2022年广东阳江市高二上学期期中考试英语试题

2021-2022学年度高中英语期中考试卷英语试题考试时间：150分钟；注意事项：1．答题前填写好自己的姓名、班级、考号等信息2．请将答案正确填写在答题卡上阅读（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）AWonderfulDestinationsYouCanExploreintheWorldWhiletravelisstilljustadreamformany,weknowthatsomeofyouarenoweagertopencilinyournextadventure.Wearenowtakingbookingsforour2021and2022tours,offeringthefollowingdestinations.TheDolomiteMountainsinItaly8days;September6,2021GoonagentleoutdoortourthroughtheimpressiveDolomiteMountainswherescientistsinvestigateseveralscientificphenomenaincludinggeology,ecology,deeptimeandastronomy.ThegatewaytothesolarsysteminIceland8days;November20,2021Visitthesiteswherescientiststestspacemissionintheworld.Youwillvisitremotelavafields,glaciersandMarsrover(巡视器)testsitestoexplorehowtechnologycanhelpusresearchotherworlds,aswellasadapttoourownclimatechallenges.TheFjordsofNorway7days;January18,2022ExploretheFjordsofNorwayasyoustartthewintervoyagetowatchthewonderfulnorthernlightsandunderwaterlifeoftheArctic.Learnaboutthesciencebehindthenorthernlights,watchwhalesfromthesea,tryyourhandatdogsleddingorsimplyrelaxaroundacampfireunderthestars.ThevolcanicfieldsinItaly8days;September3,2021Experiencethebeautyandpoweroftwooftheworld’smostimpressiveactivevolcanoesonMountEtnaandMountStromboli.ExploretheAeolianIslandsofLipariandVulcanowhileenjoyingsceniclandscapesandItalianwarmth.Whetheryouarereadytobookorjustwanttocarryondreamingfornow,weexpectyoutoenjoylookingthroughsomeofthenewtourswehavecreated.Formoreinformationonallournewtoursfor2021and2022,visitwww.newscientist.com/tours.1．Whatdothefirsttwodestinationshaveincommon?A．Theyaremainlavafields.B．Theyfocusonscience.C．Theyopenonthesameday.D．Theyarespacemissionbases.2．WhatcanvisitorsdointheFjordsofNorway?A．Feedwhalesfromthesea.B．SeethewondersoftheArctic.C．Enterthegatewaytothesolarsystem.D．Exploresealifeinthecompanyofscientists.3．Wherecanvisitorsexploreactivevolcanoes?A．InMarsrovertestsites.B．IntheFjordsofNorway.C．OnMountEtnaandMountStromboli.D．OntheDolomiteMountainsandAeolianIslands.BHumanshavelittledifficultyrecognizingoneanother.Andweknowthatnotwofacesareexactlyalike.Evenidenticaltwinshaveslightlydifferentfaces.Eachhumanfaceistrulyunique,andnowwe'veinventedmachinesthatareabletorecognizefacesfornumerouspurposes.Governments,employersandsecurityandpoliceservicesareincreasinglyusingfacialrecognitiontechnology.Thisallowsthemtoquicklyconfirmanindividual'sidentity.Systemsarebecomingsoadvancedthatawantedcriminalcaninstantlybepickedoutofacrowdofthousandsofpeople.Allthat'srequiredisanimageinadatabasetocomparewiththeimageofanynumberofpeopleinacrowd.Ordinarypeople,too,areusingfacialrecognitiontounlocktheirphones,theircomputersandotherdevices.Personalfacialrecognitionprotectionhasseveralbenefits.Itisinstantaneous,anditrelievesusoftheneedtomemorizepasswords.However,adevicewillrequireapasswordintherareeventthatitdoesn't,forwhateverreason,recognizetheuser'sface.Therearenumerousconcernsabouttheuseoffacialrecognition.Primarily,theconcernisthatitthreatensprivacy.Theinstallationofmoreandmorecamerasinpublicandprivateplacesisnowpartofeverydaylife.Thismeanspeoplecanbeobservedandrecognizedwherevertheygo.Camerasmaymakepublicspacessafer,butkeepinglaw-abiding(守法的)citizensunderconstantwatchisdisturbingtomany.Intheageofthecoronavirusandthewidespreadwearingofmasks,facialrecognitionsystemsarehavingsomedifficulty.Amaskcoversmanyofthefacialdatapointsusedbyrecognitionsoftwaretoconfirmaperson'sidentity.Inresponse,facialrecognitionsystemsarebeingtrainedtouselessfacialdata.Thatcouldaffecthowdependableitisasamethodofidentitydetection.4．What'stheauthor'spurposeofwritingParagraph2?A．Tofurtherexplaintheimportanceoffacialrecognition.B．Todescribethepowerfulfunctionsoffacialrecognition.C．Tolistindetailvariousadvantagesoffacialrecognition.D．Tostatetheuniqueadvancedfeaturesoffacialrecognition.5．Whyaresomepeopleworriedaboutthecameras?A．Thecamerasmaybeoccasionallyoutoforder.B．Toomanycamerasdisturbpeople'sdailylife.C．People'spersonallifemightbeexposedtoothers.D．Thecamerasmakelaw-abidingcitizensfeelstressful.6．Inwhataspectwillfacialrecognitionsystemsbeimproved?A．Gettingmoreaccuratewithlessinformation.B．Becomingfasterwithmorefacialdata.C．Protectingpersonalinformationifnecessary.D．Respondingmorequicklytounexpectedevents.7．Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A．Thewidepopularityoffacialrecognition.B．Therapiddevelopmentoffacialrecognition.C．Thebenefitsoffacialrecognition.D．Theintroductiontofacialrecognition.CThesedaysthereissomuchtemptingtechnologytolookat:smartphones,tablets,computergamesandTVscreens.Muchofchildren'sentertainmentandeducationcomesfromusingthem,soit'snowondertheyspendsomuchtimestaringatthem.Butevenifthesayingthatlookingatascreenfortoolonggivesyousquareeyesisn'ttrue,thereisstillsomeconcern.So,shouldwebeworried?Certainlyforchildrenwhospendhoursgluedtoascreen,thereisaconcernthattheirhealthmightbeatrisk.Alsothereisafearthattheireyesightisdecliningtoo.Althoughthere'snotmuchevidencetoprovethisyet,recentfindingshavebroughttheproblemintolight.ChrisHammond,consultantatStThomas'Hospital,says“Wefindshort-sightednessisbecomingmorecommonIthasgreatlyspreadinEastAsia,Singapore,Taiwan,SouthKoreawhereapproaching90of18-year-oldsarenowshort-sighted.”Butcanthisbelinkedtochildren'sobsessionwithusingelectronicgadgets?AnnegretDahlmann,expertatMoorfieldsEveHospitalinLondon.sayslackofnaturallightseemstobethekeyissue.She'ssuggestedthatchildreninEastAsiastudyalot,usingcomputers,smartphonesortablets,andtheygooutsideless.Wearingglassesisonesolution,butit'snotideal.Thisleadstoadilemma:achievingshort-termacademicsuccessorprotectingyourlong-termeyesight.It'salwaysgoingtobeachallengetodragchildrenawayfromtheirscreensandit'slikelythatmoreandmorestudyingwillbedoneonline.Butdespitethat,ProfessorHammondsays.“IncountrieslikeurbanChina,where10%ofchildrenineachclassperyeararebecomingshort-sightedfromabouttheageofsix.there'sanargumentforsayingweshouldbetryingtopreventit.”It'sevidencewecan'tturnablindeyeto.So,maybeit'stimetohitthe“off”buttonandgetourchildrenoutside?8．Whatcanweinferfromthefirsttwoparagraphs?A．Recentfindingshaveopenedoureyestotheissueofeyesight.B．Lookingatascreenfortoolongwillgetyousquareeyes.C．Ithasbeenconfirmedthatchildren'seyesightisfailing.D．Usingelectronicgadgetsaffectschildren'seducation.9．AccordingtoAnnegret,whichismainlytoblameforshort-sightedness?A．Wearingglasses. B．Heavyschoolwork.C．Lackofnaturallight. D．Boomingtechnology.10．Accordingtothetext,whattroublehasraisedconcerns?A．Learningonlineoroffline.B．Readingforpleasureorexams.C．Focusingonstudyorprotectingeyesight.D．Protectingeyesightorpromotingtechnology.11．Whatdoestheauthorcallonchildrentodo?A．Studyhard. B．Headoutdoors. C．Quitcomputer. D．Challengemore.DStartingatuniversityorcollegecanbeabigchallenge,especiallyifyou’relivingawayfromhomeforthefirsttime.Youarefacedwithbigquestionssuchas,“Who’sgoingtodomywashing?”“Who’sgoingtotidymyroom?”And,mostimportantly,“HowamIgoingtoeat?”Yes,livingonyourownmeanscookingforyourself,andwhenyou’relivingastudentlifestyle,thiscouldbearecipefordisaster.Students,intheUKatleast,oftenrelyongenerallyavailablefoodsuchasbakedbeansorcheeseontoast.Andforthemoreadventurous,there’s“spagbol”—spaghettibolognaise(肉酱意粉),thatis,cookedspaghettiservedwithagroundbeefandtomatosauce—abudget-friendlysolution.Ifyoumakeahugepanofit,itcanprobablylastyouawholeweek!Otherlow-costoptionsincludejarsaucesandovenpizzas.Recently,aBritishsupermarketsuggestedthatroseharissapaste,organiccidervinegarandSwissbouillonpowderweretheimportantfoodmaterialsneededforthe“studentcupboard”.Butaretheseitemsconsideredessentialandaffordableforsomeoneonabudget?Asamatteroffact,livingonabudgetiscertainlyonebarriertoeatingawell-balanceddiet.What’smore,someyoungpeopledon’tknowmuchaboutcooking,andformanyyoungstudents,therearemorefunthingstogoanddothanjuststayinsideandcook.That’swheretakeawaysandmicrowavemealscomein.Whatshouldahealth-consciousstudentreallyhaveinhisorherfoodcupboard?JackMonroe,afoodwriterandcampaigner,haswordstosay:bakedbeans,lemonjuice,cannedtomatoesandtomatoketchup,describedas“salt,sugar,vinegarandtomatoallinonehandysqueezybottle”.Andshouldthatnotappeal,youcanalwayswaittillyournextvisittoyourmumanddadforasquaremeal!12．Whatdoestheauthorindicateby“thiscouldbearecipefordisaster”?A．Cookingisdifficultforastudent. B．Studentsmustcookiftheylivealone.C．Itisimportanttoliveindependently. D．Learningtocookwillcausedisasters.13．Whatisthefeatureof“spagbol”?A．Itisdelicious. B．Itishealthy. C．Itsavesmoney. D．Itneedslittleskill.14．Whatisparagraph4mainlyabout?A．Howwell-balanceddietscanberealized.B．Howstudentscaneathealthilywithlimitedmoney.C．Whylivingonabudgetiscommonamongstudents.D．Whystudentschoosetakeawaysandmicrowavemeals.15．Whydoestheauthorwritethelastparagraph?A．Toadvocatevisitingparents. B．Tooffersometips.C．Topromotehealthconsciousness. D．Tointroduceawriter.第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）Theonlywaywecanreallysuccessfullydealwiththeunpleasantorunknownsituationsistostayopenminded.16．.Hereiswhattheysayworthtrying.Staycalm.Oneofthefastestwaystocloseyourmindistofeelannoyed.17．.Sotrytakingadeepbreathandcalmingdownalitetohelpfightthefeelingsofdefensivenessorannoyancethatmightpopupwhenyoufindsomethingthatdoesn'tquitematchhowyouseetheworld.Becurious.Thissoundseasy,butit'snot.Itrequiresanactivechoicewhenyoumeetsomethingyoudidn'tknow.Youhavetokeepaskingyourself.“DoIjustassurethisissomethingIalreadyknew?OrdoIwanttobecurious?”18．.Surroundyourselfwiththerightpeople.Open-mindednessisoftenthoughtofasaonewaystreet.19．.Butthetruthisthatyoucangobothwaysifyouaresurroundedbyrightpeople.20．.Beingarounddifferentpeopledaytodaycanactuallychangeyourbrainandyouaremorelikelytoseetheworldinanewway.Andthat'swhatrealopenmindednessisabout:thewillingnesstoconsider,evenbriefly,anotherpointofview.A．ManyofusconsiderourselvesopenmindedB．However,expertssayit'seasiersaidthandoneformostofusC．Soit'spossiblethatalittlebitofhelpcouldbethepushweneedD．Eitheryou'reopenmindedtotheworldaroundyou,oryou'renotE.AnsweringthesequestionsisabigsteptowardbeingopenmindedF.Whenyou'reangrythelastthingyouwanttodoistoadjustyourselfG.Thebestconditionforopenmindednessistodiversifythepeopleinyourlife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）Karen,JudyandIreturnedtotheclassroomafterlunch,onlytofindthatallourclassmateswereplayingontheplayground.“Wow!How21itwouldbetowriteontheboardespeciallywhileeveryoneis22,”Judysaid,withhereyeslightingup.“We’reallright-handed.Let’sseewhocanwriteher23bestusingherlefthand.”ThenJudyandKarenstarted24.Ialsopickedapieceofwhitechalkfromtheboxandbegantowrite.Afterawhile,eyingtheclock,Judyquicklypickedupthe25andbegancleaningtheboard.Buttoour26,everythingwasgoneexceptmyname!“How27thewordsarestillthere?!”Judy’sfacewasfullofquestions.I28lookedatwhatIusedandfounditwasawhitecrayoninfact!Mykneesfelt29.WhatshouldIdo?WhatifMrs.Eifflerknows?Panically,wetriedmanyways.However,myname30there.Atlast,Karengotaknife...It31finally,butweleftanabrasion(磨损处)ontheboard...Mrs.Eifflerneveraskedabouttheabrasionandmaybeshe32minded.ButIdid.EverytimeIwalkedpasttheboard,I3.Althoughoverfortyyearshavepassedsincetheevent,Istillrememberthelesson.“Noonewilleverknow”isnever34.Evenifnooneelseknows,Imyselfknow.Livingwithaguiltyconscience(良知)isa35bigenough.21．A．useful B．exciting C．safe D．necessary22．A．asleep B．worried C．absent D．busy23．A．address B．class C．name D．number24．A．trying B．singing C．shouting D．reading25．A．pen B．knife C．eraser D．box26．A．amusement B．delight C．satisfaction D．surprise27．A．begin B．come C．grow D．stay28．A．proudly B．hopefully C．hardly D．carefully29．A．weak B．painful C．injured D．hot30．A．appeared B．remained C．changed D．spread31．A．brokedown B．setoff C．cameoff D．sloweddown32．A．always B．never C．sometimes D．often33．A．cried B．hurried C．wondered D．regretted34．A．true B．typical C．important D．different35．A．lesson B．chance C．punishment D．Result第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。Earthquake-proof(抗震的)buildingsThereareanumberofways36．

buildingscanbemadestrongenoughtostanduptoearthquakes.Thesimplestwayistomakethemmuch37．

(strong).Abuildingstrongenoughnot38．

(destroy)byalargeearthquake,however,wouldprobablylookmorelikeabunker(地堡)thananiceplacetolive39．Soengineershavelookedforotherways.Oneistomakethebuildingthatcanswing(摇摆)fromsidetoside.40．

istodesignitsothatitdoesn'tsitdirectlyonthegroundbutonsomethingthatallowsittomoveabitwiththeearthquake.Ifonlyasmallpartofabuilding41．

(fall)downinanearthquake,damagecanbe42．

(great)reduced,sobuildingsareoftendesignedtodothisaswell.However,43．

(make)newearthquake-proofbuildingsisexpensive,butwiththe44．

(develop)ofscienceandtechnologymoreeffortswillbemadetosolve45．

probleminthefuture.写作（共两节，满分40分）第一节（满分15分）46．假设你是李华，你校学生学习压力大，缺乏体育锻炼。请你代表学生会，围绕"SportsandStudy"这一主题，在校英文报上发出倡议。内容如下：①倡议的原因和目的；②倡议的具体内容（注意）①词数：100---120；②可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯第二节（满分25分）47．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。Ihitthebackwindowofanewcarwithahammer.InaflashIwasin.Istartedthecar,justlikemyolderbrotherhadtaughtme.Iwas12then.Itseemscrazynow.Today,everyoneknowsmeasDonaldDriver,afamousfootballplayer.I'vededicated(致力于)mylifeafterfootballtohelpingdisadvantagedkidsaroundthecountry.Momwouldhavekilledmeifshe'dknownwhatIwasupto.Mydadhadgonetoprisonwhileshewaspregnantwithme.Momwantedabetterlifeforme,mytwobrothersandtwosisters.Sheworkedlonghourstosupportus.Butsheoftenfellbehindonrentandthenwe'dhavetomove.TroublereallystartedwhenwemovednextdoortoamannamedJ.R.Momtrustedhimtocareuswhileshewasatwork,andhedid.WhatMomdidn'tknowwasthatJ.R.andhisfriendswerethieves.MyolderbrotherMosesandIservedaslook-outs(放哨人).Weknewitwaswrong,butthemoneywastoogood-$100anight.Webrokeitintosmallerbills,andregularlyslippedsomeintoMom'spurse.ThenMosesdiscoveredwecouldbringinevenmorecashbystealingcars.Wepracticedgivingthesamesmile,hugandkissformymomwhenwecamehome,nomatterwhatwe'ddoneonthestreets.Now,though,Iwasabouttogetcaught.Thepolicegotcloser.Iturnedintoabackalley.Suddenly,upahead,acarbackedoutofadriveway.Isawalittleoldladysittinginthedriver'sseat.Butit,wastoolate.Istoppedandjumpedouttoseeiftheoldladywasdamaged.Thewoman,EvelynJohnson,lookedangry,butunhurt.“Gositinmyhouserightnow,”shesaid.Itwasthetoneofvoicethatnokidcandisobey.Thepolicearrivedandbegantoquestiontheoldwoman.“Themanwhodidthisranthatway,”shesaid,pointingdownthealley.注意：1.续写词数应为150左右；2.请按如下格式在相应位置作答。Whenthepolicedroveoff,Ispentmoretimestudyingandfootballkeptmebusytoo.1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. B B C B C A D A C C B A C D B阅读第一节第二节16. 17. 18. 19. 20. B F E D G语言运用第一节21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. 34. 35. B C C A C D B D A B C B D A C第二节36