广西玉林市2020-2021学年高二上学期期末质量检测英语考试试题

C

三个选项中选出最佳选项。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.

答案是

C

。

1. When will Tom come?

A. 4:50.

B. 4:30.

C. 4:20.

B. ?9. 18.

C. ?9. 15.

2. Where does the conversation most probably take place?

A. At home.

B. In a restaurant.

C. At the market.

3. What did the man do last night?

A. He stayed at home talking with his friend.

B He watched television with his friend.

C. He went to see his schoolmate.

4. What does the man mean?

A. He must hand in a report about the museum.

B. He has already visited the museum.

C. He is too busy to go with the woman.

5. Why is the man unable to answer the woman’s questions now?

A. He doesn’t have time.

B He is too tired after class.

C. He is shopping.

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< /p>

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。每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第

6

段材料，回答第

6

、

7

题。

6. What does the woman think of working in IT?

A. The work is not good.

B. The work is very hard.

C. The work has two advantages.

7. What suggestion does the woman give to the man?

A. Don’t work in IT.

B. Avoid high blood pressure.

C. Take better care of himself.

听第

< br>7

段材料，回答第

8

、

9

题。

8. What is the probable relationship between the two speakers?

A. Workmates.

B. Husband and wife.

C. Father and daughter.

9. Why did the man go to Fortaleza?

A. To go on a business trip.

B. To enjoy the scenery.

C. To do some shopping.

听第

8

段材料，回答第

10

至

12

题。

10. What are the speakers mainly talking about?

A. A performance.

B. A great musician.

C. A rock band.

11. Why did the man name his band “The Sand”?

A. Sand can cool one down.

B. Sand stands for being tough and independent.

C. Sand is small and cannot be shaped.

12. Why did the band get a new member years ago?

A. One of its members died.

B. Its audience became larger.

C. The market for rock music was growing.

听第

9

段材料，回答第

13

至< /p>

16

题。

13. Where is Donny now?

A. At home.

B. On his way.

C. In a cinema.

14. Why did Donny fail to answer the phone at 8:00?

A. His phone wasn’t on.

B He was busy.

C. He didn’t hear it.

15. What was Donny doing at 9:00?

A. He was buying a ticket.

B. He was watching a film.

C. He was drinking coffee.

16. What did Donny talk about with the manager?

A. Making a complaint.

B. Applying for a job.

C. Getting his money back.

听第

10

段材料，回答第

17

至

20

题。

17. What did the speaker treat painting as in the beginning?

A. A job.

B. A dream.

C. A hobby.

18. How often does the speaker paint now?

A. Three days a week.

B. Five days a week.

C. Every evening.

19. When did the speaker start her painting?

A. In the high school.

B. In the middle school.

C. In the primary school.

20. What will the listeners do after watching a video?

A. Have a coffee break.

B. Leave for another place.

C. Learn to paint.

第二部分

阅读理解（共两节，满分

40

分）

第一节（共

1 5

小题；每小题

2

分，满分

分）

阅读下列短文 ，从每题所给的

A

、

B

、

C

和

D

四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

Want to buy some gifts for children? See the following ones.

Wonder Crew dolls

Wonder Crew creates dolls for boys. The dolls are aimed at encouraging boys to express kindness and other

characteristics not encouraged in their other toys. “I wanted to address the developmental needs of the whole child.”

Wider told USA TODAY. “Toys have the power to teach.”

Sale for $$29.99 on Amazon.

Barbie dolls that use a wheelchair

Mattel created dolls with disabilities to inspire girls to tell more stories. Barbie expanded its Fashion line to

showcase dolls in a wheelchair and a removable prosthetic leg

（假肢）

. “We can have the conversation around

physical

disabilities

by

including

them

into

our

fashion

doll

line

to

further

show

a

special

view

of

beauty

and

fashion, ”Mattel said.

Sale for $$19. 99.

Dolls inspired by children with autism

（自闭症）

Lottie

Dolls

offers

a

doll

inspired

by

a

boy

with

autism.

The

doll

kit

includes

an

astronaut’s

suit

and

a

companion dog named Cookie. Lottie Dolls, an Irish company, offers a host of dolls that highlight diversity.

Sales for $$30 on Amazon.

Plastic Army Women

A 6

-

year

-

old girl wanted to play with female plastic soldiers. She got her wish when Pennsylvania company

BMC Toys agreed to make Plastic Army Women. When completed, a pack of 24

-

figurines

（

小塑像）

will include six

different poses and should be available on the company website and on Amazon.

It is available for pre

-

order at different price points.

21. What can we learn about Mattel's Barbie dolls?

A. They are in old style.

B. They can move quickly by themselves.

C. They have no legs at all.

D. They represent special views on beauty.

22. How is Plastic Army Women different from the other three gifts?

A. It can be ordered in advance.

C. It is fit for young kids.

B. It can't be bought on Amazon.

D. It is the most popular.

23. Which of the following may attract children with autism?

A. Dolls offered by Lottie Dolls.

C. Plastic Army Women.

B. Wonder Crew dolls.

D. Barbie dolls that use a wheelchair.

B

Joseph

Lister,

born

in

1827

in

England,

was

best

known

as

a

popular

British

surgeon

and

a

pioneer

of

antise ptic

（

抗菌的）

surgery. As a child, Lister attended a Quaker school, where he became very fluent in French and

German. These two languages were the leading languages in medical research.

He later entered University College London. At first, he studied botany

（植物学）

. After this, he became a

registered medical student and managed to graduate with honors. At 26, he entered the Royal College of Surgeons.

Lister became an assistant of James Syme, a surgeon at a university in Scotland,

In

1867,

he

invented

the

use

of

carbolic

acid

as

antiseptic.

This

became

the

first

widely

used

antiseptic

in

surgery. Before Lister’s research, many people believed chemical damage from exposures to bad air was the reason

behind the infections in wounds. During this time, hospitals were at times letting air out during midday in order to

prevent

the

spread

on

infec

-

tions.

However,

hospitals

also

practiced

surgery

under

some

unsanitary

conditions

compared with present medical conditions, which exposed patients to great risks.

While

at

University

of

Glasgow,

Lister

heard

about

Louis

Pasteur’s

theory.

Louis

Pas

-

teur

suggested

3

methods to fight the micro

-

organism, filtration

（过滤）

, exposure to chemical solutions and exposure to heat. Lister

confirmed Pasteur’s theory with his own experiments. He decided to use these findings to create some antiseptic

techniques for wounds, which led to the reduction in post

-

operative infections, making surgery safe for patients. He

published his findings in The Lancet.

In 1881, Lister moved to London where he was appointed president of Clinical Society of London and died in

1892.

24. Where did Lister learn the languages necessary for his medical career?

A. At a Quaker school.

B. At University of Glasgow.

C. In University College London.

D. In the Royal College of Surgeons.

25. What does the underlined word “unsanitary” in paragraph 3 mean?

A. Safe.

B. Comfortable.

C. Unlucky.

D. Unhealthy.

26. How did Lister know Pasteur’s theory was reliable?

A. By consulting some experts.

B. By checking some records.

C. By doing experiments himself.

D. By observing Pasteur’s experiments.

27. What was Lister’s contribution?

A. Improving people’s eyesight.

B. Reducing infections after operations.

C. Making people feel more confident.

D. Lowering the costs of making operations.

C

Smart

carts

（购物车）

are

shopping

carts

equipped

with

tablet

computers

and

similar

de

-

vices

that

help

shoppers

manage

shopping

lists,

pay

for

items,

and

find

products

in

the

store.

Manufacturers

of

smart

cart

technology produce accessory fittings

（

配件）

, and stores can use them to remake existing carts. It’s also possible to

purchase new shopping carts with the smart technology installed.

The level of function available with a smart cart can vary. Some can be combined with cellphones or software

programs to allow shoppers to create shopping lists and upload them to a cart. Internet

-

enabled smart carts may

provide suggestions or tips for shoppers. Some can communicate with the systems to guide themselves around the

store. Shoppers can ask the cart where to find items, or have it organize a grocery list to make shopping easier. As a

shop

-

per moves along the snack selling areas, for instance, the smart cart could flash a reminder that the customer

often likes to buy a particular brand of potato chips.

In

-

store communication to allow customers to order items from different counters may al

-

so be available. On

the contrary, a department can page a customer with the use of smart carts, The counters can send a message when

the order is ready, which reduces time spent in line.

Smart cart technology can also enable the price checks and allows customers to pay for items through the cart,

without having to go through a checkout line. As they add items to the cart, it updates the total, and the shopper can

close out the visit at the end by telling the cart to automatically pay from a stored bank account or credit card. This

application for smart carts can be important in busy stores where customers get impatient waiting in line to pay.

28. Why does the author think the introduced cart is a smart cart?

A. It is made to encourage shopping.

B. It is equipped with technology to manage shopping lists.

C. It is equipped with translation function.

D. It is designed to take the place of clerks.

29. What can be learned about the smart cart from the text?

A. It is smarter than humans.

B. It is helpful but rather expensive.

c. It only has a few simple skills.

D. It can help save much time.

30. In which section of a newspaper can we read the text?

A. Technology.

B. Fashion.

C. Food.

D. Advertisement.

31. What is the best title for the text?

A. The design of smart carts

B. The influences of smart carts

C. The introduction to smart carts

D. The market demands for smart carts

D

The first step in writing any poem is coming up with something to write about. Don’t feel that you have to

choose deep or attractive material. Anything can be the subject for a poem. Great poems have been written about

such topics as a gas station or pieces of broken glass on the beach.

It’s easiest to write a good poem about something you know well, that you have experi

-

enced first

-

hand, or

that

you

have

nearby

so

that

you

can

observe

it

carefully.

T

his

is

because

what

makes

the

poem

deep

and

interesting will be the hidden details or qualities you discover, or the subject that reminds you of the unique view.

In his book Poetry in the Making, the poet Ted Hughes talks about how to write a poem about an animal. The

key, he says, is to concentrate hard enough on the animal, to choose the words that best catch the animal you have

in your mind. You can use this approach with any subject matter.

In the beginning, you don’t have to worry about the “style” or writing in a “poetic” that means being filled

with rhythm and beauty.

In

fact, if

you start to think about

“being po

-

etic”, it can puzzle you from what

you’re

actually

writing

about

and hurt

your

poem.

Have

you

ever

tried

to

have

a

conversation

with

someone

who

was

trying

to

impress

you?

Then

you

know

how

boring

this

can

be.

The

person

is

really

thinking

about

himself

or

herself, not about the conversation. Similarly,

if

you are worrying about what impression

your poem will

make,

then that takes your attention away from the subject of your poem.

In a word, if the poem is about you or your life, try to take the angle of a careful reporter when you write it

down. You should focus on accurately communicating an aspect of your experience, instead of focusing on what

impression you are making when you do it.

32. What will be an easy subject for writing a good poem?

A. Something beautiful.

B. Something interesting.

C. Something happened to you or near you.

D. Something others have experienced before.

33. What can we infer about Ted Hughes’ opinion on writing a poem?

A. It is necessary to select the words.

B. It is important to choose a good topic.

C. It is necessary to focus on the style of poems.

D. It is difficult to write a poem about animals.

34. Why does the author give the example in paragraph 4?

A. To raise a question for readers.

B. To draw the readers’ attention.

C. To answer the question mentioned above.

D. To make a further explanation.

35. What is the last paragraph mainly about?

A. The impression of a good poem.

B. The influence on creating a poem.

C. The importance of selecting material.

D. The conclusion on methods of writing poems.

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。选项中有两项为多余选项。

Music is a universal language, which touches the very depths of our soul.

36

Not on

-

ly can they have the

opportunity

to

communicate

universally,

but

also

the opportunity

to

im

-

prove

their

brain

health. Your

brain

will

thank you for music training and music making for the following reasons.

Music training improves cognition

（认知）

．

Studies have shown that music training im

-

proves cognitive

abilities across our life span. Playing an instrument requires many different areas of the brain to cooperate, so it

strengthens the brain in a variety of ways. This allows for an increase in signal efficiency

—

how quickly neurons

（神经元）

communicate with each other across the brain.

37

Music training may promote healthy aging of the brain

. Studies show that musicians have an advantage in

maintaining their cognitive abilities during the aging process. This includes tasks that involve executive functioning

and short

-

term memory,

38

For example, they are able to hear more clearly in the presence of background

noise.

39

A recent study has shown that group musical activities are potential ways to main

-

tain physical and

psychological health. For example, a lowered risk of dementia

（痴呆）

has been associated with playing musical

instruments,

Other

studies

have

shown

that

playing

key

-

board

instruments

and

drums

could

be

helpful

in

stroke

（中风）

patients.

40

Although

those

who

begin

music

training

at

a

young

age

seem

to

display

the

grea

-

test

benefits,

research shows it is never too late to learn to play an instrument. More research is needed to more fully understand

the effect of

music

making

on the brain throughout life

；

this is something the National Institutes of Health has

recognized.

A. Music training is a tiring activity.

B. Musicians are at a unique advantage.

C. Music training is beneficial for overall health.

D. Older musicians have other advantages as well.

E. In short, making music is truly a whole

-

brain workout.

F. And there are benefits from both long

-

term and short

-

term training.

G. It may be why musicians perform better in cognitive tasks than non

-

musicians.

第三部分

语言知识运用（共两节，满分

45

分）

第一节（共

20

小题；每小题