2021-2022学年湖南省衡阳市田家炳实验中学高二上学期期中考试英语试题（Word版）听力.docx

湖南省衡阳市田家炳实验中学2021-2022学年高二上学期期中考试英语试题总分值：150分，时量:120分钟）第一局部 听力（共两节，总分值30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上。第一节（共5小题，每题L5分，总分值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 项中选出最正确选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来答复有关小题 和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。例： How much is the shirt?A. £19.15.B.£9.18. C. £9.15.答案是C.1. Where are the speakers most prob ably?A. At the restaurant. B. At home.C. In the office.2. What's the man looking for?A. His hat.B.His tie.C. His clothes.3. How much will the woman pay if she buys the phone today?A. $ 200.B. $270.C.$310.4. Why is the woman going downtown?A. To meet Lisa. B.To do some shopping. C. To borrow some books.5. What does the man advise the woman to do?A. To buy a notebook. B To make notes. C. To teach French.第二节（共15小题；每题1.5分，总分值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三个选项中选出最正确选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个 小题，每题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，答复第6、7题。6. How was Ted in class today?A. Tired.B. Active.C. Frightened.7. What could Ted have done last night according to the conversation?A. He must have hanged out late.B. He must have stayed up late.C. He must have had terrible dreams.听第7段材料，答复第8至10题。8. Where did the woman just get back from?A. America. B Thailand.C. France.9. How often does the man travel?C. Once every two years.C. Winter.A. Twice a year. B. Once a year. 10. Which season is it now?A. SpringB. Summer.听第8段材料，答复第11至13题。11. How did the rich businessman get trapped in the desert? A. He was too hungry to find his way out.German family that was badly in need of help. They even didn't have enough clothes to wear. Edward's explanation made his father understand what had happened and he expressed that he couldn't agree more with him. In order to recognize the work Edward did, his father bought the books, saying, "God invariably puts someone in a very difficult situation. Never can we turn a blind eye to those in need. What you have done will make a happy New Year.,zHearing what his father said and holding the books his father gave him in his aims, Edward felt he was the happiest boy in the world. He felt the sweetness of helping others. A few days later, Edward met the family again, and they still thanked him a thousand times. It seemed the city was bathed in brilliant sunshine because of Edward's feelings. Additionally, he knows that help means under any circumstances, we all can give a hand to people in a dilemma. Maybe bare words would be enough for them.B. His airplane broke down.C.He got lost thereWhat will the weather probably be like this afternoon?A. HotB. RainyC. CoolWhat are the speakers going to do this afternoon?A. Drink tea.B. Have a picnic.C. Go on an adventure.听第9段材料，答复第14至16题。12. How old is the woman?A. Eighteen years old. B. Twenty years old. C. Thirty years old.13. Where does the woman usually see her brother?C. At their parents1 place.C. Volleyball.C. GranadaC. It's sunny and warm.C.28 degrees.A. At her own place. B. At her brother's place.14. Which sport does the woman's daughter play?A. Basketball.B. Soccer.听第10段材料，答复第17至20题。15. Where is the speaker likely from?A. Malaga.B. Barcelona.16. What is the weather like in southern Spain?A It's very rainy. B. It*s windy and cold.17. How high will the temperature be tomorrow?A.18 degrees.B. 27 degrees.18. What place will have a storm?A. Malaga. B. From Barcelona to GranadaC .All the country except Malaga.第二局部 阅读（共两节，总分值50分） 第一节（共15小题；每题2.5分，总分值37.5分）阅读以下短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最正确选项。Most of us hope to live happily. But what is real happiness? Real happiness is a matter of experience of the soul（灵魂）.You don't need to care about those people who have beautiful houses, nice cars and a lot of money. Why?Because those people who have big houses may often feel sad and those who have cars may want to walk on the country roads in their free time.In fact, happiness is always around you. It makes you put your heart into it. When you have problems at school, your friends will help you; when you have some problems with your lessons, your parents will always look after your life and health well; when you do something wrong, people around you will help you to correct it. And when you do something good to others, you will feel delighted too. All these are your happiness.Money cannot always bring you happiness. When you are poor, you can also say you are very happy. When you meet with problems, you can say loudly you are very happy because you have more chances to challenge（挑战）yourself Tf you take every chance you get, you can be a happy and lucky person.19. This passage is about.A. moneyB. friends C. love D. happinessWhen you do something wrong,.A. people around you will help youyou will have no chance to challenge yourselfB. your classmates will laugh at youyou will be happy20. The writer thinks that.A. happiness likes only rich people because they have beautiful houseshappiness is always around usB. we should not make friends with rich people and parentsrich people do not have any happiness.BWhen asked why he or she wears clothes, some people will probably answer “to keep warm and to cover my body” . These are the basic reasons why clothes are worn, but people also want to look attractive and appear successful to others.If people only wore clothes for warmth and to cover their bodies, most clothes would be simple and cheap. In most Western countries, however, clothes are sometimes very expensive. The main reason for this is not the cost of the cloth or the cost of making the clothes. The clothes are expensive because of fashion.Successful businessmen, for example, often wear very expensive suits, shirts and ties. Sometimes they pay thousands of dollars for a suit and hundreds of dollars for a tie. Ifs just a suit and a tie but they pay these prices because of the famous name of the designer. A suit costing much less would be just as warm and would cover the wearer's body just as well.Fashion is always changing, which means those who want to be fashionable have to buy new clothes every few months, even if last month's clothes have only been worn once or twice. Some people have wardrobesfull of clothes that have hardly been worn but are no longer in fashion. Being fashionable, therefore, can be a very expensive pastime!24. What do people basically wear clothes for?A. Keeping warm and covering bodies.B. Following the fashion.C. Looking attractive to others.D. Appearing successful to others.25. We can learn from the passage that.A. fashion is not always changingB. fashion is an expensive pastime.C. fashion designers like expensive clothesD. expensive clothes are warmerWhat does the underlined word “wardrobes“ in Paragraph 4 mean?A. Fashionable clothes shops.B. Cupboards for storing clothes.C. The clothes that some people have.D. Shelves used for keeping books.26. What is the passage mainly about?A. Clothes and fashion.B. Suits and ties.C. Cost and pastime.D. Beauty and success.C“I had no intention to adopt a cat that day. I just liked being around animals." Miranda says. But when she saw Nala in her metal cage, "We made eye contact and I couldn't resist （抗拒）her big blue eyes." At that point, “Nala was so small. I asked the shelter if I could hold her. Once I had Nala in my arms, Nala looked up at me and licked （舔）my face." And that was when she knew she had to take this kitty home.Still, Miranda never imagined Nala would become an Insta-star. "I started Nala's Instagram account in 2021 as a way to share photos with my close friends and family in Thailand,“ she explained. The possibility of Nala gaining attention beyond that small group of people hadn't occurred to her until it happened.Miranda saysJ'Each time Nala's photo was featured on Instagram's popular page, her account would gain 1,000 new followers. v From there, Nala's popularity snowballed. Large nationwide brands messaged Miranda about hiring Nala to do ads. “This took us by surprise because we couldn't believe that a big brand wanted to pay them to take photos with their products next to Nala”.Nala started life out in a shelter Just waiting to be loved like many other animals that were abandoned. Today that deeam has surely come true. Nala has over 4 million followers on Instagram, which earned her the title "Guinness World Records Most Popular Cat on Instagram. In addition to managing her Insta fame, Nala is being asked to test various cat food brands. More importantly, "Nala is our chance to share the love to help create a better life for other animals, so they can grow well and bring joy to the world like Nala has.” 28. What is the first paragraph mainly about?A. Visits to a shelter.B. Love at first sight.C. Power of blue eyes.D. Duty to adopt cats.29. Why did Miranda open Nala's Instagram account?A. To meet Nala's needs.B. To assist Nala be a star.C. To share Nala's pictures.D. To attract public attention.30. How did Miranda feel about Nala's popularity? A. Satisfied.B. Amazed.C. Upset.D. Disappointed.31. What does the underlined phrase "that dream“ in paragraph 4 refer to? A. Being eager to be loved.B. Starting life in the shelter.C. Gaining chances to earn money.D. Being raised by Instagram fans.DScientists have created a skin patch （贴片）that can communicate touch virtually. The soft wireless device sticks to the skin and produces vibrations （震动）.Its creators hope it could one day be used to help people bring touch online, in phone calls and games.The patch links up to devices like smartphones, enabling users to send sensations to the wearer. By making use of near-field communication, seen in electronic payment in smartphones, its designers were able to make the piece of tech wireless and battcry-frcc. A set of 32 actuators （制动器）help to copy the sensation of touch on the wearer5s skin, while a link allows users to adjust the frequency and amplitude （振幅） of each actuator.“We specially made the designs to increase the sensory perception （感知）of the vibratory force passed to the skin,“ explained John A. Rogers, professor ofMaterials Science and engineering and Biomedical Engineering at Northwestern University.Rogers, who is also professor of Neurological Surgery at the Feinberg School of Medicine, said in a statement that people have tried to make similar technology, but they involved problems like wires or batteries.“We feel that it's a good starting point that will go up naturally to full-body systems and hundreds or thousands of separate, programmable actuators/' he said. “We are expanding the boundaries and capabilities of virtual reality.Rogers said the equipment “could be very powerful fbr social interactions, clinical medicine and applications that we cannot conceive oftoday."Virtual reality is a new rising area of technology,“ Rogers added. "At present, we're just using our eyes and our ears as the basis fbr those experiences. The community has been comparatively slow to take advantage of the body's largest organ: the skin. Our sense of touch provides the most profound, deepest, emotional connection between people/7What is Paragraph 2 mainly about?A. How the skin patch works.B. What the skin patch is made up of.C. What the skin patch looks like.D. Why the skin patch is developed.32. What does the underlined part "conceive of“ in the last but one paragraph mean? A. Adopt.B. Prevent.C. Abandon.D. Imagine.33. What does Rogers' statement in the last paragraph show?A. He worries about people's emotional connection between people.B. He is doubtful about more virtual reality experiences.C. He expects the further development of virtual reality.D. He is curious about the community's long-term planning.34. What is the purpose of this article?A. To persuade. B. To inform. C. To argue. D. To advertise. 第二节（共5小题：每题2. 5分，总分值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正确选项。选项中有 两项为多余选项。How to Be Productive During Difficult TimesWhen we have a hard time, we may turn to others for help. 36 Well, today we offer you some advice.You had better turn yourself into your own hero. That is the idea behind Kendra Levin's self-help book The Hero Is You. He studied stories from many different time periods and many different cultures. He found that many stories had something in common: a hero who goes on a journey. 37 Making ourselves the hero in our own story, Levin explains, is of great significance.38 In stories, heroes also have a mission-what they want to accomplishand a visionwhat they see for themselves. Levin suggests that we write out our mission and vision, not just for a project but for our lives as well. With a clearly defined mission and vision, events in our lives no longer feel like separate events. They become a part of our larger story.It's essential to know your strengths and weaknesses. Levin explains that when we know our strengths, we can use them fully. In difficult times, we can make our lives easier by focusing on our strengths. 39 All heroes have them. On their journey they face their weaknesses and learn from them. The more we know about ourselves and the better we understand ourselves, the better we can figure out what to do to make the most of who we already are.You might as well have small goals within a larger goal. Levin reminds us that the hero's journey is not a one-time thing. It is a journey you are on your entire life. So, she suggests having small goals that you can measure in some way. And that's especially helpful if you have a large goal. 40We may even wish we had a hero to help us.A. It's recommended to write out your mission and vision.B. It is even more important, she adds, to identify weaknesses.C. She reminds us to be realistic with our goals and to be kind to ourselves.D. In stories, writers often give their hero, the main person in the story, a purpose.E. On this journey, the hero overcomes a great challenge and changes for the better.F. To feel a sense of accomplishment, it's so important to break it down into smaller pieces.第二局部语言运用（共两节，总分值30分）第一节（共15小题：每题1分，总分值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 最正确选项。For a long time I saw happiness as a huge banner（旗帜）across the finish line of a long race. I felt that only when I 41 c er tai n things could I finally be happy in my life. Most of the time I felt like a tortoise believing that being slow and 42 would win the race. At other times I would 43 like a rabbit trying different side roads at a dangerous speed hoping to reach that banner a little faster. 44 J began to see that no matter how long I raced towards it, the banner was never any45 I finally decided to sit down and take a break. It was then that I saw my46 sitting beside me.It had been with me as I 47 hard to support my family, as I played with my children and heard their laughter and even when I was 48 with my wife at my side looking after me. It had been with me as I