黑龙江省双鸭山市多校2021-2022学年高二下学期期末考试英语试题（Word版含答案，无听力部分）

双鸭山市多校2021-2022学年高二下学期期末考试
英语试题
总分：120分 考试时间：120分钟
阅读理解(共两节，满分40分）
（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、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项
A
Later this month, Tate Britain will host its first Van Gogh exhibition since 1947. Here we’ve collected 4 of his best paintings before the show.
Potato Eaters
Potato Eaters was Van Gogh’s first major work and, despite a distinct lack of colour, it was one that he was most proud of. His aim was to represent the difficulties of country life, so the farmers are painted in earthy tones with rough faces and bony hands. He was more concerned with conveying his message than achieving technical perfection in this painting.
Irises
Van Gogh finished almost 142 pieces during his stay in the Saint Remy de Provence asylum (精神病院), where he was a voluntary patient from 1889 to 1890. This piece was started shortly after he arrived there. The hospital garden provided much inspiration for the artist during his stay there. Originally, the flowers in this work were painted purple but the red pigment (色素) faded over time and has now turned blue.
Cafe Terrace at Night
Despite being painted more than 130 years ago, this cafe still exists in France and has since been renamed the Cafe Van Gogh. This artwork marks the first time Van Gogh’s famous post-impressionistic star-filled sky was seen in a piece, and it was painted on the ground, in person, rather than from memory. While the artwork doesn’t bear his signature (签名), it’s widely known to be Van Gogh’s, as he mentioned Cafe Terrace at Night in a number of his letters.
Wheat Field With Cypresses
This piece was inspired by the view from Van Gogh’s asylum window and was finished on the spot. The work was the title of three paintings that offer an insight into his stay at the hospital. Van Gogh was so pleased with the summer landscape that he made three copies there, one of the same size — which hangs in the National Gallery and two smaller copies which he planned to gift to his mother and sister.
1．Which of the mentioned paintings will Van Gogh probably love best
A．Potato Eaters. B．Irises.
C．Cafe Terrace at Night. D．Wheat Field With Cypresses.
2．What’s the original color of flowers in Irises
A．Blue. B．Red. C．Purple. D．Green.
3．Where is Wheat Field With Cypresses now
A．In England. B．In France.
C．In the asylum. D．In the memorial museum.
B
My mother-in-law left us an unexpected and priceless gift. After she died, my husband and his sister were going through the contents of her house when they discovered every letter we’d written to her during our 46-year marriage. She also kept all the letters my mother had written to her over the years.
During my holidays, I’ve had time to go through these letters. I read about our early married life, our struggle to have children and. especially the progress of our three children from birth to adulthood. I began writing all these details for my children, and now they have details about when they were small. I discovered much I’d forgotten.
To read the letters written by my mother to my husband’s mother is a gift. I wish I’d saved my mother’s letters to me, but now I have these letters that tell me things about my own mother I never knew. I see Mom and Mamma shared their great love for us and for our children.
I come from a long line of letter writers and was trained to stay in touch with our parents. My grandparents loved to receive letters from across the ocean. When I was away on a student exchange in 1970, my mother told me my grandfather kept my airmail letters in his pocket and read them daily. Knowing this, I’ve tried my best to write to our family regularly.
To all of you who write to me. I thank you. The handwritten word is a powerful tool of friendship and it connects us together. Perhaps the greatest gift these letters have given me is to see how much my husband’s parent treasured our letters to her. The letters helped her know her grandchildren and feel like part of our lives. I shall collect and arrange them for my children so that they can read the events of our lives and know they were treasured, too.
Keep writing to those you love. Those letters are our greatest gifts to each other.
4．What did the author do after she read the letters
A．She passed on all the letters to her children.
B．She had a long and friendly talk with her mother.
C．She required her children to write letters regularly.
D．She wrote the details about her children’s childhood.
5．What does the author mainly talk about in Paragraph 4
A．How her grandfather influenced her.
B．What handwritten letters meant to her.
C．What inspired her to keep writing letters.
D．How she stayed in touch with her parents.
6．What does the author think the power of handwritten words is
A．Improving our hands-on abilities.
B．Allowing us to practice writing skills.
C．Helping us understand ourselves better.
D．Strengthening our emotional exchanges.
7．What is the author’s main purpose in writing this article
A．To encourage readers to write letters.
B．To list the benefits of handwritten letters.
C．To remind readers to value those they love.
D．To express her thanks to her mother-in-law.
C
Located 150 miles south of mainland Australia, Tasmania is known for its wildlife and landscape, including unique plant and animal species. Perhaps its most famous native animal is the Tasmanian devil, a small but violent animal. The island was also home to a large wolf-like Tasmanian tiger. It lived among the island’s famous giant tree ferns(树蕨), but was hunted by people until the last known animal died in a zoo in 1936.
A team of Australian scientists have discovered that Tasmania is now carbon negative, meaning it absorbs more carbon dioxide gas(CO2)than it gives off. The team say their findings show the importance of forests in fighting climate change.
Large quantities of CO2 act as a greenhouse gas, trapping heat in the Earth’s atmosphere and causing climate change. Many countries have plans to become “carbon neutral”(碳中和), but Tasmania is one of the first places in the world to go carbon negative.
The fact came to light when a team from Australian National University(ANU)looked into the CO2 emissions(排放)of each Australian state. CO2 is produced by activities such as burning coal, oil and gas for power, but is also released when forests are cut down—especially if the wood is used to make paper and similar products. On the other hand, living forests absorb large amounts of CO2. In 2011, campaigners blocked plans to build a large new paper factory in Tasmania, leading to a large decline in cutting down Tasmania’s forests. Consequently, CO2 emissions dropped sharply and allowed forests to continue growing instead. Much of Tasmania’s power comes from hydroelectricity, which does not give off CO2.
Scientists say that Tasmania’s achievement shows the important role of forests in managing CO2. They say preserving forests around the world could help many countries to absorb more CO2. “We need to store a lot more carbon in the environment,” explained Professor David Lindemayer of ANU, adding that “the most effective place to do that is in forests.”
8．Which is TRUE about the Tasmanian tiger
A．It was a small but violent animal.
B．It went extinct because of hunting.
C．Too much CO2 emission put it on the line.
D．Large clearing of trees led to its dying out.
9．What can we learn about Tasmania
A．Zero CO2 emissions help it go green.
B．Masses of forests help it go carbon negative.
C．It doesn’t need to fight climate change any more.
D．It covers the largest areas of forests in the world.
10．What does paragraph 4 convey
A．Many CO2 emissions arise from human activities.
B．Paper factories have a great prospect in Tasmania.
C．People are not allowed to cut down trees in Tasmania.
D．Hydroelectricity is the only energy source in Tasmania.
11．What does David Lindemayer probably express in the last paragraph
A．Carbon is posing the biggest threat to the earth.
B．Forests are the most effective places to trap heat.
C．He’s proud of Tasmania’s achievement in managing CO2.
D．Preserving forests could best help battle climate change.
D
Parents, teachers and caregivers have long suspected the magic of storytelling to calm kids. Researchers have now quantified the biological and emotional benefits of a well-told tale.
“We know that narrative has the power to transport us to another world,” says Guilherme Brockington from Brazil’s Federal University. “Earlier research suggested that stories help children process and regulate their emotions — but this was mostly conducted in a laboratory, with subjects answering questions while lying inside functional MRI machines. There are few studies on biological and psychological effects of storytelling in a more commonplace hospital setting.”
So investigators working in several Brazilian hospitals split a total of 81 patients aged 4 to 11 into two groups, matching them with storytellers who had a decade of hospital experience. In one group, the storyteller led each child in playing a riddle game. In the other, youngsters chose books and listened as the storyteller read them aloud. Before and after these sessions, the researchers took spit(唾液) samples from each child, then asked them to report their pain levels and conducted a free-association word quiz.
Children in both groups benefited measurably from the interactions; they showed lower levels of cortisol — the stress-related hormone and higher levels of oxytocin, which is often described as a feel-good hormone. Yet kids in the storytelling group benefited significantly more: their cortisol levels were a quarter of those in the riddle group, and their oxytocin levels were nearly twice as high. Those who heard stories also reported pain levels dropping almost twice as much as those in the riddle group, and they used more positive words to describe their hospital stay.
The study demonstrates that playing games or simply interacting with someone can relax kids and improve their outlook but that hearing stories has an especially dramatic effect. The researchers “really tried to control the social interaction component of the storyteller, which I think was the key,” says Raymond Mar, a psychologist at York University who was not involved in the new research.
Next, the investigators plan to study how long these effects last, along with storytelling’s potential benefits to kids with particular illnesses such as cancer. For now Brockington says the results indicate storytelling is a low-cost and extremely efficient way to help improve health outcomes in a variety of settings. Mar agrees. “It’s very promising and scalable,” he says, “and possibly generalizable.”
12．What is the second paragraph mainly about
A．The effects of story-telling on children.
B．The limitations of the earlier research.
C．The methods used in earlier studies.
D．The major breakthroughs achieved so far.
13．The underlined word “scalable” in the last paragraph is closest in meaning to _________.
A．accessible B．comparable C．adjustable D．readable
14．Which of the following is TRUE about the study conducted in Brazilian hospitals
A．It measured participants’ blood levels.
B．It divided subjects into groups of 81.
C．It quantified the benefits of story-telling.
D．It compared impact of two types of story-telling.
15．The conclusion drawn from the study is that ________.
A．listening to stories reduces pain and stress in hospitalized kids
B．interacting with others improves sick kids’ mental sharpness
C．story telling has potential benefits for kids with cancers
D．riddle guessing is as effective as storytelling in helping sick kids
第二节、（共5道小题；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。
Should teens do housework after school ___16___Some might claim that doing housework is a waste of time, while others feel that housework is a good opportunity for teens to become more mature. As for me, I strongly argue that it is indeed necessary for teens to do household work to help develop a sense of responsibility.
First of all, to be responsible, teenagers should learn how to manage their time. ___17___When I was in senior high, I had to wash dishes every day. Therefore, I learned how to do my chores (家务) quickly to save more time for studying and relaxing. On the other hand, my little brother did not do any housework, so he always struggled to keep to his schedule.
___18___Doing household chores can train teens to become independent people. For instance, when my sister was in high school, she had to do her own washing and cleaning, and even cook her own food. As a result, she knew how to take care of herself. She rarely relied on anyone.
Finally, doing household chores can help teens become better leaders. ___19___When my family clean the house together, I often give orders and see everyone do his or her own work. My sister is in charge of dusting the floor, I clean the windows, and my brother takes out the waste. ___20___Moreover, statistics show that a lot of students who are class leaders often are responsible for the main household chores in their families.
A．Take my personal experience for example.
B．People adopt different stands toward this issue.
C．Besides, being responsible means being independent.
D．Parents feel angry if their teens don't help with the housework.
E．Secondly, it gives teens the sense that they're part of the family.
F．Doing household work can help them develop good time management skills.
G．As a result, when I was selected as the leader in group projects, I felt confident about it.
二、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、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Laughter is so familiar to every one of us. There is an English saying that ___21___, “He who laughs last laughs the hardest.” High School Musical star Zac Efron is laughing a lot these days.
___22___ a young boy, Efron was picked on in school because he was always the smallest in his class and ___23___ because he had a big space between his teeth. In sixth grade, Efron’s basketball team made it to the league championships (冠军联赛). In double overtime (两个加时赛), with three seconds left, he dribbled the ball and passed it—to the ___24___ team! They scored and his team lost the game.
But history, as they say, is a thing of the ___25___. Now at 21, Efron is one of People Magazine’s 100 Most Beautiful People, graces the cover of Entertainment Weekly, Hollywood’s most ___26___ magazine, and is traveling the world ___27___ the third High School Musical film. Director Adam Shankman ___28___ Efron as “the biggest teen star in America right now.” Simply google (引擎搜索) “Zac Efron” and you get more than 14 million ___29___. Yes, it seems Efron has a lot to smile about these days.
Efron was born and ___30___ in California. He took school ___31___. According to Efron, “I would get crazy if I got a B and not an A in school.” It was his father who encouraged him to act. He took part in school ___32___ and acted in a local theater group. He also ___33___ singing lessons. He graduated from high school in 2006 and was ___34___ to the University of Southern California to study film. But he put it off—why study movies ___35___ you can star in them
Now Efron is also earning more than $3 million for his ___36___ in High School Musical 3. Not bad for a 21-year-old. But Efron ___37___ remembers those bullies (欺人者). “You always have to remember that bullies want to bring you down because you have something that they ___38__.” Efron said. “Also, when you get made fun of, when people point you’re your ___39___, it’s an opportunity for you to rise above.”
Efron has risen all the way to the top of the movie business. And he can now ___40__ all the way to the bank.
21．A．answers B．goes C．reads D．talks
22．A．As B．Like C．For D．To
23．A．dealt with B．looked after C．laughed at D．knocked down
24．A．strong B．right C．opposite D．active
25．A．time B．present C．moment D．past
26．A．effective B．respectful C．terrifying D．influential
27．A．inventing B．promoting C．complaining D．inviting
28．A．used B．served C．described D．treated
29．A．responses B．pictures C．words D．sentences
30．A．caused B．raised C．directed D．trapped
31．A．hardly B．formally C．easily D．seriously
32．A．meetings B．reports C．lectures D．performances
33．A．taught B．took C．delayed D．escaped
34．A．admitted B．recognized C．realized D．exchanged
35．A．although B．unless C．when D．until
36．A．career B．role C．result D．movie
37．A．even B．yet C．still D．ever
38．A．admire B．observe C．earn D．consider
39．A．excuses B．weaknesses C．strengths D．descriptions
40．A．laugh B．cry C．complain D．climb
第二节 （共10小题；每小题1.5分用单词的适当形式完成短文)
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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Christophe Duhi, executive director of the Olympic Department of the International Olympic Committee(IOC), ___41___ (praise) the Beijing Winter Olympics on Thursday. He said the operation of the Games since the start of the games had been very successful. Duli introduced that the IOC president Thomas Bach used to have a very important meeting every morning to go through Games coordination, but he called it off just a few days before, ___42___, as Dubi explained, was “very rare”.
This says a lot about the quality of the organization and the attention to the details. ___43___ particular, the organizers are doing everything ___44___ (support) the athletes. No athletes have said anything critical. On the contrary, they are all smiling and praising the quality of the organization, the food ___45___ the accommodation. “When the athletes are ___46___ (satisfy), you can expect something more,” he said.
“You have the most advanced weather forecasting system in the world, great operators ___47___ (join) hands with the International Federations and the media. Whatever the weather throws at us, we’re going to meet the challenges. I never expects that you would go over and above,” he said. When asked if there was a moment of concern about the rescheduling of Beijing 2022, Duli said “no” without any ___48___ (hesitate).
“___49___ amazed me at the time and continues to amaze me today is the dynamism, the incredible will of China and Beijing as a city to develop itself to constantly strive for improvement,” Dubi noted. “I can imagine that after the success of 2008 and 2022 Olympic Games, China will continue to be ____50____ (unbelievable) successful. ”
三、短文改错（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。每处错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（/\），并在该句下面写出该加的词。
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。
Last weekend, my classmates and I took the trip to the Wetland Park. Upon arrival, we attracted by the beautiful scenery there. The park was really a nice place for him to go bird-watching. We followed a guide, who brief introduction was interesting. We saw differently types of birds and took a lot of picture. After lunch, we divided ourselves from groups to play games and sing songs. At around 5 p.m, we had started to walk back. The trip was of great useful. It offered us a chance to get close to nature, and made us know the importance of protect the environment.
四、告知信/通知（满分25）
假如你是李华，你校将组织校内留学生参观中国画展（Chinese Painting Exhibition），请写一则通知发布在校园网上。内容包括：
1. 展览的时间和地点；
2. 展览内容；
3. 参观时的注意事项。
注意：
1. 词数100左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。.
Notice
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The Students’ Union
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参考答案：
1．A
2．C
3．A
4．D
5．C
6．D
7．A
8．B
9．B
10．A
11．D
12．B
13．A
14．C
15．A
16．B
17．F
18．C
19．A
20．G
21．B 22．A 23．C 24．C 25．D 26．D 27．B 28．C 29．A
30．B 31．D 32．D 33．B 34．A 35．C 36．B 37．C 38．A
39．B 40．A
41．praised
42．which
43．In
44．to support
45．and
46．satisfied
47．joining
48．hesitation
49．What
50．unbelievably
三短文改错：
1.the→a 2.在we后面加were 3.him→us 4.who→whose 5.differently→different
6.picture→pictures 7.from→into 8.去掉had 9.useful→use 10.protect→protecting
四．参考范文
Notice
In order to promote traditional Chinese culture, our school is to arrange for the exchange students to visit the Chinese Painting Exhibition.
The exhibition will run from Feb. 20 to March. 20 at our school hall. It centers on the history of the traditional Chinese paintings and displays various famous paintings of exceptional beauty from different dynasties, from which you are expected to have a deep insight into the development of Chinese culture.
We are to gather at the school gate at 2:00 pm Feb. 25 and the school bus will take us there. Keep in mind that no photos or food and drink are allowed in the museum.
The Students’ Union
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