铁人中学20级高二下期末——英语试题.doc

铁人中学2020级高二学年下学期期末考试 英语 试题 考试时间： 2022 年 7 月 铁人中学2020级高二学年下学期期末考试 英语试题 试题说明：1、本试题满分 150 分，答题时间 120 分钟。 2、请将答案填写在答题卡上，考试结束后只交答题卡。 第一部分 听力（共两节，满分20分） 第一节 （共5小题，每小题1分，满分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。 1.What day is it today? A. Wednesday. B. Thursday. C.Friday. 2. What does the woman think of herself? A. She is outgoing. B. She is confident. C. She is quiet. 3. Why doesn’t the woman buy the cell phone? A. It is out of style. B. It is expensive. C. It is not her favourite color. 4. What is the woman doing? A. Collecting children’s information. B. Asking the man to join the organization. C. Raising money for African children. 5. What are the speakers talking about? A. A girl. B. A movie. C. A book. 第二节 （共15小题，每小题1分，满分15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。 听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。 6. What is the relationship between the speakers? A. Old schoolmates. B. Teacher and student. C. Business partners. 7. What does the woman do? A. A bookstore owner. B. A medical student. C. A college teacher. 听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。 8. What sport did Paul play? A. Basketball. B. Baseball. C. Football. 9. What do we know about Susan? A. She played tennis. B. She practised horse-riding. C. She scored two goals. 10. Who showed little interest in the sports afternoon? A. Anne. B. Tom. C. Susan. 听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。 11. What will the woman do this weekend? A. Chat on the Internet. B. Meet her pen friend. C. Book a trip to India. 12. How did the woman get to know her pen friend? A. Through the Internet. B. During a trip. C. In a language study course. 13. What do the woman and her pen friend both like? A. Studying languages. B. Music and movies. C. Travel and swimming. 听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。 14. What are the speakers mainly discussing? A. How to give helpful suggestions. B. How to improve note-taking skills. C. How to organize a group discussion. 15. What does the man warn the woman against doing during discussions? A. Being over-confident. B. Concentrating on basic facts. C. Repeating others’ thoughts. 16. What does the woman think of the man’s suggestions? A. Simple. B. Useful. C. Interesting. 17. What will the woman do? A. Share her ideas. B. Read a book. C. Meet an adviser. 听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。 18. Why is Tim popular with his classmates? A. He is good-looking. B. He is well-organized. C. He is helpful. 19. What helps Tim learn English? A. Using mind maps. B. Making up English stories. C. Watching movies in English. 20. What does Tim want to do in the future? A. Start a company. B. Teach English. C. Become a basketball player. 第二部分 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。 A A walk through UK’s famous parks and gardens is a gentler way to soak up (充分体验) the country’s atmosphere. •Sheffield Botanical Gardens The Sheffield Botanical Gardens are situated off Ecclesall Road in Sheffield, England, with 5,000 species of plants on 19 acres of land. Notable structures are the main gateway, the south entrance lodge and a bear pit containing an 8-foot-tall steel statue of an American Black Bear called Robert the Bear. Hours: Mon—Fri 8 a.m.—4 p.m.; Sat—Sun 10 a.m.—4 p.m. •Kensington Gardens Kensington Gardens are shared by the City of Westminster and the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, and sit immediately to the west of Hyde Park, in western central London. The open spaces of Kensington Gardens, Hyde Park, Green Park and St. James’s Park form an almost continuous “green lung” in the heart of London. Hours: Mon—Sun 6 a.m.—7:45 p.m. •Tatton Park Tatton Park is owned by the National Trust, which administers it jointly with Cheshire East Council. Since 1999, it has hosted North West England’s annual Royal Horticultural (园艺的) Society flower show. Hours: Mon Closed; Tue—Sun 10 a.m.—5 p.m. •Glasgow Botanic Gardens The botanical garden features several glasshouses. The Gardens has a wide variety of temperate and tropical flora, an herb garden, a chronological bed with plants arranged according to their introduction to Scotland, the UK’s national collection of tree ferns and a world rose garden officially opened in 2003 by Princess Tomohito of Mikasa. Hours: Mon—Sun 7 a.m.—6 p.m. 21. What time can we visit the Sheffield Botanical Gardens on Sundays? A. 8:30 a.m. B. 9:30 a.m. C. 12:30 a.m. D. 16:30 p.m. 22. What is special about Kensington Gardens? A. They can be visited at any time. B. They are owned by the National Trust. C. Its statue of Robert the Bear is world famous. D. They are considered a “green lung” in the heart of London. 23. What can visitors do in Glasgow Botanic Gardens? A. Enjoy a variety of roses. B. Go hunting in tropical forests. C. Visit some palaces owned by the royal family. D. Visit Royal Horticultural Society flower show. B A nurse has fulfilled (实现) a promise she made to her patient four years ago to one day attend her daughter's graduation from nursing school. Edina Habibovic, 22, graduated from Chamberlain University's College of Nursing in 2020. Her mother, Sevala Habibovic, 46, died in 2017 after a two year fight with breast cancer. “I thought the medical field wasn't for me. Then, my mom got sick and I had all the experience going in and out of the hospital, ” Edina told Good Morning America. “When my mom passed away, I thought, ‘I want to do this.’”she said. Sanja Josipovic, who at the time worked as a home health nurse with Northwestern Medicine in Winfield, Illinois, cared for Sevala inside her home. They often chatted and shared the latest news with each other over six months of care. “She was most worried about Edina because she was young and hadn't finished school yet, ” Sanja said. “We are like sisters; we care about and trust each other. She was a powerful and strong minded woman. She wasn't scared to die; she was just worried about her kids and husband.” Edina said her mother lived for being with her family and taking care of people. “When Sanja was working, my mom would still try to make her something to eat, no matter how sick she was, ” Edina added. When Sevala's life was coming to an end, she asked Sanja to take her place at her youngest daughter's nursing school graduation. “That was the only thing she was going to miss—Edina's graduation.” said Sanja, who is a mother of three herself. She agreed. Due to COVID - 19, there was no graduation or pinning ceremony. Edina's manager at Marianjoy Rehabilitation Hospital decided to host a pinning ceremony for her and have Sanja present the pin. “Sanja has fulfilled her promise, ” Edina said. Edina and Sanja are now caring for patients alongside one another as colleagues at Marianjoy. 24. What does the underlined word “this” in paragraph 3 refer to? A. Leaving the hospital B. Working as a nurse C. Facing death positively D. Caring for Edina's mother 25. What can be learned about Sanja and Sevala? A. They enjoyed volunteering B. They were cancer survivors C. They had unhappy marriages D. They developed a close bond 26. What would be Sevala's regret? A. The loss of the chance to study medicine B. Her absence from Edina's school graduation C. Failing to keep the promise made to Sanja D. Never cooking a good meal for her husband 27. How did Sanja fulfill her promise? A. By taking care of Edina and her family B. By helping Edina enter her dream hospital C. By attending a special ceremony for Edina D. By managing to become Edina's colleague C A team of researchers from several institutions in the UK and one in Estonia has created a type of buoy(浮标) that has proven to be effective at frightening seabirds, thus preventing them from getting caught in gillnets—a type of vertical fishing net that is made of a material that makes it nearly invisible underwater. Every year, hundreds of thousands of seabirds die when they get caught in gillnets. Some estimates suggest that up to a half-million birds are caught in them each year. Over the years, researchers have created devices to prevent the birds from trying to catch fish near or in gillnets, but those didn't work well. To find a way that would work for all seabirds, the researchers first studied seabirds in a general sense, looking to find things that they would avoid. They noted that seabirds avoided eye contact with other creatures. Then the researchers came up with a simple idea. They put a small pole to a regular buoy and then attached a pair of googly eyes(金鱼眼) to the top of it. They made the eyes big enough so that even birds with poor eyesight, such as geese, would see them. Adding to the effectiveness of the device, waves made the eyes move back and forth. And the wind made the buoy spin very slowly, making sure that birds from every direction would get a good look at the eyes. To test their idea, the researchers selected several sites near gillnets and counted how many birds approached and how many attempted to catch fish near the nets. They then set up their googly-eyed buoys and once again counted birds. Over the course of 62 days, they found the number of birds that tried to catch fish near the gillnets dropped by approximately 25% for a distance of up to 50 meters. They also found that the birds were less likely to fish near where the buoys had been for up to three weeks after they had been removed. 28. What is the function of paragraph 2? A. Introducing a new topic to discuss. B. Providing background information. C. Summarizing the previous paragraph. D. Pointing out the main idea of the text. 29. Why did the researchers make the googly eyes big? A. To ensure all the seabirds can see them. B. To clearly observe seabirds' eye contact. C. To allow them to survive the strong wind. D. To effectively identify the right direction. 30. What does the researchers' test result mainly suggest? A. The new device still needs improving. B. Gillnets are a death valley for seabirds. C. Seabirds hardly catch fish near the nets. D. The googly-eyed buoy proves effective. 31. What is the text mainly about? A. A group of researchers interested in seabirds. B. A way to help seabirds catch fish effectively. C. A device keeping seabirds safe from gillnets. D. A googly-eyed buoy guiding seabirds to hunt. D Happiness, that short and delightful feeling, seems all too rare in 2020. But there's one place where happiness is the name of the game. And, no, we're not talking about Disney World. Denmark, currently the second happiest country on earth, is now home to The Happiness Museum, which is created by The Happiness Research Institute, a think tank focusing on well-being, happiness and quality of life. The eight-room museum is devoted to literally bringing happiness to life, reminding visitors what it is that gives value to them and makes them feel good. Led by Meik Wiking, author of three international bestsellers, the museum opened on July 14 in a small 240-square-meter space in Copenhagen. Visitors to the museum will find many interactive exhibits. Each room is devoted to a specific approach to studying happiness. The politics of happiness exhibit asks questions about the role of elections and GDP in determining national happiness. There's also a geography of happiness section that explores the role of built environments on happiness levels, as well as showing a world map with the World Happiness Report 2020's happiness ranking of 153 countries. There are other sections like the science of happiness, the history of happiness and what lies in store for the future. Certain museum exhibits include visitors' personal perception of happiness. Can you determine which half of the Mona Lisa's mouth smiles? How do you explain the meaning of happiness? The museum houses a vast collection of donated artworks donated by people from around the globe, which remind them of happy moments in their lives. While the museum is a very optimistic place to be, it's also aware of the difficulties of being a public place in the middle of a global pandemic (流行病). The museum has strict policies in place to ensure social distancing and safety, including only allowing 50 visitors at a time and a one-way path through the museum. 32. What's the main purpose of creating The Happiness Museum? A. To remind people to read books on happiness B. To help visitors learn and experience happiness. C. To advise visitors to share happiness with others. D. To tell people ways to improve their quality of life. 33. Where can you learn about the effect of built environments on happiness levels? A. In the science of happiness section. B. In the history of happiness section. C. In the politics of happiness section. D. In the geography of happiness section. 34. What does the underlined word “perception” in Paragraph 4 refer to? A. Understanding. B. Praising. C. Documenting. D. Misunderstanding 35. What does the author intend to tell us about the museum in the last paragraph? A. The disadvantages it has. B. Its difficulty in receiving visitors. C. Its positive attitude towards future. D. The safety measures it takes for visitors. 第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分） 任务型阅读。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，请把答案写在答题卡上。 Some children are born loving books, reading, and anything about literature. Then there are children who’d rather climb trees, ride a bike, and run around the house. 36 It may seem impossible to develop a love of reading in these children. However, in fact, it can be easily achieved. The following tips may help you make impossibility become possibility. Make going to the bookstore more entertaining than a trip to the toy store. Never buy toys while your children is around the toy store. 37 I usually take my children to the bookstore when they are free. And every time, they all enjoy themselves. All of my children enjoy visiting the bookstore and looking for a good book to take home. 38　 Some children love fiction (小说), while other children love non-fiction. Keep a variety of books around for your children to choose from and encourage your children to know more about their favorite topics, which can greatly inspire your children’s desire to read. Read your children’s favorite books and discuss these books with them. One of the best ways to show children the importance of reading is to spend time reading their favorite books with them. Children love to chat about their favorite characters and scenes. 39 Keep re