2020-2021学年高二英语上学期期末测试卷03（人教版2019）
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期末测试题
（考试时间：120分钟 试卷满分：150分）
注意事项：
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第一部分 阅读理解(共两节，满分35分)
第一节 (共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分25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。
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Below is a selection about some Guinness (吉尼斯) World Records.
Top 6 Unusual Guinness World Records
◆Fastest 100 running on all fours
The 2008 Guinness World Records Day was, according to GWR, their biggest day of record-Breaking ever with more than 290,000 people taking part in record attempts in 15 different Countries. Kenichi Ito’s record attempt was part of this special day. He is just another example of Japanese with “super powers” His “super powers” is to run with great speed on all fours, Kenichi Ito ran 100 m on all fours in 18.58 seconds .The Japanese set this record at Setagaya Kunitsu Sogo
Undojyo, Tokyo, in 2008.
◆Most living generations
Did you ever wonder what is the Guinness World Record for most living generations in one family? Seven is the answer. The ultimate authority on record-breaking mentions on the website that the youngest great- great- great- great grandparent of this family was Angusta Buing “aged 109 years 97 days, followed by her daughter aged 89,her granddaughter aged 70, her great grand-daughter aged 52 her great-great grand-daughter aged 33 and her great- Great-great granddaughter aged 15 on the birth of her Great-Great-great- grandson on January 21,1989”.
◆Most people inside a soap bubble
The Discovery Science Center in Santa Ana, California celebrated this year the 15th anniversary of the Bubble (泡泡) Festival. A bubble's math principles and science were presented and demonstrated at the three-week-long exhibition. The intriguing Bubble Show was also part of the program. Fan Yang and Deni Yang impressed the audience with their awesome skills for bubble making. The Yang family cooperated with the Discovery Science Center to set a new Guinness World Record for mow people inside a scup bubble and they succeeded.
The family that has been working with soap bubbles for 27 years created a huge soap bubble and got 118 people inside it. The record was set or. April 4, 2011.
◆Most T shirts worn at once
Believe it or not, there is a record also for this category. Krunoslav Budiseli set a new world record on May 22, 2010 for wearing 245 T-shirts at the same time. The nun from Croatia was officially recognized as the new record bolder by Guinness World Records after he managed to put on 245 different T-shirts in 1ess than two hours. . The T-shirts weighted 68 KG and Budiseli said he began struggling around T-shirt No. 120. He dethroned the Swedish Guinness record holder who wore 238 T-shirts.
◆Longest ears on a dog
A bloodhound from Illinces has the longest ears ever measured on a dog. The right car is 13.75 inches long and the left one 13.5 inches. The dog named Tigger earned this title in 2004 and is owned by Christina and Bryan Flessner. Mr. Jeffries is the previous record holder of this title. Each of his ears measured approximately 11.5 inches long. His grandfather used to hold this amazing world record ,but when he died Mr. Jeffries took over.
◆ Heaviest pumpkin
Guinness World Records confirmed on October 9,2010 that a gigantic pumpkin（南瓜）grown in Wisconsin was officially the word’s heaviest. It weighed 1,810 pounds 8 ounces and was unveiled by Chris Stevens at the Stillwater Harvest Festival in Minnesota. Stevens’ Pumpkin was 85 pounds heavier than the previous record, another huge pumpkin grown in Ohio. The proud farmer said his secret is a precise mixture of rain, cow manure, good soil, sea grass and fish emulsion, Some of the world’s heaviest pumpkins, including the record holder, were on public display at the Bronx Botanical gardens in New York for a dozen days.
1.Why is Kenichi Ito described as a man with a "super power" ?
A. He set a good example to all Japanese.
B. He made record attempts in !5 different countries.
C. He set a new record for "Fastest 100 m running on all fours".
D. He participated in the 2008 Guinness World Records Day activities.
2. Jeffries is the name of______ .
A. the owner of the dog with the longest ears
B. the grandfather of the dog with the longest ears
C. the present holder of the record for " Longest ears on a dog"
D. the former holder of the record for "Longest ears on a dog"
3.How many T-shirts had Krunoslav Budiseli put on before he felt it difficult to go on?
A. 68. B. 120. C. 238. D. 245.
4. According to the given information, which Guinness World Record was most recently set?
A. The record for " Most people inside a soap bubble".
B. The record for "Most living generations".
C. The record for " Most T-shirts worn at once".
D. The record for "Heaviest pumpkin".
B
F．Scott Fitzgerald，born on September 24,1896，an American novelist，was once a student of St.Paul Academy，the Newman School and attended Princeton University for a short while.In 1917 he joined the army and was posted in Alabama，where he met his future wife Zelda Sayre.Then he had to make some money to impress her.
His life with her was full of great happiness，as he wrote in his diary：“My own happiness in the past often approached such joy that I could not share it even with the person dearest to me but had to walk it away in quiet streets and take down parts of it in my diary.”
This Side of Paradise，his first novel，was published in 1920.Encouraged by its success，Fitzgerald began to devote more time to his writing.Then he continued with the novel The Beautiful and Damned(1922)，a collection of short stories Tales of the Jazz Age(1922)，and a play The Vegetable(1923)．But his greatest success was The Great Gatsby，published in 1925，which quickly brought him praise from the literary world.Yet it failed to give him the needed financial security.Then，in 1926，he published another collection of short stories All the Sad Young Men.
However，Fitzgerald's problems with his wife Zelda affected his writing.During the 1920s he tried to reorder his life，but failed.By 1930，his wife had her first breakdown and went to a Swiss clinic.During this period he completed novels Tender Is the Night in 1934 and The Love of the Last Tycoon in 1940.While his wife was in hospital in the United States，he got totally addicted to alcohol.Sheila Graham，his dear friend，helped him fight his alcoholism.
5.．Which of the following is the correct order to describe Fitzgerald's life according to the passage?
a．He became addicted to drinking.
b．He studied at St.Paul Academy.
c．He published his first novel This Side of Paradise.
d．The Great Gatsby won high praise.
e．He failed to reorder his life.
f．He joined the army and met Zelda.
A．f－c－e－a－b－d B．b－e－a－f－c－d
C．f－d－e－c－b－a D．b－f－c－d－e－a
6.．We can infer from the passage that Fitzgerald ________.
A．had made some money when he met Zelda in Alabama
B．was well educated and well off before he served in the army
C．would have completed more works if his wife hadn't broken down
D．helped his friend get rid of drinking while his wife was in hospital
7.．The passage is probably followed by a concluding paragraph about ________.
A．Zelda's personal life
B．Zelda's illness and treatment
C．Fitzgerald's friendship with Graham
D．Fitzgerald's contributions to the literary world
C
Living in a green area can make you live longer，according to research published today.The research also shows that the difference in life expectancy (预期寿命) between rich and poor becomes smalleramong those who live in an environment with parks and trees.
Richard Mitchell，from Glasgow University，and his colleagues, found that the gap between the number of deaths of people on high incomes and the number of deaths of those on low incomes in green areas was half that compared with figures relating to builtup areas.
Green spaces，classified by the researchers as “open，undeveloped land with natural vegetation”，encouraged people to walk and be more active.Exercise in these settings could have greater benefits than exercise elsewhere，the researchers said.
The benefits potentially go beyond exercise.Studies have shown that being around green spaces can reduce blood pressure and stress levels，and possibly help patients recover faster.
A number of researchers have looked at the effects of greenery on our wellbeing.But few studies had looked at whether living in green areas reduced health inequalities，the Glasgow team said.
Using information from a landuse database of 2001，the researchers divided the preretirement population of England into four groups according to income level，and five groups according to access to green space.They then looked at death rate for 2001～2005.
They found that the inequality in death rate from all causes relating to lack of money was less in those populations in the greenest areas compared with the figures for people living in more builtup places.They found an even stronger relationship when it came to deaths from certain diseases such as heart conditions and stroke (中风)．There was no difference，however，in deaths from lung cancer.
The researchers said that changing the physical environment was an easier way to fight against poor health than using media campaigns or giving out information on health.“The result of the study is clear：Environments that promote good health might be very important in the fight to reduce health inequalities.”
8．What was the special point of the Glasgow team’s research?
A．They offered a scientific definition of “green spaces”．
B．They encouraged people to exercise in green areas.
C．They studied the effects of greenery on people’s health.
D．They focused on the influence of greenery on health inequalities.
9．What advice would the researchers probably give according to the last paragraph?
A．More health information should be given to the public.
B．People should take more exercise every day.
C．More trees and grass should be planted in cities.
D．People should help to fight against health problems.
10．What is the main idea of the passage?
A．People should live in green areas.
B．Green spaces promote good health.
C．Income influences health less than environment.
D．Exercise in green areas benefits people a lot.
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。
Is Fresh Air Really Good for You?
We all grew up hearing people tell us to ＂go out and get some fresh air＂ . 11 According to recent studies, the answer is a big YES, if the air quality in your camping area is good.
12 If the air you’re breathing is clean — which it would be if you’re away from the smog of cities — then the air is filled with life-giving, energizing oxygen. If you exercise out of doors, your body will learn to breathe more deeply, allowing even more oxygen to get to your muscles（肌肉）and your brain.
Recently, people have begun studying the connection between the natural world and healing（治愈）. 13 In these places patients can go to be near nature during their recovery. It turns out that just looking at green, growing things can reduce stress, lower blood pressure, and put people into a better mood（情绪）. Greenery is good for us. Hospital patients who see tree branches out their window are likely to recover at a faster rate than patients who see buildings or sky instead. 14 It gives us a great feeling of peace.
15 While the sun’s rays can age and harm our skin, they also give us beneficial Vitamin D. To make sure you get enough Vitamin D — but still protect your skin — put on sunscreen right as you head outside. It takes sunscreen about fifteen minutes to start working, and that’s plenty of time for your skin to absorb a day’s worth of Vitamin D.
A. Fresh air cleans our lungs.
B. So what are you waiting for?
C. Being in nature refreshes us.
D. Another side benefit of getting fresh air is sunlight.
E. But is fresh air really as good for you as your mother always said?
F. Just as importantly, we tend to associate fresh air with health care.
G. All across the country, recovery centers have begun building Healing Gardens.
第二部分 语言知识运用(共两节，满分45分)
第一节 完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30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A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Two weeks earlier, my son, Ben, had got in touch. He'd moved to England with his mum when he was three and it had been 13 years since I'd- 16 seen him. So imagine my 17 when he emailed me saying he wanted to come to visit me.
I was 18 ！I arrived early at Byron Bay where we were supposed to 19 . The bay was 20 in sunshine, and there was a group of kayakers around 150m off the shore.Getting a little 21 , I realized one kayak(皮划艇) was in 22 . “ Something' s not 23 ! ''I took off my t-shirt and 24 into the water. I saw there were two instructors on board and a man lying across the middle. He was 25 violently. Linking arms with one of the instructors, I helped 26 the young man out of the water. He was unconscious and as I looked at his face, something 27 to me. Those brown eyes were very 28 .what's his name? "I asked the instructor. "Ben, "he replied, and immediately I 29 .That stranger was my son!
The instructors called for an ambulance, 30 , after a brief stay in hospital, Ben was well enough to be allowed to 31 and later the family met up for dinner. We chatted about everything and then Ben 32 to me. "I just want to say thank you, "he said, "You 33 my life!"
I still can't believe what a 34 it was. I'm just so glad I was there 35 to help my son.
16.A. also B. often C. even D. last
17.A. delight B. relief C. anger D. worry
18.A. scared B. shocked C. thrilled D. ashamed
19.A. talk B. stay C. meet D. settle
20.A. bathed B. clean C. deep D. formed
21.A. faster B. closer C. heavier D. battle
22.A. trouble B. advance C. question D. fit
23.A. real B. right C. fair D. fit
24.A. stared B. sank C. dived D. fell
25.A. arguing B. fighting C. shouting D. shaking
26.A. lead B. persuade C. carry D. keep
27.A. happened B. occurred C. applied D. appealed
28.A. sharp B. pleasant C. attractive D. familiar
29.A. agreed B. hesitated C. doubted D. knew
30.A. Fortunately B. Frankly C. Sadly D. Suddenly
31.A. return B.relax C. speak D. leave
32.A. joked B. turned C. listened D. guided
33.A.created B.honored C.saved D.guided
34.A. coincidence B. change C. pity D. pain
35. A. on board B.in time C. for sure D. on purpose
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。
How can you improve your English language skills? My suggestion is to use it 36___(frequent). Find a group of people that are 37 (interest) in something you are interested in,such as martial arts(武术） 38 _____ something else.Find forums(论坛）on the Internet on that topic and join in, and you will learn a great deal, get more comfortable with 39 language and make new friends. And most of them will be very understanding if they know that English is not your native language.
Here is a story. A fellow with a ticket to a concert at Carnegie Hall was visiting New York City 40 the first time. He was unsure of his 41 (direct), but soon he saw an elderly gentleman 42 ( carry ) a violin case .
" That elderly gentleman must be a musician , " he said to 43____ ( he ) . " Certainly he must know the way to Carnegie Hall . " So the fellow came up to the elderly gentleman and asked, "Sir, how can I get to Carnegie Hall?" The elderly gentleman stopped,smiled, and 44 (answer), "Practise, practise, practise."
You see there are no short cuts, no quick and easy ways 45 (improve) one's skills . You just have to work at it all the the time .
第三节 书面表达（满分40分）
第一节（满分15分）
假如你是李华，升入高中已经一学期了。请你根据下面提纲提供的信息，给老朋友王明写一封信，介绍一下你的学习和生活情况。
注意：
1．信的开头已为你写好，不计入总词数。
2．词数不少于100。
School | ·big playground, beautiful buildings |
Teachers | ·patient, helpful ·make lessons interesting |
Classmates | ·help each other ·make friends, share interests and ideas |
Favorite subject | ·… |
Dear Wang Ming,
How long flies! It’s more than half a year since we entered high school.
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How about you? Looking forward to your reply.
Yours,
Li Hua
第二节 读后续写（满分25分）
阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。
"Hey! Are you a girl or a duck?"I ignored(忽略）the comments because I knew they were from the mean girl, Betsy. I ran to my class, causing my slight limp(玻行） to become even more apparent. Already, I could see that things would be different here. At my old school, I had a group of friends to protect me. However, in this new school,I was on my own.I was grateful for alphabetic(字母的）seating.My last name came at the beginning of the alphabet and Betsy's last name came at the end. As the weeks went on, though, I made friends with two girls named Fran and Lisa who sat near me in class. Whenever Betsy made one of her remarks, they would wave it of and tell me to ignore her .
One day, our teacher asked us to change seats to make some new friends. As she assigned the new seating,Fran, Lisa, and I looked at each other and waited for our names to be called. We didn't want to be separated. And we especially didn't want to sit anywhere near Betsy. Finally, Betsy sat directly behind me.
I knew this wasn't going to be good . Betsy often leant into my back : " Quack , quack ! " When I ignored he she kicked my seat. This went on daily until one morning I simply refused to go to school. I told Mum what had happened at school .
My mother sat me down and began to talk . _____________________________________________
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