2021-2022学年江苏省南通市海安市高二（上）期末英语试卷1.（问答题，1.5分）What did the weather report say about today？A.It would rain.B.It would be sunny.C.It would be cloudy.2.（问答题，1.5分）Who is the woman looking for？A.Wendy.B.Jane.C.Claire.3.（问答题，1.5分）How does the woman deal with difficult lectures？A.By taking notes only.B.By listening carefully.C.By recording them.4.（问答题，1.5分）What does the man want to do？A.Pay for the woman's gas.B.Drive to the countryside.C.Visit the woman's parents.5.（问答题，1.5分）What is the man's opinion of the exam？A.It was too difficult.B.It was hard to finish on time.C.It had little connection with the book.6.（问答题，3分）（1）What does the woman probably dislike？A.Sausage.B.Cheese.C.Mushroom.（2）How much will the woman pay？A.Ten dollars.B.Twenty-five dollars.C.Thirty dollars.7.（问答题，3分）（1）What are the speakers mainly talking about？A.Weekend plans.B.Countryside life.C.A dinner party in the man's house.（2）Who will definitely go to the countryside？A.The man's brother.B.The man's girlfriend.C.The woman's cousin.8.（问答题，4.5分）（1）When did the man call to make an appointment？A．Last week.B．Yesterday.C．This morning.（2）What time is it now？A．10：45 a.m.B．11：00 a.m.C．11：15 a.m.（3）What will the man do with the forms？A．Leave them empty.B．Fill them out completely.C．Write down his name and ID number.9.（问答题，6分）（1）Where are the speakers now？A．At a bookstore.B．At the main library.C．At the graduate school library.（2）What does the man want？A．Journals.B．Videos.C．Newspapers.（3）What does the woman suggest the man do on the computers？A．Write out a list of books.B．Check some pictures.C．Search by author.（4）What does the woman say about outside books？A．They need to be typed.B．They cannot be checked out.C．They're all from other universities.10.（问答题，6分）（1）What did Joel hear at the burning building？A．A baby crying.B．A man shouting.C．A woman crying.（2）What did Joel see inside the building？A．A lot of smoke.B．A safe way out.C．A person in trouble.（3）Why didn't Joel go back inside the building？A．He thought everyone was safe.B．He was seriously injured.C．The fire was too hot.（4）What can we learn about Sparky？A．He survived the fire.B．He saved two lives.C．He lost his human partner.11.（填空题，7.5分）Yosemite National ParkYosemite is all about restoration this year.This month the park's main corridor is being repaired.The park's gallery reopened to the public in April after remodeling to allow full accessibility for the disabled.Even John Muir,known as the father of the national parks,is beingrevived（使复活）by the actor Lee Stetson,who will answer audience questions about the park and its history at the Yosemite Theater.Petrified Forest National ParkPetrified Forest National Park is now mapping self-guided hikes to its more remote destinations,in part to remind visitors that the parks are theirs to wander.In August,a new field institute will begin offering classes led by geologists,photographers and other experts.And next year,look for electric vehicle charging stations to appear at the north and south entrances of the park.Acadia National ParkAcadia National Park is to begin managing a new campground on Maine's Schoodic Peninsula this fall.The site will offer almost 100 R.V.and tent sites,as well as new hiking and biking trails connecting to Gouldsboro Village and existing park trails leading to the peninsula's tip.Wetherill MesaWetherill Mesa will have an extended season this year（through mid-October），giving cyclists much time to enjoy new access to the park's six-mile Long House Loop,a paved path formerly used for tram service,and the backcountry routes on the park's most popularhike.Naturally,plans are in the works to open an on-site bike rental operation within the year.（1）What do we know about Yosemite National Park？ ___A.Its gallery is accessible to the disabled.B.It will be closed for repairs all the year.C.Lee Stetson is well-known as its founder.D.It will offer almost 100 R.V.and tent sites.（2）In which national park will you be able to rent bikes？ ___A.Wetherill Mesa.B.Acadia National Park.C.Yosemite National Park.D.Petrified Forest National Park.（3）What is the purpose of this passage？ ___A.To appeal to people to preserve the national parks.B.To share his own discoveries at the national parksC.To introduce something new at the national parks.D.To describe the natural scenery of the national parks.12.（填空题，10分）Almost everyone knows the saying, "Don't judge a book by its cover."，which means you should not guess the worth or value of something based on how it looks.Thatmessage was clear at a recent event called the Human Library Project.The event took place at the Northern Virginia,or NoVa,Community College,outside of Washington.D.C.The Human Library began 19 years ago in Denmark.It grew from a youth organization called "Stop the Violence".Today,it is a worldwide movement.At the NoVa event,students got the chance to learn from a person - a "human book" - instead of a library book.Patricia Cooper organized the event.She said that human books celebrate variety by telling their life stories in an easy-going setting.The goal of the human library is to talk to people in your community who you may otherwise not speak to because you have your own prejudices and hopefully to break down some of these barriers.This is the third year that NoVa has held such an event.The collection of human books included a civil rights activist,a scientist from the American space agency NASA，and an opera singer.Artist Brian Dailey was a human book.He spoke about his travels to 113 countries in seven years.Dailey said that during his travels,he asked people whom he took pictures of for a one-word answer to a series of other words-such as love,freedom and war.He discovered that people in different countries often had very different reactions to the same word.When Dailey asked people in Africa about the word "war" they used words likejustice,liberation and peace.When he asked the same question to people in Syrian refugee （难民） camps,the answer was： "tears,hunger,fear,destruction".（1）According to the text,how to understand the saying "Don't judge a book by its cover."？ ___A.Readers may miss a lot if they read a book just between lines.B.People can learn more life lessons from others in the human library.C.People can really understand the value of a book in the human library.D.Readers can't underestimate the worth of a book because of its plain cover.（2）What's the purpose of organizing the human library？ ___A.To provide more information for readers.B.To satisfy the needs of the new generation.C.To make people communicate with each other.D.To improve the environment of the community.（3）What do we learn from the human book of Brian Dailey？ ___A.His reactions to different cultures.B.His international travel experiences.C.His strong devotion to human rights.D.His contributions to advances in society.（4）Which of the following is the suitable title for the text？ ___A.Don't Read Books just Between Lines.B.Prefer a Human Book to a Real Book.C.Enjoy Reading with the Help of Others.D.Talk with a Fellow Human from This Library.13.（填空题，10分）It's believed that after a poor night's sleep,a strong coffee is the kick-start that many people need in the morning,but a new research suggests that it might be best to have a bite to eat first.A study has found that drinking coffee first can have a negative effect on blood sugar control a risk factor for diabetes（糖尿病）and heart disease."We know that nearly half of us will wake in the morning and,before doing anything else,drink coffee-subjectively the more tired we feel,the stronger the coffee," said Professor James Betts,at the University of Bath in the UK.For their study,researchers at the University of Bath got 29 healthy men and women to take part in three different overnight experiments,with at least a week between them.In one,the participants had a normal night's sleep,roughly from 11 p.m.to 7 a.m. ，and were asked to consume a sugary drink on waking in the morning.They then experienced an interrupted night's sleep,where the researchers woke them every hour for five minutes by sending them text messages to which they had to respond-and upon waking were given the same sugary drink.On another night,participants experienced the same sleep interruption,but this time,were first given a strong black coffee 30 minutes before consuming the sugary drink.They found that one night of interrupted sleep did not worsen the participants' blood sugar and insulin（胰岛素）responses when compared to the normal night's sleep-although previous research suggested that losing many hours of sleep or many nights of poor sleep could have a negative effect.However,strong black coffee consumed before breakfast actually increased the blood sugar response by around 50%—suggesting that relying on coffee after a bad night to stop feeling sleepy could limit your body's ability to tolerate the sugar in your breakfast.（1）What does the underlined word "kick-start" in paragraph 1 refer to？ ___A.A kind of drink.B.A kind of habit.C.A kind of power.D.A kind of medicine.（2）Which of the following is right according to the text？ ___A.If we feel tired,we should choose stronger coffeeB.Drinking coffee first may cause some serious diseases.C.It shows that having breakfast first can refresh sleepy peopleD.Half of people are hard to kick the habit of drinking strong coffee.（3）What increased the participants' blood sugar response most before breakfast？ ___A.A cup of strong black coffee.B.A normal night's sleep.C.An interrupted night's sleep.D.A normal sugary drink.（4）How did researchers draw the conclusion？ ___A.By listing some examples.B.By observing the process.C.By explaining a phenomenon.D.By comparing the results.14.（填空题，10分）Almost everyone gossips.And a new study finds that people spend about 52 minutes per day,on average,talking to someone about others who are not presentBut here's the surprise：Despite the assumption that most gossip is trash talk,the study finds the majority of gossip is nonjudgmental chat."People love to talk about others," says Jeremy Cone,a psychologist at Williams College. "Think about your own conversations with a family member or friend：You talk about everyday things that keep you connected.You share your daughter got her driver's license or your uncle has a kidney stone.Much of it is just documenting facts."Of course,the study also finds that some gossip is negative or mean-spirited.About 15% of the gossip included some type of negative judgement.But even negative gossip can serve a purpose,as more research has found."I think gossiping can be a smart thing to do," says Elena Martinescu who has studied gossip in the workplace. "It allows people to keep track of what's going on and form social connection with other people."Research has shown that gossip can help build group cohesion （凝聚力） and cooperation. "When you gossip,you can keep track of who is contributing to the group and who's being selfish," Martinescu explains. "And by sharing this information,you can exclude those group members who are social loafers （游手好闲的人）.""We also found negative gossip makes people likely to repair the aspects of their behavior that they were criticized for," Martinescu says.So,say,for instance,you were criticized for always arriving at work late.Hearing that gossipabout yourself may motivate you to want to be on time.Of course,this isn't a license to be loose lips or to repeat baseless claims that can damage someone's reputation unfairly.But confiding （吐露个人隐私） in your friends and colleagues and sharing impressions about another person-even when they're negative-may be helpful.（1）Why do people often gossip according to Jeremy Cone？ ___A.Because gossip can satisfy their curiosity.B.Because they can share social information.C.Because they want to correct others' mistakes.D.Because spreading negative facts is unavoidable.（2）In Elena Martinescu's opinion,what can people benefit from gossip？ ___A.People can be improved in an all-round way.B.People can get rid of immoral behavior rapidly.C.People can be kept informed of others' privacy.D.People can change their behavior for the better.（3）Which of the following statements is right according to the text？ ___A.It is plain to see that people gossip all the time.B.Based on the study,the majority of gossip is trash talk.C.It's advisable that we turn a deaf ear to negative gossip.D.It's likely that gossip helps us know more about one's quality.（4）What conclusion can we draw about gossip？ ___A.Gossip is the last thing people could do.B.Gossip should be advocated by the society.C.Gossip may not be as harmful as it sounds.D.Gossip is the best way to build social bonds.15.（填空题，12.5分）Pain is usually connected to a nervous system.When you put your hand too close to a hot stove,nerve cells send a warning of danger to your brain. （1）___ .That,in turn,causes you to pull your hand away before any serious damage is done.Plants don't have nerves or brains,so they can't feel pain like you do. （2）___ .And since they can't escape a potentially dangerous situation,they need other ways of fighting back.（3）___ .Some plants discourage plant-eaters from chewing on them by growing thorns or sharp little hairs,like a rose or a cactus does.Other plants produce bad-tasting or even toxic chemicals.These force potential attackers to abandon their meals.But a plant called bittersweet nightshade does something even more smartly.When a slug,a small creature,chews holes in a nightshade's leaf,a kind of sweet juice begins dripping out of theedges of the wound,almost as if the plant were bleeding. （4）___ .In order to collect thejuice,the ants gather all over the injured nightshade plant and attack anything that stands intheir way-including the slug that damaged the plant in the first place.In short：Slug attacks plant；plant calls army of ants to come closer to kill slug. （5）___ .Plants may look like passive victims.But they have armies of cold-blooded killers always ready to obey their orders.A.Your brain recognizes that signal as painB.The biggest threat to a plant's life is getting eaten.C.This sweet juice successfully drives the slug away.D.Your brain is definitely a complex nervous systemE.The sweet juice happens to be a favorite food of antsF.But plants definitely do recognize when something is hurting them.G.Thus,the plant can help itself by calling the enemies of its own enemies.16.（填空题，15分）Saul and Keon have never felt bored with a day of work picking up trashin Miami Beach.They were especially thrilled when they were （1）___ their route as usual this week because a （2）___ awaited them.When their huge truck rolled down the street into the North Bay Road community,they found most residents lining the street with signs and balloons,all to （3）___ say "we love you".Jennifer Elegant,a community teacher,wanted to show her family's appreciation so she organized the socially-distancing surprise "thank you" （4）___ to honor the workers.Even the Miami Beach mayor（市长），Dan Gelber,showed up to （5）___ the two heroes-because Saul Scruggs and Keon Richardson do so much more than （6）___ trash. "They bring incredible energy to the entire neighborhood," Jennifer said, "In a word,they spread joy."What is（7）___ about the two men is the positive energy that they bring with them.They always have smiles on their faces and never （8）___ a chance to say hello and（9）___ someone's day.They also go out of their way to help others and （10）___ nothing inreturn.Once,Saul spent 45 minutes helping a neighbor （11）___ through her trash to find her lost wedding ring.He also waited for over an hour with another colleague who was having heart problems and needed a（n）（12）___ .Jennifer has had "meaningful discussions" with the amazing workers about their inspiring levels of happiness and often shares their （13）___ with her students. "Every day we are（14）___ by heroes who bring us inspiration but too often we are unable to （15）___ these greatpeople.I want Saul and Keon to know that we are thankful."（1）A.abandoning B.covering C.entitling prising （2）A.display B.journey C.surprise D.dream（3）A.gradually B.regularly C.legally D.simply（4）A.celebration B.invitation C.conversation D.foundation （5）A.follow B.greet C.salute D.assist（6）A.sort out B.give away C.put aside D.pick up（7）A.superior plex C.special D.conventional （8）A.offer B.miss C.seize D.owe（9）A.brighten B.arrange C.occupy D.exchange （10）A.restore B.expect C.conduct D.motivate（11）b B.get C.pull D.put（12）mitment B.shelter C.instrument D.ambulance （13）A.fortune B.wisdom C.peace D.talent（14）A.surrounded pared C.ignored D.selected（15）A.support B.accompany C.rescue D.recognize17.（填空题，15分）At this year's Singles' Day shopping spree （狂欢），domestic brands （1）___ （fill） up the shopping cart of Wang Xinyi, （2）___ university student from Southwest China's Chongqing."Most of us choose domestic products owing to the fact （3）___ they are cost-effective and high in quality" said Wang, （4）___ bought daily necessities,clothes and digital products made by local brands during last week's shopping festival.Wang said many young Chinese（5）___ （increase） chose domestic brands,（6）___ （add）that this trend could not only satisfy consumers' needs but incorporate （融入） traditional Chinese culture into the products.Nearly 70% of post-90s and around 80% of post-00s generations prefer to buy domestic brands.Young consumers have （7）___ （strong） confidence and a higher sense of national identity than those of other groups.Overall,Chinese people's interest in domestic products increased by 528 percent （8）___ （compare） with 10 years ago.The （9）___ （improve） in quality and branding have helped promote domestic products.Besides,domestic brands have become popular among young consumers due to their （10）___ （innovate） use of traditional Chinese elements and culture.18.（问答题，15分）假设你叫李华，你的朋友John沉迷于抖音（Dou Yin/Tiktok）而不能自拔，写信向你寻求帮助，请你给他回一封电子邮件。
