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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.Wheredoestheconversation

probablytakeplace?A.Inastore.B.Inatheater.C.Inarestaurant.2.WhatdoesthewomanthinkofLinda'sspeech?A.Boring.B.Great.C.Justso

-so.3.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?A.Holidayplans.B.MovingtoNewYork.C.Apartywitholdfriends.4.Whenistheman'sflightleaving

forAmerica?A.10：40a.m.B.11：20a.m.C.12：00a.m.5.Whydoesthemanlikethenewroom?A.Itislargerthantheoldone.B.Itisnearh

isfriends'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'stheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?A.Frien

ds.B.Neighbors.C.Customerandwaitress.7.HowwillBillandMarygohome?A.Bybus.B.Bytaxi.C.Bysubway.听第7段材料,回答第8至10

题。8.Wheredoestheconversationprobablytakeplace?A.Inthehospital.B.Attheinsurancecompany.C.Onthephone.9.Whoisthe

woman?A.Anurse.B.Adoctor.C.Asalesperson.10.Whatshouldthemanbringtomorrow?A.Somemoney.B.Insurancecard

.C.Reservationnumber.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.What

doesthemansuggestthewomandowhilereading?A.Consultatleastonegooddictionary.B.Writedownthephrasesshedoesn'tunderstand.C.Guessthemeaningofthewordsatla

st.16.HowcanthewomanimproveEnglishwriting?A.Byreadinglotsofbooks.B.Byparticipatinginsomewritingcontests.C.Bywr

itingatleast1or2pageseveryday.17.HowdoesProf.Johnsonsound?A.Humorous.B.Patient.C.Annoyed.听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。18.Ho

wlonghasthespeakerbeenusingthesubway?A.About25years.B.About35years.C.About55years.19.Whatdidsubwaymeantothespeaker'schildhood?A.Adreamyexplo

ration.B.Afearfuljourney.C.Acomfortableexperience.20.WhatdidRosieRuizmanagetodobygettingonthesubway?A.Testthesubwayspeed.B.Cheatinacompet

ition.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.Shesoondiscov

ersthatsheisn'talone：thereisalargecommunityofseniorcitizenswhohavebeenforcedtoliveontheroad,supportingthemselveswithshort-termjobsalongtheway.Wr

ittenanddirectedbyChloeZhao(TheRider),thefilmisa"hybridofdocumentaryandfiction".Releasedon4Dec.intheUSandC

anada,and30Dec.inFrance.TheMidnightSkyGeorgeClooney'sscience-fictionadventureissetinapost-apocalypticfuture.A

swellasdirectingandproducing,ClooneystarsasAugustine,ascientiststationedinanArcticobservatory.Heneedstocontactaspaceshipsotha

thecanwarnitsastronauts(FelicityJonesandDavidOyelowo,amongothers)nottoreturntotheruinedEarth.OnNetflixfrom23Dec.S

oulInthefirstPixarcartoontohaveanAfrican-Americanleadcharacter,JamieFoxxprovidesthevoiceofamusicteache

rwhodreamsofmakingitasajazzpianistinNewYork.Butjustafterasuccessfulaudition,hefallsdownamanhole,andfindshimselfinanot

herspiritualworld.Andthingsgetevenstrangerfromthere.OnDisneyfrom25Dec.NewsoftheWorldInNewsoftheWorld,

TomHanksplaysawidowedCivilWarsoliderwhomakeshislivingasastoryteller.Whenhefindsa10-year-oldgirlwhowaskidnappedbyanindigenoustribe,hetakesher

acrossTexastoreuniteherwithherauntanduncle.AdaptedfromthenovelbyPauletteJiles.Releasedincinemason25Dec.intheUSa

ndCanada,andon1Jan.intheUKandSpain.21.WhoisthedirectorofTheMidnightSky?A.Clooney.B.Augustine.C.FelicityJones.D.DavidOyelo

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

land?A.On2Jan.B.On26Dec.C.On25Dec.D.On30Dec.BLesBrownwasadoptedbyMamieBrown,akitchenworkerandmaid.Duetothelearningdisability,Leswasplacedinspec

ialeducationclassthroughouthighschool.Upongraduation,hebecameacitycleanerinMiamiBeach.Buthehadadreamof

beingaDJ.Atnight,hewouldtakearadiotobed,listeningtothetalkingDJs.Hecreatedanimaginaryradiostationinhistinyroomwithahairbrushashismicr

ophone,practicingintroducingrecordstohisghostlisteners.Oneday,Lesbravelywenttothelocalradiostationduringhislunchbre

akandtoldthemanagerhewantedtobeaDJ.Butthemanagertoldhimtheyhadnojobforhim.Thestationmanagerassumedthathehadseenthelastofthis

youngman.ButheunderestimatedthedepthofLes'sdevotiontohisgoal.Yousee,LeshadahigherpurposethansimplywantingtobeaDJ—buy

inganicerhouseforhisadoptivemother.AndsoLesreturnedtothestationeverydayforaweek,askingiftherewereanyjobopening

s.Finallythestationmanagergaveinandtookhimonasanerrand（差事）boy—atnopay.Lesdidwhateverwasaskedofhimatthestation,andmore.WhilehangingoutwiththeDJ

s,hetaughthimselftheirhandmovementsonthecontrolpanel.Then,backinhisbedroomatnight,hepracticedandpreparedhimselffortheopportunitythathekneww

ouldpresentitself.Oneafternoon,aDJnamedRockwasdrinkingwhileontheair.Leswastheonlyotherpersoninthebuilding.Onlyminutesaf

tertheprogramwason,thephonerang.ItwasthestationmanagerMr.Klein,whoaskedwhetherheknewhowtoworkthecontrols

inthestudio.Thatafternoon,heimpressedtheaudienceandhisgeneralmanager.Fromthenon,Leswentontoasuccessful

careerinbroadcasting,politics,publicspeakingandtelevision.24.WhatledtoLes'sbeingputinspecialeducationclass?A.Hispoorfamily.

B.Hisdifficultyinlearning.C.Hisphysicaldisability.D.HisdreamofbeingaDJ.25.WhatwasLes5sfinalgoal?A.TobecomeaDJataradiostation.B.

TobuyabetterhouseforMamieBrown.C.Tocreatehisownradiostation.D.Torealizethedreamofhisadoptivemother.26.Whydidhegetajobatthera

diostationatlast?A.Becausehewasreadyforthejob.B.Becausehewentthereeveryday.C.Becausehelovedthejobverymuch.D.Becausehispersi

stencemovedthemanager.27.WhatcanwelearnfromLes'sstory?A.Nopains,nogains.B.Practicemakesperfect.C.Opportunityfavorsthoseprepared.D.Interestisthekeyt

osuccess.CAfewminutesoflookingintoadeepredlightcouldhaveadramaticeffectonpreventingeyesightdeclineasweage,accordingtoan

ewstudypublishedthisweekintheJournalsofGerontology."Youdon'tneedtouseitforverylongtostartgettingastrongresult."saidleadauthorGlenJeffery,a

professorofneuroscienceatUniversityCollegeLondon'sInstituteofOphthalmology.Thestudywassmall,anexperimentalstudytotesttheconcept.Researchers

recruited12menand12women,whoseagesrangedfrom28to72.Eachparticipantwasgivenasmallhandheldflashlighttha

temittedaredlightwithawavelengthof670nanometers.Theyspentthreeminuteseachdaylookingintothelightoveraperiodoftwoweeks.Thelightsworkonbothcone

s（视锥细胞）androds（视杆细胞）intheeye.Conesarephotoreceptorcellsthatdetectcolorandworkbestinwell-litsituations.Rods,whicharemuchmoreplentiful,areretinacel

lsthatspecializeinhelpingusseeindimlight,accordingtotheAmericanAcademyofOphthalmology.Researchersmeasuredtheconefunctionin

subjects'eyesbyhavingthemidentifycoloredletterswithlowcontrast.Andtheymeasuredtheireyes'rodsensitivitybyaskingthemtodetectlightsignalsinthedark.T

herewasa14%improvementintheabilitytoseecolors,orconecolorcontrastsensitivity,fortheentiretwodozenparticipa

nts.Improvement,however,wasmostsignificantinstudyparticipantsoverage40.Forthoseages,conecolorcontrastsensitivityroseby20%overthecourseofthestudy.Tha

tagegroupalsosawsignificantincreasesinrodthreshold,thatistheabilitytoseeinlowlight.Studyparticipantsunder40alsoexperiencedsomeimprovement,butdi

dn'tseethesamejumpasoldersubjects.Youngereyeshaven5tdeclinedasmuchasoldereyes.“Theretinaagesfasterthananyotherorganinyourbody.Jefferysaid."Fromanev

olutionaryviewpoint,theyfundamentallyhaveneverlivedpast40.Now,ofcourse,weregularlylivewellbeyondthatage,andneedwaystoc

arefortheorgansthathavebeenthemostlikelytowearoutearliestinlife.Butmorestudiesareneededtoproveithelps."

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

theireyes'coneandrodsensitivity.D.Theparticipantswereaskedtodetectlightsignalinwell-litsituation.29.Whatdoesthest

udyledbyGlenJefferyfind?A.Conesensitivityroseby20%forthoseunder40.B.Youngerparticipantshaven'tgetanyimprovement.C.Oldereyeshaven'tdeclinedasmuch

asyoungereyes.D.Theparticipantsover40haveincreasesintheabilitytoseeinthedark.30.WhatdoesJefferymeaninthelastparagraph?A.It'seasytoprotect

ourorgans.B.Hewillcanyoutfurtherresearch.C.Ourorgansneverlastpast40years.D.Theresearchhasbenefitedmanypeople.31.Whatisth

etextmainlyabout?A.Usingaflashlightcanimprovepeople'eyesight.B.Lookingintoaredlightcanleadtogoodeyesight

.G.Decliningeyesightcanbeimprovedbylookingataredlight.D.Lightcanraiseeyes'coneandrodsensitivity.DIhavealwaysfoundtheChinesetobeaverypolitepeople.

Inparticular,Chinesefrequentlycompliment（称赞）foreignfriendsontheirlanguageskills,knowledgeofChineseculture,professionalaccomplishments,andpers

onalhealth.Curiously,however,Chineseareasloathtoacceptacomplimentastheyareeagertogiveone.AsmanyofmyChin

esefriendshaveexplained,thisisasignoftheChinesevirtueofmodesty.Ihavenoticedadifference,though,inthedegreetowhichmodestyisemphasizedintheUnitedSt

atesandChina.IntheUS,wetendtoplacemoreemphasisonseekingthetruthfromfact”,thus,Americanstendtoacceptacomplimentwithgratitude.Ch

inese,ontheotherhand,tendtorejectthecompliment,evenwhentheyknowtheydeservethecreditorrecognitionwhichhasbeenawardedthem.IcanimagineaChines

ebasketballfanmeetingMichaelJordanoftheChicagoBulls.Hemightsay,“MT.Jordan,Iamsohappytomeetyou.Ijustwanttotellyou,youarethebestbasketballplayerinth

eworld;you'rethegreatest!"towhichJordanwouldprobablyrespond,"Thankyouverymuch.Ireallyappreciateit!Ijustdotrytodo

mybesteverytimeIsteponthecourt.”IfanAmericanmetDengYaping,China5spremierpingpongplayer,hemightsaymuchthesam

ething；"Ms.Deng,you'rethebest!”butasaChinese,Dengwouldprobablysay,"No,Ireallydon’tplayallthatwell.You5retoomuchkind.”Plainly,Americansa

ndChinesehavedifferentwaysofrespondingtopraise.Ironically,manyAmericansmightconsiderMs.Deng'sresponsethelessmode，becauseitislesstruthful—

andthereforelesssincere.Americansgenerallyplacesincerityabovemanners;genuinegratitudeforthepraiseservesasasubs

tituteforprotestationsofmodesty.Afterall,inthewordsofoneofmyclosestChinesefriends,modestytakentotheextreme

ispride.32.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“loath”inparagraph1referto?A.Polite.B.Uncertain.C.Curious.D.Unwilling.33.Whydoestheauthor

mentionMichaelJordanandDengYaping?A.Tonotetheydoasmuchastheycaneachtimetheyplayagainstothers.B.Toremindreaderstheyarethebestplayers

inbasketballandtabletennis.C.Toexplaintheydeservethecreditorrecognitionfortheirgreatcontributions.D.ToshowtheyasChineseandAmericansare

differentinacceptingpraise.34.WhydoAmericansconsiderMs.Deng'sresponsethelessmodest?A.Theythinksinceritymatt

ersthemost.B.Theythinkherreplyisagainstthefact.C.Theythinksheistoomodesttobelieve.D.Theythinkmannersismoreimport

ant.35.Inwhatcolumncanyoufindthispassageinanewspaper?A.Education.B.Sports.C.Culture,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,whitenoiseissoundthatcanbeusedtocoverupbackgrounds

ounds.36Nowonderitisoftenrecommendedasasleepandstudyaid.•WhiteNoiseforStudyingSincemostpeoplewhoaredistractedf

indithardtofocus,teachersurgestudentstostudyinquietrooms.37.Meanwhile,Somepeoplesaythatsoundslikemusicortelevisionmayhel

pthemconcentrate.However,sucheasily-distinguishedsoundcanbecomedistracting.Thus,someeducatorsandpsychologistssuggestwhitenoiseasanalternati

vestudyaid.Researchconductedin2014attheUniversityofHamburg-EppendorfMedicalCenterfoundapositivelinkbetweenwhitenoiseandpeoplelearningma

thematics.38Forexample,a2010studydoneatUniversityCollegeinLondonfoundthatbothwhitenoise-likesoundsandmusicactuallyi

mpairedthecomprehension,memoryandlearningabilityofintroverts（外向的人）.Inotherwords,theeffectivenessofwhitenoiseorotherb

ackgroundsoundsasastudyaidremainsacaseofpersonalexperienceratherthanwell-establishedscientificresearch.•WhiteNoisefo

rSleep39Devicesthatproducewhitenoisehavebeenpopularsleepaidsforyears.Beneficialtoourownsurvival,oursenseofhearingstillworkswhi

leweareasleep.Sciencesuggeststhatratherthanthebackgroundnoiseitself,itissuddenchangesinbackgroundnoiseth

atwakesusupfromsleep.40Inwhathasbecomethe"sleepindustry,”theterm"whitenoise”isusedasagenericdescriptionforanybackgroundnoisethatisconstantandunchang

ing.A.Itcandrownoutpotentiallydistractingsounds.B.However,anotherresearchindicatesitalldepends.C.Buttheyfindstudyingboringinthatatmosphere

.D.Somebabiesdofallasleepfasterwithwhitenoiseinthebackground.E.Yearsofresearcheshaveshownthatserioussleeplessnesscancausebraindamage.F.Thoughillo

gical,theideathatwhitenoisecanhelppeoplefallasleepiswellestablished.G.Whitenoiseblockssuddenchanges,helpingpeop

lefallasleepandlightsleepersremainasleep.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。Outofthemanyplacesweconsidered,wesettledupontheTadXaiwaterfall（泰德赛瀑布）.It41withintheNationalProtec

tedArea.We42thisplacebecauseweheardthatguidesare43there.Althoughsomesectionsoftheroadwerequite44,itdidn'tspoilourenthusias

m.Thenwesawa45whichpointedthewaytothewaterfall.Ourguiderecommendedapathwhichwasfullofsurprise.Sowegotoutofthecarandwentinanother46alongthatsmallpath.

Itpassedthroughwoodsandwould47ustothewaterfall.Our48weresoenjoyablethatwewalkedslowly.Wetookloadsof49whilewalkingthro

ughsmalltrees,listeningtothesoundsofinsectsand50thestrangeplantlifearoundus.Thosetallthicktreeswereawonderfulsightandcreatedacalming51Whenwearrivedat

thewaterfall,Iwasamazedtofindthewaterfallhassevenlevelsoverwhich52awhitetowerofwater.Itwasamarvelouss

ightand53anothergreatreststop.Westayedthereforsometime.54,weheadedbacktotheparkingplace,deeplysatisfiedwi

thourachievementandour55tovisitthisawe-inspiringarea.41.A.reachesB.liesC.comesD.guides42.A.chooseB.consultC.co

ntinueD.consume43.A.curiousB.frequentC.strangeD.available44.A.toughB.naturalC.roughD.plain45.A.signB.signa

tureC.fundD.movement46.A.motorB.directionC.storeD.trip47.A.leadB.teachC.preferD.gather48.A.possession

sB.preparationsC.commentsD.surroundings49.A.projectsB.subjectsC.photosD.supplies50.A.skippingB.refresh

ingC.polishingD.observing51.A.playgroundB.originC.atmosphereD.mixture52.A.poursB.roseC.collectsD.tears53.A.evaluatedB.enteredC.sortedD.made5

4.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。AfterChinamanagedt

olargelycontainthevirus,outdoorsportseventshascometolifeinmanycitiesrecently,whichis56encouragingsignforsportslovers.Manyskiresortshavealsoopened,

57(bring)somerelieftotheoperators.Althoughthepandemicisstillspreadinginmanypartsandposesarisktointernationalsportsevents,China'snationalfitne

sscampaignhasagainstartedgathering58(tend)thankstothesuccessofthestrictandeffectivepreventionandcontrolmeasures

.Inrecentmonths,thegovernment59(issue)policiestopushforwardtheHealthChina"actionplan.Forinstance,sportsandeducationauthorit

iesareconsideringgivingmorescorestophysicalfitness,sothatschoolstudentspaygreaterattentionto60(they)physicalfitness—whichwill61(e

ventual)helpthemmaintaingoodhealth.TheCOVID-19pandemichasmadeanincreasingnumberofpeopleaware62theimportanceof

physicalexercise.Withalmostallsportsplaces,includinggyms,63(permit)toreopen,moreandmorepeoplearedoingexerciseorplayingsports.Go

vernmentorganizations,sportsenterprisesandschoolshavemadejointefforts64(promote)thenationalfitnesscampaign.Asformorethan700skiingsites65wereforc

edtostopoperationsduetothepandemic,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-ye

ar-oldAlmieRosetoldherfatherandmethatshewantedanewbicycle.HeroldBarbiebicyclewasjusttoobabyish,andbesides,itneededanewtire.AsChris

tmasdrewnearer,herdesireforabicycleseemedtofade,—orsowethought,asshedidn'tmentionitagain.Merrily,westartedpurchasingt

helatestfashion—BabySitter'sClubdolls—andbeautifulstorybooks,adollhouse,aholidaydressandtoys.Then,muchtooursurprise,onDecember2

3rd,sheproudlyannouncedthatshereallywantedabikemorethananythingelse.”Nowwedidn'tknowwhattodo.Itwasjusttoolate,withallthedetailsofprepa

ringChristmasdinnerandbuyinglast-minutegifts.Soherewewere—ChristmasEvearound9：00p.m.,havingjustreturned

fromawonderfulparty,lookingforwardtooureveningahead—hoursofwrappingchildren'spresents,parents'presents,abrotherspresen

tsandfriends'presents.WithAlmieRoseandhersix-year-oldbrother,Dylan,laycomfortablyintheirbeds.Nowwecouldonlyt

hinkofthebicycle,theguiltandtheideathatwewereparentswhowoulddisappointtheirchild.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。"WhatifImakealittlebicycleoutofclay（黏土）andshecantradeitforarealonelater?"myhusbandRonthought.________________________

_____________________________________________________________......OnChristmasmorning,wewereexcitedforAlm

ietoopenthepackagewiththeclaybike.....