1、玉溪第二中学玉溪第二中学 2021202120222022 学年上学期期中测试卷学年上学期期中测试卷 高高 二二 英英 语语 （考试时间：120 分钟试卷满分：150 分） 注意事项： 1本试卷分第卷（选择题）和第卷（非选择题）两部分。答卷前，考 生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。 2回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案 标号涂黑。 如需改动， 用橡皮擦干净后， 再选涂其他答案标号。 回答非选择题时， 将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。 3. 考试结束后，请将答题卡交回。 第一部分第一部分 听力（共两节，满分听力（共两节，满分 30 分）分） 第一节（共
2、第一节（共 5 小题；每小题小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分分，满分 7.5 分）分） 听下面 5 段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的 A、B、C 三个选 项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有 10 秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和 阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。 1.What will the weather be like tomorrow? A. Rainy.B. Sunny.C.Windy. 2.What does the woman think of the fish ? A.Quite goodB.Just so-soC. Terrible . 3.How long is M
3、arks business trip? A.Three weeksB.AmonthC. Five weeks 4.Whydidnt James call Lisa last night? A. He had an unexpectedguest. B. He prepared his report till late. C. He dropped by Daniels house. 5.What are the speakers mainly talking about ? A.Their great dreams . B.Agraduate in history. C.An inspirin
4、g old woman. 第二节（共 15 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 22.5 分） 听下面 5 段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的 A、 B、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前， 你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题 5 秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出 5 秒钟的作 答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。 听下面一段对话，回答第 6 和第 7 两个小题。 6. What do we know about the sliver computer? A. It has a small monitor.B. It is less expensive .C.
5、 It is unavailable. 7. What color computer will the woman buy? A. The black one.B. The white one.C. The silver one. 听下面一段对话，回答第 8 和第 9 两个小题。 8.What did Linda invite the woman to do ? A.Go swimming. B. Go camping .C.Go shopping. 9. When does the man plan to leave the market? A. At 8:30 am.B. At 10:30
6、 am.C.At 11:30 am. 听下面一段对话，回答第 10 至第 12 三个小题。 10.When will the men returned the money to Maria? A. Next Monday.B. Next Tuesday.C. Next Wednesday. 11.What will the man do tonight? A. Study at home.B. Attend a party.C. Buy a new phone. 12.What is the relationship between the speakers? A. Classmates. B
7、. Close friends. C. Brother and sister. 听下面一段对话，回答第13至第16四个小题。 13.Where does the conversation probably take place？ A. In a museum .B.In a factory.C. In a store. 14.Why does Bill like to come here? A. To get relaxed.B. To buy the latesttoys.C To meet some friends. 15. What does Bill say about his chi
8、ldhood toys? A. He made his own toys. B. He didnt keep any of them. C. He often played hands- on toys. 16. What is the Sophia surprised at? A. High-tech toys.B. Bills favourite toy.C. The high price of toys. 听下面一段独白，回答第 17 至第 20 四个小题。 17. Who first developed plastic on a large scale？ A. AFrenchman.B
9、. An Englishman . C.AnAmerican. 18. What was the advantage of plastic collars ? A. They didnt wear out easily. B. They were easy to wash . C.They were comfortable. 19. Why were the plastic toys are good choice for some mothers ? A. They were colorful. B. Theywere cheap.C. They were light in weight.
10、20. What does the speaker talk about at the end? A. The popularityof plastic . B.Different ways of using plastic. C.The harmful side of plastic. 第二部分第二部分阅读（共两节，满分阅读（共两节，满分 40 分）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 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出最佳选项。 A Non-Credit Courses The Pre-College Program offers non
11、-credit courses. Students will experience college-level courses given by some of our colleges leading experts and will receive written feedback (反馈) on their work at the end of the course. Pre-College students will also receive a grade of Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory and a certificate of completion a
12、t the conclusion of the program. All non-credit courses meet from 9:00 a.m. 11:30 a.m. daily and may have additional requirements in the afternoons or evenings. COURSE: Case Studies in Neuroscience June 11 July 2 Leah Roesch Using student-centered, active-learning methods and real-world examples, th
13、is course is designed to provide a fuller understanding of how the human brain works. COURSE: Psychology of Creativity June 15 June 28 Marshall Duke Why are certain people so creative? Is it genetic (遗传的), or a result of childhood experience?Are they different from everyone else? This popular psycho
14、logy course highlights the different theories of creativity. COURSE: Creative Storytelling June 21 July 3 Edith Freni This college-level course in creative storytelling functions as an introduction to a variety of storytelling techniques that appear in different forms of creative writing, such as sh
15、ort fiction and playwriting. COURSE: Sports Economics July 19 August 1 Christina DePasquale In this course we will analyze many interesting aspects of the sports industry: sports leagues, ticket pricing, salary negotiations, discrimination, and NCAApolicies to name a few. 21. Who is the text intende
16、d for? A. The general public.B. College freshmen. C. Educational experts.D. High school students. 22. Which course can you take if you are free only in June? A. Sports Economics.B. Creative Storytelling. C. Psychology of Creativity. D. Case Studies in Neuroscience. 23. Whose course should you choose
17、 if you are interested in creative writing? A. Leah Roeschs.B. Edith Frenis. C. Marshall Dukes.D. Christina DePasquales. B Three Boys and a Dad Brad closed the door slowly as Sue left home to visit her mother. Expecting a whole day to relax, he was thinking whether to read the newspaper or watch his
18、 favourite TV talk show on his first day off in months. “This will be like a walk in the park.” hed told his wife. “Ill look after the kids, and you can go visit your mom.” Things started well, but just after eight oclock, his three little “good kids”-Mike, Randy, and Alex - came down the stairs in
19、their night clothes and shouted “breakfast, daddy.” When food had not appeared on within thirty seconds, Randy began using his spoon on Alexs head as if it were a drum. Alex started to shout loudly in time to the beat(节拍) . Mike chanted “Wheres my toast, wheres my toast” in the background. Brad real
20、ized his newspaper would have to wait for a few seconds. Life became worse after breakfast. Mike wore Randys underwear on his head. Randy locked himself in the bathroom, while Alex shouted again because he was going to wet his pants. Nobody could find clean socks, although they were before their eye
21、s. Someone named “Not me” had spilled a whole glass of orange juice into the basket of clean clothes. Brad knew the talk show had already started. By ten oclock, things were out of control. Alex was wondering why the fish in the fish bowl refused his bread and butter. Mike was trying to show off his
22、 talent by decorating kitchen wall with his color pencils. Randy, thankfully, appeared to be reading quietly in the sitting room, but closer examination showed that he was eating apple jam straight from the bottle with his hands. Brad realized that the talk show was over and reading would be impossi
23、ble. At exactly 11:17, Brad called the daycare center(日托所).“I suddenly have to go into work and my wife is away. Can I bring the boys over in a few minutes?” The answer was obviously “yes” because Brad was smiling. 24.When his wife left home, Brad expected_. A.go out for a walk in the parkB.watch TV
24、 talk show with his children C.enjoy his first day off the work.D.read the newspaper to his children 25.Which of the following did Randy do? A.Drawing on the wallB.Eating apple jam C.Feeding the fishD.Reading in a room 26.Why did Brad ask the daycare center for help? A.Because he wanted to clean his
25、 house. B.Because he suddenly had to go to his office C.Because he found it hard to manage his boys D.Because he had to take his wife back home. 27.The text is developed _. A.by spaceB.by comparisonC.by processD.by time C Cold weather can be hard on pets, just like it can be hard on people. Sometime
26、s owners forget that their cats are just as used to the warm shelter (住所) as they are. Some owners will leave their animals outside for a long period of time, thinking that all animals are used to living outdoors. This can put their pets in danger of serious illness. There are things you can do to k
27、eep your animal warm and safe. Keep your pets inside as much as you can when the weather is bad. If you have to take them out, stay outside with them. When youre cold enough to go inside, they probably are too. If you must leave them outside for a long time, make sure they have a warm, solid shelter
28、 against the wind, thick bedding, and plenty of non-frozen water. If left alone outside, dogs and cats can be very smart in their search for warm shelter. They can dig into snow banks or hide somewhere. Watch them closely when they are left outdoors, and provide them with shelter of good quality. Ke
29、ep an eye on your pets water. Sometimes owners dont realize that a water bowl has frozen and their pet cant get anything to drink. Animals that dont have clean and unfrozen water may drink dirty water outside, which may contain something unhealthy for them. 28.What do we learn about pets from Paragr
30、aph 1? A.They are often forgotten by their owners. B.They are used to living outdoors. C.They build their own shelters. D.They like to stay in warm places. 29.Why are pet owners asked to stay with their pets when they are out in cold weather? A.To know when to bring them inside.B.To keep them from e
31、ating bad food. C.To help them find shelters.D.To keep them company. 30.If pets are left on their own outdoors in cold weather, they may. A.be short of clean waterB.dig deep holes for fun C.dirty the snow nearbyD.get lost in the wild 31.What is the purpose of this text? A.To solve a problem.B.To giv
32、e practical advice. C.To tell an interesting story.D.To present a research result. D Eating too much fatty food, exercising too little and smoking can raise your future risk of heart disease. But there is another factor that can cause your heart problems more immediately：the air you breathe. Previou
33、s studies have linked high exposure (暴露) to environmental pollution to an increased risk of heart problems，but two analyses now show that poor air quality can lead to heart attack or stroke (中风) within as little as a few hours after exposure. In one review of the research, scientists found that peop
34、le exposed to high levels of pollutants (污染物) were up to 5% more likely to suffer a heart attack within days of exposure than those with lower exposure. Aseparate study of stroke patients showed that even air that the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)considers to be of “moderate” (良好) qual
35、ity and relatively safe for our health can raise the risk of stroke as much as 34% within 12 to 14 hours of exposure. The authors of both studies stress that these risks are relatively small for healthy people and certainly modest compared with other risk factors such as smoking and high blood press
36、ure. However, it is important to be aware of these dangers because everyone is exposed to air pollution regardless of lifestyle choices. So stricter regulation by the EPAof pollutants may not only improve environmental air quality but could also become necessary to protect public health. 32.The text
37、 mainly discusses the relationship between _. A.heart problems and air qualityB.heart problems and exercising C.heart problems and smokingD.heart problems and fatty food 33.The underlined word “modest” in Paragraph 3 most probably means _. A.relatively highB.extremely low C.relatively lowD.extremely
38、 high 34.What can we learn from the text? A.Eating fatty food has immediate effects on your heart. B.The EPAconducted many studies on air quality. C.Moderate air quality is more harmful than smoking. D.Stricter regulations on pollutants should be made. 35.The authors purpose of writing the text is m
39、ost likely to _. A.informB.persuadeC.describeD.entertain 第二节 （共 5 小题；每小题 2.5 分，满分 12.5 分） 阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中 有两项为多余选项。 Moving into a new home in a new neighborhood is an exciting experience. Of course, you want to make sure that you become an acceptable and valuable part of your neigh
40、borhood. the easiest way to accomplish this is to make sure you conduct yourself as a good neighbor should. _36_ Perhaps one of the most important things you can do as a good neighbor is to keep your property(房产) neat, clean, and in good repair. _37_ By choosing to keep the outside of the home in gr
41、eat shape, you will help to improve the look and feel of the area. Second, take the overall appearance of the neighborhood seriously,. When going for a walk. Take a small garbage bag. _38_ This small act will let your neighbors know that you care about the area. _39_ If a neighbor is going to be out
42、 of town, offer to collect mail and newspapers. If a neighbor suffers an illness, offer to do the grocery shopping . Let them know you are there to help in any way this acceptable, while still respecting the privacy of your neighbor. _40_ By following the basic rules of respecting others, taking car
43、e of what belongs to you, and taking pride in the appearance of the neighborhood in general, you will quickly become a good neighbor that everyone appreciate. A. In general, keep an eye on their property while they are gone. B.Agood neighbor is also one who likes to help out in small ways. C. Being
44、a good neighbor is more or less about considerate behavior. D. Sometimes neighbors may go to the supermarket together to do shopping. E. Should you come across waste paper thrown out of a passing car, pick it up. F. People tend to take pride in keeping everything in their street fresh and inviting.
45、G. Here are a few tips to help you win over everyone in the neighborhood quickly. 第三部分第三部分 语言运用（共两节，满分语言运用（共两节，满分 45 分）分） 第一节 （共 20 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 30 分） 阅读下面短文，从每题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的 最佳选项。 At my heaviest I weighed 370 pounds. I had a very poor relationship with food: I used it to41bad feeli
46、ngs， to make myself feel better， and to celebrate. Worried about my health， I tried many different kinds of42but nothing worked. I came to believe that I could do nothing about my43. When I was 50， my weight problem began to affect me44. I didnt want to live the rest of my life with this45weight any
47、 more. That year， I46a seminar where we were asked to create a project that would touch the world. A seminar leader shared her47story she had not only 125 lost pounds， but also raised $25，000 for homeless children. 48by her story， I created the As We Heal(痊愈)， the World Heals 49. My goal was to lose
48、 150 pounds in one year and raise $50，00050a movement founded 30 years ago to end hunger. This combination of healing myself and healing the world51me as the perfect solution. 52I began my own personal weight program， I was filled with the fear that I would53the same difficulties that beat me before
49、. While the54 hung over my head，there were also signs that I was headed down the right55. I sent letters to everyone I knew， telling them about my project. It worked perfectly. Donations began56in from hundreds of people. Of course， I also took some practical steps to lose weight. I consulted with a
50、 physician （内科医生） ， I hired a fitness coach， and I began to eat small and57 meals. My fund-raising focus also gave me new motivation to exercise58 . Ayear later， I59my goal: I lost 150 pounds and raised $50，000! I feel that Ive been given a second life to devote to something that is60and enormous. 4
