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1、武强中学20212022学年度下学期期中考试高二英语试题www.z&zs#tep.c*om第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共5小题；每小题1. 5分，满分7. 5分）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。例：How much is the shirt？A.19. 15. B. 9. 18. C. 9. 15. 答案是C.1. What will the woman do on Sunday？A. Go to Canada. B. Have dinner w
2、ith the man. C. Go to the mans house.2. How many languages can the man speak？A. Two. B. Three. C. Four.3. What are the speakers talking about？A. The womans age. B. The womans house. C. The womans clothes.来&%源:中教网4. Why did the man leave Atlantic Industrial？A.He liked marketing. B. He found the job b
3、oring. C.The job wasnt related with electronics.5. What do we know about the man？A. He missed the meeting at the university. B. He feels strange about losing his way.C. He has never been to the university before.第二节（共15小题；每小题1. 5分，满分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三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你
4、将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题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。6. Where does the conversation take place？A. In a cinema. B. In a library. C. At an airport.7. What are Paula and Billy doing？A.They are catching a plane. B.They are going to take a bus. C.They are buying a newspaper.来源:zzstep.c%&#om听第7段
5、材料，回答第8.9题。8. Whats wrong with the woman？A. She suffers high blood pressure. B. She is overweight. C. She feels very tired.9. What does the man ask the woman to do？A. Have a good rest. B. Eat a little bit of cookies every day.C. Follow the diet list exactly every day.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. Why does th
6、e woman come to Beijing this time？A. For travelling. B. To have a meeting. C. To visit friends.11. What is the woman eager to visit？A. The people in Beijing. B. The parks in Beijing. C. The Great Wall.12. What does the woman think of the mans advice？来源:中国教育*出#%版网&A. It is interesting. B. It is borin
7、g. C. It is shocking.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. What did the woman do before ？A. A teacher. B. A reporter. C. An editor(编辑).来源:zzstep&%.com14. Why did the woman change her job？A. She didnt get a high salary.中国教育*出版网#%B. She wanted to work in her husbands company.C. Her workplace was too far from her new h
8、ouse.15. What does the man want to put in the newspaper？A. A house-seeking advertisement B. A house-selling advertisement.C. A house-renting advertisement.16. Where will the man move？A. To England. B. To America. C. To Finland.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. What is Ellens problem？A. She cant speak very well.
9、 B. She cant respond to sounds. C. She cant hear very well.来源#*:中国教育出&版网18. What did Ellen tell the speaker when she came home？来&%源:中教网A. She had a good coach.来源%:中国教育出版#网*B. She took part in the sports meeting.C. She was encouraged by her friends.19. Why did the speaker try to encourage Ellen？A. He
10、r coach didnt encourage her.B. He thought its unlikely that she won.C. Ellen couldnt run very fast.20. What is Ellens advantage in the sports meeting？A. Practising much harder. B.A good coach. C. A head start.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。ASan Francis
11、co Winery TourRunning: February 1st through April 30thThis delicious tour goes through the city on its way to Treasure Island where we will stop at the famous Winery SF Here you can enjoy 4 pours of some of the best wine San Francisco has to offer.(Included in tickets price)Departing from the Canner
12、y: Tour times upon request.Duration (时长): 2 hoursPrice: $90Back to the Fifties TourRunning: August 16th through August 31st来*源:中教%#网This tour transports you back in time to one of San Franciscos most fantastic periods， the 1950s! Enjoy fun history as we take you through San Francisco for a free tast
13、e of ice cream.中%&国教*育出版网Departing from the Cannery: 5:00 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.Duration: 2 hoursPrice: $90Spooky Halloween TourRunning: October 10th through October 31st来&#源%:中国教育出版网Join us for a ride through the historical Presidio district. Authentic fire gearis provided for your warmth as our entert
14、ainers take you to some of the most thrilling parts of San Francisco.Departing from the Cannery: 6:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m.Duration: 1 hour and 30 minutesPrice: Available upon requestHoliday Lights TourRunning: December 6th through December 23rdThis attractive tour takes you to some of San Franciscos m
15、ost cheerful holiday scenes. Authentic fire gear is provided for your warmth as you get into the holiday spirit.Departing from the Cannery: 7:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m.Duration: 1 hour and 30 minutesAdvance reservations required.1. Which of the tours is OK in March？来源:中教*网&#%A. San Francisco Winery Tour.
16、B. Back to the Fifties Tour.C. Spooky Halloween Tour.D. Holiday Lights Tour.来源&:%中国教育出版*网2. What can tourists do on Back to the Fifties Tours？A. Go to Treasure Island.B. Enjoy the holiday scents.C. Have free ice cream.D. Visit the Presidio district.3. Where is the passage most likely to be taken fro
17、m？A. History book.B. Travel brochure.C. Textbook.D. Biography.【13题答案】【答案】1. A2. C3. BBThe COVID-19 has led to a great demand for bikes and biking. Bikes stores are struggling hard to keep up with the demand. In the United States， bike sales have seen their jump since the 1970s. Sales of adult bikes
18、in April of 2020 were three times as high as last year. The situation is similar in Asia and Europe. Around 90% of the bikes sold in the US are made in China. But because of the COVID-19， even the normal supply of bicycles wasnt being created. That demand began to go up in mid-March， as people began
19、 looking for ways of getting around that didnt involve crowded public transportation. Because biking happens in the open air， and the chance of catching the disease while riding is very low.Biking has also grown more popular because it is one of the few forms of exercise allowed in many lockdowns. W
20、ith gyms and fitness shut down biking fills a need for many active people. Families appreciate biking， too. With school closed and kids unable to hang out with their friends， biking is a welcome activity. Bikes are also practical. Many cities are seeing this as an opportunity to make their streets s
21、afer and greener. Cities around the world are adding mils and miles of bike lanes to their streets to encourage biking. New York says it will close off up to 160 kilometers of roads so they can be used by bikers and walkers. Paris has set up over 650 kilometers of new bike lanes. The United Kingdom
22、plans to double its number of bike lanes. In Milan， Italy， 35 kilometers of roads have been metamorphosed.Though many of these bike lane additions are temporary， and some people assume these additions seem to destroy the overall beauty of cities， if changes in biking habits become permanent because
23、of additions， they could seriously cut down car traffic and help make cities a lot greener.4. What can we conclude about the present bike situation？A. It is more expensive.B. It is safer than a car.C. It is in short supply.D. It is all made in China.5. What does the underlined word “metamorphosed” i
24、n Paragraph 2 mean？A. Repaired.B. Changed.C. Protected.D. Designed.6What is the authors attitude toward the bike lane additions？来#源:zzs*A. Negative.B. Doubtful.C. Indifferent.D. Positive.7. What is the best title for the text？A. Increasing Interest in BikingB. Ride Bikes， Clean the Earth来#源:中教网%C. M
25、ore Bikes， Fewer Traffic JamD. A Great drop for Bike Exercise【47题答案】【答案】4. C5. B6. D7. ACHearing loss is unavoidable，but listening to loud music when you re younger can make it worse. To reduce your risk of hearing loss via loud music，learn why and how it can cause hearing loss，and just how loud is
26、too loud.Hearing loss occurs in four ways:conductive hearing loss，sensorineural hearing loss，mixed hearing loss and auditory neuropathy spectrum disorder. Noise-induced(噪音诱发的)hearing loss is a type of sensorineural hearing loss.来源:中*&国教%育#出版网Sensorineural hearing loss occurs when your inner ear beco
27、mes damaged. In the case of noise induced hearing loss，most of the damage affects the cells of tiny sensory hairs in your inner ear.When those cells get damaged or die，the electrical signal that your auditory nerve sends to your brain changes.Noise-induced hearing loss can be acute or severe，and it
28、can be temporary or permanent. You might be familiar with acute temporary noise-induced hearing loss，even if you didnt realize what was happening at the time.Acute temporary noise-induced hearing loss can occur from attending a loud concert or sporting event，going to a gun range without earmuffs or
29、being near an explosion. It can make noises sound “stuffy”or far away，especially when talking on the phone or in a crowded room. Repeated exposure to those loud situations can eventually lead to permanent hearing loss.Noise levels from earbuds and headphones can get as loud as 139 decibels，according
30、 to the journal Noise &Health，far greater than the recommended range of everyday sound exposure，which is 60 to 85 decibels. And the average level of noise from headphones，with the volume turned all the way up，is 94 to 110 decibels. For context， 60 decibels is about the volume of an average conversat
31、ion，and 130 decibels is about the noise level of a rock concert. 85 decibels is considered the maxi- mum volume at which you can listen to sound for eight hours without damaging your hearing. So if you were to listen to music from your headphones for eight hours a day，listening at a volume louder th
32、an 85 decibels can cause permanent damage to your ears.Unfortunately，the relationship between decibels and time isnt linear. For every three decibels，safe exposure time gets cut in half，according to the CDC. At 88 decibels，you can only safely listen for four hours;at 91 decibels，just two hours.8. Wh
33、at does the underlined word”it”in Paragraph One refer to？A. Hearing loss.B. Listening to loud music.C. Risk.D. Loud music.9. In which of the following situations is acute temporary noise-induced hearing loss more likely to occur？A. Attending a rock concert.B. Participating in a heated debate.C. Goin
34、g to a gun range with earmuffs.D. Watching an explosion at a distance.10. In terms of safe exposure，how long can you listen at 97 decibels？A. A quarter.B. Half an hour.C. One hour.D. One and a half hours.11. Which of the following can be the best title of this passage？A. Loud Music Damages HearingB.
35、 How to Prevent Hearing LossC. How Loud Is Too LoudD. Music and Hearing【811题答案】【答案】8. D9. A10. B11. ADImagine an island untouched by humans and without any large mammals.Colorful and strange birds of all shapes and sizes fly over forests and seaside hills. The sky is painted with endless clouds. Fli
36、ghtless birds nest safely on the ground， and seabirds cover the beaches. The sound of the bird song is overwhelming. The Maori named this place “Aotearoa，” Land of the Long White Cloud. The world now knows it as New Zealand.When the Maori sailed their canoes across the Pacific Ocean from their homel
37、and， Hawaiki， at least 120 different species of birds lived in Aotearoa. Eleven species of moa ， an ostrich-like bird， moved freely， and the largest stood 11 feet tall. The Haasts eagle dominated the skies with its wing span of nearly 10 feet. Because bats were the only mammals， Aotearoa was an actu
38、al bird paradise.Unfortunately， the Maori overhunted the moa for meat. As the moa disappeared， the Haasts eagle lost its primary food source. By the time Europeans arrived in New Zealand， both birds were extinct.When European settlers arrived， they brought animals that attacked birds. These non-nati
39、ve animals exploded in number because they had nopredators. Birds also lost habitat as forests were cut down for wood and pastures.www.#*Within a few hundred years of humans discovering and living in New Zealand， more than half the unique bird species were extinct. The whekau，found throughout New Ze
40、aland in the 1800s， was declared extinct in 1914. The piopio，considered the best songbird in Aotearoa， was last seen in the mid-1900s. Thirty percent of the species now alive are in danger because of other animals and loss of habitat. Scientists estimate nature would take 50 million years to replace
41、 the birds lost over the last 1，000 years. New Zealand conservationists are working to save the threatened species.12. What does the first paragraph tell us？来&源:#中教%网A. New Zealand is a paradise for birds.B. Aotearoa does not really exist.来源:*中#教&网C. The Maori founded New Zealand.D. No mammals lived
42、 on the island.www.zzs%#13. What does the underlined word “predators” probably mean in Paragraph 4？A. Partners.B. Killers.C. Friends.D. Settlers.14. What mainly caused the disappearance of birds ？A. Threats from man and other animals.www&.zz*s#B. The arrival of Europeans.C. The lack of food sources.
43、D. The increase in farmland.15. What is the author most likely to talk about next？来源:z&zstep%.com#A. Why local officials stop hunting.B. What living conditions for natives are like.来源*:&中教%网C. How many animals have survived on the island.D. What efforts conservationists take to guard bird species.【1
44、215题答案】【答案】12. A13. B14. A15. D第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分， 满分12.5分）来源:*中教%#网阅读下面短文， 从短文后的选项中选山可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Books have a beginning， a middle and an end. _16_ To properly read a book， you should pay attention to its importance. For non-fiction books， it is important to read text in its entirety but
45、think about only the major points the author is trying to express.Choose a well-lit and quiet place to read your book. _17_ You are more likely to concentrate on the words on the page if you are not affected by noises or other things.Decide how much time you want to devote to the reading. You may wa
46、nt to adjust this time allotment according to how long and difficult the reading material is. _18_19_ If you own your book， use note-taking symbols in the paragraphs. For example， if you find something that is important， put a star or a few words next to it. If you are unsure of something and it nee
47、ds more research， put a question mark next to it.Write answers to questions at the end of your reading and give definitions of important terms. For every 100 pages of text you should have at least three to five pages of written notes. _20_ If you are using a computer to take notes， dont copy and paste text from your reading.A. Write in your book.B. Make a detailed plan.C. Use your own words to answer your questions.D. As such they should be read from start to finish.E. Turn off your