2021-2022学年甘肃省武威市凉州区高二下学期期中考试英语试题含答案

2021/2022学年度第二学期期中质量检测试卷

高二英语

注意事项：

1．答题前填写好自己的姓名、班级、考号等信息

2．请将答案正确填写在答题卡上

第一部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳答案

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SPECIAL EVENTS THIS WEEKEND

Captain Goodfellow

Do your children enjoy interesting stories, funny games, and exciting dances? Captain Goodfellow will be ready to teach all these things to children of all ages at the City Theatre on Saturday morning at 10：00. Free.

Walking Tour of the Town

Forget your worries on Saturday morning. Take a beautiful walk and learn about the local history. Meet at the front entrance of City Hall at 9：30. Wear comfortable shoes!

Films at the Museum

Two European films will be shown on Saturday afternoon at the Museum Theater. See Broken Window at 1：30. The Workers will be at 3：45. For further information call 4987898.

International Picnic

Are you tired of eating the same food every day? Come to Central Park on Saturday and enjoy food from all over the world. Delicious but not expensive. Noon to 5：00 p．m.

Take Me Out to the Ballgame

It's October and tonight is your last chance to see the Redbirds this year. Get your tickets at the gate. It might be cold, don't forget your sweaters and jackets.

Do You Want to Enjoy “The Zoo”？

“The Zoo”， a popular rock group from Australia, will give their first U. S. concert tomorrow night at 8 at Rose Hall, City College.

1．You can probably eat Chinese, Italian, and Arab food at ________.

A. the front entrance of City Hall            B. the Ballgame

C. the City Theatre                       D. the Central Park

2．You can see movies at the ________.

A. City College  B. Museum Theater

C. City Theater    D. Central Park

3．If you are going on the Walking Tour, don't forget your ________.

A. tickets                           B. stories

C. sweaters and jackets                D. comfortable shoes

4．“The Zoo” is ________.

A. a park with lots of animals

B. a U. S. concert

C. a music group

D. an American music group

B

There are many ways to travel within a city. We can walk, cycle or take a bus. But no matter which way we travel, we have to follow the route the city planners made for us.

Parkour (跑酷) practitioners, however, see the city in a completely different way. To them, there are  no fixed routes. There are no walls and no stairs—since they jump, climb, roll and crawl to move across, through, over and  under anything that they find in their path. The city is their playground.

The International Gymnastics Federation (FIG)  has noticed that this activity is attracting more and more people to it—there are 100，000 people taking part in parkour today in the UK alone, according to TheGuardian—and   how it is helpful for people to be much stronger: It trains coordination (协调) and balance. So, the organization is thinking about recognizing parkour as a new sport and adding it to the 2024 Olympics.

However, parkour practitioners themselves don't seem to be happy with the idea. They see parkour as “a lifestyle”， wrote the website Next Sport Star.“It's a competition against the conditions rather than just a sport.”

Indeed, many do parkour just to “escape the daily routine and experience the city in different ways”， wrote reporter Oli Mould on The Conversation. They see parkour as a way to express themselves through relaxing moves and creative routes   while freeing themselves from the pressure.

It's great that the FIG wants to develop a new sport and stay close to a new cultural form. But it would be greater if they knew that not everything in life is a competition.

5．How do the parkour practitioners travel within the city?

A．By following fixed routes.

B．By cycling.

C．By using their own ways.

D．By taking a bus.

6．What does FIG think of parkour?

A．It is a dangerous sport.

B．It should be an Olympic sport.

C．It is becoming a normal sport.

D．It can become a healthy sport.

7．What can we learn from the fourth paragraph?

A．Parkour is a lifestyle in the practitioners' eyes.

B．Parkour is a daily routine for the reporter.

C．Parkour is already an Olympic sport.

D．Parkour should follow the designed ways.

8．What is the writer's attitude toward parkour?

A．Negative.    B．Unconcerned.

C．Worried.     D.Objective.

                                          C

  Many Americans find silence uncomfortable while staying in a buffet（自助餐） or at a dinner. So in the United States there is a widespread practice of making “small talk” in certain social situations. Small talk deals with various topics superficially， simply for the sake of keeping a conversation going. The topics might include the weather， sports， college courses， clothing， food， etc. Small talk is especially useful at social gatherings when you meet someone for the first time， or when polite conversation is expected but no serious discussion is desired.

It is common but not necessarily expected that one knows someone in a group before engaging with him or her in conversation. However， at a party or other informal social gathering， a simple “May I join you？” and a self-introduction is normally sufficient to gain acceptance into a group and to join in a conversation. In some places， such as the lobby of a concert hall or theatre， a waiting room or a classroom， it is common for strangers to start a conversation even without an introduction.

Despite the informal phenomenon that is all over the US society， people in the States expect those whom they speak to to put aside whatever they are doing and listening. As a rule， the conversation distance between two people is at least two or three feet. Standing more closely will make many Americans feel uneasy.

9. What's probably not the common topic for small talk？ 

A. Weather.         B. Doing shopping.

C. Career design.     D. Paper news.

10. The underlined word “superficially” in the first paragraph is nearest in meaning to ___.

A. seriously     B. deeply     C. thoroughly     D. generally

11. Which of the following statements is WRONG？

A. People in the US hate standing too close while talking.

B. A small talk is usually carried out between acquaintances （熟人）.

C. Even strangers can start a conversation without an introduction.

D. It's uncomfortable for many Americans to keep silent during waiting time.

                                          D

Ancient China produced many types of beautiful works of art. Among them, calligraphy (书法), poetry (诗歌) and painting are the most famous. Often they would be put together in art.These became important starting with the Song dynasty.

Calligraphy is the art of handwriting. In the old times the Chinese considered writing as an important form of art. Calligraphers would practice for years to learn to write perfectly, but with style. Each of the over 40,000 characters (汉字) needed to be written correctly. And each stroke (笔画) in a character had to be written in a certain order.

Poetry is also an important form of art. Great poets were famous all over the country, and all educated people were expected to write poetry. During the Tang dynasty poetry was so important that writing poetry was part of the examinations to become a civil servant (文官)and work for the government.

Chinese painting is often connected with calligraphy. It is one of the oldest artistic traditions in the world. The most traditional way of Chinese painting is known as “national painting” or “native painting” which is quite different from Western painting. People can draw mountains, buildings, birds, trees and water.

12. Calligraphers needed to write over _____ characters correctly in the old times.

A. 10,000 B. 20,000 C. 30,000 D. 40,000

13. What was part of the civil servant examinations during the Tang dynasty?

A. Painting. B. Calligraphy. C. Writing poetry. D. Playing music.

14 . Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A. Calligraphy, poetry, and painting are the most famous works of art in ancient China.

B. The strokes of each character can be written in any order.

C. Poetry is an important form of art like calligraphy.

D. Chinese painting is often connected with calligraphy.

15. What’s the passage mainly about?

A. Chinese art. B. Chinese examinations.

C. Chinese history. D. Chinese dynasties.

第二节　阅读理解七选五   (共5小题；每小题2分，满分10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 Keep a Tidy Desk

Working at a clean desk can often be more effective(有效的)！  16  ？The following will help you to have a tidy desk.

•Only keep things you really need on and near your desk. Use a tray(文件盘) for any papers you have to read. Have a small box for pens and pencils and have a rubbish bin near your desk.

•  17  ．Go to the kitchen when you want to have a drink or, if you prefer, keep a drink on a small table near your desk.

•Cut down the amount of paper that you use. Try to keep as much information as possible on your computer. Before printing a document, ask yourself，“  18  ？”

•Use your smartphone to take photos of things you need to remember. For example, take photos of notes to yourself, the name and address of a place you need to visit or diagrams you need to study for school.

•Get a noticeboard.   19  ，use a noticeboard on the wall. Check it every day and throw old notes in the bin.

•Clean your desk at the end of every day.  20  ！ If you do it every day, it will only take five minutes and you can start each new day with a clean and tidy space.

A．Whatever you're writing down

B．Don't keep any drinks on your desk

C．Do I really need to read this on paper

D．Choose a time to tidy your desk and do it

E．If you really do need to keep small bits of paper

F．Is a noticeboard a good way to organize bits of paper

G．Do you want to start cleaning, but you do not know how.

第二部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）

第一节   完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，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。

When I was young, my understanding of life was simple. This made it ___21___ for me to deal with the world around me. As I grew up, things seemed more ___22___, which made life more challenging. Now, middle-aged, I find my___23___ of the world is returning to the simple.

When I try to teach my daughter important ___24___ about life, I will break complicated things ___25___ into small pieces. One of those basics is ___26___, for yourself, and for others. I teach my daughter to ___27___. To fail feels bad, ___28___, but not to have tried feels worse, because you can't respect yourself for it. And as the saying ___29___, if you don't respect yourself, no one else will.

When I was seven or eight, I played at my cousin's house with his toys. His family was better off than mine, and he had many more toys. There was one ____30____ that I'd always wanted, and I ____31____ it into my pocket. But a moment later, I ____32____, even at that age,  that I would never enjoy playing with the toy. I would always know I had ____33____, and my opinion of myself would ____34___. When his mother dropped me off later that day, I shamefacedly ____35___ out the toy and gave it back. She knew, I'm sure, what had happened, ____36____ she thanked me and never spoke of it again.

I hope to help my daughter avoid similar ____37____. She first has to gain self-respect ____38____ she can start respecting others. I believe in respect, because ____39____ it we're all enemies. I'm not ____40____ in this regard, far from it. But I try my best, and I respect others for trying their best in this changing world.

21. A. funnier B. easier C. safer D. deeper

22. A. important B. awkward C. fragile D. complex

23. A. view B. experience C. aim D. expectation

24. A. basics B. facts C. subjects D. choices

25. A. away B. off C. down D. out

26. A. passion B. love C. respect D. desire

27. A. forgive B. accept C. share D. try

28. A. certainly B. eventually C. personally D. willingly

29. A. runs B. goes C. writes D. follows

30. A. for fun B. in particular C. with care D. at random

31. A. fetched B. arranged C. slipped D. fitted

32. A. doubted B. promised C. questioned D. sensed

33. A. lied B. stolen C. changed D. cheated

34. A. suffer B. improve C. fade D. spread

35. A. gave B. left C. pulled D. handed

36. A. so B. or C. for D. but

37. A. accidents B. mistakes C. results D. habits

38. A. before B. until C. in case D. now that

39. A. upon B. beyond C. without D. despite

40. A. honest B. casual C. curious D. perfect

第二节（共10小题：每小题1.5分，满分15分）

 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

A couple of years ago, on one of 41.________ hottest days of the year, I was pulling my car into my home when I saw a man cutting the grass at the bank next door. I didn't know him, but I 42.________ (realize) he needed a cold drink. I 43.________ (quick) went in the house and took a drink 44.________ my fridge and went back outside. Then I stood on my sidewalk where he could see me when he turned the mower (割草机) around. I held up the drink and pointed to him. He nodded. When he came over to accept the bottle from me, he thanked me again 45.________ again and said he was just now considering 46.________ (go) to the nearby gas station to get something to drink. Ever since that day, he 47.________ (do) a lot of things for me. He often cuts the grass around my sidewalk, and gives me good 48.________ (suggestion). whenever I need help. However, he refuses 49.________ (take) any pay for all these things. He just shakes my hand and gives me a smile each time. I've been repaid in 50.________ (kind) so many times.

第三部分 写作（共两节，满分35分）

第一节 短文改错（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）

英语课上，老师要求同桌同学相互修改作文。假设以下短文为你同桌所写，请你对其进行修改。文中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号(∧)，并在此符号下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词。

2．只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。

3．必须按答题要求做题，否则不给分。

     My name is Jane. I want be a journalist. Journalists have to be very independently, and they need many different skill. Communicating on well with people is especially required, what I believe I'm good at. Also I liked travelling and doing challenging things. I think work for a newspaper and reporting from all over the world are really exciting. My parents think being a journalist is the dangerous job, but I'm not scared. I like taking risks. They know I won't make a lot of money and bringing news to people around the world will be enough.

 第二节 书面表达（满分25分）

假如你是李华，你的英国笔友Lily在给你的邮件中写到她为了减肥吃减肥药，经常不吃饭，导致身体变得很虚弱，状况不佳，请你给她写封回信，内容包括：

1.对她的现状表示担心. 2.指出吃减肥药以及经常不吃饭的坏处. 3.就健康的减肥方式，提出合理的建议.

注意：1. 词数100左右；

2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

        2021—2022学年度第二学期高二英语期中考试答案

阅读理解（每小题2分，共30分）：1-4 DB D C　　5-8 CBAD   9-11．CDB  

12-15 DCBA

七选五（每小题2分，共10分）：　16.G　17.B  18.C　19.E　20.D

完形填空（每小题1.5分，共30分） 21. B    22. D    23. A    24. A    25. C    26. C    27. D   

28. A   29. B    30. B    31. C    32. D    33 B    34. A    35. C    36. D    37. B    38. A    39. C   40. D

语法填空 （每小题1.5分，共15分）　

41．the　 42． realised　43． quickly　 44．from　 45．and　 46．going　

47．has done　 48．suggestions　 49．to take　 50．kindness　

短文改错（每小题1 分，共10分）　 　

 My name is Jane. I want ∧be a journalist. Journalists have to be very 　　

①to

, and they need many different 　　. Communicatingwell with people is especially required, 　　I believe I'm good at. Also I 　　travelling and doing challenging things. I think 　　for a newspaper and reporting from all over  the world are really exciting. My parents think being a journalist is 　　dangerous job, but I'm not scared. I like taking risks. 　　know I won't make a lot of money 　　bringing news to people around the world will be enough.

书面表达(25分)

Dear Lily,

      I’m sorry to know that you are upset about being overweight recently. You should stop taking weight –loss pills in no time because they are harmful to your health. In     addition, you need to eat a healthy diet to recover your strength. As for how to lose weight  in a healthy way,  I would like to offer you some advice.

     To begin with, I suggest you go jogging in the morning or after supper because jogging is quite a popular form of exercise. You may as well go to the gym regularly, which is also an effective way to lose weight and keep healthy. Last but not least, keep on exercise, you are sure to have a slim figure and stay fit.

      I hope you will find my recommendations helpful.

                                                       Yours

                                                       Li  Hua