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1、四川省绵阳南山中学2021-2022学年高二上学期半期考试英语试题一、阅读选择London has a wide range of museums to entertain (娱乐)and educate covering everything from science and technology to the decorative arts and the history of warfare. South Kensington is home to a lot of world-class museums, the Natural History Museum, Science Muse
2、um, the Victoria and Albert Museum, all within walking distance of each other. Entry to most museums in London is free, though special exhibitions may attract a charge.Natural Histoiy MuseumThe Natural History Museum exhibits an extensive range of historical natural specimens, from the tiniest of in
3、sects to dinosaurs and whales. The trip to this museum will be an unforgettable day out for the kids.ADDRESS: Cromwell Road, Kensington, London, SW7 SBDOPENING HOURS:Monday-Saturday 10: 00-19: 00Sunday 14: 00-19: 00Closed 24-26 DecemberScience MuseumScience Museum shows the beauty of the science and
4、 maths that shape our everyday lives. This unmissable experience will light your curiosity, inspire your imagination and drive you to see the world around you in new and exciting ways.ADDRESS: Exhibition Road, South Kensington, London, SW7 2DDOPENING HOURS:Daily 10: 00-18: 00School holidays 10: 00-1
5、8:30Victoria and Albert MuseumThe V&A Museum was set up in 1852 to exhibit examples of metalwork, furniture and all other forms of decorative art from all periods. It also holds an extensive collection of fine art with paintings, drawings, prints and sculpture, in order to give a complete history of
6、 art and design.ADDRESS: Cromwell Road, London, SW7 2RLOPENING HOURS:(但是,尽管人们长期以来一直认为脑内啡是人体内引起幸福感的化学物质,它是所谓 跑步兴奋的背后原因,但一项研究说明,这一现象可能比我们以前所知道的更复杂), 第三段中的“Both mice and humans release high levels of endorphins and endocannabinoids after exercise, along with many other chemicals. After exercising on ru
7、nning wheels, the mice seemed happy and relaxed and displayed no signs of anxiety. But afterbeing given a drug to block their endorphins, the mices behavior didnt seem to change. However, when their endocannabinoids were blocked with a different drug, their runners high symptoms (病症)seemed to fade.佬
8、鼠和人类在运动后都会释放高水平的脑内啡和 内源性大麻素,以及许多其他化学物质。在跑动的轮子上锻炼后,老鼠看起来很开心, 很放松,没有表现出焦虑的迹象。但是在给老鼠服用了阻断脑内啡的药物后,老鼠的行 为似乎没有改变。然而,当他们的内源性大麻素被另一种药物阻断时,他们的跑步者的 高病症似乎消失 了) 和第四段中的“The long-held notion of endorphins being responsible for the runners high is false.(脑内啡对跑步者的兴奋感负责的长期以来的notion是错误 的)可知,跑步能让人感觉良好,以前人们长期认为是脑内啡引起了跑
9、步兴奋,但根 据研究可知,跑步者的兴奋可能是由内源性大麻素引起的,用老鼠实验后确定了跑步者 的兴奋是由内源性大麻素引起的,说明长期以来认为脑内啡对跑步者的兴奋感负责的观 点是错误的,notion在此处意为“belief信仰、看法)。应选A项。15. 细节理解题。由倒数第二段中的“Regular exercise can boost your mood if you have depression, and its especially useful fbr people with mild to moderate depression (如果你患 有抑郁症,定期锻炼可以提振你的情绪,对轻度至中
10、度抑郁症患者尤其有用)可知, 根据英国国家健康效劳中心的数据,定期锻炼可以缓解抑郁症的病症。应选D项。 二、七选五How to Help a Friend with a Broken HeartIt can be difficult to see a friend in pain, especially if shes just suffered a broken heart. 16. While you cant fix your friend problems or take away her pain, you can support her in her healing process
11、.Work out.Working out is a healthy way for your friend to deal with his emotions, because it increases the chemicals in his brain that produce pleasing feelings. 17. Maintaining a schedule will help your friend to get through his issues.Listen.Its important for your friend to have someone she can tr
12、ust. People who are hurting can benefit from feeling heard and understood, aiding in their emotional problems. If youre not sure how to be a good listener for your friend, ask her what she needs J 8,Help your friend make a list.A. . If you can help your friend make a list of how great he is, what hi
13、s strengths are, or how great his life is, it can help him in the healing process. When you divert your friend focus away from his pain and toward something positive instead, you can help him start thinking and feeling more positive.B. .Sometimes you just need a moment to be a little funny, a little
14、 serious and a little healing. If you have a releasing ceremony with your friend, it can provide all of these aspects. What you do is take objects that remind your friend of something sad, have your friend write a letter to release it, or take a picture of the sad thing and throw it away.C. Losing a
15、 friend has doesnt mean losing everything.D. Have a releasing ceremony.E. Set up times to meet up with your friend at the gym.F. Feeling sad is not a natural thing.E.Lists are a great way to get your brain on a roll.F.See if she wants advice and respect her answer.G.She may have trouble finding enjo
16、yment in life.【答案】G16. CF17. EB【分析】这是一篇说明文。文章主要讲的是如何帮助一个心碎的朋友走出痛苦的方法。16.由上一句It can be difficult to see a friend in pain, especially if shes just suffered a broken heart.(看到朋友处于痛苦之中是很困难的,尤其是当她刚刚心碎的时候)可知,朋友处 于痛苦中,心情会不开心,G选项“她可能很难在生活中找到乐趣。承接上文讲述了 痛苦心碎给朋友在生活中造成的不良影响。应选G项。 17.由小标题“Work out.(锻炼)”,上一句Worki
17、ng out is a healthy way for your friend to deal with his emotions, because it increases the chemicals in his brain that produce pleasing feelings.(锻炼对你的朋友来说是一种处理情绪的健康方式,因为它增加了他大脑中产生 愉悦感觉的化学物质)和下一句Maintaining a schedule will help your friend to get through his issues.(保持一个时间表将帮助你的朋友解决他的问题)可知,本文主要讲 帮助
18、一个心碎的朋友走出痛苦的方法,而本段中作者建议用锻炼来帮助朋友走出痛苦, 即“和朋友一起锻炼,承接上下文,C选项“设定时间和你的朋友在健身房见面。切 题,C选项中的Set up times”对应下文的“Maintaining a schedule”。应选C项。18. 由小标题“Listen.(倾听)”和上两句People who are hurting can benefit from feeling heard and understood, aiding in their emotional problems. If youre not sure how to be a good list
19、ener for your friend, ask her what she needs.(受到伤害的人可以从被倾听和理解的感觉 中获益,帮助他们解决情绪问题。如果你不知道如何成为你朋友的倾听者,问问她需要 什么)可知,本段中作者建议用倾听来帮助朋友走出痛苦,空前讲述成为朋友的倾听 者的方法,F选项“看看她是否需要建议并尊重她的答复。承接上文讲述成为朋友的 倾听者的其它方法。应选F项。19. 由“Help your friend make a list.(帮你的朋友列一个清单)和下两句If you can help your friend make a list of how great he
20、 is, what his strengths are, or how great his life is, it can help him in the healing process. When you divert your friends focus away from his pain and toward something positive instead,you can help him start thinking andfeeling more positive.(如果你能帮助你的朋友列出他有多伟大,他的优点是什么,或者 他的生活有多伟大,这可以帮助他康复。当你把你朋友的注
21、意力从痛苦转移到积极的事 情上时,你可以帮助他开始思考和感觉更积极)可知,本段讲述列出(朋友优点的 清单对于朋友走出痛苦的好处,承接上下文,E选项“清单是让你的大脑运转起来的好 方法。说明了列清单的好处,且E选项中的“Lists”对应小标题中的力ist。应选E 项。20. 空格处是本段的小标题,由本段下文“If you have a releasing ceremony with your friend, it can provide all of these aspects.(如果你和你的朋友有一个释放仪式,它可以提供所有这 些方面)可知,本段主要讲的是举办一个释放仪式,承接下文,B选项”举
22、行释放仪式。 概况了本段主题。应选B项。三、完形填空There was a businessman who was deep in debt and could see no way out. He sat on the park bench, head in hands, 21 if anything could save his company from bankruptcy (破产).Suddenly an old man appeared before him. I can see that something is 22 you. he said. After listening t
23、o the businessmans troubles, the old man said, I believe I can help you. He asked the man his name, wrote out a 23 and pushed it into his hand saying, “Take this money. Meet me here exactly one year from today, and you can pay me back at that time. Then he turned and disappeared as 24 as he had come
24、.The businessman saw in his hand a check for $500.000,25 by John D. Rockefeller,then one of the richest men in the world! ”I can 26 my money worries in an instant!” he realized. But 27 he decided to put the uncashed check in his safe. Just knowing it was there might give him the 28 to work out a way
25、 to save his business, he thought.With renewed 29 he negotiated better deals. Within a few months, he was out of debt and making money once again.Exactly one year later, he returned to the 30 with the uncashed check. At the 31 time, the old man appeared. But just as the businessman was about to 32 t
26、he check and share his success story, a 33 came running up and grabbed the old man. Im so delighted I 34 him!” she cried. I hope he hasnt been bothering you. Hes 35 escaping from the rest home and telling people hes John D. Rockefeller.And she led the old man away 36 the arm.The businessman just sto
27、od there, 37 All year long hed been buying and selling 38 he had half a million dollars behind him.Suddenly, he realized that it wasnt the money, real or 39 that had turned his life around. It was his 40 self-confidence that gave him the power to achieve anything he went after.21. A. hesitatingB mea
28、ningC. sayingD. wondering22. A. attackingB troublingC. terrifyingD. amusing23. A. numberB noteC. checkD. letter24. A. quicklyB. quietlyC. calmlyD. proudly25. A. handedB. signedC drawnD.bought26. A. loseB , faceC. removeD.ignore27. A. insteadB thereforeC ratherD.meanwhile28. A. weaknessB. beliefC. ch
29、allengeD.strength29. A. optimismB. permissionC. creativityD.curiosity30. A. hospitalB , companyC - streetD.park31. A. advancedB announcedC. appointedD.delayed32. A. turn upB give outC. take offD.hand back33. A. policemanB. nurseC. bankerD.guard34. A. caughtB cheatedC. pushedD.beat35. A. neverB , sel
30、domC. alwaysD.occasionally36. A. onB. inC. atD.by37. A. exhaustedB. astonishedC. disappointedD.excited38. A. convincedB. informedC. remindedD.warned39. A. stolenB. imaginedC. discoveredD.donated40. A. long-lostB , non-existentC. newly-foundD.long-lasting【答案】D21. BC22. AB23. CA24. DA25. DC26. DB27. A
31、C28. DB29. AB30. C【分析】这是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了一个商人东山再起的故事,一个商人欠下许多债务,他无 助地坐在公园里,有一个老人给了他一张50万的支票,让他一年后来还,商人把支票 放起来,作为一种精神支持的力量,后来他再次获得了成功,来找那个老人却发现那位 老人并非John D.Rockefeller,支票也是假的;原来,并非金钱,而是信心使商人获得 了成功。21. 考查动词词义辨析。句意:他坐在公园的长椅上,双手抱着头,想知道是否有什么可以 挽救他的公司免于破产。A. hesitating犹豫;B. meaning意味着;C.saying说;D. wondering 想知
32、道。由上文的“There was a businessman who was deep in debt and could see no way out.可知,这个商人债台高筑,看不到出路,坐在公园里应该是在想是否有什么可以 挽救自己的公司。应选D项。22. 考查动词词义辨析。句意:“我能看出有什么事困扰着你,他说。A. attacking攻击; B. troubling 使烦恼;C. terrifying 使恐惧;D. amusing 逗乐。由上文的“There was a businessman who was deep in debt and could see no way out.
33、He sat on the park bench, head in hands可知,这个商人债台高筑,坐在公园里双手抱头,可知他很苦恼,被烦心事 困扰着。应选B项。23. 考查名词词义辨析。句意:他问男人他的名字,开了一张支票,把支票塞到他手里。A. number 数字;B. note 笔记;C. check 支票;D. letter 信。由下文的“Take this money. 和“The businessman saw in his hand a check”可知,老人问商人的名字,给商人开了一张 支票。应选C项。24. 考查副词词义辨析。句意:然后他转过身来,很快就消失了。A. qui
34、ckly快速地;B. quietly 安静地;C. calmly 冷静地;D. proudly 骄傲地。由上文的“Suddenly an old man appeared before him/和下文的“as he had come”可知,老人来时突然出现,正如来时一样,老 人转身快速地消失了。应选A项。25. 考查动词词义辨析。句意:这位商人手里拿着一张50万美元的支票,上面有当时世界 上最富有的人之一 John D. Rockefeller 的签名! A. handed 递交;B. signed 签字;C. drawn 画;D. bought 买。由本处的“a check fbr $500
35、.000.5 by John D. Rockefeller”可知,50万美元的支票,签名是John D. Rockefeller。应选B项。26. 考查动词词义辨析。句意:“我可以在一瞬间消除对金钱的担忧! 他意识到。A. lose 失去;B. face 面对;C. remove 消除;D. ignore 无视。由上文的“The businessman saw in his hand a check for $500,000,z可知,有了 50万美元的支票,商人可以马上还债,免除 资金困扰。应选C项。27. 考查副词词义辨析。句意:相反,他决定把未兑现的支票放在他的保险箱里。A. instea
36、d 相反;B. therefore 因此;C. rather 相当地;D. meanwhile 同时。由下文的“he decided to put the uncashed check in his safe可知,商人决定把支票放起来,而不是用它还债,是一种 相反的决定。应选A项。28. 考查名词词义辨析。句意:他想,只要知道它在那里,他就有力量想出一个方法来挽救 他的生意。A. weakness弱点;B. belief信仰;C.challenge挑战;D. strength力量。由下 文的“selAconfidence that gave him the power to achieve a
37、nything he went after” 可知,商人 不用据说是世界上最富有的人John D. Rockefeller的支票还债,而是把它放起来,是因 为商人想把这张支票当成一种精神力量来支撑自己,自己去解决问题。应选D项。29. 考查名词词义辨析。句意:带着新的乐观情绪,他谈判了更好的交易。A. optimism乐 观主义;B. permission许可;C.creativity创造性;D.curiosity好奇心。由上文的“to work out a way to save his business/,可知,支票给商人力量去解决问题,可得出他重拾乐观。 应选A项。30. 考查名词词义辨
38、析。句意:整整一年后,他带着未兑现的支票回到了公园。A. hospital 医院;B. company 公司;C. street 街道;D. park 公园。由上文的“Meet me here exactly one year from today, and you can pay me back at that 可知,老人和商人约定,一年后在 公园再次相见,商人还老人的钱,此处指商人回到了公园。应选D项。31. 考查动词/形容词词义辨析。句意:在约定的时间,老人出现了。A. advanced先进的; B. announced 宣告;C. appointed 约定的;D. delayed 耽误
39、。由上文的“Meet me here exactly one year from today, and you can pay me back at that time.” 可矢口, 老人和商人约定, 年 后在公园再次相见,此处指老人在约定的时间出现了。应选C项。32. 考查动词短语辨析。句意:但就在这位商人正要交回支票并分享他的成功故事时,一名 护士跑过来抓住了这位老人。A. turn up出现;B. give out释放;C. take off成功;D. hand back 归还。由上文的“Meet me here exactly one year from today, and you
40、can pay me back at that time/7可知,老人和商人约定,一年后在公园再次相见,商人还老人的钱,此处指 商人归还老人的支票。应选D项。33. 考查名词词义辨析。句意:但就在这位商人正要交回支票并分享他的成功故事时,一名 护士跑过来抓住了这位老人。A. policeman警官;B. nurse护士; C.banker银行家;D. guard 警卫。由下文的“Hes 15 escaping from the rest home”可知,老人从疗养院逃出 来,说明这个人是护士。应选B项。34. 考查动词词义辨析。句意:“我抓到他真快乐!她喊道。A. caught抓住;B. ch
41、eated欺 骗;C. pushed 推;D, beat 击败。由上文的“a13 came running up and grabbed theold man 和下文的Hes 15 escaping from the rest home”可知I,护士抓住了 从疗 养院逃出来的老人,因此快乐。应选A项。35. 考查副词词义辨析。句意:我希望他没有打搅你。他总是从疗养院逃出来,告诉人们他 是 John D. Rockefeller。A. never 绝不;B. seldom 很少;C. always 总是;D. occasionally 偶尔。由上文语境可知,商人之前就见到了老人,说明老人总是从疗
42、养院跑出来。应选 C项。36. 考查介词词义辨析。句意:她挽着老人的手臂离开了。A.on在外表;B.in在. 里面;Cat在(某处);D. by表示方式。由本处的“she led the old man away 16 the arm可知,护士挽着老人的手臂离开了,by + the +身体部位名词,表示“被抓住身体的 某一局部。应选D项。37.考查形容词词义辨析。句意:商人只是站在那里,惊讶不己。A. exhausted筋疲力尽的; B.astonished吃惊的;C.disappointed失望的;D.excited兴奋的。由上文语境可知,老 人是个疯子,支票也是假的,商人那时却相信了,知道
43、真相后,商人震惊了。应选B 项。38. 考查动词词义辨析。句意:他一整年都在买卖,确信自己身后有50万美元。A. convinced 使确信;B. informed 通知;C. reminded 提醒;D. warned 警告。由上文的Just knowing it was there might give him the 8 to work out a way to save his business7 可知,商人 把这张支票当成一种精神力量来支撑自己去解决问题,说明他坚信他身后有50万美元。 应选A项。39. 考查动词词义辨析。句意:突然,他意识到并不是金钱,不管是真实的钱还是想象的钱,
44、改变了他的生活。A. stolen 偷窃;B. imagined 想象;C. discovered 发现;D. donated 捐 赠。由上文的“it wasnt the money, real or”可知,此处填与real相反的词,用“想象的钱 表示商人“不用支票,把支票当作精神力量(坚信他身后有50万美元)支撑自己解决问 题。应选B项。40. 考查形容词词义辨析。句意:正是他新近发现的自信使他有能力实现他所追求的一切。A. long-lost 杳无音信的;B. non-existent 不存在的;C. newly-found 新发现的;D. long-lasting持久的。由上文语境可知,
45、商人不用据说是世界上最富有的人John D. Rockefeller的支票还债,而是把它放起来,把这张支票当成一种精神力量来支撑自己去 解决问题,这张支票让商人重拾乐观,最终脱困,说明不是钱,而是新近发现的自信给 了他力量来取得成功。应选C项。四、用单词的适当形式完成短文阅读下面短文,在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。Carnival today is an international multicultural experience. But how could it become so?To understand 41. carnival is all about, we
46、need to look at the history of America and the meeting of two cultures-European and African.The arrival of Europeans in America and the opening of huge farms and plantations to grow cotton, fruit and vegetables, 42. (mean) there was an immediate need for people to work on them. For more than 200 yea
47、rs, millions of people43. (take) by force from their homes in Africa and transported to the new world to work as slaves.44. (natural), the European also imported their own festivals. So the slaves were forced to watch as their masters celebrated carnival. Then the slaves began to hold their own carn
48、ival celebrations. They painted their faces white, 45. (imitate) their masters and making fun of them. But at the same time, they were continuing their own African 46. (tradition), such as walking around the village, wearing masks and singing, 47. custom which they thought would bring good luck.When the slave trade was abolished in 1838, the former slaves took over the carnival. It became more co