2020-2021学年北京市房山区高二下期末英语试卷（无听力题目）

北京市房山区2020-2021学年高二下学期期末考试

英语

本试卷共10页，100分。考试时长90分钟。考生务必将答案答在答题卡上，在

试卷上作答无效。考试结束后，将答题卡交回，试卷自行保存。

第一部分知识运用（共两节，满分30分）

第一节完形填空（共10小题；每小题L5分，共15分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入

空白处的最佳选项。

EverybodyknowsIlikenewexperiences.MyuncleTomarrangedatandem1for

myeighteenthbirthday.Iwasexcitedandexpected2tohaveseveralweekstoresearch

skydivingonline,butthenIgotacallfromtheskydivingcompany,askingmetocomethenext

day.Icouldn'tbelievemy3!

Althoughwesetoffearlytotheairport,wewere15minutesbehindschedulebecauseofthe

heavytraffic.Theinformationandsafetytalkwasalreadyoverandthatdid4me.

Instead,Ireceivedashorterversion.

Thetimeofeachperson'sskydivedependedonthetimethey'dregistered,soformethat

meantalongwait.Iwatchedthefirstgroupofskydivers5.whichwashelpful.Twenty

minuteslater,Isuddenlybecameuneasywhenthefirstpairofskydivers6inthesky.

Mynamewasfinallycalled.Ipulledmy7onandwasintroducedtomyinstructor.

Wewalkedtowardstheplane.Thenoisetheplanemadewasenoughto8eventhemost

relaxedflyer.However,oncemyinstructorhaddoublecheckedourequipment,myfear

disappeared.

Whenwereachedtherequiredheight,thedooropenedandwemovedtowardsit.Sittingin

thedoorwayoftheplanewasprobablythe9moment.Thenwemovedforwardsuntilwe

fellout.1wasawareofthecoldwindonmyfaceandcouldseeincredibleviewsaroundme.My

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instructoropenedourparachute,andwewentsuddenlyfromfreefallingtoslowlyfloatingback

downtotheground.Itwasafantastic10thatrilneverforget.

1.A.hikeB.trainingC.skydiveD.

skateboarding

2.A.nervouslyB.anxiouslyC.patientlyD.happily

3.A.luckB.creativityC.courageD.charm

4.A.helpB.botherC.touchD.attract

5.A.talkingB.competingC.preparingD.arriving

6.A.roseB.hungC.dancedD.appeared

7.A.jumpsuitB.spacesuitC.swimwearD.

sportswear

8.A.injureB.worryC.comfortD.impress

9.A.scariestB.calmestC.saddestD.biggest

10.A.tripB.partyC.experienceD.vacation

第二节语法填空(共10小题；每小题L5分，共15分)

A

阅读下面短文，根据短文内容填空。在未给提示词的空白处仅填写：个适当的单词，在给出

提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。

Cunninghamwasaworld-famousfashionphotographer.Butheledasimplelife.Helivedin

asmallapartment.Asimplerestaurantwastheplace][heusuallyhadthesamemeal.

HealwaysusedcheapcamerasandallhispicturesJ2(take)onthestreetsofNewYork.

Cunninghamlikedtophotographordinarypeopleinpoorareas.Hefoundinspirationineveryday

scenes.Thesethingswerereal,anditwaswithintheirrealitythathesawboth13

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(beautiful)andpotential.

阅读下面短文，根据短文内容填空。在未给提示词的空白处仅填写一个适当的单词，在给出

提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。

Sincethe1960s,wehavebeensendingunmannedspacecrafttoMars.Ourprobeshave

travelledaroundtheplanet,14(send)backvaluabledataandimages.Ourrobots

15(explore)theMartiansurfaceseveraltimes,testingthesoilandsearchingfor

resource,waterandsignsoflife.16(encourage)bydiscoveriesovertheyears,space

agenciesofvariouscountriesareplanningmannedmissionstoMars.China17(land)its

rover(漫游车)onMarssuccessfullyonMay15th,2021,becomingthesecondcountrytohavea

roveronit.

C

阅读下面短文，根据短文内容填空。在未给提示词的空白处仅填写一个适当的单词，在给出

提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。

Thefacessomepeopleshowtotheworldmightbecompletelydifferenttotheirreal

personalities.Mostcomedianshavesweetsmilesontheirfacesandalwayssoundcheerfulbecause

thafsthenatureoftheirwork.Judging18thefaceswearenotlikelytoknowwhat

9

theirtruefeelingsare.Theymightbecryingontheinside19theymightbelaughingon

theoutside.Howothersarefeelingisnotsomethingthatweshouldmakeassumptionsabout,

becauseifsnotalwaysobviouswhois20(true)happy.

第二部分阅读理解(共两节，满分38分)

第一节(共14小题；每小题2分，满分28分)

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳答案。

A

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CourtyardStaywithYourDogs

Asautumnapproaches,weareinvitingyoutojoinusonourAugustdogevent—Courtyard

StaywithYoga&HikefromAugust21sttoAugust22ndnearQinglongLakeinFangshandistrict.

ThiseventwillcontinuetoraisefundfbrourPre-treatmentGuidanceProject(PGP).

Checkoutourfullitinerarybelow:

Day1:Saturday,August21st

At9aminthemorning,youwillbepickedupbycarorbusandheadtoFangshandistrict.

WehavearrangedaprivatecourtyardhousefbracomfortablestayfbrtheSaturdaynight.Wewill

enjoysomelocaldishesfbrlunch,whileenjoyingthepeacefulviewsoftheQinglongLake.After

lunch,wewillgotogetherforalighthiketothenearbymountainandwatertrackswithourdogs.

Fordinner,enjoythecoziest,home-styleBBQwithbothvegetableandmeatoptions.

Day2:Sunday,August22nd

Afterbreakfast,wewilljoinayogateacherforadeeplyrelaxingyogasession,withthe

companyofthemorningsun.Youcanchoosetohikeabitmoreafterwardsintheforestpark.We

willbecheckingoutaround4pmintheafternoon,returningtoourhomes.

Reservation:Pleaseaddoureventmanager,Diana,onWechattoreserveaspotfbryourself

andyourdog,afullpaymentwillberequireduponsigningup.Ifyoudon'thaveadogbutwould

stillliketohangoutwithdogs,youaremorethanwelcometojointoo!

Pricing:

EarlyBirdFee:1400RMBperhumanfbrthefirstfourparticipantsonlybefore7thAugust.

ChildrenPrice:800RMB(4一13yearsold).

FullPrice:1600RMBperhuman.

AllsurplusfundsanddonationswillgotoourPre-treatmentGuidanceProgram.

PleasebringyourID,yourdog'sIDandvaccineproofforanypotentialsecuritycheck.

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Wecan'twaittoseeyousoon!

21.Whowouldbemostinterestedintheweekendactivity?

A.Taxidrivers.B.Yogacoaches.C.Petdogowners.D.The

PGPmembers.

22.Accordingtotheitinerary,onAugust22nd,youcan.

A.joinateachertodosomeyogaB.havesomelocaldishesforlunch

C.enjoythecoziest,home-styleBBQD.gotogetherforahiketothewater

tracks

23.Thepurposeofthecountrysidestayactivityisto.

A.promotetheQinglongLakeB.raisefundforapublicproject

C.teachskillsofBBQandkeepingdogsD.provideaccesstodogsforpeople

withoutpets

B

ALifelongDevotiontoKeepingPeopleFed

YuanLongpingisaChineseagriculturalscientistandeducator,knownfordevelopingthe

hybridricevarieties.

YuangraduatedfromtheSouthwestAgricultureInstitutein1953andbeganhisteaching

careeratanagricultureschool.

Inthe1960s,whenaseriousfoodshortagesweptChina,Yuandecidedtodevotehimselfto

studyinghowtoincreasetheyieldsofrice.Hethenbeganalifelongconnectionwithrice.

Yuansucceededingrowingtheworld'sfirsthigh-yieldinghybridricevarietiesin1973,

whichcouldreachayieldofover500kgpermu(about0.067hectares),risingfromtheprevious

yieldofonly300kgpermu.Forthenextfourdecades,hecontinuedtoworkonresearchand

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developmentofhybridrice,achievingincreasinglyhigheroutputs.In2020,hybridricedeveloped

byYuan'steamachieved1,500kilogramspermuintwogrowingseasons,anewworldrecord.

InChina,wherericeisthemainfoodforthemajorityofthe1.4billionpeople,theplanting

areaofhybridricehasreached16millionhectares,or57%ofthetotalplantingareaofrice,

helpingfeedanextra80millionpeopleayear.

Hybridricehasalsobeengrowninover40countries,includingtheU.S.,Brazil,India,

Vietnam,thePhilippinesandMadagascar.Thetotalplantingareaofthehybridricehasreached8

millionhectaresoverseas.

Evenafteragreatsuccess,Yuanneverheldhimselfbackfrommakingnewbreakthroughs.In

2017,histeamstartedtogrowseawaterriceinQingdao.Thericewasdesignedtogrowin

saline-alkalinelandandsurviveevenafterbeingcompletelyinseawater.Histeamplannedto

developatypeofseawaterricethatcouldbeplantedin6.67millionhectaresofsaline-alkaline

landacrossChinatoboostthecountry'sriceharvestbyabout20%.In2018,Yuan'steamwas

invitedtoplantthesaline-alkalinetolerantriceinexperimentalfieldsinDubai,whichachieved

hugesuccess.InJune2020,histeamstartedtogrowseawaterriceonafarmatanaltitudeof2,800

metersinnorthwestChina'sQinghaiProvince.Theexperimentsucceeded.

Yuanhadtwodreams一to"enjoythecoolunderthericecropstallerthanmen"andthat

hybridricecouldbegrownallovertheworldtohelpsolvetheglobalfoodshortage.

24.WhatmadeYuanLongpingdecidetostudyrice?

A.Aseriousfoodshortage.B.Agriculturedevelopment.

C.Hisinterestinthericeexperiment.D.Hiswishtoplantthetallestricein

theworld.

25.Fromthepassage,weknowthatYuanLongping.

A.developedavarietyofhybridrice

B.workedasascientistaftergraduation

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C.startedtogrowseawaterriceinDubaiin2017

D.grewthefirsthigh-yieldinghybridricevarietiesin1953

26.WecaninferfromthepassagethatYuanLongping'smostoutstandingqualitiesare.

A.modestandoutgoingB.honestandcreative

C.generousandoptimisticD.responsibleanddevoted

C

Inthisdayandage,thereseemstobeamovetowardssecondaryschoolsubjects.Forthat

reason,someparentsandsomestudentsfeelthatthecompulsorystudyofEnglishliteratureis

misguidedanddisadvantageoustostudents,particularlyiftheyaresecondlanguagelearnersof

English.However,therearestillgoodreasonsforthestudyofEnglishliterature.

StudentsofEnglishlanguagesometimesfoiltoseethepointofstudyingEnglishliterature,

especiallyiftheyhavenoplanstostudyEnglishortranslationatuniversity.ButEnglishliterature

canintroducestudentstoarangeofaspects,notonlyoftheEnglishlanguagebutalsotheculture

ofEnglish-speakingcountries.

ThereareaspectsofEnglishculturethataresummarisedbyEnglishliterature.Ofcourse,this

isquiteobviouswhenstudyingtheworksofShakespeareorofwriters,poetsandplaywrightsof

theeighteenthandnineteenthcenturies.Itis,however,alsotruewhenstudyingotherworksof

Englishliterature.Studentscanlearnaboutgoodstoriesandreferencestodifferentaspectsof

Englishculture.Theycanalsolearnthecontextandmeaningsoffamousquotesandphrases.

StudyingliteraturedoesnotconfinethestudentstothetraditionsofEnglandbutincludesthe

possibilityofintroducingthemtotraditionswhichinformEnglishliterature,suchasthestudyof

AncientGreekdrama,andtoliteratureinothercontexts,suchasAmericanliterature.

Anenjoymentandappreciationofliteraturewillgivestudentstheabilitytodevelopthisinto

aninterestinbooksandreadingastheymoveawayfromtheirstudiesandintotheadultlives.

Theywillhavetheconfidencetoapproachandcopewithnewfbnnsofbooksandwriting,since

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theywereexposedtoarangeofliteratureduringtheirschooldays.

Whenstudyingliterature,studentscanlearnnotonlylanguageaspectssuchasvocabulary

itemsbutalsothelanguageaspectswhichcanbeusedforspecificpurposes.Forexample,ifthe

studentsarefamiliarwiththeconceptsofbeatandrhythmofEnglishpoems,theycanimprove

theirownwritingastheyareabletoappreciateandapplytheseideas.

Finally,thestudyofliteraturecanprovidestudentswithafreshandcreativeangle,from

whichthestudentscanapproachtheirstudiesinparticularandtheirlivesingeneral.

Sothenexttimeyouarereadinganewspaperarticlecomplainingofthelackofcreativityand

initiativeinthelocalworkforce,rememberthatinasmallwaythestudyofEnglishliteraturecan

helptoaddarefreshingandfurtherdimensiontoaperson'slife.

27.TheauthormayagreethatthestudyofEnglishliterature.

A.hasalong-lastinginfluenceonstudents

B.ismisguidedandhasmoredisadvantages

C.isnotnecessaryforsecondlanguagelearners

D.onlyallowsthestudentstolearnthetraditionsofEngland

28.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat.

A.schoolsfailtocareaboutstudents9needs

BlearningEnglishliteraturemakesstudentssmarter

CEnglishcultureiscloselyrelatedtoEnglishliterature

D.themoreyoureadliteraryworks,themoreyoucomplain

29.What'stheauthor'sattitudetowardsthestudyofEnglishliterature?

A.Critical.B.Cautious.C.Supportive.D.

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Anxious.

30.What'sthebesttitleofthepassage?

A.ParentsandStudents*DemandsB.WhyWeLearnEnglishLiterature

C.EnglishCultureandEnglishLiteratureD.SuitableCoursesforSecondary

Schools

D

FollowingtheFamousSilkRoads

TheSilkRoadswereanetworkofancienttraderoutesthatextendedfromEastAsiaallthe

waytotheMediterranean.AkeysectionoftheSilkRoadsistheChang5an-Tianshancorridor（走

廊）,whichstretchesoveradistanceofaround5,000kilometresthroughChina,Kazakhstanand

Kyrgyzstan,coveringatotalof8,700kilometresoftraderoutes.Thethreecountriesjointly

pursuedanapplicationfbrUNESCOWorldHeritage（遗产）statuswhichcontaineddetailed

researchonthe33sitesalongthecorridor.Thismadehistoryasthefirstsuccessfulmultinational

WorldHeritageapplication.

ThestartingpointofthecorridorandtheentireSilkRoadsnetworkisXi'an,inShanxi

Province.FurtherwestontheSilkRoads,thegeographygraduallychangesfromwilddesertsto

high,snow-cappedmountainstovastgrasslandsastheroutespassthroughtheTianshan

MountainsandemergeinthevalleysofCentralAsia.AlthoughtheChang9an-Tianshancorridorof

theSilkRoadsendshere,thenetworkcontinueswestwardsuntilitreachestheMediterranean.

Thecorridorbegantodevelopinthe2ndcentury.Assignedbytheemperor,theambassador

ZhangQianjourneyedfromChang'antoCentralAsia,seekingtobuildbridgesbetweentheHan

DynastyandtheWesternRegions.FollowingZhang'sefforts,traderoutestookshapeand

relationshipswerestrengthenedbetweenthemajorpowersofthetime,withtheroutesnetwork

reachingasfarastheRomanEmpire.

Economicactivitiesalongtheroutesnetworkwerenotlimitedtotradeinsilk.They

contributedmanyotheritemstothemarketplaceofgoods.Therouteswerebusywithcamels

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carryingloadsofgoodsandbusinessmensellingeverythingimaginable.China'sexportsincluded

silk,porcelain,ironwareandtea,whilehorses,jewellery,spicesandgrapeswereallimportedover

vastdistancesfromtheWest.

Inadditiontotradeexchange,thenetworkservedasabridgeforculturalexchangewhich

shapedtheevolutionofscience,art,technologyandmanyotherareasinsocietiesalongthe

network.AstronomyandmathematicswereintroducedtoChinafromIndiaandArabia;important

ChineseinventionssuchaspapermakingandprintingwerebroughttotheWest.

Alloftheseactivitiescontributedtoagreatageofexpansionastradeandculturalexchanges

gavepeopleaccesstonewgoodsknowledgeandideas.TheseroutesconnectedEasternand

Westerncivilizations,whichachievedashareddevelopment.Theadditionofthe

Chang^n-TianshancorridortotheUNESCOWorldHeritageListisamilestoneinrecognitionof

theSilkRoadsasacrucialpartofhumanity'scommonheritage.

31.ThekeysectionoftheSilkRoadsis.

A.theMediterraneanB.Xi'an,inShanxiProvince

C.KazakhstanandKyrgyzstanD.theChang9an-Tianshancorridor

32.Theunderlinedword“stretches“inParagraph1iscloseinmeaningto.

A.standsB.spreadsC.movesD.flies

33.ZhangQiantravelledfromChang'antoCentralAsiato.

A.exportsilk,porcelain,ironwareandtea

B.purchasehorses,jewellery,spicesandgrapes

C.seekhelpfromthemostpowerfulwesterncountries

D.buildbridgesbetweenhiscountryandothercountries

34.WhatwastheroleoftheSilkRoadsaccordingtothepassage?

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A.Ithelpedtochangethewilddesertstograsslands.

B.ItwasrecognizedbytheUNESCOasChina'sheritage.

C.Itspeededupthedevelopmentofthecountriesinvolved.

D.Itstartedatradecompetitionbetweencountriesalongtheway.

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。

HowtoStudyMoreEffectively

Nomatterwhetheryouarepreparingforsomespecificcourse,aprofessionaldegree,oran

entranceexam,it'simportanttomaximizestudytimeandimprovetheefficiencyofstudy.

35Youcanuseacalendar,anapp,orapinboardtimetabletodraftaschedulethat

worksbestforyou.Includethestudytime,sleep,andthesocializingtimeintheschedule.Make

sureyougiveyourselfmoretimethanyouthinkyouneed,especiallyifit'sasubjectyoustruggle

with.

Youcanalsocutyourstudytimeintoshortsessions.Yourmostproductivestudyingtypically

occurswithinthefirst25to30minutesofhittingbooks,sotrytostudyin30minutes,andtakea

5一10minutebreak,sothatyouareabletoabsorbandconsolidatetheinformation.36

Studyingisn'tonlyspendinghoursandhoursonlistofwhatyouthinkwillbeonanexamor

quiz.37Thiscanbedonethroughasix-stepapproach:remembering,understanding,

applying,analyzing,evaluatingandcreating.Youshouldfbcusonamethodthatwillhelpyou

achieveahigherleveloflearning.Thehigherlevelsoflearningfocusonaskingquestionssuchas

whatif;howandwhyratherthanwhere,whatandwho.

38Researchshowsthatbeingtestedisnotonlyusefulinevaluatinghowwellyou

havelearnedsomethingbutalsovaluableforavoidingfuturemistakes.Answeringquestions

unsuccessfullycanhelpyouunderstandconceptsbetter.Ifyourprofessoroffersyoupractice

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exams,takethemhomeandleamfromthem.Understandwhyyougotcertainquestionswrong

andothersright.39Forceeachothertoexpandanswersinordertounderstandthe

materialbetter.

Followingthesuggestionstostudymoreeffectivelywillmeanshorterandmoreefficient

studysessions,andeventually,bettergrades!

A.Youcanquizyourselfwheneverpossible.

B.Effectivestudyingstartswiththerightattitude.

C.Itisimportanttostudyinasmartwayandgotheextramile.

D.Studywithfriendsorclassmatesandquestioneachotheronthematerial.

E.Youaremorelikelytodowellbeforeaquizwhenyouhavetimetoreview.

F.Creatingascheduleisthefirstandmostimportantthingtomaximizeyourstudytime.

G.Thisiswhyacertainbalanceshouldbemadeandstudyingtimeshouldbecutintoshorter

sessions.

第三部分：书面表达（共两节,32分）

第一节阅读表达（共4小题；第40、41题各2分，第42题3分，第43题5

分，共12分）。

阅读下面短文，根据题目要求回答问题。

CanNeutralityReallyBeAchieved?

WiththeEuropeanClimateLaw,theEUwillachievecarbonneutrality（碳中和）by2050.

Whatwouldthatmeaninpractice?

Climatechangeisalreadyaffectingtheentireworld,withextremeweatherconditionssuchas

drought,heatwaves,heavyrain,floodsandlandslidesbecomingmorefrequent.Other

consequencesoftherapidlychangingclimateincluderisingsealevels,oceanacidificationand

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lossofbiodiversity.

Greenhousegaseslikecarbondioxide(CO2)increaseaveragetemperaturesworldwide,

whichinturncontributetorisingsealevels,changingweatherpatternsandotherfactors

associatedwithclimatechange.Inordertolimitglobalwanning,carbonneutralityisvery

important.

Being“carbonneutral“meansthatyouemitthesameamountofcarbondioxideintothe

atmospherethatyouoffset(抵消)bysomeothermeans.Achievingcarbonneutralitymeansthat

yourcarbondioxideoutputhasnoimpactontheenvironment.Butunlessyourelyentirelyon

renewableenergy,yourcarbonfootprintmostlikelyisn'tzero.

Willyoureffortsmakeadifference?

Everythingyoudothatproducescarbondioxide-fromdrivingtopoweringyourhomeand

more——makesupyourcarbonfootprint.Addingsolarpanelstoyourhome,orswitchingtoan

electricvehicleareexamplesofthingsyoucandotoreduceyourcarbondioxideoutput.Youcan

turndowntheheat.Youcanfindtoolstocalculateyourcarbonfootprint.Youcanalsotakesteps

toeitherdirectlyreduceorindirectlyoffsetthecarbondioxideyousendbackintotheenvironment.

Switchingtorenewableenergysourceslikewind,solarheatingdirectlyreducesyourcarbon

footprint;sodoesbikingorwalkinginsteadofdriving.

Individualsandbusinessescanalsoinvestincarbonoffsets,whichcontributetoprojectsthat

reduceglobalcarbonemissions.Someexamplesofcarbonoffsetprojectsincludeplantingtrees,

wetlandsrestorationandfarmlandmanagement.

“Weareallpartofthesolution,“wroteU.N.Secretary-GeneralBanKi-moon."Whetheryou

areanindividual,abusiness,anorganizationoragovernment,therearemanystepsyoucantake

toreducecarbondioxide.Itisamessagewemustalltaketoheart.^^

40.Whatincreaseaveragetemperaturesworldwide?

41.Pleaseparaphrasetheunderlinedsentenceinthefourthparagraphinyourownwords.

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42.Pleasedecidewhichpartisfalseinthefollowingstatement,thenunderlineitandexplainwhy.

Whetheryouareanindividual,abusiness,anorganizationoragovernment,thereislittleyoucan

dotoreducecarbondioxide.

43.Pleasestatewhatyoucandotoreducecarbondioxide(CO2)output,[about40words)

第二节书面表达（共20分）

44.假设你是红星中学高二（1）班的李华，你从冬奥组委官方网站得知2022年2月4日到

2月20日冬季奥林匹克运动会在北京和河北省张家口联合举行。目前北京冬奥组委正在招

募志愿者。请你写一封信，应征冬奥会志愿者工作，内容包括：

1.你的个人信息；

2.你的特长；

3.你的经历或经验。

参考词汇：2022冬奥组委theOrganizingCommitteeforthe2022OlympicWinterGames

官方网站officialwebsite

志愿者volunteer

注意：L词数100左右；

2.开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。

DearSir/Madam,

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Sincerelyyours,

LiHua

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北京市房山区2020-2021学年高二下学期期末考试

英语

本试卷共10页，100分。考试时长90分钟。考生务必将答案答在答题卡上，在

试卷上作答无效。考试结束后，将答题卡交回，试卷自行保存。

第一部分知识运用（共两节，满分30分）

第一节完形填空（共10小题；每小题L5分，共15分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入

空白处的最佳选项。

EverybodyknowsIlikenewexperiences.MyuncleTomarrangedatandem1for

myeighteenthbirthday.Iwasexcitedandexpected2tohaveseveralweekstoresearch

skydivingonline,butthenIgotacallfromtheskydivingcompany,askingmetocomethenext

day.Icouldn'tbelievemy3!

Althoughwesetoffearlytotheairport,wewere15minutesbehindschedulebecauseofthe

heavytraffic.Theinformationandsafetytalkwasalreadyoverandthatdid4me.

Instead,Ireceivedashorterversion.

Thetimeofeachperson'sskydivedependedonthetimethey'dregisteredsoformethat

meantalongwait.Iwatchedthefirstgroupofskydivers5,whichwashelpful.Twenty

minuteslater,Isuddenlybecameuneasywhenthefirstpairofskydivers6inthesky.

Mynamewasfinallycalled.Ipulledmy7onandwasintroducedtomyinstructor.

Wewalkedtowardstheplane.Thenoisetheplanemadewasenoughto8eventhemost

relaxedflyer.However,oncemyinstructorhaddoublecheckedourequipment,myfear

disappeared.

Whenwereachedtherequiredheight,thedooropenedandwemovedtowardsit.Sittingin

thedoorwayoftheplanewasprobablythe9moment.Thenwemovedforwardsuntilwe

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fellout.Iwasawareofthecoldwindonmyfaceandcouldseeincredibleviewsaroundme.My

instructoropenedourparachute,andwewentsuddenlyfromfreefallingtoslowlyfloatingback

downtotheground.Itwasafantastic10thatI'llneverforget.

1.A.hikeB.trainingC.skydiveD.

skateboarding

2.A.nervouslyB.anxiouslyC.patientlyD.happily

3.A.luckB.creativityC.courageD.chann

4.A.helpB.botherC.touchD.attract

5.A.talkingB.competingC.preparingD.arriving

6.A.roseB.hungC.dancedD.appeared

7.A.jumpsuitB.spacesuitC.swimwearD.

sportswear

8.A.injureB.worry