广西南宁市第三中学2020-2021学年高二英语上学期期末考试试题

广西南宁市第三中学2020-2021学年高二英语上学期期末考试试题第一部分听力（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1个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。

听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。

每段对话仅读一遍。

1. What color is the man’s bike?A. Red.B. Blue.C. Black.2. What does the girl want to do next?A. Change her clothes.B. Do some shopping.C. Choose another high school.3. What is the relationship between the speakers?A. Sister and brother.B. Father and daughter.C. Mother and son.4. What does the man think of his gift?A. It is of use.B. It is of poor quality.C. It is too expensive.5. What will the man do this fall?A. Go to school.B. Travel to France.C. Find a job.第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）听下面5段对话或独白。

每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给出的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。

听完每段对话或独白前，你将有时间来阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各个小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。

每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。

6. Why did Steve apologize?A. He forgot Julia’s birthday.B. He was sorry about the water damage.C. He thought he couldn’t hold a celebration.7. Who will pay for the damage?A. The insurance company.B. Steve and Julia.C. The owner of the house.请听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8. Who is Hank Wilson?A. The man.B. The leader of the other company.C. The director of the woman’s company.9. Where does the conversation probably take place?A. In Silicon Valley.B. In Los Angeles.C. In New York.请听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10. What will the woman do?A. Withdraw some money.B. Post some letters.C. See a doctor.11. Where is the doctor’s office?A. Near the post office.B. Near the bank.C. Near the supermarket.12. What is the woman happy about?A. Going downtown.B. Finishing some tasks.C. Spending time with the man.请听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13. What will the woman have for breakfast?A. Juice and bacon.B. Noodles and fruit.C. Just coffee with no sugar.14. What information is on the container?A. The low amount of fat.B. The amount of real juice.C. The percent of vitamin15. How much sugar should women have per day?A. Twenty grams.B. Twenty-five grams.C. Forty grams.16. What food might the man like best?A. Yogurt.B. Noodles and bread.C. Vegetables.请听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17. What is the main purpose of the loud noises?A. To warn people outdoors to get inside.B. To get people’s attent ion inside their homes.C. To inform people without radios about danger.18. Who decides to turn on the system?A. Local media.B. Local officials.C. The national weather service.19. Where does the speaker advise people to go after hearing a warning?A. To a window.B. To a public shelter.C. To the middle of a building.20. What is the main topic of the talk?A. A weather report.B. A warning system.C. The safety steps in bad weather.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（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

AUpcoming Events of New York Chinese Cultural Center Ancient Chinese Arts Today: Fan DanceSunday, October17, 2:00pm—3:00 pm, $15 per childNew-York Historical Society Museum & LibraryLearn Chinese fan dancing with an instructor from NYCCC! This program is a part of Chinese American: Exclusion/Inclusion, an exhibition which examines the history of trade and immigration between China and the United States.Dragon Boat FestivalMonday, October 18, 2:00pm —2:30pmFresh Meadows ParkCome and celebrate with us in the thousand-year-old tradition of Dragon Boat racing! Be part of the audience and the excitement of this celebration. FREE ADMISSION!Click here for more information. Dragon Boat Festival will be held in Fresh Meadows Park.Dance to ChinaSunday, October 24, 2 pmSpruce Street School Auditorium, 12 Spruce St, New York, NY 10038Join us in celebrating 43 years of preserving and continuing Chinese traditional dance. Students from NYCCC School of the Arts will be performing traditional Chinese dance, martial arts, and Beijing opera acrobatics. Cost is $15 for adults, $12 for teen agers and senior citizens, $10 for children under 12.NYCCC School of the Arts Open HouseSaturday, October 30, from 1:00pm —3:00 pm, $12 per childPS 124, Yung Wing School, 40 Division Street, New York, NY 10002Join us and see Chinese dance, kung fu, and acrobatic performances performed by our current students. Come and see our students’ beautiful artwork on display and make some artwork yourselves during our hour of arts and crafts and face painting from 1—2 pm. The show will be from 2—3pm.21. Where can you learn about China-US trade and immigration history?A. In Fresh Meadows Park.B. In PS 124, Yung Wing School.C. In Spruce Street School Auditorium.D. In New-York Historical Society Museum & Library.22. How much should a family of 4 (aged 80, 38, 36, 5) pay to participate in Dance to China?A. $48.B. $ 52.C. $55D. $ 57.23. What does NYCCC School of the Arts Open House aim at?A. Training dancing instructors.B. Producing beautiful artwork.C. Promoting Chinese folk arts.D. Examining trade and immigration.BA few months ago, I was picking up the children at school. Emily, another mother that I k new well, rushed up to me. She was filled with anger. “Do you know what youand I are?” she demanded. Before I could answer, she gave out the reason for her question. She had just returned from renewing her driver’s license at a government office. Asked by the woman recorder to state her occupation, Emily hesitated, uncertain how to classify herself. “What I mean is,” explained the woman, “Do you have a job, or are you just a ...?” “Of course I have a job,” answered Emily. “I’m a mother.” “We don’t list ‘mother’ as an occupation ... ‘housewife’ covers it,” said the recorder.I forgot all about her story until one day I found myself in the same situation. This time it was at our own Town Hall. The clerk was a woman. “And what is your occupation?” she asked. W hat made me say it, I do not know. The words simply jumped out. “I’m ... a Research Associate in the field of Child Development and Human Relations.” The clerk paused, her ball-point pen frozen in mid air, and looked up as though she had not heard right. I repeated the title slowly, emphasizing the most significant words.“Might I ask,” said the clerk with new interest, “just what you do in your field?”Coolly, I heard myself reply, “I have a continuing program of research in the laboratory and in the fiel d. I’m working for my masters (the whole family) and already have four credits (all daughters). I often work 14 hours a day (24 is more like it). But the job is more challenging than most jobs and the rewards are in satisfaction rather than just money.”Th ere was an increasing note of respect in the clerk’s voice as she completed the form, stood up and personally showed me out. As I drove i nto our driveway, I was greeted by my lab assistants—ages 13, 7, and 3. And upstairs I could hear our new experimental model (six months) in the child-development program. I felt successful!Motherhood...what a glorious career, especially when there is a title on the door.24. The purpose of Emily’s story is to_______________.A. prove that being a housewife is shamefulB. show how angry Emily was with the authorC. tell readers that Emily had no work in realityD. introduce the topic of “motherhood” as a job25. On hearing the title of the author’s occupation, the clerk felt ______.A. bored and disappointedB. surprised and curiousC. satisfied and respectfulD. interested and thrilled26. What do you know about the author’s family?A. Her daughters are all involved in a child-development program.B. Her family is supported by her work as a Research Associate.C. She has four daughters and the youngest is six months old.D. There are at most five members in her family.27. The manner of speaking in which the author writes the text is ______.A. indifferentB. cautiousC. objectiveD. humorousCBirds in eastern North America are picking up the pace along their yearly migratory(迁移的) paths. The reason, according to researchers, is rising temperaturesdue to climate change.Using migration information collected in eBird, a citizen science program database containing 10 years’ worth of observations from amateur birdwatchers, assistant professor of biology Allen Hurlbert, Ph.D., and his team analyzed when 18 different species of birds arrived at various points across their migration journeys.Pushing migration earlier in the year could negatively affect birds over the long term, Hurlbert said. “Timing of bird migration is something critical for the overall health of bird species,” he said. “They have to time it right so they can balance arriving on breeding(繁殖) grounds after there’s no longer a risk of severe winter conditions. If they get it wrong, they may die or may not produce as many young.”Hurlbert said, the speed at which a species migrates is the biggest influenceon how strongly it responds to increasing temperatures. Slow migrators were the most adaptable to changes. Additionally, the length of the migration path affects how quickly birds move from one location to another.“It makes sense that if you take your time to move north, you’re sort of checkingout the surroundings around you,” he said. “If the conditions seem too cold, you can decide there’s no point in moving on that day. Species that tended to advance quickly, as well as those migrating from greater distances, such as Central or South America, were less able to adapt to temperature changes.”However, being a slow traveler does not free a species from all climate change-induced migration challenges. Because they stay in one spot longer, such birds have heavier habitat and food requirements, making them more dependent upon the resources that are available along their paths. That reliance could become a greater problem if climate projections for the next 50 years to 75 years hold true, Hurlbert said. Climatologists predict the Northeast will continue to warm at a faster pace than the Southeast, potentially forcing slow migrators to move even slower and put greater difficulty on their migratory routes.28. The rising temperatures led to _______________.A. the speed-up of bir ds’ migrationB. the weakness of the birds’ physical healthC. the birds’ less demand for foodD. the variation of breeding grounds29. According to Hurbert, wrong timing of bird migration can lead to ___________.A. a risk of wrong migration pathsB. change in life habitC. a lack of natural resourcesD. decrease in bird population30. What is the most important factor in adapting to climate change for birds?A. The cycle of migration.B. Migration speed.C. Their local habitat.D. The temperature along the migratory path.31. What does the last paragraph mainly talk about?A. Climatologists’ prediction.B. Climate changes’ bad effects.C. Challenges of slow migrators’ migration.D. Changes of birds’ migrator y routes.DIn the past decade, the use of social media has grown in a way that no one could have guessed. It has turned some teenagers into celebrities(名人) and turned the famous into the infamous, overnight.A key feature of social media, however, is its volatility. Trends come and go, disappearing almost as quickly as they appeared. So, what were the key social media trends of 2018?Short video apps such as TikTok and its Chinese equivalent Douyin, took the world by storm. The Telegraph reported that Ti kTok was ranked 8th on Apple’s App Store in April. And Douyin had more than 300 million domestic monthly active users in June, CNBC said.Why are these short videos – which are rarely longer than a few minutes – so popular? Jiang Yige, Singapore-based analyst at FengHe Fund Management, has a theory. Short videos are “just right to fill in the little gaps in our busy sch edules,” he told CNBC.These videos – apart from being very convenient – are important to teenagers because they allow them to express themselves, according to Teen Vo gue.The sense of community that users of short video app get is another appealing feature. Liza Koshy, a user of the US app Musically who has over 2 million followers, said that she was thrilled when anyone said that her video had “inspired” them. “It’s really cool … because I think as social creators that’s what we all are,” she added.Live streaming is another feature of our social media life that now seems as natural as sunrise. It’s a pretty neat idea: You can watch anyone, anywhere, live.However, China has taken live streaming to a whole new level. In China, more than 100 million viewers monthly watch a live streaming video. Forbes thought that a number of factors had led to the popularity of live streams. Among them is vi ewers’ ability to interact while remaining anonymous.However, the boom in social media may be having side effects too. Fake news is one serious problem it arguably causes. Material shared on these platforms is often not checked for accuracy. The most basic content can be false and can sway users one way or another. We use social media all the time; that doesn’t mean that we understand the influence it is having on us. We should be mindful of both the time we spend on it and its impact on our minds.32. The underlined word “volatility” in Paragraph 2 possibly means “being _____”.A. changeableB. steadyC. promisingD. violent33. According to Lisa Koshy, short videos are very popular because _____________.A. they are very convenientB. they help people kill timeC. they provide a sense of communityD. they allow people to express themselves34. What can we learn about social media from the text?A. The information from social media is highly reliable.B. When it comes to social media, people know short videos the best.C. People can’t communicate with each other without social media.D. There is still much room for social media to make improvement.35. What is the best title for the text?A. Rapid Development of Social MediaB. Key Social Media Trends ruling 2018C. Short Videos Taking the World by StormD. Live Streaming—New Feature of Social Media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。