清远市2021~2022学年第二学期高中期末质量检测高二英语注意事项：1.答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考生号、考场号、座位号填写在答题卡上。2.回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。3.考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。第二部分阅读（共两节，满分50分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。ATop-RatedTouristAttractionsinNewZealandNaturehasshapedNewZealandwiththebeautyofamovieset.Fewdestinationsboastsomanynaturalwonderspackedintosuchasmallarea.Herearethebestattractionstravelerscanexplore.Kaikoura,SouthIslandBirders,wildlifeandseafoodenthusiastswilllovethecharmingcoastalvillageofKaikoura.BetweentheSeawardKaikouraRangeandthePacificOcean,Kaikouraoffersexcellentcoastalhikesandpopularwhalewatchingtours.Inadditiontowhales,passengersmayspotfurseals,dolphinsandawidevarietyofbirds.Queenstown,SouthIslandQueenstownisNewZealand’sadventurecapital.Bungeejumping,jetboating,rockclimbing,mountainbikinganddownhillskiingarejustsomeofthethrillingthingstodohere.Inadditiontotheadventuresports,Queenstownoffersallthecomforts,withfirst-classhotels,spas,restaurants,galleriesandshops.Rotorua,NorthIslandThisisalandwheretheEarthspeaks.Boilingmudpools,volcaniccratersandsteamingthermalsprings(温泉)revealtheforcesofNewZealand’sdramaticlandscapes.Visitorscantakeawalkingtourofthesegeothermalwondersandbatheinthespringswhilevisitingtheinterestingattractionsto\nlearnabouttheregion’srichMaorihistoryandculture.BayofIslands,NorthIslandAthree-hourdrivenorthofAuckland,thebeautifulBayofIslandsisoneofthemostpopularvacationdestinationsinthecountry.Therearemorethan144islandsonthebay,makingitaperfectplaceforsailing.Penguins,dolphins,andwhalesliveinthesefertilewaters,andtheregionisapopularsport-fishingspot.TheoddtownsintheareasuchasRussell,OpuaandPaihiaaregreatbasesforexploringthisscenicbay.1.Wherecanvisitorsexperienceextremesports?A.InKaikoura.B.InQueenstown.C.InRotorua.D.AtBayofIslands.2.WhatisspecialaboutRotorua?A.Itofferscoastalhiketours.B.Itofferspopularwhalewatchingtours.C.Itisthebestknownforvarietiesofwildlife.D.Itisagoodplacetohaveathermalspringbath.3.WhatdoweknowaboutBayofIslands?AItissuitableforfishing.B.Thereareseveralislandsthere.C.Therearemanyeducationalbasesthere.D.ItbelongstoSouthIslandofNewZealand.【答案】1.B2.D3.ABRunningisundoubtedlyahealthylifestyle,butitisdifficulttosticktoit.Istillrememberone50-minuteruninparticularinthespringof2018.Imadeadetailedplanatfirstandimmediatelybegancreatingalonglistofexcusesastowhythiswassimplyjustnotgoingtowork,whyIwasn’tfitenoughandwhyIwouldfail.IwasafraidthatIhadnoconfidenceinmyplan.BeforeIeventiedmyshoes,I’dalreadyconvincedmyselfIcouldn’tdothat.Howwoulditgo?IhadquittheworkoutmentallybeforeIevenstarted.WhoknowshowmanytimesIstoppedandrestartedmywatch?Ispentanawfullylongafternoonsittingbytheroadfeelingsorryformyself.Onebadworkoutwouldevenupsetmefordays.Iquestionedmyfitnessgradually\nandcutmoreworkoutsshort.Andprettysoon,myfitnessgraduallycametoasteadylevelormovedbackward.TheproblemIgraduallyrealizedwasthatItreatedmyentiretrainingplanlikeatemporun—hard,fast,strict.Inatemporun,ifyoudon’thityourpaceearly,it’snearlyimpossibletocatchup.Therefore,IrealizedIneededtotreatmytraininglikemyfavoriteworkout:thelongrun.Iloveignoringmywatch,settlingintoarelaxingpace,enjoyingtherouteandfocusingononlyonegoal—finishing.IlovethatIcanhaveabadmileinthemiddleandstillendupstrong.NowwhenIsetanewgoalandwriteanewtrainingplan,IhavewhatIcall“thelong-runmindset”.IfindsuccessandvalueinmytrainingbecauseI’mnoteagerforimmediateresultsasbefore.Yes,thereisstillanimportantplaceforhardfasttemporuns,butIhaveshiftedmyattitudetothinkingbiggerthanshort-termoutcomesandworktowardslifelongsuccess.4.Howdidtheauthorfirstfeelabouthisrunningplan?APositive.B.Convinced.C.Unsure.D.Unafraid.5.Whatcanweinferabouttheauthorfromparagraph2?A.Hehadapoor-qualitywatch.B.Hehadaloser’smentalstate.C.Hishealthwasimprovingrapidly.D.Histrainingplanwaseasytofollow.6.Howdidtheauthormanagetosolvehisproblem?A.Byignoringthefinishingline.B.Byfindingatenseworkoutpace.C.Byforgettinghispreviousachievements.D.Bytreatingthetraininginadifferentway.7.Whatmessagedoestheauthortrytotellus?A.Doingisbetterthansaying.B.Thinktwicebeforeyouleap.C.Agoodplanmakesagoodending.D.It’sanattitudeofmindthatcounts.【答案】4.C5.B6.D7.DCOverthelast50years,theenvironmentalmovementhasbecomesocloselyassociatedwiththecolorgreenthatit’salmostimpossibletoseeagreenposter,labelorrecyclingbagwithoutthinkingaboutourplane’sfuture.Butthoughthatconnectionistheproductofaveryrecentcrisis,itsoriginsgobacksomeway.Wehaveidentifiedgreenwithnatureanditsprocessesforthousandsofyears.Indeed,\ntheveryword“green”comesfromtheancientProto-Indo-Europeanwordghre,meaning“grow”.Thehumanspecieshasaspecialbiologicalbondwithgreen.Unlikemostmammals,whicharered-greencolorblind,wedevelopedathirdconecell.Thisadditionalphotoreceptor(光感受器)enabledourancestorstospotriperedandyellowfruitsagainstthegreenones,andtodistinguishdifferentgreenleavesfromeachother.Indaylightconditions,humaneyesaremoresensitivetogreenthananyothercolors.Allovertheworld,peoplesharedfeelingswithnaturethroughgreenmaterials.Jade,forinstance,wasusedtomakeobjectsthatwouldguaranteeasuccessfulharvest.TheMayaburiedtheirleaderswithjademasksforthisreason.TheancientEgyptians,whowerefarmingthebanksoftheNilefromabout8000BC,identifiedtheircropswithgreen.Theirtermforthecolorwaswadj,whichalsomeantflourish(繁荣).Egyptianpaintersoftendescribedtheirgodofagriculture,Osiris,asabrightgreenbeing.Whilethefutureofourplanetremainsuncertain,manyscientistsareconvincedthatleaveswillprovetobeadecisiveweaponinourbattleagainstclimatechange.Thisisasitshouldbe.Afterall,forearlyfarmerswaitingforschoolstoemergefromthesoilandformodern-dayactivistsdeterminedtobringaboutasustainablefuture,greenwas,andis,acolorofhope—afteralongcoldwinteroradrought-riddensummer,thearrivalofgreenwillsignalanewbeginning.8.Whathashappenedoverthepast50yearsaccordingtothetext?A.Peoplehavebeenusedtobuyingrecycledpaperbags.B.Alargenumberofpostershavebeendesignedbyartists.C.Manyfactorieshavecloseddownduetotheseriouspollution.D.TheenvironmentalmovementhasgreatlyaffectedtheEarth’sfuture.9.Whyaremostmammalsred-greenblind?A.Theyhaveaspecialbondwithred.B.Theireyesaremoresensitivetored.C.Theylackakindofphotoreceptorcell.D.Theirbrainshaveadditionalphotoreceptors.10.Howdoestheauthorstatehisopinioninparagraph3?A.Bymakingacomparison.B.Bygivingexamples.C.Byraisinaquestion.D.Byusingstatistics.\n11.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“decisive”inthelastparagraphmean?A.Crucial.B.Abstract.C.Complex.D.Distant.【答案】8.D9.C10.B11.ADClimatechangeandland-usechangeareprojectedtomakewildfiresmorefrequentandintense,withaglobalincreaseofextremefiresofupto14percentby2030,30percentbytheendof2050and50percentbytheendofthecentury,accordingtoanewreportbytheUNEnvironmentProgramme(UNEP)andGRID-Arendal.Thepapercallsforacompletechangeingovernmentspendingonwildfires,changingtheirinvestmentsfromreactionandresponsetopreventionandpreparedness.Thereport,SpreadinglikeWildfire:TheRisingThreatofExtraordinaryLandscapeFires,findsahigherriskevenfortheArcticandotherregionspreviouslyunaffectedbywildfires.Thereporthadbeenreleasedbeforerepresentativesof193nationsheldameetinginNairobifortherestarted5thsessionoftheUNEnvironmentAssembly(UNEA-5.2),between28Februaryand2March,2022.Thepublicationcallsongovernmentstoadoptanew“FireReadyFormula”withtwo-thirdsofspendingdevotedtoplanning,prevention,preparedness,andrecovery,withonethirdleftforresponse.Currently,directresponsestowildfirestypicallyreceiveoverhallofrelatedcost,whileplanningandpreventionreceivelessthanonepercent.Topreventfires,authorscallforacombinationofdataandscience-basedmonitoringsystemswithnativeknowledgeandforastrongerregionalandinternationalcooperation.“Currentgovernmentresponsestowildfiresareoftenputtingmoneyinthewrongplace.Thoseemergencyserviceworkersandfirefightersonthefrontlineswhoareriskingtheirlivestofightforestwildfiresneedtobesupported.Wehavetoreducetheriskofextremewildfiresbybeingbetterprepared:investmoreinfireriskreduction,workwithlocalcommunities,andstrengthenglobalcommitmenttofightclimatechange.”saidIngerAndersen,UNEPExecutiveDirector.Wildfiresdisproportionately(不成比例地)affecttheworld’spoorestnations.Withanimpactthatextendsfordays,weeksandevenyearsaftertheflamesdiedown,theyblockprogresstowardstheUNSustainableDevelopmentCoalsanddeepensocialinequalities.12.Whatdoesthepaperappealtothegovernmenttodowithwildfires?\nA.Investmoremoneyonforecast.B.GiveadvancedwarningtowildanimalsC.FocusontheactofstoppingthemfromhappeningD.Plantmoretresstomakeupforthelossofforests.13.What’sIngerAndersen’sattitudetowardsthecurrentgovernment’smeasure?A.Supportive.B.Critical.C.Unfair.D.Unconcerned.14.Whatistheauthorlikelytotalkaboutnext?A.Theareashitbyclimatechange.B.Thenamesoftheworld’spoorestnations.C.Therelationshipbetweenwildfiresandhealth.D.Thebadeffectsofwildfiresondifferentfields.15.Whatisthemainideaofthetext?A.Wildfiresarespreadingworldwide.B.TheUNheldameetingtodiscusswildfires.C.Governmentsshouldpreparethemselvesforwildfires.D.TheUNEPExecutiveDirectorreleasedareportonwildfires.【答案】12.C13.B14.D15.C第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。WhatIstheMetaverse(元宇宙)TechCompaniesAimtoBuild?Youmayhaveheardthetermmetaversetodescribeanewvirtualworldthatmajortechnologycompaniesaimtodevelop.Thewordisacombinationoftheprefixmeta—whichmeansbeyond—andverse,whichrelatestotheuniverse.____16____.Inhisstory,peopleworevirtualreality(VR)headsetstointeractinsideagame—liketechnologyworld.ThemaintechnologiesthatwoulddrivesuchaworldwouldbeVR,andaugmentedreality(AR).____17____\nAcompanyhasinvestedmuchmoneyinVRandARtechnologiestocreatethemostrealisticvirtualinteractionspossible.____18____AnotherhasalsobeendevelopingVRandARtoolstobridgethedigitalandphysicalworlds.WiththehelpofARgasses,individualsmightbeabletoseealargeamountofinformationpassbeforetheireyeswhilemovingaroundinacity.Thiscouldincludetrafficandpollutiondata,informationonhenaturalenvironmentorlocalhistory.____19____Theseincludetheabilityforpeopletobetransportedtodigitalsettingsthatfeelveryreal,suchasasportsstadiumoramountaintop.____20____Theseinvolveplayersaroundtheworldinteractinginvirtualenvironmentsandevenpermituserstobuydigitalitemswithrealmoney.CathyHacklisatechnologyexpertwhoadvisescompaniesonthemetaverse.Shetoldthattheyoungergenerationinmuchmorewillingtoattachrealmeaningtovirtualexperiencesandobjects.A.Peoplelinkedtothemetaversewouldbeconnectedaalltimes.B.Suchasystemcouldonedaybeusedwithheadsetsinametaverse.C.Ithasalsocreatedanewteamtospeciallydevelopmetaverseproducts.D.Ametaverseenvironmentmightlookalotlikemanyoftheonlinevideogames.E.Thetermappearedinthe1992sciencefictionbookwrittenbyNealStephenson.F.Otheryet-to-beinventedtechnologieswouldlikelyalsobeusedtoimproveexperiences.G.However,mostpredictionsforafuturemetaverseseethetechnologygoingmuchfurther.【答案】16.E17.F18.C19.G20.D第三部分语言运用（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。TheCajunNavyisagroupofvolunteersmallboatownerswhohelppeopleduringbadstormsandfloods.Thegroup____21____volunteeringduringHurricaneKatrina.Duringthatstormalone,they____22____morethan10,000peoplefromfloodedhomesandrooftops!Sincethen,theyhavesavedmorelivesaroundtheUS!TheCajunNavyhasgonetosaveduringmanyoftheworst____23____thathittheUS,suchasHurricaneHarveyandHurricaneFlorence.Usingtheir____24____,theyalwaysgointoplaceswherepeopleandanimalsaretrappedby\nfloodwaters.Theybringtheirsmallboatsandgreatskillstofindthosewhoare____25____andthenthey____26____themtosafety.Manyofthevolunteersarefishermenand____27____boatpilots.They,whocomefromtheSoutheastUnitedStates,areexperiencedin____28____throughaseriesofswamps(沼泽)andnarrowwaterways.Theskillstheyhavehelpthemfindthewayaround____29____floodwaters.Areporter_____30_____hisfeelingsandpraisedthemaftertheCajunNavysteppedintohelpduringbadfloodinginLouisiana,“The_____31_____werevolunteersfromtheCajunNavy,whohadnoranks,nouniforms,no_____32_____medalsawardedtothemforactsofbravery.Itwasaselflessheart,notacommandingofficer,thatcalledthemintorisky_____33_____tocarryendangeredcitizenstohigherandsaferground.”TheCajunNavyisagreatexampleofcharacterinaction.Theyoftenputthemselvesindangerto_____34_____others.Andtheydonotdoitformoneyorattention,but_____35_____becausetheycanhelpandtheywanttohelp.21.A.improvedB.delayedC.startedD.survived22.A.missedB.rescuedC.metD.struck23.A.windstormsB.rainfallsC.sandstormsD.raindrops24.A.carsB.trucksC.bikesD.boats25.A.indangerB.outofworkC.inplaceD.outoforder26.A.forceB.transportC.inviteD.persuade27.A.skilledB.trappedC.honestD.greedy28.A.flyingB.lookingC.sailingD.driving29.A.mixedB.peacefulC.limitedD.powerful30.A.conveyedB.discoveredC.valuedD.ignored31.A.witnessesB.heroesC.passers-byD.victims32.A.athleticB.ecologicalC.militaryD.economic33.A.companiesB.currentsC.fundsD.flights34.A.abandonB.consultC.assistD.guide35.A.cruellyB.delicatelyC.hardlyD.merely【答案】21.C22.B23.A24.D25.A26.B27.A28.C29.D30.A31.B32.C33.B34.C35.D\n第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。Careertrainingcomesinallforms.As____36____importantpartofcareertraining,onlinetraininghashelpedraisetheskilllevelsofemployeesandmakethembetterpreparedforthejobmarket.Governmentdepartmentshavemadeaseriesofpoliciestoinspireworkersto____37____(active)takepartinonlinecareertraining.BeforeApril18,2020,31provinces____38____(set)upwebsitesforonlinetrainingcompanies.Besides,theMinistryofHumanResourcesandSocialSecurityintendedtoworkwithsomenetworkcompaniesandintroducedigitalcoursescovering____39____(many)than100jobs.Inordertoencouragepeople____40____(take)onlinetraining,theministrywillprovidesubsidies(补助金)fortheworkers____41____receiveonlinetraining.Someprovinceshavecomeup____42____aseriesofnewmeasuressoastoensurethequalityofonlinecareertraining.Itisimportanttobuildinteractive____43____(platform)foronlinetraining,suchasfilmingcoursesintheworkshop,sothatpeoplecangainaccesstomore____44____(practice)skills.What’smore,it’salsonecessaryto____45____(strength)theguidanceofonlinetrainingcompaniesandsetstandardsrelatedtothecontentanddurationofthecourses.【答案】36.an37.actively38.hadset39.more40.totake41.who##that42.with43.platforms44.practical45.strengthen第四部分写作（共两节，满分40分）第一节（满分15分）46.假定你是李华，最近你校组织大家参观了你市举办的文化展览。请你写一篇报道，并分享在校英文网站上，内容包括：\n1.展览时间、地点；2.展览主题：中国书画；3.你的感悟。注意：1.写作词数应为80左右；2.请按如下格式在答题卡相应位置作答。AnexhibitionofChinesepaintingsandcalligraphy________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________【答案】参考范文：AnexhibitionofChinesepaintingsandcalligraphyRecently,ourschoolorganizedustovisitacityculturalexhibition.TheexhibitionwasheldonFridayafternoonandlastedtwohoursinthecityculturalhall.Theexhibitionwhosethemewas“Chinesepaintingandcalligraphy”attractedmanymastersandamateursathomeandabroad.ManyartworksincludingChinesehandwritingandlandscapepaintingfromancientandmoderntimeswereonshow.Thehostexplainedeveryartworkonthespot.Theexhibitionleftadeepimpressiononme.Inmyopinion,itnotonlypromotedtheinheritanceofChinesetraditionalculturebutalsostrengthenedournationalprideaswell.第二节（满分25分）47.阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。IhavealwayslovedlibrarieseversinceIwasaboy.OvertheyearsIhavereadmorebooksthanIcancountandIhavevisitedthelocallibrariesmoretimesthanIcanremember.NowintheageoftheInternetandwithsomanyfacesinscreensinsteadofbooks,Iamconcernedthatplaceslikethesewillbegintofadeawayandwewillloseallthejoytheybring.Istoppedatthelibrarynearestmyhomejusttheotherday.ItwasrightofffromthelocalgradeschoolandhadbeenmyhomesinceIwasyoung.Iopenedthedoorandwalkedinside.Thelibrarian,\nDavid,greetedmewarmly,“Goodafternoon,Jane.Welcometothelibraryagain.”Onthedesknexttohimsatabeautiful,blackcat.“Goodafternoon,MrDavid.Whatacutecat!”Ipattedthecatgentlyontheheadandsmiled.IgaveDavidabookIwantedtodonateandthenwanderedintothebackroomtolookatthebooksforsale.Theblackcathadreturnedtotheroom.Shestretched.Shesharpenedherclawsforamomentonthefurniture.Thenshejumpedupontheshelf.Shemeowed(喵喵叫)andletherheadupagainstmyhandhopingthatIwouldstartpettingheragain.Ismiledandpettedherhead,andspokesweetlytoherwhilesherolledonherback.Ithoughtthatifonlywecouldletourguarddownaseasilyandopenlyasthiscatthenthisworldwouldbealotmorebeautiful.Igavemynewfurryfriendsomefoodandthenwalkedout.ThenIpickedoutabookaboutanimalprotection,whereIlearnedalot.Theworldisfulloflife,wisdomandlove.Let’sbenefitfrompeople,nature,booksandlibraries,andoccasionallyfriendlycats.注意：1.续写词数应为150左右；2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。Afterthat,IbroughtfoodforthecateverytimeIwenttothelibrary.________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Oneday,whenIcametothelibrary,thecatgreetedmewithfivelittlecats.________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________【答案】Afterthat,IbroughtfoodforthecateverytimeIwenttothelibrary.WheneverIwalkedintothelibrary,thecatcametomequickly.Shestaredatmewithherbigeyesandmeowedatthesametime.Sherubbedagainstme,askingmetopether.Iwouldgivefoodtohertoeat.Thenshewouldsit\nbesidemewhileIwasreading.WhenIleftthelibrary,shefollowedmetothedoortoseemeoff.Ipattedherontheheadtotellhertogoback.Oneday,whenIcametothelibrary,thecatgreetedmewithfivelittlecats.Icouldn’twaittoaskDavid,“Wherearethebabycatsfrom?”Hesaidthecatbecameamothernotlongagoandthathelovedthegroup.Buthealsocomplainedthathecouldnolongeraffordtokeepsomanycats.ItoldhimIcouldadoptthem.Hewasgladtoagree.ThusItookthemhomethatday.Imadethemasmallhousesothattheycouldhaveacomfortablehome.Nowwelivehappilyandharmoniouslytogether.
