2022-11高二上英語期中測試試卷

1、鎮(zhèn)海中學2021學年第一學期期中考試高二年級英語試卷第I卷第一部分：聽力（共兩節(jié)，滿分30分）第一節(jié)（共5小題；每小題1.5分，滿分7.5分）聽下面5段對話。每段對話后有一個小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出最佳選項，并標在試卷的相應位置。聽完每段對話后，你都有10秒鐘的時間來回答有關小題和閱讀下一小題。每段對話僅讀一遍。1. What day is it today probably?A. Wednesday B. Monday C. Saturday2. What does the woman think of the plane ride?A. It is scary. B. I

2、t is disappointing. C. It is dangerous.3. What is the woman doing?A. Scolding the boy. B. Cheering the boy up. C. Persuading the boy.4. What was wrong with the man probably?A. He caught a cold. B. He ate something bad. C. He got an upset stomach.5. What do we know about the woman?A. She wont send th

3、e package.B. She wont insure the package.C. She doesnt know what is in the package.第二節(jié)（共15小題；每小題1.5分，滿分22.5分）聽下面5段對話或獨白。每段對話或獨白后有幾個小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出最佳選項，并標在試卷的相應位置。聽每段對話或獨白前，你將有時間閱讀各個小題，每小題5秒鐘；聽完后，各小題將給出5秒鐘的作答時間。每段對話或獨白讀兩遍。聽第6段材料，回答第6、7題。6. What are the speakers mainly talking about?A. Jacks tri

4、p plan. B. Jacks job. C. Jacks school life.7. How does the man feel about Jack and his friends?A. Worried. B. Annoyed. C. Envious.聽第7段材料，回答第8至10題。8. Where is the Mini?A. Behind the Lancia. B. In front of the Citroen.C. Between the Volvo and the Toyota.9. Why doesnt the woman like the Mini and the Ci

5、troen?A. They are slow. B. They are expensive. C. They havent got enough room.10. What is said about the Toyota?A. Its more expensive than the Citroen. B. It hasnt got a built-in radio. C. It does 38 miles per gallon.聽第8段材料，回答第11至12題。11. When will Joe Frisk arrive?A. On the 9th. B. On the 6th. C. On

6、 the 5th.12. What does the man request?A. To invite Joe Frisk to visit Loboprint.B. To book Joe Frisk into the International Hotel.C. To tell him how long Joe Frisk will stay in the hotel.聽第9段材料，回答第13至16題。13. Where are the speakers probably?A. In a library. B. In a classroom. C. In a bookstore.14. W

7、hat is good about Professor Whites class?A. It encourages students to give their opinion freely.B. It helps students to know the subject very well.C. It attracts students to listen carefully.15. What is the woman concerned about?A. Whether she can follow the professors English.B. Whether she should

8、have an English course.C. Whether she can afford the book.16. What do the speakers decide to do?A. Take turns to use the book.B. Work on their tasks together.C. Go to the classroom together.聽第10段材料，回答第17至20題。17. Why did the speaker go to football matches when he was about 14?B. He didnt want to be a

9、lone. C. He was a great football fan.18. What is the speakers purpose of going to football matches again?19. What does the speaker think of watching a football match on Saturdays?A. It is worth doing. B. It is a good chance to be with his son. C. It is the most boring thing.20. What can we learn fro

10、m the speaker?A. He loves seeing the players score. B. He is regretful for what he did at about 14. 第二部分：閱讀理解（共兩節(jié)，滿分35分）第一節(jié)（共10個小題；每小題2.5分，滿分25分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。AWhether he survives to the championship of MasterChef and wins the $250,000 grand prize or goes home after

11、the next airing, Li Bowens impact on the cooking show and on China-US interaction has been made. “My dad is so professional! But I am always better than him; that, I wish!” Li wrote. The diminutive young man earned his spot on the television show by serving the three judges Asian-inspired Scotch egg

12、s, known as lions head meatballs, decorated with pickled radish (腌蘿卜). “My hands look weird, like chicken feet. But I am definitely not being a chicken in the kitchen!” Li wrote. Since the first dish, Li has served up a slew of Chinese and Western foods to the delight of judges Gordon Ramsay, Aaron

13、Sanchez and Joe Bastianich, all famous chefs in Europe and the Americas. 21.A. refuses professional cooks B. awards big money to the winner C. has 18 challengers this yearD. favors Chinese food and cooks 22. What is emphasized in Paragraph 3?A. The popularity of the show.B. Lis extraordinary cooking

14、 skills. C. Lis devotion to the show. D. Lis contribution in China-US interaction. 23. What can be a suitable title for the text?A. Li from Tianjin Makes Contributions to China-US RelationB. Chinese Young Chef Brings Friendly Face to US Television C. TV Show MasterChef Catches the Attention of US Au

15、dienceD. Son of a Professional Chef Makes Lions Head Meatballs PopularBTransport agencies should accept the upstarts, and copy them. Cities tend either to ignore app-based services or to try to push them off the streets. That is understandable, given the rules-are-for-losers attitude of firms like U

16、ber. But it is an error.24. What is the change in public transport in big cities?C. There are fewer traffic delays.D. There is more new transport.25. In the authors opinion, the reason for the decline of public transport is that _.A. there are roadworks and broken signalsC. cars and bikes are more a

17、nd more available26. How does the author develop his idea in Paragraph 3?A. By giving examples.B. By providing research results.27. According to the text, the key to keeping cities moving is _.A. to develop an ideal system that satisfies everyoneB. to build a platform that appeals to transport agenc

18、iesC. to provide people with more means of transportationD. to cater for both traditional networks and technology firmsCA lake of liquid water has been detected by radar (雷達) beneath the southern polar ice cap of Mars, according to a new study by Italian researchers, published Wednesday in the journ

19、al Science.Evidence was gathered by the Mars Advanced Radar for Subsurface and Ionosphere Sounding instrument, also known as MARSIS, on the European Space Agencys Mars Express spacecraft. Between May 2012 and December 2015, MARSIS was used to survey the Planum Australe region, which is in the southe

20、rn ice cap of Mars. It sent radar pulses through the surface and polar ice caps and measured how the radio waves reflected back to Mars Express.Those pulses reflected 29 sets of radar samples that created a map of great change in signal almost a mile below the surface. It stretched about 12.5 miles

21、across and looked very similar to lakes that are found beneath Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets on Earth. The radar reflected the features brightness, signaling that its water.“We interpret this feature as a stable body of liquid water on Mars.” the authors wrote in the study. The study authors ru

22、led out other causes for this brightness.Considering its location beneath the polar ice cap, the water is expected to be below the freezing point of water. But varieties of salt already found on Mars could help the water to form a brine (鹽水), which would lower the melting point to allow the lake to

23、remain liquid.Much like our own ice sheets, the polar ice caps change depending on the climate and act as records for what has happened in the past. Learning more about these caps can reveal Mars climate history.28. What does the phrase “rule out” in paragraph 6 probably mean?A. Collect the evidence

24、 of something B. Remove something from considerationC. Take total control of something D. Interpret the cause of something29. It can be learned from paragraphs 7-9 that _ .A. the freezing point of water has no link with its locationB. the lake on Mars remains liquid at 8.6 degrees FahrenheitC. salts

25、 in the water enable the lake on Mars to remain liquidD. polar ice caps on Mars offer a record of world climate change30.A. stress the significance of the findingsB. make the definition of the freezing pointC. highlight the differences between two planetsD. improve the reliability of the research re

26、sult第二節(jié)（共5個小題；每小題2分，滿分10分）根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項。Playing a musical instrument throughout your life protects your hearing in old age, a Canadian study suggests. The study, published in Psychology and Aging, carried out hearing tests on 74 adult musicians and 89 non-musicians. _31_An

27、 organization called Action on Hearing Loss said all people including musicians should try to prevent hearing damage. _32_By sixty, 10-30% of people have moderate hearing loss. By eighty, that goes up to as many as 60%. Problems are particularly seen in the central auditory processing system, which

28、is associated with understanding speech, especially when there is background noise.Then a research, by a team at the Rotman Research Institute in Toronto, looked at adults of all ages to see how people were affected as they aged. They chose both musicians and non-musicians from the age of 18 to 91 a

29、nd divided them into different groups based on the age. Again musicians were significantly better at picking out speech against noise in all the age ranges.This study suggests that musicians might be more able to deal with the consequences of hearing loss. _34_ As Dr. Ralph Holme said, all people in

30、cluding musicians should try to prevent hearing damage in the first place. Its necessary for everyone who plays a musical instrument or listens to loud music to wear hearing protection. _35_A. Hearing normally declines as people age.B. Previous studies explained the reasons for hearing loss.C. That

31、can effectively reduce the risk of damaging their hearing permanently.D. Still, it is far better to minimize damage by using appropriate ear protection.E. They believed musicians are also likely to experience age-related hearing problems.F. The researchers concluded that lifelong musicianship delays

32、 age-related changes in central auditory processing.G. It found a 70-year-old musicians hearing was as good as that of a 50-year-old who didnt play.第三部分：語言運用（共兩節(jié)，滿分45分）第一節(jié)：完形填空（共20個小題；每小題1.5分，滿分30分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后所給各題的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。The kids lined up their scooters (滑板車) for a

33、 friendly _39_. I launched the action with a wave of my hand and stepped back to watch the race. Wheels rolled. Kids cheered _40_. But then, a sharp cry ended the _41_.My 10-year-old daughter fell down on the ground, _42_ by a group of broken scooter parts. Blood leaked from an obvious cut in her kn

34、ee, and tears _43_ in her blue eyes.“What happened?” I asked as I ran to her side. “I dont know” Hannah said as she _44_the scooter. “My scooter was just missing one little piece” She dropped her head in _45_. “Something fell off my scooter right before the race began, but it was a small thing, so I

35、 didnt think it was _46_.”As I lifted Hannah to her feet, her little brother began _47_ the scattered parts in a bucket. With a smile, he presented the pieces to his sister and _48_, “I guess a small thing was really a big deal after all.”“Who dares to _49_ the day of small things” When we prepared

36、to _50_ an old house, one small brick matters. Like the children of Judah, we, too, have a choice. We can _51_ the significance of our lives by the size of our _52_, or we can trust God to use our _53_ offerings for his great glory.As for me, I think Ill ask God to renew my love for this _54_ life t

37、hat I live, because theres a _55_ scooter in my garage that reminds me of my sons declaration.36. A. smallerB. prettierC. biggerD. easier37. A. anger B. silence C. delight D. doubt38. A. crisisB. disasterC. accidentD. risk39.40. A. happilyB. angrilyC. politelyD. gradually41. A. lineB. funC. journeyD

38、. conversation42. A. coveredB. includedC. surroundedD. buried43. A. welled upB. burst outC. came upD. brought up44. A. desertedB. rolledC. cleanedD. examined45. A. astonishmentB. embarrassmentC. amazementD. amusement46. A. importantB. difficultC. strangeD. obvious47. A. selectingB. arrangingC. gathe

39、ringD. recovering48. A. judgedB. illustratedC. explainedD. declared49. A. look down uponB. make most ofC. look up toD. take hold of50. A. destroyB. decorateC. restoreD. rebuild51. A. reflectB. measureC. convinceD. remind52. A. scoresB. preparationsC. achievementsD. failures53. A. smallB. hugeC. extr

40、aD. short54. A. valuableB. wealthyC. significantD. ordinary55. A. perfectB. brokenC. spareD. useful第II卷第三部分：語言運用（共兩節(jié)，滿分45分）第二節(jié)（共10小題；每小題1.5分，滿分15分）閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入適當?shù)膬?nèi)容（1個單詞）或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。第四部分 寫作（滿分40分）第一節(jié)：應用文寫作（滿分15分）假如你是李華，在向理想大學提出申請之后，招生官員發(fā)來email詢問你的高中生活學習相關情況，并以此考察你的英語水平，請用英文寫一封回復郵件對其關心的問題做介紹。要點如下：1.

41、 介紹你所在高中的課程體系（分必修課和選修課，內(nèi)容廣泛，實用有益）2. 你在校的各方面表現(xiàn)3. 表達希望被錄取的愿望要求：1. 詞數(shù) 80 左右； 2. 可適當添加細節(jié)使行文更完整。DearSir,_Yours sincerely, Li Hua第二節(jié)：讀后續(xù)寫（滿分25分）閱讀下面短文，根據(jù)所給情節(jié)進行續(xù)寫，使之構成一個完整的故事。The boy knocked on the door and waited, sweating from fear of the old man. The boys parents told him to stay away from the house, and a lot of the other neighborhood children were told the same thing from their parents.As he was ready to walk away, the door slowly opened. “What do you want?” the old man said impatiently. The little boy was very afraid but he had a quota(份額) to mee