广东省湛江市第二十一中学高二下学期期中考试英语试题-A4

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考试时间：120分钟，满分：120分
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
Xi’an enjys a reputatins as a “Living Histry Museum” due t its rich, diverse cllectin f histrical and cultural treasures. Apart frm the Terractta Warrirs, there are als sme ther attractins in the city. Here are sme f them.
Ancient City Wall
Xi’an City Wall was built in the 14th century in the Ming Dynasty as a military defense system. Nw it is ne f the ldest and best preserved Chinese city walls. The wall is nw a landmark, dividing the city int inner and uter areas.
Giant Wild Gse Pagda (塔)
Situated in an ancient temple, the pagda built with layers f bricks was built in the Tang Dynasty. It is traditinal Chinese architecture. One f the main functins f the pagda was t stre Buddhist scriptures (经文) and figurines brught t China frm India by the famus mnk and traveler Xuan Zang, wh stayed here fr 19 years translating Buddhist scriptures.
Shaanxi Histry Museum
The Shaanxi Histry Museum, built in 1991，is hme t ver 370,000 precius relics unearthed in Shaanxi ver the years, The museum cnsists f three main sectins. Its cllectins range frm brnze ware (器血) t pttery ware, gld and silver ware and mural paintings frm the Tang Dynasty tmbs.
The Muslim Quarter
One f the highlights is its lcal snacks when yu tur Xian. The best fd destinatin is the Muslim Quarter，which has a histry f several hundred years. Cnsisting f a number f fd streets, the area has becme a famus attractin in the city fr its rich and authentic Muslim cultural atmsphere.
1.In which place can yu knw mre abut Buddhism?
A. Ancient City Wall. B. Giant Wild Gse Pagda
C. Shaanxi Histry Museum. D. The Muslim Quarter.
2.What can yu d when yu visit the Muslim Quarter?
A. Create sme brnze wares. B. Eat diverse delicius snacks.
C. Visit sme watchtwers. D. Translate Buddhist scriptures.
3.What d yu knw frm the text?
A. The Shaanxi Histry Museum has exhibits made f gld.
B. Xuan Zang died in the Giant Wild Gse Pagda.
C. The Xi’an City Wall is the ldest Chinese city wall.
D. The Muslim Quarter has a histry f 100 years.
B
Lakshmi grew up in India in the first half f the twentieth century, seeing many peple arund her wh did nt get enugh fd, were ften sick and died yung.
In the 1960s, she was asked t help manage a prgram t imprve nutritin in her cuntry. At that time, mst advice n nutritin came frm Nrth American and Eurpean cuntries. Nutritinists suggested fds that were cmmn and wrked well fr peple wh lived in these natins.
Fr example, they tld pr Indian wmen t eat mre meat and eggs and drink mre range juice. But Lakshmi knew this advice was useless in a cuntry such as India. Peple there didn't eat such fds. They weren’t easy t find. And fr the pr, such fds were t expensive.Lakshmi knew that fr the prgram t wrk, it had t fit Indian culture. S she decided t adjust the nutritin prgram. She first fund ut what healthy middle class peple in India ate and then tk nte f the nutrients (营养物) available in thse fds t lk fr cheap, easy-t-find fds that wuld prvide the same nutrients.
She created a balanced diet f lcally grwn fruits, vegetables, and grains. These fds were cheap and culd be cked with simple equipment. Her ideas were thught unusual in the 1960s. Fr example, she insisted that a diet withut meat culd prvide all majr nutrients. Nw we knw she was right. But it tk her cntinuus effrts t get thers t finally accept her diet abut 50 years ag. Because f Lakshmi's prgram, Indian children almst dubled their fd intake. And many children wh wuld have been hungry and ill grew healthy and strng.
4. Why did Lakshmi think Eurpean nutritinists’ advice was useless?
A. It wrked well fr Eurpean peple.
B. It suggested t many fds fr Indians.
C. It was nt practical in India that time.
D. It included fds that didn’t exist in India.
5. Lakshmi studied healthy middle class peple’s diet in rder t .
A. find ut nutrients in their fd
B. learn abut Indian culture
C. knw abut their eating habits
D. write a reprt n fd nutrients
6. Lakshmi’s balanced diet was cnsidered unusual because peple thught _________.
A. Thse fds were t cheap
B. it shuld include sme meat
C. it prvided all majr nutrients
D. it enabled kids t grw healthy
7. What can we infer abut Lakshmi?
A. She came frm a rich family.
B. She disliked middle class peple.
C. She wrked with Eurpean nutritinists.
D. She was a determined scientist.
C
The first step in writing any pem is cming up with smething t write abut. T d that，yu dn’t have t chse deep r attractive material. Anything can be the tpic fr a pem. Great pems have been written abut such tpics as a gas statin r pieces f brken glass n the beach.
It’s easiest t write a gd pem abut smething yu knw well，that yu have experienced first-hand，r that yu have nearby s that yu can bserve it carefully. This is because what makes the pem deep and interesting will be the hidden details r qualities yu discver r the things that remind yu f the unique view.
In his bk Petry in the Making，the pet Ted Hughes talks abut hw t write a pem abut an animal.“The key，”he says，“is t cncentrate hard enugh n the animal，t chse the wrds that best catch the animal yu have in yur mind.”Yu can use this apprach with any pems.
In the beginning，yu dn’t have t wrry abut the“style”r writing in a“petic”way that means being filled with rhythm and beauty. In fact，if yu start t think abut being petic，it can puzzle yu frm what yu’re actually writing abut and hurt yur pem. Have yu ever tried t have a cnversatin with smene wh was trying t impress yu? Then yu knw hw bring this can be. The persn is really thinking abut himself r herself，nt abut the cnversatin. Similarly，if yu are wrrying abut what impressin yur pem will make， then that takes yur attentin away frm the tpic f yur pem.
In a wrd，if the pem is abut yu r yur life，try t take the angle f a careful reprter when yu write it dwn. Yu shuld fcus n accurately cmmunicating an aspect f yur experience instead f fcusing n what impressin yu are making when yu d it.
8. What will be an easy tpic fr writing a gd pem?
A. Smething beautiful.
B. Smething interesting.
C. Smething yu knw well.
D. Smething thers have experienced befre.
9. What can we infer abut Ted Hughes’ pinin n writing a pem?
A. It is necessary t select the wrds.
B. It is imprtant t chse a gd tpic.
C. It is necessary t fcus n the style f the pem.
D. It is difficult t write a pem abut animals.
10. What is the last paragraph mainly abut?
A. The impressin f a gd pem.
B. The influence n creating a pem.
C. The imprtance f selecting material.
D. The cnclusin n methds f writing pems.
11. What’s the best title fr the text?
A. A pem is abut ne’s experience
B. Hw t recrd yur life by pems
C. Hw t write a pem
D. A pem is abut life
D
Scientists have lng knwn that plastics are damaging the ceans. Hwever, they were nt sure where all the plastic waste came frm. A new study shws that much f it is flating in the air.
A team f scientists frm the United States and Denmark recently published their findings. They discvered that small pieces f plastic, called micrplastics, are flating in the air all ver the wrld. These tiny plastic particles (颗粒) are s small that they can be breathed in by humans.
The researchers cllected air samples frm 11 lcatins arund the wrld. They used special equipment t filter (过滤) the air and cllect the micrplastics. They fund an average f 1,000 pieces f micrplastics per cubic meter f air. In sme places, the number was even higher.
The surces f these micrplastics are nt cmpletely clear. But the researchers believe that they cme frm a variety f surces, including plastic bags, bttles, and synthetic (合成的) clthing. When these plastics break dwn, they release small particles int the air.
The presence f micrplastics in the air is a cncern because they can be harmful t human health. When peple breathe in these particles, they can cause prblems in the lungs and ther rgans. The researchers als said that micrplastics in the air can be carried lng distances by the wind. This means that they can spread t areas where there is little r n plastic prductin.
12. What did the new study find?
A. There is mre plastic waste in the air than in the cean.
B. Micrplastics are flating in the air all ver the wrld.
C. The surces f plastic waste are clear.
D. Micrplastics are t big t be breathed in by humans.
13. Hw did the researchers cllect air samples?
A. By using special equipment.
B. By using plastic bags.
C. By using bttles.
D. By using synthetic clthing.
14. What is the main cncern abut micrplastics in the air?
A. They can cause air pllutin.
B. They can be carried lng distances by the wind.
C. They can be harmful t human health.
D. They can spread t areas with n plastic prductin.
15. What is the best title fr the text?
A. The Damage f Plastics t the Oceans
B. The Surces f Plastic Waste
C. Micrplastics in the Air
D. The Effects f Micrplastics n Human Health
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。
Ding smething challenging takes curage, cmmitment and willpwer. 16 ! Whether it’s finding yur dream jb, learning a new skill r starting a new wellness rutine, yu’ll grw and learn alng the way. S, step utside f yur cmfrt zne and face the challenge. Yu’ll learn lessns that can transfrm yur life.
It builds yur resilience (适应力).
When yu face smething difficult, yu can build yur resilience. Resilience isn’t just a fixed quality that yu’re brn with. 17 . The key: set small, attainable gals that push yu a little utside f yur cmfrt zne but still within reach. Yu’ll gradually see prgress and maintain mtivatin as yu wrk tward self-imprvement.
18 .
Yu may nt realize hw incredible yu are until yu vercme smething difficult. Dealing with a challenge shws yur strengths, maybe sme yu didn’t even knw that yu had! This self-awareness helps develp a sense f purpse. It als helps imprve perfrmance and leads t better decisin-making.
It teaches yu self-cnfidence.
Cmpleting a challenge shws yu d have the capability t succeed. In ther wrds, when things get difficult, yu have the strength t cntinue frward, giving yu a newfund sense f self-wrth. 19 .
It helps yu learn new skills.
If yu want t imprve yur fitness, yu challenge yur bdy t becme strnger, right? 20 ! Challenging yurself helps yu learn new skills that yu imprve ver time with cmmitment and practice. S find a gal that yu feel crazy abut. Yu’ll expand yur mind as yu learn new infrmatin and experience new situatins.
A．But it’s well wrth it
B．It develps self-awareness
C．It helps yu manage stress
D．Yu can als train yurself t becme resilient
E．That same apprach applies t just abut anything
F．Yu’ll experience a bad meal in an unfamiliar place
G．Yu’ll carry that cnfidence as yu face future challenges
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四个选项中选出最佳选项。
Since I am a high schl student,I already have a persnal breath-taking experience—my first 21 t the muntains.Befre my trip,I used t be a hmebdy.I felt cmpletely 22 abut spending time in my hme twn withut ging anywhere.
One day,David,my best friend 23 t persuade me t jin him in his jurney t the Rcky Muntains.This was my first time in the muntains,s I was turning my head in all directins. 24 ,the weather was fggy all the time,and the 25 we climbed nt the muntains,the wrse the 26 was.On the first day we were making ur way alng the fthills;hwever,the next day we started t climb n ne f the 27 .
When we finally gt t the tp,nthing had really 28 .The same fg was 29 everything arund us,which made me 30 because I cunted n seeing the view frm abve and perhaps being able t take sme 31 .But just when we decided t turn back,the sun suddenly 32 the cluds and the peaks became 33 instantly.
With all thse muntain ridges,cliffs,and edges beneath me,I culdn’t believe my 34 .At that mment I realized that I wn’t be able t live a life withut visiting the muntains at least twice a year.I wuld always 35 the feeling f being high abve,with my head tuching the skies and the cluds swimming belw.
B.study C.pinin D.hike
B.cmfrtable C.tired D.curius
B.decided C.refused D.frgt
B.Definitely C.Unfrtunately D.Abslutely
B.clser C.better D.higher
B.visibility C.sky D.air
B.peaks C.trees D.temples
B.disappeared C.narrwed D.reserved
B.sweeping C.cvering D.invlving
B.wrried C.frightened D.disappinted
B.phts C.fd D.time
nB.strengthened C.brke thrugh D.cleared
B.grey C.farther D.misty
B.eyes C.friend D.experience
B.interpret C.mix D.remember
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。
Temperatures arund the wrld are rising. Many places 36.______(experience) extreme weather events such as extreme heat since the start f the new century.
Scientists have shwn all that is ging t get even 37. ______ (bad). They lked at cities in the nrth half f the planet. They 38.______ (especial) paid attentin t thse in the US.
Accrding 39. ______ simple gegraphy, the cities near Canada have cl t mild weather. Thse near Mexic 40. ______ (be) htter and mre humid(潮湿的). Hwever, things are ging t lk and feel a lt different in 2080.
The scientists created a weather mdel 41. ______ (study) the weather changes in 2080. They cnsidered tw imprtant pints. One was the warming f the planet by 1.5℃ t 3℃ and 42.______ ther was the increasing greenhuse gas levels. Unluckily, what the scientists fund was 43. ______ (surprise)! The cities in the nrth turned int nes in the suth— abut 500 44.______(mile) suth. Fr example, Washingtn, DC felt like Greenwd, Mississippi，and Mississippi felt like Mexic.
That’s bad news fr peple in the US, 45.______ it’s als bad fr peple everywhere because we’re all in the same bat.
第三部分 写作(满分40分)
第一节 应用文写作(满分15分)
46. 假定你是李华，你校学生会国际部将在下周二下午开展关于如何保护眼睛的讲座，请你写一则通知，内容包括：
1.讲座目的；
2.讲座内容；
3.参会须知。
注意：
写作词数应为80个左右；
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Ntice
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The Students’ Unin
第二节 读后续写(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。
Maya and her lder brther Marcus lived with their grandma. Their parents, busy with wrk in anther city, culd nly return hme during the winter hliday. Grandma was gd at paper-cutting, and she decrated the whle rm with pretty shapes f animals and flwers, devting herself t keeping Maya and Marcus happy. Hwever, despite her grandmther’s lve, Maya ften felt deep frustratin, cmplaining why she culdn’t stay with her parents.
As the days grew shrter and clder, Maya’s excitement came back. She knew that with the arrival f snw, the winter hliday wuld cme, as well as the return f her parents. One day, the weather frecast predicted snw during daytime, s Maya eagerly rse frm bed, pressing her nse against the windw, and waiting fr the first pretty snwflake t drp frm the sky.
Hwever, as it was getting late, Maya’s excitement turned int disappintment. Sensing her sadness, grandma cmfrted her, “Be patient, dear. The snw will cme sn.” Marcus, t, tried t be an lder brther, reminding Maya that the snw culd fall at night. Yet, despite their effrts, Maya remained upset. Night fell and nt a single snwflake was in sight. Sadly, Maya went t bed withut eating anything, ging t her dreams with tears in her eyes.
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。
T cheer Maya up, grandma and Marcus decided t make snwflakes themselves.___________
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Maya rushed t the windws, and fund snwflakes f all shapes and sizes n the glass._______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________