1、辽宁省协作校2020-2021学年高二英语下学期期末考试试题考试时间120分钟 满分150分第一部分听力第一节（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 will the woman do tonight?A. Visit a doctor.B. See a movie.C. Work out.2. How many blocks have the speakers walked?A.3.B.4.C.5.3. Wh
2、en does the man usually go home?A. At 5 pm.B. At 6 pm.C. At 7 pm.4. How does the man find the book?A. Confusing.B. EducationalC. Interesting.5. How will the speakers go to the theater?A. On foot.B. By bike.C. By bus.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，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，
3、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. What did the man use to do?A. Collect stamps.B. Collect coins.C. Do sports.7. Whats the womans favorite sport?A. Ping-pong.B. Badminton.C. Basketball.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题8. What will the man buy?A. A coat.B. A jacket.C. A pair of shoes.9.
4、 What will the man do for the woman?A. Buy her a gift.B. Clean up her desk.C. Carry her things.10. Where does the conversation probably take place?A. In the classroom.B. At the office.C. On the street.听第8段材料，回答第11至13题.11. What is the woman?A. An editor.B. A gardener.C. A blog writer.12. How long doe
5、s the woman work a day?A. About 6 hours.B. About 7 hours.C. About 9 hours.13. What does the woman usually do after work?A. Reading books.B. Playing with her dog.C. Growing some flowers.听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。14. Why did the man found the organization?A. To make a profit.B. To support young people.C. To he
6、lp stop climate change.15. What inspired the man?A. An image of the Statue of Liberty in water.B. His voluntary experiences at school.C. Working with the young people.16. What activities does the man usually organize?A. Collecting rubbish.B. Climbing the mountains.C. Helping visitors in the park.听第1
7、0段材料，回答第17至20题。17. What should be done before going shopping?A. Finding some advertisements.B. Considering where to go.C. Making a budget.18. What does the speaker suggest using to pay?A. A check.B. Some cash.C. A credit card.19. What is the womans view on reward programs?A. Stay away from them.B. M
8、ake full use of them.C. Treat them carefully.20. What does the speaker talk about?A. How to shop wisely.B. How to earn money.C. How to make a shopping list.第二部分阅读（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。AExcerpts（节选）of Our Featured StoriesIf youre looking for a midday pic
9、k-me-up or a little inspiration, youll love our featured stories.Thanks for the Flowers“At the end of the day, a loving family should find everything forgivable. Mark V. Olsen”“You dont bring me flowers any more.You dont sing me love songs.”, the singing of Neil Diamond went gently into my room from
10、 the radio. The song matched my mood on that cold January morning. How true, I thought the last time David brought me flowers was five years ago I dressed up against the cold and headed out for the challenging task of starting the old Ford. The beast normally refused to start. To start the vehicle,
11、I tried all tricks. At that point, David. (more)A Different Story“There is no more lovely, friendly and charming relationship or company than a good marriage.”Martin Luther“I just want what you and John Fraser have,” Margret Mead, my beautiful forty single friend tells me. Immediately ashamed, I rea
12、lize that I have heard the same thing from a single, searching, female cousin just recently. My husband, John and I met when we were thirty-four years old. We had occasional fights that. make me laugh now, and .(more)A Picky Eater“Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someon
13、e deeply gives you courage.”Lao TzuSterile, my husband would tell me he was never a picky eater and was very easy to please when it came to food. Every time I cooked chicken liver, he always ate it and said hed never tasted anything better. Until recently, I happened to know that he is actually sens
14、itive to chicken, and .(more)21. What do the underlined words “The beast” in the first story refer to?A. The song.B. The car.C. The task.D. The mood. 22. What can we infer about Sterile in the third story?A. He knows the truth of happiness.B. He is a heavy meat-eater.C. He is particular about food.D
15、. He suffers from a serious disease.23. What are all the three stories about?A. Dating tips.B. Parent-child relationship.C. Family love.D. Entertainment news.BThe Iroquois lived in the northeastern great lakes region of North America in the 16th century. Back then， their lives depended on the natura
16、l resources of the forests， especially the birch tree（桦树）。which was everywhere in that area. The birch tree has white bark， and this tough protective outer layer of the tree is waterproof, which made it useful for making things like cooking containers and a variety of other tools.The Iroquois would
17、cut the bark and fold it into any shape they needed. The most important use of the bark, by far, was the canoe. Since the northeastern region of North America is interconnected by many streams and waterways, water transportation by canoe was essential. The canoes allowed these people to travel over
18、a vast area that today would take a few hours to fly over. The Iroquois made canoes of all types, for travel on small streams or on large open ocean waters. They could travel throughout the area， only having to portage（转陆路运输）occasionally. Since the canoes were so light, carrying them over land to an
19、other nearby stream wasnt difficult task.Having an efficient means of transportation helped the Iroquois to form a federation（联盟）linked by natural waterways. This efficiency of the birch bark canoe also made an impression on newcomers to the area. French traders in the 17th century adopted the desig
20、n of the birch bark canoe, and they found they could travel more than 1,500 kilometers a month.Besides the bark, the Iroquois also used the wood of the birch tree. The young trees were used as supports for houses. Branches were folded into snow shoes. And the Iroquois were all good at running very f
21、ast over the snow in these birch branch snow shoes. If you ever tried walking in snow shoes, you would know it wasnt easy.24. What do we know about the birch bark?A. It can be eaten.B. I is easy to bend.C. It is heavy in weight.D. It can be used as supports for houses.25. Why does the author compare
22、 canoe travel and flight travel in Paragraph2?A To show how far canoes could travel.B. To show how fast canoe travel was.C. To present how waterways have changed over time.D. To describe how technology has changed our way of travel.26. Why were canoes important to the Iroquois?A. Snowy winters made
23、land travel too difficult.B. There was a network of waterways in their living area.C. They could sell canoes to other Native American groups.D. Canoe travel helped them form relationships with foreigners.27. What is the text mainly about?A. Different kinds of trees used for building canoes.B. Variou
24、s methods of Native American transportation.C. The trading of birch products by Europeans in the 17th centuryD. The value of birch trees to a Native American group.CThis is whats known as a Buddy or Friendship Bench. Theyre needed because playgrounds can be lonely places sometimes. And these benches
25、 can help pupils feeling lonely to find a friend. Benches like this have been around for a while now in some schools. But in Ireland, they are trying to do something a bit different with them.This school in Cork in the south of Ireland is the 47th to get one from a social enterprise called Buddy Ben
26、ch Ireland that doesnt just provide schools with benches, it also runs special workshops with trained child psychiatrists. They use the bench as an opportunity to start conversations about mental well-being. They talk about the importance of being aware of your feelings and those of others. The chil
27、dren need to understand what the bench is about, what it symbolizesfriendship, inclusion（包容），listening to each other and the most important thing is to express feelings.But do children actually use the bench? Its something an independent academic study has been looking at. We found that 40% of the c
28、hildren told us that they had actually used the benches at the time of the study. And over 90% said that they would talk to a child if that child was sitting on the bench. So, certainly there doesnt appear to be any issues around whether they are properly used. Childrens mental health at school is i
29、ncreasingly a concern in many countries. Buddy Bench Ireland is hoping these benches will not only handle issues like social isolation and bullying but also give a future generation the confidence to open up about their feelings. Therefore, they are attempting to make the bench gain high popularity
30、in Ireland schools in a larger scale.28. Why the school in Cork in the south of Ireland uses the bench?A. To help children with psychological problems fully recover.B. To replace the old benches in school.C. To cut the cost of schools facility.D. To start conversations about mental well-being.29. Wh
31、at makes the bench work in Ireland schools?A. Teachers and parents encourage children to try it.B. Governments generous support to set up the project in schoolsC. Most children are willing to express feelings.D. The bench helps children get rid of loneliness.30. What will Buddy Bench Ireland expect
32、of the bench?A. It will deal with social isolation and bullying completely.B. It will motivate a future generation to convey their feelings.C. It will make children prefer the bench to old one.D. It will appeal to more students to sit on it.31. What content will possibly be covered in the following
33、paragraph?A. The reasons for the popularity of the bench.B. The importance of being aware of students mental well-being.C. The concrete approaches to promoting the use of the bench in more schools.D. The ways to make the bench function effectively.DNASA is sending a helicopter to Mars, in the first
34、test of a heavier-than-air aircraft on another planet. The Mars Helicopter will be launched in 2021 together with the US space agencys Mars rover（探测车）.Its design team spent more than four years reducing a working helicopter to “the size of a softball” and cutting its weight to 1.8kg. It is specifica
35、lly designed to fly in the atmosphere of Mars, which is 100 times thinner than Earths.Scientists of the former Soviet Union dropped two balloons into the atmosphere of Venus in the 1980s. No aircraft has ever taken off from the surface of another planet.“The idea of a helicopter flying the skies of
36、another planet is thrilling,” said NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine. “The Mars Helicopter holds much promise for our future science, discovery, and exploration missions to Mars.”While the tiny craft is being called a helicopter, there will be no pilot. It will be flying almost 55 million km from E
37、arth, too far away to send a remote control signal.“Earth will be several light years away, so there is no way to control this mission in real time,” said Mimi Aung, the project manager at NASAs Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL). Instead, the helicopter will “fly the mission on its own.”The JPL team m
38、ade the helicopter as strong as possible to give it the best chance of surviving. “The altitude record for a helicopter flying here on Earth is about 40,000 feet,” Ms Aung said. “When our helicopter is on the surface of Mars, its already at the Earth equal height of 100,000 feet up.”That is part of
39、the reason why NASA is calling the Mars Helicopter a “high risk” project.“If it does not work, the Mars 2021 mission will not be impacted. If it does work, helicopters may have a real future as low-flying aerial（空中的）vehicles to access locations not reachable by ground travel,” NASA said.The Mars 202
40、1 rover, accompanied by its helicopter companion, is due to launch in July of that year and arrive on the red planet in February 2022.32. What was the design teams main job during the past few years?A. Making the helicopter safe fora pilot.B. Making the helicopter fly fast enough.C. Making the helic
41、opter fly to another planetD. Making the helicopter quite small and light.33. Whats special about the helicopter?A. It will carry a Mars rover.B. It can be controlled remotely on Earth.C. It will take off from the surface of Mars.D. It can fly at an altitude of 140,000 feet up on Mars.34. What might
42、 NASA think of the helicopter?A. It will be ready in 2022.B. It is a worthwhile project.C. It will achieve great success.D. It has affected the Mars 2021 mission.35. What is the purpose of the text?A. To analyze the possibility of settling on Mars.B. To encourage people to explore other planets.C. T
43、o report a new development in space exploration.D. To stress the importance of NASAs role in space exploration.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。选项中有两项为多余选项。Sleeping in on Saturday has long been chastised（谴责）by sleep experts and moms alike. 36 .Researchers at Stockholm Universit
44、y discovered that adults who slept five hours every night increased their risk of mortality（死亡率）.However, when people who only slept five hours a night during the week were compensated by sleeping nine hours a night on the weekends, their risk of death did not increase.To conduct the study, scientis
45、ts looked at data on sleep habits collected from more than 43,000 people under 65 years old. Then, they studied death records taken 13 years after the initial data was obtained to determine if and how sleep habits impacted mortality. Their conclusion? 37 .The studys findings might come as a surprise
46、, since sleep experts have previously advised against trying to catch up on sleep on the weekend. 38 . “You cant accumulate a debt and pay it off at a later point in time. If I were to deprive（剥夺）you of sleep during an entire night, and then in the following night give you all the sleep you want, yo
47、u would never get back all that youve lost,” he said.39 . “The results show that short weekday sleep is not a risk factor（因素）for mortality if it is combined with a medium or long weekend sleep,” study authors wrote.40 . The team found that people who slept six or seven hours consistently didnt heigh
48、ten their risk of morality.A. Lack of sleep can take years off your lifeB. This new study changes that way of thinkingC. Drinking a glass of milk at night helps you fall asleepD. Long weekend sleep may compensate for short weekday sleepE. Of course, getting enough sleep every night is still idealF.
49、However, a new study says the habit could lower your risk of deathG. Last year, sleep scientist Matthew Walker told NPR that sleep is not like a bank第三部分语言运用（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Nowadays, we find ourselves communicating more through online channels
50、 than before. We take advantage of them, like messaging, social media and video calls, often at the 41 of face-to-face dialogue. There are certain situations where online communication is 42 but others where we use it just because we prefer 43 to a real-life conversation, which arouses a discussion:
51、 is online communication preferable in todays world?Firstly, Id like to outline the 44 .It opens up the possibility of communicating with people in different places as 45 can take place via video conferencing between Stockholm, San Francisco and Shanghai without taking 46 , exhausting, long- distanc
52、e business trips. Furthermore, it enables long- distance families and friends to keep in. touch on a daily basis. Additionally, written online communication gives us the option of responding either 47 or at a time that suits us and allows us to edit and 48 our message.On the other hand, there are se
53、veral significant 49 to over-reliance on online communication. Some experts are 50 that a lack of face-to-face interaction 51 the development of vital social skills such as reacting to real-life situations. Also, the nature of conversation is 52 in the virtual world. If short messages with, emotions
54、 53 longer time of direct conversation with emotions expressed on real faces, we are running the risk of 54 the art of real conversation.To conclude, online communication brings an overall advantage in todays society. However, we shouldnt 55 the benefit of face to face dialogue.41. A. beginningB. ex
55、penseC. requestD. risk42. A. unnecessaryB. meaningfulC. challengingD. unavoidable43. A. visualB. visibleC. virtualD. vital44. A. advantagesB barriersC. risksD. possibilities45. A. paymentsB. incidentsC. meetingsD. classes46. A. time-consumingB. heart-breakingC. user-friendlyD. cost-effective47 A. pe
56、rmanentlyB. constantlyC. frequentlyD. instantly48. A. assessB. polishC. processD. shift49. A. disadvantagesB. puzzlesC. improvementsD. changes50. A. annoyedB. curiousC. confidentD. concerned51. A. crosses outB. slows downC. turns upD. gets over52. A. importantB. practicalC. differentD. attractive53.
57、A. replaceB. removeC. reviewD. revise54.A. denyingB. misunderstandingC. losingD. catching55. A. emphasizeB. ignoreC. preserveD. destroy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1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。A new survey from Britain shows that a third, of young unemployed people 56 （regular）fall apart. Without a jo
58、b, they are so anxious that they cannot control their emotions, so they have problems 57 （live）a “normal” life. The survey is from a youth charity 58 （call）the Princes Trust. Its researchers made a survey among 2,200 people 59 didnt have jobs. Almost half of them said they often felt anxious about e
59、veryday situations because they had few choices 60 （enjoy）life. One in eight of those surveyed said they were too 61 （stress）to leave the house.Britains Employment Minister Esther McVey said, “Our young people are some of the best and most talented in the world.” She also said that these people shou
60、ld 62 （match）with the right jobs. Researcher David Fass added, “Young people are our future and we should provide them 63 the tools they need to reach their full potential.” Jack,25, explained how hard 64 was for him to be unemployed. He said, “During that period, I was unwilling to leave the house.
61、 I stopped speaking to my friends and I had no 65 （confident）in communicating with people.”第四部分：写作（共两节，满分40分）第一节（满分15分）假如你是李华，为庆祝建党100周年，你校决定举办一场学生书画作品展，主题为“祖国在我心中”，现向全校同学征集作品。请你为此写一则通知，内容包括1.展览的时间、地点；2.作品内容；3.截止日期。注意1.词数80左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；参考词汇1.书法calligraphyNotice The Students Union2.建党100周年the
62、 100th anniversary of the C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。One morning, Joey sat at the kitchen, table, reading the sports page of the paper. At this time, his grandfather came down the stairs. When his grandfather came into the kitchen, Joey sensed he wasnt happy as usual.“Morning, G
63、randfather,” he smiled. His grandfather sat across the table, upset. He didnt pick up the paper to read. Instead, he-asked, “Joey, what is happening in town today?” “A ball game between Xiang Yu Middle-School and my school tonight. Want to go?” Joey told him.Joey felt bad for his grandfather. He kne
64、w he couldnt read. His grandfather had told him often, “I didnt have the chance to go to school freguently. Looking after, the animals and tending to the crops on the farm were much more important in those days than learning to read.”One day Grandfather asked, “Joey, would you go with me to the groc
65、ery store? I need several things.” In the store, Joeys grandfather wandered, looking at all the pictures on the cans. He saw a can without a picture on it. “Whats in that can?” he asked. Joey, reading the label, said, “Its a can of chicken soup.” His grandfather walked to the meat counter, but he co
66、uldnt read the prices or the labels. Finally, Grandfather gave Joey a shopping list and stepped out of the store. “I will meet you at the car,” he said. Joey watched him walking away, thinking, if only I could help him out, but I wouldnt know how to do it。The next day, Joey went to the library to lo
67、ok through some books when he saw a sign on the library wall, reading: “Do you know somebody who cant read? We can help. Just call this number.” Joey wrote the number down, and hurried home. “Somebody can teach you how to read. Just call this number.” Joey explained excitedly to his grandfather.注意1.
68、所续写短文词数应为，150左右；2.续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好。Para 1:Several days later, Grandfather put on his best suit for his first day of school. Para 2:Months later, Grandfather said to Joey, “I just got a letter from Aunt Helen and let me read it to you.” 辽宁省协作校20202021学年度下学期期末考试高二试题英语参考答案第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）1-5：CBBC
69、A6-10：BAACB11-15：CBBCA16-20：ACBCA第二部分：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）21-23 BAC24-27 BABD28-31 DCBC32-35 DCBC第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）36-40 FDGBE第三部分：语言运用（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）41-45 BDCAC46-50 ADBAD51-55 BCACB第二节（共10小题：每小题1.5分，满分15分）56 regularly57 living58 called59 who/ that60 to e
70、njoy61 stressed62 be matched63 with64 it65 confidence第四部分：写作（共两节，满分40分）第一节（满分15分）NoticeAimed at celebrating the 100th anniversary of the CPC, a calligraphy and painting exhibition, with the topic Motherland in My Heart, will be held in our school exhibition hall next Friday.The works submitted shoul
71、d be focused on the topic. You can express your great love to our motherland in your works. Additionally, it is a good idea to picture the rapid development of our country, or its promising future. Meanwhile, your determination to study hard so as to make our country more beautiful and prosperous ca
72、n also be conveyed in your works.Anyone interested in it is supposed to submit your works at the school office before the deadline, this Friday afternoon.The Students Union第二节（满分25分）Several days later, Grandfather put on his best suit for his first day of school. He arrived at the library an hour ea
73、rly. During that first class, he was so worried and nervous that he couldnt remember anything the teacher said. Feeling frustrated, he even wanted to give up. Joey encouraged him and promised to help with his study. They learned together and worked hard on the lessons every day. Be sides, Joey took
74、over all the chores to give his grandfather more time to study. Finally, Grandfathers constant efforts paid off in the following months.Months later, Grandfather said to Joey, “I just got a letter from Aunt Helen and let me read it to you.” As Grandfather read, he pronounced each word very slowly. W
75、hen he finished reading the letter, Joey cried. He was so proud of his grandfather for overcoming a lifelong obstacle that his chest felt as though it was about to burst. Grandfather looked up from the page and locked his tear-filled eyes on Joey. “Grandfather,” said Joey, “good job! Im so proud of you.” Grandfather smiled back and then broke into a big, wide grin.
