山西省太原第五高级中学校2021-2022学年高二上学期12月阶段性检测英语试题（Word版含答案，无听力部分）

太原第五高级中学校2021-2022学年高二上学期12月阶段性检测
英 语
第一部分 基础知识（共10小题; 每小题1.5分，满分15分）
1. Anyone can’t leave school without the head teacher’s ______.
A. permission B. permit C. possibility D. prediction
2. New evidence has ______ the first witness’s account.
A. conducted B. contacted C. considered D. confirmed
3. Van Gogh was famous for his Sunflower, which was painted in three ______ of yellow.
A. ports B. shores C. shades D. stairs
4. Could you tell me what the letters stand ______ in the popular TV play which is being broadcast
A. for B. of C. with D. off
5. Jerry has been preparing carefully for the coming English test so that he can be sure of passing it at his first ______.
A. rescue B. attempt C. purpose D. request
6. Some wild animals ______ and killed at such a speed that they will disappear from the earth in future.
A. hunted B. have hunted
C. are being hunted D. had been hunted
7. Food supplies in the flood-stricken area ______. We must act immediately before there’s none left.
A. are running out B. are being run out
C. have been run out D. will be run out
8. At the beginning of the year 2020, students never thought that they ______ such a long vacation.
A. will have B. should have
C. are going to have D. would have
9. It is difficult to command a new skill, but once ______, it will benefit you for the rest of your life.
A. obtaining B. obtained C. to obtain D. is obtained
10. When entering the office, ______.
A. Tom was seen sitting at a desk B. Tom was seen sat at a desk
C. we saw Tom sitting at a desk D. we saw Tom sit at a desk
第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分30分）
第一节 （共10小题; 每小题2分，满分20分）
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Elephant reserveCountry: ThailandThis is a working vacation at a wildlife centre. Anyone can become a volunteer if he/she agrees to help the elephant keepers with tasks. Daily tasks Gather the elephants at 6: 30 am. Take them to look for food in the forest. Clean the enclosure(围场). Swim with the elephants in the lake in the afternoon. If volunteers want to relax after work, they can watch satellite television. How this vacation helps If these elephants hadn’t been rescued, they would still be living on the streets of Bangkok. The rural environment is much better for them than the urban environment where there is lots of pollution.
Gorilla safari (旅行)Countries: Kenya, Rwanda and UgandaDepartures(出发)：2-3 departures per month from Aug. to Dec.If you’re lucky, you’ll see lions, elephants and rhinos during this safari. The highlight of the trip is the opportunity to see gorillas in the mountain forests. However, you must be in good health—if a gorilla caught a cold, it would be extremely harmful to its whole family.How this vacation helpsThere are only about 600 gorillas left in the world as human activity has reduced the area where they can live. When you buy a ticket, this will pay for the protection of the national park.
Polar bear watchingArea&Country: Arctic,CanadaDepartures: sixty trips between Oct.1-Nov.19.Every October and November groups of polar bears gather in Hudson Bay. As they are normally lonely creatures, this is unusual. The bears wait for the ocean to freeze so that they can hunt for seals, so this is the perfect opportunity to see them. How this vacation helpsIf the Arctic ice cap melts due to global warming, polar bears will be in danger. We give a share of our profits(利益) to the charity that protects polar bears.
11. Which of the following is the task for elephant volunteers
A. Take a bath for the elephants at 6:30 am.
B. Teach the elephants to swim in the lake.
C. Make sure the enclosure is clean every day.
D. Watch satellite television to learn knowledge about elephants.
12. What do we know about the gorilla safari
A. You can set off in April to see gorillas.
B. You will get a cold in mountain forests.
C. To see lions in the mountain forests may be the best part of the trip.
D. Human activities have made the gorilla living area smaller.
13. When is the best time to watch polar bears
A. October 10 B. September 30 C. December 24 D. August 10
B
An exhibition celebrates 100-year-old artist Zhou Lingzhao’s contribution to New China, Lin Qi reports.
Zhou, who turned 100 earlier this year, is an artist whose contribution is legendary. His portrait of China’s late chairman Mao Zedong hung on the outer wall of the Tian’anmen rostrum (讲坛) in Beijing during the founding ceremony of the PRC on Oct 1,1949. Zhou was the chief designer of banknotes for the 2-4 series of the renminbi. And he designed postal stamps for the Year of the Dog in 1982 and 2018.
“He always kept a low profile (姿态),” Zhou’s friend says. “He could have bragged(吹嘘) about working on such major projects, but he didn’t.” Despite his successful career, Zhou remains modest.
Zhou, then 30, was selected to paint Mao’s portrait some 20 days before the founding ceremony. He recalls that, because the portrait was 6 meters high and 4.6 meters wide, Zhou, and his wife, Chen Ruoju, who’s also an artist, worked with the help of a scaffold (脚手架) and climbed up and down and walked far away to monitor the work’s progress.
The portrait was based on a well-known black-and-white photo taken by Zheng Jingkang that shows Mao smiling while wearing a hat, with his head slightly turned to one side.
Zhou recalls being asked to add the words “wei renmin fuwu” (serve the people) at the bottom of the portrait. The couple completed the painting the day before the ceremony and returned home late. When they were about to go to bed, officials in charge of the ceremony visited and told them that, after seeing the portrait, then-premier Zhou Enlai and some other leaders suggested removing the words.
“We rushed back to Tian’anmen Gate. With the help of spotlights, I climbed a long ladder, erased the characters and added new layers of paint to it,” he recalls. “I climbed up to repeat the revision many times. I finally finished the corrections. It was only few hours before the ceremony.”
Zhou was among the crowd of people who attended the founding ceremony. “I saw the portrait from afar. It looked OK. Then I heard other people saying the painting was good. At that moment, I felt relieved and happy. I may never forget that my entire life.”
14. Which of the following is NOT Zhou Lingzhao’s contribution
A. He ever designed the banknotes for the renminbi.
B. He ever designed the postal stamps for the year of Dog twice.
C. He ever did the portrait for China’s late chairman Mao Zedong.
D. He ever took a famous black-and white photo for Chairman Mao.
15. How can we best describe Zhou’s personality
A. Humorous and honest.
B. Responsible and hardworking.
C. Fearless and open-minded
D. Knowledgeable and modest.
16. What made Zhou’s experience of painting Mao’s portrait unforgettable
A. He improved greatly in his painting skills.
B. He successfully attended the founding ceremony.
C. He and his wife worked together to complete the portrait.
D. He devoted great efforts to the work with professional spirit.
C
The heavens opened at the weekend but initially the situation was not as bad as the meteorologists(气象学家) had warned. But by Tuesday, the State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters realized the severity of the situation and raised the emergency response to floods in Henan province to Level III.
From Saturday to Tuesday, Zhengzhou received 624 millimeters of rain, which almost equals its annual average of 640.8 mm, indicating how severe the downpour is.
The meteorological department had warned of severe rainstorms before the downpour. But, as some reports suggest, people tended to ignore them, because initially the downpour was not as heavy as predicted. We know from experience, no matter which part of the world live in, that weather forecasts are not always accurate. As a result, we often take weather-men’s warnings with a pinch of salt.
But with the big advance in science and technology, why can’t meteorologists forecast weather events accurately
Perhaps because of clouds. Clouds have an enormous influence on Earth’s energy balance, climate and weather. While some clouds help cool the Earth by reflecting some of the sun’s energy, other clouds contribute to warming by absorbing(吸收) some of the energy that the atmosphere release, and thus adjust the Earth’s average temperature. On the other hand, weather plays a key role in accurately forecasting natural disasters such as heavy downpours, hurricanes and tsunamis. But weather variations can occur suddenly, depending on the ever-changing position and thickness of clouds.
It is the unpredictable movement of clouds that at times makes it difficult for meteorologists and other scientists to create accurate, realistic computer simulations (仿真) of the clouds and storms. The result: forecasts of severe weather events are not always entirely accurate.
Unfortunately, global warming is making the movement of clouds and storms across the world increasingly unpredictable. And the more greenhouse gases we release, the more unpredictable the weather will become.
In such a case, people and local governments need to be made aware of the dangers of ignoring weather warnings, because more often than not it is seen that meteorological warnings are real, even if sometimes they might be inaccurate by a day or about the severity of the weather event.
17. What does the underlined phrase “take…with a pinch of salt” in Para. 3 probably mean
A. Guess before sth happens. B. Believe only part of sth.
C. Add flavor to a dish. D. Trust sth without a shadow of doubt.
18. Why can’t weather forecasts always be precise
A. Because clouds movements are unpredictable.
B. Because clouds are too thick to absorb energy.
C. Because clouds can cause global warming.
D. Because clouds help release more greenhouse.
19. What should people and local governments do according to the passage
A. Ignore the weather forecast.
B. Be extremely anxious about the warnings.
C. Inform others in time.
D. Pay attention to the weather warnings.
20. How does the writer mainly develop the text
A. By describing the event. B. By analyzing the reasons.
C. By commenting on the event. D. By providing examples.
第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
4 Ways to Write Down Goals Like A Pro
Human beings are unusual in the animal world – and yes, we are part of that world – as we can imagine the future, and dream about what we want to happen there. Dreams can be vague (模糊的) and specific. 21 .
Here are four tips on how to write down goals.
Define your goals.
22 You may have a vague idea of what you want to do but have never had the chance to think clearly and be focused.
Create a timetable.
Creating a timetable means you will have to think of the big picture. Now is your opportunity to allow yourself the luxury of dreaming. Your timetable for success will gradually become clear. 23
Now, look at the detail.
Now that you have turned your dream into a goal, and decided on your path, turn to the short-term goals. Consider the short-term objectives you will need to achieve as you progress towards your ultimate goal. Enter these into your timetable so you have a clear idea of the steps you will need to take.
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Whatever you write in your plan for the future is going to guide you through the whole process. 25 Therefore, make your plan positive. You will not be inspired if you use negative language. Don’t say what you are not going to do anymore. List what you are going to do in positive tones that will encourage you.
Having a plan full of confidence and heartening language will lead you to achieve your ultimate goal. A good plan will help you to make your dream a reality.
A. Trust yourself.
B. Always be positive.
C. But if they are never acted on, they remain dreams.
D. Then, you have may have the joy of success for a long time.
E. Then, you can decide where you want to be in one year, five years, or ten years.
F. You will be referring to it frequently and will need it to be inspiring and motivational.
G. The most challenging part of writing down your goals is to figure out what your goals are at first.
第三部分 语言知识运用(共两节，满分30分)
第一节（共15小题; 每小题1分，满分15分）
We ourselves feel that what we are doing is just a drop in the ocean, but the ocean would be 26 because of that missing drop.
A friend of ours was walking down a deserted Mexican beach at sunset. As he walked 27 , he began to see another man in the distance. As he grew 28 , he noticed that the man kept leaning down, 29 something up and throwing it out into the water. Time and again he kept throwing things out into the ocean.
As our friend 30 even closer, he noticed that the man was picking up starfish that had been 31 on the beach and, one at a time, he was throwing them back into the water. Our friend was 32 . He approached the man and said, “Good evening, friend. I was wondering what you are doing.”
I’m throwing these starfish back into the ocean. You see, it’s low tide right now and all of these starfish have been carried onto the shore by the tide. If I don’t throw them back into the sea, they’ll die up here from lack of 33 . “I understand,” my friend replied, “ 34 , there must be thousands of starfish on this beach. You can’t 35 get to all of them. There are 36 too many. And don’t you realize this is probably happening on hundreds of beaches all up and down this coast Can’t you see that you can’t possibly make a difference
The man 37 , bent down, and picked up yet 38 starfish, and 39 he threw it back into the sea, he replied, “Made a difference 40 that one!”
Jack Canfield and Mark Victor Hansen
26. A. more B. less C. better D. greater
27. A. off B. away C. through D. along
28. A. darker B. nearer C. safer D. taller
29. A. bringing B. making C. looking D. picking
30. A. approached B. replied C. stretched D. assisted
31. A. added up B. washed up C. set up D. taken up
32. A. puzzled B. sensitive C. injured D. shocked
33. A. energy B. hydrogen C. oxygen D. alcohol
34. A. however B. moreover C. consequently D. therefore
35. A. additionally B. possibly C. ordinarily D. commonly
36. A. simply B. deeply C. hardly D. mostly
37. A. claimed B. greeted C. hesitated D. smiled
38. A. both B. all C. another D. other
39. A. as B. until C. since D. though
40. A.in B. to C. of D. with
第二节（共10小题; 每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Feng Boyao and Meng Shuqi, students at No. 37 Middle School in Taiyuan, Shanxi province, spent nearly a year developing a new kind of Braille (布莱叶盲文) reading device and 41.______(win) the first prize at a provincial-level youth science and technology competition.
A large number of Braille contact dots have been set up on the device, 42. ______ is 50 centimeters long and 10 cm high. It can make Braille content move across a computer screen via 43. ______ application.
“Education for blind people 44. ______(be) mainly based on Braille books, but very few Braille books can be found in the marketplace, or they are outdated and cannot meet the needs 45.______ the blind. Only a small number of people have access to Braille reading devices, 46.______ they may sell for as much as 10,000 yuan ($1,549) or more,” Feng said.
The cost of 47. ______(they) device is much lower, so it will be 48. ______(advantage) for market promotion. In addition, because of its magnetic structure, the content 49. ______(display) on the device is said to be more accurate than others. Feng and Meng hope the device can help reduce the number of blind people who are in 50. ______(poor) for lack of education.
第四部分 写作(共两节，满分25分)
第一节 短文改错（共10小题; 每小题1分，满分10分）
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线(＼)划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2. 只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。
The other day, I together with some friends were planning to explore a farmland nearby. We set out on sunny day. The bus we take arrived soon. That we saw first was a large piece of grassland. Then, we walked across it to a greenhouse which juicy strawberries were growing. Seen those red fruits, we all couldn’t wait to taste one. Therefore, they immediately bent down to pick strawberries. Interesting, we only wanted the reddest and the biggest. In the end of the day, everyone was satisfied that but unwilling to leave. It made me realize that the fruit of labor is the sweetest.
第二节 书面表达（满分15分）
请阅读下面一则寓言故事，并完成一篇读后感。内容包括：
1. 寓言故事的概要； 2. 你的观点及例证； 3. 得出的结论。
注意：
1. 词数100左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，是行文连贯。
The Animal School
Adapted from a work by George H. Reavis
Once upon a time, the animals decided to organize a school.
They adopted a curriculum consisting of running, climbing, swimming and flying. To make it easier to administer(管理), all the animals took all the subjects.
The duck was excellent in swimming, but he made only passing grades in flying and was very poor in running. So, he had to stay after school and also drop swimming in order to practice running. This was kept up until his webbed feet were badly hurt and he was only average in swimming.
The squirrel was excellent in climbing until he developed disappointment in the flying class where his teacher made him start from the ground up instead of from the treetop down. He also got a D in running.
The eagle was a problem child. In the climbing class he beat all the others to the top of the tree, but insisted on using his own way to get there…
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高二英语参考答案
第一部分 基础知识（共10小题; 每小题1.5分，满分15分）
1-5 ADCAB 6-10 CADBC
第二部分 阅读理解(共两节，满分30分)
11-13 CDA 14-16 DBD 17-20 BADB
21-25 CGEBF
第三部分 语言知识运用(共两节，满分30分)
第一节（共15小题; 每小题1分，满分15分）
26-30 BDBDA 31-35 BACAB 36-40 ADCAB
第二节（共10小题; 每小题1.5分，满分15分）
41. won 42. which 43. an 44. is 45. of
46. because 47. their 48. advantageous 49. displayed
50. poverty
第四部分 写作(共两节，满分25分)
第一节 短文改错（共10小题; 每小题1分，满分10分）
1. were--was 2. on后加a 3. take--took 4. That--What
5. which--where 6. Seen--Seeing 7. they--we
8. Interesting--Interestingly 9. In--At 10.去掉that