【正文】 n39。t return the second year. Considering the fact that this year39。s pletion that matters. Parents should remember that getting a kid into college is only half the battle. According to the College Board, three out of five students who enter a public fouryear college don39。re starting the great American novel, or working for a short time to help figure out what they want to do with their lives. Understandably, that makes a lot of parents nervous. But a gap year does not mean that a student will remain degreeless forever. While there are no formal studies on the number of students who never end up making their way to college after the gap year, evidence from admissions officers across the country says very few actually leave college without finishing their courses. Taking a gap year can actually make kids more focused and ready for future academic life. In fact, Harvard University believes so much in the gap year that it encourages every student it admits to consider a year off before really starting. The reason behind higher education39。re burnt out. Or not quite ready. Or they want to explore a few interests before deciding what to study in college. So instead of packing their bags to college, they39。s called a “gap year.” And while it39。t grow and develop as it should have 27. At the training center, Winston . A. helps a patient successfully B. always makes a quick response C. often fails to understand Lisa39。 requirements D. learn from human intelligence 25. The underlined word “reared” in Paragraph 3 can best be replaced by “ ”. A. raised B. trained C. created D. protected 26. Winston39。s. B In a special center in Florida, a capuchin monkey (卷尾猴 ) is born. It is named Winston, and it will be trained to be a Helping Hands monkey. Helping Hands is a program that trains monkeys to be helpers for quadriplegics (四肢癱瘓者 ). Winston39。. C. Rhiane Cunningham39。 picture? A. Ice creams. B. A sandy beach. C. A video game. D. The sights of London. 23. Whose photo features a pet? A. Anna Marriage39。d been able to go out for a walk in over a year — I was recovering from CRPS (復(fù)雜性局部疼痛綜合癥 ) and had been in a wheelchair. But my family got me through a really tough time. 21. What makes Anna Marriage39。ve been going there as a family for the last six years — the kids always look forward to a traditional holiday with sandy beaches, piics and ice creams. This picture has our three children playing in a sand hole on the beach. It took them less time to dig the hole than it would to plete a level of Sonic the Hedgehog — a video game — but they had twice as much fun! Under18s winner: Rhiane Cunningham, 17, from Colchester I thought up the idea while watching my dog sit near our boots, wanting to go for a walk. It took quite a few attempts to get her to stay still, but I finally got this one. I really like this photo because it looks as if my dog is saying, “Can we go for a walk now?” Under18s runnerup: Hope Simpson, 13, from County Durham This is a photo of me, my mum and dad, my brother and our dog. I took it with my cellphone. It39。（ A B C D 四篇） A Family Photo Competition: The Winners! Adult winner: Anna Marriage, 42, from Hertfordshire This is just one photograph from a huge collection I have of my four children growing up. It was taken with a camera fastened to my husband39。t turn up at the celebration. C. Fiennes suffered a heart attack before the race. 20. What will Fiennes do next week? A. Return to work. B. Have an operation. C. Have a checkup. 第二部分 閱讀理解 （共兩節(jié)，滿分 40 分） 第一節(jié) （共 15小題 。 17. What program will be broadcast after the news report? A. A talk show. B. A football game. C. A marathon. 18. What do we know about Ranulph Fiennes and Mike Stroud? A. They both broke the record. B. They came from New York. C. They crossed the line within 5 hours. 19. Why were the fans disappointed? A. They didn39。 10. Where does the conversation most probably take place? A. At a restaur ant. B. At home. C. At an airport. 11. Who will meet Molly at the airport? A. Her aunt. B. Her uncle. C. Her cousin. 12. What will Molly do with her aunt? A. Explore the forest. B. Climb the mountains. C. Relax on the beach. 請聽第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至 16 題。 ★ 祝考試順利 ★ 天門 仙桃 潛江 6. What kind of room does the man want to book for his workmate? A. A single room. B. A double room. C. A room for three. 7. What does the woman suggest the man do? A. See a show. B. Try another hotel. C. Get in touch with his workmate. 請聽第 7 段材料，回答第 8 至 9 題。每段對話讀兩遍。每段對話后有幾個小題，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。 1. Where does the woman watch the film at last？ [來源 :Z* x x * k .Co m] A. At home. B. In the cinema. C. In the theatre. 2. What are they going to do ? A. Finish their home work. B. Go to a restaurant. C. Go home. 3. At what time does the meeting at the school begin? A. 5:50. B. 6:00. C. 6:15. 4. What39。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。 第一節(jié) （共 5 小題；每小題 分，滿分 分） 請聽下面 5 段對話。 第 Ⅰ 卷 [ 來源 : 學(xué)科網(wǎng) ZXXK] 第一部分：聽力 (共兩節(jié)，滿分 30 分 ) 做題時，先將答案劃在試卷上。如需改動，用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其它答案標(biāo)號，第三部分語言知識運(yùn)用的第二節(jié)語法填空、第四部分短文改錯和書面表達(dá)題的答案用黑色簽字筆直接填寫到答題卡上對應(yīng)的空白處。 2. 答卷前，考生務(wù)必將自己的學(xué)校、班級、姓名、學(xué)號填在試卷答題卡上。 2020~2020 學(xué)年度 第二 學(xué)期期末 聯(lián) 考 試題 高 二英語 注意事項： 1. 本試卷有第 Ⅰ 卷和第 Ⅱ 卷，共四個部分， 10頁?？偡?150分，考試時間 120 分鐘。 3. 客觀題部分答案選出后，用 2B 鉛筆把答題卡上對應(yīng)的答案標(biāo)號涂黑。答在試卷上的無效。錄音內(nèi)容結(jié)束后，你將有兩分鐘的時間將試卷上的答案轉(zhuǎn)涂到答題卡上。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。每段對話僅讀一遍。s the weather like today? A. Sunny. B. Cloudy. C. Rainy. 5. How will the man go to the Chinese restaurant? A. By taxi. B. By bus. C. By car.[來源 :Zx x k .Co m] 第二節(jié) （共 15 小題；每小題 分，滿分 分） 請聽下面 5 段對話。聽每段對話前，你將有時間閱讀各個小題，每小題 5秒鐘；聽完后，每小題將給出 5 秒鐘的作答時間。