山东省济宁市任城区2020_2021学年高二英语下学期期中试题202105080237.doc

1、山东省济宁市任城区2020-2021学年高二英语下学期期中试题本试卷分第I卷和第II卷两部分，共12页，满分150分。考试用时120分钟。第I卷（共100分）第一部分 听力(共两节，满分30分) 第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分） 听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒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 probably take place?A. At school.B. At home.C. In a

2、 restaurant.2. How many days does the museum open every week?A. Three.B. Four.C. Five.3. What did the woman do on Thursday?A. She ate a cake.B. She looked after her mum. C. She played with her mum.4. What does the man think of Seoul?A. It is a wonderful city. B. It makes him feel bored. C. The weath

3、er there is cool.5. What is the man doing?A. Telling a story.B. Listening to music.C. Reading a book.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。每段对话后有几个小题，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。每段对话读两遍。 听第6段材料，回答第67题。6. What did the woman get in her Spanish class?A. C

4、.B. F.C. A.7. Which class does the woman like best?A. Math.B. English.C. History.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8. What is the mans job?A. A public speaker.B. A DJ.C. A music teacher.9. What might surprise Sarahs parents?A. The mans education.B. The mans hairstyle.C. The mans dressing style.10. What do we know abo

5、ut the man?A. He is always outgoing.B. He will continue to study.C. He is worried about the meeting.听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11. Who introduced Laura to the woman?A. The man.B. Ian.C. A singer.12. What does Laura look like?A. She is tall and a little fat. B. She is short with green eyes. C. She is short wit

6、h brown hair.13. When did Laura win the writing competition?A. In September.B. In July.C. In January.听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。14. What does the man want to look for?A. The lift.B. The washroom.C. The underground.15. Where is the drugstore?A. It is past the toilet. B. It is on the third floor. C. It is on th

7、e right of the road. 16. What difficulty did the man meet?A. Language difference.B. Culture difference.C. Value difference.17. Whats the possible relationship between the speakers?A. Teacher and student.B. Colleagues.C. Strangers.听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。18. What did Trevor Baylis invent in 1996?A. The win

8、d-up TV.B. The wind-up radio.C. The telephone-like shoes.19. Which word can best describe Trevor Baylis?A. Funny.B. Creative.C. Generous.20. Where did Baylis get the idea of the telephone?A. In a dream.B. On TV.C. Over the radio.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，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、

9、和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。ASea Turtle Conservation Volunteer Program in Sri LankaApply now. The next available start date for this project is Aug 2, 2021The Indian Ocean is a popular area for sea turtles to live and breed in, however the turtle population in popular coastal areas is struggling to stop

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11、y the Sri Lankan government. Your focus will be caring for disabled turtles, promoting conservation and recycling awareness among locals, with the most important goal of increasing the turtle population.Your tasks can include cleaning turtles and their tanks, sourcing and preparing food, feeding the

12、 turtles, assisting with beach cleaning, maintaining hatcheries(孵化场), relocating eggs to protect them from being attacked and releasing hatchlings. Duties are often seasonal so its important to be flexible and open to helping wherever its required.Accommodation is an easy 5-minute walk from the beac

13、h and volunteer placement in a dormitory-style volunteer house, with comfortable but basic living facilities.This project is open to all volunteers with an interest in conserving sea life and is well suited for those who are prepared to work hard and dont mind getting dirty.The Turtle Conservation p

14、roject is open for between 2-4 weeks. All volunteers take part in Introduction Week in Kandy from Monday to Friday, before traveling to the project site on Sunday.APPLY NOW 21. What is the purpose of the program?A. To care for disabled turtles.B. To increase the turtle population.C. To protect the h

15、atchlings from being attacked.D. To protect the most popular coastal areas in Sri Lanka.22. Who might be more likely to successfully apply for the job?A. An officer who is sent to Sri Lanka on a business trip.B. A stay-at-home mom who is particular with her appearance.C. A college student who is bus

16、y preparing for his final exams.D. A retired policeman who does a part time job in a pet hospital.23. Where is the text probably from?A. A guidebook. B. A poster. C. A website D. A reportB Gerardo Ixcoy is a 27-year-old teacher in Guatemala. He teaches in the area where having electricity is somethi

17、ng of a luxury（奢侈品）and students have no access to mobile apps or computers, which became a problem when Guatemalan government had to choose distance education for students at home because of COVID-19. Gerardo Ixcoy felt that he had to teach those children living far from the digital world. After all

18、, education is a universal right and Gerardo Ixcoy thought those children shouldnt be excluded from having the education they needed. There had to be an alternative to distance education. But what was the solution? Gerardo bought himself a secondhand tricycle（三轮车）with his savings. Once he had the tr

19、icycle, the next step was to change it into a classroom on wheels. He put a roof with a solar panel（太阳能电池板）on it, along with a screen to avoid the spread of COVID-19. He fixed a whiteboard on it so he could explain to the students the basics of primary education：math, the local language and the univ

20、ersal national languageSpanish.The purpose of the solar panel is to provide constant power for a small loudspeaker so he can teach from a distance. Its a matter of respecting the healthy distance required to be safe from the virus. He, the teacher, stays outside, and the student participates from hi

21、s or her house. With that enthusiasm for education, he tries to visit his students at least twice a week, riding his classroom-cycle. The children he serves say that, although he visits them for only a few hours a week, they look forward to it. They appreciate his visit and will take advantage of it

22、 to learn.24. What is the problem for the Guatemalan students because of COVID-19?A. They cannot continue their study any more.B. They are cut off from the digital world and the Internet.C. They have no right to get the governments distance education.D. They have to get distance education but they h

23、ave no access to it.25. What does the underlined word excluded in Paragraph 2 mean?A. ChosenB. SeparatedC. Protected.D. Prevented.26. What did Gerardo do to help the students with their study?A. He provided them with a whiteboard to write onB. He fixed a solar panel on their house roofs to give elec

24、tricity.C. He rode his tricycle to their houses and taught them face to face.D. He transformed his tricycle into a classroom on wheel to give them lessons.27. What can we learn from Gerardo Ixcoys story?A. Love for education breaks down barriersB. Education contributes to success.C. Great hope makes

25、 great man.D. Hard work pays off.CImagine a world where you move around in front of a personal computer in your own sound space. You listen to your favorite songs, play loud computer games or watch a movie all without other people hearing the sound and without headphones.That is the possibility pres

26、ented by “sound beaming”, a new technology from Noveto Systems, an Israeli company. On Friday, the company introduced a desktop device that sends sound directly to a listener without the need for headphones or a special receiver.SoundBeamer Product Manager Ayana Wallwater enjoys watching the reactio

27、ns of people trying the technology for the first time. “Most people just say, Wow, I really dont believe it,” she said. “You dont believe it because it sounds like a speaker, but no one else can hear it.its supporting you and youre in the middle of everything. Its happening around you.”The device us

28、es a 3-D sensing module that finds and follows the ear position of the listener. It sends ultrasonic waves (超声波) to create sound pockets by the users ears. The 3-D method creates sound on all sides of the listener, therefore the listeners feel completely transported into the scene.By changing a sett

29、ing, the sound can follow a listener around when they move their head. It also is possible to move out of the sound beams path and hear nothing at all. “You dont need to tell the device where you are. Its not streaming to one exact place.” Noveto expects the device will have many uses. Office worker

30、s could listen to music or conference calls without others hearing. People could play a game, a movie or music without waking up others in the same room. Because the device does not use headphones, it is possible to hear other sounds in the room clearly.While the idea of sound beaming is not new, No

31、veto was the first to launch the technology.According to the chief executive officer Christophe Ramstein, a “smaller” version of the device will be ready for release to consumers next year.28. What possibility may sound beaming present?A. Office workers may share a conference call without being inte

32、rrupted.B. The listener may have the ability to pick up some special sounds.C. Students may enjoy songs or movies without disturbing others.D. Customers cannot hear any noise in the crowded mall.29. What do ordinary people think of SoundBeamer 1.0?A. Impossible.B. Amazing.C. Strange.D. Meaningful.30

33、. How does SoundBeamer put sound in the listeners head?A. It places the listener on the scene to hear the sound.B. It fixes a sound beams path which can not be changed.C. It follows the listeners around to send and receive sounds.D. With 3-D tracking technology, it sends ultrasonic waves to the targ

34、et listener.31. What is the purpose of the passage?A. To promote the SoundBeamer.B. To introduce a new sound device.C. To recommend new headphones.D. To explain a technical phenomenon.DIf you dont use it, you lose it. At least, thats how the old saying goes. It refers to the idea that something whic

35、h does not get used regularly quickly falls into a state of decline. Muscles, for example, will waste away without use. In order to resist this, people take regular exercise to keep their skills sharp.Well, what about the brain? As we age, our brains can naturally begin to decline. In some cases, th

36、is can lead to certain mental conditions such as dementia(痴呆)，which Im sure you will agree, no one wants. However, all is not lost because these days its relatively easy to train your brain. Smart phones and apps have put programmes into our hands that can test, maintain and even improve our memorie

37、s, mathematical skills and a lot of other mental abilities. With a little practice every day, we can keep our brains nice and sharp, right?Well, no, actually. According to a report from the Global Council on Brain Health, even though many people thought it was important to play online games, such as

38、 puzzles and mind games, which are designed to improve brain health, the evidence of the benefits was “weak to non-existent”.There are other ways to promote intelligence. It recommends seeking out new activities that challenge the way you think and are socially engaging，while leading to a healthy li

39、festyle. Among their suggestions are practising tai chi, taking photography classes, learning new technologies, gardening, art projects or volunteering.Theres more good news, too.James Goodwin, chief scientist at Age UK has said that brain decline is not inevitable (不可避免的）. As long as the activities

40、 are “new to you and require your concentrated attention”, they can provide benefits for brain health. So, hurry up, get out there and try something new. Maybe its time to try that hobby youve always wanted to do. And as for me? Im off to learn the piano.32. Which has the closest meaning of the unde

41、rlined words “socially engaging”？A. Making more shopping.B. Avoid brain decline.C. Doing exercises alone.D. Going out with friends.33. Which of the following can better keep your brain healthy according to the author?A. Trying something new.B. Using smart phone regularly.C. Playing games online.D. D

42、oing what you are good at.34. What can we infer from the passage?A. The writer has learned piano to keep his brain nice and sharp. B. Scientists said that people can do nothing to stop the brain decline.C. Online games are not so beneficial to our brain as they are supposed to be.D. Many elder peopl

43、e suffer from dementia because they dont use their brain often.35. What does the passage mainly tell us?A. Advantages of trying something new.B. Disadvantages of using smart phones.C. Ways to keep our brain as sharp as possible.D. How to spend time meaningfully at an old age.第二节 （共5小题，每小题2.5分，满分12.5

44、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。When we come home from a long day at school, our dogs are so happy to see us. Their faces look happy, with mouths wide open. _36_Its probably not an illusion(错觉) at all. In fact, two centuries of modern science has good evidence that humans and animals shar

45、e emotionsincluding the kind of emotion that results in laughter.US animal behaviorist Patricia Simonet carried out research on a special sound that dogs make when they play. 37 . It is quite different from other dog sounds like whining（哀鸣）and growling（咆哮）.Simonet believed it is laughter.Even other

46、dogs seem to recognize and associate the “laugh” with pleasure. 38 when Simonet played the laughter to other dogs, reported ABC News.It might not surprise us that dogsour traditional “best friends”like to laugh. But other research suggests that creatures like rats, also laugh.Estonian researcher Jaa

47、k Panksepp did experiments on rats 39 . When Panksepp tickled his rats on the neck, they made a chirping（唧唧声）sound, which the scientist believed was laughter. The rats liked the tickling so much, he reported, that they sought more of it. According to Scientific American , Panksepps rats would follow

48、 his finger around to make him tickle them again.While studies have shown that dogs and rats “laugh” when they play, it doesnt mean that all animals really laugh even if they make a laughter-like sound.Take hyenas（土狼）for example. The hyena is well known for making a noise that sounds like a person l

49、aughing loudly. But studies show the hyenas dont make the noise because they think something is funny. 40 .But make no mistake when your dog welcomes you home, its definitely laughing.A. You can make your dog laugh at timesB. Laughter can relieve their nervousnessC. The sound is a “forced, breathy e

50、xhalation(呼气)”D. He found that they had a sense of humor and funE. Weve all wondered whether our dogs are smiling at usF. Some would seek out toys and others would run toward the sourceG. The “laughing” is actually a noise they make when they are excited or frightened第三部分 英语知识运用 （共三节，满分30分）第一节 完形填空（

51、共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。It was April Crites sons first day of second grade. She worried that it would be a 41 day for him. Conner was waiting for the doors to open at his school 42 he started to cry. His autism(自闭症) sometimes makes him overstimulat

52、ed.Christian Moore is Conners classmate and he saw Conner 43 alone. Without hesitation, Christian approached and 44 Conner into school. Christians mom happened to snap a photo of Christians act of kindness. Crites said that when Conner came home that afternoon, he told her he had a great first day,

53、not mentioning that he had gotten 45 at the start of the day and she did not know about what happened with Christian at first until she saw the photo a few days later.Conner and Christian sit together at lunch and play together at 46 . Christian went to the Crites house one weekend. The pair played

54、for an hour and a half 47 an argument. Crites said this is 48 for her son.The Crites family has been 49 by the attention the photo has received. Crites said her 50 almost never cries. Still, even he cried a little when he saw the photo.Crites believes the lesson here is to remember that everyone is

55、51 with something. Sometimes, that struggle might be invisible to 52 around them.When someone is having a 53 bad day, there are two things you can do. You could choose to say something 54 and make their day worse. Or, you could make the better choice to be kind. “Hand someone a tissue whos crying an

56、d make their day 55 ,” she says.41 A. happyB. hardC. tiringD. strange42. A. thatB. whereC. whichD. when43. A. sweatingB. listeningC. cryingD. whispering44. A. walkedB. ranC. hoppedD. pulled45. A. sorryB. angry C. boredD. upset46. A. classB. breakC. raceD. dorm47. A. withB. offC. withoutD through48.

57、A. unusualB. naturalC. commonD. unnecessary49. A. overwhelmedB. surprisedC. interestedD. touched50. A. sonB. husbandC. friendD. teacher51. A. fighting B. suffering C. carrying D. struggling 52. A. theseB. thisC. thoseD. that53. A. actuallyB. reallyC. entirelyD completely54. A horribleB. difficultC.

58、delightfulD. pleasurable55. A longerB. shorterC. worseD. better第II卷第三部分 英语知识运用 （共三节，满分30分）第二节 单词拼写 (共10小题; 每小题1分, 满分10分) 根据汉语意思或首字母填写单词的正确形式（每空一词）。56.The writer _(回报) us with books for helping him.57.Seeing him crying with such a sadness, we couldnt _(批评) him any more. 58.The heat is _(释放)back into

59、space at longer wave lengths.59.Earth Day, marked on 22 April, is a(an) _(每年的) event aiming to raise public awareness about environmental protection.60.Everyone would agree that not all information on the Internet is _(可信赖) 61.When we passed his window, we stepped softly, for fear of d_ him.62.The e

60、nemy surrounded the town in attempt to s_ the people to death. 63.He was surprised to find his room t_cleaned and everything arranged in perfect order.64.At the height of her career, Deng Yaping r_ first in the world.65.A qualified teacher tends to a_ different levels of tasks for different students

61、.第三节 单句语法填空（共5小题；每题1分，满分5分）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。56. Whether Mike will be fit enough to play in the finals remains _(see) .57. To join the Peoples Liberation Army, _ is required for men to shave off their beards. 58. Scientists said that continued greenhouse gas emission _(result) in long-l

62、asting changes to the global climate.59. Fan Zhongyan was promoted to a high-level position, _ he was able to advise the emperor on government policy. 60. The boss _(promise) a rise in salary for ages, but nothing has happened yet.第四部分 写作（共两节， 满分40分）第一节 (满分15分)假定你是校英语报“Let Me Help You”栏目的编辑李华，学生Trou

63、bled 来信说他迷恋电脑游戏不能自拔。请给他写一封回信，内容包括：1. 现在有很多学生都面临同样的问题；2. 提出具体的建议以帮助他摆脱这种不良习惯。注意：1.词数80左右（开头结尾已给出不计入总词数）；2.可适当增加细节，使行文连贯。Dear Troubled,_Yours faithfully,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。One sunny afternoon, Jane, a seven-year-old girl whose parents went to their farm to harvest co

64、rns, was left home with their dog, Yeller. Feeling rather bored, she decided to go out for an adventure alone. With a toy gun in her hand and a whistle around her neck, Jane crossed a large area of grassland into the woods before she realized that she was lost.Sitting on a rock and wondering what to

65、 do, Jane began crying. After a while, she decided to walk along a wide path lined with tall trees and thick bushes. It was getting dark, but she still couldnt find her way home. Suddenly, she heard a strange noise, which was actually the sound of wind blowing leaves. She ran quickly in the woods un

66、til there was no road ahead but a river. She lost her toy gun while running. Cold and scared, Jane sat down near the river and fell asleep against a tree.Her parents were back from work but could not find their daughter. Deeply worried about Janes safety, they locked the door and went out to search

67、for her.Their dog, Yeller, was left at home. He noticed something was wrong because it was dark but there was nobody home. He sensed that Jane was in danger. He tried to get out, but the door was locked. He jumped through a window, looked in the fields but couldnt find her anywhere. However, from th

68、e ground came a familiar smell as he lowered his head. He followed the smell and walked across the grassland until he found the toy gun. But Jane was not there. The dog circled around the woods, barking loudly into the air.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。Jane opened her eyes and heard Yeller ba

69、rking nearby._Weak and hungry, Jane walked back home with, Yeller leading the way._高 二 模 块 考 试 英 语 试 题 答 案 2021.04第一部分听力(共两节，满分30分) 1-5 BBAAC 6-10 BCBBC 11-15 BBCAA 16-20 ACBBA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)21-25 BDCDB 26-30DACBD 31-35 BDACC第二节(共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分)36-40 ECFDG第三部分 英语

70、知识运用(共三节，满分30分)第一节 完形填空(共15小题；每题1分，满分15分)41-45 BDCAD 46-50 BCADB 51-55 DCBAD 第二节 单词拼写 (共10小题; 每小题1分, 满分10分)56. rewarded 57. criticize/criticise 58. released 59. annual/yearly 60. reliable/genuine 61. disturbing 62. starve 63. thoroughly 64. ranked 65. assign第三节 单句语法填空（共5小题；每题1分，满分5分）66. to be seen 6

71、7. it 68. would result 69. where 70. has been promising第四部分 写作（共两节， 满分40分）第一节 (满分15分)Dear Troubled,Im sorry to know that you are addicted to computer games. In fact, many students at your age are wasting too much time on them instead of doing something meaningful.To get rid of this bad habit, you sh

72、ould first find something more important that will draw your attention away from computer games. Second, spending more time with your family or friends will help you forget about computer games. Last but not least, you can make a plan and reduce the time spent in playing computer games step by step,

73、 until you give it up completely.I hope my suggestions will be helpful.Yours faithfully,Li Hua第二节（满分25分） One possible version:Jane opened her eyes and heard Yeller barking nearby. Excitedly, she tried to yell to make herself heard but in vain because her voice was too weak. All of a sudden, it occur

74、red to her that she brought with her a whistle. She blew it with all her strength and the whistle pierced through the night sky. Yeller heard it and rushed towards the river. They were very glad and Yeller jumped around and licked her faceWeak and hungry, Jane walked back home with Yeller leading th

75、e way. Approaching home, she found her parents waiting anxiously out of the door. They were just about to call the police when they heard Yellers barking. Seeing their daughter and dog coming back, they burst into tears of relief. That night, Jane had a large piece of cake while Yeller had a heros supper: a huge meal of steak.