河北省邯郸市大名县第一中学2020_2021学年高二英语上学期期末考试试题.doc

河北省邯郸市大名县第一中学2020-2021学年高二英语上学期期末考试试

题

满分：150分时间：120分钟

第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）

第一节：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. Where will the speakers go?

A. To a park.

B. To the classroom.

C. To the library.

2. What will the woman probably do later?

A. Repair her typewriter.

B. Turn to Jim for help.

C. Buy a new typewriter.

3. What do we know about Jane?

A. She has an office of her own.

B. She is from Africa.

C. She can speak two languages.

4. Who will probably look after the baby today?

A. The man.

B. The woman.

C. A babysitter.

5. What is the man satisfied with?

A. The coffee table.

B. The curtains.

C. The bathroom.

第二节：听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。

6. Where are the speakers now?

A. In San Francisco.

B. In New York.

C. In China.

7. Why doesn’t the woman want to take the subway?

A. It’s too crowded.

B. It’s not modern enough.

C. There’s nothing to see there.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。

8. What did the woman bring the man?

A. A computer.

B. Some flowers.

C. Some fruits.

9. How does the man feel in the beginning?

A. Confused.

B. Surprised.

C. Sorry.

10. What does the woman want the man to do?

A. Work in her company.

B. Help her repair her computer.

C. Solve some technical problems for her.

听第8段材料，回答第11、12题。

11. What will the speakers do first?

A. Go shopping.

B. Go jogging.

C. Visit a museum.

12. Where do people welcome the New Year?

A. At Times Square.

B. At Washington Square.

C. On Wall Street.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13. What did the speakers just do?

A. They had a meeting.

B. They went to a café together.

C. They got some paper ready for the client.

14. When did the woman first look at the apartment?

A. One week ago.

B. Two weeks ago.

C. Three weeks ago.

15. Who might Rob be?

A. The woman’s neighbor.

B. The woman’s husband.

C. The woman’s classmate.

16. What does the woman say about Rob?

A. He can’t sleep through the noise.

B. He can’t stay awake at work.

C. He doesn’t like her complaints.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17. Why didn’t April wear her jacket?

A. She did not mind the rain.

B. It was sunny and warm.

C. She was wearing a sweater already.

18. Where did she find the cat?

A. Along a pathway.

B. Behind a tree.

C. Next to some purple flowers.

19. What did she do first when she got home?

A. She gave the cat a bath.

B. She gave the cat some food.

C. She dried off the cat.

20. Why did she name the cat Rain?

A. She found it on a rainy day.

B. Her old cat was named Rain.

C. Her friend suggested the name.

第二部分阅读理解（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和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

The Hitchhiker’ s Guide to the Galaxy (HG2G) by Douglas Adams

This is a comedy science-fiction series about a man’s adventures in space. It was initially a radio comedy broadcast on BBC Radio 4. It is extremely funny and inventive, and has a very British sense of humor, whose true meanings foreign readers can hardly make out though it has been translated into French and Italian and so on. But when I read it I feel a strong connection to my home. It was published in paperback by Pan Books, after BBC Publishing had turned down the offer of publishing a novelization, an action they later regretted.

The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett

Have you ever read a description of a landscape or countryside that made you feel like you were actually there? For me, this book does exactly that. It is about a young girl who is taken to live in a big house in my hometown and discovers a secret garden.

Daddy-Long-Legs by Jean Webster

This book takes the form of a series of letters, and follows the story of a young orphan(孤儿), Judy, as she goes to university and discovers a whole world of new experiences. This book always reminds me of my family, especially my mother, because she used to read it to me when I was ill in bed.

The Railway Children by E. Nesbit

This was one of my favorite books when I was younger, and for this reason it still strongly reminds me of England and my childhood. It is also set in Yorkshire where I was born and spent my childhood, and follows three children living next to a railway and their adventures.

21. What do we know about HG2G?

A. It was based on true adventures.

B. Its language is abstract and inventive.

C. Its humor is hard for foreigners to understand.

D. It was adapted for radio after being published.

22. Which books are set in the same place?

A. Daddy-Long-Legs & HG2G.

B. The Secret Garden & The Railway Children.

C. The Secret Garden & HG2G.

D. Daddy Long Legs & The Railway Children.

23. What do all the books have in common?

A. They follow children’s adve ntures.

B. They are British countryside series.

C. They refer to the author’s childhood.

D. They bring memories of home to the author.

B

Jessica Burks’ home is full of opportunities. Packaged slime(黏土) in a variety of colors and pleasant smells lines one w all of living room, and, in the designated “slime room” workspace in the back, bottles of fragrance oil are arranged in rows, next to glu e and an industrial-size kitchen mixer.

But it’s not the amount of slime in Burks’ house that shocks people, she said. It’s that her 15-year-old daughter, Samantha Zumwalt, is in charge of their enterprise. The mother-daughter team run Samantha’s Slime Sho p at home and the demand for their products helps them earn six figures a year. Samantha’s slime, offered in a rainbow of colors and a range of textures(质地), is in high demand. Since she started her business, she’s made more than 24,000 sales on Etsy. The customers are generally young —between 9 and 12 years old, Burks said, though some adults and teens buy slime, too. S ome customers buy Samantha’s slime because they say playing with it is calming. Others want it because it gives them something to do with their hands.

Last year, Nichole Jacklyne, a social media blogger, who reviews slime and provides DIY lessons for hundr eds of thousands of followers, reviewed Samantha’s product in a video. After Jacklyne’s video, orders poured into Samantha’s shop, Burks said.

However, Samantha’s mom was initially resistant to the girl’s slime ambitions. It took months for Samantha to con vince her mom to buy the key materials to make slime. “I told her no for months,” Burks said. Finally, Burks gave in. She had been laid off from her job as an accountant, and the two dove into the slime business. Now, Burks is proud of Samantha for running the business so well, “I hope she can meet all of her business goals —whether that’s still running the slime enterprise, or buying another business out, or starting a new business,” she said. “Whatever her dreams are… is where I want her to be.”

24. Why does the author specifically describe Jessica Burks’ home in Paragraph 1?

A. To stress the amount of slime there.

B. To present how special her home is.

C. To introduce Samantha’s slime business.

D. To show the business opportunities of slime.

25. What do we know about Samantha’s slime from the text?

A. It only wins popularity with kids.

B. All adults buy it just for recreation.

C. Social media contributes greatly to its sales.

D. It helps Samantha get more followers on the Internet.

26. How does Jes sica Burks’ attitude to Samantha’s slime business change?

A.Worried→Favorable.

B. Doubtful→Objective.

C. Negative→Cautious.

D. Disapproving→Supportive.

27. What is the passage mainly about?

A. Samantha’s slime business is a succes s.

B. Samantha promotes her slime online.

C. Playing with slime puts people at ease.

D. Jessica Burks quits to run her slime business.

C

For people, who are interested in sound, the field of sound technology is definitely making noise. In the past, sound engineers worked in the back rooms of recording studios,

but many of today’s sound professionals are sharing their knowledge and experience with professionals in other fields to create new products based on the phenomenon we call sound.

Sound can be used as a weapon. Imagine that a police officer is chasing a thief. The thief tries to escape. And the officer can’t let him get away. He pulls out a special device, points it at the suspect, and switches it on. The thief drops to the ground. This new weapon is called a Long Range Acoustic Device（LRAD, 远程定向声波发射器）. It produces a deafening sound so painful that it temporarily disables a person. The noise from the LRAD is directed like a ray of light and travels only into the ears of that person, but it is not deadly.

For those who hunger for some peace and quiet, sound can now create silence. Let’s say you are at the airport, and the little boy on the seat next to you is humming（哼唱）a short commercial song. He hums it over and over again, and you are about to go crazy. Thanks to the Silence Machine, a British invention, you can get rid of the sound without upsetting the boy or his parents. One may wonder how the Silence Machine works. Well, it functions by analyzing the waves of the incoming sound and creating a second set of outgoing waves. The two sets of waves cancel each other out. Simply turn the machine or point it at the target, and your peace and quiet comes back.

Directed sound is a new technology that allows companies to use sound in much the same way spotlights（聚光灯）are used in the theater. A spotlight lights up only one section of a stage; similarly, “spotsound” creates a circle of sound in on targeted area. This can be useful for businesses such as restaurants and stores because it offers a new way to attract customers. Restaurants can offer a choice of music along with the various food choices on the menu, allowing customers more control over the atmosphere in which they are dining. Directed sound is also beginning to appear in shopping centers and even at homes.

28. What could be inferred from Paragraph 2 about the effect of the LRAD?

A. It causes temporary hearing loss.

B. It slows down a running man.

C. It makes it easy to identify a suspect.

D. It keeps the suspect from hurting others.

29. The Silence Machine is a device specially designed to ________.

A. silence the people around you

B. remove the sound of commercials

C. block the incoming sound waves

D. stop unwanted sound from affecting you

30. What feature do spotsounds and spotlights share?

A. They travel in circles.

B. They clear the atmosphere.

C. They can be transformed into energy.

D. They can be directed onto a specific area.

31. What does the passage focus on?

A. How professionals invented sound products.

B. Inventions in the field of sound technology.

C. The growing interest in the study of sound.

D. How sound engineers work in their studios.

D

According to a recent study in the Journal of Consumer Research, both the size and consumption habits of our eating companions can influence our food intake. And contrary to existing research that says you should avoid eating with heavier people who order large

portions (份), it’s the beanpoles with big appetites you really need to avoid.

To test the effect of social influence on eating habits, the researchers conducted two experiments. In the first, 95 undergraduate women were individually invited into a lab to ostensibly (表面上) participate in a study about movie viewership. Before the film began, each woman was asked to help herself to a snack. An actor hired by the researchers grabbed her food first. In her natural state, the actor weighed 105 pounds. But in half the cases she wore a specially designed fat suit which increased her weight to 180 pounds.

Both the fat and thin versions of the actor took a large amount of food. The participants followed suit, taking more food than they normally would have. However, they took, significantly more when the actor was thin.

For the second test, in one case the thin actor took two pieces of candy from the snack bowls. In the other case, she took 30 pieces. The results were similar to the first test: the participants followed suit but took significantly more candy when the thin actor took 30 pieces.

The tests show that the social environment is extremely influential when we’re making decisions. If this fellow participant is going to eat more, so will I. Call it the 4iMl have what she’s having’ effect. However, we’ll adjust the influence. If an overweight person is having a large portion, I’ll ho ld back a bit because I see the results of his eating habits. But if a thin person eats a lot, I’ll follow suit. If he can eat much and keep slim, why can’t I?

32.What is the recent study mainly about?

A. Food safety.

B. Movie viewership.

C. Consumer demand.

D. Eating behavior.

33. What does the underlined word “beanpoles” in paragraph 1 refer to?

A. Big eaters.

B. Overweight persons.

C. Picky eaters.

D. Tall thin persons.

34. Why did the researchers hire the actor?

A. To see how she would affect the participants.

B. To test if the participants could recognize her.

C. To find out what she would do in the two tests.

D. To study why she could keep her weight down.

35. On what basis do we “adjust the influence” according to the last paragrap h?

A. How hungry we are.

B. How slim we want to be.

C. How we perceive others.

D. How we feel about the food.

第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5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。

Tips on How to Connect With Your New Dorm Roommates The move from high school to college is very stressful, especially meeting your future roommates. You hope they are normal, friendly persons with whom you can bond for the next months. Some tips for starting a smooth college life and getting along well with your roommates are as follows.

·Look up their names and phone numbers

You can search the US Phone Book for your roommates’ numbers and see what you can find online. 36 You can use them to find out what type of music they like or what their hobbies

are.

·Use the email

Meeting a strange roommate is awkward, so try connecting with your roommates before moving in together. 37 You can tell them where you are from and what are your subjects of interest.

·You can even call them

After sending an email, you can call your future roommates and have a chat about the most important issues. 38 You can’t expect to be best friends right away. Chatting and texting beforehand can help you get used to other persons and will ease the entire process of living together.

· 39

After the initial introduction, you want to know who is going to bring what appliances, if they like to listen to music while studying and how hot or cold they like the room to be. If you are a morning person and your roommates are night owls, things might become complicated.

Sharing a bedroom is not an easy thing and you will be stressed out. 40 Just try to be yourself when connecting. You will find ways to get along, even if you are completely different.

A. This is normal.

B. Know their likes and dislikes

C. Check out each other’s lifestyle

D. You should learn from each other.

E. This will help you get to know each other.

F. Send them a quick email, introducing yourself.

G. Usually, the social media accounts are going to show up first.

第三部分语言知识运用（共两节，满分30分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

I met my current step mom for the first time when I moved to America and was reunited with my father.I remember when I first ___41__ her at the airport. It was different, but not _42_. Over the past years there is _43__ I needed that she did not provide. I’m the young woman I am today because she made sure to _44_ me properly. Yesterday I went to see her for Mother’s Day. When I gave her __45__, she held my face in both of her hands and kissed me straight on the mouth _46__ I had the flu.

Her simple act of affection __47_ me back to my first night in America. After I was __48_ up from the airport we went home and she __49__ my luggage and took me shopping for new clothes. That night before I went to bed, she came to my room, the first room I had ever had for my own. She told me she was __50__ to have me and that she would take good care of me. Before she __51__, she asked me for a hug. That was my _52__ first hug and I was 11 years old at that time.

I’m 23 years old now and I have received many hugs over the past years, __53_ none has given me a greater __54_ or deeper impression. I regard her as my birth mother because my new life began when I came to _55__ with her.

41.A taught B caught C saw D hated

42.A strange B easy C unforgettable D uncomfortable

43.A something B anything C nothing D everything

44.A approach B raise C criticize D value

45.A gifts B keys C money D dresses

46.A so that B in case C as though D even though

47.A paid B took C talked D companied

48.A brought B looked C picked D called

49. A packed B unpacked C mended D added

50. A glad B hard C unlucky D anxious

51. A died B awaked C left D entered

52. A very B quite C ever D just

53. A if B because C but D though

54. A success B advance C power D excitement

55. A discuss B stay C share D work

第二节：（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）

阅读下面短文，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

There is no doubt that humankind dreams of making Mars our second home. However, sending people there will require all the skills, courage and 56 (intelligent) of the human race. While the Moon can be reached within days, it would take months to reach Mars, 57 (travel) through dangerous solar radiation. And even if the first settlers do reach Mars safely, staying alive will be 58 daily challenge, but as proved by the Biosphere (生

物圈) 2 experiment, not impossible.

As early as the 1980s, scientists were building Biosphere 2 in the Arizona desert. It consisted of a closed space 59 people, animals and plants could live together. The “closed” concept meant that the space was designed 60 (function) with its own oxygen, food and water, needing nothing from the outside world. 61 the two-year experiment was not a success, it did provide us with a better understanding of how humans might be able

to live on another planet. More recently, scientists 62 (succeed) in growing a variety

of plants in an environment similar to that on Mars. That 63 (definite) is a big step forward.

For now, human settlement of Mars is still 64 (decade) away. In the meantime, scientific research shows that the planet Earth is getting 65 (warm). This change is having a terrible effect on the biosphere.

第二节书面表达（满分25分）

假设你是李华，两周前你从网上订购一套书虫系列读物(Bookworm Series)昨天才到货，且包装破损，数量不足。请就此向网店客服写邮件投诉。

要点如下：①介绍购物情况; ②反映存在问题; ③提出解决方案

注意：① 词数100词左右; ②可适当增加细节，使行文连贯;

③开头结尾已给出，不计入总词;

To whom it may concern,

______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________

Yours sincerely,

Li Hua

第二节(满分25分)

阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。

After his wife died, Dan Peterson didn't know what to do with himself. The 81 -year-old man spent a lot of time in his garden remembering his wife's favorite flower, the white rose. "I've never been able to get a white rose to grow --- all mine are red," Peterson said.

Before she died, Dan and his wife would do everything together. Now, the world just felt dark. “I'm sitting here staring at the back window of my house, just waiting it out to see how long I was going to live," he said.

One day on a grocery run, Dan felt particularly blue. He hadn't shaved for a couple of days and hadn't had a haircut probably for three months.

Tara Wood was at the grocery store that day with her four-year-old (laughter. Tara thought Dan didn't look like the friendliest man ——but that didn't stop Norah, her (laughter. Norah was bouncing up and down. Suddenly she stopped, pointing at Dan, and said, “Hi, old person! Today's my birthday."

Dan’s face lit up. He responded to Norah with, “Well hi, little lady! How old are you today?" Little Norah demanded that he give her a hug and take a picture with her. So the 81 -year-old and 4-year-old had a photo taken and exchanged hugs. Norah likes old people very much because they walk slowly like her, and they also need friends.

“It was only a 10-minute encounter at the grocery store, but it felt magical and heart-warming," the mom said. "Norah seemed to know Dan needed some extra cheer."

Tara posted the photo on Facebook and a woman recognized the old man. She wrote in the comments that she knew Dan, and that it was the first time she'd seen him smile since his wife died. Tara later found Peterson on Facebook and asked if they could go over to his house for a play date. Of course, the answer was yes. And the mother was planning a visit.

注意：

1. 续写词数应为150左右；

2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

When Norah heard of her mother’s plan, she was very happy.________________________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________________ The mother and he rdaughter have been visiting him weekly, ever since.________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________

参考答案

第一部分听力 (共两节，满分30分)

1-5 ABCCA 6-10 ACBBC 11-15 CAACB 16-20 ABBCA

第二部分阅读理解

第一节

A篇 CBD B篇 CCDA C篇 ADDB D篇DDAC

第二节 GFECA

完形填空

41--55. CDCBA DBCBA CACDB

第二节：（共10小题，每小题1．5分，满分15分）

56.intelligence 57. travelling 58. a 59. where 60. to function

61. Although/Though/While 62. have succeeded/succeeded 63. definitely 64. decades 65. warmer

作文范文

To whom it may concern,

My name is Li Hua, one of your customers. I ordered a set of Bookworm Series on your website two weeks ago, but I didn’t receive them until yesterday. And much to my disappointment, the books were so poorly packed up that the cover of one book was torn. To make matters worse, with one book missing, it is not a complete set.

I am sorry to have received such poor service, and I believe I have every right to ask you to deal with this problem. I’ll appreciate it if you return my money or better deliver a new set of books to me. Besides, I hope you’ll value your customer and pay necessar y attention to my complaint.

Looking forward to your early reply.

续写范文

One possible answer

When Norah heard of her mothers plan, she was very happy. She couldn't wait to see Dan at once. Hardly had they met Dan in his yard when Norah shouted excitedly. She ran right up to him as if she had known him all of her life and she was climbing all over him like a monkey. “And of course every time I turned around, she 'd come back over and hug me again, "Dan said. When it was time to leave, Norah and her mom passed the rose bush by the door. Dan picked a big red rose and gave it to Norah, saying, "This is a symbol of our friends hip.”

The mother and her daughter have been visiting him weekly, ever since. Every time they went there, the old and the young would play games and tell each other secrets. Norah considers Dan as a family member and Dan has never been alone again. "Norah helped me recover from my sadness and gave me something to live for. "Dan said, with a fresh shave and haircut.

听力录音稿

Text 1

W: Would you like to go to Hyde Park?

M: Yes. I’d like to listen to the lectures people give there.

Text 2

W: Could you lend me your typewriter, Mike?

M: I’m sorry, it is out of order. You can ask Jim for help. He just got a new one. Text 3

W: Oh, I didn’t realize I was getting an office all to myself.

M: Well, you are. And this is your secretary Jane. She is a Filipino, but she was born and brought up here, so she can speak two languages.

Text 4

M: Darling, I have to do some extra work today.

W: But I have an interview. Can you take leave and look after our baby?

M: I’m afraid I can’t. We’d better find a babysitter.

Text 5

W: What do you think about my living room?

M: Well, I do like the coffee table, but I don’t really care for the curtains. Did you get them at a sale? They look old.

W: My parents gave them to me as a housewarming gift.

Text 6

W: I don’t understand why we have to take the subway. Look at this place. It’s modern enough, but it’s far from lively.

M: It’s convenient. People in New York go everywhere by subway if they don’t drive.

W: This isn’t New York. We’re in San Francisco.

M: What’s the difference?

W: We haven’t come here on business, but for pleasure. We should go sightseeing. What can you see in a subway? Nothing!

Text 7

M: Who is it?

W: It’s me, L ily.

M: Oh, Lily. Long time no see. Come on in.

W: Here are some flowers for you.

M: Thank you. I’m so surprised to see you! What are you doing now?

W: Uh, I’m running an Internet company.

M: How is business?

W: Generally, it’s going pretty well, but I’ve run into some technical problems recently, and it seems I can’t handle them by myself. I really need your help.

M: I hope I can be of some help. Can I call you tomorrow? I have something to do now. I’m sorry.

W: All right.

Text 8

W: What are the best places to visit here?

M: It depends. If you are interested in the city, you might like to tour it by car. I can be your guide. We’ll leave the afternoon free. You can do some shopping in the shopping mall then, if you’d like.

W: Great. What do you suggest we see?

M: I suggest we visit the Metropolitan Museum of Art first. Let’s go… Look, people are jogging along the river. This is Broadway, and there are many theaters here. This way leads to Times Square. Every New Year’s Eve, thousands of New Yorkers and visito rs welcome the New Year here. And we should not miss seeing Greenwich Village, which is