北京市朝阳区高一年级下册期末英语试卷2

北京市朝阳区2021〜2022学年度第二学期质量检测

高一英语试卷

本试卷共io页。考生务必在答题卡指定区域作答，在试卷上作答无效。

第一部分知识运用（共三节，30分）

第一节完形填空（共10小题；每小题1分，共10分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在

答题卡上将该项涂黑。

TheJoysofGettingLost

Manyyearsago,IwasspeakingataconferenceinSanAntonio,Texas.I]afewdaysearly,alone,to

explorethetown.SoattractedbythesightsandsoundsthatremindedmesomuchofMexico,Ibecame2in

anareafarfromtheareasthattouristsoftenvisit.I3noticedtliefamiliarsmelloffreshmasaandfollowed

mynose.Therewasafoodstorefilledwithpeople,allofwhomturnedandlookedatmeasIwalkedinthedoor.I

surelydidn'tlooklikeIbelongedthere.14togetmorethandirections.Isteppeduptothecounter（柜台）

andasked,inSpanish,fbr1（）poundsofthefreshmasa.Themanbehindthecountersaid5,butlookedatme

andwentintoabackroom.Withinminuteshe6withanolderwoman.Sheaskedme,inSpanish,whatI

wasgoingtodowiththemasa.ItoldherIwasgoingtotakeitbacktoPhiladelphiaandmaketamales（玉米粉蒸

肉）.Thencamethe7.Unsmiling,sheaskedifIknewthesecrettomakinggoodtamales.Ilookedatherand

saidthatonemustbeinagoodmood,ortheywouldtastebad.She8widelyandenvelopedmeinahuge

hug.Everyoneintheplacecheered.Shehadhersondrivemeandmymasabacktomy9.1stayedintouch

withmynewfriendsfbrseveralyearsafterthat,andstillfeel10wheneverIthinkofSanAntonio.

1.A.leftB.returnedC.arrivedD.replied

2A.lostB.silentC.angryD.tired

3.A.seldomB.immediatelyC.evenD.suddenly

4.A.decidedB.agreedC.pretendedD.begged

5A.somethingRnothingCeverythingDanything

6.A.escapedB.cookedC.appearedD.stood

7.A.testB.discussionC.meetingD.service

8.A.listenedB.knewC.travelledD.smiled

9.A.storeB.companyC.hotelD.house

10A.sadB.warmC.lonelyD.hungry

第二节选词填空（共10小题；每小题1分，共10分）

阅读下面句子，根据句意，从方框中选择恰当词组并用其正确形式填空。

becuriousaboutcomeacrosstosumuptakeactionbehonouredto

beregardedasworkoutrefertoendupbreakdown

11.Isthisthebeautifiilsmalltownthatyouoften?

12.Aswcallknow,babieseverythingaroundthem.

13.Wehavingtoputoffourholidaybecauseofbadweather.

14.Unlessgovernments,theEarth'satmospherewillcontinuetoheatup.

15.1inviteyoutovisitanexhibition,whosethemeis"CreativityLightsUpLifeM.

16.AlthoughEileenGuisonly19yearsold,sheoneoftheworld'stopfreestyleskiers.

17.,fbrahealthyheartyoumusttakeregularexerciseandstopsmoking.

18.Weneedtohowmuchfoodwe'llneedtotakewithus.

19.1someoldphotoswhenIwascleaningouttheroom.

20.Sandrawaslatefbrthemeetingbecausehercar.

（请务必将第11至20题的答案写在答题卡指定区域内）

第三节语法填空（共10小题；每小题1分，共10分）

阅读下面句子，根据句子内容填空。在未给提示词的空白处仅填写1个恰当的单词，在给出

提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。

21.Itisacommonknowledgepracticemakesperfect.（用适当的词填空）

22.Money（spend）onthebrainisneverspentinvain.（所给词的适当形式填空）

23.Toseeonething（be）betterthantohearahundredtimes.（所给词的适当形式填空）

24.Inthisch叩ter,Iwillattempt（explain）whatleduptoculturaldifference.（所给词的适当形式填空）

25.Tracylayontheriverbank,（feel）thewarmthofthesunagainstherface.（所给词的适当形式填空）

26.Hewasveryhappytoseehismother（take）goodcareofinhospital.（所给词的适当形式填空）

27.Johnhasbeenunwell,andthismaybethereasonhelostthematch.（用适当的词填空）

28.Pleasedoyourparentsaskyoutodo.Otherwise,you'llgetintotrouble.（用适当的词填空）

29.Stevenisadesignerworkshavewoninternationalpraise.（用适当的词填空）

30.Homeisyoucanfindloveandcare.（用适当的词填空）

（请务必将第21至30题的答案写在答题卡指定区域内）

第二部分阅读理解（共两节，38分）

第一节（共14小题：每小题2分，共2a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，并在答题卡上将该

项涂黑。

A

ReadthepostfromPaulonthe"Answers4U”website.

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Helloeveryone.

I'mstudyingjournalisminuniveruty.IntheHrstterm,everyonehasIodoacoursecalkdTrcitivc

flunkingandWnling**.At6nsl.Ithoughitwouldn'tbeaproWcmbutnowl*mn»llyanxious

becauseI'mnotacrcalivcpersonalall!I'mscared(hatI'mgoinglolookstupidandIwon'!pass

thecourse,orelserilonlygetthroughitwithgreatdifYicuhy.

Cananyonehelpme?Somelipsonbeingcrcalivcwouldbegood,

flunksalot

Paul

ReadwhatSarahwritesinreplytoPaul.

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HiPaul.

Ireadyourpostandamcompletelyrelatetoit.I'vebeeninexactlythesamesituation-Ievend»d

ajournalismcounc.justlikeyou.Soherearcmythoughts.

Yousay“I'mno<acreativeperson**.Look—everyone'semtive.Ifyoulellyourselfyou'reno<

creative,you'lleasilystarttobdicveH.So.thefiEthinglodois:slopthinkinglikethatPeople

sometimestalkabout^thinkingoutside(hebox二Actually,(heboxisthewaywe'ebeenbrvughl

uploseeproblems.Aoeniraldifficultyinourabilitylo(hinkoutsidetheboxtsthatwemustalways

havea"nght"ansuer,whichlimitscreativethinking.So,tryloMop&ccingthingsas^right**or

Fong”.

Anotherproblemisthatweoftenfindfaultswithourownideasbeforewegivethemachancelo

grow.Whileyou'rethinking,justtrylobrainstormideasinancnjoyibkwiy—thenchooseihcbest

ideaitliter.

Anddon'tworryaboutIcxAingstupid.Ifyoutryanideaandotherpeoplehughatyouridea,that's

theirproblem,notyours.Trytolookatthecourseisawaytohavefun.Wbrthard,don'thold

younidfback,doeverythingwithgreatintcrrsl.andyou'llbeGnc.

Anyway,enoughfromme.Ihopetheseideashelp.

Sarah

31.WhatproblemdoesPaulhave?

A.Heworriesabouthiscareerlife.B.Heconsidershimselfnotcreative.

C.Hehasdifficultyunderstandingthings.D.Hewillfailhiscoursehoweverhardhev/orks.

32.WhatcanwelearnfromSarah'sreply?

A.Shedoesn'tgetwhyPaulisafraid.

B.Shebelieveseachquestionhastherightanswer.

C.Shethinkspeopleshouldoftenreflectontheirideas.

D.Shethinkspeopleshouldthinkfreelywithoutfearofjudgcmcnt.

33.Fromthepassageweknowthat.

A.PaulandSaraharestrangersB.PaulandSarahhavethesameidea

C.PaulandSaraharecollegeclassmatesD.PaulandSaraharefromthesameplace

B

AnewdocumentarycalledSilverSurfersshowstheinspiringstoryofagroupofteenshelpingelderlypeople

toimprovethequalityoftheirlivesbyteachingthemhowtomakeuseoftheInternet.RosemaryRaynes,the

directorofthedocumentary,gottheideawhentalkingtohersistersPoppyandAmyaboutaprojecttheyhad

startedseveralyearsbeforeinKinston,Canada.Thetwoteenagershadacleargoal:theywantedtohelpelderly

peopletofeelmoreconnectedtootherpeople,throughtheuseoftheInternet.

ThetwoteenagersstartedtheprojectafterseeinghowtheInternethadchangedtheirowngrandparents'lives.

TheirgrandparentscouldusetheInternetatabasiclevelbutwantedtobecomemoreskillful.Afterthetwogirls

hadgiventhemafewbasicITlessons,theywereabletousethecomputerconfidently,andbecameeagerusersof

Facebookandemail.

Thetwostudentsweresoinspiredbythesuccessthattheygotseveraloftheirfriendstojointhem.Together,

theystartedtovisitalocalhomefbrelderlypeople.Manyofthepeopletherecouldn'tevenswitchonacomputer

withouthelp.Buttheyoungpeoplewereamazedhowmuchtheyhadlearnedafteronlyafewlessons.

h'sinterestingtoseehowthesilversurfersfeaturedinthedocumentaryallhadverydifferentinterests.Some

ofthemwantedtouseFacebooktostayintouchwithfamilymembers.Otherswereeagertogetideasfbrtravelling,

playinganinstnimentorcooking.

Throughtheproject,silversurfershavegotgoodresults:89-ycar-oldSheila,togetherwithafriend,managed

tocreateaYouTubecookingclass;93-ycar-oldMarilynsucceededinmakingarapvideo;Albert,89,usedthe

Internettoreconnectonlinewithpeoplehehadn'tseenfbrmanyyears.

Theprojecthasbeenmetwithgreatinterestinseveralcountries,andanumberoffbllow-upprojectshave

beenstarted.Theyareallaimedathelpingelderlypeopletoexplorethebenefitsoftechnology,havefjn,andstay

intouchwithothers—thankstoawonderfiilprojectbytwoteenagegirls.

34.WhatdoesthedocumentarySilverSurfersshow?

A.Elderlypeople'sachievementsimpresstheworld.

B.TeenagersteachelderlypeopletousetheInternet.

C.Elderlypeoplecometogetherwithlong-lostfriends.

D.Teenagershelpelderlypeoplemastercookingskills.

35.WhyaretheexamplesofsilversurfersmentionedinParagraph5?

A.Toexplaintheeffectoffollow-upprojects.

B.Tosuggestthegoodtopicsfordocumentary.

C.Toprovepositiveoutcomesachievedbytheproject.

D.Toencouragemoreteenagerstotakepartintheproject.

36.Whichcouldbethebesttitlefbrthepassage?

A.HomeProjectsfbrDirectorsB.GreatSuccessfbraDocumentary

C.WhenSilverSurfersGetConnectedD.HowtheInternetSavesSilverSurfers

C

PeoplehavebeentellingstoriesibraslongastheyhavebeenwalkingtheEarth.Andiromcavepaintingsto

Shakespeare'sGlobeTheatretoHollywoodfilms,themethodsoftellingthemhavegotmoreandmorecomplex.

Inthe1960s,anewstorytellingartfbrmappeared一theurbanlegend(都市传奇).Evenifyou'veneverheard

theterm,you'vecertainlyheardanurbanlegend.Whataboutthestoryoftheunwantedpetalligatorsthatwere

rusheddownthetoiletandarcnowlivingintheundergroundtubesofNewYorkCity?Oramanwhowokeupin

theyardandsawanoteinforminghimthathishousehadbeenstolen?

Oneofthekeyfeaturesoftheurbanlegendisitslackofanauthor.Thestoriesappearmysteriouslyandare

thenpassedonbywordofmouth.And,althoughweknowthesemini-storiesofhorror,humourandawkwardness

arealmostcertainlynottrue,partofuswantstobelievethem.

ThentheInternet,whichispackedwithstories(everythingfromjokestothelatestbooksfromtop-selling

authors),helpedcreateandspreadurbanlegends.BeforetheInternet,urbanlegendswentaroundquiteslowly.

Theytooktimetoreachalargeraudience.TheInternetchangedallthatalmostovernight.

TheInternetistheperfectvehiclefbrtheurbanlegend,fbritnotonlyallowsthestoriestospreadmuchfaster

butitallowsfbrgreateranonymity,too-alotofwhatwereadonlinedoesn'thaveanauthor'snameattachedtoit.

Thisanonymityaddstotheoverallmystery.

Ofcourse,theInternetalsoallowsyoutocheckthetruthofastorymoreeasily.Overtime,anumberofsites

haveappearedwhichcollectstories,findoutthetmthabouttheiroriginsandreporttheresults.Oftenthereisn't

anytnithtothestoryatall.Butsometimestheurbanlegendgrewfromsomethingthatdidactuallyhappen.

BecauseoftheInternet,learningabouttheoriginsofanurbanlegendcanbeasinterestingandenjoyableasthe

storyitself.

37.Whatcanwclearnaboutstorytellingfromthefirstparagraph?

A.Ithaschangedovertime.B.Itrequiresmodernmethods.

C.Itisthewaytoexploretheearth.D.IthasoriginatedfromShakespeare'stime.

38.Whatdoestheauthormeanwhenhesays“theIntenietispackedwithstories”？

A.Thereareonlyonlinestories.B.Thestoriesspreadslowlyonline.

C.Thereareallkindsofstoriesonline.D.Thestoriestaketoomuchspaceonline.

39.AsfbrtheinfluenceoftheInternetonurbanlegends,theauthoris.

A.worriedB.satisfiedC.puzzledD.surprised

40.Whatcanwcinferfromthelastparagraph?

A.Urbanlegendsaregenerallymysteriousstories.

B.UrbanlegendsappearatthesametimeastheInternet.

C.Itismorefuntofinditsorigincomparedwiththestoryitself.

D.Peopleliketodiscoverwhetherurbanlegendsaretrueornot.

D

WhereDidMusicComeFrom?

Lookanywhereandyou'llfindmusic.Withoutasingleexception,everycultureproducessomeformofit.Yet

music'soriginremainsoneofthegreatsecretsofhumanhistory.

Theoldestknowninstrumentsare42,000-year-oldboneflutesdiscoveredincavesinGermany.Musicsurely

appearedearlier,buttheproblemisthatmusicdoesn'tfossilizeandourbrainsdon'tfossilize.Withlittlehard

evidence,scientistsstilldiscusswhatevolutionarypurposemusicservesorwhetheritservesanypurposeatall.

Formanyyears,musicresearchershavemoreorlesssettledintotwocamps:thosewhobelievetheevolution

ofmusicisabiologicaladaptation,4ndthosewhobelieveit'saculturalinvention.Inthelatterargument,themusic

welovedearlyisnomorethan“auditorycheesecake'',asevolutionaryscientistStevenPinkersaid.Ratherthana

bio'ogicaladaptationinitsownrigh:,musicisapleasingbyproductofotheradaptations,likelanguage."Asfaras

bio'ogicalcauseandeffectareconcerned,musicisuseless/'Pinkersaid."Musiccoulddisappearfrorriourmankind

andtherestofourlifestylewouldbeabsolutelyunchanged.M

Somefoundthisconclusiontoedismissive.Afterall,thecapacitytomakeandenjoymusicseemsrootedin

eachofus,justlikeothervaluableadaptations.4tThcscdaysmusicisaprofession,butevenordinarypeoplewho

neverhadamusiclessonhaveimplicitknowledgeofthestructureofthemusicoftheirculture,saysSandra

Trehub,ascientistattheUniversityofToronto.What'smore,Trehubstudiesmusicsenseinbabies.Theyare

stronglyattractedtomusic,andtheycanevenremembermusicmonthsafterhearingit."Youseetheseamazing

abilities/'shesays,"andyouhavetothinkthatthereisabiologicalfoundationfbrit.”

Thatdoesn'tnecessarilymeanweevolvedthatfoundationfbrmusic,butmanyscientistshaveoffered

explanationsfbrwhywcmighthave.Somearguemusicisasystemforsocialrelationships,helpingustoexist

togetherinunited,well-fiinctioninggroups.AnotherpossibilityisthatmusicoriginatesIromtherelaxingsounds

parentsmaketocommunicatewithbabies.Someresearchersevenarguethattheearliestformofmusicmayhave

givenrisetolanguageitself.Othersthinkthatmusicandlanguageshareacommonancestor.

Somehavesoughtawayaroundtheadaptation-inventiondifference.AmusicologistSavageandhisgrouptell

thedifferencebetweenmusic(aculturalproduct)andmusicality(abiologicalfoundationthatallowsustocreate

andappreciatemusic),Thisalonedoesn'texplainthefinaloriginofmusic,butitdoesallowroomfbrbothnature

andnurture.Theysuggestthatculturalmusicandbiologicalmusicalityhavedevelopedtogether,inakindof

44gcnc-culturccvolution,,.

41.Peoplewhoseemusicasaculturalproductbelievethat.

A.lifestylesofpeoplechangegreatlywithoutmusic

B.musicisjustalittlemoreattractivethanatastycheesecake

C.musicisanunexpectedresultofcertainbiologicaladaptations

D.musicservesthepurposeofevolvinginresponsetotheirsurroundings

42.Accordingtothepassage,SandraTrehubbelievesthat.

A.babiesarcabletomemorisemusicafterhearingitfbrmonths

B.babiesarebetteratrecognisingmusicaldifferencesthanadults

C.peoplewithoutmusicaltrainingknowaboutthemusicalstructureintheirculture

Dmusiccomesfromthesoundsmadebyparentswhentheycommunicatewithbabies

43.Whatdoestheunderlinedword'dismissive“inParagraph4probablymean?

A.Worthless.B.Unusual.C.Hopeless.D.Unclear.

44.Whatcanweinferfromthelasttwoparagraphs?

A.Savage'stheoryclearlyexplainswheremusiccamefrom.

B.Savagebelievesbiologicalmusicalityappearedearlierthanculturalmusic.

C.Savage'stheoryisconsideredtobethebroadestculturalmusictheorysofar.

D.Savagecombinesboththeadaptationandinventionviewsofmusicinhisresearch.

第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，共10分）

根据短文内容，从短文后的七个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项

涂黑。选项中有两项为多余选项。

Yourbrainismainlycomposedofabout85billionneurons（神经元）,whichismorethanthenumberofstars

youcanseewiththeeyes.45Forexample,whenyou'rewriting,someneuronssendthe“movefingers”

messagetootherneuronsandthismessagethentravelsthroughthenerves（神经）toyourfingers.Theelectrical

signalsthatarecommunicatedfromoneneurontoanotherarewhatallowsyoutodoeverything:write,think,see,

jump,talk,andsoon.Eachneuroncanbeconnectedwithupto10,000otherneurons,leadingtoplentyof

connectionsinyourbrain,whichisknownasneuralnets.

Whenyou'relearning,importantchangeshappeninyourbrain,includingthecreationofnewconnections

betweenyourneurons.46Themoreyoupractice,thestrongertheseconnectionsbecome.Asyour

connectionsstrengthen,themessagesarcdeliveredincreasinglyfaster,makingthemmoreeffective.Thatishow

youbecomebetteratanythingyoulearnwhetheritisplayingfootball,reading,drawing,andsoon.Wecan

comparetheconnectionsbetweenyourneuronstopathsinaforest.V/alkingthroughaforestwithoutapathis

difficult,becauseyouhavetopushtheplantsandthebranchesoutofthewaytomakeyourway.47Onthe

contrary,whenyoustopusingthepath,theplantsgrowback,andthepathslowlydisappears.Thisisverysimilarto

whathappensinyourbrain—whenyoustoppracticingsomething,theconnectionsbetweenyourneuronsweaken

andcanfinallyberemoved.48However,it'spossibleforsoircneuralnetworkstobecomesostrongthat

thepathsorconnectionsnevercompletelydisappear.

49Practicingrepeatedlymakesyourneuronsactiveandnakesyoulearn.Thesechangeshappenas

earlyaswhenababyisinhismother'sstomachandcontinuesthroughoutaperson'slife.

A.Neuronsareusuallydividedintodifferenttypesaccordingtotheirlocation.

B.Butthemoreyouusethesamepath,theeasierandmorepracticableitbecomes.

C.Thequestionishowtohelpyourneuronstocreateandstrengthentheirconnections.

D.Aneuronisacellsendinginformationintheformofelectricalsignalstootherneurons.

E.That'swhyit'shardtostartreadingagainwhenschoolstartsifyouhaven'treadallsummer.

F.Theabilityofyourbraintochangeistocreate,strengthenorweakenconnectionsbetweenneurons.

G.Thefactthatlearningrewiresyourneuronsshowsthatthebrainchangesanddocsnotremainfixed.

第三部分书面表达（共两节，32分）

第一节（共4小题；第50、51题各2分，第52题3分，第53题5分，共12分）

阅读下面短文，根据题目要求用英文回答问题。请在答题卡指定区域作答。

Formanypeople,oneofthebestexamplesofcreativegeniuswasAlbertEinstein,thephysicistwhocameup

withtheTheoryofRelativity（1日对论）.However,whattheydon'tknowisthatEinsteinhadspecifictechniqueshe

usedtodevelophisabilitytothinkcreativelyandfreely.

ThemainapproachEinsteintookwas"possibilitythinking”.Itncansgettingawayfromourfamiliarthoughts

andtryingtoimaginemanyotherpossi