2021-2022学年广东省广州市越秀区高二（上）期末英语试卷（附答案详解）

1、2021-2022学年广东省广州市越秀区高二（上）期末英语试卷ATwo years ago,Beijing became the first city ever to hold both Summer and Winter Olympic Games after winning the 2022 Winter Olympics bid with co-host city Zhangjiakou,bringing snow and ice sports into public spotlight.Now,lets take a look at some of the most popular e

2、vents in the Winter Olympic Games.Figure skatingFigure skating is one of the most popular sports at the Winter Olympics,in which ice skaters,singly or in pairs,perform freestyle movements of jumps,spins,lifts,and footwork in a graceful manner.The figure skating competition is one of the fiercest at

3、the Winter Olympics - one slight error,and a competitors chance of a medal goes up in smoke.To win the game,the skater has to be flawless.CurlingCurling is one of the most unique sports at the Winter Olympics - a winter sport played by two teams of four players on a rectangular sheet of ice.The two

4、teams take turns to slide （滑动） large round flat stones towards a target.Members of each team use brooms to sweep the surface of the ice in the path of the stone to control its speed and direction. And while curling may be a slow sport,ils still full of skilLsuspense and excitement!SnowboardingSnowbo

5、arding is a popular winter sport that involves sliding downhill on snow with a snowboard firmly attached to a riders feet.The sport is said to have been inspired by surfing,skiing and skateboarding,as an alternative to alpine skiing （高 111 滑雪）.While snowboarding is one of the newer events - first in

6、cluded at the 1998 Winter Olympics,it has become one of the most popular and exciting sports at the Winter Olympics.Ice hockeyIce hockey is a game between two teams who wear skates and compete on an ice rink （溜冰 场）.Each team usually has six players.The object is to push the puck （冰球）past a goal line

7、 and into a net guarded by a goalkeeper.Ice hockey is popular for its speed and frequent physical contact.Worldwide there are more than a million registered Ice hockey players performing regularly in leagues.Which of the winter sports mentioned above involves team work? Figure skating and Curling.Cu

8、rling and Ice hockey.Snowboarding and Figure skating.Snowboarding and Ice hockey.Figure skates ought to be.A. elegant and faultlessB. inspired and excitedC. skillful and defensiveD. calm and fashionableWhat do we know about these winter sports from the passage? The curling ice path is brushed to hel

9、p the stone slide.Minor mistakes can be ignored in figure skating.Over a million become ice hockey league members each year.Snowboarding originated from skiing,surfing and shooting.BMaking Music Visible On a recent afternoon in a brightly lit studio in Brooklyn,Tom and David were filming a music vid

10、eo.They were recording a different version of their favorite song,but the voices that filled the room were those of the two original singers,who made the song a hit.And yet the two men were also singing - with their hands.Tom is a deaf actor and dancer； David is a hearing dancer and choreographer （编

11、舞者）who is,thanks to seven deaf family members,a native speaker of sign language.Their version is part of a 10-song series of sign language covers of works.Around the world,music connects together communities and promotes a sense ofbelonging.But as sign language music videos become an online phenomen

12、on,the richness of sign language has gotten a broader stage.Music is many different things to different people.* Alice,a deaf actress told in aninterview,using an interpreter. nI realize/1 she added,uthat when you do hear,not hearing may seem to separate us.But what is your relationship to music,to

13、dance,to beauty? What do you see that we may learn from ? These are conversations people need to get accustomed to having.MA good sign language performance thinks highly of the combination of the elements of sign language - hand shape,movement and facial expression - with those of spoken language,al

14、lowing a skilled sign language speaker to engage in the kind of sound painting that composers use to enrich a text. The hands have their own emotions/ Tom said. HThey have their own mind.Deaf singers prepare for their performances by experiencing a song through any means available to them.Many peopl

15、e speak about their highly sensitivity to the vibrations （振动） of sound,which they experience through their body.As a dancer trained in ballet,Tom said he was particularly conscious of the vibrations of a piano as transmitted （传递）through a wooden floor.What makes the video of Tom and David famous? Th

16、ey recorded a famous song.The video talks about deaf actors.Sign language is used to perform songs.The record has the most series of pop music.What does Alice mean in paragraph 4? Our life is lack of music,dance and beauty.Music bridges the gap between different people.People with hearing loss are s

17、eparated from music.Dancers and singers need to strengthen communication.What can we infer from paragraph 5? A well-performed sign language speaker usually works with another dancer.Sign language dancers are more emotional and thoughtful than other dancers.The elements of sign language are more impo

18、rtant than those of spoken language.Skilled sign language performers tend to combine spoken and unspoken elements.According to the passage,which of the following best describes deaf singers? A. Caring.B. Cautious. C. Sensitive. D. Intelligent.cPicture this： Youre at a movie theater food stand loadin

19、g up on snacks. You have a choice of a small,medium or large soda.The small is $ 3.50 and the large is $ 5.50.It*s tough decision： The small size may not last yon through the whole movie,but $ 5.50 for some sugary drink seems ridiculous.But theres a third option,a medium soda for $ 5.25.Medium may b

20、e the perfect amount of soda for you,but the large is only a quarter more.If youre like most people,you end up buying the large.If youre wondering who would buy the medium sodajhe answer is almost no one.In fact,theres a good chance the marketing department purposely priced the medium soda as a deco

21、y （诱饵）, making you more likely to buy the large soda rather than the small.I have written about this unique human nature before with my friend Ariely,who studied this phenomenon extensively after noticing pricing for subscription （订阅）to Geography.The digital subscription was $ 59, the print subscrip

22、tion was $125, and the print plus digital subscription was also $ 125.No one in their right mind would buy the print subscription when you could get digital as well for the same price,so why was it even an option? Ariely ran an experiment and found that when only the two real choices were offered,mo

23、re people chose the less-expensive digital subscription.But the addition of the bad option made people much more likely to choose the more expensive print plus digital option.Brain scientist call this effect asymmetric dominance and it means that people are attracted toward the choice nearest a clea

24、rly inferior （较差的）option.Marketing professors call it the decoy effect,which is certainly easier to remember.lt works because of the way our brains assign value when making choices.Value is almost never absolute； rather,we decide an objects value relative to our other choices.If more options are int

25、roduced,the value equation （方程） changes.whats the function of the example in paragraph 1 ? To offer background information.To explain an economical phenomenon.To clarify a rule when buying drinks.To arouse the readers* interest in the topic.According to the authonwhy do people prefer the most expens

26、ive option? Because theyre confused by the various offered prices.Because they believe theyrve made the best choice.Because they are easily influenced by other buyers.Because they have studied this phenomenon extensively.The decoy effect works when people.pay little attention to pricefocus on object

27、s* actual valuethink about the value equation D. face a less-than-best choiceFrom which website would you most probably find this text? https： /healthhttps： / HYPERLINK /local /localhttps： HYPERLINK /money /moneyhttps： /scienceDIce Ages Have you ever heard the phrase ice age ? It refers to a long pe

28、riod of time when glaciers and ice sheets cover large parts of the Earth.We are actually living in an ice age right now!This ice age began about 2.5 million years ago.Today,large areas of ice cover regions of Antarctica,the Arctic,and Greenland.The climate changes multiple times during an ice age.It

29、 switches between glacial periods and interglacial periods.During glacial periods of an ice age,temperatures are much colder than they are today.Ice sheets and glaciers expand,covering more of the planet.These periods can last tens of thousands of years.The last glacial period started about 120, 000

30、 years ago and ended about 11, 500 years ago.During interglacial periods of an ice age,the average global temperature increases.Ice sheets and glaciers get smaller.The climate is warmer and wetter than it is during glacial periods.We are currently living in an interglacial period.lt started about 11

31、, 500 years age - when the last glacial period ended.Scientists dont completely understand what causes ice ages.But they do believe that one important factor is the amount of light Earth receives from the sun. When the northern part of the world receives less sunlight,temperatures drop - it gets col

32、der,and more water freezes into ice. This can lead to the start of an ice age.When the northern part of the world receives more sunlight,temperatures rise - it gets warmer and ice sheets melt.Consequently,an ice age ends.However,there are other factors,toojncluding changes in the water flow of our o

33、ceans.Scientists are working to learn more about how different factors may cause an ice age to begin and end.The current ice age were in is not the first the Earth has experienced.At least five major ice ages have occurred throughout Earths history.What is the main purpose of the passage? To announc

34、e a recent scientific discovery.To describe how ice ages come about.To explain why the Earths climate is changing.To encourage people to concern about the environment.How are glacial and interglacial periods different? The north part of the earth receives less sunlight during glacial periods.It is w

35、armer during an interglacial period than a glacial one.Interglacial periods normally last longer than glacial periods.More of the Earth is covered by ice during an interglacial period than a glacial one.What does the underlined word this in paragraph 3 refer to? A. That the temperature falls.B. That

36、 glaciers get smaller.C. Global climate.D. Northern part of the world.What is the author most likely to write about in the missing 5th paragraph? The changes of the ocean water in glacial periods and interglacial periods.Scientists* new researches on factors making an ice age begin and end.Something

37、 about the major ice ages occurred throughout Earths history.The effects on human life caused by glacial periods and interglacial periods.Rising through stages to realize ourselves Many modem people have the problem that they dont know who they are and what their purpose is.This is especially common

38、 among college students. (1) They once studied hard.But after they stop working,they begin to lose their way. In the theory of the Hierarchy of Needs (需求理论),Abraham Maslo,put forward a similar situation,which consists of the five levels of a persons need.The fifth and final level is self-realization

39、,which is where our final achievement lies.I think self-realization has three major aspects.The first stage is acceptance,the second stage is discovery and the last stage is perseverance (坚持).Acceptance is the first stage.We should be reminded that we are all bom unique,so we all have our own streng

40、ths and weaknesses. (3) Being objective and yet tolerant is the key to acceptance. (4) Many people tend to go along with social expectations but indeed we should live for ourselves.So before we start working towards a purpose,we should ask ourselves Is this what we truly desire? and Is this going to

41、 change the situation were in? ”The last stage is perseverance. (5) The people,who are able to self-realize are those who keep at the things they want to change.Through the three stages,we could gain recognition of ourselves.And by this point,whatever our lives were like,we would be able to stand ta

42、ll,confident of ourselves.A.We must persevere in our efforts in these areas.B.Exploring our potential isnt going to be done in a short time.C.Once high school seniors graduate,they seem to lose their identity.D.Young adults must learn to balance cultural and family expectations with their own path.E

43、.Only when we understand these,can we pursue them or change them.F.It is the process of knowing ourselves and finding a purpose.G.Once weve accepted ourselves,we can discover what we are interested in and what we want to be.16.A. AEB. BC. CD. DE.F. FG. G17.A. AB. BC. CD. DE.EF. FG. G18.A. AB. BC.CD.

44、 DE.EF. FG. G19.A. AB. BC. CD. DE.EF. FG. G20.A. AB. BC.CD. DE.EF. FG. GRockets were probably invented by accident about 2000 years ago.The Chinese had a form of gunpowder which was put in bamboo tubes and thrown into fires to make(21) during festivals.Perhaps some of the tubes jumped out of the fir

45、e instead of exploding in it.The Chinese(22) that the gunpowder escaping from the tube could lift it into the air.The idea of the rocket was(23).The first(24) use of rockets was in 1232.The Song Dynasty was at war with theMongols.During the(25) of Kaifeng,the Song army(26) arrows of flying fireM.The

46、 tubes were(27) to a long stick which helped keep the rocket moving in a straight direction.(28) the Mongols learned how to make rockets themselves and it is possible that they(29) them to Europe.Between the 13th and 15th century there were many rocket EO) in England,France andItaly.They were used f

47、or military puq?oses.One Italian scientist even invented a rocket which could travel over the surface of water and hit a (an) )ship.Not everybody wanted to use rockets in battles.Wan Hu,a Chinese governmentofficial,invented a(32) chair.He attached two big kites to the chair,and 47 rockets to thekite

48、s.The rockets were lit,there was a huge explosion and(33) of thick smoke. When the smoke(34)Wan Hu and his chair had disappeared,no one knows what happened.Did Wan Hu die in the explosion? Or was he carried miles into space,becoming the worlds first(35)?21. A. cuisinesB. decorationsC. explosionsD. d

49、ifferences22. A. thoughtB. discoveredC. understoodD. decided23. A. bomB. burstC. foundD. improved24. A. politicalB. officialC. militaryD. scientific25. A. occupationB. attackC. searchD. battle26. A. liftedB. shotC. explodedD. flied27. A. attachedB.shakenC. wrappedD. blown28. A. FinallyB. SuddenlyC.

50、SoonD. Thus29. A. deliveredB. threwC. passedD. introduced30. A. transformationsB. performancesC. experimentsD. exhibitions31. A. businessB. officialC. transportationD. enemy32. A. flyingB. divingC. surfingD. blowing33. A. packsB. cloudsC. massesD. bunches34. A. fadedB. completedC. clearedD. reflecte

51、d35. A. scientistB. researcherC. astronautD. explorer36. The first emperor of China,Qin Shihuang,is remembered for the many things he did during his rule. (1) 221 and 210 B.C., he started the construction of the Great Wall.He built a large network of roads.He introduced (2) new writing system,curren

52、cy and set of measurements.The emperor also ordered the construction of a huge army of life-sized terracotta soldiers.These,he hoped,would protect his tomb after (he) death. Today,the soldiers in Xians terracotta museum are light brown,but they werent always this color.They began as an army of red,b

53、lue,yellow,green,white,and purple. (4) (sad), most of the colors did not last to the present day.Before their discovery,the clay soldiers (5)(protect) by being underground.When they were unearthed,however,the air caused the coating under the paint to fall of.The paint disappeared in less time than i

54、t takes to boil an egg, (6) (take) with it important pieces of history.New (7) (technique) are now starting to reveal the army truecolors.Recentlv,archaeologists (8) ( discover) an area with more than a hundred soldiers,many of (9) still have their painted featuresjncluding black hair,pink faces,and

55、black or brown eyes.Chinese and German researchers have developed a special liquid (10) (help) preserve the soldiers colors. After they find a soldier or otherartifact,archaeologists spray it with the liquid.They then cover it in plastic.This computer firm enjoys one of the best (名声)for technical su

56、pport in the computer business.From the days of his youth,Oscar had shown an (急迫的)desire to learn and to know.Youve done so much work - you are (一定会)to pass the exam.There is a (根本的)difference between the two points of view.He was prepared to go to any lengths to fulfill his (抱负).The guides are full

57、y (具备资格)to take groups anywhere on these mountains.They have begun to (合作) closely with each other in a variety of areas.He was also the most (有天赋的)child she had ever encountered.He recommended that we(采用)a different approach and teach the text through story-telling.Alcohol can create depression, (焦

58、虑) confusion,and psychoses.There are many life-enriching extracurricular activities in my school (比如),the Foreign Languages Festival.lt (2)(由 构成)four parts： the speech contest,the spelling bee,the handwriting competition and the dubbing (西己音) competition.Last year,! stepped out of my comfort zone to

59、 (3)(参力口)the speech contest,whose theme was Pursing New.I carefully wrote the script about various successful reforms in modem China.I also wrote about what new ideas we should bring forward to help our country become more prosperous (繁荣的).After (4)(专心于) preparing for the competition - practicing pr

60、onunciation,improving my performance and rehearsing (排练) again and again -1 was confident that I would enter the final.Many of my classmates wished me success.HoweverJ failed to reach the finals as my speech timed out.Although the judges gave me a little more time,I was finally interrupted without r