1、2021-2022学年湖南省长沙市天心区长郡中学高二（上）期末英语试卷第一部分听力（共两节，满分2.5分）做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡第一节（共5小题；每小题0.5分，满分2.5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。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（.5分）Where does the conversation take place？AIn a restaurantBIn a coffee shopCIn a hotel2（.5分）
2、At what time will the next train to Los Angeles leave？AAt 10：05 amBAt 10：15 amCAt 10：50 am3（.5分）what did Smith offer the woman？A.Smith offered her a typing machine.B.Smith offered her more salary.C.Smith offered her a job as a typist.4（.5分）What does the woman want to do？A.She wants to know the time.
3、B.She wants to read a newspaper.C.She wants to buy a wat.5（.5分）What does the woman think of her piano lessons？A.Interesting.B.Boring.C.Rewarding.第二节（共5小题；每小题0.5分，满分7.5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。6（1分）（1）How many days do
4、es the man work in a week？A.5 days.B.6 days.C.7 days.（2）Who is the girl？A.A passenger.B.The mans colleague.C.The mans daughter.7（1分）（1）What did Sandra do last night？A.She repaired her phone.B.She called up Michael.C.She learnt to paint.（2）What did Sandra and Peter agree to do on Sunday？A.Play tennis
5、.B.Visit London.C.Go to the dentist.8（1.5分）（1）Where is the noise coming from？A.The motor.B.The motorbike.C.The bicycle.（2）Where did the speakers stop their car？A.At a factory.B.At a parking lot.C.At a hotel.（3）What s wrong with the motor？A.Its temperature is too high.B.It runs out of energy.C.It nee
6、ds heating up.9（2分）（1）What do you think the man is？A.a tour guide.B.A repairman.C.a hotel worker.（2）Where can the woman find the washing powder？A.In the cupboard.B.On the shelf.C.In the box.（3）When is the best time to visit the gallery？A.On Thursday.B.On Friday.C.On Sunday.（4）What is the womans purp
7、ose of this call？A.To book a room.B.To complain iSC.K I or help10（2分）（1）Why do some people say they never have dreams according to Dr Garfield？AThey forget about their dreamsBThey dont want to tell the truthCThey have no bad experiences（2）Why did Davis stop having dreams？AHe got a serious heart atta
8、ckBHe was too sad about his brothers deathCHe was frightened by a terrible dream（3）What is Dr Garfields opinion about dreaming？AIt is very usefulBIt makes things worseCIt prevents the mind from working（4）Why do some people turn off their dreams completely？ATo sleep betterBTo recover from illnessesCt
9、o stay away from their problems第二部分阅读（共两节，满分22.5分）第一节（共4小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5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。11（4.5分）A simple mosquito（蚊子）bite can mean serious illness or death.So we use some chemicals to kill mosquitoes.But this has a bad influence on the whole ecosystem and your health.Now theres a n
10、ew device（装置），which can keep you and your family mosquitofree： What are we talking about？ Mosquitron，a brandnew type of bug（虫子）catcher，designed by two German engineers，is perfect for clearing your home of all annoying and dangerous flying pests! How does it work？ It is easy to set up；plug it inand a
11、way you go! It lures（引诱） the mosquitoes near by using a safe UV light. A fan sucks（吸入） the insects through a oneway trapdoor. Once got in the drying basket，mosquitoes are killed by the fan within 2 minutes. You can simply empty the dead bugs into the trash，without even touching them. No need for bat
12、teries or any chemicals. How much does it cost？ Its now 179.99.It may seem expensive at first，but when you consider most devices dont work for more than 10 minutes，this is a pretty good deal.In fact，other products using the same UV technology are priced at over 250!Now you can buy it from our websit
13、e with 50% off and with free delivery for a limited time by clicking here. Note：The device can only be returned or exchanged if it arrives damaged，and you must pay in advance.（1）What is the advantage of a Mosquitron？ A.It is cheaper than other devices.B.It doesnt need battery.B.It is silent when wor
14、king.D.It kills mosquitoes with UV light.（2）What can you enjoy if buying a Mosquitron online now？ A.A high discount.B.A cheap delivery.C.Return without reasons.D.A great gift.（3）What type of writing is this text？ A.An analysis.B.An advertisement.C.A story.D.A report.12（6分）That morning，I dropped our
15、eldest at kindergarten and returned home to let our two younger children play while I worked on my medical report.It was wonderful，but it hit me that my career in hospital wasnt making a difference in anyones life.I needed something that would stretch my limits and push me to grow.My career enabled
16、me to work from home.I could work from home，and become a foster（领养）mother，providing safety for a child who needed it desperately. On Monday morning，I picked up the phone and dialed the number I had googled for the nearest Department of Children Services.The man on the other end was receptive to my q
17、uestions and explained the next step of training，involving eight weeks of classes designed to prepare and educate foster parents.We continued through all the classes，the home visits，background checks，and seemingly endless steps. Five long months after we were approved，the phone Tang.In the middle of
18、 the night，I woke my husband and rushed to East Tennessee Childrens Hospital Our placement was waiting for us in the emergency room， sick and lack of nutrition.It didnt take long for us to realize the full depth of her suffering.Six months later，her halfbrother came to us by our request.We now had f
19、ive children under our care. On August 12，2016，our family of seven walked into a small courtroom.The childrens lawyer and social worker were there.With just a few words，our adoption was finalized.These two amazing children werent going home，because they were already home.We are their forever family
20、and they are our forever children.We may not be able to change the entire world，but we have changed the world entirely for our new children.（1）How did the author feel about her hospital work？ A.Unusually demanding.B.Lacking in motivation.C.Filled with challenges.D.Packed with chances.（2）What led the
21、 author to decide to adopt children？ A.She wanted to make a difference in other people.B.She felt sympathetic for abused children she knew.C.She felt confident about her ability to raise children.D.She experienced training to raise children properly.（3）What does the underlined word placement in Para
22、.3 refer to？ A.The child to be adopted.B.The need to get trained.C.The approval of adoption.D.The official at the hospital.（4）Why did the author appear at the courtroom？ A.To put the adopted kids elsewhere.B.To receive another adopted child.C.To begin the kids adoption in her home.D.To make the adop
23、tion officially legal.13（6分） According to a new US study，couples who expect their children to look after them in old age should hope they have daughters because daughters are twice as attentive as sons overall. The research by Angelina Grigoryeva，from Princeton University，found that，while women prov
24、ide as much care for their elderly parents as they can manage，men do as little as they can get away with and often leave it to female family members. Her analysis of the family networks of 26，000 older Americans concluded that gender（性别）is one of the most important things that decide whether or not
25、people will actively care for their elderly parents. In a paper presented at the annual conference of the American Sociological Association in San Francisco，she concludes that simply having a sister makes men likely provide less care. Using data from the University of Michigan Health and Retirement
26、Study，a study which has been tracking a crosssection of over50s for the last decade，she calculated that women provide an average of 12.3 hours a month of care for elderly parents while men offer only 5.6 hours. Sons reduce their relative caregiving efforts when they have a sister，while daughters inc
27、rease theirs when they have a brother. This suggests that sons pass on parent caregiving responsibilities to their sisters. In the UK，the 2011 Census showed that there are now around 6.5 million people with caring responsibilities，a figure which has risen by a tenth in a decade. But many are doing s
28、o at the risk of their health.The census showed that those who provide 50 hours or more of care a week while trying to hold down a fulltime job are three times more likely to be struggling with ill health than their working counterparts who are not carers.（1）According to the passage，whats the most i
29、mportant factor to predict if people will actively care for the elderly？ AEducation.BGender.CCareer.DIncome.（2）The US study finds that .Ahaving a sister makes men less likely to look after their parentsBsons are twice as likely as daughters to care for parents in old ageCsons and daughters seem to g
30、ive equal care to their parentsDsons are unwilling to leave caregiving responsibilities to their sisters（3）What does the author stress in the last paragraph？ APeople should give up their job to care for the elderly.BMany care providers work longer hours than others.CMany care providers have potentia
31、l health problems.DPeople shouldnt pass on caring responsibilities to others.（4）The author develops the text by .Aexplaining social networks of careersBdescribing peoples experiencesCcomparing different gender behaviorDanalyzing various researches and data14（6分）The French Danone company is the lates
32、t to replace some plastic water bottles with aluminum（铝）cans.Competitors like CocaCola，PepsiCo and Nestle have also started selling water in aluminum cans. Replacing plastic water bottles that pollute the seas with recyclable aluminum cans should be an easy way to help the environment，right？ Maybe n
33、ot. Aluminum cans might result in less ocean waste，and the metal containers also are lighter than glass or plastic bottles，but they also come with their own cost to the environment.The production of an aluminum can is estimated to release two times as much carbon dioxide into the air as a plastic bo
34、ttle. Thats the dilemma youre going to have to choose between， said Ruben Griffioen，an official at beermaker Heineken.He said his company was trying to reduce the use of plastic bottles. Bruce Karas of CocaCola North America agreed.He said，Theres a mix.There are some things that are not that desirab
35、le，but if you have five good things and one that isnt，well all have to make decisions. He added，Itll never be that clean. Bottled water is a 19 billion industry.Although its use of cans is increasing，experts say cans are unlikely to completely replace plastic bottles. Aluminum is costlier than plast
36、ic so canned drinks mean higher prices for buyers.Another major consideration is user conveniencecans stay open while bottles can be reclosed.More importantly，there is one barrier to ending the use of plastic water bottles：There may not be enough cans to go a round.Beer and wine makers are now also
37、increasingly using aluminum.（1）Whats the advantage of aluminum cans？ A.They are pollutionfree.B.They are lighter.C.They are costeffective.D.They are lowcarbon.（2）What is Karass attitude to replacing plastic bottles with aluminum cans？ A.Supportive.B.Disapproving.C.Neutral.D.Indifferent.（3）What is th
38、e main idea of the last paragraph？ A.The wide application of aluminum cans.B.The promising future of aluminum cans.C.The major advantages of aluminum cans.D.The unavoidable limitations of aluminum cans.（4）What is the best title for the text？ A.Aluminum Cans or Plastic Bottles？B.A Blessing or a Misfo
39、rtune？C.How to Deal with Plastic Bottles？D.Why Do We Choose Aluminum Cans？第二节（共1小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5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15（7.5分）How to Teach Kids About Setting Goals （1） It can become an easy process for a lifetime if kids are taught goal setting at an early stage.They need to be
40、offered a project to make them work on achieving something personal. Set smart goals.A goal needs to be measurable，specific，realistic and timely in order to be effective.Kids prefer generalizing（泛化）when it comes to goal setting.For example，one may want to be the best basketball player in the team.（2
41、） What exactly does a goal like this mean？You need to ask them to be specific.Begin with scoring two baskets in each game （or however many；just something measurable!）so that they can keep pushing the barriers to achieve greater goals. Write down goals. （3） Recent studies show that when goals are wri
42、tten down the individual is likely to achieve them. （4） Kids have the habit of choosing goals that just seem impossible to achieve.You need to teach them the meaning of short and longterm goals and give your child reality checks. Set up review points.You can ask them to write their main goal on the
43、poster and mention the steps they would take for achieving their goal.（5） It is important to help your children have their own checkpoint systems that actually work for them.A.Learn to set a longterm goal.B.How is a goal like this measured？C.Give up goals that are not realistic.D.This tip is support
44、ed by science as well.E.Goals can never be achieved unless they are written down.F.It is essential for everybody，especially for kids，to set goals in life.G.You can also ask them to track their progress once a week or month.第三部分语言运用（共两节，满分15分第（共1小题；每小题15分，满分15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
45、。16（15分）My mom has been and will always be my biggest inspiration.She is a single parent of eight，and I have no idea how she （1） .Throughout the years，my mom has overcome many hardships which could easily（2） someone with little faith. Even when doctors（3） if my little sister Jessica would live to se
46、e the age of 1，my mom never lost （4） .After visiting many doctors，my mom（5） to bring her home and make the best of my sisters life instead of receiving the same results from different hospitals. Jessicas numerous hospital visits surely（6） her，but my mom never showed signs of（7） .Her strength helped
47、Jessica through every（8） time.No matter how confused Jessica was，my mom always made her feel as if there was nothing to（9） ，which enabled Jessica to live the life of a（10） child.She attended a public school，went to parties to dance around excitedly.We actually （11） that she was even sick. （12） ，things began to take a turn for the worse.The whole fa
