扬州市2020-2021学年高二下学期期末考试英语试题(含答案)

1、 扬州市2020-2021学年高二下学期期末考试英语试题第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）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。1.【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】What will the man do tlus weekend?Go to Canada.Have a holiday.Attend an exlubition.【答案】C【解析】原文】 W: Torn. I have looked at you

2、r schedule. Aie you gomg to Canada on busmess tins weekend?M: No. It was delayed. I have to take part in a computer exlubition on behalf of my company. Can we arrange another tune to have a holiday?2.【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】What does the woman wony about9Theu uain tickets.Traffic jams.Driving speed.【答案】B【

3、解析】原 文 M: Do you think we can catch the uam if we keep driving at this speed9W: Yes, but Im afraid the road may become crowded soon.3.【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】What do we know about James?He is never late.He is often late.He is not patient.【答案】B【解析】【原 文】 W: I wish James would be here on tmie. Tlus is rhe tl

4、md time we have had to wait for hun.M: Not suipnsmg at all. Thats James.【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件先看】Whafs Johnsons opnuon about his nianagei?A. Fair.B. Rude.C. Honest.【答案】A【解析】【原文】W: What do you thuik of your new manager, Jolinson?M: Well, hes fiill of praise when you do well. But when you make a mistake, you

5、d better watch out.【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】Who are the two speakers probably talking about0Theu fiiend.Their student.Their daughter.【答案】C【解析】【原文】 W: You know. John, I am getting quite woined about Mana.M: Why? What happened。W: Well, I was talkmg to her teacher today after school. She told me that Mana oft

6、en doesnt finish her homework and even when she does, the quality is often verv poor.第二节（共15小题;每小题L5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。听卜.面一段较长对话，回答以卜.小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】What do we know about the mans new neighbors

7、?They keep dogs at home.They are noisy at mght.They aie unfiieiidly.What is the mans problem?He is afraid of the daik.He cant sleep well at night.He dislikes his new neighbors.【答案】6.A7.B【解析】【原 文】 M: I just met our new neiglibors.W: So, whats the problem? You dont like them?M: The new family is great

8、, but they brought tliree dogs witli them.W: I see. You obviously liate dogs, then.M: Well, big dogs are OK, but I dislike little dogs.W: Wliy? Most people love them. Theyre so lovely.M: Well, our new neighbors dogs are lovely during the day but at mght they keep me awake with their barkuig. I cant

9、stand little dogs.听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看Wliat does the boy need help with。A sellmg test.A video game.His homework.What should the boy do after lugliliglitmg tlie numbers?Click on add”.Hit “retunT.Type the answer【答案】8.C9.A【解析】【原文】W: Hi. Frank. What are you domg9M: Homework.W: Need any hel

10、p?M: Uh, yeah. Can you show me how to use this niatli program0W: Suie. Just type the nuiubeis in column 1.M: OK Do I have to hit “return”？W: Right. You have to lut return” after each number. OK Be caiefiil? Do it carefiilly. Good?M: Cool. OK now how do I add them?W: Next, you need to highlight the n

11、umbers. and now you have to click on “add”.M: And thats the answer?W: Thats it. Pretty cool, huh?M: Wow. Tliafs easy You dont have to think I love it!听下面一段较长对话，回答以卜.小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】Why does the man have no money now9 A. He lost his job.He spent a lot m Bristol.He has to prepare fbr his weddmg.W

12、hat is the probable relarioiislup between the speakers?Sister and brotlier.Husband and wife.Mother and son.How does the woman sound about lendmg money?A. Satisfied.B. Unwilling.C. Warmhearted.【答案】10.B11. C 12. B【解析】【原文】M: Mom, its Matthew.W: Oh. is eveiythmg all right?M: Yes, yes, fine. Uh. do you t

13、hink you could lend me some money till the end of month9W: Oh. Mattliew, have you got yourself into debt again今M: No, no. Its just a bit of an overdraftW: Where does all youi money go, Matthew? I mean, youve got a good job.M: But Mom. its expensive living in Bnstol.W: Oh. well. Ybur sister never pho

14、nes up asking fbr money.M: But you spent a fortune on hei wedding.W: Yes, and when you get married, we、11 do the same for you.M: Well, Tm not going to be married, so you might as well give me the money now? Just 300! I promise ril pay it back soon and ril never borrow again.W: OK. Tlus is tlie last

15、time.听卜.面一段较长时话，回答以卜.小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】How many people are there in the mans family9A. 2.B. 3.C. 4.What do we know about the family protection plan?It covers all medical fees.It only costs 15 dollars a montli. JIfs only fbr people over 50 years old.What is the nums second excuse to refuse die wom

16、an0He has aheady go one.He cant afford it,He is very healtliy.Wliat does the woman offer?The cost of hvmg fbr a week.Free cover for three months.A 50 percent discount.【答案】13.C14. A 15.B16. B【解析】【原文】W: Good morning. Im domg a survey on fanuly life. Could you spare a few moments to answer some questio

17、ns?M: Sure. Go ahead.W: Aie you inanied0M: Yes, I am.W: And do you have any children?M: Yes, two.W: Have you ever thought about what would happen to your family if you died, or youre taken ill? Let me tell you about our fanuly protection plan.M: Sorry. I Rally must be.W: For only S50 a montli, this

18、policy covers all medical fees and provides your family with an income equal to your salaiy m the event of your death.M: I already have insurance. Thank you.W: The cost of livmg is nsmg all the time and no other policy is as generous as ours.M: I really cant afford any more insurance.W: Just think a

19、bout your wife and childien if anytiiuig happens to you. As a special offei; fbi tins week only, we can offer you free cover for tliree months. Just sign here and your policy will start today. You can call it off any time in the next tliree months and it won cost you a penny.M: Reallv? OK let me fil

20、l out the form.听卜面一段独白，回答以下小题【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】What kind of pamt does the company want to produce9 A. One that will never fade.B. One that smells of flowers.C. One that diies quickly and smells pleasant.What is the vvoiking envuoiinient like?C. Great.C. Telling stories.C. By email.A. Unpleasant.B. R

21、elaxing.What should an applicant be good at9A. Using computers.B. Writing novels.How will the applicant contact the speaker?A. By fax.B. By telephone.【答案】17.C18. A 19.A20. C【解析】【原 文】 Oui company is looking for a new scientist to join our busy teaiiLAbout us: Oui company is an mternational company re

22、searclmig different types of pamt. Our goal is to create a pamt product tliat dues quickly and has no unpleasant smells. If we aie successful, well sell this pamt all around die world.About you: You must have experience worknig in a lab and you must have experience working with pamt.Due to the natur

23、e of oui work, the lab often smells of pamt and is generally veiy noisy. You must be able to work well m tlus kuid of enviroimient. You also need to work calmly and not get upset when there is a lot of work to do. You must have a good sense of humor also. Ybu must have die ability to work alone but

24、also as part of a team.We aie looking for a very efficient person so you need to be able to work quickly and correctly. There is a lot of paperwork. You must eiijoy writing reports and pay attention to accuracy - it is important that you dont make any mistakes. You should be an expert with computers

25、 as well.The job requues you to travel a lot and sometunes work in the evenings and on weekends. If you tluiik you are the right person fbr the job, email me today?第三部分阅读理解（共三节;满分45分）第一节单项选择（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、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。NEW MUSEUMS OPEN DOORSThese new and upcoming museums are s

26、et to feed youi curiosity fbr the months ahead.Humboldt FommThe Humboldt Fomm opens on 17 December. It is set to stage around 1,000 events and exlubitions when the fiill piograminer is rolled out, Fox now. at least, the museum is opening in stages, with an exlubition on the Instoiy of die German cap

27、ital, Berlin, among the first to go on show, National Museum of Afiicaii American MusicOpening in eaily 2021, the National Museum of African American Music is said to be the worlds only museum devoted to the musical contributions of African Ainencaiis. From the Great Migration and jazz and blues to

28、the present day, i【s set to be a timely celebration, thiough we-organized exhibitions, of how African Americans have shaped the music of the Umted States, nmaamoigMunch MuseumMUNCH is home to the laigest collection of works by Edvard Munch. The museum digs into the Expressionisfs significant talents

29、, with pamtings diawmgs and photographs from a 4.00sioigg collection donated lo the city on his death in 1944. muchiiwsee.noMuseum of die HomeWhile die collection at die former Geffiye Museum is still as fascinating as ever, its experienced changes to become the new Museum of the Home. Fil soon own

30、new galleries, extended exhibition spaces and a readmg room when it reopens before long. The petty Gaidens Thiougli Tune outdoor space and new coffee shop will make it a great spot to relax. .ukWluch museum is an ideal place fbr visitors to kill tune by drinking coffee?Humboldt Foium.National Museum

31、 of Afiican American Music.Munch Museum.Museum of die Home.What can we learn from the passage?The lustoiy of Beihii is exhibited m the Humboldt Fomm.Afiican Americans made no contributions to the music of USA.Museum of the Home has been renamed the Geffrye Museum.Edvaid Munch is believed to have a g

32、reat effect on literature.In which section of a newspaper are you likely to read the passage?A. Geography. B. Arclutectuic.C. Travel.D. History.【答案】2LD22. A 23. C【解析】【分析】本文是应用文文章主要介绍了可以满足人们的好奇心的四家博物馆，包括博物馆的名称，展览 的内容简介以及特色之处等。【21题详解】推理判断题 c 根据 Museum of the Home 中的“The pretty Gardens Thiough Time out

33、door space and new coffee shop will make it a great spot to ielax.（ Gardens Tlirough Time户外空间和新的咖啡店将使它成为一个放松的好地 方）“可知，Museum of the Home是游客喝咖啡打发时间的理想地方。故选D项。【22题详解】细节理解题 c 根据 Humboldt Forum 中的“the museum is opennig in stages, with ail exlubition on the lustoiy of tlie German capital, Berlin, among t

34、he first to go on show.（该博物馆lE在分阶段开放，一场关于德国首都柏林的历 史展览是最早展出的展览之一户可知，柏林的历史在这里展出。故选A项。【23题详解】推理判断题*:根据标题 NEW MUSEUMS OPEN DOORS 以及第 - 句“These new and upcoming museums are set to feed your curiosity for the months ahead.（这些新的和即将到来的博物馆将满足你对未来几个月的好奇心）” 可知，本文介绍了四个满足游客好奇心的博物馆，因此推断应是来自报纸的旅游部分。故选C项。B“The queu

35、mg delays are a tmy part of your total hours of life, so don*t let them be a major source of anxiety says Richard Larson, who has studied queuing for 40 years. Laison came up with inatliematical methods fbi predicting what he calls slips and skips, where a newcomer arrives after you but gets the sen

36、dee fiist. Such cutting doesnt need to be intentional to feel unjust. cK you are the victini you sufter a psychological cost, Larson says. “Ydu can get angry or even violent Just relax mstead.Larson has noticed more and more queues that allow people to buy their way mto a faster lane. Hes unsure wli

37、ether tliat could change the culture of how Aniencaiis line up. but it might. A well- designed line makes cheating nearly impossible. If you find yourself in a long line, a queue to get hundreds of nulhons of people vaccmated （接种 疫 苗）for Covid-19. be patient. Dont tiy to cut ahead of otlieis just be

38、cause no one is staiidmg belund you to see it.While you wait, let yourself be distracted （分by a book, music or whatever occupies your nund. Sometimes, disuaction is built in by designers. If you find youiself growing disappointed in a Ime. look behind you. The more people you see, the more likely yo

39、u are to stay ui line and maybe even be pleased with your position.Sometimes great human experiences aie shared while waitmg in Ime. Larson recently got his Covid-19 vaccination. Noimally, he tends to avoid queues, but he lelished this one. Many aiound him were elderly, some in wheelchaus, some with

40、 helpers. There was excitement on their faces as they waited together, a lightness tliat only comes when fear begms to lift.According to Richaid Larson, if faced with slips and skips, you should, A. be overcome with unfairness.solve the problem with violence.cut in line without being noticed.have a

41、calm and peaceful nund.We can conclude from the passage that A. the way that Americans queue up will be clianged.people nevei jump the queue in a well- designed luie.it is uiinecessaiy to stay m Ime when you get vaccmated.distraction can relieve anxiety of people in a long line.The undeilnied word r

42、elishedH m the last paiagraph probably meansteased.enjoyed.reserved.opposed.The passage is intended to answer the questionWhy should you queue up in public places?Wliat are the reasons fdrjumpmg the queue?What can you do while waitmg in ime?How can queuing up be avoided?【答案】24. D 25. D 26. B 27. C【解

43、析】【分析】这是一篇说明文。排队是口常生活中不可避免的一种情况，而且排队常常会让人焦虑，所以本文 介绍了排队时可以做的事，帮你缓解焦虑，让你放松下来。24题详解】细节理解题。根据第一段中的“ Such cutting doesnl need to be intentional to feel xmjust. CIf you are the victim, you suffer a psychological cost/1 Larson says. You can get angry or even violent*1 Just relax instead.（这样的插队 并不一定是有意让人感到不

44、公平。Larson说：“如果你是受害者，你就会承受心理代价。你可能会生化， 甚至有暴力倾向”。只是放松就好了）”可知，当面对插队时，你应该不要生气，要放松，也就是要有一颗 平静平和的心。故选D。【25题详解】推理判断题 ：根据第一段中的“The queuing delays aie a tmy part of your total hours of life, so donrt let them be a major source of anxiety/* savs Richard Larson, who has studied queuing for 40 years. 排队问题 研究了 4

45、0 年 的Richard Larson说：“排队延误只是你生活中总时间的一小部分，所以不要让它们成为焦虑的主要来 源）”以及第三段中的“While you wait, let vouiself be distracted （分心）by a book, music or whatever occupies you】 mind.（当你等待的时候，让自己被一本书、音乐或任何占据你思出的东西分散注意力）”可知, 排队等待会让人焦虑，而等待的时候，用其他的东西分散自己的注意力，可.以缓解排队时人们的焦虑。故 选D。【26题详解】词句猜测即c根据最后，段中的“Noimally, he tends to a

46、void queues, but he电生理 this one.（通常，他会避免 排队，但他很 relished 这次排队次 以及本段中“Many around him were elderly, some in wheelchairs, some with helpers. There was excitement on tlieir faces as thev waited together, a lightness that oiilv comes when feai begins to lift （他身边很多人都是老人，有的坐轮椅，有的带着帮手。当他们一起等待时，脸上充满了兴奋，这是

47、一种只有当恐惧开始消除时才会出现的轻松）”可知，Laison避免排队，也就是不喜欢排队，但这次排队 时，身边的人都带着兴奋和轻松，所以这让排在队伍中的他也感觉轻松愉悦，他是喜欢、享受这次排队的, 所以dished的意思是“享受”，故选【27题详解】推理判断题：文章第一段开头”The queumg delays aie a tiny part of your total hours of life, so dont let them be a major source of anxiety/1 savs Richard Larson, who has studied queumg for 40

48、years.（对排队问题研究了 40 年 的Richard Larson说:“排队延误只是你生活中总时间的小部分，所以不要让它们成为焦虐的主要来 源”尸提出了排队会让人焦虑的现象。由文章第三段中的“While you wait, let yourself be distracted （分心） by a book, music oi whatever occupies youi mind.（当你等待的时候，让自己被一本书、音乐或任何占据你思想 的东西分散注意力）”以及第四段中的“Sometimes great human experiences are shared while waitmg m

49、 line. （有时在排队的时候，人们会分享一些伟大的人生经历）”可知，这些段落告知人们在排队时可以做的一些事, 帮助缓解排队时的焦虑。所以这篇文章的目的是回答排队时可以做什么这个问题，故选C。COutside an art museum in Topeka. Kansas, some kids are playing happily in what looks like a large Hobbit House while others are walking tluough die houses woven （编 织）aichway into a twisted twig （嫩 枝）tow

50、ei. The tower, made entuely of sticks, is a sculpture built by Dougherty.Dougherty has created more than 200 stick sculptiwes all over the world “I design my sculptures to look like theyve always been there J he says And he likes people to get involved in liis work. If they arrive duimg the thiee we

51、eks he takes to build a sculpture, he lets them build, too. I want my work to help people enjoy nature.”As a child. Dougherty learned to love nature while tiavelmg tluough the woods. He would spend hours bending sticks into shelters for lus biothers and sisters. When he grew up, he majored m an and

52、learnt to make sculptures with clay. But it was too heavy to make the Imes and shapes lie unagined.One day he watched thin, young trees wavmg m the wind. They renunded lum of the sticks he built shelters with as a boy. Soon after, he began his fiist creation uiade out of sticks.To begui a sculptuie.

53、 Dougherty digs holes and buries tall young trees m the ground for support. Then he weaves （编织）smaller sticks aiound them. He uses strmgs to hold and bend rhe twigs wlule he*s weavmg. Wlien he removes the suing, the sticks stay ui place. It usually takes four tons of sticks to build a sculptiue. and

54、 Dougherty chooses materials that would otherwise be wasted.Doughertys sculptures last two to fbui yeais. But even after （hat, tliey serve a purpose. The wood is cut up into tmy pieces called mulch （覆盖料），which makes soil rich and helps new plants grow after it breaks down.The description of kids pla

55、ymg in Paragraph 1 functions as A. a bnef muoduction to the museum.a vivid lead into the sculptor.a lively advertisement of anistic work.a clear display of the arclutectiue.What can we mfer about Dougheity from the passage?He would like to invite visitors to build sculptures with him.He likes using

56、twigs to change die sticks before weaving them.He is likely to waste tons of sticks and other materials.He is devoted to die consuuction of all kinds of sculptures.What does the underlined pronoun it m the last paragraph refer to?SculptureWood.Soil.Mulch.Wliat caii be the suitable title foi （lie pas

57、sage?Bendmg sticks into sculptures.A fiiendly companion.Protecting die enviiomnent.A natural art museum.【答案】28. B 29. A 30. D 31. A【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了雕塑家Dougherty,他擅长弯曲树枝进行大型雕塑，他的作品 以及他的创作灵感。28题详解】推理判断题 c 根据第一段最后一句话“The tower, made entirely of sticks, is a sculpture built by Dougherty.（这 座塔完全由木

58、棍制成，是多尔蒂建造的一座雕塑）”结合下文对Dougherty的介绍可推知，作者通过孩子们 玩耍的场景描写是为了引出文章主题，即雕塑家Dougherty擅长用树枝进行大型雕塑。故选B。【29题详解】推理判断题 c 根据第二段“And he likes people to get involved in his work. If they arrive during the tliree weeks he takes to build a sculptuie, he lets them build, too.（他喜欢人们参与到他的工作中来。如果他们在他建造雕塑的 三周内到达，他也会让他们建造）”

59、由此推断，他想邀请游客和他一起建造雕塑。故选A。【30题详解】词义猜测题 c 根据最后一段 “The wood is cut up into tiny pieces called mulch （覆盖料 which makes soil rich and helps newplants growaftei it bteaks down.”可知，木头被切碎成木屑，被称为覆蛊料，在它分解之后，可以 使土壤肥沃，从而帮助植物生长。结合语境可知，it指代的是上文提到的“覆盖料”。故选D。【31题详解】主旨大意题c根据文章的主要内容，尤其第一段的“The tower, made entirely of s

60、ticks. is a sculpture built by Dougherty.（这座塔完全由树枝制成，是多尔蒂建造的一座雕塑）”和第:段的“DoughertyWscieatedmoie than 200 stick sculptuies all over the world.（多尔蒂在世界各地创作了 200多个树枝雕塑。）”可知,全文讲 述重点是雕塑家Dougherty擅长弯曲树枝进行大型雕塑，所以A选项“把棍子弯曲成雕塑。”符合文章大 意，适合做标题，故选A。DNowadays, we neednt look fai to find something new to watch. So