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1、吴忠中学20212022学年第一学期期末考试高二年级英语试卷第一部分（共两节，满分20分）第一节（共5小题，每小题1分，满分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。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. What would the man drink at last?A. Orange juice.B. Grape juice.C. Apple juice.2. When will the man get his envelope?A. Tomorrow morning.B. Tomorrow

2、 afternoon.C. Tomorrow night.3. What is wrong with the hat?A. Its too small.B. Its the wrong color.C. Its the wrong way round.4. Whats the problem with the womans TV?A. Its broken.B. It doesnt fit in her room.C. It has bad picture quality.5. What color of light is showing?A. Orange.B. Green.C. Red.第

3、二节（共15小题；每题1分，满分15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。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；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 man doing now?A. Reading a book.B. Locking the door.C. Turning off the heater.7. Whats the probable relationship between the speakers?A. Classm

4、ates.B. Co-workers.C. Family members.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8. Where does the man suggest the woman stay?A. In a hotel.B. In a flat with others.C. In a house with a family.9. Why does the man dislike sharing a flat?A. It is too noisy to study.B. It wastes much time to cook and clean.C. It is difficult to g

5、et along with the roommates.10. Who can help to find a family to stay with?A. The travel agency.B. The Student Union.C. The local government.听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11. Where does the conversation take place?A. At home.B. In a bookstore.C. At school.12. Why is Sarah sad?A. Her pet got lost.B. Her work is d

6、ifficult.C. Her parents have problems.13. What does Mr. Thompson suggest Sara do?A. Get a cat.B. Read a book.C. Focus on her lessons.听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。14. What do the speakers have in common?A. They are both Chinese.B. They always think differently.C. They took a trip abroad together.15. What happene

7、d to the mans American friend?A. He got sick.B. He missed a trip.C. He made mistakes in speaking Chinese.16. How did the mans American friend feel about his suggestion?A. Excited.B. Unhappy.C. Grateful.17. What are the speakers mainly talking about?A. Social skills.B. Emergency reactions.C. Cultural

8、 differences.听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。18. Whats getting less and less these days according to the talk?A. Empty land.B. Garbage.C. Water.19. What do people suggest to deal with garbage?A. Burying it.B. Sending it out of our planet.C. Using it as an energy source.20. What is the problem with burning garbage

9、?A. It is hardly ever done.B. It causes air pollution.C. It is useless for hard materials.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。AIn the fight against COVID-19, many national heroes have become well-known to the public. On August 11, 2020, Chinese President xi Jin

10、ping commended (表彰) four of them for their outstanding contribution .Zhong NanshanZhong Nanshan was given the Medal of the Republic. He has been leading the Chinese governments efforts in the fight against COVID-19. The old expert got a result that COVID-19 could be spread between humans.“The People

11、s Hero” was given to three others. They are Zhang Boli, Zhang Dingyu and Chen Wei.Zhang BoliZhang Boli is a traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) expert. He has been in charge of the research of COVID-19 treatments connecting TCM with Western medicine.Zhang DingyuZhang Dingyu was the head of Wuhans Jin

12、yintan Hospital in 2020. He got an illness in 2018. However, he chose to stay with his partners in Wuhan to save lives. AChen WeiChen Wei is a professor. She has made great achievements in the research on COVID-19. She is also one of the key leaders in Chinas Ebola vaccine (埃博拉疫苗) research.The purpo

13、se of giving the nations top honors to these people was to show the great courage and the spirit of working together of the Chinese people.21. How many people was given “the Peoples Hero” by Chinese President Xi Jinping?A. One.B. Two.C. Three.D. Four.22. Who suffered from a disease in 2018 according

14、 to the passage?A. Zhong Nanshan.B. Zhang Dingyu.C. Zhang Boli.D. Chen Wei.23. Which of the following is right in the passage?A. Chen Wei is the head of Wuhans Jinyintan Hospital.B. Zhang Dingyu is a traditional Chinese medicine expert.C. Zhong Nanshan got a result that COVID-19 could be spread betw

15、een humans.D. Chen Wei has been in charge of the research connecting TCM with Western medicine.BAncient China produced many types of beautiful works of art. Among them, calligraphy, poetry (诗歌) and painting are the most famous. Often they would be put together in art. These became important starting

16、 with the Song dynasty.Calligraphy is the art of handwriting. In the old times the Chinese considered writing as an important form of art. Calligraphers would practice for years to learn to write perfectly, but with style. Each of the over 40,000 characters needed to be written correctly. And each s

17、troke (笔画) in a character had to be written in a certain order.Poetry is also an important form of art. Great poets were famous all over the country, and all educated people were expected to write poetry. During the Tang dynasty poetry was so important that writing poetry was part of the examination

18、s to become a civil servant (文官) and work for the government.Chinese painting is often connected with calligraphy. It is one of the oldest artistic traditions in the world. The most traditional way of Chinese painting is known as “national painting” or “native painting” which is quite different from

19、 Western painting. People can draw mountains, buildings, birds, trees and water.24. Calligraphers needed to write over _ characters correctly in the old times.A.10,000B.20,000C.30,000D.40,00025. What was part of the civil servant examinations during the Tang dynasty?A. Painting.B. Calligraphy.C. Wri

20、ting poetry.D. Playing music.26. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?A. Calligraphy, poetry, and painting are the most famous works of art in ancient China.B. The strokes of each character can be written in any order.C. Poetry is an important form of art like calligraphy.D. C

21、hinese painting is often connected with calligraphy.27. Whats the passage mainly about?A. Chinese art.B. Chinese examinations.C. Chinese history.D. Chinese dynasties.CWhen HarmonyOS, the Chinese self-developed operating system for Huawei mobile devices,was released on Aug 9, it quickly became a hot

22、topic on social media.Many believe it not only represents the rise of the country as a tech power,but also shows respect to classical Chinese culture by naming the system “Hongmeng” in Chinese.“Hongmeng” is a classical word from Zhuangzi. In the ancient times of Chinese legend and myths (神话), “Hongm

23、eng” was used to describe the original state of the universe before matter existed.For HamonyOS，“Hongmeng” indicates the developers aim to make an innovative operating system,unlike any other.Besides “Hongmeng”, Huawei has also registered many of its products under the. names of legendary creatures

24、from Chinese myths.For example,the companys Kirin mobile chip got its name after a lucky monster called “Qilin”. And its server chip is called “Kunpeng”,a creature that changed from a tish into a giant bird.Many Chinese Internet users and media have praised Huaweis use of these names, “as they stand

25、 for Chinese wisdom and ancient peoples imagination and spirit of exploration”, Global Times noted.In fact, Huawei is not alone in using traditional culture for modern ventures. Ne Zha, he new film,also portrays traditional culture in a modern context. The movie is loosely based on the well-known wo

26、rk of classical Chinese myth The Investiture of the Gods.Earlier this month it became the biggest animated movie in China and was called “the glory of domestic anime (国产动漫)”.Indeed,the long history and splendid classic works have given China a profound culture.Myths and legends are the creative work

27、s of tremendous imagination.As Global Times put it, today by revisiting a modern context, “ancient myths has the power to inspire imagination in young people”. After all, imagination is the beginning of creation.28. What do we know about HarmonyOS?A. Its release raised a storm of objections.B. It is

28、 named after a creature in myth.C. It combines high technology and culture.D. Its the best operating system.29. Which of the following best explains “innovative” underlined in Paragraph 2?A. creativeB. modernC. popularD. intelligent30.How do the public think of Huaweis use of the names?A. Confused.B

29、. Unexpected.C. Approving.D. Doubtful.31.What can be inferred from the last two paragraphs?A. The film Ne Zha is not adapted from myths.B. The film Ne Zha is a big hit.C. More businesses follow Huaweis lead.D. Ancient myths is a good choice for entertainment.DPrimary and junior-high school students

30、and their parents across the country have seen some changes since the new school year started on September 1.Students have less homework, and their parents no longer need to correct the homework of their children. At the same time, the number of after-school tutoring institutions for primary and jun

31、ior high school students is reducing. These changes are the result of national guidelines to ease the burden of excessive homework and off-campus tutoring for students during the nine years of compulsory education(义务教育). Known as the “double reduction” policy(双减政策), the guidelines were issued at the

32、 end of July, and took effect this semester.The policy is an important step in Chinas boosting of more well-rounded educational practices. In addition to providing compulsory education, China is also working to develop an education system that enables young people to create a moral, intellectual, ph

33、ysical and mental grounding. Chinas education system had become increasingly exam-oriented(应试教育)in recent decades due to the desire of achieving high scores in high school and the college entrance examinations. In addition, the extracurricular tutoring companies, most of which privately funded, were

34、 producing social anxiety in the name of creating a better future for children. Each of these factors contributed to an excessive burden on primary and junior-high school students, and made education a results-oriented tool serving short-term interests, endangering the entire education system and ev

35、en the mental health of the future generations.The policy of easing study burden aims to help education recover its essential purpose with schooling as the cornerstone of the system, social education as the supplement and family education as the foundation, so as to better educate high-caliber talen

36、ts for the country.The policy may bring back well-rounded education; however, the motivation to receive and offer exam-oriented leaning will last as long as exam scores remain the standard for entry to high schools and colleges. There is still a long way to go for China to change from exam-oriented

37、to well-rounded education.32.What change has taken place since this September?A. Students have no homework.B. Parents have to correct homework.C. After-school tutoring institutions disappear.D. The burden of students becomes less.33.What is well-rounded education?A. An education to develop students

38、in many ways.B. An education to encourage students to achieve high scores.C. An education to train students to deal with exams.D. An education to put young students health in danger.34. What is the authors writing purpose?A. To welcome the new policy.B. To introduce the new policy.C. To question the

39、 new policy.tD. To support the new policy.35. Where can the text be found?A. In a text book.B. Ina novel.C. In an education magazine.D. In a diary.第二节，阅读填空（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。 36 . The legendary volleyball coach Lang Ping gave the answer in the recent documenta

40、ry (纪录片) The Iron Hammer.The documentary displays Langs inspiring journey from her gold medal victory as a volleyball player in the 1984 Olympics to her amazing career as a successful coach for both Team USA from 2005 to 2008 and China since 2013. She was the first person to win Olympic volleyball g

41、old as a player and coach. Lang Ping revealed the secret to such remarkable achievements in the documentary. As she said, “ 37 ”. 38 . Troubled by severe injuries to her cervical vertebra, back, waist and knees, caused by intense exercise and hard work, the 60-year-old has undergone more than 10 sur

42、geries. “No parts of my body function well,” she joked.But illness is certainly not the only difficulty Lang has .faced. In 2005, she struggled with balancing raising her daughter Lydia Bai Lang, who lived in the US, and her coaching career. She eventually decided to work for USA Volleyball that yea

43、r. 39 “Im proud of being Chinese” Lang responded in an interview. Later she returned to head the Chinese women s volleyball team in 2013, leading the team successfully defending its World Cup crown with a perfect record of 11 straight wins last year.There is no doubt that Lang is one of the greatest

44、 players and coaches in history. As an American athlete commented in the documentary, 40 .A. Who is Lang Ping?B. Lang is the hardest to defeat.C. I believe volleyball was my life.D. What makes one a great person?E. Glory and challenges go hand in hand.F. Lang Ping is like Michael Jordan in our minds

45、.G. This decision aroused a lot of negative comments in China.第三部分 语言知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节 完形填空（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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。“Cheese” a metaphor (隐喻) for what we want to have in life, whether it is a job, a relationship, or money.Each of us has our own 41

46、of what cheese is, and we want to 42 it because we believe it makes us 43 .Once there lived four little characters. Two were 44 named Sniff and Scurry and two were little people named Hem and Haw.Every morning, the mice and the little people 45 .their running wear and went to Cheese Station C 46 the

47、y found their cheese. It was such a large store of cheese that Hem and Haw 47 moved their homes to be closer to it.One morning, Sniff and Scurry arrived at Cheese Station C and discovered there was 48 cheese. They werent surprised. 49 they had noticed the supply 50 cheese had been getting smaller every day, they were prepared for the result. They set out quickly to, 51 new cheese.Later that same day, Hem and Haw arrived. “What? No cheese! Who moved my cheese?” Hem yelled. They went home that night 52 and discouraged.The next day Hem and Haw 53 to Cheese Station C. But the situati