广东省茂名市第十七中学高二英语上学期期中试题

茂名市第十七中学2022-2022学年第一学期期中质量检测高二英语第I卷第一部分听力（无）第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分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。AOnastormydaylastAugust,Timheardsomeoneshouting.Lookingattheseacarefully,hesawthattwokidsinarowboatwerebeingpulledouttosea.Two12-year-oldboys,ChristianandJack,hadrowedoutinaboattorecoverafootball.Oncethey’drowedbeyondthecalmwaters,abeachumbrellatiedtotheboatcaughtthewindandpulledtheboatintoopenwater.Theboyswereterrifiedandtriedtorowbacktoshore.Buttheywerenomatchforitandtheboatwasoutofcontrol.Timknewthatitwouldsoonbeswallowedbythewaves.“Everythingwentquietinmyhead,”Timrecalls.“I’mtryingtofigureouthowtoswimtotheboysinastraightline.”Timtookoffhisclothesandjumpedintothewater.Every500yardsorso,heraisedhisheadtojudgehisprogress.“Atonepoint,Iconsideredturningback,”hesays.“IwonderedifIwasputtingmylifeatrisk.”After30minutesofstruggling,hewascloseenoughtoshouttotheboys,“Takedowntheumbrella!”“Let’saimforthepier(码头),”Jacksaid.Timturnedtheboattowardit.Soonafterward,wavescrashedovertheboat,anditbegantosink.“Canyouswim?”hecried.“Alittlebit,”theboyssaid.Oncetheywereinthewater,Timdecideditwouldbesaferandfasterforhimtopulltheboystowardthepier.ChristianandJackwerewearinglifejacketsandfloatedontheirbacks.Timswamtowardlandaswaterwashedovertheboys’faces.“Arewealmostthere?”theyaskedagainandagain.“Yes,”Timtoldthemeachtime.After30minutes,theyreachedthepier.11\n1.Whendidthestoryhappen?A.Onaholiday.B.Onastormyday.C.Ataweekend.D.Afterafootballmatch.2.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“recover”inthesecondparagraphmeaninChinese?A.找回B.修补C.恢复D.盖上3.WhatdoyouthinkofTim?A.Strong.B.Proud.C.Shy.D.Brave.BThefirstnewspaperswerewrittenbyhandandputuponwallsinpublicplace.TheearliestdailynewspaperwasstartedinRomein59BC.Inthe700'stheworld'sfirstprintednewspaperwaspublished.Europedidn'thavearegularlypublishednewspaperuntil1609,whenonewasstartedinGermany.    ThefirstregularlypublishednewspaperintheEnglishlanguagewasprintedinAmsterdamin1620.In1621,anEnglishnewspaperwasstartedinLondonandwaspublishedonceaweek.ThefirstdailyEnglishnewspaperwastheDailyCourant(每日新闻).ItcameoutinMarch1702.    In1690,BenjaminHarrisprintedthefirstAmericannewspaperinBoston.Butnotlongafteritwasfirstpublished,thegovernmentstoppedthepaper.In1704,JohnCampbellstartedTheBostonNewsletter(波斯顿新闻通讯),thefirstnewspaperpublishedintheAmericancolonies.By1760,thecolonieshadmorethanthirtydailynewspapers.Therearenowabout1,800dailypapersintheUnitedStates.    Today,asagroup,Englishlanguagenewspapershavethelargestcirculation(发行量)intheworld.ButthelargestcirculationforanewspaperisthatoftheJapanesenewspaperAsahiDhimbun(朝日新闻).Itsellsmorethanelevenmillioncopieseveryday.4.Thefirstdailynewspapercameoutin_____.A.59BC      B.700's        C.1609            D.16205.ThefirstregularlypublishednewspaperinEuropewasprintedin_____.A.England B.Germany      C.France         D.11\nSweden6.ThefirstprintednewspaperinAmericacameoutin_____.A.Washington    B.NewYork      C.Boston        D.NewOrleans7.Whatdoestheauthorwanttoinformus?A.ThebeginningofnewspapersB.HistoryofnewspapersC.HistoryofdailynewspapersD.OnreadingnewspapersC Goodafternoon,andwelcometoEngland.Wehopethatyourvisitherewillbeapleasantone.Today,Iwouldliketodrawyourattentiontoafewofourlaws.    Thefirstoneisaboutdrinking.Now,youmaynotbuyalcohol(酒)inthiscountryifyouareunder18yearsofage,normayyourfriendsbuyitforyou.  Secondly,noise.Enjoyyourselvesbyallmeans,butpleasedon'tmakeunnecessarynoise,particularlyatnight.Weaskyoutorespectotherpeoplewhomaywishtobequiet.    Thirdly,crossingtheroad.Becareful.Thetrafficmovesontheleftsideoftheroadinthiscountry.Usepedestriancrossings(人行横道)anddonottakeanyriskwhencrossingtheroad.   Mynextpointisaboutlitter(throwingawaywastedmaterialinapublicplace).Itisanoffence(违法行为)todroplitterinthestreet.Whenyouhavesomethingtothrowaway,pleaseputitinyourpocketandtakeithome,orputitinalitterbin.   Finally,asregardssmoking,itisagainstthelawtobuycigarettesortobacco(烟草)ifyouareunder16yearsofage.I'dliketofinishbysayingthatifyourequireanysortofhelporassistance,youshouldcontactyourlocalpolicestation,whowillbepleasedtohelpyou.     Now,arethereanyquestions?8.Themainpurposeofthisspeechwouldbeto____.A.preparepeopleforinternationaltravel11\nB.declarethelawsofdifferentkindsC.giveadvicetotravellerstothecountryD.informpeopleofthepunishmentforbreakinglaws9.Fromthespeechwelearnthat____.A.Inthiscountry,ifyouareunder18yearsofage,youmaynotbuyalcohol,butyourfriendcanbuyitforyou.B.Youmaynotbuycigarettesortobaccounlessyouareabove16yearsofage.C.Becausethetrafficmovesontheleftsideoftheroad,youmustusepedestriancrossingswhencrossingtheroadD.Youcan'tmakenoiseexceptatnight10.Theunderlinedword“contact”inthelastparagraphmeans_________________.A.keepintouchwithB.getintouchwithC.joinD.report11.Whodoyouthinkismostlikelytomakethespeech?A.ApolicemanB.AlawmakerC.AteacherD.AlawyerDCloseyoureyesandimagineyouarelivinginthenexttwocenturiesormore.You'llbelivinginaworldfilledwithsmartrobots,whichwillbehelpingyoutotakecareofyourchildren,oryourelderlyparentsinyourhome.You'lllivemuchlongerthankstothemedicinemadebygenetic(基因的)science.Andmankindmaybegoingfartherinspacethaneverbefore—youwillbelivingonthemoonorMars.Howshouldweviewthechangesthatwaitforusinthefuture?Shouldwebeoptimisticabouttheyearsahead,orworriedaboutwhatthefutureholds?Somescientistsandexpertsarehavingadiscussionabouthowtechnology,scienceandsocietywilldevelopinthefuture.  "I'mlookingforwardtothedaywhenmoretechnologywillcometomylife,"saysJohnSearle,aprofessorattheUniversityofCaliforniaBerkeleyPhilosophy,"becauseIthinkfurtherresearchinsuchareasasgenetics,physics,chemistryandmedicinewillhelpustoovercomepoverty,improvehealth,andmakelifelonger."HughHerr,atMIT'sBiomechatronicsGroup,considersverypowerfulweaponsasconcern11\noverthefuture.Anotheristhegrowingroleoftechnologyinourlives."Machinestakingoverwhathumansdoisnotagoodthing,"Herrsays.ThatisasimilarconcernsharedbyDanielaCerqui,asocialandculturalscientist."Iamafraidthatthelong-termfuturewearebuildingwillhavenospaceleftforhumanbeings,"saysCerqui."Themainvaluesofoursocietyarerelatedtoinformationthatmustprogressasquicklyaspossible,andcomputersaremuchbetterthanhumansinthesetasks."12.Thefirstparagraphmainlytellsus________.A.howsciencewilldevelopinthenexttwocenturiesB.howpeoplewillliveinamodernsocietyC.whatlifewouldbelikeinthefutureD.whatcomputerswillbringtooursociety13.WhatisJohnSearle'sattitudetowardsthefutureoftechnology?A.Worried.    B.Optimistic. C.Uncertain.  D.Disappointed.14.Theunderlinedword"That"inthelastparagraphrefersto______.A.thepovertyprobleminthefuture      B.machinestakingoverwhathumansdoC.thetechnologyofweaponsD.thehealthproblemofhumans15.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.Thefuture—fullofhopeorconcern?B.GreatchangeswilltakeplaceinthefutureC.TherelationshipbetweentechnologyandhumansD.Theroleofrobotsandcomputersinthefuture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。ThesevenCsofagoodletterWhatisthesecretofwritingagoodletter?Herearetwomainones.Don'ttrytobefancy.Don'ttrytoimpressyourreader.YouwillbesuccessfulifyoufollowthesesevenCs.11\nClear.Useshort,directsentences.  16Writeasifthereaderwererighttherewithyou.Aboveall,don'tuseanintroduction.Correct.  17 Don'tguess,evenforspelling.Refertoyourdictionary.Ifyouneedto,checkareferencebooktoo.Usethemasmuchasyouneedto.Complete.Don'tscatter(分散)yourpoints.  18 Thisisgoodorganizationtoo.Courteous.Befriendlyratherthanoverlycasual.Presentyourinformationnicelyevenifyouarecomplainingaboutsomething.Inallletters,treatothersasyouwantthemtotreatyou.Concise.Makeeachpointasclearlyandbrieflyasyoucan.Conversational.Thisisreallythesecretofgoodwriting. 19Suchaletterhasanatural,friendlytoneof“talk”.Letyourpersonalitycomethroughnaturally.Considerate.  20Writeaboutwhatyoubelievethereaderneedsorwantstoknow.Trytobehelpful.Thiswillbuildgoodfeelingtowardyou.ThesevenCsareaboutwritingletters.Buthowaboutschoolpapers?UsethesevenCs.Writeasifyouaretalkingtoyourteacherorprofessor.You'llbesurprised.You'llalmostinstantlybecomeagoodwriter.Andyoumightevenenjoywritingfromnowon.A.Just"talk"totheperson.B.Thinkofthereaders'pointofviewasyouwrite.C.Makethemeasytounderstand.D.Includelongsentencesinyourletter.E.Makesurewhatyousayiscorrect.F.Writingshouldnotbetakentooseriously.G.Finishonepointcompletelybeforegoingontothenext.第三部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分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，选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Alittleboyinvitedhismothertoattendhisschool'sfirstteacher-parentmeeting.Tothelittleboy's21,shesaidshewouldgo.This22bethefirsttimethathis11\nclassmatesandteacher23hismotherandhefeltashamed(羞愧的)ofher24.Althoughshewasabeautifulwoman,therewasaseverescar(疤痕)that25nearlytheentirerightsideofherface.Theboyneverwantedto26whyorhowshegotthescar.Atthemeeting,thepeoplewere27bythekindnessandnaturalbeautyofhismotherwiththescar,butthelittleboywas28embarrassed(尴尬)and29himselffromeveryone.Hedid,however,getwithin30ofaconversationbetweenhismotherandhisteacher.Theteacherasked31,"Howdidyougetthescaronyourface?"Themotherreplied,"32mysonwasababy,hewasinaroomthatcaughtfire.Everyonewas33afraidtogoinbecausethefirewas34，soIwentin.AsIwasrunningtowardhisbed,IsawalongpieceofwoodcomingdownandIplacedmyselfoverhimtryingtoprotecthim.Iwasknocked35butfortunately,afiremancameinandsavedbothofus."She36theburnedsideofherface."Thisscarwillbe37,buttothisday,Ihavenever38whatIdid."Atthispoint,thelittleboycameoutrunningtowardhismotherwithtearsinhiseyes.Heheldherinhisarmsandfeltagreat39ofthesacrifice(牺牲)thathismotherhadmadeforhim.Heheldherhand40fortherestoftheday.21.A.enjoyment B.disappointment C.anger D.excitement22.A.would B.could C.should D.must23.A.noticed B.greeted C.accepted D.met24.A.skinB.appearanceC.impressionD.characteristic25.A.included B.passed C.covered D.shaded26.A.talkabout B.thinkabout C.careabout D.hearabout27.A.impressed B.surprised C.excited D.comforted28.A.alsoB.evenC.alwaysD.still29.A.hid B.protected C.separated D.escaped30.A.understanding B.reminding C.hearing D.learning31.A.carefully B.seriously C.happily D.eagerly32.A.As B.When C.SinceD.While11\n33.A.so B.much C.quite D.too34.A.outofcontrol B.undercontrol C.incontrol D.overcontrol35.A.helpless B.hopeless C.senseless D.useless36.A.pointed B.showed C.wiped D.touched37.A.ugly B.lasting C.serious D.frightening38.A.forgot B.recognized C.considered D.regretted39.A.surprise B.sense C.happiness D.sadness40.A.quietly B.slightly C.tightly D.suddenly第II卷注意事项：用0.5毫米黑色笔迹的签字笔将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。第三部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。Itisimportantforyoutolearnsomeknowledgeaboutfirstaidinyourdailylife.Ifapersonhasanaccident,heneedsmedicalcare41adoctorcanbefound.Whenyougivefirstaid,youmustpayattentiontothreethings.First,whenapersonstops42(breathe),openhis/hermouthandseeifthereisfoodatthebulkofhis/hermouth.Second,ifapersoncannotbreathe,doyourbesttostarthis/herbreathingatonce,usingamouth-to-mouthway.Third,ifaperson43(hurt)seriously,tryatoncetostopthebleeding.Thentakehim/hertoadoctor.Ifapersonlosesonethirdofhis/herblood,he/she44.(die)Manyaccidentsmayhappenathome.Allparentsshouldknowfirstaidinordertodealwithcommoninjuries45mayhappentotheirchildren.Whenapersonisbittenbyananimal,washthewoundwithcoldrunningwaterbeforehe/sheistakentoseeadoctor.Whenapersonisburnt,washandcooltheareaoftheskinunderthecoldtap46awhile.Thenputapieceofdrycleanclothover47burn.Ifthepersonis48(bad)burnt,takehim/hertothedoctor.Ifapersoncutshis/herfinger,clean49andputapieceofpaperaroundthecut.Everybodyshouldknowsomefirstaidinordertosave50people'slives.11\n第四部分写作（共两节，满分35分）第一节短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你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。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。I’masenior2student.NowMP3andMP4isverypopularamongusstudents.Therearemanyadvantages.Firstly,it’stoosmallthatit’sconvenientforustocarry.Secondly,itcanhelpimprovingourEnglishlistening.Thirdly,itcandownloadmusicandevenfilms,thusenrichingourlife.While,therearesomedisadvantages,too.Scientificresearchesdiscoverthatoveruseitcaninfluencemyhearing,whichisharmfultoourhealth.Besides,somestudentareaddictedtopopsongsandmusic,bothinandoutofclassandothersevenlistenitontheway,whichisthoughtverydangerous.Inmyopinion,weshouldmakeagooduseoftheminourstudyandontheotherhandweshouldlearntousethemproperlyandsafe.笫二节书面表达（满分25分）某英文报纸正在举行“我难忘的一次经历”主题征文比赛。假设你2022年9月11日参加了全校在运动场上举行的合唱比赛。请你以“Anunforgettableexperience”为题，根据下表提示，用英语写一篇短文，准备投稿。参加的活动学校大合唱准备工作业余时间训练，积极认真结果获得一等奖你的感受不劳无获……注意：1.词数100左右。11\n2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。3.参考词汇：大合唱比赛groupsingingcompetitionAnunforgettableexperienceDuringthepastyearathighschool,Ihavehadmanyunforgettableexperiences. 茂名市第十七中学2022-2022学年第一学期期中质量检测答案1-3BAD4-7ABCB8-11CBBA12-15CBBA16-20CEGAB21-25BADBC26-30AADAC31-35ABDAC36-40DBDBC41.before42.breathing43.ishurt44.willdie/maydie45.which/that46.for47.the48.badly49.it50.other短文该错：I’masenior2student.NowMP3andMP4areverypopularamongusstudents.Therearemanyadvantages.Firstly,it’ssosmallthatit’sconvenientforustocarry.Secondly,itcanhelpimproveourEnglishlistening.Thirdly,itcandownloadmusicandevenfilms,thusenrichingourlife.However,therearesomedisadvantages,too.Scientificresearchesdiscoverthatoverusingitcaninfluenceourhearing,whichisharmfultoourhealth.Besides,somestudentsareaddictedintopopsongsandmusic,bothinandoutofclassandothersevenlistentoitontheway,whichisthoughtverydangerous.Inmyopinion,weshouldmakea（删除a）gooduseoftheminourstudyandontheotherhandweshouldlearntousethemproperlyandsafely.书面表达：Duringthepastyearathighschool,Ihavehadmanyunforgettableexperiences.OneofthemwasthatourclasstookpartinagroupsingingcompetitionontheschoolplaygroundonSep.11th,2022.Inordertowinthecompetition,weallwentoutforit.Duringtheweekbeforethecompetition,wepractisedsinginginourfreetime.Althoughitwasahardjob,everyparticipanttookitseriouslyanddidtheirbest.Thankstooureffort,wewonthefirstprize.Hearingtheexcitingnews,wewereallwildwithjoy.Themomentwegottheprize,anoldsayinghitmymind--Nopains,nogains.Itwashardworkthatmadeussucceed.Besides,duringthecourseofpreparation,wedevelopedfriendship,confidenceaswellasunderstanding!单词、词组、语法1.delight2.attract3.polluted4.assist5.approved11\n1.poisoned2.brokedown3.fallsill4.fallen5.Seen6.Cleaning…paid7.will11