2021-2022学年甘肃省定西市临洮中学高二（下）期中英语试卷

第一部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共4小题；每小题6分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

• 1．Most people agree that eating healthy food is important.But sometimes making good food choices can be difficult.Now，there are apps that can help people learn about the food they eat to improve their health and their dining out experience.
  HappyCow app
     Vegetarians do not eat animal meat.Vegans do not eat any animal products.The HappyCow app is made for both groups.Users can search for vegetarian-vegan restaurants and stores around the world.A free version of HappyCow is available （可获得的） for Android that has ads and requires an Internet connection.
  OpenTable app
     The OpenTable app helps people choose restaurants when they want to go out to eat.It is a free service that shows users restaurants available based on where and when they want to dine.It gives users points when they make reservations （预订），which can add up to discounts on restaurant visits.
  LocalEats app
     Restaurant chains，like McDonalds，can be found almost anywhere a person might travel.But sometimes travelers want to eat like locals.The LocalEats app is designed for that.It can help you find local restaurants in major cities in the US and in other countries.It costs about a dollar.
  Where Chefs Eat app
     "Where Chefs Eat" is a 975-page book.Most people would not want to carry that around.But there is a much lighter app version of the same name for just ﹩15.Six hundred chefs provide information on 3，000 restaurants around the world on the Where Chefs Eat app.
  
  （1）Who is the HappyCow app designed for？

  
  A．Those who prefer local foods.
  B．Those who prefer animal products.
  C．Those who prefer animal meat.
  D．Those who prefer vegetables.
  （2）Which app will cost you most according to the text？

  
  A．HappyCow.
  B．OpenTable.
  C．LocalEats.
  D．Where Chefs Eat.
  （3）Where does this passage most probably come from？

  
  A．A science textbook.
  B．A tourist map.
  C．A health magazine.
  D．A museum guide.
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• 2．Some people are using old books to create works of art，including sculptures.They can change the shape of a hardcover book so it becomes 3-D.The resulting sculpture has not only a length and width，but depth.The process can be very simple，and the result is often beautiful.
     There are many kinds of book folding.Artists fold，bend，and sometimes，cut a book's pages while keeping them togejye.air.The art works can be hung on a wall or placed on a table. "They look impressive on the wall，" says writer Candice Caldwell. "A group of six of these on the wall together can look really beautiful，and they're just really simple folds."
     In 2003，Caldwell started making clocks from old books when she saw plans for a simple book-folding project in a do-it-yourself magazine.She has since taught several friends and her mother how to create wall art from books.
     Caldwell operates a blog.She writes about reshaping everyday objects like books for uses other than what they were designed for.
     Clare Youngs，who is an illustrator （插图画家），has written a book called Folded Book Art.She says book folding is easy.From her home in England，she told the Associated Press by email that "It looks as if it is complex and unachievable，but it is really easy to do.You just don't tell anyone how easy it is and they will be amazed at your creations."
     Youngs began making art from book pages several years ago when she saw pictures of folded books at the website Pinterest.com.She also watched some videos on You Tube that tell how to create art from books.
     Youngs suggests folding cooking recipe and photography books.She says that "If it's really visual and really colorful when you start to fold them，you get a whole new look on the wall."
  
  （1）What does Caldwell write about online？

  
  A．Creating everyday objects.
  B．The works of art on the wall.
  C．A project in a do-it-yourself magazine.
  D．Changing the shape of daily items for other purposes.
  （2）What does Youngs think of book folding？

  
  A．It is boring.
  B．It is dangerous.
  C．It is unnecessary.
  D．It is not complex.
  （3）Where did Youngs learn to make art from book pages ？

  
  A．In the library.
  B．From friends.
  C．On the internet.
  D．From cooking recipes.
  （4）What does the text mainly tell us？

  
  A．Recycling old things.
  B．Ways to fold various books.
  C．a new use for old books.
  D．The goal of book folding.
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• 3．You never forget your first whale.The impact it makes upon you is huge and life is never quite the same again.My first whale was a 40-foot grey one，off the coast of California in 1979，and I've been a whale addict ever since.Now I have to go whale watching regularly just to survive normal daily life.
     I may be crazy but I am certainly not alone.The world is filled with whale watchers：since its beginnings in the mid-fifties，whale watching has grown dramatically and now more than 13 million people join organized whale watching trips every year.
     As a faithful whale watcher，all your holidays center on whales.The only books you read are ones about whales；you wear whale T-shirts，and every time you meet your friends you talk about whales.
     So what is it about these larger-than-life animals that makes them so special？Their enormous size is one possible explanation：imagine sitting in a small boat next to a blue whale almost as long as a Boeing 737.The fact that we know so little about them is another possibility：modern technology has taken us to the moon and beyond，yet we are only just beginning to understand these extraordinary forms of intelligent life on our own planet.
     Planning and patience are just two essential requirements for successful whale watching.Planning is needed because there are certain whale hot spots-where you have the best chance of seeing them-and because the larger species tend to be on their way from feeding areas to breeding grounds，so rarely do they stay in one place for more than a few months at a time.
     Patience is necessary because，even under the best conditions，whales can be tricky to find.However，most commercial whale watching trips have a surprisingly high success rate because they tend to concentrate on well-known whale populations at peak （最高的） seasons.
  
  （1）What is the impact of the author's first whale in his life？

  
  A．He has fallen in love with whale watching.
  B．He has organized watching trips every year.
  C．He has written a good many articles on whale watching.
  D．He has made a lot of speeches about protecting whales.
  （2）The third paragraph mainly tells us

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  A．what faithful whale watchers usually read
  B．what faithful whale watchers are usually like
  C．faithful whale watchers often wear whale T-shirts
  D．faithful whale watchers often take part in whale forums
  （3）Why does the author mention modern technology in paragraph 4？

  
  A．To say that man has landed on the moon.
  B．To prove that whales are really attractive.
  C．To show us the power of modern technology.
  D．To tell us that whales are intelligent animals.
  （4）Why is patience necessary in whale watching？

  
  A．It is very difficult to find these clever whales.
  B．Whales only appear at seas that arc deep and far.
  C．Whales often stay under water for quite a long time.
  D．Whales are on their way to breeding grounds at a time.
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、第三部分 写作（共两节，满分10分）第一节 短文改错（共1小题；每小题10分，满分10分）

• 8．假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
  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：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
  注意：
  1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
  2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
      Last week I went to a movie，which was very moved.It was a sadly movie about a mother and her son.When the boy was little，his mother was very poor that she had to send him to a rich person whom had no children.The boy receives a very good education and twenty year later he became a doctor.In the hospital，he had a patient.She was an old lady.He did not care too much about her，for she could hardly pay for the medical care.One evening，the lady died quietly of a serious illness and on her bed the doctor found letter.In it she discovered the truth and felt like the love of a great motjye.air.He wanted to call her mother，but it was too late.Everybody in the theatre were close to tears.
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第二节 书面表达（满分25分）

• 9．假定你是李华，上周你在某国外网站购买了二支录音笔（recording pen），收货后你发现它有很多质量问题。请根据下列提示给客服经理Miss Green发一封电子邮件。
  内容包括：
  1.来信目的；
  2.产品（录音笔）问题：如音质不清晰、不好操作等；
  3.你期待的解决办法：如退款、更换等。
  注意：
  1.词数100左右；
  2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
  3.开头和结束语已为你写好，不计入总词数。
  Dear Miss Green，
  
  ___________________
      I'm looking forward to your early reply.
      Best wishes!
  Yours，
  Li Hua
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