湖南省娄底市湘中名校2022-2022学年高二英语上学期期末考试试题PartⅠListeningcomprehension(20marks)SectionA Directions:Inthissection,you’llhear6conversationsbetween2speakers.Foreachconversation,thereareseveralquestionsandeachquestionisfollowedby3choicesmarkedA,BandC.Listencarefullyandthenchoosethebestanswerforeachquestion.YouwillheareachconversationTWICE.Conversationl1．Whatdoestheprofessoraskthestudentstodo?A．ReviewthelessonsinModernEducation．B．Lookupsomeinformationinabook．C．Preparesomequestions.2．Whataretheprofessor’sofficehours?A．8:00to10:00a.m.B．10:00to12:00a.m.C．2:00to4:00p.m.Conversation23．Howdoesthemanwanthishaircut?A．Leavethebackasitis．B．Cutthesidesshort．C．Cutthefrontasshortasthesides．4．Whatwillthewomandofortheman?A．Givehimashave.B．Dryhishair.C．Washhishair.Conversation35．WhywillthemangotoNewYork?A．Hegotanewjobthere．B．He’sgoingtotakeaholidaythere．C．He’sgoingthereforabusinesstrip．6．Howwillthespeakerskeepintouch?A．Bychattingonline．B．Bycallingeachother．C.Bye-mail.Conversation47．Whendidthemangethisbrother’sletter?A．LastMonday．B．LastWednesday．C.LastFriday.8．Whatdidheputinsidethelettertohisbrother?A．Aphoto．B．Somemoney．C.Apostcard.9．Whydidhedothat?A．Toshowthewomanheisconsiderate．B．Totellhisbrotherhe’salwayswithhim．C．Toremindhisbrothertowritebackoften．Conversation510．Whatwasthemandoingwhenhisproblemsstarted?A．WatchingagameonTV．B．Playingbasketballwithhisfriends．C．Puttinghiswife’sbooksinorder．11．Whatdoweknowabouttheruinedbook?A．Itwasstarted2yearsago．B．Itselectroniccopyiskeptsafe．C．Itwasburnedbytheman．12．Whatsortofreactiondoesthemanexpectfromhiswife?A．Disappointment．B．Surprise．C.Anger.Conversation613．What’sthepriceoftheapples?-9-\nA．$3akilo．B．$6akilo．C.$9akilo.14．Whydidn’tthemangetfreshgrapes?A．Theyweretooexpensive．B．Theywereoutofseason．C．Hedidn’tbringenoughmoneywithhim．15．Howmuchmoneywillhegetback?A．$1．B．$2．C．$3．SectionBDirections:Inthissection,you’llhearashortpassage.Listencarefullyandthenfillinthenumberedblankswiththeinformationyou’veheard.FillineachblankwithNOMORETHANTHREEWORDS.You’llheartheshortpassageTWICE.ThanksgivingDayWhenOnthel6ThursdayofNovemberOriginFirstl7settlersgavethankstoGodforhavingsurvived18of1621andforhavingharvestedtheirfirstsummercrops．FoodRoastturkey,19,pumpkinpieandstuffingActivityGivethanksfortheirhappiness；Havelarge20withmanyrelatives.PartIILanguageKnowledge(35marks)SectionA(15marks)Directions:Beneatheachofthefollowingsentencesthereare4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheoneanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence.21.—Howdidhegetmytelephonenumber?—You_____it.Youtoldhimlastweek.A.shouldhaveforgottenB.mayhaveforgottenC.musthaveforgottenD.couldhaveforgotten22.Seldominallmylife___mygrandparentsgetangry——theyarebothgentleandmildinnature.A.Isaw B.didIsee C.IhaveseenD.haveIseen23.Iwouldappreciate________ifyoucometosay“goodbye”tome.A.youB.oneC.itD.that24.Itwassocoldthathekeptthefire________allnight.A.toburnB.burnC.burningD.burned25.TaobaoisAsia’slargestretail(零售)networkplatform,____peoplecanbuyandsellmanykindsofthings.A.whenB.whereC.thatD.whose26.When_____whyhewasabsentfromthespeechcontest,hedidn’tknowhowtoanswerthequestion.A.toaskB.askingC.askedD.havingasked27._______isknowntoallis____theSouthChinaSeaisrichinnaturalresources.A.That,whatB.It,thatC.As,whatD.What,that28.Afterworktheywenttothesupermarkettobuythings,onlytobetoldthatit____.A.wasbeingdecoratedB.haddecoratedC.hadbeendecoratingD.wasdecorated29.JackhasneverbeentoChina,buthetalksaboutit___________hehadbeentheremanytimes.A.incaseB.eventhoughC.sothatD.asif30.Ifwe_____sugar,hewouldn’thavegonetotheshopssolate.-9-\nA.didn’trunoutofB.hadn’trunoutofC.wouldn’trunoutD.hadn’trunout31.Itisthehighcostofraisingchildren____________makesthemajorityoftheChineseyoungcouplesgiveuptheirplantohaveasecondchild.A.thatB.becauseC.whichD.what32.Inmanyschoolsstudents___________wearschooluniformseveryday.Anyonewhodisobeystherulewillbepunished.A.willB.canC.mayD.shall33.—Yoursonplaystabletennisverywell—Thanks,infact,he_______fortheschoolteamwhilehewasinhighschool.A．playsB．playedC．hasplayedD．isplaying.34.Supertyphoon“Haiyan”hitthePhilippinesinNovember2022,____seriousdamagetothelocalpeople.A.tocauseB.causingC.causedD.cause35.Since“HappyCamp”wasbroadcast,it______popularityamongpeople,especiallytheyoung.A.hasbeengainingB.hasbeengainedC.hadgainedD.gainedSectionB(12marks)Directions:ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Fillineachblankwithwordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.Inourlife,wearealwaysmeetingdifferentkindsoffriends.Somearealwayswithyou,butdon’tunderstandyou.Somesayonlyafewwordstoyou,butunderstandyou.Manypeoplewillstepinyourlife,butonly36friendsleavefootprints.Ishallalwaysrecall(回忆）theautumnandthegirlwiththe37.Iknowshewillalwaysbemybestfriend.Itwasthegoldenseason.Icouldseetheyellowleaves38onthecoolwind.Insuchaseason,Ilikedwalkingaloneintheleaves,39tothesoundofthem.Autumnisa40seasonbutlifeisuninteresting.Thefreedaysalwaysmakemesad.Butoneday,thesoundofaviolin41intomyearslikeastream(小溪)flowinginthemountains.Ayounggirl,standinginthewind,was42inplayingherviolin.Ihadneverseenherbefore.ThemusicwassonicethatIlistenedquietly.Lostinthemusic,Ididn'tknowthatIhadbeen43thereforsolongbutmyexistencedidnotseemtodisturbher.Leaveswerestillfloating.EverydaysheplayedtheviolininthecornerofthebuildingwhenIwentdownstairstowatchherperformance.Iwastheonlylistener.Theautumnseemednolongerlonelyandlifebecame44.Thoughwedidn'tknoweachother,Ithoughtwewerealreadygoodfriends.Ibelievedshealsolovedme.Autumnwasnearlyover.Oneday,whenIwaslisteningcarefully,thesoundsuddenly45 ．Tomyastonishment(惊讶),thegirlcameovertome."Youmustlikeviolin."shesaid."Yes.Andyouplayverywell.Whydidyoustop?"Iasked.Suddenly,a46expressionappearedonherfaceandIcouldfeelsomethingunusual."Icameheretoseemygrandmother,butnowImustleave.Ionceplayedverybadly.Itwasyourlisteningeverydaythat47me."shesaid."Infact,itwasyourplayingthatgavemeameaningfulautumn,"Ianswered."Let'sbefriends."Thegirlsmiled,andsodidI.36.A.youngB.trueC.newD.old37.A.violinB.songC.playD.sound38.A.shakingB.floatingC.fallingD.hanging-9-\n39.A.watchingB.hearingC.seeingD.listening40.A.livelyB.lovelyC.lonelyD.harvest41.A.grewB.flowedC.startedD.ran42.A.busyB.activeC.absorbedD.interested43.A.standingB.stoppingC.waitingD.sitting44.A.encouragingB.movingC.interestingD.exciting45.A.changedB.beganC.goneD.stopped46.A.happyB.strangeC.sadD.surprised47.A.encouragedB.excitedC.surprisedD.interestedSectionC(8marks)Directions:Completethefollowingpassagebyfillingineachblankwithonewordthatbestfitsthecontext.Whenyoumeetpeoplefromdifferentcultures,itisimportanttounderstand48._________youcanandcannotdo.49._____wearenotawareofthesedifferences,someunusualthingsmighthappen.Forexample,ifyouarefromIndia,youmaynoteatbeefbecause50._________yourreligion,anditisrudetoshakehands51._________givesomeonesomethingwithyourlefthand.InNorthAmericaandtheUK,peoplegreeteach52._________byshakinghands.InThailandandotherpartsofSouth-EastAsia,thenormalgreetingis53._________slightbowwiththehandspressedtogether.Japanesepeoplemaybowandevengiveouttheirbusinesscardstogreetothers.Theydislikeitwhenpeopledon’tlookatthecards,soremembernottojustput54.______inyourpocketwithoutlooking.Thoughthesedifferentformsofgreetingsandcustomsseemstrangetoyou,rememberthatwhatyouconsidernormal55._________seemunusualtoothers.PartIII ReadingComprehension(30marks)Directions:Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthemthereare4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassage.ASundanceFilmFestivalTheSundanceFilmFestivalisheldinJanuaryofeachyearinParkCity,Utah.ThisexcitingfestivalisthebiggestofitskindintheU.S.Itfocusesonindependentfilmsanditisaplatformfornewup-and-comingdirectorstoshowtheircreations.TheSundanceFestivalincludesmanydifferentcategories,fromdocumentarytodramaticanddomestictointernational.Bothshortandfull-lengthpicturesarenowallowed.AcademyAwardsTheAcademyAwardsceremonyhascomealongwayfromits1929beginningasasmall,privateceremonytoitspresent-daystatusastheredcarpeteventoftheyear.WhiletheOscaristheAcademy’sbestknownaward,itisnottheonlyoneawardedbytheAcademy.Infact,theAcademy’sBoardofGovernorsalsogivesoutScienceandTechnicalAwards,HonoraryAwardsandSpecialAchievementAwards.CannesInternationalFilmFestivalTheCannesInternationalFilmFestivalisheldinCannes,France.ItisanannualeventwhichnowadaystakesplaceduringMay.Theconceptofthefestivaldatesbackto1932.SomeFrenchfilm-makersdemandedthattheFrenchgovernmentsupportafilmfestivalwherefilmscouldbejudgedonmerit(价值),ratherthaninapoliticalcontext.ThechoiceofvenuewasbetweenBiarritzandCannes,andthelatterwaschosenbecauseitwastheonlyplacewillingtofundthefestival.BerlinInternationalFilmFestival-9-\nOneofthemostawaitedfilmfestivalsoftheyearistheBerlinInternationalFilmFestival.Ithasbeenheldannuallysince1951everyFebruary.Thisiswherethebestandthebrightestofthestarsfromacrosstheglobegathertowitnessagrandceremonyoffilms.Itisalsooneofthemostformalandhighlyintellectualfilmfestivalsintheworld.56.Fromthepassage,weknowthattheSundanceFilmFestival_________A.isheldinFebruaryofeachyearinAmericaB.focusesonindependentfilmsC.isaplatformforfamousdirectorsD.onlyallowsfull-lengthpictures57.WhichofthefollowingawardsisNOTawardedbytheAcademy’sBoardofGovernors?A.ScienceandTechnicalAwardsB.HonoraryAwardsC.IndependentSpiritAwardsD.SpecialAchievementAwards58.Canneswaschosenasthelocationofthefilmfestivalbecause____________.A.itslocationiswonderfulB.itisabig,famouscityC.manyfamousdirectorandactorslivedthereD.itwastheonlyplacewillingtofundthefestival.59.The___________isahighlyintellectualfilmfestival.A.BerlinInternationalFilmFestivalB.AcademyAwardsceremonyC.CannesInternationalFilmFestivalD.SundanceFilmFestival60.Wearemostlikelytofindthepassageinthe_________sectionofanewspaper.A.healthandfamilyB.artandlifeC.explorationanddiscoveryD.electronicsresearchBAsenseofhumorisjustoneofthemanythingssharedbyAlfredandAnthonyMelillo,64-year-oldtwinbrothersfromEastHavenwhomadehistoryinFebruary2022.OnChristmasEve,1992,Anthonyhadahearttransplantfroma21-year-olddonor.TwodaysbeforeValentine’sDayin2022,Alfredreceiveda19-year-oldheart,markingthefirsttimeonrecordthattwinadultseachreceivedhearttransplants.“I’m15minutesolderthanhim,butnowI’myoungerbecauseofmyheartandI’mnotgoingtorespecthim.”Alfredsaidwithagrin(露齿而笑),pointingtohisbrotherwhiletalkingtoaroomfulofreporters,wholaughedfrequentlyattheirjokes.Whilethetwinsknewthatgenetics(遗传学)mighthaveplayedaroleintheircondition,theyrecognizedthattheireatinghabitsmighthavealsocontributedtotheirheartproblems.We’dputhalfapoundofbutteronasteak.Ioverdiditonallthefoodthattastedgood,soIguessIdeservedwhatIgotfornotdietingproperly.”ThediscussionmovedtoAnthony’srecovery.Inthefiveyearssincehishearttransplant,hehadbeenonanexerciseprogramwhereheregularlyrodeabicycleforfivemiles,swameachday,andwalkedacoupleofmiles.Hewasstillonmedication,butnotasmuchasAlfred,whowasjustintheearlystageofhisrecovery.“RightnowIfeelprettyyoungandI’mdoingverywell,”Anthonysaid.“Ifeellikeanewperson.”Alfredsaidhisgoal,ofcourse,wastofeelevenbetterthanhisbrother.But,headded,“Ilovemybrotherverymuch.We’reverycloseandI’msurewe’lldojustfine.”61.Thisarticleismainlyabout______.A.thedangerofhearttransplantsurgeryB.becomingyoungbygettinganewheartC.theeffectofgeneticsontheheartD.thetwinbrotherswhoreceivedhearttransplants62.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Neverbeforehadbothofthetwinshadtheirheartstransplanted.B.Thetwinbrothershadbadeatinghabitsbeforetheiroperations.C.Alfred’snewheartistwoyearsolderthanAnthony’s.-9-\nD.Thebrothersreceivedhearttransplantsataninterval(间隔)oftenyears.63.WhatdidAlfredandAnthonyhaveincommon?A.Lifespan(寿命)B.CareergoalsC.AsenseofhumorD.Loveforbicycling64.WhatdidAlfredandAnthonythinkcausedtheirheartproblems?A.ExerciseB.DietC.SurgeryD.Medicines65.WhydidAlfredsay,“I’m15minutesolderthanhim,butnowI’myounger……”?A.HishearttransplantsurgerywasmoresuccessfulthanAnthony’sB.HisrecoveryfromtheheartsurgerywasfasterthanAnthony’sC.HisexerciseprogramwasbetterthanAnthony’sD.HisnewheartwasyoungerthanAnthony’sCSincethegene，calledDAF16inworms（虫），wasrecentlyfoundinmanyanimalsandinhumans，thefindingcouldopenupnewwaystoaffectaging(老龄化)，immunity(免疫)andresistanceinhumans，thescientistssaid.“Wewantedtofindouthownormalagingisbeinggovernedbygenesandwhateffectthesegeneshaveonothertraits(特征)，suchasimmunity，”saidRobinMayoftheUniversityofBirmingham，wholedthestudy.Populationsacrosstheworldareagingatasurprisingpace，bringingpotentiallybigchallengesforhealthandsocialcaresystems.AstudybyDanishscientistslastyearfoundthathalfofbabiesbornintherichworldtodaywilllivetocelebratetheir100thbirthdays.Scientistsareeagertofindoutnewwaystoaffectagingtohelpthemstayhealthierastheirlivesextend.“Whatwehavefoundisthatthingslikeresistanceandagingtendtogohandinhand，”Maysaidinaninterview.May'steamcomparedlifespan，stressresistanceandimmunityinfourrelatedspeciesofworm.TheyalsolookedfordifferencesintheactivityofDAF16ineachofthefourspecies，andfoundthattheywereallquitedistinct（有区别的）.MaysaidDAF16wasactiveinmostcellsinthebodyandwasverysimilartoagroupofhumangenescalledFOXOgenes，whichscientistsbelieveplayaroleintheagingprocess.“Thefactthatsubtle(微妙的)differencesinDAF16betweenspeciesseemtohavesuchanimpactonagingandhealthisveryinterestingandmayexplainhowdifferencesinlifespanandrelatedtraitshavearisenduringevolution，”Maysaid.66．Inwhichsectionmaythetextappearinanewspaper?A．Education.B．Science.C．Entertainment.D．Culture.67．Whatcanweknowfromthethirdparagraph?A．Newwayshavebeenfoundtoaffectaging.B．Babiesintherichworldwillalllivelonger.C．Presentsocialcaresystemsarepoorlymanaged.D．Agingpopulationsarecausingmorechallenges.68．AccordingtoMay，________.A．resistancehasalottodowithagingB．FOXOgenescanbefoundinwormsC．genesplaythesameroleindifferentspeciesD．newdrugswillchangethegenesinolderpeople69．FromthetextweknowthatDAF16________.A．isagenethatisonlyfoundinwormsB．canmakepeoplelivelongerC．hasaneffectonagingandimmunityD．hasbeenquitefamiliartoscientists70．WhatcanbetheBESTtitleofthepassage?A.DAF16--aGeneLinkedtoAgingB．PopulationAgingFasterthanExpectedC．HowtoMakePeopleLiveLongerD．FOXOGenesAffectAgingPartIV Writing(35marks)SectionA(10marks)0-9-\nDirections:Readthefollowingpassage.Fillinthenumberedblanksbyusingtheinformationfromthepassage.WriteNOMORETHANTHREEWORDSforeachanswer.Coffeehasbecomeapopulardrinkinourculturebecauseitnaturallycontainscaffeine(咖啡因),whichpeopleintoday’ssocietyrelyontoprovidethemwithenergy.Mostpeoplehaveacoffeemakerathomeforguestswhocometovisit.Intheworkplacemanypeoplestarttheirdaywithacupofcoffee,andthencontinuetodrinkituntilit’stimetogohome.Manymeetingsalsobeginwithacupofcoffee---whichiswhysomanyworkplacesnowhaveasteadyflowofofficecoffee.Coffeeisunsurprisinglyoneofthemosttradedagriculturalproductsintheworld,supportingtheeconomyinmanycountries.Coffeeismadefromtheroasted(烤，烘，焙)seedsofcoffeecherries,whichgrowontreesinover70countries.Theseedsareroastedtodifferentdegreesdependingontheflavorswanted,andthenarebrewed(煮)tocreatethecoffeedrink.Coffeeusuallysoldisalreadyroasted,sothatallyouhavetodoisaddhotwater. Coffeeisclassifiedaccordingtoitsappearance---light,mediumlight,medium,mediumdark,dark,orverydark.Peoplearguealotaboutwhethertheeffectofdrinkingcoffeeispositiveornegative.Somepeopleworrythatdrinkingtoomuchcoffeeisbadforourhealth.Butyoucanbuydecaffeinated(脱去咖啡因的)coffee,whichhasalotlesscaffeine.Mostpeople,however,wouldnotcareaboutthenegativeeffectsofdrinkingcoffee.Title:Coffee---AModernTrendThe71.__________forcoffee’spopularity●containingcaffeinewhichmakespeople72.______Theplaceswherepeopledrinkcoffee●athome:providingcoffeefor73.__________●74._____________:drinkingcoffeewhenworkingThecoffee-makingprocess ●madefromseedsoncoffeetrees●roastedand75.______tocreatecoffeedrinks●mixedwithwaterbeforeitisdrunkCoffee’s76.__________●classifiedbasedonits77.__________People’s78.________towardstheeffectofcoffee●arguingaboutwhetherdrinkingcoffeeispositiveornegative●worryingabouttheriskofdrinking79.____________●80.______________thesideeffectofdrinkingcoffeeSectionB(10marks)Directions:Readthefollowingpassage.Answerthequestionsaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassage.Mygrandfatherwasawonderfulgardener.AslongasIcouldremember,hehadgrownagardenfullofvegetablesinthebackofhisyard.Hegrewdifferentkindsofvegetables.Oneyearheeventriedpumpkin.Thepumpkinsdidturnoutwell.Aslittlegirls,mysisterandIwouldspendtimelookingafterthegardenwithhim.Wewouldlearnaboutplantingseeds.Mygrandfatherwouldshowushowthebeanswouldclimbupthefenceandhebuiltupbeyondthefencetoletthemclimbevenhigher.Iwasalwayssurprisedtoseethemgroweventallerthanme.Theprideofmygrandfather’sgardenwashistomatoes.Everyyearassoonasthe-9-\ntomatoplantsbloomed(开花),Iwouldaskmygrandfatherwhenwecouldeatthetomatoes.Hewouldsay,“Notyet.”Iwouldaskthenextweek,“Canwepickthemyet?”Hewouldanswer,“Notyet.”Finally,Iwouldbesurethattheywereripe(成熟的).Whensomanybrightredtomatoeshungonthebranches,Iwouldgouptomygrandfatherandask,“Canwepickthemnow?”HeenjoyedseeingmysisterandIeatthetomatoes.Ithinkthegardenwasmygrandfather’swayofsharinghiskindnesswiththosearoundhim.Thegardenalwayshadmorethanenoughvegetablesformygrandparentsandformyfamily,sohewouldgivesometoanyonewhowouldaccept.Hehopedwecouldpasshisgenerositytoothers.Ashegrewolder,Iwouldlookafterthegardenforhim.Mygrandfatherneverexpectedmetodoallofitforhim,butIcouldalwaysseetheprideonhisfacewheneverythingwascomplete.81.Whatvegetablesmentionedinthepassagewereplantedingrandfather’sgarden?(nomorethan4words)(3marks)___________________________________________________________82.Whatsurprisedtheauthor?(nomorethan9words)(2marks)___________________________________________________________83.Whatwouldtheauthordowhenthetomatoplantsbloomed?(nomorethan12words)(2marks)_____________________________________________________________________84.Whatkindofpersonwastheauthor’sgrandfather?(nomorethan8words)(3marks)________________________________________________________________SectionC(15marks)Directions:WriteanEnglishcompositionaccordingtotheinstructionsgivenbelowinChinese.目前，一些学校校园内部浪费现象严重。为此，你班要组织一次“杜绝浪费，提倡节约”的主题班会，请你写一份英语演讲稿，准备在班会上发言。提示内容如下：浪费现象1、水、电；2、食物、3、纸张、书本造成的危害1、浪费资源；2、浪费金钱；3、养成坏习惯呼吁……注意：1、词数120左右，演讲的开头和结尾已写好，不计入总词数。2、不能使用真实姓名和学校名称Boyandgirls，MayIhaveyourattention，please?NowI’dliketomakeaspeechhere.……That’sall.Thankyou.-9-\n2022-2022学年上学期湘中名校高二期末考试试卷英语81.Pumpkins,beansandtomatoes.82.Thatthebeansgreweventallerthanher.83.Shewouldaskhergrandfatherwhentheycouldeatthetomatoes.84.Hewashard-working,kindandgenerous.Composition:Boysandgirls，-9-
