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2021-2022学年上学期宣化一中高二期初考试英语试卷一、阅读理解(本大题共15小题,共37.5分)ADowney'smotherspentoneyearstudyingabroadthroughan
internationalexchangeprogramwithaFrenchschool.Sheoftentalkedabouthowexcitingandinterestingtheexperiencewas.So,evenbeforefinishinghighschoo
l,Downeyhaddecidedtofollowsuitoneday.DowneybeganstudyingarchitectureatLehighUniversityinBethlehem,Pennsylvaniain2004.Neartheendofhersecon
dyear,shestartedtofeelunhappywithherschoolanddecideditwastimetostudyabroad.U.S.collegesanduniversitiescommonl
yhavejointprogramswithforeignschoolsthatpermitstudentexchanges.Theseprogramsusuallylasthalfaschoolyearorsometimesawholeschoolyear.Theclassesstudentst
akeabroadusuallygivethemcreditstowardtheirdegree.Inafouryeardegreeprogram,thethirdyearisthemostcommontimeforAmer
icancollegestudentstostudyabroad.Manystudentsthinktheyneedachangebeforewhatisusuallytheirfinalandmostdifficultyear
ofstudy.Downeysaidherschooldidnotwanthertogoatfirst.ThearchitectureprogramatLehighwasveryintense,andherprofessor
swereworriedshemightmisslearningimportantmaterial.However,shewaseventuallyabletogetspecialpermissiontostudyinternationallyforawhol
eyear.Duringthefalltermin2006,sheattendedaDanishinternationalschoolinCopenhagen,Denmark,explainingshedidsobecauseDanisharchitectsarewellknownfort
heirhousingdesign.Youngadultasshewas,shehadtodealwithtraveldocumentsandmanyotherissues(问题)onherown.Overcomingthelanguagebarrieris
thebiggestchallengeofstudyingabroad.However,shehadalotofemotional(情感的)andfinancialsupportfromherfamily.Shelearnedlifelessonsandmadefriendshipsandmem
oriesthathavelastedtothisday.Shesaid,"Themoreyou'reoutofyourcomfortzone,themorerewardingtheexperienceisintheend."1.WhatdoesDowney'smothermeantoDo
wney?______A.Afriend.B.Adreamer.C.Anexample.D.Anexpert.2.WhatmadeDowneychoosetheDanishinternationalschool?______A.Thefamouslearnedpr
ofessors.B.Thecasuallearningenvironment.C.Theimpressiveacademicreputation.D.Thefavorablegeographicallocation.3.Whatcanweinferaccord
ingtothelastparagraph?______A.ItwasnoteasyforDowneytostudyabroad.B.Thecomfortablelifeislikelytoruinthefuturelife.C.
Downeywastooyoungtotakecareofherself.D.Downey'sparentscouldhardlyaffordhereducation.BLivingabroadtostudycancertainlybeaninterestinge
xperiencebutisthataloneagoodenoughreasonforspendingyearsfarawayfromhome?Tomaketheexperiencetrulyworthwhile,therehastob
eagoalbehindthedecisiontostudyabroad.Thismaybeawishtoperfectlanguageskillsinaforeignlanguageenvironment,oraclevermo
veinyourcareerdevelopment.Youmustalsoconsiderthecosts,notjustoflivingandstudyingabroad,butofapplying.Mostuniversitiesnowchargeapplicatio
nfeesforinternationalstudents.Ifafterconsideringthesepointsyouaresurethatyouwanttoapplytostudyabroad
,yournextstepistochoosetherightprogrammeofstudies.Researchyourchoicesandselectcarefully.Youmustdoyourhomeworkwell.Mos
tuniversitieshaveinformationonlinebutyoucanalsoemailandaskthemtosendyoumoredetails.Youcanfindalotofinformationon
schoolrankingfromeducationwebsites.Butreadcarefully.Differentuniversitiesemphasizedifferentstrengths.Don'
tjustthinkabouttheuniversity'sreputation;lookforthemostsuitableforyourgoals.Next,youmustdealwithalar
gepileofpaperwork.Thisinvolvesfillinginapplicationforms,preparingyourschoolrecords,andgettingreferencele
tters.Readingtheinstructionsandrequirementsoftheuniversitiescarefullyisofgreatimportance.Sadly,manyfineapplicantsgetkickedoutint
hefirstround,simplybecausetheydon'tfollowtheapplicationprocedureproperly.Moneyisanotherimportantconsidera
tion.Somescholarshipsareprovidedbygovernments,othersbyschoolsandcolleges.Thisinformation,again,canbefoundontheInter
net.Ifyoufindascholarshipthatissuitableforyou,followtheapplicationprocedurecarefully;theearlieryouapply,thebetteryourchan
ceofgettingit.4.Whydoestheauthorthinkstudyingabroadistrulyworthwhileaccordingtoparagraph1?______A.Itisac
hancetodevelopyourcareer.B.Itisaninterestingexperience.C.Itisfuntotravelaroundtheworld.D.Allyourfriendsaredoingso
.5.Whatcanaschoolrankinglisttellus?______A.Thenamesofalltheprofessors.B.Howgoodtheschooliscomparedtoothers.C.Howmuchthecoursesc
ost.D.Wheretheschoolislocated.6.Whatarethethreebasicstepswhenyouapply?______A.Buyanairplaneticket,readth
einstructionsandrequirements,andstudy.B.Writeareferenceletter,dopaperwork,andstudy.C.Preparereferenceletters,prep
areschoolrecords,andfillintheapplicationform.D.Prepareschoolrecords,dopaperwork,andworkhard.7.Whatdoe
stheunderlinedphrase"getkickedoutinthefirstround"inParagraph3referto?______A.losemoneyinthefirstroundB.getacceptedinthenextroundC
.failtogettothenextroundD.getkickedbyaprofessorCScientistshavefoundamountsofwatermoleculesinsiderocksandsoilsamplesfr
omMarsbefore.Butanancientmeteorite(陨石)foundrecentlycontains10timesmorewaterandmuchmoreoxygenthananyMartianImeteoriteeverb
eforediscovered.What'ssowildaboutthiswetdiscovery?ItcouldmeanthattheRedPlanetoncehadenoughwatertohaveliquidflowingontheplanet'ss
urface.ItwasoncebelievedthatifMarseverhadwateratall,itswaterwouldhavebeensmallamountsoficebelowthesurfaceorexistinginthesoilonlyashydrogenandoxygen--
-theelementsthatmakeupwater.ButrecentdiscoverieshaveshownthatMarsprobablyhadamuchwetterhistorythanformerl
ythought.Themeteorite,nicknamedBlackBeauty,wasfoundinAfrica'sSaharaDesertin2011.Onlyabout110meteoritesfromMarsh
aveeverbeenfound.ScientistsbelievemostMartianmeteoritesarrivedonourplanetduringonelargeasteroidcrash(小行星碰撞)tha
tsentrocksfallingtowardEarthlongago.BlackBeautyisabout2.1billionyearsold.Itsdiscoveryisthefirsttimescientistshavebeenabletostudysuchanancient
Martianrock.It'salsooneofthefirsttimesscientistshavebeenabletostudyapieceofthepanel'sancientsurface.Thesample'swatermo
leculesweresentoutwhenscientistsheatedthemeteoritetoanalyzeit.Scientiststhinkthemeteorite'shydrogenandoxygenmoleculesaresoplentifulbecau
sewaterflowingonMarsatthetimethismeteoritefelltoEarth,orbecausethesemoleculeswereoncesealedinlargequantitiesinMars'scrust.BlackBeautymightdomoret
hanjustunlocksecretsfromtheRedPlanet'spast.ThesediscoveriescouldalsohelpscientistsunderstandnewdataaboutMarsthat'sbeingsentfr
omtheroboticroverscurrentlygatheringinformationontheplanet.8.Peopleusedtothinkthat______.A.therewaslittlewate
ronMarsB.MarshadalotofflowingwaterC.alargequantityoficewasMarsD.MarswasmuchwetterthanEarth9.WhatdoweknowaboutBlackBeauty?______
A.ItwasdiscoveredinSeattleintheUSA.B.Itisthebiggestof110meteoritesfromMars.C.ItlandedonEarthafteranasteroidcras
h.D.Ithasahistoryof2.1millionyears.10.HowdidthescientistsresearchBlackBeauty?______A.Bycuttingitintopieces
.B.Bydippingitintowater.C.Byburningitonafire.D.Byburyingitintoadesert.11.Thepassageismainlyabout______.A.arockfromthecenterofMarsB.amajorMar
tianmeteoritediscoveryC.anewdiscoveryontheRedPlanetD.anumberofmeteoritesfromRedPlaneDFordecades,ChinahadwantedaNobelPrizeinscienc
e.TuYouyou,aresearcherwhohelpedtodevelopamalaria(疟疾)medicine,finallywonthecountrythathonor.Infact,TuisnottheonlyscientistinChinawhoiscatchin
gtheworld'sattention.In2016,theNaturejournalpublishedalistofthetop10sciencestarsinChina.GaoCaixiaandCuiWeichengaretwoofthem.GaoCaixiaha
sbeendevotedtogeneticengineeringforherwholecareer.SheisknownforusingCRISPR-Cas9,therevolutionarygene-editingtechniquethatissweep
ingthroughbiologylabsaroundtheworld-incrops.Atfirst,GaowasunwillingtotakeupgeneeditingusingCRISPR-Cas9becauseherla
battheChineseAcademyofSciences'InstituteofGeneticsandDevelopmentalBiologyinBeijinghadalreadycreatedmutations(变异)in82genesusingan
oldertypeoftechnology.Butafterthinkingcarefullyaboutit,shedecidedtogiveitatry.Afterayearofhardwork,herlabfinallysucceeded.Gaow
orkedongeneticengineeringinwheat,acropthatisfamousforbeingdifficulttoworkwith.Nowsheisconsideredoneofthebestintheworldatengineeringwheat.
CuiWeichengisthedeveloperofChina'srecord-settingJiaolongsubmersible(潜水器).HeisnowaprofessoratWestlakeUniversity.In2012,Cuirodeinsi
deChina'sJiaolongsubmersibleandreachedadepthofmorethan7,000metersinthePacific.ThankstoJiaolongandthe57-year-olddeveloper,Chi
naisnowoneofonlyafewnationsthatcanexplorethedeepsea.Jiaolongcantraveldeeperthananyothermannedresearchsubme
rsiblecurrentlyinuse,whichshowsChina'sincreasingambitionandleadershipindeep-searesearch.12.WhyisTuYouyoumentionedatthebeginningoft
hepassage?______A.ToshowoneofChina'slong-helddreams.B.TostresstheimportanceoftheNobelPrize.C.TopraiseTuYouyouforhercontributions.D.Tointroduce
moretopChinesescientists.13.WhydidGaoCaixiaworkonwheat?______A.Becauseshefailedinherattempttostudyothercrops.B.Becauses
hewasexpertatwheatengineering.C.Becausewheatishardtobegeneticallyengineered.D.BecausewheatisthemostwidelyplantedcropinChina.14.WhatisCu
iWeicheng'sbiggestcontributiontoChina?______A.Heteachesaboutseaatauniversity.B.HedevelopedJiaolongsubmersible.C.Heisdevot
edtogeneticengineering.D.Hereachedthebottomoftheocean.15.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?______A.China'sScienceStarsB.China'sNobelPrizeDream
C.GaoCaixia-China'sCropEngineerD.CuiWeicheng-China'sDeepDiver二、阅读七选五(本大题共5小题,共12.5分)Globalizationhas
broughtdifferentculturestogetherinawayunimaginableonehundredyearsago.Today,Chinese,Indians,Arabs,Africans,Anglos,andHispanicsmayallworkinthe
sameoffices,attendthesameschoolsorliveinthesameneighborhoods.(1)Andoursocietyhaslatelyemphasized(强调)theimportanceofdiver
sity.(2)Takethefollowingoldproverbsforexample."Honestyisthefirstchapterinthebookofwisdom."ThomasJefferson,AmericanPresident."Onefalsehoodsp
oilsathousandtruths."Africanproverb."Behonesttothosewhoarehonest,andbealsotothosewhoarenothonest."LaoTzu,Chinesephilosopher."Asacrific
eiswrittenoffbyalieandthemeritofdevotionbyanactofcheat."Hindusaying.(3)Theseseemstobeasortofculturalunity.Wedon'twishtoimplya
llculturesarethesame.Culturaldiversityisreal,andpeoplefromdifferentculturesviewmanysituationsindifferentways.However,historically,dif
ferentculturesseemtosharemanycommonvalues.Theyarejustice,courage,patience,generosity,equality,mercyandkin
dness,respectfortheelders,andmanymore.Lyingandstealingappeartobewrongnomatterwhereyougo.Perhapssomeculturesmakeroo
mforextenuatingcircumstancesmorethanothers;Perhapsculturesapplythesevirtuesindifferentways;andwhenvaluesdisagree,differentculturesmayplacedifferent
levelsofimportanceonthem.(4)Butbothculturesmaystillvalueboth.Tous,itseemsasifthereissomesortofcodeofrightandwrongthateveryoneeverywhereseemstounders
tand,regardlessofculture.Itisalmostasif,behindallofthediversity,onefindsacommonunderstanding-ahumanculture,ifyouwill-thatgoesb
eyondracial,social,andpoliticalboundaries.(5)A.Allpeopleseemtoagreethatweshouldtellthetruth.B.Ascultures
meetwitheachother,manydifferencesstandout.C.Eachvaluesupportsmanymoresayingsfromdifferentcultures.D.Wewanttoshow,however,th
atthereismoretotheseculturesthandiversity.E.Thesesayingsfromfourseparateculturesallsupportthesamevalue---honesty.F.Itisalmostasif,despiteallourdi
fferences,weareallstillthesame---wearejustpeople.G.Inotherwords,oneculturemayleanmoretowardjusticeandanotherculturemore
towardmercy.16.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.G三、
完形填空(本大题共15小题,共15.0分)Duringmyjunioryearofcollege,IsignedupforavolunteerTeachingprograminCostaRica.Itaughtataschoolwhich
waslocated(位于)withina(21)andeverydaybirdsandbutterfliesflewthroughoutourschool.Itwasbeautiful.Wewere(22)onCostaRica'sschoolsystem,thecountry
,thelanguageandhowtoplanalesson.TheexperiencewasbeneficialtomyEnglishwriting(23)whenIgotbacktocollege,Ibeganwriting.Iwrotesomuchthatapiec
eofmywritingaboutthatexperiencewas(24)inFolio'sLiteraryMagazine.Becauseofthat,Iwasmore(25)tocontinueworkingabroad.Af
ter(26),ImovedtoChinaandworkedinschoolstoteachreadingandwriting.Itwasalife-changing(27)ofmylife.Culturedifferences(28)mean
devenconsumedmeinthebeginning,but(29)Ifellinlovewiththepeople,theirschoolsandtheirhistory.Upon(30)tomyhome,I
becameateacherinTrenton,NewJersey.ThemomentIsteppedintotheclassroom.Icouldempathize(感同身受)withmy(31).ItrulyfeelvolunteeringinCostaRi
cawaswhereitall(32)andworkinginChinaenrichedmyleachinglife.IfIcoulddoanything(33),itmightbevolunteeringorworkingabroadmorebe
foresettlingdown.The(34)I'vemadethroughvolunteeringandworkingabroadareanEnglishmajor'sdreamandIhopethateveryEnglis
hmajor(35)thechancetostudyorworkabroad.21.A.desertB.seaC.forestD.river22.A.praisedB.educatedC.interviewedD.comme
nted23.A.becauseB.unlessC.althoughD.if24.A.exchangedB.readC.rejectedD.published25.A.depressedB.determinedC.frightenedD.relaxed26.A.grad
uationB.requirementC.operationD.ceremony27.A.shelterB.expectationC.moveD.conflict28.A.confusedB.amuseC.comfortD.excited29.A.ea
silyB.graduallyC.strangelyD.usually30.A.belongB.pointingC.returningD.referring31.A.volunteersB.classmatesC.colleaguesD.students32.A.repliedB.disappe
aredC.escapedD.started33.A.correctlyB.sincerelyC.differentlyD.strictly34.A.excusesB.discoveriesC.preparationsD.decisions35.A.jumpsatB.stan
dsforC.turnsdownD.speaksout四、语法填空(本大题共1小题,共15.0分)36.LocatedinanaturaldepressioninGuizhou,China'sFive-hundred-meterApertureSp
hericalRadioTelescope,(1)(know)asFAST,hasidentifiedsixpulsars(脉冲星)afteroneyearoftrialoperation.ItisthefirsttimeChi
nesescientistshavediscoveredpulsarsusingaradiotelescopeindependentlydevelopedbyChinesescientists,thus(2)(open)a"neweraofChineseoriginalspac
ediscovery."ItistrulyencouragingforChinatohaveachievedsuchresultsinjustoneyear.Sincethefirstpulsar(3)(discover),over2,700pulsarshav
ebeenidentified.Butalmostallofthemare(4)thescopeoftheMilkyWay.Beingtheworld'slargestradiotelescope,FASTisexpe
ctedtocapturepulsarsoutsidethegalaxy.Apartfromthemassivesize,italsohasunmatchedaccuracyandsensitivity,allowings
cientists(5)(find)previouslyhiddenstars.Moreover,FASTiscapableofsurveyingthenightskyformultiple(6)(science)dataatonce,(7)e
nablesastronomerstojump-startmanysciencegoals.Itsinnovativeengineeringconceptanddesignpave(8)newroadtoreali
zeahugesingledishinthemosteffectiveway.China'sFASTscienceimpactonastronomywillbeextraordinary,andhasthepotentialtorevolutionizeother(9)(area)o
fthenaturalsciences.It(10)(remain)thegloballeaderforthenext10to20years.五、书面表达(本大题共2小题,共40.0分)37.假定你是李华,得知你的英国笔友Kyle有意来中国读大学,请你
用英文给Kyle写一封电子邮件,内容包括:(1)希望他来中国留学;(2)说明来中国留学的好处(如加深对中国的了解,对个人发展的益处等);(3)表示愿意提供帮助.注意:1.词数100左右;2.可适当增加细节,以使行文连贯;3.开头和结尾已给出,但不计入总词数.DearKyle,
______Yours,LiHua38.阅读下面材料,根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段,使之构成一篇完整的短文。续写的词数应为150左右。WhenmyfamilymovedtotheUnitedStatesfromColombia,Iwas9yearsoldandknewlitt
leaboutEnglish.Astimepassed,teachersfinallyknewalloftheirstudentsandeveryonebegantoadapttothelife,exceptforme.Noon
ecalledoutmyname,andnooneseemedtoknowIexisted.Ispentthenextmonthinmynewclassroomquietly.Ifeltthatfear,lonelinessandsadnesscameoverme.Thesch
oolnevercaredthatIdidn'tspeakEnglish,butsomethingelsewasteachingmeEnglish.Everymorningwhenmyauntdrovemetoschoolandpi
ckedmeup,shealwayshad106.7LightFM(私家车广播)on.ItwasthisstationthatintroducedmyyoungearstotheEnglishsounds.BecauseofSabrinat
heTeenageWitch,Ilearnedthedifferencebetween"witch"and"which".WhilewatchingtheTVshowSouthPark,Iwasattractedbythefunnycharacters.Infact,t
hankstopopculture,theworldofEnglishbecameavailabletomewhileitwasbeingturneddownatschool.Ialsolearnedhowtoexpressmyemo
tionsthankstopopculture.Onedayatschool,weweretakingamathquizandthewholeclasswasquiet.Suddenly,thetipof
mypencilbrokeandIyelled,"MyJesus!"EveryoneheldtheirbreathinsurpriseandIlaughedtomyselfbecausesomethingatthatmomenttoldmeIhadjustlearn
edmyfirstbadwordinEnglish.注意:1.续写词数应为150左右;2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。Paragraph1:Iappearedtobeembarrassedatthatmoment,butinmyheartI
felthappy.________Paragraph2:FourmonthspassedbeforetheschoolplacedmeintoanESLprogram._______2021-2022学年上学期宣化一中高
二期初考试英语试卷答案和解析1.【答案】【小题1】C【小题2】C【小题3】A4.【答案】【小题1】A【小题2】B【小题3】C【小题4】C8.【答案】【小题1】A【小题2】C【小题3】A【小题4】B12.【答案】【小题1】D【小题2】C【小题3】B【小题4】A16.
【答案】【小题1】B【小题2】D【小题3】E【小题4】G【小题5】F21.【答案】【小题1】C【小题2】B【小题3】A【小题4】D【小题5】B【小题6】A【小题7】C【小题8】A【小题9】B【小题10】C【小题11】D【小题12】D【小
题13】C【小题14】B【小题15】A36.【答案】【小题1】known【小题2】opening【小题3】wasdiscovered【小题4】in/within【小题5】tofind【小题6】scientific【小题7】which【小题8】a【小题9】areas【小题10】willremain3
7.【答案】KnowingthatyouarethinkingabouthavingcollegeeducationinChina,I'mverygladandfirmlybelievethatit'sarightchoice.Youaresuretobenefitalotfromit.
WithfouryearsspentinChina,you'llhaveafurtherunderstandingoftraditionalChinesecultureandthepresentChineseso
ciety,whichwillinturnmakeiteasyforyoutomakemorefriendsandstartyourownbusinessaftergraduation.Ifyoudon'twanttostayinChina,the
abilityofspeakingChineseandexperiencesoflivinginChinacanalsoguaranteeyoumanygoodjobopportunities.Asforme,Iwouldbe
morethanhappytohelpyou.Youcanstayinmyplacebeforeyousettledown.Allinall,ifIwereyou,Iwouldn'tletgoofsuchagoodchance.Writetomes
oontoletmeknowyourdecision.38.【答案】paragraph1:Iappearedtobeembarrassedatthatmoment,butinmyheartIfelthappy.A
fterall,IbegantospeakEnglishinpublic.Andafterthat,theteachersbegantopayattentiontome,andsometimestheyaskedmetoanswersomeeasyquestions.Some
classmatescametomeafterclassandplaywithme.Muchtomyjoy,ImadesomefriendsandevenwasinvitedtotheirpartyandIlearnedtochoosesomepresentsforthem.Everyo
neseemedtoknowIexisted.Withteachersandfriendsaround,ImadegreatprogressinEnglish.【高分句型一】(老师和同学对我的态度发生了变化,我在英语上取得了进步)paragraph2:Fo
urmonthspassedbeforetheschoolplacedmeintoanESLprogram.Bythattime,IwasstillspeakingbrokenEnglishbutIcouldmakemyselfunderstood.Finally,Ilearnedhowto
speakandwriteEnglishatamoreadvancedlevel.【高分句型二】NowIcanspeakEnglishfreelyandIhavemadealotoffriends.Fear,
lonelinessandsadnessdon‘texist.Ioweitalltopopculture.Istillliketoturn106.7LightFMonwhenIhavefreetime.(我的英语水平得到了提高,我把它归功于流行文化)