沁县中学2022-2022学年度第一学期期中考试高二英语答题时间：120分钟，满分：150分第Ⅰ卷第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分60分）第一节（共15小题，每小题3分，满分45分）AHistoryisquiteboringtopicformanyandevenasapartofcurriculum(课程),veryfewconsideredHistoryaninterestingone.However,historyisquitefascinatingandinteresting.ReadouttheveryinterestingandfunfactsfromHistory.ShortedWarEverEnglandandZanzibarholdsthetitleofshortedwarintheworldofhistory.Theyfoughtintheyear1896andthewarlastedonlyfor38minutes,whereZanzibargaveintoEngland.LongestReignPepiIIistheonlyemperorwhoruledEgyptforthelongestreigninthehistoryeveruntilnow.Theperiodofhisreignwasfrom2566BCto2476BC.GuardsofGreatWallofChinaFewofyoumayrealizethatoneoftheSevenWondersoftheWorld—theGreatWallofChina,isprotectedbyspecialguards.ThisgroupofmennotjustguardedtheGreatWallofChina,butalsodevotedtheirlivestoit.Thegrouplivedtherefrombirthtodeath.Theygrewup,workedasguards,gotmarried,hadchildrenwhosedutywasalsotokeepguard,anddiedthere.Infact,thedeadguardswereburiedinthewallitself.FunnyFactRomanshadsomeuniquepracticesandtraditions.Onesuchfunnypracticeistheymixedthehumanurine(尿)intheprocessofmakingtoothpaste!Howstrangeitis!WomenintheAncientAgesWomenwerenotprovidedequalfreedomorindependencelikemenintheancient-14-\nages.Inancientdays,inGreece,womanweresentencedtodeathiftheywatchtheOlympicGames.UnknownLastWordsAlbertEinsteinwasseriouslyillinhislastdays.HewaslookedafterbyanAmericannurseandheexpressedafewwordsjustbeforehehadhislastbreath.Unfortunately,sincehisnursecouldnotunderstandGerman,thelastwordswereburiedwithhim.1.HowlongdidPePiIIruleEgypt?A.38yearsB.90yearsC.100yearsD.80years2.WhichofthefollowingstatementisTrue?A.TherearesevencountriesmentionedinpassageB.TheshortestwarbrokeoutbetweenEnglandandFrance.C.AlbertEinsteinmusthavespokenEnglishjustbeforehisdeathD.ThespecialguardswouldprotecttheGreatWallfromgenerationtogeneration.3.What’sthebesttitleofthepassage?A.InterestingandFunFactsfromHistoryB.WhatYouHaven’tKnowninHistoryC.History,NotBoringButInterestingD.TheHistoryEventsinTheAncientAgesBEverymanwantshissontobesomewhatofaclone,notinfeaturesbutinfootsteps.Ashegrowsyoualsoage,andyourambitionsbecomemoreunachievable.Youbegintorealizethatyourboy,inyourfootsteps,couldprobablyaccomplishwhatyouhopedfor.Butfootstepscanbemuddiedandtheycangooffindifferentdirections.MysonJodyhashatedschoolsincedayoneinkindergarten.Scienceprojectswaiteduntilthelastmoment.Bookreportsweren’twrittenuntilthefinalthreat.I’vebeenanewspapermanallmyadultlife.Mydaughterisauniversitygraduateworkingtowardhermaster’sdegreeinEnglish.ButJody?Whenheenteredthetenthgradehebecamea“vo-tech”student(技校学生).They’recalled“motorheads”-14-\nbytherestofthestudentbody.Whenasecretaryinmyofficefirstcalledhim“motorhead”,Iwasshocked.“Hey,he’sagoodkid,”Iwantedtosay.“Andsmart,really.”Ilearnedlaterthatmotorheadsare,indeed,different.Theyusuallyhavedirtyhandsandweardirtyworkclothes.Andtheydon’toftenmakeschoolhonorrolls(光荣榜).Butbeingtheparentofamotorheadisitselfanexperienceineducation.Wewholaborincleanshirtsinofficesdon’thavetheabilitiesthatmotorheadshave.IbegantolearnthiswhenIhadmycarcrashed.Thecosttorepairitwasestimatedat$800.“Hey,Icanfixit,”saidJody.Idoubtedit,butlethimgoahead,forIhadnothingtolose.Myson,withothermotorheads,fixedthecar.Theygotparts(零件）fromajunkyard,andabilityfromvo-techclasses.Thecostwas$25insteadof$800.Sincethatfirstrepairjob,abrokenair-conditioner,anon-functioningwasherandanon-toastingtoasterhavebeenfixed.Neighborsandco-workerstrusttheircarrepairstohim.Thesekidsarehappiestwhendoingrepairs.Theyjokeandlaughandarelivingintheirownrelaxedworld.Andtheirmindsarebrightdespitetheirdirtyhandsandclothes.Ihavelearnedalotfrommymotorhead:publishersneedprinters,engineersneedmechanics,andarchitectsneedbuilders.Mostimportant,Ihavelearnedthatfathersdon’tneedclonesinfootstepsoranywhereelse.Mysonmaynevermaketheschoolhonorroll.Buthemademine.4.Whatusedtobetheauthor’shopeforhisson?A.Toavoidbecominghisclone.B.Toresemblehiminappearance.C.Todevelopinadifferentdirection.D.Toreachtheauthor’sunachievedgoals.5.Theauthorlethissonrepairthecarbecausehebelievedthat_______.A.Hissonhadtheabilitytofixit.B.itwouldsavehimmuchtime.C.itwouldn’tcausehimanymorelossD.othermotorheadswouldcometo-14-\nhelp.6.Intheauthor’seyes,motorheadsare_______.A.tidyandhardworkingB.cheerfulandsmartC.lazybutbrightD.relaxedbutrude7.Whatdidtheauthorrealizeintheend?A.Itisunwisetoexpectyourchildtofollowyourpath.B.Itisimportantforonetomakethehonorroll.C.Architectsplayamoreimportantrolethanbuilders.D.Motorheadshavegreaterabilitythanofficeworkers.CSure,it’sgoodtogetalongwithyourteacherbecauseitmakesthattimeyouspendintheclassroommorepleasant.Andyes,it’sgoodtogetalongwithyourteacherbecause,ingeneral,it’ssmarttolearnhowtorelatetothedifferenttypesofpeopleyou’llmeetthroughoutyourlife.Butreally,there’sonesuper-importantreasonwhyyoushouldgetalongwithyourteacher.Kidswhogetalongwiththeirteachersnotonlylearnmore,butthey’remorecomfortableaskingquestionsandgettingextrahelp.Thismakesiteasiertounderstandnewmaterialanddoyourbestontests.Whenyouhavethiskindofrelationshipwithateacher,heorshecanbesomeonetoturntowithproblems,suchasproblemswithlearningorschoolissues,suchasbullying.Asakidinelementaryormiddleschool,you’reatawonderfulstageinyourlife.You’reabletotakeinlotsofnewandexcitinginformation.Apartfromthat,you’reabletothinkaboutallthisinformationinnewways.Yourteacherknowsthat,andinmostcases,heorsheisthrilledtobethepersonwho’sgivingyouallthatmaterialandhelpingyouputittogether.Remember,teachersarepeople,too,andtheyfeelgreatifyou’reopentowhatthey’reteachingyou.That’swhytheywantedtobeteachersinthefirstplacetoteach!Somekidsmaybeabletolearninanysituation,whethertheyliketheteacherornot.Butmostkidsaresensitivetothewaytheygetalongwiththeteacher,andifthingsaren’tgoingwell,theywon’tlearnaswellandwon’tenjoybeingin-14-\nclass.8.Paragraph2mainlytalksabout_______.A.newmaterialslearnedfromteachersB.waystodeveloprelationshipwithteachersC.benefitsingettingalongwithteachersD.avoidingproblemshappeningaroundkids9.What’sthewriter’sattitudetowardsgettingalongwithteachers?A.Doubtful.B.Objective.C.Uncaring.D.Favorable.10.Whatcanweknowfromthepassage?A.Kidsareunabletounderstandlotsofexcitinginformation.B.Kidsarebulliedwhilecommunicatingwithothersinschools.C.Kidswillleavetheclasswhennotdoingquitewellwiththeirteachers.D.Kidswillleavetheclasswhennotsatisfiedwithteachers’teachingmethods.11.Thepassageismostprobablytakenfrom______.A.children’sliterature.B.aneducationmagazineC.asciencereportD.anadvertisementDSixyearsago,Gracieescapedfrommyboyfriend’sbackyardaround2:00p.m.Wesearchedtheneighborhoodforhoursbuthadnoluck.Shewasgone.Bydark,wereturnedhome,exhausted.Onthesecondday,Icalledtheanimalshelter.Nothing.Ifeltlost,defeated.IfIknewGraciehadbeenkilled,Iwouldhavebeenheartbroken.IfIknewshewascaughtsomewhere,Iwouldrescueher.IfIknewshehadfoundabetterhome,Iwouldbesadyetrelieved.ButhowdoIdealwiththeunknown?Pray?Waitpatiently?Searchendlessly?Giveup?Thethirdday,whileIwassearchinginthewoodswithmyfriendRhea,IconfessedthatlosingGraciewaslikelosingfaithineverything.Rhea’ssmiledandsaid,“Youknow,maybeGracie’sonagreatadventure.”Itseemsstrange,butIfeltbetterthen.Rhea’swordsremindedmeofwhat,asawriter,Idefinitelyhavefaithin:-14-\nthepowerofstory.Asonewritersaid,allwehaveisstories.It’swhatholdsourlifetogether.Wecallsomestoriesscience,somestoriesmyth,butimaginehearingforthefirsttimethattheworldmayberoundorthatsolidmatterismostlyhollow.Suchstoriesonlybecomerealwhenwebelievethem.Andsomestoriesareneversupportedwithscientificfact,buttheystillseemtoholdtrue.Sowhynotimaginenow,asRheasuggested,thatshewasoffonanadventureexploringherwolfside?Thefourthdaystartedwithmefindingacoinonthesidewalk.I’dalwaysthoughtoffindingmoneyasagoodsign.AndIwasconvinceditmeantGraciewouldcomehomeonthefifthday.Iguessitwasanotherstorytoholdonto.12.WhenGraciewasfoundmissing,________.A.theauthorblamedherboyfriendseverelyB.theauthorknewitwasdifficulttofinditC.theauthorfeltworriedandheartbrokenD.theauthorwastooexhaustedtohuntforit13.Itcanbelearnedfromthesecondparagraphthat_______.A.theauthorwasconvincedthedogneverreturnedB.theauthorwasreallyatalosswhatsheshoulddoC.theauthorraisedsuspicionsaboutherboyfriend’sneighborsD.theauthordecidetoturntoothersforhelp14.HearingwhatRheahadsaid,theauthor_________.A.decidedtochangehisformerthinkingB.believedhisGracietookinterestinadventureC.thoughtRheaplayedabigjokeonhimD.hopedtouseastorytogethisGracieback15.whatwillbefollowedwiththepassage?A.TheauthorhadabookaboutGraciepublished.B.TheauthormakescientificresearchaboutdogsC.Theauthorwouldneverraiseadogfromthen.-14-\nD.TheauthorwouldgetgoodnewsaboutGracie第二节（共5小题；每小题3分，满分15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.TrickstoRememberWordsMemorizingnewvocabularycanseemlikeadifficulttaskatfirst,butifyouusesomestrategiesyouwillfindyourvocabularyexpandingrapidly.BreakItDownOnekeytomemorizationsuccessistoattemptamanageableworkload.Onetofivewordsisamanageableloadthatwillenableyoutobesuccessfulinrememberingthemforthelongterm.___16___MakeAssociationsOnewaytorememberwordsandtheirdefinitionsistorememberanassociationthatyouhavewiththatword.____17___Youcanmakeanassociationwebbywritingthewordinthemiddleofapieceofpaperandmappingouteverythingyouassociatewiththatword.WriteSentencesandStoriesContext（语境）isalargepartofunderstandingandrememberingdefinitions.Whileyoumayattempttocontextualize（将…置于上下文中理解）awordforyourselfbymakingassociations,itcanalsobeusefultowritethewordinasentence.___18___Ifyouarelearningmanywordsatatime,writingastorywithallofthewordscanbeafunandentertainingstrategyforretainingknowledge.UseFlashcardsFlashcardsareatriedandtruemethodofaidingmemory.Ratherthanbuyingpremadevocabularyflashcard,makeyourownwithindexcards(索引卡).___19___Besides,whenyoumakeyourownflashcards,youcanpersonalizethemaccordingtoyourneedsbydrawingapictureononesideorwritingthewordinasentencetohelpyourselfrememberthecontext.Practice___20___Pickatleastonenewwordadaytouseinyoureverydayconversations.-14-\nYoumightbeabletofityournewwordsintoe-mailsandcorrespondenceaswell.Themoreyouusethewords,thebetteryouwillknowthem.A.Createmoresituations.B.Quizyourselfonthewords.C.Itcansavemoneyandaidyourmemory.D.Ifthewordhasmultipledefinitions,writeitinseveraldifferentsentences.E.Theassociationmaybeanimage,apersonyouknoworasongwiththatwordinit.F.Whenyoulearnanewword,thebestwayistousethewordincontextimmediately.G.Ifyouhavealonglistofwordstomemorize,breakthelistdownsothatyoucanlearnsomeeachday.第二部分：完形填空（共20小题；每题2分，满分40分）MysisterandIgrewupinalittlevillageinEngland.Ourfatherwasastruggling21,butIalwaysknewhewas22__.Henevercriticizedus,butused23__tobringoutourbest.He’dsay,”Ifyoupoutwateronflowers,theyflourish.Ifyoudon’tgivethemwater,theydie.”I24_-asachildIsaidsomething25_aboutsomebody,andmyfathersaid,“26__timeyousaysomethingunpleasantaboutsomebodyelse,it’sareflectionofyou.”HeexplainedthatifIlookedforthebest27__people,Iwouldgetthebest28__.FromthenonI’vealwaystriedto29__theprincipleinmylifeandlaterinrunningmycompany.Dad’salsoalwaysbeenvery30_.At15,Istartedamagazine.Itwas31agreatdealofmytime,andtheheadmasterofmyschoolgavemea32:__stayinschoolorleavetoworkonmymagazineIdecidedtoleave,andDadtriedtosway（使…动摇）mefrommydecision,33anygoodfatherwould.WhenherealizedIhadmadeupmymind,hesaid,“Richard,whenIwas23,mydad34metogointolaw.AndI’ve35_regrettedit.Iwantedtobeabiologist,36Ididn’tpursuemy37.Youknowwhatyouwant.Gofulfill(实现)it.”-14-\nAs38_turnedout,mylittlepublicationwentontobecomeStudent,anational39foryoungpeopleintheU.K.MywifeandIhavetwochildren,andI’dliketothinkwearebringingthemupinthesamewayDad40me.21.A.biologistB.managerC.lawyerD.gardener22.A.strictB.honestC.specialD.learned23.A.praiseB.courageC.powerD.warmth24.A.thinkB.imagineC.rememberD.guess25.A.unnecessaryB.unkindC.unimportantD.unusual26.A.AnotherB.SomeC.AnyD.Other27.A.onB.inC.atD.about28.A.incaseB.byturnsC.bychanceD.inreturn29.A.reviseB.setC.reviewD.follow30.A.understandingB.experiencedC.seriousD.demanding31.A.takingupB.makingupC.pickingupD.keepingup32.A.suggestionB.decisionC.noticeD.choice33.A.andB.asC.evenifD.asif34.A.helpedB.allowedC.persuadedD.suggested35.A.alwaysB.neverC.seldomD.almost36.A.ratherB.butC.forD.therefore37.A.promiseB.taskC.beliefD.dream38.A.thisB.heC.itD.that39.A.newspaperB.magazineC.programD.project40.A.controlledB.comfortedC.remindedD.raised第II卷第三部分英语知识运用短文填空（共10小题，每小题1．5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入一个单词或括号内单词的正确形式（不多于3个单词。Cancerisa__41__(lead)causeofdeatharoundtheworld.Eachyeararound12.7-14-\nmillionpeoplediscovertheyhavecancerand7.6millionpeoplediefromsomeformofthedisease.AccordingtotheWHO,cancer___42__(kill)morethan13.2millionpeopleayeartill2030,almostdouble___43____numberitkilledin2022---andmostdeathswillbeinpoorcountriesAboutathirdofallcommoncancersintheUnitedStates,ChinaandBritaincouldbepreventedeachyear__44__peopleatehealthierfood,drank__45__(little)alcoholandexercisedmore.InChina,27percentofcancersarepreventable,35percentintheUnitedStates___46___37percentinBritain.TheWHOsaysthateverybody____47___(have)aroleinpreventingcancersfrominternationalorganizations,togovernments,topeoplethemselves.Adultsshoulddoatleast150minutesofexerciseaweek.Thiscouldbedonebywalkingfor30minutes___48___(regular)orbycyclingtoworkeveryday.What’smore,theWHOcallsonallgovernments____49___(introduce)smoke-freelawsandraisethepriceofcigarettes.Tobaccokillsmillionsof___50___(smoker)everyyear,andsecond-handsmokingalsokillshundredsofthousandsofnon-smokers.第四部分写作（共两节，满分35分）第一节短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，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以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅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.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。Asweallknowit,manychildrenhavetospendtheirweekendsandholidaysattendingvarioustrainingcoursesthoughtheyareunwillingto.That’swhytheirparentsdon’twanthimtofallbehindatthestartingline.Instead,theyhopetheirchildrenareequippingwithasmanyskillsaspossible.Thereforetheywon’tlosefacewhencomparingtheirchildrenwithothers’.Beside,theyaresuretheseextraclasseswillhelptheirchildrenstandingoutandbecomemorecompetitiveinthefuture.-14-\nActually,itwasunwisetoforcechildrentodothattheydon’tlike.Toomanytrainingclasseswillbeheavyburdenforchildren.Parentsshouldn’tpushtheirchildrentoohardly.第二节：书面表达（25分）假如你是李华，你的笔友Cathy对于中国的清明节很感兴趣，请你用E-mail的形式给她介绍一下清明节。内容包含以下几个要点：1.节日:有大约二千五百多年的历史，时间：4月5日，气温开始升高，春耕的大好时节。2.活动:放假一天，人们回家，以扫墓、烧纸钱的形式祭祖，另外还有踏青、春游、放风筝等。3.意义：表达对祖先的怀念，更多的是亲友相聚一堂，提醒大家珍惜现在，关爱身边的父母、亲人。注意：1.词数100左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；3.开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。参考词汇：ancestors祖先春耕springploughingDearCathy,I’mgladtohearfromyouagainandit’sanhonortointroduce“Tomb-sweepingday”toyou.____-14-\nBestwishesYours,LiHua-14-\n沁县中学2022-2022学年度第一学期期中考试高二英语答案阅读:1-20每空3分，共60分1-3BDA4-7DCBA8-11CDCB12-15CBAD16-20GEDCF完形:21-40，每空2分，共40分21-25CCACB26-30CBDDA31-35ADBCA36-40BDCBD短文填空：41-50，每空1.5分，共15分41.leading42.willkill43.the44.If45.less46.and47.has48.regularly49.tointroduce50.smokers短文改错：每空1分，共10分1.去掉it2.why---because3.him---them4.equipping---equipped5.Beside----Besides6.standing---stand7.was---is8.that----what9.be后加a10.hardly---hard书面表达共25分DearCathy,I’mgladtohearfromyouagainandit’sanhonortointroduce“Tomb-sweepingday”toyouTomb-sweepingdayisatraditionalfestivalofChina,whichcandatebacktoabout2500yearsago.Itiscelebratedon4th,April.Fromthisdayon,thetemperaturebeginstogoup,sothisisagoodtimeforspringploughingOntomb-sweepingday,wewillhaveadayoffsothatwecangobacktoourhometown,carryingfoodandfruittooffer,gotocleanthetombsandalsoburnpapermoneytoexpressourmissingtoourancestors.Infact,besides"burningmoneypaper",wecandomore,suchaswecangospringoutingduringthesesunshinedayswithourrelativesandfriendstoenjoythebeautifulmountainsandrivers,orflykiteshighinthebluesky.Allinall,weshouldtreatwelltoourparents,relativesandfriendswhoarestillalive.Inthemeanwhile,givethemmorecareandlove,besidesrememberourancestors.Bestwishes，-14-\nYours,LiHua-14-
