甘肅省臨夏縣2020-2021學年高二英語下學期期末試題B

歡迎閱讀本文檔，希望本文檔能對您有所幫助！歡迎閱讀本文檔，希望本文檔能對您有所幫助！歡迎閱讀本文檔，希望本文檔能對您有所幫助！歡迎閱讀本文檔，希望本文檔能對您有所幫助！歡迎閱讀本文檔，希望本文檔能對您有所幫助！歡迎閱讀本文檔，希望本文檔能對您有所幫助！甘肅省臨夏縣2020-2021學年高二英語下學期期末試題（B）第Ⅰ卷第一部分閱讀理解（共兩節(jié)，滿分40分）第一節(jié)（共15小題：每小題2分，滿分30分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。ASummerCamps2020DiggingforDinosaursJune10toJune14,2020,July15toJuly19,2020$395perpersonWhatisapaleontologist(古生物學者)andwhatexactlydotheydo?Comefindoutwithusthissummer!We'llexplorewhatpaleontologistsdo,wheretheyworkandwhattoolstheyusewhilesearchingforfossils(化石).We'lldigdeeperintohowafossilismade,thedifferenttypesoffossilsandwhatinformationpaleontologistscanlearnfromthem.PhysicsPasttoPresentJune17toJune21,2020,July22toJuly26,2020$405perpersonHaveyoueverwonderedwhyabaseballfliesacertainwaywhenit'shitorhowtoshoottheperfectbasket?It'sPhysics!Thissummerwewillexploretermslikeenergyandforcetoseehowtheyaffectthingswedoeveryday.Wewilllookatwhodiscoveredtheseterms,howtheyinfluencetheactivitiesweloveandhowsportsmenusethemtotheiradvantage.AncientArtJune24toJune28,2020,July29toAugust2,2020$355perpersonExperiencehowartbegan!ThissummerwewillexplorehowarthaschangedfromtheStoneAgethroughtheMiddleAges.Fromcavepaintingstobuildingarches(拱門),we'llexploretheworldthroughtheeyesofartistswhocamebeforeus.SpaceExplorers:BacktotheMoonAugust5toAugust9,2020$455perpersonComejoinusintakingacloserlookatourmoonandhowourastronautsgotthere.We'lllearnaboutwhataspaceshipneedstoescapeEarth'spull,takeacloserlookatthemoon'ssurfaceandsimulate(模擬)ourownmoonlanding!21．WhatwillcampersdoinPhysicsPasttoPresent?A．Playsports.B．Talkwithathletes.C．Exploreenergyandforce.D．Learnthehistoryofsports.22．Howmuchshouldyoupayifyouwanttolearnaboutcavepaintings?A．$355.B．$395.C．$405.D．$455.23．WhichcampcanyoujoinifyouareonlyfreeinAugust?A．DiggingforDinosaurs.B．PhysicsPasttoPresent.C．AncientArt.D．SpaceExplorers:BacktotheMoon.BDancinguntilyoudropisawell-knownsaying,butwouldyoureallybeabletodanceuntilyoudroppeddead?In1374,insomeEuropeantowns,peopledidexactlythat.Theywerestruckbyadancingplague(瘟疫)thatforcedthemtodance.Thisphenomenon(現(xiàn)象)wasreportedtohavehappenedthroughoutpartsofWesternEurope,affectingpeoplefromthe14thtothe17thcentury.Hardlystoppingtoeatorevensleep,theywoulddance,sometimesfordaysonend,makingthisoneofthestrangestsicknessesinWesternhistory.Overthenextcentury,therewereonlyafewoutbreaks.However,inthesummerof1518,itreappearedinthecityofStrasbourg,France.ItallbeganwithawomancalledMrs.Troffea,whostartedtodancecrazilyinthestreet.Shewassoonjoinedby34peoplewithinaweek;bytheendofthemonth,thecrowdhadincreasedto400,mostofwhomwerewomen.Again,peopleweredancinguntiltheycouldnolongercontinue,withsomefinallydyingfromheartattacksorexhaustion.Onereportshowsthattheplaguewaskillingaround15peopleperday.Astheplagueworsened,concernednobles(貴族)turnedtotheadviceoflocaldoctors,whosaidthattheplaguewasa“naturaldisease”causedby“hotblood”.Sothenoblesencouragedmoredancing.Thereasonbehindtheiractionswastheybelievedthedancerscouldonlyrecoveriftheydancedcontinuouslynightandday.Thenoblesevenpaidformusicianstokeepthemoving.Then,asbefore,itdisappearedalmostassuddenlyasithadcome.Whiletheseeventsmaysoundhighlyunbelievable,thereisclearwrittenevidencethatitdidhappen.Now,historiansandscientistsarestilltryingtofindoutthetruecauseofthisphenomenon.24．Whatdoweknowabouttheplague?A．Itcostsomepeople'slives.B．Ittookplacetwiceinhistory.C．Itaffectedpeopleofallages.D．Itstoppedinthe16thcentury.25．Whydidthenoblesencouragemoredancing?A．Toseethehotblood.B．Tokillthedancingpeople.C．Tofreepeopleoftheplague.D．Toprovethedoctors'words.26．Howdidtheplaguedisappear?A．Fornoreason.B．Withlocaldoctors'help.C．WithMrs.Troffea'shelp.D．Becauseofsomenaturalpower.27．What'sthepurposeofthetext?A．Toshowthehistoryofdancing.B．Tointroduceawell-knownEnglishsaying.C．Toprovideinformationonthedancingplague.D．Toexplainthereasonbehindthedancingplague.CSteelVengeance,aworld-record-breakinghybridrollercoaster,recentlymadeitsfirstpublicappearanceatCedarPointAmusementParkinSandusky,Ohio.Therideisconstructedfrombothwoodandsteel(鋼).Asteelrunningtrackonahugewoodenbaseallowstheridetoprovidethetypesoftwists(扭轉(zhuǎn))andturnsthatarenotpossibleonwoodenrollercoasters.SteelVengeancebreakstenworldrecords,includingtallest,fastest,andlongesthybridrollercoaster.“Itisjustarollercoasterthatyouwanttorideagainandagain，”saidTonyClark,directorofcommunicationsatCedarPoint.The90-degree,200-footdroponthefirsthilltakesyourbreathaway.AtarecenteventatCedarPoint,Iexperiencedtheexcitementofthenewridefirst-hand.Thankstomystrongheart,Ihadareallycooltime!THEMAKINGOFVENGEANCE“Thebiggestpartofmakingarollercoasterisplanningit，”Clarksaid.JasonMcClure,generalmanagerofCedarPoint,added：“Wehavetogetamainideaofthebasicsofthecoasterandthenplanabudget.”WOOD,STEEL,ANDHARDWORKRockyMountainconstructiondesignedandbuiltSteelVengeance.About1.2millionpoundsofsteeland1.4millionboardsofwoodwereusedtobuildtheride.FredGrubb,co-founderofRockyMountain,notedthat“peoplewhodesignrollercoastersformycompanyhavetohavefirst-handexperiencebuildingthingswiththeirhands,notjustholdanengineeringdegree.Whenyouhavebuiltthingsforyourself,yougetit,andunderstandwhatwillwork.”Clarkwaspleasedwiththeresults.“WeatCedarPointaresohappywithhowSteelVengeanceturnedout，”hesaid.McClureadded：“Whatweputintothisrollercoasterwaswood,steel,andalotofhardwork.”28．WhatcanwelearnaboutSteelVengeance?A．Itisgoingthroughtests.B．ItbelongstoRockyMountain.C．Itismadefrombothsteelandwood.D．ItwasmainlydesignedbyFredGrub.29．WhatadvantagedoesSteelVengeancehaveoverwoodenrollercoasters?A．Itwilllastlonger.B．Itcostlessmoney.C．Ittooklesstimetobuild.D．Itoffersmorekindsoftwists.30．HowdidtheauthorfeelonSteelVengeance?A．Worried.B．Excited.C．Frightened.D．Shocked.31．PeoplewhodesignrollercoastersforRockyMountainmust________.A．holdanartsdegreeB．berollercoasterloversC．beskilfulatwoodworkD．havebuiltthingsthemselvesDWaterconservation(保護)meansusinglimitedwatersupplywiselyandcaringforitproperly.Sinceeachofusdependsonwatertosupportlife,itisourresponsibilitytolearnmoreaboutwaterconservationandhowwecanhelpkeepoursourcespureandsafeforgenerationstocome.Belowaresomeofthemainreasonswhyit'simportanttoconservewater.Itdiminishestheeffectsofdroughtandwatershortages.Eventhoughourneedforfreshwaterisalwaysincreasingbecauseofpopulationandindustrygrowth,thesupplywehavestaysthesame.EventhoughwatereventuallyreturnstotheEarththroughthewatercycle,it'snotalwaysreturnedtothesamespot,orwiththesamequantityandquality.Byreducingtheamountofwaterweuse,wecanbetterprotectagainstfuturedroughtyears.Itguardsagainstaseriesofsocialproblems.Failingtoconservewater,caneventuallyleadtoalackofwatersupply,whichcanhavebadresults.Theseincluderisingcosts,reducedfoodsupplies,healthdangers,andevenpoliticalconflict.Manyfearshavebeenexpressedthatwaterwarswilloccurinthefutureaswaterisbecomingscarcerandscarcer(更稀缺的)．Ithelpstoprotectourenvironment.Reducingourwaterusagereducestheenergyrequiredtoprocesswateranddeliverittobusinesses,farms,andcommunities,which,inturn,helpstoreducepollutionandconserveenergy.Itbuildssafeandbeautifulcommunities.Hospitals,gasstations,healthclubs,gyms,andrestaurantsallrequirelargeamountsofwatertoprovideservicesforcommunities.Reducingourusageofwatermeansthattheseservicescancontinuetobeprovided.Muchofourfreshwatercanalsobeusedforbeautifyingoursurroundings—trees,flowers,vegetablegardens,aswellasfillingpublicfountains.Waterconservationrequireseffort,andeverylittlebithelps.Don'tthinkthatwhatyoudodoesnotmatter.Wecanallmakechangesinourlifestylestoreduceourwaterusage.Thetrickismakingwaterconservationawayoflife—notjustsomethingwethinkaboutonceinawhile.32．WhatdoesParagraph1mainlyshow?A．Conservingwaterisverydifficult.B．Everyoneshouldlearntoconservewater.C．Manypeopledon'tcareaboutwaterwaste.D．Watershortagewillinfluencethelatergenerations.33．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“diminishes”inParagraph2mean?A．Proves.B．Reduces.C．Examines.D．Removes.34．WhydoestheauthormentiontheservicesinParagraph5?A．Toexplainwhatservicesneedwaterthemost.B．Toshowwateriswidelyusedinourdailylife.C．Toexplainwhypeopletodaylovetoconservewater.D．Toshowconservingwaterbenefitsourcommunities.35．Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．WhyDoWaterResourcesBecomeScarcer?B．HowCanWeMakeOurWorldaBetterPlace?C．WhyShouldWeConserveWaterinOurDailyLife?D．HowCanWeConserveWatertoProtectOurEarth?第二節(jié)(共5小題；每小題2分，滿分10分)根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項，選項中有兩項為多余選項。Asastudent,it'simportanttofindabalancebetweenyourschoolworkandyoursociallife.__36__Createatimebudget.Budgetingyourtimecanhelpyouplanoutyourdays.Drawingupatimetablebasedonupcomingeventsisagreatwaytospendeachday.__37__Keepinmindthatyourtimebudgetshouldallowforflexibility(靈活性).Thereisnowaytoguarantee(保證)thatyourhomeworkwilltakeexactlytwohours.__38__Manystudentschoosetosupportthemselvesduringtheireducation.Ifyouareworkingandstudyingatthesametime,itcanbedifficulttofindtimeforfriendsandsocialization.__39__Itcanhelpyoufindabalancebetweenschoolandsocializationevenifyourtimeisverylimited.Takecareofyourhealth.Poorhealthcanmaketimespenteitheratschoolorwithfriendsmuchlessenjoyable.Whenyoufeelhealthyandenergized,youwillbeabletogiveyoureducationandyourfriendsyourfullattention.Geteighthoursofsleepeachnight.Gotobedandwakeupatthesametimeeachday,evenonweekends.__40__Allofthesewillhelpyouavoidbecomingill.Learninghowtomanageyourtimeisnotonlyusefulthroughoutyoureducation,itisalsoavaluableskillthatyouwillneedlongafteryouearnyourdegree.A．Balanceyourfamilylife.B．Findasocialpart-timejob.C．Eatadietwithallthefoodyouneedforgoodhealth.D．Ajobthatyouenjoyattendingwillhelpyoustayenergetic.E．Findajobthatallowsyoutosocializewithcustomersandco-workers.F．Inthisarticle,you'lldiscoverafewhelpfulmethodsfortimemanagement.G．Ithelpsyouspendenoughtimeonbothschoolworkandyourfamilyandfriends.第三部分語言知識運用(共兩節(jié)，滿分45分)第一節(jié)完形填空(共20小題；每小題1.5分，滿分30分)閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。Peopleareoftenencouragedtomakefriendswiththeirenemy(敵人),butthehighschoolstudentXavierStaubsdidmorethanthat.He__41__theother'slife.Ataswimminggame,the15-year-oldboyrescueda__42__underwater.Itwasaregularswimminggame.Xavierwas__43__becausehehadpracticedforalongtime.Asexpected,he__44__hispartwitheaseinthe200-meterrelay(接力比賽).Whenhewasresting,heheardsomepeople__45__anxiously.Xavierturnedbackandnoticedthataboyintheneighboringlane(泳道)was__46__.Seeingthis,havingno__47__toconsidermore,Xavierdivedbackintothepoolimmediatelyand__48__theboyouttothesafetyzone.__49__,theboyhadnothingseriousandstartedbreathingonhisown.Xavier's__50__gottheattentionofRepresentativeJohnMoolenaar.HewantedtorewardXavierwithrecognition(表彰)thatwouldbekeptonrecordintheLibraryofCongress.AtlunchtimeonTuesday,Xavier__51__Moolenaarwascomingtomeethim.“We'veheardthestory.Ithinkwereallyshould__52__whathedid，”MoolenaartoldCNN.“Weoftenhearabouttragediesand__53__situations，”Moolenaarsaid,“butthiswassuchapowerful__54__ofonestudenthelpinganother__55__thetwoboyswerecompetitors.”However,Xavier'smother,JillianStaubs,saidshewasnot__56__.Jilliansaidshehadbeentryingto__57__herchildrenlikewhatherparentsdid.Herparentsalwaystoldherandhersistersnottobecomepeoplewhojust__58__themselves.AndXavierperformedsucha__59__act,whichactuallywassomethingshewasusedtohearingabout.Xavierisnotonlyagreat__60__butalsoadancer,bandmemberandastraight-Astudent.Andnow,ahero.41．A.wastedB．recordedC．savedD．started42．A.partnerB．strangerC．volunteerD．competitor43．A.afraidB.confidentC．stubbornD．determined44．A.forgotB．missedC．organizedD．completed45．A.shoutingB．fightingC．beggingD．complaining46．A.rushingB．waitingC．practicingD．struggling47．A.energyB．timeC．powerD．freedom48．A.droveB．threwC．pulledD．pressed49．A.NaturallyB．HonestlyC．SeriouslyD．Fortunately50．A.actionB.discoveryC．experienceD．a(chǎn)chievement51．A.noticedB．learnedC．realizedD．a(chǎn)dmitted52．A.judgeB．thankC．praiseD．discuss53．A.unknownB．unsuitableC．unpleasantD．unavoidable55．A.asifB．incaseC．nowthatD．eventhough54．A.exampleB．traditionC．a(chǎn)ccidentD．a(chǎn)rgument56．A.proudB．curiousC．patientD．surprised57．A.educateB．respectC．criticizeD．understand58．A.showoffB．lookafterC．thinkaboutD．believein59．A.wiseB．selflessC．commonD．careless60．A.leaderB．swimmerC．trainerD．fighter第二節(jié)(共10小題，每小題1.5分，滿分15分)閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入適當?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。Lastnight,Iwalkedintoarestaurantandorderedsomefood.Abouttwenty61.________(minute)later,agroupofyoungpeoplewalkedinandordered62.________(they).Tomyamazement,theygotservedfirstandbegantoeatandlaughhappily.Ieven63.________(hear)oneofthembragging(吹噓)abouthowhewasconnectedtoeveryoneintherestaurant.IwassoangrythatIcalledthewaiter.“Yoursisaspecialorder,beingprepared64.________theheadchef(主廚)himself.Theirorders65.________(prepare)hurriedlyandthat'swhytheywereservedfirst.Pleasehavesomejuiceasyouwait，”hetoldme.Icalmeddownandwaited66.______(patient).Shortlyafterthat,mymealwasservedbysixwaiters.WhatIdidn'tknowwasthatthebossoftherestauranthappenedtobe67.________oldlonglostfriendofmine.ShesawmewhenIenteredtherestaurantanddecided68.________(give)measurprise.Shechangedmysimplemealtoafive-starone.Peopleattheothertablewere69._______(shock).Suddenlytheybeganmurmuring(發(fā)牢騷),asking70.______theydidn'tgetthatkindofserviceandmeal.第四部分寫作(共兩節(jié)，滿分35分)第一節(jié)短文改錯(共10小題，每小題1分，滿分10分)假定英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處語言錯誤，每句中最多有兩處。每處錯誤僅涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號(∧)，并在其下面寫出該加的詞。刪除：把多余的詞用斜線(\)劃掉。修改：在錯的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。注意：1.每處錯誤及其修改均僅限一詞；2．只允許修改10處，多者(從第11處起)不計分。Mygrandpawasafirefighterforalongtime.Besidescontrollingandputoutfires,hesavedpeoplefromburningbuildings.Hedidalotofanotherthings,too.Afterthefire,hehadtocheckandcleanhistoolssothattheywerealwaysreadytothenextfire.Healsolearnedofnewwaystoputoutfiresandnewthingstohelphimdidhisjob.Now,hehasnewjob.Hedoesnotgointoburningbuildingsanymore.Grandpavisitsschoolstoshareknowledgesaboutfiresafety.Heshowedstudentstheburnmarksonhisoldcoat.Hetellseveryonehowtopreventfiresandhowtodoifthereisafireandhowtobesafely.Mygrandpaisahero.第二節(jié)書面表達(滿分25分)假定你是李華，和留學生Susan約好昨晚去看電影，但你因故沒能赴約。請你用英語給她寫一封郵件，內(nèi)容包括：1．表示歉意；2．說明原因；3．希望得到諒解。注意：1．詞數(shù)100左右；2．可以適當增加細節(jié)，以使行文連貫。_______________________________________________________________________