安徽省芜湖市第十二中学2021-2022学年高二上学期期中考试英语试卷

芜湖十二中2021—2022年第一学期高二期中考试英语试卷第一部分听力（共两节，满分20分）第一节（共5小题；每小题1分，满分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秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。1．Whenwillthespeakershavepizzatogetherprobably?A．Tonight. B．OnSunday. C．NextMonday.2．Whydoesthemanspendlesstimeplayingtheguitarthesedays?A．Hedoesn’tlikeitanymore.B．He’sbusywithhisstudies.C．Hehasanewhobby.3．Whattimeisitnow?A．9:00． B．8:30． C．8:00.4．Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?A．Howtofindacheaphotel.B．Wheretospendtheirvacation.C．WhentogotoDisneyWorld.5．Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?A．Motherandson. B．Bossandemployee. C．Teacherandstudent.第二节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15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。听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7两个小题。6．WhyisSusieraisingmoney?A．Tofixaparkinglot.B．TohelptheChildren’sHome.C．Tobuildanewkitchenfortheclub.7．HowwillSusiecollectmoremoneyaccordingtoTommy?A．Bywashingcars. B．Bysellingcookies. C．Byhavingayardsale.听下面一段对话，回答第8和第9两个小题。8．Wheremightthespeakersbe?A．Inarepairshop. B．Inanelevator. C．Inameetingroom.9．Howwillthemanprobablygotoworktomorrow?A．Bycar. B．Bybus. C．Bytaxi.听下面一段对话，回答第10至第12三个小题。10．Whatdidthemanthinkofthewoman’sideaatfirst?A．Hedoubtedit. B．Heagreedwithit. C．Hestronglyopposedit.11．Whydoesthewomanwanttoplantthings?A．Toworkoutsidemore.B．Tobeliketheneighbors.C．Tomakethehousemorebeautiful.12．Whatflowersdoesthewomanwant?A．Pinkones. B．Purpleones. C．Yellowones.听下面一段对话，回答第13至第16四个小题。13．Howmanynightsisthemangoingtostayatthehotel?A．Onenight. B．Twonights. C．Fournights.14．Whattimeisitnow?A．6:30p.m. B．10:00p.m. C．10:45p.m.15．Whatisonthe14thfloor?A．Agym. B．Arestaurant. C．Aswimmingpool.16．Whatdoesthewomantellthemanaboutbreakfastintheend?A．Howgooditis.B．Howmuchtopayforit.C．Whereandhowlongitis.听下面一段独白，回答第17至第20四个小题。17．Whichflightshavebeencanceled?A．AllflightstoWesternEurope.B．AllflightstoNorthernEurope.C．AllflightstoEasternEurope.18．Whenmightthecanceledflightsstartagain?A．Afterthebigrainstormstops.B．Afterthewindscleartheskies.C．Afterthevolcanostopsputtingoutsmoke.19．Whatwilltheaffectedpassengersdotonight?A．Calltheirairlines. B．Findahotelnearby. C．Stayattheairport.20．Whatdoesthespeakerasksomepassengerstopayattentionto?A．Theirphonecalls.B．Theirtextmessages.C．Theradioannouncements.第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5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。AAmazonEditors’TopPicksfortheBestBooksofJulyInThe7HabitsofHighlyEffectiveTeens,theauthorSeanCoveytellsteenagersthe7habitsteenagersshouldhave.Healsotalksabouttheproblemstheywillface.Coveyprovidesastep-by-stepguidetohelpteensimprovethemselves,buildfriendships,achievetheirgoals,getalongwiththeirparents,andmuchmore.Also,thisbookisfullofcartoons,cleverideas,andgreatstoriesaboutrealteensfromallovertheworld.Price:$23.74Doyouwanttostopforgettingappointments,birthdays,andotherimportantdates?Workmoreefficientlyatyourjob?Studylessandgetbettergrades?Thegoodnewsisthatthey’reallpossible.YourMemorywillhelpimproveyourmemoryabilities.DrHigbeeshowshowsimpleskillscanbeusedinyoureverydaylifetoimproveyourmemory.Healsoshowshowyoucanusethemtolearnforeignlanguagesfaster.Price:$12.58BreakthroughRapidReading,writtenbytheformerNationalDirectorofEducationforEvelynWoodReadingDynamicsPeterKump,introducesthedo-it-yourselfprogramforincreasingyourreadingspeed.Thisbookgivesskillsthatcanbelearnedathomewiththehelpoftheexercisesprovided.Price:$13.82Ifyou’veeverlookedforajob,appliedtocollegeorguidedyourchildintoakindergarten,you’vetakenpartinakindofmarket.Mostofthestudyofeconomicsdealswithcommodity（商品）markets,wherethepricesofgoodsconnectsellersandbuyers.Butwhataboutotherkindsof“goods”.likeapositionatGoogle?Thisisamatching（匹配）market,where“sellers”and“buyers”mustchooseeachother.Inthisbook,Rothshowshowtorecognizeagoodmatchandmakesmartdecisions.Price:$19.0121．ThebookYourMemoryisintendedforthosewho______A．likereadingstories B．wanttohavebettermemoryC．needtomakefriendsintheoffice D．trytogetalongwellwiththeirparents22．ThebookwrittenbyPeterKumpistohelpreaders______.A．readfaster B．keephealthyC．knowhowtotakeexercise D．becomegoodatdoinghousework23．Ifyouwanttofindagoodjob,youshouldbuythebookwrittenby______.A．SeanCovey B．KennethL.HigbeePh. C．PeterKump D．AlvinE.RothBLongago,poemswererecitedoutloudinsteadofbeingwrittendown.WhentheGreeksfirststartedtheOlympics,theyheldpoetrycontestsaswellasathleticcompetitions.Now,poetrycompetitionshavebeenrevived.Thisyear120,000highschoolstudentscompetedinthefirstPoetryOutLoudnationalrecitationcontest,performingpoemsfrommemoryfor$100,000inprizes.Thefirstcompetitionswereheldinclassrooms.Thewinnerswentontoschool-widecontests,andthentheycompetedincityandstatecompetitions.Finally,the50statechampions,alongwiththeDistrictofColumbiachampion,descendeduponWashington,D.C.lastweekfortheultimateshowdown.Afterthe51championscompetedagainstoneanother.12wentontothefinals.Thenthefieldwasnarrowedtofive.Thefinalfivehadonelastchanceto“perform”apoem.Theoverallchampion,JacksonHille,ahighschoolseniorfromOhio,wona$20,000scholarship.TheNationalEndowmentfortheArtsandthePoetryFoundationstartedPoetryOutLoudbecausetheyrealizedthathearingapoemperformedisadifferentexperiencefromreadingitonapage.It’snotjustamatterofsayingthewordsintherightorder.It’sthetoneofvoice,thepauses,thegestures,andtheattitudeofthepersonperformingthatbringthewordstolife.“Eachtimewehearsomebodyreciteapoem,weunderstandagainwhatwefoundfreshandinterestingaboutit,”saysNationalPublicRadiobroadcasterScottSimon,masterofceremoniesforthefinals.Hearingitinanewvoiceofferssomethingnewforthelistener.Notonlydothepeoplehearingpoemshaveanewexperience,butmemorizingandpresentingpoemshelpstheparticipantsunderstandthosepoemsinanewway.AnotherbenefitofacompetitionsuchasPoetryOutLoudisthattheparticipantslearnpublic-speakingskillsthatcanhelpthemforlife.24．Fromthefirstparagraph,wecanknow______A．theGreekswerethefirsttowritepoemsB．theOlympicsusedtostartwithpoemrecitingC．poemswerespreadorallyinthepastD．athleteswereaskedtorecitepoemsbeforecompeting25．HowmanyroundsofcompetitionsdidthechampionstakebeforetheywenttoWashington,D.C.?A．Three. B．Four. C．Five D．Six26．Accordingtothepassage,hearingapoemrecitedbydifferentpeoplecan______.A．bringanewlifetolisteners B．helplistenersfindtheirinterestC．makelistenerslearnthewords D．offersomethingnewtolisteners27．Onebenefittheparticipantsgetfrompoemrecitationcompetitionsisthattheycan______.A．becomeskilledinspeakinginpublic B．writegoodpoemsthemselvesC．changetheirattitudestowardslife D．makefriendswithmanygreatpoetsCYournextcarcouldhavetwoseats,threewheels—twoinfrontandoneinthebackandatopspeedofmorethan100milesperhour.ElioMotorsplanstomakesuchatinycarnamedtheElio.Itstwoseatssitfrontandbackinsteadofsidebyside.Thedriverispositionedinthecenterwiththepassengerdirectlybehind.Thestartingpriceforthecarisjust$6,800．Ithasonlyonedoor,ontheleftside,whichcutsafewhundreddollarsoffthemanufacturingcosts.Havingthreewheelsalsomakesitcheaper.Ithasairconditioning,powerwindowsanddoorlocksandanAM/FMradio.MorefeaturescanbeorderedthroughElio’slonglistofsuppliers.Eliowillalsosellthecarsdirectlythroughitsownstoresandnotthroughfranchiseddealers（特约经销商）.PaulEliodreamedasakidthathewouldonedayownacarcompanycalledElioMotors.In2008,tiredofhighgasprices,hestartedworkingonacarthatburnsgasinamoreeffectiveway.EquallyimportanttohimwascreatingU.S.manufacturingjobsandmakingthecarinexpensiveenoughtoattractbuyerswhomightotherwisebestuckintheirold,unreliablecars.“Whatevermatterstoyou,thiscanmovetheneedleonit”,hesaidAlready,morethan27,000peoplehavereservedone.Paulhopestomake250,000carsayearby2016．Sofar.reservationholdersarethosewhowillusetheElioasasecondorthirdcarforwork.Finally,though,hebelievesthecarwillinteresthighschoolandcollegestudentsaswellasused-cardriverswhowantsomethingnewerandmorereliable.28．WhichofthefollowingshowsthedesignoftheElio?A． B． C． D．（●=wheel,□=seat）29．Paragraph2showsthattheElio_______A．issoldataffordableprices B．willbeavailableinmoststoresC．hasafixedtemperature D．doesnoharmtotheenvironment30．Theunderlinedwords“movetheneedle”inParagraph3probablymean“_______”.A．takeachance B．standinthewayC．breakintopieces D．makeadifference31．Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A．TheHistoryofElioMotors B．CoolCarorStupidVehicle?C．PaulElio:aKidwithBigDreams D．WhatCartoChoose:NeworUsed?DFrenchpoetVictorHugo（1802~1885）oncesaid,“Tolearntoreadistolightafire,everysyllablethatisspeltoutisaspark.”Today,whenwereadbooks,roadsignsandposters,it’sprobablyhardtoimaginethatonlyhalfacenturyago.about40percentoftheworld’sadultswerestillilliterate,accordingtodatafromUNESCO.Thismeansthattwooutofeveryfiveadultscouldneitherreadnorwriteinthe1960s.Inotherwords,the“sparks”thatnowlightupourworldfailedtodothesamefortheirs.Inresponsetothissituation,UNESCOdecidedtonameSept.8asInternationalLiteracy（读写能力）Day.startingfrom1967．Everyyear,thedayiscelebratedtostresstheimportanceofliteracyandtheprogressthathasbeenmade,whichitselfishuge—in2016,theglobaladultliteracyrateroseto86percent,whiletheyouthliteracyratewasashighas91percent,accordingtoUNESCO.Thisraisesaquestion:Ifthemissiontopromoteliteracyhasbasicallybeenaccomplished,whydowestillcelebratethisday?Thetruthisthatthedefinitionof“literacy”keepschanging.Forexample,thethemefor2007and2008InternationalLiteracyDaywas“Literacyandhealth”,whichtargetedpeople’signoranceofdiseaseslikeHIVandmalaria.For2017,theemphasiswasplacedon“Literacyinadigitalworld”,becausenotknowinganythingabouttheInternetintoday’sworldisjustlikelackingbasicreadingabilitiesinthe1960s—it’sthe“newilliteracy”.Thefocusforthisyear’sInternationalLiteracyDayis“Literacyandskillsdevelopment”.Buttheskillsinquestionarenotjobspecificskills,suchasthoserequiredtobeanelectricianorachef.Instead,thefocuswillbeon“transferableskills”—communication,criticalthinking,teamwork,andcreativity,tonameafew.Thesearethethingsthatallowustodoourjobwell—anyjob.32．WhydidUNESCOsetupInternationalLiteracyDayoriginally?A．Toencouragetheyoungpeopletoreadmore.B．Tohelppeoplereadbooks,roadsignsandposters.C．Toincreaseliteracyratefrom40percentto86percent.D．Toimprovepeople’sliteracybystressingitsimportance.33．Howdoestheauthorshowtheprogressinliteracy?A．Byusingfigures. B．Bygivingexamples.C．Byaskingquestions. D．Bycomparingthedetails.34．Whatwillbefocusedonforthisyear’sInternationalLiteracyDay?A．Jobspecificskills. B．Skillsofachef.C．Thinkingcritically. D．Makingelectricians.35．Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A．Achievementsinliteracy. B．InternationalLiteracyDay.C．ThedevelopmentofUNESCO. D．Thereasonstopromoteliteracy.第二节（共5小题：每小题1.5分，满分7.5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。HowtoMakeQuickDecisionsforYourLifeWemakedecisionseveryday.Somecanbeveryimportantwhileothersarenotseriousinthelongrun.36Indecisionoftenweighsusdown,buttherearesomeusefultipsformakingquickdecisionsmoreeasily.37Sometimesthekeytomakingaquickdecisioncomesdowntoplanningaheadoftimeforjustsuchanoccasion.Weallknowwe’regoingtocometoanimportantdecision-makingpointsoonerorlater,sohavingaplanalreadyinhandcanputourmindateasewhenthattimecomes.Overcomefear.Often,onethingthatkeepsusfrommakingdecisionsisfear.Itmayseemdifficulttoovercomethefearofmakingthewrongchoice.38Thevastmajorityofwrongdecisionscanbecorrected,whiledelayingdecisionscanoftenleadtomoreproblems.Writedownalltheadvantagesanddisadvantagesofyourdecision.Evenifyoudon’thavealltheinformation,writingdownalltheprosandcons（利弊）isagoodstartingpointforfiguringoutwhattodo.Incaseswheretheresimplyisn’tenoughtimetowritethingsdown,makeamentallistinyourmind.Thinkingoftheprosandconscanhelpyouorganizeyourthoughts.39Determinecriteria.Rememberthateverydecisionyoumakeshouldcomewithacertainlistofcriteria40Butonceyouknowtherequirementsyou’relookingfor,makingadecisionwillbecomeeasier.Lookforthechoicethatsatisfiesthelistyou’vemade,andoncethatchoiceisfound,youshouldmoveaheadwithit.A．Haveaplan.B．Thelistmaybeshortorquitelong.C．Communicateyourdecisionwithothers.D．Andthiscanalwaysleadtoaclearanswer.E．Socutoutanyoptionsthatyouknowyouwillnotchoose.F．Butmanyexpertsagreethatweshouldn’tbeafraidtomakethewrongdecision.G．Whenitcomestomakingdecisions,choosingtherightonecanattimesbestressful.第三部分语言运用（共两节，满分30分）第一节完形填空（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项。Itwasthemen’sskatingfinalsoftheWinterOlympicswhenIwas16．SomedayI’dbeintheOlympics.Infact,itwasmydream.ThatnightIlayonourlivingroomfloor41watchingthebattlebetweentheBrians:AmericanBrianBoitano42BrianOrserinCanada.Bothofthemhadbeenworldchampions.Bothofthemdeservedtowin.NaturallyIwas43BrianBoitano,anorthernCalifornianlikeme.Wehad44onthesameice.Iheldmybreathinamazement.Boitano45successfully.Thegoldmedal!Ijumpedinthe46whenhisscorewentup.ButwhathappenednextiswhatI’llneverforget.BrianBoitanosatinfrontofthecamerawithhiscoach,47byagroupofjournalists.Hewastalkingabouthiscareerandhismedal,talkingtothewholeworld.Aterrible48feelingwentthroughme.IcouldneverbeintheOlympics,Ithought.Icouldnottalkinpubliclikethat.Justtheideaofapressconference49me.IlovedskatingpartybecauseIdidn’thavetotalk.Icould50myselfwithmyjumpsanddancesbetter.Ididn’thavetostandupandgiveaspeechlikesometeachersexpected.Icouldfeeltheblood51tomyfaceifIthoughtateacherwasgoingtocallme.I52atmyshoes.IwassureI’dmakea（n）53ofmyself.ThenextdayIwasattherink（溜冰场）asusual.Iwaspracticingacombinationofjumpsthathadonceseemed54.Iworkedveryhardthenextfewyears,ontheiceandespeciallyoff.Afterjournaliststalkedtomeandalthoughmyheart55everytimeIspoketothem,Igottoknowthem.Theybecame56faces.Andtheygottoknowme.Sowhenmybig57camefouryearsafterBrian’s,Iwasready.SometimesIthinkmybiggestaccomplishmentwasnotwinningthegold58talkingtothepressafterwards.Whenyoudothethingyoufearmost,youputanendtofear.Fearcanstopyoudeadinyourtracks.Fearcan59adream.Whatareyouafraidof?Whatscaresyoumorethananythingelse?Thisyear,walk60uptoitandconquerit,stepbystep.41．A．calmly B．excitedly C．anxiously D．normally42．A．facing B．beating C．settling D．approaching43．A．against B．to C．at D．for44．A．met B．struggled C．skated D．talked45．A．arranged B．performed C．processed D．approved46．A．capsule B．photograph C．excitement D．air47．A．rejected B．treated C．surrounded D．assisted48．A．sinking B．delighted C．motivated D．willing49．A．attracted B．impressed C．scared D．updated50．A．express B．enjoy C．clarify D．adjust51．A．flow B．pour C．slide D．rush52．A．glared B．stared C．concentrated D．polished53．A．guest B．victim C．fool D．amateur54．A．thrilling B．complex C．impossible D．splendid55．A．lightened B．pounded C．settled D．broke56．A．enthusiastic B．greedy C．eager D．familiar57．A．moment B．ceremony C．assignment D．accomplishment58．A．but B．also C．or D．and59．A．achieve B．kill C．blame D．lack60．A．very B．right C．from D．away第二节语法填空（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10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。Dietplaysanimportantpartinpeople’shealth,soitisnecessaryforus61．______（form）healthyeatinghabits.62．______youhavesignsofputtingonweighteasily,yououghttocutdownthesugarandfatinyourdietorconsultadoctor.TheChinesediet63．______（consider）tohavemanystrengths.Itcontainssomefoodrich64．______vitaminandfiber.Wecanbenefitfromitandloseweight,65．______（achieve）ourgoalofbecomingslim.Inordertokeepfit,66．______bestwayistocombineexerciseswitha67．______（balance）diet.Outofcuriosity,wemighttrydifferent68．______（dish）.Asamatteroffact,wewillgainweight69．______（easy）.Sowemustformagoodhabitofbotheatingandexercisingtostay70．______（energy）.第四部分写作（共三节，满分20分）第一节单词拼写（共5小题，每小题1分，共5分）根据所给单词的首字母或括号内单词的意思，在空白处填入单词的适当形式，每空一词。71．______（陪同）byus,theoldpeoplewillsurelyenjoythemselvesandfeelveryhappy.72．Its______（突然想到）methatIhadmadeasillymistake.73．Intermsoftheeconomicgrowth,thecompanyisc______（始终，一直）developing.74．StephenChasehaddeterminedtoliveuptothee______ofthecompany.75．Hedoesn’tknowmuchaboutthesubject,butheisverye______.第二节短文改错（共10小题，每小题0.5分，共5分）Withourcity’sfirstsubwaycomesintouse,greatchangeshavebeentakenplacerecently.Manypeoplepreferredtotakethesubwayinsteadofdrivingcars,becauseit’sfastlyandeco-friendly.Underthehelpofthesubwaynetwork,trafficjamsandroadaccidentshavedeclinedsharply,makingthatconvenientforpeopletotravel.Inthemeantime,wecanenjoycleanairsandseeabluesky.Livinginthepresentcity,Icanfeelthestrongsenseofhappiness.Beside,whatmakesusexcitedisithasconnectedthecitywiththetownnearby.Iwishourcitywouldbebetterandbetter.第三节书面表达（满分10分）假如你是高二（1）班学生李华，你的美国朋友Chris喜欢中国电影，你给他写一封回信，推荐一部中国电影。内容包括以下要点：1．电影基本信息2．电影简介3．推荐这部电影的原因（至少两