学年山东省滨州市高二上学期期末考试英语试题 解析版.docx

1、学年山东省滨州市高二上学期期末考试英语试题 解析版山东省滨州市2020-2021学年高二上学期期末考试英语试题一、阅读选择 Thinking about holidaying alone, but a bit concerned about the pitfalls? You neednt worry if you consider these tips first. SafetyUnless you positively invite dangeri.e. hanging around a remote park at 4 a.m. with headphones ontravelling

2、alone isnt actually that risky. The biggest danger is being taken for a ride. Literally, in the case of taxi drivers: always ask for an estimated fare before setting off. Otherwise, try to never look like a tourist. Ensure that someone else knows your journey and commit to regular contact with them.

3、PlanBeing alone means you cant use your friends phones when yours runs out of juice, or rely on them should you lose your wallet. Put emergency systems in place: write down key numbers (friends, hotels, embassies, emergency services), have change for phone boxes and always keep some back-up money in

4、 your bag. Making friendsThis is another common and very valid worry when travelling alone: what if no one likes me? Acquiring new companions is always easier than feared, but still a scary subject. It helps to look approachablesmile at people, have open body language and lose the sunglasses. Read s

5、omething interesting to start a conversation, or ask strangers a question.More hands-on methods include visiting expatriate bars, joining tours or using apps designed to help people make friends, such as Meetup.1What can you do to ensure your safety when travelling alone?ABehave as a traveler. BCatc

6、h a lift when available.CWander in a distant park in the early morning. DMake your travel known by someone close to you.2What preparations should be made in case of emergency?ACalling the police BContacting your friends.CAsking strangers for help. DSetting aside some money in your bag.3Where is this

7、 text most probably from?AA travel website. BA health newspaper.CA project handbook. DA friend-making brochure.【答案】1D2D3A【分析】这是一篇应用文。文章主要从安全、计划和交友三个方面提出了一些独自外出旅游的建议。1细节理解题。根据第二段中“Ensure that someone else knows your journey and commit to regular contact with them.(确保别人知道你的旅程，并承诺定期与他们联系)”可知，独自旅行时，让亲近的

8、人知道你的旅行，可以确保自己的安全。故选D。2细节理解题。根据第三段中“Put emergency systems in place: write down key numbers (friends, hotels, embassies, emergency services), have change for phone boxes and always keep some back-up money in your bag.(准备好应急措施：记下关键电话号码，如朋友、酒店、大使馆、紧急服务机构，准备好电话亭的零钱，并在包里留一些备用资金)”可知，应该在你的包里留出一些钱，来应对紧急情况。故

9、选D。3推理判断题。根据第一段“Thinking about holidaying alone, but a bit concerned about the pitfalls? You neednt worry if you consider these tips first.(想过独自度假，但又担心会有陷阱吗？如果你先考虑这些建议，你就不必担心)”结合文章主要从安全、计划和交友三个方面提出了一些独自外出旅游的建议。可推知，文章可能选自一个旅游网站。故选A。 Mark Bertram lost the tips of two fingers at work in 2018 when his h

10、and became trapped in a fan belt. “Its life-changing but its not life-ending,” he says. “Doing work is harder now. Everything is just a little different.”After two surgeries and occupational therapy, Bertram decided to make light of his condition by asking Eric Catalano，a tattoo（纹身）artist，to create

11、fingernail tattoos. The idea made everyone in the studio laughuntil they saw the final result. “The mood changed,” Catalano recalls from his Eternal Ink Tattoo Studio in Hecker, Illinois.” Everything turned from funny to wow.”When Catalano posted a photo of the tattoos, a pair of fingernails looking

12、 so real that no one could believe their eyes, he had no idea the image would eventually be viewed by millions of people around the world.The viral photo pushed Catalano, 40, further into the world of paramedical tattooing. Now people with life-altering scars come from as far away as Ireland to visi

13、t his shop. Using flesh-toned inks and a needle, Catalano transforms his clients view of themselves.Leslie Pollan, 32, a dog breeder in Oxford, Mississippi, was bitten on the face by a puppy in 2014.After undergoing countless surgeries to correct a scar on her lip but in vain, she ultimately turned

14、to Catalano, who covered her lip scar, giving her back a piece of her confidence. Pollan says,“ It made me have a different outlook on life.”“Every time I see that emotion from my customers, Im 100 percent sure this is something that I cant stop doing.”4Initially, the idea of creating the first fing

15、ernail tattoos seems to people.Ainspiring Blife-changing Cridiculous Damazing5What do we know about the posted photo of the fingernail tattoos?ANo one believed it was real.BIt enjoyed great popularity.CIt brought Catalano fame and money overnight.DIt discouraged Catalano from furthering on in that f

16、ield.6Why does the author mention Pollans story?ATo warn people to stay away from puppies.BTo prove that plastic surgeries are not so effective.CTo show Catalano helps change clients view of themselves.DTo highlight that tattooing is very important in our daily life.7Which one is the best title of t

17、he passage?AMagical Tattoos BA Tattoo Artist CStart-off of Tattoos DDevelopment of Tattoos【答案】4C5B6C7A【分析】这是一篇记叙文。文章记叙了指甲纹身最初是怎么出现的，及后来指甲纹身对部分人的意义和影响。4细节理解题。根据句子“The idea made everyone in the studio laughuntil they saw the final result”（这个主意使工作室里的所有人笑起来，直到他们见到最后的结果）可知，这个主意是荒诞可笑的。故选C。5推理判断题。根据句子“he h

18、ad no idea the image would eventually be viewed by millions of people around the world.”（他不知道这图片最后被世界各地数百万人浏览过。）可知，许多人对它感兴趣，喜欢这指甲纹身的图片，B项“It enjoyed great popularity”（它享有盛誉）与该句意思一致。故选B。6细节理解题。根据句子第四段句子“Catalano transforms his clients view of themselves.”（ Catalano改变了客户对自己的看法）和第五段“Polan says,“ It mad

19、e me have a different outlook on life.”（波兰说：它使我对生活有一个不同的观点态度）可知， 作者举该例子是说明Catalano 做的指甲纹身帮助客户改变了对自身的生活观点。故选C。7主旨大意题。根据第二、三、四段的内容可知，它们的关键词分别是“fingernail tattoos”、“a photo of the tattoos”、“the world of paramedical tattooing”， 都围绕着纹身。A. Magical Tattoos神奇的纹身； B. A Tattoo Artist一位纹身艺术家； C. Start-off of T

20、attoos纹身的开始； D. Development of Tattoos纹身的发展。 结合后面两段的核心词“transforms his clients view of themselves”、“ made me have a different outlook on life”可知， 纹身对顾客产生 了很神奇的 心理效果， 故A项符合。故选A。【点睛】主旨大意题要结合各段的主题句和关键词，然后从整体角度作出判断。 Personality is the pattern of thoughts, feelings and behaviors unique to a person. Peopl

21、e tend to think of personality as fixed. But according to psychologists, thats not how it works. “Personality is a developmental phenomenon,” said Brent Roberts, a psychologist at the University of Illinois.Thats not to say that youre a different person each day you wake up. “In the short term, chan

22、ge can be barely detectable,” Roberts said Individuals levels of each personality trait tended to stay consistent within each decade of life. But those decades add up. “Throughout all those years, our personality is still changing, but slowly,”Roberts said. “Its something thats subtle,” he added. “Y

23、ou dont notice it on that five-to-10-year time scale, but in the long term, it becomes pronounced.”In 1960, psychologists surveyed over 440,000 high school students, 1952 of whom were tracked down and given the same survey fifty years later. The results, published in 2018 in the Journal of Personali

24、ty and Social Psychology, found that in their 60s, participants scored much higher than they had as teenagers on questions measuring calmness, self-confidence, leadership and social sensitivity. Theres good evidence that the average self-control of a30-year-old is higher than a 20-year-old. At the s

25、ame time, people who are relatively self-controlled at 18 also tend to be relatively self-controlled at age 30. So why do we change so much? Evidence suggests its not dramatic life events, such as marriage, the birth of a child or loss of a loved one. Some psychologists actually suggest these events

26、 strengthen your personality as you bring your characteristics with you to that particular situation.“Instead, changing expectations placed on usas we adjust to university, starting a familyslowly wears us in, almost like a pair of shoes,” Roberts said. “Over time you are asked in many contexts acro

27、ss life to do things a bit differently,” he added. “Theres not a user handbook for how to act, but we unconsciously follow the way we are supposed to behave in these situations. So we adapt.”8What do we know about personality from paragraph 1 and paragraph 2?AIndividual personality has a lot in comm

28、on.BPersonality develops slowly in the long run.CEvery day personality is a new phenomenon.DShort-term change in personality can be detected.9What does the underlined word “pronounced” in paragraph 2 probably mean?AObvious. BSkeptical. CSteady. DRewarding.10What can we learn from paragraph 3?AClearl

29、y a 30-year-old tends to lose temper more easily than a 20-year-old.B440,000 high school students surveyed in 1960 were traced fifty years later.CParticipants behave more calmly and confidently in their 60s than as teenagers.DPeople who are relatively self-controlled at 18 are surely not self-contro

30、lled at 30.11According to the passage, what causes our personality to change a lot?ADramatic life events.BChanging expectations on others.CDifferent contexts across life.DConstant adaptation to situations.【答案】8B9A10C11D【分析】这是一篇说明文。文章说明了人的个性特征是一个漫长的逐渐变化的现象，是人不断适应身边环境的变化过程。8细节理解题。根据段中句子 “Personality i

31、s a developmental phenomenon”(个性特征是一个发展的现象) “Throughout all those years, our personality is still changing, but slowly”（经历了那些年，我们的个性仍然在改变，但是很缓慢）可知，B项“Personality develops slowly in the long run.”（长远角度上看个性发展缓慢）表述正确。故选B。9词义猜测题。根据该划线词所在的句子“You dont notice it on that five-to-10-year time scale, but in t

32、he long term, it becomes pronounced.”（5-10年内你发现不了它，但是从长远来看，它就变得明显。）中的转折连词but前 “you dont notice it”(你发现不了它)可以推断出，but后的意思是（你发现了它），四个选项中，只有A项obvious(明显的)符合该逻辑，意思是：从长远来看，这个变化的过程变得明显了，你发现了它的变化。故选A。10细节理解题。根据段中的句子“The results, published in 2018 in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, found that in their 60s, participants scored much higher than they had as teenagers on que