山东省滨州市2020-2021学年（外研版）高二上学期期末考试英语试题（word版含答案）.docx

1、试卷类型:A 高二英语试题高二英语试题 2021.1 本试卷分选择题非选择题两部分，共 12 页。满分 150 分。考试用时 120 分钟。考试结 束后,将本试 卷和答题卡一并交回。 注意事项： 1.答题前，考生务必用 0.5 毫米黑色签字笔将自己的姓名、座号、考生号、县区和科类填 写在答题 卡和试卷规定的位置上。 2.选择题部分每小题选出答案后，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,再选涂其他答案标号。 3.非选择题部分必须用 0.5 毫米黑色签字笔作答， 答案必须写在答题卡各题指定区域 内相应的位置， 不能写在试卷上;如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再

2、写上新的答案;不能 使用涂改液、胶带纸、修正 带。不按以上要求作答的答案无效。 第一部分 听力（共两节，满分 30分） 做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案 转涂到答题 卡上。 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. Who is Max most probably? A The womans husband. B. The

3、speakers dog. C. The speakers son. 2. Where are the speakers most probably? A. In a car. B. In the classroom. C. In a travel agency. 3. What will the woman do? A. Plant flowers. B. See the rainbow. C. Buy new clothes. 4. Whats the man speaker? A. A customer. B. A farmer. C. A barber. 5. Why does Ben

4、 say sorry? A. He knocked Sarah down. B. Lady should come into a house first. C. Ben didnt knock at the door. 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，并标在试卷的相应位置。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. Who

5、doesnt come from Baoding? A. Susan. B. Jason. C. Tom 7. Whats the population here? A. 1. 5 million. B. Over fifty thousand C. More than 1. 5 million 听第 7 段材料，回答第 8至 9题 8. How long is it since Jack last saw a dentist? A. Three months. B. Six months. C. Three years. 9. Why is Jack unwilling to go to t

6、he dentist? A His teeth are healthy. B. His teeth dont hurt. C. Its a painful experience. 听第 8 段材料，回答第 10至 12 题 10. When is Jasons birthday? A. September 24th. B. October 14th. C. September 4th. 11. Who is the party for? A. Jason. B. People born in September. C. The woman. 12. What does Jason have t

7、o pay? A. Dinner. B. Cake. C. Gifts. 听第 9 段材料,回答第 13至 16 题。 13. What is the woman most probably? A. A cook. B. A waitress. C. An athlete. 14. Who are Mr. and Mrs. Lewis? A. Two customers. B. The owners of the diner. C. Bens parents. 15. What happened after Mr. and Mrs. Lewis came? A. Ben invited Car

8、l to dinner. B. The woman didnt prepare enough food for Ben and Carl. C. Ben ran into the woman and she spilled food on a customer. 16. How did the woman feel then? A. Angry. B. Embarrassed. C. Happy. 听第 10段材料，回答第 17 至 20题。 17. What is the probable relationship between the speakers? A Husband and wi

9、fe. B. Father and daughter. C. Boss and employee. 18. Why does the man ask the woman to pack his brown shoes? A. They are beautiful. B. They are comfortable. C. They are expensive. 19. Where will the two speakers meet? A. At home. B. At the airport. C. In the hotel. 20. What will the man do next? A.

10、 Make a phone call. B. Go to the office. C. Attend a meeting. 第二部分 阅读理解（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,并在答题卡上 将该项涂黑。 A Thinking about holidaying alone, but a bit concerned about the pitfalls （陷阱）？ You neednt worry if you consider these tips first. Saf

11、ety Unless you positively invite danger i. e. hanging around a remote park at 4 a. m. with headphones ontravelling alone isnt actually that risky. The biggest danger is being taken for a ride. Literally, in the case of taxi drivers： always ask for an estimated fare before setting off. Otherwise, try

12、 to never look like a tourist. Ensure that someone else knows your journey and commit to regular contact with them. Plan Being alone means you cant use your friends phones when yours runs out of juice, or rely on them should you lose your wallet. Put emergency systems in place： write down key- numbe

13、rs （friends, hotels, embassies, emergency services）, have change for phone boxes and always keep some back-up money in your bag. Making friends This is another common and very valid worry when travelling alone： what if no one likes me? Acquiring new companions is always easier than feared, but still

14、 a scary subject. It helps to look approachable-smile at people, have open body language and lose the sunglasses. Read something interesting to start a conversation, or ask strangers a question. More hands-on. methods include visiting expatriate （外籍人士的）bars, joining tours or using apps designed to h

15、elp people make friends, such as Meetup. 21. What can you do to ensure your safety when travelling alone? A. Behave as a traveler. B. Catch a lift when available. C. Wander in a distant park in the early morning. D. Make your travel known by someone close to you. 22. What preparations should be made

16、 in case of emergency? A. Calling the police. B. Contacting your friends. C. Asking strangers for help. D. Setting aside some money in your bag. 23. Where is this text most probably from? A. A travel website. B. A health newspaper. C. A project handbook. D. A friend-making brochure. B Mark Bertram l

17、ost the tips of two fingers at work in 2018 when his hand became trapped in a fan belt. Its life-changing but its not life-ending,“ he says. “Doing work is harder now. Everything is just a little different. ” After two surgeries and occupational therapy, Bertram decided to make light of his conditio

18、n by asking Eric Catalano, a tattoo（纹身）artist, to create fingernail tattoos. The idea made everyone in the studio laughuntil they saw the final result. “The mood changed,” Catalano recalls from his Eternal Ink Tattoo Studio in Hecker, Illinois. “Everything turned from funny to wow.” When Catalano po

19、sted a photo of the tattoos, a pair of fingernails looking so real that no one could believe their eyes, he had no idea the image would eventually be viewed by millions of people around the world. The viral photo pushed Catalano, 40, further into the world of paramedical tattooing. Now people with l

20、ife-altering scars come from as far away as Ireland to visit his shop. Using flesh-toned inks and a needle, Catalano transforms his clients view of themselves. Leslie Pollan, 32, a dog breeder in Oxford, Mississippi, was bitten on the face by a puppy in 2014. After undergoing countless surgeries to

21、correct a scar on her lip but in vain, she ultimately turned to Catalano, who covered her lip scar, giving her back a piece of her confidence. Pollan says, “It made me have a different outlook on life.” “Every time I see that emotion from my customers, Fm 100 percent sure this is something that I ca

22、nt stop doing. ” 24. Initially, the idea of creating the first fingernail tattoos seems to people. A. inspiring B. life-changing C. ridiculous D. amazing 25. What do we know about the posted photo of the fingernail tattoos? A No one believed it was real. B. It enjoyed great popularity. C. It brought

23、 Catalano fame and money overnight. D. It discouraged Catalano from furthering on in that field. 26. Why does the author mention Pollans story? A. To warn people to stay away from puppies. B. To prove that plastic surgeries are not so effective. C. To show Catalano helps change clients view of thems

24、elves. D. To highlight that tattooing is very important in our daily life. 27. Which one is the best title of the passage? A Magical Tattoos B. A Tattoo Artist C. Start-off of Tattoos D. Development of Tattoos C Personality is the pattern of thoughts, feelings and behaviors unique to a person. Peopl

25、e tend to think of personality as fixed. But according to psychologists, thats not how it works. a Personality is a developmental phenomenon,“ said Brent Roberts, a psychologist at the University of Illinois. Thats not to say that youre a different person each day you wake up. In the short term, cha

26、nge can be barely detectable,” Roberts said. Individuals levels of each personality trait tended to stay consistent within each decade of life. But those decades add up. ” Throughout all those years, our personality is still changing, but slowly,“ Roberts said. Its something thats subtle,” he added.

27、 You dont notice it on that five-to-10-year time scale, but in the long term, it becomes pronounced. ” In 1960, psychologists surveyed over 440,000 high school students, 1952 of whom were tracked down and given the same survey fifty years later. The results, published in 2018 in the Journal of Perso

28、nality and Social Psychology, found that in their 60s, participants scored much higher than they had as teenagers on questions measuring calmness, self-confidence, leadership and social sensitivity. Theres good evidence that the average self-control of a 30-year-old is higher than a 20-year-old. At

29、the same time, people who are relatively self-controlled at 18 also tend to be relatively self-controlled at age 30. So why do we change so much? Evidence suggests its not dramatic life events, such as marriage, the birth of a child or loss of a loved one. Some psychologists actually suggest these e

30、vents strengthen your personality as you bring your characteristics with you to that particular situation. “Instead, changing expectations placed on us as we adjust to university, starting a family-slowly wears us in, almost like a pair of shoes,“ Roberts said “Over time you are asked in many contex

31、ts across life to do things a bit differently,” he added. Theres not a user handbook for how to act, but we unconsciously follow the way we are supposed to behave in these situations. So we adapt.” 28. What do we know about personality from paragraph 1 and paragraph 2? A. Individual personality has

32、a lot in common. B. Personality develops slowly in the long run. C. Every day personality is a new phenomenon. D. Short-term change in personality can be detected. 29. What does the underlined word “pronounced” in paragraph 2 probably mean? A. Obvious. B. Skeptical. C. Steady. D. Rewarding. 30. What

33、 can we learn from paragraph 3? A. Clearly a 30-year-old tends to lose temper more easily than a 20-year-old. B. 440,000 high school students surveyed in 1960 were traced fifty years later. C. Participants behave more calmly and confidently in their 60s than as teenagers. D. People who are relativel

34、y self-controlled at 18 are surely not self-controlled at 30. 31. According to the passage, what causes our personality to change a lot? A. Dramatic life events. B. Changing expectations on others. C. Different contexts across life. D. Constant adaptation to situations D India has the worlds worst a

35、ir pollution. Home to 21 of the worlds 30 most polluted cities, its poisonous air kills more than one million people each year. Thats party because the South Asian nation, is the worlds second largest brick producer. Brick kilns(砖窑）- which account for 20% of black carbon emissions globally-make a si

36、gnificant construction to its terrible air. Indian architect Tejas Sidnal was shocked to discover the construction industrys role in the pollution crisis. That was a crazy eye opener,“ he says, “As architects, we should take responsibility for so much air pollution. ,J Determined to make constructio

37、n more sustainable and tackle Indias air pollution, Sidnal launched Carbon Craft Design in 2019 “We found a way to add value to this recovered carbon by using it as a pigment( 颜料，色 素）in carbon tiles （瓷砖，瓦片），”he says. To create the carbon tiles, Carbon Craft Design partnered with Graviky Labs, an Ind

38、ian company that previously created “Air Ink”, a technology that captures carbon soot from cars and factories, and converts it into ink and paint. Graviky Labs views pollution as a resource,“ company founder Anirudh Sharma tells CNN. We are one of only a few companies in the world to capture these c

39、arbon emissions and turn then into new materials.” Since launching its first tiles a year ago, Carbon Craft Designs customers have included global fashion brands and architecture firms in India. In November 2020, the company retrofitted an Adidas store in Mumbai, covering the walls and the floor wit

40、h its carbon tiles. Architect Manan Gala, whose firm Bombay Contractors designed the Adidas store, describes the carbon tile as a “winner” for the construction industry. As well as being sustainable, the product has better strength than conventional cement tiles due to the carbon content, and the ra

41、w and rustic feel adds to the overall charm, he says. “Carbon Craft Design is currently raising investment and hopes to start distribution in Europe this year. says Sidnal, adding that “We are flooded with inquiries from in and out of India. w 32. What does the author want to tell us by the figures

42、in paragraph 1? A. Global pollution crisis. B. Brick kilns side effects in air pollution. 33. What can we infer about Sidnal from paragraph 2? A. He cares about crises. B. He prefers profits. C. Hes a responsible architect. D. Hes crazy about construction. 34. What can we learn from paragraph 3 and

43、paragraph 4? A. Carbon tiles are stronger than traditional cement tiles. B. ”Air Ink was specially created to produce carbon tiles. C. Global fashion brands and architecture firms join Graviky Labs. D. Many companies can transform carbon emissions into new materials. 35. What is Sidnals attitude tow

44、ards “Carbon Craft Design”? A. Cautious. B. Doubtful. C. Self-critical. D. Hopeful. 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。 How to Be Productive During Difficult Times When we have a hard time, we may turn to others for help. 36 Well, today we offer you some advice. You had bet

45、ter turn yourself into your own hero. That is the idea behind Kendra Levins self-help book The Hero Is You. He studied stories from many different time periods and many different cultures. He found that many stories had something in common： a hero who goes on a journey. 37 Making ourselves the hero

46、in our own story, Levin explains, is of great significance. 38 In stories, heroes also have a mission-what they want to accomplish and a vision-what they see for themselves. Levin suggests that we write out our mission and vision, not just for a project but for our lives as well. With a clearly defi

47、ned mission and vision, events in our lives no longer feel like separate events. They become a part of our larger story. Its essential to know your strengths and weaknesses. Levin explains that when we know our strengths, we can use them fully. In difficult times, we can make our lives easier by foc

48、using on our strengths. 39 All heroes have them. On their journey they face their weaknesses and learn, from them. The more we know about ourselves and the better we understand ourselves, the better we can. figure out what to do to make the most of who we already are. You might as well have small go

49、als within a larger goal. Levin reminds us that the heros journey is not a one-time thing. It is a journey you are on your entire life. So, she suggests having small goals that you can measure in some way. And thats especially helpful if you have a large goal. 40 . A. We may even wish we had a hero

50、to help us. B. Its recommended to write out your mission and vision. C. It is even more important, she adds, to identify weaknesses. D. She reminds us to be realistic with our goals and to be kind to ourselves. E. In stories, writers often give their hero, the main person in the story, a purpose. F.