2021汕头潮阳区高二上学期期末考试英语试题含答案

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潮阳区2020-2021学年上学期高二级期末教学质量监测试卷
英 语
试卷共8页，满分130分。考试用时120分钟。

第一部分： 情景交际（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
阅读下列简短对话，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳答案，将对话补全。
1. A: Happy New Year!
B: ____________.
A. The same to you B. I hope so
C. That’s a good idea D. That’s OK
2. A: I’m sorry I’ve broken the window.
B: ____________. I’ll repair it.
A. I will forgive you B. You are so careless
C. Please take care D. Don’t worry
3. A: ____________, is this your book?
B: Yes, it is. Thank you.
A. Sorry B. Excuse me C. Hello D. Tell me
4. A: Remember to write down your name on the paper.
B: _______________.
A. Never mind B. With pleasure
C. That’s all right D. Sure, I will
5. A: It’s very kind of you to see me off.
B: ______________.
A. No problem B. I hope to see you soon
C. It’s my pleasure D. I don’t want you to leave
6. A: Do you mind if I turn on the TV?
B: ____________. Let’s watch the sports news now.
A. No way B. Go ahead C. You’d better not D. I think so
7. A: Would you please help me to take the clothes downstairs, Tom?
B: _______________.
A. Never mind B. That’s right C. No problem D. Let’s go
8. A: I will go to the amusement park next weekend.
B: _________________.
A. Excuse me B. Have a good time
C. I’m afraid I can’t D. It’s up to you
9. A: I am sorry I can’t help you.
B: _________________.
A. My pleasure B. All right
C. Thank you all the same D. I am sorry to hear that
10. A: I will have a math test tomorrow.
B: ________________.
A. Good luck B. Thank you
C. Well done D. The same to you
第二部分：阅读理解
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A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
The World’s Coolest Bookstores
Where did you buy your last book? Chances are that you bought it on the Internet. But if you did, you missed the extraordinary experience of browsing in a real bookstore. These days bookstores offer lots of great books and plenty more.
Taipei’s Eslite Dunnan Store
Time magazine once named Eslite Dunnan Store in Taipei “Asia’s best bookstore”. One visit to the store tells you why. The store, spreading across five floors, offers a combination of restaurants, music and over 200,000 books. With its cosy reading spots, visitors sometimes says it’s like a library. Others have called it the “7-Eleven of bookstores” because it’s open 24 hours a day.
Book Garden
The world’s biggest bookstore is Tehran, Iran’s Book Garden with 700,000 square feet of space. In addition to restaurants and a theater, the Book Garden features a park on the roof.
Libreria Acqua Alta
Venice, Italy, is a city surrounded by water. It seems that one of its most interesting bookstores is Libreria Acqua Alta. Its books are displayed in all things related to water such as boats, bathtubs and more.
La Caverne aux Livres
La Caverme aux Livres -- the cave of books -- was once a train. Today this unique French bookstore, located north of Paris, is home to thousands of second-hand books.
Bart’s Books
Many readers like to sit inside with a good book. But at Bart’s Books in California, guests can enjoy a good book and some fresh air. Bart’s Books is believed to be the largest independently-owned outdoor bookstore in the US.
Whether you enjoy reading inside or outside, there’s always an interesting bookstore to be discovered.
11. What is special about Taipei’s Eslite Dunnan Store?
A.There are some places where you can enjoy your meal.
B.You can take books from this store without paying money.
C. You can visit this bookstore at any time of the day.
D. It is characterized by a park on the roof.
12. What will you probably do in La Caverne aux Livres?
A. Enjoy a good book and outdoor scenery.
B. Read some books and have a rest in a boat or a bathtub.
C. Search for some information about trains.
D. Browse different kinds of used books.
13. What is the purpose of the last part of the text?
A. To urge people to read books inside or outside.
B. To encourage people to go to the real bookstore.
C. To inspire booksellers to open some more creative bookstores.
D. To appeal to booksellers to pay attention to this list.
B
Jim Denevan is an amazing artist whose work is admired by all, but owned by none -- that’s because all of Jim’s art is created on an unusual canvas -- the soft sand. He sometimes spends days working on a piece, only to see it washed away by the sea or a storm and that is just the way he likes it.
Denevan discovered his artistic talents about ten years ago, when he was wandering aimlessly on the beach with a stick. He ended up drawing a 12-foot-long fish. Since then, Jim has traveled over 1,800 miles while creating over 600 pieces of sand art.
Over the years, his drawings have become bigger, but the tools he uses haven’t changed -- All he needs is a stick, a garden rake and most importantly, his lively imagination!
Just like any good artist, Jim is quite particular about the “quality” of his canvas, sometimes walking for miles, in search of perfect sand. His latest piece of work, which is also the world’s largest freelance drawing, was created in the desert sands of Nevada. It took Jim three trips, eight days and over 100 miles of walking to create this 3-mile work of art. It took the storm just one night to destroy it! However, Jim says he actually enjoys watching the waves or rain wash his paintings away.
Jim’s art has become very popular over the years and was even the topic of a documentary named “Sandman” in 2005. Jim Denevan is not just about art in the sand -- he is also an excellent chef and founder of an organization called “Outstanding in the Field”, whose motto is to celebrate food at its source. Accordingly, group dining events are held outdoors on farms, with the diners being treated to a delicious meal. The events, which are held in different farms throughout America, are always sold out the minute the schedule is announced.
14. It can be learned from the text that _________.
A. Denevan walks a lot to complete his work
B. it is not hard for Denevan to find suitable sand to draw on
C. it usually takes long for the storm to destroy Denevan’s work
D. Denevan is very particular about his drawing instruments
15. What does Denevan enjoy about his work according to the text？
A. Walking a long distance.
B. Waiting for the storm to come.
C. Looking for a suitable canvas.
D. Watching his work being destroyed by nature.
16. Which of the following can best describe Denevan?
A. Generous. B. Open-minded. C. Imaginative. D. Traditional.
17. Denevan is also popular as a chef because _________.
A. He founded an organization called “Outstanding in the Field”
B. He likes to treat diners to delicious food at its source
C. He always holds events in different farms
D. He was ever the topic of a documentary

C
If you have ever felt sick at the back of a bus or after a boat cruise, then you might have experienced motion sickness. The condition’s most common symptoms are dizziness, headaches, sweating and vomiting.
Humans haven’t always experienced this reaction. According to Fred Mast, a professor at the University of Bern, motion sickness began to affect us when we created vehicles for getting to places faster. “Our bodies were not prepared for it,” he says, explaining that human-made acceleration creates a disturbance between our vestibular system (前庭系统), which is responsible for controlling balance, and our vision. While travelling on a boat or in a car, you may not be watching the movement of the vehicle, but your vestibular system registers it. Since the human brain has not evolved enough yet to resolve that conflict, it leads to motion sickness. Motion sickness can also strike when there is simulated acceleration, such as in some video games or movie scenes in the theatre that make the viewer’s brain think it’s moving when it’s not.
While one in three people experiences motion sickness at some time, certain people are more easily affected. These include: children and young adults (according to a German survey, half of those under the age of 30 report being affected); patients; and women.
Sufferers can avoid motion sickness by making changes to how they travel. For instance, sitting facing forward at the front of a bus allows you to see the movement. Sitting in the middle of a boat or next to the wing of an airplane will reduce the amount of movement you feel. Staying away from alcohol and heavy meals ahead of car, boat or plane trips can also be helpful.
18. What does the underlined word “simulated” in Paragraph 2 mean?
A. fake B. sudden C. frequent D. visible
19. What is the second paragraph mainly?
A. The symptoms of motion sickness.
B. The cause of motion sickness.
C. The function of vestibular system.
D. The evolution of humans’ brains.
20. Who is more likely to suffer motion sickness?
A. The old. B. The young. C. The male. D. The hungry.
21. What can be done to avoid motion sickness while travelling?
A. Closing eyes to feel the movement.
B. Sitting close to the bus driver.
C. Filling the stomach before a boat trip.
D. Choosing a middle seat in the airplane.

D
Steven Stein likes to follow garbage trucks. His strange habit makes sense when you consider that he’s an environmental scientist who studies how to reduce litter, including things that fall off garbage trucks as they drive down the road. What is even more interesting is that one of Stein’s jobs is defending an industry behind the plastic shopping bags.     
Americans use more than 100 billion thin film plastic bags every year. So many end up in tree branches or along highways that a growing number of cities do not allow them at checkouts (收银台) . The bags are prohibited in some 90 cities in California, including Los Angeles. Eyeing these headwinds, plastic-bag makers are hiring scientists like Stein to make the case that their products are not as bad for the planet as most people assume.     
Among the bag makers’ argument: many cities with bans still allow shoppers to purchase paper bags, which are easily recycled but require more energy to produce and transport. And while plastic bags may be ugly to look at, they represent a small percentage of all garbage on the ground today.     
The industry has also taken aim at the product that has appeared as its replacement: reusable shopping bags. The stronger a reusable bag is, the longer its life and the more plastic-bag use it cancels out. However, longer-lasting reusable bags often require more energy to make. One study found that a cotton bag must be used at least 131 times to be better for the planet than plastic.     
Environmentalists don’t dispute (质疑) these points. They hope paper bags will be banned someday too and want shoppers to use the same reusable bags for years.
22. What has Steven Stein been hired to do?
A. Help increase grocery sales.
B. Recycle the waste material.
C. Stop things falling off trucks.
D. Argue for the use of plastic bags.
23. What does the word “headwinds” in paragraph 2 refer to?
A. Bans on plastic bags.
B. Effects of city development.
C. Headaches caused by garbage.
D. Plastic bags hung in trees.
24. What is a disadvantage of reusable bags according to plastic-bag makers?
A. They are quite expensive.
B. Replacing them can be difficult.
C. They are less strong than plastic bags.
D. Producing them requires more energy.
25. What is the best title for the text?
A. Plastic, Paper or Neither
B. Industry, Pollution and Environment
C. Recycle or Throw Away
D. Garbage Collection and Waste Control
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。
“Communication is the most essential and sociable of all human behaviors”, which is absolutely true as for human community. Communication is the majority of everyone’s social life. “Without communication, life would be as cold as a rock. 26 Because these certain conversations can make people attracted. Personally, we should consider the following three aspects to make good communication.
To start good communication, we can make certain adequate preparations, especially some relative questions. 27 We can ask some questions to show our politeness, respect and sincere care. For example, have you been carrying on well recently? What do you favor in your spare time? Remember to think again before you put forward a question.
The most important part of communication is to listen. 28 Permit others to do most of the talking. Be patient and hold interest in their comments, making necessary gestures to show you are listening. Do not interrupt others when they express excitedly. Being a good conversationalist as well as a good listener will help you a lot.
29 Appropriate eye contact is like a great element of the main dish which makes it more delicious. During communicating with others, we should look the speakers in the eye kindly. It will help us to improve mutual (相互的) understanding. Do not hesitate to look into them. But you had better not stare at them and not look at them for too long. 30
A. Enjoy good communication, being friends with them.
B. It is usually said that eyes are windows to the soul.
C. It would make others feel uneasy and unwilling to continue talking.
D. They believe they want to know and even convince us.
E. We should concentrate on others’ saying and think in their shoes.
F. It is considered to be fairly comfortable to be asked fine questions.
G. Furthermore, good communication is an interesting attraction in our daily life.

第三部分 语言知识运用（共两节，满分30分）
第一节　完形填空(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
It was in the middle of December years ago. A light snow was falling outside but I didn’t 31 . I was getting ready to head to my daughter’s college to bring her home for the holidays.
The weather forecast had 32 called for light flurries (小雪) and I was an experienced driver in snow so I wasn’t 33 as my two sons and I walked down to the car. As we got out on the road, 1 34 , I realized the weather forecast had been wrong. The light flurries had turned into 35 snow, which was covering the roads. The snowplows (扫雪车) were rapidly 36 and I knew at once that it wasn’t going to be an easy drive.
I slowed my car to 37 the slippery surface of the roads. Once I was on the interstate highway, though, conditions 38 , and therefore, I slowed down further. 39 , I found myself behind a very 1 40 driver. Instead of driving slow and 41 when he hit a slippery spot, he was braking (刹车) hard and his car changed direction suddenly and lost its balance. To avoid hitting him, I braked hard myself and slid into a ditch.
I tried pulling out again and again but could only 42 spinning tires. With my heart pounding in my chest, I prayed, “God, I really need your 43 right now!” I tried to pull out again and the car started to move. It felt as if it was almost being 44 out of the ditch. By the time I reached the college, the sun was out. I picked up my daughter and slowly headed home. When we arrived, the dogs 1 45 us happily at the door and I could see the Christmas tree lights shining brightly. I could feel kindness around me and within me as well.

31.
A.
state
B.
escape
C.
mind
D.
ignore
32.
A.
almost
B.
usually
C.
never
D.
only
33.
A.
worried
B.
confused
C.
annoyed
D.
depressed
34.
A.
therefore
B.
otherwise
C.
however
D.
moreover
35.
A.
wet
B.
hard
C.
fresh
D.
heavy
36.
A.
falling behind
B.
moving back
C.
going forward
D.
speeding up
37.
A.
weaken
B.
match
C.
overlook
D.
quit
38.
A.
progressed
B.
disappeared
C.
improved
D.
worsened
39.
A.
Suddenly
B.
Immediately
C.
Occasionally
D.
Accidentally
40.
A.
cautious
B.
professional
C.
inexperienced
D.
disabled
41.
A.
remaining
B.
adjusting
C.
relaxing
D.
polishing
42.
A.
hear
B.
watch
C.
attain
D.
create
43.
A.
insurance
B.
presence
C.
assistance
D.
evidence
44.
A.
made
B.
carried
C.
broken
D.
pushed
45.
A.
called
B.
admitted
C.
greeted
D.
observed
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。
The Great Barrier Reef is one of Earth’s greatest 46____________(nature) wonders. It’s the largest system of coral reefs in the world. The colorful underwater habitat provides food and shelter for many sea animals. But in 2018, scientists flying over the reef 47____________(shock) by what they saw.
“Where you expected 48____________(see) colorful healthy corals, what you saw was just white,” says scientist Mark Eakin. What the scientists saw is a condition called coral bleaching. It’s a warning sign that the reef is 49____________ serious trouble. Experts say 50____________ is rising ocean temperatures that are mostly to blame. Coral reefs look like plants, but they’re actually tiny animals that live together in huge groups. Corals get their nutrients from tiny plant-like living things called algae. The algae live inside corals and give them their color. But when the ocean gets too warm, corals release the algae. As 51____________ result, the corals get bleached white. Scientists say that bleaching is becoming more widespread as oceans get 52____________(warm). Some corals can recover from bleaching as the water 53____________(cool) in winter, but that is getting less likely as winter ocean temperatures rise too.
Reefs worldwide suffer from 54____________(pollute), overfishing, and other dangers, 55____________ scientists say climate change is the biggest threat. They predict that nearly 90 percent of all reefs will disappear by 2050.

第四部分 基础运用
第一节：单词填空 (共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)
根据括号中所提示的中文，结合句意，选用相应的英文单词，写出其正确形式。
56. She was forced to have her baby ______________(收养).
57. Of America’s million millionaires in 1985, the ______________(平均的) age was 63.
58. She was sentenced to twenty years’ imprisonment for ______________(投毒) and attempted murder.
59. As an absolute ______________(最少量), you should spend two hours in the evening studying.
60. ______________(精神上的) illness is nothing to be ashamed of.
61. He ______________(折叠) the map up and put it in his pocket.
62. He made very positive ______________(贡献) to the success of the project.
63. Fashion is ______________(不断地) changing.
64. The boss would be ______________(告知、通知) of any process that his employees had made.
65. She kept looking ______________(焦急不安) at her watch.
第二节：完成句子 (共5个句子；每空一词，每句1分，满分5分)
66. ________ ________ ________ ________ his advantage lies in his ability to communicate with foreigners in English.
毫无疑问，他的优势在于他能用英语与外国人交流的能力。
67. Only after Mary read her composition the second time _____ _____ notice the spelling mistake.
直到玛丽第二次读了她的作文之后，她才意识到这个拼写错误。
68. ________ ________ ________ hard at poetry, I would have surely become a poet.
如果我当时努力学习诗歌的话，肯定会成为诗人。
69. ________ ________ ________ that reading increases our knowledge and broadens our mind.
人们认为，阅读能增加我们的知识，扩大我们的视野。
70. With all my savings ________ ________, I have to turn to my parents.
我所有的积蓄快用光了，不得不向父母求助。

第五部分 写作——读后续写（满分25分）
阅读下面材料，根据其内容和段落开头续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
As a sixth grader, I began noticing how other kids were separating into groups. I wasn’t sure where I belonged. I found it hard to fit in.
Our teacher had assigned “secret friends” for the coming week. She wrote each kid’s name on a piece of paper and threw them into a bucket, and then we each closed our eyes and drew the name of a classmate who we were to secretly befriend and support over the next five school days. By the middle of the week, everyone, including me, had turned this assignment into a contest to see whose secret friend could leave the best gift. We left bubble gum, lollipops and even money. It seemed that everyone was getting cool presents from their friend. Everyone except me.
On the last morning of our assignment, I walked into my classroom and noticed there was a package on my desk. I ripped open the wrapping paper and just stared down at my desk. There sat a box of perfumed powder (香粉). The girls sitting near me giggled and went off about the “old lady” gift I had received. To make matters worse, the powder had already been opened. I felt my face turned red as I shoved (胡乱丢) it into my desk.
I tried to forget about the embarrassing gift, but when I was in the bathroom during the break, the same girls who had seen me open the powder started talking trash about my secret friend of giving it to me. I quickly joined in. “How terrible,” I heard myself saying. “What could my fiend be thinking by giving me such a stupid gift? My grandmother wouldn’t even want it.” The girls laughed at my remarks and filed out of the bathroom. I stayed to wash my hands and let the water run through my fingers as I thought about what I had just said. It wasn’t normally like me to say mean things like that about someone.
注意：
1. 续写词数应为150左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Paragraph 1
Then I saw my classmate Janet come out of a bathroom booth, tears streaming down her face. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Paragraph 2
Along with my apologies, I explained the reason. ___________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
潮阳区2020-2021学年上学期高二级期末教学质量监测试卷
英语答案
试卷共8页，卷面满分130分。考试用时120分钟。

第一部分： 情景交际（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
1-5 ADBDC 6-10 BCBCA
第二部分：阅读理解
第一节 (共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分)
11-13 CDB 14-17 ADCB 18-21 ABBB 22-25 DADA
第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）
26-30 GFEBC
第三部分 语言知识运用（共两节，满分30分）
第一节　完形填空(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)
31-35 CDACD 36-40 ABDAC 41-45 BACDC
第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
46. natural 47. were shocked 48. to see 49. in 50. it
51. a 52. warmer 53. cools 54. pollution 55. but
第四部分 基础运用
第一节：单词填空 (共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)
56. adopted 57. average 58. poisoning 59. minimum 60. mental
61. folded 62. contributions 63. constantly 64. informed 65. anxiously
第二节：完成句子 (共5个句子；每空一词，每句1分，满分5分)
66. There is no doubt that 67. did she 68. Had I worked / studied
69. It is believed / known 70. running out
第五部分 写作 —— 读后续写（满分25分）
Then I saw my classmate Janet come out of a bathroom booth, tears streaming down her face. “Actually, I’m your secret friend; I’m terribly sorry about the gift,” she whispered to me, sobbing with her face hidden in her hands. Frustrated and somewhat grieved, she explained that she couldn’t afford a fancy present and her mother had given her the powder, the only luxury in her family. Then, she ran out of the bathroom with some girls staring at her. Regretful and kind of embarrassed, I was sick to my stomach as my mean words ran through my mind. With the water running through my fingers, I felt my throat was tightened as if a rock were stuck in it because I ruined everything she specially prepared for me. After a while, I plucked up my courage and ran out for her. There she was, sitting in a tree shadow wiping her eyes.
Along with my apologies, I explained the reason. I was not a mean girl by judging people’s presents. The reason why I complained in front of the girls was that I was trying to be cool and fit in to the group. I added that having known how precious the powder was to her family, I was really grateful for receiving the gift from her. Relieved and delighted, she flashed a smile to me, looking me in the eyes and comforted me that she understood my difficult situations because she had been trying to fit in, too. “We share something in common, don’t we?” she said, with a broad smile spreading over her face. Her simple words, spoken from her heart, found their way straight into mine. Touched immensely, I felt warmth flowing through me. That day, I gained a real “secret friend” and also learned to cherish real friendship.