英语 选择性必修四-【期中高二下】江苏省常熟市2021-2022学年高二下学期期中英语试卷.docx

江苏省常熟市20212022学年高二下学期期中英语试卷第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）做题时，先将答案标在调研卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将调研卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。第一节（共5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。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 man reminded to take?A. A book. B. A camera. C. A violin.2. How much should the man pay for the tickets?A. $16. B. $40. C. $56.3. What kind of building is being replaced?A. A department store. B. An apartment building. C. A hospital.4. Where are the speakers?A. At a hotel. B. At a cinema. C. At a restaurant.5. Who will play with Jim?A. His father. B. His mother. C. His sister.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。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。听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6. What does the woman want to do?A. Open a bank account. B. Cancel a credit card. C. Withdraw some money.7. Where will the woman go?A. Brown College. B. Dudley Road. C. Kingfield Street.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8. What does the woman do?A. Shes a secretary. B. Shes a manager. C. Shes a salesperson.9. What time will the meeting probably be over?A. At 1:00. B. At 2:00. C. At 3:00.10. What does the man want to do before Friday?A. Meet Mr. Smith. B. Write a document. C. Move to a new office.听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11. What does Doctor Brown consider the most important?A. Writing. B. Family. C. Work.12. What problem about writing does Doctor Brown face?A. She lacks her separate space.B. She cant get her familys support.C. She is often interrupted by her daughter.13. Why does Doctor Brown come here?A. To take an interview. B. To share writing skills. C. To collect readers comments.听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。14. Where are the speakers?A In a restaurant. B. In a classroom. C. In an interview room.15. What did the man dislike about Jessicas answer?A. She sounded too casual. B. She spoke too slowly. C. She looked nervous.16. What has Jessica already done?A. Shes graduated from high school.B. Shes made the basketball team.C. Shes worked as a waitress.17. What is Jessica like?A. She is very smart. B. She is less confident. C. She is very funny.听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。18. What is the main topic of the talk?A. The ways to fight coronavirus.B. The knowledge of coronavirus vaccination.C. A personal experience of catching coronavirus.19. What did the doctor advise the speaker to do?A. Stay at home. B. Visit another doctor. C. Order medicine online.20. Why did the speaker feel thankful?A. She had good friends to help her.B. She had had vaccination before.C. She could be treated in hospital.第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）第一节（共15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和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。A1 Doha, QatarQatar is currently involved in a major conflict with many other countries in the Middle Eastern region, but visitors to its capital , Doha, will still find themselves in the safest city in the world. Its home to the Museum of Islamic Art, designed by I.M. Pei with inspiration from traditional Islamic architecture, which houses Islamic art from three different continents that have a history of over 1,400 years.2 Abu Dhabi, United Arab EmiratesDropping down from the top spot last year is Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates, with a safety index of 88.03. While it has a population of just over 1 million, only 420,000 are actually citizens-whose average net worth is $17 million dollars. It is also home to the Sheikh Zzyed Mosque, the countrys largest, as well as many camel races.3 Quebec City, CanadaQuebec City is one of the few cities in North America that still has its original city walls. One of the most romantic cities on the planet, its Old Town was named a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and as a city with just over 700,000 residents, its got a safety index of 85.36, landing it in the top three.4 Osaka, JapanOsaka is the best city in Japan for food, drinks, and nightlife, and its safer than ever. Make sure you visit Osaka Castle while youre here, which has a park attached, or the nearby Momofuku Ando Instant Ramen Museum, where you can even customize(定制）your own Cup Noodles to take home.1. In which city can you watch a special sports event?A. Doha.B. Abu Dhabi.C. Qubec City.D. Osaka.2. What can you do in Qucbec City, Canada?A. Appreciate Islamic art.B. Go to see castles.C. Visit ancient city walls.D. Make the noodles you like3. What do the cities have in common?A. They have museums.B. They are romantic.C. They have wealthy citizens.D. They are very safe.【答案】1. B 2. C 3. D【解析】【分析】本文是应用文。这是一则旅游广告。文章介绍了四个城市的特点。【1题详解】细节理解题。根据2 Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates中It is also home to the Sheikh Zzyed Mosque, the countrys largest, as well as many camel races.“这里也是沙特最大的清真寺谢赫·齐义德清真寺的所在地，同时也是许多骆驼比赛的举办地。”可知，在Abu Dhabi城市可以观看特别的体育赛事。故选B。【2题详解】细节理解题。根据3 Quebec City, Canada中Quebec City is one of the few cities in North America that still has its original city walls.“Quebec City是北美少数几个仍保留其原有城墙的城市之一。”可知，在加拿大Qucbec City参观古老的城墙。故选C。【3题详解】推理判断题。根据1 Doha, Qatar中but visitors to its capital , Doha, will still find themselves in the safest city in the world. 2 Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates中Dropping down from the top spot last year is Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates, with a safety index of 88.03. 3 Quebec City, Canada中and as a city with just over 700,000 residents, its got a safety index of 85.36, landing it in the top three.和4 Osaka, Japan中Osaka is the best city in Japan for food, drinks, and nightlife, and its safer than ever.可知，这四个城市的共同点是“他们非常安全”。故选D。BSustained Silent Reading (SSR) is the practice of providing a short period of class time for students to read silently whatever they choose according to their interests.SSR programs can be offered at actually any grade level. However,it takes a great deal of time,effort,and know-how to put a successful SSR program into operation. I first recognized this when I was a high school teacher twenty years ago. Though some of my students were happy to be allowed to select and read books in class, many never truly dived into their reading. I knew that there must be ways to improve the implementation(实施） of my SSR program, but I wasn't sure what they were.Years later, when I returned to the University of Southern California, I began analyzing a large sample of SSR studies to determine what made them effective and found that successful programs shared five key factors: easy access to reading materials, sufficiently interesting materials, teachers' encouragement, follow-up activities and reading at least twice a week.In fact, only when teachers follow specific guidelines do these programs achieve their full potential. Having learned this, I decided to create an “ideal" SSR program for my students by employing the five factors above. At the same time, another high school in our district also made the decision to offer students SSR time each day. However, having no knowledge of the five factors, the teachers simply asked their students to “read anything for fifteen minutes."The result was that the students at my school outperformed (胜过） the other school in four areas: reading comprehension, positive attitudes toward reading, frequency of after-school pleasure reading, and use of a wider range of reading sources. I shared my findings with the other school's staff members. Since then, both schools have experienced the positive benefits of SSR.Today,I have given many lectures at a wide variety of schools where teachers are eager to learn “how-to" methods for developing programs that will motivate their students to become hooked on reading.They ask a variety of excellent questions and I have never been bored of answering them.4. What do we know about the SSR program from Paragraph 1?A. It's an after-class reading program.B. It suits students of all grade levels.C. It requires teachers to select books according to their interest.D. It's easy to conduct the SSR program successfully in practice.5. Years later the authors studies of SSR showed that .A. fifteen minutes reading a week was enough.B. successful SSR programs relied on five key factors.C. easy reading materials made SSR programs effective.D. students' potential could be achieved through reading.6. The author's “ideal” SSR program helps his students perform better in .A. positive life attitudesB. great interest in studyingC. understanding abilities in readingD. owning wider studying sources7. The author writes the passage to .A. introduce his specific progress in studying SSRB. tell readers about his SSR teaching experienceC. talk about his confusion about teaching readingD. share the “how-to” of Sustained Silent Reading【答案】4. B 5. B 6. C 7. D【解析】【分析】这是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了作者在学校开展SSR（持续静默阅读）的历程以及反思经验。【4题详解】细节理解题。根据第一段的“SSR programs can be offered at actually any grade level.”可知，实际上，SSR（持续静默阅读）课程可以提供给任何年级。即SSR课程适合所有年级的学生。故选B。【5题详解】细节理解题。根据第二段的“ Years later, when I returned to the University of Southern California, I began analyzing a large sample of SSR studies to determine what made them effective and found that successful programs shared five key factors: easy access to reading materials, sufficiently interesting materials, teachers encouragement, follow-up activities and reading at least twice a week.”可知，多年后，当我回到南加州大学时，我开始分析大量 SSR 研究样本，以确定是什么使它们有效，并发现成功的项目具有五个关键因素：易于获取阅读材料、足够有趣的材料、教师的鼓励、后续活动和每周至少两次阅读。由此可知，多年后作者对SSR（持续静默阅读）的研究表明了成功的SSR（持续静默阅读） 计划取决于五个关键因素。故选B。【6题详解】细节理解题。根据第四段的“The result was that the students at my school outperformed the other school in four areas: reading comprehension, positive attitudes toward reading, frequency of after-school pleasure reading, and use of a wider range of reading sources.”可知，结果是，我校学生在阅读理解能力、积极阅读态度、课后休闲阅读频率、阅读资源使用范围更广等四个方面胜过其他学校。由此可知，作者的理想SSR（持续静默阅读）计划帮助他的学生拥有了更好的阅读理解能力。故选C。【7题详解】推理判断题。根据第一段的“I knew that there must be ways to improve the implementation(实施） of my SSR program, but I wasn't sure what they were.”可知，我知道一定有方法可以改进我的 SSR 计划的实施，但我不确定它们是什么。根据第2题的分析可知，多年后作者对SSR（持续静默阅读）的研究表明了成功的SSR（持续静默阅读） 计划取决于五个关键因素。根据第三段的“In fact, only when teachers follow specific guidelines do these programs achieve their full potential. Having learned this, I decided to create an “ideal" SSR program for my students by employing the five factors above. ”可知，事实上，只有当教师遵循特定的指导方针时，这些课程才能充分发挥其潜力。了解到这一点后，我决定通过以上五个因素为我的学生创建一个理想的 SSR 计划。根据第3题的分析可知，作者的理想SSR（持续静默阅读）计划帮助他的学生拥有了更好的阅读理解能力。由此可知，作者写这篇文章的目的是分享SSR（持续静默阅读）的“操作方法”。故选D。CThe low percentage of women in science ，technology，engineering，and mathematics(STEM) careers is often attributed (归因于) to men being believed to be better at the sort of thinking those fields require. Though studies have debunked the view,they have largely been based on results acquired from various several standardized tests. Now, researchers from Pennsylvania' S Carnegie Mellon University have found evidence that is hard to overlook; MRI (磁共振成像) proves that young girls and boys use the same mechanisms and networks in the brain to solve math problems.The groundbreaking study to evaluate the biological gender differences in the math talent of young children was led by the university' s professor of neuroscience, Jessica Cantlon. For their study ,the team selected 104 young children, between 3 and 10 years old, divided almost equally by gender. The scientists used a functional MRI to observe their brain activity as they engaged in math tasks. These included watching age appropriate educational videos and doing math exercises such as counting and addition,as well as reading for comparison.“We looked at which areas of the brain respond more strongly to mathematics content in the videos and tasks, compared to non math content like reading or the alphabet, Cantlon said.“When we do that in lite girls, we see a particular network of the brain respond,and when we do that same analysis in boys, we see the exact same regions.”So why do girls and young women tend to avoid math and STEM careers in general? Cantlon thinks it may be rooted in social and cultural conventions. Previous studies have indicated that parents tend to spend more time with young boys in play that inspire spatial cognition (空间认知)-such as toys that involve learning number skills and shapes and solving puzzles. Educators were also observed to spend more time with boys during math class.8. What does the underlined word“debunked” in paragraph 1 mean?A. Disproved.B. Supported.C. Confirmed.D. Overlooked.9. What does paragraph 2 mainly focus on?A. The purpose of the research.B. The process of the research.C. The participants of the research.D. The findings of the research.10. What contributes to the lack of women in STEM careers?A. Mental capacity.B. Gender difference.C. Traditional prejudice.D. Family background.11. What can be a suitable title for the text?A. MRI- A Great Helper in ResearchB. Toys- Boosters for STEM PotentialC. Boys and Girls: Equally Talented in MathD. STEM Careers: Calling for More w omen【答案】8. A 9. B 10. C 11. C【解析】【分析】这是一篇说明文。研究表明，年轻男孩和女孩大脑中使用相同的机制和网络来解决数学问题。并介绍了研究的过程以及解释了女孩和年轻女性一般都倾向于避开数学和STEM职业的原因。【8题详解】词义猜测题。第一段中的“The low percentage of women in science ，technology，engineering，and mathematics(STEM) careers is often attributed (归因于) to men being believed to be better at the sort of thinking those fields require.”女性在科学、技术、工程和数学职业上的低比例往往归因于男性被认为更擅长这些领域需要的思考方式。“young girls and boys use the same mechanisms and networks in the brain to solve math problems.”年轻男孩和女孩大脑中使用相同的机制和网络来解决数学问题。根据句意，并且though表示转折，可以推断出前后观点不一致，所以，研究结果驳斥了前面的观点。由此可知“debunked”的意思是反驳，故选A项。【9题详解】主旨大意题。根据第二段的内容“the team selected 104 young children, between 3 and 10 years old, divided almost equally by gender. The scientists used a functional MRI to observe their brain activity ”在他们的研究中，研究小组选择了104名年龄在3到10岁之间的儿童，他们的性别几乎相同。科学家们使用功能性核磁共振成像来观察可知，第二段讲述了研究对象，观察的方法，研究的内容等，所以第二段关注了研究的过程。故选B项。【10题详解】细节理解题。根据最后一段的内容“it may be rooted in social and cultural conventions. Previous studies have indicated that parents tend to spend more time with young boys in play that inspire spatial cognition (空间认知)such as toys that involve learning number skills and shapes and solving puzzles. Educators were also observed to spend more time with boys during math class.” Cantlon认为这可能根植于社会和文化习俗。之前的研究表明，父母倾向于花更多的时间和小男孩一起玩能激发他们空间认知能力的游戏，比如学习数字技能、形状和解决谜题的玩具。研究还发现，教育工作者在数学课上花更多的时间和男孩在一起。可知，传统的偏见导致了STEM职业中缺少女性。故选C项。【11题详解】主旨大意题。文章第一段中的“young girls and boys use the same mechanisms and networks in the brain to solve math problems”（年轻男孩和女孩大脑中使用相同的机制和网络来解决数学问题。）是全文的主题句，后文解释了研究的过程以及女孩和年轻女性一般都倾向于避开数学和STEM职业的原因。可知，所以这篇文章最合适的题目是“男孩和女孩:在数学方面同样有天赋”，故选C项。【点睛】概括主旨的方法是：先看首尾