2020-2021學(xué)年致遠(yuǎn)高級中學(xué)高二上期末英語試卷（答案不全）

致遠(yuǎn)高中2020學(xué)年第一學(xué)期期末教學(xué)評估高二英語

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I.ListeningComprehension

ILGrammarandvocabulary

SectionA

Directions:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammatically

correct.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheother

blanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.

LivingaLifeFullofWildAdventures

HelenSkeltonwasbroughtuponaremotefarm,andherfamilywasn'tfullof'runnersand

climbers'*.However,shehassincetravelledtheworldon(21)seriesofrecordbreakingadventures.

TheformerBluePeterpresenterhaskayaked(戈ll皮劃艇)downtheAmazonRiver,cycledtotheSouthPoleand

doneatightropewalkbetweenthechimneysofBatter-seaPowerStationinLondon.Now,Skelton(22)

(share)thesecretsofhersuccessinanewbookcalledWildGirl:HowtoHaveGLIncredible

OutdoorAdventures.

(23)she*sgotplentyofstampsinherpassport,Skeltonsaysyoudon'tneedtogototheAmazon

orAntarcticainordertohaveanadventure—there'splentytodohereintheUK.ShegrewupinCumbria,and

wouldgobike-ridingandskateboardingwithhermum,aswellasbuildingrafts.Shehopestopassonthese

adventurestoherownchildren.

Despitethetitle,Skeltonsaysthatthebookisn'tjustforgirls.Shebelievesadventureisaleveller-an

activity(24)menandwomenareequal.Adventures(25)alsobeeducational.Skelton

sayswhenyou'reatthemercyoftheelementsyouhavetoadaptandbeflexible,whichisagreatlessonforlife.

Ofalltheplacesshe(26)(be)to,SkeltonsaystheSouthPolewasparticularlyhard;"It'slike

livinginafreezer.ICsthewindiest,driest,coldestplaceonEarth."Skeltonexplains,"Youcan'tevenputupyour

tent,whichisyouronlyshelter,(27)puttingonhugegloves,otherwiseyou'llgetafrostbite.(28)

(put)upatentinovenglovesisn'teasy.'1

Heradvicetoanyaspiringadventurerswouldbeto"notworryabout(29)thecommentsother

peoplemightmake.WhenIsaidFmgoingtokayaktheAmazon,peopletoldmethat'smadness.And,ifIhad

listenedtothem,Ineverwouldhavedone(30)ofit.Sojusttry.”

SectionB

Directions:Fillineachblankwithaproperwordchosenfromthebox.Eachwordcanbeusedonlyonce.Note

thatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.

E-Scooters

A.regardlessB.chargedC.optionD.mostlyE.transformative

F.poweredG.connectivityH.prospectsI.popularJ.championsK.invasion

Overthepasttwoyears,electricscootershavebecomeever-presentinmanyofEuropeandAmerica'sbiggest

cities.BritainisthelastmajorwesternEuropeancountrytoholdoutagainstthe(31).E-scootersarenot

allowedonpublicroads,thoughpeopledoridethemoncyclelanesandpavements(32).Butwhere

theyarepermittede-scootersharingcompanieshavesprungupinlargenumbers.Totheir(33),

e-scootersarerevolutionary:the"iPhoneOfurbantransport".Totheircritics,theyaredangerous,anti-socialand

veryannoying.

Aswithadockless(無樁)bike,scootersarefittedwithGPStrackersandwireless(34).Customers

downloadanappandscanaQRcodeonthescootertounlockit.Theyarethen(35)asmallamount.

Bird,whichlauncheditse-scooterinSantaMonica,CaliforniainSeptember2017charges$1plus15centsper

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minute,onaverage,intheUS-totravelwheretheywanttogo,atamaximumspeedofaround15mph.Atnight,the

scootersareroundedup,chargedandreturnedto(36)spots.

E-Scootershavethepotentialtosolvesomeoftheworldsbiggesttransportproblems.Mostcitiesarealready

dangerouslypollutedandheavilycongested,anditissimplynota(n)(37)toputmorecarsandtaxison

thestreets.Scootersareefficient;onekilowatthourofenergycarriesonaverageacar(38)bypetrol

lessthanamile,andane-scooter80miles.

Scootersareclean,cheap,andtheyrequirelittlenewinfrastructure.ForacountrylikecardependentAmerica,

theycouldbegenuinely(39):roughly60%ofUSjourneysareundersixmiles,andmostofthetime

driversridealone.EveninEuropeancities,which(40)havegoodpublictransportsystems,theyare

veryusefulfortravellingthe''finalmile".AccordingtoBird,40%oftaxi-ridingjourneysinLondonareundertwo

miles,soe-scooterscouldhelptakealotofcarsoffthestreets.

III.ReadingComprehension

SectionA

Directions:ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Fillin

eachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext

Theteenageyearsofanindividualismarkedbyevaluatingone'svalues,experiencingashiftinoutlooks,and

atendencytoactrebellious.Itcanalsobeatimewhensomeonebecomesextremely(41)tonegative

influences,andisdrawntowardsdangeroussituations.Ontheotherhand,forparents,theperiodoftheirchildren's

adolescencemeansregularlyworryingabouttheirsafetyandformationasacitizen.Thus,amethodof

(42)teenagers'securityisneeded,andcurfews(宵禁)areoftenseenassuchameasure,sincetheyhave

provedtheir(43)thesametime,certainpeculiaritiesexistaboutestablishingcurfewsforchildren.

TheissueofteenagecurfewsiswidelydebatedintheUnitedStates,wherethismethodisstillrather

(44),andinEuropeandemocracies,wherethismeasureisyetnotsowidelyusedThefirstandforemost

reasonforestablishingcurfewsischildren'ssecurity.(45)curfewsrequireteenagersunder17yearstostayout

ofstreetsstartingfrom1Ip.m.ormidnight.Thisisbelievedtoprotectthemfromcrimescommittedafter

nightfall,aswellasfrombreakingthelaw,

andthereexistsseriousevidence(46)thisbelief.Forexample,whenNewOrleansenabledadusk-til-dawn

curfewin1994,theratesofjuvenilecrimewerereportedtofallmorethan20percent.Evenmoreimpressive

(47)wererecordedinDallas,whichreporteda30-percentdecreaseinviolentjuvenilecrime,anda

21-percentdecreaseintheoverallratesofcrimescommittedbyyoungpeople(TheNewYorkTimes).

Ontheotherhand,curfewscanbeseenasapreventivemeasurethatrobyoungpeopleoftheir

rights,(48)theirfreedom.Thisopinionis(49)supportedbythefactthatcurfewviolations(違規(guī))and

therespectivechargesareamongthemostoftencommittedjuvenilecrimesintheUnitedStates.(50),

therewerereportsclaimingthatpolicearrestedmorenon-whiteteenagersforcurfewviolations.Allthiscancause

ateenagertobelievetheyhavecrossedapsychologicallinedividingthemascriminals;thus,suchteenagersmay

starttoseethemselvesasoutlaws,whichcan(51)committingmoreseriouscrimesthanacurfewoffense.

Whatisimportantfbraparenttorememberwhenestablishingacurfewfortheirchildrenisthata

teenager'smisjudgedviewofcertain(52)maycausethemtomisbehaveinsomeotherway;thisisproved

byresearchconductedbytheUniversityofMinnesota,accordingtowhichteenstendtoprotestagainstwhatthey

seeas(53).Consideringthis,parentsshould(54)theauthoritarianstyleofestablishingcurfews;

instead,theyshouldhaveaconversationwiththeirteenagerthatwouldbeaimedatfindingidealconditionsfora

curfewthatwould(55)bothsides.

41.A.opposedB.subjectedC.related□.restricted

42.A.improvingB.restoringC.ensuring0.expanding

43.A.principleB.referenceC.approachD.efficiency

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44.A.popularB.absentC.practical0.accessible

45.A.TypicalB.EvidentC.Critical0.Specific

46.A.inplaceofB.inhonorofC.incaseofD.infavorof

47.A.resultsB.eventsC.patternsD.links

48.A.protectingB.acknowledgingC.limitingD.liberating

49.A.officiallyB.logicallyC.particularly0.physically

50.A.BycontrastB.InadditionC.InconclusionD.Ingeneral

51.A.takechargeofB.contributetoC.resultfromD.dealwith

52.A.rulesB.chargesC.crimesD.relations

53.A.impoliteB.unrealisticC.inadequateD.unfair

54.A.adoptB.allowC.avoidD.address

55.A.satisfyB.spareC.surround□.settle

SectionB

Directions:Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsorunfinished

statements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccording

totheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread

（A）

E-cigarettesBan:GoodnewsforTobacco?

Theproposedbanonflavorede-cigarettesmaydrivemanyAmericansbacktocigarettes,saidChristopher

PalmeriandJeffGreenintheLosAngeTimes.Respondingtoanoutbreakofhundredsofseriouslungillnesses

fromvapes（電子煙）thatkilledaseventhpersonthisweek

FDA（食物藥品監(jiān)管局）willoutlaweverythingbuttobacco-flavored-cigarettes,asMichiganandNew

Yorkstaterecentlydid.Flavorslikebutteredpopcornandmangohelpedcreate"anexplosion"inteenvaping.But

hundredsofthousandsofteensalreadyaddictedtonicotine-and9millionadultswhovape-maysimplyreplace

vapingwithtobaccoproducts.Bybanningfavoredvapesthegovernmentmaybe"closingthesheddoorafterthe

horsehasgottenout."

Nobodyvapes"becausetheflavorissoamazing,"saidDavidMarcusinTheFederalistcom.That'swhy

thebanissoclueless.HIfkidswanttotastebubblegum,theycanbuy,youknow,bubblegum."Vapinggiantslike

Juulneedtobehonestaboutthefactthatthey9reinthenicotinebusiness,andmonitorthemselvesaccordingly.

Theyshouldspendbillionsensuringthatstoresdon'tselltominorsinsteadoftoutingthe"scientific

conclusionHthate-cigarettesaresaferthansmoking.Theburninginvolvedinsmokingcigarettescreatestaranda

bunchofchemicalsnotpresentine-cigarettes'wateryvapor.True,butnicotineisalsoadangerousandaddictive

drugandvapingliquiditselfcontainschemicalsthatdamagebloodvesselsC血管）."Theideaofsafesmoking"isHa

lie,'*andthevapingindustry'sfruit-andcandy-flavoredpods"areproofofevilintent."

"Themassiveincreaseinteenvapers"isareasonableconcern,saidRobertGebelhoffinWashington

P.Buttheevidencesuggeststhatthelungillnessesthatledthegovernmenttoactwerecausedby

black-marketproductscutwithdangeroussubstance.Banningfavoredvapeswillonlydrivemorenicotineaddicts

andteenstotheblackmarket,whichwillbehappytoprovide

fruitypods.Insteadofbanningflavors,thegovernment^shouldempowertheFDAtofullyregulatetheindustry.1'

Thatwouldletscience,"notpanic,guideourpolicy.n（375）

56.Whatledtotheproposedbanone-cigarettes?

A.Popularflavorslikemangoledtoteennicotineaddiction.

B.Thelackofproperlegalsupervisioninthevapingindustry.

C.Anincreasednumberofdeathsresultingfromlungdiseases.

D.Thesharpincreaseinthesaleofunhealthytobaccoproducts.

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57.Whatmighthappenifthebantakeseffect?

A.FDAwouldregulatethetobaccoindustrymoreeffectively.

B.Thevapingindustrywouldbemorestrictlymonitored.

C.Theevilintentofthevapingindustrywouldberevealed.

D.Thetobaccoindustrymightregainitspreviousglory.

58.TheunderlinedwordHtoutingnprobablymeans.

A.PromotingB.challengingC.assumingD.tolerating

59.Whatisthewriter'sattitudetowardsvapeban?

A.Supportive.B.DisapprovingC.UninterestedD.Impartial.

(B)

Alsoofinterest..infamilydramas

TheTravelers

byReginaPorter(Hogarth,$27)

ThoughReginaPorter'sformallydaringfirstnovel"canfeeltoomuchlikeajigsawpuzzle,"itachievesa

"simplystunning11levelofcomplexity,saidMengJinintheSanFraciscoChronicle.Asthefirst-timenovelisttells

thestoriesoftwoGeorgiafamilies—oneblack,onewhite—sheweavestogethereventsfrom1946to2010while

deftlyshiftingbetweenplay-likedialogue,straightnarrative,andvariousothermodes.Notonecharacterisamere

extra,andtheimpressiveresult''looksverymuchlikelife.'1

AskAgain,Yes

byMaryBethKeane(Scribner,$27)

MaryBethKeane'snewnovelis"oneofthemostunpretentiouslyprofoundbooksFvereadinalongtime,"said

MaureenCorriganinNPR.org.In1973NewYorkCity,tworookiecopsforgeafriendshipthatshapesthelivesof

theIrish-Americanfamiliestheyraisesidebysideinanearbysuburb.Becauseeachchapteristoldfromanew

perspective,wecometoknowalmosteverymemberofthosefamilies,andKeane"beautifullydramatizes"how

livesarebuiltonaseriesofhappenstances,includingtragicones.

NativeCountryoftheHeart

byCherrieMoraga(Farrar,Straus&Giroux,$26)

"Thismemoir'sbeautyisinitsfierceintimacy/saidRoyHoffmaninTheNewsYorkTimes.Playwright

CherrieMoragamakeshermothertheheroineofthebook,bringingthelateimmigrant'sstorytolife“wilhapoet's

verve."Mexican-bornElviraMoraga,whopickedcottoninCaliforniaat1l,soldcigarettesinTijuanaat14,and

neverlearnedtoread,becametheheartandsoulofalargeextendedfamily.Here,she*sacharactertooresonantto

bemerelyemblematic.

TheEdgeofEveryDay

byMarinSardy(Pantheon,$26)

Mentalillnessleavesnooneinafamilyuntouched,saidAlisonVanHouteninOutside.Inabookwhosenonlinear

structure"mimicstheerraticnatureofschizophrenia,"essayistMarinSardybringingthedescribeshowthe

disorderstruckhermotherandabrother,scramblinglifeforallthe

children.Hermother'sparanoiddelusionsdisruptedtheirschooling;yearslater,Sardy'sbrother,

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afterrefusinghelp,committedsuicide/'Howdoesoneleadanysemblanceofanormallifeunder

suchcircumstances?"Sardyshowsushow.

Note:

1.resonant*共振的，共鳴的2.emblematic*象征的，典型的

3.nonlinear:非線性的4.schizophrenia:精神分裂癥

60.Whichbooktouchesuponapersonalfamilytragedy?

A.TheTravelers.B.AskAgain,Yes

C.NativeCountryoftheHeart.D.TheEdgeofEveryDay.

61.WhichofthefollowingabouteachbookisTRUE?

A.TheTravelerstellsastraightforwardstoryabouttwoGeorgiafamilies.

B.ThethreadrunningthroughAskAgain,YesisIrishwayoflife.

C.NativeCountryoftheHeartwaswritteninmemoryofElviraMoraga

D.TheEdgeofEveryDaydescribesone'sstruggleagainstmentaldiseases.

62.Whatdothefourbookshaveincommon?

A.Theywerepublishedbythesamepublishinghouse.

B.Theybelongtohesametypeofliteraryworks.

C.Thestorieswere11setinthelastcentury.

D.Theyrepresentedthepeaklevelofeachwriter.

（C）

MorethanascoreofAustralianraremammalshavebeenkilledbywildcats.Thesepredator（撲食者），which

arrivedwithEuropeansettlers,stillthreatennativewildlife——andaretplentifulonthemainlandtoeliminate,as

hasbeenachievedonsomesmallislandswhichwerepreviouslyfilledwiththem.ButAlexandraRossofthe

UniversityofNewSouthWalesthinksshehascomeupwithadifferentwaytodealwiththeproblem.Asshe

writesinapaperintheJournalofAppliedEcology,sheisgivingfeline（貓科的）-awarenesslessonstowild

animalsinvolvedinreintroductionprograms,inordertotrytomakethemcat-conscious.

ManyAustralianmammals,thoughnotactuallyextinct,arerestrictedtofragmentsofcat-freehabitat.This

will,however,pultheforcedmigrantsbackinthesightsofthecatsthatcausedtheprobleminthefirst

place.Trainingthemigrantswhiletheyareincaptivity,usingstuffedmodels

andthesortsofsoundsmadebycats,hasprovedexpensiveandineffective.MsRossthereforewonderedwhether

puttingtheminlargenaturalenclosureswithascatteringofpredatorsmightserveasaformoftrainingcampto

preparethemforintroductionintotheirnew,cat-riddenhomes.

Shetestedthisideaonatypeofbandicoot（袋貍）thatsuperficiallyresemblesarabbit.Sheandhercolleagues

raisedtwohundredbandicootsinahugeenclosurethatalsocontainedfivewildcats.Asacontrol,sheraiseda

nearlyidenticalpopulationinasimilarenclosurewithoutthecats.Sheleftanimalstogetonwithlifefortwoyears,

which,giventhatbandicootsbreedfourtimesayearandliveforaroundeightyears,wasaconsiderableperiodfor

them.Aftersomepredation（撲食）andprobablysomelearning,sheabstracted21bandicootfromeachenclosure,

attachedradiotransmitterstothemandreleasedthemintoathirdenclosurethathadtenhungrycatsinit.Shethen

monitoredwhathappenednext.Theoutcomewasthatthetrainingworked.Overthesubsequent40daystenofthe

untrainedanimalswereeatenbycats,butonlyfourofthetrainedones.Oneparticularbehavioraldifferenceshe

noticedwasthatbandicootsbroughtupinapredator-freeenvironmentweremuchmorelikelytosleepalonethan

werethosebroughtuparoundcats.Andwhenarearound,sleepingaloneisdangerous.Howwellbandicootsthat

haveundergonethisextremetrainingwillsurviveinthewildremainstobeseen.ButMsRosshasatleastprov

reasonforhope.

63.Whatcanbelearnedfromthefirstparagraph?

A.Thefeline-awarenesslessonshaveprovedineffective.

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B、TherearetoomanywildcatstobekilledinAustralia.

C.Differentwayshavebeentriedtohuntandkillwildlife.

D.Nativewildlifehasbeenthreatenedbygrowingpopulation

64.Theforcedmigrantsinthesecondparagraphreferto

A.Australianmammalsrestrictedtocertainareas

B.Thewildcatstrackingdownthemammals

C.Wildanimalsinvolvedintheprogram

D.Thepredatorscapturedbytheanimaltrainers

65.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutthefirsttwoenclosures?

A.Theywerebothcloselymonitored.

BTheyhad200bandicootsintotal.

C.Theyhadsimilarnaturalenvironment.

D.Theybothhadwildcatsinthem.

66.WhatwasthefindingofMsRoss*researchproject?

A.Untrainedbandicootsfailedtoidentifycats.

B.Trainingbandicootspreparedthemtofightcats.

C.Sleepingaloneinthewildwasdangerous.

D.Bandicootscouldbetrainedtoavoidpredators.

SectionC

Directions:Readthepassagecarefully.Fillineachblankwithapropersentencegiveninthebox.Eachsentence

canbeusedonlyonce.Notethattherearetwomoresentencesthanyouneed.

A.Onceayear,BenvisitsthegardentohonorMrs.Craven'smemory.

B.Herlifeisturnedupsidedownwhenherparentssuddenlydiefromaterribledisease

C.Duetohispoorhealth,doctorspredictedhewoulddieanearlydeath.

D.Atthestartofthenovel,manycharactersaresufferingandgoingthroughhardtimes.

E.Oneday,sheputshiminawheelchairandtakeshimtothesecretgarden.

FInside,shefindsthatmanyoftheforgottenplantsarealmostdead.

TheSecretGarden-AClassicalNovelaboutHopeandRedemption

TheSecretGardenisapopularworkofchildren'sliterature.Thenovelissetintheearly1900s!Themain

characterisMaryLennox,a10-year-oldBritishgirl.(67)Maryisthensenttolivewithherwealthy

uncleArchibaldCraven,whoownsalargeestateinthecountryside.Atfirst,Maryisboredbythepeopleshe

meetsaswellastheslowpaceofrurallife.Oneday,amaidtellsMaryaboutahiddengardenthatMrs.Craven

keptbeforeherdeath.ThetaleofMrs.Craven'ssecretenclosureawakensMary'scuriosity.Shemakesither

missiontofindoutmoreaboutthemysteriousgarden.

Whileexploringtheproperty,sheseesarobinrestingonamoundofdirtMarydigsthroughthesoilandfinds

thekeytothelockedgardendoor.(68)Shedecidestodowhateverittakestobringthesecretgarden

backtolife.

Meanwhile,MarystartstohearhauntingcriesontheestateatnightOneevening,shefollowsthesoundsand

discoversMr.Craven'sson,Colin.MarylearnsthatColinisillandcan'twalk(69)Mr.Craven

orderedhisservantstocareforColinbutwouldnevervisitbecausehissonremindedhimofhiswife.

MaryandColinbecomegoodfriends.MaryconvincesCointhathecanusehismindtoovercomehis

illness.(70)There,theymeetBenWeather-staff,oneofMr.Craven'sservants.Theyalldecideto

worktogethertorestorethearea.Whentheirworkisfinished,theyplanasurpriseforMr.Craven.Hearrivesat

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thegardenandfindstheflowersinbloom,justliketheywerewhenhiswifewasalive.Moreimportantly,he's

oveijoyedtoleanthatColinhasbecomeahealthyboy.Theirrelationshipisrepaired,andtheylookforwardtoa

brighterfuture.

IV.SummaryWriting

Directions:Readthefollowingpassage.Summarizethemainideaandthemainpoint(s)ofthepassageinno

morethan60words.Useyourownwordsasfaraspossible.

Haveyoueverheardyourownvoiceplayedback?Otherpeoplehearusdifferentlyfromhowwehear

ourselves.Thesameistrueofhowweseeourselves.Eachofushasadifferentself-concept.Yourself-conceptis

theviewyouhaveofyourself.Itmayormaynotmirrorthewayotherpeopleseeyou.Thismuchiscl