2022～2022学年度第一学期期中试题高二英语（时间：120分钟满分：150分）一、阅读理解：（每小题3分，共60分）ASantaClausissomeonewhowillremainintheheartsofchildrenforever.Heisthemake-believepersonwhobringstoysandothergiftstochildrenatChristmas.Togrown-ups,heisaspecialsymbolofgoodwillandselflessgiving.SantaClausalsohasanothername—SaintNicholas.SaintNicholascamefromtheDutchwhosettledinNewYorklongago.TheDutchbelievedSaintNicholasgavegiftstochildren.TheyhonoredthiskindSaintwithayearlyfestivalonDecembersixth.TheEnglish-speakingpeoplewholivednearbygreatlyenjoyedDutchfestivals.AndtheybroughttheSaintandthecustomofgivinggiftsintotheirowncelebrationatChristmastime.TheDutchspokethename“SaintNicholas”veryfast.Itsoundedlike“sinterklaas”.Andso,whentheEnglishsaidthisword,itsoundedlikeSantaClaus.ThepictureofSantaClauscamefromThomasNast.HewasanAmericanpainterborninBavaria.HepaintedpicturesforChristmaspoems.SomeoneaskedhimtopaintapictureofSantaClaus.NastrememberedwhenhewasalittleboyinsouthernGermany,everyChristmasafatoldmangavetoysandcakestothechildren.SowhenNastpaintedthepicture,hisSantaClauslookedlikethekindoldmanofhischildhood.Andthroughtheyears,Nast’spaintinghasremainedasthemostpopularpictureofSantaClaus.SantacanbeseenalmosteverywhereinlargeAmericancitiesduringtheChristmasseason.Somestandonstreetcornersaskingformoneytobuyfoodandgiftsfortheneedy.Othersarefoundinstoresandshoppingcenters.ItiseasytofindthembythelonglinesofchildrenwaitingtotellSantawhattheywantforChristmas.Ifonetookavoteamongchildrentolearnwhotheirfavoritepersonwas,thereisnoquestionwhowouldwin—SantaClaus.1．TheDutchhonoredSaintNicholasmainlyforhis.A．braveryB．honestyC．kindnessD．intelligence2．Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat.A．ChristmaswasafestivalfirstcelebratedbytheDutchB．theEnglishwerethefirstpeopletosettleinNewYorkC．thestoryofSaintClauswasfirsttoldamongtheDutchD．theEnglishusedtoreceivegiftsfromtheDutchatChristmas3．WheredidThomasNastspendhischildhood?A．InNewYork.B．InBavaria.C．InEngland.D．InGermany.4．What’sthemainideaofthelastparagraph?A．ThetraditionofChristmas.B．ThepopularityofSantaClaus.C．Children’swishesforChristmas.D．BusinessactivitiesatChristmas.BWhetheryou’retakingashortbusinessflightoradreamvacationaroundtheworld,herearesomesmartandsimplegreentraveltipstomakeanytripalittleeasier.-10-\n1.PowerDownIfyourgreentravelsleavebehindanemptyhouse,powerdownasmanyappliances(电器)aspossible.Don’tforgettounplug(拔开)electronicslikeyourTV,computerandothersthatusepowerevenwhenthey’returnedoff.2.GoCar-FreeOnyourwaytotheairportortoyourhotel,andallaroundyourtravelingcity,considerusingtrainsorbuses.Bysteppingoutofacarandintotherealworld,you’llnotonlysavemoreenergy,butalsomeetmorepeople,seemoresightsandhavemorefun.3.GoPaperlessAirlineshavealmostallgoneticketless;notonlydoesthisgreentraveltripreducepaperwaste,italsomakescheck-infasterandeasier.Somehotels,too,allowgueststocheckoutusingtheirhotel’sin-houseTVprogramming.4.GreenTravelsandEco-HotelsStayinginawildeco-hotelisn’tausualchoiceinmostcities.Butifyouarepayingtheelectricbill,you’llfindlotsofwaystogreenyourtravels.Turningdowntheair-conditionerwhenyou’rethere—turningoffwhenyou’renot—makesabigdifference.5.BuyLocalShopping?Trytobuyitemsthataresmallandlight,andaskifthey’relocallymade.Withalittleeffort,youmightevenbeabletofindsomethingthatsupportslocalcharities(慈善机构)orschools.6.PackSmartAirlinesarechargingforextraluggage.Travellight,packonlythethingsyouknowyou’llneed,andsavemoneyandenergy.Onesmartthingtopackbutoftenleftbehindisareusablewaterbottle.5．Whenwearegoingforatrip,itisadvisableto.A．turnoffthewatertapathomebutkeepthelightonB．driveourowncarstosavemoneyandtimeduringthetripC．unplugtheTVcomputerandotherelectricappliancesD．takeasmanythingsaswecanmanageforlateruse6．Whatisapaperlesstravelaccordingtothepassage?A．Takinglesspaperalongduringthetrip.B．Stayinginhotelsthatprovidenopaperinrooms.C．Travelingaroundwithoutusinganypaper.D．Avoidingpaperticketsatairportsandhotels.7．Accordingtothewriter,buyinglocalcan.A．helptravelerssavemoretimeshoppingB．makesuretobuyrealgoodthingsC．supportsomeofthelocalcharitiesorschoolsD．addmoreweighttothetravelers’baggage8．What’sthewriter’spurposeinwritingthispassage?A．Toencouragethepublictoprotecttheenvironment.B．Tocorrecttravelers’badhabitsduringtheirtraveling.C．Tointroducesomeeasygreentraveltipsfortravelers.D．Toremindpeopleoftheimportanceofsavingenergy.-10-\nCAmericansdonotusuallyseethemselves,whentheyareintheUnitedStates,asrepresentativesoftheircountry.Theyseethemselvesasindividualswhoaredifferentfromallotherindividuals,whetherthoseothersareAmericansorforeigners.Americansmaysaytheyhavenoculture,sincetheyoftenthinkofcultureasaccumulationsofcustomstobefoundonlyinothercountries.Ifyouaskthemtotellyousomethingabout“Americanculture”,theymaybeunabletoanswerandtheymayevendeny(否认)thatthereisan“Americanculture”.IndividualAmericansmaythinktheychosetheirownvalues,ratherthanhavinghadtheirvaluesforcedonthembythesocietyinwhichtheywereborn.Americansdon'tlikegeneralizations(概括)othersmakeaboutthem.TheymaybeunhappywiththethoughtthattheyholdcertainideasandactincertainwaysimplybecausetheywerebornandraisedintheUS.SuchgeneralizationsdisturbAmericansbecausetheythinktheyareresponsibleasindividualsforhavingchosentheirbasicvaluesandtheirwayoflifetheypreferred.Atthesametime,Americanswillreadilymakegeneralizationsaboutvariousgroupswithintheirowncountry.NorthernershavefixedviewsaboutSoutherners,andviceversa.Therearefixedviewsofpeoplefromthecountryandpeoplefromthecity;peoplefromthecoastsandpeoplefrominlandspeoplefromtheMidwest;minorityethnicgroups;Texans;NewYorkers;Californians;Iowansandsoon.Therefore,Americansseefewgeneralizationsthatcansafelybemadeabouttheminpartbecausetheyare“soindividualistic”andinpartbecausetheythinkregionalandotherkindsofdifferencesclearlydistinguishAmericansofvariousgroupsfromeachother.9．Americansmaythinkthat“Americanculture”.A．isbetterthanotherculturesB．doesnotreallyexistC．isdifferentfromotherculturesD．ishighlyvaluedaroundtheworld10．IndividualAmericansmaythinkthattheirvalues.A．canalsobefoundinotherculturesB．areforcedonthembythesocietyinwhichtheywerebornC．arebasedontheirpersonalchoicesD．shouldberecognizedtheworldover11．Americansaredisturbedbygeneralizationsothersmakeaboutthembecause.A．differentAmericanshavedifferentsourcesoforiginB．notallAmericanswerebornandraisedintheUSC．AmericanculturehasnotbeenthoroughlystudiedD．theydonothavethesameideasandwaysofdoingthingsasindividualsDPeopletravelforalotofreasons.Somegotoseebattlefieldsorreligiousshrines(圣地).Othersarelookingforculture,orsimplywanttohavetheirpicturestakeninfrontoffamousplaces.ButmostEuropeantouristsarelookingforasunnybeachtolieon.NorthernEuropeansarewillingtopayalotofmoneyandputupwithalotofinconveniencesforthesunbecausetheyhavesolittleofit.ResidentsofcitieslikeLondon,Copenhagen,andAmsterdamspendalotoftheirwinterinthedarkbecausethedaysaresoshort,andmuchoftherestoftheyearintherain.ThisisthereasonwhytheMediterraneanhasalwaysattractedthem.Everysummer,morethan25millionpeopletraveltoMediterraneanresortandbeachesfortheirvacation.Theyallcomeforthesamereason:sun！-10-\nThehugecrowdsmeanlotsofmoneyfortheeconomiesofMediterraneancountries.Italy's30,000hotelsarebookedsolideverysummer.And13millionpeoplecampoutonFrenchbeaches,parksandroadsides,Spain'slongsandycoastlineattractsmorepeople.thananywhereelse.37milliontouristsvisityearly,oronetouristforeverypersonlivinginSpain.Buttherearesignsthattheareaisgettingmoretourismthanitcanhandle.TheMediterraneanisalreadyoneofthemostpollutedseasontheearth.Andwithincreasedtourism,it'sgettingworse.TheFrenchcan'tfigureoutwhattodowithallthegarbageleftbycampersaroundSt.Tropez.Andinmanyplaces,swimmingisdangerousbecauseofpollution.Noneofthis,however,isspoilinganyone'sfun.TheMediterraneangetsmorepopulareveryyearwithtourists.Obviously,theydon'tgothereforcleanwaterandsolitude.Theytoleratetrafficjamsandseemtolikecrowdedbeaches.Theydon'tevenmindthepollution.Nomatterhowdirtythewateris,thecoastlinestilllooksbeautiful.Andaslongasthesunshines,it'sstillbetterthansittinginthecoldraininBerlin,London,orOslo.12．Accordingtothetext,mostEuropeanstravelmostlyforthereasonthat.A．theywanttoseehistoricremainsorreligionsspotsB．theywishtoescapefromthecold,darkandrainydaysbackathomeD．theyareinterestedindifferentculturaltraditionsandsocialcustomsC．theywouldliketotakepicturesinfrontoffamoussites13．InParagraph2,citieslikeLondon,Copenhagen,andAmsterdamarementioned.A．tosuggestthatthesecitieslackplacesofhistoricinterestandscenicbeautyB．totellushowwealthytheirresidentsareC．toshowthattheyarenotgoodcitiesintermsofgeographyandclimateD．toprovethattheyhavegotmoretourismthantheycanhandle14．TheunderlinedpartinParagraph3means.A．allthe37millionpeoplelivinginSpainaretouristsB．everyyearalmostasmanytouristsvisitSpainastherearepeoplelivinginthatcountryC．everypersonlivinginSpainhastotakecareofatouristD．everySpanishisvisitedbyatouristeveryyear15．Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingfactorsmightupsetthetouristsatMediterraneanresortsandbeaches?A．Pollutedwater.B．Rainyweather.C．Trafficjams.D．Crowdedbuses.EHowtomakeyourdreamsarealityWeallhaveadream.16Mostofthetime,youspendverylittletimeworkingtowardsyourdream,buttherearewaystomakeithappenforyou.Identifytherealisticdreams.Youmayhavealotofdreams,soyouhavetopickoutwhichdreamsthatyouareactuallywillingtoworktowardsandfocuson.17Turnyourdreamsintogoals.Dreamsaresomethingthatisfuntothinkabout,butifyouwantthemtohappenforyou,youhavetohaveaplan.18Thismaybemonthly,weeklyordailygoals.Evenifyoujustdoalittleatatime,itwillturnintosomethingmuchbigger.Keepawayfromtimewasters.Sometimestheonlythingstandingbetweenusandourdreams-10-\naretimewastersliketelevisions.19Giveyourselfanhouradayoftelevisionorbetternotwatchitatall.Youwillfindthatyoudonotmissitasmuchasyouthink.20Itisveryeasttomakeexcuses,butitismuchhardertoexplainthingsawaytoyourfriendsandfamily.Makeyourplanknowntothem.A．Listimportantgoalsinyourplan.B．Tellotherpeopleaboutyourplan.C．Thedifficultpartistomakethedreamintoareality.D．Manypeoplemayevenhavemorethanonedream.E．Ifthegoalistoobig,breakitdownintosmallerones.F．Andthenyoushoulddecidewhichdreamsyouarewillingtoputtimeandeffortinto.G．Youshouldcuttheseunnecessarythingsfromyourlife.二、完形填空（每空2分，共40分）Afarmeronceownedanoldmule(骡子).Oneday,themulefellintoanearbywell,anditbeganto21andmadealotofloudnoise.Aftercarefullyassessingthe22,thefarmerfeltsorryforthemule,and23thatneitherthemulenorthewellwasworththetroubleofsaving,thenhecalledhis24togetherandtoldthemwhathadhappenedand25themtohelpshovel(铲)somedirttoburytheoldmuleinthe26andputhimoutofhissuffering.Hearingmanypeoplecomingtohelp,theoldmulewas27.Butasthefarmerandhisneighborscontinuedshovelingandthedirthithisback,athoughtsuddenly28him.Hewas29thateverytimeashovelloadofdirtlandedonhis30,heshouldshakeitoffandstepup！Sohedid,blowafterblow.Herepeated"Shakeitoffandstepup!"to31himself.Nomatterhowpainfultheblowswere,theoldmulejust32onshakingitoffandsteppingup!Asyoumighthaveguessed,itwasnotlong33theoldmulefinallysteppedoverthewallofthewell,painfulandtired.Whatwouldotherwise34himactuallyblessedhimbecauseofthemannerinwhichhe35hisadversity(逆境).36isalsotrueinlife!Aslongaswefaceourproblemsandrespondtothem37,andrefusetogiveintopanic,suffering,orself-pity,theadversitiesthatcomealongtoburyus38havethepotentialto39andblessus!Forgiveness,tolerance,hopeandperseveranceare40inshakingitoffandsteppingupoutofthewellsinwhichwefindourselves.21．A．sinkB．leaveC．struggleD．sigh22．A．locationB．groundC．positionD．situation23．A．doubtedB．decidedC．complainedD．responded24．A．brothersB．relativesC．neighborsD．children25．A．requestedB．requiredC．demandedD．recommended26．A．houseB．waterC．holeD．well27．A．excitedB．amusedC．disappointedD．surprised28．A．cameB．happenedC．struckD．occurred29．A．awareB．awakeC．afraidD．ashamed30．A．chestB．stomachC．tailD．back31．A．enjoyB．expressC．encourageD．praise32．A．heldB．keptC．movedD．relied33．A．whenB．beforeC．untilD．since34．A．saveB．protectC．desertD．bury35．A．solvedB．refusedC．handledD．experienced-10-\n36．A．ThatB．HowC．AsD．What37．A．readilyB．positivelyC．passivelyD．willingly38．A．continuouslyB．seldomC．neverD．usually39．A．affectB．directC．benefitD．conduct40．A．cheerfulB．hopefulC．harmfulD．helpful三、语法填空（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（共10小题，每小题1.5分，共15分）Withthe41(develop)ofindustry,airpollutionisgettingmoreandmoreserious.InBeijing,manypeoplesufferdifferentkindsofillnessesbecause42airpollution.Airpollutioniscausedbythefollowing43:abouthalfoftheproblemiscausedbyvehicles.Therearemoreandmorecars,busesontheroads,andtheygiveoff44(poison)gases.25%ofairpollutioniscausedbyfactories.Anotherfactoristhesmokers.Smokingnotonlydoesharmtotheirhealth45toothers.46these,about10%ofairpollutioniscausedbyotherreasons.Weshouldtakesomemeasurestofight47pollution.Newfuelcanbeusedtotake48placeofgas.Wecanplantmoretrees.Ifeverybodyrealizesthe49(important)ofenvironmentanddoessomethingtostoppollution,theproblemwill50(solve).41．42．43．44．45．46．47．48．49．50．四、改错：（共10分）请修改正面的短文。短文中共有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（^），并在此符号正面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线（/）划掉。修改：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。DearJohn,Youaskedmeaboutmyhometown,sonowI’dliketotellyouanythingaboutit.IliveinBrighton,whereisnotaverybigtown.Ithasapopulationofabout300,000.itisinthecoastabout50milesfromLondon.Ofcourseitisn’tasinterestedasLondon,buttheairisalotcleanandbetter.There’refewfactoriesinBrighton,soitisn’tveryeasyfindajob.Myfatherusedtoworkinginaclothesfactorywhichcloseddownlastyearandhehasbeenoutoftheworkforayear.Myfatherhaddecidedtoopenasmallshoptosellgifttotourists.Yours,LiHua五、书面表达（25分）假如你是李华，想参加学校正在进行的生活部长竞选。请写一篇竞选演说稿，内容主要包括：1．你的优势（经历和能力等）；2．你竞选成功的工作打算。注意：1．词数100左右；2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；3．参考词汇：-10-\n生活部长theministeroftheDepartmentofLiving竞选runfor题型得分阅读完形语法填空改错写作总分学校 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姓名准考证号一考场号座位号**********************密*********************************封***********************************线*********************高二期中试题英语答题卡联考证号注意事项1.考生答题前,务必先将本人的姓名、准考证号(用2B铅笔填涂)填写清楚。2.严格按照题号在答题区域内作答,超出答题区域书写的答案无效,在草稿纸、试卷上答题无效。3.保持答题卡清洁完整,严禁折叠,严禁在答题卡上做任何标记,严禁使用涂改液、修正纸和修正带。4.若考生未按上述要求填写答题,影响评分结果,后果自负。000000000111111111222222222333333333444444444555555555666666666777777777888888888999999999此栏考生禁填缺考!违纪!1ABCD6ABCD11ABCD2ABCD7ABCD12ABCD3ABCD8ABCD13ABCD4ABCD9ABCD14ABCD5ABCD10ABCD15ABCD16ABCDEFG17ABCDEFG18ABCDEFG19ABCDEFG20ABCDEFG21ABCD26ABCD31ABCD36ABCD22ABCD27ABCD32ABCD37ABCD23ABCD28ABCD33ABCD38ABCD24ABCD29ABCD34ABCD39ABCD25ABCD30ABCD35ABCD40ABCD-10-\n三、语法填空（共15分）41．42．43．44．45．46．47．48．49．50．四、短文改错（共10分）DearJohn,Youaskedmeaboutmyhometown,sonowI’dliketotellyouanythingaboutit.IliveinBrighton,whereisnotaverybigtown.Ithasapopulationofabout300,000.itisinthecoastabout50milesfromLondon.Ofcourseitisn’tasinterestedasLondon,buttheairisalotcleanandbetter.There’refewfactoriesinBrighton,soitisn’tveryeasyfindajob.Myfatherusedtoworkinginaclothesfactorywhichcloseddownlastyearandhehasbeenoutoftheworkforayear.Myfatherhaddecidedtoopenasmallshoptosellgifttotourists.Yours,LiHua五、书面表达（满分25分）高二英语期中考试答案一、阅读（每小题3分，共60分）1—4：CCDB5—8：CDCC9—11：BCD12—15：BCBB16—20：CFEGB二、完型填空（每小题2分，共40分）21—30CDBCADACAD31—40CBBDCABDCD三、语法填空（每题1.5分，共15分）41．development42．of43．reasons44．poisonous45．But(also)-10-\n46．Besides47．against48．the49．importance50．besolved四、改错（每题1分，共10分）DearJohn,Youaskedmeaboutmyhometown,sonowI’dliketotellyouanythingaboutit.IliveinsomethingBrighton,whereisnotaverybigtown.Ithasapopulationofabout300,000.itisinthewhichoncoastabout50milesfromLondon.Ofcourseitisn’tasinterestedasLondon,buttheairisainterestinglotcleanandbetter.There’refewfactoriesinBrighton,soitisn’tveryeasy^findajob.Mycleanertofatherusedtoworkinginaclothesfactorywhichcloseddownlastyearandhehasbeenoutworkoftheworkforayear.Myfatherhaddecidedtoopenasmallshoptosellgifttotourists.hasgiftsYours,LiHua五、书面表达（25分）Onepossibleversion:Hello,everyone!IcomeheretorunfortheministeroftheDepartmentofLiving.IthinkI’mfitfortheposition.Firstly,Ihavebeenactingasthemonitorformanyyearsindifferentclasses,soIhavemuchexperiencetobeagoodminister.Secondly,Ihavebeendoingvolunteerworkinthecommunity.Ihaveadeeperunderstandingofwhatlifemeansindifficultsituations.Thirdly,I’mwarm-heartedandoptimisticandI’malsogoodatcommunicatingwithothers.IfIamelected,Iwilldomybesttocareforthosewhoareinneedofhelp.AndIwillhelpstudentstoformgoodlivinghabits.Moreover,Iplantoorganizevariouskindsofactivitiestomakeourlivesmorecolorful.That’sall.Thankyou.高二英语期中考试答案一、阅读（每小题3分，共60分）1—4：CCDB5—8：CDCC9—11：BCD12—15：BCBB16—20：CFEGB二、完型填空（每小题2分，共40分）21—30CDBCADACAD31—40CBBDCABDCD三、语法填空（每题1.5分，共15分）41．development42．of43．reasons44．poisonous45．But(also)46．Besides47．against48．the49．importance50．besolved四、改错（每题1分，共10分）DearJohn,Youaskedmeaboutmyhometown,sonowI’dliketotellyouanythingaboutit.Ilivein-10-\nsomethingBrighton,whereisnotaverybigtown.Ithasapopulationofabout300,000.itisinthewhichoncoastabout50milesfromLondon.Ofcourseitisn’tasinterestedasLondon,buttheairisainterestinglotcleanandbetter.There’refewfactoriesinBrighton,soitisn’tveryeasy^findajob.Mycleanertofatherusedtoworkinginaclothesfactorywhichcloseddownlastyearandhehasbeenoutworkoftheworkforayear.Myfatherhaddecidedtoopenasmallshoptosellgifttotourists.hasgiftsYours,LiHua五、书面表达（25分）Onepossibleversion:Hello,everyone!IcomeheretorunfortheministeroftheDepartmentofLiving.IthinkI’mfitfortheposition.Firstly,Ihavebeenactingasthemonitorformanyyearsindifferentclasses,soIhavemuchexperiencetobeagoodminister.Secondly,Ihavebeendoingvolunteerworkinthecommunity.Ihaveadeeperunderstandingofwhatlifemeansindifficultsituations.Thirdly,I’mwarm-heartedandoptimisticandI’malsogoodatcommunicatingwithothers.IfIamelected,Iwilldomybesttocareforthosewhoareinneedofhelp.AndIwillhelpstudentstoformgoodlivinghabits.Moreover,Iplantoorganizevariouskindsofactivitiestomakeourlivesmorecolorful.That’sall.Thankyou.-10-
