广东省湛江一中高二英语上学期期中试题

湛江一中2022-2022学年度第一学期第一次考试高二级英语科试卷考试时间：120分钟满分：150分第Ⅰ卷第一部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；毎小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答題卡上将该选项涂黑。ANowadays,studyingabroadgainspopularityinChina.ManyparentswouldrathersendtheirchildrenabroadtoreceiveeducationthanletthembeeducatedinChina.Everycoinhastwosidesandstudyingabroadisnoexception(例外).Thereareadvantagesforpeopletoattendschoolabroad.Inthefirstplace,hecanusetheforeignlanguageinhisdailylifesothathisabilityinthesecondlanguagemaybegreatlyimproved,asitisobviousthatthereisnobetteropportunitytoimprovesecondlanguageskillsthanlivinginthecountrywhereitisspoken.Whilestudyinginaforeigncountry,hewillmostlymeetmanyothersfromoverseasanditispossibletomakefriendswithpeoplefromallovertheworld.Thisisnotonlyexcitingonthesociallevel,butcouldleadtoimportantoverseascontactsinhiscareeraswell.Hecanlearnthelatestknowledgeinscienceandmakeuseofthefirst-ratefacilities(设备)available.Inthisway,therearemanychancesforhimtowidenhishorizonsandbroadenhismind.Ofcourse,attendingschoolabroadmaybringaboutaseriesofproblemsaswell.Themostseriousproblemislanguagebarrier(障碍).Notallofthestudentswhoplantogoabroadaregoodatthelanguagespokenthere.Asaresult,onarrivingthere,theywillfinditdifficulttounderstandwhattheteacherssay.Besides,forlackofknowledgeofthecustomsofthelocalpeople,theymayconstantly(不断地)runintotroubleindealingwithvarioussituations.Furthermore,thetuitionandthecostoflivingaremuchhigherthanthoseinourcountry,whichmayaddmoreburdenstotheirfamily.Therefore,givenanopportunitytoattendaschoolabroad,onemustconsiderbothitsadvantagesanditsdisadvantagescarefullybeforemakinguphismind.1.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.Students’lifeintheforeigncountries.B.Theadvantagesanddisadvantagesofstudyingabroad.C.Problemsthatwillbemetwhenwestudyabroad.D.Thereasonswhymanyparentssenttheirchildrenabroad.2.AllthefollowingaretheadvantagesofstudyingabroadEXCEPT______A.theabilityinthesecondlanguagemaybegreatlyimprovedB.youmaymakefriendsfromallovertheworldC.youcanlearntoliveanindependentlife\nD.youcangettoknowthelatestknowledgeinscience.3.Thewriter’sattitudetowardsstudyingabroadis________A.Positive(肯定的)B.Negative（否定的）C.Neutral（中立的）D.NotclearBThepracticeofstudentsendlesslycopyinglettersandsentencesfromablackboardisathingofthepast.Withthecomingofnewtechnologieslikecomputersandsmartphone,writingbyhandhasbecomesomethingofnostalgic(怀旧的)skill.However,whiletoday’seducatorsareusingmoreandmoretechnologiesintheirteaching,manybelievebasichandwritingskillsarestillnecessaryforstudentstobesuccessful---bothinschoolandinlife.VirginiaBerninger,professorofeducationalpsychologyattheUniversityofWashington,saysit’simportanttocontinueteachinghandwritingandhelpchildrenacquiretheskillofwritingbyhand.Berningerandhercolleaguesconductedastudythatlookedattheabilityofstudentstocompletevariouswritingtasks---bothonacomputerandbyhand.Thestudy,publishedin2022,foundthatwhenwritingwithapenandpaper,participantswrotelongeressaysandmorecompletesentencesandhadafasterwordproductionrate.Inamorerecentstudy,Berningerlookedatwhatrolespellingplaysinastudent’swritingskillsandfoundthathowwellchildrenspellistiedtohowwelltheycanwrite.“Spellingmakessomeofthethinkingpartsofthebrainactive,whichhelpsusaccessourvocabulary,wordmeaningsandconcepts.Itisallowingourwrittenlanguagetoconnectwithideas.”Berningersaid.Spellinghelpsstudentstranslateideasintowordsintheirmindfirstandthentotranscribe(转换)“thosewordsinthemindwrittensymbolsonpaperorkeyboardandscreen,”thestudysaid.Seeingthewordsinthe“mind’seye”helpschildrennotonlytoturntheirideasintowords,saysBerninger,butalsotospotspellingmistakeswhentheywritethewordsdownandtocorrectthemovertime.“Inourcomputerage,somepeoplebelievethatwedon’thavetoteachspellingbecausewehavespellchecks,”shesaid.“Butuntilachildhasafunctionalspellingabilityofaboutafifthgradelevel,theywon’thavetheknowledgetochoosethecorrectspellingamongtheoptionsgivenbythecomputer.”4.Whatmakeswritingbyhandathingofthepast?A.Theabsenceofblackboardinclassroom.B.Theuseofnewtechnologiesinteaching.C.Thelackofpracticeinhandwriting.D.Thepopularuseofsmartphones.5.Whichofthefollowingbestshowstheroleofspelling?A.Spellingimprovesone’smemoryofwords.B.Spellingabilityiscloselyrelatedtowritingability.C.Spellingbenefitsthetranslationfromwordsintoideas.D.Spellingslowsdownfindingexactwordstoexpressideas.6.Whatdoes“mind’seye”inparagraph4mean?A.WindowB.SoulC.PictureD.Imagination7.Whatconclusioncouldbedrawnfromthepassage?\nA.Computerscanhelppeoplewiththeirchoiceofwords.B.Spellcheckscantaketheplaceofspellingteaching.C.Handwritingstillhasaplaceintoday’sclassrooms.D.Functionalspellingabilitydevelopsfastinthefifthgrade.CAlzheimer'sdisease（老年痴呆症）affectsmillionsofpeoplearoundtheworld.Americanresearcherssaythediseasewillaffectmorethanonehundredmillionpeopleworldwidebytheyeartwentyfifty.Thatwouldbefourtimesthecurrentnumber.ResearchersanddoctorshavebeenstudyingAlzheimer'spatientsforacentury.Yetthecauseandthecureforthementalsicknessarestillunknown.However,someresearchershavemadeimportantstepstowardsunderstandingit.Severalearlysignsofthediseaseinvolvememoryandthoughtprocesses.Atfirst,patientshavetroublerememberinglittlethings.Later,theyhavetroublerememberingmoreimportantthings,suchasthenamesoftheirchildren.TherearealsosomephysicalteststhatmightshowwhoisatriskofdevelopingAlzheimer'sdisease.Thetestslookforproteinsinbrainandspinalcord(脊髓)fluid.Theproteinsappeartobefoundonlyinpeoplewiththedisease.Theproteintestscorrectlyidentifythepresenceofthediseaseinaboutninetypercentofpatients.Now,amuchsimplerphysicaltesttopredictAlzheimer'sriskhasbeendeveloped.ResearchersfoundthattroublewiththesenseofsmellcanbeoneofthefirstsignsofAlzheimer's.Usingthisinformation,theydevelopedatestinwhichpeoplewereaskedtoidentifytwelvefamiliarsmells.Thesesmellsincludedcinnamon,blackpepper,chocolate,paintthinner,andsmoke.Thestudycontinuedforfiveyears.Duringthisperiod,thesamepeoplewereaskedtotakeseveraltestsmeasuringtheirmemoryandthoughtabilities.Fiftypercentofthosewhocouldnotidentifyatleastfourofthesmellsinthefirsttesthadtroublewiththeirmemoryandthinkinginthenextfiveyears.Anotherstudyhasshownapossiblewaytoreduceaperson'schancesofdevelopingAlzheimer'sdiseaseinoldage.ResearchersinChicagofoundthatpeoplewhousetheirbrainsmoreoftenarelesslikelytodevelopAlzheimer'sdisease.Thosewhoreadanewspaper,orplaychessorwordgamesareaboutthreetimeslesslikelytodevelopthecondition.ResearcherssaytheystilldonotknowwhatcausesAlzheimer'sdisease.Buttheysaythesefindingsmighthelppreventthediseaseinthefuture.8.What’sthemainideaofthepassage?A.SomeearlysignsoftheAlzheimer'sdisease.B.SomephysicaltestsaboutAlzheimer'sdisease.C.TheresearchaboutAlzheimer'sdisease.D.ThepatientsofAlzheimer'sdisease.9.What’sthecurrentnumberofAlzheimer’spatients?A.100millionB.25millionC.400millionD.2050million10.WhatisnottheearlysignsoftheAlzheimer'sdiseaseaccordingtothepassage?A.Poormemory\nB.Proteinsexistinthebrain.C.Troublewiththesenseofsmell.D.Lessuseofthebrain.11.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inparagraph1referto?A.Alzheimer'sdisease.B.Alzheimer'spatients.C.Thecauseandthecure.D.Theresearch.DDoyouwanttolivewithastrongsenseofpeacefulness,happiness,goodness,andself-respect?Thecollectionofhappinessactionsbroadlycategorized(归类)as“honor”helpyoucreatethislifeofgoodfeelings.Here’sanexampletoshowhowhonorableactionscreatehappiness.Sayastoreclerkfailstochargeusforanitem.Ifwekeepsilent,andprofitfromtheclerk’smistake,wewoulddrivehomewithasenseofsneakyexcitement.Laterwemighttellourfamilyorfriendsaboutourgoodfortune.Ontheotherhand,ifwetelltheclerkabouttheunchargeditem,theclerkwouldbegratefulandthankusforourhonesty.Wewouldleavethestorewithaquietsenseofhonorthatwemightneversharewithanothersoul.Then,whatisittodowithoursenseofhappiness?Inthefirstcase,wherewedon’ttelltheclerk,acoupleofthingswouldhappen.Deepdowninsidewewouldknowourselvesasatypeofthief.Intheprocess,wewouldlosesomepeaceofmindandself-respect.Wewouldalsodemonstratethatwecannotlietrusted,sinceweadvertiseourdishonorbytellingourfamilyandfriends.Wedamageourownreputationsbytellingothers.Incontrast,bringingtheerrortotheclerk’sattentioncausesdifferentthingstohappen.Immediatelytheclerkknowsustobehonorable.Uponleavingthestore,wefeelhonorableandourself-respectisincreased.Wheneverwetakehonorableaction,wegainthedeepinternalrewardsofgoodnessandasenseofnobility.Thereisabeautifulpositivecyclethatiscreatedbylivingalifeofhonorableactions.Honorablethoughtsleadtohonorableactions.Honorableactionsleadustoahappierexistence.Andit’seasytothinkandacthonorablyagainwhenwe’rehappy.Whilethepositivecyclecanbedifficulttostart,onceit’sstarted,it’seasytocontinue.Keepingondoinggooddeedsbringsuspeaceofmind,whichisimportantforourhappiness.12.Accordingtothepassage,thepositiveactionintheexamplecontributestoour________.A.self-respectB.financialrewardsC.advertisingabilityD.friendlyrelationship13.Theauthorthinksthatkeepingsilentabouttheunchargeditemisequalto________.A.lyingB.stealingC.cheatingD.advertising14.Thephrase“bringingtheerrortotheclerk’sattention”(inPara.5)means________.A.tellingthetruthtotheclerkB.offeringadvicetotheclerk\nC.askingtheclerktobemoreattentiveD.remindingtheclerkofthechargeditem15.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleofthispassage?A.HowtoLiveTruthfullyB.ImportanceofPeacefulnessC.WaysofGainingSelf-respectD.HappinessthroughHonorableAction第二节（共5小题；毎小题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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。选项中有两项为多余选项。Green:MoreThanJustaColorGreenisanimportantcolorinnature.Itisthecolorofgrassandtheleavesontrees.16Sometimes,thewordgreenmeansyoung,freshandgrowing.Sometimes,itdescribessomethingthatisnotyetripeorfinished.17Apersonwithagreenthumbseemstohaveamagictouchthatmakesplantsgrowquicklyandwell.Youmightsaythatthewomannextdoorhasagreenthumbifhergardencontinuestogrowlongafteryourplantshavedied.TheGreenRevolutionisthenamegivensomeyearsagotothedevelopmentofnewkindsofriceandothergrains.18TheGreenRevolutionwastheresultofhardworkbyagriculturalscientistswhohadgreenthumbs.19Thegreen-eyedmonsterisnotafrighteningcreaturefromouterspace.ItisanexpressionusedaboutfourhundredyearsagobyBritishwriterWilliamShakespeareinhisplay“Othello”.Inmostplacesintheworld,agreenlightisasigntomoveahead.20Ineverydayspeech,agreenlightmeansapprovaltocontinuewithaproject.Wewantyoutoknowwehaveagreenlighttocontinuethisseriesnextweek.A.Forexample,agreenhornissomeonewhohasnoexperience,whoisnewtoasituation.B.Greenisalsothecolorusedtodescribethepowerfulemotion,jealousy.C.Someonewhohastheabilitytogrowplantswellissaidtohaveagreenthumb.D.Agreenlightonatrafficsignalmeansyourcarcancontinueon.E.Thenewplantsproducedmuchlargercrops.F.Itisalsothecolorofmostgrowingplants.G.Aboutonehundredyearsago,havingagreenthumbwasapopularexpressionintheAmericanwest.第II卷第二部分：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，掌握其大意，然后从第21—40各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卷上将该项涂黑。Haveyoueverwatchedanartistpaintapicture?Heorsheworksclosetothecanvas(画布)------21smallsectionsatatimeintheprocessofcompletingthewhole\npainting.Buteveryonceinawhile,the22muststepbackfromtheirworkandlookatthewholepicture.Onlybysteppingawayfromwhatthey’reworkingoncanthey23theproperperspective(角度).Theproperpointofviewis24totheendresult.Thereisnodifferenceforanyothercreation.25it’sabusiness,aprojectoryourlife,youneedtostepback26inordertogetitright.Froma27,youcanseethingsyoucan’tseewhenyou’reclose.Thedifferenceisinworkingonyourproject28workinginit.It’salltooeasytofocusonsomethingbut29theimportantpartsneededtocreateasatisfyingresult.StephenCoveycallsit“30thesaw(锯)”.Itwouldbe31tokeepsawingawaywithoutstoppingfromtimetotimetomakeyour32sharper.Butunfortunately,that’swhattoomanyofus33.Justasinmusic---weneedspaces34thenotes(音符)inordertocreatethelovelymelody(曲调).Acontinuouscollectionofnoteswithnospacesisnotgood---it’s35.Youmayneedtotakeavacation---to36workorstudy.Atothertimes,it’sbesttotakeacourseorattendameetingto37somenewcompletebreak,togoawayandjustdosomethingtotally38---doavoluntarywork,buildahouseforHabitatforHumanityorsomeotherworthycause.Theimportantthingistotakethebreaks.Withoutthem,wearenot39andwedon’tenjoyourworkorourlifeasmuch.Ourpressure40andbothourworkandourhealthsuffer.21.A.pickingB.paintingC.losingD.Enjoying22.A.scientistsB.teachersC.physicistsD.Artists23.A.turnB.changeC.gainD.Give24.A.importantB.specialC.ordinaryD.Popular25.A.AlthoughB.WhereC.BecauseD.Whether26.A.finallyB.sometimesC.immediatelyD.Slowly27.A.heightB.depthC.distanceD.Length28.A.insteadofB.togetherwithC.suchasD.lessthan29.A.meetB.destroyC.collectD.Miss30.A.repairingB.sharpeningC.touchingD.Hiding31.A.foolishB.interestingC.cleverD.Practical32.A.wayB.mindC.toolD.Sense33.A.noticeB.doC.findD.Lose34.A.throughB.beforeC.behindD.Between35.A.musicB.noiseC.soundD.Pollution36.A.lookforwardtoB.catchupwithC.getawayfromD.workhardat37.A.getB.proveC.desertD.Explain38.A.difficultB.necessaryC.commonD.Different39.A.nativeB.creativeC.attractiveD.Sensitive40.A.reducesB.disappearsC.increasesD.improves第二节语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）\n阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。将答案填写在答题卡的相应位置。OnaFridaynight,apooryoungartiststoodatthegateofthesubwaystation,playinghisviolin.Themusicwassogreat41manypeoplesloweddowntheirpacesandputsomemoneyintothehatoftheyoungman.Thenextday,theyoungartistwentthereagain.Different42thedaybefore,hetookoutalargepieceofpaperandlaiditonthegroundandputsomestonesonit.Thenheadjustedtheviolinandbeganplaying.Beforelong,he43(surround)bymanypeople,whowereallattractedbythewordsonthatpaper.Itsaid,“Lastnight,agentleman44(name)GeorgeSangputanimportantthingintomyhatbymistake.Pleasecometoclaim45.”Afterabouthalf46hour,amiddle-agedmanranthereinahurryandaskedifhehadseenalottery.AftertheyoungviolinistmadesureitwasMr.GeorgeSang,hereturnedthelottery47aprizeof$500,000tohim.Latersomeoneaskedtheviolinist:“Whydidn’tyoutakethelotteryticketforyourself?”Theviolinistsaid,“48Idon’thavemuchmoney,Ilivehappily;butifIlose49(honest),Iwon’tbehappyforever.”Throughourlives,wecangainalotandlosealot.But50(be)honestshouldalwaysbewithus.第三部分写作第一节短文改错(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（一），并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1.每处错误及修改均仅限一词；2.只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分AconcertwasgiventoseveralfamoussingerslastSaturday.Ticketswereveryhardlytoget.SinceIwantedtoattendthatconcert,Iboughtoneatthehighprice.Forthefirsthalfanhour,theconcertwentonsmooth.Theniceshowsofthesingerswerewarmlywelcomedbytheaudience,manyofthemcouldn’thelpburstintotears.Beforelongthemicrophonewentwrong.Somepeoplebegintomakenoise.Themembersofthetheatretriedtokeepinorder,butfailed.Hehaddifficultyincontinuingtheconcert.Thus,aperfectlygoodconcertcausedtobeofnovaluebysomeuneducatedpeople.第三部分写作第二节书面表达(满分25分)假定你是新华中学的学生李华，你校最近举办了艺术节，请你根据以下内容写一篇文章，给ChinaDaily投稿，报道你校的艺术节活动。时间上周五地点校大礼堂活动内容歌曲，舞蹈，小品等丰富多彩的活动以及外国学生的汉语模仿秀节目\n结果各类奖项共评出28个。其中，美国学生Jenifer演唱的《我的中国心》和高三（5）班的小品《高考》荣获一等奖。注意：1.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；2.词数：100左右，标题和开头已给出，不计入总词数。3.参考词汇：《我的中国心》：MyChineseHeart小品《高考》：theshortsketch,theCollegeEntranceExamArtsFestivalheldinXinhuaMiddleSchoolTheFifthArtsFestivalwassuccessfullyheldintheauditoriumofXinhuaMiddleSchoollastFriday,________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________第三部分写作第三节完成句子(共30个空，每空1分，满分30)51.Manyreasons_____________________________toaccountforNapoleon'sfame.为解释拿破仑本人的名声,迄今已有许多理由曾经被提出过。52.________________youputthesunthere____________themovementsoftheotherplanetsinthesky________________________.只有当你把太阳放在中心位置上，天空中其它行星的运动才能说得清楚。53.Somechildrenbecome_______________________theforeignsnacksthattheywillgoeatingwheneverpossible.有些孩子对洋快餐迷恋到了极点，一有可能就要去吃。54.___________________________________thattheindustrialcitiesbuiltinthenineteenthcenturydonotattractvisitors.很遗憾，19世纪建的工业城市没有吸引游客。55.Thetwocountrieshavemuch________________________.这两个国家有很多相同之处。56.LittleTomwasnot___________________________theaccident.Afterall,heisonlyachild.那次事故怪不得Tom，毕竟他还是个孩子。57.However,I____________________________WangPingbecauseoftoomanycarriagesflyingby.然而，由于太多的气垫车飞过，我看不见王平了。58.____________（exhaust）,Islidintobedandfellfastasleep.我感到累极了,爬上床很快就睡着了。59.Weshouldtryourutmostto_________________________________thedevelopmentofourmotherland.我们应该尽最大努力为祖国的发展作巨大的贡献。60.BothAustraliaandNewZealand___________________woolindustry.澳大利亚和新西兰都得益于羊毛业。\n湛江一中2022-2022学年度第一学期第一次考试高二级英语科试卷答案第一部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；毎小题2分，满分30分）1-3BCC4-7BBDC8-11CBDA12-15ABAD第二节（共5小题；毎小题2分，满分10分）16-20FCEBD第二部分：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）21-25BDCAD26-30BCADB31-35ACBDB36-40CADBC第二节语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）41.that42.from43.wassurrounded44.named45.it46.an47.with48.Although/Though49.honesty50.Being第三部分写作第一节短文改错(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)AconcertwasgiventoseveralfamoussingerslastSaturday.Ticketswereveryhardlytobyhardget.SinceIwantedtoattendthatconcert,Iboughtoneatthehighprice.Forthefirsthalfaanhour,theconcertwentonsmooth.Theniceshowsofthesingerswerewarmlywelcomedsmoothlybytheaudience,manyofthemcouldn’thelpburstintotears.Beforelongthemicrophonewhomburstingwentwrong.Somepeoplebegintomakenoise.Themembersofthetheatretriedtokeepinbeganorder,butfailed.Hehaddifficultyincontinuingtheconcert.Thus,aperfectlygoodconcertThey∧causedtobeofnovaluebysomeuneducatedpeople.was\n第三部分写作第二节书面表达ArtsFestivalheldinXinhuaMiddleSchoolThefifthArtsFestivalwassuccessfullyheldintheauditoriumofXinhuaMiddleSchoollastFriday,includingmanyexcellentperformancessuchassongs,dances,shortsketchesandsoon.Furthermore,someforeignstudentsinourschoolalsotookpartintheArtsFestival,inwhichtheyshowedtheirspecialtalents,givingusmanysurprises.Allthe28prizes,afterthecarefulconsiderationofthejudges,weregiventodifferentperformances,amongwhichthesongMyChineseHeartsungbytheAmericanstudent,Jenifer,rankedfirst.Equallyrankedfirstwastheshortsketch,theCollegeEntranceExamperformedbyClass5,Senior3.TheArtsFestivaloffersopportunitiestostudentstoshowtheirtalentsandishighlythoughtofbythem.第三部分写作第三节完成句子(共30个空，每空1分，满分30)51.havebeenputforward52.Onlyif/when;did;makesense53.soaddictedto54.It’sapity55.incommon56.toblamefor57.lostsightof58.Exhausted59.makegreatcontributionsto60.benefitfrom