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1、惠州市东江高级中学2021-2022学年高二第二学期3月考英语试卷第I卷第一部分听力理解（共10小题;每小题2分,满分20分）（略）第二部分阅读理解（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，从每题所给的四个选项，选出最佳选项。AJacobs Pillow Dance FestivalWhere: Becket, MassachusettsWhen: June 15-Aug. 24Each summer, this influential dance center presents a number of classes and performances by m
2、ore than 50 companies from around the world. Highlights （最精彩的部分）this season include the Dance Theater of Harlem*s production of Alvin Ailey*s “The Lark Ascending，which opens the festival.Many events are free. Ticketed performances start at $22. jacobspillow.org.Moab Music FestivalWhere: Moab, UtahWh
3、en: Aug. 29-Sept. 9This area is better known for mountain biking than for music. But since 1992, it has hosted a private festival that brings classical, jazz, Latin and other types of music to the land. This year there will be 16 concerts, including three “Grotto Concerts”, where guests take a 45-mi
4、nute boat ride down the Colorado River to performances.Events start at $25. moabmusicfest.org.Cheyenne Frontier DaysWhere: Cheyenne, WyomingWhen: July 19-28Theres something for everyone at this 117-year-old festival, from an Indian village and Old West museum to country concerts. But the competition
5、 is still the main attraction, with cowboys and cowgirls competing for major money in the worlds largest outdoor stage.Competition tickets start at $18, and concert tickets at $23. .The Glimmerglass FestivalWhere: Cooperstown, New Yorkfather and mother were at the head of the pack, standing proud as
6、 could be. The mother was holding her husbands hand, looking up at him as if to say, “You are my knight in shining armor.”He was smiling and responding in pride, looking back at her as if to say, “You got that right. The ticket lady asked the father how many tickets he wanted. He proudly responded,
7、Please let me buy eight childrens tickets and two adult tickets so I can take my family to the circus.”The ticket lady gave the price. The mans wife let go of his hand; her head dropped, and his lips began to shake. The father leaned a little closer and asked, “How much did you say?”The ticket lady
8、told the price to him again. The man didnt have enough money. How could he turn and tell his eight children that he didnt have enough money to take them to the circus?In fact, we were not rich. So I understand how the kids would feel. I felt sorry for them. 注意：1 .所续写短文的词数应为150左右；2 .续写部分分为两段，每段的开头已为你
9、写好。Paragraph 1:Seeing what was going on, my dad put his hand in his pocket.Paragraph 2:That day my father and T went back to our car and drove home without any tickets.When: July 6-Aug. 24Each summer, opera lovers from around the country （and the world） travel to upstate New York to watch production
10、s that include stars like Nathan Gunn and Ginger Costa-Jackson. This years performances include Wagnefs “The Flying Dutchman and Verdis King fbr a Day”, in honor of the 200th birthdays of both composers （作曲家）.Tickets start at $26, glimmerglass.org.1. If you want to enjoy a Grotto Concert”, which dat
11、e suits you best?A. June 15.B. July 19.C. August24.D. September 4.2. If you go to Cheyenne to watch a competition and enjoy a concert, how much will you pay at least?A.$18,B.$22.C. $36.D. $41.3. If you are a big fan of Wagner, youre advised to go to.A. Jacobs Pillow Dance FestivalB. the Glimmerglass
12、 FestivalC. Cheyenne Frontier Days D. Moab Music FestivalBI was out for an evening with a friend, getting the relief from pressure and catching up on our lives. We got around to the subject of books.“When do you read?” my friend asked me. My mind took off on a fast journey through my bookshelves and
13、 piles of looks. I know some people make artsy towers and pyramids out of books, but Im not that kind of woman. Mine are just. stacks （摞）. Stacks on end tables, stacks on the floor.When do I read? I read when Im when Im happy. I read when Im bored. I read when Im defeated. I read when Im filled with
14、 anxiety. My self-medication for the thoughts is not exercise or alcohol, but Jane Austen. I absolutely must slow down the pace of my thoughts when living through a walk to the town Meryton in Pride and Prejudice. I read to visit places Ill never see in real life. Thank you, Vikram Seth, fbr making
15、me completely involved in 1950s India. Thank you, Khaled Hosseini, fbr giving me a chance to see 1970s high society of New York City, Til spend some time with Edith Wharton. I read when Im recalling the good old days, Many of my favorite books of childhood are still my favorite books. I read when I
16、get so addicted to an author that I want to read everything she has ever written, including her Christmas cards and grocery lists.Of course I didnt say any of these things to my friend. I stared at her with a blank, foolish look.“When do T read?” I repeated.“Yes. When do you find time?” she asked.“W
17、hen? Evenings. Bedtime. Dinnertime, if Im eating alone. Sunday afternoons. Moments stolen here and there. And now if youll excuse me, I have a date with Mr. Hemingway, “ I said.4. Why did the author go out with a friend?B. To catch inspiration.A. To meet another new with a friend.C. To relax herself
18、.D. To buy her friend books5 Who is Khaled Hosseini?A. A character of a novel.C. Another friend of the author.B. The authors room-mate.D. A writer the author likes.6. What can we learn about the author from paragraph 3?A She doesnt want to read after a failure.B. She doesnt like staying with her fri
19、end.C. She tries her best to please the writer she loves.D. She reads to experience life in different ages and places.7. What will the author do after the date with the friend?A. Sleep after she got home.B. Read Hemingways works.C. Make a date with Mr. Hemingway.D. Make another appointment with anot
20、her friend.C“Clean your plate!” Just about every kid in the US has heard this from a parent. Often, it is accompanied by an appeal: Just think about those starving orphans in Africa!” Sure, we should be grateful for every bite of food. Unfortunately, many people in the US take too many bites. Instea
21、d of staying clean the plate”, perhaps we should save some food for tomorrow.According to news reports, US restaurants are partly to blame fbr the growing bellies. A waiter puts a plate of food in front of each customer, with two to four times the amount recommended by the government, according to a
22、 USA Today story. Americans traditionally associate quantity with value and most restaurants try to give them that. They prefer to have customers complain about too much food rather than too little.Barbara Rolls, a nutrition professor at Pennsylvania State University, told USA Today that restaurant
23、portion sizes began to grow in the 1970s, the same time that the American waistline began to expand.Health experts have tried to get many restaurants to serve smaller portions. Now, apparently, some customers are calling for this too. The restaurant industry trade believed restaurants serve portions
24、 that are too large; 23 percent had no opinion; 20 percent disagreed. But a closer look at the survey indicates that many Americans who can t afford fine dining still prefer large portions. 70 percent of those earning at least $ 150,000 per year prefer smaller portions; but only 45 percent of those
25、earning less than $ 25, 000 want smaller.Its not that working class Americans dont want to eat healthy. It just that, after long hours at low-paying jobs, getting less on their plate hardly seems like a good deal. They live from paycheck to paycheck, happy to save a little money for next years Chris
26、tmas presents.8Clean your plate!” in the first paragraph means .A. to wash the plateB.not to eat too muchC. not to waste the foodD.to help the starving orphans9. American restaurants serve large portions because .A. Americans are good at eatingB.Americans value the amountC. the restaurants want peop
27、le to keep healthyD.the government recommends the amount10. What happened in the 1970s?A. The government recommended serving small portion.B. Americans began to realize the importance of health.C. Health experts persuaded restaurants to serve large portion.D. People in the United States began to gai
28、n weight.11. What does the survey indicate?A. Many poor Americans want large portions.B. 20 percent Americans want smaller portions.C.70 percent Americans earn at least $ 150,000 per year.D.45 percent Americans earn less than $ 25 000 per year.DA strong coffee after a poor nighfs sleep is the kick-s
29、tart many people need in the morning but new research suggests that it might be best to have a bite to eat first.A study has found that drinking coffee first can have a negative effect on blood sugar control - a risk factor for diabetes （糖尿病）and heart disease.“We know that nearly half of us will wak
30、e in the morning and, before doing anything else, drink coffee - subjectively the more tired we feel, the stronger the coffee, said Professor James Betts, at the University of Bath in the UK.For their study, researchers at the University of Bath got 29 healthy men and women to take part in three dif
31、ferent overnight experiments, with at least a week between them.In one, the participants had a normal nights sleep, roughly from 11 p.m. to 7 a.m., and were asked to consume a sugary drink on waking in the morning. They then experienced an interrupted nights sleep, where the researchers woke them ev
32、ery hour fbr five minutes by sending them text messages to which they had to respond - and upon waking were given the same sugary drink.On another night, participants experienced the same sleep interruption, but this time were first given a strong black coffee 30 minutes before consuming the sugary
33、drink.They found that one night of interrupted sleep did not worsen the participants1 blood sugar and insulin （胰 岛素）responses when compared to the normal nights sleep- although previous research suggested that losing many hours of sleep or many nights of poor sleep could have a negative effect. Howe
34、ver, strong black coffee consumed before breakfast actually increased the blood sugar response by around 50% 一 suggesting that relying on coffee after a bad night to stop feeling sleepy could limit your body*s ability to tolerate the sugar in your breakfast.12. What does the underlined word kick-sta
35、rt in paragraph 1 refer to?A. A kind of sport.B.A kind of power.C. A kind of medicine.D.A kind of belief.13. What was unchanged in the three experiments?A. The duration of sleep.B.The blood sugar response.C. The sugary drink.D.The intake of coffee.14. What increased the participants1 blood sugar res
36、ponse most before breakfast? A. A normal sugary drink.B. A normal nighfs sleep.C. An interrupted nights sleep.D. A cup of strong black coffee.15. How did researchers draw the conclusion?A. By comparing the results.B. By listing some examples.C. By surveying the participants.D. By referring to some d
37、ocuments.第二节（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。How to Form a Positive Reading HabitBooks are a source of joy, learning, insight and imagination. How we choose what to read says a lot about our preferences and passions. 16Give old favorites a re-readThere is a particular kind of
38、pleasure that comes with easing open a well-worn book, flipping through pages you have thumbed before, maybe multiple times. 7 It can bring you back to the time in your life when you last met those characters. Youre left with a rich reflection on who you were, who you are and where you turn fbr mean
39、ing and inspiration.Learn something newIf you are a lover of novels, think about what your favorites have in common. 18 That can send you down a glorious rabbit hole of non-fiction books that will brighten your understanding of times, places and people who already live in your imagination.9Book club
40、s are positive on so many levels, not least of which is that they open your mind to books you might not otherwise have considered. If you dont belong to one 一 and even if you do 一 try to think about your reading choices in a public way. Ask friends what they are reading and go with any recommendatio
41、ns that interest you.Give yourself permission to move onSometimes you just cant get through a book and thafs okay. Just like living positively means acknowledging when its time to let go of something that isnt serving you well, reading positively means giving yourself permission to close a book that
42、 isnt keeping you interested or inspired. 20 The positive pleasureof reading is indeed unending.A. Get socialB. Set up a book clubC. There are unlimited choices to turn to instead, after allD. Here are some tips fbr making reading a positive habit in your lifeE. Reading books that you enjoy helps ma
43、intain your habit and become a life-long readerF. Re-reading favorite books can do more than bring you back into beloved worlds and storiesG. A particular time in history, region of the world or type of character may become a new theme第三部分英语知识运用第一节完形填空（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四个选项（A,B,C,D中
44、，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项, 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Just a few months earlier, I would never have pictured myself acting in a play in front of two hundred people. If not for my 21, Mrs. Sather, I might never have found that opportunity.In the first and second grade, I was extremely 22. It just wasnt in my personality to b
45、e veryoutgoing. I would escape in my writing. Mrs. Sather, always 23 me to write more. 1 think she was one of the first people to see my inner 24.One day, she announced our class was going to 25 a play, a take off on The Wizard of Oz. I need someone to play the lead part of Dorothy. A few excited ha
46、nds 26. Mine, of course, was not one ofthem.After school, Mrs. Sather said to me, Dallas, I was 27 you didn*t raise your hand. You*re great at memorizing things, and you have such a sweet personality. Perfect for Dorothy! I had you in 28 for Dorothy while writing the play! If you 29 donft want to, t
47、hough, I won*t make you. Its your_30I realized it was time to show the world who I really was. I 3 the role. Fast-forward through five months of 32, line memorizing, and costume creating, we were ready.At the end of the play, when the audience stood and applauded, I knew they were not just 33 formy
48、performance that night, but fbr the 34 that they knew would come in later years because of mynewfound 3521. A. partnerB. teacherC. parentD. classmate22. A. shyB. weakC. energeticD. ambitious23. A. recommendedB. allowedC. encouragedD. accompanied24. A. drawbackB. peaceC. characterD. strength25. A. performB. watchC. writeD. enjoy26. A. put downB. reached outC.shot upD. drew back27. A. excitedB. amusedC. afraidD. surprised