2022年福建省泉州重點(diǎn)中學(xué)高二下學(xué)期期中考試英語試題

2021-2022學(xué)年泉州科技中學(xué)上學(xué)期高二英語期中考試卷第二部分閱讀（共兩節(jié)，滿分50分）第一節(jié)（共15小題；每小題2.5分，滿分37.5分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C和D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。ALostcitiesthathavebeenfoundTheWhiteCityIn2015,ateamofexplorerstoHondurasinsearchof"theLostCityoftheMonkeGod"ledtothediscoveryoftheWhiteCity.TheyfoundtheruinsintheMosquitiaregionoftheCentralAmericancountrywhichisknownforpoisonoussnakes,viciousjaguarsanddeadlyinsects.ItisbelievedthatlocalpeoplehidherewhentheSpanishconquerors（征服者）occupiedtheirhomelandinthe16thcentury.CanopusandHeracleionModernresearcherswereteasedbytheancientwritingsabouttheEgyptiancitiesCanopusandHeracleion-whereQueenCleopatraoftenvisited.Butthecitiesweren’tfounduntil1992,whenasearchinAlexandriawatersfoundthatthetwocitieshadbeenfloodedforcenturies.Artifacts（史前器物）showedthatthecitiesoncehighlydevelopedasatradenetwork,whichhelpedresearcherspiecetogethermoreaboutthelastqueenofEgypt.MachuPicchuAYaleprofessordiscovered"theLostCityintheClouds"in1911.Acombinationofpalaces,plazas,templesandhomes,MachuPicchudisplaystheIncaEmpireattheheightofitsrule.Thecity,whichwasabandonedinthe16thcenturyforunknownreasons,washiddenbythelocalpeoplefromtheSpanishconquerorsforcenturieskeepingitsowellpreserved.TroyTheancientcityofTroyinhomer'sTheIliadwasconsideredafictionalsettingforhischaracterstorunwild.Butin1871,explorationsinnorthwesternTurkeyexposednineancientcitieslayered（層疊）ontopofeachother,theearliestdatingbacktoabout5,000yearsbefore.ItwaslaterdeterminedthatthesixthorseventhlayercontainedthelostcityofTroyandthatitwasactuallydestroyedbyanearthquake,notawoodenhorse.21.WhydidpeoplehideintheWhiteCityinthe16thcentury?A.TosurvivethewarB.Tosearchforalostcity.C.Toprotecttheircountry.D.Toavoiddangerousanimals22.Whichofthefollowingwasrelatedtoaroyalfamilymember?A.TheWhiteCityB.CanopusandHeracleionC.MachuPicchuD.Troy23.WhatcanwelearnaboutTroy?A.ItwasbuiltbyHomer.B.ItconsistedofninecitiesC.Ithadahistoryof5,000yearsD.Itwasruinedbyanaturaldisaster.BMaryKrupabecamefriendswiththegreysquirrelsduringherfirstweekatPennState,afterspottingthemrunningaroundandidly(漫不經(jīng)心地)wonderingwhattheywouldlooklikewithtinyhatsontheirheads.Today,everyoneattheuniversityknowsherasthe“SquirrelGirl”．Marystartedbringingthemfood,andgraduallytheybegantotrusther.Shemanagedtoputahatonasquirrelandtakeapicture.Thinkingthathercolleaguescoulddowithsomethingtolifttheirspirits,shestartedpostingsimilarphotosonFacebook.Theresponsewasgreatlypositive,andbeforelongMaryandhersquirrelsbecameanInternetsensation．GrowingupinaneighborhoodoutsideofStateCollege,Marywasalwaysfondofbirdsandanimalsaroundherhome,butshedidn’tinteract(交流)withpeopleverymuch.ShewaslaterdiagnosedwithAsperger’ssyndrome,butthesquirrelschangedthat.“Thesquirrelshelpmebreaktheice,becauseI’llbesittingherepattingasquirrelandotherpeoplewillcomeoverandwe’lljuststartlikefeedingthesquirrelstogetherandchattingaboutthem,”shesaid.“Iamalotmoreoutgoing.”Andincaseyou’rewonderinghowMaryisabletogetthesquirrelstodowhatshewantsforherphotos,ithasalottodowithfood.Forexample,whenevershewantsthemtoholdorplaywithsomething,sheputspeanutbutterontheprop(道具),andthey’llgrabit.Butgettingtothatparttookawhile.Inthebeginning,shewouldthrowpeanutsupthetreesoncampusandinvitethesquirrelstocomedownandgetthem,buttheyhesitatedtoapproachher.Shehadthepatiencetoearntheirtrust,though.Thisyear,MaryisgraduatingwithadegreeinEnglishandwildlifesciences.Shewantstobeasciencewriterandeducatepeopleonhowtopreservetheenvironment.Asforherfurryfriends,Maryplanstostayintheareaandvisitthemasoftenasshecan.24.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“sensation”inParagraph2probablymean?A.Hit.B.Challenge.C.Attack. D.Link.25.WhatkindofchangedosquirrelsbringtoMary?A.Sheissickerthanbefore.B.Sheismoreinterestedinanimals.C.Sheismoresociablethanbefore.D.Sheislesswillingtogotocollege.26.HowdidMarymanagetotakephotosofsquirrelswearinghats?A.Byputtingthemincages.B.Byplayingmusictothem.C.Byattractingthemwithcolorfulfood.D.Bybuildingacloserelationshipwiththem.27.WhichwordscanbestdescribeMary?A.Confidentandstrong.B.Patientandcaring.C.Sociableandhealthy.D.Traditionalandhard-working.CPeopleworldwidearelivinglonger.Today,forthefirsttimeinhistory,mostpeoplecanexpecttoliveintotheirsixtiesandbeyond.By2050,theworld’spopulationaged60yearsandolderisexpectedtototal2billion,upfrom900millionin2015.Today,125millionpeopleareaged80yearsorolder.By2050,therewillbealmostthismany(120million)livinginChinaalone,and434millionpeopleinthisagegroupworldwide.Thepaceofpopulationageingaroundtheworldisalsoincreasingdramatically.Francehadalmost150yearstoadapttoachangefrom10%to20%intheproportionofthepopulationthatwasolderthan60years.However,placessuchasBrazil,ChinaandIndiawillhaveslightlymorethan20yearstomakethesameadaptation.Alongerlifebringswithitopportunities,notonlyforolderpeopleandtheirfamilies,butalsoforsocietiesasawhole.Additionalyearsprovidethechancetopursuenewactivitiessuchasfurthereducation,anewcareerorpursuingalong-neglectedpassion.Olderpeoplealsocontributeinmanywaystotheirfamiliesandcommunities.Yettheextentoftheseopportunitiesandcontributionsdependsheavilyononefactor:health.Thereis,however,littleevidencetosuggestthatolderpeopletodayareexperiencingtheirlateryearsinbetterhealththantheirparents.Whileratesofseveredisabilityhavedeclinedinhigh-incomecountriesoverthepast30years,therehasbeennosignificantchangeinmildtomoderatedisabilityoverthesameperiod.Ifpeoplecanexperiencetheseextrayearsoflifeingoodhealthandiftheyliveinasupportiveenvironment,theirabilitytodothethingstheyvaluewillbeoflittledifferencefromthatofayoungerperson.Iftheseaddedyearsareaffectedbydeclinesphysicallyandmentally,theresultsforolderpeopleandforsocietyaremorenegative.28.Whatdoestheauthorwanttotellinthefirstparagraph?A.Thewholeworldisfacedwiththeproblemofageing.B.Somecountrieswitnesspeoplelivelongerthanbefore.C.Chinahasthehighestrateofageingpopulationatpresent.D.By2050,overhalfoftheworld’spopulationisageing.29.Whatisthemostimportantfortheageingsociety?A.Theattitudeoftheoldertolife. B.Thecontributionstheoldermake.C.Thehealthoftheolderpeople. D.Theactivitiestheoldertakepartin.30.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetotheageingworld?AConcerned. B.Neutral.C.Negative. D.Astonished.31.What’stheauthor’sstatementaboutageingbasedon?A.Hisperspectives. B.Somedata.C.Causesandeffects. D.Comparisons.DEncouragingpupilstokeepnoisetoaminimumshouldbeavaluablecomponentofallchildren’seducation,accordingtonewresearch.Dr.HelenLees,fromStirlingUniversity’sschoolofeducation,saysthat“enforcedsilence”isseenasapunishmentandoftenactstosuppresschildren’snaturalability.Butshesaysthatteachingchildrenaboutthebenefitsof“enforcedsilence”—deliberatestillnessthatgivesthemtheopportunitytofocusandreflectinastress-freeenvironment—canhaveasignificanteffectonpupils’concentrationandbehavior.Itisthelatestinastringofresearchestoestablishalinkbetweentheclassroomenvironmentandpupils’academicability.AstudyalmostadecadeagoinLondonfoundthatchildren’sexamresultswerecutbyasmuchasathirdiftheyweretaughtinnoisyclassrooms.Teachingunionshavealsocalledforalimitof26℃tobeputonclassroomtemperaturesbecauseteachersandpupilsstruggletoworkinhotconditions,andsomeeducationalistsclaimthattoomuchclutteronclassroomwallscanpreventchildrenfromconcentrating.Dr.Leessaid,“Whenwetakesomeresearchonschoolsettingsandputitalltogether,whatweseeisthateducationwithoutsilencedoesnotmakemuchsense.Inareasofbetterlearningoutcomes,betterself-confidenceandwell-beingmeasures,enforcedsilenceinaperson’slifeandanindividual’seducationisshownthroughouttherelevantresearchtobeabenefit.”DozensofschoolsacrossBritainhavealreadyintroducedperiodsof“reflectivesilence”intothetimetable.KevinHogston,headofSheringdalePrimary,southLondon,hasjustintroducedaminute’ssilenceatthestartoftwice-weeklymeetingsinwhichchildrenaretaughtbreathingtechniquesandencouragedtoreflect.Theschoolplanstointroduceitintoclassroomseveryday.32.AccordingtoDr.HelenLees,“enforcedsilence”＿＿A.isaneffectivewayofpunishment B.doesnotmakemuchsenseinclassC.canimprovepupils’confidence D.makespupilsmorecreative33.Theunderlinedword“suppress”inthesecondparagraphprobablyrefersto“_________”.A.preventB.improveC.apply D.reveal34.Whatcanbeinferredfromtheresearchonschoolsettings?A.Studentsaremoreactiveiftaughtinnoisyclassrooms.B.Silencemakesagreatdifferencetopupils.C.Clutteronthewallscanhelpstudentsconcentrate.D.Mostschoolsarenotsatisfactoryintermsofclassroomtemperatures.35.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A.ArrangingclassroomsettingsbenefitsstudiesB.AchievingsilenceisbeneficialforpeopleC.UsingenforcedsilenceiseffectivepunishmentD.Keepingquietinclassimprovesacademicperformance第二節(jié)(共5小題，每小題2分，滿分12.5分)根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項(xiàng)中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)為多余選項(xiàng)。Thenegativethoughtsinsideyourheadcanholdyoubackfrommakingnewfriends,connectingwithcolleaguesorsharingyourbrilliantideasinmeetings.Forsomepeople,thesenegativethoughtsbecometoopowerfulandrequireprofessionalattention.36Thefollowingaresometipstoquietyourinnercritic.Labelthevoice.Thevoicedoesnotdefineyou.Justidentifyitasanindependententity（實(shí)體）andgiveitaname.Callityourunreliablespeaker,yournegativeNellyoryourpassiveBob.37.38Negativethinkingcandoalotonyourcentralnervoussystem,causingyoutoreactphysically.39.Whateveryourresponse―shakyhands,tremblingvoice,sweatybrow—aslowbreathinginandaslowerbreathingoutwillhelpcomfortthecentralnervoussystem.Trustthatthethoughtwillpass.It’sjustathought,andit’sjustnotthatimportant—it'sirrationalafterall!40Youdon'trealizeyou'reempoweringthosethoughts,gettingintoatugofwarwiththem.Youcanchoosetoacceptitspresenceinthemomentandtrustthatitwillpass.Allinall,don’tletthatvoiceinyourheadtellyouwhattodo.A.Don'twasteenergyfightingit.B.Calmyourcentralnervoussystem.C.Slowyourbreathingtocalmyourthoughts.D.Forothers,thesenegativethoughtswillpassverysoon.E.Namingthevoicealmostturnsitintosomeoneelsetalking.F.Haveyoueverstartedgettingnegativethoughtsandsuddenlyfeltphysicallybadtoo?G.Forthemajority,simplewayscanstopthemdiscouragingyoufromconnectingwithothers.第三部分語言知識運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié)，滿分30分）第一節(jié)（共15小題；每小題1分，滿分15分）閱讀下面短文,從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出可以填入空內(nèi)處的最佳選項(xiàng)。Ameadowinbloom（鮮花盛開的草甸）cannotbemoreappealingforBritish.Theswingingwildflowersattheirpeakshowessence（精髓）oftheseasonandareperfectforrecordingwithyourvideocamera.Butthatisathingofthepast.Motorways,newtowns,factories—Britainhas41muchdamagetoitsnaturalscenery,andeveryyearmorelandofthecountrysideis42totallbuildings.Whilenowildlifehabitathasescapedthe43ofthedeveloper’sbulldozer（推土機(jī)）,nonehas44agreaterimpactthanthemeadow.Around95%ofBritain’smeadowshave45inthepast70years.Thebloomingmeadowwasamuch-loved46oftheEnglishcountrysidepoetryforgenerations,as47tothesummeraswhitesnowtothewinter.Nowadays,scenesofafarmer’sfieldfullofcolorfulwildflowersaremore48tobeseenongreetingcardsthanoncountryroadsinJuly.Althoughexpansionofcitieshas49England’sgreenland,theprimarycauseforthelosswasthepost-wartrendoffrequent50practice.Thesewildflower-richhabitatsbegantodecreaseduringwartimewhentraditionallymanagedgrasslandwas51toserveasfarmland.Thesowingofhighlyproductivecrops,suchaspotato,52thepracticeafterthewar.Moreofthegrasslandwas,therefore,goneforever.Intermsofbiodiversity,the53ofthehabitatcannotbeoverstated:acommonoldmeadowcansupportaround150differentplantspecies.Manyofthemare54,sincetheyflowerforjustafewdaysinmidsummer.Anuncutmeadowisalsoa55formanyofBritain’sthreatenedbirdstokeepawayfromenemies.41.A.fought B.witnessed C.ignored D.described42.A.compared B.connected C.left D.lost43.A.spread B.progress C.pollution D.invention44.A.avoided B.resisted C.suffered D.had45.A.survived B.disappeared C.recovered D.improved46.A.image B.style C.title D.idea47.A.conventional B.symbolic C.special D.evident48.A.impossible B.precious C.popular D.likely49.A.putinto B.setdown C.eateninto D.laiddown50.A.commercial B.industrial C.agriculturalD.environmental51.A.considered B.transformed C.allowed D.designed52.A.finished B.simplified C.modernized D.deepened53.A.convenience B.balance C.significance D.difference54.A.rare B.typical C.regular D.fresh55.A.concern B.necessity C.shelter D.source第二節(jié)語法填空（共10小題；每小題1.5分，滿分15分）閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入適當(dāng)?shù)膬?nèi)容（1個(gè)單詞）或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。OnAug27,2020,ZhaoMinghui,anassociateprofessoratQingdaoAgriculturalUniversity’sCollegeofLifeScience,posteda“seekingmarriage”noticeonlinelookingforanine-month-oldmate(配偶)for____56(he)lab’scat.Inthepost,hedescribedthecat57avolunteerofcellcloningtechnology,aswellasanEnglishspeaker.Asforthe58(require)ofthepartner,thepostsaidthathealthyBritishlong-hairedcatswhocanspeakwithaLondonaccentwouldbeputonthetopofthecandidateslist.Aresearchteam,ledbyZhao,clonedthecatforscientificstudyusingatechniqueknownascellnucleartransfer.Itisaspecialcat,thefirstone59(appear)atadomesticuniversitycloninglab.Theclone,bornonDec24,60(refer)toasPing’an,meaningpeaceandsafety.Overthepastninemonths,thecat61(grow)intotheperiodofyoungadulthood62itisreadytomate.Totoday,threeoutstandingBritishlong-hairedcatshavebeenselected.Zhao’steam63(accurate)getcatfertilizedeggsataspecialperiodoftimebyusingthepre-establishedtechnologytocollectearlyembryos(胚胎).Thetechnologyprovides64importantmeanstolaythetheoreticalbasisforproducinglargeranimalmodelsofhumandiseasesandstudyingthepathogenesisofdiseases,thus65(promote)drugdevelopment.第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)，滿分40分）第一節(jié)：應(yīng)用文寫作（滿分15分）假定你是李華，上周你班舉辦了英文歌曲演唱大賽。請你為校英語報(bào)寫一篇報(bào)道，內(nèi)容包括:1、時(shí)間地點(diǎn);2、比賽情況;3、活動(dòng)反響。注意:1、詞數(shù)80左右;2、可以適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫。AnEnglishSongSingingCompetition____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________第二節(jié)續(xù)寫（滿分25分）閱讀下面材料，根據(jù)其內(nèi)容和所給段落開頭語續(xù)寫兩段，使之構(gòu)成一篇完整的短文。Igrewupinapoorfamilywithsixbrothers,threesisters,myfatherandmother.Wehadlittlemoneyandfewgoods,butplentyofloveandattention.Iwashappyandenergetic.Iunderstoodthatnomatterhowpoorapersonwas,hecouldstillaffordadream.Mydreamwasathletics.BythetimeIwassixteen,Icouldthrowaninety-mile-per-hourfastballandhitanythingmovingonthefootballfield.AndIwassoluckythatmyhigh-schoolcoachwasOllieJarvis,whonotonlybelievedinme,butoftentoldme“Dreamispriceless”.However,whenIwasabouttogetofftheground,oneparticularincidenthappened,whichalmostruinedmylong-helddream.Itwasthesummerholidayinseniortwoandafriendrecommendedmeforasummerjob.Iwasoffered$12.25perhour.Comparedwiththeaverage$3.5,thatwasabigsum.Iwassoexcited,becausethismeantachanceformoneyinmypocket,certainlymoneyforanewbikeandnewclothes,andthestartofsavingsforahouseformymother.Theprospect(前景)ofthejobwasinviting,andIwantedtojumpattheopportunity.ThenIrealizedIwouldhavetogiveupsummerbaseballtrainingtohandletheworkschedule.Ididn'tdaretotellmycoach,IthoughtoftheadvicemymotheroftengavemewhenIlackedcourage,"Ifyoumakeyourbed,youhavetolieinit."Idecidedtotalktomycoachinperson.Afterall,mydreamofbuyingmymomahouseandhavingmoneyinmypocketwasworthfacinghisdisappointmenttome.注意：1.續(xù)寫詞數(shù)應(yīng)為150字左右。2.

續(xù)寫部分分為兩段，每段的開頭語已為你寫好。Igatheredmycourageandknockedathisdoor.____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Thatquestionremindedmeofwhatmycoachusedtosay._______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________