2021-2022年高二下学期期中考试英语试题含答案(II)

2021-2022年高二下学期期中考试英语试题含答案(II)注意事项：本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）两部分。考试时间100分钟。第一部分：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，从每题所给的四个选项（ABCD）中，选出最佳选项 ASandraCisneroswasborninChicagoin1954toaMexicanAmericanfamily.Astheonlygirlinafamilyofsevenchildren,sheoftenfeltlikeshehad“sevenfathers,”becauseherbrothers,aswellasherfather,triedtocontrolher.Feelingshyandunimportant,sheretreated(躲避)intobooks.Despiteherloveofreading,shedidnotdowellinelementaryschoolbecauseshewastooshytoparticipate.Inhighschool,withtheencouragementofoneparticularteacher,Cisnerosimprovedhergradesandworkedfortheschoolliterarymagazine.Herfatherencouragedhertogotocollegebecausehethoughtitwouldbeagoodwayforhertofindahusband.Cisnerosdidattendcollege,butinsteadofsearchingforahusband,shefoundateacherwhohelpedherjointhefamousgraduatewritingprogramattheUniversityofIowa.Attheuniversity’sWriters’Workshop,however,shefeltlonely―aMexicanAmericanfromapoorneighborhoodamongstudentsfromwealthyfamilies.ThefeelingofbeingsodifferenthelpedCisnerosfindher““ItwasnotuntilthismomentwhenIconsideredmyselftrulydifferentthatmywritingacquiredavoice.IknewIwasaMexicanwoman,butIdidn’tthinkithadanythingtodowithwhyIfeltsomuchimbalanceinmylife,butithadeverythingtodowithit!That’swhenIdecidedIwouldwriteaboutsomethingmyclassmatescouldn’twriteabout.”Cisnerospublishedherfirstwork,TheHouseonMangoStreet,whenshewastwenty-nine.ThebooktellsaboutayoungMexicanAmericangirlgrowingupinaSpanish-speakingareainChicago,muchliketheneighborhoodsinwhichCisneroslivedasachild.Thebookwonanawardin1985andhasbeenusedinclassesfromhighschoolthroughgraduateschoollevel.Sincethen,Cisneroshaspublishedseveralbooksofpoetry,achildren’sbook,andashort-storycollection.1.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutCisnerosinherchildhood?A.Shehadsevenbrothers. B.Shefeltherselfanobody.C.Shewastooshytogotoschool. D.Shedidnothaveanygoodteachers.2.ThegraduateprogramgaveCisnerosachanceto_____.A.developherwritingstyle B.runawayfromherfamilyC.makealotoffriends D.searchforahusband3.AccordingtoCisneros,whatwasthekeyfactorinhersuccess?A.Herearlyyearsincollege. B.HertrainingintheWorkshop.C.Herchildhoodexperience D.Herfeelingofbeingdifferent.4.WhatdowelearnaboutTheHouseonMangoStreet?A.Itisquitepopularamongstudents.B.ItisabookofpoetrywrittenbyCisneros.C.Itwasn’tasuccessasitwaswritteninSpanish.D.ItwonanawardwhenCisneroswastwenty-nine.BLibrarySpecialNeedsServiceShellharbourCityLibraryprovidesarangeofLibrarySpecialNeedsServiceforpeoplewhoareunabletoaccessourlibraryserviceintheusualway.AslongasyouliveinShellharbour●Largeprintedandordinaryprintedbooks●TalkingbooksontapeandCD●DVDsandmusicCDs●Magazines●ReferenceandinformationrequestsYouwillbeaskedtopletea‘StatementofNeed’applicationformwhichmustbesignedbyamedicalprofessional.HomedeliveryserviceLetusknowwhatyouliketoreadandwewillchoosetheresourcesforyou.Ourstaffwilldelivertheresourcestoyourhomeforfree.Wealsoprovideaservicewherewecanchoosetheresourcesforyouorsomeoneinsteadofyouchoosethethingsfromthelibrary.Youcanalsochoosetheresourcesyouneedpersonally.TalkingbooksandcaptionedvideosThelibrarycanprovidetalkingbooksforpeoplewhoareunabletouseprintedbooksbecauseofeyediseases.Youdon’thavetomissoutonreadinganymorewhenyoucanborrowtalkingbooksfromthelibrary.Ifyouhavelimitedhearingwhichpreventsyoufromenjoyingmovies,wecanprovidecaptionedvideosforyouatnocharge.LanguagesbesidesEnglishWecanprovidebooksinarangoflanguagesbesidesEnglish.Ifpossible,wewillrequesttheseitemsfromtheStateLibraryofNSW,Australia.Howtojoin?ContacttheLibrarySpecialNeedsCoordinatortoregisterordiscussifyouareeligibleforanyoftheservicesweprovide---Tuesday,WednesdayandThursday9am---5pmon42972522formoreinformation.5.LibrarySpecialNeedsServicearemeantfor.A.thosewhoarefondofreadingB.onlythosewhohavewalkingdisabilitiesC.peoplelivinginShellharbourD.thosewhocan’tgetmedicalhelpinShellharbour6.Togethomedeliveryservice,youmust.A.onlychooseprintedbooks B.registeraheadoftimeC.paythelibraryaheadoftime D.haveotherschoosetheresourcesforyou7.Howcanyoulearnmoreaboutthespecialserviceinformation?A.Byemailingthelibrary.B.Byvisitingthelibrarypersonally.C.Bycontactingthelibraryonweekends.D.Byphoningthelibraryattherequiredtime.CBeerandfriedchicken—ThankstoaSouthKoreandramacurrentlyonair,ManFromtheStars,thisnewmix-and-matchjunkfoodtrendhasbeepopularamongyoungaudiences,despiteitsunhealthynature.Indeed,SouthKoreanTVdramas,orK-dramaforshort,havebeenamajorforceintheSouthKoreanpop-culturewavethathascapturedtheheartsofyoungChineseaudiences.AccordingtoiQiyi,avideowebsitethatfeaturesManFromtheStars,byFeb15,thenumberofviewsfortheTVdramahit370millioninChina.“Itisinterestingtoexplorewhatattractaudiencesinthosedramas.It’sobviouslymorethanjustprettyfaces,”saysYanFeng,aprofessorofChineseliteratureatFudanUniversity.Reflectedbyaudiences,culturecriticsandinsidersoftheindustry,youthfantasy,creativestorylines,cultural“Everyonefanciesaperfectpartner,handsomeorbeautiful,”saysZhouYing,aprofessoratChongqingTechnologyandBusinessUniversity.“TheSouthKoreanTVindustryisfeedingthisneed.”AfterLeeMin-hoappearedonCCTV’sannualSpringFestivalgala,hebecamethemostfamousSouthKoreaninChina.Onlyweekslater,KimSoo-hyun,leadactorinManFromtheStars,sweptthecountry.Apartfromprettyfaces,fashionisanotherhighlightoftheseries.Eachtimeactorsfromtheserieswearanewsetofoutfits,similarclothesexperienceasalesAsisknown,withlovetriangles,incurablediseases,andCinderellatales,storylinesinSouthKoreandramasmayseemabitmonplace.WhileTheManFromtheStarschallengesthisbyputtingaliensandtimetravelintotheseexistingstories,PengSanyuan,ascreenwriter,saysafocusondetailisakeyfactorinthesuccessofthesedramas.“Inordertoaccuratelytargetaudiencesandfindemotionalreflectionswiththem,moreandmorefemalewritersareworkingintheindustry,”saysPengaboutherexperienceofexchangingideaswithSouthKoreancolleagues.Accordingtheexperts,SouthKoreanwriterssomehowmakesenseoftheseplots,nomatterhowunlikelyitseems.8.WhyhasbeerandfriedchickenbeesopopularamongChineseyoungpeopleatpresent?A.Becausethefoodtastesverygreat.B.Becausetheywanttochangethetrend.C.Becausethefoodisgoodfortheirhealth.D.BecausetheyaredeeplyaffectedbytheKoreanTVdrama.9.What’sthemeaningoftheunderlinedword“proximity”inparagraph2?A.similarityB.differenceC.conflictD.curiosity10.Accordingtothewholepassage,howmanyelementscanleadtotheappealofKoreandramas?A.TwoB.FourC.SixD.Seven11.Afterreadingthethirdparagraph,whichofthefollowingisright?A.LeeMin-hoistheleadactorinManFromtheStars.B.KimSoo-hyunappearedonCCTV’sannualSpringFestivalgalaC.ThesimilarclotheswornbytheKoreanactorsbeeveryhotonline.D.Everyonehasaperfectpartner,whoishandsomeorbeautiful.DStartingabankachild’splay?Absolutely,ifyouasksomeambitiousyoungstersinIndia,whohavenotonlymanagedtoestablishone,butalso,unlikemanyofthelargeInternationalbanks,runitsuccessfullysincexx.What’sevenmoreimpressiveisthattheyoungbankersandtheir9,000customersareallhomeless!TheChildren’sDevelopmentKhazanaopeneditsfirstbranchinxxatahomelessshelterinNewDelhiasawaytohelpstreetchildrenprotecttheirhard-earnedmoneyfromthieves.Sincethen,theideahascaughtonlikewildfire.Today,Khazanahas12branchesallacrossNewDelhi,withatotalofRupees12lakh(about22,000USD)indeposits.Notonlythat,therearenow77affiliated(附属的)branchesinotherpartsofAsia,rangingfromNepal,BangladeshandAfghanistantotheislandofSriLankaandeven,KyrgyzstaninCentralAsia.Whilenodepositorbalanceistoosmallforthebank,theydohavestrictregulationsaboutwherethemoneyisearnedfrom.Fundsobtainedbybeggingorsellingdrugsarenotweledatthisbank!Also,unliketherealbanks,allemployeesarevolunteers,whichmeanthattheygotoschoolorapayingjobduringthedayandworkatthebankintheevening.Tomakesurethateverybodygetsachancetoparticipateinrunningthebranch;twovolunteermanagersareelectedfromthecustomerbaseeverysixmonths.Karan,thecurrentmanager,isjust14yearsold.Duringthedayheearnsalivingbyhelpingoutthecleaningcrewatweddingbanquetsandotherbigparties.Intheevening,hehandlesthedepositsandwithdrawalsinthebank.Afterthebankcloses,healongwithanadultvolunteerfromtheshelterheadsovertoaregularbankanddepositsthefundscollectedintoKhazana’sinterest-bearingbankaccount.And,thoughitstartedwithonesinglepurpose,theChildren’sDevelopmentKhazanaisawell-developedbank,onewherekidscannotonlydepositmoneywhichearnsthem5%interest,butalso,requestloansforfamilyemergencies,tostartabusinessoreventopayforschool.12.TheinitialaimofstartingtheChildren’sDevelopmentKhazanaisto_______.A.providejobsforhomelesschildrenB.safeguardhomelesschildren’smoneyC.helphomelesspeopleinanemergencyD.sponsorhomelesschildrentogotoschool13.HowistheChildren’sDevelopmentKhazsnadifferentfromregularbanks?A.Itpaysitscustomersnointerest. B.Allofitsmanagersarechildren.C.Noneofitsemployeesispaid.D.Itopensintheeveningsixmonthsayear.14.WhatcanwelearnaboutKaran?A.Hemakeshisdailyvisittotheregularbankalone.B.Hehasapayingjobforalivingduringtheday.C.Heisanadultworkingforthebankmanager.D.Hehasworkedinthebankforsixmonths.15.Whatisthepurposeofthepassage?A.Tointroduceaspecialorganization. B.Totellusaninterestingstory.C.Toencourageustosetupbanks.D.Toadviseustocareaboutchildren.第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，共10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的七个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。TheiPodGenerationTodayitismontoseepeoplewhowalkaboutwithcoloredwireshangingfromtheirearswherevertheygo．Theymoveaboutintheirpersonalbubbles,sometimesunawareofwhat'shappeningaroundthem．16Outsidelifeisshutout．Soareyouoneofthem"?Forme;walkingaroundinmyownpersonalbubbleisperfect．17What'sevenbetter,wearingearphonesseemstogiveasignaltopeoplewhichsays;"I'mnotavailableforchattingatthemoment!"Suppose,you’reatworkandabouttomakeanincrediblebreakthrough?butacolleaguesuddenlyturnsup．Atthisprecisemoment,theslightestdisturbancewouldbreakyourconcentration．18Onceagain,thosewireshangingfromyourearswouldbesuretogivethat"Goaway!"signal．19It'sprobablypartofthegrowingupstagewhentheyjustwanttoignoretheirwholefamily．Whiletheirmothersgivethemlecturesaboutwhytheyshoulddotheir'Yes．Mum．''Problemsolved．Prettysoon,notonlywillwehaveprettycoloredwireshangingfromourears-butalsoourbrainswillbedirectlypluggedintosomenewhigh-techinstrument．We'llbeinavirtualworld,municatingwitheveryoneelse,orchoosingnotto,aswelike．Inthisworld,wewillallbepermanentlypluggedin．20Andtheyarechangingoursocialhabitsalongtheway．Intheend,thereisathinlinebetweenusingtechnologyasatoolformakinglifebetterandbeingaslavetoit!It'ssostrange-suddenly,Idon'tfeellikewearingmyearphonesanymore A．Ialsohavewireshangingfrommyears．B．Ourinstrumentsarechangingquickly． C．Idon'thavetodealwiththenoisefromtheenvironment． D．Inthehomesituation,teenagerslovethesewires． E．Theywalkaroundintheirownspaces,withtheirpersonal"digitalnoisereductionsystems F．Listeningtomusicthroughearphonesistheperfectwaytoignoresuchinterruptions． G．Afterall,Iamlisteningtomyfavouritemusicandwouldrathernotbedisturbed．第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从21-40各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项并在答题卡上将其涂黑。Inthediningroomofmygrandfather’shousestoodamassivegrandfatherclock.Mealsinthatdiningroomwerea21forfourgenerationstobeeone.Thetablewasalways22withfoodfromwonderfulfamilyrecipesallcontaining23asthemainingredient.Andalwaysthatgrandfatherclockstoodlikeatrustedoldfamily24,sharingourhappiness.AsIwasachild,theoldclock25me.Iwatchedandlistenedtoitduringmeals.I26howatdifferenttimesoftheday,thatclockwouldstrikewithawonderful27.Yearafteryear,theclockstruckapartofmy28,apartofmyheart.Evenmorewonderfultomewaswhatmygrandfatherdideachday.He29woundthatclockwithaspecialandmagickey,which30theclocktickingandstriking.Heneverletthatclockwinddownand31.Whenwegrandkidsgotalittleolder,heshowedushowto32theclock.Severaldaysaftermygrandfatherdied,Ienteredthediningroom,withtearsflowing33.Theclockstooddesertedly34,seemingsmallerandnotasmagnificentasbefore.Icouldn’t35tolookatit.Yearslater,mygrandmothergavemetheclockandthekey.Theoldhousewasquiet.Iopenedtheclockdoorwithmyshakinghand.Then36,reverently(虔诚地),Ienteredthekeyandwoundtheclock.Itsprangto37.Tick–tock,tick–tock,lifeandchimeswere38intothediningroom,intohouseandintomy39.Inthemovementofthehandsoftheclock,mygrandfather40again.21．A．party B．time C．place D．situation22．A．filled B．cleared C．spread D．left23．A．wine B．surprise C．fish D．love24．A．friend B．guard C．doctor D．lawyer25．A．disappointed B．encouraged C．interested D．forted26．A．questioned B．remembered C．doubted D．wondered27．A．sound B．hammer C．voice D．ring28．A．studies B．opinions C．memories D．brains29．A．strangely B．carefully C．eagerly D．usually30．A．got B．kept C．prevented D．found31．A． break B．fall C．stop D．move32．A．wind B．repair C．read D．clean33．A．unexpectedly B．gently C．difficultly D．freely34．A．ticking B．moving C．noisy D．quiet35．A．help B．bear C．hope D．insist36．A．slowly B．quickly C．unwillingly D．naturally37．A．feet B．hands C．sense D．life38．A．breathed B．blown C．taken D．sent39．A．study B．bedroom C．heart D．mind40．A．died B．lived C．smiled D．sang第II卷第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第二节语法填空（共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空。 RobertBurnsisthemostfamouspoettowriteinScots,thetraditionallanguageofScotland.BorninAyrshire,Scotlandtoapoorfarmingfamily,hisparentsmadesurethathewaswelleducatedasachild.In1783hestartedposingpoetry41atraditionalstyleusingtheAyrshiredialectofScots.Thesepoemswerewellreceived42(local)andin1786theywerepublishedinthevolume,Poems,Chiefly,4344,hisfamewasnotacpaniedbymoneyandhefound45necessarytoreturntofarming.46thisalsoprovedunprofitable,heenteredgovernmentservicein1789.Hediedattheageof37asaresultofaweakheart,broughtonbyyearsofpoorworkingconditionsonthefarm47(date)backtohischildhood.Withinashorttimeofhisdeath,moneystartedpouringinfromalloverScotland48(support)hiswidowandchildren.Today,hismemory49(celebrate)byBurnsclubsacrosstheworldandhisbirthdayis50unofficial“NationalDay”forScotsandthosewithScottishancestry,celebratedwithBurnssuppers.第三部分：写作（共两节，满分35分）第一节：短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同学写的以下作文。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（∧）,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：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2．只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。LastweekIwenttovisittomyformerneighbor,Mr.Li.HeandIusedtolivingnexttoeachotherformanyyears.Abouthalfayearago,anordercamewhichtheoldbuilding,alongwithmanyothersimilarones,weregoingtobepulleddowntomakeroomforamainstreet.SoIhadtomoveapart.Mr.Linowlivesinthesuburbsnearabeautifulpark.Hisnewapartmentismuchbigthanbefore.Theonlyproblemisthatittookquitealongtimetogettothedowntownarea.Therefore,Mr.Lidoesn’tseemtoworryaboutthelongdistance.Hesaysthatnewsubwaylineistobebuiltinafewyearandheissurelifewillbebetterinthefuture.第二节书面表达（满分25分）假如你是李华，你的美国笔友Mike想了解你校开设的新课程《通用技术》的情况，你向他作如下的介绍：1.这门课旨在提高学生的实际运用能力；2.通过这门课的学习，你已经学会了修理、设计和制作一些物品；3.你的感受。注意：1、词数不少于100；2、开头和结尾已经给出，不计入总词数；3.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；4、通用技术---GeneralTechnologyDearMike,ThankyouforyourletteraskingabouttheGeneralTechnology,anewcoursethat____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________嘉峪关市第一中学xx第二学期高二期中考试英语答案1.阅读理解：