安徽省宿州市十三所重点中学2021-2022学年高二上学期期中考试英语试题

宿州市十三所重点中学2021—2022 学年度第一学期期中质量检 测 高二英语试卷 第一部分 听力 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 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 are the speakers mainly talking about? A. How to keep a secret B. How to get along with family members. C. Why brothers and sisters quarrel. 2. What is the man related to the woman? A. Parent and child. B Brother and sister. C. Strangers. 3. Where is the woman? A. In the clinic. B. At school. C. In the supermarket. 4. What did the woman probably have for lunch? A. A garden salad. B. A chicken sandwich. C. A steak with vegetables. 5. What does the woman's sister want the woman to do? A. Pick her up. B. Call her back. C. Order dinner for her. 第二节 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。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。 听下面一段对话，回答第6、7 题。 6. Where does the conversation take place? A. In a car. B. In a classroom. C. In a fruit store. 7. What will the man give the girl next? A. A mobile phone. B. A ride to her house. C. Something to eat. 听下面一段对话，回答第8、9 题。 8. Why will the woman go to Brazil? A. To go to college. B. To teach English. C. To travel. 9. Where did the man go after college? A. Peru. B. Mexico. C. Argentina. 听下面一段对话，回答第10 至12 题。 10. What does the woman usually do right after dinner? A. She reads in bed. B. She plays music. C. She watches TV. 11. Why is the woman having difficulty getting to sleep? A. She is stressed about work. B. Her bedtime plan is poor. C. Her thoughts are keeping her awake. 12. What will the woman probably do about her problem? A. Go to the hospital B. Take some time off. C. Take some sleeping pills. 听下面一段对话，回答第13 至16 题。 13. How does the woman feel about her new house? A. She likes it a lot B. She thinks it's too noisy. C. She thinks it isn't as good as the old one. 14. Where is the bakery? A. Next to the park. B. Near the church. C. Ten miles away. 15. What will the man do on Saturday? A. Watch a game. B. Have lunch in the park. C. Explore the neighborhood with the woman. 16. What does the woman want to be reminded to do? A. Attend a meeting. B. Cook a meal. C. Go shopping. 听下面一段独白，回答第17 至20 题。 17. What does the speaker advise people to do? A. Not use their laptop computers. B. Put on the seatbelt. C. Keep wireless devices stored in their luggage. 18. When will the drink service begin? A. When the seatbelt sign is turned off. B. In a few hours. C. Right away. 19. Why might someone push the red button? A. To open up a storage area. B. To use wireless devices. C. To speak to a flight attendant. 20. How long is the flight? A. About nine hours. B. About eight hours. C. One hour. 第二部分 阅读理解 第一节 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。 A OmniFocus 3 OmniFocus is a task management app for iOS devices with powerful organization options. Its newest version, OmniFocus 3, aims to make managing your responsibilities more efficient than ever. Here are three cool new characteristics OmniFocus 3 offers, according to the company: •Tags: What used to be Contexts in the older version of the app is now Tags. You can assign tags to anything that you can think of. You can even add tags based on how much energy it will take you to complete a task, which is unbelievable for individuals with disabilities who plan their day-to-day activities based on the spoon theory. •Multi-Pane Mode: On bigger devices like the iPad, OmniFocus now offers a three-pane view so you can see more of your content all at once. You can choose to show a left sidebar or a right inspector, and both can be “pinned” to the screen so that they won't go anywhere. •Batch Editing: You can edit multiple items simultaneously (同时地). So, need some efficient organization in your life? You can try OmniFocus for free by clicking the link below. After your trial is up, however, you will be asked to purchase the app. There are two versions—Standard, which is $39.99, and Pro, which is $59.99. If you're already an OmniFocus user, you may still have to pay to upgrade to the same edition (Standard or Pro) of OmniFocus 3. However, you will get a 50% discount on your purchase. On the other hand, if you purchased OmniFocus 2 for iOS since October 2020, then you'll be able to upgrade for free. 21. Which of the following can enable you to see more content simultaneously? A. Tags. B. Contexts. C. Batch Editing. D. Multi-Pane Mode. 22. How much should you pay to upgrade if you have been using the Pro version since last December? A. $0. B. $29.99. C. $39.99. D. $59. 99. 23. What's the main purpose of the text? A. To instruct how to become an OmniFocus user. B. To give practical advice on improving OmniFocus 3. C. To show how to manage tasks efficiently on an app. D. To recommend an upgraded task management app. B Three years ago our yellow dog, Abby, passed away due to old age. My experience with my beloved dog became useful years later as I considered getting a new dog—a hiking and adventure companion, a nap buddy (午休伙伴), a watchdog: everything Abby used to be for my family and I when I was growing up. The process of adopting a puppy (幼犬) can be long and hard. But thanks to large retailers (零售商) like Petco and their weekend “adoption days”, I was able to walk away with my puppy after only a $300 payment, a signature and verbal commitment to take care of her to the best of my abilities. I wasn't entirely “prepared” for my puppy when I got her, and I can't say my parents were for sure on board when I adopted her, knowing she'd outgrow my living conditions and need the sizable yard and mountain access only my parents' house could provide her with. But I took the leap, supplied her with everything she could possibly need to be happy and develop properly, set up a vet appointment and made a commitment to myself and her to do whatever I had to do to make sure she grew up right. My dad actually jokes now that he's become a grandpa before he thought he would, and I think there's some truth to that I'm not the mother of a human being yet, but I can draw some similarities between taking care of a baby and raising a puppy. Koda wakes up several times a night to go to the bathroom, eats her pricey puppy food, has accidents on the carpet and in my bed, cries when I'm not around and stops me from concentrating on my homework. Since adopting her, I can't do anything without first considering how my actions and choices will affect my dog. Puppy parenting isn't easy, and that's part of why it's so rewarding. 24. What did the author consider important when thinking about adopting a new dog? A. Getting her parents' approval. B. Getting a yellow one once again. C. Getting one like her previous dog. D. Getting one that didn't demand much care. 25. What does Paragraph 2 tell us about the authors adopting her dog? A. Its process was long and hard. B. It was easier than she had thought. C. It got some money support on “adoption days”. D. It cost more money than she expected. 26. What problem did the author face after adopting her dog? A. Her living place didn't suit the dog. B. Her parents didn't really love the dog. C. She couldn't afford the expensive puppy food. D. She had trouble in setting up vet appointments. 27. How did the author most probably find keeping a dog? A. Tiring but worthy. B. Easy and rewarding. C. Exhausting and useless. D. Terrifying but exciting. C Asian carp ( 鲤鱼) were introduced to American waters during the 1970s. Southern fish farmers began importing them to help clean their ponds. Asian carp are extraordinary cleaners. Unfortunately, it didn't take too long for them to escape from these ponds, perhaps from flooding, and get into the Mississippi River. From there they have followed their natural tendency to swim upstream. This tendency may lead them into the Great Lakes and Canada, which worries fishermen. Asian carp are large fish. One species, the silver carp, can grow to be 100 pounds. But despite their size, they feed from the bottom of the food chain. That means that they eat plankton