2020-2021学年牛津译林版高二英语上学期期末测试卷一（含答案、听力音频）

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2020-2021学年度高二英语上学期期末考试卷

（一）

考试时间：120分钟；满分：150分

注意事项：

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第I卷（选择题）

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)

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，并标在试卷的相应位置。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 this conversation probably take place?

A. In a store. B. In a living room.  C. In a library.

2. At what time will the film begin?

A. 7:20.         B. 7:25. C. 7:05.

3. What are the two speakers mainly talking about?

A. Their friend Jany.

B. A weekend trip.

C. A TV programme.

4. What will the woman probably do?

A. Catch a bus. B. See the man off. C. Go shopping.

5. Why did the woman apologize?

A. She made a late delivery.

B. She went to the wrong park.

C. She couldn’t eat the cake.

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，并标在试卷的相应位置。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。

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

6. Whose CD is broken?

A. Mum’s. B. Kathy’s. C. Jack’s.

7. What does the boy promise to do for the girl?

A. Buy her a new CD. B. Do some cleaning. C. Give her 9 dollars.

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

8. What did the man think of the meal?

A. A little angry. B. Quite satisfactory. C. A bit disappointing.

9. What was the 15% on the bill paid for?

A. The milk. B. The drinks. C. The service.

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

10. Why is the man at the shop?

A. To order a camera for his girl.

B. To have a camera repaired.

C. To get a camera changed.

11. What colour does the man want?

A. Pink.     B. Blue.    C. Orange.

12. What will the man do afterwards?

A. Make a call.

B. Wait until further notice.

C. Come again the next day.

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

13. What would Joe probably do during the Thanksgiving holiday?

A. Go to a park. B. Stay at home. C. Visit Kingston.

14. What is Ariel going to do in Toronto?

A. Attend a party.

B. Meet her uncle.

C. See a car show.

15. Why is Ariel in a hurry to leave?

A. To call up Betty.

B. To borrow some DVDs.

C. To pick up Daniel.

16. What might be the relationship between the speakers?

A. Friends.           B. Fellow workers.          C. Guide and tourist.

听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。

17. Where does Thomas Manning work?

A. In the Guinness Company.

B. At a TV station.

C. In a music room.

18. Where did the idea of a book of records come from?

A. A bird-shooting trip.

B. A visit to Europe.

C. A radio talk show.

19. When did Sir Hugh’s first book of records appear?

A. In 1865.             B. In 1945.            C. In 1955.

20. What are the two speakers going to talk about next?

A. More records of unusual facts.

B. The founder of the company.

C. The youngest person in the world.

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)

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

　　The idea of being able to walk on water has long interested humans greatly.Sadly,biological facts prevent us ever accomplishing such a thing without artificial aid—we simply weigh too much,and all our mass pushes down through our relatively small feet,resulting in a lot of pressure that makes us sink.

　　However, several types of animals can walk on water.One of the most interesting is the common basiliskBasilicus basilicus,a lizard native to Central and South America.It can run across water for a distance of several meters,avoiding getting wet by rapidly hitting the water’s surface with its feet.The lizard will take as many as 20 steps per second to keep moving forward.For humans to do this,we’d need huge feet that we could bring up to our ears in order to create adequate“hitting”.

　　But fortunately there is an alternative: cornflour. By adding enough of this common thickening agent to water (and it does take a lot),you can create a“non-Newtonian”liquid that doesn’t behave like normal water.Now,if the surface of the water is hit hard enough,particles in the water group together for a moment to make the surface hard.Move quickly enough and put enough force into each step, and you really can walk across the surface of an adequately thick liquid of cornflour.

　　Fun though all this may sound,it’s still rather messy and better read about in theory than carried out in practice.If you must do it,then keep the water wings handy in case you start to sink—and take a shower afterward!

21.What do we know aboutBasilicus basilicusfrom the passage?

A.Its unique skin keeps it from getting wet in water

B.Its huge feet enable it to stay above water.

C.It can run across water at a certain speed.

D..It is light enough to walk on water.

22.What is the function of the cornflour according to the passage?

A.To create a thick liquid.

B.To turn the water into liquid.

C.To help the liquid behave rapidly.

D.To enable the water to move normally.

23.What is the author’s attitude toward the idea of humans’walking on water?

A.It is risky and beneficial.

B.It is interesting and worth trying.

C.It cannot become a reality.

D.It is impractical though theoretically possible.

B

Would it surprise you to learn that, like animals,trees communicate with each other and pass on their wealth to the next generation?

UBC Professor Simard explains how trees are much more complex than most of us ever imagined.Although Charles Darwin thought that trees are competing for survival of the fittest,Simard shows just how wrong he was.In fact,the opposite is true:trees survive through their co-operation and support,passing around necessary nutrition“depending on who needs it”.

Nitrogen and carbon are shared through miles of underground fungi networks,making sure that all trees in the forest ecological system give and receive just the right amount to keep them all healthy.This hidden system works in a very similar way to the networks of neurons in our brains,and when one tree is destroyed,it affects all.

Simard talks about“mother trees”,usually the largest and oldest plants on which all other trees depend.She explains how dying trees pass on the wealth to the next generation,transporting important minerals to young trees so they may continue to grow.When humans cut down“mother trees”with no awareness of these highly complex“tree societies”or the networks on which they feed,we are reducing the chances of survival for the entire forest.

“We didn’t take any notice ofit,”Simard says sadly.“Dying trees move nutrition into the young trees before dying,but we never give them chance.”If we could put across the message to the forestry industry,we could make a huge difference towards our environmental protection efforts for the future.

24.The underlined sentence“the opposite is true”in Paragraph 2 probably means that trees　　　.

A.struggle for survival

B.protect their own wealth

C.depend on each other

D.provide support for dying trees

25.“Mother trees”are extremely important because they　　　.

A.look the smallest in size in the forest

B.pass on nutrition to young trees

C.seem more likely to be cut down by humans

D.know more about the complex“tree societies”

26.The underlined word“it”in the last paragraph refers to　　　.

A.how“tree societies”work

B.how trees grow up.

C.how young trees survive

D.how forestry industry develops

27.What would be the best title for the passage?

A.Old Trees Communicate Like Human being

B.Protect Young Trees In Need

C.Trees Are More Awesome Than You Think

D.Trees Contribute To Our Society

C

In America, when the eighth-graders leave the middle school, they are often worried about moving to the high school. It is a hard time for them, but it can be an exciting one as well. To make it easier, students need to get familiar with their school.

　　Even though they’ve done this already in the middle school, it’s still important to find where their classrooms are. Most schools take students to the high school for a visit at the end of their eighth grade year. And, most schools also have a freshman speech for parents and students before the first year begins. Sometimes the main office will give away a map of the school. This can help students and parents find different places in the school.

　　One way to know your high school more and make new friends is to join a club or play a sport. Schools often offer chances to join different clubs and sports. Fall activities begin in August before the first day of school. If you are not interested in sports, there are clubs for any interest, such as drama, dance, chess, photography, community service, etc. . Students from different grades are allowed to join these clubs. By joining an activity, students can find new friendships, not to mention improving their chances in future college applications. The school office will have a list of activities offered at the school and information on how to join them.

　　What’s more, to have a great start to a high school year, students can write down some of their worries, and ask for help from teachers and school workers.

28. According to the text, most students feel _______ when entering the high school.

A. delighted　　　　　　 B. nervous

C. frightened    D. disappointed

29. Which of the following is TRUE about the school clubs?

A. . Summer activities begin before school starts.

B. The school clubs in high school only welcome sports fans.

C. There are fewer students from higher grades in the school clubs

D. School office can help new students join school clubs.

30. When do many schools take students to visit their new high school?

A. After the eighth grade year starts.

B. Right after the high school year starts.

C. At the beginning of the new term in the high school.

D. At the end of their eighth grade year.

31. What is the purpose of this text?

A. To tell the new students what to learn.

B. To introduce new schools.

C. To give the teachers some advice.

D. To give advice to new high school students.

D

According to the Chengdu Business Daily report on Saturday, a wild giant panda attacked and ate a goat on Wednesday in Leshan, Southwest China’s Sichuan Province. Locals caught sight of a meter-long panda who climbed down from a mountain near Muping village and wandered for 20 minutes before it attacked a goat. Pictures taken by a local showed the bloody bones of a goat at the scene of the attack. The goat belonged to another local. After receiving a report of the attack, employees of the Mabian County Forestry Bureau traveled to Muping and collected some of the panda’s excrement. That same day, another wild giant panda was found in Leshan’s Ebian county. However this animal was more relaxed in some bushes. The local forestry bureau clarified that the two giant pandas have returned to nearby forests and are in a good physical condition.

There were estimated to be over 1, 800 wild pandas in China, according to data released by China’s Forestry Bureau in February, 2015. Chinanews. com reported in June, 2016. The title“Wild giant panda eating goat”has attracted 1. 75 million views on microblogging platform Sina Weibo. Some people expressed surprise at learning that pandas can eat meat. “I thought pandas were naive and only ate bamboo. I didn’t expect them to be so fierce, ”net user“Song”wrote on Sina Weibo. Although giant pandas are now mostly vegetarian, their ancestors also ate meat and this instinct still exists in the modern panda, deputy director of the Sichuan Provincial Forestry Department Gu Haijun told on Saturday.

32. According to the report, the wild giant panda _______ .

A. attacked a village

B. was caught by locals

C. attacked and ate a goat

D. fled from the village

33. After receiving a report of the attack, _______ .

A. some travelers to the village were attracted

B. employees took some pictures

C. locals collected the excrement

D. employees invested what happened

34. According to the passage, _______ .

A. all the people thought the giant panda is vegetarian

B. all the people believe the giant panda is fierce

C. the ancestors of pandas also ate meat

D. there are over 1, 800 pandas in China

35. Which is the best title for the passage?

A. Wild pandas in Sichuan

B. A panda eats a goat in Sichuan

C. The fierce giant panda

D. Protect giant panda

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。

“Home stay is a form of study-abroad program. 　36　. It helps to better understand the local lifestyle. It also helps to improve the visitors’ language ability. If you wish to learn more about foreign experience, you should join this kind of holiday. I am sure you won’t be disappointed, ”said a teacher during a school meeting last term.

After this meeting, I always thought about this kind of holiday. At last, I had such a chance to go on such a holiday with some of my schoolmates last month. We went to London, a place where I had wanted to go since years ago. 　37　, we went to stay with different families. I was lucky that my host family was a white couple who had a daughter about my age. 　38　. They were interested in me and I learnt a lot of things from then on.

　39　. After breakfast, a local teacher would come to take us in his car. Then we would have classes or go on a sight-seeing trip to different places of interest like Big Ben, London Bridge, and Buckingham Palace. We would go back to our own homes after the activities.

The holiday was a valuable experience for me. I enjoyed every minute of it. 　40　. Three weeks later, we had to leave“home”for Hong Kong.

A. After we got to London

B. But time really flew fast

C. The teacher was very strict with me

D. It took me 8 hours to fly to London

E. They treated me as a daughter of their family

F. It allows the visitors to stay with a local family

G. The holiday was filled with activities every day

第三部分　语言运用(共两节，满分40分)

第一节　(共15小题；每小题2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。

　　One night, when I was eight,my mother gently asked me a question I would never forget.“Sweetie,my company wants to　41　me but needs me to work in Brazil.This is like your teacher telling you that you’ve done　42　and allowing you to skip a grade,but you’ll have to　43　your friends.Would you say yes to your teacher?”She gave me a hug and asked me to think about it.I was puzzled.The question kept me　44　for the rest of the night.I had said“yes”but for the first time,I realized the　45　decisions adults had to make.

　　For almost four years,my mother would call us from Brazil every day.Every evening I’d　46　wait for the phone to ring and then tell her every detail of my day.A phone call,however,could never replace her　47　and it was difficult not to feel lonely at times.

　　During my fourth-grade Christmas break,we flew to Rio to visit her.Looking at her large　48　apartment,I became　49　how lonely my mother must have been in Brazil herself.It was then　50　I started to appreciate the tough choices she had to make on　51　family and work.　52　difficult decisions,she used to tell me,you wouldn’t know whether you made the right choice,but you could always make the best out of the situation,with passion and a　53　attitude.

　　Back home,I　54　myself that what my mother could do,I could,too.If she　55　to live in Rio all by herself,I,too,could learn to be　56　.I learnt how to take care of myself and set high but achievable　57　.

　　My mother is now back with us.But I will never forget what the　58　has really taught me.Sacrifices　59　in the end.The separation between us has proved to be a　60　for me.

41.A.draw　　 B.promote　　 C.surprise　 　D.praise

42.A.little  B.good   C.well    D.wrong

43.A.leave  B.reject   C.contact    D.forgive

44.A.explaining B.sleepy      C.wondering   D.guilty

45.A.poor  B.timely   C.finally    D.tough

46.A.eagerly  B.impolitely  C.nervously  D.curiously

47.A.impatience B.presence  C.intelligence  D.influence

48.A.comfortable B.expensive      C.empty   D.fashional

49.A.interested from B.aware of   C.doubtful about   D.satisfied with

50.A.what  B.where   C.which   D.that

51.A.balancing B. abandoning    C.comparing  D.mixing

52.A.Depending on  B.Supplied with  C.Faced with  D.Insisting on

53.A.different  B.friendly  C.positive  D.general

54.A.criticized  B.informed  C.warned   D.reminded

55.A.managed  B.offered   C.attempted  D.expected

56.A.grateful  B.energetic       C.independent  D.practical

57.A.examples  B.limits   C.rules   D.goals

58.A.question  B.experience  C.history   D.occasion

59.A.pay off  B.come out      C.run out   D.turn out

60.A.blessing  B.success      C.failure      D.pleasure

第二节　(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)

阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。

Taijiquan, also known as tai chi, is a   61  (tradition) physical practice characterized by relaxed, circular movements   62   works in harmony   63   breath regulation and the cultivation of a righteous and neutral mind.

The two items   64  (add) to the list during the 15th session of the Intergovernmental Committee for Safeguarding Intangible Cultural Heritage,   65   is being held virtually, from Monday until Saturday, and hosted by Jamaica.

Originating during the mid 17th century in Wenxian county in Henan Province in central China, it is now practiced throughout China by people of all ages and by different ethnic   66  (group), according to the official website of UNESCO.

Taijiquan's   67  (base) movements center on wubu and bafa with a series of routines, exercises and tuishou.  68  (influence) by Daoist and Confucian thought and theories of traditional Chinese medicine, the practice   69 (develop) into several schools (or styles) named after a clan or a master's personal name. These are passed down through clan-based transmission or the master-apprentice model,   70   build upon the yin and yang cycle, and the cultural understanding of the unity of heaven and humanity.

第II卷（非选择题）

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)

随着人民生活水平的提高，健康问题越来越得到社会的关注，特别是青少年的健康成长。请按下面要求写一篇短文, 主要内容包括:

1. 保持乐观的人生态度;

2. 努力学习是健康成长的必要条件;

3. 积极参加体育锻炼。

注意:

1. 词数80个左右;

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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。

Gradually, the staircase that led to the garret, and even the passage-way to the staircase, were avoided by every one in the house, from every one fearing to speak of it, and the legend was gradually falling into desuetude. It had suddenly occurred to Cassy to make use of the superstitious excitability, which was so great in Legree, for the purpose of her liberation, and that of her fellow-sufferer.

The sleeping-room of Cassy was directly under the garret. One day, without consulting Legree, she suddenly took it upon her, with some considerable ostentation, to change all the furniture and appurtenances of the room to one at some considerable distance. The under-servants, who were called on to effect this movement, were running and bustling about with great zeal and confusion, when Legree returned from a ride.

"Hallo! you Cass!" said Legree, "what's in the wind now?"

"Nothing; only I choose to have another room," said Cassy, doggedly.

"And what for, pray?" said Legree.

"I choose to," said Cassy.

"The devil you do! and what for?"

"I'd like to get some sleep, now and then."

"Sleep! well, what hinders your sleeping?"

"I could tell, I suppose, if you want to hear," said Cassy, dryly.

"Speak out, you minx!" said Legree.

"O! nothing. I suppose it wouldn't disturb _you!_ Only groans, and people scuffing, and rolling round on the garre, floor, half the night, from twelve to morning!"

"People up garret!" said Legree, uneasily, but forcing a laugh; "who are they, Cassy?"

Cassy raised her sharp, black eyes, and looked in the face of Legree, with an expression that went through his bones, as she said, "To be sure, Simon, who are they? I'd like to have you tell me. You don't know, I suppose!"

With an oath, Legree struck at her with his riding-whip; but she glided to one side, and passed through the door, and looking back, said, "If you'll sleep in that room, you'll know all about it. Perhaps you'd better try it!" and then immediately she shut and locked the door.

Legree blustered and swore, and threatened to break down the door; but apparently thought better of it, and walked uneasily into the sitting-room. Cassy perceived that her shaft had struck home; and, from that hour, with the most exquisite address, she never ceased to continue the train of influences she had begun.

注意:1. 所续写短文的词数应为150个左右;

2. 至少使用5个短文中标有下划线的关键词语;

3. 续写部分分为两段,每段的开头语已经为你写好;

4. 续写完成后,请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语。

Paragraph 1:

In a knot-hole of the garret, she had inserted the neck of an old bottle. ____________________________________________________________________

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Paragraph 2:

　　No one is so thoroughly superstitious as the godless man.  ____________________________________________________________________

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