辽宁省实验中学分校2022-2022学年高二英语下学期期初考试试题第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）1-20题---略第二部分阅读理解（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，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AMyhusbandOlliehadretiredfromteachingandweweremakingplanstotraveltogethertoFlorida.Thenhewasterriblyillandbecameveryweak,hardlyabletospeak.WeekspassedanditbecameclearthatOlliewasneardeath,butIprayeddayandnightthathecouldgetbetter.OneofuswasalwaysinOllie'shospitalroom--eitherme,orourgrownchildren,BruceandKaren.Oneday,inhisbrokenandweakspeech,OllietoldBruce,“Gohome.YoushouldbewithGwen.”GwenwasBruce'swife.Theyhadbeenmarriedforsixyearsandlivedhundredsofmilesaway.Gwenwasabouttohaveababy.Wefeltanextrasadness,knowingOlliewouldneverseehisfirstgrandchild.“Idon'twanttoleaveyou,dad,”Brucesaid.Ollierepeated,“YoushouldbewithGwen.”Reluctantly,Bruceleft.“Whenthebabycomes,”hepromisedOllie,“youwillbethefirsttoknow.”Afewdayslater,around2p.m.,Ollieawokefromasleep.Heturnedandlookedatme.Isatclosetohearhisweakwords.“Thebabyiscomingnow.It'saboy,”hesaid.Foramomenthiseyeswerefilledwithtears.Thenhewentbacktosleepagain.Notlongafterthat,Karenranintotheroom.“Brucecalled,”shesaid,asmilelightingherface.“Gwengavebirthtoahealthybabyboyaroundtwoo'clock.”Olliesmiled;hehadbeenthefirsttoknow.Thatnight,Olliediedinhissleep.22.WhydidOlliewantBrucetobewithGwen?A.Olliedidn'twanthissontobeabsentwhenhisbabywasborn.B.OlliewantedBrucetobringthebabyalongassoonasitwasborn.C.OlliethoughtitwastoomuchtroubleforBrucetostayathospital.D.Olliecouldn'tbearhissonseeinghimdyingwithabrokenheart.23.TheunderlinedwordinParagraph3isclosestinmeaningto.A.DisappointedlyB.ImmediatelyC.ExcitedlyD.Unwillingly24.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.OllieandhiswifehadplannedtosettleinFlorida.B.Olliecaredforhissonmorethanhisdaughter.C.Olliediedhappyandinpeace.D.Olliewassadaboutnotbeingabletoseehisfirstgrandchild.-9-BSorrytosay,ourbrainsnaturallystartslowingdownatthecruellyyoungageof30.Itusedtobethoughtthatthiscouldn’tbehelped,butnewstudiesshowthatpeopleofanyagecantraintheirbrainstoworkfaster.“Yourbrainisalearningmachine”,saysUniversityofCaliforniascientistDr.MichaelMerzenich.Giventherighttools,wecantrainourbrainstoactliketheydidwhenwereyounger.Allthat’srequiredisthepracticedesignedjustforthepurpose:afewexercisesforthemind.Merzenichhasdevelopedacomputer---basedtrainingmethodtospeeduptheprocessinwhichthebraindealswithinformation.Sincemuchofthedatawereceivecomesthroughspeech,theBrainFitnessProgramworkswithlanguageandhearingtobetterspeedandaccuracy.Overthecourseoftraining,theprogramstartsaskingyoutodistinguishsounds(between“dog”and“bog”,forexample)atanincreasinglyfasterspeed.“It’sabitliketennisinstructor,”saysMerzenich,“hittingballsatyoufasterandfastertokeepyouchallenged.Youmaystartoutslow,butbeforelongyou’reprettyquick.”Thebiggestfindinginbrainresearchinlasttenyearsisthatthebrainatanyageishighlyplastic.Ifyouaskyourbraintolearn,itwilllearn.Anditmayevenspeedupwhileintheprocess.Tokeepyourbrainyoungandplasticyoucandooneofamillionnewactivitiesthatchallengeandexciteyou:playingtabletennisorbridge,doingcrosswordpuzzles,learningalanguage......“Whenitcomestopreventingaging,youreallydo“doitorloseit”,saysBarbaraSahakian,professoratCambridgeUniversity.25.Dr.Merzenich’strainingmethodmainlydependson________.A.theinformationbeingdealtwithB.computerlanguagesC.theactivitiesonejoinsinD.speechtraining27.Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?A.PracticemakesaquickmindB.Brainresearchstartedtenyearsago.C.Dr.MerzenichisascientistincomputerD.Peopleusedtobelievenothingcouldstopthebrainslowingdown.28.Whichofthefollowingagreeswiththewriter’sidea?A.ThetrainingmethodsworkbetterfortheoldB.ThetrainingofthebrainshouldstartatanearlyageC.Peopleshouldusethebraintostopitfromaging.D.It’snecessarytotakepartinasmanyactivitiesaspossible.CDuringmyhighschoolyears,themostimportantthingwaswhatIwaswearingto-9-theFridaynightdanceandwhoIwastaking.Althoughcollegewastalkedabout,itwastheleastofmyworries. WhenIwasgraduatingeighthgradeandstartinghighschool,myolderbrotherwasgraduatingtwelfthgradeandgoingontocollege.Formygraduation,hegavemeacardinwhichhewrote,“Enjoyyourfouryears…,theygobyfast.”Iremembernotbelievinghimthen,butlookingback…,hewasright.ThosefouryearsshapedwhoIwasasaperson,pushedmetomylimitandencouragedmetobecomeanadult. However,Iwassocompletelyabsorbedinmyjuniorandsenioryearsofhighschool,thatwhensomeonespokeofcollegeIbrusheditoff.Iwasn'treadytoleavemycomfortzoneofhavingallofmyclosestfriendstogetherandknowingwhateverysingledaywasgoingtobelike.StudyingwassomethingIdidonlyAFTERInailedmyhalf-timedanceperformance.Iknewmyparentswantedmetogotocollege,soItoldthemIwouldgotocommunitycollegeandIdidn’tworryaboutmySATscores. Whenmysenioryearpassedandeveryonegraduatedandwentofftotheirowncollege,IstartedtowishIhaddonethesame.Myfriendswerelivingaway,meetingnewpeople,discoveringnewplaces,andIwaslivingathomeanddrivingtoandfromclasseveryday.Itseemedexactlylikehighschool.Ihatedit!Ithoughtcollegewassupposedtobedifferent!Whydidn’tItakemoretimetoresearchcollegesanddothesame?IendeduplovingcollegeandwishingIhadfouryearstoenjoythecampusatmosphereinsteadoftwo. Myadvicetoanyonethinkingaboutattendingcollegeistothinkaboutitveryseriouslyandlookintoallofyourchoiceswellaheadoftime.NowIhavegraduatedandIamworkingfulltimeandIwoulddoanythingtogobacktomyhighschooldaysforasecondchance!29．Whydidn’ttheauthorworryabouthisSATscores? A．Hehadagiftfordance..B．HewantedtogotocommunitycollegeC．Hewaswellpreparedfortheexam.D．Hebelievedhisbrotherwouldhelphim.30．Wheninhighschool,theauthor .A．buriedhimselfinhisstudyallthetimeB．livedintheschoolexceptonholidaysC．enjoyedtalkingaboutfuturecollegelifeD．drovetoandfromclasseveryday31．Whatdidtheauthor’sbrothermeanby“Enjoyyourfouryears…,theygobyfast.”?A．Headvisedtheauthortovaluetheyears.B．Heencouragedtheauthortoleavehiscomfortzone.C．Hewishedtheauthortohavemoredance.D．Hesuggestedtheauthoraimatacommunitycollege.32．Talkingofhishighschoolyears,theauthorfeels .A．LonelyB．regretfulC．angryD．pleasedD-9-Timeandhowweexperienceithavealwayspuzzledus.Physicistshavecreatedfascinatingtheories,buttheirtimeismeasuredbyapendulum（钟摆）andisnotpsychologicaltime,whichleapswithlittleregardtotheclockorcalendar.Assomeonewhounderstoodthedifferenceremarked,“Whenyousitwithanicegirlfortwohoursitseemslikeaminute,butwhenyousitonahotstove,aminuteseemsliketwohours.”Psychologistshavelongnoticedthatlargerunitsoftime,suchasmonthsandyears,flyonswifterwingsasweage.Theyalsonotethatthemoretimeisstructuredwithschedulesandappointments,themorerapidlyitseemstopass．Forexample,adayattheofficefliescomparedwithadayatthebeach.Sincemostofusspendfewerdaysatthebeachandmoreattheofficeasweage,anincreaseinstructuredtunecouldwellbetoblameforwhytimeseemstospeedupaswegrowolder．Expectationandfamiliarityalsomaketimeseemtoflowmorerapidly.Almostallofushavehadtheexperienceofdrivingsomewherewe’veneverbeenbefore.Surroundedbyunfamiliarscenery,withnorealideaofwhenwe’llarrive,weexperiencethetripaslastingalongtime.Butthereturntrip,althoughexactlyaslong,seemstotakefarlesstime.Theunfamiliarityofthejourneyhasbecomeroutine.Thustakingadifferentrouteonoccasioncanoftenhelpslowtheclock.Whendaysbecomeasidenticalasbeads（小珠子）onastring,theymixtogether,andevenmonthsbecomeasingleday.Tofightthis,trytofindwaystointerruptthestructureofyourday—tostoptime.Learningsomethingnewisoneofthewaystoslowthepassageoftime.Oneofthereasonsthedaysofouryouthseemssofullandlongisthatthesearethedaysoflearninganddiscovery.Formanyofus,learningendswhenweleaveschool,butthisdoesn’thavetobe.33.Thequotation（引用语）inthefirstparagraphisusedtoindicate______.A.physicaltimeisdifferentfrompsychologicaltimeB.timeshouldnotbemeasuredbyapendulumC.psychologicaltimeisquitepuzzlingD.physicaltheoryhasnothingtodowiththetruesenseoftime35.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A.Itgivesvariousexplanationsabouttime.B.Itexplainswhytimefliesfastandhowtoslowitdownpsychologically.C.Itshowsthedifferentideasofphysicistsandpsychologistsontime.D.Itdescribeshowweexperiencetimepsychologically.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。IstillremembermycollegedaysafterIwasinitiallygivenmyassignmentsofwritingdifferentpapers.Ienjoyedmyfirstweekwithnewfriendsandteachersas-9-theywerequitefriendlyandsociable.ButIdidn’trealizethattherewasadarkerainmylife,whichwasthehorrifyingdayafterIfoundthatmytermpaperswithemptypages.Ihadnowayout.Iwasnotalone. 36 Igatheredsomecourageandstartedthinkingtofindmethodstohelpmewritemytermpapers.Iwenttomyhistoryteacher. 37 ShetoldmethatIshouldactlikeaprofessionalstudentandnottakemyworklightly.Shealsoprovidedsomeencouragingtipswhichreallyimprovedmyconfidence.Iwasinstructedtogotothelibraryandgatherbooksthathaverelevantmaterialortopicsaboutthetermpapers. 38 IdidasIwasordered.Throughoutthewholeprocessoftermpaperstherewassomethingquiteinterestingandpleasing.Shedidn’tassistmeindoinganypracticalthing,butgaveinstructionsonebyone.Withalargepileofreferencebooks,weleftthelibraryandshetoldmetoreviewthosechapters.Igotalotofinformationanddata.IhadbeenfeelingproudandhappyasIgotagoodideaaboutthetopics.Shetoldmetocreatea2000-wordessayinmyownwords. 39 Shedidfurthereditingandtoldmetomakeabibliography(参考书目),whichwasnotahardtask.Ifeltquiteluckytoseethetermpapershadaprofessionalappearance. 40 A.Thenextstepwastofindrelatedchaptersinthosebooks.B.Ialsofeltluckytohavesuchagoodteacherasher.C.Ihadbeenhappythatittookonlytwodaystofinishmytask.D.Thenewstudentshaddifferentfeelingsaboutit.E.Allthenewstudentswerefeelingexactlythesameway.F.Shebecamemybestfriendfromthenon.G.Shewasverykindandalwayspreparedtohelpnewstudents.第三部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节完形填空（共20小题；每题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。OnedayinSeptemberweweredoingrepairworkonmyparents’oldhousetogetitreadyformyyoungestdaughter’swedding.Wehadto41agreatclimbingplantthathadgrown42aroofbeam（房梁），sothatwecouldrepairtheroofand43thewalls.Whenmyhusbandwastakingtheplantaway,hefounda44ofablackbirdthathadmadeitshomeintheleaves.Hethen45something46amongthatmassofearthandstrawofthenest.Hebroketheeartharounditintopieceswithhisfingertipsand,tohis47,sawglitteringgold.Itwasachild’sbracelet（手镯）.Heranintothehouseto48me.“Youwon’tbelievethatthe49blackbirdsnotonlystealthebestfruitwe50tofeedon,”hesaid,“buttheyalsowanttheirchildrento51inacradle（摇摆）ofgold!”Whenmydaughtercameoverontheeveofthe52,wetoldheraboutthis53occurrence.“Don’tyouremember,Mother?”shesaidwithaloud54.“WhenIwas-9-eight,yougavemeabraceletthatI55afewdayslaterwhileoutplayingintheyard?Itwasthisone!”Asthebraceletnolonger56itsownerandwasdirty,Idecidedtotakeitintomysafekeeping.InDecemberofthefollowingyear,theyoungcouple’sbabysonwasbaptized（受洗礼）.Amongthe57thenewbornbabyreceived,Iplacedhismother’sbracelet,nowshininglike58.Ihopethatifmygrandson59losesit,oneofthe60thatliveinmybackyardissomewherenearby.41．A．removeB．coverC．growD．water42．A．beyondB．overC．acrossD．through43．A．buildB．paintC．rescueD．print44．A．nestB．babyC．bodyD．egg45．A．movedB．gotC．pickedD．noticed46．A．niceB．colorfulC．shinyD．special47．A．horrorB．surpriseC．delightD．disappointment48．A．askB．tellC．showD．give49．A．workingB．cheatingC．dreamingD．thieving50．A．buyB．plantC．storeD．collect51．A．lieB．singC．listenD．wait52．A．partyB．ChristmasC．birthdayD．wedding53．A．importantB．strangeC．terribleD．funny54．A．cryB．sighC．laughD．sound55．A．hidB．threwC．lostD．broke56．A．fittedB．satisfiedC．matchedD．interested57．A．jewelsB．toysC．clothesD．presents58．A．attractiveB．newC．modernD．golden59．A．almostB．justC．evenD．ever60．A．blackbirdsB．grandchildrenC．neighborsD．mice第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分） 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容或括号内单词的正确形式。Oncetherelivedarichman 61 wantedtodosomethingforthepeopleofhistown. 62 firsthewantedtofindoutwhethertheydeservedhishelp. Inthecentreofthemainroadintothetown,heplaced 63 verylargestone.Thenhe 64 (hide)behindatreeandwaited.Soonanoldmancamealongwithhiscow. “Whoputthisstoneinthecentreoftheroad?”saidtheoldman,buthedidnottrytoremovethestone.Instead,withsomedifficultyhepassedaroundthestoneandcontinuedonhisway. 65 mancamealonganddidthesamething;thenanothercame,andanother.Allofthemcomplainedaboutthestonebutnottriedtoremove 66 .Lateintheafternoonayoungmancamealong.Hesawthestone, 67 (say)tohimself:“Thenightwillbeverydark.Someneighborswillcomealong 68 (late)inthedarkandwillfallagainstthestone.-9-” Thenhebegantomovethestone.Hepushedandpulledwithallhis 69 (strong)tomoveit.Howgreatwashissurpriseatlast! 70 thestone,hefoundabagofmoney.第四部分写作(共两节，满分35分)Afterafinalexamination，Igotaletterfrommybestfriendandhisparentsliveonafarm.Theyinvitedmestaywiththemforseveralweeks.IwassoexcitingthatIcouldsleepallnight.WhenIgottotheirhome，Iwaswarmreceived.Ilivedinabigandniceroom.Ienjoyedthelifethereverymuch.Everymorningwegotupearlyandwalkonthefarmwherewecouldenjoythefreshairorbeautifulscenery.Wegatheredsomeflowershereandthere，andIfounditfilledoffuns.Intheafternoonwedidourhomework.Ididhaveagoodtime.第二节书面表达（满分25分）DearSirorMadam,-9-Yourstruly,LiHua-9-高二年级英语期初考试试题参考答案改错：Afterafinalexamination，Igotaletterfrommybestfriendandhisparentslivethe加who或livingonafarm.Theyinvitedme∧staywiththemforseveralweeks.IwassoexcitingtoexcitedthatIcouldsleepallnight.WhenIgottotheirhome，Iwaswarmreceived.Ilivedincouldn’t/或sleep前加“not”warmlyabigandniceroom.Ienjoyedthelifethereverymuch.Everymorningwegotupearlyandwalkonthefarmwherewecouldenjoythefreshairorbeautifulscenery.walkedand[来书面表达：-9-
