1、北京市部分区2020-2021学年高一下学期期末考试英语试题分类汇编阅读理解北京市东城区2020-2021学年高二下学期期末英语试题（解析版）第一节(共4小题每小题2分，共28分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。ASnorkeling with Seals in NanaimoLocation: VancouverDuration: 6 hoursOn this trip, youll have an incredible opportunity to interact with seals. Fly from Vancouver Har
2、bor for a quick boat ride to Snake Island, where youll jump into the water to snorkel with seals and other sea animals on this unique adventure. Highlights:Take a seaplane rideSwim with seals in the seaSee other animals such as bald eagles and geeseVancouver Kayaking TourLocation: Vancouver Duration
3、: about 2 hoursSearching for a unique outdoor experience while in Vancouver? Discover the beauty of Vancouvers city skyline and amazing shoreline on a family-friendly kayaking tour. Spend 2 hours winding and getting friendly with resident ducks and kingfishers. With an expert guide, earn kayaking te
4、chnique and enjoy a city sightseeing tour.Highlights:Kayaking tour of False CreekSpot animals, including geese and kingfishersLearn about the history and the citys newest developmentQuebec Ski-shoeing ExcursionLocation: Quebec CityDuration: 4 hoursDiscover the winter beauty of Canada on this 4-hour
5、ski-shoeing hike. Ski-shoeing, a mix of cross country skiing and snowshoeing provides low impact exercise with peaceful forest landscapes. With hiking poles in hand, follow a guide onto snowy trails and learn about the Quebec woods. Warm up with hot chocolate, stop for breaks, and keep watch for wil
6、dlife in the area. Highlights:Enjoy a combination of cross country skiing and snowshoeingSnap unique photos of the Quebec forests and wildlifeGreat Slave Lake Ice Fishing ToursLocation: YellowknifeDuration: FlexibleEnjoy an arctic experience of ice fishing on one of the largest lakes in Canada. Join
7、 your guide on an ice fishing adventure on Great Slave Lake, set in the most spectacular winter landscapes of Yellowknife, Your tour starts with hotel pickup. Afterwards, drive on the ice road to ice fishing locations. A safety demonstration of proper use of equipment follows. Choose between two tou
8、r options. Experience ice fishing at its best in a comfortable heated ice-fishing building. A light fish lunch provided afterwards.Highlights:Family friendly small group ensures personal service21. Which trip can give people a chance to learn about the history of the area?A. Vancouver Kayaking Tour.
9、B. Snorkeling with Seals in NanaimoC. Quebec Ski-shoeing Excursion.D. Great Slave Lake Ice Fishing Tours22. For a family with plant-loving kids, they can choose to go to_.A. QuebecB. VancouverC. Snake IslandD. Yellow knife23. All these tours provide Canadians with chances to_.A. travel abroadB. get
10、refreshedC. explore local customsD. taste different foodBMarathon on a WalkerA 9-year-old boy with cerebral palsy(脑瘫) and autism (自闭) has raised $100.000 charity after completing a marathon up.Tobias Weller completed the final of his 26.2mile marathon in Sheffield, northern England, on Sunday surrou
11、nded by socially distanced neighbors and well- wishers.Tobias cannot stand or walk unaided, and requires support with most tasks, but, inspired by Captain Tom Moore, an old soldier who raised millions for the UKs National Health Service by waking laps of his garden ahead of his 100th birthday. Tobia
12、s set his sights on a marathon.“I heard about Captain Tom and I thought why dont I use my walker to try to complete a marathon by walking up and down my street every day,” he said in video, knitting it would be an “enormous challenge”.At the beginning of lockdown, Tobias could walk a maximum of 50 m
13、eters a day, but he grew closer to completing his challenge which took him 70 days, he was walking up to 750 meters a day.“I cant believe I completed a marathon, every bit of it has been totally awesome,” he said. “I love it when my neighbors clap and cheer for me, Im getting stronger and stronger e
14、very day. Its such a good feeling.”So far, Tobias has raised over 81, 600 50, 000 more than his original target of 30, 000 for a school that supports children and adults with cerebral palsy and autism.Tobiass mother said they were going to continue walking and were aiming to reach 50 kilometers. “Im
15、 so, so pleased that hes completed his marathon. Hes done really well. Hes tried so hard all the way through. Hes really achieved a massive goal,” she said. “Im bursting with pride for my little boy.”24. How did Tobias raise $ 100,000 for charity?A. By creating a videoB. By organizing a race.C. By w
16、alking in his garden.D. By finishing a marathon25. Which of the following words can best describe Tobias?A. Kind and determinedB. Humble and startC. Selfless and easy-going.D. Brave and qualified26. What can we learn from the story?A. It is never too old to learn.B. Time and tide wait for no man.C S
17、uccess belongs to the persevering.D. A friend in need is a friend indeed.CWe are what we eat, and what we eat reveals something about what we are in return. So it shouldnt be all that surprising that humans are now apparently eating plastic.A small trial at the Medical University of Vienna found tin
18、y pieces of it in the digestive systems of people from eight different countries. The study involved just eight people and doesnt tell us what if any effect eating plastic was having on their bodies. We already knew fish were eating plastic. Did we really think it wouldnt reach back up to the top of
19、 the food chain, that the consequences of our own actions couldnt return to us? This goes beyond cleaning up the oceans. Six of the eight subjects of the study ate sea not all of them did. Other possible theories involve drinking out of plastic bottle. eating food thats been wrapped in plastic, or t
20、iny plastic pieces floating in the air which then land on our food. But our environment is so filled now with plastic that it seems that we were going to absorb it somehow.Does it actually matter? This study cant answer that question, because all it tells us is that microplastics were found in human
21、 wastes. If its just passing through the body, then perhaps theres no damage done. However, if there were evidence of plastics being absorbed and gathering in our internal organs, as some animal studies have suggested, that would potentially be a red flag.Solving plastic pollution is nowhere near as
22、 simple as some campaigners make it sound. Switching away from plastic packaging to other materials would create other environmental dilemmas. Bottling liquids in glass rather than plastic makes them heavier which potentially means more trips to transport them, paper production has a bigger carbon f
23、ootprint. Even if it were possible to stop using the stuff tomorrow, it would take up to 1,000 years for some of whats being produced right now to break down.But just because its difficult, it doesnt mean we shrug our shoulders and do nothing. There is something genuinely mad about a society that is
24、 on the one hand crazy about the quality of the food we put in our mouths, and yet also mindlessly eats its own garbage. The war on plastic, it seems, just got personal.27. What does the study show?A. Food chain is damaged by plastic.B. Eating plastic affects human greatly.C. Plastic is discovered i
25、n human bodies.D. Sea fish are the victim of plastic pollution.28. What does the underlined part “a red flag” in Para. 4 probably mean?A. A final result.B. A warning sign.C. An expected finding.D. A similar situation.29. What does Para. 5 mainly talk about?A. Its impossible to stop using plastic.B.
26、Its challenging to deal with plastic issue.C. Its urgent to choose different wrappings.D. It takes time to improve the environment.30. What can we infer from the passage?A. Plastic should be replaced by other materials.B. The damage towards food chain is long lasting.C. The effect of plastic polluti
27、on isnt fully recognizedD. The causes of environmental issues are complicatedDChinese painting, the flower of Chinese culture, is distinguished by a spirit and an atmosphere all of its own, entirely different from Western painting. It is as different from Western painting as Chinese poetry is differ
28、ent from Western poetry. That difference is hard to grasp and express. It has a certain tone and atmosphere, visible in Western painting, but essentially different and achieved by different means. It shows a certain economy of material, marked by the many blank spaces, an idea of composition determi
29、ned by its own harmony and marked by a boldness and freedom of the brush which impresses the onlooker in an unforgettable manner.Somehow the picture before us has undergone an inner process of transformation in the artists mind, giving us only a completely satisfying whole, so true to life and yet s
30、o different from it. The design is more obvious. The artist has presented it to us only as appears to him, and can be understood by others. It does not try to paint all before ones eyes, and it leaves a great deal to the onlookers imagination. Sometimes only the tip of a plum branch is given in the
31、whole picture and left there as perfect.This artistic tradition did not come by chance. Its characteristics may be most conveniently summed up, I think, in the world lyricism, and this lyricism came from a certain type of human spirit and culture. For we must remember that Chinese painting is closel
32、y related, in spirit and technique, to Chinese calligraphy and Chinese poetry. Calligraphy gave it its technique, and Chinese poetry lent it its spirit.It was Wang Wei, born in 699, a first-class landscape painter himself, who first introduced into painting the spirit and technique of Chinese poetry
33、, with its impressionism, its lyricism, and its emphasis on atmosphere. Thus the “father of the southern school,” which makes Chinese painting and deservedly famous, was a man nurtured in the Chinese poetic spirit.Later on, in the eleventh century, under the influence of Song scholars like Su Dongpo
34、 (1035-1101), Chinese painting reached still greater simplicity and subjectivity. Su Dongpo even painted a bamboo tree without its joints, and when someone protested, he replied by asking, “Did the bamboo grow by adding one joint to another?” Su, who was great writer and poet, specialized in paintin
35、g bamboos, and his bamboo was like his “running script”, a splash of ink without colours.The best way of understanding Chinese painting is to study these influences which went into the building of that peculiar tradition.31. According to Para. 1, Chinese painting is different from Western painting b
36、ecause_.A. it leaves much space for poemsB. its painters enjoy great freedomC. it presents simplicity to a degreeD. its tone and atmosphere is visible32. From Para. 2, we know that Chinese painters_.A. tend to transform reality into puzzlesB. usually show how they view the subjectC. produce works be
37、yond their imagination D. guide people to perceive the world as a whole33. From the examples of Wang Wei and Su Dongpo, we know_.A. influential poets are great paintersB. how Chinese culture has developedC. what abilities are needed to create paintingsD. Chinese traditional art forms are linked tigh
38、tly34. Why does the author write the passage?A. To trace the root of Chinese culture.B. To introduce different painting techniques.C. To show the features of traditional Chinese art.D. To present how to appreciate Chinese painting北京市西城区2020-2021学年高二下学期期末考试英语试题（解析版）III. 阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，共30分）阅读下面短文，从
39、每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。AA Hug from a Teenage BoyFifteen years spent in the field of education have provided Nancy Marra with many treasured moments. One of the most endearing happened when she was teaching second grade.That year, she decided to plan something special for the children: a Mothers Day
40、 tea. After all the preparations were made for it, each child took home an invitation. Nancy was surprised and relieved to see that every mother was planning to attend. She even invited her own mother.Finally, the day arrived. That afternoon, each child lined up at the classroom door expecting the a
41、rrival of his or her mom. As it got closer to starting time, Nancy looked around and her eyes quickly found Jimmy. His mother hadnt shown up and he was looking upset.Nancy took her mother by the hand and walked over to Jimmy. “Jimmy,” Nancy said, “I have a bit of a problem here and I was wondering i
42、f you could help out. Since Im going to be really busy today, I was wondering if you could keep my mother company.”Nancys mom and Jimmy sat at a table with two other mother-child pairs. Jimmy served Nancys mom her treats, presented her with the gift Nancy had made, and pulled out and pushed in her c
43、hair, just as they had practiced the day before. Whenever Nancy looked over, her mom and Jimmy were in deep conversationTen years later, Nancy was at a high school to take a senior class on a field trip, and there was Jimmy. On the way back, Nancy had the students complete an evaluation form of thei
44、r trip. She collected and checked the forms one by one.When she came to Jimmys evaluation page, he had written, “Remember our Mothers Day tea we had in second grade, Mrs. Marra? I do! Thanks for all you did for me, and thank your mother, too.”As they began unloading at the school, Jimmy made sure he
45、 was the last one to go. Nancy told him she really enjoyed what he had written. He looked rather embarrassed, mumbled (咕哝) his own thanks, and then turned to walk away. As the bus driver began pulling the bus away, Jimmy ran back and knocked on the bus door. He jumped back on board and gave Nancy a
46、big hug. “Thanks again, Mrs. Marra. No one even knew my mom didnt make it that day!”She ended her workday with a hug from a teenage boy who had probably stopped hugging teachers years ago.31 Why was Jimmy paired with Nancys mother?A. Nancy was too busy to spend time with her.B. Jimmys mother didnt c
47、ome to the event.C. Nancy wanted Jimmy to get to know her.D. Jimmy could get along well with her.32. Where did Jimmy meet Nancy ten years later?A. Near Jimmys high school.B. At a Mothers Day tea.C. In Nancys classroom.D On a field trip.33. How did Jimmy feel about what Nancy had done for him?A. Upse
48、t.B. Embarrassed.C. Grateful.D. Satisfied.34. Which of the following best presents the theme of the passage?A. No act of kindness is ever wasted.B. A friend in need is a friend indeed.C. A mothers hug lasts long after she lets go.D. The best teacher must be the best performer.B35. The five passes all include _.A. a dinner cruiseB. a magic showC. a city tourD. a trolley ride36. According to the rules and restrictions _.A. visitors c
