汕头市2021-2022学年度下学期期末测试英语试卷（无答案）

汕头市2021-2022学年度下学期期末测试高二英语本试卷共8页，满分120分。考试用时120分。注意事项：1.答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考生号、考场号和座位号填写在答题卡上。2.作答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目选项的答案信息点涂黑；如需要改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案。答案不能答在试卷上。试题序号从“21”开始。3.非选择题必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区域内相应位置上；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新的答案；不准使用铅笔和涂改液。不按以上要求作答无效。4.考生必须保证答题卡的整洁。考试结束后，将试卷和答题卡一并交回。第二部分阅读（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。AThe21st-centurydoctornowcarriesawholesetofdiagnostictoolsinhisbriefcase,andyes,unfortunately,theiconicstethoscope(听诊器)isnowalittleoutdated!So,exactlywhatareallthesenecessarydevicesforthe21stcenturydoctor?Thestethoscopegoesdigital.TheEkoCoreisthenewrevolutionofstethoscopes.Itcanamplifythesoundsoftheheartby40timeswhenindigitalmode.Itcanalsostreamtheheartbeatdatatothecloud,allowingthephysiciantoseetheheartbeatinwaveformonamobiledeviceaswellashearthesoundatanamplifiedlevel.Apalm-sizedECGdevice.Ifsomeoneasksyoutothinkabouttheelectrocardiogram(心电图)device,youwillprobablyimagineahugemachinewithmanywiresthatareconnectedtoascreengivingsomeone’sheartactivity.Intoday’sdigitalhealthera,thismachinehasbeendown-sizedsoitcanfitinthepalmofyourhand.TheKardiaMobile6Lisa6-leadmedical-gradepocket-sizedECGmachine.Itwillsendthereadingsdirectlytoyoursmartphone.High-techeyetech.ThePersonalVisionTrackerandtheEyeQueInsightarelight,accurate,andinexpensivedevices.Theyallowforeyeteststobeperformedremotely.Eartechinyourpocket.Earexaminationcanbeuncomfortableforthepatientandchallengingforphysiciansincaseofsmallorpartiallyobstructedearcanals.ThepocketableWiscMedotoscopeaimstoovercometheseissueswithitsbuilt-innanocamerawhichgivesclearimagesoftheeardrum.1.WhatisafeatureoftheEkoCore?A.Itisapalm-sizedmachine.B.Itcangreatlyamplifytheheart.C.Itallowsdoctorstocheckdatabycellphone.D.Itcanshowclearlytheimageoftheeardrum.2.Supportedbythehigh-techdevice,eyeexaminationcanbeconducted________.A.randomly B.automatically C.throughmobilephone D.fromadistance3.Whatdothefourmedicaldeviceshaveincommon?A.Updated. B.Cheap. C.Wireless. D.Pocketable.BChina’snewestonlinehitisapinkfoxcalledLinaBell,whoresidesinShanghaiDisneylandResort.AftermakingherfirstpublicappearanceonSeptember29,thelife-sizeplushanimalhastakentheChinesesocialmedia.OnWeibo,thehashtag(话题标签)ofLinaBellhadamountedtoover430millionviewsbyNovember19.UnlikeotherDisneycharacters,LinaBellhasneverbeenonthebigorsmallscreen.She’snotinanycartoonseriesormovieanddoesn’thaveafullbackstory.AllweknowisthatshemetDuffy,MickeyMouse’steddybear,intheforestandhelpedhimfindhiswayhome,accordingtoDisney’sintroductionvideoofthecharacter.Despiteherconfusinghistory,shehasgonetoconquertheheartsofmanyChinese.Butwhy?AlotisworkingforLinaBell.Disneysaysshe’s“afoxwithancuriousmindandtheintelligencethatsupportsit,”butthosewho’vecometoknowhersaytheywereswoonedbyheruniquepersonalityandadorableappearance.Videosofmeet-and-greetswiththepinkfoxareallovertheinternetandLinaBellcanbeseencommunicatingwitheveryvisitorthroughexpressivebodylanguage.Shecorrectsthosewhomispronouncehername,showsloveforthosequeuingupforhourstomeetherandhandsoutfreecandy.She’sbeencalledwitty,sharpandfun-loving.“IfeelcuredbyLinaBell,Iwatchhervideoseverynightbeforebed.IevengotanannualpasstoDisneyjustforher,”wroteabloggercalled“Dobby.”ShepostedavideoofhertalkingtoLinaBellonheraccountonsocialmediaplatform“LittleRedBook”andreceived15,000likes.Asa“locallybornandbred”Chinesefox,LinaBellcanunderstanddifferentChinesedialectsbeyondthatofShanghai,andcancommunicatewithvisitorsfromdifferentpartsofChina.“Withorwithoutherfanswaitinginline,LinaBellisdeliveringloveandwarmth,shemademeforgetallthedispleasureofreallife,”readsonepopularcommentbyMissLuo.“Maybethisisthepowerofmagic.”4.WhichofthefollowingsetsLinaBellapartfromotherDisneycharacters?ASheloveshelpinganimalsintheforest.BSheisnotacharacterinamovieorTVseries.C.Shekeepsupdatinghereverydaylifebypostingvideosonline.D.ShefirstappearedonDisney’sintroductionvideoonSeptember29.5.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“swooned”inParagraph3probablymean?A.Trapped. B.Infected. C.Astonished. D.Attracted.6.WhatcanbestdescribeLinaBell?A.Friendlyandsensitive. B.Humorousandadorable.C.Cuteandignorant. D.Intelligentandtricky.7.Whatisthebesttitleforthearticle?A.ThemysteryofLinaBell. B.TheattractionofShanghaiDisneyland.C.ThepopularityofDisney’spinkfox. D.Thebirthofanewcartooncharacter.CWearrivedheretofindeverythingwasinchaosThewholeislandisflooded.Manypeoplehavefledtomountainstoescape.Thehospitalisbadlydamagedandinamess;itcannotbeusedatthemoment.MycolleaguesonthemedicalteamandIaregoingtosetupatemporarycliniconthenorthsideofthetown.Medicalsuppliesarenowontheirwayfromabroad.Oneofthehealthproblemsisthatpeoplewhoneedtotakemedicinesregularlycannotgetholdoftheminadisastersuchasthis.Themajorityofwoundsarefromwallsandroofsthathavefallenonpeople.Thewatermakesitdifficultforthecutsandwoundstogetbetterandeasyforbacteriatospread.Meanwhile,shelterandaccesstofoodandcleanwaterarebigproblems.OnegoodthinghereisthatmanypeoplecanspeakEnglishorFrench.Thismakesiteasiertocommunicateandfindoutaboutpeople’sproblems.Itseemsthatmanypeopleherejustneedtotalk,soIamfindingthatmyjobisnotlimitedtobeinganurse.Itisalsobeingapersonwhocanlistentoandcomfortothers.Itisquitehorribletoimaginelosingeverythingincludingsomeofyourfamily.Ourfirstjobherewastotrytoorganizeaplacetoburythepeoplewhowerekilled.Weneededtodothisassoonaspossibletostopdiseasespreading.ThatwasreallyahorriblejobandIfeltsosorryfortheirrelatives.WhenIthinkbacktoalltheexperiencesthatIhavebeenaroundtheworldsincejoiningDoctorswithoutBorders,IfeltthatIhavebeenveryluckytobeabletohelpothersanddosomethingworthwhile.NowImustthinkabouttomorrow.Wehopetheclinicwillbeopenand1won’thaveanytimetowritemydiary.ThisexperiencemakesmeappreciateallthethingsIhaveandgivesmethechancetoseethingsfromanotherangle.IknowIcan’tchangethewholeworld,butI’mproudthatIcanhelphereandthere,andmakeadifferencetopeople’slives.8.What’sthepurposeofthefirstparagraph?A.Tointroducetheisland. B.Toexpressanopinion.C.Tohighlightthesituation. D.Todescribelocallife.9.Whatproblemdidtheauthorandhercolleaguesfacewhenarrivingattheisland?A.Theydidn’thaveenoughfood.B.Theyfoundthehospitalgone.C.Theywereinneedoffinancialsupport.D.Theygotinfectedduetothepollutedwater.10.WhatcanbeinferredfromParagraph3?A.Theauthorfounditimportanttooffersympathytothoseinneed.B.Theauthorwasnotonlyanursebutalsoworkedasaninterpreter.C.Peopleontheislandwerequitetalkativeandmanyenjoyedchatting.D.Therewasnolanguagebarrierbetweenthemedicalworkersandtheresidents.11.WhatcanwelearnaboutDoctorswithoutBorders?A.Itishorribleandadventurous. B.Itismeaningfulandhelpful.C.Itrequiresnothingbutcourage. D.Itpromisesbetterjobopportunities.DItisacommonlyheldbeliefthatsmilingtakesyearsoffyourappearancebyconveyinga

youthfuljoiedevive(生活之乐).Yetastudyhasfoundthatsmilingactuallymakespeoplelookolder,

unlesstheyareover60,inwhichcasethewrinkleshavesetinanditmakeslittledifference.Researchersshowedparticipantshundredsofphotographsoffacesofpeopleagedbetween20

and80,eithersmilingorwithaneutralexpression,andwereaskedtoestimatetheirage.Thefacesof

youngerpeopleintheirtwentiesandthirtieswere“strongly”and“reliably”identifiedaslooking

olderwhentheyweresmiling.However,smilinghadlittleornoeffectontheperceivedageofthose

overtheageof60.Thestudyfoundthatformiddle-agedpeoplebetweentheagesof40and60,genderplayeda

roleinwhethersmilingalteredtheperceivedage.Meninthisagecategoryappearedolderwhenthey

smiledbutfortheirfemalecounterparts,smilinghadnoeffect.Researchersalsosuggestedthatitcouldbedowntothegenderdifferencesinlifestyleandskincarethatcouldaffectfacialwrinkling.Mr.Goodale,theleadresearcher,said:“Notonlydo

middle-agedmenhavemorewrinklesthanmiddle-agedwomen—thewrinklesaroundtheeyes

increasesmorewhenmiddle-agedmensmilethanitdoeswhenmiddle-agedwomensmile.”Thestudyfollowsasimilaroneundertakenin2018whichalsodisprovedthetheorythatsmiling

cantakeyearsoffyourappearance.Thesamescientistspublishedapapersayingthatthebelief“well-rootedinmedia”was“acompletemisconception”.Theysaidthemisplacedbeliefwascausingsocialmediauserstopostageingphotosofthemselvesonline.12.Accordingtothepassage,whatiscommonlybelievedaboutsmiling?A.Smilingcanfillpeoplewithenergy. B.Smilingisbeneficialtoourhealth.C.Smilingquickenstheageingprocess. D.Smilingcanmakeoneappearyounger.13.Thefollowingfactorsareresponsibleforfacewrinklingexcept________.A.Lifestyle B.skincare C.profession D.gender14.Whichofthefollowingwilltheresearchersprobablyagreewith?A.Forthemiddle-aged,smilingaffectsmalesmorethanfemales.B.Forthoseofadvancedage,smilingmakesthemlookyounger.C.Toavoidlookingold,you’dbetternotsmilewhentakingphotos.D.Smilinghasthesameeffectonbothyoungadultsandtheelderly.15Whatisthetexttype?A.Amedicalleaflet. B.Asciencereport. C.Anencyclopedia. D.Abiologytextbook.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。Thetomatoisdefinitelyoneofthemostpopularofallhomegrownvegetablesandforgood

reason.____16____Theycanbegrowningardenbeds,growbags,pottedvegetablegardensoreven

hangingbaskets.Thoughbuyingcommerciallygrownplantsfromagardencenteroronlineisquite

handy,somejustprefergrowingtomatoestheotherway.____17____Thetrickistostartyourseedraisingearlyeitherinagreenhouseorindoors,especiallyincolderclimates.SOWyourseedsaboutfourweeksbeforethelastexpectedfrost.Fillsomeseedtraysorsmall

potswithagoodqualitypottingsoil.____18____Actuallyevensomesoilfromthegardenwillwork.

Afteranywherefrom3-15daysyoushouldstarttoseelittleshootssproutingoutofthesoil.TRANSPLANTyourseedlingsoncetwotrueleaveshaveformed.Gentlytakeoutyour

seedlingandplantitintothenewpotbutplantituptojustbelowitsfirstleaves.____19____WATERyourplantsfrequentlyenoughwhenrequiredtotryandkeepthesoilevenlymoist.

FEEDyourtomatoplantswithagoodqualitytomatofeedevery10-14days.____20____HARVESTyourtomatoeswhentheyarefullyripenedonthevineandenjoywhatyourhard

workhasprovidedyouwith.A.Butdon’tworryifyoucan'tgetthis.B.Thisensuresadeeperandstrongerroot.C.Theyarevibrant,deliciousandeasytogrow.D.Growingtomatoesfromseediseasyandquiterewarding.E.Oryoucanmakeyourownhomemadeorganicliquidfertilizer.F.Thismeansyoushouldkeepthem50cm/20inchesapartfromeachother.G.Tomatoesarewarmseasonplantsandcanbeplantedwithotherslikeeggplantsandpotatoes.第三部分语言运用（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格处的最佳选项。Whetherornotwecaretoadmititwe’reallfamiliarwithprocrastination:waitinguntilthelast

minutetocatchupwithpressingtasks.Theantidote(矫正方法)—whileeasiersaidthandone—is

____21____tostartonyourassignmentssooner.Butinyourpursuitof____22____procrastination,isitpossibletogotoofar?DavidRosenbaum,aprofessorofpsychologyattheUniversityofCalifornia,Riverside,

certainlythinksso.Hisresearch____23____onthedangersof“precrastination”,the____24____to

rushtooquicklyintotasks.As____25____toaprocrastinator,whomightleaveaninboxfullofemailsuntoucheduntil

thenextday,aprecrastinatorwouldreadand____26____toeachofthemfirstthinginthe

morning.Thiscanmeanreducingalotofamountofthepreciousenergytheymightneedfora

moreurgent____27____lateron.Sowhydopeopleprecrastinate?Rosenbaumsaysthatformost,it’stoughto____28____reaching

forlow-hangingfruit.Whenyoucompletesimpleshort-termtasks,youhaveonefewerthingtothink

about—“Icanwrapthisupinfiveminutes.Whynot____29____itnow?”Thereal____30____ofprecrastinationcomeswhen,inyourrushtofinish,youencounterthe

naturallyhigherchanceofdoingyourworkincompletelyorinaccurately.Inthe____31____ofemails,sometimeswaitingtorespondcanshowrespectfor____32____thoughtoverexpediency(权宜之计).

Ofcourse,precrastinationisnotwithoutitsbenefits,butit’s____33____todosoonlywhenit

makessense.Chronicprecrastinatorsmustalsorealisethatit’sOKtosetunimportantthingsaside,

becausetheywillnotrequirehugemental____34____laterintheday,Rosenbaumsays.Besides,it

shouldbeagreedinoursocietythatit’sOKtobeallowedto____35____.21.A.entirely B.simply C.totally D.roughly22.A.beating B.improving C.achieving D.blaming23.A.calls B.relies C.focuses D.agrees24.A.attitude B.tendency C.solution D.answer25.A.devoted B.related C.regarded D.opposed26.A.apply B.appeal C.respond D.refer27.A.task B.appointment C.message D.talk28.A.keep B.resist C.practise D.start29.A.getholdof B.makeuseof C.makesenseof D.takecareof30.A.disadvantage B.struggle C.benefit D.reason31.A.face B.control C.case D.name32.A.ideal B.sudden C.efficient D.careful33.A.critical B.relevant C.objective D.ambitious34.A.health B.process C.development D.energy35.A.speedup B.slowdown C.showup D.fadeaway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。Aroundtheworld,TraditionalChineseMedicine(TCM)is____36____hottopic.Itseemsthat

mosthealthfoodstoreshaveasectionwithTCMherbalremedies,andmanycitieshaveatleastone

acupuncture(针灸)clinic.What’smore,someWesterndoctorsrecommendTCMforcertain

illnesses.WithinChina,TCMis____37____(wide)used.Allinall,28%ofdrugsalesinChinaare

madeup____38____medicinalherbs,andthereareover4,000TCMhospitalsinChina.Let____39____(we)takealookathowTCMstarted.Inancienttimes,manypeoplearoundtheworldthoughtthatillnesses____40____(cause)byevil

spirits,andsospellsandprayerswereusedtogetridofthespiritsandthusbringrelief.Atthesame

time,somedoctorsinChinarecognizedthatmanyillnesseshad____41____(vary)possiblenatural

causes.Thedoctorsbelievedthatsinceillnesseswerenaturalinorigin,theycouldbecuredthrough

naturalremedies.PerhapsthemostimportantoftheseearlydoctorswasQinYueren,whowandered

fromplacetoplace,____42____(provide)medicalcaretothoseinneed.Hewassorespected____43____peoplecalledhimBianQue.MuchofwhathasbeenpasseddownthroughhistoryaboutBianQuehasalegendaryquality.

However,BianQuesought____44____(set)themedicalprofessiononafirmbasisofpreventative

treatment,observingsymptoms,andofferingnatural____45____(cure)withoutresortingtospells.第四部分写作（共两节，满分40分）第一节（满分15分）46.你参加了学校的成人节活动，校英语俱乐部正在举办以“BeingAnAdult,BeingResponsible”为主题的成人节（coming-of-ageceremony）征文，请你写一篇文章投稿，内容包括：1.成人节的活动时间和主要过程：2.你的感想和对未来高中生活的规划。注意：1.写作词数应为80左右；2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。BeingAnAdult,BeingResponsible________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________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。Ieventuallymanagedtopersuademyparentstobuymeanewfootballshirtfortheschoolmatches.MyoldshirthadwornoutandmademedepressedeverytimeIputiton.ButnowIhadabrandnewshirt!Iwassoexcited.Idecidedtowearittodayforthefirsttimeduringakickaboutinourstreet.IwishIhadn’t!Assoonaswehadbeenplayingfortenminutes,theshirtsleeverippedwhenImadeaturn.Ididn’tpaymuchattentiontoitatfirst.“I’llsewitbacktogetherafterthematch”,Ithought.ButthenInoticedthatactuallythewholesleevewastorn.Onlyaprofessionalcanmenditnow.Icould