyoung.C.Themale.D.Thehungry.

21.Whatcanbedonetoavoidmotionsicknesswhiletravelling?

A.Closingeyestofeelthemovement.

B.Sittingclosetothebusdriver.

C.Fillingthestomachbeforeaboattrip.

D.Choosingamiddleseatintheairplane.

D

StevenSteinlikestofollowgarbagetrucks.Hisstrangehabitmakessensewhenyouconsiderthathe’sanenvironmentalscientistwhostudieshowtoreducelitter,includingthingsthatfalloffgarbagetrucksastheydrivedowntheroad.Whatisevenmoreinterestingisthatoneof Stein’sjobsisdefendinganindustrybehindtheplasticshoppingbags.    

Americansusemorethan100billionthinfilmplasticbagseveryyear.Somanyendupintreebranchesoralonghighwaysthatagrowingnumberofcitiesdonotallowthematcheckouts（收银台）.Thebagsareprohibitedinsome90citiesinCalifornia,includingLosAngeles.Eyeingtheseheadwinds,plastic-bagmakersarehiringscientistslike Stein to makethecasethattheirproductsarenota