新乡市高二下学期期末考试英语Word版

1、省新乡市2021-2022学年高二下学期期末考试英语考生注意：1.本试卷共150分，考试时间120分钟。2.请将各题答案填写在答题卡上。第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）做题时，先将答案标在试卷上，录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。第一节（共5小题：每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题，每段对话仅读一遍。例：How much is the shirt?A. 19.15.B. 9.18.C. 9.15.

2、答案是C.1. How does the man usually go to work?A. By car.B. By bus.C. By train.2. What is the man?A. A shop assistant.B. A tailor.C. A doctor.3. How much does an adult ticket cost?A. Two dollars.B. Four dollars.C. Six dollars.4. Where does the conversation take place?A. At home.B. In a shop.C. In a res

3、taurant.5. What is the woman doing?A. She is expressing gratitude.B. She is asking for money.C. She is having a job interview.第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置，听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6. What is the

4、probable relationship between the speakers?A. Colleagues.B. Teacher and student.C. Father and daughter.7. Why does the man leave the company?A. To make more money.B. To improve himself by study.C. To live abroad with his family.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8. Who will the man buy the gift for?A. His brother.B. Th

5、e woman.C. His sister.9. What will the man buy?A. A handkerchief.B. A handbag.C. An air ticket.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. What will the woman do during the summer holidays?A. Study at school.B. Work in the shop.C. Travel with her mother.11. With whom does the man plan to go to the seaside?A. His parents.B

6、. His friends.C. His brothers.12. What lesson does the woman want to take?A. Swimming.B. Piano.C. English.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. What can we learn about Marys new flat?A. It has a big room.B. It has a big kitchen.C. It has two bathrooms.14. How far is the womans new flat from the office?A. Ten minutes

7、 by bus.B. Ten minutes on foot.C. Ten minutes by car.15. Why was Lily late for work?A. The train was late.B. She missed the bus.C. The bus broke down.16. What will the man do the next day?A. Visit Mary.B. Go to work by train.C. Go to work earlier.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题，17. What do the library members hav

8、e to do every two years?A. Register in the library again.B. Pay for a new membership card.C. Renew their personal information.18. How long will the library keep the book booked in advance?A. Five days.B. A week.C. Two weeks19. What can be borrowed for one day only?A. Childrens books.B. DVDs.C. Dicti

9、onaries.20. On which day will the library close at 7 pm?A. Wednesday.B. Saturday.C. Sunday.第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。AThe Best Time To Visit Masai MaraHigh seasonMonths: June, July, August, September& OctoberThese are the best months to visit the Masa

10、i Mara as it is the long dry season with little or no rainfall. It is easy to spot animals as the bush is less thick and animals gather around available water sources and rivers. It is the best time to witness the Great Migration herds. Accommodation cost will also be high, and as this is the busies

11、t period, so bookings in advance are essential!Green seasonMonths: April. May& NovemberThe long rains occur during April and May and short rains in November. Mornings are usually clear and dry, with clouds building into dramatic thunderstorms by late afternoon. A plus to travel during the green seas

12、on is that fewer people are travelling, which means fewer people and low lodge (旅舍） prices. Some of the lodges and camps close down during these months.Shoulder seasonMonths: December, January, February& MarchThese shoulder months are a time of transition(过渡）. Temperatures start to fall off，and migr

13、atory birds move on. Animals start to gather in areas where they know there will be water. For birdwatchers they are the best months, as in addition to the resident species, migratory birds, coming here from Europe to spend the winter, are also present, January and February are the best months to wi

14、tness the birth of wildebeest, zebra and antelope.21. What is special about the high season?A. It rains a lot.B. Lodge prices are high.C. More birds migrate here.D. Many zebras are born.22. When can you spend the least money travelling to Masai Mara?A. In September.B. In October.C. In NovemberD. In

15、December23. What is the text?A. A travel guide.B. A news report.C. A childrens story. D. A diary entry.BTo the untrained eye, a ping pong ball is just a ping pong ball. To a Beverly Cleary fan, its two motorcycle helmets(头盔）for mice. Just cut apart and add rubber band chin straps. Ever since I read

16、Clearys series about Ralph, the motorcycle riding mouse, Ive never looked at a ping pong ball-or the world-the same way. And why shouldnt it be? Its perfect.I wanted a mouse of my own to ride a toy motorcycle around my house! Thanks to Clearys genius, a talking mouse friend seemed not only possible

17、but probable.Cleary, who passed away at 104, was one of the main reasons why I became a childrens author. While much of childrens literature attempted to explain the world from the point of view of a wise and gentle adult. Cleary created main characters who saw the world as only children can. I care

18、fully read every title that bore Beverly Clearys name. She seemed like a friend who understood me in ways I didnt yet understand myself.Ive written eight childrens books and have always kept Beverlys sense of wonder in mind I dont remember at exactly what age I decided I wanted to write books, but I

19、 know that in the second or third grade, my teacher assigned a project that allowed us to focus on whatever we wanted. My best friend picked dolphins while I chose childrens authors. I told that story recently to a school group. One of the students said, Thats amazing! You did your project on childr

20、ens authors and then you became one! Yes. I said.And that perfectly sums up why I love writing for children: the lack of cynicism(愤世嫉俗）,the belief that fantastic, magical things can happen. Best friends can become dolphins. Mice can ride toy motorcycles and become our friends.Thats what Beverly Clea

21、ry taught me. In the hands of a gifted storyteller, anything is possible . and very funny.24. Why does the author use a ping-pong ball as an example?A. To say the ball is their favorite for mice.B. To express his thoughts about the topic.C. To describe how mice ride the motorbike.D. To stress the im

22、portance of reading stories.25. Who is Beverly Cleary?A. The authors favourite writer.B. The authors grandmother.C. The authors teacher.D. The authors fan.26. What do we know about the author from paragraph 4?A. He took Clearys sense of mind seriously.B. He decided to help his teacher finish the pro

23、ject.C. He has published several books on animals for children.D. He clearly remembered when he wanted to write books.27. What is the fifth paragraph mainly about?A. The authors talent for telling a story.B. The authors strong belief about magic.C. The authors reasons for writing for children.D. The

24、 authors interest in playing with dolphins.CIn a study comparing 46 severe COVID-19 patients with 460 matched controls, researchers found the mental impacts of the severe COVID-19 six months later can be the equivalent(等量）to aging 20 years going from 50 to 70 years old-or losing 10 IQ points.The exp

25、eriment involved 46 people whod gone to Addenbrookes Hospital in Cambridge as a result of the COVID-19 between March and July 2020. An average of six months after their infection, researchers supervised them using a testing tool called Cognition to see how they were doing in areas such as memory, at

26、tention, reasoning, anxiety, and depression.The researchers didnt have test results from before these individuals fell ill with the COVID-19 to compare to. Instead, they did the next best thing, and compared their results against a matched control group of 460 people. These results were then mapped

27、to see how far they deviated(偏离）from expected scores for their age and demographic, based on 66.008members of the general public. The results showed that those whod survived the severe COVID-19 were less accurate and had longer response times than the general public. The magnitude of cognitive(认知的）

28、loss was similar to the effects of aging between 50 and 70years of age-and equivalent to losing 10 1Q points.The somewhat good news is that there were some signs of recovery-but it was gradual at best. Whats still not fully understood is why and how the SARS-CoV-2 virus causes this cognitive decline

29、. But the researchers suggest the likely criminal isnt direct infection, but a com-bination of factors; including reduced oxygen or blood supply to the brain, clotting of vessels and microscopic bleeds.Theres also mounting evidence that the bodys own immune and inflammatory response may be having a

30、significant impact on the brain.28. What is the authors purpose in writing paragraph I?A. To show the research result.B. To debate the research purpose.C. To explain the research method.D. To describe the research process.29. Which of the following best explains supervised underlined in paragraph 2?

31、A. Got tired of.B. Joined in.C. Made use of.D. Watched over.30. What is the function of Cognitron?A. To ensure the subjects safety.B. To test the subjects physical health.C. To measure the subjects mental state.D. To check the subjects living surroundings.31. What remains unsolved in the study?A. Th

32、e cause of the COVID-19.B. The way the virus affects cognitive decline.C. The influence of cognitive decline.D. The effect of getting the COVID-19.DIn a paper published in Nature Communications, a team led by scientists from the University of California. using climate models and satellite data, reve

33、al for the first time how protecting tropical forests can yield climate benefits that enhance carbon storage in nearby areas. Many climate scientists use computer simulations(模拟）to mimic the planets climate as it exists today and how it may exist in the future as humanity keeps emitting greenhouse g

34、ases. Such models rely on accurate measurements of all the moving parts of the climate system,from how much sunlight hits and warms the climate. to the response of forest biomass (生物量） to changes in temperature, rainfall and atmospheric carbon dioxide levels.Jim Randerson, UCI professor of Earth sys

35、tem science. said. This paper shows that avoiding deforestation yields carbon benefits in nearby regions as a consequence of climate feedbacks.He explained that for a new patch of deforestation in the Amazon, the regional climate changes that happen as a result led to an additional 5. I percent more

36、 loss of total biomass in he entire Amazon basin. In the Congo, the additional biomass loss from the climate effects of deforestation is about 3.8 percent. Tropical forests store about 200 petagrams of carbon in their aboveground biomass. Since 2010, deforestation has been removing about I petagram

37、of hat carbon every year. (One petagram is equal to I trillion kilograms.)Until now, climate modelers have, for lack of data, not considered tree mortality(死亡率）in their climate simulations. But by combining satellite data with climate variables, they obtained information about how sensitive carbon s

38、tored in vegetation is to climatic changes that result from tree mortality and fire.32. What determines the results of the models?A. Accuracy of computer simulators.B. Precise calculations by researchers.C. Precise measurement of the climate system.D. Accurate measurement of global temperature.33. H

39、ow did Jim Randerson explain the effects of deforestation?A. By simulating climate changes. B. By giving warnings.C. By analyzing reasons.D. By listing figures.34. Why is tree mortality not considered in the climate simulations?A. Because it is of little value.B. Because of data shortage.C. Because

40、of lack of enough trees.D. Because it is up to his expectation.35. What might be a suitable title for the text?A. Protecting Tropical Trees Is Beneficial To HumansB. Tropical Trees Are Experiencing Severe DamagesC. Computer Simulations Can Predict Climate ChangeD. Protecting Tropical Trees Makes For

41、 Carbon Storage第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Do you have the feeling that your refrigerator is always in a mess? There is hope. Do what the chefs in restaurant kitchens do. 36 It helps the cooks work faster and it reduces the amount of wasted food. Here is how you can

42、 keep your contents in the refrigerators in order.Step one is to take everything out of your refrigerator. Everything. That includes the moldy meat sauce and jars with half-eaten contents. 37 Now you are ready to refill the refrigerator. Do not treat it like a junk drawer for food. 38 Your fridge ma

43、y come with some zones that are set aside, such as crisper drawers and cheese drawers. Restaurants keep smaller containers together on rimmed baking sheets. The sheets are easy to pull out and it is easy to look at their contents.You should know about food safety. It can help you decide what should

44、go where in your refrigerator. Refrigerators are coldest toward their back and bottom. They are warmer on the top shelf. They are warmest in the door. The door is great for condiments (酱料)with a long shelf life such as jam. mustard, and hot sauce. 39 .Raw meat should always go at the bot tom of the

45、refrigerator.40 One rule is FIFO. It means first in. first out. New leftover food should always go to the back of the refrigerator. pushing older food to the front of the line. It means older food will get used up first.A. They are easy to tidy up.B. Leftovers are a problem.C. Dont buy too much food

46、.D. If you do not love them, throw them out.E. They follow rules to keep storage areas tidy.F. Create different spaces for different types of food.G. Dont store milk in the door unless youll drink it fast.第三部分 语言知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节（共20小题：每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空自处的最佳选项。A fri

47、end of mine called me at 2 am I usually worked through the 41 , so I was awake. She was 42 some problems and wanted to talk to me about them.I was 43 with work, under a lot of pressure. 44 my work, I also had a lot on my mind. But I 45 to stop what I was doing, put it all 46 and talked to her. It di

48、d the trick because we managed to find some kind of clarity to the 47 after the conversation.I felt happy. I know that sometimes what 48 is not really what you talk about or whether you have found a (n) 49 solution to the problem. What really counts is knowing that when you are going through a (n) 5

49、0 time, you have a shoulder to lean on. Just knowing that somebody 51 enough to give you time, support and 52 , without any judgment, is enough to 53 much of the weight that you are carrying.Ive ever been in situations where Ive had to 54 through things by myself, with no support at all. Living like

50、 this makes you very 55 . But it also makes you cynical, and caves you feeling like you can only depend on yourself.I have had 56 from people at times, totally 57 when I have really needed it. And I realise what a (n) 58 it can make, having someone to talk to.I really hope that I was able to give my

51、 friend support. Even though we did not 59the problem. I hope that I was able to 60 her of some of the weight that she was carrying.41. A. dayB. nightC. yearD. dusk42. A. going through B. backing upC. lining in withD. making up for13. A. equippedB. contrastedC. providedD. overloaded14. A. GivenB. In

52、cludingC. BesidesD. Without45. A. regrettedB. decidedC. hesitatedD. dedicated46. A. on hold B. out of control C.at handD. within reach47. A. programB. situationC. lifeD. fortune 48. A. takesB. determinesC. understands D. matters49. A. clearB. fancyC. severeD. equal50. A. additionalB. fortunateC. tou

53、ghD. great51. A. gets B. leavesC. letsD. cares 52. A. criticism B. profit C. presentationD. encouragement53. A. stress B. complainC. removeD. remember54. A. see B. put C. struggleD. depart55. A. independentB. discouragingC. admirableD. reliable56. A. resultB. advocateC. ignoranceD. support57. A. pri

54、vately B. unexpectedly C. roughlyD. unfairly58. A. proposalB. similarityC. differenceD. acknowledgement59. A. solveB. benefitC. ruleD. keep60. A. informB. relieveC. convinceD. remind第二节（共10小题：每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。The China Cultural Center in Malta organized an online event last Saturday to celebrate World Tai Chi Day. 61 (attract) many Maltese Tai Chi enthusiasts. Tai Chi, a centuries old Chinese wushu 62 (characterize) by gentle movement exercises, has been 63 (wide) ac