廣西欽州市2021-2022學年高二上學期期末考試英語試題

廣西欽州市2021-2022學年高二上學期期末考試英語試題學校班級姓名學號一、未知Thebestpizzas:TerracottaIfyoulikeItalianfoodatgoodprices,youwilllovehissmallchainofrestaurantsinWestLondon.ThefoodissimpleandismadefromhighqualityingredientWevisitedtheSouthKensingtonrestaurantandparticularlylikedtheunusualhomemadepizzaswhicharecookedintraditionalovens（烤箱）infullsightofthedinersTheseatingiscomfortableandtheserviceisfriendly.TerracottaisatSouthKensington,ChelseaandPutney.Tel:02035553871212noon-2.30p.m.6p.m.-midnightThebestLatinAmericandancing:SalsaStudioAfavouriteplaceifyoulikethedancefromSouthAmericaThisyearSalsaStudioiscelebratingfiveyearsinthebusiness.Downstairsthewell-lovedDJ,NandodeNovaskeepspeopledancingtotheBrazilianbeatuntiltheearlyhoursUpstairsonFridayandSaturdaynightsthereisapopulargroupBatMacumba.SalsaStudio:424HighStreet,Islington.10p\m.-3a.m,￡10.Lessonsalsooffered:Beginners7pm.=8p.m..Intermediate（中級的）8p.m.-9p.m.,Advanced9p.m.~10p.m.）Thebestkaraoke:KingDiscoHouseDon'tworryifyoucan'tsing.Wecouldn't,butthefriendlycrowdhereinthecentreoftownstillapplauded（向鼓掌）us!Ifyouliketosingwithastate-of-the-artsoundsystemandcolourfullights,thisistheplaceforyou.Thepartygoersareatrulyinternationalcrowd:onthenightwewent,therewerepeoplefromtheUK,Germany,SpainandRussia.It'sgoodforagreatnightout!5LombardStreet.W1.Open9.00p.m.-1.00a.m.【小題1】WhatisspecialaboutTerracotta?A．Itsellshigh-pricedfastfood.B．Itoffersround-theclockserviceC．Itusesadvancedwaystomakepizzas.D．ItoffersdeliciousgoodqualityItalianfood.【小題2】WhencanbeginnerstakeaLatinAmericandancinglesson?A．Between6p.m.and7p.m.B．BetweenTp.m.and8p.m.C．Between8p.m.and9p.m.D．Between9p.m.and10p.m.【小題3】Inwhichpartofamagazinecanyoumostprobablyfindthistext?A．Food.B．News.C．Sports.D．Lifestyle.AlinaMorseisjust14yearsoldandisthefounderofZollipops,abusinessfoundedin2014.IthasproducedS2millionworthoflollipops（棒棒糖）whichareactuallygoodforyourteeth.Theideaforthelollipops,hercompany'sfirstproduct,cametoAlinabackin2012,whenshewasjust7yearsold.ItallstartedwhenshewenttoabankwithherdadTomandatellerofferedherlollipops.Thoughshereallywantedtoaccept,sherememberedhowherparentsbadtoldherthatsugarwasterribleforherteeth.Sosheaskedherdad,“Whydon'twemakeahealthylollipopthat'sgoodformyteethsoIcanhavecandy,anditwon'tbebadforme?”Twoyearsofonlineresearch,atleastahundredattemptsatmakinglollipopsintheirhomeovenandmanyplanttestslaterwheretheytestedtheircreationsoncommercial（商業(yè)的）productionequipmentAlinaandherfathergottheirfirstmeeting,andfinallytheirfirstretail（零售）placement,withWholeFoodsMarket.“Theylovedourproduct,andtheylovedtheidea,”Alinasays.Thesugar-freecandiesreducetheriskoftoothdecay（蛀牙）.SoonafterlandinginWholeFoodsMarket,ZollipopsbeganshippingonAmazon,whichmakesuparoundaquarterofthecompany'syearlysales.By2015,atage10,Alinawason“TheSteveHarveyShow”,ellingthehost,“IhopeeverykidinAmericahasacleanmouth,ahealthysmileandaZollipopintheirhands.”Thenextyear,shelandedKroger.“Wewereonthebottomshelf,butitwasstillreallyexcitingbecauseKrogeristhebiggestfoodshop.Andrecently,wewerebroughtutothesecond-to-lastshelf,”shesayswithalaugh.“Alinahasn'thad5or10jobswhereyouhavetofollowthisruleorthatruleordothingsinacertainway,”sayshermotherSue.Tomagrees.Havingworkedformajorbrands,heseesthewayhisdaughterbenefitsfrominexperience.“Kidsaskreallygoodquestions,”hesays.“Theydon'thavethesamekindofbaggageadultsdo,sotheydon'tneelimitations.”【小題1】WhydidAlinafoundZollipops?A．Tolowerlollipopsprice.B．Tomaketooth-friendlycandies.C．Tohelptheeldersliveonhealthyfood.D．Todoonlineresearchonsugar-freeproducts.【小題2】WhatcanweinferfromParagraph3aboutAlina?A．Shelostherfather'ssupport.B．Shefounditeasytosellherproducts.C．Shemadegreateffortstodobusiness.D．Sheriskedherhealthtotesttheequipment【小題3】WhatdoweknowaboutAlina'slollipops?A．Theywinhugepopularity.B．TheysoldpoorlyinKroger.C．Theyareexpectedtobesoldonline.D．Theyfailedtohelpherearnbigmoney.【小題4】HowdoAlina'sparentslookather?A．Sheisexperiencedandstrict.B．Sheisfreeandopen-minded.C．Sheiseasy-goingandindependent.D．Sheisimaginativeandself-controlled.PhilWiseisawildlifescientistfromtheSavetheTasmanianDevil(袋獾［Program.ThescientistsworkingwiththisprogramstudyTasmaniandevils,checktheirhealth,andtrackthedevilsfoundinthewild.Becauseadiseaseisreducingthenumberofdevils,Oddity,ayoungTasmaniandevil,and14otherswereraisedinapreserveandthenbroughttoMariaIslandtobesetfreeintothewild.LifeonthisislandoffthecoastofTasmaniawasabigchangeforOddityandtheothers.Thesedevilsbadlittleexperiencewithotherkindsofanimalsandhadtoexplorethelandandfindnewbones.Thoughtheyareraisedinzo0sallovertheworld,devilslivewildonlyinTasmania.Theyeatdeadanimalstheyfind,whichhelpscleanuptheenvironmentDevilsalsoeatanimalssuchaswallabies,wombats,andpossums,helpingtokeepthosepopulationsbalanced.ButadiseasecalledDevilFacialTumorDisease(DFTD)iskillingdevilsonmainlandTasmania,puttingthemindanger.DFTDspreadswhenadiseasedanimalbitesahealthyanimal.ThegoalofthescientistswhosetOddityandtheothersfreewastocreatealotofdevilswhicharefreeofDFTDonMariaIsland.Oddityisapartofthis“insurancepopulation"ofdevilsraisedinzoosandwildlifepreserves.ThismeansthatifthefacialdiseasecausestheTasmaniandeviltodieoutinthewild,devilslikeOdditycanbesentbackintodisease-freeareasofTasmania,givingdevilsachancetosurvive.OdditystartedhisnewlifeonMariaIsland.Andtheotheranimalsdidsowellthat13moredevilsweresetfree.The28originalTasmaniandevilshavereproduced;therearenowaround80devils.TheyaredoingwellonMariaIsland.andtheplanisconsideredasuccess.Wisesaysheis“veryhappytoknowthatanimalsaregettingachancetobefreeinthewildinanareathatisfreeofDFTDItisthefinalaimofallwhoworktoprotectanimals."【小題1】WhyweresomeTasmaniandevilssenttoMariaIsland?A．Tosavetheirlives.B．Totreattheirillness.C．Tomakeafurtherstudy.D．Toprovidepleasureforvisitors.【小題2】WhatcanbelearnedaboutTasmaniandevils?A．Theylivemainlyonplants.B．Theymostlyliveinthewild.C．Theyneedtobeprotectedinthezoo.D．Theyhelpkeepthebalanceofnature.【小題3】Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“insurancepopulation”inParagraph4referto?A．Well-trainedwildlife.B．Healthybabydevils.C．AnimalswithDFTD.D．Disease-freedevils.【小題4】WhatareTasmaniandevils'liveslikeonMariaIsland?A．Theyarewonderful.B．Theyaredangerous.C．Theyarethesameasbefore.D．TheyareaffectedbyhumanHaveyoueverfoundyourselfstartingtoyawnjustbecauseyousawsomeoneelsedoit?It'snotyourimagination:Yawnsreallyarecontagious（傳染的）！Scientistshavebeentryingforawhiletofigureoutwhyyawnsaresoeasyto“catch”.butfornow,theyrenotevensurewhytheyawnsyouletoutwhenyou'resleepyorboredhappen.It'spossiblethatayawnservestocooldownyourbrainorotherpartsofyourbody.Itmightservetokeepyourbodyalert（警惕的）whenyou'retiredThat'sonetheoryaboutwhyyawnsarecontagious:Ifthey'remeanttoperk（振作）usupwhenwemightbeindanger,it'susefulforthemtospreadquicklythroughagroup.It'scommonforsocialanimalssuchashumanstocopyoneanother'sbehaviorstofitin,especiallywhenthatbehaviorissomethingthatmightbeusefultotheirsurvival.That'swhysomeresearchfocusesonwhethercontagiousyawningisrelatedtoempathy（同理心）.“Empathycanbedefinedbytheabilitytounderstand,shareandbeaffectedbythestatesoremotionsofothers.So,ifseeingsomeoneyawnmakesyouyawninresponse,thisactioncouldbeplacedwithinacategory（范疇）ofempathy,"saysAndrewC.Gallup,aprofessorofpsychology:Somestudieshavetriedtoseewhetherpeopleandanimalswithmoreempathyaremorelikelytocatchyawns.ButGallupsaysmorestudyisneededtoknowforsure.Whileyawnsandtheircatchinessremainunclear,wedoknowwe'renotaloneinspreadingthemaround.Scientistshaveseenevidenceofmonkeysanddogscatchingyawns.Dogsactuallycatchyawnsfromhumans,nototherdogs.Ifwecanfigureoutwhytheseanimalsshareyawnswiththeirfriends,itmighthelpusunderstandwhywedoit,too,"Thereareanumberofotherbehaviorsthatarecontagious,suchaslaughinganditching."Gallupsays.Onethingiscertain:Readingthisstoryprobablymadeyouyawn！【小題1】Whydoestheauthoraskaquestioninthefirstparagraph?A．TointroducehowyawnsarecopiedB．Tostresstheimportanceofempathy.C．Toletreadersnoticethefactthatyawnscanbecaught.D．Toshowtheinfluenceofyawningonsocialrelationships.【小題2】HowisParagraph3developed?A．BygivingexamplesB．Byanalyzingreasons.C．Bydescribingprocesses.D．Bymakingcomparisons.【小題3】WhatdoesAndrewC.Gallupsayaboutcatchingyawns?A．Itincreasesunderstandingbetweeneachother.B．Itshouldbeavoidedinsocialoccasions.C．Ithassomethingtodowithempathy.D．Ithelpsliftpeople'sspirits.【小題4】Whatcanwelearnfromthelastparagraph?A．Dogscatchyawnsfromotherdogs.B．Humanscancatchyawnsfromtheirpets.C．Laughterismorecontagiousthanyawns.D．Readingaboutyawnscanalsomakepeopleyawn.Areyouhappy?Happinessisimportantinourlife.【小題1】Areyouhappy?Doyouwanttobehappyeveryday?Followme,andyouwillleadahappylife.【小題2】Everymorningwhenyouwakeupandlookatyourselfinthemirror,whatdoyoudo?Ifyouwanttobehappyinthehoursthatfollow,pleasesay“Youarethebest!”toyourself.Don'talwaysthinkthatyouareworsethanotherstudents.YouareactuallypowerfulandCangiveyourselfevenmorepower.Youhavethepotential（潛能）tobethebestintheworld.Justbelieveinyourself!Smile.【小題3】Areyouoftenunhappybecauseofthefrustrations（挫折）inyourlife?Doyoualwaysdropyourheadwhenyouareintrouble?Ifyouwanttowalkoutoftheshadowandbehappy,pleasesmile.Smileatyourself.Andkeeponsmiling.Asmilecanmakeyoustrong,andasmilecanalsomakeyouhappy.Talktoothers.Asinglelifeisalwaysdullandboring.【小題4】Talktoyourfriendsoryourfamily.Talktothemaboutyourfeelings,yourinterestingstoriesandalsoyourtroubles.Openyourhearttotheworld,andyouwillfindtheWorldismorecolorfulthanyouimagined.Itisnothardtobehappy.【小題5】Remembertobeconfidenttosmileallthetime,andtocommunicatewithothers.Wishyouahappylife!A．Beconfident.B．Doyourbest.C．Itcanmakeusenergeticandoptimistic.D．Whenyoumeetdifficulties,whatdoyoudo?E．Don'tliveinaworldwhereyouaretheonlycitizen.F．Ifyouwanttogetwhatyouwant,youfirstChoosetobehappy.G．Happinessisclosetoyouaslongasyoukeepdoingtheabovethreethingseveryday.二、完形填空Theskywasgettingdarkaswewalkedthroughtheforest.MytwofriendsandIfelthotand.WewereheadingforasmallvillageinnorthernIndia.Thevillagerswereus,butwewerealreadyfourhourslate.Asthelastofthedaylight,webegantofeelveryandafraid.Wetriedtofindourwaytothevillage,butitwastotellwhichpathweshouldfollowinthedarkness.Allaroundus,strangecreaturesmadenoisesastheywokeupandbegantohuntforfood.Wehopedtheywouldn'twanttoeatus!ThenGeorge,whowasinfront,suddenly.Herantowardsusrapidly,pointingatalarge,darkshapemovingthroughthetrees.Wecouldtheblackstripes（條紋）andshiningyelloweyesofthemostdangerousanimalintheWestaredatthetiger,tootomove.Afterafewsecondsthatfeltlikehours,therewasthesoundofbranches（樹枝［breaking,andthetigerjumpedatus,roaring（咆哮）loudly.We,becauseweweresureitwouldkillus.,though,thetigerstopped—andthenInoticedthatithadsixlegs,twoofthem!

The“tiger”stoodup,andayoungman__thestripedskincoveringhisheadandshoulders.“Hello!”hesaid,smilingbroadly.“I'mAbifromthevillage.Whenyoudidn't.wewereworried,soIcametoyou,”heexplained.“It'straditionalforustothetigerskintogreetnewguests...andIcouldn'thelpplayingatrickonyou!Ihopeyoudon't.”Recoveringfromthe,webegantolaugh.WefollowedAbitohisvillage,wherethevillagersgaveusawarm.【小題1】A．coldB．angryC．hurtD．tired【小題2】A．expectingB．doubtingC．acceptingD．believing【小題3】A．brokeB．continuedC．approachedD．disappeared【小題4】A．busyB．lostC．dirtyD．hot【小題5】A．simpleB．safeC．hardD．popular【小題6】A．funnyB．impoliteC．terrifyingD．encouraging【小題7】A．startedB．stoppedC．smiledD．changed【小題8】A．seeB．forgetC．missD．imagine【小題9】A．zooB．forestC．gardenD．house【小題10】A．excitedB．puzzledC．ashamedD．frightened【小題11】A．laughedB．beggedC．shoutedD．argued【小題12】A．ImmediatelyB．UnluckilyC．SecretlyD．Strangely【小題13】A．localB．humanC．guestsD．tigers【小題14】A．triedonB．tookoffC．threwawayD．broughtout【小題15】A．waitB．followC．arriveD．leave【小題16】A．lookforB．lookafterC．lookatD．lookto小題17】A．sendB．wearC．cutD．wave【小題18】A．mindB．failC．workD．remember【小題19】A．painB．injuryC．shockD．accident【小題20】A．heartB．feelingC．welcomeD．invitation三、未知閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入適當內容（一個單詞）或括號內單詞的正確形式（不超過3個單詞）。Onethingthatpeoplegetfromtheiroccupationls,ofcourse,money,However,【小題1】themajorityofpeoplewantismorethanjustagoodsalary.There【小題2】(be)manyotherthingsthataddupto“jobsatisfaction”,thefeelingofenjoymentyougetfromdoingajob.Whatpeopleinemploymentwantfromajob【小題3】(vary)greatlyfrompe