凯里一中洗马河校区2022-2022学年度第一学期半期考试高二英语试题2022年11月本试卷分第Ⅰ卷和第II卷两部分，满分150分。考试用时120分钟。第Ⅰ卷（共85分）第一部分：听力理解（每小题1.5分，满分30分）第一节听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有5秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。1.Wheredoestheconversationtakeplace?A.Inarestaurant.B.InahotelC.Inadininghall.2.Whatdoesthewomanmean?A.Shewillcookforthemantoday.B.ShewantstopayforherownmealC.Shewilltreatthemannexttime3.Whatarethetwospeakerstalkingabout?A.Afriend.B.Preciousstones.C.Apresent.4.Whatdidthemansuggestthewomandoing?A.Goingskiing.B.Goingskating.C.Goinghiking.5.Whichseatwillthemansit?A.InNo.15.B.InNo.16.C.InNo.17.第二节听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6---7题。6.Whatarethetwospeakersmainlytalkingabout?A.Trafficimprovements.B.Travelpackage.C.Touristsites.7.Howmuchdoesasix-daytourbytraincost?A.500yuan.B.650yuan.C.850yuan.听第7段材料，回答第8---10题。8.Whatistheboydoing?A.Paintingthehouse.B.Paintingapicture.C.Paintingthefrontdoor.9.Whatdoesthewomanoffertodo?A.Cleanthehouse.B.Buyacarpet.C.Makesomecurtains.10.Whydoestheconversationtakeplace？8\nA.Hemadeamessinthehouse.B.HeusedacolorhisMumdoesn’tlike.C.Hedroppedsomepaintonthecarpet.听第8段材料，回答第11---13题。11.Wheredoestheconversationtakeplace?A.Inthebank.B.InthestreetC.Inthepolicestation.12.Whatdoweknowaboutthewoman?A.Shewasabankmanager.B.Shewasawitnesstothecrime.C.Shewasavictimoftherobbery.13.Whatdidthesuspectlooklike?A.Tall,withdarkhairandamoustache.B.About30yearsold,wearingalightsweater.C.Young,carryingagun.听第9段材料，回答第14---16题。14.Whatdidtheboydoforhisproject?A.Missedhisholiday.B.Gaveupafootballmatch.C.Spenthoursinthelibrary.15.WhatgradedidBarrygetonhisproject?A.A.B.B.C.C.16.Whatwilltheboyprobablydo?A.Speaktotheteacher.B.ReadBarry’sproject.C.Findoutwhatisweakabouthisproject.听第10段材料，回答第18---20题。17.Whichitem’spriceisunder$240?A.Aking-sizebed.B.AcolorTV.C.Adigitalpiano.18.Howmuchwillthedeliverybeifyoubuymajorappliances?A.$5.B.$15.C.forfree.19.WhereisFrontierFurniturelocated?A.Twoblockswestofthecityhall.B.OppositetheUnionSquare.C.Oppositethecityhall.20.WhatisFrontierFurniture’sopeningtimeonweekdays?A.From10:00amto5:30pm.B.From10:00amto5:00pm.C.From10:30amto5:00pm.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）8\n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。AEinsteinwasbornin1879inGermany.Asachild,hewasslowtolearntotalk.Asapupil,hewasbackward(落伍的).Butwhenhewasfourteenyearsold,hebecameclever.Hetaughthimselfmathsfromtextbooks.Hestudiedhardbecausehewantedtobeaphysicist.In1901,Einsteinbeganteaching.In1902hecontinuedhisstudiesattheUniversityofZurich.Severalyearslater,heformulated(阐述)hisfamousTheoryofRelativity(相对论).Tomostpeoplethelawofrelativityisdifficulttoexplain.ButonceEinsteinexplaineditverywelltoagroupofyoungstudents.Hesaid,”Whenyousitwithagoodgirlfortwohours,youthinkitisonlyaminute.Butwhenyousitonahotstoveforaminute,youthinkit'stwohours.Thatisrelativity."AfterHitlercameintopowerinGermany,EinsteinwenttoAmerica.In1940EinsteinbecameanAmericancitizen.In1955,Einstein'slifeendedattheageofseventy-six.21.WhenEinsteinwasapupil,he_______.A.couldn’ttalkB.waspoorinhisstudiesC.studiedveryhardD.hardlyfellbehind22.Thelawofrelativityis_______.A.veryhardformostpeopletounderstandB.toohardforEinsteinhimselftoexplainC.toohardtoexplaintoanybodyexceptEinsteinD.easytounderstandonlyfortheyoungstudents23.WhichofthefollowingdoyouthinkisTRUE?A.Einsteinlearntmathsfromhisteacher.B.Einsteinbecameateacherinhisthirties.C.Einsteinoncesatonahotstoveforaminute.D.EinsteinbecomeanAmericancitizenattheageof61.24.Thetitleforthispassageshouldbe"_______".A.TheoryofRelativityB.AnAmericanCitizenC.AlbertEinsteinD.Einstein'sContributionBTheUnitedKingdomofGreatBritainandNorthernIrelandistheeleventhlargestnationinEurope.England,WalesandScotlandmakeuptheislandofGreatBritain,whichtakesupmostoftheBritainIsles.NorthernIreland,ScotlandandWalesaremountainous.ThehighestmountainisBenNevisinScotland.PlainsandvalleyscovermuchofEngland.TheBritishclimateismild.About58millionpeopleliveintheUnitedKingdom.Fewothercountriesaresocrowded.FouroutoffivepeopleliveinbigcitiessuchasBelfast,Glasgow,andLondon.GreatBritaingrowshalfofthefooditneeds.Itsindustrieshelptopayforthefoodthatisboughtfromabroad.TheUnitedKingdommanufactures(购买)awiderangeofgoods.Serviceindustries,suchastourism,whichprovideservicesratherthanproducinggoods,areincreasing.Instead,traditionalindustries,suchascoalmining,aredeclining.8\nLondonisthecapitaloftheUnitedKingdom.Ithasaboutsevenmillionpeople.TheriverThamesrunsthroughLondon.PeoplefromallovertheworldvisitLondontoseeBuckinghamPalace,theHousesofParliament,WestminsterAbbeyandtheTowerofLondon.Therearemanymuseums,theatresandparksinLondon,aswellasofficesandfactories.LondonbeganasaRomansettlement（殖民地）calledLondinium,whichistheorigin(起源)ofEnglishtraditionsandcultures.25.Therearemanymountainsin_________.A.NorthernIreland,ScotlandandEnglandB.England,WalesandScotlandC.Wales,ScotlandandNorthernIrelandD.NorthernIreland,WalesandEngland26.IntheUnitedKingdom,about__________peopleliveinbigcities.A.58millionB.46.4millionC.38.8millionD.29million27.Londonisthecapitalof_________,whichbeganasa__________settlement.A.England;RomanB.UK;FrenchmanC.Scotland;EnglishD.UK;Roman28.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthestatementsisNOTTRUE?A.MuchoflandinEnglandiscoveredwithplainsandvalleys.B.TheUnitedKingdomisnotcrowdedatall.C.TheUnitedKingdomisn’tabletogrowallthefooditneeds..D.ThespeedoftourisminUKisincreasingfasterthanproducinggoods.CWeoftenthinkoffuture.Weoftenwonderwhattheworldwouldbelikeinahundredyears’time.Thinkofspace,perhapsapermanent(永久的)stationonthemoonwillhavebeensetup.Perhapspeoplewillbeabletovisitthemoonastourists.Cheaprocketsforspacetravelwillhavebeendeveloped，permittinglongjourneysthroughoutthesolarsystem(太阳系).Whenthattimecomes,peoplewillbetakingholidaysinspaceandvisitingotherplanets.Greatprogresswillhavebeenmadeinmedicine,too.Perhapsacurewillhavebeendiscoveredforthemostterribleofalldiseases—cancer.Pollutionisaproblemwemustsolve.Inhundred’syears’timeitwillhavebeencontrolled.Alltheworldwillhavebeendeveloped—evenAntarctica.TherewillbelargecitiesinAntarctica.Wealreadyhavesupersonic(超音速的)flight,butinahundredyears’timewewillhavesupersoniclandtravelaswell.Wewillhaveusedupmostofearth’slandtobuildourcities,sofloatingcitieswillhavebeenbuilt.TheJapanesealreadyhaveplansforcitiesofthiskind.Andtherewillbecitiesunderthesea.Thefirstofthesewillhavebeencompleted.29.Wewillhavedeveloped______inahundredyears’time，permittinglongjourneysalloverthesolarsystem.A.cheaprocketsforspacetravelB.aplaneC.aspaceshipD.asatellite8\n30.Manwillalsohavesupersoniclandtravel______.A.inayearB.abouthalfacenturylaterC.intheyear2050D.aboutacenturylater31.Thelastparagraphmainlytalksabout______.A.makingfulluseofspaceontheearthB.BuildingcitiesundertheseaC.JapanwillfirstbuildfloatingcitiesD.earth’slandisindanger32.Thebesttitleforthepassageis______.A.TravelintheFutureB.FutureLifeC.LiveintheseaD.SpaceTravelDLightfortheCityEdisonandhisassistantscametoNewYorktosetupanelectricpowersystem.Theyhopeditwouldprovideenoughelectricitytolightupapartofthegreatcity.Theyboughtseveralmachineswiththem.Thesewerecalledgenerators(发电机),whichproducedelectricitypowerforlampsinEdison’sbuilding.Soontherewerelightsforthebuilding.Edisonlivedinaroomfacingthestreetandheoftenworkedovernight.Thelightburnedbrightlyandsteadilyandheoftenworkedovernight.Peopleoftencameandstoppedtheirhorsetolook.EveryoneknewthatThomasEdisonwasintown.First,theinventorandhisassistantsproducedseverallargegenerators.Agreatdealofpowerwouldbeneededtolightupevenasmallpartofthecity.Thentheworkerswerebusydiggingdeeptrenches（沟渠）inthehardearthbelowthecitystreets,andEdisonhadfourteenmilesofwirelaidintothetrenches.Thewireconnectedeachbuildingtoagenerator.Settingupanelectricpowersystemwasnotaneasyjob.Ittookayearandahalf.InSeptember,1882,thejobwasfinished.AsmallgroupofmenstoodaroundEdisoninsidethepowerhouse.Thebigmomentcameatlast.Theinventor,takingadeepbreath,pulledaswitch.Theelectriclightsflashedup.“Verygood!Verygood!”amannearbyshoutedtopraiseEdisonforwhathehaddone.“Sir,”saidEdison,“thisisonlythebeginning!”AndEdisonwasright.SoonEdison’slampwerelightingupcitiesallovertheworld.33.Thegeneratorstheybroughtwiththemcouldproduceasmuchaselectricityas______needed.A.Edison’sbuildingB.asmallpartofthecityC.thewholecityD.theworld34.Trenchesweredugto______.A.setupgeneratorsB.laywiresC.builtcitystreetsD.buildapowerhouse8\n35.Ittookayearandahalfto______.A.setuptheelectricpowersystemB.produceseverallargegeneratorsC.digthedeeptrenchesD.layfourteenmilesofwireintothetrench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。Therehavebeenmanygreatinventions(发明)orthingsthatchangedthewaywelive.Thefirstgreatinventionwastheonethatisstillveryimportanttoday---thewheel.36.Forhundredsofyearsafterthat,therewerefewinventionsthatasmucheffectasthewheel.Thenintheearly1800stheworldstartedtochange.Therewaslittleunknownlandleftintheworld.Peopledidn’thavetoexploremuchanymore.Theybegantoworkinsteadtomakelifebetter.Inthesecondhalfthe19thcenturymanygreatinventionsweremade.37.Theseallplayabigpartinourdailylifetoday.38,suchasthehelicopterin1909,movieswiththesoundin1926,thecomputerin1928,jetplanesin1930.Thiswasalsothetimewhenanewmaterialwasfirstmade.Nyloncameoutin1935.Itchangedthekindofclothespeoplewore.Themiddlepartofthe20thcenturybroughtnewwaystohelppeoplegetoverdiseases.Theyworkedverywell.Theymadepeoplehealthierandallowedthemtolivelonger.39.Manbeganlookingforwaystogointospace.40.ThenUnitedStatestookasecondstep.Sincethenothercountries,includingchinaandJapan,havemadetheirownstepsintospace.In1969mantookhisbiggeststepawayfromearth.Americansfirstwalkedonthemoon.Maybethenextinventionisfromyou!A.Russiamadethefirststep.B.Thefirstpartofthe20thcenturysawmoregreatinventions.C.Bythe1960smostpeoplecouldexpecttolivetobeatleast60.D.Thismadeiteasiertocarryheavythingsandtotravellongdistance.E.Manyinventionswereonlyusedforashorttime.F.Amongthemwerethecamera,thelightandtheradio.G.Maybeyouarethenextgreatinventor.第三部分：语言知识运用(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四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡将该项涂黑。BritainandIreland TheBritishIslesismadeupoftwolargeislands:OneiscalledIrelandandtheother__41.Britain,orGreatBritain,isthelargerofthesetwoislands,anditis42intothreeparts:Scotland,WalesandEngland. TheUnitedKingdomisthat43oftheBritishIslesruledoverbytheQueen.ItismadeupofScotland,WalesandEngland,thatis,the44ofBritain,andalsoaboutonesixthofIreland,theNorthernpart.The45ofIrelandisself-governing.The46nameoftheUnitedKingdomis47“TheUnitedKingdomofGreatBritainandNorthernIreland”.8\n 48islargerandricherthanScotland,WalesandNorthernIreland,andhasthelargest49oftheUnitedKingdom,sopeopleoftenusethe50“England”and“English”whenthey51“Britain”and“British”.ThissometimesmakestheScotsandtheWelshalittle52.TheScotsinparticulararevery53oftheirseparatenationality.TheWelshtoodonotregard54asEnglish,andhaveacultureandevena55oftheirown. IrelandbecamepartoftheUnitedKingdomin1801,butforfortyyearsthe“Irish56”wasthegreatestheadacheoftheUnitedKingdom.57,Irelandisdividedintotwo:NorthernIrelandstill58totheUnitedKingdom,andin1922therestofIreland59tofoundanIrishFreeState,latercalledEireandnowtheRepublicofIreland. TheRepublicofIrelanddoesnotregarditselfaspartofBritain,andisnotnowevenasupporteroftheCommonwealthofNations(英联邦).UnlikethemajorCommonwealthcountriesitdidnotliftafingerto60BritishintheSecondWorldWarandnowwantsthewholeofIrelandtobearepublic. 41.A.WalesB.BritainC.EnglandD.Scotland 42.A.dividedB.cutC.brokenD.separated 43.A.pieceB.islandC.countryD.part 44.A.southB.northC.partD.whole 45.A.smallerB.largerC.restD.island 46.A.correctB.trueC.fullD.complete 47.A.alsoB.thereforeC.likelyD.perhaps 48.A.TheUKB.TheBritishislesC.GreatBritainD.England 49.A.collegesB.officialsC.citiesD.population 50.A.wordsB.namesC.spellingsD.pronunciations 51.A.callB.forgetC.speakD.write 52.A.angryB.difficultC.tiredD.lonely 53.A.proudB.fondC.fullD.kind 54.A.itB.WalesC.themD.themselves 55.A.capitalB.languageC.historyD.programs 56.A.CountryB.QuestionC.DiseaseD.Republic 57.A.AtlastB.SoC.MeanwhileD.Also 58.A.returnsB.belongsC.getsD.speaks 59.A.hopedB.refusedC.brokeawayD.used 60.A.feelB.touchC.fightD.help第二节：语法填空（共10题。每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空。JohnSnowwasafamousdoctorinLondon.Therewasthemost61(dead)diseasecalledKingCholeraofhisday.Nobodyknewwhowas62(blame),itwas63severethatmanypeoplediedofthedisease.JohnSnowwas64(determine)tousehisknowledgetohelpsolvethisproblem.Atthattime,therewere65theoriesaboutcholera.Thefirstsuggestedthatcholeraspreadintheair.Thesecondsuggestedthatpeopleabsorbedthisdiseaseintotheirbodieswiththeirmeals.JohnSnow66(suspect)thesecondtheorywascorrectbutheneededevidence.Sohegatheredinformationtotestthetwotheories.Hemarkedonamaptheexactplaces67allthedeadpeoplehadlivedandthemapgavea68(value)clueaboutthecauseofthedisease.It8\nseemedthatthewaterwastoblame.Next,johnSnowlookedintothesourceofthewaterforthesestreets.Withenoughevidence,hedrewa69(conclude)thatpollutedwatercarriedthevirus.Finally“KingCholera”was70(defeat)第II卷（共35分）第一节：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一下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处，每处错误只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：在错的词下面划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1.每处错误及修改均仅限一词，每句中最多有两处错误；2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11出）不计分。TheUnitedKingdom(UK)lieinthenorthwestofEurope.TheUKissurroundedbytheAtlanticOcean,theNorthSea,theEnglishChannelortheIrishSea.Itconsistoffourcountries:England,Wales,ScotlandandNorthernIreland.LondonisthecapitaloftheUK.TheflagcallingtheUnionJackisthenationalflagoftheUK.England,thatmakesupthebiggestpartofGreatBritain,isthelargerofthefourcountries.AsoneofthegreathistoricalcityintheUK,Londonsharesuswiththeoldestbuildingsandcastlesbuildinancienttime.YoucanpayavisitthecountrysideoftheUK,whichwillmakeyourtriptotheUKmorehappier.（在答题卡上作答，试卷上作答无效）第二节：书面表达（满分25分）假设你生活在未来，请你以Lifeinthefuture为题，描述一下你心目中的未来生活。你可以从以下主题中选择一个或多个进行阐述：一.未来的科学技术(scienceandtechnology)二.未来的交通(transportation)三.未来的学校(school)四.未来的环境(environment)五.其它的你能想得到的未来的东西LifeinthefutureAstimegoesby,therearegoingtobebigchangesinoureverydaylivesinthefuture.________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________8
