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三台县高级中学2021-2022学年高二上学期期末测试英语试题本试题分为试题卷和答题卡两部分，其中试题卷由第卷（选择题）和第卷（非选择题）组成，满分150分，考试时间120分钟。第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）第一节 （共5个小题；每小题1.5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 is the time now?A. 8:00 pm. B. 7:30 pm. C. 7:00 pm. 2. What drink does Anna want?A. Some coffee. B. Tomato juice. C. Apple juice. 3. Why doesnt the man have a TV in his house? A. He doesnt like watching TV. B. He likes listening to the radio.C. He thinks the Internet is enough. 4. What does the man mean?A. There is a need to see a doctor. B. Theres no need for a treatment. C. She has had worse colds in the past. 5. How does the woman sound?A. Excited B. Surprised. C. Anxious. 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 are the speakers mainly talking about?A. A football match. B. A friends illness. C. A high school. 7. What does Charlie think of Toms performance?A. Disappointing. B. Normal. C. Perfect. 听下面一段对话，回答第8和第9两个小题。8. Where does the man work now?A. In a hospital. B. In a school. C. In a bank. 9. What relation is Claire to the woman?A. Her workmate. B.Her sister. C. Her friend.听下面一段对话，回答第10至第12三个小题。10. When did Mr. Watson confirm the booking?A. This morning. B. Last week. C. Two weeks ago. 11. What does the woman do?A. A hotel clerk. B. A taxi driver. C. A repairman. 12. What is Mr. Watson advised to do?A. Call another taxi. B. Wait for a later reply C. Make another reservation. 听下面一段对话，回答第13至第16四个小题。 13. How long does the art show last?A.2 days. B. 3 days. C. 5 days. 14. Where will the pictures be shown?A. In the classrooms. B. In the school hall. C. In the meeting rooms. 15. Who will open the art show?A. A pop singer. B. A TV actor. C. The headteacher. 16. What is Rebecca going to do at the art show?A. Sell tickets. B. Serve drinks. C. Introduce the pictures. 听下面一段独白，回答第17至第20四个小题。17. How long is the library open on Monday? A. 4 hours. B. 6 hours. C. 9 hours. 18. What are there on the first floor?A. Fiction books. B. Childrens books. C. Reference books. 19. What can people do on the second floor?A. See an exhibition. B. Borrow DVDs. C. Have coffee. 20. How much does it cost to keep videos for a week?A. $2. B. $3. C. $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）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。ARave-on!How about learning new skills on the guitar, drums and keyboard by video? Follow the touch-screen instructions to find lessons on each instrument, or search for a song to practice playing along to. Try our Professional Selection, with video clips of band members who will explain the techniques that make their recordings so individual. Show-in-a-day!Be a star singer or dancer for the day in a one-time-only special performance! Experts in international music and dance styles will train you, and costumes provided for the performance help create a really special, individual show. Get your friends and family to come and see you perform, as no videoing or photography is allowed. Archived ImagesWant to find out about a new band, or just want more information about an old favourite? Visit our collection to find out facts and figures, or see the actual possessions of famous bands and musicians you are interested in. You can actually get to touch things worn on stage at major rock and pop events, and there are plenty of other concert souvenirs. Rhythm-studioGet your body moving in the studio and learn to move to rhythms and sounds from the past to now, including Soul and Disco. Learn your steps from our professional onscreen dance instructor, then watch your performance and become the star in your own video recording which you can take away!21. James likes collecting information about his favourite bands, which will he choose?A. Rave-on B. Show-in-a-day! C. Archived Images. D. Rhythm-studio.22. In what way is Rhythm-studio different from Show-in-a-day?A. Rhythm-studio offers free gifts from musicians.B. Rhythm-studio has experts to teach face to face.C. Rhythm-studio allows people to bring videos home.D. Rhythm-studio gets family members to enjoy the shows.23. Where can you most probably read the above information?A. In a travel brochure. B. In a report. C. In a science magazine. D. In a newspaper.BI left university with a good degree in English Literature, but no sense of what I wanted to do. Over the next six years, I was treading water, just trying to earn an income. I tried journalism, but I didnt think I was any good, then finance, which I hated. Finally, I got a job as a rights assistant at a famous publisher. I loved working with books, although the job that I did was dull.I had enough savings to take a year off work, and I decided to try to satisfy a deep-down wish to write a novel. Attending a Novel Writing MA course gave me the structure I needed to write my first 55,000 words.It takes confidence to make a new start theres a dark period in-between where youre neither one thing nor the other. Youre out for dinner and people ask what you do, and youre too ashamed to say, “Well, Im writing a novel, but Im not quite sure if Im going to get there.” My confidence dived. Believing my novel could not be published, I put it aside.Then I met an agent（代理商）who said I should send my novel out to agents. So, I did and, to my surprise, got some wonderful feedback. I felt a little hope that I might actually become a published writer and, after signing with an agent, I finished the second half of the novel.The next problem was finding a publisher. After two-and-a-half years of no income, just waiting and wondering, a publisher offered me a book deal - that publisher turned out to be the one I once worked for.It feels like an unbelievable stroke of luckof fate, really. When you set out to do something different, theres no end in sight, so to find myself in a position where I now have my own name on a contract of the publisherto be a published writeris unbelievably rewarding.24. What does the underlined part in Paragraph 1 mean?A. I was waiting for good fortune.B. I was trying to find an admirable job.C. I was being aimless about a suitable job.D. I was doing several jobs for more pay at a time.25. The author decided to write a novel _ .A. to finish the writing course B. to realize her own dreamC. to satisfy readers wish D. to earn more money26. How did the writer feel halfway with the novel?A. Disturbed. B. Ashamed. C. Confident. D. Uncertain.27. What does the author mainly want to tell readers in the last paragraph?A. It pays to stick to ones goal.B. Hard work can lead to success.C. She feels like being unexpectedly lucky.D. There is no end in sight when starting to do something.CWe already know that salt can lead to heart disease. But could it also affect our mind? Scientists found that a high-salt diet caused cognitive impairments(认知障碍) in mice and it could produce the same effect on humans. Costantino Ladecola, director of the Feil Family Brain and Mind Research the Institute, said they fed the mice eight to sixteen times their normal salt intake and then tested the mice. After about three months, the mice had a big change in their behavior. Mice are very curious, and they like to look for new things. However, the tested mice lost the ability to identify a normal object. When the mice were put in their cage and asked to find a quiet spot, they did not remember where the quiet spot was. Then when the mice were building a nest, which is something the mice do daily, they were unable to do so. The research suggested humans would experience a similar response.Studies have shown Australians eat around double the recommended amount of salt each day, most of it coming from processed food. Dr. Ladecola said the estimated two teaspoons of salt the average Australian eats each day could affect the brain function in the long term. However, the decline might not be as obvious as in the mice that were given extremely high levels of salt. “But probably over years and perhaps decadesas opposed to a few months for the mouseeven lower levels of salt may have a terrible effect,” Dr. Ladecola said.“High levels of salt can cause serious immune changes in the organs in and around the stomach, resulting in an almost autoimmune effect on the brain. It is part of a growing body of evidence that we really are what we eat,” Bryce Vissel, director of the Centre for Neuroscience and Regenerative Medicine at the University of Technology Sydney, said. “Those changes in turn cause all sorts of responses in the body, which over time certainly contribute to cognitive impairments.”28. Which can describe the tested mice?A. They remained quiet all day. B.They became smarter than ever.C.They forgot some routine things. D.They were quick at finding objects.29. What do we know about Australians?A.They ignore health advice. B.They have a higher-salt diet.C.They dislike processed food. D.They value their brain health.30. What does the last paragraph mainly focus on?A.Studies carried out by Bryce Vissel. B.Immune changes brought about by salt.C.Effects of daily diets on human behaviors. D.Links between salt intake and brain damage.31. What does the text suggest?A.Brain health counts much. B.The body never tells a lie.C.Low-salt diet is to be advocated. D.Heart disease can be prevented.DImagine reading a story titled “Pursuing Success”. That would be an inspiring story, wouldnt it? Maybebut maybe not. It might well be the story of someone whose never-ending chase for more and more success leaves them unsatisfied and incapable of happiness. Though it isnt a conventional medical addiction, for many people success has addictive properties.The desire for success may be in humans nature, but specialness doesnt come cheap. Success is tough work, and it requires bearing the cost of losing. In the 1980s, the physician Roben Goldman famously found that more than half of ambitious athletes would be willing to take a drug that would kill them in five years in exchange for winning every competition they entered.Unfortunately, success is endless. The goal cant be satisfactory; most people never feel “successful enough”. The high only lasts a day or two, and then its on to the next goal. Psychologists call this the hedonic treadmill (享乐跑步机)，in which satisfaction wears off almost immediately and we must run on to the next reward to avoid the feeling of falling behind.People should get off the treadmill. But quitting isnt easy for addicts. For people addicted to substances, withdrawal can be a painful experience, both physically and psychologically. Research finds that depression and anxiety are common among outstanding athletes after their careers end. Olympic athletes, in particular, suffer from the “post-Olympic blues”.Just like wine, success in and of itself is not a bad thing. Both can bring fun and sweetness to life. But both become bossy when they are a substitute(代替物) forinstead of a complement tothe relationships and love that should be at the center of our lives.32. What can be inferred from the first paragraph?A.Success doesnt always bring positive results,B. A traditional medical addiction leads to success.C. The passion for constant success is rarely praised.D. Success addiction has already drawn wide attention.33. Why did the author mention the research findings of Robert Goldman?A. To argue that athletes deserve more rewards.B. To show success is a tough and cruel job.C. To describe the routine training of an ordinary athlete.D. To express his opinion on success: no pains, no gains.34. What can success bring to a success addict according to psychologists?A. Satisfaction and a sense of pride.B. Confidence and lifelong happiness.C. Anxiety and short-lived happiness.D. Relaxation and endless motivation.35. What does the author suggest people do about pursuing success?A. Stop chasing success.B. Give up love and relationships.C. Chase success at any cost.D. Reflect on what matters in life.第二节 （共5个小题；每小题2分，满分10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。 Truths About Protecting Your EyesHere, we identify five common myths ,and tell you how to truly keep your eyes healthy. 36 Eye exercise will not improve or preserve vision or reduce the need for glasses. Your vision depends on many factors, including the shape of your eyeball and the health of the eye tissues, neither of which can be significantly changed with eye exercise.Reading in dim light will worsen your vision.Dim lighting will not damage your eyesight. 37 The best way to position a reading light is to have it shine directly onto the page, not over your shoulder. A desk lamp with an opaque(不透明度的）shade pointing directly at the reading material is the ideal.Carrots are the best food for the eyes.Carrots, which contain vitamin A, are indeed good for the eyes. But fresh fruits and dark green vegetables, which contain more antioxidant vitamins such as C and E, are even better. Antioxidants may even help protect the eyes against some eye illness. 38 Its best not to wear glasses all the time. Taking a break from them allows your eyes to rest.39 Not wearing your glasses will strain your eyes and tire them out instead of resting them. However, it will not worsen your vision or lead to eye disease.Staring at a computer screen all day is bad for the eyes.Using a computer does not damage your eyes. However, people who stare at a computer screen for long periods tend not to blink as often as usual. 40 To help prevent eyestrain, adjust the lighting so it doesnt create a glare or harsh reflection on the screen and rest your eyes briefly every 20 minutes.A. Make a conscious effort to blink regularly.B. However, it will tire your eyes out more quickly.C. Doing eye exercise will delay the need for glasses.D. This can cause the eyes to feel dry and uncomfortable.E. If you need glasses for distance or reading, use them.F. Just dont expect them to prevent or correct basic vision problems.G. But staring at a computer screen all day can contribute to tired eyes.第三部分：语言知识运用第一节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面的短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A, B, C, D