（2022新）人教版高中英语选择性必修第四册高二下学期期末考试英语试题（word版含答案）.docx

1、北京市房山区2020-2021学年高二下学期期末考试英 语本试卷共10页，100分。考试时长90分钟。考生务必将答案答在答题卡上，在试卷上作答无效。考试结束后，将答题卡交回，试卷自行保存。第一部分 知识运用（共两节，满分30分）第一节 完形填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分, 共15分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Everybody knows I like new experiences. My uncle Tom arranged a tandem（双人的） 1 for my eighteenth birthday. I was e

2、xcited and expected 2 to have several weeks to research skydiving online, but then I got a call from the skydiving company, asking me to come the next day. I couldnt believe my 3 !Although we set off early to the airport, we were 15 minutes behind schedule because of the heavy traffic. The informati

3、on and safety talk was already over and that did 4 me. Instead, I received a shorter version. The time of each persons skydive depended on the time theyd registered, so for me that meant a long wait. I watched the first group of skydivers 5 , which was helpful. Twenty minutes later, I suddenly becam

4、e uneasy when the first pair of skydivers 6 in the sky.My name was finally called. I pulled my 7 on and was introduced to my instructor. We walked towards the plane. The noise the plane made was enough to 8 even the most relaxed flyer. However, once my instructor had double checked our equipment, my

5、 fear disappeared.高二英语试卷第2页（共10页）When we reached the required height, the door opened and we moved towards it. Sitting in the doorway of the plane was probably the 9 moment. Then we moved forwards until we fell out. I was aware of the cold wind on my face and could see incredible views around me. My

6、 instructor opened our parachute, and we went suddenly from free falling to slowly floating back down to the ground. It was a fantastic 10 that Ill never forget.1. A.hikeB. trainingC. skydiveD. skateboarding2. A. nervously B. anxiously C. patientlyD. happily3. A.luckB. creativityC. courageD. charm4.

7、 A.helpB. botherC. touchD. attract5. A.talkingB. competingC. preparingD. arriving6. A. roseB. hungC. dancedD. appeared7. A.jumpsuitB. spacesuitC. swimwearD. sportswear8. A.injureB. worryC. comfortD. impress9. A.scariestB. calmestC. saddestD. biggest10. A. tripB. partyC. experienceD. vacation第二节语法填空（

8、共10小题；每小题1.5分, 共15分）阅读下列短文，根据短文内容填空。在未给提示词的空白处仅填写一个适当的单词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。ACunningham was a world-famous fashion photographer. But he led a simple life. He lived in a small apartment. A simple restaurant was the place 11 he usually had the same meal. He always used cheap cameras and all his

9、pictures 12 (take) on the streets of New York. Cunningham liked to photograph ordinary people in poor areas. He found inspiration in everyday scenes. These things were real, and it was within their reality that he saw both 13 (beautiful) and potential. BSince the 1960s, we have been sending unmanned

10、 spacecraft to Mars. Our probes（探测器）have travelled around the planet, 14 (send) back valuable data and images. Our robots 15 (explore) the Martian surface several times, testing the soil and searching for resource, water and signs of life. 16 (encourage) by discoveries over the years, space agencies

11、 of various countries are planning manned missions to Mars. China 17 (land) its rover (漫游车) on Mars successfully on May 15th, 2021, becoming the second country to have a rover on it.CThe faces some people show to the world might be completely different to their real personalities. Most comedians hav

12、e sweet smiles on their faces and always sound cheerful because thats the nature of their work. Judging 18 the faces, we are not likely to know what their true feelings are. They might be crying on the inside 19 they might be laughing on the outside. How others are feeling is not something that we s

13、hould make assumptions about, because its not always obvious who is 20 (true) happy.第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分38分）第一节（共14小题；每小题2分，满分28分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳答案。ACourtyard Stay with Your DogsAs autumn approaches, we are inviting you to join us on our August dog eventCourtyard Stay with Yoga & Hike fro

14、m August 21st to August 22nd near Qinglong Lake in Fangshan district. This event will continue to raise fund for our Pre-treatment Guidance Project (PGP). Check out our full itinerary (旅行指南) below:Day 1: Saturday, August 21stAt 9 am in the morning, you will be picked up by car or bus and head to Fan

15、gshan district. We have arranged a private courtyard house for a comfortable stay for the Saturday night. We will enjoy some local dishes for lunch, while enjoying the peaceful views of the Qinglong Lake. After lunch, we will go together for a light hike to the nearby mountain and water tracks with

16、our dogs. For dinner, enjoy the coziest, home-style BBQ with both vegetable and meat options. Day 2: Sunday, August 22ndAfter breakfast, we will join a yoga teacher for a deeply relaxing yoga session, with the company of the morning sun. You can choose to hike a bit more afterwards in the forest par

17、k. We will be checking out around 4 pm in the afternoon, returning to our homes.Reservation: Please add our event manager, Diana, on Wechat to reserve a spot for yourself and your dog, a full payment will be required upon signing up. If you dont have a dog but would still like to hang out with dogs,

18、 you are more than welcome to join too!Pricing:Early Bird Fee: 1400 RMB per human for the first four participants only before 7th August.Children Price: 800 RMB (413 years old).Full Price: 1600 RMB per human.All surplus (过剩的) funds and donations will go to our Pre-treatment Guidance Program.Please b

19、ring your ID, your dogs ID and vaccine prooffor any potential security check. 高二英语试卷第4页（共10页）We cant wait to see you soon！21. Who would be most interested in the weekend activity?A. Taxi drivers. B. Yoga coaches. C. Pet dog owners. D. The PGP members. 22. According to the itinerary, on August 22nd,

20、you can _.A. join a teacher to do some yoga B. have some local dishes for lunchC. enjoy the coziest, home-style BBQD. go together for a hike to the water tracks23. The purpose of the countryside stay activity is to_.A. promote the Qinglong LakeB. raise fund for a public projectC. teach skills of BBQ

21、 and keeping dogsD. provide access to dogs for people without petsBA Lifelong Devotion to Keeping People FedYuan Longping is a Chinese agricultural scientist and educator, known for developing the hybrid rice (杂交水稻) varieties. Yuan graduated from the Southwest Agriculture Institute in 1953 and began

22、 his teaching career at an agriculture school.In the 1960s, when a serious food shortage swept China, Yuan decided to devote himself to studying how to increase the yields (产量) of rice. He then began a lifelong connection with rice.Yuan succeeded in growing the worlds first high-yielding hybrid rice

23、 varieties in 1973, which could reach a yield of over 500 kg per mu (about 0.067 hectares), rising from the previous yield of only 300 kg per mu. For the next four decades, he continued to work on research and development of hybrid rice, achieving increasingly higher outputs. In 2020, hybrid rice de

24、veloped by Yuans team achieved 1,500 kilograms per mu in two growing seasons, a new world record.In China, where rice is the main food for the majority of the 1.4 billion people, the planting area of hybrid rice has reached 16 million hectares, or 57 % of the total planting area of rice, helping fee

25、d an extra 80 million people a year. Hybrid rice has also been grown in over 40 countries, including the U.S., Brazil, India, Vietnam, the Philippines and Madagascar. The total planting area of the hybrid rice has reached 8 million hectares overseas.Even after a great success, Yuan never held himsel

26、f back from making new breakthroughs. In 2017, his team started to grow seawater rice in Qingdao. The rice was designed to grow in saline-alkaline (盐碱性的) land and survive even after being completely in seawater. His team planned to develop a type of seawater rice that could be planted in 6.67 millio

27、n hectares of saline-alkaline land across China to boost the countrys rice harvest by about 20 %. In 2018, Yuans team was invited to plant the saline-alkaline tolerant rice in experimental fields in Dubai, which achieved huge success. In June 2020, his team started to grow seawater rice on a farm at

28、 an altitude of 2,800 meters in northwest Chinas Qinghai Province. The experiment succeeded.Yuan had two dreams to “enjoy the cool under the rice crops taller than men” and that hybrid rice could be grown all over the world to help solve the global food shortage.24. What made Yuan Longping decide to

29、 study rice?A. A serious food shortage.B. Agriculture development.C. His interest in the rice experiment.D. His wish to plant the tallest rice in the world.25. From the passage, we know that Yuan Longping _. A. developed a variety of hybrid riceB. worked as a scientist after graduationC. started to

30、grow seawater rice in Dubai in 2017D. grew the first high-yielding hybrid rice varieties in 195326. We can infer from the passage that Yuan Longpings most outstanding qualities are_.A. modest and outgoingB. honest and creativeC. generous and optimisticD. responsible and devotedCIn this day and age,

31、there seems to be a move towards secondary school subjects. For that reason, some parents and some students feel that the compulsory study of English literature is misguided and disadvantageous to students, particularly if they are second language learners of English. However, there are still good r

32、easons for the study of English literature.Students of English language sometimes fail to see the point of studying English literature, especially if they have no plans to study English or translation at university. But English literature can introduce students to a range of aspects, not only of the

33、 English language but also the culture of English-speaking countries.There are aspects of English culture that are summarised by English literature. Of course, this is quite obvious when studying the works of Shakespeare or of writers, poets and playwrights of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries

34、. It is, however, also true when studying other works of English literature. Students can learn about good stories and references to different aspects of English culture. They can also learn the context and meanings of famous quotes and phrases.Studying literature does not confine (限制) the students

35、to the traditions of England but includes the possibility of introducing them to traditions which inform English literature, such as the study of Ancient Greek drama, and to literature in other contexts, such as American literature. An enjoyment and appreciation of literature will give students the

36、ability to develop this into an interest in books and reading as they move away from their studies and into the adult lives. They will have the confidence to approach and cope with new forms of books and writing, since they were exposed to a range of literature during their school days.When studying

37、 literature, students can learn not only language aspects such as vocabulary items but also the language aspects which can be used for specific purposes. For example, if the students are familiar with the concepts of beat and rhythm of English poems, they can improve their own writing as they are ab

38、le to appreciate and apply these ideas. Finally, the study of literature can provide students with a fresh and creative angle, from which the students can approach their studies in particular and their lives in general.So the next time you are reading a newspaper article complaining of the lack of c

39、reativity and initiative in the local workforce, remember that in a small way the study of English literature can help to add a refreshing and further dimension to a persons life.27. The author may agree that the study of English literature_.A. has a long-lasting influence on studentsB. is misguided

40、 and has more disadvantagesC. is not necessary for second language learnersD. only allows the students to learn the traditions of England28. We can learn from the passage that _.A. schools fail to care about students needsB. learning English literature makes students smarterC. English culture is clo

41、sely related to English literatureD. the more you read literary works, the more you complain29. Whats the authors attitude towards the study of English literature?A. Critical.B. Cautious.C. Supportive.D. Anxious.30. Whats the best title of the passage?A. Parents and Students Demands B. Why We Learn

42、English LiteratureC. English Culture and English Literature 高二英语试卷第6页（共10页）D. Suitable Courses for Secondary SchoolsDFollowing the Famous Silk Roads The Silk Roads were a network of ancient trade routes that extended from East Asia all the way to the Mediterranean. A key section of the Silk Roads is

43、 the Changan-Tianshan corridor（走廊）, which stretches over a distance of around 5,000 kilometres through China, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan, covering a total of 8,700 kilometres of trade routes. The three countries jointly pursued an application for UNESCO World Heritage (遗产) status which contained deta

44、iled research on the 33 sites along the corridor. This made history as the first successful multinational World Heritage application.The starting point of the corridor and the entire Silk Roads network is Xian, in Shanxi Province. Further west on the Silk Roads, the geography gradually changes from

45、wild deserts to high, snow-capped mountains to vast grasslands as the routes pass through the Tianshan Mountains and emerge in the valleys of Central Asia. Although the Changan-Tianshan corridor of the Silk Roads ends here, the network continues westwards until it reaches the Mediterranean.The corri

46、dor began to develop in the 2nd century. Assigned by the emperor, the ambassador Zhang Qian journeyed from Changan to Central Asia, seeking to build bridges between the Han Dynasty and the Western Regions. Following Zhangs efforts, trade routes took shape and relationships were strengthened between

47、the major powers of the time, with the routes network reaching as far as the Roman Empire. Economic activities along the routes network were not limited to trade in silk. They contributed many other items to the marketplace of goods. The routes were busy with camels carrying loads of goods and busin

48、essmen selling everything imaginable. Chinas exports included silk, porcelain, ironware and tea, while horses, jewellery, spices and grapes were all imported over vast distances from the West.In addition to trade exchange, the network served as a bridge for cultural exchange which shaped the evolution of science, art, technology and many