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1、广州市培正中学2022学年第二学期三月段考（Book 6 Unit 24）高二英语试题笫二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）第一节（共15小题；每小题分，满分分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项A new collection of photos brings an unsuccessful Antarctic voyage back to life.Frank Hurleys pictures would be outstandingundoubtedly first-rate photo-joumalismif they had been
2、 made last week.In fact, they were shot from 1914 through 1916, most of them after a disastrous shipwreck（海难）, by a cameraman who had no reasonable expectation of survival.Many of the images were stored in an ice chest, under freezing water, in the damaged wooden ship.The ship was the Endurance, a s
3、mall, tight, Norwegian-built three-master that was intended to take Sir Ernest Shackleton and a small crew of seamen and scientists, 27 men in all, to the southernmost shore of Antarcticas Weddell Sea.From that point Shackleton wanted to force a passage by dog sled （雪橇）across the continent.The journ
4、ey was intended to achieve more than what Captain Robert Falcon Scott had done.Captain Scott had reached the South Pole early in 1912 but had died with his four companions on the march back.As writer Caroline Alexander makes clear in her forceful and well-researched story The Endurance, adventuring
5、was even then a thoroughly commercial effort. Scotfs last journey, completed as he lay in a tent dying of cold and hunger, caught the worlds imagination, and a film made in his honor drew crowds.Shackleton, a onetime British merchant-navy officer who had got to within 100 miles of the South Pole in
6、1908, started a business before his 1914 voyage to make money from movie and still photography.Frank Hurley, a confident and gifted Australian photographer who knew the Antarctic, was hired to make the images, most of which have never before been published.1. What do we know about the photos taken b
7、y Hurley?A. They were made last week.B. They showed undersea sceneries.C. They were found by a cameraman.D. They recorded a disastrous adventure.2. Who reached the South Pole first according to the text?A. Frank Hurley.1.续写词数应为150左右2请按如下格式在答题卡相应位置作答。Paragraph 1:Soon Karie heard her dad come in with
8、the smell of piza floating in the air.Paragraph 2:Ms. Smith was unlocking the classroom door when Karie got to school the next morning广州市培正中学2022学年第二学期三月段考（Book 6 Unit 24）高二英语试题笫二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分50分） 第一节（共15小题；每小题分，满分分）阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。【13题答案】【答案】1.D2. C3.C【47题答案】【答案】4.D5.C6
9、. D7. A【811题答案】【答案】8.C9. D10. D11. A【1215题答案】【答案】12.C13. B14. A15. A笫二节 阅读填空（共5小题，每小题分，满分分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。【1620题答案】【答案】16.D17. C 18.A19. F 20. E第二部分 语言运用（共两节，满分30分）笫一节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳 选项，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。【2135题答案】【答案】2LD 22. B23. C 24.
10、 A 25. C 26. A 27. D 28. C 29. A 30. D 31.C 32. D 33. B34. C 35. A第二节（共10小题;【3645题答案】第II卷（非选择题部分） 每小题分，满分15分）【答案】36. are located37. flowing 38. an39. have used40. longest41. greatly42. to drink43. who#that44. With 45. decisions第四部分基础知识回顾（共三节，满分40分）第一节单词拼写（每空1分,满分18分）46题答案】【答案】harmful【47题答案】【答案】disci
11、pline48题答案】【答案】releasing【49题答案】【答案】trend50题答案】【答案】sustainable【51题答案】【答案】seized【52题答案】【答案】enthusiastic53题答案】【答案】decent【54题答案】【答案】envy【55题答案】【答案】furniture第二节 应用文写作（满分15分）【56题答案】【答案】Dear fellow students,With Earth Day approaching, I firmly advocate everyone to care about the planet we live on. Endless
12、human demand for resources accounts for a dramatic rise in carbon emission, bringing the global temperature to an unprecedented level. Its urgent for us to adopt a low-carbon lifestyle. Not only should we choose public transport instead of private vehicles, but we also need to apply energy-efficient
13、 equipment.Our Mother Earth is severely sick. Its high time we acted to heal the world. With joint efforts, she is bound to regain her vigor!Students9 Union第三部分读后续写（满分25分）【57题答案】【答案】Paragraph 1:Soon Karie heard her dad come in with the smell of pizza floating in the air. “Wheres your spelling test p
14、aper, sweetheart?” Dad asked, gazing at her eagerly. Karie gulped before trying to answer. she fumbled in her backpack, took out the paper and handed it unwillingly to her Dad. When Dad was admiring the perfect 100 on the paper, he spotted “honesly”. Dad frowned, Probably you dont deserve the prize.
15、Immediately, the scene flashed back when a cashier in the pizza shop gave them too much change by mistake, her father went straight back to return the unexpected money instead of keeping it. She soon understood what she should do.Paragraph 2:Ms. Smith was unlocking the classroom door when Karie got
16、to school the next morning. Youre an early bird J Ms. Smith smiled at her. Hands slightly trembling, Karie gave Ms. Smith her test paper as well as the dictionary. Karie confessed her spelling mistake in the test, a pink flush spreading over her cheeks. I see. Even though Ms. Smith tried to contain
17、her emotions, surprise registered on her face. For a moment, Ms. Smith stood quietly reading the note on the dictionary. Then she picked up a pen, crossed out the word “perfect” and wrote honesf9 instead before handing the prize back to Karie. I get to keep this? Honestly?, Karies jaw dropped. For h
18、onestly, no. Ms. Smith grinned. But for honesty, yes.”B. Ernest Shackleton.C. Robert Falcon Scott.D. Caroline Alexander.3. What does Alexander think was the purpose of the 1914 voyage?A. Artistic creation.B. Scientific research.C. Money making.D. Treasure hunting.BWilliam Butler Yeats, a most famous
19、 Irish writer, was bom in Dublin on June 13, 1865. His childhood lacked the harmony that was typical of a happy family. Later, Yeats shocked his family by saying that he remembered little of childhood but its pain. In fact, he inherited （继承）excellent taste in art from his family both his father and
20、his brother were painters. But he finally settled on literature, particularly drama and poetry.Yeats had strong faith in the coming of new artistic movements. He set himself the fresh task in founding an Irish national theatre in the late 1890s. His early theatrical experiments, however, were not re
21、ceived favorably at the beginning. He didn!t lose heart, and finally enjoyed success in his poetical drama.Compared with his dramatic works, Yeatss poems attract much admiring notice. The subject matter includes love, nature, history, time and aging. Though Yeats generally relied on very traditional
22、 forms, he brought modem sensibility to them. As his literary life progressed, his poetry grew finer and richer, which led him to worldwide recognition.He had not enjoyed a major public life since winning the Nobel Prize in 1923. Yet, he continued writing almost to the end of his life. Had Yeats sto
23、pped writing at age 40, he would probably now be valued as a minor poet, for there is no other example in literary history of a poet who produces his greatest works between the ages of 50 and 75.After Yeatss Death in 1939, W. H. Auden wrote, among others, the following lines:Earth, receive an honour
24、ed guest: William Yeats is laid to rest.Let the Irish vessel lieEmptied of its poetry.4. Which of the following can describe Yeatss family?A. It filled Yeatss childhood with laughter.B. It was shocked by Yeatss choice.C. It was a typically wealthy family.D. It had an artistic atmosphere.5. According
25、 to the passage, what do we know about Yeatss life?A. Yeats founded the first Irish theater.B. Yeats stuck to modern forms in his poetry.C. Yeats began to produce his best works from the 1910s.D. Yeats was not favored by the public until the 1923 Noble Prize.6. What kind of feeling is expressed in W
26、. H. Auden*s lines?A. EnvyB. SympathyC. EmptinessD. Admiration7. What is the passage mainly about?A. Yeatss literary achievementsB. Yeatss historical influenceC. Yeatss artistic ambitionD. Yeatss national honorThe African elephant, the largest land animal remaining on earth, is of great importance t
27、o African ecosystem （生态系统）.Unlike other animals, the African elephant is to a great extent the builder of its environment. As a big plant-eater, it largely shapes the forest-and-savanna （大草原）surroundings in which it lives, therefore setting the terms of existence fbr millions of other animals that l
28、ive in its habitat （栖息地）.It is the elephants great desire fbr food that makes it a disturber of the environment and an important builder of its habitat. In its continuous search for the 300 pounds of plants it must have every day, it kills small trees and underbushes, and pulls branches off big tree
29、s. This results in numerous open spaces in both deep tropical forests and in the woodlands that cover part of the African savannas. In these open spaces are numerous plants in various stages of growth that attract a variety of other plant-eaters.Take the rain forests fbr example. In their natural st
30、ate, the spreading branches overhead shut out sunlight and prevent the growth of plants on the forest floor. By pulling down trees and eating plants, elephants make open spaces, allowing new plants to grow on the forest floor. In such situations, the forests become suitable fbr large hoofed plant-ea
31、ters to move around and for small plant-eaters to get their food as well.What worries scientists now is that the African elephant has become an endangered species. If the elephant disappears, scientists say, many other animals will also disappear from vast areas of forest and savanna, greatly changi
32、ng and worsening the whole ecosystem.8. What is the passage mainly about?A. Disappearance of African elephants.B. Forests and savannas as habitats fbr African elephants.C. The effect of African elephants5 search for food.D. The eating habit of African elephants.9. What does the underlined phrase set
33、ting the terms“ most probably mean?A. Fixing the time.B. Worsening the state.C. Improving the quality.D. Deciding the conditions.10. What do we know about the open spaces in the passage?A. They result from the destruction of rain forests.B. They provide food mainly for African elephants.C. They are
34、home to many endangered animals.D. They are attractive to plant-eating animals of different kinds. 11. The passage is developed mainly by.A. showing the effect and then explaining the causesB. pointing out similarities and differencesC. describing the changes in spare orderD. giving examplesDWhen yo
35、u bite into a loaf of bread, youre eating a little slice of history, with roots that stretch back fbr millennia. But this basic and important food, which has dominated tables for thousands of years, is in a dangerous decline.According to a study, 32 percent of the purchased bread is being dumped in
36、the UK. And in France-a country whose breads are internationally well-known-young people are cutting 30 percent less than a decade ago.Traditionally, bread has been a cornerstone of many cultures around the world. Wherever wheat was grown, bread was sure to follow. Its roles were just as varied as i
37、ts origins. Bread could be used as an appetizer, a palate（味 蕾）cleaner, a post-meal palate cleaner-even as an entire meal itself. As its popularity grew, so too did its symbolic value, Christianity adopted bread as are presentation of Christ during religious ceremonies. Breaking bread with someone be
38、came a common symbol of friendship. The French even used to bring baguettes（法棍面包）home as a symbol of love to the family.But recently, the worlds love with bread came to fade. Some guess that the fast pace of modem life is changing peoples eating habits. Others believe its a reflection of health conc
39、erns. Bread is rich in complex carbobydrates（碳水化合物），a fact that could alienate anyone who practices a low-carbon or gluten-firee（不含款质物的）lifestyle.The shift against bread is also associated with its mass production. Extra yeast（酵母）and additives are added to the dough, to extend its shelflife. In the
40、process, bread ends up being blanched（变白）and nutritious stripped.But dedicated bakers around the world have rushed forward to rescue breads good reputation. They say no to mass production-in-favor-of-baking-flavorful loaves the old-fashioned way. British baker Mark Newman is a good example. His loav
41、es take up to 18 hours from start to finish. In terms of nutrition and eating satisfaction, a handmade loaf of real bread and mass-produced bread are completely different products.he said. Artisanal bakers hope to build on the popular enthusiasm to grow their industry. With a little luck-and some fr
42、esh, whole grains-bread might return to its traditional glory.12. From the traditional view, bread.A. could be mass producedB was not used for religious purposesC. symbolized some close relationshipsD. could not be served before a big meal13. In the mass prod action of bread, whafs the purpose of ov
43、er using yeast and additives?B. To help bread keep longer.D. To make bread more nutritious.B.一D.一一A. To blanch bread.C. To speed the process of production.14. What is the structure of the passage?A.t一C.一一一15. What is the main idea that the writer wants to convey?A. Bread is becoming less consumed.B.
44、 Handmade bread enjoys great popularity nowadays.C. Bread plays an important role throughout the world.D. Bread has along history as main food dominating tables.笫二节 阅读填空（共5小题，每小题分，满分分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。If anyone had told me three years ago that I would be spending most of my w
45、eekends camping, I would have laughed heartily. Campers, in my eyes, were people who enjoyed insect bites, ill-cooked meals, and uncomfortablesleeping bags. They had nothing in common with me. 16The friends who introduced me to camping thought that it meant to be a pioneer. 17 We slept in a tent, co
46、oked over an open fire, and walked a long distance to take the shower and use the bathroom. This brief visit with Mother Nature cost me two days off from work, recovering from a bad case of sunburn and the doctors bill fbr my sons food poisoning.I was, nevertheless, talked into going on another fiin
47、-filled holiday in the wilderness. 8 Instead, we had a pop-up camper with comfortable beds and an air conditioner. My nature-loving friends had remembered to bring all the necessities of life.9 We have done a lot of it since. Recently, we bought a twenty-eight-foot travel trailer complete with a bat
48、hroom and a built-in TV set. There is a separate bedroom, a modern kitchen with a refrigerator. The trailer even has matching carpet and curtains.20 It must be true that sooner or later, everyone finds his or her way back to nature. I recommend that you find your way in style.A. This time there was no tent.B. Things are going to be improved.C. The trip they took me on wa