2021-2022學(xué)年廣東省廣州市荔灣區(qū)高二（下）期末英語(yǔ)試卷

第一部分閱讀理解（共兩節(jié)，滿分37.5分）第一節(jié)（共4小題；每小題2.5分，滿分37.5分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C和D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。

• 1．A recon study suggests that small shopping shifts can make a difference on green house gas emissions while improving your health.After analyzing the grocery purchases of more than 57，000 households，researchers found 71 percent could reduce their food carbon footprint by following three tips：
     Skip the unhealthy snacks
     Avoiding foods with high calorie counts and low nutritional value can reduce the total carbon footprint of household food consumption by nearly 10 percent.Items like candy，soda，and packaged snacks take more ingredients and more processing，which translates to higher environmental impacts.
     Watch bulk buys
     Households of one or two people may end up with food waste when they try to save money with bulk buys.Before you buy supersize，consider whether a three-pound jar of peanut butter will go bad before it's used up.
     Trim ready-made foods
     One average microwave meal may not have a very large carbon footprint.But buying them regularly can add up to significant emissions because ready-made foods' large sales volume increases their carbon emissions，the study found.
     By taking the above measures，we could cut more than a quarter of emissions from household food consumption，the researchers say.Collective action can make a huge impact.
  
  （1）What is the purpose of the passage？

  
  A．To advertise a green product.
  B．To promote green shopping changes.
  C．To convince people to buy green food.F
  D．To persuade readers to eat healthy diets.
  （2）Which belongs to bulk buys for a 2-person family？

  
  A．A piece of cake.
  B．A mini packet of butter.
  C．Five kilograms of apples.
  D．Two cups of 50-gram potato chips.
  （3）What does the three suggestions have in common？

  
  A．They reduce calorie intake.
  B．They lead to less food waste.
  C．they can be more economical.
  D．They can lower carbon footprint.
  組卷：5引用：2難度：0.6

  解析

• 2．Rachel Carson was a science writer widely respected for her books about oceans.But she also devoted years gathering scientific research that would awaken the public to the dangers of modern chemical pesticides.Her work，Silent Spring，became one of the most influential books of the 20^th century.And it launched the modern environmental movement.
     Born in Pennsylvania，she became a marine scientist working for the US government，primarily as a writer and editor.Her first three books，Under the Sea-Wind，The Sea Around Us，and The Edge of the Sea were physical explanation of life in and near the sea.They made Carson one of the best-known and respected science writers.But then she turned her time and talents to a new subject.
     Carson had been concerned about the dangers of the pesticide DDT since the mid-1940s.At first DDT was a symbol of the progress of modern chemistry.It had saved countless lives by killing lice and mosquitoes that spread deadly diseases.But Carson doubted that spreading large quantities of poison throughout the environment could be completely safe.She painstakingly gathered research to prove that chemical industry were overconfident about the safety of chemicals that hadn't been tested.
     Carson published her research as a book，Silent Spring，in 1962.It caused an uproar.Carson was immediately attacked by the chemical industry.Millions of citizens tuned in to watch a television program analyzing the issue.Carson's calm and reasoned arguments turned the audience in her favor.Finally，her work convinced the president to call for an investigation.Eventually 12 of the most toxic chemicals Carson wrote about in Silent Spring，including DDT，were banned or cancer.She grew physically weak and endured a lot of pain.Yet she refused to stop working on the book.She died on April 14，1964，at the age of 56.Her writings helped moved the nation toward a new understanding of how humankind depends on the interconnection of all forms of life on Earth.
  
  （1）Why did Carson turned to a new field after she got famous？

  
  A．She was doubtful about effectiveness of DDT.
  B．She was interested in the life-saving DDT at that time.
  C．She was surprised that DDT could kill lice and mosquitoes
  D．She was worried about the harm caused by overuse of DDT.
  （2）What does the underlined word "uproar" probably mean？

  
  A．Negotiation.
  B．Criticism.
  C．Compromise.
  D．Interruption.
  （3）What finally changed the public view of chemical safety？

  
  A．Carson's first three books.
  B．The investigation of the president.
  C．Carson's calmness facing the attacks.
  D．The arguments Carson presented on TV.
  （4）Which can be the best title of the passage？

  
  A．Pioneer in Ocean Protection.
  B．First Woman Marine Scientist.
  C．A Revolutionary Call for Action.
  D．An Inspiring Research in Spring.
  組卷：4引用：2難度：0.5

  解析

• 3．Seen any unseasonably early daffodils（水仙花）showing their faces yet？UK spring flowers are opening nearly a month earlier than they did before the mid-1980s，due to climate changes.
     That is the conclusion of a study of nearly 420，000 observations of the flowering date of 406 plants from 9，UK citizen science project galled Nature's，Calendar It has records dating back to 1753 from gardeners and naturalists，as well as lie bodies such as the UK's royal Meteorological Society.
     Urth Bruise at the University of Cambridge and his team found that plants were opening their flowers 26 days earlier on average in the years after 1986 than they did before.They picked that year as it was the midpoint in the data set---where they had about the same number of observations before and after---because there were many more recent record than earlier ones.
     The analysis included records of all plants，whatever time of year they flower，but most of them bloom in spring. "It is likely that the influence of climate change will be greater for spring-flowering plants，where the usual onset of warmer temperatures that would cause flowering to start earlier，" says a spokesperson for the UK's Royal Horticultural Society.
     There was a bigger advance in the dates of the first blooms for smaller plants，with those less than 20 centimeters high flowering an average of 32 days earlier in the years after 1986 than they had historically.
     In any year，flowering opening times were closely correlated with the average temperature of the months from January to April. "If it's warmer，it's an earlier onset.If it's cooler，it's a later one，" says Bruise.The average maximum temperature across those four months rose by 1.1°C，comparing the period from 1950 to 1986 with the years after 1986.
     The shift could hurt insects，birds and other wildlife that has evolved to coexist with the flowering of certain plants，says Bruise.
  
  （1）What can be learned about Nature's Calendar？

  
  A．It has a span of over 270 years.
  B．406 ancient plants have been studied.
  C．Its data are collected from various sources.
  D．It's a project carried out by UK scientists.
  （2）Why did the researchers choose the year 1986？

  
  A．It cuts the data set into halves.
  B．Plants bloom earlier afterwards.
  C．There were fewer records afterwards.
  D．It is the mid year of the observation project.
  （3）How did smaller plants respond to climate change differently？

  
  A．They bloomed 32 days earlier.
  B．Their flowers became bigger and taller.
  C．Their first blooming dates advanced more.
  D．They attracted more insects than they did historically.
  （4）What is the focus of Bruise's quote in the last paragraph？

  
  A．The further application of the finding.
  B．The urgency of protecting the wildlife.
  C．The effects of climate change on plants.
  D．The consequence of earlier flowering dates.
  組卷：3引用：2難度：0.5

  解析

• 4．Back in January，my partner and I resolved to take exercise seriously.This would mean spending hours every week grunting，stretching and sweating our way to better health，which is something that is particularly difficult when you glance at the （weather outside and see dark clouds on the horizon. "Looks like it is about to rain，I guess I'll go for a run tomorrow instead." But then just as we were on the verge of giving up again，we discovered a brilliant new way to make exercise better：by turning it into a video-game.
     SWIFT is a cycling game that you control by pedaling your real bike，which is fixed onto a device called a turbo-trainer.As you pedal，the trainer sends signals back to your computer or tablet to control the character on screen.And smartly，the game sends back instructions to the trainer to apply different levels of resistance，so that as you're cycling up a hill in the game，you can actually feel it on the bike.
     So one small garage renovation later and after signing up for a ＄12 per month subscription，we had our TV，bike and all-important cooling fan ready to go.
     Once you're set up，you can participate in virtual cycle rides in 3 D-recreations of real places，like London and New York，or fictional locations.And importantly，other real human cyclists appear alongside you，sharing your journey.
     The genius of the design is that it has used lots of the tricks of traditional video-games to keep pushing you a little bit further and harder：go a little faster，and you'll be rewarded with a little achievement marker，and if you pedal harder，you might win a race against another real player.It's essentially generating for same sort of dopamine（多巴胺）hits that riding along on a traditional exercise bike simply can't match.
     I'm not the only person Who has noticed this.Today many other companies in the tech industry are chasing the same audience，and they all offer their own unique twists on the formula.
  
  （1）Why does the author mention the weather in paragraph 1？

  
  A．To show the lack of his own willpower.
  B．To complain about the unstable weather.
  C．To reveal the limitation of traditional exercise.
  D．To illustrate the difficulties in fulfilling his resolution.
  （2）Which is NOT a must for SWIFT users？

  
  A．Monthly payment.
  B．3 D Glasses.
  C．A real bike.
  D．A turbo-trainer.
  （3）What is paragraph 5 mainly about？

  
  A．How SWIFT motivates its users.
  B．Who are the target users of SWIFT.
  C．What physical benefits SWIFT users get.
  D．Why traditional bikes are replaced by SWIFT.
  （4）What is the attitude of the tech industry towards the idea of SWIFT？

  
  A．Unclear.
  B．Favorable.
  C．Doubtful.
  D．Intolerant.
  組卷：4引用：4難度：0.5

  解析

第二節(jié)七選五（共1小題；每小題2.5分，滿分 12.5分。）根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項(xiàng)中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)為多余選項(xiàng)。

• 5．Art in 21th Century Life The word "art" usually brings to mind images of white-walled galleries，abstract paintings costing millions of dollars，far removed from our everyday experience. （1）

  
     The Internet has changed the idea that art appreciation is only for the noble. （2）

  You can even visit several museums around the world using virtual reality headsets，without leaving your home.
  （3）

  Art has always been a vehicle for self-expression，but social media have made it much easier to share amateur work with the whole world.Where an amateur artist or musician might one have shared their work with a circle of friends and family，they can now sell their work to anyone in the world.
     "A picture is worth a thousand words" is the motto of data visualization enthusiasts.The amount of information available today can be overwhelming，so some statisticians（數(shù)據(jù)分析師）made it their mission to present this mass of data using infographics that are easy for the public to understand.（4）

  Of course，graphs can be abuse y was we people to mislead the audience，so we need to take care to interpret them the right way.
     Another way that art facilitates education is by helping us to conceptualize things that are invisible to the naked eye.（5）

  Likewise，the mind-bending concepts in physics such as black holes can be better understood with the help of illustrators who have backgrounds in both art and science.
  
  A.Many platforms of social media help teaching the public art.
  B.Yet art is indeed closer than many would believe it to be nowadays.
  C.As most of our environment is man-made，everything in it contains art.
  D.Netizens are not only consumers of art but creators and participants，too.
  E.Biology students would find videos such as "The inner Life of the Cell" helpful.
  F.They present information in visually appealing ways instead of using dry numbers.
  G.It has enabled more people than ever to have access to visual art and music of all types.
  組卷：7引用：5難度：0.5

  解析

第二部分英語(yǔ)知識(shí)運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié)，滿分15分）第一節(jié)完形填空（共1小題；每小題15分，滿分15分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C和D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。

• 6．Near the small town of Grottoes，a dirt road goes from the house of Stephen Curry's grandfather to the woods nearby.Along this road，Stephen's grandfather built a simple（1）

  by attaching a piece of plastic to a telephone pole.
     Stephen spent many childhood hours playing on this（2）

  basketball court.It was where he learnt to be creative and（3）

  as player.The bumps and rocks that lined the road under the basket caused the ball to bounce in all（4）

  .Knowing where the ball would go wasn't（5）

  .As a result，he had to（6）

  his own playing style.Shooting with great（7）

  was another thing he learnt.Only shots perfectly（8）

  its center went into the basket.In this way，practicing day in and day out helped Stephen（9）

  his skills.
     However，Stephen was thought by many people to be too short and too（10）

  to be a basketball star.Stephen（11）

  .Playing basketball was his dream.He would not give up.He finally ended up playing college ball at a small，little-known school，Davison College.His creativity and（12）

  made him Davison's star player.
     In 2009，Stephen joined the Golden State Warriors.He performed beyond everyone's expectations with his accurate（13）

  and continuous efforts.In 2015，Stephen won his first national basketball championship，and he（14）

  his team to their first championship since 1975.
     After receiving the Most Valuable Player award for two years in a row，Stephen explained his（15）

  ， "You've got to be able to put in the time and the work...That's how I continue to get better every single day." Through hard work，persistence and some help from the old basket，he has shown that anything is possible.
  
  

  （1）	A．board	B．ball	C．house	D．basket
  （2）	A．crowded	B．muddy	C．genuine	D．standard
  （3）	A．flexible	B．humble	C．independent	D．sensible
  （4）	A．styles	B．conditions	C．directions	D．a(chǎn)ttempts
  （5）	A．convenient	B．necessary	C．stable	D．easy
  （6）	A．dominate	B．a(chǎn)djust	C．a(chǎn)bandon	D．restore
  （7）	A．a(chǎn)ccuracy	B．strength	C．passion	D．effort
  （8）	A．consisting of	B．testing out	C．located in	D．a(chǎn)imed at
  （9）	A．illustrate	B．examine	C．sharpen	D．a(chǎn)bsorb
  （10）	A．a(chǎn)mbitious	B．weak	C．stupid	D．innocent
  （11）	A．took over	B．carried on	C．stressed out	D．spoke up
  （12）	A．tolerance	B．motivation	C．popularity	D．perseverance
  （13）	A．bouncing	B．seizing	C．shooting	D．handling
  （14）	A．showed	B．limited	C．led	D．introduced
  （15）	A．philosophy	B．a(chǎn)ssumption	C．prediction	D．responsibility
  組卷：7引用：2難度：0.6

  解析

第二節(jié)應(yīng)用文寫作（共1題，滿分15分）

• 18．中德姐妹學(xué)校舉辦了一次"我最喜愛(ài)的詩(shī)人"線上分享會(huì)，你作為中方學(xué)校代表發(fā)言，請(qǐng)用英文寫一份活動(dòng)通訊稿，內(nèi)容包括：
  1.活動(dòng)簡(jiǎn)介；
  2.你的分享；
  3.活動(dòng)感想。
  注意：1.寫作詞數(shù)應(yīng)為80左右；
  2.請(qǐng)按如下格式在答題卡的相應(yīng)位置作答。
  組卷：1引用：2難度：0.6

  解析

第三節(jié)讀后續(xù)寫（共1題，滿分25分）閱讀下面材料，根據(jù)其內(nèi)容和所給的段落開頭語(yǔ)續(xù)寫兩段，使之構(gòu)成一篇完整的短文。

• 19．Long ago，there was a merchant in the village whose only son was born in his forties.The son's name was Chandra which stands for "wish fulfilled".
      Then Chandra became a young man who never lacked anything in life，so his outlook towards life was very different from his hardworking father.Obviously，Chandra didn't know the importance of fruits from hard work.
      Even after the merchant asked his son to join his business and work with him，his son would never go to work.The father decided that he himself would teach Chandra a lesson.
      He called his son and all family members in center hall of his home.Then he said to Chandra seriously， "You have not contributed to my business at all and from now on you will be given food in this house only when you can give money for that food." And he reminded all family members not to help Chandra or offer him any food without money.
      Some family members didn't like the merchant's decision.But the merchant was determined for the sake of his son's future.
      The first day Chandra turned to one of his family members for money and gave that money to his father to get food.In their house there was a well.When Chandra told his father that he had brought money for food，the merchant asked him to throw that money in the well.Chandra found it strange but still he threw that money in the well without hesitation and happily ate his food.
      Then the merchant learnt what happened.He clearly forbade everyone to provide Chandra with money or food.Now Chandra had no one to turn to.
      Chandra was going from place to place to ask for money.One old man in the village saw this.He stopped Chandra and asked him what happened.Chandra told him， "I need some money."
  注意：
  1.續(xù)寫詞數(shù)為150左右；
  2.請(qǐng)按如下格式在答題卡相應(yīng)位置作答。
  The old man replied， "I can give you money but for that you have to work."_______________________
    Crying，he refused to throw the money in the well.____________________________________
  組卷：5引用：3難度：0.2

  解析