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1、2022年春学期高二年级期中校际联考英语试卷（答案在最后）第一局部阅读理解（共两节，总分值40分） 第一节（共15小题，每题2分，总分值30分） AThere really are apps for everything, and some could end up saving your life.What3 wordsThis free download is one of a growing number of smartphone apps that could mean the difference between life and death. What3 words divide

2、s the world into 3x3 metre squares, giving each one a unique combination of three words. This allows emergency services 一 or anyone else you give the location to - to reach you if you have an Internet connection. It is used by emergency services in the UK and other countries and has saved thousands

3、of lives.WhatsAppLots of us use WhatsApp for messaging and calling, but do you know it also has a Live Location feature that can let a loved one know your whereabouts in case youre in danger?You can simply press the key in a chat, select Location and then press Share Live Location”, which enables an

4、y participant in the chat to see your location in real time for the period you choose.Stay AliveWith mental health problems on the increase, this suicide prevention app could be extremely helpful. Developed by Grassroots Suicide Prevention, it offers a wealth of resources, ranging from ways of stayi

5、ng calm when you feel upset or have other bad moods, to breathing exercises and direct links to national and local crisis resources. And this app doesnt ask for an Internet connection to get the information.St John Ambulance First AidAn app like this is more useful for saving someone elses life than

6、 your own, but its a must-have on your smartphone. It gives advice on dealing with emergencies, including choking, allergic reactions and performing CPR. You donl have to have an Internet connection in order to use it.1. What can we know about the app What3 words?A. It can be downloaded for free.B.

7、It hasnt been developed yet.2022年春学期高二年级期中校际联考英语试卷第1页共8页C. It has been used only m the UK.D. It divides the world into 3 parts.2. Which app can you turn to for help if you feel disappointed?A. Stay Alive.C. What3 words.3. What do the four apps have in common? A. They dont need an Internet connection

8、. C. They are mainly favored by patients.B. WhatsApp.D. St John Ambulance First Aid.B. They deal with emergencies.D. They can be used to chat with others.BWelcome to one of the largest collections of footwearC 鞋类）in the world that will make you excited. Here at the Footwear Museum you can see exhibi

9、ts （展品） from all over theworld. You can find out about shoes worn by everyone from the Ancient Egyptians（埃及人）to pop stars.Room 1The celebrity （名人）footwear section is probably the most popular in the entire museum. Started in the 1950s there is a wide variety of shoes and boots belonging to everyone

10、from queens and presidents to pop stars and actors! Most visitors find the celebrities1 choice of footwear extremely interesting.Room 3As well as shoes and boots the museum also exhibits shoe shaped objects. The variety is unbelievable. For example, there is a metal lamp that resembles（像）a pair of s

11、hoes, and Greek wine bottles that look like legs!Room 2Most of our visitors are amazed and shocked by the collection of special purpose“ shoes on exhibition here at the Museum of Footwear. For example, there are Chinese shoes made of silk （蚕丝）that were worn by women to tie their feet firmly to preve

12、nt them from growing too much!The Footwear LibraryPeople come from all over the world to study in our excellent footwear library. Designers and researchers come here to look up information on anything and everything related to the subject of footwear.4. Where would you find a famous singers shoes?A.

13、 Room3. B. Room 2. C.The Footwear Library. D. Room 1. 5. All exhibits in each room .A. share the same themeB. have the same shapeC. are made of the same materialD. belong to the same social class6. Which of the following is true according to the text?2022年春学期高二年级期中校际联考英语试卷第2页共8页A. The oldest exhibit

14、s in Room 1 were made in the 1950s.B. All the exhibits in Room 2 were made of silk.C. Researchers come to the Footwear Library for information.D. Room 3 shows shoes and legs.7. The purpose of the text is to get more people to.A. design shoes B. visit the museum C. do research D. buy popular shoescMo

15、st adults firmly believe that as kids reach their teens, they start to take crazy risks that get them in trouble. Do teenagers simply love taking all risks much more than adults? A recent study suggests otherwise. Scientists designed a simple experiment involving 33 teenagers and three other age gro

16、ups.In the experiment, the researchers tried to distinguish between two very different kinds of risk-taking. The first they called a willingness to take known risks (when the probability of winning is clear) and the second they called a willingness to take unknown risks (when the possibility of succ

17、ess is uncertain).The study offered participants the opportunity to play two kinds of games. They had the chance to win money, with one game offering a known risk and the other offering an unknown risk. On each round of the game, each participant had to choose between taking a sure $5 and known or u

18、nknown risks of choices. In the known risk condition, people always knew the exact chance of winning more money, from as low as 13% to as high as 75%. In the unknown risk condition, researchers did not reveal the exact chances of winning.What the scientists found was really quite surprising. It turn

19、ed out that the average teenager was very hesitant when risks were known- more careful than college students or parents-aged adults, and about as careful as grandparent-aged adults. This means that when the risks were known, teenagers were not risky in their behavior at all. Only when the risks were

20、 unclear did teenagers choose them more often than other groups. Under those kinds of conditions, they were much more willing to take a risk than any other group.The research, published in Proceeding of the National Academy of Sciences, suggests that adults should probably focus more energy on tryin

21、g to educate teenagers about risks than limiting them. Teenagers who understand the risks associated with a decision are more likely to be careful in their behavior.。8. The two kinds of games differed in whether_ .A. the risks were willing takenB.the choices they can make are enough2022年春学期高二年级期中校际联

22、考英语试卷2022年春学期高二年级期中校际联考英语试卷第3页共8页C. the participants could be careful D. the chances of winning were clear9. When facing known risks, teenagers tended to be.A. ambitious B. anxious C. cautiousD. curiousWhich group in the study were more likely to take unknown risks?A.Teenage participantB. College st

23、udentsC. Parent aged studentsD. Grandparent-aged adults10. According to the study, parents shouldA. set age limits on dangerous activitiesB. encourage children to be conservativeC. help teens know more about risksD. allow teens to make their own decisionsDNow is the time to act on climate change. We

24、 need to cut carbon emissions （排放），and knowing this, it is easy to be pessimistic. Strangely, Im feeling the opposite. And thats mostly because of one factor: Batteries. It isnt obvious but over the last decade or so Just as weve watched our computers get faster and screens get thinner, batteries ha

25、ve greatly improved too.According to the European Patent Office, the number of battery patents filed grew by an average of 14 percent every year between 2005 and 2018. Energy storage is getting better and better, as more companies are discovering new chemistry and processes to make them work more ef

26、ficiently.And the results of all of this work are astonishing. Energy densitythe amount of power that can be stored in the same sized battery-has doubled in the last decade. And the costs of batteries have fallen a lot too.Brilliantly, because electric batteries are improving so noticeably, we can a

27、lready see the results. Last September, 15 percent of all new vehicle registrations （登i己,注册） were pure electric vehicles. So the change is starting to happen.Its conceivable that in the not-too-distant future, alongside other essentials in our homes like a boiler and a fuse box, we might also have a

28、n enormous battery in the garage. This would take power from the grid （电网）or maybe even solar panels on the roof, and power appliances and lights in our homes at the times when demand for electricity is high.So, given how much technology has improved batteries over the last decade, I cant help but b

29、e strangely optimistic about the future. Batteries may not be as flashy （显眼的）as phones, rockets or other new technologies, but when it comes to technology to fight climate change, theyre definitely leading the charge.11. What is the authors attitude towards cutting carbon emissions?2022年春学期高二年级期中校际联

30、考英语试卷第4页共8页A. DoubtfulB.UnclearC. FavorableD. Anxious12. What is the possible result of batteries9 great improvement?A. Itll make people use electricity at will.B. ItH make them more environment-friendly.C. It will slow the development of pure electric vehicles.D. Itll cause the prices of batteries

31、to rise.14. What does the underlined word “conceivable in paragraph 5 mean?A. Unacceptable B. AstonishingC.UnreliableD.PossibleWhich of the following is a suitable title for the text?A. How Battery Technology Can Save the PlanetB.Now Is the Time to Act on Climate ChangeC.Carbon Emissions Result in C

32、limate ChangeD. How Much Technology Has Improved Batteries 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。根据短文内容，从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。Summer is the season of family travel. 16 Here are our top 5 things to teach your children before entering big crowds:How Far They Can Go

33、 -17 For young children, you should set a rule ofalways holding a parent hand. For older kids, you may be comfortable with a I can always see you and you can always see me rule.To Call Your Real Name Teach your children that you will find them, so its best if they stay in one place. What more, teach

34、 them to call out your full name instead of “Mommy” or “Daddy” to help you more easily find them.How to Identify a Safe Person” - Make sure your children know the best people to approach if they get separated from you. Employees working at the place youre visiting are generally always good, afe peop

35、le： But what about places that may not have employees, like the beach? 18 Experts say that moms are often the most willing and best-equipped people to help kids.What to say -19 Remember that if your children do get separated from you,they will likely be panicked （恐脸 so dont assume that they will kno

36、w how to tell strangers that they are lost. Role-play getting lost and using simple sentences like, I am2022年春学期高二年级期中校际联考英语试卷第5页共8页lost” with your kids to help them know what to do if it actually happens.Their Personal Information - Make sure your children know as much basic personal information as

37、 possible, including their full names, parents full names and telephone numbers and the address. 20It can be hard for people to help a lost child.A. Sometimes its not hard to find a safe person in such places.C.Tell your children to behave normally when they get lost.D. Its important to talk with yo

38、ur children about how close you expect them to stay to you. E.Teach your children to look for a mom with kids.F. But do your kids know what to do if they get separated from you?G.If your kids are too young to remember them, write them down! 第二局部：语言知识运用（共两节，总分值45分） 第一节 完型填空（共20小题；每题1.5分，总分值30分）阅读下面短文

39、，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以 填入空白处的最正确选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。My husband and I are both musicians. I took it for granted that one day our daughter Holly would learn to play a（n） 21. In 2000 Holly fell 22 and the doctor said she may have been left completely deaf. She wont be able to 23 music in any shape or

40、 form,“ said the doctor. It was a great 24 to us. In 2001, her right car was 25 with a cochlear implant （耳蜗植入）to help her gain a sense of sound. Seven years 26, another was put in her left car. The doctors played us a model of what music would sound like to HollyI felt 27 because it was just white n

41、oise.However, we never gave up. Holly will hear music J I kept 28 to myself. I tried to put what I had on my mind into action, so we 29 repeated words and sounds to her. Our efforts 30 and she was improving all the time. I was always 31 by just how much better she did. When she 32 a national piano c

42、ompetition, a judge was impressed by the fact that she appeared to listen to the 33 she was making. The brain is complex and 34 to many situations; in some way, Holly has made 35 of it all.She also loves 36. She doesnt think about what happened to her and says 37 JT dont want to talk about bad thing

43、s. Lets talk about good things. I feel 38of her. I was quite sure that her life would not be 39 by a miserable event, but I never imagined that she could 40 what she has. I can only describe this as a great wonder.2022年春学期高二年级期中校际联考英语试卷第6页共8页21. A. character22. A. asleep23. A.hear24. A.discovery25.

44、A. decorated26. A. ago27. A.clumsy28. A.saying29. A. constantly30. A.helped out31. A. puzzled32. A. reflected on33. A. sounds34. A. leads35. A. use36. A. travel37. A. simply38. A. ashamed39. A. followed40. A. abandon41. A. character42. A. asleep43. A.hear44. A.discovery45. A. decorated46. A. ago47.

45、A.clumsy48. A.saying49. A. constantly50. A.helped out51. A. puzzled52. A. reflected on53. A. sounds54. A. leads55. A. use56. A. travel57. A. simply58. A. ashamed59. A. followed60. A. abandonB. instrumentB.silentB. studyB. favorB.occupiedB. laterB. disturbedB. singingB. rapidlyB. paid offB. enviedB.

46、let go ofB. whispersB. turnsB.senseB. sportsB. exactlyB. tiredB. determinedB. avoidC.gameC. illC.readC. comfortC. fittedC. earlierC. searedC. declaringC. suddenlyC. turned outC. surprisedC. missed out onC. noisesC. adaptsC. choiceC. lifeC. finallyC. awareC. testedC. treasureD. ballD. openD. writeD.s

47、hockD. piledD. beforeD. awfulD. yellingD. casuallyD. took offD. embarrassedD. participated inD. mistakesD. sticksD. funD. performancesD. generallyD. proudD. celebratedD. achieve第二节（共10小题；每题L 5分，总分值15分）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式，并将答案填 写在答题卡上。On Sept. 17, three Chinese astronauts safely returned

48、to Earth after 41 (complete) the first crewed mission (任务)aboard the Tianhe space station.Commander Nie Haisheng, Liu Boming and Tang Hongbo touched down inside the landing zone near Dongfeng in the Gobi Desert, Inner Mongolia, 42 around 1: 34 a. m. Eastern Friday.The main, 1,200-square-meter parachute (降落伞)opened around 10 kilometers above the ground. The landing 43 (occur) within the time and area indicated by airspace closure