高二英语上册期末考试试卷2

高二上学期期末英语试卷及答案（共5套）高二上学期英语期末考试试卷第I卷（选择题共105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. How is the weather now?A. Cloudy.B. Rainy.C. Windy.2. What does the woman mean?A. Sally is always lying.B. Sally has a bad memory.C. Sally will come on time.3. What are the two speakers talking about?A. Where to live.B. How to go to work.C. What to do with the traffic.4. Where does the conversation probably take place?A. In a restaurant.B. In the woman’s house.C. In the man’s house.5. When will the two speakers meet?A. At 5:30.B. At 6:30.C. At 7:00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. Why does the woman feel sorry for the man?A. She refused his invitation.B. She didn’t meet him on time.C. She forgot to help him with his apartment.7. What do we know about Susan’s old apartment?A. It has two bedrooms.B. It’s on 1312 Rose Avenue.C. Its rent is $1.000 a month.请听第7段材料，回答第8,9题8. Why didn’t the woman write back to the man?A. She hasn’t checked her mail box yet.B. She didn’t receive the man’s e-mail.C. She has been busy all the morning.9. When will the two speakers meet?A. At 10am.B. At lunch time.C. At 2 pm.请听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

昆一中2021-2021年上学期高二英语期末考试本卷贰O贰贰年贰月捌日编写；出题人：令狐学复；欧阳化语；令狐理总。

第一卷〔一共70分〕I．听力〔一共20题，每一小题0.5分,一共10分〕听下面5段对话。

每段对话后有一题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项里面选出最正确选项。

1．Where has the woman been invited to？A．A tea party. B. At the man’s home. C. At a school2. Where does the man want to go?A. To the cinema.B. To a camera shop.C. To a cloth shop.3．What does the woman think of computer class？A．She likes it.B. She thinks it is very interesting.C. She thinks it is hard to learn.4. How does Susan feel?A. Satisfied.B. HappyC. Tired.5. What are they talking about?A. About the driving license.B. About buying a car.C. About borrowing money from the Bank of China.听下面5段对话或者独白。

每段对话或者独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项里面选出最正确选项。

听第6段材料，答复第6、7题。

6．Which of the following is right about the accident？A．Both Mr. Wilson and the man were seriously injured.B. Mr. Wilson was sound and safe, but the other man wasn’t.C. Though he had to spend much fixing his car, Mr. Wilson was safe and sound.7. How much does it cost to get the ear fixed?A. No more than $400.B. More than $400.C. Less than $400听第7段材料，答复8至10题。

郑州市2023—2024学年上期期末考试高二英语试题卷注意事项：本试卷分四部分，考试时间120分钟，满分150分。

考生应首先阅读答题卡上的文字信息，然后在答题卡上作答，在试题卷上作答无效。

第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。

录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。

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. What will the woman do?2. A.Go to the bathroom.B. C heck the man's bag.C. C. Watch the man's bag.2.What is the possible relationship between the two speakers?A.Relatives.B.Colleagues.C.Classmates.3.Where does the conversation probably take place?A.At the hotel.B.At the party.C.At the restaurant.4.What do they think of the weather report?A.Worrying.B.Unreliable.C.Accurate.5.Which of the following is bothering Dick?A.His low pay.B.His busy schedule.C.His heavy workload.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。

2023-2024学年度上学期武汉市重点中学5G联合体期末考试高二英语试卷（答案在最后）考试时间：2024年1月26日试卷满分：150分★祝考试顺利★注意事项：1.答题前，先将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在试卷和答题卡上，并将准考证号条形码粘贴在答题卡上的指定位置。

2.选择题的作答：每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。

写在试卷、草稿纸和答题卡上的非答题区域均无效。

3.非选择题的作答：用黑色签字笔直接答在答题卡上对应的答题区域内。

写在试卷、草稿纸和答题卡上的非答题区域均无效。

4.考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并上交。

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。

1.What did the cat eat yesterday?A.Fish.B.Chicken.C.Beef.2.What can the woman do to get better at playing the piano？A.Improve her strength.B.Move quicker between the keys.C.Hold the higher notes for longer.3.What time does the woman's husband usually arrive home?A.At four o'clock.B.At five o'clock.C.At six o'clock.4.Where might the man's dad be now?A.At a client's home.B.In his office.C.On a plane.5.What did the man probably do for the woman?A.He drove her back home.B.He invited her to his party.C.He celebrated her birthday at a restaurant.第二节听下面5段对话或独白。

高二级模块6考试英语命题: 汪波审核：汪波校对：翁晓君本试卷分选择题和非选择题两部分，共12页，四大题，满分150分。

考试用时120分钟。

注意事项：1、答卷前，考生务必用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将自己的班别、姓名、考号填写在答题卡上并用铅笔在相应的位置涂黑考号。

2、选择题每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑；如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案。

3、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，然后再写上新的答案；不准使用铅笔和涂改液.不按以上要求作答的答案无效。

I.听力 (共两节，满分35分)第一节：听力理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）每段播放两遍。

各段后有几个小题，各段播放前每小题有5秒钟的阅题时间。

请根据各段播放内容及其相关小题，在5秒钟内从题中所给的A、B、C项中，选出最佳选项。

听第一段对话，回答第1－3小题。

1.Why does the man ask the woman for help?A. He has to read a report.B. He has to write a report.C. He has to wait for a call.2.Which of the following is suggested by the woman?A. A pieB. A saladC. A sandwich3.What does the woman think of the man?A. LazyB. GreedyC. Curious听第二段对话，回答第4－6小题。

4.Where hasn’t the man been in China?A. BeijingB. SuzhouC. Shanghai5.What did the man buy in Xi’an?A. An ancient jarB. A wonderful knifeC. A set of china6.When will the woman go to the man’s house?A. This Saturday evening.B. This Sunday evening.C.Next Saturday evening.听第三段独白，回答第7－9小题。

最新高二英语上册期末试题及答案(一)考试时间120分钟试题分数 150第一部分：听力略第二部分：阅读理解（共 2 节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）AIt was Molly’s job to hand her father his brown paper lunch bag each morning before he headed off to work．One morning，in addition to his usual lunch bag, Molly handed him a second paper bag. This one was worn and held together with staples(书钉)．“Why two bags?” her father asked. “The other is something else” Molly answered．“What’s in it?”“Just some stuff．Take it with you．” Not wanting to discuss the matter, he put both sacks（bags）into his briefcase, kissed Molly and rushed off．At midday he opened Molly’s bag and took out the contents：two hair ribbons，three small stones，a plastic dinosaur，a tiny sea shell，a small doll，and 13 pennies．．．The busy father smiled，finished eating，and swept the desk clean into the wastebasket, Molly’s stuff included．That evening，Molly ran up behind him as he read the paper．”Where’s my bag?” “What bag?” “The one I gave you this morning”“I left it at the office, why ?”“I forgot to pu t this note in it” she said．“And，besides，Daddy，the things in the sack are the things I really like．I thought you might like to play with them．You didn’t lose the bag，did you，Daddy?”“Oh，no” he said，lying. “I just forgot to bring it home．I’ll bring it back tomorrow” While Molly hugged her father’s neck，he unfolded the note that read” I love you，Daddy.” Molly had given him her treasures－all that a 7-year-old held dear．Love in a paper bag，and he missed it－not only missed it, but had thrown it in the wastebasket. So back he went to the office. Just ahead of the night janitor(看门人), he picked up the bag from the wastebasket. He put the treasures inside and carried it home carefully. The bag didn't look so good, but the stuff was all there and that’s what counted.After dinner, he asked Molly to tell him about the stuff in the sack. It took a long time to tell. Everything had a story or a memory. “Sometimes I think of all the great times in this sweet life,” he thought.We should all remember that it’s not the destination that c ounts in life, but the journey. That journey with the people we love is all that really matters. It is such a simple truth but it is so easily forgotten.21．What did Molly give her father a second bag for?A．She didn’t want to keep the things in the bag．B．She hoped those things would bring happiness to her father．C．She wanted to remind her father of the stories behind the things．D．She enjoyed playing with her father．22．After Father heard what his daughter said，he felt .A．regretful B．surprised C．sad D. satisfied23. Which of the following is the most suitable title of the passage?A．An Important Journey B．Two BagsC．Father and Daughter D．Love in a Paper BagBBetty Friedan, born in 1921 in Peoria, Illinois, attended Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts．She finished her studies in psychology in 1942. After college she attended the University of California at Berkeley to continue her studies. Later, she moved to New York City and worked as a reporter and editor for labor union newspapers．In 1947, Betty married Carl Friedan. They had a child, the first of three．When Betty Friedan became pregnant for the second time, she was dismissed from her job at the newspaper．After that she worked as an independent reporter for magazines. But her editors often rejected her attempts to write about subjects outside the traditional interests of women．In 1966, Betty Friedan helped found NOW, the National Organization for Women．She served as its first president. She led campaigns to end unfair treatment of women seeking jobs．She wanted women to take part in social and political change．Betty Friedan led a huge demonstration （游行）in New York City for women's rights. Demonstrations were also held in other cities．In 1981, Betty Friedan wrote a book called "The Second Stage" about the condition of the women's movement. Friedan wrote that the time for huge demonstrations and other such events had passed．She urged the movement to try to increase its influence on American political life．Some younger members of the movement criticized her as too conservative．Betty Friedan died on February 4, 2006. She was considered the mother of modern women's liberation movement．Betty Friedan once told a television reporter how she wanted to be remembered: ‘‘She helps make women feel better about being women．”24．According to Paragraph 2, Betty lost her job because ．A．she was pregnant B．she got marriedC．her editors didn't like her D．she was too independent25．Betty led a huge demonstration to ．A．fight against the government B．fight for women's rightsC．take part in political life D．get support from the government 26．The book "The Second Stage" ．A. was popular among young women readersB. thought highly of those huge demonstrationsC. was about the condition of the women's movement thenD. decreased the movement's influence on A merican political life27．From the last paragraph, we know that ．A．Betty helped women live better B．Betty wanted to be remembered forever C．Betty thought it better to be a woman D．the television reporter knew Betty wellCBabies born in summer are more likely to become short-sighted in late life, a study has shown.As many as a quarter of all cases of short-sightedness are caused by too great an exposure to sunlight in the first weeks of life, say eye experts. They are advising all parents to put sunglasses on their babies during the first weeks. Scientists had already established that over-exposure to sunlight caused shortsightedness in animals. Researchers who compared the months in which babies were born with whether they needed glasses later on say the principle also applies to humans. A study of almost 300,000 young adults---the largest of its kind showed that those born in June and July had a 25 per cent greater chance of becoming severely short-sighted than those born in December or January. Research leader Professor Michael Belkin of Tel Aviv University, said it was because prolonged illumination(光照) causes the eyeball to lengthen, causing short-sightedness. Therefore, the more light a newborn is exposed to, the more the eyeballlengthens and the worse the short-sightedness will be. The mechanism which lengthens the eyeball is associated with levels of melatonin(褪黑激素), a pigment (色素) which protects the skin against harmful rays of the sun. In young babies not enough melatonin is released as protection, meaning they are more vulnerable to sunburn and changes to eyeball shape.Sight expert Professor Daniel O’Leary, of Anglia Ruskin University in Cambridge, said “At the moment we don’t know the precise cause of why light exposure affects sight, but the evidence seems to prove that it is one of the reasons for people becoming shortsighted.”28. Babies born in summer are more likely to be shortsighted ____________.A. because the summer sun is too strong for babiesB. because babies who are born in summer have lengthened eyebal lsC. if exposed to much sunlight in the first weeks after they are bornD. if parents don’t know a proper way to protect their babies’ eyes29. Melatonin is a kind of material to ___________.A. prevent the eyes from becoming near-sightedB. protect the skin from harmful sun raysC. make our body strongD. prot ect babies’ eyes from summer sun30. From what Professor Daniel O’Leary says we can conclude that ___________.A. there is no evidence that shortsightedness is related to exposure to sunlightB. whether light exposure affects sight still needs to be further provedC. he believes that light exposure can cause shortsightednessD. he tries to give the cause of why light exposure affects sight31. The underlined word “vulnerable” in the passage probably means __________.A. easy to be harmedB. resistantC. protectiveD. changeableDLast winter, when I was heavily pregnant, I was visiting my sister and brother-in-law's house and had to park in a nearby parking lot because they didn't have accessible parking. The snow was extremely heavy and there was lots of ice on the ground --- not many people had ventured out that evening!When I returned to my car around 11.pm, I noticed that I was the only car left. Nervously, Ihopped into the car and let it warm up a bit. When I finally tried to drive away, my wheels began to spin. I was stuck! I spun and spun and wondered what to do.All of a sudden, in my rear view mirror, I saw four teen-aged boys approaching my car. They were walking side by side in a line and dressed a bit like gang members --- at least I thought that's what they looked like. My car was in a very isolated area and I began to panic. I was certain they were coming to my car to harm me. Terrified, I just froze. One of the young men tapped on my window and said "Excuse me, Ma'am, can we help you? You seem stuck." Still afraid and fearing the worst, I said "I am stuck." And the young man said "It's okay, stay in your car and we'll push you out of the snow." And they did!When they finally got me out of the snow, they smiled and waved. I rolled down my window and thanked them, embarrassed to have judged them so poorly32.Why did the author just freeze when the four young men walking toward her car?A. Because she was afraid of being harmedB. Because she sat in her car for too long a timeC. Because she was cold indeed in that freezing eveningD. Because she knew they would rob her of the car33.The author failed to drive away because __________.A. she was terrified at t he four young menB. her car wasn’t warm enoughC. it was icy and full of snow on the ground.D. something was wrong with the wheels.34.Which of the following is TRUE according to the text?A. One of the four teenagers was a gang memberB. The kids wanted to help the author out of troubleC. The author would have a baby in her carD. The young men enjoyed pushing cars out of the snow35.The best title for the text would be___________A. Every man has his faultsB. Fortune favors those who use their judgmentC. Don't judge a book by its coverD. Think twice before you do第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10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，并在答案卡36—40将该项涂黑。

2021年高二英语上学期期末考试试题（二）本试卷分第Ⅰ卷和第Ⅱ卷两部分，满分为 150 分，答题时间为 120 分钟。

考生作答时，选择题答案和非选择题答案写在答题纸上。

考试结束后，将答题纸交回。

注意事项：1、答题前，考生务必先将自己的姓名、准考证号、所在学校准确填写，条形码贴在制定位置上。

2、选择题答案使用2B铅笔填涂，如需改动，用橡皮擦擦干净后，再选涂其它答案标号。

非选择题答案字体工整、清楚。

第I卷(选择题，共115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. What did Emily buy in the shopping center?A. A coat.B. A jacket.C. A skirt.2. Where might Catherine be?A. In her office.B. At home.C. On her way to office.3. Which month do the man’s parents suggest?A. June.B. July.C. August.4. Where does this conversation take place?A. In a restaurant.B. In the post office.C. In a bank.5. How much does each T-shirt cost now?A. $25.B. $30.C. $75.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。

大连市第四十八中学第一学期期末考试试卷高二英语留意事项：1.请在答题纸上作答，在试卷上作答无效。

2.本试卷分第Ⅰ卷和第Ⅱ卷两部分，共120分，考试时间100分钟。

第Ⅰ卷（共85分）第一部分：英语学问运用(共两节，满分45分)第一节单项填空(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)从A、B、C、D四个选项中, 选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

1.All of _____ sudden, one of ______bedroom windows flew open.A. a; 不填B. the; theC. a; theD.不填; a2.－Tim studied in America for several years and now he is working in Canada.—_______A. It’s the same with John.B. So is John.C. So did John.D. John does so.3.—What sort of flat do you want to have？Something big?—Well，it ______ be big—that’s not important.A. mustn’tB. can’tC. needn’tD. won’t4.Some people don’t make friends easily.______ make(s) friends quickly but thenlose(s) them.A. OtherB. OthersC. The otherD. The others5.An old man was knocked over and the police were ______ the traffic accident.A. looking afterB. looking atC. looking forD. looking into6.They must have got to the top of the mountain by now, for they_____ before thesun rose.A. set outB. broke downC. took overD. put up7._______of vitamin B is making him seriously ill.A. DropB. LackC. AbsenceD. Failure8._______ to my surprise, they offered me a ￡4,000 scholarship.A. MuchB. VeryC. MoreD. Quite9.Mo Yan remains _______though he has won the 2012 Nobel Prize for literature.A. youngB. wealthyC. healthyD. modest10. I don’t _____that he will come. In other words, I’m sure he will.A. promiseB. knowC. doubtD. prepare11. Last year a huge earthquake struck the northern part of Japan, _______a severedamage to the country.A. causedB. causingC. having causedD. having been caused12. —What a large crowd!—They ______ there for hours. It’s said that a famous star will come today.A. have been waitingB. were waitingC. are waitingD. waited13. ________ David needed was a good drink to relax himself.A. WhereB. WhenC. ThatD. What14. —How come the front wheel of the truck has been________？—The load was too heavy.A. out of dateB. out of workC. out of reachD. out of shape15. —Now, where is my hat?—________! We’ll be late.A. Never mindB. Cheer upC. Come onD. Take it easy其次节完形填空 (共20小题; 每小题1.5分, 满分30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。

高二上学期英语期末考试试卷一、阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）1. 阅读理解AppFireThisapplication provides for users apps that are free and highly discounted daily.By using this app, you only need to submit some information when registering.After filling it up, you are eligible to have access to alist of recommended downloads.StarlingBasedon bank nature, this app has been a good one in that regard. They have abanking license and allow you to open a current account through your phone forjust some minutes. You are even liable to earn interest on the money held inyour account through this app. The app will notice you with alerts when youspend money as it will help you outline what you have spent in categories likeshopping, bill, foods and many more.CampusSpecialThisapp is greatly used by students as it enables them to have great deals on foodstores and restaurants around the school. It also gives you the opportunity toorder food from your hostel through your phone on pick-up delivery. The goodthing about this app is that it enables you to get more rewards when you oftenuse it. Those rewards can be used at your usual localfood stores.ATMLocatorThisis another interesting app that can assist you in financial needs. When you arehooked up in an area that is not familiar to you and you are interested ingetting some cash, instead of moving up and down in searching for the nearestplace to withdraw some cash, this app should give you comfort in doing that. Ithelps you to find cash points that are very near to you, and it will displaythem on the map for you to check through.（1）Which app can serve as a warning if you spend money?A . Campus Special.B . ATM locator.C . AppsFire.D . Starling.（2）What’s special about Campus Special?A . Its rewards enable you to save some money.B . It offers you the biggest discounts for deals on food.C . It allows you to do your banking without going out.D . It enables you to spend less on eating in campus canteen.（3）In which situation can you make use of the app ATM locator?A . When you have no bank cards on you.B . When you can’t find the nearest cash machine.C . When you are unfamiliar with the local campus.D . When you are busy with some banking business.2. 阅读理解Jamie Whitmore, 43, isn’t used to slowing down. Theprofessional athlete who became a gold medalist of Olympics for the disabledhas never met a challenge she couldn’t overcome, whether it was a mountain bikerace-or cancer.One morning in 2007, Whitmore found her leg muscles weretight when trying for a jog. Thinking she’d pushed herself too hard in the lastrace, she ignored the pain. Later at a sports camp in Arizona, she realizedsomething was wrong. “Once I got on my bike I was so painful that it washard to pick my legs up. I flew back home to go to a hospital.” Whatdoctors found shocked them all: Whitmore had a soft tissue tumor that started in the bone, and the tumor was wrapped around hernerve of waist, touching several vital organs.After the surgery, Whitmore had to learn to walk again withthe help of a physical doctor. She also started radiation treatment, but fourmonths later, doctors had worse news: A scan had shown the cancer was back. “Thistime it was more aggressive. Doctors took the rest of my nerve in the waist,and removed some cancer from my tail bone. “ Whitmore developed sepsis from the surgery and endured a two-month recovery. “Myscans were coming back clear of cancer, but now I had all of these othercomplications.”Today, Whitmore is a mother and cancer-free. She has won agold medal in the Paralympics, and has set two world records. Whitmore has someadvice for others with limitations: Never let anyone tell you what youcan and cannot do. You have to find out yourself. Some doctors told me I wouldnever ride anything more than a stationary bike. And yet I rode my mountainbike 104 miles climbing from 9,000 feet to 14,000 feet. You just can’t give up.”（1）What’s Whitmore’s first reaction to her leg pain?A . She was very scared.B . She thought nothing of it.C . She related it to cancer.D . She thought of muscle tumor.（2）What does the author intend to tell us in Paragraph 3?A . What Whitmore has suffered.B . How Whitmore reacted to cancer.C . What Whitmore planned to perform.D . How Whitmore thought of the treatment.（3）Who does the underlined part in paragraph 4 refer to?A . People living with cancers.B . Students short of virtues.C . Students without good luck.D . People living with disabilities.（4）Which one of the following best describes Whitmore?A . Humorous and unhealthy.B . Outgoing and honest.C . Strong minded and optimistic.D . Determined and naughty.3. 阅读理解The 2020 summer Olympics will be held in Tokyo next year.Japan has made 5,000 medals for the winners. But this Olympic medals are morespecial than most----they are made entirely out of recycled electronics.One new focus of the Tokyo Olympics is to make them “sustainable”----toavoid using too many natural resources, so that the games are environmentallyfriendly. As part of this goal, the organizers decided to make all of theOlympic medals out of metal recycled from old electronics. They needed gold forfirst place medals, silver for second, and bronze for third. You might not knowit, but almost all electronics are made with small amounts of “precious”metals, like gold and silver. But collecting enough of these metals to make5,000 medals is a huge challenge. Th at’s because the amount of metal in eachdevice is tiny. It would take about 20,000 cell phones to get just2. 2 pounds of gold.Beginning in April 2017, organizers placed collection boxesaround the country, and asked people to turn in their old electronic devicesfor the Olympic medals. Soon people began to fill up the boxes, turning insmart phones, digital cameras and laptops. By the end, 1,621 local governmentshad helped out with the collection process. The Japanese mobile phone companyNTT Docomo collected 6.21 million used cell phones. In all, around 158,000,000pounds of electronics were collected.Then came the job of breaking those phones down intosmaller pieces. This is a difficult job. It’s also dangerous, because some ofthe metals and other things that go into electronics aren’t safe for people totouch or breathe. That’s why it’s not a good idea to try something like this athome. Once the devices were broken down, the metals had to be carefullyseparated out. By the end of March, the organizers had hit their targets. Theopening ceremony for the 2020 summer Olympics will take place in Tokyo on July24,020.（1）What’s special about the 2020 summer Olympics medals?A . Shape.B . Material.C . Meaning.D . Weight.（2）Why is it a challenge to collect enough metals for medals?A . The Japanese people are unwilling to help.B . Companies are recycling metals for profit.C . The amount of metal in each device is small.D . The amount of device with metals is limited.（3）What do the figures in paragraph 3 suggest?A . The number of the used electronics is too large to deal with.B . Peoplein Japan are eager to get rid of their used electronics.C . People in Japan are in great favor of the collecting process.D . A number of metals are wasted to produce electronics in Japan.（4）What can we learn from the last paragraph?A . The job of breaking down phones into pieces is tough.B . The targets of collecting metals are hard to achieve.C . The metals in the devices are easy to separate out.D . The opening for the 2020 summer Olympics falls in June.4. 阅读理解We know that reading is good for children. Now, a new studysuggests that just being around books has its benefits. A team of researchersin Australia finds that growing up with a large library at home improvesliteracy ，number-sense, and even technological skills in later life. Itappeared in the journal Social Science Research.The researchers were exploring the advantages of scholarlyculture. They were interested in a curious observation that some call the “radiationeffect”. “Radiation effect is a situation where children grow uparound books, but they don’t read books. But someho w books benefit them, eventhough they don’t read them as much as their parents wish them to.” JoannaSikora, a sociologist in Australia. Joana and her colleagues analysed datacollected between 2011 and 2015 by the Organization for Economic Development.The survey assessed the literacy, numeracy, and technological competency of more than 160 ,000 adults from31 countries. And it included a question about how many books participants hadin their homes during adolescence. “What wewere able to make clear wasthat people growing up around books had better literacy, numeracy and digitalproblem-solving skills than people who had fewer books growing up but hadsimilar education levels, similar jobs, and even similar adult habits in termsof reading or working at various numeracy-improving activities.”In fact, teens who only made it through high school butwere raised in a bookish environment did as well in adulthood as collegegraduates who grew up in a house without books. Now, how might mere exposurelead to intellectual improvement? “If we grow up in a house, in a homewhere parents enjoy books，where books are given asbirthday presents and valued, this is something that becomes a part of ouridentity and gives us this lifelong urge to always come close to books and readmore than we would.”So keep shelves piled with books. Your kids will not onlybe grateful, they’ll be more likely to be able to spell grateful correctly aswell.（1）What’s “radiation effect” according to the passage?A . The terrible effect of radiation on the persons and things.B . The good influence of bookish environment on adolescents.C . The beneficial effect of reading books on adolescents.D . The bad effect of the environment without books on adolescents.（2）How does the exposure to books improve intellect?A . Books bring a sense of identity and eagerness to read more.B . Books helps to provide a chance to come close to the society.C . Books are always given to adolescents as valuable presents.D . Books will offer the teens an urgeto make great achievements.（3）What’s the author’s attitude towards bookish environment?A . opposed.B . neutral.C . unclear.D . supportive.（4）What may the author probably be from?A . A travel brochure.B . A biology textbook.C . A science magazine.D . A history discovery.二、任务型阅读（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）5. 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。

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准备了高二上学期英语期末考试试题，具体请看以下内容。

 本试卷分第一卷(选择题)和第二卷(非选择题)两部分。

满分150分，考试时间120分钟。

 第一卷(选择题，共115分) 注意事项： 1、答每一题前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号、考试科目、试卷类型用铅笔涂写在答题卡上。

 2、每小题选出答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。

如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案标号，不能答在试卷上。

 第一部分：听力(共两节，满分30分) 做题时，先将答案划在试卷上。

录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。

 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秒种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. What’s the man’s problem ? A. He is tired. B. He is sick. C. He is busy. ( ) 2. What is the woman going to do ? A. To mail an invitation to her sister. B. To invite the Smiths to the party. C. To invite her friends to the party. ( ) 3. What’s the man now ? A. An engineer. B. A teacher. C. An official. ( ) 4. How will the man send the machines? A. By ship B. By plane C. By truck. ( ) 5 What does the woman mean ? A. Dr. Lemon is waiting for a patient. B. Dr. Lemon is busy at the moment. C. Dr. Lemon has lost his patience. 第二节：(共15小题; 每小题1.5，满分22.5分) 听下面5段对话或独白。