甘肃省靖远县2020-2021学年高二下学期期末考试英语Word版含答案

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靖远县2020-2021学年高二下学期期末考试英语试卷考生注意：1.本试卷共120分。考试时间100分钟。2.请将各题答案填写在答题卡上。第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。ATopFourPlacestoVisitinandaroundBaliUbudUbudisprettyawayfromthebeaches.ItisconsideredtheculturalcenterofBali,whereyouwilldiscovertheartandspiritofBaliandlearnaboutBalinesereligionthroughpaintings,dance,andotherartforms.Youcoulddrinkabeerwhilewatchingalocalbandperform,butmostpeoplecomeherefortheculturalappreciation.NusaLembonganThistinyislandoffthecoastofBaliiswheremanypeoplemisstheirjourneyplans,butitisamust-see.Itistheperfectplacetostayforacoupleofnights.Theroadsarenotgood,buttheislanditselfissobeautifulandquiet.SanurSanurisanespeciallyrelaxingbeachtown.It'sclosetotheairportandKuta.It'salsothestartingplacetoexploreNusaLembongan.KutaThebeachofKutaisgreatforsurfing.Itiscrowdedandyouwon'tgetfarwithoutsomeonetryingtogetyoutorentasurfboardorbuysomething.Themaintownisamixtureofmarketstandsandshoppingmallscontainingthebiggestbrands,fromZaratoRalphLauren.Thefamiliarityofthewesternstyleshopsandrestaurantswon'tgiveanyonetoomuchofacultureshock.1.WhichplaceareyouprobablyadvisedtoexperienceBalineseculture?A.NusaLembongan.B.Sanur.C.UbudD.Kuta.2.WhatisspecialaboutKuta?A.Itisabeachtownneartheairport.

1B.Ithasaconvenienttransportationmeansonit.C.Itisashoppingcenterandfamousforsurfing.D.ItisaplacewhereyoucanlearnBalinesehistory.3.Whereisthetextprobablytakenfrom?A.Anofficialdocument.B.Atravelmagazine.C.Asciencereport.D.Ahistorybook.BIopenedthebigsteeldoortotheschool'sfrontoffice.Myhandswereabitsweaty,myheartwaspoundinginmychest,andmythroatandtonguefelttenseanddry.Itwasthefirstdayofschool.No,notformeasastudent,butrather,formeasafirst-timereadingtutor(助教)volunteeringwiththeExperienceCorpsprogram.I'msoproudtobepartofsuchaworthwhileeducationalorganization.TheExperienceCorpsdevelopedaresearch-based,statisticallyprovenreadingimprovementprogramwhichconsistsoffunreadinggames.Inthegames,I'dplaywitheachchildandtheydidn'tevenrealizethattheywereactuallylearningandimprovingtheirreading—wewerehavingtoomuchfun!“Ms.R,”(astheycalledme),“Ireadmybooktomydog,Sunny,andshereallylikedit,too.”Great!That'stheidea—keeponreadingtoothersathometoincreaseaccuracyandfluency.“Ms.R,mymomhasababyinherbelly.I'mgoingtobeabigsisterandwillreadtohimwhenhecomesout,”Thatonemademefeelallwarmandsweet,andItoldthestudentthatshewouldbethebestbigsisterever.“Ms.R,whydoyouhavegrayhair?”Ilovethefranknessofkids.Ijustlaughedandtoldthemitwasbettertohavegrayhairthannohair!Weallgiggled(傻笑)atthat.Thestudentsweretestedthroughouttheyear,andresultsshowedthattheyweremakingprogressintheirreading.IhopeIplayedatleastasmallpartintheiracademicsuccess.WhenIfirstvolunteeredtotutor,Iwasabitanxious.Ihadnoteachingexperience,butIfoundoutthatyoudon'tneedany.Allyouneedisthewillingnesstogiveofyourselfandadesiretoworkone-on-onewiththesechildrenwhosodesperatelywanttopleaseyou.4.Howdidtheauthorfeelwhenfirstworkingasareadingtutor?A.Curious.B.Pleased.C.Satisfied.D.Nervous.5.What'sthemaintaskoftheauthorintheschool?A.Helpingimprovethereadingprogram.B.Offeringreadingguidanceundertheprogram.C.Playingvariousoutdoorgameswiththestudents.D.Teachingstudentsknowledgeofallthesubjects.

26.What'sthepurposeofparagraph3?A.TostatehowtheExperienceCorpsprogramworks.B.Todescribethepleasureofbeingareadingtutor.C.Toshowhowclosethestudentsaretothevolunteertutor.D.Toexplainthedifficultiesandhardshipofteaching.7.Intheauthor'sview,whatisthekeytobeingagoodreadingtutor?A.Devotion.B.Experience.C.Knowledge.D.Diligence.CDespitethesuccessfulcreationofyoungbycloningvariousspecies,researchersstillhavelimitedunderstandingofthetechnique.Althoughtheoverallefficiencyandsafetyofcloninginanimalshassignificantlyincreasedoverthepastfifteenyears,itisnotyetasafeprocess.Forexample,therateofdead-birthsanddevelopmentalabnormalitiesremainshigh.Anothersourceofconcernistheriskofprematureageingbecauseofshortenedtelomeres(端粒酶).Telomeresgetshorterasananimalgetsolder.Whenthetelomeresofacellgetsoshortthattheydisappear,thecelldies.Theconcernisthatclonedanimalsmaygettheshortenedtelomeres,withpossiblyprematureagingandashortenedlifespanasaresult.Formany,thefactthatcloningisunsafeprovidesagoodreasonnottopursueit.Ithasbeenarguedthatitwouldsimplybewrongtoputsuchsignificanthealthrisksonhumans.Thestrongestversionofthisargumentstatesthatitwouldbewrongnowtoproduceachildbycloningbecauseitwouldbeacaseofillegalbirth.Againstthis,ithasbeenarguedthatevenifcloningisunsafe,itmaystillbepermissibleiftherearenosafermeanstobringthatverysamechildintoexistence.Withtheactualrateofadvancementincloning,onecannotdenyafutureinwhichthesafetyandefficiencyofcloningwillbeequalorsuperiortothatoftest-tubebaby.Aremainingquestionis,then,whetherthosewhocondemn(谴责)cloningbecauseofitsexperimentalnatureshouldcontinuetocondemnitmorallyandlegally.Someauthorshavereasonedthatif,inthefuture,cloningbecomessaferthansexualreproduction,weshouldevenmakeitourreproductivemethodofchoice.8.What'sthemainideaofparagraph1?A.Allspeciesareabletobeclonedtechnically.B.Theefficiencyandsafetyofcloningisincreasing.C.Variousrisksstillexistintheprocessofcloning.D.There'sstillalottolearnaboutcloningtechnology.9.Whatcanweknowabouttelomeres?

3A.Theydifferfromspeciestospecies.B.Thelongertheyare,theolderthecell.C.Theytendtogetthinnerwhenaging.D.Theydon'texistinadeadcell.10.Whydidtheopponentscondemnhumancloning?A.Itwouldbreaktheexistinglawsinnature.B.Itwouldbringgreathealthrisksonhumans.C.Ithasalargegaptobefilleduptechnically.D.Itisagainstthewillofthemajorityofpeople.11.Whichwordbestdescribestheauthor'sattitudetohumancloning?A.Positive.B.Skeptical.C.Ambiguous.D.Worried.DTheremainsofagoldmaskwerefoundatanarchaeologicalsiteinChina'sSichuanprovinceinMarch2021.Weighingabout280gramsandestimatedtobemadefrom84%gold,themaskwasoneofover500itemsunearthedfromsixnewlydiscoveredsacrificialpits(坑),accordingtothecountry'sNationalCulturalHeritageAdministration.ThefindsweremadeatSanxingdui,a4.6-square-mileareaoutsidetheprovincialcapitalofChengdu.SomeexpertssaytheitemsmayshinefurtherlightontheancientShustate,akingdomthatruledinthewesternSichuanbasinuntilitwasconqueredin316B.C.Inadditiontothegoldmask,archaeologistsuncoveredgoldsandartifacts(手工艺品)madefromivoryandbone.Thesixpits,ofwhichthelargesthasafootprintof19squaremeters,alsoyieldedanas-yet-unopenedwoodenbox.Morethan50,000ancientartifactshavebeenfoundatSanxingduisincethe1920s,whenalocalfarmeraccidentallycameuponanumberofrelicsatthesite.Amajorbreakthroughoccurredin1986,withthediscoveryoftwopitscontainingover1,000items.Athirdpitwasthenfoundinlate2019,whichledtothediscoveryofafurtherfivelastyear.Expertsbelievethepitswereusedforsacrificialpurposes,explainingwhymanyoftheitemscontainedwereburnedastheyweredroppedinandburied.SanxingduiisbelievedtohavesatattheheartoftheShustate,whichhistoriansknowrelativelylittleaboutduetoashortageofwrittenrecords.Thesitehasrevolutionizedexperts'understandingofhowcivilizationdevelopedinancientChina.Inparticular,evidenceofauniqueShuculturesuggeststhatthekingdomdeveloped

4independentlyofneighboringsocietiesintheYellowRiverValley,whichwastraditionallyconsideredtobethecradle(摇篮)ofChinesecivilization.12.Whyaretheremainsofagoldmaskmentionedinparagraph1?A.Toleadinthetopicofthetext.B.Tostresstheimportanceofgold.C.Toshowthesymbolicmeaningofgold.D.TopraisetheskillsofancientShustate.13.Howmanypitshavebeenunearthedsince1986?A.3.B.8.C.9.D.14.14.Whichcanreplacetheunderlinedword“revolutionized”inparagraph6?A.promotedB.strengthenedC.weakenedD.updated15.Whichcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A.ACompleteGoldMaskUnearthedinSichuanB.TheHistoryofChina'sAncientShuStateC.AnotherGreatDiscoveryinSanxingduiD.MysteryofSanxingduiSolvedin2021第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10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。SixSolarTermsinSummerLixiaLixiaisthefirstsolarterminsummer,signifyingthebeginningofthehotsummer.16PeopleusuallyconsiderLixiaasanimportantsolarterm.Whenitcomes,thetemperaturerisesobviously,andsummerheatarrives.Thereisaremarkableincreaseinthunderstorms,andcropsentertheirpeakseasonforgrowth.XiaomanandMangzhongDuringXiaoman,summerharvestcropssuchaswheatalreadybearfruits,andtheirseedsarefullthoughtheyarenotripeyet.Thus,thesolartermisnamedXiaoman.ThesolartermXiaomanisinlateMay.Summerbeginstoreachallpartsofthecountry.Rainfallbeginstoincreasefurther.Mangzhongmeans“wheatwithawn(芒)shouldbeharvestedsoon,andriceseedswithawncanbesown”.17XiazhiOnthedayofXiazhi,thedaytimeintheNorthernHemisphere(半球)reachesitsmaximumlength.18AtXiazhi,thoughthereisdirectsunlight,itisnotthehottesttimeinayear.

5XiaoshuandDashu19Xiaoshuisminorheat,whichmeansit'snotveryhot.Theweatherisgettingincreasinglyhot,butnotthehottestmomentyet.Thecropsintheentirecountrybegintogrowrapidly,andthissituationrequiresmoreintensivefieldmanagement.Dashuisextremeheat.ComparedtoXiaoshu,it'smuchhotter.20Anditalsomarkstheperiodwiththefastestgrowthforcropswhichenjoyheat.A.Thecharactershumeansheat.B.Itpredictsthebusyfarmingactivitiesoffarmers.C.Thetemperaturesriseandsummerdroughtbegins.D.Themorenorthernaplaceis,thelongeritsdaytimeis.E.Peopleneedtoprepareforheatpreventionandcooling.F.Itmeanstheendofspring,andthebeginningofsummer.G.Itmarksthehottestperiodwiththehighesttemperaturesinayear.第二部分语言知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。ChrisRosatigaveawaydonuts(甜甜圈)andhonoredkidsfortheirrandomactsofkindness.Hestillwantedtomaketheworlda21place.Hislatestfindingisaboutthebutterflyeffect.Thebutterflyeffectisthatasinglebutterflyflapping(拍动)its22ononesideoftheglobecan,in23,startahurricaneontheother.It'sa24concept,butRosatiwonderedifitcouldbe25tokindnessaswell.Afewmonthsagohedecidedto26thetheoryatadinerinhishometown.Hesawtwogirlsatthetablenexttohisandgavethemeach$50withonesimple27—dosomethingkind.Rosatileftthedinerandforgotallaboutit28hegotanemail.It29picturesfromavillageinAfricawithpeopleholdingsignsthat30,“Thanksalotforspreading31—ChrisRosati.”“Itwasthebutterflyeffect,”saidRosati.Thetwogirlssaidtheycouldn't32itwhenastrangergavethemeach$50dollars.“Thatmakesyouwanttodosomething33withthatmoney.”Thegirlssaidtheyalreadyknewaboutthisvillagewherethepeopletherehadbeenworkinghardto34Ebola(埃博拉病毒),sothegirlspaidfora35tohelpthemcelebratebeingEbola-free.Theysaiditfeltgreattohelp.“It36usthatwewoulddefinitelyencourageotherpeopletodoit,”37they.Tothatend,Rosati38hislatestcampaignlastmonthto39lotsoflittlebutterflygrants(拨款)—$50each—toanykidwhowantstostart40theworld.21.A.betterB.cleanerC.quieterD.neater

622.A.legsB.wingsC.eyesD.cheeks23.A.factB.advanceC.theoryD.brief24.A.politicsB.chemistryC.biochemistryD.physics25.A.addictedB.appliedC.attainedD.attached26.A.describeB.trackC.testD.teach27.A.instructionB.constructionC.designD.translation28.A.whileB.thoughC.unlessD.until29.A.obtainedB.appointedC.includedD.guaranteed30.A.whisperedB.readC.sawD.exhibited31.A.kindnessB.lonelinessC.witnessD.weakness32.A.begB.behaveC.beatD.believe33.A.goodB.randomC.fairD.cautious34.A.sufferB.fightC.matterD.waste35.A.dealB.matchC.feeD.feast36.A.warnedB.freedC.inspiredD.alarmed37.A.addedB.complainedC.repliedD.exchanged38.A.connectedB.repeatedC.cooperatedD.launched39.A.takeoutB.giveoutC.comeoutD.hangout40.A.travellingB.controllingC.changingD.cycling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。Mywife,Iandourtwokidswereinthepostofficeseveralweeksago.Iwasserved,when41oldman,withserioushealthproblems,42(be)tryingtopayhiselectricitybillnexttome.Hestruggled43(walk)withawalkingstick,44(shake)hishandsandarms.45(sudden),theoldmanfoundthathewastwentycentsshortofhistotal$118.70.Twentycents!Theladybehindthecountertoldthemanifhisbillwasn'tgoingto46(pay)infull,hewouldbefinedonhisnextbillbytheelectricitycompany.Theoldmanwaslookingforafurthertwentycents,but47vain,lookingveryupset.Atthatmoment,Idecidedtohelphim.Ihandedtheladymycardandpaidthebillfortheoldman.Seeingthis,theoldmanaskedme48Iwasdoingthis,ashebegancrying.Itoldhimbecauseitwastherightthingtodo.Hethankedmeagainandagainandsmiledatmytwokids.Hewalkedoutofthepostofficeandstraighttogroceryandboughtabasketfulloffood.Thentheoldmanreturnedandhandedmy

7kidssome49(sweet).Hetoldmethathewouldn'thavebeenabletobuythefood,ifIhadn'tgivenhimahandinthepostoffice.IfeltgladthatIhaddoneagoodjob,whichwas50(benefit)tooursociety.第三部分写作（共两节，满分35分）第一节短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（˄），并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。IhadanunforgettableexperienceinBeidaibelastsummer.Iwentthereformyholidaybymyfamily.Welivedinabighotelwhichwecouldseethesea.Wehadstayedatthereforthreedays.Thefirstday,wewentforwalkalongtheseaside,andthenwetookalotofinterestedphotos.Thesecondday,wewenttoafamousmarketandboughtmuchpresents.Wehaveagoodpicnicontheseasidewiththenativesonthelastdayoftheholiday.Theyperformedallkindofprogramsthatmadeusfelthappy.Weallenjoyedthemselvesinthosedays.IfIhaveanotherholiday,Iwillgothereagain.第二节书面表达（满分25分）你校打算举办一场主题为“Takingcareofthedisabled”的英语演讲比赛。请你就此写一则英文通知，内容包括：1.比赛的主题；2.时间、地点及相关规则；3.报名方式及截止日期。注意：1.词数100左右；2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。靖远县2020-2021学年高二下学期期末考试英语试卷参考答案

81~3CCB4~7DBBA8~11CDBA12~15ADDC16~20FBDAG21~25ABCDB26~30CADCB31~35ADABD36~40CADBC41.an42.was43.towalk44.shaking45.Suddenly46.bepaid47.in48.why49.sweets50.beneficial短文改错IhadanunforgettableexperienceinBeidaibelastsummer.Iwentthereformyholidaybymyfamily.Welivedin\withaabighotelwhichwecouldseethesea.Wehadstayedatthereforthreedays.Thefirstday,wewentfor˄walkalongwhere/前面加intheseaside,andthenwetookalotofinterestedphotos.Thesecondday,wewenttoafamousmarketandboughtmuchinterestingmanypresents.Wehaveagoodpicnicontheseasidewiththenativesonthelastdayoftheholiday.Theyperformedallkindhadkindsofprogramsthatmadeusfelthappy.Weallenjoyedthemselvesinthosedays.IfIhaveanotherholiday,Iwillgotherefeelourselvesagain.书面表达Onepossibleversion:NoticeInordertoarousestudents'concernforthedisabledandcallonmorepeopletotakecareofthem,ourschoolwillholdanEnglishspeechcontest,thethemeofwhichis“Takingcareofthedisabled”.Thespeechcontestwillbeheldintheschoolhallnextweek.Thecontestwilllastfrom2:00pmto5:00pm.

9Eachspeechshouldbewithin15minutes.Ifyouwanttoparticipateinthecontest,pleaseregisterattheStudents'UnionofficebeforethisFriday.What'smoreexcitingisthatthetopfivewinnerswillgetprizes.Lookingforwardtoyourparticipation.TheStudents'Union