茂名市第一中学2022年上学期高二英语期中考试题考试时间：120分钟总分：130分第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分37.5）第一节（共10小题；每小题2.5分，满分25分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给出的四个选项（ABCD）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。ASomeofthebestcyclingroutesintheworldpassthroughitsmostbeautifulscenery.Herearesomeoftheworld'sbestbikeroutesforcyclistswhoeitherareupforbreakingagoodsweatorsimplyseeingtheworldwithoutleavinganuglycarbonfootprintbehind.TheGreatWindyRoad,Victoria,AustraliaIfyoulikeachallenge,takeonthis243-kilometerwindyroadalongAustralia'ssoutheasterncoast.Ifadayisallyou'vegot,takethe60-kilometerroutefromTorquaytoBellsBeach.Thereyou'llcyclethroughruralfarmland,enjoythesweepingoceanviewsfromclifftops,andsnakepastthewetlandsaroundLakeConnewarre.UdaipurCityTour,Rajasthan,IndiaBikingisarguablythebestwaytoexploreUdaipur,VeniceoftheEast.Cyclistsoftenneedtocyclepastherdsmenandtheirgoatsandcamels,sharingnartowoldpavementsinthisromanticplace.Butsurroundedbyancientcastles,templesandgrandpalaces,Udaipurbringsaboutoneofthebestbikingexperiences,allowingcycliststotrulydiscoverruralIndia.TheKarakoramHighway,China-PakistanTheKarakoramHighwayisthehighestinternationalroadintheworld,reachinganaltitudeof4,700metersattheKhunjerabPass.StartinginKashgar,China,cyclistscantravelupto1,200kilometersonmostlyunpavedroads,buttheviewsareasbreathtakingastheriding.RouteoftheHiawatha,Idaño-Montana,UnitedStates11/11\nTakeyourfamilyouttoMonianathissummerandcyclealongthemostscenicdisusedrailroadinthecountry.Therailroadturnedbiketrailtürnsinto24kilometersofleisurebikingthattakesyouoverseventrestles(高架桥)andthrough10tunnels,withthelongestone,theTaftTunnel,stretchingfor2.7kilometers.1.Inwhichtourcanyouenjoytheseasidescenery？A.TheGreatWallB.UdaipurCityTourC.TheKarakoramHighwayD.RouteoftheHiawath2.WhatcanyoudoontheUdaipurcitytour?A.GotoVenice.B.Visitculturerelics.C.Feedwildanimals.D.Enjoymodernarchitectures.3.What’sspecialabouttheKarakotamHighway?A.Itisatotallyundevelopedroute.B.Itgoesalonganabandonedrailway.C.Itownsthelongesttunnelintheworld.D.Itlieshigherthanotherinternationalroads.BOnMarch25,2022,KateandDavidOggheardthewordseveryparentfears:Theirnewbornwasn'tgoingtomakeit.Theirtwins--agirlandaboy--wereborn14weekspremature(早产的),weighingjustovertwopoundseach.Doctorshadtriedtosavetheboyfor20minutesbutsawnoimprovement.Hisheartbeatwasnearlygone,andhe'dstoppedbreathing.Thebabyhadjustmomentstolive."Isawhimgasp,butthedoctorsaiditwasnouse,"Katesaid."Iknowitsoundsstupid,butifhewasstillgasping,thatwasasignoflife.Iwasn'tgoingtogiveupeasily."11/11\nStill,thecoupleknewthiswaslikelygoodbye.Inanefforttocherishherlastminuteswiththetinyboy,Kateaskedtoholdhim."Iwantedtomeethim,andforhimtoknowus,"Katesaid."We'dacceptedthefactthatweweregoingtolosehim,andwewerejusttryingtomakethemostofthoselast,preciousmoments."Kateunwrapped(解开)theboy,whomthecouplehadalreadynamedJamie,fromhishospitalblanketandorderedDavidtotakehisshirtoffandjointheminbed.Thefirst-timeparentswantedtheirsontobeaswarmaspossibleandhopedtheskin-to-skincontactwouldimprovehiscondition.Theyalsotalkedtohim."Weweretryingtohavehim,"Katesaid."Weexplainedhisnameandthathehadatwinandhowhardwehadtriedtohavehim."Thensomethingmiraculoushappened.Janiegaspedagain,andthenhestartedbreathing.Finally,hereachedforhisfather'sfinger.Thecouple'slostboyhadmadeit.Eightyearslater,Jamieandhissister,Emily,arehappyandhealthy.4.FromwhatcanwetellthatJamiewasstillalive?A.Hisheartbeat.B.Hisgasp.C.Hisface.D.Hisunderweight.5.Whatdoesthesentence“Theirnewbornwasn’tgoingtomakeit”inParagraph1mean?A.Theirnewbornhadverylittlehopeofsurviving.B.Theirnewbornwasunwillingtobetheirchild.C.Theirnewborndidn’tfeellikecomingtothisworld.D.Theirnewborndislikedbeingtreatedbydoctorsinhospital.6.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.PrematureTwinsB.First-timeParentsC.Life-GivingTouchD.LastPreciousMoment11/11\nCFewpeopledoubtthevalueofdevelopingstudents'thinkingskills.Afocusoncriticalthinkingiscommonineducation.IntheAustralianCurriculum,criticalthinkingandcreativethinkingareknownas"generalcapabilities".TheUShasasimilarfocusthroughtheir"commoncore".ManyapproachestodevelopingcriticalthinkingarebasedonPhilosophyforChildren.Onestrategythathasalargeimpactonstudents'abilitytoanalyseandevaluateargumentsisargumentmapping,inwhichastudent'sreasoningcanbevisuallydisplayedbycapturingtheinferentialpathwayfromassumptiontoconclusion.Thistypeofargument-basedintellectualengagementcanshowhighoutcomesintermsofthequalityofthinkinginanyclassroom.ResearchalsoshowsdeliberateattentiontothepracticeofreasoningintheContextofoureverydaylivescanbesignificantlyimprovedthroughtargetedteaching.TeachersatonehighschoolinAustralia,whohavemuchtrainingincriticalthinkingteachingmethods,developedataskthataskedstudentstodetermineAustralia'sgreatestsportsperson.Studentsneededtoconstructtheirowncriteriaforgreatness.Todoso,theyhadtoanalyzetheAustraliansportingcontext,createpossibleevaluativestandards,explainandjustifywhysomestandardswouldbemoreacceptablethanothersandapplythesetotheircandidates.Theythenneededtoarguetheircasewiththeirclassmatestodevelopcriteriathatwereso!id,defensible,widelyapplicableandproducedachoicethatseizedsignificantandrelevantaspectsofAustraliansport.Researcherslookingatthegainsmadeinasingletermofteachingcriticalthinkingwithargumentmappingsaidthecriticalthinkinggainsmeasuredareclosetothosethatcouldbeexpectedtoresultfromthreeyearsofundergraduateeducation.Studentswhoaretaughttothinkwellalsodobetteronsubject-basedexamsandstandardizedteststhanthosewhodonot.Intermsofdeveloping21stcenturyskills,whichincludessettingupstudentsforlifelonglearning,teachingcriticalthinkingshouldbecorebusiness.7.Whichofthefollowingcanexplaintheunderlinedword“capturing”inparagraph2?A.BlockingB.AttractingC.DesigningD.Describing8.What’sthepurposeoftheParagraph3?A.Toconstructthecriteriaforthebeinggreat.B.Topresenthowtoteachcriticalthinking.11/11\nA.Toacknowledgetheteacher’soutcomes.B.Toemphasizetheimportanceofreasoning.7.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardteachingcriticalthinking?A.SupportiveB.ObjectiveC.DoubtfulD.Cautious8.Whatdoesthistextimply?A.TeachingmethodsshouldvaryamongschoolsB.Researchoneducationdeservesmoreattention.C.Criticalthinkingshouldbevaluedineducation.D.Conceptsofcriticalthinkingaren’twellreceived.第二节（共5小题：每小题2,5分，满分12.5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。GlobalPositioningSystemGPS)isnowapartofeverydaydrivinginmanycountries.Itisaspace-basedsystemthatprovidespositionandtimeinformationinallweatherconditions.GPScanhelppeoplegettowheretheywanttogo.11.Whenthishappens,thedriverisoftentoblame.SometimesaGPSerrorisresponsible.Mostoften,itisacombinationofthetwo.12BarryBrown,aGPStechnologist,tookanincidentasanexample.HisfriendonceflewtoanairportintheeasternUnitedStates.ThereheborrowedaGPS-equippedcartouse.Hewronglypluggedinthehomeaddressinthewest.Itwasn’tuntilhewasdrivingforthirtyminutesthatherealizedit.Mr.Brownsaysthisisacommonhumanerror.Buthesays,OneproblemisthatGPShasaverysmallscreenanditcanjusttellyouthenextturn.13."TheNormalandNaturalTroublesofDrivingwithGPS"listsseveralareaswherecancausedifficulties.Theyincludemapsthatareoutdated,incorrectordifficulttounderstand.14.GPSmayfailduetothesereasonsandthealeadtoconfusionforthedriversAlthoughGPSsometimescausesdifficultieswhenpeoplearedriving,themostattractivepointofthissystemisits100%coverageontheplanet.ItisimportantforyoutohavetoknowwhatyouaredoingwhenyouuseGPS.Youneedtohavethe"ability"tobeabletouseGPSbecauseitsometimesgoeswrong.15.11/11\nA.TherearequiteafewsituationsshowingtheproblemsofusingGPSB.Thisspace-basedsystemisanimportanttoolforcivilandcommercialusersC.ThatmeansthatitisnotreallytellingyouaboutgoingtothewrongplaceD.TheyalsocontaintimingproblemsrelatedtowhenGPScommandsaregivenE.ButsometimesitsendsyoutothewrongplaceorleavesyoucompletelylostF.AdvancesintechnologyplayanactiveroleinmodernizingGPSinmanywaysG.TomakeGPSwellused,youneedagoodunderstandingofhowdriversandGPS第二部分语言知识运用(共两节,满分37.5分)第一节:完形填空(共15小题;每小题1.5分,满分22.5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,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Therearetimeswhenwefeelasifourbadcircumstanceswillneverchange.Whenwemeettroublesorproblemsinourlives,weare16forasignthattellsuseverythingwillbe17andgetbetter.Wheninthismindset(LE).Ithinkbacktoa18IonceheardaboutafamilyhavingdinnerataChineserestaurant.Attheendofthemeal,everyone19theirfortunecookieandreadtheirmessagesoutloud.20,theyoungestchilddidnot.Shewenttogetanotherfortunecookie.This21severaltimesbeforethemomstoppedherandasked,Whatareyoudoing?"Thelittlechildresponded,"Iamlookingforacookiewiththe22fortuneforme."Themomsaid,"Thereisonlyonethingyouneedto23andit'snotinafortunecookie.Thatiswherethereisawillthere'saway”.When_24arenotgoingourway,wemay25therightfortune.Weseekthehopeforour26sothatitwillbebetterthanthepresent.OncetheIsraeliswereexpelled(2is)inaforeigncountryagainsttheirwill.Atthattime,everythingwas27forthem,buttheydidn’tlosehope;instead,they28totheirnewenvironmentpositively.Yearslatertheyreturnedtotheirhomelandastheyhad29.11/11\nInlifeweneedtotakeactionandhopeandbelievethatnothingisimpossibletoawillingmind.Itdoes30thatgoodthingsdocomeoutofbadanddifficultsituations.16.A.readyB.gratefulC.desperateD.responsible17.AhiddenB.settledC.defeatedD.gone18.A.messageB.caseCproblemD.story19.A.ateB.tastedCtouchedDopened20.A.HoweverB.AnyhowC.OtherwiseD.Therefore21.A.changedB.happenedC.ranD.showed22.A.goodBbadCwrongD.wrong23.AdoubtB.knowC.guessD.hope24.A.thingsB.memoriesCquestionsD.chances25.A.takeoutB.makeupC.searchforD.wrestlewith26.A.familyB.workC.futureD.business27.A.easyBdifficultC.commonD.special28.A.agreedB.turnedC.stuckDadjusted29.A.expectedB.leftC.talkedD.remembered30.A.considerB.tellC.proveD.understand第二节语法填空(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。将答案填写在答题卡标号为41-50的相应位置上。InthelonghistoryofChina，manythingsaremore_31(advance)thantherestoftheworldandliquor(酒)isoneofthem.InChina，liquorbrewed(酿造)fromcerealgrainhasalwaysbeeninthedominantpositionandliquorbrewedfromfruitsaccounts32asmallproportiononly.Therefore，toexploretheoriginofliquoris33(main)toexploretheoriginofliquorbrewedfromcerealgrain.11/11\nThehistoryofliquor34(date)backtotheShangguperiod.InShjiYinbenji(HistoricalRecords)，therewassomerecordaboutliquor：“KingZhoumadealiquorpooland35(hang)meatlikeforest，drinkingallnightlong.“InShiJing(TheBookofSongs)，thereweresomepoemsaboutliquor："Octoberisthetime36(harvest)thegraintomakeliquorandpeopleusetheliquortocelebratethelongevityof__37_senior".ThoserecordsindicatedthatliquorhadahistoryofatleastfivethousandyearsAccordingtosomearchaeologicalevidence,therewerededicatedliquortoolsamongtheNeolithic(新石器时代)potteriesunearthedinmoderntimes，38showedthatliquorbrewingwasratherpopularinprimitivesociety.AftertheXiaandShang39(dynasty)thereweremoreandmoreliquor-drinkingvessels,40(indicate)thatliquordrinkingwasprevalentatthattime.第三部分写作(共三节：满分55分)第一节单词与短语填空(共15小题；每题1分，满分15分)根据括号的汉语提示或所给英文单词，在下面句子的每个空格内填入一个适当的词，并将该词完整地写在答题卡中相对应的横线上。41.Hewill(参加)animportantmeetingtomorrow.42.Takecarenottokeepyourchildren(expose)tobadbooks，toomanycomputergamesorwebsites.43.Weboughtthishouseforits(便利).44.Ilikecooking.EachtimeIseemyfriendsenjoyfoodpreparedbyme,Iam(delight).45.Ihavethehonourtohavebeensentastheir(represent).46.ofstealingmoney，themanwasbroughttocourt那个人因被指控偷了钱被带往法庭。47.Shemadeanforhersontoseethedoctor.她为儿子约定了看医生的时间。48.Withalltheattention(concentrate)onhiswork，hedidn'tnoticeTomenterthelivingroom.49.Anyefficiencylearnedfromoneproductcanbe(应用)totheotherproducts50.Itisvitalto(挤出)moretimetodowhatyouwant11/11\n51.Lastweek，JohnSnow(提出)asuggestionthatpeoplenotbeexposedtopollutedwater52.Thegovernmentdecidedto(加速)thebuildingofmorerailwaysinwestChina.第二节书面表达(满分15分)为让学生走进农业，体验生活，学生会打算本周六组织英语俱乐部成员和交换生去生态园参与体验活动，请你代表学生会，根据所给信息，写一通知内容包括:1.活动主要内容(观农业成果展、采摘等)：2.集合时间、地点.参考词汇：生态园：ecologicalgarden注意：1.词数80左右：3.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。第三节读后续写（满分25分）阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。11/11\nAfunnythinghappenedtoArthurwhenhewasonthewaytoworkoneday.AshewalkedalongParkAvenueneartheFirstNationalBank,heheardthesoundofsomeonetryingtostartacar.Hetriedagainandagainbutcouldn'tgetthecarmoving.Arthurturnedandlookedinsideatthefaceofayoungmanwholookedworried.Arthurstoppedandasked,"Itlookslikeyou'vegotaproblem,"Arthursaid."I’mafraidso.I'minabighurryandIcan'tstartmycar.""IstheresomethingIcandotohelp?"Arthurasked.Theyoungmanlookedatthetwosuitcasesinthebackseatandthensaid,"Thanks.Ifyou'resureitwouldn'tbetoomuchtrouble,youcouldhelpmegetthesesuitcasesintoataxi.""Notroubleatall.I'dbegladtohelp."Theyoungmangotoutandtookoneofthesuitcasesfromthebackseat.Afterplacingitontheground,heturnedtogettheotherone.JustasArthurpickedupthefirstsuitcaseandstartedwalking,heheardthelongloudnoiseofanalarm.Itwasfromthebank.Therehadbeenarobbery!ParkAvenuehadbeenquietamomentbefore.Nowtheairwasfilledwiththesoundofthealarmandtheshoutsofpeoplerunningfromalldirections.Carsstoppedandthepassengersjoinedthecrowdinfrontofthebank,Peopleaskedeachother,"Whathappened?"Buteveryonehadadifferentanswer.Arthur,stillcarryingthesuitcase,turnedtolookatthebankandwalkedrightintotheyoungwomaninfrontofhim.Shelookedatthesuitcaseandthenathim.Arthurwassurprised."Whyisshelookingatmelikethat?"Hethought."Thesuitcase!ShethinksI'mthebankthief.Arthurlookedaroundatthecrowdofpeople.Hebecamefrightened,andwithoutanotherthought,hestartedtorun.注意：1.续写词数应为150左右。11/11\n2.请按照如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。Paragraph1:Ashewasrunning,Arthurheardtheyoungmanshoutingbehind,"Stop,stop!"Paragraph2:ThetaxistoppedinfrontofthePoliceStationandArthur.11/11
