1、吉林省长春市第二实验中学2020-2021学年高二英语下学期期末考试试题本试卷分客观选择题和主观题两部分共六题，共150分，共6页。考试时间为120分钟。考试结束后，只交答题卡。第I卷第一部分 听力（120小题）在笔试结束后进行。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。例：How much is the shirt?A. 19.15. B. 9.15. C. 9.18.答案是B。1. How muc
2、h more time does the man need to finish his report? A. 10 minutes. B. 20 minutes. C. 30 minutes.2. What will the man do for the party? A. Tell his brother about the party.B. Ask some friends to join in the party. C. Prepare the party.3. What does the man think about his boss? A. Tough.B. Strict.C. C
3、lever.4. How much is the hat? A. $15.B. $25.C. $40.5. Where are the speakers probably? A. In a travel agency.B. In an embassy.C. In a police station.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。听第6段材
4、料，回答第6、7题。6. Whats the weather like at Darryls place? A. Sunny.B. Windy. C. Rainy.7. When does Darryl work? A. On Tuesday.B. On Thursday.C. On Friday.听第7段材料, 回答第8、9题。8. Where does the conversation take place? A. On the phone.B. In the bank. C. At the mans home.9. Who might spend money from the accou
5、nt? A. The mans wife.B. The mans children.C. The man himself. 听第8段材料, 回答第10至12题。10. Why does Cherry go to Australia? A. To travel around.B. To study English. C. To work there.11. How long will Cherry study English at a language school? A. For 1 year. B. For 11 months.C. For 1 month.12. What has Cher
6、ry got? A. A teaching job in Australia. B. A permission to take a college year off. C. Enough money to travel around Australia.听第9段材料, 回答第13至16题。13. What does the watch look like? A. The face of the watch is black. B. Its got a leather white band. C. The face of the watch is square.14. When did Hele
7、ns grandpa come to England? A. Over 60 years ago. B. Over 50 years ago. C. Over 20 years ago.15. Why is the watch special to Helen? A. Her grandpa left it to her. B. Its worth a lot of money. C. Its her 21st birthday present.16. What can we know about Helens grandpa? A. He came to England without an
8、y money. B. He got the watch from his father. C. He died 2 years ago.听第10段材料, 回答第17至20题。17. What can visitors do in the sea park? A. Feed sharks.B. Swim with whales.C. Take part in family activities.18. What is more important for young visitors in the sea park? A. Having fun.B. Staying with their pa
9、rents.C. Sharing experience.19. How can Ocean Life help teachers? A. By providing useful information. B. By giving sea creature models. C. By offering free school trips. 20. Where will the injured creatures stay after they are cured? A. In the sea parks.B. In zoos all over the world. C. In their nat
10、ural homes.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）阅读下面短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AThe Hitchhiker s Guide to the Galaxy(HG2G) by Douglas AdamsThis is a comedy science-fiction series about a mans adventures in space. It was initially a radio comedy broadcast on BBC Radio 4. It is ex
11、tremely funny and inventive, and has a very British sense of humor, whose true meanings foreign readers can hardly make out though it has been translated into French and Italian and so on. But when I read it I feel a strong connection to my home. It was published in paperback by Pan Books, after BBC
12、 Publishing had turned down the offer of publishing a novelization, an action they later regretted.The Secret Gardenby Frances Hodgson BurnettHave you ever read a description of a landscape or countryside that made you feel like you were actually there? For me, this book does exactly that. It is abo
13、ut a young girl who is taken to live in a big house in my hometown and discovers a secret garden.Daddy-Long-Legsby Jean WebsterThis book takes the form of a series of letters, and follows the story of a young orphan(孤儿), Judy, as she goes to university and discovers a whole world of new experiences.
14、 This book always reminds me of my family, especially my mother, because she used to read it to me when I was ill in bed.The Railway Childrenby E. NesbitThis was one of my favorite books when I was younger, and for this reason it still strongly reminds me of England and my childhood. It is also set
15、in Yorkshire where I was born and spent my childhood, and follows three children living next to a railway and their adventures.21. What do we know aboutHG2G?A. It was based on true adventures.B. Its language is abstract and inventive.C. It was adapted for radio after being published.D. Its humor is
16、hard for foreigners to understand.22. Which books are set in the same place?A.Daddy-Long-Legs & HG2G.B.The Secret Garden & The Railway Children.C.The Secret Garden & HG2G. D.Daddy Long Legs & The Railway Children.23. What do all the books have in common?A. They follow childrens adventures.B. They ar
17、e British countryside series.C. They refer to the authors childhood.D. They bring memories of home to the author.B What do you do with money? Do you spend it or save it? Do you get pocket money from your parents or do you work to earn money?Pocket money Most teenagers in Britain receive pocket money
18、 from their parents. They might have to do chores to get their pocket money, helping at home with tasks like cleaning, cooking, washing up, taking out the rubbish and ironing. Different families give different amounts and the average for eight-to-fifteen-year-olds in the UK is about 6 (53 yuan) a we
19、ek. A report found that many children save at least a quarter of their weekly pocket money and that more boys than girls save their money.Part-time work A part-time job is an option for teenagers who dont have pocket money or who want to earn extra money. About 15 percent of teenagers have a job. On
20、ly children over 13 can work but there are some exceptions, for example, for actors. Popular part-time jobs for teens include babysitting, delivering newspapers, shop work and restaurant or caf work. There are strict government laws about children working. They can work a maximum of two hours a day
21、on a school day but not during school hours. At weekends and during school holidays, they can work longer hours. As for wages, the national minimum wage for under-18s is around 4 per hour and it increases every year. Its minimum wage is higher if you are older.Banks In Britain, some children and tee
22、nagers have a bank account. There is no legal (法定的) age limit at which you can open a bank account, but a bank manager can decide whether to allow a child or young person to open an account. Parents can put pocket money directly into their childs bank account. So, many teenagers are getting experien
23、ce of working part-time, dealing with banks and deciding whether to save or spend their money. These are all steps towards becoming a financially independent adult and earning and looking after your own money.24. What do we know about the pocket money children in Britain receive?A. 8- to 15-year-old
24、s get about 6 a month as their pocket money.B. Many children save over 25 percent of their pocket money.C. Girls prefer to save more pocket money than boys.D. Pocket money can only be earned at home.25. What did we learn about children doing part-time jobs in Britain?A. Children working part-time sh
25、ould be above 15 years old.B. Children should work no more than two hours each day.C. Children are not allowed to work during school hours.D. Those under-18s can earn at least 4 per hour.26. What is required for a teenager to open a bank account?A. Reaching the age of 13. B. A bank managers permissi
26、on.C. A parents permission. D. Having a minimum amount of money.27. What is the last paragraph mainly about?A. Some tips for teenagers to look after their own money.B. Challenges facing teenagers to manage their pocket money.C. What teenagers should do to become financially independent.D. How teenag
27、ers benefit from earning and dealing with their money.CGoogle says it will no longer permit its artificial intelligence, or AI technology to be used in any activities involving weapons.The policy was one of several new principles aimed at guiding the companys development and sale of AI technology an
28、d tools.The principles were announced after more than 4,000 Google employees signed a document calling for the company to cancel an AI agreement, known as Project Maven, with the U.S. Department of Defense.Kirk Hanson is director of the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics at Santa Clara University in
29、 California. The center examines howethicscan be used as guidelines for technology development. He decided that the protest by Google employees against the U.S. military agreement was based on fears that AI technology could lead to the creation of weapons which might cause disasters to humans.“If yo
30、u have artificial intelligence which identifies targets and automatically launches weapons, you have an autonomous weapon. Just as with driverless vehicles, autonomous weapon systems may not be as safe as their supporters promise. We should be more concerned about how an autonomous weapon might make
31、 a mistake. Is that artificial intelligence targeting system as good as we think it is? And until we have trust that those systems will not make mistakes, were going to keep skeptical about the use of artificial intelligence.”A top Department of Defense official was asked about the use of autonomous
32、 weapons during an event last year at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington. Air Force Gen. Paul J. Selva, vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said such systems should never be used to replace human commanders.Google chief Pichai said the company does not plan to s
33、top providing AI technology for all military uses. He said Google will still seek government projects in areas such as military training, Internet security and search and rescue.28. What new policy has Google announced about its AI technology?A. To expand its application fields.B. To absorb advanced
34、 technologies.C. To encourage its exchange activities.D. To restrict serving military purposes.29. The underlined word “ethics” (in Paragraph 3) probably means _.A. moral principlesB. military challengesC. traditional virtuesD. applied technologies30. What is Hansons attitude to the AI technology fo
35、r defense?A. Enthusiastic.B. Doubtful.C. Positive.D. Confused.31. What can we infer about Google and the Department of Defense?A. They blame each other for the deal.B. They share the same concern about AI.C. No more deals will be possible between them.D. They will continue to cooperate in other area
36、s.DA few years ago, my sisterinlaw started to feel concerned about her teenage daughter. What was she doing after school? Where was she spending her time? My niece was an excellent student, and took part in all kinds of afterclass activities. Even so, her mom decided to put a tracking app (跟踪应用程序) o
37、n the kids phone.At first, this made my sisterinlaw “feel better”. Then the good situation suddenly ended. She recalled, “I found out that she was someplace that she said she wasnt. I went out in the middle of the night and found her walking without shoes in the middle of the street with some friend
38、s. ” Things went quickly downhill for the mother and the daughter after that. With 73% of teens having their own smartphones now, more and more of their parents are facing the question: To watch or not?Ana Homayoun, founder of Green Ivy Educational Consulting, has advised many parents and their kids
39、 about this. “Ive found teens are more acceptable to tracking apps when it is included as part of a family agreement to improve safety than when it is placed as a secret tool to watch them, ”she said.Mark Bell, a father of a teenage girl, said, “We dont have tracking apps, but we have set some groun
40、d rules that my daughter must follow in exchange for us providing a smartphone，”he said. For example, his daughter must “friend” him on social media so that he can read posts, and must share all passwords.When youre trying to build trust, you need to create an environment that encourages it. So, to
41、win their trust, you always need to be straight with your children. “Parents must let children know how and when theyll be watching them, ”said Doctor Pauleh Weigle. If theyre not open about it, he warns, it can “greatly damage the parent and child relationship”32Whats the result of the authors sist
42、erinlaw using the app?AShe felt good with knowing her daughters afterschool activities.BShe wasnt worried about her daughter any more.CShe had more communication with her daughter.DShe had more conflicts with her daughter.33What can we learn about todays teens from Homayoun?AThey doubt family agreem
43、ents.BThey are worried about online safety.CThey dislike being watched secretly with tracking apps.DThey welcome the use of tracking apps.34Why are Mark Bell and his daughter mentioned in Paragraph 5?ATo show how to use smartphones safely.BTo give an example of being straight with children.CTo teach
44、 how to put tracking apps on phones.DTo tell the importance of being childrens friend.35What should be done before using a tracking app according to Weigle?ATeach the kid how to use it. BCheck the kids phone.CTell the kid about it. DAdvise the kid to use his/her phone less.第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分） 根据短文
45、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。What makes people successful? Take a look around and talk to your friends and seniors who are very successful, you will see all of them have adopted certain values which have proved important for their success.It is evident that successful people take initiative
46、(主动性). When they find something needs to be done, they never hesitate to do it. _36_ They weigh immediately what has to be done and then do it with pleasure, thus strengthening their reputation.Successful people do things with great enthusiasm, especially when they believe in what they are doing. Th
47、ey are motivated by their own satisfaction and the joy they get from doing their work. _37_They do not fear failure. Failures and disappointments in life are unavoidable. _38_. Successful people pick themselves up after a fall and try again with more determination and commitment and learn from each failure. They associate with those they can learn from and enjoy the company of those appreciating their achievement.Having a good IQ often gets a person wh
