2019—2020学年度高二年级英语下学期期末试卷Ⅰ. Listening Comprehension (20%)Section ADirections: In section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.1. A. One. B. Three. C. Four. D. Five.2. A. In a department store. B. At the airport.C. At a railway station.D. At the post office.3. A. By car. B. By bike. C. By bus. D. On foot.4. A. It is 4:50 now. B. It is 4:10 now.C. The letters should be ready by 5:00.D. The letters will be delayed.5. A. Because he has some work to do. B. Because he has to go to a lecture.C. Because his wife doesn’t want him to.D. Because he doesn’t like the Johnsons.6. A. She doesn’t like English poetry. B. Poetry class is very popular.C. Dr. Robinson will be very interesting.D. The course will be difficult.7. A. Go to the bank immediately. B. Sing another song.C. Choose his favourite songs.D. Record the song at the bank.8. A. The English test took place a week ago. B. The English test took place this morning.C. There wi11 be an English test tomorrow.D. There will be an English test in a week.9. A. He has always been so productive. B. He got his job done within a minute.C. He finished the paper just in time.D. He has not finished his paper yet.10. A. He did a good job last spring. B. He is not in a good health.C. He left him a good impression.D. He is not reliable.Section BDirections: In section B, you will hear two short passages, and you will be asked three questions on each of the passages. The passages will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard.Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.11. A. It will be sunny. B. It will be cloudy.C. It will be thundery.D. It will be dry.12. A. 23°C. B. 20°C. C. 15°C. D. Near 0°C.13. A The north. B. The south. C. The southeast. D. The coast line. Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.14. A. The New Fitness varies from person to person.B. The New Fitness is decided by the healthiest lifestyle.C. The New Fitness needs some tests and comparison with standards.D. The New Fitness is based more on individual needs than person goals.15. A. It is more precise. B. It is more flexible.C. It is less enjoyable.D. It is less effective.16. A. An accountant who can be as physically fit as an athlete.B. The importance of three basic factors concerning fitness.C. New concept of fitness and its essential factors.D. Some sports with significant training effect.Section CDirections: In section C, you will hear two longer conversations. Each conversation will be read twice. After you hear each conversation, you are required to fill in the numbered blanks with the information you have heard. Write your answers on your answer sheet.Blanks 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.Complete the form. Write ONE WORD for each answer.Ⅱ. Grammar and Vocabulary (25%)Section A(A)Left HandednessWhat do Leonardo da Vinci, Marie Curie, and Albert Einstein have in common? They were all left-handed, along with other famous people including Barack Obama. In fact, anestimated 13 percent of the world’s population (21) _____ be left-handed.Most people are right-handed. This fact also seems to have held true (22) ______ history. In 1977, scientists studied works of art made at various times starting with cave drawings from 15,000 B.C. and ending with paintings from the 1950s. Most of the people (23) _____ (show) in these works of art are right-handed.Many researchers claim (24) _________ (find) relationships between left-handedness and various physical and mental characteristics. However, (25) ____of these connections are very weak, and others have not been proven. What makes a person become right-handed rather than left-handed? As yet, no one really knows for sure. (26)________ ________ _________reasons may be behind it, people’s attitudes toward left-handedness have changed a lot over the years. There are even a number of shops (27)________(specialize) in selling products for left-handed people, such as left-handed scissors, can openers, guitars, and even a left-handed camera. In 1976, Left-Handers International, a group of left-handed people in Topeka, Kansas, in the United States, decided to start (28)_____annual event in order to clear up misunderstandings about left-handedness.(B)Motivating Students(29)_____________ ___________a young child might be nervous about starting school, he of she is often excited on the first day of school. Perhaps that excitement lasts through the first few years of school. But over time, many children are much (30) _______(excited) about going to school because school becomes a place of “all work and no play.” As the years go by, students (31)__________ (pressure) to do more work and to do it better, make better testscores, and have a higher class rank. It is therefore not surprising that by middle school many students lose interest in school and learning.Teachers face a big challenge in such a situation. When they enter a classroom (32)_________ __________ most of the students do not want to be there and do not want to study, how can they teach? Some teachers may be tempted to focus their energy on the handful of students in the classroom who show an interest in (33) ______ (learn). Other teachers have to reward “good” students and punishing “bad” students in the hope (34) _______ this may somehow motivate all students to try harder.Through his own teaching experience, Dr. Richard Lavoie became interested in the problem of motivating students. He (35) _________ (wonder) what motivates some students to want to learn. In studying this question, Dr. Lavoie discovered that other people have done a lot of research into this question already. However, those people do not work in schools. The people who seemed to know the most about (36)_________motivates kids were researchers who work for companies that were advertising products such as toys and music for children. Section BDogs are social animals and without proper training, they will behave like wild animals. They will spoil your house, destroy your belongings, bark excessively, fight other dogs and even bite you. Nearly ail behavior problems are _37_normal dog activities that _38_at the wrong time or place or are directed at the wrong thing. The key to preventing or treating behavior problems as learning to teach the dog to redirect its normal behavior to outlets thatare acceptable in the domestic_3 9__.One of the best things you can do for your dog and yourself is to obediently train it. Obedience training doesn't solve all behavior problems, but it is the _40_for solving just about any problem. Training opens up a line of communication between you and your dog. Effective' communication is necessary to __41__ your dog about what you want it to do.Training is alS0 an easy way to establish the __42__ rank order. When your dog obeys a simple request of “come here, sit,”it is showing obedience and respect for you. It is not necessary to establish yourself as top dog or leader of the dog pack by using extreme_43__.You can teach your dog its subordinate (从属的) role by teaching it to show submission to you. Most dogs love performing tricks for you to __44__accept that you are in charge.Training should be fun and rewarding for you and your dog. It can enrich your relationship and make living together more_45_. A well trained dog is more confident and can be more safely allowed a greater amount of freedom than an untrained animal.Ⅲ. Cloze Test (15%)In today’s fast-paced world, we expect our everyday mechanical appliances to operate precisely and smoothly, because any error would hamper the flow of the day, and disrupt productivity. Therefore, some Information Technology personnel (人员) have become high on demand, and are something necessary for major companies._____46____, major companies, whatever business they do, have invested in help desk software to assist their_47____.And they have it. Help desk software is essentially a computer program___48____the process of identifying PC related issues. A help desk software can resolve electronic_49_relating to software, hardware and all kinds of databases that would encounter either machine or __50__ error. In addition to the powerful function, a Help desk software __51__ a problem screening process, which helps streamline work station with small problems.One of the mast___52___ forms of help desk software is online help desk software. Typically, the way online help desk software works is that you would fill out an online form, where you would be __53__ to identify yourself, including contact information and description of your processor trouble. The online help desk software will then send an electronic ticket to the IT people,__54___ them to put your request on a queue, and hence work it out in one or two seconds in the order it was___55______.Help desk software web works in a __56__manner, but it specifically handles website problems. Therefore, if you have an online site that you use for business, and would like to ____57_____it from danger, you can purchase a help desk software web package that would meet all your needs.__58___ a better or the best help desk software, in most cases, mainly depends on your ____59_______needs and uses, but when shopping for help desk software, there are many online ___60_______to research the right one, in terms of price, flexibility and friendliness.46. A. On the whole B. As a result C. In reality D. In conclusion47. A. customers B. electricians C. managers D. employees48. A. reducing B. benefiting C. enhancing D. entertaining49. A. difficulties B. troubles C. dangers D. disadvantages50. A. mechanical B. technical C. human D. electronic51. A. includes B. contains C. settles D. displays52. A. plain B. fashionable C. common D. familiar53. A. required B. reminded C. advised D. expected54. A. advocating B. promoting C. obliging D. supporting55. A. recommended B. located C. accepted D. received56. A. similar B. distinct C. different D. special57. A. save B. prohibit C. prevent D. protect58. A. Providing B. Deciding C. Designing D. Choosing59. A. initial B. particular C. specific D. general60. A. sources B. resources C. objectives D. themesⅣ. Reading Comprehension (22%)(A)Marlon Brando is widely considered the greatest movie actor of all time. He was born in Omaha Nebraska in 1924. He was named after his father, a salesman. His mother, Dorothy, was an actress in the local theater.Marlon Brando moved to New York City when he was 19 years old in 1943. He took acting classes at the New School for Social Research. One of his teachers was Stella Adler, who taught the "Method" style of realistic acting. The Method teaches actors how to use their own memories and emotions to identify with the characters they are playing.Marlon Brando learned the Method style quickly and easily. Critics said he was probably the greatest Method actor ever. One famous actress commented on his natural ability for it. She said teaching Marlon Brando the Method was like sending a tiger to jungle school.Marion Brando appeared in several plays. He got his first major part in a Broadway playin 1947, at the age of 23. He received great praise for his powerful performance at Stanley Kowalski in Tennessee William s’ play, A Streetcar Named Desire. His fame grew when he acted the same part in the movie version, released in 1951.Marlon Brando won the Best Actor Oscar for The God Father, but he rejected it. He sent a woman named Sasheen Littlefeather to speak for him at the Academy Awards ceremony. She said that Brando could not accept the award because of the way the American film industry treated Native Americans. The people at the Academy Awards ceremony did not like the speech. But some experts think the action helped change the way American Indians were shown in movies.Marlon Brando acted in about forty movies. He was nominated for a total of eight Academy Awards. But he earned a “bad boy” reputation for his public outbursts and unusual behaviours. According to Los Angeles magazine, “Brando was rock and roll before anybody knew what rock and roll was”. His later life was marked with fami ly tragedies. His son Christian went to prison for killing his daughter Cheyene’s boyfriend. Cheyene later committed suicide. Brando became lonely. He worked occasionally for the money. But, in his prime, Marlon Brando was an actor other actors could only hope to become.61. According to the passage, the "Method" _______.A. requires actors to use their imagination in actingB. made Marlon Brando a great and famous actorC. wasn’t very difficult for Marlon BrandoD. can be most effectively learned in a jungle62. The speech at the Academy Awards ceremony _____at the time.A. made Sasheen Littlefeather well-knownB. was well-received by Native AmericansC. changed people's attitude to American IndiansD. received both positive and negative responses63. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?A. Marlon Brando’s later life was troubled and unhappy.B.A Streetcar Named Desire was later adapted into a movie.C. Marlon Brando was the first rock star in USA.D. As an actor, Brando’s talent was unparalleled.64. The purpose of this passage is to_______.A. inform us of Marlon Brando's attitude to civil rights movementB. introduce Marlon Brando as one of the greatest actorsC. help us understand Marlon Brando's secret to successD. instruct us how to become a great actor like Marlon BrandoCAMBRIDGEInternational Examinations(B)Cambridge Schools Conference 2015 - book your place todayInspiring teachers, inspiring learners: How we prepare learners for a lifetime of learning. Dear ColleagueThe Cambridge Schools Conference is taking place in Colombo, Sri Lanka from 3-5 Jan 2015. Booking for the conference closes on 24 December 2014, book now to secure your place.Feedback from schools that attended our recent conference in Cambridge includes: “Outstanding keynote presentation by Guy Claxton”Roland Ebiye-Koripamo, Cita International School “A Cambridge Conference shoots up the expectation level of the representatives and when it not just reaches that level but surpasses it with excellence, you define it as the Cambridge Schools Conference，2015!”Seema Anis, A1 Waha International School, Jeddah “I have met so many interesting people. Having the opportunity to meet educators from all over the world is a unique experience.”Luciana Fernandez, ESS ARP, Argentina The conference brings together a community of teachers representing schools from many different countries and contexts, to consider approaches to common challenges. Our programme is designed to support professional learning by offering a range of perspectives on the conference theme. Discuss and debate these in our panel sessions（小组会议）and explore their implications in group discussions and workshops.We look forward to welcoming you to Colombo.Events TeamCambridge International ExaminationsFollow @CIE Education for news and information about the conference. Use the hashtag #csconf15 to join the conversation.Forward to a friend | Unsubscribe© 2014 Cambridge International Examinations65. The theme of the Cambridge Schools Conference 2015 is about________.A. lifelong learningB. teaching approachesC. common challengesD. inspiring teachers66. The letter is most probably for those who _____________.A. are the members of CIEB. work in education institutesC. give feedback to the conferenceD. can offer a range of perspectives67. Which of the following is true according to the passage?A. The conference closes on 24 December 2014.B. The conference is held in University of Cambridge.C. The conference encourages various views on lifelong learning.D. The conference provides the most effective approaches on lifelong learning.(C)Credit and debit cards are expected to overtake cash this year as China5s most popular method of payment, according to a new industry report. It will be the first time that card payments have outstripped cash outlay for goods and services. There are 246 plastic card transactions made every second. Total plastic card use is expected to exceed £269 billion in 2014, just a whisker ahead of the predicted £268 billion for cash payments, said banking industry body the Association for Payment Clearing Services.The group, which represents the major banks, said credit cards had become “demonized”（魔鬼化）as one of the main causes of ballooning debts, but added: “Without plastic, our society would virtually stop .”Last year, the number of plastic cards in use in China grew by 13 million, or 9%, to 160million—the equivalent of 3.5 cards per adult. Two-thirds of card transactions are now made using debit cards. Plastic accou nted for £244 billion of spending in 2013. “This year, total plastic card use, if business card usage is included, is expected to top £269 billion. In 2015 it is expected that personal plastic card usage alone will overtake cash payments,” said Chen. In terms of numbers of transactions, cash will remain much bigger than plastic for some time to come，it added. Cash will always remain there for low-value payments.”Meanwhile, 2013 was the year that e-commerce “came of age” in the China. More than 18 million people bought goods or services online, up 50% in 2012. Credit cards accounted for 69% of the 200 million transactions, with debit cards mopping up most of the remainder.Last year was a landmark year for another reason一the first reduction in card fraud for eight years. Fraud losses on plastic cards fell by 5% to £402 million as measures to combat crooks started to take effect.A new generation of cards containing computer chips is being introduced, and by the end of this year most people making face-to-face purchases will have to type their four-digit Pin number into keypads at tills and will no longer have to sign receipts.(Note: Answer the questions or complete the statements in NO MORE THAN EIGHT WORDS)68. According to the data in paragraph one, it is clear that total plastic card use is _______ than cash payments.69. Why cash will remain much bigger than plastic in the near future?______________________________________________________________.70. Card fraud was reduced last year because__________________________.71. What do people need to do now when they shop with their credit cards?_______________________________________________________________.Ⅴ. Fill in the blanks with the chosen phrases in their proper forms (6%)1. While the whole world is experiencing technological revolutions, some people ________________ it at the very beginning.2. “Eye On the World”gives us a platform where we unite to reflect, discover, ______________and be inspired to grow.3. Most adults often regret ___________their boyhood and have lost many good chances of achieving key milestones .4. A phenomenon called campus unhappiness led more and more college students ___________ each other’s experiments and write false letters of recommendation.5. The 100-year-old elderly witnessed the two world wars __________in different ways.6. The German government _____the biggest refugee crisis since the Second World War by turning 1,600 commercial containers into homes.Ⅵ. Translation (12%)1.屠呦呦获得了2015年诺贝尔医学奖，确立了自己最具影响力的中国医学家的地位。
