【正文】 of cold and hunger, caught the world‘s imagination, and a film made in his honor drew crowds. Shackleton, a oime British merchant–navy officer who had got to within 100 miles of the South Pole in 1908, started a business before his 1914 voyage to make money from movie and still photography. Frank Hurley, a confident and gifted Australian p h o t o g r a p h e r w h o k n e w t h e A n t a r c t i c , w a s hired to make the images, most of which have never before been published. 33. What do we know about the photos taken by Hurley? A. They were made last week. B. They showed undersea sceneries. C. They were found by a cameraman. D. They recorded a disastrous adventure. 34. Who reached the South Pole first according to the text? A. Frank Hurley B. Ernest Shackleton C. Robert Falcon Scott D. Caroline Alexander 35. What does Alexander think was the purpose of the 1914 voyage? A. Artistic creation B. Scientific research C. Money making D. Treasure hunting 第二節(jié)（共 5 小題；每小題 2 分，滿分 10 分） 根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項。 10. What‘s the relationship between the two speakers? A. Manager and client. B. Boss and secretary. C. Salesman and 20212021 學(xué)年下學(xué)期高二年級 期末考試（英語） customer. 11. When did the woman show Mr. Wellbore around the pany? A. Yesterday morning. B. At lunchtime yesterday. C. Yesterday afternoon. 12. What is Mr. Smith‘s position in the pany? A. The marketing manager. B. The planning manager. C. The boss. 聽下面一段對話，回答第 13 至第 16 四個小題。每段對話或獨白后有幾個小題，從題中所給的 A、 B、 C三個選項中選出最佳選項，并標(biāo)在試卷的相應(yīng)位置。每段對話后有一個小題，從題中所給的 A、 B、 C三個選項中選出最佳選項，并標(biāo)在試卷的相應(yīng)位置。聽完每段對話后，你都有 10 秒鐘的時間來回答有關(guān)小題和閱讀下一小題。 聽下面一段對話，回答第 6 和第 7 兩個小題。 13. Why does the woman say ―this is a great location‖? A. It‘s near the schools and the parks. B. There‘s a shopping center nearby. C. The transportation is convenient. 14. What does the man say about the size of the apartment? A. It‘s smaller than his place. B. It‘s the same size as his place. C. It‘s bigger than his place. 15. How many bedrooms does the apartment have? . B. 2. C. 3. 16. What does the man think about the rent? A. Very cheap. B. A little expensive. C. Average. 聽下面一段獨白，回答第 17 至第 20 四個小題。選項中有兩項為多余選項。作文中共有 10 處語言錯誤，每句中最多有兩處。 注意 ： ； 10 處，多者（從第 11 處起）不計分。信的內(nèi)容包括： 1．主題：環(huán)境保護(hù)； 2．展覽時間； 3．投稿郵箱： . 注意： 1．詞數(shù) 100 左右； 2．可以適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫。請給你的英國朋友 Peter 寫封信。 增加：在缺詞處加一個漏子符號（ ∧ ）并在其下面寫出該加的詞。 Hundreds of people have formed impressions of you through that little device (裝置 ) on your desk. And they‘ve never actually 36 you. Everything they know about you 37 through this device, sometimes from hundreds of miles away. 38 they feel they can know you 39 from t h e s o u n d o f your voice. That‘s how powerful the 40 is. Powerful, yes, but not always 41 . For years I dealt with my travel agent only by phone. Rani, my faceless agent whom I‘d never met 42 , got me rock – bottom prices on airfares, cars, a n d h o t e l s . But her cold voice really 43 me. I sometimes wished to 44 another agent. One morning, I had to 45 an immediate flight home for a family emergency. I ran into Rani‘s office 46 . The woman sitting at the desk, 47 my madness, sympathetically jumped up. She gave me a 48 smile, nodded while listening patiently, and then printed out the 49 i m m e d i a t e l y . ― W h a t a wonderful lady!‖ I thought. Rushing out 50 I called out over my shoulder, ―By the way, what‘s your name?‖ ―I‘m Rani,‖ she said. I turned around and saw a 51 woman with a big smile on her face waving to w i s h m e a s a f e t r i p . I was 52 ! Why had I thought she was cold? Rani was, well, so 53 . Sitting back in the car on the way to the airport, I figured it all out. Rani‘s 54 – her warm s m i l e , her nods, her ?I‘m here for you‘ 55 – were all silent signals that didn‘t travel through wires. 36. A. accepted B. noticed C. heard D. met 37. A. came B. moved C. ran D. developed 38. A. Thus B. Yet C. Then D. Indeed 39. A. rather B. also C. just D. already 40. A. telephone B. voice C. connection D. impression 41. A. direct B. useful C. easy D. accurate 42. A. in