2022年秋季学期高二期中考试（英语）试题（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）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。ATheSpringFestivalItisusuallyheldbetweenJanuary&FebruaryasthebiggestChineseholidayandeveninotherAsiancountries.ChineseNewYearcelebrationstraditionallyrunfromthelastdayofthelastmonthoftheChinesecalendartotheLanternFestivalonthe15thdayofthefirstmonth.TheCarnivalofRiodeJaneiroUsually,itisofficiallyheldinFebruary.Aweekofextravagantparades,costumes,dancing,makesthisoneofthemostexcitingfestivalsintheworld,withtwomillionpeopleperdayonthestreets.ThefirstfestivalsofRiodatebackto1723.SaintPatrick'sDayFestivalItisaculturalandreligiouscelebrationheldon17thMarch,thetraditionaldeathdateofSaintPatrick,themostimportantpatron(守护神)saintofIreland.Therewillbeagrandparade,music,comedy,filmanddrinking.ItwasmadeanofficialChristianfeastdayintheearly17thcentury.GrapeThrowingFestivalItisaharvestfestivalinSeptemberandcelebrateswinemakingandotherfoodsanddrinksmadefromgrapes.Grapefestivalsarecelebratedasatraditioninvariouspartsaroundtheworld.Throwinghugeamountofgrapesatpeopleandparticipatinginotherfuneventsareatradition.LoveParadeOneoftheworld'sbiggestfestivalsinGermanyinDecemberwascelebratedfrom1989-2022to2022-2022.Itincludedelectronicmusic,costumes,and“let-lose”behavior.Unfortunatelybecauseofthedeathsof21participantsin2022duetoovercrowding,theLoveParadehasbeencanceledeversince.1.Whichofthefollowingfestivalscandatebacktothe18thcentury?A.TheCarnivalofRiodeJaneiro.B.SaintPatrick'sDayFestival.C.GrapeThrowingFestival.D.LoveParade.2.Whichofthefollowingfestivalsareheldinmorethanonecountryaccordingtothetext?A.TheCarnivalofRiodeJaneiroandLoveParade.B.TheSpringFestivalandSaintPatrick'sDayFestival.C.TheSpringFestivalandGrapeThrowingFestival.D.SaintPatrick'sDayFestivalandGrapeThrowingFestival.-9-\n3.TheCarnivalofRiodeJaneiroandSaintPatrick'sDayFestivalaresimilarin__________.A.ParadeB.danceC.musicD.drinkBThereoncewasalittleboywhowantedtomeettheking.Hesetoff,walkingtowardstheking'scastle.Aftermanyyearsofwalking,theking'scastlecameintohisview.However,astheboydrewclosertotheoutsideofthecastle,theguardsnoticedhim.“Getoutofhere!”orderedtheguards.Well,thelittleboydidn'thavetobetoldtwice.Heturned...andran.Allhewantedtodowastellthekingwonderfulthings,andseeallthebeautifulthingsintheking'shouse.Buthecouldn'tevengetnearthecastle!Theboyfinallystoppedrunning,satdownandcried.Ayoungmanhappenedtobecomingdownthepathattheverymoment.Hesawthelittleboyandstopped.“What'swrong,youngman?”heasked.“Sir,Iwalkedandwalkedjusttoseetheking.Buttheseguardsmademescared.IwantedtotellthekinghowlovelyeverythingisandthatIjustwantedtoseehim！”Themanlookedatthelittleboythoughtfully.“Look,whydon'tyoutryagain?I'llcomewithyouthistime.”Thelittleboygotupandtooktheman'shand.Theking'sguardsspottedthem.“Look,mister,wedon'thavetodothis...Idon'twantyoutogethurt.Wecanjustturnaroundnow.”Themanheldthelittleboy'shandandwenton.Theboyreallythoughtthemanmightbecrazyuntilhelookedbackupattheguards.Theywereallsmilingnow.Thelittleboywasamazed.“Whoareyou?”askedthelittleboyinastonishment.“Why,I'mtheking'sson.Youcanenterthecastleandbewiththeking,”saidtheman.Thelittleboybrokeintoahugesmile.4.Whydidtheboywanttoseetheking?A.Togetsomehelpfromtheking.B.Tosharewonderfulthingswiththeking.C.Toinvitethekingtovisithisbeautifulvillage.D.Toaskthekingtoplaywithhim.5.WhatdoestheunderlinedpartinParagraph3mean?A.Thelittleboydidn'tunderstandtheguards'wordsatfirst.B.Theguardsrepeatedthewordstotheboy.C.Thelittleboyhadbeentothecastletwice.D.Thelittleboyunderstoodtheguards'wordsimmediately.6.Accordingtothepassage,themanis__________.A.kindB.stupidC.ambitiousD.mean7.Whichofthefollowingsbestexpressesthestory'slessonforus?A.Neverjudgeabookbyitscover.B.Lifecansometimesbeunfair.C.Makenewfriendsandkeeptheold.-9-\nD.Anythingispossibleifonetrieshardenough.C Polarbearsareanimalswelovetoseeatzoos.Theyattracthumanswiththeirwhitefurandblacknoses.However,weoftenforgetthatpolarbearsarehunters,whichmainlygettheirfoodbyeatingseas,walruses(海象）andwhales.Sometimestheyevenattackhumans.InAugust2022,apolarbearkilledaBritishboyandinjuredseveralothersontheislandofSpitsbergen,Norway.Thisis,bynomeans,theonlyattackofpolarbearsagainstpeople.Inthepast20yearsaboutsixpeoplehavebeenkilledbypolarbearsinCanadaalone.InNorway,onepersonwaskilledinthesametimeperiod.Recentstudiesshowthattheaggression(攻击性行为)polarbearsshowtowardshumansisincreasing.Oneofthereasonsmaybeclimatechange.AsitgetswarmerintheArcticregion,polarbearsmaybeforcedtomovefromthecoastlinetoinland,sotheymayencounter(遇到）morehumans.TheyarestartingtospendmoretimeonlandthanonArcticseaice.Anotherreasonmaybethatpeoplearecomingtooclosetothebears,whoseethemasdangerousenemies.PolarbearsliveallacrosstheArcticregion,inRussia,Scandinavia,andCanada.Buttheirnumbersarefallingquickly.Polarbearsdomostoftheirhuntingonseaice.Asmoreandmoreiceismelting,expertsthinkthatfewerpolarbearswillbeabletosurvive.Theycangoonforalongtimewithoutfood,buttheydogetaggressivewhentheycan'tfindanythingtoeat.Whenpolarbearsattackhumans,itismostlybecausetheyareveryhungry,desperatelyinneedoffood.Asmoreandmorepolarbearsandhumansarestartingtosharethesamelivingareas,attackswillprobablybemorefrequentandasaresultmorepeoplemaydiefromit.8.Thefirstparagraphaimstotellusthat____________.A.polarbearsareingreatdangernowB.polarbearsarelovelybutdangerousC.polarbearsliveonmanykindsoffoodD.polarbearsaregoodathuntingforfood9.Astheweathergetswarmer,polarbears____________.A.havetomovefartherawayfromtheinlandareaB.willspendmoretimeunderthesurfaceofwaterC.willbecomemoredependentonArcticseaiceD.havetoreducetheiractivityinthecoastalareas10.Whatcanweconcludefromthefourthparagraph?A.Polarbearsusuallyhuntforfoodingroups.B.Canadahasthelargestnumberofpolarbears.C.Seaiceisthekeytothesurvivalofpolarbears.D.Polarbearscanonlybefoundintwocountries.11.What'stheauthor'stoneinwritingthepassage?A.Regretful.B.Proud.-9-\nC.Concerned.D.Annoyed.DHaveyoueverthoughtwhythereareveryfewgreatpeople?Ithinkthereisprobablyonlyonegreatpersonoutof10,000atmost,andmostprobablymuchlessthanthat.Butwhy?Mostpeoplewanttobegreat,right?Whyarethereonlyveryfewofthem?Hereisthereason:mostpeopledonotpaythepriceofgreatness.Ithinkthisoneisquiteobvious.Now,thenextquestionis:whynot?Iftherearesomanypeoplewhowanttobegreat,whyonlyveryfewofthemactuallypaytheprice?Theanswertothisquestionexplainsthedifferencebetweenthealmost100%peoplewhowanttobegreatandthemuchlessthan0.01%whoactuallybecomegreat.Thereasonwhyveryfewpeopleactuallypaythepriceisthis:theroadtogreatnessiscontinuouslypainfulforalongtime.Greatnessrequiressacrifices（牺牲）andthereisnosacrificewithoutpain.Thekindofsacrificesrequiredforgreatnessistheoneswithalongpainfulprocess.Ifyoujustwanttobebetterthanaverage,itwillbepainfulonlyeverynowandthen,andmanypeoplecanstillhandleit.Butbeinggreatisatotallydifferentlevel.Thepainismuchdeeperanditiscontinuous.Veryfewpeoplecanhaveatoleranceforthiskindofpainandthat'swhythereareveryfewgreatpeople.Mostpeoplenaturallychoosethingsthatbringpleasuretothem.It'sdifficulttochoosepainoverpleasure,letalonedoingitcontinuouslyforalongtime.Butthat'swhatIbelieveisthesecrettogreatness:choosingpainoverpleasurecontinuouslyforalongtime.12.Whyarethereveryfewgreatpeople?A.Onlylessthan0.01%actuallywanttobegreat.B.Mostpeoplecan'tbearthehardshiptobegreat.C.Mostpeopledon'thavethepotentialtobegreat.D.Onlylessthan0.01%havethepotentialtobegreat.13.Whichofthefollowingsayingswouldtheauthoragreeaccordingtothepassage?A.Nopains,nogains.B.Doonethingatatime,anddowell.C.Whateverisworthdoingisworthdoingwell.D.Neverputoffwhatyoucandotodayuntiltomorrow.14.Accordingtothewriter,tobegreat,whatdoyouneedtodo?A.Tosufferonlyeverynowandthen.B.Tobeveryclever,richandbeautiful.C.Togetalongwellwithothers.D.Tochoosepaininsteadofpleasureforlong.15.Theunderlinedphrase“haveatolerancefor”inParagraph4isclosestinmeaningto“_________”.A.remainaliveorcontinuetoexistforalongtimeB.getoversomethingunpleasantquicklyandbecomehappyagainC.beinpainfulsituationforalongtimewithoutcomplaintsD.dealwithsomethingpleasantandshareitwithothers-9-\n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。Learningalanguagecanbedifficult,especiallyforadults.Englishisanespeciallydifficultlanguagetolearnbecauseofthegrammarrules.16That’sbecauseitdrawsfromseveralEuropeanlanguages.Inaddition,manyEnglishlearnershavetolearnthepronunciationofsomelettersoundstheyneverusedinthenativelanguage.Thesefactorscanbediscouraging(使人泄气的)forsomeonewhowishestomastertheEnglishlanguage.However,thedifficultiesoflearningEnglishcanbesolved.17MostschoolshaveacenterthatoffershelpforEnglishlearning.Sometimesthesecentersarecalled“InternationalCenters”.18Librarieshavelotsofbooksforthelearnersthatcanbeborrowedforfree.ManylibrariesalsoofferEnglishtutoringorconversationpartners.Findaconversationpartner.Ifyoudon’thaveapartner,youschoolEnglishcentercansetyouupwithone,oryoucanadvertiseforoneinyourlocalnewspaper.TalkingwithanativeEnglishspeakerisimportanttoEnglishlearning.19AndhecanansweryourquestionsaboutEnglish.Talkingwithsomeonealsogivesyouachancetopracticeyoupronunciation.ReadpopularEnglish-languagebooks.Pickbooksthatareatyourleveloralittleeasiertoencourageyou.Ifyouchoosesomethingtoodifficult,youmightbecomeunhappyandgiveup.20WatchpopularEnglish-languageTVshowsandmovies.Thishelpsimproveourlisteningabilities,asyoubecomemoreandmoreusedtohearingEnglishwordsandfinallybegintomasterthemmoreeasily.YoualsolearnhowpeoplespeakEnglishineverydayconversation.A.Gotoyourlocallibrary.B.VisittheEnglishresourcecenterinyourschool.C.Aconversationpartnercancorrectyourmistakes.D.Englishvocabularyisalsodifficulttolearn.E.YoucangotothecountrywhereEnglishiswidelyspoken.F.Readingstorieshelpsyoulearnyoulearnvocabularyeasilyandquickly.G.WriteandreadEnglishwordsasmanytimesasyoucanifyouhavetime.第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分55分）第一节：完形填空（共20小题，每小题2分，满分40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。In1882ababygirlnamedHelenKellercaughtafeverthatwassoseriousthatshenearlydied.She21butthefeverleftitsmark---shecouldnolongerseeand22.Becauseshecouldnothear,shealsofounditvery23tospeak.Sohowdidthischild,blindanddeafwhenshewas19monthsold,growupto24-9-\naworld-famousauthorandpublicspeaker?Thefevercuther25fromtheoutsideworld,depriving（剥夺）herofsightandsound.Itwas26shehadbeenthrownintoadarkprisonroomfromwhichtherecouldbeno27.LuckilyHelenwasnotsomeonewho28easily.Soonshebegantoexploretheworldbyusingherother29.Shefollowedhermotherwherevershewent,30ontoherskirts.Shetouchedandsmelledeverythingshecameacross.She31theiractionsandwassoonabletodocertainjobsherself,likemilking32orkneadingdough(揉面）.Sheevenlearntto33peoplebyfeelingtheirfacesortheirclothes.Shecouldalso34whereshewasinthegardenbythesmellofthedifferentplantsandthe35ofthegroundunderherfeet.Bytheageof7shehadinventedover60different36bywhichshecouldtalktoherfamily.Ifshewantedbread,forexample,shewouldpretendto37aloafintoslices.Ifshewantedicecream,she38herarmsaroundherselfandpretendedtoshake.Helenwasunusualinthatshewasextremely39andalsoverysensitive.Byherown40shehadmanagedtomakesomesenseofanalienandconfusingworld.Butevensoshehadlimitations.21.A.escapedB.survivedC.succeededD.finished22.A.cryB.sleepC.hearD.read23.A.difficultB.impossibleC.ableD.usual24.A.explainB.becomeC.manageD.choose25.A.downB.inC.upD.off26.A.evenifB.notonlyC.asifD.sothat27.A.increaseB.releaseC.punishmentD.praise28.A.gaveoutB.pickedupC.turnedupD.gaveup29.A.sensesB.plansC.projectsD.dreams30.A.fallingB.hangingC.steppingD.rushing31.A.copiedB.stoleC.expressedD.figured32.A.chickensB.childrenC.birdsD.cows33.A.askB.findC.leadD.recognise34.A.rememberB.tellC.forgetD.improve35.A.feelB.knowledgeC.opinionD.sight36.A.signalsB.wordsC.notesD.topics37.A.orderB.cookC.cutD.throw38.A.reachedB.droppedC.openedD.packed39.A.generousB.kindC.intelligentD.honest40.A.livesB.relationshipsC.effortsD.effects第Ⅱ卷注意：将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分55分）第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）-9-\n阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容或括号内单词的正确形式。Bridgesarebuiltformanyreasons.Somebridgesarebuiltsothatcarscancrossoverrivers.Othersaremadefortrainstouse.InWashingtonState,thereisavery41(usual)bridge.Itwasbuiltfor42(protect)squirrels.ThetownofLongviewhasaverybusystreet.Manycarspassiteveryday.Whensquirrelstriedtocrossthestreet,they43(kill).AmosPeterwantedtoprotectthesesmallandlovelyanimals,sohebuiltabridgeforthem---one44wouldletthempassabovethetraffic.Thebridge45(be)asymbolofthetownforover40yearssincethen.AndeveryChristmas,thelocalpeopleadd46smallChristmastreetothecenterofthebridge.Howlovely!Afewyearsago,thelocalpeople47(create)asquirrelfestivalandtheyraisedmoney48(build)twomorebridgesfortheselovelyanimals.Foryears,because49thebridges,thesquirrelsinthetownhavebeenabletocross50(safe)fromonesideofthestreettotheother.第三部分：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）请你修改以下短文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句最多有两处。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l1处起）不计分。IhaveagoodfriendhernameisLiuMei.Sheisourmonitorandoneoftheexcellentstudentinourclass.Althoughsheisclever,butsheworksveryhard.Wehavealotoncommonandhavealottotalkabout.Oneeveningshetoldmethatsomethinghappenedwhenherparentswasout.ShewasdoingherhomeworkoneSundaymorningwhileshesmeltsomethingburning.Shestoppedtolookoutthewindowandfindacloudofsmokecomingoutofherneighbor’shouse.Shecalled119immediately.Tenminutesafter,thefiremencameandputoutthefire.Herneighborwasverythankfulforhishelp.第二节：书面表达（满分25分）假如你是李华，你从网络上得知第24届北京冬季奥运会（XXIVOlympicWinterGames）将在你居住的城市举办，现在招募志愿者。你很想成为一名志愿者，准备给奥运会的组委会写一封申请信介绍你自己的情况。具体内容包括以下几下方面：1.个人情况：年龄、性别、学历；2.优势：英语口语流利、爱好体育、擅长交际、乐于助人；3.有过相关经验，承诺提供最佳服务。注意：-9-\n1.词数100左右；2.不要逐词逐句地翻译，可以适当增加细节以使行文连贯；3.开头和结尾已为你写好，不计入总词数。DearSir,IlearnfromtheInternetthattheXXIVOlympicWinterGameswillbeheldinthecitywhereIlive__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________YoursLiHua-9-\n2022年秋季学期高二期中考试（英语）答案一、阅读理解（共20小题；每小题3分，满分60分）1-5ACABD6-10ADBDC11-15CBADC16-20DBACF二、完形填空（共20小题，每小题2分，满分40分）21-25BCABD26-30CBDAB31-35ADDBA36-40ACDCC三、填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）41.unusual42.protecting43.werekilled44.that45.hasbeen46.a47.created48.tobuild49.of50.safely四、改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）1.her→whose2.student→students3.去掉but4.on→in5.was→were6.while→when7.lookout∧thewindow→of8.find→found9.after→later10.his→her五、写作（满分25分）DearSir,IlearnfromtheInternetthattheXXIVOlympicWinterGameswillbeheldinthecitywhereIliveandthatsomevolunteersareneeded.IhopeIcanhaveachancetodosomethingforit.Iaman18-year-oldboystudentinaseniormiddleschool.InmysparetimeIlikewatchingEnglishmovies,soIcanspeakEnglishfluently.Besides,Ilikesportsandalsoliketoreadbooksaboutsports.Meanwhile,IamgoodatmakingfriendsandIamalwaysreadytohelpothers.Ihavehadsomeexperienceaboutbeingavolunteer.IwilltrymybesttodosomethingtohelpthisOlympicWinterGamestobeagreatsuccess.IhopeIcanbechosentobeone.Thankyou.Yours,LiHua-9-
