英语_福建省宁德市2020-2021学年高二上学期期末考试英语试题(含答案)

福建省宁德市2020-2021学年高二上学期期末考试英语试题
一、阅读选择
1. With its wonderful coastline and many historic sites, Croatia is the ideal destination for the family wishing to combine beach with a bit of culture.
BEST TIME TO GO
High season for Croatia is from July to August but the Croatian coast is wonderful from spring on. Swimming is generally possible from May to September when the sea is still around 23°C. But if you arrive in April, you may enjoy Carnival in Rijeka.
COST
Croatia is still reasonably inexpensive as a Mediterranean destination, but prices go up in July and August. Privately-run rooms are also often a better bet than hotels, which tend to be unfriendly. If you haven’t made a reservation, the local t ourist offices or travel agencies will be able to help. There is usually a 30% discount for stays longer than three nights. The agencies offer a very reasonable deal on a flight plus car hire.
GETTING AROUND
Croatia is a small country; it only takes a few hours at most to travel from one region to another. It might be worth staying in one place for the whole holiday and doing day trips. The buses, rather than the trains, reach the places of great distance.
（1）When is Croatia most visited?
A In May.
B In September.
C In July.
D In April.
（2）Which is true about local travel agencies?
A They tend to be unfriendly.
B They offer a 30% discount.
C They charge a little more in winter.
D They arrange flight plus car hire at good price.
（3）Where is the text probably from?
A A book review.
B A science report.
C A travel magazine.
D A diary.
2. John B. Goodenough, an engineering professor from the University of Texas at
Austin(UT-Austin), won the 2019 Nobel Prize for Chemistry for his work on developing lithium-ion batteries (锂电池). He was the oldest person to win a Nobel Prize.
Goodenough, who was born in 1922, identified and developed the key materials that can power portable electronics, leading to the wireless revolution. Today, batteries using Goodenough’s inventions are used worldwide for mobile phones, power tools, laptops, tablets and other wireless devices, as well as electric vehicles.
Goodenough received a bachelo r’s degree in mathematics from Yale University at 21 and a doctor’s degree in physics from the University of Chicago when he was 30. He beat the odds against him, first overcoming dyslexia (阅读困难症) as a child, and then the claim of a teacher who told him in his 20s that he had started too late to be successful in physics.
He began his career in 1952 at Lincoln Laboratory at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), where he laid the groundwork for the development of random-access memory (RAM) for the digital computer.
After MIT, Goodenough became a professor and head of the Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory at the University of Oxford, where in 1979 he discovered it would be possible to
store energy in rechargeable batteries through lithium cobalt oxide (锂钴氧化物). That discovery helped develop the lithium-ion battery.
Goodenough joined UT-Austin in 1986, where his groundbreaking work continued.
At 98 years old, he still continues to push the boundaries of materials science. In spite of the lithium-ion battery being well-developed and available as a commercial product, it has its limitations. It can’t be charged too fast or overcharged. Goodenough still wants to see some new developments.
“I hope UT-Austin still keeps me employed,” Goodenou gh once joked.
（1）When did Goodenough achieve a doctor’s degree?
A In 1922.
B In 1943.
C In 1952.
D In 1979.
（2）Where did Goodenough lay the basis for RAM?
A At the University of Texas.
B At the University of Oxford.
C At the University of Chicago.
D At the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
（3）How can we describe Goodenough?
A Considerate.
B Determined.
C Generous.
D Modest.
（4）Which of the following could be the best title?
A Time waits for no man
B Make the world “Goodenough”
C Born poor, achieved great
D Never too old to learn
3. Every Thursday morning, a snake-like queue forms outside streetwear brand Supreme’s store in Soho as fans line up in the hope of walking away with bags filled with limited edition clothing “dropped” that day. Among them are teenagers. They’ve come for the purpose of buying items to resell on Depop, a youth-targeted auction(竞拍) app.
And it’s not just Supreme. Gene ration Z—those born between the mid-1990s and early 2000s—are buying from streetwear brands such as Yeezy, and Nike to resell on platforms such as Depop, and eBay.
Forget delivering newspapers or working in the local supermarket. Instead, these teens are devoting hours every week to reselling limited edition goods, a job that’s earning them up to several thousand pounds a month.
Reuben Wall was just 14 when he became hooked on selling items online after he bought one extra Rubik’s Cube by accident. “I sold it for double the price that I got it for,” says Wall, now 18. He then spent the money buying two more and sold those on eBay, before purchasing more. From there he moved on to reselling other items. He says he will read comments and polls(投票) on Twitter to evaluate the popularity of a certain product. But sometimes items will “brick”, so sometimes he takes a loss.
Depop founder Simon Beckerman says the app has “opened the doors” to a new generation using a marketplace for the first time. He say s Generation Z aren’t afraid of building businesses from their bedrooms. “There’s very little risk in trying,” he adds. “There’s so much uncertainty around us nowadays that being your own boss is a very appealing idea.”
（1）What’s the author’s purpose in w riting Paragraph 1?
A To introduce the topic.
B To show his attitude.
C To reach a conclusion.
D To state a problem.
（2）The underlined phrase “became hooked on” in paragraph 4 can be replaced by
“________.”
A felt uncertain about
B became crazy about
C was tired of
D was opposed to
（3）How does Reuben Wall decide what to sell?
A By consulting Simon Beckerman.
B By studying the price difference.
C By using different auction apps.
D By analyzing online data.
（4）What can we learn about Generation Z?
A They prefer Depop to eBay.
B They devote hours to delivering.
C They love staying in their rooms.
D They tend to build up their own businesses.
4. An National Health Service (NHS) study shows that after a five-day training course, nurses and psychology (心理学) graduates can treat depression as well as expert therapists (治疗专家). A cheap talking therapy, known as behavioural activation (BA), was just as effective as the gold-standard treatment, cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) (认知行为疗法), in easing even serious depression.
David Richards, professor of mental health services research at the University of Exeter, who led the study, said, “Our findings challenge the advantage of CBT, the leading evidence-based psychological therapy for depression. BA should be a frontline treatment for depression in the UK.”
The NHS is attempting to offer talking therapy to 600,000 more people a year by 2020 under a plan to improve mental health care, and bosses are likely to welcome cheaper choices at a time when finances are tight.
BA aims to help people with depression by changing how they act, encouraging them to deal with problems through more positive activities and avoiding ones that make the problem worse. CBT encourages people to challenge their thoughts to avoid negative beliefs. The study offered 440 patients either CBT or BA, and a year later two thirds of both groups said that symptoms were less than half as bad as they had been.
In the NHS, BA is likely to be offered by either nurses or psychology graduates with some mental health experience.
Liz England, of the Royal College of GPs, said, “Anything that makes it easier for our patients to get psych ological therapies is something to be welcomed.”
（1）What is the advantage of BA over CBT?
A It’s cheaper.
B It’s more effective.
C It’s a time saving therapy.
D It’s a gold-standard therapy.
（2）How does BA help people with depression?
A By changing their behaviour.
B By challenging their thoughts.
C By avoiding negative beliefs.
D By offering evidence-based therapy.
（3）Who is likely to offer behavioural activation in NHS?
A Those who work for NHS.
B A student who majors in psychology.
C A nurse who has received the training course.
D Those who have some mental health experience.
（4）What’s Liz’s attitude towards behavioural activation?
A Puzzled.
B Skeptical.
C Favorable.
D Disapproving.
二、七选五
5. Most of you probably want to have a few more weeks of summer holidays, but it is back-to-school time. New classrooms, new teachers and new classmates may make some of you really nervous. Don't worry.（1）
Smile. I know that sounds like a small thing, but it's huge! One little smile goes a long way. Remember that most of the students at school are feeling just as nervous as you are. （2）Hold your head high and be confident. I know you might be feeling shy. （3） When others see you looking down or keeping a worried look on your face, they will think you don't want to be their friend. Believe that you are someone special!
（4） There is no reason to be afraid that other students don't want to meet you. Be brave. Think how you feel when someone talks to you. They'll feel the same way. Here's how you do it — Hi. My name is .... What's your name?
Join a club. If you want to find new friends, you’ll need to start by finding new people to be friends with. （5） You can join any club depending on your interests.
A Introduce yourself.
B Accept invitations.
C It’s a perfect opportunity to start a conversation.
D And they are looking for a friendly smiling face, too!
E However, staring at the ground will not help you make friends.
F Here are some tips on how to make new friends in high school.
G Clubs provide a friendly environment for you to communicate with others.
三、完形填空
6. In 1991, I went to visit my grandma in an old fo lks’ home. At the time, she was 89, and I was 28. I felt a bit _______, because the place was full of people at the last stage of their life. I didn’t know how to _______ that.
When I saw Grandma, they were having a _______ in the hall. After she introduced me, a woman in a wheelchair beside told me how much she _______ dancing. So I asked her to dance and she _______ accepted my invitation with a big smile. I _______ her to the open area, and I lifted her arm up and spun her wheelchair around, and we laughed a lot. When I wheeled her back, I _______ a lot of little old ladies smiling at me. So I _______ with them and we snowballed the party into a great dancing ball.
Of course, I danced with Grandma. While dancing, I asked how she dealt with _______. She said: “Just accept the number of candles on the cake. Life won’t stay the same. So accept the ________ and make every day count. There’s a ________ that golden years are a time to celebrate accomplishments and ________ gained from experience.” Then I realized how ________ it was for me to see the old as they saw themselves. They weren’t thinking that much about growing older. ________, they lived at the moment and ________ that room like stars.
（1）
A delighted
B relaxed
C angry
D depressed
（2）
A prove
B handle
C arrange
D possess
（3）
A conference
B discussion
C party
D lesson
（4）
A hated
B missed
C tolerated
D ignored
（5）
A gladly
B unwillingly
C secretly
D cautiously
（6）
A rushed
B demanded
C supported
D wheeled
（7）
A noticed
B predicted
C stopped
D suggested
（8）
A argued
B danced
C met
D agreed
（9）
A hardship
B failure
C ageing
D friendship
（10）
A explanations
B invitations
C suggestions
D changes
（11）
A goal
B story
C dream
D theory
（12）
A knowledge
B burden
C health
D luck
（13）
A frightening
B easy
C rare
D ridiculous
（14）
A Instead
B Strangely
C Besides
D Suddenly
（15）
A warmed up
B lit up
C cleaned
D shared
四、用单词的适当形式完成短文
7.
What will the future world be like? Many people are glad to give their（1）______. Here are two imaginations about the world of（2）______.
When people talk about the future, we like to think that we'll have our own personal flying car. We would fly at 480 kilometres per hour, avoiding traffic lights, busy roads and speeding tickets. However, some people point to the disadvantages of flying cars. One big problem is: what will happen if the flying cars（3）______? Then there will be problems with traffic control. So（4）______ seems that flying cars will face more than a few problems if they are to get off the ground!
Imagine you have your own Ironman（5）______. Several companies are trying to build a practical robot "exoskeleton". It will（6）______ the wearer to lift heavy objects, walk a long way and even punch through walls! It is useful in many ways,（7）______ for people with disabilities. This suit might help people to walk again after（8）______ or injury（受伤）. But the disadvantage at the moment is the price and battery life. One other problem is that a badly programmed robot suit could（9）______ the wearer. You wouldn't want your robot leg or arm bending（弯曲）the wrong way.
So in the future,（10）______ we might be able to fly to work and lift a car above our heads, there are plenty of problems to solve before this will be possible.
（1）
A suggestions
B instructions
C opinions
（2）
A past
B yesterday
C tomorrow
（3）
A put down
B break down
C write down
（4）
A that
B one
C it
（5）
A gloves
B suit
C helmets
（6）
A ask
B invite
C allow
（7）
A clearly
B deeply
C especially
（8）
A disease
B holiday
C party
A hurt
B attract
C protect
（10）
A whether
B unless
C although
五、提纲类作文
8. 假设你是李华，你校将邀请市红十字会开展应急救护培训活动，请写封邮件邀请你的英国朋友Jack参加，要点包括：
1. 时间、地点；
2. 活动内容。

注意：
1. 词数80左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

参考词汇：红十字会 the Red Cross
Dear Jack,
________________________________________________________________________________________________ Yours,
Li Hua
六、读后续写
9. 阅读下面短文，根据所给情节，使之构成一个完整的故事。

Ahn cleaned windows actively, a necessity for her family’s new Vietnam ese restaurant. They had turned the room from ordinary to enjoyable, but everything had to be absolutely perfect: unique decorations, skillful employees and delicious traditional food. Then customers would love the place which would make the business a success.
Ahn felt tired and stopped to have a rest. When she looked outside the restaurant, she saw a girl about her age, with red hair, walking along the street slowly. Ahn’s family had recently moved into his neighborhood, so she had few friends.
The girl paused to study the sign announcing their opening and then looked directly at Ahn with a friendly smile. Ahn smiled back shyly and lifted a hand, accidentally waving with the cleaning cloth. They girl laughed with amusement and waved back happily.
Ahn hesitated (犹豫) because she was not accustomed to starting friendship, but she felt brave with the girl’s kind behavior. So she opened the door. “Hello,” she said, adding the first thing that entered her head, "do you like Vietnamese food?"
“I don’t know, but I like to try new things,” the girl answered, and then she introduced herself as Gabriela.
Ahn could not think of a new conversation until she had a sudden idea. “Please wait here,” she requested, “and I’ll be right back.” She ran into the kitchen and explai ned her idea to her father. He was supportive, so seconds later Ahn gave a small package to Gabriela. “Some Vietnamese candy for you to try,” she explained. “If you enjoy it, I hope you’ll return to the restaurant sometime, or even come after school. when I’ll be here preparing for the dinner
“Excellent, I’ll see you around soon.” Gabriela headed down the street, glancing back with a cheerful wave. Ahn spent the rest of the afternoon with anxiety, hoping Gabriela really would return and not think Ahn’s gift was strange.
The following day, Ahn decorated the restaurant with some artificial flowers and landscape pictures. She was admiring her achievement when she heard unexpected knocking.
注意：续写词数应为150左右；
Paragraph 1:
It turned out to be Gabriela, signaling to her with a plate in hand.
_________________________________________________________________________________________________ Paragraph 2:
And then, they sat and enjoyed the cakes with amusement.
_________________________________________________________________________________________________
福建省宁德市2020-2021学年高二上学期期末考试英语试题答案
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8. One possible version:
Dear Jack.
How is everything going? I am writing to invite you to join me in First Aid Training. It will take place from 2pm to 4pm on
February 1 in our school gym.
Held by the city Red Cross, the training tells us how to deal with emergencies around us, such as allergy, burns and heart
attack. The skills will make a life and death difference if we are in need. If you are interested, please let me know.
Look forward to your reply.
Yours.
Li Hua.
9. One possible version:
Paragraph 1:
It turned out to be Gabriela, signaling to her with a plate in hand. The plate was covered with plastic packaging. Ahn
smiled with excitement and opened the door with a friendly greeting. Gabriela held out the plate. She brought some cakes made
from her grandmother's recipe to thank Ahn for the delicious candy. Ahn happily invited Gabriela to come in and showed her
around. Gabriela looked around the room and enjoyed the flowers and landscape pictures. "They are really wonderful, and I'm
delighted to see your restaurant. "
Paragraph 2:
And then, they sat and enjoyed the cakes with amusement. Ahn told Gabriela that she intended to design a poster for the
restaurant and needed some assistance. "Are you good with vocabulary? " she asked. "Certainly! " Gabriela said, adding. "I'm
happy you moved into the neighborhood and also excited I have a new friend. " Ahn smiled, hoping that the restaurant would
make a great impression on the neighborhood and that she and Gabriela would develop a close and long friendship.。