2022西安中学高二下学期期中考试英语试题含答案

西安中学 2021-2022学年度第二学期期中考试

高二英语试题

(时间:120分钟满分:100分)

第一部分听力(共两节,满分10分)

第一节(共5小题;每小题0.5分,满分2.5分)

听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后,你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。

1. What will Jackie eat?

A. Pancakes.      B. Cereal.      C. Eggs.

2. What does the man want to buy?

A. A be     D.      B. A table.      C. A card.

3. Why doesn’t the man like fall?

A. He has to clean up the leaves.

B. He doesn’t like the color of the trees.

C. He doesn’t want to wear more clothes.

4. Where does the man suggest taking Rufus?

A. To State Street.      B. To East Park Road.      C. To Second Avenue.

5. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?

A. Friends.      B. Waiter and customer.      C. Strangers.

第二节(共15小题;每小题0.5分,满分7.5分)

听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前,你将有时间阅读各个小题,每小题5秒钟;听完后,各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。

6. What are the Dodgers?

A. A baseball team.     B. A game series.      C. A world-famous organization.

7. What will the man probably give the woman?

A. $400 in cash.      B. Some tickets.      C. His boss’s number.

听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。

8. Where are the speakers?

A. At a photo studio.      B. In an art museum.      C. On a farm.

9. Who is in the pictures?

A. People in the city today.    B. People in the northern U.S.     C. People from a hundred years ago.

10. How is the man feeling?

A. Bored.      B. Calm.      C. Glad.

听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。

11. Why are the speakers wearing costumes?

A. For Halloween.      B. For a fashion show.      C. For Julie’s birthday party.

12. Which costume will the woman wear?

A. A monster.      B. A banana.      C. A bear.

13. What will the winner get in the costume contest?

A Some candies.      B. Some clothes.      C. Some toys.

听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。

14. What days does the woman want to go to the show at first?

A. On Sunday and Wednesday.

B. On Sunday and Thursday.

C. On Wednesday and Thursday.

15. What kind of seats does the woman buy?

A. Both lower level and middle level.   B. Only lower level.     C. Only middle level.

16. How much money does the woman pay?

A. $400.      B. $375.      C. $25.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17. When will the celebration end?

A. At 10:00 p. m.      B. At midnight.      C. At 1:00 a. m.

18. Who will be responsible for the celebration?

A. David Hu.      B. Roger Wilkins.      C. Bob Smith.

19. What is the weather department telling people to do?

A. Not drive their cars.    B. Bring an umbrella.     C. Wear clothes for windy weather.

20. What will happen tomorrow?

A. There will be a costume show.    B. The mayor will be interviewed.   C. Some musicians will be performing.

第二部分语法与词汇知识(共10小题;每小题0.5分,满分5分)

从每小题的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

1. These documents are not accessible ________ the public.

A. in B. at C. to D. of

【1题答案】

【答案】C

2. It is strongly recommended that the machines ________ every year.

A. check B. be checked C. checked D. checking

【2题答案】

【答案】B

3. The women’s soccer team has lifted the AFC Women’s Asian Cup for the ninth time in 16 years, ________ is on account of its relentless fighting spirit.

A. which B. when C. as D. that

【3题答案】

【答案】A

4. The world will be different, and we will have to be prepared to _____ the change.

A. adapt to B. adopt to

C. apply to D. devote to

【4题答案】

【答案】A

5. Having a walk after supper is certainly good for the old people, but it remains ________ whether they will enjoy it.

A. to see B. to be seen C. seeing D. seen

【5题答案】

【答案】B

6. Most parents are not ________ the danger of their babies’ eating jelly, which causes most unfortunate incidents to happen.

A. aware to B. aware in C. aware that D. aware of

【6题答案】

【答案】D

7. Jenny refused to act as a beggar in the play because she was afraid of ________.

A. making fun of B. laughing at C. being made fun of D. being laughed

【7题答案】

【答案】C

8. The Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, ________ the Gaofen 3C radar satellite was launched on April 7, 2022, lies in northwestern China’s Gobi Desert.

A. from which B. of which C. to which D. on which

【8题答案】

【答案】A

9. The Beijing 2022 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games ________ open the whole world cheered.

A. declared B. have been declared C. have declared D. were declared

【9题答案】

【答案】A

10. —This is the first time I ________ my first picture with my own hands.

—It is time that you ________ a picture for me.

A. took; took B. have taken; took C. took; will take D. will take; have taken

【10题答案】

【答案】B

第三部分阅读理解(共两节;满分30分)

第一节(共10小题;每小题2分,满分20分)

从每小题的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项

A

School Programs

11. Which school offers Music Programe?

A. Hillbrook School B. Emerson School C. Monarch School D. Almaden School

12. If you are interested in group classes in art , you can call

A. 650-968-5957 B. 650-903-0986 C. 650-403-3575 D. 650-720-1677

13. Which program helps improve thinking skills?

A. Sports Program B. Art Program C. Development Program D. Woodshop Program

【11~13题答案】

【答案】11. A    12. D    13. C

B

The rapid growth in skyscrapers worldwide, most of which have large windows, has led to a high demand for window washers. Though the job is well-paid, it is dangerous and accidents are not uncommon. However, if Israel-based start-up Skyline Technologies has its way, the dangerous job may soon be done by Ozmo, an intelligent window cleaning robot, with humans supervising from the safety of the ground.

Much like humans, Ozmo, sitting on platforms hanging from the buildings, uses its arms and brushes to clean the dirt on the glass. A 3D map of the building’s surface programmed into its system allows the robot to skillfully deal with any obstacle it is likely to meet, as it moves up and down the buildings. The robot will self-correct and move around every obstacle that it might have met so as not to break a window.

Unlike present window washers, the robot cleaner does not require soap to clean the glass. Instead, it uses distilled(蒸馏的)water to do the job. Yaron Schwarcz, CEO of Skyline Robotics explains, “We are environmentally friendly.” Ozmo is also expected to be much more efficient than its human counterparts. While it presently takes three cleaners 480 hours each to clean windows of a 40-storey glass building, the robot will be able to do it in 80 hours. However, unlike other robots, Ozmo will not replace human workers, and only make their jobs safer by making them supervisors, who will be controlling the operation from the safety of the ground.

Whether Ozmo, which is still being tested, does as good a job as humans is not clear. If things go well, its creators have much bigger ambitions for Ozmo. Schwarcz told Forbes Magazine, “Window cleaning is just the tip of the iceberg. We plan to replace all tasks that are dangerous and dirty.”

14. Why is Ozmo friendly to our environment?

A. It depends on solar energy.

B. It uses less soap than other robots.

C. It makes our ecosystem more balanced.

D It consumes nothing made from chemicals.

15. What does the underlined part “the tip of the iceberg” mean?

A. As cool as the iceberg. B. A small part of a big plan.

C. The most advanced technology. D. The leading role in the modern world.

16. What is the best title for the text?

A. Robots make a difference.

B. Supervise Ozmo, human safe.

C. Meet Ozmo, the window cleaning robot.

D. Intelligent Ozmo becomes known worldwide.

【14~16题答案】

【答案】14. D    15. B    16. C

C

Great whites and whale sharks are among the species at risk of extinction over the next century, a new study has found.

Pimiento is the lead author of a study published in Science Advances that looks at how the extinction of large marine species would impact the ecological roles of ocean ecosystems. “The extinction crisis challenges scientists to better measure biodiversity: how will the total variety of life on Earth be affected as human activities lead to the losses of more and more species?” they said. In the oceans, the biggest animals are thought to play crucial ecological roles, and are also facing high levels of threat from human activities such as fisheries and climate change.

The team was looking to move beyond traditional species extinctions, to find out more about the functional diversity, the range of roles that these species perform, and how biodiversity might respond under different extinction scenarios. They ran two different extinction scenarios. In one, researchers looked at extinction probability based on their current IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) status. In the second, they assumed all species listed as threatened, around 40 percent, had gone extinct.

Sharks were found to be one of the worst affected groups. “We already knew that sharks are one of the most threatened groups in the ocean,” they said. “They are also very vulnerable due to their large size and low reproductive rate. Our results show that future extinctions would be selective against the most functionally unique and specialized shark species, resulting in greater projected losses.” They also said the biggest threats to marine megafauna are fishing, either through accidentally getting caught up or directly targeted, and climate change. Mitigating these threats could be the best way to protect these species.

The good news is that the study identifies key species that can be targeted and protected. Sometimes ocean conservation can be a triage game. The science helps us know which species really need our help and which species we really cannot afford to lose.

17. What is Pimiento’s study about?

A. The possible threats of large marine animals.

B. The main cause of the extinction crisis in the sea.

C. The ecological role of large animals in the ocean.

D. The best way of balancing biodiversity with human acts.

18. How did the team conduct its research?

A. By checking current data. B. By predicting extinction rates.

C. By measuring marine biodiversity. D. By analyzing traditional experiments.

19. What does the study’s result show?

A. The risk of sharks reproducing in the ocean. B. The solution to animals’ protection in the sea.

C. The influence of sharks’ extinction on the ocean. D. The reason for sharks being hit hardest in the sea.

20. What is the author’s attitude towards the study?

A. Indifferent. B. Positive. C. Skeptical. D. Negative.

【17~20题答案】

【答案】17. C    18. B    19. D    20. B

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。

How to Reduce Anxiety During a Quarantine

Several governments around the world have requested or ordered their citizens to quarantine(隔离)themselves: to stay at home to avoid contact with others so as to slow the spread of diseases like COVID-19. It first appeared in China in late December and quickly became a worldwide health emergency. ___21___ . Here are some tips for you to reduce anxiety.

Use social media wisely.

For people thriving off social interaction, this practice can be troubling. But Rosmarin, a psychologist from Harvard Medical School, says a lack of physical proximity(接近)shouldn’t mean a lack of socializing. He says phoning friends and staying in touch can allow us to maintain our connections, though he cautions that social media like Twitter doesn’t provide the same benefits and creates distance. ___22___ . Playing online games or other virtual activities can also help you maintain feelings of remaining connected when avoiding in-person visits.

Don’t let the news cycle determine your emotions.

The coronavirus situation is dynamic and seems to change by the hour, resulting in a number of people feeling irresistible to stay on top of updates by constant checking their phones. While that can be stressful at any time, it can affect your ability to relax if you surf news outlets just before going to sleep. ___23___ . Sleep is critical to a healthy immune system, and giving yourself an opportunity to relax is important.

Keep your usual routine.

Routines will go a long way toward helping you avoid feelings of disorganization. Do laundry on Sundays? Keep doing it on Sunday. Not going to work? Get dressed anyway. “Anxiety is just the beginning.” Rosmarin says. “Within a week or two, people are probably going to start feeling depressed, especially when we are distancing from one another. That’s really where the benefits of scheduling come in.” ___24___ .

 ___25___ . If you are experiencing helplessness from the effects of quarantine, contact a health care provider, a community organization or an emergency hotline number.

A. It’s very unlikely that an update will be so urgent or pressing that it would lose relevance by morning.

B. If you stick to your normal sleep patterns and other practices, you will overcome your helplessness.

C. Keep a check on your own feelings.

D. Quarantines, however, can cause health problems and puts people at greater risk of anxiety and depression as a result of the isolation.

E. It is a good choice to call people you know personally, one-on-one.

F. You should continue with normal routines as much as possible, which will help you stay healthy.

G. Doing as usual will also help you adjust when the world returns—as it unavoidably will—to normalcy.

【21~25题答案】

【答案】21. D    22. E    23. A    24. G    25. C

第四部分语言知识运用(共三节,满分30分)

第一节(共20小题;每小题1分,满分20分)

阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

A little boy invited his mother to attend his school’s first teacher-parent meeting. To the little boy’s ___26___, she said she would go. This ___27___be the first time that his classmates and teacher ___28___ his mother and he felt ___29___ of her appearance. Although she was a beautiful woman, there was a severe scar（疤痕）that ___30___ nearly the entire right side of her face. The boy never wanted to ___31___ why or how she got the scar.

At the meeting, the people were ___32___by the kindness and natural beauty of his mother in spite of (不管) the ___33___, but the little boy was still embarrassed（尴尬）and ___34___himself from everyone. He did, however, get within ___35___  of a talk between his mother and his teacher.

The teacher asked ___36___ ,“How did you get the scar on your face?”

The mother replied, “ ___37___ my son was a baby, he was in a room that caught fire. Everyone was ___38___ afraid to go in because the fire was ___39___ , so I went in. As I was running toward his bed, I saw a long piece of wood coming down and I placed myself over him trying to protect him. I was knocked senseless but luckily, a fireman came in and saved ___40___ of us.” She  ___41___the burned side of her face. “This scar will be ___42___, but to this day, I have never ___43___what I did.”

At this point, the little boy came out running toward his mother with ___44___ in his eyes. He held her in his arms and felt a great sense of the sacrifice（牺牲）that his mother had made for him. He held her hand ___45___for the rest of the day.

26. A. enjoyment B. disappointment C. surprise D. excitement

27. A. would B. could C. should D. must

28. A. noticed B. greeted C. accepted D. met

29. A. proud B. ashamed C. happy D. tired

30. A. included B. passed C. covered D. shaded

31. A. talk about B. think about C. come about D. hear about

32. A. impressed B. surprised C. excited D. comforted

33. A. humor B. face C. body D. scar

34. A. hid B. protected C. kept D. stopped

35. A. understanding B. reminding C. hearing D. learning

36. A. carefully B. seriously C. nervously D. anxiously

37. A. If B. When C. Since D. Because

38. A. so B. much C. quite D. too

39. A. out of control B. under control C. in control D. over control

40. A. either B. neither C. both D. all

41. A. pointed B. showed C. hit D. touched

42. A. long B. lasting C. beautiful D. ugly

43. A. forgot B. recognized C. considered D. regretted

44. A. anger B. tears C. smile D. failure

45. A. actually B. slowly C. tightly D. suddenly

【26~45题答案】

【答案】26. B    27. A    28. D    29. B    30. C    31. A    32. A    33. D    34. A    35. C    36. A    37. B    38. D    39. A    40. C    41. D    42. B    43. D    44. B    45. C

第二节语法填空(共10小题;每小题0.5分,满分5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。

A red lantern baby called “Shuey Rhon Rhon” and an ___46___ (energy)giant panda named “Bing Dwen Dwen” have been uncovered as the two mascots for the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games. The mascots, known to people ___47___ Tuesday night at Beijing`s Shougang Ice Hockey Arena, ___48___ (connect)with the host nation`s culture.

 ___49___ (explain)the idea clearly behind the design of the two mascots at the launch ceremony, Beijing 2022 executive president Chen Jining couldn`t hide his pride. “The two mascots put elements of traditional Chinese culture together with a modern international style. It is believed that they ___50___ (symbol)the Chinese people`s eager expectations for the Beijing Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games, and China`s warm invitation to friends from all over the world,” said Chen, ___51___ is also the mayor of Beijing.

“They are designed ___52___ (express)all the aspects of the Olympic spirit, including wonderful characteristics such as passion, perseverance, friendship and common understanding to ___53___ (active)engage the public.”

The name “Bing Dwen Dwen” is ___54___ combination of several meanings in the Chinese language, with “Bing” the Chinese word for “ice”, and “Dwen Dwen” meaning ___55___ (strong)and liveliness. In the name “Shuey Rhon Rhon”, “Shuey” is the Chinese word for “snow” and “Rhon Rhon” has the meaning of tolerance.

【46~55题答案】

【答案】46. energetic   

47. on    48. are connected   

49. Explaining##Having explained   

50. symbolize   

51. who    52. to express   

53. actively   

54. a    55. strength

第三节单句语法填空(共10小题;每小题0.5分,满分5分)

56. We did not receive any news during his long ________(缺席). （根据汉语提示单词拼写）

【56题答案】

【答案】absence

57. The first year provides students with a sound ________ (理论上的) basis for later study. （根据汉语提示单词拼写）

【57题答案】

【答案】theoretical

58. A man was shot twice as he ________(逃跑)from five masked youths. （根据汉语提示单词拼写）

【58题答案】

【答案】fled

59. Make sure that all gas fires and central heating boilers are serviced ________ (每年). （根据汉语提示单词拼写）

【59题答案】

【答案】annually

60. The organization is in the middle of ________(分发) food to the earthquake victims. （根据汉语提示单词拼写）

【60题答案】

【答案】distributing

61. ________(祝贺) were sent to Eileen Gu , who became the first freestyle skier to win three medals in a single Winter Olympics. （根据汉语提示单词拼写）

【61题答案】

【答案】Congratulations

62. It’s said that the elderly who are regularly _________ (陪伴) by their family members tend to live longer and happier. (根据汉语提示单词拼写)

【62题答案】

【答案】accompanied

63. When something can help people or improve their lives, we say it is ________ (有益的) to people. （根据汉语提示单词拼写）

【63题答案】

【答案】beneficial

64. ________(忙于)with politics, the president can't spare time for his family. （根据汉语提示单词拼写）

【64题答案】

【答案】Occupied

65. There are problems in recruiting ________(适合地) qualified scientific officers for our lab. （根据汉语提示单词拼写）

【65题答案】

【答案】suitably

第五部分写作(共两节,满分25分)

第一节短文改错(共10小题;每小题0.5分,满分5分)

66. 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。

I was always busy with my studies and seldom helped my parents with houseworks. Feeling quite sorry for that, and I began to think about how to do to help them. Last Sunday, when my parents went out shopping, I suddenly got idea: why not give the rooms a thoroughly cleaning? First, I collected all the books, newspapers and another things in the rooms and then put it in place. After that, I sweep the floors. At this very moment, my parents came back and were quite surprising to see all the rooms tidy. My mother gave me a hug and I could see satisfaction in his eyes.

【66题答案】

【答案】1. houseworks→ housework
2. 删除and
3. how→ what
4. idea前加an
5. thoroughly→ thorough
6. another→ other
7. it → them
8. sweep→ swept
9. surprising→ surprised
10. his→ her

第二节书面表达(满分20分)

67. 假设你叫李华，你的朋友John沉迷于抖音不能自拔，写信向你寻求帮助，请你给他回一封电子邮件。内容包括：

1. 表示理解和关心；2. 沉迷抖音的影响；3. 提出具体建议。

要求：1. 词数100字左右；2. 可以适当增加细节；3. 开头与结尾已给出，不计入总词数。

Dear John,

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Yours,

Li Hua

【67题答案】

【答案】Dear John,

    Glad to receive your letter. I hear that you have been obsessed with TikTok recently, and I am sorry for that.

First of all, I can understand your mood. TikTok is the hottest short video platform at the moment. There are many interesting video records on it, and many people are using it. But on the other hand, the dangers of indulging in TikTok for a long time are obvious. If you don’t contain yourself and plan your time unreasonably, you will inevitably waste a lot of your time and make it difficult to concentrate and your learning will also be greatly affected.

     I suggest you balance your study and entertainment, and plan your time in a reasonable and balanced manner. Only in this way can we enjoy the fun of short videos without affecting our study and life.

Yours,

Li Hua

听力答案：1-5 CBACC        6-10ABBCC        11-15 ABCAA        16-20 BBABC