湖南省湖湘教育三新探索协作体2021-2022学年高二11月期中联考英语试题 Word版含答案

1、注意事项：湖湘教育三新探索协作体 2021 年 11 月期中联考试卷高二 英语（本试卷共 8 页，全卷满分 150 分，考试用时 120 分钟）1答题前，先将自己的姓名、准考证号写在试题卷和答题卡上，并将准考证条形码粘贴在答题卡上的指定位置。2选择题的作答：每小题选出答案后，用 2B 铅笔把答题卡上相应题目的答案标号涂黑。写在试题卷、草稿纸和答题卡上的非答题区域均无效。3非选择题的作答：用答字笔直接答在答题卡上对应的答题区域内，写在试题卷、草稿纸和答题卡上的非答题区域均无效。4考试结束后，将本试题卷和答题卡一并上交。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

2、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。例：How much is the shirt？A.19.15.B.9.18.C.9.15.答案是 C。1. When will the speakers have pizza together probably?A.Tonight.B.On Sunday.C.Next Monday

3、.2. Why does the man spend less time playing the guitar these days?A.He doesnt like it anymore.B. Hes busy with his studies.C. He has a new hobby.3. What time is it now?A.9:00.B. 8:30.C.8:00.4. What are the speakers mainly talking about?A.Howtofind a cheap hotel.B.Where to spendtheir vacation.C.When

4、 to go to Disney World.5.What is the probable relationship between the speakers?A. Mother and son.B. Boss and employee.C.Teacher and student.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

5、第 6 段材料，回答第 6、7 题。6.What is the man doing?A.Renting a car.B.Booking a trip.C.Parking a car.7.How much should the man pay for a day?A.$80.B.$70.C.$50.听第 7 段材料，回答第 8 至 10 题。8.How does the man feel now?A.Upset.B.Easy.C.Happy.第 1 页共 9 页第 2 页共 9 页9.What do we know about the mans present job?A. It isnt ch

6、allenging.B.The colleagues are nice.C. It is well-paid.10. What does the woman suggest the man do in the end?A.Try the new job.B. Discuss with his wife.C.Continue in his present job.听第 8 段材料，回答第 11 至 13 题。11.What will theweather belike tomorrowafternoon?A.Sunny.B.Snowy.C.Rainy.12.Why wouldthe woman

7、give updriving to Birmingham?A.The roads will be closed.B.Her car is broken.C.The roads will be icy.13.What will the man do if the classis canceled?A.Visit the woman.B.Invite the woman tohis house.C.Go to the cinema.听第 9 段材料，回答第 14 至 17 题。14.Howdoesthe womanfeel about her movie experience last week?

8、A.Terrible.B.Pleasant.C.Lucky.15. How doesthe woman thank theman?A. Bygiving hima back seat.B.By paying forthe tickets.C.Bybuying him some snacks.16.What sizeof popcorn wouldthe man like?A.Large.B.Medium.C.Small.17. What does the man advise thewomanto do?A. Come back soon.B. Bring her ticket.C.Meet

9、him outside thecinema.听第 10 段材料，回答第 18 至 20 小题。18.What does the speakerknow little about?A. Whathas been used as money.B.Who was thefirst to usecoins as money.C.How early people beganto usemoney.19.Which might have beenusedfor money by early Japanese?A.Tea.B. Salt.C.Nuts.20.What was thecommoncharact

10、er of the things usedfor money?A.They were difficult to get.B.They had some practicaluse.C.Theywere consideredvaluable byall people.第二部分 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 和 D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。AThough Walt Disney has held the majority of the publics interest for going on

11、hundred years, there are countless otheranimation houses who have produced incredible work that goes underseen. Below,we list four of the best non-Disney animated films第 2 页共 9 页that youve likely never第 3 页共 9 页experienced, but absolutelymust!Fantastic planet(1973)This Science Fiction masterwork fro

12、m Rene Laloix has proven so influential to film and popular culture, but most peoplearent even aware of its existence. An imaginative film that comments on human/animal rights and racism, the film was virtuallythe first to breakout into fantasticand serious newhorizons.Flight of dragons(1982)Based o

13、n a book of the same name, Rankin/Bass Flight of Dragons may not be as well-loved or memorable as their holidayfilms, but its beautifully old-fashioned adventure film with a dated sort of charm.With a fantastic voice cast, dialogue and visualssure to inspire young minds, and an unforgettable title s

14、ong,Flight of Dragons is a humble-though essential-Rankin/Bass one. PomPoko(1994)Studio Ghibli,the famous Japanese animation house,has produced many artists worththename.Forinstance,Isao Takahata,whose remarkablyentertaining Pom Poko is not only themostculturally specific but environmentally conscio

15、usfilmsthe studio has ever produced.The Triplets of Belleville(2003)This Academy Award-nominated charmer tells the story of a brave old lady who must rescue her grandson from the mafia.This delightfully old-fashioned plot is told in a delightful old-fashioned way: with limited dialogue,and through s

16、ong andpantomime.21.Whichof the following animated films callson protecting environment?A.Fantastic planet.B.Flight of dragons.C.Pom Poko.D.The Triplets of Belleville.22.Whichof the following share thesimilarity of being out of fashion?A. Fantasticplanet and Flight of dragons.B.Flight of dragons and

17、 Pom Poko.C.Pom Poko andThe Triplets of BellevilleD.Flightof dragons and The Triplets of Belleville.23.What is the purpose of thetext?A.To recommend four animatedfilms.B.To introduce someanimation houses.C.To talk about Walt Disneyand itsfilms.D.To showthe development of animation industry.BMarc Cha

18、gall,one of the most influential modernist artists of the 20th century, died in France at the age of 98 in 1985.Widely admired by both his contemporaries and by later artists,he created his artistic path despite the many difficulties andinjustices he facedin his longlifetime.Chagalls early life with

19、 his Hasidic Jew parents was a strong influence on his work throughout his life. He carried a Russianmysticism, and an essential understanding of and sympathy for his religious roots wherever he travelled.While staying inSt.Petersburg,he studied underLeon Bakst at the Zvantseva School of Drawing and

20、 Paintingfrom 1908-1910.Paris was at that time the centre of the modem art world. In 1910,Chagall moved there, drawn to this centre of creativeattempt. Paris was then popular with the new art of Cubism, and exhibitions of the work of Cezanne, Van Gogh and early Matisse.He became interested in,and in

21、tegrated into his painting,elementsof cubism,and also newtrends of futurism and orphism.It was during this time that Chagall had his first commercial successes. Some of his paintings from this period,like ParisThrough the Window,show his very successful attempts to fit into his new surroundings,whil

22、e others,like The Birthday, and I andthe Village arefilled withhomesickness for his oldlife in Vitebsk.Chagall travelled over the world as his reputation of a painter and illustrator of high repute grew.However,the terrible eventof theSecond World War put Chagall in danger.As a第 4 页共 9 页high-profile

23、 Jew, he was put on a list of artists whose lives were at risk from the Nazis,and fortunately,in 1941 he escaped toAmerica.In New York,Chagall was a fish out of water,but still managed to create an artistic life here, where he did not yet speak thelanguage.Thewar was an extremely dark period forChag

24、all. America wasnever home to him and in 1947he returned to France.Chagalls work shows a masterful understanding of colour, and a deep emotional resonance （共鸣），which is perhapswhy his work is still so popular todayHis contribution to 20th century art world is one only very few artists can claim to h

25、avemade.24.Whichis tecorrect orderof time for the following facts in thepassage?Chagall enjoyed hisfirst commercial success.Chagall studied drawing and painting at a school in St. Petersburg.Chagall life was at risk from the Nazis.Chagall moved toParis.A.B.C.D.25.What was Chagallslife like in Americ

26、a?A.Resfreshing.B.Boring.C.Fulfilling.D.Tough.26.What can weknowfrom the text?A. His religionhad little impact on hiswork.B.He involvedelements ofcubism into his ownworks.C.His life wasthreatened in World War II as a high-profile artist.D.He brought himself in Paris successfully withI and the Villag

27、e.27. What canbethe best titleof this article?A.Courage lightens theblow of fateB.Lost time is never found againC.Everything comes tohim who waitsD.A journeyof a thousand miles begins witha single stepCThe idea of low material desire, low consumption and refusing to work, marry and have children,con

28、cluded as a lyingdown lifestyle, recently struck a chord with many young Chinese who are eager to take pause to breathe in this fast-paced andhighly-competitive society.Many millennials（千禧一代）and generation Zs complained to the Global Times that burdens， including work stress,family disputes and fina

29、ncial strains,have pushed them against the wall.They said they hate the“involution（内卷），”jokingthat theywouldrather give up someof what they have thanget trapped in an endless competition against peers.Instead of always following the virtuesof struggle, endure and sacrifice to bear the stresses, they

30、 prefer a temporary lyingdo wn as relief and adjustment, said a scholar. It is no wonder that some young people, under the growing pressures from child-raising to paying the housing loan today,wouldtry to livein a simple way and leave the worriesbehind.Interestingly,the majority of millennials and G

31、en Zs reached by the Global Times,who claim to be big fans of the lying downphilosophy, acknowledged that they only accept a temporary lying down as a short rest. It is true that with the great improvementof living conditions,some Chinese youth have partially lost the spirit of hardship and are not

32、willing to bear too much hard work.But in fact, lying down is not entirely comfortable.Young people who lie down always feel guilty about their constant loss of spiritsfarbeyond their reach.Young people on campus have both aspirations and confusion about their future,but most of us have rejected set

33、tingourselves up in chains to waste opportunities and challenges,a postgraduate student told the Global Times. Its no use runningaway.I haveto stand upand face the reality sooner or later.”第 5 页共 9 页28.What might have causedthe “lying down lifestyle among theyoung?A.Improvements in living conditions

34、.B.Increasing material desires from families.C.Growing pressure from family and social life.D. Temporaryadjustment to failurein competitions.29.What can be inferred about the young generation from thetext?A.They truly enjoythe lying down lifestyle.B.Theynever really escape their responsibilities.C.T

35、hey might find their dreams outof their reach.D.They wouldrather give up than take challenges.30.Howis thepassage developed?A.Bypresenting facts and causes.B. By making a comparison.C. By giving examples.D. By making classifications.31.What does thetext mainly talk about?A.Fierce competitioncauses t

36、heproblem of involution.B. It is useless for the generationZs toescape from the real world.C.The pressure and hardship of many millennials andgeneration Zs.D. Thephenomenonof lying down and the youths attitudestowards it.DHigh cholesterol（胆固醇）affects a third of American adults. But its not just us！

37、Recent studies have indicated thatcholesterol is also onthe rise in someanimals.And in all of these studies the idea was, well, they assumed that it was probably due to interactions with people and eatingour food, but they didnt actually show that, said Andrea Townsend,a bird ecologist at Hamilton C

38、ollege in upstate New York,whofound thaturban crows （鸟鸦）did have higher cholesterol than ruralcrows in her earlierresearch.To determine if eating our fast food really does raise the birds cholesterol,Townsend and her fellows randomly selectednests from 10 family groups in the Clinton,New York for su

39、pplementation and took the next logical step in their research. She wentto McDonalds and would pick up 125 burgers at a time.Of course, she needed all those cheeseburgers to feed crows and tomonitor their diet-Theyd go to their nest trees and toss the cheeseburgers, three to five a day,under their n

40、est trees. And theparents wouldimmediately swoop down,pick upthe burgersand bring them totheir nestlings.As is expected,crows that dined on cheeseburgers did have higher cholesterol than crows who did without. Butsurprisingly,higher cholesterol didnt affect crows chances of survival over a three-yea

41、r period. And in one population, birds withhigher cholesterol were arguably in better condition than other crows,and at least,they were chubbier,possibly because of the fastfood rich in high-calorie,high-fat.Crows can live more than 15 years,and Townsend says maybe a high-cholesterol diet makes its

42、mark later in life,as it does inhumans.Despite this, she believes the findings will be important on our way to figuring out our dietary influence on the health ofwild animalssince lots of other species living in urban areaseat our food, including many endangeredspecies.32.Whydid Townsend experimentw

43、ith thenestlings?A.To test health conditionof thecrows.B. To come upwitheffective ways tosave wildanimals.C.To see whether our diet will affect the cholesterol level of thecrows.D.To determine whetherurban crowshave higher cholesterol thanrural crows.第 6 页共 9 页33.What does theunderlined word chubbie

44、r in paragraph 4 mean?A.Thinner.B.Fatter.C.Smarter.D.Healthier.34.What do weknowabout the cholesterol from thepassage?A.All animalsare facing the problem ofhigh cholesterol.B.Rural crows havea higher level ofcholesterol than urbancrows.C.Highcholesterol reduces crows chances of survival over a five-

45、year period.D.Raisedcholesterol is not necessarilyconnected with poor health in theshort term.35. What is Townsendsattitude towards their findings?A.Negative.B.Positive.C.Confused.D.Doubtful.第二节（共 5 小题；每小题 2.5 分，满分 12.5 分）根据短文内容，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。Do your parents check your texts? Sno

46、op through your room? Read your diary? Now that youre getting older, its natural towant to keep some things private._36_They may worry that if they dont know every little detail of your life. theyll lose you tothat big, scary world.You know they just hope to assure your safetybut at this stage in yo

47、ur life, you need to keep some things toyourself._37_So heresour three-step process tohelp you.Earn their trust.Establishing trust with your parents is a major part of getting them to give you more privacy. Unless they trustyou to tell them the truth and stick to their rules, they wont know they can

48、 protect you from any potential danger.Always sticking to your word will help you earn more freedom and privacy._38Keeping things from your parents will only make them want to pry more,because they will assume you must be keepingsomething bad from themeven when youre not.When parents sense that your

49、e being secretive,_39_The best way to keep theirimaginations from going into overdrive is to volunteersome informationabout your life before they ask.Speak your mind.If youve proven that youre trustworthy and you let your parents into your life but they still snoop in your roo m or readevery single

50、text you send, its not surprising that you feel frustrated and violated._40_Tell them you feel like youre beingpunished and you want them toask youwhats happening in your life rather than snooping.If you present your case maturely and give examples of how youve played by their rules, it will help th

51、em see that you reallyaremature enough to deserve somepersonal space.Good luck!will help them see that you really are mature enough to deserve some personal space.Good luck!A.Let them in a little.B. Have a heart-to-heart talk.C. Let them think what they want.D.they just want to keep you safe.E.they

52、immediately start thinking the worst.F. It is hard to convince your parents to give you some space.G. However, your parents may find it hard to accept that youarent so little anymore.第三部分 语言运用（共两节，满分 30 分）第一节（共 15 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 15 分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的 A、B、C 和 D 四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。A few months ago, a

53、 young womans grandmother who raised her died at the age of 90. She _41_a beautiful garden fromher grandmother.She loved_42too and was very proud of her garden.She hoped to see her garden_43_with a sea of colorfulflowers,showing a vivid scene. One day, shesawa pictureof a very beautiful_44_in a book

54、, and wantedthat for her第 7 页共 9 页garden.She_45_it immediately online. Several days later, she planted it at the_46_of the stone wall in herbackyard.She took great care of the plant, which grew quickly and had beautiful green leaves on it.Months passed,but not a_47_flower bloomed on the plant.She be

55、came angry,and almost cut down the vine（藤）Moments later，her neighbor48and said，Thank you so much for the beautiful flowers.Youhave no idea how much I_49_looking at the blooms of the vine that you have planted.”Hearing this, the young girl_50_to the neighbors side of the wall and saw the most beautif

56、ul flowers in bloom. All the careshe had given to the plant_51_! Only the vine had climbed through the_52_opening in her stone wall. And for that reason, it didnot_53_any flowers onher side of thewall but did_54_on the otherside.Justbecause youcannot see the good resultsof your_55_does not meanthat

57、theybear no fruit.41.A.selectedB.borrowedC.receivedD.bought42.A. gardeningB.plantingC.playingD.wandering43. A. alikeB.aloneC.aliveD.awake44.A.seedB.treeC.cropD.plant45.A.madeB.orderedC.gotD.took46.A.endB.backC.topD.base47.A.singleB.specialC.slightD.similar48.A. announcedB.calledC.claimedD.reported49

58、.A.hateB.enjoyC.imagineD.risk50.A.rushedB.wentC.walkedD.flew51.A. cut offD.broke offB. tookoffC.paid off52.A.wideB.delicateC.broadD.narrow53.A.turnB.growC.bearD.open54.A.gentlyB.generouslyC.carefullyD.patiently55.A.causesB.dreamsC.jobsD.efforts第二节（共 10 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 15 分）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入 1 个适当的单词或括号内

59、单词的正确形式。The history of tea has ancient roots, stepped in generations of Asian culture and traditions beginning as early as 2000BC.There 56.(be)over a thousandsubvarieties of the teabush,each 57.(produce)adifferentflavorandpersonality.According to Chineselegend,it was EmperorShen Nong who first disco

60、vered teasome 5,000 yearsago.As the emperor58.(boil)water, some driedleaves from a tree fell intohispot,andthe emperordeveloped a liking for theflavor.59.(actual),teawas likelyemployedlong before then as a medicine,mixed with 60.(vary)herbs to producea medicine.Theinfluence of religion and the unifi