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1、高考资源网（）您身边的高考专家版权所有 高考资源网-1-2019-2020 年度高二下学期期末考试英语试卷考试时间：120 分钟；1.本试卷分第 卷（选择题，100 分）和第 卷（非选择题，50 分）两部分，共150 分；2.本试卷各试题答案必须在答题纸上规定的答题区域内作答，否则无效。考试结束后，将答题纸交回。第 I 卷（选择题）第一部分听力(共两节，满分 30 分)第一节（共 5 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 7.5分）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，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10 秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下

2、一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。1.How did the man go to the local shop during his holiday？A.By car.B.By bike.C.By boat.2.What will the man do on Sunday?A.Meet his aunt.B.Write the diary.C.Visit Sarah.3.What is the probable relationship between the speakers?A.Colleagues.B.Classmates.C.Neighbors.4.What does the man want

3、 to see least?A.The horses.B.The tigers.C.The deer.5.What are the speakers talking about?A.What questions to ask.B.When to attend the quiz.C.How to prepare for the quiz.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

4、或独白读两遍。高考资源网（）您身边的高考专家版权所有 高考资源网-2-听第五段材料，回答第6 和第 7 两个小题。6.What did the woman think of the film?A.Disappointing.B.Surprising.C.Encouraging.7.What does the man think the film failed to do?A.Make the audience laugh.B.Show Tanias acting ability.C.Include more old actors.听第 7 段材料，回答第 8 和第 9 两个小题。8.What

5、has the woman been doing?A.Shopping online.B.Making a shopping list.C.Decorating the kitchen.9.What did the mans brother break?A.A juicer.B.A mixer.C.A coffee maker.听第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 12 题10.Who will join the speakers?A.Peter and Maria.B.David and Allie.C.David and Jennifer.11.Where is Walter?A.In Lo

6、ndon.B.In Paris.C.In New York.12.What will Michael probably do during the holiday?A.Stay at home.B.Visit his relatives.C.Go to the desert.听第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至 16 题。13.How long has the man been singing on stage?A.For two years.B.For three years.C.For four years.14.Where did the company know the man?A.Fr

7、om a music festival.B.From a talent competition.C.From a TV program.15.How does the man feel when he sees his performance videos?A.Proud.B.Nervous.C.Embarrassed.16.What does the man find it difficult to do?A.Travel alone.B.Leave his mother.C.Talk to strangers.听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。17.How much is a

8、 family ticket if its bought ahead of time?高考资源网（）您身边的高考专家版权所有 高考资源网-3-A.35.B.40.C.48.18.Which film is unavailable to see at the museum now?A.The Stars.B.Long Journey.C.On the Moon.19.What can visitors do in the Blue Room?A.Attend a lecture.B.See a model spaceship.C.Learn about the universe online.2

9、0.When does the caf stop serving snacks?A.At 2 pm.B.At 4 pm.C.At 5 pm.第二部分: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 FOUR BEST BOOKSHOPS IN LONDON Looking for something to read while in London?If so,youre in luck:the British capital happens to have

10、 an incredible collection of bookshops.Daunt Books Are you going on a trip and want to read a novel or nonfiction book set in the place youre headed?This bookshop arranges books by country,so it s easy to find anything by place.(83 Marylebone High Street.Monday-Saturday:09:00-19:30;Sunday:11:00-18:0

11、0.)Foyles Books Dig,if you will,the picture:four miles of shelves holding up to 200,000 books.This legendary(传奇的)bookshop is impossible to leave empty-handed.It was once listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as the biggest bookshop on the planet.(107 Charing Cross Road.Monday-Saturday:9:00-21

12、:00;Sunday:11:30-18:00.)Hatchards In the year 1797,this London bookshopthe oldest in the city today first flicked on its lights.It stocks an excellent selection of fiction,nonfiction,history and other 高考资源网（）您身边的高考专家版权所有 高考资源网-4-genres.(187 Piccadilly Street.Monday-Saturday:09:30-20:00;Sunday:12:00-

13、18:30.)London Review Bookshop Theres an excellent selection of history,philosophy,politics,new fiction and many other genres here.Plus,theres a nice cafe in which you can crack open that tome(巨著)for the first time and start reading.(14 Bury Place.Monday-Saturday 10:00-18:30;Sunday 12:00-18:00.)21.Wh

14、ich bookstore was listed in the Guinness Book of World Records?A.Daunt Books.B.Foyles Books.C.Hatchards.D.London Review Bookshop.22.What is special about Hatchards?A.It has a long history.B.It has 200,000 books.C.It has a cafe.D.It has both fiction and nonfiction books.23.Which place should you go t

15、o if you want to enjoy reading with a coffee?A.83 Marylebone High Street.B.107 Charing Cross Road.C.187 Piccadilly Street.D.14 Bury Place.B Do you want to live another 100 years or more?Some experts say that scientific advances will one day enable humans to last tens of years beyond what is now seen

16、 as the natural limit of the human life span.“I think we are knocking at the door of immortality(永生),”said Michael Zey,a Montclair State University business professor and author of two books on the future.“I think by 2075 we will see it and thats a conservative estimate(保守的估计).”At the conference in

17、San Francisco,Donald Louria,a professor at New Jersey Medical School in Newark said advances in using genes as well as nanotechnology(纳米技术)make it likely that humans will live in the future beyond what was possible in the past.“There is a great effort so that people can live from 120 to 180 years,”h

18、e said.“Some have suggested that there is no limit and that people could live to 200 or 300 or 500 years.”However,many scientists who specialize in aging are doubtful about it and say the human body is just not designed to last past about 120 years.Even with healthier 高考资源网（）您身边的高考专家版权所有 高考资源网-5-lif

19、estyles and less disease,they say failure of the brain and organs will finally lead all humans to death.Scientists also differ on what kind of life the super aged might live.“It remains to be seen if you pass 120,you know;could you be healthy enough to have good quality of life?”said Leonard Poon,di

20、rector of the University of Georgia Gerontology Centre.“At present people who could get to that point are not in good health at all.”24.By saying“we are knocking at the door of immortality”,Michael Zey means _.A.they have got some ideas about living forever B.they believe that there is no limit of l

21、iving C.they are able to make people live past the present life span D.they are sure to find the truth about long living 25.Donald Lourias attitude towards long living is that _.A.the human body is designed to last past about 120 years B.it is possible for humans to live longer in the future C.it is

22、 still doubtful how long humans can live D.people can live from 120 to 180 26.The un derlined word“it”(in Paragraph 4)refers to _.A.a great effort B.the conservative estimate C.the idea of living from 200 to 300 years D.the idea of living beyond the present life span 27.What would be the best title

23、for this text?A.No Limit for Human Life B.Living Longer or not C.Science,Technology and Long Living D.Healthy Lifestyle and Long Living C Plastic-Eating Worms Humans produce more than 300 million tons of plastic every year.Almost half of that winds up in landfills(垃圾填埋场),and up to 12 million tons po

24、llute the oceans.So 高考资源网（）您身边的高考专家版权所有 高考资源网-6-far there has been no effective way to get rid of it,but a new study suggests an answer may lie in the stomachs of some hungry worms.Researchers in Spain and England recently found that the worms of the greater wax moth can break down polyethylene(聚乙烯)

25、,which accounts for 40%of plastics.The team left 100 wax worms on a commercial polyethylene shopping bag for 12 hours,and the worms consumed and broke down about 92 milligrams,or almost 3%of it.To confirm that the worms chewing alone was not responsible for the polyethylene breakdown,the researchers

26、 made some worms into paste(糊状物)and applied it to plastic films.14 hours later the films had lost 13%of their mass-apparently broken down by enzymes(酶)from the worms stomachs.Their findings were published in Current Biology in 2017.Federica Bertocchini,co-author of the study,says the worm s ability

27、to break down their everyday food-beeswax-also allows them to break down plastic.“Wax is a complex mixture,but the basic bond in polyethylene,the carbon-carbon bond,is there as well,”she explains.“The wax worm evolved a method or system to break this bond.”Jennifer DeBruyn,a microbiologist at the Un

28、iversity of Tennessee,who was not involved in the study,says it is not surprising that such worms can break down polyethylene.But compared with previous studies,she finds the speed of breaking down in this one exciting.The next step,DeBruyn says,will be to identify the cause of the breakdown.Is it a

29、n enzyme produced by the worm itself or by its gut microbes(肠道微生物)？Bertocchini agrees and hopes her teams findings might one day help employ the enzyme to break down plastics in landfills.But she expects using the chemical in some kind of industrial process-not simply“millions of worms thrown on top

30、 of the plastic.”28.What can we learn about the worms in the study?A.They wind up in landfills.B.They can consume plastics.C.They are newly evolved creatures.D.They take plastics as their everyday food.29.According to Jennifer DeBruyn,the next step of the study is to _.A.increase the breakdown speed

31、 B.confirm the research findings 高考资源网（）您身边的高考专家版权所有 高考资源网-7-C.find out the source of the enzyme D.identify other means of the breakdown 30.It can be inferred from the last paragraph that the chemical might _.A.be produced in factories in future B.be used to clean the oceans C.help make plastic bags

32、 D.help to raise worms 31.What is the main purpose of the passage?A.To explain a study method on worms.B.To present a way to break down plastics.C.To introduce the diet of a special worm.D.To propose new means to keep eco-balance.D Volunteering Is Fun One afternoon I was sitting at home feeling so b

33、ored.Instead of feeling sorry for myself,I wanted to meet people and have new experiences so I decided to start volunteering.I searched on my computer and found a website where I could volunteer on a farm in France.My time working on a farm was a new experience for me.It was basically a free holiday

34、 as food and accommodation were provided.However,it was not my typical holiday as I had to look after fifteen horses and sleep at the top of a tower in a castle!I was an awful farmer but it did not matter because I made some great friends.However,you do not need to go abroad to volunteer.I have had

35、plenty of adventures at home as volunteering can become a hobby.For example,I love singing so I had a good laugh waving my arms in an attempt to conduct my local choir.I did slowly improve and it felt great to conduct the choir in a concert.At university,I organized a concert for charity with my fri

36、ends.It was really fun finding bands and raising money for a cause we believe in.It is true that you feel good volunteering but there are also other advantages.I once volunteered as a server at a charity sports event where the organizers gave me cupcakes to thank me for my services.I also volunteere

37、d in a charity shop so I found loads of nice cheap clothes to update my wardrobe(衣柜).高考资源网（）您身边的高考专家版权所有 高考资源网-8-While this is all fun,my favorite aspect of volunteering is creating and sharing stories.My terrible attempts at farming have given me hilarious stories to tell!Talking to volunteers from

38、 different countries and backgrounds has also helped me learn more about the world.I feel thankful to have had so much fun with many nice people thanks to volunteering.32.Why did the author want to be volunteer?A.He wanted to taste new life and make friends.B.He felt ashamed of himself.C.He wanted t

39、o be a farmer.D.He wanted to go abroad.33.The underlined word“hilarious”in the last paragraph is closest in meaning to“_”.A.sad B.critical C.awful D.funny 34.What volunteering work did the author do?A.Taking care of sheep.B.Helping in an Italian farm.C.Helping in a charity shop.D.Conducting a choir

40、in a sports event.35.How does the author feel according to the last paragraph?A.Curious.B.Anxious.C.Grateful.D.Cautious第二节（共5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。选项中有两项为多余选项。Youre growing up.That means youre probably experiencing lots of changes,all at once.Your body is changing.It might eve

41、n seem as if your entire self is changing.It can be confusing and even scary.36.And its good!Growing up means that you can do more,learn more,and start to make your mark on the world.In order for that to happen,your body produces chemicals called hormones that help both body and mind grow.Hormone le

42、vels change constantly,rising and falling.37.But it s partly to blame for intense emotions,surprising reactions,and mood swings.Because of the way your brain develops,it is somewhat ruled by emotion now 高考资源网（）您身边的高考专家版权所有 高考资源网-9-and through your teen years.As a result,growing up can seem like an e

43、motional roller coaster!38.Take care of yourself.If you eat right,sleep enough,and get good exercise,your brain will be much more able to deal with the stress.39.When you feel your moods swinging or youre upset,or confused,some quiet time will allow you to gather your thoughts and get calmer.Practic

44、e relaxing your body and take a deep breath when you wake up and when you go to bed.40.Plus,when stuff happens during the day,youll be able to calm yourself quickly with a deep breath or two before you react.Your body is changing.A.Work out regularly to keep physically fit.B.Take a time-out.C.But th

45、e truth is,it happens to every teen.D.It will help you fall asleep-and start the morning right.E.Here are a few things you can do to make the ride smoother.F.This changing is needed for your bodys development.G.Usually,these feelings settle down when you realize what is going on.第三部分语言知识运用（共两节，满分45

46、分）第一节（共 20 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 30 分）After typhoon,I went to the disaster-stricken area to look after rescued animals.There I met Lucy,another 41.Lucy operates an animal 42 center.When I came to her website,I 43 a picture of Victor,a dog.I asked Lucy about Victor.She told me that she rescued Victor from

47、a 44 man whod thrown him around or put him into a tiny box.Victor had 45 on Lucys lap for several hours while she assured him he was safe and 46 to find him a loving home.I decided to 47 Victor.I renamed him“Chase”for his 48 for chasing everything.Months later,Chases love for people and his 49 natur

48、e led us to earn a therapy-dog certification and start a 50 program at the local 高考资源网（）您身边的高考专家版权所有 高考资源网-10-51.Kids read out to Chase to 52 their skills.Sometimes,even a kid who is 53 with reading will be comfortable doing so to a dog.One little girl jumped up and down when she saw Chase entering

49、the library.Her joyful enthusiasm made me 54.When Chase greeted her with a 55,she clapped and said,“Look,Mommy,hes bowing!”Chase gave her his undivided 56 while she read him a story.When her time was up,she signed up to read again.I m grateful for everything about Chase that made this girl jump so 5

50、7.I hadnt 58 him to bow;hed bowed naturally.Id known the library visits would be about helping kids learn to read.But I hadnt realized what a 59 builder those visits would be for kids who were shy or didnt fit in.Chase was also a wonderful ambassador(形象大使)for dogsteaching kids to be loving and 60 to