辽宁省阜新市第二高级中学2021-2022学年高二上学期期中考试英语试卷（Word版含答案，无听力部分）

阜新市第二高级中学2021-2022学年高二上学期期中考试
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1.If you need to study while you are in London, then don’ t worry. London has a host of quiet study spots. Here are our top libraries.
The British Library
The British Library is a must for bookworms and history fans. It is free to enter and a Reader Pass is available for students and members of the public over the age of 18. In the reading rooms, water bottles and bags must be left in the cloakroom (寄物处) and pencils are the only writing equipment.
Opening time: Sunday: 10: 00 am-12: 00 am Monday-Saturday: 9: 30 am-8: 00 pm
The BFI Reuben Library
The British Film Institute (BFI) is a favorite on the South Bank cultural scene with its film festivals and stylish cinema on the doorstep of the Thames. Its Reuben Library is free to the public and you simply need to fill in a card to get access to the study spaces. When you get tired of work, you can enjoy the collection of resources about the film world here.
Opening time: Tuesday-Saturday: 10: 30 am-7: 00 pm
Ozone Coffee Roasters
There are many coffee houses in Shoreditch, but Ozone Coffee Roasters stands out among the rest with a good reason. Not only is the coffee delicious but the beautiful light-filled shop has an industrial feel and is equipped with plenty of booths (间隔) and benches for spreading out books and laptops.
Opening time: Monday-Friday: 7: 00 am-10: 00pm Saturday: 8: 30 am-5: 30 pm
The National Art Library
Located in Kensington, the National Art Library provides the best research catalogue (目录) for the fine arts and is free to join for all members of the public by registering online or in person on their first visit.
Opening time: Saturday-Thursday: 10: 00 am-5: 30 pm Friday: 10: 00 am-6: 30 pm
1.What do we know about the British Library
A.It is just open to students. B.It is free to enter.
C.It has a long history. D.It closes at 9:00 pm.
2.What can you do in the BFI Reuben Library
A.Visit the River Thames. B.Experience modern art.
C.Get film resources. D.Drink sweet coffee.
3.If you want to visit the National Art Library for the first time, what should do beforehand
A.Book a seat on the APP. B.Prepare your Reader Pass.
C.Register on line or in person. D.Read the research catalogue.
4.Where can you go if you are free on Sunday afternoon
A.The British Library. B.National Art Library
C.Ozone Coffee Roasters D.The BFI Reuben Library
5.Which of the following is true according to the text
A.The British Library has a strict management system.
B.The BFI Reuben Library is on the north bank.
C.Ozone Coffee Roasters is best known for its coffee.
D.The National Art Library often holds art festivals.
B
As the saying goes, “If at first you don't succeed, try, try again.” This is never truer than when you are trying to master English. Lai Shixiong, a respected English master from Taiwan, has a story to share.
Like many non-native speakers, Lai failed when he first started learning English. When he was in high school, he once got an unbelievably low mark of 7 out of 100 on an English test. He almost gave up on English, but then he entered a military school (军校), where he met a classmate who was good at English.
Amazed by his classmate’s American accent, Lai decided to start learning English from the beginning. As he put it, “I saw myself as a baby who had just started to learn a language.” To correct his pronunciation, Lai practiced phonetic symbols (音标) hundreds of times every day using records.
When he was able to pronounce words, Lai said he began to practice dialogues. Not being able to find someone to practice with, Lai created a learning atmosphere(氛围)on his own.” I just talked to myself as if I were in a dialogue.” he said.
Lai also thought of ways to improve his skills. He used English to describe everything he saw. He even translated speeches when he went to class meetings at the military school. He also read and listened to English news to learn new expressions.
“There is no shortcut to mastering a language. You have to practice.” Lai said. After all, Rome wasn’t built in a day.
6.According to the passage, if one wants to master English, he should _______.
A.keep trying B.turn to a teacher
C.share his story with others D.ask a classmate for help
7.What’s the main idea of the second paragraph
A.Lai met a classmate. B.Lai entered a military school.
C.Lai used to be weak in English. D.Lai learned English after school.
8.Whom did Lai talk to when he practiced dialogues
A.Himself. B.His brother. C.A classmate. D.An English teacher.
9.A. How did Lai improve his skills in English
A.By pronouncing new words hundreds of times.
B.By talking with a native speaker.
C.By describing everything in English and Chinese.
D.By reading and listening to English news.
10.What do you think of Lai Shixiong
A.He is easy-going. B.He is helpful. C.He is friendly. D.He is strong-willed.
C
Former UK Prime Minister Winston Churchill (1874-1965) once said, “We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.” These are certainly words that millions of volunteers (志愿者) around the world could agree with.
In the US, April is National Volunteer Month, which recognizes and thanks volunteers who lend their time, talent, and support to causes (事业) they care about.
Volunteering means choosing to work without being paid for it. People who volunteer spend their time doing things they feel strongly about. For example, animal lovers may volunteer at an animal shelter to help improve the treatment and well-being of animals.
For students, valuable lessons may also be learned by volunteering. Take Andrew Makhoul, a sophomore (大二学生) at the University of Pennsylvania, as an example. Makhoul didn’t spend the 2012 spring break partying. Unlike his classmates, who planned on relaxing after a term of hard work, the 19-year-old decided to do something for people less fortunate than himself.
He traveled to an orphanage (孤儿院) in Guatemala in Central America. The orphanage is in one of the poorest and most violent parts of the country, and depends on volunteers to stay open.
Makhoul doesn’t speak much Spanish, but he found communication wasn’t a problem: “You communicated with love,” according to an article on his university’s website, “You could see love when you looked in their eyes.”
Makhoul’s first time as a volunteer only lasted a week, but by the end of that week, he knew he’d be back soon – because he saw love and hope.
US author Sherry Anderson once wrote, “Volunteers don’t get paid, not because they’re worthless, but because they’re priceless.” And this is perhaps why volunteers all around the world keep doing what they do.
11.Why is Winston Churchill mentioned in the first paragraph
A.To lead in the topic. B.To sum up the main idea.
C.To teach readers a lesson. D.To involve readers in a story.
12.According to the passage, why is the National Volunteer Month held in the US
A.To collect money for the volunteers. B.To offer care about the causes of volunteers.
C.To encourage more to become volunteers. D.To appreciate the work of volunteers.
13.How did Makhoul spend the 2012 spring break
A.He threw a party. B.He relaxed himself.
C.He went to an animal shelter. D.He visited an orphanage.
14.It can be inferred (推断) that Makhoul is_________.
A.brave B.lovely C.warm-hearted D.energetic
15.Which word can best describe the work of volunteers
A.Worthless. B.Priceless. C.Highly-paid. D.Badly-needed.
二、七选五
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。
Are robots smarter than hu mans
Some people say that robots are not as smart as humans.16______So who on earth are smarter
About 22 years ago, a robot called Deep Blue played against the world chess champion, Garry Kasparov, and won the game. You may say that Deep Blue was smarter than Kasparov because it won the game, but let's think deeper.
Deep Blue did not learn how to play chess.17______By following these instructions, Deep Blue won against Kasparov. It played better than Kasparov, but this was only because of the clever humans who developed it. It could not learn like Kasparov.
In 2017, another robot named Alpha Go Zero learnt to play a much harder game called Go (围棋) . Alpha Go Zero beat world champions, both humans and robots. 18______It even learnt to play by itself without the help from any scientists. But the only thing it can do is play Go.
19______Smartness is not just about winning or learning. The humans who developed Deep Blue and Alpha Go Zero were smart because they worked together as a team to settle a problem that nobody could settle before. Robots are not as good as humans at working with other humans or even working with other robots as a team.20______And so, even if we have amazing robots today, they are not as smart as humans yet. How long will it take robots to become truly smarter than humans It’s very hard to say.
A. What does it mean to be smart
B. Why are humans smarter than robots
C. Today, it is the best Go player in the world.
D. Robots can do almost anything in the future.
E. Others think that robots will be smarter than humans.
F. Robots find teamwork an extremely difficult thing to do.
G. It simply followed instructions given by human scientists.
三、完形填空（20空）
5.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。
Selfless Blessings, a small shop in Missouri offers everything from food to clothing. But it differs from other shops, because everything in the store is 21 .
“Selfless Blessings is like a thrift store (旧货商店) but we are a free store for 22 that are in need, ” said the store’s 23 , Andrea Berdine. “ People come in and 24 . Here we have a donation (捐赠) box. If they can donate, they do so. If they can’t, then they 25 with a hug.”
Berdine 26 the project in 2017 after seeing something that brought her to tears. She was shopping at a store when she saw a man turned away because he asked for a(n) 27 .
“It was 2 8 that he was homeless. That day it was raining heavily. That man was trembling (发抖) with 29 and wet. However, 30 would give him a coat. What's worse, he was made fun of,” she said. Berdine was 31 . She got in her car and drove around until she found the man. She then picked up her husband’s 32 from the back seat.
That act of giving 33 Berdine to create a Facebook page where the community could connect and contribute to each other. Some people 34 things that they could donate. Others spoke of what they needed. The idea 35 grew into a free shop in Hollister, Missouri.
“Thank God. There is a place you can go to without feeling 36 or embarrassed,” said Dennie, who is now out of 37 .
The store's offerings can mean the difference between life and 38 for some poor people. “When it’s cold outside and you don’t have anything to keep 39 , then the blankets you are given can keep you warm,” said Larry, 40 is homeless.
21.A.expensive B.old C.free D.second-hand
22.A.families B.houses C.homes D.rooms
23.A.customer B.guard C.cleaner D.owner
24.A.shop B.study C.play D.work
25.A.stand B.leave C.move D.talk
26.A.designed B.attended C.started D.improved
27.A.meal B.umbrella C.coat D.raincoat
28.A.difficult B.obvious C.necessary D.important
29.A.anger B.fear C.excitement D.cold
30.A.nobody B.somebody C.everybody D.anybody
31.A.delighted B.puzzled C.moved D.shocked
32.A.watch B.jacket C.book D.card
33.A.persuaded B.allowed C.told D.encouraged
34.A.posted B.bought C.spread D.brought
35.A.suddenly B.luckily C.finally D.hardly
36.A.proud B.tired C.ashamed D.anxious
37.A.work B.sight C.control D.danger
38.A.sickness B.friendship C.work D.death
39.A.quiet B.warm C.silent D.cool
40.A.who B.that C.whom D.which
四、语法填空
阅读下面材料,在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
When was the last time you used a phone booth (公用电话亭) on the street With the rise of mobile phones, they have become out of date.41______Shanghai is trying to bring new life to the old phone booths by turning 42______(they) into mini-libraries.
Shanghai plans 43______(divide) 263 phone booths in Xuhui District into six new44______(type). One type will offer books for people to read and another will provide audiobooks (有声书).
Shanghai is not the only city 45______is trying to save the old phone booths. The British care about them even more, since red phone booths have long been 46______part of the country’s symbol. The world’s first phone booth 47______(build) in the 1880s in Germany. But in the 1930s the UK painted them red, making them a special 48______(attract) in cities.
In recent years the country has come up with many ideas to make phone booths continue to be49______(help). The UK company British Telecom has added screens and free WiFi to some booths.
Maybe in the future phone booths will become city attractions once again, but 50______a more creative way.
五、书面表达
7.假定你是李华, 你校将于下周五晚八点在体育馆举行一场中国功夫(Kungfu) 的表演。你想邀请外教 Michael一起观看演出。请给他写一封邮件, 内容包括:
A Chinese Kungfu performance
Time at 8:00 pm, next Friday
Place the school stadium
Brief introduction to Chinese Kungfu
注意:
1. 开头已给出,不计入总词数;
2. 可适当增加细节,以使行文连贯;
3. 文中不能出现考生的真实个人信息;
4. 词数100左右。
I am glad to hear that you’ve been interested in Chinese Kungfu cultur
答案
1. 答案：1.B; 2.C; 3.C; 4.B; 5.A
2.答案：1.A; 2.C; 3.A; 4.D; 5.D
3.答案：1.A; 2.D; 3.D; 4.C; 5.B
4.答案：1. E2. G3. C4. A5. F
5.答案：1.C; 2.A; 3.D; 4.A; 5.B; 6.C; 7.C; 8.B; 9.D; 10.A; 11.D; 12.B; 13.D; 14.A; 15.C; 16.C; 17.A; 18.D; 19.B; 20.A
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7.答案：
Dear Michael,
I am glad to hear that you’ve been interested in Chinese Kungfu culture. I am writing to invite you to watch a performance in our school stadium at 8: 00 p. m. next Friday.
Chinese Kungfu has a long history in China, and it plays an important role in Chinese traditional sports culture. It not only serves as a means of self-defense, but also does good to people’s health. Up to now, Chinese Kungfu has millions of fans at home and abroad.
Several Kungfu masters have been invited to come and perform that day. Thus, you should not miss this performance. I’m sure it will be an unforgettable experience .
I’m looking forward to hearing from you.