重庆市西南大学附属中学2020-2021学年高二下学期期末考试英语W含答案.pdf

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1、西南大学附中 20202021 学年度高二下学期期末考试 英语试题（总分：150 分，考试时间：120 分钟）注意事项：1答题前，考生先将自己的姓名、班级、座号、准考证号填写在答题卡上。2答选择题时，必须使用 2B 铅笔填涂；答非选择题时，必须使用 0.5 毫米的黑色签字笔书写；必须在题号对应的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域书写无效；保持答卷清洁、完整。3考试结束后，将答题卡交回（试题卷自己保存，以备评讲）。第一部分 听力(共两节，满分 30 分)做题时，先将答案划在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。第一节（共 5 小题，每小题 1.5 分，满分 7.5 分）

2、听下面 5 段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的 A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有 10 秒钟的时间来回答有关小题并阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。1 How much will the man pay?A.$80.B.$160.C.$200.2 What are the speakers mainly talking about?A.A director.B.An actor.C.A musical.3 Where are the speakers probably going next?A.A clothing shop.B.A kitchen.C.A bo

3、okstore.4 When was the appointment scheduled?A.On Wednesday.B.On Thursday.C.On Friday.5 How does the man sound?A.Confused.B.Hopeful.C.Upset.第二节（共 15 小题；每小题 1.5 分,满分 22.5 分）听下面 5 段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的 A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题 5 秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出 5 秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第 6 段材料，回答第

4、6，7 题。6 How many people are there in the mans group?A.Three.B.Four.C.Five.7 When will the man have dinner in the restaurant?A.At 7:30.B.At 8:00.C.At 8:30.听第 7 段材料，回答第 8 至 10 题。8 What is the probable relationship between the speakers?A.Neighbors.B.Father and daughter.C.Classmates.9 What does the man

5、ask Bessie to do?A.Help with household chores.B.Stop making noise.C.Do some shopping.10 Where probably is Bessies mother?A.At home.B.In a bookstore.C.In a supermarket.听第 8 段材料，回答第 11 至 13 题。11 Where does the conversation probably take place?A.In a restaurant.B.In a police station.C.In a mall.12 What

6、 does the woman say about the handbag?A.It is new in a black color.B.It is made by Fraklin Mills.C.There is only some money in it.13 Who found the womans handbag?A.A waiter.B.A policeman.C.A taxi driver.听第 9 段材料，回答第 14 至 16 题。14 What does the woman most probably do?A.Shes a coach.B.Shes a reporter.C

7、.Shes a player.15 At what age did the man probably basketball?A.17.B.10.C.7.16 Why did the man start to play basketball?A.A great basketball game interested him very much.B.playing it regularly could help him stay healthy.C.His parents hoped he could become a basketball player.听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20

8、题。17 Whats the most important quality successful people should develop?A.Thinking independently.B.Having a strong will.C.Being hard-working.18 What should a person do when choosing a job?A.Apply for a well-paid one.B.Find the most suitable one.C.Turn to successful people.19 How many pieces of advice

9、 does the speaker mention?A.One.B.Two.C.Three.20 Who is the speaker probably talking to?A.Laid-off workers.B.Elderly people.C.Young people.第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分 50 分）第一节（共 15 小题；每小题 2.5 分，满分 37.5 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，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。A COVID-19 vaccinations(接种)are underway.Anthony Fauci,direc

10、tor of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease,has said that approximately 75 to 90%of Americans will need to be vaccinated to reach herd immunity(群体免疫)in the United States.Public health experts recommended a staged approach to vaccination.Demand for the vaccine(疫苗)exceeded capacity

11、 in the beginning.Vaccine manufacturers ramped up production to meet the demand;however,public interest in getting vaccinated has been waning.The U.S.adopted the following staged approach,but by May 1,2021,most of the country had already reached stage 2:Stage 1a includes healthcare personnel and res

12、idents of nursing homes and assisted living facilities.Stage 1a vaccinations began in December 2020.Stage 1b includes frontline essential workers:police officers;food and agricultural,postal,daycare,public transit,grocery store,public transit,and manufacturing workers;teachers;and people aged 75 and

13、 older.(Some states are allowing people 65 and older to register for the vaccine.)Some states began Phase 1b vaccinations during the second full week of January 2021.Stage 1c includes people aged 65 to 74 and people ages 16 to 64 who have underlying health conditions that increase the risk of COVID

14、complications.Essential workers of any age in the transportation,logistics,food service,construction,communications,information technology,energy,law,media,public safety,and public health sectors are also in Phase 1c.Many states were able to vaccinate Phase 1c in March and April.Stage 2 includes all

15、 other people aged 16 and older.(A COVID-19 vaccine is now authorized for teens age 12 and older.)21 When did healthcare personnel begin to get vaccinated?A.May,2021.B.December,2020.C.January,2021.D.March,2021.22 What does the underlined word in paragraph mean?A.Increasing.B.Decreasing.C.Changing.D.

16、Improving.23 Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?A.To reach herd immunity,more than 90%of Americans needed to be vaccinated.B.Most states of America had already reached stage 1c by May 1,2021.C.In stage 1b a man aged 66 can get vaccinated in some states of America.D.Al

17、l people ages 12 and older will get vaccinated at the end of the staged approach.B A few years ago,I moved to Aurora,Ont.with my boyfriend and I longed to make friends in my new neighborhood.Where we lived the houses were jammed together so tightly.But the irony(讽刺)of living so close was that no one

18、 actually talked to each other;as in an open-concept office,they pretend they cant hear or see each other to maintain at least an illusion of privacy.It was not so easy to make friends as an adult.I was about to give up when I caught sight of a beautiful,tall blonde taking out her recycling.She walk

19、ed with confidence even her ponytail bounced.I gasped,“I recycle too!We have so much in common!”The question was,how would we meet?What would I say?So I thought,“What if I just happened to be jogging by?”I put on my running shoes,but after a few times around the block,dripping sweat,I didnt see her.

20、I decided to seize on the one thing I already knew about her she takes out her blue bin.The following day,I woke up a little earlier than usual.A little after 8 a.m.,the garage truck appeared and the blonde emerged.I grabbed a bin and made my way to the end of my driveway.“Just act natural,Megan,”I

21、told myself.“Good morning.How are ya?”I said,cool as a cucumber.“Good.And you?”she replied.“Doing wellI am a new comer,just a DJ.I talk for a living.Clearly!”“Interesting,”she said.As we both walked away,I turned and called out,“Oh,and by the way,Im Megan.”“Michelle,”she replied.I walked back inside

22、,wearing a giant grin.Our“coincidental”recycling meet-ups continued for a few weeks until I finally gathered my courage to ask her to watch The Bachelor with me and she said yes.That night,after we got everything ready,we settled on the couch and proceeded to drink wine,binge from our buffet,dissect

23、 doomed television relationships,tell stories about our own and laugh our faces off.We“found what wed been looking for”:a new friend to fall platonically in love with.24 What can be inferred from Paragraph 2?A.The author lived in a small house.B.The neighbors actually didnt have privacy.C.The author

24、 lived in a very crowded neighborhood.D.The neighbors did not communicate with each other.25 What do we know about their first meet-up?A.The tall blonde pretended to be very cool.B.The tall blonde wore a big smile when talking.C.The author was quite satisfied with their first talk.D.The two friends

25、met accidentally when the truck came.26 Which of the following words can best describe the author?A.Timid but kind-hearted.B.Shy but persistent.C.Hospitable and generous.D.Caring and modest.27 Whats the main idea of the passage?A.A DJ talking for a living began to recycle.B.A blonde watched The Bach

26、elor with a DJ.C.A new comer finally made friends with a blonde.D.Two women recycled together in the neighborhood.C“When I was 16 years old,I was scuba diving(水肺潜水)in Greece,but I was disappointed because I saw more plastic bags than fish.”These are the words of Boyan Slat,25,an engineer who designe

27、d the worlds first ocean plastic cleanup system.Every year,over 8 million tons of plastic end up in our oceans.These can take up to 500 years to break down.If left alone,sea animals become entangled(缠绕的)in them and can even die if the plastics are taken in.Worse,humans can be affected when these pla

28、stics break down.“Smaller pieces enter the food chain,and thats a food chain that includes us humans,”Slat said.In 2018,the World Economic Forum predicted that the weight of ocean plastics will match the weight of all the fish in our oceans by 2050.To prevent this depressing reality,Slat created The

29、 Ocean Cleanup in 2013 and put his plan for an ocean plastic cleanup device into action.After years of research and development in the Netherlands,a device called System 001/B successfully started gathering plastic on Oct 2,2019.The device uses a 600-meter-long“C”shaped tube to gather all the floati

30、ng rubbish.Unlike other cleanup methods,the system floats freely according to the direction of the waves,which allows waste to flow into and stay within the device.A sea anchor is attached to either end.This slows down the system as it floats through the water and allows the faster-moving rubbish,ca

31、rried by the waves,to flow into its mouth.System 001/B can also collect waste below the surface using a 3-meter-deep skirt(挡板)attached to the end.After being gathered,the rubbish will be dragged back to shore by boat and recycled.Currently,the system operates in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch,an ar

32、ea that is three times the size of France.Once operational,the Ocean Cleanup expects a full fleet to be able to clear 50 percent of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch in five years.It remains to be seen if this dream will become a reality,but it is undeniable that humanity must work together to reduce

33、our plastic use and repair the damage our waste has caused.“We are starting to see a young generation that gets that and is excited about a sustainable future,but the question still comes down to:Are we going fast enough,and how much damage will have been done before we get there?”Slat said.28 Which

34、 of the following statements is true according to the first two paragraphs?A.Slat took up scuba diving at the age of 16.B.Slat showed a great interest in ocean environments.C.Plastics pose a great threat to sea animals and humans.D.It doesnt take long to break down the plastics in the ocean.29 What

35、does the underlined part“this depressing reality”in paragraph 3 refer to?A.Many sea creatures take in plastics.B.Humans are influenced by the plastics.C.Ocean plastics are difficult to get rid of.D.The weight of ocean plastics will reach a new peak.30 What do we know about System 001/B?A.It floats i

36、n a fixed direction.B.It started collecting plastic about two years ago.C.It collects and recycles the rubbish at the same time.D.It aims to clear the Great Pacific Garbage Patch in a decade.31 What is Slats attitude towards the future of the environment?A.Concerned.B.Indifferent.C.Positive.D.Tolera

37、nt.D To show empathy is to identify with anothers feelings.It is to emotionally put yourself in the place of another.The ability to empathize is directly dependent on your ability to feel your own feelings and identify them.If you have never felt a certain feeling,it will be hard for you to understa

38、nd how another person is feeling.If you have never put your hand in a flame,you will not know the pain of fire.If you have not experienced jealousy,you will not understand its power.Reading about a feeling and intellectually knowing about it is very different than actually experiencing it for yourse

39、lf.Among those with an equal level of emotional intelligence,the person who has actually experienced the widest range and variety of feelingsthe great depths of depression and the heights of fulfillment,for example,is the one who is most able to empathize.On the other hand,when we say that someone“c

40、ant relate”to other people,it is likely because they havent experienced,acknowledged or accepted many feelings of their own.Once you have felt discriminated against,for example,it is much easier to relate with someone else who has been discriminated against.Our innate emotional intelligence gives us

41、 the ability to quickly recall those instances and form associations when we encounter discrimination again.We then can use the“reliving”of those emotions to guide our thinking and actions.This is one of the ways nature slowly evolves towards a higher level of survival.For this process to work,the f

42、irst step is that we must be able to experience our own emotions.This means we must be open to them and not distract ourselves from them or try to numb ourselves from our feelings through drugs,alcohol,etc.Next,we need to become aware of what we are actually feeling-to acknowledge,identify,and accep

43、t our feelings.Only then can we empathize with others.That is one reason why it is important to work on your own emotional awareness and sensitivityin other words,to be“in touch with”your feelings.32 How does the author explain the feelings of empathy?A.By giving examples.B.By having classification.

44、C.By making comparison.D.By providing data.33 Which statement may the author agree with?A.Low level of empathy leads to fewer varieties of feelings.B.The deeper ones feelings are,the more empathetic one is.C.Empathy is a way we recently picked up for better survival.D.Rich experiences may not go wit

45、h a high level of empathy.34 Whats the purpose of the last two paragraphs of the text?A.To advise a sincere attitude to ones experiences.B.To suggest a right understanding of empathy.C.To require a real bond with ones emotions.D.To call for true acceptance of ones feelings.35 What is the best title

46、for the text?A.How Empathy Unfolds B.Be Open to Your Emotions C.Why Is Empathy Important D.Accept Your True Self 第二节（共 5 小题；每小题 2.5 分，满分 12.5 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。选项中有两项为多余选项。Saying no can be really tough.Maybe a friend is asking you for a favor,or a co-worker is asking you to cover their

47、shift for the afternoon.36 Dont worry.Weve put together plenty of tips and tricks to help you in the future.Keep your refusal simple.Refusing someone doesnt have to be complicated.In fact,experts suggest keeping your explanation short,sweet,and to the point.When you give a long,drawn-out explanation

48、 about why you cant do something,the requester may keep prodding you.Give a short,brief explanation instead.You might say,“Sorry,Im busy that day”or“Id love to help,but my schedule is tied up at the moment.”37 38 See if someone else can help out.Chances are,you arent the only person out there who ca

49、n lend the requester a hand.After saying no,recommend someone else who might be able to help in the meantime Get back to them if you feel nervous.39 In many cases,a simple“Let me think about it”can buy you a little more time.If you dont want to meet their request but dont have an excuse lined up,thi

50、s is the option for you.Thank the person instead of feeling annoyed.Try to view their request in a positive light.40 Instead of feeling annoyed or obligated,thank them for thinking of you,even if you arent able to help out.A.Suggest an alternative.B.Give an excuse for an easy out.C.Theres no rule sa