辽宁省大连市2019-2020学年高二上学期期末考试英语试题（原卷版）

大连市2019～2020学年度第一学期期末考试高二英语说明∶1.请在答题纸上作答,在试卷上作答无效。2.本试卷共120分,考试时间100分钟。第一部分阅读（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、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。AYoumaythinkthatworkcanneverbefun.Butsomejobsareinterestingandevenlucrative(赚钱的).TheBalanceCareerscreatedalistoftop15interestingjobsintheworld.Wepickedoutfourofthem.CaretakerofHamiltonIslandWhatisthebestjobintheworld?ItisbeingacaretakerofanAustraliantropicalisland—ajobthatincludesasalaryof￡69,000andinvolveslittlemorethanlazinginthesun,snorkeling(浮潜)andwritingaweeklyblogaboutlifeontheInternet.NASASleepTesterNASAislookingforvolunteerswhowillbepaidatotalofaround$18,000tolieinbedfor70days.Sleeptestercanplaygames,readbooksandchatwithfriendsonline,justaslongastheydon’tgetoutofbedbeforethetestends.Theresultsofthesetestsareusedtohelpastronautsmaintaintheirhealthwhileinspace.ElectricianattheSouthPoleTheBritishAntarcticSurveyoncepostedanadcallingforplumbers,carpentersandchefstoworkonthecoldestcontinentonEarth.Thosewhowereselectedreceivedstartingsalariesof￡23,000,whiletravelexpenses,foodandwinterclothingwereprovidedfreeofcharge.ProfessionalCuddlerProfessionalcuddlingwasanewjobthatappearedintheUSfouryearsago.Asthenameofthejobsuggests,theroleofaprofessionalcuddleristogiveyouawarmhug,chatwithyouandgiveyoucomfortwhenyouaresad.Professionalcuddlersearn$60perhour.1.Accordingtothepassage,whoneedstowriteablogregularlyonline?A.Theelectrician. B.Thesleeptester. C.Thecaretaker. D.Thecuddler.2.Thesleeptestismadetoensure________.A.thehealthofastronauts B.thecomfortofsleepersC.thequalityofbeds D.thepleasureoflife3.Whowillprobablyreceivetheserviceofthecuddler?A.Ahard-wordingstudent. B.Amodestauthor.C.Asuccessfulpsychologist. D.Alonelyoldman.BChinesevolleyballsuperstarZhuTinghasinspiredanewEnglishword.“StayawesomeandZHUperb!”wroteabloggeratVolleywood,aUS-basedvolleyballwebsite.Thewordcombines“Zhu”and“superb”todescribethe24-year-oldplayer’sleadershipskills.Zhu’sprolific(多产的)scoringperformancesputheramongtheTop10GlobalOutstandingAthletesfor2019HeraclesPrizeoftheBigBenAward.AscaptainoftheChinesewomen’snationalvolleyballteam,Zhuhas“createdthenewgoldenageofwomen’svolleyballinChina,”theawardsaid.Althoughshe’sasuperstarnow,ithasn’tbeeneasyforZhutogettowheresheis.BorntoafarmingfamilyinHenanprovince,Zhuearnedachancetoattendalocalsportsschoolatage13.Withherfather’sencouragement,shemadesteadyprogressandquicklymovedup,fromtheprovincialyouthteamtothenationalyouthteam.SherosetofamebyhelpingChina’sU20teamwinthe2013FIVBU20WorldChampionship.Shortlyafter,ZhujoinedthenationalteamandbeganplayingunderlegendarycoachLangPing.Atfirst,the1.98-meter-tallZhufounditdifficulttomovequicklyandstaybalanced.ButLangtookadvantageofherheightandtrainedhertojumphighandsmashballs.Herworkpaidoff.Zhuisnowanoutstandingspiker(主攻手).Today,Zhutreatsherheightasanaspectofherphysicalstrength.Andshestillworksupasweatduringtraining.“Hardworkandtalentareequallyimportant.I’llmoveforwardstepbystep,”shetoldPeople’sDaily.4.Zhuisreferredtoas“ZHUperb”becausesheis________.A.tallinheight B.giftedinvolleyballC.anoutstandingspiker D.apowerfulleader5.Whatcanweinferfromparagraph4?A.ZhulearnedalotfromLangPing.B.Zhubecameaspikerbyaccident.C.Zhuattainedthefameinnationalteam.D.Zhumadeeffortstomoveflexibly.6.What’sthepurposeofthepassage?A.Toinspireustoplayvolleyball. B.ToexplainZhu’snickname.C.Tointroduceasportssuperstar. D.Toencourageustoworkhard.7.WhichwordcandescribeZhu’scharacterbest?A.Open-minded. B.Determined. C.Outgoing. D.Considerate.CWhenTheAlchemistwasfirstpublishedtwenty-fiveyearsagoinmynativeBrazil,noonenoticed.Abooksellerinthenortheastcornerofthecountrytoldmethatonlyonepersonpurchasedacopythefirstweekofitspublication.Ittookanothersixmonthsforthebooksellertounloadasecondcopy.Andwhoknowshowlongittooktosellthethird.Attheendoftheyear,myoriginalpublisherdecidedtocancelourcontract.Iwasforty-oneandupset.ButIneverlostfaithinthebook.Why?Becauseitwasmeinthere,allofme,heartandsoul.Iwaslivingmyownfantasy.Amansetsoutonajourney,dreamingofabeautifulormagicalplace,insearchofsomeunknowntreasure.Attheendofhisjourney,themanrealizesthetreasurewaswithhimtheentiretime.Iwasfollowingmypersonallegend(传奇)andmytreasurewasmytalenttowrite.AndIwantedtosharethistreasurewiththeworld.Istartedknockingonthedoorsofotherpublishers.Oneopened,andthepublisherontheothersideagreedtogiveTheAlchemistasecondchance.Slowly,throughwordofmouth,itfinallystartedtosell—threethousand,thensixthousand,tenthousand—bookbybook,graduallythroughouttheyear.Eightmonthslater,anAmericanvisitingBrazilwantedtotranslatethebookandhelpmefindapublisherintheUnitedStates.Butitstilltooksometimetosell,slowlyfindingitsaudienceintheUnitedStatesbywordofmouth,justasitdidinBrazil.Andthenoneday,BillClintonwasphotographedleavingtheWhiteHousewithacopy.Thenpeoplefromdifferentwalksoflifeweresuddenlytalkingaboutit.TheAlchemistbecameaphenomenon.ThebookhittheNewYorkTimesbestsellerlistandstayedthereformorethanthreehundredweeks.Ithassincebeentranslatedintomorethaneightydifferentlanguages,andiswidelyconsideredoneofthetenbestbooksofthetwentiethcentury.8.Howmanybooksdidthewritersellinthefirstyear?A.One. B.Two. C.Three. D.Unknown.9.Whydidthewriterhavefaithinhisbook?A.It’sabouttreasureseeking. B.It’safantasystory.C.It’sabouthistalenttowrite. D.It’samirrorofhislife.10.WhatfinallyhelpedthebookbecomepopularintheUS?A.Thedoor-to-doorsale. B.Goodwordofmouth.C.Aphotowiththebook. D.AnAmericanpublisher.11.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitle?A.APersonalLegend B.TimeTriesAllC.TheAlchemist D.AllRoadsLeadtoRomeDOlderbrothersprovideprotectionsfortheiryoungersiblings(兄弟姐妹),buttheymightalsobedamagingtheireducation,anewstudysuggests.Frenchscientistshavediscoveredthatthelanguageabilityofchildrenfallstwomonthsbehindforunder-sixeswhohaveanolderbrother,butnotthosewhohaveanoldersister.Theresearchersguessthatoldersistersarefarmorewillingtotalktotheiryoungersiblingsthanbrotherstomakeupfortheirparents’beinglessavailablenow.Oldersistersmayalsocompetelessthanolderbrothersforparentalattention.Tofindout,scientistsfollowedagroupof1000childrenfrombirthtofive-a-halfyearsoldandevaluatedtheirlanguageskillsattwoyearsold,threeyearsoldandattheendofthestudy,measuringvocabulary,syntax(句法)andverbalreasoning.Onaverage,first-bornsandthosewitholdersistersperformedbest.Explainingthephenomenon,DrNaomiHavronoftheEcoleNormaleSuperieureinParissaid,“Wegenerallybelievethatfirst-bornsoftenhavebetterlanguageabilitybecausetheirparentsoftensupplythemwithone-on-onequalitytime,whentheytalkaboutthingsthatinterestthem,tellthemstories,etc.”“Butitispossiblethatoldersistersaremorelikelytointeractwiththeiryoungersiblingsthanolderbrothersandthusprovidetheirowninput.Also,itispossiblethatgirlsarelessdamagingthanboys,andarethusinlessofacompetitionforparents’timeandattention.”Theresearcherssaidparentsshouldtryandmaketimetotalktotheirchildrentohelpdeveloptheirlanguageskills.DrHaivronadded,“Encourageyourchildrentohavepositiveinteractionsbetweenthemselves,forexamplebyencouragingthemtoplayagamethattheybothliketogether.”12.Accordingtothenewstudy,whohasaweakerlanguageability?A.Aboywithayoungerbrother. B.Aboywithanoldersister.C.Agirlwithanolderbrother. D.Agirlwithanoldersister.13.Whatcanweinferfromtheunderlinedpartinparagraph5?A.Girlsaremorecompetitive. B.Boysaremoretroublesome.C.Girlsdamagetheirsiblings. D.Boyscarefortheirsiblings.14.Thelastparagraphisintendedtogive________.A.someadvice B.asummaryC.anotherexample D.thewriter’sattitude15.Whereisthepassagepossiblytakenfrom?A.Abookreview. B.Aneducationmagazine.C.Amedicalpaper. D.Asciencereport.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白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Developingandmaintaininghealthyfriendshipsinvolvesgive-and-take.Sometimesyou’retheonegivingsupport,andothertimesyou’reonthereceivingend.Lettingfriendsknowyoucareaboutthemandappreciatethemcanhelpstrengthenyourbond(联系).It’sasimportantforyoutobeagoodfriendasitistosurroundyourselfwithgoodfriends.____16____.Bekind.Thismost-basicbehavior,emphasizedduringchildhood,remainsthecore(核心)tosuccessfuladultrelationships.Thinkoffriendshipasanemotionalbankaccount.Kindnessandthanksaredeposits(存款)intothisaccount._____17_____Openup._____18_____.Beingwillingtosharepersonalexperiencesandconcernsshowsthatyourfriendholdsaspecialplaceinyourlife,anddeepensyourconnection.Showthatyoucanbetrusted.Beingresponsible,reliableanddependableisthekeytoformingstrongfriendship.Keepyourpromiseandarriveontime.Followthroughoncommitment(承诺)you’vemadetoyourfriends._____19_____._____20_____.Youmayfindyourselfimaginingtheworstofsocialsituationswithyourfriends,andfeelcomfortabletostayathome.Usemindfulnessexercisestoreshapeyourthinking.Eachtimeyouimaginetheworst,payattentiontohowoftentheembarrassingsituationsyou’reafraidofactuallytakeplace.Youmaynoticethatthescenesyoufearusuallydon’thappen.A.Manageyourthoughtswithmindfulness.B.Keepyourfriendssecretsstrictlyprivate.C.Domind-bodyrelaxationexercisestohelpyou.D.Remember,it’snevertoolatetobuildnewfriendships.E.Howeverquarrelsandconflictsaretakingmoneyfromit.F.Herearesomesuggestionsonhowtodevelopyourfriendship.G.Buildaclosebondwithyourfriendsbyopeningupaboutyourself.第二部分语言运用（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。Asanaturephotographer,Ienjoyworkingoutsideinthewild.Oneofthebestthingsaboutthisjobisthatyoucan____21____animalsinnature.My____22____placeisYellowstoneNationalPark.Itisfamousforthevarietyofitswildlife,butitisprobablybestknownforitsbears.____23____aweightofabout300kilograms,thesehugeanimalscanrunata____24____ofaround64kilometresperhourandarealsoexcellentswimmers.LastspringinYellowstone.I____25____apaththattookmethroughadarkforest.WhenI____26____steppedoutofthetrees,theviewwasbreathtaking.Aneagleflewoverthesnow-coveredmountains,whichwere____27____inthestilllakebelow.WhileIwasconcentratingonphotographingthisamazingscene,IsuddenlyfeltIwasbeing____28____.Slowly,withthe____29____stillheldtomyeye,Iturned...andfroze.Onlymetresawayfrommewasabear.Withwater_____30_____offitsthick,brownhair,thebearstaredbackatme.Timestood_____31_____asthebearandIbothwaitedtoseewhowouldmovefirst,Mylegsstartedshaking.Somehow,I_____32_____topressthebutton.Asecondlater,thebearturnedandranbackintotheforest.Ilookedatmycameraandmymost_____33_____butmagicalexperiencewasnowkeptforeverinasingleimage.FromtimetotimeIlookatthephotoasaremindertoshow_____34_____toallanimals.Itisafterallwewhoarethe_____35_____oftheirworld.21.A.feed B.raise C.observe D.catch22.A.strange B.awkward C.terrible D.favorite23.A.As B.Beyond C.Despite D.For24.A.speed B.height C.cost D.price25.A.carried B.led C.followed D.picked26.A.suddenly B.finally C.lately D.firstly27.A.reflected B.recorded C.recalled D.remarked28.A.called B.touched C.watched D.bitten29A.camera B.wood C.dream D.prospect30.A.jumping B.blowing C.showing D.falling31.A.near B.still C.quiet D.close32.A.refused B.forgot C.managed D.failed33.A.tiring B.frightening C.wonderful D.colorful34A.thanks B.principles C.respect D.power35.A.owners B.enemies C.hunters D.visitors第二节（共10小题∶每小题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。SavingnatureisattheveryheartofwhatwedoasWorldWildlifeFund(WF).Fornearly60years,wehavemadeitourmission___36___(find)solutionsthatsavetheamazingherdoflifeonourplanetby___37___(apply)thebestscienceavailableandworkingcloselywithlocal___38___(community).Butourworkisfarfromdone.Humans___39___(be)behindthepresentrateofspeciesextinction,___40___isatleast10—1,000times___41___(high)thannatureintended.We’veseen___42___surprising60%dropinthesizeofpopulationsofmammals,birds,fishandreptilesinjustover40years,accordingtoWWF’sLivingPlanetReport2018.Andtheinfluenceswillreachfarbeyondthepossibleculturallossofsomespeciesliketigers,rhinosandwhales.Thegoodnewsisthatwe’vealsoseenwhat’sworking.WWFhasbeenpartof___43___(success)wildliferecoverystories,fromsouthernAfrica’sblackrhinos___44___blackbucks(印度羚羊)intheHimalayas.Andthis,inturn,ishelpingtoprotectrichandvariousecosystemswhileensuringpeoplecontinuebenefitingfromnature.Thisisclear:wecannotaffordtofailin____45____(we)missiontosavealivingplanet.第三部分写作（共两节,满分40分）第一节（满分15分）46.假设你是李华,请给你的外教Peter写一封邀请信。请他在元宵节晚上到劳动公园参加游园活动,内容包括∶1.时间、地点；2.活动内容∶赏灯,吃汤圆,看烟花……注意∶1.词数80左右2.可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯；3.信的开头已为你写好。参考词汇∶劳动公园LabourParkDearPeterIamwritingtoinviteyoutojoinusintheLanternFestivalactivities.________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours,LiHua第二节（满分25分）47.阅读下面材料,根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段,使之构成一篇完整的短文。续写的词数应为150左右。NowthatMariawasatenthgrader,shefeltshewastoogrown-uptohavetogoonfamilyvacation.Lastyear,thefamilyhaddriventhreehundredmilestoseetheiruncleinWestCovina.Afterthefirstfourdaysofdoingnothingwhiletheadultssataroundtalking,thekidsfinallygottogotoDisneyland.Theparentsgaveeachchildfivedollars.Maria’syoungersister,Irma,boughtaPinocchiocoloringbook.Herbrothers,RudyandJohn,spenttheirmoneyoncandies.Mariakneweverythingwasoverpricedsoshesavedhermoney.Shesatonabench,jealously(嫉妒地)watchingotherteenagegirlswhoseemedmuchbetterdressedthanshewas.Shefeltstrickenbypoverty.ThisyearMaria’sfamilyplannedtovisitanuncleinSanJose.HerfatherpromisedtotakethemtoGreatAmerica,butsheknewthatthegrown-upswouldsitaroundtalkin