1、西安中学2021-2022学年度第一学期期中考试 高二 英语试题 第一部分 听力（共两节，满分10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0.5分，满分2.5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. How much should the man pay?A. $3.50B. $4C. $5.502. How does the woman sound?A. NervousB. C
2、onfidentC. Indifferent3. What do we know about Joan?A. He is fond of watching newsB. He is mad at his teacherC. He is into the lecture4. What is the relationship between the speakers?A. Boss and employeeB. Teacher and studentC. Husband and wife5. Why is the man going to New York?A. To workB. To visi
3、t a friendC. To have a vacation 第二节（共15小题；每小题0.5分，满分7.5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6段材料，回答第6、7题。6. What are the speakers talking about?A. DressingB. FashionC. Color7. What may the woman wear?A. A tight dressB. Purple
4、jeansC. Something comfortable听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8. What does the man think of his everyday life?A. BoringB. FunC. Busy9.What does the woman advise the man to do? A. Read a book two or three times a week B. Read newspapers every dayC. Read good magazines听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. Who lives in New York?A. The w
5、omans sisterB. The mans sisterC. The woman11. What do we know about the womans sister?A. She will arrive next Saturday B. She works for English post C. She will stay for a month12. When will the man arrive at the airport?A. At 8:00 amB. At 8:40 amC. At 9:00 am听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. Where does the woma
6、n come from?A. BrittanyB. ParisC. Princeton14. What does the woman like most?A. ReadingB. SurfingC. Swimming15. Why does the woman live near Paris?A. She loves live in a big city B. Her parents live there C. Her job is near Paris16. What is the woman doing?A. Having an interviewB. Having a surveyC.
7、Having a test听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17.What is probably the speaker? A. A pilotB. An airport announcerC. A ticket agent18. What is the destination of the flight? A. AtlantaB. MiamiC. Caracas19. What change has been announced? A. The light numberB. The gate numberC. The arrival time20. At what time will t
8、he passengers board? A. 8:45B. 9:00C. 9:15 第二部分 单项选择 （共10小题；每小题0.5分，满分5分）21. _to sunlight for too much time, our skin will be burnt.A. Exposed B. Having exposed C. Being exposed D. Exposing22. I think his words dont _ at all so I cant understand why his words have _ to all of you. A. make a sense; m
9、ade a differenceB. make a sense; made difference C. make sense; made a difference D. make sense; made differences23. The 14th National Games _ in Xian made Xian Middle School of Shaanxi Province the first middle school _ the games. A. being held; holdsB. held; heldC. held; to holdD. to be held; hold
10、s24. A quarrel _, which made him _ his family.A. was broken out; break awayB. broke out; break away from C. was broken away; break downD. broke down; break out25. The Internet makes it easier to keep us _ what is happening in the world. A. being informed B. be informed ofC. informing D. informed of2
11、6. The stronger the _, the more quickly a person will learn a foreign language. A. motivation B. contribution C. pressure D. possibility27. “Can you smell anything unusual?” “Yes. I can smell something _.” A. burningB. is burningC. having burntD. burnt28. No sooner _ the pillow than he fell asleep.
12、A. did his head touchB. had his head touched C. his head had touchedD. his head touched29. You must depend on _ we can contact your relatives in case anything occurs. A. thatB. it thatC. whetherD. it30. Whatever difficulties we are faced with, we must _ a(n) _ attitude. A. take; optimisticB. make; t
13、emporaryC. take; skeptical D. make; vital第三部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20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。AWhile many countries love their tea, UK citizens are particularly proud of being “tea people”. The average UK citizen consumes nearly 2 kilograms of tea each year.Tea only made its wa
14、y to England in large quantities in the first years of the 17th century. Tea from China and a few other Asian countries was being sold more widely in England at that time. Then tea was getting more and more popular among different social classes.There are many varieties of tea. Black tea mixtures ar
15、e still the most common type drunk in the UK. Black tea is dark in colour, because the leaves have been allowed to oxidize (氧化) before drying. This is why we usually serve it with milk, although it is not uncommon to drink it black or with lemon. You may still find tea made with loose tea leaves, se
16、rved up in a pot, and poured into the best china cups with saucers (茶托) for visitors.Tea is still a large part of daily life in the UK today, but it seems to be on the decrease. The amount of tea sold in the UK fell by more than 10% in the five years leading up to 2002, and has been dropping ever si
17、nce. Tea sales fell by 6% in 2014 alone, and most restaurants report selling more than twice as many cups of coffee as they do tea. More than1 billion was spent on coffee in high street stores in 2013, more than twice what was spent on tea bags.Still, what goes around comes around; its sure to becom
18、e fashionable again.31. Which of the following is true according to the first three paragraphs?A. Tea made its way to England in the early years of the 16th century.B. The UK usually serves black tea with lemon.C. Tea from China was being sold more widely in England now.D. UK citizens take pride in
19、being “tea people”.32. What can we infer from the fourth paragraph?A. Tea sales fell by 6% in 2014 alone B. Since 2002, the sales of tea has been on the decrease C. In 2013, the money spent on tea was3 billionD. Most restaurants like selling tea than coffee 33. What is the authors purpose in writing
20、 the text?A. To introduce tea in the UKB. To show the authors preference for teaC. To introduce the functions of teaD. To compare tea in China and UK BHerta Mller, the Romanian-born German writer, has won the 2009 Nobel Prize for Literature. The award was announced in Stockholm on Thursday. Ms. Mlle
21、r, 56, immigrated to Germany from Romania in 1987. She is the first German writer to win the Nobel in literature since Gnter Grass in 1999 and the 13th winner writing in German since the prize was first given in 1901. She is the 12th woman to win the literature prize. But unlike previous winners lik
22、e Doris Lessing and V. S. Naipaul, Ms. Mller is relatively unknown outside of literary circles in Germany.“I am very surprised and still cannot believe it,” Ms. Muller said in a statement delivered by her publisher in Germany. “I cant say anything more at the moment.”She has written some 20 books, b
23、ut just 5 have been translated into English, including the novels “The Land of Green Plums” and “The Appointment.”At the news conference on Thursday at the German Publishers & Booksellers Association in Berlin, where she lives, Ms. Mller, wearing all black and sitting on a leopard-print chair, appea
24、red nervous with all the cameras flashing on her.When asked what it meant that her name would now be mentioned in the same breath as German greats like Thomas Mann and Heinrich Bll, Ms. Mller remained philosophical. “I am now nothing better and Im nothing worse,” she said, adding, “My inner thing is
25、 writing. Thats what I can hold on to.”Earlier in the day, at a news conference in Stockholm, Peter Englund, secretary of the Swedish Academy, said Ms. Mller was honored for her “very, very distinct special language” and because “she has really a story to tell about cruelty and repression in a villa
26、ge much like the one Mller grew up in.”The awards ceremony was planned for Dec. 10 in Stockholm. As the winner, Ms. Mller would receive about $1.4 million.34. Ms. Mller was surprised at the news about her winning the award because _.A. she was born a Romanian and became a famous German writerB. she
27、had missed a lot of chances to win the prizeC. she had expected to win the prize eagerly for longD. she thought she was just an unknown writer in this field35. By saying “I am now nothing better and Im nothing worse”, Ms. Mller meant that _.A. she thought highly of herselfB. she thought nothing of h
28、erselfC. she was very modestD. she was no worse than the other German writers36. Whats the best title of the passage?A. The Biography of Herta MllerB. Herta Mller Wins Literature Nobel PrizeC. Herta Mller, a Great Successful Romanian WriterD. The Great Awards Ceremony for Herta MllerCA competition m
29、aking up Versailles literature was launched on Sina Weibo recently. So what is Versailles literature? Actually, the term has nothing to do with the French palace nor with literature. It came from The Rose of Versailles, a Japanese manga series about aristocratic（贵族化的）life at the palace of Versailles
30、 in France in the late 18th century, and was coined by a Chinese influencer earlier this year. Known as humblebragging, it is a boast（吹牛）disguised as a complaint. “I have too many houses. How can I decide which one to decorate?” and “I thought I lost weight this morning. So disappointed when I reali
31、zed it was because I took off the huge diamond ring my boyfriend gave me last night” are some examples of Versailles literature. The intention is to show off usually things of materialistic values, yet one ought to pretend thats not the point. As the 19th century English author Jane Austen famously
32、wrote, “Nothing is more deceitful（欺诈的）than the appearance of humility（谦逊）.” The psychology behind humblebragging is to be recognized for ones successes and be liked by others at the same time, according to scholars. In her article titled Why do people hate humblebragging? published in Psychology Tod
33、ay, psychologist Dr. Susan Krauss Whitbourne at the University of Massachusetts Amherst noted that humblebragging is a “strategy in pursuit of respect” because it draws attention to ones accomplishments in a circuitous way. However, studies on social media users show that humblebragging as a self-pr
34、omotion strategy does not work. In the essay Humblebragging: A distinct and ineffective self-presentation strategy, the University of North Carolina researcher Ovul Sezer and Harvard University scholars Francesca Gino and Michael Norton concluded from their research that humblebraggers are perceived
35、 more negatively than straight braggers due to the formers insincerity. “The critical factor differentiating the two groups of people is sincerity. People dont like braggers, but they at least see them as more sincere than humblebraggers,” said Francesca Gino. So, how can we annoy humblebraggers bac
36、k? “Just pretend you dont get whatever it is they try to show off,” a netizen advised. “And respond with genuine sympathy for their complaints.”37. Which of the following statements is typical of “Versailles literature”? A. You know who my father is? My father is Li GangB. Got five offers to date. I
37、m at a loss which to chooseC. Its a headache how to make my son tidy up his room regularlyD. Im fed up with living in the countryside with no shopping malls around38. What is the psychology behind humblebragging? A. To win others sympathy B. To earn others admirationC. To show his/her sincerity D. T
38、o mask his / her complaint39. What does the underlined world “circuitous” in Paragraph 3 probably mean? A. indirect B. straightforward C. ambiguous D. double-edged40. What cant be inferred from the passage? A. Braggers are relatively more sincere than humblebraggersB. Humblebragging is an artificial
39、 appearance of being humbleC. To respond with real sympathy will discourage humblebraggersD. If you want to be perceived positively, avoid using Versailles literature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。Much of the work in todays world is accomplished in teams. Most people
40、believe the best way to build a great team is to gather a group of the most talented individuals. 41 Companies spend millions hiring top business people. Is their money well spent？ 42 They focused on football，basketball and baseball. The results are mixed for football and basketball, adding talented
41、 players to a team proves a good method，but only up to the point where 70% of the players are top talent；above that level, the teams performance begins to decline. Interestingly, this trend isnt evident in baseball, where additional individual talent keeps improving the teams performance.To explain
42、this phenomenon, the researchers explored the degree to which a good performance by a team requires its members to coordinate（协调）their actions. 43 In baseball, the performance of individual players is less dependent on teammates. They conclude that when task interdependence is high，team performance
43、will suffer when there is too much talent，while individual talent will have positive effects on team performance when task interdependence is lower. If a basketball star is, for example, trying to gain a high personal point total，he may take a shot himself when it would be better to pass the ball to
44、 a teammate, affecting the teams performance. Young children learning to play team sports are often told，“There is no I in TEAM.” 44 Another possibility is that when there is a lot of talent on a team, some players may make less effort. Just as in a game of tug-of-war（拔河比赛）whenever a person is added
45、, everyone else pulls the rope with less force. 45 An A-team may require a balance not just A players, but a few generous B players as well.A. Its not a simple matter to determine the nature of talentB. Sports team owners spend millions of dollars attracting top talentC. The group interaction and it
46、s effect drew the researchers attentionD. Stars apparently do not follow this basic principle of sportsmanshipE. Several recent studies examined the role of talent in the sports worldF. Building up a dream team is more complex than simply hiring the best talentG. This task interdependence distinguis
47、hes baseball from football and basketball第四部分 语言知识运用（共两节，满分30分）第一节 （共20小题；每小题1分，满分20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。A Game of Light and ShadeIt was a sunny day. I had gone up and down the tower when, outside the door at the foot, a blind man came toward me. In a moment, he disappeared
48、up the stairs. I looked at the sign that said “To the Tower”, and decided to 46 him.I caught up with him in the ticket office. There I was 47 to see the attendant selling him a ticket as if he were any other visitor. Then, with the ticket in one hand and 48 the wall with the fingers of the other, th
49、e blind man reached the stairs 49 to the hallway.“That man is blind. What would a blind man climb up the tower for?” I said to the attendant, expecting him to show some 50 , but he didnt answer.“Not the 51 certainly,” I said. “Perhaps he wants to 52 .”I bought a ticket and 53 up the stairs. The man
50、hadnt gone as far as I 54 . A third of the way up the tower, I heard his 55 . I slowed down and followed him at a little 56 . He stopped from time to time. When he got to the balcony, I was a dozen steps 57 . As I reached it, I saw him at the corner of the tower.At last, after ten minutes, I 58 him.
51、 “Excuse me,” I said as politely as I could, “but I am curious to know 59 you came up.”He smiled. “Coming up the stairs, you will notice how not just light but sun 60 into the tower through the narrow windows here and there, so that you can feel the 61 the cool stairs suddenly become quite warm and
52、how up here behind the wall there is 62 , but as soon as going opposite a window you can find the sun. There is no 63 so good as this for feeling the difference between light and shade. It is not the first time Ive come up.” The blind man seemed quite 64 , just like a child who was enjoying his favo
53、rite games. He told me the truth that blind men can also find the beauty in life 65 they cannot enjoy the sights of the world. 46. A. acceptB. follow C. control D. visit47. A. frightenedB. disappointed C. surprised D. embarrassed48. A. touching B. climbing C. hitting D. covering49. A. pointingB. att
54、aching C. contributing D. leading50. A. respectB. doubt C. concern D. sympathy51. A. viewB. test C. prize D. trick52. A. kickB. jump C. relax D. escape53. A. struggledB. explored C. wandered D. hurried 54. A. promisedB. examinedC. imagined D. confirmed55. A. stepsB. words C. secrets D. cheers56. A.
55、standardB. distance C. expense D. intention57. A. ahead B. around C. outside D. behind58. A. recognizedB. surrounded C. approached D. witnessed59. A. why B. how C. when D. whether60. A. knocks B. pours C. slides D. bursts61. A. trendB. reaction C. change D. honor62. A. light B. space C. messD. shade
56、63. A. place B. signal C. object D. period64. A. nervous B. content C. curious D. patient65. A. unlessB. because C. once D. although第二节 （共10小题；每小题1分，满分10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。Chinas latest war epic(史诗大片)The Battle at Lake Changjinhas rocketed to 66 top of Chinas box office during the ope
57、ning days of the countrys long National Day holiday period.The film 67 (release)Thursday and had already earned approximately $82 million by 6 p.m. local time Friday, according to local ticketing app Maoyan, which projects the film will finish its run with a total 68 well over $500 million. Chinas N
58、ational Day holiday period stretches over the Oct. 1-7 period and is 69 (typical)one of the countrys biggest box office windows of the year.The 70 (power)start all but assures thatThe Battle at Lake Changjinwill emerge as the weekends biggestearnerat the worldwide box office, 71 (beat)MGMs much anti
59、cipated Bond installmentNo Time to Die, 72 is forecast to pull in $80 million to $100 million from more than 50 global 73 (market).The Battle at Lake Changjinwill easily top $150 million from just one market China. 74 (produce)by Bona Film Group and state-backed film companies Shanghai Film Group an
60、d Huaxia,The Battle at Lake Changjinis believed 75 (be)Chinasmost expensivefilm ever made,witha production budget of over $200 million.第五部分 写作（共两节，满分25分）第一节 短文改错（共10小题；每小题0.5分，满分5分）假定英语课上老师要求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（）
61、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。The first person I met in my high school was my deskmate, with that I fell in love at first sight. She was warm-hearted and always wore a honest smile on her face. I was homesick in the first few days, unable to adjust the n
62、ew school. It was with her help which I got familiar with the school. However, what impressed me most was her diligence and determine. When faced with a challenge in study, she would try out her best to solve it. Whenever I was in trouble, she would encourage myself and help me out. But for her enco
63、uragement, I wouldnt have progressed so fast and steady. Have so nice a girl as my friend is great luck for me. May our friendship lasts forever. 第二节 书面表达（满分20分）你校近期举行了一次登山活动。假定你是学校英语报记者李华,请写一篇新闻报道,报道此次活动。内容包括:1. 时间与地点:10月30日,翠华山(Cuihua Mountain);2. 活动的过程;3. 你对于这次活动的评论。注意：1. 词数：不少于100词 2. 可以适当增加细节，以
64、使行文连贯。高二期中考试（英语）参考答案第一部分：听力1-5 CBCAA 6-10 ACAAC 11-15 BBABC 16-20 CBCBA第二部分：单选21-25 ACCBD 26-30 AABBA第三部分：阅读理解31-35 DBADC 36-40 BBBAD 41-45 BEGDF第四部分：语言知识运用完形填空46-50 BCADC 51-55 ABDCA 56-60 BDCAB 61-65 CDABD语法填空66. the 67. was released 68. of 69. typically 70. powerful 71. beating 72. which 73. mark
65、ets 74. Produced 75. to be第五部分：写作短文改错76. that whom 77. a an 78. adjust 后加to 79. which that 80. determine determination 81. out删掉 82. myself me 83. steady steadily 84. Have Having 85. lasts last作文In order to encourage the students to take outdoor exercise, our school organized a mountain-climbing on
66、October 30. Hundreds of us took part in it.It was a nice day. At 8:00 am, we gathered at the foot of Cuihua Mountain and set out for the top in high spirits. All the way we were chatting, singing and laughing, enjoying the fresh air and the beautiful scenery. When some fell behind, others would come
67、 and offer help. About two hours later, we all reached the top. Bathed in sunshine, we jumped and cheered with joy.The activity has benefited us a lot. Not only has it got us close to nature and give us relaxation from heavy schoolwork, but also it has promoted the friendship among us. What a wonderful time! (131words)