2021-2022学年北京八中高二（下）期末英语试卷

第一部分 知识运用（共两节，满分15分）第一节 完形填空（共1小题；每小题1.5分，共15分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A，B，C，D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

• 1．Years ago，in a small fishing village in Holland，a young boy taught the world about the rewards of unselfish service.
     Because the entire village lived on fishing，a volunteer rescue team was needed in case of emergency.One night，the winds（1）

  the clouds burst and a strong storm overturned a fishing boat at sea.The crew in trouble sent out the SOS.The captain of the rescue rowboat team（2）

  the alarm and the villagers gathered in the town square overlooking the sea.When the team started their rowboat and（3）

  their way through the wild waves，the villagers waited（4）

  on the beach，holding lamps to light the way back.
     An hour later，the rescue boat reappeared through the fog and the cheering villagers ran to greet them.Falling（5）

  on the sand，the volunteers reported that the rescue boat could not hold any more passengers and they had to leave one man behind.Ever one more passenger would have surely（6）

  the rescue boat and all would have been lost.
     Anxiously，the captain called for another volunteer team to look for the survivor.Sixteen-year-old Hans stepped forward.His mother grabbed his arm，crying， "Please don't go.Your father died in a shipwreck（船只失事） 10 years ago and your elder brother，Paul，has been lost（7）

  for three weeks.Hans，you are all I have left."
     Hans replied，"Mother，I have to go.What if everyone said I can't go，let someone else do it？Mother，this time I have to do my duty.When the call for（8）

  comes，we all need to take our turn and do our part." Hans kissed his mother，joined the team and（9）

  into the night.
     Another hour passed，which seemed to Hans' mother like a century.Finally，the rescue boat dashed through the fog with Hans standing up in the bow.（10）

  his hands，the captain called， "Did you find the lost man？" Hardly able to control himself，Hans excitedly cried back， "Yes，we found him.Tell my mother it's my elder brother，Paul!"
  
  

  （1）	A．stilled	B．calmed	C．stopped	D．screamed
  （2）	A．sounded	B．set	C．took	D．made
  （3）	A．gathered	B．followed	C．fought	D．walked
  （4）	A．nervously	B．angrily	C．fearfully	D．happily
  （5）	A．uncomfortable	B．exhausted	C．disturbed	D．painful
  （6）	A．pushed	B．pulled	C．overturned	D．settled
  （7）	A．in the fire	B．on strike	C．at sea	D．in the war
  （8）	A．service	B．excitement	C．decision	D．love
  （9）	A．appeared	B．disappeared	C．came	D．went
  （10）	A．Making	B．Keeping	C．Showing	D．Cupping
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第二节 语法填空（共1小题；每小题15分，共15分）阅读下面的文章，根据文章内容填空。在未给提示词的空白处仅填写1个适当的单词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。

• 2．It was a village in India.The people were poor.However，they were not unhappy.After all，their forefathers （1）

  （live） in the same way for centuries.
      Then one day，some visitors from the city arrived.They told the villagers there were some people elsewhere （2）

  liked to eat frog's legs.However，they did not have enough frogs of their own，and so they wanted to buy frogs from other places.
      This seemed like money for nothing.There were millions of frogs in the fields around，and they were （3）

  no use to the villagers.All they had to do was to catch them.Agreement was reached，and the children （4）

  （send） into the fields to catch frogs.Every week a truck arrived to collect the catch and hand over the money.For the first time，the people were able to dream of a better future.But （5）

  dream didn't last long.
      The change was hardly noticed at first，but it seemed as if the crops were not doing so well.More worrying was that the children fell ill more often，and，there seemed to be more insects around lately.
      The villagers decided that they couldn't just wait to see the crops failing and the children getting weak.They would have to use the money earned （6）

  （buy） pesticides（杀虫剂） and medicines.Soon there was no money left.
      Then the people realized （7）

  was happening.It was the frog.They hadn't been useless.They had been doing an important job—eating insects.Now with so many frogs. （8）

  （kill），the insects were increasing more rapidly.They were damaging the crops and spreading diseases.
      Now，the people are still poor. （9）

  in the evenings they sit in the village square and listen to sounds of insects and frogs.These sounds of the night now have a much （10）

  （deep） meaning.
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第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分28分）第一节（共4小题；每小题6分，共28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。

• 3．There is a connection I feel with horses that is unlike anything I have ever experienced.They can be frightening because of their size，speed and unpredictability，but they also force you to be calm.I think that was the smartest thing my first riding teacher taught me when I was seven：if you're calm，they will be calm.
     I have never owned a horse，but for a year I got to take care of a pony，Baronet，that I had found abandoned when I was 11.I had moved to England for the second time in my short life.This period was filled with anxiety and instability and there were a lot of unaccompanied moments.
     I saw him one day while I was out walking in the woods.He was staring at me from where he stood，wild and dirty.I just went to him and he came to me.I found the farmer who owned him，who said he was a lost cause："Too difficult，" he said.When I asked if I could care for him，he didn't hesitate："Sure，take him."
     He wasn't trained.He was stubborn and picky and angry.He had been labelled "difficult" just as I was labelled "Sunshine Girl".It's not a good thing to be labelled. "Sunshine Girl" made me feel like I couldn't complain.I didn't want to make anyone unhappy.I always felt I had to go with the flow.
     Baronet saved me that year.He gave my life a sense of purpose and meaning.I would wake up early and walk two miles to the barn to feed him and try to train him，and the moment I came home from school I would run back to the barn to spend time with him.
     Looking back，I see Baronet as a wonder.In some magical way，I found Baronet when I needed him most and，as sad as I was to leave him at the end of the year，when we moved yet again，I saw the progress we had made together.Seeing that I could make a difference was a huge awakening for me as a child.
  
  （1）How did the writer probably feel when moving to England？

  
  A．Puzzled.
  B．Surprised.
  C．Worried.
  D．Excited.
  （2）What did the farmer probably mean by saying "he was a lost cause"？

  
  A．Baronet was always alone.
  B．Baronet could easily get lost.
  C．Baronet could hardly survive.
  D．Baronet was hard to deal with.
  （3）How did Baronet influence the writer？

  
  A．It taught her not to complain.
  B．It inspired her to be easy-going.
  C．It helped her to get over shyness.
  D．It encouraged her to accept her label.
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第三部分 写作（共两节，满分12分）第一节 阅读表达（共1小题；第1、2题各2分，第3题3分，第4题5分，共12分）阅读下面短文，根据题目要求回答问题。

• 8．One of the basic expectations the public have of doctors is honesty.But what would you think if I told you that research has shown that 70 percent of doctors admitted to lying to their patients？It is inexcusable，surely？Extremely unprofessional and uncaring；a clear break of the doctor-patient relationship.Some of the lies told included reassuring patients that their wives or husbands were still alive，when in fact they were dead.This seems unimaginable but，if I am honest，I have told exactly the same lie to several patients whose spouses had died.Mrs.Walton was in her eighties and desperate to see her husband.She'd been in hospital after a fall and was in pain.She called out for him frequently and couldn't understand why he wasn't there to comfort her.She was becoming more and more distressed and would try to get up to find him，despite being at risk of falling again.
      "He's on his way，don't worry，" the nurses would say and this would calm her down.I confess I said the same thing to her.She'd smile and roll her eyes and say how he was always late for things and tell the same story about him being late for their wedding nearly 60 years ago.But he wasn't on his way.It was a lie.He'd died two years ago.The truth，if I can use that word，is that it is a kindness to lie sometimes.
      Part of the natural history of many of the dementias，in particular Alzheimer's disease which is what Mrs.Walton had，is that the sufferer loses their short-term memory and the memory of recent events，but retains memories from the distant past.Sufferers are trapped forever in a bewildering past that many realise bares little connection to the present，but are at a loss to explain.It is very distressing and tormenting and many of the behavioural difficulties that I have encountered in those with dementia relate to them feeling upset，scared and confused that they are in a strange place，surrounded by strange people，even when they are in their own homes surrounded by their family，because they have returned back to decades ago.
      They look at their adult children confused and wonder who they could be because they think their children are still toddlers.How does one deal with this？I have had countless families break down in tears in outpatient clinics or on wards，not knowing what to say or how to react as their loved one moves further and further away from them back into their distant past and they are left behind in the present.And how，as the doctor or nurse caring for these patients，does one manage the anger and outbursts of distress that comes with having no knowledge of your life for the past -10 or 20 years？The lies that doctors，nurses，carers and families tell these patients are not big，elaborate lies—they are brief reassurances intended to calm and allow the subject to be swiftly changed.
      Colluding（串通） with them about this false reality they find themselves flung into is not heartless or unprofessional — it is，when done in the right way，kind and tender-hearted.That's not to say that lying to patients with dementia unnecessarily is right or defensible or that there are not times when of course they have the right to know the truth.But what compassionate person would put another human being through the unimaginable pain of learning，for the first time again and again，repeatedly throughout the day，that their beloved one has died.It would be an unthinkable cruelness.
      Sometimes，surely，honesty is simply not the best policy.
  
  （1）Write a title for this article.

  
  （2）Why do people with dementia feel upset，scared，and confused even when they are in their own homes surrounded by their family？

  
  （3）Please decide which part is false in the following statement，then underline it and explain why.
  The public expect doctors to be honest with their patients and the author also believes that it is heartless and unprofessional to lie to patients.

  
  （4）The author says sometimes，surely，honesty is simply not the best policy.Do you agree or disagree？Why？ （In about 40 words）
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第二节 书面表达（满分20分）

• 9．In your English class，the teacher shows this picture and asks the class to discuss it.Your classmates have different understandings.
     Look at the picture carefully and tell the class how you understand the picture.Write what you would say on the answer sheet.
  
  字数要求：词数不少于100。
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