广东省2022年上学期兴宁市沐彬中学高二英语期中考试试题

广东省2022年上学期兴宁市沐彬中学高二英语期中考试试题第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）第一节（共15小题;每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。ALagunaBeachFestivalofArtsFestivalSttorePlentyofpeopleattendLagunaBeachFestivalofArtsjusttoadmiretheworksofart.However,forseriousartbuyers,attendingearlyintheseasonmeansalot,sinceexcellentpiecesoftensellearly.Weekdaysarelessbusybuttherearefewerartistspresent.TheyoftenmeetcrowdsintheeveningthatshowupforthePageant(盛会)oftheMasters.Someartistsmaynegotiatepricesattheendoftheseason.Ifyoujustwantsouvenirsofyourvisit,avarietyofproductsareavailableintheFestivalStore.FunActivitiesPartofthefunofthefestivalcomesfromtheactivitiesthatgoonduringtheevent.Toursandartworkshopsareavailableeveryday.Weekendsarefulloflivemusicandspecialevents.Togetbestvalueforthemoneyyouspendduringtheweek,Thursdayisthedaytogoforarttalksbyparticipatingartistsandeveningjazz.Food&xDrinksFoodanddrinksaresoldatthesnackbar.TivoliTerracecafeandrestaurantsareonsiteformoreformaldining.Picnicsarewelcomeduringarttalksormusicshows,andtherearetablessetupinthecourtyardforyoutoenjoyyourhomemadeortake-awayfood.Butalcoholisforbiddenhere.OnThursdays,centraltablesarereservedforticketholders.CostoftheTicketsEntranceadmission:$60perperson(thePageantoftheMastersandlivemusicshowsincluded)Jointpass:$120perperson(freeofchargeforalltheperformances)Notes:Sincetherearemanyvisitorsontheweekends,theticketofficemaybecrowded.Forfasterservice,calltoll-freenumber24hoursaday.Formoreinformationvisitwww.Lagunabeachfestivalofarts.com16.Whatshouldoneintendingtobuysomegoodpiecesofartinthefestivaldo?A.Gothereonweekdays.B.Turntoartistsforadvice.C.Gothereassoonasitstarts.D.ShowupforthePageantoftheMasters.17.Whatcanallvisitorsdointhecourtyard?9/9\nA.Drinkalcohol.B.Haveaformaldinner.C.Appreciatemusicwhileeating.D.Eatatcentraltablesastheylike.18.Ifacouplewanttoseelivemusicshows,theyshouldpayatleastA.$60B.$120C.$180D.$240BI’dbeenaskedtogotoaneditor'sofficewiththeoldprogram“Wehaveastorywethinkyou'dbeperfectfor".Herewasthetopic:Wewantyoutowriteabouthowmiddle-agedmenhavenofriends.Seeingthat,Icouldn'thelpthinking,"Excuseme?Ihaveplentyoffriends,"Thentheeditortoldmetherewereallsortsofevidenceouttheretoshowhowmen,astheyage,lettheirclosefriendshipsgo,andthatthefactcancauseallsortsofproblemsandhaveaterribleimpactontheirhealth.AsIwalkedbacktomydeskinthenewsroom—adistanceofmaybe100yards—Iquicklytookstockofmyfriendlist.Firstofall,therewasmyfriendMark.Wait,howoftendoweactuallyhangout?Maybefourorfivetimesayear?Andthentherewasanotherbestfriendfromhighschool,Rory,and...IactuallycouldnotrememberthelasttimeI'dseenhim.Therewereallthoseothergoodfriendswhoseemedasifthey'restillinmylifebecausewefollowoneanotherviasocialmedia,butasIrandownthelistofthoseIconsideredreal,true,lifelongfriends,IrealizedthatithadbeenyearssinceIsawmanyofthem,evendecadesforafew.BythetimeIgotbacktomydesk,IrealizedthatIwasindeedperfectforthisstory,notbecauseIwasunusualinanyway,butbecausemystorywasvery,verytypical.AndasIlookedintowhatthatmeans,Irealizedthatinthelongterm,Iwasheadingdownapaththatwasvery,verydangerous.AndIknewIneededachange.19.Seeingthetopic,theauthor.A.showedaninterestinit.B.feltsurprisedanddoubtful.C.knewtheeditorwasjoking.D.thoughtitwasperfectforhim.20.Whatdidtheauthorrealizeaswalkingbacktothenewsroom?A.Hehadlostsomebestfriends.B.Hewasn'tpopularwithothers.C.Hehadclosefriendsinhislife.D.Hehadn'tmadeanytruefriends.21.Howdidtheauthormaintainhisfriendship?A.Byletters.B.BytheInternet.9/9\nC.Byphoningtoeachother.D.Byhavingget-togetherwithhisfriendsregularly.22.Whatdoweknowfromthelastparagraph?A.Theauthorwasagoodwriter.B.Theauthorlikedmakingnewfriends.C.Othershadmorefriendsthantheauthor.DTheauthorwouldattachimportancetofriendship.CMostpeoplecan'twaitforspringtoarrive.Itmeansflowersandwarmerweather,allwelcomechangesfromthedarkwinterdays.NowweknowthatspringisarrivingsoonerintheNorthernHemisphere(北半球）thanitwasinthepast,thankstoastudypublishedinScientificReports.Forexample,LosAngelesmayexperiencespringonlyadayearlierthanitdid10yearsago,butfurthernorth,inSeattleorChicago,springwillarrivefourdaysearlier.IfyoulivedintheArctic,springcouldarrive16daysearlierthanitusedto.Todeterminehowspringtimeisstartingearlier,researcherslookedattemperaturerecordsand743earlierstudiesover86years.Thesestudieswereaboutvariousbiologicalindicatorsofspring,includingbirdsmigrating,plantsfloweringandamphibians（两栖动物）soundingtheirmatingcalls.Researchersthenstudiedthesedatatoseeiftheywereoccurringearlier.Theresultshowedthatnotonlyisspringmakingitselfknownsoonerbutit'swarmer,too.Beforeyougooutinahappyspringtimehike,springarrivingsoonerisn'tsogood.Thelivelihoodofmigratorybirds,forinstance,maybeconcerned.“Thefoodthatbirdsrelyonwhentheymovetothenorthmightnotbereliableifthebeginningofspringatthesehigherlatitudes（维度）isexpandedbyfuturewarming."saidEricPost.HeisafellowoftheJohnMuirInstituteandapolarecologist.AnimalsrelyingonArcticseaice,likepolarbears,probablyaren'tcrazyaboutthingswarmingupsooner,either,becauseitimpactsontheirabilitytohunt.Spring'searlyarrivalcouldcausedisorderinthedelicatebalanceofvariousecosystems~~nottomentionhowsoonyou'llneedtobuyallergymedicine.23.WelearnfromthestudypublishedinScientificReportsthat.A.springcomesearliestinLosAngelesB.LosAngelesisfurthernorththanSeattle9/9\nC.springcomes12daysearlierinArcticthaninChicagoD.thefurthernorthaplacelies,thesoonerspringcomesthanbefore24.Researchersmadethediscoverymainlyby.A.comparingrelateddataavailableB.conductingresearchandtestC.calculatingtheexactlengthofeachspringD.observinganimal'sbehaviorallyearround25.Whatdothelasttwoparagraphsfocuson?A.Concernsoverspring'searlyarrival.B.Springtimeemergenceofcreatures.C.Earlyspringtime'simpactsonhumans.D.Disorderinthebalanceofecosystems.26.Inwhichsectionofamagazinecanwereadthistext?A.MedicalReport.B.SurvivalStories.C.ScientificDiscoveries.D.NaturalenvironmentDLastyear,thebushfiresinAustraliaburnedmorethan12.35millionacresofland.Atleast25peoplewerekilledand2000homesdestroyed.AccordingtotheBBC,thatwasthemostcasualties(伤亡)fromwildfiresinthecountrysince2022.TheUniversityofSydneyestimatesthat480millionanimalshavediedinSouthWalesalone.ZekeHausfather,anenergysystemsanalystandclimateresearcheratBerkeleyEarth,saidwarmertemperaturesandextremeweathermadeAustraliamoresusceptibletofiresandincreasedthelengthofthefireseason."Thedrierconditionscombinedwithrecordhightemperaturesin2022createdmainconditionsforthedisastrousfires.Australia'sfireswereworsenedbythecombinationofthosetwo.2022wastheperfectstormforbeingthewarmestyearonrecordforAustraliaandthedriestyearonrecordforAustralia,"HausfatheraddedonFriday.KevinTrenberth,aseniorscientistattheUSNationalCenterforAtmosphericResearch,saidwarmeroceantemperaturesarealsocontributedtomorevariableweatheraroundtheworld.Trenberthbelievesthatglobalwarmingcontributedtoenergyimbalancesandhotspotsintheoceans,whichcancreateawaveintheatmospherethatlocksweatherpatternsinplaces,causinglongerraineventsinIndonesia,forexample,andatthesametimecontributingtodroughtinAustralia.Hesaidthatonceanareaexperiencesdroughtconditionsfortwomonthsormore,itincreasestheriskoffirescatchingandspreading.Thosechangingweatherpatternsduetoglobalwarmingmakedroughteventslonger.9/9\nClimateexpertsstressthatclimatechangeisnottheonlyfactorintheseverity(严重)ofwildfires.Howlandismanagedcanalsoimpacttheamountoffuelavailableforfires.Practiceslikecontrolledbumsandotherfactorscanimpacttherisktopeopleandproperty,suchaswarningsystemsandthetypeofdevelopmentinagivenarea.Changingthosepolicieshasgreatpotentialtolimitfuturedamagefromwildfiresalongwithchangestohowfiremanagementresourcesaredispatched(派遣).27.Whatarethenumbersaboutinparagraph1?A.ThecausesofAustralianfires.B.TheresultsofAustralianfires.C.ThedamagedareasofAustralianfires.D.ThepropertydestructionofAustralianfires.28.Whichofthefollowingbestexplains''susceptibleto"inthesecondparagraph?A.Veryquicklytoadaptto.B.Veryseriouslytofocuson.C.Verylikelytobeinfluencedby.D.Veryeasilytobeprotectedagainst.29.WhatcanweinferfromTrenberth’sresearch?A.Longerdryweathercontributestoglobalwarming.B.Globalwanningisalsoamaincauseofthebushfires.C.Warmeroceantemperaturesleadstothefiresdirectly.D.Theimbalancedenergyleadstothetemperaturerising.30.Whatdoestheauthorintendtodointhelastparagraph?A.TostresstheeffectsofAustraliafires.B.Toshowthemethodsforlandmanagement.C.TopredicttheseriousnessofAustraliafires.D.Toprovidesomeadviceaboutreducingfiredamage.第二节（共5小题：每小题2.5分，满分12.5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。CarvingpumpkinsisaclassicHalloweenactivity.Familiesandfriendscancometogethertocreateamazingscenesandfacesoutofpumpkinswhileenjoyingeachothers'companyinafamilyfriendlyenvironment.___31___Afterchoosingyourpumpkin,youshouldmakesureyouhavealloftherightcarvingtools.Onceyouhavetherightpumpkin,thetools,andperhapsatemplate,itistimetostartcarving.First,useasawtocutoutthetop,aroundthestemofthepumpkin,soyoucanreachinside.Youcancutthetop9/9\nofthepumpkinround.Ofcourse,youcancutanotchinit.___32___Onceyourtopisoff,reachinsidewithalargespoonandtakeoutalloftheseedsandstuffinsidesofthepumpkin.Whenalloftheinsidesaretakenoutandtheinsideofyourpumpkinlooksclean,youarereadytostartcarving.Youcanuseapentodrawyourpatternontothepumpkinsoit'seasiertocarveoryoucandrawyourdesign.___33__Afteryourpumpkiniscarved,itistimetoputitoutsideofthehouseandlightit.___34___ThatgivesittheflamingqualitywhichisthebestonHalloween.Youcanalsousesomelightsthatarebatterypoweredratherthanactuallyonfire.OnHalloweennight,yourfantasticpumpkincreationswillsurelyamazeallofthetrick-or-treaters.___35___Hopefully,youhavefuncarvingpumpkinswithallofyourfavoritepeopleandsharingyourcreationwiththeworld.A.Thetopshouldbebigandbeautiful.B.Ensurethatallnecessaryitemsareavailable.C.Thenaughtychildrenwillstopbyyourhouse.D.Youcanuseanactualcandleinsideyourpumpkin.E.Childrenwillpayavisittoeveryfamilyintheircommunity.F.Themostimportantpartofpumpkincarvingdesignistobecreative.G.Becauseit'ssimplertorememberhowthetopandthepumpkinfittogether.第三部分语言知识运用（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Severalyearsago,whenIwaslivinginNewYork.Idecideditwastimetogetmymiddle-agedself-backinshape.Thegymnearmyhousewastiny.Iwasthe___36___personthereandIfelt___37__asIdidmypush-ups（俯卧撑）amongallthebigandrobustguys.However,nobodyreallyseemedtonoticeme.SoIcontinuedshowingup,becauseIcouldtellIwasmaking___38__—Iwasgettingstrongerthanbefore.Oneday,Iwasonmy___39__machine—theassistedpull-upmachine.Ienjoyeditbecauseitwasnotsohardforme.Ihadjust___40___asetwhenahugeguywalkeduptomeandasked,“Whyareyoualwaysdoingassistedpull-ups?”Ilookedathim,feelingso___41___thatItriedtosearchforananswer."BecauseIcan'tdorealones,"Ifinally___42___."Youcan.Youarestrong,“hesaidwithabigsmile."Getoverhere,andI'll___43__you.”Wewalkedovertothe"realpull-upbar,andthenhe___44___howtodoit.Hewatchedmecarefully.Thenhetoldmetocomebackthenextdayandcontinuetotryarealone.SoIdid.“Keeppracticing,"hetoldme."Bytheend9/9\nofthemonth,you’llbe___45____todofourorfive."Afterthatday,Istartedtolovegoingtothatgym.Iwas____46___theweakestonethere,butIcoulddopull-ups:Firsttwo,thennine.WhenIstopped____47____lookingfoolish,Istartedaskingothersinthegymquestions.TherewereteacherseverywhereinthatgymaslongasIwaswillingtoaskfor____48___.BythetimeI____49____NewYork,Ihadbeencertified（认证）asapersonal___50__,soIcouldteachotherwomenwhatI'dlearnedinthatgym.36.A.heaviestB.weakestC.oldestD.shortest37.A.outofplaceB.outofshapeC.outoforderD.outoftrouble38.A.senseB.historyC.progressD.differences39.A.newB.personalC.typicalD.favorite40.A.designedB.finishedC.imaginedD.selected41.A.embarrassedB.guiltyC.desperateD.pitiful42.A.quitB.realizeC.noddedD.admitted43.A.persuadeB.showC.promiseD.defeat44.A.explainedB.repeatedC.reviewedD.learned45.A.readyB.willingC.eagerD.bound46.A.yetB.stillC.everD.never47.A.talkingaboutB.hopingforC.worryingaboutD.caringfor48.A.choicesB.cooperationC.challengesD.guidance49.A.forgotB.leftC.reachedD.missed50.A.trainerB.conductorC.advisorD.lead第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。Asanewreporter,ZhouYangismorethan 51.(delight)athisfirst-dayexperienceinChinaDaily, 52. importantandpopularEnglishnewspaper.Heiseagertogooutonastory, 53. hecan’tgetthe54.(approve)ofhisnewbossHuXin,becauseheismerelyagreenhand.NowHuXinisinstructinghimhowtobeagoodreporter.Attheverybeginning,hewillworkasanassistanttoanexperiencedjournalisttobecome 55.(technical)good.Later,onlyifheacquires56.(many)skillsthanexpectedcanhecoverastoryonhisown.Besides,heissupposedtobecurious,fortherearemanycases57. reportersshould9/9\naskmanydifferentquestionssothattheycangetnecessaryinformation.Ofcourse,itisvitalforareportertohaveagood“nose” 58. astory,knowingifsomeoneistellingthetruth.Andwhileinterviewingpeople,areportermustlistentotheanswerscarefully.Ifpossible,areportercanrecordtheinterviewincasehe 59. (accuse)ofgettingthewrongendofthestick.Lastbutnotleast,makesuretosubmitthearticleintimesoasnot 60.(miss)thedeadline.AfterhearingHuXin’sadvice,ZhouYangislookingforwardtohisfirstassignmentverymuch.第三部分写作(共两节，满分40分)第一节：（满分15分）请根据下列句子中所给首字母提示及汉语注释，将空缺处单词的完整正确形式写在答题纸上（每空一词）61.Exhausted,themarathonrunner____________(溜）intobedandfallasleepsoon.62.St.Paul'sCathendralhasmademanygoodfirst_______(印象）ontourists63.Facingthechallengeofcolor,Johnsnowstillheldano____________(乐观的）viewofdefeating64.G___________(引导）bythesun,theymanagedtowalkoutofthethickforest65.Ifthelittlemermaidhadn’tcometohisa________(帮助），theyoungprincewouldhavedrowned.66.Tostopbleeding,muchpressureshouldbea_________(施加，运用）tothewound67.Englandisthelargestofthefourcountries.Whichc_________（由....构成）ofthethreezones68.Forl__________(缺乏）ofarealtimeofcapsule,neitheryounorIcantraveltothefuture69.Whilewalkingthroughthevillage,Iwasc__________(不断地）remindedofmychildhood70.Tohiscredit,theboycanstill________(集中精力）ontheclassicnovelwithmuchnoisegoingon仅根据汉语提示补全下列句子(每空一词)71.我不仅严格要求自己认真画画，而且师从一名教授提高技艺Notonly________________strictwithmyselfinpaintingbutIlearnfromaprofessortoimproveskills72.小汤姆一看不见妈妈就崩溃了TheinstantlylittleTomlostsightofhismother,he_______________73.在这里备一个急救箱是很有意义的Itdoes_________tokeepafirstaidkidavailablehere74.新媒体如电子报可以让我们很好地了解时事Newmedialikedigitalnewspaperscankeepuswell_____________differentaffairs75.一个美好的未来依靠我们正在付出的努力Abeautifulfuturemaybeachieved_________howmanyeffortswearemakingnow9/9\n第二节提纲类写作假如你是大学一年级新生，李华开学之初你的老师missli，希望了解每个学生的英语学习情况，应征求教学建议，请你按照以下要点用英语写给她写一封信1.对英语学习的认识2.自己目前的英语学习水平3.自己英语学习存在的主要问题4.对英语教学的2点建议注意1.词数80字左右2.信的开头与结尾已给出，不计入总数Dearmissli,IamveryhappytohaveyouasourEnglishteacher.Idobelievewithyourhelp,wecanmakemoreprogressinthefuture9/9