2022西安长安区一中高二下学期期末考试英语试题含答案

长安一中2021—2022学年度高二第二学期期末考试

英语试卷

时间：120分钟  分值：150分

第I卷（选择题 共100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. What does the woman imply?

A. For the first time the team has become the league champion.

B. The team has little chance to win this time.

C. The team did a good job again this time.

2. What program does the man generally listen to?

A. Talk shows.      B. News      C. Education program.

3. Where is the conversation taking place?

A. In a park.      B. In a pet store.  C. In a museum.    

4. How does Mike feel?

A. Satisfied.      B. Puzzled.       C. Worried.

5. What does the woman mean?

A. She’s unable to help the man.

B. She doesn’t understand the man.  

C. She gave the change to someone else.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    

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。

听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。

6．Why is the woman talking to the man?

A. Because of the poor quality of the goods she bought.

B. Because of not getting the promised discount.

C. Because of the impolite attitude of the salesgirl.

7. What will the man give to the woman?

A. A letter of apology. B. Some money.   C. A new product.

听第7段材料，回到第8-10题。

8. Which place would the man like to go?

A. A quiet and far-away place.    

B. A popular tourist attraction.        

C. An exciting modern city.

9. What does the woman worry about?

A. The weather.  B. The language.     C. The food and water. 

10. What does the woman plan to do now?

A. Do some gardening.    B. Travel with the man. C. Go to the travel agency.

听第8段材料，回答第11-13题。

11. How often does the man contact his aunt?

A. Once a week.   B. Once a month.       C. Seldom.

12. Why didn’t his aunt chat with him online?

A. Her kids keep her busy all the time.

B. She’s not interested in using the computer.

C. She does not have a computer in her house.

13. What will he do next?

A. Ask his uncle for help.     B. Teach his aunt himself.    C. Ask his cousins for help.

听第9段材料，回答第14-17题。

14. Who is the woman?

A. A police officer.     B. An air hostess.     C. An immigration official.  

15. Which line is for the residents?

A. The line on the woman’s right.     

B. The line on the woman’s left.      

C. The line on the man’s right. 

16. How long will the man study in the UK?

A. For a few months.       B. For two years.          C. For a year. 

17. How will the man pay for living costs and tuition fees?

A. He will take a part-time job to pay for that.       

B. He has won a scholarship.     

C. His father has paid for that in advance.

听第10段材料，回答第18-20题。

18. What is the talk mainly about?

A. How to improve memory.   B. How to keep young.     C. How to open our mind.

19. What is the key to achieving this goal?

A. Using the mind as much as possible.         

B. Playing no attention to age.     

C. Going back to school.

20. What did the man who entered school at 70 become later?

A. A successful doctor.     B. An active lawyer.      C. A highly paid artist.

第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）  

第一节（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中， 选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。

A

Have you ever experienced any inconvenience caused by language barriers while traveling? Have you ever thought how awesome those language courses would be if they didn't cost so much money and require so much time?

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What is Translaty?

Translaty is a simple yet life-changing invention that helps you to overcome any obstacles caused by foreign languages, whether you are in business with an international client or sunbathing somewhere on a Spanish beach. This small but smart device is able to instantly recognize and translate over 40 different languages, making intercultural communication completely effortless!

What languages can I actually communicate in?

Translaty has more than 40 languages pre-installed, so you're able to use it the minute you get it! It provides fast and accurate two-way communication and allows you to install some other languages that might be missing.

What makes Translaty so special?

* It makes traveling easier-you'll forget language barriers and become "fluent" in 40+ languages.

* It helps you with business-strengthening your international business relationships. It's easier when you speak the same language.

* It assists you in daily life-allowing you to overcome language differences between you and your foreign friends.

* It's convenient and easy to use-the lightweight and simple design insures it's there when you need it the most.

* It offers highly accurate, two-way translations.

* Its high sounding and recording qualities insure there are almost no misunderstandings.

To sum up-get it while you can!

21．What can Translaty help users do?

A. Better understand foreigners.       B. Learn foreign languages well.

C.Build relationships with colleagues.   D.Spend less time learning a language.

22．What is special about Translaty?

A. It's strong.  B.It's reliable.   C.It's affordable.  D. It's secure.

23．What's the purpose of the text?

A.To advertise.   B.To introduce.    C.To inform.   D.To report.

B

Jessica Ramos suffered from a stillbirth and a miscarriage（流产）at her 30s. Not one to feel sorry for herself, and not working at the time, Jessica went to VolunteerMatch. org to find something to involve herself in, hoping it would take her away from her own sorrow.

But when she got a call from the volunteer services manager, Jessica had to Google hospice（临终关怀）. She wasn’t sure what it was. “But I’ve always been around the elderly and sick. " So she embraced the opportunity.

Jessica signed up to visit four patients three times a week. One patient, just a decade older than Jessica, was dying of cancer, angry and acting out. "I welcomed the challenge of this patient. When I got a call that he had died that night, I feel sorry, "Jessica says. So she concentrates on her remaining three patients, Sophie, Margaret and Wilson, all elderly. Sophie, in a wheelchair, is originally from Cuba. Margaret, who has children in the area, longs for more visitors.

But it was Wilson who taught Jessica about being of service. Wilson was bedridden. He was on medicine for pain, and he slept. Jessica would rouse him as best she could when she arrived. She’d heard that music can reach Alzheimer’s patients, so she asked him what his favorite music was, and Wilson mumbled, “Country music. ” So she brought in some Clint Black. But still Wilson remained mostly unresponsive. Jessica went to her volunteer manager to ask what she could do. Cathy assured her that just sitting together can be important to a patient like Wilson. Jessica was unconvinced.

But by the time Cathy called to say there was another patient Jessica could see who was more responsive, Jessica had come to terms with Wilson and herself. “I wanted Wilson to be a certain way, and I felt bad when he wasn’t. But I needed to appreciate Wilson for who he was. I was there to meet Wilson’s needs, not my own, " she says now.

24. Why did Jessica start volunteering?

A. To seek a job. B. To lift her spirits.

C. To take care of the elderly.  D. To make her life meaningful.

25. What can we learn about Jessica’s patients?

A. There are 3 of them in total now.

B. They are all elderly with Alzheimer.  

C. They are too weak to get out of bed.  

D. They do not welcome visitors.

26. How did Wilson react hearing music?

A. Angry.  B. Indifferent.   C. Ungrateful. D. Not clear.

27. Jessica learned a lesson from Wilson that she should ________.

A. ask volunteer managers for help

B. understand patients not appreciating her work

C. not feel bad about unresponsive patients

D. put herself in patients’ position

C

Everyday wear like casual shirts, T-shirts, and jackets, embroidered (刺绣) with traditional patterns from the Yi ethnic group, staged a striking show at recent New York Fashion Week, which took place on September 4th. Chinese designer Wang Ta’s new youth collection, decorated with Yi embroidery, a Chinese intangible (无形的) cultural heritage, was a definite hit on the last night of the fashion week.

The audience was amazed by both the beautiful and mostly hand-embroidered colorful patterns and the perfect balance of modern and traditional elements. Leah Coulter, a student at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York, who dressed the models for the show, said the collection was a mix of old and new and loved all the patterns and embroidery, which aroused her interest in the unique handicraft dating back thousands of years. “I need to learn more about its history, " Coulter said.

It’s not something new in the fashion world to involve China’s intangible cultural heritages as elements of design, Wang said, but it’s not easy to make them into true fashion. Intangible cultural heritages should not always be displayed in museums or only appear on souvenirs. I hope to break the stereotype through using the Yi embroidery and make them everyday, fashionable items, " Wang told the media after the show. "I think fashion is the best way to introduce culture. "

Wang’s design ideas can be traced back to both her global experience as a fashion designer in Japan, the UK and China, and her unique educational background. Before receiving her second degree in fashion from Japan’s top fashion institute Tokyo Mode Gakuen, she majored in history at ECNU（East China Normal University）in Shanghai. In order to create her collection, Wang and her team went to Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture (自治州) in southwest China’s Yunnan Province and deeply studied the culture and history of Yi’s craftsmanship to gain insight into the essence, delicacy and symbolism of Yi embroidery. But Wang’s employing the patterns, colors and techniques of Yi embroidery in her contemporary fashion designs is not a simple imitation. The combination of modern and traditional parts can’t be too striking for it to be widely accepted as everyday wear, Wang said, adding that her goal is for people, regardless of gender, color or nationality, to like her designs.

28. What made Wang Ta’s design appealing to the audience?

A. The totally hand-embroidered costumes in Yi culture.

B. The remarkable design of Chinese intangible cultural heritage.

C. The brilliant combination of traditional and modern parts.

D. The diversity of ethnic cultures displayed in the youth clothes.

29. What does the underlined word “stereotype” in Paragraph 3 mean?

A. Fixed impression         B. Commercial trend.

C. Unique style.            D. Controversial type.

30. Which of the following contributes to Wang’s design ideas?

A. Her aspiration to be famous worldwide.

B. Her fashion educational background at ECNU.

C. Her travelling experiences across ethnic regions in Yunnan Province.

D. Her working experiences in some European and Asian countries.

31. What is the text mainly about?

A. The application of China’s ethnic elements in fashion.

B. China’s intangible cultural heritage.

C. A China’s talented designer.

D. A culture back to life

D

College debt is becoming as much of a problem for Americans close to retirement as it is for new graduates. There are now about 8. 7 million Americans aged over 50 who are still paying off college loans. They borrowed the money either to pay for an education for their children or themselves. Their debt is growing fast, increasing by about half since 2017 to a total of $ 370 billion — an average of $ 40, 900 per borrower. In 2019, roughly $4.9 billion was deducted (扣除) right from retirees’ Social Security income.

"Part of the blame falls on the federally backed PLUS program,” said Tara Siegel Bernard in The New York Times. "Parent PLUS loans”, which have few application requirements other than a basic credit check, have broadened access to capital for many parents. But the “loans can be unforgiving”. William and Kate Schweizer “didn’t want their two daughters to begin their adult lives burdened with college debt”. So they borrowed $ 220, 000 for their schooling. Increasingly they had trouble paying. Now their debt has ballooned to $500, 000. The consequences of defaulting (拖欠) are serious: “The government can take their wages and Social Security.”

“Unfortunately, President Biden’s $ 6 trillion budget doesn’t offer much assistance,” said Eric Levitz in NYMag.com. “During his campaign, Biden called for forgiving $ 10, 000 in federal student loan debt for every borrower among other ways to ease the college debt burden. But the chances of passing such measures through Congress are slim.”

“Don’t bankrupt yourself for your kids,” said Beth Akers in USA Today. The safer option to pay for college is “a student loan taken out in your child’s name”. A federal student loan — not a private one — can protect borrowers through income-driven repayment programs. There is also a better chance that a loan forgiveness program could materialize to help out student borrowers. And remember that “if you overextend yourself financially to make a college dream come true for your child, you are taking away your ability to be your child’s financial backstop.”

32. How does the author illustrate his point in Paragraph 1?

A. By using quotes.          B. By giving examples.

C. By listing statistics.        D. By giving definitions.

33 What is the drawback of “Parent PLUS loans”?

A. They can trap parents in financial crises.

B. They have demanding requirements.

C. They are not enough to cover college costs.

D. They set limits on how much one can borrow.

34. What does Eric Levitz think of President Biden’s $ 6 trillion budget?

A. It is tight.   B. It is flexible.  C. It is impractical. D. It is beneficial.

35. Which of the following is a suitable title for the text?

A. Debt: College Costs Swallow Retirement Reserve Funds

B. Student Loans: A Stepping Stone to College

C. Lessons in Finance Help Repay Student Loans

D. Americans Are Burdened by College Debt

第二节（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分）

阅读下面短文，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。

We all know about the health benefits of swimming, including building endurance, muscle strength and cardiovascular (心血管的) fitness.    36   Many people feel that swimming is very exciting and relaxing.

Cold-water swimming sometimes called wild swimming involves swimming in natural areas including ponds, rivers and the sea. Jumping in cold water gives a short sharp shock to the body. ____37____ A cold dip might wake you up, but research has found it can have much bigger benefits than those for your body and mind. As well as being good exercise cold-water swimming improves well-being.

____38____ One man who suffered constant pain after surgery claimed he was cured by taking a swim in cold open water. And another swimmer, Sandria Simons, told the BBC “the immersion of your body in cold, salt water, just feeling like you’re at one with nature if you like, just feels amazing”.

What is it that people are gaining from this cold experience? Doctors say getting into cold water makes a stress response, but the more you do it, your reaction to stress is reduced. ____39____ In addition, cold-water swimming can exercise swimmers’ willpower. But there are bigger benefits of this exercise. Some experts believe cold-water swimming helps “cross-adaptation”, where one form of stress prepares the body for another.     40.    

So, if you’re convinced that this is for you, take advice：approach it with caution, swim with a friend, and maybe start in the summer, when the water temperatures are higher.

A. It’s also thought to strengthen our digestive function.  

B. Cold-water swimming can function as a dose of medicine.

C. For example, it helps reduce the stress of exercising at high altitudes.

D. If you don’t mind getting wet, it can be fun too.

E. However, many participants say they get used to it.

F. Cold-water swimming can substitute medicine.

G. We all know exercise can extend people’s life span.

第三部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）

第一节 完形填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出适合填入对应空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

The only thing I ever stole in my life was a book. I was six years old and it was the most beautiful thing I'd ever seen, bound in wonderful red Moroccan leather. No one would read it in a million years — it was about the abolition (废除) of slavery — but it was   41   because I learned to read with it.

I was born in South Africa and   42   in an orphanage (孤儿院). The first thing I ever remember is being hit. A temporary teacher called Miss Bornstein was the first person to take a(n)   43    in me. I trusted her and I asked her to help me read that   44   book. She must have thought there was   45   in this little kid, for she agreed. From then on, she sent me a book a month and it  46  my life. Through books, I could escape the orphanage, in my head   47      , and go anywhere a story took me.

Reading   48   me and I finished up winning a   49   to an expensive boarding school.   50    reading, I'd have become a railway repairman or a drunk. I used to invent stories and serialize (连载) them for the bullies, in exchange for not being   51   .

The very first book I totally   52   was Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens, which I read when I was about nine years old. Like me, he was alone, poor and led an   53   life. So here was this excellent story about someone in a hopeless situation, yet things  54  good. It gave me   55     .

Probably the most   56   book I've read is The Pearl by John Steinbeck. It's very short—and I've read thousands of books since — but it was the first time I   57   saw how beautiful words could be, and how astonishing a story could be.

It has a great   58   about a young Mexican couple who discover an incredible pearl. Greed is a theme, but   59   , it's one of those stories that tells you everything about life. If you want to know the truth, there is one place you can go—   60   .

41．A．magic B．boring C．difficult    D．popular

42．A．observed B．raised C．locked    D．discovered

43．A．pride B．pleasure C．interest     D．delight

44．A．missing B．abandoned C．stolen D．deserted

45．A．something B．anything C．nothing D．everything

46．A．disturbed B．saved C．wasted     D．recorded

47．A．at most B．in brief C．at least  D．in contrast

48．A．inspired B．ruined C．adopted D．acknowledged

49．A．membership B．championship C．scholarship D．friendship

50．A．With B．Upon         C．Beyond  D．Without  

51．A．loved B．hunted C．cured D．beaten

52．A．referred to   B．put aside C.identified with D.  gave up

53．A．unhappy B．innocent C．amusing D．awkward

54．A．broke out B．ruled out C．put out D．turned out

55．A．hope B．faith C．frustration D．life

56．A．awful B．beautiful      C．annoying D．unusual

57．A．consequently B．actually C．gradually D．occasionally

58．A．history B．fantasy C．dream D．plot

59．A．by the way B．in a way C．on the contrary D．by no means

60．A．homes B．churches C．schools D．books

第Ⅱ卷（非选择题 共50分）

第三部分：英语知识运用

第二节 语法填空（共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分）

阅读下面材料，在答题卡相应位置处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

At the International Grand Bazaar in Urumqi, capital of the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, Wang Ge,  61    paper-cutting artist, runs a market stand where impressive examples of her work are on display in the popular tourist destination.

Growing up in the region and influenced by diverse ethnic cultures, she is committed to    62   (tell)Xinjiang stories through her paper cutting while protecting and promoting the traditional folk art. “Paper cutting is a   63   (combine) of folk art and daily life,” said Wang, who graduated    64     the art department of Xinjiang Normal University.

During her decades of paper cutting she   65  (inspire) by real-life experiences, especially those relating to ethnic culture in the region. She often travels to Kashgar, Hotan and Aksu in southern Xinjiang to explore    66   local ethnic people live. One of her works features 20 people    67   (dress) in traditional costumes with musical   68   (instrument) in hand, singing and dancing in a grape garden. Wang saw the lively scene when she was traveling in Aksu.

After the COVID-19 outbreak, Wang gave online lectures on paper cutting, attracting 100, 000 viewers and teaching students   69    (able) to attend school how to cut the images of medical workers from paper. Wang said she was pleased   70   (see)pupils who lacked colored paper painting the white paper red and green as an exchange art form.

第四部分：写作（共两节，满分35分）

第一节  短文改错（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）

假如英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处错误。要求你在错误的地方增加、删除或修改某个单词。

 增加: 在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧）, 并在其下面写出该加的词。

 删除: 把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。

 修改: 在错的词下划一横线（    ）, 并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

 注意: 1.每处错误及修改均仅限一词;

         2 .只允许修改10处, 多者(从第11处起)不计分。

A son took his old father to a restaurant for a evening dinner. Father being very old and weak, while eaten, dropped food on his shirt and trousers. Others diners watched him in disgust while his son was calm. After he finished eating, his son, who was not at all embarrassing, quietly took him to the wash room, removed the stains, combed his hair. When they come out, the entire restaurant was watching them in dead silent, not able to grasp how someone could embarrass themselves publicly like that. The son settled the bill and started walking in with his father. At that time, an old man among the diners who called out to the son, “Thank you to leaving a lesson for every son and hope for every father.”

第二节 书面表达（满分25分）

假定你是李华，你校英文报新增“Physical Health”栏目，征集主题为“运动让我快乐”稿件。请你写邮件告知你校交换生Peter，请他投稿。内容包括：

1.稿件要求；

2.投稿方式；

3.表达期待。

注意：1.词数100左右；

2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；