山东省泰安市2020-2021学年高二下学期期末考试英语

试卷类型：A高二年级考试英语试题2021.07注意事项：1.答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。2.回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用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，再选涂其他答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。3.考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并收回。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.Howdoesthewomanfeelnow?A.Relaxed.B.Excited.C.Tired.2.Wheredoesthisconversationtakeplace?A.Inaclassroom.B.Inahospital.C.Inamuseum.3.Whydidthemancutthetreedown?A.Itwasdying.B.Hedidn’tlikeit.C.Hehatedtocleanuptheleaves.4.Whatdoesthemanwant?A.Hischange.B.Anotherwaiter.C.Acopyoftheorderform.5.Whatcanweknowabouthisvacation?A.Itwasveryexciting.B.Itwasdangerous.C.Itwasn’tveryenjoyable.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。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至7题。6.Whatsportaretheytalkingabout?A.Basketball.B.Volleyball.C.Tennis.7.Whatwillthemando?A.Work.B.Playsports.C.Gohome.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?A.Acouple.B.Classmates.C.Neighbours.9.Whatdoweknowaboutthewoman’shouse?A.Susanlikesit.B.Itwillbeputonsale.C.Itwillbesoldatahighprice.10.Whatdoesthemanaskthewomantodothisevening?A.Helphimpreparesupper.B.Lookatahousewithhim.C.HavedinnertogetherandpersuadeSusan.听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?A.Salespersonandcustomer.B.Oldschoolfriends.C.Fellowworkers.12.Whatdoweknowaboutthewoman?A.Sheisfondofherwork.B.Sheistiredoftraveling.C.Sheisinterestedinlaw.13.Whatdoesthemando?A.Abusinessman.B.Alawyer.C.Anengineer.听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。14.WhyisthewomangoingtotheUnitedStates?A.Toseehergrandma.B.Toseeherparents.C.Tofindajobthere.15.WhenwillthewomanleaveforAmerica?A.ThisFriday.B.Thisweekend.C.NextSaturday.16.Howlongwillthewomanstaythere?A.Sevenmonths.B.Halfayear.C.Fifteenweeks.17.WhichisthecheapestwaytotravelinAmerica?A.Bybus.B.Bycar.C.Bytrain.听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。18.HowoftendotheoldpeoplesitonthesofawatchingTVordoingnothingforalongtime?A.Seldom.B.Never.C.Sometimes.19.Whatwilltheoldpeopledoifsomethingmakesthemangry?A.Theywilldosomeexercise.B.Theytrytoforgetaboutit.C.Theytrytoeatsomethingnice.20.WhatisthefourthpieceofadvicementionedinDr.Smith’sarticle?A.Neverworrytoomuch.B.Nevergetangry.C.Exercisemore.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，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。ASeveraltouristattractionsintheUKLundyIsland,DevonTheglobalpandemichasbroughtabigblowtomanyscenicspots,includingLundyIsland.Thanksto2,271supporters,LundyIslandhascollectedanincredible￡214,000fundwhichhelpssafeguardtheisland’sfuture.AsatinyislandoffthecoastofDevon,itishometolessthan30peopleanddottedwithhistoricbuildings.Afournightstay:￡123perperson.Snowdonia,WalesNoonewantstobequeuingtoreachthetopofSnowdon(thehighestmountaininWales),butthereareotherwaystoexplorethisNationalPark,anditssurroundingcountryside.Youcanspendthenightinatentsuspendedabovethewaves,whichgivesyouanextraordinaryseaview.Orpushyourheartrateupbytakingarockclimbingcourse.Cliffcamping:￡200perpersonperday(a20%,discountforagroupofatleasttwopeople).Climbing:￡60perpersonperday.NorfolkYoucankeepsocialdistanceinNorfolk:thiswide,flatcountyfeelsvastandwonderfullyemptyevenintheheightofsummer.HeadtoHolkhamBeachforsandyspace,rentacanalboatandexploretheBroadsindaytimeandbookyourselfforanightinthenewhotel,TheHarperinLangham,whichwasjustopenedupinthisspring.AonenightstayinTheHarper:￡75perperson.Salford,ManchesterAbigcitymightnotseemlikethebestplacetoheadforifyou’reafterthebeautyofnature,butManchesterwillbejusttheplacethankstotheopeningofRHSBridgewater.ThefifthRoyalHorticulturalSocietygardenisagrand154acremasterpieceinthegroundsofSalford’sWorsleyNewHall.Visittodiscoveranancientwalledgardenandacresofwoodland.AonenightstayinSalford:￡85perperson.21.HowdidLundyIslandgetthroughthehardtime?A.Bylimitingthenumberoftourists.B.Byrestoringitshistoricalbuildings.C.Byraisingdonationsfromthepublic.D.Byinvitingsupporterstoetotheisland.22.Howmuchshouldacouplepayiftheyintendtocamponthecliffforaday?A.￡320.B.￡260.C.￡120.D.￡400.23.Whichofthefollowingisthebestplaceforgardenlovers?A.LundyIsland.B.Snowdonia.C.Norfolk.D.Salford.BIfyouneedonemorereasontobethankful,hereitis.Moreandmoreresearchershavefoundthatgratitudecouldbringalotofbenefitstoourbody."Ourclinicaltrialsindicatethatthepracticeofpridecanhavedramaticandlastingeffectsonaperson’shealth,"saidRobertEmmons,aprofessoratUCDavis."Itcanlowerbloodpressure,improveimmunefunctionandhelpfallasleepmoreefficiently."Emmonssaidtherewasevenmoreevidence.Peoplewhokeepagratitudejournalhaveareducedfatintakeasmuchas25percentlower.Stresshormoneslikecortisol(皮质醇)are23percentloweringratefulpeople.Andhavingadailygratitudepracticecouldactuallyreducetheeffectsofagingonthebrain."Beingthankfulhassuchabigeffectbecauseofthefeelingsthatgoalongwithit,"Emmonssaid.Gratitudeworksbecauseitrestoresotherpositiveemotionsthathavedirectphysicalbenefits,mostlikelythroughtheimmunesystem."Researchshowsthatwhenwethinkaboutwhatweappreciate,thecalmingpartofthenervoussystemwillbetriggered.Thatcanhaveprotectiveeffectsonthebody,includingdecreasingcortisolandperhapsincreasingoxytocin,thebondinghormoneinvolvedinrelationshipsthatmakeusfeelgood.Expertssaygratitudeissomethingyoucanlearn."Somepeoplemaynotbegratefulbynaturebutitisahabityoucangetaccustomedto,"saidDr.NormanRosenthal,adoctorandtheauthorofWinterBlues.Normansaysallyouhavetodoisthinkaboutbeinggrateful."Somepeoplesaytheydon’thaveanythingtobegratefulfor,"aresearchersaid."Ifyouteachsuchpeopletofindonelittlethingtobegratefulforandfocusonthat,youwillfindthatthefeelingofgratitudecantransformthewaytheyseetheirlifeovertime."24.WhatisthepurposeofEmmons’clinicaltrials?A.Torestorepositiveemotions.B.Tostudytheimmunesystem.C.Toanalyzethereasonforgratitude.D.Tostudygratitude’sinfluenceonpeople.25.WhatcanwelearnfromParagraph3?A.Beinggratefulhelpsfatintake.B.Gratitudecontributestoone’sphysicalhealth.C.Gratitudecanhelpfallasleepfaster.D.Beinggratefulcanmakeapersonsuccessful.26.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"triggered"probablymeaninParagraph4?A.Activated.B.Limited.C.Checked.DExposed.27.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A.Howweexpressgratitude.B.Howgratitudeaffectsemotions.C.Whyweneedtobegrateful.D.Whatweshouldbegratefulfor.CMyphoneisnolongermine.Hasthishappenedtoanyoneelse?Rememberthoseolddayswhenweallsharedonetelephone.Perhapsthisishowmyownmotherfeltwhenshepickedupthetelephoneinthehouse,onlytohearmyvoicechattingwithafriend.Sadly,eventhoughI’mnowawomaninmythirties,I’mstillwaitingtousemyphone.MyhusbandandIareGenerationXersfightingourwaythroughaworldfilledwithTikTok,Snapchat,andTwitter.Theyallowustoreachtheworld,andtheyalsoallowtheworldtoreachus.Moreover,Ithinkmychildrenshouldn’tbeallowedtousemyphoneortheirownphones,definitelynotintheirbedroom,notafter10pmortochatwithanyonewedon’tknow.We’vetriedtosearchthroughthelatestparentingadvicefromexpertsandmedicalresearchavailableontheuseofscreensbyyoungchildren.Finally,wesettledonage13asagoodagetoallowourchildrentousethesetechnologicalwonders.However,theagerestrictionhasn’tstoppedthemfromusingmyphoneallthetime.ThenCOVID19hit.Theworldchanged,andsodidmyphone.Duringlockdown,myphoneacquiredZoom,MarcoPolo,andotherappsthatallowedmychildrentoconnectwiththeirfriends.Allofourfamily,myhusbandandIincluded,werelongingformeaningfulconnectionswithfriends.SoIarrangedZoommeetingsformykids,thenmyphonebegantodisappearforhoursastheysharedMarcoPolovideosbackandforthwiththeirfriends.EventhoughI’mfrequentlyannoyedbecausemyphonehas"walkedoff"again,myheartisveryfull.MykidsandIaresharing.We’relearningtocoexist,tosetboundaries,andtothinkofeachotherfirst.Becauseofmyphone,I’minvolvedinmykids’lives.Iknowtheirfriendsandtheirhabits,theirfavoriteappsandphotostheyhavetaken.Sharingmyphonemaybedifficult,butit’srewarding;itbuildsanotherlayerofconnectionbetweenus.28.Howdoestheauthorintroducethetopicofthetext?A.Bylistingseveralfacts.B.Bypresentingaproblem.C.Bydescribingherfamilytradition.D.Byrecallingherchildhoodexperience.29.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardsthemodemsocialnetworkingservices?A.Contradictory.B.Critical.C.Indifferent.D.Approval.30.Whatprobablymadetheauthorconsiderage13asagoodage?A.Herownparentingskills.B.Herargumentswithherhusband.C.Herseekingprofessionalinformationfromothers.D.Herparents’advice.31.Whatbenefitdidtheauthorgetduringlockdown?A.Adeeperconnectionwithherchildren.B.Anewlinkwiththeoutside.C.Takingtoexploringnewapps.D.Makingalotofonlinefriends.DManystudieshavesuggestedthatplayingmusicforplantsmayhaveacertaininfluenceontheirgrowth.So,canplantsreallyhearsounds?Dotheyactuallylikemusic?Arethesetrueorjustanotherpopularstory?Since1962,anIndianscientisthasdoneseveralexperimentsonmusicandplantgrowth.Hefoundthatcertainplantsgrewanextra20percentinheightandweightwhen"listening"tomusicregularly.Later,heplayedmusicthroughloudspeakersplacedaroundthefield,andhefoundsimilarresultsforagriculturalcrops,suchaspeanuts,rice,andcorn,whichproducedmoreproductsatharvesttime.AColoradogreenhouseownerexperimentedwithseveraltypesofplantsandvarioustypesofmusic.Shediscoveredthatplants"listening"torockmusicbecamedrygraduallyasiftheyhadbeenalackofwaterandthenwenttotheirendwithinacoupleofweeks,whileplantsgrewwellwhen"listening"toclassicalmusic.Whenitestounderstandingtheeffectsofmusiconplantgrowth,itappearsthatitisn’tsomuchaboutthe"sounds"ofthemusic,butmoretodowiththevibrations(震动)createdbythesoundwaves.Insimpleterms,thevibrationsproducemovementsintheplantcellswhichhelpplantsproducemorenutrients.Whenplantsdon’trespondwelltorockmusic,itisn’tbecausethey"like"classicalmusicbetter,butthevibrationsproducedbyloudrockmusiccreategreaterpressurethatisn’tbeneficialtoplantgrowth.ResearchersattheUniversityofCaliforniaweren’tsoquicktojumptoconclusionsabouttheeffectsofmusiconplantgrowth.Theysaidthatsofartherehadbeenverylimitedscientificevidencethatplayingmusicforplantshelpsthemgrow,andthatmorescientifictestswereneededwithstrictcontroloverfactorssuchaslight,water,soil,andsoon.32.WhatdidtheIndianscientistdiscoveraboutcropslisteningtomusic?A.Theywerelackofwater.B.Theybecamedrygradually.C.Theygrewmoreproductive.D.Theytastedbetterthanbefore.33.WhatdoestheauthorintendtotellusaboutplantsinParagraph4?A.Theymaypreferquietandsoftmusic.B.Vibrationsfrommusiccanaffecttheirgrowth.C.Musicalsoundshelpproducenewplantcells.D.Theyrespondpositivelytodifferentkindsofmusic.34.Inwhichsectionofthenewspapercanwereadthetext?A.Entertainment.B.Music.C.SocialActivityD.ScientificResearch.35.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A.Canplantsreallyhearmusic?B.Canmusicimproveplantgrowth?C.Somewaystohelpplantsgrowfast.D.Sometypesofmusicgoodforplants.第二节(共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5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。TherightwaytogivechildrenmoneyIfyouwantyourchildrentolearntherightwaytohandlemoney,theyneedtohavesomemoneytohandlefirst.Manygiftshavelimitedusefulness,andmanytoysarequicklyreplacedbynewones.36Beforegivingmoney,youshouldunderstandwhyyouwanttodoit.Youmightintendtofundafuturegoallikecollegeorteachachildhowtoinvest.Youmightwanttoseethejoyinyourchild’sfacewhentheyrealizetheyhavecashoftheirowntospend.37Eachofthesereasonsshouldbehandledindifferentways.Makesurethechildyou’regivingmoneyknowswhattheadditionalconditionsare.YoumightaccidentallyletasevenyearoldgrandchildatChristmasdownbyputtingacheckintheirstocking.Youngerchildrengenerallydon’tunderstandtheconceptbehindacheck,andwon’treacttoomuchwhenreceivingit.38Butitneedstobeinaformthatthereceivercanunderstand.Allbillsappeartobethesametoyoungerchildren,soyouneedtomunicatetothemthattheymaynotgettoholdontoiteventhosekidswhodounderstandthedifferencesshouldknowthattheywon’tgettohangontoa$100bill.39Breakitdownintopiecesachildcaneasilyunderstandtohelpthemlearntohandlemoney.Foryoungchildren,considercoins,providedthattheyarenotsoyoungthatcoinsleadtoachokinghazard(危险).Forteenagers,youcouldgivebillswithaletterthatexplainsthegift.Onemethodofmunicatingtheuseofthemoneytoyourchildrenistoexplainwhytheyarereceivingit.40A.Cashworksbetter.B.Wanttogiveagiftofcash?C.Manygiftscosttoomuchmoney.D.Thengivethemafewsuggestionsonitsuse.E.Orperhapsyouknowyourchildlacksmoney.F.Orperhapsyouhavenoideawhattobuyforyourchild.G.Thegiftofmoneygivesyourchildrenthebenefitofmakingchoices.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，掌握其大意，然后从4155各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中选出最佳选项。Itwasastormyevening.Neilhadthoughthecouldgethomeontime,buthisbusyworkwasagain41himfromspendingqualitytimewithhisfamily.Thebusstoponthewayprovidedasmall42whereNeilwasincreasinglyworriedwitheveryminutepassing.Hiswifeandthesevenyearoldsonhad43toldhimtoehomeearly.Hedidn’twanttoletthemdown."Sir,whydon'tyoubuyapacketofpeanutsfromme?"saidamanina(n)44coatstandingbyhisside."Oh,no,I'mnotinterestedrightnow.""Friedpeanutswilldoyoua(n)45ofgoodnow.Youcanalsotakesomeforyour46,"thegroundnutsellersaid,fillingabagwiththeremainingpeanutsandofferingNeilatanunexpectedlylowprice.ButNeilstill47tobuyit.Suddenly,Neilhearda48ofakid."Dad,soldoutthepeanuts?Mumtoldmethatwewouldhavemoneytobuyme49then."Hesawatenyearoldboy,totallywetfromtoptobottom.Thegroundnutsellerquickly50historncoattowrapitaroundhissonandsaidwitha51smile,"Yes,yes.Let’sgohomesoon.Yourmotherwillbeworried."Neilturnedtotheman.Whentheybothmadeeye52,Neilnoticedalookofwhatitwastobea53father.Hefoundthemaninfrontofhimwasso54.Hepulledanotefromhiswallet,placeditintheman’shand,toldhimtokeepthe55,andthenwalkedawaywiththebagofpeanuts.41.A.preventingB.protectingC.prohibitingD.permitting42.A.stationB.spaceC.shelterD.place43.A.anxiouslyB.particularlyC.happilyD.specifically44.A.newB.tornC.oldD.cotton45.A.apartB.earthC.worldD.chance46.A.relativesB.familyC.friendsD.colleagues47.A.urgedB.promisedC.wantedD.refused48.A.soundB.noiseC.voiceD.whisper49.A.booksB.toysC.foodsD.drinks50.A.pickedoutB.tookupC.pickedupD.tookoff51.A.sweetB.bigC.forcedD.satisfied52.A.connectionB.contactC.encounterD.approach53.A.hardworkingB.heartbreakingC.mittedD.determined54.A.considerateB.admirableC.misfortunedD.respectable55.A.walletB.changeC.chequeD.list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。Perseverance,successfullylandedonMarsThursdayafterasevenmonthtrip.Thesixwheeledexplorer,orrover(探测器),isonaNASAmission56(collect)Martiansoilandrocksaspartofthesearchforsignsofancientlife.Ittook11.557(minute)fortheconfirmationsignaltoreachEarth.GroundcontrollerscheeredafterreceivingconfirmationofthelandingonMars.Moments58(late),controllersreceivedtherover'sfirstpicturesofMars.Perseverancehas19cameras,twomicrophones59atwometerlongroboticarm.Amachine60(connect)tothearmwilldigintothegroundtogatherrockandsoil.Therover61(equip)withXrayandimagingsystems.ItalsohasasmallexperimentalflyercalledIngenuity,62NASAsayswillattemptitsfirstflightintheingmonths.ThesuccessfullandingmarkedthethirdrecentvisittoMars.Lastweek,spacecraftfromtheUnitedArabEmiratesandChina63(successful)enteredtheplanetsorbit.AllthreeofthemissionswerelaunchedinJulytotakeadvantage64theshorterdistancebetweenEarthandMarsatthetime.Thisclosenessbetweentheplanetshappenseverytwoyears.PerseveranceisNASA’SfifthrovertoexploreMars.Withpreviousmissionsallyielding65(value)informationabouttheRedPlanet