湖南省株洲市第二中学2021-2022学年高二上学期期中英语试卷

2021-2022学年上学期高二英语期中测试卷

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第一部分　听力(共两节,满分30分)略

第二部分　阅读(共两节,满分50分)

第一节(共15小题;每小题2.5分,满分37.5分)

阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

A

When you stay at one of the eight Universal Orlando Resort hotels, it’s hard to tell where relaxation ends, and exhilaration begins. That’s because you’re close to the parks. And when you’re in the parks, you’re close to your hotel! That means you can take the day your way, without the hustle and hassle of planning everything down to the minute. So, you can do what you want- when you want. This is how you do Universal. No matter which one you choose, the fun keeps going. Check out the privileges that make every moment count.

FREE Universal Express Unlimited Ride Access

Premier (高级的) hotel guests, skip the regular lines at Universal Studios and Islands of Adventure.

Breeze Into the Park Up to an Hour Earlier

Hotel guests get in early each morning.

Universal Studios Florida: May 27-May 28, 2023 (Up to 1 hour earlier)

Universal’s Islands of Adventure: March 6-June 30, 2023 (Up to 1 hour earlier)

Universal’s Volcano Bay: Jan 1-May 26, 2023 (Up to 1 hour earlier)

May 27-June 30, 2023 (Up to 1 hour earlier)

Be Carefree and Carry-Free

Want to shop without carrying your purchases around? There’s free merchandise delivery from our shops to your Universal hotel. We’ll hold your purchases near the exit so you can easily pick them up on your way out. Your items will be ready for you at least 3 hours after purchasing during regular store hours, from 11 a.m. to midnight. Home delivery is

also available via FedEx for an additional fee. Ask the cashier about this service.

Oh-So-Close with Free & Easy Transportation

Our hotels are almost this close to the theme parks and Universal City Walk. And you can hop on free water taxis or shuttles.

Charge it with Your Room Key Card

Keep it simple when you dine and shop by charging purchases across the Resort to your room key card.

1．How many parks can a hotel guest get in earlier in March?

A．None. B．One. C．Two. D．Three.

2．What service is available for all the hotel guests?

A．Free water taxis. B．Skipping the lines.

C．Free home delivery. D．Charging purchases later.

3．Where does the passage most probably come from?

A．A scientific journal. B．A travel brochure.

C．A commercial report. D．A job advertisement.

B

French writer Annie Ernaux won the 2022 Nobel Prize in literature on Oct 6. She is the first French female to win the prize.

In the words of the Nobel committee, Ernaux was given the award “for the courage and clinical acuity (敏锐的洞察力) of her writing”. Having spent over 50 years as a writer, the 82-year-old winner has published more than 20 books. Rather than consider herself a writer of fiction, Ernaux has used the term “an ethnologist (民族学者) of herself”.

Born in 1940 in a village in Normandy, France, Ernaux grew up in a working-class environment. Her parents ran a combined grocery store and cafe. She worked as a teacher before becoming a full-time writer.

Two books by other French writers inspired her to be a writer: The Second Sex by Simone de Beauvoir and Distinction by Pierre Bourdieu. The former led her to write about feminism, and the latter raised her awareness of the huge gap between her and the environment she grew up in. Besides her reading influences, her “upbringing and experiences navigating adolescence and adulthood” also inspire many of her works, noted CNN.

Though the matters Ernaux describes in her books are serious and even sometimes heavy, they are always written in plain language. Ernaux described her style as “flat writing”

through which she aims to tell her stories objectively, “unshaped by florid (过多修饰的) description or overwhelming emotions”, noted Fox News.

“She writes about things that no one else writes about, for instance her jealousy, her experiences as an abandoned lover and so forth. I mean, really hard experiences.” Anders Olsson, chairman of the Nobel Committee for Literature, said after the award announcement in Stockholm.

4．What can we learn about Annie Ernaux?

A．She is the first French person to win the Nobel Prize in literature.

B．She was awarded for the courage and insights shown in her writing.

C．The Nobel committee described her as “an ethnologist of herself”.

D．She worked as a full-time writer right after graduation.

5．What does the underlined word “navigating” mean in paragraph 4?

A．find the right way to deal with B．be treated badly when someone was a child

C．educate people to be kind D．lose hope for the future

6．Which of the following best describes Ernaux’s writing style?

A．Plain and relaxing. B．Descriptive and serious.

C．Humorous and sharp. D．Objective and easy to understand.

7．Why is Annie Ernaux different from other writers, according to Anders Olsson?

A．She focuses on serious matters. B．She suffered a lot of hardships.

C．Her works are short and moving. D．Her works are about unexplored subjects.

C

Do you know that the oldest tree is a 5, 000-year old bristlecone pine (狐尾松) located in the forests of Nevada? Unfortunately, many of these precious old-growth trees are starting to disappear from our planet. The term old-growth refers to trees that are 150 years or older. This means that many of the trees on the Earth today are younger, smaller, and have shorter lifespans.

As the Earth’s temperature warms up due to climate change, it is having unintended effects on the world’s forests. When temperatures rise, trees close their pores (气孔) to prevent the loss of moisture, and this, in turn, slows down the process of photosynthesis (光合作用). As a result, these trees are shorter and grow slowly, as well as have a high deathrate.