重庆市开州区2020学年高二英语下学期期末考试试题

重庆市开州区2020学年高二英语下学期期末考试试题第I卷第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）做题时，请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。

例：How much is the shirt?A. £19.15.B. £9.15.C. £9.18. 答案是B。

1. What is the probable relationship between the two speakers?A. Patient and doctor.B. Secretary and boss.C. Waitress and customer.2. Who is the man?A. A restaurant waiter.B. A taxi driver.C.A traffic policeman.3. When should the two speakers leave if they want cheaper tickets?A. On Tuesday.B. On Thursday.C. On Friday.4. When is the pop show?A. At 7:30.B. At 8:20.C. At 8:30.5. Why was the man late?A. He had to go back for clean clothes.B. He couldn’t mend his car.C. His car was out of petrol.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，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，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。

每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。

6. Where is the man going?A. A street.B. A yard.C. A cinema.7. Which turning should he take?A. The first on the left.B. The first on the right.C. The second on the left.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8. How long have Hanks and his family lived there?A. They were new here.B. They have lived here for about a year.C. They have lived here since he started school.9. How is the life for a new child in a school?A. Easy.B. Interesting.C. Hard.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10. What does the woman ask the photographer to do?A. Take a photo of her mother.B. Take a photo of himself.C. Take a photo of herself.11. How much does one copy cost?A. Eighteen dollars.B. Three dollars.C. Five dollars.12. How does the photographer take her picture?A. He asks her to stand there and say “cheese”.B. He asks her to sit on the chair and say “cheese”.C. He asks her to sit down and keep silent.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13. What is Jerry looking for?A. A place to have a homestay experience.B. A roommate to play with.C. A house to stay forever.14. How many dogs does the family keep?A. 3.B. 4.C. 5.15. What can we know about Randall?A. He likes school very much.B. He is hard to get along with.C. He is crazy about video games.16. What does the man decide to live in?A. Move I to live with Randall.B. Share the dorm with his brother.C. Find another house to live in.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17. How are western restaurants compared with those in China?A. Much more crowdedB. Much quieter.C. Much more expensive.18. Where do cafes play a significant role in the life of people?A. In China.B. In France.C. In Britain.19. Where will you probably go if you want to treat your American friends?A. In a restaurant.B. In a pub.C. At home.20. Why do people always find a place to get together?A. Because it is a good way to relax.B. Because it is a common custom.C. Because they enjoy socializing.第二部分阅读理解（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。

ALet’s have fun!Big Hugs ElmoSesame Street Big Hugs Elmo. There are so many ways to play withSesame Street Big Hugs Elmo! When preschoolers give Elmo a great big hug, he’ll hug back, say fun phrases or sing a sweet song about hugs! Press Elmo’s left foot and he will invite children to join in 1 of 4 imagination activities. There are 50 plus lively sounds and phrases. Elmo loves getting hugs from you. Let’s play.Furby Boom Figure—PeacockA whole new generation of Furby creatures is about to be born! Dust off your Furbish dictionary and get ready to party with your Furby Boon creature! Your Furby has a mind of its own, and the way you treat your Furby will shape its personality—so the more fun you have with it, the better! It speaks more English the more you play with it. Tickle（挠痒）your Furby, talk to it, and feed it.FurReal Friends Cuddles My Giggly MonkeyCuddles My Giggly Monkey responds in lifelike ways to being lovedand cared for. Feed her with the banana-shaped bottle and she will move her mouth like a real baby monkey, make slurping sounds, and even say “mm”when she’s full! Snuggle（偎依）her close and she will turn to snuggle right back while making sweet, lovable monkey sounds. When it’s time for bed, rock Cuddles, and she will also sleepy sounds.The First Flower Girl Doll—Disney SofiaYour little Sofia then first fan will love this target-exclusive10 flower girl doll; she is inspired by the hit animated series from Disney Junior, Sofia the First. This beautiful Sofia doll is beautifully dressed in a never-before0seen gown inspired by the flower girl fashion she wore at her mom’s royal wedding.21. Big Hugs Elmo is intended for ________.A. teenagersB. kids under fiveC. eldersD. girls22. Which of the following toys is inspired by the character from an animated series?A. My Giggly Monkey.B. Peacock.C. Disney Sofia.D. Big Hugs Elmo.23. Furby is able to ________.A. make slurping soundsB. give kids a hugC. sing a sweet songD. speak more if you talk with itBTime flies, or so they say. No matter where you are, humans are constantly measuring and checking time. Some of us are good at it—planning and doing things ahead of time—while others are always trying to beat the clock and do things at last. What about if you are behind time?Delay can be serious. If you were one minute late for work, would you resign? It may sound extreme to many of us, but that is exactly what occurred in the UK upper chamber of parliament, the House of Lords, in January 2020. International development minister Lord Bates arrived one minute late, and, as a result, was unable to answer a scheduled question. Instead of trying to make up for lost time, he resigned on the spot. He apologised for his discourtesy and stated that he was ashamed. His resignation, though, was not accepted by the UK prime minister.So, how late is too late? Many cultures take punctuality very seriously, whereas others seem to accept lagging behindas just the normal way of things. BBC employees from Latin America, Rwanda and Sri Lanka said that there are more flexible attitudes to timekeeping in their cultures. In Latin America, things may happen five minutes, 20 minutes, an hour or even two after they were planned. Whereas, in Sri Lanka, lateness is a part of the daily routine. This is because of poor infrastructure and heavy traffic conditions. In Rwanda, those who attend to deadlines with strick timekeeping are said to be “like a typical European”.On the other hand, German and Japanese employees mentioned a stricteradherence to time. In Japan, it is common to make an effort to arrive with time to spare for an appointment. Those who arrived at the stroke of nine to a meeting starting at 9 am would be considered late. In Germany, however, if a dinner party were to begin at eight, a person who had arrived five minutes prior, may walk around the block to make sure that they arrive at eight on the dot.24. What did Lord Bates do when he arrived one minutes late?A. He continued to answer questions.B. He resigned on the spot.C. He made up for lost time.D. He apologized and ran away.25. The underlined word “discourtesy” means “________”.A. rudenessB. misunderstandingC. ignoranceD. position26. It can be inferred from the third paragraph that ________.A. many cultures take punctuality very seriouslyB. people have flexible attitudes to timekeepingC. what is considered acceptable is based on cultureD. heavy traffic conditions always lead to lateness27. German people share the same idea about time with people from ________.A. RwandaB. Latin AmericaC. Sri LankaD. JapanCAs we age, our ability to think and remember starts to deteriorate. But not everyone. Some of us have brains that age more slowly. Enter the super-ager!Super-agers are people over the age of 80 who have the brain structuresand abilities of much younger people. Eighty-seven-year-old Bill Gurolnick is a super-ager. “What do I feel like? If I was to give a number, I probably feel like I’m about my early 70s…”Scientists know that parts of the brain decrease in size with age. But in super-agers that process is much slower. Emily Rogalski is a neuroscientist at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine, in Chicago, Illinois. In a recent study, she showed that super-agers have young brains. The area of the brain responsible for attention and memory—the cortex—was shown to be thicker in super-agers. “When we look at the cortex of their brain, we see that, on average, that it looks more like a 50-year-old brain that it looks like an average 80-year-old bran…”Not only do super-ages have thicker cortexes, they have more spindle neurons. These large brain cells appear to be involved with social-emotional communication. But their exact purpose is still a mystery. Scientists writing for Smithsonian magazine say they are “brain cells for socializing.”Several factors affect how our brains age. Scientists say super-agers have several things in common, including an active lifestyle. Many travel and play sports. They are often big readers. And they usually have healthy relationships and spend time with friends. Super-agers also seem to have certain common personality traits. Rogalski says they are, for the most part, known for their optimism, resilience and perseverance. Growing old, she adds, does not have to be depressing and sad. “Perhaps, if we expected a bit better from ourselves, then we would understand that not all aging is stressful!”Can we all be super-agers? The science behind super-aging is a relatively new, but growing field. Scientists involved in the research offer this advice as we age: Stay active. Learn new things. Challenge yourself. Surround yourself with healthy relationships.28. What does underlined word “deteriorate” mean?A. Become better as time passes.B. Speed up with time.C. Improve whatever happens.D. Become worse as time passes.29. What is the function of the cortex?A. Be responsible for social-emotional communication.B. Take care of attention and memory.C. Keep track of numbers and charts.D. Care for healthy relationships.30. Super-agers have the tendency to ________.A. stay at home with friends all day longB. learn new things but seldom read booksC. be optimistic and like playing sportsD. travel a lot alone31. The best title of the passage may be ________.A. A New Scientific StudyB. Can We All Be Super-agers?C. How People Get OldD. Being Young ForeverDThree-quarters of a million tourists flock to the primitive, white beaches every year—but this booming industry has come at a price. When foreigners left the government struggling to cope with a stream of rubbish, their answer was to turn one of these islands into a dumping ground. Clouds of sharp, poisonous smoke rising from open fires, piles of rubbish made up of plastic bottles, crisp packets and consumer junk. It’s a far cry from the white sands, crystal-clear waters and gently swaying palm trees that we associate with the Maldives（马尔代夫）, the beautiful paradise island holiday destination set in the Indian Ocean.Of its 200 inhabited islands, which are spread across an area of 35,000square miles, 99 are dedicated resorts. Three-quarters of a million tourists visit every year—more than double the domestic population. of these, over 100,000 travel from the UK. The capital, Malé, is four times more densely populated than London. Given these facts, it’s hardly surprising that the Maldives on which has a waste disposal problem.What you are seeing here is a view of the Maldives on which no honeymooners will ever fix eyes. Four miles west of Maléis the country’s dumping ground, Thilafushi—or Rubbish Island as it has simply become known.The country dumps upwards of 330 tons of rubbish on the island every day.a figure attributed largely to the tourist industry on which the chain of islands relies. Each visitor generates 3.5 kg of waste per day.Now, the government of the Maldives has banned the dumping of waste on the island, which is too late, due largely to an increase in the number of waste boats “fly-tipping”（非法倾倒）directly into the sea, fed up with waiting seven hours or more to offload their cargo.32. The government of the Maldives is in troubled faced with ________.A. how to develop the tourist industryB. where to set up a dumping groundC. how to deal with the rubbish left by tourists.D. where to set up dedicated resorts33. It is true that ________.A. the Maldives are still paradise islands with clear waters.B. the Maldives rely on tourist industryC. the Maldives are called Rubbish IslandsD. the country dumps about 330 tons of rubbish on the island every month34. The author’s attitude to the government of the Maldives is ________.A. positiveB. satisfiedC. forgivingD.critical35. The purpose of writing the passage is to ________.A. inform people of the present situation of the MaldivesB. expose people’s bad behavior on the islandsC. introduce the Maldives to the whole wordD. persuade people out of going to the Maldives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。