2022年浙江省嘉兴市高二下学期期末检测 英语

1、PAGE 嘉兴市20212022学年第二学期期末检测高二英语试题卷考生须知：1. 全卷分试题卷和答题纸两部分，试题卷12页，答题纸2页，合计14页，有四部分考查内容，满分为150分，考试时间为120分钟。2. 本卷答案必须做在答题纸的相应位置上，做在试题卷上无效。3. 请用黑墨水签字笔将考生个人相关信息填写在答题纸的相应位置上。第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分35分）第一节（共10个小题；每小题2. 5分，满分25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，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。AIn March, 2022, an exhibition of photograph

2、ic work highlighting young peoples concerns about climate change was held under the guidance of the Canon Young People Programme(YPP). The images were created by pupils of Queen Elizabeths Grammar School in Ashbourne, Derbyshire, under the guidance of the former pupil, Canon Ambassador and professio

3、nal photographer, Clive Booth. The exhibition displayed seven pieces of artwork created by Year 12 pupils at the school and is the result of a series of Canon YPP photography and digital storytelling workshops. These workshops aim to provide young people with the knowledge, skills and confidence to

4、handle the sustainability issues that matter to them. Pupils were tasked with using visual storytelling, language, and design to create a poster and video that would bring to life their concerns for the future of the planet and their local environment. As the pupils created their masterpieces, they

5、were mentored by Booth, who recently appeared as guest editor of Digital Photographer, and other Canon experts. The children were provided with inspiration and education through training on how to use Adobe Spark, how to shoot photographs and videos, and how to use lighting and props (道具) to bring t

6、heir stories to life. “This activity has created some incredible results, and Im proud that the school has had the opportunity to show these images to the wider public,” said Booth. “Its clear that the pupils were able to use these creative workshops as a platform to openly express their anxieties a

7、bout climate change and their concerns over the future of the planet.”Canons Young People Programme helps young people from across Europe, the Middle East and Africa with creative education by delivering workshops, inspiration and instruction. Since its start, it has worked with over 5, 000 young pe

8、ople and over 50 charity partners.1What can we learn about the exhibition?A. Most visitors to it were pupils aged 12.B. Its primary focus was on climate problems.C. More than seven images were displayed in it.D. It showed the progress in digital photography.2. Which of the following can replace “men

9、tored” in paragraph 3?A. Understood.B. Dominated.C. Taught.D. Evaluated.3. Why did Booth feel proud of the activity?A. It enabled the young to fully convey their ideas.B. It offered an opportunity to exhibit his artwork.C. It drew a lot of public attention to photography.D. It promoted the Canon YPP

10、s creative education.【答案】1. B2. C3. ABEach year more than 6 million dogs and cats end up in animal shelters, according to the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. National Adopt a Shelter Pet Day was designed to raise awareness about organizations work with homeless animals. Th

11、eir main mission is to find homes for pets and reunite lost ones with their human families, but they need a lot of volunteer help. “Not everyone has to have an animal in order to care about animals,” said Debra Duel of the Humane Rescue Alliance in Washington. One way to help is to become a short-te

12、rm foster (收养) family. Fostering frees up space in busy shelters. Adoptable pets get more personal attention once fostered in a loving home than in crowded shelter environments. “Fostering is great for people who cant have a permanent pet,” Duel said. Fostering also helps people learn more about pet

13、 care before offering a forever home. Victoria now 12, has taken care of 49 animals since 2018. “Every animal is an individual,” Victoria said. “Each requires different work. Puppies or kittens require more time and training than older dogs and cats,” she said. “Even small animals like guinea pigs a

14、re more work than people think.”If you really cant foster, consider donating time, money and supplies to a shelter. Kindergartners at Browne Academy in Fairfax County did just that. They, in a partnership with the Animal Welfare League of Alexandria, raised several hundred dollars by drawing picture

15、s of family pets that sold for S1 each. They also made cat toys and pillows. Their efforts helped improve the animals stay at the shelter, and they helped reduce adoption fees for people who cant afford them. Hopefully all those efforts will lead to fewer animals waiting for their forever homes.4. A

16、 short-term foster family can help to _.A. encourage more people to love petsB. bring benefits to people without a petC. reduce overcrowding in animal sheltersD. advocate sheltering and caring for animals5. What do Victorias words imply?A. Older pets are more suitable for adoption.B. Animals should

17、have been equally trained.C. Small animals need less care and attention.D. People should think twice before fostering pets.6. What is paragraph 4 mainly about?AChildrens role in charity events.B. A great need for animal adoption.C. Problems animal shelters are faced with.D. Another way to help anima

18、ls in shelters.【答案】4. C5. D6. DCReplacing the meat and dairy products that make up a typical European diet with laboratory-grown produce could cut food-related greenhouse gases, as well as water and land use, by over 80 percent, a new study suggests. Food production has huge environmental impacts, c

19、reating more than a third of all greenhouse gas emissions (排放).To assess ways to reduce this impact, Rachel Mazac at the University of Helsinkiin Finland and her colleagues have studied the potential effects of switching to “novel and future foods”. “What we are looking at are foods that are novel i

20、n their production technology, like cultured meat or cultured milk,” says Mazac. Her team used the analyses to calculate the potential benefits of switching to these foods assuming people are willing to do so, compared with foods that are typically consumed in Europe. The results suggest that an “op

21、timised diet” of novel foods could cut greenhouse emissions by 83 percent, water use by 84 percent and land use by 87 percent. “We are seeing some pretty significant reductions in impacts,” says Mazac. The team also found that switching to a vegan (素食的) diet had the similar effect. But switching to

22、lab-grown meat, rather than a vegan diet, could allow many people to eat foods that are more like their current diet. “It would be a way for someone to consume their fast-food burger, but save on land use and water use and global warming potential,” says Mazac. Speaking of the results, Tim Lang at C

23、ity, University of London, says: “Its almost too good to be true.” If the findings are correct, the research has important policy implications (启示), he says. But Lang thinks the environmental benefits wont come about through consumers making voluntary changes to their diet. They will only play out i

24、f governments and companies essentially force these foods on people, he says.7. How does the author introduce the topic in paragraph 1?A. By comparing facts.B. By voicing opinions.C. By releasing figures.D. By reporting findings.8. What can be inferred from the research led by Mazac?A. People tend t

25、o welcome novel foods enthusiastically.B. A new way is used to assess the benefits of novel foods.C. Novel foods are not likely to affect peoples eating habits.D. Water and land use is on the rise in novel food production.9. What is Langs attitude towards the future of novel foods?A. Doubtful.B. Cri

26、tical.C. Optimistic.D. Responsible.10. What can be a suitable title for the text?A. Less Meat, Fewer ProblemsB. Novel Foods, Greener PlanetC. Lab-grown Meat: Best Choice FoodD. Future Foods: Healthy Diet【答案】7. D8. C9. A10. B第二节（共5个小题；每小题2分，满分10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。Picture this:

27、 you are flicking (不停转换) channels and you come across an advertisement for a popular cigarette brand with doctors praising its health benefits. Unbelievable? Think again. _11_ Shocking as it may now be, it was common to see doctors give their approval to cigarette makers. _12_ In fact, during the fi

28、rst run of the cartoon show The Flintstones in 1960, its official sponsor was Winston cigarettes, and in one advertisement, the characters Fred Flinstone and Barney Rubble were seen smoking a pack together, with the latter remarking after a puff: “It tastes good, like a cigarette should.”However, th

29、ere was resistance in the media to the fabrications (虚假信息) of wealthy tobacco companies. It was the American issue of Readers Digest which regularly sounded the alarm. _13_ “Does Tobacco Injure the Human Body?” focused on a groundbreaking study that concluded smoking was one of the very significant

30、reasons fewer men than women attain old age. Another story called “Cancer by the Carton” contributed to a big drop in cigarette smoking. Smoking has lost its cool factor in recent decades. _14_ In 1922 over 65,000 tons of tobacco were sold in the UK, reaching a peak of 125, 960 tons sold in 1961. Du

31、e to growing public awareness of smokings harmful health effects, by 2014 that figure had dropped to 43,793 tons. In the past decade, the rate of smokers has dropped considerably. And its young people in particular who are turning away from the cigarettes: 25.7 percent of 18-24 year olds smoked regu

32、larly in 2011 while in 2018 16. 8 percent did. Hear that? _15_A. The first story about it was published in 1924.B. As is estimated, it dropped by almost 33 percent.C. Its the collective sound of lungs breathing again.D. Attitudes to smoking have changed in the last 100 years.E. A century ago, the at

33、titude towards smoking was quite different.F. More surprisingly, doctors werent the only ones to promote smoking.G. The number of smokers across the country continues to steadily decline.【答案】11. E12. F13. A14. G15. C第三部分：语言运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节：完形填空（共20个小题；每小题1. 5分，满分30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

34、填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。Thinking about the saying “Dress for success”, I picked out the nicest suit for the reception (欢迎会) in the university ballroom. It was _16_ , my first step on the journey toward an exciting future. I didnt _17_ anyone, but it seemed someone was constantly _18_ in my direction.

35、 I thought there was _19_ something to “Dressing for success”. Later, when I left and sat in my car, somehow, I decided to _20_ my hair. I actually smiled into the _21_ . And then I froze. A pink hair roller was just _22_ on my head. It was _23_ exposed. I sat there, holding that _24_ roller, tears

36、rolling down. Two years later, I was in a classroom facing _25_ kids who were used to failure. I was trying to _26_ them, but it seemed as if nothing _27_ . Finally, in a weak moment, I found myself telling them the hair roller _28_ . I told them everything, my _29_ , my shame, the aloneness I felt.

37、 Some students laughed. They couldnt believe Id _30_ such an embarrassing event. One student suggested I check my hair _31_ I went anywhere. The next day when I walked into the classroom, it was very quiet _32_ a little giggle (咯咯笑) here and there. It didnt take me long to _33_ . Every kid had a pin

38、k hair roller on the head. “Hey, Miss,” came a voice at the back. “You are not _34_ !”Who would have known a little pink hair roller could play such a(n) _35_ part! Just as one of my professors said, “Before you teach me, you must reach me.”16. A. hopefulB. riskyC. importantD. strange17. A. urgeB. i

39、nviteC. knowD. contact18. A. lookingB. movingC. wavingD. shouting19. A. merelyB. reallyC. usuallyD. hardly20. A. brushB. tidyC. dryD. check21. A. mirrorB. screenC. glassD. light22. A. swingingB. sittingC. emergingD. waiting23. A. graduallyB. frequentlyC. generallyD. totally24. A. humbleB. innocentC.

40、 stupidD. elegant25. A. strugglingB. abandonedC. embarrassingD. annoyed26. A. forgiveB. watchC. ignoreD. reach27. A. worked outB. ended upC. made senseD. went wrong28. A. messageB. storyC. factD. joke29. A. tearsB. escapeC. worriesD. silence30. A. celebrateB. markC. shareD. witness31. A. unlessB. th

41、oughC. sinceD. before32. A. regardless ofB. instead ofC. but forD. except for33. A. admitB. noticeC. reflectD. decide34. A. crazyB. awkwardC. basicD. unique35. A. easyB. bigC. aloneD. equal【答案】16. C17. C18. A19. B20. D21. A22. B23. D24. C25. A26. D27. A28. B29. A30. C31. D32. D33. B34. A35. B第二节（共10

42、个小题：每小题1. 5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。There are currently over 3, 000 endangered languages in the world on the edge of extinction. And languages and dialects are dying at _36_ alarming rate. According to National Geographic, one language disappears from the earth every 14 days, and

43、few leave any recognizable marks. The least spoken languages in the world tend to be spoken only by a few elders of small _37_ (community). Learning a dying language rarely appeals to people _38_ try to secure their place in a global economy, so younger generations arent typically learning these lan

44、guages _39_ their parents or grandparents. Most of these endangered languages also lack a writing system, _40_ (make) their preservation an even bigger challenge. In this landscape of amazing loss, institutions and projects are trying to save _41_ is left. The Endangered Languages Documentation Prog

45、ramme _42_ (found) in 2002 with the aim of preserving languages threatened by extinction. It not only funds individual projects developed by scholars, _43_ provides training in London and around the world to help prepare the methods _44_ (require) for research work. The purpose of documenting langua

46、ges must not _45_ (simple) be to pin(钉) them to the wall like butterflies.【答案】36. an37. communities38. who#that39. from40. making41. what42. was founded43. but44. required45. simply第四部分：写作（共两节，满分40分）46. 假定你是李华，得知你的外国好友Alex最近对唐诗很感兴趣。请给他写一封电子邮件，内容包括：1. 简要介绍；2. 推荐诗人；3. 期待共赏。注意：1. 词数80左右；2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文

47、连贯。_【答案】Dear Alex,Im glad to know that youre interested in Chinese culture, especially Tang poetry. As you know, Tang poetry is a very important literary form which enjoys great popularity in China. They represent the traditional Chinese culture and are popular all over the world. As the golden age

48、of poems, the Tang Dynasty produced many outstanding poets, among whom Li Bai, Du Fu, and Bai Juyi were the most well-known in history. When it comes to poems, youd better grasp the meaning firstly, then try to recite the whole poem. If you choose the right method and work hard, your learning abilit

49、y can be improved.Welcome to China and Im looking forward to enjoying the Tang poems with you.Yours sincerely,Li Hua第二节：读后续写（满分25分）47. 阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。The Subway Trail was named for its tunnel-shaped canyon (大峡谷).The hike there was described as “very tough”, requiring “route finding, s

50、tream crossing, and climbing over big rocks”. Nevertheless, I still decided to explore it with my friend, Jessika. It was sunny when we set out from the trailhead (登山口) at 8 am. Halfway through our ten-mile hike, a light snow began to fall. Soon after, we entered the Subway. Standing in our way was

51、a small pond. Because it looked shallow, we began to walk through. However, about 1.5 metres from the edge, my front foot suddenly sank into the sandy bottom. Then I fell forward, and both legs started to sink. The mud came all the way up to both of my legs. I freed my left leg but I couldnt move my

52、 right leg at all. Jessika handed me a long stick wed picked up earlier. I jammed it down the side of my leg and tried to pull my leg out but failed. Jessika started removing sand with both hands, but it was refilling faster than she could pull it out. “Stop!” I shouted. “Its quicksand! Youre wasting your energy.” Though the sinking stopped, it seemed impossible to get out. The only phone reception was back at the trailhead,