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PAGE1兰州一中2021-2022-2学期期中考试试题高二英语说明:本试题分为第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）两部分。满分120分，考试时间100分钟，答案写在答题卡上，交卷时只交答题卡。第I卷第一节单项选择（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）1.Shewasontheofgoingoutwhenthetelephonerang.A.point B.sense C.spot D.moment 2.LindsaywantedachancetoimproveherspokenEnglish.A.therewas B.theretobe C.therebeing D.thereis3.Anewlibraryisbeingbuiltatusedtobeawasteland.A.what B.which C.where D.that4.Theawardwillgotohasthemostbeautifulcollectionofstamps.A.who B.theone C.anyone D.whoever5.–Whatexactlymadehersoupset?–.A.Shelostherwallet B.Shelosingherwallet C.Herwalletwaslost D.Thatshelostherwallet6.Canyouimaginehehadcompletinghisstudyintheuniversity?A.whatdifficult B.howdifficult C.whichdifficulty D.whatdifficulty7.Duringthebreak,somestudentswenttorelaxontheplayground,buttherestreviewingtheirlessonsintheclassroom.A.are B.was C.were D.is8.Yourabilityhasneverbeenindoubt—thequestionisyouarepreparedtoworkhard.A.that B.whether C.what D.if9.ThisistheShenzhouVIIISpaceshiplanded.A.there B.inwhich C.theplacethat D.where10.Thelittleboyboughttwoball-pens,writingwell.A.noneofthem B.noneofwhich C.neitherofthem D.neitherofwhich第二节阅读理解（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20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。AYesterdaymarkedtheofficialendofPromotionDay,butyoucanstillfindsomeprettygooddealsnow.Theseareitemsunder$50thatyoucanstillshopthisweek.●NCHCushionedRunningShoesListPrice:$75.99Price:$47.75Yousave:$28.24(37%)•MadeforRunners:Withimpressivesoftnessfordailyruns,thesecushionedrunningshoesaredesignedspecificallyforthosewholovetorunonavarietyofsurfaces.•FierceFootwear:Cutting-edgedesignfeatureslightweightand100%breathabletop.Boldlooksandcomfyconstructionhelpthemstandoutonboththefashionandfunctionfronts.●GKSmartWatchFitnessTrackerListPrice:$55.99Price:$43.99Yousave:$12.00(21%)•AccurateOverallHealthData:Ittracksyourheartrateandbloodpressureinrealtime,meaningyoucanhaveafulloverviewofyourhearthealthovertime.•FastChargingandLongStandby:Justneeds2.5hourstofillpower,10daysofstandbytime.GoeswellwithIOS9.0orhigher,Android4.4orhigher.●IUGAProNonSlipYogaMatListPrice:$69.95Price:$41.95Yousave:$28.00(40%)•NoSlidingNorSlipping:Technologicallydesignedtokeepyouwithabsolutesafetyandisalwaysinplacenomatterwhattypeofyogayoupractice.•SGSCertifiedandSmell-lessMaterial:UnlikeotherPVCmats,thematerialcankeepsmellsatbaythatyourmatalwaysasfreshasthedayyouboughtit.●LHSPour-OverCoffeeMakerListPrice:$30.99Price:$23.99Yousave:$7.00(23%)•BPA-FreeGlass:Thiscoffeemakerunlocksthefullpotentialofcoffeefromtheglassthat’sheat-resistantandperfectformodernkitchen.•Paperless,StainlessSteelFilter（过滤器）:Nopaperfiltersneeded!Filtersarereusable,stainlesssteelwhichisnoteasytogetrustorblocked.11.

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pamphlet.BTheproducerappearedbehindtherecordingstudiowindowandsmiledandwavedtomelikeanoldfriend.AndafterIhadreadoutalittletestpiece,hesaid,“That’sfine,wonderful,yourvoiceisperfect,lively,wonderful.”ThenIreadalongerpassageinEnglishaboutthedelightsoftouringinBritain,andanotheraboutthedelightsofvisitingLondon,andbothwere“excellent”and“justright”,andIbegantoconsiderajobinradio.Tobehonest,IwasfairlysureofmyselfthoughIlackedexperience.AcrosstheroomintheHamburgNewsAgencywherewebothworked,afriendnamedPeterTurnercalledtome,“Isay,Mike,amanonthephoneherewantssomeonetodoarecordinginEnglish,andI’mbookedup.WouldyoureadsomethingtohiminEnglishasasortoftest?”Idid,andtheysaid,“Perfect,lovely,wonderful,...”WouldIcomeround?ItwasafterreadingtheirpassageinEnglishinthestudiothattheynoticedmyvowel(元音)pronunciationswerenotaltogetherKing’sEnglish,orevenPrincePhilip’s,therewasalargersilencethanusual,thenthevoicesaid:“Fine,lovely...,butyousaidtheword‘castle’withashort‘a’.Couldwehavethepassageagainplease,butthistimesay‘castle’.”Thiswaseasy.Butthenhenoticedotherdifferencesinmypronunciation.“It’smynorthernEnglishaccent,”IsaidangrilybecauseIhadtoapologizeforit.“Oh,Isee...butMike,we’llhavetogetitright,I’mafraid.TherecordingisforteachingEnglishtoGermanschoolchildren,anditmustbespokeninthewayitistaughtinGermanschools.”Ireadthepassageagain...andagain...andagain.Butofcourseyoucannotchangethepronunciationofalifetimeinanhour.Thestudiomenwereinthestateofhavinglosthopeandunderlinedthevowelswhichcausedmetofeelangry,sothatI’drememberthem.Few,really.ButbecauseIhadtoconcentrateonthem,Imadealotofmistakesinmyreading.Everyonegotsomewhatirritable(easilymadeangry),soweallwentoutforabeer.14.BroadcastingdidnotmakeMikenervous_______.A.althoughhehadneverdoneanybefore B.becauseheworkedinanewsagencyC.becausehewasusedtotalkingonthephone D.althoughthepassageswerelong15.WhathappenedafterMikehadreadthethirdpassage?A.Theymadehimrepeatit. B.Theysaidnothing.C.TheybegantodiscusstheKing’sEnglish. D.Theycouldnotunderstandoneofthewords.16.TheywantedMiketochangehispronunciationbecause_______.A.GermanschoolchildrendidnotlikeanorthernaccentB.itwasdifferentfromtheEnglishtaughtinGermanschoolsC.itwasdifferentfromtheEnglishspokeninGermanyD.Germanschoolchildrenweretaughtthroughrecordings17.WhydidMike’sreadingofthepassagegetworse?A.Heneededadrinktoclearhisthroat. B.Hewastryingtodotherecordinginanhour.C.Hewastryinghardtogetcertainsoundsright. D.Hecouldnotlearnsomanynewsounds.CPlasticrecyclingisahottopic.Butwhat’stherealfacebehindit?Youdiligentlysortyourrubbish;youdutifullywashyourplasticcontainers;theneverythinggetsthrowninalandfillorintheoceananyway.Accordingtooneanalysis,only9%ofallplasticevermadehaslikelybeenrecycled.Here’sthekicker:thecompaniesmakingallthatplastichavespentmillionsonadvertisingcampaignslecturingusaboutrecyclingwhileknowingfullwellthatmostplasticwillneverberecycled.AnewinvestigationbyNationalPublicRadio(NPR)andthePublicBroadcastingService(PBS)reportsthatthelargeoilandgascompaniesthatmanufactureplasticshaveknownfordecadesthatrecyclingplasticwasunlikelytoeverhappenonabroadscalebecauseofthehighcostsinvolved.“Theywerenotinterestedinputtinganyrealmoneyoreffortintorecyclingbecausetheywantedtosellrawmaterial,”LarryThomas,formerpresidentofoneoftheplasticindustry’smostpowerfultradegroups,toldNPR.Thereisalotmoremoneytobemadeinsellingnewplasticthanreusingtheoldstuff.But,inordertokeepsellingnewplastic,theindustryhadtocleanupitswastefulimage.“Ifthepublicthinksthatrecyclingisworking,thentheyarenotgoingtobesoconcernedabouttheenvironment,”Thomasnoted.Wehavebeensuccessfullyconvincedthatpeoplestartpollutionandpeoplecanstopitandthatifwejustrecyclemore,theplanetwillbeOK.Tosomedegree,thatisright:theremustbealevelofpersonalresponsibilitywhenitcomestotheclimateemergency.Weallhavetodoourpart.Butindividualactionisatinydropinaheavilypollutedocean.Weneedsystematicchangetomakearealdifference.And,morethananything,weneedtochangewhatwevalue.18.Accordingtothetext,whatdoestheunderlinedword“kicker”probablymean?A.Aplayerwhokicksthefootball. B.Aneventthatiscontroversial.C.Anactionthatistakentostartaplanquickly. D.Adiscoverythatisunpleasantandunexpected.19.WhichbestdescribesLarryThomas"opiniononplasticrecycling?A.Plasticrecyclingisnecessaryandeffective.B.Largeamountsofmoneyarespentonrecycling.C.Thecompaniestrytopromotethesalesofnewmaterial.D.Thecompaniesprefertosellrecycledmaterialratherthannewmaterials.20.Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph?A.Mostpeoplehaveasenseofresponsibility.B.Plentyofrubbishisdroppedintotheocean.C.Fightingagainstpollutioncallsforjointefforts.D.Systematicchangewasmadetoreducepollution.第三节(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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。选项中有两项为多余选项。ExamAnxietyHasthiseverhappenedtoyou?You’vebeenstudyinghardforyourmidterm,butwhenyouwalkintoyourexam,yourmindgoesblank,yourheartracesfast,yougetsweatypalmsandfindithardtobreathe.21Everyonefeelsstressedduringexams.Usually,itresultsfromafearoffailure,lackofadequatepreparationtimeandbadexperiencestakingtestsinthepast.Thisisnormalandoftenhelpsyouworkharder,thinkfasterandgenerallyimproveyourperformance.22Youmayalsofeelthatotherpeoplearemanagingtheexambetterthanyou.Thiscancauseyoutofeelthatyourmindhas“goneblank”oninformationyouknowyouhaverevised. 23Somechoosetoignoretheproblem,whileothersdon’treviewbecausetheythinktheywilldobadlyanywayandevenmissexamsduetotheanxiety.Itcanalsobereallyeasytothinkthatifyoudon’ttryandthenyoufail,youwon’tfeelasbadasifyoufailaftertryingreallyhard.Sowhatcanyoudotofightagainstthenegativemindsetandstaycalmbeforeandduringyourtest?24Yes,thisseemsobvious,butit’sworthrepeating.Ifyoufeelconfidentthatyou’vepreparedthoroughly,you’llfeelmoreconfidentwalkingintothetest.Thesecondtipissimple:juststart.Theblankpagecanmaximizeyouranxiety.25Youcanalwaysgobackandchangethingslaterifneeded,butafewquickanswerscangettheballrolling.Besides,allocating（分配）yourtimeisequallyimportant.Lookthroughthewholetestbeforegettingstarted.Mentallyallocatehowmuchtimeyou’llspendoneachsection.Ifthere’stimetorecheck,evenbetter.A.Thefirstthingyoushoulddoistobeprepared.B.Peopleoftendealwithexamstressinmanyunhelpfulways.C.Iftheseclassicsignsofexamanxietysoundfamiliar,you’renotalone!D.Therefore,peopleneedanappropriateamountofpressuretohelpdealwithexams.E.Realizingtimeisalmostupandthatthere’sstillalotofblankspacewillmakeyoudesperate.F.However,ifyouareoverlyanxiousabouttheresult,youmaybeunabletofocusonyourwork.G.Afteryougetthepaper,diverightinbygettingsomequestionsdonetobuildupyourconfidence.第四节（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30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。Intheeighthgrade,Iwasstudent-bodypresidentofErwinMiddleSchoolinAsheville.Iconsideredthisquitean26sincetherewereover1,000studentsintheschool.Attheendoftheyear,Iwasaskedtomakeaspeechattheceremonywheremyclasswas27tohighschool.Iknewthishadtobemorethanjustthebriefcommentsa

studentmight28give.We'retheclassofMillennium（千禧年）,29Iwantedmyspeechtobeasspecialaswewere.

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ErwinHighSchoolhasthehighest33rateofanyhighschoolinourcountry.Whatbettergoalcouldwehavethanforeverysingleoneofusto34?ThespeechIgaveongraduationdaywasonly12minuteslong,butwhatitstartedwas35.WhenIannouncedthechallengetomyclassmates,theentireaudience,includingtheparentsandteachers,brokeintoapplause.AsIshowedthepersonalizedcertificatesandsignseachstudentwouldget,Icould36theywerereallyexcited.I'dhadnoideamychallengewouldbringthiskindof37.Throughoutthesummer,Iworkedondevelopingaprogramtocarryour38intohighschool.Igavespeechestolocalclubsandgroups.Ialso39a“DropoutPatrol”,madeupofstudentswhowouldbewillingtohelpandsupportotherstudentsduringbadtimes.

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