1、河北省大名县第一中学2021-2022学年高二上学期10月半月考英语试卷第二部分 阅读（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题;每小题2分，满分30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。A4 Best Drive- -In Movie Theaters in the USColorado: Holiday Twin Drive- -InAddress: 2206 S Overland Trail, Fort Collins, CO 80526, USAPhone: +1 970-221-1244 The theater, open since 1968 and
2、currently the most popular drive-in in the US, provides various special foods. The menu there even amazes meat-free customers. But please remember the outside food is forbidden here. Besides, the Rocky Mountains provide a pastoral (田园式的) backdrop to screenings, and sunsets usually dont disappoint ei
3、ther. It also offers lots of unique events that go beyond the big screen.North Carolina: Hounds Drive- -InAddress: 114 Raven Cir, Kings Mountain, NC 28086, USAPhone: +1 704-739-4424Having only opened in 2016, its one of the newest theaters on the block. The drive-in features newer equipment and digi
4、tal projection. People can bring their animal friends along.Florida: Fort Lauderdale Swap ShopAddress: 3291 W Sunrise Blvd, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33311, USAPhone: +1 954-791-7927The Florida favorite offers plenty of ways to have fun. With 14 screens, the self-proclaimed (自称的) worlds largest drive-in e
5、quals any indoor cinema in terms of capacity and programming. It also includes an 88-acre flea (跳蚤) market and a free Ferrari museum. Its best to book tickets on the Internet ahead of time if you dont want to wait in line.California: Mission Tiki Drive -InAddress: 10798 Ramona Ave, Montclair, CA 917
6、63, USAPhone: +1 909-628-0511Lets have fun in the old-school outdoor cinema in Montclair, California. Remember tickets are available at the ticket office only. It alternates (交替) up to eight new releases on four screens and hosts almost daily swap meets where people can exchange things they no longe
7、r need. It also organizes classic car and lowrider meet-ups.1What can people do in Holiday Twin Drive-In?AParticipate in some special activities.BEnjoy the film with the latest equipment.CLearn about the benefits of being meat free.DShare home-made cookies while watching the film.2Which of the follo
8、wing theaters is friendly to visitors with pets?AHounds Drive- In.BMission Tiki Drive-In.CHoliday Twin Drive-In.DFort Lauderdale Swap Shop.3What do Fort Lauderdale Swap Shop and Mission Tiki Drive-In have in common?ABoth feature old-fashioned styles.BBoth allow booking tickets online.CBoth provide f
9、ree museum exhibitions.DBoth offer chances to trade second-hand goods.B When you choose a friend, you should be very careful. A good friend can help you study. You can have fun together and make each other happy. Sometimes you will meet fair-weather friends. They will be with you as long as you have
10、 money or luck, but when you are down, they will run away. How do I know when I have found a good friend? I look for certain qualities of character, especially understanding, honesty and reliability.Above all else, I look for understanding in a friend. A good friend tries to understand how another p
11、erson is feeling. He is not quick to judge. Instead, he tries to learn from others. He puts himself in the other persons place, and he tries to think of ways to be helpful. He is also a good listener.At the same time, however, a good friend is honest. He does not look for faults in others. He notice
12、s their good points. In short, good friends will be honest to each other and accept each other.Another quality of a friend is reliability. I can always depend on a good friend. If he tells me he will meet me somewhere at a certain time, I can be sure that he will be there. If I need a favor, he will
13、 do his best to help me. If I am in trouble, he will not run away from me.There is a fourth quality that makes a friend special. A special friend is someone with whom we can have fun. We should enjoy our lives, and we would enjoy our friendship. That is why I especially like friends who are fun to b
14、e with. A good friend likes the same things I like. We share experience and learn from each other. A good friend has a good sense of humor , too. He likes to laugh with me. That is how we share in the joy of being friends. And I know that he is looking for the same quality in me.When I meet someone
15、who is reliable, honest, and understanding, I know Ive found a friend!4If you have fair-weather friends, what will happen to you?AYou will become rich.BYou can be sure that you get real friends.CYou will be refused when you get into trouble.DThey will give you all that they have when you need help.5
16、Which is the most important in choosing a friend?AHonestyBUnderstandingCReliabilityDA sense of humor6What makes a friend special?AHonesty.BSincerity.CHumour.DResponsibility.7What does this passage mainly talk about?AThe qualities of a friend.BWhere to choose friends.CHow to get along with friends.DT
17、he importance of having a friendC Have you ever noticed that some difficult situations tend to repeat themselves? Does it seem as if you married or dated the same kind of person several times in different bodies with different names? Have you run into the same type of boss over and over again? If yo
18、u dont deal well with authority figures at home, then you will have an opportunity to deal with them out in the world.You may try desperately to avoid these repeated difficult situations, which seem to have become your set patterns, but they will eventually catch up with you. The only way you can fr
19、ee yourself of them is to shift your perspective on them seriously and persistently. To face the challenge means you need to bravely accept the fact that something within you keeps drawing you to the same kind of person or issue repeatedly in your life. This is no easy task, since it means you have
20、to change, and to change is not always easy. Staying just as you certainly is comfortable in its familiarity, but does not help you advance spiritually.Rising to the challenge of identifying and releasing your patterns forces you to admit that the way you have been doing things isnt working. However
21、, the good news is that by identifying and releasing your patterns, you actually learn how to change. In order to facilitate your process of change, you will need willingness and patience.When struggling to make a change, ask yourself, How willing am I, really, to make this change? If you truly want
22、 to change, you will make a commitment to the process of it. If you absolutely hate getting stuck in traffic, chances are that you need a little work in the area of patience. And, chances are, you will probably get stuck in more traffic jams than someone who has patience. It is not because the unive
23、rse has a sense of humor. You just notice and care about the traffic more than someone who has patience. Remember, you just need willingness and a little patience. Once you master these, you will most likely find the challenge of identifying and releasing your patterns far less frightening.8How can
24、you get rid of repeated difficult situations in your life?ABy trying your best to avoid those disappointing situations.BBy taking a different attitude towards previous life.CBy gathering up the courage to change your identity.DBy changing your viewpoint on them with great determination.9Whats the au
25、thors attitude towards the idea of staying just as you are?ADisapproving.BSkepticalCSupportive.DCasual10What does the underlined word facilitate in Paragraph 3 probably mean?APromoteBPostponeCInfluenceDOverlook11What is the effect of mastering willingness and patience according to the passage?AGuidi
26、ng you to identify your old patterns.BMaking your changes become easier.CChallenging you with difficult patterns.DArousing your inner desire to challenge yourself.D A crew (全体船员）of six teenage girls completed a nine-day sailing trip in the US recently，after braving seasickness and strong winds.For t
27、he past three years，the Sea Cadet teenagers who set sail were all male.Roger Noakes，who captained the boat，said this was the first time hed taken out an all-female crew.The girls asked for an a11-girls trip in August this year.The crew set sail along with three adults，Noakes and two Sea Cadet repres
28、entatives.The original plan was for the girls to sail 24 hours a day in rotating shifts(轮流换班)along the coast and then return.Things turned out differently，however.“The first night was rough because the wind was really hard.The waves were going up and down.”said Abby Fairchild，16.“Everybody got seasi
29、ck.” Noakes gave the girls the option（选择） of just sailing in the bay and not going into open water.“But they decided they were going.”The teenagers then sailed a long way overnight and slept in shifts.“Weve learned everything from steering(掌舵)the boat itself to putting up the sails to cooking while
30、we have rough seas.”said 15-year-old Olivia Wilcox.The teenagers stopped on land in Massachusetts.They didnt make it to their original destination（目的地） in Maine，where they were supposed to have a celebratory dinner，due to the weather and winds.They said they werent disappointed，however，as theyd lear
31、ned a lot.“They learned about boating, and above all, they built confidence and character.”said Noakes.12What was special about the US Sea Cadet trip this year?AIt was the longest sailing trip ever.BIt was the first all-female-crew sailing trip.CIt was the most dangerous sailing trip ever.DIt was th
32、e first sailing trip for teenagers.13What happened on the crews first night of the trip?AThe crew all felt sick on the boat.BThe crew wanted to give up the sail.CThe boat went through a storm.DThe boat went into open water.14Which of the following best describes these young sailors?AStrong-minded.BH
33、ard-working.CUnderstanding.DCreative.15According to Noakes，what was the sailors greatest benefit from the trip?AThey knew the sea better.BThey made many friends.CThey got excellent sailing skills.DThey developed good personalities.第二节(共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分) 阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Were
34、you to give a presentation with no facial expression and no body language, what do you think the reaction would be of your audience? 16 you are not supposed to expect your listeners to enjoy your performance.17 It is that if you treat your audience as if you were hi a conversation, their reaction to
35、 you will be positive. As a consequence, if you smile, they will smile. It is a given.18They will feel more in tune with those that directly reach out to them and hold their hands; guide them; share their experience and involvement with something, and make them feel that theyre the only people that
36、they are talking to at that given time.How can you make your audience agree with you? 19 Your role as a speaker is to create trust and honesty not just with your words but in how you deliver those words. It is important to recognize that when you have a wonderful message to share with your audience,
37、 unless they believe in you, then your words are useless. The desire of your audience to agree with you can only occur when they believe in you.This is what happens when you are opening up to your audience honestly. They are getting to know you on a certain level. 20 The people who want you to solve
38、 their problems must first trust in your ability and credibility.AIf you are not a comedian,BMost audience likes touchpoints.CHow can you start a conversation?DWhat is amazing about good public speaking?E.Even though you can be successful as a speaker,F.While you are doing so, you are building their
39、 trust in you.G.Your tone of the presentation sets the stage for a reaction of your audience.第二部分语言运用 (共两节，满分40分)第一节 (共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分) 阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、c、D四个选项中选出可以填入空格处的最佳选项。You dont have to be a gardener,a farmer, or a vegetarian to appreciate how much we all depend on plants. Plants 21 us with
40、food, shelter, clothing,medicine, and even the air we breathe! Here are just some of the ways that people rely on plants, 22 those native to the United States.CLEAN AIR AND WATER: Plants are the basis of healthy ecosystems that 23 many functions, including purifying air and water. Green plants harne
41、ss energy from sunlight through the 24 of photosynthesis (光合作用). With every breath we take, we depend on the oxygen that is given off as a by-product of that reaction. Plants also 25 the water cycle. More than 90% of the water that is taken in through a plants roots is eventually 26 back to the atmo
42、sphere in a process called transpiration.FOOD:Plants provide the basis of most food webs on Earth. Even the 27 meat eaters, such as lions, need plants because the prey they 28 are plant eaters. The wild relatives of our own food plants are becoming increasingly important for breeding to make healthi
43、er and more productive crops. 29 the Texas wild rice, known from only one river in Texas, is being bred with northern wild rice to develop a new strain suitable for mild climates.SHELTER: Plants provide not only food and oxygen, but also 30 and shelter. The wood from trees is used in the constructio
44、n of many of our homes. Plants also 31 habitats for many other animals. A single tree in the tropics can be 32 . to more than 1,000 different insect species alone.ENERGY: Every time we 33 the lights in a room, we use plants that lived a long time ago. Over 350 million years ago, giant relatives of t
45、odays ferms (蕨类) 34 mud as they died and so were prevented from decaying. Over the years, they were compressed (压缩) to 35 coal and other fossil fuels upon which most of the world now relies for energy.21AofferBaffordCdeliverDprovide22AoriginallyBparticularlyCtypicallyDcurrently23AperformBadmireCsett
46、leDtransport24AmaterialBprocessCchallengeDbehaviour25Abelong toBrefer toCplay a role inDare on behalf of26AreleasedBrespondedCrecycledDcaptured27AuniqueBstrictestCjuniorDsenior28AselectBconsumeCacquireDassume29ANo doubtBFrom different perspective CIn caseDFor example30AlocationBfreedomCprotectionDco
47、nvenience31AcreateBrespectCreflectDarrange32AelementBobjectChomeDdump33Aswitch offBswitch onCcloseDopen34Awere ashamed of Bwere proud of Cwere afraid ofDwere covered with35AindicateBburnCformDearn第二节(共10题；每小题1分，满分10分) 阅读下面短文，在空白处填A1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 Yuan Long ping is one of Chinas famous scientists
48、, who is 36 (know) as the “father of hybrid rice”. He was born in 1930 in Beijing. Because he wanted to tackle 37 problem of low yield, he 38(choose) to study agriculture at college. After graduation, he worked as a researcher and 39(convince) that its possible to create hybrid rice. After hard work
49、 he succeeded in 40(develop) the first hybrid rice in 1974. Because of his invaluable contributions, Yuan has received numerous 41(award) both in China and abroad. Although his hybrids have made him quite 42(wealth), he cares little 43celebrity and money. Instead, he makes large donations 44(support
50、) agricultural research. Now Yuan still tries to fulfill his new dreams and everyone is waiting to see 45he will dream up next.第二节 书面表达（满分20分）46英语课上，老师要求就 “Protecting wild animals” 进行分组讨论，请你写一篇小组发言稿，内容包括：1. 保护野生动物的必要性；2. 保护措施；3. 发出呼吁。注意：1. 词数100左右；2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。Good morning, everyone._答案第二部分 阅读
51、理解（共两节，满分50分）第一节（共15小题; 每小题2分，满分30分）1A 2A 3D 4C 5B 6C 7A 8D 9A 10A 11B 12B 13A 14A 15D第二节（共5小题；每小题2分, 满分10分）16A 17D 18B 19G 20F第三部分 语言运用（共两节，满分30分）第一节 完形填空（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）21D 22B 23A 24B 25C 26A 27B 28B 29D 30C31A 32C 33B 34D 35C第二节 语法填空（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）36known 37the 38chose 39was convinced 40d
52、eveloping41awards 42wealthy 43for 44to support 45what第四部分 写作（共两节，满分20分）第一节 应用文写作（满分15分）46Good morning,everyone.Wild animals are close friends of human beings. Their existence makes the whole world lively and colorful. We should protect wild animals because a lot of wild animals will become extinct.
53、So it is high time that active and effective measures should be taken.As students, we can let more people know the importance of protecting wild animals and expose the illegal killing of wild animals. We make an appeal to the public that more people study and publicize the information about wild animals and keep it in mind that protecting animals is the duty of everyone. After all, protecting animals is protecting ourselves.
