广东省汕头市达濠华侨中学2020-2021学年高二英语上学期期末考试试题.doc

广东省汕头市达濠华侨中学2020-2021学年高二英语上学期期末考试试题

广东省汕头市达濠华侨中学2020-2021学年高二英语上学期期末考试试题

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广东省汕头市达濠华侨中学2020-2021学年高二英语上学期期末考试试题
2021.1
（本试卷分四部分，共8页，满分130分。考试用时120分钟）
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第一部分：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，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。
A
Lake Tekapo lies in the center of the South Island in an area known as the Mackenzie Basin in New Zealand. Tekapo Tourism provides one of the most comprehensive accommodation (住宿) listings in the region. All accommodation providers in Tekapo are listed as follows.
● The Chalet Boutique Motel
It’s only a short distance from the Church of the Good Shepherd. You’ll find the Chalet Boutique Motel very close to the shores of Lake Tekapo.
At the Chalet Boutique Motel you have the choice of six self-contained (独立的) apartments differing in size from 2-bedroom apartments to studio apartments (单间公寓). Some offer excellent views of the lake and mountains.
Address: Pioneer Drive, PO Box 2, Lake Tekapo
● Tekapo B2 Apartment
Tekapo B2 apartment is a self-contained one-bedroom, upstairs apartment with views overlooking Lake Tekapo. It’s only a short walk from the town center. The bedroom is suitable for two people. A double sofa bed is available for a third person or child.
Address: Murray Place, Lake Tekapo
● Mt John Historic Homestead
Built in 1911, the Mount John Homestead has recently been renovated (整修). An original collection of art by local artist and thousands of local photos are displayed throughout the rooms.
The yard is also available for special occasions such as weddings, family reunions or small parties. A minimum (最少的) booking of 2 nights is required.
Address: State Highway 8, PO Box 91, Lake Tekapo
1. If Lily wants to take a walk along the shores of Lake Tekapo, she’d better stay in ________.
A. the Church of the Good Shepherd B. the Chalet Boutique Motel
C. Tekapo B2 Apartment D. Mt John Historic Homestead
2. What do the Chalet Boutique Motel and Tekapo B2 Apartment have in common?
A. Both have a long history. B. Both have recently been renovated.
C. Both have local photos in the rooms. D. Both have rooms with a lake view.
3. What is special about Mt John Historic Homestead?
A. It has studio apartments. B. It is near the town center.
C. It can hold a wedding. D. It is the cheapest of the three.

B
One day when I was five, my mother scolded me for not finishing my rice and I got angry. I wanted to play outside and not be made to finish eating my old rice. In my angry movement to open the screen door with my foot, I had kicked back about a 12-inch part of the lower left hand corner of the new screen door. But I had no remorse, for I was happy to be playing in the backyard with my toys.
Today, I know if my child had done what I did, I would have scolded my child, and told him about how expensive this new screen door was, and I would have delivered a spanking for such behavior. My parents never said a word. They left the corner of the screen door be, creating an opening, a breach (裂缝) in the defense against unwanted insects.
For years, every time I saw that corner of the screen, it would constantly remind me of my mistake. For years I knew that everyone in my family would see that hole and remember who did it. For years, every time I saw a fly buzzing in the kitchen, I would wonder if it came in through the hole that I had created with my angry foot. I would wonder if my family members were thinking the same thing, silently blaming me every time a flying insect entered our home, making life more terrible for us all.
My parents taught me a valuable lesson, one that a spanking or stern (严厉的) words perhaps could not deliver. Their silent punishment for my behavior delivered a hundred stern messages to me. Above all, it has helped me become a more patient person and not burst out so easily.
4．The underlined word “ remorse” in Paragraph 1 most probably means_____________.
A．injury B．sense C．regret D．notice
5．When the author damaged the door, his parents_____________.
A．scolded him for his bad behavior B．gave him a spanking
C．told him how expensive it was D．left the door unrepaired
6．How did the author feel every time he saw the damaged door?
A．He felt it destroyed the happy atmosphere at his home.
B．He found that his family members no longer liked him.
C．He felt ashamed of his uncontrolled anger at that time.
D．He felt he had to work hard to make up for the damage.

7．What is the main idea of this text?
A．Silent punishment can be more powerful.
B．The best way to become a more patient person.
C．Adults should ignore their children’s bad behavior.
D．Parents are the best teachers of their children.

C
Feeling hungry? Then what’s the easiest way to satisfy your hunger? Many of us will reach for a takeaway menu and order some delicious but possibly unhealthy food. And our increasingly busy and stressful lives add to our need to buy ready-made food on the go or delivered to home.
Eating options are endless, and new technology means we can feed our desires at the push of a button. Takeaway delivery apps make ordering food quick and convenient, and during the recent coronavirus（冠状病毒）crisis, it provided a lifeline to those stuck at home with nothing to cook or who lacked the skills to prepare a meal for themselves. It’s estimated that in the UK alone, people eat three million takeaway meals a day, and the three biggest delivery apps together offer a choice of 100 dishes from 60, 000 restaurants.
It’s no wonder we are tempted to skip the grocery shopping, bypass the kitchen, and enjoy something that someone else has prepared. But ordering a pizza, a spicy curry or a box of noodles, can come at a price both financially and to our health. Eating too much processed and unhealthy fast food has some effect on obesity and the risk of developing certain diseases. A few years ago, The BBC Good Food Nation Survey found that most people ate fast food about two days per week. But, in the 16 to 20-year-old category, one in six ate fast food at least twice a day.
Of course, reducing salt, sugar and fat is one way to make takeaway food healthier, as well as offering smaller portion sizes. But the best advice is to find a cooking book and try making your own healthy meal. And if you haven’t got time, try ordering a healthier alternative from the menu.
8. What has made ordering and delivering takeaway food easy?
A. The fast-pace lifestyle. B. Takeaway delivery apps.
C. The coronavirus crisis. D. Lack of cooking skills.
9. What can be inferred from Paragraph 3?
A. Processed food is usually sold at a low price.
B. It’s unbelievable for people to enjoy fast food.
C. Fast food does less harm to the health of adults.
D. The youth consume fast food more frequently.
10. According to the article, how can you eat most healthily?
A. Preparing meals yourself. B. Eating in large restaurants.
C. Eating takeaway occasionally D. Adding vegetables and fruit.
11. What’s the text mainly about?
A. The popularity of takeaway B. The necessity of cooking at home.
C. The harm caused by takeaway. D. The dilemma takeaway faces.

D
You might think that “global warming” means nothing more than a rise in the world’s temperature. But rising sea levels caused by it have resulted in the first evacuation（撤离）of an island nation—the citizens of Tuvalu will have to leave their homeland.
During the 20th century, sea level rose 8—12 inches. As a result, Tuvalu has experienced lowland flooding of salt water which has polluted the country’s drinking water.
Paani Laupepa, a Tuvaluan government official, reported to the Earth Policy Institute that the nation suffered an unusually high number of fierce storms in the past ten years. Many scientists connect higher surface water temperatures resulting from global warming to greater and more damaging storms.
Laupepa expressed dissatisfaction with the United States for refusing to sign the Kyoto Protocol, an international agreement calling for industrialized nations to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions（排放）,which are a main cause of global warming. “By refusing to sign the agreement, the US has effectively taken away the freedom of future generations of Tuvaluans to live where their forefathers have lived for thousands of years,” Laupepa told the BBC.
Tuvalu has asked Australia and New Zealand to allow the gradual move of its people to both countries.
Tuvalu is not the only country that is vulnerable （易受影响的）to rising sea levels. Maumoon Gayoon, president of the Maldives, told the United Nations that global warming has made his country of 311,000 an “endangered nation”.

12. The text is mainly about _________.
A. rapid changes in earth’s temperature  B. moving of a country to a new place
C. bad effects of global warming D. reasons for lowland flooding
13. According to scientists, the DIRECT cause of more and fiercer storms is _______  .
A. greenhouse gas emissions in industrialized nations
B. continuous global warming
C. higher surface water temperatures of the sea
D. rising sea levels
14. Laupepa was not satisfied with the United States because it did not __________.
A. sign an agreement with Tuvalu
B. agree to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions
C. allow Tuvaluans to move to the US
D. believe the problems facing Tuvalu were real
15. The country whose situation is similar to that of Tuvalu is _________.
A. Australia B. New Zealand
C. the United States D. the Maldives

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。
Questions to ask yourself before making a big decision
Life is packed with decisions, big and small. If you feel a big decision is appearing in your life, don’t hide! Ask yourself these questions to get clear on what’s the right choice for you.
• How committed am I to this change?
Rate your level of commitment on a scale out of 10. 16 . Is your level of commitment higher than a 7? That’s great data for your decision!
• Is this decision in line with my long-term goal? 17 Write down your goals. Then think about how this decision plays into that longer-term plan.
• 18
This is one of my favorite questions! If something is stirring(搅动) within you --- a creative idea, a calling to move somewhere new, a desire to end a relationship --- what are you giving up when you don’t do it? What might you be missing out on in your life if you do nothing?
• Is now the right time?
Bear in mind: 19 But there are few real reasons we ever need to delay making a big one when it presents itself. Remember, life is always uncertain and time waits for no one.
Making a big decision doesn’t have to be so difficult. There are no right or wrong answers, or right or wrong ways to live your life. 20 Your inner wisdom has the answers. So get busy asking the person who knows best --- you.

A．What is the risk of not doing it?
B．How long have I been thinking about his?
C．Not all decisions need to be made immediately.
D．Think about the amount of work, effort and time you’d have to put in.
E. We always want to know what we need to do next.
F. You don’t have to ask other people what they think.
G. Ask yourself: What do I want five even ten years from now?

第二部分：语言知识运用（共两节，满分30分）
第一节：完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。
Yesterday, a salesman called me to sell his phone plans. I was at work and while I usually don’t like spending time on those things, I ___21___ myself that I couldn’t talk yet and ___22___that he call me back at 6 pm.
That’s what he did. So we talked about 20 minutes. He ___23___ to me his different phone plans. While listening to him, sometimes I was ___24___in my thoughts. I gave several “hmm hmm”, as a sign of agreement and to ___25___that I was still there. Sometimes, I felt a bit___26___. But I stayed calm and ___27___ until the end of the discussion.
Finally, he said the following to me: “Thank you, Olivier. You are the first person in a long time with whom I had an enjoyable conversation. ___28___, people shout at us and slam down the phone. Today, since 10 am, I hadn't had a phone ___29___ without an offense (触怒). I know you had a long day at work and you could have ___30___ in front of your TV. But you listened so carefully to me. I am ___31___ and I sincerely thank you.”
It set me thinking. He had been the ___32___ of verbal violence (语言暴力) all through his working day. Physical ___33___ do not exist in this situation but dehumanization (非人性) seems to happen. ___34___, he was only doing his job. I felt a sense of ___35___ that I hadn't treated him so rudely.
21. A. found B. excused C. reminded D. forgave
22. A. replied B. agreed C. suggested D. ordered
23. A. explained B. admitted C. apologized D. reported
24. A. stuck B. involved C. interested D. lost
25. A. announce B. ensure C. confirm D. imagine
26. A. impatient B. discouraged C. concerned D. nervous
27. A. generous B. reliable C. cheerful D. polite
28. A. Unexpectedly B. Usually C. Eventually D. Similarly
29. A. meeting B. interview C. conversation D. appointment
30 A. relaxed B. slept C. talked D. played
31. A. annoyed B. proud C. touched D. curious
32. A. proof B. target C. supporter D. result
33. A. activities B. exercises C. disabilities D. conflicts
34. A. Yet B. Besides C. Otherwise D. Instead
35. A. honor B. loss C. relief D. trust

第二节 语法填空（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。
High on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau ___36___(lie) China’s “water tower” Sanjiangyuan. It is home to the headwaters of China’s three rivers: the Yellow River, Yangtze River, and Lancang(Mekong) River. It is the three rivers ___37___provide water for about half the population of China. However, human activities are putting this ecosystem___38___risk. Hopefully, though, we can repair this damage. In 2016, the Chinese government established Sanjiangyuan National Park in Qinghai province. The park, ___39___(schedule) to open in 2020, has increased the area’s green coverage and attracted more wildlife. The local government has also made great effort to improve biological diversity. The success of Sanjiangyuan will mark the start of a ___40___(green) future. With Sanjangyuan___41___(take) the lead, nine other regions in