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1、科尔沁左翼中旗重点中学2021-2022学年上学期高二年级期末考试（英语）时间：120分钟满分：150分第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30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。ASwimming ClubsPenguinsWe aim to build water confidence by making our indoor club meetings as much fun as possible. Come along and join us for some water volleyball and make

2、friends at the same time!ElversEveryone who joins our club takes part in lots of racesand loves to win! So we expect our members to turn up regularly for evening practiceat least three times a week. Come and try our lovely indoor pool and new high diving board!WaterworldOur club provides serious swi

3、mming training every weekday evening with progress certificates as you pass each level. We do lots of swimming and diving competitions, and well teach you the techniques you need to be a champion!Mermaid ClubSwim your way from beginner to intermediate（中等程度的）level and get certificates for your hard w

4、ork in our big outdoor pool. Working in small groups, well help you build your strength, ready for swimming the length of the pool.SplashReady to swim 20 km across the sea? Come and join our advanced swimmers7 club on Saturdays and find out! Youll be well looked after, and pool training is also prov

5、ided to help keep up your strength and develop a swimming style suitable for open water.WavesOur club takes all levels of learner swimmers in our shallow practice pool, and aims to increase strength and improve technique through different pool games. After 6 pm we can provide第二节书面表达（满分25分）假定你是李华，你的朋

6、友Lily给你来信说她最近很烦恼。因为她妈妈在未征得她同意的情 况下把她的照片发到网上。请你写一封回信，内容包括：1 .你的建议；2 .你的理由。注意：1 .词数100左右；3 .可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。参考答案:阅读理解I. C 2. B 3. C 4, C 5. B6. A 7. C 8. C 9. B 10. AII. D 12. C 13. B 14. A 15. C七选五16. G17. F18. D19.B20. A完形填空21. D22. B23. A24.C25. A26. B 27. C 28. D 29. B 30. A 31. D32. C 33. C 34. A

7、 35. B 36. D 37. B 38. A 39. C 40. D 语法填空41. would award42. inspiration 43. without 44. The 45. which 46. downloaded 47. competitive 48. Definitely 49. to share 50. to短文改错1. have一had 2. busily一busy 3. quantity 后力口 of 4. appleapples 5. thea6. they一we 7. or一and 8. help一helped 9. 去掉 carry 后的 out 10. si

8、mplysimple 书面表达Dear Lily,Im terribly sorry to leam fiom your letter that you feel upset at present, which is because your mother is always posting your photos online without your permission. Putting myself in your shoes, I extend my understanding to you and give my opinions as follows.Above all, it

9、is a wise choice to have a face-to-face communication with your mother whatever the reason is. Tell her about your true feelings and she will understand how you feel. On the one hand, if your photos are constantly shared online, your privacy will be exposed in public, which will have a bad effect on

10、 your growth in the long run. On the other hand, your mother will tend to be more and more sensitive to those likes and comments of the photos.In conclusion, 1 do hope what is mentioned above will be of great use to you. And if you have any further questions, turn to me without hesitation. Looking f

11、orward to your good news.Yours,Li Huaone-to-one teaching if requested.Seals GroupIn this club we meet to do as much swimming in the sea as we can, on weekday evenings.But were more about swimming fbr fun than winning lots of competitions, so there are lots of club parties!1. What can be learned abou

12、t Penguins?It has a high diving board.It provides progress certificates.It features an outdoor pool.It is mainly for fun rather than competition.A .Itholds lots of races.B.C ,Itinvolves water volleyball.D.2. How does Mermaid Club differ from Elvers?A Itoffers evening practice.B.C.Itsuits advanced sw

13、immers.D.3. Which of the following provides one-to-one teaching?D. Seals Group.A. Water world.B. Splash.C. Waves.“Youre going to the United States to live? How wonderful! Youre really lucky!”Does this sound familiar? Perhaps your family and friends said similar things to you when you left home. But

14、does it seem true all the time? Is your life in this new country always wonderful and exciting? A great many facts show that ifs not easy for newcomers to get used to life in a new culture. They have to experience culture shock.What causes culture shock? Maybe the weather is unpleasant. Perhaps the

15、customs are different. Perhaps the public service systems such as the telephone, post office, or transportation are difficult to figure out and you make mistakes. The simplest things seem difficult. The language may be difficult. The food may seem strange to you. If you don5t look similar to the nat

16、ives, you may feel strange. You may feel as if everyone is watching you. In fact, you are always watching yourself.Everyone experiences culture shock in some form or another. But culture shock comes as a surprise to most people. A lot of the time, the people with the worst culture shock are the peop

17、le who never had any difficulties in their own countries. They were active and successful in their community （社区）.They had hobbies which they enjoyed. When they come to a new country, they do not have the same positions or hobbies as they already had in their countries. They find themselves without

18、a role, almost without an identity. They have to build a new self-image.Culture shock produces a feeling of disorientation （晕头转向），which may be homesickness, imagined illness, or even paranoia （偏执症）.When people feel the disorientation of culture shock, they sometimes feel like staying inside all the

19、time. They want to protect themselves from the unfamiliar environment. They want to create an escape within their room to give themselves a sense of security. This escape does solve the problem of culture shock for the short term, but it does nothing to familiarize the person more with the culture.

20、Familiarity and experience are the long-term ways to settle the problem of culture shock.4. Who is the passage mainly for?A. The family and friends of those who came to the US.B , Those who have got rid of culture shock.C. People who have just moved to a foreign country.D. People who can easily adju

21、st their life in the US.5. The underlined part you are always watching yourself （in Paragraph 3） means.A. you are always feeling homesickB. you are always worried too much about yourselfC. you are always looking at yourself in the mirrorD. you are always nervous about meeting other people6. Which of

22、 the following would be a case of culture shock for newcomers?A. They have trouble using public telephones.B. Their positions or hobbies stay the same.C. They are active and successful in the new community.D. They have got used to the life in the new country.7. The best way for the newcomers to over

23、come culture shock is.A. to stay inside to protect themselvesB. to make a study of the new hobbiesC. to get used to the new environmentD. to ask people for help when havingdifficultiesCIn valleys with thick plants, different-sized round and square buildings with faded yellow clay walls and wooden ro

24、ofs, tulou lie in mountainous villages in Longyan, Fujian Province. There are more than 23,000 tulou in Yongding, which became well-known after 46 were given World Heritage status by UNESCO in 2008. The structures were awarded because they are exceptional examples of a building of tradition and func

25、tion demonstrating a particular type of communal living and defensive organization, and, in terms of their harmonious relationship with their environment, an outstanding example of human settlement,“ UNESCO said.The giant multi-storied tulou were built with wood and mud walls. Constructed from the 1

26、5th to 20th centuries, these massive communal homes were sited based on feng shut principles, which claim to use energy forces to harmonize individuals with their environment. Tulou are also purposefully resting amid tea, tobacco, rice plantations and abundant forests of pine and bamboo.Throughout h

27、istory, tulou residents have mostly been Hakka - migrants in southern China. Population pressures created conflict between the Hakka and their neighbors, so they built their homes to double as defending. The buildings are mainly four or five stories high. The first floor serves as the kitchen, the s

28、econd is used for grain storage and the upper floors act as living areas. The structures are mainly symmetrical, and their defensive features include ironclad gates, escape tunnels, narrow openings for weapons under the dark-tiled roofs, and a water well. For their defensive function, only rooms on

29、the third floor and higher have windows, which are very small. With sufficient food, the residents could survive in the event of a lengthy conflict.Communal living is integrity to these villages, where the closed wall design boosts social interaction. Residents gather in the courtyard for ceremonies

30、 such as ancestor worship and weddings. Tulou is such an extraordinary piece of architecture, living up to the title given by UNESCO.8. What do we know about tulou?A. Over 23,000 tulou were given World Heritage status.B. Among 23,000 tulou. only 46 became famous globally.C. Theyre exceptional buildi

31、ngs of tradition and function.D. Tulou is the most outstanding Chinese human settlement.9. What is most important for residents during a long period of conflict?A. Escape tunnels. B. Enough food. C. Small windows. D. Defensive weapons. 10. What is probably the authors attitude to the protection of t

32、ulou?A. Favorable.B. Unclear.C. Negative.D. Unconcerned.11. Which of the following could be the best title for the text?A. Tulou: in Harmony with Their EnvironmentsB Tulou: Different-Sized Round and Square BuildingsC. Tulotc. Given the World Heritage Status by UNESCO in 2008D. Tulou: a Special Chine

33、se Structure Combining Living and DefendingDThe Curious Origins of the Dollar SignThe dollar sign is among the worlds most powerful symbols and represents far more than U.S. currency. Yet despite its common appearance in various languages, the origins of the dollar sign remain far from clear. And th

34、e dollar sign was in use before the United State was born.In 1520, the Kingdom of Bohemia began making coins using silver from a mine in Joachimsthal 一which is roughly translated from German into English as Joachims valley. Logically, the coin was named the Joachimsthaler, which was then shortened t

35、o Thaler, the word that proceeded to spread around the world. It was the Dutch variation, the Daler, that made its way across the Atlantic in the pockets and on the tongues of early immigrants, and todays American-English pronunciation of the word “dollar“ still has its echoes. However, it is no str

36、aightforward answer to the question of where the dollar sign ($) sprang from.One of the origin stories links it back to the Bohemian “Thaler，which featured a huge snake on Christian cross (基督教十字架). It was an indirect reference to the story of Moses, who was a prophet in the Bible, winding a bronze s

37、nake around a pole in order to cure people whod been bitten. The dollar, so ifs said, originated from that sign.Yet the most widely accepted theory in fact involves coins used in Spain, and it goes like this: In the colonies, trade between Spanish Americans and English Americans was lively, and the

38、PESO was legal money in the U.S. until 1857. It was often shortened to the initial P with an “S” hovering beside and a little above it. Gradually, thanks to the careless and untidy way of writing by time-pressed merchants, that P combined with the S and lost its curve, leaving the vertical stroke li

39、ke a stake down the center of the S.12. What can be known about the dollar sign?A. It symbolizes wealth.B. It starts from a silver mine.C. It uses worldwide.D. It was born as early as the U.S. did.13. Which language mostly contributes to the origin of the pronunciation of the word “dollar” ?A. Bohem

40、ian. B. Dutch.C. American English. D. German.14. What can be inferred form Paragraph 3?A. The Bohemian Thaler included religious elements.B. The snake was regarded to be the sign of curing power.C. The dollar sign had been in use since the story of Moses.D. The Bohemian people made their coins in ho

41、nor of Moses.15. whafs the direct result of business mens writing way of the word PESO?A. The word was shortened.B. The dollar sign was invented.C. The latter P and S were blending.D. The writing way was widely spread.第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分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佳选项。选项中有 两项为多余选项。Confidence makes a

42、difference. It could mean the difference in landing a job you have been dreaming of. It could also mean the difference in staying happy with strangers.16 Buthow exactly do you gain confidence? Hopefully we can light your path with this guide to becoming more confident.Make lists.17 First make a list

43、 of all the things that set you apart from the rest.This will help you focus on the good things you have done instead of the things that have gone wrong. Then look at the things you enjoy doing. Passion will help you work hard.18Realize that you are important and appreciated. People usually shy away

44、 from praise. It makes them feel that they do not deserve the praise. Take yourself away from that thinking and happily accept the praise.19 If you have something to say, force yourself to say itclearly and loudly. You can do this without sounding angry. If somebody disagrees with what you say, do n

45、ot just shy away.20 This makes you move in the right direction. Having a purpose and a goal isgreat to feed your confidence. Start with the little things like the stuff you have been putting off for later. The more things you accomplish, the better you feel.A. Move towards your goal.B. Besides, reme

46、mber that you matter.C. In order to be confident, you have to look confident.D. In most cases, you will have the opportunity to improve.E. Studies show that the healthier you are, the more confident you feel.F. This is a two-part process which begins with a look into who you are.G. Having enough con

47、fidence may help you achieve what you want in your life.第三部分语言知识运用（共两节，满分45分） 第一节（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分） 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以 填入空白处的最佳选项。I am writing this the day before the mail containing the result of the university entrance exam reaches me. I am writing this with a determination that

48、I will 21 and not let life pass me by. I am sure that I will become something, even if the envelope brings me 22 news.The envelope will reach my 23 tomorrow and I am ready to bear with 24and self-respect. I will not 25. unless they are tears of joy for saying good-bye to mychildhood and welcoming in a 26 life-one that is mysterious（神秘的）and27, Itwill teach me to grow and 28 why things are the way they are. It will filter out（过滤 掉）all my29and let my self-worth increase.I will be 30 in my battle and not let the bad news b