2021-2022学年江苏省盐城市伍佑中学高二下学期第一次阶段考试英语试题Word版含答案

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2021-2022学年春学期高二第一次阶段考试

英语试题

考试时间∶120分钟总分∶150分

第一部分听力（共20小题;每小题1. 5分, 满分30分）

第一节 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, 并标在试卷的相应位置。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 will he woman do this evening?

A. Have dinner with Mike.   B. Go out with her parents. C. Stay at home with her brother.

2. How does the woman keep in touch with her family?

A. By making phone calls.   B. By sending postcards.  C. By using the Internet.

3. What did the man buy?

A. Green tea.      B. Orange juice.    C. Hot chocolate.

4. What does the woman ask the man to do?

A. Move some boxes.    B. Make a phone call.   C. Drive a ca.

5. Why is the man talking to the woman?

A. To take out insurance.   B. To describe his illness.  C. To make an appointment.

第二节 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, 你将有时间阅读各个小题, 每小题5 秒钟;听完后, 各小题给出 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 hotel.      B. In the man's office.   C. In a post office.

7. What will the man do next?

A. Post some papers.    B. Find a fax machine.   C. Go downstairs.

听第7段材料, 回答第8至10题。

8. Where did the man most probably lose his phone?

A. On the underground.   B. In a bank.     C. In a restaurant.

9. What will he man do before five o'clock?

A. Buy a new phone.    B. Make a call to the woman. C. Meet the woman.

10. How does he man feel in the end?

A. Surprised.      B. Grateful.     C. Doubtful.

听第8段材料, 回答第11至13题。

11. How did the woman book the movie tickets?

A. On the Internet.    B. At the ticket office.   C. On the phone.

12. When did the speakers plan to meet the Smiths at first?

A. At 11:30.      B. At 12:00.     C. At 2:00.

13. Where will he speakers go first?

A. To the cinema.     B. To the restaurant.   C. To the bookstore.

听第9段材料, , 回答第14至17题。

14. What does the man think of Lucy's taking flying lessons?

A. Impractical.     B. Surprising.    C. Interesting.    

15. What is Lucy?

A. A pilot.      B. A nurse.     C. A doctor.

16. What does the man advise the woman to do?

A. Teach in a college.    

B. Start her own restaurant.

C. Organize an Italian cooking class.

17. What is the relationship between the speakers?

A. Husband and wife.    B. Brother and sister.   C. Teacher and student.

听第10段材料, 回答第18至20题。

18. Who is the speaker?

A. An English teacher.    B. A university student.   C. A news reporter.

19. What does the speaker suggest?

A. Practicing listening more after class.

B. Trying to understand every word when listening.

C. Listening to pop songs without reading the word.

20. What is the speaker mainly talking about?

A. How to understand teachers better.

B. How to find interesting materials.

C. How to improve English listening.

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。

A

Bored with your life? Dreaming of something different? I always wonder what life would be like 400 km above my head. That's where the International Space Station orbits the earth, with six astronauts living and working on board, for months at a time.

How do they sleep? They spend the night floating in a sleeping bag inside a small cubicle (小隔间) on the ceiling. American astronaut Sunita Williams explains, “It's like a little phone booth, but it's pretty comfortable and it doesn't matter if I turn over and sleep upside down. I don't have any sensation (感觉) in my head that tells me I'm upside down.”

Brushing your teeth in a place where you can't have a tap or a sink can be a challenge. Can you imagine the mess that running water would make in zero gravity? Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield uses a straw to put a big blob of water from a sealed bag onto an ordinary toothbrush and adds a little toothpaste which he has to swallow when he's done.

Daily exercise is essential. The lack of gravity makes bones more fragile and muscles lose strength — so astronauts are encouraged to work out for at least two hours a day.

The role of astronauts in the International Space Station is to act as lab technicians for scientists back on earth. So they spend their time maintaining their environment and performing and monitoring experiments in a confined space about the size of a Boeing 747. Almost every task is carefully planned by mission control — although most astronauts spend their first days losing things until they get used to sticking everything they use to the walls with Velcro, duct tape (强力胶带) or clips (夹子). 

One of their most valued perks (额外待遇) is the view from “the office”, dominated by that gigantic blue ball down there, sitting in the darkness of space. Wow! Absolutely breathtaking!

21. When they sleep upside down, the astronauts will not get dizzy because ________.

A. they don't feel it

B. they sleep in the daytime

C. they sleep in special sleeping bags

D. they are trained to adapt to the conditions of weightlessness

22. What parts become weak if astronauts don't exercise?

A. Their teeth and bones.    B. Their brains and bones.

C. Their bones and muscles.    D. Their teeth and muscles.

23. What is the passage mainly about?

A. The Problems We Met in Space.  B. Living and Working in Space.

C. How to Become an Astronaut.   D. The International Space Station.

B

When Time magazine selected Banksy for its list of the world's 100 most influential people in 2010, he found himself in the company of Barack Obama, Steve Jobs and Lady Gaga. He supplied a picture of himself with a paper bag over his head.

Since the 1990s, Banksy has been creating his works in streets around the world. His satirical (讽刺的) art pieces-most of which are in the form of graffiti (涂鸦)－have received widespread attention. Despite his many years being active, however, Banksy has kept his identity a secret. A persistent rumor is that Banksy is the singer Robert del Naja from the music group Massive Attack, but no one has been identified so far.

Banksy is seen by many as an anti-establishment (反权威的) force in the art market. Even though there is a considerable number of art collectors who are willing to pay high prices for his work, he never sells his paintings in private art galleries.

In 2018, Girl With Balloon, one of his most famous artworks, self-destructed in front of a large audience. The art piece had fetched S1.4 million at an auction (拍卖会) before it was destroyed publicly (Banksy himself arranged for it to be done).

Banksy sells most of his work through his online shop. This method of commerce has worked against him as critics say he is also commercializing ant. But interestingly, this online shop does not work like any other e-commerce platform. It would be more suitable if people called it a lottery (彩票) shop. In order to buy the works designed by Banksy, buyers have to answer the question “Why does art matter?” The answers are then judged by comedian Adam Bloom, and only those who are considered worthy are awarded the opportunity to buy a piece.

The artist also gives away thousands of paintings for free. On his website, he provides high-resolution (高分辨率的) images of his works that can be downloaded for free.

24. Why did Banksy provide a picture of himself with his head covered with a paper?

A. He was too shy.

B. Time magazine asked him to.

C. To show his respect for Time magazine.

D. To indicate his unique style.

25. What do we know about Banksy?

A. He is an artist and singer.

B. He only sells his work to artists.

C. He is creative but behaves differently from others.

D. He was angry when Girl With Balloon was destroyed.

26. What does the author intend to do in the last paragraph?

A. Summarize the previous paragraphs.

B. Provide some advice for the readers.

C. Add some background information.

D. Introduce a new topic for discussion.

27. What can we infer from the text?

A. Lady Gaga and Banksy are good friends.

B. Graffiti is Banksy's favorite satirical art form.

C. Private art galleries don't buy and sell artistic works online.

D. Critics of Banksy think his question “why does art matter?” reasonable

C

Tufa grew up in Australia, so she couldn't understand why her father insisted on teaching her Oromo, a language spoken in Ethiopia.

“Dad never spoke about his life back in Ethiopia and yet he insisted on teaching us this language," Tufa said. “There were so many resources at my fingertips for the other languages I was learning and so many people that speak them. But when Dad was teaching us Oromo, there were no textbooks or learning materials at all. And that struck me as really strange."

But as Tufa got older and began doing her own research, she discovered why speaking about Oromo was so painful for her father. The Oromo are the largest racial group of Ethiopia. But since their land was seized in the 1880s, the people have suffered a lot. The Oromo language was banned, including from political life and schools. Oromo texts were destroyed. Tufa's father, an Oromo, fled to Egypt and, in the late 1970s, he was given asylum（庇护）in Australia.

By the time the Oromo ban was lifted, Tufa's father had established a small, private Oromo school in Melbourne to teach the language to the children of asylum seekers. As she helped to teach the students, Tufa realised the teaching resources were awful. She decided to create posters and worksheets for her father's students, using her own money to get them printed.

Three other Oromo schools that had opened in Victoria by then heard about the materials and all of them wanted copies. Tufa realised that if there was a demand for Oromo child education materials in Australia, there must be other communities around the world where resources were also needed.

She launched a crowdfunding campaign so she could print more Oromo learning materials. By the end of 2014, in just six weeks, she had raised almost $125,000. Word of her project spread. Her resources have also found their way to Ethiopia, with people sending copies to family members who still live there. This year, she plans to launch an online store for her publishing company.

28. What did Tufa feel strange about when learning Oromo?

A. Her father's life in Ethiopia.

B. Her father's way of teaching.

C. The lack of learning materials.

D. The appearance of other languages.

29. What is the purpose of the third paragraph?

A. To explain a reason.

B. To give an example.

C. To present an argument.

D. To clear a misunderstanding.

30. How did Tufa meet the increasing demand for Oromo learning materials?

A. She crowdfunded.

B. She turned to his father.

C. She dipped into her own pocket.

D. She created posters and worksheets.

31. What is the passage mainly about?

A. Why the Oromo suffered in Ethiopia.

B. Where the Oromo language is taught.

C. How a girl helps to keep Oromo alive.

D. What schools need in teaching Oromo.

D

Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, more people are increasingly familiar with "Zoom fatigue", the tiredness caused by overuse of videoconferencing tools such as Zoom. Zoom fatigue however, can hit people differently depending on their personality.

The videoconferences seem smart and fun, but to many extroverts（性格外向者）, the experience has proved to be less satisfying. Zoom does not provide the same heartfelt feedback as a live conversation, so it is not rewarding as expected. In a videoconference, the body language and other visual actions that are so often part of in-person conversation aren't fully there. And that can weigh especially n extroverts

Extroverts can also become impatient at some of the structure and controls that videoconferencing platforms place on conversations. Functions such as muting禁言）, for example, control the conversation in a way that does not happen with in-person conversation.

For introverts, video all cause their own special challenges. For one thing, in most virtual meetings, with multiple participants observing one another, introverts feel like being constantly watched. That is quite tiring. They prefer t control who is in their personal space ad for how long, or rather, to connect with people one-on-one or in small groups.

What's more, in-person conversation offers pauses that can give a speaker, especially an introvert time to consider a new thought. Pauses while on-screen, however, can be confusing. Has a person finished speaking? Or has the Internet connection caused the screen to free? Pauses or silence between thoughts or topics feel more unbearable and difficult to interpret due to the video.

Each individual has to find the right balance to create more satisfying Zoom experiences. It is suggested that extroverts improve their videoconferencing experiences by making their calls with larger screens, louder audio and shared activities. For introverts, a good first step is to avoid optional video calls. Setting boundaries beforehand can also help. This could take the form of telling others at the beginning of a call when you need to leave.

32. Who may experience "Zoom fatigue"?

A. Extroverts.       B. Introverts.

C. Neither extroverts nor introverts.   D. Both extroverts and introverts.

33. Why are extroverts unsatisfied with videoconferencing?

A. They get less reward than introverts.

B. They fail to control their body language.

C. They are not fee to express their opinions.

D. They are asked to express their true feelings.

34. What do introverts prefer?

A. Videoconferencing platforms.   B. Pauses in video conversation.

C. Silent observation from others.  D. One-on-one communication.

35. Which of the following might be the solution to "Zoom fatigue"?

A. Balance extroverts and introverts.

B. Ask for a leave whenever necessary.

C. Use videoconferencing tools properly.

D. Invite more people to video conferences.

第二节（共5小题;每小题2. 5分, 满分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佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

A man may usually be known by the books he reads as well as by the company he keeps. 36____________ And one should always live in the best company, whether it is of books or of men. A good book may be among the best of friends. It is the same today as it always was, and it will never change. It is one of the most patient and cheerful companions. 37_____________ It always receives us with the same kindness, instructing us in youth, and comforting us in age.

38__________ There is an old proverb, "Love me, love my dog. "But there is more wisdom in this:" Love me, love my book. "The book is a truer and higher bond of union. Men can think, feel, and sympathize with each other through their favourite author. They live in him together, and he in them.

A good book is often the best container of a life keeping the best that life could think out, for the world of a man's life is, for the most part the world of his thoughts.

39__________ They are remembered and cherished, thus becoming our constant companions and comforters.

Books possess an essence of immortality（不朽）. They are by far the most lasting products of human effort. Temples and statues decay, but books survive. Time is of no account with great thoughts, which are as fresh today as when they fist passed through their author's minds ages ago. What was then said and thought still peaks to us as vividly as ever from the printed page. The only effect of time is to knock out the bad products. 40_____________

A. We feel as if we were in a measure actors with them in the scenes which they describe.

B. Nothing in literature can long survive but what is really good.

C. The book is a living voice and an intellect to which we still listen.

D. The best books are treasuries of good words and the golden thoughts.

E. Men often discover their shared interest by the mutual love they have for a book.

F. There is a companionship of books as well s of men.

G. It does not turn its back upon us in times of hardship or sadness.

第三部分 语言运用（共四节, 满分 50分）

第一节（共15小题;每小题1分, 满分15分）

阅读下面短文, 从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

Once there lived a farmer possessing a land along the Atlantic coast. He was always making 41 for hired hands, but no one seemed to be interested.

People were 42 to work along the Atlantic, for it had violent storms frequently. After months of advertising, a man 43_ the farm. “Do you have any 44 to work on a farm?” the farmer asked. “Well, I may not have enough experience, but I can sleep when the wind blows”, replied the man. Although puzzled by the man’s answer, the farmer had no 45 but to hire him. The man worked quite well and the farmer was pretty 46. One stormy night, the wind 47 the farmer. He jumped out of his bed and 48 for his helper. “Wake up!” the farmer yelled, throwing the man off the bed. “A 49 is coming. Tie things down before they get 50.” The man said, “Sir, I told you, I can sleep when the wind blows.”

Angered by the 51, the farmer didn’t lose his temper on the spot, though. 52, he hurried outside to prepare for the storm. To his 53, he found the chickens in the cages, the cows in the barn and the doors closed. 54 was tied down so that nothing could be blown away. The farmer smiled at that moment and he 55 what his employee had said.

41. A. messages B. letters C. advertisements D. requests

42. A. miserable B. delighted C. hopeless D. unwilling

43. A. purchased B. approached C. measured D. valued

44. A. confidence B. courage C. intention D. experience

45. A. choice B. idea C. curiosity D. doubt

46. A. jealous B. satisfied C. shocked D. hurt

47. A. reached B. struck C. woke D. touched

48. A. asked B. waited C. headed D. cared

49. A. storm B. problem C. danger D. rain

50. A. set down B. picked up C. taken away D. blown away

51. A. weather B. response C. rudeness D. excuse

52. A. Besides B. Therefore C. Instead D. Furthermore

53. A. regret B. amazement C. credit D. delight

54. A. Everything B. Something C. Anything D. Nothing

55. A. thanked B. admired C. remembered D. understood

第二节（共10小题;每小题1. 5分, 满分15分）

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。

When people sit together and enjoy the glorious moon _____56_____the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival, an ancient poem, Prelude to Water Melody(《水调歌头》), ___ 57____(read) for this occasion now and then. In the poem, Su Shi, a celebrated poet of the Song dynasty (960—1279), talks to the moon and discusses the changes___58___(happen) in nature and about man's fortunes. He realizes the moon may not always be bright. The imperfections, or the unsatisfactory things in life_____59_____(be) going on since the beginning of time.

But should we get bogged down (陷入) by the suffering of things with which we can't change? Su Shi gives his answer, a very _____60_____(optimism) one: Change your attitude and stay positive. He hopes that people will appreciate the fact that____61_____they are, as long as the ones they love and miss are healthy and happy, they can all admire the same moon high in the sky and share the vision of ____62____(it) beauty.

To this day, people still use this poem _____63_____(express) their good will and wishes for family members and friends_____64_____can't be with them,_____65_______(especial) during major festivals.

第三节（共15 小题;每小题1分, 满分15分）

阅读下面句子, 在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

66. Looking away with your arms _________ (fold) can indicate disinterest and create distrust or fiction.

67. "Happy birthday, Anne, "said my grandma, handing me a brightly ___________ (wrap) parcel with a big red bow.

68. If you are a business person _____________(negotiate) with a large enterprise about a deal, you should do it face to face, using formal language in a straightforward manner.

69. In the doorway of a store stood a man, with a(n)____________ (not light) cigar in his mouth.

70. I sincerely hope my suggestions will meet with your ____________(approve).

71. This means meeting deadlines for your schoolwork, following your teachers' g__________, and of course, always aiming for academic excellence.

72. While some communities are p__________ about the exchange between languages, there are also other communities that readily welcome borrowed words.

73. Now, when speaking to Americans, who have a p__________ for the direct style, I found that I often failed to get straight to the point.

74. This is because the word that c____________ to "umbrella" in Chinese sounds like another Chinese word which means 'to separate”.

75. We should never be ___________ (灰心的)even if we have failed many times.

76. They dropped to their knees and begged __________ (原谅，宽恕).

77. Last month, part of Southeast Asia was struck by floods, from ________ effects the people

are still suffering.

78. The book is of great help to me, especially in a job _________ a good impression is a must.

79. I won't let you in __________ you show me the written permission of the commander.

80. Always give your best in whatever you set out to do, __________ difficult that might be.

第四节（共5小题;每小题1分, 满分5分）

阅读下面句子, 在空白处填入所给短语的正确形式。

81. She'd need all her strength and bravery to cope with what lay ____________________.

82. ________________________________and perhaps you will stop complaining about him.

83. Fishermen should be sponsored, for they are always ________________ the forces of nature.

84. The foreigners are also happy ________________________ Chinese society.

85. Keep in mind that body language plays a huge rule in communication because it ___________

__________________________over 50 per cent of communication.

第四部分 书面表达（满分20 分）

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。

An 80-year-old man was sitting on the sofa in his house along with his 5-year-old highly educated son. Suddenly a crow（乌鸦）landed on their window.

The father asked his son, "What is this?" The son replied, "It is a crow." After a few minutes the father asked his son for the second time, "What is this?" The son said, "Father, I told you just now. It's a crow. "

After a little while, the father asked his son the same question for the third time, "What is this?"

At this time, some expression of anger was felt in the son's tone when he said to his father. "It's a crow, a crow." A little while later, the father again asked his son for he fourth time, "What is this?"

This time his son shouted at his father, "Why do you keep asking me the same question again and again although I have told you so many times 'IT IS A CROW'? Are you not able to understand this?,

A minute later the father went to his room and came back with a diary, which he had kept since his son was born. On opening a page, he asked his son to read that page:

Today my little son aged three was sitting with me on the sofa when a crow suddenly landed on the window. My son asked me 23 times what it was and I replied to him all 23 times that it was a crow. I hugged him lovingly each time he asked me the same question. I didn't at all feel angry, but instead felt affection for my innocent son.

注意∶

1. 续写词数应为150左右;2. 请按如下格式作答。

After reading the diary, the son was filled with tears and began to reflect on the days when he used to sit together with his father. _________________________________________     _

_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Feeling ashamed, the son got down on his knees before his father.                    

_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

答案

听力答案：略

21. A   22. C   23. B

24. D  25. C  26. C  27. B

28. C     29. A       30. A        31. C

32. D     33. C       34. D      35. C

36. F    37. G       38. E        39. D        40. B

41. C    42. D    43. B     44. D       45. A       46. B    47. C     48. C

49. A 50. D  51. B   52. C   53. B   54. A  55. D

56. on  57. is read  58. happening  59. have been  60. optimistic

61. wherever 62. its   63. to express  64. who/that  65. especially

66. folded    67. wrapped   68. negotiating    69. unlighted   70. approval

71. guidance   72. particular  73. connects   75. frustrated 

76. forgiveness   77. whose   78. where    79. until    80. however

81. in store    82. Put yourself in his shoes   83. at the mercy of

84. to account for  85. is integrated into

书面表达（满分20 分）

Paragraph 1：

After reading the diary, the son was filled with tears and began to reflect on the days when he used to sit together with his father. His eyes filled with tears. His father would patiently answer the same question all 23 times without feeling irritation while his father asked him the same question just 4 times! The son thought to himself: If I attain old age, how will my son look at me? Will he think of me as a burden? Will he shout at me because of my poor sight, poor hearing or poor understanding?

Paragraph 2：

Feeling ashamed, the son got down on his knees before his father. He made an apology to his father, begging his father to forgive him for his bad behavior. He said aloud, “I promise to make you happy forever, Dad. It is you who have cared for me ever since I was a little child, showering your selfless affection on me. You worked hard to make money so that I could afford to go to university. I will serve you in the best way.”