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保定市学年高二上学期期末考试英语试题含答案

保定市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）

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。

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.Wheredoesthisconversationprobablytakeplace?

A.Inastore.B.Inanelevator.C.Onabus.

2.Whatdoesthewomanthinkoftheweather?

A.It'schangeableB.It'sunpleasantC.It'scomfortable.

3.Whatdoesthemando?

A.Arailwayworker.B.Astationcleaner.C.Agasstationheloer

4.Whenwilltheflightarrive?

A.At1：

00pmB.At1：

30pm.C.At2：

30pm.

5.Whatwilltheboyhavefordinner?

A.Pizza.B.Fish.C.Chicken.

第二节（共15小题，每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）

听下面五段对话或独白。

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。

每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6和第7小题。

6.Howhasthewomanbeenrecently?

A.Hаpру.B.BusyC.Disappointed.

7.Whatwillthespeakersdo?

AServeinthebar.B.Cookcoffee.C.Drinkbeer.

听第7段材料，回答第8和第9小题。

8.Whenistheguitarcoursescheduled?

A.OnFridayafternoon.

B.OnSaturdaymorning.

C.OnSundayafternoon.

9.WhatwillthemandoonMarch3rd?

A.Havealesson.

B.Paythefee.

C.Completethebookingform.

听第8段材料，回答第10至第12小题。

10.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

A.Husbandandwife.

B.Motherandson.

C.Salesmanandcustomer.

11.Whyisthewomangoingtobehomelate?

A.Shewillhavesupperwithherfriend.

BSheisgoingtodosomeshopping.

C.Shedecidestoseehermother.

12.Whatdoesthewomansuggestthemando?

A.Takesomecash.B.Buysometools.C.Gowithher.

听第9段材料，回答第13至第16小题。

13.Whatdidthemandoin2019?

A.HevolunteeredasatourguideinGuangzhou.

B.HetaughtEnglishtosomechildrenfrombigcities.

C.Hehelpedsomeparentslookaftertheirchildren.

14.Whatdoesthemanplantodo?

A.Paymoreattentiontohisschoolwork.

B.Studymedicineandbecomeadoctor.

C.HelptheAIDSpatientsinAfrica.

15.Whatdoesthemanmajorin?

A.English.B.Medicine.C.Culturalexchange.

16.WhatdoesthewomanfeelabouthelpingtheAIDSpatients?

A.Fun.B.Risky.C.Meaningful

听第10段材料，回答第17至第20小题。

17.Whatwillhappenin2022?

A.Thefirstspacehotelwillopen.

BAnewspacelabwillbebuilt.

C.Astronautswillliveinthespacehotel.

18.Howmanyguestscanthespacehotelholdatatime?

A.Two.B.FourC.six

19.Whatcanguestsdointhespacehotel?

A.CookfoodB.WatchmoviesC.Haveavideochat.

20.Whatdoesthespeakerthinkofthespacetrip?

A.ExpensiveB.Dangerous.C.Relaxing。

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、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

A

MaketheBestofaBadSituation

SinceCovid-19spreadsallovertheworld,manypeoplehavetostayindoorsandworkfromhome.Formostofus,itgreatlychallengesourlivesandbringsboredom.Butforafewpeople,workingathomebringsmorecreativity.Herearethreefamoushistoricalfigureswholettheircreativityflowduringpastpandemics.

GiovanniBoccaccio（1313-1375）

Whenaplague（瘟疫）hitFlorencein1348,ItalianwriterGiovanniBoccacciolosthisfatherandstepmother.Inordertosurvive,heleftthecityandhidinthecountryside.Inspiredbytheexperience,BoccacciowroteTheDecameron（《十日谈》）,acollectionofshortnovelsframedasstoriestoldbyagroupoffriends,whilehewasquarantined（隔离）insideahouseduringtheplague.

WilliamShakespeare（1564-1616）

Intheearly17thcentury,aplaguehitLondon,UK.Whenthenumberofdeathsgrew,thegovernmentpostponedmanycelebrationsandclosedallthetheaters.Thismeantthattheentertainmentindustryatthetimewasparalyzed（瘫痪）formuchof1606.Asanactoranddramatist,Shakespearehadtostopworkingintheplayhouse.Buthedidn'twasteasecondofhistimeoff.Instead,heusedthetimeproductivelyandwrotesomeofhismostfamousplays.Beforetheyearwasover,Shakespearecompletedthreeplays—KingLear,MacbethandAntonyandCleopatra.

IsaacNewton（1642-1727）

In1665,whenEnglishmathematicianIsaacNewtonwasinhisearly20s,oneofthelastmajoroutbreaksoftheplaguehittheUK,andmanyclasseswerecanceled.Newton,asastudent,wentbackhometocontinuehisstudies.

Hedevotedhimselftohisstudies.Theyoungmathematicianproducedsomeofhisbestworksduringhisyearinquarantine,writingthepapersthatwouldlaterbecomeearlycalculus（微积分学）,anddevelopinghistheoriesonphysicsinhisbedroom.Whileworking,anappledroppedfromtheappletreeoutsidehiswindowandhithimorthehead,whichmayinspiredhistheoryofgravity.

1.WhatdidBoccacciododuringtheplague?

A.HeleftItalyandhidaway

B.Hestayedindoorsandreadbooks.

C.Hefinishedthegreatwork:

TheDecameron.

D.Hetoldhisfriendsmanyinterestingstories.

2.HowdidtheplagueaffectShakespeare?

A.Hegotmoreentertainment.

B.Hegotmorefreetimetowriteplays.

C.Hebegantoshowinterestinacting.

D.Hewasinspiredtoevaluatehistory.

3.WhatcanwelearnaboutIssacNewtoninquarantine?

A.Hehadtostophisstudyonmath.

B.Heputthefocusonphysicsstudy.

C.Hegotanideaforthetheoryofgravity.

D.Heworkedhardandcompletedhislastwork.

B

GerardoIxcoyisa27-year-oldteacherinGuatemala.Heteachesintheareawherehavingelectricityissomethingofaluxury（奢侈品）andstudentshavenoaccesstomobileappsorcomputers,whichbecameaproblemwhenGuatemalangovernmenthadtochoosedistanceeducationforstudentsathomebecauseofCOVID-19.

GerardoIxcoyfeltthathehadtoteachthosechildrenlivingfarfromthedigitalworld.Afterall,educationisauniversalrightandGerardoIxcoythoughtthosechildrenshouldn'tbeexcludedfromhavingtheeducationtheyneeded.Therehadtobeanalternativetodistanceeducation.Butwhatwasthesolution?

Gerardoboughthimselfasecondhandtricycle（三轮车）withhissavings.Oncehehadthetricycle,thenextstepwastochangeitintoaclassroomonwheels.Heputaroofwithasolarpanel（太阳能电池板）onit,alongwithascreentoavoidthespreadofCOVID-19.Hefixedawhiteboardonitsohecouldexplaintothestudentsthebasicsofprimaryeducation：

math,thelocallanguageandtheuniversalnationallanguage—Spanish.

Thepurposeofthesolarpanelistoprovideconstantpowerforasmallloudspeakersohecanteachfromadistance.It'samatterofrespectingthehealthydistancerequiredtobesafefromthevirus.He,theteacher,staysoutside,andthestudentparticipatesfromhisorherhouse.

Withthatenthusiasmforeducation,hetriestovisithisstudentsatleasttwiceaweek,ridinghisclassroom-cycle.Thechildrenheservessaythat,althoughhevisitsthemforonlyafewhoursaweek,theylookforwardtoit.Theyappreciatehisvisitandwilltakeadvantageofittolearn.

4.WhatistheproblemfortheGuatemalanstudentsbecauseofCOVID-19?

A.Theycannotcontinuetheirstudyanymore.

B.TheyarecutofffromthedigitalworldandtheInternet.

C.Theyhavenorighttogetthegovernment'sdistanceeducation.

D.Theyhavetogetdistanceeducationbuttheyhavenoaccesstoit.

5.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"excluded"inParagraph2mean?

A.ChosenB.Prevented.

C.Protected.D.Separated

6.WhatdidGerardodotohelpthestudentswiththeirstudy?

A.Heprovidedthemwithawhiteboardtowriteon

B.Hefixedasolarpanelontheirhouseroofstogiveelectricity.

C.Herodehistricycletotheirhousesandtaughtthemfacetoface.

D.Hetransformedhistricycleintoaclassroomonwheeltogivethemlessons.

7.WhatcanwelearnfromGerardoIxcoy'sstory?

A.Loveforeducationbreaksdownbarriers

B.Educationcontributestosuccess.

C.Greathopemakesgreatman.

D.Hardworkpaysoff.

C

Birthdaycardhistoryissaidtobeoverahundredyearsold.ThereisnorecordtotelluswhosentorreceivedthefirstbirthdaycardbutitissaidthatthetraditionofsendingbirthdaycardsbeganinEnglandacenturyago.Inthosetimespeopleusedtopersonallygreetapersononabirthday,butwhenawell-wisherwasunabletodosohesentabirthdaycard.Thusbirthdaycardsweremorelikeanapologyatthattime.

HistoryofgreetingcardscanbetracedbacktotheancientChinesewhoaresaidtohavestartedthetraditionofsendinggoodwillmessagesonNewYearDay.EarlyEgyptianstooarebelievedtohavemadeusedpapyrusscrolls（纸莎草纸画卷）tosendgreetingstodearones.Duringearly1400thetraditionofexchanginghandmadepapergreetingcardsdevelopedinEuropewhileGermansatthattimewereknowntohaveprintedNewYear'sgreetingsfromwoodcuts.Theadvancementinprintingtechnologyin1850shelpedtomakegreetingcardsmoreaffordable.Nowonder,theysoonbecamepopularmeansofpersonalcommunication.Duringthe1980snon-eventcardsorthecardsnotmadeforanyparticularoccasionbecamepopularandhelpedcardindustryreachanewhigh.

GreetingcardshavetakenanewforminthispresentageofInternettechnology.Today,theyarebeingincreasinglyexchangedaselectronicore-greetingcards.Advancementintechnologythatbeganinthe1990shasledtoafurthergrowthincardindustry.Peoplefinditeasiertosende-cardsasameansofexchanginggreetings.

Greetingcardsareanimportantmeansofcommunicatinggoodwishesandlovetoaperson.Theycarryapersonaltouchthatmakesthemlovableandveryspecial.

8.WhatisthefunctionofthebirthdaycardinEnglandacenturyago?

A.Tosendgoodwishes

B.Topresentapersonalgreeting.

C.Tomakeanapology.

D.Toworkasabirthdaypresent.

9.TheprintedNewYear'sgreetingcardwasfirstlymadeby____________.

A.theBritishB.theChinese

C.theEgyptiansD.theGermans

10.Whatmakesgreetingcardsbecomeapopularmeansofpersonalcommunication?

A.Thetraditionofsendinggo