2021省大庆东风中学高二下学期期末考试英语试题含答案

大庆市东风中学高二年级下学期期末考试

英语学科试卷

 本试卷共150 分。考试时间120 分钟。

第一部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C 和D）中，选出最佳选项。

A

The Winners Club is a bank account specially designed for teenagers. It has been made to help you better manage your money. The Winners Club is a transaction account（交易账户）where you receive a key-card so you can get to your money 24/7—that’s 24 hours a day, 7 days a week!

It’s a club with impressive features for teenagers：

No account keeping fees！

You ’re no millionaire so we don’t expect you to pay large fees. In fact, there are no account keeping or transaction fees!

Excellent interest rates!

You want your money to grow. The Winners Club has a good rate of interest which gets even better if you make at least two deposits（储蓄）without taking them out in a month.

Convenient!

Teenagers are busy—we get that. You may never need to come to a bank at all. With the Winners Club you can choose to use handy tellers and to bank from home using the phone and the Internet…You can have money directly deposited into your Winners Club account. This could be your pocket money or your pay from your part-time job!

Magazine included!

Along with your regular report, you will receive a FREE magazine full of good ideas to make even more of your money. There are also fantastic offers and competitions only for Winners Club members.

The Winners Club is a great choice for teenagers. And it is so easy to join. Simply fill in an application form. You will have to get permission from your parent or guardian (so we can organize that cool key-card) but it is easy. We can’t wait to hear from you. It’s the best way to choose to be a winner!

1．The Winners Club provides magazines which_______.

A．encourage spending B．are free to all teenagers

C．are full of adventure stories. D．help to make more of your money

2．If you want to be a member of the Club, you must _________.

A．be an Internet user B．be permitted by your parent

C．have a lot of money D．be in your twenties

3．What is the purpose of this text?

A．To set up a club. B．To provide part-time jobs.

C．To organize key-cards. D．To introduce a new banking service.

B

Growing up, Deka Ismail says she let labels define what she could be. “I was a black girl, from a refugee (难民) family,” Deka said. “It was as if I was only allowed to explore in this predetermined box”

After a high school chemistry class inspired her to think about a career in science and gave her confidence in the field, Deka learned to live outside labels and began making big plans for her future. Now she is about to begin her freshman year at the University of California, planning to become a professor.

Born and raised in San Diego’s City Heights neighborhood, Deka is the daughter of a Somali refugee couple. When Deka was eight years old, her mother got a job by studying hard back in school in order to support the whole family. That made Deka realize that education could make a difference to one's life. She spent a lot of time in the library reading books, and didn’t do many of the things her peers did, like partying or having romantic relationships.

“I always felt like I had to be the perfect girl for my family,” Deka said. “You have to do your best and do much better than everyone else. I felt like the whole world was waiting for me to mess up.”

Deka’s efforts paid off. The summer before her senior year of high school, she was accepted to the American Chemical Society Project SEED Programme. “She brought both enthusiasm and focus,” Botham, a researcher at this research institute, recalled. “She arrived every day ready to work, ready to learn and ready to tackle new challenges regardless of whether or not she had done anything similar.”

When asked what advice she would give to others like her, Deka warned them not to underestimate themselves. “Don’t tell yourself that scholarship is too big or this programme is too competitive or I’ll never get into this school,” she said. “I was not sure whether I could make it until I started seeing the acceptance letters rolling in.”

4．From the passage, we can learn that ______.

A．Deka was adopted by a refugee family

B．Deka became a professor after graduation

C．Deka’s experiences drove her to work hard

D．Deka spent a lot of time going to parties

5．Deka realized the importance of education ______.

A．after her chemistry class B．from her mother’s experience

C．by reading books in the library D．through working at the institute

6．According to the last paragraph, Deka advised that students be ______.

A．patient B．ambitious

C．confident D．generous

7．What does the story intend to tell us?

A．Life is not all roses. B．Practice makes perfect.

C．Well begun is half done. D．Hard work leads to success.

C

As Internet users become more dependent on the Internet to store information, are people remember less? If you know your computer will save information, why store it in your own personal memory, your brain? Experts are wondering if the Internet is changing what we remember and how.

In a recent study, Professor Betsy Sparrow conducted some experiments. She and her research team wanted to know the Internet is changing memory. In the first experiment, they gave people 40 unimportant facts to type into a computer. The first group of people understood that the computer would save the information. The second group understood that the computer would not save it. Later, the second group remembered the information better. People in the first group knew they could find the information again, so they did not try to remember it.

In another experiment, the researchers gave people facts to remember, and told them where to find the information on the Internet. The information was in a specific computer folder (文件夹). Surprisingly, people later remember the folder location (位置) better than the facts. When people use the Internet, they do not remember the information. Rather, they remember how to find it. This is called “transactive memory (交互记忆)”

According to Sparrow, we are not becoming people with poor memories as a result of the Internet. Instead, computer users are developing stronger transactive memories; that is, people are learning how to organize huge quantities of information so that they are able to access it at a later date. This doesn’t mean we are becoming either more or less intelligent, but there is no doubt that the way we use memory is changing.

8. The passage begins with two questions to ________.

A. introduce the main topic     

B. show the author’s altitude

C. describe how to use the Internet

D. explain how to store information

9. What can we learn about the first experiment?

A. Sparrow’s team typed the information into a computer.

B. The two groups remembered the information equally well.

C. The first group did not try to remember the information.

D. The second group did not understand the information.

10. In transactive memory, people ________.

A. keep the information in mind

B. change the quantity of information

C. organize information like a computer

D. remember how to find the information

11. What is the effect of the Internet according to Sparrow's research?

A. We are using memory differently.

B. We are becoming more intelligent.

C. We have poorer memories than before.

D. We need a better way to access information.

D

British people work some of the longest hours in Europe, but are among the least productive. Now some companies are shortening the working week to increase efficiency, health and happiness.

Rich Leigh has introduced a four-day week at his PR company. In fact, his entire company has Friday off, because his firm has adopted a four-day week. It is one of a handful of UK businesses that now operate like this: staff still get paid their previous five-day salary, but they work a day less. The company found that they achieved just as much—and there were even sighs of growth. “The key to the scheme’s success,” Leigh says, “is how happy our employees now are.”

The average British worker takes only a 34 minute lunch break and works 10 hours overtime each week (more often than not this is unpaid). Yet UK productivity falls seriously behind their European neighbors, who tend to work fewer hours.

British working practices have caused loss and damage to the nation’s health and happiness. More than half a million workers in the UK were signed off with work-related stress or anxiety last year. Moreover, the work landscape itself is changing. Automation and AI will have a significant impact on the labor market, where unsteady work becomes more common.

Britain is the only EU member that allows workers to ignore the EU working time limit and work longer hours. For campaigners, now is the time for a change. O’Grady, an advocate, argues that where businesses have increased their profits as a result of automation, success should be shared with workers in the form of reduced hours. “It’s time to share the benefits from new technology, not allowing those at the top to grab them for themselves.” she says.

12. We can learn from the passage that ________.

A. British people are the least productive in the world

B. Most companies in Britain have conducted a four-day week

C. PR company has witnessed a rise in employees’ happiness

D. British people work longer and get more payment than other countries

13. Which is the proper description of British working practices?

A. The working time of British workers is within the EU limit.

B. In terms of productivity, Britain is beaten by the United States.

C. Profits gained from new technology are on the decrease.

D. Automation and AI are likely to cause an instable work market.

14. Which can be inferred from O’Grady’ s words in the last paragraph?

A. It’s time for employers to share the increased profits created by automation.

B. Workers should benefit from automation in the form of less working hours.

C. New technology should belong to both businesses and workers.

D. Businesses can’t make more profits without new technology.

15. What is the author’s purpose of writing the passage?

A. To introduce some British firms’ switch to a four-day working week.

B. To explain the reasons why British workers suffer stress and anxiety.

C. To appeal for more reasonable working conditions.

D. To present the current productivity problem in Britain.

E

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。

Plogging

Plogging is a new way to jog while cleaning up the planet. It's a craze that began in Sweden in 2016 and the motivation behind it includes reducing the load of plastic litter in our environment, as well as keeping fit while running. 16     If you love outdoor exercise, enjoy exercising with others, and care about removing litter from our environment, then this might just be the sport for you.

Make good preparations before plogging. Dress suitably for the environment in which you are running. This will vary depending on the weather and surroundings, but the basics are comfortable running clothes and closed-toe running shoes. Suitable gloves are a wise and useful addition, as picking up litter can be dangerous in some situations. 17  This might be a

standard trash bag, easy to carry and capable of containing litter that might have sharp edges.

Organize your plogging group. If you're lucky enough to have ploggers already in your area, seek them out. Join up and make new friends with a shared interest. Check out such meeting groups at Meetup or ask at a local sports store to find out what opportunities exist where you live. If you don't have a group, create one. Use social media, notices on bulletin boards, or place signs in the windows of sports stores to find fellow ploggers.   18 

Collect safely. One key suggestion for staying safe while collecting litter is to avoid picking up broken glass or sharp items. If you must collect such an item, only do so when you can find a very safe way to collect it without harming yourself. If in doubt, leave it and get better equipment to remove it.  19    If an item of litter presents a potential safety risk, try to mark the item clearly to encourage people to avoid it.

20   It is a way of combining individual achievement via exercise with community and environmental care. You're part of the growing movement of people who are giving back to the world at the same time as honoring self care, a sustainable and healthy way to balance your life. This could be a fantastic opportunity to show people that individual action makes a big difference.

A. Taking some photos during the process is also necessary.

B. You can also ask for assistance from the local authorities.

C. Usually performed as part of a group run, it's also a social exercise.

D. You also need to find a suitable carry bag for collecting the litter in.

E. Plogging is a great way to feel motivated as it has more than one benefit.

F. If you find a natural area with litter problem, this might be a suitable place.

G. With some advertising effort, you are likely to connect with a few interested people.

第二部分： 完形填空（共20 小题；每小题1.5 分，满分30 分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

There was a businessman who was deep in debt and could see no way out. He sat on the park bench, head in hands,__21___if anything could save his company from bankruptcy (破产).

Suddenly an old man appeared before him. “I can see that something is___22___you,” he said. After listening to the businessman’s troubles, the old man said, “I believe I can help you.” He asked the man his name, wrote out a___23___, and pushed it into his hand saying, “Take this money. Meet me here exactly one year from today, and you can pay me back at that time.” Then he turned and disappeared as___24___as he had come.

The businessman saw in his hand a check for $500,000,___25___by John D. Rockefeller, then one of the richest men in the world! “I can___26___my money worries in an instant!” he realized. But___27___, he decided to put the uncashed check in his safe. Just knowing it was there might give him the___28___to work out a way to save his business, he thought.

With renewed___29___, he negotiated better deals. Within a few months, he was out of debt and making money once again.

Exactly one year later, he returned to the___30___with the uncashed check. At the___31___time, the old man appeared. But just as the businessman was about to___32___the check and share his success story, a ___33___came running up and grabbed the old man. “I’m so delighted I__34___him!” she cried. “I hope he hasn’t been bothering you. He’s___35___escaping from the rest home and telling people he’s John D. Rockefeller.” And she led the old man away___36___the arm.

The businessman just stood there,___37___. All year long he’d been buying and selling,___38___he had half a million dollars behind him.

Suddenly, he realized that it wasn’t the money, real or___39___, that had turned his life around. It was his___40___self-confidence that gave him the power to achieve anything he went after.

21. A. wondering B. suspecting C. estimating   D. hesitating

22. A. attacking B. disturbing C. interrupting  D. amusing

23. A. number B. note C. letter        D. check

24. A. calmly B. quietly C. quickly      D. proudly

25. A. signed B. handed C. drawn       D. deposited

26. A. lose B. remove C. face         D. ignore

27. A. instead B. therefore C. rather        D. meanwhile

28. A. weakness B. belief C. urge         D. strength

29. A. creativity B. permission C. optimism     D. curiosity

30. A. hospital B. company C. street        D. park

31. A. advanced B. appointed C. announced    D. delayed

32. A. hand back B. give out C. put out       D. turn over

33. A. policeman B. banker C. nurse        D. guard

34. A. beat B. cheated C. pushed       D. caught

35. A. never B. seldom C. always      D. occasionally

36. A. on B. in C. by           D. at

37. A. exhausted B. astonished C. disappointed   D. excited

38. A. convinced B. informed C. reminded      D. warned

39. A. created B. imagined C. discovered     D. donated

40. A. long-lost B. non-existent C. ever-lasting  D. newly-found

第三部分：选择题（共15小题，每小题2分，共30分）

41. It’s not ____ good idea to drive for four hours without ________ break.

1. a; a       B. the; a        C. the; the     D. a; the

42. John is very ________ --if he promises to do something , he will do it.

1. independent  B. confident   C. reliable     D. flexible

43. Some parents are just too protective.They want to _____ their kids from every kind of danger ,real or imagined.

1.          spot     B. dismiss      C. shelter       D. distinguish

44. Everybody was touched _____ words after they heard her moving story.

1. beyond    B. without      C. of           D. in

45The system has been designed to give students quick and easy ______ to the digital resources of the library.

1. access     B. passage      C. way         D. approach

46.The World Health Organization gave a warning to the public without any

   ______ when the virus of H1N1 hit Mexico in April, 2009.

  A.delay      B. effort        C. schedule      D. consideration

47. Scientists have many theories about how the universe ____ into being.

  A. came      B. was coming   C. had come     D. would come

48.---Why does the lake smell terrible?

   ---Because large quantities of water _____.

1. have polluted             B. is being polluted

C.has been polluted           D. have been polluted

49. The play _____ next month aims mainly to reflect the local culture.

1. produced          B. being produced 

C.to be produced       D. having been produced

50. _____ the projects as planned, we will have to work two more hours a day.

1. Completing    B. Complete   C. Completed   D. To complete

51. It’s helpful to put children in a situation _____ they can see themselves differently.’

1. that          B. when       C. which      D. where

52. He was educated at a local grammar school, _____ he went on to Cambridge.

1. from which     B.after that     C. after which  D. from this

53. _____ well prepared you are, you still need a lot of luck in mountain climbing

1. However       B. Whatever    C. No matter   D. Although

54. It has been proved ____ eating vegetables in Childhood helps to protect you against serious illness in later life.

1. if               B. because      C. when       D. that

55. After studying in a medical college for five years, Jane___ her job as a doctor in the countryside

1. set out           B took up       C. took over   D. set up

第四部分：语法填空（共10小题，每小题1.5分，共15分）

For Nigel Portman， a love of travelling began with what's called a "gap year"． In common with many other British teenagers， he chose___56___（take） a year out before settling down to study for his degree． After doing various__57___ （job） to raise some money，  he left home to gain some experience of life in different cultures， visiting America and Asia． The more adventurous a young person， the___58___（great） challenge they are likely to set__59___（them） for the gap year， and for some， like Nigel， it can result in a thirst for adventure．

Now that his university course___60___（come） to an end， Nigel is just about to leave on a three﹣year trip that will take him right around the world． What's more， he plans to make the whole journey___61___（use） only means of transport which are powered by natural energy． In other words， he'll be relying___62___（main） on bicycles and his own legs； and when there's an ocean to cross， he won't be taking a shortcut（捷径）___63__flying aboard﹣he'll be joining the crew of a sailing ship， instead．

As well as doing some mountain climbing along___64___way， Nigel hopes to pass on to the people he meets the environmental message___65___lies behind the whole idea．

第五部分：写作（共两节，满分35分）

第一节：短文改错（共10小题; 每小题1分，满分10分）

假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

We are required to collect our smart phones and keep it in the teachers during the weekdays. In fact the most of us obey this regulation, but some still play various trick against it. I’m among those. Once, I hand in a waste phone. Mr. Li, our head teacher, seemed ignore all that. So I felt very luckily to have an extra phone with me. And good times don't last long. "Can I use your phone as a while? I forgot to take mine by chance". Li said, pick out my waste phone and dialing. You can see how embarrassing I was at the scene !

第二节：书面表达（满分25分）

    第24届冬季奥林匹克运动会将在2022年2月4日至20日在北京和张家口联合举行。

现面向社会招募志愿者。假定你是李华，请根据自己的情况写一封电子邮件申请参加。内容包括：

1、热爱体育

2、英语流利

3、性格外向开朗，有组织能力

注意：词数100左右，可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

高二英语期末试题答案

阅读 A: 1-3DBD  B:4-7CBCD  C:8-11ACDA   D12-15:CDBA

七选五:16-20 CDGBE

完型:21-25 ABDCA 26-30BADCD 31-35 BACDC 36-40 CBABD

单项选择：41-45ACCAA 46-50AADCD 51-55 DCADB

语法填空56 to take  57 jobs  58greater 59themselves

         60.has come 61 using 62.mainly63.by/through

         64.the  65.that/which

改错: We are required to collect our smart phones and keep1. it in the teachers during the weekdays. In fact2. the most of us obey this regulation, but some still play various 3.trick against it. I’m among those. Once, I4. hand in a waste phone. Mr. Li, our head teacher,5. seemed ignore all that. So I felt very6. luckily to have an extra phone with me.7. And good times don't last long. "Can I use your phone8. as a while? I forgot to take mine by chance". Li said,9. pick out my waste phone and dialing. You can see how10. embarrassing I was at the scene !

1. it—them  2.the 去掉 3. trick-tricks  4.hand-handed

5. seemed后加to  6.luckily-lucky  7.And-But  8.as –for

9.pick—picking   10.embarrassing--embarrassed

作文 

Dear Sir/Madam,

My name is Li Hua, a girl of 18 from a high school in Beijing. I would like to work as a volunteer for the 2022 Beijing-Zhangjiakou Winter Olympic Games. Everything into account , I think I am qualified for the position.

First of all, I love sports very much so that I can devote all my energies to serving the game. Besides, I can speak English fluently, which makes it easier for me to help foreigners in trouble. Above all, not only do I have the ability to organize activities, but also I am outgoing and energetic, which benefits me in communicating with strangers.

I would be grateful if you could consider my application and offer me the opportunity . Looking forward to your reply.

                                            Yours,

                                             Li Hua