吉林省白城市第一中学2022-2022学年高二英语下学期期末考试试题.doc

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1、白城一中2022 2022学年度下学期高二期末测试英 语 试 题 本试卷分第一卷选择题和第二卷非选择题。总分值150分，考试时间120分钟第一卷总分值100分第一局部 听力：共20小题，每题1.5分，总分值30分第一节：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三个选项中选出最正确选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来答复有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。1. When will the meeting begin? A. At 10:30. B. At 10:45. C. At 10:50.2. Why is the man late?

2、A. He overslept. B. He had no alarm clocks. C. He did some shopping on the way.3. What are the two speakers mainly talking about? A. Health. B. Education. C. Environment.4. How long has the girl been playing the piano? A. About 6 years. B. About 9 years.C. About 15 years.5. Why wont Diana go to the

3、party? A. She dislikes parties.B. She cant dance well.C. She is not feeling well.第二节共15小题；每题1. 5分，总分值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 三个选项中选出最正确选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每题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，答复第6、7题。 6. What will the man do in the winter holidays? A. Go to

4、Egypt.B. Do a part-time job.C. Study English.7. What can we know about the woman? A. She will change her plan. B. She may be hurt by the mans pride. C. She may go with the man.听第7段材料，答复第8、9题。8. Where does the man work? A. In a hospital. B. On a plane.C. In a restaurant.9. How does the man feel after

5、 work? A. Disappointed.B. Excited.C. Tired.听第8段材料，答复第10至12题。10. How did the man go to London? A. By bus.B. By car.C. By underground.11. What did the man and his friends have for the meal? A. Spanish food.B. Chinese food.C. Mexican food.12. What does the man think of the restaurant? A. Crowded.B. Qui

6、et.C. Expensive.听第9段材料，答复第13至16题。13. Where are the two speakers? A. At a bus stop.B. In the street.C. On a bus.14. How often does the woman take this bus route? A. Twice a day.B. Three times a week.C. Twice a week.15. What does the woman suggest improving? A. The time.B. The ticket price.C. The comf

7、ort level.16. What do we know about the bus service according to the woman? A. The drivers are impolite. B. The buses are dirty in the afternoon. C. There are too many old buses.听第10段材料，答复第17至20题。17. What will the visitors do in the rain forest of Brazil? A. Hunt many kinds of animals. B. Take a boa

8、t to the base of the falls. C. Visit some people who live there.18. What can we know about Mount Fuji? A. Its near a volcano. B. It last erupted about 300 years ago. C. Its the highest mountain in Asia.19. When will the visitors see the power of Niagara Falls? A. In the first week.B. In the second w

9、eek.C. In the third week.20. Where will the visitors go in the fourth week? A. The temples in Thailand. B. The rain forest in Brazil.C. The Mount Fuji第二局部 阅读理解共两节，总分值40分第一节共15小题；每题2分，总分值30分 阅读以下短文，从每题所给的四个选项A、B、C和D中，选出最正确选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AMy 3-year-old son and I lived a very hard life because I had be

10、en out of work since two years ago. Being poor is a terrible feeling when your 3-year-old finishes his meal and says: “Can I have some more bread and jam please, Mummy? And you break down in tears, because you dont know how to tell him that there is no more food. With 6, I went to the supermarket, p

11、icked up some food and started to cook at home. It was time for me to make a change and get back on my feet. I began to write a series of articles for the website named Hunger Hurt in July 2022.A few months later, local food bank gave me some help- with some free vegetables every month, which made m

12、y life a little easier. I began to write recipes， posting them on my blog. To my surprise, families, students and those poor people told me how much it helped to see healthy recipes made from affordable supermarket vegetables.My Life took unexpected turns. I was invited to give a speech on food , in

13、terviewed for an Oxfam report on food banks and asked to write a cookery book.When I got the money from the book, for the first night in almost two years, I went to bed without worrying. Now, I have a well-paid job and a beautiful home, and Ill never forget the days when I worked hard for a good lif

14、e.21.The writer started to cook because _.Athe food at the supermarket was unhealthyBshe was advised to do so by someoneCshe had to feed themselves in a cheap way Dher son preferred home-cooked food22.According to the text, the food bank _.Ahelps sell the food in supermarketsBbrings people together

15、who care about food wasteCgives out food to those people who are in need Dwrite healthy recipes to food lovers around the world23. The writers first post of recipes _.Aattracted only housewives Bwas given little noticeCmoved the readers Ddrew much attention24.Which could be the best title?ASuccess l

16、ies in your own hands BA lesson hard life teaches meCA mothers dream job Dwhat a loving motherBIm a speed reader. Have been since I was a teen. Mother worked for the continuing education department of a university, and they were offering a class on speed reading and needed one more person to fill ou

17、t the class. I became that one person.The class met for only an hour or two for a few weeks, but when the goal of a class is speed, you dont need to meet for long. The instructor said to make our eyes go across the lines of words as fast as they could and not to be concerned about what the words mea

18、nt. I read Animal Farm in 10 ten minutes. Cover to cover. The instructor asked what the book was about. I said I didnt know, but if I had to guess Id say it was about animals on a farm. He looked displeased.Ive been speed reading ever since. I cant stop and I cant slow down. Today, for example, I pl

19、an on reading Churchills History of the English Speaking Peoples over lunch. I hope its more memorable than Animal Farm.As a result of all this speed-reading, I often experience a delay between what I think I read and what something actually says.The other day I passed by a mall with a large sign th

20、at said “Auto Theft Sale. I thought how efficient it was for auto thieves to simply sell all the stole cars in a big tent at the mall. A half-mile later it dawned on me that the sign had said “Auto Tent Sale.Every time I drive through a construction zone, I gasp (屏气). The sign says: “Hit a Worker $1

21、0, 000 (about 62,000 yuan). It reads like theyre offering a reward. Of course, its not an offer. Its just that my eyes rarely take in the last line that says, “Fine. Its a $10, 000 fine if you hit a worker. Someone really needs to rephrase that one.Speed reading has bitten me on the backside more th

22、an once. Especially as a writer. Just ask any of my editors.25. Why was the author able to attend classes on speed reading? A. She took a chance and filled one vacancy (空缺). B. She was the only teenager applicant for the class. C. Shed already practiced speed reading before. D. Her mother found her

23、gifted in speed reading.26. What left the instructor unsatisfied in the class? A. It took the author ten minutes to complete Animal Farm.B. The class was only an hour or two for a few weeks.C. The author read fast but didnt get the main idea of the book.D. All the class actually failed to follow his

24、 advice.27. The author tends to prove that there is always a delay in her understanding after speed reading by _.A. making comparisonsB. analyzing cause and effectC. drawing a conclusionD. giving examples 28. Which of the following best describes the author?A. Talented and productive.B. Truthful and

25、 humorous.C. Careless and quick-tempered. D. Proud and hot-headed.C Some of the best research on daily experience is rooted in rates of positive and negative interactions, which has proved that being blindly positive or negative can cause others to be frustrated or annoyed or even to tune out.Over t

26、he last two decades, scientists have made remarkable predictions simply by watching people interact with one another and then scoring the conversations based on the rate of positive and negative interactions. Researchers have used the findings to predict everything from the likelihood that a couple

27、will divorce to the chances of a work team with high customer satisfaction and productivity levels.More recent research helps explain why these brief exchanges matter so much. When you experience negative emotions as a result of criticism or rejection, for example, your body produces higher levels o

28、f the stress hormone, which shuts down much of your thinking and activates conflict and defense mechanisms (机制). You suppose that situations are worse than they actually are.When you experience a positive interaction, it activates a very different response. Positive exchanges increase your bodys pro

29、duction of oxytocin (后叶催产素), a feel-good that increases your ability to communicate with, cooperate with and trust others. But the effects of a positive occurrence are less dramatic and lasting than they are for a negative one.We need at least three to five positive interactions to outweigh every on

30、e negative exchange. Bad moments simply outweigh good ones. Whether youre having a conversation, keep this simple short cut in mind: At least 80 percent of your conversations should be focused on whats going right.Workplaces, for example, often see this. During performance reviews, managers routinel

31、y spend 80 percent of their time on weaknesses and “areas for improvement. They spend roughly 20 percent of the time on strengths and positive aspects. Any time you have discussions with a person or group, spend the vast majority of the time talking about what is working, and use the remaining time

32、to address weaknesses.29. The underlined phrase “tune out in Paragraph 1 probably means .A. gain courage B. stop listening C. sing aloud D. feel stressed30. What will happen if you experience negative emotions?A. Much of your thinking will be prevented.B. The situations are sure to become worse.C. Y

33、ou will feel an urge to improve and become better.D. Youll be motivated to resolve conflicts with people.31. From Paragraph 4, we can learn that .A. we need a positive feeling to beat one negative feelingB. the effect of negative feelings lasts longer than that of positive ones C. our conversation s

34、hould center on what needs improvementD. positive interactions have greater effects than negative ones32. What is the best title for the passage?A. Harmful Negatives. B. Less Time on Strengths and Positive Aspects.C. How to Be a Productive Manager. D. More Positive Interactions.DCheating is nothing

35、new. But its becoming a lot more sophisticated. Republican vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin was caught out once. A photo taken after the speech shed given on a “return to conservative principles showed her left hand covered with crib notes. These included the words “energy, budget cuts, tax a

36、nd “lift Americans spirits. The word “budget had been crossed out. Video footage also showed her reading from her hand when asked what top three things a conservative-led congress should do. Writing notes on your hand is one way to cheat in an exam. But these days, its a lot easier . especially with

37、 the Internet. Anyone who wants to cheat in an exam can probably find the answers online. There are hundreds of sites offering solutions to all sorts of tests. And its a lucrative business. One operator in Oregon made $700,000 in about nine months before his arrest. The owner of a website in Ohio po

38、cketed more than $300,000. And a famous overseas site is estimated to sell about 146,000 sets of answers and take in about $10 million per year. Actually, getting hold of the exam answers isnt that hard. Some do the exam themselves and use button cameras or document-scanning pens to copy the tests.

39、Others organize for a group to take tests repeatedly until they can memorize the entire exam between them. Others simply bribe exam administrators. At the moment, such business is booming. More and more companies now require their employees to take professional exams. And hundreds of businesses and

40、trade organizations have introduced formal certification programs to measure employee skills. In the US alone, at least 2 million exams are taken every year for information technology certification. But employees also have to take exams for all sorts of professions from crane operators to court repo

41、rters to school bus drivers and financial planners. Test officials estimate that hundreds of thousands of test-takers have used the Internet to buy answers for professional tests. And a recent survey found that 28 percent of test centres had at least one cheating incident over the last five years. I

42、n one incident, tens of thousands of soldiers obtained answers to tests in a range of military skills. Many see this as a cause for concern. Many tests are for work in sensitive areas such as defence installations and hospitals. Now, how would you feel if you knew that the people in charge of the co

43、mputers controlling nuclear weapons might have cheated in their tests, and may not really know what theyre doing? 33. Why does the author mention Sarah Palin in the first paragraph? A. To show much disagreement as to cheating among political leaders.B. To discourage average people from writing notes

44、 on their hands.C. To exhibit the fact that cheating is common in various fields. D. To introduce the negative influences of cheating in front of the public.34. The underlined word “lucrative in Paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to _.A. . profitableB. stableC. ripeD. fresh35. What is the main cause

45、of more cases of cheating?A. The formation of employee skills. B. The requirement of taking professional exams. C. The popularity of the cheating industry. D. The availability of information technology.第二节 七选五 (共5题, 每题2分,总分值10分)The Art of Slow ReadingIf you are reading this article in print, chances

46、 are that you will only get through half of what I have written. And if you are reading this online, you may not even finish a fifth. _36_ They suggest that many of us no longer have the concentration to read articles through to their conclusion.So are we getting stupider? Actually, our online habit

47、s are damaging the mental power we need to process and understand textual information. Round-the-clock news makes us read from one article to the next without necessarily engaging fully with any of the content. Our reading is frequently stopped by the noise of the latest email and we are now absorbing short bursts of words on Twitter and Facebook more regularly than longer texts. _37_ But we are gradually forgetting how to sit back, think carefully, and relate all the fa