学年广东省揭阳市高二下学期期末考试英语试题解析版.docx

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学年广东省揭阳市高二下学期期末考试英语试题解析版

广东省揭阳市2019-2020学年高二下学期期末考试

英语试题

第一部分听力（略）

第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分35分）

第一节（共10小题；每小题2.5分，满分25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

Thattwobicyclesalesmenwerethefirstpeopletoflyisassurprisingtodayasitwasoveracenturyago.In1903,theWrightbrothersflewabovethecrowdatapublicexhibitionintheUnitedStates.Foralongperiod,thewholeworldwasstillinshock.

TheWrights’successisworthreviewingtodaybecauseitchallengesthe21stcentury’sbeliefthat,foryoungengineers,coursesinartsandhumanitiesarenotasimportantasmathandscience.Infact,however,neitheroftheWrightbrotherswenttocollegeorhadanyformaltechnicaltraining.

ToseewhatwecanlearnfromtheWrightbrotherstoday,wemustconsiderwhatmadethemdifferentthen.TheWrightbrothersgrewupinafamilywheretherewasalwaysencouragementoncuriosity.Thebookshelvesintheirhomewerefilledwithnovels,poetry,andancienthistory.TheWrights’parentshadgreatcuriosityforlearning.Theyencouragedtheirchildrentoreadwidelyandfindoutthetruthontheirown.Intheirlate20s,theWrightsbeganreadingbooksonthemovementofbirdwings,whichledtotheiroriginalair-controlsystem.

TheWrightbrothersoftencomparedthemselvestoartistsbecausetheirinventionhadalottodowitharts.Forexample,theartofflyingwasactuallyacomplicateddancebetweenman,machineandair,whichrequiredthousandsofhoursofpracticetoperfect.Technicalskillsandmathwerecertainlynecessarytobuildthemachine,butmuchofthechallengelayintheartofflyinginordertohavebeautifullinesduringflightandlanding.

Iftoday’sschoolshopetohavemoreextraordinaryengineers,theyshouldbroadenthelimitedacademicrequirementsandencouragestudentstobecuriousaboutdifferentsubjectsastheWrightbrothersdid.

21.WhatwaspeopledattitudetotheWrightbrothers,flightinParagraph1?

A.Theywereeagertofly.B.Theywondereditssafety.

C.Theywereshockedatit.D.Theydoubtedifitwastrue.

22.Whichofthefollowingledtothebrothers,successaccordingtothepassage?

A.Formaltechnicaltraining.B.Researchonbirds’movement.

C.Mathandscienceincollege.D.Curiosityaboutfindingthetruth.

23.Whatdoesthepassageencouragetoday’sschoolstodo?

A.Toabandonacademicrequirementsonlearning.

B.Toencouragestudentstobeartistsandengineers.

C.Tobroadenstudents’knowledgeabouttheWrightbrothers.

D.Tobesupportivetostudents’curiosityondifferentcourses.

B

Willdoinghouseworksaveyouatriptothegym?

Ifyouthinkso,youneedtothinkagain.Anewstudyfindsthatpeoplewhodohouseworkastheirweeklyexercisetendtobeheavierthanthosewhogettheirexercisebydoingsports.

Infact,themoretimepeoplespendonperforminghouseworkasexercise,theheaviertheytendtobe.Thefindingisshocking,becausepeoplethoughtmorephysicalactivities一nomatterwhattheform---wouldalwaysleadtoalowerweight.

RichardCotton,anexercisephysiologist,agreedthatitishardtoloseweightonlybydoinghousework.You’llgetthemostrewardforyourtimeifyouaddsometraditionalphysicalactivities,hesaid.Forexample,30minutesofsweepingfloorsbumsabout130calories,while30minutesofridingabikebums400calories.Butsomehouseworkdoesgiveyouexercise.Forexample,30minutesofwashingtheclothesbyhandbums215calories,closetowhatyouwouldbumin30minutesofcombinedjoggingandwalking.

Thestudycollectedinformationfrommorethan4,600peoplewhowereinterviewedabouttheirweeklyphysicalactivity.About42percentofthemhad150minutesofphysicalactivityperweek.Ofthosepeople,nearlytwo-thirdssaidthatatleast10minutesoftheirweeklyactivitywasspentdoinghousework.Womenandolderpeopletendedtoreportmoretimespentindoinghouseworkaspartoftheirphysicalactivity.Inotherwords,iftheresearchersdidn’tcounthouseworkasatypeofphysicalactivity,just

20percentofwomenhadenoughphysicalexercise.

Therefore,itispossiblethatpeoplewhosaidtheyexercisedbydoinghouseworkwerenotreallyhonestaboutthetimeorlengthoftheactivity,researcherssaid."Afterall,thecombinationofdifferentphysicalactivitiesisthebestchoice,"Cottonsaid.

24.Whydoestheauthorraiseaquestionatthebeginningofthepassage?

A.Toinvitesomereaderstoanswerit.

B.Todrawreaders’attentiontothetopic.

C.Totestreaders’knowledgeaboutsports.

D.Toshowtheimportanceofgoingtothegym.

25.Whichofthefollowingbelongsto“traditionalphysicalexercise"?

A.Sweepingfloors.B.Ridingabike.

C.Washingtheclothes.D.Cleaningthegarage.

26.Whatcanwelearnaboutlosingweightaccordingtothepassage?

A.Weshoulddovariousphysicalactivities.

B.Weshouldexercisebydoinghousework.

C.Joggingandwalkingarethebestkindsofsports.

D.Themorehouseworkwedo,theheavierwe’llbe.

C

IcevolcanoeseruptedontheshoresofLakeMichiganlastweekend,andanemployeefromNationalWeatherService（NWS）caughtsightofanastonishingsceneonthespot.“Youneverknowwhatyou’llfindatthelakeuntilyougooutthere,"theemployeesaid,"Todayitwerevolcanoes.”

Despitetheirnickname,icevolcanoesaren’treallyvolcanoesatall.Theyformattheedgesoflakes,wherethinsheetsoficeform,andwatershootsthroughholesintheice,Waterflowsbeneaththeicesheetandbuildsupenoughpressuretopushwatertothesurface.Iftheairaboveiscoldenough,thereleasedwaterfreezesoverthesurroundingground,formingaminivolcanoofsorts.

Icevolcanoescanbeverydangeroustoclimbonbecausetheyareemptyinsideandbuiltoverthatholeintheice.Althoughsomefrozenvolcanoeswerediscoveredafewyearsago,itisstillraretowitnessone.

Icevolcanoestypicallyformnearlargebodiesofwaterwherefreezingtemperaturesbelowallowaniceshelftoformoverthewater’ssurfacealongthecoastline.Meanwhile,wavesbeneaththeshelfmustbestrongenoughtocracktheiceandpushwaterout.Forthisreason,icevolcanoestendtoformalongshorelineswherewindsblowupwavesconstantly.

Forexample,whentheOvalBeachvolcanoeswerespotted,thewindwasalmostduewest,whichwasperfectforpushingwavesrightintotheshorelineatthislocation.Duetotheirsuperiorsize,theGreatLakesmaybemorelikelytoformicevolcanoesalongtheirshoresthansmallerlakes.

Soifyouwanttoseeanicevolcanoinperson,theGreatLakesmaybeyourbestchoice——butbecautiouswhereyoustep!

27.WhatdidtheNWSemployeediscoverinParagraph1?

A.Theeruptionoficevolcanoes.

B.Volcanoeseruptingonthemountain.

C.FrozenshoresofLakeMichigan.

D.AnordinarysceneofLakeMichigan.

28.Whatcanwelearnabouticevolcanoesaccordingtothepassage?

A.Theyappearwheneveritisfreezing.

B.Theyarerealvolcanoesintheocean.

C.Itisuncommontoseetheireruptions.

D.Ittakesyearstoformanicevolcano.

29.Wheredotheicevolcanoesusuallyform?

A.Shorelineswithsuitableweatherconditions.

B.Smallerlakeswherewinddirectionisperfect.

C.Alongshorelineswherewavesarenotpowerful.

D.Inthecenteroftheoceanorlargebodiesofwater.

30.Whatisthispassagemainlyabout?

A.Dangersoficevolcanoes.

B.Icevolcanoesandtheirformation.

C.Differentkindsofvolcanoes.

D.TheGreatLakesandicevolcanoes.

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。

EffectiveParent-TeacherConferences

Parent-teacherconferenceisagoldenchanceforparentstoknowtheirkids,schoollifeandwhatisreallygoingonatschool.Butonlyiftheyusetheopportunitywisely.

31.

•DoYourHomework

Parentsneedtospeakwithanumberofteachersinashortperiodoftime,makingitdifficultforthemtogeteverythingstraight.32.CyndyMcDonald,aguidanceconsultantinCalifornia,suggestsparentsmakegoodplansinmind,suchaswhotheywouldliketomeet,andwhatissuetheyneedtoaddress.

●33

Parentsmayonlyhaveafewminuteswithyourchild’steachertofindouthowthingsaregoingatschool.McDonaldsuggestshavingafewquestionsready,andsherecommendsaskingthesequestions:

Ismychildraisinghis/herhandandparticipatinginclass?

Howismychildgettingalongwiththeirclassmates?

DoyouseeanyproblemsIshouldbeawareof?

WhatcanIdoasaparenttoprovidesupportathome?

●Beonthesameteam

CyndyMcDonaldstresses,“Themostimportantthingistogoinwiththeattitudethatwe’reallonthesameteam.34.”Ifyourchildismissinghomework,forexample,besuretotalkwithyourchild’steacherstofindout.Tellthemwhatworksinotherclassesforyourchildandletthemtrythisintheirclass.

Withenoughpreparations,parentsmaygettheirproblemssolvedmoreeasily.“35,"shesays.

A.Helpchildrenintrouble

B.Preparequestionstoask

C.Here’showtomakethemostofthispreciousopportunity

D.Sometimesthisapproachdoesn’tleadtoapositiveresult

E.Withoutaplaninadvance,thetimecanpassquicklywithoutgettinganything

F.Teacherswanttohearthatparentswillsupportthemineducatingthechildren

G.Ifaparentcomestomewithgoodpreparations,myjobwillbesomucheasier

第三部分语言运用（共两节，满分45分）

第一节（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30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。

LisaMeekswasinmedicalschoolatHarvard.However,she36araremusclediseaseandthe37thingsheexpectedwastobestoppedfromhergoal.Unfortunately,thencamethesadnewsthather38inthefieldwaszeroandshehadnorighttogointomedicine.Lisa39frommedicalschoolbutdidn’tendupbecomingapracticin