2020-2021學(xué)年上海市寶山區(qū)高二（下）期末英語試卷

第1頁（共1頁）2020-2021學(xué)年上海市寶山區(qū)高二（下）期末英語試卷I.ListeningComprehensionSectionADirections：InSectionA，youwillheartenshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Attheendofeachconversation，aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Theconversationsandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaconversationandthequestionaboutit，readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaper：anddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.1．（1分）A.Heisangryabouthavingtowaitforher.B.HeknowswhatsortofpersonJaneis.C.Janeshouldhavestartedalittleearlier.D.Janemaybecaughtinthetrafficjam.2．（1分）A.Shecannotattendthepresentation.B.Shecannotworkbecauseoftoothache.C.Sheisgoingtomeetthemanat8：30.D.Shehasbeeninvitedtogiveatalk.3．（1分）A.Repeatthetrainingeverythreedays.B.Avoidtoomuchphysicaltraining.C.Includeweightliftingintheprogram.D.Combinehertrainingwithdieting.4．（1分）A.ShewillseeMr.Smithatlunchtime.B.ShetalkedwithMr.Smithonthephone.C.ShefailedtoreachMr.Smith.D.SheisabouttocallMr.Smith'ssecretary.5．（1分）A.Adoptingapose.B.Takingphotographs.C.Paintingpictures.D.Repairingcameras.6．（1分）A.Buyonegoodpair.B.Buyonecheappair.C.Buythreecheappairs.D.Buythreegoodpairs.7．（1分）A.Herefforttokeepfitisreallyunworthy.B.Shemusthavepaidalotforthegym.C.Sheisknowntohaveaterrificfigure.D.Hergymexercisehasproducedgoodresults.8．（1分）A.Takeaphoto.B.Adoptachild.C.Traveloverseas.D.Lookforanewjob.9．（1分）A.Aliceneedsmoretraininginmakingpublicspeech.B.Themandidn'tthinkhighlyofAlice'spresentation.C.Alicedidn'tseemtobenervousduringherspeech.D.ThemancanhardlyunderstandAlice'spresentation.10．（1分）A.Whatthecustomers'feedbackis.B.Thedirector'sopinionofherwork.C.Whatherjobprospectsare.D.Hernewresponsibilitiesinthecompany.SectionBDirections：InSectionB，youwillheartwoshortpassagesandonelongerconversation，andyouwillbeaskedseveralquestionsoneachofthepassagesandtheconversation.Thepassagesandtheconversationwillbereadtwice，butthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Whenyouhearaquestion，readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaperanddecidewhichonewouldbethebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.11．（4.5分）（1）A.4B.80C.100D.200（2）A.Houseplantsisapromising，economicalsolutiontoindoorairpollution.B.Thousandsofplantswouldbeneededinasingleapartmenttocleantheair.C.Theairqualityinsideahouseismuchhardertocontrolthaninalab.D.Itwouldtakeover100plantspersquaremetertocleantheair.（3）A.Plantsinsidethespeaker'shouse.B.Thetruthabouthouseplants.C.Houseplantshelpreduceanxiety.D.Indoorplantshelpcleantheair.12．（4.5分）（1）A.Doinghishousework.B.Lyingonthebed.C.Coveringhisface.D.WatchingTVforhours.（2）A.Extracurricularactivitiesareapartoftheregularcurriculum.B.Studentscanparticipateindifferentkindsofactivities.C.Thereare20sportsteamsand100clubs.D.Crewteamisverypopularwithstudents.（3）A.Collegeadmissionsvaluesextracurricularactivities.B.Schoollifeisjustextracurricularactivities.C.Participatinginextracurricularactivitiesisrequired.D.FreetimeissohighlyvaluedinAmerica.13．（6分）（1）A.A.Mexicanrestaurant.B.AnItalianrestaurant.C.Acleanrestaurant.D.Aninterestingrestaurant.（2）A.HehateseatingwithJennyandJonathan.B.Heiswillingtoexchangefoodwithothers.C.Sharingfoodatthetableisnotclean.D.Askingforsomeofothers'foodisawkward.（3）A.Giveuppartsofameal.B.Eatingoffhisplate.C.Sayyeswithgrace.D.Justpolitelydecline.（4）A.Orderingfoodatrestaurant.B.Sharingfoodattable.C.Tryingavarietyofdishes.D.DiscussingtheirmenusII.GrammarandVocabularySectionADirections：Afterreadingthepassagebelow，fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword，fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword：fortheotherblanks，useonegivenwordthatbestfitseachblank.14．（10分）DiscoveraWholeNewWoldEducationandEntertainmentIfyouaren'tamongthemillionsofpeoplewholistentopodcasts，youcouldbe.Bylate2020，over1.5millionpodcastshowsand34millionepisodes（1）（publish）.Appleclaimstoofferpodcastsinover100differentlanguages.Sowhatarepodcasts，andwhyaretheysopopular？Podcastsaresimilartoradioshows.Peopleusetheirphonestolistentopodcasts（2）severalreasons.First，theyareinteresting!Podcastscoveranimpressivevarietyoftopics.Youcanfindpodcaststhatmatchyourspecificinterestsnomatterwhattheyare.Second，podcastsaresuperconvenient.Unlikeradioshowsyoudon'tneedtolistenatafixedtime.Youcanlistenondemand﹣thatmeanswhereverandwheneveryouwant!Andunlikebooksandvideos，youcanmultitaskwhile（3）（enjoy）apodcast.Podcastsletyoureyesandhandsdootherthings（4）youlisten.Andwecan'tforget（5）（mention）thethirdreasonpodcastsaresopopular：They'refree!You'llneedapodcastapptosubscribetopodcastshowsorselectindividualepisodes.Yourphonemightalreadyhaveone（6）（install）.Youcanalsosearch"bestfreepodcastapps"andinstallone（7）.Thenyoucanusetheapptosearchfor（8）you'reinterestedin.Areyoulookingforsomethingfun？Wouldyouliketoheardiscussionsaboutthenews？Doyouwantmoreinformationaboutaparticularsubject？Arethereanyprofessorsorteachersyouwanttolistento？Isthereabookorafavoriteauthor（9）you'dliketoknowmoreabout？Doyouneedsomethingtohelpyourelaxorbecomeabetterfriend，husband，wifeorparent？Useyourpodcastapptosearchforanytopicofinterest.Thereareprobablypodcastsaboutit!Withpodcastsinyourpocket，you（10）enjoytimethatmayfeelwasted.Nowcleaning，ridingthebusandexercisingareactivitiesyoucanlookforwardto!SectionBDirections：Fillineachblankwithaproperwordchosenfromthebox.Eachwordcanbeusedonlyonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.15．（10分）A.establishB.addressC.practices.D.inconvenientE.issuesF.demonstratingG.currentlyH.hopefullyI.completeJ.approachK.installProvidingHouseswithHeartHomelessnessisnotusuallyasimplematterof"rooflessness."Somecausesofhomelessnessarepersonal，suchas（1）withphysicalormentalhealth，addictionanddomesticviolence.Othercausesaresystemicanover﹣pricedhousingmarket，joblossinaweakeconomyandpoorgovernmentpolicies.Sincebothkindsofcauseskeeptheproblemoccur，wemust（2）bothtosolvetheproblem.Thankfully，innovativeorganizationsarerisingtomeetthechallenge.3D﹣printedhousesBrettHaglerpersonallywitnessedthehomelessnesscausedbyHaiti's2010earthquake.Thatthoughtfulexperiencepromptedhimto（3）NewStory，anorganizationthathelpsdestroyedcommunitiesrecoverbybuildinghousesfaster，betterand，hopefully，cheaper.NewStoryis，（4）workingonbuildingtheworld'sfirst3D﹣printedneighborhoodinTabascoMexico.Ittakesabout24hoursto"print"thewallsofahouse，afterwhichlocalworkers（5）theroof，doorsandplumbing.Thehousesaredesignedtowithstandearthquakesandhurricanesandwill（6）lastforgenerations.AfterdevelopinganddemonstratingtheirmethodsinTabasco，NewStoryintendstooffertheuseoftheirtechnologytogovernmentsandotherhousingnonprofits.Abridgethatcan'tbeburnedAbilene，Texas，isseeingsuccessthroughaninnovative（7）tohomelessnesscalledBuiltforZero.BuiltforZeroteammembersbelievethatwithhomelessness，theproblemisn'tthepeople；it'sthesystems.Sowhilethey'redevelopingpersonalrelationshipswithhomeless"neighbors，"they'resimultaneouslyhelpingwithproblemslikeinefficienthousingassistancepoliciesand（8）.Theypractice"radicalhospitality，"whichmeanslearningeveryperson'snameandtreatingthemlikethey'reimportant.Theytakepeopleoutforcoffee，fixcarsandchargebatteriesinthehomelesscamps.Theyhelpneighbors（9）theassessmentprocessforhousingassistancewhenthey'reready，evenwhenit's（10）."Radicalhospitalitypromotesthedignityandworthofthoseweserve，"theyexplain，"anditproducesthebestresults."Theywanttobea"bridgethatcan'tbeburned."III.ReadingComprehensionSectionADirections：ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA，B，CandD.Filineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.16．（15分）Whenitcomestotimemanagementandproductivity，itallboilsdowntofindingandeliminatingyourtimethieves.Onceyou（1）thelow﹣valuetasksthattakeupyourtime，youwillfindyourselfwithtimetofocusonthetasksthatfuelgrowth.ThebiggestcriminalAsyoudrilldownintothedailyoperationsofyourorganization，you'llkilllotsoftimethieves，butonethat（2）islow﹣valueemail.Ihavespokenwiththousandsofbusinessleadersaskingthequestion："What'sthesinglegreatest（3）thatkillsyourproductivity？"Theoverwhelminganswer，byathree﹣to﹣onepercentage，wasemail.Itmaybepromotionaljunkmail（4）assomethingmoreimportant，orperhapsyouarebeingsentonsomethingthatrequiresnoactionorresponse.Yetyoustilltakehalfaminutetoscanthroughits（5）.Regardless，it'snotthosefewsecondsthatcostyou，it'stheminutesyouloseasyoutrytoregainfocusonyour（6）task.Nowmultiplythatbythedozensofemailseachday，anditaddsuptoprecioushourswhenyoucouldhavebeendoingsomethingmore（7）.HowwehandleemailWebeganexperimentingwithwaysto（8）theloadoneachotherbybeingsmarterwiththesubjectlines.Wesettledonanumerical（9）oftelegraphingtheimportanceofthecontents：##1＝Timesensitiveandimportant﹣readandtake（10）assoonaspossible.##2＝Actionrequired﹣readandtakenotedactionwithinareasonabletimeframe.##3＝FYI﹣NOactionrequired.Scanwhen（11）.Wealsomakesubjectlineseasiertoscanbyusinginformationthatpreviewstheemail：**2：NotesfromDallowayMeetingFeb24**2Mark：3Emily：FollowuptoStetsonProjectReviewcallApril12We'vefoundthatthemoreinformationweincludeatthetop，themoretimeit（12）thereceiver.Implementingthese（13）hasenhancedtheatmosphereofmycompany.Whyshouldsomeonefeeltheymustcheckworkmessagesallthetime？Yetpeoplereadhundredsofmessagesforfearof（14）.Emergencieshappen.Wemighthaveacompany﹣widesystemcrash.Butthatdoesn'tmeanthatmyheadofITneedstobeconstantly（15）hissmartphone.Ifit'sserious，ourteamwillcallhim.Onceyoutakecontrolofyourinbox（收件箱），youarefreetofocusonthingsthatreallymatters.（1）A.assignB.performC.extendedD.identify（2）A.leavesbehindB.standsoutC.bringsaboutD.resultsin（3）A.connectionB.relationC.interruptionD.completion（4）A.presentedB.regardedC.transformedD.symbolized（5）A.situationsB.requirementsC.surroundingsD.contents（6）A.originalB.standardC.currentD.additional（7）A.fruitlessB.interestingC.productiveD.sensitive（8）A.enhanceB.reduceC.developD.increase（9）A.calculationB.estimationC.predictionD.method（10）A.actionB.procedureC.measureD.account（11）A.pleasantB.satisfyingC.convenientD.miserable（12）A.takesB.savesC.costsD.wastes（13）A.thievesB.emailsC.numbersD.changes（14）A.missingoutB.messingupC.tearingdownD.lightingup（15）A.replacingB.ignoringC.checkingD.rejectingSectionBDirections：Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA，B，CandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.17．（8分）WhenIhadmyfirstbaby，afterbattlingbeingunabletoproducebabiesforthreeyears，Ireceivedagiftatthehospitalwithanote："ToJonathan﹣we'resogladyou'rehere."I'vealwaysrememberedthatnote﹣andthepersonwhosentit.MyheartacheandfearthatI'dneverhaveachildhadbeensweptawayandIfeltagreatjoy.Thatlittlenotemademefeelthatsomeoneelseunderstoodmyhappiness.Oddlyenough，shewasnotaclosefriend.Butatthatmoment，wesharedaspecialbond.Ilearnedthatdaythatthere'snothinglikeapersonalnote.Inthisageofimpersonaltechnology，ofcomputersandrecordedvoicesontelephones，thehand﹣writtennotemakesahumanconnection.Andnotjusttothereceiver，buttothewriteraswell.Itfeelsgoodtoexpressyoursincerethoughts.Whenyouputpentopaper，veryimportantfeelingsslipout，feelingsthatyoumightordinarilykeeptoyourself.Thisisespeciallytruewithemotionssuchas，"Iloveyou，"or"You'reimportanttome，"thatmayseemembarrassingtoactuallysay.Someofthebestnotesarewrittenbychildren，preciselybecausekidsaresoopenandhonest.They'reabletoexpresspowerfulemotionsinsimpleways，asmyyoungsondidoneValentine'sDay："Thiscomesfromtheheart，notfromthestore，"hewroteonhishomemadecard，anxiouslestImistakeitforonemeremoneycanbuy.Onanotheroccasion，hescrawled，"Happybirthday﹣I'mgladyou'remyMom!"Notesfromyoungstersareveryspecial，especiallyifthereceiverisseriouslyill.Whena70﹣year﹣oldmansufferedaheartattack，hiseight﹣year﹣oldgrandsonwrote，"Pleasegetwell，Grandpa.Whoelsewillplaycardswithme？Whowilltellmestories？Iloveyou，Grandpa."DidthisnotehelphisGrandparecoverinrecordtime？Doctorsmightnotthinkso，butIdo.（1）"Aspecialbond"（inparagraph1）isbroughtaboutby.A.theauthor'sfirstbabyB.theauthor'sbattlingunproductivenessC.thepersonworkinginthehospitalD.thenotetheauthorreceived（2）Whichofthefollowingistrueabouttheauthor'sattitudeaccordingtothepassage？A.Children'snotesarebetterthananyofothersduetotheiropennessandhonesty.B.Notesfromyoungstersareespeciallymemorabletotheirparentsandgrandparents.C.Tomarkthespecialtimesofalife，nothingcantaketheplaceofaheartfeltnote.D.Itfeelspowerfultovoiceyourgenuineideasbyrecordedvoicesontelephones.（3）Theword"scrawled"（inparagraph3）isclosestinmeaningto.A.signedB.wroteC.answeredD.exchanged（4）Itcanbeconcludedfromthepassagethattheauthorintendsto.A.advisereaderstousethehand﹣writtennoteforhumanconnectionB.givereaderssometipsonhowtochoosewordsonhand﹣writtennotesC.encourageseniorpeopletopayattentiontokids'hand﹣writtennotesD.persuadereaderstotakepeninhandandexpresstheirhappiness18．（6分）Onyournexttrip，whetheritbeclosetohomeorbeyond，encouragefamilymemberstobeawareoftheirsenses.Herearefivewaystodeepentheday'sexperienceandexpandawareness.1.Whatdoyousmell？Campfires，freshlycutgrass，apineforestandsweet﹣smellingrosegardensallofferanopportunitytosmellsomethingspecial.Talkwiththekidsaboutwhichsmellsmakethemwanttostickaroundandwhichtheyareeagertopassby.Docertainsmellscallupamemoryfromapreviousexperience？Noticehowdifferentmembersofyourfamilyrespond.2.Whatdoyouhear？Whileoutandabout，encouragethekidstoclosetheireyesandtunein.Isthatthewhistleofatraininthedistance？Doyouhearahorseclip﹣cloppingdownthetrailorthecryingofanow（貓頭鷹）？Listentothetrafficnoiseinthecity，wavescrashingonarockyshorelineoranunfamiliarbirdsinginginthetrees.3.Howdoesitfeel？Particularlyinthesechangingtimes，leavingthecomfortofhomecanstimulatearangeofemotionsextendingfromexcitementandexpectationtoanxietyanduncertainty.HowmightyourcrewreacttothedampnessofacoastaltownorthedryairoftheSonoranDesert？Whofeelstired？Orhungry？Orevenhomesick？Talkaboutit.4.MayItouch？Frompettingzoosandtidepoolstohorsefarmsandturtleshelters，travelhashistoricallyofferedfamiliestheopportunitytoreachfortheunexpected.Today，manyofthoseruleshavechanged.Beforeyouheadout，discussyoursafetyrules.COVIDconcernsaside，colorfulcoralandcertaingreen，leafyplantsmightlookinteresting，butclosecontactisn'tadvised.5.CanItasteit？Whilewe'vebeenstayinghome，manyfamilieshaveusedthetimetoencouragekidstoexpandtheirfoodrange.It'sagoodtimetotalkabouttheoriginsofdifferentingredientsandwhymanyareuniquetospecificregionsoftheworld.Seekoutthewebsitesofcities，countriesorresortsyoumightliketovisit.Manyareofferingdirectionsthatwillenableyoutoexplorethefoodanddrinkofdestinationsaroundtheworld.Fromcurrytobarbecuesauce，thereisastorytoaccompanyeveryflavoryou'llsample.（1）Theunderlinedphrase"tunein"（inparagraph3）isclosestinmeaningto.A.listenB.considerC.imagineD.reflect（2）Whichofthefollowingissuggestedaccordingtothepassage？A.Tosmellsomethingspecialandstaylongertorecalltheirmemories.B.Toanalyzetheweatherconditionsandavoidthedampnessordryair.C.Toavoidtouchingcolorfulcoralandcertaingreen，leafyplants.D.Toinspirechildrentoreadthecookingstoriesaroundtheworld.（3）Thepurposeofthepassageistoencouragefamilymembers.A.totravelaroundtheplacestheydreamaboutB.tousetheirsensestoexploretheworldaroundC.toleavetheirhomefordestinationsaroundD.toexpandawarenesstoimprovefivesenses19．（8分）HorribleimaginarythemesinstorieslikeReadyPlayerOne，asciencefictionfilm，representthestrugglebetweenfacingtherealworldandembracingacomfortingillusion（幻覺）.Somecharactersdon'tknowthatthey'retrappedinanartificialdream，whileothersknowinglychoosefancyoverreality.Inourdigitalage，thisdangerdoesn'tjustexistinfiction.Whetherwerealizeitornot，we'reallbecomingtrappedin"filterbubbles"invisiblementalcagesbuiltfromourprejudicesanddesireforcomfort.Wecreatethistrapbydoingthingslikeexposingourselvestopolitically﹣biased（偏見的）newsandentertainmentorsurroundingourselveswithlike﹣mindedfriends，Digitalalgorithms（算法）enhanceourproblembylearningwhatwelikeandfillingoursocialmediawithopinion﹣confirmingcontent.Theresultisapersonalizeddailyenvironmentthatfiltersoutcontrarypointsofview.Webecomefooledintobelievingthatouropinionsaboutcomplexissuesareunquestionable.Meanwhile，thefilterbubblesofthosewhodisagreewithusdeceivetheminthesameway.Thistwistedviewofrealityweakensourthinking，damagesourrelationshipsanddividesoursocieties.Howcantwopeoplehavearespectfulopen﹣mindeddiscussionwhentheybothbelievethatonlyastupidordishonestpersonwoulddisagreewiththem？Mediaalgorithmsaredeepeningourtendencytoself﹣isolatebystrengtheningthefalseideathatouropinionsareobviouslytrueandmoral.Theinternetismakinguslesslikeaglobalvillageandmorelikeaseaofmentalislandsdriftingfurtherandfurtherapart.Togetalongwithfamily，friendsandfellowcitizens，wemustpopourfilterbubbles.Wecandothisbydevelopingmeaningfulrelationshipswithpeoplewhothinkdifferentlythanus.Thisletsusexperiencetherealitythatpeoplewhobelieve"bad"thingscanbejustasgoodandasintelligentasweare.Wecanalsoreceivebalancedinformationbyconsumingnewsandentertainmentfromdifferentmedia.Determiningrightfromwrongiscomplicated.Livingoutsideofourfilterbubblesislesscomfortableandtakeseffort，butthepersonalrelationalandsocietalbenefitsarerich.（1）Whatphenomenondoes"filterbubbles"refertoaccordingtothepassage？A.Horribleimaginarythemesinstories.B.Beingtrappedinasciencefictionfilm.C.Embracingtherealworldandillusion.D.Beingblindtootherdifferentopinions.（2）Accordingtotheauthor，what'sonewayleadingtotheproblemdiscussedinthepassage？A.Digitalalgorithmspredictwhatpeoplelikeandprovideplentyofcontrarypointsofview.B.Peopleprefertoconsumemediathatconfirmstheiropinionsandavoidoppositeviewpoints.C.Therespectfulopen﹣mindedpeopleandlike﹣mindedonesbelieveeachotherstupid.D.Mediaalgorithmsandtheinternettendtoproduceatrue，moralandvirtualworld.（3）What'sthesolutionprovidedbytheauthortotheproblemmentioned？A.Tomakefriendswithdifferentkindsofpeoplewithdifferentviewpoints.B.Tobalancetheinformationbyconsumingnewsorentertainmentbythemselves.C.Toappealtothemediacompaniestochangethewaytheyprovidemedia.D.Toputtheresponsibilityonindividualconsumerstomakechoicesaboutthemedia.（4）Thebesttitleforthepassageis.A.StupidPrejudicesB.DigitalAlgorithmsC.FilterBubblesD.DigitalMediaSectionCDirections：Readthefollowingpassages.Fillineachblankwithapropersentencegiveninthebox.EachsentencecanbeusedonlyonceNotethattherearetwomoresentencesthanyouneed.20．（8分）A.Asstudentsorganizeandanalyzedatatheyaskmeaningfulquestionsanddigdeepertosolveproblems.B.Likenotes，outlinescanbeastrongvisualtoolaswell.C.Theyaregroupedinmoreofa"seeittobelieveit"typepersonality.D.Visuallearnersneedtoseesomethinginfrontofthembeforetheycantrulyunderstandit.E.Inaddition，interactingwithyoursourcesofinformationcanleadtogreatvisuallearning.F.Takingnotescanbeanartwhenyouareavisuallearner.VisualLearningTechniquesTherearesomepeoplethatidentifyasvisuallearners.Thesepeoplearemorelikelytolearnbetterthroughvisualrepresentationandstrategiesthanfromtextualsourcesandthelike.（1）.Thereareseveralmainwaysthatvisuallearnersengagewithinformation.Thesearetakingnotesduringlecturesorpresentations，representinginformationingraphs/charts/diagrams，andmemorizingdatathroughflashcards.（2）.Bulletpoints，theCornellMethod，mindmaps，theflowmethod，andwritingaboutslidescanallbewaystomakenotesmorevisuallyappealing.Bulletpointsallowustoorganizeandabsorbinformationbyseeingitinapoint﹣by﹣pointmanner.WiththeCornellMethod，youcansplitapageintotwosectionsbasedonthetypesthatwillbelearned.Thisallowsustoeasilysortcertaindatainourminds.Formoreabstractvisuallearners，mindmappingcertaintopicsandideasisideal.Also，inthesameway，theflowmethodinvolvesdrawingandshapestoshowhowacertainideaunfolds.Andfinally，writingaboutslidesofapresentationenablesonetorememberinformationeasierandtofocusoncertainpiecesofdata.Usinggraphsandothervisualrepresentationsofdataiscommonlysaidtobeagreatmethodoflearningnewinformation.According，"Venndiagrams，bargraphs，piegraphsandaxisplotsofferstudentsmultiplewaystovisualizeandinvestigatedata.（3）.Movingbeyondsimplymemorizingfacts，studentsacquiretheskillsofreasoning，inquiryandcommunication".Asyoucansee，visualrepresentationsofdataallowastudenttoinvolvemanyareasatoncetocreateamemorableandpowerfullearningexperience.Flashcardsareanoften﹣usedtoolformemorizingimportantfacts，figures，andotherinformation.AccordingtoMometrixTestPreparation，"（4）.Ateachercanlecturealldaytovisuallearners，butuntiltheinformationiswrittendowntheywillnotbegintocombineitintomemory.Aflashcardistheperfectmedium，then，foravisuallearner，becauseItpresentstheconceptinaclearandpreciseimage.Whetheraflashcardcontainstext，pictures，oracombinationofthetwo，itisinanidealformatforvisuallearners"，F(xiàn)lashcardsareevengoodforenteringinformationintoyoursubconscious.IV.SummaryWriting21．（10分）Directions：Readthefollowingpassage.Summarizethemainideaandthemainpoint（s）ofthepassageinnomorethan60words.Useyourownwordsasfaraspossible.TheFearofSuccessEveryonehasprobablyheardaboutthefearoffailure.Infact，thereisanother，somewhatsimilarfearwhichisoftenoverlookedorneglectedasinsignificant：thefearofsuccess.Itmightseemridiculous：whywouldanyonebeafraidofsucceedinginhisorherownlife？Whywouldsomeoneavoid﹣subconsciouslyorintentionally﹣accomplishingachievements，reachinggoals，andfulfillingtheirdreams？Thedevil，asalways，isinthedetails：thenumberofreasonsforapersonwiththefearofsuccesstoworryislarge.Unlikesomepeoplemightthink，manyofthesereasonsarereasonable.Eachpersonhashisorherstandardofsuccess，butratheroftentheycanbereducedtoseveraltypes：achievingacertainleveloffinancialwelfare；socialrecognition，fame，orpopularity；professionalgrowthanddevelopment；ahappymarriageandparenthood，andsoon.Whatiscommonforanyformofsuccessisthatitcanchangeaperson'slife﹣andthisisoneofthemainreasonswhypeoplecanbesoafraidofit.Successimpliesdoingnewthings，beingrecognizedinnewways，newworkloads，newcontacts，newdemandsandresponsibilities﹣inotherwords，incaseapersonsucceeds，thereistoomuchinnovationtodealwith.Besides，gettingintothespotlightimpliesbeingexamined，criticized，anddiscussed.Noteveryoneispreparedforsuchattention.Itismuchsafertostayonchartedterritory，goingthroughthesameroutineoverandoveragain，butkeepingahabitualandcomfortablelifestyle.V.TranslationDirections：TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglish，usingthewordsgiveninthebrackets.22．（3分）演講時應(yīng)運用不同的手勢增強(qiáng)表達(dá)效果。（suppose）23．（3分）你對某件事有把握時，你可以說"這是十拿九穩(wěn)的事。"（sure）24．（4分）盡管忙于搞科研，他還是保持著業(yè)余愛好，包括讀書和聽音樂。（Inspiteof）25．（5分）一旦深入閱讀名著，你會發(fā)現(xiàn)自己從歷史上最有才華作家的思想和觀察中受到啟迪。（Once）VI.GuidedWriting26．（25分）Directions：WriteanEnglishcompositionin120﹣150wordsaccordingtotheinstructionsgivenbelowinChinese.假設(shè)你是光華中學(xué)的學(xué)生李明，最近在某英文報上看到一則征文啟事：這些年，各種新聞和現(xiàn)實顯示，社會上的老人們屢屢上當(dāng)受騙，成了騙子們最喜歡的目標(biāo)人群。為了避免老年人上當(dāng)受騙，你有何切實可行的建議？現(xiàn)請你給該報編輯寫一封信，內(nèi)容須包括：（1）簡要分析老年人上當(dāng)受騙的原因；（2）提出切實可行的防止老年人上當(dāng)受騙的建議并說明理由。注：信的開頭與結(jié)尾已經(jīng)提供；信中不能出現(xiàn)真實姓名和學(xué)校名稱。Deareditor，__________Yourssincerely，LiMing

2020-2021學(xué)年上海市寶山區(qū)高二（下）期末英語試卷參考答案與試題解析I.ListeningComprehensionSectionADirections：InSectionA，youwillheartenshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Attheendofeachconversation，aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Theconversationsandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaconversationandthequestionaboutit，readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaper：anddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.1．（1分）A.Heisangryabouthavingtowaitforher.B.Heknowswh