浙江省余姚中学2022-2022学年高二英语上学期期中试题第一部分听力(共两节,满分30分)第一节(共5小题;每小题1.5分,满分7.5分)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。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.Howmanypagesdoesthewomanwantfromsomeoneworkingalone?A.Two.B.Three.C.Four.2.Whatdoesthewomandoeveryday?A.Sheexercises.B.Shesitsinthepark.C.Shefeedstheducks.3.Whatdothespeakersbothdothismorning?A.Theydrankcoffee.B.Theymadetheirlunch.C.Theytookashower.4.Wherearethespeakers?A.Inastore.B.Inapark.C.Athome.5.Howmuchmoneywillthewomanpay?A.$6.B.$8.C.$10.第二节(共15小题;每小题1.5分,满分22.5分)听下面五段对话或独白。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,各小题将给出5秒钟作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料,回答第6、7题。6.Howdoesthewomanfeelaboutapplyingforjobs?A.Excited.B.Ashamed.C.Nervous.7.Wheredidthemanfilloutajobapplication?A.Atatoystore.B.Atagasstation.C.Atacarrentalagency.听第7段材料,回答第8至10题。8.Whywilltheboyreadabookthisweekend?A.Hewantstotakehismother’sadvice.B.Hehastodoitforschool.C.Hethinkshe’llbebored.9.Whatistherelationshipbetweenthespeakers?A.Classmates.B.Motherandson.C.Teacherandstudent.10.WhattypeofbookisTheStoryofLife?A.Afantasystory.B.Atextbook.C.Asciencefiction听第8段材料,回答第11至13题。11.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?A.Fixingacomputer.B.Writingapaper.C.StudyingforanEnglishtest.12.HowmanypageshasCarolinewrittenalready?10\nA.8.B.9.C.10.1.Howdoesthewomanfeelattheend?A.Confused.B.Thankful.C.Embarrassed.听第9段材料,回答第14至17题。2.Whathappenedtothewomanwhenshewentintothewoods?A.Shelosthersunglasses.B.Shefoundhernewsunglasses.C.Shebrokeheroldsunglasses.3.Whendidthemanlastlosehissunglasses?A.Earliertoday.B.Yesterday.C.Twoweeksago.4.WhatdoesthemansayaboutSunglassHut?A.Ithasagoodreputation.B.Thepricethereistoohigh.C.Heusuallygetshisglassesthere.5.Whatwillthespeakersdonext?A.Getsomethingtoeat.B.Havesomenewglasses.C.Callaninsurancecompany.听第10段材料,回答第18至20题。6.WhatareclasseslikeatSunSchool?A.Theyfollownoschedule.B.Theyhaveasmallclasssize.C.Theyarebasedontheneedsofthegroup.7.Howoftendoschoolmeetingstakeplace?A.Everyday.B.Everymonth.C.Everyweek.8.Whatdoteachersdobesidesteachingattheschool?A.Theycookandclean.B.Theydecorateandmakesimplerepairs.C.Theymakemostofthedecisionsfortheschool.第二部分阅读理解(共两节,满分35分)第一节(共10小题;每小题2.5分,满分25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。ASince2000,we’vegotmanywonderfulthingslikesmartphonesanddriverlesscars.Butwhataboutwhatwe’velost?Let’slookatthefollowingthings.CalculatorsTheyareliketinycomputerswhoseonlyjobistodomath.Thatisliterallyalltheydo.Sure,theycouldmakesomeamusingswearwords.8008lookslikeBOOB.Andtypein7734andthenturnthecalculatorupsidedownanditlookslikeHELL.Butyoudefinitelycouldn’tgettheweatheroryouremail.Thebusysignal10\nBackinthedaysoflandlines,callingsomebodyandgettingabusysignalusedtobeannoying.Buttoday,inanageofdigitalphones,wewouldgiveanythingtohearabusysignal,becauseifyouhearone,yougetsomesolidinformation.Thepersonyouaretryingtoreachishome,justonanothercall,goingstraighttovoicemailcanmeananything.Butthatbeep-beep-beepisareasonforhope!ComputerlabsInhighschoolsandcollegesinthepast,therewasaspecificroomwheretheykeptallthecomputers.Nobodyhadtheirowncomputer.Backthenwasasabsurdassaying“Icouldflycommercial,butIprefertoflymyownplane.”Soyouwenttotheseroomsandusedoneofthecomputers,andthenyouleftandyoudidn’thavetheaccesstoacomputeragainuntilyouwentbacktothatroom!Nowadays,everyonehastheirowncomputer.1.Calculatorsarerejectedmainlybecause_____.A.TheyarenoteasytokeepB.TheyhaveonlyonefunctionC.TheyarenotofgoodqualityD.Theyhavethewrongweatherreport2.Whatcanweknowfromthelastparagraph?A.Peoplelikedtotravelbyairinthepast.B.Fewpeoplehadtimetojokewitheachother.C.Fewpeoplelikedtousecomputersthen.D.NostudenthadaPCthen.3.Whatdothethreethingshaveincommonaccordingtothepassage?A.Theyhavenearlybecomeoutofdate.B.Theyhavebeenhi-techproducts.C.Theyhavehelpeddeveloptheeconomy.D.Theyhavepromotedmoderntechnology.BImagine a beautiful blueberrysitsontheemptyplateinfrontofyou.Youpickitupgently,andplaceitonyourtonguetotasteit.Youalreadyknowhow a blueberrytastes,butthisoneis a bitriperthanwhatyou’dlike,soyoumake a face,feeldisappointed,andswallowitwithdissatisfaction,thinkingthatitdoesn’ttasteexactlyasyouhaveexpected:Nothingspecial.Youjustswallowit,andmoveonwithyourday.Supposeyoudon’tknowhow a blueberrywilltaste.Youdon’tknowbecauseyouhaven’ttriedonebefore.You’recuriousandtasteit,andyounoticethefragrance,thefirmnessoftheskin,thesweetnessofthecenter,thecomplexflavorsthatemergeasyoueatit.Youdidn’tknowhowitwouldtaste,butthisisbrilliant!It’snew,becauseyou’venevertastedanythingquitelikeit.ThisissometimescalledtheBeginner’sMind,butIthinkofitas a mindfreeofexpectations.Theblueberry,ofcourse,canbeanythinginlife:Lifeisnothingbut a seriesofthingsyoubarelylikeandbarelynotice.Ifyouapproachitwithexpectations,itwilloftendisappointorfrustrateyou.Butifyouapproacheachmoment,each10\ntask,eachperson,withoutexpectations,newworldsopenuptoyou.Sojustseethatmomentorpersonasitis,andthenyouwillreallyseethatmoment.Reallyappreciateit.Experienceitlikeyou’veneverexperiencedanythingbefore.Thisistheskillsandabilitiesthatweneedtolivewell.Tomastertheseskillsandabilitiesisnotaseasyasyouhaveimagined.Ittakespractice.Itmeanslearningtoseethefrustrations,anger,sadness,loneliness,andirritationsassignalsoftheexpectationsyouhaveanddidn’tnotice.Itmeanspracticingthat,andthenpracticinglettingthemgo.Butthat’sthefunofit.Youdroptheexpectationsthatyou’llbeperfectatthispractice,andjusttryit.Youlearnfromthetry.Yougetbetter.Youlearnsomemore.Sotheprocessofmasteryisseriesofmiraclemoments.That’sabeautifulthing.1.Whydopeoplefeeldisappointedwhentastingablueberrythatisalittleriper?A.Itdoesn’tsatisfytheirhunger.B.Itdoesn’tmeettheirexpectations.C.Itdoesn’tprovideawell-balanceddiet.D.Ifdoesn’tofferahighstandardofcomfort.2.WhatisapersonwiththeBeginner’sMindlikelytodo?A.Havenoideaofthepossiblebadresults.B.Lackthefirstimpressionofsomething.C.Escapefromthepainfulexperiencesindailylife.D.Showmuchinterestinsomething.3.Whatdoestheauthoradviseustodoinparagraph3?A.Tryouteverythingwithcourage.B.Learnfromthepastexperiences.C.Mastersomesocialskills.D.Enjoylifetothefullest.4.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?A.Thesenseoftaste.B.Theflavorofblueberry.C.Theartofliving.D.Themeaningoflife.CThewordheliographyusuallyreferstophotographicprocessinventedinabout1822,butartistMichaelPapadakishasgivenitanewmeaning.Fiveyearsago,Michaelusedtocreateartintheoldway,withpaintinganddrawingtools,butonatripalongtheSilkRoadfromAsiatoEurope,hebecameexcitedabouthisdiscovery.“WhenIwasinChina,myfriendhadamagnifyingglass(放大镜)sittingonhistableandIrememberthesunshiningthroughthewindowontothemagnifyingglass,”saidMichael.“Iinstantlyrealizedsomethingnewshouldbetried.”Theyoungartistthrewawayallofhispaintingsuppliesandstartedexperimentingwiththesunpainting.Luckilyforhim,histowngetsaround300daysofsunayear,whichprovideshimwithadequatetimetopractice.Holdingawiderangeofmagnifyingglasstypesafewfeetawayfromhiswoodencanvas,Michaelfocusesthesun’sraysinasmallpointheskillfullyguideswithhishandstoscorch(烧焦)hisdesignsintothewood.Fromnaturalviewsandanimal10\nportraits,toromanticandheart-warmingscenesandcompanylogos,there’snothingthistalentedartistcan’tdoaslongasit’ssunnyoutandhehashismagnifyingglass.However,heshouldalwaystakecareandprotecthimselfwhenworkinglonghours,suchascoveringhiseyeswithglasses.Michaelclaimsthatapartfromtheunusualtool,whatmakeshisartspecialcomparedtopaintinganddrawingisthattheprocessisjustasinterestingastheresult.“Iamalsoafilm-makerandIrealizedthatthiswasaPerformanceArtandpeoplehavetoseeittounderstanditandtrulyappreciateit,”hesays.“WhenIamworkingonlargescales,peoplestopinamazementandstareatthebrightlight.Ihavetotellthemtostop.”Interestingly,threeyearsago,JordanMang-osanalsousedmagnifyingglassestoscorchcomplexdesignintowoodencanvases.Theirgreatartformisverysimilartopyrography,theartofpaintingwithheat.Onlyinsteadofasolderingiron,itusesconcentratedsunlight.1.WhydidMichaelfeelexcitedonhistripalongtheSilkRoad?A.HefocusedhispaintingsonancientChina.B.Hemadefriendswithlocalpeople.C.Hefoundanancientmagnifyingglass.D.Hefoundanewtoolforpainting.2.WhatisimpliedinMichael’swordsinparagraph5?A.Manypeoplearesocarelessthattheyareinjuredintheireyes.B.Michaelwantstodevelopbetterskillsinmakingfilms.C.Michaelisalwaysdisturbedbycuriouspeoplearound.D.Manypeoplewanttogetinvolvedinthesunpainting.3.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage.A.AwonderfulartistB.PaintingwiththesunC.CreatingthenewimageD.Makinguseofnature第二节(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。选项中有两个选项为多余选项。Peoplejudgeothersbywhattheysayandwhattheydo.Howyouspeaktoothersalsocontributestotheimpressionyouleaveonothers.Whethercommunicatingwithcolleaguesandsuperiorsorfamilyandfriends,it’sbeneficialtoaddresspeoplepolitely.Ifyouneedahandoryouaretryingtoapologizeforamistakeyoumade,expressingyourselfpolitelyismorelikelytogettheresultsyouwant.31Itmakesthemmorereceptive(接受的)towhatyou’resaying.32Forexample,“Pleaseclosethewindow.”or“Closethewindow,please.”ismuchmorepolitethan“Closethewindow.”Usehelpingwordssuchas“would”,“could”,“will”and“can”softenapossibledemandingtonewhenyouwantsomethingdone.33Forexample,“CanIleavenow?”and“CouldIgetadrink?”ismorepolitethan“Iamleavingnow.”and“I’mgettingadrink.”34Aquietervoicesoundsmorepolitethanaloudone.Forexample,“Idonotwanttogo.”whenstatedinalow,quietvoiceismorelikelytobeinterpreted10\nasapoliterequest,thanifthesamestatementwassaidloudly,likeademand.Useasofttonewhenspeakingpolitely.Evenifthevolumeofyourspeechremainsthesame,tonecanchangeimplicationofyourwordsfromangertorespect.Forexample,ifyousay,“Idonotwanttogo.”withanemphasisontheword“not”or“I”,youwillsoundlesspolitethanifyoukeepthetoneeven(平均的).35A.Beawareofhowloudlyyouarespeaking.B.Peopleshouldtrytobepolitetootherpeople.C.Somewordsareimportantincommunication.D.Usetheword“please”everytimeyoumakearequest.E.Everyonefeelsmorerespectedwhenspokentopolitely.F.Phrasingcommandsasquestionsmakesthemmorepolite.G.You’dbetternotemphasize(强调)anywordsandremoveemotionfromyourvoice第三部分语言应用(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,从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。AnnandthechildrenandImovedfromourruralhomeinVirginiasothatIcouldtrainforanewcareer.Itmeant36ourbestfriendbehind,Zac,asix-year-oldblackdog.Thiswasforhisgood;hewouldbemiserablylockedupinBirmingham37wewereawayfromhomeeveryday.Weallagreedthatheshouldremainfreeand38thecountryside.Wefoundfriendsoffriends’,faracrossthecounty,overa39,beyondthehighway.Theywouldbegladtogivehimanewhome.He40besidemeasIdrovehimthere.AndIlefthimtearfully,watchinghimonhisnewfrontporch(门廊),disappearinginthe41oftherearviewmirror(后视镜)asIdroveawayfromhimforever.Ayearlater,inournewhome,wegotacallfromthepersonwhoboughtourfarmhouseandAnn42thephone.“There’sastrangeblackdog43uphereacoupleofdaysago.He’sright44andhispawsdon’tlooksogood.Hejustseemssortof45andconfused.Theneighborsdowntheroad46he’syourdog.”“It’sZacandhefoundhiswayhome.He’slookingforus.Fred,youhavetogotogethim.”Annsaidthroughtearsofjoyand47.Thenextday,48byforcesbeyondreason,mydaughterandIdrovetenhourstoouroldfarmhouse.AnditwasZacfor49,thoughhisappearancehadchangedalotcomparedwithwhathewaslikewhenwelefthimbehind,andhewasconfusedwhenhefirstsawus.Butashe50us,herespondedtoallofthecommandsheonceobeyed,asifwehadneverbeen51.Itwas52thathistravelshadtakenhimmonths.Andyethehadpersisted,drivenbytheneedtofindhistoys,hisneck-huggersandplaymates,hisfamily.Itwasnotenoughtogetthesethingsfromthefamilyofstrangerswhotreatedhim53enough,butwerenothis.Tofindhistruehomemusthavebeenadriving54inhismindfromthatfirstweekwithhisnewfamily.Hewaitedandwaited,55knowingonedaythatIwasnotcomingbackforhimandhewouldhavetomakethetripbacktousonhisown.36.A.hidingB.leavingC.puttingD.staying10\n37A.ifB.unlessC.whileD.though38.A.exploreB.visitC.inspectD.search39.A.forestB.lakeC.seaD.mountain40.A.trembledB.chewedC.relaxedD.spat41.A.caseB.chargeC.courseD.distance42.A.madeB.usedC.tookD.recorded43.A.showingB.comingC.queuingD.winding44.A.activeB.thinC.healthyD.sharp45.A.cheerfulB.lostC.angryD.embarrassed46.A.foreseeB.acknowledgeC.thinkD.evaluate47.A.delightB.surpriseC.envyD.regret48.A.caughtB.drivenC.hitD.amused49.A.sureB.onceC.funD.instance50.A.realizedB.recognizedC.seizedD.hugged51.A.tightB.greedyC.apartD.invisible52.A.impossibleB.necessaryC.naturalD.obvious53.A.badlyB.wellC.roughlyD.seriously54.A.preferenceB.rewardC.needD.string55.A.carefullyB.graduallyC.particularlyD.eventually第一节语法填空(共10小题;每小题1.5分,满分15分)Thehotelwindowseemedtobeflashinginthecolorfulstreetlights,through56Icouldseealargeadvertisementboardwithhisfaceonit:Jason,thegreatmagician.Iabsent-mindedlyturnedthe57(page)ofthephonebookandcame58acitymap.DrinkingmyicedcoffeeIranmyfingersalongthestreets59thehoteltotheoperahall.Notmorethanahalf-hourwalk,Ithought.Iglanced60theclock.Theshowwouldstartinonehour;plentyoftime!Idranktherestofmycoffeeandwenttotakeashower.Soonafter,Iwasonmywaytotheshow,61(carry)afancyblackhandbagandahappysmile.ThehallwasdarkwhenIcamein;theshowwasabout62(begin).Imademywaybackstagejustwhenthegreatmagicianwasputtingonhistophat.“Daddy,I’msogladtoseeyou,”I63(whisper).“I’mintownforthewriter’sclass,butIjustcouldn’tmissyourshow.”Igavehim64quickhugandwentbackintotheseatingarea,themagicianwearinga65(surprise)smile.Isettleddowninthedarkness,andthecurtainsopened.Magically,thatshowremainstheGreatJason’sbestperformancetothisday.第四部分书面表达(共两节,满分40分)第一节应用文写作(满分15分)10\n一家英语报社向中学生征文,主题是“十年后的我”。请根据下列要点和你的畅想完成短文。1.家庭;2.工作;3.业余生活。注意:1.词数80词左右;2.开头已给出(不计入总词数);3.可适当增加细节使行文更加连贯。Ioftenimaginewhatmylifewillbelikeinthefuture._______________________________________________________________________________________________________________第二节读后续写(满分25分)Shegotupearlytobereadyforthepost.Fromthesecondfloorshecouldseethepostmanwhenhecamedownthestreet,andthelittleboyfromgroundfloorbroughtupherlettersontherareoccasionswhenanythingcame.Todayshewassuretherewouldbesomething.Myrawouldn’tforgethermother’sbirthday,evenifsheseldomwroteatothertimes.OfcourseMyrawasbusy.TheoldladywasproudofMyra.HerhusbandhadbeenelectedMayor,andMyraherselfhadgotamedalforherwork.Theoldladywaseightytoday.Shehadputonherbestdress.Perhaps-perhapsMyrawouldcome.Afterall,eightywasaspecialbirthday.EvenifMyradidn’tcome,shewouldsendherapresent.Theoldladywassureofthat.Twospotsofcolorbrightenedhercheeks.Shewasexcited-likeachild.Shewouldenjoyherday.YesterdayMrs.Morrisonhadgiventheflatanextraclean,andtodayshehadboughtacardandabunchofflowerswhenshecametodothebreakfast.Mrs.Grantdownstairshadmadeacake,andintheafternoonshewasgoingdowntheretotea.Thelittleboy,Johnnie,hadbeenupwithapacketofmints(薄荷)andpromisedhewouldn’tgoouttoplayuntiltheposthadcome.“Iguessyouwillgetalotofpresents,”hesaid.Whatwouldshelike?Apairofslippersperhaps.Oranewcoat.Acoatwouldbelovely.Blue’ssuchaprettycolor.Jimhadalwayslikedherinbl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