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2020-2021学年度高二期末英语试卷2021.1本试题全卷满分150分。考试用时120分钟。第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共5小题;每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中

选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后,你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。例:Howmuchistheshirt?A.£19.15.B.£9.18.C.£9.15.答案是C.1.Wheredoestheconversationprobablytak

eplace?A.Inastore.B.Inatheater.C.Inarestaurant.2.WhatdoesthewomanthinkofLinda'sspeech?A.Boring.B.Grea

t.C.Justso-so.3.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?A.Holidayplans.B.MovingtoNewYork.C.Apartywitholdf

riends.4.Whenistheman'sflightleavingforAmerica?A.10：40a.m.B.11：20a.m.C.12：00a.m.5.Whydoesthemanlikethenewroom?

A.Itislargerthantheoldone.B.Itisnearhisfriends'homes.C.Itisveryclosetohisschool.第二节（共15小题;每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）听下面5段对话或独白，每段对话或独白

后有几个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题,每小题5秒钟;听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6.What'stheprobablerelat

ionshipbetweenthespeakers?A.Friends.B.Neighbors.C.Customerandwaitress.7.HowwillBillandMarygohome?A.Bybus.B.Byt

axi.C.Bysubway.听第7段材料,回答第8至10题。8.Wheredoestheconversationprobablytakeplace?A.Inthehospital.B.Attheins

urancecompany.C.Onthephone.9.Whoisthewoman?A.Anurse.B.Adoctor.C.Asalesperson.10.Whatshouldthemanbringtomorrow?A.Somemoney.B.Insurancecard.C.Reser

vationnumber.听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11.Whatisthewoman?A.Acustomsofficer.B.Atourguide.C.Ahotelclerk.12.WhydoesthemancometoBritain?A.Toattendameeting.B

.Totakeavacation.C.Tovisithisfriends.13.Wherewillthemanstay?A.Atabusinesspartnershouse.B.Athishouse.C.Atahotel.听

第9段材料，回答第14至17题。14.Howmanyproblemsdoesthewomanhave?A.Two.B.Three.C.Four.15.Whatdoesthemansuggestthewomandowhilereading?A.Consultatleastonegooddictio

nary.B.Writedownthephrasesshedoesn'tunderstand.C.Guessthemeaningofthewordsatlast.16.HowcanthewomanimproveEnglishwriting?A.Byreadinglotsofbook

s.B.Byparticipatinginsomewritingcontests.C.Bywritingatleast1or2pageseveryday.17.HowdoesProf.Johnsonsound?A.Humorous.B.Patient.C.Ann

oyed.听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。18.Howlonghasthespeakerbeenusingthesubway?A.About25years.B.About35years.C.About55years.19.Whatdidsubwaymeant

othespeaker'schildhood?A.Adreamyexploration.B.Afearfuljourney.C.Acomfortableexperience.20.WhatdidRosieRuizmanagetodobygettingonth

esubway?A.Testthesubwayspeed.B.Cheatinacompetition.C.Stealfromthepassengers.第二部分阅读(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A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。ATherearefourfantasticfilmsyoucan'tmissinDecember

.NomadlandWhenFemiswidowed,shedrivesoffintotheNevadadesert.Shesoondiscoversthatsheisn'talone：thereisalargecommunityofseniorciti

zenswhohavebeenforcedtoliveontheroad,supportingthemselveswithshort-termjobsalongtheway.Writtenanddire

ctedbyChloeZhao(TheRider),thefilmisa"hybridofdocumentaryandfiction".Releasedon4Dec.intheUSandCanada,and30Dec.inFr

ance.TheMidnightSkyGeorgeClooney'sscience-fictionadventureissetinapost-apocalypticfuture.Aswellasdirectingandproducing,ClooneystarsasAugusti

ne,ascientiststationedinanArcticobservatory.Heneedstocontactaspaceshipsothathecanwarnitsastronauts(FelicityJonesandDavidOyelowo,amongothers)nottoret

urntotheruinedEarth.OnNetflixfrom23Dec.SoulInthefirstPixarcartoontohaveanAfrican-Americanleadcharacter,JamieFoxxprovidest

hevoiceofamusicteacherwhodreamsofmakingitasajazzpianistinNewYork.Butjustafterasuccessfulaudition,hefallsdownam

anhole,andfindshimselfinanotherspiritualworld.Andthingsgetevenstrangerfromthere.OnDisneyfrom25Dec.NewsoftheWorldI

nNewsoftheWorld,TomHanksplaysawidowedCivilWarsoliderwhomakeshislivingasastoryteller.Whenhefindsa10-year-oldgirlwhowaskidnappedb

yanindigenoustribe,hetakesheracrossTexastoreuniteherwithherauntanduncle.AdaptedfromthenovelbyPauletteJiles.Releasedincinemason

25Dec.intheUSandCanada,andon1Jan.intheUKandSpain.21.WhoisthedirectorofTheMidnightSky?A.Clooney.B.Augustine.C.FelicityJones.

D.DavidOyelowo.22.Whichofthefollowingisacartoonfilm?A.TheMidnightSky.B.Soul.C.NewsoftheWorld.D.Nomadland.23.

WhencanyouenjoythefilmNewsoftheWorldinEngland?A.On2Jan.B.On26Dec.C.On25Dec.D.On30Dec.BLesBrownwasadoptedbyMamieBr

own,akitchenworkerandmaid.Duetothelearningdisability,Leswasplacedinspecialeducationclassthroughouthighsc

hool.Upongraduation,hebecameacitycleanerinMiamiBeach.ButhehadadreamofbeingaDJ.Atnight,hewouldtakearadiotobed,listeningtothetalkingDJs.He

createdanimaginaryradiostationinhistinyroomwithahairbrushashismicrophone,practicingintroducingrecordstohisghostlisteners.Oneday,Les

bravelywenttothelocalradiostationduringhislunchbreakandtoldthemanagerhewantedtobeaDJ.Butthemanagertoldhimtheyhadnojobforhim.Thestationmanagerassum

edthathehadseenthelastofthisyoungman.ButheunderestimatedthedepthofLes'sdevotiontohisgoal.Yousee,Leshadahigherpu

rposethansimplywantingtobeaDJ—buyinganicerhouseforhisadoptivemother.AndsoLesreturnedtothestationeverydayforaweek,askingiftherewerean

yjobopenings.Finallythestationmanagergaveinandtookhimonasanerrand（差事）boy—atnopay.Lesdidwhateverwasaskedofhimatt

hestation,andmore.WhilehangingoutwiththeDJs,hetaughthimselftheirhandmovementsonthecontrolpanel.Then,backinhisbedroomatnight,hepracticedand

preparedhimselffortheopportunitythatheknewwouldpresentitself.Oneafternoon,aDJnamedRockwasdrinkingwhileontheair.Leswastheonlyo

therpersoninthebuilding.Onlyminutesaftertheprogramwason,thephonerang.ItwasthestationmanagerMr.Klein,wh

oaskedwhetherheknewhowtoworkthecontrolsinthestudio.Thatafternoon,heimpressedtheaudienceandhisgeneralmanager.Fromthenon,Leswenton

toasuccessfulcareerinbroadcasting,politics,publicspeakingandtelevision.24.WhatledtoLes'sbeingputinspecialeducationclass?A.

Hispoorfamily.B.Hisdifficultyinlearning.C.Hisphysicaldisability.D.HisdreamofbeingaDJ.25.WhatwasLes5sfinalgoal?A.TobecomeaDJatarad

iostation.B.TobuyabetterhouseforMamieBrown.C.Tocreatehisownradiostation.D.Torealizethedreamofhisadopti

vemother.26.Whydidhegetajobattheradiostationatlast?A.Becausehewasreadyforthejob.B.Becausehewentthereeveryday.C.Becausehelovedthejobver

ymuch.D.Becausehispersistencemovedthemanager.27.WhatcanwelearnfromLes'sstory?A.Nopains,nogains.B.Practicemakes

perfect.C.Opportunityfavorsthoseprepared.D.Interestisthekeytosuccess.CAfewminutesoflookingintoadeepredlightcouldha

veadramaticeffectonpreventingeyesightdeclineasweage,accordingtoanewstudypublishedthisweekintheJournalsofGe

rontology."Youdon'tneedtouseitforverylongtostartgettingastrongresult."saidleadauthorGlenJeffery,aprofessorofneuroscienceatUniversi

tyCollegeLondon'sInstituteofOphthalmology.Thestudywassmall,anexperimentalstudytotesttheconcept.Researchersrecruited12menand12women,whoseagesranged

from28to72.Eachparticipantwasgivenasmallhandheldflashlightthatemittedaredlightwithawavelengthof670nanometers.Theyspentthreem

inuteseachdaylookingintothelightoveraperiodoftwoweeks.Thelightsworkonbothcones（视锥细胞）androds（视杆细胞）intheeye.Conesar

ephotoreceptorcellsthatdetectcolorandworkbestinwell-litsituations.Rods,whicharemuchmoreplentiful,areretinacellsthat

specializeinhelpingusseeindimlight,accordingtotheAmericanAcademyofOphthalmology.Researchersmeasuredtheconefunctioninsubjects'ey

esbyhavingthemidentifycoloredletterswithlowcontrast.Andtheymeasuredtheireyes'rodsensitivitybyaskingthemtodetectlightsignalsint

hedark.Therewasa14%improvementintheabilitytoseecolors,orconecolorcontrastsensitivity,fortheentiretwodozenparticipants.Improvement,however

,wasmostsignificantinstudyparticipantsoverage40.Forthoseages,conecolorcontrastsensitivityroseby20%overthecourseofthestudy.Thatagegroupalsosaw

significantincreasesinrodthreshold,thatistheabilitytoseeinlowlight.Studyparticipantsunder40alsoexperiencedsomeimprovemen

t,butdidn'tseethesamejumpasoldersubjects.Youngereyeshaven5tdeclinedasmuchasoldereyes.“Theretinaagesfasterthananyotherorganinyourbody.Je

fferysaid."Fromanevolutionaryviewpoint,theyfundamentallyhaveneverlivedpast40.Now,ofcourse,weregularlylivewellbeyondthatag

e,andneedwaystocarefortheorgansthathavebeenthemostlikelytowearoutearliestinlife.Butmorestudiesareneededtoproveithelps."

28.Whatdoweknowaboutthestudy?A.24oldpeopletookpartinthetest.B.Eachparticipanthasgoodeyesight.C.Alltheparticipantsweretestedforthei

reyes'coneandrodsensitivity.D.Theparticipantswereaskedtodetectlightsignalinwell-litsituation.29.WhatdoesthestudyledbyGlenJ

efferyfind?A.Conesensitivityroseby20%forthoseunder40.B.Youngerparticipantshaven'tgetanyimprovement.C.Oldereyeshaven'tdeclinedasmuchas

youngereyes.D.Theparticipantsover40haveincreasesintheabilitytoseeinthedark.30.WhatdoesJefferymeaninthelastparagraph?A.It'seasytoprotectourorgans.B.He

willcanyoutfurtherresearch.C.Ourorgansneverlastpast40years.D.Theresearchhasbenefitedmanypeople.31.Whatisthetextmainly

about?A.Usingaflashlightcanimprovepeople'eyesight.B.Lookingintoaredlightcanleadtogoodeyesight.G.Declini

ngeyesightcanbeimprovedbylookingataredlight.D.Lightcanraiseeyes'coneandrodsensitivity.DIhavealwaysfoundtheChinesetobeaverypolitepeop

le.Inparticular,Chinesefrequentlycompliment（称赞）foreignfriendsontheirlanguageskills,knowledgeofChineseculture,professionalaccomplis

hments,andpersonalhealth.Curiously,however,Chineseareasloathtoacceptacomplimentastheyareeagertogiveone.As

manyofmyChinesefriendshaveexplained,thisisasignoftheChinesevirtueofmodesty.Ihavenoticedadifference,though,inthede

greetowhichmodestyisemphasizedintheUnitedStatesandChina.IntheUS,wetendtoplacemoreemphasisonseekingthetruthfromfact”,thus,Americanst

endtoacceptacomplimentwithgratitude.Chinese,ontheotherhand,tendtorejectthecompliment,evenwhentheyknowtheydeservethecreditorrecognitionwhichh

asbeenawardedthem.IcanimagineaChinesebasketballfanmeetingMichaelJordanoftheChicagoBulls.Hemightsay,“MT.Jordan,Iamsohappytomeetyou.Ijustwanttot

ellyou,youarethebestbasketballplayerintheworld;you'rethegreatest!"towhichJordanwouldprobablyrespond,"Thanky

ouverymuch.Ireallyappreciateit!IjustdotrytodomybesteverytimeIsteponthecourt.”IfanAmericanmetDengYaping,China5spremierp

ingpongplayer,hemightsaymuchthesamething；"Ms.Deng,you'rethebest!”butasaChinese,Dengwouldprobablysay,"No,Ireallydon’tplayallthatwell.You5retoomu

chkind.”Plainly,AmericansandChinesehavedifferentwaysofrespondingtopraise.Ironically,manyAmericansmightconsiderMs.Deng'sresponsethelessmode，becauseiti

slesstruthful—andthereforelesssincere.Americansgenerallyplacesincerityabovemanners;genuinegratitudeforthepraiseservesasas

ubstituteforprotestationsofmodesty.Afterall,inthewordsofoneofmyclosestChinesefriends,modestytakentotheextremeispride.32.Whatdoe

stheunderlinedword“loath”inparagraph1referto?A.Polite.B.Uncertain.C.Curious.D.Unwilling.33.Whydoestheautho

rmentionMichaelJordanandDengYaping?A.Tonotetheydoasmuchastheycaneachtimetheyplayagainstothers.B.Toremindreaderstheyarethebestplayersinbasketbal

landtabletennis.C.Toexplaintheydeservethecreditorrecognitionfortheirgreatcontributions.D.ToshowtheyasChineseandAmericansaredifferentinacceptingprai

se.34.WhydoAmericansconsiderMs.Deng'sresponsethelessmodest?A.Theythinksinceritymattersthemost.B.Theythinkherreplyisagainstthefact.C.Theythinksheis

toomodesttobelieve.D.Theythinkmannersismoreimportant.35.Inwhatcolumncanyoufindthispassageinanewspaper?A.Education.B.Sports.C.Cultu

re,D.People.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。选项中有两项为多余选项。Inthesimplestofterms,whiten

oiseissoundthatcanbeusedtocoverupbackgroundsounds.36Nowonderitisoftenrecommendedasasleepandstudyaid.•WhiteNoiseforStudyingSincemostpeoplewhoare

distractedfindithardtofocus,teachersurgestudentstostudyinquietrooms.37.Meanwhile,Somepeoplesaythatsoundslikemusicortelevi

sionmayhelpthemconcentrate.However,sucheasily-distinguishedsoundcanbecomedistracting.Thus,someeducatorsandpsychologistss

uggestwhitenoiseasanalternativestudyaid.Researchconductedin2014attheUniversityofHamburg-EppendorfMedicalCenterfoundapositiveli

nkbetweenwhitenoiseandpeoplelearningmathematics.38Forexample,a2010studydoneatUniversityCollegeinLondonfoundthatbothwhitenoise

-likesoundsandmusicactuallyimpairedthecomprehension,memoryandlearningabilityofintroverts（外向的人）.Inotherwords,theeffect

ivenessofwhitenoiseorotherbackgroundsoundsasastudyaidremainsacaseofpersonalexperienceratherthanwell-esta

blishedscientificresearch.•WhiteNoiseforSleep39Devicesthatproducewhitenoisehavebeenpopularsleepaidsforyears.Benefic

ialtoourownsurvival,oursenseofhearingstillworkswhileweareasleep.Sciencesuggeststhatratherthanthebackgroundnoiseitself,itis

suddenchangesinbackgroundnoisethatwakesusupfromsleep.40Inwhathasbecomethe"sleepindustry,”theterm"whitenoise”isusedasagenericdescriptionforanyb

ackgroundnoisethatisconstantandunchanging.A.Itcandrownoutpotentiallydistractingsounds.B.However,anotherresearchindicatesi

talldepends.C.Buttheyfindstudyingboringinthatatmosphere.D.Somebabiesdofallasleepfasterwithwhitenoiseinthebackgro

und.E.Yearsofresearcheshaveshownthatserioussleeplessnesscancausebraindamage.F.Thoughillogical,theideathatwhitenoisecanhelppeoplefallasleepiswel

lestablished.G.Whitenoiseblockssuddenchanges,helpingpeoplefallasleepandlightsleepersremainasleep.第三部分语言运用（

共两节，满分30分）第一节（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A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Outofthemanyplaceswecons

idered,wesettledupontheTadXaiwaterfall（泰德赛瀑布）.It41withintheNationalProtectedArea.We42thisplacebecauseweheardthatgui

desare43there.Althoughsomesectionsoftheroadwerequite44,itdidn'tspoilourenthusiasm.Thenwesawa45whichpointedthewaytothewate

rfall.Ourguiderecommendedapathwhichwasfullofsurprise.Sowegotoutofthecarandwentinanother46alongthatsmallpath.Itpassedthroughwoodsa

ndwould47ustothewaterfall.Our48weresoenjoyablethatwewalkedslowly.Wetookloadsof49whilewalkingthroughsm

alltrees,listeningtothesoundsofinsectsand50thestrangeplantlifearoundus.Thosetallthicktreeswereawonderfulsightandcreatedacalming51Whenwearrivedatthewa

terfall,Iwasamazedtofindthewaterfallhassevenlevelsoverwhich52awhitetowerofwater.Itwasamarveloussightand53anothergreatreststop.W

estayedthereforsometime.54,weheadedbacktotheparkingplace,deeplysatisfiedwithourachievementandour55tovisitthisawe-inspiringarea.41.A.reachesB.liesC

.comesD.guides42.A.chooseB.consultC.continueD.consume43.A.curiousB.frequentC.strangeD.available44.A.toughB.naturalC.roughD.plain45.A.sign

B.signatureC.fundD.movement46.A.motorB.directionC.storeD.trip47.A.leadB.teachC.preferD.gather48.A.possessionsB.preparations

C.commentsD.surroundings49.A.projectsB.subjectsC.photosD.supplies50.A.skippingB.refreshingC.polishingD.observing51.A.pl

aygroundB.originC.atmosphereD.mixture52.A.poursB.roseC.collectsD.tears53.A.evaluatedB.enteredC.sortedD.made54.A.HoweverB

.ThenC.ThoughD.Thus55.A.failureB.refusalC.decisionD.reaction第二节(共10小题;每小题1.5分，满分15分)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。AfterChinamanagedtolargelycontainthevirus,outdoorsportseventshascometolifeinmanycitiesrecently,whichis56encouragingsignforsport

slovers.Manyskiresortshavealsoopened,57(bring)somerelieftotheoperators.Althoughthepandemicisstillspreadinginm

anypartsandposesarisktointernationalsportsevents,China'snationalfitnesscampaignhasagainstartedgathering58(tend

)thankstothesuccessofthestrictandeffectivepreventionandcontrolmeasures.Inrecentmonths,thegovernment59(issue)policiestopus

hforwardtheHealthChina"actionplan.Forinstance,sportsandeducationauthoritiesareconsideringgivingmorescorestophys

icalfitness,sothatschoolstudentspaygreaterattentionto60(they)physicalfitness—whichwill61(eventual)helpthemmain

taingoodhealth.TheCOVID-19pandemichasmadeanincreasingnumberofpeopleaware62theimportanceofphysicalexercise.W

ithalmostallsportsplaces,includinggyms,63(permit)toreopen,moreandmorepeoplearedoingexerciseorplayingsports.Governmentorganizatio

ns,sportsenterprisesandschoolshavemadejointefforts64(promote)thenationalfitnesscampaign.Asformorethan700skiingsites65werefo

rcedtostopoperationsduetothepandemic,theyareusingbigdataandcloudtechnologytoreopenactivities.第三部分写作(共两节，满分40分)第一

节应用文写作(满分15分)假定你是李华，你的英国朋友Peter在写给你的邮件中提到他对你校上周五举办的学生拔河比赛活动很感兴趣，向你询问有关情况。请你给他回信，内容包括：1.活动目的；2.活动概况；3.活动反响。注意:词数80左右。参考词汇:拔河比赛atugofwarmatch第

二节读后续写(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。ItwasatleasttwomonthsbeforeChristmaswhennine-year-oldA

lmieRosetoldherfatherandmethatshewantedanewbicycle.HeroldBarbiebicyclewasjusttoobabyish,andbesides,itneededanewtire.AsChristmasdrewne

arer,herdesireforabicycleseemedtofade,—orsowethought,asshedidn'tmentionitagain.Merrily,westartedpurchasing

thelatestfashion—BabySitter'sClubdolls—andbeautifulstorybooks,adollhouse,aholidaydressandtoys.Then,muchtoou

rsurprise,onDecember23rd,sheproudlyannouncedthatshereallywantedabikemorethananythingelse.”Nowwedidn'tknowwhattodo.Itwasjustt

oolate,withallthedetailsofpreparingChristmasdinnerandbuyinglast-minutegifts.Soherewewere—ChristmasEvearound9：00p.m.,

havingjustreturnedfromawonderfulparty,lookingforwardtooureveningahead—hoursofwrappingchildren'spresents,parents'presents,abrotherspresentsandfrien

ds'presents.WithAlmieRoseandhersix-year-oldbrother,Dylan,laycomfortablyintheirbeds.Nowwecouldonlythinkofthebicycle,the

guiltandtheideathatwewereparentswhowoulddisappointtheirchild.注意：1.所续写短文的词数应为150左右；2.续写部分分为两段,每段的开头语已为你写好。"WhatifImakealittlebicycleout

ofclay（黏土）andshecantradeitforarealonelater?"myhusbandRonthought._________________________________________________________________

____________________......OnChristmasmorning,wewereexcitedforAlmietoopenthepackagewiththeclaybike.....