2021-2022學(xué)年河北省石家莊市二中高二（上）開學(xué)英語試卷

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，每題2.5分，共37.5分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項A、B、C和D中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。

• 1．TRAVEL ADVISORY
     Here are a few things you should know before you take off on your next trip.
  Frontier Airlines Face Covering Requirement
     As required by federal law，the Centers for Disease Control（CDC）Order and Transportation Security Administration（TSA）Security Directive，all passengers and employees must wear a face covering over nose and mouth throughout the Frontier travel experience including at ticket counters，gate areas，baggage claim and onboard all flights.Face coverings are not required for children under the age of 2.Face coverings must fit snugly（緊密地）over your nose and mouth and be secured under the chin.Not wearing an approved face covering is a violation of federal law and you may lose future travel privileges on Frontier.
     *Persons with a disability who cannot wear a mask，or cannot safely wear a mask，because of that disability as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act can apply for a face mask exemption（豁免）.To learn about pre-travel exemption requirements，click here.
  Temperature Screening Requirement
     Anyone with a temperature of 100.4 degrees Fahrenheit or higher will not be able to board the plane.If time allows，we will give customers the opportunity to rest before receiving a second check.If the second temperature screening is 100.4 degrees or higher，our team will help the customer to rebook travel on a later date when they are feeling better.
  Know Your Travel Policy
     CDC issued an Order on January 12，2021（effective since January，26，2021）requiring proof of a negative COVID-19 test or documentation of having recovered from COVID-19 for all air passengers arriving from a foreign country to the US.
  
  （1）Who can legally board a Frontier Airlines flight without wearing a face covering？

  
  A．A senior manager of Frontier Airlines.
  B．A blind man in a wheelchair.
  C．A one-year-old baby.
  D．A high school student.
  （2）Which of the following is TRUE according to the text？

  
  A．Passengers without proper face coverings may be banned from flying with Frontier Airlines in the future.
  B．Passengers can take off their face coverings when they pick up their checked baggage.
  C．Passengers with a high fever will have their flights rescheduled.
  D．Passengers without proof of a negative COVID-19 test can't enter the US on January 20，2021.
  （3）Where is this text most likely from？

  
  A．A website.
  B．A brochure.
  C．A guidebook.
  D．A newspaper.
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• 2．For Canaan Elementary's second grade in Patchogue，N.Y.，today is speech day，and right now it's Chris Palaez's turn.The 8-year-old is the joker of the class.With shining dark eyes，he seems like the kind of kid who would enjoy public speaking.
     But he's nervous. "I'm here to tell you today why you should …should…" Chris trips on the "-ld，" a pronunciation difficulty for many non-native English speakers.His teacher，Thomas Whaley，is next to him，whispering support. "…Vote for …me …" Except for some stumbles，Chris is doing amazingly well.When he brings his speech to a nice conclusion，Whaley invites the rest of the class to praise him.
     A son of immigrants，Chris stared learning English a little over three years ago.Whaley recalls（回想起）how at the beginning of the year，when called upon to read，Chris would excuse himself to go to the bathroom.
     Learning English as a second language can be a painful experience.What you need is a great teacher who lets you make mistakes. "It takes a lot for any student，" Whaley explains，"especially for a student who is learning English as their new language，to feel confident enough to say，'I don't know，but I want to know.'"
     Whaley got the idea of this second-grade presidential campaign project when he asked the children one day to raise their hands if they thought they could never be a president.The answer broke his heart.Whaley says the project is about more than just learning to read and speak in public.He wants these kids to learn to boast（夸耀）about themselves.
     "Boasting about yourself，and your best qualities，" Whaley says，"is very difficult for a child who came into the classroom not feeling confident."
  
  （1）What made Chris nervous？

  
  A．Telling a story.
  B．Making a speech.
  C．Taking a test.
  D．Answering a question.
  （2）What does the underlined word "stumbles" in paragraph 2 refer to？

  
  A．Improper pauses.
  B．Bad manners.
  C．Spelling mistakes.
  D．Silly jokes.
  （3）We can infer that the purpose of Whaley's project is to

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  A．help students see their own strengths
  B．a(chǎn)ssess students' public speaking skills
  C．prepare students for their future jobs
  D．inspire students' love for politics
  （4）Which of the following best describes Whaley as a teacher？

  
  A．Humorous.
  B．Ambitious.
  C．Caring.
  D．Demanding.
  組卷：0引用：1難度：0.5

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• 3．Do you ever pull your phone out of your pocket，thinking it is vibrating（振動），only to find that it isn't？
     This phenomenon，which scientists call "phantom（幻覺的）phone vibration"，is very common.Around 80% of people surveyed say they have imagined their phones vibrating when they were actually still.
     So，what leads to this universal behavior？According to the BBC，the explanation lies in your brain's ability to discover signals from the outside world.
     When your phone is in your pocket，there are two possible states：It is either vibrating or not.Meanwhile，you also have two possible states of mind：the judgment that the phone is ⅵbrating，or that it isn't.Ideally，you match the four states correctly.However，sometimes your brain decides that the consequences of missing a call are more serious than a "false alarm".Therefore，you become more sensitive to vibrations so that you don't miss anything.
     This is just like the fire alarm in your home—it can be annoying when it goes off in response to just a tiny bit of smoke.But that's a small price to pay compared to a fire really breaking out because the alarm fails to alert you.Now，you might still ask，why can't our brains just make every judgment correctly without being too sensitive to false signals？The answer is that your brain bears a heavy burden every day. "You get a large amount of sensory information that's coining from your eyes，ears and skin，and you can't deal with all that information all the time，" Michael Rothberg，a researcher at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield，US，told Live Science.
     For example，the rustling（沙沙聲）of clothing or the growling（咕咕聲）you're your stomach may both lead your brain to believe that they come from the vibration of your phone—it is like trying to hear your name being called in a noisy room.
     So，perhaps you should just check your phone whenever you think it's vibrating，It isn't too much trouble to do that，is it？
  
  （1）According to this passage，phantom phone vibration

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  A．is common among people with mental problems
  B．happens when our brains react too sensitively
  C．can measure people's ability to collect information
  D．helps our brains to make decisions quickly and accurately
  （2）Why did the author use the example of fire alarm in this passage？

  
  A．To help us understand the cause of phantom phone vibration better.
  B．To tell us the phone vibration usually happens when a fire breaks out.
  C．To show us the fire alarm is as sensitive as the phone vibration.
  D．To convince us it's important to check our phones like checking a fire alarm.
  （3）According to Michael Rothberg，which mainly accounts for phantom phone vibration？

  
  A．A lack of much attention.
  B．A noisy background.
  C．An overflow of sensory information.
  D．A heavy burden every day.
  （4）What does the author suggest we do about phantom phone vibration？

  
  A．We should always fully believe our own sense of hearing.
  B．We should just check our phones when we think they're vibrating.
  C．We should ignore the vibration bothering when our phones are actually still.
  D．We should think of the vibration carefully before we make correct judgments.
  組卷：0引用：1難度：0.5

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• 4．When you were trying to figure out what to buy for the environmentalist on your holiday list，fur probably didn't cross your mind.But some ecologists and fashion（時裝）enthusiasts are trying to bring back the market for fur made from nutria（海貍鼠）.
     Unusual fashion shows in New Orleans and Brooklyn have showcased nutria fur made into clothes in different styles. "It sounds crazy to talk about guilt-free fur-unless you understand that the nutria are destroying vast wetlands every year"，says Cree McCree，project director of Righteous Fur.
     Scientists in Louisiana were so concerned that they decided to pay hunters ﹩5 a tail.Some of the fur ends up in the fashion shows like the one in Brooklyn last month.
     Nutria were brought there from Argentina by fur farmers and let go into the wild. "The ecosystem down there can't handle this non-native species（物種）.It's destroying the environment.It's them or us." says Michael Massimi，an expert in this field.
     The fur trade kept nutria in check for decades，but when the market for nutria collapsed in the late 1980s，the cat-sized animals multiplied like crazy.
     Biologist Edmond Mouton runs the nutria control program for Louisiana.He says it's not easy to convince people that nutria fur is green，but he has no doubt about it.Hunters bring in more than 300，000 nutria tails a year，so part of Mouton's job these days is trying to promote fur.
     Then there's Righteous Fur and its unusual fashion.Model Paige Morgan says，"To give people a guilt-free option that they can wear without someone throwing paint on them-I think that's going to be a massive thing，at least here in New York." Designer Jennifer Anderson admits it took her a while to come around to the opinion that using nutria fur for her creations is morally acceptable.She trying to come up with a label to attach to nutria fashions to show it is eco-friendly.
  
  （1）What is the purpose of the fashion shows in New Orleans and Brooklyn？

  
  A．To promote guilt-free fur.
  B．To expand the fashion market.
  C．To introduce a new brand.
  D．To celebrate a winter holiday.
  （2）Why are scientists concerned about nutria？

  
  A．Nutria damage the ecosystem seriously.
  B．Nutria are an endangered species.
  C．Nutria hurt local cat-sized animals.
  D．Nutria are illegally hunted.
  （3）What does the underlined word "collapsed" in paragraph 5 probably mean？

  
  A．Boomed.
  B．Became mature.
  C．Remained stable.
  D．Crashed.
  （4）What can we infer about wearing fur in New York according to Morgan？

  
  A．It's formal.
  B．It's risky.
  C．It's harmful.
  D．It's traditional.
  組卷：9引用：2難度：0.6

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第三節(jié)：（共5小題：每小題2分，滿分10分）

• 12．Three months later，those men arrived at

  we now know as Greenland.
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第三部分：（滿分10分）

• 13．請書寫以下段落
      A spark of surprise flashed across his face.He was stunned there，staring at me with wide eyes.But it was always pleasant to be believed in.He made up his mind that he had the power to choose his own way of behaving.From then on，Taylor listened carefully and took an active part in class.He spared every minute to study.I still have that note today，and it moves me to reread it when I'm stressed about teaching.
  組卷：1引用：1難度：0.5

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