2020--2021学年河南洛阳市高二上学期英语期末试题(解析版)

1、洛阳市高二2020-2021学年上学期英语期末试卷第一部分听力略第二部分阅读理解（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。AHow to get tickets to The Steve Harvey ShowDo you want to check out The Steve Harvey Show? All you have to do is ask and wait.As with many daytime talk shows, tickets to see the taping of The

2、Steve Harvey Show are free. TheyYe given away in order to fill the audience with fans. The catch is that the show often gives away more tickets than seats since usually some people wont show up on the taping dates.There is good news and bad news. The good is that even if you dont get tickets, you mi

3、ght be able to get standby tickets. The bad is that even if you do have tickets, youYe not guaranteed a seat. Be sure to show up early and your chances will improve.Request your tickets to The Steve Harvey ShowThe process for requesting tickets could not be easier. Youll simply give the show your in

4、formation and the date you*d like to attend.You may need to check back in frequently to see when theyYe taping. If anything is scheduled. it*s often only for one or two weeks at a time.1. Visit The Steve Harvey Shows official website.2. Youll find a calendar with marked dates. Those are available ta

5、ping dates. Select one that works best for you.3. Fill out the online form that pops up. Ifs pretty straightforward-name.email.phone nuniber.address, requested datexte.4. Make sure everyone attending is 18 years old or older.Attending The Steve Harvey ShowRemember that your requested date is not gua

6、ranteed. The show will do its best to arrange the seat at your request, but it is possible you may receive tickets for a different date.L Whats the advantage of free tickets?A. Your seat is ensured.C. Standby tickets are included.B. You must get up early to get them.D. Good seats are available in ad

7、vance.2. Who can be the audience of the show?B. A retired teacher.A. An elementary school student.C. A boy aged 8.D. A junior middle school student.3. What will probably change even if you have requested your tickets?A. The host of the show.B. The content of the show.C. The date of your ticket.D. Th

8、e price of your ticket.【答案】l.C 2.B3.C【解析】这是一篇应用文。文章是一则“The Steve Harvey Show”演出的公告，告知了如何购买票和其他注意事项。【1题详解】细行理解题。根据第二段“As with many daytime talk shows, tickets to see the taping of The Steve Harvey Show are free.（和许多日间脱口秀节目一样，观看Steve Harvey脱口秀的门票是免费的）”以及第三段中“Thegood is that even if you dont get ticket

9、s, you might be able to get standby tickets.（好处是即使你没有票，你也可以买到 备用票）”可知，免费票的好处是包括了备用票。故选C。【2题详解】细行理解题。根据倒数第三段“4. Make sure everyone attending is 18 years old or older.（每个参加的人都必须 年满18岁）”可知，A “一个小学生”、C “一个八岁的男孩”和D “一个初中生”无法观看演出，只有B 选项“一个退休教师”可能是演出的观众。故选B。【3题详解】细节理解题e 根据最后一段 aRemember that your requested

10、 date is not guaranteed. The show will do its best to arrange the seat at your request, but it is possible you may receive tickets for a different dale.（请记住，无法保证按 您要求的日期给票。本馆会根据您的要求尽力安排座位，但您也有可能收到其他日期的票）”可知，即使你 已经要求了日期，你票的日期也可能会有变动。故选CcBThere are many different types of poems.Many people have heard

11、about haiku. In fact, most of us are taught at one point or another -usually in elementary school or high school-to write one of our very own. Actually.haiku is a form of poetry made up of three non-rhyming lines. They often express feelings and thoughts about nature; however,you could write a poem

12、about any subject you like in this form.One of the poetic favorites is pastoral（用 kl 的）poetry because it means wonderful senses of peace and harmony.Examples of this form include Keatss Ode on a Grecian Urn. Like the haiku.naturc is often at the center of this typeof poem as well. In general.pastora

13、l poetry will focus on describing a rural（乡村的）place, but the terms will be peaceful. You feel at ease after reading this type of poem. Many pastoral poems are written about shepherds.Are you familiar witli the termallad? Probably you are.because people sometimes refer to songs - particularly romanti

14、c ones -as ballads. In fact, ballad poems arc frequently sung or at least they are intended to be sung, and they are often about love. Often, these ballads will tell stories and they tend to be of a mystical nature.A limerick is a poem that is often silly or funny, written in five lines with AABBA r

15、hyme （押韵）.Often,a limerick tells a shortJnimorous story. This type of poem has been popular for hundreds of years, particularly in the English language. When limericks first became popular, they often expressed ideas that were dirty, but today limericks express all sorts of ideas.4. What do we leam

16、about haiku poems?A. They rhyme.B. Theyre very short.C. They have seven lines.D. Theyre hard to write.5. How do poems like Ode on a Grecian Urn most probably sound?A. Funny.B. Sad.6. Who are most likely to write limericks?A. Song writers.C. Humorous people.7. Whafs the best title for the passage?A.

17、Topics of Poems.C. Origin of Poems.【答案】4.B5.C6.C7.D【解析】这是一篇说明文。文章介绍了不同种类的诗歌。C. Relaxing.D. Encouraging.8. Famous poets.D. People admiring nature.8. History of Poems.D. Forms of Poems.【4题详解】细节理解题 e 根据第二段 u Actually, haiku is a form of poetry made up of three non-rhyming lines.（实际上，俳 句是一种由三行不押韵的诗句组成的诗

18、歌形式。广可知，俳句诗歌是非常短的诗歌形式。故选B。【5题详解】推理判断题。根据第三段前两句One of the poetic favorites is pastoral（田园的）poetrjf because it means wonderful senses of peace and harmony. Examples of this form include Keatss Ode on a Grecian Urn.（田园诗是 最受欢迎的诗歌之一，因为它意味着美妙的和平与和谐的感觉。这种形式的例子包括济慈的诗歌希腊古 瓮颂。）”和第三段 “In general, pastoral poet

19、ty will focus on describing a rural（乡村的）place, but the terms will be peaceful. You feel at ease after reading this type of poem.( 一般来说，田园诗的重点是描述一个乡村，但用词 将是和平的。读过这类诗，你会感到轻松自在。厂可知，希腊古瓮颂是一首田园诗，所以这种诗歌让人 感到轻松自在。故选C。【6题详解】推理判断题。根据最后一段“ 0代en、a limerick tells a short. humorous story.可知，五行打油诗通常讲述一个 短小幽默的故事。由

20、此可推知，幽默的人最有可能写五行打油诗。故选C。【7题详解】主旨大意题。阅读文章内容，并根据第一段“There are many different types of poems”可知，本文介绍了不 同种类的诗歌，”诗歌的形式”最适合作文章标题。故选D。CAcross cultures we write different songs for different purposes. A new study examines how music travels around the world, despite its incredible diversity within cultures.S

21、am Mehr, a psychologist at Harvard, kept reading a statement that said, “Music is universal/ But every time there was nothing to back it up. To see if there was any proof to this claim, he and his fellow researchers created two databases: one with descriptions from anthropologists of what happened w

22、hen music from the 60s was playing, and another of 118 audio recordings from 86 different societies. He found that there were three characteristics of behavior that consistently characterized music: formality, arousal (or how calm or exciting a song was), and religiosity. Most societies had music th

23、at fell into more than one category.*People did a good job guessing the themes. Music appears in this huge diversity, but it does so similarly across societies/ says autlior NIanvir Singh, a Harvard Ph. D. student in the department of human evolutionary biology.Daniel Levitin, whos done similar rese

24、arch on music and evolution, believes this kind of systematic approach to understanding music is long overdue. He also says that the study points to an evolutional histoty between music and humans.For Mehr and his team, the hunt for data is just the beginning. The lab is ninning more detailed quizze

25、s to dig into how people respond to what they hear. They also hope to do studies on different populations to see how they react to tunes from faraway societies.Exploring the lyrics allows us to better understand how music can call for these emotional or behavioral responses： says Singh, “but also, m

26、 a broader way, the world view of the people who are singing.” 8. Why did Sam Mehr start his research?A. To support his statement of music.B. To find evidence forNMusic is universal”.C. To prove the diversities of music worldwide.D. To examine music at different periods.9. How is Sam Mehrs research

27、carried out?A. By giving quizzes.B. By observing objects.C. By looking up documentaries.D. By interviewing music writers.10. What does the underlined word category” in Paragraph 2 most likely mean?A. Tune.B. Version.C. Catalogue.D. Style.11. The writing purpose of the last paragraph is to showA. the

28、 necessity of continuing the researchB. the significance of exploring lyricsC. the function of music in evolutionD. the benefit of understanding music【答案】8.B9. A 10. D Il.B【解析】这是一篇说明文。在不同的文化中，我们为了不同的目的写不同的歌。一项新的研究调查了音乐是如何在 世界各地传播的，尽管它在文化中有着难以置信的多样性。文章主要介绍了这项研究开展的过程以及人们 对此的看法。【8题详解】细日理解题。根据第二段中 “Sam

29、Mehr, a psychologist at Harvard, kept reading a statement that said, Music is universal. But every time there was nothing to back it up. To see if there was any proof to this claim, he and his fellow researchers created two databases（哈佛大学的心理学家Sam Mehr 一直在读一份声明：“音乐是通用 的。”但每次都没有任何证据支持。为了验证这种说法是否有任何证据，

30、他和他的同事们创建了两个数据 库）”可知，Sam Mehr开始他的研究是为了寻找“音乐是通用的”的证据。故选B。【9题详解】细节理解题。根据倒数第二段中For Mehr and his team, the hunt for data is just the beginning. The lab is nmning more detailed quizzes to dig into how people respond to what they hear.（对于 Mehr 和他的团队来说，寻找数据只 是一个开始。实验室正在进行更详细的测试，以探究人们对他们听到的东西的反应）”可知，SamMehr

31、是通 过测验进行研究的。故选A。【10题详解】词义猜测题。根据画线词上文 “He found that there were three characteristics of behavior that consistently characterized music: formality, arousal （or how calm or exciting a song was）, and religiosity.（他发现音乐有三个一 贯的特征：正式性、兴奋性一一或者说歌曲有多平静或刺激和宗教狂热）”可知，Mehr发现大多数社会音乐 都不止有一种风格。即画线词意思为“风格”。A.Tune.曲调

32、：B. Version.版本；C. Catalogue.目录；D. Style. 风格。故选D。【11题详解】推理判断题。根据最后一段Exploring the lyrics allows us to better understand how music can call for these emotional or behavioral responses/ says Singh, but also, in a broader way, the world view of the people who are singing（Smgh说：“探索歌词可以让我们更好地理解音乐是如何唤起这些情感

33、或行为反应的，而且，从更 广泛的角度来看，还可以了解歌唱者的世界观。可推知，最后一段的写作目的是为了说明探索歌词的 意义。故选B。DThe new film from the director of Up and Inside Out has the beauty of adventure, but its themes are very raw.If Disne/s animated-movie（动画 电影）relies on tales of heroes and princesses, of villains（坏人）destroyed and personal freedom achie

34、ved.then Pixars movie is far more ordinary. For decades: the computer-animation studio has made movies that present remarkable feelings and experiences as the products of ordinary jobs, performed diligently by strange little beings behind the scenes. Monsters, Inc.t in 2001, showed that our fears we

35、re created by blue-collar creatures. Inside Out in 2015. presented our feelings as brightly colored sprites（精灵）.Now. Soul imagines how our personalities are created at a cartoon summer camp, where smiley blobs（小球）and squiggles（涂鸦）create human souls.All these movies were directed by Pete Docter. the

36、man who is also behind Up. The filmmaker is fond of using animation to create worlds rooted in abstract metaphor（隐喻）,Soul is largely set in a world known as the Great Before*1. And the smaller,human story he tries to tell about a jazz pianist who finds himself stuck in the Great Before after a near-

37、death experienceis sweet and attractive.Docter has wrestled withHgrown-upH themes before and managed to put them into an easy-to-understand story. Up began with the emotional hammer blow of an aging character losing his wife before he started a new adventure. Soul sets an even tougher challenge for

38、itself by apparently telling the audience that Joe finds himself in to teach valuable lessons about finding joy in life even as it disappoints us.We are all born with dreams. Docter seems to be saying with ideas and personalities that arc created even before we come into the world. Compared to Pixaf

39、s recent sequels（续集）to past hits. Soul is a nobler project a messy but expansive story worthy of its directors great ambitions.12. How many Doctefs works does the passage mention?A. Two.B. Three.C. Four.D. Five.13. How does Docter create his films?A. Using common cartoon characters.B. Counting on he

40、roes stories.C. Based on the characters* true stories.D. Following sequels to the past hits.14 What does the author think of Soul?C. Perfect.D. NobleB. A name story.D. A description of a film.A. Ordinary.B. Disappointing.15. What is the passage?A. A film review.C. A personal anecdote.【答案】12.C13.A14.

41、 D 15. A【解析】这是一篇说明文。主要介绍了执导动画电影头脑特工队和飞屋环游记的导演Pete Docter,也是皮 克斯公司著名导演之一，所创作的一部新作心灵奇旅的特点以及作者的评价。【12题详解】细行理解题。根据第二段中 “Monsters. Inc., in 2001.showed that our fears were created by blue-collar creatures. Inside Out in 2015, presented our feelings as brightly colored sprites（精灵）.Now. Soul imagines how o

42、ur personalities are created at a cartoon summer camp（2001年上映的怪物公司告诉我们恐惧是由一些蓝领怪 物创造出来。2015年上映的头脑特工队把我们的情绪拟人化为色彩鲜亮的精灵。如今，心灵奇旅想 象我们的性格是在一个卡通的夏令营产生的）”，以及第三段中“All these movies were directed by Pete Docter, the man who is also behind Up （这三部电影都是由皮特道格特执导,飞屋环游记同样是他的作品。）” 综合可知，怪物公司、头脑特工队、心灵奇旅、飞屋环游记这四部电影是由皮特

43、道格特执导， 故选C。【13题详解】推理判断题。根据第二段中 “If Disneys animated-movie relies on tales of heroes and princesses, of villains destroyed and personal freedom achieved, then Pixars movie is far more ordinary. For decades; the computer-animation studio has made movies that present remarkable feelings and experiences

44、 as the products of ordinary jobs（如果说迪士尼的动画电影模式是建立在英雄和公主，坏人受到惩罚，个人自由得以实现，那么 皮克斯的电影更加普通。几十年来，这个计算机动画工作室致力于从平凡庸常的工作中描绘出超脱的感受 和体验）”由此可知，皮克斯电影公司是通过普通的工作描绘出非凡的体验和感受。Docter作为皮克斯的一 名导演，也是同样的创作理念，用普通人物体验非凡感受。结合第三段中“And the smaller,human story he tries to1 about a jazz pianist（他试图在这个宇宙里讲述的人类故事一一一位爵士钢琴演奏家）”第四

45、段 中 “Up began with the emotional hammer blow of an aging character losing his wife before he started a new adventured飞屋环游记上来就是情感冲击，一位古稀老人失去了自己的妻子，开始了新的冒险。）”他 的这两部电影中的角色也是普通人。综合可知，他用的是普通的动画角色来创作电影，故选A。【14题详解】细行理解题。根据最后一段中 uCompared to Pixars recent sequels to past hits, Soul is a nobler projecta mess

46、y but expansive story worthy of its directors great ambitions.（相对于皮克斯最近的续集影片来说，心灵奇旅更 加崇高，故事虽然乱糟糟的，但意境宏大，对得起制片人的雄心壮志。）”由此可知，作者认为心灵奇旅 是崇高的,故选D。【15题详解】推理判断题。根据第一段 “The new film from the director of Up and Inside Out has the beauty of adventure, but its themes are very raw.（这部新影片由头脑特工队和飞屋环游记导演执导，彰显着冒险的美

47、学价值， 但主题却十分质朴。）”由此可知作者要重点介绍这部新电影。文章第二段中“Now, Soul imagines how our personalities are created at a cartoon summer camp, where smiley blobs and squiggles create human souls.（如今，心灵奇旅想象我们的性格是在一个卡通的夏令营产生的，那里有欢乐的小球和线条聚集在一起，形成 人类灵魂。）”：文章第三段中 aSoul is largely set in a world known as the Great Before. And th

48、e smaller, human story he tries to tellabout a jazz pianist who finds himself stuck in the Great Before after a near-death experienceis sweet and attractive.（心灵奇旅主要是以一个“生之来处”的世界为背景。他试图在这个 宇宙里讲述的人类故事一位在濒死前发现自己被困在“生之来处”的爵士钢琴演奏家一一是充满温情 和吸引力的。）“：第四段中 “ Soul sets an even tougherchallengefor itself by app

49、arently telling the audience that Joe finds himself in to teach valuable lessons about finding joy in life even as it disappoints us.（，心灵奇旅设; 了一个更加艰难的挑战通过明确告诉观众乔（主角）在一个奇特的灵魂世界学会了宝贵的一课，那就是即 便生活让我们失望，也要学会找寻生命中的快乐。）”。文章最后一段中Soul is a nobler projecta messy but expansive story worthy of its directors gre

50、at ambitions.（心灵奇旅更加崇高，故事虽然乱糟糟的，但意境宏 大，对得起制片人的雄心壮志。）”综合可知，这些内容介绍了这部电影的创作，人物，故事，特点以及作 者的评价，所以这篇文章主要是围绕这部电影展开的介绍和评论，属于影评，故选A。第二节（共5小题；每小题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。Weve heard of immersion（浸没）is one of the best ways to be fluent in a language. But, what do you do when you get stu

51、ck?Dont worry. You can 100 percent be productive. You can hit all the points with these hobbies. 161 .Watching TV with Subtitles（字幕）You know that K-Pop group BTS? Well, the leader of that group is called RM. To be fluent in English, he watched the whole series first with Korean subtitles.The third t

52、ime, no subtitles were needed. Watchinga lot of TV shows and listening well to conversations will help you copy accents as well as expand your vocabulary.2.Book-to-Movie Adaptations（改编本）Do you ever finish watching a movie and just love it so much that you would do anything to find out more details a

53、bout it? 8 Well, the movies are mostly based on books. So you can read the books or book reviews to know the main characters.19 You can look for books that will be getting a movie adaptation soon and read them. That way, when you watch the movie, even if your English isnt perfect, it will be easier

54、to follow along.3.Music20 You can do it whatever you are doing. Read and learn lyrics, sing-along. When the slower songs get too easyjust switch to rap. If you think of it this way, youll never get stuck again!A. Some examples?B. Create your own playlist.C. I know the answer is yes.D. This method is

55、 the easiest one.E. It works similarly the other way.F The second time,with English subtitles.G. Thats me about ninety percent of the time.【答案】16.A17. F 18. C 19. E 20. D【解析】这是一篇说明文。主要向我们介绍了学习语言的方法。【16题详解】上文 “Dont worry. You can 100 percent be productive. You can hit all the points with these hobbie

56、s.（另ij担心、。你一 定会有成效的。有了这些爱好，你就能找到所有的要点。）”由此可知，作者想向我们推荐一些让我们有助 于我们语言学习效果的习惯，再根据下文逐一介绍的学习方式，此处用“Some examples?（举一些例子？）” 能起到承上启下的过渡作用，故选A。【17题详解】上句中出现“first（第一次），下句出现“third time（第三次）”,所以空格应该是“第二次”，对应选项F 中的“The second time（第二次）”，故选艮【18题详解】上文 “Do you ever finish watching a movie and just love it so much t

57、hat you would do anything to find out more details about it?（你曾在看过一部电影后，非常喜欢它，以至于你想尽办法去找更多关于电影的细节吗？）” 这是一个一般疑问句。选项C I know the answer is yes.（我知道答案是肯定的）”是对问题的回答，故选C。 【19题详解】上一段提到先看改编的电影再看书，了解更多细节，有助于学习语言。空格后“You can look for books that will be getting a movie adaptation soon and read them.（你可以寻找即将被改编成电影的书来看。）”由此可知这一 段主要讲的是先看书，再看改编后的电影。所以选项E “It works similarly the other way.（反过来作用也是相 似的。）”符合语境,故选E。【20题详解】这一段主要讲“Music”这种方法。空格后“You can do it whatever you are doing.（无论你在做什么，都可以 做这件事。）”由此可知，无论你做什么，你都可以有音乐，所以选项D “This method is the easiest one.（这