广东省肇庆市2020-2021学年高二上学期期末考试 英语

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1、绝密启用前肇庆市 20202021 学年第一学期末高二年级教学质量检测英语2021.1注意事项：1.答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。2.回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试 卷上无效。3.考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。第一部分 阅读(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、D 四个选项中选出最佳选项。AThe following are some of

2、the best items on sale you can find on our website.Martin Clunes: Islands of Australia DVDItem NO. XA9692Price: $ 24. 99Martin Clunes makes delightful documentaries for British television. His latest journey takeshim down under to places most of us will never see. Australia is surrounded by more tha

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7、housands would never return, and those who did wouldcarry physical or emotional wounds forever. Along with historical footage, an outstanding group of actors act out the first-hand accounts.1. What do Item NO. XA9692 and Item NO. WC5582 have in common?A. They introduce the same place. B. They can ge

8、t viewers close to nature.C. They focus on the history of a place. D. They cost the same amount of money.2. How did Tetsuya Fujita do his research?A. By studying a super tornado. B. By collecting amazing stories.C. By tracking dangerous tornadoes. D. By working with thousands of Americans.3. What is

9、 the documentary World War One: The Peoples Story mainly about?A. The bravery of British people.B. The causes of World War One.C. The historical achievements of British people.D. The influence of World War One on ordinary people.BAt least three times a week, Louise and David Sample prepare three-cou

10、rse meals in their home and then give them away.Louise prepares the meats the night before she cooks them. Vegetables matter, too. She oncespent an entire Saturday cooking greens. Each regular (which is how the couple refers to those their meals are intended for) gets a fresh salad. This means David

11、 needs to shop multiple times a- 2 -week. Together the couple prepare, cook, clean, package, and deliver containers full of food to their neighbors in need.Theyre always making food for people, making sure everybody is taken care of, alwaysgiving, said ShaLaina.35. Its just something they do. The Sa

12、mples, who are retired( 退休的), sayits no big deal spending hundreds of dollars and unknown hours each month in service to others.Louise got a dangerous cancer in November 2018.and there were moments when those aroundher worried she wouldnt make it. Last year on Valentines Day, she was very sick. But

13、right up untilshe received her operation last August at Albert Einstein Medical Center, she made food for theregulars and for every employee who took care of her. I was cooking the night before mytransplant(移植). David took me to the seventh floor of the hospital-to her patient room-then tookthe food

14、 to them, she said. Even during her post-transplant hospital stay, Louise found a way to helpothers. Shed separate the untouched food from her meal, and give it to David to take home. Wed give it to the regulars, so she didnt have to waste it, said David.Two months after leaving the hospital, Louise

15、 was back in the kitchen. When someone goesthrough something traumatic(创伤的), continuing any part of your life where you know what youredoing is very beneficial. It puts you in a place where youre in control, David said. She loves cooking. Just doing it gave her part of her life back.4. What is mainl

16、y talked about in Paragraph 2?A. The couple went shopping a lot. B. It takes great effort to prepare the food.C. The meals from the couple are well balanced. D. The couple take good care of their neighbors. 5. What do Sha Lainas words show about Louise and David?A. They are fond of giving. B. They a

17、re good at treating strangers.C. They are exhausted from the cooking. D. They prefer serving others to cooking.6. After getting cancer, Louise .A. was too sick to see the doctor alone B. usually cooked food in the hospitalC. continued her acts of giving D. received several operations7. What can we i

18、nfer from the last paragraph?A. Louises bravery helped her survive. B. Cooking benefits Louises recovery.C. Everyone will go through hard times. D. Louise should spend more time cooking.C- 3 -Fired bricks are a universal building material, produced by thousand-year-old technology,which throughout hi

19、story has seldom served any other purpose. But researchers at WashingtonUniversity in St. Louis have found a new use for bricks: as energy storage units. A team of engineersand chemists have found a way to transform an ordinary house brick into a battery( 电池)-allowing it to conduct(传导)and store elec

20、tricity.The researchers connect an LED light bulb(灯泡)to the bricks. They are powerful enough to illuminate it and cost only about $ 3 to make.I love the idea of adding value to things that are inexpensive, things that are affordable, thingsthat we see every day, said Julio DArcy, an assistant profes

21、sor of chemistry at Washington University and one of the researchers on this project.The new invention relies on something known as iron oxide, a form of matter in bricks thatgives them their red colour. The scientists pumped the bricks with several gases that react with ironoxide to produce a netwo

22、rk of plastic fibres. These fibres coat the empty spaces inside the bricks-and conduct electricity.What were trying to do is: were trying to make specialized plastics and then we can actuallyput those plastics inside construction materials, DArcy says. In the future, a brick wall couldpotentially se

23、rve two purposes at one time: providing structural support and storing electricity produced from renewable energy sources, such as solar panels.The technology is still at least a few years away from being ready for the market. And right nowthe energy that the bricks can store is still not much. But

24、the team is now testing ways to improve brick performance-because it looks like you can find a new purpose for an old brick.8. What did the researchers turn bricks into?A. Lighting equipment. B. Construction materials.C. An electricity-storage item. D. A new form of green energy.9. What does the und

25、erlined word illuminate in Paragraph 2 probably mean?A. Store. B. Light. C. Conduct. D. Transform.10. What conducts electricity in the bricks?A. Iron oxide. B. The stored gases. C. The produced fibres. D. The empty spaces. 11. What is the best title for the text?A. Old Bricks, New Tricks B. A Bright

26、 Future Is on the Way- 4 -C. A New Way to Produce Electricity D. Recycled Batteries, Renewable EnergyDAn amateur fossil hunter has unearthed a new type of prehistoric sea dragon on the beach ofthe UKs Dorset Coast. The new 2m-long ichthyosaur is named Etches sea dragon, after fossilcollector Dr. Ste

27、ve Etches, who found it buried head-first. Ichthyosaurs are called sea dragons fortheir usually very large teeth and eyes. He thought its teeth were unusual, so he passed it on toexperts at the University of Portsmouth to identify( 鉴定). There, a Masters student. Megan Jacobs,who has spent several ye

28、ars working on ichthyosaurs, identified it as a new species, which lived 150 million years ago.The find is the UKs fifth known ichthyosaur from the Late Jurassic period, and by far the smallest so far.The fossil was found near Kimmeridge Bay-part of the Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site.When it die

29、d. the seafloor would have been very soft mud, allowing the front half of the animal tosink into the mud, before other animals came along and ate the tail end. Being buried in a bed of softmud meant it was preserved in exceptional condition and even some of its soft tissues were preserved.Megan said

30、, Fossils of Late Jurassic ichthyosaurs in the UK are extremely rare. I did someresearch, comparing it with those known from other Late Jurassic fossils found around the world. Itwas very exciting that I didnt find a match. Steves extraordinary collection contains many new and exciting animals, and

31、it was a real honor to have the chance to describe this ichthyosaur.Professor David Martill, who leads the palaeontology(古生物学)research, said, Steve is anexceptional fossil collector and although he is sometimes referred to as an amateur collector, he hasdone so much for palaeontology that he has bee

32、n awarded an MBE, Member of the British Empire,and is truly a professional. He added, If it were not for collectors like Steve, scientists would have very few specimens(样本)to work on.12. What did Steve Etches do after finding the ichthyosaur?A. He spent years studying it. B. He sent it to a universi

33、ty.C. He named it after himself. D. He announced its a new species.13. What can we learn about Kimmeridge Bay?A. The largest sea dragons once lived there.- 5 -B. Fossils found there usually have soft tissues.C. It is very popular among fossil hunters worldwide.D. The seafloor there was once covered

34、with soft mud.14. What made Megan excited?A. Confirming the uniqueness of the fossil.B. Admiring Steves extraordinary collections.C. Finding a matching name for the new ichthyosaur.D. Seeing other Late Jurassics fossils around the world.15. What did David Martill say about Steve Etches?A. He had a g

35、ood taste of collections.B. He contributed a lot to palaeontology.C. He set an example for other amateur collectors.D. He did better than professional palaeontologists.第二节(共 5 小题；每小题 2.5 分，满分 12.5 分)阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项 为多余选项。Getting your kid to bed at night is seriously one of the m

36、ost challenging things youll ever haveto do. Most kids are just so full of energy that theyll tire you out before theyre halfway through their store of energy. 16 However, its really not a great idea.17 The kids parents were asked to track how much screen time the kids were allowedalong with their s

37、leep patterns. They also had the kids wear wristwatches that track kids movementand surrounding light. This helped researchers keep track of how long kids were sleeping. The studyfound that kids who didnt spend time in front of screen before bed slept for 23 more minutes everyweek. And they also wen

38、t to sleep about 34 minutes earlier than the kids playing iPads. 18 quality of sleep is vastly important for children.Former studies have found good quality sleep can influence a childs life in many ways,including affecting grades and also weight gain. Students with an A average slept for 30 or more

39、minutes per night than those with a D or F average. 19 Those with consistent andage-appropriate bedtime had a healthier BMI(体重指数) than those without a consistent bedtime.20 Just like its important for adults to go to sleep without any distractions( 使人分心的- 6 -事), its even more important for kids.A. W

40、hen youll have to worry about waking them up,B. Though that might not seem like so much more time,C. Hard as it is, its really important not to hand over an iPad to a child before bed.D. Researchers at the Arizona State University conducted a study with 547 kids aged 7 to 9.E. And children with irre

41、gular bedtime had a higher risk of having increased body weight.F. An easy thing to do to get your child into bed is giving in and allowing some iPad screen time.G. Getting to sleep on time and sleeping enough help contribute to improved performance in school. 第二部分 语言运用(共两节，满分 30 分)第一节(共 15 小题；每小题 1

42、 分，满分 15 分)阅读下面短文，从每题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。An 18-year-old boy from Connecticut saved a family of four. Justin Gavin 21 a car onfire as he walked down a local street. At that point, the local police department had received some22 about a car on fire. Without an officer on the scene, Gavin t

43、ook it upon himself to 23 tothe vehicle and help the woman in the car to 24 by opening its door. After 25 the woman,Gavin noticed there were also three children inside the car, which was 26 becoming envelopedin fire. As the 27 grew larger, Gavin managed to 28 all the kids out, including a 1-year-old

44、 baby.It kind of got 29 because I didnt know whether I was going to be able to get everyone out in time, he said. And 30 , I did it.Later that day, Police Chief Fernando Spagnolo 31 Gavin a Challenge Coin to honor his heroics. The coin is typically only given to officers who gave a(n) 32 of bravery.

45、I provide people with whats called a challenge coin to 33 their heroic deeds or excellentwork, Spagnolo told Gavin in the departments Facebook video. Its just to praise this heroic actthat you do today, and just an expression of my 34 for you being a great member of thiscommunity. I hope that when y

46、ou see the coin, it just 35 you of this day and you can think of all the good that came out of this for you and the family you saved.21. A. spotted B. set C. covered D. passed22. A. letters B. news C. evidence D. calls23. A. pace B. run C. shout D. signal- 7 -24. A. stand B. recover C. escape D. rel

47、ax25. A. attending B. serving C. comforting D. rescuing26. A. quickly B. secretly C. totally D. hardly27. A. flames B. noise C. windows D. space28. A. lock B. keep C. drive D. pull29. A. disappointing B. scary C. embarrassing D. complex30. A. evidently B. naturally C. luckily D. suddenly31. A. lent

48、B. presented C. showed D. promised32. A. act B. speech C. study D. thought33. A. advertise B. recognize C. check D. copy34. A. hope B. relief C. appreciation D. impression35. A. rids B. informs C. warns D. reminds第二节(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 1 个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。One of the most popular

49、 tourist attractions in Tianjin 36 (be)the Five Great Avenues, orWudadao District. The five avenues are named Machang, Munan, Dali, Changde and Chongqing.37 (cover)almost 1.28 square kilometers, the area is regarded as 38 most complete collection of foreign-style architecture in Tianjin.Many of the

50、villas(别墅)in the area are cultural heritage sites. And you will find formerresidents(居民)of many well-known 39 (figure), such as politician Xu Shichang, former US president Herbert Hoover, and Zhang Boling, 40 (found)of Nankai University.Wudadao District is home 41 more than 2,000 garden-style houses

51、, including over 230villas in different architectural styles 42 include Renaissance, Greek, Gothic and Roman. Many of the areas buildings and villas 43 (build)between the 1920s and 1930s.It is delightful 44 (walk)down the avenues and side roads of the Wudadao area, where theold buildings and villas

52、are well preserved. There are many cafes either hidden in villas or standing45 (quiet)along the roads. Foodies must try the local street snacks such as mahua andjiunbingguozi. A visit to Wudadao District is a wonderful experience that will live long in the memory.第三部分 写作(共两节，满分 40 分)- 8 -第一节(满分 15 分

53、)假定你是李华，最近你校举办了一场题为“Risks of Cigarettes的图片展。请你为校 英文报写一篇报道，内容包括：1.展览的时间、地点；2.展览的现场；3.学生的收获。注意：1.写作词数应为 80 左右；2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。Risks of Cigarettes第二节(满分 25 分)阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。Tom Satre owned a boat. One day, he was enjoying the weekend with his family. Tomsdaughter Anna was look

54、ing around as the family was traveling across the water. Then she sawsomething strange from afar. They eventually got close enough to figure out what it was. At first, they thought that it was a group of birds or may be even some sea lions. Their theories were allwrong! They were able to see ears. A

55、s they Approached, they realized that it was actually a group of deer struggling to stay afloat!Everyone on the boat was surprised to find four Sitka deer approaching their way. They stilledthe boat and the four deer swam nearer and nearer. They swam right towards the boat started to circle the boat

56、. They were looking up and looked like they needed help.then, theyThey were in Alaska. It should go without saying that the deer had to be taken out of thefreezing waters. Tom said that these were the most upset deer he had ever seen in his life. The deerwere exhausted and they were clearly struggli

57、ng to stay afloat. However, Tom and the others were unsure how they could get the deer on board the boat.- 9 -As an outdoorsman, Tom was able to tell that the animals were young because their antlers( 鹿角)were not fully developed yet. He came up with a plan and attached rope to their necks andeveryon

58、e on the boat had to pull up the deer so that they can come on board. Those poor deer! Wilddeer are normally easily frightened and cautious in the presence of humans. Not these deer, however,as they climbed the boat immediately. Once aboard, the creatures simply passed out from exhaustion.They could

59、nt stand up on their ownthey couldnt shake the watercoats.offThefamilytheirdidntwant to touch them, but it was clear that the deer were happy to be there. They probably would have crawled(爬)on board if they could have.注意：1.续写的词数应为 150 左右；2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答.The family headed towards the dock(船坞)and the sunlight was keeping the deer warm.However, the final deer was shaking and unable to follow the others that had disappeared into the woods.- 10 - 11 - 12 - 13 - 14 - 15 - 16 -