2021-2022學年新疆塔城地區額敏二中高二（上）期中英語試卷
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第一部分：閱讀理解（滿分60分）第一節：閱讀： 閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項。（共3小題，每小題20分）
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1．The forest of today will not be the forests of tomorrow.Rising temperatures，trees being cut down，development and climate-change-caused disasters are changing the very makeup of the Earth's forests，new research published in Science finds.
Older，bigger trees are being lost at an alarming rate，making the planet's forests shorter and younger.The change is being driven at different rates by different causes in different places，the study's authors say，but the consequences will be global.
Old growth forests absorb and store massive amounts of climate-warming CO2.They provide habitats for rare and endangered species and promote rich biodiversity.Researchers found that the world lost roughly one-third of its old growth forests between 1900 and 2015.In North America and Europe，they found that tree mortality（死亡率） has doubled in the past 40 years.
"Warming temperatures，wildfires，logging and insect outbreaks were among the many causes of the decline，" says Nate McDowell，the study's lead author. "What's perhaps more concerning is that the trajectory（發展軌跡） of all these disturbances is generally increasing over time and is expected to continue increasing in the future." he says.
McDowell's focus is on how trees are affected by rising temperatures，arguably the biggest driver of forest change.To get a broader understanding of how forests are changing globally，he brought in more than 20 other researchers in different fields.Together，they examined more than 160 previous studies about tree mortality and its global causes，applying current satellite data and modeling to create a look at the Earth's changing forests to date.
"It's not a shock，but it's very sad，" says Kristina，an ecologist and leader of the ForestGEO Ecosystems &Climate Program who helped with the research. "We as a human society are hitting these forests so rapidly with so many different changes that they can't keep up." she says.
（1）What can we know from the figures in the paragraph 3？
A．More trees should be planted in no time.
B．We are losing old growth forests quickly.
C．Forests are important habitats for wildlife.
D．Different trees can absorb CO2 differently.
（2）What can we say about McDowell's research？
A．Timely and long-standing.
B．All-sided and careful.
C．Time-limited and regional.
D．Traditional and extensive.
（3）What's Kristina's attitude towards the findings of the research？
A．Worried.
B．Optimistic.
C．Supportive.
D．Indifferent.
（4）What's the writer's purpose of writing the passage？
A．To call on people to plant more trees.
B．To discuss the influence of climate change.
C．To warn against the loss of old growth forests.
D．To compare forests of today with those of the future.組卷：0引用：1難度：0.6 -
2．In fifth grade，on a merry New York City day，my classmates spread across our raggedy classroom carpet.Our teacher had us practicing holiday songs for the upcoming winter show，and with holiday seasonal passion we sang.When we came to one of the Hanukkah （a Jewish festival）songs，a few classmates and I got up and started dancing.We flew around the classroom laughing，our movements becoming irregular as the song progressed.Then one boy stood up and said something along the lines of，"Stop!You're making fun of Jewish people!"
Our student-teacher stopped the song，the boy looked at us angrily as the student-teacher began to lecture，us on our behavior.How we were being disrespectful to the boy's culture-how the dancing was wrong.I was surprised at the outburst and，as a Jewish person myself，did not understand why the boy was offended，or why I was in trouble.I was embarrassed and made to feel disrespected my own culture.
At the beginning of middle school，with the Hanukkah song incident still fresh in my mind，I began to interact more with my Jewish heritage（血統）.I started going to Hebrew school.I carefully listened to prayers and committed them to memory.The legitimacy（正統）of my Jewish heritage was questioned by my peers，especially around the Jewish holidays.They would ask if I was "really Jewish，" as if there was a standard set of requirements I needed to meet.I didn't have my Bat Mitzvah（猶太成人禮），so that meant I couldn't be truly Jewish.jye.ai said.I asked myself if the accusations were true.It felt like I need to prove my Jewish-ness in some way.I began looking for ways to connect with and represent my Judaism.
When I walked into a store in December.I noticed the abundance of Christmas items，and lack of Hanukkah pieces.Maybe there would be a menorah（燭臺）in storefronts，or a few dreidels（陀螺）and chocolate gold coins，if I was lucky.Instead of feeling left out or ignored.I started to make a game out of it.In high school，I would walk the streets of the city and peer into store windows，marking down all the Hanukkah related things I discovered.
（1）Why did the class sing the songs according to paragraph l？
A．To prepare for the coming performance.
B．To make the angry boy happy.
C．To celebrate a traditional Jewish festival.
D．To respond to the happy dancers.
（2）What did the author experience during her middle school？
A．racial discrimination.
B．identity question.
C．culture attack.
D．criminal charges.
（3）How did the author do to prove she's a true Jew？
A．She opened a store to sell Hanukkah items.
B．She searched for the things related to her own culture.
C．She advocated her own culture and made it known to more.
D．She requested to have a bat mitzvah in front of her classmates.
（4）Which of the following can best describe the author？
A．optimistic and considerate
B．sensitive and ambitious
C．intelligent and delicate
D．conventional and practical組卷：2引用：1難度：0.6 -
3．On a dark winter day in Russia in 1896，Sergei Prokofiev sat by a piano next to his mother．She was helping him compose（作曲） his first piece of music．Sergei was only five years old．
He had overheard his parents discussing a terrible famine （饑荒） in India．The picture Sergei had of those hungry people in his mind caused him to write a story，in the form of musical notes．Sergei could not read music，so he picked out a tune on the piano keys，and his mother recorded the notes．Sergei titled it "Indian Gallop"．
Sergei's mother began giving him piano lessons for 20 minutes a day，and his ability grew quickly．She had a great love for music，too，and Sergei often lay awake in bed at night and listened to her play the piano．
Sergei's parents found a famous music teacher for him．The teacher shouted at Sergei when he didn't practice reading and playing music．Sergei later wrote，"I wanted to compose great musical plays，and instead I was given all sorts of boring tasks．" Yet he persisted with his studies and grew up to be a great composer．
In 1936 a children's theater asked Sergei to write music that would teach children about different instruments．He was happy and wrote the piece in a week，calling it Peter and the Wolf．
Sergei's Peter and the Wolf was enjoyed by children as well as adults．The first time Sergei played the piece on the piano，the children listening to it loved it so much that they made him play the ending three extra times．He was excited．
Today Sergei Prokofiev is remembered not only for his contributions（貢獻） to classical music，but also for his sense of fun．
（1）When he was five，Sergei．
A．could read music
B．experienced a famine
C．created his first composition
D．wrote a story about his parents
（2）The piece of music Peter and the Wolf．
A．was a great success
B．was one of Sergei's early works
C．was written to teach children about the piano
D．was played three extra times when first played
（3）What's the text mainly about？
A．The greatest 20th-century composer．
B．Sergei's contributions to music．
C．Musical plays in Russia．
D．Sergei's musical stories．組卷：6引用：2難度：0.6
第二部分 完形填空（共1小題；每小題20分，滿分20分）
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4．Madagascar was not the paradise I expected．A reporter and I were （1）
there to find out who was helping with drought relief and the prevention of famine（饑荒）．
After a three-hour ride in a van，we （2）in the small town of Ambovombe．Peter immediately headed over to the hospital to speak with a local （3）on our topics of interest．Since I didn't need to photograph the background （4）with the doctor，I wandered out to the road．
I raised my （5）to get some images before the sun went down．I've （6）been to Madagascar before，and until you've actually photographed in a place，you don't know how people will（7）to the camera．
I （8）a handsome man who was leaning against a wall in the golden light of dusk．No reaction．I took a breath．After a while，everyone within a 20-yard radius had （9）me．Some called out to each other，playfully teasing those I'd （10）．
Soon after，a mother encouraged me to photograph her young children．I （11）a moment．They were dressed in （12）clothes．One of them may not have even had any pants on---not because her parents were neglectful，but because they couldn't （13）them．
Their mother really （14）me to photograph them．This happens everywhere I go．Parents，（15）of their children，ask me to take a photo．I'd taken this photo of cute smiling children over and over．I don't usually save （16），but I saved this one．
Why？The children's （17）It's something so powerful yet so （18）that we sometimes miss it．This mom，despite all the （19）obvious to an outsider's eyes，found in her children something she wanted a photograph to remember．That's because she saw a（n）（20）picture：She saw them with a mother's heart．As should we all．（1） A．expected B．assigned C．allowed D．persuaded （2） A．arrived B．explored C．searched D．camped （3） A．reporter B．nurse C．doctor D．patient （4） A．discussion B．interview C．program D．practice （5） A．paper B．hand C．head D．camera （6） A．just B．seldom C．never D．already （7） A．respond B．adapt C．return D．contribute （8） A．discovered B．greeted C．asked D．photographed （9） A．caught B．noticed C．found D．suspected （10） A．helped with B．stared at C．referred to D．focused on （11） A．watched B．regretted C．hesitated D．choked （12） A．beautiful B．funny C．dirty D．colorful （13） A．serve B．afford C．choose D．bring （14） A．wanted B．informed C．reminded D．paid （15） A．afraid B．sure C．aware D．proud （16） A．images B．cards C．gifts D．words （17） A．clothes B．kindness C．mother D．expectation （18） A．emotional B．changeable C．sensitive D．common （19） A．adventures B．disadvantages C．curiosity D．support （20） A．different B．natural C．broad D．interesting 組卷：5引用：3難度：0.5
第三部分 （共1小題；每小題10分，滿分10分）根據短文內容，從短文后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項。
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5．Handwriting can create or break the first impression.If your hand writing is difficult for others to read，you will sometimes feel embarrassed. （1）
.It needs lots of practice to improve your handwriting.
（2）.Try each of them out on a piece of paper by signing your name.Find out which type of pen you can write best with.You may be amazed at the change in your handwriting just by changing to another pen.
（3）.Do not just do what feels comfortable because that is just your old bad habit coming back.Try to hold the pen lightly and don't press too hard.
Use your chosen pen to write Os on some pieces of lined paper.Write until you have filled up all the lines.Be careful with each O that you write. （4）.Practice writing Os as much as possible.Remember that practice makes perfect.You may practice for weeks or months if you need to.（5）
As your handwriting shows some signs of improvement，go ahead and keep on practicing by writing more words.
A.Prepare different types of pens
B.Practice holding your pen in different ways
C.However，a bad writing habit is hard to break
D.Choose a type of pen with which you write best
E.It won't help if you write a lot of careless Os on the paper
F.Two to three months' practice is enough to get good handwriting
G.After you are confident in your Os，do the same thing with your name組卷：20引用：2難度：0.5
第四部分 書面表達（滿分10分）
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6．21世紀英文報正在開展"保護眼睛"專題討論，現向你約稿，請你用英語寫一篇題為"Protecting our eyes"的短文，內容包括：
（1）意義；
（2）現狀與原因；
（3）建議。
注意：
（1）寫作詞數應為80左右；
（2）請按如下格式在答題紙的相應位置作答。
Protecting our eyes組卷：0引用：2難度：0.5