1、学年高二英语下学期期末模拟试题2020-2021学年高二英语下学期期末模拟试题试卷满分：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. What does the man suggest？A. Setting off early B. Goin
2、g sightseeing C. Going to the cinema.2. What did the woman do last night？A. She visited Tom. B. She left for Los Angeles. C. She called Toms parents.3. What does the man think of spoken English?A. Interesting. B. Useless. C. Difficult.4. Who is ing for tea tomorrow?A. Alex. B. George. C. Derek.5. Wh
3、at does the man mean？A. He didnt put in any sugar.B. He added some natural flavors.C. He also thinks the coffee tastes strange.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段材料，回答第6、题。6. How many peo
4、ple will go camping this weekend?A. Three. B. Four. C. Five.7. What will the woman do on Sunday morning?A. Go hiking. B. Go boating. C. Visit her grandma.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8. Which are todays specials? A. Juicy steak and fried chicken. B. Noodles and pasta.C. Noodles and fresh garden salad.9. How does
5、the man like his steak cooked? A. Well done. B. Medium. C. Rare. 听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. How much will the woman pay a month on average if she pays yearly?A. $270. B. $295 C. $285. 11. How can the woman pay the rent?A. By credit card. B. By check. C. In cash.12. What day is it today?A. Wednesday. B. Tu
6、esday. C. Monday. 听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. Where did the woman work in Finland? A. In a language center. B. In a restaurant. C. In a hotel.14. Why does the woman e to England?A. To enrich her experience. B. To study English. C. To do some sightseeing. 15. What position does the man offer? A. Head Waiter
7、. B. Ordinary Waiter. C. Manager.16. How long does the man want the woman to work to show her ability? A. Some ten minutes. B. About forty minutes C. Around half an hour. 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. Where did the speaker e from? A. Switzerland. B. England. C. Scotland. 18. What was the weather like on the
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16、ch Alps? A It lasts the whole summer. B It provides different week options. C. It helps participants learn French and have fun D. It offers chances to learn the history of Geneva. B This is my son Matthews last night at home before college I know that this is good news，I feel proud that Matthew will
17、 go to a great school. I know that this is his finest hour. But looking at the suitcases on his bed sends me out of the room to a hidden er where I can t stop crying. Through the sorrow, I feel a rising embarrassment Pull yourself together! I tell myself There are parents sending their kids off to b
18、attle zones, How dare l feel so shattered? One of the great gifts of my life has been having my boys, Matthew and Johnowen Through them, I have explored the mysterious, plicated bond between fathers and sons As my wife and I raised them, I have discovered the love and loss between my father and me,
19、After my parents divorce, I spent weekends with my dad in Ohio. By the time Sunday rolled around, I was unable to enjoy the days activities because I was already afraid of the goodbye of the evening. Now, standing among Matthews accumulation of possessions, I realize its me who has bee a boy again.
20、All my sadness and longing to hold on to things are back, sweeping over me as they did when I was a child His bed is tidy and spare. It already has the feel of a guest bed. In my mind I replay wrapping him in his favorite blanket That was our nightly routine until one evening he said, Daddy, I dont
21、think I need a blanket tonight. I think of all the times we lay among the covers reading. I look at the bed and think of all the recent times I was annoyed at how late he was sleeping. Ill never have to worry about that again, I realize. For his part, Matthew has been a rock He is treating his leavi
22、ng as just another day at the office And Im glad. After all, someones got to be strong, Im proud that he is charging into the first chapter of his adult life with such confidence 24. What is the probable meaning of underlined phrase Pull yourself together? A. Get up. B. Cheer up. C. Pull up. D. Wake
23、 up. 25. What can we infer about Mathew from the text? A He hates sleeping early. B. He doesnt get on well with his father. C. He is ready for the new life D. He doesnt value his fathers love for him 26. How does the writer feel about his son-s leaving for college? A. Worried B. Proud C. Bittersweet
24、 D. Relieved 27. Which of the following can be the best title of the text? A. Unavoidable Goodbye B. Sweet Memories C. Glorious Moment D. Unconditional LoveC The philosopher Robert Nozick used the idea of an experience machine to refute the view that good experiences are all we want from life. He th
25、ought that most of us would not choose the machine and prefer reality. But why? he encouraged us to ask There was no such thing as virtual(虚拟的) reality(VR) when he was writing. But now we can give ourselves puter generated experiences that are like the real thing. The question raised by Nozick has b
26、ee a real issue. Why should you prefer the trouble and expense of actually visiting Angkor Wat or Niagara Falls when you can get all the experiences of being there by putting on goggles and a body suit? One answer is that the emotions you feel when you have a virtual experience are not as valuable.
27、When you actually see Niagara Falls, you feel awe and even fear in the face of an overpowering force of nature. Being in the presence of something that causes you these feelings is part of the pleasure. Visiting a virtual Niagara Falls may also cause you feelings of awe and fear but they are cheapen
28、ed by your knowledge that the danger is not real and that your mind is being tricked into thinking that it is. Reality also holds a potential for making discoveries that virtual reality lacks. Those who visit Angkor Wat hope to see more than they expected from tourist information, perhaps even disco
29、ver what have been missed. puter simulations（模拟） , however good, contain only what have been put into them. There is a further reason for preferring a real experience. Real experiences connect us to the deeds of past people and place us in contexts where history was made. Viewing an actual painting
30、by Rembrandt is a more valuable experience than viewing a copy, however good. The genuine painting was the work of the man himself. We see his brush strokes on the canvas. We are in the presence of genius. Virtual reality can take us to places we can never go. It can be exciting, amusing and a good
31、way of spending leisure time. But it will never be a substitute for connections with the real thing.28. What does the underlined word refute in Paragraph l mean？ A Contradict. B. Express. C. Prove. D. Correct,29. What does the author think of virtual reality? A. It can benefit people in certain aspe
32、cts. B. It will be smart enough to satisfy our needs. C. It cannot cause feelings of fear or happiness. D. It cannot help us understand what has happened30. How many reasons are mentioned to support the preference for reality? A. Two. B.Three. C. Four. D. Five.31. Which of the following is the best title for the text? A. What VR Cannot Offer B. How VR Changes Our life C. How VR Is Different from Reality D
