2022苏州高二下学期期末学业质量阳光指标调研（延期）试题（8月）英语含解析

苏州市2021～2022学年第二学期学业质量阳光指标调研卷（延期）

高二英语

2022.08

注意事项:

1.本试卷满分150分。考试时间120分钟。

2.答卷前，学生务必将自己的学校、姓名、调研序列号等相关信息填写在答题卡上

规定的地方。

3.回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。

如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。

第一部分:听力(共两节，满分30分)

做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将调研卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。

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.What will the man probably do this afternoon?

A. Go shopping.

B. See a movie.

C. Have the glasses repaired.

2.What time did the plane leave?

A. At 10:45.   B. At 10:35.  C. At 11:15.

3. Where does this conversation probably take place?

A. In a dress shop.  B. At a party.  C. In a restaurant.

4. What is the woman probably busy doing?

A. Looking for a tie.

B. Getting the kids dressed.

C. Preparing breakfast.

5.How will the speakers go to the train station?

A. By bicycle.   B. By taxi.   C. By underground.

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6、7题。

6. What does the boy want to do?

A. Walk further.  B. Have a rest.  C. Go faster.

7. What does the boy think of doing exercise?

A. It is exciting.  B. It is painful.  C. It is fun.

听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。

8. What does the woman probably do at night?

A. Read books.    B. Watch TV.   C. Go swimming.

9. What does the man think of the woman's nightlife?

A. Boring.     B. Amazing.   C. Exciting.

10. Why does the woman prefer not having a TV?

A. She thinks it's a waste of time.

B. She doesn't have a favorite show.

C. She wants to be different from her friends.

听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。

11. What are the speakers talking about?

A.A driving test.   B.A car accident.  C.A new examiner.

12. Who was ill?

A. Jackie.     B. Peter.    C. Ron.

13. What probably happened to the man in the end?

A. He got a ticket.

B. He hit a tree.

C. He ran over an old woman.

听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。

14. What is the first illegal item found in the man's bag?

A.A lighter.

B.A pocket knife.

C.A bottle of water.

15. Why is the man carrying a lighter?

A. He enjoys smoking cigarettes.

B. He is worried about his safety.

C. He forgot to take it out of his bag.

16.From whom did the man get the knife?

A.A close friend.   B.A stranger.   C.A relative.

17.Why doesn't the man know the airline's rules?

A. He didn't see the sign. .

B. He didn't read the sign through.

C. The sign was written in Chinese.

听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。

18. What is the speaker probably doing?

A. Introducing the rules of the college.

B. Running for the student representative.

C. Offering advice on improving the college services.

19.What will the speaker do to improve the housing in the college?

A. Help more students get housing.

B. Ask the college authorities for advice.

C. Have a proper housing system set up.

20. Why does the speaker want to invite some guests to the college?

A. To enrich students' daily life.

B. To help students know the outside world.

C. To get more examples for students to follow.

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。

A

Specialties

welcome to LoveMama! we are a NY-based Malay，Vietnamese and Thai influencedSoutheast Asian Restaurant and Caterer providing you tasty dinner in our Manhattan dining area.We also provide takeout, and catering for individuals and groups or for private events.

History

Established in 2013. With humble beginnings as a food cart, the popularity of Love Mama's Malaysian street food boosted to opening a Manhattan restaurant in 2014.

Popular ltems

The most commonly ordered items and dishes from this restaurant are as follows: Edamame Dumpling, Korean popcorn chicken, Lucky Noodle, Steak and Bread Pudding.

Reviews

I love this place. The food. customer service. and prices were all great. We ordered the RotiCanai Planta, Rendang NasiIemak with chicken. Vegetable Salad Vietnamese Style, and UnclePlump's Dumplings The Rendano Nasi Lemak was the highlight of the meal.

My boyfriend forgot to tell them about allergies and told them halfway as they were preparing our order. They responded really well. In the end. we even got to have a nice conversation with the owner of the restaurant. Super great guy! We were pleasantly surprisedwith the low price at the end of the meal too. If you are in New York, you have to check out LoveMama. Best meal I have had in a while.

——Mary Brooklin

Stopped by here for Valentine’s Day and we were not disappointed. We got 3 different dishes all from the Malaysian portion of the menu as none of us had ever had Malaysian food. The service was fast but not supper attentive, which we didn’t mind at all. For $20 each with tip and feeling full and happy, this is a spot I’d definitely recommend!

—Peter Anderson

21. Where is the LoveMama restaurant?

A. In Thailand.  B. In Malaysia.  C. In Vietnam.  D. In America.

22.What is special about this restaurant?

A. It can't provide takeout orders.

B. It has customer-friendly business strategies.

C. It operates on a first-come-first-served basis.

D. It is state-owned and runs around the clock.

23. How do Mary and Peter find this restaurant?

A. Disappointing.  B.Cost-effective. C. Time-honored.  D.Average.

B

Figure skating, speed skating, and ice hockey can all trace their beginnings to early civilizations that fastened animal bones to their feet to skate on ice, according to A Dictionary of British History. Bone runners found in Switzerland date as far back as 3000 B.C. and there is also evidence of ice skating in Scandinavia in the Middle Ages.

Modern skating likely got its start in the Netherlands,where it was considered a nationalrecreation in the early 17th century,when nobles skated on frozen canals for fun.WealthyEuropeans picked up the sport while visiting the Netherlands,and British royals soon brought skating back to England in the late 1600s. When the Thames froze over in 1683, skating was among the many recreations at London's famous winter fair on the ice, which King Charles II attended.

At the end of the 18th century，American ballet dancer Jackson Haines transformed thesport into what is now known as figure skating by introducing elements of ballet to the ice.According to the Dictionary of American History, Haines skated in bear and ballet costumes and toured with exhibitions across Europe, where he was most admired in Vienna, Austria.

Ice skating evolved into other sports, including speed skating and ice hockey. Speed skating has been around as early as Dutch people dared to race on their skates, but hockey developed in19th century Canada as an icy version of field hockey. Both were well-established by the 1900s, so they were on the list in the first Winter Olympics.

Since the 1900s, different ice skating clubs have been founded around the Western world. As interest grew, the clubs’ membership increased over the next 50 years. By the end of 20thcentury, ice skating was so widespread that it was one of the few recreations enjoyed by almost every westerner.

24.Which of the following is the oldest sport according to the text?

A. Ice hockey.  B. Speed skating.  C. Bone running.  D. Figure skating.

25. Who contributed most to the figure skating?

A. British royals. B. Jackson Haines. C. Dutch people. D. King Charles II.

26. In what order did the author write the passage?

A. In order of importance.   B. In order of place.

C. In order of time.     D. In order of frequency.

27. What does the text mainly talk about?

A. How ice skating came into spotlight.

B. How ice skating became well-received.

C. Why ice skating is famous in the world.

D. Why ice skating enters Winter Olympics.

C

The number of adults worldwide with dementia(痴呆) could rise from about 57.4 millionin 2019 to 152.8 million by 2050, driven by factors like midlife obesity. smoking and socialisolation, according to a study published Thursday by the Lancet.

While improvements in education are forecast to reduce dementia cases by 6.2 million in2050,researchers said this would be canceled out by trends in obesity. high blood sugar andsmoking,which are estimated to cause an additional 6.8 million cases, the Guardian reported.

Risk factors for dementia also include stress,depression,physical inactivity,diabetes,heavy alcohol consumption, head injury, exposure to air pollution and low education, researcherssaid.

The rate of dementia is estimated to rise in every country, ranging from a 1,926% increase in Qatar to a 27% increase in Japan, while dementia cases in the U.S. are expected to increase by about 99.67%.

Researchers estimated that dementia cases would increase by roughly 117% by 2050 due to growth of the elderly population alone, a factor forecast to have the severest impact in East Asia. To reduce the risk of dementia, policymakers must support low-cost programs promotingexercise, a healthy diet and quitting smoking,lead author Emma Nichols，a researcher at theUniversity of Washington's Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, told the Guardian.

Dementia is a syndrome(综合症),usually progressive,which harms memory and otherfunctions of thought beyond what would usually be expected from aging. Though dementia canresult from Alzheimer's disease or a stroke, it is not an unavoidable consequence of aging, the World Health Organization said. A 2020 study published by the Lancet suggested that low education might be a risk factor for dementia, because improved health education helps decrease the risk of head injury or of too much alcohol drinking. $818 billion is the annual global cost oftreating dementia，the WHO estimated in 2017.Famous figures who were diagnosed with dementia include actress Rita Hayworth, actor James Stewart, former President Ronald Reagan and former UK Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher.

28. What can we learn from the Guardian report?

A. The effects of education on dementia are ignored.

B. There will be 6.8 million cases of dementia in 2050.

C. Education alone can't change the worsening trend in dementia.

D. Obesity, high blood pressure and smoking are the main causes of dementia.

29. Who might have the best lifestyle according to the text?

A. Qataris.  B. Chinese.  C. Americans.  D. Japanese.

30. What can we infer from the last paragraph?

A. Dementia can't be avoided as a consequence of aging.

B. Aging has the similar effect on people as dementia does.

C. we can cure dementia if we spend $818 billion every year.

D. Dementia influences people equally regardless of their social status.

31. Where is the text probably from?

A.A government report.   B. An education paper.

C.A health magazine.   D.A product brochure.

D

A new front has opened in the battle to dominate digital entertainment. Netflix announced earlier this summer that it was investing into video games. Last month it acquired game developer Night School Studio for a secret sum. Amazon, which has invested hundreds of millions of dollars into gaming, finally had a hit with new online game New World.

The video game industry has become one of the world’s most popular and profitable forms of entertainment. Video games generated nearly $178 bn in global income last year, according toa market research or on That fire is estimated to outweigh $200 bn by 2023.

For Amazon and Netflix. adding games to their platforms could attract more subscribers. Or at the very least dissuade existing ones from leaving. After a jump caused by pandemic in users, Netflix dropped 430 000 subscribers in the second quarter but regained some of these in the third quarter. Netflix has said in the past that in the "attention economy", it competes against videogames just as much as video streaming services.

But gaming is a difficult market to enter. For every successful game, there are thousands of failures. Netflix hones to translate the success of shows like Stranger Things into video game hits. But good games need more than recognizable names. Development requires different infrastructure and talents.

Just ask Disney.The entertainment king shut down its games studio in 2016 andtransformed into a licensing model.Also,Amazon spent near $1bn acquiring video-streamingservice Twitch,launched gaming streaming service Luna and canceled at least four video games before New World.

Established game makers such as Sony and Microsoft all make money from selling gamesand consoles (游戏机). Free-to-play mobile games get users to make in-game purchases.Netflix's plan is to add games for free and as a loss leader to win more subscribers.

The sweet spot may not be in making games at all. Apple and Google sell and distribute games from their app stores and take a cut of as much as 30 percent from each sale. No wonder established game makers are more concerned about middlemen than new entrants.

32.What does the underlined word "dissuade” in Paragraph 3 mean?

A. forbid.  B. discourage.  C. release.  D. protect.

33. Why does the author mention Disney and Amazon in Paragraph 5?

A. To show the success made by the two companies.

B. To indicate the difficulty in subscribing to video games.

C. To compare video gaming services with video-streaming services.

D. To prove the challenge in making money through gaming industry.

34. What is Netflix's plan for gaming service?

A. It will attract subscribers to buy its game.

B. It wants to profit from its game consoles.

C. In-game purchases are its sweet spot to make money.

D. It uses free games as a hook to attract more subscribers.

35. What's author s attitude towards video game industry?

A. Objective.   B. Supportive.  C. Critical.  D. Unconcerned.

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。

I am going to discuss some of the choices available to you and which jobs are best suited to you: popular jobs, more unusual jobs or everyday jobs.

  36   Some jobs may seem dull but are important to society, while others can appear exciting but are actually difficult and boring. One example is the so-called "cool job” of being a model or an actor. These people seem to be living a better life than others. Actually, they have to make far greater efforts than ordinary people and only a few of them are successful. Meanwhile, those who are successful and famous have to deal with constant media attention.  37 

Other popular professions include careers in law or business. Many people have ambitions to become successful as a lawyer or business person.   38   These can be well-paid and interesting jobs, but you also have to work long hours.

On the other hand, some people find more unusual jobs suited to their talents and interests. Once I met a young man whose job was to check noise pollution in a park zone. He loved camping, and his job was like a holiday for him.   39   There are many other people doing unusual jobs, and they love their jobs, which might not be popular, but are interesting.

Likewise, many ordinary jobs, such as shopkeepers, drivers and barbers, may look plain, but they are necessary to society. Without them, we would not go about our daily lives.

When you think about your future career, remember some cool jobs can be rather difficult and that some ordinary jobs can be quite important.   40 

A. It does not seem that cool now, does it?

B. It was easy to see that he enjoyed doing his job.

C. All of them together, though, help society function.

D. He's bored as his only neighbors were the birds in the nearby trees.

E. When choosing a career, you should consider all the aspects of a job.

F. They wear diamonds, go to parties and relax on cushions in private jets.

G. However, they may ignore the stress and pressure that come with these jobs.

第三部分语言运用(共两节，满分30分)

第一节(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A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

My running coach McGarry taught us we could always withstand (承受) more. It wasn'tuntil much later that I   41   all that he meant.

An accident had left him in a   42   . What he always said when we seemed   43   to continue was "You can always withstand more.”

I headed for college in northern New England. Then I went to work in Rwanda,land of athousand hills. Working there was a great   44   for me because I was a flatlander (平地居民). Over the years it was running that   45   me.

For years I'd planned to write to Mr. McGarry and thank him for his   46   impact on my life. But the incidents in my daily life   47   me. One day, word came that he had diedunexpectedly.   48   the sad news   49   for me his encouragement to dig deeper within ourselves.

Three years ago, caught in a   50   in my life, I flew to Greenland. Greenland was facing a severe crisis: climate change is destroying traditional livelihood of a population so   51   on ice for survival and communities have to create a new way of life.

I started a run on the hills of Greenland's capital. Cold rain pattered on my arms. That's when I was   52   by another more important lesson Mr. McGarry had taught me. I realized that he was training us to change our lives, to turn over a new   53   .A disastrous injury had   54   him unable to run, but he   55   to influence another generation of runners as a coach.

41.A. held  B. remembered C. grasped  D. rejected

42.A. nursery  B. bed   C. car   D. wheelchair

43.A. unable  B. unconscious C. unhealthy  D. unfortunate

44.A. bonus  B. challenge  C. blessing  D. gain

45.A. disappointed B. blocked  C. sustained  D. opposed

46.A. positive  B. negative  C. enthusiastic  D. pessimistic

47.A. inspired  B. arrested  C. hired   D. stopped

48.A. Yet   B. Thus   C. Even   D. Or

49.A. recalled  B. reviewed  C. reformed  D. reflected

50.A. stage  B. state   C. dilemma  D. situation

51.A. focused  B. dependent  C. based   D. keen

52.A. impressed B. cheated  C. beaten   D. struck

53.A. leaf   B. period   C. status   D. label

54.A. pushed  B. found   C. left   D. proved

55.A. happened B. failed   C. promised  D. managed

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个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

The term “metaverse”(元宇宙) is the latest buzzword(流行词) to capture the techindustry's   56   (imagine)-so much so that one of the best-known Internet platforms,Facebook, is changing its name to signal its embrace of the futuristic idea, which perhaps hasbeen the   57  (big) thing to happen to the metaverse since science fiction writer NealStephenson created the term for his 1992 novel Snow Crash.

What is the metaverse?

Zuckerberg has described it   58   a “virtual environment” you can go inside of—instead of just looking at on a screen.  59  (essential),it is a world of endless,interconnected virtual communities  60   people can meet,work and play,using virtualreality headsets, smartphone apps or other devices.

What will l be able to do in the metaverse?

Things like going to a virtual concert, taking a trip online or buying digital clothing. The metaverse also could be a game-changer for the work-from-home shift during the coronavirus pandemic. Instead of   61   (see) co-workers on a video call, employees could join them in a virtual office. Tech companies still have to figure out how to connect their online platforms to each other.

What problems may arise?

Some people who   62  (think) about it for a while have concerns about a new world   63   (tie) to a social media giant. The giants can get access to even more personal data and are accused of failing to stop   64   spread of dangerous misinformation and other online harms that   65   (worse) real-world problems.

第三节词汇检测（共10小题;每小题1分，满分10分)

请认真阅读下列各小题，并根据上下文语境和所给首字母或中文的提示，写出下列各句空格中的单词，注意保持语义和形式的一致。

66. Just as no two snowflakes are a , nor are people.

67.After careful editing and p, the result was a much better essay than the last.

68. When used in farming machines, Al increases crop yields and scrop tracking,harvesting and processing.

69. Driving after consuming alcohol increases the lof traffic accidents.

70. The argument he used to jhis position proved to be a double-edged sword whichled to his own defeat.

71. It is acknowledged that to secure a (体面的) job is many youngsters'dream.

72.Let's make a list of possible speakers, in order of(偏好).

73.As for a teacher, his dream is to see his students gradually become mature andA (博学的).

74.A healthy diet should help your body ____(抵制) infection.

75.The program provided a (宽敞，广阔的) platform for me to develop my potential to the fullest.

第四部分写作(共两节，满分35分)

第一节应用文（满分15分)

假设你是李华,你的美国朋友Jim对中国的茶很感兴趣，发来邮件向你询问相关信息。请你给他回复邮件，内容包括:

1．茶的起源;

2.饮茶的好处。

注意:

1．词数80左右;

2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯;3.开头已经给出，不计入总词数。

Dear Jim,

Learning that you show great interest in tea, I'm writing to share with you some information about it.

Yours,

Li Hua

第二节(满分25分)

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。

It was unusually cold that year on December 25. The snowstorm swept across my city, withbiting wind piercing (划破) the silence of the empty street.

l was a nurse on duty in the emergency room. Seated behind my desk, I stared through the glass window into the dark sky. I didn't think there would be any patients, sighing about having

to work on Christmas, when almost all the people were enjoying their family members' company. Just then, five people showed up in front of my desk, a pale woman and four small children. Irose to my feet immediately.

"Are you all sick?" I asked suspiciously.

“Yes.” she said weakly and lowered her head.

But when it came to descriptions of their presenting problems, things got a little confusing. Two of the children had headaches, but the headaches weren't accompanied by the normal bodylanguage of holding the head or trying to keep it still. Two children had earaches, but only one could tell me which ear was affected. The mother complained of a cough but seemed to work toproduce it.

Something was wrong, but I didn't say anything and explained that it might be a little while before a doctor saw her. She responded, "Take your time; it's warm here."

On a hunch (出于直觉),I checked the chart after the admitting clerk had finishedregistering the family. No address—they were homeless.And the waiting room was warm and comfortable.

l looked out at the family huddled (蜷缩) by the Christmas tree.The little one was clappinghis hands and stamping his feet, with his eyes fixed on the television screen while the bigger one was pointing at the television and yelling something at her mother. The oldest one was looking atan ornament(装饰) on the Christmas tree.

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。

I returned to the nurses ' station.

We prepared a big dinner for our Christmas guests.