1、广东省揭阳市2019-2020学年高二下学期期末考试英语试题第一部分 听力（略）第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分35分）第一节（共10小题；每小题2. 5分，满分25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。AThat two bicycle salesmen were the first people to fly is as surprising today as it was over a century ago. In 1903 , the Wright brothers flew above the crowd at a public exhibition
2、 in the United States. For a long period, the whole world was still in shock.The Wrights success is worth reviewing today because it challenges the 21st centurys belief that, for young engineers, courses in arts and humanities are not as important as math and science. In fact, however, neither of th
3、e Wright brothers went to college or had any formal technical training.To see what we can learn from the Wright brothers today, we must consider what made them different then. The Wright brothers grew up in a family where there was always encouragement on curiosity. The bookshelves in their home wer
4、e filled with novels, poetry, and ancient history. The Wrights parents had great curiosity for learning. They encouraged their children to read widely and find out the truth on their own. In their late 20s , the Wrights began reading books on the movement of bird wings , which led to their original
5、air-control system.The Wright brothers often compared themselves to artists because their invention had a lot to do with arts. For example, the art of flying was actually a complicated dance between man, machine and air, which required thousands of hours of practice to perfect. Technical skills and
6、math were certainly necessary to build the machine, but much of the challenge lay in the art of flying in order to have beautiful lines during flight and landing.If todays schools hope to have more extraordinary engineers, they should broaden the limited academic requirements and encourage students
7、to be curious about different subjects as the Wright brothers did.21.What was peopled attitude to the Wright brothers, flight in Paragraph 1?A. They were eager to fly.B.They wondered its safety.C. They were shocked at it.D.They doubted if it was true.22.Which of the following led to the brothers, su
8、ccess according to the passage?A. Formal technical training.B.Research on birds movement.C. Math and science in college.D.Curiosity about finding the truth.23.What does the passage encourage todays schools to do?A. To abandon academic requirements on learning.B. To encourage students to be artists a
9、nd engineers.C. To broaden students knowledge about the Wright brothers.D. To be supportive to students curiosity on different courses.BWill doing housework save you a trip to the gym? If you think so, you need to think again. A new study finds that people who do housework as their weekly exercise t
10、end to be heavier than those who get their exercise by doing sports.In fact, the more time people spend on performing housework as exercise, the heavier they tend to be. The finding is shocking, because people thought more physical activities 一 no matter what the form - would always lead to a lower
11、weight.Richard Cotton, an exercise physiologist, agreed that it is hard to lose weight only by doing housework. Youll get the most reward for your time if you add some traditional physical activities, he said. For example, 30 minutes of sweeping floors bums about 130 calories, while 30 minutes of ri
12、ding a bike bums 400 calories. But some housework does give you exercise. For example, 30 minutes of washing the clothes by hand bums 215 calories, close to what you would bum in 30 minutes of combined jogging and walking.The study collected information from more than 4 ,600 people who were intervie
13、wed about their weekly physical activity. About 42 percent of them had 150 minutes of physical activity per week. Of those people, nearly two-thirds said that at least 10 minutes of their weekly activity was spent doing housework. Women and older people tended to report more time spent in doing hous
14、ework as part of their physical activity. In other words, if the researchers didnt count housework as a type of physical activity, just20 percent of women had enough physical exercise.Therefore, it is possible that people who said they exercised by doing housework were not really honest about the ti
15、me or length of the activity, researchers said. After all, the combination of different physical activities is the best choice, Cotton said.24.Why does the author raise a question at the beginning of the passage?A. To invite some readers to answer it.B. To draw readers attention to the topic.C. To t
16、est readers knowledge about sports.D. To show the importance of going to the gym.25.Which of the following belongs to “traditional physical exercise?A. Sweeping floors.B. Riding a bike.C. Washing the clothes.D. Cleaning the garage.26.What can we learn about losing weight according to the passage?A.
17、We should do various physical activities.B. We should exercise by doing housework.C. Jogging and walking are the best kinds of sports.D. The more housework we do, the heavier well be.CIce volcanoes erupted on the shores of Lake Michigan last weekend, and an employee from National Weather Service ( N
18、WS) caught sight of an astonishing scene on the spot. “You never know what youll find at the lake until you go out there, the employee said, Today it were volcanoes. ”Despite their nickname, ice volcanoes arent really volcanoes at all. They form at the edges of lakes, where thin sheets of ice form,
19、and water shoots through holes in the ice, Water flows beneath the ice sheet and builds up enough pressure to push water to the surface. If the air above is cold enough, the released water freezes over the surrounding ground, forming a mini volcano of sorts.Ice volcanoes can be very dangerous to cli
20、mb on because they are empty inside and built over that hole in the ice. Although some frozen volcanoes were discovered a few years ago, it is still rare to witness one.Ice volcanoes typically form near large bodies of water where freezing temperatures below allow an ice shelf to form over the water
21、s surface along the coastline. Meanwhile, waves beneath the shelf must be strong enough to crack the ice and push water out. For this reason, ice volcanoes tend to form along shorelines where winds blow up waves constantly.For example, when the Oval Beach volcanoes were spotted, the wind was almost
22、due west, which was perfect for pushing waves right into the shoreline at this location. Due to their superior size, the Great Lakes may be more likely to form ice volcanoes along their shores than smaller lakes.So if you want to see an ice volcano in person, the Great Lakes may be your best choice
23、but be cautious where you step!27.What did the NWS employee discover in Paragraph 1?A. The eruption of ice volcanoes.B. Volcanoes erupting on the mountain.C. Frozen shores of Lake Michigan.D. An ordinary scene of Lake Michigan.28.What can we learn about ice volcanoes according to the passage?A. They
24、 appear whenever it is freezing.B. They are real volcanoes in the ocean.C. It is uncommon to see their eruptions.D. It takes years to form an ice volcano.29.Where do the ice volcanoes usually form?A. Shorelines with suitable weather conditions.B. Smaller lakes where wind direction is perfect.C. Alon
25、g shorelines where waves are not powerful.D. In the center of the ocean or large bodies of water.30.What is this passage mainly about?A. Dangers of ice volcanoes.B. Ice volcanoes and their formation.C. Different kinds of volcanoes.D. The Great Lakes and ice volcanoes.第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）根据短文内容，从短文后
26、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。Effective Parent-Teacher ConferencesParent-teacher conference is a golden chance for parents to know their kids, school life and what is really going on at school. But only if they use the opportunity wisely.31 . Do Your HomeworkParents need to speak with a number of te
27、achers in a short period of time, making it difficult for them to get everything straight. 32 . Cyndy McDonald, a guidance consultant in California, suggests parents make good plans in mind, such as who they would like to meet, and what issue they need to address. 33 Parents may only have a few minu
28、tes with your childs teacher to find out how things are going at school. McDonald suggests having a few questions ready, and she recommends asking these questions : Is my child raising his/her hand and participating in class? How is my child getting along with their classmates? Do you see any proble
29、ms I should be aware of? What can I do as a parent to provide support at home?Be on the same teamCyndy McDonald stresses, “ The most important thing is to go in with the attitude that were all on the same team. 34 . ” If your child is missing homework, for example, be sure to talk with your childs t
30、eachers to find out. Tell them what works in other classes for your child and let them try this in their class.With enough preparations, parents may get their problems solved more easily. “35 , she says.A. Help children in troubleB. Prepare questions to askC. Heres how to make the most of this preci
31、ous opportunityD. Sometimes this approach doesnt lead to a positive resultE. Without a plan in advance, the time can pass quickly without getting anythingF. Teachers want to hear that parents will support them in educating the childrenG. If a parent comes to me with good preparations, my job will be
32、 so much easier第三部分 语言运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节（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和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的 最佳选项。Lisa Meeks was in medical school at Harvard. However, she 36 a rare muscle disease and the 37 thing she expected was to be stopped from her goal. Unfortunately, then came the sad news that her 38
33、in the field was zero and she had no right to go into medicine. Lisa 39 from medical school but didnt end up becoming a practicing doctor. This was before the Disabilities Act passed in 1990, so she just didnt have the 40 to do so.Doctors are often 41 as super humans who can create miracles of all k
34、inds.Theyre seen as fearless 42, not the ones who are also in need of care. However,an online campaign is now starting to 43 that view. “We believe it is 44 to respect medical professionals with disabilities and protect their right , says Lisa Meeks, the 45 of this project. “The 46 has successfully
35、helped many doctors stand up47 ,” she says.Meeks had this thought earlier this year: “ If doctors with disabilities saw more people like themselves, would they be more confident and talk more 48 about their challenges? 49 , she decided to start an online movement called DocsWithDisabilities. The goa
36、l was to find 20 disabled doctors who were 50 to share their stories. Her mailbox was soon 51 with personal stories from doctors with disabilities. And now another campaign, NursesWithDisabilities , has 52 , too.“ I felt this was a really 53 opportunity to introduce doctors with disabilities to the
37、54，” she says. “To let more people know that there is not only one or twodoctors with disabilities, but that there are a number of them and they never 55 in their career. ”36. A. developedB. noticedC. producedD. cured37. A. lastB. bestC. onlyD. next38. A. accountB. numberC. chanceD. outcome39. A. re
38、signedB. graduatedC. escapedD. suffered40. A. wishB. patienceC. abilityD. right41. A. appointedB. electedC. consideredD. employed42. A. directorsB. membersC. piratesD. heroes43. A. supportB. expressC. challengeD. spread44. A. commonB. importantC. awkwardD. convenient45. A. founderB. operatorC. docto
39、rD. nurse46. A. medicineB. campaignC. miracleD. operation47. A. onceB. stillC. againD. only48. A. humorouslyB. openlyC. cautiouslyD. quickly49. A. HoweverB. BesidesC. InsteadD. Therefore50. A. willingB. modestC. calmD. free51. A. floodedB. equippedC. dividedD. accompanied52. A. given upB. stepped as
40、ideC. won backD. joined in53. A. privateB. simpleC. traditionalD. great54. A. communityB. hospitalC. publicD. academy55. A. argueB. stopC. betrayD. rest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。Green seaweeds played 56 important part in the ocean, long before green plants took control
41、of the land. According to a new study, the oldest green seaweed appeared about 1 billion years ago.Scientists have discovered the fossils of 57 is considered to be the oldest green seaweeds ever known. Even though it was tiny, the seaweed had a big role: It could produce oxygen 58 (use) sunlight, wa
42、ter, and the gases in the air.Until now, researchers didnt have 59 ( evident) that green seaweeds lived that long ago. Now that researchers have a fossil, they can 60 ( confident) say that green plants we see today can 61 (trace) back to at least 1 billion years ago.Life on earth depends 62 green pl
43、ants and seaweeds for oxygen, yet land plants did not appear 63 about 450 million years ago. Moreover, green seaweeds arent the oldest seaweeds on record. Red seaweeds 64 ( exist) over a billion years ago, and the red and green seaweeds came from a common ancestor. So the discovery of 65 (they) foss
44、ils helps fill the gap and strengthens the timeline for the development of early life.第四部分 写作(共两节，满分40分)第一节 应用文写作(满分15分)假定你是李华。你校交换生John打算暑假外出旅游，发邮件请你推荐一座中国历史文化 名城。请给他回复邮件，要点如下：1.你推荐的城市以及推荐理由；2.提醒和建议。注意：1.词数80左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。_第二节 读后续写(满分25分)阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。The Magic NecklaceJosie
45、went to her grandmothers house for summer holidays. One day, when grandma was making lunch, Josie felt bored and wanted to do something interesting. She saw an old and dusty box in her room. She was digging through her grandmothers things in the box when she found a necklace with a big purple stone
46、in it. The stone, shining with inner light, was so beautiful that she loved it so much. She sat down on the floor, stared at the stone and became lost in the necklace, trying to see what was within the stone.However, she did not notice the world around her became foggy and began to fade. The lines b
47、etween worlds began to be unclear, and when she finally shook her head and tried to wake up, she found that she was in another world! She was surprised and excited, because things had become so different in this world.The sky looked strange, because it was purple. The grass was blue, and the trees a
48、round her were tall. Bugs of bright colors and different shapes flew around her, and the light came from a pair of suns in the sky. Nearby, pink water flowed at a black sand beach. Everything was so different and interesting.She walked around for a time, amazed by what she saw. She walked along the
49、beach, feeling the black sand between her toes. She drank some pink water, which was sweet, like sugar water, and then she ran through the forest, where trees smiled at her when she passed. It was all so strange and beautiful.After several hours traveling in this magic land, Josie began to feel hung
50、ry and tired. Suddenly she realized that she didnt know how to get home. She was frightened and worried about what to do. After thinking for a few moments, she realized that the necklace must be the key to the world she belonged.注意：1.所续写短文的词数应为150左右；2.至少使用5个短文中标有下划线的关键词语；3.续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好；4.续写完成后，请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语。Paragraph 1 She grabbed(抓) the necklace around her neck and looked into it. _Paragraph 2 Filled with many questions, she rushed downstairs to tell her grandmother what shed seen. _【答案解析】第一部分 略
