1、山西省运城市景胜中学2019-2020学年高二英语下学期期末考试（7月）试题时间120分钟满分150分第一部分 阅读理解 （共两节，满分100分）第一节 （共20小题；每小题3分，满分60分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。A When in Paris，never miss the Eiffel Tower!In 1887 when the construction of the Eiffel Tower started，more than 300 celebrities including famous writer Maupa
2、ssant were against the building of this ugly towerBut two years later，the Eiffel Tower became the most classic architecture in the exhibition that yearAnd now after over 100 years since its building，the tower can bring more than 1.5 billion Euros to Paris annuallyAlmost every visitor to Paris will c
3、ome to Eiffel to have a birds eye view for the cityMaybe，such an astonishing change is also beyond the expectation of its designer，Gustave EiffelBelow is some information about visiting the Tower. Address：Champ de Mars，5 av Anatole France，7e Tel：0892701239 Tickets：To take the lift to the top，the pri
4、ce for adults and children are 15 and 10.50 euros each；to take the lift to the 2nd floor，the price for adults and children are 9 and 4.50 euros each；to take the stairs to the 2nd floor，the price for adults and children are 5 and 3 euros each；and to take the lift to the top from the 2nd floor costs 6
5、 eurosOpening Hours：The Eiffel Tower is open every single day of the yearFrom 17 June to 28 August，the lifts and stairs open from 9：00 to midnightDuring the rest of the year，the lifts open from 9：30-23：00 and the stairs open from 9：30-18：30Website：wwwtour-eiffelfr21What do we know about the Eiffel T
6、ower? AThe tower was completed in 1887 BThe designer was quite sure of its successCThe tower brings great profits to ParisDIts design was popular from the beginning22To get to the top of the Eiffel Tower，how much does an adult pay AT LEAST?A6 euros B9 euros C11 euros D15 euros23If you want to overlo
7、ok Paris at night on October lst，you can_Atake lifts to the top Btake stairs first and then liftsCtake stairs to the top Dtake lifts first and then stairsB Although most hitchhikers (搭便车的人) are people，passers-by tend to ignore them because they are cautious about giving rides to strangersBut what wi
8、ll they do if they come across a hitchhiking robot? Will they take it to its destination or will they just leave the helpless machine by the wayside? That is the answer Canadian professors, David Harris Smith and Frauke Zeller, who study the relationship between humans and technology，are seeking for
9、 after they came up with the idea of building a hitchhiking robot HitchBOT is built with cheap household itemsThanks to a PC tablet，GPS tracker and camera，hitchBOT not only can send its thoughts and pictures to the general public，but also can answer general questions and keep drivers entertained wit
10、h small talksThe smart robot is even able to quote interesting facts about the areas it has passed through Not surprisingly，many people are doubtful about hitchBOTs abilityMost people think the cute robot will be damaged by someoneActually，they are all wrongThe robot hitchhiked all the way from Hali
11、fax，Nova Scotia，to Victoria，British Columbia，a distance of 3,700 milesIt was first picked up on July 27th by an elderly coupleIt not only reached its destination on August 21st，but also had some amazing adventures along the wayIt visited national parks，went fishing，went camping，and even attended a w
12、edding where it experienced its first dance and interrupted the brides speech In addition to helping it get to its destination，its Canadian fans have gone out to ensure its safety from covering the robot with a plastic cape (披肩) to help keep it dry to ensuring that it stays healthy with motor oil24W
13、hy is the hitchhiking robot built? ATo help passers-by reach their destinations BTo find out how people might react to it CTo see if it will give rides to strangers DTo entertain drivers on their way25The hitchBOT can do all of the following except_ Atalking with the driver Bdancing with people Csen
14、ding its thoughts and pictures Danswering any question raised26How long did it take the hitchBOT to reach its destination? ANearly a month BOver one month CTwo monthsDOne week27What can we learn about the hitchBOT? AIt was ignored by an elderly couple BIt didnt meet with any danger along the way CIt
15、 experienced a long and amazing journey DIt will be put into the market quicklyCIn todays fiercely competitive business environment，companies need to communicate information concerning a whole range of issues in a clear and precise manner to their customers. This is particularly so in the case of co
16、mpanies which do business in areas such as manufacturing, information technology (IT)，engineering products and servicescompanies whose products and services may not be understood by a customer not familiar with its technical aspectsThese communication materials are prepared in a company these days b
17、y “technical writers”people who can effectively communicate to an intended audience.Technical writing and writing text-books are poles apartThe former is aimed at those who do not have an in-depth knowledge about a product and therefore should be direct and easy to understandToo many technical terms
18、 would only add to the confusion of the customerTechnical writers first need to understand the technical information themselves，before trying to communicate it in easier language to the customersEven graduates of English literature are often found wanting when it comes to creative and effective writ
19、ing.This simply means that those with a Bachelors degree in English Literature along with a diploma/degree in Journalism and having a Post Graduate Diploma in Computer Applications (PGDCA) are ideal (理想的) candidates for being employed as technical writers.A career in technical writing is seen as a g
20、ood choice for women mainly because it is widely held that women are more gifted in creative writing than men and the job does not involve too much travelling or working at night28What are “technical writers” supposed to do? ATo write about the companys products or services in clear，easy language BT
21、o write about the companys products using correct technical terms CTo effectively communicate to an intended audience by writing letters DTo travel around to persuade people to buy the companys products or services29Which of the following best explains the underlined word “wanting” in Paragraph 3? A
22、being needed Bwanting to write Choping to be employed Dlacking in ability30What would happen if many technical terms are used in technical writing? AIt would sound too formal BIt would help engineers a lot CIt would confuse the customerDIt would produce a better effect31Who would be the best candida
23、te for a technical writer? AA man with degrees in English literature and Journalism and a PGDCA BA female with degrees in English literature and Journalism and a PGDCA CA male graduate of English literature with a diploma in Journalism DA woman with a degree in English literature along with a diplom
24、a in JournalismDThe Israeli farmers who pioneered the revolutionary technology known as drip irrigation werent trying to solve one of the worlds most urgent problemsThey were just trying to surviveThey lived in the desert，and they didnt have enough water to grow their cropsIn its simplest form，it wa
25、s little more than a pipe with holes in itBut behind each hole was a hi-tech dripper that let out just the right amount of waterSnaked along a row of crops so that the holes were positioned directly above the roots，the pipe could direct each precious drop of water directly to the plants，getting a bi
26、gger harvest while using a very small amount of the waterOver time，the farmers improved upon the technology，perfecting the drippers that regulated the flow of water，and connecting the pipelines to computers that could determine exactly how much water each plant needed and whenIf the global populatio
27、n kept growing，the rest of the world would increasingly resemble their little community in the desertSo they began selling their irrigation systems in other parts of the world，eventually expanding to more than 110 countriesNetafirm，the company says its lifting people out of poverty and conserving wa
28、ter at a time when the importance of doing so has never been clearerThe mass adoption of drip irrigation wont save the world by itselfTo avoid the coming catastrophe，nearly everybody will，in some way，have to do more with less，perhaps through accepting and using other new technologiesOtherwise，its go
29、ing to get ugly32Why is drip irrigation called “the revolutionary technology”? AIt saves the world all by itself BIt is controlled by computers CIt makes irrigation more effective DIt provides deserts with water33What does “one of the worlds most urgent problems” in Paragraph l refer to? Alacking wa
30、ter Blacking labor Clacking food Dlacking energy34How does the drip irrigation help farmers with crops? ABy drilling holes on the pipes BBy regulating water via drippers. CBy snaking pipes along the cropsDBy placing pipes just above roots.35Which of the following will be the best slogan for Netafirm
31、 to sell the irrigation systems? ALess water；More harvest BNew technology；New world CMore grain；Less starvationDWater saving；World surviving第二节（共5小题；每小题3分，满分15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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。选项中有两项为多余选项。Handwritten thank-you letters are such a simple way of making other people feel good.
32、 It is strange that so few people write them any moreAt work，a thank-you letter to employees is unbelievably effectiveIt costs little and has no side effectsThe effort involved in writing letters is very lowThe pleasure on receiving them is very high 36 Doug Conant，manager of Campbells Soup Company
33、since 2001，knows the power of thank-you lettersHe said that every day he works with an assistant，combing the company for people deserving thanks 37 Over the past 10 years, he has sent 30，000 thank-you letters to his employeesmore than 10 each dayThe reward is huge：his company has remained one of the
34、 most successful in its field for years 38 There seem to be three reasonsFirstly，chief executives (主管) running companies think their own work is more valuable than that of others 39 Secondly，they arent close enough to the business to know who deserves thanksThirdly，they have forgotten the strange hu
35、man truth that almost everyone would do almost anything in return for a few words of appreciationIn these days of such busy schedules and people running all over the place and trying to get ahead，sometimes we forget the simplest things in life are the most powerful and rewardingYou need to think to
36、yourself about a time someone sent you a thank-you letter and how much it meant to you 40 AYou may ask what side effects exactly meanBHe then writes them a thank-you letterCThis makes them an excellent way to reward and motivate staff DWhy are thank-you letters so important?EAlways remember to “Do t
37、o others whatever you would like them to do to you!”FBut if these letters are so uplifting，why dont more managers write them?GSince no one ever writes them thank-you letters they dont write any themselves第二部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分55分）第一节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40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，
38、并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。My 12-year-old daughter，Lauren，came home from school yesterdayShe 41 waved her grade book to meShe had been 42 A-1 in most subjects such as mathematics，language arts and sciencea great 43 ! Then she sadly pointed out that her perfect score was damaged by a B-1 in 44 and a C-1 in Physical
39、 EducationI asked her what the scores 45 She said that the 46 showed the achievement and the number showed the effortThat moment I 47 that the grades were misleadingI reached out my hands and gave her a big 48 and told her in my mind she had a perfect scoreIt didnt 49 that her grade in French was a
40、“B”“l” 50 that she had tried her bestThat is something to make any parent proudEverybody is 51 Everybody has different potentialNot all of us will become scientists or sports 52 But without 100 effort no 53 can be achievedIf I see a salesperson fail at sales，the 54 thing I want to examine is the eff
41、ort being put inIf there is a problem with 55 ，the salesperson has no futureBut if I see a salesperson isnt 56 with l00 effort，he or she is worth my effort in helpingMaybe a bit of training or some 57 from a more successful person will 58 I know that 100 effort，focused in the right direction，will al
42、ways bring a 59 whether that is an “A” or a “C”As long as you make 100 effort，you are 60 41Aseriously Bpatiently Ccautiously Dproudly42Ahanded Bawarded Csent Dpromised43Afavor Brelief Clesson Dachievement44APolitics BEnglish CFrench DScience45Aneeded Battracted Caffected Dmeant46Ascore B1etter Cfigu
43、re Dword47Arealized Bchecked Crecognized Dremembered48Ahug Bshake Ckiss Dsmile49Abother Bwork Cmatter Dsuffer50Asaid Bshowed Cwarned Dincluded51Aenergetic Bindependent Cdifferent Dcurious52Atrainers Bsalesmen Cfans Dstars53Asafety Bprinciple Cexperience Dpotential54A1ast Bfirst Cbest D1atest55Aambit
44、ion Bconfidence Ceffort Dattitude56Acheerful Bcareful Csuccessful Dhopeful57Aadvice Bmoney Cexpectation Dprotection58Ahelp Bdecide Cappear Dmatch59Acompetition Bresult Ctask Dchoice60Agreat Bdiligent Cfamous Dreliable第二节（共10小题；每小题15分，满分15分） 阅读下面材料，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，并将答案填写在答题卡相应的位置上。Johann
45、 Strauss was born in Vienna in 1825Although his father did not want him to become a 61 (music)，Strauss Junior studied the violin 62 (secret) as a childWhen his father discovered his son practising on a violin one day，he gave him a beating， 63 (say) that he was going to beat the music out of the boyB
46、ut that didnt prevent the boy from becoming one of the 64 (great) composers of all timeHe wrote his first waltz at the age of sixAt nineteen，he decided to devote 65 (he) to musicHe formed his own orchestra and made a successful tour of Europe and soon became known 66 the Waltz KingThe emperor of Aus
47、tria was so 67 (please) with his music that he appointed him the conductor at the court balls of ViennaIt was for these occasions 68 he wrote some of his most popular waltzes，among 69 was the well-known favourite The Blue Danube. In all, the talented Johann Strauss 70 (write) more than 500 masterpie
48、ces第三部分 写作（共两节，满分35分）第一节 短文改错（共10小题；每小题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。 Dear Ms. Lee， Im delighting to have you as my English
49、 teacherEnglish has become a global language，so Im convinced that learning English is of great usefulWe should learn English well to better understand that happens around the worldBut my English is rather poor. One of my problems are that I often feel nervously when speaking in publicBesides，I feel
50、difficult to learn words by heartI really hope you can offer us more chances to speak with EnglishBut I also hope youll give me some advices on how to learn new wordsI believe I can make many progress than ever with your helpThank you!Li Hua第二节 书面表达（满分25分） Once upon a time some tiny frogs held a com
51、petition. The first to reach the top of a very high tower would be the winner.A big crowd gathered around the tower to see the race and cheer them on.The race began. No one in the crowd really believed that any of the tiny frogs would reach the top of tower. “They will never get to the top! They wil
52、l never succeed!” someone said.One by one, the tiny frogs began to collapse (退下).The crowd kept shouting, “It is too difficult! No frog will make it!”More tiny frogs got tired and gave up, but one continued climbing, higher and higher. This one wouldnt give up. In the end, he was the only one leftth
53、e only one to get to the top. The other frogs naturally wanted to know: How did the frog make it？One frog stepped forward to ask the winner. It turned out that the winner was deaf. He had won because he was able to keep his own mind. He was able to keep trying. He couldnt hear criticism; neither cou
54、ld he hear praise.We learn a lesson from this story: dont let others praise or criticism to hold you back on your way to succeed.写作内容(1) 以约30个词概括寓言故事的大意。(2) 然后以120个词就“如何对待别人的批评和表扬”这个主题发表你的看法, 并包括如下要点：1) 叙述着个寓言给你的启示以及你对他人的批评和表扬的态度；2 以事例说明他人的批评或表扬给你的感受和对你的影响；3) 谈谈中学生应该如何对待老师的批评和表扬。写作要求可以使用自己或他人的故事, 也可
55、以参照阅读材料的内容, 但不得直接引用原文中的句子；评分标准概括准确、语言规范、内容合适、篇章连贯。_景胜中学2019-2020学年度第二学期模考（7月） 高二英语试题答案 一、选择题（21-60）：1-5 ABCBA 6-10 CABAB 11-15 CABAC 16-20 CBACC21-35 CCA BDAC ADCB CABA36-40 CBFGE41-60 DBDCD BAACB CDDBC CAABA四、书面表达（One possible version）：Is Outer Space Worth Exploring?Although it is true that the exp
56、loration of outer space has a lot of disadvantages, for example, someone thinks that the earth is likely to be destroyed one day because of the research of outer-space weapon, in my opinion, it is well worth doing.Firstly, though it requires a large amount of money and resources, it leads to the rap
57、id development of advanced scientific technology, and our life may be improved in many aspects. Secondly, the exploration of outer space may also help to solve the population problem on the earth. With the success of the space shuttle, the migration to other planets in the future is not impossible.
58、Moreover, space projects may also enable us to find a few chemical elements to cure presently incurable diseases. The research of the outer space also can improve the gene of the plants. So we can get more delicious vegetables and fruits.In all, we human beings should try our best to speed up the st
59、eps of the research of the outer space.作文： In the competition, only a deaf frog got to the top of tower. He won the race because of his deafness, which made him stick to his goal and keep trying. This story indicates that those not listening to others criticism or praise are more likely to obtain wh
60、at they are pursuing. Since our achievements largely depend on how we react to others feedback, it is essential to take a sensible attitude to it. As we all know, praise and criticism are part of our life and almost everyone prefers praise to criticism. Suppose you fail an exam, praise may help buil
61、d up your confidence and bring you much pleasure while criticism may discourage you and get you down. When it comes to teachers praise or criticism, we might as well take it seriously. Praise as well as criticism is commonly employed to keep students motivated. So whatever you encounter, accept it w
62、illingly and use it to the fullest.评分标准：书面表达评分建议一、评分原则1.本题总分为20分，按5个档次给分。2.评分时，可先根据文章的内容和语言初步确定其所属档次，然后以该档次的要求来衡量，确定或调整档次，最后给分。3.少于130词或多于170词的，从总分中酌情减去1-2分。4.评分时，应注意的主要内容为：内容要点、运用词汇和语法结构的数量和准确性、上下文的连贯性及语言的得体性。5.拼写和标点符号是语言准确性的一个方面，评分时，应视其对交际的影响程度予以考虑。英美拼写及词汇用法均可接受。6.如字迹难以辨认，以致影响交际，将分数降低一个档次。7.书面表达的分差，设定为4分。