1、北京市西城區(qū)2019-2020學(xué)年度第二學(xué)期期末試卷高二英語本試卷共10頁, 共140分?？荚嚂r(shí)長120分鐘。考生務(wù)必將答案答在答題卡上, 在試卷上作答無效。第卷 (共75分)I. 聽力理解(共三節(jié)，22.5分)第一節(jié): (共4小題；每小題1.5分，共6分)聽下面四段對話，每段對話后有一道小題，從每題所給的A、B、C三個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)。每段對話你將聽一遍。1.【此處可播放相關(guān)音頻，請去附件查看】What day does the man finally make the reservation for?A. The 21st of June.B. The 20th of June.C. T

2、he 21st of July.2.【此處可播放相關(guān)音頻，請去附件查看】What is the weather like now in the mans hometown?A. Rainy.B. Sunny.C. Snowy.3.【此處可播放相關(guān)音頻，請去附件查看】Why does the woman ask the man for help?A. To sell a product.B. To start a channel.C. To finish a survey.4.【此處可播放相關(guān)音頻，請去附件查看】Why does the woman make the call?A. To ask

3、 for a leave.B. To see a doctor.C. To attend a class.第二節(jié):(共6小題；每小題1.5分，共9分)聽下面三段對話，每段對話后有兩道小題，從每題所給的A、B、C三個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)。每段對話你將聽兩遍。聽下面一段較長對話，回答以下小題。【此處可播放相關(guān)音頻，請去附件查看】5. How did the woman get to the special device show?A. On foot.B. By underground.C. By bus.6. What is the womans favourite?A. The Games Ha

4、ll.B. The 3D theatre.C. The Test Space.聽下面一段較長對話，回答以下小題。【此處可播放相關(guān)音頻，請去附件查看】7. How much is the ticket for an eight-year-old child?A. 4.5.B. 6.C. 9.8. Where can the woman park the car if she goes there on Saturday?A. Opposite the cinema.B. At the back of the library.C. Next door to the museum.聽下面一段較長對話

5、，回答以下小題。【此處可播放相關(guān)音頻，請去附件查看】9. What will the woman do on the weekend?A. Take piano lessons.B. Go out with her family.C. Finish her science project.10. When will the woman see the movie?A. 5:15 p.m.B. 7:15 p.m.C. 9:00 p.m.第三節(jié):(共5小題；每小題1.5分，共7.5分)聽下面一段獨(dú)白, 根據(jù)題目要求在相應(yīng)的橫線上寫下關(guān)鍵信息。每小題僅填寫一個(gè)詞。這段獨(dú)白你將聽兩遍。【此處可播放相關(guān)

6、音頻，請去附件查看】The Maritime MuseumIts a very _11_ building, opened in November 1991.The Education CentreIt is on the _12_ floor and there is a good little library.The TheatreIt is used to screen videos and also for _13_.The Leisure GallerySurfing, _14_, and lifesaving clubs are all very much a part of Au

7、stralian _15_.II. 完形填空(共15小題；每小題1.5分，共22.5分)閱讀下面短文, 掌握其大意，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中, 選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。It is a story every bit as moving and magical as her Harry Potter books. The _16_ between J.K. Rowling, the author of Harry Potter, and Catie Hoch, a Harry Potter fan from New York, began in early 2000, some

8、 three years after the then six-year-old had developed a fast-growing childhood cancer.Her mother, Gina Peca, had read the first three Harry Potter to Catie, who was such a fan that she would wear her Harry Potter clothes, complete with big round glasses and a red short coat, as she _17_ to hospital

9、 from home.By the end of 1999, Catie had been through several rounds of surgery and chemotherapy (化療), losing all her hair but none of her spirit. Ms Peca was _18_ that there would soon be no more Harry Potter to read.She sent an email to the books publishers with a _19_ for J.K. Rowling, asking whe

10、n the fourth book would be _20_ and telling of the joy that the books had brought to Caties life.A few weeks later, a reply came that had Catie and her mother _21_ for joy. It read, “I am working very hard on book four at the moment - on a bit that involves some new creatures Hagrid has brought alon

11、g for the Care of Magical Creatures classes. This is all Top Secret, so you are _22_ to tell only some close friends and your mum, but no one elseWith lots of love, J.K. Rowling.”After Catie replied, Miss Rowling was back in touch: “Do you think people will mind? I seem to have _23_ an awful lot of

12、characters along the way.”Caties condition began to worsen. Her mother emailed Miss Rowling to tell her that Catie could no longer use her _24_. A few days later, the author _25_ to read abstracts to Catie from the then _26_ book four.So it happened that at home in New York, a little girl with cance

13、r became the first person in the world to _27_ the latest adventures of Harry Potter, later published as The Goblet of Fire. Caties mother, father and two brothers sat with her, listening on speaker-phone.When Miss Rowling came to America for a book tour she _28_ to meet her little friend._29_ time

14、ran out. On May 18, 2000, Catie died, aged nine.Hearing the family had started a memorial fund in Caties name, Miss Rowling sent a letter and a check for $100,000. “I consider myself _30_ to have had contact with Catie. I am crying so hard as I type. She left footprints on my heart”16. A. friendship

15、B. agreementC. cooperationD. competition17. A. marchedB. fledC. droveD. travelled18. A. shockedB. fearfulC. determinedD. grateful19. A. commentB. bookC. giftD. message20. A. finishedB. revisedC. recommendedD. sold21. A. wavingB. screamingC. chattingD. running22. A. encouragedB. forbiddenC. allowedD.

16、 required23. A. attractedB. metC. discoveredD. collected24. A. wheelchairB. phoneC. computerD. radio25. A. offeredB. demandedC. continuedD. needed26. A. unpaintedB. unpublishedC. undefinedD. unreported27. A. watchB. readC. discussD. hear28. A. failedB. managedC. hopedD. begged29. A. ThusB. ButC. And

17、D. So30. A. fortunateB. successfulC. strongD. contentII. 閱讀理解(共15小題；每小題2分，共30分)閱讀下面短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)。AWhistler Olympic Park, having hosted ski jumping, cross-country skiing and biathlon (冬季兩項(xiàng)) for the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, remains an active centre for competit

18、ors, the local community and visitors. Located a short drive south of Whistler, the park offers activities and programs all year-round.Winter at Whistler Olympic ParkDiscover Whistler Olympic Park through cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, biathlon and more.Find yourself in the parks fantastic lands

19、cape and discover its Olympic history.Take a lesson such as ski jumping in the youth program.Gather around the outdoor open fire or in the warm Day Lodge restaurant after a day out in the snow.Summer at Whistler Olympic ParkOpen daily for tours, self-guided activities and sightseeing from 9:30 a.m.

20、to 4:30 p.m.There is a small park access fee ($15/vehicle). This fee is for the benefit of local, national and international Nordic athletes for summer and winter training. Free park entry for 2020/2021 season pass holders and non-motorized vehicles.ToursOlympic Biathlon TourFeel like an Olympian wi

21、th this hands-on introduction to biathlon! On your walk to the shooting range, learn about the parks sports and history. It also provides the best angle for taking photos of the Olympic monuments.Take aim and shoot a real gun! In a mini race, including walking and running, get your heart rate up, st

22、ay focused and take aim to hit the targets!Tour Dates: Daily from June 28 September 1, 2020Ages: 8 and up (under 19 with an accompanying adult)Pricing: Adult $55, Youth $45E-Bike & Biathlon Adventure TourThe comfortable electric assist mountain bikes have wide wheels for a smooth ride, and an electr

23、ic motor to help you climb hills with ease.Visit the Olympic monuments and enjoy breathtaking viewpoints, such as the Top of the World lookout with views of Black Tusk and surrounding mountain ranges.Test your skills at the biathlon range, shooting at Olympic targets.Tour Dates: Daily from June 28 S

24、eptember 1, 2020Ages: 10 and up (under 19 with an accompanying adult)Pricing: $95 per personFor more information, please log in from our homepage.31. If you want to learn ski jumping, you should probably go to _.A. Olympic Biathlon TourB. Winter at Whistler Olympic ParkC. Summer at Whistler Olympic

25、ParkD. E-Bike & Biathlon Adventure Tour32 Which group of visitors can enjoy free park entry?A. Season pass holders.B. Children under age 8.C. Locals from the community.D. Teenagers with parents.33. What can you do during the E-bike tour?A. Ride a bike around the lake.B. Gather around the open fire.C

26、. Visit the Olympic monuments.D. Photograph monuments at the best angle.34. What is the passage mainly about?A. A sports and leisure centre.B. Exciting sports adventures.C. Year-round training programs.D. History of an Olympic Park.BAre you preparing for a standardized English exam? Do you find the

27、listening section particularly challenging?The world of standardized examinations to assess candidates abilities in the English language has grown rapidly, especially in the last 30 years. Most of these exams include a listening paper, in which a number of micro-skills are tested, such as listening

28、for detailed information, understanding an authors attitude and more. Despite the different types of exams out there, they all share many things. We can call them “skills”, as they can be applied while taking the listening test.You need to exercise your skills to make “educated guesses” although you

29、 wont ever have super powers. Most standardized tests give you some time to read ahead. You must use this time wisely, as this is crucial to predicting as much as possible a number of things. You should quickly ask yourself: What is their relationship? Where are they? Why are they talking? What are

30、their tones?By doing this, you will be able to set the situation and expect specific vocabulary which might be used in the coming listening materials. All this can be done very quickly. If the passage contains gaps that you must fill out, you should try to predict the type of word or expression (nou

31、n, adjective, verb, etc.). Do not try to read everything in detail; only focus on the key words. With practice, you will be able to predict with a certain level of precision. Even if you find it difficult, trying to make a prediction will always help you concentrate on the task, thus making it a lot

32、 more manageable and understandable.Becoming a successful candidate takes time and practice. Unless you have had enough practice in English, you wont probably be able to get your desired score. Keep in mind that most standardized exams are more about skills than knowledge.35. The underlined term “ed

33、ucated guesses” in Paragraph 3 can be replaced with _.A. efforts to achieve high scoresB. quick decisions about the choiceC. better options using the same wordsD. predictions with a certain level of precision36. What should be stressed more in a standardized listening test according to the passage?A

34、 Skills.B. Vocabulary.C. Scores.D. Knowledge.37. Who do you think the passage is intended for?A. Teachers.B. Managers.C. Speakers.D. Candidates.CGENETIC testing cannot tell teachers anything useful about an individual pupils educational achievement. That is the conclusion of a study that looked at h

35、ow well so-called polygenic scores for education predict a persons educational achievements, based on a long-term study of thousands of people in the UK. “Some people with a very low genetic score are very high performers at age 16. Some are even in the top 3 percent,” says Tim Morris at the Univers

36、ity of Bristol, UK.And while Morris expects the accuracy of polygenic scores for educational achievements to improve, he doesnt think they will ever be good enough to predict how well an individual will do. Even relatively simple qualities such as height are influenced by thousands of genetic varian

37、ts, each of which may only have a tiny effect. It has been claimed that polygenic scores can be used to make useful predictions, such as a persons likelihood of developing various diseases. One company is even offering embryo screening (screening of an unborn baby in the very stages of development)

38、based on polygenic scores for disease risk.Some researchers - notably Robert Plomin of Kings College London - think that schools should start using polygenic scores for educational achievement. In most cases, the scores may reflect qualities such as persistence as well as intelligence.To assess the

39、usefulness of polygenic scores in education, Morris and his colleagues calculated them for 8,000 people in Bristol who are part of a long-term study known as the Children of the 90s. The participants genomes have been queued and their academic results are available to researchers. Among other things

40、, the team found a correlation of 0.4 between a persons polygenic score and their exam results at age 16. But there would need to be a correlation of at least 0.8 to make useful predictions about individuals, says Morris.Plomin, however, argues that the results support his opinion. “A correlation of

41、 0.4 makes it the strongest polygenic predictor in the behavioural sciences,” says Plomin. “Its so much stronger than a lot of other things we base decisions on. So its a very big finding.”Morris says schools already have access to other predictors that are more accurate, such as a pupils earlier te

42、st results. Looking at parents educational achievements is also a better predictor of a pupils academic results than studying their genome, his results show. Providing teachers with an extra predictor based on genetics would just confuse matters, says Morris, and the cost cannot be justified.38. In

43、paragraph 2, Morris talks about “height” in order to tell readers that _.A. some qualities are hardly affected by any genetic variantsB. some qualities are influenced by thousands of genetic variantsC. genetic scores are useful in predicting ones potential diseasesD. genetic scores can help children

44、 improve their scores at school39. How did Morris prove the effect of polygenetic scores in education?A. By providing opposite examples.B. By explaining how the genome works.C. By listing findings from another scientist.D. By presenting facts and data from research.40. According to Plomin, a correla

45、tion of 0.4 is reliable because it is _.A. useful in telling you how intelligent and persistent children areB. useful in predicting people who might struggle academicallyC. stronger compared to other factors in behavioural sciencesD. strongly correlated to childrens academic achievements41. Morris s

46、uggested that schools should _.A. study every pupils genomesB. spend some money on genetic testsC. know about parents educational achievementsD. provide teachers with students genetic informationDConvincing someone to change their mind is really the process of convincing them to change their tribe (

47、部落). If they abandon their beliefs, they run the risk of losing social ties. You cant expect someone to change their mind if you take away their community too.The way to change peoples minds is to become friends with them to combine them into your tribe, to bring them into your circle. Now, they can

48、 change their beliefs without the risk of being abandoned socially.The British philosopher Alain de Botton suggests that we simply share meals with those who disagree with us: “Sitting down at a table with a group of strangers has the incomparable and odd benefit of making it a little more difficult

49、 to hate them without punishment. Prejudice and conflict between groups of people from different nations or races feed off abstraction. However, during a meal, something about handing dishes around, unfolding napkins (餐巾紙) at the same moment, even asking a stranger to pass the salt makes us less lik

50、ely to hold the belief that the outsiders who wear unusual clothes and speak in distinctive accents deserve to be sent home or attacked. For all the large-scale political solutions which have been proposed to ease racial or cultural conflict, there are few more effective ways to promote tolerance be

51、tween suspicious neighbours than to force them to eat supper together.”Perhaps it is not difference, but distance that produces tribalism and unfriendliness. As proximity increases, so does understanding. I am reminded of Abraham Lincolns quote, “I dont like that man. I must get to know him better.”

52、 Facts dont change our minds. Friendship does.The Japanese writer Haruki Murakami once wrote, “Always remember that to argue, and win, is to break down the reality of the person you are arguing against. It is painful to lose your reality, so be kind, even if you are right.”When we are in the moment,

53、 we can easily forget that the goal is to connect with the other side, cooperate with them, befriend them, and integrate them into our tribe. We are so caught up in winning that we forget about connecting. Its easy to spend your energy labeling people rather than working with them.The word “kind (fa

54、mily and relatives)” originated from the word “kin (old fashion of family and relatives).” When you are kind to someone, it means you are treating them like family. This, I think, is a good method for actually changing someones mind. Develop a friendship. Share a meal. Gift a book. Be kind first, be

55、 right later.42. People are likely to change their mind when they _.A. change their beliefsB. are made friends withC. move to a new communityD. are given somewhere to go43. What does the underlined word “proximity” in paragraph 4 mean?A. Nearness.B. Action.C. Communication.D. Politeness.44. The auth

56、or quotes from Haruki Murakami to imply that _.A. breaking down ones reality is easyB. kindness is more important than rightC. arguing and winning are not importantD. losing ones identity is a painful process45. According to the passage, sharing meals is effective in building connections because it

57、_.A. pleases people with different beliefs or accentsB. makes people focus on eating rather than conflictsC. brings benefits to the people having dinner togetherD. promotes understanding and tolerance among people第卷(共65分)I. 選詞填空(共7小題；每小題2分，共14分)用方框中單詞的適當(dāng)形式完成下列句子, 每個(gè)單詞只能用一次。approve, permit, tolerate,

58、 equip, large, astonish, tend46. His poor health condition wont _ him to travel.47. I was _ at the sight of an enormous crowd downtown on New Years Eve.48. To my delight, the flat I am going to rent is well furnished and _.49. The different backgrounds we have result in our different values. So we h

59、ave to be _.50. The final list of applicants together with their resumes will be sent to the manager for his _.51. This photograph is too small, so _ it for me, please.52. Prices of air tickets continue to show an upward _ with the festival approaching.II. 語法填空(共10小題；每小題1分，共10分)在下列句子中的空白處填入適當(dāng)內(nèi)容或括號內(nèi)單

60、詞的正確形式。53. Many leading companies across the world are making efforts to present high-tech products _ (satisfy) peoples need.54. If I hadnt been sent off, we _ (win) the match.55. In our life, one of the most important things is to learn from our errors, forgive _ (we) and move on.56. Kids should ke