江苏省高邮市临泽中学2021-2022学年高二第二学期期末适应性考试（二）英语试卷（含答案）

2021-2022学年度第二学期期末适应性考试

高  二  英  语

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. When will the woman leave?

A. On October 28th. B. On November 2nd. C. On December 3rd.

2. Why was the man late for work?

A. He had an accident.

B. He was stuck in traffic.

C. He got up late.

3. What does the woman think should be done first?

A. Wash the dishes.

B. Sweep the floor.

C. Clean the windows.

4. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?

A. Doctor and patient.

B. Teacher and student.

C. Boss and employee.

5. How does Allen sound now?

A. Calm. B. Excited. C. Nervous.

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个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独自前，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. What would the man like to know about the future?

A. How rich he will be.

B. How fast the technology will develop.

C. How the environment will be.

7. What might the woman want to be if she can choose again?

A. A doctor.          B. A teacher.         C. A scientist.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8. Where does the conversation probably take place?

A. In a cake shop.      B. At the woman’s house.       C. In a restaurant.

9. What will George do next?

A. Work on a project.    B. Make Indian food.         C. Watch the news.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10. Why does Rodgers look upset?

A. He may not be allowed to work part-time.

B. He didn’t get the job.

C. He can’t balance work and study well.

11. What does Rodgers’ father think of part-time jobs?

A. It’s rewarding. B. It’s interesting. C. It’s a waste of time.

12. What does Nancy advise Rodgers to do?

A. Turn down the offer as usual.

B. Discuss with his father.

C. Find a job next year.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13. How’s the weather today?

A. Snowy. B. Windy. C. Sunny.

14. What will the weather be like tomorrow?

A. The highest temperature will be -10°C.

B. It will have a strong wind from the northeast.

C. It will be partly cloudy.

15. What does the man decide to do?

A. Read novels indoors.     B. Take some pictures.       C. Walk in the snow.

16. What does the woman advise the man to do?

A. Protect his hands.      B. Wear the winter jacket.      C. Watch TV at home.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17. Where is the speaker now?

A. At the airport.       B. At school.         C. On the plane.

18. For what purpose does the speaker go to France?

A. To study.          B. To visit her friends.            C. To meet her family.

19. What does the speaker say about her parents?

A. They haven’t seen her for 5 days.

B. They got used to living without her.

C. They were proud of her.

20. How does the speaker probably feel in the end?

A. Worried.     B. Determined.     C. Puzzled.

第二部分 阅读理解（共三节, 满分50分）

第一节（共13小题；每小题2.5分，满分32.5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

A 15-year-old scientist and inventor has been named as Time’s first ever Kid of the Year.

Rao is a high school student from Colorado. She was chosen from 5, 000 U. S. -based nominees (被提名的人). Time said in a statement that Rao stood out for her ability to apply scientific ideas to real-world problems and her efforts to motivate other kids to take up their own causes. Rao told the Associated Press that “the prize is nothing that I could have ever imagined. And I’m so grateful and just so excited that we’re really taking a look at the upcoming generation and our generation, since the future is in our hands. ” She insists that starting out small doesn’t matter, as long as you’re enthusiastic about it.

It’s just the latest recognition for the teenager, who was named last year to the Forbes 30 Under 30 list. Rao won praise in 2017 after she developed a portable device(设备) to detect lead (铅) in water. She went on to cooperate with scientists in the water industry to try to get the device on the market.

The young scientist has also developed an app called Kindly that uses artificial intelligence to help prevent cyberbullying (网络欺凌). It allows teens to type in a word or phrase to find out if the words they’re using are hurtful and amount to(等于)bullying, and thus should be avoided.

In an interview with Time, Rao said that her pursuits(追求) in science started early as a way to improve conditions in society. In a world where science is increasingly questioned or challenged, Rao insists that its pursuit is an important act of kindness. It is the best way that a younger generation can better the world. Science and technology are being employed as never before to handle various issues, such as global warming, the outbreak of disease and so on, she noted.

“We have science in everything we’re involved in, and I think that’s the biggest thing to put out there, that science is cool, invention is cool, and anybody can be an inventor, ”Rao said. “ Anybody can do science. ”

21. What is one of the reasons for Rao being honored by Time?

A. The up-to-date ideas she had come up with.

B. The large amounts of time she had devoted.

C. The influence she has on young generations.

D. The optimistic attitude she holds to the future.

22. Rao’s inventions mentioned in the passage can be described as______.  

A. functional

B. environment-friendly

C. efficient

D. money-saving

23. What contributes to Rao’s enthusiasm for science?

A. Her tolerance for problems.

B. Her amazing brain power.

C. Her exposure to challenges.

D. Her concern about society.

24. What can be a suitable title for the passage?

A. High School Student Struggling for Big Dream

B. Young Scientist Named TIME’s Kid of the Year

C. Scientific Achievements Applied to Our Real Life

D. Advanced Inventions Used in Bettering the World

B

Having a microchip implanted in a man's brain may be common in sci-fi movie plots, but it may soon become an actual possibility.

Elon Musk -a US tech tycoon, founder of Space X- has been working on this technology. On Aug 28, Musk gave a display of the chip, which was implanted into the head of a pig named Gertrude.

The chip, developed by Musk's company Neuralink, is the size of a coin. But don't let its size fool you. The tiny chip has over 3,000 electrodes （电极）attached to flexible threads, which can monitor about 1,000 neurons （神经元）.It collects neural signals from an area of the brain, and then transmits those signals wirelessly to nearby computers, according to MSN. That enabled researchers to monitor Gertrude's brain activity while she was walking around in the display.

Though the technology is still in its early stage, it is encouraging for humans. This technology would solve a lot of brain injuries and is essentia] for Al symbiosis, which will allow the human brain to combine with an artificial intelligence.

When the device can be applied to humans, its main goal will be to help those who have mobility difficulties. Musk hopes this technology can also be used to help those with hearing and eyesight issues.

Although such a device could repair those problems, putting it into practice is by no means a piece of cake. Currently, the device can transmit signals from about 500 neurons in the pig's brain. Compared to 80 billion neurons in a human brain, this number is tiny. And to cover the whole human brain also means the electrodes have to be much smaller.

Also, implanting the chip into the brain poses a potential danger. There is a risk of the immune system attacking this foreign body.

Right now, the hope of controlling the brain via controlling a few neurons seems overly optimistic. "There are many technological challenges ... to overcome before Neuralink can put its devices to the purposes," Yuan Lanfeng, an associate professor at the University of Science and Technology of China, told China Daily.

25. What do we know about Elon Musk's microchip?

A. It was inspired by sci-fi movie plots.

B. It is able to collect wireless signals.

C. It is tiny in size but powerful in function.

D. It has been implanted into a human's brain.

26. What does the underlined word “that" in Paragraph 3 refer to?

A. The operation of the chip in Gertrude’s brain.

B. The attachment of electrodes to flexible threads.

C. The development of neurons inside Gertrude's brain.

D. The transmission of signals from a nearby computer

27. What is the major target of the microchip?

A. To monitor animals’ brain activity.

B. To help people with mobility issues.

C. To develop a cure for immune system problems.

D. To contribute to the research on Al technologies.

28. How does Yuan Lanfeng feel about implanting the chip into the human brain?

A. Worried.    B. Excited.         C. Optimistic.   D. Challenged.

C

I have a friend who hates banks with a special passion. “A bank is just a store like a candy store or a grocery store,” he says. “The only difference is that a bank’s goods happen to be money, which is yours in the first place. If banks were required to sell wallets and money belts, they might act less like churches.”

I was thinking about my friend the other day when I walked into a small branch bank on the West Side. It was lunchtime and I came to open a checking account. The only officer on duty was a fortyish black man with short pressed hair, a pencil mustache, and a neatly pressed brown suit. Everything about him suggested a carefully dressed authority. He was standing across a small counter from a young white boy who was wearing a V-necked sweater. I thought I was especially aware of the boy because he looked more like someone from a prep (预备) school than a customer in a West Side bank.

The boy continued to hold my attention because of what happened next. He was holding an open savings-account book and wearing an expression of disappointment. “But I don’t understand. I opened the account myself, so why can’t I withdraw any money?” the boy said, his voice breaking.

“I know it is, but those are the rules. I’ve already explained to you that a fourteen-year-old is not allowed to withdraw money without a letter from his parents,” the officer explained patiently.

Suddenly I noticed the savings book had a series of small deposits (存款) and withdrawals(取款）. Then I questioned the officer, “How do you explain that?” I zeroed in on the officer. “Why did you let him withdraw money before, but not now?” He looked annoyed. “Because the tellers were not aware of his age before and now they are. It’s really very simple.” I turned to the boy with a shrug. “You’re really getting cheated,” I said. “You ought to get your parents to come here and protest(抗议）.” The boy looked destroyed. Silently, he put his savings book in a rear-pocket and walked out of the bank.

The officer turned to me. “You know,” he said, “you really shouldn’t have interfered.” I couldn’t believe what he was saying. “We were informed this morning that some neighborhood bully has been shaking down (敲诈) this boy for more than a month. The guy was forcing him to take money out every week and hand it over. The poor kid was apparently too scared to tell anyone. Anyway, the police are on the case and they’ll probably make an arrest today.”

“You mean there is no rule about being too young to withdraw money from a savings account?”

“Not that I ever heard of. Now, sir, what can we do for you?”

29. Why did the boy in the bank hold the author’s attention?

A. He didn’t look like a usual customer in a West Side bank.

B. He had a savings account.

C. He was wearing a new V-necked sweater.

D. He might need somebody’s help in withdrawing his money.

30. What can we learn from the story?

A. The boy was not old enough to withdraw money.

B. The bank officer was trying to protect the boy’s interests.

C. The boy really did not have much money left in his account.

D. The bank officer didn’t want to be disturbed during his lunch hour.

31. The author tried to help the boy because ________.

A. he really knew there were no such rules

B. he was eager to withdraw his money

C. he thought the boy didn’t understand the bank’s rules

D. he believed that the bank was being unfair to its customer

32.What is the story mainly about?

A.Why the author finally decided not to open his account in that bank.

B.How the author made a fool of himself for his unfavorable opinion of banks.

C.How the author successfully interfered to protect the boy’s interests.

D.How the bank officer cleverly protected the customer’s interests.

33. What’s the best title for the passage?

A. A young boy                 B. The Boy and the Bank Officer

C. Incidents in the Bank           D. Savings-account Book Invalid

第二节 七选五（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）

根据短文内容，从短文后选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项有两项为多余选项。

What’s really green?

Most of us are aware that we must take care of the environment, and the majority of us take steps to save energy and reduce waste and pollution. But recently, some “green truths” have been shown to be only half true, or even completely false. ____34____

Paper shopping bags are better than plastic ones.

Plastic bags cause litter and are a danger to wild animals, which mistake them for food. It takes hundreds of years for plastic to break down, but much less time for paper. Because of this, people think paper bags are the better environmental choice.

However, making a paper bag uses four times as much energy as making a plastic bag and up to three times the amount of water. ____35____ In fact, both kinds of bags are bad for the environment. So, take a reusable bag with you when you go shopping.

____36____

It seems like common sense: eating local food should be better for the environment, because it does not need to be transported long distances and kept cold during transport. ____37____ It is the production of food, not its transport, that uses most of the energy and produces most of the greenhouse gases. In some cases, local produce might have used more energy and produced more greenhouse gases than produce grown a long way away-even taking into account its transport.

It’s better to take a shower than a bath.

____38____ If you spend more than eight minutes in a shower, you’ll use as much water as in a bath-about 50 litres of water. Therefore, the key is to keep your shower time as short as possible.

Environmental awareness is now part of daily life. But it’s worth checking common ideas and opinions to see what’s really green.

A. So say no to plastic bags.

B. Here are some common ones.

C. Unfortunately, it is not that simple.

D. Eating local food is good for the environment.

E. The process also produces more greenhouse gases.

F. It’s time that we took measures to protect our environment.

G. It depends on how long you spend in the shower and how large your bath is.

第三节 拓展阅读（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）

39. What is the relationship between Dr Jekyll and Mr Utterson?

A.Doctor and patient               B. Distant relatives   

C. Master and servant              D. Client and lawyer

40. Judging from the look and voice, Hyde is considered all of the following Except ______.

1. mischievous          B. unpleasant     C. mysterious    D. unfriendly

41. The idiom “let sleeping dogs lie”means most closely ________.

A. Don’t cry over spilled milk

B. Do not look for trouble

C. Let bygones be bygones

D. Out of sight,out of worry

42. Which of the following is not true about Mr. Utterson and Mr. Enfield?

A. They are remote relatives to each other.

B. They enjoy each other’s company.

C. They share similar interests and tastes.

D.Neither of them seems to be talkative.

43. When injected the CCD cameras,cancer patients will___________.

A.suffer unnecessary pain and trauma         B. save a lot of money 

C.be left with a large cut                   D. have to undergo surgery

第三部分 语言知识运用（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。

From the top of Mount Qomolangma to the bottom of the Mariana Trench, plastic continues to pollute our environment, and it poses a significant threat to all life forms on Earth. ____44____ knowing the ecological, eco-toxicological, and economic effects of plastic pollution, we have not been able to forbid the use of plastic products. Now, ____45____ the invention of a 17-year-old girl, we finally have a much better alternative. This plastic-like material is made from prawn shells(虾壳), and it divides 1.5 million times faster than most of ___46____ plastic products we use today.

She extracted the carbohydrate called “chitin” from the shells and used chemical change to turn it into chitosan(基糖). She then mixed it with an insoluble protein called “fibroin”, which is found in silk cocoons. Using the ____47____ of these two organic materials, Arora created a plastic-like material that ____48____ completely within just 33 days. Moreover, this plastic ____49____ nitrogen(氮) when dividing, which is why it can be used as mulch or plant fertilizer.

In the 2018 Broken Hill Proprietary company (BHP) Billiton Foundation Science and Engineering Awards, Arora was awarded the Innovator to Market Award. She also gained international ____50____ through the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair. Thousands of ____51____ students from over 81 nations participated in the competition, and Arora came in fourth for her creativity. She also won a comprehensive ____52____ to one of the best universities in the United States.

The 17-year-old, now a student of medicine, is on a search to _____53_____ the usage of traditional plastic. She has produced the final prototype of her product, and it is ready to be produced commercially. However, before that happens, she has to _____54_____ legal formalities(合法手续) such as patenting. She is also talking to supermarkets and _____55_____ them to use her biodegradable plastic, which is insoluble, durable, and transparent. It can be used for all kinds of packaging, and the producing cost of the product is also _____56_____ than most biodegradable products.

    An _____57_____ young woman, Angelina Arora wants to make a difference in the world, and she wants to encourage other young people, especially young women, to ____58_____ their passion and make a positive difference however they can. Thus, women are now getting stronger and stronger.

44. A. Without B. Besides C. Except D. Despite

45. A. but for B. other than C. thanks to D. rather than

46. A. commercial B. comprehensive C. contrary D. constant

47. A. similarity B. distinction C. combination D. contact

48. A. breaks down B. takes down C. puts down D. sets down

49. A. reduces B. releases C. stores D. increases

50. A. disapproval B. ability C. recognition D. profit

51. A. courageous B. brilliant C. generous D. honest

52. A. scholarship B. medal C. admiration D. election

53. A. require B. remain C. remove D. reflect

54. A. see through B. go through C. pass through D. get through

55. A. forbidding B. allowing C. forcing D. urging

56. A. clearer B. higher C. cheaper D. lower

57. A. innocent B. inspiring C. independent D. interesting

58. A. follow B. oppose C. destroy D. damage

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。

Scientists in Peru have discovered the skull(颅骨) of an ancestor of modern-day whales. The fossilized skull is believed to be about 36 million years old. Researchers say the ___59___(discover) suggests that the animal lived in an ocean once ___60___(cover) Peru’s southern Ocucaje desert.

The scientists reported the skull was in good condition when ___61___(dig) up last year. It has a series of long, pointy ___62___(tooth), said Rodolfo Salas, chief of paleontology at Peru’s National University of San Marcos.

Scientists say the ancient mammal was a basilosaurus, which is in the cetacean(鲸目) family. The name basilosaurus means “king lizard(蜥蜴)” and the animal ___63___(think) to have been about 12 meters long. But it was not a reptile(爬行动物) although ___64___(it) long body might have moved like a large snake.

Salas called the animal “a marine monster” that may belong ___65___ a new species of basilosaurus. “When it was searching for its food, it ___66___(sure) did a lot of damage,” he added.

Salas explained that when the ancient basilosaurus died out, its skull likely sank to the bottom of the ocean, ___67___ it was quickly buried and remained.

“Back during this age, ____68____ conditions for fossilization were very good in Ocucaje,” Salas said.

第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分）

第一节 应用文（满分15分）

69. 假设你是校英文报的记者，为帮助同学们更好地了解海洋、增强保护海洋的意识，你校举办了一场大型图片展览。请你根据所给提示，写一篇短文报道此次活动。

内容包括：1. 时间及地点；2. 展览内容；3. 活动反响。

注意：1. 写作词数应为80左右；2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

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第二节 读后续写（满分25分）

70. 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 A for Mrs. Bartlett

I was sitting next to Missy in my ninth-grade world history class when Mrs. Bartlett announced a new project. In groups, we were to create a poster around what we were studying.

On a piece of paper, we wrote the names of three friends we wanted in our group. After collecting all the requests, Mrs. Bartlett informed us that she would take into consideration the names we chose and would let us know the results the next day. I was a well-rounded top student in the class, so I had no doubt I would get the group of my choice. There were only a handful of sociably decent people in the class, and Missy was one of them. I knew we had chosen each other.

The next day, I anxiously awaited the class. After the bell rang, Missy and I stopped talking as Mrs. Bartlett called for our attention. She started to call out names. When she reached group three, Missy’s name was called. So I’m in group three, I thought. The second, third and fourth members of the group were called. My name was not included. There had to be some mistake!

Then I heard it. The last group: “Mauro, Juliette, Rachel, Karina.” I could feel the tears well in my eyes. How could I face being in that group — the boy who barely spoke English, the one girl who was always covered by skirts that went down to her ankles, and the other girl who was often wearing very strange and unusual clothes with fancy items. They certainly fell into the category of the least popular in our class. They were considered misfits (不合群的人)!

There must be something wrong! Mrs. Bartlett was such a person of insight, vision and thoughtfulness that she never forgot to bring out the potential of all her students. Oh, how badly I wanted to be with my friends. Finally I was determined to convince her I should be in the “good” group.

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。

Paragraph 1:

I fought back tears as I walked up to Mrs. Bartlett. _________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Paragraph 2:

Halfway through the week, I felt myself enjoying the company of these three misfits. _______

参考答案

听力1-5 BBACA     6-10 CABCA     11-15 CBBCB     16-20 ACACB

阅读 21-24CADB     25-28 CABD    29-33ABDDB  

七选五34-38 BEDCG      拓展阅读 39-43 DABCB

完形44-48 DCACA     49-53 BCBAC    54-58 BDDBA

语法填空59. discovery   60. covering    61. dug    62. teeth    63. is thought

64. its    65. to       66. surely    67. where    68. the

应用文（15分）

To help us learn more about the oceans and improve our awareness of protecting the oceans, a large exhibition of pictures was held in our school last Friday.

The exhibition was held from 14:00 to 16:00 in the school hall. Pictures of the oceans were shown at the exhibition whose topics were mainly about the present conditions of the world oceans and the pollution they have been suffering in recent years. Looking at these pictures, all people realized the importance of ocean protection and they all said they would do whatever they can to protect the oceans and to make the oceans cleaner.

It was evident that the exhibition went on smoothly and successfully. It was highly spoken of because not only did it enrich our school life but also gave us insights into the oceans..

读后续写（25分）

I fought back tears as I walked up to Mrs. Bartlett. Before I opened my mouth, she gently placed a hand on my shoulder, saying with a knowing smile, “ I know what you want, but your group needs you. ” So stunned was I that I couldn’t utter a single word for a moment. She had seen something in me that I hadn’t seen. Suddenly, a mixture of guilt as well as pride seized me. The power of being trusted made me stand straighter. “I’ll help them.” I replied in a firm voice. I couldn’t believe it came out of my mouth, but it did.

Paragraph 2:

Halfway through the week, I felt myself enjoying the company of these three misfits. The project was going smoothly with our joint efforts. Besides, I found out Mauro was struggling with English, Juliette wore long skirts because of her religion and Rachel dreamed to be a fashion designer. They weren’t misfits, just people that no one cared enough about to try to understand — except Mrs. Bartlett. I was lucky to be given a chance to see other people in a new light. Mrs. Bartlett gave us an A on that assignment, which should be handed back, for she was the one who truly deserved it.