2021-2022学年甘肃省白银市会宁四中高二（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 2分，满分 30分）

• 1．The blooming of social media and interactive smartphone-based apps has proved that e-marketing is an unchangeable trend.In the case of China，the latest battlefield is beauty camera apps，which have become an overnight hit in the West.
  1.MeituPic
     Developed by the Xiamen-based Meitu Inc，MeituPic is the company's flagship beauty camera app and was the first to become a big hit among Western users.The app has drawn some 456 million users，who use it to post more than 6 billion photos every month.
     In addition to MeituPic，Meitu Inc has developed a series of beauty camera apps such as Beauty Plus，Poster Labs and Meipai，each specializing in facial feature improvement，video editing and many other features.
  2.Pitu
     Tian Tian Pi Tu，is a beauty app developed by China's Internet giant Tencent.Similar to other photo-editing apps，Pitu offers a number of beautifying filters（滤镜），blemish（瑕疵） removing tools and virtual（虚拟的） makeup choices for users to choose from.
     Launched in 2014，Pitu has accumulated 106 million monthly active users （MAUs）.While the number is not as large as that of Meitu' s apps，some argue that the user base of Tencent' s gaming products and chat applications，such as QQ and WeChat，gives Pitu great potential for further growth.According to Chinese app watchers，Pitu' s target audience is younger and more individualized than that of MeituPic.80 percent of Pitu' s users are younger than 25，giving the app more room to try out more new features.
  3.FaceU
     In contrast with most other beauty apps，FaceU，focuses more on the social feature，encouraging users to video chat with friends and even strangers while playing with its fun stickers （贴纸）- and the strategy is undoubtedly working.Launched in 2016，the app，which mainly targets female users between 15 and 35，has twice made it onto the Apple store' s Chart for top apps.
  
  （1）Meitu Inc has developed a series of beauty camera apps except

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  A．Meipai
  B．MeituPic
  C．Tian Tian Pi Tu
  D．Beauty Plus
  （2）What gives Tian Tian Pi Tu more room to grow potentially？

  
  A．The amount of Meitu Apps's potential users.
  B．Users of Tencent's gaming products and chat apps.
  C．The various kinds of photo-editing functions.
  D．The room to try out more new features.
  （3）According to the passage，what do the three Apps have in common？

  
  A．They mainly target young users.
  B．They all launched in 2016.
  C．They specialize in photo editing.
  D．They are popular and hot.
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• 2．My work started in 2003 at my local animal shelter's Adoption Department （动物收容所）.It seems like such a long time ago.In the 13 years that have passed，more than 50，000 animals have passed the doors of the shelter.Most of them，I do not remember.But occasionally there are animals who stand out.Tabby was one such animal.
     Tabby was one of the many homeless dogs.What's more，she was blind and deaf.Tabby's chances at adoption seemed so remote.But one day a woman named Loretta came to the shelter.Her son，Gary，who suffered from epilepsy （癫痫） had seen Tabby's picture on the shelter's website.They were interested in meeting her!Most boys would want a puppy，a dog who could grow with him and run through grassy fields on summer days.Tabby would never be able to do that.But as they say， "love is blind".After meeting her，they decided to adopt Tabby.
     If Tabby's story had simply ended with her successful adoption，it would still have been something very special indeed but it was what happened after her adoption that someone might label as "magical" or perhaps even miraculous.As Gary and Tabby did everything together，they became so "in tune"（合拍的） with one another that Tabby began to remind in advance Gary's seizures （疾病发作） before they occurred，giving his family a warning that one was about to strike.What's more，Gary seemed to be having fewer and fewer seizures since Tabby's arrival.
     How could it be？There are some things that happen in this world that challenge all logic and understanding.Sometimes，the best that we can do is to accept a miraculous thing，which we didn't attempt to explain.Because when you try to explain it，you lose the beauty and wonder of it all.
  
  （1）Which sentence can be used to describe Tabby？

  
  A．She was so lovely that she could be easily adopted.
  B．She suffered a lot from the disease-epilepsy.
  C．She was so strong that she could run very fast.
  D．She was homeless and couldn't see or hear.
  （2）What does the underlined word "miraculous" in Paragraph 3 probably mean？

  
  A．Amazing.
  B．Typical.
  C．Interesting.
  D．Special.
  （3）What can we learn from the passage？

  
  A．Gary learnt about Tabby from a magazine.
  B．Gary was cured in the company of Tabby.
  C．Tabby could indicate a seizure before it struck.
  D．Most boys would have the same decision as Gary.
  （4）What can be a suitable title for the text？

  
  A．Love is Blind：a Miraculous Dog.
  B．Give Me Food：My Dear Master.
  C．Love is Everywhere：a Poor Dog.
  D．Take Me Home：My Dear Boy.
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• 3．Humans were designed to stand upright （直立）.And yet in this modern world，too many of us spend our days with our heads lowered for a simple reason：we're staring at the tiny screen of a smart phone.
     People spend an average of 2 to 4 hours each day with their neck bent while checking emails or texts.That's 700 to 1，400 hours a year.The success of social media has led to a rapid development of bad smart phone posture. （姿势）
     The average adult head weighs 10 to 12 pounds when it's in the upright position.However，because of the gravity，bending your head at a mere 15 degree puts 27 pounds of pressure on your spine （脊椎）；a 30 degree neck bend could equal （等于） 40 pounds of pressure；a 45 degree bend adds the force of 49 pounds，according to the research from Dr.Kenneth Hansraj from New York.These stresses may lead to many problems.
     There is no doublt that correct posture is better for your back.According to the researchers，good posture is described as ears aligned （成一条直线） with the shoulders.In proper alignment，spinal stress disappeared.It is the best position for the spine.Standing tall doesn't just make you look better；it improves your health，too.Other studies have found that good posture has even been connected to ways of behaving.People who have poorer posture often have poorer physical and emotional health.
     The researchers describe bad posture as "the head in a forward position and the shoulders dropping forward in a rounded position".Bad posture has been connected to many medical problems，including headaches and other problems，depression and heart disease.This is why Hansraj said it's important to be mindful of your smart phone posture.While it is nearly impossible to avoid the technologies that cause these problems，people should make an effort to look at their phones with a correct posture.
  
  （1）Through the underlined sentence in paragraph 2，the author wants to show that

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  A．the social media have its bad side
  B．the social media have made a great success
  C．people have to use social media unavoidably
  D．more and more people are using smart phones
  （2）What does the third paragraph mainly tell us？

  
  A．It's healthy to bend your back regularly.
  B．Your back is getting exercise as you bend it.
  C．The average weight of an adult head always changes.
  D．The more you bend your neck，the heavier the head becomes.
  （3）What is the correct posture？

  
  A．Bend your head within 15 degrees.
  B．Raise and lower your head in turn.
  C．Drop your head forward in a rounded position.
  D．Keep the positions of the neck and shoulders in a line.
  （4）It can be learnt that a correct posture can

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  A．cure many diseases
  B．make one behave differently
  C．cause no stress to the spine
  D．prevent one from gaining weight
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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 1分，满分10分）

• 8．文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误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：在错的词下划一横线，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。
      On Women's Day，my father and I planned to give my mother surprise.We did something specially for her.Know that she was always unwilling to buy herself anything，we decided to buy him a perfect gift.In the shop，the shop assistant introduced a beautiful necklace，what I thought was the very thing for my mother.However，we bought it without hesitations.The moment we take out the necklace，my mother was very surprised that she could not say a word.This is my great pleasure that my mother likes the gift.I hope my mother will be happy and healthy forever.
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第二节 书面表达（满分25分）

• 9．假设你是高二学生李华，你所居住的城市正在争创全国文明城市，作为一个有责任心的市民，你注意到了两个有待改进的现象，即共享单车随意摆放；行人或车辆时有抢道，不按交通规则出行。请你给市长写封信，建议关注这两个问题并提出你的相应整改措施。
  相关词汇：全国文明城市 National Civilized City 共享单车 shared bike
  任意的，胡乱的 random 行人pedestrians
  注意：开头结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
  Dear Mayor，
  _____________________________________
  Yours Sincerely，
  Li Hua
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