1、湖南省部分校2021-2022学年高二下学期基础学科知识竞赛英语试题一、听力选择题1What is the boy doing?AHaving dinner.BDoing his exercise.CHaving his final test.2What does the man think of the snow?AIts usual.BIts terribleCIts unexpected.3Who is wearing a T-shirt?ACarol.BHelen.CMike4How soon will the concert begin?AIn 15 minutes.BIn 25 m
2、inutes.CIn 35 minutes.5What does the man dislike?AThe womans new job.BThe womans staying with Sue.CThe womans living by herself.听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。6Where are the speakers going?ATo a new place.BTo their office.CTo their house.7What is the problem with the speakers?AThey have lost their way.BThey cant
3、decide where to go.CThey cant agree with each other.听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。8What will the speakers do in the country?APractice driving.BSee anything interesting.CStay with a local family.9How long does the woman hope to stay in the country?AOne day.BSeveral hours.CSeveral days10What can be inferred about
4、the woman?AShe is the mans wife.BShe is the mans guest.CShe is the mans neighbor.听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。11Where does the man usually have lunch?AAt the same place.BAt his sisters place.CAt the womans place.12Which of the things did the man do yesterday?AGoing shopping.BWorking in the office.CWashing cloth
5、es.13What does the woman really mean at the end of the conversation?AIt was a different holiday.BIt was a wonderful holiday.CIt wasnt really a holiday.听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。14Why does the man make the phone call?ATo get some informationBTo express his thanks.CTo tell about his holiday.15Who arranged the
6、mans holiday?AMary.BThe woman.CThe mans wife.16What was the man pleased with when he stayed at the Holiday Inn?AThe service.BThe weather.CThe surroundings17What will the woman do for the man?AArrange another trip for him.BArrange for him to see Mary.CPass his message on to Mary.听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。18What
7、 did the speaker receive at Stanford University?AA scholarship.BA masters degree.CA bachelors degree.19What do we know about GreenEarth?AIt was started by the speaker.BIt is a company started 10 years ago.CIt employs the speaker as a researcher.20Where is the speaker now?AAt Bio-Tech.BAt Stanford Un
8、iversity.CAt Northwestern University.二、阅读理解One Earth AwardAbout this awardSponsored by the One Earth Fund, the One Earth Award offers $1,000 scholarships for four students whose works address the pressing issue of human-caused climate change.Why should I create art or writing about climate change?So
9、me consequences of climate change include: sea-level rise, increase in air pollution, hurricane, droughts, extreme weather, and rising temperatures, among others. Your work can advance our thoughts about climate change and our understanding of solutions. It can also improve awareness of actions that
10、 we can take, in order to reduce the harm that human action has on our environment.How do I apply?Enter your work to any category in the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards. When selecting the category of your work, choose the One Earth Award. You will be required to include a personal statement on
11、your work.What should I write for the personal statement?Your personal statement should be 50 words or more and answer the following questions:What specific aspect of climate change does your work address?What is your personal connection to this aspect of climate change, and why do you think talking
12、 about climate change is important?Getting started on your workThese resources can help you learn about climate change and create your own art and writing about it.Consider how poets talk about climate change with the Poetry Foundation.Explore visual art activities and writing activities from the Te
13、achers Climate Guide.Try writing exercises developed by English Teachers Concerned about Climate Crisis.21What is the first thing to do to get the One Earth Award?AChoosing the One Earth Award.BContacting the One Earth Fund.CPresenting the personal statement.DVisiting the Scholastic Art & Writin
14、g Awards.22What should be included about climate change in your personal statement?AWhat action you will take.BWhat you are concerned about.CWhy your work is important.DWhat suggestion you will make.23Which part of the text intends to provide help in finishing your work?AHow do I apply?BAbout this a
15、wardCGetting started on your workDWhat should I write for the personal statement?Lunch hour is crazy at SAME Caf, the restaurant my husband, Brad, and I run in Denver.One day a woman dressed in a business outfit (套装) stepped in. “Hi, Libby.” she said. I recognized her. The first time she came two ye
16、ars ago, she had no money to pay for a meal. No problem. Like many customers, she volunteered to work. After her meal, she washed dishes. Look at her now. I stole a glance at Brad, in the kitchen. Wasnt this what wed hoped for?In 2015, on a flight home from Texas, wed hatched this crazy dream. Wed b
17、oth done a lot of volunteering at soup kitchens. It was something we felt called to do, feeding the poor.“I wish we could start our own place,” I said. “No cash register (收银机). Just a donation box on the counter.”“Why dont we?” Brad said.It would be a charity, but we didnt want our diners to think o
18、f it as a charity. “If they cant pay.” Brad said, “they can help wash dishes or sweep the floor. We must treat people with dignity.”Our first customer was a woman in her forties. She told me she was recently divorced and she and her two kids had no place of their own. “Could I have a salad?” she ask
19、ed. I brought her a plate of greens with fresh fruit and nuts. Her eyes grew wide. “These are the first fresh vegetables Ive had in four months,” she exclaimed. That alone made our struggles to open the caf worth it.SAME is short for our belief: So All May Eat. Customers came for Brads cooking. But
20、they also liked what our caf stood for.“What do I owe you?” one customer asked. “Whatever you think the meals worth,” I said, “and whatever you can afford.” Most customers gave what they could, even if it was just a dollar.Something was different about the woman that day. Something besides her outfi
21、t. She stopped at the counter and ordered greens with sun-dried tomatoes, and a ham and pineapple pizza“I have something to tell you.” she said. “The last time I was here, I started talking to a woman Id met here before. She said. Theres an opening in my office. Why dont you come in and apply?” I di
22、dI got the job!” I knew what was different about herconfidence.She opened her purse. “I can pay now. How can I ever thank you?”“You just did,” I said.24What did the author and her husband do at soup kitchens in Texas?AThey learned how to cook.BThey helped feed the hungry.CThey trained the volunteers
23、.DThey made a living there.25Which of the following best explains the underlined part “with dignity”?AWith respect.BWith pity.CWith care.DWith effort26What is special about SAME Caf?ACustomers can pay as they like.BCustomers neednt pay for a meal.CCustomers help with charity work.DCustomers get paid
24、 for what they do.27What did the author really mean when she said “You just did”?AThe woman paid for her meal.BThe woman expressed her thanks.CThe woman helped to wash dishes.DThe woman gave her what she had hoped for.When drawing scientists. U. S. children now depict (描画) female scientists more oft
25、en than ever, according to new Northwestern University research, which has analyzed five decades of “Draw-A-Scientist” studies conducted since the 1960s.This change suggests that childrens stereotypes (刻板印象) linking science with men have weakened over time, said the researchers, consistent with more
26、 women becoming scientists and childrens media depicting more female scientists on television shows and other media.In the first study, conducted between 1968 and 1979, less than one percent of 5,000 children drew an image resembling a woman when asked to draw a scientist. Almost all their artwork d
27、epicted men working with laboratory equipment, often with lab coats, glasses and facial hair.But in later studies (1988 to 2019), 28 percent of children drew a female scientist, on average. In addition, both girls and boys drew female scientists more often over time, though girls overall drew female
28、 scientists much more often than boys.“Our results suggest that childrens stereotypes change as womens and mens roles change in society.” said study lead author David Miller. “Children still draw more male than female scientists, but that is expected because women remain a minority in several scienc
29、e fields.”The researchers also studied how children form stereotypes about scientists across child development. The results suggested children did not associate science with men until grade school; around age 5, they drew roughly equal percentages of male and female scientists. During elementary and
30、 middle school, the tendency to draw male scientists increased strongly with age. Older children were also more likely to draw scientists with lab coats and glasses, suggesting that children learn other stereotypes as they mature.“These changes across childrens age likely reflect that childrens expo
31、sure to male scientists accumulates during development, even in recent years.” said Miller.“To build on cultural changes, teachers and parents should present children with multiple examples of female scientists across many contexts such as science courses, television shows and informal conversations
32、,” Miller said.28What is the change in children drawing scientists?AChildren draw more male scientists.BChildren draw more female scientists.CGirls draw more scientists than boys.DChildren draw more female than male scientists.29What does Miller think of children drawing more male scientists than fe
33、male scientists?AIts not surprising.BIts not reasonable.CIts unexpected.DIts not acceptable.30What does paragraph 6 mainly talk about?AHow children develop their drawings.BHow childrens stereotypes change with age.CWhy children draw more male scientists.DWhat scientists look like in childrens drawin
34、gs.31According to Miller, how can we make children draw more female scientists?ABy encouraging children to attend science courses.BBy encouraging children to become scientists in the future.CBy giving children an example of drawing female scientists.DBy making female scientists known to children in
35、various situations.Chinese speakers have got a new thing to be proud of. The language they are speaking is more difficult than English.Understanding Chinese requires both sides of the brain, but English speakers listen with only half their minds on the job, UK scientists say.UK psychologist Sophie S
36、cott and researchers from hospitals in Oxford and London performed brain scans on volunteers as they listened to their native languages. When English speakers heard the sound of their language, the left parts of their brains lit up on screen. When Chinese speakers heard their native tongue, there wa
37、s an action in both the right and left sides.“We were very surprised to discover that people who speak different sorts of languages use their brains to decode speech in different ways.” said Scott.The left side is normally connected with putting sounds together into words; the right with processing
38、melody (音调) in music and speech, so this part “lights up” when English speakers hear music. The researchers do not yet know whether the right side is active in English speakers when they hear Chinese.In Chinese, a different intonation (语调) delivers a different meaning, the syllable (音节) “ma”, for in
39、stance, can mean mother, hemp (麻), horse or scold according to its musical sound.“Speech really is a complex sound,” said Scott. “As well as understanding words, the brain uses the way in which words are spoken, such as intonation and melody, to turn spoken language into meaning.”“We think Chinese s
40、peakers interpret intonation and melody in the right sides of their brains to give correct meaning to the spoken words.”The study suggests that language itself might affect the way the brain develops in a young child. It could explain why native speakers of English find it so extraordinary hard to l
41、earn Chinese.32What does the underlined “volunteers” in paragraph 3 refer to?AChinese speakers.BEnglish speakers.CPeople who speak different languages.DResearchers and Chinese and English speakers.33Which can best explain why understanding Chinese requires both sides of the brain?AMusic.BMeanings.CI
42、ntonation and melody.DThe way the brain develops.34Why do native English speakers find it hard to learn Chinese?AThe left sides of their brains are not used for language.BThey can hardly understand words when there is music.CThe right sides of their brains are never used in childhood.DThey can hardl
43、y understand words in the right side of the brain.35What can be a suitable title for the text?AHow the Brain Responds to MusicBHow the Brain Responds to ChineseCThe Brain Responds to Languages DifferentlyDThe Two Sides of the Brain Work DifferentlyBlood: Water MissionBlood: Water Mission is founded
44、by the Grammy Award-winning band, Jars of Clay. 36 And Blood: Water Mission is one of them with a mission to help communities to fight against the HIV/AIDS and water crisis. 37 So Blood: Water Mission has launched the 1,000 Wells Project as a nationwide movement to raise enough money to provide clea
45、n water to 1,000 communities in Africa based on the equation (公式) that $1 provides one African with clean water for an entire year. 38 It includes a variety of clean water solutions and sanitation (卫生) training, as well as funding health clinics, which help in the prevention, treatment, care and sup
46、port of communities affected by AIDS.The results of our efforts paint a new picture in these communities. There has been a remarkable improvement in the water situation and community health. 39 Women and children no longer walk several miles a day to get water. Village leaders have the resources and
47、 training to bring sanitation and healthcare into their communities. Water-related diseases have disappeared. Those with AIDS are living longer lives. 40 In the process, we learn about how AIDS affects African communities. By connecting with the people in Africa, we are developing social responsibility. In the meanwhile, Blood: Water Missions movement engages Americans in social justice and thoughtful action.Its a beautiful story. We invite you to be a small part of a larger, beautiful story.AClean water wells have been built.BMost child
