吉林省吉化第一高级中学校2020-2021学年高二英语上学期期末考试试题(PDF)

吉化一中2020-2021学年度上学期期末
高二英语试卷
（本试卷满分：150分考试时间：120分钟）
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）
1. What will the woman do first in the afternoon?
A. Go to the bookstore.
B. See the dentist.
C. Meet the man.
2. Why does the woman call the man?
A. To book a table.
B. To introduce a friend.
C. To change their dinner plans.
3. How does the man usually go to work?
A. By car. By bus. C. By train.
4. What are the speakers talking about?
A. Attending a concert.
B. Making a poster.
C. Visiting their friend.
5. Where will the woman probably go to cash some traveler' s checks?
A. The post office.
B. The hotel.
C. The bank.
第二节(共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分)
请听下面5段对话或独白，选出最佳选项。

请听第6段材料, 回答第6、7题。

6. What is Amy’s grade this term?
A. A
B.
C. C.C
7. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?
A. Teacher and parent.
B. Teacher and student.
C. Husband and wife.
请听第7段材料, 回答第8、9题。

8. What happened to Kitty?
A. She got injured.
B. She was missing.
C. She damaged something.
9. What does the woman suggest doing?
A. Hiding the truth.
B. Buying some flowers.
C. Waking George up. 请听第8段材料, 回答第10至12题。

10. Who taught history?
A. Mr. Halsworth.
B. Miss Matthews.
C. Mrs. Sharp.
11. What did the woman probably think of the physics teacher?
A. Clever.
B. Strict.
C. Patient.
12. What subject did Mr. Ford teach?
A. Biology. В. Geography. C. Music.
请听第9段材料, 回答第13至16题。

13. When will the woman have an interview?
A. On Monday.
B. On Tuesday.
C. On Wednesday.
14. Where will the woman have an interview?
A. In the library.
B. In Room 341.
C. In the reception room.
15. What does Howard Green do?
A. A headmaster.
B. A teacher.
C. A librarian.
16. What should the woman bring?
A. Her application form.
B. Her photograph.
C. Her passport.
请听第10段材料, 回答第17至20题。

17. From where did Steve set off on June 19th?
A. Santiago.
B. Sydney.
C. Northam.
18. Why w as Steve’s balloon trip held up at first?
A. Because of the wind.
B. Because of the burner control.
C. Because of the fire in the balloon.
19. When did Steve compete in the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race?
A. In 1985.
B. In 1992.
C. In 1996.
20. What did Steve do in 2001?
A. He sailed across the Atlantic.
B. He swam across the English Channel.
C. He raced in the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
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）
A
Nice Places in America
◆The Doaks’ House in Waterford, Ohio
In the small town of Waterford, Ohio, one local household stands out. One fall Saturday every other year or so, Roger and Shirley Doak open their doors for family, friends and strangers. Since the 1960s, they’ve turned a day devoted to making apple butter into an all-day event. They start the fire at dawn, then take turns stirring it, and have a buffet until sunset. By the end of the day, they’ve crea ted apple butter together.
◆Pflugerville High School, Texas
In a school of about 2,300 people, students love each other, regardless of race or ability.
Perhaps the school spirit comes from events like Pay It Forward Day, which rewards students for kindness or the Coats for Kids Drive, a competition challenging schools to donate the most coats—which Pflugerville has won for the past six years.
◆Oriole Park in Baltimore , Maryland
Sure, Oriole Park in Baltimore, Maryland, is a fun place to watch a baseball game with a family. But this stadium goes beyond rooting for the home team; it also roots for acts of kindness. During weekend games, one of the nicest students to catch our eye was a middle school boy named Thomas Moore who grew his hair long enough to donate it to children with cancer.
◆Rock Hall , Maryland
The sign to Rock Hall, Maryland, should be your first mark that you’ll be welcomed. It shows off the town’s motto, “Nice People Live Here.” And they aren’t just empty words. Take a walk around the town and you'll see so many kind wave s that strangers must think they’ve been mistaken for someone else.
21. What can you do when you attend the event in the town of Waterford, Ohio?
A. Donate clothes to strangers.
B. Make your favorite apple juice.
C. Experience the friendly school life.
D. Watch local people making apple butter.
22. What can we learn about the people in Rock Hall , Maryland?
A. They are easily mistaken in remembering people.
B. They often ignore strangers.
C. They are friendly.
D. They like walking around the town with strangers.
23. Which of the following is the most suitable place to enjoy a sports game?
A. Oriole Park in Baltimore, Maryland.
B. Pflugerville High School, Texas.
C. The Doaks’ House in Waterford, Ohio.
D. Rock Hall, Maryland.
B
Recently, a scientist did some experiments. He left a group of 4-year-olds in a room with a bell and a candy. If they rang the bell, he would come back and they could eat the candy. If, however, they didn't ring the bell and waited for him to come back on his own, they could then have two candies.
In the videos of the experiments, he could see the children hiding their eyes, trying to exercise self-control so they could wait and get two candies. The results were different. Some broke down and rang the bell within a minute. Others lasted 15 minutes.
The children who waited longer went on to get higher SAT scores. They got into better colleges and had better adult success. The children who rang the bell quicker were more likely to have received worse teachers and parental evaluations (评价)10 years later and were more likely to have drug problems at age 32.
The experiments are worth noting because people spend a lot of time thinking about how to improve education, and how to become rich. But when the result is not good, they will come back to ask "How do we get people to get the sort of self-control that leads to success?" This is to enter the world of human nature.
So these experiments, along with everyday experience, tell us that self-control is very important. Young people who can sit through boring classes to get a degree can work hard in order to learn a language well. They can avoid drugs and alcohol. For people without self-control skills, however, school is a series of ordeals. No wonder they drop out and their later life is a group of foolish ideas, such as drug use and stealing.
24. What is the purpose of these experiments by the scientist?
A. To find good ways of training children to learn.
B. To show that children's education is important.
C. To test children's self-control and later success.
D. To test children's intelligence of ringing the bell.
25. What do the underlined words "broke down" probably mean?
A. Failed to wait.
B. Kept waiting.
C. Hid the candy.
D. Ate the candy.
26.How long did the scientist's experiments last according to the text?
A. Just 15 minutes.
B. Within 10 years.
C. Less than 14 years.
D. About 28 years.
27. What will the children without self-control do at school according to the text?
A. They will improve their education.
B. They will suffer a lot from boring lessons.
C. They will become very rich and successful.
D. They will work hard to catch up with others.
C
Do you want to find a job that you just need to sit and sleep on a sofa? It is ridiculous, but it happens. 26-year-old Anna Cherdantseva from the city of Ufa, is a full-time sofa tester, spending up to 10 hours every day trying out new sofas for comfort and safety.
Last month, Russian furniture giant MZ5 Group announced that it was taking application for a new position---full-time sofa tester. Although all new products are tested in a specialized laboratory, management decided that in order to better meet the needs of consumers it needed some feedback on real-life use of its sofas. In just a few days, MZ5 received over 5, 000 job applications from people eager to spend most of their time sitting and lying on sofas.
“We were selecting candidates in several stages,” MZ5 Group spokesperson Anastasia Russkih said, “Initially we checked their resumes, and then we let them tell us why they wanted the job.” Eventually, the furniture company shortlisted just 7 candidates, among whom Anna Cherdantseva, a 26-year-old marketing expert, proved to be the most suitable for the job.
“I felt extreme competition, and it was a real fight for my dream job,” Anna said after getting selected. “I have a lot of ideas for improving the sofas, but I would prefer not to talk about them for now. I believe it will all work out between me and the sofas.”
Despite describing herself as an active person, Cherdantseva says that spending about 10 hours a day sitting on sofas doesn’t sound bad at all. “Of course I will spend a lot of time on new sofas. The more time I spend on them, the better it will be for my work,” she told reporters.
Anna Cherdantseva is currently on a three-month probation(试用期)at MZ5, but the company claims that as long as she proves to be up to the task, they plan on offering her a permanent position as a sofa tester. The young woman will receive a monthly salary of 56,000 rubles ($ 1, 000) for the first three months. It’s not so bad about the job.
28. Why did MZ5 Group want a sofa tester?
A. Because it wants to save money by doing that.
B. Because it wants to satisfy its consumers better.
C. Because Anna Cherdantseva applied for the job.
D. Because its products need to be tested.
29. What does the underlined word “feedback” in Paragraph 2 mean?
A. Products.
B. Consumers.
C. Praise.
D. Response.
30. What does Anna Cherdantseva think of getting the job?
A. It was very easy.
B. It was controversial.
C. It was challenging.
D. It was interesting.
31. What can be inferred from the text?
A. Anna Cherdantseva has the chance to work steadily for MZ5.
B. The company found it difficult to find suitable employees.
C. The company doesn’t g ive Anna Cherdantseva a good salary now.
D. Anna Cherdantseva got the job because of her similar work experience.
D
Brazilian cocoa growers are learning lessons from French wine makers.
Like producers of wine from France's Champagne area, Brazil's chocolate industry is using geographical indication, or GI labels with good results. These labels show where the cocoa comes from and its quality. The special labels can lead to higher prices on the market.
Henrique Almeida is the 63-year-old owner of a farm in Coaraci, in the northeastern Brazilian state of Bahia. He is pleased with the "South Bahia" geographical indication for his cocoa. "The production of fine cocoa and the creation of the geographical indication label make it possible to have a profitable business and pull our region upwards," Almeida said.
For many years, farmers in Bahia had produced common cocoa, used widely in the chocolate industry. But in 1989, an outbreak of “witches’ broom” disease sharply reduced the productivity of Bahia’s cocoa trees. These trees make up to 86 percent of Brazil's national crop. At the time, Almeida, like other producers in southern Bahia, chose to improve the quality of his crop in order to be able to continue growing.
“When I bought the farm, standard cocoa prices wer e low, and cocoa farmers were unmotivated(无动机的),while the chocolate market was doing well,” he told the French news agency AFP. “I started growing fine cocoa to make my own chocolate and add value to my product."
The label is the result of 10 years of work by Almeida and other cocoa producers, as well as cooperatives and researchers. Together, they created the South Bahia Cocoa Association to define(定义) production rules. The National Institute of Industrial Property registered the GI 6 years after the first registered GI.
The "South Bahia" label is the second GI given to Brazilian cocoa. The Linhares region in the state of Espirito Santo was the first GI to be registered in 2012. Tome-Acu in the northeastern state of Para became the third in 2019.
32. What m ight be a result of witches’ broom in 1989?
A. Many cocoa trees in Brazil died.
B. Cocoa became quite expensive.
C. Farmers started to grow fine cocoa.
D. Chocolate industry had to use common cocoa.
33. When was the “South Bahia” labeled?
A. In 2012.
B. In 2014.
C. In 2016.
D. In 2018.
34. What might happen to Brazilian cocoa in the future?
A. A national cocoa association may appear quickly.
B. Common cocoa may disappear soon.
C. Cocoa farmers may apply for more GI labels.
D. Cocoa prices will be higher and higher.
35. What's the main idea of the text?
A. Brazil's cocoa industry benefits from GI labels.
B. Brazil's cocoa farmers are learning to make French wine.
C. GI labels are making higher profits for Brazil's cocoa farmers.
D. Better Brazil’s cocoa trees will bring finer Brazil’s cocoa.
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.
Four Habits to Help Y ou Succeed
Nobody would like to experience failure. We all want to succeed. For those who have tried and failed, success seems difficult to understand. 36
• Know your values.
Finding your values is in line with creating motivation. 37 Pick a handful of things and write them down. Remind yourself of your values every day and reflect on whether you are honoring those values through your work.
• Pick a goal and focus on it.
Choose one goal to start something large enough that will give you a sense of achievement, while adjusting well to your values. If you want to achieve your goal, focus is the key here. 38 If you perform many tasks at a time, you might never finish your projects because they will take far too long.
• Set a date for success.
Know when you hope to realize your goal. 39 By setting a time limit, you are making the process realistic.
•40
Failure can't be avoided when you take risks. By its very definition, the desire to succeed means you are risking failure. Many people tend to give up far too early. Don't fall into this trap! Use failure. Treat it as a good thing, and go on.
A. Make the right decision.
B. The more focused you are on one goal, the higher chance you will have of success.
C. I have made a list of four habits to help you set goals and realize them.
D. Keep it realistic, while not giving yourself too much time.
E. Don't give up because of failure.
F. Sit and reflect on what you value most.
G. Push yourself to be courageous, and take that next step.
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)
“It was all his own idea,” says Pat, the wife of California high school football coach Bob Peters. Bob had 41 made a “motherhood contract(合同)”---declaring that for 70 days this summer he would ___42___ the care of their four children and all the housework. 43 he didn’t even know how to make coffee when he signed, he was very confident.
After 40 of the 70 days, he was ready to 44 . “ I was beaten down,” admits Bob. “Not only is motherhood a 45 task, it is an impossible job for any normal human being.”
Bob and Pat were married in 1991. After they married, Pat 46 a secretary to help put him through university. 47 Bob has been the football coach while Pat raised the kids. 48 two years ago, Pat went back to work. “ I had been 49 children so much,” she 50 , “I couldn’t talk to a grown-up. ” She continued to run the household,51 --- until Bob signed the contract.
Bob tried hard to learn cooking, but the meals he prepared were 52 . For the last three weeks, the family 53 a lot--- sometimes having MacDonald’s hamburgers for lunch and dinner.
54 housekeeping, a home economics teacher had told Bob that a room always looks clean ___55___ the bed is made. “I found 56 ---I shut the doors,” he says. Soon the kids were wearing their shirts inside out. “When we went to 57 Pat at work, I made them wear their shirts ___58___ side out so they would look clean.”
Now that Bob has publicly 59 he was wrong, he is 60 the child-raising and household tasks with Pat.
41. A. only B. ever C. nearly D. just
42. A. stick to B. take over C. decide on D. result in
43. A. If B. Although C. Since D. As
44. A. run out B. find out C. break down D. give up
45. A. strange B. pleasant C. difficult D. serious
46. A. worked as B. employed C. learned from D. sent
47. A. In time B. Before long C. Later on D. Since then
48. A. Still B. Thus C. So D. Then
49. A. near B. around C. about D. after
50. A. insists B. jokes C. sighs D. apologizes
51. A. besides B. therefore C. however D. otherwise
52. A. terrible B. tasty C. expensive D. special
53. A. starved B. traveled C. worked out D. ate out
54. A. Due to B. As for C. Along with D. Except for
55. A. until B. before C. if D. unless
56. A. an easier way B. a cheaper way C. a cleaner way D. a harder way
57. A. receive B. fetch C. greet D. welcome
58. A. good B. wrong C. right D. opposite
59. A. admitted B. suggested C. agreed D. explained
60. A. operating B. realizing C. sharing D. performing
第二节课文语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
Tianchi is 61_______deep lake that has formed in the crater of a dead volcano on top of the mountain. The lake is 2,194 metres above sea level, and more than 200 metres deep. In winter the surface freezes over. It takes about an hour 62________(climb) from the end of the road to the top of the mountain. When you arrive you 63_____________(award) not only with the sight of its clear waters but also by the view of the other sixteen mountain 64__________(peak) that surround Tianchi.
There are many stories told about Tianchi. The most well-known concerns three young women from heaven. They 65__________ (bathe) in Tianchi when a bird flew above them and dropped a small fruit onto the dress of the youngest girl.66 _______ she picked up the fruit to smell it, it flew into her mouth. 67________________ (swallow) the fruit, the girl became pregnant and later gave birth to a handsome boy. 68_________ is said that this boy, who had a gift 69_______ languages and persuasion, is the father of the Manchu people.
If you are lucky enough to visit the Lake of Heaven with your loved one, don’t forget to drop a coin into the clear blue water to guarantee your love will be as deep and 70____________(last) as the lake itself.
第四部分
第一节语法填空（满分10分）
71.At our factory there are a few machines similar to_____________ described in this magazine.
72.________ was in New Zealand that she first met Mr. Tom.
73. The information on the Internet gets around much more rapidly than ________ in the newspaper.
74.There are only hard chocolates left；we’ve eaten all the soft _________
75.Sugar, when __________ (mix) with water, dissolves quickly.
76._____________ (surprise) and happy, Tony stood up and accepted the prize.
77.“You can’t catch me!” Janet shoute d, ____________ (run) away.
78.People tend _____________(need) less sleep as they get older.
79.I _________________ (talk) to the doctor if I were you.
80.If he ______________ (spend) more time practicing speaking English before, he would have been
able to speak it much better. 第二节书面表达（满分25分）
假定你是李华，你的美国笔友Alice 来信说她因为要参加一次重要考试，最近出现了头疼、睡眠不好的焦虑症状。

请写一封电子邮件提一些建议。

要点：1.正确认识考试；
2.积极为考试作准备；
3.注意劳逸结合(例如: 运动、睡眠等)
注意：1.词数100左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Dear Alice,
I have received your letter saying that you are anxious about the coming exam.
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