广东省广州市越秀区2020-2021学年高二下学期期末统考英语试题

2020学年第二学期学业水平调研测试高二年级英语试卷本试卷共11页，满分120分。考试用时120分钟。注意事项:1.答卷前，考生必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将自己的学校、班级、姓名、座位号和考生号填写在答题 卡相应的位置上。用2B铅笔将考生号、座位号填涂在答题卡相应位置上。2.选择题每小题选出答案后,用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑;如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后, 再选涂其它答案;不能答在试卷上。3.非选择题必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区域内的相应位置上; 如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新的答案;不准使用铅笔或涂改液。不按以上要求作答的答 案无效。4.考生必须保持答题卡的整洁,考试结束后,将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。第一部分阅读（共两节，满分50分)第一节（共15小题；每小题分，满分分）阅读下列短文，从115每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。A China’sfirstpandathemedtouristtrain,knownasthe“Pandatrain”leftChengduRailwayStationinSichuan’sprovincialcapitalforZunyiinneighboringCuizhouprovinceonSundaynight.Thetrainisdecoratedwithgiantpandaimages,andattendantscarrypandatoysandpassengerscaneventrypandashapedfood.The“pandatrain”willstartoperationonMarch28.ItwillserveonfixedlinesandcustomizedlinestoconnecttouristattractionsinSichuanandneighboringprovinces. Inthefuture,thetrainwilloperateonanumberofraillineslinkingChengduandChongqing,ChongqingandGuiyang,ShanghaiandKunminginSichuan,GuzhouprovincesandChongqingmunicipality(自治区). Ticketoffer: Thethreedaytripcosts1,280yuan,includingfood,acmodationandentranceticketstoscenicspotsinGuizhou. Facilities: Thetrain,whichdoublesasamobilestarratedhotel,canacmodate252passengers.Ithasadiningroom,bar,karaokeroom,dancehallandmahjongroom.The12carshaveindividualroomsfortwoorfourpassengers,andeachroomhasawashroomwithatoiletandshowerfacilities. ThemahjongroommightbethebiggestattractionforpassengersfromSichuan,whosepeopleareknownfortheirfondnessofthegame.There’sanoldjokethatanairplanepassengerboundforChengducansleepsoundly,onlytobewokenbytheclickingofmahjongtilesinthecitybeforelanding.Infact,Chengduisbetterknownforitsloveofmahjongthanitsotherattractions,suchasthegiantpanda,SichuanOperaandSichuancuisine,accordingtoanonlinesurveyconductedbysohutwodecadesago. Bookinginformation: TicketsareonlyavailableinadvancethroughChengduRailwayInternationalBusinessTravelGroupwebsiteduringthetrialruns.1.Whoaretheintendedreadersofthepassage?A.Peoplewholikepandas.B.Peoplewhoenjoytravelling.C.Peopleinterestedindecoration.D.Peoplefondofplayingmahjong.2WhatmakesthetrainattractiveforpassengersfromSichuan?A.Thedancehallfortravelers.B.Themahjongroomonthetrain.C.Thebeautifulgiantpandaimages.D.ThediningroomservingSichuancuisine.3.Howcanpeoplebuyticketsduringthetrialruns?A.Theycanbuyticketsinadvanceonline.B.Theycanbuyticketsattherailwaystation.C.Theycanbuyticketsinthestarratedhotel.D.TheycanbuyticketsfromBusinessTravelGroup.B Ihadonlyreallyknownthelittlegirlforafewweeks,butIcarriedherwithmeeveryday.WemetintheChildren’sHospitalofColumbus.Iwas11,Iwasbornwithaholeinmyheart.Sowasthefiveyearoldgirlinthebedbesideme. Wewerebothrecoveringfromthesamesurgery.Beingolderandwiser,Ithoughtitwasmyjobtolookoutforher.“Doyouwanttohearastory?”Irecalledaskingheroneafternoon.“Great!”shesaid. Itwassoeasytomakeherhappy.Sheseemedalwaystobesmilingorlaughingorsingingsongs.Lifewasn’tfair.Shepassedaway.Myownrecoverywentwell.“You’rereallylucky,”anursetoldme.“Buthowemyoperationwassoeasyandherswasn’t?”Iasked.“Easy?”mydadsaid.“Mary,yoursurgerywasn’teasyatall.Wethoughtweweregoingtoloseyoubecauseoftheamountofinternalbleeding(内出血).Youcan’trememberitbecauseyouwereinaa(昏迷).”Dadsaid.“Fortwoweeksafteryouroperationmanythingscouldgowrong.”“I’mreallylucky.Iwasn’ttoooldtoneedsomeonetolookoutforme.”“Youwouldn’trememberthiseither.Whenyouwereinthea,sheusedtoeovertoyourbedandsingtoyou.Shewaswatchingoveryou.” Mysurgeryscarswerehiddenundermyshirt.ButIknewtheywerethere,alongwiththememoryofthatlittlegirl,theonewho’dbeenatmysidelikeatinyangelwhenIdidn’tevenknowshewasthere.Iwasoldernowandhopefullysomewhatwiser.WiseenoughtoknowthatIhaveangelswatchingoverme,whenlifeisfairandwhenit’snot.4.Theauthorlookedafterthelittlegirlbecause___________.A.thegirlwasseriouslyillB.shethoughtitwasherdutyC.thegirlwantedtohearstoriesD.theywereinthesamehospital5.Whatdidtheauthorthinkofthegirl?A.Confident. B.Optimistic. C.Wise. D.Independent.6.Whatcanbeinferredfromparagraph3?A.Thegirlcametotheauthor’sbedandwatchedoverher.B.Thegirddiedbecauseoftheamountofinternalbleeding.C.Theauthorhadapoormemoryandcouldn’trememberwhathappened.D.Theauthorthoughtheroperationwaseasybecauseshewasunconscious.7.Whatmostprobablymadethegirlintotheauthor’smemory?A.Thehelpfromthegirl. B.Theunfairlifeofthegirl.C.Theconversationwithherdad. D.Theexperienceoftheoperation.C Aspeoplearebeingmoresociallyconsciousaboutwheretheirfoodesfromandhowitimpactstheplanet,theyarechoosinganimalfreeplantbasedoptions.Cowfreemeathasbeenaroundforquitesometimeandthepopularityofbrandsofthecultivatedmeatisrising.Whiletherearealargenumberofplantbasedmilksubstitutes,noneofthemhavethesametasteofcow’smilk.Now,afoodtechpanycreatedrealdairyproductswithoutharmingasinglecowortheplanet. Thepanystressesthattheirproductproducedinthelabisnotamilksubstitutebutratheristherealdeal.Anditisveryhealthy.Thepanyalsosaysthatthelabproducedmilktastesidenticaltotherealthingandtheyhopetoeventuallyreplacecowsbycreatingeverydairyproductsold.Theyexpecttorolloutplantbasedcheeseandyogurtinadditiontomilk.“Ourpanywasfoundedwiththemissiontostopusinganimalstoproduceourfoodbecause,asdairylovers,werealizethatgivinguponmilkisnotanoption,”Johnsaid.“Buttoday’smilkeswithanunreasonablepricetag.Thedairyindustryisdestructivetoourplanet,ourhealth,andouranimals,andissimplynotsustainable(可持续的)anymore.” Theenvironmentalpricetagofdairyfarmingiswaytoohigh.AccordingtotheWorldWildlifeFund,dairycowsaddahugeamountofgreenhousegasestotheatmosphereandcontributetoglobalwarmingandclimatechangeaswellaspollutetheairaroundthem.Dairyoperationsconsumelargeamountsofwaterandrunoffofmanure(粪肥)andfertilizersfromthesefarmsgetintolocalwaterways.Theproductionusesonly5percentoftheresourcesandproducesonly1percentofthewasteofproducingcow’smilkaccordingtothepany.Andtheyacplishthisbybeing100percentcrueltyfreeunlikedairyfarms.8.Thefoodtechpany’smilkmentionedinthetextdiffersfromothermilksubstitutesin_______.A.itsvariousplantbasedflavourBistastesthesameascow’smilkC.itshighestoutputfromthefarmsD.itsbroadpopularityhomeandabroad9.WhatcanweknowfromJohn’swordsinparagraph2?A.Pricesofcow’smilkarerisingthesedays.B.Thedestructivedairyindustriesshouldbeshutdown.C.Thefoodtechpanywassetupforanimalprotection.D.Thefoodtechpanyaimstoproduceanimalfreefood.10.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“them”probablyrefertointhelastparagraph?A.Dairycows. B.Dairyoperations.C.Climatechanges. DGreenhousegases.11.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A.HealthierMilk.B.NewMilkSavesPlanet.C.FresherMilk,BetterFuture.D.MakingMilkwithoutCows.D Haveyoueverhadthefeelingthatyoucan’tthinkwhenthereistoomuchnoisearoundDidyoueverthinkafishcouldexperiencethatfeelingtoo?Arecentpublishedpaper,binedover10,000scientificpapers,confirmsthatundersealifeknowsthatexactsamefeeling,moreoftenthannot.Anthropogenticoceannoise,alsoknownasunderwaternoisepollution,hascreatedahugeimpactonsealifedueto“humancaused”activitywithinandneighboringouroceans. ThefilmFindingNemoeducatedusabouttheocean,andspecificallywithintheordinaryworldofaclownfish.Afactmanymaynotknowisthatclownfishspendthefirstpartoftheirlivesaslarvae(幼虫),movingslowlywiththecurrentoftheoceanuntiltheybeestrongenoughtoswimagainstit.Oncetheyarepowerfulandstrong,theyheadhomeinshelteredcoralreefs.Thereisonlyonedrawback—thefishcan’tphysicallyseethereef,buttheycanhearit.Theonlyproblemis,iftheycan’thearit,willtheyevermakeithome? Ouroceannoise,suchascargoships,shipandboatpropellers(螺旋桨),surfing,deepseamining,etc.arecausingdestructionofsealife.Someresearchesfoundthatsoundisthesensorysignalthattravelsthefarthestthroughtheocean.Theoceannoisedrownsoutthenaturalsoundscapes,puttingsealifeundergreatstress.Altogether,thisstressthenaffectstheirgeneralhealth,disturbtheirbehavior,reproductionand,inextremecasescausesdeath.Marinelifecanadapttonoisepollution,however,onlyiftheycanescapeitThisonlycausesfurtherplicationsofstraying（使偏离）speciesfromtheirtraditionalbreedingregionsorseparatingthemfromtheirfamilies. Now,whatifwetoldyouthereisalreadyasolution?Multipleways,ideasanddesignsarecurrentlyintheworksoralreadyexisttoremovethedamageoftheoceannoise.Asthepreviousresearchexplains,fromwindpoweredshipstonoisereducingpropellers,agreatmanysolutionsarealreadyavailableandinsomecases,costeffective.Theauthorsofthepaperhopeitwillcatchtheattentionformthesociety.12.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“Anthropogentic”probablymean?A.Producedbynature.B.Causedbyoceanlives.C.Relatedtohumanbeings.D.Madebyunderwateractivities.13.Theauthormentionedtheclownfishinparagraph2isto__________?A.educateustoprotectsealifeB.introducethefilmFindingNemoC.illustratetheharmfuleffectofoceannoiseD.showhowterribletheirlivingconditionsare14.Whichofthefollowingsolutionsisalreadyavailableaccordingtoparagraph4?A.Thenoisecontroltechniques.B.Theattentionfromthesociety.C.Theapplicationofrelevantlaws.D.Therestrictionofhumanactivities.15.What’sthetoneofthepassage?A.Narrativeandserious. B.Persuasiveandcritical.C.Descriptiveandpositive. D.Informativeandobjective.第二节（共5小题；每小题分，满分分） 根据短文内容，从短文后的1620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。 Manypeopleavoidapologizingbecausetheideaofadmittingtowrongdoingmakesthemterriblyunfortable.Wemightalsofearthatthevictimwon’tacceptourapology,furtherpromisingourpositivesenseofsell.Forthesereasons.anapologycanbeverydifficulttogive.__16__Researchshowsthatitcanimproveyourmentalhealth.repairdamagedrelationshipsandboostselfesteem.Wouldyouliketoapologizebutaren’tsurehow?Expertsoffertheseadvice: BuildYourApology Researchershavedeterminedthateffectiveapologieshavesomefactors:expressingregret,explainingwhatwentwrong,acknowledgingresponsibility,offeringtorepairthesituationandrequestingforgiveness.Theporeofthesefactorsthatareincluded,themorelikelytheapologyisseenasacceptable. __17__ “Sometimesanimmediateapologyiscalledfor”saysapsychologyprofessor.“Butiftheotherpartisangryatyourwrongdoing.Itmaybemoreeffectivetowait,becausetheirangermaystopthembeingreceptivetoanapology.Thebesttimetoapologizeiswhenonefeelsreadytosincerelyapologize.Thereisnothingworseinthesesituationsthaninsincereapologies.” ChooseYourWords Choosingappropriatewordsisveryimportantwhenyouplananapology.__18__Examplesinclude“IcertainlyapologizeifIoffendedanyone”,and“I’mverysorry,butinmydefense,youstartedit.” __19__ Postapology.yodmayfeellikeaburdenhasbeenlifted.Researchshowsthatapologiesmayeaseanapologiser’ssenseofguilt,andbringpeoplecloserandincreasetrust,evenamongstrangers. Anapologyisanimportanttoolforrebuildingarelationshiptomakeitfunctionalagain.__20__A.ConsiderTimingB.Whatesnext?C.OfferimmediateapologyD.Evenifyoucan’tsaythewordssmoothly,they’llmeanalotE.Somethingssuchasmakingexcuses,orpointingfingersshouldbeavoided.FButwhenweareinthissituation,weneedtothinkhowtosaysorryeffectively.G.Althoughapologizingisstressfulandunfortable,aheartfeltapologyhaspositiveeffects.第二部分语言知识及应用(共两节，满分30分)第一节完形填空（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分） 阅读下面短文，从短文后2135各题所给的四个选项(A，B，C，D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 It’smontopostonsocialmediatokeeparecordofthefunthingsyoudo.Althoughsocialmediahasitspositiveaspects.itcanalsohavesomeserious__21__results.Forexample,haveyoueverbeenboredanddecidedtochecksocial__22__,onlytofindoutthatyourbestfriendisattheGreatWall,oneofyourclassmatesiseatingdeliciousnoodlesatyour__23__restaurant,andoneofyourbasketballteammatesisvisitingthegiantpandasinSichuan?Oh!You’rereally__24__!Atleastthat’swhatyoumightthink. Haveyoueverhadthatfeelingthatothersareexperiencingthingsandenjoyinglife25thanyouare?ResearcherscallthatfeelingthefearofmissingoutorFOMO. FOM0isareal__26__thatover75%ofyoungpeopleareexperiencingfromtimetotime.Socialmediaisthecause,becauseit’ssoeasytodayto__27__throughtoseewhatyourfriendsaredoing,eating,buyingandtalkingabout.__28__,itwouldbeimpossibletoenjoyallthesameactivitiesweseeotherstakepartinonsocialmedia.Ratherthan__29__thisbasictruth,though,weoftenletFOMOleadustopareourlivestothoseofothersonsocialmedia.This__30__leavesusfeelingdissatisfied.Why?Weknowalltheaspectsofourlives—bothgoodandbad.Butallweseeonsocialmediaarethe__31__momentsothersshare.FOMOmakesuschecksocialmediamorefrequently,leadingtoanegativecyclethatcanbehardto__32__ResearchershavefoundthatsocialmediaandFOMOcancausefeelingsof__33__,lonelinessandboredom.Researchersadvisethatwestoplookingfor__34__onsocialmedia.IfweletFOMO__35__us,theonlythingwe’llreallybemissingoutonisourownlife.Andlife’stooshortforthat.21.A.critical B.negative C.contradictory D.skeptical22.A.contact B.relations C.media D.issues23.A.favourite B.accessible C.extraordinary D.optional24.A.missingout B.figuringout C.pickingout D.runningout25.A.less B.further C.worse D.more26.A.problem B.phenomenon C.framework D.term27.A.glance B.look C.get D.pull28.A.Occasionally B.Initially C.Unfortunately D.Oppositely29.A.resisting B.realizing C.distinguishing D.analyzing30.A.criterion B.understanding C.assessment D.parison31.A.abundant B.exact C.similar D.perfect32.A.adjust B.break C.expect D.tell33.A.surprise B.difficulty C.depression D.anger34.A.benefit B.dignity C.happiness D.substitute35.A.betray B.attract C.occupy D.control第二节语法填空（共10小题；每小题分，满分15分） 阅读下面短文，在3645空白处填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 Carmakersaremakingmoreelectriccars.They___36___(replace)petrolcarsinthefuture.ThiswillcuttheamountofCO2intheatmosphere.Abigproblemischargingthebattery.Somebatteriesinelectriccarscantakeupto12hours___37___(charge).However,aforeignpanysaysithasmadealithiumionbattery___38___canchargeinjustfiveminutes.Thisisthesameamountoftimeittakestofill___39___tankofgas.Thenewlithiumionbatteriesweredevelopedbytheforeignpanywhile___40___areproducedbyaChinesepany.Thenewbatteriescouldtransformdriving.Electriccarscouldtravelasfaraspetrolcars,buttheycangivepeople“range___41___(anxious)”.Thisisstress___42___(cause)byworryingaboutthebatteryrunningout___43___power.Aspokespersonsaid:“You’reeitherafraidthatyou’regoingtogetstuckonthehighway,or___44___you’regoingtoneedtositinachargingstationfortwohours.”Headded:“We’reatthepointofachievingarevolutionintheelectricvehiclechargingexperience.Hesaidtheswitchfrompetroltoelectricwillhappen___45___(rapid).第三部分(共两节,满分40分)第一节（满分15分） 城市博物馆正在举办中国文物（relic）展，并将接待一所国际学校的留学交换生到博物馆参观。假设你是李华，你在博物馆官网上看到需要招聘志愿者的公告，请给博物馆写一封电子邮件申请做一名志愿者。内容包括: 1.写信目的 2.个人能力优势 3.能做的事情注意:1.写作词数应为80左右； 2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。DearSirorMadam,MynameisLiHua._______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________YoursTruly,LiHua第二节（满分25分）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。 Igrewuppoorlivingintheprojectswithsixbrothers,threesisters,myfather,andawonderfulmother.Wehadlittlemoneyandfewgoods,butplentyofloveandattention.Iwashappyandenergetic.Iunderstoodthatnomatterhowpoorapersonwas,theycouldstillaffordadream. Mydreamwasathletics.BythetimeIwassixteen,Icouldthrowaninetymileperhourfastballandhitanythingthatmovedonthebaseballfield.Iwasalsolucky:MyhighschoolcoachwasJohn,whonotonlybelievedinme,buttaughtmehowtobelieveinmyself.Hetaughtmethedifferencebetweenhavingadreamandhowtorealizeadream.OneparticularincidentwithCoachJohnchangedmylifeforever. Itwasthesummerbetweenmyjuniorandsenioryears,andafriendremendedmeforasummerjob.Thismeantachanceformoneyinmypocketmoneyforanewbikeandnewclothes,andthestartofsavingsforahouseformymother.Theprospectofasummerjobwasattractive,andIwantedtojumpattheopportunity. ThenIrealizedIwouldhavetogiveupsummerbaseballtohandletheworkschedule,andthatmeantIwouldhavetotellCoachJohnIwouldn’tbeplaying.Iwasafraidofthis,thinkingoftheadvicemymothertoldus:“Ifyoumakeyourbed,youhavetolieinit.” WhenItoldCoachJohn,hewasasmadasIexpectedhimtobe.“Youhaveyourwholelifetowork,”hesaid.Yourplayingdaysarelimited.Youcan’taffordtowastethem.” Istoodbeforehimwithmyheadhanging,tryingtothinkofthewordsthatwouldexplaintohimwhymydreamofbuyingmymomahouseandhavingmoneyinmypocketwasworthfacinghisdisappointmentinme.注意:1.续写词数应为150左右。2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。“Howmuchareyougoingtomakeatthisjob?”hedemanded._________________________________________________________________