湖南省衡阳市衡阳县2020-2021学年高二（创新实验班）上学期期末考试英语试题

湖南省衡阳市衡阳县2020-2021学年高二（创新实验班）上学期期末考试英语试题本试题卷共8页。时量120分钟。满分150分。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，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.Whyisthewomansoupset?A.Tomforgottogiveher$15.B.Tombrokehispromisetoher.C.Tomdidn'treturnanymoneytoher.2.Whydidthemanwanttochangejobs?A.Thesalarywasnotgood.B.Ittookhimtoomuchtimetogettowork.C.Thewomanofferedhimajobwithinwalkingdistance.3.Howmanypoundsdoesthewomanweighnow?A.153.B.160.C.163.4.Whatdoesthemanofferthewoman?A.He'llcookameal.B.He'llwashhercarhimself.C.He'lltakehercartothecarwash.5.Whatistheman'sproblem?A.Heinjuredhishand.B.Thebookisconfusing.C.Thelecturesarenotveryclear.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.Whatisthemandoing?A.Bookingtickets.B.Watchinganopera.C.Visitingatheatre.7.Howmuchwillthemanhavetopay?A.10pounds.B.12pounds.C.16pounds.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8.Whatwasthenatureareasupposedtobeaccordingtotheman?A.Anaturepark.B.Afootballfield.C.Aplaceforbirds.9.WhencanpeoplevisitthenatureareainJune?A.Fourdaysaweek.B.Anydayoftheweek.C.Threedaysaweek.10.Whatdoesthewomansayaboutthenaturearea?A.Itwillbeclosedsoon.B.Itisnexttoafootballfield.C.Shewantstowalkthroughit.听第8段材料,回答第11至13题。11.Howdoesthewomanfeelaboutherupcomingvacation?A.Anxious.B.Excited.C.Disappointed.

12.Whatlanguagesdothewoman'sparentsspeak?A.SpanishandFrench.B.SpanishandEnglish.C.EnglishandFrench.13.Wherewillthewomanprobablydecidetogo?A.CostaRica.B.Hawaii.C.Spain.听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。14.Whenaretheman'sbooksdue?A.Inthreeweeks.B.Intwoweeks.C.Inoneweek.15.Whatdayisittoday?A.Wednesday.B.Thursday.C.Friday.16.Howoldistheman'sdaughter?A.She'sasmallchild.B.She'sateenager.C.She'sinhertwenties.17.Whatwillthemanprobablydotomorrow?A.Takeajewelryclass.B.Seeafamousauthorread.C.AttendaReadtoaDogprogram.听第10段材料,回答第18至20题。18.WhatwillthetemperaturebeonWednesday?A.Aroundsixtydegrees.B.Aboutseventydegrees.C.Abouteightydegrees.19.Whatwilltheweatherbelikenextweek?A.Veryhot.B.Alittlewarmer.C.AKitcooler.20.Whatwilltheaudiencehearnext?A.Anotherweatherreport.B.Anadvertisement.C.Asportsreport.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: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。ABeingapoliteairlinepassengerstartswithjustafeweasysteps.HelpyourfellowtravelerWhileyou'reloadingyourcarry-onbagintotheoverheadspace,offértoliftafellowpassenger'supthere,too.Notonlyisitkind,butitcouldmaketheboardingprocessmoreefficientforeveryoneelse.Keepyourpersonalthingswell,personalIt'simportanttobemindfulofyourpersonalbelongings.Avoidhittingotherpassengerswithyourbag,asyouwalkdowntheaisles(过道),bykeepingitinfrontofyouandclosetoyourbody.Andonceyousitdown,youshouldstaythere,andmakesureyouhaveeverythingyouwillneedfortheflightonceyousettleinyourseat.Reachingoverotherpassengerstoaccesstheoverheadstorageduringtheflightisuncomfortableforeveryone.Respectyour(limited)spaceInthenarrowspaceofanairplane,maintainingyourpersonalspacewillgoalongwaytowardsmakingasmootherrideforeveryone.Letthemiddle-seatpassengerusethearmrests(it'stheleastyoucando),andkeepyourlegswithinthewidthofthechairframe、BewillingtoswapseatswithafamilyAirlinessometimesreservecertainseatsforspecialpassengersorchargeextrafeesforAdjacent(毗连的)ones,makingittoughforfamilymemberstobuyseatstogether.If

you'retravelingalone,offertoswitchseatssothatafamilycansitbesideeachother;it'sakindgesturethattheywon'tforget.Butbesuretodelayswappinguntiltheplanehasreachedthesafealtitude,asswitchingseatswhileeveryoneisboardingcanbeaninconvenienceforthosestandinginthewalkways.21.Tobeapoliteairlinepassenger,youneedtodothefollowingexcept.A.lendingahelpinghandtoyourtravellingcompanionB.usingthearmreststosupportyourarmsifyouwantC.avoidingreachingoverotherstoopentheoverheadstorageD.keepingyourbaginfrontofyouwhilewalkingdowntheaisles22.Ifamanwantstoswaptheseatwithyou,youshould.A.putoffswappingunlessitissafeenoughB.offeryourseatandstandinthewalkwaysC.chargeextrafeesforofferingadjacentseatsD.askhimtoreservetheseatonlineinadvance23.Wherecanyoumostprobablyfindthetext?A.Inadailynewspaper.B.Inaliteraturebook.C.Inanairportguidebook.D.Inanofficialdocument.B“You’llbeblindbythetimeyou’retwenty-five,”adoctoratChildren’sHospitalpredicted.“Yourbloodsugarsaremuchtoohigh.”Itconsumedme.NomatterwhereIwasorwhatIwasdoing,itwasoverheadlikeadarkcloud,waitingforjusttherightopportunitytobreakopenanddestroymyworld.Ilikedpainting.Losingmyselfinpaintingfilledmewithpeace.PaintingprovidedmewiththeonlyplacewhereIcouldescapefromthosethreateningwords.WhenIwastwenty-one,myrighteyewentblind.Preciselythreemonthsaftermytwenty-fifthbirthday,Ihadamassivehemorrhage(大出血)inmylefteyebecauseofanaccident.Forthenexttwentyyears,visioncameandwent.Iwentthroughmanyeyeoperationsinanattempttokeepmyvision.Butafteronefinaloperation,Ilostthebattleandallremainingvision.AndIburiedalldreamsofpainting.Desperate,IenrolledIn(注册)asixteen-weekprogramfortheblindandvisuallyimpaired(损伤的).Ilearnedpersonaladjustmentandtheuseofacomputerwithadaptivesoftware.Awholenewworldopeneduptomethroughthisprogram.“JAWSandWindow-Eyesareleadingsoftwarefortheblind,”myinstructortoldme.“YoucanusetheInternet,e-mailandMicrosoftwithallitstoolsandfeatures.”It'samazing!Hopewentupforthefirsttimeinyears.“Bylearninghowtousehotkeystocontrolthemouse,youcanuseMicrosoftAccess,ExcelandPowerpoint,”myinstructoradded.Forthenextseveralyears,Ilearnedthatwhenonedoorcloses,anotherdooropens.Thereareplentyofchoicesavailablefortheblindandvisuallyimpairedthroughthegiftoftechnology.NotonlydoIhaveaspeakingcomputer,butIhaveaspeakingwatch,alarmclockandcalculator.24.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inParagraph1referto?A.Therightopportunity.B.Losingmysightinthefuture.C.Consumingtoomuchsugar.D.Thechildren'shospital.25.Whathappenedwhentheauthorwas25yearsold?A.Hegaveuppainting.B.Hewentblindcompletely.C.Heinjuredoneofhiseyes.D.Hepickedupanewhobby.26.Whatbroughtaturningpointtotheauthor?A.Aspecialcourse.B.Ameaningfulevent.

C.Aninspiringspeech.D.Animportantinterview.27.Whatdoestheauthorintendtotellus?A.Nopain,nogain.B.Nothingisimpossibletoawillingheart.C.Everymanhashisprice.D.Beoptimisticinthefaceoflife'sdifficulties.CAsweslideevenclosertoFather'sDayduringthesepandemic(流行病)times,Ican'thelpbutfeelsuperprivilegedtotellyouaboutoneextraordinarydad.He'sadadsogoodthatafterhewasdoneraisinghisownkids,hetooktoYouTubetodosomemoredaddingtomillionsofcompleteandtotalstrangersinneed.RobKenney'schildhoodhadathemethat,sadly,isnotatalluncommonforAmericankids:fatherlessness.Hisfatherlefthisfamilywhenhewasjusttwelveyearsold,andstatisticssaythatlinesupwiththeexperienceofabout25%ofkidstoday.Manylessonsadadwouldteachakid,hejusthadtolearnonhisown.However,Kenneysworethathisownkidswouldnothavethatexperience,andaftersuccessfullyraisingtwokidsintotwoadults,he'sbranchingouttohelpfatherlesskidsjustlikehiminthecoolestwaypossible.KenneyhasstartedaYouTubcchannelcalled“Dad,How.DoI?"toshowfatherlesskidsavarietyof“howto’s"overtheeverydaytasksofliving.From“howtotieatie”to"howtoshaveyourface"to"howtocheckyourcar'soil",Kenney'svideosarereadilyunderstood,thoughalmostentirelyunedited.Inthepastweek,thankstosomeviralpostsonTwitterandFacebookbyinfluencers,Kenney'schannelhasgonefromahandfulofsubscribersto1.97million!Itjustgoestoshowyouhowmuchhis"Practical'Dadvice'foreverydaytasks"isneededandappreciatedbyfatherlesskidseverywhere---nottomentionadultswhojustplaindon'tknowhowtodostuff.Theviewers'commentsonKenney'sYouTubechannelcanmoveeventhehard-heartedtotears.28.What'stheauthor'smainpurposeofwritingthetext?A.TocelebrateFather'sDay.B.Tointroduceakindfather.C.Tostressthemajorrolefathersplay..D.Towarnpeopleagainstthepandemic.29.WhydidKenneycreatehisYouTubechannel?A.Tomakeanameforhimself.B.Tosetanexampletohiskids.C.Todirectparentstobringuptheirkids.D.Toteachfatherlesskidstodoeverydaythings.30.WhatdoestheauthorthinkofKenney'svideos?A.Complex.B.Welledited.C.Slightlyabstract.D.Straightforward.31.WhatdoesthelastparagraphtellusaboutKenney?A.Thepopularityofhischannel.B.Histhankstoenthusiasticposters.C.Thenecessityofupdatinghisvideos.D.Hiscommentsonhard-heartedviewers.DBeforetheendoftheyear,employeesatUbiquitousEnergy,acompanyinRedwoodCity,Calif,willgatherinawindow-linedconferenceroomtostaretowardthefuture.That'sbecausetheirnewglasswindowswilloffermorethananamazingviewoftheNorthCalifornialandscape.Theywillalsobeabletopowerthecompany'slights,computersandairconditioners.Severalyearsinthemaking,Ubiquitous'energy-producingglassisaremarkabletechnological

achievement.Itspowerliesinthelayersoforganicpolymers(聚合物)betweensheetsofglass.Aslightentersthewindow,theflowofelectronsbetweenthepolymerlayerscreatesanelectriccurrent,whichisthencollectedbytinywiresintheglass.“It'ssortoflikeatransparentcomputerdisplayruninreverse(反过来),”saysVeeralHardev,directorofbusinessdevelopmentatUbiquitousEnergy.“Insteadofelectricitybeingshuttledtodifferentpointsinadisplaytolightthemup,lightisproducingelectricitytobeshuttledoutofdifferentpointsinthewindow.”Rightnowthewindowsproduceaboutathirdasmuchelectricityfromagivenamountofsunlightasthetypicalsolarcellsusedinroofpanels(板).Thesewindows,abouthalfastransparentasordinaryglass,don'tworkaswellastransparentones.Hardevsaysthecompanyislikelytoimprovethetransparencysignificantly.Asfortheloweroutputofelectricity,henotesthatwindowscancoveramuchgreatersurfaceareathanaroof,sonumerouswindowswillproduceasurprisinglylargeramountofelectricitythantheproductionfromarooftopfullofhigher-efficiencysolarpanels.“Youcoulddoboth.”saysHardev.“Butyou'llgetmorefromthewindows.Thebiggestchallenge,headds,isincreasingthewindowsfromlessthantwosquarefectcurrentlytoabout50squarefeet.”32.Whatmakesthenewglasswindowsspecial?A.Theycanofferanamazingview.B.Theyarecontrolledbycomputers.C.Theycanpowertheconferenceroom.D.Theycanhelpstaretowardthefuture.33.WhatisHardevtryingtoexplaininParagraph3?A.Thesourceoflight.B.Thesignificanceofdifferentpoints.C.Thesimilarityofcomputerandglass.D.Theworkingprincipleofenergy-producingglass.34.Whatcanaffectpowerproductionaccordingtothepassage?A.Thetransparencyoftheglass.B.Thequalityoftherooftop.C.Theheightofthesolarpanels.D.Thethicknessoftheglass.35.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.Power:APressingProblemintheNearFutureB.Power:NotEnoughfromRooftopSolarPanelsC.Windows:NoLongerJustforLettingintheLightD.Windows:ANewChallengeofTechnology第二节(共5小题;每小题2.5分,满分12.5分)根据下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Ifyou'rearesidentoftheUnitedStates,chancesaregoodthatyoumightbefamiliarwithpolarvortexes(漩涡).Inthepastyear,thecountryhasfacedseveraloutbreaksofextremelycoldtemperatures!36Well,whyisthishappening?Apolarvortexisalargewhirlwind(旋风)ofcoldairthatparksitselfintheNorthorSouthPole.Ifitbreaks,coldweatherconditionscanbeobservedinmoresouthernornorthernareas.Thepolarvortexisalwayspresentnearthepolesandcorrespondstothecoldtemperaturesthatwetypicallyassociatewiththeseregions.37Duringthewinterseason,itbecomeslessstableandexpands,resultingmthemovementofthismassofcoldairsouthwardsovertheUnitedStates,carriedalongwithajetstream.Nowyoucanprobablyguesshowdangerousthesevortexesare.RegionslikeChicagoandFloridasawtemperaturesthatweremuch.lowerthantheaveragefortheseareas.Asaresult,almost.21peoplelosttheirlives.38Itseemsthatclimatechangeplaysaroleinalmosteverycatastrophethesedays.Whetheritisthemeltingofpolarice,risingsealevels,orevenbigwildfiresaroundtheglobe,climatechangehasahandinthemall.39Somescientiststhinkso!AseniorscientistatWoodsHoleResearchCenterarguesthatthemeltingseaiceintheArcticregionsissomehowlinkedtochangesinthepolarvortex.40Theyclaimthattheearth'satmosphereisanincrediblycomplicatedsystem,sothereisnorock-solidproofifthesepolarvortexoccurrencesandatmosphericbreakdownsareincreasingornot.Basically,werequirealotmoreresearchbeforewecanblameclimatechangeforthisphenomenon.A.However,someexpertsholddifferentopinionsaboutthat.B.Well,isthepolarvortexalsooneofclimatechange'ssymptoms?C.Willthepolarvortexmakeanappearanceinwhat'sleftofwinter?D.Thismassofcoldairweakensinsummerandstrengthensinwinter.E.InChicago,thetemperaturesdroppedtominus43degreescentigrade.F.Besides,hundredsofpeoplewereinjuredduetotheabnormallycoldweather.G.Comparedwiththenorthernvertex,thesouthernvortexislargerandstronger.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人空白处的最佳选项。JarrettLittlewasroadtestinghismountainbikeoutsideofColumbus,Georgia,whenhisridingpartner,ChrisDixon,stoppedsuddenly.Something41inthedistanceamongthetreeshadcaughtherattention.It42outtobeasandy-coloredfive-month-oldpuppy.“Hewasreallythin,hisribswereshowing,andhehadabrokenleg,”LittletoldJohnParks,areporterfromCBSNews.Thecyclists43thefriendlypupandsharedtheirwater.Theyalsoquicklyrealizedthatthedogwascomingwiththem,althoughtheyhadnoideahow.Theyweremorethansevenmilesfromdowntownandridingbikes.“Wecouldn't44him,”Littlesaid.“Outthere,nexttotheOxbowMeadows,hewasgoingto45asthefoodofalligatorslivingintheriver.”Little,a31-year-oldbusinessman,hadanidea.Hecarefullypickeduphisnew46andslippedthe38-pounddog'shindlegsintothebackpocketsofhiscyclingcoat.Thenheputthedog'sfrontpaws47hisshoulders.“Hewas48,sohewasn'ttryingtofight,”Littlesays.Hewasalso49thatwewerethere,touchinghim,andhadn'tlefthimbehind.”Thegroup's30-minute50intotownendedatabikéstore,wheretheygotmorewaterandfoodforthedog.ThatwaswhenAndreaShaw,anaccountantfromMaineintownonbusiness,happenedtocomeby.“Thedograntoherstraight,lickingandrubbingagainsther,”saysDixon.Shawwasalittlesurprised.51,learningwhathadhappened,shedeclaredher52:“Iamkeepingthisdog.”ShawcalledhimColumboafterthetownwherethey'd53andscheduledan54onhisleg.TodayColumboislivingahappylifeonafarmwithahorse,apony,asix-year-oldboy,tokeephimcompany.AsDixontoldJohnParks,“Heisliterallythe55dogalive.”41.A.jumpingB.movingC.yellingD.flying.42.A.cameB.ranC.turnedD.found43.A.fedB.seizedC.pickedD.caught44.A.leaveB.lakeC.possessD.save45.A.giveawayB.eatupC.endupD.comeacross46.A.giftB.friendC.coatD.bike47.A.aroundB.againstC.beyondD.over48.A.abandonedB.beatenC.boundD.injured49.A.happyB.upsetC.calmD.scared50.A.walkB.marchC.rideD.tour51.A.FinallyB.AfterwardsC.MoreoverD.Still52.A.adventureB.emotionC.approachD.intention53.A.foughtB.metC.livedD.knew54.A.investigationB.planC.experimentD.opération55.A.luckiestB.bestC.richestD.coolest第二节(共10小题;每小题1.5分,满分15分)阅读下面短文，在空白处填人1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。TheInternationalSpaceStation(ISS)isan56(extreme)high-techspacecraft.It'spackedwithadvancedinstrumentsandthefact57it'sbasicallyafloatingsciencelabtellsyouallyouneed58(know)abouthowimportantitistoNASA,theEuropeanSpaceAgency,andRussia'sRoscosmos.But,likeanymachine,itneedssomeloveeverynowandthen,andacoupleof59(spacewalk)willprovidetheISS60somemuch-neededupgrades.Accordingto61scheduleprovidedbyNASA,thefirsttookplaceonJune26thandtheother62(happen)onJuly1st.Duringbothspacewalks,astronautsweretaskedwith63(change)oldandoutdatedbatteriestonew,higher-capacitybatteries.TheISSusesagreatamountofpower,andithasasolarpowerarray(太阳能阵列)toprovidethatpower.However,becausethespacestationcompletesovertentripsaroundtheEartheverysingleday,thespacecraftisoftencoveredbytheshadow64(produce)byourplanet.Duringthosedarkmoments,thespacestationmaintainsitspowersupplybyusingjuice65issavedinitsbatteries.Theold,outdatedbatteriesareinneedofreplacement,andworkontheprojectbeganthreeyearsago.第四部分写作(共两节，满分40分)第一节(满分15分)第一节(满分15分)假如你是某国际学校学生会主席李华。随着网络的普及，学生的书写能力有所降低。为了改变这种情况，请你根据以下内容提示，以学生会的名义为你校的同学们写一封英文倡议书。内容要点：1.少上网，多读书；2.养成练字和写日记的习惯；3.自拟一项其他方面的倡议内容。注意：1.词数80左右:2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。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。Therewasonceaboyinraggedclothesrunningtoaskabuildingcontractor(包工头)whoworeelegantclothesinaconstructionsiteofaskyscrapcr(摩天大楼),“HowcouldIbecomeasrichasyouwhenIgrowup?”Withaglanceattheboy,thetallandstrong-buildcontractorreplied,“Iwouldliketotellyouastoryfirstaboutthreediggers.Thefirstdiggerlikedholdingaspade(锹)withoutdoinganythingbutsayingthathewantedtobeabossinthefuture.Theseconddiggerlikedcomplainingaboutthelong-timeworkandhislowsalary.Thethirddiggeralwaysquietlydevotedhimselftodiggingwithoutmakinganyclaims.Severalyearslater,thefirstdiggerwasstillholdinghisspadeintheoriginalplaceandthesecondtookanexcuseofworkinjuryforearlyretirement.Onlythethirddiggerbecamethebossofthebuildingcompany.Doyouunderstandthemoralofthisstory?Justgotobuyaredshirtandworkhard.”Thelittleboywaspuzzledandcouldnotfigureouttheimplicationofthestory.Soheaskedthecontractortoexplainfurther.Pointingtothebuilderswhowereworkingonthescaffold(脚手架),thecontractortalkedtothelittleboy,“Lookatthosepeople!Theyareallmyworkers.Ican'trememberalloftheirnames,andevenIhavenoimpressionofsomeofthem.Butifyoulookcarefully,youwillnoticeasunburnedmaninredamongthem.Inoticehimveryearly.Heseemstobeworkingharderwithhigherspiritsthanothers.Heisalwaysthefirstonetoworkeveryclaywhilethelastonetoleave.Itisexactlyhisredshirtthatmakeshimstandoutamongalltheworkers.NowIamabouttoaskhimtobemytaskmasterandIbelievehewillworkevenmuchharderfromnowon.Maybehewillsoonbepromotedtomyassistant.”Paragraph1:Thecontractortoldtheboythatwasalsohowhehadgotwherehewasthen.Paragraph2:Afterhearinghiswords,theboythoughtalot.

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