2021泰州高二下学期期末考试英语试题含答案

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泰州市2020-2021学年度第二学期期末考试
高二英语试题
（考试时间：120分钟；总分：150分）
注意事项：
1.答号前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考试号等填写在答题卡指定位置上。
2.回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑 如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡 上。写在本试卷上无效。
3.考试结束后，将答题卡交回。
第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）
做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题纸上。
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。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最 佳选项。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。
1- How much will the woman pay for the stamps? .
A. $1. B. $2. c. $4.
2. When does the man want to get up?
A. At 7:30. B. At 8:00. C. At 9:00.
3. What are the speakers discussing?
A. Whether to buy a car.
B. How to pay for education.
C. Where to find a better job.
4. How do the speakers probably feel?
A. Angry. B. Confused. C. Relieved.
5. Where might the speakers be?
A. At home. B. At a cafe. c. At a supermarket.
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。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、7题。
6. How many pencil sharpeners do the speakers have?
A. Three. B. Four. C. Five.
7. Where did the girl find a pencil sharpener?
A. On the floor. B. On the table. C. In the desk drawer.
听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
8. How will the birthday be celebrated?
A. With a party. B. With a family dinner. C. With a visit to the theater.
9. What present will the speakers, father get for his birthday?
A. Some shirts. B. Some shoes. C. Some wine.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10. Who is Sam?
A. The girl's brother. B. The girl's father. C. The girl's driver.
11. What mainly needs to be cleaned from the car?
A. Mud. B. Dust. C. Leaves.
12. When does the conversation probably take place?
A. In the morning. B. In the afternoon. C. In the evening.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13. Where was the photo taken?
A. In Spain. B. In Italy. C. In France.
14. What mainly caused the woman's increased weight?
A. Having a baby. B. Eating too much. C. Breaking her leg.
15. When was the accident?
A. Five years ago. B. A year ago. C. Six months ago.
16. How does the woman intend to lose weight?
A. By running. B. By swimming. C. By going on a diet.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. When did the speaker start studying art properly?
A. When he was five. B. When he was twelve. C. When he was seventeen.
18. What kind of pictures did most customers want according to the speaker?
A. Houses. B. Flowers. C. People.
19. What does the speaker like the most?
A. Abstract painting. B. The art of sculpture. C. The art of making pots.
20. What does the speaker think is the most important for students to do?
A. Doing what they love.
B. Working hard on their studies.
C. Making as much money as they can.
第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分42. 5分）
第一节（共12小题；每小题2.5分，满分30分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A
Though a trip through Beijing has plenty of historical architecture to offer, the city's skyline also holds many achievements of modem design. However, Beijing has spread out its contemporary landmarks throughout the city, making it difficult for architectural enthusiasts to visit all of them. Therefore, we decided to gather them all into one place. Here is our list of Beijing's most iconic （标志性的）modem buildings:
CCTV Headquarters
The “Big Pants,“ as it is more commonly known, is one of just ten buildings in the city over 200m tall. The structure of the two leaning towers connected at the top and bottom by horizontal off-shoots （横向分支）is now so iconic that it is often used in film and television to prove the story is set in Beijing.
CITIC Tower

Standing at 528m, CITIC tower is Beijing's tallest building and the tenth tallest skyscraper in the world. The office building serves as the headquarters of CITIC Group, but the basement level will soon contain a large shopping center and subway station.
National Stadium

Better known by its nickname the "Bird's Nest”, the National Stadium is recognizable by its steel structures like a bamboo forest. The stadium, which seats an audience of 91,000, was built for the 2008 Summer Olympics. It is also scheduled to be used for the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2022 Winter Olympics.
National Centre for the Performing Arts

It's not hard to see how this theater earned the nickname of the “Giant Egg”. With an opera hall, music hall, several art exhibition halls, and restaurants, the National Centre for the Performing Arts is also the largest theater building in Asia. Besides the shape, its unique feature is that its appearance from glass to titanium （钛） and the surrounding reflection pool.
21. What's the purpose of writing this article?
A. To show how beautiful the city is.
B. To express the author's deepest love for Beijing.
C. To bring convenience to architectural fans.
D. To attract more people to come to our capital city.
22. We can find the nicknames of the following except.
A. CITIC Tower B. National Stadium
C. CCTV Headquarters D. National Centre for the Performing Arts
23. Which of the following statements about Beijing's modern buildings is true?
A. The "Bird's Nest” was constructed for the 2008 Winter Olympics.
B. CCTV Headquarters is one of only ten buildings in Beijing more than 200m tall.
C. National Centre for the Performing Arts is the largest theater building in the world.
D. CITIC tower is the biggest building in Beijing and the tenth tallest skyscraper worldwide.
B
Trees are “social creature" that communicate with each other in cooperative ways that hold lessons for humans, too, ecologist Suzanne Simard says. Simard grew up in Canadian forests as a child of loggers before becoming an ecologist. She's now a professor of forest ecology at the University of British Columbia.
Trees are linked to neighboring trees by a network of fungi （真菌）below the surface of the earth that resembles the nervous networks in the brain, she explains. In one study, Simard watched as a Douglas fir tree that had been injured by insects appeared to send chemical warning signals to a pine nearby. The pine tree then produced defense enzymes （酶）to protect against the insect.
“This was a breakthrough," Simard says. The trees were sharing ''information that actually is important to the health of the whole forest."
In addition to warning each other of danger, Simard says that trees have been known to share nutrients at critical times to keep each other healthy. She says the trees in a forest are often linked to each other via an older tree she calls a “mother" or "hub" tree.
“In connecting with all the trees of different ages, the mother trees can actually ease the growth of these young trees," she says. "The young trees will link into the network of the old trees and benefit from that huge resource capacity. And the old trees would also pass a little bit of carbon and nutrients and water to the young trees, at crucial times in their lives, that actually help them survive."
The study of trees took on a new resonance （共鸣）for Simard when she suffered from breast cancer. During her treatment, she learned that one of the medicines she relied on was actually obtained from what some trees produce for their own mutual defense. She explains her research on cooperation in the forest, and shares her personal story in the new book Finding the Mother Tree: Discovering the Wisdom of the Forest.
24. How could a Douglas fir tree send chemical warning signals to a pine nearby?
A. By an underground network of fungi.
B. By the nervous networks in the brain.
C. By making cooperation with each other.
D. By holding lessons to it as human beings.
25. According to Simard, what was a breakthrough?
A. Simard was-brought up in Canadian forests.
B. She became a professor of forest ecology.
C. The pine tree produced defense enzymes.
D. Vital information was shared among trees.
26. What helped Simard understand trees further?
A. Her rich knowledge of trees.
B. Her childhood in the forest.
C. Her medicine gained from trees.
D. Her research on cooperation.
27. In Simard's book we may discover the wisdom of the forest except.
A. communicating cooperatively
B. warning each other of danger
C. sharing nutrients at critical times
D. sacrificing mother trees for survival
C
An experimental device that turns thoughts into text has allowed a man who was left paralyzed （瘫痪）by an accident to construct sentences swiftly on a computer screen. The man was able to type with 95% accuracy just by imagining he was handwriting letters on a sheet of paper, a team reported Wednesday in the journal Nature.
“What we found, surprisingly, is that he can type at about 90 characters per minute," says Krishna Shenoy of Stanford University. The device would be most useful to someone who could neither move nor speak, says Dr. Jaimie Henderson, a professor at Stanford and co-director, with Shenoy, of the Stanford NPTL.
“We can also envision it being used by someone who can't move but wants to use email,” Henderson says, “or, say, a computer programmer who wants to go back to work.”
The idea of decoding （解码）the brain activity involved in handwriting is 'just impressive, says John Ngai, who directs the National Institutes of Health's BRAIN Initiative, which helped fund the research. "But it was only on one subject in a laboratory setting," Ngai says. "So at the moment it's a great example of proof of principle."
The man who agreed to test the device is unable to move his arms and legs as the result of an accident. A few years ago, the man agreed to take part in a study of an experimental system called BrainGate2. It allows people who are paralyzed to control computers and other devices using only their thoughts.
The system relies on devices surgically implanted （植入）near the part of the brain that controls movement. In previous studies, participants had learned to control a computer cursor （光 标）or robotic arm by imagining they were moving their hands.
This time, Henderson, Shenoy and a team of scientists had the man imagine he was writing individual letters by hand while a computer monitored the electrical activity in his brain. Eventually, the computer learned to decode the distinct pattern of activity associated with every letter of the alphabet as well as several symbols. Once that process is complete, Shenoy says, “We can determine if the letter you wrote is an A or a B or a C and then show on the screen and you're able to spell out words and sentences and so forth one letter at a
In previous experiments, participants had been able to use their thoughts to “point and click” at letters on a screen. But that approach was much slower than imagined handwriting. Also, because the new system relies on familiar thoughts, the participant was able to use it almost immediately.
28. By imagining handwriting, a person can type about correct characters per minute.
A. 43. B.45. C. 86. D. 90.
29. Which can replace the underlined word “envision“ in the third paragraph?
A. guide B. imagine C. suggest D. promote
30. What is John Ngai's attitude to the handwriting approach?
A. Favorable. B. Cautious. C. Ambiguous. D. Disapproving.
31. In order to spell out words, the participants should .
A. have the electrical activity in their brain monitored
B. first learn to take control of a computer cursor or robotic arm
C. be able to use their fake hands to "point and click" at letters on a screen
D. have devices implanted near the brain part controlling thinking
32. Which section of a website may this text appear?
A. Entertainment. B. Health. C. Education. D. Medicine.
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。
Can Skipping Dinner Help You Lose Weight?
If your phone needs a software upgrade, you would likely run the operation when ifs fully charged. 33 A new study finds human energy systems operate in a similar fashion: Our metabolisms（新陈代谢）likely function best in the morning when our bodies are fresh and fully charged.
Specifically, people who eat larger breakfasts and adopt an 18-hour overnight fast （禁食期）, say from 1 pm to 7 am, have the lowest body weights. 34
Contrary to the popular belief, these extended overnight fasts seem to help increase metabolic function. Lead author Dr Hana Kahleova finds meals consumed in the evening, compared to those eaten in the morning, result in higher blood sugar, which happens when insulin （胰岛素）cannot process glucose （葡萄糖）into energy. 35 What does this mean for you? Depending on your goals and health status, you may consider rearranging your meals. If you're looking to lose 10 pounds, the 18- to 19-hour overnight fast might work well for you. 36 So you could experiment with skipping one meal each day.
37 People who maintain highly active lifestyles, for instance, and need adequate fuel to power morning runs or help muscle fibers recover from intense evening workouts like weightlifting might not benefit. Still, the concept provides an insight into how our bodies use fuel efficiently.
A. Of course, this approach isn't for everyone.
B. So, let's say you consume 1,500 to 1,800 calories a day.
C. Those who ate later in the day, after 6 pm, had higher body weights.
D. Otherwise, your phone and its software would take longer to sync （同步）.
E. This means eating a larger breakfast, a medium-sized lunch and no dinner.
F. Like a block in a machine extra glucose slows our metabolic process down
G. The advice to eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and dinner like a beggar has new science behind it.
第三部分语言知识运用（共三节，满分37. 5分） 第一节（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。
I was surprised to learn the sleeping arrangements at the log home （木屋）we were sharing with my parents-in-law for the week — specifically that my young daughter had agreed to sleep in a first-floor bedroom by herself.
“I hope we can see a 38 or two this week!” my wife shouted, as we discussed the number of deer we had spotted on our way up to the log home.
At bedtime, my wife and I went to the upstairs room, and my parents-in-law 39 a bedroom on the first floor. My wife and I were about to fall asleep 40 our daughter appeared with a 41 look on her face. She said a bear was scratching at her window. I 42 it would be best if I slept downstairs and my daughter 43 the room with my wife. On my way down, I passed my father-in-law, asleep in front of the television. Only a couple of minutes in bed, I heard a tap... tap on the window. Something was 44 out there, but it wasn't a bear — 45 that's what I told myself
Some time later, I was 46 by a loud, low-pitched growl （低吼）.I saw a large 47 in the doorway and 48 as it inched closer to me. I realized what it was — only after my father-in-law leaned in to give me a 49 . I said in my deepest voice, "Dad, it's me." My father-in-law jumped back. We both laughed 50 at that moment, and I explained his granddaughter's bedroom 51 . I told him that the only thing scarier than a bear attack was Papa Bear coming in to kiss me good-night. He smiled in 52 .
38. A. deer
B. bear
C. tiger
D. elephant
39. A. laid out
B. touched on
C. headed for
D. adapted to
40. A. while
B. before
C. after
D. when
41. A. confused
B. worried
C. determined
D. excited
42. A. decided
B. doubted
C. demanded
D. debated
43. A. provided
B. impressed
C. presented
D. shared
44. A. rather
B. just
C. indeed
D. already
45. A. at least
B. at first
C. at last
D. at best
46. A. choked
B. awakened
C. recalled
D. twisted
47. A. picture
B. sign
C. character
D. figure
48. A. froze
B. watched
C. screamed
D. discovered
49. A. hug
B. smile
C. sigh
D. kiss
50. A. awkwardly
B. pitifully
C. unwillingly
D. happily
51. A. location
B. reservation
C. exchange
D. decoration
52. A. disappointment
B. agreement
C. curiosity
D. anxiety
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。
China is the first country to produce and use silk. Silk is (53) ▲ (main) produced in the south of the Yangtze River Delta, (54)▲ famous silk producing regions are located.
Silk cloth production was well advanced during the Shang Dynasty. It is thought that silk (55) ▲ (export) along the Silk Road routes.
Silk is strong, but it isn't stretchy (有弹性的).If it is stretched, it doesn't return to the previous (56) ▲ (long). One problem with silk is that some insects find (57)▲ delicious. (58)▲ real silk contains is 100% natural silk, which can provide a feeling of comfort. It reflects incoming light at different angles, thus (59)▲ (produce) different colors.
Hand washing is recommended with the silk clothes inside out. Silk would be softer and smoother if placed in the water with several drops of vinegar before washing; silk would fade if (60) ▲ (expose) to the sun (61) ▲ long periods of time. Don't hang the silk products onto the sharp or metal hook to avoid (62)▲ (intention) damage.
Chinese silk has become more and more popular throughout the world. It is one of the symbols that can represent China.
第三节(共15小题；每小题0.5分，满分7.5分)
根据首字母或中文提示写出单词，并注意所填单词的适当形式，每空一词。
63. One problem is that the educational resources are not equally d ▲ among different cities.
64. Unfortunately, although Van Gogh c ▲ his whole being to painting, he received little reward for his effort.
65. Even though we all s▲ to the same values such as equality and freedom, people do have different judgments on how to achieve them.
66. After her father died, the girl w▲ from people around and often stayed alone.
67. India's supplies of raw materials for vaccine production are limited, so it d ▲ needs other countries5 help.
68. Not all problems a▲ from social discrimination can be addressed through communication.
69. It is u▲ acknowledged that people cannot succeed or achieve their targets without a strong will and persistence.
70. As is known to us all, losing weight is a slow and g ▲ process.
71.1 am in ▲ of (拥有)some information that I think will interest you.
72. Compared with other means of transportation, high-speed trains are more ▲ (准时 的)and comfortable.
73. We should treat others with kindness, ▲ (慷慨)and love.
74. Though you have a ▲ (偏爱)for science, you should not give up history.
75. In the 1990s, new theatres and arts centres ▲ up (涌现)all over the country.
76. There is a general ▲ (共识)among teachers about the need for greater security in schools.
77. He cannot ▲ (抵制)the temptation of food since he hasn't eaten anything for three days.
第四部分写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节（满分15分）
假定你是李华，你们社团（Helping Hand Club）想请著名的外国友人Jones先生在会议 上演讲。请你代表社团向他发出邀请，内容包括：
1.介绍社团基本情况；
2.解释邀请原因；
3.告知演讲时间安排。
注意：
1.写作词数为80左右；
2.可适当增加细节，以使行文流畅。
Dear Mr. Jones,
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Looking forward to your reply.
Yours sincerely,
Li Hua
第二节（满分25分）
阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。 续写的词数应为150左右。
I'm going to tell you a story. It's a tale about love, heartbreak and great shame. And it's my story. This is a story I've told every February since I started teaching in 1999. Its power lies, I think, in how it changes the way my students see me. Their super teacher is gone temporarily. Left behind is an 11-year-old girl whose feelings are hurt — and each of my students is very angry about the cruelty of the one who did the mean thing.
In my sixth grade, I fell madly in love. His name was David. He was tall, cute, kind of a bad boy — which I found attractive. He had no interest in me at all, but I wrote down his name all over my diary: xx loves xx in giant hearts.
So it was Valentine's Day, elementary school style - construction paper mailboxes. Someone's mom brought in cupcakes. Our parents bought us those variety-pack cards to send to everyone in class, with words like “Be My Honey" or “My Darling, Happy Valentine's Day.”
It was party day. I spilled my cards onto my desk, and in many small envelopes, I saw a large one, shining like diamonds. My mind raced: "Wow-someone likes me enough to buy me this giant card. Who could it be from?” With trembling hands I tore open the envelope and drew out a sparkly image of a queen seated on her throne （宝座）.The heading read, "To a Queen of a Valentine." I was overcome with excitement. Slowly, I turned the card over, and at the bottom I saw the signature and almost fainted: David. It was all too perfect to be real. Then my eyes traveled up to the writing above his signature. In large, uneven （参差不齐的）letters, he had written me a special message.

Paragraph 1:
It read, "To the Ugliest Girl in Our Class. ", and I completely froze, tears rolling down my face.
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Paragraph 2:
It was Valentine's Day again and I held a party for my students, a party that celebrated kindness instead of cruelty. ▲
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