2022茂名高二下学期期末英语含答案

2021-2022学年度茂名市普通高中高二年级教学质量监测

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第一部分阅读（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

Spring is finally around the corner, and if you’re not planning on making the most of the great weather, then you’re seriously missing out. Staying in the UK is an option but, with the chances of rain hardly getting any lower, who would really want to? There are some great spring trips abroad below, offering excitement and relaxation.

Generator Dublin

Thinking of celebrating St Patrick’s Day at the source? If you’re heading to Ireland’s capital, check out fashionable hotel Generator Dublin, which will be getting into the spirit with drinks deals, great room rates and a performance from First Day Lions.

Located in the center of the city, it’s close to everything from Dublin Castle to the Guinness Storehouse.

The Living Project

Time spent in nature can help relax body and mind, and The Living Project is launching a series of new mindful activities.

With locations in Dartmoor and the Knoydart islands, it lets you choose from a range of shared experiences ranging from yoga (瑜伽) to guided breath work.

Valiant Lady Virgin Voyages

Virgin Voyages has launched its second ship. Valiant Lady, which will sail Europe while her sister ship, Scarlet Lady, takes care of the Caribbean.

Equipped with 1,330 impressive rooms and 78 “RockStar Quarters”, she also has two “Massive Suites” with their own private hot tub (浴缸). You can also expect first-class entertainment and dining experiences organized by Michelin-starred cooks.

Lonely Planet’s Guide

As we become aware of how to cut down our carbon footprint, train travel becomes popular. Not only is it better for the planet, it can also take you through less frequented landscapes at a slower pace.

Lonely Planet has highlighted dozens of routes which cross the European continent.

1. What makes people take spring trips abroad instead of staying in the UK?

A. Weather. B. Entertainment. C. Food. D. Accommodation.

2. Which trip best suits people who enjoy nature?

A. Generator Dublin. B. The Living Project.

C. Valiant Lady Virgin Voyages. D. Lonely Planet’s Guide.

3. What can people do in Lonely Planet’s Guide?

A. Travel on foot. B. Walk at a slower pace.

C. Enjoy remote landscapes by bus. D. Tour across Europe by train.

【答案】1. A2. B3. D

B

When Wendy McDowell was eight years old, she found herself all alone in one of the busiest international airports in the country. “Do you know what feeling I had then?” she recalled. “When I looked around, every single face was a stranger’s face. How terrifying it was!”

It was two decades ago and McDowell needed to fly from Bismarck to Burlington. No one in her family could go with her, so her parents let a 19-year-old relative accompany her.

However, when they arrived at their layover (中转站) , their flight was canceled. What the relative did next still shocked McDowell. “She just bought herself a ticket back home and left me alone. With no flight, no plan, and no adult in charge of me,” she said. “I felt so hopeless until a woman walked to me.”

“I remember she came and sat next to me,” McDowell recalled. “And I just remember immediately feeling a sense of safety because someone was with me.” After managing to make herself trusted by McDowell, the woman asked McDowell’s destination and her mother’s phone number. And on the phone, she convinced McDowell’s mother that her daughter would be safe with her.

“She said, ‘If you trust me, I will take care of you.’ She indeed did it,” McDowell said. The woman was flying to Pittsburgh, but she made a detour (绕路) to Burlington to drop off McDowell. The kindness of the stranger has left a lifelong impact on McDowell.

“The older I’ve gotten, the more I’ve been thinking about her,” she said. “She did all just for a stranger. Something that didn’t seem huge to her has completely redirected my life, because I don’t think I have ever been treated as badly as I was by the person who left me.”

McDowell has used that experience to teach her son about kindness. “I want him to know that people can choose to be beautiful and helpful. People like this are out there,” she said.

4. How did McDowell feel when left alone at the airport?

A. Strange. B. Frightened. C. Safe. D. Excited.

5. Which of the following best describes McDowell’s relative?

ADevoted. B. Warmhearted. C. Proud. D. Irresponsible.

6. What does the author want to tell us?

A. One good turn deserves another. B. Never hesitate to do what is right.

C. God only helps those who help themselves. D. Do kind things and your love will be passed on.

7. What is the text mainly about?

A. A mother taught her son kindness.

B. An 8-year-old girl found a flight home.

C. A stranger helped a little girl to her destination.

D. A woman proved herself trustworthy.

【答案】4. B5. D6. D7. C

C

3,900 feet below the surface, scientists in New Zealand found a “mysterious creature”. They discovered the newly-hatched ghost shark(魔鬼鲨) on the Chatham Rise, a part of the ocean floor located off the eastern coast of the South Island.

Ghost sharks are deep-water animals closely related to sharks and rays. These fish are also some-times called ratfish or rabbitfish.

They lay eggs on the seafloor where the embryos(胚胎) feed off the egg yolk(蛋黄) until they hatch. A scientist on the team who discovered the baby ghost shark said they were able to identify the shark as a baby because its stomach was still full of egg yolk.

“We don’t actually know much about ghost sharks,” said Brit Finucci, a fisheries scientist on the study. “What we do know mostly comes from adults of their species. So it’s very rare and very uncommon to find juveniles of a lot of these species, so that’s why I got quite excited.”

Because ghost sharks make their home in very deep water, they are difficult to study. While the exact species of ghost shark isn’t known yet, scientists hope this discovery will help inform them of the knowledge of this mysterious creature.

Scientists hope the “very rare” finding will fill in research gaps about the species. “We’re hoping this will give us some more indication about the biology and ecology,” said Finucci. Researchers are using this shark to account for biological differences between juvenile and adult members of the subclass. Finucci added, “We’re not sure what we’re going to find, which is also quite exciting.”

8. How did the scientists identify the shark as a baby?

A. By its habitat. B. By its appearance.

C. By the food it consumed. D. By the eggs it laid.

9. What does the underlined word “juveniles” in Paragraph 4 refer to?

A. Grown-up fish. B. Young sharks. C. Strange eggs. D. Uncommon creatures.

10. Why is the discovery significant?

A. It will lead to research work into deep water.

B. It warns people to protect uncommon sea lives.

C. It may reveal unknown facts about ghost sharks.

D. It excites scientists’ curiosity about ghost sharks.

11. Which of the following is the best title for the text?

A. Mysterious Creature Found to Lay Eggs in Deep Water

B. Newly-hatched Baby Shark Excites Scientific Imagination

C. Scientists Announce New Findings on Rare Shark Species

D. Rare Baby Ghost Shark Discovered off New Zealand Coast

【答案】8C9. B10. C11. D

D

Drinking coffee — particularly two to three cups a day — is not only linked with a lower risk of heart disease but also with living longer, according to studies being presented at the American College of Cardiology’s 71st Annual Scientific Session.

“Because coffee can quicken heart rate, some people worry that drinking it could lead to or worsen certain heart issues. But our data suggest that daily coffee intake shouldn’t be discouraged, but rather included as a part of a healthy diet for people with and without heart disease,” said Peter M. Kistler, head of the research.

Kistler and his team used data from the UK BioBank, a large-range prospective database with health information from over half a million people who were followed for at least 10 years. For the first study, researchers examined data from 382,535 individuals without known heart disease. In general, having two to three cups of coffee a day was related to the greatest benefit, translating to a 10% — 15% lower risk of developing heart disease, heart failure, a heart rhythm problem, or dying for any reason.

The second study included 34,279 individuals who had some form of cardiovascular disease at baseline. Of the 24,111 people included in the analysis who had an arrhythmia, drinking coffee had a connection with a lower risk of death.

In a third study, researchers looked at whether there were any differences in the relationship between coffee and cardiovascular disease depending on whether someone drank instant or ground coffee or caffeinated or decaf. They found, once again, two to three cups a day to be linked with the lowest risk of arrhythmia and heart failure regardless of whether they had ground or instant coffee, but there are no cardiovascular benefits to choosing decaf over caffeinated coffees.

However, coffee intake was based on self-report through a questionnaire fielded at study entry. Researchers were unable to control for dietary factors and participants were mostly white, so additional studies are needed.

12. Why does drinking coffee concern people according to Kistler?

A. It may disorder heart rate. B. It may cause heart diseases.

C. It may increase high risk of death. D. It may worsen patients’ condition.

13. How did researchers get the results of the study?

A. By analyzing data. B. By doing experiments.

C. By introducing a database. D. By referring to another study.

14. What can we infer from the last two paragraphs?

A. The research has some limitations. B. The result seems far from satisfactory.

C. Ground coffee is the best choice for people. D. Decaf has the same benefits as caffeinated coffees.

15. What is the purpose of the text?

A. To solve a problem. B. To give practical advice.

C. To present a research result. D. To recommend a balanced diet.

【答案】12. B13. C14. A15. C

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。

Frustration (挫败感) usually occurs when you feel stuck or trapped or unable to move forward in some way. It could be caused by a coworker blocking your favorite project, a boss who is too disorganized to get to your meeting on time, or simply holding on the phone for a long time. ____16____, because they can easily lead to more negative emotions, such as anger. Here are some suggestions on dealing with frustration.

Stop and evaluate—____17____. If you find that feelings of frustration are coming around inside your mind, ask yourself why you feel frustrated. Write it down in a notebook and be specific. Then think of one positive thing about your current situation. For instance, if your boss is late for your meeting, then you have more time to prepare. ____18____.

Find something positive about the situation—Thinking about a positive aspect of your situation often makes you look at things in a different way. This small change in your thinking can improve your mood. ____19____, they’re probably not doing it on purpose to annoy you. And if it’s a thing that’s bothering you -well, it’s certainly not personal! Don’t get mad; just move on.

____20____—Stop hanging out with people who make fun of your issues if you want to find the solution of how to deal with frustration. It will only push you further deep into your problem. Be in the company of people who listen to your problems and stand by you. They will be able to help you figure out the cause and the solution of the problem. You will feel better when you have someone to listen to you and help you with the difficult times.

A. Be with people who support you

B. Focus on how to improve the situation

C. Or you could use the time to relax a little

D. When it’s people who are causing your frustration

E. If you are frustrated because you failed an important interview

F. One of the things you can do is stop yourself and look at the situation

G. Whatever the reason, it’s important to deal with feelings of frustration quickly

【答案】16. G17. F18. C19. D20. A

第二部分语言运用（共两节，满分30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。

There was a son. After getting married, he started feeling annoyed with his parents and when his father ____21____ one day, he decided to send his mother to an old age home.

One day he came to know that his mother was seriously ____22____ and was left only with few hours of her life. He decided to ____23____ his mother that day and found her ____24____ on the bed. Out of nowhere he started feeling ____25____ for himself for he had not ____26____ his mother the way she had always treated him. He asked if he could do something in her last time that would make her ____27____.

His mother replied, “Please ____28____ some fans, as there isn’t a fan in any of the rooms of this home and also buy a ____29____ for the old people living here. People living here have to sleep without food as it gets ____30____ for lack of a fridge.” The son, being ____31____, asked, “why are you asking me for all these today when you are left only with few  ____32____?” The mother replied, “I ____33____ that you will not be able to live here ____34____ if your son may one day send you here.”

This is how a mother’s ____35____ is! It does not demand anything!

21. A. died B. resigned C. recovered D. retired

22. A. ill B. dizzy C. pale D. sleepy

23. A. complain to B. pay a visit to C. reach a compromise with D. operate on

24. A. sitting B. bouncing C. lying D. applauding

25. A. dynamic B. enthusiastic C. positive D. bad

26. A. disturbed B. treated C. urged D. directed

27. A. envious B. happy C. nervous D. healthy

28. A. fix B. produce C. acquire D. exchange

29. A. bed B. cake C. fridge D. pill

30. A. heated B. cooled C. exposed D. spoiled

31. A. confused B. annoyed C. disappointed D. interested

32. A. months B. days C. hours D. seconds

33. A. admit B. hope C. fear D. confirm

34. A. guiltily B. sorrowfully C. fairly D. comfortably

35. A. regret B. love C. relief D. goal

【答案】21. A22. A23. B24. C25. D26. B27. B28. A29. C30. D31. A32. C33. C34. D35. B

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。

Owing to global warming, sea levels are rising and rain forests are dying. It’s clear that humans ____36____(cause)most of the warming over the past century by releasing greenhouse gases, the levels of which are ____37____(high)now than at any time in the past.

Global warming is causing a set of changes to the earth’s climate ____38____ vary from place to place. Many people think that global warming is the same as climate change. However, scientists use “climate change” when describing the complex shifts now affecting ____39____(we)planet’s weather and climate systems—in part because some areas ____40____（actual）get cooler in the short term.

Climate change includes not only rising average temperatures but also extreme weather events and a range of other ____41____(consequence). All of them are appearing as humans continue to add greenhouse gases to the atmosphere, ____42____(change)the rhythms(节奏)of climate that all living things have come to rely ____43____.

What shall we do and what can we do ____44____(slow) this human-caused warming? How shall we deal with the changes we’ve already set into motion? While we struggle to figure it all out, ____45____ future of the earth hangs in the balance.

【答案】36. have caused

37. higher38. that##which

39. our40. actually

41. consequences

42. changing

43. upon##on

44. to slow

45. the

第三部分写作（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（满分15分）

46. 假定你是李华，你的交换生笔友Peter打算参加你校下周六举办的校园文化节，但因疫情原因，该文化节取消。请你给Peter写一封邮件，内容包括：

1. 告知取消；

2. 说明原因；

3. 替代方案。

注意：1. 写作词数应为80左右；

2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

参考词汇：新型冠状病毒the novel coronavirus

Dear Peter,

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Yours,

Li Hua

【答案】Dear Peter,

I’m writing to tell you that the Campus Culture Festival to be held in our school next Saturday has to be cancelled due to the novel coronavirus. I feel very awful about it.

Although the festival cannot be held live, the organizing committee has decided to hold an online cultural festival on the DingTalk platform. You can make some art works to display online or play a video about your country’s culture and explain it. The opening time is at  9 o’clock in the morning next Sunday.

It is a big regret that we missed the chance of such a happy get-together. However, I do believe we can have a happy culture festival.

                                                                                                                                              Yours,

                                                                                                                                               Li Hua

第二节（满分25分）

47. 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。

I was twenty when living away from home alone. I kept a gentle dog named Beaufort who weighed more than me and had a mouthful of sharp teeth. I felt safe going anywhere with Beaufort. In order to be free to walk Beaufort in the park during daytime, I worked the four-to-midnight shift in downtown. The only disadvantage was that I had to ride the last subway home late at night. As time passed, I developed a way to keep to myself like other passengers—avoiding eye contact and keeping reading while I rode.

One night, the station was quiet as usual. I walked over to the collector’s booth (售票亭) and pulled out a dollar. “One token (乘车币), please.” As the collector slid the token and my change under the window, he spoke, “Would you like a dog?” I looked at him in surprise, not sure whether I had heard him correctly. “Would you like a dog?” he repeated.

He picked up a little dog and set it on the counter. I bent over and it was only then that I saw the subject of his inquiry. The dog appeared to be trembling (颤抖). I was surprised. “Where’d it come from?” I asked. “She showed up this morning and has been here ever since. No one has come for her. I’ve asked everyone coming here if he wanted her. Nobody would take her.” “What about you?” He smiled, “Me? No. My wife would be angry.” I couldn’t take my eyes off the dog. The collector continued: “If you don’t take her, I’ll have to let her go when I leave.” I couldn’t believe it! He explained that it was almost closing time, he couldn’t leave her in the booth, neither could he bring her home. I, in other words, was the dog’s last hope.

“Okay, I will take her. I’d name her Phyllis”. With excitement, the collector walked out of the booth and handed me my new pet. “Thank you so much.”

注意：1. 续写词数应为150左右；

2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

When we stepped into the train all the passengers turned to look at us.

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Arriving home, we found Beaufort at the regular corner.

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【答案】    When we stepped into the train all the passengers turned to look at us. They looked at me and the little dog in my arms with surprise and doubt. The little dog seemed afraid and trembled slightly in my arms. I patted her on the head to appease her. A woman sitting next to me smiled and said to me, “Your dog is really cute.” I smiled back at the woman. The woman touched the little dog with her hand. The dog seemed to feel warm and barked softly. The atmosphere in the carriage became lively.

Arriving home, we found Beaufort at the regular corner. When he noticed the little dog in my arms, he ran towards me quickly and barked loudly. I put down the little dog. Beaufort ran around the little dog, and then sat next to her quietly, licking her body with his tongue. They seemed to communicate with each other in this way. Then, the two dogs ran away happily. From that day on, I took Beaufort and Phyllis for a walk every day. Adopting Phyllis was the right decision, because Beaufort would no longer feel lonely.