海南省琼海市嘉积中学2021-2022学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题(含听力）

嘉积中学2021—2022学年高二下学期期中考试

英语科试题

（时间：120分钟 满分：150分）

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, 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. Who is Jonathan probably talking to?

A. His boss. B. His wife. C. His doctor.

2. What does the man mean?

A. He doesn’t like the shirt.

B. The shirt might be tight.

C. The receipt (收据) got missing.

3. What is the woman doing now?

A. Eating in a cafe.

B. Cooking her lunch.

C. Studying for an exam.

4. Where does the conversation take place?

A. In a hotel. B. In a school. C. In a meeting room.

5. What does the man think of the art exhibition?

A. Quite amazing. B. Rather boring. C. Poorly organized.

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，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。

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

6. What is the relationship between the speakers?

A. Classmates.

B. Teacher and student.

C. Manager and secretary.

7. What does the woman suggest adding to the presentation?

A. More facts. B. More figures. C. More pictures.

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

8. What are the speakers mainly talking about?

A. Their hobbies.

B. An activity holiday.

C. The teamwork spirit.

9. What did the woman get a prize for?

A. Climbing. B. Sailing. C. Walking.

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

10. When did David come back last night?

A. At 6:00 pm. B. At 7:00 pm. C. At 8:30 pm.

11. Why did David go out last night?

A. To have some discussions.

B. To read in a library.

C. To watch a movie.

12. What does David suggest the woman do?

A. Apply to work for the club.

B. Contact Lucy for more information.

C. Learn more about the neighborhood.

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

13. What is the aim of the campaign?

A. To remind people of Earth Day.

B. To encourage people to reduce garbage.

C. To warn people of the bad effects of pollution.

14. What will be the task on the second day?

A. Planting trees. B. Designing posters. C. Collecting garbage.

15. What does the man expect the teachers to do?

A. Paint paper. B. Stop driving cars. C. Decorate classrooms.

16. How does Sara find the man’s ideas?

A. Ridiculous. B. Confusing. C. Wonderful.

听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。

17. Where did the tour start?

A. From Germany. B. From Amsterdam. C. From Switzerland.

18. What special attraction does the speaker recommend?

A. The art museums.

B. The Eiffel Tower.

C. The Montparnasse Tower.

19. Why does the speaker like Line 63?

A. It offers good views.

B. It covers more territory(领土).

C. It’s the cheapest travel means.

20. What does the speaker say about the subway system in Paris?

A. It is excellent. B. It offers free coffee. C. It is easy to get lost.

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A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

Happy Campers Summer Retreat

As a parent, your child’s health and happiness are the most important things to you, which can be difficult to achieve. The Happy Campers Summer Retreat was developed to help parents with this challenge.

Founded in 1998 by Michael Gibson, our summer camp is open to children during the holidays, from May to September. We look after lots of children every single year. Our camp is based in the Colorado Mountains, and it offers a lot of different activities for children.

Our program helps improve:

• Physical fitness

• Problem-solving skills

• Social skills

• Sports ability and experience

The Happy Campers Summer Retreat can benefit all children. Some children are good at school, but rarely active. Our program will help encourage an interest in sports. Other children are mainly interested in sports. These children will not only play sports, but will also learn new skills, such as teamwork skills, social skills, and communication skills. Children will also have the chance to try new activities. Our program is designed to help develop a complete and fully active child.

At very affordable prices, our program is available to any family in America. Your child’s stay can be as short as a week or as long as six weeks.

Why not call us today or click here to join our camp? Take action now and give your child this great chance!

21. How long does the camp last every year?

A. One week. B. Five months.

C. Six weeks. D. One month.

22. What can a child learn from the camp?

A. How to deal with people. B. How to choose a strong team.

C. How to avoid physical problems. D. How to stay interested in something.

23. What is the purpose of the text?

A To describe the history of the camp.

B. To compare the camp with other activities.

C. To encourage parents to send their children to the camp.

D. To tell parents about the benefits of outdoor activities.

B

Once upon a time, a daughter complained to her father that her life was unhappy and that she was tired of struggling all the time.

Her father, a chef, took her to the kitchen. He filled three pots with water and placed each on a high fire. Once the three pots began to boil, he placed potatoes, eggs and coffee beans in them. After 20 minutes, he took them out, putting the potatoes and eggs in a bowl and the coffee in a cup.

Turning to his daughter, he said, “Look closer, and touch the potatoes.” She did and noted that they were soft. He then asked her to take an egg and break it. After pulling off the shell, she observed the hard-boiled egg. Finally, he asked her to taste the coffee. Its good smell brought a smile to her face.

“Father, what does this mean?” she asked. He then explained that the potatoes, the eggs and the coffee beans were in the same adversity(逆境)——the boiling water. However, each one reacted differently.

The strong and hard potato became soft and weak in boiling water. The egg was fragile, with the thin outer shell protecting its liquid until it was put in the boiling water. Then the inside of the egg became hard. However, the coffee beans were unique. After they were exposed to the boiling water, they changed the water and created something new. “Which one do you want to be like,” he asked. “When adversity knocks on your door, how will you respond?”

In life, challenges happen to us all, but the only thing that truly matters is what happens within us.

24. Why did the girl complain to her father?

A. Because of her hard life.

B. Because of her tiring job.

C. Because of her father’s busy work.

D. Because of the food her father cooked.

25. What can we infer from this story?

A. The girl liked the coffee best.

B. The father was good at cooking.

C. The girl didn’t like the potatoes and eggs.

D. Different people have different reactions to adversity.

26. What does the underlined word “fragile” mean in the 4th paragraph?

A. thick B. easily-broken C. strong D. hard

27. What would be the best title for the passage?

A Father and daughter.

B. Adversities and a chef.

C. A chef and coffee beans.

D. Challenges and responses.

C

The Blue Planet Ⅱ's latest episode focuses on how the plastic is having a destructive effect on the ocean and slowly poisoning our sea creatures. Researchers recently also found that sea creatures living in the deepest place on Earth, the Mariana Trench, have plastics in their stomachs. Indeed, oceans are drowned in plastics.

Though it seems that the world couldn't possibly function without plastics, plastics are a remarkably recent invention. The first plastic bags were introduced in the 1950s, the same decade when plastic packaging began gaining popularity in the United States. This growth has happened so fast that science is still catching up with the change. Plastics pollution research, for instance, is still a very early science.

We put all these plastics into the environment, but we still don't really know what the outcomes are going to be. What we do know, though, is disturbing. The ocean plastic is estimated to kill millions of marine animals every year. Nearly 700 species, including endangered ones, are known to have been affected by it. One in three leatherback turtles, which often mistake plastic bags for jellyfish, have been found with plastics in their bellies. Ninety percent of seabirds are now eating plastics on a regular basis. By 2050, that figure is expected to rise to 100 percent.

And it's not just wildlife that is threatened by the plastics in our seas. Humans are consuming plastics through the seafood we eat. I could understand why some people see the ocean plastic as a disaster, worth being mentioned in the same breath as climate change. But the ocean plastic is not as complicated as climate change. There are no ocean trash deniers(否认者), at least so far. To do something about it, we don't have to remake our planet energy system.

This is not a problem where we don't know what the solution is. We know how to pick up garbage. Anyone can do it. We know how to deal with it. We know how to recycle. We can all start by thinking twice before we use single-use plastic products. Things may seem ordinary, like using a reusable bottle or a reusable bag, but when taken collectively, these choices really do make a difference.

28. Why is plastic pollution research still a very early science?

A. The plastics pollution research is too difficult.

B. Plastics have produced less pollution than coal.

C. The world couldn't possibly function without plastics.

D. Plastics have gained popularity too fast for science to catch up with.

29. How did the author support his opinion in Paragraph 3?

A. By citing quotes from leading experts.

B. By making a comparison and contrast.

C. By presenting solid statistics.

D. By listing examples from his own experience.

30. What does the author intend to tell us in the last paragraph?

A. We reap（收获） what we sow.

B. The shortest answer is doing.

C. All things are difficult before they are easy.

D. Actions speak louder than words.

31. What is the main idea of the passage?

A. The oceans become choked with plastics.

B. The ocean plastic is a global issue.

C. The Blue Planet Ⅱ Has left viewers heartbroken.

D. Plastics gain popularity all over the world.

D

It was May 23, 2016. Arnot, the 32-year-old mountain guide, reached the top of Everest without the use of oxygen (O2) equipment. It was achieved after seven years, three previous attempts, and fourteen straight hours of climbing.

After 15 minutes at the top, Arnot began her descent (下坡). Eight hours later, she reached the camp at 7, 600 meters and became the first American woman—and only the seventh woman ever—to successfully reach Mount Everest without oxygen equipment.

“There are so many reasons for her impressive achievement, especially the physical and emotional efforts that she’s put forth over the years to make this happen,” says the professional climber and photographer Richards, “The mental courage that it requires is something very few people have.”

Arnot didn’t start climbing until she was 19 years old. Money was tight in her family, and climbing mountains never occurred in her mind. After graduating from college, Arnot was invited by her friend to climb a mountain. “It totally changed my life”, says Arnot. “I always know that if you want something, you can achieve it, but knowing what you want is a whole different thing,” she says. “I am athletic but not competitive. After my first climbing, I knew immediately that mountains are what I want—as that is where I felt home for the first time in my life.”

After that first climb, she devoted herself to learning how to climb and move through mountain. It was during her second trip to Everest in 2009 that she first set her sights on a no-oxygen attempt. However, while hiking into Everest Base Camp that year, she hurt her leg and wasn’t able to climb without oxygen. In 2013 she nearly made it to the top, but was forced to take oxygen at 8,504 meters while helping another climber.

When Arnot finally stood atop Everest, she called her best friend, “I reached the top and I’m not using any oxygen.” Then, tears began to stream down from her eyes. So much of Arnot’s life has been about pushing the limits of her abilities, and in this case, she’s also pushed up against the outer limits of the human spirit.

32. On May 23, 2016. Arnot ________.

A. spent 8 straight hours climbing

B. stayed at the top for 50 minutes

C. made her first attempt to climb Everest

D. reached the top without oxygen equipment

33. Arnot fell in love with climbing because _________.

A. money was no longer a problem to her

B. mountains gave her the feeling of comfort

C. she tried to be more athletic and competitive

D. she wanted to build up her body through climbing

34. What do we know about Arnot’s climbing experience?

A. She took up climbing when she was 19 years old.

B. She has always been a good climber since her childhood.

C. She climbed Everest with her family during her first trip.

D. She hurt her leg badly while helping another climber in 2009.

35. Which of the following can best describe Arnot?

A. Determined and brave. B. Cautious and honest.

C. Caring and open-minded. D. Confident and creative.

第二节 七选五（共5小题，每小题2.5分，共12.5分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

Try This at Home!

Are you looking for a new pastime that will create a balance between physical activity and relaxation? Then yoga may be the perfect choice for you. Yoga can be practiced by people of all ages and levels of fitness.___36___ It's a great way to strengthen your muscles and become more flexible.

In the 1930s, Indian Sri Tirumali and K. Pattabhi developed one of the most popular forms of yoga practised worldwide today. They worked together using an ancient Sansknt text called Yoga Korunta to create a set routine of yoga movements and breathing exercises. ____37____

Ashtanga is different from other forms of yoga. It is a very powerful form of aerobic (有氧的)exercise which creates deep heat in the body. ____38____ In other forms of yoga, however, the routine can change each time and the stretching exercises aren't aerobic.

___39___As well as making you stronger and more flexible, it can also help you to stay calm. By focusing on your breathing while doing physical exercise, you are able to get a balance between mind and body. In addition, yoga helps to make us healthier so we are less likely to get common illnesses like colds.

Furthermore, yoga encourages you to think about what you're doing. Often you will close your eyes while doing certain movements.____40____After a few lessons you'll stop looking at what the others around you are doing. You will stop comparing yourself and start focusing on yourself.

A. It can also be done anywhere at any time.

B. The result of their co-operation was ashtanga yoga.

C. Whatever kind of yoga you choose, there are many long-term benefits.

D This allows you to concentrate better and it makes you less competitive.

E. Every time someone practices ashtanga, he or she does exactly the same movements.

F. If you're interested in yoga, but can find a class near you, then it might be   an excuse to travel.

G. Recently, it has become extremely common for beginners as well as advanced yoga students to go on yoga holidays.

第三部分 语言运用（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）

阅读下列短文，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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

My mom is an awesome human being just like all other moms. She knowingly and unknowingly ___41___ me a whole lot of things about the world. The incident which I’m going to share today determined the way I ___42___ everybody.

I was four years old. One fine afternoon, my mom and I were staying outdoors, she reading and I watching a line of ___43___. I was never a naughty kid; in fact I was known for keeping quiet even when things were not going my way. So I don’t remember why I did this but I disrupted (使中断) the lines of ants and I liked it when they looked so ___44___ . I even went ahead and stepped on a couple of them! My mom saw this and she wasn’t ___45___ with me but she said something I still ___46___ today. She said, “You should never be ___47___ to anybody however little they are. Everybody is different and we shouldn’t treat them ___48___.”

I got upset when I heard this because I thought I had ___49___ my mom. Also my little heart started ___50___ the family of ants I had killed. It has been more than 25 years now and I’ve ___51___ so many things that have happened in my life; however, I still do my best to be kind to everybody.

We should teach our young kids to never be mean to anybody. It makes a ___52___ when people praise other people for their efforts and when instead of being envious, we’re proud of people achieving their goals however ___53___ they may be. When you’re kind to other people, it’s a ___54___ that goes on. It’s the kind of chain reaction that uplifts the whole world one heart at a time. I believe in the magic of___55___!

41. A. offered B. left C. promised D. taught

42. A. respect B. treat C. question D. doubt

43. A. trees B. kids C. ants D. seals

44. A. troubled B. excited C. shocked D. stressed

45. A. patient B. familiar C. annoyed D. honest

46. A. benefit from B. disagree with C. suffer from D. look for

47 A. familiar B. cruel C. similar D. cool

48. A. seriously B. hopelessly C. directly D. unfairly

49. A. disappointed B. convinced C. comforted D. terrified

50. A. believing in B. seeking for C. laughing at D. thinking about

51. A. accepted B. repeated C. forgotten D. discovered

52. A. decision B. difference C. deal D. living

53. A. rare B. ambitious C. tiny D. significant

54. A. debate B. process C. match D. circle

55. A. love B. life C. kindness D. value

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。

As one of the most well-known tourist ____56____ (attraction) in China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, the beautiful Li River was polluted. Water in the river suffered ____57____ (great) as tourists threw rubbish into the river. Besides, people on the boats ____58____ (pour) the oil from the kitchens into the water. Also chemicals used to increase crop production resulted ____59____ poor water quality, causing a decrease in the number of fish species. Luckily, local officials were concerned about the issue and began to take steps ____60____ (address) it. By ____61____ (construct) waste water treatment facilities and closing or moving polluting enterprises, ____62____ water quality was improved. Not only were new rules introduced to preserve the river, ____63____ the local authorities also used the media to spread environmental ____64____ (aware) and encourage greater use of clean energy. With these measures, China's waterways are heading towards a clean and ____65____ (sustain) future.

第四部分  写作（共两节，满分40分）

第一节 应用文写作 （满分15分）

66. 假定你是李华，你校交换生 George最近因为起床困难导致上课总是迟到，因此他写邮件来向你求助。请用英语给他回封邮件，给予他相应的建议，内容包括：

1. 养成早睡早起的习惯；

2 适当地参加锻炼；

3. 要意识到按时上学的重要性。

注意：

1. 词数100左右；

2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

3. 开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。

Dear George,

_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Yours,

Li Hua

第二节 读后续写（满分25分）

67. 阅读下面的材料，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 a few days before Christmas many years ago and it looked like it would not be a happy one for my family.

The factory that I was working at gave us a long holiday while their machinery was being repaired, that is to say, there is no need for us to go to work. In return for this, we didn't have much money.

My wife and I had managed to save some money to buy our young children some toys, but an unexpected car repair had taken most of our cash. We knew for sure that we could only afford to get one small gift for each of our children.

We arrived at the store and walked down the parking lot past people loading gifts into their cars. I saw the happiness on their faces and 1 heard them laughing and speaking happily. I envied them a bit, because it sure didn't feel like Christmas to me. We hurried into the store past old Tom, a beggar who had begged here for many years. To some extent, we had been "friends". I had always enjoyed putting something in his kettle before and he always held up his thumb to me. But today we passed him quickly with our heads down, pretending we didn't see him even though I heard clearly he was saying hello to me. I wasn't sure if I could afford gifts for my own family and I could not help others.

We searched all through the store hoping to find one thing each of our small children would like. Thankfully, we were able to get them each something sweet. We headed for the checkout and paid the bills for all the toys children selected. We found that we even had a few dollars left over.

注意:1.续写词数应为150左右。

2.续写部分分为两段,每段开头语已给出。

Paragraph 1:

With those dollars left, we walked out of the store.

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Paragraph 2:

"This is for your children!" old Tom handed me something.

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