黑龙江省八校2021-2022学年高二上学期期中联合考试英语试题

黑龙江省2021-2022 学年度上学期八校期中联合考试 高 二 英 语 试 题 (考试时间：100 分钟 满分120 分) 本试卷分为第I 卷（选择题）和第II 卷（非选择题）两部分 第I 卷（选择题部分 共70 分） 第一部分 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，从每题所给的A、B、C 和D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上 将该项涂黑。 A THEATRE City Varieties The Headrow，Leeds. Tel.430808 Oct 10~11 only A Night at the Varieties.All the fun of an old music hall with Barry Cryer, Duggle Brown, 6 dancers, Mystina,Jon Barker,Anne Duval and the Tony Harrison Trio.Laugh again at the old jokes and listen to your favourite songs. Performances: 8 p.m. nightly. Admission: £ 5; under 16 or over 60: £4. York Theatre Royal St Leonard’s Place,York. Tel.223568 Sep 23~Oct 17 Groping for Words - a comedy by Sue Townsend.Best known for her Adrian Mole Diaries.Townsend now writes about an evening class which two men and a woman attend.A gentle comedy. Admission: First night,Mon: £ 2; Tues~Fri：£ 3.25~5.50; Sat: £ 3.50~5.75. Halifax Playhouse King's Cross Street,Halifax. Tel.365998 Oct 10~17 On Golden Pond by Ernest Thompson.This is a magical comedy about real people.A beautifully produced,well acted play for everyone.Don't miss it. Performances: 7:30 p.m. Admission: £2. Mon: 2 seats for the price of one. Grand Theatre Oxford Street,Leeds. Tel.502116 Restaurant and Café. Oct 1~17 The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13.Sue Townsend’s musical play,based on her best selling book. Performances: Evenings 7:45 October 10~17,at 2:30 p.m. No Monday performances. Admission: Tues~Thurs: £2~5; Fri &Sat: £2~6. 1.Which theatre offers the cheapest seat? A. Grand Theatre. B. City Varieties. C. Halifax Playhouse. D. York Theatre Royal. 2.If you want to see a play with old jokes and songs, which phone number will you ring to book a seat? A. 430808. B.223568. C.365998. D. 502116. 3.We may learn from the text that Sue Townsend is ________. A. a director B. an actress C. a musician D. a writer B Ray is a physical education teacher at Central Algoma Secondary School. This year, most of their classes were remote due to the COVID-19 pandemic（流行病）. One day, Ray was talking to his daughter Sadie,who was set to graduate. The school was planning to have teachers hand-deliver diplomas(毕业文凭)to each student's home, but Sadie asked her dad if she could receive hers on a nearby outdoor stage instead. “I said,‘Sure, I’ll do that. No problem.Is there anybody else who would like to receive their diploma on the stage?’”Ray said. “And she said,‘Yeah, everybody would like to get their diploma on the stage. ’” Moved,the creative dad got to work to make it happen —not just for his daughter,but for all of the graduating seniors! He spent about six hours one weekend building a portable (便携 的)stage that he could pull behind his truck. He then got permission from the school,and they eagerly agreed to help make his mobile graduation mission a success. “It’s such an important event for so many people.… It was almost like the first win that we’ve had in a year and a half after being beaten down,” Ray said. “We finally get to do this one thing that we’ll remember for the rest of our lives.” Over the course of two days in late June, Ray traveled over 250 miles to give 72 graduates their big moment! Joel Lamoureux was one student who received his diploma on the portable stage. His mom, Krissie Lamoureux,said the experience felt relaxed and easy while still providing an important photo opportunity for this milestone in their lives. “It was extremely personal,” she added.“It’s really hard as a parent to watch your child graduate from a distance and not be able to really be a part of anything.” All of the students were grateful to Ray and the school for creating a safe way to celebrate their accomplishments. 4.What inspired Ray to create the stage? A.His daughter’s appeal. B. The COVID-19 pandemic. C. The school's permission. D. The graduates' request. 5. What can we infer from Ray's words in Paragraph 5? A. He has won the competition. B. He has experienced many failures. C. His work is of great significance. D. His work is highly thought of. 6. What’s Krissie Lamoureux’s feeling about Ray's stage? A. Satisfied B. Appreciative C. Envious D. Comfortable 7. What's the best title of this text? A .Teacher Helps Deliver Diplomas B. A Different Celebration Is on Show C. A Personal Work Gains Popularity D. A Teacher Builds a Portable Stage C An article caught my attention this week.It claims that few parents these days tend to hire neighborhood teens to watch their kids. In fact, the article states that the average age of babysitters(代人临时照看小孩的人)in the UK has risen from 14 to 34 over the past several decades. I worked as a teenage babysitter for years. At that time, I took up those jobs as they were economic to do so,but now I see them as valuable experiences. The article reminded me of just how significantly babysitting influenced my worldview and my approach to parenting. It made me think that more teens should be involved in babysitting because it really does prepare them for life in a way that few other things can. Babysitting makes everyone's life easier.I gained many practical skills adapting to children. I discovered that the outdoor activities are the best way to wear out high-energy children and that reading books aloud is an excellent way to pass the time and that music makes an instant party Babysitting reveals how other households operate.This is a fascinating,invaluable lesson. I had great conversations with the parents of children I babysat. Some parents introduced me to their favorite music,described their own jobs and interests,and showed curiosity about my schoolwork and life goals. In a society where families are increasingly isolated (孤立的) from each other, where children are no longer raised by a “ village ” or community of caring individuals, hiring a teenage babysitter is a simple way to bridge that gap and it also gives that teen a chance to gain some independence. The next time you're having a date night with your partner,don't hesitate to call on that teen down the street and offer him or her a job. It could be the best thing for all of you. 8.What is the common phenomenon of babysitting in the UK? A. The adults' having difficulty watching over their kids. B. The increasing average age of babysitters. C. The youth's lack of interest in babysitting. D. The rising demand for babysitters. 9. Why did the author choose to be a babysitter in the past? A. To learn how to get along with others. B. To gain social experiences. C. To make money. D. To encourage more teenagers to be babysitters. 10. What does the author intend to do in Paragraph 3? A. To show how other households operate. B. To reveal the kindness of some parents. C. To share her experiences of babysitting. D. To state the benefits of babysitting. 11. What does the author suggest that parents do in the last paragraph? A.Create harmonious community culture. B. Spend more time at home with their kids. C. Offer opportunities of babysitting to teenagers. D. Encourage their kids to be more independent. D The Tokyo Summer Olympics is going green. The 5,000 medals Japan has made are more special than most. One novel focus of the Tokyo Olympics is to be“sustainable”— to avoid using too many natural resources, so that the games are easy on the environment. As part of this goal, the organizers decided to make all of the Olympic medals out of metal recycled from old electronics. Almost all electronics are made with small amounts of "precious metals", like gold and silver. But collecting enough of these metals to make 5,000 medals was a huge challenge. That's because the amount of metal in each device is tiny. It would take about 20,000 cell phones to get just 1 kilogram of gold. Beginning in April