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1、2021学年第二学期期末教学质量检测高二英语（总分值130分，考试用时120分钟）考前须知:L答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考生号、试室号和座位号填写在答题卡上。用2B铅笔在 答题卡的相应位置填涂考生号o.作答选择题时，选出每题答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目选项的答案信息点涂黑;如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案。答案不能答在试卷上。2 .非选择题必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区域内的相 应位置上；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新答案；不准使用铅笔和涂改液。不 按以上要求作答无效。3 .考生必须保持答题卡的整洁。考试结束后，将试卷和答题卡一并
2、交回。第一局部阅读理解（共两节，总分值50分） 第一节（共15小题；每题2.5分，总分值37.5分） 阅读以下短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最正确选项，并在答题卡上将该 项涂黑。A recon study suggests that small shopping shifts can make a difference on green house gas emissions while improving your health. After analyzing the grocery purchases of more than 57,000 households, re
3、searchers found 71 percent could reduce their food carbon footprint by following three tips:Skip the unhealthy snacksAvoiding foods with high calorie counts and low nutritional value can reduce the total carbon footprint of household food consumption by nearly 10 percent. Items like candy, soda, and
4、 packaged snacks take more ingredients and more processing, which translates to higher environmental impacts.Watch bulk buysHouseholds of one or two people may end up with food waste when they try to save money with bulk buys. Before you buy supersize, consider whether a three-pound jar of peanut bu
5、tter will go bad before its used up.Trim ready-made foodsOne average microwave meal may not have a very large carbon footprint. But buying them regularly can add upThrough this sharing, not only can we know these great poets, but also let us have a better understanding of traditional Chinese culture
6、.第三节读后续写（共1题，总分值25分）57.阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给的段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。Long ago, there was a merchant in the village whose only son was bom in his forties. The sons name was Chandra which stands fbr “wish fUlflllecT.Then Chandra became a young man who never lacked anything in life, so his outlook towards life
7、 was very different from his hardworking father. Obviously, Chandra didnt know the importance of fruits from hard work.Even after the merchant asked his son to join his business and work with him, his son would never go to work. The father decided that he himself would teach Chandra a lesson.He call
8、ed his son and all family members in center hall of his home. Then he said to Chandra seriously, You have not contributed to my business at all and from now on you will be given food in this house only when you can give money for that fdod. And he reminded all family members not to help Chandra or o
9、ffer him any food without money.Some family members didnt like the merchants decision. But the merchant was determined fbr the sake of his sons future.The first day Chandra turned to one of his family members for money and gave that money to his father to get food. In their house there was a well. W
10、hen Chandra told his father that he had brought money for food, the merchant asked him to throw that money in the well. Chandra found it strange but still he threw that money in the well without hesitation and happily ate his food.Then the merchant learnt what happened. He clearly forbade everyone t
11、o provide Chandra with money or food. Now Chandra had no one to turn to.Chandra was going from place to place to ask for money. One old man in the village saw this. He stopped Chandra and asked him what happened. Chandra told him, I need some money.” 注意：1 ,续写词数为150左右.请按如下格式在答题卡相应位置作答The old man repl
12、ied, “I can give you money but fbr that you have to work.”Crying, he refused to throw the money in the well.【答案】The old man replied, I can give you money but fbr that you have to work. Chandra agreed. So the old man asked Chandra to help him plant some trees. Chandra spent a month planting trees, wa
13、tering and fertilizing. The trees which planted by Chandra grew up slowly, and the old man was very happy. Chandra worked hard and finally made his own money. He returned home and gave the money to his father to buy food. The merchant once again asked Chandra to throw the money into the well.Crying,
14、 he refused to throw the money in the well. Chandra said, “It is the money I made through my own efforts. I should cherish it. The businessman understood that Chandra had grown up and knew the importance of working and making money. So he gave the food to Chandra and agreed to give all his property
15、to Chandra after death. La ter, Chandra inherited his fathers company. He works hard and earns money diligently. Finally, he became the richest man in the local area, surpassing his father.to significant emissions because ready-made foods5 large sales volume increases their carbon emissions, the stu
16、dy found.By taking the above measures, we could cut more than a quarter of emissions from household food consumption, the researchers say. Collective action can make a huge impact.1. What is the purpose of the passage?B. To promote green shopping changes.D. To persuade readers to eat healthy diets.B
17、. A mini packet of butter.D. Two cups of 50-gram potato chips.B. They lead to less food waste.D. They can lower carbon footprint.A. To advertise a green product.C. To convince people to buy green food.2. Which belongs to bulk buys for a 2-person family?A. A piece of cake.C. Five kilograms of apples.
18、3. What does the three suggestions have in common?A. They reduce calorie intake.C. they can be more economical.【答案】l.B 2.C3.DRachel Carson was a science writer widely respected for her books about oceans. But she also devoted years gathering scientific research that would awaken the public to the da
19、ngers of modern chemical pesticides. Her work, Silent Spring, became one of the most influential books of the 20th century. And it launched the modern environmental movement.Born in Pennsylvania, she became a marine scientist working for the US government, primarily as a writer and editor. Her first
20、 three books, Under the Sea-Wind, The Sea Around Us, and The Edge of the Sea were physical explanation of life in and near the sea. They made Carson one of the best-known and respected science writers. But then she turned her time and talents to a new subject.Carson had been concerned about the dang
21、ers of the pesticide DDT since the mid-1940s. At first DDT was a symbol of the progress of modern chemistry. It had saved countless lives by killing lice and mosquitoes that spread deadly diseases. But Carson doubted that spreading large quantities of poison throughout the environment could be compl
22、etely safe. She painstakingly gathered research to prove that chemical industry were overconfident about the safety of chemicals that hadnt been tested.Carson published her research as a book, Silent Spring, in 1962. It caused an uproar. Carson was immediately attacked by the chemical industry. Mill
23、ions of citizens tuned in to watch a television program analyzing the issue.Carsons calm and reasoned arguments turned the audience in her favor. Finally, her work convinced the president tocall for an investigation. Eventually 12 of the most toxic chemicals Carson wrote about in Silent Spring, incl
24、udingDDT, were banned or cancer. She grew physically weak and endured a lot of pain. Yet she refused to stop working on the book. She died on April 14, 1964, at the age of 56. Her writings helped moved the nation toward a new understanding of how humankind depends on the interconnection of all forms
25、 of life on Earth.4. Why did Carson turned to a new field after she got famous?A. She was doubtful about effectiveness of DDT.B. She was interested in the life-saving DDT at that time.C. She was surprised that DDT could kill lice and mosquitoesShe was worried about the harm caused by overuse of DDT.
26、5. What does the underlined word “uproar“ probably mean?A. Negotiation.B. Criticism.C. Compromise.D. Interruption.6. What finally changed the public view of chemical safety?A. Carsons first three books.C. Carson?s calmness facing the attacks.7. Which can be the best title of the passage?A. Pioneer i
27、n Ocean ProtectionC. A Revolutionary Call for Action【答案】4.D5. B 6. D 7.C8. The investigation of the president.I). The arguments Carson presented on TV.B. First Woman Marine ScientistD. An Inspiring Research in SpringCSeen any unseasonably early daffodils showing their faces yet? UK spring flowers ar
28、e opening nearly a month earlier than they did before the mid-1980s, due to climate changes.That is the conclusion of a study of nearly 420,000 observations of the flowering date of 406 plants from UK citizen science project galled Natures Calendar. It has records dating back to 1753 from gardeners
29、and naturalists, as well as lie bodies such as the UKs royal Meteorological Society.Urth Bruise at the University of Cambridge and his team found that plants were opening their flowers 26 days earlier on average in the years after 1986 than they did before. They picked that year as it was the midpoi
30、nt in the data set 一 where they had about the same number of observations before and after - because there were many more recent record than earlier ones.The analysis included records of all plants, whatever time of year they flower, but most of them bloom in spring.“It is likely that the influence
31、of climate change will be greater for spring-flowering plants, where the usual onset of warmer temperatures that would cause flowering to start earlier,“ says a spokesperson for the UKs RoyalHorticultural Society.There was a bigger advance in the dates of the first blooms for smaller plants, with th
32、ose less than 20 centimeters high flowering an average of 32 days earlier in the years after 1986 than they had historically.In any year, flowering opening times were closely correlated with the average temperature of the months fromJanuary to April. If its warmer, its an earlier onset. If its coole
33、r, its a later one J says Bruise. The average maximum temperature across those four months rose by 1.1 , comparing the period from 1950 to 1986 with the years after 1986. The shift could hurt insects, birds and other wildlife that has evolved to coexist with the flowering of8.8.certain plants J says
34、 Bruise.What can be learned about Natures Calendar?A.It has a span of over 270 years.B.406 ancient plants have been studiedC.C.Its data are collected from various sources.D.Its a project carried out by UK scientists.9.Why did the researchers choose the year 1986?A.It cuts the data set into halves.B.
35、Plants bloom earlier afterwards.C.There were fewer records afterwards.D.It is the mid year of the observation project.10.How did smaller plants respond to climate change differently?A.They bloomed 32 days earlier.B.Their flowers became bigger and taller.C.Their first blooming dates advanced more.D.T
36、hey attracted more insects than they did historically.11.What is the fbcus of Bruises quote in the last paragraph?A.The further application of the finding.B. The urgency of protecting the wildlife.C.The effects of climate change on plants.D. The consequence of earlier flowering dates.【答案】8.C9. A 10.
37、 C 11. DBack in January, my partner and I resolved to take exercise seriously. This would mean spending hours every week grunting, stretching and sweating our way to better health, which is something that is particularly difficult when you glance at the (weather outside and see dark clouds on the ho
38、rizon. Looks like it is about to rain, I guess ril go fbr a run tomorrow instead. But then just as we were on the verge of giving up again, we discovered a brilliant new way to make exercise better: by turning it into a video-game.SWIFT is a cycling game that you control by pedaling your real bike,
39、which is fixed onto a device called aturbo-trainer. As you pedal, the trainer sends signals back to your computer or tablet to control the character on screen.And smartly, the game sends back instructions to the trainer to apply different levels of resistance, so that as youre cycling up a hill in t
40、he game, you can actually feel it on the bike.So one small garage renovation later and after signing up for a $12 per month subscription, we had our TV, bike and all-important cooling fan ready to go.Once youre set up, you can participate in virtual cycle rides in 3D-recreations of real places, like
41、 London and New York, or fictional locations. And importantly, other real human cyclists appear alongside you, sharing your journey.The genius of the design is that it has used lots of the tricks of traditional video-games to keep pushing you a little bit further and harder: go a little faster, and
42、youll be rewarded with a little achievement marker, and if you pedal harder, you might win a race against another real player. It9s essentially generating for same sort of dopamine hits that riding along on a traditional exercise bike simply cant match.Im not the only person Who has noticed this. To
43、day many other companies in the tech industry are chasing the same audience, and they all offer their own unique twists on the formula.12. Why does the author mention the weather in paragraph 1?A. To show the lack of his own willpower.B. To complain about the unstable weather.C. To reveal the limita
44、tion of traditional exercise.D To illustrate the difficulties in fulfilling his resolution.13. Which is NOT a must for SWIFT users?A. Monthly payment. B. 3D Glasses.14. What is paragraph 5 mainly about?A. How SWIFT motivates its users.C. What physical benefits SWIFT users gel.C. A real b汰e.D. A turb
45、o-trainer.B. Who are the target users of SWIFT.D. Why traditional bikes are replaced by SWIFT.15. What is the attitude of the tech industry towards the idea of SWIFT?A. Unclear.B. Favorable.C. Doubtful.D. Intolerant.【答案】12.C13. B 14. A 15. B第二节七选五（共5小题；每题2.5分，总分值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正确选项
46、。选项中有两项为多余选项。Art in 21th Century LifeThe word art” usually brings to mind images of white-walled galleries, abstract paintings costing millions ofdollars, far removed from our everyday experience. 16The Internet has changed the idea that art appreciation is only for the noble. 17 You can even visit
47、several museums around the world using virtual reality headsets, without leaving your home.18 Art has always been a vehicle for self-expression, but social media have made it much easier toshare amateur work with the whole world. Where an amateur artist or musician might one have shared their work w
48、ith a circle of friends and family, they can now sell their work to anyone in the world.“A picture is worth a thousand words“ is the motto of data visualization enthusiasts. The amount of information available today can be overwhelming, so some statisticians （数据分析师）made it their mission to present this mass of data using infographics that are easy for the public to understand. 19 Of course, graphs can be abused to mislead the audience, so we need to take care to interpret them the right way.Another way that art facilitates educati