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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'smotherspentoneyearstudyingabroadthroughaninternationalexchangeprogramwitha
Frenchschool.Sheoftentalkedabouthowexcitingandinterestingtheexperiencewas.So,evenbeforefinishinghighschool,Downeyhaddecidedtofollowsuiton
eday.DowneybeganstudyingarchitectureatLehighUniversityinBethlehem,Pennsylvaniain2004.Neartheendofhersecondyear,shestartedtofeelunhappywithherschoola
nddecideditwastimetostudyabroad.U.S.collegesanduniversitiescommonlyhavejointprogramswithforeignschoolsthatpermitstudentexchanges
.Theseprogramsusuallylasthalfaschoolyearorsometimesawholeschoolyear.Theclassesstudentstakeabroadusuallygivethemcr
editstowardtheirdegree.Inafouryeardegreeprogram,thethirdyearisthemostcommontimeforAmericancollegestudentstostudyabroad.Manystudentsthink
theyneedachangebeforewhatisusuallytheirfinalandmostdifficultyearofstudy.Downeysaidherschooldidnotwantherto
goatfirst.ThearchitectureprogramatLehighwasveryintense,andherprofessorswereworriedshemightmisslearnin
gimportantmaterial.However,shewaseventuallyabletogetspecialpermissiontostudyinternationallyforawholeyear.Duringthefa
lltermin2006,sheattendedaDanishinternationalschoolinCopenhagen,Denmark,explainingshedidsobecauseDanisharchitectsarewellknownfortheirhousing
design.Youngadultasshewas,shehadtodealwithtraveldocumentsandmanyotherissues(问题)onherown.Overcomingthelanguagebarrieristhebigge
stchallengeofstudyingabroad.However,shehadalotofemotional(情感的)andfinancialsupportfromherfamily.Shelearnedli
felessonsandmadefriendshipsandmemoriesthathavelastedtothisday.Shesaid,"Themoreyou'reoutofyourcomfortzone,themorerewardingthee
xperienceisintheend."1.WhatdoesDowney'smothermeantoDowney?______A.Afriend.B.Adreamer.C.Anexample.D.Anexpert.2.What
madeDowneychoosetheDanishinternationalschool?______A.Thefamouslearnedprofessors.B.Thecasuallearningenvironment.C.Theimpre
ssiveacademicreputation.D.Thefavorablegeographicallocation.3.Whatcanweinferaccordingtothelastparagraph?______A.ItwasnoteasyforDowneytost
udyabroad.B.Thecomfortablelifeislikelytoruinthefuturelife.C.Downeywastooyoungtotakecareofherself.D.Downey'spar
entscouldhardlyaffordhereducation.BLivingabroadtostudycancertainlybeaninterestingexperiencebutisthataloneago
odenoughreasonforspendingyearsfarawayfromhome?Tomaketheexperiencetrulyworthwhile,therehastobeagoalbehindth
edecisiontostudyabroad.Thismaybeawishtoperfectlanguageskillsinaforeignlanguageenvironment,oraclevermoveinyourcare
erdevelopment.Youmustalsoconsiderthecosts,notjustoflivingandstudyingabroad,butofapplying.Mostuniversitiesnowchargeapplicationfeesfor
internationalstudents.Ifafterconsideringthesepointsyouaresurethatyouwanttoapplytostudyabroad,yournextstepistochoosetherightprog
rammeofstudies.Researchyourchoicesandselectcarefully.Youmustdoyourhomeworkwell.Mostuniversitieshavein
formationonlinebutyoucanalsoemailandaskthemtosendyoumoredetails.Youcanfindalotofinformationonschoolra
nkingfromeducationwebsites.Butreadcarefully.Differentuniversitiesemphasizedifferentstrengths.Don'tjustthinkabouttheuniversity'sreputation;l
ookforthemostsuitableforyourgoals.Next,youmustdealwithalargepileofpaperwork.Thisinvolvesfillinginapplicationf
orms,preparingyourschoolrecords,andgettingreferenceletters.Readingtheinstructionsandrequirementsoftheuniversitiescarefullyisofgrea
timportance.Sadly,manyfineapplicantsgetkickedoutinthefirstround,simplybecausetheydon'tfollowtheapplicationprocedureproperly
.Moneyisanotherimportantconsideration.Somescholarshipsareprovidedbygovernments,othersbyschoolsandcolleges.Thisinformation,again,canbefo
undontheInternet.Ifyoufindascholarshipthatissuitableforyou,followtheapplicationprocedurecarefully;theearlieryouapply,thebetteryourchanceofgett
ingit.4.Whydoestheauthorthinkstudyingabroadistrulyworthwhileaccordingtoparagraph1?______A.Itisachancetodevelopyourcareer.B.Itisaninteresting
experience.C.Itisfuntotravelaroundtheworld.D.Allyourfriendsaredoingso.5.Whatcanaschoolrankinglisttellus?______A.Then
amesofalltheprofessors.B.Howgoodtheschooliscomparedtoothers.C.Howmuchthecoursescost.D.Wheretheschoolislocated.6.Whatarethethreebasicst
epswhenyouapply?______A.Buyanairplaneticket,readtheinstructionsandrequirements,andstudy.B.Writearefe
renceletter,dopaperwork,andstudy.C.Preparereferenceletters,prepareschoolrecords,andfillintheapplicationform.D.Prepareschoolrec
ords,dopaperwork,andworkhard.7.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase"getkickedoutinthefirstround"inParagraph3referto?______A.losemon
eyinthefirstroundB.getacceptedinthenextroundC.failtogettothenextroundD.getkickedbyaprofessorCScientists
havefoundamountsofwatermoleculesinsiderocksandsoilsamplesfromMarsbefore.Butanancientmeteorite(陨石)foundrecentlycontains10timesmorewa
terandmuchmoreoxygenthananyMartianImeteoriteeverbeforediscovered.What'ssowildaboutthiswetdiscovery?ItcouldmeanthattheRedPlanet
oncehadenoughwatertohaveliquidflowingontheplanet'ssurface.ItwasoncebelievedthatifMarseverhadwateratall,itswaterwou
ldhavebeensmallamountsoficebelowthesurfaceorexistinginthesoilonlyashydrogenandoxygen---theelementsthatmakeupwater.Butr
ecentdiscoverieshaveshownthatMarsprobablyhadamuchwetterhistorythanformerlythought.Themeteorite,nicknamedBlackBeauty,wasfoundin
Africa'sSaharaDesertin2011.Onlyabout110meteoritesfromMarshaveeverbeenfound.ScientistsbelievemostMartianmeteoritesarrivedonourplanetduringonelarg
easteroidcrash(小行星碰撞)thatsentrocksfallingtowardEarthlongago.BlackBeautyisabout2.1billionyearsold.Itsdiscoveryisthefirsttim
escientistshavebeenabletostudysuchanancientMartianrock.It'salsooneofthefirsttimesscientistshavebeenabletostudyapieceofthepanel'sancientsurface.
Thesample'swatermoleculesweresentoutwhenscientistsheatedthemeteoritetoanalyzeit.Scientiststhinkthemete
orite'shydrogenandoxygenmoleculesaresoplentifulbecausewaterflowingonMarsatthetimethismeteoritefelltoEarth,orbecausethesemoleculeswereo
ncesealedinlargequantitiesinMars'scrust.BlackBeautymightdomorethanjustunlocksecretsfromtheRedPlanet'spast.Thesediscoveriescouldalsohelpscie
ntistsunderstandnewdataaboutMarsthat'sbeingsentfromtheroboticroverscurrentlygatheringinformationontheplanet.8.Peop
leusedtothinkthat______.A.therewaslittlewateronMarsB.MarshadalotofflowingwaterC.alargequantityoficewasMarsD.MarswasmuchwetterthanEarth9.Whatdowekn
owaboutBlackBeauty?______A.ItwasdiscoveredinSeattleintheUSA.B.Itisthebiggestof110meteoritesfromMars.C.ItlandedonEarthafteranasteroidcras
h.D.Ithasahistoryof2.1millionyears.10.HowdidthescientistsresearchBlackBeauty?______A.Bycuttingitintopieces.B.Bydippingitintowater.C.Byburni
ngitonafire.D.Byburyingitintoadesert.11.Thepassageismainlyabout______.A.arockfromthecenterofMarsB.amajorMartianme
teoritediscoveryC.anewdiscoveryontheRedPlanetD.anumberofmeteoritesfromRedPlaneDFordecades,Chinahadwan
tedaNobelPrizeinscience.TuYouyou,aresearcherwhohelpedtodevelopamalaria(疟疾)medicine,finallywonthecountrythathonor.Infact,Tuisnottheonlyscien
tistinChinawhoiscatchingtheworld'sattention.In2016,theNaturejournalpublishedalistofthetop10sciencestarsinChina.GaoCaixiaandCuiWeichengaretwoofthem
.GaoCaixiahasbeendevotedtogeneticengineeringforherwholecareer.SheisknownforusingCRISPR-Cas9,therevolutionarygene-e
ditingtechniquethatissweepingthroughbiologylabsaroundtheworld-incrops.Atfirst,Gaowasunwillingtotakeupgeneedi
tingusingCRISPR-Cas9becauseherlabattheChineseAcademyofSciences'InstituteofGeneticsandDevelopmentalBiologyinBeijingha
dalreadycreatedmutations(变异)in82genesusinganoldertypeoftechnology.Butafterthinkingcarefullyaboutit,shedecidedtogiveitatry.Afterayear
ofhardwork,herlabfinallysucceeded.Gaoworkedongeneticengineeringinwheat,acropthatisfamousforbeingdifficulttoworkwith.Nowsheisconsideredoneofth
ebestintheworldatengineeringwheat.CuiWeichengisthedeveloperofChina'srecord-settingJiaolongsubmersible(潜水器).Heisnowaprofesso
ratWestlakeUniversity.In2012,CuirodeinsideChina'sJiaolongsubmersibleandreachedadepthofmorethan7,000metersinthePacific.ThankstoJiaolongandthe57-
year-olddeveloper,Chinaisnowoneofonlyafewnationsthatcanexplorethedeepsea.Jiaolongcantraveldeeperthananyothermannedrese
archsubmersiblecurrentlyinuse,whichshowsChina'sincreasingambitionandleadershipindeep-searesearch.12.WhyisTuYouyoumentionedatthebeginni
ngofthepassage?______A.ToshowoneofChina'slong-helddreams.B.TostresstheimportanceoftheNobelPrize.C.TopraiseTuYouyouforhercontributions.D.Toin
troducemoretopChinesescientists.13.WhydidGaoCaixiaworkonwheat?______A.Becauseshefailedinherattempttostudyothercrops.B.Becauseshewasexpe
rtatwheatengineering.C.Becausewheatishardtobegeneticallyengineered.D.BecausewheatisthemostwidelyplantedcropinChina.1
4.WhatisCuiWeicheng'sbiggestcontributiontoChina?______A.Heteachesaboutseaatauniversity.B.HedevelopedJia
olongsubmersible.C.Heisdevotedtogeneticengineering.D.Hereachedthebottomoftheocean.15.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?______A.China's
ScienceStarsB.China'sNobelPrizeDreamC.GaoCaixia-China'sCropEngineerD.CuiWeicheng-China'sDeepDiver二、阅读七选五(
本大题共5小题,共12.5分)Globalizationhasbroughtdifferentculturestogetherinawayunimaginableonehundredyearsago.Today,Chinese,Indians,Arabs,Africans,Anglos,an
dHispanicsmayallworkinthesameoffices,attendthesameschoolsorliveinthesameneighborhoods.(1)Andoursociet
yhaslatelyemphasized(强调)theimportanceofdiversity.(2)Takethefollowingoldproverbsforexample."Honestyisth
efirstchapterinthebookofwisdom."ThomasJefferson,AmericanPresident."Onefalsehoodspoilsathousandtruths."Africanprov
erb."Behonesttothosewhoarehonest,andbealsotothosewhoarenothonest."LaoTzu,Chinesephilosopher."Asacrificeiswrittenoffbyalieandthemeritofdevotionbyan
actofcheat."Hindusaying.(3)Theseseemstobeasortofculturalunity.Wedon'twishtoimplyallculturesarethesame.Culturaldiv
ersityisreal,andpeoplefromdifferentculturesviewmanysituationsindifferentways.However,historically,differentcultures
seemtosharemanycommonvalues.Theyarejustice,courage,patience,generosity,equality,mercyandkindness,respectfortheelders,andmanymore.Lyingandst
ealingappeartobewrongnomatterwhereyougo.Perhapssomeculturesmakeroomforextenuatingcircumstancesmorethanothers;Perhapsculturesapplythesev
irtuesindifferentways;andwhenvaluesdisagree,differentculturesmayplacedifferentlevelsofimportanceonthem.(4)Butbothculturesmaystillvalueboth.Tous,itsee
msasifthereissomesortofcodeofrightandwrongthateveryoneeverywhereseemstounderstand,regardlessofculture.Itisalmostasif,behindallofthediversity,
onefindsacommonunderstanding-ahumanculture,ifyouwill-thatgoesbeyondracial,social,andpoliticalboundaries.(5)A
.Allpeopleseemtoagreethatweshouldtellthetruth.B.Asculturesmeetwitheachother,manydifferencesstandout.C.Eachvaluesupportsmanymoresayings
fromdifferentcultures.D.Wewanttoshow,however,thatthereismoretotheseculturesthandiversity.E.Thesesayingsfromfourse
parateculturesallsupportthesamevalue---honesty.F.Itisalmostasif,despiteallourdifferences,weareallstillthesame---wearejustpeople.G.Inotherwords,onecu
lturemayleanmoretowardjusticeandanotherculturemoretowardmercy.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,Isignedupforavolu
nteerTeachingprograminCostaRica.Itaughtataschoolwhichwaslocated(位于)withina(21)andeverydaybirdsandbutte
rfliesflewthroughoutourschool.Itwasbeautiful.Wewere(22)onCostaRica'sschoolsystem,thecountry,thelangu
ageandhowtoplanalesson.TheexperiencewasbeneficialtomyEnglishwriting(23)whenIgotbacktocollege,Ibeganwriting.Iwrotesomuchthatapieceofmywritingabou
tthatexperiencewas(24)inFolio'sLiteraryMagazine.Becauseofthat,Iwasmore(25)tocontinueworkingabroad.After(26),Imove
dtoChinaandworkedinschoolstoteachreadingandwriting.Itwasalife-changing(27)ofmylife.Culturedifferences(28)meandevenconsumedme
inthebeginning,but(29)Ifellinlovewiththepeople,theirschoolsandtheirhistory.Upon(30)tomyhome,IbecameateacherinTrenton,NewJersey.Themo
mentIsteppedintotheclassroom.Icouldempathize(感同身受)withmy(31).ItrulyfeelvolunteeringinCostaRicawaswher
eitall(32)andworkinginChinaenrichedmyleachinglife.IfIcoulddoanything(33),itmightbevolunteeringorworkingabroadmorebeforesettlingdown.The(34)I'vemadet
hroughvolunteeringandworkingabroadareanEnglishmajor'sdreamandIhopethateveryEnglishmajor(35)thechancetostudyorworkabroad.21.A.desertB.sea
C.forestD.river22.A.praisedB.educatedC.interviewedD.commented23.A.becauseB.unlessC.althoughD.if24.A.exchangedB.readC.rejectedD.publ
ished25.A.depressedB.determinedC.frightenedD.relaxed26.A.graduationB.requirementC.operationD.ceremony27.A.she
lterB.expectationC.moveD.conflict28.A.confusedB.amuseC.comfortD.excited29.A.easilyB.graduallyC.strangelyD.usually30.A.belongB.pointingC.returningD
.referring31.A.volunteersB.classmatesC.colleaguesD.students32.A.repliedB.disappearedC.escapedD.started33.A.correctl
yB.sincerelyC.differentlyD.strictly34.A.excusesB.discoveriesC.preparationsD.decisions35.A.jumpsatB.s
tandsforC.turnsdownD.speaksout四、语法填空(本大题共1小题,共15.0分)36.LocatedinanaturaldepressioninGuizhou,China'sFive-hundred-meterApertureSphericalRadioTelescope,
(1)(know)asFAST,hasidentifiedsixpulsars(脉冲星)afteroneyearoftrialoperation.ItisthefirsttimeChinesescientistshavediscove
redpulsarsusingaradiotelescopeindependentlydevelopedbyChinesescientists,thus(2)(open)a"neweraofChineseoriginalspacediscovery."Itistrulyencouragingfo
rChinatohaveachievedsuchresultsinjustoneyear.Sincethefirstpulsar(3)(discover),over2,700pulsarshavebeenidentified.Butalmost
allofthemare(4)thescopeoftheMilkyWay.Beingtheworld'slargestradiotelescope,FASTisexpectedtocapturepulsarsoutsidethegal
axy.Apartfromthemassivesize,italsohasunmatchedaccuracyandsensitivity,allowingscientists(5)(find)previouslyhiddenstars.Moreover,FASTiscapableofsurv
eyingthenightskyformultiple(6)(science)dataatonce,(7)enablesastronomerstojump-startmanysciencegoals.Itsinnovativeengineeringconceptanddesignpave
(8)newroadtorealizeahugesingledishinthemosteffectiveway.China'sFASTscienceimpactonastronomywillbeextraord
inary,andhasthepotentialtorevolutionizeother(9)(area)ofthenaturalsciences.It(10)(remain)thegloballeaderforthenext
10to20years.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,Iwas9yearsoldandknewlittleaboutEnglish.Astimepassed,teachersfinallyknewallof
theirstudentsandeveryonebegantoadapttothelife,exceptforme.Noonecalledoutmyname,andnooneseemedtoknowIexisted.Ispentthenextmonthinmynewclassroomquietl
y.Ifeltthatfear,lonelinessandsadnesscameoverme.TheschoolnevercaredthatIdidn'tspeakEnglish,butsomethingelsewas
teachingmeEnglish.Everymorningwhenmyauntdrovemetoschoolandpickedmeup,shealwayshad106.7LightFM(私家车广播)on.Itwasthisstationthatintroducedmyyoungear
stotheEnglishsounds.BecauseofSabrinatheTeenageWitch,Ilearnedthedifferencebetween"witch"and"which".WhilewatchingtheTVshowSouthPark
,Iwasattractedbythefunnycharacters.Infact,thankstopopculture,theworldofEnglishbecameavailabletomewhileitwasbeingturneddownats
chool.Ialsolearnedhowtoexpressmyemotionsthankstopopculture.Onedayatschool,weweretakingamathquizandthewhol
eclasswasquiet.Suddenly,thetipofmypencilbrokeandIyelled,"MyJesus!"EveryoneheldtheirbreathinsurpriseandI
laughedtomyselfbecausesomethingatthatmomenttoldmeIhadjustlearnedmyfirstbadwordinEnglish.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,butinmyheartIfelthappy.________Paragraph2:Fourmonthspassedbefor
etheschoolplacedmeintoanESLprogram._______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】willremain37.【答案】KnowingthatyouarethinkingabouthavingcollegeeducationinChina,I'mve
rygladandfirmlybelievethatit'sarightchoice.Youaresuretobenefitalotfromit.WithfouryearsspentinChina,you'llhaveafurtherund
erstandingoftraditionalChinesecultureandthepresentChinesesociety,whichwillinturnmakeiteasyforyoutomakemorefriendsandst
artyourownbusinessaftergraduation.Ifyoudon'twanttostayinChina,theabilityofspeakingChineseandexperiencesoflivinginChinacanalsoguarantee
youmanygoodjobopportunities.Asforme,Iwouldbemorethanhappytohelpyou.Youcanstayinmyplacebeforeyousettledown.Allinall,ifIwereyou,Iwould
n'tletgoofsuchagoodchance.Writetomesoontoletmeknowyourdecision.38.【答案】paragraph1:Iappearedtobeembarrassedattha
tmoment,butinmyheartIfelthappy.Afterall,IbegantospeakEnglishinpublic.Andafterthat,theteachersbegantopayattentiontome,andsometimes
theyaskedmetoanswersomeeasyquestions.Someclassmatescametomeafterclassandplaywithme.Muchtomyjoy,ImadesomefriendsandevenwasinvitedtotheirpartyandI
learnedtochoosesomepresentsforthem.EveryoneseemedtoknowIexisted.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:FourmonthspassedbeforetheschoolplacedmeintoanESLprogram.Bythattime,Iwassti
llspeakingbrokenEnglishbutIcouldmakemyselfunderstood.Finally,IlearnedhowtospeakandwriteEnglishatamoreadvancedlevel.
【高分句型二】NowIcanspeakEnglishfreelyandIhavemadealotoffriends.Fear,lonelinessandsadnessdon‘texist.Ioweitalltopopcu
lture.Istillliketoturn106.7LightFMonwhenIhavefreetime.(我的英语水平得到了提高,我把它归功于流行文化)