湖南省株洲市二中2022学年高二英语下学期期末考试试题

湖南省株洲市二中2022-2022学年高二英语下学期期末考试试题本试题卷分四个部分，共8页，时量l20分钟,满分150分.PARTONELISTENINGCOMPREHENSIONPARTONELISTENINGCOMPREHENSION(30marks)SECTIONA(22.5marks)Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearsixconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Foreachconversation,thereareseveralquestionsandeachquestionisfollowedbythreechoicesmarkedA,BandC.Listencarefullyandthenchoosethebestanswerforeachquestions.YouwillheareachconversationTWICE.Conversation11.Whatdidthemandobeforetheymet?A.Heboughtsomethings.B.Hedidsomehousework. C.Hewenttoameeting.2.HowwouldtheygototheArtGallery?A.BybusB.BytaxiC.Bycar.Conversation23.Wherearethespeakersmostprobably？A.Ataclinic.  B.Ataclassroom.C.Athome.4.Whatdoesthemansayabouthisthroat?A.Thereisnothingwrongwithit.B.Hehasapaininit.C.Hehassometroubleswallowingthings.Conversation35.Howfarisitfromthepostofficetotheschool?A.About150meters.B.About100meters.C.About50meters.6.Wheredoesthemanreallywanttogo?A.Tothebank.       B.Totheschool.C.Tothepostoffice.Conversation47.Whatwillthewomandotonight?A.Playfootball.                   B.Attendaball.        C.Buyaball.8.Whatdoesthewoman’ssisterlikebest?A.Blue.B.Red.                     C.White.                 9.Howmuchwillthewomanpayforwhatshehasbought？A.$300.B.$600.C.$900.Conversation510.WhycannotTomandLilymeettonight?A.BecauseLilyisnotathome.B.BecauseTomwillattendanimportantparty.C.BecauseTomwillnotbeinShandong.11.Whattimeisthemangoingtoleave?A.2:15.       B.2:30.C.2:00.12.WhatdoweknowaboutTomandLily?A.Teacherandstudent.        B.Boyfriendandgirlfriend.C.Bossandemployee.Conversation613.Whatcanweknowabouttheman?10\nA.Heisquiet.          B.Heislively.C.Heisupset.14.Whatdoesthewomanwantthemantodo?A.TeachherChinese.         B.Chatwithher.C.Writeanarticle.15.What’sthemanlearningthere?A.English.        B.Chinese.C.Japanese. SectionB(7.5marks)Directions：Inthissection,youwillhearashortpassage.Listencarefullyandthenfillinthenumberedblankswiththeinformationyouhaveheard.FillineachblankwithNOMORETILANTHREEWORDS.YouwillheartheshortpassageTWICE.Dr.JamesNaismithHeisknownasthe16ofbasketballHewasbornin17in1861.ThebirthofBasketballTimeDec.21,1891.ReasonThestudentscouldn’tgooutsidebecauseit18,andtheheadmasteraskedhimtothinkofasportthatboyscouldplay19.OriginalformIthas20playersoneachteam.PARTTWOLANGUAGEKNOWLEDGE(45marks)SECTIONA(15marks)Directions:BeneatheachofthefollowingsentencestherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,C,andD.Choosetheoneanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence.21.Apoetandartistwithhighfame______comingtospeaktousaboutChineseliteratureandpaintingtomorrowafternoon.A.isB.areC.wasD.were22.Tokeephealthy,youshouldeatanyofthefoodthatisofferedonthetable_______itisnotwellcooked.A.ifB.untilC.thatD.unless23.Whenhiswifereturnedfromabroad,Kevin____hispaintingsattheartmuseuminhishometown.A.wasexhibitingB.exhibitedC.wouldexhibitD.hadbeenexhibiting24.Iwouldprefer_______alow-incomejobthatIaminterestedinratherthan_________myinterest.A.todo;abandonB.doing;abandonC.todo;toabandonD.doing;toabandon25.______thepointthatweshouldbepunctualthenextday,ourdirectorleftthemeetingroomaheadoftime.A.StressingB.HavingstressedC.TostressD.Beingstressed26.Thenaughtyboyhadwantedtoplayfootballwiththekidsinthestreet,buthisparentswarnedhim____.A.nottoB.nottodoC.todoD.ofdoing27.Facedwithchallenges,yourabilityismakesadifference.A．thatB.whichC.howD.what28.______moreenergytomystudiesinsteadoftoonlinegames,Iwouldbesittinginacomfortableofficenow.A.WereIdevotedB.HadIdevotedC.WouldIdevoteD.ShouldIdevote10\n29.Thepoorboyseems_____thenewsthathisfatherdiedinthecaraccidentforthereisnosignofsorrowonhisface.A.nottobeknownB.nottohavereceivedC.tohavenotreceivedD.nottoknow30.WorkerswhocannotspeakgoodEnglishmaybeatdisadvantage____withforeigncustomers.A.wheninteractingB.wheninteractedC.whentointeractD.whenbeinginteracted31.ItisagreatpitythatthebandwhichJackwasamemberof____after26yearsofplayingtogetheronstage.A.brokeupB.putupC.sentupD.tookup32.Itwassodarkoutsidethatthelittlechild________gooutbyhimself.    A.darenottoB.dared    C.daresD.didn’tdareto33.Iwonderwhyyoudidn’tdoas________andit’sthethirdtimeyouhavedonethis.    A.tellingB.betold    C.toldtoD.tell34.—Tom,haveyoufinishedyourhomework?    —Yes,I________beforeyoucameback,mom.    A.finishedB.havefinishedC.hadfinishedD.finish35.Thedoctordid__________savethepatient’slife.A.thathecoulddoB.allwhathecouldC.allhecouldtoD.whichhecould    SECTIONB(18marks)Directions:ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,C,andD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.Ibreakoffapieceofcandyandtakepleasureinitssweetoutsideandthebitter,darkchocolateinside,thinkingofmyownlife.Beingraisedbyasingleparentwasabitter-sweet36,whichgavememotivationandambition.Therewereseveralyearsthathavelefta(n)37bittertasteinmymouth—thosewhenmymothermarriedamanandmovedmysister,Emily,andmeseveralstatesawayfromourhometown.Thefirstfewmonthswere38:baseballgames,familytripstothemall,dinnersandmoviestogether.Thenthingschanged.Baseballbecametooexpensive,andtripstothemallwere39bydaysEmilyandIspentisolated(孤立的)inourroomsunderourstepfather’s40.Moreover,screamingmatchesbetweenhimandourmotheralways41dinner.Wespentfiveyearslivinginafamilythathad42awarzone.EmilyandIalmostgrewusedtothissituation.Thenoneevening,afteranotherargumenthaderupted,welefthome.Iwas14,mysister11,andwewere43.Afriendofmymotherletusstaywithher.Insteadoffocusingonoureconomicinstability,mymotherselflesslypushedmetostruggleforsuccess.Shewantedmetoleadamore44lifethanhers.Sheworkedlonghourseverynighttopayherbills.45,shewouldfindtimetoreadandplaywithEmilyandme.Momtaughtmethe46ofperseverance(坚持不懈)andeducation.WefinallysettledinTexas.Andnow,writingthisessaywithmyfavoritecandycloseathand,IrealizemyfamilyandIareatthebestpointsofourlives.Ihaven’tletthetryingtimesstopmefrommaking47,bothacademicallyandpersonally.Iknowthatabitterenvironmentcanprovidegoodlearningexperiences,andthatsuccess,evenmorethancandy,isthesweetesttreatofall.36.A.behaviorB.habitC.activityD.experience37.A.hardlyB.extremelyC.potentiallyD.Gently38.A.sweetB.bitterC.boringD.terrible10\n39.A.concernedB.associatedC.accompaniedD.replaced40A.sympathyB.reminderC.ordersD.requests41.A.separatedB.interruptedC.harmedD.Adjusted42.A.turnedintoB.turnedupC.turneddownD.turnedon43.A.homelessB.luckyC.educatedD.wealthy44.A.interestingB.comfortableC.simpleD.typical45.A.InsteadB.OtherwiseC.MeanwhileD.Therefore46.A.valueB.costC.priceD.theme47.A.emotionsB.expectationsC.fortunesD.achievementsSECTIONC(12marks)Directions:CompletethefollowingpassagebyusingONEwordforeachblankthatbestfitsthecontext.RobertBurnswasborn481759inapoorfamilywithmanydebts.Encouragedbyhisfirstlove,NellyKirkpatrick,hebegantowritepoems.Soonheachievedgreatfameafterhisfirstbookofpoetrywaspublished.Famous49hewas,hehadtoearn50livingbyfarming.Unfortunately,ahardlifeandweakhealthshortenedhislife.Hedied51theageof37in1796.Inmemoryofhim,peoplebuilt52statueofhiminGeorgeSquareinGlasgow,Scotland.Besides,hishouseinAllowaywasopenedasamuseumofhislifeandwork.BurnswasoneoftheRomanticpoets.Influenced53theRomanticMovement,theirpoetryisfullofimaginationandstrongfeelings.Freedom54beautyarethefrequenttopics.“ARed,RedRose”isBurns’spopularpoem.Itwasintendedtobeasong.Hewroteinthesameway55whichScottishpeoplespokebackthenandwasdividedintofoursections.Inthepoemsymbolslikearedroseandasongareusedtodescribehislove.PARTTHREEREADINGCOMPREHENSION(30marks)Directions:Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthemthereare4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassage.AItisnosurprisethatmoreandmorepeoplelikebicycling,becauseitisfun,healthyandgood.Maybethat'swhythereare1.4billionbicyclesandonly400millioncarsonroadsworldwidetoday,Bikescantakeyoualmostanywhere,andthereisnooilcost.Getonabicycleandridearoundyourneighborhood.Youmaydiscoversomethingnewallaroundyou.Stoppingandgettingoffabikeiseasierthanstoppingandgettingoutofyourcar.Youcanbiketoworkandbenefitfromtheenjoyableexercisewithoutpollutingtheenvironment.Youdon'tevenhavetoridealltheway.Foldingbikesworkwellforpeoplewhoridethetrain.Justfoldthebikeandtakeitwithyou.Youcandothesameonanairplane.Afoldingbikecanbepackedinasuitcase.Youcanalsotakeacommonbikewithyouwhenyoufly.Butbesuretolookforinformationbygettingonairlinewebsites.Notallairlinesarebicycle-friendlytotravelers.HealthBenefitsofBicycling:Ithelpstopreventheartdiseasesandcontrolyourweight.10\nA15-minutebikeridethreetimesaweekburnsofffivekilosoffatayear.Bicyclingcanimproveyourmood.Exerciselikebicyclinghasbeenshowntomakepeoplefeelbetter,morerelaxedandself-confident.Bicyclingishealthierthandriving.56.Fromthepassage,weknowthatbicyclingisbecomingvery_______.A.surprisingB.excitingC.expensiveD.popular57.Whenyouareridingyourbicyclearoundyourneighborhood,youmay______.A.pollutetheenvironmentaroundB.findsomethingyoudidn'tnoticeC.goeverywhereandusealittleoilD.getoffyourbikeandbegintowork58.Ifyoutravelwithafoldingbike,youcanfolditand_______.A.getoutofthecarB.takeitontoatrainC.putitinyourpurseD.goonairlinewebsites59.Oneofthebenefitsofbicyclingisthat______.A.youcanfoldthebicycleB.youwillbefriendlytoothersC.youwillbemorerelaxedD.youmaygetfatterandfatter60.WhichofthefollowingisTrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Bicyclingisanenjoyableexerciseforpeople.B.Drivingcarsishealthierthanridingbikes.C.Ridingabikepollutesyourneighborhood.D.Commonbikesarewelcomedbyallairlines.BItwasintheVictorianEra(维多利亚时期)thatthenovelbecametheleadingformofliteratureinEnglish.Mostwritersweremoreconcernedtomeetthetastesofthemiddleclass.ThebestknownworksoftheperiodincludedtheworksofCharlesDickensandtheBrontésistersandothers.    CharlesDickenscameontheliterarysceneinthe1830s.DickenswrotevividlyaboutLondonlifeandthestrugglesofthepoor.Mostofhisworkswerewritteninaveryhumorousstyle,whichwaspopularwithreadersofallclasses.    TheBrontésisterswereEnglishwritersofthe1840sand1850s.Theybegantowritefromearlychildhood.In1846theypublishedthefirstbookattheirownexpenseaspoets;however,theirbookattractedlittleattention,sellingonlytwocopies.Thenthesistersturnedtowritingnovels,eachproducinganovelinthefollowingyear.    Aninterestinrural(田园的)mattersandthechangingsocialandeconomicsituationofthecountrysidemaybeseeninthenovelsofThomasHardyandanumberofothers.    Literatureforchildrendevelopedasasinglestyle.Someworksbecamewell-known,suchasthoseofLewisCarrollandEdwardLear.Adventurenovelswerewrittenforadultsbutarenowgenerallygroupedinthelistforchildren.HelenBeatrixPotterwasanEnglishauthorattheendoftheVictorianEra,bestknownforherchildren’sbooks,whichfeatured(以……为特色)animalcharacters.Inherthirties,Potterpublishedthehighlysuccessfulchildren’sbookTheTaleofPeterRabbitin1902.61.WhatcanweknowaboutCharlesDickensfromthetext?A.Heshowedaninterestinruralmattersinhiswriting.B.HefocusedonchangingsocialandeconomicsituationofthecountrysideC.HewroteaboutthestrugglesofthepoorinLondon?D.Hepublishedthehighlysuccessfulchildren’sbook62.WhichisTRUEabouttheBrontésisters?10\nA.TheywereEnglishwritersofthe1830s.B.Theypaidtohavetheirfirstbookpublished.C.Theybegantheirwritingfromtherurallife.D.Theirfirstbookwassuccessful.63.Whowrotethefamouschildren’sbookTheTaleofPeterRabbitaccordingtothetext?A.LewisCarroll.B.TheBrontésisters.C.ThomasHardy.D.HelenBeatrixPotter.64.Theauthorstatesinthelastparagraphthat________.A.EdwardLearwasfamousforwritingaboutanimalsB.adventurenovelswerenotwrittenforchildrenatfirstC.ThomasHardywasnotasfamousasLewisCarrollD.societychangedrapidlyintheVictorianEra65.Thistextismainlyabout________.A.literatureintheVictorianEraB.writingstylesintheVictorianEraC.famousworksintheVictorianEraD.theimportanceofliteratureintheVictorianEraCWhatshouldyouthinkaboutintryingtofindyourcareer?Youareprobablybetteratsomeschoolsubjectsthanothers.Thesemayshowstrengthsthatyoucanuseinyourwork.Aboywhoisgoodatmathematicscanusethatinanengineeringcareer.AgirlwhospellswellandlikesEnglishmaybegoodatofficework.Soitisimportanttoknowthesubjectsyoudowellinatschool.Ontheotherhand,youmaynothaveanyspeciallystrongorweaksubjectsbutyourrecordsshowageneralsatisfactorystandard.Althoughnotallsubjectscanbeuseddirectlyinajob,theymayhaveindirectvalue.Knowledgeofhistoryisnotrequiredformostjobsbutifhistoryisoneofyourgoodsubjectsyouwillhavelearnedtorememberfactsanddetails.Thisisanabilitythatcanbeusefulinmanyjobs.Ifyouhavehadapart-timejobonSaturdaysorinthesummer,thinkwhatyougainedfromit.Ifnothingelse,youmaygettoworkontime,tofollowinstructionsandtogetonwitholderworkers.Youmayhavelearnedtogivecorrectchangeinashop,forexample.Justasimportant,youmaybecomeinterestedinaparticularindustryorcareeryouseefromtheinsideinapart-timejob.Facingyourweakpointsisalsopartofknowingyourself.Youmaybeallthumbswhenyouhandletools;perhapsyouareapoorspellerorcannotaddupacolumnoffigures.Itisbittertofaceanyweaknessesthantopretendtheydonotexist.Yourschoolrecord,forinstance,maynotbetoogood,yetitisanimportantpartofyourbackground.Youshouldnotbeapologeticaboutitbutinsteadrecognizethatyouwillhaveachanceofafreshstartatwork.66．Whichofthefollowingbestsumsupthefirstparagraph?A．Theimportanceofdoingwellatschool.B．Usingschoolperformancetohelptochooseacareer.C．Theimportanceofbeinggoodatallsubjects.D．Theindirectvalueofschoolwork.67．Thewriterthinksthatforastudenttohaveapart-timejobisprobably.A．awasteoftimethatcouldhavebeenspentonstudyB．usefulforhisfutureworkC．agoodwaytoearnextramoneyD．agoodwaytofindouthisweakpoints68．Accordingtothepassage,ifastudentsschoolrecordisnotgood,he____.10\nA．willbeacompletefailureinhisfutureworkB．willnotbeabletofindasuitablejobC．willregretnothavingworkedharderatschoolD．maydowellinhisfuturework69．Whichsubjectissupposedtohavenodirectvalueforjobhunting?A．Mathematics.B．English.C．TechnicalDrawing.D．History.70．Thewholepassagecenterson____.A．choosingacareeraccordingtowhatoneisskilledinB．acquiringknowledgebyworkinghardatschoolC．developingonespersonalitiesforthefuture.D．findingonesstrongandweakpointsPARTFOURWRITINGPartIVWriting(45marks)SECTIONA(10marks)Directions:Readthefollowingpassage.Completethediagram/Fillinthenumberedblanksbyusingtheinformationforthepassage.WriteNOMORETHAN3WORDSforeachanswer.Simplelivingdoesn’tmeanthatyougiveupyourjobandstartlivinginthecountryside,butitmeansthatwespendourtime,energyandeffortsonimportantthingsinlife.Itcanbegoodforusinsomeways.Firstly,simplelivingcankeepyourmindpeaceful.Itmakessurethatunnecessarythingsareoutofyourlifeandyouconcentrateontherealfactorsthataffectthequalityoflife.Throughsimplelivingyoucanseethepositivesideoflifeandwon’tfeeljealousandgreedy.Secondly,simplelivingcanmakeyouhavetimeforyourlovedones.Mostofusbecomesobusyinourlivesthatweforgettospendtimewithourdearones.Peoplewhobelieveinsimplelivingvaluethetimespentwiththeirlovedones.Thirdly,simplelivingishelpfulintheimprovementofhealth.Bychoosingtobesimple,youfeellessstressedindailylife.Simplelivinggivesyouanewviewonthingsandhelpsyoujoinincreativeactivities.Itallowsyoutodevotesometimetorecreationalactivities（娱乐活动）,physicalexercises,etc.,whichhelpyouinleadingahealthylifestyle.Fourthly,livingsimplyallowsyoutohavetimetolookbackonthepreciousmomentsinyourlife.Itmakesyouawareofyourstrengthsandweaknesses.Peoplewhoaimlesslypursuematerialisticpleasure（物质享受）areoftennotsurewhattheyexactlywantfromlife.Theyneverhavetimetoanalyzethemselves.Simplelivinghelpsyoustayhappywithwhatlifehasofferedyouandhelpsincreatingpositivesinyourlife.Lastly,simplelivingcanreduceyourexpenses.Itcanmakesurethatyou’redoingyourbitfortheprotectionoftheenvironment.Ifallofusreduceourdailyexpensesonelectricity,fuels,etc,we’llbeabletostopthedegradation(退化)oftheenvironment.Title:71.__________ofSimpleLiving●Keepingyourmind72.__________:10\nConcentratingontherealfactorsthat73.__________Seeingthepositivesideoflifeandavoidingbadfeelingslikejealousyandgreediness●MakingyouhavetimeforyourlovedonesMakingyou74.__________inyourliveswithyourdearonesMakingyouvaluethetimespentwithyourlovedones●Helpingyou75.__________76.__________yourstressGivingyouanewviewonthingsHelpingyouinleadingahealthylifestyle●Allowingyoutolookbackon77.__________inyourlifeMakingyouknowyour78.__________MakingyouknowwhatyouexactlywantfromlifeGivingyoutimetoanalyzeyourselfHelpingyou79.__________withlifeofferingyouandhelpingincreatingpositivesinyourlife●Helpingprotecttheenvironment80.__________theenvironmentfrombecomingbadbyreducingtheuseofelectricity,fuels,etc.SECTIONB(10marks)Directions:Readthefollowingpassage.Answerthequestionsaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageandtherequiredwordslimit.Writeyouranswersonyouranswersheet.AschoolinNanjingplanstoorderKorean-styleschooluniformsforstudents,butparentswereagainstthemove,believingthatthenewuniformslookedtoogoodandwouldencourageearlyromancesamongthestudents.Parents:“MydaughterwassoexcitedabouttheKorean-styleuniform,sayingit’sherdreamtowearaminiskirttoschooleveryday,”amomsaid.“Mydaughteralsocalledherclassmatestotalkabouthowhandsometheboyslookedintheuniforms!Ifthestudentswearsuchbeautifuluniforms,howcantheyconcentrateontheirstudies?”School:wehadtostoptheplanbecausemanyparentswerestronglyagainstit.Someparentsthoughtitwasjustawayfortheschooltomakemoney,andothersthoughtthenewuniformswouldtakestudentsattentionawayfromtheirstudies.Students:thestudentswereverydisappointedabouttheschool’sfinaldecision.Theythoughtthesportswearuniformsmadethemlookandrogynous(兼具两性的).TheysaidtheKoreanuniformshadmanyadvantagessuchasraisinginterestinclassandliftingconfidence.Asforconcernsaboutromance,thestudentsbelievethatloveisloveandhasnorelationshiptotheuniforms.TheDepartmentofEducation:Wedon’thaveaunifiedstandardforschooluniforms.Theschoolscanchoosetheirownstyles.EithersportswearorotheruniformsareOK.Currently,mostmiddleandelementaryschoolsinNanjinghave10\nsportswearuniforms.Expert:Fashionableschooluniformscanincreasestudents’interestinlearning.Parentsdon’tneedtoworrytoomuchaboutearlyromances.Today’sprimaryandmiddleschoolstudentshavestrongpersonalitiesandtheirappreciationofbeautyisrapidlyforming.Afashionableuniformcanfoster(培养)theirsenseofbelongingtotheschoolandreducetheirresistancetotheschool’smanagement.Butwedon’thavetofollowKoreanorJapanesestyles.WeshoulddesignourownChinesestyleuniforms.81.Whyweresomeparentsagainsttheirchildrenwearingfashionableschooluniforms？(Nomorethan15words)82.Whydidstudentsdislikethesportswearuniforms?(Nomorethan5words)83.What’sexperts’attitudetowardsfashionableschooluniforms?(Nomorethan3words)84.What’sthetitleofthepassage?(Nomorethan10words)SECTIONC(25marks)Directions:WriteanEnglishcompositionaccordingtotheinstructionsgivenbelowinChinese.假设你是Steven,某报的英语编辑，请你根据李华所写信的内容结合自己的人生经历用英文写一封回信。字数：120词左右（信的开头和结尾已给）。IamLiHua,astudentinSeniorTwonow.IwillbeaSeniorThreestudentnexttermthisyear,IamalittlenervousandexcitedaboutthestudyofSeniorThree.IamwonderingwhetherIcanachievemygoalnextyear.I’dappreciateitifyougivemesomeadvice.Yours,LiHuaDearLiHua,______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours,Steven株洲市二中2022届高二下期末考试英语答案1—5ABACA6—10BBCBC11—15BBACA16.inventor17.Canada18.snowedheavily19.indoors20.910\n84.Korean-styleschooluniformsornot./DifferentopinionsaboutKorean-styleschooluniforms./DiscussionaboutwhetherweshouldorderKorean-styleschooluniformsornot.10