山东省济宁市2020-2021学年高二下学期期末考试英语Word版含答案

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济宁市2020~2021学年度高二第二学期期末质量检测英语试题注意事项：1.答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考生号、考场号、座位号填写在答题卡上。2.回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。3.考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。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，并标在试卷的相应位置。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.WhatisMs.Juliedoing?A.Havingdinner.B.Pickingsomeoneup.C.Dealingwithsomework.2.Howmuchshouldthemanpayforthebook?A.$8.B.$12.C.$20.3.Wherearethespeakers?A.InAustralia.B.InCanada.C.InEngland.4.Whatdoesthewomanimplyabouttheman?A.Hewearstoolittle.B.Heisoverweight.C.Hehasfairskin.5.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?A.Aweekendplan.B.Thelatestbooks.C.Anewmovie.第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）听下面5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，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7小题。6.WhatwasthewomandoingwhenMikecameback?A.Cookingdinner.B.Sleeping.C.Makingacall.7.HowdidMikefeelaboutBill'snews?A.SurpriseD.B.ExciteD.C.Embarrassed.听下面一段对话，回答第8和第9小题。8.Whatdoesthemanexplainabouttheproductatfirst?A.Itsprice.B.Itsdesign.C.Itsmeaning.9.Wherewillthewomanplacetheframe?A.Inherhouse.B.Inheroffice.C.Inherfriend'shouse.

1听下面一段对话，回答第10至第12小题。10.WhatdoesthewomanaskHenrytodotomorrow?A.Pickupcustomers.B.Staylaterthanusual.C.TakeoverCharlie'swork.11.WhatwillHenrydofirst?A.Printhisreport.B.Studythematerial.C.Giveapresentation.12.Whatisthepointofthemeeting?A.Tosearchfornewcustomers.B.Toshowtheideastoasalesgroup.C.TopurchaseaproductfromNorway.听下面一段对话，回答第13至第16小题。13.Whatdoesthewomanforgettotake?A.Hercellphone.B.Hercreditcard.C.Hermembershipcard.14.Howdoesthemancheckthewoman'sinformation?A.Byherreceipt.B.ByherIDnumber.C.Byhercellphonenumber.15.Whatdidthewomanbuyamonthago?A.Anovel.B.Twotextbooks.C.Magazines.16.Whyisn'tthewomanallowedtomakeapurchasenow?A.Shehasn'tpaidthefee.B.Shedidn'treplytotheemail.C.Shedoesn'ttakeenoughmoney.听下面一段独白，回答第17至第20小题。17.HowdidpeopleinSouthAfricacelebrateEarthHourin2020?A.Byuploadingvideos.B.Byholdingperformances.C.Bystartingadigitalcampaign.18.WhyareGretaThunberg'swordsmentioned?A.ToillustratetheeffectofEarthHour.B.Toencourageustosaveenergyanytime.C.Toshowtheurgencyofenvironmentalprotection.19.WheredidEarthHourstart?A.InSingapore.B.InAustralia.C.InSweden.20.Whatwasspecialinthe2016EarthHour?A.ThePyramidsinEgyptwereclosedforaday.B.ActivitieswereorganizedintheEiffelTower.C.TheInternationalSpaceStationparticipatedinit.第二部分阅读（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

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4examinethemodel'scapacityforaccuracyforanticipatingthestatisticalnumberofdailycardiacarrestsinotheryears."Thispredictivemodelmaybeusefulforpreventingoutofhospitalcardiacarrest,"saidtheresearchers.However,it'scriticallyimportanttonotethatthisstudydoesnotpromiseawaytopredictwhenpeoplewillreallydiefromcardiacarrest.Asaleadingcauseofdeath,thenewmachinelearningAImerelypredictswhentheriskofhavingaheartattackishigh.28.What'sparagraph3mainlyabout?A.Theseriousnessofcardiacarrests.B.Thepowerofartificialintelligence.C.Thegreatsignificanceofthefindings.D.Thetimeofcardiacarrests'occurrence.29.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"implemented"meaninparagraph4?A.Created.B.Applied.C.Suspended.D.Updated.30.What'stheauthor'sattitudetothewarningsystem?A.Critical.B.Negative.C.Doubtful.D.Objective.31.Whatisthemainpurposeofthetext?A.Tostatethepotentialrisksofheartattacks.B.Tostresstheimportanceofconductingresearches.C.Tointroduceabreakthroughofadiseaseprediction.D.Topointouttheshortcomingsofmoderntechnology.DFromgrowingcereals（谷物）thousandsofyearsagototheattractiveanddecorativegardensoftoday,thenatureofgardenshaschangedwithnumerousculturalandhistoriceventsovertime.Recently,agroupof32MichiganMasterGardenersandMichiganStateUniversityemployeestouredsomeofthemostfamousgardensinthecountriesofFranceandMaltaonastudytrip,observingtheprogressofgardeningandhowcultureandhistoricaleventsshapedgardendesign.Forexample,thepurposeofthegardenattheChateauofVersaillesinParis,France,wasprimarilytodemonstratethewealthoftheroyaltyatthetimeaswellastechnologicalinnovation.TheChateauwasfirstbuiltjustasahuntinghousebyLouisXIIIin1623.However,LouisXIVexpandedVersaillestocreatearoyalresidencewheretheroyalcourtcouldgatherduringthemid-1600s.Thegardenwasdesignedbythefamouslandscapearchitect,AndreLeNotreduring1660to1680.Giverny,asmallvillageonly75milesfromthenorthwestcoastofFranceontheEnglishChannel,wasahaven（乐土）forimpressionistartistsduringthelate1800s.ItwasremovedfromthecityofParisandwasmostnotablyhometoClaudeMonetandhisgarden.Monetdevelopedthegardensoverthecourseofhiscareertobehisoutdoorstudio.Forhim,hisgardenwasapassionandtheromanticlandscapewasonetobepaintedoverandoverfromanewangleorwithdifferentlighting.DuringWorldWarIandWorldWarII,peopleintheUnitedStatesandaroundtheworldplanted"VictoryGardens".Thesevegetable,fruitandherbgardensprovidedprivatecitizenswithnutritionduringtimesofwarandhelpedfreeupadditionalresourcesforthesoldiers.Thesegardensdemonstratedtheirloveforthecountryandprovidedtheownerswithasenseofachievementinuncertaintimes.Throughouttime,gardensnotonlyreflecttheindividualownerorcreator,butarealsoaphotographofthe

5historicaleventsandcultureofthetime.Whatwillyourgardensayaboutyou?32.WhatwasthegoalofconstructingtheChateauofVersailles?A.Toshowroyalpower.B.Toserveasacourt.C.Toshelterlocalhunters.D.Tohonoranarchitect.33.WhyisGivernysoappealingtoimpressionistartists?A.Itisfarawayfrombigcities.B.Itisasourceofinspiration.C.Ithasfully-equippedstudios.D.Ithasgoodlightingfacilities.34.Whatisthehiddenvalueof"VictoryGardens"?A.Anappealforabalanceddiet.B.Ademonstrationofloveforpeace.C.Anexhibitionoffoodvariety.D.Asymbolofindividualcontributions.35.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A.MostMemorableGardenArchitectsinHistory.B.LatestResearchonHiddenBenefitsofGardens.C.GardensasaReflectionofHistoryandCulture.D.InvaluableWisdominConstructionofGardens.第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Asastudent,youmaynotknowtherightwaytoapproachtheteacherorevenwhattosay.36However,ifyouusethefollowingstrategies,youcanaskateacherforhelpmoreeasily.37Whenpossible,trytofigureoutthesolutiontoyourproblemonyourownbeforeyouaskyourteacherforhelp.Teacherslikeitwhenstudentstrytosolveproblemsbeforeaskingforhelp.Itshowsindependence.Bebrave.38Thetruthis,notaskingforhelpisusuallyworsebecauseyoudon'tgetthehelpyouneed.Ifyou'vetriedtosolveproblemsbutstillneedhelp,thenbebraveandaskyourteacher.Takeadeepbreathandremindyourselfthataskingyourteacherforhelpisamaturethingtodo.Saytoyourself,"AskingforhelpmeansI'mmature.39"Youcanalsoremindyourself,"There'sprobablysomeoneelsewhohasthesamequestion,butisafraidtoask.SoI'llbebraveandask."Getyourteacher'sattentiontherightway.Yelling"Ineedhelp"orjustblurtingout（脱口而出）yourquestionwhileyourteacheristalkingisnotthebestwaytogettheirattention.Yourteacherhasprobablyletyouknowhowyoushouldgettheirattentionwhenyouneedhelp.Raiseyourhandorusethesignalyourteachertaughtyouforgettingtheirattention.Sometimesyoumayneedtoapproachyourteachertogettheirattention.40Tellyourteacherwhatyouneedhelpwith.Teachersknowalotofthings,andsometimesitseemsthattheycanreadyourmind.Youjustneedtoletthemknowexactlywhatyouneedhelpwith.A.Listentotheresponsecarefully.B.Trytosolvetheproblembyyourselffirst.C.Askmorequestionsifyouhaveproblems.D.It'swhatIshoulddowhenIdon'tunderstand.E.Anyway,politelysay"Excuseme"whendoingso.F.Itcansometimesbedifficulttoaskateacherforhelp.

6G.Peopleoftenwon'taskforhelpbecausetheyareafraidtheywilllookstupid.第三部分语言运用（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。SakinaHalalGrillisaWashingtonrestaurantknownforitsgenerosity.However,ithasbeenabletogetthroughtheCOVID-19pandemic（流行病）becauseofotherpeople's41.Likemanysmallbusinesses,SakinaHalalGrillwas42hardbythepandemic.Therestauranthadto43severaltimes,butwhenitreopened,businesswasslow.Infact,businesswassoslowthatownerKaziMannanwasn'tableto44therentontherestaurantandthe45ofhisemployees.ButMannanandhisemployeesweren'ttheonlyoneswhowere46.SakinaHalalGrillhadalways47freemealstohomelesspeople.ButwhenSakinaHalalGrillwasstruggling48,Mannanhadtomakethe49decisiontostophandingoutmealsforfree."Myheart50indoingso,butthemissionoffeedinganotherhumanbeingwhocan't51amealisalwaysclosetomyheart,"saidMannan.Luckily,afriendassistedMannantosetupaGoFundMepagetoaskforhelp.Within24hours,Mannan52muchmoneyfrompeopleallovertheworld."Iamvery53,"saidMannan."Peopleareangels;theyunderstoodmypainand54me."Withthesemoney,hecouldrehiresomestaffsandregainthe55tocontinuehismissiontohelpothers.41.A.kindnessB.visitsC.adviceD.influence42.A.dividedB.treatedC.hitD.destroyed43.A.moveB.extendC.shiftD.close44.A.contributeB.claimC.collectD.pay45.A.wagesB.debtsC.mealsD.bonus46.A.firedB.affectedC.praisedD.supported47.A.brokedownB.calledforC.givenawayD.subscribedto48.A.physicallyB.financiallyC.psychologicallyD.technologically49.A.toughB.smartC.immediateD.cautious50.A.meltsB.beatsC.achesD.sinks51.A.serveB.prepareC.orderD.afford52.A.raisedB.borrowedC.savedD.donated53.A.surprisedB.stressedC.touchedD.depressed54.A.owedB.acceptedC.appreciatedD.rescued55.A.arrangementB.opportunityC.urgeD.advantage第二节（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。TheMogaoCavesareremoteinDunhuangCity,GansuProvince.They,56（locate）intheGobiDesert,aremostfamousfortheirgrandfrescoes（壁画）.Dunhuang,57itsexotic（奇异的）namesuggests,representsafascinatingdreamoftheromanceoftheancientSilkRoad.Asacitywith58（few）than200,000regularresidents,Dunhuangattractedmorethan13milliontouristsin2020.Itis59（undoubted）apopulardestination.

7PersistencemaybeakeywordforthosestaffmembersworkingtoprotecttheMogaoCaves.Manyofthem60（display）the“MogaoSpirit"indifferentaspectsoverthepastdecades,restoringthefrescoesandgrowinggrassthatslowsdownsanderosioninthecaves.GloryIsBlack,61realityshow,featuresthepresentandpastofGansuProvince'scityofDunhuang,theGobiDesert,theMogaoCaves,aswellas62（it）people.Fromtheshow,viewersbegantolearnandunderstand63historymeanttothedevelopmentofacity,andhowitdeeplyinfluencedthelocalpeople.Therealityshowaimstoexplainthecavesineasily64（understand）ways,coveringarangeofaspects,suchasflyingapsaras,herosagasandtheprecioushistoricalmanuscripts.It'slikeplantingaseedof65（curious）amongthoseyoungpeoplewhohaveneverbeentoDunhuang.第四部分写作（共两节，满分40分）第一节（满分15分）你校将举办演讲比赛。请你以Volunteeringwillmakeabetteryou为题写一篇发言稿参赛，内容包括：1.陈述意义；2.提出建议；3.发出倡议。注意：1.写作词数应为80左右；2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。VolunteeringWillMakeaBetterYou第二节（满分25分）阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。TruetoMyselfWhenIwassixyearsold，Idevelopedatypeofcancercalledleukemia（白血病）.IspentmostofmydaysattheChicagoChildren'sHospital.JustwhenIwasstartingmiddleschool，mycancercameback.Withhope，challengeandwill，Iwentthroughtwostagesoftreatmentandsurvived.Schoolwasthelastthingonmymind.Icouldn'twalkverywell，soIhadtousecrutches（拐杖）.Besides，themedicineIhadtotakemademeweakandmyhairfallout.Losinghairwasnotfun，especiallyforagirl.Luckily，theteacherswereverykindanddidtheirbesttohelpstudentsunderstandmycancer.Middleschoolwasevenhardertodealwithbecauseyouhavetoswitchclassroomsforeverysubject.SinceIcouldn'twalkwell,myteachersletmeleaveclassafewminutesbeforethebellrang.Thisgavemeenoughtimetogettoandfrommynextclasswithoutalltheotherkidsrushingthroughthehallways.OnoneparticulardaywhenIfeltsuperweaktomakeittomynextclass,Irestedforaminuteagainstawallwhileleaningonmycrutches.Suddenlythebellrang,theclassroomdoorsswungopen,thehallwaysfilledupwithstudentstryingtogettotheirnextclass.Itookadeepbreathandtriedagain.Ididn'tmakeitveryfar.Justthen,the

8finalbellrangandallthestudentsinthehallwaysdashedintotheirclassrooms,leavingthehallwaysemptyexceptforme.Suddenly,aboyfromnowhererushingtotheclassroomstampedonmycrutchwithoutnoticingitsoIlostmybalance.Ifellflatonmyface.Itriedtofindenoughenergytogetup.Afterseveralfruitlessattempts,Ifeltembarrassed,inpain,andmostofall,defeated.AtthatverymomentIhatedeverythingaboutwhatwashappeningtome:Myhealth，myweakness.Ineverwantedtogobacktoschoolagain.注意：1.续写词数应为150左右；2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。ThenextmorningIhadtomakeachoice.Tomysurprise,thatschooldayseemedtogosmootherthanusual.济宁市2020~2021学年度第二学期期末质量检测高二英语参考答案第一部分听力1-5CBBAA6-10BACAC11-15ABCCB16-20ACBBC第二部分阅读第一节21-23BCD24-27DAAB28-31CBDC32-35ABDC第二节36-40FBGDE第三部分语言运用第一节41-45ACDDA46-50BCBAC51-55DACDB第二节56.located57.as58.fewer59.undoubtedly60.havedisplayed/havebeendisplaying61.a62.its63.what64.understandable65.curiosity第四部分写作参考范文第一节VolunteeringWillMakeaBetterYou

9Asseniorhighschoolstudents,weshouldgetinvolvedinvoluntaryactivities,becausetheycannotonlyenrichourcampuslifeandexpressourconcernforothers,butalsoofferusaccesstosociety.Tomakeourvoluntaryactivitieswell-organized,we'dbetterbearthefollowingtipsinmind.Firstly,anappropriatescheduleisofgreatimportancetobalanceourstudyandvolunteering.Secondly,amongcountlessoptions,itiswisetochoosetheactivitybasedonpersonalinterest.Remember,whateverourchoice,dedicationandpersistencearethekeywords.Volunteeringwillbringoutyourbestside.Let'stakeactionnowandenjoyameaningfullife!第二节ThenextmorningIhadtomakeachoice.IcouldstayhomeandfeelsorryformyselforIcouldgotoschoolandaccomplishwhatIhadsetouttodo.Iclosedmyeyesandthoughtawhile.IthoughtaboutthechildrenIhadmetatthehospitalwhowerealsosick.IeventhoughtaboutthekidsIwenttoschoolwithwhohadothertypesofproblems.RightthenandthereIopenedmyeyes,satup,anddecidedtomorrowwasanewdayandnomatterhowthedayplayedout,Iwasgoingtomakeit.Tomysurprise,thatschooldayseemedtogosmootherthanusual.Ihadregainedalittlebitofconfidence,enoughtokeeptryingmybestandtonotletother'sbehaviororwordsbotherme.Ievenmadeanewfriendthatmonth.EventuallyIgothealthierandmycancerwentaway.Later,Ievenbecamethefastestrunnerinmyclass!Ididn'tchoosemycancerordisabilities,butIconqueredthem.Istayedtruetomyselfandthatiswhatmatters.