广东省湛江市2021-2022学年度第二学期期末调研考试高二英语

保密★启用前 湛江市2021- 2022 学年度第二学期期末调研考试 高二英语 注意事项: 1.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,用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动, 用橡皮擦干净后,再选涂其他答案标号。回答非选择题时,将答案写在答题卡上,写在本试卷. 上无效。 3.考试结束后,将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。 第一部分 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、D 四个选项中选出最佳选项。 Staycations have become the new normal along with many promotions and packages currently available to save while vacationing locally due to COVID-19. Here is a list of the best value-for -money staycation hotels in Singapore. Sofitel Singapore Sentosa Resort & Spa ◆ The Infinite Family Experiences staycation package will allow you to take a much-needed break from your daily life without the stress of travel. Starting from $ 388 per night, this package includes a one-night stay in a Luxury Family room, with breakfast, lunch and dinner included as well as soft drinks. Room booking: One- night stay. Marina Bay Sands ◆ Starting from $ 419 per night, this package includes entry to SkyPark Observation Deck, guaranteed access to the Infinity Pool, and flexibility to cancel up to one day before your stay in case your plans change. Room booking: No specific booking days required, but the rate is only available for a specific room type. St. Regis Singapore ◆ Take advantage of its Distinctive Luxury Package starting from $ 449 per night, which includes a luxurious suite offer, $ 100 hotel credits per stay, daily breakfast and 10 per cent off hotel spa treatments. Room booking: Jan. 4, 2021- Dec. 29，2021. Shangri-La's Rasa Sentosa Resort & Spa ◆ Starting from $ 459 per night, the package includes daily breakfast for two at Silver Shell Cafe, in-room afternoon tea for two, 60-minute aroma massage at Chi, The Spa and various sea sports activities. Upon arrival you will be welcomed by a bottle of champagne and two silk robes. Room booking: No time limitations. 1. Who is this text intended for? A. International tourists. B. COVID-19 victims. C. People in Singapore. D. Chinese citizens. 2. Should there be any uncertainty in your plan, which hotel would you rather chase to book? A. Sofitel Singapore Sentosa Resort & Spa. B. Marina Bay Sands. C. Shangri-La's Rasa Sentosa Resort & Spa. D. St. Regis Singapore. 3. Where can the text be found? A. In a geography book. B. In a market report. C. In a biography. D. In a travel magazine. B Salvador Dali (1904- 1989) was one of the most popular of modern artists. The Pompidou Centre in Paris is showing its respect and admiration for the artist and his powerful personality with an exhibition bringing together over 200 paintings, sculptures, drawings and more. Among the works and masterworks on exhibition the visitor will find the best pieces, most importantly The Persistence of Memory. There is also L'Enigme sans Fin from 1938, works on paper, objects, and projects for stage and screen and selected parts from television programmes reflecting the artist s showman qualities. The visitor will enter the World of Dali through an egg and is met with the beginning, the world of birth. The exhibition follows a path of time and subject with the visitor exiting through the brain. The exhibition shows how Dali draws the viewer between two infinities (无限). “From the infinity small to the infinity large, contraction and expansion coming in and out of focus: amazing Flemish accuracy and the showy Baroque of old painting that he used in his museum-theatre in Figueras," explains the Pompidou Centre. The fine selection of the major works was done in close collaboration (合作) with the Museo Nacional Reina Sofia in Madrid，Spain, and with contributions from other institutions like the Salvador Dali Museum in St. Petersburg. 4. Which of the following best describe Dali according to Paragraph 1? A. Optimistic, B. Productive. C. Generous. D. Traditional. 5. What is Dali's The Persistence of Memory considered to be? A. One of his masterworks, B. A successful screen adaptation. C. An artistic creation for the stage. D. One of the beat TV programmes. 6. How are the exhibits arranged at the World of Dali? A. By popularity. B. By importance. C. By size and shape. . D. By time and subject. 7. What does the word “contributions" in the last paragraph refer to? A. Artworks. B. Projects. C. Donations. D. Documents. C When I was a boy there were no smart phones, and our television only got one channel clearly. Still, I was never bored. The fields, hills, and woodlands around my home were the perfect playground. I can remember once hiking to a nearby lake. At the backside of it 1 was amazed to find an old dirt road that 1 had never seen before. It was full of muddy tracks and deep woods bordered it on both sides, but exploring it still seemed like a fine adventure. I walked on and on for hours. I was sure my guardian angel was whispering in my ear “Turn around and head back home”, but I was stubborn, so I walked on. There was still neither a car nor a house in sight. I noticed that the sun was starting to go down and I grew scared. I didn't want to end up trapped on this road, and I was worried that it would be dark before I could make my way back to the lake again. I continued to walk on with something growing inside of me. My heart was pounding and my legs were aching. I was almost in tears when I turned one last curve and saw something in the distance. It was a house that I recognized. I jumped up and down and laughed out loud. It was still over a mile away, but my legs felt like feathers and I hurried back to my house in no time. I walked in with a big smile on my face just in time for dinner. I remembered this recently when I saw a sign that said, “All roads lead home.”It is true. In life, all roads, no matter how they twist and turn, can lead us home again. What is important, though, is how we travel them. Are we going to go forth in fear or are we going to go forth in faith? Are we going to make this life a terrible trip or are we going to make this life a joyful journey? The choice is ours. 8. Why did the author hardly feel bored when he was young? A. Because he could have fun in nature. B. Because he could watch TV all day. C. Because he had many friends. D. Because he used to explore the old dirt road. 9. How did the author feel when he was exploring the dirt road? A. He thought he would be scolded by his parents. B. He felt contradictory in mind. C. He thought he would be trapped in the woods. D. He was unconscious. 10. What does the underlined word “something” (Para, 3) refer to? A. The dirt road. B. His house. C. The lake. D. A passing car. 11. What does the author mainly intend to tell us? A. Always make choices on our own. B. All roads lead home. C. It's our attitude that matters in our life. D. Every effort is worthwhile. D Chinese ancient poetry was the heart and soul of Chinese ancient literature. Poems and songs have been the means of entertainment of men from the earliest times onwards Records of Chinese ancient poetry have largely been found, from which a large amount of knowledge of ancient poetry of China can be obtained. Chinese ancient poetry was primarily written to be chanted or sung. The poetic persona (表面形象) is a feature of classical Chinese poetry. The persona appears when the poem is written from the viewpoint of some other person. Some poems are comments on the then contemporary society and life. Images and symbolism are deeply associated with Chinese ancient poetry. Chinese ancient poems，although apparently simple in the first reading，have deeper and greater meanings when read intensively. The earliest Chinese ancient poetry begins with The Book of Songs which is a collection of 305 poems. It was the first comprehensive compilation (辑) of Chinese ancient poems. Each poem in The Book of Songs was set to music and could be sung. Folk songs made up the most part of the book! Confucius, the great ancient philosopher, was fond of this book. It was also the accepted textbook of the Confucian school. Chinese poetic history is extremely long and colorful. The Tang dynasty, the golden age of Chinese ancient poetry, produced many famous poems.