四川省凉山州木里藏族自治县中学高二英语上学期期中试题

四川省凉山州木里藏族自治县中学2022-2022学年高二英语上学期期中试题第一部分：听力测试（共两节，共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）第二部分 阅读理解第一节：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。（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）AFunDayTocelebratetheYearofthedogOrganisedbyLamTinYouthCentreandKwunTongHighSchoolDate:2February2022Time:10am—5pmPlace:KwunTongPlaygroundFee:$20(buythreegetonefree)Programmes:drama,liondance,magicshowandballetperformanceHighlights:1)entertheluckydrawtowinadigitalcamera2)learntomakefestivalfoodwithextra5dollarJoinusontheFunDay!Allarewelcome!FreeSoftDrinksNote:●TicketsareavailableattheGeneralOfficeofLamTinYouthCenter●Forthosewhowouldliketobeavolunteer,pleasecontactMissOliviaWongoneweekbeforetheactivity.21.Whatyouhavejustreadisa________.A.noteB.reportC.scheduleD. advertisement22.Howmuchdoyouhavetopayintotaliffourofyougotogether?A.$20.B.$40.C.$60.D.$80.-11-\n23.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A.TicketsaresoldinKwunTongHighSchool.B.It’sunnecessarytotakesoftdrinkswithyou.C.Freedigitalcamerasareprovidedforeverybody.D.Festivalfoodwillbeservedwithoutextracharge.24.Whatisgoingtotakeplaceon2February2022?A.AbigeventtocelebrateaChinesenewyear.B.Asocialgatheringtoraisemoneyforwildlife.C.Apartyforclosefriendstomeetandhavefun.D.AmeetingofKwunTongHighSchoolstudents.BLanguageexpertssaythatspokenEnglishwasalmostthesameintheAmericancoloniesandBritaintwohundredyearsago.AmericansbegantochangethesoundoftheirspeechaftertheRevolutionaryWarin1776.TheywantedtomakeitdifferenttoseparatethemselvesfromtheBritishinlanguage,inthesamewaytheyseparatedthemselvesfromtheBritishgovernment.SomeAmericanleadersproposedmajorchangesinthelanguage.BenjaminFranklinwantedawholenewsystemofspelling.Hisreformswerenotaccepted.Buthisideasdidinfluenceothers.OnewasNoahWebster.Websterwrotelanguagebooksforschools.HebelievedtheUnitedStatesshouldhaveasystemofitsownlanguageaswellasgovernment.WebsterpublishedadictionaryoftheAmericanlanguagein1828.ItestablishedrulesforspeakingandspellingthewordsusedinAmericanEnglish.Websterwrotethatallwordsshouldbesaidintheorderofthelettersthatspellthem.ThisiswhyAmericansusetheletters“e-r”toendmanywordsinsteadoftheBritish“r-e.”Hespelledtheword“center,”forexample,“c-e-n-t-e-r,”insteadoftheBritish“c-e-n-t-r-e.”Webster’sruleforsayingeverypartofawordmadeAmericanEnglisheasierforforeignsettlerstolearn.Theylearnedtosay“waist-coat,”forexample,thewayitisspelledinsteadoftheBritish“wes-kit.”ThedifferentlanguagesofimmigrationwhocametotheUnitedStatesalsohelped-11-\nmakeAmericanandBritishEnglishdifferent.ManyoftheirforeignwordsandexpressionsbecamepartofEnglishAsAmericansspeakthem.SometimesAmericansandBritishpeopledonotunderstandeachotherbecauseofdifferentwordmeanings.Forexample,theword“jumper”inBritainmeansasweater.IntheUnitedStates,itisadress.TheBritishword“brolly”isan“umbrella”inAmerica.AndtheBritishcallpotatochips“crisps”.AllofthesedifferencesledBritishwriterGeorgeBernardShawtojokethatBritainandAmericaaretwocountriesseparatedbythesamelanguage!25.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inthefirstparagraphreferto?A.writtenEnglishinBritain.B.WrittenEnglishinAmerica.C.SpokenEnglishinAmerica.D.SpokenEnglishinBritain.26.WhydidAmericanwanttheirlanguagetodifferfromBritishEnglish?A.Becausetheywantedtohavetheirownlanguageandgovernment.B.BecausetheyfoundBritishEnglishhardtospell.C.BecausetheyfoundBritishEnglishhardtospeakD.Becauseforeignsettlerswantedthemtochangetheirlanguage.27.WhydoAmericansusetheword“meter”insteadoftheword“metre”?A.BecauseBenjaminFranklindidn’tliketheword“metre”.B.Becausetheword“meter”wasabsorbedfromotherlanguages.C.BecauseWebsterthoughtthewordshouldbesaidinorderofthelettersthatarespelt.D.BecauseWebsterthoughtAmericanEnglishshouldbemadeeasierforforeignsettlerstolearn.28.WhichofthefollowingisNOToneofthereasonswhyEnglishbegantochangeinAmerica?A.Thegovernmentleaders.B.Webster.C.ImmigrationtoAmerica.D.ThedifficultyAmericanshadinunderstandingtheBritish.C“Indeed,”GeorgeWashingtonwroteinhisdiaryin1785,“somekindoffly,orbug,hadbeguntoeattheleavesbeforeIlefthome.”ButthefatherofAmericawasnotthefatherofbug.WhenWashingtonwrotethat,Englishmenhadbeenreferringto-11-\ninsects(昆虫)asbugsformorethanacentury,andAmericanshadalreadycreatedlightning-bug(萤火虫).ButtheEnglishweresoontostopusingthebugsintheirlanguage,leavingittotheAmericanstocallabugabuginthenineteenthandtwentiethcenturies.TheAmericanbugcouldalsobeaperson,referringtosomeonewhowascrazyaboutaparticularactivity.Althoughfanbecametheusualterm,sportsfansusedtobecalledracingbugs,baseballbugs,andthelike.Orthebugcouldbeasmallmachineorobject,forexample,abug-shapedcar.Thebugcouldalsobeaburglaralarm,fromwhichcomestheexpressiontobug,thatis,“toinstall(安装)analarm”.Nowitmeansasmallpieceofequipmentthatpeopleuseforlisteningsecretlytoothers’conversation.Sincethe1840s,tobughaslongmeant“tocheat”,andsincethe1940sithasbeenannoying.Wealsoknowthebugasaflawinacomputerprogramorotherdesign.ThatmeaningdatesbacktothetimeofThomasEdison.In1878heexplainedbugsas“littleproblemsanddifficulties”thatrequiredmonthsofstudyandlabortoovercomeindevelopingasuccessfulproduct.In1889itwasrecordedthatEdison“hadbeenupthetwopreviousnightsdiscovering‘abug’inhisinventedrecordplayer.”29.Welearnfromparagraph1that_______.A.AmericanshaddifficultyinlearningtousethewordbugB.GeorgeWashingtonwasthefirstpersontocallaninsectabugC.ThewordbugwasstillpopularlyusedinEnglandinthe19thcenturyD.BothEnglishmenandAmericansusedthewordbuginthe18thcentury30.Whatdoestheword“flaw”inthelastparagraphprobablymean?A.Fault.B.Explanation.C.Source.D.Finding.31.Thepassageismainlyconcernedwith________.A.themisunderstandingofthewordbugB.thedevelopmentofthewordbugC.thepublicviewsofthewordbugD.thespecialmeaningsofthewordbugDHavingalearningdisabilitydoesn’tmeanyoucan’tlearn,butyou’llneedsomehelpandneedtoworkextrahard.Ifyouhavealearningdisabilitysuchasdyslexiaordyscalculia,rememberthatyouarenotsloworstupid.-11-\nLearningdisabilitiescanbegenetic.Thatmeanstheycanbepasseddowninfamiliesthroughthegenes,Butkidstodayhaveanadvantageovertheirparents.Learningexpertsnowknowalotmoreaboutthebrainandhowlearningworks,andit’seasierforkidstogetthehelptheyneed.Dyslexiaisalearningdisabilitythatmeansakidhasalotoftroublereadingandwriting.Kidswhohavetroublewithmathmayhavedyscalculia.Otherkidsmayhavelanguagedisorders,meaningtheyhavetroubleunderstandinglanguageandunderstandingwhattheyread.Itcanbeconfusing,though.Whatqualifiesas“trouble"enoughtobediagnosedasalearningdisability?Reading,doingmath,andwritinglettersmaybetoughforlotsofkidsatfirst.Butwhenthosetroublesdon’tfadeawayandit’sreallydifficulttomakeanyprogress,it’spossiblethatthekidhasalearningdisability.Findingoutyouhavealearningdisabilitycanbeupsetting.Youmightfeeldifferentfromeveryoneelse.Butthetruthisthatlearningdisabilitiesareprettycommon.Andifyourlearningspecialistorpsychologisthasfiguredoutwhichoneyou’refacing,you’reontherighttrack.Now,youcanstartgettingthehelpyouneedtodobetterinschool.Butforthisspecialhelptoreallywork,you’llneedtopracticethenewskillsyou’relearning.Itmaytakealotofeffortseveryday.Thatcanbeachallenge,butyoucandoitsoon,you’llenjoytheresultsofallyourhardwork:morefunandsuccessatschool.32.Childrenarelikelytohavealearningdisability.A.iftheirparentshavethesameproblemB.iftheyarenotinterestedinasubjectC.iftheydon’tgethelpintimeD.iftheydon’tworkhard33.IfachinesestudentcannotunderstandEnglisharticles,whatlerningdisabilitytheymayhave?A.dyslexiaB.dyscalculiaC.geneticdisabilityD.languagedisorders34.Howcanyouknowifyouhavealearningdisability?A.Yourteachersaysyouareaslowstudent.B.Youcan’tmakeprogressafter-11-\nhardwork.C.Youhavetroublewithsomelessonsatfirst.D.Yourlearningstyleisdifferentfromothers.35.What’sthemainpurposeofthetext?A.Tofindoutthereasonsforthelearningdisability.B.Togetparentstoknowmoreabouttheirchildren.C.Tohelppeopleknowandhandlelearningdisability.D.Toaskteacherstohelpstudentswithlearningdisability.第二节：阅读短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。每小题只有一个最佳选项,选项中有两项是多余选项。（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）Everyoneisforgetful,butasweage,westarttofeellikeourbrainsareslowingdownabit—andthatcanbeaveryannoying（烦人的）thing. 36Readonforsometechniques（技巧）worthtrying.   ⒈ 37   Peoplewhoregularlymadeplansandlookedforwardtoupcomingeventshada50percentreducedchanceofAlzheimer'sdisease(早老性痴呆症),accordingtoarecentstudy.38 Somethingassimpleassettingagoaltohaveaweeklycoffeedatewithafriendwilldo.There'sevidencethatpeoplewhohaveapurposeinlifeorwhoareworkingonlongorshort-termgoalsappeartodobetter.Inotherwords,keepyourbrainlookingforward.   ⒉Goforawalk   Mildlyraisedglucose(葡萄糖)levelscanharmtheareaofthebrainthathelpsyouformmemoriesandphysicalactivitycanhelpgetbloodglucosedowntonormallevels.Infact,exerciseproduceschemicalsthataregoodforyourbrain. 39⒊Learnsomethingnew   TakeaSpanishclassonline,joinadrawingclub,orlearntoplaycards.Astudyfoundthatmentalstimulation(刺激)limitstheweakeningeffectsofagingonmemoryandthemind.40 Andyouarephysicallyactiveatthesametime.Itshouldbesomethinglikelearninggardening.Inaddition,youcangodancingwithyourfriends.A.Focusonthe-11-\nfuture.B.Thiscanbeespeciallyharmfultotheaged.C.But thebestthingforyourbrainiswhenyoulearnsomethingnew.D.Sotakeafewminuteseachdaytodosomereading.E. soyoushouldworkoutpurposesinadvanceforthefuture.F.Luckily,researchshowsthereisalotyoucandotoavoidthosemoments.G.Inotherwords,whenyoutakeexercisetotakecareofyourbody,youtakecareofyourbrain.第三部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分45）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，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Iwasbrokeafterthebankruptcy(破产)ofmycompanyandbeforethat,mymarriagealsocametoanend,whichmaybethehardesttruthtome.Suddenly,Igot41lost.That“onecanstartfromnothing”thingwasmuchlikenonsense（胡扯）.Itwasnevereasy!SoIchoseto42myselfathome.Unexpectedly,mymomcametomy43andtookmetothehospital.Aftermy44,shepaidformyexerciseclassinagymjustto45mymind.Oneday,mymomwasdrivingmebackfrom46.Weweretalking.Allwaswell.The47slowlywenton.Andshesaid,smiling,“Bytheway,today’smybirthday.Noone48mesoIthoughtIshouldjustsayso.”Iwent49.Shelaughed.Alaughso50!Iwantedtocry.Shehadn’thadaproperbirthdaycelebrationintwentyyears.She51again,“It’sOK.It’salittlething.Butdoyouknowwhatthe52truthis?Thatis,loveisonesided,mostofthetime.That’s53mostpeoplewantlovebutnottheresponsibility(责任)it54.Parentstakeallthatresponsibility.Theytakeit55.Ipromiseyou.They’lltakeittotheirgrave(坟墓),evenifthey56getitback.”Ibowedmyhead.-11-\nShecontinued,“Whenyouwere57,Iwasasheartbrokenasyou,ifnotmoreheartbroken58you.Whenyouwerekillingyourself,youwere59mybody.Iwouldalwaysliketobetortured（折磨）bytheone-sidedlove.Verymuch!ButIjustexpectyoutobecome60.”41A.actuallyB.hopelesslyC.graduallyD.surprisingly42A.killB.calmC.upsetD.thank43A.powerB.apartmentC.companyD.office44A.jobB.successC.recoveryD.graduation45A.packB.changeC.reduceD.strengthen46A.surveyB.studyC.practiceD.examination47A.carB.talkC.roadD.day48A.celebratedB.askedC.praisedD.ignored49A.blankB.looseC.fluentD.straight50A.happyB.sweetC.strangeD.painful51A.stoppedB.chattedC.requestedD.laughed52A.hardestB.interestingC.halfD.entire53A.whatB.becauseC.whenD.how54A.comesupB.comesacrossC.comeswithD.comesout55A.littleB.someC.muchD.all56A.neverB.frequentlyC.alwaysD.maybe57A.smilingB.listeningC.speakingD.crying58A.beforeB.thanC.forD.as59A.sufferingfromB.addingupC.cuttingoffD.settingdown-11-\n60A.freeB.lonelyC.braveD.grateful第二节阅读下面短文，填入适当的单词（共10题，每题1.5分，共15分）Didyougrowupinoneculture,yourparentscamefromanother,andyouarenowlivingina61(total)differentcountry?Ifso,thenyouareathird-culturekid.Theterm“third—culturekid”__62.(use)inthe1960sforthefirsttimebyDr.Ruth.Shefirstcameacrossthisphenomenon(现象）whileresearchingNorthAmericanchildren63(live)inIndia.Ingeneral,third-culturekidsbenefitfrom64.(they)interculturalexperienceandtheyoftenreachexcellentacademicresults.Yetmany65．(difficulty)mayarisefromthisphenomenon.Third-culturekidsmaynotbeabletoadaptthemselvescompletely66．theirnewsurroundings.Also,theyoftenfindithard67．(develop)newfriendship.Additionally,forathird-culturekid,itisofteneasiertomovetoanewcountry68toreturntohishomeland.Forexample,afterlivinginAustraliaformanyyears,Louisfinallyreturnedtothecountry69．shewasborn.Shedidn’tknowanythingaboutcurrentTVshows70fashiontrends.Andshedidn’tsharethesamevaluesasotherteensofherage.第四部分写作（共两节满分35）第一节单句改错（本大题共1小题，共10.0分）下列每句话中仅有一处错误，每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。LastSundaymorning,whenIwashavingawalkintheparknearmyhome,Icameacrossmanypeoplemakeanewfilmwithoneofmyfavouriteactor.Ididn’thavemycamerawithmeatthattime,butIrushedbackhometoget.Unfortunate,bythetimeIgotback,theyhadfinishedthesceneandtheactorcouldn’tbeseenanywhere.Iwasreallydisappointingandabouttoleavewhenhewalkedoutofbuilding.Hewasrightthereinthefrontofme!Icouldn’tbelievemyluck-notonlydidIhadmyphototakenwithhim,buthesignhisnameonmyshirt!第二节书面表达（满分25分）-11-\n假如你是木里县中学的学生会主席，你们学校即将开展一次英语演讲比赛，因此你负责邀请外教MrSmith担任评委。请根据以下要点完成邀请函。1、明确表达邀请的意图2、时间：十一月18日星期天下午2点至6点3、地点：学校大厅4、咨询联系方式参考词汇：judge评委英语演讲比赛Englishspeechcontest-11-\n1-5BACBA6-10BCBAA11-15CABCB16-20ABACB21-24DCBA25-28CACD29-31DAB32-35ADBC36-40FAEGC41-45BABCD46-50CBAAD51-55DABCD56-60ADBCC61.totally62.wasused63.living64.their65.Difficulties66.to67.todevelop68.than69.where70.orLastSundaymorning,whenIwashavingawalkintheparknearmyhome,Icameacrossmanypeoplemake（making）anewfilmwithoneofmyfavouriteactor（actors）.Ididn’thavemycamerawithmeatthattime,but（so、and）Irushedbackhometoget（it）.Unfortunate（Unfortunately）,bythetimeIgotback,theyhadfinishedthesceneandtheactorcouldn’tbeseenanywhere.Iwasreallydisappointing（disappointed）andabouttoleavewhenhewalkedoutofabuilding.Hewasrightthereinthefrontofme!Icouldn’tbelievemyluck-notonlydidIhad（have）myphototakenwithhim,buthesign（signed）hisnameonmyshirt!-11-