2021-2022学年高二下学期期末考试英语试题

2021-2022学年高二下学期期末考试英语试题

一、短对话

1.Whatdidthemanthinkofthebook?

A.Outofdate.B.Unsuitableforstudents.C.Worthreading.

2.Whichcountrydothespeakersprobablylivein?

A.China.B.TheU.K.C.TheU.S.

3.Whydoesthewomanwanttochangeherbooking?

A.ToprepareforaB.TogohomeC.Toattenda

meeting.earlier.party.

4.Whydidn,tthemangotothediningroomatlunchtime?

A.Hehadtoseeadoctor.

B.Heneededtohavearest.

C.Hehadlunchoutwithhisdaughter.

5.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?

A.WhentodoB.HowtostartaC.Wheretomeet

exercise.day.friends.

二、长对话

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

6.Howdoesthemanfeel?

A.Excited.B.Anxious.C.Confident.

7.Whatdoesthewomansuggestdoingintheend?

A.Talkingwithteachersandfriends.

B.Learningtocontrolemotions.

C.Listeningtomorespeeches.

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

8.Wherearethespeakers?

A.Athome.B.Inacar.C.Inarestaurant.

9.Whatdoesthemanwanttodointhepark?

A.Haveafternoontea.B.Relaxonthegrass.C.Flykites.

10.Whatwillthespeakersprobablydonext?

A.GotoJackysB.BuyapieceofC.Drivetoacoffee

home.cloth.shop.

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

11.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

A.Teacherandstudent.B.Brotherandsister.C.Classmates.

12.Whatdoesthemansuggestthewomando?

A.Keepstudyingliterature.

B.Chooseamajorshelikes.

C.Talkwithherteachers.

13.Whichsubjectdoesthewomanwanttolearn?

A.Translation.B.Education.C.Math.

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

14.Whatisthepurposeofthewoman'scall?

A.Tohaveabusinesstalk.

B.Totalkaboutherworkplan.

C.Toknowabouttheman'sjobexperience.

15.Whereisthemanworking?

A.Atabank.B.Atacomputershop.C.Ataforeigntradecompany.

16.Whatisthewoman'smainconcern?

A.Howlongpeoplecanwork.

B.Howmuchsheshouldpay.

C.Howmanysalespersonssheneed.

17.Whowillthemanprobablytalktonext?

A.Asecretary.B.Asalesdirector.C.Ahiringmanager.

三、短文

听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。

18.WhathappenedtoSamanthalastmonth?

A.ShelostherpetB.ShewroteawarmC.Shebegananew

ject.

19.WhendidthespeakerfirstmeetSamantha?

A.Halfamonthago.B.Onemonthago.C.Oneyearago.

20.WhatisSamanthaprobablydoing?

A.Drivingtoafarm.B.Visitingapetshop.C・Goingtothestudio.

四、阅读理解

TherearealotofmuseumsinLondon.Ofcourse,thereareworld-

famousnamesliketheBritishMuseumandNaturalHistoryMuseum.But

thentherearemanytinyplainpeculiarmuseumsineverycornerof

thecity.

18StaffordTerrace

TheKensingtonaddressprovidesachancetoseealate-Victorian,

middle-classhomethathassurvivedlargelyunchanged.Thehousewas

passedonfromonegenerationofthefamilytothenextandalmost

alltheoriginaldecorationremainsunchanged.Thehousecloses

duringsummerformaintenance.

Openinghours:2pm一5:30pmWed,Sat,Sun

BrunelMuseum

AnexhibitioncelebratestheThamesTunnelasthebirthplaceof

thetubesystem,andtheGreatEasternsteamshipasthefirstmodern

oceanliner.ThesiteisaScheduledAncientMonumentand

InternationalLandmarkSiteabovetheoldesttunnelinthe

Underground,whichtellsthestoryofthemenwhoworkedinthedark,

dodgingflamesandrawsewageeveryday.

Openinghours:Daily10am-5pm

TheCinemaMuseum

Thiscollectionofartifacts,memorabiliaandequipmenttelling

thehistoryofcinemafromthe1890stothepresentisopenbytour

(advancebookingrequired)whilethemuseumraisesfundstosecure

itsfuture.Amongthedisplaysarecinemaseatsandsigns,stillsand

posters,projectorsandothermachinery.

Openinghours:11am一5pmMon-Fribyappointmentonly

DennisSevers?House

DennisSevers'Houseisatimecapsuleattractioninwhich

visitorsareimmersedinauniqueformoftheatre.Thetourtakesyou

throughthecellar,kitchen,diningroom,smokingroomandupstairs

tothebedrooms.Itfeelsasthoughtheinhabitantshaddesertedthe

roomsonlymomentsbefore.TheDennisSeversHousetourisunsuitable

forchildrenastoursareconductedinsilence.

Openinghours:Wed,Fri5pm一9pm

21.IfyouareinterestedinthelifeofVictorian,whichmuseum

shouldyouchoosetovisit?

A.18StaffordTerrace.B.BrunelMuseum.

C.TheCinemaMuseum.D.DennisSeversHouse.

22.WhatareyourequiredtodobeforevisitingTheCinemaMuseum?

A.Learnthehistoryofcinema.B.Bookahead.

C.Raisemoney.D.Collectposters,

23.Whatdothelistedmuseumshaveincommon?

A.Theyareworld-famous.B.TheyareaccessibleonWednesday.

C.Theyfeaturetubesystem.D.Theyaresuitableforchildren.

EarthDayisApril22.Everyyear,peoplearoundtheworld

observethedaybyhelpingtocarefortheenvironment.Theycarry

outallkindsofactivitiesinanefforttobettertheplanet?s

heath.

Onewaytosupportthisgoalistogrowplantsnativetoyour

area.Thishelpswildlifelikebirdsandinsectsthatevolved

alongsidenativeplants.Formanyoftheseanimals,plantpollen（花

粉）istheirfood.Nativepollinatorsoftencannotrecognizenon­

nativeplantsasfood.Thismeanstheydonotcollectthepollenor

spreadplants'seeds.Plantingnon-nativespeciescreatesso-called

“fooddeserts“forpollinatorsincludingbees,birds,bats,

butterfliesandmore.

DougTaamyisaprofessorofentomologyattheUniversityof

Delaware.Entomologyisthestudyofinsects.Hefoundthatnon-

nativeplantspeciescanharmthenaturalfoodchain,whichcanlead

toacollapseoftheenvironment."Plantchoicematters,“hesaid.

“Theplantswechoosetolandscapeourpropertiesshouldbe

determinedbyhowmuchlifecanlivethere.”

Humansdependstronglyoninsects.Withoutthem,wewouldhaveno

floweringplants,whichwouldharmthefoodwebthatsupports

importantanimals.Birds,forexample,dependonplantsforfoodand

spreadtheirseedswhilekeepingthepopulationsofharmfulinsects

down.

Insectssupportplantsthatprovideoxygen,cleanourwater,

capturecarbonandaddnutrientstothesoil.Thatbuildstopsoiland

preventsflooding.Withoutinsects,thebiosphere一thelivingparts

oftheEarth一wouldrotbecauseofthelossofinsectdecomposers.

Humanssimplycouldnotsurvivethat,Tallamysaid.

Inadditiontoprovidingfoodandhabitatforinsectsandother

wildlife,nativeplantsareabletogroweasilyanddonotrequire

muchcare.Thatmeanslesswateringandlessfertilizing.The

situationisawin-winforgardenersandpollinators.

24.Whichsectionofawebsiteisthetextprobablytakenfrom?

A.Aroundtheglobe.B.Technologyreport.

C.Thesecretofnature.D.HealthyLifestyle.

25.Whyshouldweavoidplantingnon-nativespecies?

A.Theyattractmoreinsects.B.Theydoharmtonativeplants.

C.Theyturnsoilintodesert.D.Theybreakthebalanceofnature.

26.Inwhataspectarenativeplantssuperiortonon-nativeplants?

A.TheyproducemoreB.Theypreventfloodingmore

oxygen.effectively.

C.Theyneedlesscare.D.Theyaddmorenutrientstothesoil.

27.Whatdoestheauthoradviseustodo?

A.Takeeffectivemeasurestoprotectinsects.

B.RaiseenvironmentalawarenessonEarthDay.

C.Makegreatefforttobettertheplanet，shealth.

D.Plantnativeplantstosupportlocalenvironment.

Whenyouwereatschool,wereyouevertoldtostopdaydreaming

andconcentrate?Itwaseasyforyourmindtowanderifyouweren?t

interestedinwhatyouwerelearningorifyouhadbetterthingsto

thinkabout.Stayingfocusedcanstillbeachallengeinadultlife,

butunderstandinghowtodoit,andknowingwhatisdistractingyou,

canhelp.

Scientistshavelookedatwhatmakesusdistractandfounda

numberofwaystohelpusstayinthezone.Oneofthemostobvious

thingsiseliminatingnoised_ResearchbyScienceFocusmagazinefound

silenceisbestforconcentration.Italsofoundturningoff

notificationsonyourphone,orswitchingitoffaltogether,removes

amajordistractionandhelpsusfocusonthetaskathand.

Anotherpossiblecureforashortattentionspan（持续时间）is

braintraining.Psychologistsareincreasinglyinterestedinour

abilitytogetdowntobusinessandhavelookedatwhatwecanchange

insideourheadtomakeusconcentrate.AnarticleforBBCFutureby

CarolineWilliamssaysthat“AttentionResearcherNiliLavieof

UniversityCollegeLondonhasfoundthatmakingataskmorevisually

demandingtakesupmoreprocessingpowerandleavesthebrainnothing

lefttoprocessdistractions."So,keepingyourmindbusymightbe

theanswer.

Therearemorepracticaltipsonkeepingyourmindfocused.These

includemakingalistortimetableofthetasksyouhavetodo,

findingaworkspacewhereyou'renottemptedtodootherthings,or

chewingsomegum!It'spossiblethemovementinyourmouthoccupies

partsofthebrainthatmightotherwisegetdistracted.

ButaccordingtoScienceFocusmagazine,“ifwewerealwaysso

focusedthatwenevergotdistracted,we'dmisspotentialchanges,

suchasthreats,inourenvironment.Distractionisvitalfor

survival.v

28.Whatdotheunderlinedwords“stayinthezone“inparagraph2

mean?

A.Stayfocused.B.Keepsteady.C.Staycalm.D.Becareful.

29.Howcanweextendattentionspan?

A.Todovisualtask.B.Tomakethetaskeasier.

C.Totrainprocessingdistraction.D.Tokeepyourmindbusy.

30.Whatinformationdoesthelastparagraphconvey?

A.It'shardtogetridof

B.Distractionisn,tallbad.

distraction.

C.StayingfocusedcanavoidD.Beingsensitivetochangesis

dangers.important.

31.Whydoestheauthorwritethispassage?

A.Todiscussthephenomenonofdaydreaming.

B.Toshowtheharmofdistraction.

C.Toofferhelpinkeepingconcentrated.

D.Tointroducetheneweststudyresults.

Handingpowertoolsovertoyoungstudentscouldresultinsome

disastroussituations.Butifthosetoolsarecombinedwitheffective

supervisionandteaching,thestudentscanlearnvaluablenewskills

andmightevenfindanewcareerpath.

Onesuchprogram,inWashington,D.C.,aimstoteachwoodworking

andfinishedcarpentryskillstoteensandyoungadults.Itincludes

awoodshop,completelyhousedinsideatruck,whichactsasakindof

uclassroomonwheels.”

TheMobileWoodshopprogramwasstartedbythenonprofitZenith

CommunityArtsFoundation.MargeryGoldberg,Zenith，sdirector,isan

artist,woodsculptor,Shehadlongdreamedofcreatingamobile

woodshoptoasststudents.Thatdreamfinallycametruein2020,when

thecitygaveher.alargegrantfortheprogram.Goldbergbelieves

woodshopprogramscanhelppreparethenextgenerationofwoodworkers.

StudentsatBalloucanlearnthesameskillsasabeginning

carpenterwould.Theseincludecutting,marking,measuring,nailing

andhowtousedifferenttools.Thetruckisequippedwithallthe

instructionalmaterialsandtoolsnecessarytooperateasacomplete

mobileclassroom.Mobi1eworkstationsarealsoavailablesostudents

canworkonprojectsoutsidethetruck.

Ifstudentspasstheclass,theycanseektoentertheunion

apprenticeship（学徒）programInsteadofausualfour-year

apprenticeship,graduatesofthemobilewoodshopcanfinishinless

time.

JoeLargessisateacheratthewoodshop.Hesaidmuchofthe

classcentersonteachingstudents“softskills”Theseareskills

thataredesirableinalljobs,suchasteamwork,beingableto

followinstructionsandarrivingtoworkontime.Studentsalsolearn

basicskillslikemathandhowtoreadaruler.

LargesssaidtheclassatBallouseeks“tohelpsomepeoplewho

wouldn,thavethechancetoevengetintotheapprenticeshipprogram,

andgivethemalegup”.That,headded,canuhopefullyhelpthem

withabetterfuture”.

32.WhydidMargeryGoldbergstarttheprogram?

A.Tohelpadultsfindjobs.

B.Togetgrantfromthegovernment.

C.Toassiststudentsforthefuturecareer.

D.Tospreadtheartofwoodsculpture.

33.Howdoestheprogramrun?

A.Thelocalcarpenters?unionisinchargeofteaching.

B.Studentslearnonthetruckallthetime.

C.Studentsbeginfromthebasicskillsofcarpentry.

D.Studentscanentertheunionapprenticeshipprogramdirectly.

34.WhatcanbelearnedfromJoeLargess'swords?

A.Basicskillsforalljobsarethecenterofteaching.

B.Studentsattheclassareslowlearners.

C.Theclasshelpspeopleprepareforthefuture.

D.TheapprenticeshipprogramisnotftforstudentsatBallou.

35.Whichisasuitabletitleforthetext?

A.ClassroomonWheelsB.SkillsforaBetterFuture

C.LearningtoFindaGoodD.MargeryGoldberg,anArtistandWood

JobSculptor

五、七选五

Inallone,slifetimeitisoneselfthatonespendsthemost

timebeingwithordealingwith.Butitisjustyourselfthatonehas

theleastunderstandingof.Whenyouaregoingupwardsinlifeyou

tendtooverestimateyourself.36Whenyouaregoing

downhillyoutendtounderestimateyourself.

Togainacorrectviewofoneselfandbearealistisimportant.

Youmaylookforwardhopefullytothefuturebutbesurenotto

expecttoomuch,foridealscanneverbefully

realized.37

38Whetheryouthinkyouareatoweringtreeora

bladeofgrass,_ahighmountainorasmallstone,yourepresenta

stateofnaturethathasitsownreasonofexistence.Ifyou

earnestlyadmireyourselfyou'11havearealsenseofself­

appreciation,whichwillgiveyouconfidence.Assoonasyougain

fullconfidenceinyourself,you'11beenabledtofightany

difficulty.

39Showyourselflovingconcernaboutyourhealthand

dailylife.Unlessyouknowperfectlywellwhenandhowtodo

yourselfafavor,youwon'tbeconfidentandreadyenoughtoresist

theattackofillness.Asyouareaware,whatapersonphysicallyhas

isbutahumanbodythat?svulnerable（脆弱的）whenexposetothe

elements.40

Inaword,togetathoroughunderstandingofoneselfistogeta

fullcontrolofone'slife.Thenonewillfindone'slifefullof

colorandflavor.

A.Bepatientwithyourself.

B.Thenyouneedturntoothersforhelp.

C.Doingyourselfafavorwhenit'sneeded.

D.Itseemsthateverythingyouseekforiswithinyourreach.

E.Soifyoufallill,it'suptoyoutotakeagoodcareof

yourself.

F.Togetathoroughunderstandingofoneselfneedsself­

appreciation.

G.Youmaybecourageoustomeetchallengesbutkeepinmindyour

limitationaswell.

六、完形填空

Wehavehadbadnewsthisweek,myhusbandwaslaidoffon

Tuesday.41,wearebetteroffthanmostfamily,and

stillbeableto5?ourfinancesuntilhefinds

anotherjob.

Whenseeingdoctors,nursesandstaffworkingaround

the43totakecareofpatientsduringthisCOVID-19

pandemic,myhusbandgaveme$100cashandsaid,“Goout,buysome

restaurantgiftcardsandtakethemtothe44forthe

medicalworkers.”Restaurantgiftcardscanmake

it45forthemtoquicklygetmealsbetweenshifts.

Withouthealthcare_46wecannotjoininthatfight

directly,butwecan47them-withmeals,with

suppliesandevenwitTi-a48,heartfelt“thankyou”.

Idon'toftenhavetosaywecan'tdothingsbecause

we49themoneyourselves,butthatwasmy

first50.Realizingmy51hesaid,

“Wewillbeokay,weneedtolookoutwardsnotinwards.Whata

specialman!Iagreedthatitwasa52attitudeto

have!Itwasabeautifulthingtoremainkind

to53othersevenin

our54moments.55thoughtshelped

pullthroughsmoothly.Hefoundanotherjobsoon.

Alwaysthinkpositively,have100%faithandsuccessisyours.

41.

A.GratefullyB.UnfortunatelyC.ImmediatelyD.Eventually

42.

A.makeB.,enlargeC.stretchD.increase

43.

A.bedB.peopleC.buildingD.clock

44.

A.communityB.stationC.tableD.hospital

45.

A.betterB.easierC.longerD.cooler

46.

A.trainingB.knowledgeC.senseD.insurance

47.

A.supportB.doubtC.respectD.admire

48.

A.brightB.simpleC.loudD.cheap

49.

A.earnB.wasteC.needD.spend

50.

A.impressionB.soundC.thoughtD.step

51.

A.disappointmentB.sadnessC.mistakeD.hesitation

52.

A.wonderfulB.differentC.reasonlessD.negative

53.

A.callonB.comeacrossC.thinkofD.takeover

54.

A.delightedB.difficultC.silentD.critical

55.

A.CreativeB.PositiveC.CarefulD.Deep

七、用单词的适当形式完成短文

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。

DunhuangwasagatewaytoandfromChina,a

place56Eastmetwest,andagreatislandinthe

middleofthedesert.DunhuangJslongandglorioushistory

represents57(it)significanceasacentreof

culturalandcommercialexchange.Today,Dunhuangisaworld-class

touristdestinationboastingsiteswithUNESCO-protectedheritage

status.Therearemorethan700famous

caves,58(know)astheMogaoGrttoes,

which59(carve)outofrockoveraperiodof1,000

years.InthefamousLibraryCavewerehiddenthousandsof

manuscripts,paintingsandscrolls.Thesehiddentreasuresgive

us60pictureofDunhuangwhenitwasatthevery

centreoftheSilkRoadtrade.

IntheMingDynasty,traderouteschangedandDunhuangwasnotas

prosperousasitusedtobe.61(gradual),itfaded

frommemory,eventhoughitwasoncesuchagreatcity.Thiscentury

isbringingtheSilkRoad62lifeoncemorethrough

theBeltandRoadInitiative.Dunhuanghasonceagainbecomeaglobal

crossroads63ithostedhundredsofrepresentatives

from51countriesfortheSilkRoadInternationalCulturalExpoin

2017.GiventhatthethemeoftheExpo

was64(promote)culturalexchangeandstrengthen

mutuKt65(cooperate)betweenthecountriesalongthe

SilkRoad,Dunhuangwastheidealplace.

八、申请信

66.假定你是李华。你校英文报正在招聘校园记者，请写一封信应聘。注意:

写作词数应为80左右。

九、读后续写

67.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。续写的词数应为150左右。

I,dspentthenightrushingtothewindoweverytimeIhearda

branchfall.Now,lookingoutintotheearlymorninglight,notone

treeinourruralneighbourhoodhadbeenleftuntouched.Bran