梅州市高中期末考试试卷
高二英语
本试卷共8页，满分150分。考试用时130分钟。
注意事项：
1.选择题每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案，答案不能答在试卷上。不按要求填涂的，答案无效。考生必须保持答题卡的整洁。
2.非选择题必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区域内相应位置上；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新的答案；不准使用铅笔和涂改液。不按以上要求作答的答案无效。
第一部分：听力（共两节，满分25分）
第一节 听力理解（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
1. Question(录音)
A. At 9:00am. B. At 10:00am. C. At 3:00pm.
2. Question(录音)
A. Stay at home. B. Walk the dogs. C. Do some yoga.
3. Question(录音)
A. Wine. B. Beer. C. Juice.
4. Question(录音)
A. Her phone. B. Her jacket. C. Her bag.
5. Question(录音)
围巾的各种织法A. $15. B. $24. C. $30.
第二节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）
听下面2段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7两个小题。
6. Question(录音)
A. In her own home. B. In her friend's home. C. In a local family's home.
7. Question(听录音)
A. Eat with the family. B. Stop troubling others. C. Keep alone.
听下面一段对话, 回答第8至第10三个小题。
8 Question(录音)
A. Colleagues. B. Mother and son. C. Former schoolmates.
9. Question(录音)
A. Canada. B. Africa. C. America.
10. Question(录音)
A. Contact John. B. Buy train tickets. C. Rerve a hotel room.
第三节 情景问答（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分）
In this part, you are required to act as a role and complete three communicative tasks: listen to a speaker, ask the speaker three questions and then answer five questions.
Now plea listen to the speaker.
情景介绍
角色：你是Tom。
任务：（1）与同学Mary谈论智能机器人的话题；
（2）根据谈话内容回答另一同学的提问。
生词：artificial intelligence（AI）人工智能；
宋青花indoors 室内；
木耳炒山药care worker 护理人员
Plea get ready to ask three questions in English according to the following Chine tips.
Q1：这个研究项目是关于什么的？
Q2：这些机器人具体能做什么呢？
Q3：它们能和人们交流吗？
Plea get ready to answer five questions in English.
Question 11：（听录音）
Answer 11：_____________________________________________________________________________________
Question 12：（听录音）
Answer 12：_____________________________________________________________________________________
Question 13：（听录音）
Answer 13：_____________________________________________________________________________________
Question 14：（听录音）
Answer 14：_____________________________________________________________________________________
Question 15：（听录音）
Answer 15：平衡法_____________________________________________________________________________________
第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分37.5分）
第一节（共10小题；每小题2.5分，满分25分）
阅读下列3篇短文，从每小题后所给的A、B、C、赤鳞鱼D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。
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秋天图Since 1931, The New York Times has been publishing a weekly list of bestlling books. Since then, becoming a New York Times bestller has become a dream for every writer.
Here are some of the New York Times nonfiction bestllers from 2021.
Educated by TARA WESTOVER
may过去式Westover grew up in the rural mountains of Idaho with no formal education. Despite her extremist survivalist parents and violent older brother, Westover managed to make her way into college, eventually earning a Ph.D. You’ll be inspired by her amazing determination but sadden by the circumstances of her childhood.
Think Again by ADAM GRANT
Grant reminds us that just like we refresh our wardrobe from time to time, we need to routinely reexamine our beliefs and ways of thinking. Often our beliefs become habits, and Grant argues that being too attached to one identity and thought process can kill our creativity. Instead, we need to start spending as much time rethinking as we do thinking.
From Strength to Strength by ARTHUR C. BROOKS
Atlantic columnist Arthur C. Brooks teaches how to find happiness in the cond half of life. Brooks points out that the more successful you are, the sharper you notice the decline in your abilities as you age. Brooks gives a roadmap to refocusing priorities to achieve greater happiness later in life.
Crying in H Mart by MICHELLE ZAUNER
形容冬天的诗A biography about growing up as a Korean American from the singer known for her Japane Breakfast project. Growing up in Eugene, Oregon, Michelle Zauner struggled to fit in as the only Asian-American student in high school, burdened by the high expectations of her mother. Moving East, she began working in the restaurant industry and joined a band. But not until her mother’s terminal cancer diagnosis did Zauner feel like she discovered her identity and understand her Koreanness.
1. The power of reexamining beliefs is emphasized by ______.
A. TARA WESTOVER B. ADAM GRANT
C. ARTHUR C. BROOKS D. MICHELLE ZAUNER
2. Who are the most likely target readers of From Strength to Strength?
A. Adolescents. B. Scholars. C. Retirees. D. Businessmen.
3. Which pair of books is bad on personal stories?
