2020-2021学年宁夏银川市长庆高级中学高二上学期期末考试英语试卷

宁夏银川市长庆高级中学2020-2021学年

高二上学期期末考试英语试卷

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［答案」，每段对话仅读一遍。

1.Whatdidthemandothismorning?

A.HeflewtoLondon.

B.Heattendedameeting.

C.Hemethisauntattheairport.

2.WhereisTomnow?

A.Athome.B.Intheoffice.C.Inthehospital.

3.HowwillthemangettotheGrandCinemamostprobably?

A.Onfoot.B.Bybus.C.Bytaxi.

4.Howlongwillthemanstayhere?

A.Lessthanaweek.B.Nomorethanaweek.C.Morethanaweek.

5.WhatwilltheweatherinSouthChinabeliketomorrow?

A.Snowy.B.Rainy.C.Cloudy.

第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）

听第6段材料，回答第6至8题。

6.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?

A.Afootballgame.B.TVprograms.C.Theirwork.

7.Whatdidthemanprobablydolastnight?

A.Hewatchedafootballgame.

B.Hetalkedwiththewoman.

C.Heworkedallnight.

8.Whatdidthewomansee?

A.Thebeginningofafilm.

B.Theendofafilm.

C.Awholefilm.

听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。

9.WhatdoesJohnwanttohave?

A.Abike.B.Afootball.C.Aguitar.

10.WhywillthespeakersbuyanMP5playerforJane?

A.ShecanlearnChinesewithit.

B.ShecanlearnJapanesewithit.

C.Shecanlistentomusicwithit.

11.Whatwillthemanbedoingwhilethewomanisbuyingthepresents?

A.Seeingafilm.B.Playingthegames.C.Eatingsomething.

听第8段材料，回答第12至14题。

12.Whycan'tthemanrememberEnglishwords?

A.Heseldomwritesthem.

B.Heseldomreadsthem.

C.Hecan'tunderstandthem.

13.Whencanthemanbonowgrammarbooksfromthewoman?

A.OnFriday.B.OnSaturday.C.OnSunday.

14.Whatcanwelearnabouttheman?

A.Hedoesn'tlistentohisteachercarefully.

B.Hehasdifficultyfollowinghisteacher.

C.Heisastudentofthewoman's.

听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。

15.Howdoesthewomanprefertotravel?

A.ByairB.ByshipC.Bytrain

16.Wherewillthewomangothissummervacation?

A.BostonB.LondonC.NewYork

17.Whatcanweknowabouttheman?

A.Hethinkstravelingbyairisthesafest.

B.Hesuffersfromairsickness.

C.Hepreferstotravelbyair.

听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。

18.WhatwillthemandoinAustralia?

A.WorkasanassistantB.WorkasamanagerC.Workasachemist

19.Whereistheman'sfathernow?

A.InhospitalB.InhisownhouseC.Intheman'shouse

20.Howmanypeoplewillattendtomorrowevening'sparty?

A.ThreeB.FourC.Five.

第二部分阅读理解（40分）

第一节：（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项。

A

Afarmerwholivedinasmallvillagesufferedfromaseverepaininthechest.Thisnever

seemedtogetanybetter.Thefarmerdecidedthathewouldconsultadoctorinthenearesttown.

Butashewasamiserlypersonhethoughthewouldfindoutwhathewouldhavetopaythis

doctor.Hewastoldthatapatienthadtopaythreepoundsforthefirstvisitandonepoundforthe

secondvisit.Thefarmerthoughtaboutthisforalongtime,andthenhedecidedtogoandconsult

thedoctorinthetown.

Ashecameintothedoctor'sconsultingroom,hesaid,“Goodmorning,Doctor.HereIam

again.^^Thedoctorwasalittlesurprised.Heaskedhimafewquestions,examinedhischestand

thentookthepoundswhichthefarmerinsistedongivinghim.Thenthedoctorsaidwithasmile,

“Well,sir.There5snothingnew.PleasecontinuetotakethesamemedicineIgaveyouthefirst

timeyoucametoseeme.”

21.Whatwaswrongwiththefarmer?

A.Hehadaseverepainintheneck.

B.Hecouldn'tsleepwellatnight.

C.Therewassomethingwrongwithhischest.

D.Heneededasmalloperationinthehead.

22.Whatdoestheword“miserly“meaninthepassage?

A.Itmeans“greatunhappiness.^^B.Itmeans“greatsuffering.''

C.Itmeans“stingy”.D.Itmeans“verypoor.,,

23.Whywasthedoctoralittlesurprised?

A.Becausehehadforgottenthefarmer^name.

B.Becausethefarmerwassohonest.

C.Becausehehadcomefromavillagefaraway.

D.Becauseheknewthefarmerhadliedtohim.

B

O.HenrywasapennameusedbyanAmericanwriterofshortstories.Hisrealnamewas

WilliamSydneyPorter.HewasworninNorthCarolinain1862.Asayoungboyhelivedan

excitinglife.Hedidnotgotoschoolforverylong,buthemanagedtoteachhimselfeverythinghe

neededtoknow.Whenhewasabout20yearsold,O.HenrywenttoTexas,wherehetried

differentjobs.Hefirstworkedonanewspaper,andthenhadajobinabank,whensomemoney

wentmissingfromthebankO.Henrywasbelievedtohavestolenit.Becauseofthat,hewassent

toprison.Duringthethreeyearsinprison,helearnedtowriteshortstories.Afterhegotoutof

prison,hewenttoNewYorkandcontinuedwriting.HewrotemostlyaboutNewYorkandthelife

ofthepoorthere.Peoplelikedhisstories,becausesimpleasthetaleswere,theywouldfinishwith

asuddenchangeattheend,tothereader'ssurprise.

24.InwhichorderdidO.Henrydothefollowingthings?

a.LivedinNewYork.b.Workedinabank.c.TraveledtoTexas.

d.Wasputinprison.e.Hadanewspaperjob.f.Learnedtowritestories.

A.c.b.e.d.a.fB.e.c.f.b.d.aC.e.b.d.c.a.fD.c.e.b.d.f.a

25.PeopleenjoyedreadingO.Henry'sstoriesbecause.

A.theywereeasytounderstandB.theyhadsurpriseendings

C.theyshowedhisloveforthepoorD.theywereaboutNewYorkCity

26.0.Henrywenttoprisonbecause.

A.peoplethoughthehadstolenmoneythatwasnothis

B.hebrokethelawbynotusinghisownname

C.hewantedtowritestoriesaboutprisoners

D.peoplethoughthehadtakenmoneyfromthenewspaper

27.WhatdoweknowaboutO.Henrybeforehebeganwriting?

A.Hewaswell-educated.B.Hewasnotseriousabouthiswork.

C.Hewasverygoodatlearning.D.Hewasdevotedtothepoor.

TheInternethasledtoahugeincreaseincredit-card（信用卡）fraud.Yourcardinformation

couldevenbeforsaleinanillegalWebsite.Websitesofferingcheapgoodsandservicesshouldbe

regardedwithcareonlineshopperswhoentertheircredit-cardinformationmayneverreceivethe

goodstheythoughttheybought.

ThethievesthengoshoppingwithyourcarnumberorselltheinformationovertheInternet.

Computerhackers（黑客）havebrokendownsecuritysystem,raisingquestionsaboutthe

safetyofcardholderinformation.

Severalmonthsago,25,000customersofaCDuniverse,anonlinemusicretailer（批发商）,

werenotlucky.Theirnames,addressesandcredit-cardnumberswerepostedonaWebsiteafter

theretailerrefusedtopayUS$157,828togetbacktheinformation.

Credit-cardfirmsarenowfightingagainstonlinefraud.Master-cardisworkingonplansfor

Webonlycredit-card,withalowercreditlimit.Thecardcouldbeusedonlyforshoppingonline.

However,thereareafewsimplestepsyoucantaketokeepfrombeingcheated.

Askaboutyourcredit-cardfirm'sonlinerules:underBritishlaw,cardholdersareresponsible

forthefirstUS$78ofanyfraudulentspending.Andshoponlyatsecuresites:sendyour

credit-cardinformationonlyiftheWebsiteoffersadvancedsecuresystem.

Ifthesecurityisinplace,aletterwillappearinthebottomright-handcornerofyourscreen.

TheWebsiteaddressmayalsostartwithanextra"s"，whichstandsforsecure.Ifindoubt,give

yourcredit-cardinformationoverthetelephone.

Keepyourpasswordsafe:mostonlinesitesrequireausernameandpasswordbeforeplacing

anorder.Treatyourpasswordwithcare.

28.Theunderlinedword“firaud"inthefirstparagraphprobablymeans.

A.paymentB.saleC.cheatingD.use

29.AccordingtothispassagemostpeopleworryaboutshoppingontheInternetbecause

A.agreatnumberofstolencredit-cardsaresoldontheInterneteveryday

B.fraudontheInternethappensveryoften

C.manyWebsitesbreakdowneveryday

D.therearetoomanyillegalWebsitesontheInternet

3O.Thievesusuallygettheinformationofthecredit-card.

A.becausemanycustomerslosttheircards

B.bypayingmoneyforpeopleworkingintheinformationcompanies

C.becauseofthecarelessnessofthecustomers

D.bystealingtheinformationfromWebsites

31.What'sthebesttitleofthepassage?

A.HowtoBeatOnlineCredit-cardThieves

B.HowtoShopontheInternet

C.NeverUseCredit-cardWithoutanAdvancedComputer

D.WhyThievesStealCredit-cardInformation

D

Manhasabigbrain.Hecanthink,learnandspeak.Scientistoncethoughtthatmenare

differentfromanimalsbecausetheycanthinkandlearn.Theyknownowthatdogs,rats,birdscan

learntoo.Theyarebeginningtounderstandthatmenaredifferentfromanimalsbecausetheycan

speak.Animalscannotspeak.Theymakenoiseswhentheyareafraid,orangryorunhappy.

Apes（类人猿）canunderstandsomethingsmorequicklythanhuman.Oneortwoofthemhave

learntafewwords.Buttheycannotjoinwordstomakesentences.Theycannotthinklikeus

becausetheyhavenolanguage.Languageisawonderfulthing.Manhasbeenabletobuild

modernworldbecausehehaslanguage.Everychildcanspeakhisownlanguageverywellwhen

heisfourorfive-butnoanimallearnstospeak.Howdochildrenlearnit?Scientistsdonotreally

know.Whathappensinsideourbodywhenwespeak?Theydonotknow.Theyonlyknowthat

mancanspeakbecausehehasabrain.

32.Thebesttopicforthispassageis.

A.Animal'sLearningB.ManandApe

C.BrainandLanguageD.Man'sBrain

33.Menaredifferentfromanimalsinthewaythat.

A.mencanunderstandthingsquickly

B.mencanlearn

C.menhavelearnedtouselanguage

D.menhavebrains

34.Anapecannot.

A.makenoisesB.understandthingsC.learnwordsD.speaklikeman

35.WhichofthefollowingisnotTRUE?

A.Someanimalscanlearn.

B.Apescanunderstandsomethingsmorequicklythanmen.

C.Apescanputthewordstheyknowtogether.

D.Apeshavenolanguagethoughtheycanlearnsomewords.

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。

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Homecanbeagreatplacefbrchildrentostudy.It'simportanttoprovideaworkspaceoftheir

ownwheretheycanreadbooksorjustwritealettertotheirfriends.

•Location（位置）

37Kitchenanddiningroomarenotsowellsuitedforregularstudy,sincebooksand

pensgetinthewayoftheday-to-dayusesofthoseareas.Setupaplacewhereachildcansettlein

andleavepapersandpensathandwithouthavingtocleareverythingawayeachnight.Forachild

thatlikesbeingalone,setasideacornerofhisbedroom,butkeepitseparatefromthingslike

games,musicandotherhobbiesnotrelatedtostudying.

•KeepThingsinOrder

Parentsshouldencouragetheirchildrentospreadout,buttoleaveitneatandorderlywhen

heisn'tusinghisworkspace.Ownershipisveryimportantforself-respect.38The

workplaceshouldbepersonal,butnotanotherpartoftheplayroom.

・39

Encouragethewholefamilytohelpbuildasupportiveenvironmentthatchildrenneedfor

successinschool.Givethemagoodexampleofhowtodealwithproblems,howtomanagetime

andgetthingsdoneintherightway.40Studywillbemoreenjoyableandeffectivewhen

supportedbythewholefamily.

A.AttitudeIsEverything.

B.BringOrganizationintoYourHome.

C.Hereareseveralwaystochoosealocation.

D.BuildingaGoodHomeLearningEnvironment.

E.Holdacan-doattitudeandyourchildwillfollowyourexample.

F.Settingupaspaceinacommonareaofyourhomecanbeagoodideaforchildren.

G.Achildwholearnstoorganizehisspacewillcarryorganizationintoeverycornerofhis

life.

第三部分英语知识运用（共两节；满分45分）

第一节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

Longlongago,acirclemissedonepieceofitsown.Thecirclewantedtobewhole,soitwent

aroundlookingforits41piece.Butbecauseitwas42andthereforecouldrollonly

veryslowly,it43theflowersalongtheway.It44withtheworms.Itenjoyedthe

sunshine.Itfoundlotsofdifferentpieces,but45ofthemfitted.Soitleftthemallbythe

sideoftheroadand46searching.Thenonedaythecirclefoundapiecethatfitted47.

itincorporated（把..并入）themissingpieceintoitselfandbegantoroll.48itwasaperfect

circle,itcouldrollveryfast,49fasttonoticetheflowersortalktotheworms.Afterit

realizedhowdifferenttheworldseemedwhenitrolledsoquickly,it50,leftitsfoundpiece

bythesideoftheroadandrolledslowlyaway.

The51ofthestory,Isuggest,isthatinsomestrange52wearemorewhole

whenwearemissingsomething.Themanwhohas53isinsomewayapoorman.Hewill

neverknowwhatit54liketonourish（滋养）hissoulwiththedreamofsomething55.

Whenweacceptthat56ispartofbeinghumanandwhenwecancontinuerolling57

lifeandappreciateit,wewillhave58wholenessthatotherscanonlydesire,which,I

believe,is59Godasksofus---not“Beperfect",not"Don'tevenmakeamistake”,60

“Bewhole”.

41.A.otherB.missingC.restD.remaining

42.A.incompleteB.uglyC.ordinaryD.unusual

43.A.pickedB.wateredC.admiredD.planted

44.A.playedB.chattedC.sangD.danced

45.A.neitherB.eachC.allD.none

46.A.carriedoutB.putonC.workedoutD.kepton

47.A.especiallyB.permanentlyC.perfectlyD.constantly

48.A.AlthoughB.NowthatC.UnlessD.Aslongas

49.A.veryB.tooC.soD.how

50.A.stoppedB.continuedC.hesitatedD.cried

51.A.lessonB.rootC.reasonD.cause

52.A.degreeB.levelC.senseD.manner

53.A.nothingB.somethingC.littleD.everything

54.A.smellsB.feelsC.looksD.sounds

55.A.betterB.commonC.impracticalD.worse

56.A.strengthB.kindnessC.imperfectionD.benefit

57.A.behindB.atC.ofD.through

58.A.recognizedB.searchedC.achievedD.founded

59.A.whichB.howC.thatD.what

60.A.butB.whileC.andD.otherwise

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。

TherewasonceakingofScotland61namewasRobertBruce.Thekingof

Englandwas62warwithhim.Brucefoughttheenemy63(brave).Sixtimeshe

ledhisbravelittlearmyagainsthisenemy;andsixtimeshismen64(beat).Oneday,

feelingtiredandsickatheart,helayonthegroundunderafarmhouse.Itseemedtohimthatit

wasnouse65(fight)anylonger.Ashelaythinking,hesaw66spideroverhis

head,gettingreadytoweaveherweb.Sixtimesshetriedtothrowherthreadfromonebeam(横梁)

toanother,andsixtimesshefailed.44Poorthing!?,saidBruce."You,too,know67itisto

68thespiderdidnotlosehope.Shemadereadytotryfbrtheseventhtime.Bruce

almostforgot69owntroublesashewatchedherstrugglingwiththethinthread.Wouldshe

failagain?No!Thethreadwascarriedsafelytothebeam.46I,too,willtryaseventhtime!”cried

Bruce.70(inspire)bythespiritofthespider,Brucecalledhismentogetherandmade

carefulplans.Soonanotherbattlewasfought.ThistimethekingofEnglandwasdefeatedand

drivenoutofScotland.

第四部分写作（共两节，满分35分）

第一节短文改错（共10小题:每小题1分，满分10分）

增加:在缺词处加一个漏字符号（八）并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除:把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。

修改:在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）

不计分。

Thedaybeforeyesterday,Iwenttothebookstorewhereisnearourschooltobuythe

referencebook.ItwasSaturday,sotherehadmanypeople.Withashopassistant'shelp,Iquickly

gotthebookIwasbadlyinneed.IwasabouttoleavewhileIfoundsomeonetryingtosteala

man'smoney.NervousalthoughIwas,Itriedtothinkofawaytohelp.Suddenly,agoodidea

struckonme.Isteppedontheman'sfootdeliberate.Asexpected,theman'sscreamgivesthethief

afright,whoquicklywalkedoutoftheshop.Afterhearmyexplanation,themansmiledand

showedgreatgratitudetome.

第二节书面表达（满分25分）

以Ilikereading为题，写一篇100词左右的短文。内容包括：

1.你为什么喜欢读书；

2.你喜欢读哪一类的书（例如：历史，科学，文学等）？请给出至少两个理由。

3.参考词汇：benefitfrom.…从中受益；avarietyof.…各种各样；

foronething....foranother一方面，另一方面；broadenone'shorizons拓宽某人的视野

注意：

1.词数100左右；

2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

★参考答案★

听力

1-C,2-C,3-A,4-B,5-A,6-B,