1、威远中学校高2022届高二下期第二次月考试题英 语（ 时间：120分钟；满分：150 ）命题人：高二英语组注意事项：1. 本试卷分第一卷（选择题）和第二卷（非选择题）两部分。2. 答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号写在本试卷相应的位置。3. 一卷填涂在答题卡上完成，二卷写在答题纸上。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.What will the speakers do to
2、night?A. Play video games.B. Walk in a park.C. Study at home.2. What is the man trying to do?A. Cross the road.B. Learn about traffic lights.C. Explain the traffic rules in America.3. How much time does it take the man to get to the airport?A. 1 hour.B. 2 hours.C. 3 hours.4. Where does Linda live no
3、w?A. In a house near Nicks. B. In a downtown house. C. In a house on Main Street.5. What does the man think of storms?A. He thinks theyre exciting.B. He doesnt mind driving in them.C. He feels safe about them while in a house.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
4、。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，回答以第6、7题。6. Why wont the man return to the restaurant?A. The service was bad. B. The food tasted awful. C. The plates and forks were dirty.7. Where is the conversation happening?A. In a car. B. In a restaurant. C. In the womans house
5、.听第7段材料，回答以8至10题。8. For which class is the woman reading a book?A. History.B. Social studies.C. English literature.9 What does the woman think of the story she is reading?A. It is too long.B. It is confusing.C. It is very exciting.10. What does the man suggest the woman do?A. Read the whole book.B.
6、Write a short story herselfC. Borrow a copy of the book.听第8段材料，回答以第11至13题。11. Who might the man be?A. The womans bossB. The womans father.C. The womans customer.12. How will the woman go to the station?A. By bus.B. By car.C. By subway.13. What time will the meeting be held this morning?A. At 8:30.B.
7、 At 9:30.C. At 10:00.听第9段材料，回答以第14至17题。14. What are the speakers mainly talking about?A. Happy news.B. A new neighborhood.C. A video of a zookeeper.15. How did the woman feel about the national news?A. Happy.B. Upset.C. Interested.16. What was the womans favorite story about?A. Animals.B. Sports.C.
8、Charity.17. What did the kids perform for their neighbor?A. Some music.B. A play.C. A dance.听第10段材料，回答以第18至20题。18. How many floors does the stadium have in total?A. 2.B. 5.C. 7.19. Why is the stadium like a forest?A. It has been painted green.B. It has been made out of wood.C. It has been built to l
9、ook like trees.20. How does the stadium make people feel cool inside?A. By electricity.B. By wind power.C. By solar power.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，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每小题所给的四个选项（A、 B、 C 和D）中选出最佳选项A Happiness, that short and delightful feeling, seems all too rare in 2020. But theres one place whe
10、re happiness is the name of the game. And, no, were not talking about Disney World. Denmark, currently the second happiest country on earth, is now home to The Happiness Museum, which is created by The Happiness Research Institute, a think tank focusing on well-being, happiness and quality of life.
11、The eight-room museum is devoted to literally bringing happiness to life, reminding visitors what it is that gives value to them and makes them feel good. Led by Meik Wiking, author of three international bestsellers, the museum opened on July 14 in a small 240-square-meter space in Copenhagen.Visit
12、ors to the museum will find many interactive exhibits. Each room is devoted to a specific approach to studying happiness. The politics of happiness exhibit asks questions about the role of elections and GDP in determining national happiness. Theres also a geography happiness section that explores th
13、e role of built environments on happiness levels, as well as showing a world map with the World Happiness Report 2020s happiness ranking of 153 countries. There are other sections like the science of happiness, the history of happiness and what lies in store for the future.Certain museum exhibits in
14、clude visitors personal perception of happiness. Can you determine which half of the Mona Lisas mouth smiles? How do you explain the meaning of happiness? The museum houses a vast collection of donated artworks donated by people from around the globe, which remind them of happy moments in their live
15、s.While the museum is a very optimistic place to be, its also aware of the difficulties of being a public place in the middle of a global pandemic(流行病). The museum has strict policies in place to ensure social distancing and safety, including only allowing 50 visitors at a time and a one-way path th
16、rough the museum.21Whats the main purpose of creating The Happiness Museum?ATo remind people to read books on happiness.BTo help visitors learn and experience happiness.CTo advise visitors to share happiness with others.DTo tell people ways to improve their quality of life.22What does the underlined
17、 word “perception” in Paragraph 3 refer to?AUnderstanding.BPraising.CDocumenting.DMisusing23What does the author intend to tell us about the museum in the last paragraph?AThe challenge it faces at present. BIts difficulty in receiving visitors.CIts positive attitude towards future. DThe safety measu
18、res it takes for visitors.B As the directorial work of comedy actress Jia Ling, the film is adapted from her 2016 sketch comedy of the same title. The film reflects on how she misses her late mother Li Huanying, who encouraged Jia to pursue her artistic dreams.Interestingly, the way that Jia showcas
19、es her filial piety (孝心) is a bit special as she fictionalizes a time-travel story to tell her mothers love story set in 1981.The sudden shakeup reflects the extent to which Hi, Mom has become Chinas clear favorite among the Lunar New Year offerings. Written, directed by and co-starring female filmm
20、aker Jia Ling, Hi, Mom has received the best user review ratings by far of the seven films currently on release.Thanks to Hi, Moms powerful performance to date, Jia is already Chinas most commercially successful female filmmaker ever.Chinas New Year box office tends to reward titles with broad famil
21、y appeal and a little sadness rarely hurts. Hi, Mom appears to have hit all the right notes.Hi, Mom should end up just over $400 million tonight. Where the film end up is an open question, but “above $750 million” seems to be pretty likely.If Hi, Mom ends up above the $821 million global cume of Pat
22、ty Jenkins Wonder Woman, itll be the biggest grossing movie ever by a solo female director.24What is the purpose of Jias directing the movie?ATo keep her promise.BTo make money.CTo tell us her moms love story.DTo show her love and gratitude to her mom.25What made Jia Chinas most commercially success
23、ful female filmmaker?AJias invovlement.BThe films success.CHer moms encouragement.DThe time to hit screen.26What does the underlined phrase “hit all the right notes” probably mean?ABroaden our horizons.BWon all the prizes,CGrasped the key points.DShot the wrong targets.27What can we infer about Hi M
24、om?AIt ends up $400 million tonight.BIt will be the biggest grossing movie,CIt was the first movie directed by Jia.DIt wins great fame for Jia.C Once upon a time, 10 suns rose in the sky, drying many crops and people to death. A brave man called Hou Yi came to rescue them. He excelled at archery and
25、 shot down nine of the suns. Only one sun was left in the sky to give people light and warmth.On hearing of his amazing achievement, people came from far and wide to admire Yi. Among his admirers was Peng Meng, whom Yi accepted as his student. Even the Immortals noticed Hou Yi. One day, the Queen of
26、 Heaven came down to Earth. She told Yi that as a reward for his bravery, the gods would give him a medicine of immortality so that he could drink it and join them in heaven.But Yi was married to a beautiful and kind woman, Change, who he loved dearly. He wanted to be immortal, but he wanted to spen
27、d his life with her more. So he gave the medicine to his wife and asked her to hide it away.But Peng Meng broke into Yis house while he was away and demanded the medicine. Change couldnt fight him, but she wouldnt allow such a man to have the medicine. She drank it herself and immediately flew into
28、the skies.When Hou Yi didnt find his wife at home, he went looking for her. The night was bright with the full moon rising high above him. Yi looked up and was amazed to see a figure which looked like his wife appear in the moon.Changes love for Hou Yi drew her towards the moon, which was the neares
29、t place to Earth in the heavens. Upon realizing what had happened, Hou Yi brought her favorite foods, cakes, and fruit out in the moonlight to share with his wife.On hearing this story, many people participated in bringing their offerings to the moon. This is one of the origin myths of the Moon Fest
30、ival.28For what reason was Hou Yi admired by people?AGood at shooting.BHe is powerful.CShooting down nine suns.DThe immortals noticed him.29What did Yi get as a reward for his bravery?AA medicine to treat his diseases.BA deathless drug.CA beautiful and kind woman.DA student.30Why did Hou Yi bring hi
31、s favorite foods in the moonlight?ATo enjoy the moonlight.BMoon is the nearest to earth.CTo share foods with the figure in the moon.DMany other people do like this.31What is the text mainly about?AA legend.BA scientific study. CA historical event. DA novel.D The far side of the moon is a strange and
32、 wild region, quite different from the familiar and mostly smooth face we see nightly from our planet. Soon this rough space will have even stranger features: it will be crowded with radio telescopes.Astronomers are planning to make the moons distant side our newest and best window on the cosmic(宇宙的
33、) dark ages, a mysterious era hiding early marks of stars and galaxies. Our universe was not always filled with stars. About 380,000 years after the big bang, the universe cooled, and the first atoms of hydrogen formed. Gigantic hydrogen clouds soon filled the universe. But for a few hundred million
34、 years, everything remained dark, without stars. Then came the cosmic dawn: the first stars flickered, galaxies came into existence and slowly the universes largescale structure took shape.The seeds of this structure must have been present in the darkage hydrogen clouds, but the era has been impossi
35、ble to probe using optical(光学的) telescopesthere was no light. And although this hydrogen produced longwavelength(or lowfrequency) radio emissions,radio telescopes on Earth have found it nearly impossible to detect them. Our atmosphere either blocks or disturbs these faint signals; those that get thr
36、ough are drowned out by humanitys radio noise.Scientists have dreamed for decades of studying the cosmic dark ages from the moons far side. Now multiple space agencies plan lunar missions carrying radiowavedetecting instrumentssome within the next three yearsand astronomers dreams are set to become
37、reality.“If I were to design an ideal place to do lowfrequency radio astronomy, I would have to build the moon,” says astrophysicist Jack Burns of the University of Colorado Boulder. “We are just now finally getting to the place where were actually going to be putting these telescopes down on the mo
38、on in the next few years.”32Whats the purpose of building radio telescopes on the moon?ATo research the big bang.BTo discover unknown stars.CTo study the cosmic dark ages.DTo observe the far side of the moon.33What does the underlined word “probe” in Paragraph 3 possibly mean?AExplore.BEvaluate.CPro
39、duce.DPredict.34Hydrogen radio emissions cant be detected on Earth because _Athere was no light in the dark agesBthey cannot possibly get through our atmosphereCgigantic hydrogen clouds no longer fill the universeDradio signals on Earth cause too much interference35What can we infer from the underli
40、ned sentence in the last paragraph?AScientists have to rebuild the moon.BWe will finally get to the moons distant side.CThe moon is a perfect place to set up radio telescopes.DA favorable research environment will be found on the moon.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。选项中两项为多余选项。Food
41、 waste in AmericaJust how much food do Americans waste? Here are some numbers: The United States is the global leader in food waste, with Americans throwing away nearly 40 million tons of food every year. That is equal to more than $161 billion. But the truth is that 37 million people across America
42、 including 11 million children, are suffering from food shortage. 36More than 80 percent of Americans give up perfectly good food simply because they misunderstand expiration (到期) labels. Labels like sell by”, use by”, or best by” are confusing to people. 37 In reality, a majority of food thrown awa
43、y is perfectly safe to eat - about 90 percent of tossed food can still be consumed, according to The Economics Review at New York University.38 And this contributes to a general culture of not valuing it the way other cultures around the globe do. Americans have never gone through food shortage cris
44、is in its short history, thus a large number of people take food for granted.To solve the problem of food waste in the United States, the government sets a goal to cut U.S. food waste by 50 percent by the year 2030. 39 In this way, the Americans will have a better understanding on the importance of
45、reducing food loss and waste from an early age.40 Waste can be avoided by improving product development, storage, shopping/ ordering, marketing, labeling, and cooking methods. If excess food is unavoidable, recover it to donate to hunger-relief organizations so that they can feed people in need. Foo
46、d that cannot be consumed by man can be recycled into other products such as animal feed and clothing.AWhy do Americans waste so much of their food?BFood in the United States is plentiful and less costly.CThe plan aims to get help from public and private schools.DThe government has to play a major r
47、ole in reducing food waste.E.It is reported that 8 million people get sick from eating the wrong food.F.To avoid the potential of getting sick, theyll just send it to the garbage.G.Still, the best way to cut back on food loss is to not create it in the first place.第三部分英语知识应用（共两节，满分45分）第一节 完形填空（共20个小
48、题；每小题1.5分，满分30分） One day, I was eating an apple when suddenly, I felt an apple seed in my mouth. I wanted to throw it away. But 41 , I looked at the apple seed -really looked. It was dark brown, almost black. Its shape 42 me of a candle flame. A little dark brown candle flame.I realized I was 43 an
49、apple tree in my hand-a little seed with the 44 to become a beautiful tree and 45 thousands of fruits and seeds, each able to grow a new tree again. 46 then, wasnt the world filled with apple trees?It is a（n） 47 of nature that only a few of these seeds grow. Most 48 do or are destroyed early on in t
50、heir growth. I put the apple seed on the table and bent down to 49 how the light was reflected from it, this tiny wonder of nature. I wondered, how many seeds would a farmer have to 50 for one seed to grow into a tree? How much 51 would it require?Then it occurred to me that its quite often so with
51、peoples 52 . Wonderful ideas come to our minds but they 53 too soon. We dont protect them as we should. And then one day we 54 why our dreams never come true. The seeds of our dreams could never 55 on their own. Like the planting of an apple tree, it might take many 56 -such as the application sent
52、a hundred times for that one good job, 57 the many people you meet in life before a true friend can be 58 .I picked up the apple seed again -but instead of 59 it away 1 took an empty flower pot, poured some earth into it and 60 the seed. I thought that maybe one day it would grow into a proud tree,
53、and I would never know if I didnt try.41AstillBinsteadCalsoDrather42AwarnedBconvincedCremindedDinformed43AcatchingBexpectingCimagining.Dholding44ApotentialBcourageCintentionDpatience45AraiseBbearCgainDeat46AWhenBHowCWhatDWhy47AruleBstepCorderDgame48AnearlyBjustCneverDalways49AproveBseeCshowDguess50A
54、buryBcollectCproduceDsave51AmoneyBearthCworkDwater52AconditionsBdreamsCchancesDfaiths53AincreaseBchangeCdieDappear54AexplainBdoubtCdecideDwonder55AgrowBdevelopCliveDdestroy56AchoicesBgoalsCtriesDchallenges57AorByetCSoDas58AkeptBhelpedCnoticedDfound59AputtingBthrowingCtakingDgiving60AusedBremovedCstu
55、diedDplanted第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5，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。You may think you cannot live through summer without air conditioners. But in ancient China, hand fans were almost the only help for people 61 (drive) the heat away. Chinese people started to use hand fans over 2,000 years ago. The f
56、ans came 62 different shapes, such as round and square and they were made from various materials. Palm leaf fans were cheap and easy to make. Feather fans showed the owners high status. Sandalwood fans 63 (send) out a fragrant smell. 64 (late), hand fans became more than something 65 could cool you
57、down. They developed into art works, in which tuanshan and zheshan were the most common. Shaped like 66 full moon, tuanshan was usually made of silk. They had beautiful embroidery(刺绣) featuring birds and flowers on them. Females, especially 67(woman) in the royal palace,liked to use them. Poets in a
58、ncient China often compared a womans abandoned fate to tuanshan. A poet wrote during the Qing Dynasty, “If only life were as 68 (beauty) as when we first met, why should the autumn wind bother to pity deserted painted fans?”Meanwhile, men, especially the literati (文人), used zheshan. The literati lik
59、ed them because they could paint and write poems on them. 69 was a way for them to show off their talent in literature, painting and calligraphy. Almost anything could 70 (paint) on zheshan, but the most popular ones usually featured landscapes.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
60、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：在缺的词处加漏字符号（），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。Richard is our foreign teacher, who is from England. He has the interesting way to make his classes attractive and l
61、ively. For example, in last Friday, when he explained the meaning of “crawl” to us, he did not just tell us that it meant in the dictionary. Instead, he lay on his stomach and move forward on his hands and knees slowly. They watched him with interest, laughed loudly. Thus we learnt the word very eas
62、y. Richard can speak some Chinese, and his pronunciation is not good. He often asks us correct his mistakes. Have you heard of a teacher who learns from student? Richard does!第二节 书面表达（满分25分）最近你校英文报进行了一次“你心中最崇拜哪类人”的调查，结果显示，钟南山、袁隆平等科学家成为大多数学生最崇拜的人。请你用英语就此写篇报道，内容包括：1.简述此次调查；2.你对此次结果的看法。注意：1.词数100左右；2.可
63、以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯听力1-5 BCAAC 6-10CACBA11-15ABCAB 16-20CACBB阅读理解21-25 BADDB 26-30 CDCBC31-35 ACADC 36-40AFBCG完形填空41-45 BCDAB 46-50DACBA51-55CBCDA 56-60CADBD语法填空61to drive 62in 63sent 64Later 65that 66a 67women 68beautiful 69It 70be painted短文改错711.thean 72.去掉in 73.thatwhat74.movemoved 75.TheyWe 76.laughe
64、dlaughing77.easyeasily 78.andbut 79.在correct前加to80.studentstudents作文Recently a survey on what kind of people you admire most has been conducted by our school English newspaper. As the result shows, scientists like Zhong Nanshan and Yuan Longping are most popular with the students. To be honest, I am
65、 very pleased with the result, which shows students are gradually forming proper ideas of value. Instead of blindly admiring pop stars, they admire those scientists who play great roles in developing our society and improving our life. Besides, the great spirit of selfless contributions and the huge efforts they show in their career also deserve our respect. In short, if most students admire scientists, our country will certainly become better and better.
