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第1页（英语试卷共8页）大连市2020～2021学年度第二学期期末考试高二英语注意事项：1.答卷前，考生务必将自己的名字、准考证号填写在答题卡上。2.作答时，务必将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷及草稿纸上无效。第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）第一节：（共15小题，每小题2.5分，满分37.5分

）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。AStartSomethingYouWon’tWanttoStopIfyouarehuntingforachancetogetclosetosomenicebooks,Reader’

sDigestUSAwillneverletyoudown.Thefollowingbooksarerecommendedbythethirdmonthof2021.FindingYour(Lost)JoyAuthor:LaurelKhiabaniPrice:Hardback|Paperback|

E-book$22.99|$14.99|$3.99Ifyousufferanxiety,ordepression,thisbookwillraiseyourstateofmind;youcanaddyourjoyfulthingsandmakeityours.SteerageAndAmourAu

thor:EdwardL.DivitaPrice:Hardback|Paperback|E-book$36.99|$20.99|$3.99ThisbooktalksofthehistoryofseveralgenerationsoftheIta

lianDivitafamilyasrelatedtotheunstablesocialandpoliticalclimate,especiallyinItalyandAmericaduringtheearly1900s.ConnieGetsMoreThanH

erBackyardAuthor:PattiWhitehead-GillPrice:Hardback|Paperback|E-book$34.99|$26.99|$3.99Thistalecenterson

six-year-oldConniewhohasrecentlymovedtoatownfromthecity.Shelearnsthatshe’sadopted,meetsherbestfriendandfallsinl

ovewithanorphanpuppy.HowItFeelstoFloatAuthor:HelenaFoxPrice:Hardback|Paperback|E-book$23.99|$13.99|$3.99Ifyou’relookingforamoving

storythatexploresthemesofmentalillness,sadnessandlove,pickupacopyofHowItFeelstoFloatandfollowBizasshecomesofage.Thismoving

novelwillstaywithyoulongafteryoufinishreadingit.1.HowmuchshouldyoupayforahardbackbookaboutItaliansocietyintheearly1900s

?A.$20.99.B.$22.99.C.$36.99.D.$34.99.第2页（英语试卷共8页）2.Whowritesastoryaboutanadoptedgirl?A.HelenaFox.B.LaurelKhiabani

.C.EdwardL.Divita.D.PattiWhitehead-Gill.3.WhatcanbeknownaboutHowItFeelstoFloat?A.Agirl’sspaceadventu

res.B.Challengesofgrowingup.C.Themurderofateenager.D.Apoorgirlwithspecialpowers.BAtonly9yearsold,LesiaCarte

lliwasbadlyburntinagasexplosionathergrandparents’house.Theburnsweresoseverethatherowngrandfatherdidn’trecognizeher.Lesiacou

ldhaveremainedwithdrawnforherwholelife.Butnow,thiswomanusesherpainfulpasttohelpotherburnvictimsfindhealing(治愈).“M

ylifegotbetterwhenIstartedtolookatmylifeasagift,”Lesiasaid.LesiastartedAngelFaces,anationalnonprofitorganizationofferingweek-longsupportiver

etreats(休养所)foradolescentfemaleburnvictims.Theseretreats,forgirlsfrom11-19yearsofage,providemeetingstohelpthegirlshea

lemotionally.“She’slikeaballofsunshine,”saidCasiSmith,a17-year-oldwithburnsonherfaceshereceivedasababy.“Lookin

gather,Icanseeeverythingshe’sbeenthrough.Butheresheis;insteadofhiding,she’shelpingpeople.Tome,thatisamazing.Idon’tknowifIcouldeverdothat.”

Asawomanburnedinagasexplosion,Lesiaisabletoconnectwiththeseyoungladiesonapersonallevel,assomeonewhoknowsw

hatthey’regoingthrough.Herheartforhelpingothersmotivatesfellowburnvictimstotakecontroloftheircircumstances.Allofthes

ewomenaremiracles.Theyareblessedtohavesurvivedhorribleaccidentsmostofuscan’tevenimagine.Yet,survivingtheincidentisjustthebeginning.Lesiadescrib

estheperiodfollowingtheactualeventcausingtheburnsasa“traumacocoon”.Andthat’swhereshestepsin.“Ididn’twantany

othergirltogothroughwhatIhadgonethrough,”shesays.“Weofferaplacewherethegirlscansufferlesspainandbegintoreallyhe

al.”4.WhatmadeLesia’slifebecomebetteraftertheaccident?A.Hergrandfather’smedicalhelp.B.AngelFaces’supportiveretreats.C

.Thechangeofherattitudetolife.D.Otherburnvictims’healingstories.5.WhatdowelearnaboutLesiaandAngelFaces?A.AngelFacesprovidedhelpformale

burnvictims.B.LesiastartedAngelFaceswiththehelpofCasiSmith.C.VictimsreceivedAngelFaces’professionalmedicalhelp.D.Lesia’sexperiencesinspiredmanyyoun

gfemaleburnvictims.第3页（英语试卷共8页）6.Whatdothewords“traumacocoon”underlinedinthelastparagraphprobablymean?A.Thetime

whenonefeelspainfulandwithdrawn.B.Thequietplacewhereonecanhavegreatfun.C.Thephysicalinjurythatcanbeeasi

lyremoved.D.Thechallengingtimethatpushesoneforward.7.WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeLesia?A.Powerfulandcaring.B.Creativeandadventurous.C.Selfi

shbutbrave.D.Shybutindependent.CAround50Marsmissionshavebeenlaunchedgloballysince1960.Yetmorethanhalfofthemhavefailedtoreachthe

planet.SoafterChina’sMarsprobe—Tianwen-1,waslaunchedonJuly23,Thursdaylastyear,therewasananxiouswaittole

arnitsfate.ThenewsthatthecraftcarryingexplorationroverZhuronglandedsafelyonthesurfaceoftheplanetonSaturdayhasthereforebeenmetwithbothreliefandc

elebrationinthecountry.ThatthelandingwascarriedoutexactlyasplannedhasmadeChinathelatestmember,aftertheUn

itedStatesandRussia,ofthecluboftheworld’spioneeringMartinexplorers,andshowsthereliabilityoftherelevanttechnologiesthatChin

ahasdevelopedonitsown.ThoughthefirstMarsmissionofthecountry,itwasabraveundertaking:tocompleteorbiting,landingandrovinginonesinglemissio

n.Itisthatcan-dospiritofself-reliance（自力更生）thathasplayedakeyroleinChina’sscientificandtechnologicaldevelopmentinr

ecentdecadesdespitesomeforeigncountries’attemptstopreventitsprogress.Chinamadeitsearlybreakthroughsinrocketandspacetechnologieswithitsownsc

ientists,engineersandscientificworkersstartingfromthe1960sunderverydifficultconditionswhenthecountryremainedlargelyabackwardagricul

turalcountryandfacedforeignblocksoftechnologyandmaterials.However,thecountryhasmadethemostofwhatithadoverthepastmorethansixdecades,makingcontinuo

useffortstogoaheadintheaerospace（航天）cause.Thankstothehardworkandevensacrificesofgenerationsofscientificworkers,Chinahaslaidasolidf

oundationforthefastdevelopmentofitsaerospaceindustry,andhasachievedonemilestoneafteranotherinitsspaceendeavors.Inthehumanspac

eodyssey,China,withenthusiasm,diligenceandwillingnesstocooperate,willhelppromotehumankindtotravelfasterandfarther.8.What’sthepurposeofthistex

t?A.Tointroduceakindofastronomicalphenomenon.B.TorecallthedevelopmentofChina’saerospaceexploration.C.Tobo

ostChinesepeople’sconfidenceinaerospaceexploration.D.TostatethedifficultiesChinafacedinaerospacedevelopment.第4页（英语试卷共8页）9.

HowdoestheauthorfeelaboutthedevelopmentofChina’saerospaceindustry?A.Confused.B.Proud.C.Worried.D.Astonished.10.Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?A

.MorethanhalfofMarsmissionshavesucceededsince1960.B.TheexplorationroverZhuronglandedonMarsonJuly,25th.C.Themissi

onofTianwen-1wastocompleteorbitingandlanding.D.Chinamadeabreakthroughinspacetechnologieswithoutefforts.11.Fromwhichisthetextmostprobablytaken?A.Asc

iencefiction.B.Abookreview.B.Ageographytextbook.D.Adailynewspaper.DSomanythingscankeepyoufromseeingyourlovedonesinperson.Fortunately,than

kstomoderntechnology,thepeoplewemissareoftenonlyaphonecallortextmessageaway.Butaccordingtoscience,ifyouwanttofeelmoreconnectedtothepeopleyou’re

talkingto,youshouldcalltheminsteadoftexting.Anewstudy,publishedintheJournalofExperimentalPsychology,foundthatcommun

icationinteractionsthatincludedvoicecreatedstrongersocialrelationshipsthancommunicationthroughtyping.Inthestudy,researchersconducte

dvariousexperiments.Inthefirstone,theyasked200peopletomakepredictionsaboutwhatit’dbeliketoreconnectwithanoldfriendby

emailorbyphoneandthenassignedpeopleatrandomtodooneortheother.Althoughpeopleexpectedthataphonecallwouldbemoreawkward,hearingsomeone’svoiceactually

madetheexperiencebetter.“Peoplereportedtheydidformasignificantlystrongerbondwiththeiroldfriendonthephonecomparedwithemail,andtheydi

dn’tfeelmoreawkward,”saidstudyco-authorAmitKumar.Inanotherexperiment,theresearchershadstrangersconnectbyeithertex

ting,talkingovervideochat,ortalkingusingonlyaudio.Theyfoundthatbothformsofvoicecommunicationmadethestrangersfeelmuchmoreconnectedthanwhenthey

communicatedviatext.SabrinaRomanoff,aHarvardpsychologist,sayspeopletendtotextoremailinsteadofcallingbecauseofconvenienceastheys

eeitasacontrolledformofcommunicationwheretheycan“respondtoinformationexactlyinthewaytheyintendwithoutunexpe

ctedadditionsbytheotherperson”.However,infact,textingcanmakeithardtodeterminethetruemeaningbehindaconversation.“Aphoneca

llisactuallymoreconvenientwhenconsideringtherealeffectsofthemessage,”sheexplains.“Eachpartyismorepresent,andtherefore

,abletounderstandthemeaningbehindthecontentwithoutthinkingovertheendlesspossiblemeaningsbehindwords.”第5

页（英语试卷共8页）12.Whichisthebestforbuildingcloserconnectionsaccordingtothenewstudy?A.Anemail.B.Avideochat.C.Atextmessage.D.Aletter.13.Whatdidth

eparticipantsinthefirstexperimentdo?A.Theymadepredictionsontheothers’intentions.B.Theymaderandomphonecallstosomestrangers.C.Theyimaginedthejoyofh

earingsomeone’svoice.D.Theypredictedaphonecallwouldbeembarrassing.14.WhydoesSabrinaRomanoffconsidermakingphonecallsconvenient?A.Itcanimprovey

ourcommunicationskills.B.Itprovesacontrolledformofcommunication.C.Itcanmakeiteasiertounderstandeachother.D.It

avoidsunexpectedadditionsinconversations.15.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A.YouShouldCallInsteadofTextingB.Te

chnologyBuildsMoreConnectionsC.CommunicateWithYourOldFriendsD.VoiceCommunicationIsTime-saving第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）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。选项中有两处为多余选项。HowtoEatHealthyonaBudgetMindingyourbudgetwhileeatingthefoodsthatofferyounutritionta

kesalittleplanning—butit’spossible.Bebravetobebudget-conscious(有预算意识的)Somepeopleareself-consciousaboutnotbeingabletoaffor

dfancybrandsofhealthyfood.It’sfineifyoucanaffordit.Butthere’snoshameinknowingyourbudgetandlivingwithinyourmeans.16After

all,healthyeatingexistsateverypricepoint.Itdoesn’tmeanthatyou’renothealthy.Beawareofbuzzwords(时髦术语)onthepackage17Thesedes

criptionsmaybeusefultosomecustomerswithspecialneeds.Butthey’realsomarketingtermsthatcanpaintaninaccuratepicturethatsomefoodsaremuchhealthierthanother

s.Organicisfineifthat’swhatyouwanttobuy,butforsomeonewhoisbudget-conscious,that’snotnecessary.Ifyoushopbasedonlabelsalone,it’se

asiertoenduppayingmorebutnotnecessarilyeatinganyhealthier.18Instead,figureoutwhatnutrientsyouneedandlookfortheminsidethepackage

.PlanaheadandmakealistMostdietitianswilltellyounottogotothegrocerystorewhileyou’rehungry.Butyoualsoshouldn’tgowithoutalist.Whenyoushopwit

houtaplan,it’sreallyeasytobuymorefoodthanyouneed,or第6页（英语试卷共8页）purchaseingredientsyoualreadyhave,leadingtowaste.1

9Developingaroutinetoeathealthyandmaintainabudgetwillbeeasierifyoucometothestorewithanideaofwhatyou’re

gettingandgenerallyhowmuchitwillcost.Onceyoustartwritingthingsdown,especiallythefoodsthatyou’rerebuyingcon

stantly...youcankindofseewhereyourmoneyisgoingtobeatthesupermarket.Soalistdoesn’tjusthelpyouplan.20A.Plus,you’llunavoidablyforgetthingsyoudoneed.B.L

ookforcannedorfrozenfoodsbecausetheyaremuchcheaper.C.Youshouldhavethecouragetosaygoodbyetothatembarrassment.D.

Therefore,don’tbetrickedbytrendywordsandphrasesonthepackage.E.Manyhealthyfoodproductsarelabeledasorganic

,lowsugarandlowfat.F.Anyonewhotriestotellyousomethingdifferentisprobablysellingsomething.G.Italsoletsyoukeeptrackofwhatyo

u’reeatingandhowmuchyou’respending.第二部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分30分）第一节完形填空（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Careersinscien

cearegenerallybelievedtobetoocomplexforstudentswhoaren’ttalentedorcleverenough,butScottKelly,commanderof

theInternationalSpaceStation,wouldproveit’swrong.Asakid,hewasabsent-mindedand21inscienceandallothersu

bjectsaswell.Hecouldn’t22whattheteacherssaidinclass.Therefore,heearnedterriblegradesand23graduatedfromhighschool,andheeventhoughthewouldnev

er24hisdreams.Thatall25whenhepickedupthefilmTheRightStuff,TomWolfe’sclassicaccountofthepioneeringAmericanswhofirstexploredspace.26,hewasdeter

minedtobeanastronaut,whichmeantdoingwellin27classes.Sostartingthatday,he28hismindtodowellinit.Aftersomanyyears’daydreamin

g,itwouldn’tbe29.Buthestartedregardingstudyasagame.Themorehe30hisstudyskills,thebetterhegot.Eventually,itbecamea31withhi

mselftoseehowgoodhecouldget.Thentheformer32startedgettingstraightA’sinscience,whichis33forthosewhowa

nttobeanastronaut.Soweneedtostop34theideathatscienceisjusttoohard.Everyonecanlearnthisstuff—hejustneedstobe35todothew

ork.21.A.uninterestedB.absorbedC.engagedD.experienced22.A.holdonB.bankonC.lookintoD.focuson23.A.easilyB.nearlyC.barelyD.successfully24.A.abandonB

.acknowledgeC.endD.achieve25.A.finishedB.suspendedC.occurredD.changed第7页（英语试卷共8页）26.A.InspiredB.DepressedC.SatisfiedD.Shocked27.A.scie

nceB.architectureC.geographyD.chemistry28.A.putupB.madeupC.passedupD.weighedup29.A.alternativeB.difficultC.ea

syD.decent30.A.rejectedB.practicedC.arrangedD.exchanged31.A.principleB.agreementC.competitionD.guidance32.A.astronautB.daydreamerC.scient

istD.pioneer33.A.essentialB.superiorC.convenientD.worthy34.A.correctingB.abandoningC.emphasisingD.dismi

ssing35.A.ashamedB.availableC.afraidD.willing第二节（共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。March20markstheSpringEquinox,orChunfeninChin

ese,the36(four)termintheChineselunarcalendar.Onthisday,dayandnightare37(equal)divided,andthelengthofdaytimewillgrowlongerintheNorthernHemisphereafte

rwards.Peachblossomsentertheirgreattimeandgivetouristsalotofpleasurewithpinkishflowers.Sinceancienttimes,peach

blossoms38(use)todescribewomen.Theromanticflowersalsosignallovefromothers.TheSpringEquinoxismarkedasthe39(begin)ofthebusyfarmingsea

son.Peoplemakepreparationsforraisingspringsilkworms.StartingfromtheSpringEquinoxandbeforetheQingmingFestival,Chinesef

armersarethe40(busy)withteaharvesting,asthetealeaves41(collect)duringthisperiodareconsideredtobe42highquality.Peoplehaveacupoftheveryfirs

tteashootsinspringas43waytogetclosetonature.TheancientChinesepeople44(divide)thefifteendaysoftheSpringEquinoxi

ntothree“hou’s,”orfive-dayparts.Astheoldsayinggoes,swallowsflybacktotheNorthinthefirsthou;thunderbreakstheskyinthesecondhou;l

ightningoccursfrequentlyinthethirdhou,45vividlyrevealtheclimatefeatureduringtheSpringEquinox.第三部分：写作（共两节，满分40分）第一节(满分15分)你校将举办英语演讲比赛。请你以AIan

dLife为题写一篇发言稿参赛，内容包括：1.人工智能的便利；2.可能存在的风险；3.你的个人观点。注意：1.写作词数应为80左右；2.题目、开头和结尾已给出；3.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。第8页（英语试卷共8页）AIandLifeGoodmorningeveryon

e！It’smygreathonortodeliveraspeechonAIandLifehere.____________________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________Thankyouforyourlistening.第二节（满分25分）阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使

之构成一篇完整的短文。ItwasthesummerwhenIturned18.Iwasfilledwithexcitementbecauseofmynewfreedomofdriving.Idrovecare

fullywithmynewlicense.Alongwiththisnewprivilegecamenewresponsibilities.Iwouldperformthesameroutine—ca

llmyparentsandtellthemwhereIwasgoing,whoIwaswith,andwhenIwouldbehome.Itbecameatypicalcycle.Ihadbeenw

orkingalldayinthehotsun.Iwasexhaustedandreadyforanap.Butmystomachtoldmesomethingdifferent.SoIcalledmyfriendMikeandmadeourwayintotown.Afterourmeal,we

hadnoideathatourdaywouldsoonchangefortheworse.Ittakesonemomenttoshiftyourlifeupsidedown.IvividlyrememberIwasdr

ivingfast.Toofast.Icametotheconclusiontwoyearslater,thatthemistakewouldbewithmefortherestofmylife.MikeandIweredrivingdownadus

tygravel(沙砾)road.IwasdrivingashinyblackSaturn,whichwasthecarIadmiredforlong.Iwasveryproudtobedrivingit.Itwasperfect

inmyeyes.Icouldseetherollinghillsinthedistance.Tallpinetreestraveledonbothsidesoftheroad.Withthemusicplaying,wewereenjoyingour

selves.Somehow,withoutrealizingit,Ispedupthecar.Coasting（滑行)freelyinmycar,wecameacrossaloosespotofgravel.Mytyres

werestuckinitanddesperatetoescape.Mycarstartedfishtailing.Inpanic,Ipressedhardonthebrakes（刹车）andinstantlythecarlostcontrol.Igotintopanic,frozenwithte

rror.Lookingtotheright,ItookaglimpseofMike.Hisbodyhadleanedtowardme.Hewastryingtopreparehimselfforthecomingcrash.Theca

rwasrushinglefttoright,coastingalongthegravellikeitwasice.Momentslater,thefrontofmycarcrashedhead-onintoatree

.注意：1.续写词数应为150左右；2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。Iheardaloudsoundofmycarhittingthetree._________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________Luckilyenough,MikeandIwerenotsoseriouslyhurt._______________

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