内蒙古包头市包钢四中2020┄2021学年高二上学期期末考试 英语试卷
2020-2021学年高二上学期期末考试英语试卷-含答案
英语试卷参考答案第一部分听力1. B2. C3. A4. B5. C6. B7. C8. A9. A 10. C11.B 12. A 13. A 14. B 15. C 16. A 17. B 18. A 19. B 20. C第二部分阅读21. B 22. B 23. D 24. A 25. C 26. D 27. C 28. C 29. D 30. A31. B 32. A 33. B 34. C 35. D 36. G 37. B 38. D 39. E 40. A第三部分语言运用41. A 42. D 43. B 44. C 45. B 46. A 47. C 48. C 49. B 50. D51. A 52. A 53. C 54. B 55. D第三部分第二节56. another 57. successful 58. who/that 59. disappointing 60. lower61. changes 62. to keep 63. earns 64. truth 65. soB卷第一部分听力1. B2. C3. B4. A5. C6. B7. C8. C9. A 10. A11. C 12. A 13. A 14. B 15. B 16. B 17. A 18. A 19. B 20. C第二部分阅读21. C 22. B 23. D 24. A 25. B 26. C 27. C 28. D 29. D 30. A31. B 32. B 33. A 34. C 35. D 36. G 37. B 38. D 39. E 40. A第三部分语言运用41. D 42. A 43. B 44. C 45. B 46. C 47. C 48. A 49. B 50. D51. A 52. C 53. A 54. B 55. D第三部分第二节56. another 57. successful 58. who/that 59. disappointing 60. lower61. changes 62. to keep 63. earns 64. truth 65. so第四部分：写作第一节应用文写作（满分15分）One possible versionNew Fashion in Our SchoolWith the national call to practice strict economy and combat waste, it has become a fashion to put an end to waste in our school.We were required to start with small actions, such as turning off the tap immediately after using water and writing on both sides of the paper if we could. We also went to public places to promote the idea that saving today is saving the generation tomorrow.From the activity, we have greatly raised our awareness of saving.第二节：读后续写（满分25分）评分原则1. 本题总分为25分，按5个档次给分。
高二第一学期期末英语考试(2020-2021学年度)
高二第一学期期末英语考试（2020-2021学年度）本试卷分第Ⅰ卷(选择题)和第Ⅱ卷(非选择题)两部分。
满分为150分，考试用时120分钟。
第Ⅰ卷(三部分，共105分)注意事项：1．答第Ⅰ卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号、考试科目、试卷类型用铅笔涂写在答题卡上。
2．每小题选出答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后。
再选涂其他答案标号。
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. When will the speakers meet?A. Next Monday.B. On Sunday.C. Tomorrow.2. What happened to the woman?A. A thief broke into her garden.B. One of her windows was broken.C. Some of her money was stolen.3. What will the woman most probably buy?A. Pears.B. Bananas.C. Cherries.4. What time will the plane to Milan leave?A. At 7:15B. At 8:15C. At 9:155. What can we learn from the conversation?A. Robert bought a new car.B. The woman was good at driving.C. Robert taught the woman to drive a car.第二节(共15个小题}每小题1.5分，满分22.5分)听下面5段对话或独白。
内蒙古2020学年高二英语上学期期末考试试题
第一学期高二年级英语期末考试试卷卷面分值：120分，考试时长：100分钟阅读理解（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，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
AResearchers are placing robotic dogs（机器狗）in the homes of lonely old people to determine whether they can improve the quality of life for humans. Alan Beck, an expert in human-animal relationship, and Nancy Edwards, a professor of nursing, are leading the animal-assisted study concerning the influence of robotic dogs on old people’s depression, physical activity, and life satisfaction.“No one will argue that an older person is better off being more active, challenged, or stimulated（刺激）,” Edwards points out. “The problem is how we promote（使…成为现实）that, especially for those without friends or help. A robotic dog could be a solution.”In the study, the robot, called AIBO, is placed for six weeks in the houses of some old people who live alone. Before placing AIBO in the home, researchers will collect baseline data for six weeks. These old people will keep a diary to note their feelings and activity before and after AIBO. Then, the researchers will review the data to determine if it has inspired any changes in the life of its owner.“I talk to him all the time, and he responds to my voice,” says a seventy-year-old lady, “When I’m watching TV,he’ll stay in my arms until he wants down. He has a mind of his own.”The AIBOs respond to certain orders. The researchers say they have some advantages over live dogs, especially for old people. Often the elderly are disabled and cannot care for an animal by walking it or playing with it. A robotic dog removes exercise and feeding concerns.“At the beginning, it was believed that no one would relate to the robotic dog, because it was metal and not furry.” Beck says. “But it’s amazing how quickly we have g iven up that belief.”“Hopefully, down the road, these robotic pets could become a more-valuable health helper. They will record their masters’ blood pressure, oxygen levels. Or heart rhythms. AIBOs may even one day have games that can help stimulate older people’s minds.”1. The purpose of Beck and Edwards’ study is to .A.understand human-animal relationshipB.make lonely old people’s life betterC.find the causes of old people’s lonelinessD.promote the animal-assisted research2. In the research, the old people are asked to .A.note the activities of AIBOsB.keep AIBOs at home for 12 weeksC.record their feelings and activityD.analyze the collected information3. What is the advantage of AIBO over live dogs?A.It is easier to keep at home.B.It can help the disabled people.C.It responds to all the human orders.D.It can watch TV with its owner.4. The author seems to suggest that the future robotic dogs may .A.cure certain diseasesB.keep old people activeC.change people’s beliefsD.look more like real godsBAfter a terrible electrical accident, which caused him to become both blind and deaf, the whole world became completely dark and quiet for Robert Edwards for almost ten years. The loss of sight and hearing threw him into such sorrow that he tried a few times to put an end to his life. His family, especially his wife, did their best to tend and comfort him and finally he regained the will to live.One hot summer afternoon, he was taking a walk with a stick near his house when a thunderstorm started all at once. He stood under a large tree to avoid getting wet, but he was struck by the lightning. Witnesses thought he was dead but he woke up some 20 minutes later lying face down in muddy water at the base of the tree. He was trembling badly, but when he opened his eyes, he could hardly believe what he saw: a plough and a wall. When Mrs. Edwards came running up to him, shouting to their neighbors to call for help, he could see her and hear her voice for the first time in nearly ten years.The news of Robert regaining his sight and hearing quickly spread, and many doctors came to examine him. Most of them said that he regained his sight and hearing from the shock he got from the lightning. However, none of them could give a convincing answer as to why this should have happened. The only reasonable explanation given by one doctor was that, since Robert lost his sight and hearing as a result of a sudden shock, perhaps, the only way for him to regain them was by another sudden shock.5. The reason for Robert’s attemp ts to kill himself was that _________.A. he had to live in a dark and silent worldB. a terrible traffic accident happened to himC. he was struck by the lightning once moreD. nobody in the world cared about him6. What was Robert doing when he was struck by the lightning?A. Sheltering from the rain under a tree.B. Driving a car.C. Taking a walk with a stick.D. Lying on the ground.7. We can infer from the text that ________.A. Robert’s wife sent for doctors immediately after the shockB. many doctors came because Robert was badly injuredC. there was no accurate explanation for Robert’s recoveryD. a sudden injury in the head led to Robert’s recovery8. What’s the best title of the whole passage?A. A Terrible Electrical AccidentB. Robert Edwards and His WifeC. An Unforgettable ExperienceD. What a Sudden ShockCFor years we have been told that encouraging a child’s self-respect is important to his or her success in life. But child experts are now learning that too much praise can lead to the opposite effect. Praise-aholic kids who expect it at every turn may become teens who seek the same kind of approval from their friends when asked if they want to go in the backseat of the car.The implication (含义) of saying “You are the prettiest girl in class,” or talking about the goals she scored but not her overall effort, is that you love her only when she looks the best, scores the highest, achieves the most. And this carries over to the classroom.Social psychologist Carol Dweck, PhD, tested the effects of overpraise on 400 fifth graders while she was at Columbia University. She found that kids praised for “trying hard” did better on tests and were more likely to take on difficult assignments than those praised for being “smart”.“Prai sing attributes (品质) or abilities makes a false promise that success will come to you because you have that quality, and it devalues effort, so children are afraid to take on challenges,” says Dweck, now at Stanford University. “They figure they’d better quit while they’re ahead.”9. The underlined words “Praise-aholic kids” refer to kids who are ______.A. tired of being praisedB. worthy of being praisedC. very proud of being praisedD. extremely fond of being praised10. The author quoted (引用) Dr. Dweck’s words in the last paragraph in order tomake the article ________.A. better-knownB. better-organizedC. more persuasiveD. more interesting11. We can infer from the passage that _____.A. praise for efforts should be more encouragedB. praise for results works better than praise for effortsC. praising a child’s achievements benefits his or her success in lifeD. praising a child’s abilities encourages him or her to take on challenges12. Munchies Food Hall does NOT sell ____.A. lambB. beefC. porkD. chicken13. The prices at Munchies are ____.A. lower than usualB. bargain prices for the openingC. lower for two peopleD. lower if you spend ＄21.0014. Everyone who eats at Munchies will receive a ____.A. free raffle ticketB. lucky draw couponC. free mealD. balloon and whistle15. I will find out who has won the trip to Western Australia when I __.A. watch Channel 3 televisionB. come down to Munchies at noonC. read The Straits Times on the 15th of JanuaryD. attend the lucky draw at Munchies Food Hall第二节七选五（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。
2020—2021 学年度高二上学期期末考试 英语试卷(两套 新高考 全国版) (含答案解析)
2020—2021 学年度高二上学期期末考试英语试卷（两套新高考全国版）（一）注意事项：1. 答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考生号等填写在答题卡上。
2. 回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。
如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。
回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。
3. 考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。
第一部分阅读（共两节，满分50分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）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。
AThe Vitality (活力) Big Half MarathonThe Vitality Big Half gets started and will see people deal with various challenges, ranging from a half marathon to a one-mile fun run. It first started last year and saw over 11,000 people take part, with the aim of inspiring more people to get active and take up running.When does the half marathon start?The Vitality Big Half will start from 9 am today by Tower Bridge, as well as The New Balance Big Relay. The 2.3-mile Little Half will start at 12:45 from Southwark Park, while The Vitality Big Mile will start at Greenwich Park from 12:30.What is the route?The Vitality Big Half will start at Tower Bridge and runners will then follow a 13.1-mile route that will take them past Shadwell and Limehouse, before circling around Canary Wharf. The marathon runners will then follow the River Thames back towards Wapping and then go over Tower Bridge and head towards Southwark Park. The route continues along the south side of the River Thames, circling around Rotherhithe before joining up The Little Half runners and travelling through Deptford towards the finish line at the Cutty Sark.How to watch the runners?You can go to various points along the route to watch the runners in person or you can also head straight to Greenwich Park which is right near the finish line at the Cutty Sark. It will also be possible to watch the half marathon at home by using the BBC Red Button on your TV or by watching online.1. Why is The Vitality Big Half held?A. To make the city livelier.B. To build up people’s health.C. To inspire people to compete.D. To encourage people to run.2. Which is the last place for runners to pass before the finish line?A. Wapping.B. Rotherhithe.C. Deptford.D. Greenwich Park.3. What can we know about The Vitality Big Half?A. It lasts about 3 hours.B. It can be watched online.C. It starts at 12:45 at Tower Bridge.D. It is held for the first time.BZhao Yishen bends over, his eyes staring at the woodblock (木刻印版). Holding a chisel (凿子) in his right hand, he guides it forward carefully and exactly across the woodblock using his left hand. To carve the woodblocks, the young craftsman has to hold this position for six hours. He has been carving woodblocks since 2012.“It feels good and looks beautiful when a Chinese character slowly appears on the woodblock under your chisel,” says Zhao. Zhao is now the only full-time carver working at the Zhuyu Shanfang studio, a workshop that focuses on creating woodblock-printed books in Beijing. Each carved woodblock has ink applied and goes on to print a text onto hundreds of pieces of paper. Zhao carves around 20 Chinese characters each day, which means it takes him one year or even a longer time to complete a set of woodblocks fit for a whole book.As a teenager he loved to read ancient Chinese books in the library, and the curiosity of how the books were made led him to get a job at the Guangling Guji ancient books woodblock printing studio in Yangzhou, Jiangsu Province, in 2011 after graduating as a law major from college.Block printing was listed as a UNESCO World Intangible Cultural Heritage in 2009. Zhao was introduced to one of the technique’s masters, Chen Yishi, in 2012 and started to learn the skill from him.In Zhao’s mind, the inked woodblock is a work of art. After a year of learning from Chen, Zhao found a job at Zhuyu Shanfang in 2013, where he upgraded his carving skills. With his progress, his carved woodblocks have been used for more and more books over the past years.“I have just learned the basic skills, but to master it, I still need years of practice,” says Zhao. “A good craftsman can carve an entire book with every single character lined evenly.”4. What can we know about Zhao Yishen’s work?A. It is a flexible part-time job.B. It involves the printing work.C. It needs much effort and time.D. It includes creating characters.5. What made Zhao Yishen become a carver?A. The family influence.B. His major in college.C. The difficulty of finding a proper job.D. His interest in ancient Chinese books.6. Which can best describe Zhao Yishen as a carver?A. Modest and hard-working.B. Talented and knowledgeable.C. Ambitious and clever.D. Creative and confident.7. What does the text mainly talk about?A. The popularity of woodblocks.B. A traditional block printing studio.C. A craftsman with a traditional skill.D. The development of woodblock-printed books.CIf you were a superhero, what would your super power be? Would you want to fly or be invisible? Or, perhaps, you’d rather have the power to read minds? Wouldn’t that be cool?Reading minds is not as far-fetched as you might think. In fact, researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have developed a wearable device that can actually express a person’s thoughts and allow them to talk to a computer―without anyone else hearing.The device, called AlterEgo, allows a person to control a computer and ask it questions without ever saying one word. When a person wearing the device thinks of a word or a phrase but does not speak it, AlterEgo picks up the neuromuscular (神经肌肉的) signals in the person’s jaw and face. AlterEgo sends those signals to a computer, which is programmed to associate them with specific words.The device is fairly accurate. In a 10-person trial, AlterEgo had the 92 percent transcription (转录) accuracy. Researchers say that number will increase over time. “Our idea was: Could we have a computing platform that’s more internal, that combines humans and machines in some ways and that feels like an internal extension of our own thought?” Arnav Kapur, a graduate student at the MIT Media Lab said.So what effect could this have on communication? AlterEgo can change the way humans communicate with computers, allowing us to silently connect with AI assistants such as Amazon’s Alexa or Apple’s Siri without anyone knowing. If a person is having a conversation and wants to look up a bit of information, they don’t have to take out their computer or mobile phone;instead they can just think of the question. AlterEgo will answer without breaking in on the conversation. The device can also help people communicate with their voice in noisy situations, such as on a factory floor or on the deck of an aircraft carrier.8. Why are the questions raised in Paragraph 1?A. To ask readers for their opinions.B. To lead into the topic of the text.C. To inspire readers’ imagination.D. To show the author’s curiosity.9. What does the underlined word “them” in Paragraph 3 refer to?A. Questions.B. Computers.C. Signals.D. Devices.10. What’s the researchers’ attitude toward AlterEgo?A. Positive.B. Worried.C. Respectful.D. Unconcerned.11. What influence will AlterEgo have on people’s communication?A. People can apply AI assistants skillfully.B. People will become a good mind-reader.C. People no longer need mobile phones.D. People can communicate more smoothly.DSay “Sit” to your dog, and he’ll likely sit on the floor. But would he respond correctly if the word were spoken by a stranger, or someone with a thick accent? A new study shows he will, suggesting dogs understand spoken words in a clever and complicated way long thought unique to humans.Holly Root-Gutteridge, a biologist, and her colleagues ran a test. The researchers filmed 42 dogs of different breeds as they sat with their owners near an audio speaker that played noncommand words with similar sounds, such as “had”, “hid”, and “who’d”. The words were spoken—not by the dog’s owner—but by several strangers, men and women of different ages and with different accents.In the video above, the dog Max turns quickly and listens seriously when he hears a woman say “had” for the first time. But as other women with different accents repeat the word, he loses interest, indicating he knows they are all saying the same word. When a speaker says a new word, like “who’d”, Max cheers up again, but his attention flags when a new voice returns to saying “had”. Together, these reactions suggest dogs recognize words regardless of the speaker—and that they don’t need any training to do it, the team reports today in Biology Letters.“It’s wonderful—and novel—to see research looking at dogs’ reactions to words that are not commands or requests,” says Alexandra Horowitz, a researcher at Barnard College in New York City. Because of the nature of the test, however, the scientists cannot show that the dogs “understood” what the words meant, Horowitz points out. “But the work clearly demonstrates that dogs are listening to us,” she says, even when our speech is not about them.12. What can we learn from this study?A. Dogs can hear some simple words.B. Dogs can hear words like humans.C. Dogs cannot understand a stranger.D. Dogs know their owners’ meaning.13. What do the researchers do for the dogs in the study?A. Record their sounds.B. Record their reactions.C. Train their hearing ability.D. Train their learning ability.14. What is the third paragraph mainly about?A. The result of the study.B. A dog filmed in the study.C. An example of the research.D. Different reactions of the dogs.15. What is Horowitz’s attitude towards the study?A. Objective.B. Favorable.C. Opposed.D. Unclear.第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
内蒙古2020学年高二英语上学期期末考试试题
高二英语上学期期末考试试题第一部分阅读理解（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，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
ADay 1Let’s get together at our hotel at 3: 00 pm. Then we’ll go to the Pantheon. On the way, you'll be amazed at Rome’s efficient（效率高的）subway system. We'll enjoy the city's beautiful evening there．Our day will end with a “Welcome to Rome”dinner together.Day 2After breakfast we’ll ride the subway back to ancient Rome. We’ll arrive at the Basilica of Saint Clement----a 12th-century church. Then we'll have a great tour and know many interesting tales. Then we 'll tour the Roman Forum. You'l1be free to wander（漫步）through the Palatine Hill nearby, or climb to the top of the Altare della Patria to enjoy the city view in the rest of the day.Day 3We’ll take a guided tour of the Vatican Museums, where we 'll see an endless collection of treasures as we make our way to one of the world’s most famous works of art: Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel. You are free to wander through the church, and explore more of the Eternal City on your own.Day 4We’ll begin with a tour of beauty in the Borghese Gallery. There are many works by Gian Lorenzo Bernini, Antonio Canova, Titian and Raphael.You are free to relax in the surrounding park or do some last-minute shopping in the afternoon. In the evening, we’ll have the last dinner together to share travel memories.Day 5Breakfast is provided, but there are no group activities today, It's easy toreach Rome's airportby taxi or train. Your guide will help you with any post-tour planning, leaving you well prepared for the road ahead.21. How will the tourists go to the Pantheon most probably?A. By busB. By taxiC. By subway.D. By car.22. Where will guide service be offered?A. In the Vatican MuseumsB. In the Borghese GalleryC. In the Altare della PatriaD. In the Basilica of Saint Clement23. The passage is meant to______________A. introduce the history of RomeB. give some tips on touring RomeC. advertise some attractions in RomeD. show a touring plan in RomeBThere was an earthquake this morning. I was working in front of my computer when it hit the city. The quake started with a sudden loud noise.I thought that something heavy in a neighbor's house probably had fallen. However. the walls and the floor began to shake. I finally realized it was an earthquake.My son Zac, a sixteen-year-old boy, was sleeping with his door locked. Being sixteen, he can sleep through any kind of noise“Zac!”I shouted．“Are you OK?!”But nobody replied. I was a little worried. I couldn't imagine that someone was able to get such a deep sleep. The house was dancing. There were waves in the swimming pool. I was afraid the house would come down. "Zac! "I yelled, knocking on his door with an open palm（手掌）．“Zac! Wake up! It's an earthquake! We need to get out !”My son finally emerged in his underpants. We looked around the room. I knew thatwe should hide under a table to stop things from falling on us and stay away from glass. Unfortunately, none of our furniture was designed for hiding under. “Should we go into the garden?”Zac asked. " No,trees could fall on us! "I said. Actually, Zac had done earthquake drills（训练） at school．He must have been told to hide under a desk and cover his head. But we had nothing to cover our heads in the house.Luckily, before we took any action, the windows stopped moving and the pool calmed down. Everything went back to normal soon. But both my son and I knew what we should do, because we knew if there had been a really big earthquake this morning, we couldn't have escaped from it.24. When the earthquake started, the author__________.A. didn 't hear anythingB. was repairing her computerC. didn't consider it an earthquakeD. was sleeping with her door locked25. What does the underlined word "emerged " in Paragraph 3 most probably mean?A. AppearedB. JumpedC. RepliedD. Escaped26. What problem did the author and her son face ?A. They couldn't get out of the houseB. They couldn 't stop things from fallingC. They couldn't find anything to hide underD. They couldn't remember what to do in an earthquake27. The author and her son most probably realized they should_________.A. replace their furnitureB. build a stronger houseC. receive earthquake drillsD. watch the weather report oftenCBats often appear in movies and literature as frightening creatures. The animals have even been linked in some cultures to vampires（吸血鬼), seeking to attack humans and drink the blood of them. In reality, bats are usually not harmful to people. They can do good things for people and the environment. For example, bats eat a lot of different insects that can harm our environment. They can also spread seeds.But a serious disease is currently threatening the bat population in many parts of the United States.The disease is called white－ nose syndrome（白鼻综合症）.It has killed more than 6 million bats across the United States since 2007. Bats catch the disease through their skin while resting on the walls of mountain caves. Biologist Lindsay Rohrbaugh says the disease spreads quickly and can lead to strange behavior in bats.In Washington D. C, researchers are studying how white-nose syndrome is affecting the area’s nine species of bats. Some scientists are trapping bats on an island in the middle of the Anacostia River to test for the disease. The group is receiving money to help carry out their studies. Marco Carvello is with the Washington D. C. Government's Department of Energy and Environment. "Scientists are concerned that the disease is continuing to greatly reduce the bat population. The bat deaths are affecting the quality of human life in many ways. Without bats, there is an increase of many insects. And that’s only going to get worse over time if some way can't be found. "he said.One theory is that some bats are no longer returning to caves to avoid getting sick. This means more of them are now making their way into cities, where contact with humans is more likely.Experts advise people to keep away from bats incase they have the disease. And animal control officers should safely remove the animals.28.According to Paragraph 1, people tend to think bats_______________.A.should be protectedB.can help spread seedsC.do harm to human beingsD.may damage the environment29. What can we learn about white-nose syndrome in Paragraph 2?A. Many bats have died of it in AmericaB. It is spreading fast in the worldC. Nobody knows how bats get it.D. It is threatening many animals30. Which of the following might Marco Carvello agree with?A. The disease has led to people 's strange behaviorB. The disease may cause the disappearance of batsC. The government should control the spread of the diseaseD. The decrease in the bat population can greatly affect humans 'life3 l. What does the author mainly tell us in the passage?A. A bat species is decreasing in numberB. We have found ways to protect batsC. A disease causes many deaths of batsD. We should have a high opinion of batsDA university says that they have brought out a medical invention that can help people with disabilities stand up and walk. Researchers at Switzerland’s Technical University have made TWIICE, a robotic device that can help a person with paraplegia (截瘫) of the legs to walk. It is called TWIICE because it gives those people a second chance.The researchers say this device could help nearly 800,000 people in India who cannot move the lower half of their body.“It really has enough strength to walk even if the person themselves does not have the strength to walk. And it can even be used to climb the stairs.The device is used for helping people who are fully paraplegic, people who have spinal cord （脊髓）Injury， or people who really cannot even move or feel their legs, "said Roman Baud, a PHD Student at EPFL, Switzerland's Technical University.Developers at the university say TWIICE is the first smart device to help physical activity in the world that can recognize the loss of balance and can preventa person from falling. "We’re aiming to make every single patient have their own tailored TWIICE, " said Tristan Vouga. Who is in charge of the development of TWIICE. In India, the device for a full paraplegic comes at a cost of nearly 70 lakhs of rupees. The price is expected to go down further through mass（大规模的）production.Dr Mohamed Bouri, Principal Investigator of the device said, "Maybe, in one year, this project will be taken in charge by a start-up which will provide TWIICE, and we will probably introduce it to the market. This device is good not only for people with paraplegia, but also for people with other disabilities. I hope more and more people with paraplegia can use the device and live a happier life.32. According to the passage, TWIICE was invented to_________________.A. help the disabled to walkB. help legless people to stand upC. help paraplegic people to gain confidenceD. help patients with spinal cord injury to reduce pain33. What can we learn about TWIICE from Paragraph 2?A. It is quite popular in IndiaB. It is still in experimental stagesC. It is the first smart device to help physical activity.D. It is pretty useful for people with paraplegia34. What will the developers do next most probably?A. Find companies to produce large numbers of TWIICEB. Test a person's falling times while using TWIICEC. Make TWIICE suitable for every single patient needing it.D. Make TWIICE widely accepted among hospitals35. What is Dr Mohamed Bouri 's attitude toward the future of TWIICE?A. InterestedB. DoubtfulC. WorriedD. Confident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。
2020-2021学年高二上学期期末考试英语试题含答案
I. 听力(共两节，总分值20分)第一节听力理解(5段共15小题；每题1分，总分值15分)每段播放两遍。
各段后有几个小题，各段播放前每题有5秒钟的阅题时间。
请根据各段播放内容及其相关小题，从题中所给的A、B、C项中，选出最正确选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
听第一段对话，回答第1—3题。
1. Where does the conversation take place?A. At the waiting room.B. At the ticket office.C. At the station entrance.2. When does the bus usually leave?A. At a quarter past two.B. At two o’clock sharp.C. At half past two.3. What does the driver usually do before the bus starts out?A. Check the passengers’ tickets.B. Get the passenger s’ things on the bus.C. Carry the passengers’ suitcases for them.听第二段对话，回答第4—6题。
4.What do we know about the man?A. He has been to New York.B. He has lost his job.C. He’s on business.5. How long haven’t the two speakers seen each other?A. For two days.B. For a week.C. For a month.6. Why was the man eager to see the woman?A. To turn to her.B. To make the suggestion.C. To tellhis story.听第三段对话，回答第7—9题。
内蒙古2020学年高二英语上学期期末考试试题
高二英语上学期期末考试试题说明： 1.时间120分钟，满分150分2.本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）。
第I卷答案涂在选择题答题卡上，第II卷答案写在非选择题答题卡上。
第Ⅰ卷 (选择题）第一部分：听力（共两节，共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）第一节：（共5小题）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 will the woman buy for Ken?A. A sweater.B. Shorts.C. Gloves.2. When is the earliest bus on Saturdays?A. At 7:30 am.B. At 9:00 am.C. At 9:30 am.3. How long will the woman stay in Japan probably?A. For a week.B. For three days.C. For one day.4. Where will the man go?A. To the kitchen.B. To the bathroom.C. To the living room.5. What’s the hobby of the man’s sister?A. Bowling.B. Collecting coins.C. Gardening.第二节 (共15小题)听下面5段对话。
每段对话后有几个小题，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。
每段对话读两遍。
听第六段材料，回答第6、7题。
6. Where does this conversation take place?A. In a sports center.B. In a hotel.C. In a restaurant.7. What does the man’s wife dislike?A. The uncomfortable beds.B. The air-conditioner in the room.C. The opening hours of the pool.听第7段材料回答第8、9题。
2020-2021学年高二英语上学期期末考试试题 (IV)
2020-2021学年高二英语上学期期末考试试题 (IV)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.回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。
如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案标号。
回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。
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30分）做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。
录音内容结束后，你将有2分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。
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。
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 does David probably like most?A. Bread.B. Noodles.C. Apple pies.2. Whose iPad will the woman borrow?A. John’s.B. Adam’s.C. Michael’s.3. What can we learn about Jane’s dog?A. She is quite friendly.B. She makes a lot of troubles.C. She has got back to Jane’s home.4. What does the man like doing now?A. Taking photos.B. Drawing pictures.C. Playing the violin.5. How long does the park open on Saturdays?A. 8 hours.B. 9 hours.C. 10 hours.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。
2021-2022学年内蒙古包头市高二(上)期末英语试卷(附答案详解)
2021-2022学年内蒙古包头市高二（上）期末英语试卷一、阅读理解（本大题共15小题，共30.0分）ARising baseball stars Aaron JudgeNew York Yankees,outfielderAaron Judge's power has made him one of the top promising young players in the majors.He still needs to cut down on his strikeouts（三击未中出局），but the Yankees think he is worth the wait."He obviously struggled with the strikeouts," says Brian Cashman,Yankees general manager. "Part of the process was to get him up here and get the growing pains out of the way and speed up the adjustment process."Dansby SwansonAtlanta Braves.shortstopWhen you watch Dansby Swanson play,it's easy to forget the 22-year-old stated last season in the minor leagues.His performance was so good that he was chosen for the 2020 All-Star Futures Game,a showcase of the best minor-league st August,the Braves called him up to the major.Speed and flexibility was what the team wanted.And that's exactly what Swanson provided as he finished out this season playing like a high-level player.Alex BregmanHouston Astros,third basemanImagine playing one position in the minor leagues and then finally getting called up to the majors,only to be told you'll be in a position you've rarely played.That's exactly what happened to Alex Bregman when he switched from shortstop to third base last season.Astrons manager A.J.Hinch says Bregman's competitive spirit and unselfishness made the position switch easy for this young man.Julio UriasLos Angler Dodgers,pitcher（投手）When 20-yearold Julio Urias started Came 4 of tho National League Championship Series last full against the Chicago Cubs,he was the youngest pitcher to start a playoff（季后赛）game inMajor League Baseball（MLB）history."His biggest improvement has been fastball command," says Gabe Kapler,director of player development for the Dodgers. "He in very clever and understands what he has to do to be successful."1.Who appeared in the 2020 All-Star Futures Game？______A. Julio Urias.B. Aaron Judge.C. Alex Bregman.D. Dansby Swanson.2.What made the position switch easy for Alex Bregman？______A. His adjustment ability.B. His speed and flexibility.C. His competitive spirit and unselfishness.D. His wisdom and devotion.3.What does Julio Urias' director say about him？______A. He is the fastest player in the team.B. He has taken a firm leadership role.C. He needs to speed up his adjustment process.D. He has made great progress with his fastball skill.BLast spring I talked to a particularly patient and helpful salesman at the local cellphone store about how to access international service,since I was headed to Zurich,Switzerland,in June.He was excited and told me his grandfather came from Basel."If I get there," I promised,"I'll send you a postcard."I'm not sure whether he knew what a postcard was,nor do I remember the last time I sent a postcard.The last one I received,I know,was a lonely one posted by friends visiting Africa a few years ago.They were back a good two months before their card fell into my mailbox,looking as if it might have walked and swum the distance on its own.Postcards filled my childhood and early adulthood.I sent plenty of them home and to friends on my ravels and collected scores from all comers of the globe.Places I'd been or hadn't,it didn't really matter.But who sends postcards anymore？What do postcards matter when you can see any place with the Internet？By his expression,I knew my cellphone customer representative wasn't expecting me to followthrough.And I didn't,the following June,for I failed to find a single postcard of Basel in Zurich.But then I went to Basel in September and I chose and sent two postcards in care of my acquaintance（相识的人）there.Over the next few months,I wondered if he'd gotten them,but I had no reason to visit the store until today,when I couldn't manage some of my smartphone's sound settings.And there he was.He didn't recognize me at first,but once I realized it was him I asked, "Did you get the postcards from Basel？"He looked at me with fresh and astonished eyes. "Oh,it's you!I've got them posted in my room.My mom loves them,too.I never thought you were serious."That's one reliable customer-relations bond followed through thanks to two small postcards from a grandfather's birthplace.4.The postcard from Africa was ______ .A. sent by a strangerB. the author's favorite oneC. in the mail for a long timeD. the first one the author received5.What did the author like doing when he was young？______A. Communicating by postcards.B. Selling postcards to people.C. Traveling around Europe.D. Going for long walks.6.How did the salesman react to the author's offer？______A. He was worried about it.B. He was looking forward to it.C. He was embarrassed about it.D. He didn't take it seriously.7.What can be a suitable title for the text？______A. Friends at the storeB. A lesson from BaselC. A story of a salesman's motherD. A reliable relationship from postcardsCBack in the 1960s,a Harvard graduate student made a great discovery about human anger.At age 34，Jean Briggs was allowed to live in an Inuit community where many Inuit families lived a traditional life.Briggs quickly realized something unusual was going on in these families. "They never gotangry with me,and even showing a bit of anger was considered weak and childlike," Briggs said.For example,once when someone knocked a hot pot of tea across the igloo（冰屋），damaging the ice floor,no one changed their look. "Too bad"，the person just said calmly and went to refill the teapot.Briggs wrote up her observations in her book,Never in Anger.But she was left with questions：How do Inuit parents teach their children his ability？How do the Inuit turn angry babies into cool-headed adults？After reading Briggs' book,in early December I came to the Arctic town ofIqaluit,Canada,which is an Inuit town,in search of parenting wisdom,especially when it comes to teaching children to control their feelings.Right off the plane,I started collecting data.I sat with the elders in their 80s and 90s.I talked with moms.And I attended a local parenting class.All the moms mentioned one golden rule：Don't shout or yell at small children,for it is a tradition among the Inuit to see yelling at a small child as shameful.The elders I spoke with said colonization（殖民）over the past century is harming the convention，so the community is working hard to keep their parenting methods.Goota Jaw,who teaches the parenting class at Nunavut Arctic College,is in the front line of this effort. "Shouting is not how we teach our children," Jaw said. "It is just teaching them to run away." "When we shout at a child,we're raining the child to shout," said author Laura Markham. "Parents who control their own anger are helping their children learn to do the same."8.What did Briggs find about the Inuit？______A. They often behaved like children.B. They began to lead a modern lifestyle.C. They developed a habit of drinking tea.D. They were quite able to control their anger.9.Why did the author go to Iqaluit？______A. To study how Brigs wrote Never in Anger.B. To attend a class about the history of the Inuit.C. To find out how the Inuit raise cool-headed kids.D. To collect data on education in Inuit communities.10.What does the underlined word mean in paragraph 6？______A. conversation.B. tradition.C. trade.D. organization.11.Which would Markham most probably agree with？______A. Kids follow the example of parents.B. Teaching kids to be angry is necessary.C. Parents often learn parenting from their kids.D. It is sometimes OK to speak to kids seriously.DAreas with LED streetlights have fewer moth caterpillars（蛾幼虫）living close to the light,possibly having huge effects on an area's wildlife ecosystem."We don't think of light pollution as being as big a driver of biodiversity loss as climate change," says Douglas Boyes at the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology. "But that doesn't mean it's not a main factor".Earlier research about the effects of man-made light looked at adult insects like moths,which are able to move around and could be counted twice.Moth caterpillars hardly move more than a few metres in their lifetimes,meaning it is easier to be more exact in measuring light's influence on them.Boyes and other researchers used Google Maps and Google Street View to find parts of Oxfordshire,Buckinghamshire and Berkshire in the UK where there were pairs of habitat areas that appeared similar,except that one had streetlights while the other didn't.They then counted the number of caterpillars in each 14-metre-long habitat by beating the hedgerows（灌木树篱）and brushing grass margins,finding about eight different species of moth caterpillars.The learn also noted the type of streetlight—whether it was an LED light or an older,yellow,sodium lamp（钠灯）—and the strength of light it produced.Sites where street lighting was present had 47 percent fewer caterpillars in the hedgerows and 33 percent fewer caterpillars in the grass margins.LED lights had a greater effect than sodium lamps.Having a lower number of caterpillars is expected to have effects on future moth number and on other wildlife nearby.Small birds and some insects feed on the caterpillars,while larger birds and bats feed on adult moths.Heather Campbell at Harper Adams University in the UK says the research is helpful for people to know the reasons why insects become smaller in number. "What is really clear from the discussion is how much influence the different types of light are having,with LEDs seeming to be worse for caterpillars," she says.12.What does Boyes say in paragraph 2？______A. Caterpillars are in danger of dying out.B. Light pollution may harm biodiversity.C. Many insects may like light very much.D. Light pollution is as serious as climate change.13.The disadvantage of the earlier study lies in ______ .A. which method it usedB. when it was carried outC. which insects it coveredD. where it was carried out14.What did the research find about moth caterpillars？______A. They reacted differently to different streetlights.B. Their eating habits were influenced by streetlights.C. They preferred hedgerows rather than grass margins.D. Their numbers increased in areas with streetlights.15.What does Campbell think of the present research？______A. It is helpful for studying other insects.B. It needs to include more types of light.C. It increases our knowledge of light pollution.D. It tells the differences between LED lights and sodium lamps.二、阅读七选五（本大题共5小题，共10.0分）For many people,being alone is a negative state of being.It often caries a social stigma（污名）that equals isolation or being an outsider.Of course,spending time with people you love is extremely important to your well-being. (1) Only if you're connected to yourself can you become stronger.Aloneness improves your creativity.When you are alone,you are more likely to stay true to yourself and try new things that you don't have the courage to do around others. (2) Picasso or Van Gogh wouldn't have created the masterpieces if they hadn't spent enough time alone to experiment regardless of others' thoughts.Being alone also prevents you from burning out.Sometimes you may wonder why you easily feel tired. (3) Especially for people who go to work every day,it is unavoidable to feel exhausted when you have to deal with work,family,and your own passions at the same time.How about giving yourself a few moments？It doesn't matter how you choose to spend those moments alone.As long as they relieve your stress,they're worthwhile.(4) When you take time to understand yourself,pursue your personal growth,and follow your dreams,you'll definitely discover the truth about yourself.Regardless of how well you may think you know yourself,learning how to be alone will allow you to deepen your self-awareness. Being alone makes you a more creative person and helps with personal growth. (5)A.But it's necessary to learn how to be alone.B.Aloneness is often associated with mad artists.C.It is impossible to be alone with the demands of daily life.D.Aloneness frees us from the limits of the world's opinions.E.Self-exploration is perhaps the biggest benefit of aloneness.F.One reason could be not giving yourself enough solitary（独处的）time.G.So take the advice and spend some time alone to seize the chance to become a brighter and better person.16. A. A B. B C. C D. D E.E F.F G. G17. A. A B. B C. C D. D E.E F.F G. G18. A. A B. B C. C D. D E.E F.F G. G19. A. A B. B C. C D. D E.E F.F G. G20. A. A B. B C. C D. D E.E F.F G. G三、完形填空（本大题共20小题，共30.0分）During my quiet moments,I often think back to the days when my children were young.Life was busy and very (21) for me then,because I had a（n）(22) and challenging job.I worked from morning to night.Then I was ill in hospital.After I(23)，I went back to work,only to be told I would be (24) .The company was making (25) cuts,and decided to lay off some workers.I was one of them.My boss handed me an envelope.I was (26) when I opened it and saw the check I had received.It was large enough to help us (27) the difficult time.I was (28)，though,and left the company.Every coin has two sides.Then my children and I had the (29) of our lives as a result of my getting laid off.I(30) a great deal of money on childcare,and we discovered how much (31)we could have on a small amount of money.We did all kinds of activities and led a (32) and happy life together.The week before my unemployment (33) ended,I found a part-time job at a local pharmacy（药店）.I worked during the hours my sons were in school.I kept the job for eight years.The (34) I got there enabled me to find a similar job (35) I moved to another town.When I think back to the days I (36) my job,I realize that as sad as I was then,it was the(37) thing that had ever happened to me.(38) being laid off,I had the (39) to spend quality time with my children,and even to find a more suitable job to(40)my role as mother and employee.21. A. wealthy B. healthy C. tough D. lonely22. A. low-paid B. unskilled C. important D. part-time23. A. arrived B. succeeded C. moved D. recovered24. A. punished B. fired C. trained D. helped25. A. salary B. income C. budget D. ends26. A. surprised B. angry C. worried D. proud27. A. come up B. come over C. get away D. get over28. A. curious B. sad C. shy D. doubtful29. A. time B. risk C. pity D. hope30. A. donated B. raised C. saved D. borrowed31. A. money B. care C. luck D. fun32. A. full B. quiet C. hard D. strange33. A. campaign B. benefits C. panic D. adventure34. A. confidence B. courage C. advice D. experience35. A. though B. unless C. after D. if36. A. changed B. lost C. kept D. took37. A. greatest B. truest C. simplest D. safest38. A. Instead of B. But for C. As for D. Thanks to39. A. goal B. chance C. right D. plan40. A. escape B. avoid C. balance D. spend四、语法填空（本大题共1小题，共15.0分）41.The Shenzhou XIII mission crew completed their first extravehicular（太空船外的）activity,or spacewalk (1) the morning of November 8th,with Senior Colonel WangYaping (2) （become）China's first female spacewalker.Female astronauts have come a long way since Tereshkova made that first trip.So far,65 women (3) （fly）in space.Wang is China's (4) （two）woman in space,after fellow astronaut Liu Yang.In 2012，Liu made history by joining a three-person crew on the Shenzhou-9 spacecraft—a milestone (5) （celebrate）by women across China.Before this operation,all of China's three previous spacewalks were carried out by male astronauts.Shenzhou XlII is (6) fourth spacecraft to visit the Tiangong station.The extravehicular operation began at 6：51 pm when Zhai opened a hatch（舱口）.Then Zhai and Wang spent about one and a half hours (7) （move）out of the Tiangong space station and the spacewalk finished at 1：16 am.The chiefdesigner of the Astronaut System of China's Manned Space Engineering spoke of thesignificance of this event. (8) （technical）speaking,it has laid the foundation for follow-up tasks.The frequent reports of China's astronauts at the space station have attracted more and more attention from the public, (9) are interested in their work and lives in space.OnChina's social media (10) （platform），like Weibo and Bilibili,pictures and videos about Chinese astronauts' space lives are popular.(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8)(9)(10)五、短文改错（本大题共1小题，共10.0分）42.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。
内蒙古包头市2021学年上学期高二年级期末考试英语试卷
内蒙古包头市2020-2021学年上学期高二年级期末考试英语试卷注意事项：1本试卷分笔试和听力两部分。
考生先作答笔试部分（21小题开始），然后作答听力部分（1—20小题）。
答卷前，务必将自己的姓名、座位号写在答题卡上。
将条形码粘贴在规定区域。
本试卷满分150分。
2考生将笔试部分答案写在英语笔试答题卡上（大卡），听力部分答案写在英语听力答题卡上（小卡）。
写在本试卷上无效。
3考试结束后，将答题卡交回。
听力部分听力（共两节，满分30分）做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。
录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。
第一节（共5小题；每小题分，满分分）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。
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内蒙古包头市2020-2021学年高二上学期期末考试英语试题一、阅读选择1. Now that it's spring, you can take your reading from cozy couches and day beds to balconies, gardens, and anywhere the glorious natural light is going to touch. Here are some books that are just as illuminating as that spring sunshine.Gingerbread by Helen Oyeyemi17.70（3411.00（31% off）Wake up, look in the mirror, swear it will all be different today. Sound familiar? Here's that feeling in novel form: Meet Millie, a 30-year-old flailing around in dissatisfaction. A job offer seems promising? Reinvention—but, sadly, easy transformations are for caterpillars, not lonely, anxiety-ridden women.The White Card by Claudia Rankine11.00（3117.70（34% off）You know, chest and arm pain, faint and sweating abnormally. But guess what? Those are typically experienced by men—a woman having a heart attack is more likely to feel tired and an unexpected stomach pain. Feeling unbalanced from the built-in prejudices all around us is common, and a corrective like Perez's book is welcome.（1）Which to choose if you are interested in magic?A Gingerbread.B The New Me.C The White Card.D Invisible Women.（2）What writing style is The White Card?A Novel.B Poetry.C Essay.D Play.（3）What is a symptoms of a female heart disease patient according to Perez s book?A Having a pain in her chest.B Having a sudden stomachache.C Having heavy sweat suddenly.D Falling unconscious abruptly.2. Influenced by many negative reports, some people usually regard teenagers as lacking a sense of responsibility, concern for others, and awareness of life. To break the stereotype （刻板印象）, I'm going to talk about the story of Jordan Rice.I suspect you've got no idea about who Jordan Rice is. Actually, Jordan Rice was a 13-year-old boy who lived with his mom, dad, and little brother Blake in Toowoomba, Australia. He went to buy school uniform this Monday with his mom and brother. It was around 2 pm, when they were in the car on the way back from the shops. Not an unusual day.Unexpectedly, a huge flood poured into the area. The water rose high enough to shut off the engine. Unfortunately, they were trapped in floodwaters. Mom got into a panic, and Jordan was frightened because he couldn't swim. No one came to help them out until an old man grabbed a rope, tied it to his body, and jumped into the water. Hopes were growing for the survival of Jordan—the old man was swimming toward him. Instead of seizing the chance, Jordan pushed Blake forward, saying, "Save my brother first."There was no time for arguing. The old man tied the rope around Blake and carried him ashore. Then he swam back to save the other two. But the strain of the flood and the weight of two people were too much for the rope. It broke and so did Jordan and his mothers' hope. They were carried away by the brown water. Though they managed to hold on to a tree for alittle while, they finally loosened their grip and accepted their fate. Being the only survivor of the trip, Blake was reunited with his father to become a family of two.Jordan Rice was a 13-year-old boy from Toowoomba, Australia. During the destructive floods of Queensland, Jordan Rice sacrificed his life for his little brother. He is a hero and deserves to be remembered.（1）What does the author think of some people's opinion about teenagers?A It's a reasonable belief.B It's a fair evaluation.C It's an out-of-date view.D It's a prejudiced idea.（2）Why did the old man save Blake first?A He couldn't reach others.B His rope was not long enough.C There was no time for making other choices.D He believed that Jordan Rice could swim out.（3）In which section of a newspaper may this text appear?A Your Voice.B Star Stories.C News Express.D Magic World.（4）What is the best title for the text?A Save my brotherB Meet the challengeC Be brave, boyD Accept your fate, teenager3. Whales are big, but why aren't they even bigger? A new study says the key factor is how many calories they can take in. Researchers came to this conclusion after using small boats to chase down 300 whales of various species around the world. They reached out with long poles to attach sensors (传感器) to the creatures, allowing them to record what whales were doing as they dived for food.The study included 90 blue whales, the biggest animals ever to live. Size estimates vary, but they can grow to about 100 feet long and weigh more than 100 tons, according to the American Cetacean Society. The research also included sperm whales, the biggest whales with teeth; they can grow to about 60 feet in length.Toothed whales hunt their prey (猎物) one at a time, seeking them out in the dark depths with a sonar-like detection. But as their body size increases, their hunting style becomes progressively less efficient — they take in fewer calories from their meals than the number they burn in each dive. That's a result of the limited availability of prey.Blue whales grow bigger because they feed in a much different and more efficient way, the researchers reported. They open their mouths wide to take in an enormous volume of water — even bigger than their body size — as they swim along. They then close their mouths and strain the water out through a sieve-like filter (过滤器), trapping huge numbers of tiny shrimp-like creatures called krill. That "allows them to take advantage of a very large prey resource that's very rich in a small amount of time," said Jeremy Goldbogen of Stanford University, another member of the research team. "They get a huge bang for the buck."So why aren't they even bigger than they are? Perhaps blue whales are limited by the seasonal nature of the most nutritious krill patches, which grow huge and dense in the summer," Goldbogen said. "And calculations indicate that to sustain a blue whale that's 115 feet long, you'd need a density of prey that is just not seen anywhere in the world."（1）How did researchers conduct the study?A By detecting whales with poles.B By tracking whales with devices.C By filming whales' preying on boats.D By recording whales' sound from sensors.（2）What do we know about toothed whales?A They can grow to about 100 feet long.B They seek prey in the shallowwaters. C They hunt less efficiently as they grow older. D They dive consuming more calories as they grow bigger.（3）What makes blue whales different from toothed whales in size?A Blue whales have big mouths.B Blue whales hunt in the deep sea.C Blue whales eat more varieties of foods.D Blue whales hunt for food more efficiently.（4）What does the underlined sentence in paragraph 4 refer to?A Preying takes more time than before.B Preying becomes easier thanexpected. C Whales get a greater harvest from preying. D Whales consume more calories than they obtain.4. People of all cultures have special stories they pass down. Aboriginal (土著的) Australians have a long history of telling stories. They call it “Dreaming”. Many Dreaming stories are thousands of years old.Europeans came to Australia in 1788. At that time, Aboriginal people had been there for 60,000 years. There were 270 tribes (部落), and each one spoke a different language. Only tribal members were allowed to take part in Dreaming. If they drew symbols during Dreaming, tribal members had to erase them. Most people drew these symbols in the dirt. That way, they could erase them after Dreaming.When Europeans moved into Australia, they wanted the Aboriginal people to become more like them. In 1959, they built a town called Papunya. They asked Aboriginal tribes to move there. In Papunya, the Europeans hoped the Aboriginal people would become part of European culture. However, Aboriginal people wanted to hold on to their own cultures. That was difficult in Papunya. The tribes were also living with each other for the first time. Slowly, parts of each tribe’s culture began to die out. Today, only 18 of the 270 languages remain strong.Still, Aboriginal people held on to their Dreaming stories. In 1971, a group of students in Papunya shared their stories with each other during an art class. Their teacher noticed what they were doing. He wanted them to use the symbols in their artwork.However, they wanted to protect their tradition. To do so, they hid their Dreaming symbols in the dots of each painting. That way, only other people from their tribe could truly understand the message of the painting. Soon, the practice of Aboriginal dot painting (点画) became widespread. Aboriginal dot paintings can’t be fully understood by outsiders. However, many still enjoy the paintings as art. Dot painting became popular in the late 20th century. Today, Aboriginal artists continue to conceal their Dreaming symbols.（1）What do we know about Dreaming stories?A They were kept secret from other tribes.B They interested the Europeans very much.C They were created to fight the Europeans.D They were about the Aboriginals’ history.（2）What influence did the Europeans have on Aboriginal Australians?A Some of their tribes disappeared forever.B Some of their tribes’ culture disappeared.C All the tribes began to speak the same language.D The tribes couldn’t live a peaceful life together.（3）Who created the first Aboriginal dot painting?A A teacher.B The Europeans.C Aboriginal artists.D A group of students in Papunya.（4）What does the underlined word “conceal” in the last paragraph mean?A Use.B Change.C Hide.D Paint.二、七选五5. Lifelong learning is good for youIt is impossible for everyone to have access to additional formal education. Fortunately, many educational resources have made it easier for people to develop a habit of lifelong learning.（1）The following points are reasons why you should stick to lifelong learning.（2）In 2015 some researchers found people with a bachelor's degree can earn much more than those just with a high school degree. In 2014 a report said that 50% of jobs would become unnecessary by 2025 due to technological development. New technology changes the nature of work and we need continuous learning and personal growth to adapt ourselves to the changes. Open-mindedness and curiosity are beneficial to your career. People who enjoy learning are more active at work than those who don't. Now think of the most admirable colleagues you know. Do they tend to be knowledgeable about almost any topic of interest? Do they make insightful speeches on the topics they know best?（3）Those you admire most are those who seem most devoted to learning and personal growth.Our ability to learn is a keystone of human motivation. Have you ever sat in a quiet place and finished a great novel? Do you remember the feeling of accomplishment when you solve a challenging task? Have you managed to conduct difficult experiments or create something new? Education may not always have influence on wealth, health or career.（4）.There are many reasons why we should continue learning. Lifelong learning isn't just an economic necessity but a physical, emotional, and social one.（5）Once you catch them, you will get one of the most rewarding things in your life.A We live in an age full of opportunities for learning.B Educational input determines your competitiveness.C Educational level influences your work performance.D Do they seem open-minded and intellectually energetic?E Catch the chance of lifelong learning, and you'll be successful.F For example, books, online courses, Moocs and so on are available.G But it would obviously contribute to the special qualities and uniqueness of each one.三、完形填空6. A "severely colorblind（色盲）" student became very emotional after his headmaster gave him special glasses that helped him to see colors for the first time in his life."My little brother Jonathan is_________colorblind. While in class they were_________about colorblindness, his headmaster brought some_________that let him see color for the first time. And he was very_________," Ben, Jonathan's brother, wrote on Twitter.The emotional moment_________the teacher to give Jonathan a hug. He was also_________by his mom, who was on hand to record and_________the first-time experience."After_________a video on social media of Jonathan seeing color for the first time, we have been touched_________by how many kind and__________people have wanted to help him get a pair of his__________color blind glasses," she wrote on the fundraiser page. "We set upa__________to raise some money. We will use these funds to__________his own pair and donate any additional funds to a foundation that purchases color blind glasses for those whocan't__________them." So far the campaign has raised more than 350."The reaction Jonathan had when he saw the colors made me__________the things we all take for granted but how________they are. Thank you for sharing your wonderful__________," Kim Desio commented on GoFundMe."I cried when watching this video, but these were__________tears watching him experience color for the first time. I pray he gets these glasses and can have that for the rest ofhis__________!" Stephanie Dzierzecki wrote.（1）A slightlyB necessarilyC brieflyD seriously（2）A discoveringB experimentingC learningD improving（3）A booksB glassesC paintingsD friends（4）A excitedB sadC calmD shy（5）A inspiredB wantedC forcedD allowed（6）A kickedB taughtC huggedD kissed（7）A appreciateB interviewC doubtD witness（8）A deletingB postingC seeingD loading（9）A simplyB greatlyC finallyD only（10）A seniorB organizedC healthyD generous（11）A beautifulB usedC ownD flexible（12）A campaignB planC companyD branch（13）A repairB inventC purchaseD restore（14）A tryB affordC separateD seek（15）A goalB incomeC costD profit（16）A acceptB rememberC realizeD suppose（17）A casualB anxiousC expensiveD important（18）A brotherB momentC suggestionD direction（19）A happyB embarrassingC successfulD familiar（20）A termB yearC gameD life四、用单词的适当形式完成短文7. 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个恰当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
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第I卷第一部分听力（略）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，从每题所给的四个选项中选出最佳答案（A）Dear Laura,Hi! I am Veronica, your new pen friend from Singapore. I got your name and address from the Making Pen Pals' Column in Buddies magazine and thought I'd write to you. Well, let me start by telling you something about myself. I am 13 years old and I am studying in secondary one at Westdove School. I have just finished my exams. I live with my parents and younger sister in a five room apartment. I like swimming, playing tennis and reading novels. I love the outdoors, especially the sea and I have been on several trekking （long and hard） tours abroad. I enjoy listening to both pop and classical music. My favorite food is pizza and I love making it myself because I like to make it with lots of cheese and pepper. T o sum it up, I am a talkative, caring and patient person.I guess life in London must be wonderful with all the interesting places and good food to enjoy. I'd love to see the famous Big Ben. I hope to visit London during one of my school holidays. Laura, I would really like to learn more about your culture and lifestyle. I hope you will write back. I have enclosed（附有） my address and telephone number. Please feel free to call me if you make a trip to Singapore. I think you should because it is a wonderful place to shop. Till then, good-bye.Yours faithfullyVeronica21. Veronica writes the letter to Laura because she wants to ______.A. tell something about her hometownB. know something about herC. invite her to her countryD. make friends with her22. Veronica says she loves making pizza because ______.A. there is no pizzas in SingaporeB. people can not buy fresh pizza in SingaporeC. she can make pizza to her own tasteD. she thinks it is cheap to make pizza23. From the letter we know that ______.A. Veronica is not interested in travelingB. Veronica has traveled a lotC. Veronica has been to London beforeD. Veronica thinks Singapore is the best place for travelers（ B ）As we know, most of the material things in our daily life have to be bought with money. But money is not all powerful. Money can't buy many things such as time and true love. There are 24 hours in a day. Sometimes when we are very happy, we wish that the period of happiness would last（持续）longer. But no matter what we do, or how much money we are willing to pay, we cannot make a day last longer than 24 hours. On the other hand, when we are unhappy, money cannot make the unhappy time pass away more quickly. True love is another thing whichmoney cannot buy. Suppose we have someone who really loves us very much. Once he dies, he can give us no more love. Can our money raise him from death and make him love us as before？ Here we can see very clearly that money cannot buy us love. Money can buy us diamond things, beautiful clothes, but never time and love. So money, after all, is not all powerful.24. According to the passage, it is quite impossible for you to buy ______.A. true friendshipB. real diamondC. a large houseD. an expensive car25. Which of the sentences expresses the main idea of this passage？A. Money cannot buy time and love.B. Money is the most powerful thing in the worldC. Money can buy people material things.D. Money doesn't mean everything.26. Through the passage the writer wants to tell people not to ______.A. make moneyB. waste moneyC. save moneyD. worship （崇拜） money27. From the passage we can see that in our life, besides something material, we needsomething ______.A. spiritual （精神上的）B. beautifulC. lovelyD. useful（ C ）More than 10,000 people were made homeless in T ernang when the Sungai Mas overflowed its banks yesterday after six days of continuous heavy rain.The wooden bridge across the river has been washed away. The town is cut off by flood waters. At the fifth mile, Jalan T engkn, the water is two meters deep. It is closed to all traffic. Flooding first happened at mid-afternoon yesterday along the river banks. People trying to get to higher ground were just in time to escape the destroying of the flood. Most of the flood victims（受害者） had to leave all their things behind.The National Flood Relief（救济） Center was reported to give its help and by early evening the whole town was moved out, helped by the army, police, Red Cross Society and volunteers （志愿者）.The flood victims are now housed in different simple relief centers in the nearby town of Ternang. “Everything possible is being done to help the unlucky people,” a government spokesman said, “In fact, money, food and clothing have begun to come in from public organizations and helpful people. A Disaster Relief Fund（救灾基金会） will be started as soon as possible.”According to the latest reports it is still raining heavily at Ternang. The whole town is expected to be wholly covered by the water. So far no deaths have been reported.28. This passage is probably taken from ______.A. a storybookB. a textbookC. a magazineD. a newspaper29. It seems that the flood happened just because ______.A. the banks were too lowB. the wooden bridge is solid （坚固）C. the river was too narrowD. they had had wet days for some time30. From the passage we know that ______.A. though the town was flooded, you could still go there by busB. as soon as the water flowed over the banks, people began to go to higher landsC. the government and the whole society are taking great care of the flood victimsD. the flood hasn't brought a large loss to the town as nobody died in the flood31. What is the best title for this passage？A. A Big FloodB. Ternang Is destroyedC. Over 10,000 People Are HomelessD. Rescue Team ArrivedDThere have been many great inventions, which have changed the way we live. The first great invention was one that is still very important today---the wheel. This made it easier to carry heavy things to travel long distances. For hundreds of years after that there were few inventions that have made as much effect as the wheel. There was little unknown land left in the world. People didn't have to explore（开发） much any more. They began to work instead to make life better.In the second half of the 19th century many great inventions were made. Among them were the camera, the electric light and the radio. These all became a big part of our life today. The first part of the 20th century saw more great inventions. The helicopter in 1909. Sound movies in 1926. The computer in 1928, and jet planes in 1930. This was also a time when a new material was made. Nylon came out in 1935. It changed the kind of clothes people wear. The middle part of the 20th brought new ways to help people get over diseases. They worked verywell. They made people healthier and let them live long lives. By the 1960s most people could expect to live to be at least 60. By this time most people had a very good life. Of course new inventions continued to be made. But man now had a wish to explore again. The world is known to man but the stars are not yet. Man began looking for ways to go into space. Russia made the first step. Then the United States took a step. Since then other countries, including China and Japan, have made their steps into space.32. The first great invention ever known was ______.A. the cameraB. the wheelC. the electric lightD. the radio33. Which of the following was turned out nearly at the same time with the jet plane？A. The radio.B. The camera.C. Nylon.D.The helicopter.34. This passage talks mainly about ______.A. how inventions affect （影响） people's lifeB. when electric light was inventedC. which country made the first step into spaceD. why cars were very important35. We can safely come to the conclusion that people's life will be made even better through______.A. new discoveriesB. greater inventionsC. better ways to help people get over diseasesD. all of above第二节（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分）根据短文中的内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，其中有两项为多余选项_36_ One of the best things you can possibly do is to start you ow n club. It’s great fun especially if you are the sort of person who feels there’s never anything to do during the school holidays.The first thing you need to come up with is an idea for your club. _37_ Pets, clothes, pop music or dancing groups, sports, making things？ The list is endless.Next you need some friends to be in your club with you. _38_ All you need is three or four other people who are interested in the same thing as you._39 _You should all sit down somewhere together with lots of pieces of paper and write down every name you can think up. That’ll keep you busy for ages.At your first meeting you should make up a rule book. And the first rule should be no grown-ups or little/big brothers or sisters! The best clubs are always secret!Now you have just about everything you need, except membership cards. These are very important and again you can speed a lot of time making them. 40 Why not leave some space for a photo of yourself？ That will make the membership card really look like it.So there you are, get clubbing! Once you get started you’ll think of loads of more interesting things to do!A.That’s easy.B.Enjoy your own club!C.Invite a designer to join you.D.What are you interest in？E.Some vacation is just around the corner.F.Then you need to pick a name for your club.e a bright thick pen to make a special design.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）阅读短文，从短文后所给的四个选项中选出最佳答案My name's Jim Shelley and I'm an addict（有瘾的人）...With these words I began to_41__the problem, the problem of my telephone addiction. I used to call people_ 42___,from the moment I woke up to the time I went to sleep,I__43__to be phoned, I wanted to phone, Just one more call. It started socially --a few calls each day.It seemed__44___, just a quick chat, gradually though, the __45___got worse. Soon itwas__46___use,until,finally,addiction. And it began to affect my__47___.During the day I would disappear for___48___call.If I couldn't make a call,I spent the whole time waiting for the phone to ring. Getting more and more__49___, in the end, I would ring someone, then someone else,__50___myself just one more call. I was phoning people and__51___messages to make sure__52___calls would see me through the day. I used to arrive at friends’ homes and before the door was closed, go straight for the phone with the___53___"Is it OK if I just use the phone...？"At work, I became__54___when my fellow workers tried to__55___me from using the phone. And one day I hit my boss（with the phone）. Finally the police caught me___56___a phone box that had take my last one pound coin, and I was__57___to see a psychiatrist（心理医生）. I haven't__58__a phone in the house for three weeks now, and it's several days__59___Iused a phone box. I try not to watch TV because there are__60___people on it making phone calls. My name is Jim Shelley and I am an addict.41. A.face B.find C.accept D.notice42. A.now and then B.all the time C.at home D.at work43. A.tried B.asked C.waited D.invited44. A.polite B.important C.fine D.special45. A.condition B.situation C.result D.effect46. A.frequent B.regular C.unusual D.particular47. A.friends B.study C.family D.work48. A.a quick B.a secret C.an expected D.an extra49. A.hopeful B.delighted C.frightened D.anxious50. A.forcing B.telling C.giving D.limiting51. A.leaving B.taking C.passingD.recording52. A.long B.immediate C.enough D.surprising53. A.saying B.demands C.word D.words54. A.careful B.mad C.determined D.helpless55. A.save B.reduce C.protect D.stop56. A.destroying ing C.stealing D.emptying57. A.offered B.guided C.ordered D.reminded58. A.missed B.had C.received D.fixed59. A.as B.when C.if D.since60. A.always B.just C.more D.different第三部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第二节语法填空（共10小题，每题1.5 分，共15分）（M= Dad; W=Daughter）M：Mary, could you come to my room and help me please？ Every time I turn on the computer, there seems to be a problem.W：It looks OK. I just started the program. Nothing wrong.M：Thanks, dear. I really don’t know ___61___ to use this machine without your help.W：Well, Dad, I ___62___ （be） able to use a computer since I was four.M：True. I’ve tried reading the ____63____ （instruct） on how to use the computer, but they seem very ___64____（confuse）. You can easily understand them____65___I certainly can’t.W：I don’t find them easy___66___（follow）either . The best way is to just use it.M：I think there just weren’t any computers when I was young, so I haven’t learnt to use one___67___（proper）. It’s too late to learn now.W：Don’t worry, dad. There are lots of people of ___68___age in computer classes. Why not have ___69___ try？M：OK. I____70____（try） and find an evening class第四部分书面表达（共两节满分35分）第一节短文改错假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌系的以下作文。