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1、20212022学年度第二学期期末考试高一英语试题第一局部 听力（共两节，总分值30分）第一节（共5小题；每题1.5分，总分值7.5分）做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案 转涂到答题卡上。听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最 佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每 段对话仅读一遍。1. What did the speakers do last weekend?A. They flew a kite. B. They played tennis. C. They went c
2、limbing.2. What are the speakers going to do today?A. Go to Ninas house. B. Go to the gym. C. Go to see a play.3. Why doesnt the man go out?A. He hurts his leg.B. He thinks the sunshine is too strong.C. He wants to watch a football match at home.4. When will Mr. Edison come back?A. On Monday night.
3、B.On Thursday night. C. On Friday morning.5. Where does the conversation probably take place?A. At an airport. B. At a railway station. C. At a hotel.第二节（共15小题；每题1.5分，总分值22.5分）听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个 选项中选出最正确选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每题5秒钟; 听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
4、6. How often should Mrs. Whittington give the cat water?A. Twice a day. B. Once a dayo C. Every other day.7. How long is Mat going on vacation?注意：请将答案写在答题纸上相应题号的横线上。每个空格只填一个单词。43. Old John breathed a sigh of r when seeing his son returned safe and sound.（方艮据首字母单词拼写）44. Thanks to e-commerce, people c
5、an order whatever they want using food d apps on their phones.（根据首字母单词拼写）People are more likely to be e to viruses if they dont wear masks in public.（根据首字母单词拼写）D what has been taught in time allows students to learn more efficiently.（根据首字母单词拼写）Please accept this gift in a of your timely help.（根据首字母单
6、词拼写）45. After going through n failures, he finally succeeded in developing software.（根据首字母单词拼写）46. When the teacher mentioned an intelligent boy, I knew he was r to you.（根据首字母单词拼写）47. The design of the teaching methods should make a for the different levels of students.（根据首字母单词拼写）48. Those who（抗议）ag
7、ainst heavy industry are mainly local residents.（根据汉语提示单词拼 写）When he came to life, he found himself（围绕）by medical staff.（根据汉语提示单词拼写）49. The precious violin has（陪伴）me through the ups and downs in life.（根据汉语提示单词拼 写）The（毁灭性的）power of modern weapons is beyond our expectations.（根据汉语提示单词 拼写）50. The local
8、government places special（强调）on the importance of protecting the environment of the area.（根据汉语提示单词拼写）Luna（生动地）described her trip to Athens on our way home.（根据汉语提示单词拼写）51. Anyone who makes contributions to the country（值得）respect from us.（根据汉语提示单词 拼写）第四局部写作（共两节，总分值40分）10第一节 应用文写作(总分值15分)58.假定你是李华，你所在的
9、校英文诗歌社团正在招收(recruit)新成员。请给你的留学生朋友Mike 写封邮件邀请他加入，内容包括：1 .社团的主要活动；.报名方式及截止日期。注意：1 .写作词数应为80左右；.请在答题卡的相应位置作答。Dear Mike,Yours sincerely,Li Hua第二节 读后续写（总分值25分）59.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。HungerWhen I was a young boy, my mother would place spoonfuls of vegetables onto my plate whether I wanted
10、 them or not and the rule in our family was that we always had to clean our plates. However, I rarely saw my mother eat the vegetables herself. She always served us first. She seemed never hungry.She worked for a rich lady in town, and I always assumed that the reason why she didnt have our tasteles
11、s meals was that she had eaten meats and sweets in the rich ladys kitchen. Our meals were boring, and there was never enough since there were ten of us - my parents plus eight children.One afternoon my older sisters were sick, so they couldnt take care of me. Therefore, my mother had no choice but t
12、o bring me with her. It was a long winter day and as my father hadnt had much work, we had even less food than usual. So I was very excited to go to the rich womans house.11My mother placed me in a corner while she rolled out pie crust （饼皮）.Then she cooked some meat, and by the afternoon, the pleasa
13、nt smell filled the kitchen and was making its way into my empty stomach. Then, a bell rang in the kitchen and my mother told me, Dont move“ and then left.I tried to do as told, but then I thought it wouldnt matter if I ate just one blackberry. So I put a single blackberry into my mouth. What an exp
14、losion of flavor! The wonderful taste hitting my empty stomach was more than I could handle! Soon I was throwing blackberries into my mouth with two hands! It wasnt until I was staring at the empty bowl that I noticed the empty, unbaked pie crust sitting on the table waiting for the berries. I looke
15、d around for more berries, but there was none. Suddenly, I heard footsteps approaching, so I quickly hid into the cupboard （碗柜）. 注意：1 .续写词数应为150左右；.请在答题卡的相应位置作答。Just at the moment, my mother entered the kitchen, following a well-dressed lady.After the lady left, 1 crept（哨 out of the cupboard with te
16、ars streaming down my face.A. For three days. B. For seven days. C. For ten days.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8. How does Mary feel about the call?A. Surprised. B. Angry. C. DisappointedWhere will the speakers meet?A. In a restaurant. B. In a bar. C. At the mans house.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。9. With whom did the woman g
17、o to the beach?A. Her friends. B. Her parents. C. Her classmates.10. Why did the woman come back so soon?A. To work on a paper. B. To meet her teacher. C. To avoid getting too much sun.11. What did the woman do at the beach?A. She played volleyball.B. She did some studying.C. she swam in the ocean.听
18、第9段材料，回答第13至16题。12. Why does the woman like the carpet（地毯）？A. Its a good size. B. It has nice colors. C. It has lovely pictures on it.13. What does the woman think about the kitchen?A. Its easy to clean. B. Its quite small. C. Ifs not very bright.14. What do the speakers see in the end?A. The living
19、 room. B. The bedroom. C. The bathroom.15. What will the woman do next?A. Talk with her husband.B. See another apartment.C. Give the rent to the man.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. Where is Paris located?A. In the east of France.B. In the south of France.C. In the north of France.18. What is the population of
20、 Lyon?A. Over 2.2 million. B. Over 800 thousand. C. Over 500 thousand.19. What is Lyon mainly famous for?A. Its sea products. B. Its chemical industry. C. Its buildings of the Middle Ages.20. Which city has a history of 2618 years?A. Paris. B. Lyon. C. Marseille.第二局部 阅读（共两节，总分值42.5分）第一节（共12小题；每题2.5分
21、，总分值30分）阅读以下短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最正确选项。ACats and many other animals can reflect light from their eyes. Thats why their eyes will usually shine brightly in photos taken in a less bright room.Some species can see better in low light because they either hunt for food or need to look out for enemies t
22、hroughout the night, or at the early morning and late afternoon.In fact, domesticated （家养的）cats can see in conditions that are only 16% as bright as what people require. Cats achieve this because their pupils （瞳孑L） are special. Pupils operate like windows, with bigger ones letting more light into th
23、e eye. And a cats pupils can become up to 50% larger than human pupils in weak light.They also have a higher number of a specific type of light-sensing cell in the back of their eyes than we do. These cells, called rods, catch low-level light.Whafs more, cats have something people dont: a tapetum lu
24、cidum, or eyeshine, which is behind the retina （视网膜）,receiving light, changing the light to an electrical signal and sending this signal to the brain to form the image. A cats tapetum lucidum reflect light back to the retina, which gives the retina a second chance to absorb more light.Unfortunately,
25、 animals with a tapetum lucidum give up some visual quality for their ability to see in weak light. Thats because bright light reflecting off he tapetum lucidum can make what they see a little more unclear. So, a cat needs to be seven times closer to an object to see it as sharply as a person would
26、in a brightly lit place.But dont worry, Im sure your cat would rather see clearly at night than read a book.1. In photos taken in dark rooms, we find cats eyes shining brightly mainly because.A. their eyes can send light like a car*s headlightsthey need to fight enemies with lights in the darkB. the
27、y have the habit of hunting for food at nightthey have the ability to reflect light from their eyes2. According to the text, which of the following helps cats catch low-level light?A. Pupils.B. Rods.C. Retinas.D. Tapetumlucidums3. How does the author illustrate his viewpoint?A. By analyzing causes.B
28、.By providing examplesC. By explaining a concept.D.By drawing comparisons.4. Which of the following is the inconvenience atapetum lucidum brings to cats?A. Failing to approach the goal.B.Missing the chance of reading.C. Seeing clearly in the bright light.D.Losing some visual quality.BI often wondere
29、d what it would be like to have cancer.I didnt expect to find out, though, at last not fbr decades. I have always been healthy and strong; I regularly do hot yoga and swim two kilometers in a bay near my home in Sydney.But now I know: it felt as if I was canying a baby. Tumors （肿瘤）that silently grew
30、 inside me suddenly became bigger one weekend.Then, one Saturday in June, I was struck with sharp pain and ended up in the hospital.My doctor said it might be very serious. I spent two weeks waiting for the operation, not knowing if Td live to the end of the year.In the days before the operation I t
31、urned off my phone and computer. I prayed so hard that I grew unnaturally calm.1he operation lasted five hours. I he mass was fully removed, but it was unexpectedly complicated. 1 was in special care for eight days, in the wires, machines, with pipes in my lungs and liver.Luckily, the operation was
32、very successful and I am slowly growing stronger. I am walking upright again and waking without great pain. I can now drive, and am preparing to return to work. My prognosis （预后）is good, but I will need to live with the fear of return.Everyone suddenly seems consumed with foolish worries. I have a d
33、ifferent idea about the complaints posted by some Internet users who had the flu, were upset by the upcoming exams or burdened by work. I want to scream: BUT YOU ARE ALIVE! Alive! Each day is a gift, especially if you are upright and able to move with ease, without pain.Im still struggling with what
34、 all of this means. But in this short time, a truth became even clearer to me.We should not have to move to the woods like Henry David Thoreau to live meaningfully”. It would be impossible and frankly tiring to live each day as if it were your last. My doctor asked me a few days ago how I became so
35、calm before the operation. I told her: I prayed; I locked out negativity and drew my family and friends near; I tried to live meaningfully.She said, Actually you should do that for the rest of your life.What did the author think of her physical state before being diagnosed （诊断）with cancer?A. She kne
36、w tumors silently grew inside her.B. She exercised regularly but felt bad sometimes.C. She thought there was nothing wrong with her healthShe was considered to be healthy by the doctor.6. Which one is not the so-called foolish worries“ according to the author in Paragraph 9?A. Loss of both legs.B. S
37、uffering from the flu.C. Burden of heavy workloads.D. Fear of the monthly exams.7. Which of the following can best describe the author?A. Kind and outgoing.B. Cautious and brave.C. Confident and generous.D. Positive and reflective.8. What is the authors purpose in writing the text?A. To share a plea
38、sant experience.B. To recommend a healthy lifestyle.C. To call on people to live a worthy life.D. To try hard to make a difference to the world.CDemographics are our fate., which suggests much of the future is determined by the very simple trend lines of populations. Of course, demographics cant spo
39、t pandemics or other crises. But as shocking as they feel at the moment, such events are rare. One aspect of the future that demographics cant help predict are technological discoveries. But even technological discoveries have a slower impact on the daily life than we sometimes perceive. Peter Thiel
40、 famously said in 2013, We wanted flying cars. Instead, we got nothing but 140 characters.So what comes next? If you woke up 20 years from now in 2042, what would be different? Here are some ideas based on numbers that dont require a crystal ball. About 70 percent of the world population is expected
41、 to live in urban areas by 2050, according to data from the United Nations. That means most cities are going to need more improvements. Roads, public transportation and waste management will need large-scale expansion and upgrades. The average person produces 4.9 pounds of waste a day, up from 3.66
42、pounds in 1980. But heres a trend going in the other direction as a result of technology: Paper and paperboard declined from 87.7 million tons in 2000 to 67.4 million tons in 2018, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.And well be older. In the United States, were likely to live unti
43、l 82.4 years old, compared with 79.1 years old today, the United Nations predicts. Thafs a good thing fbr health care companies and others that satisfy the needs of older people. But living three extra years is going to be more expensive, which will have an influence on both working and saving.Busin
44、esspersons, industry leaders and policymakers are already at work solving some of the problems that demographic data suggest are ahead of us. They are trying to figure out how to inspire farmers to sequester carbon and use green machines to reduce the energy consumption.What about the metaverse? Or
45、robots taking our jobs? Or AI taking over everything? Demographics cant answer those questions. All of those things may happen, but life in 2042 may also look a lot like it does today maybe with the exception of those flying cars.9. How does the author understand Demographics are our fate79 in Parag
46、raph 1?A. The trend lines of populations can decide the future of the world.B. Demographics cant determine all the things in the future.C. Demographics can help recognize pandemics or other rises in the future.D. Demographics can decide how quickly we make new technological discoveries. 10. In 2042,
47、 which of the following is least likely to happen according to the prediction? A. Much more paper will be produced.B. The environment will be polluted seriously.C. People will produce much more waste than before.D. Urban areas are going to need more improvements.11. The underlined word sequester“ in
48、 Paragraph 4 can be replaced by.A. increaseB. avoidC. generateD. encounterWhich of the following is the best title for the passage?A. Are flying cars popular in 20years?B. What is the fate of the car industry?C. What will the world be like in 20 years?D. What effect do the Demographics have?第二节（共5小题；每题2.5分，总分值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正确选项。选项中有两项为多 余选项。How to Focus on StudyingUnless you have a strong desire to learn the information or develop a skill, it can be hard to focus all of your attention. Here are some of the best tricks tha