2022年高二上學(xué)期期中考試 英語(yǔ)試題

2022年高二上學(xué)期期中考試 英語(yǔ)試題 I. Listening prehension (20%) Section A Short conversations Directions: In section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers in your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard. 1, A. At 5:00 p.m. B. At 5:30 p.m. C. At 6:00 p.m. D. At 6:30 p.m. 2. A. A secretary. B. A teacher. C. A journalist. D. A fireman. 3. A. In a restaurant. B. In an office. C. At home. D. In a zoo. 4. A. Apple pie. B. Sandwich. C. Toast. D. Butter. 5. A. The woman. B. The woman’s sister Mary. C. Mary’s husband. D. The family cook. 6. A. He means that the weather is not suitable for photo-taking. B. He really cares about the camera very much. C. He is anxious to take photos today. D. He says that a camera is what he needs today. 7. A. The man’s sister. B. The man’s aunt. C. The woman herself. D. Nobody. 8. A. Only a dictionary. B. Nothing at all. C. A dictionary and some other things. D. Anything except a dictionary. 9. A. Read an article on political science. B. Present a different theory to the class. C. Read more than one article. D. Choose a better article to read. 10. A. Travel. B. Stay with her. C. Have a break. D. Take up tennis. Section B Passages Directions: In Section B, you will hear two short passages, and you will be asked three questions on each of the passages. The passages will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard. Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage. 11. A. 7. B. 27. C. 30. D. 37. 12. A. It is the oldest bridge. B. It is open in the middle. C. It is high in the air. D. It is near the Tower of London. 13. A. It was built in 1850. B. It was built in 1880. C. It was built in the 1890s. D. It was built in 1950s. Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage. 14. A. A snail moves more slowly in the daytime. B. A snail has thousands of feet. C. A snail doesn’t move at all. D. A snail sleeps much of the time. 15. A. When it feels hungry. B. When it is put in a paper box. C. When spring is ing. D. When it rains heavily. 16. A. A snail doesn’t like living under the sun. B. In winter the snail doesn’t eat or move. C. The snail’s teeth can’t be worn out. D. The snail’s strong sense of smell helps to find things far away. Section C Directions: In Section C, you will hear one longer conversation. The conversation will be read twice. After you hear the conversation, you are required to fill in the numbered blanks with the information you have heard. Blanks 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation. What is the woman’s pany interested in? In the ___17__ “Mini-Mons”. Where does the man sell “Mini-Mons”? In the __18__ American market. Who can the woman contact? Mr. Zhang Yihui, the sales __19__. What is his telephone number? __20__. plete the form. Write ONE WORD for each answer. II. Grammar and Vocabulary (16%) 21. Most people consider the boy to be a _______ football player in the near future. A. demanding B. promising C. manding D. qualifying 22. Jim is intelligent and hardworking; _________, he is always achieving good results at school. A. as a result B. by the way C. in a word D. on the contrary 23. In order to further her study, she decided to _______ in the night school. A. attend B. enter C. enroll D. go 24. _______ your winning the game. I knew you could ________ them. A. Congratulate on; won B. Congratulation on; won C. Congratulate on; beat D. Congratulations on; beat 25. The girl ______ forward to seeing the superboys. A. refer to look B. referred to look C. refer to looks D. referred to looks 26. It is said that more than fifty people will have to pete ________ only ten openings offered by the software pany. A. with B. against C. for D. at 27. I don’t allow ______ in my office and I don’t allow my family ______ at all. A. to smoke, smoking B. smoking, to smoke C. to smoke, to smoke D. smoking, smoking 28. He ran all the way up to the station ______ that the train had left fifteen minutes before. A. in order to find B. so as to find C. only to find D. such as to find 29. Another feature worth ______ is the role of information throughout a feedback control system. A. noticed B. noticing C. being noticed D. notice 30. mercial banks make most of their ine from interest ______ on loans and investment in stocks and bonds. A. earn B. earned C. to earn D. was earned 31. _________doesn’t matter much whether you’ll be late to my party. I just want you to attend it. A. What B. That C. It D. Which 32. Mr. Green stood up in defense of a 16-year-old boy, saying that he was not the one ______. A. blamed B. blaming C. to blame D. to be blame 33. ______ will take part in the physics contest will be announced at tomorrow’s meeting. A. Whoever B. Who C. No matter who D. That 34. It was at the very beginning ________ Mr. Fox made the decision ________we should send more firefighters here. A. when, which B. when, that C. then, so D. that, that 35. The place ________ the bridge is supposed to be built should be ________ the cross-river traffic is the heaviest. A．which，where B．a(chǎn)t which；which C．a(chǎn)t which；where D．which；in which 36. ________he was ill, I was expected to take his place greatly surprised me for I didn’t have much work experience. A. If B. If that C. That D. That if III. plete the passage with the proper words in the box. Each word can only be used once. One word is not needed. （9分） A. fired B. surely C. respects D. creative AB. dropping AC. seemingly AD. reminded BC. unconnected BD. exception CD. final A wave of shock and sadness swept across the globe on October 5 as the news of Steven Jobs’ death spread worldwide. It was soon followed by a global outpouring of condolences. Shanghai was no 37 as thousands of people stopped by the local Apple stores to pay their 38 . Mourners left behind flowers, red apples, and notes of condolence（吊唁）as a tribute to such a brilliant man. In xx, Steve gave the mencement speech at Stanford University in California. During this speech, Steve shared three stories from his life. The first story he called “connect the dots.” He talked about a series of events in his life ---- his unlikely adoption, ing from a poor family, 39 out of college, collecting pop bottles for money, and taking a calligraphy class. Looking back on these seemingly 40 events, Steve realized that it was this path that led him to success. He encouraged people to follow their intuition and “trust that the dots will somehow connect” in their future. In his second story, Steve shared his embarrassing experience of being 41 from Apple ---- the pany he started. It seemed like the end of his career, but he followed his passion and 42 vision and started Pixar, the most successful animation studio in the world. The 43 story in Steve’s speech is now a little haunting. He spoke of death. He 44 every young person in the audience that “death is a destination we all share… Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life.” Steve Jobs 45 followed his own advice, for his was a life well lived. May we all take a lesson from his example, and remember, as Steve once said, “the ones who are crazy enough to think that they can change the world, are the ones who do.” IV. Cloze (15%) Once upon a time，a king, in the pany of his ministers, went to the imperial garden for a walk. When he was walking around a pond, a strange idea 46 upon him and he asked, “How many buckets(桶) of water are there in the pond?” The ministers looked at each other, 47 to give an answer. Rather disappointed, the king ordered, “You have three days’ grace. Anyone who offers an answer will be handsomely rewarded. Those who fail will be punished .” The time limit was due（到期的）in the twinkling of an eye, yet the ministers were still at their wit’s end. At this time a child appeared who declared that he knew the answer. The king told his 48 ministers to go with the child for the measurement. To their 49 , the child refused the suggestion with a smile, “It is very easy. No 50 to go to the pond.” This made the king laugh 51 , “All right, let us know what it is.” The child blinked and said, “That 52 on the size of the bucket. If it is as big as the pond, there is one bucket of water; if it is 53 as big, two buckets; if one third as big, three buckets; if...” “Stop! That’s it. You’ve got the 54 .” The king was satisfied and the child was rewarded as expected. Why did the ministers feel it so 55 to settle the problem? Because they fell in a trap, following a 56 way of thinking. People’s thinking often goes a habitual way — the beaten track of straightforwardness. It is a static (靜態(tài)的) way presupposing every object definite and certain, i.e. the size of the pond and the bucket should be clearly 57 . If one of them is unknown, it will be difficult to do the measurement, let alone 58 . Why not change your mode of thought — from static to dynamic（動(dòng)態(tài)的, from concrete to 59 ? If you adopt an indirect way and try to find out the proportional relation between the pond and the bucket, you’ll get an answer — flexible yet adequate to solve the problem. Sometimes to get out of the difficulty one must change one’s way of thinking, or simply change one’s 60 to a problem. 46．A．fixed B．focused C．came D．looked 47．A．struggling B．thinking C．falling D．failing 48．A．exciting B．a(chǎn)mazing C. surprising D．trembling 49．A．doubt B．surprise C．envy D．delight 50．A．good B．use C．need D．wonder 51．A．wonderfully B．joyfully C. cheerfully D．doubtfully 52．A．decides B．depends C．calls D．looks 53．A．half B．both C．a(chǎn)ll D．twice 54．A．a(chǎn)ward B．reward C．a(chǎn)nswer D．number 55．A．easy B．difficult C．fast D．slow 56．A．wrong B．correct C．right D．false 57．A．marked B．measured C．signed D．known 58．A．a(chǎn)nother B．other C．one D．both 59．A．detailed B．easy C．simple D．a(chǎn)bstract 60．A．gate B. entrance C. approach D. course V. Reading prehension (17%) A Life on land probably began about 430 million years ago, though it has existed in the water for perhaps as much as 3,000 million years. When we think of the first thing on land, we probably think of strange animals ing out of the oceans, but in fact no animals could have been living if plants had not been on land first. Plants had to be on land before animals arrived. They supplied the first land animals with the surrounding and food necessity, since they, the plants, are the only form of life that is able to get and store energy. The first plants to exist out of the water were probably certain kinds of algae（海藻）which were followed by other plants that grew close to the ground and needed water in which to reproduce. Once the move to land had been made, however, evolution（進(jìn)化）took place quickly. By the end of 100 million years, plants had developed their roots, and some had got tree -like forms since height was very important in gaining sunlight. About 300 million years ago, much of the world was covered with forests of huge trees. In most ways they were like modern trees. They had roots, leaves, wood, but mostly they had not developed seeds. 61. The main idea of the first paragraph is ________. 　 A. life on land probably began 430 years ago 　 B. the first animal on land came from oceans 　 C. there wouldn't be animals without plants 　 D. plants are the only form of life that is able to get and store energy 62. Which of the following statements is true according to the passage? 　 A. Algae has existed for more than 430 million years. 　 B. It is impossible that algae might be the earliest plant on land. 　 C. Plants get food from animals in the oceans. 　 D. Evolution began after animals appeared on land. 63. Plants with roots appeared about ________ million years ago. 　 A. 430　　　　　B. 300　　　　　 C. 330　　　　　 D. 100 64. According to the passage, ________ appeared earlier than ________. 　 A. apples; oranges　　　　　　　　 B. oranges; apples 　 C. oranges; roses　　　　　　　　　D. algae; wheat B Some people believe that international sport brings about good will between the nations and that if countries play games together they will learn to live together. Others say that the opposite is true: that international contests encourage false national pride and lead to misunderstanding and hatred. There is probably some truth in both arguments, but in recent years the Olympic Games have done little to support the view that sport encourages international brotherhood. Not only was there the terrible incident with the murder of athletes, but the Games were also ruined by those incidents caused mainly by minor national contests. One country received its second - place medal with great anger after the hockey final. There had been noisy scenes at the end of the hockey match, the losers objecting to the final decisions. They were certain that one of their goals should not have been dismissed and that the opposite side’s victory was unfair. Their manager was angry when he said: “This wasn’t hockey. Hockey and the International Hockey Society are finished. ”The president of the society said later that such words could result in the pause of the team for at least three years. The American basketball team announced that they would not give away first place to Russia, after a fighting end to their contest. The game had ended in quarrel. It was thought at first that the United States had won, by a single point, but it was announced that there were three seconds still to play, A Russian player then threw the ball from one end of the court to the other, and another player beat it into the basket. It was the first time the USA had ever lost an Olympic basketball match. The judges discussed the matter for four and a half hours before announcing that the result would stand. The American players then decided not to receive the silver medals. Incidents of this kind will continue as long as sport is played for honors or money rather than for the love of the game. The suggestion that sportsmen should pete as individuals , or in non national teams, might be too much to hope for. But in the present organization of the Olympics there is far too much that encourages dangerous nationalism. 65. According to the author, recent Olympic Games have ________. A. brought about goodwill between the nations B. made only false national pride 　 C. hardly showed any international friendship 　 D. led to more and more misunderstanding and hatred 66. What did the manager mean by saying, “… Hockey and the International Hockey Society are finished”? ________. 　 B. Hockey and the society are both ruined by the unfair decisions 　 C. There should be no more hockey matches organized by the society 　 D. The society should be dismissed 67. The author gives the two examples in paragraphs 2 and 3 to show________. 　 A. how false national pride leads to undesirable incidents in international games 　 B. that sport men have been more troublesome than they used to be 　 C. that petitiveness in the games discourages international friendship 　 D. that unfair decisions are mon in Olympic Games. 68. What conclusion can be drawn from the last paragraph? ________. 　 A. The organization of the Olympic Games must be improved 　 B. Athletes should pete as individuals in the Olympic Games 　 C. Sport should be played petitively rather than for the love of the game D. International contests lead to misunderstanding between nations. C Between ten and midnight the United States is politically leaderless——there is no center of information anywhere in the nation except in the New York headquarters of the great broadcasting panies and the two great wire services．No candidate and no party can afford the investment on election night to match the news-gathering resources of the mass media; and so, as every citizen sits in his home watching his TV set or listening to his radio, he is the equal of any other in knowledge．There is nothing that can be done in these hours, for no one can any longer direct the great strike for America’s power; the polls（選票） have closed．Good or bad, whatever the decision．America will accept the decision——and cut down any man who goes against it, even though for millions the decision runs contrary to their own votes．The general vote is an expression of national will, the only substitute for violence and blood．Its decision is to be defended as one defends civilization itself． There is nothing like this American expression of will in England or France, India or Russia or China．Only one other major nation in modern history has ever tried to elect its leader directly by mass, free, popular vote．This was the Weimar Republic of Germany, which modeled its unitary vote for national leaders on the American practice．Out of its experiment with the system it got Hitler．Americans have had Lincoln, Wilson and two Roosevelts．Nothing can be done when the voting returns are flooding in; the White House and its power will move to one or another of the two candidates, and all will know about it in the morning．But for these hours history stops． 69．Between ten p．m．a(chǎn)nd midnight, the United States has no leader because ． A．the President has resigned B．the strike for power has ended C．the polls have closed and the results are not in D．there has been a revolution 70．“The great strike for America’s power” in paragraph 1 refers to ． A．the strike of the mass media B．the great coal strike C．striking while the iron is hot D．the election campaign 71．According to the author only one other major modern nation ever tried to elect its leader by mass, free, popular vote．That nation was ． A．India B．Germany C．Russia D．England 72．The author believes the decision at the polls will ． A．lead to anarchy B．result in men being cut down C．cause violence and blood D．be defended by all Americans D A．Importance of Transport in Trade B．Birth of Transport-related Industries and Trade C．Role of Transport in Trade Development D．Another Means to Develop Trade AB．Higher Living Standard AC．Need of Modern Traffics in Modern Life 73．__________ Transport is one of the aids to trade．By moving goods from places where they are plentiful to places where they are scarce, transport adds to their value．The more easily goods can be brought over the distance that separates producer and consumer, the better for trade．When there were no railways, no good roads, no canals, and only small sailing ships, trade was on a small scale． 74．__________ The great advances made in transport during the last two hundred years were acpanied by a big increase in trade．Bigger and faster ships enabled a trade in meat to develop between Britain and New Zealand, for instance．Quicker transport makes possible mass-production and big bu