2021年高二英语上学期期末考试试卷.doc

1、2021年高二英语上学期期末考试试卷第一部分 听力（共两节，满分15分）第一节（共5小题，每题1分） 听下面5段对话，每段对话后有一小题，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。每段对话只读一遍。 1. What does the man mean? A. He doesnt have any notes. B. He will be absent from class. C. He can lend the woman his notes.2. What has the man been doing

2、?A. Greeting his guests. B. Cleaning the house. C. Arguing with Maggie. 3. Where is the woman now?A. At home. B. At school. C. In a library.4. What can be inferred from the conversation? A. The man is very full. B. The man accepts the invitation. C. The man wont go to the concert.5. How often was th

3、e magazine published in the past?A. Once a week. B. Once a month. C. Twice a month. 第二节（共10小题，每题1 分） 听下面4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三个选项选出最佳选项，并标在试卷相应位置，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，各小题给出5秒钟的作答时间，每段对话或独白读两遍。 听下面一段对话，回答第6 和第7两小题。 6. What was the woman doing? A. Listening to the radio. B. Wat

4、ching TV. C. Reading a book. 7. What should people do according to the man? A. Wash clothes less often. B. Stop using the fridge. C. Wash clothes by hand.听下面一段对话，回答第8和第9两个小题。 8. Why did the man plain? A. The food was very bad. B. The waiter misunderstood him. C. The order was too late. 9. What does

5、the woman promise to do? A. Let the man eat the steak for free. B. Have the steak changed. C. Fire the waiter. 听下面一段对话，回答第10至第12三个小题。 10. Which place does the man want to visit most? A. The British Museum and The Tower of London. B. Westminster Abbey and St. Pauls. C. Hyde Park.11. What will be incl

6、uded in the tour? A. Lunch. B. Breakfast. C. Dinner.12. What is the mans friends native language? A. English. B. French. C. Chinese. 听下面一段对话，回答第13至第15三个小题。 13. What does the man book at last? A. A suite（套房） B. Three standard rooms. C. Two standard rooms and a suite. 14. How much will the man pay tot

7、ally? A. $130. B. $139.5. C. $149.5. 15. How will the man e? A. By train. B. By air. C. By boat.第二部分 英语知识运用（共两节, 满分35分）第一节 单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）16. Have you heard of the AirAsia QZ8501 flight missing with162people on board?Yes, _ news came as _ great shock to me. A. the；a B. the；theC. a；aD. a；the

8、17. It is not a secret that CEOs of major panies earn a large amount each year.I agree. _ the hard economic times, it seems that their salaries have remained the same.A. Apart from B. Thanks to C. Regardless of D. In regard to18. Hes down with the flu. _ we dont expect he will e to the party.A. Besi

9、desB. Therefore C. MeanwhileD. Otherwise 19. We walked as fast as we could, _ to get there on time.A. hoping B. to hopeC. hoped D. being hoped20. This is the only way we can imagine _ the overuse of water in students bathrooms.A. reducing B. to reduce C. reduced D. reduce21. Why was professor Johnso

10、n unhappy those days? The only reason was that the theory he insisted on _ wrong.A. proving B. being proved C. proved D. was proved22. How do you find the Asian Cup Group B soccer match between China and Uzbekistan at the Brisbane Stadium on January 14, xx?_. I cant think too highly of it.A. Its up

11、to youB. It makes no sense C. Its really excitingD. Forget it23. Dressed in a newly-bought skirt, _.A.I could hardly recognize her B. nobody could recognize herC. she could hardly be recognized by me D. there was nobody who could recognize her24. Is it really necessary to _ experiments on animals? I

12、 think we have no other choices.A. frightenB. confirmC. transform D. conduct25. After the big fire, all that could be done _ done to help those who were made homeless. A. is B. was C. are D. were26. I would appreciate _, to be frank, if the goods could be delivered as soon as possible.A you B this C

13、 it D myself27. Word came that because of a financial crisis, the pany was going to _ a hundred workers. A. take offB. keep off C. cut offD. lay off28. _ about three hundred years ago, the old stone bridge is still the only way linking the village to the outside.A. Building B. Built C. To build D. H

14、aving built 29. What kind of skirt do you want? Something dear? Well, it _ be dear thats not my standard.A. mustntB. mightntC. cant D. neednt30. The house is too small for a family of three. Oh, _. But I think it will be better if we have a small garden. A. I dont mind it B. thats the truth C. I exp

15、ect more D. youre talking it as it is第二节: 完形填空(共20 小题; 每小题1 分, 满分20 分) Standing by the swimming pool, June was really hot, so she decided to dive into the water. Not having swum in the past several years and being a bit out of shape, she became 31 quickly. “Ah, no pain no gain,” June thought to hers

16、elf. She continued to swim, realizing her head was hurting and her body was starting to get numb(麻木的). Breathing became 32 for her and her vision (视力) wasnt so 33 . She saw the lifeguard and a couple of other people near the pool, 34 she decided that there was no sense in embarrassing herself or 35

17、anyone. She continued, and soon she found herself in the middle of the pool. She was a bit worried, but by pushing herself she 36 made it to the other side of the pool. As she stood in the shallow water, her body swayed(摇摆) back and forth, 37 she needed help but unable to even say anything, she 38 a

18、gainst the pool side and stood there. Several minutes later she had enough 39 to pull her body up out of the pool. Sitting on the side of the pool with her feet in the water she felt the lifeguard was 40 at her. June nodded at him to let him know that she was 41 . Have you ever been in 42 and chosen

19、 not to ask for help? Weve all been there. One suggestion is to 43 your instincts(本能) and seek others aid. There is nothing 44 with that, or June could have drowned. Perhaps you find yourself 45 help because youre afraid youll be 46 . Please, stop and ask for help before you find yourself “drowning”

20、. Life has many ups and downs. Let others help you when are down. When you find yourself 47 to “keep your head above water,” stop, look around and listen. In such a situation, if you 48 , well almost certainly slip further into trouble. Always take 49 to listen to your body and be 50 to yourself. Yo

21、ull find the journey of life happier and more fulfilling. 31.A. tiredB. relievedC. energeticD. sympathetic32.A. possible B. properC. difficultD. unnecessary33.A. broadB. clearC. terribleD. disappointing34.A. ifB. becauseC. orD. but35.A. botheringB. helpingC. fortingD. pleasing36.A. merelyB. eventual

22、lyC. normallyD. suddenly37.A. rememberingB. imaginingC. realizingD. forgetting38.A. declaredB. arguedC. foughtD. leaned39.A. patienceB. determinationC. freedomD. energy40.A. shootingB. climbingC. staringD. shouting41.A. okayB. amazedC. surprisedD. proud42.A. sadnessB. troubleC. prideD. pleasure43.A.

23、 give awayB. leave outC. listen to D. look over44.A. uniqueB. mysteriousC. fortableD. wrong45.A. avoidingB. cryingC. rememberingD. preparing46.A. found outB. laughed atC. picked outD. called at47.A. unweleB. unableC. satisfiedD. unnecessary48.A. understandB. smile C. panicD. copy49.A. funB. foodC. t

24、imeD. money50.A. kindB. sensitiveC. fairD. generous第三部分阅读理解 (共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)AHave you heard about MOOCs? Through such courses, tens of thousands of people can take classes all at once. You can be anywhere in the world to take a MOOC. All you need is a puter and a network connection.For years, man

25、y colleges have offered classes that are taught partly or mostly online. MOOCs are available in subjects like puter science, engineering or mechanics. Can MOOCs in subjects like arts or the humanities (人文学科) be as effective?Scott Anderson teaches philosophy at the University of British Columbia in C

26、anada. He sees both good and bad sides to MOOCs. He says, “There are parts that will be fine as mostly when students listen to a lecture, there is no special reason why they need to be physically present to hear and get it.” However, Mr Anderson also says increased numbers of students in MOOCs can m

27、ean less munication between them and teachers. He says two ways to deal with this are by adding more teachers and setting up online discussion groups.Lisa Jadwin teaches English and American literature and writing at St. John Fisher College in New York. She says, “Online education has some weaknesse

28、s for her subjects. Whats lost in online education is face-to-face interaction (交流).” Professor Jadwin says some students could learn very well from talks and reading assignments (作业), blogs and discussion groups. Bill Pogue teaches munications at the University of Houston-Downtown. He says that aft

29、er leading classes for more than thirty years, he would not try to teach a MOOC. However, Mr Pogue sees good value in online education. He noted a strong sense of munity in an online course he once took. He said the students worked together on a project while living on four continents.51. What can w

30、e learn about MOOCs from the passage? A. They are large lectures given by universities. B. They are free unpopular courses in universities. C. They are online courses for people all over the world. D. They are online courses only given to college students.52. What Scott Anderson says in Paragraph 3

31、shows that MOOCs _.A. will make students unable to municate with othersB. have many experienced teachersC. are only given in a few subjects at presentD. have both advantages and disadvantages53. According to Lisa Jadwin, what is the disadvantage of online classes?A. Many students will stay away from

32、 school.B. Students dont have many subjects to choose from.C. Teachers and students cant interact face to face.D. Some teachers may be out of work.54. From the last paragraph we can learn that Bill Pogue _.A. is interested in teaching a MOOCB. totally goes against online educationC. thinks that onli

33、ne education has its valueD. doesnt think online education will be well receivedBImagine your body is like the house you live in. Every day, your family creates rubbish. The rubbish builds up until it is put out for the weekly garbage collection.Now, say you put three bags of garbage out, but becaus

34、e one of the collectors was away sick, only two bags are collected. You take the leftover bag inside to be put out again next week. The following week you put out another three bags, plus the leftover bag from last week. But again, only two bags are collected. Imagine this cycle is repeated over the

35、 following weeks.This is a simple description of what happens to your body when your kidneys dont work efficiently. Your body is not thoroughly emptied of waste products. Other areas of the body such as blood pressure and red blood cell production are affected and the insidious process that may lead

36、 to kidney failure begins.Its not unmon for people to lose up to 90 percent of their kidney function before developing any symptoms. There may be no warning signs. This makes early detection difficult.Kidneys main job is to remove toxins(霉素) and unwanted water from our blood. Every day our kidneys c

37、lean an average of 200 litres of blood. Kidney failure may be a gradual and silent process, going unnoticed because there is no apparent pain.Research shows that more than 25 percent of patients found to require dialysis(透析) do not see a kidney specialist until less than 90 days before dialysis star

38、ts. Some risk factors for kidney disease such as age and genetic make-up are out of our control; however, some changes in lifestyle may help prevent kidney damage. Two major risk factors for kidney disease, diabetes and high blood pressure, have been on the rise over the last few decades. Both condi

39、tions are chiefly affected by being overweight and not getting enough exercise, which are the potential factors for the disease.55. The author gives the example of the house we live in to indicate that _.A. its safe and harmless for our body to keep some wasteB.it doesnt matter much if the waste in

40、our body is not emptied in timeC.its important for our body to empty the waste in time every dayD.our body will not produce any waste if our kidneys work efficiently56.The underlined word “insidious” (in paragraph 3) means _.A.gradual and unnoticedB. obvious and fastC.smooth and safe D. painful and

41、long57. We can infer that when we find some symptoms related to our kidneys, _.A. the kidney failure beginsB. the kidneys may have been seriously damagedC. we have lost about 10 percent of kidney functionD. the kidneys can still work properly58. Which of the following helps prevent kidney damage?A.

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43、rld today，the most of which just lay in our houses without any purpose. Every day dozens of new cellphone models appear. Today，you can find what was regarded as a fantasy yesterday in a store and you will buy it tomorrow. But what to do with the old phones，which work well enough and not so old?Just

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45、n is giving you a simple way to get money for your old phone，as simple and profitable(赚钱) as possible. Also they offer a trade in scheme(折价方案) to get another model instead of your phone，providing a good service after the sale.Also Simply Cellular works with the so called 911 cellphone program. So you can donate your cellphone to them to help some people w