1、蓉城高中教育联盟 20212022学年度下期高中 2021 级期中联考英语考试时间 120分钟，满分 150分 注意事项：1.答题前，考生务必在答题卡上将自己的学校、姓名、班级、准考证号用 0.5毫米黑 色签字笔填写清楚，考生考试条形码由监考老师粘贴在答题卡上的“条形码粘贴处”。2.选择题使用 2B铅笔填涂在答题卡上对应题目标号的位置上，如需改动，用橡皮擦 擦干净后再填涂其它答案；非选择题用 0.5毫米黑色签字笔在答题卡的对应区域内作答， 超出答题区域答题的答案无效；在草稿纸上、试卷上答题无效。3.考试结束后由监考老师将答题卡收回。第一部分 听力（共两节，满分 30分）第一节（共 5小题；每小
2、题 L5 分，满分 7.5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，并标在试卷的相应位置。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 might be the result of the earthquake according to the man?A. Terrible damage.B. No loss of lives.2.What are the speakers talking about?A. Christmas Eve.B. Christmas party.3.Wh
3、at does the man want to get?A.Two business class tickets.B.Two economy class tickets.C.One business and one economy class tickets.4.What is the woman doing?A.Having a dating.B.Having an interview.C.Asking for promotion.5.How much does the man ordinarily pay for a haircut?A. $30,B. $40.C. 560.第二节（共 1
4、5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。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。听第 6段材料，回答第 6、7 题。6.Where does the conversation probably take place?A. At a hotel.B. At a park.7.What is the man going to do next?A. To fill a form.B. To have brea
5、kfast.C. A lot of injuries.C. Christmas gifts.C. At a police station.C. To attend a meeting.听第 7段材料，回答第 8、9题。8.What is the biggest problem the woman thinks?A.The dog ran away.B.The grades were bad.C.The wallet was stolen.9.What does the man have to do by himself?.A.Buy a wallet.B.Wash his clothes.C.
6、Clean his dirty garden. 听第 8 段材料，回答第 10至 12题。10.Why does the woman get angry?A.The man is rude to her.B.Her dress is very expensive.C.The man dirtied her dress.11.Why does the woman forgive the man afterward?A. He is generous.B. He is cool.12.What is the solution of this accident at last?A.To have d
7、inner together.B.To clean the womans dress.C. To buy the woman a new dress.听第 9段材料，回答第 13至 16题。13.What can we know about Lisa?A.She is from Greece.B.She has short, dark hair.C.She is pretty but a little fat.14.How long has the woman known Lisa?A. About 11 years.B. About 13 years.15.Where did the wom
8、an meet Lisa for the first time?A. At a pub.B. At a cinema.16.How often does the woman get together with Lisa?A.Once or twice a week.B.Once or twice a month.C.Once or twice a year.听第 10段材料，回答第 17至 20题。17.Where will Johnsons family move?A. Chicago.B. New York.18.Why is Sam happy to move to the new ho
9、use?A.The garden is bigger.B.The climate there is better.C.The house is more modem.19.What is David interested in?A. Surfing.B. Playing football.20.How many people are there in Johnsons family?A. 3.B. 4.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 A、B、C 和 D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。C. He is polit
10、e.C. About 15 years.C. At a bookshop.C. San Francisco.C. Playing the piano.C. 5.AThe parents of a troubled teen may feel unsure as to whom to turn to in order to find help for theirchild. They may feel as if they have exhausted all of their options, and sometimes they are on the verge ofgiving up. B
11、ut there is hope. Schools for troubled teens offer discipline and in some cases, drug treatmentprograms that can provide important life skills, and more importantly, a fresh start.Boarding SchoolsWhen a child is unable to deal with the relative freedom of a standard school day, boarding schoolsmight
12、 be a good choice. At boarding schools, the child lives in a dorm setting, where almost every minuteof the day is scheduled by school administrators.Treatment CentersWhen a teenager has an addiction to drugs or alcohol, a residential center that specializes in youngpeople is an outstanding way to he
13、lp them break the cycle of addiction. Treatment centers featureindividual and group counseling to help identify the root causes of the drug problem and help develop thelife skills needed to stay clean when the program is over.Wilderness ProgramsDesigned to help improve the discipline and self-relian
14、ce of the children, wilderness programs sendkids back to nature. By placing them in a foreign and sometimes uncomfortable setting, wildernessprograms hope to improve childrens behavior. Programs generally include hikes, exercise programs andteam building exercises.Boot CampsBoot camps are the most e
15、xtreme style of school for troubled teens. These facilities are modeledafter actual military boot camps, where the individual must get into shape, work as part of a team, andfollow a long, hard set of rules and regulations. However, boot camps might not be the best choice fbr ateen with a drug addic
16、tion.21.Which school will be a good choice if a teenager is addicted to drugs or alcohol?A.Boarding Schools.B.Treatment Centers.C.Wilderness Programs.D.Boot Camps.22.What will teenagers do when they are sent to the Wilderness Programs?A.They will live in a dorm setting.B.They will develop the life s
17、kills needed to stay clean.C.They will get into shape, work as part of a team, and follow rules and regulations.D.They will go hiking and participate in exercise programs and team building exercises.23.Who are most likely to be interested in this passage?A. Parents. B. Teachers.C. Students.D. Expert
18、s.BThe writer Margaret Mitchell is best known for writing Gone with the Wind, published in 1936. Thisbook tells a story of love and survival during the American Civil War. Visitors to the Margaret MitchellHouse in Atlanta, Georgia, can go where she lived when she started composing it and learn more
19、about herlife.Our first stop at the Margaret Mitchell House is an exhibition area telling about the writers life. Shewas bom in Atlanta in 1900. She started writing stories when she was a child. She started working as areporter for The Atlanta Journal newspaper in 1922. One of Ms Mitchells photograp
20、hs, called Peggy,shows her talking to a group of young college boys. She is only about one and a half meters tall. The youngmen tower over her, but she seems very happy and sure of herself. The tour guide explains,uNow in thispicture Peggy is interviewing some boys from Georgia Tech, asking them suc
21、h questions asewould youreally marry a woman who works?”The Margaret Mitchell House is a building that once contained several apartments. Now we enter thefirst floor apartment where Ms Mitchell lived with her husband, John Marsh. They made fun of the smallapartment by calling it The Dump.Around 1926
22、, Margaret Mitchell stopped working as a reporter and was at home recovering after aninjury. Her husband brought her books to read from the library. She read so many books that he bought hera typewriter and said it was time for her to write her own book. Ourguide says Gone with the Wind becamea huge
23、 success. Margaret Mitchell received the Pulitzer Prize for the book. In 1939, the film version wasreleased. It won ten Academy Awards, including Best Picture.24. How can visitors know more about Margaret Mitchell from Paragraph 1?A.By visiting where she wrote Gone with the Wind.B. By living in the
24、Margaret Mitchell House fbr a time.C. By interviewing her relatives about Gone with the Wind.D.By reading Gone with the Wind and then seeing the film.25. What can be inferred from the picture Peggy?A.Margaret Mitchell is tall.B. Margaret Mitchell is confident.C. Margaret Mitchell is popular with pee
25、rs.D. Margaret Mitchell is interviewed by some boys.26. Why did Margaret Mitchell start writing her own book?A.Because ifs her dream.B. Because she got injured.C. Because she had to make money.D. Because her husband encouraged her to do so.27. What can we know about Margaret Mitchell?A. Her marriage
26、 was unhappy.B. Her book Gone with the Wind was filmed.C. Writing stopped her from working as a reporter.D. She was interested in writing when she grew up.c“Everyone is entitled（有权）to their opinion is a remark commonly heard in our society. Wevalue free speech and the rights of the individual. The p
27、rivate preferences we keep, as long as they donot bother with the rights and freedoms of others, are ours to do with as we wish.Children learn this central principle early on and soon become expert at using it effectively tosuit their own purposes. The phrase well, ifs just my opinion“ can act as a
28、get-out clause whichavoids further questioning or the need to give an explanation. A student may well prefer to put up abrick wall and so avoid the difficult task of providing a justification （正当的理由）fbr their view.They know the holy position freedom of speech holds for all of us and they know the ta
29、boo （禁忌）around challenging the opinions of others when they do not produce unfavorable effects on anyoneelse.This can make things hard for the teacher. We want to promote tolerance and respect in ourclassrooms and give young people a sense: This is how one ought to behave. Yet, we are also seekingto
30、 develop reasoning and critical thinking. To some extent, there is an idea that peoples views carryequal weight because all individuals ought to be treated equally. Treating people equally is differentfrom treating what they say with equal weight, though. We need to make clear to students that theri
31、ght to ones opinions does not ignore the need to support them with argument when called to do so.Justification is the signal difference between opinion and argument. Opinions are stated;arguments are advanced. Opinions are given; arguments are proposed. When we ask a student toexplain themselves, we
32、 are asking them to give us something that will lend evidence to what theyhave said. We are asking them to convince us, to persuade us, to show us the reasonableness of whatit is they are saying.28.What might happen if a child offers a get-out clause?A. He might raise his social position.B. He might
33、 fall into a difficult situation.C. He might escape from being questioned.D. He might have to further explain his opinion. 29. What can make things hard for teachers?A. Telling the differences between opinion and argument.B. Putting up a brick wall to avoid giving acceptable reasons.C. Challenging t
34、he opinions of others to have a deep effect on them.D. Encouraging tolerance and respect while developing reasoning and critical thinking. 30.What does the underlined word “them in Paragraph 3 refer to?A. Opinions.B. Teachers.C. Needs.D. Students.31. What would be the best title for this passage?A.
35、Treat What People Say Equally.B. Everyone Is Entitled to Their Opinion.C. Never Bother with the Rights of Others.D. Its just my opinion Isnt Good Enough.DScientists in UK have grown a living human “brain”. The team at Aston University created tinybunch of cells which act like a mini nervous system.T
36、hey believe it could help find a cure fbr worse mental conditions like Parkinsons disease. ProfessorMichael Coleman is leading the research program. He explained,uWe are aiming to be able to study thehuman brain at the most basic level, using an actual living human cell system. Cells have to be aliv
37、e andoperating efficiently to enable us to really understand how the brain works. The experiment involveschanging cells from a cancer tumour （肿瘤）and making them behave like brain cells.Although far from finished, researchers hope the false brain cells will give them a greaterunderstanding of how rea
38、l brains work. This, in turn, could significantly further research into conditionswhich affect the brain. Neil Hunt, chief leader of the research group, said, “It is still very early days, but inthe future the research could lead to a useful tool for looking into dementia （痴呆）The technique could als
39、o provide a way to carry on animal test and is being supported by theHumane Research Trust （HRT）. The scientists predict that over the next ten years a million people willdevelop dementia. Professor Coleman believes their findings could change this. He said, “We hope ourresearch will provide scienti
40、sts with a new and highly relational human experimental model to help themunderstand the brain better and develop new drugs to control the related disease. However, the biggestchallenge at present is that we are greatly short of fund, which will slow our research.”32. Why do UK scientists grow a liv
41、ing human “brain”?A.To study the structure of human brain.B.To separate cells from a cancer tumour.C.To discover how human brain really works.D.To make use of an actual living human cell system.33. What is Neil Hunts attitude to the research according to his words?A. Positive.B. Critical.C. Suspicio
42、us.D. Worried.34. What can we know from the last paragraph?A.Animal tests are no longer allowed by law.B.The technique provided by HRT is immature.C.The research program lacks financial support.D.A million people are suffering from brain diseases.35. What is the main purpose of this text?A.To tell u
43、s about health problem in nerve system.B.To introduce the progress of drugs fbr dementia.C.To introduce a research program in human5s brain.D.To tell us about a breakthrough in medical research.第二节 （共 5小题；每小题 2分，满分 10分）根据短文内容，从所给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。In a cold winter, few people will choose
44、swimming as a daily or usual activity.36.Here come the reasons.Good for your brainSwimming is one of the best activities you can do all year round, which benefits your body and yourmind. 37 And that means youre experiencing better memory and sharp mind.Work your musclesEvery time you swim, it is lik
45、e doing a mini-resistance workout. Each kicks and pull works yourmuscles more than you could imagine, especially your arms, shoulders and gluteus 一 the muscles that areinactive all day when youre sitting at your desk. Swimming also works your abs （腹肌）and will reduceyour waist line. 3839Exercise give
46、s off chemicals in your body called endorphins （内啡肽）.They can cause a positivefeeling into your body which makes you happy. Swimming has been shown to reduce stress and tension.The repetition, movement and the breathing can help you to relax, and thafs why swimming is alsoregarded as a relaxing exer
47、cise.Meet new people40 You can meet people from all walks of life when swimming. Have a chat in the lap pool, join aswimming club or get involved in social water sports to get to know people in your community. Besides,the great thing about swimming is that you can do it rain or shine. Although your
48、backward backyardpool, the river or beach cools down over winter, most inside swimming pools run heated pools year round,so youve got no excuse to stop swimming.A.Lift your spirits.B.Benefit your body.C.These chemicals can control your thought and action.D.While swimming is an individual sport, it i
49、s also very social.E.However, swimming in winter is of great benefit in cold days.F.So along with building fitness, it is a wonderful full body exercise.G.Swimming has been found to increase blood flow to the brain, which leads to more oxygen.第三部分语言知识运用（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
50、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。As a writer, I usually start my day with a coffee from Starbucks. Every morning a smiling young man41 at the cashiers area, with his colorful and funny-looking uniform. It seems that he works 42 every day.It was 43 last Monday. When I ran to the 44 I was
