精品文檔-下載后可編輯廣東省汕頭市潮南區東山中學2022－2022年度高二年級第一學期期中考試英語新人教版廣東省汕頭市潮南區東山中學2022－2022年度高二年級第一學期期中考試英語新人教版

I語言知識及應用(共兩節，滿分45分)第一節完形填空(共15小題，每小題2分，滿分30分)閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從1—15各題所給的A、B、C和D項中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。Dadlovedchildren.Andhealwayswanteda____1______family.Eventually,hegotwhathewantedwithtwelvechildreninthefamily.Withoutfail,hewouldshowusofftovisitors.Once,Dad_____2_____presentedthefirstthreechildreninthefamily,Ann,MaryandErnestine,tosomevisitors.Thenhepickedupafourthchild,andsaid,"Andthisisour_____3_____model,completewithalltheimprovements.Anddon'tthinkthatthisisall;weare_____4_____the1953modelsometimenextmonth."Butwhathe_____5_____mostwastakingusoutoradrive.Ononeoccasionamaninavillagewewerepassingthroughshouted_____6_____thathehadseenelevenpeopleinourcar,not_____7_____MumandDad._____8_____,calledoutoverhisshoulder,"You_____9_____thesecondbabyupfromthefronthere,Mister."Anothertime,Dadtoldusthisjoke,thoughwewerenotsurethenwhetherhewastellingusthe____10_____.Mum,whowasapsychologist(心理學家),oncewenttogivealectureandleftDadinchargeofthe_____11_____.WhenMumreturned,sheaskedhimifeverythinghadbeenOK.Hesaideverythingwasfine_____12_____oneofthechildrenhadbeentaughtalessonbecausehehadbeen_____13_____.Whenhepointedatthechildthathadbeen_____14_____,Mumlookedathimcalmlyandsaid,"That'snotoneofours,dear.He_____15_____nextdoor."

1.[2分]

A.rich

B.lovely

C.close

D.large

2.[2分]

A.surprisingly

B.nervously

C.kindly

D.proudly

3.[2分]

A.dearest

B.smallest

C.latest

D.youngest

4.[2分]

A.ordering

B.selling

C.expecting

D.improving

5.[2分]

A.hated

B.enjoyed

C.cared

D.hoped

6.[2分]

A.crazily

B.excitedly

C.curiously

D.directly

7.[2分]

A.counting

B.naming

C.showing

D.reaching

8.[2分]

A.Immediately

B.Carefully

C.Angrily

D.Easily

9.[2分]

A.saw

B.missed

C.forgot

D.left

10.[2分]

A.truth

B.story

C.adventure

D.accident

11.[2分]

A.lecture

B.house

C.office

D.activity

12.[2分]

A.evenif

B.apartfrom

C.sothat

D.exceptthat

13.[2分]

A.troublesome

B.careless

C.active

D.quiet

14.[2分]

A.found

B.caught

C.punished

D.wounded

15.[2分]

A.goesto

B.belongsto

C.works

D.plays

第二節語法填空(共10小題，每小題1.5分，滿分15分)閱讀下面短文，按照句子結構的語法性和上下文連貫的要求，在空格處填入一個適當的詞或使用括號中詞語的正確形式填空，并將答案填寫在答題卡標號為16—25的相應位置上。

16.Inthelastyeasofthe1920s,hundredsofrecordflightsweremade.Afewofthemweremadebywomen,butbythattimenowoman___（fly)acorsstheAtlanticOcean.AwealthyAmericanwoman,AmyGuest,bouthtaplane___（do)this.However,herfamilywereagainsttheidea,___shelookedforanotherwomantotake___place.HerfriendssuggestedAmeliaEarhart,___whorstbecameinterestedinflyingwhilelivinginToronto.AmericanpublisherGeorgePutnamhelpedorganizetheAtlanticOceanflightwhichmadeAmeliafamous.Afterwards,___continuedtosupportherflyingactivities.In1931,GeorgeandAmeliaweremarried.Hehelpedprovidefinancialsupport___her.OnMay20th,1932,AmeliatookofffromNewfoundland.Sheheadedeastin___smallredandgoldplane.Ameliafacedgreatchallenges,___iceonthewingsandfogfromtheocean.Atonepoint,herplanedropped___(sudden)ninehundredmeters.Sheregainedcontrol,andafterfifteenhours,shelandedinIreland.ShehadbecomethefirstwomantoflyacrosstheAtlanticOceanalone.[每空1.5分]

II閱讀理解(共兩節，滿分50分)第一節閱讀理解（共20小題；每小題2分，滿分40分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C和D項中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑ABritishFestivalsEveryyear,allsortsofdifferentfestivalsarecelebratedinBritain.Somearevillagefestivals,celebratedbyonlyafewhundredpeople,whileothersarecelebratedbyalmosttheentirepopulation.Twoofthemostwell-knownBritishfestivalsareBonfireNightandHalloween.BonfireNighthasaninterestinghistroy.In1605,amancalledGuyFawkesandsomeofhisfollowerstriedtoblowuptheBritishHousesofParliament.Theyhopedthatiftheysucceeded,theycouldtakecontrolofEnglandandbecomeitsnewrulers.GuyFawkesandhismendugatunnelunderoneoftheParliamentbuildings,andhis36barrelsofgunpowderthere.Fortunately,onNovember5th,GuyFawkeswascaughtjustbeforehewasabletolightthefuse.Heandallhisfollowerswereburnedtodeath.Today,peopleinBritaincelebrateGuyFawkes’capturebylightingfiresandholdingfireworksdisplays.Manychildrenmake“guys”.Guysaredollsmadeoutofpaperandrags,andareputontopofabonfiretobeburned.TheguysrepresentGuyFawkes,andthefirerepresentsthewayhedied.HalloweeniscelebratedinBritainonthenightofOctober31st.Atthistime,itisbelievedthatghostsandwitchestravelaroundthecountrysideandrevisittheirhomes.TherearemanycustomsassociatedwithHalloween.Oneoftheseisthegameof“trickorteart”.Children,dressedupaswitches,ghostsormonsters,knockontheirneighbours’doors,andshout“trickortreat”.Iftheyarelucky,theyreceivea“treat”—abarofchocolate,orsomesweetsorsomemoney.If.However,theirneighboursrefusetogivethemanything,theyplayatrickonthem.Theymightspraytheirfrontdoorwithshavingfoam,orknockontheirdoorsandthenrunaway!AnothergameplayedatHalloweenis“bobbingforapples”.Inthisgame,abowlisfilledwithwater,andapplesareplacedinit.Childrenthenhavetotakeabitefromoneoftheappleswithoutusingtheirhands.Thisgameisdifficultandmessy,butgreatfun!BonfireNightandHalloweenaretwoimportantfestivalscelebratedineverypartofBritaineachyear.Theyareenjoyedbybothyoungandoldandhavebeenformanycenturies.

17.BonfireNightandHalloween________.[2分]

A.havebeencelebratedinBritainsince1605

B.arenotcelebratedbymanyBritishpeople

C.aretwoofthemostwell–knownBritishfestivals

D.arecelebratedonthenightofOctober31st.

18.OnBonfireNight,__________[2分]

A.peoplelightfireandholdfireworksdisplays.

B.peoplecaptureGuyFawkes.

C.childrendressupaswitches,ghostsormonsters

D.childrenplay“trickortreat”.

19.Halloweeniscelebrated_______.[2分]

A.onthelastnightofOctober

B.onthefirstnightofOctober

C.byghostsandwitches

D.duringthedayonOctober31st

20.AtHalloween,ifyourneighboursrefusetogiveyouatreat,you________.[2分]

A.sprayshavingfoamatthem.

B.playatrickonthem

C.knockontheirdoor.

D.givethemsomesweetsorsomemoney.

21.Bobbingforappleis______[2分]

A.agameplayedonBonfireNight.

B.notmuchfun.

C.difficult,messyandboring.

D.agameplayedatHalloween.

B“IfthereisonethingI’msureabout,itisthatinahundredyearsfromnowwewillstillbereadingnewspapers.Itisnotthatnewspapersareanecessity.Evennowsomepeoplegetmostoftheirnewsfromtelevisionorradio.ManybuyapaperonlyonSaturdayorSunday.Butformostpeoplereadinganewspaperhasbecomeahabitpasseddownfromgenerationtogeneration.Thenatureofwhatisnewsmaychange.Whatbasicallymakesnewsiswhataffectsourlives—thebigpoliticalstories,thecoverageofthewars,earthquakesandotherdisasters,willcontinuemuchthesame.Ithinktherewillbemorecoverageofscientificresearch,though.It’salreadyhappeninginareasthatmaydirectlyaffectourlives,likegenetic(基因)engineering.Inthefuture,Ithinktherewillbemorecoverageofscientificexplanationsofwhywefeelaswedo?—aswedevelopabetterunderstandingofhowthebrainoperatesandwhatourfeelingsreallyare.It’squitepossiblethatinthenextcenturynewspaperswillbetransmitted(傳送)electronicallyfromFleetStreetandprintedoutinourownhome.Infact,I’mprettysurethathowitwillhappeninthefuture.Youwillprobablybeabletochoosefromamenu,makingupyourownnewspaperbypickingoutthethingsyouwanttoread—sportsandinternationalnews,etc.Ithinkpeoplehavegotitwrongwhentheytalkaboutcompetitionbetweenthedifferentmedia.Theyactuallyfeedoffeachother.Somepeopleonceforesawthattelevisionwouldkilloffnewspapers,butthathasn’thappened.Whatisreadontheprintedpagelastslongerthanpicturesonascreenorsoundlostintheair.AndasfortheInternet,it’sneverreallypleasanttoreadsomethingjustonascreen.

22.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?[2分]

A.TheBestWaytoGetNews

B.TheChangesofMedia

C.MakeYourOwnNewspaper

D.TheFutureofNewspaper

23.Inthewriter’sopinion,inthefuture,______.[2分]

A.morebigpoliticalaffairs,warsanddisasterswillmakenews

B.newspaperswillnotbeprintedinpublishinghousesanylonger

C.newspaperswillcovermorescientificresearch

D.moreandmorepeoplewillwatchTV

24.Whatwillprobablybeoninthenewspapermadebyyourself?[2分]

A.Sportsandinternationalnews.

B.Amenuofimportantnews.

C.Themostimportantnews.

D.Whatyouareinterestedin.

25.Fromthepassage,wecaninfer______.[2分]

A.newspaperswillwinthecompetitionamongthedifferentmedia

B.newspaperswillstaywithuswithothermedia

C.televisionwilltaketheplaceofnewspaper

D.thewriterbelievesomemediawilldieout

26.Thephrase“feedoff”inthelastparagraphmeans______.[2分]

A.dependon

B.competewith

C.fightwith

D.killoff

CRecentlymanycountriesoftheworldhavebeenfacedwiththeproblemofhowtomaketheirworkersmoreproductive.Someexpertsclaimtheansweristomakejobsmorevaried.Butdomorevariedjobsleadtogreaterproductivity?Thereisevidencetosuggestthatwhilevarietycertainlymakestheworkers’lifemoreenjoyable,itdoesnotactuallymakethemworkharder.Asfarasincreasingproductivityisconcerned,thevarietyisnotanimportantfactor.Otherexpertsfeelthatgivingtheworkerfreedomtodohishobinhisownwayisimportantandthereisnodoubtthatthisistrue.Theproblemisthatthiskindoffreedomcannoteasilybegiveninthemodernfactorywithitscomplicatedmachinerywhichmustbeusedinafixedway.Thuswhilefreedomofchoicemaybeimportant,thereisusuallyverylittlethatcanbedonetocreateit.Anotherimportantconsiderationishowmucheachworkercontributestotheproductheismaking.Inmostfactoriestheworkerseesonlyonesmallpartoftheproduct.Somecarfactoriesarenowexperimentingwithhavingmanysmallproductionlinesratherthanalargeone,sothateachworkercontributesmoretotheproductionofthecarsonhisline.Itwouldseemthatnotonlyisthedegreeofworkers’contributionanimportantfactor,itisalsoonewecandosomethingabout.Towhatextent(程度)doesmoremoneyleadtogreaterproductivity?Theworkersthemselvescertainlythinkthisisimportant.Butperhapstheywantmoremoneyonlybecausetheworktheydoissoboring.Moneyjustletsthemenjoytheirsparetimemore.Asimilarargumentmayexplaindemandsforshorterworkinghours.Perhapsifwesucceedinmakingtheirjobsmoreinteresting,theywillneitherwantmoremoney,norwillshorterworkinghoursbesoimportanttothem.

27.WhichofthesepossiblefactorsleadingtogreaterproductivityisNOTtrue?.[2分]

A.Tomakejobsmorevaried

B.Togivetheworkerfreedomtodohisjobinhisownway

C.Degreeofworkcontribution

D.Demandsforlongerworkinghours

28.Whydoworkerswantmoremoney?[2分]

A.Becausetheirjobsaretooboring

B.Inordertoenjoymoresparetime

C.Tomaketheirjobsmoreinteresting

D.Todemandshorterworkinghours

29.Thelastsentenceinthispassagemeansthatiswesucceedinmakingworkers’jobsmoreinteresting________.[2分]

A.theywillwantmoremoney

B.theywilldemandshorterworkinghours

C.moremoneyandshorterworkinghoursareimportantfactors

D.moremoneyandshorterworkinghourswillnotbesoimportanttothem

30.Inthispassage,theauthortellsus_______[2分]

A.howtomaketheworkersmoreproductive

B.possiblefactorsleadingtogreaterproductivity.

C.tothatextentmoremoneyleadstogreaterproductivity

D.howtomakeworkers’jobsmoreinteresting.

31.Theauthorofthispassageisprobablya_____[2分]

A.teacher

B.worker

C.manager

D.physicist

DInabookcalledMagnificentObsession,byLloydC.Douglas,adescriptionisgivenofpeoplehelpingothersbutdoingitsecretly.Whendifficultproblemsworriedanindividual,friendsnearbywouldmeettodiscusspossiblesolutionswithouttheindividualknowingtheiractions.Whenasolutionwasagreedupon,oneortwoofthefriendswouldcarryouttheplanandsolvetheproblemsecretly,tothegreatdelightoftheworriedindividual.Thehelperswouldstandbyprivately,contentwiththeirsuccess.Norewardwasgiventotheproblemsolvers,notevenasincere“thankyou”,becausetheywereneverknown.Thisconceptispopulartodaybutinadifferentway.Thephrase“payitforward”isnowusedwhenonepersonhelpsanother.However,thepersonhelpedmaynotbeabletorepaythepersonorgroupthathelpedthem.Soratherthanreturnthefavortotheirhelpers,theyaresupposedtohelpsomeoneelseinthefuture,whichmeanstheypayitforward.Itisasenseofresponsibilitywhichmakesuswanttogivebackinequalmeasuretotheonewhohashelpedus.But,inthiscase,theresponsibilityturnstohelpingsomeoneinthefuture.Supposeyourelderlygrandmotherpayspartofyourschooling.Shemaytellyouthereisnoneedtorepayherbecauseitisagiftfromsomeonewholovesyouverymuch.Nothingwouldpleasehermorethantohaveyouusehermoneytogetagoodeducation.Youmayneverbeabletorepayherforsuchagift.However,shenotonlygaveyousomemoney,butsheprovidedyouwithanexamplethatyoushouldalsohelpotherpeoplewhoneedit.Peoplewithseriousneedsareeverywhere.Manyarechildrenwhoneedbetterclothes,morebooksandevenbetterschools.Someareelderlypeoplewhocan’taffordtheirmedicineoradoctor’scare.Considerhowyoucan“payitforward”ratherthanpaymoneybacktoyourgrandmother.

32.Thehelpersinthebook“MagnificentObsession”werenotrewardedbecause________.[2分]

A.theyhadn’tsolvedtheproblemsthoroughly

B.theyhadsolvedtheproblemssecretly

C.theywerefriendsoftheworriedindividual

D.theyexpectedtobepaidbackinthefuture

33.Theunderlinedword“payitforward”means________.[2分]

A.torepaysomeonewhohashelpedyou

B.topaysomeoneelsewhoneedshelp

C.tohelpsomeonewhohashelpedyou

D.tohelpsomeoneelsewhoneedshelp

34.Whatdoesthewritersuggestwiththeexampleof“yourelderlygrandmother”?[2分]

A.Weshouldlearntorespectourgrandparents.

B.Weshouldworkhardtogetagoodeducation.

C.Weshouldalsolendahandtootherpeopleinneedofhelp.

D.Weshouldneverforgettorepaypeoplefortheirhelp.

35.Fromthepassageweknow________.[2分]

A.everybodyneedshelp

B.morechildrenneedhelpthanelderlypeople

C.itcostsalotofmoneyto“payitforward”

D.nowadaysmanypeoplehelpotherswithoutbeingrepaid

36.Bywritingthepassage,theauthorwishespeopleintheworldtobe________.[2分]

A.unselfish

B.mysterious

C.honest

D.unforgettable

第二節信息匹配（共5小題；每小題2分，滿分10分）請閱讀下列的相關信息，并按照要求匹配信息。請在答題卡上將對應題號的相應選項字母涂黑。首先，請閱讀下列職位的信息：A:Friendlyyoungpersonwantedforeveningwork(sixeveningsperweek)inbusybar.Phone87904fordetails.B:Driver,maleorfemale,neededforeveningwork.Noweekends.Pleasering23407.C:Ladywithexperienceofchildrenwantedtolookaftertwosmallboys,8:30a.m.~4:00p.m.Mon.toFri.Phone42356after6:00p.m.D:Cookwantedforsmallcountry.Eveningsandalldayatweekends.Pleasering54328.E:Gardenerneededonemorningperweek.Pleasering81164.F:Personwithdrivinglicenseneededforpizzadelivery.Sixeveningsperweek.Pleasering712087.請閱讀下列申請者的信息，然后匹配申請者與所擬申請的職位：

37.Gregisastudent,agednineteen.Helikesmeetingpeople.Heisnotfreeduringtheday.Hecan’tcookordriveacar.[2分]

38.Peterissixty-five.Helikestoworkoutdoorsandwouldn’tl