河北省唐山遵化市学年高二下学期期末英语试题.docx

1、河北省唐山遵化市学年高二下学期期末英语试题河北省唐山遵化市2020-2021学年高二下学期期末英语试题学校:_姓名：_班级：_考号：_一、阅读选择Four books that will inspire you to travel the worldTheres truly nothing like travel when it comes to gaining perspectives and exposing yourself to other cultures. To get you in the adventuring mood, we asked Amazon Senior Edit

2、or Chris Schlep to help you come up with a list of books that transport readers to another time and place. Below, see his list of four books that will inspire you to travel the world.ITALY: Beautiful Ruins by Jess WalterThis book by the popular author Jess Walter is a love story that begins on the I

3、talian Coast in the early 60s and eventually concludes in contemporary Hollywoods screen. As the settings shift from Italy to Edinburgh and Los Angeles, you will find yourself longing to go as well. Buy it on Amazon. Price: $28.90SEATTLE: Whered You Go, Bernadette by Maria SempleMaria Semples first

4、novel is not exactly a love story in Seattle, but if you read it, you just might want to come here to see if people are really as selfinvolved as the characters in her book. What really shines through is the strange storytelling and the laughs. Buy it on Amazon. Price: $26.60ENGLAND: Wolf Hall by Hi

5、lary MantelYou cant travel to Thomas Cromwells England without a time machine, but reading Mantels prizewinning novel is the next best thing. It will make you long to see the ancient buildings and green grass of the English countryside, most of which are still there. Buy it on Amazon. Price: $25.10N

6、ANTUCKET: Heres to Us by Elin HilderbrandElin Hilderbrand has built a writing career out of writing about her hometown island of Nantucket. Her latest book is Heres to Us, which, perhaps not surprisingly, is a great beach book. Buy it on Amazon. Price: $30.801Which book has been produced into a film

7、 according to the text?AHeres to Us. BWolf Hall.CBeautiful Ruins. DWhered You Go, Bernadette.2What is the feature of the Whered You Go, Bernadette?AIts low price. BIts characters.CIts content about love. DIts storytelling and laughs.3Why is Heres to Us suitable for reading on the beach?ABecause its

8、about the authors hometown island.BBecause it needs a time machine.CBecause its about ancient buildings.DBecause it exposes yourself to other cultures.DThere are an extremely large number of ants worldwide. Each individual (个体的) ant hardly weigh anything, but put together they weigh roughly the same

9、 as all of mankind. They also live nearly everywhere, except on frozen mountain tops and around the poles.For animals their size, ants have been astonishingly successful, largely due to their wonderful social behavior.In colonies (群体) that range in size from a few hundred to tens of millions, they o

10、rganize their lives with a clear division of labor. Even more amazing is how they achieve this level of organization. Where we use sound and sight to communicate, ants depend primarily on pheromone (外激素), chemicals sent out by individuals and smelled or tasted by fellow members of their colony. When

11、 an ant finds food, it produces a pheromone that will lead others straight to where the food is. When an individual ant comes under attack or is dying, it sends out an alarm pheromone to warn the colony to prepare for a conflict as a defense unit.In fact, when it comes to the art of war, ants have n

12、o equal. They are completely fearless and will readily take on a creature much larger than themselves, attacking in large groups and overcoming their target. Such is their devotion to the common good of the colony that not only soldier ants but also worker ants will sacrifice their lives to help def

13、eat an enemy.Behaving in this selfless and devoted manner, these little creatures have survived on Earth, for more than 140 million years, far longer than dinosaurs. Because they think as one, they have a collective (集体的) intelligence greater than you would expect from its individual parts.4We can l

14、earn from the passage that ants are _.Anot willing to share foodBnot found around the polesCmore successful than all other animalsDtoo many to achieve any level of organization5Ants can use pheromones for_.Aescape BcommunicationCwarning enemies Darranging labor6What does the underlined expression ta

15、ke on in Paragraph 3 mean?AAccept. BEmploy.CPlay with. DFight against.7Which of the following contributes most to the survival of ants?ATheir behavior. BTheir size.CTheir number. DTheir weightSkateboarding has become one of several non - traditional activities that PE teachers around America are int

16、roducing to inspire kids to exercise regularly. Some PE classes feature in-line (滚轮) skating, yoga, and even rock climbing. Experts have called those types of activities “the new PE”. Such activities are part of a larger effort to help kids develop lifelong fitness habits and to keep them from becom

17、ing overweight. Now, 9 million U.S. children and teens are overweight. Obesity (肥胖) can lead to health problems such as diabetes and heart disease later in life. “Our children and youth are becoming unhealthy and obese,” says Lindsey Johnson. “Skateboarding is a great activity that keeps kids doing

18、physical movement and gives them new skills and interest.”Some schools dont allow skateboarding because they say it is dangerous. Cendali, however, argues that regular practiceeliminatesa great deal of the danger. “We teach students how to do it and how to do it safely,” he says. Some people say ska

19、teboarding teaches life lessons. “Skateboarding teaches kids to believe that if they stick with something they will finally succeed,” says education expert Richard Sagor of Lewis & Clark College in Portland, Oregon. Skateboarding inspires kids not to give up in learning difficult skills. “Its natura

20、l for kids to want to learn and get better at things,” adds Sagor. “When it comes to skateboarding, theyll try a trick hundreds of times before they succeed.” That same effort could be made in schoolwork. Eric Klassen agrees that skateboarding requires kids to stop saying a task is too hard for them

21、. “A baby will attempt to walk 600 to 900 times before he or she is successful,” says Klassen. “We tell students that they shouldnt say I cant do it unless theyve tried 600 to 900 times.”8Skateboarding is introduced into American schools to _.Aencourage students to compete bravely in competitionBtea

22、ch students how to deal with risksCprevent students suffering from heart disease later in lifeDhelp students form the habit of doing sports9The underlined word “eliminates” in Paragraph 4 probably means “_”.Areduces Bincreases Cadds Dbrings10What life lesson do kids learn from skateboarding?ATo succ

23、eed in life you have to learn skateboarding.BYou will succeed in life if you dont give up.COnly after failing 600 to 900 times can you succeed.DThere is no hard work after learning skate-boarding well.11What would be the best title for the passage?AThe dangerous PE BSkills of skateboardingCThe new P

24、E DThe change of PE A company in San Francisco, California, has found a way to turn used plastic bottles into womens shoes.Every day, millions of Americans drink water and other liquids from plastic bottles. More than 60 million of them are thrown away each day. Many of the plastic bottles end up in

25、 landfills or are burned with other waste products.A San Francisco start-up company called Rothys, however, turns this plastic waste into environmentally friendly shoes. Roth Martin is the companys co-founder. He explains how they turn plastic into soft material for womens feet. They take the plasti

26、c, clean it, and break it down into small pieces. Then they press them through a device that makes soft fibers. Those fibers are then combined together. This is done by a 3D machine. It is designed to reduce waste while making the shoes. The knitted stuff and the inner part of the shoe are then atta

27、ched to the shoes outer part, called the sole (鞋底). This outer sole is also made from environmentally friendly material: responsibly sourced no-carbon rubber.Rothys shoes are sold online. They are flat shoes, with either a rounded or pointed toe. They come in different colors and designs. They cost

28、either $ 125 or $ 145 per pair, depending on the design. After American actress Gwyneth Paltrow discovered them last year, the demand for the shoes grew. Martin says there is no shortage of material to fill that demand. “Were not going to run out of water bottles any time soon. So we have a limitles

29、s supply of material, and I think that is a good sign for our future.” When the environmentally friendly shoes wear out, customers can return them at no cost to a company that uses the recycled materials to make other products.For now, the shoes are only available to be shipped in the United States.

30、 However, the company says it will add international shipping in the near future.12How are used plastic bottles usually dealt with?AThey are buried or burned.BThey are used to make shoes.CThey are changed into soft materials.DThey arc returned to factories for reuse.13What does the underlined word k

31、nitted in the third paragraph mean?AAttached. BFixed.CCombined. DRepaired.14Which of the following directly helped to increase the sales of Rothys shoes?AThe design and color. BThe reasonable price.CThe companys advertisement. DThe star power of Gwyneth Paltrow.15What is the purpose of the text?ATo

32、advertise a new kind of shoes.BTo describe the process of making shoes.CTo introduce a new way of recycling plastic waste.DTo stress the importance of environmental protection.二、七选五 The “Chong Yang Festival” is celebrated on the ninth day of the ninth lunar month, which is also known as the Double Ninth Festival. 16Climbing MountainsPeopl