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长治市第二中学校2021-2022学年高二下学期期中考试
英语试题
【本试卷满分150分，考试时间120分钟】
第Ⅰ卷（共100分）
第一部分 听力（共两节，满分20分，计入总分）
第一节 （共5小题，每小题1分，满分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，并标在试卷的相应位置。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. Where are the speakers probably?
A. In an office. B. In a lift. C. On the stairs.
2. Why did the man refuse the job?
A. He dislikes having business trips. B. The office is far from his home.
C. The company is terrible.
3. What will the man do in the afternoon?
A. Write a report. B. Lend the woman books.
C. Help the woman fill out the forms.
4. How many students are good at basketball this year?
A. About 20. B. About 30. C. About 40.
5. What are the speakers talking about?
A. Customer service. B. A piece of news. C. Their business.
第二节 （共15小题，每小题1分，满分15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，并标在试卷的相应位置。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. Why can’t the man meet the woman on Sunday?
A. He never works on Sunday. B. He has another meeting on Sunday.
C. He must meet his parents on Sunday.
7. When will the speakers meet on Saturday?
A. At 2:00 p.m. B. At 2:15 p.m. C. At 3:00 p.m.
听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
8. What will the man do next Thursday?
A. Visit his parents. B. Watch a tennis game. C. Have a job interview.
9. How will the man go to the station?
A. By bus. B. By car. C. By taxi.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10. How does the man book the rooms?
A. In his company’s name. B. In his guests’ names. C. In his name.
11. How will the man’s guests arrive in Washington D.C.?
A. By bus. B. By train. C. By car.
12. What does the man ask the woman to do for his guests?
A. Offer them the best service. B. Give them his phone number.
C. Arrange one conference room for two days.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13. Why is the man upset?
A. He has lost his job. B. He has lost lots of money.
C. He had a quarrel with his boss.
14. How long has the man worked in his company?
A. For 5 years. B. For 6 years. C. For 7 years.
15. What do we know about the man’s recording studio?
A. It will offer a lower price. B. It will open to famous musicians.
C. Its price will be increased before long.
16. What is the man’s plan in the end?
A. Running a big company. B. Being a musician. C. Being an agent.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. How many times did the speaker marry?
A. 2. B. 3. C. 4
18. What was the speaker probably?
A. A singer. B. An actress. C. A writer.
19. Where does the speaker live now?
A. In Sydney. B. In New York. C. In Los Angeles.
20. What does the speaker plan to do next year?
A. Travel around the world. B. Move to another city. C. Get married again.
第二部分 阅读理解（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）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C 和 D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Who Was E.B.White?
Today, most people remember E.B.White as the beloved children's book author who gave us Charlotte's Web and Stuart Little, but did you know that most of his career was spent writing for famous magazines like The New Yorker? His lifelong dream to write a children's book about a mouse would take years to get published. A few years later, White would publish yet another children's book inspired by a pig he had raised and a spider.
Who Was Johnny Cash?
Find out in this biography that takes us from Cash's childhood on an Arkansas cotton farm to his first days in rockabilly through his most famous years as a country music legend and icon of American songwriting. Due to his wide range of musical talent, Johnny Cash has been inducted into the Country, Rock and Roll, Rockabilly, and Gospel Halls of Fame. He also won 18 Grammys and 9 Country Music Association Awards.
Who Was Charles Schulz?
Charles Schulz always loved drawing from the time he was a young child, and as he grew older, he turned this passion into a successful career. His early doodles (涂鸦) of his naughty dog and of a shy boy inspired two of his most familiar and beloved characters, Charlie Brown and Snoopy.
Who Was Levi Strauss?
As a young working-class German immigrant, Levi Strauss left his family's dry goods business in New York City to journey out west for the California Gold Rush. Only Levi wasn't looking for gold—he wanted to provide the miners with strong clothes to wear. His solution? Blue jeans—which have become one of the most beloved and fashionable clothing items in the world.
21. What did E.B.White devote most of his time to?
A. Writing articles for magazines. B. Raising animals for children.
C. Writing books for children. D. Drawing pictures for magazines.
22. Why did Levi Strauss go to California?
A. To look for gold. B. To seek a good job.
C. To develop his family's business. D. To make clothes for miners.
23. Whose childhood hobby led to his future success?
A. E.B.White’s. B. Johnny Cash’s. C. Charles Schulz’s. D. Levi Strauss’.
B
Zara Rutherford, who is just 19 years old, is flying around the world by herself in a small plane. When she finishes her trip, which will take over two months, she'll become the youngest woman to fly all the way around the globe by herself.
Ms Rutherford, who's British-Belgian, began her trip in Belgium on August 18. She plans to fly across five continents, through 52 countries before returning to Belgium in November.
Shaesta Waiz, the current record holder, was 30 years old when she flew around the world. She says she’s happy Ms Rutherford is trying to break her record.
Ms Rutherford's parents are both pilots, and they helped her practice. She's been learning to fly planes since she was 14 years old. She got her pilot's license in 2020 and has hundreds of hours of flying practice.
She’s making this trip in a small two-seater plane called a microlight. One of the seats has been replaced with an extra gas tank, which will allow Ms Rutherford to cover longer distances. The plane has had several other updates for safety, including a second radio, and satellite communications that let her talk to people whenever she needs to.
To follow her route, Ms Rutherford needs to be able to see, since her plane can't be guided using its instruments alone. That means she can't fly at night or in bad weather. To avoid clouds, she has to fly close to the land or ocean, which can be dangerous.
Because of the danger, Ms Rutherford worked hard to prepare for emergencies. She has even been trained in escaping from a plane landing in the ocean.
She plans to stay a night or two in each place to visit with schools and youth groups. She advises young girls to explore areas like aviation, science, mathematics, and engineering. As her father points out, currently, only about 5% of pilots are women.
“It's an easy thing to say, but just go for it,” Ms Rutherford says. “If you don't try and see how high you can fly, then you'll never know.”
24. What do we learn about Zara Rutherford?
A. She will fly with her parents. B. She will stay in 52 countries.
C. She knows Shaesta Waiz well. D. She is well prepared for the trip.
25. What makes Zara Rutherford's trip very dangerous?
A. Flying during the day. B. Flying at a lower altitude.
C. The plane's small body. D. Lacking updates for safety.
26. What message does Zara Rutherford try to convey to young girls?
A. Choosing what you love. B. Treasuring what you have.
C. Challenging difficult things. D. Struggling for better grades.
27. Which of the following can best describe Zara Rutherford?
A. Lovely and intelligent. B. Ambitious and inspiring.
C. Hardworking and modest. D. Generous and kindhearted.
C
Beethoven is one of the greatest musicians. He completed 722 musical works including 9 symphonies. Unfortunately, the musician died while still working on his 10th Symphony. Now, a team of musicians and scientists have used artificial intelligence (AI) to complete the artist's final masterpiece.
Dr Matthias Roder first came up with the idea to complete the composition. The director of the Karajan Institute in Austria thought it was an appropriate way to celebrate Beethoven's 250th birthday. He began by enlisting an international team of experts in music, including music composer Walter Werzowa and Dr Ahmed Elgammal, the creator of an innovative AI technology for the art market.
Elgammal and his colleagues started the process by familiarizing the AI software with a broad range of classical music and then narrowing it down to just Beethoven's work. Meanwhile, Werzowa and his group tried to decipher (破译) the rough sketches and the handful of notes that detailed Beethoven's plans for the10th Symphony.
The team then fed the AI software musical notes from the unfinished composition. Since music is very structured and mathematical, AI can predict the next note accurately. However, it starts to deviate(偏离)from the central theme after a few notes. To stay true to Beethoven's original composition, Elgammal’s team sent Werzowa hundreds of AI-generated musical note variations every evening. Werzowa would listen to them and then select the one that he thought was closest to what the artist would have written. The AI team would add the music and rerun the software to generate the next suggestions. And piece by piece, the team was able to complete the 10th Symphony!
The composition delayed by a year due to the COVID-19 pandemic debuted in Beethoven's birthplace of Bonn, Germany, on October 9, 2021. Not surprisingly, the AI-generated masterpiece is causing some controversy. Critics believe technology shouldn't be used to replicate the human creative process. Elgammal and his team agree with their stance(观点)and say their AI software isn't out to replace humans—it’s just a tool to help artists express themselves in new ways.
28. Why did Matthias Roder decide to complete Beethoven’s final composition?
A. To make Beethoven more famous.
B. To help realize Beethoven’s dream.
C. To get a better understanding of Beethoven’s work.
D. To mark the 250th anniversary of Beethoven’s birth.
29. What did the team members do first as to the AI software?
A. They listened to hundreds of AI-generated musical notes.
B. They familiarized the AI software with Beethoven's work.
C. They introduced the AI software to various kinds of classical music.
D. They fed the Al software musical notes from the unfinished symphony.
30. What does the underlined word “replicate” probably mean in the last paragraph?
A. Perfect. B. Copy. C. Study D. Destroy.
31. What’s the best title for the passage?
A. AI put extra notes to Beethoven's 10th Symphony
B. AI technology was created for the art market
C. AI helped complete Beethoven's unfinished symphony
D. AI enabled artists to express themselves in new ways
D
TikTok has appeared as a major starter of food trends—from mushroom coffee and pancake cereal to cloud bread. But there’s another trend dominating TikTok that's become bigger than any of these viral recipes. That's the #whatieatinaday trend, which is nearing 9 billion views. These video food diaries are also popular on Instagram—typically featuring a wellness influencer or celebrity showing their foods they ate that day—often with a full-length yoga clothes mirror selfie.
The basic message these posts send is that if you eat like them, then you can eventually look like them. The posts are promoting the idea of a perfect or ideal day of eating, along with a perfect body size.
“Younger audience, especially girls and young women, accept the message that they must eat like these creators in order to achieve and maintain not only health, but also social attraction,” says Cara Harbstreet. “The biggest harm I see with this trend is that it normalizes disordered or restrictive eating behaviors. This could prevent someone struggling with an eating disorder from seeking and receiving support or treatment.”
Even if the #whatieatinaday posts are displaying a balanced day of eating, the message of “eat like me, and you will look like me" is harmful because people would not necessarily achieve the same body size as the Instagrammer even if they copied their day of eating bite for bite.
Rather than a day's worth of food, many experts suggest posting a single meal instead. Rachael Hartley said an individual meal or recipe could serve as an idea or inspiration versus a full day of eating to copy.
“I occasionally share #whyIateWednesday posts, with the aim of showing a wide range of foods, including fast food, desserts, convenience foods and other foods that diet culture might dislike, as well as showing how to include nutrition in a gentle way,” she said.
Rumsey says diet culture has changed our sense of how much is “normal” to eat at meals or snacks, so it can be helpful to see a full meal that shows a variety of foods.
32. What does the author try to explain in Paragraph 1?
A. What trend is popular in social networking sites.
B. What role TikTok plays in food diaries.
C. What foods are posted on Instagram.
D. What wellness influencers show on TikTok.
33. Why does Cara consider the #whatieatinaday harmful?
A. Because it asks people to eat the same food.
B. Because it makes disordered eating behaviors normal.
C. Because it prevents people from achieving the same body size.
D. Because it doesn’t promote a perfect day of eating.
34. What do eating experts suggest posting?
A. Diet culture. B. A week’s worth of food.
C. One meal at a time. D. A day’s worth of food.
35. What is the author's purpose of writing this passage?
A. To recommend some famous eating posts.
B. To teach how to share food on TikTok.
C. To explore the causes of disordered eating behaviors.
D. To explain the dangers of video food diaries, such as from the #whatieatinaday.
第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5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。
Classic literature includes older works that have survived the test of time. 36 Some well-known examples of classic literature include The Odyssey by Homer, Inferno by Dante, and Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare. Whether you're a student or just an eager reader hoping to dig into classic literature, you may be wondering where to begin.
37 You can find descriptions or summaries of classic works of literature online, or read the back cover of the book to gain a basic idea of what the story is about. Knowing a bit about the plot, characters, and setting may make it easier for you to follow and understand the writing when you begin reading.
Learn about a book's historical period. 38 It can help you to read that book. By researching the historical events that are described in the book or otherwise influenced its writing, you can come away with a better understanding of that novel.
Try reading and learning with a group. Some readers learn better while working within a group. Joining a book club or enrolling in a literature class at your local community college can give you the opportunity to discuss a novel with other readers and gain valuable insight from a teacher. 39_
Make comments in the margins of the text. If you're trying to gain a better understanding of a difficult text, underlining passages may not be enough. Instead, try making comments in the margins to fully engage with the text.
40 Telling something about something you have learned is a good way to help you understand better yourself. If you have a friend who also has an interest in classic literature, then you might consider telling him or her about the text.
A. Tell someone about what you have read.
B. They are still widely read today.
C. They are carefully stored in the library.
D. Read summaries of what the work is about.
E. You can find book clubs in your area by searching online.
F. Organize your own reading club to meet your need.
G. Understand the time period in which a book was written.
第三部分: 英语知识运用(共两节，满分45分)
第一节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
There are lots of ways to raise awareness for a cause. Usually, the 41 the idea is, the more it gets noticed. And that's precisely why one 42 Frenchman has caught our attention.
Baptiste Dubanchet is biking across Europe, surviving 43 on discarded (丢弃) food. The three-month, 1,900-mile journey from Paris to Warsaw is Dubanchet’s 44 of raising awareness of food waste in Europe and throughout the world.
As you can 45 , the trip is no piece of cake. While restaurants 46 tons of food each year, much of it remains inaccessible because of 47 garbage containers, health regulations, or business policies. Only about one in ten places 48 him food that would otherwise be discarded. For legal 49 , most restaurants have a policy against 50 food waste. “Some people have even 51 their jobs by giving me food,” Dubanchet said.
What’s 52 interesting is the attitude various cities have toward Dubanchet’s cause. Berlin has been the 53 while the most difficult was the Czech town of Pilsen. There, he had to 54 at some 50 different stores or restaurants before finding food. The 55 is all the more serious when you consider the 56 exercise required to bike from France to Poland.
“I have to get food 57 because after all the biking I am tired and I need the 58 ,” Dubanchet explained. “Is my 59 full or empty? That is the most important thing, not what I am eating.”
He aims to 60 his journey by mid-July. With any luck, he’ll turn a few more heads in the process.
41. A. cleverer B. older C. stranger D. simpler
42. A. garbage-eating B. sports-loving C. food-wasting D. law-breaking
43. A. secretly B. finally C. entirely D. probably
44. A. purpose B. way C. opinion D. dream
45. A. observe B. imagine C. suggest D. remember
46. A. store B. cook C. shop for D. throw away
47. A. locked B. damaged C. connected D. abandoned
48. A. bought B. offered C. ordered D. sold
49. A. reasons B. rights C. fees D. aids
50. A. begging for B. giving away C. hiding D. causing
51. A. did B. kept C. accepted D. risked
52. A. hardly B. usually C. particularly D. merely
53. A. easiest B. nearest C. biggest D. richest
54. A. work B. shout C. ask D. jump
55. A. competition B. conversation C. conflict D. challenge
56. A. adequate B. rewarding C. demanding D. suitable
57. A. again B. alone C. later D. fast
58. A. spirit B. energy C. time D. effort
59. A. stomach B. hand C. pocket D. basket
60. A. arrange B. restart C. report D. finish
第Ⅱ卷（共50分）
第二节 语法填空 (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1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
Yesterday, as I approached the front door of our public library, a white-haired gentleman stepped back to hold the door for me. With a walking stick 61 (hold) in my hand, it is not strange for folks to do so. However, I told the gentleman that the door had an automatic opener, and that it can open by 62 (it). He said, “I 63 (think) I would have an opportunity to be helpful.” On hearing that, I backed up, let the door close, and allowed him to reopen the door, not 64 (use) the automatic control this time. That act of kindness brightened not only my day, but 65 my delight, also the day of that white-haired senior citizen.
Holding the door open is a polite and thoughtful act, which can bring 66 (warm) to others. 67 you are at home or at work, open the door for others and those around you will thank you. They’ll certainly appreciate your good manners, 68 will comfort people.
Never hesitate to offer kindness. A small act of kindness brings an 69 (expect) result. Keep in mind that a small deed makes 70 big difference.
第四部分 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。
Studying in the UK have been a good experience for me. When I first arrived, I find life very hard as I didn’t know anybody here, but I soon got to know other Chinese student at the university. Later I became interesting in communicating with people from various cultures, and I made fewer friends.
During my study, I chose to live in with my classmates in the dormitory. I think it's better than living in British family because I can meet people from different countries easy. The courses here are excellent. I enjoy the way the teachers give lessons. We are encouraged to think for yourselves, which is quite different from that I have experienced before.
第二节 : 书面表达（满分25分）
假如你是李华，你的英国笔友Tom来信说他心情不好，因为上周的校足球比赛中他所在的球队输了。请你用英语写一封信安慰他，内容包括：
1. 表达遗憾；
2. 给予安慰；
3. 祝愿对方开心起来。
注意：1.词数100 左右；
2. 可适当增加细节使行文连贯。













































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短文改错：
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书面表达：
Dear Tom,
Sorry to hear that your team lost the football match last week and you are in low spirits, so I'm writing to share my views about this failure with you.
Failure is part of matches and it's definitely not the end of the world. After all, it's not to win but to take part that counts. Besides, you can learn a lot from this match like what caused your team to lose. See this failure as an opportunity to improve, and your team will make great progress sooner or later.
Cheer up and best wishes.
Yours,
Li Hua