学年宝山区高二下期末考试英语试题.docx

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学年宝山区高二下期末考试英语试题

2020-2021学年宝山区第二学期期末高二年级英语学科教学质量监测试卷

（本试卷满分140分，考试时间120分钟）2021.06.15

I.ListeningComprehension

SectionA

Directions:

InSectionA,youwillheartenshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Theconversationsandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaconversationandthequestionaboutit,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaper,anddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.

1.A.Heisangryabouthavingtowaitforher.B.HeknowswhatsortofpersonJaneis.

C.Janeshouldhavestartedalittleearlier.D.Janemaybecaughtinthetrafficjam.

2.A.Shecannotattendthepresentation.B.Shecannotworkbecauseoftoothache.

C.Sheisgoingtomeetthemanat8:

30.D.Shehasbeeninvitedtogiveatalk.

3.A.Repeatthetrainingeverythreedays.B.Avoidtoomuchphysicaltraining.

C.Includeweightliftingintheprogram.D.Combinehertrainingwithdieting.

4.A.ShewillseeMr.Smithatlunchtime.B.ShetalkedwithMr.Smithonthephone.

C.ShefailedtoreachMr.Smith.D.SheisabouttocallMr.Smith’ssecretary.

5.A.Adoptingapose.B.Takingphotographs.

C.Paintingpictures.D.Repairingcameras.

6.A.Buyonegoodpair.B.Buyonecheappair.

C.Buythreecheappairs.D.Buythreegoodpairs.

7.A.Herefforttokeepfitisreallyunworthy.B.Shemusthavepaidalotforthegym.

C.Sheisknowntohaveaterrificfigure.D.Hergymexercisehasproducedgoodresults.

8.A.Takeaphoto.B.Adoptachild.

C.Traveloverseas.D.Lookforanewjob.

9.A.Aliceneedsmoretraininginmakingpublicspeech.

B.Themandidn’tthinkhighlyofAlice’spresentation.

C.Alicedidn’tseemtobenervousduringherspeech.

D.ThemancanhardlyunderstandAlice’spresentation.

10.A.Whatthecustomers’feedbackis.B.Thedirector’sopinionofherwork.

C.Whatherjobprospectsare.D.Hernewresponsibilitiesinthecompany.

SectionB

Directions:

InSectionB,youwillheartwoshortpassagesandonelongerconversation,andyouwillbeaskedseveralquestionsoneachofthepassagesandtheconversation.Thepassagesandtheconversationwillbereadtwice,butthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaperanddecidewhichonewouldbethebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.

Questions11through13arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

11.A.4B.80C.100D.200

12.A.Houseplantsisapromising,economicalsolutiontoindoorairpollution.

B.Thousandsofplantswouldbeneededinasingleapartmenttocleantheair.

C.Theairqualityinsideahouseismuchhardertocontrolthaninalab.

D.Itwouldtakeover100plantspersquaremetretocleantheair.

13.A.Plantsinsidethespeaker’shouseB.Thetruthabouthouseplants.

C.Houseplantshelpreduceanxiety.C.Indoorplantshelpcleantheair.

Questions14through16arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

14.A.Doinghishousework.B.Lyingonthebed.

C.Coveringhisface.D.WatchingTVforhours.

15.A.Extracurricularactivitiesareapartoftheregularcurriculum.

B.Studentscanparticipateindifferentkindsofactivities.

C.Thereare20sportsteamand100clubs.

D.Crewteamisverypopularwithstudents.

16.A.Collegeadmissionsvaluesextracurricularactivities.

B.Schoollifeisjustextracurricularactivities.

C.Participatinginextracurricularactivitiesisrequired.

D.FreetimeissohighlyvaluedinAmerica.

Questions17through20arebasedonthefollowingconversation.

17.A.AMexicanrestaurantB.AnItalianrestaurant.

C.Acleanrestaurant.D.Aninterestingrestaurant.

18.A.HehateseatingwithJennyandJonathan.

B.Heiswillingtoexchangefoodwithothers.

C.Sharingfoodatthetableisnotclean.

D.Askingforsomeofothers’foodisawkward.

19.A.Giveuppartsofameal.B.Eatingoffhisplate.

C.Sayyeswithgrace.D.Justpolitelydecline.

20.A.Orderingfoodatarestaurant.B.Sharingfoodattable.

C.Tryingavarietyofdishes.D.Discussingtheirmenus.

II.GrammarandandVocabulary

SectionA

Directions:

Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.

DiscoveraWholeNewWorldofEducationandEntertainment

Ifyouaren’tamongthemillionsofpeoplewholistentopodcasts,youcouldbe.Bylate2020,over1.5millionpodcastshowsand34millionepisodes（21）______（publish）.Appleclaimstoofferpodcastsinover100differentlanguages.Sowhatarepodcasts,andwhyaretheysopopular?

Podcastsaresimilartoradioshows.Peopleusetheirphonestolistentopodcasts（22）_______severalreasons.First,theyareinteresting!

Podcastscoveranimpressivevarietyoftopics.Youcanfindpodcaststhatmatchyourspecificinterestsnomatterwhattheyare.

Second,podcastsaresuperconvenient.Unlikeradioshows,youdon’tneedtolistenatafixedtime.Youcanlistenondemand----thatmeanswhereverandwheneveryouwant!

Andunlikebooksandvideos,youcanmultitaskwhile（23）_____（enjoy）apodcast.Podcastsletyoureyesandhandsdootherthings（24）______youlisten.

Andwecan’tforget（25）_____（mention）thethirdreasonpodcastsaresopopular:

They’refree!

You’llneedapodcastapptosubscribetopodcastshowsorselectindividualepisodes.Yourphonemightalreadyhaveone（26）_______（install）.Youcanalsosearch“bestfreepodcastapps”andinstallone（27）_____.

Thenyoucanusetheapptosearchfor（28）______you’reinterestedin.Areyoulookingforsomethingfun?

Wouldyouliketoheardiscussionsaboutthenews?

Doyouwantmoreinformationaboutaparticularsubject?

Arethereanyprofessorsorteachersyouwanttolistento?

Isthereabookorafavoriteauthor（29）______you’dliketoknowmoreabout?

Doyouneedsomethingtohelpyourelaxorbecomeabetterfriend,husband,wifeorparent?

Useyourpodcastapptosearchforanytopicofinterest.Thereareprobablypodcastsaboutit!

Withpodcastsinyourpocket,you（30）_____enjoytimethatmayfeelwasted.Nowcleaning,ridingthebusandexercisingareactivitiesyoucanlookforwardto!

SectionB

Directions:

Fillineachblankwithaproperwordchosenfromthebox.Eachwordcanbeusedonlyonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.

A.establishB.addressC.practicesD.inconvenientE.issues

F.demonstratingG.currentlyH.hopefullyI.completeJ.approachK.install

ProvidingHouseswithHeart

Homelessnessisnotusuallyasimplematterof“rooflessness”.Somecausesofhomelessnessarepersonal,suchas___31___withphysicalormentalhealth,addictionanddomesticviolence,Othercausesaresystemic,suchasanover-pricedhousingmarket,joblossinaweakeconomyandpoorgovernmentpolicies.Sincebothkindsofcauseskeeptheproblemoccur,wemust___32_____bothtosolvetheproblem.Thankfully,innovativeorganizationsarerisingtomeetthechallenge.

3D-printedhouses

BrettHaglerpersonallywitnessedthehomelessnesscausedbyHaiti’s2010earthquake.Thatthoughtfulexperiencepromptedhimto___33_____NewStory,anorganizationthathelpsdestroyedcommunitiesrecoverbybuildinghousesfaster,betterandhopefully,cheaper.

NewStoryis___34_____workingonbuildingtheworld’sfirst3D-printedneighborhoodinTabascoMexico.Ittakesabout24hoursto“print”thewallsofahouse,afterwhichlocalworkers___35_____theroof,doorsandplumbing.Thehousesaredesignedtowithstandearthquakesandhurricanesandwill___36_____lastforgenerations.AfterdevelopinganddemonstratingtheirmethodsinTabasco,NewStoryintendstooffertheuseoftheirtechnologytogovernmentsandotherhousingnon-profits.

Abridgethatcan’tbeburned

Abilene,Texas,isseeingsuccessthroughaninnovative___37_____tohomelessnesscalledBuiltforZero.BuiltforZeroteammembersbelievethatwithhomelessness,theproblemisn’tthepeople;it’sthesystems.Sowhilethey’redevelopingpersonalrelationshipswithhomeless“neighbors,”they’resimultaneouslyhelpingwithproblemslikeinefficienthousingassistancepoliciesand____38______.

Theypractice“radicalhospitality,”whichmeanslearningeveryperson’snameandtreatingthemlikethey’reimportant.Theytakepeopleoutforcoffee,fixcarsandchargebatteriesinthehomelesscamps.Theyhelpneighbors___39_____theassessmentprocessforhousingassistancewhenthey’reready,evenwhenit’s___40_____.“Radicalhospitalitypromotesthedignityandworthofthoseweserve,”theyexplain,“anditproducesthebestresults.”Theywanttobea“bridgethatcan’tbeburned.”

III.ReadingComprehension

SectionA

Directions:

ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.

Whenitcomestotimemanagementandproductivity,itallboilsdowntofindingandeliminatingyourtimethieves.Onceyou____41____thelow-valuetasksthattakeupyourtime,youwillfindyourselfwithtimetofocusonthetaskthatfuelgrowth.

Thebiggestcriminal

Asyoudrilldownintothedailyoperationsofyourorganization,you’llkilllotsoftimethieves,butonethat____42____islow-valueemail.Ihavespokenwiththousandsofbusinessleadersaskingthequestion:

”What’sthesinglegreatest____43____thatkillsyourproductivity?

”Theoverwhelminganswer,byathree-to-onepercentage,wasemail.

Itmaybepromotionaljunkmail___44____assomethingmoreimportant,