2020-2021 年北京市昌平区高二英语下学期期末试题及答案
本试卷共 8 页,共 100 分。考试时长 90 分钟。考生务必将答案答在答题卡上,在试卷上作
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第一部分、知识运用(节,30 分)
第一节:完形填空(共 10 小题;每小题 1.5 分,共 15 分)
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,从每题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在
答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Jonathan Bauer is afraid of heights, but that didn't stop him from jumping off
a ____1____ to save a little girl's life.
On May 2, Bauer and his teenage daughter Ava were____2____ in a serious five-car
crash on the bridge over Maryland Bay. After making sure Ava was okay, Bauer got
out of his car to see if anyone needed____3____.He saw a girl struggling in the water,
her arms moving, legs____4____.
Searching the water for nearby boats that might be able to help, Bauer found
none close by. He yelled to his daughter to bring the first firefighter or doctor
she saw. Then he____5____ took off his shoes and didn't____6____ to jump off.
He swam to the girl, lifted her over his shoulder and patted her back until she
started to cough. Moments later, doctors arrived. After pulling Bauer and the girl
to safety, they ____7____ the pair to hospital.
When the girl got proper treatment, Bauer quietly walked away without asking
for ____8____ for his brave actions. Even after the report of the incident
went____9____ , he still tried to keep quiet, preferring to remain an unknown
Samaritan (好心人).
Jonathan is truly a(n) ____10____ hero and that's what makes this even more
special than it already was.
1. A. car
2. A. saved
recognized
B. boat
B. stuck
C. bridge
C. examined
D. bus
D.
3. A. recovery
B. understanding
C. attention
D. help
4. A. kicking
B. lifting
C. stretching
crossing
5. A. slowly
B. simply
C. gradually
carefully
D.
D.
6. A. hesitate
B. manage
7. A. directed
B. followed
C. intend
C. forced
D. regret
D. rushed
8. A. permission
B. preparation
C. appreciation
suggestion
9. A. wrong
B. public
C. rare
special
10. A. energetic
B. honest
C. humble
D.
D.
D.
cautious
【答案】
1. C
2. B
3. D
4. A
5. B
6. A
7. D
8. C
9. B
10. C
第二节: 语法填空(共 10 小题;每小题 1.5 分,共 15 分)
(1)
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。
Born in Pakistan in 1997, Malala lived a quiet life until 2009, when a terrorist
group____11____ (take) control of her village. They didn't allow girls____12____
(go)to school, but Malala didn't agree. She wouldn't give up her____13____ (educate)
and started to write a blog against the group. She also spoke publicly about
children's rights. In 2014, Malala won the Nobel Peace Prize ____14____ the age of
17 for her bravery and struggles for children's rights.
【答案】
11. took
12. to go
13. education
14. at
(2)
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。
Nature has its own way to forecast the weather. Unusual animal behavior, for
example, can indicate whether it's cold weather on the way or a hot period. If fish
are jumping____15____ (high) than usual, it may rain. It is also said____16____ dogs
avoiding the beach may be a sign that a tsunami is approaching. Of course, ____17____
these things may suggest something bad is going to happen, they won't tell us when
and where. So, for reliable predictions, it's best to check an official, scientific
report.
【答案】
15. higher
16. that
17. although##though
(3)
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。
Professor Mayer, recognized as a leading expert in the study of people's EQs,
recently announced the results of a study on senior secondary school students. When
students were introduced to those____18____ had disabilities, they found that,
afterwards, the non-disabled students were more willing to help people with
difficulties. ____19____ (compare) to students who had not been in the study, they
also showed a better understanding of the disabled students’ feelings. There was
also an obvious change in the disabled students’attitudes. They ____20____ (become)
more positive about life and more willing to try new things.
【答案】
18. who
19. Compared
20. became
A
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B. smart timer
D. three brushing modes
22. People going for traveling very often are more likely to choose
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A. Platinum Sonic
C. AquaSonic
B. IONPA DM
D. IONPA DH
23. The purpose of this passage is to_________.
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B. promote the products
C. compare the brushes
D. introduce a coupon code
【答案】
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22. B
23. B
B
Blake Mycoskie is a businessman.He set up his first business when he was still
at college. Three more businesses later, still only 29 years old and feeling a little
burned out from work, Mycoskie decided to take a break for a while, and headed down
to Argentina for some rest and relaxation.
But rest isn't really part of a businessman's make-up, and it wasn't long before
Mycoskie had hit on another idea, one that would come to define him as perhaps the
world's best-known social businessman.
On a visit to a village, he was shocked to see that many of the children didn't
have any shoes? or if they did, the shoes were badly worn. Since shoes-particularly
the local farmers canvas (帆布) shoe,the alpargata — are relatively cheap in
Argentina, Mycoskie's first idea was to set up a charity to donate shoes to the
children. But after giving it some thought, he realized that this probably wouldn't
work: the shoes would quickly wear out, and if he asked people to donate repeatedly
every time more shoes were needed, their sympathy for the cause might also soon wear
out.
So he came up with the idea of TOMS: One for One shoes. He would take the alpargata
to America,produce it, and sell it as a high-end fashion item at around $50 a pair.
Quite a lot for a canvas shoe you might say, but for each pair he sold, another pair
would be donated to village children.That way he could guarantee a continuing supply
and also run the project as a business rather than as a charity.
His plan was carried out and soon his product was getting high satisfaction
ratings from customers.Ten years on and with revenues of $392 million a year, the
business is developing, supplying shoes not only to children in Argentina but also
other parts of the world.
But is the one-for-one model repeatable with other products? TOMS is a for-profit
business but for a long time it didn't show a profit. Now he is conscious that "giving"
alone is not the answer, and that educating people to improve their own lives is
the real key. Yet he still loves TOMS: One for One,calling it his "greatest hit."
And why shouldn't he? It has made a difference to millions of poor children around
the world and brought him great satisfaction.
24. Blake Mycoskie went to Argentina just to________.
A. take a short break
B. do a voluntary work
C. meet the local people
D. set up a new business
25. Mycoskie helped the local children by________.
A. calling on people to donate
B. designing a new type of shoes
C. running a One for One shoes project
D. replacing the worn-out shoes with new ones
26. According to the passage, which words can best describe Mycoskie?
A. Brave and generous.
B. Creative and caring
C. Talented and outgoing.
D. Independent and calm.
【答案】
24. A
25. C
26. B
C
Preparing for a job interview can be stressful: what do you wear? What questions
will they ask you? Not to mention that, no matter how much you prepare, your
interviewer’s first impression of you could be tarnished the moment you say a single
word.
Surprisingly, the word is not“like”or“honestly”(though you should probably
be careful about those, too). The word is “actually.”
Used properly, the word “actually” represents a contradiction. For instance,
take the famous movie line “love actually is all around”: the speaker is
contradicting those who think that it’s not. It can also be used to justify something:
“That movie was awful, huh?” “Actually, I really liked it.”
You may wonder what harm a commonly used word like that could possibly do. However,
we often don’t use it that way. When used a certain way, saying “actually” can
instantly make you seem less reliable. Dictionary. com says that we use it as a
“crutch word,” a word “that we slip into sentences in order to give ourselves
more time to think.” Since using it this way adds emphasis rather than meaning,
it automatically suggests that whatever you’re saying can’t stand on its own.
Southern Living claims that the word makes listeners “subconsciously... question
if there’s more unspoken information.”
Take this example: imagine you’re in a job interview, and your interviewer asks,
“What was your last full-time job?” You reply, “I actually worked at Reader’
s Digest.” The word doesn’t contradict or justify anything in the question, so
there’s no reason for you to say it at all.
And it’s not just job interviews: Southern Living suggests that you stay away
from this word completely. If you’re not using it to actively contradict something,
and it’s just adding meaningless stuff to your sentence, avoid it. No longer relying
on a “crutch word”, your statement will have more attraction.
27. The underlined word “tarnished” in paragraph 1 means______.
A. corrected
B. improved
C. damaged
D.
ignored
28. When you use “actually”, interviewers tend to think you______.
A. have no words to say
B. need more time to think
C. may be more dependable
D. may hide some information
29. What’s the Southern Living’s attitude to using the word “actually”?
A. Disapproving.
B. Fearful.
C. Supportive.
D. Uncertain.
30. Which is a proper use of “actually” in a job interview according to the passage?
A. —Why do you choose our company?
—Actually because of your good reputation.
B. —How do you describe your personality?
—Actually I’m responsible and cooperative.
C. —What do you expect from the job?
—Actually I hope to get more experience.
D. —What do you think of being a nurse?
—Actually I love it though some think it’s tiring.
【答案】
27. C
28. D
29. A
30. D
D
Even if we used to know the truth, our brains can start repeating false
information that is against the facts.
Our brains are wired to believe information automatically — even if it’s false
— because it helps us learn efficiently. “In many instances it’s a useful skill
for us to accept what people tell us, because often what people tell us is true,”
says David Rapp, PhD, a psychology and education professor at Northwestern
University in Illinois, US.
When we hear new information, those fresh facts don’t override what we already
knew before. Instead, both the new and old information live together in our minds.
A few factors determine which one we’ll draw on when the situation comes up.
Oftentimes, we’ll quote (引用) the information we heard most recently — even
if it’s wrong. Because they’re fresher in our minds, short-term memories are easier
for our brains to access than facts we heard longer ago. We’d have to think back
further to remember previous knowledge, so people will often ignore those facts in
favour of new inaccurate information, says Dr Rapp, who recently published an article
on recalling inaccurate information in the journal Current Directions in Popular