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1、2021.2022学年度第二学期高二英语期末练习题（本卷总分值100分，考试时间90分钟）第一局部知识运用（共两节,总分值30分）第一节完形填空（共10小题；每题L5分，共15分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意,阅读下面短文，掌握其大意,从每题所给的A, B, C, D四个选项中，选出最正确选项。.Years ago, in a small fishing village in Holland, a young boy taught the world about the rewards of unselfish service.Because the entire village lived on

2、 fishing, a volunteer rescue team was needed in case of emergency. One night, the winds 1, the clouds burst and a strong storm overturned a fishingboat at sea. The crew in trouble sent out the SOS. The captain of the rescue rowboat team 2 the alarm and the villagers gathered in the town square overl

3、ooking the sea. When the team started their rowboat and 3 their way through the wild waves, the villagers waited 4 on the beach, holding lamps to light the way back.An hour later, the rescue boat reappeared through the fog and the cheering villagers ran to greet them. Falling 5 on the sand, the volu

4、nteers reported that the rescue boat could not hold any more passengers and they had to leave one man behind. Even one more passenger would have surely 6 the rescue boat and all would have been lost.Anxiously, the captain called for another volunteer team to look for the survivor. Sixteen-year-old H

5、ans stepped forward. His mother grabbed his arm, crying, Please dont go. Your father died in a shipwreck （船只失事）10 years ago and your elder brother, Paul, has been lost7 for three weeks. Hans, you are all I have left”Hans replied, Mother, I have to go. What if everyone said I cant go, let someone els

6、e do it? Mother, this time I have to do my duty. When the call for 8 comes, we all need to take our turn and do our part. Hans kissed his mother Joined the team and 9 into the night.Another hour passed, which seemed to Hans mother like a century. Finally, the rescue boat dashed through the fog with

7、Hans standing up in the bow. 10 his hands, the captain called, “Did you find the lost man? Hardly able to control himself, Hans excitedly cried back, “Yes, we found him. Tell my mother its my elder brother, Paul!Being able to write effective sales copy may also be essential for website copywriting.3

8、8 Content has to be well written in order to accomplish its goal, and adherence to standard writing rules is often a prerequisite to a well-written article.39 People browsing the web tend to read differently than people reading a book or a newspaper. So the content must capture their attention quick

9、ly and be relatively easy to read, which often involves writing prose that is easily readable. Headings, bullet points, and simple language are often preferred as a result.A. The type of copy that is required varies depending on the type of website.B. Online companies may offer informational article

10、s about products and services.C. Website copywriters have to be familiar with basic grammar, style, and structure rules.D. Internet copywriting also involves the composition of short headlines or advertisements.E. Theoretically, the higher the SEO, the higher the number of readers that will be direc

11、ted to the website.F. Website copy not only serves the overall function of the website, but needs to capture the attention of readers.G. This means copy for a website may have to contain certain keywords that people search when looking for something.第三局部写作（共两节，总分值32分）第一节阅读表达（共4小题；第1、2题各2分，第3题3分，第4题5

12、分，共 12分）阅读下面短文，根据题目要求回答以下问题。One of the basic expectations the public have of doctors is honesty. But what would you think if I told you that research has shown that 70 percent of doctors admitted to lying to their patients? It is inexcusable, surely? Extremely unprofessional and uncaring; a clear br

13、eak of the doctor-patient relationship. Some of the lies told included reassuring patients that their wives or husbands were still alive, when in fact they were dead. This seems unimaginable but, if I am honest, I have told exactly the same lie to several patients whose spouses had died. Mrs. Walton

14、 was in her eighties and desperate to see her husband. Shed been in hospital after a fall and was in pain. She called out fbr him frequently and couldnt understand why he wasnt there to comfort her. She was becoming more and more distressed and would try to get up to find him, despite being at risk

15、of falling again.“Hes on his way, dont worry/ the nurses would say and this would calm her down. I confess I said the same thing to her. Shed smile and roll her eyes and say how he was always late for things and tell the same story about him being late fbr their wedding nearly 60 years ago. But he w

16、asnt on his way. It was a lie. Hed died two years ago. The truth, if I can use that word, is that it is a kindness to lie sometimes.Part of the natural history of many of the dementias, in particular Alzheimer9s disease which is what Mrs. Walton had, is that the sufferer loses their short-term memor

17、y and the memory of recent events, but retains memories from the distant past. Sufferers are trapped forever in a bewildering past that many realise bares little connection to the present, but are at a loss to explain. It is very distressing and tormenting and many of the behavioural difficulties th

18、at I have encountered in those with dementia relate to them feeling upset, scared and confused that they are in a strange place, surrounded by strange people, even when they are in their own homes surrounded by their family, because they have returned back to decades ago.They look at their adult chi

19、ldren confused and wonder who they could be because they think their children are still toddlers. How does one deal with this? I have had countless families break down in tears in outpatient clinics or on wards, not knowing what to say or how to react as their loved one moves further and further awa

20、y from them back into their distant past and they are left behind in the present. And how, as the doctor or nurse caring for these patients, does one manage the anger and outbursts of distress that comes with having no knowledge of your life for the past 10 or 20 years? The lies that doctors, nurses

21、, carers and families tell these patients are not big, elaborate lies-they are brief reassurances intended to calm and allow the subject to be swiftly changed.Colluding （串通）with them about this false reality they find themselves flung into is not heartless or unprofessional - it is, when done in the

22、 right way, kind and tender-hearted. Thats not to say that lying to patients with dementia unnecessarily is right or defensible or that there are not times when of course they have the right to know the truth. But what compassionate person would put another human being through the unimaginable pain

23、of learning, for the first time again and again, repeatedly throughout the day, that their beloved one has died. It would be an unthinkable cruelness.Sometimes, surely, honesty is simply not the best policy.40. Write a title for this article.41. Why do people with dementia feel upset, scared, and co

24、nfused even when they are in their own homes surrounded by their family?42. Please decide which part is false in the following statement, then underline it and explain why. The public expect doctors to be honest with their patients and the author also believes that it is heartless and unprofessional

25、 to lie to patients.43. The author says sometimes surely, honesty is simply not the best policy. Do you agree or disagree? Why? (In about 40 words)第二节书面表达（总分值20分）44. In your English class, the teacher shows this picture and asks the class to discuss it. Your classmates have different understandings.

26、 Look at the picture carefully and tell the class how you understand the picture. Write what you would say on the answer sheet.字数要求：词数不少于100。2021.2022学年度第二学期高二英语期末练习题（本卷总分值100分，考试时间90分钟）第一局部知识运用（共两节，总分值30分）第一节完形填空（共10小题；每题L5分，共15分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A, B, C, D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。【11。题答案】【答案】1.D2. A 3. C 4.

27、 A 5.B6. C 7. C 8. A 9. B 10. D第二节语法填空（共15小题；每题1分，共15分）【1120题答案】【答案】IL had lived 12. who 13. nowere sent14. the 16. to buy17. what 18. killed 19. But 20. deeper第二局部阅读理解（共两节，总分值38分）第一节（共14小题；每题2分，共28分）阅读以下短文,从每题所给的A,B, C, D四个选项中，选出最正确选项。A【2123题答案】【答案】2LC22. D 23. CB【2426题答案】【答案】24.D25. A 26. BC【2730题

28、答案】【答案】27.A28. D 29. B 30. B【3134题答案】【答案】3LB 32. C 33. C 34. D第二节（共5小题；每题2分，共10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的七个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。【3539题答案】【答案】35.A36. E 37. G 38. C 39. F第三局部写作（共两节，总分值32分）第一节阅读表达（共4小题；第1、2题各2分，第3题3分，第4题5分，共 12分）【4043题答案】【答案】40. White lies dont hurt.41. Because people with dementia have

29、returned back to decades ago, they think they are in a strange place, surrounded by strange people.42. The public expect doctors to he honest with their patients and the author also believes that it is heartless and improfessional to lie to patients.Because lying to patients is kind and tender-heart

30、ed when done in the right way, not heartless or unprofessional.43. Yes I couldnt agree more. Because sometimes being honest pays a price, the truth of whichwill hurt someone who cant accept the reality.第二节书面表达（总分值20分）44题答案】【答案 J What an interesting picture! A Western young man, sitting at a table, i

31、s ready to eat a bowl of noodles. He is holding two forks the same way as we Chinese hold chopsticks. He is trying so hard to pick up the noodles that he is sweating a lot. At first glance, I think its a bit funny, fbr we Chinese take it for granted that chopsticks are the tools for eating noodles.

32、rFhe man in the picture is trying to copy us. Obviously he is doing it the hard way. Maybe using one fork will do a better job. In my opinion, we dont need to copy others ways of thinking. Sometimes a simpler way of doing things may be a better way.1. A. stilledB. calmedC. stoppedD.screamed2. A. sou

33、ndedB. setC. tookD. made3. A. gatheredB. followedC. foughtD. walked4. A. nervouslyB. angrilyC. fearfullyD. happily5 A. uncomfortableB. exhaustedC. disturbedD. painful6. A. pushedB. pulledC. overturnedD. settled7. A. in the fireB. on strikeC. at seaD. in thewar8. A. serviceB. excitementC. decisionD.

34、love9. A. appearedB. disappearedC. cameD. went10 A. MakingB. KeepingC. ShowingD. Cupping第二节语法填空(共15小题；每题1分，共15分)阅读下面的文章，根据文章内容填空。在未给提示词的空白处仅填写1个适当的单词，在给 出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。It was a village in India. The people were poor. However, they were not unhappy. After all, their forefathers 11 (live) in t

35、he same way for centuries.Then one day, some visitors from the city arrived. They told the villagers there were some people elsewhere 12 liked to eat f?ogs legs. However, they did not have enough frogs of their own, and so they wanted to buy frogs from other places.This seemed like money for nothing

36、. There were millions of frogs in the fields around, and they were 13 use to the villagers. All they had to do was to catch them. Agreement was reached, and the children 14 (send) into the fields to catch frogs. Every week a truck arrived to collect the catch and hand over the money. For the first t

37、ime, the people were able to dream of a better future. But 15 dream didn9t last long.The change was hardly noticed at first, but it seemed as if the crops were not doing so well. More worrying was that the children fell ill more often, and, there seemed to be more insects around lately.The villagers

38、 decided that they couldnt just wait to see the crops failing and the childrengetting weak. They would have to use the money earned 16 (buy) pesticides (杀虫齐)andmedicines. Soon there was no money left.Then the people realized 17 was happening. It was the frog. They hadnt been useless.They had been do

39、ing an important jobeating insects. Now with so many frogs 18 (kill), the insects were increasing more rapidly. They were damaging the crops and spreading diseases.Now, the people are still poor. 19 in the evenings they sit in the village square and listen to sounds of insects and frogs. These sound

40、s of the night now have a much 20 (deep) meaning.第二局部阅读理解（共两节，总分值38分）第一节（共14小题；每题2分，共28分）阅读以下短文，从每题所给的A, B, C, D四个选项中，选出最正确选项。There is a connection I feel with horses that is unlike anything I have ever experienced. They can be frightening because of their size, speed and unpredictability, but they

41、also force you to be calm. I think that was the smartest thing my first riding teacher taught me when I was seven: if youre calm, they will be calm.I have never owned a horse, but for a year I got to take care of a pony, Baronet, that I had found abandoned when I was 11.1 had moved to England for th

42、e second time in my short life. This period was filled with anxiety and instability and there were a lot of unaccompanied moments.I saw him one day while I was out walking in the woods. He was staring at me from where he stood, wild and dirty. I just went to him and he came to me. I found the farmer

43、 who owned him, who said he was a lost cause: Too difficulthe said. When I asked if I could care fbr him, he didnt hesitate: Sure, takeHe wasnt trained. He was stubborn and picky and angry. He had been labelled difficult just as I was labelled “Sunshine Girl”. Its not a good thing to be labelled. Su

44、nshine Girl“ made me feel like I couldnt complain. I didnt want to make anyone unhappy. I always felt I had to go with the flow.Baronet saved me that year. He gave my life a sense of purpose and meaning. I would wake up early and walk two miles to the barn to feed him and try to train him, and the m

45、oment I came home from school I would run back to the barn to spend time with him.Looking back, I see Baronet as a wonder. In some magical way I found Baronet when I needed him most and, as sad as I was to leave him at the end of the year, when we moved yet again, I saw the progress we had made toge

46、ther. Seeing that I could make a difference was a huge awakening for me as a child.21. How did the writer probably feel when moving to England?A. Worried.B. Surprised.C. Puzzled.D. Excited.22. What did the farmer probably mean by saying “he was a lost cause”?A Baronet was always alone.B. Baronet cou

47、ld easily get lost.C. Baronet could hardly survive.D. Baronet was hard to deal with.23. How did Baronet influence the writer?A. It taught her not to complain.B. It inspired her to be easygoing.C. It helped her to get over loneliness.D. It encouraged her to accept her label.BTaking charge of yourself

48、 involves putting to rest some very prevalent （盛彳亍的）myths. At the top of the list is the notion that intelligence is measured by your ability to solve complex problems; to read, write and compute at certain levels; and to resolve abstract equations quickly. This vision of intelligence asserts （明确肯定）formal education and bookish excellence as the true measures of self-fulfillment. It encourages a kind of intellectual prejudice that has brought with it some discouraging results. We have come to believe that someone who has more