四川省泸县第四中学2021-2022学年高二英语下学期期中考试试题（Word版附答案）.docx

1、泸县四中高2020级高二春期期中考试英语试卷注意事项：1. 答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡和试卷指定位置上。2. 回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。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

2、间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。例：How much is the shirt?A. 19.15.B. 9.18.C. 9.15.答案是C。1.Where does the man like to write his paper?A. In the library. B. In his home.C. In the classroom.2.How long did the woman stay in Canada last year?A. For two months.B. For four months.C. For six months.3.When will the m

3、an attend the play?A. On Wednesday. B. On Friday.C. On Thursday.4.Whats the probable relationship between the speakers?A. Parent and child. B. Airport worker and passenger. C. Brother and sister.5.Why didnt the man wear his suit today?A. He neednt wear it today. B. He didnt go to work today. C. He d

4、idnt like the it. 第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）听下面5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秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第下面一段材料，回答第6-7题。6.How much should the speakers tip?A.8 euros.B.12 euros.C.16 euros.7.What does the woman think of the US tipping standard?A.Its quit

5、e low.B.Its too high.C.Its acceptable.听下面一段对话,回答下列8-9题。8.Whats the matter with the man?A.His stomach hurts.B.He is too full to eat anything.C.The salad he ate had gone bad.9.What will the man do next?A.See a doctor.B.Lie down to rest.C.Take some medicine.听下面1段对话或独白,回答下列10-12小题。10.What is the woman d

6、oing?A.Watching videos on the Internet.B.Searching on the Internet.C.Preparing for a lecture.11.What day is it today?A.Friday.B.Saturday.C.Sunday.12.What is the womans plan for tonight?A.To go to the gym.B.To stay in her room.C.To go shopping.听下面1段对话或独白,回答下列13-16小题。13.Whats wrong with David?A.He is

7、seriously injured.B.His right arm is injured.C.He hurt his forehead in a traffic accident.14.What does the woman think of David?A.He drives too fast.B.He is very careless.C.He is bad at driving.15.Who caused the traffic accident?A.David.B.Davids daughter.C.The truck driver.16.What do we know about D

8、avids daughter?A.She was injured in the accident.B.She was frightened in the accident.C.She kept calm in the accident.听下面一段对话,回答下列各个17-20小题。17.Where does the conversation probably take place?A.In a museum.B.In a factory.C.In a store.18.Why does Bill like to come here?A.To get relaxed.B.To buy the la

9、test toys.C. To meet some friends.19.What does Bill say about his childhood toys?A.He made his own toys.B.He didnt keep any of them.C.He often played hands- on toys.20.What is the Sophia surprised at?A.High-tech toys.B.Bills favourite toy.C.The high price of toys.第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节 （共15小题；每小题2分

10、，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。ASan Francisco Fire Engine Tours San Francisco Winery Tour Running: February 1st through April 30th This delicious tour goes through the city on its way to Treasure Island where we will stop at the famous Winery SF. Here you can enjoy 4 pours of some of the be

11、st wine San Francisco has to offer.(Included in tickets price) Departing from the Cannery: Tell time upon request. Duration(时长): 2 hours Price: $90 Back to the Fifties Tour Running: August 16th through August 31st This tour transports you back in time to one of San Franciscos most fantastic periods,

12、 the 1950s! Enjoy fun history as we take you through San Francisco for a free taste of ice cream. Departing form the Cannery 5:00 pm and 7:00 pm Duration: 2 hours Price: $90 Spooky Halloween Tour Running: October 10th through October 31st Join us for a ride through the historical Presidio district.

13、Authentic fire gear(服装) is provided for your warmth as our entertainers take you to some of the most thrilling parts of San Francisco Departing from the Cannery: 6:30 pm and 8:30 pm Duration: 1 hour and 30 minutes Price: Available upon request Holiday Lights Tour Running: December 6th through Decemb

14、er 23nd This tractive four takes you to some of San Franciss most cheerful holiday scenes. Authentic fire gear is provided for your warmth as you get into the holiday spirit. Departing from the Cannery 7:00 pm and 9:00 pm Duration: I hour and 30 minutes Advance reservations required.21.Which of the

15、tours is available in March?A.San Francisco Winery Tour.B.Back to the Fifties Tour.C.Spooky Hallowen Tour.D.Holiday Lights Tour.22.What can tourists do on Back to the Fifties Tours?A.Go to Treasure Island.B.Enjoy the holiday scenes.C.Have free ice cream.D.Visit the Presidio district.23.What are tour

16、ists required to do to go on Holiday Lights Tour?A.Take some drinks.B.Set off early in the morning.C.Wear warm clothes.D.Make reservations in advance.BNowadays wind is useful. Think about the different ways that people use the wind. You can use it to fly a kite or to sail a boat. Wind is one of our

17、cleanest and richest power sources, as well as one of the oldest. Evidence shows that windmills began to be used in ancientIranback in the seventh century BC. They were first introduced to Europe during the 1100s, when armies returned from the Middle East with knowledge of using wind power.For many

18、centuries, people used windmills to grind wheat into flour or pump water from deep underground. When electricity was discovered in the late 1800s, people living in remote areas began to use them to produce electricity. This allowed them to have electric lights and radio. However, by the 1940s, when

19、electricity was available to people in almost all areas of theUnited States, windmills were rarely used.During the 1970s, people started becoming concerned about the pollution that is created when coal and gas are burned to produce electricity. People also realized that the supply of coal and gas wo

20、uld not last forever. Then, wind was rediscovered, though it means higher costs. Today, there is a global movement to supply more and more of our electricity through the use of wind.24.From the text we know that windmills _.A.used to supply power to radio in remote areasB.have a history of more than

21、 2800 yearsC.were invented by European armiesD.have rarely been used since electricity was discovered25.What was a new use for wind power in the late 19th century?A.Sailing a boat.B.Grinding wheat into flour.C.Producing electricityD.Pumping water from underground.26.One of the reasons wind was redis

22、covered in the 1970 is that _.A.it is one of the oldest power sourcesB.wind power is cleanerC.it was cheaper to create energy from windD.the supply of coal and gas failed to meet needs27.What would the author probably discuss in the paragraph that follows?A.The global trend towards producing power f

23、rom wind.B.The design of wind power plants.C.The worldwide movement to save energy.D.The advantage of wind power.CFred Flintstone was a lucky guy. He had a newspaper taken to his door each day, and the family pet dog, Dino, brought it inside for him to read. In truth, early people just told stories

24、by mouth, and it took thousands of years before anything was written down. Early storytellers had no words, pens, or paper. They got tired of telling the same stories again and again. Finally, someone decided to take a piece of coal and scratch (乱涂) the head of an animal on the wall, perhaps to make

25、 his or her story easier to remember. This simple picture was the beginning of the written word about 35,000 years ago.The Reindeer people of northern Europe did help the development of language greatly. They were the first people to scratch pictures of animals on their rock walls. At first, ancient

26、 artists just drew pictures of the animals with sticks for legs and circles for heads, but as time went on, the pictures improved. They drew the animals that they hunted, and bison (野牛), tigers, and reindeer were found on the walls of the places where they lived. They may have been recording the num

27、ber of animals they caught, or wishing good luck for their life. We will never know what motivated (成为动机) the first artists.Over the course of thousands of years, the drawings became truer to life, as a little French girl discovered. At the turn of the twentieth century, a scientist named Marquis de

28、 Sautuola stayed in a cave with his five-year-old daughter. The daughter got tired of playing with the stone tools her father had worked with, so she picked up a candle and walked down the cave for a while. Suddenly she ran back to her father shouting “Toros, Toros!” which meant, “Bulls (公牛)! Bulls!

29、”The father ran down the cave and looked. A huge bison head stared at him in the darkness. The animal looked like it was about to charge (冲击)! The Reindeer people did the beautiful bison painting, and it was the first of many paintings discovered in France.28.This passage is to tell us _.A.why the R

30、eindeer people drew pictures on the wallB.how written language developed step by stepC.that early people were good at drawing picturesD.that written language came from pictures over a long time29.According to the passage, which of the following is NOT mentioned?A.Coal was used to draw pictures in th

31、e early days.B.Marquis de Sautuola was a French scientist.C.The paintings discovered in France was true to life.D.Fred is interested in the history of written language.30.Which of the following animals may look more like a bison according to the passage?A.An elephant.B.A bull.C.A reindeer.D.A tiger.

32、31.The cave paintings the little girl discovered was painted most probably _.A.about 100 years agoB.about 10,000 years agoC.about 30,000 years agoD.about 35,000 years agoDMrs. Janes gave music lessons at a school. She had a good voice, enjoyed singing, except that some of her high tones sound like a

33、 gate that had forgotten to oil. Mrs. Janes knew her weakness well, and took every chance she could find to practice these high notes. As she lived in a small house, where she could not practice without disturbing the rest of the family, she usually went for long walks along the country roads whenev

34、er she had time and practiced her high notes there. Whenever she heard a car or a person coming along the road, she stopped and waited until she could no longer be heard before she started practicing again, because she was a shy person. One afternoon, a fast, opened car came up behind her so silentl

35、y and so fast that she didnt hear it until it was only a few yards from her. She was singing some of her highest and most difficult tones at that time and as the car passed; she saw an anxious expression came over the drivers face. He stopped his car suddenly, jumped out and began to examine all his

36、 tyres carefully. Mrs. Janes didnt dare to tell him what the noise he had heard really was, so he got back into the car and drove off.32.How did Mrs. Janes sing?_A.She sang well, but she didnt practice singing hard.B.She enjoyed singing, but she had a terrible voice.C.She was a good singer, but she

37、could not sing the high tones well.D.She sang terribly, and she was not a singer at all.33.Why did she go for long walks along the country roads?_A.Because she enjoyed the countrys fresh air.B.Because she was afraid to disturb the rest of the family.C.Because she lived in a small house far away.D.Be

38、cause she was afraid to practice the high tones.34.Why did the driver stop his car suddenly and jump out of it?_A.Because he supposed something must have gone wrong with his car.B.Because he was moved by the pretty voice of Mrs. Janes.C.Because he wondered what had happened to Mrs. Janes.D.Because h

39、e frightened by the terrible voice of Mrs. Janes.35.Where did the noise come from?_A.From the small house.B.From Mrs. Janes voice.C.From the types.D.From the engine.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。选项中有两项为多余选项。Tips for Cooking on a Tight Schedule From my experience, there are three

40、main reasons why people dont cook more often: ability, money, and time. 36_ Money is a topic Ill save for another day. So today I want to give you some wisdom about how to make the most of the time you spend in the kitchen. Here are three tips for great cooking on a tight schedule : 1.Think ahead. T

41、he moments when I think cooking is a pain are when Im already hungry and theres nothing ready to eat. So think ahead of the coming week. When will you have time to cook? Do you have the right materials already? 37_ 2.Make your time worth it. When you do find time to cook a meal, make the most of it

42、and save yourself time later on. Are you making one loaf of bread?38_ It takes around the same amount of time to make more of something. So save yourself the effort for a future meal. 3.39_This may surprise you, but one of the best tools for making cooking worth your time is experimentation. It give

43、s you the chance to hit upon new ideas and recipes that can work well with your appetite and schedule. The more you learn and the more you try, the more ability you have to take control of your food and your schedule. Hopefully that gives you a good start.40_ And dont let a busy schedule discourage

44、you from making some great changes in the way you eat and live!A.Try new things.B.Ability is easily improved.C.Make three or four instead.D.Understand your food better.E.Cooking is a burden for many people.F.Let cooking and living simply be a joy rather than a burden.G.A little time planning ahead c

45、an save a lot of work later on.第三部分 语言知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节 （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和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Dad was not only my best friend, but my compass. While he was alive, he 41 me with his actions and advice. He taught me one important 42 “Believe in yourself.”If there was one ph

46、rase my dad 43 liked to hear, it was “I cant.” He never got to finish high school and44 two jobs to support his family, 45 he never complained. Through education and years of hard work, my dad became an excellent journalist.When I was in high school, I had a 46 time with math. He tried to help me, b

47、ut I 47 struggled. So my math teacher suggested I meet with him at 7:00 each morning before school for 48 help. I told my dad, “Thats 49 ! I cant do that!” He replied, “Youre doing it. Ill sent you to school.” Every morning at 6:45 a.m., wed leave the 50 . Despite working 51 hours every day, Dad nev

48、er once 52driving me to school.After months of 53 , I was facing the final exam. I was so 54 . On the day of the final, my dad hugged me and said, “Luke, 55 yourself. You can do it.” His words made me realize I needed to trust in my 56 and in the hours of work Id 16 . When I got my 57 proudly, the f

49、irst person I called was Dad. He screamed, “Yes! You deserved it!”Even now, whenever I 58 that a task is too much for me, I think back to that exam. No matter how 59 something is, if youre willing to work, you can succeed. Im forever60 to Dad for that lesson.41.A.understoodB.forgaveC.guidedD.impress

50、ed42.A.historyB.lessonC.skillD.language43.A.alwaysB.almostC.everD.never44.A.tookB.lostC.leftD.finished45.A.soB.orC.butD.and46.A.goodB.freeC.terribleD.short47.A.stillB.nearlyC.hardlyD.probably48.A.realB.practicalC.immediateD.extra49.A.wonderfulB.crazyC.expensiveD.necessary50.A.houseB.schoolC.officeD.

51、farm51.A.suggestedB.riskedC.enjoyedD.missed52.A.meetingB.testingC.learningD.interviewing53.A.excitedB.nervousC.happyD.shocked54.A.stand forB.hold backC.believe inD.look after55.A.teacherB.luckC.timeD.ability56.A.wastedB.ignoredC.picked upD.put in57.A.answerB.gradeC.payD.gift58.A.hopeB.forgetC.worryD

52、.promise59.A.differentB.importantC.hardD.interesting60.A.gratefulB.sorryC.politeD.useful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。Once there lived a rich man61_ wanted to do something for the people of his town. But first he wanted 62_ (find) out whether they deserved his help.In the

53、center of the main road into the town, he placed 63_very large stone. Then he 64_ (hide) behind a tree and waited. Soon an old man came along with his cow. “Who put this stone in the center of the road?” said the old man, but he did not try65_ (remove)the stone. Instead, with some difficulty he pass

54、ed around the stone and 66_ (continue) on his way. Another man came along and did the same thing; then another came, and another. All of them complained about the stone but not tried to remove67_. Late in the afternoon a young man came along. He saw the stone,68_ (say) to himself: “The night will be

55、 very dark. Some neighbors will come along later in the dark and will fall against the stone.” Then he began to move the stone. He pushed and pulled with all his69_ (strong) to move it. 70_ his surprise, under the stone, he found a bag of money.第四部分 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）假定英语课上老师要求

56、同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（），并在其下面写出该加的词。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。 Im writing to tell you anything about the transportation in China. Over the few past decades we have developed an

57、amazed network of public transportation. Besides, we have been decided to make efforts to make them much better. I am sure a network will satisfy your needs for traveling everywhere more convenient. People usually chose the means of transportation based with some aspects, such as the cost and the ti

58、me needed. For example, businessmen are more likely travel by plane or high-speed train to save time while office worker tend to take buses or drive to work themselves.第二节 书面表达（满分25分）假如你是李华,请你代表学校给英语教师Mr.Brown写一封信,欢迎他来你校任教,写作要点如下:1.表示欢迎;2.学校概况;3.工作安排;4.表达祝愿。注意:1.词数100左右;2. 可适当增加细节,以使行文连贯;3.不允许写真实校名及

59、学校真实情况;4. 开头语和结束语已为你写好,不计入总词数。Mr.Brown,_Sincerely yours ,Li Hua参考答案听力1-5:ACBCA 6-10:ABABA 11-15:ACBAC 16-20:BCACA阅读21-23:ACD 24-27:ACBA 28-31:DDBC 32-35:CBAB 36-40:BGCAF完形填空41-45:CBDAC 46-50:CADBA 51-55:DCBCD 56-60:DBCCA语法填空61who 62.to find 63.a 64.hid 65.to remove 66.continued 67.it 68.saying 69.st

60、rength 70. To改错 Im writing to tell you about the transportation in China. Over the few past decades we have developed an network of public transportation. Besides, we have been decided to make efforts to make much better. I am sure network will satisfy your needs for traveling everywhere more . Peop

61、le usually the means of transportation based some aspects, such as the cost and the time needed. For example, businessmen are more likely travel by plane or high-speed train to save time while office tend to take buses or drive to work themselves.书面表达 Word came that youre coming to our school as a t

62、eacher , and were looking forward to your coming. As you know , Our school is the top one with excellent teachers and students in this area , It lies in the center of the city with a beautiful environment . On behalf of our school , Im very glad to tell you that you are mainly asked to train the students in spoken English , and develop our English corner. Im sure we will benefit a lot . We have made full arrangements for your living here , and I hope you will fullyly enjoy yourself .