2020岳阳高二下学期期末考试试题英语含答案

岳阳市2020年高中教学质量监测试卷

高二英语

本试卷共12页，67道题，满分150分，考试用时120分钟。

注意事项：

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第I卷

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。

例: How much is the shirt?

A.￡19.15.      B.￡9.18.      C.￡9.15.

答案是C。

1. What day is it today?

A. Monday.      B. Wednesday.      C. Thursday.

2. What was the weather like in the morning?

A. Cloudy.       B. Sunny.      C. Rainy.

3. What will the man probably do tonight?

A. Go to buy some books.      B. Watch football on TV.      C. Go to a basketball game.

4. Why did the girl run into the man?

A. She was born clumsy.

B. She was concentrating on her phone.

C. She was holding too many papers.

5. What are the speakers talking about?

A. Life in Southeast Asia.      B. A holiday plan.      C. Weather conditions.

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。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. How does the woman describe her students?

A. Various.      B. Boring.      C. Educational.

7. When does the conversation take place?

A. At the beginning of a term.       B. In the middle of a term.      C. At the end of a term.

听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。

8. What is the relationship between the speakers?

A. Teacher and student.      B. Father and daughter.      C. Shopkeeper and customer.

9. How much does the latest model cost now?

A. 300 yuan.      B. 2,700 yuan.      C. 3,000 yuan

10. Which means of payment would the woman choose?

A. Alipay.      B. Cash.      C. Credit card.

听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。

11. What does the woman think of the living expenses in the city?

A. Quite reasonable.      B. Fairly high.      C. Extremely low.

12. What does the woman spend most on?

A. Food expenses.      B. Film tickets.      C. Train fares.

13. What does the man probably do?

A. A journalist.      B. A professor.      C. A scientist.

听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。

14. Where will the speakers most likely go swimming?

A. In the pool.      B. In the ocean.      C. In the lake.

15. What will the man do on Thursday?

A. Hold a family party.      B. Participate in a game.      C. Have a football team practice.

16. When will the woman come over to the man's house?

A. This Sunday.      B. This weekend.      C. Next week.

17. What will the speakers probably watch?

A. A comedy.      B. A war movie.      C. A history movie.

听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。

18. Who can join the Road Safety Team?

A. Students in Junior 1 and 2.   B. Students in Senior 2 and 3.   C. Students in Senior I and 2.

19. What can students get from Miss Mailer?

A. A book.      B. A letter.      C. A picture.

20. What activity is the team also organizing?

A. A short yet hard quiz.   B. A national writing competition.   C. A poster design competition.

第二部分 阅读理解(共两节，满分35分)

第一节(共10小题；每小题2.5分，满分25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

In December, Li Haichao and her 1-year-old boy received a special teddy bear, made from her husband Xu Yuelong's jacket. On the stuffed animal's back, there is a sewn sentence-"My dad is hero".

Born in 1993, Xu, a policeman, lost his life in a car accident in October 2018 while attempting to capture two prisoners. "My son has never seen his father. I hope the bear can build a connection between them," Li says. For Li, compared with a wardrobe of her husband's clothes, the bear is much more vivid.

Li is among hundreds of people who have discovered the healing needlework of Xiao Jie, a 39-year-old craftswoman in Chongqing. Xiao's story took off on Sina Weibo, with related news being viewed 140 million times by April 6. She got the idea from a post, which tells the story of a 21-year-old British woman, Mary Maclnnes, who made teddy bears from the clothing of departed beloved ones to help soothe the pain of loss.

"Everyone will encounter moments of grief for deceased (亡故的)family or friends. It is a good way to help them honor the memory of their departed loved ones," Xiao has been kept busy balancing her work and the teddy production. On average, it takes her at least six hours to design, plan, cut, sew and complete a bear. She only charges about 300 yuan ($ 42.3) for the basic costs. "My mother and some friends suggested that I use a sewing machine to reduce the heavy workload, but as a craftswoman, I insist on sewing every stitch by hand," Xiao says, adding that she believes that hand-sewing can inject soul and life to her work.

"It is not a business, but a lifetime career," Xiao says, adding that, during this extraordinary time, spreading the kindness to others really matters.

21. What do we know about Xiao Jie?

A. She only referred to this business as a hobby.

B. She persisted in sewing the teddy bears by hand.

C. She was the first one to have started this business.

D. She sent a teddy bear to Li Haichao and her son for free.

22. What does the underlined word "soothe" in paragraph 3 refer to?

A. Prevent.      B. Avoid.       C. Treat.      D. Relieve.

23. Which of the following best describes Xiao Jie?

A. Outgoing and selfless.        B. Generous and helpful.

C. Skilled and sympathetic.      D. Modest and stubborn.

B

The Education Secretary Michael Gove said all schools should follow the example set in the Far East where pupils are expected to follow a longer day and get less time off. In a speech, he warned the current shape of the academic year was created to fit the needs of an agricultural economy, with pupils taking time off in October to help harvest. The lack of time spent in the classroom is particularly damaging to children from poor backgrounds, Mr. Gove said.

Some of the Government's flagship academies-state schools run independent of local council controls-are using their independence to reform the school day, he said. Some open at 8:30 am and expect children to remain until at least 4:30 pm to undertake sport, music and other extra-curricular activities. Other schools such as David Young Community Academy operate four-week summer holidays for fear that children suffer an academic fall during the traditional six-week break.

Mr. Gove said all schools should follow a similar model to enable the nation to catch up with education systems elsewhere in the world. But the calls are likely to infuriate(激怒) teaching unions who are fiercely protective of the six-week summer break which they claim is vital to allow staff to recharge their batteries.

Earlier this month, the National Union of Teachers actually called for a shorter school day. But addressing the Spectator Education Conference in central London, Mr. Gove said a "higher level of effort is expected on behalf of students, parents and teachers" in nations such as Singapore and elsewhere in the Far East.

He insisted the Government was changing teachers' pay and working conditions which meant they could be paid more for taking on extra duties, allowing heads to organize their staff "in a way to get more out of young people".

"The expectation is that to succeed, hard work is at the heart of everything," he said. "If you look at the length of the school day and summer holiday in England-and we compare it to the extra tuition and support children are receiving elsewhere-then we are fighting or actually running in this global race in a way without doubt we start with a significant obstacle(障碍)."

24. Which of the following is right according to the passage?

A. Some schools in the UK have prolonged the school day.

B.A shorter school day helps employ more young teachers.

C. Teachers in the Far East long to have a longer holiday.

D. A longer school day makes no difference to poor children.

25. What may the National Union of teachers in the UK expect?

A. A longer summer break.       B. A longer school day.

C. A higher level of effort.       D. A bigger input of tuition.

26. What can we infer from the last two paragraphs?

A. Hard work is at the heart of everything.

B. The length of the school day is disadvantageous to England.

C. England has lost the global race in education.

D. The government offers a higher pay to attract more teachers.

27. Where is the text most likely from?

A. A work report.      B. A notebook.      C. A biography.      D. A newspaper.

C

Purchasing groceries online has typically been seen as a convenient way to shop for food without having to put on pants. But according to a recent study, shopping in your underwear may also benefit the environment.

According to the study, conducted by University of Washington engineers, grocery delivery services can cut carbon emissions(排放)in half, and possibly more. The reasoning is fairly straightforward: Packed trucks can provide groceries to many people in a single trip, thus removing many cars from the road. "A lot of times people think they have to inconvenience themselves to be greener, and that actually isn't the case here," said Anne Goodchild, an associate professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering who worked on the study. "From an environmental perspective, grocery delivery services overwhelmingly can provide emissions reductions."

By surveying Seattle residents about their grocery purchasing habits and analyzing the data they collected, the researchers determined that delivery trucks produced 20 to 75 percent less CO2 than the cars that would otherwise have been used to get groceries.

Why the difference? The reductions were maximized in denser places, or when companies plotted efficient delivery routes that allowed them to hit many homes in one go. The difference between taking efficient routes versus a more random approach accounted for up to a 90 percent reduction in CO2 emissions alone, the study found.

"Indeed, it's not the delivery service that's green so much as it is the city itself," says TIME's Bryan Walsh. "The population density of Brooklyn is over 34,000 per square mile, compared with a little less than 90 people per square mile for the U.S. as a whole. It can't be said enough: The greenest thing any of us can do is live in dense cities, or at the very least, support policies that enable greater population density."

28. Why is purchasing groceries online environmentally friendly?

A. Because it saves people the trouble of putting on pants.

B. Because groceries are provided to many people in one go.

C. Because it makes people prefer living in a dense city.

D. Because people have to be inconvenienced to be greener.

29. What is paragraph 4 mainly about?

A. Why companies plot different delivery routes.

B. Why emission reductions rate differs so greatly.

C. Why less cars have been used to get groceries.

D. Why the population density of city is so different.

30. Which of the following may be a greener way of life?

A. Driving your own car.      B. Shopping in your outwear.

C. Living in urban areas.      D. Inconveniencing yourself.

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。

Ways to improve your mental health in 2020

Looking on the bright side of life really is beneficial. Optimists have a less chance of having a heart attack or stroke, a bigger chance of a healthy and long life. However, being an optimist doesn't mean you ignore the stress of daily life. 31         . How to do that?

Practice optimism

Faced with a challenge, optimists more often see it as temporary or even positive, allowing themselves to learn and grow. 32         . Imagining yourself with all of your problems solved in a future may work.

33        

Studies have shown putting the well-being of others before our own without expecting anything in return is useful. Even if you have little time to offer, just the act of giving has been shown to improve our health, possibly by temporarily reducing our sense of pain.

Be grateful

Being thankful protects us against anxiety and depression and boosts optimism. 34         . Before going to bed, jot down any positive experience you had that day, however small.

Improve your social connections

Good relationships keep us happier and healthier. 35         . Instead, it's the quality of the relationship that matters. High-conflict marriages, for example, without much affection, turn out to be had for our health, perhaps worse than getting divorced, though it's not right to make light of divorce..

A. Start volunteering

B. Find your purpose

C. And you don't have to have scores of friends to get this benefit

D. One of the best ways to make it a part of your life is to keep a daily journal

E. It simply means when unpleasant things happen, don't blame yourself unnecessarily

F. People who are more socially connected to family, to friends, or to community, are happier

G. They also believe they have control over their fate and can create opportunities for good things to happen

第三部分 语言知识运用(共两节，满分45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。

During the outbreak of COVID-19, reducing human contact doesn't lessen drivers' sense of humanity. Meituan says   36   given to drivers by customers have tripled and drivers' status have   37   a lot since the outbreak.

Gao Zhixiao, a delivery driver, has   38   working as the virus spread across China. To   39   spreading germs during his route, he has to take a 40      test each morning and spend twenty minutes disinfecting his motorcycle and clothes. "Because I am also from a single-parent family, I understand what it 41      to be old and lonely." He sympathized with how hopeless the elderly would be without children's 42      , he says when asked about why he stayed to cook for an old lady instead of 43      his job.

As a Meituan rider in Wuhan, Li Fengjie took things a few steps 44      . He knew that his services would be 45      after the city of eleven million was 46      on January 23. Li walked thirty miles to get to work after all public 47      was stopped. "I felt a sense of responsibility because I 48      a team of other riders," he says. "All the doctors and nurses are coming to Wuhan to help, so we, the riders, should also 49      with them on the frontline."

"Stuck in my house, I feel really 50      and desperate, but seeing delivery riders outside my window gives me some 51      ." says a citizen in Wuhan. Without these drivers putting themselves at risk, families would go 52      and the sick wouldn't get vital 53      . Now, they are officially 54      as one of the sixteen new professions-delivery personnel for online 55      .

36. A. refunds  B. tips  C. receipts  D. salaries

37. A. shortened  B. remained  C. risen   D. declined

38. A. continued  B. stopped  C. quit   D. delayed

39. A. ensure  B. allow  C. ban  D. avoid

40. A. health  B. driving  C. road  D. eye

41. A. requires  B. takes  C. means  D. matters

42. A. companion  B. company  C. firm  D. business

43. A. running out  B. looking into  C. getting over  D. rushing through

44. A. higher  B. closer  C. further  D. nearer

45. A. essential  B. unique  C. profitable  D. free

46. A. put up  B. taken on  C. locked down  D. cut back

47. A. library  B. transport  C. life  D. area

48. A. manage  B. operate  C. arrange  D. prepare

49. A. stay  B. compete  C. fight  D. remain

50. A. worn  B. delighted  C. annoyed  D. bored

51. A. hope  B. sadness  C. benefit  D. joy

52. A. bald  B. hungry  C. crazy  D. wild

53. A. apples  B. goods  C. products  D. supplies

54. A. realized       B. recognized      C. distinguished      D. identified

55. A. demands       B. books       C. reservations      D. orders

第二节(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分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。

Have you heard about online haircuts? Not a chance, you might say, but one barbershop in Tokyo is trying to make the impossible possible.

Mr. Brothers Cut Club,   56   is located in Harajuku, has launched what it calls a "telecut" service, in which its barbers will offer customers self-haircut tutorials(教程)in real time via the Zoom video-conferencing app.

"Many people are getting   57   (annoy) at how their hair keeps growing while they're staying at home," said Saito Kon, one of the Mr. Brothers barbers. "But the only option they have at the moment is either to risk being exposed to pretty horrible   58   (infect) by going outside to get a haircut, or to do nothing." So the barbershop decided to offer a temporary solution   59   that problem. Customers interested in the telecut service need to prepare   60   simple collection of necessary tools   61   (them), such as scissors, clippers, a garbage bag and a portable mirror. There are two service options-one for parents trying to cut the hair of their children, and the other for adults   62   (look) to cut their own hair.

"We can't   63   (confident) guarantee that customers can get the perfect, high-quality haircut they would look for at barbershops. The best we can do is teach them how not   64   (mess) up," he said, adding that he, along with his colleagues,   65   (be) just trying to make a social contribution.

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)

假定你是李华，你的外国笔友David多次听到身边的朋友夸赞中国在环境保护方面所取得的成就。所以，向你来信询问中国的一些具体环保措施，请给他写一封邮件说明，内容包括：

1.感谢外国友人的夸赞；

2.列举中国环保措施；

3.表达祝愿。

注意：

1.词数80左右；

2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Dear David,

Yours

Li Hua

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。

Life is a series of choices and we can't always foresee the consequences.

Harry Saleem, an obese man with too much money and power, faced a choice. Outside his office waited his personal doctor, bringing him vital news about the only medicine that could save his life. On the other side of the world, one of his engineers waited for his decision on an important matter of business.

His secretary asked whether she could bring the doctor in. The billionaire businessman made his decision. "No, let the fool wait," shouted Saleem, angrily. "Business comes first." Despite the health problem caused by his huge weight, he was still obsessed with making money. He raised a fat finger, and one of his staff hurried to switch on a large television set.

The screen flashed to life, and Saleem's engineer appeared. The man talked by satellite directly to his master although they were thousands of miles apart. "It's all ready to blow, Mr. Saleem," he said. "Just say the word."

His engineer was standing above Pakan Valley in South America. A few months ago, it had been a rainforest. Then Saleem's men had come, cutting down all the valuable plants and forcing the villagers to move out. Across the bottom of the valley, a dam had been built. This would provide power for the factories that Saleem planned to build in that area. The factories would bring him vast profits.

He saw no reason to delay. He ordered the engineer to press the button. And then a cloud of dust rose up, followed shortly by a dull explosion. A large river changed its course and water flooded into the doomed Pakan Valley.

"Good, that's that. Now, get that doctor in here," he commanded. The doctor came in with a worried look and started to examine his wealthy patient. "You are doing very well, Mr. Saleem," he said finally. "The new medicine is saving your life. The only difficult is getting more of it."

注意：

1.所续写的短文词数应为150左右；

2.应使用5个以上短文中标有下划线的关键词语；

3.续写部分分为二段，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 I

"Can you get more? Money is no problem," Saleem said.                            

Paragraph 2

The doctor smiled. "Well, luckily for you, sir, this rare plant comes from the rainforest which you own."