湖南省武冈第二中学2019-2020学年高二英语下学期期末考试试题.doc

湖南省武冈第二中学2019-2020学年高二英语下学期期末考试试题

湖南省武冈第二中学2019-2020学年高二英语下学期期末考试试题

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湖南省武冈第二中学2019-2020学年高二英语下学期期末考试试题
时量:120分钟   满分:150分

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，并标在试卷的相应位置。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。
1. Where is the man from?
A. Spain. B. Germany. C. France.
2. How many tickets should the woman buy?
A. Two. B. Three. C. Twelve.
3. What time of day is it?
A. Morning. B. Noon. C. Evening.
4. What is the woman looking for?
A. The art building. B. The film room. C. The theater.
5. How does the woman feel at the end of the conversation?
A. Confused. B. Angry. C. Sad.
第二节
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。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. Where are the speakers?
A. In France. B. In Spain. C. In America.
7. What will the woman do next summer?
A. Study abroad. B. Work for Facebook. C. Visit her online friend.
听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
8. How does Randy feel?
A. Anxious. B. Excited. C. Angry.
9. Why does Randy like Oklahoma State University?
A. His father studied there.
B. He can stay with his friends.
C. It offers the best education.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10. What will the woman do this afternoon?
A. Put up the balloons. B. Bake a cake. C. See a dentist.
11. What kind of horse did Rebecca want?
A. A white one. B. A black one. C. A grey one.
12. What are the speakers mainly discussing?
A. Opening a cake shop. B. Decorating their house.
C. Preparing for a party.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13. What will the speakers do together tonight?
A. Have a meeting. B. Watch a sports game.
C. Go to the coffee shop.
14. What does the woman ask the man to do?
A. Bring a jacket. B. Buy her a ticket. C. Help her move.
15. What does the woman think about the LA Dodgers?
A. She hates it. B. She is a fan of it. C. She likes the hat of it.
16. What time of day is it now?
A. Morning. B. Afternoon. C. Evening.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. When was the first Academy Awards presentation held?
A. In 1927. B. In 1928. C. In 1929.
18. How many Academy members are there now?
A. 25 in total. B. Only 36. C. Over 6,000.
19. What is the most important Oscar?
A. The Best Director Award. B. The Best Picture Award.
C. The Best Actress Award.
20. What is the speaker mainly talking about?
A. The development of the Oscars. B. The famous statues of the world.
C. The annual winners of the Oscars.
第二部分 阅读理解 （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，从每题所给的四个选项（A 、B 、C 和 D ）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Wolff Poetry Literary Scholarship Awards
If you enjoy poetry and enjoy writing poetry, then we invite you to submit an original poem. Each scholarship we offer will be theme-based and have specific requirements.
Description for Poetry Scholarships
The Wolff Poetry Literary Scholarship Awards is open to students 25 years or younger to the age of 12, either you are a current grade or high school student who is looking forward to attending college or is attending an undergraduate or graduate course in creative writing.
Poetry Scholarship Guidelines
1. Poems can be rhyming or non-rhyming; we do favor non-rhyming.
2. Originality and expressive form about emotions and feelings is what digs at our souls.
3.Poems are judged on the basis of grammar, originality, creativity, and uniqueness.
4. English-language poems only; we will not accept anything else.
5. Enter as often as you like!
Poetry Scholarship Rules
All poems must be the original creation of the submitting author. All rights to the poems must be owned by the author and shall remain the property of the author. The author gives Wolff Poetry Literary Magazine permission to publish and display the poem on the Web （in electronic form only） if the poem is chosen as a winner or finalist. Winners will be contacted within 45 days of the deadline date. The $ 250 scholarship is open to everyone except employees of Wolff Poetry Literary Magazine and their families.
21. What are the awards intended for?
A. All students. B. College students.
C. Any poetry lover. D. Students aged from 12 to 25.
22. What will result in disqualification?
A. A rhyming poem. B. An original creation.
C. A poem of a unique style. D. A poem written in Chinese.
23. What can we learn about the winners?
A. They have to abandon the copyrights of their poems.
B. All of them will share a total of $ 250 scholarship.
C. Their poems will be read on the organizer’s website.
D. They will be employed by Wolff Poetry Literary Magazine.

B
International students who stayed in the US as their classes moved online during the COVID may be forced to leave, following Guidelines of the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement published due to the pandemic.
"You know I don' t want to put my family at risk, I don't want to put myself at risk to travel during a pandemic and go back to Pakistan, and even if I could delay the program for a year, it is not certain that I will get the visa again. "said a Pakistani student.
Many students say they need to be in the US for more than attending class. As a PhD student, the library is an extremely important resource for them, although it is because of COVID that those services have been closed, which means even this advantage is gone.
"You know more than 90% of the international students who were studying in the US when COVID -19 hit and college campuses were closed have to remain in the US and this creates such trouble in their lives and such uncertainty that is unreasonable.” said a lady from a university.
Students outside the United States say the new ruling has disrupted their plans to return. "I know it is a fact that when it comes to rules, guidelines, laws and stuff like that, international students are sort of treated as low-level citizens. Even I can’t even use the word 'citizen' to begin with because that's what they make clear we are not."
The government said that the policy speaks for itself and that online coursework is not worth a visa. So far, not any sign of change has been within sight. As students are waiting for the policy to improve , their fall programming and their future remain in limbo.
24.Why would international students prefer to stay in the US during the pandemic?
A.They couldn't delay the program for a year.
B.They can make full use of the library resource.
C.They can learn better with their classes moved online
D.They wouldn't bring any potential threat to their family.
25.What do students outside the United States think of the new rule?
A.The new rule treats them as American citizens.
B. The new rule shows great prejudice against them
C.The new rule guides them to plan to return to the US
D. The new rule treats them like low-level students in school
26.What is the government's attitude towards the new rule?
A.Favorable. B.Neutral.
C.Unfavorable D.Unclear
27.What does the underlined phrase"in limbo"mean
A.Horrible B.Flexible
C.Uncertain D. Unbelievable

C
Dancing with your grandma for 15 minutes a week promotes positive feelings and improves her state of mind, a study claims. Doctors from Israel are encouraging younger family members to have a regular visit to their grandmas and have a dance with their grandmas.
And they found a 15 minute boogie (布吉舞) once a week lifted the spirits of the elder family members and helped strengthen the familial bond. In fact, it is called Dance Movement Therapy (DMT). DMT across the generations, complete with eye contact, was found to promote positive feelings and improve spirits for the elderly.
The grandparents reported a bright state of mind, happy memories and uplifted spirits. Dancing has also previously been linked to improved muscle strength, balance and endurance (耐力). For the grandchildren in the study, the weekly boogie changed how they view aging and allowed them to come to accept the eventual death of their elderly relatives.
The study, published in the journal Frontiers in Psychology, assessed how dance affected general health of 16 dance movement therapists (治疗师) and their grandmothers. DMT was taken seriously due to the fact that it is easily accessible and does not cost more to practice. The researchers were eager to examine a low-cost method to treat issues commonly faced by an aging population— such as limited mobility and depression(抑郁症). Grandchildren were instructed to make eye contact and encourage playfulness and touch. They were also told to mirror their grandmothers’ movements and give them time and space to rest when needed.
The sessions were recorded and then analyzed while diaries and interviews captured the opinions and feelings of the participants. As well as the benefits to the health of the senior, the experiment also changed the idea of the younger family members.
28. What should the young people do when dancing with their grandmas?
A. Follow the grandmas’ steps.
B. Look at the grandmas’ eyes.
C. Move the bodies as long as possible.
D. Talk with their grandmas in gentle voice.
29. What can we infer from the third paragraph?
A. Dancing brings the young happy memories and uplifted spirits.
B. Dancing enables the senior to accept aging and death of their old relatives.
C. Dancing benefits both the senior and the young in the new study.
D. Dancing is linked to improved muscle strength and balance in the new study.
30. Which of the following is the best advantage of DMT?
A. Inexpensive. B. Relaxing. C. Attractive. D. Pleasant.
31. What is the best title for the text?
A. What does DMT Mean?
B. Dancing: a Good Way to Stop Being Senior.
C. Why Don’t You Dance 15 Minutes Every Week?
D. Dancing with Grandparents is Good for Health and Family Ties.

D
After weeks of lockdown, the French are more eager than ever to get away from the breathless cities. But the busy traffic will also serve as a reminder of another annual summer trend here. The French have the unfortunate distinction of being the European champions(冠军) for abandoning pets that have become too cumbersome for their summer trips. Animal shelters up and down the country are evidence of this unique and sad tradition.
Betty Loizeau has run a shelter just north of Toulouse for more than 20 years. “Owners call up to say where their pets can be found, or drop them off in boxes outside the shelter under the cover of darkness. The excuses they typically give are that they’re going on holiday, having a baby, moving house, or they have a new partner with allergies, .......”
For shelters like this one, it is the busiest time of the year. Between 100,000 and 200,000 pets are abandoned in France each year, with 60% of these incidents occurring over the summer. The figure is close to 16.000 in the UK.
“Pets are increasingly seen as an impulsive(冲动的) buy,” says Marina Chailland, a vet(兽医) who has studied the social relationship between the French and their pets.
“A certain breed(品种) of cat or dog is fashionable and owners want one, just like a new smartphone,” she says. “Of course, when it goes out of fashion they desert it for an upgrade a couple of years later, when a new breed is considered fashionable.” She also points to the issue of pets being given as gifts as a reason why so many are abandoned. “Often parents will get pets for their children and when they grow up and lose interest in them, out goes the pet.”
Over the summer, owners discover that hotels charge extra for animals or even ban them completely. This explains why you will often see frightened, lost, dogs wandering near freeway service stations or beach resorts.
32. What does the underlined the word “cumbersome” in para. 1 refer to?
A. Disturbing. B. Enjoyable. C. Boring. D. Impressive.
33. Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A. In fact, the French don’t like pets at all.
B. There are various excuses for people abandoning pets.
C. Between 100,000 and 200,000 pets are abandoned in the UK each year.
D. Pets are admitted into the hotel for free in summer.
34. When is the busiest time for a pet shelter in France?
A . In spring. B. In summer. C. In fall. D. In winter.
35. Why does the author mention the smartphone in paragraph 5?
A. To explain why the French abandon the pets.
B .To explain how the French like a smartphone.
C. To explain why the French dislike pets.
D. To explain how costly a smartphone is in France.

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。
The Ways to Avoid Fighting with Your Mom
Life is a struggle, but if you have a bad relationship with your mother, you should cool your passion, because mother-children relationships are very important. 36
Don't give her the silent treatment.
If you think that the silent treatment will always help you achieve a desirable result, then you're mistaken. 37 By all means, you should take immediate action to stop this cold war.
Avoid deeply rude words.
If you're quarreling with your mother, you should be careful with what you say to her.
38 Although you'll apologize for your bad behavior, the words you've expressed and the feeling of hate will live in her heart forever.
Don't draw other family members into a conflict.
Say that you have a terrible habit of drawing your brother and dad into conflict between you and your mother. 39 As a result, small and unimportant mother-child fights will grow into long-lasting family conflict. You'll learn a big lesson and realize your bad temper makes your family suffer.
40
Lack of communication between mothers and children can create emotional obstacles and even cause frequent quarrels. When you finally find the reason, you'll be able to overcome misunderstanding in communication with your mother and bridge the generation gap in a quite short period of time.
A. Refuse to get crazy.
B. Improve your communication.
C. You shouldn't burst into tears in front of your mother.
D. Sure, your mom will refuse to communicate with you as well.
E. Here are some ways that will help you avoid fighting with your mother.
F. You want them to support you and help you find a beneficial solution for each other.
G. Sometimes your words can be either a perfect pain reliever or a terrible sharp sword.

第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分30分）
第一节：完形填空（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四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
As a child, I had library phobia (恐惧症). I associated going to the library with doing research for a school project. I regarded reading as work, so going to the library for fun was out of my realm (范围) of 41 .
Hard as they tried, my parents could not get me 42 reading. They purchased a few of the Hardy Boys books. The books collected 43 . The cl