2021-2022學(xué)年廣東省廣州市越秀區(qū)高二（上）期末英語試卷

第二部分 閱讀（共兩節(jié)，滿分37.5分）第一節(jié)（共4小題；每小題2.5分，滿分37.5分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。

• 1．Two years ago，Beijing became the first city ever to hold both Summer and Winter Olympic Games after winning the 2022 Winter Olympics bid with co-host city Zhangjiakou，bringing snow and ice sports into public spotlight.Now，let's take a look at some of the most popular events in the Winter Olympic Games.
     Figure skating
     Figure skating is one of the most popular sports at the Winter Olympics，in which ice skaters，singly or in pairs，perform freestyle movements of jumps，spins，lifts，and footwork in a graceful manner.The figure skating competition is one of the fiercest at the Winter Olympics - one slight error，and a competitor's chance of a medal goes up in smoke.To win the game，the skater has to be flawless.
     Curling
     Curling is one of the most unique sports at the Winter Olympics - a winter sport played by two teams of four players on a rectangular sheet of ice.The two teams take turns to slide（滑動）large round flat stones towards a target.Members of each team use brooms to sweep the surface of the ice in the path of the stone to control its speed and direction.And while curling may be a "slow" sport，it's still full of skill，suspense and excitement!
     Snowboarding
     Snowboarding is a popular winter sport that involves sliding downhill on snow with a snowboard firmly attached to a rider's feet.The sport is said to have been inspired by surfing，skiing and skateboarding，as an alternative to alpine skiing（高山滑雪）.While snowboarding is one of the newer events - first included at the 1998 Winter Olympics，it has become one of the most popular and exciting sports at the Winter Olympics.
     Ice hockey
     Ice hockey is a game between two teams who wear skates and compete on an ice rink（溜冰場）.Each team usually has six players.The object is to push the puck（冰球）past a goal line and into a net guarded by a goalkeeper.Ice hockey is popular for its speed and frequent physical contact.Worldwide there are more than a million registered Ice hockey players performing regularly in leagues.
  
  （1）Which of the winter sports mentioned above involves team work？

  
  A．Figure skating and Curling.
  B．Curling and Ice hockey.
  C．Snowboarding and Figure skating.
  D．Snowboarding and Ice hockey.
  （2）Figure skates ought to be

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  A．elegant and faultless
  B．inspired and excited
  C．skillful and defensive
  D．calm and fashionable
  （3）What do we know about these winter sports from the passage？

  
  A．The curling ice path is brushed to help the stone slide.
  B．Minor mistakes can be ignored in figure skating.
  C．Over a million become ice hockey league members each year.
  D．Snowboarding originated from skiing，surfing and shooting.
  組卷：7引用：1難度：0.5

  解析

• 2．Making Music Visible On a recent afternoon in a brightly lit studio in Brooklyn，Tom and David were filming a music video.They were recording a different version of their favorite song，but the voices that filled the room were those of the two original singers，who made the song a hit.And yet the two men were also singing - with their hands.
     Tom is a deaf actor and dancer；David is a hearing dancer and choreographer（編舞者）who is，thanks to seven deaf family members，a native speaker of sign language.Their version is part of a 10-song series of sign language covers of works.
     Around the world，music connects together communities and promotes a sense of belonging.But as sign language music videos become an online phenomenon，the richness of sign language has gotten a broader stage.
     "Music is many different things to different people." Alice，a deaf actress told in an interview，using an interpreter. "I realize，" she added，"that when you do hear，not hearing may seem to separate us.But what is your relationship to music，to dance，to beauty？What do you see that we may learn from？These are conversations people need to get accustomed to having."
     A good sign language performance thinks highly of the combination of the elements of sign language - hand shape，movement and facial expression - with those of spoken language，allowing a skilled sign language speaker to engage in the kind of sound painting that composers use to enrich a text. "The hands have their own emotions，" Tom said. "They have their own mind."
     Deaf singers prepare for their performances by experiencing a song through any means available to them.Many people speak about their highly sensitivity to the vibrations（振動）of sound，which they experience through their body.As a dancer trained in ballet，Tom said he was particularly conscious of the vibrations of a piano as transmitted （傳遞）through a wooden floor.
  
  （1）What makes the video of Tom and David famous？

  
  A．They recorded a famous song.
  B．The video talks about deaf actors.
  C．Sign language is used to perform songs.
  D．The record has the most series of pop music.
  （2）What does Alice mean in paragraph 4？

  
  A．Our life is lack of music，dance and beauty.
  B．Music bridges the gap between different people.
  C．People with hearing loss are separated from music.
  D．Dancers and singers need to strengthen communication.
  （3）What can we infer from paragraph 5？

  
  A．A well-performed sign language speaker usually works with another dancer.
  B．Sign language dancers are more emotional and thoughtful than other dancers.
  C．The elements of sign language are more important than those of spoken language.
  D．Skilled sign language performers tend to combine spoken and unspoken elements.
  （4）According to the passage，which of the following best describes deaf singers？

  
  A．Caring.
  B．Cautious.
  C．Sensitive.
  D．Intelligent.
  組卷：4引用：2難度：0.7

  解析

• 3．Picture this：You're at a movie theater food stand loading up on snacks.You have a choice of a small，medium or large soda.The small is ＄3.50 and the large is ＄5.50.It's tough decision：The small size may not last yon through the whole movie，but ＄5.50 for some sugary drink seems ridiculous.But there's a third option，a medium soda for ＄5.25.Medium may be the perfect amount of soda for you，but the large is only a quarter more.If you're like most people，you end up buying the large.
     If you're wondering who would buy the medium soda，the answer is almost no one.In fact，there's a good chance the marketing department purposely priced the medium soda as a decoy（誘餌），making you more likely to buy the large soda rather than the small.
     I have written about this unique human nature before with my friend Ariely，who studied this phenomenon extensively after noticing pricing for subscription（訂閱）to Geography.The digital subscription was ＄59，the print subscription was ＄125，and the print plus digital subscription was also ＄125.No one in their right mind would buy the print subscription when you could get digital as well for the same price，so why was it even an option？Ariely ran an experiment and found that when only the two "real" choices were offered，more people chose the less-expensive digital subscription.But the addition of the bad option made people much more likely to choose the more expensive print plus digital option.
     Brain scientist call this effect "asymmetric dominance" and it means that people are attracted toward the choice nearest a clearly inferior（較差的）option.Marketing professors call it the decoy effect，which is certainly easier to remember.It works because of the way our brains assign value when making choices.Value is almost never absolute；rather，we decide an object's value relative to our other choices.If more options are introduced，the value equation（方程）changes.
  
  （1）what's the function of the example in paragraph 1？

  
  A．To offer background information.
  B．To explain an economical phenomenon.
  C．To clarify a rule when buying drinks.
  D．To arouse the readers' interest in the topic.
  （2）According to the author，why do people prefer the most expensive option？

  
  A．Because they're confused by the various offered prices.
  B．Because they believe they've made the best choice.
  C．Because they are easily influenced by other buyers.
  D．Because they have studied this phenomenon extensively.
  （3）The decoy effect works when people

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  A．pay little attention to price
  B．focus on objects' actual value
  C．think about the value equation
  D．face a less-than-best choice
  （4）From which website would you most probably find this text？

  
  A．https：//www.lifestyle.com/health
  B．https：//www.what-is-on.com/local
  C．https：//www.consumers.com/money
  D．https：//www.education.com/science
  組卷：3引用：1難度：0.7

  解析

• 4．Ice Ages Have you ever heard the phrase "ice age"？It refers to a long period of time when glaciers and ice sheets cover large parts of the Earth.We are actually living in an ice age right now!This ice age began about 2.5 million years ago.Today，large areas of ice cover regions of Antarctica，the Arctic，and Greenland.
     The climate changes multiple times during an ice age.It switches between glacial periods and interglacial periods.During glacial periods of an ice age，temperatures are much colder than they are today.Ice sheets and glaciers expand，covering more of the planet.These periods can last tens of thousands of years.The last glacial period started about 120，000 years ago and ended about 11，500 years ago.During interglacial periods of an ice age，the average global temperature increases.Ice sheets and glaciers get smaller.The climate is warmer and wetter than it is during glacial periods.We are currently living in an interglacial period.It started about 11，500 years age - when the last glacial period ended.
     Scientists don't completely understand what causes ice ages.But they do believe that one important factor is the amount of light Earth receives from the sun.When the northern part of the world receives less sunlight，temperatures drop - it gets colder，and more water freezes into ice. This can lead to the start of an ice age.When the northern part of the world receives more sunlight，temperatures rise - it gets warmer and ice sheets melt.Consequently，an ice age ends.However，there are other factors，too，including changes in the water flow of our oceans.Scientists are working to learn more about how different factors may cause an ice age to begin and end.
     The current ice age we're in is not the first the Earth has experienced.At least five major ice ages have occurred throughout Earth's history.
  
  （1）What is the main purpose of the passage？

  
  A．To announce a recent scientific discovery.
  B．To describe how ice ages come about.
  C．To explain why the Earth's climate is changing.
  D．To encourage people to concern about the environment.
  （2）How are glacial and interglacial periods different？

  
  A．The north part of the earth receives less sunlight during glacial periods.
  B．It is warmer during an interglacial period than a glacial one.
  C．Interglacial periods normally last longer than glacial periods.
  D．More of the Earth is covered by ice during an interglacial period than a glacial one.
  （3）What does the underlined word "this" in paragraph 3 refer to？

  
  A．That the temperature falls.
  B．That glaciers get smaller.
  C．Global climate.
  D．Northern part of the world.
  （4）What is the author most likely to write about in the missing 5th paragraph？

  
  A．The changes of the ocean water in glacial periods and interglacial periods.
  B．Scientists' new researches on factors making an ice age begin and end.
  C．Something about the major ice ages occurred throughout Earth's history.
  D．The effects on human life caused by glacial periods and interglacial periods.
  組卷：5引用：1難度：0.5

  解析

第二節(jié) （共1小題；每小題2.5分，滿分12.5分）根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項。

• 5．Rising through stages to realize ourselves Many modern people have the problem that they don't know who they are and what their purpose is.This is especially common among college students.（1）

  They once studied hard.But after they stop working，they begin to lose their way.
     In the theory of the Hierarchy of Needs（需求理論），Abraham Maslo，put forward a similar situation，which consists of the five levels of a person's need.The fifth and final level is self-realization，which is where our final achievement lies. （2）

  
     I think self-realization has three major aspects.The first stage is acceptance，the second stage is discovery and the last stage is perseverance （堅持）.
     Acceptance is the first stage.We should be reminded that we are all born unique，so we all have our own strengths and weaknesses.（3）

  Being objective and yet tolerant is the key to acceptance.
     （4）

  Many people tend to go along with social expectations but indeed we should live for ourselves.So before we start working towards a purpose，we should ask ourselves "Is this what we truly desire？" and "Is this going to change the situation we're in？"
     The last stage is perseverance.（5）

  The people，who are able to self-realize are those who keep at the things they want to change.
     Through the three stages，we could gain recognition of ourselves.And by this point，whatever our lives were like，we would be able to stand tall，confident of ourselves.
  
  A.We must persevere in our efforts in these areas.
  B.Exploring our potential isn't going to be done in a short time.
  C.Once high school seniors graduate，they seem to lose their identity.
  D.Young adults must learn to balance cultural and family expectations with their own path.
  E.Only when we understand these，can we pursue them or change them.
  F.It is the process of knowing ourselves and finding a purpose.
  G.Once we've accepted ourselves，we can discover what we are interested in and what we want to be.
  組卷：10引用：1難度：0.5

  解析

第三部分 英語知識運用（共兩節(jié)，滿分15分）第一節(jié) （共1小題；每小題15分，滿分15分）閱讀下面短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。

• 6．Rockets were probably invented by accident about 2000 years ago.The Chinese had a form of gunpowder which was put in bamboo tubes and thrown into fires to make（1）

  during festivals.Perhaps some of the tubes jumped out of the fire instead of exploding in it.The Chinese（2）

  that the gunpowder escaping from the tube could lift it into the air.The idea of the rocket was（3）

  .
     The first（4）

  use of rockets was in 1232.The Song Dynasty was at war with the Mongols.During the（5）

  of Kaifeng，the Song army（6）

  "arrows of flying fire".The tubes were（7）

  to a long stick which helped keep the rocket moving in a straight direction.（8）

  the Mongols learned how to make rockets themselves and it is possible that they（9）

  them to Europe.Between the 13^th and 15^th century there were many rocket（10）

  in England，F(xiàn)rance and Italy.They were used for military purposes.One Italian scientist even invented a rocket which could travel over the surface of water and hit a（an）（11）

  ship.
     Not everybody wanted to use rockets in battles.Wan Hu，a Chinese government official，invented a（12）

  chair.He attached two big kites to the chair，and 47 rockets to the kites.The rockets were lit，there was a huge explosion and（13）

  of thick smoke.When the smoke（14）

  Wan Hu and his chair had disappeared，no one knows what happened.Did Wan Hu die in the explosion？Or was he carried miles into space，becoming the world's first（15）

  ？
  
  

  （1）	A．cuisines	B．decorations	C．explosions	D．differences
  （2）	A．thought	B．discovered	C．understood	D．decided
  （3）	A．born	B．burst	C．found	D．improved
  （4）	A．political	B．official	C．military	D．scientific
  （5）	A．occupation	B．a(chǎn)ttack	C．search	D．battle
  （6）	A．lifted	B．shot	C．exploded	D．flied
  （7）	A．a(chǎn)ttached	B．shaken	C．wrapped	D．blown
  （8）	A．Finally	B．Suddenly	C．Soon	D．Thus
  （9）	A．delivered	B．threw	C．passed	D．introduced
  （10）	A．transformations	B．performances	C．experiments	D．exhibitions
  （11）	A．business	B．official	C．transportation	D．enemy
  （12）	A．flying	B．diving	C．surfing	D．blowing
  （13）	A．packs	B．clouds	C．masses	D．bunches
  （14）	A．faded	B．completed	C．cleared	D．reflected
  （15）	A．scientist	B．researcher	C．a(chǎn)stronaut	D．explorer
  組卷：8引用：1難度：0.5

  解析

第二節(jié) （共15空；每空1分，滿分15分）根據(jù)下面短文內(nèi)容和中文提示，補全短文，要求內(nèi)容完整、準確，每條橫線上只填一詞。

• 18．There are many life-enriching extracurricular activities in my school （1）

  （比如），the Foreign Languages Festival.It（2）

  （由...構(gòu)成） four parts：the speech contest，the spelling bee，the handwriting competition and the dubbing （配音） competition.
      Last year，I stepped out of my comfort zone to（3）

  （參加） the speech contest，whose theme was "Pursing New".I carefully wrote the script about various successful reforms in modern China.I also wrote about what new ideas we should bring forward to help our country become more prosperous（繁榮的）.After（4）

  （專心于） preparing for the competition - practicing pronunciation，improving my performance and rehearsing （排練） again and again - I was confident that I would enter the final.
      Many of my classmates wished me success.However，I failed to reach the finals as my speech timed out.Although the judges gave me a little more time，I was finally interrupted without reaching the end.
      Although I failed，I wasn't discouraged，for the contest offered me a chance to meet a lot of outstanding rivals（對手）.（5）

  （令我印象最為深到的） was their deep insights and proficiency in English.I came to understand that there are a number of extraordinary people around me，and it will inspire me to keep moving forward.
      I know the process of growth is always full of ups and downs，but I'm always ready to face the obstacles and （6）

  （出發(fā)） again.
  組卷：3引用：1難度：0.5

  解析

第三節(jié) （滿分15分）

• 19．假定你是李華，上周你校舉行了急救技能展示活動。請你為校英文報寫一篇題目為"The First Aid Day"的報道。內(nèi)容包括：
  1.活動目的
  2.展示內(nèi)容
  3.活動反響
  要求：寫作詞數(shù)應(yīng)為80左右。
  組卷：4引用：1難度：0.6

  解析