遼寧省大連市2019-2020學(xué)年高二上學(xué)期期末考試英語試題（原卷版）

大連市2019～2020學(xué)年度第一學(xué)期期末考試高二英語說明∶1.請?jiān)诖痤}紙上作答,在試卷上作答無效。2.本試卷共120分,考試時(shí)間100分鐘。第一部分閱讀（共兩節(jié),滿分50分）第一節(jié)（共15小題；每小題2.5分,滿分37.5分）閱讀下列短文,從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)。AYoumaythinkthatworkcanneverbefun.Butsomejobsareinterestingandevenlucrative(賺錢的).TheBalanceCareerscreatedalistoftop15interestingjobsintheworld.Wepickedoutfourofthem.CaretakerofHamiltonIslandWhatisthebestjobintheworld?ItisbeingacaretakerofanAustraliantropicalisland—ajobthatincludesasalaryof￡69,000andinvolveslittlemorethanlazinginthesun,snorkeling(浮潛)andwritingaweeklyblogaboutlifeontheInternet.NASASleepTesterNASAislookingforvolunteerswhowillbepaidatotalofaround$18,000tolieinbedfor70days.Sleeptestercanplaygames,readbooksandchatwithfriendsonline,justaslongastheydon’tgetoutofbedbeforethetestends.Theresultsofthesetestsareusedtohelpastronautsmaintaintheirhealthwhileinspace.ElectricianattheSouthPoleTheBritishAntarcticSurveyoncepostedanadcallingforplumbers,carpentersandchefstoworkonthecoldestcontinentonEarth.Thosewhowereselectedreceivedstartingsalariesof￡23,000,whiletravelexpenses,foodandwinterclothingwereprovidedfreeofcharge.ProfessionalCuddlerProfessionalcuddlingwasanewjobthatappearedintheUSfouryearsago.Asthenameofthejobsuggests,theroleofaprofessionalcuddleristogiveyouawarmhug,chatwithyouandgiveyoucomfortwhenyouaresad.Professionalcuddlersearn$60perhour.1.Accordingtothepassage,whoneedstowriteablogregularlyonline?A.Theelectrician. B.Thesleeptester. C.Thecaretaker. D.Thecuddler.2.Thesleeptestismadetoensure________.A.thehealthofastronauts B.thecomfortofsleepersC.thequalityofbeds D.thepleasureoflife3.Whowillprobablyreceivetheserviceofthecuddler?A.Ahard-wordingstudent. B.Amodestauthor.C.Asuccessfulpsychologist. D.Alonelyoldman.BChinesevolleyballsuperstarZhuTinghasinspiredanewEnglishword.“StayawesomeandZHUperb!”wroteabloggeratVolleywood,aUS-basedvolleyballwebsite.Thewordcombines“Zhu”and“superb”todescribethe24-year-oldplayer’sleadershipskills.Zhu’sprolific(多產(chǎn)的)scoringperformancesputheramongtheTop10GlobalOutstandingAthletesfor2019HeraclesPrizeoftheBigBenAward.AscaptainoftheChinesewomen’snationalvolleyballteam,Zhuhas“createdthenewgoldenageofwomen’svolleyballinChina,”theawardsaid.Althoughshe’sasuperstarnow,ithasn’tbeeneasyforZhutogettowheresheis.BorntoafarmingfamilyinHenanprovince,Zhuearnedachancetoattendalocalsportsschoolatage13.Withherfather’sencouragement,shemadesteadyprogressandquicklymovedup,fromtheprovincialyouthteamtothenationalyouthteam.SherosetofamebyhelpingChina’sU20teamwinthe2013FIVBU20WorldChampionship.Shortlyafter,ZhujoinedthenationalteamandbeganplayingunderlegendarycoachLangPing.Atfirst,the1.98-meter-tallZhufounditdifficulttomovequicklyandstaybalanced.ButLangtookadvantageofherheightandtrainedhertojumphighandsmashballs.Herworkpaidoff.Zhuisnowanoutstandingspiker(主攻手).Today,Zhutreatsherheightasanaspectofherphysicalstrength.Andshestillworksupasweatduringtraining.“Hardworkandtalentareequallyimportant.I’llmoveforwardstepbystep,”shetoldPeople’sDaily.4.Zhuisreferredtoas“ZHUperb”becausesheis________.A.tallinheight B.giftedinvolleyballC.anoutstandingspiker D.apowerfulleader5.Whatcanweinferfromparagraph4?A.ZhulearnedalotfromLangPing.B.Zhubecameaspikerbyaccident.C.Zhuattainedthefameinnationalteam.D.Zhumadeeffortstomoveflexibly.6.What’sthepurposeofthepassage?A.Toinspireustoplayvolleyball. B.ToexplainZhu’snickname.C.Tointroduceasportssuperstar. D.Toencourageustoworkhard.7.WhichwordcandescribeZhu’scharacterbest?A.Open-minded. B.Determined. C.Outgoing. D.Considerate.CWhenTheAlchemistwasfirstpublishedtwenty-fiveyearsagoinmynativeBrazil,noonenoticed.Abooksellerinthenortheastcornerofthecountrytoldmethatonlyonepersonpurchasedacopythefirstweekofitspublication.Ittookanothersixmonthsforthebooksellertounloadasecondcopy.Andwhoknowshowlongittooktosellthethird.Attheendoftheyear,myoriginalpublisherdecidedtocancelourcontract.Iwasforty-oneandupset.ButIneverlostfaithinthebook.Why?Becauseitwasmeinthere,allofme,heartandsoul.Iwaslivingmyownfantasy.Amansetsoutonajourney,dreamingofabeautifulormagicalplace,insearchofsomeunknowntreasure.Attheendofhisjourney,themanrealizesthetreasurewaswithhimtheentiretime.Iwasfollowingmypersonallegend(傳奇)andmytreasurewasmytalenttowrite.AndIwantedtosharethistreasurewiththeworld.Istartedknockingonthedoorsofotherpublishers.Oneopened,andthepublisherontheothersideagreedtogiveTheAlchemistasecondchance.Slowly,throughwordofmouth,itfinallystartedtosell—threethousand,thensixthousand,tenthousand—bookbybook,graduallythroughouttheyear.Eightmonthslater,anAmericanvisitingBrazilwantedtotranslatethebookandhelpmefindapublisherintheUnitedStates.Butitstilltooksometimetosell,slowlyfindingitsaudienceintheUnitedStatesbywordofmouth,justasitdidinBrazil.Andthenoneday,BillClintonwasphotographedleavingtheWhiteHousewithacopy.Thenpeoplefromdifferentwalksoflifeweresuddenlytalkingaboutit.TheAlchemistbecameaphenomenon.ThebookhittheNewYorkTimesbestsellerlistandstayedthereformorethanthreehundredweeks.Ithassincebeentranslatedintomorethaneightydifferentlanguages,andiswidelyconsideredoneofthetenbestbooksofthetwentiethcentury.8.Howmanybooksdidthewritersellinthefirstyear?A.One. B.Two. C.Three. D.Unknown.9.Whydidthewriterhavefaithinhisbook?A.It’sabouttreasureseeking. B.It’safantasystory.C.It’sabouthistalenttowrite. D.It’samirrorofhislife.10.WhatfinallyhelpedthebookbecomepopularintheUS?A.Thedoor-to-doorsale. B.Goodwordofmouth.C.Aphotowiththebook. D.AnAmericanpublisher.11.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitle?A.APersonalLegend B.TimeTriesAllC.TheAlchemist D.AllRoadsLeadtoRomeDOlderbrothersprovideprotectionsfortheiryoungersiblings(兄弟姐妹),buttheymightalsobedamagingtheireducation,anewstudysuggests.Frenchscientistshavediscoveredthatthelanguageabilityofchildrenfallstwomonthsbehindforunder-sixeswhohaveanolderbrother,butnotthosewhohaveanoldersister.Theresearchersguessthatoldersistersarefarmorewillingtotalktotheiryoungersiblingsthanbrotherstomakeupfortheirparents’beinglessavailablenow.Oldersistersmayalsocompetelessthanolderbrothersforparentalattention.Tofindout,scientistsfollowedagroupof1000childrenfrombirthtofive-a-halfyearsoldandevaluatedtheirlanguageskillsattwoyearsold,threeyearsoldandattheendofthestudy,measuringvocabulary,syntax(句法)andverbalreasoning.Onaverage,first-bornsandthosewitholdersistersperformedbest.Explainingthephenomenon,DrNaomiHavronoftheEcoleNormaleSuperieureinParissaid,“Wegenerallybelievethatfirst-bornsoftenhavebetterlanguageabilitybecausetheirparentsoftensupplythemwithone-on-onequalitytime,whentheytalkaboutthingsthatinterestthem,tellthemstories,etc.”“Butitispossiblethatoldersistersaremorelikelytointeractwiththeiryoungersiblingsthanolderbrothersandthusprovidetheirowninput.Also,itispossiblethatgirlsarelessdamagingthanboys,andarethusinlessofacompetitionforparents’timeandattention.”Theresearcherssaidparentsshouldtryandmaketimetotalktotheirchildrentohelpdeveloptheirlanguageskills.DrHaivronadded,“Encourageyourchildrentohavepositiveinteractionsbetweenthemselves,forexamplebyencouragingthemtoplayagamethattheybothliketogether.”12.Accordingtothenewstudy,whohasaweakerlanguageability?A.Aboywithayoungerbrother. B.Aboywithanoldersister.C.Agirlwithanolderbrother. D.Agirlwithanoldersister.13.Whatcanweinferfromtheunderlinedpartinparagraph5?A.Girlsaremorecompetitive. B.Boysaremoretroublesome.C.Girlsdamagetheirsiblings. D.Boyscarefortheirsiblings.14.Thelastparagraphisintendedtogive________.A.someadvice B.asummaryC.anotherexample D.thewriter’sattitude15.Whereisthepassagepossiblytakenfrom?A.Abookreview. B.Aneducationmagazine.C.Amedicalpaper. D.Asciencereport.第二節(jié)（共5小題∶每小題2.5分,滿分12.5分）閱讀下面短文,從短文后的選項(xiàng)中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)為多余選項(xiàng)。Developingandmaintaininghealthyfriendshipsinvolvesgive-and-take.Sometimesyou’retheonegivingsupport,andothertimesyou’reonthereceivingend.Lettingfriendsknowyoucareaboutthemandappreciatethemcanhelpstrengthenyourbond(聯(lián)系).It’sasimportantforyoutobeagoodfriendasitistosurroundyourselfwithgoodfriends.____16____.Bekind.Thismost-basicbehavior,emphasizedduringchildhood,remainsthecore(核心)tosuccessfuladultrelationships.Thinkoffriendshipasanemotionalbankaccount.Kindnessandthanksaredeposits(存款)intothisaccount._____17_____Openup._____18_____.Beingwillingtosharepersonalexperiencesandconcernsshowsthatyourfriendholdsaspecialplaceinyourlife,anddeepensyourconnection.Showthatyoucanbetrusted.Beingresponsible,reliableanddependableisthekeytoformingstrongfriendship.Keepyourpromiseandarriveontime.Followthroughoncommitment(承諾)you’vemadetoyourfriends._____19_____._____20_____.Youmayfindyourselfimaginingtheworstofsocialsituationswithyourfriends,andfeelcomfortabletostayathome.Usemindfulnessexercisestoreshapeyourthinking.Eachtimeyouimaginetheworst,payattentiontohowoftentheembarrassingsituationsyou’reafraidofactuallytakeplace.Youmaynoticethatthescenesyoufearusuallydon’thappen.A.Manageyourthoughtswithmindfulness.B.Keepyourfriendssecretsstrictlyprivate.C.Domind-bodyrelaxationexercisestohelpyou.D.Remember,it’snevertoolatetobuildnewfriendships.E.Howeverquarrelsandconflictsaretakingmoneyfromit.F.Herearesomesuggestionsonhowtodevelopyourfriendship.G.Buildaclosebondwithyourfriendsbyopeningupaboutyourself.第二部分語言運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié),滿分30分）第一節(jié)（共15小題∶每小題1分,滿分15分）閱讀下面短文,從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項(xiàng)中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。Asanaturephotographer,Ienjoyworkingoutsideinthewild.Oneofthebestthingsaboutthisjobisthatyoucan____21____animalsinnature.My____22____placeisYellowstoneNationalPark.Itisfamousforthevarietyofitswildlife,butitisprobablybestknownforitsbears.____23____aweightofabout300kilograms,thesehugeanimalscanrunata____24____ofaround64kilometresperhourandarealsoexcellentswimmers.LastspringinYellowstone.I____25____apaththattookmethroughadarkforest.WhenI____26____steppedoutofthetrees,theviewwasbreathtaking.Aneagleflewoverthesnow-coveredmountains,whichwere____27____inthestilllakebelow.WhileIwasconcentratingonphotographingthisamazingscene,IsuddenlyfeltIwasbeing____28____.Slowly,withthe____29____stillheldtomyeye,Iturned...andfroze.Onlymetresawayfrommewasabear.Withwater_____30_____offitsthick,brownhair,thebearstaredbackatme.Timestood_____31_____asthebearandIbothwaitedtoseewhowouldmovefirst,Mylegsstartedshaking.Somehow,I_____32_____topressthebutton.Asecondlater,thebearturnedandranbackintotheforest.Ilookedatmycameraandmymost_____33_____butmagicalexperiencewasnowkeptforeverinasingleimage.FromtimetotimeIlookatthephotoasaremindertoshow_____34_____toallanimals.Itisafterallwewhoarethe_____35_____oftheirworld.21.A.feed B.raise C.observe D.catch22.A.strange B.awkward C.terrible D.favorite23.A.As B.Beyond C.Despite D.For24.A.speed B.height C.cost D.price25.A.carried B.led C.followed D.picked26.A.suddenly B.finally C.lately D.firstly27.A.reflected B.recorded C.recalled D.remarked28.A.called B.touched C.watched D.bitten29A.camera B.wood C.dream D.prospect30.A.jumping B.blowing C.showing D.falling31.A.near B.still C.quiet D.close32.A.refused B.forgot C.managed D.failed33.A.tiring B.frightening C.wonderful D.colorful34A.thanks B.principles C.respect D.power35.A.owners B.enemies C.hunters D.visitors第二節(jié)（共10小題∶每小題1.5分,滿分15分）閱讀下面短文,在空白處填入1個適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。SavingnatureisattheveryheartofwhatwedoasWorldWildlifeFund(WF).Fornearly60years,wehavemadeitourmission___36___(find)solutionsthatsavetheamazingherdoflifeonourplanetby___37___(apply)thebestscienceavailableandworkingcloselywithlocal___38___(community).Butourworkisfarfromdone.Humans___39___(be)behindthepresentrateofspeciesextinction,___40___isatleast10—1,000times___41___(high)thannatureintended.We’veseen___42___surprising60%dropinthesizeofpopulationsofmammals,birds,fishandreptilesinjustover40years,accordingtoWWF’sLivingPlanetReport2018.Andtheinfluenceswillreachfarbeyondthepossibleculturallossofsomespeciesliketigers,rhinosandwhales.Thegoodnewsisthatwe’vealsoseenwhat’sworking.WWFhasbeenpartof___43___(success)wildliferecoverystories,fromsouthernAfrica’sblackrhinos___44___blackbucks(印度羚羊)intheHimalayas.Andthis,inturn,ishelpingtoprotectrichandvariousecosystemswhileensuringpeoplecontinuebenefitingfromnature.Thisisclear:wecannotaffordtofailin____45____(we)missiontosavealivingplanet.第三部分寫作（共兩節(jié),滿分40分）第一節(jié)（滿分15分）46.假設(shè)你是李華,請給你的外教Peter寫一封邀請信。請他在元宵節(jié)晚上到勞動公園參加游園活動,內(nèi)容包括∶1.時(shí)間、地點(diǎn)；2.活動內(nèi)容∶賞燈,吃湯圓,看煙花……注意∶1.詞數(shù)80左右2.可以適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié),以使行文連貫；3.信的開頭已為你寫好。參考詞匯∶勞動公園LabourParkDearPeterIamwritingtoinviteyoutojoinusintheLanternFestivalactivities.________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours,LiHua第二節(jié)（滿分25分）47.閱讀下面材料,根據(jù)其內(nèi)容和所給段落開頭語續(xù)寫兩段,使之構(gòu)成一篇完整的短文。續(xù)寫的詞數(shù)應(yīng)為150左右。NowthatMariawasatenthgrader,shefeltshewastoogrown-uptohavetogoonfamilyvacation.Lastyear,thefamilyhaddriventhreehundredmilestoseetheiruncleinWestCovina.Afterthefirstfourdaysofdoingnothingwhiletheadultssataroundtalking,thekidsfinallygottogotoDisneyland.Theparentsgaveeachchildfivedollars.Maria’syoungersister,Irma,boughtaPinocchiocoloringbook.Herbrothers,RudyandJohn,spenttheirmoneyoncandies.Mariakneweverythingwasoverpricedsoshesavedhermoney.Shesatonabench,jealously(嫉妒地)watchingotherteenagegirlswhoseemedmuchbetterdressedthanshewas.Shefeltstrickenbypoverty.ThisyearMaria’sfamilyplannedtovisitanuncleinSanJose.HerfatherpromisedtotakethemtoGreatAmerica,butsheknewthatthegrown-upswouldsitaroundtalkin