2022年广东省揭阳市高二下学期5月第一次阶段考试英语试题

揭阳市侨中2021-2022学年高二下学期5月第一次阶段考试英语试卷(考试时间：120分钟，满分：150分)命题人：)第一部分阅读（共两节，满分50分）第一节：阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。ARachelHore’sfascinatingnovelsmovebetweenthepastandthepresent.HerlatestTheHouseonBellevueGardensissetinLondonnowandintheearly1960s.Best-sellingauthorRachelHore’spreviousnovelsincludeTheGlassPainter’sDaughter,whichwasshortlisted(入围)forthe2010RomanticNoveloftheYearaward,andAGatheringStorm,whichwasshortlistedforthe2012HistoricalNoveloftheYearaward.Here,shesharesthreebooksthatmadeanimpactonherlife.OrlandobyVirginiaWoolfReadingOrlandoforthefirsttimeinmylateteensgavemeawonderfulsenseoffreedomandthepossibilitiesthatalifefullofbookscanoffer.Foreveryoung,Orlandopossesses“thestrengthofamanandawoman’sgrace”.Helivesthroughfourcenturiesandhasmanydisguises;sometimesheevenchangeshisgender.Itwasanexcellentliteraryworkthroughhistorythatexcitedandinspiredme.FlightBehaviourbyBarbaraKingsolverI’vereadmanyofBarbaraKingsolver’snovels,includingherwell-knownThePoisonwoodBible,admiringhoweasilyshewritesaboutthepowerandbeautyofthenaturalworld,ofwhichhumanityisadependentpart.IparticularlyloveFlightBehaviourbecausesheengagesthereadereasilywithanambitioussubjectforfiction—climatechange.Herstorymakesusallcareaboutwhatwearedoingtoourworld.TheHawkintheRainbyTedHughesWeweregivenTheThoughtFoxtoreadatschoolandIwassodeeplyimpressedwithitscentralimageofthefoxinthesnowinspiringthepoemthatIspentthatweek’smoneyonthebookitappearsin.Ireadandre-readitandwasamazed!Ilovedthewriter’stechniqueofdescription,aswellastheenergy,theviolenceandthesensuousness(敏感)ofthosepoems.Everyoneshouldhavetheir“discoveryofpoetry”moment,andminewasTedHughes.1.Whichofthefollowingbookswasshortlistedforthe2012HistoricalNoveloftheYearaward?A.TheHouseonBellevueGardens. B.TheGlassPainter’sDaughter.C.AGatheringStorm. D.FlightBehaviour.2.WhichbookdidRachelHorereadwhenshewasinherlateteens?A.FlightBehaviour. B.Orlando.C.ThePoisonwoodBible. D.TheHawkintheRain.3.ForwhatdoesRachelHoreadmireBarbaraKingsolver?A.Thetopicofhernovel.B.Howshewritesaboutthepowerandbeautyofthenaturalworld.C.Howhernovelsexciteandinspirereaders.D.Hertechniqueofdescription.BOnceuponatime,adaughtercomplainedtoherfatherthatherlifewasunhappyandthatshewastiredofstrugglingallthetime.Herfather,achef,tookhertothekitchen.Hefilledthreepotswithwaterandplacedeachonahighfire.Oncethethreepotsbegantoboil,heplacedpotatoes,eggsandcoffeebeansinthem.After20minutes,hetookthemout,puttingthepotatoesandeggsinabowlandthecoffeeinacup.Turningtohisdaughter,hesaid,“Lookcloser,andtouchthepotatoes.”Shedidandnotedthattheyweresoft.Hethenaskedhertotakeaneggandbreakit.Afterpullingofftheshell,sheobservedthehard-boiledegg.Finally,heaskedhertotastethecoffee.Itsgoodsmellbroughtasmiletoherface.“Father,whatdoesthismean?”sheasked.Hethenexplainedthatthepotatoes,theeggsandthecoffeebeanswereinthesameadversity—theboilingwater.However,eachonereacteddifferently.Thestrongandhardpotatobecamesoftandweakinboilingwater.Theeggwasfragile,withthethinoutershellprotectingitsliquiduntilitwasputintheboilingwater.Thentheinsideoftheeggbecamehard.However,thecoffeebeanswereunique.Aftertheywereexposedtotheboilingwater,theychangedthewaterandcreatedsomethingnew.“Whichonedoyouwanttobelike,”heasked.“Whenadversityknocksonyourdoor,howwillyourespond?”Inlife,challengeshappentousall,buttheonlythingthattrulymattersiswhathappenswithinus.4.Whydidthegirlcomplaintoherfather?A.Becauseofherhardlife. B.Becauseofhertiringjob.C.Becauseofherfather’sbusywork. D.Becauseofthefoodherfathercooked.5.Whatcanweinferfromthisstory?A.Thegirllikedthecoffeebest.B.Thefatherwasgoodatcooking.C.Thegirldidn’tlikethepotatoesandeggs.D.Differentpeoplehavedifferentreactionstoadversity.6.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“fragile”meaninthefourthparagraph?A.Thick. B.Easily-broken. C.Strong. D.Hard.7.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.Fatheranddaughter B.AdversitiesandachefC.Achefandcoffeebeans D.ChallengesandresponsesCArt—nomatterwhetheryouchoosetocreateityourselforsimplyobserveandenjoyit—isarelaxingandinspiringactivityformanypeople.However,theparticularbenefitsofartgomuchfurther.Studiessuggestthatarttherapy(疗法)canbeveryvaluableintreatingissuessuchasdepressionandanxietydisorder.Itisagreatwaytoexpressyouremotionswithoutwords,processcomplexfeelingsandfindrelief.Youdon’tnecessarilyhavetoseeatherapistinordertoexperiencesomeofthebenefitsofarttherapy.Therearemanysimpleactivitiesyoucantryfromthecomfortofyourhomesuchasartjournaling,drawing,makingcollections,sculptingwithclay,etc.Itdoesn’tmatterwhichoneyouchoose.Theonlythingthatmattersisthatyoufeelcomfortableusingit.Humanbeingsarenaturallycreative,andallyouneedtodotocompleteanarttherapyactivitysuccessfullyistobewithyourselfandyouremotions.Onceyoufreeyourcreativity,yourinnerartistwillquicklywakeup.However,workingwithalicensedtherapistalsohasitsadvantagebecauseaprofessionalcantailor(专门定制)eachactivitytoyourownneeds.Iftheactivitiesaredoneinagroup,theyareexcellentforbuildinghealthyconnectionswithotherpeople,whichmaybeveryhelpfulifyouarefightingdepression.Expertsagreethatarttherapyhasmanybenefits,frompromotingyourself-respect,andprovidingyouasafeoutlettorelieveyouremotions,togivingyouasenseofcontroloveryourlifeandhelpingyoutogettoknowandunderstandyourselfbetter.Duringtheprocessofartcreation,youwillbetakingyourselfonajourneyofself-discoverythatwillhelpyougetridofemotionalroadblocks,andlearnhowtocommunicatewithyourselfandothers.8.Whatdoyouhavetodotocompleteanarttherapysuccessfully?A.Betalentedforart. B.Seeatherapist.C.Chooseaspecialmedia. D.Acceptyourself.9.Whatadvantagedotheactivitiesdoneinagrouphaveinarttherapy?A.Theactivitiesaretailoredtoone’sownneeds.B.Theactivitiesareinspiring.C.Theactivitiesarecomforting.D.Theactivitiespromotecommunication.10.Whatisthepurposeofthelastparagraph?A.Toexplaintheadvantagesofarttherapy.B.Togivesomeadviceaboutpromotingyourself-respect.C.Toprovideanapproachtorelieveyouremotions.D.Tosummarizetheprocessofartcreation.11.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?A.Howtodevelopdrawingskills.B.Howtowakeupartcreativity.C.Arttherapyisagreatwaytotreatmentalhealth.D.Artcanbeusedtolearnhowtocommunicatewithoneself.

DIfworkisleavingyouexhausted,tryturningoffyourphoneatlunchtime.Astudyfoundthatpeoplewhoplayedontheirphonesduringtheirlunchbreaksweremoretiredintheafternoonthanthosewhowentforawalkorreadabook.Thismaybebecausetheyusedupmorementalenergy.Whateverthereason,researcherssaidemployeesshouldbeawareoftheeffectandthatemployersshouldconsiderintroducingthe“digitaldetox”.Forthestudy,some425menandwomenwereaskedhowtheyspenttheirlunchbreaksandhowtheyfeltatthetimeandafterwards.Roughlyhalfsaidtheyspenttheirbreaksondigitaldevicessuchassmartphones,whiletheothersenjoyedactivitiessuchaschattingtoafriendorgoingforawalk.Bothgroupssaidtheyfelttheyhadgotawayfromworkduringlunch.However,thosewhohadplayedontheirphonesdidn’tfeel

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afterwards.Theyweremorelikelytosaytheyfelt“usedup”and“burnedout”asthedaywenton.Theresearcherssaidthatmultitaskingonasmartphoneby,forexample,listeningtomusicwhilewritinganemail,canbementallyexhausting.Evensomethingasseeminglysimpleasreadingthenewsonaphonetakesupmorebrainpowerthanreadingthesameinformationinanewspaperbecauseoftheenergyneededtoignorethevariouslinksembedded(嵌入)inthearticleandtheadvertisementsthatconstantlyappear.Theresearcherswroteinthejournal

ComputersinHumanBehavior,“Ifemployeesdon’thandletirednessproperlyatbreaktime,theywillbeexhaustedbytheirjobdemands.Organizationalinterventions(干预)suchas‘digitaldetox’andawarenessinemployeesaboutthenegativeeffectsofsmartphonebreaksarenecessaryforemployeestofindeffectiverelaxation.”12.Whatcantheunderlinedword“rejuvenated”inParagraph2bereplacedby?A.Ashamed.B.Upset.C.Interested.D.Energetic.13.Thestudywasconductedmainlytofindout______.A.whethersmartphonebreakswerenecessaryB.whetherpeoplefeltexhaustedatworkC.howsmartphonebreaksaffectedpeopleD.howpeoplespenttheirlunchbreaks14.Whatdoestheauthortrytoexpressinthethirdparagraph?A.Newsonsmartphonesislessaccurate.B.Multitaskinghasbecomeawayoflife.C.Toomanylinksandadvertisementsareinthenews.D.Smartphonemultitaskerscanbecomementallyexhausted.15.Accordingtothetext,“digitaldetox”referstoatimewhenpeople______.A.aredevotedtotheirworkB.turnoffelectronicdevicesC.getridoftirednesscompletelyD.realizetheroleofdigitaldevices第二节：七选五（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分） Ifsomethingthatyou’redoingdoesn’tchallengeyou,thenitdoesn’tchangeyou.Weallneedsomenormalstressinourlives,afterall.

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Sochallengethefollowinglimits:Figureoutwhatyou’rescaredofanddoitcontinuously.Ifyou’reasalesman,andyou’rescaredoftalkingtopeoplepersonallyoroverthephonenow,insteadofbeingscaredandthinkingyou’llfail,spendatleastfiveminutesadaytopickupthephoneandmakeacall.17.

Butdon’tstoponthefirsttry!Eventually,youcanlookatfearintheeyeandsay,“Goon.I’mnotscared!”Takeaclassforahobbyyou’vebeenwantingtodevelop.Makesurethishobbyisnotlinkedtoyourcareer;youhavetorelaxandrelieveyourstresswhileperformingthis.18.

Apartfromhelpingyouchallengeyourself,takingaclassforyourhobbymayalsogiveyouextraincome.Setasideatleastnineminutesadayforphysicalexercise.19.

Asimple9-minuterunaroundyourneighborhoodcandowondersforyourself.Exercisecannotonlyhelpyoumaintainyourregularweight,butalsomakeyoufeelbetteraboutyourself.Travelandallowyourselftobeinterestedinnewpeople.Don’tjustlimityourselftoyourfellowtravelers—trytoconnectwiththeservicestaff.Youneverknowwhatkindofpeoplethey’regoingtobe.Getoutofyourhouseorgoonlinerightnowtobookyourclass.20.

Youshoulddoitcontinuously.Someonemayhanguponyou.Youdon’tneedtogotothegym.Runninginthegymmaybeabetterchoice.Starttotravelnowandlearntochallengeyourself.Someexamplesmightbecooking,sewing,paintingandsoon.Youcanneverseeanyimprovementifyousticktoyourcomfortzone.第二部分语言知识及应用（共两节，满分30分）第一节：完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Almosteverythingwasfantasticinthenaturecampexceptforagirl,Elizabeth.WhenIsawhersittingaloneinthehotsunatlunch,Iaskedhertoeatwithusundera(21)tree.However,Elizabethrefusedmykind(22).Whenweinvitedhertoplayvolleyballwithus,Elizabeth(23)ourinvitation,too.Afterafewmoreunfriendlyrefusalslikethat,IdecidedtostayawayfromElizabeth.Ithappenedthatweweregoingonanature(24)andthatourinstructorpairedeveryoneupwithapartner.Guesswhomypartnerturnedouttobe？ItwasElizabeth!“Whatdoyouliketodofor(25)?”Iasked,tryingtomakesmall(26)aswestartedout.“Iliketowalkinpeaceandquiet,”Elizabethreplied.Sowehadthequietestandmostpeacefulhikeintheworlduntilwe(27)abird.“Ithinkhiswingishurt.Poorlittlebird,”Elizabethsaidsadly.“Hemightbetakinga(28)overthere,”Isaid.Elizabethnodded.Thenshewhispered,“Butwhatifhe’sin(29)，likemygranddad?”“Yourgranddad?”Isaid.“Hefelland(30)hislegthedaythecampstarted.He’sstillinhospitalandissufferingsomuch,”Elizabethexplained.Inoticedshewas(31).“I’msorryforwhatIhavedone.Forsomereason,wheneverIgetreallysad,Iactrudelyandwanttobe(32),”sheadded.“Igetit,”Isaid.“Idon’talwaysknowhowto(33)itwhenI’mfeelingdown,either.”“Thanks,”shesaid,wipingoffhertears.Afterthat,Elizabethseemedtogetalongwellwithus,andIthinkshe(34)enjoyedthelastdaysofthecamp.Nexttime,ifsomeoneisunfriendly,givehimasecondchance.Maybehe’sgoingthrougha(35)time.21A.shady B.fresh C.superior D.pretty22A.option B.proposal C.sign D.order23A.turnedover B.turnedin C.turnedout D.turneddown24A.journey B.discussion C.hike D.voyage25A.thrill B.surprise C.gratitude D.fun26A.efforts B.talks C.changes D.promises27A.fed B.assisted C.spotted D.rescued28A.rest B.chance C.responsibility D.risk29A.astonishment B.pain C.panic D.trouble30A.broke B.destroyed C.buried D.occupied31A.screaming B.weeping C.chewing D.coughing32A.humble B.simple C.alone D.annoyed33A.ruin B.recognize C.repair D.handle34A.actually B.generously C.bitterly D.sincerely35A.proper B.significant C.critical D.tough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。Americanfigureskater(花样滑冰运动员)NathanChenwonthemen’ssinglesgoldmedalwith332.60total36(point)attheBeijingWinterOlympicsonThursday.Herankedfirstinboththeshortprogram37freeskating.Japan’sYumaKagiyamatookthesilverwithatotalof310.05.38otherJapanese,ShomaUno,gotthebronzewith293.00.Two-timeOlympicchampionYuzuruHanyu,alsofromJapan,camefourthon283.21.The“4A”39(consider)tobethe40(hard)jumpinfigureskating.HanyuYuzuru’shistoricattempt41(land)the“4A”didn’tsucceed,butitwastheclosesthehadcometocompletingit42(success).Hanyustartedskatingattheageoffour.Hemade43(he)firstinternationalperformancein2008andfinishedfifth.HebecamethefirstAsiantowinmen’ssinglesOlympicgoldatthe2014SochiGamesandkepthistitlefouryearslaterinPyeongchang.Hanyu’sbraveryearnedtherespectoftheyoungercompetitors.China’sJinBoyangalsoexpressed44(admire).Hesetapersonalseason-highof179.45pointsinfreeskatingandranked45(nine),with270.43totalpoints,onThursday.第三部分基础知识（共15题，每题2分，满分30分）请从下列各题所给的A,B,C,D四个选项中选出最符合题意的选项，每小题有且仅有一个最佳选项，多选、错选均不得分。46.—Doyouenjoythedinner?—Yes.Thewholemealwasgoodandthewine________wasexcellent.A.incommonB.intotal C.inparticular D.ingeneral47.Shortlyaftergraduatingfromuniversity,Simonacquireda______asanexcellentconsultant.A.reputationB.influence C.impression D.knowledge48.Individualcontributiontothisprojectisimportanttoenvironmental___________.A.challengeB.satisfaction C.conservation D.measure49.Ifnegativethoughts_________ourmind,wewillfeeldepressedandcan’tenjoylife.A.dominateB.discriminate C.decline D.cast50.Thepolicechiefstoodtrial(审判)inNewYorkonTuesday,chargedwith_______ofpower.A.abuseB.absenceC.agendaD.advantage51.____________thepublicrequest,thegovernmenttooksomemeasurestoreduceairpollution.A.InadditiontoB.Inresponseto C.Inhonorof D.Inchargeof52.Itisverykind___you___helpmewiththehomework.A.of;forB.of;to C.for;to D.for;for53.Initially,Ididn’tthinkhewasareliableperson.However,__________eventsprovedthatIwaswrong.A.toleratedB.temporaryC.elegantD.subsequent54.Inthemeetingyesterday,Mr.Smithsubmittedtheapplicationforhigherpay______alltheworkers.A.inabsenceofB.infavourof C.onbehalfof D.insearchof55.—Youareagreatswimmer．—Thanks.It’sbecauseI______alotthesedays．A.havebeenpracticing B.waspracticingC.wouldpractice D.ispracticing56.Jack,ifyourbeardis_______off,youwilllookmorehandsome.Justdoitrightnow.A.shavedB.releasedC.gainedD.identified57.Ihasmadeupmymindtostudyharderfornottodisappointmyparents.找出划线短语的同义短语A.movedB.resolvedC.seizedD.disturbed58.Thenewplayismadeupoffourparts,eachofwhichisveryfascinating.找出划线短语的同义短语A.iscomposedof B.dozensof C.getsinvolvedin D.isassignedto59.Jacksaidtome,“Youlookworriedtoday.”Jacktoldmethat_____worried______.A.helooks...todayB.youlook...todayC.welooked...thatdayD.Ilooked...thatday60.Mr.Leeusedtosmokecigaretteswhenhefelt_________.Later,herealizedthatitwasabadhabit.A.jointB.realisticC.stressedoutD.harmonious写作（两节，共40分）第一节61.应用文写作（15分）假定你是李华，你的学校将举行诗歌朗诵（poetryrecitation）大赛，请以学生会的名义给国际部的学生发一则通知，欢迎感兴趣的同学参加观看,内容如下：要点：(1)活动时间地点。(2)活动内容。(3)出席活动注意事项。注意：(1)写作词数应为80词左右。(2)请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。相关词汇：诗歌（poem）AnnouncementLadiesandgentlemen,Attention,please,_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Students’Union读后续写（25分）62.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。Onemorning,Joeysatatthekitchentableandreadthesportspageofthepaper.Heheardhisgrandfathercomingdownthestairs.Whenhisgrandfathercameintothekitchen,Joeycouldseehewasn’thisusualhappyself.“Morning,Grandfather,”hesmiled.Hisgrandfathersatacrossthetable,lookingsad.Hedidn’tpickupthepapertoread.Instead,heasked,“Joey,isanythinghappeningintowntoday?”“There’saballgamebetweenSequoyahMiddleSchoolandmyschooltonight.Wouldyouliketogo?”Joeytoldhim.Joeyfeltbadforhisgrandfather.Heknewhecouldn’tread.Hisgrandfatherhadtoldhimoften,“Ididn’thavethechancetogotoschoolregularly.Lookingaftertheanimalsandtendingtothecropsonthefarmweremuchmoreimportantinthosedaysthanlearningtoread.”OnedayGrandfatheraskedJoey,“Joey,wouldyougowithmetothegrocerystore(食品杂货店)?Ineedseveralthings.”Inthestore,Joey’sgrandfatherwalkedupanddowntheaisles(过道),lookingatallthepicturesonthecans.Hesawacanwithoutapictureonit.“What’sinthatcan?”heasked.Joey,readingthelabel,said“It’sacanofchickensoup.”Hisgrandfatherwalkedtothemeatcounterbuthecouldn’treadthepricesorthelabels.Finally,GrandfathergaveJoeythegrocerylistandsteppedoutofthestore.“Iwillmeetyouatthecar,”hesaid.Joeywatchedhimgothroughthedoor,andhethought,“IwishIcouldhelphimoutbutIdon’tknowwheretobeginandhowtostart.”ThenextdaywasSunday.Joeywenttothelibrarytolookthroughsomebookswhenhesawasignonthelibrarywall.Itread,“Doyouknowsomebodywhocan’tread?Wecanhelp.Justcallthisnumber.”Joeywrotethenumberdown,andhurriedhome.“Somebodycanteachyouhowtoread.Justcallthisnumber,”Joeyexplainedexcitedlytohisgrandfather.注意：1.所续写短文的词数应为l50左右；2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答Paragraph1：Severaldayslater,Grandfatherputonhisbestsuitforhisfirstdayofschool.Paragraph2：Monthslater,GrandfathersaidtoJoey,“IjustgotaletterfromAuntHelenandletmereadittoyou.”_____________________________________________________________________________