河北省衡水市第二中学2021-2022学年高二下学期期中考试 英语

高二2021-2022 学年下学期期中考试 英语试题 （考试时间：120 分钟试卷满分：150 分） 注意事项： l. 答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。 2. 回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用2B 铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂 黑；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；并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10 秒钟的时间来回答 有关小题和阅读下一小题：每段对话仅读一遍。 1. Where are the speakers? A. In a restaurant. B. In a hotel. C. In a department store. 2. What does the woman want to do? A. Open the window. B. Open the door. C. Let the man in 3. How did the woman read the book? A. By covering it in detail. B. By scanning the first few pages C. By looking through the interesting part. 4. What are the speakers mainly talking about? A. A lightweight shirt B. Things to wear. C. The warm weather. 5. What does the man think of the drums? A. Wonderful. B. Noisy C. Annoying 第二节（共15 小题：每小题l.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，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，每小题5 秒钟；听完后，各个小题将给出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's the relationship between the speakers? A. Colleagues. B. Boss and employee. C. Teacher and student 7. What happened to the man? A. He was out of work. B. He was worried about his final exam C. He failed his final exam in his second year of college. 听第7 段材料，回答第8、9 题。 8. When does the conversation probably take place? A. In the morning. B. In the afternoon C. In the evening 9. Who might Mr. Brown be? A. A teacher. B. A doctor. C. A student 听第8 段材料，回答第10 至12 题。 10. How many children do the woman have? A. Only a daughter. B. A son and a daughter. C. Two sons 11. Where does the man's sister live now? A. In Seattle. B. In California C. In Washington 12. What might happen next year? A. The man will go and see his sister. B. The man's sister. will buy another farm. C. The man's sister will move her home 听第9 段材料，回答第13 至16 题。 13. How long has the woman lived in her building? A. For a few years B. For a few months. C. For a few weeks. 14. Why is the man leaving? A. He got a job offer B. His landlord asked him to leave. C. He is going to study in New Zealand 15. When will the woman likely move into the man's apartment? A. In November. B. In April C. In January. 16. What does the man imply about his landlord? A. He's unfair B. He's mean C. He's easy-going 听第10 段材料，回答第17 至20 题。 17. When did Rob arrive at Quebec? A. Late Friday evening B. Late Friday afternoon C. Early Saturday morning 18. How many people were there in the landlady's family? A. Two. B. Three C. Four. 19. Whom was the empty chair for? A. Rob B. Mrs Doone C. Mr. Doone 20. What do we know about Catherine? A. Her father was dead B. She was very naughty. C. She was fourteen years old 第二部分阅读（共两节、满分50 分） 第一节（共15 小题：每小题2.5 分、满分37.5 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；并在答随 卡上将该选项涂黑。 A The world’s craziest festivals Crazy festivals all over the world are out there just waiting to be celebrated. Join Cornelia Kumfert on a trip to the most unusual events taking place around the globe. Burning Man Festival Every year in Nevada (US) there is artwork and cunosities galore to marvel at when the Black Rock Desert changes into a mammoth art exhibition. In August and September, some 70,00 people come here to celetrate the Burning Man Festival. San Diego Comic Con Surely superheroes don’t queue? Well, at San Diego’s Comic Convention they do. Each July hey open their dos to fans of Superman and other comic figures. More than 100,000 annual visitors have paid homage to their mythical heroes. Crying Baby Festival, Tokyo At the Crying Baby Festival in Tokyo (Japan), sumo wrestlers do what they can to bring babies to tears. Sadists run riot? Certainly not! It’s a 400-year-old tradition based on a Japanese proverb, which says that crying babies grow fastest and parents believe the event brings good health to their children. Palio Contest, Siena Fame and honour await the winner of the Palio contest in Siena (Italy). In July and August, ten inhabitants of different districts of the city jockey for first place in a spectacular horse race. The trophy goes to the contestant whose horse crosses the finishing line first—whether he’s still in the saddle or not. 1. Which of the festivals offers a view of art? A. Burning Man Festival. B. Palio Contest, Siena. C. Crying Baby Festival, Tokyo. D. San Diego Comic Con. 2. How was the festival in Tokyo founded? A. On the basis of a proverb. B. Based on a phrase. C. According to a story. D. At the request of the public. 3. What can tourists see in Siena of Italy between July and August? A. A burning man show. B. A comedy play. C. A horse race. D. A baby-crying show. 【1~3 题答案】 【答案】1. A2. A3. C B "Have you checked the oil in the car?" my father used to say to me, his way of "Hello, hope you are well." Sometimes our phone calls would begin with a question about the oil and end with a question about the oil, with not a lot in between. Fathers have a lot of love to give, but it's often offered by means of practical advice. In my experience: It's mostly about my car. "How's the car running?" "Did you get it serviced?" My car—an old green Toyota Corona bought for $500—was where my father showed his love. Why can't we fathers just say "I love you" or "It's great to see you"? The point is: that's exactly what we are saying. You just have to translate from the language that is Fatherlish. Listen closely enough and the phrase "I love you" can be heard in the slightly longer "I could come around Saturday and repair your chair." The words "You made my life better from the moment you were born" may be hardly heard, but the main meaning is there in the more common "I'll hold the ladder while you get the leaves down from the roof." When I was 17, I went on my first road trip—a friend and I in that old car. My father stood on the corner on a cold morning to say goodbye. "Highways are dangerous," he said, "so don't try overtaking anything faster than a horse and buggy. And take a break every two hours. And every time you stop for gas, you really should check the oil." At the time we thought his speech was pretty funny and would sing "horse-and-buggy" every time I tried to overtake some other speeding cars. Dad's long gone now. But after all these years, I realize that had I owned a copy of the Fatherlish- to-English dictionary, I'd have understood that the speech my friend and I so carelessly laughed at was simply Dad's attempt at love. 4. Why did the author's father often ask about the car? A. To show his love for the car. B. To see if there is enough oil. C. To express his care to his son. D. To check the condition of the car. 5. Which of the following sentences is an example of Fatherlish? A. I love you deeply. B. It's great to see you. C. You made my life better. D. I can check the oil for you. 6. What does the underlined word "overtaking" in Paragraph 4 probably mean? A. Outrunning. B. Approaching C. Crashing into. D. Knocking over. 7. What can be inferred about the author in the last paragraph? A. He wanted to own a dictionary. B. He regrets his childish behavior. C. He is sad about his father's death. D. He realized his father's love then. 【4~7 题答案】 【答案】4. C5. D6. A7. B C Sharks may be able to smell blood from miles away, but they probably don't know how red it is. It is likely that they only see the world in black and white according to a study that is the first to look into sharks’ visual systems. A team at the University of Western Australia studied the visual systems of many different species of sharks and what they have found is diversity in eye design that mirrors the ecological and behavioral diversity of the shark species. The team looked at the retinal cells of 17 species of sharks caught from Queensland and Western Australia and found out that the cells are responsible for sharks’ color blindn