【期中高二下】北京市豐臺區(qū)高二下學(xué)期期中聯(lián)考英語試題A卷（原卷版）

豐臺區(qū)2021-2022學(xué)年度第二學(xué)期期中練習(xí)高二英語(A卷)練習(xí)時間：90分鐘第I部分知識運用(共兩節(jié)，30分)第一節(jié)(共10小題;每小題1.5分，共15分)閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。EverybodyknowsIlikenewexperiences.MyuncleTomarrangedatandem____1____formyeighteenthbirthday.Iwasexcitedandexpected____2____tohaveseveralweekstoresearchskydivingonline,butthenIgotacallfromtheskydivingcompany,askingmetocomethenextday.Icouldn’tbelievemy____3____!Althoughwesetoffearlytotheairport,wewere15minutesbehindschedulebecauseoftheheavytraffic.Theinformationandsafetytalkwasalreadyoverandthatdid____4____me.Instead,Ireceivedashorterversion.Thetimeofeachperson’sskydivedependedonthetimethey’dregistered,soformethatmeantalongwait.Iwatchedthefirstgroupofskydivers____5____,whichwashelpful.Twentyminuteslater,Isuddenlybecameuneasywhenthefirstpairofskydivers____6____inthesky.Mynamewasfinallycalled.Ipulledmy____7____onandwasintroducedtomyinstructor.Wewalkedtowardstheplane.Thenoisetheplanemadewasenoughto____8____eventhemostrelaxedflyer.However,oncemyinstructorhaddoublecheckedourequipment,myfeardisappeared.Whenwereachedtherequiredheight,thedooropenedandwemovedtowardsit.Sittinginthedoorwayoftheplanewasprobablythe____9____moment.Thenwemovedforwardsuntilwefellout.Iwasawareofthecoldwindonmyfaceandcouldseeincredibleviewsaroundme.Myinstructoropenedourparachute,andwewentsuddenlyfromfreefallingtoslowlyfloatingbackdowntotheground.Itwasafantastic_____10_____thatI’llneverforget.1.A.hike B.training C.skydive D.skateboarding2.A.nervously B.anxiously C.patiently D.happily3.A.luck B.creativity C.courage D.charm4.A.help B.bother C.touch D.attract5.A.talking B.competing C.preparing D.arriving6.A.rose B.hung C.danced D.appeared7.A.jumpsuit B.spacesuit C.swimwear D.sportswear8.A.injure B.worry C.comfort D.impress9.A.scariest B.calmest C.saddest D.biggest10.A.trip B.party C.experience D.vacation第二節(jié)(共10小題;每小題1.5分，共15分)A閱讀下面短文，根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容填空。在未給提示詞的空白處僅填寫1個恰當?shù)膯卧~，在給出提示詞的空白處用括號內(nèi)所給詞的正確形式填空。JourneytotheWestisoneoftheFourGreatClassicalNovelsofChineseliterature.It____11____(write)byWuCheng’enintheMingDynasty.Asweallknow,oneofthemaincharactersinthisnovelistheMonkeyKing,whohasabitterexperienceduringthejourney.Hehelpshismasterovercomeagreatmanydifficulties____12____(get)goodresults.Ilikehimforhis____13____(kind),courageandthemagicalpowers.Facedwithdifficulties,Iwillthinkofhimandnotafraidoffailure.B閱讀下面短文，根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容填空。在未給提示詞的空白處僅填寫1個恰當?shù)膯卧~，在給出提示詞的空白處用括號內(nèi)所給詞的正確形式填空。Emojis____14____(become)moreandmorepopularinrecentyears.Peoplelikethembecausetheyaddemotionalmeaningandareeasytouse.Infact,thisissimilartoourgestures____15____helpusexpressourideasmoreclearlywhenwespeak.WithEmojis____16____(add)toamessageorpost,yourreadercan“see”yourfacialexpressionwhilereadingyourwords.Emojiscanalsohelppeopleexpresstheirfeelingswhentheycannotfindtheappropriatewords.C閱讀下面短文，根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容填空。在未給提示詞的空白處僅填寫1個恰當?shù)膯卧~，在給出提示詞的空白處用括號內(nèi)所給詞的正確形式填空。Schooluniformsshouldberequiredforallstudentsforsomeimportantreasons.Firstly,____17____(wear)uniformsmakeseveryonefeelequal.Itmakesstudentswhocomefrompoorfamiliesfeelthesame.Inaddition,gettingreadyforschooleverymorningcanbemuchfasterand____18____(easy).Manykidswastetimechoosing____19____toweartoschool.Mostimportantly,somestudiesshowthatschooluniformsmakestudentsperformbetterinschool.Somepeoplemightsaythatuniformstakeawaypersonalfreedom,butstudentsstillhavemanyotherwaystoexpress____20____(they).第II部分閱讀理解(共兩節(jié)，38分)第一節(jié)(共14小題;每小題2分，共28分)閱讀下面短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。ADearMs.Smith,IamwritingtoapplyfortheSalesManagerpositiononthecareerspageoftheKingComputerswebsite.LastyearKingComputersaddedfivenewoffices,makingitthelargestcomputersalesandservicescompanyinthestate.Iunderstandthatoneofthecompany’saimsistoexpandoutsideoftheWashingtonarea.Iamseekingtheopportunitytoplayanimportantroleinyourgrowingbusiness.AsasalesmanagerwithDiamondComputers,Iexpandedoursalesareaby150%intwoyears.IamconfidentthatmyleadershipandexperiencewillhelpKingComputersachieveitsgoals,too.Ihaveworkedinthefieldofcomputersalesforoverfifteenyears.CurrentlyIamasalesmanagerforDiamondComputersbasedinSeattle.Iamskilledatmanagingaccountsandincreasingsalesrevenue(收益).Lastyear,myteamproduced$960,000inrevenue—thehighestinthecompany.Also,IreceivedtheDiamondSalesAwardforthebestsalesmanager.Inaddition,Iamexperiencedatplanningsalesstrategies,developingadvertisingcampaigns,andcreatingsalesbudgets.KingComputersiswell-knownforitscustomer-firstphilosophy.Inmyfifteenyearsinsales,thiswayofthinkingisthemostimportantthingIhavelearned.Asalesstrategyshouldneverbejustaboutgettingmoneyfromcustomers.Ibelieveit’simportanttotakethetimetolistentoeachcustomer—tounderstandwhatheorshereallyneeds.Then,wemustfindtheproductthatbestmatchesthoseneeds.AsasalesmanagerforKingComputers,Iwillbeinagreatpositiontodojustthat.Ifyouarelookingforaskilledsalesmanagerwithahistoryofsuccess,Iwouldbedelightedtospeakwithyou.Ilookforwardtohearingfromyousoon.SincerelyPaulReubens21.Accordingtothewriter,whatisoneofKingComputers’aims?ATosetnewgoals.B.Toaddfivenewoffices.C.Tomakeitsbusinessbigger.D.Tohiremoresalesmanagers.22.AccordingtoPaulReubens,agoodsalesmanagershould________.A.putcustomers’needsfirstB.nevergetmoneyfromcustomersC.beskilledindesigningcomputersD.beabletoreceiveawardsforthecompany23.PaulReubenswrotethisletterinorderto________.A.provethatheisskillfulasasalesmanagerB.explainwhyheisinterestedinsellingcomputersC.showthatheisfitforthejobatKingComputersD.describewhathehasexperiencedforoverfifteenyearsBAsaneducatorandhealthcareprovider,IhaveworkedwithnumerouschildreninfectedwiththevirusthatcausesAlDS.TherelationshipsthatIhavehadwiththesespecialkidshavebeengiftsinmylife.Theyhavetaughtmesomanythings,butIhaveespeciallylearnedthatgreatcouragecanbefoundinthesmallestofpackages.LetmetellyouaboutTyler.TylerwasborninfectedwithHIV:hismotherwasalsoinfected.Fromtheverybeginningofhislife,hewasdependentonmedications(藥物)toenablehimtosurvive.Whenhewasfive,hehadatubeinserted(插入)inavein(靜脈)inhischest.Thistubewasconnectedtoapump,whichhecarriedinasmallbackpackonhisback.Medicationswerelinkedtothispumpandcontinuouslysuppliedthroughthistubetohisbloodstream.Attimes,healsoneededsupplemented(補充的)oxygentosupporthisbreathing.Tylerwasn’twillingtogiveuponesinglemomentofhischildhoodtothisdeadlydisease.Itwasnotunusualtofindhimplayingandracingaroundhisbackyard,wearinghismedicine-ladenbackpackanddragginghistankofoxygenbehindhiminhislittlewagon.AllofuswhoknewTylerwereamazedathispurejoyinbeingaliveandtheenergyitgavehim.Tyler’smomoftenteasedhimbytellinghimthathemovedsofastthatsheneededtodresshiminred.Thatway,whenshepeeredthroughthewindowtocheckonhimplayingintheyard,shecouldquicklyspothim.ThisdreadeddiseaseeventuallyworedowneventhelikesofalittledynamolikeTyler.Hegrewquiteilland,unfortunately,sodidhisHIV-infectedmother.Whenitbecameapparentthathewasn’tgoingtosurvive,Tyler’smomtalkedtohimaboutdeath.ShecomfortedhimbytellingTylerthatshewasdyingtoo,andthatshewouldbewithhimsooninheaven.Afewdaysbeforehisdeath,Tylercalledmeovertohishospitalbedandwhispered,“mightdiesoon.I’mnotscared.WhenIdie,pleasedressmeinred.Mompromisedshe’scomingtoheaven,too.I’llbeplayingwhenshegetsthere,andIwanttomakesureshecanfindme.”24.Tylerhadtowearhisbackpacksothat________.A.hismothercouldrecognizehiminthecrowdB.oxygencouldbeprovidedtosupporthisbreathingC.hecouldcarryhisfavouritetoyswhereverhewentD.itspumpcouldsupplymedicationstohisbloodstream25.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat________.A.TylerwasveryafraidofdyingsosoonB.TylergaveupthechancetoenjoyhischildhoodC.TylertriedtoenjoyhislifethoughbeingbadlyillD.Tylercouldn’tmovefreelywithhismedicine-ladenbackpack26.Fromthepassage,wecanlearnthatTyleris________.A.courageousandoptimistic B.confidentandenergeticC.enthusiasticandadventurous D.ambitiousandpassionate27Whichcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.Giftsinmylife B.DressmeinredC.Nevergiveup D.LivewithHIVCWhyDoesWalkingthroughDoorwaysMakeUsForget?We’vealldoneit.Runupstairstogetyourkeys,butforgetthatitisthemyou’relookingforonceyougettothebedroom.Openthefridgedoorandreachforthemiddleshelfonlytorealizethatwecan’trememberwhyweopenedthefridgeinthefirstplace.Wecanunderstandthosetemporarymomentsofforgetfulnessmaybemorethanjustanannoyance.Althoughtheseerrorscanbeembarrassing,theyarealsocommon.It’sknownasthe“DoorwayEffect”,anditshowssomeimportantfeaturesofhowourmindsareorganized.Understandingthismighthelpusacceptthosetemporarymomentsofforgetfulnessasmorethanjustanannoyance.TheDoorwayEffectoccurswhenourattentionmovesbetweenlevels,anditreflectsthetrustinourmemories—evenmemoriesforwhatwewereabouttodo—ontheenvironmentwe’rein.Imaginethatwe’regoingupstairstogetourkeysandforgetthatitisthekeyswecameforassoonasweenterthebedroom.Psychologically,whathashappenedisthattheplan(“Keys!”)hasbeenforgotteneveninthemiddleofcarryingoutanecessarypartofthestrategy(“Gotobedroom!”).Probablytheplanitselfispartofalargerplan(“Getreadytoleavethehouse!”),whichispartofplansonawiderandwiderfield(“Gotowork!”,“Keepmyjob!”,“Beaproductiveandresponsiblecitizen”,orwhatever).Eachfieldrequiresattentionatsomepoint.Somewhereincontrollingthecomplexlevels,theneedforkeyssuddenlycomesintomind.Ourmemories,evenforourgoals,areplantedinwebsofconnections.Thatcanbethephysicalenvironmentinwhichweformthem,whichiswhyrevisitingourchildhoodhomecanbringbackafloodofpreviouslyforgottenmemories,oritcanbethementalenvironment—thesetofthingswewerejustthinkingaboutwhenthatthingsuddenlycomesintomind.TheDoorwayEffectoccursbecause

wechangeboththephysicalandmentalenvironments,movingtoadifferentroomandthinkingaboutdifferentthings.Thathurriedlythought-upgoal,whichwasprobablyonlyoneplateamongthemanywe’retryingtospin(旋轉(zhuǎn)),getsforgottenwhenthecontextchanges.28.Themainpurposeofthefirstparagraphis_________.A.topresentdailyfactsB.tointroducethetopicC.toremindusofourweakmemoryD.tocallattentiontothedangerofforgetfulness29.Whatdoesthewriterthinkaboutthosetemporarymomentsofforgetfulness?A.Theycanbeunderstoodandaccepted.B.Theyareimportantfeaturesofourminds.C.Theyshowthatourmindsareoutoforder.D.Theyareembarrassingandshouldbeavoided.30.Whichofthefollowingmemorieswasformedinthephysicalenvironment?A.Atoyhelpsyourememberachildhoodfriend.B.Whenyousingasong,youthinkofaformerclassmate.C.Youareplayingbasketballwhenyourememberyourhomework.D.Whilevisitingyourprimaryschool,yourecallaforgottenmemory.31.Howisthepassagemainlydeveloped?A.Byprovidingdata.B.Bygivingexamples.C.Bymakingcomparisons.D.Bylistingstudyfindings.DLastfall,Ihappenedtooverhearastudenttellingtheothershehaddecidednottosignupforanintroductoryphilosophycourse.Thedemandsofhismajor,hesaidseriously,meantheneededtotake“practical”courses,and“enlightenment”wouldsimplyhavetowait.Fornow,employabilitywasthemostimportant.Thestudents’conversationfitsintoalargeralarmingstatementabouttheroleofthehumanitiesinhighereducation.Inatimeofdizzying(使人暈眩的)technologicalachievementandofrapidscientificinnovation,sceptics(懷疑論者)ofthehumanitiesmayquestiontheusefulnessofstudyingAristotle,theItalianRenaissanceorChinesefiction.Actually,Iregretnotinterruptingthatstudenttoarguefortakingthatintroductoryphilosophycourse.Iwouldhavestartedbyremindinghimthat,formuchofAmerica’shistory,collegegraduateswerenotconsideredtrulyeducatedunlesstheyhadmasteredphilosophy,literature,politicaltheoryandhistory.Thekeyroleofhighereducationwastoinvitestudentsintotheconversationsaboutmatterslikewhatitmeanstobealiveandthedefinitionofjustice.Fosteringengagementwiththesesubjectsisstillanessentialpartoftheuniversity’sfunctioninsociety.Iwouldhavealsomentionedtothestudentthathewasmisinformedaboutthejobmarket.Itistruethatmanyemployersarelookingforgraduateswithspecializedtechnicalskills,buttheyalsolookforothercapabilities.Astheworldistransformedbyartificialintelligence,machinelearningandautomation,theuniquehumanqualitiesofcreativity,imaginationandmoralreasoningwillbetheultimatecoinoftherealm.Alltheseskillsaredevelopedinhumanitiescourses.Further,Iwouldhavearguedthatwhileadegreeinthesciencesisanimportantpreconditionformanyjobs,itisnottheonlyroute.LooknofurtherthanthefoundersofcompaniessuchasLinkedIn,SlackandFlickr,whoareamongthemanytechbusinesspersonswithdegreesinthehumanities,andwhocreditthattrainingfortheirsuccess.Contrarytothewidelyheldbeliefthathumanitiesmajorshaveahardtimegettingjobs,recentstudiesshowthatthosewithhumanitiesdegreesaresuccessfulintheworkplace,experiencinglowratesofunemploymentandreportinghighlevelsofjobsatisfaction.Thecaseforthehumanitiescanalsobeunderstoodasafoundationalpreparationforalifewelllived.Ahumanitieseducationplaysavitalroleinencouragingcitizenstoleadanexaminedlife.Itfosterscriticalthinking,self-reflection,empathyandtolerance,theusefulnessofwhichonlybecomesmoreapparentasonenavigateslife’schallenges.Byallmeans,studentsshouldtakecoursestheythinkpracticalandfollowtheirinterests,butiftheyalsomakeapointofstudyingtheliteratureoftheRenaissance,orresearchingintomodernpoetry,oreventakingintroductoryphilosophy,wewillallbenefit.32.Whatdothestudents’conversationshow?A.Studentsfeelemploymentdifficult.B.Studentsthinkphilosophylessimportant.C.Studentsfindscientificinnovationamazing.D.Studentsconsideruniversitycoursesunsatisfying.33.WhatdoestheunderlinedpartinParagraph4probablymean?A.Highlyvalued. B.Equallyapplied.C.Strictlyassessed. D.Greatlyimproved.34.Theauthormayagreethathumanities________.A.raiseawarenessofsocialidentityB.discoverstudents’artisticabilityC.preparestudentsforgraduationD.providegreatinsightsintolife第二節(jié)(共5小題;每小題2分，共10分)根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的七個選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。選項中有兩項為多余選項。根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的七個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。WhatIThinkofBoxingasaSportBoxingisapopularsport.Newspapers,magazinesandsportsprogrammesonTVfrequentlycoverboxingmatches.Itcouldbethetoughestofallsportstosurvive.Ittakesboxershoursinthegymandyearstodevelopthespecificcharacteristicsneededtobeagreatboxer.___35___Itseemstomethatsomepeople,especiallymen,finditappealingbecauseitisanaggressivesport.Whentheywatchaboxingmatch,theycanidentifywiththewinningboxer.Thisgivesthemthefeelingofbeingawinnerthemselves.___36___Theydothatbecausetheboxercomesfromtheirowncountry,andif“their”boxerloses,theyoftenfeelasiftheyhavelostafightthemselves.Itisafactthatmanypeoplehavefeelingsofaggressionfromtimetotime,buttheycannotshowtheiraggressionintheireverydaylives.Watchingaboxingmatchgivesthemawayofexpressingit．___37___Althoughboxerswearglovesduringthefights,andamateurboxersevenhavetowearhelmets,akindofstronghardhat,therehavefrequentlybeenaccidentsinbothprofessionalandamateurboxing,sometimeswithdramaticconsequences.Boxershavesufferedfromheadinjuries,and,occasionally,fightershaveevenbeenkilledasaresultofbeingknockedoutinthering.___38___Theyareusuallyintheformofseriousbraindamage,evenifaboxerhasneverbeenknockedout.Toconclude,Iampersonallynotatallinfavorofaggressivesportslikeboxing．___39___Wecancelebratemoremenandwomenfromnon-aggressivesportsasourheroesinoursociety.Ibelievethattheworldisaggressiveenoughalready!Ofcourse,peoplelikecompetitivesports,andsodoI,butIthinkthathittingotherpeopleinanaggressivewayisnotsomethingthatshouldberegardedasasport．A.However,boxingcanbeaverydangeroussport.B.Sometimesfansarerootingforaparticularboxer.C.Inboxing,fightersarerequiredtohitamovingtarget.D.Manyfansaredrawntothesportbecausetheylovethecompetition.E.Perhapsthatisthereasonwhysuccessfulboxersaretreatedasbigheroes.F.IthinkitwouldbebetteriflesstimewasgiventoaggressivesportsonTV.G.Besidesstudieshaveshownthatthereareoftenlong-termeffectsofboxing.第III部分書面表達(共兩節(jié)，32分)第一節(jié)(共4小題;第40、41題各2分，第42題3分，第43題5分，共12分)閱讀下面短文，根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容在答題卡相應(yīng)題號后的橫線上寫下相關(guān)信息，完成對該問題的回答。Canarobotreallyfreestyle?EngineersattheGeorgiaInstituteofTechnology,ledbyGilWeinberg,havedesignedthefirstmusicalrobotcapableofnotonlyplayingmusic,butcreatingit.HisnameisShimon.Weinberg,whoisamusician,engineer,andprofessorofmusicaltechnology,foundhimselfinacreativerut(俗套)anddecidedtocreatearobotthatcouldinspirehimwithnewmusicalideas.Shimonwastrainedonavast