2019-2020学年甘肃省武威市第十八中学高二下学期期末考试英语试题.docx

20192020学年度第二学期期末试卷高二英语第一部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30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。AGreat Activities for Nature LoversHikingOne of the easiest and most accessible ways to get close to nature is by setting out on a good old fashioned hike. Hiking generally doesn't require any fancy equipment or special skills, just a piece of map and a thirst for adventure. This activity can be as relaxing as you make it.Backcountry CampingWhy limit yourself to just a day hike when you can have a full weekend for a longer adventure? Backcountry camping involves packing your tent, sleeping gear ,food, and water on your back to set up camp in a remote location. I you're an experienced hiker and camper ,this is an excellent way to test your survival skills and explore the wilderness.Mountain and Road BikingUnlike long hikes through the woods biking allows you to cover more ground and travel farther in nature. Mountain biking typically involves riding up and down steep slopes , between trees , and over rocks. If this sounds too intense or your tires aren*t suited for rugged terrain（地形），consider taking a road bike on paved trails through forest preserves or along country roads.GardeningContrary to popular belief, you don't have to travel beyond your own backyard to experience the beauty of nature every day. If your personality is less adventurous or your mobility restricted, consider planting a garden to grow your own vegetables, fruit, herbs, or flowers. There*s something truly satisfying about mixing up a salad with fresh ingredients you grow yourself. One of the best parts about spending time in gardening is that it doesn*t have to break your budget and anyone can do it.1. W hat do hikers need for hiking?A. Practical skills.B. Necessary equipment.C. A useful map.D. A relaxed mood.2. W hat's NOT the advantage of gardening according to the text?A. You don*t need to go far to enjoy the beauty of nature.B. It gives you a sense of satisfaction when cooking with fresh ingredients.C. It doesn*t take any energy or money to do it.D. Ts easy to start it for anyone who likes it.3. Which of the following can take you to travel farthest?A. Hiking.B. Backcountry Camping.C. Mountain and Road Biking.D. Gardening.【答案】l.C 2.C3. C【解析】【分析】这是一篇说明文。文章介绍了几种亲近大自然的户外活动。【1题详解】细节理解题。根据第一段 “Hiking generally doesn't require any fancy equipment or special skills, just a piece of map and a thirst for adventure.n可知，徒步旅行通常不需要任何花哨的装备或特殊的技能，只需要一张地图 和对冒险的渴望。徒步者们需要一张有用的地图，故选C。【2题详解】推理判断题。根据第三段中 “One of the best parts about spending time in gardening is that it doesnt have to break your budget and anyone can do it.n可知，种花园最大的好处是不需要打破预算，每个人都可以做到，并不 是不花费时间C. It doesn't take any energy or money to do it.不需要花费任何精力和金钱，表述与原文不符， 故选Co【3题详解】细节理解题。根据第三段中 “Unlike long hikes through the woods , biking allows you to cover more ground and travel farther in nature.可知，骑自行车可以是你在大自然中旅行地更远，故选C。6.补充一至两点良好的习惯，并谈谈它们对身心健康的影响。 要求：L要点齐全，条理清楚，语句通顺，不要逐字翻译。2.文中不得出现真实校名及姓名，否则不予评分。【答案】It's very important fbr us to develop good habits. As teenagers, what should we do? In my opinion, we should listen to the teacher carefully and take notes when necessary. It is a good habit to finish the schoolwork on time every day. In spare time, we had better read some books to get more knowledge. Also, we should eat more fresh fruit and vegetables and less junk food. Ifs necessary for us to take exercise for three or four times a week. Whafs more, to get enough sleep, go to bed early and don't stay up late. Always remember to wash our hands before meals to keep clean. Exercise is fun and relaxing. It9s healthy for the mind and body. Healthy lifestyle helps us get good grades and live happily.【解析】【分析】这是一篇提纲类写作。【详解】第1步：根据提示可知，良好的习惯成就美好的未来。作为青少年，如何培养良好的习惯呢？请 根据以下内容提示以“How to Devel叩Good Habits”为题写一篇英语短文。词数120左右。内容提示：1. 上课认真听讲，做笔记；2.每天按时完成作业；3.闲暇时多读课外书籍；4.每周锻炼3至4次；5,多吃 蔬菜、水果，少吃垃圾食品；6.补充一至两点良好的习惯，并谈谈它们对身心健康的影响。第2步：根据写作要求，确定关键词（组）:on time （按时）;spare time （业余时间）；had better （最好）；had better （最好）；stay up （熬夜）等。第3步：根据提示及关键词（组）进行遣词造句，注意主谓一致和时态问题。此处文章主要应用一般现在 时。第4步：连句成文，注意使用恰当的连词进行句子之间的衔接与过渡，书写一定要规范清晰，保持整洁美 观的卷面是非常重要的。【点睛】范文内容完整，语言规范，语篇连贯，词数适当。作者在范文中使用了较多高级表达方式，如In my opinion, we should listen to the teacher carefully and take notes when necessary.运用 了 省略句 o全文中没有 中国式英语的句式，显示了很高的驾驭英语的能力。另外文章思路清晰、层次分明，上下句转换自然，为 文章增色添彩。【点睛】如何增加阅读理解的准确度一排除法。如第2小题，问题是哪一项不是园艺的优势，W Contrary to popular belief, you don't have to travel beyond your own backyard to experience the beauty of nature every day. 可知，不需走太远就可享受大自然，故A项正确；根据There's something truly satisfying about mixing up a salad with fresh ingredients you grow yourself.可知，当你用自己种的蔬菜做饭时，会有一种满足感，故B项 正确；根据最后一句.and anyone can do it.”可知，园艺非常简单，每一个热爱园艺的人都可以做，故D 项正确。通过排除法，选择C项。BChina.Whenstruggle.That for a baby is a big deal in China.When picking out a Chinese name,parents usually select two or three characters that have a carefully thought out meaning, but when deciding on an English name, many of them struggle.Thafs where Jessup and her company, Special Name,come in. In the last few years, Jessup has helped name 677,900 Chinese babies, and earned over $400,000 in the process, more than enough to pay her college fees.China.OneMrs.Wangdaughter.Jessupculture.Theme in 2015,after accompanying her father on a business trip to China.One of her dad's business partners,a Mrs.Wang, asked her to help choose an English name for her daughter.Jessup felt honored and quickly realized the importance of choosing a proper name in Chinese culture.The woman wanted people to be surprised by the things her daughter could achieve,so Jessup suggested the nameHElizanafter the character Eliza Doolittle from the play Pygmalion.Mrs. VV/?gMrs.Wangdelighted with Jessup's choice/'If Mrs.Wang needed this service,maybe other parents would as well JJessup thought.After returning to UK,Jessup borrowed £ 1,500 from her parents and paid a web designer to build a website,She then spent her free time filling up a database（数据库）with around 4,000 English names,associating them with five major personality characteristics,like honesty and optimism.fees.Theoperations.Sheup offered the service for free to promote the website,but later,she started charging fees.The business is almost completely self-sufficient,requiring only a small team in China that manages technical operations.She updates the database each month,allowing her to focus full-time on studies.4. What*s the purpose of Special Name?A. To help Chinese teens go abroad.B. To strengthen children's personalities.C. To pick an English name for a Chinese baby.D. To make a deal with Chinese parents.5. What inspired Jessup to set up Special Name?A. A suggestion from a business partner.B. Her interest in Chinese culture.C. A Chinese mother's request.D. A character from a play.6. Mrs.Wang Mrs.Wang want her daughter to be in the future?A.A woman with achievements.B.A famous actress.C.A successful businesswoman.D.A western culture expert.7. What can we infer from the last paragraph about Special Name?A.It offers free service.B.It's updated every day.C.It's operated completely by itself.D.It is easy to manage.【答案】4.C5.C6. A 7.D【解析】这是一篇说明文。主要介绍了一个名为SpecialName的公司专为中国婴儿取一个英文名字。同时说明了公 司成立的起因是一位中国母亲的请求，以及公司成立过程和管理情况。【4题详解】细节理解题。根据第一段中 When picking out a Chinese name, parents usually select two or three characters that have a carefully thought out meaning, but when deciding on an English name, many of them struggle. That's where Jessup and her company, Special Name, come in.（在选择中文名字时，父母通常会选择两个或三个经过仔细 思考的汉字，但在决定英文名字时，他们中的许多人都很纠结。这就是杰塞普和她的公司“SpecialName” 的由来。）可知Special Name的目的是给一个中国婴儿取一个英文名字。故选C。【5题详解】细节理解题。根据第二段中 One of her dad's business partners, a Mrs. Wang, asked her to help choose an English name for her daughter. Jessup felt honored and quickly realized the importance of choosing a proper name in Chinese culture.（她爸爸的一位生意伙伴王女士让她南女儿选一个英文名字。Jessup感到很荣幸，并很快意 识到在中国文化中选择一个合适名字的重要性。）可知一位中国母亲的要求促使Jessup设立了 Special Nameo故选 C。【6题详解】细节理解题。根据第二段中 The woman wanted people to be surprised by the things her daughter could achieve, so Jessup suggested the name "Eliza“ after the character Eliza Doolittle from the play Pygmalion.（这个女人想让 人们对她女儿的成就感到惊讶，所以Jessup建议用皮格马利翁（Pygmalion）中的人物伊丽莎杜利特尔 （ElizaDoolittle）来命名“伊丽莎”（Eliza）。）可知王太太希望她的女儿将来成为一个有成就的女人。故选A。【7题详解】推理判断题。根据最后一段中 The business is almost completely self-sufficient, requiring only a small team in China that manages technical operations.（该业务几乎完全自给自足，只需要一个在中国管理技术运营的小 团队。）可知从最后一段中我们可以推断出Special Name很容易管理。故选D。CEvery country has its favorite food. Italians like to eat pizza. Indians like to eat hot food. Japanese like to eat fish. Often they don't cook it.In England, one of the most popular kinds of food is fish and chips. People usually buy it in a fish and chip shop. They put it in paper bags, and take it home, or to their workplace. Sometimes they eat it in the park or on the road. The world's favorite food is American fast food. If you go to some important cities in the world, you can find people eating hamburgers and chips. Fish and chips, and Chinese take-away food are very popular in England. But they are less popular in the USA. The Americans eat take-away food, too, like chicken.But the most popular kind of take-away food is the hamburger. It looks like bread with meat in it. Ham （火月退） is a kind of pork, but the hamburger does not have any pork in it. The hamburgers are also popular in England and Australia.8. Italians like to eat.C. hot foodC. the USAC. deliciousC. fishD. fishD. CanadaD. sameD. vegetablesA. dumplingsB. pizza9. Fish and chips is very popular in.A. EnglandB. Australia10. In different countries people eat food.A. differentB. the same11. The hamburger does not have any in it.A. beefB. pork【答案】8.B9. A 10. A 11. B【解析】这是一篇说明文。文章介绍了每个国家都有自己最喜爱的食物。国家不同，人们吃的食物不同。【8题详解】细节理解题。根据第一段中Italians like to eat pizza.意大利人喜欢吃披萨。可知意大利人喜欢吃的是披萨。 故选B项。【9题详解】细节理解题。根据第二段中 In England, one of the most popular kinds of food is fish and chips.在英国，鱼和 薯条是最受欢迎的食物之一。可知鱼和薯条在英国很受欢迎。故选A项。【10题详解】细节理解题。根据第一段中Every country has its favorite food.每个国家都有自己最喜爱的食物。可知在不 同的国家，人们吃不同的食物。故选A项。【11题详解】 一细节理解题。根据最后一段中 Ham （火腿）is a kind of pork, but the hamburger does not have any pork in it.火 腿是猪肉的一种，但是汉堡包里没有猪肉。可知汉堡包里面没有任何猪肉。故选B项。DLillian Hanson, a college student, expects to graduate in about two years. What makes Mrs. Hanson different from her classmates is her age一73 years. She has been studying at college, a few courses at a time, for 27 years.When Lillian Hanson graduated from high school, she went to the bank to borrow money for further education. The banker gave her no encouragement. He didn't think that a country girl should borrow money to go to college. He thought she should be at home doing work in the house or around the farm. So Lillian Hanson went home and raised a family of nine children instead of going to college. Mrs. Hanson never forgot her dream of getting a higher education. When her children were grown, she tried again.She finds that it is the hardest part of going back to school at her age to sit in class for long periods of time. Because she is not as quick as she used to be, Mrs. Hanson often gets up and walks around classes to keep from getting stiff. At the beginning of a course in using the computer, the other students all stood up to give her a warm welcome when she introduced herself and explained why she was there and what her aims were.12. Mrs. Hanson couldn't go to college immediately after she graduated from high school because.A.B.C.D.she hadn't got enough moneyshe was a country girlthe banker ordered her not to borrow any moneythe banker thought she should raise a family of nine childrenA. she had got an excellent result in the exam C. they wanted to get her help in their studies 14. Mrs. Hanson is the sort of person who A. cares for study very muchC. never misses a chance to talkB.D.B.D.she was good at telling funny stories they were deeply moved by her spiritlikes to borrow money from the bank tries to save any money for her family13. The computer students welcomed Mrs. Hanson warmly because15. In which order did Mrs. Hanson do the following things?a. she began her studies at college.c. She got married and gave birth of nine children.e. She went to the bank to borrow money.A. a c b e dB. b e c a d【答案】12.A13.D14. A 15. B【解析】b. She finished high school.d. She had her 73rd birthday.C. b c e d aD. e d a c b这是一篇记叙文。主要记叙了 71岁的Lillian Hanson在大学学习了 27年，一次学习几门课程。讲述了她高 中毕业后的求学之路，她去银行借款被拒绝，只能回家结婚养育孩子。但是她没有忘记接受高等教育的梦 想，孩子长大后，她开始了大学的学习。【12题详解】细节理解题。根据第二段中 When Lillian Hanson graduated from high school, she went to the bank to borrow money for further education. The banker gave her no encouragement. He didn't think that a country girl should borrow money to go to college. He thought she should be at home doing work in the house or around the farm. So Lillian Hanson went home and raised a family of nine children instead of going to college.可矢口 Lillian Hanson 高 中毕业后，去银行借钱继续深造。银行家没有给她任何鼓励。他认为乡下姑娘不应该借钱上大学。他认为 她应该在家做家务或在农场周围干活。于是，Lillian Hanson没有去上大学，而是回家抚养了 9个孩子。由 此可知，高中毕业后，Hanson太太没能马上上大学，是因为她没有足够的钱。故选A。【13题详解】推理判断题。根据最后一段中 At the beginning of a course in using the computer, the other students all stood up to give her a warm welcome when she introduced herself and explained why she was there and what her aims were. 可知在一门计算机使用课程的开始，当她介绍自己并解释她为什么在那里和她的目的是什么时，其他的学 生都站起来热烈欢迎她。由此可推知，计算机系的学生们热烈欢迎Hanson太太，是因为他们被Hanson太 太一直以来坚持不懈的精神深深地感动了。故选D。【14题详解】推理判断题。根据第二段中 Mrs. Hanson never forgot her dream of getting a higher education. When her children were grown, she tried again.可知Hanson太太从未忘记接受高等教育的梦想。当她的孩子长大后，她又试了 一次。由此可推知，Hanson太太是那种非常在意自己的学习的人。故选A。【15题详解】细节理解题。根据第二段中 When Lillian Hanson graduated from high school, she went to the bank to borrow money for further education.（ Lillian Hanson高中毕业后，去银行借钱继续深造）可知b “她高中毕业了”和 e “她去银行借钱”排在第一、二位；根据第二段中 So Lillian Hanson went home and raised a family of nine children instead of going to college.（于是，Lillian Hanson没有去上大学，而是回家抚养了 9个孩子）可知c “她 结婚了，生了九个孩子“排第三；根据第三段中 She Gnds that it is the hardest part of going back to school at her age to sit in class for long periods of time.（她发现，在她这个年纪回到学校最难的是在课堂上坐很长时间）可 知 a “她开始大学学习”排第四；根据第一段 Lillian Hanson, a college student, expects to graduate in about two years. What makes Mrs. Hanson different from her classmates is her age_73 years. She has been studying at college, a few courses at a time, for 27 years.（大学生 Lillian Hanson 预计将在大约两年后毕业。让 Hanson 太太 与她的同学不同的是她已经73岁了。她已经在大学学习了 27年，一次学习几门课程）可知d “她过了 73 岁生日”排第五。由此可知，事件顺序为becad。故选B。第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两处为多余选项。Eyesight plays a very important role in our daily life. Every walking moment, the eyes are working to see the world around us. Over forty percent of American