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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3

7.5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,Read

er’sDigestUSAwillneverletyoudown.Thefollowingbooksarerecommendedbythethirdmonthof2021.FindingYour(Lost)JoyAuth

or:LaurelKhiabaniPrice:Hardback|Paperback|E-book$22.99|$14.99|$3.99Ifyousufferanxiety,ordepression,thisbookwillra

iseyourstateofmind;youcanaddyourjoyfulthingsandmakeityours.SteerageAndAmourAuthor:EdwardL.DivitaPrice:Hardback|Paperback|E-book$36.99|$20.99|$3.99

ThisbooktalksofthehistoryofseveralgenerationsoftheItalianDivitafamilyasrelatedtotheunstablesocialandpoliticalclimate,especia

llyinItalyandAmericaduringtheearly1900s.ConnieGetsMoreThanHerBackyardAuthor:PattiWhitehead-GillPrice:Hardback|P

aperback|E-book$34.99|$26.99|$3.99Thistalecentersonsix-year-oldConniewhohasrecentlymovedtoatownfromthecity.Shelearnsthatshe’sadopted,meets

herbestfriendandfallsinlovewithanorphanpuppy.HowItFeelstoFloatAuthor:HelenaFoxPrice:Hardback|Paperback|E-bo

ok$23.99|$13.99|$3.99Ifyou’relookingforamovingstorythatexploresthemesofmentalillness,sadnessandlove,pickupacopyofHowItFeelstoFloatan

dfollowBizasshecomesofage.Thismovingnovelwillstaywithyoulongafteryoufinishreadingit.1.HowmuchshouldyoupayforahardbackbookaboutItalians

ocietyintheearly1900s?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.LaurelKhiab

ani.C.EdwardL.Divita.D.PattiWhitehead-Gill.3.WhatcanbeknownaboutHowItFeelstoFloat?A.Agirl’sspaceadventures.B.Challe

ngesofgrowingup.C.Themurderofateenager.D.Apoorgirlwithspecialpowers.BAtonly9yearsold,LesiaCartelliwasbadlyburntinagasexplosio

nathergrandparents’house.Theburnsweresoseverethatherowngrandfatherdidn’trecognizeher.Lesiacouldhaveremainedwithdrawnforherwholelife.Butnow,th

iswomanusesherpainfulpasttohelpotherburnvictimsfindhealing(治愈).“MylifegotbetterwhenIstartedtolookatmylifeasagift,”Lesiasaid.LesiastartedAn

gelFaces,anationalnonprofitorganizationofferingweek-longsupportiveretreats(休养所)foradolescentfemaleburnvictims.Theseretreats,forgirlsfrom11-1

9yearsofage,providemeetingstohelpthegirlshealemotionally.“She’slikeaballofsunshine,”saidCasiSmith,a17-year-ol

dwithburnsonherfaceshereceivedasababy.“Lookingather,Icanseeeverythingshe’sbeenthrough.Butheresheis;instead

ofhiding,she’shelpingpeople.Tome,thatisamazing.Idon’tknowifIcouldeverdothat.”Asawomanburnedinagasexplosion,Lesiaisabletoc

onnectwiththeseyoungladiesonapersonallevel,assomeonewhoknowswhatthey’regoingthrough.Herheartforhelpingothersmotivat

esfellowburnvictimstotakecontroloftheircircumstances.Allofthesewomenaremiracles.Theyareblessedtohavesurvivedhorribleaccidentsmosto

fuscan’tevenimagine.Yet,survivingtheincidentisjustthebeginning.Lesiadescribestheperiodfollowingtheactualeventcaus

ingtheburnsasa“traumacocoon”.Andthat’swhereshestepsin.“Ididn’twantanyothergirltogothroughwhatIhadgonethrough,”shesay

s.“Weofferaplacewherethegirlscansufferlesspainandbegintoreallyheal.”4.WhatmadeLesia’slifebecomebetteraftertheaccident?A.Hergrandfather’smedi

calhelp.B.AngelFaces’supportiveretreats.C.Thechangeofherattitudetolife.D.Otherburnvictims’healingstories

.5.WhatdowelearnaboutLesiaandAngelFaces?A.AngelFacesprovidedhelpformaleburnvictims.B.LesiastartedAngelFaceswitht

hehelpofCasiSmith.C.VictimsreceivedAngelFaces’professionalmedicalhelp.D.Lesia’sexperiencesinspiredmanyyoungfemaleburnvictim

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

hdrawn.B.Thequietplacewhereonecanhavegreatfun.C.Thephysicalinjurythatcanbeeasilyremoved.D.Thechallengingtimethatpushesoneforward.7.

WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeLesia?A.Powerfulandcaring.B.Creativeandadventurous.C.Selfishbutbrave.D.Shybutindependent.CAround50

Marsmissionshavebeenlaunchedgloballysince1960.Yetmorethanhalfofthemhavefailedtoreachtheplanet.SoafterChin

a’sMarsprobe—Tianwen-1,waslaunchedonJuly23,Thursdaylastyear,therewasananxiouswaittolearnitsfate.Thenewsthatthecraftcarryingexplorati

onroverZhuronglandedsafelyonthesurfaceoftheplanetonSaturdayhasthereforebeenmetwithbothreliefandcelebrationintheco

untry.ThatthelandingwascarriedoutexactlyasplannedhasmadeChinathelatestmember,aftertheUnitedStatesandRuss

ia,ofthecluboftheworld’spioneeringMartinexplorers,andshowsthereliabilityoftherelevanttechnologiesthatChinahasdev

elopedonitsown.ThoughthefirstMarsmissionofthecountry,itwasabraveundertaking:tocompleteorbiting,landingandrovinginonesinglemission.Itistha

tcan-dospiritofself-reliance（自力更生）thathasplayedakeyroleinChina’sscientificandtechnologicaldevelopmentinrecentdecad

esdespitesomeforeigncountries’attemptstopreventitsprogress.Chinamadeitsearlybreakthroughsinrocketandsp

acetechnologieswithitsownscientists,engineersandscientificworkersstartingfromthe1960sunderverydifficultconditions

whenthecountryremainedlargelyabackwardagriculturalcountryandfacedforeignblocksoftechnologyandmaterials.However,thecountryhasmadethemost

ofwhatithadoverthepastmorethansixdecades,makingcontinuouseffortstogoaheadintheaerospace（航天）cause.Thankstothehardworkandevensacrificesofgenera

tionsofscientificworkers,Chinahaslaidasolidfoundationforthefastdevelopmentofitsaerospaceindustry,andhasachievedonemilestoneafteranothe

rinitsspaceendeavors.Inthehumanspaceodyssey,China,withenthusiasm,diligenceandwillingnesstocooperate,willhelppromotehumankindtotravelfasterandfarth

er.8.What’sthepurposeofthistext?A.Tointroduceakindofastronomicalphenomenon.B.TorecallthedevelopmentofCh

ina’saerospaceexploration.C.ToboostChinesepeople’sconfidenceinaerospaceexploration.D.TostatethedifficultiesChinafacedinaerospacedevelop

ment.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.Themissiono

fTianwen-1wastocompleteorbitingandlanding.D.Chinamadeabreakthroughinspacetechnologieswithoutefforts.11.Fromwhichisthetextmostproba

blytaken?A.Asciencefiction.B.Abookreview.B.Ageographytextbook.D.Adailynewspaper.DSomanythingscankeepyoufromseeingyourlovedonesinperson.Fortu

nately,thankstomoderntechnology,thepeoplewemissareoftenonlyaphonecallortextmessageaway.Butaccordingtoscience,ifyouwanttofeelmoreconnectedtothepeople

you’retalkingto,youshouldcalltheminsteadoftexting.Anewstudy,publishedintheJournalofExperimentalPsychology,found

thatcommunicationinteractionsthatincludedvoicecreatedstrongersocialrelationshipsthancommunicationthroughtyping.Inthestudy,researcherscondu

ctedvariousexperiments.Inthefirstone,theyasked200peopletomakepredictionsaboutwhatit’dbeliketoreconnectwithanoldfriendbyemailorb

yphoneandthenassignedpeopleatrandomtodooneortheother.Althoughpeopleexpectedthataphonecallwouldbemoreawkward,hearingsomeone’svoiceac

tuallymadetheexperiencebetter.“Peoplereportedtheydidformasignificantlystrongerbondwiththeiroldfriendonthephonecomparedwithemail,andtheydidn’tfeelmore

awkward,”saidstudyco-authorAmitKumar.Inanotherexperiment,theresearchershadstrangersconnectbyeithertexting,talkingovervideochat,ortal

kingusingonlyaudio.Theyfoundthatbothformsofvoicecommunicationmadethestrangersfeelmuchmoreconnectedthanwhentheycommun

icatedviatext.SabrinaRomanoff,aHarvardpsychologist,sayspeopletendtotextoremailinsteadofcallingbecauseofconvenie

nceastheyseeitasacontrolledformofcommunicationwheretheycan“respondtoinformationexactlyinthewaytheyintendwithoutunexpectedadditionsby

theotherperson”.However,infact,textingcanmakeithardtodeterminethetruemeaningbehindaconversation.“Aphone

callisactuallymoreconvenientwhenconsideringtherealeffectsofthemessage,”sheexplains.“Eachpartyismorepresent,andtherefo

re,abletounderstandthemeaningbehindthecontentwithoutthinkingovertheendlesspossiblemeaningsbehindwords.”第5页（英语试卷共8页）12.Whichisthebestforbu

ildingcloserconnectionsaccordingtothenewstudy?A.Anemail.B.Avideochat.C.Atextmessage.D.Aletter.13.Whatdidtheparticipantsinthef

irstexperimentdo?A.Theymadepredictionsontheothers’intentions.B.Theymaderandomphonecallstosomestrangers.C.Theyimaginedthejoyofhear

ingsomeone’svoice.D.Theypredictedaphonecallwouldbeembarrassing.14.WhydoesSabrinaRomanoffconsidermakingphonecallsconvenient?A.Itcanimproveyour

communicationskills.B.Itprovesacontrolledformofcommunication.C.Itcanmakeiteasiertounderstandeachother.D

.Itavoidsunexpectedadditionsinconversations.15.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A.YouShouldCallInsteadofTextingB.TechnologyBuildsMo

reConnectionsC.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。HowtoEatHealthyonaBudgetMindingyourbudgetwhileeatingthefoodsthatofferyounutritiontakesalittleplanning—but

it’spossible.Bebravetobebudget-conscious(有预算意识的)Somepeopleareself-consciousaboutnotbeingabletoaffordfancybrandsofh

ealthyfood.It’sfineifyoucanaffordit.Butthere’snoshameinknowingyourbudgetandlivingwithinyourmeans.16Afterall,healthyeatingexistsat

everypricepoint.Itdoesn’tmeanthatyou’renothealthy.Beawareofbuzzwords(时髦术语)onthepackage17Thesedescriptionsmaybeusefultosomecustomerswithspecialneed

s.Butthey’realsomarketingtermsthatcanpaintaninaccuratepicturethatsomefoodsaremuchhealthierthanothers.Organicis

fineifthat’swhatyouwanttobuy,butforsomeonewhoisbudget-conscious,that’snotnecessary.Ifyoushopbasedonlabels

alone,it’seasiertoenduppayingmorebutnotnecessarilyeatinganyhealthier.18Instead,figureoutwhatnutrientsyouneedandlookfortheminsi

dethepackage.PlanaheadandmakealistMostdietitianswilltellyounottogotothegrocerystorewhileyou’rehungry.Butyoualsoshouldn’tgo

withoutalist.Whenyoushopwithoutaplan,it’sreallyeasytobuymorefoodthanyouneed,or第6页（英语试卷共8页）purchaseingredien

tsyoualreadyhave,leadingtowaste.19Developingaroutinetoeathealthyandmaintainabudgetwillbeeasierifyoucometothestorewith

anideaofwhatyou’regettingandgenerallyhowmuchitwillcost.Onceyoustartwritingthingsdown,especiallythefoodsthatyou’rerebuyin

gconstantly...youcankindofseewhereyourmoneyisgoingtobeatthesupermarket.Soalistdoesn’tjusthelpyouplan.20A.Plus,

you’llunavoidablyforgetthingsyoudoneed.B.Lookforcannedorfrozenfoodsbecausetheyaremuchcheaper.C.Youshouldhavethecouragetosaygo

odbyetothatembarrassment.D.Therefore,don’tbetrickedbytrendywordsandphrasesonthepackage.E.Manyhealthyfoodproductsarelabeledasorganic,l

owsugarandlowfat.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。Careersinsciencearegenerallybelievedtobetoocomplexforstudentswhoaren’ttalentedorcleverenough,butScottKelly,comm

anderoftheInternationalSpaceStation,wouldproveit’swrong.Asakid,hewasabsent-mindedand21inscienceandallothersubjects

aswell.Hecouldn’t22whattheteacherssaidinclass.Therefore,heearnedterriblegradesand23graduatedfromhighschool,andheeventhoughthewouldneve

r24hisdreams.Thatall25whenhepickedupthefilmTheRightStuff,TomWolfe’sclassicaccountofthepioneeringAmericanswhofirstexploredspac

e.26,hewasdeterminedtobeanastronaut,whichmeantdoingwellin27classes.Sostartingthatday,he28hismindtodowell

init.Aftersomanyyears’daydreaming,itwouldn’tbe29.Buthestartedregardingstudyasagame.Themorehe30hisstudyskills,thebetterhegot.Eventually,itbecamea31wi

thhimselftoseehowgoodhecouldget.Thentheformer32startedgettingstraightA’sinscience,whichis33forthosewhowanttobeanastrona

ut.Soweneedtostop34theideathatscienceisjusttoohard.Everyonecanlearnthisstuff—hejustneedstobe35todothework.21.A.uninterestedB.absorbedC.e

ngagedD.experienced22.A.holdonB.bankonC.lookintoD.focuson23.A.easilyB.nearlyC.barelyD.successfully24.A.abandonB.acknowledgeC.endD.achieve

25.A.finishedB.suspendedC.occurredD.changed第7页（英语试卷共8页）26.A.InspiredB.DepressedC.SatisfiedD.Shocked27.A.scienceB.architectureC.geographyD.ch

emistry28.A.putupB.madeupC.passedupD.weighedup29.A.alternativeB.difficultC.easyD.decent30.A.rejectedB.practicedC.arrangedD.exchanged31.A.principleB.

agreementC.competitionD.guidance32.A.astronautB.daydreamerC.scientistD.pioneer33.A.essentialB.superiorC.convenientD.worth

y34.A.correctingB.abandoningC.emphasisingD.dismissing35.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,orChunfeninChinese,the36(four)termintheChineselunarcalendar.Onthisda

y,dayandnightare37(equal)divided,andthelengthofdaytimewillgrowlongerintheNorthernHemisphereafterwards.Peachblossomse

ntertheirgreattimeandgivetouristsalotofpleasurewithpinkishflowers.Sinceancienttimes,peachblossoms38(u

se)todescribewomen.Theromanticflowersalsosignallovefromothers.TheSpringEquinoxismarkedasthe39(begin)ofthebus

yfarmingseason.Peoplemakepreparationsforraisingspringsilkworms.StartingfromtheSpringEquinoxandbeforetheQingming

Festival,Chinesefarmersarethe40(busy)withteaharvesting,asthetealeaves41(collect)duringthisperiodareconsideredtobe42highquality.Peoplehaveacupofthever

yfirstteashootsinspringas43waytogetclosetonature.TheancientChinesepeople44(divide)thefifteendaysoftheSpri

ngEquinoxintothree“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AIandLife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）AIandLifeGoo

dmorningeveryone！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.Iwasfilledwithexcitementbecause

ofmynewfreedomofdriving.Idrovecarefullywithmynewlicense.Alongwiththisnewprivilegecamenewresponsibilities

.Iwouldperformthesameroutine—callmyparentsandtellthemwhereIwasgoing,whoIwaswith,andwhenIwouldbehome.Itbecameatypicalcycle.Ihadbe

enworkingalldayinthehotsun.Iwasexhaustedandreadyforanap.Butmystomachtoldmesomethingdifferent.SoIcalledmyfriendM

ikeandmadeourwayintotown.Afterourmeal,wehadnoideathatourdaywouldsoonchangefortheworse.Ittakesonemomenttoshiftyourlifeupsidedown.IvividlyrememberI

wasdrivingfast.Toofast.Icametotheconclusiontwoyearslater,thatthemistakewouldbewithmefortherestofmylife.MikeandIweredrivingdownadustygravel(沙砾)ro

ad.IwasdrivingashinyblackSaturn,whichwasthecarIadmiredforlong.Iwasveryproudtobedrivingit.Itwasperfectinmyeyes.Icouldseetherollinghillsin

thedistance.Tallpinetreestraveledonbothsidesoftheroad.Withthemusicplaying,wewereenjoyingourselves.Somehow,withoutrealizingit,Isped

upthecar.Coasting（滑行)freelyinmycar,wecameacrossaloosespotofgravel.Mytyreswerestuckinitanddesperatetoescape.Mycarstartedfishtailing.Inpanic,Ipressedha

rdonthebrakes（刹车）andinstantlythecarlostcontrol.Igotintopanic,frozenwithterror.Lookingtotheright,ItookaglimpseofMike.H

isbodyhadleanedtowardme.Hewastryingtopreparehimselfforthecomingcrash.Thecarwasrushinglefttoright,coas

tingalongthegravellikeitwasice.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。Iheardaloudsou

ndofmycarhittingthetree._______________________________________________________________________________

_________________________Luckilyenough,MikeandIwerenotsoseriouslyhurt.______________________________________________________________

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