1、学年高二英语下学期期末考试试题 III2020-2021学年高二英语下学期期末考试试题 (III)I. 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. What is the woman going to have? A. Breakfast.B. Lunch.C. Supper.2. What is the man going to buy? A.
2、 Jeans.B. Shoes.C. Socks.3. Where does the conversation take place? A. In a shop.B. In a hospital.C. In a restaurant.4. Whats the mans favorite food? A. Vegetables.B. Meat.C. Tomato soup.5. How much is the T-shirt? A. 80 yuan.B. 800 yuan. C. 5,000 yuan.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
3、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 are they talking about? A. A TV series. B. The mans job.C. The womans favorite song.7. How long has The Big Bang Theory been on till now ? A. 8 years.B. 10 years.C
4、. 12 years.听第7段材料, 回答第8,9题。8. What is the woman doing when the man passes a task on to her? A. Travelling around the city. B. Going shopping. C. Finishing her report.9. What is probably the woman? A. A policewoman.B. A businesswoman.C. A secretary.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. What is the man expected to be?
5、 A. A basketball player. B. A football player. C. A volleyball player.11. What will they do next? A. Play video games. B. Have a rest. C. Begin their practice.12. What is the probable relationship between the two speakers? A. Teacher and student. B. Mother and son. C. Brother and sister.听第9段材料，回答第13
6、至16题。13. What does the mans wife like? A. Jewelry. B. Clothes.C. Shoes.14. What does the man buy for his wife? A. Clothes.B. A watch.C. A necklace.15. How does the man pay? A. By cheque.B. In cash.C. By credit card.16. Where does the conversation take place? A. In Paris.B. In London.C. In New York.听
7、第10段材料，回答第17至20 题。17. When were the 67th Emmy Awards hosted? A. On Sunday.B. On Saturday.C. On Monday.18. Which of the following is the biggest winner? A. Veep. B. Game of Thrones. C. How to Get Away with Murder.19. Who became the first African American actress in Emmy? A. Jon Hamm. B. Viola Davis.C
8、. Emmy.20. How many times has Jon Hamm been nominated in Emmy? A. 4 times.B. 12 times.C. 16 times.II. 完型填空 （共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分） When I saw Yosemite National Park for the first time at the age of 13, I was crazy about it. My parents took us there for camping. On the way out, I asked them to wait while
9、 I ran up to El Capitan, a 21 rock of 3,300 feet straight up. I touched that giant rock and knew 22 I wanted to climb it. That has been my lifes passion (钟爱) ever since 23 the rocks and mountains of Yosemite. Ive long made Yosemite my 24 . About 15 years ago I started seeing a lot of 25 , like toile
10、t paper, beer cans, and empty boxes, around the area. Its 26 me why visitors started respecting the place 27 and treated such a beautiful home-like place this way. I tried 28 trash myself, but the job was too big. I would 29 an hour or two on the job, only to find the area trashed all over again wee
11、ks later. Finally, I got so 30 it that I decided something had to change. As a rock-climbing guide, I knew 31 about organizing any big event. But in xx, together with some climbers, I set a date for a 32 . On that day, more than 300 people 33 . Over three days we collected about 6,000 pounds of tras
12、h. It was amazing how much we were able to 34 . I couldnt believe the 35 we made the park looked clean! Each year volunteers e for the cleanup from everywhere. In xx alone, 2,945 people picked up 42,330 pounds of trash and 36 132 miles of roadway. I often hear people 37 about their surroundings. If
13、you are one of them, I would say the only way to change things is by 38 rather than plaining. We need to teach by 39 . You cant blame others 40 you start with yourself. 21. A. huge B. narrowC. distantD. loose22. A. recentlyB. finallyC. graduallyD. immediately 23. A. imaginingB. paintingC. describing
14、D. climbing24. A. gardenB. home C. labD. palace25. A. materialB. resourcesC. wasteD. goods26. A. beyondB. againstC. overD. within27. A. moreB. lessC. mostD. least28. A. throwing awayB. picking upC. breaking downD. digging out29. A. spendB. saveC. waitD. kill 30. A. satisfied withB. delighted inC. ti
15、red ofD. used to31. A. nothingB. anythingC. everythingD. something 32. A. concertB. party C. picnicD. cleanup 33. A. dropped out B. showed upC. looked around D. called back34. A. demand B. receiveC. acplishD. overe35. A. plan B. visit C. contact D. difference36. A. crossed B. measured C. covered D.
16、designed37. A. talk B. plain C. argue D. quarrel38. A. doing B. thinking C. questioning D. watching39. A. method B. explanation C. example D. research40. A. although B. if C. when D. unlessIII. 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，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项。A If you go to the Flamingo Las V
17、egas, you will never forget it. It is one of the oldest Las Vegas hotels. There are lots of wonderful Las Vegas shows that will leave a good impression on you. Here are the Las Vegas shows being performed at the hotel. Donny and Marie Donny and Marieis a family-friendly variety show. It is performed
18、 by well-known Donny and Marie Osmond on all weekdays except on Sundays and Mondays. The show follows the winning formula of their 1970s TV program, incorporating dancing, humor and all of their hit songs. It starts at 7:30 pm and each ticket costs at least $91.25. Olivia Newton-John Grammy award-wi
19、nning singer Olivia Newton-John is “hopelessly devoted” to perform for many of her fans, opening “Summer Nights” to perform many of her best-loved songs during her four decades long career. Alongside an eight-piece band, Newton-John will share stories about her career and sing many songs. Concert-go
20、ers can buy meet and greet tickets at $249. Regular price tickets start from $78.5. The show starts at 7:30 pm on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays. Vinnie Favorito Vinnie Favorito is a famous actor who is known to make people laugh. His jokes are very popular. Unlike other edia
21、ns who use pre-developed material, Vinnie Farorito gets his edy from his interaction with people in the audience. The tickets start from $68.95. Performance days are six days per week except Sundays. Show time is 8:00 pm. X Burlesque X Burlesqueis a wonderful show performed by six dancing ladies. Th
22、e show is filled with popular music that suits everyones taste from rock to country and a variety of dancing styles that allow each dancer to showcase her unique talents. The tickets start from $50.26. It is a daily show at 10:00 pm. 41. What do these shows have in mon? A. They are free for children
23、. B. They are hosted by a woman. C. They are performed every day. D. They are performed in the Flamingo Las Vegas.42. If a young couple wants to see Olivia Newton-John in the flesh, they have to pay . A. 78.5 dollars B. 157 dollars C. 249 dollarsD. 498 dollars43. From the passage we can learn that .
24、 A. Vinnie Favorito es to perform every day B. Vinnie Favoritos jokes e from municating with the audience C. Children are not allowed to seeDonny and Marieshow D. Olivia Newton-John often holds concerts in summerB Do you often feel tired? Is it really because of the large amount of mental work you d
25、o? Here is an astonishing and significant fact: Mental work alone cant make us tired. It sounds absurd. But a few years ago, scientists tried to find out how long the human brain could labor without reaching a stage of fatigue (疲劳). To the amazement of these scientists, they discovered that blood pa
26、ssing through the brain, when it is active, shows no fatigue at all! If we took a drop of blood from a day laborer, we would find it full of fatigue toxins(毒素) and fatigue products. But if we took blood from the brain of an Albert Einstein, it would show no fatigue toxins at the end of the day. So f
27、ar as the brain is concerned, it can work as well and swiftly at the end of eight or even twelve hours of effort as at the beginning. The brain is totally tireless. So what makes us tired? Some scientists declare that most of our fatigue es from our mental and emotional attitudes. One of Englands mo
28、st outstanding scientists, J.A. Hadfield, says, “The greater part of the fatigue from which we suffer is of mental origin. In fact, fatigue of purely physical origin is rare.” Dr. Brill, a famous American scientist, goes even further. He declares, “One hundred percent of the fatigue of a sitting wor
29、ker in good health is due to emotional problems.” What kinds of emotions make sitting workers tired? Joy? Satisfaction? No! A feeling of being bored, anger, anxiety, tenseness, worry, a feeling of not being appreciated those are the emotions that tire sitting workers. Hard work by itself seldom caus
30、es fatigue. We get tired because our emotions produce nervousness in the body.44. What surprised the scientists a few years ago? A. Fatigue toxins could hardly be found in a laborers blood. B. The brain could work for many hours without fatigue. C. Albert Einstein didnt feel worn out after a days wo
31、rk. D. A mental workers blood was filled with fatigue toxins.45. According to the author, which of the following can make sitting workers tired? A. Unpleasant emotions.B. Challenging mental work. C. Endless tasks.D. Physical labor. 46. Whats the authors attitude towards the scientists ideas? A. He doubts them.B. He argues against them. C. He agrees with them.
