生产建设兵团2021-2022学年高二下学期期末考试
英语试卷
考试时间:120分钟 卷面分:120分
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。
A
While some customs like setting off fireworks and counting down the last few seconds seem universal, many countries have their own unique New Year’s Eve traditions.
Denmark: Break plates
A Danish tradition is to throw plates and dishes against friend’s and neighbor’s front doors. It’s a bit of a popularity contest as the bigger the pile of broken china is the next morning, the more friends and good luck you’ll have in the coming year.
Germany: Pouring lead
In Germany, people melt small pieces of lead in a spoon over a candle, then pour the liquid into cold water. The shapes from the lead pouring are supposed to reveal what the year ahead will bring. If the lead forms a ball, luck will roll one’s way, while the shape of a crown means wealth; a cross means death and a star will bring happiness.
Spain: Twelve grapes of luck
In Spain, one New Year’s tradition is to eat 12 grapes, one for each month of the coming year, to secure prosperity (繁荣). You need to eat one grape with each bell strike at midnight. The tradition dates from 1909 when farmers in Alicante came up with this idea to sell more grapes after an exceptional harvest.
Philippines: Round food, round clothes, round everything
In the Philippines, the start of the new year is all about the money. The locals believe that surrounding themselves with round things (to represent coins) will bring money or fortune. As a result, clothes with dots are worn and round food is eaten.
1. What is believed to bring good luck for the coming new year in Denmark
A. A red candle. B. Round food. C. Broken china. D. A lead cross.
2. What inspired the New Year’s tradition of eating grapes
A. A way to make coins. B. An act to keep power.
C. A desire to be popular. D. An idea to gain profit.
3. Which section of a magazine is the text probably taken from
A. Fashion. B. Travel. C. Culture. D. Entertainment.
B
In my first year of teaching in Houston, I was asked to act as a batman at a birthday party.
One night,the headmaster handed me a costume and said, "Tomorrow you're going to be batman." I knew a batman with a moustache at the party was a huge red flag. I knew it was specially bad for my image,but I didn't want to change my physical appearance because that would mean I was funnier, so I chose not to shave.
The party was at a huge public park, and I had to park my car far enough away so that the children couldn't see me. Then I walked to it secretly, but unluckily,the children saw me coming from about 300 meters away.
I started to regret not to shave. When I got close enough for them to see my face clearly the entire party broke into laughter. I wanted to turn around and run back in embarrassment, but then the laughter changed into cheering and applause. I ran into the party and saw the "birthday"boy with his dad.The dad laughed,"I told you,son.A batman has a moustache."Then he showed me the huge birthday cake with a batman drawn on it,and the batman had a moustache. I just stared at it in disbelief. But it was a thick black line drawn underneath his nose, just like my moustache.
All the children said,"A batman doesn't have a moustache."Instead of admitting the cake was messed up, the parents tried to save face, saying,"No,a batman always has a moustache. He just shaves it for his movies."Naturally,the children were doubtful, but my moustache became the detail that confirmed what the parents had said. Those children of the perfect age still believed in wonders and superheroes and they were pleased to find something kept hidden from others.
That year,I struggled a lot with my identity.Was I a teacher or a clown(小丑) But that day, I may not have been the hero they ordered,and crtainly I wasn't the hero they expected, but I was the hero they needed.
4. What does the underlined phrase"a huge red flag"in paragraph 2 mean
A. A big loss. B. A red sunrise.
C. A great honor. D. A disadvantageous thing.
5. Why did the author have his car parked far away
A. To buy a huge birthday cake.
B. To take a walk before the party.
C. To avoid being noticed by the children.
D. To keep away from the thick black line.
6. How did the author feel when the whole party burst out laughing
A. Awkward. B. Relieved.
C. Happy. D. Puzzled.
7. What can be the best title for the text
A. A Funny Father
B. A Famous Clown
C. A Superhero with a Secret
D. A Perfect Age for Wonders
C
Marian Wright Edelman, an American lawyer, educator and children’s rights activist, was born on June 6, 1939 in South Carolina, one of five children. Her father Arthur Wright was a preacher (牧师) who died when she was only 14 years old. In his last words to her, he advised her not to “let anything get in the way of your education.”
After high school, Edelman went on to study at Spelman College and later traveled to the Soviet Union. When she returned to Spelman in 1959, Edelman became involved in the civil rights movement. This work inspired her to drop her plans to enter the Foreign Service and study law instead. In 1973, Edelman set up the Children’s Defense Fund as a voice for poor and disabled children. She served as a public speaker on behalf of these children.
During a tour, Marian met Peter Edelman, an assistant to Kennedy, and the next year she moved to Washington, D. C. to marry him and to work for social justice in the center of America’s political scene. The couple had three sons: Joshua, Jonah and Ezra. Jonah is the founder of Stand for Children, a group that promotes children’s education, and Ezra is a documentary (记录片) filmmaker who won an Emmy for his film “O.J.: Made in America.”
Edelman is the author of many books for children and adults. Her titles for readers include I’m Your child, God: Prayers for Our Children, Guide My Feet: Prayers and Meditations for Our Children, Lanterns: A Memoir of Mentors, and The Measure of Our Success: A Letter to My Children and Yours, which was a surprising success.
8. What do we know about Edelman’s family
A. She was the single child.
B. Her mother was a preacher.
C. They took education seriously.
D. The family had a poor life.
9. Why did Edelman drop her plan to enter the Foreign Service
A. She wanted to study abroad.
B. She intended to be a lawyer.
C. She had little time for her work.
D. She was interested in civil rights.
10. Where did Edelman get married
A. In Washington D. C. B. In the Soviet Union.
C. In South Carolina. D. In Spelman.
11 What can be learned about Edelman’s children
A. They all worked for social justice.
B. They achieved something in career.
C. They won many awards in their lives.
D. They contributed to their mother’s books.
D
The World Happiness Report, a United Nations agency report, measures (估量) how happy people are, and why. Norway is the happiest place on Earth—beating neighbour Denmark from the number one position.
Denmark, Iceland, Switzerland and Finland round out the top five, while the Central African Republic came last. Western Europe and North America took up most of the places at the top of table, with the US and UK at 14th and 19th.
The World Happiness Report mainly depends on asking a simple question of more than 1000 people every year in more than150 countries. “Imagine a ladder (梯子), with steps numbered from 0 at the bottom to 10 at the top,” the question asks, “The top of the ladder is the best possible life for you and the bottom of the ladder is the worst possible life for you. On which step of the ladder would you say you personally feel you stand at this time ”
The average result is the country’s score—from Norway’s 7.54 to the Central African Republic’s 2.69. But the report also tries to explain why one country is happier than another. It looks at reasons including economic strength (经济实力) social support, freedom of choice, and generosity.
This year’s report also has a text titled “restoring (恢复) American happiness”, which examines why happiness levels in the United States are falling, despite continually-increasing economic improvement. “The United States can and should raise happiness by solving America’s social problems- rising inequality and distrust-rather than focusing mainly on economic growth,” the authors said.
Jeffrey Sachs, the director of the Sustainable Development Solutions Network, which published the report, said President Donald Trump’s policies were likely to make things worse.
12. Which of the following is the correct order of the countries in terms of happiness levels
A. Denmark, the UK, the US, the Central African Republic
B. Denmark, the US, the UK, the Central African Republic
C. the US, Denmark, the UK, the Central African Republic
D. Denmark, the US, the Central African Republic, the UK
13. How does the World Happiness Report measure happiness
A. By asking a question. B. By having a conversation.
C. By doing scientific research. D. By carrying out an online survey.
14. What can we know about America form the passage
A. Its people live an unhappy life.
B. Its economy is going downhill.
C. Its social problems are hard to solve.
D. It has a lower happiness level than before.
15. What’s the author’s purpose of writing the passage
A. To explain the reason for being happy.
B. To introduce the World Happiness Report.
C. To talk about America’s social problem.
D. To discuss the policies by Donald Trump.
第二节(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。
The “Chong Yang Festival” is celebrated on the ninth day of the ninth lunar month, which is also known as the Double Ninth Festival. ___16___
Climbing Mountains
People like to climb mountains on this festival, so Double Ninth Festival is also called “Mountain-climbing Festival”.
The 9th lunar month, with clear autumn sky and bracing air, is a good time for sightseeing. ___17___. It is really refreshing to climb mountains and enjoy the beauty of nature at this bright and clear time in autumn.
Climbing mounting also indicates “climbing to a higher position”. Another reason why climbing mountains are valued by people, especially by the elderly is that it has a meaning of “climbing to ligneous life”. Climbing mountains on Double Ninth Festival was already popular in the Tang Dynasty.___18___
Drinking Chrysanthemum Flower(菊花) Wine
The chrysanthemum flower wine is unique in brewing. In ancient times, people usually picked fresh chrysanthemum flowers and leaves on the 9th of the 9th lunar month, and brewed the mixture of them and grains into the wine. ___19___. The wine is said to have wholesome effects on sharpness of the eye, drop of high blood pressure, reduction of weight and removal of stomach trouble, thus contributing to longevity.
___20___
The Double Ninth cake is also known as “flower cake”. It dates back to the Zhou Dynasty. It is said that the cake was originally prepared after autumn harvests for farmers to have a taste of what was just in season, and it gradually grew into the present cake for people to eat on the Double Ninth Day.
A. Eating Double Ninth Cake
B. Making “flower cake” with friends
C. A lot of poems were devoted to this custom
D. So people love to go sightseeing this month
E. It would not be drunk until the same day next year
F. Here are some traditional customs of the Double Ninth Festival
G. But few Chinese people are aware of the importance of the festival
第三部分 语言运用(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。
Disappointedly, my funny summer vacation was completely ruined last year by an advanced device: the iPad.
Instead of looking at nature, I ____21____ my e-mail.Instead of paddling an old boat,I ____22____ my Twitter feed. Instead of reading great novels, I stuck to reading four ____23____ each morning.
And that was the problem: I was acting ____24____ I were still in the office. My body was on vacation but my head wasn’t.
So this year I made up my mind to try something ____25____: getting away from the Internet. I knew it wouldn’t be easy, since I’m not good at self-control. But I was determined. I started by ____26____ the iPad to my wife. Then, a stroke of luck: The cell phone signal at our cabin was ____27____ than in the past, meaning that I couldn’t cheat. I was ____28____, forced to carry out my plan. Largely ____29____ from e-mail, Twitter and my favorite newspaper websites, I had little way to connect to the world ____30____ radio-and how much radio can one listen to, really I had no ____31____ but to do what I had planned to do all along: read books.
This experience has had a ____32____ ending-for now, at least. With determination and the strong support of my wife, I succeeded in my vacation struggle ____33____ the Internet.I ____34____ realized that it was me, of course, not the iPad, that was the problem.
I knew I had ____35____ when we passed a Starbucks and my wife asked if I wanted to stop to use the Wi-Fi. “Don’t need it,” I said. ____36____, as we return to post-vacation situation, a test begins: Can I ____37____ when I’m back at work And I don’t plan to ____38____ my convenience completely. But I hope to resist the temptation(诱惑) to check my e-mail every five minutes, ____39____ often leads to following my Twitter feed.
A vacation is supposed to help you reset your ____40____ to become more productive(高效). Here’s hoping this one worked.
21. A. received B. wrote C. checked D. recognized
22. A. followed B. ignored C. organized D. founded
23. A. magazines B. newspapers C. journals D. letters
24. A. so that B. as if C. even though D. ever since
25. A. upset B. calm C. crazy D. different
26. A. sending B. handing C. destroying D. burying
27. A. better B. stronger C. less D. worse
28. A. shocked B. trapped C. defeated D. frightened
29. A. set off B. turn off C. put off D. cut off
30. A. more than B. rather than C. instead of D. except for
31. A. choice B. way C. means D. idea
32. A. meaningless B. hopeful C. happy D. peaceful
33. A. for B. against C. to D. in
34. A. entirely B. frequently C. gradually D. finally
35. A. won B. lost C. suffered D. recovered
36. A. Therefore B. However C. Otherwise D. Anyway
37. A. stop B. escape C. continue D. change
38. A. give up B. give in C. give off D. give away
39. A. that B. which C. when D. who
40. A. body B. heart C. brain D. thought
第二节(共10小题;每题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。
The Harbin International Ice and Snow Sculpture(雕塑品) Festival is Harbin’s main tourist highlight every year. It ___41___(become) the world’s biggest winter festival so far. ___42___ makes the Harbin festival special are the scale and size of the sculptures and the beautiful lighting. It is bigger than the ones in Japan, Norway, and Canada.
At first, mainly the Chinese took part, but now it is an international festival and ___43___(compete). As the festival grows, the size of the snow sculptures and ice architecture exhibits keeps ___44___(increase). The work of making these exhibits is ___45___(astonish), and their size and beauty are amazing.
The festival is ___46___(official) held from the end of December through February. Opening dates keep changing, and closing dates partly depend ___47___ the weather. More than 1,000 ice sculptures are on show such as ice lanterns, magical figures and animals that ___48___(love) by children. It is mostly an ice world ___49___(aim) at kids. There are interesting activities kids may enjoy, like ice skating. If you are planning a Harbin tour, please attend ___50___ wonderful festival.
改错(每处 1 分,满分 10 分)
51. 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。
One day when I was on my way to home from school, I found a building on fire. Immediately I called the firefighters.
Several minutes lately, the firefighters arrived and tried their best control the fire. With the help of the firefighters, a lot of peoples left the building safely. Sudden a foreign woman came in a hurry to tell the firefighters everything. But they couldn’t understand what she says. I went to the woman and asked her that was happening. She told me that his daughter was still in the building. I told the firefighters about it at once. They immediately ran into the building and rescued a little girl.
第四部分 应用文写作(满分 25 分)
52. 假定你是李华,你校将举办音乐节。请写封邮件邀请你的英国朋友Allen参加,内容包括:
1. 时间;
2. 活动安排;
3. 欢迎他表演节目
注意:
1. 词数100左右;
2. 可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。
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生产建设兵团2021-2022学年高二下学期期末考试
英语试卷答案
考试时间:120分钟 卷面分:120分
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。
A
【1~3题答案】
【答案】1. C 2. D 3. C
B
【4~7题答案】
【答案】4 D 5. C 6. A 7. C
C
【8~11题答案】
【答案】8. C 9. D 10. A 11. B
D
【12~15题答案】
【答案】12. B 13. A 14. D 15. B
第二节(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。
【16~20题答案】
【答案】16. F 17. D 18. C 19. E 20. A
第三部分 语言运用(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。
【21~40题答案】
【答案】21. C 22. A 23. B 24. B 25. D 26. B 27. D 28. B 29. D 30. D 31. A 32. C 33. B 34. D 35. A 36. B 37. C 38. A 39. B 40. C
第二节(共10小题;每题1.5分,满分15分)
【41~50题答案】
【答案】41. has become
42. What petition
44. increasing
45. astonishing
46. officially
47. on/upon
48. are loved
49. aimed 50. the
改错(每处 1 分,满分 10 分)
【51题答案】
【答案】1.删除to
2.lately→later
3.在best后面加to
4.peoples→people
5.Sudden→Suddenly
6.everything→something
7.says→said
8.that→what
9.his→her
10.a→the
第四部分 应用文写作(满分 25 分)
【52题答案】
【答案】Dear Allen,
How is everything going Our school will hold a music festival next Sunday morning in the school hall. And I’m writing to invite you to join us.
The opening ceremony will start at 9:00 am, and the schoolmaster will deliver a speech. Then there will be various fantastic performances played by talented students. You are definitely welcome to show up on stage, which will add color and fun to our festival.
Looking forward to your early reply.
Best wishes,
Li Hua