揚州市2020-2021學年高二下學期期末考試英語試題(含答案)

1、 揚州市2020-2021學年高二下學期期末考試英語試題第一部分聽力（共兩節(jié)，滿分30分）第一節(jié)（共5小題：每小題1.5分，滿分7.5分）聽下面5段對話。每段對話后有一個小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出最佳選 項。聽完每段對話后，你都有10秒鐘的時間來回答有關(guān)小題和閱讀下一小題。每段對話僅讀 一遍。1.【此處可播放相關(guān)音頻，請去附件查看】What will the man do tlus weekend?Go to Canada.Have a holiday.Attend an exlubition.【答案】C【解析】原文】 W: Torn. I have looked at you

2、r schedule. Aie you gomg to Canada on busmess tins weekend?M: No. It was delayed. I have to take part in a computer exlubition on behalf of my company. Can we arrange another tune to have a holiday?2.【此處可播放相關(guān)音頻，請去附件查看】What does the woman wony about9Theu uain tickets.Traffic jams.Driving speed.【答案】B【

3、解析】原 文 M: Do you think we can catch the uam if we keep driving at this speed9W: Yes, but Im afraid the road may become crowded soon.3.【此處可播放相關(guān)音頻，請去附件查看】What do we know about James?He is never late.He is often late.He is not patient.【答案】B【解析】【原 文】 W: I wish James would be here on tmie. Tlus is rhe tl

4、md time we have had to wait for hun.M: Not suipnsmg at all. Thats James.【此處可播放相關(guān)音頻，請去附件先看】Whafs Johnsons opnuon about his nianagei?A. Fair.B. Rude.C. Honest.【答案】A【解析】【原文】W: What do you thuik of your new manager, Jolinson?M: Well, hes fiill of praise when you do well. But when you make a mistake, you

5、d better watch out.【此處可播放相關(guān)音頻，請去附件查看】Who are the two speakers probably talking about0Theu fiiend.Their student.Their daughter.【答案】C【解析】【原文】 W: You know. John, I am getting quite woined about Mana.M: Why? What happened。W: Well, I was talkmg to her teacher today after school. She told me that Mana oft

6、en doesnt finish her homework and even when she does, the quality is often verv poor.第二節(jié)（共15小題;每小題L5分,滿分22.5分）聽下面5段對話或獨白。每段對話或獨白后有幾個小題，從題中所給的A、B、c三個選項中 選出最佳選項。聽每段對話或獨白前，你將有時間閱讀各個小題，每小題5秒鐘:聽完后，各 小題將給出5秒鐘的作答時間。每段對話或獨白讀兩遍。聽卜.面一段較長對話，回答以卜.小題?！敬颂幙刹シ畔嚓P(guān)音頻，請去附件查看】What do we know about the mans new neighbors

7、?They keep dogs at home.They are noisy at mght.They aie unfiieiidly.What is the mans problem?He is afraid of the daik.He cant sleep well at night.He dislikes his new neighbors.【答案】6.A7.B【解析】【原 文】 M: I just met our new neiglibors.W: So, whats the problem? You dont like them?M: The new family is great

8、, but they brought tliree dogs witli them.W: I see. You obviously liate dogs, then.M: Well, big dogs are OK, but I dislike little dogs.W: Wliy? Most people love them. Theyre so lovely.M: Well, our new neighbors dogs are lovely during the day but at mght they keep me awake with their barkuig. I cant

9、stand little dogs.聽下面一段較長對話，回答以下小題。【此處可播放相關(guān)音頻，請去附件查看Wliat does the boy need help with。A sellmg test.A video game.His homework.What should the boy do after lugliliglitmg tlie numbers?Click on add”.Hit “retunT.Type the answer【答案】8.C9.A【解析】【原文】W: Hi. Frank. What are you domg9M: Homework.W: Need any hel

10、p?M: Uh, yeah. Can you show me how to use this niatli program0W: Suie. Just type the nuiubeis in column 1.M: OK Do I have to hit “return”？W: Right. You have to lut return” after each number. OK Be caiefiil? Do it carefiilly. Good?M: Cool. OK now how do I add them?W: Next, you need to highlight the n

11、umbers. and now you have to click on “add”.M: And thats the answer?W: Thats it. Pretty cool, huh?M: Wow. Tliafs easy You dont have to think I love it!聽下面一段較長對話，回答以卜.小題?！敬颂幙刹シ畔嚓P(guān)音頻，請去附件查看】Why does the man have no money now9 A. He lost his job.He spent a lot m Bristol.He has to prepare fbr his weddmg.W

12、hat is the probable relarioiislup between the speakers?Sister and brotlier.Husband and wife.Mother and son.How does the woman sound about lendmg money?A. Satisfied.B. Unwilling.C. Warmhearted.【答案】10.B11. C 12. B【解析】【原文】M: Mom, its Matthew.W: Oh. is eveiythmg all right?M: Yes, yes, fine. Uh. do you t

13、hink you could lend me some money till the end of month9W: Oh. Mattliew, have you got yourself into debt again今M: No, no. Its just a bit of an overdraftW: Where does all youi money go, Matthew? I mean, youve got a good job.M: But Mom. its expensive living in Bnstol.W: Oh. well. Ybur sister never pho

14、nes up asking fbr money.M: But you spent a fortune on hei wedding.W: Yes, and when you get married, we、11 do the same for you.M: Well, Tm not going to be married, so you might as well give me the money now? Just 300! I promise ril pay it back soon and ril never borrow again.W: OK. Tlus is tlie last

15、time.聽卜.面一段較長時話，回答以卜.小題?！敬颂幙刹シ畔嚓P(guān)音頻，請去附件查看】How many people are there in the mans family9A. 2.B. 3.C. 4.What do we know about the family protection plan?It covers all medical fees.It only costs 15 dollars a montli. JIfs only fbr people over 50 years old.What is the nums second excuse to refuse die wom

16、an0He has aheady go one.He cant afford it,He is very healtliy.Wliat does the woman offer?The cost of hvmg fbr a week.Free cover for three months.A 50 percent discount.【答案】13.C14. A 15.B16. B【解析】【原文】W: Good morning. Im domg a survey on fanuly life. Could you spare a few moments to answer some questio

17、ns?M: Sure. Go ahead.W: Aie you inanied0M: Yes, I am.W: And do you have any children?M: Yes, two.W: Have you ever thought about what would happen to your family if you died, or youre taken ill? Let me tell you about our fanuly protection plan.M: Sorry. I Rally must be.W: For only S50 a montli, this

18、policy covers all medical fees and provides your family with an income equal to your salaiy m the event of your death.M: I already have insurance. Thank you.W: The cost of livmg is nsmg all the time and no other policy is as generous as ours.M: I really cant afford any more insurance.W: Just think a

19、bout your wife and childien if anytiiuig happens to you. As a special offei; fbi tins week only, we can offer you free cover for tliree months. Just sign here and your policy will start today. You can call it off any time in the next tliree months and it won cost you a penny.M: Reallv? OK let me fil

20、l out the form.聽卜面一段獨白，回答以下小題【此處可播放相關(guān)音頻，請去附件查看】What kind of pamt does the company want to produce9 A. One that will never fade.B. One that smells of flowers.C. One that diies quickly and smells pleasant.What is the vvoiking envuoiinient like?C. Great.C. Telling stories.C. By email.A. Unpleasant.B. R

21、elaxing.What should an applicant be good at9A. Using computers.B. Writing novels.How will the applicant contact the speaker?A. By fax.B. By telephone.【答案】17.C18. A 19.A20. C【解析】【原 文】 Oui company is looking for a new scientist to join our busy teaiiLAbout us: Oui company is an mternational company re

22、searclmig different types of pamt. Our goal is to create a pamt product tliat dues quickly and has no unpleasant smells. If we aie successful, well sell this pamt all around die world.About you: You must have experience worknig in a lab and you must have experience working with pamt.Due to the natur

23、e of oui work, the lab often smells of pamt and is generally veiy noisy. You must be able to work well m tlus kuid of enviroimient. You also need to work calmly and not get upset when there is a lot of work to do. You must have a good sense of humor also. Ybu must have die ability to work alone but

24、also as part of a team.We aie looking for a very efficient person so you need to be able to work quickly and correctly. There is a lot of paperwork. You must eiijoy writing reports and pay attention to accuracy - it is important that you dont make any mistakes. You should be an expert with computers

25、 as well.The job requues you to travel a lot and sometunes work in the evenings and on weekends. If you tluiik you are the right person fbr the job, email me today?第三部分閱讀理解（共三節(jié);滿分45分）第一節(jié)單項選擇（共15小題;每小題2分,滿分30分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。NEW MUSEUMS OPEN DOORSThese new and upcoming museums are s

26、et to feed youi curiosity fbr the months ahead.Humboldt FommThe Humboldt Fomm opens on 17 December. It is set to stage around 1,000 events and exlubitions when the fiill piograminer is rolled out, Fox now. at least, the museum is opening in stages, with an exlubition on the Instoiy of die German cap

27、ital, Berlin, among the first to go on show, National Museum of Afiicaii American MusicOpening in eaily 2021, the National Museum of African American Music is said to be the worlds only museum devoted to the musical contributions of African Ainencaiis. From the Great Migration and jazz and blues to

28、the present day, i【s set to be a timely celebration, thiough we-organized exhibitions, of how African Americans have shaped the music of the Umted States, nmaamoigMunch MuseumMUNCH is home to the laigest collection of works by Edvard Munch. The museum digs into the Expressionisfs significant talents

29、, with pamtings diawmgs and photographs from a 4.00sioigg collection donated lo the city on his death in 1944. muchiiwsee.noMuseum of die HomeWhile die collection at die former Geffiye Museum is still as fascinating as ever, its experienced changes to become the new Museum of the Home. Fil soon own

30、new galleries, extended exhibition spaces and a readmg room when it reopens before long. The petty Gaidens Thiougli Tune outdoor space and new coffee shop will make it a great spot to relax. .ukWluch museum is an ideal place fbr visitors to kill tune by drinking coffee?Humboldt Foium.National Museum

31、 of Afiican American Music.Munch Museum.Museum of die Home.What can we learn from the passage?The lustoiy of Beihii is exhibited m the Humboldt Fomm.Afiican Americans made no contributions to the music of USA.Museum of the Home has been renamed the Geffrye Museum.Edvaid Munch is believed to have a g

32、reat effect on literature.In which section of a newspaper are you likely to read the passage?A. Geography. B. Arclutectuic.C. Travel.D. History.【答案】2LD22. A 23. C【解析】【分析】本文是應用文文章主要介紹了可以滿足人們的好奇心的四家博物館，包括博物館的名稱，展覽 的內(nèi)容簡介以及特色之處等。【21題詳解】推理判斷題 c 根據(jù) Museum of the Home 中的“The pretty Gardens Thiough Time out

33、door space and new coffee shop will make it a great spot to ielax.（ Gardens Tlirough Time戶外空間和新的咖啡店將使它成為一個放松的好地 方）“可知，Museum of the Home是游客喝咖啡打發(fā)時間的理想地方。故選D項。【22題詳解】細節(jié)理解題 c 根據(jù) Humboldt Forum 中的“the museum is opennig in stages, with ail exlubition on the lustoiy of tlie German capital, Berlin, among t

34、he first to go on show.（該博物館lE在分階段開放，一場關(guān)于德國首都柏林的歷 史展覽是最早展出的展覽之一戶可知，柏林的歷史在這里展出。故選A項?！?3題詳解】推理判斷題*:根據(jù)標題 NEW MUSEUMS OPEN DOORS 以及第 - 句“These new and upcoming museums are set to feed your curiosity for the months ahead.（這些新的和即將到來的博物館將滿足你對未來幾個月的好奇心）” 可知，本文介紹了四個滿足游客好奇心的博物館，因此推斷應是來自報紙的旅游部分。故選C項。B“The queu

35、mg delays are a tmy part of your total hours of life, so don*t let them be a major source of anxiety says Richard Larson, who has studied queuing for 40 years. Laison came up with inatliematical methods fbi predicting what he calls slips and skips, where a newcomer arrives after you but gets the sen

36、dee fiist. Such cutting doesnt need to be intentional to feel unjust. cK you are the victini you sufter a psychological cost, Larson says. “Ydu can get angry or even violent Just relax mstead.Larson has noticed more and more queues that allow people to buy their way mto a faster lane. Hes unsure wli

37、ether tliat could change the culture of how Aniencaiis line up. but it might. A well- designed line makes cheating nearly impossible. If you find yourself in a long line, a queue to get hundreds of nulhons of people vaccmated （接種 疫 苗）for Covid-19. be patient. Dont tiy to cut ahead of otlieis just be

38、cause no one is staiidmg belund you to see it.While you wait, let yourself be distracted （分by a book, music or whatever occupies your nund. Sometimes, disuaction is built in by designers. If you find youiself growing disappointed in a Ime. look behind you. The more people you see, the more likely yo

39、u are to stay ui line and maybe even be pleased with your position.Sometimes great human experiences aie shared while waitmg in Ime. Larson recently got his Covid-19 vaccination. Noimally, he tends to avoid queues, but he lelished this one. Many aiound him were elderly, some in wheelchaus, some with

40、 helpers. There was excitement on their faces as they waited together, a lightness tliat only comes when fear begms to lift.According to Richaid Larson, if faced with slips and skips, you should, A. be overcome with unfairness.solve the problem with violence.cut in line without being noticed.have a

41、calm and peaceful nund.We can conclude from the passage that A. the way that Americans queue up will be clianged.people nevei jump the queue in a well- designed luie.it is uiinecessaiy to stay m Ime when you get vaccmated.distraction can relieve anxiety of people in a long line.The undeilnied word r

42、elishedH m the last paiagraph probably meansteased.enjoyed.reserved.opposed.The passage is intended to answer the questionWhy should you queue up in public places?Wliat are the reasons fdrjumpmg the queue?What can you do while waitmg in ime?How can queuing up be avoided?【答案】24. D 25. D 26. B 27. C【解

43、析】【分析】這是一篇說明文。排隊是口常生活中不可避免的一種情況，而且排隊常常會讓人焦慮，所以本文 介紹了排隊時可以做的事，幫你緩解焦慮，讓你放松下來。24題詳解】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段中的“ Such cutting doesnl need to be intentional to feel xmjust. CIf you are the victim, you suffer a psychological cost/1 Larson says. You can get angry or even violent*1 Just relax instead.（這樣的插隊 并不一定是有意讓人感到不

44、公平。Larson說：“如果你是受害者，你就會承受心理代價。你可能會生化， 甚至有暴力傾向”。只是放松就好了）”可知，當面對插隊時，你應該不要生氣，要放松，也就是要有一顆 平靜平和的心。故選D?！?5題詳解】推理判斷題 ：根據(jù)第一段中的“The queuing delays aie a tmy part of your total hours of life, so donrt let them be a major source of anxiety/* savs Richard Larson, who has studied queuing for 40 years. 排隊問題 研究了 4

45、0 年 的Richard Larson說：“排隊延誤只是你生活中總時間的一小部分，所以不要讓它們成為焦慮的主要來 源）”以及第三段中的“While you wait, let vouiself be distracted （分心）by a book, music or whatever occupies you】 mind.（當你等待的時候，讓自己被一本書、音樂或任何占據(jù)你思出的東西分散注意力）”可知, 排隊等待會讓人焦慮，而等待的時候，用其他的東西分散自己的注意力，可.以緩解排隊時人們的焦慮。故 選D?！?6題詳解】詞句猜測即c根據(jù)最后，段中的“Noimally, he tends to a

46、void queues, but he電生理 this one.（通常，他會避免 排隊，但他很 relished 這次排隊次 以及本段中“Many around him were elderly, some in wheelchairs, some with helpers. There was excitement on tlieir faces as thev waited together, a lightness that oiilv comes when feai begins to lift （他身邊很多人都是老人，有的坐輪椅，有的帶著幫手。當他們一起等待時，臉上充滿了興奮，這是

47、一種只有當恐懼開始消除時才會出現(xiàn)的輕松）”可知，Laison避免排隊，也就是不喜歡排隊，但這次排隊 時，身邊的人都帶著興奮和輕松，所以這讓排在隊伍中的他也感覺輕松愉悅，他是喜歡、享受這次排隊的, 所以dished的意思是“享受”，故選【27題詳解】推理判斷題：文章第一段開頭”The queumg delays aie a tiny part of your total hours of life, so dont let them be a major source of anxiety/1 savs Richard Larson, who has studied queumg for 40

48、years.（對排隊問題研究了 40 年 的Richard Larson說:“排隊延誤只是你生活中總時間的小部分，所以不要讓它們成為焦虐的主要來 源”尸提出了排隊會讓人焦慮的現(xiàn)象。由文章第三段中的“While you wait, let yourself be distracted （分心） by a book, music oi whatever occupies youi mind.（當你等待的時候，讓自己被一本書、音樂或任何占據(jù)你思想 的東西分散注意力）”以及第四段中的“Sometimes great human experiences are shared while waitmg m

49、 line. （有時在排隊的時候，人們會分享一些偉大的人生經(jīng)歷）”可知，這些段落告知人們在排隊時可以做的一些事, 幫助緩解排隊時的焦慮。所以這篇文章的目的是回答排隊時可以做什么這個問題，故選C。COutside an art museum in Topeka. Kansas, some kids are playing happily in what looks like a large Hobbit House while others are walking tluough die houses woven （編 織）aichway into a twisted twig （嫩 枝）tow

50、ei. The tower, made entuely of sticks, is a sculpture built by Dougherty.Dougherty has created more than 200 stick sculptiwes all over the world “I design my sculptures to look like theyve always been there J he says And he likes people to get involved in liis work. If they arrive duimg the thiee we

51、eks he takes to build a sculpture, he lets them build, too. I want my work to help people enjoy nature.”As a child. Dougherty learned to love nature while tiavelmg tluough the woods. He would spend hours bending sticks into shelters for lus biothers and sisters. When he grew up, he majored m an and

52、learnt to make sculptures with clay. But it was too heavy to make the Imes and shapes lie unagined.One day he watched thin, young trees wavmg m the wind. They renunded lum of the sticks he built shelters with as a boy. Soon after, he began his fiist creation uiade out of sticks.To begui a sculptuie.

53、 Dougherty digs holes and buries tall young trees m the ground for support. Then he weaves （編織）smaller sticks aiound them. He uses strmgs to hold and bend rhe twigs wlule he*s weavmg. Wlien he removes the suing, the sticks stay ui place. It usually takes four tons of sticks to build a sculptiue. and

54、 Dougherty chooses materials that would otherwise be wasted.Doughertys sculptures last two to fbui yeais. But even after （hat, tliey serve a purpose. The wood is cut up into tmy pieces called mulch （覆蓋料），which makes soil rich and helps new plants grow after it breaks down.The description of kids pla

55、ymg in Paragraph 1 functions as A. a bnef muoduction to the museum.a vivid lead into the sculptor.a lively advertisement of anistic work.a clear display of the arclutectiue.What can we mfer about Dougheity from the passage?He would like to invite visitors to build sculptures with him.He likes using

56、twigs to change die sticks before weaving them.He is likely to waste tons of sticks and other materials.He is devoted to die consuuction of all kinds of sculptures.What does the underlined pronoun it m the last paragraph refer to?SculptureWood.Soil.Mulch.Wliat caii be the suitable title foi （lie pas

57、sage?Bendmg sticks into sculptures.A fiiendly companion.Protecting die enviiomnent.A natural art museum.【答案】28. B 29. A 30. D 31. A【解析】【分析】本文是一篇記敘文。文章主要講述了雕塑家Dougherty,他擅長彎曲樹枝進行大型雕塑，他的作品 以及他的創(chuàng)作靈感。28題詳解】推理判斷題 c 根據(jù)第一段最后一句話“The tower, made entirely of sticks, is a sculpture built by Dougherty.（這 座塔完全由木

58、棍制成，是多爾蒂建造的一座雕塑）”結(jié)合下文對Dougherty的介紹可推知，作者通過孩子們 玩耍的場景描寫是為了引出文章主題，即雕塑家Dougherty擅長用樹枝進行大型雕塑。故選B。【29題詳解】推理判斷題 c 根據(jù)第二段“And he likes people to get involved in his work. If they arrive during the tliree weeks he takes to build a sculptuie, he lets them build, too.（他喜歡人們參與到他的工作中來。如果他們在他建造雕塑的 三周內(nèi)到達，他也會讓他們建造）”

59、由此推斷，他想邀請游客和他一起建造雕塑。故選A?！?0題詳解】詞義猜測題 c 根據(jù)最后一段 “The wood is cut up into tiny pieces called mulch （覆蓋料 which makes soil rich and helps newplants growaftei it bteaks down.”可知，木頭被切碎成木屑，被稱為覆蠱料，在它分解之后，可以 使土壤肥沃，從而幫助植物生長。結(jié)合語境可知，it指代的是上文提到的“覆蓋料”。故選D?！?1題詳解】主旨大意題c根據(jù)文章的主要內(nèi)容，尤其第一段的“The tower, made entirely of s

60、ticks. is a sculpture built by Dougherty.（這座塔完全由樹枝制成，是多爾蒂建造的一座雕塑）”和第:段的“DoughertyWscieatedmoie than 200 stick sculptuies all over the world.（多爾蒂在世界各地創(chuàng)作了 200多個樹枝雕塑。）”可知,全文講 述重點是雕塑家Dougherty擅長彎曲樹枝進行大型雕塑，所以A選項“把棍子彎曲成雕塑。”符合文章大 意，適合做標題，故選A。DNowadays, we neednt look fai to find something new to watch. So