湖南省岳阳市2021-2022学年高二英语下学期期末教学质量监测试题.docx

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1、湖南省岳阳市2021-2022学年高二英语下学期期末教学质量监测试题时量：120分钟；满分：150分。注意事项：1本试卷分为四部分，共12页。2答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名，准考证号与校名填写在答题卡的相应位置。3全部答案在答题卡上完成，答在本试卷上无效。第一部分：听力（共两小节，满分30分）做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。第一节（共5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。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。

2、例：How much is the shirt?A19.15B9.18C9.15 答案是C。1How will the woman contact the man next？ABy e-mailBWith a phone callCBy text message2Who is the woman probably talking with?AA coach.BA doctor.CA manager.3Where does the conversation most probably take place?AAt home.BAt a canteen.CAt a drug store.4Whic

3、h sport did the woman do best in this years competition?ABicycle race.BPingpong.CBadminton.5What does the man probably think of the party?AIts interesting.BIts crowded.CIts dull.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。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。

4、每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6When is the mans flight leaving?ANext Friday.BNext Saturday.CNext Sunday7How much will the man have to pay for all tickets?A$ 580.BS1,160.C$1,740.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8What can people enjoy in Richmond?ALocal foods.BLocal artworks.CLocal shopping centers.9How far away is Sun Va

5、lley from Richmond?A5 minutes walk.B10 minutes walk.C15 minutes bike ride.10Where do the speakers decide to sleep?AIn a tent.BIn a hotel.CIn a villagers house.听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11What kind of restaurant does the man recommend?AGreek.BBulgarian.CTurkish.12What is the salad made of in the restaurant?AV

6、egetables and cheese.BVegetables and olive oil.CMeat and cheese.13What does the woman like for dessert?ASweets.BCakes.CCheese.听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。14What does Carol do when she volunteers?AShe performs for children.BShe picks up trash.CShe serves dinner.15How often does Carol volunteer?AOnce a week.BTwi

7、ce a week.CThree times a week.16What does Jim worry about if he joins Carol?AKnowing little about the story.BChoosing a boring book.CReading for hours.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17Where can people find public bookshelves in Germany?AOn street corners.BIn the cinema.CIn the church.18For whom is the project se

8、t up?AThe old.BThe children.CEveryone.19Who take care of the public bookshelves?ALocal librarians.BThe police.CLocal volunteers.20Where are they going to put up future bookshelves next?AIn rich neighborhoods.BIn poor neighborhoods.CIn local supermarkets.第二部分阅读(共两节，满分50分)第一节 (共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分)阅读

9、下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。AA study by the Institute for Employment Studies found that older learners reported higher life enjoyment and greater confidence. The following apps will help you to learn something new.1. QuizletWhether youre brushing up on a language, gardening knowledge and cooking t

10、echniques, or getting to grips with your favourite literature classics, the online learning platform, Quizlet, gives you access to over 300 million different study sets on almost any subject you can imaginefor free.Whether you are learning a skill yourself or helping your child or grandchild revise

11、their school work, Quizlet is a great study platform for mastering any subject.2. BabbelAs well as being a great skill to show off on holiday, learning a new language can have profound effects on the way you approach problem-solving and might even give you a leg-up in your career.With classes design

12、ed to be 10-15 minutes long, Babbel encourages learning in short, yet achievable, bursts. So this summer, whether youre on the beach soaking up some sun, or simply relaxing at home, why not give language learning a try?3. BlinkistBlinkist is the perfect app to assist you this summer, providing the k

13、ey highlights from non-fiction books in both audio and text form.Whether you want to start a new business, improve your management skills, or achieve a better work/life balance, micro-learning app Blinkist takes key ideas from non-fiction texts and transform them into easy-to-consume 15-minute diges

14、ts.4. RementeStress is something that most of us face on a daily basisbe it at work or at homeand continual worry and stress can be harmful to our health.Today, there are tools that can help you, like the mental health app Remente. Whether the aim is to improve mental wellbeing, stress or personal o

15、r professional relationships, Remente guides a user through every step in order to make their goals a reality. 21. In which app can almost everything be learned?A. Quizlet. B. Babbel. C. Blinkist. D. Remente.22. What can you find in Blinkist?AScience fiction in audio forms. BShort stories by famous

16、authors.CThe best part of a news article. DA complete version of a best-seller.23. If youre stressed with your new business, you can choose _?A. Babbel & Quizlet B. Remente & QuizletC. Blinkist & Babbel D. Blinkist & RementeBGetting to Antarctica is not easy. The few who are lucky enough to visit th

17、is most mysterious continent do so by ships. To reach Antarctica, ships must pass through a notoriously violent area of ocean called the Drake Passage, considered to be the roughest stretch of sea on the planet. Walls of water thirty, sometimes forty feet high continually crashed about our ship for

18、two solid days. We would hold on to a rope inside the ship while being violently tipped to one extreme side, then to the other, and then back again. My daughter Claire and I were as mentally prepared as we could be.About two and a half days after entering the Drake Passage, the waters calmed. Soon,

19、we noticed small black spots on nearby pieces of floating ice. Emperor penguins! Then, we began the two-mile hike over the ice to the penguin colony. Within several hundred yards, little clusters of emperors, perhaps ten or so at a time, greeted us, sliding on their bellies and making their wonderfu

20、l noises, sort of a nasally squeal. One day two adult emperors with their three chicks in tow approached Claire, who was resting on the ice. They left the chicks with her, as if she were the babysitter. Twenty minutes later they returned to collect the chicks. And I will never forget the penguin tha

21、t, when I jokingly asked which way back to the helicopters, pointed a wing in the correct direction.Every night aboard our safe and warm ship, we thought about what it takes to survive in Antarctica, an incredibly harsh place. But each day on the ice, we also thought about the Drake passage, that mo

22、nstrous body of water we had to endure to get where we were. Over the course of our visit, we came to respect the power of that sea. We still talk about the penguins, as Im sure we always will. But we talk about the Drake too. Both experiences were unforgettable, and one would not have been possible

23、 without the other. 24. What does the word notoriously mean in paragraph 1?A. Frequently traveled. B. Hard to locate.C. Recognized negatively. D. Aimlessly sailed.25. Which of the following best describe the voyage in the Drake passage?A. Boring. B.Comfortable. C. Smooth. D. Difficult.26. What does

24、the author mostly focuses on penguins when describing them?A.Dependence on one another.B.Collecting their baby chicks in time.C.Friendly and entertaining behavior.D.Ability to survive in their environment.27. What did the author most likely gain from his experience?A. An increased respect for the po

25、wer of nature.B. An understanding of how animals survive in cold climates.C. An awareness of the types of activities his daughter enjoys.D. An interest in other journeys that involve physical challenges.CBlack history museums and historic sites are thriving or growing forcefully across the South. Th

26、eyre riding a wave of interest in African-American history thats made a stunning success of the 2-year-old National Museum of African American History and Culture in the nations capital.Attendance at some large museums is decreasing. Twelve of the 20 biggest U.S. museums saw flat or lower attendance

27、 from 2016 to 2017. In comparison, various activities involving black history stand out.In Church Creek, Maryland, for example, a 1-year-old, 17-acre state-national park memorializes the place where Harriet Tubman was born and enslaved. Tubman escaped slavery and later helped many others escape, too

28、. The park was expected to draw 75,000 visitors its first year. However, it attracted 100,000.History professionals cite several factors for the phenomenon. The Black Lives Matter movement, conflicts over Confederate monuments, protests by NFL players and last years violence in Charlottesville, Virg

29、inia, also have made a difference. These activities have caused more Americans to consider how race affects them.When the national museum opened, We thought that might have the impact of gaining the public spotlight. Just the opposite, saidMoore, president of Charleston, South Carolinas Internationa

30、l African American Museum. It has jump-started more presentations of black history. There are art museums everywhere, and there are history museums everywhere. I see it as really healthy that there will be African-American museums everywhere.States also are spending money to promote civil rights tou

31、rism. 14 Southern state tourism agencies in January launched a website detailing stops on what they are calling the U.S. Civil Rights Trail.The South Carolina African American Heritage Commission last year created a Green Book mobile app. It includes 300 historic African-American sites in South Caro

32、lina. Cultural tourism, or heritage tourism, is one of the fastest growing markets in the country, said Jannie Harriot. She is the vice chairperson of the South Carolina commission.(But) nothing that we do is limited to black people. Sometimes I think white people are more interested in our history

33、than we are.28. Why does the author mention the example state-national park in paragraph 3?A. To reflect the development of the park.B. To introduce the life of Tubman.C. To present the attraction of large museums.D. To show the increased interest in black history.29. What is the Moores attitude to

34、the open of national museum?A. Favorable. B. Indifferent. C. Doubtful. D. Unclear.30. What can we learn about civil rights tourism?A. An increased amount of money has mainly helped to preserve historic sites.B. Actions have been taken only by black people to promote civil rights tourism.C. Efforts h

35、ave been made to increase tourism and attention to historic sites.D. Commission has done nothing to arouse the interest of black people in history.31. Which of the following is a suitable title for the passage?A. Activities Involving Black History Standing Out.B. Reasons for the Increased Interest i

36、n Black History.C. The Increased Awareness of Preserving Black History.D. BlackHistoryTourismandMuseumsAttractingAttention.DThere are many interconnected links between Earth and space exploration. The Earth and Space Foundation(基金会), was founded for the purposes of developing such links by field res

37、earch and direct practical action.Projects that have been supported by the Foundation include environmental projects using technologies of space exploration: satellite communications, GPS, remote sensing, advanced materials and power sources. For example, the people of Guatemala are faced with the l

38、oss of the forests on which their livelihood depends. Rather than opposing economic progress and trying to savethe forests on their own strengths, one new approach is to improve the value of the forests. The Foundation has previously given a fund to a group of explorers that used remote sensing to p

39、lan eco-tourism routes in the forests of Guatemala, thus bringing income to the local populations through tourism. This novel approach is now making the protection of the forests a reasonable economic decision.The Foundation funds many archaeological(考古学的) field projects, which reflect the contribut

40、ions of the early civilization to astronomy(天文学) and space sciences. The Foundation helped fund a large archaeology project by the Society for Syrian Archaeology at the University of California,Los Angeles. It worked with the Syrian government and used GPS and satellite imagery to locate banks of ea

41、rth, or tels, containing treasures and relics of ancient civilizations. These collections are being used to build a better picture of the nature of the civilizations that gave birth to astronomy.Field research also applies the Earths environmental and biological resources to the human exploration an

42、d settlement of space.This may include the use of remote environments on Earth, as well as physiological and psychological studies in harsh environments.In one research project, the Foundation gave financial support to an international caving expedition tostudy the psychology of explorersin caves in

43、 Mexico for a period of time. The results of the tests were used by the NASA Johnson Space Centerto improve US astronaut selection standard. Besides, a Mars-like programme has been launched in one area in the the Arctic, whose environment is similar to the Mars, to test communications and exploratio

44、n technologies in preparation for thehuman exploration of Mars.32. What do we know about the novel approach in the Guatemala project?A.It opposed the development of economy.B.It reduced the impact of tourists on the forests.C.It showed that preserving the forests can be profitable.D.It gave the Foun

45、dation greater control over the forests.33. Why were GPS and satellite imagery used in the Syrian project ?A. Toexplore land that is hard to reach.B. To find ancient items buried under the earth.C.Tolimit the impact of archaeological activityD.Torebuild the picture of all the civilizations.34.What c

46、an we infer from the last paragraph?A.The space environment is astough as the environment on Earth.B.It is unlikely to test the technologies needed to explore Mars on Earth.C.The length of time in caves certainly leads to the bestastronaut selection standard.D.Space-like environments on Earth may he

47、lp usunderstand how to operate in the space. 35.What is the writers purpose in the passage?A. To encourage people to explore the space. B. To introduce the function of the Foundation.C. To persuade people to study the caves.D. To show the importance of space exploration.第二节 (共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分)阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Active listening is a way of communicating that can increase understanding between a speaker and a listener.Its goal is t