2021-2022学年青海省西宁市高二下学期开学考试英语试题.docx

2021-2022学年青海省西宁市高二下学期开学考试英语试题考试时间：120分钟分值：150分本试卷分卷I和卷H两局部。卷I为选择题，卷H为非选择题。第I卷（非选择题）第一局部听力（共两节，总分值30分）第一节（共5小题，每题1.5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，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 weather like?A. Cloudy.B. Nice and sunny.C. Neither hot nor coki.2. What arc the two persons talking about ?A. New York CityB. An air trip.C. The man's job.3. Why can't the woman find the book?A. Il has been borrowed by someone.B. It has been misplaced.C. It is missing.4 .What word can we describe the man?A. Poor.B. Greedy.C. Forgetful.5 . How much does the man need to add for the blue sweater?A. $16.80.B. S7.20.C. $27.20.第二节（共15小题，每题1.5分，总分值22.5分）从题中所给的A、B、C三个选从题中所给的A、B、C三个选听卜面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题, 项中选出最正确选项，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6至8题。6 .What are the two speakers talking about?A. The evening dress.B. The dance.C. The Christmas party.7 .Who will be a cowboy at the party?A. Mr Brown.B. Mike.C. Mike's brother.8.What can we learn from the conversation?A. Mike will not wear a hat at the party.B. Mike will dance with Rose a( (he party.C. Mr Brown will go to the party.听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。9.What,s the possible relationship between the two speakers?A. Headmaster and parent. B. A girl and a boy. 10.What do we know about the man?A. He seldom hands in his homework on time.B. He often forgets to bring his exercise book.C. He went to Beijing with his parents last week.11 .What does the woman think of the man ?A. He is a good student.B. He is not honest.听第8段材料，回答第12至14题。12 .What did the woman buy?A. A Video recorder.B. A Video camera.13 . What did the woman buy the fake product?A. To be cheated.B. To help the guy.14 .What is the seller's excuse fbr not opening the box?A. It's the store rule.C. A teacher and a student.C. He is not bright.C. A CD-player.C. lb save money.B. If opened, nobody will buy.C. If opened, other people won't believe it's new.听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。15 .What does Susan think a car is the symbol of transportation?A. Because most Americans think so.B. Because she likes cars better.C. Because she lives in a city.16 .When did Susan start driving?A. At the age of 30.B. At the age of 16.C. At the age of 13.17 .How did Susan feel about her trips by ship?A. Comfortable.B. Wonderful.C. Just so so.听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。18 .Who are the main characters of the science fiction book?C. Two young peopleC. In the 1930s in England.C. A sports novel.A. A group of soldiers. B. A group of sailors.19 .Where and when does （he romantic book set?A. In the 1920s in China. B. In the 1930s in China.2（）. What type of book is the third one ?A. A biography.B. A historical novel第二局部 阅读理解（共两节，总分值40分） 第一节（共15小题；每题2分，总分值30分） 阅读以下短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最正确选项。AThe London Eye which is 443 feet in height above the Thames River is the world's biggest spinning structure. It is one hundred feet taller than Big Ben and weighs 1,600 tons. Il was built to celebrate the year 2000. Maybe building such a big spinning structure suggested that people longed for bigger and better things in the future.In London Eye, there are 32 capsules （舱）.Each of the capsules can hold up to 25 people. And they're air conditioned in summer, heated in winter. From these capsules the visitors can see the most beautiful views of London.It was difficult to assemble （安装）and put a wheel of this size. And it required new technology and a lol of imagination. The parts of London Eye were sent up the Thames River, and the wheel was assembled on temporary （暂时的）platforms on the river. Lifting it into an upright position was a major challenge. It took a week to winch （吊）it up to its final position.Now the London Eye is regarded as a monument to new millennium. And many visitors from all over the world come to visit it.21. How tall is Big Ben?A. 450 feet. B. 350 feet. C. 550 feet. D. 250 feet.22. Why did London build the London Eye?A. To set a new record.B. To celebrate the Queen's birthday.C. To celebrate the coming of 2000.D. To beat the first observation wheel in Chicago.23. The underlined phrase “sent up“ in Paragraph 3 probably means "” .A. pick up B. grow up C. made upD. lifted up24. From the text, we can learn that.A. it took great trouble tbr people to build (he London EyeB. the London Eye has been changed into a monumentC. the latest technology was used to assemble the London EyeD. imagination is very important to build the London EyeBI believe that it is important to be brought up with a firm belief in the good. I was fortunate in this respect. My parents not only gave me a happy home, but they had me study half a dozen foreign languages and made it possible for me to travel in other countries. This made me more tolerant and helped me to conquer many difficulties in later life.Soon after I got married, my husband and I left our native country and went to live in Shanghai, China. Here was a really international city. People of all races and beliefs lived and worked together.In Shanghai, in 1941, when I was only twenty years old, the doctors discovered that I had diabetes. It was a terrible shock, because diabetes is incurable. But it can be controlled by insulin(胰岛素).Although this drug was not manufactured in China, there were enough stocks of imported insulin available. This enabled me to continue a normal, happy life.Then bombs fell on Pearl Harbor and the Japanese occupied Shanghai. The import of insulin was cut off. Before long, (here was not enough for the diabetics. I was on a starvation diet to keep my insulin requirements as low as possible. Many diabetics had already died, and the situation became desperate. In spite of all this, 1 never stopped believing that with the help of my husband's love and care» I would survive.I continued to teach in Chinese schools. My faith and my husband's never-ending efforts to get the manufacture of insulin started gave me courage. In his small laboratory the production of insulin was attempted. I served as the human guinea pig（实验对象）on which it was tested. Til never forget the day when my husband gave me the first injection of the new insulin, which had worked on rabbits. It helped! Can you imagine our happiness and relief?1 received the greatest strength from the deep love and complete understanding between my husband and me. And next to that was the kindness and help of many, many friends of many nationalities. To me, the experience of living in Shanghai during the special times was unforgettable.After the Second World War, my husband and I sailed to the United States, which is also known as the melting pot. Wherever we lire, I believe, with faith and love, love between families and friends from different nationalities, we can make it our cherished home.25. What can wc know about the author?A. She visited China and has lived in Shanghai since then.B. She was given an unhappy home.C. She got married in Czechoslovakia.D. She could hardly tolerate her parents.26. The underlined word " il" in Paragraph 5 refers to.A. a small rabbitB. an everlasting effortC.the new insulinD. the human guinea pig27. How does the author feel about her stay in China?A. Unbearable.B. Unbelievable.C. Unfortunate.D. Unforgettable.El Nino, a Spanish term for" the Christ child", was named by South American fishermen who noticed that the global weather pattern, which happens every two to seven years, reduced the amount of fishes caught around Christmas. El Nino sees warm water, collected over several years in the western Pacific, flow back eastwards when winds that normally blow westwards weaken, or sometimes the other way round.The weather effects, both good and bad, are felt in many places. Rich countries gain more from powerful Nino» on balance, than they lose. A study found that a strong Nino in 1997 helped American's economy grow by 15 billion, partly because of better agricultural harvests： fanners in （he Midwest gained from extra rain. The total rise in agricultural incomes in rich countries is greater than the fall in poor ones.But in Indonesia extremely dry forests are in flames. A multi-year drought （干旱）in south-east Brazil is becoming worse. Though heavy rains brought about by El Nino may relieve the drought in California, they are likely to cause surface flooding and other disasters.The most recent powerful Nino, in 1997-98, killed around 21, 000 people and caused damage worth $ 36. But such Ninos come with months of warning, and so much is known about how they happen that governments can prepare. According to the Overseas Development Institute （ODD , however, just 12% of disaster-relief funding in the past two decades has gone on reducing risks in advance, rather than recovery and rebuilding afterwards. This is despite evidence that a dollar spent on risk-reduction saves at least two on reconstruction.Simple improvements to infrastructure （基础设施）can reduce （he spread of disease. Better sewers （下水道）make it less likely that heavy rain is followed by an outbreak of the disease of bad stomach. Stronger bridges mean villages are less likely to be left without food and medicine after floods. According to a paper in 2011 by Mr Hsiang and co-authors, civil conflict is related to El Nino's harmful effects-and the poorer the country, the stronger the link. Though the relationship may not be causal, helping divided communities to prepare for disasters would at least reduce the risk that those disasters arc followed by killing and wounding people. Since the poorest are least likely to make up for their losses from disasters linked to El Nino, reducing their losses needs to be the priority.28. What can we learn about El Nino in Paragraph 1 ? A. It sees the changes of water flow direction in the ocean.B. It takes place almost every year all over the world.C. It is named after a South American fisherman.D. It forces fishermen to stop catching fish around Christmas.29. What may El Ninos bring about to the countries affected ? A. Poor countries suffer less from droughts economically.B. Agricultural harvests in rich countries fall.C. Droughts become more harmful than floods.D. Rich countries' gains are greater than their losses.30. The data provided by ODI in Paragraph 4suggest thatgovernments of poor countries need more aidA. more investment should go to risk reductionvictims of El Nino deserve more compensationB. recovery and reconstruction should come firstWhat is the author's purpose in writing the passage? A. To introduce El Nino and its origin.B. To urge people to prepare for El Nino.C. To show ways of fighting against El Nino.D. To explain the consequences of El Nino.DChina successfully launched three astronauts into space on June 17, bringing the country one step closer to completing its new space station. The Shenzhou-12 mission is (he first crewed mission and the third launch of a total of 11 launches fbr China's space station construction. This is also China's first manned mission in nearly five years.The Shenzhou-12 spacecraft (宇宙飞船)was launched on a Long March-2F carrier rocket Thursday morning, from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China's Gobi Desert. The mission sent the crew to the core module of the planned space station, called Tiangong, which is still under construction in a low-Earth orbit. The spacecraft docked with the core module about six-and-a-half hours after launch, according to state media CGTN. The crew will stay in orbit for three months, during which the life support system and maintenance will be tested. And two astronauts will conduct (wo long-duration space walks.The mission is led by Nie Haisheng, the oldest member of the team and a former fighter pilot with the People's Liberation Army. Liu Boming, the second oldest team member, joined China's 2008 space mission. He is expected to play a crucial role during outside cabin operations in this mission. The crew's youngest member, Tang Hongbo, is the only one of the three yet to travel （o space, despite training for 11 years.Huang Weifen, one of the chief designers on the manned space program said that during the mission the crew will be using new spacewalk suits as well as a new spacecraft. "The possibility of various problems is quite high. So for the astronauts, emergency decision-making and troubleshooting capabilities are also very high requirements,M said Huang.China's space program has expanded rapidly in the past decade in the last seven months alone, the country's scientists have successfully landed exploratory rovers on the moon in December and on Mars in May.In April, China successfully launched the first module of the space station. The station will need to be assembled （组装）from several modules launching at different times. If successfully completed, the station is expected to operate for 10 years.31. What does the successful launch of Shenzhou-12 symbolize?A. The completion of Chinese space station.B. China's leading position in the space industry.C. Further development of China's space program.D. The great success of China's first manned program.32. What is the purpose of paragraph 2?A. To introduce the mission of Shenzhou-12.B. To prove the importance of Shenzhou-12.C. To explain the technology used by the spaceship.D. To show the difficulties of long-duration spacewalks.33. What does Huang Weifen convey in his words?A. Astronauts need a long period of training.B. A brand new spacecraft is hard to operate.C. The three astronauts are highly experienced.D. Astronauts face huge challenges in their missions.34. What is the text mainly talking about?A. Astronauts5 life in space.B. Public attitudes towards Shenzhou-12.C. The mission of Shenzhou-12 and China's space exploration.D. The construction and significance of （he Chinese space station.第二节（共5小题；每题2分，总分值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正确选项。选项中有两项为多余选 项。35.Home can be a great place for children to study. It's important to provide a workspace of their own where they can read books or just write a letter to their friends.Location（位置）36. Kitchens and dining rooms are not so well suited for regular study, since books and pens get in the way of the day-to-day use of those areas. Set up a place where a child can settle in and leave papers and pens at hand without having to clear everything away each night. For a child that likes being alone, set aside a corner of his bedroom, but keep it separate from things like games, music and other hobbies not related to studying.Keeping Things in OrderParents should encourage their child to spread out, but to leave it neat and orderly when he isn't using his work-space. Ownership is very important for self-re