甘肃省通渭县马营中学高二英语上学期12月阶段性考试试题

马营中学2022—2022学年度第一学期阶段性考试高二英语考试时间：100分钟试题分数：120分第一部分阅读理解（共两节，共40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，共30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。AMybrotherRonjoinedtheUSarmyafewyearsago.Mostgirls,especiallythosewhoaremyage,arethrilledbyanythingthathastodowiththe“army”.It’sanoveltytothemtoshootagun,jumpoutofaplane,andwearuniform.NowIknowyou’rethinkingthatImustfinditreallycooltoknowasolider,who’smybrother.That’swrong,beforeIfoundoutthatmybrotherjoinedthearmy,Iwascrazyaboutthearmy.Firstly,Iwantedtogotocollege,knewthatjoiningthearmywasprobablytheonlywayIcouldgetitasmyparentscouldn’taffordit.Additionallytherewerealltheotherpointsofthearmythatgrabbedmyheart.Iwantedthechallenge,IwantedthedisciplineandIwantedthefeelingthatIwouldbedoingsomethingbeyondtheabilityofaveragecitizen.Butassoonasmybrotherjoinedthearmy,allthosethingsfellaway.AllIsawweredeadpeople,gunsshooting,tanksturningintoaballoffire,tentsburning,andlotsofblood.Itwassohorrible.WhenRonwenttoIraq,IfreakedoutwheneverIdidn’thearfromhimformorethanaweek.Ikeptupwiththenews,readingthelatestnewspaperandlisteningtothehourlyreports.AndeverytimeIheardthatanAmericansoliderwaskilled,Iprayed,it’wasn’tRon.I’mproudofmybrotherforservingourcountry,andhiswillingnesstodevotehislifetosomethinghefindsimportant.It’sgreattoseehowdisciplineandmaturehe’sgot,andI’mgladhehashiscollegepaidfor.ButalthoughIamproud,Igladlygiveupthe“coolness”ofhavingabrotherinthearmy.IwouldbeperfectlyallrightifIhadneverseenthatuniformonhim,andhewasjustaplainold“boring”brother.Ilovemybrother,andI’mproudofhim,butIwanthimbackhome!21.WhatdidthewriterthinkofthearmybeforeRonjoined?A.Joiningthearmywasmorebeneficialthangoingtocollege.B.Joiningthearmywasagoodchoiceforthosewhocouldn’taffordcollegeeducation.C.Joiningthearmywasmeantriskingone’slifeforsomethingimportant,D.Joiningthearmydidmoreharmthangood.22.AfterRonjoinedthearmy,thewriter.A.decidetojointhearmyonedayB.becameafraidofseeingsoldiersC.oftenshowedoffRoninfrontoffriends-8-D.becameawareofthedangerofjoiningthearmy23.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.Peaceorwar?B.LifeinthearmyC.HavingasoldierinthefamilyD.AchoicebetweenyourlifeandyourdreamBThegreatestrecentsocialchangeshavebeeninthelivesofwomen.Duringthetwentiethcenturytherehasbeenaremarkableshorteningoftheproportionofawoman'slifespentincaringforthechildren.Awomanmarryingattheendofthenineteenthcenturywouldprobablyhavebeeninhermiddletwenties,andwouldbelikelytohavesevenoreightchildren,fourorfiveofwhomlivedtilltheywerefiveyearsold.Bythetimetheyoungestwasfifteen,themotherwouldhavebeeninherearlyfiftiesandwouldexpecttoliveafurthertwentyyears,duringwhichhealthmadeitunusualforhertogetpaidwork.Todaywomenmarryyoungerandhavefewerchildren.Usuallyawoman'syoungestchildwillbefifteenwhensheisforty-fiveyearsandcanbeexpectedtoliveanotherthirty-fiveyearsandislikelytotakepaidworkuntilretirementatsixty.Evenwhileshehastotakecareofchildren,herworkislightenedbymodernlivingconditions.Thisimportantchangeinwomen'slife-patternshasonlyrecentlybeguntohaveitsfulleffectonwomen'seconomicposition.Evenafewyearsagomostgirlstookafull-timejobaftertheyleftschool.However,whentheymarried,theyusuallyleftworkatonceandneverreturnedtoit.Todaytheschool-leavingageissixteen;manygirlsstayatschoolafterthatage,andthoughwomenusuallymarryolder,moremarriedwomenstayatworkatleastuntilshortlybeforetheirfirstchildisborn.Manymoreafterwardsreturntofull-or-part-timework.Suchchangeshaveledtoanewrelationshipinmarriage,withthehusbandacceptingagreatershareofthedutiesandsatisfactionsoffamilylife,andwithbothhusbandandwifesharingmoreequallyinprovidingthemoney,andrunningthehome,accordingtotheabilitiesandinterestsofeachofthem.24.Atwhatagedidmostwomenmarryaroundthe1890accordingtothepassage?A.Atabouttwenty-fiveB.IntheirearlfiftiesC.AttheageoffifteenD.Atanyagefromfifteentoforty-five25.Manygirls,thepassageclaims,arenowlikelyto_______.　A.giveuptheirjobsforgoodaftertheyaremarried　B.leaveschoolassoonastheycan　C.marrysothattheycangetajob　D.continueworkinguntiltheyaregoingtohaveababy26.Whenshewasoverfifty,alatenineteenth-centurymother______.A.wasusuallyexpectedtodiefairlysoonB.wouldexpecttoworkuntilshediedC.wouldbehealthyenoughtotakeuppaidjobsD.waslesslikelytofindajobevenifshewantedto27.Nowadays,ahusbandtendsto_______.　A.playagreaterpartinlookingafterthechildren　B.helphiswifebydoingmuchofthehousework-8-　C.feeldissatisfiedwithhisroleinthefamily　D.takeapart-timejobsothathecanhelpinthehomeCThebestexampleofsomethingisoftencalledthe"goldstandard."Itsetsthestandardagainstwhichotherthingsaremeasured.Ineconomics,thetermdescribeshowmajortradingnationsonceusedgoldtosetcurrencyvaluesandexchangerates.Manynationscontinuedtousethegoldstandarduntilthelastcentury.IntheUnitedStates,peoplecouldexchangepapermoneyforgoldfromtheeighteenseventiesuntilnineteenthirty-three.Then-PresidentRichardNixonfinallydisconnectedthedollarfromthevalueofgoldinnineteenseventy-one.Fromtimetotime,somepoliticianscallforareturntothegoldstandard.In1978,theInternationalMonetaryFundendedanofficialgoldprice.TheIMFalsoendedtherequireduseofgoldintransactionswithitsmembercountries.Sincethattime,goldpriceshavegrownandcontinuedtobehigh.Butpeoplekeepbuying.Somepeopleare"goldbugs."Theseareinvestorswhosaypeopleshouldbuygoldtoprotectagainstinflation(通货膨胀).Peoplehavevaluedgoldforthousandsofyears.Thesoft,densemetalpolishestoabrightyellowshineandresistsmostchemicalreactions.Itmakesagoodmaterialformoney,politicalpower--and,morerecently,electricalpower.Ifyouownadevicelikeamobilephoneoracomputer,youmightownalittlegoldinthewiring.Thegoldstandardwasthesubjectofoneofthebest-knownspeechesinAmericanpoliticalhistory.WilliamBryanwantedthecountrytousebothgoldandsilverasmoney.Theideawastodevaluethedollarandmakeiteasierforfarmerstopaytheirdebts.Sohedeliveredaspeech,whichmadehimfamous.Hewasapresidentialcandidatethreetimes.Butheneverwon.28.Theunderlinedword“transactions”probablymeans“”A.warsB.tradeC.meetingsD.conflict29.AftertheIMFendedtheofficialgoldprice,thegoldprices.A.stayedthesameB.begantodropC.increasedD.increasedalittleatfirstandkeptdrop30.What’sthefourthparagraphmainlyabout?A.ThereasonforvaluinggoldB.ThehistoryoftheuseofgoldC.NewfunctionofgoldD.Howtoobtaingold31.WecanlearnfromthelastparagraphthatWilliamBryan.A.wasonceafarmerB.lovedtocollectgoldC.wasafamouspoliticalfigureD.wasagoodatgivingspeechesDEdwardWilsonisAmerica's,ifnottheworld's,leadingnaturalist.InTheFutureofLife,hetakesusonatouroftheworld'snaturalresources.Howaretheyused?Whathasbeenlost?Whatremainsandisitabletocontinuewiththepresentspeedofuse?Wilsonalsopointsouttheneedtounderstandfullythebiodiversity(生物多样性)ofourearth.Wilsonbeginswithanopenlettertothepioneerinenvironmentprotection,HenryDavidThoreau.Hecomparestoday'sWaldenPondwiththatofThoreau'sday.Wilson-8-willusesuchcomparisonsfortherestofthebook.Theproblemisclear:manhasdonegreatdamagetohishomeovertheyears.Cantheearth,withhumanhelp,bemadetoreturntobiodiversitylevelsthatwillbeabletosupportusinthefuture?Biodiversity,Wilsonargues,isthekeytosettlingmanyproblemstheearthfacestoday.Evenouragriculturalcropscangainadvantagesfromit.Amerehundredspecies(物种)arethebasisofourfoodsupply,ofwhichbuttwentycarrytheload.Wilsonsuggestschangingthissituationbylookingintotenthousandspeciesthatcouldbemadeuseof,whichwillbeawaytoreducetheclearingofthenaturalhomesofplantsandanimalstoenlargefarmingareas.Attheendofthebook,Wilsondiscussestheimportanceofhumanvaluesinconsideringtheenvironment.Ifyouaretocontinuetoliveontheearth,youmayaswellreadandactontheideasinthisbook.32.WelearnfromthetextthatWilsoncaresmostabout.A.theenvironmentforplantsB.thebiodiversityofourearthC.thewasteofnaturalresourcesD.theimportanceofhumanvalues33.Howmanyspeciesaremostimportanttoourpresentfoodsupply?A.TwentyB.EightyC.OnehundredD.Tenthousand34.Wilsonsuggeststhatonewaytokeepbiodiversityisto.A.learnhowtofarmscientificallyB.buildshomesforsomedyingspeciesC.makesitclearwhattoeatD.usemorespeciesforfood35.WecaninferthatthetextisA.descriptionofnaturalresourcesB.aresearchreportC.abookreviewD.anintroductiontoascientist第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，共10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Whatisthepurposeofreadingorstudying?Ifyoucan'trememberwhatyoureadorstudy,itwillbeawasteoftime.36  Oneusefulaidthatdoeshelpyourememberwhatyoustudyistohaveaspecificpurposeorreasonforreading.Whydoesaclerkinastoregoawaywhenyourreplytoheroffertohelpis,"No,thankyou,I'mjustlooking."?Bothyouandsheknowthatifyouaren'tsurewhatyouwant,youarenotlikelytofindit.Butsupposeyousayinstead,"Yes,thankyou.Iwantapairofsunglasses."Shesays,"Rightthisway,please.”It’squitethesamewithyourstudying.Ifyouchooseabook,"justlooking"fornothinginparticular,youarelikelytogetjustthat—nothing.37Yourreasonswillvary;theywillincludereadingorstudying"tofindoutmoreabout","tounderstandthereasonsfor"and"tofindouthow"．-8-____38Beforeyoustarttostudy,yousaytoyourselfsomethinglikethis,"IwanttoknowwhyStephenVincentBenethappenedtowriteaboutAmerica"．Becauseyouknowwhyyouarereadingorstudying,yourelatetheinformationtoyourpurposeandrememberitbetter．Readingisnotonesingleactivity.39Asyouread,youtakeinideasrapidlyandaccurately.Butatthesametimeyouexpressyourownideastoyourselfasyoureacttowhatyouread.Youhaveakindofmentalconversationwiththeauthor．Thisadditionalprocessofthinkingaboutwhatyoureadincludesevaluatingit,relatingittowhatyoualreadyknow,andusingitforyourownpurposes.40Onepartofcriticalreading,asyouhavediscovered,isdistinguishingbetweenfactsandopinions．Factscanbecheckedbyevidence.Opinionsareone'sownpersonalreactions．Anotherpartofcriticalreadingisjudgingsources.Stillanotherpartisdrawingaccurateinferences.A.Thisisaneffectivestudyingway.B.Inotherwords,agoodreaderisacriticalreader.C.Yourememberbetterwhenyouknowwhatyou’rereading.D.Atleasttwoimportantprocessesgoonatthesametime.　E.Itisimportantforstudentstohaveapositiveattitudetotheirstudy.F.Butifyoudoknowwhatyouwant,youarealmostsuretogetit.G.Perhapsyouhavealreadydiscoveredsomegoodwaystokeepyourselffromforgetting．第二部分英语知识运用（共两节，共45分）第一节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，共30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项A、B、C和D中，选出空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Onceuponatimeallfeelingsandemotionswenttoacoastalislandforavacation.Suddenly,the_____41____ofastrongstormwasannouncedandeveryonewas____42_____toleavetheisland.Theannouncementcausedsudden____43____.Allrushedtotheirboats.____44____damagedboatswerequicklyrepairedforduty.Yet,Lovedidnotwishtofleequickly.Therewassomuchtodo.Butasthecloudsdarkened,Loverealizeditwastimetoleave.____45_____,therewerenoboatsto____46_____.Lovelookedaroundwithhope.JustthenWealthpassedbyinabeautifulboat.Loveshouted,“Wealth,couldyoupleasetakemeinyourboat?”“No,”repliedWealth,“Myboatis____47_____ofpreciouspossessions,goldandsilver.Thereisn’tany____48_____foryou.AmomentlaterSorrowpassedby.Again,Loveaskedforhelp.Butitwas____49_____.“No,Ican’ttakeyouwithme.Iamsosad.Iwanttobebymyself.”WhenHappinesspassedbyaftersometime,Loveagain____50_____help.ButHappinesswassohappythatitdidn’tlookaround,____51_____concernedaboutanyone.Lovewas____52_____morerestlessanddisappointed.Justthensomebodyshouted,“Come,Love,Iwilltakeyou.”Lovedidnotknowwhowasbeingso_____53____,butjumpedontotheboat,greatly____54_____thatshewouldreachasafeplace.-8-Ongettingofftheboat,LovemetKnowledge.Stillpuzzled,Loveasked,“Knowledge,doyouknowwhosogenerouslygavemealiftjustwhen_____55____elsewishedtohelp?”Knowledgesmiled,“Oh,thatwasTime.”“Andwhywouldtimestoptopickmeupandtakemetosafety?”Love____56_____.Knowledgesmiledwithdeepwisdomandreplied,“Becauseonly____57_____knowsyourtruegreatnessand____58_____youareabletodo.OnlyLovecanbringpeaceandgreathappinessinthisworld.”Theimportant____59_____isthatonlywithtimedowerealizetheimportanceoflove.Whywaitthatlong?Whynot_____60____itapartofyourlifetoday?41A.warningB.suggestionC.symbolD.promise42A.allowedB.demandedC.persuadedD.advised43A.excitementB.panicC.angerD.delight44A.EverB.StillC.EvenD.Yet45A.FinallyB.HopefullyC.UnluckilyD.Impossibly46A.spareB.sellC.makeD.buy47A.richB.heavyC.shortD.full48A.ticketB.seatC.roomD.position49A.invainB.indangerC.inuseD.inruins50A.calledupB.calledforC.calledinD.calledon51A.usuallyB.hardlyC.nearlyD.greatly52A.growingB.changingC.remainingD.keeping53A.politeB.honestC.generousD.courageous54A.remindedB.relievedC.approvedD.worried55A.everyoneB.someoneC.anyoneD.noone56A.wonderedB.confirmedC.declaredD.believed57A.SorrowB.WealthC.TimeD.Happiness58A.whichB.whyC.thatD.what59A.newsB.messageC.wordD.question60A.regardB.putC.turnD.make第二节语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，共15分）Nowadays,itiscommonthatmoreandmorehighschoolstudentsopentheirownmicroblogsontheInternet.Foronething,itcanprovideacolorfulplatformtoshowtheirtalent.For61,itisausefulwaytoreleasetheir62(press).Andalltheserakeitmoreandmorepopularwithhighschoolstudents.63manyparentsandteachersholdadifferentview.Theythinkthatmanagingone’smicroblogwilltakealotoftimeandenergy,64shouldbeusedtostudy.Inmyview,Iamgreatlyinfavor65thisactivity.TodaytheInternetisplaying66importantandessentialroleinourlife.ThereforeashighschoolstudentsoftheInformationAge,weneedtolearntomakeuseofthis67(mean)tooltocommunicateanddisplayourselves.What’smore,openingandorganizingmicroblogsneedvariousabilitiessuchaswriting,designing,beingskillfulatcomputerandsoon.Onlyifwemasterthoseabilitiescanwemakeasuccessfulmicroblog.Asaresult,weimproveourselveswhile68(organize)ourmicroblogs.Infact,microblog69(oneself)isoflittleharm.Itisyourattitudetowards-8-it70matters.Weshouldtaketheadvantagesandavoidsomebadeffects.第三部分写作（共两节，共35分）第一节短文改错(共10小题；每小题1分，共10分)假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请您修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜钱（）划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2．只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。Onmywaytothebookstore,Inoticedagroupofpeoplesurroundedtwoanxiousforeigners.IstoppedandfoundthattheyweretouristfromCanadawhocarelessleftaveryimportantwalletinataxi.Iaccompaniedthemtothenearestpolicestationandwithouttheirhelp,wegotintouchwiththetaxicompany.Wetoldamomentagoadriverhadjustturnedinawalletandthenapolicemandriveustothecompanywithoutdelay.ThetwoCanadianshappilyclaimedtheirwallet,thatcontainedtheirpassports,flighttickets,somecashorcreditcards.Theyexpressedourthankstome.Ifeelitisreallyagreatpleasuretohelptheothers.第二节书面表达（25分）假如你叫李华，是一名高三学生，请给你的好友Mary写一封信，内容包括：1.紧张备考，压力大；2.父母期望高，不断施压；3.与父母不好沟通；4.希望就如何与父母沟通得到玛丽的指点。要求:1.词数100左右DearMary,http://www.ks5u.com/_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________-8--8-