广东省肇庆市2020-2021学年高二下学期英语期末测试题 Word版含答案解析（无听力试题）

肇庆市2020——2021学年第二学期末高二年级教学质量检测
英语
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第一部分 阅读(共两节, 满分50分)
第一节 (共5小题;每小率2.5分,满分37.5分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
You can always find your favorite blossoms(花) in spring, the time of year when everything wakes up. It's time to start your colorful spring journey!
Yuantouzhu Chery Blossom Valley, Wuxi city, Jiangsu province
General admission: 90 yuan
Ideal appreciation time: Late February to early April
Yuantouzhu Scenic Spot on the northwestern Taihu bank should be your first choice for a springtime visit. It's home to some 30,000 cherry trees in 68 varieties and its Cherry Blossom Valley is the largest of its kind in China. You can also appreciate the beauty of the flowers surrounded by the traditional Chinese—style buildings.
Gala village in Nyingchi city, Tibet autonomous region
General admission: Free
Ideal appreciation time: March and April
Here, wild peach blossoms always strike a strong profile against the snowy mountains in the distance, with their pink colors. We are sure that you will spend a special springtime there, enjoying the combinations of flowers, cornfields, rivers and mountains!
Nanjing Plum Blossom(梅花)Hill Nanjing—city Jiangsu province
General admission: 65 yuan
Ideal appreciation time: February and March
This hill is known for its history and rich variety of its plum trees. We highly recommend you visit during the early spring, as the fine rain falling on the mountain's sea of flower; will add a dreamlike quality to your trip to the Yangtze River Delta.
Huaugling Scenic Spot in Wuyuan county, Jiangxi province
General admission: 120 yuan
Ideal appreciation time: March to early June
The rape seed flowers(油菜花)there are surrounded by fertile terraced fields(梯田),and look like a boundless golden painted picture stretching away towards the horizon. With white walls and black tiles, the traditional Hui—style buildings are also an element of the beautiful memories you will make here.
1. Where can you appreciate wild peach blossom for free?
A. Taihu bank. B. Gala village. C. Nanjing city. D. Wuyuan county.
2. When is the best time to visit "Nanjing Plum Blossom Hill?
A. February to April. B. February to March.
C. March to April. D. March to June. 3. What do Yuantouzhu Scenic spot and Huangling Scenic Spot have in common?
A. They have mountains and corn crops.
B. They have water views and golden fields.
C. They have flowers and traditional buildings.
D. They have varieties of flowers and terraced fields.
B
Maltese studied international business and leadership at Marietta College in Ohio. When searching for a summer job, he found a local coffee shop that was hiring applied and was hooked.
“Applying for my first job in coffee was terrifying. Everyone looked indescribably cool and extremely knowledgeable about coffee,” says Maltese. “But I gave it a shot and applied. Seeing as I had no previous coffee experience, I relied on my personality alone.” Since then, Maltese has worked for and even managed several coffee shops, and now he hopes to someday run his own cafe.
Maltese's dream of becoming a barista(咖啡师) began while he was watching his favorite situation comedy Friends.in which the life of a barista seems trendy, cool, laid—back and fun. And that's exactly the image that attracted 21—year—old Maltese to the job.
But after years of work in this industry, Maltese discovered that the job takes much more than serving coffee all day long.
“I realize now that the work is not easy,” he says, “and you have to really love what you're doing in order to make a career out of it.
Keeping up with streams of high demand, dynamic customers can be one of the challenges baristas face, but. Maltese says “simply making someone happy with a cup of coffee" makes it all worth it.
Maltese says working in coffee is harder and more serious than most people think the daily challenges of a barista are mainly focused on interacting(交流)with the customers as well as the staff.
“It definitely takes a lot of determination, hard work and confidence to make it in the industry,” says Maltese. “If one person on the team is upset or tired, everyone suffers—including the customer. At the end of the day, we want everyone to walk away with a positive experience.”
4. What made Maltese's first application for his first job in coffee successful?
A. His experience. B. His good character.
C. His cool appearance. D. His knowledge in coffee.
5. What does the underlined part “laid—back” in Paragraph 4 mean?
A. Relaxed. B. Terrified. C. Disappointed. D. Bored.
6. What can be inferred about Maltese?
A. He regrets about his career choice.
B. He has difficulty dealing with customers.
C. He is determined to make a difference to coffee industry.
D. He gets a sense of achievement from customer satisfaction.
7. What 's the text mainly about?
A. How Maltese became a barista and how he likes it.
B. Why n positive attitude matters to Maltese as a barista.
C. Why a situation comedy can inspire Maltese to be a barista.
D. How Maltese fell in love with coffee and chose to be a barista.
C
Community—based tourism (CBT) is a type of sustainable (可持续的)tourism where residents invite travellers to visit or stay in their communities with the purpose of providing an experience of the local cultures and traditions. These communities are often rural and economically struggling, and CBT gives them the oppor1unity to take full ownership of their area's individualized tourist industry as business owners, managers, service providers, and employees. Most importantly, it ensures that the economic benefits go directly towards local families.
Surveys show that travellers are becoming more interested in sustainable travel trends and supporting small businesses and unique communities. An American Express poll of travellers in Australia, Canada, India, Japan, Mexico, and the U. K. found that68% plan to be more aware of sustainable travel companies, while 72% want to help improve tourism revenue(收入)in the local economies of the destinations they visit.
CBT differs slightly from ecotourism and voluntourism. Rather than focusing specifically on nature or charity, CBT is meant to benefit the community and its environments as a whole. From the traveller's perspective. CBT offers the chance to immerse(沉浸)oneself in local cultures and participate in a completely unique tourism experience.
Responsible Travel, a UK—based activism company that has fostered sustainable travel opportunities since 2001. says that CBT can enable tourists to discover cultures and wildlife, they might not have experienced in traditional travel situations. "For many, there is nothing like making a connection with people whose lives are so very different to our own,” the organization writes. “Traditional communities often have far more to teach us about our society and our life than we can teach them about our world."
CBT is often developed by the destination's local government but can also get assistance from non—profit organizations, other community numbers, private funding, or even partnerships with travel companies. Most of the time, community—based tourism projects are successful due to cooperation between the community and some kind of1ourisn experts.
8. In which aspect does the CBT benefit the community?
A. Preserving the local cultures.
B. Helping local families to make money.
C. Providing funds for charity organizations.
D. Improving the development of natural resources.
9. What can travellers expect to do when they participate in CBT?
A. Provide community service. B. Volunteer as environmentalists.
C. Discover business opportunities. D. Learn more about life and society.
10. What's the last paragraph mainly about?
A. How CBT works. B. How people like CBT.
C. What CBT really means. D. What contributes to CBT.
11. What's the author's attitude towards CBT?
A. Favorable. B. Uninterested. C. Skeptical. D. Disapproving.
D
Once common in flower—rich grasslands across the eastern United States and southeastern Canada, the rusty patched bumblebee now buzzes about in only 0.1 percent of its historical range—a trend documented among many other North American bee populations as well. There are nearly 4, 000 native bee species in North America, including 47 species of bumblebees. and many are at risk of extinction.
A photographer, Clay Bolt wanted to highlight this sad situation. He decided to start by focusing on the rusty patched bumblebee, telling its story through photographs and a 2016 film titled A Ghost in the Making.
“It broke my heart to think that if something wasn't done to protect it, specimens(标本) in museums would be all we had left,” Bolt says. "I can use my photography and filmmaking skills to really bring attention to this species,”
His efforts, and those of conservationists, paid off. In 2017,thanks to a petition(请愿)filed by the Xerces Society and the Natural Resources Defense Council, the rusty patched bumblebee became the only bee 'in the continental United States to get protection under the Endangered Species Act.
Large—scale agriculture has contributed to this decline. Changes of beds natural feeding and nesting habitat to corn and soybear, fields, plus heavy pesticide use, have not only reduced native bee populations but also done harm to the insects reproduction and colony(种群)growth.
Scientists are also concerned about a fungal pathogen(真菌病原体), Nosema bombi, detected in several North American bumblebee populations, including the rusty patched bumble bee. Commercial breeding(饲养),which brings together tens of thousands of queen bumblebees from the wild to start colonies close to each other, may have allowed the naturally occurring pathogen to spread among and between species. “These —colonies would get taken out to farms and the pathogen could spread to wild populations,” says entomologist Sydney Cameron at the University of Illinois Urbana—Champaign.
Extreme temperatures, driven by climate change, are also linked to bumblebee declines. In a recent study, researchers found these bees missing from many locations where they had previously been recorded. Those sites experienced increased warming and more frequent unusually hot days over time.
12. How did Clay Bolt contribute to the protection of rusty patched bumblebees?
A. By exhibiting specimens of them.
B. By studying their historical range.
C. By documenting their feeding habits.
D. By promoting awareness of their protection.
13. Why are specimens mentioned in Paragraph 3?
A. To encourage visitors to visit museums.
B. To support the Endangered Species Aet.
C. To draw attention to scientific research.
D. To emphasize the necessity of timely protective actions.
14. What is one of the consequences of commercial bee breeding?
A. Oversized colonies. B. Spread of disease.
C. Destroying habitats. D. Harming agriculture.
15. How is the text developed?
A. From phenomena to causes. B. From problems to solutions.
C. From examples to a general law. D. From evidences to a conclusion.
第二节(共5小题;每小题2.5分,满分12.5分)
阅读下面短文,从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Since 2009, a small army of cats in the Palace Museum have been receiving global social media attention. 16 The purpose is to defend wooden structures and priceless relics against mice.
I visited the Palace Museum in the summer of 2018 to research the history of Qing Dynasty. I stayed in a small hotel in one of Beijing's hutong areas for a whole month. 17
Before setting out to the capital, I had already conducted some background research on the history of the Palace Museum itself and managed to retrieve (检索)an article about the famous palace cats. 18
In the third week, as I was walking through the western gates I was surprised to spot not one. not two, but three cats on the corner of a porch(走廊) in front of an office. 19 The cats ignored me, preferring to take a rest in the shade next to their white painted cat houses.
I spotted three more cats inside the bamboo garden of the employees’ exercise grounds. 20 The slightly fats furry cat looked like the real "boss" of the palace as he made his way over to me, staring with his sharp yellow and blue eyes and letting out short, loud meows demanding attention. He was very friendly and content to be scratched behind the ear and even given u belly rub.
For those cat enthusiasts planning on taking a trip to China's capital, these absolutely adorable security guards are definitely worth spending a day in the palace looking for.
A. This time, they played with me for a while.
B. I greeted the furry guards in Chinese, “Hi! Kitties!”
C. These hairy guards are allowed inside the museum walls.
D. I took me a 20—minute walk to the museum every morning.
E. It wasn't until my last week in Beijing that I finally got to pet one.
F. I was determined to spot at least one of them during my stay there.
G. During that period of time, I focused on the study of Beijing's traditional customs.
第二部分 语言运用(共两节,满分30分)
第一节(共15小题;每小题1分, 满分15分)
阅读下面短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
One of Max's favorite daily activities is helping his mom carry in any 21 that arrive on their doorstep. But when his 22 received a new hommock (吊床),the hobby gave Max an unusual 23 .
Not 24 the trouble Max had gotten himself into, Traci, Max's mother, was upstairs with her 2—year—old daughter when she heard some 25 coming from the front porch. The 40—pound little boy had 26 to lift the large and heavy package and 27 found himself pinned(被压制) by it.
“I was 28 I was going to fall down the stairs.” Max said later. “I was saying ‘Help!’ and then the package man just came back and 29 the box.”That “package man” is a delivery truck driver and Chicago—area dad named Marco Angel. In a video 30 by the family's ring doorbell camera, it's 31 that Marco is an everyday hero!
“He didn't think twice.” Max's dad said. "He came rushing. It was pretty cool." Marco was quick to attribute(把……归因于) his swift action to his years of 32 as a father.
“I pictured my boys in his situation,” Marco explained. “ 33 , I will go into full dad mode to make sure the kid is 34 .”
35 Max, other than some temporary aches and a bit of a scare, he's back in tip—top shape!
21. A. chests B. dustbins C. baskets D. packages
22. A. friends B. family C. school D. company
23. A. challenge B. chance C. gift D. surprise
24. A. understanding B. realizing C. admitting D. settling.
25. A. people B. cheers C. noise D. alarm
26. A. managed B. planned C. demanded D. attempted
27. A. instead B. ever C. already D. really
28. A. thrilled B. scared C. puzzled D. pleased
29. A. destroyed B. replaced C. lifted D. opened
30. A. picked up D. used up B. made up C. filled up
31. A. strange B. clear C. uncertain D. impossible
32. A. effort B. contribution C. experience D. practice
33. A. Surely B. Generally C. Fortunately D. Honestly
34. A. at risk B. all right C. satisfied D. attended
35. A. Thanks to B. Except for C. As for D. According to
第二节(共10小题;每小题1.5分,满分15分)
阅读下面短文, 在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
In 2020, the number of hanfu fans in China reached 5 million. Behind the ( popular) of hanfu is a strong revival(复兴)of traditional—style clothing.
While most of China's ethnic groups have kept a legacy(遗产)of their own costumes the Han people, having the (large) population in China, saw their costume tradition disrupted (中断)for hundreds of years after the Qing Dynasty (begin) to rule the country in 1636.
On April 17, the Fourth Chinese National Costume Day was held in Macao and broadcast the word. As more people love hanfu, events (theme) on the clothing are also being held （incal） especially during traditional festivals.
On Mareh—27, was the birthday of flowers in China's lunar calendar, there was event in the Wuhan Garden Expo park attracting close to 1,000 visitors dressed in hanfu. Similar events were held in many other cities. In Zhengzhou, Henan province visitors (wear) hanfu and traditional costumes of other ethnic groups were offered free (ticket ) to the city's garden .expo park during the May Day holiday.
第三部分 写作(共两节,满分40分)
第一节(满分15分)
假定你是李华, 周六你参加了你校学生会组织的“美丽乡村体验活动”,请给你的新西兰朋友Sam 写一封邮件,介绍相关情况.内容包括:
1.活动内容;
2.你的感受。
注意:
1.写作词数应为80左右;
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Dear Sam,
How are you?




Yours,
Li Hua
第二节(满分25分)
阅读下面材料，根据其肉容和所给段落开头语续写两段,使之构成一篇完整的短文。
Life had seemed perfect for my mother between working in her small garden and writing children’s stories for a website, to which she had been a regular contributor until the birth of my little baby Elon. Her stories had always been well—received winning her hundreds of thousands of fans. Updates of her special column had been their weekly anticipation(期盼)during the years.
My husband, Mathew, and I ran a trade business with 46 countries. We were struggling for a balance between family and work when Mom offered to help out. She decided to retire from writing to take care of Elon. I supposed it must have been a hard decision for her to give up her long—loved career and say goodbye to her devoted fans. The sacrifice would be a huge one though it was the best for Elon.
I owe too much to Mom, a single mother who not only brought me up and provided me with the best education but also accompanied mc through .thick and thin, enlightening(启发)me about life and bringing me up as a happy and responsible person. So I told Mom to think twice and we could discuss other alternatives.
On one of her visits to us, Mom brought with her an old photo album, which was filled with old pictures of Mom and me in my childhood. Looking at the pictures one by one, I was flooded by blurry(模糊的) but sweet memories. In the pictures, Mom, looked young, beautiful and content. Mom told me how much happiness I had brought to her and how much inspiration she had got from me for writing children's stories.
I came to truly understand what it was that made Mom a popular writer and why she was referred to as “having the best skills to express what love really means” by critics. Having the belief that Mom would surely be happy with Elon. I finally accepted Mom's offer. though still feeling sorry for her readers and the website she wrote for.
注意:
1.续写的词数应为150左右;
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答.
One day，Mom told me she got an email from the website owner，Mr. Smith, saying he would come to visit us as a friend.


At the end of the dinner，Mr. Smith told us the real purpose of his visit.



肇庆市2020—2021学年第二学期末高二年级教学质量检测
英语参考答案及解析
第一部分 阅读
第一节
A篇
【语篇导读】本文是一篇应用文,主要介绍了在中国春天赏花的几个好去处。
1.【答案】B
【解析】根据文章第二节中"General admission: Free"和"Here, wild peach blossoms always strike a strong profile against the snowy mountains in the distance, with their pink colors."可知。
2.【答案】B
【解析】根据文章第三节中“Ideal appreciation time: February and March” 可知。
3.【答案】C
【解析】根据文章第一节中最后一句 "You can also appreciate the beauty of the flowers surrounded by the traditional Chinese style buildings." 和第四节中最后一句 "With white walls and black tiles, the traditional Hui—style buildings are also an element of the beautiful memories you will make here."可知。
B篇
【语篇导读】本文是一篇记叙文，主要讲述了Maltese是如何成为一名咖啡师的, 并介绍了他对这个职业的态度和看法。
4.【答案】B
【解析】根据文章第二段中"Seeing as I had no previous coffee experience. I relied on my personality alone."可知。
5.【答案】A
【解析】根据该句中与其并列的词trendy，cool 和fun可以判断该词组的感彩，另外根据下“But after years of work in this industry, Maltese discovered that the jol takes much more than serving coffee all day long.”以及第六段中 Maltese所说的话也可以判断该词的意思。
6.【答案】D
【解析】根据文章第七段中"Maltese says‘simply making someone happy with a cup of coffee’ makes it all worth it."可知。
7.【答案】A
【解析】本文前四段主要写Maltese是如何成为一名咖啡师的，后面儿段主要写Maltese如何看待这份工作。所以A项符合。
C篇
【语篇导读】本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍了一种旅游业模式CBT(基于社区的旅游)。
8. 【答案】B
【解析】根据文章第一段最后一句 “Most importantly it ensures that the economic benefits go directly towards local families.”可知?
9.【答案】D
【解析】根据文章倒数第二段最后一句"Traditional communities often have far more to teach us about our society and our life than we can teach them about our world."可知。
10.【答案】D
【解析】该段讲的是地方政府,非营利组织、社区成员、私人基金、旅游公司、专家等多方对社区旅游的支持。
11.【答案】A
【解析】总结文章大意可知，作者谈论了社区旅游对社区发展的益处，人们的社区旅游意识提升以及社会各方面对社区旅游的支持，由此可见作者对社区旅游持赞同态度。
D篇
【语篇导读】水文是一篇说明文，主要介绍了濒临灭绝的北美土蜂所面临的问题，以及造成这些问题的原因。
12.【答案】D
【解析】根据文章第二段中"He decided to start by focusing on the rusty patched bumblebee, telling is story through photographs and a 2016 film titled A Ghost in the Making ."可知。
13.【答案】D
【解析】根据文章第三段中Bolt所说的话“It broke my heart to think that if something wasn't done to protect it, specimens(标本)in museums would be all we had left. 想到如果我们不做些事情来保护它，我们就只剩下博物馆的标本了，我就伤心。”可知，作者在强调人们应尽快采取行动的必要性。
14.【答案】B
【解析】根据文章第六段可知，商业化养蜂会导致近距离蜂群之间病原体交叉感染，这些蜂到了庄稼地里，又会传染野生峰。
15.【答案】A
【解析】文章前四段介绍了北美土峰面临的问题和人们的反应，后三段从三个不同方面分析了造成土峰濒危的原因。
第二节
【语篇导读】本文是一篇记叙文，主要讲述了作者在故宫做研究期间和故宫里的猫相遇的事情。
16. 【答案】C
【解析】选项中的 "These hairy guards"指的是本段提到的故宫为防鼠而养的猫。
17. 【答案】D
【解析】本段说作者住在胡同区,在故宫研究清朝的历史，D项是作者每天去故宫要花的时间，和该段意思相符。
18. 【答案】F
【解析】答题空前讲的是作者对故宫里养猫这件事有所了解，答题空后的段落讲的是自己与猫相遇的经历，F项在这里可以起到承上启下的作用。
19. 【答案】B
【解析】答题空前讲作者看到猫了，该选项的意思是作者和猫打招呼，意思连接合理。
20.【答案】E
【解析】该选项的意思是作者有机会爱抚猫了，答题空后讲作者是如何爱抚猫的，意思连接合理。
第二部分 语言运用
第一节
【语篇导读】本文是一篇记叙文，主要讲述了送货司机Marco Angel帮助被重包裹压住的小孩Max的故事。
21【答案】D
【解析】根据下文“lift the large and heavy package”可知。
22.【答案】B
【解析】Max帮妈妈取快递，吊床是他们家网购的。
23.【答案】A
【解析】根据上下文可知，吊床的包裹又大又重，对 Max来说是个挑战。
24.【答案】B
【解析】妈妈在楼上和两岁的女儿在一起，没有意识到Max巡到麻烦了
25. 【答案】C
【解析】妈妈听到门口有动静。
26. 【答案】D
【解析】Max 试图要搬那个大箱子。
27. 【答案】A
【解析】箱子没搬动，反而被箱子压住了。
28.【答案】B
【解析】从下文 Max呼救这个情形来看，被箱子压住后，Max害怕了。
29. 【答案】C
【解析】送货司机跑过来把快递箱子抬高。这样Max就可以从下面出来了。
30.【答案】A
【解析】pick up在这里是“拍摄到”的意思。
31.【答案】B
【解析】从摄像头拍到的情况可以明显看出送货司机的勇敢行为，真可谓是平民英雄。
32. 【答案】C
【解析】是多年当爸爸的经历让: Marco Angel迅速进入了老爸模式。
33.【答案】A
【解析】想成己的孩子, Marco Angel当然就会进入老爸模式。
34. 【答案】B
【解析】Marco Angel 要确保孩子没事。
35. 【答案】C
【解析】话题从 Marco Angel 转向Max, 使用as for 表示话题转换，意思是"至于"。
第二节
【语篇导读】本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍了汉服复兴、各地举办的与汉服有关的活动等情况。
36.【答案】popularity
【解析】名词形式作 behind的宾语。
37.【答案】largest
【解析】形容词最高级形式,意思是“汉族在中闪各民族中,人口数量是最多的”。
38.【答案】began
【解析】动词过去式作时间状语从句的谓语。
39.【答案】to
【解析】介词。( be) broadcast to the world 的意思是“向世界播出”。
40.【答案】themed
【解析】过去分词作定语，修饰events, themed on 的意思是“以……为主题”。
41.【答案】locally
【解析】副词作状语，修饰句子谓语are also being held.
42.【答案】which
【解析】引导非限制性定语从句，which在从句中作主语.
43.【答案】an
【解析】不定冠词，表示“一项(活动)”。
44.【答案】wearing
【解析】现在分词作定语。修饰visitors.
45.【答案】tickets
【解析】名词复数形式，表示“提供多张免费的票”。
第三部分 写作
第一节
One possible version：
Dear Sam，
How are you? Last Saturday, I participated in an activity organized by the Students' Union. I'm writing to tell you something about this experience.
Twenty students signed up for this activity called Experiencing life in the beautiful Countryside. We visited Lizhuang village, which is known for paper—cutting crafts. We walked on tree—lined streets and then tried our hand at paper—cutting in the villagers’ yards. We were impressed by the beauty of the village and it was wonderful to talk with the villagers about the local culture and their happy life.
I hope you can have such experiences on your next trip to China.
Yours,
Li Hua
第一节
One possible version:
One day, Mom told me she got an email from the website owner. Mr. Smith, saying he would come to visit us as a friend. I guessed he would try to persuade Mom to go on writing for him, but the fact was that she wouldn't have the time. Anyway, we couldn't refuse a friend's visit. Mr. Smith arrived at a weekend, and we prepared a dinner party for him, at which he expressed his understanding about Mom's choice and we talked about the stories Mom had written, her enthusiastic fans and, of course, Mom's life with our baby, Elon.
At the end of the dinner, Mr. Smith told us the real purpose of his visit. He took the advice of the readers and came to discuss about a new column on his website, which he named Elon and Grandma. In the new weekly column, he would like us to share photos and videos of Mom's life with the baby as well as Mom's feelings about them. Thinking that it won't be too much trouble, we happily accepted the idea. We knew the column would be successful, but what we didn't expect was Elon became an Internet celebrity overnight.