2022年秋季安溪八中高二年19周质量检测

2022年秋季安溪八中高二年第19周质量检测英语试题命题人：刘毅斌20220114第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，共30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。ADreamingofsummerpicnicsfilledwithfamilyandfun?We’vecomeupwith4ofthetoppicnicareasacrosstheUS.CumberlandIslands,GeorgiaJustafewhourssouthofSavannah,thisnationalseashoreisapicnicparadise.It’sanunspoiledplaceintheDeepSouthwithover50milesofhikingtrails(小径).CoveredinSpanishmoss,thetrailsarelinedwithtreesandsinceit’sstillaruralareathestarslineupforaspectacularshowatnightandcreatestheperfecteveningstarlitpicnicopportunity.GrantPark,ChicagoIfyouarelookingfordeliciousfoodinChicago,goforatasteofa20-day,lake-front,foodiefestivalthathappensinOctobereachyear.Grabaspotnearthefountaintoenjoyyourpicnic,appreciatethecitysceneryandlakeviewsandrelaxwithfamilyandfriends.IfyouarethereonJuly4th,besuretoplanthedaytoincludethefireworksdisplayattheNavyPier.CranberryIslands,MaineHere,you’llenjoynaturalpicnicswithislandviews.Theislandsareadelightfulgroupofislandsabout20minutesoffshorefromAcadiaNationalPark.Youcanvisittheislandsbyprivateboatorferry(渡船)service.Bringapicnicbasketalongfortherideasit’saromanticpicnicareatotakeyourspecialsomeoneorgoforafamilyoutingtovisittheislands.BigSur,CaliforniaThePointLobosStateReserveisasmallgem.Besidesthecoastalwildlifetherearerareplantcommunities,anduniquegeological(地质的)formations.It’sgoodtohaveapicnicthere.Werecommendbringingatelescope,becausemuchofthewildlifecanbeseenonlyatadistance.1.WhatareCumberlandIslandslike?A.TheyarejustnexttoSavannah.B.Theyhaven’tlosttheirnaturalness.C.TheyarealmostcoveredinSpanishmoss.D.Theyhaveaspectacularshoweverynight.2.Wherecanyouenjoyobservingwildlifewithatelescope?A.AttheNavyPier.B.IntheDeepSouth.C.AtAcadiaNationalPark.D.AtthePointLobosStateReserve.3.Whydoestheauthorwritethispassage?A.Tointroducesomepicnicareas.B.Tosharepersonalstoriesaboutpicnics.C.Totellreaderssomegoodwaystorelax.D.Toofferreaderstipsforwinterholiday.4.Wherecanwemostprobablyreadthispassage?A.Inapersonaldairy.B.Inasciencereport.C.Inatravelmagazine.D.Inageographytextbook.B Ineedtoarriveatworkat6am,whichmeansIhavetoleavemyhouseat5am.Yes,itisquitedifficulttowakeupat4am.Ourfirmarrangesforcabdriverstopickupemployeesfromtheirhomesbefore5:30am.Butsincewedon’thaveconsistentcabs,thedriversenduphavingtoroamaroundtopickupthefifteenpeople.Anemployeecomestotheofficeearlyonaregularbasis.Heusuallygetspickedupfirstbythedrivers.Sinceheusuallytravelsatthesametime,hehappenstoknowtheaddressesofmostoftheemployees.Soheendsuphelpingthedriverspickuptherestemployees.Hepatientlydirectsthecabdriverswhilealsocallingeachemployeetoinformthemthecabisafewminutesawayfromtheirresidence.Yesterday,Iwaswonderinghowthispersoncandothiseveryday,withoutcomplaint,eventhoughit’sneitherpartofhisjob,norgivinghimanyaddedadvantage.Ithought:“Thisisapersonwhodefinitelydeservesathank-younote.”SoIjustwroteacardtohimyesterdayevening,tellinghimthathehasagreatattitudeandthatalltheemployeesreallyappreciatehisactofservice.Then,Iputthenoteinanenvelope,alongwithsomechocolates.Today,whenIwassupposedtohandmyenvelopetohim,Ifeltarushoffearandconfusionpassoverme.MaybeitwasbecauseIhadneverspokentohimorIwasuncertainabouthowhewouldreact—whetherhewoulddoubtmyintention.However,whenhewasgettingoutofthecab,Ithought:“Iknowmyintentionisgood,andthat’sthereasonwhyIshouldgiveittohim.Whathethinksofitishisowndecision.IshoulddowhatIfeelisright.”So,withmyheartbeatingfast,Ihandedtheenvelopetohim.Andnow,Ifeelhappy!MaybeImadesomeone’sdaytoday.5.Whendoestheemployeereferredtoprobablygetinthetaxieveryday?A.At4am. B.At5am. C.At5:30am. D.At6am.6.Whatproblemdothetaxidriversface?A.Theemployeeslivefarawayfromoneanother.B.Theyalwaysletsomeemployeesmisstheirtaxis.C.Theemployeescannotleavetheirhomesontime.D.Theydon’tknowwheretopickuptheemployees.7.What’sthemainideaofParagraph3?A.Whytheemployeedeservesathank-younote.B.Howtheauthorwasmovedbytheemployee’sact.C.Theauthorwouldexpressthankstotheemployee.D.Theemployeehasagoodattitudetowardslife.CManyhighschoolstudentsconsideracollegeeducationuseless.Therefore,theychoosenottogotocollege.Ifyou'reoneofthem,thinkagain.Herearesomereasonswhyyoushouldgotocollegeandreceiveagoodeducationthere.Schoolsanduniversitiesarethefirstsourcesofknowledge.Wetakethatknowledgelaterontobuildourcareersaftergraduation.Moreknowledgewillbegainedafteryoustartworking,butwithoutaneducation,thatjobwillnotbewithineasyreach.Knowledgeleadstoknowledge.Whilelimitedwithinthewallsoftheeducationalinstitutions,weopenlyexploreotherculturesoftheworld.Wecometoknowthatoursisnottheonlyculture.Othercultureshavevaluableinsightstoshare,enrichingourown.Educationalsomakesuswanttotravelandinteractwithvariouscultures,broadeningourhorizons.Whenthere’sadownturn(衰退)intheeconomy,thosewhoattendedcollegewillbemorelikelytofindanewjobthanthosewhoonlyfinishedgradeschoolandhavealimitedskillsset.Themoreeducationyouhave,themorechancesyouwillgettoimprovethequalityofyourlifeasyouhaveabetterjobandearnahighersalary.Whenyou’reskillfulandknowledgeable,yougetto“rubknees”withpeopleofsimilarbackgroundsandtastes.Itmeansagoodeducationleadstoexcellentnetworking.Goodnetworkingcanbenefityoualotinyourlaterlife.Agoodeducationmakesyouamoreinterestingperson.Youcantalkaboutideasandeventsinsteadofjustotherpeopleandwhat’sonsaleinstores.Aneducatedpersondoesn’tgossip,havingapreferencetodiscussideasandlistentowhatotherpeoplehavetosay.8.Paragraph2mainlyshowsthatgoingtocollegeallowsyouto______.A.haveachancetostudyabroad B.keepgainingknowledgeC.becomeamoreinterestingperson D.realizetheimportanceofknowledge9.AccordingtoParagraph3,whatdoesgoingtocollegemean?A.Havingagreaterunderstandingofdifferentcultures.B.Beinglimitedwithinthewallsofacollege.C.Valuingourownculturemuchmore.D.Thinkingdifferentlyfromothers.10.Bygivingtheexampleofadownturnintheeconomy,whatdoestheauthorwanttoshow?A.Agoodeducationcanimproveyourtastes. B.Agoodeducationsometimesmeansnothing.C.Agoodeducationmeansyouwillnotloseyourjob. D.Agoodeducationallowsyoutokeepahighqualityoflife.11.Whatisthetextmainlyabout? A.Sourcesofknowledge. B.Benefitsofattendingcollege.C.Thedisadvantagesofnotbeingeducated.D.Thereasonwhysomepeoplethinkcollegeuseless.DWhenparentsdiscovertheirchildhasliedtothemforthefirsttime,itcanoftencomeasashocktofindtheirlittletreasureiscapableofsuchtricking.Butnewresearchhassuggestedmanyparentsmaynotevennoticemanyoftheliestheirchildrentellthem.Psychologistshavediscoveredthatmostparentsareover-confidentintheirchild’shonestyandthismaybreaktheirabilitytospotalie.Thefindingsmayhelptoexplainwhysomeparentsseemtobewillingtolettheirchildrengetawaywithalmostanything.Theysaythatmothersandfatherssufferfroma“truthbias”withtheirownyoungstersbutwhenfacedwithliesfromotherpeople’schildren,theyhavelessdifficultytellingifastatementistrueornot.Dr.AngelaEvans,apsychologistatBrockUniversityinOntario,Canada,said:“Thecloserelationshipthatparentssharewiththeirownchildrenmayberelatedtotheirlives.Parents’truthbiasmayreflectarigidandperhapsbiasedideaoftheirownchildrenbasedonpreviousexperiences.Thisviewmayresultinparentsbeinglesssuspiciousoftheirchildrenandallowingfortheirchildrentobeabletosuccessfullycheatthem.”Mostchildrenarethoughttostartlyingasearlyastwoyearsoldbutstarttellingmorebelievableliesataroundtheageoffouryearsold.Learninghowtolieiswidelyconsideredtobeakeypartofthesocialdevelopmentinchildren.Butmanyparentsareshockedwhentheirchildrenstartlyingtothem.Intheirstudy,Dr.Evansandhercolleaguesfilmed118childrenastheyperformedatest.Thenvideosofthosechildrenwereshownto152parentsofchildrenaged8to16yearsold,80ofwhomhadchildrenwhohadtakenpartinthetest.Theresearchersfoundthattheparentswerelessabletospotliestoldbytheirownchildren.However,theywerebetteratfindingtruthsthanparentswhosechildrenhadn’ttakenpartinthetest.12.Whydoparentshavedifficultyfindingtheirchildren’slies?A.Parentsaretootrustingoftheirchildren.B.Childrenknowhowtoearntheirparents’trust.C.Parentsmayestablishnocloserelationshipwithchildren.D.Childrendon’tcommunicatewithparentsabouteverything.13.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“suspicious”inParagraph4mean?A.Concerned.B.Skeptical.C.Realistic.D.Sure.14.Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph?A.Childrenaged8to16yearsoldtendtoliemore.B.Parentshavingnochildenjoyanadvantageintellinglies.C.80percentofchildrenmaylietotheirparentsindailylife.D.Parentsarebetterattellingtruthsratherthanliesfromtheirchildren.15.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A.Shouldchildrentellliestotheirparents?B.Whyparentsfailtotelltheirchildren’slies?C.Canparentstellwhethertheirchildrenarelyingornot?D.Whatshouldparentsdowhentheirchildrenlietothem?第二节(共5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。（E用AB，F用AC，G用AD替代）Peoplehavealwayswantedtoknowwhatthefuturewilllooklike.Then,howcanwe?16Theworldhaschangedalotinthelast150years,butwehumansaredrivenbythesamebasicneedsaswewere150yearsago,suchasfood,sleep,thefeelingofbeingappreciatedandloved.17No.Inaddition,generallyspeaking,theinventionsforthelast150yearshavebeenahumaneffortforfreedomandcommunication,tobeabletogetincontrolofthetimeandworld.Sincethereisstillmuchtodointhisarea,thiswillbethefocusatleastforthenext150years.Butwhydoweneedtopredictthefuture?Predictingthefutureisimportantfortworeasons:First,weneedtostarttothinkaboutwhatkindoffuturewewouldlikeforourselvesandtopassontothenextgeneration.18Howaboutthevirtualworlds?Itmightbeinthefuturetoexperiencethesandbetweenyourtoes,andhearthewaves,justlyinginyourbedathome.19So,evenifagreatinventionisthereforanaffordableprice,it’llnevertaketheplaceofthecommonexperienceifitisnotreal.20Whatwe’llseeinthenext50yearsisthetransition(过渡)fromanoil-dependentsocietytoanewsociety.Herethere’llbenewmedicine,continuedexplorationofspace,challengesintheclimatechange,andnewinventionsthatmakelifealittleeasier.A．Sowhatwillthefuturelooklikethen?

B．Willthischangeinthenext150years?

C．Predictingthefuturecanhelpusinmanyways.

D．However,you’llnevergetthefeelingofbeingthere.

E．Well,tounderstandthefuture,youmustknowthepast.F.However,nomatterhowrealtheexperiencewillfeel,itdoesn’thappenforreal.G.Thenweneedtoknowwhatdecisionsweneedtomaketodaythatwillgivethebestresultinthefuture.第三部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节完形填空（共20小题；每小题分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Mysister,Jenna,aged28,died,killedbyaseriousdisease.Growinguptogether,thetwoofuswereincredibly21.Iwasstudyingatuniversity22IwastoldthatJennahadaseriousdisease.Ihadnoideawhattodo.ButwhenIgottothehospital,Jennatookmyhandandsaid,“Jayde,canyoumakeeveryone23?They’realllookingatmelikeI’maboutto24.”Fromthatpointon,I’djokearoundandtryto25themood(心情).Iwantedtomakeeveryonearoundherstopactinglikethe26thingwasabouttohappen–becausewedidn’tknowitwas.

Whenshediddietwoyearslaterin2022,itwasacomplete27.Seeingherinhospitalintheend,connectedto28,wasawful–aswasseeingmyparents’sadness.ButIstilljokedaround,29her

forhavingbadeyebrows.Shediedthatsameday.

Ittooktwoyearsforthe30tostarttolift(消散),butwhenitdid,Ibeganseeing31differently.I’dwatchedmysisterdie,soIknewnothingelsecould32asmuch.ItwasaroundthenthatI33the

competition–somethingIwouldneverhavefelt34enoug