1、南宁市南宁市 2020 年秋季学期高二年级期末联考试题年秋季学期高二年级期末联考试题 英语试卷英语试卷 考生注意： 1.本试卷由四个部分组成。满分 150 分，考试时间 120 分钟。 2.考生作答时，请将答案答在答题卡上。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；非选择题请用直径 0.5 毫米黑色墨水签字笔在答题卡上各题的答题区域内作答，超出答 题区域书写的答案无效，在试题卷、草稿纸上作答无效。 3.本卷命题范：必修、选修 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
2、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。 例：How much is the shirt? A. 19.15. B. 9.18. C. 9.15. 答案是 C. 1. Why does the man need a map? A. To find a restaurant. B. To tour Manchester. C. To learn about China. 2. What does the woman want to do for vacation?
3、 A. Travel to Colorado. B. Go to the beach. C. Learn to snowboard. 3. What will the man probably do? A. Refuse the offer. B. Take the job. C. Change the working hours. 4. What does the woman say about John? A. He wont wait for her. B. He wont come home today. C. He wont be on time for dinner. 5. Wha
4、t will the speakers probably do next? A. Order some boxes. B. Continue working. C. Go home and rest. 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 和第 7 题。 6. How does
5、the woman usually go to work? A. By bus. B. By car. C. By train. 7. What do the speakers agree about taking the train? A. It is safer. B. It is cheaper. C. It is faster. 听第 7 段材料，回答第 8 至第 10 题。 8. What does the man suggest the woman do? A. Save up for the car. B. Go to another car dealer. C. Ask som
6、eone to check the car. 9. What has the salesman agreed to do? A. Wash the car. B. Give a discount. C. Repair the car. 10. How will the man help the woman? A. Lend money to her. B. Take care of her car. C. Drive her car home. 听第 8 段材料，回答第 11 至第 13 题。 11. What does the woman think of the living expens
7、es in the city? A. Very high. B. Fairly low. B. Just Okay. 12. What does the woman spend most on? A. Meals. B. Clothes. C. Transport. 13. What does the woman do in her free time? A. See films. B. Travel around. C. Go for a drink. 听第 9 段材料，回答第 14 至 16 题。 14. What will Rebecca do on June 12? A. Go on
8、a business trip. B. Organize a trade exhibition. C. Meet the people from Head Office. 15. What is John preparing for the meeting? A. A timetable. B. A report. C. A speech. 16. When do the speakers decide to have the meeting? A. On June 3. B. On June 10. C. On June 17. 听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。 17. Wh
9、at did the speaker decide to do after lunch that day? A. Walk alone to her car. B. Stay to help her friend. C. Wait for the rain to stop. 18. What can we learn about the speaker then? A. She worked at a hotel. B. She bought a new car. C. She would have a baby soon. 19. Where did the speaker meet the
10、 taxi passenger? A. In front of a hotel. B. At the crossroads. C. Besides a car park. 20. What does the speaker talk about? A. An unforgettable experience. B. A well-known short story. C. An exciting lunch party. 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，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C 和 D）中，选出最佳选
11、项。 A Popularly known as the “Oriental Hawaii”， Sanya in South Chinas Hainan province is considered as one of the best diving resorts in the South Pacific Ocean. The followings are the top four places for diving in the city. Wuzhizhou Island Wuzhizhou Island is regarded as the best place in Hainan pr
12、ovince for underwater diving. It is one of the few islands in the world without rocks or pebbles. The island covers an area of 1.48 square kilometers and is in an irregular butterfly shape. The sea around the island is clear and transparent, providing a visibility of 6 to 27 meters. Yalong Bay The u
13、nderwater world at Yalong Bay is one of the earliest diving bases in Sanya. It is thought as one of the best scenic spots in China to carry out undersea tourism, with the worlds largest and most complete soft coral. Colorful hard coral, tropical fish, and other marine life in the nearby waters also
14、add to the beauty and attraction of the bay. Xidao Island Xidao Island is shaped like a turtle living in the tropical area. The island enjoys pleasant surroundings of sandy beaches, rocky caves, and palm trees. It also boasts crystal clear waters with a wide range of marine life and extensive coral
15、reefs（珊瑚礁）to explore. Fenjiezhou Island Fenjiezhou Island is also called the Sleeping Beauty Island for what it looks like from afar. The island boasts extremely clean beaches and rich marine ecological resources. It is the only site in the country that allows visitors to dive with dolphins. In addi
16、tion to possessing a range of marine recreational programs, the island has the only sightseeing submarine in China. 21. Why is “Oriental Hawaii mentioned in the first paragraph? A. To introduce diving spots in Hawaii. B. To encourage people to travel to Hawaii. C. To show that Sanya is such a popula
17、r resort in China. D. To compare Hawaii and Sanya. 22. At which place can visitors dive with dolphins? A. Wuzhizhou Island. B. Yalong Bay. C. Xidao Island. D. Fenjiezhou Island. 23. What can we learn from the text? A. Xidao Island is shaped like a butterfly. B. There are lots of rocks and pebbles in
18、 Wuzhizhou Island. C. Various marine life contribute to the beauty of Yalong Bay. D. Visitors are allowed to explore coral reefs in Fenjiezhou Island. B Sometimes we may find that every week there are a lot of new stories about how climate change is affecting the planet, or new plans to battle its e
19、ffects. But the concept （概念）itself isnt new at all-in fact, scientists have been exploring questions about climate change for almost 200 years. The idea of “greenhouse gases goes back to 1824, when Joseph Fourier wondered what was controlling the earths temperature. Fourier concluded that the atmosp
20、here must be responsible for containing the heat absorbed from the sun and described it as a box with a glass lid： As light shines through the glass, the inside gets warmer as the lid traps the heat. As Fouriers ideas spread, it came to be called “the greenhouse effect”. Scientists continued to stud
21、y the greenhouse effect. Not until a Swedish chemist named Svante Arrhenius came along, did scientists understand how global warming actually works. After years of work, Arrhenius determined that the level of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere did in fact have a direct effect on global temperatures. A
22、rrhenius found that CO2 , and other gases trap radiation, which warms the atmosphere. Arrhenius was the first to suspect that burning coal could contribute to the greenhouse effect. But Arrhenius welcomed the warming effect on the planet. At a lecture later that year, Arrhenius noted that creatures
23、of a warmer earth “might live under a milder sky and in less barren surroundings. While Arrhenius findings won him the 1903 Nobel Prize in chemistry, scientists kept debating whether the greenhouse effect was increasing until 1950, when researchers finally began to find strong data supporting it. By
24、 the end of the 1950s, American scientists had been sounding the alarm on the long-term consequences of climate change. Climate change research has come a long way since Fourier first described the greenhouse effect-still, maybe Arrhenius should have been more careful of what he wished for. 24. What
25、 was controlling the earths temperature according to Fourier? A. The atmosphere. B. The greenhouse effect. C. The climate change. D. The heat from the sun. 25. When did the scientists first find evidence for the bad effect of global warming? A. In 1824. B. In 1903. C. In 1950. D. 200 years ago. 26.
26、Which word best describes the authors attitude to Arrhenius wish? A. Optimistic. B. Negative. C. Unconcerned. D. Tolerant. 27. What can be the best title for the text? A. Causes of climate change B. Effects of greenhouse gases C. Explorations on climate change D. Plans to battle greenhouse gases C A
27、 few weeks ago, I bought a locally-grown salad from a vending machine（自动售货机）. But then I immediately realized that it was packaged in a plastic jar. I guess I live with this jar now and forever. I thought sadly as I stared down at my new child. The salad jar was only the latest in a long line of exa
28、mples of how I am addicted to the responsibility of reusing everything, trying to never throw anything away. Water bottles have been given second lives, and berry containers are transformed into Tupperware. I recently even looked at a plastic straw in my fruit juice： Could I reuse it too. ? Yet tryi
29、ng to squeeze my salad jar under my kitchen counter this weekend, I finally had to admit： Being an environmentalist has turned me into a hoarder （囤积者）.While keeping a certain number of jars and vegetable bags will allow me not to buy new containers, at a certain point those 30 berry containers begin
30、 to get a bit unnecessary. Who am I kidding? Then one day I came across a blog post that asks accusingly. Are you turning your own home into a landfill（垃圾填埋场）？ ” In my opinion, there is absolutely no excuse not to be a conscious consumer. The solution is painfully obvious, but hard to admit： Delayin
31、g waste is not, in fact, rejecting waste. In an over-packaged, over-consuming culture, this can feel like a burden. While I refuse to throw away packaging, the fact remains： I already have it. The damage is done. Ive been ignoring one of the most essential and difficult parts-reduce, reuse, recycle.
32、 Even if I go out of my way to reuse the waste I do have, I need to reduce what I am bringing home in the first place. While I might not be ready to go full zero-waste, its a goal that is admirable to work toward. Until then, my salad jar child is going to make a great overnight oats jar. 28. What c
33、an we infer about the author from Paragraph 2? A. She is addicted to shopping. B. She has bad living habits. C. She is enthusiastic in reusing. D. She makes good use of plastic straws. 29. Why did the author become a hoarder? A. She saved far more containers than she actually needed. B. She was resp
34、onsible for saving fine packages. C. She enjoyed collecting a variety of jars. D. She lived far away from the landfill. 30. What does the author think is a burden? A. Being an environmentalist. B. Delaying waste. C. Being a conscious consumer. D. Rejecting waste. 31. What will the author probably do
35、 in the future? A. Store less vegetable bags. B. Go full zero-waste from now on. C. Reuse materials as much as possible. D. Avoid unnecessary consumption. D Smoking in your own home in Thailand may now be considered a crime, if the smoke is considered harmful to other people in the house. The new la
36、w, Family Protection and Development Promotion Act, was initiated（启动） by the Ministry of Social Development and Human Security and was announced in the Royal Gazette on May 22,2019. The law aims at limiting smoking at home which might be hazardous for others health living under the same roof. In tha
37、t case, it will be considered as “domestic （家庭的）violence”. The new law came into force on August 20. According to the center for research and knowledge management for tobacco control, at the Faculty of Medical Science of Mahidol University, there are about 4. 9 million households where one or more f
38、amily members smoke. An average of 10. 3 million people have unconsciously become passive smokers because theyve been breathing in smoke at home. Scientific studies show that passive smokers are at greater risk of being affected by cancer. Of 75 child patients from houses where smoking is practiced,
39、 76% of them were found to have nicotine traces in their urine, with 43% of them having nicotine content going beyond permitted levels. Smoking at home also may lead to physical or emotional violence because of aggressiveness （攻击性）when there is a lack of smoking, and might as well ruin relationships
40、 between smokers and non-smoker family members. According to the new law, anyone who thinks they are affected by domestic smoking can report to officials concerned so that inspectors will be sent to investigate and take legal action against the smokers. Once confirmed, the court may order a person t
41、o receive treatment to quit smoking in an attempt to protect the persons family. In February in 2019, Thailand had banned smoking at six of its airports along with a ban in public places. 32. What do we know about the new law in Thailand? A. It came into effect on May 22. B. It aimed at protecting t
42、he health of smokers. C. It regarded smoking at home as a kind of domestic violence. D. It clearly claimed that smoking at home is a crime. 33. What does the underlined word “hazardous in Paragraph 2 probably mean? A. Anxious. B. Harmful. C. Beneficial. D. Essential. 34. What is Paragraph 4 mainly a
43、bout? A. The purpose of initiating the law. B. Responses to the new law. C. Actions to quit smoking. D. Bad consequences of smoking at home. 35. What can be inferred from the text? A. Smoking is illegal anywhere in Thailand. B. Passive smokers are more likely to be affected by cancer. C. People tend
44、 to be more aggressive when they are smoking. D. People who smoke at home in Thailand will be sent to prison. 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。 How to make a good speech? Just like essays, all speeches have three main sections： the introduction, the body, and the
45、conclusion. 36 You need to write a speech in a way that keeps the attention of an audience and helps paint a mental image at the same time. Whatever type of speech you decide to write, find ways to make your words memorable. The structure of how to write your speech is just the start. Youll also nee
46、d to write the speech skillfully. 37 Write the words youll speak with passion, which you also want your listeners to share. When writing your attention-grabbing statements, make sure you are writing what will get their attention, not just yours. 38 Read famous speeches and look at the way they are c
47、onstructed. Find things that stand out and figure out what makes it interesting. Oftentimes, speechwriters use rhetorical devices（修辞法）to make certain points easy to remember. Remember to begin and end your speech with something that will gain and hold the attention of your audience. If you spend too
48、 much time getting into your speech, people will zone out or start checking their phones. 39 How you deliver the speech is also important. When you give the speech, think about the tone you should use and be sure to write the speech in the same flow that youd use in conversations. 40 If you stumble（
49、磕磕巴巴） while reading or it feels dull, look for ways to jazz up（使活泼）the words and improve the flow. A. You can gain inspiration from others speeches. B. Instead, if interested, they may stick with you until the end. C. So the essay form can offer a good foundation for the process. D. However, unlike
50、essays, speeches are not to be read but to be heard. E. A great way to check this flow is to practice reading it out loud. F. In other words, your speech should contain some color, drama, or humor. G. Start by paying attention to your audience and their interests. 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
