精品解析：广东省汕头市普通高中2020-2021学年高二下学期期末质量监测英语试题

汕头市2020~2021学年度普通高中教学质量监测 高二英语 本试卷共8页，满分120分。考试用时120分。 注意事项:1、答题前，老生各必将自己的性点、都生号、考场号和座位号填写在答题卡上 2.作答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目选项的答案信息点涂黑;如需要改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案。答案不能答在试卷上， 3.非选择题必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔作答,答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区城内相应位置上;如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新的答案;不准使用铅笔和涂改液。不按以上要求作答无效， 4.考生必须保证答题卡的整洁。考试结束后，将试卷和答题卡一并交回。 第一部分 阅读(共两节，满分50分) 第一节 (共15小题;每小题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 The Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition is an annual showcase of the best nature photography.This year,it attracted 49,000 entries. Here are some of the winners and the stories behind the striking images. “The embrace”by Sergey Gorshkov (Russia). It shows a Siberian tiger hugging a tree. It took the photographer 11 months to capture, using hidden cameras. Hunted almost to extinction,the population is still threatened by poaching (偷猎). Through the picture, we are reminded of the beauty of the natural world and our shared responsibility to protect it. “When mother says run”by Shanyuan Li (China). This is a rare picture of a family of manuls (兔狲),the result of six years’ work at high altitude. After long-term observation，Li tracked the family.Hours of patience were rewarded when the three kittens came out to play while their mother kept her eyes on a Tibetan fox hiding nearby. “Show business”by Kirsten Luce(USA). Luce has been reporting on animal abuse，but says it's the most shocking scene she has photographed. It shows a muzzled(戴口套的) polar bear performing in the Circusn on Ice，reportedly the only known circus to use the animals.The polar bear was captured when she was two years old and she’s still performing 18 years later． 1. What can we know about the Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition? A. It is held every two years． B. It focuses on the natural disasters C. A lot of people participated in it this year. D. It aims to teach people how to take photographs. 2. What were the mother manuls doing when the three kittens played outside? A. Attacking a Tibetan fox