永昌县第一高级中学2022—2022期中考试卷高二英语第Ⅰ卷(选择题,共70分)第一部分阅读理解(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。 AMrs.WhitelivedinatownofEngland.Herhusbanddiedthreeyearsagoandoneofherchildrenworkedinthecapitalandtheotherthreelivedinanothertown.Herhusbanddidn’tleavehermuchmoneyandshehadtoliveasimple(简朴)life.Sometimesherchildrenwenttoseeherduringtheirholidays,buttheystayedwithherforonlytwoorthreedays.Onewintermorningtheoldwomangotupearly.Shewasgoingtobuysomefoodinashop.Andwhenshecameout,shefoundtherewasmuchsnowinthestreet.Shehadtosweepitaway.Andsuddenlyshefoundadyingdogatthecornerofthehouse.Shepickeditupandtookitintothehousequickly.Sheputitnearthefireandgaveitsomemilkandbread.Atfirstthepoordogatenothingandthatafternoonitdranksomemilkandthreedayslateritwasallright.Nowtheoldwomanfounditwasabeautifuldog.Andshelikeditverymuchandtookiteverywhereshewent.Aweeklatershewentshoppingwithherdog.Atabusstopayoungmanwaseatingfishandchips.Thelittledogbecameveryexcited(兴奋)atthesmelloftheman’slunchandbeganjumpingupathim.“DoyoumindifIthrowitabit(一点)?”askedtheyoungman.“Notatall,”answeredMrs.White.Havingheardthis,hepickedupthedogandthrewitoverthewall.1.Oneoftheoldwoman’schildrenworkedin______.A.MoscowB.ParisC.LondonD.NewYork2.Mrs.Whitelivedasimplelifebecause______.A.shewasn’trichenoughB.shehopedtosavemoneyforherchildrenC.shehadfourchildrenD.herchildrenhatedher8\n3.Theoldwomanlikedthedogverymuchbecause_______.A.itwasbeautifulB.itwaslittleC.shespentmoneyonitD.shefeltlonely4.Thedoghoped______,soitbecameexcited.A.tobegivensomefoodB.toleavethebusstopsoonC.tobite(咬)theyoungmanD.togoassoonaspossibleB ManypeopleliketosearchtheInternet.ExploringtheInternetisoneofthemostimportantactivitiesoftheday.TheInternetbringstheoutsideworldclosertopeople'shomes.SomepeoplesaytheworldissmallerthanbeforebecauseoftheInternet.What'sgoingoninothercountries?Howdopeopleliveinplacesfaraway?Isthereagoodsportsgamesomewhere?What'sthelifelikeinthedeepestpartofthesea?IfyouwanttoanswerallthesequestionsjustcometotheInternet.Ofcoursepeoplecanalsolearnthroughreadingorlisteningtotheradio.ButwiththeInternettheycanlearnbetterandmoreeasily.Alotofinformationcanbecollectedatagreatspeed.Canwegoshoppingwithoutleavinghome?Canweseeadoctorwithoutgoingtothehospital?Canwestudywithoutgoingtoschool?Canwedrawmoneywithoutgoingtoabank?Allthesethingsseemedtobeimpossiblebutnowtheyhavebecomequitepossible.TheInternethelpsusopenoureyes.TheInternetalsohelpsusopenourminds.TheInternetoftengivesusnewideas.Inaword,ithelpsusinmanyways.GreatchangeshavetakenplaceinourlifesincetheuseoftheInternet.5.Somepeoplesaytheworldissmallerthanbeforebecause_______.A.allpeopleliketosearchtheInternetB.theInternetmakestheearthsmallerinsizeC.theInternetbringstheoutsideworldclosertothemD.exploringtheInternetisoneofthemostimportantactivitiesoftheday8\n6.Thesentence“theInternetalsohelpsusopenourminds”means______.A.theInternetisnewtousB.somethingiswrongwithourmindsC.ourmindscanbeopenedonlybytheInternetD.wecanlearnmorewiththehelpoftheInternet7.WecannotthroughtheInternet___________.A.knowagoodsportsmatchsomewhereB.cookthemealsC.knowalotofinformationD.seeadoctorandstudyallkindsofsubjects8.WhichofthefollowingsentencesisNOTTRUE?A.TheInternetcangettheinformationfasterthanreading.B.Wedon'tleavehometogetthemoneyfromthebankbyradio.C.PeoplecanlearnbetterandmorethroughtheInternet.D.PeoplealwayslearnalotofnewideaswiththeInternet.CWhenyoubuyaT-shirt,orafurcoatinastore,itoftencarriesalabel(标签)tellingwhomadeitorfromwhatstoreitwasbought.Indeed,somelabelsshowthedressisfamousanditisveryexpensive,sobuyerssecretlywishtheymightbecarriedforever.Ontheotherhand,buyerswhodealwiththecheapestproductswouldbepleasedtodoawaywithlabelsentirely.However,Thereisanotherlabelmoreimportantthantheoneshowingfromwhichstorethedresswasbought.Whenapersonbuysafurcoat,orajacket,fromastore,alabeltellingwhattheproductismadeofshouldbecarriedtoit.Thislabelisrequiredbylaw.Besidestellingwhattheproductonshowismadeof,thelabelshouldbeinclearEnglishandbewhereonecanfinditeasily.Theinformationonthelabelmustbethetruth.Thereasonforthislabelisthatmostbuyerstodayaren’texpertenoughtoknowexactlywhatkindoffurormaterialtheyarebuying.Thebuyermustbelieveinthestorethatsellstheproductsorinwhatthelabelssay.9.Thelawrequiresthatfurscarrya_______.A.cleanlabelB.clearlabelC.whitelabelD.secretlabel10.Thisarticlemainlyrefersto_______.A.makingfursandclothesB.protectingbuyerswithlaw8\nC.keepingthebuyerinformedD.businessmenandsellers11.Inthearticle,theauthorsaysalittleabout_______.A.black—marketfursB.managers’officeC.chemicallaboratoriesD.clothingstores12.Whichofthefollowingistrue?A.AT-Shirtseldomcarriesalabel.B.Afurcoatwithahighpriceoftencarriesafalselabel.C.Alabelonlysayswhatmaterialtheproductismadeof.D.Notallbuyersknowthematerialtheyarebuying.DTourismwasn’tasimportantasitistoday.Inthepast,onlypeoplewithagooddealofmoneycouldtravelonholidaystoyourcountries.Morepeopletraveltodaythaninthepastbecausethereisgrowingmiddleclassinmanypartsoftheworld;thatistosay,peoplenowhavemoremoneyfortravel.Specialplanedoesn’ttravelforthesamereasonasanother.Butmostpeopleenjoyseeingcountriesthataredifferentfromtheirown.Theyalsoliketomeetnewpeopleandtotastenewfood.Tourismcausesmanychangesinacountryandinpeople’slives.Peoplebuildnewhotelsandrestaurantsandtrainnativemenandwomenasguidestoshowvisitorsinterestingplaces.There’renewnightclubsandotheramusements.Internationaltourismisclearlyabigbusiness.13.Intheolddays_______couldtraveltoothercountries.A.boysandgirls,menorwomen,youngoroldB.eitherkingsorqueensC.boththepoorandtherichD.nobodybutthosewhohadmoney14.Morepeopletraveltodaythaninthepastbecause__________.A.peoplehavebecomeinterestedintravelingB.travelingtodayiseasierthaninthepastC.peoplenowhavesparemoneyfortravelD.greatchangeshavetakenplaceintheworld15.Whatmakestravelmoreattractivethanbefore?A.Travelbyairtoothercountriesismuchcheapertoday.B.Moreguidesarebeingtrainedtoshowbeautifulspots.C.Moderntelegraph(电报)linesmaketravellessexpensiveD.Newhotelsandrestaurantshavebeenbuilt.8\n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。请将答案写在第二卷的答题纸上。ChoosingtoStudyOverseasEveryyear,thousandsofstudentschoosetostudyinanothercountryforasemester,thesummer,orayear.Studyingoverseascanbeanexcitingexperienceformanypeople.●16Livinginanothercountrycanhelpyoutolearnalanguage,andaboutanotherculture.17Overseasstudymayalsolookgoodonyourfutureresume.Manycompaniestodaywantemployeeswhospeakasecondlanguage,orhaveexperiencedlivingorworkinginanothercountry.●MakingtherightchoiceOnceyoudecidetostudyoverseas,youhavetomakesomechoices.Tochoosetherightcountryorschool,askyourself:WheredoIwanttogoandwhy?HowmuchdoIwanttopay?18DoIwanttolivewithahostfamily,withroommates,oralone?●GettingreadytogoGetyourpassportandvisaearly!19Learnaboutthemoney.Bringsomeofit,andacreditcard,withyou.●OnceyouarethereAfterthefirstfewweeksoverseas,manystudentswillfeelalittlehomesick.Theymaymisstheirfamily,friends,andfamiliarwaysofdoingthings.20Whenyoufeelsadorhomesick,trytotalktoothers,orwriteaboutyourfeelingsinanotebook.A.Whydoit?B.HowlongdoIwanttostudyoverseas?C.Youshouldimproveyourmothertonguebeforeyougo.D.Alargenumberofstudentscan'taffordtostudyoverseas.E.Youwillseetheworldinanewway,andlearnmoreaboutyourself.F.Rememberthatittakestimetogetusedtoanewplace,school,andculture.G.Beforeyougo,learnsomeofthelanguage,andreadaboutsomecommoncustomsinyourhostcountry.第二部分完形填空(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AlthoughIlovemylife,ithasn'tbeenalotoffunasI'vebeenillfor28years.Musichasalwaysbeenagreatloveofmineand,inmy20s,whenmy_21_wasmovemanageable,I22tenyearsasaprofessionalsingerinrestaurant,playingand8\nsingingfolksongs.23thatwasyearsagoandtimeshavechanged.__24__Ilivewithmymotheronacountryfarm.Twoyearsago,IdecidedthatIwouldneedtolovesomekindofextraworkto_25_mydisabilitypension(残疾抚恤金)._26_Ineededtosleepinafternoons.Iwaslimitedinmy_27_IdecidedthatIwouldconsider28tosinginginrestaurants.Myfamilyareallmusicians,soIwas_29whenIwentintoourlocalmusicstore.IexplainedthatIwanedtosingagainbutusingrecordedkaraokemusic.IknewthatdiscswereveryexpensiveandIreallydidn'thavealotof_30togetstarted,And31youfindonlythreetofoursongsoutoftenonadiscthatyoucan__32__use.WhenItoldtheowneroftheshopaboutmy33,hegavemealong,thoughtful__34__.“Thismeansalottoyou,doesn'tit?"besaid.“Comewithme.”Heledme35thecrowdedshopandtoabenchwithalargeprofessionalkaraokeboxonit.Heplacedhislargehand36onhistreasureandsaid.“Ihave800karaokesongsinhere.Youcantakeyour37andI’llrecordthemforyou.Thatshouldgetyoustarted.”I38.Thankinghim,Imadeatimewithhimtolistentoallthesongsandchoose39thatIcouldsing.Ihavecomefullcirclewithhishelp.His40stillwarmsmyheartandmakesmedojustthatbitextra,whichIhavethechance.21.A.lonelinessB.sadnessC.tirednessD.sickness22.A.setB.enjoyedC.keptD.shared23.A.GladlyB.EventuallyC.UnfortunatelyD.Surprisingly24.A.NowB.ThenC.SometimeD.Meanwhile25.A.adduptoB.makeupforC.getridofD.takeadvantageof26.A.IfB.AsC.ThoughD.Before27.A.movementB.conditionC.choicesD.positions28.A.reachingoutB.livingupC.gettingonD.goingback29.A.recognizedB.interviewedC.foundD.invited8\n30.A.moneyB.timeC.energyD.knowledge31.A.thusB.onesC.seldomD.often32.A.actuallyB.hardlyC.nearlyD.formerly33.A.jobB.familyC.ideaD.offer34.A.faceB.viewC.lookD.sight35.A.overB.alongC.towardsD.through36.A.UnhappilyB.lovinglyC.pitifullyD.gratefully37.A.pickB.turnC.roleD.step38.A.hadtocryB.oughttocryC.shouldhavecriedD.couldhavecried39.A.moreB.theonesC.fewD.therest40.A.courageB.devotionC.kindnessD.trust第II卷(非选择题共50分)第三部分语篇形语法填空题(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(不多于3个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。★★★请将答案写在答题卡上DearTom,Howareyoudoing?You41(ask)meinyourlastletteraboutmyplanforthecomingsummervacation.IamsorrythatIdidn’treply42_delay.HowIwishI43(read)andreplyyouremailassoonasIreceivedit.44,Iwasbusypreparingformyfinalexamatthattime,45isvitalforme.Asaresult,Ihadnochoicebut46(focus)onmystudycompletely.Ibelievethatifyou47(be)me,youwouldmakethesamechoice。Bytheway,Ihaveabusyscheduleformysummervacation.Firstandforemost,Iwoulddoaparttimejob,sothatmyinterpersonalskills48(improve).(Additionally),IwilltakeashorttriptoBeijingtotakeasummercourseintheNewOrientalSchool.Lastbutnot49(little),maybeIwillworkasavolunteerfortheschoolasateachingassistant.Thesearemyplanforthesummervacation.What’syours?Iamlooking50__toyourearliestreply.第二节:作文(满分25分)8\n今天,校报刊登了介绍广州的征文启示。请根据下面的提示,写一篇介绍广州的英语短文。【写作内容】1.位于中国南部,比邻香港和澳门;2.繁花似锦,有“花城(theCityofFlowers)”的美誉;不仅历史悠久,还是中国古代“海上丝绸之路(SilkRoadontheSea)”的发祥地;3.旅游资源丰富,如著名的“羊城八景(EightScenesofGuangzhou)”;4.由于地处外贸口岸,中西文化的交流使其形成独特的(unique)文化;5.饮食清淡(light),营养丰富。参考词汇:开花bloomvi.外贸口岸tradingport8