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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.Wheredoestheconve

rsationprobablytakeplace?A.Inastore.B.Inatheater.C.Inarestaurant.2.WhatdoesthewomanthinkofLinda'sspeech?A.Boring.B.Great.C.Justso-so.3.Whatarethe

speakersmainlytalkingabout?A.Holidayplans.B.MovingtoNewYork.C.Apartywitholdfriends.4.Whenistheman'sflightleavingf

orAmerica?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'stheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?A.Friends.B.Neighbors.C.Cu

stomerandwaitress.7.HowwillBillandMarygohome?A.Bybus.B.Bytaxi.C.Bysubway.听第7段材料,回答第8至10题。8.Wheredoestheconversationprobablytakepl

ace?A.Inthehospital.B.Attheinsurancecompany.C.Onthephone.9.Whoisthewoman?A.Anurse.B.Adoctor.C.Asalesperson.10.Whatshouldt

hemanbringtomorrow?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.Atabusinesspartnersh

ouse.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.1

5.Whatdoesthemansuggestthewomandowhilereading?A.Consultatleastonegooddictionary.B.Writedownthephrasesshedoesn'tunderstand.C.Guessthemeaningofthe

wordsatlast.16.HowcanthewomanimproveEnglishwriting?A.Byreadinglotsofbooks.B.Byparticipatinginsomewritingcontests.C.Bywritingatleast1or2p

ageseveryday.17.HowdoesProf.Johnsonsound?A.Humorous.B.Patient.C.Annoyed.听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。18.Howlonghasthespeakerbeenusingthesubway?A.About25years.

B.About35years.C.About55years.19.Whatdidsubwaymeantothespeaker'schildhood?A.Adreamyexploration.B.Afearful

journey.C.Acomfortableexperience.20.WhatdidRosieRuizmanagetodobygettingonthesubway?A.Testthesubwayspeed.B.Cheatinacompetition.C.Stealfromthepass

engers.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。ATherearefourfantasticfi

lmsyoucan'tmissinDecember.NomadlandWhenFemiswidowed,shedrivesoffintotheNevadadesert.Shesoondiscoversthatsheisn'talone：t

hereisalargecommunityofseniorcitizenswhohavebeenforcedtoliveontheroad,supportingthemselveswithshort-termjobsalongtheway.Writtenanddirectedby

ChloeZhao(TheRider),thefilmisa"hybridofdocumentaryandfiction".Releasedon4Dec.intheUSandCanada,and30De

c.inFrance.TheMidnightSkyGeorgeClooney'sscience-fictionadventureissetinapost-apocalypticfuture.Aswellasdirectingandproducing,ClooneystarsasAugus

tine,ascientiststationedinanArcticobservatory.Heneedstocontactaspaceshipsothathecanwarnitsastronauts(FelicityJonesandDavidOyelowo

,amongothers)nottoreturntotheruinedEarth.OnNetflixfrom23Dec.SoulInthefirstPixarcartoontohaveanAfrican-Americanlead

character,JamieFoxxprovidesthevoiceofamusicteacherwhodreamsofmakingitasajazzpianistinNewYork.Butjustafterasuccessfulauditio

n,hefallsdownamanhole,andfindshimselfinanotherspiritualworld.Andthingsgetevenstrangerfromthere.OnDisneyfrom25Dec.NewsoftheWorldInNewsoftheWorld

,TomHanksplaysawidowedCivilWarsoliderwhomakeshislivingasastoryteller.Whenhefindsa10-year-oldgirlwhowaskidnappedby

anindigenoustribe,hetakesheracrossTexastoreuniteherwithherauntanduncle.AdaptedfromthenovelbyPauletteJiles.Rele

asedincinemason25Dec.intheUSandCanada,andon1Jan.intheUKandSpain.21.WhoisthedirectorofTheMidnightSky?A.Clooney.B.Augustine.C.FelicityJones.D.DavidOye

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

.On2Jan.B.On26Dec.C.On25Dec.D.On30Dec.BLesBrownwasadoptedbyMamieBrown,akitchenworkerandmaid.Duetothelearningdisability,Leswasplacedinspecialeducati

onclassthroughouthighschool.Upongraduation,hebecameacitycleanerinMiamiBeach.ButhehadadreamofbeingaDJ.At

night,hewouldtakearadiotobed,listeningtothetalkingDJs.Hecreatedanimaginaryradiostationinhistinyroomwithahairbrushashismicrophon

e,practicingintroducingrecordstohisghostlisteners.Oneday,Lesbravelywenttothelocalradiostationduringhislunchbreakandtol

dthemanagerhewantedtobeaDJ.Butthemanagertoldhimtheyhadnojobforhim.Thestationmanagerassumedthathehadseenthelastofthisy

oungman.ButheunderestimatedthedepthofLes'sdevotiontohisgoal.Yousee,LeshadahigherpurposethansimplywantingtobeaDJ—buyinganicerhouseforhisadoptivemother

.AndsoLesreturnedtothestationeverydayforaweek,askingiftherewereanyjobopenings.Finallythestationmanagergaveinand

tookhimonasanerrand（差事）boy—atnopay.Lesdidwhateverwasaskedofhimatthestation,andmore.WhilehangingoutwiththeDJs,het

aughthimselftheirhandmovementsonthecontrolpanel.Then,backinhisbedroomatnight,hepracticedandpreparedhimselffortheopportunitythatheknewwouldpr

esentitself.Oneafternoon,aDJnamedRockwasdrinkingwhileontheair.Leswastheonlyotherpersoninthebuilding.Onlyminutesaftertheprogramwason,thephonera

ng.ItwasthestationmanagerMr.Klein,whoaskedwhetherheknewhowtoworkthecontrolsinthestudio.Thatafternoon,heimpressedthea

udienceandhisgeneralmanager.Fromthenon,Leswentontoasuccessfulcareerinbroadcasting,politics,publicspeakingandtelevision.24.Whatl

edtoLes'sbeingputinspecialeducationclass?A.Hispoorfamily.B.Hisdifficultyinlearning.C.Hisphysicaldisability.D.HisdreamofbeingaDJ.25.W

hatwasLes5sfinalgoal?A.TobecomeaDJataradiostation.B.TobuyabetterhouseforMamieBrown.C.Tocreatehisownradiostation.D

.Torealizethedreamofhisadoptivemother.26.Whydidhegetajobattheradiostationatlast?A.Becausehewasreadyforthejob.B.Becausehewentthereeveryday.

C.Becausehelovedthejobverymuch.D.Becausehispersistencemovedthemanager.27.WhatcanwelearnfromLes'sstory?A.Nopains,nogai

ns.B.Practicemakesperfect.C.Opportunityfavorsthoseprepared.D.Interestisthekeytosuccess.CAfewminutesoflookingintoadeepredlightcouldhaveadr

amaticeffectonpreventingeyesightdeclineasweage,accordingtoanewstudypublishedthisweekintheJournalsofGerontology."Youdon'tneedtouseitforverylongtosta

rtgettingastrongresult."saidleadauthorGlenJeffery,aprofessorofneuroscienceatUniversityCollegeLondon'sInstituteofOphth

almology.Thestudywassmall,anexperimentalstudytotesttheconcept.Researchersrecruited12menand12women,whoseagesrangedfrom28to72.Eac

hparticipantwasgivenasmallhandheldflashlightthatemittedaredlightwithawavelengthof670nanometers.Theyspentthreeminuteseachdaylook

ingintothelightoveraperiodoftwoweeks.Thelightsworkonbothcones（视锥细胞）androds（视杆细胞）intheeye.Conesarephotoreceptorcellsthatdetectcolorandw

orkbestinwell-litsituations.Rods,whicharemuchmoreplentiful,areretinacellsthatspecializeinhelpingusseeindimlight,according

totheAmericanAcademyofOphthalmology.Researchersmeasuredtheconefunctioninsubjects'eyesbyhavingthemidentifycoloredletterswithlowcont

rast.Andtheymeasuredtheireyes'rodsensitivitybyaskingthemtodetectlightsignalsinthedark.Therewasa14%improvementintheabilitytoseecolors,or

conecolorcontrastsensitivity,fortheentiretwodozenparticipants.Improvement,however,wasmostsignificantinstudyparticipantsoverag

e40.Forthoseages,conecolorcontrastsensitivityroseby20%overthecourseofthestudy.Thatagegroupalsosawsignificantincreasesinrodthreshold,th

atistheabilitytoseeinlowlight.Studyparticipantsunder40alsoexperiencedsomeimprovement,butdidn'tseethesamejumpasoldersubjects.Youngereyes

haven5tdeclinedasmuchasoldereyes.“Theretinaagesfasterthananyotherorganinyourbody.Jefferysaid."Fromanevo

lutionaryviewpoint,theyfundamentallyhaveneverlivedpast40.Now,ofcourse,weregularlylivewellbeyondthatage,andneedwa

ystocarefortheorgansthathavebeenthemostlikelytowearoutearliestinlife.Butmorestudiesareneededtoproveithelps."28.Whatdoweknowaboutthestudy?A.24oldp

eopletookpartinthetest.B.Eachparticipanthasgoodeyesight.C.Alltheparticipantsweretestedfortheireyes'coneandrodsensitivity.D.Theparticipantswereask

edtodetectlightsignalinwell-litsituation.29.WhatdoesthestudyledbyGlenJefferyfind?A.Conesensitivityroseby20%forthoseunder40.B.Youngerparticip

antshaven'tgetanyimprovement.C.Oldereyeshaven'tdeclinedasmuchasyoungereyes.D.Theparticipantsover40haveincreasesintheab

ilitytoseeinthedark.30.WhatdoesJefferymeaninthelastparagraph?A.It'seasytoprotectourorgans.B.Hewillcanyoutfurtherresearch.C.Ourorgansneverlastpas

t40years.D.Theresearchhasbenefitedmanypeople.31.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A.Usingaflashlightcanimprovepeople'eyesight.B.Lookingintoaredlig

htcanleadtogoodeyesight.G.Decliningeyesightcanbeimprovedbylookingataredlight.D.Lightcanraiseeyes'coneandrodsensi

tivity.DIhavealwaysfoundtheChinesetobeaverypolitepeople.Inparticular,Chinesefrequentlycompliment（称赞）foreign

friendsontheirlanguageskills,knowledgeofChineseculture,professionalaccomplishments,andpersonalhealth.C

uriously,however,Chineseareasloathtoacceptacomplimentastheyareeagertogiveone.AsmanyofmyChinesefriendshaveexplained,thisisasigno

ftheChinesevirtueofmodesty.Ihavenoticedadifference,though,inthedegreetowhichmodestyisemphasizedintheUnitedStatesandChina.I

ntheUS,wetendtoplacemoreemphasisonseekingthetruthfromfact”,thus,Americanstendtoacceptacomplimentwithgratitude.Chinese,o

ntheotherhand,tendtorejectthecompliment,evenwhentheyknowtheydeservethecreditorrecognitionwhichhasbeenawardedthem.IcanimagineaChinesebasketballfanmee

tingMichaelJordanoftheChicagoBulls.Hemightsay,“MT.Jordan,Iamsohappytomeetyou.Ijustwanttotellyou,youarethebestbasketballplayeri

ntheworld;you'rethegreatest!"towhichJordanwouldprobablyrespond,"Thankyouverymuch.Ireallyappreciateit!Iju

stdotrytodomybesteverytimeIsteponthecourt.”IfanAmericanmetDengYaping,China5spremierpingpongplayer,hemightsaymuchthe

samething；"Ms.Deng,you'rethebest!”butasaChinese,Dengwouldprobablysay,"No,Ireallydon’tplayallthatwell.You5retoomuchk

ind.”Plainly,AmericansandChinesehavedifferentwaysofrespondingtopraise.Ironically,manyAmericansmightconsiderMs.Deng'sresponsethelessmo

de，becauseitislesstruthful—andthereforelesssincere.Americansgenerallyplacesincerityabovemanners;genuinegratitudeforthepraiseservesasasubst

ituteforprotestationsofmodesty.Afterall,inthewordsofoneofmyclosestChinesefriends,modestytakentotheextremeispride.3

2.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“loath”inparagraph1referto?A.Polite.B.Uncertain.C.Curious.D.Unwilling.33.Wh

ydoestheauthormentionMichaelJordanandDengYaping?A.Tonotetheydoasmuchastheycaneachtimetheyplayagainstothers.B.Toremindreaderstheyaretheb

estplayersinbasketballandtabletennis.C.Toexplaintheydeservethecreditorrecognitionfortheirgreatcontributions.D.Toshowtheyas

ChineseandAmericansaredifferentinacceptingpraise.34.WhydoAmericansconsiderMs.Deng'sresponsethelessmodest?A.Theythinksi

nceritymattersthemost.B.Theythinkherreplyisagainstthefact.C.Theythinksheistoomodesttobelieve.D.Theythinkmannersismoreimportant.35.Inwhatcolum

ncanyoufindthispassageinanewspaper?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,whitenoiseissoundthatcanbeusedtocoverupbackgroundsounds.36Nowonderitisofte

nrecommendedasasleepandstudyaid.•WhiteNoiseforStudyingSincemostpeoplewhoaredistractedfindithardtofocus,te

achersurgestudentstostudyinquietrooms.37.Meanwhile,Somepeoplesaythatsoundslikemusicortelevisionmayhelpthemconcentrate.However,suche

asily-distinguishedsoundcanbecomedistracting.Thus,someeducatorsandpsychologistssuggestwhitenoiseasana

lternativestudyaid.Researchconductedin2014attheUniversityofHamburg-EppendorfMedicalCenterfoundapositivelinkbetweenwhitenoiseandpeop

lelearningmathematics.38Forexample,a2010studydoneatUniversityCollegeinLondonfoundthatbothwhitenoise-likesoundsandmusicactuallyimpaired

thecomprehension,memoryandlearningabilityofintroverts（外向的人）.Inotherwords,theeffectivenessofwhitenoiseorotherbackgroundsoundsasastudyaidremainsacaseof

personalexperienceratherthanwell-establishedscientificresearch.•WhiteNoiseforSleep39Devicesthatproducewhitenoisehavebeenpopularsleepaidsforyears.B

eneficialtoourownsurvival,oursenseofhearingstillworkswhileweareasleep.Sciencesuggeststhatratherthanthebackgroundnoiseitself,itissudde

nchangesinbackgroundnoisethatwakesusupfromsleep.40Inwhathasbecomethe"sleepindustry,”theterm"whitenoise”isusedasagenericdesc

riptionforanybackgroundnoisethatisconstantandunchanging.A.Itcandrownoutpotentiallydistractingsounds.B.However,ano

therresearchindicatesitalldepends.C.Buttheyfindstudyingboringinthatatmosphere.D.Somebabiesdofallasleepfasterwithwhitenoiseinthebackground.E.Year

sofresearcheshaveshownthatserioussleeplessnesscancausebraindamage.F.Thoughillogical,theideathatwhitenoisecanhelppeoplefallasleepiswe

llestablished.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。Outofthemanyplacesweconsidered,wesettledupontheTadXaiwaterfall（泰德赛瀑布）.It41withintheNationalProtectedArea.We42th

isplacebecauseweheardthatguidesare43there.Althoughsomesectionsoftheroadwerequite44,itdidn'tspoilourenthusiasm.Thenwe

sawa45whichpointedthewaytothewaterfall.Ourguiderecommendedapathwhichwasfullofsurprise.Sowegotoutofthe

carandwentinanother46alongthatsmallpath.Itpassedthroughwoodsandwould47ustothewaterfall.Our48weresoenjoyablethatwewalke

dslowly.Wetookloadsof49whilewalkingthroughsmalltrees,listeningtothesoundsofinsectsand50thestrangeplantlife

aroundus.Thosetallthicktreeswereawonderfulsightandcreatedacalming51Whenwearrivedatthewaterfall,Iwasamazedtofindthewaterfallh

assevenlevelsoverwhich52awhitetowerofwater.Itwasamarveloussightand53anothergreatreststop.Westayedtherefors

ometime.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.s

ignB.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.playgroundB.originC.atmosphereD

.mixture52.A.poursB.roseC.collectsD.tears53.A.evaluatedB.enteredC.sortedD.made54.A.HoweverB.ThenC.ThoughD.T

hus55.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。AfterChinamanagedto

largelycontainthevirus,outdoorsportseventshascometolifeinmanycitiesrecently,whichis56encouragingsignforsp

ortslovers.Manyskiresortshavealsoopened,57(bring)somerelieftotheoperators.Althoughthepandemicisstillspreadinginmanypartsandposesarisktointernat

ionalsportsevents,China'snationalfitnesscampaignhasagainstartedgathering58(tend)thankstothesuccessofthestrictandeffectivepreventionandcontrolmeasures

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

orescorestophysicalfitness,sothatschoolstudentspaygreaterattentionto60(they)physicalfitness—whichwil

l61(eventual)helpthemmaintaingoodhealth.TheCOVID-19pandemichasmadeanincreasingnumberofpeopleaware62theimportanceofphysicalexercise.Withalmostal

lsportsplaces,includinggyms,63(permit)toreopen,moreandmorepeoplearedoingexerciseorplayingsports.Governmentorganizati

ons,sportsenterprisesandschoolshavemadejointefforts64(promote)thenationalfitnesscampaign.Asformoreth

an700skiingsites65wereforcedtostopoperationsduetothepandemic,theyareusingbigdataandcloudtechnologytoreo

penactivities.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。Itwasatleasttwo

monthsbeforeChristmaswhennine-year-oldAlmieRosetoldherfatherandmethatshewantedanewbicycle.HeroldBarbiebicyclewasj

usttoobabyish,andbesides,itneededanewtire.AsChristmasdrewnearer,herdesireforabicycleseemedtofade,—orsowethou

ght,asshedidn'tmentionitagain.Merrily,westartedpurchasingthelatestfashion—BabySitter'sClubdolls—andbeautifulstorybooks,adollho

use,aholidaydressandtoys.Then,muchtooursurprise,onDecember23rd,sheproudlyannouncedthatshereallywantedabikemorethananythingelse.”Nowwedidn'tknowwhatto

do.Itwasjusttoolate,withallthedetailsofpreparingChristmasdinnerandbuyinglast-minutegifts.Soherewewere—C

hristmasEvearound9：00p.m.,havingjustreturnedfromawonderfulparty,lookingforwardtooureveningahead—hoursofwrappingc

hildren'spresents,parents'presents,abrotherspresentsandfriends'presents.WithAlmieRoseandhersix-year-oldbrother,Dylan,laycomfortably

intheirbeds.Nowwecouldonlythinkofthebicycle,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._____________________________________________________________________________________......OnChristmasmor

ning,wewereexcitedforAlmietoopenthepackagewiththeclaybike.....