2021-2022学年广东省珠海市第二中学高二下学期期中考试英语试题Word版含答案听力

珠海市第二中学2021－2022学年第二学期期中考试

高二年级　　英语试题

考试时间120分钟，总分150分

注意事项：

1．答题前填写好自己的姓名、班级、考号等信息

2．请将答案正确填写在答题卡上

第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）

第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5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. How could the woman tell that the man had been to Mexico probably?

A. By his clothes. B. By his accent. C. By his skin.

2. What is the woman asking the man?

A. To change seats. B. To help her book a seat. C. To move out of her way.

3. How old is the house?

A. 122 years old. B. 125 years old. C. 127 years old.

4. What is the man probably like?

A. He is confident. B. He is unreasonable. C. He is modest.

5. What do we know about the man?

A. He is hungry. B. He is late. C. He is slow.

第二节 （共15小题：每小题1.5分，满分22.5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. How many choices does the woman provide?

A. Two. B. Three. C. Four.

7. Where are the speakers?

A. At the post office. B. At the airport. C. At the bank.

听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。

8. What is the relationship between the speakers?

A. They are relatives. B. They are classmates. C. They are colleagues.

9. What did the man do recently?

A. He joined a gym. B. He tried a new diet. C. He found some good recipes.

10. Where does the conversation take place?

A. At a library.     B. At a bookstore.   C. At a doctor’s office.

听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。

11. What is being made?

A. Beer.      B. Wine.     C. Tea.

12. When did the man get his present job?

A. A decade ago.     B. Three years ago.   C. Two years ago.

13. How much does the first glass cost with a ticket?

A. Nothing.      B. Half the normal price.  C. A third of the normal price.

听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。

14. What will the woman need to do soon?

A. Open a new bank account.   B. Deposit a check.  C. Borrow some money from a friend.

15. How will the woman handle the situation?

A. She will do it all online.  

B. She will go to a bank machine.

C. She will talk to someone at her bank.

16. How much money will the woman be paid?

A. $1000.      B. $800.     C. $200.

17. When will the woman receive her actual bank card?

A. On Sunday.     B. On Monday.   C. On Tuesday.

听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。

18. What is the speaker mainly talking about?

A. The Minshan mountain range.

B. Endangered animals in Sichuan Province.

C. A natural attraction.

19. How long is the valley?

A. 2.5 km.      B. 7.5 km.    C. 370 km.

20. What is the primary color created by the soft mineral?

A. Yellow.      B. Blue.     C. Green.

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，共37.5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）中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

An increasing number of students worldwide are considering studying abroad. The application process varies from country to country. If you’re looking for a university with a strong international outlook but feel swept over by all the application options, here is some guidance to get you started.

UK

International students must apply to universities in the UK through a system known as Ucas. This system allows students to apply to up to five universities with just one application. It costs £20 for a single choice or £25 for more than one choice.

The application consists of a series of questions to determine the student’s schooling and predicted grades. The biggest part of the application form is the personal statement, in which applicants should describe their personal interests and related experiences.

Switzerland

Switzerland has four official languages and is bordered by five countries so it is no surprise that its universities are among the most international in the world. International applicants may need to take an entrance exam if they have a foreign school certificate, and must also prove that they have a good grasp of the French language, usually through taking a language exam. The full application costs 50 Swiss Francs for a holder of a Swiss diploma and 150 Swiss Francs for holders of foreign diplomas.

Canada

International applicants have to write up a personal profile as part of their application, which is very similar to the personal statement required for a UK university application. Students will also have to prove their English-language competency—there are nine ways to meet the English Language Admission Standard, which are listed on many university websites.

Singapore

The process of applying to a Singaporean university is very much alike, but overseas students may be delighted to find that the domestic applicants have to cover the same procedures: filling out an online application form and submit identification documents, supporting documents and an application fee of $20.

21．Which country requires international applicants know French well?

A．UK. B．Switzerland.

C．Canada. D．Singapore.

22．What part of the application is similar between the UK and Canada?

A．The application system. B．The number of universities.

C．The application cost. D．The personal statement.

23．What’s special about the application process in Singapore?

A．Applicants need to pay a lot. B．It is much simpler than elsewhere.

C．It’s no different for native students. D．The competition is even more fierce.

B

My doctor took me for a walk around the farm where she lives. I was physically and emotionally exhausted and discouraged by anxiety and depression.

The place was full of life. There were insects, horses, rabbits, and a cat. She told me to focus on my body in the environment.

When I was ill, I tended to retreat into my mind and disconnect from here and now. So, when I met a horse named Fira, I expected nothing.

As I got closer to Fira, she nuzzled her nose into my chest, putting a gentle pressure over my heart. Something happened inside me: I felt as if I had reached a wellspring of past hurts, fears and failings. I began to melt emotionally.

I patted Fira’s nose and breathed in her smell. I found I didn’t have to concentrate on feeling better; Fira helped me feel loved and safe.

I worked with Fira often, learning basic communication and leading methods to work together with her. Initially, I wasn’t sure exactly what one would do with a horse except riding it. But I knew that Fira had touched me in an uncommon way and had made me feel better. She connected with me by responding to my emotional state and reflecting it back to me in an open, affectionate way.

In my meetings with Fira, I found that I lost my usual self-consciousness, and I would focus entirely on communicating.

I learned to live in the present, to focus on what was happening this day, in this moment, in this place. I learned to forget the past, with all its hurts. I learned to forget the future, which hasn’t happened yet. When you stand beside a horse, you exist completely in the moment.

With Fira by my side, I saw into a life in which trust comes first, and compassion follows.

I found a deep peace in leading her along a path, by using my own power of intention to indicate whether to start, stop, turn left or turn right. I felt an inner quiet and even joy. My work with this horse was part of a journey out of a very dark night in my soul.

24．What do we know about the author from the first three paragraphs?

A．She loves animals very much. B．She suffered from mental illness.

C．She went to a doctor with high hopes. D．She often lost consciousness.

25．When she met Fira for the first time, the author ________.

A．felt deeply touched B．had an emotional breakdown

C．became grateful for her past pain D．was curious about what would happen

26．When the author and Fira worked together, ________.

A．the author had to try hard to feel better

B．Fira helped the author focus on her thoughts

C．the author recalled her past hurts, fears, and failings

D．Fira accepted the author’s emotions and reacted positively

27．What did the author learn during her time with Fira?

A．It is important to live in the moment.

B．One shouldn’t be affected by emotions.

C．One should learn lessons from the past.

D．It is necessary to show compassion to others.

C

A master of words, a literary genius and a philosopher, Russian author Leo Tolstoy (1828-1910) is known by many as the greatest writer of all time. Even in 2020, 110 years after his death, his two greatest masterpieces, War and Peace and Anna Karenina, continue to be widely read, appreciated and highly influential.

“If the world could write by itself, it would write like Tolstoy,” the Russian author Isaak Babel once said. Tolstoy’s realistic fiction is famous for its powers of observation and ability to mine the depths of human consciousness, such as the psychological exploration of a married woman in Anna Karenina. In War and Peace, Tolstoy also describes Russia’s national soul and expresses public unity through his many characters. His characters feel alive; they grow, they change and they stick in the minds of readers long after the final page is turned.

Tolstoy’s influence on literature is without comparison. Authors regularly mention his novels as their highest ambition, works that they could only dream of writing themselves. American writer Francis Scott called Tolstoy the “greatest of all novelists” in his essay. He wrote, “from his first words, we can be sure of one thing at any rate – here is a man who sees what we see, who proceeds, too, as we are accustomed to proceeding, not from the outside inwards but from the inside outwards.”

“He defends fundamental values such as love, friendship, and family relations. He gives positive answers to the questions mankind is asking. In this sense he gives more hope,” Tolstoy’s great-great grandson, Vladimir Ilyich Tolstoy, said.

Tolstoy’s message of peace has even had an effect on the real world. He inspired the leader of India’s independence movement, Mahatma Ghandi, and his philosophy of non-violence over the course of a year in which they wrote letters to each other.

28．What does the second paragraph intend to tell us?

A．The writing style of Tolstoy.

B．Tolstoy’s influence on other authors.

C．The characters in Tolstoy’s works.

D．The introduction to the greatest works of Tolstoy.

29．Which words can best describe Tolstoy according to the passage?

A．Humorous and caring.

B．Determined and optimistic.

C．Productive and hard-working.

D．Insightful and peace-loving.

30．How does the author introduce Tolstoy in this passage?

A．By contrasting with other authors.

B．By analyzing characteristics of his works.

C．By quoting comments and opinions.

D．By describing his deeds in life.

31．Which can be the best title for the passage?

A．Tolstoy and His Works

B．Tolstoy’s Life and Achievements

C．War and Peace: a Great Masterpiece

D．Tolstoy: a Writer Beyond Comparison

D

Babies are surrounded by human language, always listening and processing. Eventually, they put sounds together to produce a “Daddy” or a “Mama”. But what still confuses neuroscientists is exactly how the brain works to put it all together.

To figure it out, a team of researchers turned to a frequent stand-in (代替) for babies when it comes to language learning: the song-learning zebra finch. “We’ve known songbirds learn their song by first forming a memory of their father’s song or another adult’s song. Then they use that memory to guide their song learning,” said Neuroscientist Todd Roberts. “It’s been a long -term goal of the field to figure out how or where in the brain this memory is. This type of imitative learning that birds do is very similar to the type of learning that we engage in regularly—particularly when we’re young, we use it to guide our speech learning.”

Roberts and his team had a feeling that the interface (交叉区域) between sensory areas and motor areas in the brain was critical for this process, and they focused on a group of brain cells called the NIf.

“In order to prove that we could identify these circuits, we thought if we could implant a false memory.” First, they used a virus to cause the neurons (神经元) in the birds’ NIf to become sensitive to light. Then, using a tiny electrode as a flashlight, they activated (激活) the neurons. The length of each pulse of light corresponded with the amount of time the neurons would fire. And the birds’ brains interpreted that time period as the length of each note.

Soon enough, the birds began to practice the notes they had learned, even though they never really heard the sounds. Amazingly, the birds produced them in the correct social situations. The researchers say this is the first time anybody has found exactly a part of the brain necessary for generating the sorts of memories needed to copy sounds.

“This line of research is going to help us identify where in the brain we encode memories of relevant social experiences that we use to guide learning. We know that there are several neurodevelopmental disorders in people that have really far-reaching effects on this type of learning.”

32．The zebra finch is researched because its song-learning mode ________.

A．decides whether it will sing songs

B．helps it to say “Daddy” or “Mama”

C．is like the way babies learn speech

D．reflects its talent for imitating its father’s song

33．What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 2 refer to?

A．The interface in the brain.

B．Guidance from adults.

C．Imitative learning type like birds’.

D．The way of regular learning.

34．What can we learn from the research led by Roberts?

A．Scientists activated some neurons by using an electrode.

B．A bird only sings what it heard before.

C．The brain produces tiny electrodes.

D．Birds are sensitive to light.

35．What do the Roberts’ team expect of this line of research?

A．A change in our way of listening and processing.

B．A chance to have relevant social experiences.

C．A better knowledge of the secrets of learning.

D．Identification of neurodevelopmental disorders.

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。选项中有两项为多于选项。

Children may not be putting coins into piggy banks for much longer. With the move towards a cashless society, pocket money is moving digital.

To reflect this trend, a number of mobile budgeting apps for children has sprung up worldwide. ___36___ Parents can add money to children's accounts, set limits and monitor transactions, while children can choose to save their money or spend it using a prepaid card. The companies behind the apps argue that in an increasingly cashless society, they can be a valuable way of teaching young children about money.

___37___ These apps aim to overcome this, claiming to teach children financial concepts, such as budgeting, interest rates and income. For instance, the Swedish app Gimi has virtual savings jars where children can deposit money; parents can pay children interest as they save. Philip Haglund, CEO of Gimi believes the app has certain advantages like teaching responsible real-life spending habits, while schools tend to focus more on economic theory. “You don't become better at money management just because you have a degree in economics. ___38___” he says.

One concern is that introducing digital money apps to young children could help to encourage irresponsible spending habits. “What if children don’t have a good foundation in financial capability? ___39___ They won’t learn about the real value of money and might develop bad money habits. ” says an expert.

However. Haglund says it is important for kids to learn and make mistakes, “We want to help kids and teenagers gain financial skills for life. ___40___ If you' re going to make a mistake of £10 at eight, it's better than making a mistake of £l,000 when you're 28,” he says.

A．The earlier, the better

B．They offer a simple money management service for children.

C．There's a risk that money apps could be seen as just another game.

D．The growth of digital banking has affected how parents give pocket money.

E．Now money is being transferred through cyberspace, which is really abstract.

F．It’s more about the attitude and the relationship you have with parents’ money.

G．30% teenagers are unable to make simple financial decisions, according to a global survey.

第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分30分）

第一节 完形填空（共15小题：每小题1分，满分15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。

Most young people are always on their phones, which may upset many people. ___41___, a group called Girl Scouts are receiving ___42___ for setting up their first walk-in clinic for elderly people, who have difficulty understanding how to ___43___ the secrets of their smart phones.

Each teen spent at least an hour of one-on-one time with their oldsters. Based on their ___44___ knowledge, each Girl Scout was assigned to ___45___ different aspects of Android and Apple phones.

Some of the oldsters actually wanted to take part in e-commerce (电子商务), and needed help to ___46___ a payment account on their smart phones while others simply had ___47___ when learning how to send messages to their family members. "I was teaching this older woman how to ___48___, and the first thing she did was to send a message to her daughter,” one of the Scouts said. “How ___49___ it was! It just made me feel really, really happy.”

In addition to arranging group lessons for all of the seniors to ___50___ together at the end of the clinic, the youngsters even printed out brochures and guides for the seniors to take home in case ___51___ seniors would encounter problems with their smart phones in the future.

The eighth graders earned their “Silver Award” for their job. After experiencing the ___52___ of their project, the girls hope to organize more ___53___ in the near future. “Those girls were just great,” said Nancy, a great-grandmother who once ___54___ the clinic. “They were ready for us and had a very mature attitude about answering our questions, and they___55___ the praise.

41．A．Otherwise B．Therefore C．However D．Besides

42．A．service B．praise C．invitation D．donation

43．A．keep B．untie C．share D．unlock

44．A．technological B．medical C．psychological D．physical

45．A．record B．teach C．recall D．investigate

46．A．get back B．set up C．check out D．pay off

47．A．patience B．luck C．fun D．trouble

48．A．write B．phone C．text D．read

49．A．sweet B．simple C．rare D．common

50．A．play B．live C．talk D．review

51．A．amazed B．experienced C．confused D．respected

52．A．success B．arrangement C．change D．pressure

53．A．performances B．clinics C．clubs D．competitions

54．A．organized B．managed C．visited D．funded

55．A．needed B．refused C．enjoyed D．deserved

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（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

In a study of 33 years of trends in Body Mass Index (体重指数) across 200 countries, the scientists found that people worldwide are getting heavier ____56____ that most of the rise is due to gains in BMI in rural areas.

BMI is an internationally recognized measurement tool ____57____ gives an indication of whether someone is a healthy weight. It is calculated by dividing a ____58____ (person) weight in kg by their height in meters squared. and a BMI of between 19 and 25 ____59____ (consider) healthy.

The study found that between 1985 and 2017, average rural BMI increased ____60____ 2. 1 in women and men. In cities, however, the gain ____61____ (be) 1. 3 in women and 1. 6 in men. The researchers described “striking changes” in the geography of BMI in 1985, urban men and women in more than three quarters of the countries ____62____ (study) had higher BMIs than men and women in rural areas. But 30 years later, the BMI difference between urban and rural people in many countries had narrowed ____63____(sharp).

This may be due to some disadvantages for people ____64____ (live) in the countryside, including ____65____ (low) levels of income and education, higher costs of healthy foods, and fewer sports facilities.

第四部分写作（共两节, 满分40分）

第一节（满分15分）

66．假定你是李华，你的美国朋友Peter将于2022年来中国张家口参加冬奥会，他来信向你咨询如何提高汉语水平。请你用英语给他写一封回信，包含以下内容：

1.说明写信目的；

2.提出三点建议并说明理由；

3.表达祝愿和希望。

注意：1. 词数100左右；2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Dear Peter,

__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours sincerely,

Li Hua

第二节（满分25分）

67. 阅读下面材料, 根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段, 使之构成一篇完整的短文。

An 80-year-old man was sitting on the sofa in his house along with his 45-year-old highly educated son. Suddenly a crow perched(栖息)on their window.

The father asked his son, “What is this?” The son replied, “It is a crow.” After a few minutes, the father asked his son for the second time, “What is this?” The son said, “Father, I have just now told you that it’s a crow!”

After a little while, the old father again asked his son for the third time, “What is this?”

At this time some expression of irritation (恼怒)was felt in the son’s tone when he said to his father with a rebuff(生硬回绝). “It’s a crow, a crow.” A little while later, the father again asked his son the fourth time, “What is this?”

This time, the son shouted at his father, “Why do you keep asking me the same question again and again, although I have told you so many times ‘IT IS A CROW’? Are you not able to understand this?”

A little while later the father went to his room and came back with an old tattered(发皱的)diary, which he had maintained since his son was born.

On opening a page, he asked his son to read that page.

When the son read it, the following words were written in the diary:

Today my little son aged three was sitting with me on the sofa when a crow was sitting on the window. My son asked me 23 times what it was, and I replied to him all 23 times that it was a crow. I hugged him lovingly each time he asked me the same question. I did not at all feel irritated but I rather felt affection for my innocent son.

注意：

1．所续写短文的词数应为150左右；

2．续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好.

Paragraph 1:

After reading the diary, _______________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________________

Paragraph 2:

Feeling ashamed, the son got down on his knees before his father. _____________________________

__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
珠海市第二中学2021－2022学年第二学期期中考试

高二年级 英语试题 答案

一、听力理解（共20题；1.5分一题，共30分）

1-5 CACCB  6-10 BABAB  11-15 ACABC  16-20 ACCBA

二、阅读理解（共20题；2.5分一题，共50分）

21-23 BDC  24-27 BADA  28-31 ADCD  32-35 CCAC

36-40 BGFCA

三、完形填空（共15小题；1分一题，共15分）

41-45 CBDAB 46-50 BDCAD 51-55 CABCD

四、语法填空（共10小题；1.5分一题，共15分）

56. and  57. that/which   58. person’s  59. is considered  60. by

61. was  62. studied   63. sharply  64. living    65. lower

五、应用文写作（共1小题；共15分）

Dear Peter,

Knowing that you will come to China for the 2022 Winter Olympic Games, I’m very delighted. As for how to improve your spoken Chinese in a short time, I’d like to give you some suggestions.

To begin with, make more Chinese friends in your daily life, and you can practice your spoken Chinese with them. What’s more, listening to Chinese songs and watching Chinese movies are also good ways, which can help you broaden your horizons and improve your listening skills.  Last but not least, the more Chinese tests you take, the more progress you will make.

I hope you’ll make great progress in oral Chinese.

Yours sincerely,

Li Hua

六、读后续写（共1小题；共25分）

After reading the diary, the son was filled with tears and began to reflect on the days when he used to sit together with his father. His father would patiently answer the same question all 23 times without feeling irritation while his father asked him the same question just four times! The son thought to himself: If I attain old age, how will my son look at me? Will he think of me as a burden? Will he shout at me because of my poor sight, poor hearing or poor understanding?

Feeling ashamed, the son got down on his knees before his father. He made an apology to his father, begging his father to forgive him for his bad behavior. He said this aloud, “I promise to see you happy forever, Dad. It is you who have cared for me since I was a little child, showering your selfless affection on me. You worked hard to make money so that I could afford to go to university. I will serve you in the best day.”