2021-2022学年广东省深圳市光明高级中学高二（下）期中英语试卷（附答案详解）.pdf
2021-2022学年广东省深圳市光明高级中学高二（下）期中英语试卷一、阅读理解（本大题共15小题，共37.5分）AThese national parks,classified as UNESCO World Heritage Sites,protect and preserve some of the worldsmost beautiful natural wonders.Wadi Rum Protected Area,JordanKnown as Valley of the Moon,Wadi Rum is located in the south of Jordan,a little more than 60 miles southof the ancient city of Petra.As a desert landscape,its been the location for many space films.Its worthspending some time overnight here-traditional Bedouin camps around the desert.Fiordland National Park,New ZealandA large part of this national park is uninhabited（无人居住的）and only accessible by boat or hikingtrail.It*s filled with snow-capped mountains,and visitors might see fur seals,bottlenose dolphins andpossibly even penguins.Cairngorms National Park,ScotlandIn the spring and summer months,its best to explore this part of Scotlands eastern Highlands by foot but inwintertime,skis take over.Its the largest park in the UK-twice as big as the Lake District NationalPark.With nine national nature reserves and three rivers,it doesnt have a shortage of local wildlife.For thebest places to bed down nearby,we suggest art-filled The Fife Arms and Killliehuntly Farmhouse andCottages.Sagarmatha National Park,NepalHome to Mount Everest-the highest mountain in the world at 29,032 ft-Sagarmatha National Park inNepal is where many hikers kick-start their lifetime goal ofclimbing from Everests Base Camp.The parkis also home to several rare animal species.Its an adventurers paradise（天堂）for those looking for lessof hiking.1.In which park can you enjoy the desert landscape?A.Wadi Rum Protected Area.C.Cairngorms National Park.B.Fiordland National Park.D.Sagarmatha National Park.2.What do Fiordland National Park and Cairngorms National Park have in common?A.They are located in the UK.B.They attract space film lovers.C.They are suitable to explore wildlife.D.They cover an area as large as Nepal.3.What can you do in Sagarmatha National Park?A.See penguins.B.Camp on a boat.C.Live in The Fife Arms.D.Climb Mount Everest.BSaving a drowning woman is all in a days work for two boys who had already collected their swimmingand lifesaving merit badges（奖章）.A June heavy storm hit Columbia in Missouri with little warning,causing floodwaters from rivers to bursttheir banks and overflow zones to turn into ponds.When 15-year-old Dominic Viet and 16-year-old Joseph Diener passed a basketball court that had turnedinto a pool,they heard the frantic shouting of a young woman desperately trying to keep her head abovewater under the force of a current（水流）.The boys had seen the woman swimming with a friend therebefore,but it was now obvious that she was drowning.“The first thing that came into my mind was to get into the water,1 Dominic recalled.MWe didnt have timeto think.Her head was barely above the water and we could see her sinking more down every second.Wedidnt think about the risks.We had to get her out.”Heroes will do as heroes do,and pulling her up onto their shoulders,Dominic and Joseph got herashore,where emergency services arriving at someone elses call performed first aid and rushed her to thehospital.The fire department honored the two boys with a Citizen Life Safety Award.Assistant Fire Chief JerryJenkins described the boys*act as heroic and courageous.He added,Floodwaters are no conditions to beswimming in.There can be waste water runoff,loose chemicals,downed power lines charging the currentwith electricity,or pieces of wood,metal,or brick,etc/4.What does the underlined word frantic“in paragraph 3 probably mean?A.Angry.B.Low.C.Terrified.D.Patient.5.What were the two boys first reaction when hearing the woman shouting?A.They worried about the risks.B.They performed first aid at once.C.They called emergency services.D.They jumped into the water to save her.6.Which of the following can best describe the two boys?A.Helpful and brave.B.Humorous and polite.C.Generous and modest.D.Ambitious and gifted.7.What message does Jerry Jenkins want to convey?A.We must be careful with floodwaters.B.Children should learn how to swim.C.Swimming in floodwaters is attractive.D.Performing first aid is a must for children.cIn the far,far future,bicycles and perhaps skates may be run by jet power,and a new thing to ride maybe a small flying saucer（飞碟）.Imagine a race between them!There may be telepathy helmets（心灵感应头盔）that send thought waves from your brain to that of yourfriend miles away.You just think a thought and your friend knows it!You can have secrets with each otherthat nobody else can turn in on!What about the food of the future?Scientists think that much of it will be artificial-made in factories fromsuch surprising things as coal,limestone，air and water.The artificial food will be healthful because all thethings that you need to live a long and healthy life will be put into it.The future hospitals will probably have“body banks1 1 that can give you almost any new part you need tokeep on living.People of the future may live to be a lot older than 100 years.What about highways of the future?Well,a very small child probably will be able to drive a car.Electricsignals will hold each car on the right road to get wherever the driver”wants to go.And it probably will beimpossible for cars to crash together.Controls that wont even have to be touched will make all speedingcars miss each other or will put on the brakes.Driving cars will be as safe as being at home.But maybe the most wonderful surprise in the future will be weather control.Cities may have giant plasticdomes（圆顶罩）over them to keep out snow,rain,or storms.When you plan a picnic in a park,you wonthave to worry about rain.It will rain only when the weatherman thinks it is necessary to fresh the airinside the city.All other days will be fair and warm.The future should be a wonderful time in which to live and the time we are living in now is also awonderful future to the people who lived 100 years ago.8.How will you probably talk with each other in the future according to paragraph 2?A.With a safety helmet.B.By thought waves.C.Through secret words.D.On a special phone.9.What can we say about the artificial food?A.It only consists of water.B.It is difficult to digest.C.It is nutritious enough.D.It can keep us from aging.10.What can we expect of the future life?A.Road safety will be hugely raised.B.People will not see a doctor any more.C.Driving on the highways will be avoided.D.No storms will happen in the neighborhood.11.Where is this text most likely from?A.A health report.B.A magazine.C.A guidebook.D.An advertisement.DSince 1960,considerable scientific researches have been done on chimps in their naturalhabitats.Scientists have found out that the social behaviors of chimps are very different fromhumans.Chimps just cooperate in certain ways.But beyond the minimum requirements as socialbeings,they have little instinct（本能）to help one another.Chimps in the wild seek food forthemselves.Even chimp mothers regularly refuse to share food with their children.In the laboratory,chimps dont naturally share food either.If a chimp is put in a cage where he can reach oneplate full of food for himself or,with no greater effort,a plate that provides food for a neighbour in the nextcage,he will pull casually-he just doesnt care whether his neighbour gets fed or not.Chimps are trulyselfish.Human children,on the other hand,are extremely cooperative.The psychologist Michael Tomasello hasstudied this cooperation in a series of experiments with very young children.He finds that if babies aged 18months see a worried adult with hands full trying to open a door,almost all will immediately try to help.There are several reasons to believe that the urges to help,inform and share are not taught,but naturallypossessed in young children.One is that these instincts appear at a very young age before most parentshave started to train their children to behave socially.Another is that the helping behaviors are notimproved if the children are rewarded.A third reason is that social intelligence develops in children beforetheir general cognitive（认知的）skills,at least when compared with chimps.In tests conducted byTomasello,the human children did no better than the chimps on the physical world tests but wereconsiderably better at understanding the social world.The central part of what childrens minds have and chimps*dont is what Tomasello calls sharedintentionality.Part of this ability is that they can infer what others know or are thinking.But beyondthat,even very young children want to be part of a shared purpose.12.What can be known about chimps from the first paragraph?A.They behave identically as humans do.B.They don*t care about others a lot.C.They are willing to share food.D.They are social animals as humans.13.Why did Tomasello conduct experiments with young children?A.To link his studies with home schooling.B.To teach those babies how to be cooperative.C.To show worried parents how to raise babies.D.To better understand humans instinct to cooperate.14.What can we infer about young children from the text?A.They did better than chimps in physical tests.B.They are born with the urges to help and share.C.Their ability to know the social world is as good as chimps,.D.Their helping behaviors will be improved if they are rewarded.15.Which can be a suitable title for the text?A.Chimps Outstanding Social BehaviorsB.Chimps：Mankinds Closest Living RelativesC.Difference Between Humans and ChimpsD.Close Connection Between Humans and Chimps二、阅读七选五(本大题共5小题，共12.5分)Many holidays are centered around surrounding yourself with family members and gathering in largegroups,so it can be tough to enjoy your holidays all by yourself.However,spending a holiday alone canactually be more enjoyable and you might even find that you like it more.Limit your technology use.If you Ye spending your holidays alone,it might be attractive to stay completelyconnected to your social media and email.(2)So,try turning off your phone and computer to focus onyourself throughout the day instead of others.(3)Holidays offer you a good chance to award yourself for your hard work.Whether you go out to yourfavorite restaurant or cook at home,allow yourself to enjoy a big meal.After that,plan an outing to themovies,a museum or a park to relax.Also,giving yourself a gift is a great idea.Volunteer somewhere.If you live near a shelter,reach out to see if they need help during the holidays.Ifyou already volunteer somewhere,ask if you can come in on your day off.(4)If you volunteer somewhereand you enjoy the experience,consider volunteering more often.Dive into a creative project.(5)You can draw,paint or make paper cuttings anything that makes you feelaccomplished.If you need to get holiday gifts for people,you could use your crafting skills to make somefor them.A.Treat yourself.B.Get a creative technology-related gift.C.However,a real break means limiting your technology use.D.There are many reasons why you should spend holidays alone.E.If you have a creative outlet,dive in and make something special.F.Giving back is what holidays are about and it probably makes you feel good.G.Here are a few things you can do on your own to make your holidays special.16.A.AB.BC.CD.DE.EF.FG.G17.A.AB.BC.CD.DE.EF.FG.G18.A.AB.BC.CD.DE.EF.FG.G19.A.AB.BC.CD.DE.EF.FG.G20.A.AB.BC.CD.DE.EF.FG.G三、完形填空(本大题共15小题，共15.0分)When they were just kids,twin brothers Harrison and Henry enjoyed helping their father harvestfirewood.Their father,Shane McDaniel found this was a great(21)to communicate with his two sons.Thefamilys hardworking nature(22)as the boys grew into adults.A heavy(23)knocked down a lot of trees near Lake Stevens,Washington.The father(24)that they could dosomething productive with all the wood.I had a lot of wood that I had to cut because of storm damage and trees that were(25).It just kept piling upand piling up.Once it got to be such a(n)(26)of wood we thought we could do something(27)with it,*Shane said.With there being so much firewood(28),the father and sons decided they would(29)it to those who neededit most.Shane then(30)the following to his Facebook page to look for people who could(31)from the wood he andhis boys harvested：It(32),If you know someone who burns(33)and living in a cold house this holiday season；maybesomeone elderly or with small children just in the house.then please help us help them.My boys and Ihave cut lots of firewood this summer.lt is seasoned and ready to(34)homes where it is truly needed.”When asked about Shanes behavior,he said,Its a pretty(35)thing to see.You can just see this feelingof pride and sharing that I dont think my sons had before.21.A.ability B.plan C.way D.trend22.A.adjustedB.continuedC.stoppedD.changed23.A.earthquakeB.typhoonC.floodD.storm24.A.decidedB.complainedC.orderedD.dreamed25.A.checking outB.dropping inC.broken upD.taken down26.A.qualityB.amountC.pieceD.option27.A.betterB.lessC.furtherD.more28.A.nearbyB.availableC.necessaryD.concerned29.A.oweB.lendC.offerD.show30.A.predictedB.deletedC.postedD.examined31.A.comeB.hearC.keepD.benefit32.A.readsB.skipsC.signsD.quotes33.A.paperB.woodC.gasD.coal34.A.returnB.getC.buildD.warm35.A.wonderfulB.sadC.logicalD.professional四、语法填空(本大题共1 小题，共 15.0分)36.Human beings are part of nature,but for many centuries,we have been living in(1)(complete)man-made environments.Modern cities make our lives quite(2)(comfort),but most people livein a way that is disconnected from other living things and the natural cycles of the earth.A specialschool in Western Australia is now creating opportunities for everyone to safely experience nature.Steve Aldridges school(3)(call)Wild Movement,and it is located near the city of Perth.Childrenand adults who attend programs at Wild Movement can learn survival skills like gathering food,making shelters,(4)building fires.Some courses offer instruction on using tools,such as knives orbows and arrows.Others are focused on using plants (make)baskets,bags and rope.However,the skills(6)(teach)there are not the most important part of the programs.(7)mission(任务)of Wild Movement is to provide a space(8)people can develop courage by taking smallrisks and feel connected with the natural world around(9)(they).When we learn to appreciatenature and make sense of our place in the larger web of life,we can all have a better(10)(understand)of what it means to be human.(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8)(9)(10)五、书面表达(本大题共2 小题，共 40.0分)3 7.假定你是李华。暑假将至，你的室友张力向你咨询如何利用假期提高英语水平。请你用英语给张力写一封建议信，内容包括：1 .写信目的；2.应对方式。注意：1.写作词数应为80左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。38.阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。When I was a boy,I had the craziest bus ride to school everyday.First I had to get up early,wolf downmy breakfast,and walk across the shaky and swinging wooden bridge that crossed the river betweenour house and the main road.Then I stood and waited for the bus to arrive.When it got there I climbedin.I was always one of the first ones on the bus.Then even though the bus was only 4 miles fromschool,I started a ride that would last more than 4
