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高二年级期末调研测试
英 语 试 题
2020.7
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4．本试卷满分 150 分，不含听力,考试时间 120 分钟。
第一部分 阅读理解 （共两节，满分 60 分）
第一节（共 15 小题； 每小题 3 分，满分 45 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
New Scientist Live
What is it?
New Scientist Live is the world’s greatest science festival, which has won gold in the
“event of the year” category at the British Media Awards three years in a row. This
year’s event will run at the ExCel Center in London from 10 to 13 October, featuring
over 140 talks and a huge range of interactive experiences, workshops and
performances.
Who are the speakers?
The main stage lineup features such amazing names as Lee Berger, the discoverer of
our ancient human relatives Homo Naledi, biological anthropologist Alice Roberts, the
Astronomer Royal Martin Rees, and Christiana Figueres, who led the United Nations
climate negotiations from 2012 to 2016.
Then there are 5 more stages with different themes: universe, humans, Earth,
technology and engineering. Here you’ll find architect Roma Agrawal, geneticist Giles
Yeo, ocean explorer Jon Copley, engineer Mark Miodownik and many more. Plus, you
can see TV stars like Konnie Huq and Maddie Moate on our performance stage.高二英 第 2 页（共 10 页）
What else is going on?
On top of that, there’re over 150 exhibits including a virtual reality roller coaster,
rocket building, the operating room of the future, and a huge moon installation.
Can school groups come?
Absolutely---we have schools’ tickets available on Thursday 10 and Friday 11
October. On Thursday we have a special schools’ program with dedicated content
around the curriculum.
Can I come just for the evening?
Yes—On Friday 11 October, we’re open until 9 pm. Friday night tickets allow access
from 5 pm onwards for drinks, discussions and after-dark entertainment, like Julia
Shaw’s talk on the science of evil.
How can I get tickets?
Head over to the New Scientist Live website---you’ll find much more information
there about what’s on and how to get there.
1. How can you benefit from the event?
A. Make friends with many visitors present
B. Have chances to interview many famous stars
C. Learn about different fields of scientific knowledge
D. Develop special habits of making scientific discoveries
2. What do you have to do to attend the festival?
A. Buy a ticket online
B. Join a school group
C. Make an appointment with the speakers
D. Arrive at the ExCel Center in advance
3. When can you listen to Julia Shaw’s presentation?
A. On Oct 10 B. On Oct 11 C. On Oct 12 D. On Oct 13
B
On an afternoon in 2014 in Denmark, Decan Andersen saw a baby red squirrel fall
from his apartment building and land in the middle of his garden, injured and bleeding.
Although concerned, Andersen left the squirrel alone and went inside, thinking that the
mother would come and rescue him.
But when that didn’t happen, the 37-year-old former television salesman knew
what he had to do. He brought the furry baby back and got in touch with wildlife
officials for advice. And while he was on the phone, a strange thing happened: His cat 高二英 第 3 页（共 10 页）
Coco’s motherly instincts took hold, washing him with his tongue and warming him up.
Later, after a veterinarian (兽医) had dressed the squirrel’s wounds, Andersen made his
new housemate some tiny sweaters and socks to prevent him from scratching his
wounds.
Then Tintin---named after the movie his children were watching, “The Adventure of
Tintin”---got so used to his cozy home life during his convalescence that the family soon
realized they couldn’t release him back into the wild, especially since he now had no fear
of cats! Feeding him kitten milk from a bottle until Tintin grew strong enough to crack
nuts on his own, Andersen received special permission from Danish Wildlife
Preservation officials to keep the red squirrel, since they are considered endangered in
Denmark and several other countries.
Using a little harness( 甲 胄 ) and leash( 安 全 绳 ) to protect Tintin from the dogs,
eagles and cats that weren’t as tolerant of squirrels as Coco, Andersen began taking his
little pet everywhere he went, documenting their adventures on Facebook and
Instagram, where they now have almost 40, 0000 followers.
“With so much negativity in the world, I thought it could help lift people up,”
Andersen said. “Most people who meet us feel amazed and want to know more. He
makes people forget about their troubles for a moment so they can laugh and smile. He’s
certainly brought light and enjoyment to me and my family. We have a special bond and
are pretty much together, 24/7. ”
4. How did Andersen respond to the injured squirrel at first?
A. He left it as it was
B. He called wildlife officials
C. He went to rescue it right away
D. He hid himself in his apartment
5. What does the underlined word “convalescence” in paragraph 3 mean?
A. Immigration B. Catastrophe C. Recovery D. Survival
6. What can be inferred about red squirrel in the passage?
A. They are uncommon in Denmark
B. It is generally forbidden to keep them
C. It is hard for them to coexist with humans
D. They can keep on good terms with wildcats
7. What does Andersen think of the relationship with Tintin?
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C. It is solid D. It is uplifting
C
Sleep ， considered as a luxury by many, is essential for a person’s well-being.
Researchers have found that insufficient sleep and tiredness increase a person’s risk of
developing severe medical conditions, such as obesity, high blood sugar levels and heart
disease. Now, a new study has found that getting sufficient sleep is also the key to
improving academic performance.
Jeffery Gross, the university science professor who led the research, was not trying
to find the relationship between sleep and grades when he handed out smartwatches to
the 100 students in his chemistry class. Instead, the professor hoped the wrist-worn
devices, which track a person’s physical activity, would show a connection between
exercise and academic achievements.
While Gross’s data showed no relationship between these two factors, the study
found something surprising. As the researchers were analyzing the data, they noticed a
linear(线 性 的 )relationship between the average amount of sleep the students got and
their results in the course’s 11 quizzes, three midterm tests and the final exam.
Even more interesting, it was not sufficient for students to just head to bed early the
night before the test. Instead, it’s the sleep you get during the days when learning is
happening that matters most.
When students went to bed each night was similarly important. Those went to bed
in the early hours of the morning performed poorly, even if the total sleep time was the
same as higher-performing student. “When you go to bed matters,” Gross says. “If you
go to bed at 10, or 12, or 1 at night, and sleep for 7 hours, your performance is the same.
But if you go to bed after 2, your performance started to go down even if you get the
same seven hours’ sleep. So, quantity isn’t everything.”
Perhaps the most interesting was the huge impact that small differences in sleep
patterns had on the students’ grades. The overall course grades of students averaging six
and a half hours of sleep each night were 25% lower than students who averaged just
one hour more sleep. Similarly, students who varied their bedtime by even one hour
each night had grades that dropped 45% below those with more regular bedtime.
Who knows getting straight A’s just required some extra sleep?
8. Based on his original objective, which best describes Professor Gross’s research
findings?高二英 第 5 页（共 10 页）
A. Accidental B. Complete C. Convincing D. Doubtful
9. Who were the people taking part in the study?
A. Middle school chemistry students
B. Professor Gross’s own students
C. Volunteers from different universities
D. University student athletes
10. How did Professor Gross’s team measure students’ academic performance?
A. Making the students wear special watches
B. Using students’ university entrance test results
C. Giving the students regular quizzes after class
D. Using the students’ normal test and quiz grades
11. Based on the study’s findings, who is likely to perform best academically?
A. A student who has a good night’s sleep the night before an important test.
B. A student whose normal bedtime varies between 9 p.m. and 12 p.m.
C. A student who sleeps from 11 p.m. to 6 a.m. each day.
D. A student who sleeps for a total of 7 hours each night.
D
Every year little black-and-white birds called pied flycatchers travel from
sub-Saharan to northern Europe to feast on caterpillars(毛毛虫)，claim a nest and have
babies. And they fly back a few months later. But recently some flycatchers have arrived
only to find their nesting sites occupied by great tits(大山雀). And those birds don’t just
chase flycatchers away---they attack them, kill them, and even eat their brains.
Great tits live in European forests all year round. Flycatchers are regular
vacationers. Since the 1980s, flycatchers’ reproductive season has been inching up
earlier in the month of April. Warm spring temperatures have caused caterpillars
populations to boom. To adapt to that, flycatchers arrive a bit earlier, too. That won’t be
too big a problem. But now, tits delay their breeding period a bit in April, so they
overlap(在时间上重叠) with the flycatchers, and violence begins.
Moreover, there is limited nesting space in many of these birds’ favorite
forests---the trees can be very young and have very few tree holes where birds can nest.
Volunteers and academics have placed nest boxes to help. But with climate change,
birds’ breeding schedules getting closer, there aren’t enough nest boxes to go around.
Unfriendly hosts---the tits, eat their brains.
“Great tits are superior competitors when it comes down to a fight.” said Jelmer 高二英 第 6 页（共 10 页）
Samplonius, lead author of a study. “people see it as a cute garden bird, but some of
them have a real anger management problem.” Luckily, the murdered birds were often
surplus( 剩 余 的 ) males that arrive late. The deaths haven’t had a big impact on the
population because those late males probably won’t have had babies anyway. But
there’s always the chance that it could get worse.
“Whatever the flycatcher population’s future may hold,” Samplonius said, “this is a
good example of why it’s essential to study how climate change can shift animals’
schedules, often with deadly consequences. Understanding different responses to
changing environments will be an important part of species assessments in coming
years.”
12. What has happened to pied flycatchers recently?
A. They couldn’t get enough food.
B. Their nesting sites were destroyed.
C. Their babies have become less likely to survive.
D. Their lives have been threatened by another kind of birds.
13. Which is one of the causes of the violence between pied flycatchers and great tits?
A. The two birds’ sharing the same food.
B. The delay of flycatchers’ reproductive season.
C. The reduction of both birds’ favorite forests.
D. The change in migration of flycatchers.
14. Which can best describe great tits?
A. Ugly B. Smart C. Aggressive D. lazy
15. What can be the title of the text?
A. A terrible bird murder
B. Birds’ struggle to hunt
C. Birds’ influence on climate change
D. The future of mixed species communities
第二节（共 5 小题； 每小题 3 分，满分 15 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。选项中有两项为
多余选项。
Easy Ways to Give Yourself a Fresh Start
It doesn’t need to be complicated or challenging to turn a fresh page on each new
day.
Whenever we mark a new year---by turning the calendar, returning to school or 高二英 第 7 页（共 10 页）
celebrating a holiday---we are looking for a fresh start. 16 But How? Here are some
ways to connect with that feeling of starting fresh, whether it’s a new year or a new day
in our life.
17 This means you have realized what serves your life now and what can stay in
your past. Or invest in a new pen and a new notebook. Having fresh supplies can
stimulate even the common task of creating your to-do list.
Moreover, you can learn something new by opening a book you’ve been expecting
to read, searching a question that’s been in your mind, enrolling in a class that motivates
your interest. Of course you can simply ask a friend for a fresh idea about an issue. 18
Take a break from technology for an hour, a day, or a week. 19 .You should be
able to put some space between yourself and digital devices.
One reason why we sometimes struggle to start fresh is that you get stuck with
reflecting on worrisome thoughts about the past, the present or even the future. 20
Allow these thoughts into your day only at a brief (30 minutes or less), specific time. The
rest of the time, focus on what you are doing that’s new and positive.
How do you give yourself that “fresh start” feeling?
A. Electronic products might not be serving you best.
B. Newness or freshness can guide us on a positive path.
C. Limit your daily “worry time” and make an appointment with yourself.
D. All of us enjoy newness, but what is it that leads to a sense of freshness？
E. Realizing your past mistakes, you should move forward with enthusiasm.
F. Increasing your knowledge on any topic means taking your mind into a fresh
area.
G. First, even letting go of a single box or bag of items can give you a refreshing
sense.
第二部分 语言知识运用（共两部分，满分 55 分）
第一节（共 20 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 40 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。
Thanksgiving Day was drawing near. The first grade teacher gave her class a
fun 21 ---to draw a picture of something for which they were 22
Most of the class would 23 the holiday with turkey and other traditional goodies
of the season, which, the teacher thought, would be the 24 of most of her students' art. 高二英 第 8 页（共 10 页）
And they were.
But Douglas made a different kind of picture. He was the teacher's true child of
misery, frail and unhappy. One could only guess the 25 Douglas felt 26 those sad
eyes. When asked to draw the picture, he drew a 27 . Nothing else.
His abstract image 28 the attention of his 29 .Whose hand could it be?
One child guessed it was the hand of a farmer, because farmers 30 turkeys.
Another 31 a police officer, because the police protect and care for people. Still
others guessed it was the hand of God, for God feeds us. And the discussion went---until
the teacher almost forgot the young 32 himself.
When the children had gone on to other assignments, she 33 at Douglas's
desk, bent down, and asked him whose hand it was. The little boy looked away
and 34 ,"It’s yours, teacher."
She recalled the 35 she had taken his hand and walked with him here and
there. 36 had she said, "Take my hand, Douglas. We will go outside." Or, "Let me
show you how to 37 your pencil." Or "Let’s do this together." Douglas was most
thankful for the teacher's hand.
The story 38 more than thankfulness. It says something about teachers
teaching and how much it 39 to the Douglases of the world. They might not always
say thanks, but they will remember the hand that 40 out.
21. A. design B. approach C. challenge D. assignment
22. A. determined B. grateful C. proud D. impressed
23. A. instruct B. observe C. introduce D. paint
24. A. attempts B. characters C. subjects D. candidates
25. A. pain B. delight C. glory D. magic
26. A. over B. on C. behind D. along
27. A. man B. hand C. god D. turkey
28. A. attacked B. appealed C. withdrew D. caught
29. A. classmates B. competitors C. teachers D. roommates
30. A. measure B. kill C. raise D. secure
31. A. approved B. arranged C. ignored D. suggested
32. A. barrier B. artist C. writer D. applicant
33. A. paused B. stayed C. assisted D. persuaded
34. A. rejected B. laughed C. whispered D. shouted
35. A. dreams B. pressures C. stories D. times高二英 第 9 页（共 10 页）
36. A. How much B. What if C. How often D. How about
37. A. gather B. hold C. carry D. guide
38. A. speaks of B. fits in C. argues about D. looks into
39. A. symbolizes B. sounds C. annoys D. means
40. A. reaches B. points C. takes D. throws
第二节（共 10 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 15 分）
阅读下列短文，在空白处填入 1 个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
For some people in China, the aim of travel is to create 15-second 41 (video). It’s
not about where you have been, but about where you’re seen to have been.
42 (situate) on cliffs above a river, Hongyadong is a stilt house complex(建筑群) in
Chongqing . The bars, restaurants and golden neon lights 43 (be ) a popular draw
since it was built in 2006. Last year the number of visitors increased sharply.
The main reason, it seemed, was Hongyadong’s sudden popularity on an app,
Douyin, 44 aim is not to produce a well-crafted video, but 45 (simple) to show
that you have also been to the popular places. The beauty of the attraction is less
important than the fact 46 people are flocking there to daka.
A subculture of young people who embrace daka as a lifestyle has developed.
So-called daka zu--- “daka tribes”---can 47 (find)hanging out in various scenic
spots, 48 (check) out as many hot locations as possible within a single day.
The daka craze may have practical origins. China’s young urban professions
don’t have so much free time. Sometimes, they need to work overtime. So they have to
make 49 best use of their limited leisure time. Douyin captures the mood
with 50 (it) slogan: “Make every second count”.
第三部分 写作（共两节，满分 35 分）
第一节 短文改错 （共 10 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 10 分）
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文
中共有 10 处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或
修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（^），并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。
修改：在错的词下面画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。高二英 第 10 页（共 10 页）
注意：1. 每处错误及其修改仅限一词。
2. 只允许修改 10 处，多者（从第 11 处）不计分。
Dear Ms Smith,
I’m writing to ask that you could do me a favor. I’ve just finished essay named
“Differences between traditional Chinese and Western festivals”, but I’m not sure
whether it is well written. To be honestly, I’m not that familiar with some traditional
west festivals. That’s because I’m turning to you for help. I’d be appreciate it if you
could spare some time to look into my essay for possible mistakes and polish them. Also,
I’m looking forward to your valuable advices. My essay has been sending to you along
with this email. I hope it won’t cause you too many trouble.
Thank you in advance.
Yours sincerely
LiHua
第二节 书面表达（满分 25 分）
假如你是你校汉服俱乐部（Hanfu Club）主席李华。近期俱乐部将举办一场有外国
交换生参加的汉服设计大赛，你将代表主办方在开幕式上发言。请根据以下要点写一篇
发言稿。
1. 大赛目的；
2. 大赛规则；
3. 对选手的祝福。
注意：1. 词数 100 词左右
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
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高二年级期末调研英语参考答案
2020.7
阅读理解
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完形填空
21---25 DBBCA 26---30 CBDAC 31---35DBACD 36---40 CBADA
语法填空
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46. that 47. be found 48. checking 49. the 50. its
短文改错
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书面表达
Good morning, everyone. Welcome to theopening ceremony of Hanfu Design
Contest. I’m Li Hua, chairman of the Hanfu Club.
Aimed at enriching students’ after-school life and promoting Chinese traditional
culture, the contest is scheduled to be held on January 10. Anyone who is fond of
Chinese culture can take part in it. You can design your costume using any material,
among which the recycled material is more favored. You are supposed to submit your
designs which will be judged by ten experts in this field before January 6. The ones
whose grades are among top 10 will be rewarded.
May all of you get good results.
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