2022年海南三亚（南新校区）高二下学期期中考试英语试题

海南省三亚（南新校区）2021-2022学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题第二部分：阅读(共两节，满分50分)第一节(共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5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。AThisyearpromisestobeanexcitingonefortechnologyandscience.There’sline­upofgreatproductsforyoutolookforwardto.TheAirBoard1.0TheAirBoard1.0isafantasticnewwaytogetaround.Theboardworkswhenyoustepontothepressurepads.Toturn?Allyouhavetodoismoveyourweighttotheleftorright.Itcantravelatthespeedof10milesanhourandittakesonehourtobefullycharged.Thepowerwilllastforabouttenmiles.TheOculusRiftHaveyoueverwishedyoucouldwalkthroughtheworldofyourgames,seeingthingsasyourcharacterswould?Well,nowyoucan.ThiscleverheadsetRiftallowsyoutoseetheworldofyourgamesin3D.TheMiitoTheMiitoisperfectforallhomes,andespeciallythosewholiketocarefortheenvironment.Ithasbeencalled“thekettleofthefuture”.TheMiitoisdesignedtoheatupthewaterinanycontainer.Youcanfillacupwiththerightamountofwaterandplaceitontothekettle.Afterplacingtherodintothewater,therodwouldheatupandsowouldthewater.Theproductdoesn’tonlysavewater.Italsosaveselectricity.TheClick&GrowAreyouthekindofpersonwhoenjoysusingherbsandspices(香料)whencooking?TheClick&Growmakessurethatyoualwayshavefreshandwell­grownherbsorotherplantswheneveryouneedthem.Itisself­watering,anditalsohasanLEDlightthatmakessuretheplantsgrowfastandhealthy.21．HowcanyougettheAirBoard1.0started?A．Bychargingitallthetime.B．Bytravellingatacertainspeed.C．Byapplyingpressuretothepads.D．Bypushingitfromthelefttotheright.22．Whichisconvenientandenergy­saving?A．TheClick&Grow.B．TheAirboard1.0.C．TheOculusRift.D．TheMiito.23．WhowouldbemoreinterestedintheClick&Grow?A．Farmers.B．Housewives.C．Doctors.D．Gardeners.BWhenitcomestoChinesestudentsconsideringstudyinginforeigncountries,manyofthemusuallybelievethatlifewillbeeasyandenjoyable.Unfortunately,it’slikelythatstudentswiththosebeliefswillbedisappointedverysoonafterlandingattheairport.So,whataretheproblemsyoumayhave,andhowcanyoudealwiththem?TeachingandlearningstylesinAmericaareverydifferentfromthoseinChina,requiringmorecritical(批判的)thinkingandcooperation.InanormalAmericanclassroom,oneprojectmightbedonebyastudygroupinwhicheverypersonhastheirownresponsibility.Besidescoursework,anotherimportantproblemfacedbyoverseasstudentsishomesicknessorloneliness.Youmaymissyourparents’cooking,yourpets,orevenyouroldbed.Beingawayfromhomecancreatebitterfeelings,especiallywhenfacewiththechallengesofgettingusedtoanunfamiliarenvironment.WhatIstronglyrecommendistotryhardtodealwiththesefeelings.Beopentonewfriendships,althoughtheycan’treplacethefamilyandfriendsyoumissfromhome.Signupforcampussocieties,andtrytoenjoylifeoncampus,evenifyoumisshomealot.Beorganizedandkeepadiarytocheckyourprogress.Writedownthreenewthingsthatyou’regratefulforeveryevening,aswellasthreethingsyou’relookingforwardtoeverymorning.Studyingabroadisneversimple.Infact,therewillbemanyobstaclesdaily.Buthopefully,studentswhoarestudyingabroad,orwhoareplanningto,willovercometheirdifficultiesandmaketheirtimeoverseasasuccess.24．Whenyoustudyabroad,youwill________.A．getusedtolearningeasilyB．missyourfamilyandfriendsC．havenothingtodobutstudyD．dealwithlearningprojectsbyyourself25．Youshouldmakenewfriendsandsignupforcampussocietieswhenyou________.A．feelhomesickandlonelyB．meetwithchallengesoflearningC．enjoylifeoncampusD．havemuchfreetime26．Whichwordisclosetothemeaningoftheunderlinedwordinthelastparagraph?A．Advantages.B．Stories.C．Difficulties.D．Tasks.27．Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A．Chinesestudents’bitterlifeinforeigncountries.B．Thedisadvantagesofstudyinginforeigncountries.C．Thewaystogetusedtonewenvironment.D．Overseasstudents’challengesandthewaystoovercomethem.CInthepastdecade,theuseofsocialmediahasgrowninawaythatnoonecouldhaveguessed.Ithasturnedsometeenagersintocelebritiesandturnedthefamousintotheinfamous,overnight.Akeyfeatureofsocialmedia,however,isitsvolatility.Trendscomeandgo,disappearingalmostasquicklyastheyappeared.So,whatwerethekeysocialmediatrendsof2018?ShortvideoappssuchasTikTokanditsChineseequivalent(等同物)Douyin,tooktheworldbystorm.ThetelegraphreportedthatTikTokwasranked8thonApple’sAppstoreinApril.AndDouyinhadmorethan300milliondomesticmonthlyactiveusersinJuneathome,CNBCsaid.Whyaretheseshortvideos—whicharerarelylongerthanafewminutes—sopopular?JiangYige,Singapore­basedanalystatFengHeFundManagement,hasatheory.“Shortvideosarejustrighttofillinthelittlegapsinourbusyschedules，”hetoldCNBC.Thesevideos—apartfrombeingveryconvenient—areimportanttoteenagersbecausetheyallowthemtoexpressthemselves,accordingtoTeenVogue.LizaKoshy,auseroftheUSappMusical.lywhohasover2millionfollowers,said,“Thesenseofcommunitythatusersofshortvideoappsgetisanotherappealingfeature.”Livestreaming(直播)isafeatureofoursocialmedialifethatnowseemsasnaturalassunrise.It’saprettyneatidea:Youcanwatchanyone,anywhere,live.However,Chinahastakenlivestreamingtoawholenewlevel.InChina,morethan100millionviewersmonthlywatchalivestreamingvideo.Forbesthoughtthatanumberoffactorshadledtothepopularityoflivestreams.Amongthemisviewers’abilitytointeractwithunknownnames.However,thequickdevelopmentofsocialmediamaybehavingsideeffectstoo.Fakenewsisoneseriousproblemitcauses.Materialssharedontheseplatformsareoftennotcheckedforaccuracy.Themostbasiccontentcanbefalseandcanmisleadusersonewayoranother.Weusesocialmediaallthetime;thatdoesn’tmeanthatweunderstandtheinfluenceitishavingonus.Weshouldbemindfulofboththetimewespendonitanditsimpactonourminds.28．Theunderlinedword“volatility”inParagraph2possiblymeans“being________”．A．changeableB．SteadyC．promisingD．violent29．AccordingtoLizaKoshy,shortvideosareverypopularbecause________.A．theyareveryconvenientB．theyhelppeoplekilltimeC．theyprovideasenseofcommunityD．theyallowpeopletoexpressthemselves30．Whatdoweknowaboutsocialmedia?A．Theinformationfromsocialmediaistotallyreliable.B．Whenitcomestosocialmedia,peopleonlyknowshortvideos.C．Peoplecan’tcommunicatewitheachotherwithoutsocialmedia.D．Thereisstillmuchroomforsocialmediatomakeimprovement.31．Whatistheauthor’sattitudetothequickdevelopmentofsocialmedia?A．Objective.B．Subjective.C．Favorable.D．Disapproving.DTwodeerjumpedoutinfrontof16­year­oldAmandaFloyd’scar.Sheputonthebrake,stoppingthecarjustintime.Butlater,shestartedtexting.Distracted,Amandaturnedleftandright,thencrashedintoanothercar.Luckily,shewasn’tinarealcar—shewasinadrivingsimulator(模拟器)atRooseveltHighSchool,Ohio,US.“Ineverreallyrealizedthatcarsmakeaturnthatmuch，”Amanda,ajunior,said.Sheaddedthatshewouldn’ttextwhiledrivinganymore.TheOhioDepartmentofTransportation(ODOT)andOhioStateHighwayPatrolbroughtthesimulatortotheschool.Theysaidtheywantedtohelpstudentslearnaboutthedangerofdrivingwhiledrunk,texting,ortalkingonthephone.AccordingtotheNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration,distracteddrivingclaimed3,450livesin2016alone.Expertsbelievetheactualfigureisprobablyhigher.Thesimulatorisbasicallyacomputerprogram.Likemanycomputergames,itwasahitwiththestudents.Theylinedupandcrowdedaroundtowatcheachothertaketurns.Thesimulatorhasasteeringwheel(方向盘),brakeandgaspedal(油门).Itismadeupofthreelargecomputerscreensonatable.Studentschooseadistraction,suchasdrivingwhiledrunkortexting.Theyalwayscrash,ofcourse.Then,theyarepulledoverbythepolicetobetaughtthebadresultsoftheirdriving:howmuchdamagethey’vecaused,whattheirfineis,ifanyonediedintheaccident,andifthey’regoingtogotoprison.“Itteacheshowtodrivewithoutbeingontheroad，”saidShanteThompson,16.Shehadjustcrashedintoadeer.ODOTspokesmanJustinChesnicsaidhundredsofkidshavegonebehindthewheelsofar.Hesaidevenmorehavebenefitedfromwatchingtheirclassmates.“Drivingissuchamajorresponsibility,sotakeitseriously，”hesaid.“Putawayyourcellphone.Alotoftheaccidentsouttherearebecauseofdistracteddriving.Itcannotonlychangeyourlife,butchangesomeoneelse’slifeforever.Theresultsareserious.”32．WhatdoestheauthorintendtodoinParagraphOne?A．Introducethetopicofthetext.B．Illustratetheauthor’spointofview.C．Providesomeadviceforthereaders.D．Offersomebackgroundinformation.33．WhyisthedrivingsimulatorprojectintroducedtoRooseveltHighSchool?A．Itteststhestudents’abilitytostayfocused.B．Itgetsstudentstohavefunbetweenclasses.C．Itteachesstudentshowtodealwithtrafficaccidents.D．Itmakesstudentsawareofthedangersofdistracteddriving.34．Whatcanweknowaboutthedrivingsimulator?A．Itisconnectedtothelocalpolicestation.B．Itisarealcarbuthaslargecomputerscreens.C．Itattractsthestudents’interestasacomputerprogram.D．Itbenefitsthestudentswhouseitmorethanthosewhoonlywatch.35．Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A．TrafficrulesinOhio,US.B．Dangersofdistracteddriving.C．Simulateddrivingforstudents.D．Advantagesofcomputergames.第二节(共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分)阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Ifyouworkhardtohaveapositiveattitude,youmightbesurprisedbyhowmuchbetteryoufeelaboutyourselfandlifeingeneral.__36__Thelessstressyoufell,thebetteryouwillfeeloverall.Soifyou’vebeenfeelingtired,thinkaboutthegood,putonahappyfaceandyoujustmightfeelbettersoon.Buthowcanyouhaveapositiveattitudewhenlifeishard?It’smorethanjustturninglife’slemonsintolemonade.__37__Butit’sworthit.Herearesomewaysyoucandevelopandmaintain(保持)apositiveattitudeeveninthemidstoflife’stroubles.__38__Itjustmeansbeinganoptimistandlookingforthegoodinthings,ratherthanbeingapessimist(悲观者)andfocusingonthebadinthings.Sometimesyourviewcanmakeallthedifferenceintheworld.Identify(确认)thoseareasofyourlifethatmightnotbegoingsowell.__39__Focusononeareaatatimeandthinkofwaysyoucanfindthepositiveinthem.Smileandlaugh!Yes,itcanbethatsimple.Learntolovelife,nomatterwhat’sgoingon.Smileatothersandtheywillsmilebackatyou.__40__Sometimeslaughterreallyisthebestmedicine.Exercise!Getoffthecouchandgetmoving.Beingactiveandhealthycangiveyouacompletelydifferentoutlookonlife.A．Havefunandfindthehumorinlife.B．Youmayfindithardtostaypositiveinyourlife.C．Havingapositiveattitudecantakesomehardwork.D．Apositiveattitudedoesn’tmeanignoringlife’stroubles.E．Havingapositiveattitudecanalsoreduceyourstresslevel.F．Thesearetheareaslikelytomakeyouthinknegativethoughts.G．Gotobedearliersoyougetthesleepyouneedtofeelpositive.第三部分：语言运用(共两节，满分30分)第一节(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Iusedtobelievecourtesy(礼貌)wasathingofthepast.Ihad__41__metacourteoushumanbeinginthismodernageofthesocalledGentleman.Recently,Ichangedmy__42__.Ihadgonetoacoffeeplace,withtwoofmydaughters.Theplacewas__43__andwehadtoclimbsteepstairstofindanemptytable.Afterenjoyingcoffee,wewereclimbingdownthestairs,wherethe__44__spacemadeclimbingupordownonlypossibleinasingleline.__45__Iwasinthemiddleofclimbingdown,agentleman__46__themainentranceofthecafewhichwasright__47__thestairs.Iwas__48__Iwouldbepushedroughlybythismanwhowouldgouphurriedly.SoIkeptcomingdownasfastaspossibletowardsmydaughterswhowerealreadydown.Nearlyreachingthem,Inoticedthemanstill__49__nearthedoor.Ireachedmy__50__andpassedthestrangerattheentrancedoorhekeptholdingopen.We__51__hischivalry(彬彬有礼)forboth—waitingforustocomedownbeforegoinguphimselfand__52__holdingtheentrancedooropenforustogoout.Such__53__peoplearehardtofindthesedays,when__54__isverycommoninouradvancedbut__55__society.Todate,Irememberthisgentleman.41．A.always B．seldom C．usually D．sometimes42．A.expectation B．determination C．thinking D．direction43．A.clean B．nice C．boring D．crowded44．A.safe B．extra C．narrow D．free45．A.as B．since C．once D．though46．A.guarded B．passed C．occupied D．entered47．A.infrontof B．behind C．ontopof D．through48．A.annoyed B．worried C．embarrassed D．disappointed49．A.standing B．sitting C．jumping D．walking50．A.gentleman B．customers C．waiter D．daughters51．A.admitted B．assessed C．adopted D．applauded52．A.otherwise B．instead C．also D．thus53．A.warm­hearted B．hard­working C．well­mannered D．easy­going54．A.pushing B．queuing C．refusing D．caring55．A.lonely B．aggressive C．diverse D．wealthy第二节(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)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。Manypeoplewhoaredeaforhardofhearingenjoy56(attend)concerts.Butbecausetheyhavelosttheirhearing57(total)orpartially,theyneedhelpgettingthefullexperience.Thisiswheresignlanguageconcertinterpreters(译员)comein.Signingisavisual(视觉的)languageusinghands,58(face)expressionsandbodylanguagetoreplaceoraddtospokencommunication,59allowsdeaforhardofhearingpeopletoseewhatisbeingsaid.Signlanguageconcertinterpreterssignalongwithasongtoshowthelyrics.Butinterpreterssaytheydomore60that.JodyDaultonisthedirectorofArtisticSignLanguageServices.Shehasateamofinterpreterswhoworkat61(event)likeconcertsandplays.Signlanguageconcertinterpretationisn’teasy.MatthewMaxeydoesitforaliving.He__62__(found)DeafinitelyDope,ahip­hopinterpretationservice.Heisalsodeaf.Oneofthe__63__(hard)partsofinterpretingconcertsislearningthesongsinashortperiodoftime.“Youneverrealizehowharditis__64__(memorize)lyricsuntilyou’reforcedtolearnasetlistintwoweeks，”hesaid.Signlanguageinterpretationisaboutgivingdeafpeoplethesameexperience_65_thosewhocanhear.第四部分：写作(共两节，满分40分)第一节：书面表达(满分15分)假定你是李华。你的澳大利亚朋友Mike写信告诉你，他将参加他所在城市举行的“我所了解的中国传统节日”的演讲比赛，请求你为他推荐一个中国传统节日。请你给他回信，内容包括：1．推荐并介绍中国节日；2．预祝对方取得好成绩。注意：1.词数80左右；2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。DearMike,Yours,LiHua第二节(满分25分)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。Once,whenIwasateenagermyfatherandIwerestandinginlinetobuyticketsforthecircus.Finallytherewasonlyonefamilybetweenusandtheticketcounter.Thisfamilymadeabigimpressiononme.Therewereeightchildren,allprobablyundertheageoftwelve.Youcouldtelltheydidn’thavealotofmoney.Theirclotheswerenotexpensive,buttheywereclean.Thechildrenwerewell­behaved,allofthemstandinginline,two­by­twobehindtheirparents,holdinghands.Theywereexcitedlytalkingabouttheclowns,elephantsandotheractstheywouldseethatnightwiththeirbrothersorsistersinalowvoice.Onecouldsensetheyhadneverbeentothecircusbefore.Itpromisedtobeahighlightoftheiryounglives.Thefatherandmotherwereattheheadoftheline,standingproudastheycouldbe.Themotherwasholdingherhusband’shand,lookingupathimasiftosay,“Youaremyknightinshiningarmor.”Hewassmilingandrespondinginpride,lookingbackatherasiftosay“Yougotthatright”.Theticketladyaskedthefatherhowmanyticketshewanted.Heproudlyresponded,“Pleaseletmebuyeightchildren’sticketsandtwoadultticketssoIcantakemyfamilytothecircus.”Theticketladygavetheprice.Theman’swifeletgoofhishand,loweredherheadandherlipsbegantoshake.Thefatherleanedalittlecloserandasked,“Howmuchdidyousay？”Theticketladytoldhimthepriceagain.Themanobviouslydidn’thaveenoughmoney.Howwashesupposedtoturnandtellhiseightchildrenthathedidn’thaveenoughmoneytotakethemtothecircus?Actuallywewerenotwealthyinonesense,soIunderstoodhowthekidswouldfeel.Ifeltsorryforthem.Paragraph1：Seeingwhatwasgoingon,mydadseemedtohaveanidea.Paragraph2：ThenmyfatherandIwentbackhome.