广东省深圳市龙岗区龙城高级中学2021-2022学年高二下学期期中考试英语（原卷版）

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2021-2022学年高二第二学期期中考试英语试卷（满分120分考试时间120分钟）注意事项：1.答题前，考生务必用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将自己的姓名和考生号、考场号、座位号填写在答题卡上。并用2B铅笔将对应的信息点涂黑，不按要求填涂的，答卷无效2.选择题每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目选项的答案信息点涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案，答案不能答在试卷上。3.非选择题必须用黑色字迹钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区域内相应位置上；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新的答案，不准使用铅笔和涂改液。不按以上要求作答的答案无效。4.考生必须保持答题卡的整洁，考试结束后，只需将答题卡交回。第二部分阅读理解（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。AHaveyougottheskillsrequiredforoneofourexcitingmatchdayrolesatManchesterUnited?ManchesterUnitediscurrentlyrecruiting(招募)individualstojoinourMatchdayOperationsteamforthefootballseasontoenhancethematchdayexperienceforthe76,000fansandguestsweentertainatOldTraffordforeveryhomegame.Thereareapproximately35matchesduringtheseason,whichkicksoffinAugust,andsuccessfulcandidatesforourmatchdayroleswillbeexpectedtobeavailableforourkeyhomegamesheldthroughouttheseason.Ifyoubelieveyouhavetheskillsrequiredtodeliverouroutstandingmatchdayexperienceandhavewhatittakestojoinoneoftheworld'sbiggestfootballclubs,pleaseseeourcurrentvacancieslistedbelowandcompleteanapplicationform.Pleasenote:Youshouldonlysubmitoneapplicationasallopportunitieswillbediscussedattheinterview.Theexactcopiesofapplicationwillbedisregardedandyouwillbeout.Previousapplicantsneednotapply.IfyouhavepreviouslybeenunsuccessfulataninterviewforaCateringMatchdayrolewearenotinapositiontoreviewanotherapplicationforaminimumofsixmonths.CurrentVacancies:学科网（北京）股份有限公司

1RoleLocationSalaryCulinaryTeamManchesterNotdisclosedMatchdayHospitalityManchesterNotdisclosedMatchdayStewardManchesterNotdisclosedThankyouforyourapplication!Foranyquestion,pleaseemailtherecruitmentteamatrecruitment@manutd.co.uk.1.Wherewillthejobbeperformed?A.Atacinema.B.Atastadium.C.Inahospital.D.Inthestreet.2.Whichoneisthemostimportantforthecandidates?A.Theirloveforfootball.B.Theireducationallevel.C.TheirpastexperienceD.Theirapplication'suniqueness.3.Howcanthecandidatesaskformoreinformation?A.Byphone.B.Byletter.C.Byemail.D.Bytextmessage.BAcollegestudenthasbeengoingaboveandbeyondthecallofdutytoprotectpeoplewhoaredeaforhardofhearingfromriskingexposuretoCOVID-19.SincetheworldhasbeenstrugglingtocopewithN95facemaskshortages,21-year-oldAshleyLawrencehasbeentroubledbyhowthefacemasksmightpreventpeoplewithhearingdisabilitiesfromcommunicating.BecauseAmericanSignLanguage(ASL)speakersrelyheavilyonlip-readingforgrammar,facemaskscouldobscure(隐藏)uptohalfofaperson'smessage.Lawrence,whostudieseducationforthedeafandhardofhearingatEasternKentuckyUniversity,hasbeenconductingherschoolingathomeduetothenovelcoronavirusoutbreaks-sosheresolvedtouseherfreetimetomakefacemasksforsignlanguagespeakers.Withthehelpofhermother,Lawrencebegansewingfacemaskswith.plasticwindowsoverthewearer'smouthsothatASLspeakerscouldstilluselip-readingforcommunication.Overthecourseofthelastfewweeks，Lawrencehasbeenshippingthemaskstodozensofhospitalsanddeafindividualsforfree.ShelaunchedaGoFundMecampaigntoraisefundsforshipping,handling,andmaterials,butshestoppedthecrowdfunding(众筹)pageaftershereachedhergoalof$3,300injusttwodays.学科网（北京）股份有限公司

2AlthoughLawrencehadoriginallyrecruitedateamofvolunteerstomakethemasksfordeafpeopleinherhomecommunityofWoodfordCounty,Kentucky,thedeterminedcollegestudentisnowworkingtolaunchanofficialFacebookpageandwebsiteforhernewly-builtDHHMaskProjectasameansofmeetingdemandforthemasks.Furthermore,LawrenceplansonpostingaYouTubeDIYinstructionalvideoformakingthemasksbytheendofthisweek.Untilthen,peoplecanrequestasetoffreemasksfromLawrence,byemailingheratdhhmaskproject@gmail.com.4.Whowerethespecialfacemasksmadefor?A.Commonpeople.B.Studentsstudyingatschool.C.Peoplewithhearingdisabilities.D.PeopleinfectedwithCOVID-19.5.Whatmayhappenwhenpeoplewithhearingdisabilitiesusecommonfacemasks?A.Theirdisabilitieswillbecomeworse.B.Alloftheirmessagewillbeprevented.C.Theyneedn'trely,soheavilyonlip-reading.D.Nearlyhalfofwhattheyexpresscan'tbereceived.6.WhydidLawrencelaunchaGoFundMecamipaign?A.Tocollectenoughmoneyforherplan.B.Tomeetpeople'sdemand.forthemasks.C.Toaskforideasaboutthespecialmasks.D.Tohelppeoplelearnmoreaboutthemasks.7.WhatcanweinferaboutLawrencefromthetext?A.Sheishearingdisabled.B.Sheisdeterminedandcaring.C.Shemadethemasksbyherself.D.Shesoldall,themasksontheInternet.CJapaneseautomakerToyotasaysitwillteamupwiththecountry’sspaceagencytodevelopavehiclecalledtheLunarCruisertoexplorethemoon.ThenamecomesfromapopularToyotavehiclecalledtheLandCruiser.Thecompanysaiditplanstolaunchthevehicleinthelate2020s.Afterthat,Toyotasaidthevehiclecouldassistpeoplelivingonthemoonby2040andcouldpossiblybesenttoMarsaswell.TakaoSatoheadsthecompany’sLunarCruiserproject.HetoldTheAssociatedPressthevehicleisbasedontheideathatpeopleeat,work,sleepandcommunicatewithotherssafelyincars.HehopestheLunarCruisercanservethesamepurposeinspace.“Weseespaceasanareaforouronce-in-a-centurytransformation,”Satosaid,“Bygoingtospace,wemaybeabletodeveloptelecommunicationsandothertechnologythatwillprovevaluabletohumanlife.”Anothercompany,GitaiJapanInc.,ispartneringwithToyotatodeveloparoboticarmfortheLunarCruiser.Itwillbedesignedtoperformjobssuchascarryingoutinspectionsandmaintainingthevehicle.Thecompanysaidthearmwillbebuilttoworkwithdifferenttools.Thesetoolscouldbeusedtostudythemoon’ssurfacemore学科网（北京）股份有限公司

3closely.InterestinspacehasbeengrowinginJapaninrecentyears.JapanesespaceexplorationcompanyiSpaceannouncedlastAprilthatitwouldtransportanexplorerbelongingtotheUnitedArabEmirates(UAE)tothemoonin2022.Japan’siSpacewillprovidethelandertocarrytheUAE’srover(探测器).ThecompanyplanstolaunchthelanderonaFalcon9rocketbuiltbyAmericancompanySpaceX.JapanesecitizensfollowedthetriptospacelastyearofbillionaireYusakuMaezawa.Hespent12daysaboardtheInternationalSpaceStation.MaezawaalsoplansinthefuturetoorbitaroundthemoononaSpaceX’sStarshipspacecraft.ToyotaengineerShinichiroNodasaidhethinksthelunarprojectcanextendthecompany’straditionofservingcustomerstoaplacebeyondEarth.HesaidToyotacurrentlyhasvehiclesalmosteverywhere.“Butthisisabouttakingourcarstosomewherewehaveneverbeen,”Nodasaid.8.What’stheultimatepurposeoftheLunarCruiserproject?A.Tobetterhumanlife.B.Tomakesafevehicles.C.Toprovethepreviousidea.D.Totransformcommunication.9.What’sParagraph4mainlyabout?A.Japan’senthusiasminspace.B.Japan’sachievementsinspace.C.Japan’spotentialinspacetravel.D.Japan’sambitiontoexplorespace.10What’sShinichiroNoda’sattitudetowardsthelunarproject?A.Negative.B.Doubtful.C.Cautious.D.Positive.11.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A.JapaneseCuriosityinMoonTravelGeneratedB.GreatContributionMadeinExploringMarsC.RoverBuiltbyToyotatoBeLandedonMarsD.ToyotatoHelpDevelopVehicletoExploreMoonDGonearethedayswhenamother’splacewasinthehome:inBritainwomenwithchildrenarenowaslikelytobeinpaidworkastheirunburdenedsisters.Manyputtheirlittledarlingsindaycarelongbeforetheystartschool.Mindfulthatapoorstartcanspoilaperson’schancesofsuccesslaterinlife,thestatehasintervenedevermorecloselyinhowbabiesandtoddlersarelookedafter.Inspectorscallnotonlyatnurseriesbutalsoathomeswhereyoungstersareminded;three-year-oldsfollowthenationalcurriculum.Childcarehasincreasinglybecome学科网（北京）股份有限公司

4aprofession.Foryearsafterthegovernmentfirstbeganin2001totwistthearmsofanyonewholookedafteranunrelatedchildtoregisterwiththeschools,thenumberssodoingfell.Kindbutcluelessneighboursstoppedlookingafterlittleones,whowereinsteadherdedintoformalnurseriesorhandedovertooneoftheever-fewerregisteredchild-minders.Thedeclineinthenumberofpeopletakinginchildrennowappearstohavehalted.AccordingtodatareleasedbytheOfficeforStandardsinEducationonOctober27th,thenumberofregisteredchild-mindersreacheditslowestpointinSeptember2010andhassincerecoveredslightly.Thenewlotarecertainlybetterqualified.In2010fully82%ofnurseryworkershelddiplomasnotionallyequivalenttoA-levels,theuniversity-entranceexamstakenmostlyby18-year-olds,upfrom56%sevenyearsearlier,saysAnandShuklaoftheDaycareTrust,acharity.Nurseriesstaffedbyuniversitygraduatestendtoberatedhighestbyinspectors,increasingtheirappealtothepickiestparents.Asaresult,moregraduatesarebeingrecruited.Butprofessionalizationhasalsopushedupthepriceofchildcare,defyingeventheeconomicdepression.AsurveybytheDaycareTrustfindsthatafull-timenurseryplaceinEnglandforachildagedundertwo,whomustbeintensivelysupervised,costs£194($310)perweek,onaverage.PricesinLondonandthesouth-eastarefarhigher.ParentsinBritainspendmoreonchildcarethananywhereelseintheworld,accordingtotheOECD,athink-tank.Some68%ofatypicalsecondearner'snetincomeisspentonfreeinghertowork,comparedwithanOECDaverageof52%.Thepriceofchildcareisnotonlyeye-watering,buthasalsobecomeabarriertowork.Soonafterittookpowerthecoalitiongovernmentpledgedtoensurethatpeoplearebetteroffinworkthanonbenefits,butarecentsurveybySavetheChildren,acharity,foundthatthehighcostofdaycarepreventedaquarteroflow-paidworkersfromreturningtotheirjobsoncetheyhadstartedafamily.Thegovernmentpaysforfreepart-time学科网（北京）股份有限公司

5nurseryplacesforthree-andfour-year-olds,andcontributestowardsday-carecostsforyoungerchildrenfrompoorareas.Alas,extendingsuchanaidduringstressfuleconomictimeswouldappeartobeanythingbutchild’splay.12.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothefirstparagraph?A.Nurseryeducationplaysaleadingroleinone’spersonalgrowth.B.Pregnantwomenhavetoworktolightenfamilies’economicburden.C.Childreninnurseryhavetotakeuniformnationcourses.DThesupervisionofthestatemakeschildcareprofessional.13.ItcanbelearnedfromParagraph2and3that________.A.theregisteredchild-mindersarerequiredtotaketheuniversity-entranceexamsB.thenumberofregisteredchild-mindershasbeendecliningsince2001C.anyonewholooksafterchildrenathomemustregisterwiththeschoolsD.thegrowingrecognitionencouragesmoregraduatestoworkaschild-minders14.Thehighpriceofchildcare________.A.preventsmothersfromgettingemployedB.mayfurtherdepressthenationaleconomyC.makesmanyfamiliesliveonbenefitsD.isfarmorethanparentscanafford15.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethesubjectofthetext?A.Theprofessionalizationofchildcarehaspushedupitsprice.B.Thehighcostofchildnursingmakesmanymothersgiveuptheirjobs.C.Theemploymentofmoregraduatesmakesnurseriesmorepopular.D.ParentsinBritainpaymostforchildnursingthroughouttheworld.第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余选项。Lifeoffersitsfairshareofchallenges.Atanygiventime,anyonecanfacedifficultsea-sonsintheirlife.Itistrueforyou.Whenyou'reexperiencingdifficulty,it'salwayshelpfultohaveasupportsystemtogetthroughit.____16____Knowingthis,thereareafewwaysyoucanbecomesupportiveofafamilymemberwhoisinthemidstofastruggle.Offerlegalresources.Ifyouhavefamilymemberswhoareintroublewiththelaw,youcanofferassistance学科网（北京）股份有限公司

6bypointinginthedirectionofvariouslegalresources,Youcanevendecidetocoverapartoftheirlegalfeesincourt.____17____Provideencouragement.Whenpeoplearedownontheirluck,it'sreallyeasyforthemtogetdiscouragedandgiveup.Instead,it'sawisemovetoofferwordsofencouragementtotheperson.Alwaysremindthemthatthey'restrong,capableandmorepowerfulthantheyrealize.____18____Beasafeplace.Sometimes,peoplestrugglebecausetheydon'tfeelanyloveorsupportfromanyonearoundthem.____19____Betheirlightinthedarkplaces.Thiscandosomuchforsomeonewhoiscarryingalotontheinside.____20____Youneverwanttomakeapersonfeelliketheycan'tmakeitwithoutyouintheirlife.Ifyou'reallowingthefamilymembertolivewithyouforacertainperiodoftime,bestrictaboutwhatneedstohappenduringthattime.Makesurethattheydevelopaplan,timelineandmeasuredactionstepsthatcanhelpthemgetbackontheirfeet.A.Nomanisanisland.B.EncourageindependenceC.Infact,theyaresurroundedbypressure.D.Alwayscompetewithyourfamilymembers.E.Tellthemthattheywillgetthroughthissituation.F.It'salluptoyoutodecidehowyoucanhelpthem.G.However,youknowthatthere'snothingyoucando.第三部分语言运用（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共15小题；每小题1分，共15分）阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Severalyearsago,aneighborkidkickedafootballandbrokeabasementwindowofmyhouse.Duetofinancialproblems,I___21___itup,thinkingI’dgettoitsomeday.Overtheyears,Ihadplannedtoupgradetoenergy-efficientwindows.Butwiththeframe(窗框)rusted(锈)andfirmly___22___inthefoundation,whoeverdiditwouldneedtochisel(凿)itoutbyhand.Itwouldbea___23___processandthereweresixofthosewindowsinthehouse.Thecostwasestimatedat$15,000.Itwassimply___24___.Honestly,thethoughtofthatwindow___25___meforyears.IknewIneededtofixit,butIhadbuiltupthe___26___somuchinmymindthatIputitoffagainandagain.ThenIhadajobchangeandneededtosellthehousebeforemovingaway.Butitwasalmost___27___to学科网（北京）股份有限公司

7findabuyeriftherewasabrokenwindow.SoIpulledofftheboardstofacethisthinghead-on.Igrabbedsomerustremover,___28___itaroundtheframeofthewindow,andgaveitapull.Tomyastonishment,iteasily___29___.Itookthewindowdowntown.Itonlycostme$12.Icouldhave___30___theproblemforonly$12whenitoccurred,butIletitbothermeforfiveyears!___31___,thisisn’tjustaboutmywindow.Manyofuslivewithbrokenwindowsofonetypeoranother.Theyarethingsthatseriouslyaffectour___32___oflife.Ifyourecognizeyourbrokenwindow,don’t___33___tomendit.Itmayturnouttobe___34___thanexpected.Usuallywesuffermorein___35___thaninreality.21.A.toreB.madeC.boardedD.packed22.A.lostB.stuckC.buriedD.mixed23A.brain-burningB.labor-consumingC.energy-wastingD.risk-taking24.A.inamessB.beyondcontrolC.athandD.outofreach25.A.wentagainstB.reliedonC.ateatD.appealedto26.A.difficultyB.confidenceC.confusionD.harm27.A.shamefulB.impossibleC.pointlessD.unfair28.A.blewB.turnedC.passedD.spread29.A.brokeB.fellC.movedD.missed30A.addressedB.ignoredC.delayedD.considered31.A.LuckilyB.ConsequentlyC.UnexpectedlyD.Actually32.A.qualityB.paceC.wayD.meaning33.A.attemptB.guaranteeC.hesitateD.pretend34.A.easierB.tougherC.rarerD.worse35.A.practiceB.memoryC.principleD.imagination第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，共15分）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。ThefiveinterlockedOlympicringshavebecomefairlyfamiliaratthispoint.Butdoyouknowwhattheymeanandthestorybehindtheir____36____(create)?The1912OlympicGames,heldinSweden,werethefirsttoincludeathletesfrom____37____werethenconsideredthefivecontinents:Africa,Asia,Europe,Oceania,andAmerica.____38____(inspire)bywhathadbecomea____39____(true)globalevent,CoubertindesignedthesymboloftheGames:theOlympicrings.Since1920,theOlympicrings____40____(use)ineverysummerandwinterGames.学科网（北京）股份有限公司

8Givenwhatweknowaboutcolorsandtheirmanysymbolic____41____(meaning),itseemslikeit’dbesafetoassumethateachcolorfeaturedintheOlympicringswouldstand____42____somethingspecific,likeacontinent.____43____inreality,that'snotthecaseatall.Coubertin____44____(choose)thesixofficialOlympiccolors—blue,yellow,black,green,red,andwhite(featuredinthebackground)—becausewhenheintroducedthesymbolin1913,everysingleflagofthenations_____45_____(participate)inthegamescouldbereproducedusingthecolorsintheOlympicsymbol.Or,inhisownwords:“Thesixcolorsthuscombinedreproducethoseofallnationswithoutexception.”第四部分写作（共两节，满分40分）第一节应用文写作（满分15分）46.假设你是新华中学的学生李华，将参加主题为Let’spickupabookandread的英语演讲比赛。请你撰写一份演讲稿，主要内容包括：1.很多学生不爱阅读的原因及后果；2.阅读的益处。注意：写作词数应为100词左右。_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________第二节（满分25分）47.阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一个完整的故事。Oneveryhotmorning,Mrs.Carrwasoccupiedindoinghouseworkinthekitchen,withhertwokidsTomCarrandhissisterDotplayingintheyard.Tomwasnineyearsold,butDotwasonlythree,andTomtookverygreatcareofhislittlesister.Suddenlyamanrushedhurriedlyintotheyard.ItwasMr.May,wholivedatthenextstation,whichisabigfarminAustralia.“Fire!”hecried,“Fire!OneoftheworstfiresIeversawinmylife.Comealong,Carr,andbringallyourhands,”Mr.Carrcalledhismenout,andawaytheyallrode.“Staybehind,sweeties!”warnedMrs.Carrfromthewindowofthekitchen,continuingwithherwork“Lookthere,Dot,”saidTom,“thebrowncalfhasgotoutoftheyard!”Inthehurryofthemenridingofftofightthefire,thegatehadnotbeenclosedagainandthebrowncalfwasrunningaway.Tomranatoncetobringthecalfback.andDotranafterhim,Abouthalfamilefromthefarmyardtheopenlandcametoanend,andthe学科网（北京）股份有限公司

9bushbegan.Thecalfranamongthetrees,andthechildrenfollowed.Thetreeswerenotthickatfirst,anditwasveryeasytofollowthebrowncalfthroughthebushes.Butsoonthecalfranintoadeepvalley,whereTomcouldn’tfollowit.“Oh,whatapity.Dot,”hesaid.“Thecalfislostnow;itwillgetawayintothebush.Butgivemeyourhand.Wemustgohome!”Tombegantofeelveryafraid.Ifthefirecamethroughthebushandcaughtthem,heandhislittlesistercouldbeburnedtodeath.Hetriedtogetonfaster,buthecouldnotfindthewayoutofthebush.Tomtookhislittlesisteronhisback,andcarriedherforalongway,tiredandthirsty.注意：1.所续写短文的词数应为150左右;2.续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好。Atlasthecameuptoacaveattheedgeofthebush.__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Meanwhile,Mr.Carrgotthenewsfromhiswifethatthechildrenwerelost.__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________学科网（北京）股份有限公司