江苏省盐城市两校2021-2022学年高二上学期期中联考英语试题含答案

盐城市两校2021-2022学年高二上学期期中考试

英语试题

（时间：120分钟；满分：150分）

第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）

第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）

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，并标在试卷的相应位置。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鹏。每段对话仅读一遍。

1.What is the man going to do?

A.Stay inside.

B.Look outside.

C.Find his umbrella.

2. Why is the man calling?

A.To make an appointment.

B.To cancel an appointment.

C.To change an appointment.

3.What can we learn about the local weather?

A.It's sunny and warm.

B. It's cold and cloudy.

C.It will change in two weeks.

4. When will the speakers meet?

A.On January 30th.

B.On January 31st.

C.On February 1st.

5.What will the woman probably do?

A.Accept the man's offer.

B.Walk home.

C.Give the man a ride.

第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）

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，并标在试卷的相应位置。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。

听第6段材料，回答6、7题。

6.What are the speakers talking about?

A.A computer.

B.An e-mail.

C.A mobile phone.

7.What will the woman do next?

A.Call the manager.

B.Cancel an appointment.

C.Get someone to help the man.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8.Why does the woman say sorry to the man?

A.She deleted one of the man's files.

B.She made the man's computer broken.

C.She saw the man's e-mail without permission.

9.What is the man's attitude towards the woman?

A.Impatient.

B.Friendly.

C.Critical.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10.What's the probable relationship between the woman and Mr Smith?

A.Husband and wife.

B.Boss and secretary.

C.Doctor and patient.

11.What does the man ask the woman to do at the beginning?

A.Have lunch together.

B. Take a message for him.

C. Give him Mr Smith's mobile number.

12. What will the man do next?

A. Wait for a phone call.

B. Work at his desk.

C.Go to meet Mr Smith.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13. What do the customers think of the fitness equipment in the hotels?

A.Satisfying.

B.Disappointing.

C.Up-to-date.

14.How many hotels does the woman mention?

A.Three.

B.Eight.

C.Eleven.

15.Where is the woman?

A.In Florence.

B.In Zurich.

C.In Bern.

16.What will the speakers do next?

A.Budget the cost.

B.Fix a time for a meeting.

C.Look around the fitness rooms.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.Who are the listeners?

A.Parents.

B.Students.

C.Teachers.

18.Where is the speaker?

A.In the school hall.

B. In the student health center.

C. In the international student office.

19.How can the listeners get the information about the procedures?

A.From the speaker.

B.From a doctor.

C.From a handbook.

20. What does the speaker suggest the listeners do in the end?

A.Get some travel medicine.

B.Offer their medical history to the doctor.

C.Make an early appointment with the specialist.

第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）

第一节（共15个小题；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，并在答题卡上将该

项涂黑。

A

How exercising changed their life

Name:Katelyn Block,19

The problem:At the end of her junior year of high school, she fell into a serious eating disorder.

The change:She was an athlete,but while she was sick,she stopped running.Later,she decided to

get back into running. She made the decision to build her body back from the ground up. With a few

months of hard work and determination, she graduated from high school with a healthy body and a

healthy mind.

Name:Amalia Biro,24

The problem: Amalia was a horseback rider with her sight set on the Olympics, until one day she was thrown off a horse, leaving her left knee badly injured.

The change: She ran a 5K at the request of her friend.Running lets her clear her head.She found

herself starting to turn to running instead of breaking away from her social life.

Name:Sarah Jane Parker,28

The problem: She had a lot of fear and anxiety about different things. The fear was taking over her life.

The change: She tried indoor rock climbing with her friend's encouragement. When she finally

managed to climb to the top, she fell in love with the sport. Eventually she used the courage she got

from climbing to break away from her fear.

Name:Kimberly Whittaker,25

The problem: Two car accidents in one month made Kimberly have joint problems in both knees and pain in her lower back.

The change: She joined a gym and worked with a physical trainer three times a week to help her

become healthy again. She took spin classes(动感单车课程）the most often because she felt like she

was able to focus her energy just on riding.

21.How did Katelyn become healthy again?

A. By running.

B.By seeing a doctor.

B.By changing her mind.

D.By focusing on studying.

22.What do Amalia and Sarah have in common?

A.They had big goals.

B.They were sports fans.

C.They had no self-confidence.

D.They should thank their friends.

23.What did Kimberly think of the spin classes?

A.They were boring.

B.They were tiring.

C.They were difficult.

D.They were attractive.

B

We're often told that we shouldn't live in fear or let worry affect us, and there are definitely advantages of this advice.But there is such a thing as a healthy dose of worry,recent research suggests,

especially when we are faced with real dangers. In a study of over 300,000 adults in the United

Kingdom,people who considered themselves worriers were better health-wise than those who worried

less.Over a multi-year period,they had a lower risk of dying of a range of diseases.

The researchers proposed a potential explanation for these differences:Worriers may be more likely to notice physical problems and quickly seek medical attention for them,increasing the chance of noticing and treating diseases in early stages. In addition, they may show more health-related behavior like exercise and healthy eating in an effort to stave off negative health results.

Other negative emotions, like anger and tension, don't have the same benefits as worry in the study, probably because they don't increase health watchfulness in the same way.Worry may be an unpleasant emotion, but it can make us act in ways that protect ourselves and others.

Other research has also found health benefits connected with worry. For example,one study found that smokers who worried more about the negative health effects of smoking were more likely to give it up within eight months. Another study found that people who not only understood the risk of skin cancer but worried about it were more likely to wear sunscreen as a preventative measure.

Despite these benefits, worrying about health sometimes can be bad. For example, we might fear

the behavior that is in fact safe. And frequent,unconstructive worry,health-related or not,can disturb

sleep quality and increase the risk of stress-related illness. Too much worry is also a sign of generalized anxiety disorder.

Constructive worry is likely to be more solution-focused than unconstructive worry. The feeling of worry reminds us of a potential danger, which makes us think through how to address that danger.For example, if you read an article about the risks of spending a lot of time sitting down and become concerned about how much time you spend sitting during the day, you might consider different ways to increase your activity level or talk with your doctor.

Sometimes we worry about things that are largely out of our control and don't necessarily have practical solutions, like an upcoming medical test or the unpredictability(不可预知性）of a loved one's physical condition. These are normal worries and are not unconstructive- they may still make us take action that benefits us, even if we can't solve the problem or control the result.

Telling ourselves simply not to worry is unlikely to make those feelings go away. But we can choose to respond with understanding and comfort,rather than going down the rabbit hole of worst-case situations.

24.Why could worry be beneficial to our health?

A.It could help us set more practical goals.

B. It could draw our attention to our health.

C.It could inform us of possible solutions.

D. It could make us recover from diseases.

25.What does the underlined part “stave off" in Paragraph 2 probably mean?

A.Analyze.

B.Remind.

C.Change.

D.Avoid.

26.How does the author prove the benefits of worry?

A.By presenting scientific research.

B.By comparing negative emotions.

C.By explaining the reason for worry.

D.By introducing health-related habits.

27. What does the author think of worrying about things out of control?

A. It is harmful to our health.

B.It can still be of some help.

C.It can take plenty of time.

D. It will make things worse.

C

It's a running joke on social media: googling a headache and you'll conclude that you have brain

cancer.

It might be the mistake of the Internet-and how it often does a bad job of explaining the risk of

different health problems-that a headache has you thinking about your will.

The Internet is full of bad health information. In particular, many websites fail to point out the risk. Sure,a list of the possible reasons behind someone's symptoms might appear. But how likely someone is to have the most serious potential condition might not come across-leaving people to make mental leaps about what conditions might apply to them.

In 2009,two Microsoft researchers dove into the search results for a range of symptoms which were not serious.Among the top 10 search results for “headache", there was a 26 percent chance of the “brain tumor(脑瘤）＂ appearing on the page.However, only about 1 in 10,000 people are diagnosed(诊断）with a brain tumor every year in the U.S.

Besides,these results seldom include explanations of the personal information collected when doing the risk analysis. One study found that women using evidence-based tools to analyze the breast cancer risk didn't trust the results, because they felt the analysis didn't take their full family history into consideration.

Even if the online heath information does a great job of explaining risk, symptoms can make people fall into a common psychological trick. Called the Barnum Effect, the phenomenon kicks in when people see a description and think it applies to them exactly, even though the characters are general enough to apply to everyone.

Some researchers think that googling symptoms can, in the beginning, be about comfort:People

want to deal with worries about what they're feeling, and remove the possibility that they're seriously

ill.

If that's the purpose, it's not always the final result. Depending on what people find, their worries

might grow-potentially pushing the Internet users to keep searching as away to self-comfort,and increasing their stress. You look for symptoms and you will find them. This will increase your worry, and you'll keep looking.

28.Why does the author mention the 2009 research?

A.To show the Internet information is not believable.

B.To prove headaches are very common in daily life.

C.To analyze why people turn to the Internet for help.

D.To explain the brain tumor is actually a rare disease.

29.What may people do according to the Barnum Effect?

A.They may turn a blind eye to the explained risks.

B.They may share health information without consideration.

C.They may describe their symptoms in detail on the Internet.

D.They maybe easily affected by the online health information.

30.What may people end up doing while searching the Internet for symptoms?

A.Making their condition worsen.

B.Being dependent on the Internet.

C.Becoming more and more worried.

D.Requiring more and more comfort.

31.What can be the best title for the text?

A.Why the Internet always says your headache is cancer

B.What you should do if you really have a headache

C.The Internet can make you get a terrible headache

D.Your headache is actually not a big deal

D

We have entered a new age of embedded(嵌入式的）， intuitive(直觉的）computing in which our homes,cars,stores,farms,and factories have the ability to think, sense, understand, and respond to our needs. It's not science fiction, but the dawn of a new age.

Most people might not realize it yet, but we are already feeling the impact of what's known as the third wave of computing. In small but significant ways it is helping us live healthier and more secure lives.If you drive a 2014 Mercedes Benz, for example, an “intelligent” system tries to keep you from hitting a pedestrian(行人）。A farmer in Nigeria relies on weather sensors that communicate with his mobile device. Forgot your medicine? A new pill bottle from AdhereTech reminds you through text or automatic phone messages that it's time to take a pill.

Technology is being integrated(融入）into our natural behaviors,with real-time data connecting our physical and digital worlds. With this dramatic shift in our relationship to technology, companies can adapt their products and services.

To understand how revolutionary the third wave is, we ought to consider how far we have come. The first wave began when companies started to manage their operations through mainframe computer systems over 50 years ago.Then computing got “personal" in the 1980s and the 1990s with the introduction of the PC (personal computer).For the most part, computing remained immobile and

lacked contextual awareness.

In computing's second wave, mobile computing and the smartphone took center stage.Billions of people, some of whom might not have had access to clean water,electricity, or even housing,were connected.Developers created applications and provided consumers with access to just about everything through their phone at the cost of a monthly data plan.

As the third wave keeps developing, designers must meet the demands of consumers who want to

experiment with new technology.

Historically,designers have focused their attention on a product's form and function.While that

still matters,of course,the definition of a meaningful user experience has expanded significantly and

will continue to do so. Instead of creating a single product, designers will need to imagine a series of

connected products and services that have awareness of each other and their surroundings.

32.Why are three examples given in Paragraph 2?

A. To tell us that human beings are smarter and smarter.

B.To illustrate the importance and necessity of technology.

C. To prove that we are living healthier and more secure lives.

D. To show the impact of the third wave of computing on our life.

33. In the first wave of computing_

A. Companies' operations were reliable on computer systems.

B.Computing had awareness of people's needs in the context.

C.People could have access to computing almost everywhere.

D. It was possible for people to experience computing at home.

34.Which of the following is a situation in the third wave of computing?

A.There's no need to create a single product.

B. The definition of the user experience is more significant.

C.Products and services are not independent of each other.

D.The products' form and functions are no longer important.

35.What can we conclude from the passage about the new age we are facing?

A. There's a shift of attention from people's physical worlds to their digital worlds.

B.There's closer relationship between technology and people's natural behaviors.

C.People live more happily with the convenience brought by advanced technology.

D.People become lazier with the products that can think and respond to their needs.

第二节 七选五阅读（共5个小题；每小题2.5分，满分17.5分）

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两处为多余选项。

In high school,you can take part in a club you enjoy,whether that's singing,cooking,or something

else.36_If your school doesn't offer a club that interests you, starting your own club will allow you to continue to enjoy this hobby.Follow the steps below to start a club.

Brainstorm ideas.

First,decide what you want your club to focus on. You may already know, but if you don't,think

about activities you enjoy doing.37_You can do this by looking at your school's student handbook

or asking someone at the school office.

Decide the club's goals.

38_Think about what the aim of the club is, and what activities you want members to take part

in. By making them clear, you will be able to provide a clearer vision(构想）of your club when you present the idea to the school and potential members.

Register(登记）your club with the school

Most high schools require clubs to be school-agreed._39_If your school doesn't agree,you likely won't be able to have club meetings or post information at school, so learn how to register your club and make it official.

40

Once your club is allowed by the school, it's time to recruit(招募）members.Mention your club to your friends and people who you think will be interested. If your school allows it, create and post flyers one week before the first meeting that state the club's name, goal, and the time and date of the first meeting.

A.Spread the word.

B.Hold your first club meeting.

C. If you enjoy skiing, you could start a ski club at your school.

D.Clubs allow you to practice this hobby, learn more, and get better at it.

E. Once you know what you want your club to be about, it's time to get more detailed.

F.Once you have your idea,check to make sure your school doesn't already have a similar club.

G. This may be as simple as filling out a form, or it may require discussing the club with the school staff.

第三部分 语言知识运用（共三节，满分35分）

第一节 单项选择（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）

41.A good advertisement will______customers' attention to the product, which is every business

really wants.

A.envy

B.engage

C.equip

D.extend

42.Safety should be a_____in any industry and it should come as no surprise that addressing

safety issues early can actually save money, long-term,for companies.

A.priority

B.pace

C.pose

D.peak

43.This drama demonstrated vividly the possibility of combining._____music with traditional music.

A.critical

B.conventional

C.contemporary

D.consistent

44. The first time he went abroad,he experienced a sense of culture shock and it took her a while

to_____living alone in a foreign country.

A.switch to

B. date back to

C. boil down to

D.adjust to

45._____is one of common idioms that talk about a rough estimate,which comes from an old and

popular sport

A.In the ballpark

B.Castles in the air

C.Below the belt

D.To name but a few

46.The illegal case_____for several weeks and finally the police reached a conclusion.

A.was investigated

B.has been investigated

C.had been investigated

D.will be investigated

47.----European scientists announced that the speed of light isn't the speed limit.

----Perhaps it is the biggest challenge to Einstein's Theory of Relativity.No one_____any crack(漏洞）in his theory for more than a century.

A.has found

B.found

C.had found

D.would find

48.The farmer said the PLA men came to rescue timely when they_____in the snowstorm.

A.were trapping

B.were being trapped C.are trapping

D.are being trapped

49.-Could I use your car tomorrow morning?

－Sure.I_____a report at home.

A.will be writing

B.will have written

C.have written

D.have been writing

50.These scientists_____at the project of genome editing, but there's still much to be explored

A.have worked

B.worked

C.work

D.have been working

第二节 完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最

佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Barbara Washburn's life atop the world's highest mountains began with a job tip from her mailman in 1939.The position he recommended,as a secretary for Bradford Washburn,director of a museum, didn't 51 her.She didn't want to work in that museum and work for a 52 mountain climber.

But a year later,she married that mountain climber. Soon the young woman who had never_53

was standing on the 10,151-foot Mount Bertha. “Once we gave up our planned route due to storms and took a steep path instead,"she recalled.

Barbara became the first woman to_54_the Mount Hayes in 1941 with Bradford and their team. She took the 55 along a particularly dangerous path,because the team felt she could be56 enough to be pulled up if the ground broke beneath her.She tried to stay 57 and confident,but she was trembling(发抖）58 as climbing ahead.Fortunately,she didn't slip and everyone 59 safely behind her.

In 1947,Barbara made the hardest decision during her life-leaving her children at home and climbing Mount McKinley.After_60_nearly two months,she made it,and no woman followed in her_61 for another 20 years. “Climbing Mount: McKinley was not the last_62 of my life,”she said.“ 63,my life has been filled with many dangerous journeys.”

Bradford was a trained cartographer(地图制作者），and the couple took on a charting project,which took seven years and nearly 700 helicopter trips.They reached Nepal to64 Mount Qomolongma in 1984. Four years later,the work was65 and published in National Geographic..

51.A.appeal to  B.apply to  C.relate to  D.belong to

52.A.optimistic  B.reliable  C.generous  D.crazy

53.A.worked  B.camped  C.complained  D.mailed

54.A.analyse  B.approach  C.top   D.discover

55.A.opportunity B.credit   C.risk   D.place

56.A.light  B.cautious  C.muscular  D.intelligent

57.A.ambitious  B.out-going  C.warm   D.calm

58.A.with excitement B.with fear  C.in desperation  D.in anger

59.A.observed  B.hid   C.stuck   D.followed

60.A.struggling  B.debating  C.investigating  D.waiting

61.A.career  B.trend   C.footsteps  D.guidance

62.A.memory  B.desire   C.dream   D.adventure

63.A.Eventually  B.Naturally  C.Actually  D.Fortunately

64.A.map  B.examine  C.appreciate  D.measure

65.A.identified  B.accomplished  C.abandoned  D.conducted

第三节：语法填空（共10个小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

Many of the Chinese athletes_66_(compete) at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games are benefiting

67_technological assistance from China's space scientists and engineers. Before setting out for the Tokyo Games,dozens of athletes visited an area in the southwestern suburbs of Beijing that is home 68＿a number of leading space technology organizations. During their stay,the athletes 69____（expose) to technologies 70_(normal) used in research and development of carrier rockets, missiles and unmanned planes, and 71_(listen) to suggestions from experts from the China Academy of Aerospace Aerodynamics.

China won 72____ gold medal in the women's quadruple sculls(四人双桨艇）with a world-record time in Tokyo. According to the engineer, wind tunnels are the most essential hardware in aerodynamic research.During the past few years,wind tunnels_73_(become) increasingly popular in Western countries,including the United States and Canada.

The academy's tunnels have greatly helped Chinese athletes,some of 74 ____have won gold in Tokyo.But their 75____(achieve) also require a great deal of intense training and careful preparation.

第四部分：基础知识及书面表达（共三节，满分35分）

第一节：选择并使用所给单词的正确形式完成句子，有三个词为多余词。（共7小题，每题1分。满分7分）

76.With a series of strange_________happening like dogs barking madly and fish jumping out of water. People living in the small village began to suspect that the earthquake was coming.

77.This is exactly the first_________from our customers,from which we can understand you have met

much inconvenience in satisfying your users.

78.A Chinese company has created a new facial___________system that can identify people even if they are wearing masks.

79.Thanks to the weather satellite,scientists can forecast the weather more___

80.When problems_______,she responded with her characteristic:"No problem,I can handle them.”

81.The boys were so noisy that I got________with them finally.

82.After a lot of__________,the witness admitted that he provided false information to the police.

第二节：选择下面的短语填空（注意适当形式），有两个短语为多余短语。（共8小题，每题1分，满分8分）

83.We had no idea that there was abuse going on until the interview__________it_____________

84.John has a unique way______________his opinion by using as few words as possible.

85.My uncle had lived a good life and was very kind of generous, being willing to___________help

those who needed help.

86.It's better to let the learners___________the fundamental questions rather than offer help at the

start

87.Due to the great efforts made by China,it is___________tackling dangerous climate change.

88.He built up the business___________his health.

89.No sooner had he stepped on the stage than the audience___________thunderous applause.

90.Every coin has two sides, so everything needs to___________

第三节 读后续写（满分20分）5

阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。

Jared had looked forward all year to the week-long boating trip with his dad and the other kids.At

last,they were on a river in Missouri.And despite his leg braces-a metal support for weak or injured legs,he felt just like one of the other eleven-year-old boys.Shortly after lunch,the boys beached their boat.They planned to swim across the river to explore a cave on the other side.

Putting on his life jacket,Jared studied the deep, wide and fast-running river,but not too deep or fast for a boy with good legs.To reach the cave,the other boys were already swimming and safely reaching the other side of the river.Jared wanted to follow them, so he took off his leg braces.

And then he waved to his dad, who had let Jared's dog,Rio, to play in the water.Rio liked the water,and her shiny black coat looked cool in the sun. His dad waved back. Jared had gotten Rio earlier that year as a gift from Canine Companions for Independence to help him get around easier.She was trained to be a dog helping to guide the weak people. And since Jared had had her, he was no longer afraid of being shoved(推挤） around in the halls at school.Instead, Rio would push against his braces,helping him navigate through the stream of boys and girls. Jared was glad to have her even if Rio was just doing the job she was trained to do.

Now Rio's smart eyes were on him. “She possibly can't help me swim the river;she is trained to

help on land, but not in the water. Besides, this is something I want to do on my own,” Jared thought

when looking at Rio. Then Jared jumped into the river and sank down, using his arms to swim. At first

it was just like at home, in his pool, where he had taught himself to swim without the use of his legs.

Then the current (水流） was strong; it was trying to pull him down.

【注意】

1.所续写短文的词数要求150词左右。

2.所续写内容要以上面段落为依据，前后衔接符合逻辑。

Paragraph 1

When Jared got to the middle of the river, he anxiously found he was too tired.

Rio was pushing against him in the water, just as she did in the halls at school.