安徽省黄山市学年高二英语下学期期末考试试题07140317.docx

1、安徽省黄山市学年高二英语下学期期末考试试题07140317某某省某某市2020-2021学年高二英语下学期期末考试试题本试卷分第1卷选择题和第2卷非选择题两局部。总分为150分。考试时间120分钟。答案应写在答题卷上，不能答在试题卷上。本次测试听力密码：b5es7xc 第1卷第一局部 听力共两节，总分为30分第一节 共5小题; 每一小题1.5分，总分为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三个选项中选出最优选项，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. What will Bob probab

2、ly do this evening? A. Write a letter. B. See a play. C. Go to the cinema.2. Where does the conversation probably happen? A. In a hospital. B. At a restaurant. C. At a school.3. How much does the woman pay for the T-shirt? A. 5 dollars. B. 10 dollars. C. 15 dollars.4. What does the man think of his

3、job? A. Worried. B. Content. C. Disappointed.5. What does the man want the woman to do? A. Stop playing the piano. B. Try going to sleep and have a rest. C. Concentrate on her homework. 第二节 共15小题；每一小题1.5分，总分为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三个选项中选出最优选项，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，每一小题5

4、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段材料，回答第6、7题。6. What does the woman think of the movie? A. Exciting. B. Encouraging. C. Disappointing. 7. What impressed the man about the film? A. The reviews. B. The large party. C. The pessimistic attitude.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8. What will Fiona do in Cornwall? A. Go

5、 surfing. B. Visit her sister. C. Do up her house.9. Whats the probable relationship between Fiona and the man? A. Friends. B. Colleagues. C. Husband and wife. 10. How will the man get home? A. By train. B. By car. C. By air.听第8段材料,回答第11至13题。11. What did the man go to Guangzhou for? A. To see bikes.

6、 B. To visit his uncle. C. To take buses and cars. 12. How did the woman find riding bicycles? A. She thought it interesting and exciting. B. She found it quite different from driving a car. C. She thought it good for peoples health.13. Which city is noisier according to the passage? A. Guangzhou. B

7、. Hong Kong. C. New York. 听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。14. What does the man want the woman to do? A. Meet his sister. B. Drive to Canada. C. Have a trip to Seattle.15. When will the woman return from Seattle? A. On Friday night. B. On Saturday night. C. On Sunday morning.16. What do we know about the mans sist

8、er? A. She has longed to see the woman. B. She wont go back to Canada. C. She cant stay very long.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. Whats the speaker talking about? A. Living anywhere as you like. B. His country life and city life. C. Advantages and disadvantages of city life.18. When did the speaker e to Franc

9、e? A. When he was 16 years old. B. When he got tired of country life. C. After he explored his homeland.19. What does the speaker think of living in a flat for the elderly? A. Funny. B. Inconvenient. C. Suitable.20. How does the speaker sound? A. Curious. B. Humorous. C. Content. 第二局部 阅读理解(共两节,总分为40

10、分)第一节 共15小题; 每一小题2分, 总分为30分阅读如下短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中选出最优选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 AWhether youre travelling to the islands or the mountains of Thailand, youre likely to spend at least one night in its capital city on the way. Bangkok might be noisy and polluted but its also an exciting city with plenty of t

11、hings to see and do. Why not make it a longer stay?Where to stayThe Khao San Road was a famous traveller spot even before Leonardo di Caprios character in the film The Beach stayed there. But its noisy, not very pretty and not very Thai. For something more authentic, Phra Kanong offers an alternativ

12、e place to stay, with its fantastic street markets where everyday Bangkok people eat, work and live. Its not as convenient for the main tourist sites, but it has a Skytrain station so you can be at the Grand Palace in 20 minutes.How to get aroundBangkoks traffic can be a nightmare. Sure, you can eas

13、ily take a taxi if you want to spend hours stuck in traffic jams but there are two much better ways to get around the city. To explore the temples and historical sites, catch an express boat river taxi or a longtail boat along the Chao Phraya river and the canals. For the modern part of the city, th

14、e Skytrain is a fast, cheap way to travel from the river to the shopping malls and nightlife of Sukhumvit, and the famous Chatuchak street market.Where to eatThe simple answer is: everywhere! Thai street food is among the best in the world, and for around $5 you can eat a filling and delicious meal.

15、 Some food stands have little plastic seats where you can sit and eat and they cook the same dish over and over, like fried chicken on rice or Pad Thai noodles. Head for Chinatown Yaowarat Street and choose whatever looks most interesting from the many excellent Chinese and Thai restaurants and food

16、 stands. 21. Where can you experience local peoples life ? A. Khao San Road. B. Phra Kanong. C. Sukhumvit. D. Yaowarat Street.22. What can we learn from the passage? A. One night is enough time to see Bangkok. B. The river boat taxis often get stuck in traffic too. C. Taking the Skytrain is a faster

17、 way to see the city than going by taxi. D. You need to choose where to eat carefully, as not everywhere is good.23. Where is the text probably taken from? A. A text book. B. A science report. C. A guidebook. D. A book review.BWithin 30 minutes of finding out a little boy named Bodie needed a kidney

18、 transplant (肾移植，Taylor Pikkarainen signed up to try and be his donor(捐献者).Bodie Hall, from St. Michael, Minnesota, was born with a rare kidney disorder. Neither of his parents could donate their kidney to him and he needed a kidney transplant badly. “Its like, how do you ask somebody to donate a ki

19、dney? Bodies mom Gloria Hall said.Dad, Brandon Hall, wasnt a match, and Gloria had already donated a kidney to Bodie s older sister who had the same condition. “This was outside of our control, Brandon said. He was placed on a kidney transplant list, but doctors advised them to go on social media to

20、 spread the word to find a donor.Nurse Taylor Pikkarainen, is a friend of a friend. She said, “Its definitely part of my calling, helping people. Even just reading his story and seeing his picture on the Facebook page made me think he was the cutest thing ever. Pikkarainen, a traveling nurse from Mi

21、nnesota, was working with COVID-19 patients in New Jersey when she heard about Bodie. She filled out the paperwork right then.Doctors say it is hard to find a well-matched donor, but physicians at M Health Fairview concluded that Pikkarainen was the best match for Bodie out of several possible kidne

22、y donors.The transplant happened on July 9,which was Pikkarainens birthday as well. “Theres no way to express how grateful we are, really, Bodies mom said.“We just told her Thank you, his dad said. “We just couldnt believe that she was willing to do something like that for us.Bodie is taking anti-re

23、jection (抗排异药medication, which will last for the rest of his life. Fortunately, the two of them have recovered and are doing well. In fact, Bodies mom said he looks healthier than ever - and even took his first steps not long after the operation!24. What happened to Bodie? A. He injured his body ser

24、iously. B. He was too poor to get treatment. C. He suffered from a deadly disease. D. He didnt accept his sisters kidney.25. What did Pikkarainen do to help Bodie? A. She helped him find a donor. B. She donated her kidney to him. C. She spread his story on social media. D. She raised money for his k

25、idney transplant.26. What did Bodies parents think of Pikkarainens act of kindness? A. It was out of their expectation. B. It was a gift for Bodies birthday. C. It was the most selfless act they had seen. D. It was her special way of saying thank you.27. What is the best title of the passage? A. How

26、 to Find a Donor B. The Lucky Boy is Recovering C. Helpful Nurse Saves a Life D. The Powerful Social MediaCHumans take first place when it es to making long-term changes to the earth, but we arent the only species to make a mark with infrastructure(根底设施A new look at an 1868 map has shown that beaver

27、 dams (河狸坝in Michigan have been holding strong for at least 150 years.The map is the work of Lewis Henry Morgan, who first traveled to Michigan in the late 1850s for his railroad work and started studying the beavers in what is now the city of Ishpeming. The resulting book, 1868s The American Beaver

28、 and His Works, had a map that included 64 beaver dams and their ponds (池塘It was Carol Johnston of South Dakota State University who realized the value in Morgans map to modern ecologists (生态学家. She created an updated version using air photos and pared the two, discovering that about 72 percent of t

29、he dams and ponds still exist.While not all of the dams are still in active use, the findings show the unusual engineering abilities of the North American beaver. The fact that so many structures are still standing after all this time is truly impressive; they are even older than many of humankinds

30、most beloved structures, including the Eiffel Tower. “The findings prove that beaver works have been changing the North American landscape for centuries, Johnston says.For more, check out Morgans work in full on the Internet Archive, which includes lovely passages like this one, “As the dam is not a

31、 necessity to the beaver, his normal living place being rather natural ponds and rivers, and holes in their banks, it is an amazing fact that he should have voluntarily worked himself, by means of dams and ponds of his own construction, from a natural to an artificial way of life.On that note, dont

32、forget that International Beaver Day is April 7. These guys deserve some serious praise.28. Which word best describes the beaver dams according to the text? A. Huge. B. mon. C. Simple. D. Strong.29. What can Morgans map be used for? A. Helping scientists study environmental changes.B. Helping railroad builders avoid dangerous areas.C. Helping Johnston re