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1、 学易金卷:2020-2021学年下学期期末测试卷(北师大版2019)02高二英语(考试时间:90 分钟 试卷满分:120分)第一部分 阅读理解(共两节,满分40分)第 一 节(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。AEdinburgh is the worlds festival city with twelve festivals throughout the year.Here are some of the eventsyou can enjoy.The Edinburgh International FestivalTh
2、is is the original Edinburgh festival which began in 1947.Actors,musicians,dancers and opera singers fromall over the world perform to huge audiences.You need tickets for most events which take place in theaters aroundthe city.The Edinburgh Art FestivalThis festival is modern and has been celebrated
3、 for around ten years.It is a fantastic opportunity to see someof the citys best visual art in art galleries and museums.Most events are free and include events such as fashionshows and art exhibitions.The Edinburgh Festival FringeThis is the largest arts festival in the world with thousands of show
4、s which take place across the city.Anyonecan perform in the festival and over 20,000 artists take part,so there is always a huge variety of acts to choose from.Go to the Royal Mile to watch performers such as magicians and comedians for free.However,it can get very busyas thousands of tourists and l
5、ocal people fill the city streets to enjoy the shows.The Edinburgh International Book FestivalThe largest book festival in the world began in 1983 and takes place every year in Charlotte Square Gardens inthe centre of Edinburgh.There are over 700 events fbr children and adults who love books.You can
6、 meet manyauthors,talk to them,ask them to sign a book or listen to them talk about their stories.1.Which Festival has the longest history?A.The Edinburgh Art Festival.B.The Edinburgh Festival Fringe.C.The Edinburgh International Festival.D.The Edinburgh International Book Festival.2.What can touris
7、ts do in the Edinburgh Festival Fringe?A.Ask authors to sign books.B.Perform with artists together.C.Go to theaters to watch plays.D.See the best visual art in galleries.3.Where does the passage come from?A.A story book.B.A science fiction.C.A news report.D.A travel magazine.【文章大意】本文为一篇说明文。文章介绍了爱丁堡的
8、节日。1.【答案】C【解析】细节理解题。根据 The Edinburgh Art Festival 中 This festival is modem and has been celebrated foraround ten years.这个节日很现代,已经庆祝了大约十年了。及 The Edinburgh International Festival 中 This isthe original Edinburgh festival which began in 1947.这是始于 1947 年的爱丁堡国际音乐节。The EdinburghInternational Book Festival
9、中 The largest book festival in the world began in 1983 and takes place every year inCharlotte Square Gardens in the centre of Edinburgh.世界上最大的图书节始于1983年,每年都在爱丁堡市中心的夏洛特广场花园举行。可知,爱丁堡国际音乐节的历史最长。故选C 项。2.【答案】B【解析】细节理解题。根据 The Edinburgh Festival Fringe 中 Anyone can perform in the festival and over 20,000a
10、rtists take part,so there is always a huge variety of acts to choose from.任何人都可以在艺术节 匕表演,超过 2万名艺术家参加,因此总是有各种各样的表演可供选择。因此,游客在爱丁堡艺穗节能与艺术家一起表演。故选B 项。3.【答案】D【解析】推理判断题。第一段 Edinburgh is the worlds festival city with twelve festivals throughout the year.Hereare some of the events you can enjoy.(爱丁堡是世界节日之都,
11、全年有12个节日。这里有一些你可以享受的活动。)是全文的主题句,结合全文,文章介绍了世界节日城市爱丁堡的几个节日活动。推测文章最有可能来自旅游杂志。故选D 项。BFree Haircuts on a Red ChairLast summer,Katie Steller was on her way to work.She stopped at a traffic light,where a man,in his 60s,looking out of luck,was sitting alone.She rolled down her window.“Hey!she shouted.44 Fm
12、driving around giving free haircuts.Do you want one right now?The man,missing a few teeth,paused and laughed.t6Actually,he said,“I have a fbneral(葬礼)to go to thisweek.I was really hoping to get a haircut.,Then,Steller unloaded a red chair from the car.The man,named Edward,took a seat.As Steller was
13、cuttinghis curly graying hair,he told her about growing up in Mississippi,about moving to Minnesota,and how he stilltalked to his mom over phone every day.To date,Steller has given 30 or so such haircuts to people around the city.They are all living on the margins,and she is aware of the power of he
14、r work.“Its more than a haircut,she says.I want it to be a gateway,to show value and respect,but also to get toknow people.Steller knows that a haircut can change a life.One changed hers:As a teen,she suffered from ulcerativecolilis(溃疡性结肠炎)that was so serious,her hair thinned severely.Seeing this,he
15、r mother arranged for Stellerfirst professional haircut.“To sit down and have somebody look at me and talk to me like a person and not just an illness,it helped mefeel cared about and less alone,9,she says.After that,Steller knew she wanted to have her own hair salon so she could help people feel th
16、e way shed feltthat day.Not long after finishing cosmetology school(美容学校)in 2016,she realized her dream.Two years later,she began what she now calls her Red Chair Project,reaching out to people on the streets.Steller said,I cant fix their problems,but maybe I can help them feel less alone fbr a mome
17、nt.Stellerlistens to peoples stories of loss,addiction,and struggle to get back on their feet.An offshoot of the Red Chair Project is the Steller Kindness Project,in which people who commit acts ofkindness are invited for a free make。ver(美容)at Stellers salon.In exchange,they tell their stories,which
18、 Stellershares on her website.Her hope is that by reading about kind acts,others will be inspired to do their own.So far,its working.You have no idea what people are going to do with the kindness that you give to them Jsays Steller.4.Edward agreed to have a haircut by Steller b e c a u s e.A.he want
19、ed to talk with Steller about his lifeB.he wanted to look good for a special occasionC.he was too old to go to a hair salon by himselfD.he was just waiting for a free haircut on the street5.In paragraph 5,the underlined words“living on the margins“can probably be replaced by.A.living with little car
20、e and attentionB.living far from downtown areasC.living with serious illnessesD.living in untidy conditions6.What made Steller want to set up her own salon?A.Her excellent haircut skills.B.Her mothers encouragement.C.Her experience of a formal haircut.D.Her dream to offer people free haircuts.7.What
21、s the purpose of Steller Kindness Project?A.To make contributions to charity.B.To encourage people to spread kindness.C.To reward kind people with free makeovers.D.To collect moving stories for Steller website.【文章大意】这是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了 Katie Steller走上街头为人们免费理发,让他们感觉没有那么孤独。4.【答案】B(解析】细节理解题。根据第三段中“I have
22、a funeral(葬礼)to go to this week.I was really hoping to get ahaircut 我这周要去参加一个葬礼。我真的希望理一次发。)“可知,Edward答应Steller提供的免费理发,是因为他想让自己在一个特殊的场合看起来好一点。故选B 项。5.【答案】A【解析】词义猜测题。根据第一段对.Edward的描述“was sitting alone”及下一段中Steller说的话“I want it to bea gateway,to show value and respecl(我想让它成为一个通向展示价值和尊重的入口)“可知,Steller是为
23、那些缺少关爱和尊重的人免费理发,所以短语“living on the margins”意为“缺乏关爱和关注地生活”,故选A 项。6.【答案】C【解析】推理判断题。根据文章内容可知,Steller得了溃疡性结肠炎后,头发稀少,所以妈妈给她安排了一次专业的理发,那次理发经历让她感觉到被关爱,不那么孤独了,再结合倒数第四段“After that,Steller knewshe wanted to have her own hair salon so she could help people feel the way shed felt that day.(从那之后,Steller知道她想拥有自己的
24、理发店,这样就可以帮助人感觉到她那天感受到的户可知,是 Steller自己的一次正式理发经历让她想开自己的理发店。故选C 项。7.【答案】B【解析】细节理解题。根据倒数第二段最后一句Her hope is that by reading about kind acts,others will beinspired to do their own.(她的希望是通过读善良的行为,别人也会被鼓励自己做善事)“可知,Steller KindnessProject的目的是鼓励人们传播善意。故选B 项。CScientists believe they could bring the likes of do
25、dos(渡渡鸟)back from the dead through cloningexperiments in the near future which could see the flightless birds revived from their extinction.The big bird,which was about a metre tall and weighed up to 18 kilograms,was native to Mauritius but becameextinct in the 1600s,shortly after humans discovered
26、the island.However,400 years later,scientists now believethat they could bring the dodo back to life through cloning of some of its closest living relatives.Scientists recently published a paper which identified the overall genomic structure of dinosaurs.The teamachieved this by tracing the ancestor
27、s(祖先)of birds-the dinosaurs closest living relatives-to create thegenomic structure.Researchers involved in the study say it is an emphatic no when it comes to the possibility ofever being able to clone dinosaurs,but they do say that more recently extinct birds like the carrier pigeon and thedodo co
28、uld be brought back due to the fact that they have such close living relatives.University of Kent scientists Darren Griffin and Rebecca OConnor wrote in an article for The Conversation:“We discovered that birds and most flightless dinosaurs had a lot of chromosomes(packages of DNA).Having somany all
29、ows animals to generate variation,the driver of natural selection.However,though it is a long shot,it may be possible in future to use Jurassic Park technology to help avoidsome of the harm that humans have caused.Mankind has seen the extinction of well-known avian dinosaurs such asthe dodo and the
30、passenger pigeon79“Recovery(恢复)ofDNA that is a only few hundred years old from these birds is a far more realistic way.Itmay also be that eggs from closely related living species might just be good enough.In the right conditions we maybe able to use them to resurrecl some of these species from extin
31、ction.8.What can we learn about dodos?A.They flew to Mauritius in the 1600s.C.They would die out in the near future.9.How do scientists revive dodos?A.They clone dodos closest living relatives.B.They could be used to clone pigeons.D.They might be brought back to life soon.B.They trace those endanger
32、ed birds closely.C.They look for dinosaurs,living conditions.D.They identify genomic structure of pigeons.10.What does the underlined word resurrect“in the last paragraph mean?A.Learn.C.Revive.11.What is the best title for the text?A.Scientists Expect to Clone the Dodos.C.Dinosaurs Have Already Been
33、 Extinct.B.Protect.D.Prevent.B.Scientists Find Close Living Relatives.D.Some Species Have Been Discovered.【文章大意】这是一篇新闻报道。文章主要介绍了科学家希望通过克隆实验,在不久的将来,让这种不会飞的渡渡鸟从灭绝中复活。8.【答案】D【解析】细节理解题。根据文章第一段内容”Scientists believe they could bring the likes of dodos back from thedead through cloning experiments in the n
34、ear future which could see the flightless birds revived from theirextinctions科学家们相信,他们可以通过克隆实验,在不久的将来,让这种不会飞的鸟从灭绝中复活。)”可知,渡渡鸟有可能通过克隆实验而复活。故选D 项。9.【答案】A【解析】细节理解题。根据文章第二段内容“However,400 years later,scientists now believe that they could bringthe dodo back to life through cloning of some of its closest
35、living relatives.“可知,科学家可以通过克隆一些与渡渡鸟最近的亲戚,使其复活。故选A 项。10.【答案】C【解析】词义猜测题。分析可知,划线单词所在句“In the right conditions we may be able to use them to resurrectsome of these species from extinction.”中的宾语代词 them 应是指代前句It may also be that eggs from closelyrelated living species might just be good enough.(也有可能是来自紧密
36、相关的现存物种的卵就足够好了。户提及的e g g s,即:蛋;卵。划线单词句应是承接前一句,在解释可以在适当的条件下将蛋/卵孵化来复活一些灭绝的物种。由此可推知划线单词“resurrect”应是“复活”含义,与选项C“Revive.(复兴;复活)”表达含义一致。故选C 项。11.【答案】A【解析】主旨大意题。文章体裁为新闻报道,根据该体裁特点首段点明主旨要义,即:Scientists believe theycould bring the likes of dodos back from the dead through cloning experiments in the near futu
37、re which could seeihe flighlless birds revived from Iheirexlinction.(科学家们相信,他们可以通过克隆实验,在不久的将来,让这种不会飞的鸟从灭绝中复活。),因此可知,文章的主要内容为科学家有望使渡渡鸟复活,并在后文详细解释了可以通过克隆一些与渡渡鸟最近的亲戚,使其复活。选项A“Scientists Expect to Clone the Dodos.(科学家希望克隆渡渡鸟。贴合主旨要义。故选A 项。【点睛】细节理解题之直接信息题对此类题型,考生可以首先从问题中找到关键词,然后以此为线索,运用略读和查阅的技巧在文中迅速寻找这一细节
38、,找到后再把这一部分内容仔细阅读一遍,仔细比较所给选项与文中细节的细微区别,在准确理解细节的前提下,最后确定最佳答案。比如文章的第2 小题:2.How do scientists revive dodos?A.They clone dodoslosest living relatives.B.They trace those endangered birds closely.C.They look for dinosaurs living conditions.D.They identify genomic structure of pigeons.题干关键词为“how”和“revive do
39、dos”,运用略读和查阅技巧迅速寻找原句,文章第二段内容“However,400years later,scientists now believe that they could bring the dodo back to life through cloning of some of its closestliving relatives.”口 ”through cloning of some of its closest living relatives”与选项 AThey clone dodos closestliving relatives.”表达信息一致。因此A 项为正确答案。D
40、Plastic waste is a huge problem in Indonesia,and this has led the countrys second-largest city to come up witha novel approach to encourage residents to recyclefree bus rides in exchange for used plastic bottles and cups.The city of Surabaya launched the initiative back in Aprilthe first Indonesian
41、city to put it into practice,andcitizens can ride city buses by either dropping off the plastic bottles and cups at terminals(终点站)or using theplastic items to pay their fare directly.Under the new recycling initiative,a two-hour bus ticket costs up to five plastic bottles or 10 plastic cups,dependin
42、g on the size.The city hopes this scheme will help it meet its target of becoming free of plastic waste by2020.nGarbage,like plastic bottles,piles up in my neighborhood,so I brought it here,so the environment is not onlycleaner but also to help ease the workload of garbage collectors,said Linda,a re
43、sident of Surabaya.According to Reuters,data show that 15 percent(nearly 400 tons)of the citys daily waste is plastic.The dataalso show that one bus can collect up to 550 pounds of plastic each day,totaling about 7.5 tons each month.Aftercollecting the plastic waste,workers remove labels and bottle
44、caps before the plastic is sold to recycling companies.This money then goes toward bus operations and to fund urban green spaces.12.What does the underlined word initiative probably mean?A.A new price of riding buses.B.Dropping off the plastic bottles.C.Selling plastic items to get fares.D.The first
45、 action to recycle plastic.13.Whafs Surabayas new way to deal with plastic waste?A.Plastic items are only sold to companies.B.Citizens are encouraged to sort plastic bottles.C.Natives can take city buses instead of driving.D.People can trade plastic waste for free bus rides.14.Whats Lindas attitude
46、towards the program?A.Doubtful.B.Supportive.C.Negative.D.Uncaring.15.Whafs the purpose of Surabayas taking the measure?A.To develop the citys economy.B.To call on green travel in the city.C.To raise the environmental awareness.D.To solve the worldwide social problem.【文章大意】这是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了印度尼西亚城市Surab
47、aya为了鼓励居民循环使用塑料废品以降低垃圾污染实行了一个计划,那就是让居民用塑料废品换取免费乘坐大巴。通过这种方式提高居民的环保意识,最终实现2020年城市无塑料垃圾的目标。12.【答案】D【解析】词义猜测题。根据第一段的 Plastic waste is a huge problem in Indonesia,and this has led the countryssecond-largest city to come up with a novel approach to encourage residents to recyclefree bus rides in exchangef
48、or used plastic bottles and cups.The city of Surabaya launched the initiative back in Aprilthe first Indonesiancity to put it into practice可知,塑料垃圾在印度尼西亚是一个巨大的问题,这导致该国的第二大城市想出了一个新的方法来鼓励居民循环使用以用过的塑料瓶和杯子来换取免费乘坐大巴。早在四月Surabaya发起了 initiative-第一个把它付诸实践的印度尼西亚城市。根据句意,尤其是the first Indonesian city to put itin
49、to practice,推测划线部分的意思是“第一个循环使用塑料的行动“。D.The first action to recycle plastic.(第一个循环使用塑料的行动)符合以上说法,故选D 项。13.【答案】D【解析】细节理解题。根据第一段的 Plastic waste is a huge problem in Indonesia,and this has led the countryssecond-largest city to come up with a novel approach to encourage residents to recyclefree bus ride
50、s in exchangefor used plastic bottles and cups.(塑料垃圾在印度尼西亚是一个巨大的问题,这导致该国的第二大城市想出了一个新的方法来鼓励居民循环使用以用过的塑料瓶和被子来换取免费乘坐大巴。)可知,人们可以用塑料废品换取免费乘坐大巴。D.People can trade plastic waste for free bus rides.(人们可以用塑料废品免费乘坐大巴车)符合以上说法,故选D 项。14.【答案】B【解析】推理判断题。根据第三段的Garbage,like plastic bottles,piles up in my neighborhoo