高二上学期英语期末考试试卷第24套真题

高二上学期英语期末考试试卷
一、阅读理解
1. 阅读理解
TutorsWanted: Math/ Science/Humanities +Test Prep
JobPosted: 2 days ago
Wage:$27-30 per hour
JobType: Part time
Schedule:Afternoons, evenings, weekdays, weekends
JobDescription:
We’relooking for tutors to join us before the next school year starts.
Ourideal candidate will be able to assist middle andhigh school students with test preparation and academic work in math, scienceand or humanities.
We’llpay for your training before this fall and can also offer flexible summertutoring opportunities.
Onceour fall semester starts on August 21, we’ll have even higher demand fortutoring sessions on Sundays from 12-8 pm as well as from 3-9 pm Monday - Thursday.
Whatwe offer:
Flexible scheduling. Tutors work from 15 to30+hours per week depending on availability and student demand.
FreeSunday dinners during the academic year.
Healthinsurance reimbursement for staff working over 30 hours perweek.
Weare five minutes’ walking distance from the Menlo Park Caltrain station.
Applicantsmust:
Beable to show mastery of the subjects they tutor.
Bewilling to tutor students through the full academic year.
Applicationinstructions:
Emailus your resume
Tell us why you want to join Academic trainers and describe your experience of tutoring students .
Tell us which of the subjects you are able to tutor-Mathematics, Sciences, Humanities, or Foreign Language.
（1）Which period of time needs the most tutors during the academic year?
A . Sunday afternoons and evenings.
B . Weekday mornings.
C . Friday afternoons and evenings.
D . Saturday and Sunday mornings.
（2）A tutor who works more than 30 hours per week can enjoy _________.
A . free job training while working
B . free lunches and dinners during the academic year
C . health insurance reimbursement
D . a house near Menlo Park Caltratrain station
（3）According to the text, the ideal candidate _________.
A . will work every evening throughout the academic year
B . is good at one
of the academic subjects mentionedC . has the opportunity to become a full-time tutorD . must have previous tutoring experience
2. 阅读理解
Scientific research depends on far-sighted people who canthink outside the box. Such research is key to our understanding of theuniverse, the development of physical science, and our ability to enjoyworld-changing technology products.
One such far-sighted people is John B. Goodenough now 97,who developed the lithium-ion battery in the 1970s. Now,decades after his important breakthrough, Goodenough enters history as thewinner of the Nobel Prize in chemistry of 2019. He shares the award with AkiraYoshino, 71, and M Stanley Whittingham, 77, who co-created the battery with Goodenoughat the University of Oxford.
“Through their work, they have created the rightconditions for wireless and fossil fuel-free society, and brought the greatestbenefit to humankind,” said the Nobel Foundation.
Yet despite this rechargeable battery benefiting billionsof people around the world every day, we too often take science for granted.
Indeed, the Nobel Committee - and even Goodenough himself -hadn’t seemed to appreciate the impact his research would have on futuregeneration. “At the time we developed the battery, it was just somethingto do,” Goodenough told the TimesNewspaper earlier this year. “I didn’t know wh at electrical engineerswould do with the battery. I really didn’t anticipate
cellphones, cameraand everything else.”
As many have agreed - and Goodenough shows - the science oftoday is the technology of tomorrow. Goodenough’s invention is evidence ofimagination being put to work for the greater good. For that, his research isgood enough at last.
（1）Why does Goodenough enter history?
A . Because he is the oldest man in the world.
B . Because he is a famous scientist.
C . Because he has won the Nobel Prize in chemistry.
D . Because he worked with other scientists.
（2）The underlined word “anticipate” in Paragraph 5 is closest in meaning to _________.
A . show
B . instruct
C . expect
D . invent
（3）What can we learn from the text?
A . Goodenough’s invention has benefited human beings a lot.
B . Most people don’t take science for granted.
C . Goodenough discover ed the lithium-ion battery in the1970s.
D . The Nobel Prize in chemistry in 2019 is awarded to Goodenough alone.
（4）What would this passage most probably be?
A . story.
B . An advertisement.
C . A biography.
D . A news report.
3. 阅读理解
In this digital age, people measure theirpopularity by the number of likes and followers they get on social media. Butas it turns out, people are happiest when their friends are high quality - nothigh quantity.
Scientists from the University of Leeds, UK,studied data from two online surveys of nearly 1,500 people. Those who took thesurvey gave details about their age, social interactions, and how satisfiedthey were with their social lives. The researchers found that those who had asmall number of close friends generally tended to be happier than those who hada large number of superficial friends.
“Loneliness has less to do with thenumber of friends you have, and more to do with how you feel about yourfriends,” said Wandi Bruine de Bruin, one of the researchers.
Bruine de Bruin found that older people tendedto have smaller social circles than young people, but the people in thesecircles tended to be closer to them.
Younger people, on the other hand, tended tohave bigger circles that were made up of “peripheral others” - people who are not true friends, but just peoplethey know. These people had no influence on the happiness of the youngersurveyed.
The results of the study show that theprejudice society has about old people being sad and lonely might not beaccurate.
“The research shows that older adults’smaller networks didn’t undermine social satisfaction andwell-being. In fact, older adults tend to report better well-being than youngeradults,” said Bruine de Bruin.
（1）According to the study, people are likely to be happier when they .
A . have a lot of followers on social media
B . are satisfied with their work
and livesC . make friends with people who are olderD . have a small circle of people who understand them well
（2）What do we know from Paragraphs 4 and 5?
A . Older people’s friends seem to be of higher quality.
B . Young people don’t need to make peripheral friends.
C . Older people’s happiness has nothing to do with their friends.
D . Both old and young people find it hard to make close friends.
（3）Which word might Bruine de Bruin use to describe older adults?
A . Superficial.
B . Happy.
C . Lonely.
D . Sad.
（4）What is the main topic of the passage?
A . Different types of friends.
B . Changes in people’s happiness leve ls.
C . The relationship between happiness and number of friends.
D . Interactions between old and young people.
4. 阅读理解
The world’s top automakers are increasinglyoffering more electric vehicle models. This growth is expected to continue,with more people choosing to hit the road with clean-running electric cars.
Environmentalists have praised the automakersfor taking major steps to limit harmful pollutants linked to worldwide climatechange. But electric vehicles are also known for not producing another kind ofpollution - noise. They run on batteries instead of fuel, and can operate insilence.
While many people might consider this a goodthing, quiet cars can also cause problems. The main danger is that peoplearound electric vehicles face a
greater risk of being hit if they cannot hearthe cars coming.
Governments in the United States and Europehave recognized this problem. So, they have set requirements for manufacturersto add warning sounds to electric vehicles.
The U.S. Department of Transportationfinalized its rules a year ago. The rules require electric and hybrid vehicles to be equipped with some warning sounds when moving atspeeds up to 30 kilometers per hour. The rules are aimed at preventing injuriesamong people walking or riding bicycles and to protect the blind.
So what kinds of sounds can we expect to hearfrom the next generation of electric vehicles? One of the easiest solutionswould be for carmakers to reproduce the sound a traditional car running onfuel. But many industry officials believe this would be a mistake. They saythis would not support the electric vehicle’s true identity.
Frank Welsch, the head of technicaldevelopment at Volkswagen, said that finding the perfect sound mix is not aneasy process. He said. “It cannot be too annoying. It cannot sound likeanything we had in the past.”
An official from Mercedes-Benz said the soundwas designed to provide a safe warning without annoying passengers inside thevehicle. He said the goal was to create a car that remains completely quietinside.
It might seem strange to think that part ofour automotive future is currently being developed in the same kinds ofrecording studios used by musicians. But that is exactly what is happening.
（1）What’s the main advantages of the electric cars over the traditional cars?
A . Fast and clean.
B . Smart and modern.
C . Inexpensive and fashionable.
D . Limited pollution and no noise.
（2）What’s the author’s purpose to write the first two paragraphs?
A . To provide some facts about electric cars.
B . To introduce the topic of the passage.
C . To list the advantages of automobiles.
D . To stress the importance of saving energy.
（3）Sounds are added to electric cars to _________.
A . limit pollutants
B . prevent injuries
C . increase sales
D . make cars smarter
（4）What would be the best title for the passage?
A . Electric Cars Need Creative Sounds to Replace Engine Noise.
B . Electric Car Sounds Promote Sales to a Large Degree.
C . Recording Studios Will Create Sounds for All Electric cars.
D . Governments Call on People to Design Electric Car Sounds.
二、任务型阅读
5. 根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。

选项中有两项为多余选项。

Small Talk Might Get You Big Rewards
In many culture, small talk is a big deal.Although it may seem like a pointless conversation to pass the time or avoidawkward silence, it is actually very important for communicating and bondingwith others.
According to US inspirational speaker MelissaWadsworth, “Small talk is
about tapping into possibility.” Havinggood small talk s kills is the best way to meet new people, which can lead tofriendships, jobs, or other goals. ________ If small talk is so important, how do you doit? What’s the best way to break the ice and start talking to people? Well,some of the most common topics in clude the weather, hobbies, work, family andtravel. ________ It’s easy for people totalk about them.
________ For example, you can talk to your schoolmates about your classesor that teacher who drives everyone crazy. ________ If you’re lucky, you might have a friendintroducing you to others firstly to help you start a conversation.
Sometimes, it may seem a bit difficult tostart a conversation with someone you don’t know. That’s OK! ________ Wadsworth has the best advice for this: “approachthe conversation excited about the friendship, the good laugh, the fascinatingstory, the job opportunity, the date, the joy or the sense-of-belongingpotential inherent in this sharedexperience.”
Small talk might just be the first step tosomething much bigger.
A. Everyone has this problem sometimes.
B. Another way to start small talk is to comment on yoursurroundings.
C. These topics are great for small talk because they arevaluable.
D. Small talk can also be used for striking up a conversation.
E. Not only that, small talk is shown to boost brainpower byencouraging empathy, making you consider what another person feels or thinks.
F. Nobody would doubt the values of small talk.
G. If you’re at a party, you might comment on the snacks, music,or the number of people there of video games.
三、完形填空
6. 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

Last year my children gifted me a stainlesssteel coffee plunger. I love to start the daywith a strong black coffee and couldn’t wait to use it. I look forward to thefollowing1coffee making, knowing thatI pro bably wouldn’t break this plunger as easily as I had done so often in thepast.
But as I poured my first cup of coffee, theplunger2all over the table.3no one was around to see my4face! I kept trying, buteach morning would5me wiping up the6. I realized that if Ipoured very slowly there would be no spilling.
This was at first a very painful7. My normal practice was to8breakfast so that I couldget on with my day.9, in time I learned notonly to pour slowly but to10the experience: the smell,the taste, and the stillness of a new day.
It helped me to11upon whether there wereother areas of my life I was rushing through. Most of life, it seemed.
I started to12extra time to do even themost ordinary tasks. When shop owners would13for keeping me waiting, I’dsay, “Not a problem, I’m not in a hurry.” Even hanging out washingbecame pleasurable when a couple of extra minutes of standing still and14the birds singing in thetrees around me became part of my routine.
Besides, one of my favorite experiences livingin the inner city for many
years was sitting on the front doorstep of our homespending time with15. We sat on the16, each of us with a cup ofhot coffee in our hands, listening to each other’s stories. It was one of the17things about living in abusy city. It was as if the world around us slowed to a pace we could both18.
19and quietness not only slowthe pace of life, but also20the soul, helping us toenjoy the world’s small pleasure.
（1）A . week’sB . day’sC . morning’sD . evening’s（2）A . flowedB . spilledC . appearedD . crashed（3）A . ThankfullyB . DoubtfullyC . AwkwardlyD . Excitedly（4）A . tiredB . painfulC . disappointedD . unhappy（5）A . findB . seeC . discoverD . watch（6）A . coffeeB . waterC . juiceD . milk（7）A . planB . experimentC . ideaD . experience（8）A . skip overB . prepare forC . rush throughD . go without（9）A . HoweverB . BesidesC . ThereforeD . Though（10）A . haveB . gainC . enjoyD . obtain（11）A . actB . dependC . drawD . reflect（12）A . spendB . leaveC . costD . take（13）A . askB . apologizeC . lookD . pay（14）A . taking toB . appealing toC . listening toD . leading to（15）A . strangersB . familiesC . classmatesD . doorkeepers（16）A . stepsB . benchC . chairsD . sofa （17）A . funniestB . bestC . strangestD . warmest（18）A . setB . keepC . catchD . handle（19）A . EffortB . StillnessC . LonelinessD . Caution（20）A . shapeB . formC . saveD . feed四、语法填空
7. 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容或括号内单词的正确形式。

You probably have a local library, ________ you can walk to. Other kids aren’t so lucky. In some places,people either don’t have any libraries, or even ________ , must face dangers to get there.
In Kabul, the capital city of Afghanistan,decades of war and ________ have madevisiting the library too ________ for children.This problem has no solutions, but someone is trying to fix it.
Freshta Karim, a young Oxford graduate, ________ a bus and turned it into a mobile library. She calls itCharmaghz. It has more than 600 books in Dari , Pashto and English. This allows local children to have access ________ their own culture. In addition to ________ books on many topics, children can also play board gamesand listen to music in this library.
Karim brings Charmaghz to parks, schools andorphanages around Kabul for a few hours at ________ time, making two or three ________ each day. Karim makes every effort ________ as many children as possible.
五、短文改错
8. 下面短文中共有10处语言错误，请在有错误的地方增加、删除或修改某个单词。

增加:在缺词处加一个漏字符号，并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除:把多余的词用斜线划掉。

修改:在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意:1）每句不超过两个错误；
2）每处错误及其修改均限一词；
3）只允许修改10处，多者不计分。

My dear fellow students,
On behalf of the Student Union, I was callingon you to participate in physical exercise.
Physical exercise is essential for us to livehappy life. First, it is good for us to build our bodies. And it also help thedifferent body parts of ours work together well when you have sports. What’smore, exercise can also contribute to the development of our ability forrespond quickly. Additionally, it benefits us a lot of to improve our mood.While do exercise, we will become more actively.
Our school is quite in support of theactivity. That is because we have one hour per day for after-school e on, dear friend! Let’s start now.
The Student Union
六、书面表达
9. 假如你是学生李华，得知2022北京冬奥会主委会正在招聘志愿者接待外宾。

请你写一封信申请做志愿者，内容包括:
1）应聘目的；
2）个人优势；
3）期待获准。

注意:
1）词数100左右；
2）可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

参考词汇:the Winter Olympics
Dear Sir / Madam,
Yours sincerely,
Li Hua。