2021枣庄滕州高二下学期期中英语试题含答案

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高二英语        2021. 4

本试题卷分选择题和非选择题两部分。全卷共12页，选择题部分1至10页，非选择题部分11至12页。满分150分，考试时间120分钟。

考生注意：

1. 答题前，请务必将自己的姓名、准考证号用黑色字迹的签字笔或钢笔分别填写在试题卷和答题纸规定的位置上。

2. 答题时，请在答题纸相应的位置上规范作答，在本试题卷上的作答一律无效。

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。录音部分结束前，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。

第一节 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. Where does the conversation probably take place?

A. In a hospital.       B. In an office.     C. In a drugstore.

2. How much will Richard lend Jennifer?

A. 1,500 yuan.       B. 1,000 yuan.     C. 500 yuan.

3. What is the relationship between the speakers?

A. Husband and wife.      B. Brother and sister.    C. Waiter and customer.

4. What are the speakers mainly discussing?

A. The weather.       B. The sky.      C. An outdoor activity.

5. What does the woman mean?

A. She is very good at math.  

B. Henry is able to provide help.

C. She will ask Henry for help.

第二节 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. What did Maggie do?

A. She bought some books.

B. She bought an electronic item.

C. She downloaded some music.

7. What does Maggie say about the e-reader?

A. It is a good travel friend.

B. It is as light as a normal book.

C. It changed people's reading habits.

听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。

8. Where is The Coffee House?

A. Near Jessica's home.     B. Near Sarah's home.    C. Near Michael's home.

9. What drink does Michael like best?

A. Hot chocolate.      B. Juice.       C. Black tea.

10. What will Sarah do this afternoon?

A. Learn to make coffee.    B. Go to a cafe.     C. See an exhibition.

听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。

11. What are the speakers mainly talking about?

A. An English class.     B. A foreign teacher.    C. Their future plans.

12. What's Mr. Hopkins like?

A. Honest.       B. Strict.       C. Intelligent.

13. What does the woman's mother probably do?

A. She's a cook.      B. She's a teacher.     C. She's a translator.

听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。

14. Why does Tom feel silly?

A. He couldn't find his way back to Luss.

B. He doesn't know how to drive.

C. He didn't know the way to Hebden Beidge.

15. When did Tom come to Luss?

A. A week ago.      B. A month ago.     C. Two months ago.

16. How far is it between Luss and Hebden Beidge?

A. 5 miles.       B. 15 miles.      C. 50 miles.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17. Who went to community colleges at the earliest?

A. International students.    B. High school students.   C. Retired soldiers.

18. Where do a large number of students in California come from?

A. Europe and North America.

B. Asia and Latin America.

C. South America and Northern Europe.

19. What advantage do community colleges have over four-year ones?

A. They charge less.     B. They offer more classes.   C. Their higher scholarships.

20. Which class may be necessary for transferring according to the speaker?

A. History.       B. Mathematics.     C. Science.

第二部分 阅读（共两节，满分50分）

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

Maybe you live in places where English is not the main language. When you speak, your speech might be slower than you would like. This is because your mind is still translating things from your first language into English，which can also sound unnatural. English, like every other language, has its own sentence structure. The good news is that thinking in English can bring you a huge step closer to fluency! It is not very difficult, but it does take conscious effort and practice.

Think in single words

Charles Thomas has taught English to Union members,children and teenagers for over 10 years. He tells his students to name the things that they see around them, wherever they are. Start with nouns and then add in verbs, he suggests.

Think in sentences

For example, if you are sitting in a park, you can tell yourself things like,“It s such a beautiful day” and “People are playing sports with their friends.” Once this becomes easy, you can move on to more difficult sentences.

Think in conversation

This is a great way to practice what you might say in a real conversation. For example, let's say the imaginary person asks you a question like, “What did you think of the talk show last night?” How would you answer? Imagine the conversation and practice it in your head. You can do this out loud or in silence.

Practice it daily

“When you're doing it every day, over and over again, little by little, that's the key. Because when you make things a habit, it just pops up into your mind without thinking and then, before you know it, really, you're thinking in English,” Thomas says.

21. What does the underlined word “This” in Paragraph 1 mean?

A. English has sentence structure.       B. Translation from your language.

C. Your speech are delivered slower.      D. English is not mother language.

22. Which of the following might the author disagree with?

A. Train your brain to think in English.      B. Think in single words and start with nouns .

C. Start from simple sentences to difficult ones.    D. To think in conversation you must speak.

23. What's the best title of the passage?

A. Train your brain to think in English.      B. Make your English learning naturally.

C. Form a good habit of translating English.     D. Translate your language into English.

B

Eleven years ago, Michael J. Baines moved from his home in Sweden to Chonburi in northern Thailand. Michael is a chef, but he quickly learned that the stray dogs(流浪犬) and cats in his new town needed to be fed even more than the human residents. He simply couldn't stand by and watch dozens of abandoned animals starve on the streets. “I feel sad for homeless dogs and want to help them all,” he said. “Especially when I see a lonely dog that does not belong to any pack, probably dumped, which is very common here. I always have food and fresh water in my car, so whenever I see a dog, I stop and give it food and water.”

Over the course of five years，Michael began feeding about 80 stray dogs each and every day. He quickly became known as “the man that feeds dogs,” as he provided sick, malnourished(营养不良的) animals with food, water, and medical care. He paid for all of this out of his own pocket, spending upwards of $ 1,500 a month and finding homes for 30- 40 dogs !

Eventually, The Man That Rescues Dogs became a nonprofit(非盈利) organization, and was run entirely through donations and volunteers. Over a decade later, Michael has rescued more than 2, 000 dogs! Many of these animals were badly injured and left for dead, so his team nursed them back to health. The shelter currently has 30 people on staff as well as an army of volunteers, and they’re all dedicated to saving as many abandoned animals as they can. They currently care for about 600 dogs every day, specializing in paralyzed or disabled dogs who require wheelchairs or walkers to get around.

The pictures that the shelter shares on social media are breathtaking. So many of these animals were found broken, yet Michael and his team managed to turn them into healthy, happy little ones ready to start their new life in a forever home !

24. What did Michael do when seeing homeless dogs?

A. He turned to residents for help.        B. He stood by and watched them.

C. He fed them with food and water.       D. He drove them home to get food and water.

25. What can we know from Paragraph 2?

A. Michael became famous because of his kindness.

B. Michael took some sick and weak dogs home.

C. Michael spent all his savings to rescue the dogs.

D. Michael had to give up his work to feed stray dogs.

26. How did Michael expand the rescue of stray dogs?

A. By creating a partnership system.

B. By appealing to the government.

C. By setting up a public organization.

D. By inviting local residents to participate in it.

27. What can we learn from the passage?

A. There was a shortage of funds for running Michael's shelter.

B. The reports on social media attracted the public attention.

C. Michael gave stray animals a second chance to enjoy life.

D. Volunteers often dealt with something unexpected in the shelter.

C

Flu season generally dies down in March and April, but will the coronavirus( 冠状病毒) go with it? Whether the coronavirus that's quickly spreading around the world will follow the flu season and fade away with spring's arrival is unsatisfyingly uncertain. And many scientists say it's too soon to know how the dangerous virus will behave in warmer weather.

Dozens of viruses exist in the coronavirus family, but only seven afflict (折磨) humans. Four are known to cause mild colds in people, which are common, while others are more novel, deadly, and thought to be transmitted from animals like bats and camels. Health officials have labeled this new virus SARS-CoV-2 and its disease COVID-19. The prospect that summer could delay a pandemic is tempting. Earlier this year, Donald Trump tweeted about China’s efforts to contain the virus, saying they would be successful, “especially as the weather starts to warm.”

Viruses that cause influenza or milder coronavirus colds do tend to subside in warmer months because these types of viruses have what scientists refer to as “seasonality,” so the president's comments have some scientific backing. But it's highly uncertain that SARS-CoV-2 will behave the same way. Those currently studying the disease say their research is too early to predict how the virus will respond to changing weather.

“I hope it will show seasonality, but it's hard to know,” says Stuart Weston, a researcher at the University of Maryland, where the virus is being actively studied. As of Tuesday morning, more than 800,000 coronavirus cases had been confirmed in 74 different countries, with experts saying the disease is likely to keep spreading.

And relatively recent research suggests that dry, cold air may also help viruses stay unbroken in the air or travel farther as they become airborne.

Scientists assume that low humidity, which often occurs in winter, might weaken the function of the mucus(粘液)in your nose, which your body uses to trap and drive foreign bodies like viruses or bacteria away. Cold, dry air can make that normally thick mucus drier and less efficient at trapping a virus.

28. When does flu season usually die down?

A. Early autumn.     B. Late Summer.    C. Late Spring.    D. Mid Summer.

29. What does the underlined word mean? 

A. Frightening     B. Decent     C. Critical    D. Unfamiliar

30. What does the last paragraph mainly talk about?

A. The reason why people easily get viruses in winter.

B. If you stay at a warm room, you can't get any viruses.

C. Viruses do agree with the dry and cold atmosphere in winter.

D. The low temperature in winter is the main reason for viruses to spread.

31. From which is the text probably taken?

A. A health magazine.          B. A biology research.

C. An educational paper.         D. A medical report.

D

If businesses are to get workers back into the office, finding ways to keep social distancing will be key. An Israeli company thinks it can help, using smart sensors installed on workplace ceilings.

PointGrab developed its technology before the Covid-19 to help workspace managers optimize how employees use office space. About the size of a smoke alarm, the sensors can record the exact number and location of people in buildings including offices, hotels and restaurants.

One of the company's first clients was Deloitte, which installed the system at its London office last year. PointGrab's sensors were connected to screens in the building to show the availability of desks and shared areas in real time. PointGrab CEO Doron Shachar says it was one of a series of innovations that helped Deloitte fit 30% more people into 3% less space.

Now PointGrab has adapted the technology so the sensors can also monitor social distancing by keeping track of how far apart people are, and whether they're traveling in one direction around a building. Workspace managers can set up alerts for when two people are closer than two meters for more than 30 seconds, for example.

The sensors have been included in the “six feet office” concept created by a company Cushman & amp; Wakefield to encourage employees to practice social distancing. They are currently being used in this way at a university in the Netherlands, and at an innovation centre in Belgium. While the social distancing innovation is new, PointGrab has installed more than 10, 000 sensors for workspace optimization, including in the offices of Coca-Cola, Facebook and Dell.

Workers might not like the idea of being monitored, but PointGrab says no images or identifying features are recorded. Instead, each employee is represented as an dot on a dashboard. “The sensor does not violate people s privacy,” Shachar says. “This is extremely important in the workspace.”

32. What can we learn about PointGrab?

A. It has been dedicated to outdoor monitoring.

B. It established industry standards for monitoring.

C. It has developed a sensor to monitor social distancing.

D. Its new product gets inspiration from the smoke alarm.

33. Which has the closest meaning to the underlined word “optimize”?

A. Reduce workplace seriously.      B. Select employees wisely.

C. Take their time efficiently.       D. Make the most of.

34. What's the result of the use of PointGrab's products?

A. Office efficiency will be greatly improved.

B. It will improve the availability of office space.

C. It can keep track of the whole working process.

D. It makes the staff work at ease without being disturbed.

35. What's the working staff s anxiety?

A. Their privacy will be revealed.

B. The activity space has been reduced.

C. The change has affected work efficiency.

D. They cannot work under monitoring.

第二节（每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

Do you constantly use the computer, whether for learning or entertainment? Computers give off radiation that is bad for your health, but here are some ways to protect yourself from the radiation.   36   Green tea can be absorbed by the body easily into a form of vitamin A, which helps reduce radiation.   37  

It is advisable to attach a radiation filter plate (辐射过滤板) in front of your computer screen. Be sure to avoid putting any metal substances near your computer as these may reflect some of the electromagnetic waves that are harmful to your health.    38   The brighter the screen is, the higher the radiation will be. You can also put some radiation-absorbing plants such as several cacti (仙人掌) near your computer to prevent radiation.

Make sure you take measures to protect your skin before sitting in front of the computer.    39   What's more, wash your face soon after using the computer in order to reduce 70% of the radiation.

   40   An old computer in general has one to two times more radiation released than the new one within the same distance.

A. And adjust the sound level on your computer.

B. And adjust the brightness of your computer screen.

C. For example, apply a face mask to protect yourself.

D. The most efficient way is by drinking some coffee regularly.

E. If possible, purchase a new computer instead of using an old computer.

F. The simplest way is by drinking two or three cups of green tea every day.

G. It also helps our eyes see things clearly in the dark by improving the visual ability.

第三部分 语言运用 （共两节，满分30分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

Nowadys many people throw away their leftover foods, but in Nigerian- born visual artist Haneefah Adam s kitchen, they’re most  41  works .

Adam, 28, is famous for presenting food in  42  ways, using it to make portraits and other  43  of art. She has always been artistic and had a  44  for art.

Now, she's building a career out of  45  food into art. “I do regular portraits and also often sew and paint, but what  46  me the most is food,” she says.

Adam is inspired by little things, including life experiences and culture. She  47  everything around her as something that can be made into art.

In 2016, she  48  the TechMeetsArtNG exhibition. Her winning entry was  49  by one of her favorite childhood  50  -Ogbono soup which was  51  the dried seeds of mangoes. “Before the  52   , my art was mostly random (随意), and I was just recording food art on social media. But after winning, I  53  to think about actively making a living from food art,” she says.

Winning the competition kick-started Adam’s  54  and her full-time job is now  55  art for food brands such as Maggi and Dangote Salt.

41. A. valuable   B. mixed    C. eatable    D. controlled .

42. A. healthy    B. creative   C. fashion   D. common

43. A. dishes    B. books    C. rooms    D. works

44. A. dream    B. reputation   C. standard   D. talent

45. A. cooking    B. selling    C. changing    D. picturing

46. A. puzzles    B. excites    C. forms    D. presses

47. A. collects .    B. devotes   C. inspects   D. regards

48. A. funded    B. held    C. won    D. performed

49. A. finished    B. inspired   C. expanded   D. possessed

50. A. meals    B. goods     C. family    D. victory

51. A. attached to   B. occupied with  C. made from   D. linked to

52. A. competition   B. schooling   C. reporting   D. talking

53. A. avoided    B. refered    C. protected   D. started

54. A. view    B. space    C. reward    D. career

55. A. learning    B. creating   C. advertising   D. developing

非选择题部分

第三部分 语言运用（共两节，满分30分）

第二节（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。

New research says that exposing to the smell of junk food for at least two minutes can actually help you make  56  ( healthy) food choices.

The results of a series of experiments, including field  57  (study) at a supermarket and at a middle school cafeteria， show that extended exposure to junk food smell  58  (lead) to lower purchases of unhealthy foods  59  (compare) with healthy smell. The brain doesn't necessarily distinguish  60  a pleasurable smell and taste. That is  61  long exposure to junk food smell can be as satisfactory as actually having it in your mouth,  62  in turn decreases the desire for consumption of junk food.

However, it's not the same case with smell of healthy food. When the exposure to smell of healthy food  63  (examine), food choices were not  64  ( profound ) influenced. The reason for this is that healthy food is not connected with reward in our brain and therefore has little influence on  65  we desire.

第四部分 写作（共两节 ，满分40分）

第一节 应用文写作（共5小题；每题3分，满分15分）

假如你是李华，你们学校外教Mr. John 想找一个人教他儿子中文，请你写信推荐你的朋友王晓，内容包括：

1. 写信目的；

2. 推荐理由。

注意：

1. 词数80左右；

2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

第二节 读后续写（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。

One cloudy afternoon, a seven-year-old girl went for a walk. She crossed a large area of grassland into the woods before she realized that she was lost.

The woods are remnants(残余) of a huge forest which once covered the whole area, which were designated an area of outstanding natural beauty.

Sitting on a rock and wondering what to do, she began crying. A slight breeze was stirring the branches. The flowers were gently swaying in the breeze. It is quiet around her and she listened to the nice chirping(鸣叫) of insects, which is waving and faint, just like a Buddhist melody. After a while, she decided to walk along a wide path lined with tall trees and thick bushes.

When it was getting dark, she saw a small, dark wooden house. Above the cottage the fir-trees gently swayed and rustled in the breeze.

She opened the door and cautiously stepped in. Suddenly, she heard a strange noise, and she ran out the door and back to the woods . She was seized with panic.

She had wandered about long enough to feel too tired to wander any farther. Cold and tired, she fell asleep near a stream.

The girl's parents were out and her dog, Laddy, was at home. Laddy sensed that his mistress was in danger. He jumped through a window, breaking the glass. He looked in the fields, but he couldn't find his mistress anywhere.

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。

高二英语试题参考答案

2021. 4

第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）

1-5 ACBAB   6-10 BACAC   11-15 BCAAC   16-20 BCBAB

第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）

第一节（共15个小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）

21-23 CDA    24-27 CACC   28-31 CDAA    32-35 CDBA

第二节（共5个小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）

36-40 FGBCE

第三部分：语言运用（共两节，满分30分）

第一节完形填空（共15个小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

41-45 ABDDC  46-50 BDCBA  51-55 CADDB

第二节语法填空（10个小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）

56.healthier  57.studies  58.leads     59. compared  60.between

61. why   62. which   63.was examined   64. profoundly  65. what

第四部分：写作（共两节，满分40分）

第一节 应用文写作（满分15分）

One possible version:

Dear Mr.John,

Knowing that you are searching for a Chinese tutor, I am writing to recommend my friends WangXiao to you.

I’m fully convinced that he would be definitely capable of the job. Not only does he have much knowledeg in both Chinese and English, but also he equips himself with an outgoing character. As a consequenece, he is sure to get well along with your son. Moreover he has abundant experience in tutoring, which qualified him to help your son make progress.

WangXiao is really a suitable tutor for your son.If you are interested, please contact him at 4634421.

Yours

LiHua

第二节读后续写（满分25分）