辽宁省沈阳市郊联体2019-2020学年高二下学期期末考试英语试卷+扫描版含答案
2019--2020学年度下学期沈阳市郊联体期末考试高二年级英语答案听力1-5ACBAB6-10CAACA11-15BCABA16-20CBAAC阅读理解21-23DBD24--27.DABC28-31ACCC32—35DADC七选五36-40EBAFC完形填空41-45BABDC46-50BCACB51-55DBDAC语法填空56in57surveyed58videos59which/that60unforgettable61was interviewed62Although/Though/While63.a64how65have adopted应用文写作Dear Peter,Our school will hold an environment protection activity entitled“Our Earth,Our Home”in our school stadium this Saturday.I sincerely invite you to take part in it.This activity aims at improving students'environmental protection awareness.Various activities will be held.For example,you will enjoy a photo show and watch the process of recycling waste materials.Moreover,the posters of environmental protection will arouse students’interest in protecting our Earth.We also welcome students to present more creative methods to make this activity more interesting.I'm looking forward to your coming.读后续写paragraph IThen,I saw a faint light,and heard a voice calling out my name,I started screaming out loud for help,but my voice sounded so weak down from the slope. Scared and exhausted,I could couldn't help thinking that maybe the campers wouldn't find me and I would die alone in the mountain.Finally,I heard"There he is.I was saved,thank goodness!I told them that I had hurt my ankle,and they helped me slowly back to the camp.The next day I was going home for treatment. paragraph2The next day,as we were boarding the buses which would take us back to our own homes,Ben came up to me.He said,“This isn't funny at all.I hope you will get better soon.""Thank you.I hope we can be friends from now on."I said.So the battle between me and the wild-haired boy was over,and a new friendship between usstarted.点评:续写部分情节合理，与原文和所给段落开头语衔接恰当。
第段围绕听到一个声音在喊“我”的名字展开描写，并讲述了“我”获救的过程;第二段续写了“我”和Bn最终成为朋友，结束了”我们”之间的”战争＂。
续写部分描写详略得当，且使用了大量高级词汇和高级句子，如exhausted(筋疲力尽的)，can＇t help doing sth.(忍不住做某事);以及宾语从句加伴随状语(Scared and exhausted，I couldn＇thelp thinking that maybe the campers wouldn't find me and I would diealone in the mountain.)，为文章增色不少。
第一节：应用文写作（满分15分）一、评分原则1.本题总分为15分,按5个档次给分。
2.评分时,先根据文章的内容和语言初步确定其所属档次,然后以该档次的要求来衡量、确定或调整档次,最后给分。
3.词数少于60和多于100的,从总分中减去2分。
4.评分时应注意的主要内容为：内容要点、应用词汇和语法结构的丰富性和准确性、上下文的连贯性。
5.拼写与标点符号是语言准确性的一个方面,评分时,应视其对交际的影响程度予以考虑。
英、美拼写及词汇用法均可接受。
6.如书写较差,以至影响交际,将分数降低一个档次。
二、各档次的给分范围和要求：第五档(13-15分)1.完全完成了试题规定的任务.2.覆盖所有内容要点.3.应用了较多的语法结构和词汇.4.语法结构或词汇方面有些许错误,但为尽力使用较复杂结构或较高级词汇所致；具备较强的语言运用能力.5.有效地使用了语句间的连接成分,使全文结构紧凑.6.完全达到了预期的写作目的.第四档(10-12分)1.完全完成了试题规定的任务.2.虽漏掉1、2个次重点,但覆盖所有主要内容.3.应用的语法结构和词汇能满足任务的要求.4.语法结构或词汇方面应用基本准确,些许错误主要是因尝试较复杂语法结构或词汇所致.5.应用简单的语句间的连接成分,使全文结构紧凑.6.达到了预期的写作目的.第三档(7-9分)1.基本完成了试题规定的任务.2.虽漏掉一些内容,但覆盖所有主要内容.3.应用的语法结构和词汇能满足任务的要求.4.有一些语法结构或词汇方面的错误,但不影响理解.5.应用简单的语句间的连接成分,使全文内容连贯.6.整体而言,基本达到了预期的写作目的.第二档(4-6分)1.未恰当完成试题规定的任务.2.漏掉或未描述清楚一些主要内容,写了一些无关内容.3.语法结构单调、词汇项目有限.4.有一些语法结构或词汇方面的错误,影响了对写作内容的理解.5.较少使用语句间的连接成分,内容不连贯性.6.信息未能清楚地传达给读者.第一档(1-3分)1.未完成试题规定的任务.2.明显遗漏主要内容,写了一些无关内容,原因可能是未理解试题要求.3.语法结构单调、词汇项目有限.4.较多语法结构或词汇方面的错误,影响对写作内容的理解.5.缺乏语句间的连接成分,内容不连贯.6.信息未能传达给读者.不得分：（0分）未能传达给读者仟何信息：内容太少,无法评判；写的内容均与所要求内容无关或所写内容无法看清.第二节：读后续写（满分25分）评分原则1.本题总分为25分，按5个档次给分。
2.评分时，先根据文章的内容和语言初步确定其所属档次，然后以该档次的要求来衡量，确定或调整档次，最后给分。
3.所续写短文的词数应为150左右（词数少于130的，从总分中减去2分）。
4.阅卷评分时，主要从以下四个方面考虑：（1）与所给短文及段落开头语的衔接程度；（2）内容的丰富性（3）应用语法结构和词汇的丰富性和准确性；（4）故事发展的合理性和上下文的连贯性。
5.拼写与标点符号是语言准确性的一个方面，评分时，应视其对交际的影响程度予以考虑。
英、美拼写和词汇用法均可。
6.如书写较差以致影响交际，可将分数降低一个档次。
7.对于文中有下划线的词可以有词形的变化。
但用不够5个划线词的，不能上最高档。
原则上每缺少一个规定用词，降一档，但表达内容优秀的，可酌情考虑。
各档次给分范围及要求第五档（21-25分）—与所给短文融洽度高，与所提供各段落开头语衔接合理；—内容丰富—所使用语法结构和词汇丰富、准确，可能有些许错误，但完全不影响意义表达；—有效地使用了语句间的连接成分，使所续写短文结构紧凑。
第四档（16-20分）—与所给短文融洽度较高，与所提供各段落开头语衔接较为合理；—内容比较丰富—所使用语法结构和词汇较为丰富、准确，可能有些许错误，但完全不影响意义表达；—比较有效地使用了语句间的连接成分，使所续写短文结构紧凑。
第三档（11-15分）—与所给短文关系较为密切，与所提供各段落开头语有一定程度的衔接；—写出了若干有关内容—应用的语法结构和词汇能满足任务的要求，虽有一些错误，但不影响意义的表达；—应用简单的语句间的连接成分，使全文内容连贯。
第二档（6-10分）—与所给短文有一定的关系，与所提供各段落开头语有一定程度的衔接；—写出了一些有关内容—语法结构单调、词汇项目有限，有些语法结构和词汇方面的错误，影响了意义的表达；—较少使用语句间的连接成分，全文内容缺少连贯性。
第一档（1-5分）—与所给短文和开头语的衔接较差；—产出内容太少—语法结构单调、词汇项目很有限，有较多语法结构和词汇方面的错误，严重影响了意义的表达；—缺乏语句间的连接成分，全文内容不连贯。
0分—白卷、内容太少无法判断或所写内容与所提供内容无关。
辽宁省沈阳高二下册第二学期期未考试英语试题-含答案【精选】.doc
沈阳铁路实验中学下学期期末测试高二英语本试卷分第Ⅰ卷和第Ⅱ卷两部分。
满分120分，考试时间100分钟。
第Ⅰ卷第一部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
ABayfield Shopping Coupons (赠券)1. Si Hours Free ParingIf you spend $100 or more in our stores you will receive si hours of free paring. When you have spent $100 or more, just tae this coupon and your receipts to the customer service des on level 4. They will stamp your paring ticet to allow 6 hours of free paring.Offer until November 14.2. Win a $1,000 CD CollectionWin your choice of $1,000 worth of CDs from JB Music Store. Just buy any two CDs and your name will go into the competition. Select your own prie from our wide variety of roc, pop, ja, and classical music.Competition ends November 14. Prie drawn on November 21.Chec store for more information.3. Buy One, Get One FreeBuy one shirt or tie at Daniel’s Menswear, and get another shirt or tie of the same value free.Choose from any of our dress shirts and we will give you another one at no cost.Hurry! Offer ends November 14. Offer limited to one per customer.4. 10％ OffPresent this coupon at The Boo Store to get a 10％discount on any boos you buy.We have lots of boos to choose from, including children’s boos, novels, travel guides, and science wors. You are sure to find something that you will enjoy. Shop now for Christmas. We have plenty of toys as gifts for you and avoid the rush.Offer here until November 14.5. Half-price Movie TicetsBuy any full-price movie ticet on Tuesdays or Wednesdays, and you can buy a secondticet for a friend for only half price. The latest movies are here, showing in one of our five theaters at Bayfield Shopping Center.Offer good through December 1. Limit one per customer.6. Free Soft DrinBuy any meal for at least $6 at Mie’s Café, and receive a free soft drin. We serve the best fast food in the Shopping Centre. Come in and try our delicious meals and our ecellent service.You won’t be disappointed! Free soft drin offer ends November 14.1. What are these ads for?A. Food you can order for delivery.B. Places to go on vacation.C. Things on sale in a big store.D. Special offers at a shopping center.2. Which of the following is true according to the ads?A. Spending $ 50 means 3 hours of free paring.B. One person can buy 4 ticets for the price of three.C. After buying two CDs, you can get another two CDs for free.D. At Mie’s Cafe, people can get a free drin after spending $ 6.3. We can now from this passage_________.A. there are more than one theatre in the centerB. if you buy a boo there, you may pay less than half the priceC. you may get a free one if you buy a shirt, or a tie, or a pair of shoesD. you won’t enjoy the wonderful service at Mie’s CaféBWith 10,600 bicycles in circulation, Paris city officials are hoping the program will provide people with more environmentally friendly transportation.It seems both Parisians and tourists are taing advantage of the program. Since its launch a little over two wees ago, Velib has already seen almost half a million rentals. And, with the addition of 10,000 more bies and 700 more stations in the net 12 months, city officials epect at least 200,000 regular users by year end.Parisian Oliver Bioret has already gone for a spin on one of Velib’s vehicles and plans to mae use of them more often.It’s a real pleasure —when, lie me, you don’t have space enough in you flat to have your own bie—to be able to discover, to cross Paris and not have to tae the subway,” he said.As a socialist and longtime green activist, Mayor Bertrand Delanoe regards Velib as just a part of his plan to reduce car traffic and thus, lower pollution by 2020.Apart from its environmental benefits, Velib is also being praised as a way of collecting money for the city, for all the money from rentals goes to the city government.Paris is not alone in its attempt to profit from the power of the bicycles.Across the globe, cities such as Barcelona, which stated its bie-share program in March with 1,500 vehicles and 100 stations, and New Yor, which launched a five-day trial program last month are using bicycles as a way to cut bac on both traffic and pollution.However, it remains to be seen whether people’s acceptance of these program is simply a passing fashion or whether this movement has the power to tae root and transform the face of public transportation around the world.4. The real purpose of Velib is _______.A. to help people save money and spaceB. To mae some money for the city governmentC. to provide convenience to both Parisians and touristsD. to reduce traffic and pollution in the city.5.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?A. There will be 700 stations in one year’s time.B. There will be over 20,000 bies in use in a year.C. In the first two wees there were nearly a million rentals.D. There will be 200,000 regular rentals each day by year end.6. We can now from the passage that _______.A. other cities also have such programsB. Parisians can use the bicycles free of chargeC. Paris sets an eample to many other citiesD. Paris is the first city to start such a program.7. As to the future of the program, the author is _______.A. criticalB. optimisticC. uncertainD. negativeCPioneering front-row White House journalist Helen Thomas died at age 92 after a long illness. Thomas covered 10 presidents over nearly half a century, and becamea legend in the industry.She was always at White House news conferences — sitting front and center —where she frequently annoyed government spoesmen with her pointed questions.Thomas began covering the White House for United Press International when John F. ennedy became president in 1961 and was a fiture there until her retirement in 2010.In a written statement, Obama called Thomas a “true pioneer” and said she ept the presidents she covered —including himself—on their toes.Thomas, the daughter of Lebanese immigrants, was born in Winchester, entucy on August 4,1920. She was one of nine children. Thomas was raised in Detroit, where she attended Wayne State Unive rsity and graduated with a bachelor’s degree in 1942.In describing her job, Thomas once said, “ I’ve never covered the president in any way other than that he is ultimately responsible.”Thomas embraced the freedoms of a columnist with vigor(活力). No question seemed off-limits for her. Colleagues remember her as a genuinely fearless woman who ased the toughest questions of presidents, no matter their party.In January 2009, as President George Bush was preparing to leave office, Thomas aimed her editorial guns at him and his administration. In a commentary, she slammed (抨击) Bush for what she considered his failings, including leading the country “into a senseless war against Iraqi a calamity still under way as he leaves office almost si years after the invas ion.” She considered him “the worst president ever”.8. According to the tet , Helen Thomas was ______.A a wise politicianB a writing pioneerC a legendary journalistD a White House adviser9. The underlined word “fiture”in Paragraph 3 probably means _______.A an object firmly fied in placeB a person regarded fied in the same positionC someone to fi tricy problemsD a device to secure something somewhere10. What can we learn about Helen Thomas from the tet?A. She covered 10 presidents over a period of 49 years.B. She often raised unreasonable questions.C. She was born and brought up in Lebanon.D. She was criticied by President Obama.11.How did Thomas comment on George Bush?A. He should be ept on his toes.B. He was forced to be responsible.C. He didn’t deserve to be president.D. He shouldn’t have started the Iraq War.DA survey has shown that what you do on a plane can be determined by which nationality is listed on your passport.According to the results of an international passenger survey, Australians are the biggest driners on board with 36 percent choosing to down the hatch(干杯), compared to 35 percent of Americans and 33 percent of Brits.The Airline Passenger Eperience Association(APE) spoe to around 1,500 people, aged 18 and older, who have travelled by plane at least once during the last three months and were living in the United States, United ingdom, Germany, Japan, China, Singapore, Australia and Brail.The results found Chinese travelers are most liely to nod off once the seat-belt sign switches off. They are also the first to tae out their credit card for some in-flight shopping and the biggest fans of gaming. Americans on the other hand lie to use their time in the air more productively—when not drining—choosing to wor while flying at 35,000 feet.Meanwhile, Brits and Germans are the best at maing chat with random strangers—spending 50 percent more time than any other nationality. Comparatively, Brailians conduct their conversations online via email, messaging apps or social media.Despite plane food having a bad reputation, seven out of ten interviewees said they were happy to eat up on the selection of in-flight snacs and meals. In-flight magaines were also popular with four out of five passengers.The international flyers did however epress their desire for better in-flight entertainment. “The industry has greatly improved the comfort, entertainment and onboard service, and passengers are accepting those improvements” said Russell Lemieu, APE eecutive director. “At the same t ime, passengers are demanding more from their air travel eperiences which will drive more improvements touching all aspects of the journey. ” he added.12. What can you probably see in the flight according to the passage?A. Brailians choose to drin.B. Americans do in-flight shopping.C. Germans chat to ill the time.D. The Chinese switch off the seat-belt sign.13. When on board the plane, ______.A. passengers from one nation have little in commonB. most passengers lie to read in-flight magainesC. more than half of the passengers don’t enjoy plane foodD. most people tend to use in-flight time to have a good sleep.14. What can we learn from the last paragraph?A. Flyers care little about entertainment.B. Flyers are not satisfied with the improvements.C. Flyers are epecting better flight eperiences.D. Flyers have more and more demands from airlines.15. What’s the purpose of the passage?A. To entertain readers with interesting stories.B. To encourage people to behave well in public.C. To criticie impolite behaviors on the plane.D. To inform readers of the results of a survey.第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10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。
2019学年辽宁沈阳第二中学高二下期末考试英语试卷【含答案及解析】
2019学年辽宁沈阳第二中学高二下期末考试英语试卷【含答案及解析】姓名___________ 班级____________ 分数__________一、阅读理解1. Pocket Tape-Recorders “Family and Home Magazine” test what’s on the market now.1）Pearlcorder S702 $64This simple model at the bottom of the Olympus range scored the most points for its excellent quality of recording. Background noise hardly affects the sound and recording from a pocket is perfectly possible, but it doesn’t turn off automatically.Tape length: 30 minutes per side. Weight: 240g.2）Sony M9 $49.95Small and very good looking, sony’s latest offering scored most for appearance. Sounds clear, but there is slight machine noise. The big control buttons are a great improvement on some of the complicated little controls on other tape-recorders. Doesn’t switch off automatic ally but a red light shows if the machine is still running.Tape length: 60 minutes per side. Weight: 195g.3）Sony M400 $115Lots of little control buttons that make a noise and are difficult to use . Recording was good but machine noiselost points. Tape counter and automatic switch-off when tape has finished recording or rewinding are useful .Tape length: 60 minutes per side. Weight: 230g.4）Imperial OEM. MC $29.95Cheap and simple compared with the rest, but recording was good as long as there was no background noise. Use onlyits own make of cassette. No light to show it is on;no fast forward button and the record button makes a loud noise.Tape length: 30 minutes per side. Weight: 285g.5）Philips 585 $80Handsome and simple to use, but recording is very poor at more than the recommended distance of 5 cm-designed for dictation. No recording light.Tape length: 15 minutes per side. Weight: 220g.1. I f you want a machine which turns off automatically and weighs verylittle you should choose the __________.A . Pearlcorder S702B . Sony M9C . Sony M400 ______________D . Philips 5852. Which machine is unsuitable for general use?A . Pearlcorder S702B . Imperial OEM MC7C . Sony M400D . Philips 5853. What disadvantage does only the Imperial OEM MC7 have?A . No light shows when it is on .B . It requires a special cassette.C . It picks up background noise.D . The record button makes a noise.2. As an experienced photojournalist in Nashville, Tennessee, I was hired by USA Today newspaper to photograph a spinal bifida (脊柱畸形) correctivesurgical procedure. It was to be performed on a twenty-one week old fetus（胎儿）in uterus（子宫）at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. At that time, in 1999, twenty-one weeks in uterus was the earliest that the surgical team would consider for surgery. The worst possible outcome would be that the surgery would cause premature delivery, and no child born earlier than twenty-three weeks had survived.The tension could be felt in the operating room as the surgery began. A typical C-section cut was made to access the uterus, which was then lifted out and laid at the junction of the mother’s thighs（大腿）. The entire procedure would take place within the uterus, and no part of the child was to breach the surgical opening. During the procedure, the position of the fetus was adjusted by gentlymoving the outside of the uterus. The entire surgical procedure on the child was completed in one hour andthirteen minutes. When it was over, the surgical teambreathed a sigh of relief, as did I.As a doctor asked me what speed of film I was using, out of the corner of my eye I saw the uterus shake,but no one’s hands were near it. It was shaking from within. Suddenly, an entire arm thrust out of the opening, then pulled back until just a little hand was showing. The doctor reached over and lifted the hand, which reacted and squeezed the doctor’s finger. As if testing for strength,the doctor shook the tiny fist. Samuel held firm. I took the picture! Wow! It happened so fast that the nurse standing nex t to me asked, “What happened?” “The child reached out,” I said. “Oh. They do that all the time,” she responded.The surgical opening to the uterus was closed and the uterus was then put back into the mother and the C-section opening was closed.It was ten days before I knew if the picture was even in focus(对焦). Toensure no digital manipulation(篡改) of images before they see them, USA Today requires that film be submitted unprocessed. When the photo editor finally phoned me he said, “It’s the most incredible picture I’ve ever seen.”1. It can be inferred from the passage that __________.A. i t’s a very common surgery nowadays.B. t here was little risk in the operation.C. t he writer was really a terrific photographer.D. t he baby’s little hand reacted the doctor’s finger.2. In 1999, people believed that it was ________.A. possible for a fetus 21 weeks born to surviveB. likely for a fetus born 21 weeks to become abnormalC. right time for a fetus born 21 weeks to receive an operationD. risky for a fetus 21 weeks in uterus to receive an operation3. From the second paragraph, we can see that the surgery was ________.A. challenging but successfulB. demanding and unsuccessfulC. simple and shortD. long-lasting and difficult4. The underlined “It” in paragraph 3 refers to________.A. the uterus ________B. the arm of the fetusC. the picture _________D. the head of the fetus3. With only about 1,000 pandas left in the world, China is desperately trying to clone (克隆) the animal and save the endangered species(物种).That's a move similar to what a Texas A&M University researchers have been undertakingfor the past five years in a project called “Noah's Ark”.Noah's Ark is aimed at collecting eggs, embryos(胚胎)，semen and DNA of endangered animals and storing them in liquid nitrogen（氮）. If certain species should become extinct,Dr.Duane Kraemar, a professor in Texas A&M University Medicine, says there would be enough of the basic building blocks to reintroduce the species in the future.It is estimated that as many as 2,000 species of mammals, birds reptiles will become extinct in over 100 years. The panda, native only to China, is in danger of becomingextinct in the next 25 years.This week, Chinese scientists said they grew an embryo by introducing cells from a dead female panda into the eggcells of a Japanese white rabbit. They are now trying to implant the embryo into a host animal.The entire procedure could take from three to five yearsto complete.“The nuclear transfer(核子移植) of one species to another is not easy, and the lack of available(capable of being used) panda eggs could be a major problem，”Kraemer believes.“They will probably have to do several hundred tr ansfers to result in one pregnancy (having a baby). It takes a long time and it’s difficult, but this could be groundbreaking science if it works. They are certainly not putting anylive pan das at risk, so it is worth the effort,” adds Kraemer, who is one of the leaders of the Project at Texas A & M, the first–ever attempt at cloning a dog. “They are trying to do something that’s never been done, and this is very similar to our work in Noah’s Ark. We’re both trying to save animals thatface extinction. I certainly appreciate their effort and there’s a lot we can learn from what they are attempting to do. It’s a research that is very much needed.”1. The aim of “Noah’s Ark” project is to________.A. make efforts to clone the endangered pandasB. save endangered animals from dying outC. collect DNA of endangered animals to studyD. transfer the nuclear of one animal to another2.The underlined word groundbreaking can be interpreted as __________.A. especially newB. pioneeringC. damaging _________D. trouble- making3. The best title for the passage may be ______.A. Chi na’s Success in Panda CloningB. The First Cloned Panda in the WorldC. Exploring the Possibility to Clone PandasD. China---the Native Place of Pandas Forever4. From the passage we know that _______.A. Kraemer and his team have succeeded in cloning a dogB. scientists try to implant a panda’s egg into a rabbitC. Kraemer will work with Chinese scientists in clone researchesD. about two thousand species will probably die out in a century4. When we think of leadership, we often think of strength and power. But what are these really, and how do they operate?Leadership today is not about forcing others to do things. If this is even possible, it is short-term, and tends to backfire. If you order someone to do something against their will, they may do it because they feel they must, butthe anger they feel will do more harm in the long-term, They will also experience fear.Fear causes the thinking brain to shut down, making the person unable to function at his or her best. If they associate you with this emotion of fear. They will become less functional around you, and you will have succeeded in not only shooting yourself in the foot , but possibly making a very good employee or partner unable to performeffectively. Fear has no place in leadership.The way we influence people in a lasting way is by our own character, and our understanding and use of emotion. We can order someone to do something, which may be part ofthe work day; or we can employ them at the emotional level, so they became fully devoted to the projects and provide some of their own motivation (积极性). Today’s work place is all about relationships.Anyone works harder in a positive environment in which they are recognized and valued as a human being as well as a worker. Everyone produces just a bit more for someone they like. Leaders understand the way things work. They know the pay check is not the single most motivating factor (因素)in the work life of most people.The true strength of leadership is an inner strength that comes from the confidence of emotional intelligence―knowing your own emotions, and how to handle them, and those of others. Developing your emotional intelligence isthe single best thing you can do if you want to develop your relationshipswith people around you, which is the key to the leadership skills.1. An employee may have a feeling of fear in the work place when ________.A. he is forced to do thingB. h e cannot work at his bestC. he feels his brain shut downD. he thinks of his work as too heavy2. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?A. People tend to associate leadership with fear .B. Working condit ions affect people’s physical health .C. Good relationship is the key to business success .D. Smart people are more functional in the work place.3. To positively influence employees a leader should first of all ________.A. provide better suggestionsB. develop his own personalityC. give his employees a pay riseD. hide his own emotion of fear4. Good leadership is mainly seen in a leader’s ability to ________.A. provide a good working environmentB. help raise employee’s living standardsC. give employees specific instructionsD. deal wisely with employees’ emotions二、七选五5. 根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
辽宁省沈阳市郊联体2019-2020学年高二下学期期末考试+英语含答案
2019－2020学年度下学期沈阳市郊联体期末考试高二试题英语考试时间：120分钟试卷满分：150分注意事项：本试卷由第I卷和第II卷组成。
第I卷为选择题部分，一律答在答题卡上；第II 卷非选择题部分，按要求答在答题卡相应位置上。
第I卷选择题第一部分听力(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.How will the woman go to London?A.By air.B.By train.C.By car.2.Which place is going to be pulled down?A.The square.B.The park.C.The theater.3.What arc the speakers talking about?A.A handbag.B.A cup.C.A book.4.Which button will the woman press?A.The top one on the left.B.The top one on the right.C.The bottom one on the right.5.What does the woman advise the man to get?A.Some water.B.Sonic scissors.C.The vase.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。
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。
2020-2021学年辽宁省沈阳市郊联体高二(下)期末英语试卷(附答案详解)
2020-2021学年辽宁省沈阳市郊联体高二（下）期末英语试卷一、阅读理解（本大题共15小题，共37.5分）AOne Story is a non-profit literary organization,devoted to celebrating the art form of the short stories and supporting the writers who write them.If you're skilled at short stories and want to join us,pay attention to the following.Submission Periods：Jan.15th— May 31st / Sept.1st— Nov.14th.What Kinds of Stories Is One Story Looking for？One Story is seeking literary fiction.Because of our format,we can only accept stories between 3，000 and 8，000 words.They can be in any style and on any subject as long as they are good.More importantly,we are looking for stories that leave readers feeling satisfied.Does One Story Accept Published Material？No.One Story is looking for previously unpublished material.However,if a story has been published in print outside of North America,it will be considered.Stories previously published online on blogs,personal websites,or online literary magazines will not be accepted.Does One Story Consider Translations？Yes.Please include the name of the original author and language,as well as the name of the translator on the first page of your submission.How Do I Submit to One Story？We have an automated system for you to send us your work.It will securely send our editors your story and email you a confirmation that it has been received.To use the automated system,you need to have a One Story account.You already have one if you have subscribed to One Story or One Teen Story,joined our mailing list,or submitted a story to either magazine.When you are ready to submit,please visit our Submission Manager.1.One Story judges whether a work is good mainly based on ______ .A. its name.B. its originality.C. editors' comments.D. readers' response.2.What should you do when handing in your work？______A. Include your creative inspiration.B. Register an account beforehand.C. Write a short recommendation for it.D. Attach your private information to it.3.What type of writing is this text？______A. A story review.B. A magazine advertisement.C. A submission guide.D. A magazine introduction.BWhen I got home after dropping out of college in my junior year because of depression,I didn't want to get out of bed every day.But my parents wanted me to,so I just transferred myself to the couch in the living room.Sometimes I would turn on the TV and watch marathons,but mostly I just sat there,lost in thought.One day when I was lying on the couch,not knowing what to do,I thought since I had been out of school for a long time,I might as well do something productive in my life.I looked at my options.I could attend online college classes,go to in-person events just to get out of the house,or take up a hobby.But none of these things made me happy,and my depression seemed to keep me drowning in low spirits.However,there was something that was my thing-entrepreneurship（创业）.No matter what kind of day I'm having now,the mere mention of start-ups still cheers me up.I have been doing business in some kinds of forms ever since I was a kid,and despite everything,this passion has never changed.So I started thinking of ideas,seeing which one could become practical business.I spent my days being glued to a wide purple notebook and a pen in hand,sometimes moving from the couch to the table on our back porch in the mornings.If I got up early enough,I'd watch the sun come up.It was there,in the still mornings,that I learned about life and started to look back on mine.With time going on,the depression started to lift.I was making more progress in my recovery,and the good days were more frequent than the bad.I started a couple of different businesses,eventually settling on a web design business,and did a lot of experiments and changed my ideas.After a period of time,things started to work.4.Why did the author return home from college？______A. She had mental problems.B. She got tired of her campus life.C. She wanted to prepare for a marathon.D. She wanted to spend some time accompanying her parents.5.What is the author's real passion？______A. Attending sports events.B. Going to in-person events.C. Taking online college classes.D. Managing a business of her own.6.What's the meaning of the underlined part in Paragraph 4？______A. Being busy with.B. Being absorbed in.C. Being excellent in.D. Being associated with.7.What can be the best title for the text？______A. How I overcame my depressionB. How I found peace insideC. Why I dropped out of collegeD. Why I wanted to start a businessCWe all know that decision-making and behavior vary across diverse societies and people are influenced by cultural norms （规范）before they grow into an adult.But the stage that the normative information starts to come into play remains a secret.Dr.Bailey House,a psychology expert at the University York,and his team conducted a new research,which was focused on eight societies across the world.The team examined the behavior of children and adults when they were asked to engage in specific sharing tasks.Once the sharing patterns were established among the adults in each community,the scientists worked with the subjects to figure out the possible reactions they'll have.Children from both urban and rural communities in eight countries were presented with two options：to keep a reward for themselves and give another reward to a stranger,or to keep both rewards for themselves.Children under seven mostly chose the selfish option in all communities,while children eight and older were much more likely to follow the adults' patterns and share.These results suggest that during middle childhood,at the ages of from 8 to 12，children becomesensitive to culturally-specific information about how to behave.This "information" is encoded （把...编码）in local norms,which children acquire through a developed human psychology for leaning and agreeing with normative information.Dr.Bailey House said,"One of the implications of the study is that we should start to pay attention not just to what children know but why they start to respond to the norms.The next step is to pose the question of what is happening in a child's development between the ages that makes them more responsive to social norms around them.The goal of the work is to better understand how culture and psychology work together to produce human diversity in cooperation and other behaviors."8.Why was the research conducted？______A. To prove impact of parents' behavior on children.B. To examine what affects children's sharing patterns.C. To study when social norms begin to shape people.D. To compare behavioral distinction in different societies.9.What does the underlined word "subjects" in paragraph 2 refer to？______A. Children.B. Sharing tasks.C. Adults.D. Different communities.10.What is paragraph 3 mainly about？______A. The classification of the children.B. The response of the children to the research.C. The characteristics of the children.D. The desire of the children to share with others.11.What do Dr.Bailey House's words imply？______A. The ages of from 8 and 12 are an essential stage for children.B. Children are more sensitive to social norms than adults.C. Culture and psychology decide children's development.D. Reasons for children following social norms are unknown.DA decade ago,at the end of my first semester teaching at Captain,my student Jack stopped by for office hours.He sat down and burst into tears.My mind started cycling through a list of events that could make a college junior cry：His girlfriend had broken up with him；he had been accused of cheating in exams；he forgot to turn in papers before the deadline. "I just got my firstA minus," he said.Year after year,I watch in depression as students are crazy about getting straight A's.Some sacrifice their health；a few have even tried to charge their school after failure.They believe top marks are a ticket to elite graduate schools and rewarding job opportunities.I was one of them.I started college with the goal of graduating with a GPA of 4.0.It would be a reflection of my brainpower and willpower,showing that I had the right things to succeed.But I was wrong. The evidence is clear：Across industries,research shows that the association between grades and job performance is modest in the first year after college and insignificant within a handful of years.For example,at Microsoft,once employees are two or three years out of college,their grades have nothing to do with their performance.（Of course,it must be said that if you got D's,you probably wouldn't end up at Microsoft.）Academic grades rarely assess qualities like creativity,leadership and teamwork skills,or social,emotional and political intelligence.Yes,straight A students master large amounts of information and reproduce it in exams.But career success is rarely about finding the right solution to a problem—it's more about finding the right problem to solve.This might explain why Steve Jobs finished high school with a GPA of 2.65，and Martin Luther King Jr.got only one A in his four years at Morehouse.12.Why did Jack feel sad？______A. His girlfriend abandoned him.B. He was caught cheating in exams.C. He failed to get straight A's.D. He didn't hand in his paper in time.13.What did the author once believe？______A. It was wrong to care too much about marks.B. Failure was schools' fault.C. Marks didn't reflect willpower and brainpower.D. Top marks meant well-paid job offers.14.Why are the employees at Microsoft mentioned？______A. To indicate academic performance is important.B. To stress the company values employees with top marks.C. To introduce successful examples in the technology industry.D. To show academic excellence isn't a strong predictor of career performance.15.What should people focus more on to succeed？______A. How to solve a problem.B. What problem to be solved.C. How to be a creative leader.D. What to do with detailed information.二、阅读七选五（本大题共5小题，共12.5分）It's not always easy to run an energy efficient house.But there are some simple things anyone can do.Go LED with your lighting.There are several benefits to switching to energy efficient light bulbs.One of them is saving money- though the LED bulbs might cost more than traditional bulbs,the average saving on LED bulbs is ﹩75 a year. (1) LED bulbs can last years or even decades.Don't run your air conditioner constantlyAs the weather starts to warm you might be thinking about the right time to turn on your air conditioner. (2) Air conditioner units are among the most energy-consuming appliances in your ing electrical fans instead of your air conditioner is much more efficient and it's a big money saver,too.(3)On those days when you treat a large crowd and are low on time,don't beat yourself up if you have to use disposable（一次性的）dishware.This method reduces your water usage and saves energy.And as a bonus,if your city offers roadside recycling,your paper plates may qualify. Update your insulation（隔热）All that work you're doing to save energy in your home could go to waste if it's not properly insulated.If you can't insulate the whole house,pay special attention to the roof：it reduces air flow from outside.By updating your insulation,you're saving money. (4)Take showers instead of bathsA full bathtub requires about 70 gallons of water. (5) Showers are quite different---taking a five-minute shower uses only 10 to 25 gallons!A.But do you really have to？B.You should use your air conditioner smartly.C.Turn off water when not using it.D.Plus,you needn't change them frequently.E.Don't feel guilty about using paper plates.F.And it's also easier to control your home temperature.G.Even if you don't fill it to the top,it still uses much more water.16. A. A B. B C. C D. D E.E F.F G. G17. A. A B. B C. C D. D E.E F.F G. G18. A. A B. B C. C D. D E.E F.F G. G19. A. A B. B C. C D. D E.E F.F G. G20. A. A B. B C. C D. D E.E F.F G. G三、完形填空（本大题共15小题，共15.0分）When Wright brothers came up with the idea of making the motor-operated airplane,people thought they were mad.But they made it.Each of us is going to be faced with(21) and challenges throughout our lives.There will (22) be moments when people tell you - you can't. There was a village girl that(23) the same challenging moment like the Wright brothers had.She came from a farm where a(24) number of children worked after school.Throughout her high school years she would have normal competition in(25) with her fellow classmates.Her dream was to be well(26).In her final year of high school,her teacher told her not to(27) to get a higher education,and just be(28) with a common blue-collar job.However,she(29) her dream firmly and finally graduated from University of Saskatchewan and got a position in the Canadian government.There is a（n）(30) saying, "Aerodynamically（根据空气动力学），the bumble bee shouldn't be able to fly,(31) the bumble bee doesn't know it,so it goes on flying anyway." Don't(32) yourself by what others say,and your success must come from (33) yourself.Like the Wright Brothers and the girl,never let the(34) of your dreams be extinguished（熄灭）.Let your spirit and (35) fly!You will succeed soon.21. A. obstacles B. dreams C. goals D. opportunities22. A. occasionally B. always C. seldom D. never23. A. ignored B. imagined C. experienced D. found24. A. much B. several C. many D. large25. A. hobbies B. studies C. sports D. realities26. A. rewarded B. treated C. educated D. improved27. A. bother B. stop C. help D. begin28. A. occupied B. equipped C. burdened D. satisfied29. A. planned B. followed C. abandoned D. doubted30. A. unforgettable B. peaceful C. unbelievable D. wonderful31. A. but B. and C. if D. until32. A. dismiss B. discount C. distinguish D. discourage33. A. caring for B. wrestling withC. believing inD. talking to34. A. flame B. sight C. view D. future35. A. devotion B. determination C. contribution D. inspiration四、语法填空（本大题共1小题，共15.0分）36.Ice fishing is the practice of catching fish through an opening in the ice on a frozen body ofwater.For safety,it (1) （recommend）that ice fishermen should go out with 4 inches of good ice for walking.And walking on (2) （thin）ice than this can be dangeroussometimes.There are two things common to all ice fishermen：patience and (3) （resist）to cold weather.Ice fishers may fish in the open or in shelters (4) there may be chairs,a heater anda television.However,even in shelters,ice fishing is surely not (5) comfortable sport whenyou're fishing in (6) （terrible）freezing temperatures.When most fishermen have their fishing equipment (7) （store）in the basement for the winter,ice fishermen pull out their equipment for an adventure.Ice fishing (8) （change）a lot over the years.Though it's a fun time for ice fishermen to sit on a chair and wait for the fish to swim by,modern ice fishermen move around the lake quite a bit (9) search of the catch.Some ice fishermen have been known to drill over 100 holes per day, (10) （attempt）to locate the fish.五、书面表达（本大题共2小题，共40.0分）37.假定你是李华，英国姐妹学校的Wendy同学来信，表示到访期间想参加你校的升旗仪式（flag-raising ceremony），并询问相关信息．请你回信，内容包括：1．表示欢迎；2．仪式的时间、地点；3．仪式的意义．注意：1、词数80左右；2、可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯．38.阅读下面短文，根据其内容及所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一个完整的短文。
辽宁省实验中学、沈阳市东北育才学校等五校2019学年高二下学期期末联考英语试卷【含答案及解析】
辽宁省实验中学、沈阳市东北育才学校等五校2019学年高二下学期期末联考英语试卷【含答案及解析】姓名___________ 班级____________ 分数__________一、阅读理解1. Ben, at the age of 23 ,was the youngest man to ski solo to the North Pole. He dragged a 180-kilogramme sledge ( 雪橇 ) over 1,420 miles through the worst Arctic conditions. This year, Ben plans to ski solo from the Antarctic coast to the South Pole and back in the autumn, carrying all his supplies on his sledge.Ben Saunders was fired after persuading the firm to support his disorganized first adventure. “Everything that could go wrong did go wrong. We didn’t get to the Pole, so we had no media interest. No one heard about it.”“People said it was impossible for me to get to the Pole. I said, “No, I can get there,” an d I did. Self-belief, I see it as being a bit like a muscle — it's my belief that the more you stretch yourself the stronger it gets. If you never do anything that's uncomfortable or risky then your self-belief gets weaker. So that's one of the lessons I’ve figured out along the way.“My Antarctic adventure is just practicable and that's what is exciting to me. If I knew I could do it without too much bother, I wouldn’t be interested." Why? “Personally I'm attracted by the human performance element to it. Not that long ago, running a marathon was seen as the top point of human attempt, and now I wouldn ’ t be that surprised if my mum said she was going to run one."People ’ s horizons are changing. “I'm not particularly gifted. I’ve just chosen this on e goal to achieve and I’ve been working hard to realize it. And that ’ s the thing that attracts me: with enough training and enough determination, enough focus and preparation, how far can we go? And I don ， t think I've found out yet.”1. What do we kno w about Ben Saunders’ first adventure?A. It was ruined by his company.B. There was no press coverage.C. It was well planned and organized.D. He actually reached the North Pole.2. According to Ben Saunders, if you want to stretch your self-belief, you should______ .A. often test your confidenceB. try something adventurousC. aim to reach the North PoleD. always stretch your muscles3. Ben Saunders was excited about his Antarctic adventure because_______ .A. he liked running a marathonB. he wanted to exercise his bodyC. he knew it might be achievableD. he was sure he could do it easily4. What can we learn from the last paragraph?A. We have to change our views about adventure.B. We can never know our possibilities and energies.C. We should have a reason for going on an adventure.D. We have to be especially talented to have an adventure.2. Computers have beaten human world champions at chess and, earlier this year, the board game Go( 围棋 ). So far, though, they have struggled at the card table. So we challenged one AI(artificial intelligence) to a game.Why is poker so difficult? Chess and Go are “information complete” games where all players can see all the relevant information. In poker, other players’ cards are hidden, making it an “information incomplete” game. Players have to guess opponents’ hands from their actions----tricky for computers. Solving poker could lead to many breakthroughs, from cyber security to driverless cars.Scientists believe it is only a matter of time before AI once again vanquishes humans, so our human-machine match comes up in a game of Texas Hold’s Em Limit Poker. The AI was developed by Johannes Heinrich, aresearcher studying machine learning at UCL. It combines two techniques:neural( 神经的 )networks and reinforcement learning( 强化学习 ).Neural networks, to some degree, copy the structure of human brains: their processors are highly interconnected and work at the same time to solve problems. They are good at spotting patterns in huge amounts of data. Reinforcement learning is when a machine, given a task, carries it out,learning from mistakes it makes. In this case, it means playing poker againstitself billions of times to get better.Mr Heinrich told Sky News: “Today we a re presenting a new procedure that has learned in a different way, more similar to how humans learn. In particular,it is able to learn abstract patterns, represented by its neural network, which allow it to deal with new and unseen situations.”After two hours of quite defensive play, from the computer at least, wecalled it a draw.1. Why can’t the computer beat humans at the poker game?A. Because humans are cleverer than the computerB. Because humans practice playing the poker game every dayC. Because the computer can’t learn the regular rules of the poker gameD. Because the computer can’t know the other players’ cards completely2. What does the underlined word “vanquishes” in Paragraph 3mean?A. LeavesB. DefeatsC. CheatsD. Serves3. What do we know about the reinforcement learning of AI?A. It solves problems correctly every timeB. It is the same as the learning of humansC. It learns from the mistakes appearing in a taskD. It is more developed than the studying ways of humans4. What can be inferred from the text?A. The new procedure of AI has some features of humansB. Computers are stronger than humans in every aspectC. Humans will beat computers at playing poker foreverD. Scientists feel unhappy about the result of the poker game3. The computer keyboard helped kill shorthand—a system of rapid handwriting, and now it’s threatening to finish off handwriting as a whole. When handwritten essays were introduced on the SAT exams for the class of 2012,just 15% of the most1.5 million students wrote their answers in cursive( 手写体 ). The rest? Block letters.And those college hopefuls are just the first edge of a wave of US students who no longer get much handwriting instructions in the primary grades, frequently 10 minutes a day or less. As a result, more and more students struggle to read and write cursive.There are those who say the culture is at a crossing, turning from thewritten word to the typed one. If handwriting becomes a lost form of communication, does it matter?It was at University Virginia that researchers recently discovered apreviously unknown poem by Robert, written in his unique script. Handwritten documents are more valuable to researchers, historians say, because their authenticity can be confirmed. Students also find them more fascinating.The loss of handwriting also may be a cognitive( 认知的 ) opportunity missed. Several academic studies have found that good handwriting skills at a young age can help children express their thoughts better—a lifelong benefit. It doesn’t take much to teach better handwriting skills. At some schools in Prince George’s County, elementary school students use a program called Handwriting Without Tears for 15 minutes a day. They learn the correct formation of manuscript ( 手写的 )letters through second grade, and cursive letters in third grade.1. A poem by Robert mentioned in the passage is used to ____________.A. prove how valuable handwriting isB. explain what a famous poet he isC. show how unique his poem isD. stress how fascinating the documents are2. According to the author, when is a perfect time to learn handwriting?A. Kindergarten.B. Primary school.C. High school.D. College.3. The example of Handwriting Without Tears helps to argue that______.A. the school are responsible for the loss of handwritingB. the loss of handwriting is a cognitive opportunity missedC. the culture is turning from the written word to the typed oneD. it doesn’t take much t o teach better handwriting skills4. What is the author’s attitude towards this debate?A. PessimisticB. ScepticalC. Critical.D. Supportive4. Booking a trip on an online travel site is convenient, but comes with its own set of problems.◆ They know who's going to spend more.Last year, US travel research company Orbitz tracked people's onlineactivities to test out whether Mac users spend more on travel than PC users. It turns out that on average, Mac users lay out US $20-30 more per night on hotels. As a result, online travel sites show these users more expensivetravel options first. To avoid paying more, sort results by price.◆ Their software doesn't always link to the hotel's system.A guaranteed reservation is almost impossible to come by anywhere — but the risk of your flight or hotel being overbooked increases with third-partyproviders. The middleman's software isn't immune( 防护作用的 ) to system errors, so always call the hotel or airline to make sure your booking was processed.◆ Don't be fooled by packages: Often, they're low-end items grouped together. Ever notice how travel sites recommend a hotel, a rental car, and tour package all in one click? These deals usually feature travel that no one wants, like flights with multiple layovers( 中途停留 ). Check the fine print.◆ Once your trip is purchased, you're on your own.An online travel agency can't provide assistance the same way an agent can if a flight is cancelled or a room is substandard. Basically, when you arrive at the airport or hotel, you're just another customer who booked at the lowest rate.1. What does the writer mainly intend to tell readers?A. Steps of reserving a hotel on lineB. Tips of how to reserve flights on lineC. Problems about reserving a trip on lineD. Traps in reserving hotels and flights on line2. Why do people probably spend more on their online reservation for trips?A. They are shown less expensive travel options firstB. Some of the travel expenses are earned by Mac usersC. They book at prices recommended first by travel sites.D. Their flights or hotels are overbooked by tourist agencies3. What can we lean from the passage?A. Booking online is better than booking in other waysB. The third parties will provide good travel services on lineC. Few people book trips on line because of possible troublesD. Travelers’ interests may not be guaranteed with booking on line.二、七选五5. Are Your Clothes Causing Pollution?Very small pieces of plastic, called microfibers, are polluting rivers and oceans. 1. Clothes worn for outdoor activities and exercise are often made of artificial material, which is useful in keeping warm. But they contain very small plastic fibers, which may also be harming the environment when you wash them. When people wash these clothes, very small pieces go down the drain ( 下水道 ) with the wash water.2.Pollution caused by plastic is not new, but recent studies have shown the effect of microfibers in the environment.Studies show very small microfibers are ending up in our waters, which may come from waste water treatment factories. A 2015 study found them in fish from California.Microfibers, effect on food supplies.Beyond the waterways, the researchers say microfibers may end up in soil and agricultural lands. 3. This means there is much to be learned about microfibers and the environment. Some studies have shown that microfibers end up inside sea animals, like oysters. 4. Researchers say that the fibers tend not to move into the tissue of the fish, but it needs more study.Steps to save or keep microfibers from the environment.Until more information becomes known, there are steps to take to reduce the amount of microfibers in the environment. People should use less of the artificial materi als. If we already have those in our lives and we’re using them, an important step would be washing them less. 5. A bag is being designed in which to wash these clothes. It traps the microfibers in the bag and it may be available for purchase soon.A. New technology may also help.B. Studies on microfibers in the environment.C. They can also move around the atmosphere.D. Studies on how much of the microfibers is released.E. The source of these microfibers may surprise you: your clothes.F. Washing machines keep microfibers from escaping with wash water.G So if these microfibers have been found in fish and seafood, are they safe to eat?三、完形填空6. “Who can ever have imagined someone like me would make it this far?” asked Chad Wood last week during his high school graduation speech as the best student. Chad offered ___ to his fellow classmates to never give up---and the words ____ much more to himself. That’s because Chad is deaf, and he told the story of the serious troubles he ____ to graduate first in his class at Harrison High school in Kennesaw, Georgia.Chad didn’t start to ____ until he was 5, according to his mother, Pam Wood. Although her son was _____ a disadvantage, she was determined not to treat him _____ . “I’ve expected him to do everything every other kid does,and I saw no ____ why he couldn’t,” she told ABC News. “And if he ____the first time, we just tried again.”Chad, 17, worked hard throughout school, ____ no special treatment butsitting at the front of the class and using a special audio system so he could hear the teacher. All his hard work ____ . He received full school fare to Vanderbilt University. “Deafness had taught me a lesson to never ____ ,” he said in the speech. “Not when the experts tell you it cannot be done. Notwhen you have ____ so far behind that escaping seems the only way ____ .Not when achieving your dreams seems an entire ____ .”Chad spoke for about four minutes, after which he received a standingapplause from the class and ____ messages from family, friends and strangers. “They’ve been sending me messages on Facebook, email, they’ve been talkingto me in person telling me how it had a ____ on their lives and how they’re really ____ by it,” Chad told ABC News. “It feels ____ . Seeing that my words ___ have a power on someone and that they want to work harder because of my words makes me feel ___ .”1. A. advice B. description C. warning D. information2. A. recognized B. analysed C. meant D. described3. A. needed B. faced C. consisted D. forecast4. A. cry B. write C. smell D. hear5. A. at B. for C. under D. by6. A. kindly B. differently C. cruelly D. similarly7. A. harm B. trouble C. reason D. conclusion8. A. failed B. organized C. succeeded D. blamed9. A. appealing B. receiving C. possessing D. operating10. A. set off B. dropped off C. took off D. paid off11. A. give in B. give out C. give up D. give away12. A. waited B. fallen C. walked D. gone13. A. up B. off C. in D. out14. A. impossibility B. failure C. victory D. chance15. A. awkward B. negative C. doubtful D. supportive16. A. reward B. detail C. power D. source17. A. defeated B. exposed C. educated D. puzzled18. A. unwilling B. amazing C. shocking D. embarrassing19. A. actually B. suddenly C. strangely D. extremely20. A. astonished B. cautious C. confused D. wonderful四、短文填空7. The "One Belt One Road" strategy proposed by President Xi Jinping has drawn public attention to 1. oldest and longest trade route—Silk Road. The termin a narrow sense refers to an ancient overland trade route 2. form) in the Western Han Dynasty. This route stretched 4,350 miles from Chang's an to western China, central Asia, and even to Europe , 3. (enable) theses regionsto have better communications in diplomacy, business and culture.China was the first country in the world to breed silkworms and produce silk fabric. This craft skill reached a 4. (fair) advanced level in the Zhou Dynasty. As a major export to Europe, "silk" was used to name this great route by a German geographer. China's silk 5. (introduce) into western countries through this old trade route. People were 6. (familiar) with his product atthe beginning, and made many guesses at 7. it was produced. According to the record, the idea that silk was picked from trees was widely accepted by folksin Europe.8. (garment) made of this fabric were always best sellers, and wereconsidered a social status symbol. Ever the gorgeous Egyptian queen, Cleopatra, was also a big fan of the silk. This fascination led to an increasing demand 9. this product, and promoted the 10. (develop) of this trading route.五、短文改错8. 假定英语课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。
2019-2020年高二下学期期末考试英语试题 含解析
2019-2020年高二下学期期末考试英语试题含解析说明：1.考试时间120分钟，满分150分。
2.将卷Ⅰ答案用2B铅笔涂在答题卡上,将卷Ⅱ答案答在答题纸上。
卷Ⅰ(选择题共90分)第一部分听力（共两节，满分20分）第一节（共5小题；每小题1分，满分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. How did the woman feel when she was called by the head?A. She was pleased.B. She was relaxed.C. She was nervous.2. What is the woman doing?A. Offering help.B. Asking for help.C. Asking for permission3. Where does this conversation take place?A. In a bookstore.B. In a library.C. In the post office.4. How much does the man have to pay?A. 20 dollars.B. 30 dollars.C. 40 dollars.5. What can we learn from the conversation?A. The woman will go to the airport by taxi.B. The woman is asking the man for advice.C. The woman's car has broken down.第二节（共15 小题；每小题1分，满分15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。
辽宁省沈阳市2019-2020 学年度高二(下) 期末联考英语试题及答案(Word版有解析)
2019-2020 学年度(下) 期末考试高二年级英语试卷考试时间：100 分钟考试分数：150 分试卷说明：本试卷分第Ⅰ卷选择题（1－35 题，共65 分）和第Ⅱ卷(非选择题，36－47 题，共55 分)。
答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。
作答时，将答案写在答题纸上，写在本试卷上无效。
第Ⅰ卷(选择题共65 分)第一部分阅读理解（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，从每题所给的A、B、C 和D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
AFinding the best lamp for study is important for everyone. In order to make full use of time and energy, and for the very important goal of preserving eyesight, anyone reading for understanding needs not only adequate light, but light that ensures reading with ease. Only when eye strain(疲劳) is not interfering(干扰的) does the learning process move forward.Desk lampsYou can purchase a large number of stylish desk lamps from lamp stores and online. The products range from precious ones to casual ones, from traditional ones to ultra-modern( 超现代的)ones. They feature such desirable additions as dimmer switches and night lights. Some have battery backup in case of power failure and a choice of OttLite bulbs that duplicate (复制) natural sunlight.LED desk lampsMet Efficient reviews the most recommended LED desk lamps. These lamps come in many different styles and brand names and are valued for their directed beam of light, lack of heat and exceptional energy efficiency and brilliance. LED study lamps are made in goose neck and swivel(转圈)styles, as well as the more modern Z-bar and the human-like- figure of the Moppel light.Safest desk lampsAccording to Knol, Study Lite is the safest of all desk lamp designs. Not only does it provide LED light, freeing people from UV and IR radiation, but it has been tested to be eye-friendly. It has all the advantages—low cost and long life—of any LED lamps, but it is also equipped with rechargeable battery. Its design and choice of colors make it desirable for more than its efficiency.1.What is the feature of Desk lamps?A.They are bought easily online.B. Their prices vary.C. Their styles are various.D. They have satisfactory additions.2.What do LED lamps and Study Lite lamps have in common?A.Low cost and long life.B.Excellent energy efficiency and brightness.C.Rechargeable batteries.D.Their design and color choice3.What is the main purpose of the text?A.To give us some tips on how to protect our eyes.B.To give us some information on the best study lamps.C.To introduce the method of choosing a proper lamp.D.To present the finding that light affects study.BGrowing up in England with a British father and a Chinese mother, I’ve enjoyed food from both countries ever since I was able to hold a knife and fork and chopsticks!Mum has sweet memories of the food from her home town in Sichuan, and often cooks spicy dishes. Thanks to this, Dad has come to love hot pot! But there are still some dishes that Dad dare not try even after many years of marriage to my mother. Even today he still does not take to eating things like chicken feet.But I enjoy that sort of food myself. Last week, I went to the butcher’s and asked, “Do you have pigs’ ears?” “No,” the butcher said, pulling at his own ears, “just these ordinary ones.” He must have thought I was joking.Dad can cook a super “full English breakfast” of bacon, eggs, beans, sausages and toast with butter. Mum and I just have to find a way to get him into the kitchen! He also does a typical Sunday roast. We all love roast beef and vegetables.I’ll never forget my first visit to China. Mum encouraged me to try different kinds of food. But just when I thought I could deal with all Chinese food, I came across stinky tofu, a horrible grey thing that looked and smelt like a burnt sports shoe. I gathered all my courage to take a bite and was amazed to find it wasn’t so bad. It reminded me of blue cheese, a similarly strong smelling type of food you either love or hate. Maybe I’ll fall in love with stinky tofu, someday.People say that one man’s meat is another man’s poison, but I feel at home with food from both my cultures.4.What can we learn from this passage?A.I have enjoyed the food from two cultures since a little child.B.Because of my Mum, Dad loves all kinds of Chinese food.C.We all like roast beef and vegetables except Mum.D.I have fallen in love the stinky tofu now.5.What is the character of the butcher?A. GenerousB. MeanC.HumorousD. Serious6.What does the underlined part in paragraph 2 probably mean?A. refuseB. likeC. allowD. mind7.What’s the main purpose of this passage?A.To introduce two different cultures.B.To advise the readers to try some different food.C.To show the different eating habits between China and Britain.D.To tell a story about a child of his eating experience.CWith more than two million videos on Youtube, cats are one of the most searched things on the Internet. A new exhibition called “How Cats Took Over The Internet”opened at the Museum of the Moving Image in New York. It looked at the history of how cats rose to Internet fame, and why people like them so much.Almost half of all original Youtube videos are of peoples pets，and around26billion views are just for cats, making them the single most popular category. Some cats have become famous and earned millions of pounds after their owners posted their pictures online.So how did cats become so popular?Since the Internet became widely used in the1990s, people have been sharing pictures of their cats via email. In 2005 one of Youtube’s co-founders Steve Chen posted a video of his cat called Pyjamas playing with a rope, making him the first person to upload a cat video to Youtube.In 2007 Eric Nakagawa and Kari Unebasami started a website sharing funny pictures of cats. The site quickly became popular, and users were able to upload pictures of their cats with writing over the top. It now has over 100 million views a month and has created a whole new form of communication on the Internet.Why cats?A scientific study has proved that looking at videos of cats can impr ove people’s mood. Assistant professor Jessica Gall Myrick from Indians University, America, asked 7,000 people how they felt before and after watching videos of cats. The results showed that people felt happier after watching videos of cats, and that they felt less anxious.The Internet has also been responsible for creating a number of famous cats such as Grumpy Cat, Lil BUB and Maru. They have appeared on lots of TV shows, advertisements and film festivals, and even have their own brands. Lil BUB even has her own charity, and has raised around $130, 000 for pets with special needs.8.What’s true about cats according to the text?A.Their fame is related to the widespread of the Internet and a relative website.B.Cat videos take up half of all the original Youtube videos.C.They are the first to be filmed among all the animals throughout the world.D.They earned millions with their videos in the 1990s.9.Why did Jessica make the study?A.To improve people’s mood and reduce people’s anxiety.B.To ask about people’s present feelings and living conditions.C.To find the effect of watching cat videos on people’s mood.D.To help people live their life to the fullest.10.What’s special about Lil BUB?A.She has the most videos online.B.She is popular at home and abroad.C.She has her own brands.D.She has her own charity.11.What’s the best title for the text?A.Cats become celebritiesB. Cat videos rule the InternetC. Watching cat videos countsD. Cats contributions to the worldDScientists think they have the answer to a puzzle that confused even Charles Darwin: How flowers evolved and spread to become the most important plants on earth.Flowering plants, or angiosperms (被子植物), make up about 90％of all living plant species, but how they did this has been a mystery. New research suggests it is due to genome size.Hundreds of millions of years ago, the earth was dominated by ferns and conifers. Then, about 150 million years ago, the first flowering plants appeared on earth. They quickly spread to all parts of the world.Why angiosperms were successful and diverse on earth has been debated for centuries. Charles Darwin himself called it a “mystery”, fearing this apparent sudden change might challenge his theory of evolution.Kevin Simonin from San Francisco State University in California US and other researchers analyzed data held by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, on the genome size of hundreds of plants, including flowering plants, gymnosperms (a group of plants including conifers) and ferns. They then compared genome size with structural features. This provides “strong evidence” that the success and rapid spread of flowering plants around the world is due to “genome downsizing”.By reducing the size of the genome, which is contained within the nucleus( 核) of the cell, plants can build smaller cells. The researchers say genome-downsizing happened only in the angiosperms, and this was “a necessary condition for rapid growth rates among land plants”.12.What do we know about angiosperms?A.They are superior in number among all plant species.B.They controlled the earth for hundreds of millions of years.C.They challenge Charles Darwin’s t heory.D.They are extinct plants in the world.13.It can be implied that .A.Simonin works in the Royal Botanic Gardens KewB.Simonin is probably an American biologistC.Darwin was confident of his theory of evolutionD.Darwin succeeded in figuring out the flower evolution14.What contributed to the success and diversity of angiosperms?A.The weaker ferns and conifer.B.The larger nucleus.C.The stronger cell.D.The smaller genome.15.What can be a suitable title of this passage?A.Why were gymnosperms successful on earth?B.What puzzle confused even Charles Darwin?C.How angiosperms dominated the earth?D.When angiosperms outnumbered conifers and Ferns?第二节（共5 小题；每小题2.5 分，满分12.5 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。
2019—2020学年度高二年级英语下学期期末试卷(含答案)
2019—2020学年度高二年级英语下学期期末试卷Ⅰ. Listening Comprehension (20%)Section ADirections: In section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.1. A. One. B. Three. C. Four. D. Five.2. A. In a department store. B. At the airport.C. At a railway station.D. At the post office.3. A. By car. B. By bike. C. By bus. D. On foot.4. A. It is 4:50 now. B. It is 4:10 now.C. The letters should be ready by 5:00.D. The letters will be delayed.5. A. Because he has some work to do. B. Because he has to go to a lecture.C. Because his wife doesn’t want him to.D. Because he doesn’t like the Johnsons.6. A. She doesn’t like English poetry. B. Poetry class is very popular.C. Dr. Robinson will be very interesting.D. The course will be difficult.7. A. Go to the bank immediately. B. Sing another song.C. Choose his favourite songs.D. Record the song at the bank.8. A. The English test took place a week ago. B. The English test took place this morning.C. There wi11 be an English test tomorrow.D. There will be an English test in a week.9. A. He has always been so productive. B. He got his job done within a minute.C. He finished the paper just in time.D. He has not finished his paper yet.10. A. He did a good job last spring. B. He is not in a good health.C. He left him a good impression.D. He is not reliable.Section BDirections: In section B, you will hear two short passages, and you will be asked three questions on each of the passages. The passages will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard.Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.11. A. It will be sunny. B. It will be cloudy.C. It will be thundery.D. It will be dry.12. A. 23°C. B. 20°C. C. 15°C. D. Near 0°C.13. A The north. B. The south. C. The southeast. D. The coast line. Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.14. A. The New Fitness varies from person to person.B. The New Fitness is decided by the healthiest lifestyle.C. The New Fitness needs some tests and comparison with standards.D. The New Fitness is based more on individual needs than person goals.15. A. It is more precise. B. It is more flexible.C. It is less enjoyable.D. It is less effective.16. A. An accountant who can be as physically fit as an athlete.B. The importance of three basic factors concerning fitness.C. New concept of fitness and its essential factors.D. Some sports with significant training effect.Section CDirections: In section C, you will hear two longer conversations. Each conversation will be read twice. After you hear each conversation, you are required to fill in the numbered blanks with the information you have heard. Write your answers on your answer sheet.Blanks 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.Complete the form. Write ONE WORD for each answer.Ⅱ. Grammar and Vocabulary (25%)Section A(A)Left HandednessWhat do Leonardo da Vinci, Marie Curie, and Albert Einstein have in common? They were all left-handed, along with other famous people including Barack Obama. In fact, anestimated 13 percent of the world’s population (21) _____ be left-handed.Most people are right-handed. This fact also seems to have held true (22) ______ history. In 1977, scientists studied works of art made at various times starting with cave drawings from 15,000 B.C. and ending with paintings from the 1950s. Most of the people (23) _____ (show) in these works of art are right-handed.Many researchers claim (24) _________ (find) relationships between left-handedness and various physical and mental characteristics. However, (25) ____of these connections are very weak, and others have not been proven. What makes a person become right-handed rather than left-handed? As yet, no one really knows for sure. (26)________ ________ _________reasons may be behind it, people’s attitudes toward left-handedness have changed a lot over the years. There are even a number of shops (27)________(specialize) in selling products for left-handed people, such as left-handed scissors, can openers, guitars, and even a left-handed camera. In 1976, Left-Handers International, a group of left-handed people in Topeka, Kansas, in the United States, decided to start (28)_____annual event in order to clear up misunderstandings about left-handedness.(B)Motivating Students(29)_____________ ___________a young child might be nervous about starting school, he of she is often excited on the first day of school. Perhaps that excitement lasts through the first few years of school. But over time, many children are much (30) _______(excited) about going to school because school becomes a place of “all work and no play.” As the years go by, students (31)__________ (pressure) to do more work and to do it better, make better testscores, and have a higher class rank. It is therefore not surprising that by middle school many students lose interest in school and learning.Teachers face a big challenge in such a situation. When they enter a classroom (32)_________ __________ most of the students do not want to be there and do not want to study, how can they teach? Some teachers may be tempted to focus their energy on the handful of students in the classroom who show an interest in (33) ______ (learn). Other teachers have to reward “good” students and punishing “bad” students in the hope (34) _______ this may somehow motivate all students to try harder.Through his own teaching experience, Dr. Richard Lavoie became interested in the problem of motivating students. He (35) _________ (wonder) what motivates some students to want to learn. In studying this question, Dr. Lavoie discovered that other people have done a lot of research into this question already. However, those people do not work in schools. The people who seemed to know the most about (36)_________motivates kids were researchers who work for companies that were advertising products such as toys and music for children. Section BDogs are social animals and without proper training, they will behave like wild animals. They will spoil your house, destroy your belongings, bark excessively, fight other dogs and even bite you. Nearly ail behavior problems are _37_normal dog activities that _38_at the wrong time or place or are directed at the wrong thing. The key to preventing or treating behavior problems as learning to teach the dog to redirect its normal behavior to outlets thatare acceptable in the domestic_3 9__.One of the best things you can do for your dog and yourself is to obediently train it. Obedience training doesn't solve all behavior problems, but it is the _40_for solving just about any problem. Training opens up a line of communication between you and your dog. Effective' communication is necessary to __41__ your dog about what you want it to do.Training is alS0 an easy way to establish the __42__ rank order. When your dog obeys a simple request of “come here, sit,”it is showing obedience and respect for you. It is not necessary to establish yourself as top dog or leader of the dog pack by using extreme_43__.You can teach your dog its subordinate (从属的) role by teaching it to show submission to you. Most dogs love performing tricks for you to __44__accept that you are in charge.Training should be fun and rewarding for you and your dog. It can enrich your relationship and make living together more_45_. A well trained dog is more confident and can be more safely allowed a greater amount of freedom than an untrained animal.Ⅲ. Cloze Test (15%)In today’s fast-paced world, we expect our everyday mechanical appliances to operate precisely and smoothly, because any error would hamper the flow of the day, and disrupt productivity. Therefore, some Information Technology personnel (人员) have become high on demand, and are something necessary for major companies._____46____, major companies, whatever business they do, have invested in help desk software to assist their_47____.And they have it. Help desk software is essentially a computer program___48____the process of identifying PC related issues. A help desk software can resolve electronic_49_relating to software, hardware and all kinds of databases that would encounter either machine or __50__ error. In addition to the powerful function, a Help desk software __51__ a problem screening process, which helps streamline work station with small problems.One of the mast___52___ forms of help desk software is online help desk software. Typically, the way online help desk software works is that you would fill out an online form, where you would be __53__ to identify yourself, including contact information and description of your processor trouble. The online help desk software will then send an electronic ticket to the IT people,__54___ them to put your request on a queue, and hence work it out in one or two seconds in the order it was___55______.Help desk software web works in a __56__manner, but it specifically handles website problems. Therefore, if you have an online site that you use for business, and would like to ____57_____it from danger, you can purchase a help desk software web package that would meet all your needs.__58___ a better or the best help desk software, in most cases, mainly depends on your ____59_______needs and uses, but when shopping for help desk software, there are many online ___60_______to research the right one, in terms of price, flexibility and friendliness.46. A. On the whole B. As a result C. In reality D. In conclusion47. A. customers B. electricians C. managers D. employees48. A. reducing B. benefiting C. enhancing D. entertaining49. A. difficulties B. troubles C. dangers D. disadvantages50. A. mechanical B. technical C. human D. electronic51. A. includes B. contains C. settles D. displays52. A. plain B. fashionable C. common D. familiar53. A. required B. reminded C. advised D. expected54. A. advocating B. promoting C. obliging D. supporting55. A. recommended B. located C. accepted D. received56. A. similar B. distinct C. different D. special57. A. save B. prohibit C. prevent D. protect58. A. Providing B. Deciding C. Designing D. Choosing59. A. initial B. particular C. specific D. general60. A. sources B. resources C. objectives D. themesⅣ. Reading Comprehension (22%)(A)Marlon Brando is widely considered the greatest movie actor of all time. He was born in Omaha Nebraska in 1924. He was named after his father, a salesman. His mother, Dorothy, was an actress in the local theater.Marlon Brando moved to New York City when he was 19 years old in 1943. He took acting classes at the New School for Social Research. One of his teachers was Stella Adler, who taught the "Method" style of realistic acting. The Method teaches actors how to use their own memories and emotions to identify with the characters they are playing.Marlon Brando learned the Method style quickly and easily. Critics said he was probably the greatest Method actor ever. One famous actress commented on his natural ability for it. She said teaching Marlon Brando the Method was like sending a tiger to jungle school.Marion Brando appeared in several plays. He got his first major part in a Broadway playin 1947, at the age of 23. He received great praise for his powerful performance at Stanley Kowalski in Tennessee William s’ play, A Streetcar Named Desire. His fame grew when he acted the same part in the movie version, released in 1951.Marlon Brando won the Best Actor Oscar for The God Father, but he rejected it. He sent a woman named Sasheen Littlefeather to speak for him at the Academy Awards ceremony. She said that Brando could not accept the award because of the way the American film industry treated Native Americans. The people at the Academy Awards ceremony did not like the speech. But some experts think the action helped change the way American Indians were shown in movies.Marlon Brando acted in about forty movies. He was nominated for a total of eight Academy Awards. But he earned a “bad boy” reputation for his public outbursts and unusual behaviours. According to Los Angeles magazine, “Brando was rock and roll before anybody knew what rock and roll was”. His later life was marked with fami ly tragedies. His son Christian went to prison for killing his daughter Cheyene’s boyfriend. Cheyene later committed suicide. Brando became lonely. He worked occasionally for the money. But, in his prime, Marlon Brando was an actor other actors could only hope to become.61. According to the passage, the "Method" _______.A. requires actors to use their imagination in actingB. made Marlon Brando a great and famous actorC. wasn’t very difficult for Marlon BrandoD. can be most effectively learned in a jungle62. The speech at the Academy Awards ceremony _____at the time.A. made Sasheen Littlefeather well-knownB. was well-received by Native AmericansC. changed people's attitude to American IndiansD. received both positive and negative responses63. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?A. Marlon Brando’s later life was troubled and unhappy.B.A Streetcar Named Desire was later adapted into a movie.C. Marlon Brando was the first rock star in USA.D. As an actor, Brando’s talent was unparalleled.64. The purpose of this passage is to_______.A. inform us of Marlon Brando's attitude to civil rights movementB. introduce Marlon Brando as one of the greatest actorsC. help us understand Marlon Brando's secret to successD. instruct us how to become a great actor like Marlon BrandoCAMBRIDGEInternational Examinations(B)Cambridge Schools Conference 2015 - book your place todayInspiring teachers, inspiring learners: How we prepare learners for a lifetime of learning. Dear ColleagueThe Cambridge Schools Conference is taking place in Colombo, Sri Lanka from 3-5 Jan 2015. Booking for the conference closes on 24 December 2014, book now to secure your place.Feedback from schools that attended our recent conference in Cambridge includes: “Outstanding keynote presentation by Guy Claxton”Roland Ebiye-Koripamo, Cita International School “A Cambridge Conference shoots up the expectation level of the representatives and when it not just reaches that level but surpasses it with excellence, you define it as the Cambridge Schools Conference，2015!”Seema Anis, A1 Waha International School, Jeddah “I have met so many interesting people. Having the opportunity to meet educators from all over the world is a unique experience.”Luciana Fernandez, ESS ARP, Argentina The conference brings together a community of teachers representing schools from many different countries and contexts, to consider approaches to common challenges. Our programme is designed to support professional learning by offering a range of perspectives on the conference theme. Discuss and debate these in our panel sessions（小组会议）and explore their implications in group discussions and workshops.We look forward to welcoming you to Colombo.Events TeamCambridge International ExaminationsFollow @CIE Education for news and information about the conference. Use the hashtag #csconf15 to join the conversation.Forward to a friend | Unsubscribe© 2014 Cambridge International Examinations65. The theme of the Cambridge Schools Conference 2015 is about________.A. lifelong learningB. teaching approachesC. common challengesD. inspiring teachers66. The letter is most probably for those who _____________.A. are the members of CIEB. work in education institutesC. give feedback to the conferenceD. can offer a range of perspectives67. Which of the following is true according to the passage?A. The conference closes on 24 December 2014.B. The conference is held in University of Cambridge.C. The conference encourages various views on lifelong learning.D. The conference provides the most effective approaches on lifelong learning.(C)Credit and debit cards are expected to overtake cash this year as China5s most popular method of payment, according to a new industry report. It will be the first time that card payments have outstripped cash outlay for goods and services. There are 246 plastic card transactions made every second. Total plastic card use is expected to exceed £269 billion in 2014, just a whisker ahead of the predicted £268 billion for cash payments, said banking industry body the Association for Payment Clearing Services.The group, which represents the major banks, said credit cards had become “demonized”（魔鬼化）as one of the main causes of ballooning debts, but added: “Without plastic, our society would virtually stop .”Last year, the number of plastic cards in use in China grew by 13 million, or 9%, to 160million—the equivalent of 3.5 cards per adult. Two-thirds of card transactions are now made using debit cards. Plastic accou nted for £244 billion of spending in 2013. “This year, total plastic card use, if business card usage is included, is expected to top £269 billion. In 2015 it is expected that personal plastic card usage alone will overtake cash payments,” said Chen. In terms of numbers of transactions, cash will remain much bigger than plastic for some time to come，it added. Cash will always remain there for low-value payments.”Meanwhile, 2013 was the year that e-commerce “came of age” in the China. More than 18 million people bought goods or services online, up 50% in 2012. Credit cards accounted for 69% of the 200 million transactions, with debit cards mopping up most of the remainder.Last year was a landmark year for another reason一the first reduction in card fraud for eight years. Fraud losses on plastic cards fell by 5% to £402 million as measures to combat crooks started to take effect.A new generation of cards containing computer chips is being introduced, and by the end of this year most people making face-to-face purchases will have to type their four-digit Pin number into keypads at tills and will no longer have to sign receipts.(Note: Answer the questions or complete the statements in NO MORE THAN EIGHT WORDS)68. According to the data in paragraph one, it is clear that total plastic card use is _______ than cash payments.69. Why cash will remain much bigger than plastic in the near future?______________________________________________________________.70. Card fraud was reduced last year because__________________________.71. What do people need to do now when they shop with their credit cards?_______________________________________________________________.Ⅴ. Fill in the blanks with the chosen phrases in their proper forms (6%)1. While the whole world is experiencing technological revolutions, some people ________________ it at the very beginning.2. “Eye On the World”gives us a platform where we unite to reflect, discover, ______________and be inspired to grow.3. Most adults often regret ___________their boyhood and have lost many good chances of achieving key milestones .4. A phenomenon called campus unhappiness led more and more college students ___________ each other’s experiments and write false letters of recommendation.5. The 100-year-old elderly witnessed the two world wars __________in different ways.6. The German government _____the biggest refugee crisis since the Second World War by turning 1,600 commercial containers into homes.Ⅵ. Translation (12%)1.屠呦呦获得了2015年诺贝尔医学奖，确立了自己最具影响力的中国医学家的地位。
2019-2020年高二下学期期末测试英语试题 含答案
2019-2020年高二下学期期末测试英语试题含答案毛宇明胡蓉本套试卷共有四个部分，建议用时120分钟，总分为150分第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）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 weather probably be like in the afternoon??A. Rainy.B. Cloudy.C. Fine.2. What does John Smith probably do?A. A singer.B. A writer.C. A driver.3. What does the man mean?A. He wants to leave alone at any time.B. He wants to leave with the woman.C. He doesn’t want to leave.4. How much did the woman pay for the shoes?A. 50 dollars.B. 150 dollars.C. 200 dollars.5. What is the woman going to do next?A. Read the typing mistakes again.B. Check the paper once again.C. Type the paper once again.第二节（共15小题；每题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，每小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。
辽宁省沈阳市郊联体2019_2020学年高二英语下学期期末考试试题含解析
Pulitzer Prizes
Four prizes of $15, 000 each are given annually to the U.S. writers for books of fiction general non-fiction, and biography or autobiography published in the United States during the current year. For books published between January 1 and June 14, submit four copies of the book, an author’s biography and a photograph, and a $50 entry fee by June 15.The deadline for books published during the second half of the year is October 1.
A. This Friday. B. This Sunday. C. Next Monday.
请听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17.What is Gapstow Bridge made of?
A. Wood. B. Stone. C. Iron.
18.Which place appears in The Great Gatsby?
B.They are given to various types of works.