遼中區(qū)二高中2021-2022學(xué)年高二下學(xué)期期末摸底考試英語試題時間：120分鐘滿分：150分第二部分閱讀(共兩節(jié)，滿分50分)第一節(jié)(共15小題；每小題2.5分，滿分37.5分)閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中選出最佳選項。ASummerBoardingCoursesSummerBoardingCourses(SBC)isanaward-winningUKsummerschoolproviderforinternationalstudentsaged11—17.Pleasejointhestudentsfromover100countries.SBCCanfordSummerSchool(ages11—15)islocatedatCanfordSchool,TatlerSchoolAwardsPublicSchooloftheYear2019.ItiswithineasyreachofthecoastaltownofBournemouthandisoneofthemostpopularUKdestinationsforEnglishlanguagelearningoutsideofLondon.Dates:Monday,6July2021—Monday,10August2021TeachingHours:15HoursPerWeekCourses:GeneralEnglish,EnglishLiterature,IntroductiontoBusinessHeadingtonOxfordSummerSchool(ages13—16)islocatedinthebeautifulcityofOxford,justa30-minutewalkfromthecitycentre.Itprovidesstudentswithawonderfulsettinginwhichtostudyandmeetotherstudentsfromaroundtheworld.Dates:Saturday,4July2021—Saturday,18July2021TeachingHours:20HoursPerWeekCourses:GeneralEnglish,SummerStudy,GlobalYoungLeadersSBCatEtonCollege(ages11—16),only34kilometresfromLondon,providesstudentswiththeopportunitytostudyatoneoftheworld'smostfamousschools.Foundedin1440byKingHenryⅥ，EtonCollegehaseducated20BritishPrimeMinistersaswellasmanyauthors,scientists,actorsandexplorers.Dates:Monday,13July2021—Monday,24August2021TeachingHours：15HoursPerWeekCourses:GeneralEnglish,Mathematics,STEM(Science,Technology,Engineering,Maths)OxfordCollegeSummerSchool(ages15—17)givesstudentsthechancetoexperiencetheverybestofwhatOxfordhastooffer.StudentsliveandstudyinthefamousuniversitycityofOxford.Forover800yearsithasbeenhometotheleadingacademicmindsinscientificandculturalstudies.Dates:Monday,6July2021—Monday,17August2021TeachingHours:15HoursPerWeekCourses:Business&Leadership,Engineering,Medicine21．Whichschooldoesn'tprovideGeneralEnglish?A．SBCCanfordSummerSchool.B．HeadingtonOxfordSummerSchool.C．SBCatEtonCollege.D．OxfordCollegeSummerSchool.22．WhatmakesSBCatEtonCollegedifferentfromtheothers?A．Ithasproducedmanyheadsofgovernment.B．Ithaseducatedsomeleadingacademicminds.C．Ithasinvitedauthorsandscientistsaseducators.D．IthasbecomeawinnerofTatlerSchoolAwards.23．WhichagerangeisHeadingtonOxfordSummerSchoolfor?A．Ages11—15. B．Ages13—16.C．Ages11—16. D．Ages15—17.BThesunwasrisingaswedroveacrosstheMinnesotastatelinetoNewYorkformynewPhDprogramme.Themovewasgoodformeprofessionally,butIworriedaboutmyhusbandanddaughters.IalsofearedthatIwouldn'tbeabletogivemykidsthechildhoodtheydeserved.Anne,ourfirstdaughter,cameintotheworldwhenIwasajuniormajoringinbiologyincollege.Itwaschallengingtobalanceclasses,workschedules,andbeingamom.ButIgotthroughit,findingmomentsofjoyalongtheway.OnthenightswhenIwashome,I'dreadmyclassnotesoutloudwithmydaughter.She'drespondbyaskingquestions,suchas“Mom,whatarebacteria？”Ithelpedusbothlearn.AfterIgraduated,IknewthatIwouldneedaPhDtolandthekindofjobIwanted.IarrivedinNewYorkfeelingmorethantheusualnew-grad-studentanxiety.IalsosufferedfromamorepersonalfearthatIwasbeingselfish—thatmydecisiontoinvigoratemycareerwasgoingtohavelong-termnegativeimpactsonmykids.Overthepastyear,though,I'vestartedtoletgoofsomeofthisworry.I'verealisedthatwehavenotonlyadaptedtoournewsituation,butthingsaregettingbetter.Myhusbandlandedajobthatheishappywith.Annedreamsofbecomingamarinebiologist.Recently,whiledrivingpastthecancerinstituteIworkat,Annesaid,“Thinkingaboutpeoplehavingcancerissosad,butIfeelbetterknowingthatyouareresearchingittohelp.”Navigatingacademiaasayoungmotherishard,butit'salsorewarding.Mykidsarelearningtolookattheworldthroughthelensofscience,andwatchingtheirmomsucceedinspiresthem.Ilookforwardtoseeingthemfollowmyfootsteps,whateverpaththeychoose.24．HowdidthewriterfeelaboutthemoveforherPhDprogramme?A．Itwasfruitfulbutexhausting.B．Itwasthelastthingshewoulddo.C．Itwashopefulbutchallenging.D．Itwaspromisingforthewholefamily.25．Whichcanbestreplacetheword“invigorate”inParagraph3?A．Promote. B．Change.C．Create. D．Choose.26．WhatcouldbeinferredfromAnne'swordsinParagraph4?A．Peopleareafraidofhavingcancer.B．CancerishealthenemyNo.1.C．Hermomtakesherjobseriously.D．Anneisproudofhermom.27．Whatmightbethebesttitleofthetext?A．OnwardsandUpwardsB．DoubleGainsofMom'sPursuitC．LikeMother,LikeDaughterD．TheGenerationGapNarrowedbyLoveCThestreetsofSeville,Spain,arelinedwithover48,000attractiveorangetrees,producingover16,500tonsoffruiteverywinter.ThoughthatgivesSevillethehonourofbeingEurope'stoporange-producingcity,thefruitistoosourtobeconsumedfresh.Someoftheproduceisusedtomakejam,butmostendsupinlandfills.However,thatmaychangesoonthankstoaninventiveideatousetheorangestoproducecleanenergy.ThepilotprogrammeisbeinglaunchedbythelocalgovernmentandparksdepartmentincooperationwithEmasesa,Seville'swatersupplydivision.Juiceobtainedfrom38.6tonsoforangeswillbelefttoferment(發(fā)酵)inanexistingbiogasfacility.Thegasreleasedfromthefermentedliquidwillbecollectedandusedtodriveageneratortoproducecleanpower.Theofficialsestimatethetestrunwillgenerateabout1,500kW·hofenergy—enoughtorunoneofEmasesa'swaterpurificationplants.Theysay,“It'snotjustaboutsavingmoney.Theorangesareaproblemforthecity,andwe'reproducingaddedvaluefromwaste.”Ifsuccessful,by2023,thecityhopestorecyclealltheorangesandaddtheelectricitygeneratedbacktoitspowersystem.Intrialruns,1,000kilosoforangesproduced50kW·hofcleanenergy—enoughtosatisfythedailyelectricityneedsoffivehomes.“EmasesaisnowarolemodelinSpainforsustainabilityandthefightagainstclimatechange，”EspadasCejas,mayorofSeville,saidinthepressconferenceannouncingthepilotprogramme.“Thisprojectwillhelpusreachourtargetsforreducingemissions(排放),energyself-sufficiency,andthecirculareconomy.”ThelatestattemptisamongthemanyinitiativesbeingcarriedoutacrossSpaintoachievethecountry'sgoalofswitchingitselectricitysystemtorenewablesourcesby2050—ifeverythinggoesaccordingtoplan,fullydecarbonisingitseconomyshortlyafterthat.28．HowareorangesonSeville'sstreettreesmostlytreated?A．Bethrownawayasgarbage.B．Bemadeintojam.C．Bebroughttomarket.D．Beconsumedfresh.29．Whatistheofficials'attitudetotheprogrammementioned?A．Critical. B．Conservative.C．Positive. D．Concerned.30．Whatcanweinferfromthetext?A．Seville'sorangetreeswillbereplaced.B．Emasesasetsanexampleinsavingwater.C．Emasesa'sresidentsareusingcleanenergy.D．Spainisdeterminedtodevelopalternativeenergy.31．What'sthepurposeofthistext?A．Todrawattentiontourbanwaste.B．Topromoteresearchintoorangejuice.C．Toshowatrendtowardssustainableenergy.D．Tointroduceaninnovativeelectricity-makingproject.DThewidespreaduseofInternettechnologyhasmadeourliveseasierbutcausesabigchallengetotheold,whoarenotalwayscomfortablewithsmartphonesandsomanynewapps.Onlyafewseniorcitizensareabletoenjoythebenefitsthatnewtechnologiesoffer.AccordingtotheNationalBureauofStatistics,thenumberofpeopleaged60andabovewas253.88millionin2019,about18.1%ofChina'spopulation.Butonly23%oftheseniorcitizenswereabletousetheInternet.Thatmeansmorethanthree-fourthsoftheelderlyaredeprived(剝奪)ofthedigitalbenefits.Manyseniorcitizenswhocan'tusesmartphonesarefacingdifficultiesduringthispandemic.EvenwithasmartphoneinhandandtheInternetavailable,manyofthemstillfeelhelpless.Theydon'tknowhowtocallataxithroughtheapps.Therehavebeenreportsofmanyshopsturningawayelderswhodon'tknowhowtopayusingsmartphones,insteadoflettingthempaywithcash.Worsestill,astheydon'tknowhowtogettheInternet-basedhealthcode(健康碼),theyarerefusedtoentermanypublicplaces.Presentingindividualhealthcodeispartoftheepidemicprevention(防疫)andcontrolmeasures.Newtechnologiesbecomepopularbecausetheyareoftenofgreatuseinourdailylives.Butmanyseniorcitizens,especiallythoselivinginthecountrysideorthosewhosegrown-upchildrendon'tlivewiththem,arenotabletousetheInternetorsmartphones,eitherbecauseoffinancialproblemsorbecausetheycannotlearnnewthingsbeyondacertainpoint.Thedigitalgapbetweentheelderlyandtheyoungisbecomingmoreobvious.However,theseniorcitizensshouldnotbecomeasilentgroupdeprivedofdigitalbenefits.Itisourresponsibilitytohelpthembridgethedigitalgap,andbepatientwiththemwhentheyfacedifficultiescatchingup.32．WhatdothestatisticsshowinParagraph2?A．ThereareasmallnumberofseniorcitizensinChina.B．Only23%oftheseniorcitizenscanusethecomputer.C．Threefourthsoftheeldersareunwillingtousesmartphones.D．Manyeldersfailtoenjoytheconvenienceofthedigitaldevices.33．WhatdoestheauthortrytotellusinParagraph3?A．Cashisnolongeracceptedinmostshops.B．It'samustforeveryonetohaveahealthcode.C．Mosteldersneedguidanceonhowtousetheapps.D．Manyshopsnowrefusetoofferservicetotheelderly.34．WhichofthefollowingsisNOTthereasonwhytheelderlycan'tenjoydigitalbenefits?A．Theirlivingareas.B．Theirfinancialconditions.C．Theirrelationshipwiththeirchildren.D．Theirdifficultyinlearningnewthings.35．Whichwordbestdescribestheauthor'sattitudetothecurrentsituationoftheelderly?A．Positive. B．Worried.C．Negative. D．Indifferent.第二節(jié)(共5小題；每小題2.5分，滿分12.5分)閱讀下面短文，從短文后的選項中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項。ReasonsWhyChangeIsGoodforYouWeallknowthatchangeishardbecauseyourbrainisusedtodoingthesamethingagainandagain.__36__Butthepositiveconsequenceisreallygreat.Herearefourreasonswhychangeisgoodforyou：◆__37__Lifeinthecomfortzoneiseasy.Yousimplyfollowaroutineandyoucanpredicttheresults.Outsideofthecomfortzone,yourassumptionsarequestioned.Theideaofdoingthesamethingoverandoverwithoutquestionisdiscouraged.◆Yougettoexperiencemore.__38__Whenyoulookbackonyourlife,allofthereallyamazingthingsarebecauseofanewexperienceyouhad.Allofthosevacationsyoutookandallofthepeopleyouhavemethavetaughtyoumorethanyoueverlearntinschool.Theseexperiencesnowmakeupwhoyouaretoday.◆You'llbemoreflexibleandadaptable.Withoutdoubtchangemakesyoumoreflexibleandadaptable.Youlearntodealwiththingsinawaythatseemsforeignbutacceptableandachievable.__39__Youbegintothrive(茁壯成長)innewsituationsbecauseyouhaveproventoyourselfthatyoucannotonlyhandlechange,butFLOURISH.◆Youhavemorefun.Whenyouareopentochange,youareopentosayingYEStomore.Youareopentomoreexperiencesandopportunities.__40__Whenyouaddallofthesethingstogether,youaregoingtohaveamorecolourfullifeandyou'llhaveatonoffunfiguringitalloutalongtheway—there'snodoubtaboutit.A．Youarepushedoutofyourcomfortzone.B．Experienceiswaitingforyouatthedoorstep.C．Youhavetheopportunitytomeetmorepeopletoo.D．Whetherthechangeisgoodorbadforyou,itdoeshappen.E．Wealsoknowhowchallengingitcanbetogothroughchange.F．Then,you'llbemoreconfidentwheninthenextuncomfortablesituation.G．Changeisgoodbecauseyouhavethechancetoinvolveinnewexperiences.第三部分語言運用(共兩節(jié)，滿分30分)第一節(jié)(共15小題；每小題1分，滿分15分)閱讀下面短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。Onmythirdbirthday,wemovedtothisneighbourhood.Arleneandherhusband,Bill,livednextdoor,whohadnochildren.Thereweren'tany__41__myagenearby,soImostlyplayedintheyardalone.ArleneandBillspentalotoftimeworkinginthe__42__，andIwasalwaystalkingtothemfromouryard.Theywerenevertiredoflisteningtome.Ithinkwhat__43__metothemisthattheysawalotofthemselvesinme—wewerealllonelykids.Itwasawonderful__44__.WhenIwasaboutfive,Ihadanidea__45__ItookBillandArleneintoourfamilyasmygrandparents.Myparentsmadethe__46__thatIshouldaskthemdirectlyandsoIdid.Theystartedcryingand__47__accepted.Itistrulywonderfulforachild__48__herloveandadultsbeingsooverjoyedtoacceptit.Everychildinthisworld__49__enthusiasticallyrepaidlove.FromthedayIacceptedthem,IcalledBillandArleneGrandpaandGrandmaandmyparentscalledthemMomandDad.Overtheyears,BillandArlene__50__meinallmydreams.Theyencouragedmeto__51__college,eventhoughIdidn'thavethemoneytogo.AndwhenIwas__52__toauniversity,theypresentedmewiththeirsavings.Theytoldmethey'dbeen__53__moneysincethedayIcalledthemgrandparents.Fouryearslater,I__54__andnowworkasanofficial.Arlenepassedawayin2013.BilltoldmethatArlenethoughtthegreatest__55__ofherlifewasme,hergranddaughter.41．A.relatives B．friendsC．classmates D．kids42．A.farm B．factoryC．garden D．office43．A.introduced B．urgedC．left D．drew44．A.occasion B．connectionC．performance D．conversation45．A.ifonly B．evenifC．a(chǎn)sthough D．howcome46．A.change B．ruleC．proposal D．mistake47．A.modestly B．honestlyC．emotionally D．peacefully48．A.offering B．concerningC．obtaining D．managing49．A.presents B．deservesC．denies D．demands50．A.supported B．impressedC．comforted D．persuaded51．A.applyfor B．movetoC．giveup D．lookinto52．A.used B．a(chǎn)dmittedC．known D．limited53．A.handingout B．turninginC．takingover D．puttingaway54．A.graduated B．regrettedC．quitted D．hesitated55．A.discrimination B．a(chǎn)chievementC．responsibility D．happiness第二節(jié)(共10小題；每小題1.5分，滿分15分)閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入1個適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。Asanewreporter,ZhouYangisvery__56__(delight)athisfirst-dayexperienceinChinaDaily.Heiseagertogooutonastory,buthecan'tgetthe__57__(approve)ofhisnewbossHuXin,becauseheis__58__(mere)agreenhand.NowHuXinisinstructinghimhow__59__(be)agoodreporter.Attheverybeginning,hewillwork__60__anassistanttoanexperiencedjournalisttobecometechnicallygood.Later,onlyifhe__61__(acquire)moreskillsthanexpectedwillhebeallowedtocoverastoryonhisown.Besides,heissupposedtobecurious,fortherearemanycases__62__reportersshouldaskmanydifferentquestionssothattheycangetnecessaryinformation.Ofcourse,__63__isvitalforareportertohaveagood“nose”forastory,knowingifsomeoneistellingthetruth.Andwhile__64__(interview)people,areportermustlistentotheanswerscarefully.Ifpossible,areportercanrecordtheinterviewincasehe__65__(accuse)ofgettingthewrongendofthestick.Lastbutnotleast,makesuretosubmitthearticleintimesoasnottomissthedeadline.AfterhearingHuXin'sadvice,ZhouYangislookingforwardtoacceptinghisfirstassignmentverymuch.第四部分寫作(共兩節(jié)，滿分40分)第一節(jié)(滿分15分)假定你是李華，你校決定在七月底為高二學(xué)生舉行成人禮。請代表學(xué)生會給你校外教Green寫一封電子郵件，邀請他參加你們的成人禮。內(nèi)容包括：1．舉行成人禮的時間、地點；2．舉行成人禮的意義及其他相關(guān)信息。注意：1．寫作詞數(shù)應(yīng)為80左右；2．請按如下格式作答。參考詞匯：成人禮adultceremonyDearMrGreen，________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours，LiHua第二節(jié)(滿分25分)閱讀下面材料，根據(jù)其內(nèi)容和所給段落開頭語續(xù)寫兩段，使之構(gòu)成一篇完整的短文。Youneverknowthedifferenceyoumightmakeunlessyoutakethetimetoencouragesomeone.IgaveuptheideaofbeingawriterthesummerbeforeIstartedcollege.I'dbeenwritingsinceIwasfiveyearsold.Mylittlefriendswantedtoysatthattime,butIjustwantedpaper.Childhoodpassedandaboxofshortstoriesgavewaytomymiddleschooldays.IwroteforamagazineandbythetimeIwasinmyeighthgrade,halfoftheannualpublicationswerewrittenbyme.SometimesI'ddreamaboutbeinganovelist,writingbooksthateveryonemightread.Mydadwasalwayssurethatitwouldhappen.Whenhereadmypoemsorstories,hiseyeswelledup.“That'sbeautiful,honey，”healwaystoldme.“Oneday,theentireworldwillknowwhatagiftyouhave.”Thosewordsencouragedmethroughhighschooltokeepbelievingthatwritingwasmycalling.ButsomewherealongthemonthsofmysenioryearIbecamedisappointed.Thecrazyinjusticeinthisworld—badguys,gettingbackoutonthestreetanddoingharmagainandagain,changedmymind.“I'mgoingtobealawyerinthefuture，”Itoldmyparents.Mydad'sfacefell,buthekepthissmile.“Whateveryoudo,you'llbebrilliantatit，”hesaidtome.OneofmyfirstclassesatcollegewasJournalism100.Oneday,theprofessor,BobScheibel,assignedusastoryaboutanapartmentfire.Hegaveusthefactsandwehadafewdaystowriteanewsstory.IwassurethatIhadgotthefactsrightwhenIwrotethestory.Ididn'texpectmuchfeedback.Butafewdayslater,BobScheibelaskedmetotalktohimafterclass.Questionsracedthroughmymind.WhathadIdonewrong?HadIgotthefactsmixedup?DidImissanythingcriticalinthedetails?Fiveminutesaftertheclass,Ifoundmyselfinfrontoftheprofessor.Hiseyesmetminewithgreatseriousness.注意：1．續(xù)寫詞數(shù)應(yīng)為150左右；2．請按如下格式作答。TheprofessoraskedwhetherIhadreadanarticleaboutthiseventonthenewspapers.___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Sincethen,Ibegantodevotemyselftowritingandlaterintheschoolandcitywritingcompetitions.______________________________________________________________________________________________________________