四川省眉山市学年高二下学期期末考试英语试题.docx

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四川省眉山市学年高二下学期期末考试英语试题

眉山市高中2021届第四学期期末教学质量监测

英语试题卷2020.07

（满分150分，考试时间120分钟）

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 many students are there in the girl’s class?

A.25.B.50.C.30.

2. What will the woman do on the weekend?

A. Go to the concert.

B. Visit Professor Wang.

C. Mark the papers.

3. What are thespeakers talking about?

A. An air crash.

B. An Egyptian plane.

C. A trip to Russia.

4. When will they go out for dinner?

A. On Friday evening.

B. On Saturday evening.

C. On Sunday evening.

5.What is the woman looking for?

A. A taxi.B. A hotel.C. A mobilephone.

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。

听下面一段材料，回答第6至第7两个小题。

6. Who made the first successful flight?

A. Karl Friedrich Benz.

B. Thomas Wedgwood.

C. Orville and Wilbur Wright.

7. Which event happened the earliest?

A. The first photograph.

B. The first successful flight.

C. The first car.

听下面一段材料，回答第8至第9两个小题。

8. Which class is the shortest?

A. Chinese.B. Art.C. Math.

9. What is Ms Li like?

A. She is humorous.

B. She is patient.

C. She is strict.

听下面一段材料，回答第10至第12三个小题。

10. What should club members wear?

A. Golf shoes. B. Club sweaters.C. Golf pants.

11. How much is a half-hour lesson?

A.$45.B.$55.C.$90.

12. What do we know about Sunshine Golf Club?

A. It has builta swimming pool.

B. Teachers often give group lessons.

C. Guests ofclub memberscan play there.

听下面一段材料，回答第13至第16四个小题。

13. Where did Linda learn about smart cars?

A.From a magazine article.

B. From a newspaper report.

C.From a TV program.

14. What do we know about Louis?

A. He works at a car company.

B. He owns a smart car.

C. He has a good sense of direction.

15. Why was Richard late?

A. He met Louis.B. He stopped for gas.C. He got lost.

16. What’s the probable relationship between the speakers?

A. Coworkers.B. Brother and sister.C. Husband and wife.

听下面一段材料，回答第17至第20四个小题。

17. Which room is for the photography club?

A. Room 6.B. Room 16.C. Room 60.

18. Who is good at science and art?

A. Miss Dean.B. Jack Parker.C. The announcer.

19. What is on the club poster?

A.Flowers.B. A tree.C. A bird.

20. What will the students do next?

A. Take some photos.

B. Have a discussion.

C. Learn about the club rules.

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。

A

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21.Whatisrequiredtobuyahousefor1dollarinLiverpool?

A.Youneedtobeanunemployedcitizen.

B.Youshouldliveinthehousefor3years.

C.Youhavetorepairanddecoratethehouse.

D.Itmustbeyourfirsthousepurchase.

22.What’sthereasonforprovidingahouseforpeoplewith1$bytheauthoritiesofBuffalo?

A.Tomakethecityattractiveatnocost.

B.Toimprovethelivesofpoorpeople.

C.Tosolvetheproblemsofemployment.

D.Toattractpeopletotheindustrialareas.

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A.$800B.$9600C.$3200D.$7500

B

Ihadbeenlivingquitebusily:

studyingtheorganattheUniversityofArizona,conductingaspeechclinicintown,andteachingaclassinmusicalappreciationattheDesertWillowRanch,whereIwasstaying.Iwasgoingtoparties,dances,horsebackridesunderthestars.OnemorningIsuddenlyfelldown.Myheart!

“Youwillhavetolieinbedforayearofcompleterest,”thedoctorsaid.Hedidn’tencouragemetobelieveIwouldeverbestrongagain．

Inbedforayear!

Tobehonest—perhapstodie!

Iwasterror-stricken!

Whydidallthishavetohappentome?

WhathadIdonetodeserveit?

Iswept.Iwasbitter.ButIdidgotobedasthedoctoradvised.Aneighborofmine,Mr.Rudolf,anartist,saidtome:

“Youthinknowthatspendingayearinbedwillbeatragedy.Butitwon’tbe.Youwillhavetimetothinkandgetacquaintedwithyourself.Youwillmakemorespiritualgrowthinthesenextfewmonthsthanyouhavemadeduringallyourpreviouslife.”

Ibecamecalmer,andtriedtodevelopanewsenseofvalues.Ireadbooksofinspiration.OnedayIheardaradiocommentatorsay:

“Youcanexpressonlywhatisinyourownconsciousness.”Ihadheardthewordslikethesemanytimesbefore,butnowtheyreacheddowninsidemeandtookroot.IdeterminedtothinkonlythethoughtsIwantedtoliveby:

thoughtsofjoy,happiness,health.Iforcedmyselfeachmorning,assoonasIawoke,togooverallthethingsIhadtobegratefulfor.Nopain.Alovelyyoungdaughter.Myeyesight.Myhearing.Lovelymusicontheradio.Timetoread.Goodfood.Goodfriends.Iwassocheerfulandhadsomanyvisitorsthatthedoctorputupasignsayingthatonlyonevisitoratatimewouldbeallowedinmycabin—andonlyatcertainhours．

Nineyearshavepassedsincethen,andInowleadafull,activelife.IamdeeplygratefulnowforthatyearIspentinbed.ItwasthemostvaluableandthehappiestyearIspentinArizona.ThehabitIformedthenofcountingmyblessingseachmorningstillremainswithme.Itisoneofmymostpreciouspossessions．

24.Whydidthewriterhavetolieinbedforayear?

A.Becauseshewasterror-strickenatthattime.

B.Becauseshehadaseriousheart-attack.

C.Becauseshewaswornoutforherbusylife.

D.Becausethedoctorwantedhertodoso.

25.Whentoldtolieinbedtotakeayear’srest,thewriter.

A.wasverygratefultothedoctor

B.wasshockedatthediagnosis

C.turnedtoaneighborMr.Rudolfforhelp

D.thoughtofherbitterexperiencesinthepast

26.Thereasonwhythewritersaid“IamdeeplygratefulnowforthatyearIspentinbed”liesinthat.

A.sheledaverycomfortablelifethatyear

B.shebecameusedtolyinginbed

C.sheperfectlyrecoveredfromherillness

D.shecametoknowhowtoleadanactivelife

27.What’sthewriter’spurposeoftellingusofherstory?

A.Toshareherunderstandingoflifefromanunforgettableexperience.

B.Tointroduceherselftousbecauseshewaswiseandkind.

C.Toexplainthatlyinginbedforalongtimeisnotaterriblething.

D.Toencourageustoachieveasmuchaswecan.

C

Inthe1990s,whenanareaofBrazilianrainforestinAmazonregion,thesizeofBelgium,wascutdowneveryyear,Brazilwastheworld’senvironmentalvillain（反派角色）.Now,theAmazonoughttobetheimageofwhatisgoingright.Governmentfiguresshowthatdeforestationfellby70%inthisregionduringthepastdecade.Ifdeforestationhadcontinuedattheratein2005,anextra3.2billiontonsofcarbondioxide—equaltoayear’semissionsfromtheEUwouldhavebeenputintotheatmosphere.However,Brazilisnowtheworldleaderindealingwithclimatechange.

Buthowdiditbreaktheviciouscycle（恶性循环）?

Therewasnoshortcutbutathree-stageprocessincludingbans,bettergovernanceinfrontierareasandconsumerpressureoncompanies.

Thefirststage,fromthemid-1990sto2004,thegovernmentputitseffortsintobansandrestrictions.Forexample,everyfarmintheAmazon,hadtoset80%ofthelandasideasaforestreserve.Butthissharewastoohightoreach.Thiswastheworstperiod.Soybeanpriceswerehighandavastexpansionofsoybeanfarmingexpandedonthesouth-easternborderoftherainforest.

Duringthesecondstage,from2005to2009,Brazil’spresidentmadestoppingdeforestationapriority（优先事项）,resultinginbetterco-operationbetweendifferentbitsofthegovernment.Theareawherefarmingwasbannedwasincreasedfromasixthtonearlyhalfoftheforest.

Thethirdstage,from2009,wasatestofwhetherasystemofrestrictionscouldsurviveassoybeanexpansioncontinued.Thegovernmentshifteditsfocusfromfarmstocountiesofeachstate.Farmerswiththeworstdeforestationrateswerebannedfromgettingcheapcredit（贷款）untilthoseratesfell.

Brazil’sAmazonpolicyisasuccessbecauseitreliedonrestrictionsratherthanrewards,whichhaveworkedbetter.Brazilalsochangeditselfintoafarmingsuperpower,sothecountryispossibletogetahugeincreaseinfoodoutputwithoutdestroyingtheforest.Butnowthepolicieshavebeensuccessfulamongcommercialfarms.Smallholderscareratherlessaboutthelawandrespondtomarketpressures,sotheg