四川省邻水实验学校2021-2022学年高二上学期期中考试英语试题(wd无答案).docx

1、四川省邻水实验学校2021.2022学年高二上学期期中考试英语试题（wd无答案）一、阅读理解（）I. Journalists are the professionals（专业人士）that are responsible for bringing all up-to-date information to readers from every coiner of the world. By delivering their voice, many famous journalists have earned worldwide fame.Joseph PulitzerAccording to

2、Joseph Pulitzer, if a nation can be seen as a large ship at sea, the journalists are its watchkeepers who report hidden dangers to make sure the safe journey of the ship.He worked fbr the St.Louis Post-Dispatch and The World. He is known to the world as the Grandfather of Modem Journal ismMargaret B

3、ourke WhiteMargaret Bourkc-Whitc is known as the first female war journalist and a skilled photo-journalist. She did some outstanding work by creating a photographic record of World War and the Great Depression.She was the only photo-journalist who was pennitted to work in combat zone by the US anny

4、 to report the war.Carl BernsteinCarl Bernstein is one of the most famous American investigative journalist, and he has proved the saying,The pen is more powerful than sword. Carl worked with another great journalist Bob Woodward at The Washington Post.They brought about a revolution in the US by wo

5、rking together on the Watergate scandal（丑闻）,which led io President Richard Nixons resignation.This let The Washington Post receive a Pulitzer Prize fbr Public Service in!973.Anna QuindlenAnna Quindlens love fbr journalism gave her a kick-start from her high school where she worked fbr her high schoo

6、l paper. Later, she went on to write interesting and in demand columns（专 栏）likeHers,Public and Privateand many more fbr The New York Times.which won her thePulitzer Prize in 1992.This is the reason why she is known as thc/zVoicc of the Baby Boomers.A. requestB. callC. questionD. letter【题9】A. compari

7、sonB. imaginationC. considerationD. memory【题10A. over and overB. by and byC. up and downD. now and then【题11】A. companyB. occupationC. situationD. relationship【题12A. movementB. reactionC. guidanceD. purpose【题13A. refusedB. failedC. managedD. happened【题14A. askedB. huntedC. waitedD. headed【题15A. floor

8、B. surfaceC. rockD. level【题16】A. shockingB. challengingC. puzzlingD. astonishing【题17A. asB. butC. fbrD. or【题18A. attitudeB. principleC. identityD. standard【题19vacationB. operationC.affairD. adventure【题20】soughtB. countedC.foundD. reached四、用单词的适当形式完成短文() 7.阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。Known as

9、 the Venice of the East, the elegant city of Suzhou is famous ft)r its classical gardens in China.In ancient China, gardens were not only a way fbr their owners to demonstrate their status in life, 【题 1 】 also a space to show their affection fbr nature. Gardens were decorated with famous works of ar

10、t and literary inscriptions (题词)to create 【题 2】 intellectually rich atmosphere.Suzhous gardens 【题 3 】 (consider) as classic examples of Chinese landscape architecture. They are intended to be the natural world, with rich scenes within L题 4 】 (limit) spaces. The Blue Wave Pavilion is a good example o

11、f the illusion of huge seas and mountains at garden-sized scale. Gardens should reflect art, specifically classical landscape painting. And the white- washed walls and black eaves (房檐) 【题 5 】 surround gardens can set off the elements within. These depend heavily 【题 6】 natural materials like water an

12、d plants, to create balance. Artificial structures like pavilions(亭)and covered galleries allow fbr the 【题 7】 (enjoy) of the garden in any weather. The roofed walkway in the Lion Grove Garden, fbr instance, allows you 【题 8 】(see) itsfantastical rock formations all year round.Before 【题 9】 (visit) the

13、 gardens, be sure to check out the Suzhou Garden Museum, a free museum detailing the history and 【题 10】 (culture) significance ofthe gardens.五、短文改错() 8.假定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义。 文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。 增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(A),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I、面画一横线，并在该词卜面写出修改

14、后的词。 注意：I.每处错误及其修改均仅限-词；只允许修改10处，多者（从第II处起）不计分。I am sorry I wont be able to attend to your birthday party this Sunday. Km feeling terribly about it and I want to make an apology to you. I appreciate invited to your birthday party. I would like to come and shared the precious moment with you. But thi

15、s Sunday, we volunteer will go to the countiyside and teach the left-behind children English, who is of great significance fbr us and them as well. As the result, I will be absent from your party.Is it possible fbr you or me to have a private meeting sometime after the party? I do long fbr a pleased

16、 chat with you. To my regret you will miss the chance to enjoy a happy get-together. Once again, please accept my sincere apology.Wish you a happy birthday.六、其他应用文() 9.假定你叫李华，是班上的英语科代表。你班外教Peter清你代他在班上发一个关于课后作业的英语通知，内容如下：1. 写-篇关于中国茶文化的短文(essay)；与同桌交换并修改错误；2. 上交作业的时间。注意:1.词数100左右：2.可以适当增加细节，已使行文连贯。【题

17、 1 】 Who has contributed most to modern journalism?A. Joseph Pulitzer.B. Margaret Bourke-White.C. Carl Bernstein.D. Anna Quindlen.【题 2】How many female journalists docs the text mention in all?A. One.B. Two.C. Three.D. Four.【题 3 】In which section of a newspaper may this passage appear?A. Science.B. E

18、ntertainment.C. Figure.D. Service.（）2. One morning Oral Lee Brown stopped by a local store to make her usual shopping. A little girl came up to her, asking for 25 cents. Because all she had was a $5 bill （纸币），Brown invited the little girl to go with her to the store. Inside the store, Brown told the

19、 little girl she could pick out anything she wanted.Instead of choosing candy or a toy, which would have been the first choice fbr most kids, the little girl immediately ran fbr a bag of bread. And she shyly thanked Brown and quickly disappeared around the comer.That night, Brown couldnt sleep, deci

20、ding that she had to find the little girl to help her. She went to the school the girl would most likely attend, but she never found her. Instead, she found many other children, in less than ideal （理想的）conditions. Brown decided to adopt （领养）a class of 23 East Oakland, California, first-graders. She

21、told them, “Stay in school, and Ill send you to college/ To achieve this goal, Brown began saving money, putting aside $ 10000 per year from her $45000 salary.Starting that day, Brown became a benefactor、mentor （导师）and second mother to those 23 first- graders, beginning with regular visits, Saturday

22、 tutorials and parent meetings. She tracked each childs attendance and grades, bought them Christinas gifts and bought supplies. Nineteen of the students in that first class attended college, and three others went into trade schools. Those students all graduated from college in 2003 and 2004.Brown i

23、s now on her sixth class of adopted students. In total, more than 125 young people have gained her help. Some of these studentsnow in collegereport that if it hadnt been fbr Brown, they would never have been given an opportunity fbr this kind of education.【题 1 】What can be inferred about the little

24、girl?A. She had no interest in candy or toys.B. She had spent all her pocket money.C. She dared not pick expensive food.D. She was in a poor living condition.【题 2】Why did Brown go to the school to find the little girl?A. Because she wanted to help the little girl.B. Because she wanted to visit her t

25、eachers.C. Because she wanted to adopt the little girl.D. Because she wanted to find the truth.【题 3 】The underlined word benefactor means a person who.A. a person who teaches children at homea person who organizes a charity activityB. a person who gives money for a good purposea person who offers ho

26、mes to children【题 4】Without Brown, some of those adopted children.A. might not have the chance to go to schoolmight not have received the college educationB. would have been unable to grow up healthilywould have been homeless at a young age（）2. I lave you ever run into a careless cell phone user on

27、the street? Perhaps they were busy talking, texting or checking updates on WcChat without looking at what was going on around them. As the number of this new species of human has kept rising, they have been given a new name phubbers （低头族）Recently, a cartoon created by students from China Central Aca

28、demy of Fine Arts put this group of people under the spotlight. In the short film, phubbers with various social identities（身份）bury themselves in their phones. A doctor plays with his cell phone while letting his patient die, a pretty woman takes selfie in front of a car accident site, and a father l

29、oses his child without knowing about it while using his mobile phone. A chain of similar events eventually leads to the destmetion of the world.Although the ending sounds overstated, the damage phubbing can bring is real.Your health is the first to bear the effect and result of it. Constantly bendin

30、g your head to check your cell phone could damage your neck, Guangming Daily quoted doctors as saying, the neck is like a rope that breaks after long-tenn stretching. Also, staring at cell phones for long periods of time will damage your eyesight gradually, according to the report.But thats not all.

31、 Being a phubber could also damage your social skills and drive you away from your friends and family. At reunions with family or friends, many people tend to stick to their cell phones while others are chatting happily with each other and this creates a strange atmosphere, Qilu Evening News reporte

32、d.It can also cost you your life. There have been lots of reports on phubbers who fell to their death, suffered accidents, and were robbed of their cell phones in broad daylight.【题 1 】For what purpose does the author give the example of a cartoon in Paragragh2?A. To inform people of the bad effects

33、of phubbing.B. To advertise the cartoon made by students.C. To indicate the world will finally be destroyed by phubbers.D. To warn doctors against using cell phones while treating patients.【题 2】Which of the following is NOT a risk a phubber may have?A. His social skills could be a fleeted.B. Ilis ne

34、ck and eyesight will be gradually harmed.C. He will cause the destruction of the world.D. He might get separated from his friends and fomily.【题 3 】Which of the following may be the authors attitude towards phubbing?A. Supportive.B. Opposed.C. Optimistic.D. Objective.【题 4】What may the passage talk ab

35、out next?A. Advice on how to use a cell phone.B. People addicted to phubbing.C. Measures to reduce the risks of phubbing.D. Consequences of phubbing.()4. ICs been well over a year since COVID-19 first appeared. Although the virus continues to be a problem in many parts of the world, things are starl

36、ing to turn back in our favor with the help of vaccines(疫苗).Vaccine development started in February 2020, when it became clear to scientists that a solution to the pandemic would need a global effort to vaccinate as many people as possible. The COVAX (COVID-19 Vaccines Global Access ) mechanism was

37、then created to ensure equal access to safe and effective vaccines fbr all countries and regions, according to Business World.Of course , this would take great effort , since vaccines typically take years to develop. However, COVID19 needed faster development. The first COVID vaccinethe Pfizer vacci

38、newas approved by UK health authorities on Dec 2, 2020, according to science journal Nature.This was made possible through the use of mRNA （信使核糖核酸）.Vaccines developed with mRNA use the virus spike protein （刺突蛋白）to create antibodies （抗体）that can fight the virus. Companies like Modcrna and Pfizer have

39、 created their own mRNA vaccines, according to the BBC.However , these vaccines must be stored a（ very low temperatures, which is not possible everywhere. In response, Chinese companies like Sinopharm and Sinovac have developed vaccines using dead viruses instead of spike proteins. These vaccines ca

40、n be kept at regular temperatures.Although there have been rumors about vaccines being unsafe, the majority of people seem to realize the importance of vaccination fbr building mass immunity in order to stop the virus from spreading.Zhang Wcnhong, Chinas leading expert on infectious diseases, said i

41、ts good that the world has come to understand that the vaccines will protect us, according to Global Times. Zhang added that human beings belong to one family. Vaccines are a kind of medicine that we all must share in order to stay safe and healthy.【题 1 】Why was COVAX created?A. To create more COVID

42、19 vaccines.B. To protect people with COVID19.C. To help countries produce their own vaccines.D. To make sure more people can get vaccines.【题 2】What is Paragraph 4 mainly about?A. Who made the first COVID 19 vaccine.B. How to prevent COVID 19.C. How mRNA vaccines work.D. Why scientists use mRNA to m

43、ake spike proteins.【题 3 】 What is the difference between the Pfizer vaccine and Chinese vaccines?A. Chinese vaccines use viruses from spike proteins.B. Chinese vaccines can be kept at a normal temperature.C. The Pfizer vaccine is based on a Chinese vaccine.D. The Pfizer vaccine is suitable for child

44、ren.【题 4】Which of the following might Zhang Wenhong agree with?A. Medicine is the only way to deal with infectious diseases.B. Some vaccines might be unsafe.C. Mass immunity cant stop the virus from spreading.D. Vaccines can keep all of us safe from COVID 19.二、七选五()5. A lot of teenagers in middle sc

45、hool want to do more sports. 【题 1 】 .But some students dont really know the benefits of doing sports. Here arc some reasons fbr doing sports.Watching TV and playing video games arc becoming more and more popular among teenagers. 【题 2 】.But getting teenagers to take part in a sport gives them an oppo

46、rtunity to go out andsocialize with others. 【题 3 】 .Whats more they will learn how to work with others and get along with others hannoniously.One of the biggest problems in our society today is obesity, and its not just a problem with adults. More and more kids are becoming overweight. 【题 4】 .Encour

47、aging teenagers to do more sports also benefits parents. It is a great way fbr parents to show they love their kids. 【题 5 】 .This is a great way fbr parents to spend time with their teenagers and talk to them.Doing sports is a great way fbr teenagers to get out of the house, get moving, make friends

48、 and keep healthy. So why not join in and get into sports today?A. They may find new friends in this wayDoing sports helps teenagers grow fasterB. They prefer to stay at home rather than go outJoining in a team sport will help teenagers get some exercise without feeling pressured to lose weightC. Te

49、enagers want to be stronger through doing sportsParents can play with them and help them practice sportsD. Many do it because they think it will make them become more popular三、完形填空（）6. During the war, my husband was stationed at an army camp in a desert in California. I went to live there in order to be him. I hated the place. I had never been so unhappy.My husband was ordered out on a long-term duty, and I