2021商洛高二下学期期末英语试题含答案

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高二英语试卷

考生注意：

1.本试卷共150分。考试时间120分钟。

2.请将各题答案填写在答题卡上。

第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）

做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转 涂到答题卡上。

第一节（共5小题;每小题1.5分，满分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三个选项中选出最佳选 项。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。

例:How much is the shirt?

A.£19.15. B. £9.18. C. £9.15.

答案是C。

1. When will the speakers start the meeting?

A.  At 7：30 am. B. At 8：00 am. C. At 8：30 pm.

2. Where is Mary now?

A. She is at home.

B. She is in the school.

C. She is at the bus station.

3. Why were there so many people at Bill's party?

A. He has always been popular.

B. He is popular with children.

C. He had a surprising party.

4. What is the relationship between, the speakers?

A. Salesman and customer.

B. Husband and wife.

C. Doctor and patient.

5. Which apartment is the woman interested in?

A. The three-bedroom one.

B. The two-bedroom one.

C. The one-bedroom one.

第二节（共15小题;每小题1.5分，满分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 中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5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. When was Jimmy expected to be back home?

A. At 5 ： 00 pm. B. At 7 ： 00 pm. C. At 8： 00 pm.

7. Where does the man think Jimmy is?

A. At a teacher's office.

B. At a classmate's home.

C. In the cinema.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8. What is the equipment used for?

A. Cutting. B. Washing. C. Fishing.

9. What does the woman think of the equipment?

A. Useless. B. Expensive. C. Practical.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10. Where did the woman go last night before getting home?

A. To a friend's. B. To a cinema. C. To a store.

11. What happened when the woman came at the door?

A. The door opened. B. She heard a noise. C. Her key was missing.

12. Who was Karl?

A. The security guard.

B. The woman's neighbor.

C. The woman's workmate.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13. What is the woman?

A. A student. B. A doctor. C. A teacher.

14. What is the woman doing?

A. Going shopping. B. Giving a class. C. Making a survey.

15. How many hours a week does the man work?

A. About 50. B. About 40. C. About 30.

16. What does the man spend three hours doing a week?

A. Talking to friends.

B. Talking to his family.

C. Reading.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17. When was the British Library founded?

A. In 1937. B. In 1973. C. In 1965.

18. How many books does the British Library collect?

A. About 14 million.

B. About 4 million.

C. About 40 million.

19. What do we know about the library in the speech?

A. It holds many concerts every year.

B. It has a wide collection of stamps.

C. It is the oldest library in the world.

20. Why are people required to provide proof of address?

A. For returning the books.

B. For doing more research.

C. For security purposes.

第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分） 第一节（共15小题;每小题2分，满分30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。

A

Top Four Places to Visit in and around Bali

Ubud

Ubud is pretty away from the beaches. It is considered the cultural center of Bali, where you will discover the art and spirit of Bali and learn about Balinese religion through paintings, dance, and other art forms. You could drink a beer while watching a local band perform, but most people come here for the cultural appreciation.

Nusa Lembongan

This tiny island off the coast of Bali is where many people miss their journey plans, but it is a must-see. It is the perfect place to stay for a couple of nights. The roads are not good, but the island itself is so beautiful and quiet.

Sanur

Sanur is an especially relaxing beach town. It's close to the airport and Kuta. It's also the starting place to explore Nusa Lembongan.

Kuta

The beach of Kuta is great for surfing. It is crowded and you won't get far without some­one trying to get you to rent a surfboard or buy something. The main town is a mixture of market stands and shopping malls containing the biggest brands, from Zara to Ralph Lauren.

The familiarity of the western style shops and restaurants won't give anyone too much of a culture shock.

21. Which place are you probably advised to experience Balinese culture?

A. Nusa Lembongan. B. Sanur.

C. Ubud. D. Kuta.

22. What is special about Kuta?

A. It is a beach town near the airport.

B. It has a convenient transportation means on it.

C. It is a shopping center and famous for surfing.

D. It is a place where you can learn Balinese history.

23. Where is the text probably taken from?

A. An official document. B. A travel magazine.

C. A science report. D. A history book.

B

It all happened one afternoon in Carl's backyard a few years ago. We had just finished playing stickball, and I was about to go home.

"Wait a minute," Carl yelled. He ran into his house and came back with a book for me to take home and read. All he said was, "See if you like it."

I said absolutely nothing. I kept the book for a couple of weeks and then returned it un­read. Carl never asked me if I liked it or not. During the following two years Carl lent me three more books. Each time I returned them unread.

A few days after graduating from high school, Carl asked, "Benny, which college are you going to?"

"I'm not going to college. " I said.

"Why not?" he asked.

"Because my father can't afford the tuition （学费）."I answered.

“Is that it?” Carl asked. “Yes, "I said.

I lied. I had no intention of going back to school now that I was out. The following day, Carl knocked on my door and handed me a check for seventy-five dollars from his father along with the book Martin Eden. "I think that should do it. " he said.

Once again I was in shock. I was working full-time in my brother's bakery. I attended two classes at Wayne University part-time at night. Halfway through the semester, after re­ceiving failing grades on exams and essays, I decided there was no way I would ever become a good student and get satisfactory grades. I dropped out of college.

One day, curious, I picked up the book, thinking Carl was trying to tell me something. Despite difficulty, I pressed on. By the time I finished the book, I understood why： the main

character, Martin Eden, had my own poor educational background, but managed to educate himself and become a published author.

24. What do we know about the author?

A. He often told lies.

B. He quit school unwillingly.

C. He had thought little of education before.

D. He became a published author.

25. What kind of person is Carl?

A. Caring. B. Emotional. C. Stubborn. D. Cautious.

26. What message does Carl want to convey?

A. Reading makes a rich man.

B. Reading is the journey of the soul.

C. Reading makes a person better known.

D. Reading opens up new opportunities.

27. What is the best title for the text?

A. A strong desire for college B. A wish for better education

C. A wise friend D. A wise book

C

Paper is an important part of modern life. People use it in school, at work, to make art­work and books, to wrap presents and much more. Trees are the most common material for paper these days.

So how do people make paper out of trees today? People first cut trees, load them onto trucks and bring them to a factory. Machines cut open the outer coverings of the trees, and cut the trees into pieces. Those pieces are boiled into a soup. After that, it is hit flat, dried and cut up into sheets of paper.

The entire process, from planting a small tree to buying your school notebook, takes a very long time. Just growing the trees takes 10 to 20 years.

Making tons of paper from trees can harm the planet. Humans cut down 80, 000 to 160,000 trees around the world every day, and use many of them to make paper. Some of those trees come from tree farms. But people also cut down forests for paper, which means that animals and birds lose their homes.

Cutting forests down also contributes to climate change, and paper factories pollute the air. After you throw paper, it often takes the paper six to nine years to break down. That's why recycling is important. It saves a lot of trees, slows climate change and helps protect en­dangered animals, birds and all creatures that rely on forests for their homes and food.

So if paper isn't good for the environment, why don't people write on something else?

The answer: They do. With computers, tablets and cellphones, people use much less paper than in the past. Maybe a day will come when we won't use paper at all—or will save it for very special books and artworks.

28. What can we know about making paper out of trees?

A. It costs much money. B. It takes a lot of time.

C. It is very easy and fast. D. It is dangerous and difficult.

29. What is the impact of paper production?

A. It promotes the recycling.

B. It does harm to the environment.

C. It slows down the climate change.

D. It protects the animals from losing homes.

30. How will we use paper someday in the future according to the text?

A. Use it for books only. B. Use the recycled paper.

C. Treasure it occasionally. D. Use it for artworks.

31. What idea does the author want to express from the text?

A. The influence of making paper on environment.

B. The wonderful experience of making paper.

C. The necessary process of making paper.

D. The good reasons for making paper.

D

According to the study posted on ScienceDirect, gardening just two to three times a week increase the benefits of better well-being as much as possible and lower stress levels.

The research explored why residents engaged with gardening and the extent to which they recognized any health benefits from the activity.

A questionnaire was handed out electronically within the UK, with 5,766 gardeners and 249 non-gardeners responding. Data was collected on factors including garden typology （类型学），frequency of gardening and individual awareness of health and well-being.

"This is the first time the dose response （剂量效应）to gardening has been tested and the evidence from the survey strongly suggests that the more frequently you garden, the greater the health benefits," said Royal Horticultural Society （(RHS）) lead author Dr Lauriane Chalmin-Pui. In fact, gardening every day has the same positive impact on well-being than un­dertaking regular and powerful exercise like cycling or running.

When gardening, our brains are pleasantly entertained by nature around us. Gardening takes our attention away from ourselves and our stresses, therefore, it helps restore our minds and reduce unfavorable feelings.

Improving health, however, was not the main motive power to garden, but rather the direct pleasure gardening brought to the participants.

"Gardening is like effortless exercise because it doesn't feel as exhausting and hard as going to the gym, for example, but we can expend similar amounts of energy," Chalmin-Pui added.

Most people say they garden for pleasure and enjoyment, so people who like gardening may be easy to be addicted to it. However, this sometimes may become a piece of good news, from the aspect of mental health. "We hope all the millions of new gardeners will be getting their daily gardening and feeling all the better for it. " Chalmin-Pui said in the interview.

32. What can be inferred about gardening from the survey?

A. Improving health is the aim of the participants.

B. Gardening makes no difference to health.

C. Health benefits from frequent gardening.

D. Too much gardening always does harm to health.

33. What does the underlined word "expend" mean in paragraph 7?

A. Consume. B. Make use of. C. Increase. D. Save.

34. Why do so many participants like gardening?

A. It isn't exhausting. B. It is good for health.

C. It brings pleasure. D. It is like going to the gym.

35. What is Chalmin-Pui's attitude to the new gardeners' gardening?

A. Carefree. B. Supportive C. Tolerant. D. Indifferent.

第二节（共5小题海小题2分，满分10分）

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余

选项。

Six Solar Terms in Summer

Lixia

Lixia is the first solar term in summer, signifying the beginning of the hot summer.

36   People usually consider Lixia as an important solar term. When it comes, the tempera­ture rises obviously , and summer heat arrives. There is a remarkable increase in thunder storms, and crops enter their peak season for growth.

Xiaoman and Mangzhong

During Xiaoman, summer harvest crops such as wheat already bear fruits, and their seeds are full though they are not ripe yet. Thus, the solar term is named Xiaoman. The solar term Xiaoman is in late May. Summer begins to reach all parts of the country. Rainfall begins to increase further. Mangzhong means "wheat with awn （芒）should be harvested soon, and rice seeds with awn can be sown". 37   

Xiazhi

On the day of Xiazhi, the daytime in the Northern Hemisphere （半球）reaches its maximum length. 38 At Xiazhi, though there is direct sunlight, it is not the hottest time in a year. Xiaoshu and Dashu

39   Xiaoshu is minor heat, which means it's not very hot. The weather is getting in­creasingly hot, but not the hottest moment yet. The crops in the entire country begin to grow rapidly, and this situation requires more intensive field management. Dashu is extreme heat. Compared to Xiaoshu, it's much hotter. 40   And it also marks the period with the fastest growth for crops which enjoy heat.

A. The character shu means heat.

B. It predicts the busy farming activities of farmers.

C. The temperatures rise and summer drought begins.

D. The more northern a place is, the longer its daytime is.

E. People need to prepare for heat prevention and cooling.

F. It means the end of spring, and the beginning of summer.

G. It marks the hottest period with the highest temperatures in a year.

第三部分 语言知识运用（共两节，满分45分） 第一节（共20小题海小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最 佳选项。

Chris Rosati gave away donuts （甜甜圈）and honored kids for their random acts of kind­ness. He still wanted to make the world a 41 place. His latest finding is about the butter­fly effect. The butterfly effect is that a single butterfly flapping （拍动）its 42    on one side of the globe can, in 43   , start a hurricane on the other. It's a 44    concept, but Rosati wondered if it could be 45    to kindness as well.

A few months ago he decided to 46    the theory at a diner in his hometown. He saw two girls at the table next to his and gave them each $ 50 with one simple 47    —do some­ thing kind. Rosati left the diner and forgot all about it 48 he got an email. It 49     pictures from a village in Africa with people holding signs that 50    , "Thanks a lot for

spreading 51   —Chris Rosati. " "It was the butterfly effect,"  said Rosati, The two girls said they couldn't 52    it when a stranger gave them each $ 50 dollars. "That makes you want to do something 53    with that money."

The girls said they already knew about this village where the people there had been work­ing hard to 54    Ebola （埃博拉病毒），so the girls paid for a 55   to help them celebrate being Ebola-free. They said it felt great to help. "It 56   us that we would definitely en­courage other people to do it," 57    they. To that end, Rosati 58    his latest campaign last month to 59   lots of little butterfly grants (拨款)一$50 each—to any kid who wants to start 60    the world.

第二节(共10小题海小题1.5分，满分15分)

阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

The importance of a second language, which refers to English in most cases in China, can't be over emphasized as the country becomes 61   (increase) integrated with the rest of the world.

My generation is the one that is influenced by Western culture greatly. After I entered university and 62   (choose) English as my major, knowledge of English helped me have access to Western music, arts, history, politics, economy and natural landscape so that I could better understand the 63   (diverse) o£ this planet. 64     language has also helped me experience and understand other cultures. My job involved business trips abroad, and the first country I visited was Egypt, 65    most people could speak some English. I bought perfume and Hijab (头巾)from the local market ； I had a kebab (烤肉串)in a restaurant by the Nile； I rode on a camel near Khufu Pyramid； I toured Egyptian Museum, 66   (visit) sarcophagus, mummies and the Face of Tutankham which are very famous in the world. What a wonderful and 67   （forget） experience! Without English I had no way 68   （order） meals, buy tickets, bargain with peddlers, not to mention that I could understand the splendid Egyptian history.

69    conclusion, English as my second language enables me to see more wonderful 70 （view）, and experience the world.

第四部分 写作（共两节，满分35分）

第一节 短文改错（共10小题;每小题1分，满分10分）

假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有 10处语言错误,每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加:在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧ ）,并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除:把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。

修改:在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意:1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

Li Jin is my classmate and she is also my best friend. Every time when I think of the relay race, I cannot help be moved by her courage and enthusiasm. Li Jin and I participated a relay race held by our school. During the race, she accidental fell down. What's worst, she injured her leg or couldn't stop bleeding. To everyone's surprised, she struggled to her feet and continues running to the finish line. Everyone was moved by her will. Although we lost a race in the end, we still got the warmest applause （鼓掌）.From her I learn that whenever we run into difficulty, all she need is an iron will—the secret to success.

第二节 书面表达（满分25分）

假定你是李华，打算申请去英国读大学。请给你的英国朋友John写封电子邮件，内容包 括：

1.你喜欢的大学专业；

2.请他介绍一些英国的大学；

3.表示感谢。

注意：

1.词数100左右；

2.开头和结尾已为你写好。