2021-2022学年广东省深圳市龙岗区龙城高级中学高二（下）期中英语试卷.pdf

2021-2022学年广东省深圳市龙岗区龙城高级中学高二（下）期中英语试卷第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分37.5分）第 一 节（共 4 小题，每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）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。1.（7.5 分）Have you got the skills required for one of our exciting matchday roles al ManchesterUnited?Manchester United is currently recruiting（招募）individuals to join our MatchdayOperations team for the football season to enhance the matchday experience for the 76,000fans and guests we entertain at Old Trafford for every home game.There are approximately 35 matches during the season,which kicks off in August,andsuccessful candidates for our matchday roles will be expected to be available for our key homegames held throughout the season.If you believe you have the skills required to deliver our outstanding matchday experienceand have what it takes to join one of the worlds biggest football clubs,please see our currentvacancies listed below and complete an application form.Please note：You should only submit one application as all opportunities will be discussedat the interview.The exact copies of application will be disregarded and you will be out.Previous applicants need not apply.If you have previously been unsuccessful at an interview for a Catering Matchday role,we are not in a position to review another application for aminimum of six months.Current Vacancies：RoleLocationSalaryCulinary TeamManchesterNot disclosedMatchday HospitalityManchesterNot disclosedMatchday StewardManchesterNot disclosedThank you for your application!For any question,please email the recruitment team atrecruitmentmanutd.co.uk.（1）Where will the job be performed?A.At a cinema.B.At a stadium.C.In a hospital.D.In the street.(2)Which one is the most important for the candidates?A.Their love for football.B.Their educational level.C.Their past experience.D.Their applications uniqueness.(3)How can the candidates ask for more information?A.By phone.B.By letter.C.By email.D.By text message.2.(10 分)A college student has been going above and beyond the call of duty to protect peoplewho are deaf or hard of hearing from risking exposure to COVID-19.Since the world hasbeen struggling to cope with N95 face mask shortages,21-year-old Ashley Lawrence hasbeen troubled by how the face masks might prevent people with hearing disabilities fromcommunicating.Because American Sign Language(ASL)speakers rely heavily on lip-reading fbrgrammar,face masks could obscure(隐 藏)up to half of a persons message.Lawrence,who studies education for the deaf and hard of hearing at Eastern Kentucky University,hasbeen conducting her schooling at home due to the novel coronavirus outbreaks-so sheresolved to use her free time to make face masks for sign language speakers.With the help of her mother,Lawrence began sewing face masks with.plastic windowsover the wearers mouth so that ASL speakers could still use lip-reading fbrcommunication.Over the course of the last few weeks,Lawrence has been shipping the masksto dozens of hospitals and deaf individuals for free.She launched a GoFundMe campaign toraise funds for shipping,handling,and materials,but she stopped the crowdfunding(众筹)page after she reached her goal of$3,300 in just two days.Although Lawrence had originally recruited a team of volunteers to make the masks fordeaf people in her home community of Woodford County,Kentucky,the determined collegestudent is now working to launch an official Facebook page and website for her newly-builtDHH Mask Project as a means of meeting demand for the masks.Furthermore,Lawrence planson posting a YouTube DIY instructional video for making the masks by the end of thisweek.Until then,people can request a set of free masks from Lawrence,by emailing her .(1)Who were the special face masks made for?A.Common people.B.Students studying at school.C.People with hearing disabilities.D.People infected with COVID-19.(2)What may happen when people with hearing disabilities use common face masks?_A.Their disabilities will become worse.B.A11 of their message will be prevented.C.They needn*t rely,so heavily on lip-reading.0.Nearly half of what they express cant be received.(3)Why did Lawrence launch a GoFundMe campaign?A.To collect enough money for her plan.B.To meet peoples demand.for the masks.C.To ask for ideas about the special masks.D.To help people learn more about the masks.(4)What can we infer about Lawrence from the text?A.She is hearing disabled.B.She is determined and caring.C.She made the masks by herself.D.She sold all,the masks on the Internet.3.(10 分)Japanese automaker Toyota says it will team up with the country*s space agency todevelop a vehicle called the Lunar Cruiser to explore the moon.The name comes from apopular Toyota vehicle called the Land Cruiser.The company said it plans to launch the vehiclein the late 2020s.After that,Toyota said the vehicle could assist people living on the moon by2040 and could possibly be sent to Mars as well.Takao Sato heads the companys Lunar Cruiser project.He told The Associated Press thevehicle is based on the idea that people eat,work,sleep and communicate with others safely incars.He hopes the Lunar Cruiser can serve the same purpose in space.We see space as an areafor our once-in-a-century transformation,“Sato said,By going to space,we may beable to develop telecommunications and other technology that will prove valuable to humanlife.nAnother company,Gitai Japan Inc.,is partnering with Toyota to develop a robotic arm forthe Lunar Cruiser.lt will be designed to perform jobs such as carrying out inspections andmaintaining the vehicle.The company said the arm will be built to work with differenttools.These tools could be used to study the moon*s surface more closely.Interest in space has been growing in Japan in recent years.Japanese space explorationcompany iSpace announced last April that it would transport an explorer belonging to theUnited Arab Emirates(UAE)to the moon in 2O22.J apan,s iSpace will provide the lander tocarry the UAEs rover(探测器).The company plans to launch the lander on a Falcon 9 rocket built by American companySpaceX.Japanese citizens followed the trip to space last year of billionaire YusakuMaezawa.He spent 12 days aboard the International Space Station.Maezawa also plans in thefuture to orbit around the moon on a SpaceXs Starship spacecraft.Toyota engineer Shinichiro Noda said he thinks the lunar project can extend thecompanys tradition of serving customers to a place beyond Earth.He said Toyota currently hasvehicles almost everywhere.HBut this is about taking our cars to somewhere we have neverbeen,Noda said.(1)Whats the ultimate purpose of the Lunar Cruiser project?A.To better human life.B.To make safe vehicles.C.To prove the previous idea.D.To transform communication.(2)Whats Paragraph 4 mainly about?A.Japans enthusiasm in space.B.Japans achievements in space.C.Japanrs potential in space travel.D.Japans ambition to explore space.(3)Whats Shinichiro Nodas attitude towards the lunar project?A.Negative.B.Doubtful.C.Cautious.Positive.(4)Which of the following can be the best title for the text?A.Japanese Curiosity in Moon Travel Generated.B.Great Contribution Made in Exploring Mars.C.Rover Built by Toyota to Be Landed on Mars.D.Toyota to Help Develop Vehicle to Explore Moon.4.(10 分)Gone are the days when a mothers place was in the home：in Britain women withchildren are now as likely to be in paid work as their unburdened sisters.Many put their littledarlings in day care long before they start schooLMindful that a poor start can spoil a personschances of success later in life,the state has intervened ever more closely in how babies andtoddlers are looked after.In Spectors call not only at nurseries but also at homes whereyoungsters are minded；three-year-olds follow the national cuiTiculum.Child care hasincreasingly become a profession.For years after the government first began in 2001 to twist the arms of anyone who lookedafter an unrelated child to register with the schools,the numbers so doing fell.Kind but cluelessneighbours stopped looking after little ones,who were instead herded into formal nurseries orhanded over to one of the ever-fewer registered child-minders.The decline in the number ofpeople taking in children now appears to have halted.According to data released by the Officefor Standards in Education on October 27th,the number of registered child-minders reachedits lowest point in September 2010 and has since recovered slightly.The new lot are certainly better qualified.In 2010 fully 82%of nursery workers helddiplomas notionally equivalent to A-levels,the university-entrance exams taken mostly by18-year-olds,up from 56%seven years earlier,says Anand Shukla of the Daycare Trust,a charity.Nurseries staffed by university graduates tend to be rated highest by inspectors,increasing their appeal to the pickiest parents.As a result,more graduates are being recruited.But professionalization has also pushed up the price of child care,defying even theeconomic depression.A survey by the Daycare Trust finds that a full-time nursery place inEngland for a child aged under two,who must be intensively supervised,costs 194($310)per week,on a verage.Prices in London and the south-east are far higher.Parents in Britainspend more on child care than anywhere else in the world,according to the OECD,a think-tank.Some 68%of a typical second earners net income is spent on freeing her to work,compared with an OECD average of 52%.The price of child care is not only eye-watering,but has also become a barrier towork.Soon after it took power the coalition government pledged to ensure that people are betteroff in work than on benefits,but a recent survey by Save the Children,a charity,found that thehigh cost of day care prevented a quarter of low-paid workers from returning to their jobsonce they had started a family.The government pays for free part-time nursery places forthree-and four-year-olds,and contributes towards day-care costs for younger childrenfrom poor areas.Alas,extending such an aid during stressful economic times would appear tobe anything but childs play.(1)Which of the following is true according to the first paragraph?A.Nursery education plays a leading role in ones personal growth.B.Pregnant women have to work to lighten families1 2economic burden.C.Children in nursery have to take uniform nation courses.D.The supervision of the state makes child care professional.(2)It can be learned from Paragraph 2 and 3 that.A.the registered child-minders are required to take the university-entrance examsB.the number of registered child-minders has been declining since 2001C.any one who looks after children at home must register with the schoolsD.the growing recognition encourages more graduates to work as child-minders(3)The high price of child care.A.prevents mothers from getting employedB.may further depress the national economyC.makes many families live on benefitsD.is far more than parents can afford(4)Which of the following would be the subject of the text?A.The professionalization of child care has pushed up its price.B.The high cost of child nursing makes many mothers give up their jobs.C.The employment of more graduates makes nurseries more popular.Parents in Britain pay most for child nursing throughout the world.180The nappy trapSeptember 2002=1002002 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11SourcesONS:Average for 50 hoursDaycare Trust per week for under-twos第 二 节(共1小题；每小题2.5分，满 分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佳选项，选项中有两项为多余选项。5.(12.5 分)Life offers its fair share of challenges.At any given time,anyone can face difficult sea-sons in their life.lt is true for you.When youre experiencing difficulty,its always helpful tohave a support system to get through it.(1)Knowing this,there are a few ways youcan become supportive of a family member who is in the midst of a struggle.Offer legal resources.If you have family members who are in trouble with the law,youcan offer assistance by pointing in the direction of various legal resources,You can even decideto cover a part of their legal fees in court.(2)Provide encouragement.When people are down on their luck,it*s really easy for them toget discouraged and give up.Instead,its a wise move to offer words of encouragement to theperson.Always remind them that theyre strong,capable and more powerful than they realize.(3)_Be a safe place.Sometimes,people struggle because they dont feel any love or supportfrom anyone around them.(4)Be their light in the dark places.This can do so muchfor someone who is carrying a lot on the inside.(5)You never want to make a person feel like they cant make it without you intheir life.If youre allowing the family member to live with you for a certain period of time,bestrict about what needs to happen during that time.Make sure that they develop a plan,timeline and measured action steps that can help them get back on their feet.A.No man is an island.B.Encourage independence.C.In fact,they are surrounded by pressure.D.Always compete with your family members.E.Tell them that they will get through this situation.Fits all up to you to decide how you can help them.GHowever,you know that theres nothing you can do.第三部分语言运用(共两节，满 分 15分)第 一 节(共 1 小题；每小题15分，共 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佳选项。6.(15 分)Several years ago,a neighbor kid kicked a football and broke a basement window of myhouse.Due to financial problems,I(1)it up,thinking Td get to it someday.Over the years,I had planned to upgrade to energy-efficient windows.But with the frame(窗框)rusted(锈)and firmly(2)in the foundation,whoever did it wouldneed to chisel(凿)it out by hand.It would be a(3)process and there were six ofthose windows in the house.The cost was estimated at$15,000.It was simply(4).Honestly,the thought of that window(5)me for years.I knew I needed to fixit,but I had built up the(6)so much in my mind that I put it off again and again.Then I had a job change and needed to sell the house before moving away.But it wasalmost(7)to find a buyer if there was a broken window.So I pulled off the boards toface this thing head-on.I grabbed some rust remover,(8)it around the frame of thewindow,and gave it a pull.To my astonishment,it easily(9).1 took the windowdowntown.lt only cost me$12.1 could have(10)the problem for only$12 whenit occurred,but I let it bother me for five years!(11),this isnt just about my window.Many of us live with broken windows ofone type or another.They are things that seriously affect our(12)of life.If yourecognize your broken window,dont(13)to mend it.It may turn out to be(14)than expected.Usually we suffer more in(15)than in reality.(1)A.toreB.madeC.boardedD.packed(2)A.lostB.stuckC.buriedD.mixed(3)A.brain-burningB.labor-consumingC.energy-wastingD.risk-taking(4)A.in a messB.beyond controlC.at handD.out of reach(5)A.went againstB.relied onC.ate atD.appealed to(6)A.difficultyB.confidenceC.confusionD.harm(7)A.shamefulB.impossibleC.pointlessD.unfair(8)A.blewB.turnedC.passedD.spread(9)A.brokeB.fellC.movedD.missed(10)A.addressedB.ignoredC.delayedD.considered(11)A.LuckilyB.ConsequentlyC.