2022年黑龙江省绥化市肇东市重点中学高二下学期期中考试英语试题

2021-2022学年黑龙江省绥化市肇东市重点中学高二下学期期中考试英语试题第一部分阅读理解(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A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。AWhenIfirststartedusingChinesewebsites,Iwasabitconfusedbytheirdesign.PopularsiteslikeTaobaoandJingdongarevery“busy”—theyarecoveredindozensoflinksandflashingbanners(闪烁的横幅广告).Theyoftenincludeawidevarietyofbrightcolorsaswell,contrastingwiththesimplecolorsofmostWesternwebsitesSowhyareChinesesitesdesignedthisway?SomesaythatChinesewebdesignhasn’t“caughtup”tostandardWesternwebdesignpractices.ButIdon’tthinkthisquiteexplainsit.SomeChinesesitesarestartingtolookmoreminimal,suchasBaidu,whicharequiteclean-looking.AmoreconvincingtheoryhastodowiththeChineselanguage.TherearenocapitallettersorspacesinChinesewriting—foreignerswhoareusedtoseeingthesethingsmightthinkthatChinesetextlooksverycrowded.AnotherthingthatmakesChinesewebsitelooksobusyisthelargenumberoflinks.Somesitesmighthavehundredsoflinksontheirfrontpage.Again,thereisalanguage-relatedexplanation.ItisdifficulttotypeChinesecharactersonaRomanalphabet-basedkeyboard.Youhavetotypeouteachcharacterusingpinyin,whichcanbeinconvenient.Soit’seasiertojustclickthelinkyouwant,insteadoftypingwhatyou’relookingfor.Orperhapsitcouldjustbethatsometimespeoplepreferflashy,busywebsites.BrowsingJingdongislikesteppingintoanoisy,brightly-litstreetmarket.Sointhisway,Chineseinternetusersmightfeelrightathomewhenusingthesesites.1．HowdoestheauthordescribemostChinesewebsites?A．Theyhavemanylinks. B．Theyhavesimpledesigns.C．Theyhavesimplecolors. D．Theyarequiteclean-looking.2．Accordingtotheauthor,whyareChinesesitesdesignedthisway?A．Becausetheyhaven'tcaughtupwithWesternstandards.B．TomakethemeasiertouseforChinesespeakers.C．BecausetheyarebasedontheuseoftheRomanalphabet.D．Tocreateanoisyonlinestreetmarket.3．Whatdoestheunderlineword"minimal"inParagraph2mean?A．Relaxing. B．Popular. C．Simple. D．Flashy.BTheysaytherearethreewaystoexperiencetheGrandCanyon;onfoot,onmules(骡子)orbyair.Wechosethefirst.Upearly,myhusbandandIandourthreechildrencouldn'twaittogetstarted.WedecidedtowalkalongalovelypathnamedBrightAngelTrail.Aswesetout,Iwasshockedathownarrowthepathwas.AndIcouldn'thelpnoticingthattheothertouristsweren'tlikeus.Theyhadheavybackpacks,waterbottles,andhats.Butasusualweweredressed.Asthesunrosehigher,Arizona'sfamousheatseemedtoroastus.Therewasnoshadeandourlegswereaching.Wedecidedtogoback,withthegirlonmybackandtheboysfarbehind.Bythetimewefinallygotback,ourlegswerelikejelly.Thenextday,afterwe'dhadalongrestandagoodbreakfast,wewerereadyforanotherviewoftheCanyon—byair.Afterourlastwalk,thiswouldbetheeasiestthingintheworld.WecalledtoeachotherexcitedlyastheplanetookoffandcircledaroundtheCanyon.Butthesmilesonourfacesdisappearedasthepilottossed(翻转)theplanearound,pretendinghewasgoingtohittheground.Ishouted,"STOP,TAKEUSBACK!"Whenwefinallyarrivedbackonland,onceagainourlegswerelikejelly.Wehardlyspokeaswedroveback.AsIsaid,therearethreewaystoviewtheGrandCanyon.Wenevertriedthemules,butpersonallyI'dsuggestafourth:buyyourselfagoodmagazinelikeNationalGeographic.Thatway,youcanseetheCanyon,withoutfearortiredness.4．Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothesecondparagraph?A．Theymadeacarefulpreparationbeforethetrip.B．Thechildrenweremorejoyfulthantheirparents.C．BrightAngelTrailwasnotaslovelyastheyexpected.D．Thesummerheatpreventedthemfromenjoyingtheview.5．Theunderlinedexpression"Ourlegswerelikejelly"probablymeans______.A．wewereunhappy B．wewereweakC．weweredissatisfied D．weweredisappointed6．WhichofthefollowingbestdescribestheirCanyontripbyair?A．Itprovedtobefrightening. B．Itwasmorecomfortable.C．Itturnedouttobeexciting. D．Itmadeeachofthemtired.7．Wecaninferfromthepassagethat____.A．experiencingtheCanyononmuleswouldbethebestwayB．oneneedstodresslesswhenvisitingtheGrandCanyonC．thewriterwasnotseriouswhenshemadethesuggestionD．thewholefamilynarrowlyescapedfromtheairaccidentCAsmartphoneprogramishelpingscientistslearnaboutchangestakingplaceinnature.Morethan100,000citizen-scientistsaroundtheworldaretakingpicturesofmanykindsofplantsandanimalsusingaprogramcallediNaturalist.Theprogramgivesresearchersmuchinformationaboutwhereplantsandanimalslive,andhowagrowinghumanpopulationischangingplantandanimallife.InArlington,Virginia,naturalistsaremakingarecordoftheplantsandanimalsthatliveintheheavilypopulatedarea.AlonsoAbugattasisthelocalgovernment’snaturalresourcesmanager.HeworkstoprotectandimproveArlington’snaturalspaces.ThegroupisusingtheiNaturalistsmartphoneprogramtorecorditsobservations.TheniNaturalistusersthroughouttheworldcanlookattheimagesandtrytohelprecognizethem.Theprogramrecordswhereandwhenthepicturewastaken.ThisletsexpertslikeAbugattasandotherscreatemapsthatshowwhereplantsandanimalsareliving,andhowthatchangesbecauseofdevelopmentandclimatechange.ThatisimportantinArlingtonandaroundtheworld.ScottLoarieisco-directorofiNaturalist.Hesaidspeciesaredyingatafasterspeedthanever,andthemixoflifeonEarthisthreatened.“Andwe’veonlybeguntounderstandexactlyhowthoseecosystemscontributetoourfoodsystem,orhumanhealth—allthesethingsthatwedependon.”LoariesaysiNaturalistletscitizen-scientistshelpprofessional(专业的)scientistsgatherdataofthewildplantsandanimalsintheworld.Morethan100,000iNaturalistobserversonallsevencontinentshavemademorethanfour-and-a-halfmillionobservations.Theinformationhasbeenusedinstudiesofotheranimals.AlonsoAbugattassaysthegroupinArlingtonrecordedmorethan450kindsofanimalsandplants.“Ifyoujustopenupyoureyestothenaturalworld,you’dbeamazedatwhat’soutthere.”8．WhichofthefollowingisthefunctionoftheiNaturalistsmartphoneprogram?A．Creatingmapstoshowclimatechange.B．Remindingexpertstomakeoutthephotos.C．Markingthetimeandplacesofthephotos.D．Writingdownthenamesofspeciesinthephotos.9．WhatdidScottLoariewanttotellus?A．ThegoalofiNaturalist.B．Theregretfordyingspecies.C．Theimportanceofscientists.D．Thevalueofspeciestohumans.10．WhatdoweknowabouttheiNaturalistsmartphoneprogram?A．Itcallsonpeopleintheworldtochangenature.B．Itgetswildlifeinformationanddatafromallovertheworld.C．Itdirectlyhelpsprofessionalscientiststogatherdata.D．Itletsprofessionalscientistspayattentiontohumans’behaviors.11．Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．TwoHeadsAreBetterThanOneB．ACheapWaytoStudyPlantsandAnimalsC．MeasuresAreBeingTakentoProtectPlantsandAnimalsD．NaturalistsUseaSmartphoneProgrammetoTakePhotosofWildlifeDForty-nineyearsago,onApril22,1970,twentymillionAmericanstooktothestreetstovoicetheirconcernaboutthedeterioratingenvironment.ThemovementledtoEarthDay.Unfortunately,ourplanetisinworseshapenowthanitwaswhenEarthDaywasfirstcelebrated.Thegoodnewsisthatit'sstillnottoolatetoreverse（转变）climatechangeifwealldoourpart.ThisEarthDay,takethefirststeptowardshelpingourplanetbyparticipatinginoneofthesefunactivities.NASAisputtingourplanetupforadoptionsoyouandyourfriendcanapplyforaportion（份额）oftheplanetasyourown.Thespaceagencyhasdividedtheglobeinto64,000sections,eachabout55mileswide.AllyouhavetodoistypeyournameintoNASA's“AdoptthePlanet”siteandyouwillbeofferedthelocationofyour“sliceofparadise（天堂）”completewithdetailsofitsenvironmentandclimate.NASAhopesthatthisactivitywillinspireinterestandcareaboutourplanet.SearchgiantGoogleisalsotryingtoengagethepublicwithanupdatedGoogleEarthfocusedonEarthDayevents.ThroughanewVoyagerfeature,userswillbeabletodiscoverstoriesfromaroundtheworld,learnaboutnewplacesbyreading“KnowledgeCards”andsendpostcards.Ifyouhappentobeanywherenearthenation'scapitalonApril22,jointhemillionsthatareexpectedtoparticipateintheEarthDayMarchattheNationalMail.Themissionoftheeventthatwillfeatureguestspeakersandmusicalperformancesistomobilize（动员）citizensintotakingactionbypromotingthisyear'sEarthDaytheme；climateandenvironmentalscienceliteracy.Whileparticipatingintheabove-mentionedactivitiesisagreatidea,itisjustthebeginning.Allthatisrequiredaresmalllifestylechanges.Plantingatreeortwo,goingmeatlessjustonedayaweek,orswitchingyourplasticwaterbottleforareusableonewillgoalongwaytohelpreversethedamagewehavecaused.12．Theunderlinedword“deteriorating"istheclosestinmeaningto____________.A．cleaner B.worse C.better D．colder13．InAdoptthePlanet，youwillbeprobablyprovidedwiththeinformationabout____________.A．airquality B．ancienthistory C．localcustoms D．touristattractions14．ThroughVoyageronGoogleEarth，whatcanusersdo?A．Theycancreate“KnowledgeCards”online.B．TheycanparticipateintheEarthDayMarch.C．Theycangainmoreinformationonnewplaces.D．TheycanreceivepostcardscomingfromGoogle.15．Whatistheauthor'smainpurposeinwritingthepassage?A．TopointouttheimportanceofEarthDay.B．Toinformpeopleaboutseveralfunactivities.C．Toexpresshisconcernabouttheenvironment.D．Tocallonpeopletotakeactiontoprotectourplanet.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。答案写在答题纸上。Ifsomethingthatyou'redoingdoesn'tchallengeyou,thenitdoesn'tchangeyou.Weallneedsomenormalstressinourlives,afterall.___16___Sochallengethefollowinglimits:Figureoutwhatyou'rescaredofanddoitcontinuously.Ifyou'reasalesman,andyou'rescaredoftalkingtopeoplepersonallyoroverthephone,now,insteadofbeingscaredandthinkingyou'llfail,spendatleastfiveminutesadaytopickupthephoneandmakeacall.___17___Butdon'tstoponthefirsttry!Eventually,youcanlookatfearintheeyesandsay,“Goon,I'mnotscared!”___18___Makesurethishobbyisnotlinkedtoyourcareer;youhavetorelaxandrelieveyourstresswhileperformingthis.Sosomeexamplesmightbecooking,sewing,paintingandsoon.Apartfromhelpingyouchallengeyourself,takingaclassforyourhobbymayalsogiveyouextraincome.Setasideatleastnineminutesadayforphysicalexercise.___19___Asimple9-minuterunaroundyourneighborhoodcandowondersforyourself.Exercisecannotonlyhelpyoumaintainyourregularweight,butalsomakeyoufeelbetteraboutyourself.Travelandallowyourselftobeinterestedinnewpeople.Don'tjustlimityourselftoyourfellowtravelers—trytoconnectwiththelocalpeople.Youneverknowwhatkindofpeoplethey'regoingtobe.___20___A．Youshoulddoitcontinuously.B．Someonemayhanguponyou.C．Youdon'tneedtogotothegym.D．Runninginthegymmaybeabetterchoice.E．Starttotravelnowandlearntochallengeyourself.F．Takeaclassforahobbyyou'vebeenwantingtodevelop.G．Youcanneverseeanyimprovementifyousticktoyourcomfortzone.第二部分英语知识运用第一节：完形填空（共20小题；每题1.5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。Thereoncewasaveryknowledgeableandtalentedman.Heplayedthepianoskillfullyforyears,butremained___21__.Hefeltquitepuzzled.Oneday,hemetGod.HeaskedGodangrily,“Asyousee,Iama___22___person.Whydon'tyougivemeanopportunitytocometo___23___?”Godansweredhelplessly,“___24___!You'realearnedperson,butyoujust___25___everythingalittle,notdeepenough,sohowcanyoubecomefamous?”Havingheardthis,themanstartedpracticingthepianohard.

___26___,heplayedthepianomuchbetterthanbefore,buthestilldidn'tbecomefamous.HewenttoaskGodonceagain,“MyGod!Ihave___27___thepianothoroughly,butwhydoesn’tyougivemeanychanceto___28___anameyet?”Godshookhisheadandsaid,“It’snotthatIwouldn'tliketo___29___youanychancebutthatyoucan'tgraspthechance.Forthefirsttime,Ihelpedyou____30____takepartinthepianocontest,withnobodyknowingaboutit,butyou____31____self-confidence;similarly,forthesecondtime,youwereshortof____32____.Howcanyou____33____me?”AfterhearingGod'swords,theman____34____hardandconsistentlyformoreyears.HewentallouttoimprovehimselfasGodtoldhim.Hebuiltuphisself-confidenceandgatheredthecouragetoparticipateinthecompetition.Heplayedextremelywell,butduetothereferee'sinjustice,thechanceoffamewas____35____bytheother.Totally____36____bythefailure,themansaidtoGod,“God,I’vetriedmybestthistime.Itseemsdoomed(注定的)thatIwon'tbeabletorisetofame,nomatterhowstrongmy____37____foritis.”Godtoldhimwitha____38____,“Congratulations!Infact,you’vealmostsucceeded.Youonlyneedafinalleap.”“Afinalleap?”Hiseyesopenedwide.God____39____andsaid,“You'vegottheticketforsuccess-frustration.Nowyou'vegotit.Successisagiftthatsetbackswillgiveyou.”Thistime,thatmanboreGod'swordsinmind.As____40____,hesucceeded.21．A．unwilling B．uninterested C．unknown D．unable22．A．mysterious B．learned C．determined D．curious23．A．fame B．power C．life D．use24．A．Additionally B．Absolutely C．Approximately D．Alternatively25．A．tolerated B．talked C．treated D．tried26．A．Afterwards B．However C．Besides D．Otherwise27．A．memorized B．possessed C．played D．mastered28．A．cause B．sense C．make D．change29．A．prepare B．offer C．provide D．improve30．A．inturn B．incommon C．insecret D．insurprise31．A．lacked B．ignored C．destroyed D．replaced32．A．courage B．warning C．freedom D．experience33．A．stand B．blame C．trust D．complain34．A．argued B．educated C．trained D．responded35．A．reduced B．seized C．missed D．wasted36．A．inspired B．amazed C．embarrassed D．discouraged37．A．motivation B．attitude C．observation D．patience38．A．pity B．regret C．shock D．smile39．A．nodded B．sighed C．cried D．hesitated40．A．arranged B．scheduled C．expected D．directed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（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。TraditionalliondancesanddragondancesareanimportantpartofmanyChinesereligiousand____41____(culture)celebrations,especiallyattheChineseNewYear.Thedancesmayalsobeperformedatbusinessopenings,weddings,orotherspecial____42____(occasion)Intheliondance,dancerswearmasksandcostumes,andperformadancethatimitates(模仿)themovementsofalion.Thereare____43____(usual)twodancers.Oneactsastheheadandtheotherthebody,thoughtherearealsosingle-personcostumes.TherearenonativelionsinChina,sothe____44____(appear)ofthe"lions"isbasedonthatofthelionsthat____45____(bring)toChinaduringtheHanDynasty.Manyliondancesmayinvolvelionsplayingwithalargeball,____46____mayimitateafightbetweenlions.Inthedragondanceteamsofdancerscarryalongdragononpoles.Bymovingthepoles,thedancerscanmakethedragonmoveforwardslowly.The____47____(long)thedragon,themoreluckitwillbringtothecommunity.As____48____result,communitiestrytohaveverylongdragonsdancingduringtheNewYear.Chinesedragonsmayappearfearsome,____49____haveakind,helpfulcharacter,andsymbolizegoodluck,____50____(make)themverypopularduringtheNewYear.第三部分写作(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同交换修改作文，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：在缺闻处加个漏字符号(⋀)，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。Weareaimingtobuildapeacefulschool.Ithoughtitiseverystudent'sdutytoworkhardtoachievethisgoal.Ashighschoolstudent,whatshouldwedo?Firstforall,weshouldloveourschool.Meanwhile,youshouldrespectourteachersandobeyingtherulesinourschool.Secondly,weshouldshowourrespectforourparentsanddowhichwecanhelpthem.Besides,weclassmatesshouldalsotrytobekindandfriendly.Mostimportant,allofusmustbelieveineachotherandbeenhonestinourdailylife.Andwewillstudyevenmoreharderandtryourbesttodoall.第二节书面表达（满分25分）世界环境日（WorldEnvironmentDay）即将到来，请你以“Let'slivegreennow!”为主题，为班级英语角写一篇短文，内容包括：1.倡导绿色生活的原因；2.采取的措施（至少二点）；注意：1.词数100左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。