2021银川一中高二下学期期末考试英语试卷含答案

银川一中2020/2021学年度(下)高二期末考试

英  语  试  卷

                    命题教师：

（总分：150分；考试时间：120分钟）

注意事项：

1．答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。

2．作答时，务必将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷及草稿纸上无效。

3．考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。

第一部分：听力（共两节，满分20分）

第一节  (共5小题：每小题1分，满分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. What are the speakers mainly talking about?

A. Their friend.      B. A notice.  C. A manager.

2. What is the man doing?

A. Making a suggestion.       B. Starting an argument.  C. Talking to Mrs. Johnson.

3. Where does the man want to go?

A. The beach.  B. A bus stop. C. A bank.

4. Where is Mr. Jones most probably?

A. At home.     B. At the health center.   C. In the post office.

5. What does the woman think of the film?

A. Terrible.       B. Good.  C. Confusing.

第二节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

    听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从每题所给的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。

请听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。

6. What was left behind?

A. A few credit cards.     B. Some money.   C. The laptop.

7. What does the man tell the woman to do?

A. Wait at her house.     

B. Call him back right away.  

C. Come down to the police station.

请听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。

8. Why does the man prefer Australia?

A. He likes diving there.      

B. He likes the fresh air there.     

C. He wants to go to Disneyland there.

9. What do the woman’s parents care about?

A. Spending less money      B. Having more fun.   C. Getting together with family.

请听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10. What does the woman want to do?

A. See a doctor.              B. Rent a room.    C. Book a room.

11. How should the woman pay?

A. By credit card.    B. In cash.  C. By check.

12. What day is it today?

A. Monday.    B. Tuesday.    C. Wednesday.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13. Who is the woman?

A. The boy’s aunt.      B. The boy’s mother.      C. The boy’s grandmother.

14. What did the woman enjoy doing when she was young?

A. Playing with a cat.          B. Drawing pictures.       C. Taking photographs.

15. What was the woman like?

A. Shy.              B. Easy-going.  C. Open-minded.

16. What does the woman imply (暗示) about her husband?

A. He held the boy before she did.       B. The boy looks just like him.

 C. He passed away.

请听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17. Where is the speaker?

A. In Room 204.             B. In Room 307.          C. In Room 405.

18. Where should the students put all their belongings?

A. In the lockers with keys.

B. In the front of the testing room.

C. On the chairs outside the testing room.

19. What must the students do if they want to use the restroom?

A. Go with a monitor.    B. Wait to be called.     C. Ask for permission.

20. What can we know about the students?  

A. They should go to Room 204 for the GRE test.

B. They can’t wear their coats in the testing room.

C. They can use their own pens, paper and pencils.

第二部分  阅读理解：（每小题2分，共计40分）

第一节：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。

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Many workers have had no choice but to adapt to working from home in recent months since offices shut down due to the COVID-19 pandemic (新冠疫情). And the noisy situation and endless housework may result in a terrible emotion. A new option is waiting for you. That is WFH: work from a hotel.

Hotel Figuero

A special program titled Work Perks aims to reposition some of 94-year-old Hotel Figuero’s 268 rooms as day-use offices.

According to Managing Director Connie Wang, the set-up launched in June and is a great opportunity to get out of their houses with high-speed Wi-Fi, unlimited printing privileges and free parking. The 350-square-foot rooms sell for $ 129 per day, with an option to extend to an overnight stay for an additional $ 20.

The Wythe

A boutique hotel in Brooklyn. The hotel recently announced a partnership with co-working office space company Industrious through which it is recycling 13 second-story guest rooms to serve as offices for up to four people.

Each of the rooms has a small outdoor platform, and dogs are welcome. Pricing starts at $ 200 and goes up to $ 275, depending on how many people use the space.

The Sawyer

The Sawyer, in Sacramento, California, is offering pool cabanas (更衣室) for use as outdoor offices, complete with fast Wi-Fi, free parking and catered lunch for $ 150 per day.

HotelsByDay

Yannis Moati founded HotelsByDay back in 2015. That company has grown to include more than 1,500 hotels, and has seen a significant increase in the number of inquiries for day-use bookings lately.

Moati said the current situation will force hotels to upgrade themselves to stay alive, and he predicted that offering rooms for day-use only is one of the directions they will go.

21. How much should one pay for a 24-hour stay in Hotel Figuero?

A. $ 129. B. $ 149. C. $ 150. D. $ 200.

22. Which hotel allows pets in?

A. The Wythe.       B. The Sawyer.           C. HotelsByDay.      D. Hotel Figuero.

23. What do we know about Yannis Moati?

A. He started a program titled Work Perks.  B. He has upgraded at least 1,500 rooms.

C. He usually predicts everything correctly.   D. He is optimistic about the WFH trend.

B  

A dog spent the last four years of his life waiting at a crossroad in the Thai city of Khon Kaen as if waiting for someone. People originally thought the dog had been abandoned, but then realized that he looked healthy, so people asked around about him. It turned out that the dog had indeed been spending most of his time around that crossroad, but a woman had been coming round regularly to bring him food and water.

One day, while photographing the dog everyone called Leo, a reporter met the woman who had been taking care of him. She had come to drop off some food. After learning the story about the dog and the woman, the reporter decided to share the story on social media. The post soon went viral and the photos of Leo got shared hundreds of times. And the photos reached the eyes of Leo’s former old owner.

Nang Noi Sittisarn, a 64-year-old woman from Thailand’s Roi Et Province, almost had a heart attack when her daughter showed her a photo of the beloved dog named BonBon she had lost during a car trip. When she learned that he had been waiting for her in the same spot for the last four years，her heart melted.

Auntie Noi told her daughter to drive her to where the dog was waiting. When she got there and called his name BonBon，the poor dog started wiggling(扭动)his tail and came to her，but when she tried to take him home with her, he was unwilling to follow. She didn’t want to force the dog to come with her so she agreed to leave him with his new master. However, she and her daughter will come to visit him regularly.

24. Why did the dog look healthy after separation from his former owner?

A. He walked around the crossroad constantly.

B. He was kept at a woman’s home all the time.

C. A local reporter brought him food and water.

D. A woman looked after him on a regular basis.

25. What does the underlined phrase “went viral” in paragraph 2 probably mean?

A. Changed surprisingly.   B. Spread quickly.   C. Appeared gradually.   D. Fell directly.

26. How did Nang Noi Sittisam feel about the dog's waiting for her?

A. Shocked. B. Regretful. C. Touched. D. Proud.

27. What can we mainly learn from the story about the dog?

A. Unbelievable success is worth waiting for.

B. We should adjust ourselves to environments.

C. We need to learn to be faithful and thankful.

D. No one knows the result until the last minute

C 

Sleep problems in early childhood may be linked to the development of certain mental health disorders in adolescence, according to a new research.

A study of 7,155 children in the United Kingdom found that waking up frequently during the night and irregular sleep routines as babies and toddlers was linked to psychotic experiences in children aged 12 and 13. Also, children who slept for shorter periods at night were more likely to be associated with borderline personality disorder at ages 11 and 12.

The research, published in the journal JAMA Psychiatry, was the first time possible links between early childhood sleep problems and adolescent psychotic experiences and borderline personality disorder (BPD) symptoms have been examined.

“We know from previous research that persistent nightmares in children have been associated with both psychosis and borderline personality disorder,” said lead author Isabel at the Institute of Mental Health at the University of Birmingham.

“But nightmares don’t tell the whole story. We’ve found that, in fact, a number of behavioral sleep problems in childhood can point towards these problems in adolescence,” she said.

Adolescence, typically defined as the ages between 10 and 19, is a key period in human development because of brain and hormonal changes, and it is now thought to be when many mental health problems start.

Prior research in Australia found that babies with persistent severe sleep problems in their first year were at greater risk for anxiety and emotional issues in later childhood. Sleep problems in children and adolescents have been shown to predict the development of various emotional and behavioral problems, including depression, anxiety, attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, risk-taking and aggression. However, findings have been inconsistent, especially when based on objective measurements of sleep, rather than parental reports.

Sleep and mental health are closely connected in adults, with sleep problems increasing the risk for developing particular mental illnesses as well as resulting in mental health issues.

28. What can we know from paragraph 3?

A. Childhood sleep problems probably cause youth mental health problems.

B. Severe sleep problems in childhood lead to emotional issues.

C. Persistent nightmares in children are closely related to psychosis.

D. The research has not been known to the public.

29. What does “it” refer to in paragraph 6?

A. Adolescence. B. Key period.    C. Human development    D. Hormonal change.

30. According to the Australian research, older children who had long-term serious sleep issues at one year old are more likely to ______________.

A. grow slowly B. develop attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder 

C. do badly in lessons                 D. suffer from anxiety

31. Which of the following can be the best title for the text?

A. A Study About Childhood Sleep Problems Is Under Progress

B. Pay Attention to Children Who Lack Sleep

C. Childhood Sleep Issues Linked to Adolescent Mental Health Problems

D. How to Help Children Develop a Good Sleep Habit

D  

About a billion birds die from flying into buildings each year in North America. Suspicions have been that birds may regard the open areas behind glass as safe passageways. Or they may mistake the reflected trees for the real thing.

Researchers would like to reduce collisions, which requires a solid understanding about what makes a bird more or less likely to die by crashing into a building in the first place.

“There was relatively little known at a broad scale. Previous studies were at one small study site.'' said Jared Elmore, a graduate student in natural resource ecology and management at Oklahoma State University. So he and his colleagues used a previously created data set of building collisions for birds at 40 sites throughout Mexico, Canada and the U.S.

The first finding was obvious: bigger buildings with more glass kill more birds. But the details were more remarkable. "We found that life history predicted collisions. Migrants(候鸟), insect-eaters and woodland-inhabiting species collided more than their counterparts(同类).”

Most migratory species travel at night, when lights near buildings can distract or disorient(使迷失方向)them. And Elmore thinks that insect-eating birds might be attracted to buildings because their insect prey(猎物)is attracted to the lights. He suspects that woodland species get fooled by the reflections of trees and bushes in the windows. The results are in the journal Conservation Biology.

By understanding which birds are more likely to collide with buildings, researchers can perhaps determine the best way to adapt buildings, or their lighting, to help prevent such accidents. And by knowing risks, along with migration timing and behavior, building managers can better predict when birds are at their greatest danger and improve lighting strategies accordingly.

Elmore's next project will use radar to help predict bird migrations. " I think that would maybe go a long way in terms of providing information to people, to the public, to building managers, on when they can get the most benefit in terms of  lights-out policies."

32. What is the possible reason for birds' crashing into buildings?

A. They didn't see the buildings.             B. They took reflections for reality.

C. They assumed the windows to be open.     D. They considered buildings as safe routes.

33. What is Jared Elmore's study different from the previous ones?

A. It created a new data set.     B. It went beyond national borders.

C. It covered a wider range of sites.   D. I’ll studied some specific bird species.

34. What was the most noticeable finding of Jared Elmore's study?

A. Migratory species travel at night.   B. Birds tend to be misled by glasses.

C. Bigger buildings cause more collisions.  D. Birds living habits give rise to collisions.

35. Which of the following can help reduce bird collision?

A. Adjust the lightening system.    B. Attach radars to each building.

C. Adopt strict lights-out policies.    D. Ban using glasses on buildings.

第二节  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.

Finding motivation, especially study motivation, is not always easy.   36   Here are some ways of doing it.

Offer yourself encouragement.

Yes, you should give yourself a prize or some kind of reward when you've done a task.   37 

Remember, you have to know the exact conditions that you need to meet in order to receive the wonderful cake.

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You need to feel confident about your studies. I am sure all of us have succeeded on several occasions. Remember these past successes and you will feel more motivated to continue!

Write down your goals.

Don't just think about them, don't just say them, write them down!   39    And that's why you find salesmen always want you to write something down before you actually buy something. By writing your name down, you are in a sense giving your support for their cause. If then you are asked to buy what they are selling, you are more likely to do that than if you hadn't signed the paper!

See your goals.

  40   Put them up on the wall and paste small post-it notes all over the place. You have to keep on reminding yourself of the purpose behind your studies and what type of results you're expecting to achieve.

A. Remember past successes.

B. The written word is very powerful.

C. Don't forget about buying yourself a gift.

D. Don't just write them down and leave them like that.

E. Moreover, talking about your goals with others helps a lot.

F. However, with a little effort we can learn how to increase our motivation.

G. It could be something as simple as sweets or something greater like a vacation.

第三部分 英语知识运用（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）

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

“One Person Can Make a Difference” is one of those sayings that we teach youngsters. It is to   41   

them to do something kind or   42   another person.

As adults, do we really believe this? Or is it a lesson just for   43   people? I am writing to tell you that   44   “one person can”. Because one day one person did an act of   45   that changed my life and the lives of millions more.

Almost 15 years ago while driving across town, I was listening to a   46   interview and heard a story of selflessness and   47   that was inspiring. A woman had   48   ten winter coats through the Thanksgiving weekend crowds to   49   them at the One Warm Coat drive. She knew the city had many   50   people and families in need and that her   51   could make a difference between   52   and comfort for ten people that winter.

She was only one person, yet it was her   53   that made me realize that there would always be a need for   54   coats and that more people would be able to donate if there were more drop-off   55  . Now, nearly 15 years later, One Warm Coat has   56   the donation of over 4 million coats across the country. As the National Founder, my heart is full and   57  , knowing that we make a real   58   in the lives of thousands.

So when you   59   to donate your time or give an item, perhaps you wonder “will it really

  60   ? ” I can tell you that it will!

41. A. force B. encourage C. order D. allow

42. A. save B. call C. greet D. help

43. A. young B. elderly C. friendly D. generous

44. A. hardly B. partly C. actually D. slightly

45. A. kindness B. forgiveness C. acceptance D. permission

46. A. job B. television C. radio D. newspaper

47. A. argument B. commitment C. competition D. cooperation

48. A. carried in B. turned over C. threw out D. put away

49. A. borrow B. donate C. wear D. change

40. A. demanding B. caring C. ambitious D. homeless

51. A. experiences B. stories C. coats D. abilities

52. A. convenience B. cold C. entertainment D. love

53. A. action B. family C. determination D. idea

54. A. casual B. formal C. better D. more

55. A. schools B. locations C. hospitals D. banks

56. A. advertised B. delayed C. inspired D. refused

57. A. healthy B. heavy C. strong D. warm

58. A. decision B. mistake C. promise D. difference

59. A. agree B. decide C. offer D. regret

60. A. matter B. succeed C. happen D. disappear

第二节  语法填空(每空1.5分，共15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。

  Across northern Africa, the desert is steadily growing. Dry lands are spreading. But a bold project known as the Great Green Wall aims to stop the   61   (grow) of the desert. The ambitious program includes plans   62   (help) protect and maintain resources and fight poverty.

  Farmers are learning to care for their land and use water   63   (wise). They are also planting millions of trees and crops. The Great Green Wall would cover   64   area of more than 4,000 miles --from Senegal in the west to Djibouti in the east.

  The Great Green Wall    65    (approve) by the African Union in 2007. The program receives support from the United Nations, the World Bank, and other groups.

  The Great Green Wall’s trees provide a barrier   66    desert winds and help hold moisture(水分) in the air and soil,    67    (allow) crops to grow. In time, the richer soil will provide more land for animals to graze on. More resources will bring more jobs. “The goal is to create sustainable land management,” said Nora Berrahmouni, a forestry officer    68     works with the UN Food and Agriculture Organization.

  Trees and crops have been planted in Senegal and Niger. An    69    (add) benefit of the Great Green Wall is that countries in the region are sharing information about which programs work and which don’t. Now, along with trees,    70    (idea) are taking root.

第三节  单词拼写及选词填空 （共10 道题，每题1分，满分10分）

根据下面各句句意以及所给单词的首字母或汉语提示词，写出该单词的正确形式（每空一词，共5小题，每小题1分，满分5分）。

71. I was constantly _________ （取笑）for being awkward , leaving me feeling shy and sad .
72. When I feel s_________,  I can get close to nature or listen to music to calm down.
73. He has a number of hobbies, __________（范围） from playing chess to swimming.
74. People from____________（多种多样的） cultures hold different understanding on the play.
75. He bought a bunch of flowers in a____________ of my timely help.

  根据下面各句句意，选出合适短语,并用正确形式填空（每题1分， 共5小题，满分5分）

76. It’s quite hot today. Do you _____________ going for a swim?
77. I missed the bus this morning and _____________ was late for work.
78. I must go to my parents for some money. Mine _______________
79. According to the survey, many females __________ shopping online.
80. Office workers fled ____________ as the fire took hold.

第四部分  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，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。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。

Dear Kate,

I have good news to tell you. The World Adolescent Robotics Competition will held in Shanghai at the end of July. Hear that you once took part in the competition last year and won an award. I intend to invite you to join in our team in the coming competition. I am sure that your involvement will not only help us win the award and also strengthen the friendship between our school.  

Now they are preparing for the competition actively. Because you had more experience than us, I also send you our training plan, about that I wish to get your advice. We sincere hope that we can participate in a competition as team partners.  

I’m looking forward to your reply.

                                                                        Yours,

                                                                        Li Hua

第二节  书面表达（满分25分）

人们对失败持有不同的态度。面对失败，有人能够经得起考验，从失败中汲取教训，并努力去完成他们下定决心要做的事情。然而，另一些人却丧失信心并退却了。请你用几句话对此进行阐述，并谈谈你自己的看法。

There are successes and failures, which can hardly be avoided in people’s lives. Faced with failure, ________________________________________________________________

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