2021-2022学年重庆市七校高二上学期期末考试英语试题.docx

1、2021-2022学年重庆市七校高二上学期期末考试英 语试题本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）两局部。总分值150分，考试用时120分钟。考前须知：1 .答题前，务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡规定的位置上。2 .答选择题时，必须使用2B铅笔将答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用 橡皮擦擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。3 .答非选择题时， 必须使用0.5毫米黑色签字笔，将答案书写在答题卡规定的位置上。4所有题目必须在答题卡上作答，在试题卷上答题无效。第I卷第一局部：听力（共两节，总分值30分）（改编） 第一节（共5小题；每题1.5分，总分值7.5分）听下面5段对话。每段

2、对话后有一个小题， 从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项 中选出最正确选项。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?C. £ 9. 15.C. Go shopping.C. Detective stories.C. Watch a game.A. £ 19. 15.B. £9. 18.答案是CoWhat will the woman do this afternoon?A. Go for a walk.B. Wash her clothes.1. Why did the gi

3、rl fail the test?A. She got all the answers wrong.B. She left the test sheet blank.C. She wrote the answers in the wrong place.2. What types of books does the man like reading now?A. Love stories.B. Science fiction.3. What will Celia do?A. Play basketball.B. Find a player.4. What does the man mean?A

4、. Listen to some light music.B. Stop playing such loud music.C. Look at the planes overhead.第二节（共15小题，每题1.5分，总分值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三个选项中选出最正确选项。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、7题。5. Where does this conversation take place?A. At a li

5、brary.B. In a post office.C. In a bookstore.6. How much should the man pay in total?【七校高二上期期末考试 英语试题】第1页 共12页47. A.accept48. A.head49. A.Since50. A.reminding51. A.ashamed52. A.to53. A.scientific54. A.admitted55. A.She56. A.accept57. A.head58. A.Since59. A.reminding60. A.ashamed61. A.to62. A.scientif

6、ic63. A.admitted64. A.SheB. opposeB. gestureB. IfB. trainingB. amusedB. aboutB. effectiveB. obtainedB. ThatC. overcomeC. waistC. WhileC. committingC. tiredC. withC. potentialC. obeyedC. ItD. standD. handD. UnlessD. informingD. excitedD. inD. academicD. appliedD. What第二节 语法填空（共10小题；每题1.5分，总分值15分）（原创）

7、阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。Last Sunday afternoon 56 (witness) the competitive volleyball final on the playground, 57 sparked students' burning passion for sports.On the volleyball court, all the students in Grade Three got 58 (active) involved in the game. With cheerleaders and volleyball f

8、ans enthusiastically 59 (cheer) round, players were fiercely competing 60 the championship. Finally,the champion team 61 (present) with an award and the leader addressed an exciting speech. Hearing the speech, all the people felt 62 (inspire).63 most students thought highly of was that it not only p

9、rovided a platform for us 64(relieve) our pressure and add pleasure to our dull routinebut also enhanced the 65 (efficient) of our learning.第四局部写作(共两节，总分值40分) 第一节(总分值15分)(原创)假设你是李华，你的朋友John最近沉溺于手机游戏，严重影响了学习和身 心健康。请你根据以下要点提示，给他写一封信。要点如下：1 .关掉手机；开展新爱好；2 .多和家人朋友待在一起；3 .每天锻炼半小时，增强体质。注意：1.词数80左右；2.可适当增加细

10、节，以使行文连贯。【七校高二上期期末考试 英语试题】第10页 共12页Dear John,I，m sorry to hear thatYours sincerely Li Hua第二节读后续写（总分值25分）阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整 的短文。Recently divorced（离婚），I was in my 20s, had no job and was on my way downtown to the employment offices. I had no umbrella, and I could not afford one. I sat d

11、own in the streetcar and there against the seat was a beautiful silk umbrella with a silver handle.I examined the handle and saw a name. The usual procedure would have been to turn in the umbrella to the conductor, but somehow I decided to take it with me and find the owner myself. Then I searched a

12、 telephone book for the name on the umbrella and found it. I called and a lady answered.Yes, she said in surprise, that was her umbrella, which her parents, now dead, had given her for a birthday present. But, she added, it had been stolen more than a year before. She was so excited and I was so hap

13、py that I forgot I was looking for a job and went directly to her small house. She took the umbrella, her eyes filled with tears. We talked for a while, and I must have given her my address. I didn't remember.The next six months were tough. My last job ended the day before Christmas and my thirt

14、y-dollar rent was soon due, and I had only fifteen dollars. When I walked from the streetcar to my small apartment, the air was full of the sound of Christmas merriment. But there should be no Christmas for me. Unless a miracle happened, I would be homeless in January, foodlessjobless.Peggy, my daug

15、hter, had proudly set our kitchen table for our evening meal and【七校高二上期期末考试英语试题】第11页 共12页put out pans and three cans of food which would be our dinner. When I looked at those pans and cans, I felt broken-hearted. We would have only hamburgers for our Christmas dinner tomorrow. I stood in the cold li

16、ttle kitchen and the coldness in my heart was colder than ice.注意：1 .所续写短文的词数应为150左右；.续写局部分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好。Paragraph 1:The doorbell suddenly rang and Peggy ran swiftly to answer it, calling that it must be Santa Claus.Paragraph 2:Our dinner that night was the most delicious I had ever eaten.【七校高二上期期末

17、考试英语试题】第12页 共12页A. $2.13B. $10.C. $12.30.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8. What's the probable relationship between the speakers?A. Neighbors.B. Schoolmates.C. Colleagues.9. Why did the man change his school?A. His family moved there.B. He was an exchange student.C. He disliked his previous school. 听第8段材料，回答第10

18、至12题。10. Why does Michael feel sorry?A. He forgot his grandmother's birthday.B. He is having a lot of problems in study.C. He hasn't called his grandmother for a long time.11. What are the speakers mainly talking about?A. Michael's school affairs. B. MichaePs birthday. C. Michael's g

19、randfather.12. How does Michael probably feel when applying for the college?C. Worried.C. Kids' favorite trip.C. About 6 hours.A. Confident.B. Disappointed.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. What are the speakers mainly talking about?A. An introduction of a zoo. B. A trip to a zoo.14. How long do the speakers

20、 want to stay?A. About 4 hours.B. About 5 hours.15. Where will the speakers probably eat lunch?A. At home.B. At the zoo.C. At a restaurant.16. What can they experience at the zoo?A. Catching little birds.B. Giving eggs to snakes.C. Giving food to elephants.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. Where is the talk giv

21、en?A. At a birthday party.B. At a routine meeting.C. At an opening of a club.18. Why does the speaker give Joan Miller a special welcome?A. To thank her for her coming.B. To wish her a happy birthday.C. To invite her tojoin the club.19. What can the participants do after lunch?A. Have a birthday par

22、ty.B. Chat with each other.C. Clean the meeting room.20. What can be one ofthe club's aims?A. Offering companionship.B. Donating food.C. Expanding members.【七校高二上期期末考试 英语试题】第2页 共12页 第二局部：阅读理解（共两节，总分值50分）第一节（共15小题；每题2. 5分，总分值37. 5分）阅读以下短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最正确选项， 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。A （原创）Many worker

23、s have had no choice but to adapt to working from home in recent months since offices shut down due to the COVID-19 pandemic （新冠疫情）.And the noisy situation and endless housework may result in a terrible emotion. A new option is waiting for you. That is WFH: work from a hotel.Hotel FigueroA special p

24、rogram titled Work Perks aims to reposition some of 94-year-old Hotel Figuero's 268 rooms as day-use offices.According to Managing Director Connie Wang, the set-up launched in June and is a great opportunity to get out of their houses with high-speed Wi-Fi, unlimited printing privileges and free

25、 parking. The 350-square-foot rooms sell for $ 129 per day, with an option to extend to an overnight stay for an additional $ 20.The WytheA boutique hotel in Brooklyn. The hotel recently announced a partnership with co-working office space company Industrious through which it is recycling 13 second-

26、story guest rooms to serve as offices for up to four people.Each of the rooms has a small outdoor platform, and dogs are welcome. Pricing starts at $ 200 and goes up to $ 275, depending on how many people use the space.HotelsByDayYannis Moati founded HotelsByDay back in 2015. That company has grown

27、to include more than 1,500 hotels, and has seen a significant increase in the number of inquiries for day-use bookings lately.Moati said the current situation will force hotels to upgrade themselves to stay alive, and he predicted that offering rooms for day-use only is one of the directions they wi

28、ll go.21. How much does a room cost for a 24-hour stay in Hotel Figuero?A. $ 129.B. $ 149.C. $ 200.D. $ 275.22. What may especially attract consumers to The Wythe?A. It allows pets in.B. It has the best perfect location.C. It provides workers with larger rooms.【七校高二上期期末考试 英语试题】第3页 共12页D. It charges

29、money cheaper than other hotels.23. What do we know about Yannis Moati?A. He started a program titled Work Perks.B. He has upgraded at least 1,500 rooms.C. He usually predicts everything correctly.D. He is optimistic about the WFH trend.B （原创）Fire Capt Kevin Lloyd arrived at the scene of a car accid

30、ent in West Point, Utah, north of Salt Lake City. A pregnant woman and her screaming 2-year-old daughter were trapped in the car.While his partner, Allen Hadley, was tending to the driver,Lloyd couldn't get the frightened girl to calm down. He saw she was holding several bottles of nail polish,

31、and then he had a better idea. He asked her if she wanted to paint his nails. Soon her eyes lit up.At the same time,Hadley showed up to check on the scene.Lloyd had calmed her down and was in the process of getting his fingers painted. Then Hadley just put his hand in there. The girl began to color

32、his nails pink. By this time, she was not only calm,but she was also happy.The girl's mother was not injured. She thanked them for helping her daughter feel better, and they all chuckled, looking at the nails, and took some photos.The firefighters brought the photos back to the headquarters and

33、showed them around. The department put them up on the social media, and thousands of people responded, with many thanking the firefighters for going out of their way to calm down a frightened girLFire Chief Mark Becraft said he had been surprised at all the attention. He said he was proud of his fir

34、efighters,and added that he had known members of the department who had done many things that weren't part of the job.After the fact, Lloyd and Hadley had a small matter to tend to: the layers of polish on their nails. They bought a bottle of nail polish remover and used almost all of it.24. Why

35、 was the 2-year-old girl frightened?A. Her mother was severely injured.B. Her nails were hurt by the bottles.C. She suffered a traffic accident.D. She was scared to see firefighters.【七校高二上期期末考试 英语试题】第4页 共12页25.Which is the closest in meaning to the underlined word “chuckled" in Paragraph 4?A. H

36、ugged.B. Laughed. C. Bowed.D. Sighed.26.Which of the following can best describe the two firefighters?A. Courageous. B. Generous. C. Determined. D. Considerate. 27.What is the best title ofthe text?A. A Traffic AccidentB. Pink NailsC. A Frightened GirlD. Two FirefightersC （改编）Rich as a KingWilliam I

37、, who conquered England some 930 years ago, had wealth, power and an army. Yet although William was very rich by the standard of his time, he had nothing like a flush toilet（抽水马桶）,or riding lawn mower（除草机）.How did he get by?History books are filled with wealthy people who were poor compared to me. I

38、 have storm windows, Croesus did not. Entire nations trembled before Alexander the Great, but he couldn t buy cat food. Czar Nicholas lacked an electric saw.Given how much better off I am than so many famous dead people, you d think Id be content. The trouble is that, like most people, I compare my

39、wealth with that of living persons: neighbors, school classmates, famous TV people. The greed I feel toward my friend Howard s new kitchen is not reduced by the fact no kings ever had a refrigerator with glass doors.There is really no rising or falling standard of living. Over the centuries people s

40、imply find different things to feel sad about. You d think that simply not having disease would put us in a good mood, but no, we want a hot bath too.Of course, one way to achieve happiness would be to realize that even by today s standards the things I own are pretty nice. My house is smaller than

41、the houses of many investment bankers, but even so it has a lot more rooms than my wife and I can keep clean.Besides, to people looking back at our era from a century or two in the future, these bankers fancy counter tops and my own worn Formica will seem equally shabby. I can t keep up with my neig

42、hbors right now. Butjust wait.【七校高二上期期末考试英语试题】第5页 共12页28. What can be inferred from paragraph 1&2 ?A. What a luxury life they once led!B. There were so many great rulers in history.C. They could easily gain wealth than average people.D. They might not live in a satisfactory way in the eyes ofthe

43、 writer.29. How many historical figures are mentioned to compare lives in the past and present ?A. 2.B. 3.C. 4D. 5According to the passage, the author proposes to.A. tell us to be content with lifeB. encourage us to struggle for wealthC. recommend living in a simple wayD. teach us to learn lessons f

44、rom lifeWhat s the author s attitude towards life ?A. Indifferent.B. Cautious. C. Uncertain. D. Positive.D （改编）Plant breeding（育种） is the science of changing the characteristics of plants in order to produce desired ones. Genes in a plant are what determine what type of characteristics it will have.

45、Plant breeders try to create a specific outcome of plants and potentially new plant varieties by changing the genes of the plants through breeding, which is making new plants from parents of different varieties or species.People all over the world are arguing about its benefits and disadvantages. So

46、me people use the technology to produce desired characteristics of plants and animals. Other people are concerned that the genetically engineered plants may harm the environment and worried that they may be dangerous for people to eat.There are many reasons for changing plants in this way. Internati

47、onal development agencies believe that breeding new crops is important for ensuring food security by developing new varieties that are higher yielding, disease-resistant, droughttolerant or regionally adapted to different environments and growing conditions. For example, some genetically engineered

48、plants can live through frost or draught. As a result, farmers can make more profit because fewer plants will die.Some genetically engineered plants are more nutritious. They have less fat,taste better or stay fresher than non-genetically engineered plants. This will allow people to buy better-quali

49、ty fruit and vegetables. Some can resist natural pests and viruses spread by insects. This reduces the amount of chemical needed to kill pests, which is helpful to the environment.【七校高二上期期末考试 英语试题】第6页 共12页However, genetically engineered plants can cause unexpected problems. Genetically engineered pl

50、ants that resist pests may pass on that characteristic to a wild relative. This may cause the wild plant to spread fast, because pests are not naturally killing it. They can also harm animals. A type of corn has been developed which kills a species of insect that destroys it. The pollen(花粉)from this

51、 com, however, can also kill monarch butterfliesthe most beautiful of all butterflies, which do not harm the corn.Genetic engineering is a very new science and we have a lot to learn about the good it can do and the damage it can cause. The main concern is that not enough tests are being done to ens

52、ure it is safe.30. According to the passage, what is the objective of plant breeding?A. To change the genes of plants.B. To produce preferable plant varieties.C. To beautify the environment.D. To assess the value ofthe practice.31. Why could plant breeding ensure food security?A. Because food is ofb

53、etter quality.B. Because drought and frost hardly happen.C. Because farmers can make more money.D. Because higher production is gguaranteed.32. How can some genetically engineered plants benefit the environment?A. Less harmful chemicals are used.B. They can adapt to different envvironments.C. Some b

54、eautiful butterflies are killed.D. The food they produce taste beetter or stay fresher.33. Which ofthe following best shows the structure ofthe text?(二Paragraph 1, ©=Paragraph 2,=Paragraph 3,二Paragraph 4, ©=Paragraph 5, = Paragraph 6)【七校高二上期期末考试 英语试题】第7页 共12页第二节（共5小题；每题2. 5分,总分值12. 5分）（改编）

55、根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最正确选项。选项中有 两项为多余选项。Many students study with little thought about what comes after their study session.36. Now we will explore some no-cost ways that can help you improve your learning.37. Perhaps they look at their phone or computer. They might even play a video game or watch

56、 television. But research suggests that resting after you study may help you remember what you studies.A study published in the journal PLOS One examined how well older people who were in good health could remember certain words. In two different experiments, researchers found that older adults who

57、rested for 10 minutes after learning new words had better memory ofthose words. "A period of wakeful rest immediately after new learning increases free recall of verbal material/5 the researchers wrote. "38In addition to wakeful rest, sleep is also important for learning. A report on the w

58、ebsite of Harvard Medical School explains that a person lacking sleep cannot focus attention and therefore cannot learn efficiently. 39 That is essential for learning new information.Robert Stickgold is a doctor and sleep expert at Harvard Medical School. " 40"he said. "When we first form memories, they're in a very raw and fragile form. Sleep is important for forming memories.v Stickgold suggested that adults between the ages of 18 and 64 get between 7 and 9 hours of sleep per day. Teenag