甘肃省天水市秦安县第二中学高二英语上学期期中试题

甘肃省天水市秦安县第二中学2022-2022学年学期期中考试高二英语试题说明：本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）两部分。满分100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（选择题）第一部分：(共三节，满分50分)第一节阅读理解（共10小题，每小题2分，满分20分）ADoyourememberthemanwhocontributedalottotheunderstandingofBritishandAmericanEnglish?NoahWebster,bornonOctober16,1758,isknownforTheAmericanDictionaryoftheEnglishLanguage. Hehasbeencalledthe“FatherofAmericanScholarshipandEducation”.His“Blue-BackedSpeller”bookswereusedtoteachspellingandreadingtofivegenerationsofAmericanchildren.Buthowmuchdoyouknowabouthimbeyondthat?Attheageof16,NoahWebsterbeganattendingYaleCollege.Unfortunately,hespenthisfouryearsatYaleduringtheAmericanRevolutionaryWar,and,becauseoffoodshortages,manyofhiscollegeclasseswereheldinGlastonbury,Connecticut.Later,heservedinthearmy.HavinggraduatedfromYalein1778,Websterwantedtocontinuehiseducationinordertoearnhislawdegree.Hehadtoteachschoolinordertopayforhiseducation.Hesetupmanysmallschoolsthatdidn'tsurvive,buthewasagoodteacherbecauseinsteadofforcinghisstudentstolearn,likemostteachersdid,herewardedthem.Heearnedhislawdegreein1781,butdidnotpracticelawuntil1789.Oncehestartedhefoundthelawwasnottohisliking.Websterdidnothavemuchmoney. In1793,AlexanderHamiltonlenthim $1500tomovetoNewYorkCitytoeditanewspaper. InDecember, hefoundedNewYork'sfirstdailynewspaper,AmericanMinerva,andediteditforfouryears.Fordecades,hepublishedtextbooks, politicalessays,areportonsomediseases,andnewspaperarticlesforhisparty,Hewrotesomuchthatamodern listofhispublishedworksrequired655pages.-11-\nNoahWebsterdiedonMay28, 1843andwasburiedintheGroveStreetCemetery.1. What'sthemainideaofParagraphl?A. Webster'scollegeeducation.B. Webster'sfamousdictionary.C. Webster'sdailyroutines.D.Webster'smain achievements.2. WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesWebster'slifeatYale?A.Tiring.        B.Tough.        C.Smooth.        D.Normal.3.WhatdidNoahwanttobeaftergraduationfromYale?A.Ascholar.         B.Ateacher.          C.Alawyer.      D.Aheadmaster.4.WhywasWebsteragoodteacher?A.Becauseheoftenrewardedhisstudents.B.Becausehesetupmanysmallschools.C.BecausehegraduatedfromYaleCollege.D.Becauseheforcedhisstudentstolearn.BEverykidwishestobeanadult.Butnowasgrown-ups,someadultsfindtheycannotleavechildhoodbehind.Theybecome"kidults"(kid+adult).Beingakidulthasbecomealifestyle-choiceamongyoungpeopleacrossAsia.Somekidultscollecttoystheyonceplayedwith.HelloKitty,Garfield,andSnoopyhavemanyadultfansaroundtheworld.Itisnotunusualtoseea20-somethingwomanwithabig,Garfield-shapedcushiononhersofaoraHelloKittymobilephoneaccessory.(配件)Otherkidultsstillenjoychildren'sstoriesandfairytales.Forexample,BloomsburyevenpublishedtheHarryPotternovelswithanadultcover.Thatway,nooneelseonthesubwaywillknowthatanadultisactuallyreadingachildren'sbook!"Kidultscanbelikevitaminstosociety.Adultswhovaluetheirchildhoodandholdontopure,child-likeemotionmaybeneededinsucharoughanddrysociety,"saidLeeSojung,professorofForeignStudiesatHankukUniversity(韩国外国语大学).Headdedthatkidultculturemayfillthegenerationgapbetweenadultsandkids.Itcouldgivechildrenandtheirparentsbooks,movies,andcartoonshowstoenjoy-11-\ntogether.Hemayberight.TimGreenhalgh,aprofessor,explainedthatsomekidultsjustrefusetogrowup.Theyvaluechildhoodbecauselifeinabusyandstressfulcityfrightensthem.Kidultswouldliketoforgettheirageandopenlyshowtheirfearofsocietyandadulthood.5.Wecaninferfromthearticlethat_________.A.Kidultsmisstheirchildhoodsomuchthattheycan'tgiveuptheirtoysB.Bloomsburyknowssomekidultsdon'twantpeopletoknowthattheyarekidultsC.KidultsliketohavevitaminsverymuchD.Sometoysaresointerestingthatevenadultslikethemverymuch6.Accordingtotheauthor,beingakidultisgoodinsomewayEXCEPTthat_______.A.itcanimprovetherelationshipbetweenparentsandtheirkidsB.itcanhelpkidultsfeelrelaxedC.itishelpfultosolvesomesocialproblemsD.itcanmakepeopleloyaltoone'sparents7.Accordingtothewriter,_______.A.beingakidultisnothingwrongB.kidultshavementalproblemsC.oursocietyisverydullD.somepeoplecannevergrowupCAlmosteveryoneacceptsthefactthatcrimecanneverbewipedoutentirely.Thuscontrolofcrimebecomesthefocusofpoliceandgovernmentaroundtheworld.Thequestionlawmakersmustansweris,“Whichsystemofcriminalpunishmentworksbestforsociety?”Eachcountryhasdevelopeditsownideasforsolutiontothisquestion,andthesesolutionsthendeterminehowcriminalsarepunishedunderdifferentsystems.However,noneofthecurrentsysteminusehasproved100percenteffective.Therearemanyideasaboutpunishmentofcriminals.Somesystemslookonlyto(倾向于)getretribution(惩罚)againstcriminals.Thesesystemsworktofrightencriminalsawayfromrepeatingacrimeinthefuture.Thesesystemsalsotrytodeter(威慑)othersinsocietybyusingthecriminalasanexampleofwhatcanhappentoapersonifheorsheiscaughtcommittingcrimes.Rehabilitation(悔过)isanotherphilosophybywhichmanysystemsofpunishmentoperate.Thegoalofthesesystemsistoreturnaformercriminaltosocietyafterarequiredperiodoftreatmentandtraining,usuallyinprisons.Theideaistohelpchangetheperson'sbehaviorandapproachsothatheorshebecomesalaw-abidingcitizen.-11-\nCapitalpunishmentisanotherformofpunishmentwhichsystemsuseinextremecriminalcases,sometimesinvolvingsuchcrimesasamurder,rape,andviolenttheft.Inthesecases,thepersonisputtodeath.Today,capitalpunishmentisusedinrelativelyfewcountries.Manycountrieshavedoneawaywithit.Inotherwords,capitalpunishmentremainsonlyinofficiallylawbooksbutisrarelyused.However,capitalpunishmentremainsinuseinsomecountriesincludingtheUnitedStates.8.Thepolicearoundtheworldusuallyconcentratetheirattentionon_______.A.howtocatchthepersonwhocommitscrimesB.howtopunishthepersonwhocommitscrimesC.howtocontrolcrimesD.howtodeterminethesystemofpunishmentofcriminals9.Differentpurposesofthesystemsofcriminalpunishmentarementionedinthepassageexcept_________.A.tofrightencriminalsandstopthemfromcommittingcrimesagainB.towarnothersinsocietynottocommitcrimesC.toreformcriminalsandhelpthemreturntosocietyD.tohelpcriminalsgetsomeknowledgeoflaw10.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.ManycountriesincludingtheUSAhavegotridofcapitalpunishment.B.Insomecountriescapitalpunishmentcanonlybefoundinlawbooks,butitishardlyused.C.Capitalpunishmentisonlyusedinextremecriminalcases.D.SomecountriesincludingChinastillusecapitalpunishment第二节（共5小题，每小题2分，满分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。“ThreeApples”changedtheworld.Thefirstoneseduced(引诱)Eve.ThesecondoneawakenedNewton.11HerearesomefamouswordsfromSteveJobstoshare.OnCharacterI’mtheonlypersonIknowthat’slostaquarterofabilliondollarsinoneyear.12OngooddesignThat’sbeenoneofmymottoes—focusandsimplicity.Simplecanbeharderthancomplex—Youhavetoworkhardtogetyourthinkingcleantomakeitsimple.But-11-\nit’sworthitintheendbecauseonceyougetthere,youcanmovemountains.Onhisoutlook13Goingtobedatnightsayingwe’vedonesomethingwonderful,that’swhatmatterstome.OnyourworkinglifeYourworkistofillalargepartofyourlife,andtheonlywaytobetrulysatisfiedistodowhatyoubelieveisgreatwork.14Ifyouhaven’tfoundit,keeplooking.Don’tsettle.OntheimportanceofdeathNoonewantstodie.Evenpeoplewhowanttogotoheavendon’twanttodietogetthere.15Noonehaseverescapedit.Andthatisasitshouldbe,becausedeathisverylikelythesinglebestinventionoflife.Itislife’schangeagent.Itclearsouttheoldtomakewayforthenew.Rightnowthenewisyou,butsomedaynottoolongfromnow,youwillgraduallybecometheoldandbeclearedaway.A.It’sverycharacter-building.B.ThethirdonewasinthehandsofSteveJobs.C.Thisisnotaone-manshow.D.Andtheonlywaytodogreatworkistolovewhatyoudo.E.Andyetdeathisthedestinationweallshare.F.It’sreallyhardtodesignproductsbyfocusingongroups.G.Beingtherichestmaninthecemetery(墓地)doesn’tmattertome.第三节完形填空(共20小题;每小题1分,满分20分)阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。Isatinthechairreflectingonthepastyear.Atthattime,my16Charleycameintotheroom.Charleytookonelookatmyfaceandshecould17Iwasoffinanotherworld.Charleysaid,“Youhavethat18onyourface!Tellmewhatyouwere19”.“Well,Charley,”Ireplied,“Iwaslisteningtoasongontheradiothatasked20youhavedoneoverthelastyear.WhenI21ontheyear,I’verealizedIhavehadsuchgoodfortune,withafewbumps(碰撞)alongtheway.”　Charleyimmediatelyasked,“Tellmeaboutthethreethingsthat22youthe-11-\nmostduringthisyear.”　IsatthinkingifIhadto23onlythreethingsthatinfluencedme,whatwouldtheybe?Afterafewminutes,Isaid,“OK,herearethethreethingsthatinfluencedmethemost:Myfamily.ThroughouttheyearIhadmany24,butmyfamilywerealwaysthere25supportandencouragement.Myfriends.OvertheyearsIhave26mydreamsandmygoalswithmyfriends.SomegoalsIhave27andothergoalsIhavenot.28friendslikeyoualwayssupportedand29me.Mycolleagues.Ihaveworkedwithsome30peopleoverthelastyear.Ihavebeenvery31tohavetheopportunitytoworkwiththeseexcellentpeopleoverthelastyear.”　Charleysmiledandsaid,“Doyourealizethateverythingyouhavesaidhasonethingin32?”　“Whatareyousaying,Charley?”Iasked.　Shereplied,“Onecommonthingis33.Neitherthematerialthingsinyourlife,noryourjobhashadthemostmeaninginyourlife.Itisthepeopleinyourlifethathavemadethebiggest34inyourlife!”　Ismiled.Materialthingsarenot35,andwhileourjobsprovidethemeansofexistenceforus,theimportantthingsinlifearethepeoplewhotouchedourlives.16.A.sisterB.classmateC.motherD.friend17.A.argueB.suggestC.tellD.wonder18.A.lookB.appearanceC.markD.mask19.A.doingB.thinkingC.listeningD.annoying20.A.whereB.thatC.whatD.why21.A.callB.talkC.insistD.reflect22.A.influencedB.demandedC.entertainedD.motivated23.A.writeB.pickC.getD.own24.A.plansB.experiencesC.challengesD.achievements25.A.receivingB.expectingC.winningD.offering26.A.sharedB.providedC.connectedD.compared27.A.setB.realizedC.failedD.scored28.A.ButB.MeanwhileC.OtherwiseD.Unless29.A.acceptedB.satisfiedC.replacedD.-11-\nencouraged30.A.stupidB.braveC.amazingD.ordinary31.A.fortunateB.miserableC.unhappyD.surprised32.A.characterB.storeC.commonD.nature33.A.effortB.spiritC.motivationD.people34.A.choiceB.differenceC.problemD.progress35.A.usefulB.importantC.practicalD.unnecessary第II卷（非选择题）第二部分（共两节,满分25分）第一节单词拼写(一空一词共15小题,每小题1分,满分15分)36.Being_____（暴露）tosunlightfortoomuchtimewilldoharmtoone’sskin.37.Hereceivedaprizeatthegraduation________（典礼）oftheuniversity.38.It’s________（非法的）tobuycigarettesinBritainifyou’reunder16.39.Ifitis________（方便）toyouI’llbewithyounextTuesday.40.Thehouseissituatedinverypleasant__________（周围环境）41.She______（故意）ignoredmewhenIpassedherinthestreet.42.Youwere_______(控告)ofignoringyourduty.Whochargedyouwithsuchacrime?43.Thejournalistwentoutwitha__________(专业)photographer.44.Ihavetoremindmyself___________(不断地)thatIamreallyinAD3008.45.Televisionkeepsus___________(通知)ofthelatestnews,anditalsoprovidesuswithentertainment.46.OurmonitorandI,_________(代表)ourclass,deliveredaspeechyesterday.47.Hegothurtduringthefootballmatchandthe_________（伤害）wasserious.48.Theircityhasbeenunder____________（建设sincelastyear.49.Tom’smotherdiedtwodays____________（在…之前）tohisarrival.50.Sheopenedthedoor___________（谨慎地）soasnottowakethebaby.第二节(共10小题,每小题1分,满分10分)阅读下面材料,在空白处填入适当的内容或括号内单词的正确形式Therewasatime_____(51)Ibegantosufferfromdepression.MyparentsthoughtasIhadalwaysbeenagoodchild,thiswastemporary.______(fortunate)(52),itwasnottobeso.Finally,Irefusedtoattendedclasseswithmyself_______(shut)(53)inmyroom.Theexaminationwasapproaching,butIcouldn’tconcentrate_____(54)-11-\nmystudy.______((leave)(55)aloneinmylittleroom,Ifeltdepressed.Onemorning,afteraparticularlyseverelecturefrommyfather,Iwenttoschool.Attheschoolgate,ourheadmastercalledme.Thencamethe___________(precious)(56)momentinmylife.Shesaidshe__________(notice)(57)abigchangeinmeandwonderedwhy.Shetookmyhandsin_______(she)(58),_________(listen)(59)patientlyasImentionedmyworries.ThenshehuggedmeasIswept.Monthsoffrustrationandlonelinessdisappearedinhermotherlyhug.Noonehadtriedtounderstandwhattherealproblemwasexcepttheheadmaster.Itwastheheadmasterwhohelpedmeoutsimplybylisteningandhugging______(60)leftadeepimpressiononme.第三部分写作（共两节，满分25分）第一节短文改错(共10小题，每小题1分,满分10分)文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（/\），并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）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It’sgreatpleasureformetomakeaspeechhere.Withanewtermcome,wearehappytobebackatschoolandhopetoseeourschooltakenonanewlook.Tokeepourschoolbeautiful,weshouldavoidsuchbehaviorasspitting,littering,andscribblinginpublicplaces.Occasionally,someofusmaytalkloudly,quarrelingwithothersorevendodangerousthings,allofthemcanharmtotheharmoniousatmosphereofourschool.Asweknow,civilizedbehaviorisgreatimportance.Itnotonlyshowsourgoodqualitiesbutalsomakeusliveandstudyhappilyatschool,soweshouldobeytheschoolrulesandbehavegood.Onlybydoingsoweliveamorecomfortablelifeoncampus.第二节书面表达（满分15分）假设你是李华，你国际学校的朋友Paul邀请你下个星期天去他们学校参加文化交流活动并介绍中国传统绘画,但是你的爷爷生病住院，不得不谢绝他的邀请。请根据下面的要点给Paul用英语写一封回信。要点：1.谢绝Paul的邀请；-11-\n2.说明你的理由；3.推荐你的同学Anna参加。注意：1.词数为100左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；2.信的开头已为你写好（不计入你所写词数）。DearPaul,Thankyouverymuchforyourinvitation_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________-11-\n高二英语期中试题答案阅读理解（每小题2分共30分）1-4DBCD5-7BDA8-10CDA11-15BAGDE完形填空（每小题1分共20分）16-20DCABC21-25.DABCD26-30ABADC31-35.ACDBB单词拼写（每小题1分共15分）36.exposed37.ceremony38.illegal39.convenient40.surroundings41.deliberately42.accused43.professional44.constantly45.informed46.representing47.injury48.construction49.previous50.cautiously语法填空（每小题1分共10分）51.when52unfortunately53shut54.on55.Left56themostprecious.57.hadnoticed58.hers59.listening60.that短文改错（每小题1分共10分）It’s/a\greatpleasureformetomakeaspeechhere.Withanewtermcome(coming),wearehappytobebackatschoolandhopetoseeourschooltaken(take)onanewlook.Tokeepourschoolbeautiful,weshouldavoidsuchbehaviorasspitting,littering,andscribblinginpublicplaces.Occasionally,someofusmaytalkloudly,quarreling(quarrel)withothersorevendodangerousthings,allofthem(which)canharmto(to\)theharmoniousatmosphereofourschool.Asweknow,civilizedbehavioris/of\greatimportance.Itnotonlyshowsourgood-11-\nqualitiesbutalsomake(makes)usliveandstudyhappilyatschool,soweshouldobeytheschoolrulesandbehavegood(well).Onlybydoingso/can\weliveamorecomfortablelifeoncampus.书面表达（共15分）DearPaul,Thankyouverymuchforyourinvitation.I'dlovetoacceptitandtakethisopportunitytointroducetraditionalChinesepaintingtoforeignfriends,butI'msorrytoinformyouthatIcan't.MygrandpaisseriouslyillinhospitalandIhavetoattendhim.Asfortheintroductionspeech,IstronglyrecommendmyfriendAnna,whoisthemostsuitablechoicetotakemyplacenextSunday.ShebegantolearnpaintingatanearlyageandhasabroadknowledgeoftraditionalChinesepainting,which,combinedwithheractivepersonalityandperfectspokenEnglish,willhelpmakeyouractivityasuccess.Sorryagainforanyinconveniencecausedbymyabsenceandallthebestwishestoyou.-11-