茂名市2021-2022学年高二下学期期末英语（原卷版）

2021-2022学年度茂名市普通高中高二年级教学质量监测英语试卷本试题卷共8页。全卷满分120分，考试用时120分钟。注意事项：1.答题前，先将自己的姓名、考号等填写在试题卷和答题卡上，并将准考证号条形码粘贴在答题卡上的指定位置。2.选择题的作答：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，写在试题卷、草稿纸和答题卡上的非答题区域均无效。3.非选择题的作答：用签字笔直接答在答题卡上对应的答题区域内。写在试题卷、草稿纸和答题卡上的非答题区域均无效。4.考试结束后，请将本试题卷和答题卡一并上交。第一部分阅读（共两节，满分50分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。ASpringisfinallyaroundthecorner,andifyou’renotplanningonmakingthemostofthegreatweather,thenyou’reseriouslymissingout.StayingintheUKisanoptionbut,withthechancesofrainhardlygettinganylower,whowouldreallywantto?Therearesomegreatspringtripsabroadbelow,offeringexcitementandrelaxation.GeneratorDublinThinkingofcelebratingStPatrick’sDayatthesource?Ifyou’reheadingtoIreland’scapital,checkoutfashionablehotelGeneratorDublin,whichwillbegettingintothespiritwithdrinksdeals,greatroomratesandaperformancefromFirstDayLions.Locatedinthecenterofthecity,it’sclosetoeverythingfromDublinCastletotheGuinnessStorehouse.TheLivingProjectTimespentinnaturecanhelprelaxbodyandmind,andTheLivingProjectislaunchingaseriesofnewmindfulactivities.WithlocationsinDartmoorandtheKnoydartislands,itletsyouchoosefromarangeofsharedexperiencesrangingfromyoga(瑜伽)toguidedbreathwork.ValiantLadyVirginVoyagesVirginVoyageshaslauncheditssecondship.ValiantLady,whichwillsailEuropewhilehersistership,ScarletLady,takescareoftheCaribbean.Equippedwith1,330impressiveroomsand78“RockStarQuarters”,shealsohastwo“MassiveSuites”withtheirownprivatehottub(浴缸).Youcanalsoexpectfirst-classentertainmentanddiningexperiencesorganizedbyMichelin-starredcooks.LonelyPlanet’sGuideAswebecomeawareofhowtocutdownourcarbonfootprint,traintravelbecomespopular.Notonlyisitbetterfortheplanet,itcanalsotakeyouthroughlessfrequentedlandscapesataslowerpace.LonelyPlanethashighlighteddozensofrouteswhichcrosstheEuropeancontinent.1.WhatmakespeopletakespringtripsabroadinsteadofstayingintheUK?A.Weather. B.Entertainment. C.Food. D.Accommodation.2.Whichtripbestsuitspeoplewhoenjoynature?A.GeneratorDublin. B.TheLivingProject.C.ValiantLadyVirginVoyages. D.LonelyPlanet’sGuide.3.WhatcanpeopledoinLonelyPlanet’sGuide?A.Travelonfoot. B.Walkataslowerpace.C.Enjoyremotelandscapesbybus. D.TouracrossEuropebytrain.BWhenWendyMcDowellwaseightyearsold,shefoundherselfallaloneinoneofthebusiestinternationalairportsinthecountry.“DoyouknowwhatfeelingIhadthen?”sherecalled.“WhenIlookedaround,everysinglefacewasastranger’sface.Howterrifyingitwas!”ItwastwodecadesagoandMcDowellneededtoflyfromBismarcktoBurlington.Nooneinherfamilycouldgowithher,soherparentsleta19-year-oldrelativeaccompanyher.However,whentheyarrivedattheirlayover(中转站),theirflightwascanceled.WhattherelativedidnextstillshockedMcDowell.“Shejustboughtherselfaticketbackhomeandleftmealone.Withnoflight,noplan,andnoadultinchargeofme,”shesaid.“Ifeltsohopelessuntilawomanwalkedtome.”“Iremembershecameandsatnexttome,”McDowellrecalled.“AndIjustrememberimmediatelyfeelingasenseofsafetybecausesomeonewaswithme.”AftermanagingtomakeherselftrustedbyMcDowell,thewomanaskedMcDowell’sdestinationandhermother’sphonenumber.Andonthephone,sheconvincedMcDowell’smotherthatherdaughterwouldbesafewithher.“Shesaid,‘Ifyoutrustme,Iwilltakecareofyou.’Sheindeeddidit,”McDowellsaid.ThewomanwasflyingtoPittsburgh,butshemadeadetour(绕路)toBurlingtontodropoffMcDowell.ThekindnessofthestrangerhasleftalifelongimpactonMcDowell.“TheolderI’vegotten,themoreI’vebeenthinkingabouther,”shesaid.“Shedidalljustforastranger.Somethingthatdidn’tseemhugetoherhascompletelyredirectedmylife,becauseIdon’tthinkIhaveeverbeentreatedasbadlyasIwasbythepersonwholeftme.”McDowellhasusedthatexperiencetoteachhersonaboutkindness.“Iwanthimtoknowthatpeoplecanchoosetobebeautifulandhelpful.Peoplelikethisareoutthere,”shesaid.4HowdidMcDowellfeelwhenleftaloneattheairport?A.Strange. B.Frightened. C.Safe. D.Excited.5.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesMcDowell’srelative?A.Devoted. B.Warmhearted. C.Proud. D.Irresponsible.6.Whatdoestheauthorwanttotellus?A.Onegoodturndeservesanother. B.Neverhesitatetodowhatisright.C.Godonlyhelpsthosewhohelpthemselves. D.Dokindthingsandyourlovewillbepassedon.7.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A.Amothertaughthersonkindness.B.An8-year-oldgirlfoundaflighthome.CAstrangerhelpedalittlegirltoherdestination.D.Awomanprovedherselftrustworthy.C3,900feetbelowthesurface,scientistsinNewZealandfounda“mysteriouscreature”.Theydiscoveredthenewly-hatchedghostshark(魔鬼鲨)ontheChathamRise,apartoftheoceanfloorlocatedofftheeasterncoastoftheSouthIsland.Ghostsharksaredeep-wateranimalscloselyrelatedtosharksandrays.Thesefisharealsosome-timescalledratfishorrabbitfish.Theylayeggsontheseafloorwheretheembryos(胚胎)feedofftheeggyolk(蛋黄)untiltheyhatch.Ascientistontheteamwhodiscoveredthebabyghostsharksaidtheywereabletoidentifythesharkasababybecauseitsstomachwasstillfullofeggyolk.“Wedon’tactuallyknowmuchaboutghostsharks,”saidBritFinucci,afisheriesscientistonthestudy.“Whatwedoknowmostlycomesfromadultsoftheirspecies.Soit’sveryrareandveryuncommontofindjuvenilesofalotofthesespecies,sothat’swhyIgotquiteexcited.”Becauseghostsharksmaketheirhomeinverydeepwater,theyaredifficulttostudy.Whiletheexactspeciesofghostsharkisn’tknownyet,scientistshopethisdiscoverywillhelpinformthemoftheknowledgeofthismysteriouscreature.Scientistshopethe“veryrare”findingwillfillinresearchgapsaboutthespecies.“We’rehopingthiswillgiveussomemoreindicationaboutthebiologyandecology,”saidFinucci.Researchersareusingthissharktoaccountforbiologicaldifferencesbetweenjuvenileandadultmembersofthesubclass.Finucciadded,“We’renotsurewhatwe’regoingtofind,whichisalsoquiteexciting.”8.Howdidthescientistsidentifythesharkasababy?A.Byitshabitat. B.Byitsappearance.C.Bythefooditconsumed. D.Bytheeggsitlaid.9.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“juveniles”inParagraph4referto?A.Grown-upfish. B.Youngsharks. C.Strangeeggs. D.Uncommoncreatures.10.Whyisthediscoverysignificant?A.Itwillleadtoresearchworkintodeepwater.B.Itwarnspeopletoprotectuncommonsealives.CItmayrevealunknownfactsaboutghostsharks.D.Itexcitesscientists’curiosityaboutghostsharks.11.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthetext?A.MysteriousCreatureFoundtoLayEggsinDeepWaterB.Newly-hatchedBabySharkExcitesScientificImaginationC.ScientistsAnnounceNewFindingsonRareSharkSpeciesD.RareBabyGhostSharkDiscoveredoffNewZealandCoastDDrinkingcoffee—particularlytwotothreecupsaday—isnotonlylinkedwithalowerriskofheartdiseasebutalsowithlivinglonger,accordingtostudiesbeingpresentedattheAmericanCollegeofCardiology’s71stAnnualScientificSession.“Becausecoffeecanquickenheartrate,somepeopleworrythatdrinkingitcouldleadtoorworsencertainheartissues.Butourdatasuggestthatdailycoffeeintakeshouldn’tbediscouraged,butratherincludedasapartofahealthydietforpeoplewithandwithoutheartdisease,”saidPeterM.Kistler,headoftheresearch.KistlerandhisteamuseddatafromtheUKBioBank,alarge-rangeprospectivedatabasewithhealthinformationfromoverhalfamillionpeoplewhowerefollowedforatleast10years.Forthefirststudy,researchersexamineddatafrom382,535individualswithoutknownheartdisease.Ingeneral,havingtwotothreecupsofcoffeeadaywasrelatedtothegreatestbenefit,translatingtoa10%—15%lowerriskofdevelopingheartdisease,heartfailure,aheartrhythmproblem,ordyingforanyreason.Thesecondstudyincluded34,279individualswhohadsomeformofcardiovasculardiseaseatbaseline.Ofthe24,111peopleincludedintheanalysiswhohadanarrhythmia,drinkingcoffeehadaconnectionwithalowerriskofdeath.Inathirdstudy,researcherslookedatwhethertherewereanydifferencesintherelationshipbetweencoffeeandcardiovasculardiseasedependingonwhethersomeonedrankinstantorgroundcoffeeorcaffeinatedordecaf.Theyfound,onceagain,twotothreecupsadaytobelinkedwiththelowestriskofarrhythmiaandheartfailureregardlessofwhethertheyhadgroundorinstantcoffee,buttherearenocardiovascularbenefitstochoosingdecafovercaffeinatedcoffees.However,coffeeintakewasbasedonself-reportthroughaquestionnairefieldedatstudyentry.Researcherswereunabletocontrolfordietaryfactorsandparticipantsweremostlywhite,soadditionalstudiesareneeded.12.WhydoesdrinkingcoffeeconcernpeopleaccordingtoKistler?A.Itmaydisorderheartrate. B.Itmaycauseheartdiseases.C.Itmayincreasehighriskofdeath. D.Itmayworsenpatients’condition.13.Howdidresearchersgettheresultsofthestudy?A.Byanalyzingdata. B.Bydoingexperiments.C.Byintroducingadatabase. D.Byreferringtoanotherstudy.14.Whatcanweinferfromthelasttwoparagraphs?A.Theresearchhassomelimitations. B.Theresultseemsfarfromsatisfactory.C.Groundcoffeeisthebestchoiceforpeople. D.Decafhasthesamebenefitsascaffeinatedcoffees.15.Whatisthepurposeofthetext?A.Tosolveaproblem. B.Togivepracticaladvice.C.Topresentaresearchresult. D.Torecommendabalanceddiet.第二节（共5小题：每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Frustration(挫败感)usuallyoccurswhenyoufeelstuckortrapped,orunabletomoveforwardinsomeway.Itcouldbecausedbyacoworkerblockingyourfavoriteproject,abosswhoistoodisorganizedtogettoyourmeetingontime,orsimplyholdingonthephoneforalongtime.____16____,becausetheycaneasilyleadtomorenegativeemotions,suchasanger.Herearesomesuggestionsondealingwithfrustration.Stopandevaluate—____17____.Ifyoufindthatfeelingsoffrustrationarecomingaroundinsideyourmind,askyourselfwhyyoufeelfrustrated.Writeitdowninanotebookandbespecific.Thenthinkofonepositivethingaboutyourcurrentsituation.Forinstance,ifyourbossislateforyourmeeting,thenyouhavemoretimetoprepare.____18____.Findsomethingpositiveaboutthesituation—Thinkingaboutapositiveaspectofyoursituationoftenmakesyoulookatthingsinadifferentway.Thissmallchangeinyourthinkingcanimproveyourmood.____19____,they’reprobablynotdoingitonpurposetoannoyyou.Andifit’sathingthat’sbotheringyou-well,it’scertainlynotpersonal!Don’tgetmad;justmoveon.____20____—Stophangingoutwithpeoplewhomakefunofyourissuesifyouwanttofindthesolutionofhowtodealwithfrustration.Itwillonlypushyoufurtherdeepintoyourproblem.Beinthecompanyofpeoplewholistentoyourproblemsandstandbyyou.Theywillbeabletohelpyoufigureoutthecauseandthesolutionoftheproblem.Youwillfeelbetterwhenyouhavesomeonetolistentoyouandhelpyouwiththedifficulttimes.A.BewithpeoplewhosupportyouB.FocusonhowtoimprovethesituationC.OryoucouldusethetimetorelaxalittleD.Whenit’speoplewhoarecausingyourfrustrationE.IfyouarefrustratedbecauseyoufailedanimportantinterviewFOneofthethingsyoucandoisstopyourselfandlookatthesituationG.Whateverthereason,it’simportanttodealwithfeelingsoffrustrationquickly第二部分语言运用（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Therewasason.Aftergettingmarried,hestartedfeelingannoyedwithhisparentsandwhenhisfather____21____oneday,hedecidedtosendhismothertoanoldagehome.Onedayhecametoknowthathismotherwasseriously____22____andwasleftonlywithfewhoursofherlife.Hedecidedto____23____hismotherthatdayandfoundher____24____onthebed.Outofnowherehestartedfeeling____25____forhimselfforhehadnot____26____hismotherthewayshehadalwaystreatedhim.Heaskedifhecoulddosomethinginherlasttimethatwouldmakeher____27____.Hismotherreplied,“Please____28____somefans,asthereisn’tafaninanyoftheroomsofthishomeandalsobuya____29____fortheoldpeoplelivinghere.Peoplelivingherehavetosleepwithoutfoodasitgets____30____forlackofafridge.”Theson,being____31____,asked,“whyareyouaskingmeforallthesetodaywhenyouareleftonlywithfew____32____?”Themotherreplied,“I____33____thatyouwillnotbeabletolivehere____34____ifyoursonmayonedaysendyouhere.”Thisishowamother’s____35____is!Itdoesnotdemandanything!21.A.died B.resigned C.recovered D.retired22.A.ill B.dizzy C.pale D.sleepy23.A.complainto B.payavisitto C.reachacompromisewith D.operateon24.A.sitting B.bouncing C.lying D.applauding25.A.dynamic B.enthusiastic C.positive D.bad26.A.disturbed B.treated C.urged D.directed27A.envious B.happy C.nervous D.healthy28.A.fix B.produce C.acquire D.exchange29.A.bed B.cake C.fridge D.pill30.A.heated B.cooled C.exposed D.spoiled31.A.confused B.annoyed C.disappointed D.interested32.A.months B.days C.hours D.seconds33.A.admit B.hope C.fear D.confirm34.A.guiltily B.sorrowfully C.fairly D.comfortably35.A.regret B.love C.relief D.goal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。Owingtoglobalwarming,sealevelsarerisingandrainforestsaredying.It’sclearthathumans____36____(cause)mostofthewarmingoverthepastcenturybyreleasinggreenhousegases,thelevelsofwhichare____37____(high)nowthanatanytimeinthepast.Globalwarmingiscausingasetofchangestotheearth’sclimate____38____varyfromplacetoplace.Manypeoplethinkthatglobalwarmingisthesameasclimatechange.However,scientistsuse“climatechange”whendescribingthecomplexshiftsnowaffecting____39____(we)planet’sweatherandclimatesystems—inpartbecausesomeareas____40____（actual）getcoolerintheshortterm.Climatechangeincludesnotonlyrisingaveragetemperaturesbutalsoextremeweathereventsandarangeofother____41____(consequence).Allofthemareappearingashumanscontinuetoaddgreenhousegasestotheatmosphere,____42____(change)therhythms(节奏)ofclimatethatalllivingthingshavecometorely____43____.Whatshallwedoandwhatcanwedo____44____(slow)thishuman-causedwarming?Howshallwedealwiththechangeswe’vealreadysetintomotion?Whilewestruggletofigureitallout,____45____futureoftheearthhangsinthebalance.第三部分写作（共两节，满分40分）第一节（满分15分）46.假定你是李华，你的交换生笔友Peter打算参加你校下周六举办的校园文化节，但因疫情原因，该文化节取消。请你给Peter写一封邮件，内容包括：1.告知取消；2.说明原因；3.替代方案。注意：1.写作词数应为80左右；2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。参考词汇：新型冠状病毒thenovelcoronavirusDearPeter,________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours,LiHua第二节（满分25分）47.阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。Iwastwentywhenlivingawayfromhomealone.IkeptagentledognamedBeaufortwhoweighedmorethanmeandhadamouthfulofsharpteeth.IfeltsafegoinganywherewithBeaufort.InordertobefreetowalkBeaufortintheparkduringdaytime,Iworkedthefour-to-midnightshiftindowntown.TheonlydisadvantagewasthatIhadtoridethelastsubwayhomelateatnight.Astimepassed,Idevelopedawaytokeeptomyselflikeotherpassengers—avoidingeyecontactandkeepingreadingwhileIrode.Onenight,thestationwasquietasusual.Iwalkedovertothecollector’sbooth(售票亭)andpulledoutadollar.“Onetoken(乘车币),please.”Asthecollectorslidthetokenandmychangeunderthewindow,hespoke,“Wouldyoulikeadog?”Ilookedathiminsurprise,notsurewhetherIhadheardhimcorrectly.“Wouldyoulikeadog?”herepeated.Hepickedupalittledogandsetiton