山东省聊城市2020_2021学年高二英语下学期期末考试试题(含答案)

1、山东省聊城市2020-2021学年高二英语下学期期末考试试题本试卷分四部分，共12页。满分150分。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、考生号等填写在答题卡和试卷指定位置上。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。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。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

2、中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，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 the woman probably do after class?A. Go to dinner.B. Talk with a professor.C. Go to the theatre.2. What is the relationship between Jim and Bob?A. Classmates.B. Close friends.C. Twins.3. What does the woman mean?A

3、. She will finish the photocopies in no time.B. She cant make the photocopies now.C. She is too busy to make the photocopies.4. What does the woman suggest the man do?A. Give his ankle a good rest.B. Treat his injuries immediately.C. Continue his regular activities.5. What can we know about the woma

4、ns roommate?A. She is always late.B. She is forgetful.C. She is bad-tempered.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，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. What are the waiters like?A. Noisy.B. Impolite.C. Lazy. 7. Wh

5、at does the woman say about the carpet?A. It doesnt smell well.B. Its damaged.C. Its too old.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8. What are the speakers doing?A. Talking over a trip.B. Visiting a friend.C. Looking for an apartment.9. What do the speakers want Jim Thomas to do?A. Go to Britain with them.B. Do some resea

6、rch.C. Take care of their flat.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. Why is Billy unable to help the woman?A. He is not at home.B. He is taking a shower.C. He is playing the video game.11. What is the woman doing?A. Washing the clothes.B. Cooking.C. Fixing the pipe.12. What time is it now?A.7:15.B.7:30. C.7:45.听第9段材

7、料，回答第13至16题。13. What kind of party will the girl have?A. A pool party.B. A roller-skating party.C. An ice-skating party.14. Who will the girl invite to her party?A. Kelly.B. Melinda.C. Mikes friend.15. What advice is probably accepted by the girl?A. Decorating the place with balloons.B. Buying every

8、one a cheesecake.C. Renting some winter animals.16. What is the relationship between the speakers?A. Friends.B. Neighbors.C. Brother and sister.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. How did the speaker feel before the first job interview?A. Confident.B. Nervous.C. Scared.18. When did the speaker get his job at the

9、gas station?A. When he was in middle school.B. When he was in high school.C. When he was in college.19. What inspired the speaker to be an engineer?A. Helping at McDonalds.B. Serving at a coffee shop.C. Working at a building company.20. What was the mans secret to success?A. He studied hard.B. He me

10、t lots of people.C. He learned from work.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87.5分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。AIf you are tired of staying at home, now make the most out of the weekend by getting stuck into the best things going on this Friday, Saturday and Sunday.Kew GardensIf you are read

11、y to fully put yourself into nature, get yourself down to Kew Gardens. The Royal Botanic Gardens is famous for its plant collections from around the world. Recently, everyone visiting the garden, including members, has to book tickets online for the time range before they set foot in the garden. Thi

12、s is the first time that Kew has adopted this policy in its history.Lambeth Country ShowThis year the countryside festival wont be going ahead in its usual home of Brockwell Park. But all your favourite aspects of the fair will be part of the virtual (虚拟的) edition, including the highly expected Vege

13、table Sculpture Competition, the usual flower show competitions, and local-themed talks.Walthamstow Garden Party in the AirThe free two-day festival in E17 will be held this weekend. You can enjoy online music and dance performances. Dont miss the most wonderful part of the weekend: East London Radi

14、os first-ever online show taking place across the weekend with behind-the scenes chats with local musicians.Columbia Road Flower MarketAs the largest flower market in East London, this market is located in Bethnal Green. It opens on Sundays. Every Sunday morning the quiet street of Columbia Road fil

15、ls up with stalls (摊位) selling fresh flowers and plants. Personally, it is wise to go there between 8:00 am and 10:00 am so that you can walk at your own pace and wont be pushed by the crowds.21. What is the recent change in Kew Gardens?A. The government opens it to the public for a shorter time.B.

16、People are encouraged to appreciate the views online.C. Tickets are booked online for certain visiting hours.D. A series of flower competitions can be seen there.22. If you are interested in music, which of the following appeals to you?A. Kew Gardens.B. Lambeth Country Show.C. Columbia Road Flower M

17、arket. D. Walthamstow Garden Party in the Air.23. Why does the author advise people to visit the flower market in the early morning?A. To get a good deal.B. To get fresh flowers.C. To avoid the traffic jam there.D. To have a peaceful experience of buying flowers.BI travel on a regular basis, althoug

18、h I spend most days working to make a living just like you do. So whenever a chance arises for me to visit a far-off country, I jump at it. When I was studying abroad in Australia, I traveled extensively (广泛地) all over the country with two friends. We booked everything from whale watching to a priva

19、te flight over Mount Kosciuszko, and racked up (累积) some impressive credit card bills. Another international student almost looked down her nose at our pricey adventures, declaring that she had come to Australia to study, not to empty her saving account on travel.My question to her came. Why would y

20、ou come literally halfway around the world to save your money and keep your nose pressed into a book every weekend? Would you go to China and not visit the Great Wall because it costs money? Would you go to Italy and skip visiting the Vatican because it requires an admission ticket?I know where I wo

21、uld like my life to go in the coming months and years. But there are no guarantees that things will go as planned. In fact, nothing will go as planned.“Oh, Ill travel when 1 retire.” “Ill travel when the kids are grown.” “Ill travel when the house is paid off.” How often do we hear others say these?

22、 I hear these excuses all the time. But you know what happens? Age. And stress. And, well, life. Life happens and by the time you retire and your kids are grown and your house is paid off, you have bad knees and weak lungs and you simply cant visit all those places you dreamed about in your youth. H

23、ow sad! I dont want to end up like that, holding on to youthful travel dreams that will never be reality.I often think, what if “sometimes later” never came? So, if you are privileged enough to be able to afford to travel, then you should attack it with curiosity and energy and a sense of adventure.

24、 As for me, at the end of the day, Id rather die with a million memories than a million dollars. Money wont comfort me on my deathbed, but knowing that Ive lived a full and fulfilling life might.24. Why does the author mention his travel experience in Australian?A. To show his passion for travel.B.

25、To recall a wonderful experience.C. To prove his belief in travel.D. To attract the readers attention.25. What would the author agree to do according to the text?A. Save money for further study.B. Spare money for an admission ticket.C. Travel to a foreign country without money.D. Stay at home studyi

26、ng on weekends.26. What does paragraph 4 mainly talk about?A. The regrets of missing some journeys.B. The barriers in the future life.C. The excuses for failing to travel.D. The uncertainties of future for travel.27. What is the writing purpose of the text?A. To persuade the readers to travel young.

27、B. To tell his own travel experience.C. To illustrate the benefits of travel.D. To make a comparison between life and travel.CMore and more people around the world are living in city areas and the need for high-quality fresh food is rising. At the same time, new homes, apartment buildings, shopping

28、centers and roads are taking the place of rich land near cities. That makes growing crops in tall buildings an interesting solution.In Dallas, Texas, a company called Green Habitat Hydroponics (GHH) sells vertical farming (垂直农业) supplies. “You can control anything and everything you want to with hyd

29、roponicsthe process of growing plants in sand, small stones or water with added nutrients (营养物) but not soil,” Kris Maxwell, a sales employee at GHH said. “For example, certain plants need certain nutrients and PH levels. But dont worry. You can change the hydroponics solutions (溶液) by adding or tak

30、ing away nutrients, or by changing the PH level, or even by controlling the amount of water in a solution, so that plants get all the nutrients and water requirements they need. There are even different solutions for certain stages in the plants growth.”In this indoor environment, LED lights, which

31、are environmentally friendly, replace the sun. Heaters, coolers, and special machines control the temperature and humidity. Up to 300 plants can grow in one container unit.GHH also sells aeroponics (气雾栽培) systems. With this system, plants are placed in huge containers where only the roots are put in

32、 a solution. Nutrient rich wastes from fish, for example, are filtered and sent through the system.The good thing about this method is that no fertilizers have to be used because the fish produce all of the necessary nutrients. Another advantage of vertical farming is that no pests will damage your

33、crops.What do you think? Does vertical farming have a bright future?28. Which of the following may not be the reason for vertical farming?A. Many people nowadays are flowing into cities.B. The earth has to support more and more people.C. People show greater interest in eating fresh food.D. The field

34、s for growing crops near cities are reducing day by day.29. As for vertical farming, what can be used to take the place of the sunshine?A. Heaters.B. Coolers.C. Light from a kind of bulb.D. Air conditioning machines.30. The underlined word “filtered” in the fourth paragraph can be replaced by “_”.A.

35、 balancedB. removedC. destroyedD. created31. What is an advantage of aeroponics system used in vertical farming?A. It can be easily operated.B. People can get delicious food.C. There is no need for chemical nutrients.D. It may bring about a good harvest.DMany rich parents drive their kids to special

36、 activities after school. Besides the trips to soccer practices and games or piano lessons, they increasingly make one more stopa trip to their local after-school tutoring (辅导) center. Its becoming a more common activity within and outside of American schools.Parents pay tutoring around $ 200 per mo

37、nth for each child to get math, reading and other kinds of lessons once or twice a week with their own lessons and homework intended to be more challenging than what is offered by the schools. They aim at students not only struggling in school work but also those who are already ahead in courses. It

38、 seems that there no child is too young to start. They teach these little kids how to recognize letters, numbers, patterns and shapes.Children in after -school centers can get confused about which kind of learning matters more, but parents keep their kids in tutoring for years if they think its gett

39、ing results. “We just kept her in the program, because it was working,” the mother of a fifth grader told me. A fourth-grade student mentioned that her regular teacher counted her private math center tasks as satisfying her school homework.Troublingly, educators believe that the growth of private tu

40、toring in the U.S. is leading to a sense of pressure that can result in emotional problems. “The students who take classes outside of school make other kids feel bad, because theyre brighter and they do more, and they can do it faster,” a Boston- area elementary school headmaster told me.Whats more

41、frightening is happening. A growing education arms race is going among families. They feel pressured to make sure their kids learn enough to be above their grade level and ranked at or near the top of their classes. Many parents told me they keep their children in after-school education simply to ke

42、ep up with those who do. Tutoring education is seriously changing what it means to go to school.32. What can we learn about tutoring centers from paragraph 2?A. They serve children of different levels and ages.B. Their charges are relatively cheap.C. They mainly provide courses related with exams.D.

43、 Their teaching content keeps pace with that of schools.33. What does the author intend to tell us in paragraph 3?A. Students benefit a lot from private tutoring.B. Tutoring is recognized by some parents and school teachers.C. Parents try to raise kids interest in private tutoring.D. Tutoring takes

44、up a lot of students spare time.34. What is a problem caused by the growth of private tutoring?A. Students are tired of schooling under great pressure.B. Parents pay little attention to their childrens mental health.C. Parents are under the pressure of education arms race.D. The public become less s

45、atisfied with the school education system.35. Which of the following is a suitable tile for the text?A. The Advantages of Private TutoringB. The Disadvantages of Private TutoringC. The Popularity of Private TutoringD. The Concerns about Private Tutoring第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空

46、白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Do you like to receive gifts? Of course, you do. Everybody does. But are gifts important in your relationship? The answer isnt simple. 36 . But that doesnt mean that you shouldnt give your partner some gifts. Here are a few reasons why gift-giving is such an important part of the

47、 interpersonal interaction (交流).Gifts make your partner feel loved 37 . Whispering the words “I love you” in their ears simply isnt enough. You need to prove it. A present lets them know that you are thinking about them. Basically, youre offering something with all your heart, without expecting anyt

48、hing in return. It doesnt matter how much the gift costs. What matters is the thought. 38 Birthdays are one of those days when a person is entitled to be selfishin other words, to think only themselves. Most people like celebrating and they want to feel special on that day. So, your partners birthda

49、y is coming up and you dont have a clue how to celebrate this special day. The best thing to do is get them a present that can be consumed, such as a bunch of flowers. 39 Gifts make your partner smileOne of the most important things of being in a relationship is making the other person happy. But ho

50、w do you manage to put a smile on your other halfs face? Simple: you get them a gift. It goes without saying that happiness doesnt come from money. 40 . Keeping a relationship is difficult nowadays, but presents make things much easier. Youll see that an offering will immediately lift your loved one

51、s mood.A. Gifts are necessary on special occasionsB. Gifts are important to your relationshipC. Offerings are a way of showing people how you care for themD. Relationships dont survive on material groundsE. Therefore, the gift like this can create a bigger surpriseF. Not only will you make their bir

52、thday special, but also youll be creating memoriesG. However, it cant be denied that small gifts make your partner smile第三部分 语言运用（共两节， 满分30分）第一节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted. Yesterday a salesman, working for a tele

53、com company, 41 me to sell his phone plans. I was at work and unwilling to spend time on those conversations, so I made a(n) 42 that I couldnt talk yet and I 43 him to call back one hour later.However, he continued to explain his phone plans, which he said were better than my 44 one. While listening

54、 to him, sometimes I was lost in thought, giving “hmm” as a sign of 45 or showing him that I was still there. Sometimes I felt a bit impatient. But I tried to be 46 during the conversation.At the end of the conversation, he said: “Thank you for listening to me. 47 , people treat us as thieves or 48

55、at us. Today, I havent had a conversation without offense (侮辱). I know you could have been 49 after work or done something else had I not 50 your time. So I am really touched.”I thanked him for this statement. I 51 how much he could have been the subject of verbal (言语的) 52 all through his working da

56、ys. I also admitted that those people showing bad 53 to him might have been me. But now I am delighted to allow him to feel treated 54 . In fact everyone should be 55 as a human being.41. A. forcedB. invitedC. calledD. allowed42. A. choiceB. promiseC. decisionD. excuse43. A. beggedB. advisedC. warnedD. encouraged44. A. presentB. commonC. formerD. extra45. A. impatienceB. confusionC. agreementD. confidence46. A. politeB. proudC. excitedD. annoyed47. A. RarelyB. PersonallyC. RecentlyD. Usually48. A. shoutB. waveC. stareD. smile49