黑龙江省鹤岗市第一中学2020-2021学年高二下学期期末考试英语含答案.pdf

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1、 高二英语试题 第 1 页 共 14 页 鹤岗一中 20202021 学年度高二下学期期末考试试题 英语试卷 时间：100 分钟 满分：120 分 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。A Unsolved Mysteries about the Planet Earth Mystery 1:Where did water come from?Water covers more than 70 percent of the Earths

2、 surface and that makes the Earth earn the nickname“the blue planet”.Then where did water come from?The most popular scientific theory states that the H2O came from several violent asteroids(小行星)covered with ice.Another suggests that the water actually has been around since the Earths formation.Howe

3、ver it happened,though,its certainly worked out well for the Earth life forms.Mystery 2:What about all the oxygen?Another thing is the planets oxygen.Tiny creatures released oxygen as a waste product,filling the atmosphere with it.After that,the level of oxygen in the Earths atmosphere went wildly u

4、p and down until it finally calmed down around 540 million years ago.Since then,its remained at about the breathable level we know today.But what caused it to be suddenly steady?Mystery 3:What caused the Cambrian(寒武纪）Explosion?The Cambrian Explosion refers to the explosion of complex life forms that

5、 occurred on Earth about 540 million years ago.Before then,life had consisted mostly of microbes.But at 高二英语试题 第 2 页 共 14 页 the beginning of the Cambrian period complex creatures began developing at a rate never seen before.Suddenly,life forms had brains,eyes,and bones.Most living creatures today ca

6、n trace their blood back to the Cambrian period.Mystery 4:Will we be able to predict earthquakes?We still havent been able to come up with a way to accurately predict earthquakes.We can certainly try,but our current technology cannot predict them exactly.We know that earthquakes start when the rock

7、cracks underground and the enormous energy released in the process causes vibration,which generates earthquake waves,but we havent figured out why that happens,or how to predict it.1.What was created by creatures on Earth?A.Water.B.Oxygen.C.Bacterium.D.Ice.2.Which of the following talks about the Ea

8、rths advanced species?A.Mystery 1.B.Mystery 2.C.Mystery 3.D.Mystery 4.3.What do we know about Mystery 4?A.It is a matter that has extremely practical significance.B.It will be solved in the near future.C.It is the most difficult mystery to solve of the four.D.It is the oldest mystery of the four.B H

9、ave you ever heard about Black Friday and Cyber Monday?Surely,they are all about finding the best deals on holiday gifts for yourself and family members.And have you heard about Giving Tuesday?Here is something about it!Giving Tuesday is observed annually on the Tuesday after Thanksgiving,which 高二英语

10、试题 第 3 页 共 14 页 encourages people to help those in need by making financial donations or doing good in their local community.The“Global Day of Giving”was started in 2012 by New York City nonprofit 92nd Street Y and the United Nations Foundation.Unlike Black Friday,Giving Tuesday serves a more altrui

11、stic purpose.In its first year,the movement brought in almost$10 million for charities,and things have only improved since.In 2019,many Giving Tuesday social media campaigns worldwide helped raise an amazing$1.9 billion from 27 million donors!Over the past five years,many higher education institutio

12、ns have also been using the Tuesday after Thanksgiving to ask alumni(毕业生)for donations.In 2019,the University of Michigan,which calls it Blueday,received 5887 gifts totaling over$4 million,while Pennsylvania State University raised$710 000 to benefit over 85 University programs.Though donating money

13、 certainly helps,there are many other ways to support the great cause,especially during the COVID-19 pandemic.You can video tutor kids struggling with online learning,or team up with an adult to get groceries or medications for an elderly neighbor.Alternatively,call on your peers(同龄人)to help you wit

14、h a service project that addresses an issue close to your heart,or pick one from the several ideas suggested on the Giving Tuesday website.You can also donate your gently-used clothes and toys to local shelters,or mail a handwritten note to a grandparent or a friend you miss seeing.What are you goin

15、g to do to make a positive difference in your community on Giving Tuesday?Let us know by adding your comments below!4.Why does the author mention Black Friday and Cyber Monday in Paragraph 1?A.To make a comparison.B.To lead to the topic.C.To arouse readers interest.D.To express his doubt.5.Whats the

16、 aim of Giving Tuesday?A.To promote the development of economy.高二英语试题 第 4 页 共 14 页 B.To attract people to buy more holiday gifts.C.To call on more universities to donate money.D.To encourage people to help those in need.6.What does the underlined word“altruistic”in Paragraph 3 mean?A.Selfless.B.Gene

17、ral.C.Specific.D.Complex.7.What is Paragraph 4 mainly about?A.Where people can offer their kind help.B.What people can do on Giving Tuesday.C.How people can stay safe during COVID-19.D.Why people need to support the great cause.C For some people,music is no fun at all.About four percent of the popul

18、ation is what scientists call“amusic.”People who are amusic are born without the ability to recognize or reproduce musical notes(音调).Amusic people often cannot tell the difference between two songs.Amusics can only hear the difference between two notes if they are very far apart on the musical scale

19、.As a result,songs sound like noise to an amusic.Many amusics compare the sound of music to pieces of metal hitting each other.Life can be hard for amusics.Their inability to enjoy music sets them apart from others.It can be difficult for other people to identify with their condition.In fact,most pe

20、ople cannot begin to grasp what it feels like to be amusic.Just going to a restaurant or a shopping mall can be uncomfortable or even painful.That is why many amusics intentionally stay away from places where there is music.However,this can result in withdrawal and social isolation.“I used to hate p

21、arties,”says Margaret,a seventy-year-old woman who only recently discovered that she was amusic.By studying 高二英语试题 第 5 页 共 14 页 people like Margaret,scientists are finally learning how to identify this unusual condition.Scientists say that the brains of amusics are different from the brains of peopl

22、e who can appreciate music.The difference is complex,and it doesnt involve defective hearing.Amusics can understand other nonmusical sounds well.They also have no problems understanding ordinary speech.Scientists compare amusics to people who just cant see certain colors.Many amusics are happy when

23、their condition is finally diagnosed(诊断).For years,Margaret felt embarrassed about her problem with music.Now she knows that she is not alone.There is a name for her condition.That makes it easier for her to explain.When people invite me to a concert,I just say,“No thanks,Im amusic,”says Margaret.“I

24、 just wish I had learned to say that when I was seventeen and not seventy.”8.Which of the following is true of amusic?A.Listening to music is far from enjoyable for them.B.They love places where they are likely to hear music.C.They can easily tell two different songs apart.D.Their situation is well

25、understood by musicians.9.According to Paragraph 3,a person with“defective hearing”is probably one who _.A.dislikes listening to speeches B.can hear anything nonmusical C.has a hearing problem D.lacks a complex hearing system 10.In the last paragraph,Margaret expressed her wish that _.A.her problem

26、with music had been diagnosed earlier B.she were seventeen years old rather than seventy C.her problem could be easily explained D.she were able to meet other amusics 高二英语试题 第 6 页 共 14 页 11.What is the passage mainly concerned with?A.Amusics strange behaviours.B.Some peoples inability to enjoy music

27、.C.Musical talent and brain structure.D.Identification and treatment of amusics.D In one of the worlds most forbidding environments,Polar bears spend their summers roaming(漫步)the Arctic on large pieces of floating ice.They drift(漂移)for hundreds of miles,finding mates,hunting for seals,and fatting th

28、emselves up for the winter.Without the floating ice,the worlds largest bears could not survive.Yet at this moment,the polar bears Arctic habitat(栖息地)is melting away under it because of global warming.Over the past three decades,more than a million square miles of floating ice has disappeared.Scienti

29、sts predict that,if the current rate of global warming continues,most,if not all,of the bears floating ice will be gone by 2100.As a result,the worlds polar bears could face global dying out by the end of this century.Already,the ice on the southern edge of the polar bears habitat is melting about t

30、hree weeks earlier than in the past.The loss of those key weeks leaves the bears less time to hunt,eat and store up fat.Once the ice melts,the bears must fast for up to eight months on land until the floating ice returns.As a result of early melting,there has been a 14 percent decline in the Hudson

31、Bay polar bear population over the past ten yearsa fall clearly caused by global warming.Besides,a growing number of polar bears may be drowning(溺水)as they are forced to swim more often,and for longer distances,looking for ice sheets(冰原).According to a report by the US Minerals Management Service,re

32、searchers observed four dead polar bears floating 60 miles off Alaska in September of 2006 and said it was likely that many other bears 高二英语试题 第 7 页 共 14 页 swimming far off shore also drowned.Scientists have concluded that the worldwide population of about 20,000 polar bears is likely to become smal

33、ler by more than 30 percent in the next 35 to 50 years alone.12.What do polar bears usually do in summer?A.Look for relatives.B.Hunt for food.C.Store crops up.D.Make friends with seals.13.What disaster will happen to polar bears by the end of this century according to the text?A.Global drowning.B.Gl

34、obal dying out.C.Global hunger.D.Global roaming.14.What can be inferred from the underlined part in Paragraph 3?A.The bears will have to stay hungry longer.B.The bears will have to roam faster.C.The bears will have to stay quieter on land.D.The bears will have to face a faster fall of its population

35、.15.Why do polar bears have to swim more often and farther?A.To search for food.B.To build up bodies to survive.C.To find places to land on.D.To escape being hunted.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。有两项为多余选项。How to Quiet a Complainer Talking to a complainer can stress you out,b

36、ut with the right tools you can lighten the mood for all.16 Some complainers will stop if you change the conversation in a direction that 高二英语试题 第 8 页 共 14 页 interests them.If your neighbor is caring much about the phone company,tell her about an unexpected call you received from an old friend.If yo

37、ur coworker is complaining about your boss,ask whether he met the new employee.17 Therefore,you can keep using it.Summarize the complaint.If your complainer keeps repeating himself,he may stop if you prove that youre listening.Ask something like,“Can I tell you what Ive heard so far and you know tha

38、t Ive got it?”Using“I”statements(“Ive heard”)rather than“you”statements shows that youre interested rather than trying to shut the person down.18 Challenge the person to act.When a complainer is always telling you about her latest problem,ask nicely what shes done to improve it.That isnt the usual d

39、irection that a complaining conversation takes.19 Be honest.When you have things to do,tell the complainer that you must cut the conversation short.20 You can simply be honest,even saying you need to move on so the conversation doesnt bring you downespecially if its someone whos complained to you ma

40、ny times before.A.Change the subject.B.Continue the subject.C.You dont need an excuse to stop it.D.Therefore,you can keep complaining it.E.Hard as it may be,avoid saying the word“you”.F.However,this direction may help to shortly end a complaint.G.This method is especially effective on those who are

41、mindlessly expressing.第二部分 完形填空(共 20 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 30 分)Darius and Johntel both love basketball and are captains of their high school basketball teams.They didnt know each other.21 ,one Saturday night,they were forever linked in the minds of all who were present at a game between Dariuss small tow

42、n team and Johntels 高二英语试题 第 9 页 共 14 页 big city team.Just hours before the game,Johntels mother died from cancer.Her sudden 22 made Johntel very sad:So Johntels coach wanted to 23 the game.But Johntel 24 that the game should be played.So with 25 hearts,his teammates prepared to play and hopefully w

43、in without him.26 ,Johntel appeared in the gym mid-way through the first half.Seeing him,Johntels coach called a time out,and players and fans 27 the sad young man to offer love and 28 .Johntel wanted to 29 but putting him in the game at that point would 30 a technical foul(犯规)and two free throws fo

44、r the opposing team.The opposing team understood the 31 and told the referees(裁判员)to let Johntel play and to 32 the technical foul.The referees 33 that a rule is a rule,and the free throws would have to be taken before the game could 34 .As the team captain,Darius 35 to take the shots.The free throw

45、 line is 15 feet from the basket.However,Dariuss first shot traveled about 4 feet.His second shot 36 traveled 2.Immediately,Johntel and his teammates 37 what Darius was doing.They stood up and applauded(鼓掌)for the gesture of sportsmanship as Darius walked back to his bench.Johntels team won the game

46、 in the end.But as the two 38 met after the game for pizza and sodas,39 on either side was too concerned with wins or losses.That would be one of the most 40 games in their basketball careers.21.A.Therefore B.However C.Besides D.Otherwise 22.A.disease B.wound C.death D.accident 23.A.cancel B.watch C

47、.defeat D.organize 24.A.suggested B.expected C.ordered D.insisted 25.A.kind B.heavy C.healthy D.cheerful 高二英语试题 第 10 页 共 14 页 26.A.Fortunately B.Expectedly C.Surprisingly D.Hopefully 27.A.surrounded B.comforted C.encouraged D.called 28.A.luck B.fun C.advice D.support 29.A.speak B.play C.study D.work

48、 30.A.put off B.give up C.result in D.escape from 31.A.situation B.lesson C.meaning D.mistake 32.A.perform B.accept C.admit D.avoid 33.A.agreed B.argued C.proved D.guessed 34.A.start B.lose C.continue D.stop 35.A.offered B.refused C.hesitated D.pretended 36.A.already B.even C.only D.still 37.A.under

49、stood B.wondered C.believed D.asked 38.A.coaches B.classmates C.games D.teams 39.A.somebody B.nobody C.everybody D.anybody 40.A.disappointing B.exciting C.memorable D.scary 第三部分 语法填空（共 10 小题：每小题 1.5 分，满分 15 分）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入适当的内容(1 个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。At the 2016 Summer Olympics,you might have seen 41 (at

50、hlete)with purple circles on their skin from cupping(拔火罐).Or maybe you know someone who uses acupuncture(针灸)for their back pain or herbal teas for colds.More and more people use practices like these from 42 (tradition)Chinese medicine(TCM)to not only fight disease,but also prevent it.As is known,wes