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第二学期期末学业水平检测
高二英语试题
（考试时间：120 分钟 试卷满分：150 分）
注意事项：
1. 答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考生号等填写在答题卡上。
2. 回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，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，再选涂其他答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在
本试卷上无效。
3.考试结束后，将答题卡交回。
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。
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 kind of pets does the woman look for?
A. Cheap. B. Lovely. C. Independent.
2. What is the man charging a battery for?
A. A torch. B. A camera. C. A TV controller.
3. Who is the woman concerned about?
A. Stephen. B. Gary. C. Luke.
4. When should the food have been delivered?
A. An hour ago.
B. Two hours ago.
C. Three hours ago.
5. What are the speakers talking about?
A. The history of bighorn sheep.
B. The number of bighorn sheep.
C. The way of rescuing bighorn sheep.
第二节听下面 5 段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的 A、B、C 三个
选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题 5 秒钟；听
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听第 6 段材料，回答第 6、7 题。
6. What time is it?
A. 2:50 pm. B. 3:00 pm. C. 3:10 pm.
7 Which game is being played?
A. Badminton. B. Football. C. Basketball.
听第 7 段材料，回答第 8、9 题。
8. Who is the woman probably?
A. A general manager. B. A hiring manager. C. A common employee.
9. Why is the man probably so frustrated?
A. His wage has decreased.
B. His work hasn’t been appreciated.
C. He has taken on too much work.
听第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 12 题。
10. Where are the speakers?
A. In a supermarket. B. In an office. C. In a bank.
11. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?
A. Strangers. B. Neighbors. C. Co-workers.
12. How do the speakers feel now?
A. Worried. B. Impatient. C. Lucky.
听第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至 16 题。
13. What impresses the woman most about the stadium?
A. The design. B. The fame. C. The size.
14. How often does the woman visit the Olympic Park?
A. Once a week B. Once a month. C. Once a year.
15. What day is it today?
A. Friday. B. Saturday. C. Sunday.
16. How does the man feel about living near the stadium?
A. Bored. B. Delighted. C. Worried.
听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。
17. What is the best description of the place?
A. Noisy. B. Crowded. C. Peaceful.
18. What’s special about the restaurant?
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19. Who would be unwelcome to the property?
A. A party-goer. B. A child of ten. C. A smoker.
20. What is the talk mainly about?
A. A list of the rules.
B. A description of a house.
C. An introduction to an island.
第二部分 阅读 （共两节，满分 50 分）
第一节 （15 个小题，每题 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。
A
The following 4 famous paintings from Jan van Eyck’s portrait to Pablo Picasso’s masterpiece, have stood the
test of time.
The Arnolfini Portrait
Jan van Eyck’s Arnolfini Portrait, an oil painting on wood produced in 1434, is undoubtedly one of the
masterpieces in the National Gallery, London. This painting is as visually interesting as it is famed. It is also an
informative document on fifteenth-century society, through van Eyck’s heavy use of symbolism-while husbands
went out to engage in business, wives concerned themselves with domestic duties.
The Starry Night
Vincent van Gogh painted The Starry Night, oil on canvas, a moderately abstract landscape painting of an
expressive night sky over a small hillside village, during his 12-month stay at the mental hospital near Saint-Remy-
de-Provence, France between 1889 and 1890. When the Museum of Modern Art in New York City purchased the
painting from a private collector in 1941, it was not well known, but it has since become one of van Gogh's most
famous works.
The Harvesters
The Harvesters is an oil painting on wood completed by Pieter Bruegel the Elder in 1565. It depicts the harvest
time which most commonly occurred within the months of August and September. Nicolaes Jonghelinck, a
merchant banker and art collector from Antwerp, commissioned this painting. The painting has been at the
Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City since 1919.
Guernica
Guernica, a large black-and-white oil painting, was painted by the Cubist Spanish painter, Pablo Picasso in
1937. The title ‘Guernica’ refers to the city that was bombed by Nazi planes during the Spanish Civil War. The
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tragedies of war. Today, the painting is housed at the Museo National Centro de Arte Reina Sofia in Madrid.
1. What do the four paintings have in common?
A. They are oil paintings. B. They are kept in New York.
C. They show different people’s lives. D. They are created during 10th century to 19th century.
2. What do we know about The Starry Night?
A. It shows the scenery of a small hillside village.
B. Van Gogh produced it when living in his home.
C. A private collector gave it away to the museum.
D. It was not famous before 1941.
3. Whose painting shows the destruction of war?
A. Jan van Eyck. B. Vincent van Gogh. C. Pieter Bruegel. D. Pablo Picasso.
B
It is essential that students have a category of school-related activities they can participate in. These activities
can range from activities during normal school hours to after-school activities. No matter the time, these activities
should be available to every student, and at Victory Pioneers International Schools (V.P.I.S) it is encouraged that
every student participate in at least one activity, educational and recreational.
One of the primary reasons school activities are important at V.P.I.S. is because it gives students the exercise
they might not normally receive. Most popularly, these types of activities include major sports such as football,
basketball, baseball, tennis, track and field and soccer but also might include gymnasium games and other games.
Activities during V.P.I.S. also make a good impression on colleges if students are planning to pursue more
education. Colleges look for students who do not just go to school and go home after school. These activities range
from participating in clubs and sports to volunteering after school at a recreation center or having a part-time job. If
a college sees you maintained good grades while participating in these activities, it will be impressed.
V.P.I.S. activities also allow students to be creative. Gifted-and-talented activities allow gifted students to
participate in what they otherwise would never have experienced in the classroom. They are a great way to allow
students to be creative. Additionally, participating in clubs such as drama that appeal to students’ interest also
allows them to expand their knowledge and be creative.
Students also can have their interests expanded by participating in activities. These activities could consist of
anything, such as joining the Future Business Leaders, the school’s debate team and the chess team, to name a few.
By participating in these activities, a student might realize he is interested in something he never knew he was
interested in before.
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A. Not every student has access to them.
B. Students are required to take part in them after school.
C. They give students exercise that might not be got in other schools.
D. Educational activities are more popular with the students.
5. What benefits can the students get from the activities?
A. They can get extra grades when applying for colleges.
B. They will become more gifted and talented .
C. They may expand their knowledge in drama.
D. They may better know their own interests.
6. Which of the following is a suitable title for the passage?
A. The Benefits of V.P.I.S. Activities B. School-related Activities at V.P.I.S.
C. Colleges Need Creative Students D. Activities Make You Creative
7. Where is the passage probably from?
A. A scientific magazine. B. A college application guideline.
C. A club introduction. D. The website of V.P.I.S.
C
If you could travel back in time, which period of history would you visit? It’s a great question to ask your
friends, and time travel is the subject of many science fiction films. Of course, sci-fi is familiar to most of us, but
what is cli-fi? The simple answer is climate fiction which focuses on the subject of climate change.
Many of the cli-fi examples we watch tend to be disaster films. It could be solar flares (太阳耀斑), ice ages
devastating (摧毁) the planet, extreme flooding swamping the earth with water, or super-storms that threaten life as
we know it. While films and novels of this style are often subject to the typical images of a hero or heroine battling
to save the day, what sets it apart from most sci-fi films is that the plots will often draw on apparently reasonable
outcomes in the near future.
Climate change and the potential threats have long been established. Some believe that the issue of climate
change has even led to more fans watching films to learn more about what's happening to the world – seeing it as a
form of edutainment. A study conducted by the Yale programme on Climate Change Communication tested the
effects that two climate fiction novels can have on its readers and found “significant positive effects” in terms of
their attitudes and beliefs towards the climate crisis – for example, understanding global warming will harm them
and future generations.
Most climate films are not only extremely popular action films, but also cause our fear of what some see as the
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watching such scary films can help us feel more prepared and less alone in situations such as the pandemic (疫情).
So, it looks like cli-fi is here to stay – and there seem to be some benefits. Whether it’s there to educate, entertain or
prepare you for a climate crisis, it might have a role to play.
8. Which of the following may be the subject of cli-fi?
A. Time travel. B. Global warming.
C. Weather forecast. D. Economic climate.
9. What can we learn about cli-fi films from paragraph 2?
A. They are often about extreme natural disasters.
B. They want to show that man can conquer nature.
C. They usually have similar plots with sci-fi films.
D. They can show the true near future of the world.
10. Why is the study conducted by the Yale programme mentioned in paragraph 3?
A. To prove that climate change has potential threats.
B. To show that people like climate fiction novels.
C. To tell that cli-fi novels have positive effects on readers.
D. To explain how the climate crisis affect the human being.
11. What does the writer mainly want to tell us in the last paragraph?
A. Cli-fi films are very popular as action films.
B. A study was conducted on 310 adults in the US.
C. The pandemic make people scared and alone.
D. Cli-fi films are useful and will be here to stay.
D
We asked four people who watched an online talk on technology and communication by Sherry Turkle for
their opinions.
Fred:
The talk certainly gave me plenty of food for thought about how technology is changing our behaviour. People
are constantly multitasking, whether it be emailing during meetings or texting in the checkout queue. It’s as if we
can’t bear to miss out on what our online friends are up to, so we juggle the real and online world. My greatest
concern is that we don’t give our brains a chance to switch off. It’s these precious moments when we actually
process information that helps us make important decisions.
Jeremy:
It was a fascinating talk and the speaker really hit the nail on the head with a couple of things. Take parental
更多资料添加微信号：hiknow_007 淘宝搜索店铺：乐知课堂influence, for instance. How can we expect teenagers not to text while doing their homework when they witness
their parents posting on social media while cooking the evening meal or waiting at a red light?
Kath:
So much of what the speaker said rang true. I honestly believe there’s a danger that the more connected we
are, the more isolated we feel. I don’t think this is such an issue for my generation who’ve lived without technology
for so long. We know how to be alone. But the under 20s are another kettle of fish. They’re so busy communicating
that they never experience the feeling of solitude and run the risk of not learning how to enjoy their own company.
Carl:
I’m not sure to what extent I agree that people are more alone, but the way we communicate has certainly
evolved. The speaker makes a good point about how we’re getting used to talking with machines like Siri or robots,
which are totally lack of experience of human life. But despite such limitations, we seem to be expecting more from
technology and less from each other.
12. What does the underlined phrase “these precious moments” in paragraph 2 refer to?
A. When our brains are free. B. When we emailing during meeting.
C. When we texting in the checkout queue. D. When we juggle the real and online world.
13. What suggestion may Jeremy give to the parents?
A. Accompany their children when they are doing homework.
B. Prevent their children using phone while doing homework.
C. Set a good example for their children on using phone properly.
D. Stop posting on social media in face of their children.
14 What does Kath worry about the under 20s generation?
A. They communicate more with others. B. They use more technology.
C. It’s difficult for them to find companies. D. They don’t know how to be alone.
15. What is Carl’s attitude towards the use of technology in communication?
A Favorable. B. Intolerant. C. Doubtful. D. Indifferent.
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能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多 余选项。
You may not consider yourself the patient type. Maybe your first-grade teacher pointed this out when you
were pulling the door open before the bell even sounded. As a grown-up, maybe you press the “close door” button
in the elevator many times. ____16____ Impatience has become a sign of a troubled society.
The time we save to get to our destination faster is not worth the price we pay for our health. As we all know,
in traffic making rash decisions can send yourself and others to hell. ____17____
更多资料添加微信号：hiknow_007 淘宝搜索店铺：乐知课堂A 2011 study, for example, suggests it may even be making us fat. If you want your satisfaction right now
regardless of future benefits, you are going to have that extra dessert or that extra ice cream. In addition, there are
plenty of links between impatient people and many health issues. You don’t need to do a lot of research to link
impatience to high blood pressure and even heart disease. ____18____ And if you’re constantly anxious, your sleep
could be affected, too.
____19____ The first thing to do is to recognize that you have a problem. Impatience usually happens during
several situations. One of them is that your environment isn’t conforming (符合) to your expectations. Another is
that you’re not conforming to your expectations of yourself.
There are all kinds of every-day situations that test patience. Once you’ve found that cause, though, it will be a
lot easier to break the bad habit. Most importantly, once we understand what makes us impatient isn’t within our
control, we can change the way we understand that situation. ____20____ You’re already on your way.
A. You’re not alone.
B. It will help us stay healthy.
C. If you’ve made it, congratulations.
D. However, it’s not easy to be patient.
E. So learning to be patient is important.
F. It is important to be friendly to others.
G. Besides, being impatient could cause anxiety.
第三部分 语言运用（共两节，满分 30 分）
第一节（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 A、B、C 和 D 四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最
佳选项。
In moments of danger, superheroes don’t hesitate, they leap into action. And so does the little boy when his
baby sister’s life____21____ on it.
When 8-year-old Jaxson Dempsey realized his 20-month-old sister Lelia was____22____ on a chicken nugget
(鸡块), he didn’t panic. Instead, he____23____ directed his dad to pull over the car they were driving in and went
on to____24____ the obstruction (障碍物) from Lelia’s airway.
Jaxson said he’d learned the____25____ technique from watching superstar John Cena perform the movement
on a show.
Jaxson’s father Matt has nothing but____26____ for his son, whose quick thinking____27____ a potential
tragedy. “I couldn’t hear her because she was choking. ____28____, she wasn’t breathing. Thank God Jaxson was
there because, without him, I don’t know if Lelia would be here.”
更多资料添加微信号：hiknow_007 淘宝搜索店铺：乐知课堂While____29____ were the last thing on Jaxon’s mind for doing what came____30____ when his sister
needed him, they’ve been rolling in nonetheless ever since.
The first big “Well done!” came from none other than John Cena himself, who sent a personal message via
video after learning of the boy’s____31____. “I heard a story about you, and it really____32____ my heart,” Cena
said.
Cena’s____33____ was high praise indeed, but the awards didn’t____34____ there. On March 31, Jaxson’s
hometown welcomed him with his very own march in____35____ of a little hero who turned out to be the best big
brother a little sister could have.
21. A. focuses B. takes C. depends D. decides
22. A. eating B. smiling C. choking D. coughing
23. A. calmly B. naturally C. anxiously D. preciously
24. A. keep B. remove C. steal D. save
25. A. driving B. performing C. learning D. lifesaving
26. A. sympathy B. affection C. responsibility D. gratitude
27. A. avoids B. means C. causes D. threatens
28. A. However B. In fact C. Otherwise D. Finally
29. A. messages B. fears C. praises D. marches
30. A. emotionally B. strangely C. entirely D. naturally
31. A. life B. courage C. story D. bravery
32. A. hurt B. cured C. filled D. touched
33. A. recognition B. blame C. order D. respect
34 A. come B. win C. stop D. appear
35. A. favor B. honor C. place D. possession
第二节：（共 10 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 15 分）
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入适当的内容（1 个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
China has for the first time published photocopies of ancient Tibetan literature____36____ (take) to France
from the famed Mogao Grottoes (莫高窟) a century ago.
The Dunhuang manuscripts____37____ (discover) in 1900 in the Mogao Grottos. There are more than 60,000
of them, featuring history, politics, religion and folk customs. Dating from the 4th to 11th centuries, the majority of
the manuscripts are in Chinese, ____38____ some are represented in other ethnic languages including Tibetan.
In the early 20th century, a large number of Dunhuang Tibetan manuscripts were taken to____39____
(country) such as France and Britain. The Tibetan literature published this time is now preserved____40____
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The series includes Tibetan literature in the 7th to 10th centuries____41____ (cover) Buddhist scriptures (佛
经), historical works, contracts, legal texts and letters. It took the editorial team about 15 years____42____
(arrange) and compile (编译) the documents in Chinese and Tibetan languages. ____43____ is the first time that
the entire Tibetan literature preserved in France has been published in____44____ form of photocopies, said
Tsering, editor-in-chief of the series.
China also_____45_____ (plan) to publish in 2021 the ancient Tibetan manuscripts preserved in Britain.
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分 40 分）
第一节（满分 15 分）
46. 假定你是李华，寒假期间计划参加春晖社区社会实践活动。请给你班国际生Alex写封邮件邀他一同前
往，内容包括：
1.活动时间及地点；
2.活动内容：环保宣传、垃圾分类等；
3.活动意义。
注意：1.词数80左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3.开头结尾已经给出，不计入总词数。
4.参考词汇：社区 community 社会实践 social practice垃圾分类 garbage classification
Dear Alex,
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第二节（满分 25 分）
47. 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。续写的词数应为
150 左右。
My name is Frank. I was from the north of England, but my father had been offered a better job in London,
and our whole family had moved there. I was 12 and, having lost all my old friends, I felt shy and lonely at my new
school.
There were 33 students in my new class, and most people weren’t very interested in a shy new boy. Tony was
one of the few people who were kind to me. He often invited me to join his particular group, and as a result, I
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personal matters, things that were important to us.
Five years later, Tony and I are still in the same class. But just under a year ago, Tony’s father was knocked
over by a car. He died a few days later. The family had to move to a much smaller house in order to manage
financially. Tony, who had always been very close to his father, changed completely, becoming silent and moody.
He had always been a clever, hard-working student but now he seemed to lose all interest in his work. He started
losing friends. These days, Tony and I see each other from time to time, but we’re no longer close.
About three months ago, a group of us were playing football together after school. Having left something in
the cloakroom, I went inside to get it, and found Tony going through the pockets of people’s coats. In his hand he
had a wallet---and I knew it wasn’t his！
My mouth fell open and I just looked at him.
____________________________________________________________________________________________
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I knew I must do something to help Tony.
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