马鞍山市第二中学2021-2022学年度
第一学期期中素质测试
高二英语试题
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第一部分听力部分（30分）
第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
1.How much did the man pay for the jacket?
A.£100.
B.£75.
C.£25.
2.How did the woman learn to make the cake?
A.She learned it from a cookbook.
B.She learned it from the man's wife.
C.She learned it in a cooking school.
3.Where does the conversation probably take place?
A.In a hospital.
B.In a hotel.
C.In the woman's house.
4.What does the woman mean?
A.She likes the supermarket best.
B.She doesn't believe the man's words.
C.She will go shopping with the man.
5.Who was looking for a house?
A.Ms.Wang.
B.The woman.
C.The man.
第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
6.What are the speakers selecting a person to do?
A.Sing a song.
B.Play a role.
C.Organise an activity.
7.Who is the right person to select?
A.Nancy.
B.Janet.
C.Katie.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
8.What is the man doing?
A.Giving a job interview.
B.Doing a survey.
C.Asking for the way.
9.Why can't the woman travel?
A.She has no time.
B.She is too young.
C.She is short of money.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10.What are the speakers mainly arguing about?
A.Who should have the car today.
B.When they had a talk about using the car.
C.Whether the man should keep his promise.
11.How does the woman suggest the man go to college?
A.By car.
B.On foot.
C.By bus.
12.What is the man going to do next Wednesday?
A.Move to a new flat.
B.Attend a lecture.
C.Take an exam.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13.What are the speakers mainly talking about?
A.What jobs they're suitable for.
B.Where they can find job information.
C.What they can do to prepare for interviews.
14.What do we know about the woman?
A.She is outgoing.
B.She has to decide on two job offers.
C.She hates working at a retirement home.
15.What does the woman advise the man to do?
A.Have a job test.
B.Use his artistic skills.
C.Look for a job in an advertising company.
16.What will the man do next?
A.Have an interview.
B.Go for dinner.
C.Take a different test.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17.Who took the speaker to Markham?
A.Her art teacher.
B.Her photography teacher.
C.Her maths teacher.
18.What did the speaker want to explore?
A.The waterfall.
B.The stream.
C.The black hole.
19.What did the speaker find the most exciting rock shaped like?
A.A snake.
B.A horse.
C.A rabbit.
20.What impressed the speaker most?
A.The machines.
B.The videos.
C.The photos.
第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出最佳选项，并将所选答案填在答题卷的相应位置上。
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2021普通话考试时间Gadgets(小工具，小玩意)Make Study Fun
Now in a world piled high with smart phones,tablets and e-readers,technology has entered the classroom in ways unimaginable.Taking classes can be fun too.All you have to do is swipe your fingers on your phone screen and download some apps,which can make your study more fun and efficient.
Evernote
Use:note-taking Price:free
Can be used on:iPhone/iPad/iPod touch,Android,BlackBerry,Palm OS and Windows Phone
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If you take notes to stay organized,then Evernote is for you.The main thing about Evernote is
that all of your notes are automatically sent into the cloud,and then you can access them from
any web-connected computer via the Evernote app or a web browser(浏览器).Evernote also
supports audio and photo notes—rather handy if you want to record your lecture or take photos
of any projected notes.But,of course,ask for permission first.
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Can be used on:iPhone/iPad/iPod touch
Now you don't necessarily have to go to a library or anywhere with computer services to do
research work for your paper anymore.You can get access to the research databases just on
your smart phone or tablet.
Conquering Bilingual News Listening in7Days
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Can be used on:iPhone/iPad/iPod touch
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21.The purpose of this text is to_____________.
A.make your study more fun and efficient
B.introduce some apps used on gadgets
C.advertise high-tech teaching ways
D.develop new application programs
22.Which app can save you from the research work in the library?
A.Evernote.
B.Wikipanion.
C.Conquering Bilingual News Listening in7Days.
D.Smart Phone.
23.According to the text,we can know that______________.
A.the three apps all support audio and photo forms
D.students can record lectures and send them to the cloud without permission
B
There is more of a connection between food and culture than you may think.On an individual level,we grow
up eating the food of our culture.It becomes a part of who we are.Many associate food from our childhood with
warm feelings and good memories and it ties us to our families,holding a special and personal value for us.Food
from our family often becomes the comfort food we seek as adults in times of frustration and stress.
On a large scale,traditional food is an important part of culture.It also operates as an expression of culture
identity.Immigrants bring it wherever they go,and it is a symbol of pride for their culture and means of coping
with homesickness.
Many immigrants open their own restaurants and serve traditional dishes.However,the food does not remain
exactly the same.Some materials needed to make traditional dishes may not be readily available,so the taste and
flavor can be different from what they would prepare in their home countries.Additionally,immigrants do not only sell dishes to people from the same countries as them,but to people from different countries.Therefore,they have
to make small changes about the original dishes to cater to a wider range of customers.Those changes can create
new flavors that still keep the cultural significance of the dishes.
We should embrace our heritage through our culture's food but also become more informed about other
cultures by trying their food.It is important to remember that each dish has a special place in the culture to which it
belongs,and is special to those who prepare it.Food is a window into culture,and it should be treated as such.
24.What's the function of food mentioned in the text?
A.To help motivate homesickness.
B.To show national identity.
C.To reflect a country's history.
D.To show a community's superiority.
25.What does the underlined word“it”in Paragraph2refer to?
A.The specific traditional food.
B.The national culture.
C.A traditional expression of food.
D.The old-fashioned taste.
26.Why do some immigrants have to change the original dishes in their restaurant?
A.To attach cultural importance to their dishes.
B.To announce the beginning of their life on foreign soil.
C.To make the dishes popular among customers.
D.To present their own food culture in a new way.
27.What is the author’s attitude towards different food cultures?
A.Negative
B.Balanced
C.Unfair
D.Unchangeable
C
Entering the main office of the Anderson Center,it's not uncommon to hear music,since the property has long served as an artists’community.
But recently,the sounds ringing through the building began to sound unlike others.The music was from the center's art gallery,where Jarrelle Barton practices his guzheng.
Although the ancient Chinese instrument is popular worldwide,guzheng players are rare in Minnesota,and Barton is the first one to participate in Anderson's residency program,“He was chosen because of his technical capabilities,as well as his potential,”said Stephanie Rogers,the center's director.
Most kids of Barton's age are more likely to take up the piano or guitar.But as his grandmother described him, Baton is a“special person”—a little quiet,but with very deep feelings.When he first saw a picture of a guzheng,he tried to make his own out of a wooden tea tray and guitar strings.But the instrument he made was very different from a guzheng.It was light,and it didn't sound great.
Barton begged his grandmother to buy him a guzheng.She agreed,but added that he had to really practice and become a good guzheng player.
Acquiring the instrument proved less complicated than learning to play it.Barton couldn't find any textbooks in English,and the online courses he found were in Chinese too.So,he started teaching himself Mandarin(普通话). At the same time,he accustomed his body to“feeling”guzheng music.
Barton recently uploaded his videos to the social media platform Sina Weibo.They soon went viral,with viewers making comments such as“Great!”or“This foreigner can play our music.”
Music goes beyond nationality.You can learn an instrument regardless of what language you speak.You can learn any instrument you'd like and create music to share with people.
28.Why was Barton the first one to participate in Anderson's residency program?
A.His grandmother insisted.
B.He was the first to play guzheng.
C.His skills and talent were impressive.
D.He was one of the few who could play guzheng.
29.How did Barton feel when he first saw a picture of a guzheng?
A.Puzzled.
B.Excited.
C.Disappointed.
D.Anxious.
30.What does the underlined sentence in the last paragraph probably mean?
A.Music is the best way to communicate.
B.Music can be spread far and wide.
C.Music is a universal language.
D.Music can go further.
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