2022扬州邗江区高二下学期期中考试英语含解析（含听力）

2021-2022学年度第二学期高二英语期中测试卷

第一部分听力理解（共20小题；每小题1.5分，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。

第一节

1.What time is it now?

A. 10:00.       B.9:50.             C.9:10.

2.What does the woman think of the weather?

A. It's cold.                       B. It's fine.             C. It's warm.

3.What will the man do?

A. Give a lecture.                   B. Attend a meeting.     C. Leave his office.

4What's the probable relationship between the speakers?

A. Doctor and patient.               B. Boss and secretary.    C. Classmates.

5.What does the woman want the man to do?

A. Turn off the radio.                B. Speak louder.         C. Apologize to her.

听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。

6.Why did the crowd get crazy according to the man?

A. The visiting team played terribly. B. Europeans are just very aggressive fans.

C. They felt the game wasn't worth the money.

7.What is the woman's attitude towards the game?

A. The athletes are to blame.       B. She agrees with the crowd totally.

C. Fans needn't take a game so seriously.

听第7段材料，回答第8.9题。

8.Who might be Harry Webb?

A. Maria Jones 's doctor.  B. Maurice Caine's colleague.  C. Maria Jones 's friend.

9.What will Maurice Caine do after the meeting?

A. Call Maria Jones.      B. Go to meet Maria Jones.   C Remember the phone number.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10.What field is the man probably in?

A. Finance.                      B. Engineering.            C. Medicine.

11.How does the woman travel to New York?

A. By car.                    B. By train.              C. By plane.

12.What does the woman think about New York?

A. She dislikes it a little bit.      B. She can't stand it.           C. She feels relaxed there.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13.Why does the woman go to New York today?

A. To visit a friend.             B. To go shopping.    C. To do business.

14.What kind of tickets will the woman buy?

A. Weekly return ones.          B. Single ones.        C. First-class ones.

15.When will the return flight leave?

A. At 6:00 am.                 B. At 8:00 am.        C. At 12:00 pm.

16.How much will the woman pay in total?

A.75.                         B. 150.              C. 300.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.What is the speaker?

A. A host.                      B. A driver.              C. A teacher.

18.What's Leaf Linking Environment and Farming?

A.A company.                  B.A programme              C. An organization.

19.What is Annabel Shackleton' s reaction to people's not going out into the country?

A. Sad.                        B. Surprised.                C. Frightened.

20.What is the biggest reason people gave for their not going out into the country?

A. The weather is not good.        B. They haven't got the right clothing.

C. It wouldn't look good on their social media.

笔试部分

第二部分 阅读理解 (共两节，满分37.5分)

第一节 (共10小题；每小题2.5分，满分25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

How to Use a Modern Public Library

Has it been a while since your last visit to a public library? If so, you may be surprised to learn that libraries have changed for the better. It’s been years since they were dusty little rooms with books. They have transformed themselves into places where you can develop your love of knowledge, meet interesting people, or find out how to start a business.

Check out a book. While libraries still loan out (出借) books, you’ll find it easier to get a copy of whatever you’re looking for, thanks to a cooperative network of area libraries. Via such networks, libraries share their books with each other through the use of delivery vehicles. Once the book you’ve requested is delivered to the nearest branch, they will inform you by e-mail, so you can pick it up.

Check out other items. The library is now a multimedia zone, loaded with information in many formats (载体形式). You can borrow movies on DVDs, music on CDs, and popular magazines. Some libraries even loan out toys and games. If a popular magazine you want isn’t offered and the library keeps a list of such requests, they may bring it in when enough interest is shown.

Join targeted reading groups. Libraries will often hold reading-group sessions aimed at various age groups. Perhaps you’d like to learn a language or improve your English. The library may sponsor a language group you could join. If you have difficulties reading ask about special reading opportunities. Your library might be able to accommodate you. And you might find it relaxing to bring your small kid to a half-hour Story Time while you sit quietly in a corner with a good book.

Start a business using the help of your local library. If you want to have a business of your own, your local library can become a launch space for it. In library books and computers, you can find information on starting a business. Many libraries will help you with locally supplied information about business management shared through chambers of commerce (商会) and government agencies, and they will offer printing, faxing and database services you need.

1. Public libraries connected by a cooperative network benefit readers by______.

A. sharing their books on the Internet

B. giving access to online reading at a library branch

C. sending a needed book to a library branch nearby

D. making the checkout procedures diverse

2. As is described in Paragraph 4, taking a small kid to a half-hour Story Time allows ______.

A. the kid to learn a new language B. the parent to enjoy quiet reading

C. the kid to overcome reading difficulties D. the parent to meet their program sponsor

3. What is the purpose of the passage?

A. To point out the importance of public libraries.

B. To encourage people to work in public libraries.

C. To introduce the improved services of public libraries.

D. To call for the modernization of public library systems.

B

This is the greatest mystery of our adult life: How can we spend all day typing at a computer and go home feeling exhausted? How could merely activating the small muscles of our fingers leave us worn out at the end of the day? What causes mental fatigue (疲劳)?

“It is kind of a mystery, to be honest.” said Michael Inzlicht, a University of Toronto psychologist who studies self-control, motivation and fatigue. But scientists do have some clues. There is a hypothesis for why we get so tired from work when we’re not physically active. We get so tired because our motivation runs out. As we work on a task, we struggle to focus on it or eventually lose interest in it. We become less motivated to do the task. We become drawn to the things we want to do (scrolling social media or reading music blogs, for instance), rather than the things we have to do. And this tension possibly causes fatigue.

Researchers in the UK published new evidence that finds some indirect evidence for the motivational model. This study tracked 100 nurses in the UK over two 1-hour shifts.

Throughout the shifts, the nurses reported how fatigued they felt at regular intervals. They also wore devices that monitored and tracked the amount of physical activity they were engaged in. When the researchers investigated what could possibly explain the fatigue, they found some interesting patterns. Here's the result: there was no connection between the amount of physical work the nurses did and their feelings of fatigue. Instead, they found this small connection: the nurses who were least likely to feel fatigued from their work also felt the most in control of their work, and the most rewarded of it. These feelings may have boosted their motivation, which may have boosted their perception of having energy.

Inzlicht has also found evidence for the motivational model in his work. A few years ago. he and Carleton University psychologist Marina Milyavskaya monitored 159 students at McGill University in Canada for a week. “What was surprising to us was the biggest predictor of fatigue, not whether they had exerted self-control.” Inzlicht said. “Instead, the predictor was the number of temptations they felt.” “lf you’re typing at work, and if you’re anything like me, you got a few browsers open. These lead to temptations ,” he said. “Temptations make us less motivated to do our work, which, in turn, may make us tired.”

And there may be an evolutionary reason for why our brains would do this. “As an organism, we need to meet multiple goals to survive.” Inzlicht explains. We’re not solely focused on finding food or pursuing our passions in life. We need to do all these things to be a healthy, thriving species. “Because these multiple goals compete with one another (for our time), we need a mechanism in place that signals.” “Hey, stop doing that thing and do something else.” That mechanism, he suggests, could be fatigue.

In this light, boosting our motivation to stay on a task could lead us to feel less fatigued. One study found that just paying people some money when they’re exhausted can keep them on task. A similar thing is found in studies on physical endurance: People can be easily pushed to work beyond what they think is their physical limit.

4. Why does the author ask so many questions in the first paragraph?

A. To introduce a common phenomenon.

B. To raise some questions that are appealing.

C. To lead to the theme and attract attention.

D. To show the author’s concern of the problem.

5. Which one is the hypothesis for why we often feel exhausted after one-day work?

A. We are drawn to others things we have to do.

B. Lacking drive to finish a task leads to tiredness.

C Smaller amount of physical activity makes us more tired.

D. Better self-control can boost one’s motivation to work.

6. Which one can be used to improve an employee’s motivation?

A. Improving his salary. B. Finding his passion.

C. Boosting his motivation. D. Pushing his physical limits.

C

I stumbled on a wallet someone had lost in the street. Wanting to find the owner, I opened it, but it only contained 3 dollars and an old crumpled envelope. I opened the letter and saw a return address and dateline...1924.It had been written 60 years ago. It was a "Dear John" letter that told the recipient, whose name appeared to be Michael, that the writer could not see him any more because her mother forbade it. Even so, she wrote that she would always love him. It was signed Hannah.

I called information, maybe there was a phone listing for the address. The operator hesitantly told me there was a number, but the best she could do was call it and see if they wanted to be connected. I learned that Hannah was now living in a Nursing Home and was given the number.

It seemed silly ,wanting to contact someone over a letter written 60 years ago, but I felt impelled.I was told that Hannah was there and though it was fairly late, I followed my instinct and went to see her.

She was a sweet silver-haired lady with a warm smile and a twinkle in her eye.I told her about finding the wallet and showed her the letter. She took a deep breath and said. "Young man, this letter was the last contact I ever had with Michael."

She said softly "I loved him very much. But I was only 16 at the time and my mother felt I was too young. If you should find him, tell him I still love him." With tears in her eyes she told me she had never married because no one had matched up to him in her heart.

I thanked her and left. As I was waiting by the elevator , the nurse there asked. "Was Hannah able to help you?" I'd taken out the wallet as she was speaking and she said "Hey, wait a minute That's Michael Goldstein's wallet. I'd recognize it anywhere; he's always losing it."

My hands began to shake. "Who's Michael Goldstein?" I asked." One of the residents on the 8th floor. That's his wallet for sure." I dashed up to the 8th floor and the nurse on duty told me he was still in the day room.

We went into the day room and as soon as Michael saw the wallet,  a smile of relief crossed his face. I confessed I'd read the letter in an attempt to find the owner of the wallet. The smile on his face disappeared.

＂But I think you'll be happy I did," I said. I think I know where Hannah is. He grew pale. "Where is she? How is she? Please tell me." he begged. "She's fine," I said quietly. "I was so in love with that girl and when that letter came, my life came to a halt. I never married. I guess I've always loved her."

I asked him to come with me and took him down to the 3rd floor where Hannah was sitting alone, watching television. The floor nurse pointed to Michael. "Do you know this man, Hannah?" She adjusted her glasses but didn't speak. Michael whispered. "Hannah. it's me, Michael. Do you remember me?"

She gasped."Michael. Michael, I don't believe it. It's you! My Michael." They walked towards one another and embraced. The nurse and I left with tears streaming down our faces.

About three weeks later I got a call from the nursing home. "Can you break away on Sunday to attend a wedding? Michael and Hannah are going to tie the knot!"

It was a beautiful wedding with all the people at the nursing home joining in the celebration. I was the best man! The hospital gave them their own room and if you ever wanted to see a 76-year-old bride and a 79-year-old groom acting like two teenagers, you had to see this couple. A perfect ending for a love affair that had lasted nearly 60 years.

7. What does the author mean by saying "I felt impelled" in paragraph 3?

A. He felt great sympathy for the old man and women.

B. He was interested to know the woman who wrote the letter.

C. He was forced and driven by his instinct to find Hannah.

D. He called the information to kill his boring time.

8. Which of the following sentences indicates the wallet is important for Michael?

A. Hey, wait a minute that's Michael Goldstein's wallet. I'd recognize it anywhere; he's always losing it.

B. I was so in love with that girl and when that letter came, my life came to a halt. I never married. I guess I've always loved her.

C. As soon as Michael saw the wallet a smile of relief crossed his face.

D. Where is she? How is she? Please tell me.

9. What is the author's tone when he discusses the love between Hannah and Michael?

A. Positive. B. Indifferent.

C. Doubt. D. Negative.

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

A. A love story B. The lost wallet

C. Love in the nursing home D. The best man伴郎

第二节 (共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分)

根据内容,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。

Livestreams become safer

____11____ Like it or not, livestreaming has gone mainstream in China for both entertainment and business purposes. ____12____

However, there are many problems that come along with livestreaming, especially among minors. Many of them have spent large amounts of money on tips and gifts for their idols or favorite online celebrities during livestreams. ___13___

In July 2021, a man found his 15-year-old son had tipped a gaming livestreamer 136 times, paying almost 250,000 yuan. With the help of police officers, he contacted the livestreaming platform and finally got about 200,000 yuan back.

____14____. To address the problem, the Cyberspace Administration of China said on March 17 that it will continue to crack down on wrongdoing and malpractice in livestreaming and shot videos in 2022.

The administration said that it will strengthen the regulations for tipping during livestreams and punish live streamers who falsely induce (诱导) their viewers to tip. ____15____

A. If the amounts that minors are spending seem too high, payments should be approved by a legal representative.

B. Some livestreams promote online games, poor products with misleading claims and even vulgar content, which negatively affects underage followers.

C. Have you ever watched a livestream?

D. Other similar cases have been seen in recent years.

E. Livestreamers will also be punished for putting up fake viewer counts and sales data.

F. Online game enterprises and platforms including Tencent have also been required to place stricter management on the services of livestreaming games.

G. Many have turned themselves into livestreaming users or followers.

第三部分语言知识运用（共四节，满分42.5分）

第一节完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

请阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

In the Orient young bulls are tested for the fight arena (竞技场) in a certain manner. Each is brought to the ring and ____16____ to attack a fighter who sticks them with a sword. The bravery of each bull is then  ____17____  with care according to the number of times he shows his willingness to charge in spite of the sharpness of this sword. From now on, I will recognize that each day I am ____18____ by life in this manner. If I persist, if I continue to try, if I continue to ____19____forward, I will succeed.

I will persist until I succeed.

I was not delivered to this world in defeat, nor does failure exist in my vocabulary. I am not a sheep waiting to be killed by my shepherd. I am a lion and I ____20____ to talk, to walk, to sleep with the sheep. I will not hear those who weep (哭泣) and ___21___, for their disease is infective. Let them join the sheep. The slaughter house (屠宰场) of failure is not my ___22___.

I will persist until I succeed.

The prizes of life are at the end of each journey, not near the ____23____; and it is not given to me to know how many steps are ____24____ in order to reach my goal. Failure I may still  ____25____ at a thousand step, yet ____26____ hides behind the next bend in the road. Never will I know how close it ____27____ until I turn the corner.

Always will I take another step. If that is of no use, I will take another, and yet another. In truth, one step at a time is not too difficult.

I will persist until I succeed.

From now on, I will consider each day’s ____28____ as one cut of my knife against a big tree. The first cut may cause not a shake in the wood, nor the second, nor the third. Each cut, of itself, may be tiny, and seem of no ____29____. Yet, from childish cuts the tree will ____30____ fall. So it will be with my efforts of today.

16. A. allowed B. praised C. persuaded D. frightened

17. A. ignored B. evaluated C. expressed D. imagined

18. A. challenged B. measured C. tested D. favored

19. A. lean B. charge C. walk D. push

20 A. prepare B. desire C. refuse D. hesitate

21. A. complain B. laugh C. sing D. sneeze

22. A. heaven B. nest C. fate D. fancy

23. A. beginning B. middle C. corner D. deadline

24. A. successful B. necessary C. complete D. meaningful

25. A. come across B. come about C. come after D. come up

26. A. dream B. success C. glory D. fame

27. A. sits B. stands C. lies D. lives

28. A. delight B. effort C. sorrow D. terror

29. A. symbol B. manner C. evidence D. consequence

30. A. quickly B. immediately C. eventually D. frequently

第 II 卷

第二节 语法填空（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。

On March 21, a passenger plane ____31____ 132 people onboard crashed in Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region.

The China Eastern Airlines flight MU5735 left Kunming at 1:11 pm and was scheduled ____32____ (arrive) in Guangzhou at 3:05 pm. The aircraft was found to ____33____ (crash) in a mountainous area near Molang village in Tengxian County in the city of Wuzhou at 2:38 pm, ____34____ (cause) a forest fire.

In an instruction, ____35____ was issued shortly____36____ the crash, President Xi Jinping said he was shocked to learn about the accident and asked for the immediate launch of an emergency response.

All-out search and rescue work was carried out immediately. Since the crash site is located in a mountain forest, the search for the black box relies____37____ both drones (无人机) and the rescue staff. As of March 23, passengers’ personal belongings were found at the crash site, including wallets, ID cards and bank cards. But no ____38____ (survive) had been found.

China Eastern Airlines has grayed out its logo on its Sina Weibo account and also changed its website to black and white, ____39____ sign of mourning (哀悼), after the crash was confirmed.The Civil Aviation Administration of China has called for screening hidden risks_____40_____ (promote) civil aviation safety.

第三节 单词拼写(共5小题；每小题0.5分，满分2.5分)

41. The organization _________ (分发) food to the earthquake victims yesterday.(根据汉语提示单词拼写)

42. He has o_________ himself in collecting stamps in the past two years. (根据首字母单词拼写)

43. I am fully __________ of your innocence, for you are always trustworthy. (相信)  (根据汉语提示单词拼写)

44. What he did actually d________ from tradition, which made his parents quite annoyed. (根据首字母单词拼写)

45. The house which I am in possession of will f_________ two million yuan. (根据首字母单词拼写)

第四节 完成句子(共10小题；每题1分，错一个空则本题不得分，满分10分)

46. It really _______ _______ _______ three things — time, cost and technical limitations.

实际就归结为三件事：时间、成本和技术局限。

47. _______ _______ its geographical diversity, Canada’s many rural areas and urban centers reflect the diversity of its residents.

除了其地理环境的多元化，加拿大的许多农村地区和城市中心还体现了其居民的多元化。

48. Columbus _______ _______searching for a direct sea route to the East indies by sailing across the Atlantic Ocean.

哥伦布决心横渡大西洋，坚持寻找一条直通东印度群岛的航线。

49. If you are looking for something _______ _______ _______ _______, you may visit Cape Breton Island in the province of Nova Scotia.

如果你想独辟蹊径的话，可以去新斯科舍省的布雷顿角岛玩玩。

50. Given these cultural differences, it comes as_______ _______ that Canada has been celebrating Multiculturalism day since 2002.

考虑到这些文化差异。加拿大自2002年起，就一直在庆祝多元文化日也就不足为奇了。

51. Hopefully, it will_______ _______ _______ on the earth’s climate and lead to better lightning protection.

希望这个实验能使人们进一步了解地球气候，并更好地做好雷电防护。

52. _______ _______ _______ the low-gravity environment, eating is also different in space.

考虑到低重力环境，太空中的饮食也大不相同。

53. Between 1405 and 1433, _______ _______ _______ the Ming Dynasty, Zhen he made a total of seven voyages.

1405~1433年间,郑和代表明朝总共进行了7次航行。

54. This period also _______ _______ an international exchange of ideas and cultures.

这个时期也允许思想和文化的国际交流。

55. Russell felt his blood freeze, but he quickly_______ _______ _______ and rushed up to the deck.

拉塞尔感到自己的血液都凝固了。但是他很快镇定下来，冲上了甲板。

第四部分:书面表达（满分15分）

56. 假如你是李华，你的朋友Peter 想在暑假的时候来扬州旅游。请你帮他制定一个旅行计划，该旅行计划应该包括旅行持续时间，推荐地点，以及具体的活动安排等。

注意：1.词数为100左右  2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯

参考词汇：The Slender West Lake 瘦西湖，Dong Guan Street 东关街， Ge Garden个园

small steamer bun 小笼包， Yangzhou Fried Rice  扬州炒饭

Dear Peter,

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第五部分：（满分25  分）

57. 读后续写

In a certain store where they sell puddings, a number of these delicious things are laid out in a row during the Christmas season. Here you may select the one which is most to your taste, and you are even allowed to sample them before coming to a decision.

I have often wondered whether some people, who had no intention of making a purchase, would take advantage of this privilege. One day I asked this question to the shop girl, and I learned it was indeed the case.

“Now there’s one old gentleman, for instance,” she told me, “he comes here almost every week and samples each one of the puddings, though he never buys anything, and I suspect he never will. I remember him from last year before that, too. Well, let him come if he wants it, and welcome to it. ”

She was still speaking when an elderly gentleman limped(跛行) up to the counter and began looking closely at the row of puddings with great interest.

“Why, that’s the very gentleman I’ve been telling you about,” whispered the shop girl. “Just watch him now.” And then turning to him: “Would you like to sample them, sir? Here’s spoon for you to use.”

The elderly gentleman, who was poorly but neatly dressed, accepted the spoon and began eagerly to sample one after another of the puddings, only braking off occasionally to wipe his red eyes with a large torn handkerchief.

“This is quite good.”

“This is not bad either, but a little too heavy.”

All the time it was quite evident that he sincerely believed that he might eventually buy one of these puddings, and I am positive that he did not for a moment feel that he was in any way cheating the store. Poor old chap! Probably he had come down in the world and this sampling was all that was left him from the time when he could afford to come and select his favorite pudding.

注意：1. 所续写短文的词数应为150左右；

2. 续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好；

Paragraph 1:

In a burst of benevolence (善举), I went up to him and said: “Pardon me, sir, would you mind me purchasing you one of these puddings?”

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Paragraph 2:

The girl started to make a parcel of it, while he pulled out a worn little black wallet.

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听力答案：1-5 CABCA   6-10 CCBAB  11-15 BACAB      16-20 BACBC