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高二下期期末考试卷
英语
(总分：150分 时间：120分钟)
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 probably do this evening?
A. Watch a movie. B. Learn something. C. Look after her father.
2. How many people eat together?
A.3. B.4. C.5.
3. What do we know about the woman?
A. She is good at cooking. B. She likes Chinese food so much.
C. She hasn’t come to this restaurant.
4. What are the speakers mainly talking about?
A.A comment. B.A book. C.A new writer.
5. Whom did the girl go to Scotland with?
A. Her parents. B. Her cousin. C. Her classmate.
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。
听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7两个小题。
6.What did the man buy?
A.A pumpkin. B.A lantern. C.A costume.
7How will the woman spend Halloween?
A. Attend a party. B. Go on a holiday. C. Stay with her family.
听下面一段对话，回答第8和第9两个小题。
更多资料添加微信号：hiknow_007 淘宝搜索店铺：乐知课堂8. Why does the woman congratulate the man?
A. He moved house. B. He got a new job. C. He became a father.
9. What’s the relationship between Mike and the woman?
A. Good friends. B. A couple. C. Fellow workers.
听下面一段对话，回答第10至第12三个小题。
10. Why won’t the man play tennis with the woman?
A. He isn’t good at it. B. He can’t get up early. C. He likes volleyball better.
11. What’s the man’s hobby?
A. Playing ball games. B. Watching matches. C. Feeding birds.
12. How old is the man?
A. Almost 40. B. Almost 50. C. Almost 60.
听下面一段对话，回答第13至第16四个小题。
13. Why does Mike look tired?
A. He just took two exams.
B. He studied for a whole night.
C. He got up too early this morning.
14. How does Mike feel about his grade of the chemistry test?
A. Unsatisfied. B. Encouraged. C. Surprised.
15. What course does Mike prefer to take?
A. The one on how to do research online.
B. The one on writing term papers.
C. The one on test-taking skills.
16. What will Mike do next?
A. Have a rest.
B. Talk to a professor.
C. Go to the Study Skills Center.
听下面一段独白，回答第17至第20四个小题。
17. What is the speaker probably?
A. An official. B. A reporter. C. A keeper of the clock.
18. When will the bell stop ringing?
A. Since January 1st. B. Since August 21st. C. Since November 12th.
19. For what will Big Ben go silent?
A. Repairs. B. Funerals. C. Festivals.
更多资料添加微信号：hiknow_007 淘宝搜索店铺：乐知课堂20. How did Joana react to the news?
A. She made a proposal(提议).
B. She made a complaint.
C. She made no comments(评论).
第二部分 阅读(共两节，满分50分)
第一节(共15小题;每小题2.5分，满分37.5分)
阅读下列短文，从每题所给A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
Here are some works of writers who got famous by just one book.
The Picture of Dorian Gray
It was written in just 3 weeks and released in 1890 in Lippincott’s Monthly Magazine and it brought an
enormous amount of reputation to the author instantly. After the publication of the novel, a huge popular anger
erupted in society. People called it immoral and tried to ban it. But the book turned out to be the most successful
novel of the playwright Oscar Wilde.
Winnie-the-Pooh
Alan Milne was quite a famous playwright before releasing the stories about Winnie-the-Pooh. But the success
of the book became so big that all of his other works went far into the shadows. Milne didn’t like that he was
considered a children’s writer. As sad as it might sound, his works for kids turned out to be like Frankenstein’s
monster: the creature that swallowed its creator.
The Catcher in the Rye
In 1940s, Salinger gained a reputation of a skillful novelist. However, the author faced real success after he
released his novel The Catcher in the Rye in 1951. The book, written about a 17-year-old teenager, experienced
popularity and earned the love of readers all around the world. Surprisingly, the author forbade any adaptations of
the book into movies or theatrical performances.
Wuthering Heights
Unlike her sister, Charlotte, poet Emily Bront only wrote one novel. It was published in 1847 and stayed
almost unnoticed during the author’s life. The novel got universal recognition in the late 19th century and took a
strong place in English literature. The novel has been screened many times in the 20th century.
1. What do Oscar Wilde and Alan Milne have in common?
A. They were both playwrights. B. They were good at writing essays.
C. They got famous for kids’ books. D. They were not recognized at first.
2. What can we know about The Catcher in the Rye?
更多资料添加微信号：hiknow_007 淘宝搜索店铺：乐知课堂A. It was Salinger’s only one novel. B. It can’t be made into movies.
C. It enjoyed popularity mainly in the US. D. It was written specially for teenagers.
3. Which of the following became famous long after its publication?
A. The Picture of Dorian Gray. B. Winnie-the-Pooh.
C. The Catcher in the Rye. D. Wuthering Heights.
B
I was selfish as a teenager．I usually spent my time thinking about myself and taking care of my own needs．
I let my older brother do most of the work around the house until he left for college．I let my mom and dad worry
about our bills and problems while I read books, played, and lost myself in my own imagination．This didn't
change even when I went to college either．I studied hard but only to make my own life better． Even when I
started to explore my faith, it was only to increase my own happiness．
I married after graduation and decided to start a family．Of course, I had no idea what hard knocks reality had
in store for my selfish soul．Soon I found myself unemployed, deeply in debt, and with a new baby on the way．l
found out that life has little sympathy for spoiled people．In fact, all of the struggles I was going through were
beating the selfishness slowly out of me．
Still,I didn't give up on happiness．I knew that there must be a way to find it．I finally realized, however, that
it had to include more than just my own needs, wants, and desires．The answer began to make itself clear one
night shortly after my baby boy was born．I got a bottle and held him in my arms．As I was feeding him I looked
down and saw his big, innocent, trusting eyes．I smiled and talked to him．Then he smiled and I could feel my
heart growing, expanding with love．I felt such peace and joy．At that moment I had a hint of the truth: it is by
growing our hearts with love that we find our happiness．
Carolyn Arends wrote："The more people you let into your heart, the bigger your heart gets．The more love
you get, the more love you have to give．It just keeps growing." So, keep loving, keep living and keep caring.
Keep growing your heart today, tomorrow, and always．
4. What do we know about the author from the first paragraph?
A. He often helped his brother with housework．
B. He studied hard for his family．
C. He was concerned about his family．
D. He put his own needs above others'．
5. What did the author realize after he suffered in life?
A. Spoiled people can't survive the hardship of life.
B. Spoiled people are never happy in life．
更多资料添加微信号：hiknow_007 淘宝搜索店铺：乐知课堂C. Life is cruel to spoiled people．
D. Selfishness is helpful．
6. What can be inferred from the passage?
A. The author loved kids．
B. The author often fed his baby．
C. The author realized the importance of happiness．
D. When caring for his baby, the author got inspired．
7. Which can be the best title of the passage?
A. Loving Others, a Way to Happiness
B. The Elder One Grows, the More He Gets
C. Help Others, Help Oneself
D. Keep Growing to Live a Happy Life
C
Used clothes are rather difficult to deal with. They are made from chemicals, cotton, or wool, which consume
many resources in the process of manufacturing and, if burned, they pollute the air and increase the carbon pressure
upon the environment. Therefore, it is a good thing for used clothes to be recycled in factories instead of being
disposed of in garbage cans to be incinerated or transported to landfill sites. In that sense, the companies that put
the donation boxes in communities have done something good and beneficial.
However, if they mean to recycle used clothes, they need to tell people that and label their collection boxes as
"recycle boxes" instead of misleading people by calling them "donation boxes". People expect their "donated"
clothes to go to the poor, not factories.
People need to be more realistic as well. Donating clothes may not bring much help to the poor. Especially, as
it takes a lot of human labor to collect the used clothes, sort them, clean and disinfect them and deliver them to less-
developed areas. Every step costs money and sometimes the total cost might even be higher than buying new
clothes in large quantities. Sometimes the poor might not need used clothing, but they cannot trade the clothes for
what they do need.
It might be a sad fact, but the most effective and efficient way of helping poor people is donating money and
letting them get what they need themselves. So, when people want to send a helping hand, they need to donate
money, instead of simply donating their used, unwanted clothes.
8. What is the first paragraph mainly about?
A. The donation boxes should be put more in communities.
B. Unwanted clothes can be recycled in donation boxes.
更多资料添加微信号：hiknow_007 淘宝搜索店铺：乐知课堂C. Putting donation boxes in communities is right for companies.
D. Used clothes should be recycled in factories.
9. Why cannot the boxes in communities be called “donation boxes”?
A. The poor don’t need clothing donations any longer.
B. Recycling these used clothes needs much more money.
C. Donation boxes are intended for collecting unwanted clothes.
D. The clothes in the boxes are to be recycled at last.
10. What does the author really mean by mentioning “a sad fact”?
A. The poor cannot get help from it.
B. The factories cannot benefit from it.
C. It’s not convenient for the residents.
D. It gets the communities into trouble sometimes.
11. What’s the author’s attitude towards “donation boxes in communities”?
A. Supportive B. Disapproving
C. Indifferent D. Doubtful
D
It is a common question to ask yourself: What do you want to be when you grow up?
In the past it has generally been accepted that a person will follow one career path, but an emerging group of
people have changed this idea. By pursuing jobs across several walks, this group has come to be known as “slashers
(斜杠青年)”.
There are many reasons why this has become popular, particularly among those under the age of 30. In modern
competitive society, having multiple income streams (多种收入来源) is one of the best ways to create financial
security.
Zhao Sichen is one follower of the slasher movement. The 34-year-old is an English teacher at Tsinghua
University High School. Outside the classroom, Zhao also works as project manager in charge of education programs
at the Internet tech company NetEase.
In addition to providing a sense of job security, becoming a slasher reduces boredom and prevents becoming
burned out on (不再热衷) focusing on a single path.
According to the Guardian, “Entrepreneurs (创业者) are a typical example of a group that expects to spread
their careers across multiple areas.” Erin Albert is a typical slasher in the UK. Apart from having written books, Albert
is an assistant professor, an entrepreneur and a law student. Albert often asks his students to think about, “why they
can’t both take an immediate job offer they are not sure about as well as work toward their ‘dream’ job”.
更多资料添加微信号：hiknow_007 淘宝搜索店铺：乐知课堂Technology has also promoted this choice. Online tools and platforms have allowed people to pursue different
interests and career paths as they have promoted the ability to work remotely. Never has it been easier for those who
have interests in a variety of careers to pursue them at the same time. It seems that right now the sky is the limit for
those who are considering what they want to do in the future.
12. What do we know about slashers?
A. They are mostly 30 years old. B. They follow one career path.
C They change jobs frequently. D. They tend to work several jobs.
13. Which of the following is NOT the reason for the popularity of slasher movement?
A. It gives people more free time to relax.
B. It helps people gain financial security.
C. It gets people to pursue their dream.
D. It makes people feel less bored in a single job.
14. What does the underlined sentence in the last paragraph mean?
A. Technology allows people to work remotely.
B. Doing more than one job might be encouraged.
C. Most people will work several jobs at the same time.
D. It has become more common for people to pursue multiple jobs.
15. What’s the best title of this passage?
A. Pursuing Your Dreams. B. Slashers in China.
C. Slashing through Jobs. D. Choosing Multiple Jobs.
第二节(共5小题;每小题2.5分，满分12.5分)
阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选
项。
How to overcome shyness
Does the thought of talking in front of people make you shy? If so, you are far from alone. Many people in the
world suffer from mild to extreme shyness and are struggling to overcome it. Remember that breaking out of that
shell doesn’t magically happen overnight. ___16___You’re on the right track by just reading this article — now
let’s keep going.
Figure out your reasons. Do you become shy in front of new audience? Or when surrounded by people you
know and admire? Try to find out the thoughts that go through your head right before the shyness hits. Chances are
that not all situations make you shy. You’re okay being around your family, right? Are they different from the
strangers around you? Of course not. ___17___
更多资料添加微信号：hiknow_007 淘宝搜索店铺：乐知课堂___18___For 99% of us, we’ve become shy when we think if we speak up or stand out, we’ll embarrass
ourselves. That’s why it’s important to focus on others. When we stop focusing on ourselves, we stop worrying
about our performance.
Practice speaking clearly to yourself. You have gotten used to hearing your own voice! Record yourself
pretending (假装) to have conversations. Sounds ridiculous (荒谬的), sure, but you’ll notice patterns, when and
why you stop, etc. At the beginning you’ll feel like an actor, but it will become an old habit.___19___
Don’t compare yourself to others. The more you compare yourself to others, the more you will feel that you
are not able to measure up (符合标准).___20___ Even if you do, do it realistically (现实地). Everyone else has his
own confidence problems, too!
A. Place your attention on others.
B. Practice makes habits, you know.
C. Take the challenge and face it bravely.
D. It is no use comparing yourself to anybody else.
E. It takes time, efforts, and of course the desire to change.
F. You just know them better and what’s more, they know you.
G. The reason for your shyness is that you are lacking in confidence.
第三部分 英语知识运用(共两节，满分30分)
第一节 完形填空(共15小题;每小题1分，满分15分)
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳
选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Oscar is a homeless young man in Portland. I ___21___ him years ago online by chance. I wrote to him last
spring to see how I could help him. He has an autoimmune disease (自身免疫性疾病) and lost his___22___ during
COVID-19 and then his home.
It was months before he finally ___23___. He hoped to have a fan to keep ___24___ in the hot summer. We
sent him one quickly. Later he said he ___25___ on concrete (水泥) and needed a ground mattress (床垫). The next
month we got him that. He later ___26___ how wet it is in Portland so I found him a pair of waterproof (防水)
pants. He said that summer was like Christmas as he ___27___ so many things.
I ___28___ I could do more. My heart breaks for him. I told him how my son Ben was ___29___ and how he used
to use the name Oscar in a game. “I’m sorry for that. But I’m not your ____30____,” he said. “I know. But I hope
wherever he is, if he is homeless too, a ____31____ person is helping him.”
The other day I got a ____32____ from Oscar on the phone: “I have found a job and I just wanted to thank you
for your generosity.”
更多资料添加微信号：hiknow_007 淘宝搜索店铺：乐知课堂____33____, most people we had helped for years found homes. One of those, John, leads a fulfilled (充实的)
life. And I even plan to ____34____ a story about his excellent performance. I hope Oscar will find a
____35____ too. We’ll do whatever we can to help him until he does.
21. A. taught B. understood C. knew D. found
22. A. car B. job C. leg D. hand
23. A. wrote back B. came back C. came up D. gave up
24. A. silent B. calm C. warm D. cool
25. A. sat B. studied C. slept D. ate
26. A. asked B. explained C. complained D. wondered
27. A. repaired B. sold C. bought D. received
28. A. agree B. wish C. suggest D. promise
29 A. interesting B. missing C. lazy D. naughty
30. A. son B. daughter C. friend D. relative
31. A. normal B. special C. kind D. clever
32. A. message B. gift C. book D. card
33. A. Luckily B. Accidentally C. Obviously D. Suddenly
34. A. read B. collect C. design D. write
35. A. business B. school C. company D. home
第二节 短文填空(共10小题;每小题1.5分，满分15分)
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容或括号内单词的正确形式。
Language Days at the United Nations seek to celebrate multilingualism (多语言) and cultural diversity as well
as___36___(promote) equal use of all six official languages throughout the Organization.
The date for the Chinese day was selected from Guyu, which is the___37___(six) of 24 solar terms (二十四节
气) in the traditional East Asian calendars. In the Gregorian calendar (公历), it___38___(usual) begins around April
20.
Chinese was established as an official language of the United Nations in 1946. However, in
early___39___(year), Chinese was not commonly used in the work of the United Nations.___40___situation was
improved after the People’s Republic of China regained the lawful rights (权利) in the United Nations in 1971. In
1973, the General Assembly (联合国大会)___41___(include) Chinese as a working language,___42___was followed
by the Security Council in 1974. More and more UN offices and staff members work with Chinese language.
In___43___(celebrate) of United Nations Chinese Language Day 2021, UNSRC Chinese Book Club is organizing
three events under the theme “Highlighting Pictographs (象形文字)”. The three events focus___44___three types of
更多资料添加微信号：hiknow_007 淘宝搜索店铺：乐知课堂pictographs____45____(associate) with three cultures and three UNESCO World Heritage sites. All three events will
be conducted live.
第四部分 写作(共两节，满分40分)
第一节 (满分15分)
46. 假设你是李华。你校于6月10日举办了成人礼活动，你的英国朋友Chris很想了解该活动。你于当晚
给Chris回一封电子邮件，介绍关情况，内容包括：
(1)活动的目的；
(2)成人礼活动内容(升国旗、成长点滴回顾、关于青春的演讲等)；
(3)对活动的感受和对自己未来的展望。
注意：(1)词数80词左右；
(2)可适当加入细节，使内容充实、行文连贯
参考词汇：
成人礼 the coming-of-age ceremony； 升国旗 raise the national flag；回顾 recall；青春 youth
Dear Chris,
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Yours,
Li Hua
第二节(满分25分)
47. 阅读下面文章，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一个完整短文，续写词数应为150
左右。
My great-grandfather, my grandfather and my father are farmers, and so are all my family. My father has a
fixed idea that I would become a farmer too. Although I respect him and am indeed skilled at doing some farm
work, I don’t agree that I should automatically follow in my father’s footsteps.
When I was a teenager, my father happened to take me to an airport which belonged to one of his friends. It
was the first time I had seen an aeroplane in real life. Knowing that I had never been on board, my father’s friend
Tom offered me an opportunity to fly with him in his small aeroplane. I quickly accepted his offer! When we took
off, I felt nervous but thrilled. Being up in the clouds and looking at the view below was unlike anything I had ever
felt. I was just enjoying it. I assumed being a pilot would be the most awesome thing in the whole world. From that
更多资料添加微信号：hiknow_007 淘宝搜索店铺：乐知课堂day a thought crept into my mind that I wanted to become a pilot, but I doubted whether my father would support
me. After all, it was a totally different path from what he had planned for me. Therefore, I put the thought to the
back of my mind, because I knew he would still insist on holding onto his previous idea.
Anyway, besides helping my father on the farm, I would frequently visit Tom’s airport. Gradually, I got
familiar with every button and switch on the aircraft and I learned a lot about planes, such as how to fill the plane
with fuel, how to check the engines and so on. But what I had learned just left me wanting more, so I decided to go
to college to become a professional pilot.
Paragraph 1:
This time I would not hide my desire any more.
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Paragraph 2:
At the graduation ceremony, with my father present, I, as “Best Pilot”, had to deliver a speech.
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