遼寧省遼陽市2019-2020學(xué)年高二英語上學(xué)期期末考試試題（含解析）

1、遼陽市2019-2020學(xué)年高二上學(xué)期期末考試英語試卷考生注意：1.本試卷共120分.考試時間120分鐘。2.請將各題答案填寫在答題卡上。第一部分閱讀理解（共兩節(jié)，滿分35分）第一節(jié)（共10小題:每小題2. 5分.滿分25分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。AShort Story CompetitionThe competition begins at June 30 and ends at December 15.It is open to all local citizens of Ontario who are at 16 or over, excep

2、t the employees and judges. and anyone living with any employee of the sponsors or judges.The authors name. address, phone number and a 25-50-word self-introduction must be included with each entry on a separate sheet of paper. The name of the author should not appear in the story itself.Stories mus

3、t be original and unpublished up to the time the winners are declared on December 25.Stories must be written on a computer, be double-spaced and no more than 2,500 words. Total word count should be printed on the front page of the story,No changes to a story are allowed once the Star receives your e

4、ntry. Typescripts （文稿）will not be returned.A $ 5 entry fee must accompany each entry. Cheques or money orders should be made out to the Star Short Story Competition. Please do not send coins,Winners will be informed by telephone between 9 am and 5 pm on December 25.Professors from the Writing Centre

5、 at Ryerson University will complete the first round of judging. Another group of professional writers will select the final three.More Information：Send your story to：the Star Short Story Competition, the Star Street, Ontario M5E1E6. Full contest rules are available at www. the star, com/contestsTel

6、： 416-367-20001. Who can join in the competition?A. A daughter of the judge.B. A salesman living in The Star Street.C. A visitor coming from another city.D. A student in the local primary school.2. Which of the following stories may be accepted by the competition?A. A true story written on a piece o

7、f paper.B. A famous story copied from the Internet.C. A newly created story printed by its author.D. An original story with its authors name in it.3. What can you do if you want to join in the competition?A. Change the story at any time.B. Take the typescripts back.C. Pay the fee by credit card.D. S

8、urf the website for information.【答案】1. B 2. C 3. D【解析】這是一篇應(yīng)用文。文章主要介紹了短篇故事競賽的相關(guān)事宜，例如參賽人員要求，文章要求的等?！?題詳解】推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章第二項It is open to all local citizens of Ontario who are at 16 or over, except the employees and judges. and anyone living with any employee of the sponsors or judges. (該活動對安大略省所有16歲及以上的市民開

9、放，除了雇員和評委，以及任何與贊助商或評委的雇員住在一起的人) Send your story to：the Star Short Story Competition, the Star Street. (把你的故事發(fā)送至：星火短篇故事競賽，星火街)可推斷B. A salesman living in The Star Street. (一個住在星火街的銷售人員)可以參加該活動，故選B項?！?題詳解】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第四條Stories must be original and unpublished up to the time the winners are declared on D

10、ecember 25. (故事必須是原創(chuàng)，并且在12月25日獲獎?wù)甙l(fā)布之前沒有發(fā)表過)可知參賽的短故事必須是自己創(chuàng)作且未曾發(fā)表過的。C. A newly created story printed by its author. (剛被作者創(chuàng)作和打印出來的故事)符合以上要求，故選C項?！?題詳解】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章最后一段的Full contest rules are available at www. the star, com/contests (完整的比賽規(guī)則可以在www. the star, com/contests上查詢)可知如果要參加比賽，需要瀏覽該網(wǎng)站了解詳細(xì)的規(guī)則。D. Sur

11、f the website for information. (瀏覽網(wǎng)站獲取信息)符合以上說法，故選D項。BSince the very year I was born, South Jersey has been a part of me. Since both of my grandparents have lived in the area for many decades, my family has visited South Jersey yearly since 2014. Its warm and lively feel is very appealing to many fa

12、milies that are looking for an easy and fun getaway.Every summer we pile into the car and drive four hours away to the Seaview Hotel and Club, a wonderful place which is located in Galloway. 20 minutes from the beach and board- walk （木板人行道）.The Seaview is enticing and quite inexpensive as well, whic

13、h is perfect for any family. The rooms are neat, and the breakfasts are a real attraction, even to adults. I have always loved going down to their lovely outdoor swimming pool in the mornings and then ordering a lunch from The Coastal Grille, the hotels main restaurant. The Seaview is really great,

14、and somewhere else is even more exciting.At the end of every day in South Jersey, my family always makes it an important goal to drive to the local beach and boardwalk. Ocean City is wonderful with great swimming, lots of pizza places, ice cream stands, and excellent rides and games.After dinner, we

15、 always check out Gillians Pier, the impressive and exciting, yet small amusement area located on the boardwalk. It is lots of fun to ride on bumper car （碰碰車）and rollercoaster and to taste soft-serve ice creams and cotton candy. Next door, there is even a video arcade （游戲廳）, so overall South Jersey

16、is your classic family summer vacation. 1 would definitely recommend visiting, even just for a weekend, someday.4. What does the underlined word enticing in paragraph 2 mean?A. Attractive.B. Crowded.C. Remote.D. Developed.5. What is the authors aim to describe his yearly tour to South Jersey?A. To s

17、how his living conditions.B. To show the attraction of South Jersey.C. To show its convenience to go to South Jersey.D. To show his preference for tourism.6. What may be the best title for the text?A. Fun in South JerseyB. My traveling lifeC. A famous tourism spotD. My hometown. South Jersey【答案】4. A

18、 5. B 6. A【解析】這是一篇記敘文。文章通過講述作者一家每年夏天去南澤西州度過的美好且有趣的日子，來證明南澤西州的確是一個具有吸引力的地方?！?題詳解】詞意猜測題。根據(jù)劃線部分所在句子The Seaview is enticing and quite inexpensive as well, which is perfect for any family.可知海景非常enticing而且也不貴，對于任何家庭來說都是極好的，結(jié)合句意尤其是perfect可推測海景很迷人，即劃線部分的意思是“有吸引力的/迷人的”。故選A項?！?題詳解】推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章第一段的Its warm and l

19、ively feel is very appealing to many families that are looking for an easy and fun getaway. (它溫暖和充滿活力的感覺對那些尋找一種簡單和有趣度假方式的家庭很有吸引力)以及下文內(nèi)容可推測，作者寫他們一家每年在南澤西州度假的故事是為了證明南澤西州很有吸引力。B. To show the attraction of South Jersey. (為了表明南澤西州的吸引力)符合以上推測，故選B項。【6題詳解】主旨大意題。根據(jù)文章的主要內(nèi)容，尤其是第一段的Its warm and lively feel is v

20、ery appealing to many families that are looking for an easy and fun getaway. (它溫暖和充滿活力的感覺對那些尋找一種簡單和有趣度假方式的家庭很有吸引力) 和最后一段的so overall South Jersey is your classic family summer vacation. (總的來說，南澤西州是你經(jīng)典的夏日家庭度假)可知本文主要通過作者一家在南澤西州的旅游，表明南澤西州是個好玩的地方。 A. Fun in South Jersey (南澤西州的樂趣)可以作為本文標(biāo)題，故選A項。CSmart ther

21、mostats (溫控器)have become the face of smart home technology for most, but depending on what your home is like, its possible to say the Ecobee3 is superior.Most of the smart thermostats carry the same benefits, including the Ecobee3. They can learn your preferences and schedules, and then adjust the t

22、emperature accordingly. Theyre better-looking and more enjoyable to use than the basic pieces of plastic that occupy most households. And once youre able to heat up or cool down your house from your phone, without having to get out of bed, you wont want to go back to the past.If you live in a larger

23、 house, the Ecobee3 can be much more convenientoffering you a couple of more remote sensors (傳感器). Yes it gets pretty expensive at that point. But having those gives you effective control over the temperature in different rooms around your house. In comparison, other thermostats measurements are lar

24、gely limited to the area in which theyre installed (安裝).If you live in a smaller place, thats no big deal；the Ecobee3 still has distinct advantages. It is touch-enabled, making it less annoying when you want to enter a Wi-Fi passwords see weather information, and so on.Still, all the smart thermosta

25、ts are pretty great. Which one is best just depends on whether you need a whole-home solution or a simpler one. For now, if its the former, go with the Ecobee3. Their presence will probably make you more conscious about saving energy. Ecobee3 Smarter Wi-Fi Thermostat with Remote Sensor is available

26、at all shopping websites.7. How can you control Ecobee3?A. By installing Wi-Fi.B. By replacing its sensors.C. By using the relative phone.D. By closing power supply.8 What advantage does Ecobee3 have compared with other thermostats?A. Its size is differentB. Its price is lower.C. Its password is sim

27、pler.D. Its coverage area is larger.9 What change will Ecobee3 bring to us?A. It makes us enjoy travelling and work better.B. It leads us to hope to open a shop online.C. It leads us to build our own smart houses.D. It helps us pay attention to environmental protection.10. Whats the authors purpose

28、in writing the text?A. To show the future of Ecobee3.B. To attract people to buy Ecobee3.C. To introduce how to use Ecobee3.D. To explain why Ecobee3 was invented.【答案】7. C 8. D 9. D 10. B【解析】這是一篇說明文。文章主要介紹了一種智能無線溫控器Ecobee3的功能和優(yōu)點?！?題詳解】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第二段的And once youre able to heat up or cool down your ho

29、use from your phone, without having to get out of bed, you dont want to go back to the past. (一旦你可以從手機上調(diào)高或者調(diào)低家里的溫度，你就不再想回到過去)可知Ecobee3是用手機進行控制的。C. By using the relative phone. (通過使用與之有關(guān)聯(lián)的手機)符合以上說法，故選C項?！?題詳解】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第三段的In comparison, other thermostats measurements are largely limited to the area

30、in which theyre installed. (相比之下，其他的溫控器的范圍很大程度上受限于它所安裝的區(qū)域)可知和其他溫控器相比Ecobee3覆蓋的范圍更寬。D. Its coverage area is larger. (它的覆蓋面積更大)符合以上說法，故選D項?！?題詳解】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章最后一段的Their presence will probably make you more conscious about saving energy. (他們的存在很可能讓你更注意節(jié)約能源)可知Ecobee3可以讓我們更關(guān)注環(huán)保。D. It helps us pay attention

31、to environmental protection. (它幫助我們關(guān)注環(huán)保)符合以上說法，故選D項。【10題詳解】推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章的主要內(nèi)容，尤其是最后一段的Ecobee3 Smarter Wi-Fi Thermostat with Remote Sensor is available at all shopping websites. (帶有遠(yuǎn)程傳感器的Ecobee3智能Wi-Fi溫控器可以在所有購物網(wǎng)站購得)可推測作者寫這篇文章的目的是吸引人們?nèi)ベIEcobee3。B. To attract people to buy Ecobee3. (吸引人們?nèi)ベIEcobee3。)符合以上推測，

32、故選B項。第二節(jié)（共5小題;每小題2分，滿分10分）根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項。The world is full of great books, just waiting to be read. How can you pick one youll really like? Here are some tips：Depend on your hobby. If you have a favorite hobby, look for books about that activity. _11_ Youre more likely to e

33、njoy reading a book if youre already interested in its subject.Choose fiction or nonfiction. _12_ Those are called fiction books. These books can transport you to another world or help you imagine something beyond your own experience. Nonfiction books tell stories using facts, but that doesnt mean t

34、heyre boring. Nonfiction books can bring to life everything from the first trip to the moon to what its like to explore the deepest oceans._13_ Your local library is a great place to find books that you love. Tell a librarian about your interests, and the librarian can help you find other books that

35、 youre sure to love. Your teacher is another good person to ask.Find a family favorite. What was your mothers favorite book when she was your age? Whats about your fathers? Ask them and give it a read. Then you can talk about what they like about it and share your thoughts. _14_Launch a book exchang

36、e. _15_ Its always fun to see what your friends arc reading. Even if theyre not exactly bookworms, you can all encourage each other to read and share books and authors you like. You also can look for book exchanges in your area. Its a great way to build your personal library for free!A. Ask someone

37、for help.B. Learn to be a professional.C. You should read as many books as possible.D. Some books are entirely made up and imagined.E. You can find books about almost anything you like.F. Its a fun way to get to know your family a little better.G. Why not get some friends together and exchange favor

38、ite books?【答案】11. E 12. D 13. A 14. F 15. G【解析】這是一篇說明文。文章主要就如何讀到你喜歡的書籍給出了建議：依你的愛好而定；選擇小說或者非小說；找人幫忙；找出家人的最愛；發(fā)動書籍交換的活動。【11題詳解】根據(jù)前文If you have a favorite hobby, look for books about that activity.可知如果你有一個最喜歡的愛好，那么去找一些關(guān)于這個活動的書。E. You can find books about almost anything you like.你能夠找到幾乎任何你喜歡的書。符合文意，前文和選

39、項都講述去看自己喜歡的書, 故選E項。【12題詳解】根據(jù)下文Those are called fiction books.可知這些書被叫做小說。D. Some books are entirely made up and imagined. 一些書完全是編造和想象出來的。符合文意，選項是對小說的定義，其中的some books就是下文的those，故選D項?！?3題詳解】根據(jù)下文Tell a librarian about your interests, and the librarian can help you find other books that youre sure to lov

40、e. (告訴圖書管理員你的興趣，然后圖書管理員會幫你找到你一定會喜歡的其他書籍)可知本段主要講述請別人幫忙找書，故A. Ask someone for help. (向某人尋求幫助)可以作為本段中心句，故選A項?！?4題詳解】F. Its a fun way to get to know your family a little better. (這是一個更加了解家人的有趣方法)符合該段中心句Find a family favorite. (找到家人的最愛)的主題，故選F項?！?5題詳解】G. Why not get some friends together and exchange fav

41、orite books? (為什么不召集一些朋友交換最愛的書籍呢？)符合該段中心句Launch a book exchange. (發(fā)動一場書籍交換)的主題，故選G項。第二部分 語言知識運用（共兩節(jié)，滿分45分）第一節(jié)（共20小題:每小題1. 5分滿分30分）閱讀下面短文,從短文后各題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。Five years ago. a fire burned Vivienne Palmers house to the ground and turned all her things to ash She was depressed, but late

42、r, a surprising state of _16_ set in.After _17_ the shock. I would think that since its _18_ , let go of it. It felt amazingly free of mind.” Palmer says. Now. she looks around her destroyed_19_and wants to get that _20_ again. Her plan is to let go of at least ten things every day for a year. That

43、means she must make a total of 3.650 donated or sold _21_ a year.A friend _22_ her not to set herself up for failure because that was too much for her.But Palmer is struggling against the _23_ . Everything is a game from the practical thing, such as a large number of plastic forks and knives she has

44、 _24_from all her take-out （外賣） orders, to the _25_ things, such as the rabbit costumes she made for her young sons for Halloween one year. You just have to be very _26_. she says.Now, some plastic bags, six tablecloths, four toy monkeys and a toy dog have been _27_ .Her husband wants to _28_the toy

45、 dog because he thinks its cool.To keep herself _29_, Palmer posts images of her goods on her blog, where she _30_ away many things free. And it feels _31_Beyond keeping peace of mind, theres another _32_: By selling some items online. Palmer hopes to _33_ enough money to arranged family vacation to

46、 Southeast Asia.“Everything is _34_ in my mind：Theres the writing, the trip, my wanting to make, money and create a new good habit, Palmer say. Its a hug _35_, but its inspiring. And I cant think of anything Id rather do more.16. A. reliefB. prideC. stressD. regret17. A. bringing outB. turning overC

47、. getting over.D. finding out18. A. unexpectedB. famousC. romanceD. gone19. A. healthB. careerC. houseD. plan.20. A. giftB. freedomC. reputationD. chance21. A. goodsB. companiesC. novelD. flowers22. A. allowedB. forcedC. invitedD. warned23. A. argumentB. challengeC. adventureD. promise.24 A. collect

48、edB. separatedC. inventedD. produced25. A. cheapB. naturalC. unimportantD. meaningful26. A. thankfulB. strictC. busyD. healthy27. A. ruinedB. completedC. boughtD. keep28. A. repairB. changeC. presentD. keep29. A. knownB. strongC. specialD. curious30. A. turnsB. givesC. putsD. gets31. A. strangeB. pi

49、tifulC. goodD. painful32. A. sampleB. ideaC. conditionD. Practice33. A. raiseB. shareC. payD. require34. A. disappearingB. joiningC. competingD. filling35. A. reviewB. advantageC. processD. group【答案】16. A 17. C 18. D 19. C 20. B 21. A 22. D 23. B 24. A 25. D 26. C 27. B 28. D 29. A 30. B 31. C 32. B

50、 33. A 34. D 35. C【解析】這是一篇記敘文。文章主要講述了Vivienne在突如其來的大火燒毀房屋后，心態(tài)由沮喪走向平和，因此她決定通過每天放手10件東西來讓自己獲得心靈的自由。【16題詳解】考查名詞詞義辨析。句意：她很沮喪，但是后來，她有了一種如釋重負(fù)的感覺。A. relief緩解，輕松；B. pride驕傲；C. stress壓力；D. regret遺憾。根據(jù)后文的It felt amazingly free of mind. 可知Vivienne感受到了心靈的自由，說明她從火災(zāi)中解脫出來了，故此處用 “輕松” 符合語境，故選A項?！?7題詳解】考查動詞短語辨析。句意：在克

51、服那個令人震驚的事后，我就想既然它消失了，那就放手吧。A. bringing out產(chǎn)生；B. turning over翻轉(zhuǎn)；C. getting over克服；D. finding out發(fā)現(xiàn)。根據(jù)下文的It felt amazingly free of mind.可知Vivienne感受到了心靈的自由，故推測她已經(jīng)克服了火災(zāi)帶來的震驚，故選C項?！?8題詳解】考查形容詞詞義辨析。句意：同上。A. unexpected意料之外的；B. famous著名的；C. romance浪漫的；D. gone消失的。根據(jù)前文的a fire burned Vivienne Palmers house to

52、 the ground and turned all her things to ash可知Vivienne的家和東西都被燒毀了，故此處用 “消失” 符合語境，故選D項。【19題詳解】考查名詞詞義辨析。句意：她環(huán)顧被摧毀的家，想再次獲得那種自由。A. health健康；B. career職業(yè)；C. house家；D. plan計劃。根據(jù)上文的a fire burned Vivienne Palmers house to the ground可知Vivienne的家被燒成了灰燼，故此處用 “家” 符合語境，house是原詞復(fù)現(xiàn)，故選C項。【20題詳解】考查名詞詞義辨析。句意：同上。A. gift

53、禮物；B. freedom自由；C. reputation名聲；D. chance機會。根據(jù)上文的It felt amazingly free of mind. 可知Vivienne覺得心靈的自由很好，故推測她想重獲這種自由，故選B項?！?1題詳解】考查名詞詞義辨析。句意：那意味著她每年總共要捐贈3650件東西或者賣東西。A. goods商品；B. companies公司；C. novel小說；D. flowers花。根據(jù)下文的Palmer posts images of her goods on her blog, 可知Palmer把商品的形象展示在博客上，故此處用 “商品” 符合文意，go

54、ods是原文復(fù)現(xiàn)，故選A項?！?2題詳解】考查動詞詞義辨析。句意：一個朋友提醒她不要自認(rèn)失敗，因為那對她來說要付出很多。A. allowed允許；B. forced強迫；C. invited邀請；D. warned提醒，警告。結(jié)合句意可知，此處是指朋友給作者的忠告，故用 “提醒” 符合語境，故選D項?！?3題詳解】考查名詞詞義辨析。句意：但是Palmer與挑戰(zhàn)作斗爭。A. argument爭論；B. challenge挑戰(zhàn)；C. adventure冒險；D. promise諾言。結(jié)合上下文可知，Palmer把每天放手至少10樣?xùn)|西看作是一種挑戰(zhàn)，故選B項?！?4題詳解】考查動詞詞義辨析。句意

55、：一切都是一場從實際出發(fā)的游戲，例如從她從外賣中收集來的大量塑料的刀和叉，到有意義的事，如她為小兒子萬圣節(jié)做的服裝。A. collected收集；B. separated分離；C. invented發(fā)明；D. produced生產(chǎn)。結(jié)合句意可知，此處是指收集外賣的刀和叉，故選A項?！?5題詳解】考查形容詞詞義辨析。句意：同上。A. cheap 便宜的；B. natural自然的；C. unimportant 不重要的；D. meaningful有意義的。根據(jù)句中的such as the rabbit costumes she made for her young sons for Hallow

56、een one year可知她在萬圣節(jié)為兒子制作服裝，這是一件有意義的事，故選D項?！?6題詳解】考查形容詞詞義辨析。句意：她說：“只是你不得不很忙?！?A. thankful感激的；B. strict嚴(yán)格的；C. busy繁忙的；D. healthy健康。根據(jù)下文的Now, some plastic bags, six tablecloths, four toy monkeys and a toy dog have been可知她做了很多東西，故推測她很忙，故選C項?！?7題詳解】考查動詞詞義辨析。句意：現(xiàn)在一些塑料口袋，6張桌布，4個玩具猴子和一只玩具狗已經(jīng)做完了。A. ruined摧毀；

57、B. completed完成；C. bought帶來；D. keep保存。根據(jù)下文的By selling some items online. 可知她準(zhǔn)備在網(wǎng)上售賣這些東西，故推測這些東西已經(jīng)完成，故選B項。【28題詳解】考查動詞詞義辨析。句意：她的丈夫想留著這些玩具，因為他覺得它們很不錯。A. repair修理；B. change 改變；C. present呈現(xiàn)；D. keep留，保存。結(jié)合句意可知，因為丈夫覺得Vivienne做的那些玩具很好，所以想自己留著，故選D項?！?9題詳解】考查形容詞詞義辨析。句意：為了讓自己被知道，她把商品的圖片展示在博客上，在那兒，她送出了很多東西，那感覺很不錯。A. known出名的，被被知道的；B. strong堅強的，強壯的；C. special特別的；D. curious好奇的。根據(jù)句意可知，她把商品的圖片展示在博客上的目的是為了吸引更多的人，讓大家都知道她，故選A項。【30題詳解】考查動詞短語辨析。句意：同上。A. turns (away)拒絕進入，棄用；B. gives