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1、日期：2022 年二月八日。日期：2022 年二月八日。HY 中学 2021-2021 学年高二英语上学期期中试题实验班 制卷人：打自企；成别使；而都那。审核人：众闪壹；春壹阑；各厅 日期：2022 年二月八日。考前须知：1在答题之前填写上好本人的姓名、班级、考号等信息 2请将答案正确填写上在答题卡上 第 I 卷选择题 阅读理解 第一节一共 15 小题：每一小题 2 分，满分是 30 分 阅读以下短文，从每一小题所给的四个选项A、B、C 和 D中选出最正确选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。A Sometimes the best advice doesnt come from a book,a m

2、icrophone,from behind a desk in Washington or even from the people who are the leaders in their fields.Sometimes the best life lessons are found deep in the roots of where we came from.My father passed away years ago,but I always remember the lessons he taught me.Three of them particularly shape my

3、perspective day after day.The first one is that little things make big things happen.To the best of my memory,when I was young,we needed to build a new shed.Those were the days when stores like Home Depot 日期：2022 年二月八日。日期：2022 年二月八日。and Lowes didnt exist.Brand-new timber(木料)was expensive,so folks of

4、ten reused the materials that others in the community didnt need.That summer,Dad and I used the boards from an old abandoned barn.We pulled them down one by one,drew the nails out and took off the tin and straightened it in order to reuse it.We got our supplies back to our yard and got to work.I don

5、t know how much of a help I really was,but I chose to stay beside Dad the entire period,working along with him.The sun was hot that day,and sweat formed and ran down our faces.I stood there and handed him the nails one by one,which were hammered into that shed.Dad made me feel proud of my work.Even

6、though I just handed him the nails,he repeatedly emphasized how we built the new shed“together.He taught me that when youre willing to do hard work,even in little things,big things come together.The second one is that we should honor our promises.As a young man,my father always carried a pocket-size

7、d Bible in his chest pocket.Shortly before the invasion of Normandy in 1944,he prayed for Gods protection and promised God that if he made it home,he would make sure his family attended church every Sunday.Well,he made it home and he kept that promise.I cannot remember a Sunday when Dad did not take

8、 my mother,my siblings and me to church even when we were away on vacation.I now have my Dads pocket Bible.It is one of my most treasured possessions,and it serves as a constant reminder of my dads service to his country.However,it also serves as a visual representation of my dads firm determination

9、 to keep his promises.Today,I place great value on my family and my faith,undoubtedly because of my dads example.This lesson of promise has been introduced into all areas of my life.The third one is that listening is a way to acquire wisdom.My dad and I kept ourselves busy 日期：2022 年二月八日。日期：2022 年二月八

10、日。doing a lot of things together.During the nights of late summer,after dinner,the whole family would gather on our small porch to talk as the sun went down.Sometimes an aunt or uncle would drop by,and at other times my grandparents would be there.They would talk about the neighborhood news,the goin

11、gs-on in modern Western society and politics mostly ordinary things,but it was good to sit there listening and to be together.Moreover,sitting there on the porch as dusk faded into night,I learned the value of listening and observing.Sometimes taking a moment to pause gives us the best perspective a

12、nd sometimes we find the best answers simply by listening.Life in America becomes more complex.However,I like to think back to the simple lessons I learned from my father.They were the building blocks of my character and the values that still guide me today.Perhaps someone who has influence on your

13、life taught you life lessons that helped form your character.Im convinced that our nation could gain a lot by applying these lessons today.If we did,I think we would be reminded that the reason why our nation has become great is not merely that we have had wise leaders or well-spoken elected officia

14、ls.Our nation has become great because of those ordinary Americans like my father,who have pride in their work,place great value on honesty,character and commitments,and pass those lessons on to their children and grandchildren.And that is the reason why we are still great today.21While building the

15、 new shed with his father,the author .A tried his best to help his father B realized how hard his father worked C managed to get in touch with some folks D was curious about everything 日期：2022 年二月八日。日期：2022 年二月八日。22Why does the author keep his fathers pocket Bible?A He has great faith in religion.B

16、It reminds him to keep his promises.C He takes it to church every Sunday.D It reminds him of his fathers survival in the match.23What does the author intend to tell us in the passage?A The importance of keeping family values.B Three lessons he learned from his father.C The happy time he spent with h

17、is father.D The factors making a country rich and strong.24It can be inferred from the passage that .A wise leaders determine a countrys status B the author dislikes the well-spoken officials C ordinary people have an effect on a countrys future D the authors father was greater than anyone else in h

18、is heart B Its rare that the protagonist in a Chinese movie wins the audiences hearts with an emotionally uplifting message,rather than by showing off his or her good looks.But Wolf Warrior II is putting China in the global spotlight.Its also the first film to taste success both in terms of box offi

19、ce earnings and promoting Chinese values.Kung fu artist Wu Jing both starred in and directed the action movie.Since its release on July 27,its earned an unimaginable 4.5 billion yuan,setting a record for domestic movies 日期：2022 年二月八日。日期：2022 年二月八日。at the box office.The success of the film has surpas

20、sed the anticipations of all,including the production team.The film focuses on a rescue operation in Africa,led by former special forces soldier Leng Feng-played by Wu.Leng helps Chinese workers and local Africans flee a war-torn and plague-ravaged country.Wolf Warrior II links art to reality,and re

21、minds people of the massive evacuation of Chinese people from Libya when civil war broke out there in 2021,and from Yemen in 2021,as well as the challenges the Ebola virus created in West Africa from 2021 to 2021.The film describes how the Chinese government aims to protect overseas Chinese citizens

22、.Just as the message at the end of the film reads:“Citizens of the Peoples Republic of China.When you encounter danger in a foreign land,do not give up!Please remember,at your back stands a strong motherland.Thanks to Chinas increasing participation in global affairs,now could be considered the righ

23、t moment to introduce a modern Chinese hero.“Holding up a banner of peace,friendship and responsibility,Wolf Warrior II should be seen as a brave effort to promote Chinese values around the world,columnist Zhu Ping wrote in China Daily.“Its time Chinese filmmakers produced films that tell good stori

24、es and carry the right spirit.Let us assume Wolf Warrior II has started that trend.25We can learn from passage that .A leading characters in Chinese movies are mostly popular for their appearance B it is hard for a protagonist in Chinese movies to win the audiences hearts C Wolf Warrior is the first

25、 Chinese movie to spread Chinese values 日期：2022 年二月八日。日期：2022 年二月八日。D the production team is not surprised at the big box-office success 26The film is popular with the audience mostly because .A Kung fu artist Wu Jing both starred in and directed it B it attempts to promote Chinese values around the

26、 world C it is backed up and funded by the Chinese government D it shows that China is playing an active role in global affairs 27The underlined word in para.3 can be replaced by .A worry about B hang out C fall into D come across C Recently,we have already shown that climate change has led to a dra

27、matic increase in storm surge risk in New York City,making devastating events like Hurricane Sandy more likely.What can we say about the role of climate change in the unprecedented disaster that is unfolding in Houston with Hurricane Harvey?There are certain climate change-related factors that we ca

28、n,with great confidence,say worsened the flooding.Sea Level rise attributable to climate change-some of which is due to coastal subsidence(下沉)caused by human disturbance such as oil drilling-is more than half a foot(15cm)over the past few decades.That means the storm surge was half a foot higher tha

29、n it would have been just decades ago,meaning far more flooding and destruction.(close to 1F)over the past few decades from roughly 30,or 87-88F).There is a simple thermodynamic(热力学的 of warming.Sea surface temperatures in the area where Harvey intensified warmer than“average temperatures a few decad

30、es ago.That means 3-5%more 日期：2022 年二月八日。日期：2022 年二月八日。moisture(水分)in the atmosphere.That large amount of moisture creates the potential for much greater rainfalls and greater flooding.The combination of coastal flooding and heavy rainfall is responsible for the devastating flooding that Houston is

31、experiencing.Not only are the surface waters of the Gulf of Mexico unusually warm right now,but there is a deep layer of warm water that Harvey was able to feed upon when it intensified at near record pace as it neared the coast.Human-caused warming is penetrating down into the ocean.Its creating de

32、eper layers of warm water in the Gulf and elsewhere.Harvey was almost certainly more intense than it would have been in the absence of human-caused warming,which means stronger winds,more wind damage and a larger storm surge.Finally,the more tenuous but potentially relevant climate factors:part of w

33、hat has made Harvey such a devastating(消灭性的)storm is the way it has stalled near the coast.It continues to strike Houston and surrounding regions with a seemingly endless flood,which will likely top out at nearly 4ft(1.22m)of rainfall over a days-long period before it is done.The stalling is due to

34、very weak prevailing winds,which are failing to steer the storm off to sea,allowing it to spin around and wobble back and forth.This pattern,in turn,is associated with a greatly expanded subtropical high pressure system over much of the US at the moment,with the jet stream pushed well to the north.T

35、his pattern of subtropical expansion is predicted in model simulations of human-caused climate change.More tenuous(微弱的),but possibly relevant still,is the fact that very persistent,nearly“stationary summer weather patterns of this sort,where weather anomalies(both high-pressure dry hot regions and l

36、ow-pressure stormy/rainy regions)stay locked in place for many days at a time,appears to be favoured by human-caused climate change.日期：2022 年二月八日。日期：2022 年二月八日。In conclusion,while we cannot say climate change“caused Hurricane Harvey,what we can say is that it exacerbated several characteristics of t

37、he storm in a way that greatly increased the risk of damage and loss of life.Climate change worsened the impact of Hurricane Harvey.28Whats the main purpose of writing the passage?A To offer tips on climate change.B To advocate paying more attention to current climate change urgently.C To share expe

38、riences on avoiding climate change.D To criticize human-caused climate change.29The underlined word“intensified in Paragraph 4 probably means _.A worsened B caused C favoured D increased 30What is the best title for the passage?A Climate change made Hurricane Harvey more deadly B Sea level rise sea

39、and surface temperatures changed Hurricane Harvey C Hurricane Harvey and its characteristics D The climate change-related factors and human-caused warming 31Which of the following shows the development of ideas in this passage?I:Introduction CP:Central point P:Point Sp:Sub-point(次要点)C:Conclusion 日期：

40、2022 年二月八日。日期：2022 年二月八日。A B C D D To err is human.To blame the other guy is even more human.Common sense is not all that common.Why tell the truth when you can come up with a good excuse?These three popular sentences are meant to be jokes,and yet they tell us a lot about human nature.To err,or to m

41、ake mistakes,is indeed a part of being human,but it seems that most people dont want to accept the responsibility for the problem.Perhaps it is the natural thing to do.The original quote about human nature went like this:“To err is human,to forgive,divine(神圣的).This saying mirrors an ideal people sho

42、uld be forgiving of others mistakes.日期：2022 年二月八日。日期：2022 年二月八日。Instead,we tend to do the opposite find someone else to pass the blame on to.However,taking responsibility for something that went wrong is a making of great maturity.Common sense is what we call clear thought.Having common sense means

43、having a good general plan that will make things work well,and it also means staying with the plan.Common sense tells you that you take an umbrella out into a rainstorm,but you leave the umbrella home when you hear a weather forecast for sunshineCommon sense does not seem to be common for large orga

44、nizations,because there are so many things going on that one person cannot be in charge of everything.People say that in a large company,“the right hand does not know what the left hand is doing.And what is wrong with a society that thinks that making up a good excuse is like creating a work of art?

45、One of the common problems with making excuses is that people,especially young people,get the idea that its okay not to be totally honest all the time.There is a corollary(直接推论)to that:if good excuse is“good even if it isnt honest,then where is the place of the truth?32According to the passage,which

46、 of following seems the most human?A To search for truth B To achieve ones ideal C To criticize others for ones own error.D To make fun of others mistakes 33Which of the following is NOT based on common sense?A A man tries to take charge of everything in a large company.B A student goes out with an

47、umbrella in stormy weather.日期：2022 年二月八日。日期：2022 年二月八日。C A companys next move follows a good plan D A lawyer acts on fine judgments 34What is the authors opinion about a good excuse?A Bitter truth is better than a good excuse.B Inventing a good excuse needs creative ideas.C A good excuse is as rewar

48、ding as honesty.D Making a good excuse is sometimes a better policy.35What would be the best title for his passage?A To Blame or to Forgive B A Mirror of Human Nature C A Mark of Maturity D Truth or Excuse 第二节 一共 5 小题，每一小题 2 分，满分是 10 分 根据短文内容，从短文后的选项里面选出能填入空白处的最正确选项，选项里面有两项为多余选项。While your teen may

49、get OK by waiting until the last possible second to complete his high school science experiment or his math project,procrastination(拖延症)can be a big problem later in life.Your teens future boss or college professors arent likely to accept late work-or the excuses that accompany delayed projects.36Th

50、at means managing his time wisely without requiring constant reminders of assistance from you to get his work done.Here are some steps you can take to teach your teen essential time management skills:37If youre always running late or you miss a lot of deadlines,your teen will follow suit.Practice ma