2022年甘肃省天水市秦州区高二下学期期中考试英语试题

1-天水市秦州区2021-2022学年度第二学期期中考试高二英语试题满分100分，时间90分钟第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）ATakeacloserlookatthewondersofKewGardensbyjoiningaguidedwalkingtour.Ledbyourknowledgeablevolunteerguides,itisafunandinformativewaytoexplorethegrounds.FreedailywalkingtoursToursleaveat11amand1:30pmfromtheinformationdeskatVictoriaGatePlaza.Eachguidepresentstheirowntourandtakesinthehighlights(最精彩的部分)oftheseason.ThemedtoursToursleaveat12fromtheinformationdeskatVictoriaGatePlaza.OurguidesofferattractiveseasonalthemesincludingAutumnColourandWinterEvergreens.Expert-guidedtoursEveryTuesdaythroughouttheyearat11:30amand2:30pmwe’llbeholdinganexpert-guidedtour.Thetourwillfeature(以…为特色)adifferentplanteachmonthandyou’llgobehindtheScenesandtalktoKewstaffabouttheirwork.You’llfindoutinterestingfactsaboutthefeaturedplantorfungus(真菌),includingwhyit’sgrownatKewandhowit’susedandcaredfor.PriceThecostis£60perguide(thisdoesnotincludeyourentrytotheGardens).Eachguidecantake15people.Groupsofmorethan15mustbookmorethanoneguide.Smallergroupsarealsoacceptedbutthecostremains£60.Tourstakeaboutonehourandmaybebookedfrom10ameveryday.Pleasenotethatnorefunds(退款)canbegivenonceticketsarebooked.1.WhattimecanyouchooseifyougotoFreedailywalkingtours?A.9am. B.10am. C.11am. D.2:30pm.2.WhatcanwelearnaboutExpert-guidedtours?A.Peoplecangetintouchwithexpertsaheadoftime.B.PeoplehavenochoicebuttogoonTuesday.C.Peoplecanbewarmlyreceivedbythestaff.D.Peoplecanhaveatasteoffungus.3.Howmuchistheguidecostfor5people?A.£60. B.£120. C.£150. D.£300.BMyworkstartedin2003atmylocalanimalshelter’sAdoptionDepartment.Itseemslikesuchalongtimeago.Inthe13yearsthathavepassed,morethan50,000animalshavepassedthedoorsoftheshelter.Mostofthem,Idonotremember.Butoccasionallythereareanimalswhostandout.Tabbywasonesuchanimal.Tabbywasoneofthemanyhomelessdogs.What’smore,shewasblindanddeaf.Tabby’schancesatadoptionseemedremoteatbest.ButonedayawomannamedLorettacametotheshelter.Herson,Gary,whosufferedfromepilepsy(癫痫)hadseenTabby’spictureontheshelter’swebsite.Theywereinterestedinmeetingher!Mostboyswouldwantapuppy,adogwhocouldgrowwithhimandrunthroughgrassyfieldsonsummerdays.Tabbywouldneverbeabletodothat.Butastheysay,"loveisblind".Aftermeetingher,theydecidedtoadoptTabby!IfTabby’sstoryhadsimplyendedwithhersuccessfuladoption,itwouldstillhavebeensomethingveryspecialindeedbutitwaswhathappenedafterheradoptionthatsomemightlabelas"magical"orperhapsevenmiraculous.AsGaryandTabbydideverythingtogether,theybecameso"intune"withoneanotherthatTabbybegantotelegraphGary’sseizures(疾病发作)beforetheyoccurred,givinghisfamilyawarningthatonewasabouttostrike.What’smore,GaryseemedtobehavingfewerandfewerseizuressinceTabby’sarrival.Howcoulditbe?Therearesomethingsthathappeninthisworldthatchallengealllogicandunderstanding.Sometimesthebestthatwecandoistoacceptamiraculousthing,whichwedidn’tattempttoexplain.Becausewhenyoutrytoexplainit,youlosethebeautyandwonderofitall.4.WhichsentencecanbeusedtodescribeTabby?A.Shewassolovelythatshecouldbeeasilyadopted.B.Shesufferedalotfromthedisease-epilepsy.C.Shewassostrongthatshecouldrunveryfast.D.Shewashomelessandcouldn’tseeorhear.5.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"miraculous"inParagraph3probablymean?A.Amazing. B.Typical. C.Interesting. D.Special.6.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.GarylearntaboutTabbyfromamagazine.B.GarywascuredinthecompanyofTabby.C.Tabbycouldindicateaseizurebeforeitstruck.D.MostboyswouldhavethesamedecisionasGary.7.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A.LoveisBlind:aMiraculousDog B.GiveMeFood:MyDearMasterC.LoveisEverywhere:aPoorDog D.TakeMeHome:MyDearBoyCBottledwaterhasbecomethechoiceforpeoplewhoarehealthyandthirsty.Bottledwaterisallovertheworld.Butsomesaytheplanet’shealth,andpeople’shealthmaybesufferingfromit.Theideathatbottledwaterissaferforhumansmaynotbetrue.TheNaturalResourcesDefenseCouncilofAmericasaid,“Thereisnopromisethatbecausewatercomesoutofabottle,itiscleanerorsaferthanwaterfromthetap.”AnotherNewYorkCity-basedactiongroupaddedthatsomebottledwateris“reallyjusttapwaterinabottle—sometimesmoreclean,sometimesnot.”Itisnotproventhatbottledwaterisbetterthantapwater.NickReevesfromtheCharteredInstitutionofWaterandEnvironmentalManagementsaid,“Thehighmineralcontent(含量)ofsomebottledwatermakesthemnotgoodforfeedingbabiesandyoungchildren.”Also,mostbottledwaterdoesn’thavefluoride(氟化物),whichcanmaketeethstronger.Kidsaredrinkingmorebottledwaterandlessfluoridatedtapwater,andsomesaythat’sbehindtherecentriseinbadteeth.Storingisanotherproblem.Placednearheat,theplasticbottlescanproducebadchemicals(化学物质)intothewater.AccordingtotheEnvironmentalProtectionAgency,some2.7milliontonsofplasticareusedworldwidetobottlewatereachyear.Theplasticcantakebetween400and1,000yearstobreakdown.Intermsofenergyuse,plasticbottlesarealsonotcheap.Onereportsaidthatifwaterandsoftdrinkbottlershadused10percentrecycledmaterialsintheirplasticbottles,theywouldhavesavedabout72milliongallonsofgas.So,ifyouareworriedabouttheeffectofbottledwaterontheEarth,youcantakethefollowingsteps.●Drinkfromyourtap.Unlessyourgovernmentwarnsagainstthis,itshouldbefine.●Getacontainer(容器).Carryyourtapwaterinasteeloralineddrinkingcontainer,andcleanitbetweenuses.●Keepitcool.Don’tdrinkfromabottlethathasbeensittinginthesun,don’tstoreitnearchemicals,anddon’treuseplasticbottles.●Chooseglasscontainersoverplasticifpossible.Whenfinished,recycle!8.Whatisthemainideaofthearticle?A.Drinkingtapwateristheonlychoiceforpeople.B.Glasscontainersarebetterthanplasticbottles.C.Plasticbottlesareharmfultotheenvironment.D.Bottledwatermaynotbeasgoodaswethink.9.Whatcanwelearnaboutplasticbottlesfromthearticle?A.Theybreakdowninlessthan300years. B.Theycanbeusedformanyotherthings.C.Theyarearisktotheenvironment. D.Theyarecheaptomake.10.Accordingtothearticlewecanknowthatbottledwateris__________.A.noproblemfortheenvironment B.moreexpensivethantapwaterC.alwayssaferthantapwater D.betterforbabies11WhichofthefollowingabouttapwaterisNOTmentionedinthearticle?A.Therearealotofproblemsstoringtapwater.B.Bottledwatercanbejusttapwaterinabottle.CItmaybebetterforyourteeth.D.Itmaycontainfluoride.DMostadultsfirmlybelievethataskidsreachtheirteens,theystarttotakecrazyrisksthatgetthemintrouble.Doteenagerssimplylovetakingallrisksmuchmorethanadults?Arecentstudysuggestsotherwise.Scientistsdesignedasimpleexperimentinvolving33teenagersandthreeotheragegroups.Intheexperiment,theresearcherstriedtodistinguishbetweentwoverydifferentkindsofrisk-taking.Thefirsttheycalledawillingnesstotakeknownrisks(whentheprobabilityofwinningisclear)andthesecondtheycalledawillingnesstotakeunknownrisks(whenthepossibilityofsuccessisuncertain).Thestudyofferedparticipantstheopportunitytoplaytwokindsofgames.Theyhadthechancetowinmoney,withonegameofferingaknownriskandtheotherofferinganunknownrisk.Oneachroundofthegame,eachparticipanthadtochoosebetweentakingasure$5andknownorunknownrisksofchoices.Intheknownriskcondition,peoplealwaysknewtheexactchanceofwinningmoremoney,fromaslowas13%toashighas75%.Intheunknownriskcondition,researchersdidnotrevealtheexactchancesofwinning.Whatthescientistsfoundwasreallyquitesurprising.Itturnedoutthattheaverageteenagerwasveryhesitantwhenriskswereknown—morecarefulthancollegestudentsorparents-agedadults,andaboutascarefulasgrandparent-agedadults.Thismeansthatwhentheriskswereknown,teenagerswerenotriskyintheirbehavioratall.Onlywhentheriskswereuncleardidteenagerschoosethemmoreoftenthanothergroups.Underthosekindsofconditions,theyweremuchmorewillingtotakeariskthananyothergroup.Theresearch,publishedinProceedingoftheNationalAcademyofSciences,suggeststhatadultsshouldprobablyfocusmoreenergyontryingtoeducateteenagersaboutrisksthanlimitingthem.Teenagerswhounderstandtherisksassociatedwithadecisionaremorelikelytobecarefulintheirbehavior.12.Thetwokindsofgamesdifferedinwhether________.A.theriskswerewillingtaken B.thechancesofwinningwereclearC.theparticipantscouldbecareful D.thechoicestheycanmakeareenough13.Whenfacingknownrisks,teenagerstendedtobe________.A.ambitious B.anxious C.curious D.cautious14.Whichgroupinthestudyweremorelikelytotakeunknownrisks?A.Collegestudents B.Teenageparticipant C.Parent-agedstudents D.Grandparent-agedadults15.Accordingtothestudy,parentsshould________.A.setagelimitsondangerousactivities B.encouragechildrentobeconservativeC.helpteensknowmoreaboutrisks D.allowteenstomaketheirowndecisions第二节（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分）Nowadayspeoplewillsaythatbeinganartistshouldbeatemporarydream,somethingonlyaselectfewcando.___16___Itisn’tjustapaintingorasong,butanexpressionofemotionthatcannotbefeltthroughjustwordsthemselves.Acraftofimaginationcanbemoreimportantthanacraftofknowledge,anditisabsolutelypossibleforthetwotobecombined.Apieceofworkisn’tjustsomethingcreatedwithoutdisciplineortraining.___17___.Anartistneedstolearnhowtocompletethebasicslikeamasterbeforetheycanaddintheirownemotionsandchangethepaintingtobetheirown.___18___Thisisagreatquoteforallartistsinthesensethateachpieceofartisdifferent,butinspirationsareshared.Studentsaretaughtthesamethingoverandoveragain,whichisgood.However,byteachingthemtoacceptnewwaysoffindingsolutionsorsolvingtheirissues,___19___.Thereareschoolswhowanttotakeoutthedifferentformsofartfoundinpublicschools.___20___.Everypersonneedsawaytoallowthemtoreleasestressinahealthyway,awaythatcanbesharedwithothersorkepttothemselves.Ifart,musicistakenoutoftheschoolsystems,thenhowarestudentssupposedtolearnaboutalternativewaystoexpressthemselves?A.astudent’shorizoncanbeexpanded.B.“Artistheft”wassaidbyPabloPicasso.C.studentscanexpressthemselveswellinspeechclassesD.Obviously,theyarenotfullyawareaboutwhatartmeans.E.Itistheemotionaswellasthetrainingwithinthepainting.F.Unfortunately,thiscanhurtastudentmorethanhelpthem.G.Thus,theimportanceofarteducationcanneverbetooemphasized.第二部分语言知识运用（共两节，满分35分）第一节（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）Itwas10:15p.m.whenEspositoarrivedatthetrainstation.ShejumpedintoherHondaandbeganher___21___home.Outofnowhereanunexpectedcar___22___crashedintoEsposito’s,pushingherbackwardontothetracks.Shegot___23___inhervehicle,shockedbytheimpact.Asithappened,Dipinto,avolunteer___24___,wasgoingtobed.Hewascrawlingunderthe___25___whenheheardthecrashofmetalonmetalcomingfromoutside.Unhesitatingly,hegrabbeda___26___andrushedoutthedoorstillinpajamas(睡衣).“Anyfirefighterwouldhavedoneso.We’realwayson___27___.”Heexplainedlater.Thefirstcarhe___28___500feetfromhisfrontyardwastheonethathadhitEsposito’s.Soon,bythelightofhisflashlight,he___29___Esposito'scarlyingmessilyonthetracks.Thenhehearda(n)_____30_____soundbreakingthroughthesky:thebellssignalinga(n)_____31_____train."Icouldseetheheadlightofthetrain."He_____32_____.DiPinto,anexperiencedrescuer,immediatelybentto_____33_____Esposito’ssidewindowviolently."WhereamI?"Espositovoicedweaklywithher_____34_____unfocused.“You'resufferingacarcrashand_____35_____pullingoutatonce,madam.”DiPinto_____36_____.Hestruggledagainstthedoorhandle,butthedoorwas_____37_____shut.Thetrainloadedwithoil,at65milesperhour,was_____38_____near.DiPintoturnedtothepassengersideandthrewopenthedoor.He_____39_____theairbags,grabbedEsposito'sarms,andpulledhertowardhimacrossthepassengerseatbeforespeed-walkingherto_____40_____.Withinsixseconds,thetrainranoverEsposito’scar.“ItwaslikeaHollywoodmovie.”thereporterjoked.21.A.drive B.walk C.holiday D.flight22.A.purposefully B.secretly C.suddenly D.specially23.A.burnt B.stuck C.buried D.settled24.A.truckdriver B.journalist C.policeman D.firefighter25.A.seats B.covers C.bed D.car26.A.blanket B.pillow C.wallet D.flashlight27.A.leave B.business C.duty D.vacation28.A.cameupon B.leftbehind C.heldout D.gaveup29.A.entered B.observed C.crashed D.spotted30.A.calming B.fading C.clicking D.alarming31.A.stopping B.flying C.approaching D.paving32.A.wondered B.recalled C.continued D.thought33.A.strike B.tap C.brush D.wipe34.A.points B.questions C.eyes D.words35.A.need B.escape C.resist D.miss36.A.declared B.shouted C.announced D.whispered37.A.tied B.jammed C.glued D.nailed38.A.drawing B.chasing C.rolling D.dragging39.A.pulledover B.triedout C.blewup D.pushedaside40.A.threat B.danger C.safety D.treatment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个恰当的单词或者括号内单词的正确形式。Whenwe’reyoung,wefearlesslydreamaboutwhatourlivesmightbelike.SinceIwasveryyoung,IhavedreamedofworkingfortheUnitedNationsinsomeofthemosttroubled____41____(country)intheworld.Andthankstoalotofcourage,thatdreamfinallycametrue.Buthere'sthethingaboutcourage:Itdoesn’tjustappearwheneverweneedit.It’stheresultoftough____42____(consider)andrealwork,involvingthebalance____43____fearandbravery.Withoutfear,we’lldofoolishthings.Andwithoutcourage,we’llneverstepinto____44____unknown.Thebalanceofthetwoiswherethemagiclies,andit’sabalancewealldealwitheveryday...I____45____(diagnose)withadiseasecalledHIBMthreeyearsago,whichaffectsallmymusclesfromheadtotoe.Itwasfrighteningnews,becauseIhadnoideahowthediseasemightprogress.Butwhatwas____46____(extreme)dishearteningwaslisteningtootherpeopleadviseme____47____(limit)myambitionsanddreams.So,Iignoredthemandcontinuedtopursuemydreamofworkingallovertheworld.Lifeisalready____48____(scare),sotomakeourdreamscometrue,weneedtobebrave.Infacingmyfearsand____49____(find)thecouragetopushthroughthem,Iswearmylifehasbeenextraordinary.Solivebigandtrytoletyourcourageoutweighyourfear.Youneverknow____50____itmightleadyouinthelifejourney.第三部分写作（共两节，满分25分）第一节短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）51.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。OnWomen’sDay,myfatherandIplannedtogivemymothersurprise.Wedidsomethingspeciallyforher.Knowthatshewasalwaysunwillingtobuyherselfanything,wedecidedtobuyhimaperfectgift.Intheshop,theshopassistantintroducedabeautifulnecklace,whatIthoughtwastheverythingformymother.However,weboughtitwithouthesitations.Themomentwetakeoutthenecklace,mymotherwasverysurprisedthatshecouldnotsayaword.Thisismygreatpleasurethatmymotherlikesthegift.Ihopemymotherwillbehappyandhealthyforever.第二节书面表达（满分15分）52.假如你是李华，你的美国笔友Jenny正在做一份关于中国移动支付(mobilepayment)的问卷调查(survey)，你是她的重点采访对象，采访内容如下;请你就这些问题给她回一封邮件完成采访。采访内容:1.你或你身边人在日常生活中使用移动支付的情况；2.移动支付带来的好处3.你的看法。参考词汇:微信:Wechat支付宝:Alipay二维码:QRcode注意:1.词数120左右;2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯DearJenny,Howisyoursurveyonmobilepaymentgoing？_