安徽省蕪湖市第十二中學(xué)2021-2022學(xué)年高二上學(xué)期期中考試英語試卷

蕪湖十二中2021—2022年第一學(xué)期高二期中考試英語試卷第一部分聽力（共兩節(jié)，滿分20分）第一節(jié)（共5小題；每小題1分，滿分5分）聽下面5段對話。每段對話后有一個(gè)小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)。聽完每段對話后，你都有10秒鐘的時(shí)間來回答有關(guān)小題和閱讀下一小題。每段對話僅讀一遍。1．Whenwillthespeakershavepizzatogetherprobably?A．Tonight. B．OnSunday. C．NextMonday.2．Whydoesthemanspendlesstimeplayingtheguitarthesedays?A．Hedoesn’tlikeitanymore.B．He’sbusywithhisstudies.C．Hehasanewhobby.3．Whattimeisitnow?A．9:00． B．8:30． C．8:00.4．Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?A．Howtofindacheaphotel.B．Wheretospendtheirvacation.C．WhentogotoDisneyWorld.5．Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?A．Motherandson. B．Bossandemployee. C．Teacherandstudent.第二節(jié)（共15小題；每小題1分，滿分15分）聽下面5段對話或獨(dú)白。每段對話或獨(dú)白后有幾個(gè)小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)。聽每段對話或獨(dú)白前，你將有時(shí)間閱讀各個(gè)小題，每小題5秒鐘；聽完后，各小題將給出5秒鐘的作答時(shí)間。每段對話或獨(dú)白讀兩遍。聽下面一段對話，回答第6和第7兩個(gè)小題。6．WhyisSusieraisingmoney?A．Tofixaparkinglot.B．TohelptheChildren’sHome.C．Tobuildanewkitchenfortheclub.7．HowwillSusiecollectmoremoneyaccordingtoTommy?A．Bywashingcars. B．Bysellingcookies. C．Byhavingayardsale.聽下面一段對話，回答第8和第9兩個(gè)小題。8．Wheremightthespeakersbe?A．Inarepairshop. B．Inanelevator. C．Inameetingroom.9．Howwillthemanprobablygotoworktomorrow?A．Bycar. B．Bybus. C．Bytaxi.聽下面一段對話，回答第10至第12三個(gè)小題。10．Whatdidthemanthinkofthewoman’sideaatfirst?A．Hedoubtedit. B．Heagreedwithit. C．Hestronglyopposedit.11．Whydoesthewomanwanttoplantthings?A．Toworkoutsidemore.B．Tobeliketheneighbors.C．Tomakethehousemorebeautiful.12．Whatflowersdoesthewomanwant?A．Pinkones. B．Purpleones. C．Yellowones.聽下面一段對話，回答第13至第16四個(gè)小題。13．Howmanynightsisthemangoingtostayatthehotel?A．Onenight. B．Twonights. C．Fournights.14．Whattimeisitnow?A．6:30p.m. B．10:00p.m. C．10:45p.m.15．Whatisonthe14thfloor?A．Agym. B．Arestaurant. C．Aswimmingpool.16．Whatdoesthewomantellthemanaboutbreakfastintheend?A．Howgooditis.B．Howmuchtopayforit.C．Whereandhowlongitis.聽下面一段獨(dú)白，回答第17至第20四個(gè)小題。17．Whichflightshavebeencanceled?A．AllflightstoWesternEurope.B．AllflightstoNorthernEurope.C．AllflightstoEasternEurope.18．Whenmightthecanceledflightsstartagain?A．Afterthebigrainstormstops.B．Afterthewindscleartheskies.C．Afterthevolcanostopsputtingoutsmoke.19．Whatwilltheaffectedpassengersdotonight?A．Calltheirairlines. B．Findahotelnearby. C．Stayattheairport.20．Whatdoesthespeakerasksomepassengerstopayattentionto?A．Theirphonecalls.B．Theirtextmessages.C．Theradioannouncements.第二部分閱讀理解（共兩節(jié)，滿分30分）第一節(jié)（共15小題；每小題1.5分，滿分22.5分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)。AAmazonEditors’TopPicksfortheBestBooksofJulyInThe7HabitsofHighlyEffectiveTeens,theauthorSeanCoveytellsteenagersthe7habitsteenagersshouldhave.Healsotalksabouttheproblemstheywillface.Coveyprovidesastep-by-stepguidetohelpteensimprovethemselves,buildfriendships,achievetheirgoals,getalongwiththeirparents,andmuchmore.Also,thisbookisfullofcartoons,cleverideas,andgreatstoriesaboutrealteensfromallovertheworld.Price:$23.74Doyouwanttostopforgettingappointments,birthdays,andotherimportantdates?Workmoreefficientlyatyourjob?Studylessandgetbettergrades?Thegoodnewsisthatthey’reallpossible.YourMemorywillhelpimproveyourmemoryabilities.DrHigbeeshowshowsimpleskillscanbeusedinyoureverydaylifetoimproveyourmemory.Healsoshowshowyoucanusethemtolearnforeignlanguagesfaster.Price:$12.58BreakthroughRapidReading,writtenbytheformerNationalDirectorofEducationforEvelynWoodReadingDynamicsPeterKump,introducesthedo-it-yourselfprogramforincreasingyourreadingspeed.Thisbookgivesskillsthatcanbelearnedathomewiththehelpoftheexercisesprovided.Price:$13.82Ifyou’veeverlookedforajob,appliedtocollegeorguidedyourchildintoakindergarten,you’vetakenpartinakindofmarket.Mostofthestudyofeconomicsdealswithcommodity（商品）markets,wherethepricesofgoodsconnectsellersandbuyers.Butwhataboutotherkindsof“goods”.likeapositionatGoogle?Thisisamatching（匹配）market,where“sellers”and“buyers”mustchooseeachother.Inthisbook,Rothshowshowtorecognizeagoodmatchandmakesmartdecisions.Price:$19.0121．ThebookYourMemoryisintendedforthosewho______A．likereadingstories B．wanttohavebettermemoryC．needtomakefriendsintheoffice D．trytogetalongwellwiththeirparents22．ThebookwrittenbyPeterKumpistohelpreaders______.A．readfaster B．keephealthyC．knowhowtotakeexercise D．becomegoodatdoinghousework23．Ifyouwanttofindagoodjob,youshouldbuythebookwrittenby______.A．SeanCovey B．KennethL.HigbeePh. C．PeterKump D．AlvinE.RothBLongago,poemswererecitedoutloudinsteadofbeingwrittendown.WhentheGreeksfirststartedtheOlympics,theyheldpoetrycontestsaswellasathleticcompetitions.Now,poetrycompetitionshavebeenrevived.Thisyear120,000highschoolstudentscompetedinthefirstPoetryOutLoudnationalrecitationcontest,performingpoemsfrommemoryfor$100,000inprizes.Thefirstcompetitionswereheldinclassrooms.Thewinnerswentontoschool-widecontests,andthentheycompetedincityandstatecompetitions.Finally,the50statechampions,alongwiththeDistrictofColumbiachampion,descendeduponWashington,D.C.lastweekfortheultimateshowdown.Afterthe51championscompetedagainstoneanother.12wentontothefinals.Thenthefieldwasnarrowedtofive.Thefinalfivehadonelastchanceto“perform”apoem.Theoverallchampion,JacksonHille,ahighschoolseniorfromOhio,wona$20,000scholarship.TheNationalEndowmentfortheArtsandthePoetryFoundationstartedPoetryOutLoudbecausetheyrealizedthathearingapoemperformedisadifferentexperiencefromreadingitonapage.It’snotjustamatterofsayingthewordsintherightorder.It’sthetoneofvoice,thepauses,thegestures,andtheattitudeofthepersonperformingthatbringthewordstolife.“Eachtimewehearsomebodyreciteapoem,weunderstandagainwhatwefoundfreshandinterestingaboutit,”saysNationalPublicRadiobroadcasterScottSimon,masterofceremoniesforthefinals.Hearingitinanewvoiceofferssomethingnewforthelistener.Notonlydothepeoplehearingpoemshaveanewexperience,butmemorizingandpresentingpoemshelpstheparticipantsunderstandthosepoemsinanewway.AnotherbenefitofacompetitionsuchasPoetryOutLoudisthattheparticipantslearnpublic-speakingskillsthatcanhelpthemforlife.24．Fromthefirstparagraph,wecanknow______A．theGreekswerethefirsttowritepoemsB．theOlympicsusedtostartwithpoemrecitingC．poemswerespreadorallyinthepastD．a(chǎn)thleteswereaskedtorecitepoemsbeforecompeting25．HowmanyroundsofcompetitionsdidthechampionstakebeforetheywenttoWashington,D.C.?A．Three. B．Four. C．Five D．Six26．Accordingtothepassage,hearingapoemrecitedbydifferentpeoplecan______.A．bringanewlifetolisteners B．helplistenersfindtheirinterestC．makelistenerslearnthewords D．offersomethingnewtolisteners27．Onebenefittheparticipantsgetfrompoemrecitationcompetitionsisthattheycan______.A．becomeskilledinspeakinginpublic B．writegoodpoemsthemselvesC．changetheirattitudestowardslife D．makefriendswithmanygreatpoetsCYournextcarcouldhavetwoseats,threewheels—twoinfrontandoneinthebackandatopspeedofmorethan100milesperhour.ElioMotorsplanstomakesuchatinycarnamedtheElio.Itstwoseatssitfrontandbackinsteadofsidebyside.Thedriverispositionedinthecenterwiththepassengerdirectlybehind.Thestartingpriceforthecarisjust$6,800．Ithasonlyonedoor,ontheleftside,whichcutsafewhundreddollarsoffthemanufacturingcosts.Havingthreewheelsalsomakesitcheaper.Ithasairconditioning,powerwindowsanddoorlocksandanAM/FMradio.MorefeaturescanbeorderedthroughElio’slonglistofsuppliers.Eliowillalsosellthecarsdirectlythroughitsownstoresandnotthroughfranchiseddealers（特約經(jīng)銷商）.PaulEliodreamedasakidthathewouldonedayownacarcompanycalledElioMotors.In2008,tiredofhighgasprices,hestartedworkingonacarthatburnsgasinamoreeffectiveway.EquallyimportanttohimwascreatingU.S.manufacturingjobsandmakingthecarinexpensiveenoughtoattractbuyerswhomightotherwisebestuckintheirold,unreliablecars.“Whatevermatterstoyou,thiscanmovetheneedleonit”,hesaidAlready,morethan27,000peoplehavereservedone.Paulhopestomake250,000carsayearby2016．Sofar.reservationholdersarethosewhowillusetheElioasasecondorthirdcarforwork.Finally,though,hebelievesthecarwillinteresthighschoolandcollegestudentsaswellasused-cardriverswhowantsomethingnewerandmorereliable.28．WhichofthefollowingshowsthedesignoftheElio?A． B． C． D．（●=wheel,□=seat）29．Paragraph2showsthattheElio_______A．issoldataffordableprices B．willbeavailableinmoststoresC．hasafixedtemperature D．doesnoharmtotheenvironment30．Theunderlinedwords“movetheneedle”inParagraph3probablymean“_______”.A．takeachance B．standinthewayC．breakintopieces D．makeadifference31．Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A．TheHistoryofElioMotors B．CoolCarorStupidVehicle?C．PaulElio:aKidwithBigDreams D．WhatCartoChoose:NeworUsed?DFrenchpoetVictorHugo（1802~1885）oncesaid,“Tolearntoreadistolightafire,everysyllablethatisspeltoutisaspark.”Today,whenwereadbooks,roadsignsandposters,it’sprobablyhardtoimaginethatonlyhalfacenturyago.about40percentoftheworld’sadultswerestillilliterate,accordingtodatafromUNESCO.Thismeansthattwooutofeveryfiveadultscouldneitherreadnorwriteinthe1960s.Inotherwords,the“sparks”thatnowlightupourworldfailedtodothesamefortheirs.Inresponsetothissituation,UNESCOdecidedtonameSept.8asInternationalLiteracy（讀寫能力）Day.startingfrom1967．Everyyear,thedayiscelebratedtostresstheimportanceofliteracyandtheprogressthathasbeenmade,whichitselfishuge—in2016,theglobaladultliteracyrateroseto86percent,whiletheyouthliteracyratewasashighas91percent,accordingtoUNESCO.Thisraisesaquestion:Ifthemissiontopromoteliteracyhasbasicallybeenaccomplished,whydowestillcelebratethisday?Thetruthisthatthedefinitionof“l(fā)iteracy”keepschanging.Forexample,thethemefor2007and2008InternationalLiteracyDaywas“Literacyandhealth”,whichtargetedpeople’signoranceofdiseaseslikeHIVandmalaria.For2017,theemphasiswasplacedon“Literacyinadigitalworld”,becausenotknowinganythingabouttheInternetintoday’sworldisjustlikelackingbasicreadingabilitiesinthe1960s—it’sthe“newilliteracy”.Thefocusforthisyear’sInternationalLiteracyDayis“Literacyandskillsdevelopment”.Buttheskillsinquestionarenotjobspecificskills,suchasthoserequiredtobeanelectricianorachef.Instead,thefocuswillbeon“transferableskills”—communication,criticalthinking,teamwork,andcreativity,tonameafew.Thesearethethingsthatallowustodoourjobwell—anyjob.32．WhydidUNESCOsetupInternationalLiteracyDayoriginally?A．Toencouragetheyoungpeopletoreadmore.B．Tohelppeoplereadbooks,roadsignsandposters.C．Toincreaseliteracyratefrom40percentto86percent.D．Toimprovepeople’sliteracybystressingitsimportance.33．Howdoestheauthorshowtheprogressinliteracy?A．Byusingfigures. B．Bygivingexamples.C．Byaskingquestions. D．Bycomparingthedetails.34．Whatwillbefocusedonforthisyear’sInternationalLiteracyDay?A．Jobspecificskills. B．Skillsofachef.C．Thinkingcritically. D．Makingelectricians.35．Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A．Achievementsinliteracy. B．InternationalLiteracyDay.C．ThedevelopmentofUNESCO. D．Thereasonstopromoteliteracy.第二節(jié)（共5小題：每小題1.5分，滿分7.5分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后的選項(xiàng)中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)，選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)為多余選項(xiàng)。HowtoMakeQuickDecisionsforYourLifeWemakedecisionseveryday.Somecanbeveryimportantwhileothersarenotseriousinthelongrun.36Indecisionoftenweighsusdown,buttherearesomeusefultipsformakingquickdecisionsmoreeasily.37Sometimesthekeytomakingaquickdecisioncomesdowntoplanningaheadoftimeforjustsuchanoccasion.Weallknowwe’regoingtocometoanimportantdecision-makingpointsoonerorlater,sohavingaplanalreadyinhandcanputourmindateasewhenthattimecomes.Overcomefear.Often,onethingthatkeepsusfrommakingdecisionsisfear.Itmayseemdifficulttoovercomethefearofmakingthewrongchoice.38Thevastmajorityofwrongdecisionscanbecorrected,whiledelayingdecisionscanoftenleadtomoreproblems.Writedownalltheadvantagesanddisadvantagesofyourdecision.Evenifyoudon’thavealltheinformation,writingdownalltheprosandcons（利弊）isagoodstartingpointforfiguringoutwhattodo.Incaseswheretheresimplyisn’tenoughtimetowritethingsdown,makeamentallistinyourmind.Thinkingoftheprosandconscanhelpyouorganizeyourthoughts.39Determinecriteria.Rememberthateverydecisionyoumakeshouldcomewithacertainlistofcriteria40Butonceyouknowtherequirementsyou’relookingfor,makingadecisionwillbecomeeasier.Lookforthechoicethatsatisfiesthelistyou’vemade,andoncethatchoiceisfound,youshouldmoveaheadwithit.A．Haveaplan.B．Thelistmaybeshortorquitelong.C．Communicateyourdecisionwithothers.D．Andthiscanalwaysleadtoaclearanswer.E．Socutoutanyoptionsthatyouknowyouwillnotchoose.F．Butmanyexpertsagreethatweshouldn’tbeafraidtomakethewrongdecision.G．Whenitcomestomakingdecisions,choosingtherightonecanattimesbestressful.第三部分語言運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié)，滿分30分）第一節(jié)完形填空（共20小題；每小題1分，滿分20分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C和D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。Itwasthemen’sskatingfinalsoftheWinterOlympicswhenIwas16．SomedayI’dbeintheOlympics.Infact,itwasmydream.ThatnightIlayonourlivingroomfloor41watchingthebattlebetweentheBrians:AmericanBrianBoitano42BrianOrserinCanada.Bothofthemhadbeenworldchampions.Bothofthemdeservedtowin.NaturallyIwas43BrianBoitano,anorthernCalifornianlikeme.Wehad44onthesameice.Iheldmybreathinamazement.Boitano45successfully.Thegoldmedal!Ijumpedinthe46whenhisscorewentup.ButwhathappenednextiswhatI’llneverforget.BrianBoitanosatinfrontofthecamerawithhiscoach,47byagroupofjournalists.Hewastalkingabouthiscareerandhismedal,talkingtothewholeworld.Aterrible48feelingwentthroughme.IcouldneverbeintheOlympics,Ithought.Icouldnottalkinpubliclikethat.Justtheideaofapressconference49me.IlovedskatingpartybecauseIdidn’thavetotalk.Icould50myselfwithmyjumpsanddancesbetter.Ididn’thavetostandupandgiveaspeechlikesometeachersexpected.Icouldfeeltheblood51tomyfaceifIthoughtateacherwasgoingtocallme.I52atmyshoes.IwassureI’dmakea（n）53ofmyself.ThenextdayIwasattherink（溜冰場）asusual.Iwaspracticingacombinationofjumpsthathadonceseemed54.Iworkedveryhardthenextfewyears,ontheiceandespeciallyoff.Afterjournaliststalkedtomeandalthoughmyheart55everytimeIspoketothem,Igottoknowthem.Theybecame56faces.Andtheygottoknowme.Sowhenmybig57camefouryearsafterBrian’s,Iwasready.SometimesIthinkmybiggestaccomplishmentwasnotwinningthegold58talkingtothepressafterwards.Whenyoudothethingyoufearmost,youputanendtofear.Fearcanstopyoudeadinyourtracks.Fearcan59adream.Whatareyouafraidof?Whatscaresyoumorethananythingelse?Thisyear,walk60uptoitandconquerit,stepbystep.41．A．calmly B．excitedly C．a(chǎn)nxiously D．normally42．A．facing B．beating C．settling D．a(chǎn)pproaching43．A．a(chǎn)gainst B．to C．a(chǎn)t D．for44．A．met B．struggled C．skated D．talked45．A．a(chǎn)rranged B．performed C．processed D．a(chǎn)pproved46．A．capsule B．photograph C．excitement D．a(chǎn)ir47．A．rejected B．treated C．surrounded D．a(chǎn)ssisted48．A．sinking B．delighted C．motivated D．willing49．A．a(chǎn)ttracted B．impressed C．scared D．updated50．A．express B．enjoy C．clarify D．a(chǎn)djust51．A．flow B．pour C．slide D．rush52．A．glared B．stared C．concentrated D．polished53．A．guest B．victim C．fool D．a(chǎn)mateur54．A．thrilling B．complex C．impossible D．splendid55．A．lightened B．pounded C．settled D．broke56．A．enthusiastic B．greedy C．eager D．familiar57．A．moment B．ceremony C．a(chǎn)ssignment D．a(chǎn)ccomplishment58．A．but B．a(chǎn)lso C．or D．a(chǎn)nd59．A．a(chǎn)chieve B．kill C．blame D．lack60．A．very B．right C．from D．a(chǎn)way第二節(jié)語法填空（共10小題，每小題1分，滿分10分）閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入1個(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。Dietplaysanimportantpartinpeople’shealth,soitisnecessaryforus61．______（form）healthyeatinghabits.62．______youhavesignsofputtingonweighteasily,yououghttocutdownthesugarandfatinyourdietorconsultadoctor.TheChinesediet63．______（consider）tohavemanystrengths.Itcontainssomefoodrich64．______vitaminandfiber.Wecanbenefitfromitandloseweight,65．______（achieve）ourgoalofbecomingslim.Inordertokeepfit,66．______bestwayistocombineexerciseswitha67．______（balance）diet.Outofcuriosity,wemighttrydifferent68．______（dish）.Asamatteroffact,wewillgainweight69．______（easy）.Sowemustformagoodhabitofbotheatingandexercisingtostay70．______（energy）.第四部分寫作（共三節(jié)，滿分20分）第一節(jié)單詞拼寫（共5小題，每小題1分，共5分）根據(jù)所給單詞的首字母或括號內(nèi)單詞的意思，在空白處填入單詞的適當(dāng)形式，每空一詞。71．______（陪同）byus,theoldpeoplewillsurelyenjoythemselvesandfeelveryhappy.72．Its______（突然想到）methatIhadmadeasillymistake.73．Intermsoftheeconomicgrowth,thecompanyisc______（始終，一直）developing.74．StephenChasehaddeterminedtoliveuptothee______ofthecompany.75．Hedoesn’tknowmuchaboutthesubject,butheisverye______.第二節(jié)短文改錯(cuò)（共10小題，每小題0.5分，共5分）Withourcity’sfirstsubwaycomesintouse,greatchangeshavebeentakenplacerecently.Manypeoplepreferredtotakethesubwayinsteadofdrivingcars,becauseit’sfastlyandeco-friendly.Underthehelpofthesubwaynetwork,trafficjamsandroadaccidentshavedeclinedsharply,makingthatconvenientforpeopletotravel.Inthemeantime,wecanenjoycleanairsandseeabluesky.Livinginthepresentcity,Icanfeelthestrongsenseofhappiness.Beside,whatmakesusexcitedisithasconnectedthecitywiththetownnearby.Iwishourcitywouldbebetterandbetter.第三節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分10分）假如你是高二（1）班學(xué)生李華，你的美國朋友Chris喜歡中國電影，你給他寫一封回信，推薦一部中國電影。內(nèi)容包括以下要點(diǎn)：1．電影基本信息2．電影簡介3．推薦這部電影的原因（至少兩