福建省福州市八县(市)一中2020学年高二英语下学期期末联考试题

福建省福州市八县（市）一中2020学年高二英语下学期期末联考

试题

考试时间：2020-7-10

时限：120分钟；满分：150分；命题人：长乐一中高二英语集备组

Ⅰ. 听力理解（共两节，20小题；每小题1.5分，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 does the conversation take place?

A. At the m an’s house.

B. At the airport.

C. At a hotel.

2. What does the man think of those magazines?

A. They are informative.

B. They aren’t worth buying.

C. They are useless for the decoration.

3. At what age can one drink beer in the man’s country?

A. 18.

B. 20.

C. 21.

4. Who just knocked the door?

A. Their neighbor.

B. Their daughter.

C. The delivery boy.

5. What does the woman imply about the car?

A. It needs servicing.

B. It is in good condition.

C. It was bought a few days ago.

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。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。

6. What is Amanda worried about?

A. Her essay.

B. Her computer.

C. Her part-time job.

7. Who can probably deal with the printer?

A. Amanda.

B. Amanda’s brother.

C. The man.

听下面一段对话，回答第8至第10三个小题。

8. What is the weather like?

A. Stormy.

B. Pleasant.

C. Hot.

9. How much is a room per night?

A. $14.

B. $20.

C. $24.

10. What is available in the room?

A. A coffee maker.

B. A television.

C. The Internet.

听下面一段对话，回答第11至第13三个小题。

11. What kind of motorcycle does the man ask for at first?

A. A small one.

B. A big one.

C. An expensive one.

12. What is Raven famous for?

A. The low price.

B. The high speed.

C. The great design.

13. Which motorcycle will the man take?

A. A Raven.

B. A Harley.

C. A Seminole.

听下面一段对话，回答第14至第16三个小题。

14. What’s Fred related to dad?

A. His brother.

B. His uncle.

C. His nephew.

15. Why won’t Hom an be invited?

A. He doesn’t get along with dad.

B. He isn’t a family member.

C. He lives far away.

16. Who will be added on the list?

A. Mary.

B. Fred.

C. Henry.

听下面一段独白，回答第17至第20四个小题。

17. Where was John Wilson from?

A. Africa.

B. England.

C. America.

18. What caused Wilson’s blindness?

A. An accident.

B. A sports injury.

C. An eye disease.

19. Why did blindness in Africa shock Wilson?

A. It was caused by drugs.

B. There was no known cure.

C. Most cases were preventable.

20. What did Wilson’s organization do in Africa?

A. It reduced blindness by 10%.

B. It discovered a new drug in 1960.

C. It carried out millions of eye surgeries.

Ⅱ. 阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

A

Four Best Places to Travel for the Summer of 2020

If you're still deciding where to take your summer vacation, 2020 brings major anniversaries, new flight routes, buzzy museum openings and more. In no particular order, check out our picks for where to travel this summer: Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia

The Salar de Uyuni, or Uyuni Salt Flat, is a vast expanse near the Bolivian Andes that resembles ice. The surreal landscape is actually leftover salt from ancient lakes. A large lounge dome offers a public space with tables, floor cushions and hanging lanterns. Food is provided by Gustu in La Paz, considered one of Latin America's top restaurants. Beyond simply enjoying the food and scenery, guests can hike to the crater of Tunupa Volcano, mountain bike across the Salar or visit the village of Jirira. Come nightfall, on-site telescopes take full advantage of the star-flooded sky.

Las Vegas

There's the Park Theater, where up to 5,200 people can enjoy A-list artist residencies: Lady Gaga is currently in residence until November, with Janet Jackson and Cher starting this summer. For good measure, Bruno Mars will also be performing some dates in September. Daniel Humm and Will Guidara, perhaps best known for NYC's Eleven Madison Park restaurant, are behind the NoMad Restaurant and NoMad Bar. And foodies will no doubt want to experience Roy Choi's Best Friend, the first brick-and-mortar restaurant following his hugely successful Korean BBQ truck.

Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia often gets overlooked for popular provinces like British Columbia and Quebec, but its quiet charms are worth exploring. Cape Breton Island takes a bit of work to reach, but it's here that you'll find challenging hiking trails, a scenic driving route minus the traffic and real-deal Celtic culture. The Halifax Jazz Festival, held in the province's capital, is considered Nova Scotia's largest music festival, and goes down from July 9-14 on the waterfront.

Grand Canyon

It's the Grand Canyon's 100th anniversary as a national park, and there are multiple ways to celebrate this notable occasion. From June 22-29, stargazers can join amateur astronomers for free at the park's North and South Rims for the Star Party. Telescopes will be on hand to find planets (Jupiter and Saturn among them), star clusters and nebulae. There will also be slide show programs with a different focus each night, from protecting dark skies to learning how planets form. Constellation talks and night sky photography workshops are among the free offerings, just allow yourself enough time since you won't be the only one with this idea.

21. Which place will you choose if you want to have a great barbeque?

A. Salar de Uyuni

B. Las Vegas

C. Nova Scotia

D. Grand Canyon

22. Which country is Nova Scotia probably in?

A. Canada

B. America

C. Britain

D. South Africa

23. If you are an Astronomy fans, which two places will be the best choice?

A. Salar de Uyuni and Las Vegas

B. Salar de Uyuni and Grand Canyon

C. Las Vegas and Nova Scotia

D. Las Vegas and Grand Canyon

B

Most people agree that being a good driver means being safe and not aggressive on the road. One debate some people still argue, however, is who drives better: men or women? Although it’s impossible to say that one gender drives better than another definitively, there are some noteworthy trends.

Male drivers tend to have more accidents

Data from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) shows that male drivers tend to have more total accidents than females. The IIHS, an independent non-profit devoted to reducing car accidents, also found that 71 percent of all motor vehicle crash deaths in 2020 were males. Although the gap has narrowed, almost every year from 1975 to 2020, the number of male crash deaths was more than twice the number of female crash deaths, per the IIHS.

Women might be less-confident behind the wheel

Although male drivers have more accidents, other research shows women aren’t “perfect” drivers, either.Researchers from the University of Michigan’s Transportation Research Instit ute studied traffic accidents over 20 years and found that female drivers are more likely to run into a car driven by another woman than a man. The study, however, doesn’t explain possible reasons for this pattern.

One that they might consider testing in the future is that some research also shows women are less-confident behind the wheel than men. A study from UCLA exploring the relationship between new drivers’ skills and different variables, including gender（性别）, shows female students were less confident drivers than men.

So are men better drivers than women?

Gender is just one factor when it comes to safe driving, along with others

such as age, and even the time of day people drive. One study shows that both genders have a greater accident risk when driving at night, but males still have a higher risk at all times of the day. Driving quality also changes based on location, too, as some states are more dangerous than others. Data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration shows that Wyoming, Mississippi, and Montana have high accident death rates, without regards to gender. It goes to show that everyone should learn and practice safe driving habits instead of worrying about who drives better.

24. According to the data from the IIHS, what is the percentage of males among car accident victims before 2020?

A. Bigger than 71%

B. Smaller than 71%

C. Exactly 71%

D. Not clear.

25. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. In recent years, the number of car accidents caused by males is twice as much as that that by females.

B. Researchers have found out why there's higher possibility for women drivers to run into each other.

C. While driving in the daytime, male drivers have a greater accident risk than female drivers.

D. Many studies have shown that females are better and safer drivers than males.

26. What does the underlined word "variables" in Paragraph 4 possibly mean?

A. factors

B. varieties

C. phenomena

D. consequences

27. From which column of a newspaper is the passage probably taken?

A. Science

B. News

C. Culture

D. Traffic

C

Six months after a Chinese scientist was widely condemned for helping to make the world's first gene-edited babies, he remains out of public view, and new information suggests that others may be interested in undertaking the same kind of work outside the United States.

A clinic in the United Arab Emirates city of Dubai emailed scientist He Jiankui to seek training in gene editing, Stanford University bioethicist Dr. William Hurlbut said ahead of a speech Tuesday at the World Science Festival in New York.

Hurlbut, whose advice He often sought, said He told him that scientists from multiple countries and families with inherited health problems had messaged support and interest in altering the genes of embryos（胚胎）to prevent or treat disease. Hurlbut gave The Associated Press the email the Dubai clinic sent to He in December but decided to hide the clinic's name. "It reveals what eagerness there is out there to use this technology" and the need "for some sort of practical governance" of it, Hurlbut said. Jennifer Doudna, a University of California, Berkeley, co-inventor of the CRISPR gene-editing tool that He used, said that she also has heard of others who want to edit embryos.

"I think they're entirely credible," she said of such reports. Doudna, who was also a speaker at the New York festival, said the field needs to focus on setting specific principles for how and when such work should proceed. "The technology is frankly just not ready for clinical use in human embryos," although research should continue, she said. Doudna is paid by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, which also supports AP's Health and Science Department.

Scientists and policy leaders have been debating how to set international

standards or controls since He claimed in November that he had altered the genes of twin girls at conception（怀孕）to try to help them resist possible future infection with the AIDS virus.

Editing embryos is outlawed in many countries because it risks damaging other genes, and the DNA changes can be passed to future generations. Many scientists have condemned He's work, and attention has fallen on other scientists who knew or strongly suspected what He was doing.

28. What is the email the Dubai clinic sent to He Jiankui probably about?

A. Expectation of gene editing training.

B. Inherited health problems.

C. Eagerness to use the technology.

D. Practical governance in need.

29. Why does Doudna think that there is need to put governance on gene-editing?

A. Because there is decreasing eagerness to use the technology of altering the genes of embryos.

B. Because the clinic use of the technology in human embryos is still in inadequate preparation.

C. Because the evidence showing people's need of the technology is just completely unbelievable.

D. Because some scientists or doctors may use the technology with the aim of making profits.

30. What can we infer from the passage?

A. He Jiankui used to held consultations with Hurlbut on gene editing.

B. It's still illegal to edit the genes of embryos in many countries.

C. How to set international standards or controls over gene-editing is still in heated debate.

D. Doudna assisted He Jiankui by providing a tool to alter the genes of twin girls at conception.

31. Which of the following can be the best title of this passage?

A. He Opens a New Age in Genetics

B. The First Gene-edited Babies in the World

C. A New Method of Preventing diseases

D. Gene-edited Babies Debate Continues

D

The McDonnells lived in a small brick house in Larchmont, a suburb of New York City. Jim was foreman of mail carriers at the post office where he had worked for 25 years. Married in 1960, he and Anne were childless.

On the evening of the eleventh anniversary of their marriage, carrying out the garbage, Jim McDonnell slipped on ice-coated steps, and struck his head.

A few days later, driving to work, he lost control of the car, hit a telephone pole, and banged his forehead against the windshield. The following day he fell off the stairs, and again he banged his head. Found unconscious, he was hospitalized for three days with a cerebral concussion（脑震荡）. One day in the same month, Jim borrowed a friend’s station wagon and drove to Kennedy Airport to pick up Anne’s brother and family. When he returned the borrowed car at 10 p.m., he was unaware that the wallet containing his identification had slipped out of his pocket onto the floor of the station wagon. After that, he was never seen again.

So what really happened to Anne’s husband? During his walk home, Jim had indeed blacked out（昏厥）, losing all ability to remember who he was and where he lived. What happened then is unclear. The next thing he knew was that he was in downtown Philadelphia, a city he had never visited before. Seeing signs advertising the services of a James Peters, a real estate broker,

Jim adopted James Peters as his own name. He had no past; his only reality was the present. James Peters got a Social Security card, which could be obtained at that time without showing a birth certificate, and took a job in a health club. He next worked at a cancer research institute, cleaning out animal cages. He also got a nightshift job at the P&P luncheonette, where he became well known for his omelets, as well as his courtesy and good humor. About a month before Christmas 1985, colleagues noticed that Jim had grown unusually quiet and depressed. Something seemed to be turning in his mind. On December 22, Jim had fallen and banged his head. The next day at work he seemed distracted, and late that afternoon he had fallen again, striking his head. On December 24, he awoke feeling confused, yet delighted. After almost 15 years, he knew who he was! He was James A. McDonnell, Jr., of Larchmont, New York. His wife’s name was Anne.

Anne had just returned home from Christmas Mass, where she lit candles and prayed for Jim. A light snow was falling, and she was in a hurry to leave for Christmas dinner at her sister’s before the roads grew slick. Then the doorbell rang. "Oh my," she thought, "this is not a good time for a visitor." Anne opened the door — and saw a man with a full white beard. Immediately she recog nized Jim. She couldn’t speak.

To Jim, Anne looked a little older, but prettier too. His heart overflowed. “Hello, Anne,” he said.

32. In which year did James A. McDonnell get missing?

A. 1960

B. 1965

C. 1971

D. 1985

33. Which CANNOT explain the sentence "He had no past" in Paragraph 3?

A. He had no Social Security Card before he got lost.

B. He lost his memory after his blacking out.

C. He lost his wallet containing his identification.

D. He went to a completely strange city.

34. How did Jim feel on seeing his wife, Anne, 15 years later?

A. scared

B. funny

C. moved

D. anxious

35. What would be the best sentence following the last sentence of this passage?

A. "Jim," her breath came in bursts, "Is it true?"

B. "Yes," she seemed puzzled, "And you are looking for…"

C. "Well, Jim," her voice in delight, "Long time."

D. "Come on in," said Anne, "I'm expecting you."

Ⅲ. 七选五阅读（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。

It should come as no surprise that the more stressed parents are at work, the greater the burden on their family is. 36 . After all, the more time parents spend working, the less time and energy they have to plan and prepare healthful meals. Previously, most studies have focused on the role of working mothers while fathers were ignored. 37 . It adds a new wrinkle to the relationship between work stress and family nutrition. Mom’s work related stress is still a central factor in how well families eat because they typically do most of the food shopping and cooking. 38 .

The study finds that when mom or dad experience high levels of work related stress, their families are eating one-and-a-half fewer family meals per week, and the parents themselves report eating fewer fruits and vegetables, more fast food, and are less likely to eat breakfast regularly.

It’s worth noting that the study looks mainly at low income families who

belong to ethnic or minority groups. 39 . But the implications are wide-ranging.

40 . Teaching kids, especially teenagers, to help with grocery shopping

and to cook actual meals, instead of just putting a frozen pizza in the microwave, could be an important piece of the puzzle in helping families improve their eating habits.

A. But dad’s work related stress has a large impact, too.

B. As to family nutrition, the entire family plays a role, even kids.

C. Yet, the kid’s stress may affect the families’ nutrition, too.

D. So the findings do n’t necessarily apply directly to other types of families.

E. It’s also probably not a surprise that this can negatively affect a family’s nutrition.

F. Now, a study looks at the family as a whole and at the role of fathers

in particular.

G. It is parents who give their kids a good model to develop a good eating habit.

Ⅳ. 完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空

白处的最佳选项。

Walking across campus with every pair of eyes on you can be embarrassing, especially when you’re 13 years old. I loo ked around me in 41 of

a friendly face, a smile, anything. I was quite disappointed. And I,

42 , felt somewhat foolish, walking across campus 43 with a false smile plastered（粘贴）across my face. I was simply 44 to follow the advice my mother had given me years before: when things get 45 , smile.

No matter where you are, a smile will always be understood. A smile is

46 . At that very moment, ho wever, I felt my mother’s advice didn’t

47 .

When the teacher 48 me to the class as the “American girl,” 10 sets

of hands immediately shot up. Some students had 49 ; others wanted

to practice their English with me. Because I couldn’t speak much Chinese

50 , I communicated with them via gestures mixed in with 51 English

and Chinese. Although I was 52 , I wasn’t sure how much of it was

53 . It was almost as if they were 54 about me and I was being examined. 55 who could blame them? After all, I was the first American ever to 56 the school.

Then, from across the room, a Chinese classmate suddenly 57 at me,

and my nerves were instantly 58 . Though there are cultural and language 59 , we were sharing something in common. And as usual, my mother was right. A smile does make a 60 .

41. A. favor B. memory C. place D. search

42. A. in turn B. in return C. in addition

D. in vain

43. A. steadily B. attractively C. alone

D. unwillingly

44. A. helping B. attempting C. pretending D. undertaking

45. A. awkward B. smooth C. ready D. attainable

46. A. universal B. warm C. ordinary

D. traditional

47. A. last B. work C. exist

D. change

48. A. led B. introduced C. took D. invited

49. A. examinations B. explanations C. questions

D. thrills

50. A. either B. often C. sometimes D. yet

51. A. broken B. standard C. fluent D. everyday

52. A. spotted B. focused on C. ignored D. watched out

53. A. positive B. direct C. interesting

D. open

54. A. hopeful B. nervous C. worried D. curious

55. A. Above all B. Once more C. Then again D. As usual

56. A. attend B. leave C. study

D. explore

57. A. shouted B. waved C. nodded D. smiled

58. A. felt B. touched C. calmed D. tested

59. A. similarities B. barriers C. links

D. connections

60. A. fortune B. noise C. deal

D. difference

Ⅴ. 语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）

English is a language 1.__________(bring) to Britain in the 5th century by Anglo-Saxon settlers from various parts of Northwest Germany. It is convenient to divide English into three periods roughly─Old English, Middle English, and Modern English.

The 2.__________(early) form of English is called Old English or Anglo-Saxon. Old English developed from a set of North Sea Germanic dialects 3.__________(origin) spoken along the coasts of Frisia, Lower Saxony, Jutland, and Southern Sweden by Germanic tribes known 4.__________ the Angles, Saxons, and Jutes. Later, Old English was strongly influenced by the North Germanic language Norse, spoken by the Vikings who settled mainly in the northwest. The most famous work from the Old English period is the epic poem Beowulf, written by 5.__________ unknown poet. Old English is very different from Modern English and difficult for the 21st-century English speakers to understand.

For the 300 years following the Norman Conquest in 1066, the Norman kings and the nobility spoke only a 6.__________(vary) of French called Anglo-Norman. English continued to be the language of the common people. The Norman influence 7.__________(strong) the continual evolution of the language over the following centuries, resulting in 8.__________ is now referred to as Middle English. And one of the best-known works from the Middle English period is Geoffrey Chaucer’s The Canterbury Tales.

From the late 15th century, the language changed into Early Modern English, often dated from the Great Vowel Shift. English is continuously absorbing foreign words, especially Latin and Greek, causing English to have the largest vocabulary of any language in the world. By the late 18th century,

the British Empire had sped the spread of English through its colonies and geopolitical dominance. Commerce, science and technology, diplomacy, art and formal education all contributed to English 9.__________ (become) the first truly global language. As there are many words from different languages, the risk of mispronunciation is high. In 1755, Samuel Johnson published his A Dictionary of the English Language, 10.__________ introduced a standard set of spelling conventions and usage norms.

1. _______________

2. _______________

3. _______________

4.

_______________

5. _______________

6. _______________

7. _______________

8.

_______________

9. _______________ 10. _______________

Ⅵ. 短文改错（共10处错误；每改对一处错误得1分，满分10分）

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。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：

1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

If you have a chance to go to Wuhan, a visit to Hubu Alley is something not to be missed. Located in Wuchang District, Hubu Alley is wide known for mouth-watering snacks. Each time when you go there, the alley is crowded with people. There are various tasty foods to choose of, including steamed pork

dumplings, Jingwu duck neck and hot dry noodles, all of them are native to Wuhan. Wandering along the street, you may appreciate the cooking process on spot. Some food stands have even been existed there for several generations, during which the method of food preparation together with the secret ingredients had remained unchanged. These attentive efforts are aimed to deliver the original flavor as before. In a way, these distinctive snack make you easy to experience the folk culture. Exposing to the traditional food, you will surely have a deeper understanding of Wuhan.

Ⅶ. 书面表达（满分25分）

汉族成年礼延续数千年，历史悠久。至满清入关后，满清统治者一纸令下，终结了绵延了几千年的成人礼，然而现在正在逐渐恢复且越来越流行。假定你是高三学生李华，学校将于下周五晚上七点在阶梯教室举办成人礼活动。请你代表学生会写一封邮件给外教Tom，邀请其参加本届成人礼活动并简要介绍活动时间地点及流程等。注意：

1.词数100左右;

2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯;

3.开头与结尾已给出，不计入总词数。

参考词汇：成人礼 the coming-of-age ceremony

Dear Tom,

I’m Li Hua, one of your students. On behalf of the students’ union, _______________________________

________________________________________________________________________ ________________

________________________________________________________________________ ________________

________________________________________________________________________ ________________

________________________________________________________________________ ________________

Yours,

Li Hua

八县一中2020～2020学年第二学期高二英语期末考试(答案)

Ⅰ. 听力理解（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

1 – 5 A B C C B 6 – 10 A B A B B 11 – 15 B B C A B 16 –20 C B A C C

Ⅱ. 阅读理解 & Ⅲ. 七选五阅读（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

21 – 25 B A B A C 26 – 30 A D A B A 31 – 35 D C A C A

36 – 40 E F A D B

Ⅳ. 完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

41 – 45 D A C B A 46 – 50 A B B C D 51 – 55 A B A D C

56 – 60 A D C B D

Ⅴ. 语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）

61. brought 62. earliest 63. originally 64. as

65. an

66. variety 67. strengthened 68. what 69. becoming

70. which

Ⅵ. 短文改错（共10处错误；每改对一处错误得1分，满分10分）

71. wide → widely 72. 去掉when 73. choose后的of → from

74. them → which

75. spot前加the 76. existed → existing 77. had→ has

78. snack → snacks

79. you →it 80. Exposing →Exposed 或Exposing后加yourself

Ⅱ. 阅读理解 & Ⅲ. 七选五阅读（答案解析）

21. B【细节理解题】答案依据见第三段最后一句话“And foodies will no doubt want to experience Roy Choi's Best Friend, the first brick-and-mortar restaurant following his hugely successful Korean BBQ truck.”，句中的BBQ 就是barbeque的缩写。