高邮市临泽中学2021-2022学年高二下学期期中模拟英语试卷

2021-2022学年高二下学期期中模拟

英语试卷

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)

1. Why does the man need a map?

A. To tour Manchester.   B. To find a restaurant.    C. To learn about China.

2. What does the woman want to do for vacation?

A. Go to the beach.    B. Travel to Colorado.   C. Learn to snowboard.

3. What will the man probably do?

A. Take the job.    B. Refuse the offer.  C. Change the working hours.

4. What does the woman say about John?

A. He won’t wait for her.

B. He won’t come home today. 

C. He won’t be on time for dinner.

5. What will the speakers probably do next?

A. Order some boxes.    B. Go home and rest.C. Continue working.

第二节（共15小题，每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）

听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。

6. How does the woman usually go to work?

A. By car.      B. By bus.    C. By train.

7. What do the speakers agree about taking the train?

A. It is safer.     B. It is faster.     C. It is cheaper

听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。

8. What does the man suggest the woman do?

A. Save up for the car.  B. Go to another car dealer.C. Ask someone to check the car.

9. What is the salesman going to do?

A. Give a discount.    B. Stick to a high price   C. Ask for cash payment.

10. How will the man help the woman?

A. Lend money to her.    B. Drive her car home. C. Take care of her car.

听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。

11. What does the woman think of the living expenses in the city?

A. Fairly low.     B. Just Okay.     C. Very high.

12. What does the woman spend most on?

A. Meals.      B. Trains.      C. Clothes.

13. What does the woman do in her free time?

A. See films.     B. Travel around.    C. Go for a drink.

听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。

14. What will Rebecca do on June 12?

A. Go on a business trip.   B. Organize a trade exhibition. C. Meet the people from Head Office.

15. What is John preparing for the meeting?

A. A report.      B. A timetable.   C. A speech.

16. When do the speakers decide to have the meeting?

A. On June 3.     B. On June 10.     C. On June 17.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17. What did the speaker decide to do after lunch that day?

A. Stay to help her friend. B. Drive home in the rain.  C. Wait for the rain to stop

18. What can we learn about the speaker then?

A. She worked at a hotel. B. She had bought a new car. C. She was having a baby soon.

19. Where did the speaker meet the taxi passenger?

A. At a crossroads.    B. In front of a hotel.   C. Beside a car park.

20. What does the speaker talk about?

A. An exciting lunch party.B. A well-known short story. C. An unforgettable experience

第二部分  阅读（共两节，满分50分）

第一节  （共12小题；每小题2.5分，满分27.5分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

A

72 hours in Beijing

Traveling to China is no longer a luxury for many foreign passport holders. The Chinese government has permitted a 72-hour visa-free policy that offers access to visitors from 53 countries including the US, France and Austria. Let’s start with the capital of China, Beijing. Here’s a pick of the best in Beijing!

Mutianyu Great Wall

Your trip to Beijing isn’t really complete without seeing one of the “New Seven Wonders of the World”, the Great Wall of China. The Mutianyu section of the Great Wall is by far the most well-preserved of all. Taking a one-hour bus ride, Mutianyu would be your ideal location for a half-day of hiking away from the large crowds in the city. Also, the authorities have allowed tourists to paint graffiti on a specific section of the Great Wall since 2014. The Great Wall was designated(把…定名为) a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1987.

Summer Palace

Located in northwestern Beijing, the Summer Palace is by far the city’s most well-preserved royal park. With its huge lake and hilltop views, the palace offers you a pastoral escape into the landscape of traditional Chinese paintings. The Summer Palace was added to the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1998.

798 Art Zone

This would be on the top of my list! Named after the 798 factory that was built in the 1950s, the art zone is home to various galleries, design studios, art exhibition spaces, fashionable shops and bars. You could easily spend half your day wandering around the complex, feeling the contrast of the present and the past.

Sichuan Provincial Restaurant

While in Beijing, apart from trying the city’s best-known Peking duck, the Sichuan provincial restaurant is one of places where you can enjoy regional delicious food. It offers one of China’s eight great cuisines, Sichuan Cuisine, which ranges from Mapo tofu to spicy chicken.

21. How does the author describe Mutianyu Great Wall?

 A. Tourists need a half-day to arrive there.

 B. Tourists are allowed to paint graffiti anywhere.

 C. It is the most well-maintained part of the Great Wall.

 D. It was named a UNESCO World Heritage site 20 years ago.

22. Where would you go first if you were the author?

 A. Mutianyu Great Wall.   B. Summer Palace.

 C. 798 Art Zone.   D. Sichuan Provincial Restaurant.

23. Who is the passage intended for?

 A. The tourists who prefer to travel for free.

 B. The foreigners to stay in Beijing for 3 days.

 C. The visitors coming from every corner of China.

 D. The foreigners coming to Beijing for the first time.

B

One day after more than a month of classes, I read aloud a paragraph from my book, recognizing all of the characters smoothly except for one. I sat back and started to register the achievement: I was actually reading Chinese. The language was starting to make sense. But before the sense of satisfaction was half formed, Teacher Liao said, “Bu dui!”

It meant, literally, “Not correct.” You could also translate it as no, wrong, nope, uh-uh. Flatly and clearly incorrect. There were many Chinese words that I didn’t know, but I knew that one well.

A voice in my head whined: All of the rest of them were right, isn’t that worth something? But for Teacher Liao it didn’t work like that. If one character was wrong it was simply budui.

“What’s this word?” I asked, pointing at the character I had missed.

“Zhe — the zhe in Zhejiang.”

“Third tone?”

“Fourth tone.”

I breathed deeply and read the section again, and this time I did it perfectly. That was a victory — I turned to Teacher Liao and my eyes said (or at least I imagined them saying): How do you like me now? There seemed to be some satisfaction in her ayes, but she simply said, “Read the next one.”

It was her way of teaching. Success was expected and failure criticized and immediately corrected. You were right or you were budui; there was no middle ground.

I grew to hate budui. The bu was a rising tone and the dui dropped abruptly, like building my confidence and then breaking down all at once. And it bothered me all the more because I knew that Teacher Liao was only telling the truth: everything I did with the language was budui. I was an adult, and as an adult I should be able to accept criticism where it was needed. But that wasn’t the American way; I wanted to be praised for my effort; I didn’t mind criticism as long as it was candy-coated. In China, the single B on the report card matters much more than all the A’s that surround it. Keep working; you haven’t achieved anything yet.

 And so I studied. I was frustrated but I was also stubborn; I was determined to show Teacher Liao that I was dui.

24. Which of the following can best replace “whined” in Paragraph 3?

 A. Burst out.  B. Gave in.  C. Returned. D. Complained.

25. What did the writer expect from Teacher Liao after he tried again?

 A. Immediate correction.   B. A new challenge.

 C. An encouraging response.  D. A strict comment.

26. How did the writer feel about the Chinese way of teaching?

 A. Candy-coated.   B. Weakness-focused.  C. Interest-driven.   D. Criticism-absent.

27. What can we infer from the text?

 A. The writer was struggling with Liao’s teaching.

 B. The writer was not gifted in language learning.

 C. Teacher Liao was not friendly with her students.

 D. The American way of teaching is better for adults.

C

Like so many other good things in life, sleep is best at a right length. A multi-year study of older adults found that both short and long sleepers experienced greater cognitive(认知的) decline than people who slept a proper a mount, even when the effects of early Alzheimer’s disease were taken into account.

“Our study suggests that there is a middle range, or ‘sweet spot’, for total sleep time where cognitive performance is stable over time. Short and long sleep time is associated with worse cognitive performance,” said first author Brendan Lucey, an associate professor of the Washington University Sleep Medicine Center. “An unanswered question is if we can intervene to improve sleep, would that have a positive effect on their cognitive performance so they no longer decline? We need more further data to answer this question.”

Lucey and colleagues tuned to volunteers who participate in Alzheimer’s studies through the university’s Charles F and Joanne Knight Alzheimer Disease Research Center. Such volunteers experienced annual clinical and cognitive assessments, and provided a blood sample to be tested. For this study, each participant slept with a tiny EEG monitor attached to their heads for four to six nights to measure their brain activities during sleep.

The researchers found a U-shaped relationship between sleep and cognitive decline. Overall, cognitive scores declined for the groups that slept less than 4.5 or more than 6.5 hours per night while scores stayed stable for those in the middle of the range.

The U-shaped relationship held true for measures of specific sleep phases, including rapid-eye movement (REM), or dreaming sleep and non-REM sleep. Moreover, the same is true even after adjusting for factors that can affect both sleep and cognition, such as age, sex, levels of Alzheimer’s proteins. “It was particularly interesting to see that not only those with short amounts of sleep but also those with long amounts of sleep had more cognitive decline,” said Professor Beau M. Ances.

“Each person’s sleep needs are unique, and people who wake up feeling rested on short or long sleep schedules should not feel forced to change their habits,” said co-senior author David Holtzman, MD. “But those who are not sleeping well should be aware that sleep problems often can be treated.”

28. What’s the passage mainly about?

 A. The effects of Alzheimer’s disease. B. The benefits of best sleep.

 C. The influence of sleep time on cognition. D. The good things in life.

29. According to the passage, which sleep time is suitable?

 A. 4 hours.  B. 6 hours.    C. 7 hours         . D. 7.5 hours.

30. What can we know about U-shaped relationship?

 A. The sleep time has no connection with cognitive scores.

 B. The longer sleep time is, the higher cognitive scores are.

 C. Cognition is related to different sleep phases.

 D. It is not effective when age, sex, and so on are considered.

31. What does David Holtzman’s words imply?

 A. Quality of sleep is the key.

 B. Long time sleepers do not have cognitive decline.

 C. Short sleep schedules must change their habits.

 D. Both long time and shot time sleepers have sleep problems.

第二节 （共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分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。

A new kind of makeup is becoming increasingly popular on some short video sharing platforms: the domestic violence makeup(家暴妆).

In the video clips, some women wear makeup that makes them look like victims of domestic violence. ______32______ . Their hair is deliberately messed up and there are dark circles around their eyes.

Naturally, many users of social networking sites have criticized those who came up with the idea, saying it was ignoring a serious issue.   ______33______   . Many people pay little attention to domestic violence, even refuse to call it violence. Some view it as a kind of “play” among family members, while others insist it is an internal family matter and the law should not have anything to do with it.

It is only thanks to growing awareness that more people are beginning to accept that domestic violence is a crime and the perpetrator(作恶者) should be punished.   ______34______    , it might undo the changing mindset and encourage some people to stick to their old, wrong ideas about domestic violence.

______35_______  . If the “domestic violence makeup” becomes popular, people might begin doubting the claims of genuine victims of domestic violence. Some users might even ask those women accusing men of committing domestic violence to provide more evidence in support of their claim.

Worse, some women might actually begin applying makeup and making false accusations about domestic violence in order to draw attention or get someone in trouble.  ___36___ .

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，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

Most wouldn't know what to do if they broke their leg isolated on a beach with no cell phone. One man found himself in that exact 37, but instead of giving up, he used every resource he could to make it to 38.

While enjoying a walk down the beach, Tim Robinson, a former soldier of the British Army, slipped on a piece of seaweed and 39, breaking his leg. No one was on 40 or within earshot, but as Robinson lay 41 he remembered his military（军事的） training.

The army veteran had spent two tours in Afghanistan and one in Irag, so even though his current situation was 42, there's no way it was going to be his end. Robinson still had the ability to crawl（爬）, and so he did. The choice was easy but the crawl was 43, Robinson said, "After I crawled about a mile and a quarter, I started 44 my flashlight in SOS and spinning it over my head to create a Buzz-Saw signal which is a way of 45 helicopters in the armed force. . . "

"There was no 46 to begin with so I crawled for five minutes and47 about 50 meters before making the same signal three times, "Robinson said. Most people couldn't imagine crawling for any distance with a 48 leg, but Robinson wasn't about to 49.

Luckily, a coast guard crew finally 50. They were amazed that this man had crawled such a distance, more than a mile in total, after suffering such a wound.

Mrs. Robinson is grateful her husband was 51 enough to make it back to safety.

37. A. position   B. situation  C. atmosphere  D. place

38. A. recovery  B. bank   C. hospital  D. safety

39 A. fell    B. shouted  C. slept   D. sobbed

40. A. boat   B. site   C. voyage  D. space

41. A. relaxed   B. hopeful  C. helpless  D. sorrowful

42. A. worse   B. awful   C. puzzling  D. embarrassing

43. A. practical  B. different  C. dangerous  D. tough

44. A. opening   B. breaking  C. putting  D. flashing

45. A. warning   B. informing  C. attracting  D. directing

46. A. response  B. reason   C. excuse   D. promise

47. A. walked   B. covered  C. ran   D. reached

48. A. remained  B. tied   C. broken   D. cured

49. A. put down  B. ran out   C. take in   D. give up

50 A. turn to   B. showed up  C. get in   D. hold on

51. A. optimistic  B. brave   C. determined  D. calm

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。

If you have ever watched the Miss America competition, you must have seen that the young ladies wear tight swimming costumes 52__________(show) off their shapes, or sing popular songs to reveal their beautiful voices in the talent show.

However, Virginia Camille Schrier, 53_______ was crowned Miss America 2020, was different. Dressed in a lab coat, the 24-year-old girl 54__________(perform) an "elephant's toothpaste" science experiment. She created an explosion by 55 ___________ （combine）hydrogen peroxide（过氧化氢）with potassium iodide（碘化钾）in the talent show.

"56 _______ a student of medicine, I am raising social awareness about everyday drug 57_________(safe)and abuse prevention, " Schrier told CNN. Meanwhile, her unconventional performance 58________ (immediate) made headlines around the United States.

Many people think that Schrier breaks the 59_________ (fix) impression of Miss America. 60____________(like) the other young women, Schrier presents 61__________ (her) as charming knowledgeable and confident, instead of just a pretty face.

第三部分  根据中文完成句子（15）

62..在开始演讲之前，我想问问大家:你曾为自然奇观惊叹吗？

Before we begin, I want to ask you: have you ever  __________ __________ __________ human civilization?

63. 我相信你们当中有些人听说过联合国教科文组织造产地，甚至可能已经去过处了

__________ __________ __________ __________ __________ some of you have heard about UNESCO heritage sites or maybe even visited one!

64. 很遗憾，它们正面临各种危险，其中多处急需保护。

Unfortunately, they face a variety of dangers and many of them are ______ __________ __________ __________protection.

65.. 商路上熙来攘往，到处是驼队和商人，驼队载着一批批货物， 商人们贩卖你能想象的任何商品。

The routes _________  _________  _________ strings of camels carrying loads of goods and traders selling everything imaginable.

66.经过他的努力，商路初具规模，当时主要强国间的关系也得到了巩固，路网甚至延伸到了罗马帝国。

Following Zhang’s efforts, trade routes  _________  _________and relationships were  strengthened between the major powers of the time, with the routes network reaching as far as the Roman Empire.

67. 柬埔寨吴哥的寺庙是独特建筑的典型例子。每天，数千名游客攀爬狭窄的石阶，磨损着这些古建筑，长期的影响对内部结构可能造成不可修复的破坏。

The temples of Angkor in Cambodia are typical examples of unique architecture. Every day, thousands of tourists climbing up the narrow stone steps are __________ __________ these ancient buildings and the long-term consequences could lead to irreparable destruction of the internal_structure.

68._______ ______ popular history books,most academic books tend to adopt a more analytical and serious approach to studying history.（与……相反)

69. Given these cultural differences,it ______  ______ ______ ________ that Canada has been celebrating Multiculturalism.Day since 2002.(不足为奇)

70. _______ _______ its geographical diversity ,Canada’s many rural areas and urban centers reflect the diversity of  its residents.(除了，除此之外）

71._______ _______ _____ the low gravity environment,eating is also different in space.（鉴于，考虑到）

72. Hopefully,it will _____ _____ _______ _____ the Earth’s climate and lead to better lightning protection..（使……进一步了解）

73.I _____ ____ ______ to respect and protect this unique landscape while I was here.（决心）

74..Heritage protection is at the top of the agenda ______ ______ ______ _______all mankind.（为了，为了……利益）

75.As Cicero remarked,”To ____ _______ ______what occurred before you were born is to remain always a child.(对……一无所知）

76.The incredible splendour of heritage sites is                        the power of nature and the genius of man. （一个……提醒；让我们感受到……）

第四部分  写作（共两节，满分35分）

第一节(满分15分)

假如你是李华，爱好旅游。最近打算对古丝绸之路做一次探究性的旅行，出发前给地理老师Mr. Jackie发个邮件，咨询关于丝绸之路(the Silk Road)的大体情况，内容包括：

1、丝绸之路的总体概括；

2、丝绸之路的作用；

3、值得参观的地方、美食、特色等。

注意：

1、词数80~100左右（开头和结尾已为你写好，不计入总词数）；

2、可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Dear Mr. Jackie,

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Yours,

Li Hua

第二节（满分20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。

My efforts to learn, read, write and speak English have been a significant challenge in my life. When I first came to the United States from Hong Kong about 12 years ago, I could barely communicate in English. Today, although I still have much to learn, I realize I have made a good amount of progress in my years abroad.

I grew up in a small village in China, where no one I knew spoke English. I wasn’t exposed to English or any other language through books, magazines or TV. Only when I later went to study in Hong Kong, was I exposed to American and Western culture through movies, music and other media. Although English is common in Hong Kong due to its history, I still couldn’t speak, read or write much after graduating from high school.

In my early 20s, I decided to move to New York City and I was determined to make a new life for myself there. However, I didn’t want to end up speaking my native language because I knew that learning English was very important if I wanted to be successful in this new country. New York seemed like another world and without speaking much English it was even more difficult to make friends.

I didn’t have a teacher at first, so I tried every way I could to learn the language. One way that was very useful was listening to the radio and watching TV, mostly news. I tried to speak like the people I heard on TV. They spoke more clearly and it was easier to understand than the English I heard people speaking in my neighborhood. I picked up one word at a time, and looked them up in the dictionary. I would also try to write down the words and remember them. I made a goal of learning at least 20 new words every day.

注意：

1. 续写词数应为150左右；

2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

After a while I made friends.

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Thinking back on the ways I have learned English over the years, I have something to say.

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

参考答案

第一部分  听力  (30)

1-10 BAACB  ABCAB

11-20 CBACA  CBCAC

第二部分  阅读

第一节  短文理解(27.5))

21—23  CCB   24—27   DCBA    28—31  CBCA

第二节  七选五(12.5)

32—36  FABGC

第三部分  语言运用

第一节  完形填空（15）

37-41 BDABC   42-46 BDABA   47-51 DCDBB

第二节  语法填空（15）

52. to show    53. who     54. performed   55. combining   56. As

57. safety      58. immediately   59. fixed   60. Unlike    61. herself

第三部分 完成句子（略15分）

第四部分  写作  （略）

第一节 （15）

Dear Mr. Jackie,

I’m Li Hua. Fascinated by the mystery and beauty of the Silk Road, I intended to explore it in person. Could you please give me a brief introduction of it?

Firstly, I are eager to learn a general information about the Silk Road, which may help me plan my schedule. Besides, what’s the function of the Silk Road in the past and in the present? And due to my tight schedule, please recommend me some amazing places featuring the local culture, which are worthy of a visit. Of course, I don’t want to miss the local cuisines since I am a total foodie.

Your early reply will be appreciated.

Yours,

Li Hua

第二节 （20）

One possible version:

After a while I made friends. They were another way I learned English. I would pick up a lot of cool expressions just from spending time with them and listening to them speak. My friends were patient with me and helped me a lot, but I often became discouraged. Seeing I gave up speaking English, they tried to encourage me to speak out. They often invited me to their parties where I was surrounded by English atmosphere and I was forced to communicate with them in English.

Thinking back on the ways I have learned English over the years, I have something to say. It is clear that I am a visual learner — I learn by seeing and looking. I had the most success when reading and using written materials. I enjoyed reading books, newspapers and magazines. Of course, it is also very important to be able to speak and listen. So, I spent lots of time trying to develop these skills, like getting involved in social activities with friends. So, if I could become more and more fluent, so can you!