2021-2022学年广西北海市高二下英语期末考试题

1、北海市2022年春季学期期末教学质量检测高 二 英 语考生注意:本试卷分选择题和非选择题两部分。满分150分,考试时间120分钟。考生作答时,请将答案答在答题卡上。选择题每小题选出答案后,用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑;非选择题请用直径0. 5毫米黑色墨水签字笔在答题卡上各题的答题区域内作答,超出答题区域书写的答案无效,在试题卷、草稿纸上作答无效。本卷命题范围:选修6选修7。第一部分 听力 (共两节,满分30分)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。听完每段对话后,你都有10秒钟的时

2、间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。Whats the probable relationship between the woman and Bob?A. Teacher and student. B. Employer and employee. C. Classmates. Whats the mans suggestion?A. Wait for smaller trousers. B. Replace bigger trousers. C. Change a new coat. What does the woman often do on the first floo

3、r?A. Have lunch. B. Have supper. C. Have coffee. What time will the two speakers meet finally?A. At 10: 30 on Friday morning. B. At 10 oclock on Thursday morning. C. At 3 oclock on Tuesday afternoon. How did the woman go to work yesterday?A. By bus. B. By taxi. C. On foot. 第二节 (共15小题;每小题1. 5分,满分22.

4、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。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。What happened to the mans leg after the games?A. His leg is broken. B. His lower leg bleeds seriously. C. His lower leg is still swollen. What did the doctor advise the man to

5、do?A. Go running. B. Take some exercise such as swimming. C. Stay at home. 听第7段材料回答第8至10题。What does the woman do now ?A. A doctor at East Zoo. B. A medical specialist. C. A dentist. What is being knocked down?A. A wonderful education centre. B. An animal clinic. C. An old laboratory. Which kind of a

6、nimal needed operating badly?A. A bear. B. A camel. C. A deer. 听第8段材料回答第11至13题。Where does the conversation take place?A. In a hotel. B. In the womans house. C. In a kindergarten.How are the double rooms now?A. Their price is cheap enough to afford. B. They have been painted recently. C. None of them

7、 are standard rooms. How much should the mans family pay if they live in budget units?A. $444. B. $410. C. $205. 听第9段材料,回答第14至17题。What can audience do on the Writers Festival?A. Receive books free of charge. B. Take photos with writers. C. Ask the writers about their works. What can people do at Oce

8、an Times?A. Go backstage. B. Volunteer in the workshops. C. Learn about the science of the ocean. Where can audience see large numbers of sculptures?A. In the Sun Exhibition. B. At the Civil Theatre. C. At the Victoria Theatre.What is the mans suggestion?A. Taking a warm coat. B. Taking outdoor acti

9、vities. C. Wearing sunglasses. 听第10段材料,回答第18至20题。Why was Sivert awarded the prize?A. He helped a girl fix her radio. B. He didnt use social media for six years. C. He invented a new app. What inspired Lorna to award Sivert the prize?A. A challenge called the “16 for 16”. B. His sons addiction to soc

10、ial media. C. A conversation with her son. What will Sivert use the prize to do?A. Donate it to poor students. B. Buy a house. C. Buy something for his future dorm room. 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。AAs one of the most adventurous places to visit in So

11、uth America, Patagonia deserves some serious travel time. These are my top recommendations for backpacking in Patagonia: Patagonia is probably the safest part of South America. Ive hitchhiked(搭便车) in Chile without problems and would thoroughly recommend this as a form of transport. (Get tips on hitc

12、hhiking in South America here. ) Car hire is also an interesting and rewarding way of seeing Patagonia, although booking in advance during high season is again recommended. I recommend using Rental Cars and suggest you check out this complete guide to planning a Patagonia road trip for essential tip

13、s and tricks. The shoulder seasons(平季), October November and March April, are far quieter and cheaper for backpacking in Patagonia. Accommodation and agencies in some towns are sometimes not running in October or April though. Bus schedules vary depending on the season and change year-to-year. Alway

14、s visit the bus station when you get to a new place to confirm timings and buy tickets for the next leg of your journey. Its also important to plan additional days into your Patagonia backpacking trip in case you cant travel on the day you had initially intended. For more information about this subj

15、ect, check out this detailed guide about getting to Patagonia. Self-catering(自理膳食) is by far the best way of keeping costs down on these Patagonia backpacking trips. Where possible, Ive highlighted the best places to stock up on food. Ive also written in more detail about visiting Patagonia on a bud

16、get. However, crossing the border bet ween Argentina and Chile, you cannot take fresh fruit, vegetables, cheese or meat. It will be confiscated(没收) and if you dont own up to it (particularly when heading into Chile), you may be fined. Which means of transportation is strongly recommended to Patagoni

17、a?A. Going hitchhiking. B. Taking a taxi. C. Taking a bus. D. Going hiking on foot. What does the Text help you know about Patagonia if you want to travel there?A. Bus schedule in all bus stations are always fixed. B. Youd better hire the local car ahead of time. C. Youd better take fresh fruit to s

18、ave cost when crossing the border. D. Its the best season in October November and March April. Where is the passage probably taken from?A. A biography. B. A guidebook. C. A product advertisement. D. A book review. BMr. Jafri is a 44-year -old artist from England. In 2020, as COVID-19 spread and many

19、 countries went into lockdown, Mr. Jafri was in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Rather than feeling stuck because he was unable to move on, Mr. Jafri decided to take on a huge project that could “make a really big difference”. He decided to create the worlds largest painting. And he wanted to do it in

20、a way that would involve people from around the world. He asked children who are fond of drawing to send him pictures showing how they were feeling during the pandemic(流行病). He got artwork from kids in 140 different countries. Using the childrens ideas as a starting point, Mr. Jafri began to paint.

21、Mr. Jafri hoped that his painting, called “The Journey of Humanity”, would help bring the world together during the difficult time. He tried to keep the ideas from the childrens pictures in his mind. He even included the children s drawings in the artwork. When he finished the painting in September,

22、 2020, he had set a Guinness World Record for the worlds largest painting. The painting was roughly the size of four basketball courts. Since Mr. Jafris goal was to raise money to help children, the painting was split up into large sections. Mr. Jafri hoped that by selling the sections separately, h

23、e could raise $ 30 million. But when the auction(拍卖) ended on March 22, 2021, Mr. Jafri did much better than that. And he didnt have to split up the pieces. The whole artwork was sold for $ 62 million. Andre Abdoune, an influential French businessman, purchased all 70 sections of canvases (画布). “I w

24、as impressed by the visual effects of the painting when I saw it,” Mr. Abdoune said. “And for me, it would have been a mistake to separate the pieces.” Knowing that the money would go to charity also helped Mr. Abdoune decide to pay more. He says he was poor in childhood, so hes glad to help childre

25、n around the world by buying the giant painting. He plans to build a special exhibition hall to show the artwork off. What inspired Mr. Jafri to begin his project?A. Kids great craziness for famous artists. B. People s increasing passion for paintings. C. The bad situation in many countries for pand

26、emic. D. The increasing praise for him from the people. Whats Jafris purpose of creating the worlds largest painting?A. To stir up childrens interest in painting. B. To make a huge profit. C. To connect the people in the world together. D. To hold an extraordinary exhibition. Whats the main idea of

27、the fourth paragraph?A. Mr. Jafris project received an unexpected amazing result. B. Mr. Jafris original plan turned out a failure. C. Mr. Jafris exhibition was held separately in four basketball courts. D. It was evident that nobody could afford Mr. Jafri s painting. What kind of person can we conc

28、lude Mr. Abdoune is?A. Generous and competent. B. Stupid but proud. C. Aggressive and short-sighted. D. Honest and adventurous. CChina is betting on its successful hybrid rice varieties to fight food shortage in Africa. “Were no longer suffering from hunger,” 55-year-old Georges Ranaivomanana, a Mad

29、agascan farmer who took the lead in planting Chinese hybrid rice in his town of Mahitsy. Georges told Xinhua that he hoped that all Madagascan farmers would use the seeds to raise their living standards. China has been helping African countries develop productive rice farming for years with its hybr

30、id rice. For farmers on the continent like Ranaivomanana, they are “very grateful” to the Chinese as the hybrid rice is the key to better food security and higher incomes. In May, the China National Hybrid Rice Research and Development Centre opened a research centre in Madagascar to select hybrid r

31、ice varieties based on the island nations diverse ecological environment, in an effort to find more productive crops for a continent long troubled by insufficient grain output. In the northwestern Nigerian state of Kebbi, Chinese expert Wang Xuemin stood in a rice field, surrounded by green rice pla

32、nts. “This year, we are using a new technology,” he said, adding that “it can significantly reduce labor and other costs.” “The land, climate and rice farming methods in Nigeria are very different from those in China. We had a lot of problems at the beginning,” said the 51-year-old who has been in N

33、igeria for 16 years. In 2006, after Wang and his colleagues had sown the seeds, their field management techniques and large-scale farming equipment could not adapt to the operating environment, and hundreds of hectares of rice fields were almost completely taken over by weeds. “We came to realize th

34、at blindly copying the Chinese model is not feasible(可行的), It is necessary to constantly innovate our techniques to fit the local situation in Africa,” he said. After more than ten years of research and innovation，the Nigerian farm now becomes a major training and mechanized production centre in the

35、 country, training more than 1,000 farmers and agricultural machinery management staff. Whats the attitude of African farmers about Chinese hybrid rice?A. Full of gratitude. B. A little skeptical. C. Extremely curious. D. Much disappointed. What can we infer from what Wang Xuemin said?A. Chinese tec

36、hnology of hybrid rice cant be applied in Africa. B. Different technologies should be applied to different areas. C. Chinese experts contributes to raising African living standards. D. Chinese technology can be used all over the world. How long did it take for the Nigerian farm to be a modern produc

37、tion centre?A. More than ten decades. B. Less than a year. C. Over a decade. D. Less than ten years. Whats the best title of the text? . A. Africans Fight Food Shortage with ChineseB. Chinas Hybrid Rice Sows Hope for AfricaC. Chinese Hybrid Rice Research Has Not Been Open in AfricaD. The Sowing of H

38、ybrid Rice Should Vary from CountryDIn July 2021, astronauts on board the International Space Station(ISS) planted pepper seeds as part of an experiment to test which plants could be successfully grown in space. The peppers were harvested four months later, and the team celebrated with a party and t

39、aste test. For astronauts living mostly off prepackaged foods for months at a time on the ISS, fresh . and flavourful produce is welcomed. With long missions to the Moon and Mars in focus, NASA is working to find sustainable ways for astronauts to enjoy fresh foods, which will add key nutrients to t

40、heir diets and improve their state of mind. Astronauts have grown radishes, zinnias and a variety of lettuces on board the ISS before, but this is the first time they grew peppers, which posed a new challenge, reports Elizabeth Howell for S. Biologists at the Kennedy Space Centre spent two years pic

41、king the perfect pepper. They wanted to try peppers because theyre a great source of vitamins and nutrients, and they can be eaten raw or cooked. Plus, peppers are fairly low maintenance(保养) to grow. In June, a carrier delivered supplies to the ISS along with a package of 48 pepper seeds. Astronauts

42、 on board planted the seeds in a microwave oven-sized growing container. The conditions in it such as lighting, watering and air circulation were controlled by a crew based at the Kennedy Space Centre. On board, the astronauts collected data and offered feedback on the flavour of the peppers. “This

43、is important because the food astronauts eat needs to be as good as the rest of their equipment,” LaShelle Spencer, a plant scientist at NASA, said over the summer. “To successfully send people to Mars and bring them back to Earth, we will not only require the most nutritious foods, but the best tas

44、ting ones as well.” Why did astronauts attempt to plant pepper in space?A. Only pepper can grow in space. B. There were no enough food for astronauts. C. Humans wanted to test which plants can grow in space. D. Pepper can grow better than other plants. What special benefits does pepper have compared

45、 with other plants?A. Its nutrients are the highest. B. It neednt too much later care. C. It improves their state of mind most. D. The vitamins in it are the most. What does the underlined word “it” refer to in paragraph 5?A. Container. B. Package.C. Microwave. D. Seed. What can we infer from the te

46、xt?A. Astronaut need special nutrition to keep the best state of mind. B. The idea that pepper is grown in space is silly. C. It is the carrier that is in charge of sending feedback on the peppers. D. Pepper cant be eaten cooked in space but it can be eaten raw. 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

47、中选出能填人空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Self-discipline(自律能力) is our ability to control our urges and distractions long enough to achieve our goals. 36 , we have to take the necessary steps to make them a reality. Here are some ways to help build your self- discipline. Avoid Temptation(诱惑). When it comes to self

48、-discipline, its best that we stay away from what can take us away from our goal. If we are trying to quit smoking, its important to stay away from people who regularly smoke cigarettes. 37 . Without doubt this tip can be one of the hardest tips to improve our self-discipline, however its one of the

49、 most beneficial ones. Reward Good Behavior. Unfortunately, were usually better at punishing ourselves for poor behavior than rewarding good behavior. From now on, we need to start giving ourselves praise when we stay on track to meet our goals. And the rewards dont have to be large or expensive. 38

50、 . Its possible to overextend ourselves with little to no rest, especially with physical goals. 39 . Before we start our self-discipline journey, its important that we should be honest about our shortcomings before setting our goals. Once we identify what we struggle with，we can work on overcoming a

51、nd move closer to what were trying to achieve. For example, we may have a hard time saying no to people we love, even if it gets in the way of accomplishing our personal goals. Over time, youll learn how to turn our weaknesses into strengths. We all can benefit from perfecting our self-discipline. U

52、sing tips to be disciplined in life will not only help with productivity, it also benefits our overall wellness and ability to connect with others. 40 . By reaching out to others, we can help each other avoid giving up on our dreams. A. Set Realistic GoalsB. No matter what our goals areC. Understand

53、 Our WeaknessesD. In some cases, rewards can be a breakE. Best of all, we dont have to do it aloneF. This way, were not tempted to do it with themG. Well have an easier time and more energy to realize our goals第三部分 语言知识运用 (共三节,满分45分)第一节 (共20小题;每小题 1分,满分20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,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选

54、项。I live in central London. Its _41_. I see tons of people every day. The Uber driver. The office workers at rush hour. The cashiers at Sainsbury s. . . Deep in my thoughts, I encounter and interact with people _42_ like a robot sometimes, without giving it much thought. Its becoming _43_ for me to

55、make spontaneous(自发的) friendships. My mom was and still is the _44_ of spontaneous friendships. She is the kind of person who will talk to a cashier and know her life story, talk to a sales assistant and become her _45_ and talk to a man sitting nearby, get his number and have me visiting his workpl

56、ace to get _46_ on job hunting. These mindless chats have _47_ her many friends, and they have also _48_ many problems. I cant remember how many times she did her magic and _49_ herself out of a bad situation. Sometimes I wish I could be _50_ like her. But on reflection, its something I can _51_ and

57、 you can too. For me to _52_, I had to make a habit of some sort. Here are three affirmations(肯定) I tell myself every day to be more open to people. We are all _53_. We are all in this world together so we might as well be _54_ and make a connection with a fellow human. Today is going to be a great

58、day. Maybe Ill meet someone who will _55_ my day. might be saved by a stranger. I might even meet my future _56_ before even applying. _57_ are created by people. Whether it is a job or anything else, opportunities come from people _58_ each other. So next time you wait in line or even sit in the un

59、derground, dont be afraid to interact with a _59_. You might get to that opportunity or solution that was _60_ in them, waiting to be found. A. crowded B. interesting C. realistic D. magical A. cautiously B. mindlessly C. secretly D. quietly A. special B. possible C. important D. rare A. designer B.

60、 inventor C. queen D. owner A. relative B. friend C. neighbour D. boss A. advice B. salary C. hope D. gifts A. dug B. given C. caused D. brought A. checked B. discovered C. solved D. created A. directed B. pulled C. carried D. broke A. more B. less C. shorter D. harder A. continue B. predict C. prac