2022年安徽省合肥市肥东县综合高中高二下学期期末考试英语试题

肥东县综合高中2021-2022学年第二学期期末考试高二英语试题第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题：每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AAfterlivinginMichiganallmylife,Ican'thelpbutsaythattherearesomanythingstodohereandsomanyplacestovisit.Justhaveacarefullookatthefollowingones.SleepingBearDunesIfyouwanttobemoreadventurousthissummer,makeatriphere.Spendingyourclayclimbingthemountainsofsandisn'tonlyaworkout,butaperfectwaytochallengeyourcourage.Makingittothewatermighttakesalittlewhile,buttheviewattheencliscompletelyworthit.GrandHavenI'malittleprejudiced,becausethisiswhereIwasbornandgrewup.Besidesstayingatthebeachallclay9visitorscanwalkthestreetsofdowntown,whichisrightnexttothewater,watchthemusicalfountainatnight,orevengoboating.NearHollandandMuskegon,GrandHavenisnotaplacethatyouwillbeboredthissummer.MackinawIslandIt'soneofthemostbeautifulplacestospendyourtimethissummer.Takeaweekendtriptotheislandwheretherearenocars.TaketimetogobikingaroundtheIsland,gohikingintheallowedplaces,andvisithistoricallandmarkstomakeyourtripmoreunforgettable.TheUpperPeninsulaTherearesomanybeautifulplacesintheUPthatittakesyouaweekjusttocovertheplacesyoushouldvisit.ThePicturedRocksonLakeSuperiorisabeautifulsite.St.IgnacebordersthestraitsofMackinacandisfeaturedwithlighthouse,hikingandfishing.TheTahquamenonFallsStateParkisthesecondlargestoftheMichigan'sStateParksandisfeaturedwithwaterfallsthatyouwon'tbeabletostopstaringatthissummer.21．Whereistheauthor'shometown?A．IntheUpperPeninsula. B．InSleepingBearDunes.C．InGrandHaven. D．InMackinawIsland.22．Inwhichplacecanvisitorshaveagoodviewofwaterfalls?A．St.Ignace. B．PicturedRocks.C．Muskegon. D．TahquamenonFallsStatePark.23．Whatcanweinferaboutthefourplacesfromthetext?A．Theyhavesomebeautifulbeaches.B．Theydeservetobevisitedthissummer.C．Theyoffersomedeliciousfoodtovisitors.D．Theyprovideadventurousactivitiesforvisitors.BArtificialintelligence(AI)hasgrownintoahotspotindustryinrecentyears，andithaswitnessedanincreasingnumberofstart-upprojectsandexpandingfinancing.However,theprosperingtrendinthefieldmayhitawallin2019.AccordingtoawhitepaperregardingtheAIindustryreleasedlastJulybytheBeijingMunicipalBureauofEconomyandInformationTechnology?Chinaishometo4,040AIcompaniesatpresent.However，70percentofthefirmshavefailedtoreceiveventurecapital(风险投资）.Inthisregard，it'sfairenoughtosaythatthisyearmightbringaboutacoldwinterfortheindustry，atleastforthoseselling“fake”AItechnologies.“It’sbecominghardforAItechnologiestobeappliedinthemarketand90percentofthestart-upsinthisindustrymayfailifproperfieldsofapplicationarenotfound,”saidAiYu,ManagingDirectorofChinaEverbrightLimited，aHongKong-basedfinancialservicescompany.ExpertssaidthatAIwillseealargerapplicationinpeople'sworkandlifethisyear，andcoresectorssuchasAIchipswillbecomemoreandmoreprofessional,makingitdifficultforentryintothisindustry.LargenumbersofAIstart-upshavebeenpoppingupinChina,andsomeofthemareleadingtheworldinfacialrecognition，autopilotandnaturallanguageinteraction，saidLiuJiong，chairmanoftheboardofLantingCapital,across-border,medicalfocusedstrategicconsultingandinvestmentfirm.However,therestillaremanyAIfirmsthathaven'tfoundpropermethodstomake、money，whichisanissuethattheChineseAIindustrymustfaceinthefuture.“Giventhecurrentmoneyshortageinthecapitalmarket，alargenumberofcompanieswillbegraduallyknockedoutbecauseoftheirrelativelyweaktechnicalstrength,”saidLiuWanqing，venturepartnerofDayWinAssetManagement.Accordingtohim,thosebackedbypowerfultechnologiesareexpectedtoembracesounddevelopment.InsidersnotedthatmoreandmorecompanieswerecallingthemselvesAIfirmswiththeinflowoflargeamountofmoneyintotheAIindustry,butitstillcouldn’thidethefactthatmanyofthemwereknockedoff.Blindnessandaimlessinvestmentwouldonlyholdbackthehealthydevelopmentoftheindustry,andtheonlywayforsustaineddevelopmentistosmashthe“bubbles”first.24．Whatdoestheunderlinedexpression“hitthewall”inparagraph1mean?A．Cometoastop. B．Experiencedifficulties.C．Growintoapopularindustry. D．Expandfinancially.25．WhichistheissuethattheChineseAIindustrymustfaceinthefuture?A．LargenumbersofAIcompanieshavebeenappearinginChina.B．Somecompaniesareleadingtheworld.C．AIfirmshaven’tfoundpropermethodstomakemoney.D．AlargenumberofAIcompanieswillbeknockedout.26．Whichcompaniesarelikelytohaveabetterfuture?A．Companieswithpowerfultechnologies. B．Companieswithlargeinvestments.C．LeadingAIcompanies. D．Sustaineddevelopingcompanies.27．What’sthebesttitleforthispassage?A．ThedevelopmentofChineseAItechnologyB．ChinabehometomanyAIcompaniesC．ChineseAIcompaniesfaceacoldwinterD．ThefutureofChineseAItechnologiesCTwenty-fiveyoungmusiciansfromaroundtheworldhavecometoCaliforniatotrainandperformthismonth.TheywilltakepartinaninternationalprogramcallediPalpiti.ThenamecomesfromtheItalianwordforheartbeats.EduardSchmiederistheprogram'sconductorandmusicaldirector.Schmiederandhiswifestartedtheprogramin1997withhelpfromthegreatviolinistYehudiMenuhin.Thisyear,thefestivalconcentratesonmusicfromthe1600stothe1900sandthemusicianscomefrom19countries,includingAzerbaijan,Kazakhstan,IsraelandItaly,Schmiedernotessomeofthemusiciansarefromcountriesthatareatwarwitheachother.Andtheyaresittingnexttoeachother,andtheybecomefriends.Hesaysthroughtheirmusicandfriendship,theyaremakingtheworldmorepeaceful.Also,cello(大提琴)playerFranciscoVilafromEcuadorsaid,“Musicisourcommonlanguage,havingnogeographicboundaries.”Vilaaddedthatthemusiciansgettoknowmoreabouteachotherastheyperformgreatmusic.“It’sinterestingtoseewhereweintersect(相交)andhowmanythingswehaveincommon.Andalsothemusicworldisquitesmall,soyou’reonlyonepersonawayfromknowingeveryoneelse.”Themusicianstakingpartintheprogramareofagesfromtheirlateteenstotheir30s.Schmiedersaidtheyincludewinnersofmajormusiccompetitions.PeterRainerisaviolinplayerfromGermany.Heservesasconcertmaster,thelinkbetweenthemusiciansandconductor.“Theexperienceisaculturalaswellasamusicalexchange,”saidRussianviolinistSemyoPromoe,“andeveryonehastheirownopinionofmusic,knowinghowtoplayeverycomposition.It’sveryinterestingtointeractwitheverybodyandplaytogether.”28．WhatdoweknowaboutiPalpiti?A．Itaimstotrainyoungmusiciansonly.B．Itconcentratesonclassicalmusic.C．It’saninternationalmusicalfestival.D．ItwasstartedbyanItalianmusician.29．Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“geographicboundaries”meaninPara.2?A．Dividinglines. B．Culturaldifferences.C．Travellingproblems. D．Nationalconnections.30．WhatdoSemyoPromoe’swordssuggestinthelastparagraph?A．Theprogramconcentratesmoreonculturethanonmusic.B．Musiciansfromdifferentculturescanplaywelltogether.C．Culturaldifferencesaffectmusicians’performancealot.D．Differentpeoplehavethesameunderstandingofmusic.31．Howmanyviolinistsarementionedinthepassage?A．Two. B．Three. C．Four. D．Five.DThereisamanwhoisdyingtofindthewaytosuccess,buthedoesn’thaveanideahowtodoit.Oneday,hemeetsaguru,areligiousteacher,ontheroad.Themanaskstheguru,“Whichwayistosuccess?”Thegumdoesn’tspeak,butpointstoaplaceoffinthedistance.Theman,thrilledbytheprospect（前景）ofquickandeasysuccess,rushesoffinthatdirection.Alongtheway,heisoccupiedinthinkingaboutsomethingspecialbutthereisnothing.Suddenlytherecomesaloudsplat（溅泼声）.Eventually,themanlimps（蹒跚）backinrags,assuminghemusthavemisinterpretedthemessage.Therefore,hereturnstotheguruforareason.Herepeatshisquestiontothegum,whoagainpointssilentlyinthesamedirection.Themanwasobedienttowalkoffoncemore.Thistimethesplatisdeafening（震耳欲聋的）,andwhenthemancrawls（爬行）back,heisbloody,brokenandangry,“Iaskedyouwhichwaywastosuccess,”hescreamsattheguru,”Ifollowedthedirectionyoupointedto.AndallIgotwasbeingknockeddown!Nomoreofthispointing!Tellmewhy?Talk!”Onlythendoestheguruspeak,andwhathesaysisthat“Successisthatway.Justalittlepastthesplat.”32．Whydoesthemanfailoncemore?A．Heissostupidthathecannotfindit. B．Thewaytosuccessdoesnotexistinlife.C．Thegurugavethewrongdirectiontohim. D．Hedoesnotmakesenseoftheguru’swords.33．Whatdoestheunderlinedword‘‘obedient”inParagraph3mean?A．Submitted. B．Pleasing.C．Disappointed. D．Unwilling.34．Whatdoestheguruthinkofhowtosucceed?A．Gettingthehelpfromothers. B．Achievingitallonyourown.C．Keepingongoingaftersomefailures. D．Justfacinguptomanydifficulties.35．Whatdoesthepassagemainlytellus?A．Believeinyourself. B．Don’tgiveuptoosoon.C．Listentothewisdom’ssuggestion. D．Introducetheguru’swisdom.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项。MakingtheMostofYourLocalLibraryWe'recontinuallylearning,andit'simportantthatwehaveaccesstoinformationthatwillbotheducateusandguideusinbecomingactivemembersoftheglobalcommunity.____36____Belowareseveralthatwecanmakethemostofthelibraryinourneighborhood.

•AppointaLibraryDayChooseonedayperweektovisitourfavoritelibrarybranchtobetterexploreourcommunity.____37____Andit'llkeepusreadingandlearningaboutthingsthatinterestus.Independentlearningisimportanttoaperson'sdevelopment,andalibrarydaywillallowourtimetofurtherinvestigatethetopicsinwhichtheyaremostinterested.•GetInvolvedinLibraryPrograms____38____Frombookclubstoreadinghours,theseprogramsencourageustoread,tolearn,andtogetinvolved.Talktothelibrarianstolearnmoreabouttheseprograms.Ifourlocallibraryteamisopentoit,wemayevenproposeaprogramthattheywouldbeinterestedin,andhelptogetitupandrunning.Takingthistypeofplanisagreatlearningexperience.____39____•CreateGoalsforYoutoReachThisisaparticularlygoodapproachduringthesummerwhenwehavemoretimetospendreading.Setagoalofacertainnumberofbooks.____40____Orspeakwiththelibrarianstobuildabooklistthatwillkeepourmindsengagedoverthesummer.A．Makesuretoreadinacertainamountoftime.B．Thiswillcreateaneventwewilllookforwardto.C．Librariesoftencreateprogramstoengagethereaders.D．Thelibraryisawonderfuldestinationifyouwanttolearn.E．Goingtothelibrarytogethercanproveagreatbondingexperience.F．Andit'llhelpusdevelopcommunicationandproblem-solvingskills.G．Checkforauthorevents,bookclubs,andpoetryprogramsatyourlocallibrary.第三部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节语法填空（共10小题;每小题1.5分，满分15分）在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。Imagineatime____41____peoplefeellikethey’reinsidetheirfavoritevideogames,orcantraveltheworldwithoutleavinghome.This____42____(become)possibleasvirtualreality(VR)continuestodevelop.ExpertssayVRwasahottopicatthe2015InternationalConsumerElectronicsShow(CES)____43____(hold)onJanuary6inLasVegas,Nevada.Ofthe____44____(approximate)3,900exhibitorsattheshow,morethanadozenshowedofftheirachievementsonVRtechnology.VRtechnologystartedwithgames,butdeveloperssayithasthepotentialtotransform____45____aspectsofourlife.ManuelGutierrez-Novelo,co-founderofImmersion-VRelia,saysVRcanbeagreattoolfor____46____(educate).“Wecancreateananimationofthesolarsystemorthemolecular(分子的)structureofwater,”hesays.“Ifyouseetheminavirtualrealityenvironment,notreadingabouttheminabook____47____watchingavideo,Ibelieveyouwillbeabletolearnaboutthesethingsbetter.”AccordingtoNickNassiriofRazer,innovations(新发明)invirtualrealitywillkeep____48____(come)up.Hebelievesthey'llhappenfirstingaming,thenextend____49____otherareasincludingmedicineandeducation.“Thekeyisgettingitrightingaming,”hesays.“Andthen_____50_____restwillcome.”第二节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从41─60各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Ifirstheardaboutseveralcasesofcoronavirusinfection(冠状病毒感染)inJanuary,butIdidnotexpecttheoutbreaktoaffecttherestoftheworld.StartinginMarch,itwas___51___thatweshouldtakeallthefinalexamsonline.Itwasunexpected,andalluniversitystaffandstudentswere___52___.Duetothedisease,mostoftheschooleventshavebeen___53___tobeheldonline.Ihavehadalotmore___54___timethanbefore.To___55___time,Ilearnedtofollowrecipes(食谱)tomake___56___dishes.Theperiodofquarantine(隔离)hasbecomea___57___whenIcanlearnsomenewlifeskills.Besidescooking,Ihavebeen___58___anewhobby—playingpuzzles.Atfirst,solvingapuzzlewasjustawayformeto___59___endurance(忍耐)andpatience.ThenIrealizedthatIlearnedmuchmorethanthat.WhenI____60____1,000piecesofapuzzleonthetable,I____61____notbuyingasimplerone.Isuddenlyrealizedhow____62____IwasthatIcouldn’tevenfocusonsuchasimpletask.However,duringthattime,playingpuzzles____63____mehowtoenjoysimpletaskswhilestayingawayfromelectronicdevices(设备)andhowtosolveproblemswithshortcuts(捷径).____64____,Islowlyforgotallthemadnessandboredomofthedailylife.EverytimeIgotonepieceintherightplace,Iwasmentallyawardedbysuchaminor____65____andIwas____66____tokeeponsolving.Thetouchfrommyfingertipsmademeextremely____67____.Itwassurprisingandunexpectedformetoreceivesomuch____68____fromfocusingonsolvingpuzzles.I____69____youtoputyourdevicesawaywhenyouwanttoimproveyourmoodandrelievestress,andtry____70____instead!51．A．announced B．reported C．believed D．explained52．A．uninformed B．unaffected C．unprepared D．Unemployed53．A．abandoned B．arranged C．moved D．combined54．A．quiet B．precious C．valuable D．free55．A．spend B．waste C．save D．kill56．A．particular B．various C．specific D．same57．A．week B．day C．month D．time58．A．searching B．acquiring C．exploring D．expanding59．A．practice B．obtain C．determine D．imagine60．A．foundout B．letout C．gaveout D．pouredout61．A．remembered B．regretted C．attempted D．admitted62．A．intelligent B．sensitive C．impatient D．embarrassed63．A．allowed B．promised C．taught D．forced64．A．Meanwhile B．However C．Eventually D．Yet65．A．success B．failure C．weakness D．loss66．A．approved B．attracted C．praised D．motivated67．A．disturbed B．addicted C．satisfied D．exhausted68．A．joyfulness B．stress C．frustration D．awkwardness69．A．suggest B．persuade C．propose D．recommend70．A．games B．puzzles C．sports D．activities第四部分写作（共两节，满分35分）第一节短文改错(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（）,并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。Lastweek,agroupofforeignstudentsvisitedourschooltogainadeeplyunderstandingofourtea-drinkingculture.First,Iintroducedthehistoryoftea-makingordifferentkindsofteainthetearoom,whatinterestedthem.ThenIshowedhimhowtomaketea.Isatatatable,explaineverystep.Greatlyamazed,theycouldn'twaittohavetrythemselves.Whentheirturnscame,theybecameexcitingtomaketheirowntea.Theyhadalotoffuns,practisingandenjoyingthetea.Intheend,wetakeagroupphoto,withcupsinourhands,torecordofthisunforgettableexperience.第二节书面表达（满分25分）假定你是李华，来自武汉光明中学。在新型冠状病毒肺炎疫情期间，你新西兰的笔友Andy通过组织募捐活动援助了你的城市，请