2020-2021 年北京市房山区高二英语下学期期末试题及答案
本试卷共 10 页,100 分。考试时长 90 分钟。考生务必将答案答在答题卡上,在试卷上作答
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第一部分 知识运用(共两节,满分 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,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。
Everybody knows I like new experiences. My uncle Tom arranged a tandem____1____
for my eighteenth birthday. I was excited and expected ____2____ to have several
weeks to research skydiving online, but then I got a call from the skydiving company,
asking me to come the next day. I couldn’t believe my ____3____!
Although we set off early to the airport, we were 15 minutes behind schedule
because of the heavy traffic. The information and safety talk was already over and
that did ____4____ me. Instead, I received a shorter version.
The time of each person’s skydive depended on the time they’d registered, so
for me that meant a long wait. I watched the first group of skydivers ____5____,
which was helpful. Twenty minutes later, I suddenly became uneasy when the first
pair of skydivers ____6____ in the sky.
My name was finally called. I pulled my ____7____ on and was introduced to my
instructor. We walked towards the plane. The noise the plane made was enough to
____8____ even the most relaxed flyer. However, once my instructor had double checked
our equipment, my fear disappeared.
When we reached the required height, the door opened and we moved towards it.
Sitting in the doorway of the plane was probably the ____9____ moment. Then we moved
forwards until we fell out. I was aware of the cold wind on my face and could see
incredible views around me. My instructor opened our parachute, and we went suddenly
from free falling to slowly floating back down to the ground. It was a fantastic
_____10_____ that I’ll never forget.
1. A. hike
B. training
C. skydive
skateboarding
2. A. nervously
B. anxiously
C. patiently
D.
D.
B. creativity
C. courage
D. charm
B. bother
C. touch
happily
3. A. luck
4. A. help
attract
5. A. talking
B. competing
C. preparing
arriving
6. A. rose
B. hung
C. danced
appeared
7. A. jumpsuit
B. spacesuit
C. swimwear
sportswear
8. A. injure
B. worry
C. comfort
impress
9. A. scariest
B. calmest
C. saddest
biggest
10. A. trip
B. party
C. experience
vacation
【答案】
D.
D.
D.
D.
D.
D.
D.
1. C
2. D
3. A
4. B
5. C
6. D
7. A
8. B
9. A
10. C
第二节 语法填空(共 10 小题;每小题 1.5 分, 共 15 分)
A
阅读下面短文,根据短文内容填空。在未给提示词的空白处仅填写一个..适当的单词,在给出
提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。
Cunningham was a world-famous fashion photographer. But he led a simple life.
He lived in a small apartment. A simple restaurant was the place ____11____ he usually
had the same meal. He always used cheap cameras and all his pictures ____12____ (take)
on the streets of New York. Cunningham liked to photograph ordinary people in poor
areas. He found inspiration in everyday scenes. These things were real, and it was
within their reality that he saw both ____13____ (beautiful) and potential.
【答案】
11. where
12. were taken
13. beauty
B
阅读下面短文,根据短文内容填空。在未给提示词的空白处仅填写一个..适当的单词,在给出
提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。
Since the 1960s, we have been sending unmanned spacecraft to Mars. Our probes
have travelled around the planet, ____14____ (send) back valuable data and images.
Our robots ____15____ (explore) the Martian surface several times, testing the soil
and searching for resource, water and signs of life. ____16____ (encourage) by
discoveries over the years, space agencies of various countries are planning manned
missions to Mars. China ____17____ (land) its rover (漫游车) on Mars successfully
on May 15th, 2021, becoming the second country to have a rover on it.
【答案】
14. sending
15. have explored
16. Encouraged
17. landed
C
阅读下面短文,根据短文内容填空。在未给提示词的空白处仅填写一个适当的单词,在给出
提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。
The faces some people show to the world might be completely different to their
real personalities. Most comedians have sweet smiles on their faces and always sound
cheerful because that’s the nature of their work. Judging ____18____ the faces,
we are not likely to know what their true feelings are. They might be crying on the
inside ____19____ they might be laughing on the outside. How others are feeling is
not something that we should make assumptions about, because it’s not always obvious
who is ____20____ (true) happy.
【答案】
18. from
19. although##though
20. truly
第二部分 阅读理解(共两节,满分 38 分)
第一节(共 14 小题;每小题 2 分,满分 28 分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的 A、B、C 和 D 四个选项中,选出最佳答案。
A
Courtyard Stay with Your Dogs
As autumn approaches, we are inviting you to join us on our August dog event
—Courtyard Stay with Yoga & Hike from August 21st to August 22nd near Qinglong Lake
in Fangshan district. This event will continue to raise fund for our Pre-treatment
Guidance Project (PGP).
Check out our full itinerary below:
Day 1: Saturday, August 21st
At 9 am in the morning, you will be picked up by car or bus and head to Fangshan
district. We have arranged a private courtyard house for a comfortable stay for the
Saturday night. We will enjoy some local dishes for lunch, while enjoying the
peaceful views of the Qinglong Lake. After lunch, we will go together for a light
hike to the nearby mountain and water tracks with our dogs. For dinner, enjoy the
coziest, home-style BBQ with both vegetable and meat options.
Day 2: Sunday, August 22nd
After breakfast, we will join a yoga teacher for a deeply relaxing yoga session,
with the company of the morning sun. You can choose to hike a bit more afterwards
in the forest park. We will be checking out around 4 pm in the afternoon, returning
to our homes.
Reservation: Please add our event manager, Diana, on Wechat to reserve a spot
for yourself and your dog, a full payment will be required upon signing up. If you
don’t have a dog but would still like to hang out with dogs, you are more than welcome
to join too!
Pricing:
Early Bird Fee: 1400 RMB per human for the first four participants only before
7th August.
Children Price: 800 RMB (4—13 years old).
Full Price: 1600 RMB per human.
All surplus funds and donations will go to our Pre-treatment Guidance Program.
Please bring your ID, your dog’s ID and vaccine proof
for any potential security
check.
We can’t wait to see you soon!
21. Who would be most interested in the weekend activity?
A. Taxi drivers.
B. Yoga coaches.
C. Pet dog owners.
D. The PGP
members.
22. According to the itinerary, on August 22nd, you can ________.
A. join a teacher to do some yoga
B. have some local dishes for lunch
C. enjoy the coziest, home-style BBQ
D. go together for a hike to the
water tracks
23. The purpose of the countryside stay activity is to________.
A. promote the Qinglong Lake
B. raise fund for a public project
C. teach skills of BBQ and keeping dogs
D. provide access to dogs for
people without pets
【答案】
21. C
22. A
23. B
B
A Lifelong Devotion to Keeping People Fed
Yuan Longping is a Chinese agricultural scientist and educator, known for
developing the hybrid rice varieties.
Yuan graduated from the Southwest Agriculture Institute in 1953 and began his
teaching career at an agriculture school.
In the 1960s, when a serious food shortage swept China, Yuan decided to devote
himself to studying how to increase the yields of rice. He then began a lifelong
connection with rice.
Yuan succeeded in growing the world’s first high-yielding hybrid rice varieties
in 1973, which could reach a yield of over 500 kg per mu (about 0.067 hectares),
rising from the previous yield of only 300 kg per mu. For the next four decades,
he continued to work on research and development of hybrid rice, achieving
increasingly higher outputs. In 2020, hybrid rice developed by Yuan’s team achieved
1,500 kilograms per mu in two growing seasons, a new world record.
In China, where rice is the main food for the majority of the 1.4 billion people,
the planting area of hybrid rice has reached 16 million hectares, or 57 % of the
total planting area of rice, helping feed an extra 80 million people a year.
Hybrid rice has also been grown in over 40 countries, including the U.S., Brazil,
India, Vietnam, the Philippines and Madagascar. The total planting area of the hybrid
rice has reached 8 million hectares overseas.
Even after a great success, Yuan never held himself back from making new
breakthroughs. In 2017, his team started to grow seawater rice in Qingdao. The rice
was designed to grow in saline-alkaline land and survive even after being completely
in seawater. His team planned to develop a type of seawater rice that could be planted
in 6.67 million hectares of saline-alkaline land across China to boost the country’
s rice harvest by about 20 %. In 2018, Yuan’s team was invited to plant the
saline-alkaline tolerant rice in experimental fields in Dubai, which achieved huge
success. In June 2020, his team started to grow seawater rice on a farm at an altitude
of 2,800 meters in northwest China’s Qinghai Province. The experiment succeeded.
Yuan had two dreams — to “enjoy the cool under the rice crops taller than men”
and that hybrid rice could be grown all over the world to help solve the global food
shortage.
24. What made Yuan Longping decide to study rice?
A. A serious food shortage.
B. Agriculture development.
C. His interest in the rice experiment.
D. His wish to plant the tallest
rice in the world.
25. From the passage, we know that Yuan Longping ________.
A. developed a variety of hybrid rice
B. worked as a scientist after graduation
C. started to grow seawater rice in Dubai in 2017
D. grew the first high-yielding hybrid rice varieties in 1953
26. We can infer from the passage that Yuan Longping’s most outstanding qualities
are________.
A. modest and outgoing
B. honest and creative
C. generous and optimistic
D. responsible and devoted
【答案】
24. A
25. A
26. D
C
In this day and age, there seems to be a move towards secondary school subjects.
For that reason, some parents and some students feel that the compulsory study of
English literature is misguided and disadvantageous to students, particularly if
they are second language learners of English. However, there are still good reasons
for the study of English literature.
Students of English language sometimes fail to see the point of studying English
literature, especially if they have no plans to study English or translation at
university. But English literature can introduce students to a range of aspects,
not only of the English language but also the culture of English-speaking countries.
There are aspects of English culture that are summarised by English literature.
Of course, this is quite obvious when studying the works of Shakespeare or of writers,
poets and playwrights of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. It is, however,
also true when studying other works of English literature. Students can learn about
good stories and references to different aspects of English culture. They can also
learn the context and meanings of famous quotes and phrases.
Studying literature does not confine the students to the traditions of England
but includes the possibility of introducing them to traditions which inform English
literature, such as the study of Ancient Greek drama, and to literature in other
contexts, such as American literature.
An enjoyment and appreciation of literature will give students the ability to
develop this into an interest in books and reading as they move away from their
studies and into the adult lives. They will have the confidence to approach and cope
with new forms of books and writing, since they were exposed to a range of literature
during their school days.
When studying literature, students can learn not only language aspects such as
vocabulary items but also the language aspects which can be used for specific
purposes. For example, if the students are familiar with the concepts of beat and
rhythm of English poems, they can improve their own writing as they are able to
appreciate and apply these ideas.
Finally, the study of literature can provide students with a fresh and creative
angle, from which the students can approach their studies in particular and their
lives in general.
So the next time you are reading a newspaper article complaining of the lack
of creativity and initiative in the local workforce, remember that in a small way
the study of English literature can help to add a refreshing and further dimension
to a person’s life.
27. The author may agree that the study of English literature________.
A. has a long-lasting influence on students
B. is misguided and has more disadvantages
C. is not necessary for second language learners
D. only allows the students to learn the traditions of England
28. We can learn from the passage that ________.