池州市学年高二上学期期末考试 英语试题含答案.docx

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池州市学年高二上学期期末考试英语试题含答案

池州市2020-2021学年高二上学期期末考试

英语试题

第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）

做题时，先将答案标在试卷上，录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的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）

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一小题。

每段对话仅读一遍。

1.Whatistherelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

A.Husbandandwife.B.Teacherandstudent.C.Formerclassmates.

2.Wheredoesthemanwantto，thisafternoon?

A.Thepark.B.Thelibrary.C.Thegym.

3.HowmuchwillthemanfinallypayfortheT-shirt?

A.6dollars.B.10dollars.C.12dollars.

4.Whatwillthespeakersdo?

A.Waitinline.B.Gobackhome.C.Gotoanotherrestaurant.

5.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?

A.Awallet.B.Acomputer.C.Afriend.

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6、7题。

6.Wheredoestheconversationmostprobablytakeplace?

A.Atabusstop.B.Inthelibrary.C.Ataninformationdesk.

7.Whatwillthemanprobablydo?

A.Buyahook.B.Gotoafestival.C.Visitthewoman.

听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。

8.Whatcanwelearnaboutthemealplans?

A.Onlytwomealsadayareoffered.

B.They’reamustforallfirst-yearstudents.

C.Thepricesstaythesameeveryterm.

9.Howdoesthewomanfeelaboutthefood?

A.Itusedtobebetter.B.Itissurprisinglyawful.C.Itisactuallyprettygood

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10.WhatmadeMarydecidetostartherownbusiness?

A.Atalk.B.Anarticle.C.Anadvertisement.

11.WhatcausedMary'sproblemsatthebeginning?

A.Theweather.B.Customers'comments.C.Lackofcustomers.

12.HowdoesMarygetmostofhercustomers?

A.Sheadvertisesalot.

B.Shelooksforworkdoortodoor.

C.Oldcustomersrecommendhertoothers.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13.Howwillthewomangoforthejobinterview?

A.Bybus.B.Bytaxi.C.Bycar.

14.Whatjobisthewomanapplyingfor?

A.Thetranslator.B.Theengineer.C.Thetourguide.

15.Whatdidthewomanimpressthemanwith?

A.HerGerman.B.Herexperience.C.Herbusinessskills.

16.Howdoesthewomanfeelaboutherinterviewtomorrow?

A.Excited.B.Confident.C.Worried.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.Whoisthespeakertalkingto?

A.Someparents.B.Somestudents.C.Sometourists

18.Whatistheactivityinsummer?

A.Gettingclosetoanimals.B.Swimminginthepool.C.Visitingmountains.

19.Whenistheclubopen?

A.InFebruary.B.InMay.C.InJune.

20.Whatserviceneedsextrapay?

A.Healthysnacks.B.Medicalinsurance.C.Transportationtotheskihill.

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

Whentheseasonswitches,thefirstthingoneveryone'smindisthequestion"wherecanwe,torelax,"right?

AdvicefromTraveliGoisjustwhatyoudesire.

Rome,Italy

WheninRome,doastheRomansdo.Right?

Rome,awonderfulplacewheremoderncivilizationstarted,isenrichedwithhistory,style,elegance,andadvancedtechniques.WedosuggestColosseumtoyou.ItwastheplacewheretheRomanEmpirewasdedicatedtoslaveowners,nobles,andfreementowatchthebeastsorslaves.

Paris,France

Foralmostanyone,anassociationwithloveandromanceisParis,France.Thecityspeaksaboutlovefromyourfirststepsonthestreets.TheEiffelTower,amemorialtoFrenchRevolution,iscertainlyamust-see,andremembertoincludetheLouvrePalace,thefirstofthefourmajormuseumsintheworld,inyourtour.

MachuPicchu

AnotheradventureisatriptotheAndesMountainsinPerutovisitMachuPicchu.TheveryreasontoexploretheAmazonjungleistoreachthisdestinationandseeandfeeltheculturalheritageonceconsideredtobeoutofthisworld.Notethatitwilltakeyousometimebeforereachingthetop,whetherhikingortakingabusortrain.WesuggestinvestingthewholedayortwoeventogettherealexperiencethatMachuPicchucanoffer.Itwillallbeworthitintheend.

TheGreatWallofChina

Onthetopofourlistofsuggesteddestinationsis,ofcourse,TheGreatWallofChina.Therearenoadequatewordstodescribeit,simplysaid,oneofakind.Thishistoricalmonument,onceasymbolofprotectiontoitspeople,stretches13,000milesfromeasttothewest.Itwasdeliberatelycreatedwithmanytwistsandturns,unevenstepstoslowdownthepotentialenemies,butthefactthatover10milliontouristsvisititeachyearisevidencethatyoudefinitelyshouldcheckitout.

21.WhatisspecialaboutRome?

A.Itisthecapitalofmodemfashion.B.Ithasthemostadvancedtechnology.

C.Ithasthelongesthistoryintheworld.D.Itisthebirthplaceofmoderncivilization.

22.WhatcantouristsdowhilevisitingMachuPicchu?

A.Experienceitsuniqueculture.B.ResearchintotheAndesMountains.

C.TakeabusriderintheAmazonjungle.D.Sponsorsomeculture-relatedindustries.

23.Whichofthefollowingwasonceusedformilitarydefense?

A.TheEiffelTower.B.TheLouvrePalace.C.RomeColosseum.D.TheGreatWall.

B

Sinceherfirstpublicationin1968,LouiseGluckhasbeennostrangertoawardsoverherlongandwell-knowncareer.In1993,shewonthePulitzerPrizeforhercollectionofpoems,TheWildIris.AndonOctober8,shebecamethe16thwomantowintheNobelPrizeinliterature.

Oftensaidtobeanautobiographical（自传体的）poet,drawingfromtheinnerpartsofherlife,"Gluckisnottoberegardedasaself-reflectingpoet,sheseekstheuniversal,"NobelCommitteeChairAndersOlssonsaidinastatement.Gluck,77,theauthorof12poetrycollections,hasbeenabletoturnherlifeexperiencesintouniversalthemescoveringdeath,loss,andisolation.Becauseofthis,readershaveoftenfoundherpoetrytobe"dark".

However,thereismuchmorethandarknessinhervoice,asnotedbyOlsson."Itisstraightforwardand…alsoavoicefullofhumorandinsight,"saidOlsson.InherpoemSnowdrops,Gluckusesthecomingofspringafterwintertoshowrebirthoflifeafterdeath.Sheleadsreadersdownadepressingpathonlytoreconnectwiththelightatthenearend.Attheconclusionofthepoem,readersarelefttofeelthe"rawwindofthenewworld"a,theywatchanewspring.ThisisoftenthecaseinGluck'spoetry,beingabletofeeljoyevenafternothavingdonesoforalongtime.

Althoughshe'salreadyawell-knownwriter,experiencedinexploringtrauma（创伤）andhealing,GluckdidfeelhonoredtobegiventheNobelaward.However,whenaskedwhattheprizemeanstoher,thelyricpoetrespondedbysaying,"It'stoonew…Idon'tknowreallywhatitmeans.Myonlyhopeistopreservemydailylife."

24.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"this"inParagraph2referto?

A.Combiningdailylifewithliterature.B.Makingindividualexistenceuniversal.

C.Deepeningthemeaningofbeingpositive.D.Turningsimplelanguageintopoeticvoice.

25.Thethirdparagraphismainlywrittento.

A.displaytheprocessofGluck’swritingB.interpretwhatapoemcanbringabout

C.illustrateGluck’suniquewritingstyleD.showhowGluckkeepsherownstyle

26.WhatcanbeinferredaboutCluckfromthelastparagraph?

A.Sheisself-centered.B.Sheiswell-mannered.

C.Sheseeksfortruthoflife.D.Shehasalow-keyattitude.

27.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?

A.Awoman’sfightforfame.B.Afamouspoet'scareer.

C.Whathardworkcando.D.Howapoetwasshaped.

C

Over200yearsago,onJuly4,1817,workersbegandiggingtheErieCanal.Ittooktirelesslaborersanothereightyearstofinishit,butwhenitopened,goodscouldtravelbyboatfromthevastinterior（内陆）ofthecountry.TheycouldgofromtheGreatlakes,crossahugestretchofNewYorkStateandthentraveldowntheHudsonRivertoNewYorkCity.ThankslargelytotheErieCanal,NewYorkgrewintoaworld-famousmetropolis（大都市）,doublinginsizethenextsucceedingdecades.

Itwasanamazingcreationofengineering,especiallyatatimewhentherewerenocivilengineersinAmerica.Buttherewerepeoplewhobecameengineers.PeoplelikeBenjaminWright,mygreat-great-great-great-grandfather.HewasoriginallyjustasurveyorinupstateNewYorkandajudgeusedtosettlingboundaryquarrels.Becauseofhisfirst-handknowledgeoftheregion,hebecameinvolvedintheproject.

Ican'tbegintoimaginethechallengesthosenewly-createdengineersfaced.Theideaofthecanalhadbeenridiculedforyears.ThomasJeffersonevensaiditwas"anactofeitherfollyormadness".Butitwascommonlycalled"Clinton'sFolly"becauseDeWittClinton,theNYgovernor,green-lightedtheproject.ButmadnessandfollyhappenedandbyOctober1825,theCanalwasopenedforboattraffic,cuttingdowntheexpenseofbringingcargo（货物）fromMidwesttotheEastCoastby95percent.

WhenIlookattheyellowishphotoofmyancestorBenjaminWright,Idon'tseeanyfamilyassociation.AndIcertainlydidn’tgetanyofhistalentformathorengineering（Iconsideritanachievementtochangealightbulb.）.ButthequalityIwouldliketomodelishiscan-doattitude.Butyoudon’tneedanancestorforthat.Youjustneedsomefaithandwillingnesstostepoutandtakearisk.

28.WhatcanweknowabouttheErieCanalfromParagraph1?

A.ItcontributedloNewYork'sgrowth.

B.Itaimedtotransportgoodstotheworld.

C.Itwasbuiltforthebenefitofenvironment.

D.Itbridgedthewesterncultureandtheeasternculture.

29.WhydidBenjaminWrightturnengineer?

A.Hevolunteeredtoofferhishelp.B.Hedidwellinsolvingproblems.

C.Heknewwellabouttheregion.D.Heusedtobeagoodsurveyor.

30.Theunderlinedword"green-lighted"inParagraph3canbereplacedby.

A.teasedB.delayedC.challengedD.approved

31.HowcanweinterpretB