2021-2022学年江苏省徐州高二（下）期中英语试卷（附答案详解）

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ḕ()ᔁAMostFamousPaintingsintheWorldAmongthemillionsofpaintingsthatarecreatedandshowningalleriesandmuseumsallaroundtheworld,averysmallnumberofthemgobeyondtimeandmakehistory.Belowaresomeexamples.ThePersistenceofMemory-SalvadorDali.Paintedin1931,ThePersistenceofMemoryisoneofthemostrecognizablepiecesinarthistory.Thisworkisknowntomakepeoplereflectontheirwayoflifeandthewaytheyspendtheirtime,anditisalsothoughtthatAlbertEinstein'swell-knownTheoryofRelativitygaveDalitheideaforthiswonderfulpainting.GirlwithaPearlEarring-JohannesVermeer.Consideredbymanytobe"theDutchMonaLisa”thisbeautifulpaintingfeaturesanunnamedyoungwomanlookingoverhershouldertostaredirectlyattheviewer.ltwascompletedin1665andisexhibitedintheMauritshuisinTheHague,theNetherlands.Guernica-PabloPicasso.ThefamouspaintingbyPicassowascompletedin1937.ItwaspaintedinParisfollowingthebombingofGuernicaduringtheSpanishCivilWar.ThepaintingisonpermanentdisplayintheMuseoReinaSofia,Madrid,Spain.StarryNight-VincentvanGogh.Paintedin1889,StarryNightisoneofthemostfamouspaintingsinmodernculture,whichispartofthepermanentcollectionoftheMuseumofModernArtinNewYork.ItisbasedonvanGogh*sdirectobservationsaswellashisimagination,memories,andemotionsandwastheinspirationforthesongVincent(alsoknownasStarry,StarryNight).1.WhatdoweknowaboutThePersistenceofMemory?A.Itwasfinishedinthe1920s.B.Itcentersonpeople'slifestyle.C.Itreflectsthepainter'smemories.D.Itmaybeinspiredbyafamoustheory.2.Whichpaintingisbasedonatruestory?A.ThePersistenceofMemory.B.StarryNight.C.GirlwithaPearlEarring.D.Guernica.3.Whatisthecommonfeatureofthelistedpaintings?A.Theyareeverlastingartworks.B.Theysharethesimilartheme.C.Theyareonpermanentdisplay.D.Theygiveideasformusiccreation.

1I'dthoughtIwasreadyforthechallengesofgraduateschool.ButwhenIleftNepaltofurthermystudyabroad,!feltasifIhaddroppedintothevastoceanwhereeveryfishswamfasterthanIcould.Thecourseworkworemeout.InsteadofbeingtheoutgoingpersonIhadbeen,IsuddenlybecameashygirLWorsestill,myresearchwasnotprogressingatthepaceIhadexpected.Ineededsomethingtoreturntomyoldself.Afteraconversationwithmyfriend,!thoughtIshouldgotohelpothers.ThenIbegantosearchonlineforvolunteeropportunities.Luckily,alocalorganizationthatdrivesseniorcitizenstotheirdestinationswaslookingforvolunteers.IthoughtitmightbejustwhatIneeded.Iwasabitanxiousbeforemyfirstride,asIhadnotinteractedmuchwithpeopleoutsideschool.ButIquicklyrecoveredmywhenIpickedupanoldwomanwhowantedtogodowntown.Shetalkedwithmelikemygrandmotherandsharedhowthankfulshewas.Connectionslikethisandthesmilesonmypassengers'facesencouragedmetocontinuedriving.Istartedtovolunteeraboutthreehourseveryweekend-timeIotherwisewouldhavespentoversleepingorlookingthroughinformationonsocialmedia.Sharingstorieswithmypassengerswasrewarding.Andseeinghoweagertheyweretospendtimegoingoutinspiredmetothinkabouthowtospendmytimewhichusedtoslipaway.Asmyconfidencegrew,!beganopeninguptomyfellowgraduatestudentsabouttheupsanddownsinmyresearchandwassurprisedtodiscoverthatallmyfellowsfacedthesamechallenge-eventhestudentwhoIhadconsideredtobeontopofeveiything.Astheseconnectionsgrew,mynaturalpersonalitybegantoreappear.4.Whatledtotheauthorbecomingshy?A.Theheavyacademicburden.B.Fearingtotalktostrangers.C.Thelonelinessofbeingabroad.D.Beingunfamiliarwiththenewschool.5.Whatdidtheauthorvolunteertodo?A.Helpwitholdpeople'sdailylife.B.Providetransportationfortheold.C.Communicatewithseniorcitizens.D.Accompanyoldpeopletodowntown.6.Whichofthefollowingcanbestexplaintheunderlinedword"poise"inparagraph3?A.Strength.B.Courage.C.Calmness.D.Enthusiasm.7.Whatcanweinferabouttheauthorfromthelastparagraph?A.Sheworkedveryhardonherresearch.B.Sheexperiencedasenseofincompetence.2⚓ᐳ17⚓

2C.Shewasinthesameboatasherschoolmates.D.Sheregainedconnectionwithherfriends.cForgivingdoesn'tmeansayingthepaindoesn'tmatterorwhattheotherpersonsaidordidwasOK.Itdoesn'tmeanforgettingwhathappened.ltmeanslettinggoofyourneedforanapology.ltmeansmakingpeacewithpasthurtandpain.Itmeanschoosingtomoveon.Allofthisiseasytosay,hardtodo.Butforgivenesscanhappeninaseriesofsmallstepsovertime.Takeyourfeelingsseriously.Forgivingdoesn'tmeanshruggingyourshouldersandsaying"Oh,well."Cry,feelsad,throwthingshard,orwriteangrypassagesinyourdiarytogetridofsomeofthestress.Talkwithtrustedfriendsorfamilytoaskforadvicetohelpfindsolutionstoyourproblems.Youhavetherighttofeelhurtandangry.Butsufferingthesefeelingsovertimedoesyougreatharm.Makeadifferenceinyourlife.I'veseenthatmanymisstheopportunityforgettingbackagoodrelationshipwithsomeoneelsebecausetheyjustwaitfortheapologythatmaynevercome.Othersstaystuckinangerlongaftertheotherpersonhasstoppedtobeapartoftheirlives.Makeadecisiontomakeadifferenceforyourself.Thatmaybeforgivingorbeingthefirsttoreachouttotheothersothatyoucanmoveonwithyourownlife.Forgiveyourselfandengageinpositiveself-talk.Althoughyoumaymainlyblametheotherperson,it'simportanttoforgiveyourselfwithpositiveself-talk.Feelcertainthatyoucanlearnfromthisandmoveon.Tellyourselfthatyouwillsurvivethispainandthatlifewillgetbetterbecauseyoucanmakeachoicetoletgo.Tryunderstandingtheother.Thisdoesn'treduceyourpainbutmaymakewhathappenedmoreunderstandable.Understandingdoesn'tforgivehurtfulbehavior,butunderstandingcanhelptogetridofyourangerandtoforgive.Realizethatforgivenessbenefitsyoumostofall.Theotherpersonmayneverknowaboutyourforgiveness.Butforgivingandlettinggocanlightentheloadonyourbodyandonyourspirit.8.Whatdoesforgivingmeanaccordingtothetext?A.Thepaintheotherpersonbroughtyouisn'tveryserious.B.Whattheotherpersonhassaidordonedoesn'thurtyou.C.Youdon'tcareandhaveforgottenwhathappenedtoyou.D.Youneedn'ttheotherpersontosaysorrytoyouanymore.9.Whatistheattitudeoftheauthortogettingangryaccordingtoparagraph2?A.Positive.B.Negative.C.Objective.D.Uncertain.10.Whatshouldyoudoifyouhaveaquarrelwithyourclosefriendaccordingtoparagraph3?A.Waitfbryourfriend'sapology.B.Taketheinitiativetosayhellotoyourfriend.C.Tryyourbesttoforgetyourproblem.D.Havepositiveself-talk.

311.Whatdoesthetextmainlytalkabout?A.Howtoforgiveotherpeople.B.Forgivenessishelpfulforusall.C.Understandingcanhelpforgiveothers.D.Lifegetsbetterifyouchoosetoforgive.DEarthisfarmorealivethanwepreviouslythought,accordingto"deeplife"studiesthatrevealarichecosystembeneathourfeetthatisalmosttwicethesizeofalltheworld*soceans.Despiteextremeheat,nolightandintensepressure,scientistsestimateithasbetween15billionand23billiontonnesofmicroorganismsᱥ."It'slikefindingawholenewreservoiroflifeonEarth,"saidKarenLloyd,anassociateprofessorattheUniversityofTennessee.Resultssuggest70percentofEarth'sbacteriaandarchaeaexistinthesubsurface.Oneorganismfound2.5kilometersbelowthesurfacehasbeenburiedformillionsofyearsandmaynotrelyatallonenergyfromthesun.Also,themethanogenᵬ!"hasfoundawaytocreatemethaneinthisenvironment,whichitmaynotusetoreproduceordivide,buttoreplaceorrepairbrokenparts.Lengthsoftheirliveswerecompletelydifferent.Somemicroorganismshavebeenaliveforthousandsofyears,barelymovingexceptwithshiftsinearthquakesoreruptions.They'rejustactiveinside,withlessenergythanpeoplethoughtpossibletosupportlife.Theteamconsistsof1,200scientistsfrom52countriesindisciplinesrangingfromgeologyandmicrobiologytochemistryandphysics.Ayearbeforetheconclusionoftheirstudy,theywillpresentthefindingsbeforetheAmericanGeophysicalUnion*sannualmeetingopensthisweek,whichtheysayaremadepossiblebytechnicaladvancesondrillsandmicroscopes.Thescientistshavebeenwonderingaboutthepointbeyondwhichlifecannotexist,butthedeepertheydig,themorelifetheyfind.Thereisatemperaturemaximum-currently122࠷-buttheybelievethisrecordwillbebrokeniftheykeepexploringanddevelopingmoreadvancedinstruments.Questionsremain,includinghowthemicrobesinteractwithchemicalprocesses,andwhatthismightrevealabouthowlifeandEarthcoevolvedᐳ#$ᓄ.12.Whatdothescientistsfindabouttheundergroundorganisms?A.Theycan'treproduceanddivide.B.They'retheoldestlivingthings.C.Someofthemconsumenoenergy.D.Someofthemalmostalwayskeepstill.13.Whatcanwelearnabouttheresearchfromparagraph3?A.Itlastsforaroundoneyear.B.Itisconductedin52countries.4⚓ᐳ17⚓

4C.Itpromotestechnicaldevelopment.D.Itinvolveseffortsfrommultiplefields.14.Whydothescientistsdrilldeep?A.Tobreaktheirpreviousrecord.B.Tofindthedepthlimitoflife.C.Todiscovermoreancientmicroorganisms.D.Todetectthehighestsubsurfacetemperature.15.Whichofthefollowingcouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A.Earth'sDepthsAreFullofLifeB.OrganismsLiveBetterUndergroundC.EarthIsFarBeyondHumanExplorationD.SubsurfaceLifeDiffersfromThatonLandThinkingaboutthepastweek,didanyofyouforgetwhereyouputyourphone?Didyouhaveawordstuckonthetipofyourtongue?Youcouldn'trememberthenameofthemovieafriendrecommended?Whatisgoingonhere?Isyourmemoryfailing?It'snot.(1)Despitememory'sextraordinary,necessaryandcommonpresenceinourlives,itisfarfromperfect.Ourbrainsarenotdesignedtorememberpeople'snames,toremembertodosomethinglaterortorecordeverythingweexperience.(2)Eveninthesmartestheads,memoryislikelytobewrong.Sowhatdetermineswhatwerememberandwhatweforget?(3)Yourmemoryisnotavideocamerarecordingaconstantstreamofeverysightandsoundyou'reexposedto.Youcanonlyrememberwhatyouareconcernedabout.Accordingly,onemajorreasonforforgettingwhatsomeonesaidorwhereyouparkedyourcarislackofattention.Theotherhassomethingtodowithstimulus('(ᱥ).Forexample,thetipofthetongueisoneofthemostcommonexperiencesofmemoryfailure.(4)Whydoesthishappen?Thetipofthetonguecanoccurwhenthere'sonlypartialorweakactivation(())ofthenervecellsthatconnecttothewordyou'relookingfor.Sowhenyouwalkintoaroomandsuddenlydon'tknowwhyyou'rethere,you'renotgoingcrazyorgettingAlzheimer'sdisease,andyourmemoryisn'tterrible.Gobacktotheroomyouwereinbeforeyoulandedinthisoneandimaginethecluesthatwerethere.(5)A.Onenecessaryfactorisattention.B.Ifsdoingexactlywhatit'ssupposedtodo.C.Theseimperfectionsaresimplythefactorysettings.D.Ourbrainstendtorememberwhatismeaningfulandforgetwhatisn't.E.You'retryingtocomeupwithaword,butyoucannotfinditinyourmemory.F.Itwillinstantlydeliverwhatyouwerecompletelyconfusedaboutamomentago.G.Memoryisamazingandisessentialforthefunctioningofalmosteverythingwedo.

516.A.AB.BC.CD.DE.EF.FG.G17.A.AB.BC.CD.DE.EF.FG.G18.A.AB.BC.CD.DE.EF.FG.G19.A.AB.BC.CD.DE.EF.FG.G20.A.AB.BC.CD.DE.EF.FG.GAcoupleweeksago,Itriedtobuymyteenanewbike.Onelocalbikestoretoldmetheirshipmentwas(21)*Icouldreturnweekslater.Asportinggoodschainsaidtheyhadnothingproper,andIshouldtrycallingeveryweekto(22)theirlatestgoods-andrushthereifthey(23)tohaveit.EventuallyIdid(24)abike.ThenextthingIshouldbuyisafittedhelmet(ᜮ,).Butthatwasstilla(25)task.GiventhatmostofteensIsawridingaroundwerehelmet-less,Iguessedwewerenot(26)inthecarelesshelmetuse,andthisthingwas(27).ButZayden'sstoryalarmedme,whoselifewaschangedbyabicycle-relatedaccident.Aweekbeforethat,hisparentsboughthimanew(28)thatheactuallyliked.Sadly,Zaydenhad(29)itatafriend'shomesohewasridingwithouthishelmetwhenhitbyamotorcycle.Zaydenwasrushedtoahospital,withsevere(30)injuries.Statisticsshowover240,000teensweregiven(31)forbicycle-relatedinjuriesandsuitablehelmetscan(32)thesituationgreatly.Zayden'sparentsare(33)upwiththehospitaltospreadtheimportanceofbikehelmets.Whenaskedifthere'sany(34)shewouldshare,Zayden'smomsays,"Nohelmet,noriding,no(35)."AndIknewIshouldgetoneimmediately.21.A.bannedB.destroyedC.delayedD.rejected22.A.packB.deliverC.purchaseD.check23.A.happenedB.expectedC.attemptedD.continued24.A.createB.affordC.secureD.miss25.A.differentB.pressingC.routineD.tough26.A.activeB.freeC.preparedD.alone27.A.setapartB.putasideC.turnedoverD.cairiedout28.A.bikeB.helmetC.motorD.watch29.A.fixedB.exchangedC.leftD.deserted30.A.headB.legC.armD.back31.A.bikingtrainingB.speedlimitsC.safetyregulationsD.emergencytreatment32.A.assessB.relieveC.explainD.review33.A.breakingB.catchingC.teamingD.making6⚓ᐳ17⚓

634.A.adviceB.storyC.promiseD.truth35.A.surpriseB.exceptionC.doubtD.advantage36.Theideaofrunninglongdistancescanbediscouragingatfirst.পwithalotofpatienceandababy-stepapproach,youcansteadilydevelopasolidpace(2)willlastforlongerandlongerstretches,evenwhileyouchatwithyourrunningpartner!Whetheryouareonlybeginningtorunorhavealreadymadeapracticeofit,designatrainingscheduleব(base)onyourcunentabilities.Forget"nopains,nogains."Resisttheurge(4)(push)yourselftoohardortoofast.Keepyourrunssensibleandachievable,especiallyinthebeginning.Runningisanexercisewithariskof(5)(injure),especiallyforbeginners.Thetortoise-wins-the-racemannerwilldecreaseyourchanceofhurtingয(you).Ifyouhavelittleornomilesunderyourbelt,shiftbetweenrunningand0(walk)inthebeginning.Jogforoneminute,andthenwalkfbrfbur.Repeatthreemoretimesfbratotalworkoutof20(8)(minute).Astheone-minutejoggingintervals(12)becomeeasierfromoneworkouttothenext,doublethem(9)twominuteseachanddecreasethewalkingintervalstothree.Continuetoincreasethejogginganddecreasethewalkingovertimeuntilyouare(10)(comfortable)runningforatotal20-minutestretch.(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8)(9)(10)37.ItwasaneveninginJuly.Theskiesweredarkerthannormal.Rainfellinbigdrops,thundercrashedinandlightningflashedacrosstheskies.IshookwithcoldandfearasIwalkedthroughthestreamsofmuddywater.Carsmovedslowlybecauseofthetrafficjam,whilepassers-bywererushingby,completelywetintheheavyrain.Alongtheway,Isawsomeschoolchildrengraspingtheirheavyschoolbagsandheadinghome.Asmorethundercrashedandboomed,!alsospedup.Nearacrossing,someroadrepairworkwasleftunfinished.Obviouslytheworkershadleftinahurrybecauseofthestorm.Therewereafewwarningsignsbutitwashardtoseewhattheysaidandwhatwasontheroad.Itookapacetowardsthem3therewerepiecesofwoodandmetalaswellasaholewhichnowwashalf-coveredwithboards.Icarefullyavoidedthepossibledangerandmovedon.Secondslater,!stoppedasIheardsomesounds.Theysoundedlikecrying.Iturnedaround,heldmybreathandlistened,tryingtofigureoutwherethesoundswerecomingfrom,butallIcouldhearwasthewindandthe

7rain.''Maybeitisjustthewind,'*Ithoughttomyselfandwasabouttoleave."Help!”aloudanddesperatescreamcamebehind.Quickly,!turnedbackandtracedthesoundtowhereithadcomefrom.Myeyesfellontheplace.ltwashorrible—oneyoungchildhadfallenintothegapingholeintheroad.Myheartgrewheavier.Theboardshadbeenmovedawaybytheforceoftherushingwaterandwind.Icouldbarelyseethechildasitwasdarkallaroundme.Itriedtosavehim,butallmyeffortswereinvain."Don'tpanic!"Ipretendedtobecalmandshoutedatthetopofmyvoice."I'llsoongetyououtofthere."45617ᑏ9ᦪ;<150=>*2?ᢥ᝞BCDE஺Isuddenlythoughtofafriendwholivednearby.Theparentsofthechildarrivedatthehospitalquickly.8⚓ᐳ17⚓

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