2021南昌八一中学高二下学期期末考试英语试题含答案

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2020~2021学年度第二学期南昌市八一中学高二英语期末考试试卷
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）
1. What is the weather like now?
A. Rainy. B. Windy. C. Sunny.
2. What made the man worried about the school team?
A. Lack of energy. B. Lack of skills. C. Lack of experience.
3. Why is Sara going to China?
A. To go sightseeing. B. To visit her son. C. To look after a baby.
4. What does the woman suggest the man do?
A. Pay little attention to clothes. B. Wear the blue jacket. C. Buy a new suit.
5. Where does the conversation take place?
A. At a subway station. B. At an airport. C. In a taxi.
第二节 （共15小题；每小题1.5分, 满分22.5分）
听下面一段对话,回答第6和第7两个小题。
6. What does the man want to reserve?
A. A business suite. B. Three single rooms. C. Two double rooms.
7. When will the man check in?
A. On December 19th. B. On December 16th. C. On December 23rd.
听下面一段对话,回答第8和第9两个小题。
8. What does the woman think of traveling in Europe?
A. Boring. B. Wonderful. C. Tiring.
9. What will the speakers probably do next?
A. Book their flight. B. Call their friends. C. Check the travel fees.
听下面一段对话,回答第10至第12三个小题。
10. What does the woman dislike about the play?
A. The clothes. B. The acting. C. The set.
11. Who is the man’s old classmate?
A. The director. B. The actress. C. The screenwriter.
12. When does the conversation take place?
A. At the beginning of a play. B. In the middle of a play. C. At the end of a play.
听下面一段对话,回答第13至第16四个小题。
13. When did Ella win a music award?
A. At the age of 5 B. At the age of 9. C. At the age of 16.
14. Who persuaded Ella to practice as much as possible?
A. Her friends. B. Her parents. C. Her teacher.
15. What is the most important for Ella to improve her playing?
A. Taking a lot of exercise. B. Having a relaxed feeling. C. Eating healthy food.
16. What does Ella hope teenagers do?
A. Change their opinions on classical music. B. Buy more classical music CDs.
C. Learn to play classical music.
听下面一段独白,回答第17至第20四个小题。
17. What does the speaker mainly talk about?
A. The usage of social media in our daily life.
B. The popularity of social media in high school.
C. Different opinions on applying social media to school.
18. What is Dan Krutka’s attitude toward using Twitter in the classroom?
A. Indifferent. B. Supportive. C. Disapproving.
19. How was Sean Kavanagh’s trying Twitter in class going?
A. It was forbidden. B. It was a failure. C. It was successful.
20. What is Ray Lynn?
A. A history teacher. B. A researcher. C. A student.

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）
A
Singapore Garden Festival is the only show in the world to gather the world’s top award-winning garden and flowery designs under one roof. This “must-see” event will impress you with a wide range of displays and activities that have been planned specially for you. An experience of a lifetime awaits at the Singapore Garden Festival for you and your family. Mark your calendar today!
Jacob Ballas Children’s Garden
Worry that your child is bored? Sign him or her up for a guided tour in Jacob Ballas Children’s Garden. It will stimulate a sense of wonder in your child as it promises a unique discovery and provides interesting learning experiences in a garden setting. Let your child explore and play so that they will learn to take care of plants and the environment while you admire the exhibits with a peace of mind.
Far East Organization Children’s Garden
Your child can have a fun-filled day with interactive games, water play features and educational programmes in an abundant natural setting at Far East Organization Children’s Garden! The play zone contains play such as a sway(摇摆)bridge and stepping springs, and the Fish Fountain with an interactive landscape of water tunnels and different fish-shaped sculpture.
Marine Cove Children’s Outdoor Playground
Come and bring your child to the 3,500-square-metre playground suitable for children of various ages! It is located next to the beach, offering users open spaces and a good view of the sea. Your child can also join in the fun at a play area with talking tubes, fun mirrors and a drum set! The playground also has play equipment for children who have disabilities to play together. This includes special needs equipment such as sensory play panels.
21. Why is Singapore Garden Festival a “must-see”event?
A. It is the only show to gather different roofs.
B. It attracts flowery designers to the competition.
C. It is a grand awarding ceremony for designers.
D. It brings together the world-class garden and flowery designs.
22. What can the children do in Jacob Ballas Children’s Garden?
A. Have a good view of the sea. B. Learn to look after the plants.
C. Participate in interactive games. D. Know about ways to design gardens.
23. Which of the following venues suits disabled children most?
A. The Fish Fountain.
B. Jacob Ballas Children’s Garden.
C. Far East Organization Children’s Garden.
D. Marine Cove Children’s Outdoor Playground.

B
Parents around the world often urge children over and over—wash your hands! It can be difficult, however, to get children to remember to wash. But what if washing hands was connected to a fun creative activity? What if instead of simply reaching for the soap, a machine could drop it right into your hand?
Well, such a machine was recently built by a boy and his sister in the US state of Maryland as part of a creative competition. The not-for-profit Rube Goldberg Organisation is holding the competition.
Every year, the Rube Goldberg competition assigns a specific task, considering inventions that use complex systems to carry out a simple everyday task. At first, the task for 2020 was supposed to be “turn on a light”. But when the COVID-19 happened, the task was changed to “drop a bar of soap into someone s hand”.
Those taking part in the competition are schoolchildren. But with schools closed to slow the spread of the virus, organisers changed the rules. This year, the team can include any family members and people were asked to send in recordings of the machines to compete. One thing has not changed: the machine must complete the task in less than10 steps.
In Maryland, the Diel family wanted to enter. So, Caitlin and her brother Ben designed and built their own Rube Goldberg machine. Next, they had to demonstrate that it could complete the task—throwing the soap just right to be caught in someone’s hand. After 106 failed attempts, they finally had success. With their video demonstration, they can now enter the competition.
Dr Anne Glowinski teaches child psychiatry(精神病学) at Washington University School of medicine in St. Louis. She said that “creativity and play” connects with children. It is better than the message. “We have to wash our hands because of this horrible virus,” Glowinski added.
24. What might be a task of inventions assigned by the Rube Goldberg competition?
A. Exploring nature. B. Sweeping the floor.
C. Writing a novel. D. Painting the house.


25. What change has been made to the rules of the competition this year?
A. All kinds of inventions are admitted.
B. A video of the entry is qualified to enter.
C. Teachers are encouraged to get involved.
D. The task must be finished within 10 steps.
26. What does Glowinski think of the invention?
A. Practical. B. Unnecessary.
C. Economical. D. Complicated.
27. What’s the purpose of the text?
A. To advocate the habit of washing hands.
B. To call on schoolchildren to compete in a contest.
C. To encourage more inventions from everyday items.
D. To introduce a contest making handwashing fun for kids.

C
The negative health effects of sleep shortages during the week can’t be changed by marathon weekend sleep sessions, according to a new study.
Researchers have long known that routine sleep deprivation (缺乏) can cause weight gain and increase other health risks, including diabetes. But there are still some people who hope that shutting off the alarm on Saturday and Sunday will repay the weekly sleep debt and remove any ill effects.
The research, published in Current Biology, ruins those hopes. Despite complete freedom to sleep in and nap during a weekend recovery period, participants in a sleep laboratory who were limited to five hours of sleep on weekdays gained nearly three pounds over two weeks and experienced metabolic disruption(代谢紊乱) that would increase their risk of diabetes over the long term. While weekend recovery sleep had some benefits after a single week of insufficient sleep, those gains were wiped out when people returned right to their same sleep schedule the next Monday.
“If there are benefits of catch-up sleep, they’re gone when you go back to your routine. They’re very short-lived,” said Kenneth Wright, who oversaw the research. “These health effects are long-term. It’s kind of like smoking once was—people would smoke and wouldn’t see an immediate effect on their health, but people will say now that smoking is not a healthy lifestyle choice. I think sleep is in the early phase of where smoking used to be.”
Wright said that the study suggests people should prioritize sleep—cutting out the optional “sleep stealers” such as watching television shows or spending time on electronic devices. Even when people don’t have a choice about losing sleep due to child-care responsibilities or job schedules, they should think about prioritizing sleep in the same way they would think about a healthy diet or exercise.
28. What had the researchers already known before doing the new research?
A. The actual benefits of weekend recovery sleep.
B. The harm to health caused by the lack of routine sleep.
C. People’s habit of shutting off the alarm during holidays.
D. The relationship between body weight and sleep amount.
29. Why did Kenneth Wright mention smoking?
A. To call on smokers to completely abandon smoking.
B. To advise people to go to sleep when they want to smoke.
C. To show people have known the harm brought by smoking.
D. To show people will someday notice the bad effects of sleep deprivation.
30. What does the underlined word “prioritize” in the last paragraph probably mean?
A. Putting tasks in order of importance.
B. Getting more than enough of something to deposit it.
C.Treating something as being more important than others.
D. Cutting down something that is not necessary any more.
31. What can be the best title for the text?
A. Weekend catch-up sleep is a lie
B. Bad sleep habits are harmful to health
C. Smoking is not the worst thing to health
D. A new study has an unexpected discovery
D
Around the world, banana plants are dying at an alarming rate. They are being attacked by a form of Panama disease called Tropical Race 4 (TR4). TR4 is a fungus(真菌) that lives in soil. It infects banana plants through the roots and moves into the stems where it prevents water and nutrition from reaching the plants’ leaves. The plants turn yellow, and then they dry up and die.
Farmers, experts, and industry leaders have feared that TR4 would hit Latin America and the Caribbean, where about 85% of bananas exported worldwide are grown. On August 8. 2019, those fears came true. Colombia declared a national emergency as cases of TR4 were confirmed at six banana farms in the country. It can take six months to a year for farmers to spot TR4 in a field of banana plants. By then, it’s hard to treat the disease. Farmers can only try to keep it from spreading. But TR4 spreads easily with increased human transportation, travel, and trade, from plant to plant and from farm to farm.
Part of the problem is that 99% of bananas exported are of the same variety: Cavendish. This is helpful for the banana industry to grow more bananas when they grow only one kind, which means they can make more money. But a lack of diversity is not good for nature. All Cavendish bananas are genetically the same, so, when a disease such as TR4 strikes. they are all equally vulnerable.
This isn’t the first time in history that bananas have been in danger. Before the 1950s nearly all the bananas grown for export were of one variety: Gros Michel. Then Panama disease hit. The banana industry needed a replacement, so it turned to a different type of banana: Cavendish, which was resistant to Panama disease. Even if we find a way to resolve today’s banana crisis, could history repeat itself, yet again, in decades to come?
32. How does TR4 kill banana plants?
A. It destroys the roots of banana plants.
B. It eats up banana plants’ stems and leaves.
C. It consumes all nutrition for banana plants.
D. It blocks the banana plants’ nutrition transport.
33. What is the most basic in fighting TR4?
A. Finding TR4 as soon as possible.
B. Developing new medicines for TR4.
C. Keeping Cavendish from spreading.
D. Planting varieties of fruits besides bananas.
34.What does the underlined word “vulnerable” in Paragraph 3 probably mean?
A. Very resistant. B. Easily hurt.
C. Quite dangerous. D. Hardly productive.
35. What can we know about growing bananas from the text?
A. Most exported bananas are grown in North America.
B. Almost all exported bananas are Cavendish bananas.
C. Cavendish bananas aren’t resistant to Panama disease.
D. Gros Michel will replace Cavendish as exported bananas.
第二节 （共5小题；每小题2分, 满分10分）
根据短文内容,从短文后的七个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。
In our daily life, we may often meet compulsive liars. They find the truth almost uncomfortable for them. 36 Here are the signs to know when people are lying and whether or not they are compulsive liars.
Watch for stress signals. Usually, its pretty hard to meet compulsive liars, since they act very naturally when they’re lying: yet, they still seem a little stressed. Watch for certain stress signals such as rubbing their hands together. Do they have a forced smile? Do you notice any unusual breaks in their gestures? 37
Pay close attention to their eyes. The thought that a person cannot look at you in the eyes while lying is a myth! 38 However, studies show that compulsive liars may use too much eye contact, since they are trying very hard to convince you. Also, their blink rate slows down while they tell a lie.
Keep track of contradictions. Compulsive liars tend to lie so much that their lies begin to contradict. Compare stories with shared friends of the person you are suspecting of being a compulsive liar. 39 Also. when asked something, most liars will avoid the truth by answering with questions and using quasi-denials.
40 According to a study, people should pay attention to four actions that can show someone is lying or hiding something. These specific signals have been proven statistically to accompany dishonesty: hand touching, face touching, crossing arms and leaning away.
A. Observe certain speechless actions.
B. This is true for some inexperienced liars.
C. It’s right to tell when someone is lying to you.
D.Stressed people may drink water frequently.
E. See if you notice that certain details have changed.
F. They may choose to tell stories to seek others’ attention.
G. If you notice an unusual break, this is a specific sign of lying.
第三部分 语言知识运用（共两节, 满分45分）
第一节（共20 小题；每小题1.5分, 满分30分）
阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
When I was a little girl,1 found love in a box all because of a class assignment.
On a Friday night, I 41 at dinner table, “My teacher said we have to bring a box, a special box, for our valentines (情人节) on Monday”. Mother said, “We’ll see,” and she continued eating.
What did “We’ll see” mean? I had to have that box 42 my second grade Valentine’s Day would be a disaster. Maybe they didn’t love me enough to help me with my 43 . All Saturday I waited 44 and with Sunday arriving, my concern increased, but I 45 an enquiry about the box might 46 anger or loud voice, for in my house children only asked once. More than that 47 trouble.
Late Sunday afternoon, my father called me into the kitchen. The table was covered with colorful 48 of different kinds. A(n) 49 shoebox rested on top of it. 50 flooded through me when Daddy said, “Let’s get started 51 your project.”
In the next hour my father 52 the shoebox into impressive valentine box. Colorful paper covered the ugly cardboard with red hearts 53 to what I considered all the right places. He sang while he worked. When he finished, he was so delighted that a 54 smile spread over his face. “What do you think of that?” he asked. I answered him with a hug. But inside, 55 danced all the way to my heart. It was the first time that my father devoted so much 56 to me, for his world consisted of work only. The holiday party arrived, and my classmates put cards, and presents into the valentine boxes. Laughter filled our classroom until dismissal time 57 .
On the way home, I held out my valentine box for the world to 58 .The love that filled it meant more to me than all the valentines inside. The valentine box became a symbol of his love that 59 through decades of other Valentine’s Days. He gave me other gifts through the years, but none 60 compared with the love I felt within the limits of the old, empty shoebox.
41.A.sat
B.appeared
C.served
D.announced
42.A. and
B.or
C.however
D.so
43.A.design
B.plan
C.project
D.idea
44.A.sadly
B.anxiously
C. disappointedly
D.patiently
45.A. found
B.realized
C.knew
D.imagined
46.A. start
B.produce
C.mark
D.cause
47.A.invited
B. took
C.saved
D.had
48.A.boxes
B.gifts
C.paper
D.food
49.A. new
B.big
C.empty
D.attractive
50.A. Relaxation
B. Relief
C.Cheer
D.Calm
51.A. by
B.at
C.in
D.on
52.A. folded
B.packed
C. pressed
D.changed
53.A. joined
B.attached
C. linked
D.connected
54.A.slight
B.brief
C.broad
D. confident
55.A. joy
B. fun
C.interest
D.amusement
56.A. money
B.time
C.support
D. hope
57.A. reached
B.set
C.spent
D.came
58.A.accept
B.respect
C.admire
D.recognize
59.A.carried
B.kept
C.spread
D.lasted
60.A. ever
B.even
C.yet
D.still
第二节 （共10小题；每小题1.5分, 满分15分）
阅读下面材料,在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
For nearly a thousand years, tea stayed the secret of the East. Then, in the 1500s, the Portuguese 61. ________ (gradual) arrived in China. They’d travelled to the Far East hoping to control the spice trade. But soon 62. ________ tasting the brew for the first time, the 63. ________ (explore) quickly realized its potential and decided to focus on exporting tea instead. The Portuguese called the drink cha, just like the people of southern China did. From the port of Canton, the Portuguese shipped the 64. ________ (process) leaves down through Indonesia, under the southern tip of Africa, and back up to 65. ________ (west) Europe.
But long before the root word “cha” made 66. ________ (it) way across the oceans to Portugal, another trade route called the “Tea House” road 67. ________ (spread) tea westward. 68. ________ bricks of tea packed up high on the carriers’ backs, the leaf travelled to India via Persia, 69. ________ the Chinese “cha” turned into the Persian “chay”. Depending on the region of India, most Indian dialects use some variation of the root word “cha” 70. ________ (describe) tea.

第四部分 写作（共两节, 满分35）
第一节 短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分, 满分10分）
Every time we get on a plane, we’re asked to neither turn off our phones or change it to flight mode—it’s for “security reasons”. But actually, have to turn our phones off on a plane is a service issue, not a safe one. When we speak on our phones in air, the aircraft’s radios can be disturb. Pilots can hear this interference in their headphone. Though speaking on a phone during a flight isn’t dangerous, but it isn’t a good idea. Now things are beginning to change. The breakthrough could be “pico cells”, that are small cell towers on the phone. One day, perhaps, we will be chatting in the air as many as we chat on the ground.

第二节 书面表达（满分25分）
假定你是李华,你的美国笔友Chris来信询问你的近况及大学准备报考什么专业。请你回复邮件，内容包括以下几点：
1. 正在认真备考；
2. 学医学专业；
3. 报考理由。
注意：1. 词数100左右；
2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。




























2021高二英语下学期期末考试答案
1-5 BACCC 6-10 CBBCB 11-15 BBCBB 16-20 ACBBC
21-23 DBD 24-27 BBAD 28- 31 BDCA 32-35DABB 36-40 FGBEA
41-45 DBCBC 46-50 DACCB 51-55 DDBCA 56-60 BDCDA
61 gradually 62 after 63 explorers 64 processed 65 western
66 its 67 had spread/ had been spreading 68 With 69 where 70 to describe
改错：
1. neither→ either；
2. it→ them;
3. have→ having;
4. safe→ safety；
5. in^ air→加 the;
6. disturb→disturbed;
7. headphone→headphones;
8. 去掉but;
9. that→which;
10.many→much

One possible version
Dear Chris
I hope you’re doing well. Receiving your letter refreshes me since I’m fully engaged in preparing for exam.
As for my major, I will choose Medicine, which I know, is a long-term commitment and a decision that shouldn’t be taken lightly. But being able to cure people or even save people’s lives is so rewarding. Though doctors are faced with much stress, my passion about health care and helping people tells me that I cannot go wrong with studying and working in Medicine. Besides, doctors, especially highly qualified professionals, are highly respected in China and in great demand too.
Sincerely hope my dream will come true soon. Best wishes.
Yours,
Li Hua



2021高二英语下学期期末考试答案
1-5 BACCC 6-10 CBBCB 11-15 BBCBB 16-20 ACBBC
21-23 DBD 24-27 BBAD 28- 31 BDCA 32-35DABB 36-40 FGBEA
41-45 DBCBC 46-50 DACCB 51-55 DDBCA 56-60 BDCDA
61 gradually 62 after 63 explorers 64 processed 65 western
66 its 67 had spread/ had been spreading 68 With 69 where 70 to describe
改错：
10. neither→ either；
11. it→ them;
12. have→ having;
13. safe→ safety；
14. in^ air→加 the;
15. disturb→disturbed;
16. headphone→headphones;
17. 去掉but;
18. that→which;
10.many→much

One possible version
Dear Chris
I hope you’re doing well. Receiving your letter refreshes me since I’m fully engaged in preparing for exam.
As for my major, I will choose Medicine, which I know, is a long-term commitment and a decision that shouldn’t be taken lightly. But being able to cure people or even save people’s lives is so rewarding. Though doctors are faced with much stress, my passion about health care and helping people tells me that I cannot go wrong with studying and working in Medicine. Besides, doctors, especially highly qualified professionals, are highly respected in China and in great demand too.
Sincerely hope my dream will come true soon. Best wishes.
Yours,
Li Hua