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1、安徽省六安中学2022-2022学年高二英语下学期期中试题考试时间：120分钟 总分值：150分 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秒钟的时间来答复有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。1. What are the speakers mainly talking about?A. The mans car. B. The womans hat. C. A new restaurant.2. What tim

2、e is it now?A. 7:15. B. 9:15. C. 11:15.3. How does the woman suggest traveling to France?A. By train. B. By ferry. C. By plane.4. Why does the woman feel upset?A. She has no friends at all. B. Her mother is out of work. C. She has to move to Liverpool.5. Where does the conversation take place?A. At

3、home. B. On the bus. C. By a lake.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，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，答复第6、7题。6. When did the man start to play the guitar?A. 8 years ago. B. 9 years ago. C. 17 years ago.7. Why did the m

4、an give up playing the piano?A. Its too difficult. B. It wastes time. C. It proves boring.听第7段材料，答复第8至10题8. What did the man do last winter?A. He organized a class. B. He changed a job. C. He attended a lecture.9. What does the man say about the womans lecture?A. It is well-paid. B. It is beneficial

5、. C. It is complex.10. What can we know about the man?A. He has retired. B. He is a salesman. C. He loves reading.听第8段材料，答复第11至13题.11. Why will Cathy leave the company?A. To take up a new job. B. To get further education. C. To start her own business.12. What is the probable relationship between the

6、 man and Ms. Gomez?A. New neighbors. B. Former colleagues. C. Old roommates.13. What does the woman decide to do?A. Go to work in Ms. Gomezs car. B. Work together with Ms. Gomez. C. Drive the man to work every day. 听第9段材料，答复第14至17题。14. What does the woman have to do by next Monday?A. Read two novels

7、. B. Finish an essay. C. Make up a play.15. What made the woman miss a few writing lessons?A. Her exhibition. B. Her busy routine. C. Her illness.16. What is the mans major?A. Science. B. Art. C. Literature.17. When is the student party?A. On the 12th. B. On the 16th. C. On the 28th. 听第10段材料，答复第18至2

8、0题。18. What is the speaker doing?A. Advertising a park.B. Introducing a shelter.C. Talking about a diet.19. Who are Jill and Ben Smith?A. Devoted volunteers.B. New but smart farmers.C. Founders of Woodhill Shelter.20. How can the listeners get more information about the farm?A. By making a call. B.

9、By reading online. C. By sending a post.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，从每题所给的四个选项A-B-C-D中，选出最正确选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Most Helpful Apps for StudentsTheres almost an app for everything nowadays, and this can make student life easier, cheaper, safer and more fun. Whether you want help with tak

10、ing notes, revising, waking up on time or keeping fit, read on for our student app picksLecture recording appsJust a few years ago, students attending lectures would have to spend the entire time writing wildly on notepads, in order not to miss any vital bit of information. Then along came technolog

11、y, and now, lecture recording apps are a reality.Sound Note is a popular lecture recording app for iPad users. You can store an entire lecture in both visual and audio form. Other good quality lecture recording apps include Notes Plus and Audio Memos FreeThe Voice Recorder.Student planner appsOrgani

12、zation is key for success and well-being at university, and student planner apps are becoming increasingly popular. As well as saving on paper, many student planner apps also send reminders and warnings straight to your phone or device. Popular student planner apps include Timetable, My Class Schedu

13、le and Class Timetable.Student safety appsA number of apps for students have been developed promoting personal safety if out alone at night. The Circle of Six app is particularly useful for locating lost friends on nights out and also allows users to send their circle of six friends an instant call

14、for help at the touch of a button. The GPS tracker will mark your location on your friends devices, ensuring youll always be able to find one another if necessary. Other student apps that promote safety include bSafe and React Mobile.Healthy eating appsIf youre interested in eating healthily while k

15、eeping to a student budget, consider downloading a few healthy eating apps. Examples Ive come across which are perfect apps for students include Rockin Ramen, a student app featuring a number of nutritious recipes with Ramen as a main ingredient, and MealBoard, an app which plans healthy meals, groc

16、ery shops and recipes based on what youve got in the fridge.21.Which apps send reminders to users?A. Student planner apps.B. Lecture recording apps.C. Student safety apps.D. Healthy eating apps.22.What can we learn about the Circle of Six app?A.It allows users to seek help during an emergency.B.It e

17、ncourages users to communicate with friends.C.It enables users to store an entire lecture.D.It helps users to lead a healthy life.23.The main purpose of the passage is to.A. categorize appsB. introduce appsC. evaluate appsD. compare appsBNowadays, parents worry a lot because their children spend hou

18、rs and hours in front of the TV screen. Because this doesnt happen to only one specific family, many experts warn us that there can be some serious effects of children watching violence on television. Children who become addicted(上瘾的) to TV sit down and turn on the TV as soon as they get home. Altho

19、ugh they have lots of homework, they become absorbed in TV programs. Since they spend tons of time watching TV, they have less time to enjoy real life activities such as playing with friends, playing outdoor sports, or enjoying other kinds of entertainment. There are too many violent scenes on TV. S

20、ome experts say there are 25 acts of violence per hour on TV. In addition, there are many experiments by psychologists which show how TV violence influences children. Finally, people worry that children tend toimitatewhat they watch on TV and may start to behave more violently. What should be done?

21、First of all, the government should regulate TV violence. It should also encourage people to invent and develop new technology which can block violent scenes from the programs children watch. For example, with a rating system(分级制度) and the V-chip, unfit scenes of violence and sex can be blocked out.

22、 Second, parents should monitor what their children watch. At the same time, they should make their children interested in real life activities. Then when the children start to spend more time playing with friends or reading books, parents can stop their monitoring. It is a fact that there is more v

23、iolence on TV today than there was ten years ago. Moreover, violent incidents occur more frequently in real life. Its time to realize how harmful watching TV violence is, and its time to keep our children from watching violence. 24. What makes experts really worried is that _. A. children spend too

24、much time on TV B. children become addicted to TV programs C. TV violence has a bad influence on children D. children have less time to enjoy various activities. 25.The underlined word “imitate in Paragraph 4 can be replaced by ?A. Explain. B. Avoid. C. Ignore. D.Copy. 26.What is the authors purpose

25、 for writing this text?_ A. To express his own worries about TV violence. B. To ask parents to take good care of their children. C. To inform readers of the latest situation about TV violence. D. To call on the whole society to save children from violence.27. Where can you read the passage? A. Scien

26、ce magazine. B. Fashion newspaper. C. Education journal. D. Tourist handbook.CThe new garbage sorting regulation has taken effect in Shanghai from July 1. Many citizens are still confused about the classification of the four different types of trash. Thankfully, authorities have released an official

27、 guideline to clarify the new rules.The guideline, published by the Shanghai Greenery and Public Sanitation Bureau, provides a rather clear definition on the four kinds of waste: recyclable waste, hazardous (有害的) waste, household food waste and residual (剩余的) waste.Hazardous waste, as the name sugge

28、sts, includes assorted poisonous materials like used batteries, light bulbs, out-of-date medicines, paint and pesticides.Household food waste, which is translated to “wet trash in Chinese，refers to food leftovers, rotten food, pet food, fruit peels, remains of TCM herbs (中药) and flowers.Paper, plast

29、ic, glass, metal and textiles (纺织品) are counted as recyclable waste.The definition of residual waste is a little confusing. Anything that is not listed above belongs in this category.As specific as the new guideline is, residents still have a hard time sorting trash correctly and are finding it chal

30、lenging to memorize them all. For instance, both plastic bottles and bubble tea or coffee cups are plastic materials. However, the former falls to the category of recyclable waste and the latter belongs to residual waste. To save the hassle, some netizens have come up with their own ways to sort tra

31、sh.“We should do this from a pigs angle, commented one netizen. “Those edible (可食用的) for pigs are household food waste. Those even pigs dont want to eat are residual waste. If a pig consumes something and dies of it, then something must be hazardous waste. Those which can be sold and the money we ga

32、in can be used to purchase pigs are recyclable waste. The new regulation has gone into effect on July 1. Those who do not sort their trash properly will be fined RMB200.28. What do the old thrown-away sweaters belong to?A. Residual waste.B. Hazardous waste.C. Recyclable waste.D. Household food waste

33、.29. What does “wet trash have in common?A. They are completely wet.B. They all come from plants.C. They can give off bad smell.D. They can break up easily.30. Which word can be used to describe the tone of the netizen? A. Delightful. B. Humorous. C. Serious. D. Uncertain.31. What is the main idea o

34、f the text?A. Shanghai bans four sorts of garbage.B. Shanghai launches garbage sorting enforcement.C. Citizens in Shanghai still question garbage sorting.D. Citizens in Shanghai welcome the garbage sorting policy.DIf youve ever had to chop an onion洋葱，you probably know that its one of the most annoyi

35、ng cooking experiencesIt just fills your eyes with tears. Scientists and farmers have been working on a solution to this problem for decades，and theyve apparently come up with a tearless onionCalled the “Sunion，this new vegetable is the result of a natural cross-breeding program thats been going on

36、farms in Nevada and Washington since the 1980sIts supposedly a sweet，mild-tasting onion that doesnt leave that strong，pungent aftertaste，but what really sets it apart from most other onion varieties is that it doesnt cause teary eyes when its choppedWhen you cut into a normal onion, it releases a co

37、mpound called lachrymatory-factor synthase，and when that hits your eyes，your body produces tearsNow，the interesting thing about regular onions is that the amounts of lachrymatory-factor synthase increase the longer the vegetables are stored，so the older they，the more you cryIn Sunions，on the other h

38、and，the levels of that annoying compound drop the more time goes by，until it no longer has any effect on your eyes when you cut itThats what Sunion growers are claiming anyway，but reports from those lucky enough to have tried them seem to confirm these claimsThe Huffington Post had three of its repo

39、rters chop some Sunions，and apparently，none of them shed a single tearAccording to the Washington Post，they dont have thepungencyof regular onions and are so sweet that you can eat them “like popcorn.So the good news is that tearless onions are now a real thingThe bad news is that they are currently

40、 only grown in Washington and Nevada，and even though they are sold nationwide，they are still in relatively short supply. The firstSunion batches hit the shelves of grocery stores in December，but well probably start seeing them in most grocery shops and supermarkets in the next few years，as more peop

41、le learn about them32. What is special about the Sunion? A. Its easily choppedB. Its sweet and tastes strongC. Its tearless and mildD. Its grown nationwide in the USA33. How does the author introduce the Sunion in Paragraph 3? A. By telling a story. B. By comparisonC. By giving a definitionD. By pre

42、senting research findings 34. What can we infer from the last paragraph? A. The Sunion has been put on the market largelyB. The Sunion is still on trial at presentC. The Sunion will soon be grown worldwideD. The author holds a positive attitude towards the future of the Sunion35.What is the main ide

43、a of the passage? A. Why onions cause people to cryB. How to plant Sunion in Nevada and WashingtonC. Chopping onions without tears is likely to become a realityD. Mild-tasting onions have gained popularity among farmers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。Most people feel

44、 lonely sometimes，but it usually only lasts between a few minutes and a few hours. This kind of loneliness is not serious. In fact，it is quite normalFor some people, though, loneliness can last for years. 36 The first kind of loneliness is temporaryThis is the most common typeIt usually disappears q

45、uickly and does not require any special attention. The second kind，situation-for example，family problem，the death of a loved one，or moving to a new place. 37 The third kind of loneliness is the most severeUnlike the others，chronic the opposite of “temporary usually lasts more than two years and has

46、no specific cause 38 Unfortunately，many chronically lonely people think there is little or nothing they can do to improve their condition One important factor in loneliness is a persons social contacts，for example，friends，family members，co-workers，etc. 39 For instance，our families give us emotional support，our parents and teachers give us guidance，and our friends share similar interests and activitiesHowever，psychologists have found that，though lonely people may have many social contacts，they sometimes feel they should hav