1、南师附中2020-2021学年度高二上学期英语期末模拟卷第一节 （共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）A Here are four organizations that rescue and train shelter dogs to be service animals. Merlins KidsMerlins Kids is an organization that rescues and trains shelter dogs to become service animals for children and adults with special needs for phy
2、sical or emotional support. The dogs are also trained to find disease by screening people for cancer, diabetes and so on. In the publics eyes, these working dogs have proved that shelter animals are amazing.Pets for Vets This organization recognizes that many veterans(退伍军人) return home with scars, w
3、hich make it difficult for them to live a normal life. Pets for Vets was founded to rescue and train shelter animals to provide therapy dogs for veterans. The organization says that when vet is matched with the right dog, both of their lives change for the better.Paws with a CauseThis organization h
4、as been around since 1979 and it improves the independence and quality of life for people with disabilities(残疾). Paws with a Cause specializes in helping people with disabilities complete daily tasks and the pups can open doors and pull a wheelchair.Can do CaninesA dog from a local shelter helped st
5、art Can do Canines in 1989. She was a Lhasa Apso mix named Annie and she assisted her owner for eight years. Annie was the first of over 500 rescued dogs specially trained as service dogs to assist people with hearing, diabetes and autism. But if a dog in the organization is not suited due to behavi
6、or or illness, the pup is never trained again and placed into a forever home with a family1. What do we know about shelter dogs from Merlins Kids? A. They are thought highly of. B. They are intended for children. C. They can cure people of cancer D. They help people lead a normal life.2. Which organ
7、ization works on the improvement of retired soldierslives? A. Merlins Kids. B. Pets for Vets. C. Can do Canines. D. Paws with a Cause.3. How does Can do Canines deal with a sick dog? A. By sending it to hospital. B. By building a shelter for it. C. By giving it special training. D. By settling it in
8、to a fixed home. BToday we were looking after our two nieces. They started screaming in i the room where they were playing while my husband and I cooked lunch. We quickly ran to see what happened and there was small scorpion(蝎子)that somehow got into the house.My husband picked up the scorpion before
9、 it had a chance to get away. As he was catching the scorpion, the elder niece Alice said that it was good that he was there becausegirls cant deal with that thing. My husband asked her who told her that. Alice just shrugged(耸肩)and said,“Everyone knows girls are afraid of bugs(虫子). ”So my husband ca
10、lled her over and told her, You never have to be afraid of anything because youre a girl. Youre just as good as boys. When you saw this scorpion, you called me and your aunt here. You recognized there was something that could hurt you. So you got help. Im proud of you for letting adults know about s
11、omething that was a danger to you. Youre very smart.”He held the scorpions tail, adding, As you grow up, people are always going to try to tell you what you can and cant do, but you can do anything if you put your effort into it. Therere women that work with bugs for their jobs and study them.” She
12、got so excited at the thought of woman being able to do things a man can do.At this point her little sister Lisa came towards them. So my husband sat there and explained the different parts of the scorpion, completely firing their imagination. Alice asked if she could hold it. Then my husband put it
13、 on her hands. She was so proud of herself that she talked about it until she went to sleep.4. Why did the authors nieces scream? A. They were bitten by a scorpion. B. They spotted a scorpion in the room. C. The authors husband caught a scorpion. D. The authors husband was cooking a scorpion.5. What
14、 can we learn about Alice from Paragraph 3? A. She admired her uncle very much. B. She prided herself on calling adults in time. C. She thought it normal for girls to fear bugs. D. She was afraid of being compared with boys.6. Why did the authors husband say those words to Alice? A. To educate her t
15、o attend bugs B. To show her what she can and cant do. C. To tell her to devote herself to everything. D. To encourage her to be brave and confident.7. Which of the following best describes the authors husbands lesson to Alice? A. Meaningless. B. Successful. C. Humorous. D. Boring. CThe rainforests
16、of eastern Australia are home to stinging(有刺毛的) tree known as Dendrocnide. Many people call it the gympie-gympie tree-a name given to the tree by local Australian. No matter what you call the tree, the important thing is to stay far away from it. Though it looks like the leaves and stems are covered
17、 with a soft fuzz(绒毛)， its actually covered with sharp needle-like hairs that carry poison. If you brush up against a gympie-gympie tree, you wont forget it anytimesoon. The pain of the stinging tree is severe.Its like having nail(钉子) shoved into your flesh,said Dr. Edward Gilding, one of the scient
18、ists behind the study. And the pain can last for hours, days, or weeks. In some cases, its been reported to last for months. Scientists have long looked for the source of this powerful sting. Now researchers at the University of Queensland have discovered at least part of what makes this stinging pl
19、ant so pain ful. The scientists believed they were looking for neurotoxin(神经毒素) After carefully studying different kinds of gympie-gympie trees, the scientists were able to separate out different chemicals that the trees produce. This allowed them to identify(识别) group of chemicals that they believe
20、d were responsible for the pain. The researchers created artificial versions of these chemicals, which they call gympietides. Sure enough, when the scientists shot mice with gympietides, the mice licked at the places where theyd been shot-indicating that they hurt in those places. When the scientist
21、s studied the way gympietides were built, they found that they formed knot-like(结状的)shpe. The shape makes the chemical very stable. The knot-like shape of the gympietides was similar to the shape of toxins produced by poisonous spiders and cone snails. The scientists were surprised to see three very
22、 different kinds of life all using similar toxins. While its clear that spiders and cone snails catch food with the toxins they carry, its still a mistery how stinging helps the gympie-gympie tree. The scientists also found something else about the toxin. Nerve cells have a sort of gate that opens t
23、o tell the body about pain and then closes again. But the gympietides prevent the gate from closing, so the pain message keeps getting sent. The scientists hope that by studying how the toxin affects these gates, they may be able to come up with new ways to help control pain.8. What do we learn abou
24、t the gympie-gympie tree? A. It can be used to make poison. B. It looks harmless from the outside. C. It attracts people with its needle-like hairs. D. Its hard to recognize even for the locals.9. What can happen after being stung by a gympie-gympie tree? A. Pain doesnt go away quickly. B. A severe
25、wound can be caused. C. Something can stick into the flesh. D. Pain usually isnt immediately sensed10. What did the results of the researchers experiment on mice show? A. Finding the source of the trees sting is challenging. B. The trees sting is especially dangerous for humans. C. The researchers h
26、ave found what causes the trees sting. D. Different kinds of stinging trees have the same neurotoxin.11. What does the text mainly talk about? A. Stinging trees suggest new way to relieve pain. B. Stinging trees hurt people out of self-protection. C. Scientists prevent the hurt caused by stinging tr
27、ees. D. Scientists discover Australian stinging trees secret.DA new copper-based-(基于铜的) material might help chemists recycle an unwanted greenhouse gas into a useful green fuel.As a greenhouse gas, carbon dioxide-or CO2- -helps warm the atmosphere. But too much of that gas has lately been driving an
28、 atmospheric fever. Wouldnt it be great if that CO2 pollution could instead be turned into a useful product? One team of researchers thinks it has found a way to do just that. They are turning CO2 into ethanol(乙醇), which is the octane-boosting- chemical added to most stocks of U.S. petrol. Adding et
29、hanol reduces the energy in a gallon of petrol. But it offers a nice tradeoff (折衷) It helps that petrol burn more cleanly.To do that, the researchers first needed to break CO2 into its building blocks. It turns out that this is a tough task. In such circumstances, chemists often turn to a catalyst (
30、催化剂) .Such materials speed up a chemical reaction. Here, the group developed a brand-new catalyst, notes Di-Jia Liu, a chemist at Argonne National Laboratory and head of the team that developed this catalyst. With it, the voltage(电压) needed to start the new co-to-ethanol- reaction is far less than w
31、hats needed to kick-start similar reactions, Liu says. And while chemical reactions often make many unwanted byproducts, this new one does not. More than 90 percent of the final product is ethanol, he reports. The new catalyst uses a bed of carbon to support copper atoms. Those copper atoms are spre
32、ad out, as if social distancing. When electricity runs through the catalyst, groups of distant copper atoms join up, forming clusters, of 3 or 4 atoms. By firing powerful X-rays at them, Liu says his team could monitor the chemical reaction as it happens. Those clusters activate the catalyst, helpin
33、g the CO2 react with water. The CO2 now splits into carbon and oxygen atoms. And the water-or H2O-splits into hydrogen and oxygen atoms. All of these freed atoms finally rearrange themselves to form ethanol.Paul Kenis, a chemical engineer at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, says the n
34、ew paper describes a very interesting, cool catalyst However, Anna Klinkov, chemist at the University of Waterloo in Canada, remains a bit skeptical. A closer look at the reaction is needed,she says. It could be more complex than what is presented.”The researchers are continuing to experiment with t
35、he new process. They also hope to make other useful materials from carbon dioxide. Liu says,This is just the beginning of this long research journey.12. Why is ethanol added to stocks of U.S. petrol? A. To help turn carbon dioxide into energy. B. To enable the petrol to burn completely. C. To reduce
36、 the cost of petrol for consumers. D. To make petrol less harmful to the environment.13. What is the function of the catalyst developed by Di-Jia Liu? A. Increasing the voltage needed to break CO2. B. Ensuring that all CO2 is turned into ethanol C. Helping CO2 break into its building blocks more eff
37、iciently. D. Removing the unwanted byproducts of the process completely.14. What does Paragraph 4 mainly talk about? A. How the CO2-to-ethanol reaction really works. B. What enables the efficient production of ethanol. C. How ethanol is usually made in actual production. D. What makes the CO2-to-eth
38、anol reaction so unique.15. What does the underlined wordskeptical in Paragraph 5 mean? A. Curious. B. Doubtful. C. Concerned. D. Shocked.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。In daily life, we might often feel like something is missing even we have a successful career,
39、 a loving family and a strong social network. Thatsomething is the purpose in life. 16 However, its reported only around 25% of American adults use it to make their lives meaningful .Finding your purpose isnt something that can be done overnight. It can be a lifelong journey, and it can only be done
40、 one step at a time. 17 Perhaps you liked working with animals in your youth but now you intend to join the organization that fights global hunger Whats more, finding your purpose doesnt necessarily mean you have to change what youre doing now. 18 There are a lot of ideas that help you find your pur
41、pose. 19 For example, if you find it hard to recognize the things you feel crazy about sometimes, you can reach out to people and ask what reminds them of you or what they think of when you enter their mind. 20 If youre surrounded by people who are making positive change ,you might draw inspiration
42、from them. Making positive contributions to something or someone is most probably just your purpose. A. You might also find that your purpose changes over time. B. Finding your purpose is a tool for a better, happier, healthier life. C. And those activities might be key to helping you find your purp
43、ose. D. What do you have in common with the people who you choose to be around?E. Besides, you can find your purpose by surrounding yourself with positive people. F. Hearing others say what they notice about you might help you discover what you love to do.G. For example, a barber doesnt have to chan
44、ge if he decides his purpose in life is to help others look beautiful.第二部分 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。Born without legs, Jennifer Bricker, former Junior Olympics player, seemed destined(注定) to have life of hardship. 21 , the hand of destiny brought
45、her an amazing adoptive family. She was adopted by a 22 American family, the Brickers, who gave her one simple 23 , Never sayI cant! Although she was born 24 , her family never let this 25 her from achieving her dreams. She was taught to never view her physical condition as a(n) 26 . She grew up pla
46、ying many 27 , including volleyball, softball and basketball. But it was 28 that was her true passion! She idolized Olympic gold medalist Dominque Moceanu so much that every time when the gymnast appeared on TV, she would completely 29 on her movements on the trampoline (蹦床) As she grew older, Jen b
47、egan practicing and then competing against typical athletes in competitions around Illinois. Not only did she compete within the country, but she even 30 the Junior Olympics. Jen and her family always 31 she could do whatever she wanted. And she made this a(n) 32 with her positive attitude and hard
48、work. If her 33 was not amazing enough already, when Jen was 16, she discovered the most surprising news of her life: her idol, the gymnast Dominque Moceanu, was 34 her biological sister.Jennifer has just published a book called Everything is Possible.She wants to 35 others with her story and tell p
49、eople anyone with passion and a sense of purpose can realize his greatest dreams. 21. A. Moreover B. Meanwhile C. However D.Therefore 22.A.large B.loving C. different D. wealthy 23.A.speech B. reason C.target D. rule 24.A.weak B. disabled C. slow-minded D. broken-hearted 25.A. prevent B. separate C.
50、 free D. protect 26.A.excuse B. warning C. disadvantage D. regret 27.A. parts B. sports C. roles D. tricks 28.A. writing B. performing C. study D. gymnastics 29.A.focus B. work C. improve D. carry 30.A. aimed at B. waited for C. took part in D. looked forward to 31.A. expected B. believed C. acknowl
51、edged D. proved 32.A. reality B. opportunity C. ideal D. benefit 33.A.ambition B.story C. success D. action 34.A.actually B. certainly C.luckily D. obviously 35.A. persuade B.challenge C.impress D. inspire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。More and more people are now choosing
52、to work from home. There are, of course, many reasons 36. remote working. The demands of modern life and desires for 37. better work-life balance have driven the trend, along with advanced technology, 38. makes doing most tasks at home easier. In the UK, more than 1.5 million people work from home.
53、For those39. (employ) by companies with a physical base, working from home provides a convenient alternative to the 9 to 5 working pattern. Besides, remote working doesnt always mean 40. (be)at home. Cafes and workplace spaces offer a chance for workers to come together and interact (交流) with each o
54、ther. And without all kinds of strict 41. (rule), home becomes the most productive place to do the work. Although working on your 42. (comfort) sofa at your home sounds attractive, some people 43. (force)to work from home and find it hard to go on. There are also employees who have no choice but to
55、work44. (remote)because their companies want 45. (save) money. Some people say they dont like working from home because they find it hard to focus.第三部分 写作（共两节，满分40分）第一节(满分15分)你校正在组织英语作文大赛。请你以最喜欢的体育运动为题,写一篇短文参赛,内容包括:1.你最喜欢的体育运动;2.你喜欢它的原因。注意:1.词数80左右;2.短文题目和首句已为你写好。 My favorite sport Different people
56、love different sports. 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。 It was Sunday afternoon. The summer heat scorched(烤焦) the land and the people, making all things in the air still. It seemed that even a single move of a finger could make people start swearing. So Mom, my brother and I just deci
57、ded to stay at home to spend our quality time.In the late afternoon while we were enjoying the funny TV programme, the doorbell rang. Mom opened the door and saw a stranger. The bearded man was dressed in a dark jacket and pants, and he handed Mom a large black bag. Your husband ordered it, he said.
58、 However, Dad did not tell us that he had bought something online. When Mom was still wondering if the man had delivered the package to a wrong address, he turned around and left quickly.Mom pulled the pack into the kitchen of our home in suburban Sherwood Park, Alta. My 10-year-old brother came int
59、o the room, and he shouted, Whats in it? Its moving. I also saw the strange move, and I gave a loud scream. Something in the black bag was struggling to escape. Oh, be quiet. Lets take it to the garden, Mom said. Then, she lifted the pack with only two fingers and took it to the garden carefully. In
60、 the garden, Mom took the axe(斧子) from its spot on the wall. dark jacketed man, mysterious black pack and now axe, I thought. It was turning out to be an interesting day rather than a summer day with nothing special. Mom approached the bag slowly, opened the top carefully and moved back a few feet,
61、eying the bag with alarm. There was another move and then a chicken showed up.注意:1.续写词数应为150左右;2.请按如下格式作答。 The chicken, delighted to be free from the bag, made several leaps around our garden. After Dad came back, he explained all the things to us. 2020-2021学年度高二上学期英语期末模拟卷答案笔试 1-5 ABDBC 6-10 DBBAC 1
62、1-15 DDCAB 16-20 BAGFE 21-25 CBDBA 26-30 CBDAC 31-35 BABAD 36. for/behind37.a 38.which 39. employed 40. being 41. rules 42. comfortable 43. are forced 44. remotely 45. to save写作第一节应用文写作【写作提示】本文是一篇参赛作文。人称为第一人称,时态为一般现在时。第一段介绍你最喜欢的体育运动是什么;第二段陈述喜欢的原因,比如:这项体育运动可以帮助增强体质,可以给生活增添乐趣等;第三段总结全文,可以介绍自己对这项体育运动的长远
63、计划。One possible version: My favorite sportDifferent people love different sports. My favorite sport iss ping-pong and it benefits me greatly. There are various reasons why I love ping-pong most. It was my father who taught me to play ping-pong As we play, we often talk about what has happened to us,
64、 laughing and joking. It is relaxing to forget about our lessons and work for a while. Through playing ping-pong, we become not only physicall strong but also more confident. Ping-pong is such a good sport that we decide to keep playing it every weekend and find pleasure in it。第二节读后续写【写作提示】本文主要讲述了一位
65、陌生人送来了一只鸡的故事。根据原文可知,天气很热,人们比较烦躁。由于不知道寄来的是什么东西,而且包裹里的东西在动,所以作者和她的哥哥都很害怕。最后母亲把它拎到花园里,发现原来是一只鸡。 根据续写第一段首句的提示可知,这只鸡获得了自由,在花园里乱跑。母亲和孩子们会有什么反应?他们会去逮它吗?他们是勇敢去抓还是会害怕?受惊的鸡会怎么样?最后逮到了吗?根据续写第二段首句的提示可知,父亲回来后和他们解释了这一切。那么父亲会解释什么呢?上文提到父亲未提前告知家人消息,续写部分可以解释这个悬念。父亲是如何遇到这只鸡的?为什么要让人把它带回来呢? One possible version:The chick
66、en, delighted to be free from the bag, made several leaps around our garden. Catch it,Mom shouted. Okay,my brother said. He took a half step forward, but he failed and then turned to me. I was totally frightened. Mom and my brother unexpectedly wanted me to undertake the task. The chicken ran in cir
67、cles flapping its wings. It seemed to be out of control. We all screamed and tried to hide behind one another. The chicken ran faster with a terrified look. We could do nothing but call Dad.After Dad came back, he explained all the things to us. Dad saw the chicken on the road and was afraid of its
68、safety. The chicken was untidy with an upset look. Dad had been waiting for an hour, but unfortunately, no one came to search for it. Dad was a devoted animal lover, so he decided to have the chicken delivered home because he had to work in the afternoon. Hours later, went to the garden. No more chicken, and the axe was back on the wall. When I asked Dad what happened to the chicken, he told me it had run away.
