学年广东省广州市越秀区高二上学期期末统考英语试题.docx

1、学年广东省广州市越秀区高二上学期期末统考英语试题2021学年第一学期学业水平调研测试高二英语本试卷共10页，满分120分。建议考试用时120分钟。注意事项：1. 答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号、试室号、座位号填写在答题卡上，并用2B铅笔填涂答题卡上的相应位置。因不考听力，试卷从第二部分分的“阅读理解”开始，试题序号从“21”开始。2. 回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。3. 回答非选择题时，必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡指定区域的相应位置上；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新

2、答案；不准使用铅笔、圆珠笔或涂改液。写在本试卷上无效。4. 考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。第二部分 阅读（共两节，满分50分）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和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。ATwo years ago, Beijing became the first city ever to hold both Summer and Winter Olympic Games after winning the 2022 Winter Olympics bid with co-host city Zhangjiakou, bri

3、nging snow and ice sports into public spotlight. Now, lets take a look at some of the most popular events in the Winter Olympic Games.Figure skatingFigure skating is one of the most popular sports at the Winter Olympics, in which ice skaters, singly or in pairs, perform freestyle movements of jumps,

4、 spins, lifts, and footwork in a graceful manner. The figure skating competition is one of the fiercest at the Winter Olympics one slight error, and a competitors chance of a medal goes up in smoke. To win the game, the skater has to be flawless.CurlingCurling is one of the most unique sports at the

5、 Winter Olympics a winter sport played by two teams of four players on a rectangular sheet of ice. The two teams take turns to slide (滑动) large round flat stones towards a target. Members of each team use brooms to sweep the surface of the ice in the path of the stone to control its speed and direct

6、ion.And while curling may be a “slow” sport, its still full of skill, suspense and excitement!SnowboardingSnowboarding is a popular winter sport that involves sliding downhill on snow with a snowboard firmly attached to a riders feet. The sport is said to have been inspired by surfing, skiing and sk

7、ateboarding, as an alternative to alpine skiing (高山滑雪).While snowboarding is one of the newer events first included at the 1998 Winter Olympics, it has become one of the most popular and exciting sports at the Winter Olympics.Ice hockeyIce hockey is a game between two teams who wear skates and compe

8、te on an ice rink (溜冰场). Each team usually has six players. The object is to push the puck (冰球) past a goal line and into a net guarded by a goalkeeper. Ice hockey is popular for its speed and frequent physical contact. Worldwide there are more than a million registered Ice hockey players performing

9、 regularly in leagues.21. Which of the winter sports mentioned above involves team work?A. Figure skating and Curling.B. Curling and Ice hockey.C. Snowboarding and Figure skating.D. Snowboarding and lee hockey.22. Figure skates ought to be _.A.elegant and faultless B. inspired and excited C. skillfu

10、l and defensive D.calm and fashionable23. What do we know about these winter sports from the passage?A. The curling ice path is brushed to help the stone slide.B. Minor mistakes can be ignored in figure skating.C. Over a million become ice hockey league members each year.D. Snowboarding originated f

11、rom skiing, surfing and shooting.BMaking Music VisibleOn a recent afternoon in a brightly lit studio in Brooklyn, Tom and David were filming a music video. They were recording a different version of their favorite song, but the voices that filled the room were those of the two original singers, who

12、made the song a hit. And yet the two men were also singingwith their hands. Tom is a deaf actor and dancer; David is a hearing dancer and choreographer (编舞者) who is, thanks to seven deaf family members, a native speaker of sign language. Their version is part of a 10-song series of sign language cov

13、ers of works.Around the world, music connects together communities and promotes a sense of belonging. But as sign language music videos become an online phenomenon, the richness of sign language has gotten a broader stage.“Music is many different things to different people.” Alice, a deaf actress to

14、ld in an interview, using an interpreter. “I realize,” she added, “that when you do hear, not hearing may seem to separate us. But what is your relationship to music, to dance, to beauty? What do you see that we may learn from? These are conversations people need to get accustomed to having.”A good

15、sign language performance thinks highly of the combination of the elements of sign languagehand shape, movement and facial expressionwith those of spoken language, allowing a skilled sign language speaker to engage in the kind of sound painting that composers use to enrich a text. “The hands have th

16、eir own emotions,” Tom said. “They have their own mind.”Deaf singers prepare for their performances by experiencing a song through any means available to them. Many people speak about their highly sensitivity to the vibrations (振动) of sound, which they experience through their body. As a dancer trai

17、ned in ballet, Tom said he was particularly conscious of the vibrations of a piano as transmitted (传递) through a wooden floor.24. What makes the video of Tom and David famous?A. They recorded a famous song.B. The video talks about deaf actors.C. Sign language is used to perform songs.D. The record h

18、as the most series of pop music. 25. What does Alice mean in paragraph 4?A. Our life is lack of music, dance and beauty.B. Music bridges the gap between different people.C. People with hearing loss are separated from music.D. Dancers and singers need to strengthen communication.26. What can we infer

19、 from paragraph 5?A. A well-performed sign language speaker usually works with another dancer.B. Sign language dancers are more emotional and thoughtful than other dancers.C. The elements of sign language are more important than those of spoken language.D. Skilled sign language performers tend to co

20、mbine spoken and unspoken elements.27. According to the passage, which of the following best describes deaf singers?A. Caring. B. Cautious. C. Sensitive. D. Intelligent.CPicture this: Youre at a movie theater food stand loading up on snacks. You have a choice of a small, medium or large soda. The sm

21、all is $3.50 and the large is $5.50. Its tough decision: The small size may not last yon through the whole movie, but $5.50 for some sugary drink seems ridiculous. But theres a third option, a medium soda for $5.25. Medium may be the perfect amount of soda for you, but the large is only a quarter mo

22、re. If youre like most people, you end up buying the large.If youre wondering who would buy the medium soda, the answer is almost no one. In fact, theres a good chance the marketing department purposely priced the medium soda as a decoy (诱饵), making you more likely to buy the large soda rather than

23、the small.I have written about this unique human nature before with my friend Ariely, who studied this phenomenon extensively after noticing pricing for subscription (订阅) to Geography. The digital subscription was $59, the print subscription was $125, and the print plus digital subscription was also

24、 $125. No one in their right mind would buy the print subscription when you could get digital as well for the same price, so why was it even an option? Ariely ran an experiment and found that when only the two “real” choices were offered, more people chose the less-expensive digital subscription. Bu

25、t the addition of the bad option made people much more likely to choose the more expensive print plus digital option.Brain scientist call this effect “asymmetric dominance” and it means that people are attracted toward the choice nearest a clearly inferior (较差的) option. Marketing professors call it

26、the decoy effect, which is certainly easier to remember. It works because of the way our brains assign value when making choices. Value is almost never absolute; rather, we decide an objects value relative to our other choices. If more options are introduced, the value equation (方程) changes.28. what

27、s the function of the example in paragraph 1?A. To offer background information.B. To explain an economical phenomenon.C. To clarify a rule when buying drinks.D. To arouse the readers interest in the topic.29. According to the author, why do people prefer the most expensive option?A. Because theyre

28、confused by the various offered prices.B. Because they believe theyve made the best choice.C. Because they are easily influenced by other buyers.D. Because they have studied this phenomenon extensively.30. The decoy effect works when people _.A. pay little attention to priceB. focus on objects actua

29、l valueC. think about the value equationD. face a less-than-best choice31. From which website would you most probably find this text?A. B. https:/www.what-is-C. D. DIce AgesHave you ever heard the phrase “ice age”? It refers to a long period of time when glaciers and ice sheets cover large parts of

30、the Earth. We are actually living in an ice age right now! This ice age began about 2.5 million years ago. Today, large areas of ice cover regions of Antarctica, the Arctic, and Greenland.The climate changes multiple times during an ice age. It switches between glacial periods and interglacial perio

31、ds. During glacial periods of an ice age, temperatures are much colder than they are today. Ice sheets and glaciers expand, covering more of the planet. These periods can last tens of thousands of years. The last glacial period started about 120,000 years ago and ended about 11,500 years ago. During

32、 interglacial periods of an ice age, the average global temperature increases. Ice sheets and glaciers get smaller. The climate is warmer and wetter than it is during glacial periods. We are currently living in an interglacial period. It started about 11,500 years agewhen the last glacial period ended.Scientists dont completely understand what ca