云南省曲靖市越洲镇第一中学2019-2020学年高二英语下学期期末试题

云南省曲靖市第一中学2019-2020学年高二英语联考试卷含解析一、选择题1. The factory produces half a million pairs of shoes every year, 80% are sold abroad.A. of whichB. which ofC. of themD. of that参考答案：A略2. Ding Guangquan, a well-known master of crosstalk, __________ this unique art form to foreigners since 1989.A. has been teachingB. taughtC. had taughtD. was teaching参考答案：A3. If only I ________ a few days ago! Then I wouldn’t be feeling so worried now.A. had looked aheadB. could look aheadC. were to look aheadD. looked ahead参考答案：A4. They were lost at sea at the ___________ of wind and weather.A. messB. mercyC. momentD. mixture参考答案：B【详解】考查名词。

句意：他们在大海中迷失了方向，任由风和天气的摆布。

A. mess混乱；B. mercy仁慈，摆布；C. moment时刻；D. mixture混合物。

本句为短语at the mercy of 由…摆布，故选B。

5. I want ________ my hair cut，because it wants ________.A．having; cutting B．to have; cuttingC．to have; to cut D．having; to cut参考答案：b略6. I don’t know the girl _____ in the storm.A. to catchB. caughtC. catchingD. to be catching参考答案：B略7. With the boy______ the way, we had no difficulty ______the village.A. to lead; to findB. leading; to findC. leading; findingD. to lead; finding参考答案：C8. —I expect everything will turn out as you wish.— .A.All right.B. The same to youC. No, thanksD. I’d like to参考答案：B9. —— I ran into ____ back of ____ truck yesterday and damaged my car badly. —— I supposed you were driving too fast.A. the; theB. a; aC. the; aD. a; the参考答案：C10. —How about going camping this weekend?—______________. We have mountainous reports to finish before Monday. Come on!A. It’s up to youB. It all dependsC. All right.D. Forget it.参考答案：D略11. The meeting___ last night was a great success and all the disagreements got ___.A. to be held; settledB. held; settledC. holding; settlingD. being held; settled参考答案：B略12. The little boy is dirty from head to foot because he ___ in the mud all morning.A. has playedB. is playingC. has been playingD. was playing参考答案：C13. Bread and cakes are sold in all bakeries, but they differ greatly ________ flavor and shape.A. inB. fromC. byD. on参考答案：A14. ---Excuse me, Sir. But smoking is not allowed here.---Sorry, I didn’t see the sign. I’ll ________ my cigarette at once.A. put outB. put awayC. put upD. put off参考答案：A15. In order to warm the atmosphere, he _________ us for hours with his stories and jokes.A. admiredB. attractedC. entertainedD. treated参考答案：C16. The money, _____________he bought the bike, was given by his grandmother.A. with whichB. with whomC. by whichD. in which参考答案：A考查定语从句。

2019-2020学年高二英语下学期期末考试试题第二部分阅读理解(共两节，满分35 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A、B、C 和D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

AWhat’s On?Electric Underground7.30pm－1.00am Free at the Cyclops TheatreDo you know who’s playing in your area? We’re bringing you an exciting evening of live rock and pop music from the best l ocal bands. Are you interested in becoming a musician and g etting a recording contract(合同)? If so, come early to the talk at 7:30pm by Jules Skye, a s uccessful record producer. He’s going to talk about how you c an find the right person to produce your music.Gee Whizz8.30pm-10.30pm Comedy at KaleidoscopeCome and see Gee Whizz perform. He’s the funniest stand-up comedian on the comedy scene. This joyful show will please everyone, from the youngest to the oldest. Gee Whizz reall y knows how to make you laugh! Our bar is open from 7.00p m with drinks and snacks.Simon’s Workshop5.00pm-7.30pm Wednesdays at Victoria StageThis is a good chance for anyone who wants to learn how to d o comedy. The workshop looks at every kind of comedy, and practices many different ways of making people laugh. Simon is a comedian and actor who has 10 years’ experience of teac hing comedy. His workshops are exciting and fun. An evening with Simon will give you the confidence to be funny. Charlotte Stone8.00pm-11.00pm Pizza WorldFine food with beautiful jazz music; this is a great evening out. Charlotte Stone will perform songs from her new best-selling CD, with James Pickering on the piano. The menu is It alian, with excellent meat and fresh fish, pizzas and pasta(面食). Book early to get a table. Our bar is open all day, and ser ves cocktails, coffee, beer, and white wine.1. Who can help you if you want to have your music produced ?A. Charlotte Stone.B. Gee Whizz.C. Jules SkyeD. James Pickering.2. At which place can people of different ages enjoy a good la ugh?A. The Cyclops Theatre.B. Victoria Stage.C. Kaleidoscope.D. Pizza World.3. What do we know about Simon’s Workshop?A. It teaches comedy writing.B. It is held every Wednesd ay.C. It is run by a comedy club.D. It lasts three hours each time.BSydney’s Royal Botanic Gardens are to start a war on gray-headed flying foxes. These super bats have invaded one of A ustralia’s most famous public spaces. Officials have said the a nimals are destroying trees and have to move on.These unwanted guests at Sy dney’s Royal Botanic Gardens l ook like tiny foxes with wings. Officials have estimated there a re about 11,000 of them living in the harbor-side park. After inspecting damage to dozens of trees, they no w believe there are twice as many as previously thought. Bran ches have been breaking under the weight of these furry inva ders and their droppings have been poisoning plants.Help may well be at hand, however, in the shape of the ordina ry garbage bin. The gardens’ director Dr. Tim Entwistle hopes the unpleasant sounds of crashing bin lids will agitate the flyi ng foxes and force them to move on. “The way to disturb the m is to use noises, so we’ve used the loud noises made by ru bbish bins in the past. You can also use speakers as long as you move the noise around, and what we’ll do is to have a ser ies of noises, at the beginning and end of the day. What we’v e found in the past is that the flying foxes leave the gardens a nd go somewhere else,” said Tim.The gray-headed flying fox is Australia’s largest bat. It flies around at ni ght using its eyes and a powerful sense of smell to search for fruit and flowers. Officials at the Royal Botanic Gardens in Sy dney have said they’re optimistic the unwelcome colony can b e uprooted. If and when the bats do move to other parts of the city they will of course then become someone else’s problem.4.Why do people want to get rid of the flying foxes?A. Because they’re threatening the survival of trees and other plants.B. Because they are polluting the city.C. Because many garbage bins have been damaged by them.D. Because the gardens are important public places.5.What are people doing to get rid of the flying foxes?A. Shooting them.B. Making loud noises.C. Shaking the trees hard.D. Cutting some trees down.6.Which of the following can replace the underlined “agitate” i n Paragraph 3?A. exciteB. killC. discourageD. disturb7. What does the writer imply from the last paragraph?A. The bats will still stay in the gardens.B. The grey-headed flying fox often eats trees.C. The damage caused by the bats is serious.D. Some other areas will have to deal with the bats.CRace walking shares many fitness benefits with running, rese arch shows, while most likely contributing to fewer injuries. It does, however, have its own problem.Race walkers are conditioned athletes. The longest track and field event at the Summer Olympics is the 50-kilometer race walk, which is about five miles longer than the marathon. But the sport’s rules require that a race walker’s kn ees stay straight through most of the leg swing and one foot r emain in contact (接触) with the ground at all times. It’s this strange form that makes race walking such an attractive activity, however, says Jacl yn Norberg, an assistant professor of exercise science at Sale m State University in Salem, Mass.Like running, race walking is physically demanding, she says, According to most calculations, race walkers moving at a pac e of six miles per hour would burn about 800 calories(卡路里) per hour, which is approximately twice as many as they w ould burn walking, although fewer than running, which would probably burn about 1,000 or more calories per hour. However, race walking does not pound the body as much as r unning does, Dr. Norberg says. According to her research, ru nners hit the ground with as much as four times their body wei ght per step, while race walkers, who do not leave the ground, create only about 1.4 times their body weight with each step. As a result, she says, some of the injuries associated with run ning, such as runner’s knee, are uncommon among race walk ers. But the sport’s strange form does place considerable stre ss on the ankles and hips, so people with a history of such inj uries might want to be cautious in adopting the sport. In fact, anyone wishing to try race walking should probably first consu lt a coach or experienced racer to learn proper technique, she says. It takes some practice.8. Why are race walkers conditioned athletes?A. They must run long distances.B. They are qualified for the marathon.C. They have to follow special rules.D. They are good at swinging their legs.9. What advantage does race walking have over running?A. It’s more popular at the Olympics.B. It’s less challenging physically.C. It’s more effective in body building.D. It’s less likely to cause knee injuries.10 What is Dr. Norberg’s suggestion for someone trying race walking?A. Getting experts’ opinions.B. Having a medical checkup.C. Hiring an experienced coach.D. Doing regular exercises.11. Which word best describes the author’s attitude to race w alking?A. Skeptical.B. Objective.C. Tolerant.D. Conservative.DReturning to a book you’ve read many times can feel like drinks with an old friend. There’s a welcome familiarity — but also sometimes a slight suspicion that time has changed you both , and thus the relationship. But books don’t change, people do . And that’s what makes the act of rereading so rich and transf ormative.The beauty of rereading lies in the idea that our bond with the work is based on our present mental register. It’s true, the old er I get, the more I feel time has wings. But with reading, it’s a ll about the present. It’s about the now and what one contribut es to the now, because reading is a give and take between au thor and reader. Each has to pull their own weight.There are three books I reread annually The first, which I take to reading every spring is Emest Hemningway’s A Moveable Feast. Published in 1964, it’s his classic memoir of 1920s Pari s. The language is almost intoxicating (令人陶醉的)，an aging writer looking back on an ambitious yet simpler time. Another is Annie Dillard’s Holy the Firm, her poetic 1975 ram ble (随笔) about everything and nothing. The third book is Julio Cort azar’s Save Twilight: Selected Poems, because poetry. And b ecause Cortazar.While I tend to buy a lot of books, these three were given to m e as gifts, which might add to the meaning I attach to them. But I imagine that, while money is indeed wonderful and neces sary, rereading an author’s work is the highest currency a rea der can pay them. The best books are the ones that open furt her as time passes. But remember, it’s you that has to grow a nd read and reread in order to better understand your friends.12. Why does the author like rereading?A. It evaluates the writer-reader relationship.B. It’s a window to a whole new world.C. It’s a substitute for drinking with a friend.D. It extends the understanding of oneself.13. What do we know about the book A Moveable Feas!?A. It’s a brief account of a trip.B. It’s about Hemingway’s life as a young man.C. It’s a record of a historic event.D. It’s about Hemingway’s friends in Paris.14. What does the underlined word ＂currency＂ in paragraph 4 refer to?A. DebtB. Reward.C. Allowance.D. Face value.15. What can we infer about the author from the text?A. He loves poetry.B. He’s an editor.C. He’s very ambitious.D. He teaches reading.第二节（共5小题，每小题2.5分，满分12.5）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。

2019-2020年高二下学期期末考试英语试题含解析说明：1.考试时间120分钟，满分150分。

2.将卷Ⅰ答案用2B铅笔涂在答题卡上,将卷Ⅱ答案答在答题纸上。

卷Ⅰ(选择题共90分)第一部分听力（共两节，满分20分）第一节（共5小题；每小题1分，满分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 did the woman feel when she was called by the head?A. She was pleased.B. She was relaxed.C. She was nervous.2. What is the woman doing?A. Offering help.B. Asking for help.C. Asking for permission3. Where does this conversation take place?A. In a bookstore.B. In a library.C. In the post office.4. How much does the man have to pay?A. 20 dollars.B. 30 dollars.C. 40 dollars.5. What can we learn from the conversation?A. The woman will go to the airport by taxi.B. The woman is asking the man for advice.C. The woman's car has broken down.第二节（共15 小题；每小题1分，满分15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。

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。

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2019—2020学年高二英语下学期期末考试试题(33)第一部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分25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。

AWith the Chinese language growing in popularity， the UK government plans to invest （投资） 10 million pounds to help more kids learn Mandarin（普通话). Do you think it is necessary for the UK pupils to learn Mandarin? Some people share their opinions online。

Ted(UK)： The learning of any language can be valuable and rewarding, but it is not suitable for everyone. Chinese is a difficult language to learn and the UK has a poor reputation for teaching foreign languages。

2019-2020学年高二英语下学期期末考试试题（33）第一部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分25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。

AWith the Chin ese Ian guage grow ing in popularity, the UK gover nment pla ns to in vest（投资）10 million pounds to help more kids learn Mandarin（普通话）. Do you think it is necessary for the UK pupils to learn Mandarin? Some people share their opinions online.Ted（UK）: The lear ning of any Ian guage can be valuable and reward ing, but it is notsuitable for every one. Chin ese is a difficult Ian guage to lear n and the UK has a poorreputati on for teach ing foreig n Ian guages. Why should they lear n Chin ese whe n most peoplein the world speak En glish?Mark（US）: I studied French for 2 years in high school and Germanfor 4 years in college.I studied Man dari n in formally for about 4 mon ths before moving to China. NowI speak Man dari n every day as my wife does n ' t speak En glish. But it is far from being flue nt. Lear ning additi onal Ian guages is a great thing, which offers a differe nt perspective on the world around us. Nowadays, it ' s almost necessary to be able to speak more than just y our native ton gue.George （UK）: No, uni ess they ' re taught from a very early stage of childhood. Man dari n is so difficult. If China really is going to dominate the world, it ' II have to do so by speaking the world ' s dominant Ianguage ---English.Sam （UK）: I don ' t think Chinese will become as widely spoken throughout the world asEnglish. It is too difficult to learn as a second Ianguage. To learn Chinese you completely have to devote yourself to learning how to write and read it. If you have to learn it besides other subjects you can ' t be good at it. But Chinese will become more popular, and that is a good thing.1. What is probably Mark 's main motivati on （动机）for lear ning Chinese?A. Further educatio n.B. Effective com muni cati onC. His freque nt travelD. The official policy2. What does Sam think of learning Chinese?A. It ' s necessary.B. It 's of little use.C. It takes too much time.D. It ' s not popular.3. What seems to be the major problem when foreigners try to learn Chinese?BSure, human dads can play games with their kids and help with homework, but can they give birth? Daddy sea horses can! This Father ' s Day, whil…e you ' re praising your daddy, youmay alsoremember that some of the best dads in the world can be found in the ani mal kin gdom: Sea horses : The “ Mr. Mom ” in the sea, male sea horses, carry up to 2,000 fertilizedeggsin small bags in their stomachs until they hatch. Even after the babies are born, they stay in side the bag un til they are ready to live by themselves.Darwin ' s rheas : Thought your dad was overprotective? Darwin ' s rheas, also known as South America n ostriches （ 鸵鸟）,are so protective of their childre n that they have even bee n known to attack small airplanes on the ground if they get too close to their home! Marmosets: These little mon keys do everyth ingbut give lectures on how to give birth! Devoteddads assist during their babies ' birth. They also let Mom get some rest by taking care of the kids when she' s not nursing them.Sand grouse : These pigeon-like birds live in areas where water is rare, so fathers fly asmany as 50 miles to get water for their kids. After they dip their breast feathers in the water, they fly home and let their chicks suck trhe water from their bodies.Fathers in the ani mal kin gdom are not that differe nt from our own beloved dads. This Father ' s Day, when you are honoring your dad, honor animal dads, too, by practicing kindnesstoward all an imals. 4. The underlined“they ” in paragraph 2 refers to_______ . A. fertilized eggs B. their stomachsC. male sea horsesD. baby seahorses5. Accord ing to the passage, which ani mal is the most protective?A. A sea horseB. A Darwin ' s rheaC. A marmosetD. A san grouse6. The passage mainly tells readers_______ .A. how clever and brave ani mals areB.how to honor animal dads on Father ' s DayC. ani mal dads are differe nt from huma n dadsD. some in teresti ng facts about male an imalsCA. Its difficulty as a Ian guageC. The great popularity of En glishB. Misun dersta nding about China D. A lack of lear ning resources.What would you like to be whe n you grow up? A teacher? A doctor? An astr on aut? What do you n eed todo to achieve your dream job? Perhaps you think that study ing well and the n going on to work hard will get you successful career you want. We are con sta ntly taughtIt ' s been just over a year since 9-year-old Zion Harvey received a double-hand transplant （ 移植）,and now, what he really wants to do is playing football.“ I feel happyabout my new han ds, and I don ' t feel differe nt. I like that now I can throw a football further tha n whe n I did n' t have han ds, ” he said.The nation ' s youngest hand-transplant patient has been working hard to learn how touse his new han ds. He lost his hands and his feet 7 years ago after sufferi ng from a serious infection. In August, the boy showed off his new abilities by throw ing out the first ball at a baseball game. Dr. Scott Levin, team l eader of Zion ' s operation, said Zion was faced with the operation much braver than many adults. “ I ' ve never seen Zion cry, ” Levin said."He' s just an amaz ing boy. He has such courage and determ in ati on and gives us all■ ■ g ■ ” in spirati on.Zion said his courage came from the two most amazing people: his mom and his grandma. His mother, Pattie Ray, said,"It ' s been a long journey but now I feel like I am livingin my dream. It ' s his dream, and it ' s mine, too. I ' m just living through him, and I just here to support him in any way and help him do whatever he wants to do. ”However , Zion told reporters his mom wouldn't let him try out for football. His momsaid it ' s too dangerous. She also pointed out that he might be playing against little kids,not professionals,and she told him they would discuss it later. Zion tried to counter herargume nt. “ My next goal: convince Mom to let me play football, ” he said.7. What is Zion ' s attitude towards his tran spla nted han ds?A. He likes them a lotB. He tries to ignore themC. He accepts them un willi nglyD. He has mixed feeli ngs about them.8. What did Dr. Scott Lev in thi nk of Zio n? A. He was unu sually quiet. B. He was well worth praisi ng. C. He was cleverer tha n expected.D. He was a tale nted football player.9. Which of the following words can best describe Pattie Ray? A. Sen sitive and strict. B. Devoted and supportiveC. Optimistic and activeD. Open-min ded and outgo ing.10. What does the un derl ined word "counter ” in the last paragraph mean? A. acceptB. proveC. be aga instD. comme ntthat our hard work will even tually pay off.But a gover nment survey has show n that hard work is not the only thing that will helpyou to move up the ladder. Two thirds of people believe that who you know matters more than what you know whe n it comes to social activity. So are the connections that you have more importa nt tha n your educati on?76% of the people in the survey believed that family background is important in in flue ncing your cha nces of success. They believe that if you are privileged from birth, you are more likely to have a successful career, especially if your family is wealthy.Even if you don ' t have a privileged background, the people you know can still makea differe nee to your career. Network ing is a skill which is en couraged by many careeradvisers. Some companies run networking workshops to try and encourage staff to meet otherpeople, to com muni cate and build relati on ships. It ' s a valuable skill.But the survey also showed someth ing quite in terest ing. Although most people believed that n etworks are more importa nt tha n educati on, many people put their own career successdow n to tale nt, rather tha n backgro und. 41%of the people said that their pare nts ' in come had in flue need their life, but at the sametime, ano ther 41%believed that they had achieved their own success.So which is more importa nt, what you know or who you know? It seems that by work inghard and making lots of connections, the answer may be that both are very important.11. Which of the follow ing is closet i n meaning to the un derl ined part?A. Practice makes perfectB. Nothi ng is impossibleC. Hope for the bestD. No pains, no gains12. According to the government survey , the most important factor to help people move upthe ladderis ________ .A. hard workB. educati onC. social relatio nshipD. social activity13. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?A. 76% of the people think social relationship is most important.B. 41% of the people believe pare nts ' in come is most importa nt.C. 76% of the people think family backgro und ranks first.D. 41% of the people believe they gained their own success.14. From the passage we can infer that the writer writes the article to ____ .A. stress the importa nee of educati onB. challe nge the traditi onal beliefC. make lots of social connectionsD. en courage people to work hard.15. Which of the following is the best title for the passage? A. the Way to Success B. Keep Your Dream in Mind C. A Wealthy and Smooth Career D. A Survey on People ' s Dreams 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。

2019-2020学年高二英语下学期期末考试试题 (VI) 本试卷分为第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）两部分。

第I卷1至10页。

第II卷11至12页。

满分150分，考试用时120分钟。

注意事项：1.答题前，先将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在试题卷和答题卡上。

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，写在试题卷、草稿纸上均无效。

3.非选择题的作答：用签字笔直接答在答题纸上对应的答题区域内，写在试题卷、草稿纸上均无效。

第Ⅰ卷（共100分）第一部分听力（共两节，每小题1.5分，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’s the weather like today?A. Rainy.B. Sunny.C. Windy.2. Where was the man yesterday afternoon?A. By a lake.B. In a café.C. In a cinema.3. What are the speakers talking about?A. A term schedule.B. Their vacation plan.C. The optional courses.4. How long does the man plan to try teleworking?A. A few days.B. A few weeks.C. A few months.5. What does the man mean?A. He dislikes eating chicken.B. He won't eat the burned chicken.C. He forgets to cook the chicken.第二节听下面5段对话或独白。