2019-2020学年第二学期肇庆市百花中学期末综合测试题高二英语试题

2019-2020学年第二学期肇庆市百花中学期末综合测试题高二英语本试卷共6页，卷面满分120分，考试用时120分钟。第二部分阅读理解(共两节，满分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A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。ASeoulisamoderncityfullofdeliciousfoodoptions(选择)aswellasgreatattractions,historicalsights,andplacestoshop.BesttimetovisitThebestmonthforsightseeinginSeoulisduringthewarmweatherbetweensummerandearlyfall.GettingaroundInSeoul,youhavethreemainformsoftransportation:train,subway,andtaxi.ThefastestoptiontogetaroundSeoulistheAirportRailroadExpresstrain.Ithastwooptions:theexpressandtheall-stop.Whiletheall-stopoptionischeaper,it’sabout15minutesslowerthantheexpress.Seoulhasoneofthelargestsubwaystationsintheworldwith14lines.Itmayseemabitawful,butonceyougetusedtoit,it’sprettyeasy.AnotheroptiontogetaroundSeoulistorentacar.ThisisoneoftheleastusedoptionsasSeoulhasaconvenientpublictransportationsystem.PlacestovisitEverland—thelargestthemeparkinKorea.LotteWorld—agreatthemeparkforkidswithnever-endingthrillrides.SeoulTower—asymbolicskyscraperwhereyoucantakebreathtakingviewsofthecity.TrickEye3Dmuseum—ifyoulovephotos,youwillfindstrangephotosinthismuseum.WheretostayTherearelotsofplacestostayatSeoul.Belowareourtoprecommendations(推荐):Myeongdongistourists’popularoption.Ithasgreatshoppingmalls,greatfood,andlivelynightlife.YoucanstayattheAloftSeoulMyeongdong.Gangnamisanotherpopulardistrict,whichhasbecomefamousthankstothesongGangnamStyle.OneofthebestareasinGangnamisGarosugil,whereyouwillfindcafes,artgalleries,retail(零售)stores.AgreathoteloptioninthisareaistheDormyInnPremiumSeoulGarosugil.21.WhenisthebesttimetovisitSeoul?A.January. B.February. C.September. D.December.22.Wherecanwehaveabird-eyeviewofSeoul?A.Everland. B.SeoulTower. C.LotteWorld. D.Garosugil.23.Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?A.Myeongdongisashopfavoredbytourists.B.Gangnamhasbecomepopularbecauseofahitsong.C.RentingcarsisthemostcommonwaytogetaroundSeoul.D.Theall-stoptrainoffersamorecomfortablebutmoreexpensiveservice.BPangolins(穿山甲)arethemosttrafficked(非法交易)mammalsintheworldandarefacingextinction.Todrawattentiontothesescaly,anteater-likeanimals,anewwildlifedocumentary,EyeofthePangolin,isattemptingauniquewaytoinspireactionandconservation.Partneringwiththenon-profitorganizationPangolin,Africa,thedocumentarywasmadeavailableonYouTubeinMay2019.TheintentionistoreachcommunitieswherevertheInternetisavailable,especiallyAfricancommunities,wholiveneartheanimal’shabitats.Overtwoyears,thedocumentarycrewtraveledtoSouthAfrica,Ghana,CentralAfricanRepublicandGaboninsearchofthefouruniquespeciesofpangolin,whichhasneverbeenachievedbefore.FilmmakersBruceYoungandJohanVermeulensaythattheywentintotheshootknowingrelativelylittleaboutpangolins,butgrewtorespectandappreciatetheanimals.Gettingclosetothecreaturesovertwoyearswasacrashcourseinthesesecretivecreatures.JohanVermeulensaid,“Onething,however,thatmightseemunimportantisthattheyareactuallyquitefussyeaters.Youwouldthinktheywouldeatanytypeofant,buttheyallpreferaspecifictypeant.”PangolinsarehuntedillegallyacrossAfricafortheirscales,whichareusedfortraditionalmedicine,andtheirmeat.InApril2019,Singaporeancustomsofficialsconductedtwoseparateseizuresof24tonsofpangolinscales,whichequalstothedeathof69,000pangolins.Thoughthedocumentaryfocuseslessonthetraffickingofpangolins,andmoreontheanimalsintheirnaturalhabitat,theaimofthedocumentaryistoinspireviewersaroundtheworldtocallforactiontoendtraffickingandprotectingtheseuniquecreatures.FilmedonlocationinSouthAfrica,Ghana,CentralAfricanRepublic,andGabon,thispowerfuldocumentaryisthestoryoftwomenonamissiontogetallfourspeciesofAfricanpangolinoncamerafortheveryfirsttime.24.Thepurposeofthedocumentaryis.A.tostudythesituationofpangolinsB.tocollectfundtoprotectpangolinsC.toproposesettinguppangolinreservesD.toraiseawarenessofpangolinprotection25.Whatisthemeaningoftheunderlinedword“fussy”inparagraph2?A.Showy. B.Picky. B.Messy. D.Heavy.26.What’sthedocumentarymainlyabout?A.Theillegaltradeofpangolins.B.Themedicalfunctionofpangolin’sscales.C.Thelifeofpangolinsintheirnaturalhabitats.D.TheeffortsofPangolin,Africatosavepangolins.27.Whereisthetextmostlikelyfrom?A.Amagazine. B.Adiary. C.Anovel. D.AbrochureCChengdu,thecapitalofSichuanprovince,hasanancientcompetitionwithChongqing,acitytoitssouth-east.ResidentsofChongqingaccusedtheirChengducousinsofbeingpompous(自大的).ThepeopleofChongqingwerehotheads,Chengduresidentsshotback.Bothcitiessharealoveofspice-ladenSichuancuisine,whichinrecentdecadeshasoccupiedChinesedinnertables.ButtheyareatwaroverwhichhasthebestSichuanhotpot—atypeofDIY-cookingthatinvolvesboilingvegetablesandslicesofmeatwithchilliesandnumbingpeppercorns.AprivatemuseuminChongqing,openedseveralyearsago,makesthecasefortheChongqing-stylehotpot.Itdescribeshowitdevelopedfromamethodusedtomakecheapoffcutsofmeattastedelicious.ButChengduisplayingcatch-up.InJanuarythecitysoldaplotoflandonconditionthatthedeveloperbuildahotpotmuseumonpartofit.ThetwocitiesareamongmanyinChinawiththeirownstylesofhotpot.HotpotrestaurantsinChinaaremoreprofitablethanotherkinds.Haidilao,awell-knownSichuan-basedhotpotchain,raisednearly$1bnwhenitwaslistedontheHongKongStockExchange(股票交易所)inSeptember.NotallChinesewarmtohotpot.SomeolderSichuaneserefusetobeconnectedwithit.Theycomplainthatitiscausingoveruseofchilliinotherdishesthatcoveruptheoriginalgenuineflavours.ButChengdu’splansforamuseumsuggestthatSichuanhotpotisnotonlygrowinginpopularity,butisalsobecomingsymbolic.IfitcansettheWestonfire,officialsmayhopeitwillbecomeadeliciousnewsourceofChinesesoftpower.TherewillbeplentyofgloryforbothChengduandChongqingtotakeprideinifthathappens.28.WhyareChengduandChongqingcompetingwitheachother?A.BecauseChengdupeoplethinkChongqingpeoplearepompous.B.BecauseChengduresidentsliketoshootbackinbattles.C.Becausetheyboththinktheyarebetterateatingspicyfood.D.BecausetheybothbelievetheyhavethebestSichuanhotpot.29.WhatisthepurposeofbuildingahotpotmuseuminChengdu?A.TocompetewithChongqing. B.ToadvertiseSichuancuisine.C.Toshowtheirloveforhotpot. D.Tokeepthehotpottradition.30.Whatcanweinferabouthotpotfromthelastparagraph?A.Thetwocitieshavecompetedonlyinrecentdecades.B.Morehotpotmuseumswillbebuiltinthefuture.C.HotpotisalreadyasourceofChinesesoftpower.D.Peopleholdahighexpectationforhotpotculture.31.Whichcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A.GrowingPopularityofHotpotinTwoCitiesB.TwoCities’WarOverTastiestSichuanHotpotC.“NoHotpot,NoHappiness”TrueinFoodBusinessD.PrivateMuseuminChongqingOpenedFirstDUnconfidentchildrencanimprovetheirperformanceinmathtestssimplybysayingnicethingstothemselves,astudysuggests.Atotalof212fourthtosixthgraders,agedbetween9to13yearsold,tookpartintheresearch.Thechildrencompletedamathtestintwoparts.Attheendofthefirsthalf,researchersaskedthefirstgroupofkidstotalktothemselvesabouttheamountofefforttheywouldputintothesecondhalfofthetestbeforecarryingon.Thechildrenquietlytoldthemselves:“Iwilldomyverybest.”Anothergroupwastoldtoconsidertheirability,byrepeatingthephrase:“Iamverygoodatthis.”Thechildrenwereinstructedtowritedowntheirgivenphrase,andrepeatittothemselveswhileworkingontheproblems,particularlywhentheyfoundtheworkchallenging.Therestofthechildrenactedasthecontrolgroup,andweren’trequiredtosayanything.Afewdaysbeforecompletingthetest,allthekidscompletedasurveyonhowtheyviewedtheirownandothers’abilities.Comparedwithkidswhodidn’tdowhatisknownasself-talking,thosewithlowself-confidencewhospokeabouttheeffortthey’dmakedidbetterinthesecondhalfofthetest.Thedataledtheresearcherstoconcludechildrenwhostrugglewithnegativethoughtsabouttheircompetencecouldimprovetheirachievementsinschoolbytellingthemselvestheywillputeffortintoatask.However,theteamsaidtheydidnotfindthesameresultamongchildrenwithlowself-confidencewhospoketothemselvesaboutability,forself-talkabouteffortisthekey.Meanwhile,theypointedoutthefindingsmaynotrelatetochildrenofotherages,andmoreresearchisneededtoexplorethis.32.Howwastheresearchconducted?A.Bytellingstudentstotalkabouttheireffort. B.Bycomparingthreegroupsofstudents.C.Byinstructingstudentstorepeatphrases. D.Bytellingstudentsnottosayanything.33.Whatconclusiondidtheresearchersdraw?A.Studentsmaybenefitfromtalkingabouteffort.B.Studentsshouldtalkabouteffortinthetests.C.Studentscanbenefitfromtalkingaboutability.D.Self-talkinghelpsallstudentsdobetterintests.34.Wecaninferfromthelastparagraphthattheresearchteamis_________.A.carelessB.cautiousC.stubbornD.competitive35.Inwhichsectionofanewspapermaythistextappear?A.Entertainment. B.Health. C.Education. D.Sports.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。InStressfulTimes,MakeStressWorkforYouThesearestressfultimes.Fortunately,wecanactuallyusethatstresstoimproveourhealthandwell-being.Overadecadeofresearchsuggeststhatit’snotthetypeoramountofstressthatdeterminesitsimpact.36.Buthowcanwechangeourstressmind-set?Step1:AcknowledgeYourStressLabelingyourstressconsciouslyanddeliberatelymovesneuralactivityfromtheamygdala—thecenterofemotionandfear—totheprefrontalcortex,whichisresponsibleforexecutivecontrolandplanning.Inotherwords,whenwetakeamomenttoacknowledgeourstress,itmovesusfromoperatingfromafearful,reactiveplacetoapositionwherewecanbethoughtfulanddeliberate.37.Step2:OwnYourStress38Weonlystressaboutthingsthatwecareabout.Byowningourstress,weconnecttothepositivemotivationorpersonalvaluebehindourstress.Trycompletingthissentenceaboutwhateverwasspecificallystressingyououtinstepone:“I’mstressedabout…becauseIdeeplycareabout…”.Step3:39Connectingtothecorevaluesbehindyourstresssetsyouupforthethirdandmostessentialstep:usingstresstoachieveyourgoalsandconnectmoredeeplywiththethingsthatmattermost.Askyourself:Areyourtypicalresponsesinalignmentwiththevaluesbehindyourstress?Thinkabouthowyoumightchangeyourresponsetothisstresstobetterfacilitateyourgoalsandyourpurpose.There’ssomuchhappeningrightnowthatwecan’tcontrol.40.Somepsychologistsarguethattruetransformativechangecanoccuronlyduringstressorcrises.Thetrickistochannelyourstressasenergytomakethemostofthistime.A.UseYourStress.B.ControlYourStress.C.Thenextstepistowelcome,or“own”,yourstress.D.Instead,it’sourmind-setaboutstressthatmattersmost.E.However,therearealsounprecedentedopportunitiesamidthefear.F.It’salsoachancetounderstandwhat’sattheheartofyourpersonalstress.G.Butlater,wewillbeabletoaskourselveshowweeachrespondedtothiscrisis.第三部分语言知识运用(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)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。Thissummer,RomanEspinozaputupwhathecalleda“blessingbox”filledwithfoodavailabletoanyandallwhoneeditonhislawn(草坪).RomanEspinoza,a46-year-oldNewYorker,hopedto41theproblemofhungerinhiscommunity.Hewas42thattherewereplentyofpoorandhomelesspeopleinhisneighborhood,andhealsoknewthatthey43neededhelp.That’swhyhedecidedtoconstructa“blessingbox”filledwithfoodonhisownlawn.Peoplewhoareinneedoffoodarealways44totakesomethingfromthe“blessingbox.”Itmostlyholdscannedfood.Hefoundthatnoteveryonewho45foodfromthe“blessingbox”wantedtobeknown,sotheyoften46untilitwasdarktoavoid47.Romanwasinspiredbya48actionatthelocalcommunitycollege,wherehesawtherewasasmallboxwithanumberoffreefood49insidethatwasmeantforpoorstudentswhocouldn’t50asnackorameal.Hethoughtitwassuchanamazinggestureanddecidedtotrythatinfrontofhisownhome.Thankstohim,there’sawholecommunitythat51donatesfoodandothernecessities.Romanissogratefulthatotherpeoplearealsodonatingfoodfortheless52,andhefeelshonoredthathe53otherstodoso.54,peoplestarteddonatingthingsintoRoman’sblessingbox,butitdefinitelydidn’t55there.Infact,manypeoplehadastrong56tobuildtheirownblessingbox,sotheyturnedtohimforhelp.Andmanymorewantedtohelpintheirownway.ThelocalHomeDepotstore,57,decidedtosponsorallofthewoodneededtobuildnew58.By59thewordandtheideaoftheseamazingfoodpantries,peoplecantrulymakeasignificant60forthepoorintheentirecity.41.A.worsen B.update C.cause D.relieve42.A.ashamed B.aware C.doubtful D.desperate43.A.sadly B.hardly C.badly D.rarely44.A.allowed B.forbidden C.requested D.accompanied45.A.purchased B.stole C.swallowed D.took46.A.waited B.hid C.thought D.struggled47.A.enjoyment B.pride C.embarrassment D.preference48.A.terrible B.similar C.natural D.illegal49.A.items B.chains C.shops D.projects50.A.resist B.enjoy C.miss D.afford51.A.carefully B.regularly C.passively D.suddenly52.A.intelligent B.dependent C.innocent D.fortunate53.A.inspired B.invited C.convinced D.challenged54.A.Attimes B.Atonce C.Atfirst D.Atlast55.A.fail B.stop C.start D.move56.A.ability B.curiosity C.dislike D.desire57.A.however B.orrather C.forexample D.instead58.A.boxes B.communities C.stores D.homes59.A.ignoring B.remembering C.spreading D.breaking60.A.promise B.difference C.judgment D.comment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。Everydaypeoplethrowawayalotofhouseholdgarbage–paper,cans,kitchenwaste,usedbatteriesandglass61sortingit.

Therearemanyproblems62(cause)byunsortedgarbage.Ononehand,it’s63greatwasteofresources.Ontheotherhand,thedisposalofunsortedgarbagecancauseseriousenvironmentalpollution,64doesharmtopeople’shealth.Nowourgovernmenthasrealizedtheimportanceofgarbagesorting.Sofarmanyactivities65(hold)toteachpeoplehowtosortgarbage66(proper).Peopleincities,likeBeijingandShanghai,arerequiredtosortgarbageintofourcategories-kitchenwaste,dangerouswaste,67(recycle)wasteandotherwaste.Also,theycan