2021-2022学年高二下学期期末测试英语试题.pdf

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1、1 2021-2022 学年高二下学期期末测试英语试题 第一部分 听力（共两节,满分 30 分）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,并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后,你都有 10 秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。1.Why did the man put the shoes outside?A.Because he didnt buy them.B.Because the shoes were dirty.C.Because the shoes we

2、re not his.2.Where do the speakers have the conversation?A.In a park.B.In a restaurant.C.At a shop.3.What happened to the man?A.His plane was late.B.He missed the plane.C.He got stuck in the traffic jam.4.What are the speakers mainly talking about?A.The milk.B.The rock.C.The cookie.5.How did the man

3、 travel around mostly?A.On foot.B.By car.C.By bus.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,并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前,你将有 5 秒钟的时间阅读各个小题;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 is the relationship between the speakers?A.Teacher and student.B.Moth

4、er and son.C.Doctor and patient.2 7.What will the boy do this afternoon?A.Buy a new wheel.B.Play table tennis.C.Go to the library.听第 7 段材料,回答第 8、9 题。8.What are the speakers complaining about?A.The trash.B.The community.C.The river.9.What are the speakers going to do?A.Pick up the trash.B.Teach peopl

5、e about recycling.C.Hold a swimming contest.听第 8 段材料,回答第 10 至 12 题。10.Who is Janet?A.Dons assistant.B.Dons neighbor.C.Dons mother.11.When does Professor Dons class begin?A.At 2:30.B.At 3:30.C.At 4:00.12.Where can the man get the papers?A.In room 214.B.In room 314.C.In Dons office.听第 9 段材料,回答第 13 至 1

6、6 题。13.What does the woman think of the room at the University Hotel?A.Nice and large.B.New and small.C.Clean and busy.14.How many places do the woman look at in total?A.Four.B.Five.C.Six.15.What is wrong with the Rivers Hotel now?A.It is quite far.B.It is not very clean.C.It is rather expensive.16.

7、When did the mans brother have a graduation party?A.Last month.B.Last year.C.Last week.听第 10 段材料,回答第 17 至 20 题。17.What kind of plant can you start with according to the speaker?A.Something big.B.Something easy.C.Something safe.18.How long do potatoes need sunlight one day?A.At least six hours.B.Abou

8、t five hours.C.Less than four hours.3 19.Why does the garden need a fence?A.To keep it safe from thieves.B.To keep it safe from hungry animals.C.To prevent kids from entering.20.Where does the passage come from?A.A radio program.B.A newspaper.C.A scientific research.第二部分 阅读（共两节,满分 50 分）第一节（共 15 小题;每

9、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,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Londoners love a market.Its the combination of eating,chatting and browsing.Lovely stuff.Locals and tourists continue to rush to the capitals best stalls and these days theres a huge range of markets across London.Below youll find th

10、e very best markets in London.Borough Market Next to London Bridge,this food market has existed in some form since at least 1014.Its now best known as a foodies paradise where Londoners come to buy top-quality meats,fish,fruit and veg,fresh-baked bread,cakes and sweet treats,oils and vinegar,and pre

11、tty much anything else they desire.Borough Market is open Monday to Saturday,with Saturday the busiest day.Broadway Market Since being reopened in 2004,this Hackney Street market has become attractive to fashion lovers.It is packed every Saturday from 9a.m.to 5p.m.with arty students and East End cre

12、ative types filling their tote bags with organic groceries,vintage clothes,fresh flowers,coffee,books and unusual handmade gifts.Portobello Road Market Portobello Road Market is really five markets in one,with different sections dedicated to second-hand goods,clothing and fashion,household essential

13、s.Youll find the greatest range of antiques stalls on Saturdays.Brick Lane Market The streets of East Londons Brick Lane are lined with stalls selling anything and everything on Sundays.You can find bargain fruit and veg,and electrical products,but this markets Unique 4 Selling Point is its unpredic

14、tability:You could bag a second-hand bargain,or spend hours sifting through inexpensive goods.21.What is special about Borough Market?A.Its convenient location.B.Its excellent food.C.Its length of open hours.D.Its range of goods.22.Which day is the best day for most markets?A.Monday.B.Tuesday.C.Satu

15、rday.D.Sunday.23.If you want to find something unexpected,which market should you go?A.Borough Market.B.Broadway Market.C.Portobello Road Market.D.Brick Lane Market.B On a fine September day last year,Simon Hunt took his boat from Team Keane Rowing Club down to the River Thames,just as he normally d

16、oes most days.But on that day,he spotted something in the shallows.“At first,I thought maybe its an animal bone and it would be funny to say to everyone on the water look,I found a bone.But it was obviously from looking at it,you see the hip,the hip joint.And I thought,no,this is human bone.So,there

17、fore,best to phone the police.Simon Hunt said.To determine if the river was a crime scene-having found a human bone there-they took it for carbon dating.“And I got a phone call from the detective about a week ago.And she said:Weve got the date,what do you think?And,so,it shows my education now-my fr

18、ame of reference for things that are old-medieval（中世纪的）maybe?Then she goes keep going.Then she tells me that its like 3,500.I was thinking that then 3,000 years old?And of course,she adds BC.Simon Hunt recalled.The bone is 5,300 years old-one of the most ancient objects ever found in the Thames.What

19、 was going on?What was this place like?Who was this person?Well,like today,theres almost a causeway （堤道）across this part of the Thames at low tide.But 5,000 years ago,the river was 5 much wider and shallower.Mudflats（泥 滩）extending beyond into woodland.The landscape was populated by Neolithic（新石器时代）m

20、an.From the beginning oh,its quite funny I found a bone in the river to actually then there it could be potentially criminal,to then finding out its actually archaeologically（考古学的）significant.So,it has been an amazing adventure.I have no place for it in my house.Im going to give it to the Museum of

21、London so that they can put it on display and hopefully people will connect with the past.24.What do we know about the bone?A.It is an animal bone.B.It is an ankle bone.C.It is very old.D.It is from the crime scene.25.Which word can best describe Simons feeling?A.Moved.B.Thrilled.C.Embarrassed.D.Dis

22、appointed.26.What is Simon Hunt going to do with the bone?A.Hold an exhibition for it.B.Throw it into the river.C.Offer it to the museum.D.Store it at home.27.What is the purpose of writing the passage?A.To share with people an incident.B.To analyze a news report.C.To draw peoples attention to archa

23、eology.D.To help the police solve a crime.C Were stopping here?At this shabby old building?Then I was told that the Sanhe Tile Kiln （三和瓦窑）was a national treasure.Seriously?My heart sank as we walked toward what appeared to be a mass of dirt.The place looked like no national treasure Id ever seen.My

24、6 disappointment soon melted into expectation as we walked into the Sanhe Tile Kiln.I soon realized that this wasnt just any old building.This place,hidden in the heart of Kaohsiung,revolutionized the production of bricks in Taiwan.The piles I had mistaken for dirt were actually clay:a key ingredien

25、t in bricks.Long ago,many buildings around Taiwan were made from bricks sourced from Fujian Province.But this all changed when hundreds of brick of kilns popped up all over the island.Of the 130-plus brick-making kilns that once operated in Kaohsiung,the Sanhe Tile Kiln is the last one standing.This

26、 traditional brick and tile factory has been in operation for over 100 years.Considered a national treasure,the factory is part of the cultural heritage of the island.At the Sanhe Tile Kiln,making quality bricks is serious business.Good clay and water are essential,and fortunately,the Dashu District

27、 of Kaohsiung has exceptional clay and water.Workers dig clay out of the ground and put it through a machine to break it up.Water is then added,and the mixture is put into another machine to form clay blocks.When the blocks are the desired shape,they are set aside to dry.Then the bricks are stacked

28、in the kiln.Next,workers start a fire with straw and slowly raise the kilns temperature until it reaches 1000 degrees Celsius.Throughout this process,the temperature must rise steadily or else the bricks will break.Making bricks is a long process,taking three to four months.It requires a lot of hard

29、 work,patience and dedication.But in the end,its worth it.I left the Sanhe Tile Kiln with a greater appreciation for the art of brick making.28.The author was disappointed at first because of .A.the value of the kiln.B.the appearance of the kiln.C.the location of the kiln.D.the history of the kiln.2

30、9.What can be inferred from paragraph 2?A.Sanhe Tile Kiln is still functioning now.B.Bricks used to come from Shangdong Province.C.Thousands of brick of kilns were set up all over the island.D.Making bricks requires a lot of hard work.30.How is paragraph 3 mainly developed?7 A.By listing figures.B.B

31、y presenting causes.C.By describing process.D.By following time order.31.What is the best title of the text?A.A Place Worth Rebuilding B.Treasure or Clay?C.A Cultural Tour D.Welcome to the Factory!D Teenagers who spend more than three hours a day on social media may have double the risk of mental he

32、alth problems as those who shun it,research suggests.The study of more than 6,000 children aged 12 to 15 found those who used social media more heavily were more likely to report issues such as depression,anxiety and loneliness,as well as aggression and anti-social behavior,than teenagers who did no

33、t use social media.The findings held true even when researchers took into account mental health problems experienced by any young person in the year before they used social media.The recent research,from a team at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in Maryland,was published in the journ

34、al JAMA Psychiatry.Some previous studies have suggested no link between poorer mental health and screen time.Dr.Rina Dutta,senior clinical lecturer at Kings College London,said,“A major strength of this study compared to previous research is that the researchers take into account mental health probl

35、ems the young people already had a year prior to the measurement of social media use.This largely overcomes the what came first-mental health problem or high social media use?question.”Lead author Kira Riehm said,“Many existing studies have found a link between digital or social media use and adoles

36、cent health,but few look at this association across time.We cannot conclude that social media causes mental health problems,but we do think that less time on social media may be better for teens health.”The study found that fewer than 17 percent of adolescents did not use social media.Of those who d

37、id,32 percent spent less than 30 minutes a day,31 percent spent 30 minutes to three hours,12 percent spent three to six hours and 8 percent spent more than six hours per day.8 Ms.Riehm said,“Social media has the ability to connect adolescents who may be excluded in their daily life.We need to find a

38、 better way to balance the benefits of social media with possible negative health outcomes.”32.What does the underlined word“shun”in paragraph 1 mean?A.Slightly hate.B.Are doubtful about.C.Are crazy about.D.Avoid on purpose.33.What is special about the recent study on the link between mental health

39、and screen time?A.People from all walks of life were involved.B.It allowed for previous mental health problems.C.Advanced equipment was used to measure screen time.D.It is the first to find the existence of the link.34.The statistics in paragraph 4 are mainly about teenagers .A.academic performance

40、B.mental health problems C.social media use D.social skills 35.What is suggested by Kira Riehm?A.We should use social media in our favour.B.Importance should be attached to mental health problems.C.More related researches should be caried out.D.Teenagers should get more engaged in their daily life.第

41、二节（共 5 小题;每小题 2.5 分,满分 12.5 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佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Train Your Brain for Better Sleep with 3 Expert Tips Make a schedule,and stick to it Melatonin（褪黑素）is a hormone produced by the body to regulate when you get sleepy and when you wake up.36 Production of melatonin is stopped by li

42、ght-so levels naturally fall 9 as daylight approaches,getting you ready to greet the day.To work properly,the release of this hormone needs to occur at regular times,said sleep expert Michael Grandner.So if your bedtime and wake up time change from day to day or on weekends,your sleep rhythms arent

43、predictable and the body doesnt know how to respond.37 Dont lay in bed awake Its a golden rule in sleep medicine,supported by Grandner.In fact,this tip is so powerful that when used in his sleep clinic it can even beat prescription sleep medications（处方药）.“The best sleep tip you can ever give somebod

44、y is to get up-dont lay in bed awake,”Grandner said.“Whether its the beginning of the night or the middle of the night,if youve been awake for 20 or 30 minutes,get up and reset.Maybe you just need five minutes to get sleepy.”38 Because lying in bed awake can form an association in your brain that ca

45、n lead to chronic insomnia（长期失眠）.39 Many people view sleeping as the final thing they have to do in a busy day,worth delaying to catch up on housework,schoolwork,office work or television series.That thinking needs to be changed,Grander said.“Dont see your sleep as the amount of time you have left i

46、n your day.See your sleep as the amount of time you need in order to set yourself up for a productive tomorrow.”“Now you know when you have to stop and get ready to go to bed whether youre done or not.40 And thats harmful and it makes the next day more stressful.”Grander said.A.Why is that so import

47、ant?B.Change your attitude about sleep C.Think about your lifestyle and sleep pattern D.The problem is we dont stop,and we dont disconnect.E.Listening to music at night may be a good idea for your sleep.F.As night approaches,levels of melatonin rise,becoming a signal that its time for bed.G.Therefor

48、e its important to have a standard wake up time,even on weekends or vacations.第三部分 语言运用（共两节,满分 30 分）第一节（共 15 小题;每小题 1 分,满分 15 分）阅读下面短文,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佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。One day,Ruslan was fishing with his friends when they noticed something wrong.A mother 10 bear was swimming conf

49、idently toward an island but her cubs（幼熊）were 41 in the lake.Ruslan and his friends could 42 believe what was happening.As the mother bear 43 to head straight for the shore,leaving the cubs drowning in water,Ruslan felt he should do something to help.However,Ruslans boat did not turn for them,in 44

50、of the mother bear turning around and 45 them,until she was out of sight.When the fishermen were still wondering how to save the cubs,or if it was even safe to do so,the cubs made their first 46 and swam toward them.When the cubs closed up aside the boat and tended to 47 in,they couldnt get strong e