北京大学附属中学河南分校高二英语上学期期中试题.docx

1、2022-2022学年上学期期中考试试卷高二英语考试时间100分钟 满分 120 分第一节：完形填空 Some years ago when I was in my first year in college, I heard Salome Bey sing for the first timeThe moment was excitingSalomes 1 filled the room and brought the theater to lifeI was so 2 that I decided to write an article about herI 3 Salome Bey, t

2、elling her I was from Essence magazine, and that I wanted to meet her to talk about her careerShe 4 and told me to come to her studio next TuesdayWhen I 5 , I was scared out of my mindI 6 I was lyingI was not a writer at all and hadnt even written a grocery listI interviewed Salome Bey the next Tues

3、dayI sat there 7 , taking notes and asking questions that all began with, “Can you tell me” I soon realized that 8Salome Bey was one thing, but writing a story for a national magazine was just impossibleThe 9 was almost unbearableI struggled for days 10 draft after draftFinally I put my manuscript (

4、手稿) into a large envelope and dropped it into a mailboxIt didnt take longMy manuscript 11 How stupid of me! I thoughtHow could I 12 in a world of professional writers? Knowing I couldnt 13 the rejection letter, I threw the unopened envelope into a drawerFive years later, I was moving to CaliforniaWh

5、ile cleaningmy apartment, I 14 the unopened envelopeThis time I opened it and read the editors letter in 15 .Dear Ms Profit,Your story on Salome Bey is fantasticYet we need some 16 materialsPlease add those and return the article immediatelyWe would like to 17 your story soon Shocked, it took me a l

6、ong time to 18 Fear of rejection cost me dearlyI lost at least five hundred dollars and a chance of having my article appear in a major magazineMore importantly, I lost years of enjoyable writingToday, I have become a full time writer 19 my experience, I learned a very important lesson: You cant 20t

7、o doubt yourself01Ajoy BspeechCvoice Dsmile02AmovedBactive Csatisfied Dproud03Avisited BemailedCinterviewedDphoned04Arefused BagreedChesitatedDpaused05Ahung upBshowed upCturned upDput up06Areplied Bdiscovered Cknew Dexplained07Anervously Bpatiently Cseriously Dquietly08Ablaming Binviting Cfooling Du

8、rging09Ahardship BpressureCcomment Dfailure10AbyBwithCon Din11AreturnedBdisappearedCspread Dimproved12Acompare Bstruggle Ccompete Dsurvive13Aface Bdeliver Cignore Dreceive14Atook out Bpicked up Cfound outDcame across15Ahorror Banxiety Cdisbelief Dtrouble16Asubjective Bprivate Crelevant Dreliable17Ab

9、roadcast Bcreate Cassess Dpublish18Arecover BprepareCescape Dconcentrate19ALooking up to BLooking down uponCLooking back onDLooking into20Aafford BattemptCexpectDpretend第二节:阅读理解 AA sick little gift is being kept alive thanks to her best friend-a dog who carries her oxygen tank on his back. Alidas fa

10、ithful dog companion Mr. Gibbs has been specially trained to shepherd the three-year-old, who breathes through a tube most of the time. He follows her closely as she plays in her familys ten-acre land in Louisville, uses the slide or even rides her bike.Alida was diagnosed（诊断）with neuroendocrine hyp

11、erplasia of infancy（NEHI）when she was just eight months old. Her rare condition has just eight hundred documented sufferers throughout the world, and causes diseased pieces of the lungs to filter（过滤）oxygen through extra layers（膜）of cells making it hard or almost impossible to breathe. For Alida and

12、her parents, it meant that even a walk in the park was very difficult because oxygen equipment was too heavy for the youngster to be able to carry herself. As parents they wanted to do something to help their daughter survive despite having a tube following her all the time. The couple found out abo

13、ut “service dogs” from a TV program and realized an animal trained to help the blind could be trained to help Alida. They finally found help in the shape of golden doodlea retriever（寻回犬）crossed with a poodle-dog Mr. Gibbs. Now-thanks to trainer Ashleigh KinsleyAlida and Mr. Gibbs love nothing more t

14、han playing and running around together with the dog acting as Alidas life saver.21. What is Mr. Gibbs?A. A trained dog. B. A policeman. C. A doctor. D. A firefighter.22. When did the doctor know Alicia caught the disease?A. At her birth. B. At the age of eight.C. Before she was one year old. D. Whe

15、n she was three years old.23. The underlined part “the couple” in paragraph 3 refers to _.A. Alidas classmates B. Alidas parents C. Alidas doctors D. Alidas pets24. How did Alicia keep alive?A. By training her dog. B. By staying with her parents.C. By playing with her fellows. D. By breathing throug

16、h a tube.BThe Peales were a famous family of American artists. Charles Willson Peale is best remembered for his portraits of leading figures of the American Revolution. He painted portraits of Franklin and Jefferson and over a dozen of George Washington. His life-size portrait of his sons Raphaelle

17、and Titian was so realistic that George Washington reportedly once tipped his hat to the figures in the picture.Charles Willson Peale gave up painting in his middle age and devoted his life to the Peale museum, which he founded in Philadelphia. The worlds first popular museum of art and natural scie

18、nce mainly covered paintings by Peale and his family as well as displays of animals in their natural settings. Peale found the animals himself and found a method to make the exhibits more lifelike. The museums most popular display was the skeleton (骷髅) of a huge, extinct elephant, which Peale uneart

19、hed on a New York farm in 1801.Three of Peales seventeen children were also famous artists. Paphaelle Peale often painted still lives of flowers, fruit, and cheese. His brother Rembrandt studied under his father and painted portraits of many noted people, including one of George Washington. Another

20、brother, Rubens Peale, painted mostly landscapes and portraits.James Peale, the brother of Charles Willson Peale, specialized in miniatures (小画像). His daughter Sarah Miriam Peale was probably the first professional female portrait painter in America.25. The author mentions in Paragraph 1 that Washin

21、gton tipped his hat to the figures in the painting to show that _.A. Charles Willson Peales painting was very lifelikeB. Washington respected Charles Willson Peales workC. Washington was friendly with Raphaelle and Titian PealeD. the painting of the two brothers was very large26. The underlined word

22、 “unearthed” is closest in meaning to“ _”.A. showed B. dug up C. invented D. looked over27. Which of the following is NOT the child of Charles Willson Peale?A. Titian Peale. B. Rubens Peale. C. Raphaelle Peale. D. Sarah Miriam Peale.28. The authors attitude toward the Peales is in general _.A. puzzl

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29、ing.29. Hotel Icaria Barcelona allows you easy access to the following EXCEPT _.A. the stadiums where you can have sportsB. the seaside where you can relax yourselfC. the places where you can take trains or busesD. the building where you can attend a religious service30. The underlined word “encrypt

30、ed” in the last section probably means “_”.A. analyzedB. stored C. collectedD. protected 31. It can be inferred from the advertisement that _. A. smoking is completely forbidden in the hotelB. every room follows the same hotel policiesC. policies may be in your favor if you book 6 roomsD. an extra b

31、ed can be provided for you free of charge DWhats your dream vacation? Watching wildlife in Kenya? Boating down the Amazon? Sunbathing in Malaysia? New chances are opening up all the time to explore the world. So we visit travel agents, compare packages and prices, and pay our money.We know what our

32、vacation costs us. But do we know what it might cost someone else? Its true that many poorer countries now depend on tourism for foreign income. Unfortunately, though, tourism often harms the local people more than it helps them.It might cost their homes and lands. In Myanmar, 5,200 people were forc

33、ed to leave their homes among the pagodas (佛塔) in Bagan so that tourists could visit the pagodas.Tourism might also cost the local people their livelihood and dignity. Local workers often find only menial (卑微的) jobs in the tourist industry. And most of the profits do not help the local economy. Inst

34、ead, profits return to the tour operators in wealthier countries, When the Maasai people in Tanzania were driven from their lands, some moved to city slums. Others now make a little money selling souvenirs or posing for photos.Problems like these were observed more than 20 years ago. But now some no

35、n-government organizations, tour operators and local governments are working together to begin correcting them. Tourists, too, are putting on the pressure. The result is responsible tourism, or “ethical tourism.” Ethical tourism has people at its heart. New international agreements and codes of cond

36、uct can help protect the peoples lands, homes, economies and cultures. The beginnings are small, though, and the problems are complex.But take heart. The good news is that everyone, including us, can play a part to help the local people in the places we visit. Tour operators and companies can help b

37、y making sure that local people work in good conditions and earn reasonable wages.They can make it a point to use only locally owned hotel, restaurants and guide services. They can share profits fairly to help the local economy. And they can involve the local people in planning and managing tourism.

38、What can tourists do? First, we can ask tour companies to provide information about the conditions of local citizens. We can then make our choices and tell them why. And while were abroad, we can:Buy local foods and products, not imported ones.Pay a fair price for goods and services and not bargain

39、for the cheapest price.Avoid flaunting wealth.Ask before taking photographs of people.They are not just part of the landscape!Lets enjoy our vacation and make sure others do, too.32. What is probably the best title for the article?A. Tourism Causes Bad Effects. B. Tourism Calls for Good Behavior.C.

40、Vacations Bring a Lot of Fun. D. Vacations Cost More Than You Think33. Which of the following is not mentioned?A. Local people were well paid to leave their lands.B. Tourists may stay in hotels opened by local people.C. Local people are mainly provided with low-paying work. D. Tourists could bargain

41、 with local people for a reasonable price.34. The underlined phrase take heart means . A. pay attention B. take care C. cheer up D. calm down35. According to the passage, the writer thinks . A. tourism is not a promising industry B. dream vacations should be spent abroad C. the problems caused by to

42、urism are easy to settle D. tourists should respect local customs and culture七选五根据短文内容，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。36 . There are two pens which can write this book. One is writing growth, the other is writing caducity (衰老）. One is describing success, the other is presenting failure. In others

43、 words, one is drawing happiness and the other is showing sorrow as well.Life is like a heavy truck, so happiness and sorrow are like the wheels. No cross, no crown. No pain, no joy. 37 . One is that to live a day is to leave a day. The other is that to live a day is to enjoy a day. Just one word di

44、fference, it has reflected the complete reverse (相反的） state of psychology. Life is like the course which is investing（投资） all the time. 38 .When you have it, you should use it well and make it develop great actions. Please remember, the active attitude creates wonderful life, or the negative attitud

45、e waste lifetime. 39 . When she was about to knock at the door, she heard someone speaking in the room. A little girl said, Would you like some braised (炖熟的） pork today? Another girl said, No. I would like some toasted chicken. Following the words, the lady knocked at the door and went into the room

46、. 40 . To her surprise, there were only some pieces of thin and dry bread, two cold potatoes and a jar of water on the table. The lady asked them what was the matter . They said that they imagined that, so poor food was turned into many kinds of delicious food.When the lady left the family, she had

47、newly understanding of happiness. A. She saw them sitting at a table.B. Everybody wishes to live a happy life.C. There are two different minds.D. Life is like a book.E. One day , a rich lady went to visit a poor, but happy family. F. Happy life exists everywhere.G. Therefore, for one sense, life is

48、the capital（资本）.第三节: 语法填空 (共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)Life was perfect for me when I was growing up in North Carolina, a little town named Robbinsville. I was a happy little boy 41 didnt need to do anything at all but play. I lived in a small house, the back yard of 42 was next to a large cow farm. Mom alw

49、ays warned us not 43 (get) over the fence into the field because of an old bull over there that 44 (run) me down. Although there was my moms warning, I just wanted to have a try. One day my brother and I decided to climb the fence without mom 45 (know) about it. At the end of field was a small river

50、 and a couple of really big 46 (tree). Just as we climbed down the fence, we saw the red eyes rushing toward us. Frightened so much, we 47 (immediate) ran through that field and made 48 to one of those big trees. We were safe but now what? We were stuck in the tree 49 the bull looking up at us and u

51、s looking down at him. It was not until dark when he gave us up 50 we got down and ran all the way home as quickly as we could.第四节: 短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）Sailor Gutzler was only survivor in a plane crash that killed her family in Eddyville, Kentucky in January 3, 2022. It was reported that the 7yea

52、rold girl has walked about a mile through the cold, dark wood, wearing a short-sleeve shirt, shorts and no shoes in the freezing wind. Bleeding and frightened, she was walking alone while she saw a light in the distance, it led her to Larry Wilkins home. She was knocked on the door. Wilkins, 71, ans

53、wered to find a thin, black-haired girl weeping and trembling. Eventual, with the assistance of the old man, she called the police for help. However, the brave girl helped the investigators locate the crashing plane in the right direction.第五节: 书面表达（满分25分） 假如你叫李华，打算参加由英国Newcastle中学推出的为期半年的交换生项目( Stud

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55、法填空: Who / that which to get would run knowing trees immediately it with that 短文改错Sailor Gutzler was only survivor in a plane crash that killed her family in Eddyville, Kentucky January 3, 2022. It was reported that the 7yearold girl walked about a mile through the cold, dark wearing a short-sleeve

56、shirt, shorts and no shoes in the freezing wind. Bleeding and frightened, she was walking alone she saw a light in the distance, led her to Larry Wilkins home. She was knocked on the door. Wilkins, 71, answered to find a thin, black-haired girl weeping and trembling. , with the assistance of the old man, she called the police for help. , the brave girl helped the investigators locate the plane in the right direction.