2022年陕西省西安市两校高二下学期期末联考英语试题 （不含听力音频）

雁塔二中渭北中学2021——2022学年第二学期期末考试联考高二年级英语试题（考试时间：120分钟满分：150分）第I卷（共100分）第一部分听力（共两节，20小题，满分30分）第一节(共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分) 听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。例：Howmuchistheshirt?A.£19.15. B.£9.18. C.£9.15.答案是C。1.Whatisthemanprobablygoingtodo?A.Workonafarm. B.Buyajacket.C.Gotoalibrary.2.Whatdoesthemando?A.Anofficeclerk.B.Ashopassistant.C.Apolitician.3.Howdoesthewomanfeelabouttheadvertisements?A.Awful.B.Great. C.Interesting.4.What’sthepossiblerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?A.Doctorandpatient.B.Teacherandstudent. C.Librarianandreader.5.Wheredoestheconversationprobablytakeplace?A.Atahotel.B.Atalaundry. C.Ataclothingstore.第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6.Whydoesthewomanmakethecall?A.Tocheckonadelivery.B.Tochangetheaddress.C.Toorderapairofshoes.7.What’sthedatetoday?A.November22nd. B.November25th.C.November26th.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8.Whatdoesthewomanthinkofthetriptoday?A.Wonderful. B.Terrible. C.So-so.9.WhodidthewomangototheNASCARraceswith?A.Mary.B.Bill. C.Steve.10.WhatarethespeakersgoingtodonextSaturdaynight?A.Throwabirthdayparty.B.Joinaget-together. C.Gototheamusementpark.听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11.WheredidHesterLincolngo?A.TheNorthPole.B.TheHimalayas.C.TheSouthPole.12.Howlongdidthemanspendonhisadventure?A.Halfamonth. B.Onemonth. C.Threemonths.13.Whatdoesthewomanconsiderdoingforanadventure?A.ExploringtheAmazonforest. B.ClimbingtheHimalayas. C.RidingatrainacrossSiberia.听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。14.WhatdoesthemanwanttodoonSaturdaynight?A.SeeafilmwithJennifer.B.GooutwithRose. C.Gotoaliveconcert.15.Whereistherestaurant?A.OnPalmStreet. B.On2ndStreet. C.OnPineStreet.16.Whattimedoestherestaurantcloseonweekends?A.At9:00p.m. B.At9:30p.m.C.At10:00p.m.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17.WhendidthesecondMudFestivaltakeplace?A.In1997. B.In1998. C.In1999.18.What’sthedifferencebetweenthisyear’sfestivalandthepastones?A.Itwasheldbothonlineandoffline.B.Visitorscouldswiminthemudpool.C.Therewasamusicpartyonthebeach.19.Whyisthemudherespecial?A.Ithasplentyofminerals.B.Itisfromtheeasterncoast. C.Ithelpsstopskindisease.20.Whichaspectofthefestivalisthespeakertalkingaboutintheend?A.Itsorigin. B.Itspurpose. C.Itsfuture.第二部分阅读理解（共两节，20小题，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，从每题后所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。AThereareabout100beachesaroundtheSydneyHarborandalongthecoast.Ifyoufindithardtopickthebestdestination,herearefourwaitingforyou.FreshwaterBeachFreshwaterBeachisthelocationwheresurfingwasfirstintroducedtoAustraliain1915.Thebeachisonly350meterslongandisapopulardestinationforsurfers.Thebeachisprotectedandthereforeprovidesaquietswimmingexperienceawayfromthehustleandbustleofitsbusyneighboringbeaches.BondiBeachBondiBeach,Australia’smostfamousbeach,ismorethan100meterswideandover3kilometerslong,whichallowsplentyofspaceforthelargenumberoftouristsandlocals.Onasunnydayeverygrainofsandiscoveredwithbodies,withcrowdspouringintonearbybarsandcafes.Parkingnearthebeachisimpossible.It’salsotheperfectspottoseeasunsetandthesceneoffamilypartiesduringsummer.ClovellyBeachAsoneofthebestoptionsforsurfingandexploringwhathidesbeneaththewater’ssurface,Clovelly,notedforitsuniquenarrowbaybetweentworockyridges,isapopulardestinationforswimmers.It’sagoodbasewhereyoucancheckoutdivingroutesthroughthewaters,ortakeacoastalwalktoBondi.PalmBeachIt’sthesceneofthelong-runningHomeandAwayTVseriesandendlesscelebrityspotting.Asaltwaterlakeaffordsgreatviews,typicalofbeachesonthenorthsideoftheharbor.Onaniceday,PalmBeachisapostcard-perfectsanddestination.21.WhatdoFreshwaterBeachandClovellyBeachhaveincommon?A.Theybothhavefreetrainingservices. B.Theyarebothsuitableforswimming.C.Theyareboththebirthplacesofsurfing. D.Theybothprovideunderwaterexploration.22.WhatcantouristsdoatBondiBeach?A.Haveasunbathing. B.Holdaliveconcert.C.Parktheircarsatwill. D.Enjoyasunrisewatching.23.WhereareyoumostlikelytoseeTVshowshooting?A.FreshwaterBeach. B.BondiBeach. C.ClovellyBeach.D.PalmBeach.BAmild-manneredcatbyday,atnightRustywasjusttheopposite.Often,BillandIwouldlieinbedquarrelingoverwhetherweshouldletitouttowanderinthedarkorputupwithanothersleeplessnight.So,instead,welayinthedarkeachnoisynightandwonderedwhatdamageRustywoulddo.Andalwaysinthemorning,ifIhadforgottentoputthebutterinthecupboard,thereweremarksfromarough,littletongueandonceevenapawprint.Somethinghadtogive.Billlookedatmestraightintheeyes,“Doit.”Myreservationsweresuch,however,thatittookmeseveralweeksandthelossofnearlyapoundofbuttertodecidewedidn’thavemuchchoice.Thatnight,IputRustyonhiscatbedandpattedhimalittleguiltilyonthehead.ThenIbeganfillingthekitchensinkwithabouttwoinchesofwater.Rustylovedjumpingintoadampsinkandthentrackingwateralloverthecupboardsandacrossthekitchenfloor.AccordingtothearticleIsavedfromawebsitetomyfolder,catsusedtojumpingintoyoursink,buttheywon’tdoitagainiftheyjumpinandfindacoupleofinchesofwater.Next,Iclearedthecupboardsofeverything.ThenIgotoutallmymetalcookiesheetsandaforktogowitheach.Accordingtothearticle,youshouldsupportacookiesheetwithafork.Whenyourcatjumpsonthecounter,hewillknockdowntheinsecurelybalancedcookiesheets.Whathappensnextwillstophimfromdoingitasecondtime.Everythinginplace,Islippedontoourbedquietly,waiting.Suddenly,therecameanawfullyloudnoiseofmetal.Achainreactionofcrashesnext.Finally,Rustyroundedthecornerinthehallheavilyandleapedthroughourdoorwayontothefootofourbed,tremblingunderourcover.AndthatwasthenightRusty,theMidnightTroublemaker,retired.24.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesRustyatnight?A.Cold-blooded.B.Adorable. C.Good-tempered.D.Troublesome.25.WhatdidBillmeanbysaying“Doit”？A.Toleavethecatoutdoor.B.Togivethecatalesson.C.Toreservefoodforthecat. D.Togivethecatmorebutter.26.Whatdidthewriterdobeforeshewenttobedthatnight?A.Filledthesinkwithwater.B.Laidtwotrapsforthecat.C.Coveredthecounterwithsheets. D.Cleanedthekitchenthoroughly.27.Howdidtheauthorprobablyfeelabouttheoutcomeofhereffort?A.Satisfied. B.Disappointed.C.Anxious.D.Regretful.CCaliforniahaslosthalfitsbigtreessincethe1930s,accordingtoastudytobepublishedTuesdayandclimatechangeseemstobeamajorfactor.Thenumberoftreeslargerthantwofeetacrosshasdeclinedby50percentonmorethan46,000squaremilesofCaliforniaforests,thenewstudyfinds.Noareawassparedorunaffected,fromthefoggynortherncoasttotheSierraNevadaMountainstotheSanGabrielsaboveLosAngeles.IntheSierrahighcountry,thenumberofbigtreeshasfallenbymorethan55percent;inpartsofsouthernCaliforniathedeclinewasnearly75percent.Manyfactorscontributedtothedecline,saidPatrickMcIntyre,anecologistwhowastheleadauthorofthestudy.Woodcutterstargetedbigtrees.Housingdevelopmentpushedintothewoods.AggressivewildfirecontrolhasleftCaliforniaforestscrowdedwithsmalltreesthatcompetewithbigtreesforresources(资源).ButincomparingastudyofCaliforniaforestsdoneinthe1920sand1930swithanotheronebetween2001and2010,McIntyreandhiscolleaguesdocumentedawidespreaddeathofbigtreesthatwasevidenteveninwildlandsprotectedfromwoodcuttingordevelopment.Thelossofbigtreeswasgreatestinareaswheretreeshadsufferedthegreatestwatershortage.Theresearchersfiguredoutwaterstresswithacomputermodelthatcalculatedhowmuchwatertreesweregettingincomparisonwithhowmuchtheyneeded,takingintoaccountsuchthingsasrainfall,airtemperature,dampnessofsoil,andthetimingofsnowmelt(融雪).Sincethe1930s,McIntyresaid,thebiggestfactorsdrivingupwaterstressinthestatehavebeenrisingtemperatures,whichcausetreestolosemorewatertotheair,andearliersnowmelt,whichreducesthewatersupplyavailabletotreesduringthedryseason.28.Whatisthesecondparagraphmainlyabout?A.Theseriousnessofbig-treelossinCalifornia.B.TheincreasingvarietyofCaliforniabigtrees.C.ThedistributionofbigtreesinCaliforniaforests.D.TheinfluenceoffarmingonbigtreesinCalifornia.29.Whichofthefollowingiswell-intentionedbutmaybebadforbigtrees?A.Ecologicalstudiesofforests.B.Banningwoodcutting.C.Limitinghousingdevelopment.D.Firecontrolmeasures.WhatisamajorcauseofthewatershortageaccordingtoMcIntyre?A.Inadequatesnowmelt. B.Alongerdryseason.C.Awarmerclimate. D.Dampnessoftheair.31.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A.California'sForests:WhereHaveAlltheBigTreesGone?B.CuttingofBigTreestoBeProhibitedinCaliforniaSoonC.WhyAretheBigTreesImportanttoCaliforniaForests?D.PatrickMcIntyre:GrowMoreBigTreesinCaliforniaDResearchersattheUniversityofTexasSouthwesternMedicalCentermappedbrainchangesafterayearofaerobicworkouts(有氧锻炼)anduncoveredapotentiallysignificantprocess:Exerciseincreasesbloodflowintotwokeyareasofthebrainassociatedwithmemory.Thestudy,publishedintheJournalofAlzheimer'sDisease,showedthisbloodflowcanhelpevenolderpeoplewithmemoryissuesimprovecognition,afindingthatcouldguidefutureAlzheimer’sdiseaseresearch,accordingtoUTSouthwesternMedicalCenter.Inthestudyresearchersfollowed30participantswhowere60orolderandhadmemoryproblems.Halfexperiencedayearofaerobicexercisewhiletheotherhalfdidstretches.“We’veshownthatevenwhenyourmemorystartstofade,youcanstilldosomethingaboutitbyaddingaerobicexercisetoyourlifestyle,”saidBinuThomas,aseniorresearchscientistofUTSouthwesternMedicalCenterwholedthestudy."Theaerobicexercisegroupshoweda47%improvementinsomememoryscoresafterayear;theothergroupshowedslightchange.Brainimagingoftheaerobicexercisegroup,takenwhileatrestatthebeginningandendofthestudy,showedincreasedbloodflewintothespecificbrainareasthatplayedimportantrolesinmemoryfunction."Manyteamsacrosstheworldaretryingtodetermineifaerobicexercisemightfightmemoryloss.EvidenceisgrowingthatitcouldatleastplayasmallroleindelayingorreducingtheriskofAlzheimer’sdisease.Forexample,a2018studyshowedthatpeoplewithlowerfitnesslevelsexperiencedfasterretrogressionofvitalnervefibersinthebraincalledwhitematterrelatedtomemory.“Bloodflowinthebrainconnectedwithmemoryimprovementisstillapartofthepuzzle,andweneedtocontinuepiecingittogether,”Thomassays.“Butwe’veseenenoughdatetoknowthatstartingafitnessprogramcanhavelifelongbenefitsforourbrainsaswellasourhearts.”32.Whatisthestudymainlyabout?A.Oldpeoplehavememoryissues. B.Exerciseimprovesmemory.C.Aerobicworkoutsbenefitmentalhealth. D.Alzheimer’sdiseasecanbecured.33.Whathappenedtoparticipantsafterone-yearaerobicexercise?A.Earliermemorieswererefreshed. B.Memoryscoresshowedverysmallchange.C.Brainimagingremainedthesame. D.Morebloodflewintomemory-relatedareas.34.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“retrogression”meaninthefourthparagraph?A.Growth.B.RecoveryC.Decline.D.Extension.35.Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph?A.Furtherresearchworkrequiresdoing. B.Morepeopleexperiencememoryloss.C.Mysteryofbrainbloodflowhasbeensolved. D.Signsofmemorylosscanbediscoveredearlier.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。LifestyleHabitstoReduceStressPeoplehavebeenlivinginastormofstressrecently,whichhashadabadimpactonourwell-being.

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,butsevereorlastingstresscanincreasetheriskforstress-relateddiseases.Here'showtostartmakinghealthychangestoreduceyourstresslevels.Trymeditating(冥想).Tomeditate,simplybringyourfullattentiontoyourbreath,breathingthroughthenose.

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Itisalsothroughoursocialconnectionsthatwekeepourstresslevelsdown.Ifyoucan’tbewithafriendorlovedoneinperson,aphonecallorZoommeetingcanhelpyoustayconnected.Buildingonthesebehaviorswillbuildyourconfidenceandempoweryoutocreatealifestylewithlowerlevelsofstressandimprovedhealthandwellness.A.EnjoynatureB.LiveneargreenspacesC.HumansaremeanttobesocialD.Ifyoudon’twanttogooutsideE.WhenyourmindstartstowanderF.AlittlebitofstressisgoodforsurvivalG.Anythingthattakesyouawayfromday-to-dayconcernsishelpful第三部分语言知识运用(共两节，满分45分)第一节完型填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)阅读下面的短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Formostpeople,havingthingsstolenfeelslikeanoffence.RobbiePruittadmittedthathegot

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(wide)popularoverthepast70years.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：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（^），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。Lastsunday,ourclassorganizedasocialpracticeinGuangmingCommunity,whereisnotfarfromourschool.Earlyinthemorning,weheadedforthecommunitywithtoolsonourhands.Assoonaswearrived,theleadertheregaveuswarmwelcome.Firstly,wewerecleanedthewindowsofthelibraryandtheChessRoom.Twohourslater,alltheroomsweremadeasbrightaspossibly.Afterthatwesweeptherubbishleftontheflooraway.Seethebrightwindowsandtidyrooms,weallfeltasenseofachievements.Tiredaswewere,weallfeltproudofus.Eachcontribution,nomatterwhatsmallitis,canmakeadifference.第二节书面表达（满分25分）为了更好地举办2022年杭州亚运会，有关部门现向全社会招募志愿者。假定你是光明中学的李华，请你给组委会写一封邮件，申请成为亚运会志愿者。内容包括：1.提出申请；2.自身优势；3.表达希望。注意：1.词数100左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。参考词汇：2022年杭州亚运会2022HangzhouAsianGamesDearSir/Madam,Yourssincerely,LiHua雁塔二中渭北中学2021——2022学年第二学期期末考试联考高二年级英语试题答案听力答案（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1—5CAABA6—10ABABB11—15CBCAA16—20CCAAB阅读答案（共20小题，每小题2分，满分40分）21-23BAD24-27DBBA28-31ADCA32-35BDCA36-40FEGAC完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)41-45BACDA46-50CADCB51-55BADCB56-60ADDBC语法填空(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)61located62toenjoy63the

64tastes65hasearned66greatest67and68popularity69to70widely短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）Lastsunday,ourclassorganizedasocialpracticeinGuangmingCommunity,whereis71.whichnotfarfromourschool.Earlyinthemorning,weheadedforthecommunitywithtoolsonour72.inhands.Assoonaswearrived,theleadertheregaveus^warmwelcome.Firstly,wewere73.^a74.删掉werecleanedthewindowsofthelibraryandtheChessRoom.Twohourslater,alltheroomsweremadeasbrightaspossibly.Afterthatwesweeptherubbishleftontheflooraway.Seethe75.possible76.swept77.Seeingbrightwindowsandtidyrooms,weallfeltasenseofachievements.Tiredaswewere,weall78.achievementfeltproudofus.Eachcontribution,nomatterwhatsmallitis,canmakeadifference.79.ourselves80.how书面表达（共25分）DearSir/Madam,Thankyoufortakingyourtimetoreadmyletter.MynameisLiHua,aboyfromGuangmingMiddleSchool.Knowingthatyouarerecruitingvolunteersforthe2022HangzhouAsianGames,I’mwritingtoapplyfortheposition.Firstofall,withanoutgoingandcheerfulpersonality,Icanserveourdistingushedguestsandathleteswithgreatenthusiasm.Besides,IhavearichknowledgeaboutChinesehistory,soIwillnotonlybeaservantbutalsoacarrierforoursplendidculture.Mostimpotantly,EnglishplaysanimportantroleincommunicationduringAsicanGames.I’mgoodatit,especiallyspokenEnglish,whichmakesmeevenmoresuitableforthisposition.Tosumup,IbelieveIcanbeaqualifiedvolunteer.Hopeyoucantakemyapplicationintoconsideration.Lookingforwardtoyourreply.Yours,LiHua

听力原文：Example:M:Excuseme,canyoutellmehowmuchtheshirtis?W:Yes,it’sninefifteen.Text1W: Iadmityoulooklikeacowboyinthisjacket,butdon’tyouthinkit’salittletoomuchforawarmdaylikethis?M: Well,youcanneverimaginehowcolditisinthelibrary.Text2W:SoyouworkinLondon.Whatdoyoudothere?M:Iamanassistantatagovernmentoffice.W:Oh,soundsimportant.Text3W: Lookatthat!It’scommercialaftercommercial.It’sterriblehowadvertisersaregoingafterkids.M: Relax.Theyarejustdoingtheirjob.Text4M: So,haveyoufinishedreadingthebookyouborrowedfromthelibrary?It’simportantfortoday’sclass.Umm,Janeisabsent.Whereisshe?W: Mr.Smith,shehasabadcoldandhasaskedforleave.Text5W: Theroomattendantdeliveredsomelaundrytomyroom,butit’snotmine.Mineisadarkbluesilkdress.M: Sorryaboutthemistake.We’lldelivertherightonetoyourightaway.Text6W: M: Sure,Madam.Canyoutellmeyourordernumberandyourshippingaddress?W: Thenumberis514229,andtheaddressis221BBakerStreet,London.M: OK.Accordingtooursystem,yourorderwasshippedonNovember22nd,andit’sscheduledtoarrivetomorrow,whichisNovember26th.W: Isee.Thanks.M: You’rewelcome.Text7W: Thanksfortakingmetotheamusementpark,Ricky.It’sthebestdayI’veeverhadinthesefewmonths.M: You’remorethanwelcome.W: ItwassomuchbetterthanmylasttripwithBill.M: Whathappened?W: WewenttotheNASCARracesandhebroughtalonghisbestfriend.M: Youneverliketohangoutwithstrangers.Two’scompany;three’sacrowd,Iguess.W: Yousaidit.Itwasaterribleexperience.M: Haha.Hey!There’sabirthdaypartyatSteve’shousetomorrownight.Interested?W: Sorry,I’vealreadymadeplanswithMary,butI’mfreenextweek.M: Cool.Someofouroldclassmatesarehavingaget-togethernextSaturdaynight.Wouldyouliketocometoo?W: I’dloveto.Text