上海市重点中学2022-2023学年高二第二学期期中测试英语试卷(含答案)

上海市重点中学2022-2023学年高二第二学期期中测试英语试卷（完卷时间：120分钟满分：140分）2023年04月第I卷（共100分）I. Listening ComprehensionSection ADirections: In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.1. A. In a coffee shop. B. On a farm.C. In a furniture store.D. In a theatre.2. A. Cleaning a house. B. Finding things in the house.C. Living a simple life.D. Doing housework efficiently.3. A. Calming the woman down. B. Playing bridge.C. Reading a book.D. Reflecting on himself.4. A. The man recommends people to speak the same language.B. The woman thinks it unnecessary to save dying languages.C. The woman admires those devoted to preserving dying languages.D. The man appeals for more action to be taken to protect dying languages.5. A. He has realized his own problem.B. The woman is sure to get a second job.C. He disagrees with the woman’s comments.D. The woman should care more about money.6. A. She has many friends to text. B. She ca n’t focus her mind on study.C. She can’t make long speeches.D. She has many classes to attend.7. A. Enjoy her college life. B. Put off hard assignments.C. Set a post-college goal.D. Ease academic pressure.8. A. It makes no sense. B. It needs training.C. It can’t solve her problem.D. It is worth trying.9. A. She is a music lover. B. She is good at asking questions.C. She prefers art to sports.D. She knows Brazilians well.10. A. The specials are the man’s best choice.B. She is fully confident of the quality-steak.C. Her house is a suitable place for having steak.D. The man should find by himself the nicest wine.Section BDirections: In Section B, you will hear one longer conversation and two short passages. After each conversation or passage, you will be asked several questions. The conversation and the passages will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard.Questions 11 through 14 are based on the following conversation.11. A. Cars. B. Computers. C. Dollars. D. Services.12. A. It’s the real money paid to purchase items.B. Each Time Dollar records the value of trading stuff.C. Different music lessons equal different Time Dollars.D. It represents the service time you exchange with others.13. A. To provide him with a part-time job.B. To ensure him that he can serve others.C. To guarantee him that he can make a living.D. To demonstrate to him how barter is kept on.14. A. To apply for membership. B. To sign up for walking.C. To use the free pass.D. To check the time for barter. Questions 15 through 17 are based on the following passage. 15. A. Have a whole idea of the character’s look.B. Examine the actor’s or the actress’ face and body.C. Try various colors on actors’ or actresses’ hair.D. Get a clear picture of the character’s skin tone.16. A. A film with a magic ending. B. A film stimulating her creativity.C. A film reflecting her delicacy.D. A film with several celebrities.17. A. They both lead the fashion. B. They both emphasize details.C. They both tell good stories.D. They both require harmony. Questions 18 through 20 are based on the following passage.18. A. The ability to recall. B. The invention of camera.C. The chance of revisiting.D. The application of wi-fi.19. A. To send us to sleep. B. To develop technology.C. To refresh our memory.D. To offer us comfort.20. A. Digital camera. B. Fantastic daydream.C. Memory journey.D. Virtual reality.II. Grammar and VocabularySection ADirections: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passages coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.Dear Easy,I wouldn’t put too much stock in what your “literary” friends say; they sound like bores. When it comes down to it, people who think about reading in terms of what “counts” don’t seem to actually enjoy books all that much. Their moralistic (说教的) gloom is evident in the extent (21)_______ _______ reading has come to resemble exercise, with readers tracking their word-count metrics, trying to improve their speed.(22)_______ some disciples of this culture are quick to dismiss audiobooks as a shortcut, they cannot seem to agree on why, exactly, listening is an inferior form of engagement. Some cite studies that have shown people who listen to books retain less than those who read them, which (23)_______ (bind) up with how tempting it is to do other things while listening. (24)_______ insist that audiobooks eliminate the reader’s responsibility to interpret things like irony, tone, and inflection, given that the person on the recording is doing the work of conveying the emotions in the book for them.The larger problem, however, is in viewing books as (25) _______ means to some other end. Many people who aspire to read more are motivated by the promise that doing so will prevent cognitive decline, improve brain connectivity. Some assume that the purposeof reading is (26)_______ (absorb) knowledge or nuggets of trivia that one can use in order to demonstrate being “well read”. I’d be willing to bet, Easy Listening, that your earliest experiences with the joy of literature were aural. Most of us were read to by adults before we learned to read ourselves, and listening to audiobooks recalls the distinctive delight of (27)_______ (tell) a story.If you’re like mos t people I know, you probably find it difficult to recall the last time a book regardless of (28)_______ you consumed it — succeeded in altering your consciousness, suggesting that many books you’ve encountered have failed to live up to their potential.My advice, Easy, is to be (29)_______ (discriminating) about the medium and more choosy about the books you pick up. If you find that your mind is wandering or that you’re not able to fully enter into the reality of the narrative, (30)_______ (consider) that this might be a problem with the content, not the mechanism through which you are experiencing it.Faithfully,CloudSection BDirections: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is oneword more than you need.struggle roughly major causes AB.charged AC.featureAD.significantly BC.motives BD.identify CD.potential ABC.ruled The Science Behind Why People Give Money to CharityThis question has fascinated behavioral scientists for decades: why do we give money to charityThe explanations for charitable giving fall into three broad categories, from the purely altruistic(利他的). The “impurely” altruistic — I donate because I obtain value from knowing I contribute to the social good for the charity. And the the not-at-all altruistic — I donate because I want to show off to (31)_______ mates how rich I am.But are these (32)_______ strong enough to enable people to donate as much as they would want to Most people support charities in one way or another, but often we (33)_______to make donations as often as we think we should. Although many people would like to leave a gift to charity in their will, they forget about it when the time comes. Our research shows that if the will-writer just asks someone if they would like to donate, they are more likely to consider it and the rate of donation (34)_______ doubles.Many people are also aware that they should donate to the (35)_______ that have the highest impact, but facts and figures areless attractive than narratives. In a series of experiments, it was found that people are much more responsive to charitable requests that (36)_______ a single, identifiable beneficiary(受益者), than they are to statistical information about the scale of the problem being faced. When it comes to charitable giving, we are often (37)_______ by our hearts and not our heads.Another of the (38)_______ findings from the research in this area is that giving is fundamentally a social act. One study shows that people give (39)_______ more to their university if the person calling and asking for their donation is their former roommate. Researchers found that when JustGiving donors see that the donor before them has made a large donation, they make a larger donation themselves.In summary, behavioural scientists (40)_______ a range of factors that influence our donations, and can help us to keep giving in the longer term. This is great news not just for charities, but also for donors.III. Reading ComprehensionSection ADirections: For each blank in the following passages there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.I forgot to pay my property tax last year. Was it a sign of early onset dementia(痴呆) Had I spent last September as ananti-government tax resister and the entire month of September had (41) ________ my mind Then I realized the real problem: I have notification (42) ________.Since 2020, many of us have lived (43) ________ online, relying on a trillion apps to send helpful, pinging notifications. So many notifications that they’ve become a waterfall of sound I no longer hear. I’ve grown (44) ________ of every notification. I live in a continuous state of “oops.”My bad decisions and my (45) ________ are to blame. My first error was inviting these pings and beeps into my life decades ago. As someone with a memory as reliable as an inattentive goldfish’s, I once depended on a detailed paper calendar and to-do list system to keep me on (46) ________. My careful notes worked for years. But I was eventually (47) ________ transferring all the birthdays from one year’s calendar to the next. The coming of the PalmPilot (掌上电脑) thrilled me: I could enter the info once and, five days before each loved one’s birt hday, the device would automatically inform me of the coming date.That little PalmPilot was a gateway drug. I eventually (48) ________ my brain to more powerful devices. And for years, generally theywere at a (49) ________ level. Then the pandemic hit and my notification stream became a series of alerts and even alerts for other unimaginable demands of alertness.Then the other factor (50) ________ kicked in. My actual hearing loss, a genetic gift from my father’s side, started getting worse, turning the world into a series of dull noises. Even with my hearing aids in, maybe I didn’t hear a notification.Having become deaf to alerts both (51) ________ and metaphorically, I reasoned that enduring a little wrist vibration with every notification would bring me back into being a responsible adult. (52) ________, I felt like I had severe nerve damage. After month 13 of the pandemic, my general stress level was peaking and I was too (53) ________ to turn some off.“You’re not the boss of me!” I yelled one aftern oon when seven notifications popped up (54) ________. I turned away like abad-tempered teen. The solution I’m turning off all notifications and moving my life back to (55) ________. Yes, it will be a tough adjustment. But it will force me to grab responsibility for my daily life back from all the devices.The good news: Paper doesn’t chirp, buzz, flash or “pop up.” Paper just waits, quietly, non-judgmentally and trust you.41. A. failed B. slipped C. lost D. bent42. A. attentiveness B. alertness C. unwillingness D. deafness43. A. largely B. barely C. closely D. specially44. A. guilty B. ignorant C. unaware D. incapable45. A. gene B. age C. job D. lifestyle46. A. feet B. toes C. trick D. track47. A. used to B. tired of C. exposed to D. involved in48. A. outsourced B. positioned C. swayed D. split49. A.tangible B. manageable C. approachable D. measurable50. A. at length B. at play C. at odds D. at intervals51. A. frantically B. accidentally C. literally D. excessively52. A. Furthermore B. Meanwhile C. Thereby D. However53. A. overwhelmed B. overblown C. overflown D. overtaken54. A. contemporarily B.instinctively C. spontaneously D. simultaneously55. A. ease B. work C. paper D. optimismSection BDirections: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have read.(A)Around this time last winter, at a gymnasium 45 minutes outside Budapest, I was surprised to come across a group of roughly 30 men and women with wooden axes. They had gathered to practice something called Baranta, perhaps the youngest of the world’sso-called traditional martial arts.While they took turns swinging and blocking, one member of the group, a beefy man with a tight, gray, military-style haircut, walked over to where I was standing and began excitedly talking to me in Hungarian. Even with the help of a translator, I had difficulty keeping up with what he was saying. Perhaps sensing this, he pulled out his phone to show me a series of videos, in which several groups of them were practicing Baranta.The name Baranta, I later learned, originates from an old Hungarian word mea ning, roughly, “to attack.” Today, it refers to a fighting style based on a mixture of Hungarian folk dancing. Mongolian wrestling, and the imagined fighting skills of its practitioners’ ancestors. Kata Babinszki, a student the University of Pécs who is writing an essay on Baranta, told me that the practice dates to the early 1990s. At that time, small groups of Hungarians began plunging into their country’s past, looking back to its history as part of the Austro-Hungarian empire, to its time as a kingdom, and even to the period when Hungarians were horsemen travellingacross the edges of eastern Europe and possibly central Asia. Baranta clubs have formed in most major Hungarian cities and in many smaller villages, Babinszki says. These new “traditionalists”are interested in taking up archery (射箭) and horseback riding and organizing giant “tribal meetings” at which they dress in Mongolian-style felt coats and fur hats.Though many of these trappings are rooted less in historical fact than in wistful imagination, few Hungarians seem interested in quibbling over their authenticity. “They’re reaching back to a time when our knowledge is very uncertain,” says Vendel Teszler, a professor at E tv s Loránd University, in Budapest, who has studied Hungarian tradition alists. “Nobody can tell them exactly what clothing is historically accurate. Everything can be transformed and created.” Even tradition.56. Why did the beefy man show the writer a series of videosA. He was trying to sell the writer these videos.B. He f ound the writer couldn’t understand his words.C. He had difficulty translating English into Hungarian.D. He wanted the writer to know how he practiced Baranta.57. According to the passage, what happened in the early 1990sA. Baranta made a comeback in Hungary.B. Baranta clubs moved from villages to major cities.C. Some Hungarians began exploring the country’s history.D. Some Hungarians became interested in Mongolian martial arts.58. What does the phrase “quibbling over” (in the last paragraph) most probably meanA. complaining aboutB. handing overC. insisting onD. engaging in59. Vendel Teszler is quoted in the last paragraph in order to show _____.A. tradition changes with time no matter how old it isB. the history of Hungary remains a mystery to many peopleC. wishful imagination appeals more to people than historical factD. what traditionalists believe in is likely not to be true to the fact (B)How to Survive a DisasterAt seven o’clock in the evening of 27 September 1994, the cruise ferry MS Estonia left Tallin with 989 people on board, heading for Stockholm. It never got there. Within an hour it had sunk, taking with it 852 of its passengers and crew. The death toll was so high that it appeared that many people drowned because they did nothing to save themselves. John Leach, a military survival instructor, found that in life-threatening situations, around 75% of people are so bewildered by the situation that they are unable tothink clearly or plot their escape.Why do so many people die when they need not, when they have the physical means to save themselves Why do so many give up, or fail to adjust to the unfolding crisis In most disaster scenarios, you don't need special skills to survive. You just need to know what you should do.Emergency exitWe haven’t always had a clear picture of what people really do in emergencies. Engineers designing evacuation procedures used to assume that people respond immediately when they hear an alarm, smell smoke or feel their building shake or their boat begins to list. Yet as cases in recent decades began to show, the real challenge is getting them to move quickly enough. Rather than madness, or an animalistic stampede for the exits, it is often people’s reluctance to panic that puts them at higher risk.One study found that half of those who survived delayed before trying to escape, making phone calls, tidying things into drawers, locking their office door, going to the toilet, completing emails, shutting down their computer. One woman accustomed to bicycling to work even returned to her office to change into her tracksuit before trying to leave.Survival modeThe prevailing psychological explanation for these kinds of behaviours is that they are caused by a failure to adapt to a sudden change in the environment.“In emergencies, quite often events are happening faster than you can process them” explains Leach. The situation outruns our capacity to think our way out of it. This explains why in emergencies people often fail to do things that under normal circumstances would seem obvious. So the only reliable way to shortcut this kind of impaired thinking is by preparing for an emergency in advance. Typically, survivors survive not because they are braver or more heroic than anyone else, but because they are better prepared.Stronger togetherDrury, Cocking and Reicher have documented many examples of collective resilience. Cocking thinks that people’s tendency to cooperate during emergencies increases the chances of survival for everyone.The chances are you will never find yourself in a disaster situation. But it’s a good idea to imagine that you will: to be aware that there are threats out there, and that you can prepare for them, without sliding into panic. “All you have to do is ask yourself one simple questi on,” says Leach. “If something happens, what is my firstresponse Once you can answer that, everything else will fall into place. It’s that simple.”60. What happened to the cruise ferry MS EstoniaA. It sank in an hour after its departure from Tallin.B. 75% of the people on board were killed in the end.C. Many were mentally paralyzed facing the disaster.D. People on board lacked necessary survival facilities.61.Which of the following behaviors is appropriate when a disaster happensA. Reminding others by phoneB. Recalling specific survival killsC. Being brave to help othersD. Responding to the alarm quickly62.Which of the following is TrueA. It is beneficial to imagine the threats to conquer panic when you’re facing a disaster.B. Preparation ahead of time works best to handle inability to respond to emergency.C. Emergencies often happen so fast that people can’t think out of the box on the scene.D.Engineers design evacuation procedures by fully understanding people’s responses.(C)Like many historical films, Amadeus is far from a faithful account ofwhat is known about the period and the people that it portrays. Events are exaggerated and simplified, and the complexity of real characters is reduced to suit the needs of a dramatic contrast between good and evil. Such historical liberties are often complained by experts, but few have seemed to mind the wayward story points of Amadeus. This is no doubt partly attributable to the film’s high entertainment value: it is an unusually lively and funny his torical film. Furthermore, the film’s appeal is also attributable to Mozart’s music.For all its liberties, the story is actually based on a real rumor that circulated in Vienna in the 1820s. While gravely ill, the rival composer Antonio Salieri (1750-1825) confessed he had murdered Mozart decades earlier by poisoning him. Salieri was suffering from dementia (痴呆) at the time of this confession, and he later withdrew it, but some chose to believe the claim. More than 150 years later, the English playwright Peter Shaffer based the story of Amadeus not just on Salieri’s confession but also the idea that Salieri had suffered from a deep and bitter jealousy of Mozart. In the fun-loving Mozart, the story goes, Salieri saw a true genius —one who made his own talent and accomplishments appear overshadowed — and this drove him on a vendetta (宿怨) that ultimately resulted in murder.Shaffer’s story makes for great drama biased against Salieri. If Salieri had little reason to fear or resent Mozarfs success, there was naturally a degree of rivalry between two men working in the same profession and in the same city. Salieri and Mozart belonged to separate musical groups, and Italian and German opera fell into and out of favor during this period. The composers were therefore striving for work, including post of musical tutor to the Princess of Wiirttemberg, which Salieri successfully attained, they saw their operas’ debut side by side, yet there is little evidence of any hostility Mozart did complain in a letter to his father that Joseph H favored Salieri over all other that observation was an accurate one. Both Mozart and his father suspected that, behind the scenes, Salieri tried to undermine Mozart’s success, but these were hardly unusual suspicions in a field so reliant on sponsorship. In public, fellow composers reported that Mozart, and Salieri were friendly with another. Shortly after the premiere of Mozart’s The Magic Flute, Salieri attended a performance with Mozart, and applauded warmly and vigorously. Thus, any ill feeling between Mozart and Salieri was borne by the former rather than the latter — contrary to what is strongly depicted in Amadeus — and it stemmed from Salieri’s status and success rather than his perceived averageness.63. According to the author, Amad eus’s appeal comes from thefollowing EXCEPT _________.A. depiction of Mozart’s characterB. actors’ excellent performanceC. a storyline true to historyD. Mozart’s music in the film64. There was some rivalry between Mozart and Salieri mainly because they _________.A. lived and worked in the same cityB. competed for musical work and postC. joined different musical groupsD. suspected each other on some occasions65. What does the author think of the cause of ill feeling between the two menA. Mozart’s experience of breaking up with his father.B. Salieri’s attempt to undermine Mozart’s success.C. Mozart’s success and status as a musical talent.D. Salieri’s success and status in the musical circle.66. Throughout the passage, the author mainly attempts to_________.A. correct some distorted details in the filmB. analyze how the film appeals to audienceB. highlight the entertainment value of the filmD. give an account of Mozart as a genius musicianSection CDirections: Read the following passage. Fill in each blank with a proper sentence given in the box. Each sentence can be used only once. Note that there are two more sentences than you need. A. These demands take a toll, resulting in job dissatisfaction, workplace fatigue, burnout, and reduced occupational commitment. B. Just as beauty is said to be in the eye of the beholder, stress depends on the teacher’s unique view of their classroom. C. For example, this holds true for 25% of teachers in Great Britain and Italy; 20-22% in Malaysia and Germany; and25-26% in Australia and the U.S. D. However, if only 20-25% of teachers report high levels of stress, then that would suggest that the working environment itself is only part of the issue. AB. Teachers are isolated from colleagues for much of the day, spending less than 5% of their work time collaborating with peers. AC. Clearly, then, there must be more to the story.Teaching is widely recognized to be a stressful occupation, characterized by numerous and varied challenges: administrative burdens, long hours, classroom management difficulties, to name but a few.(67) ________ They are also paid less than other workers with similar experience and education, a gap that has grown from4.3% in 1996 to 17% in 2015. Further, teachers face significant social and political scrutiny as to how they do their jobs .(68) ________ The statistics on teacher turnover are grim: Research estimates that between 19% and 30% of new teachers leave the field within the first five years of teaching, which can reduce the team spirits of their campus community and negatively affect student learning. In the most recent PDK poll, half of teachers surveyed said they had considered leaving the profession within the last year, with low pay and high stress most frequently cited as the reasons. Of course, teacher stress is not unique to the United States. In fact, research has yielded remarkably consistent findings around the world, with roughly 20-25% of the teaching workforce reporting high levels of stress.But if it’s clear that teacher stress is widespread, it’s not always clear how teacher stress should be defined. Traditionally, educational policy research has focused on working conditions (i.e., school administration) as the main driver of occupational health. That is, teacher stress tends to be viewed as a result of working in a stressful environment, often characterized as lacking sufficient funding or effective leadership. (69) ________ In many schools, some teachers are stressed out while others are not; but if working conditions were all that mattered, then every teacher in the schoolwould be equally stressed.Chris Kyriacou and others have argued that teacher stress is better understood as resulting from a mismatch between the pressures and demands made on educators and their ability to cope with those demands. Workforce conditions alone are not sufficient to explain why some teachers are highly stressed. Rather, what matters most is how each teacher sees the demands they face in relation to the resources they have available to meet those demands. (70) ________ And if this is true, then it should be possible to identify and intervene with teachers who are most vulnerable to stress, above and beyond efforts to improve the larger working environment.IV. Summary WritingDirections: Read the following passage. Summarize the main idea and the main point(s) of the passage in no more than 60 words. Use your own words as far as possible.Every well-organized team needs to have an outstanding leader with specific skills. Sometimes the leader's abilities can come to affect the whole team. Although we students are still young, it's never too early to cultivate leadership skills.A team consists of both leaders and followers. Neither side can exist and work effectively without the other. What is essential to。

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2022学年第二学期期中学情诊断初三英语试卷（考试时间90分钟，满分140分）考生注意：本卷有7大题，共84小题。

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Part 1 Listening （第一部分听力）I. Listening comprehension（听力理解）（25分）A. Listen and choose the right picture（根据你听到的句子，选出相应的图片）（5分）A B CD E F1. 2. 3. 4. 5.B. Listen to the dialogue and choose the best answer to the question you hear（根据你听到的对话和问句，选出最恰当的答案）（5分）6. A) At 6:15.B) At 6:30. C) At 6:45.D) At 7:15.7. A) There is a big sale in the supermarket.B) There is a big sale in the market.C) There is a big smell in the supermarket.D) There is a big smell in the market.8. A) On foot.B) By bike. C) By car.D) By bus.9. A) The basketball club.B) The badminton club.C) The chess club.D) The volleyball club.10. A) He thought it was very interesting.B) He enjoyed every minute of it.C) He liked it very much.D) He thought it was very boring.C. Listen to the passage and tell whether the following statements are true or false（判断下列句子是否符合你所听到的短文内容，符合的用“T”表示, 不符合的用“F”表示）（5分）11. Mrs. Cheng is over 70 years old and she doesn’t work any more.12. She started her tea business because of the debt(债) her son left.13. Her tea planting business didn’t go well and many of the tea trees died the first year.14. According to Cheng, she thinks she can help the local villagers run the tea planting business.15. The passage is mainly about how Mrs. Cheng tried her best to take care of her family.D. Listen to the passage and complete the following sentences（听短文，用听到的单词完成下列内容，每空格限填一词）（10分）16.Habit formation(形成) is to develop new methods that people get used to withoutthem.17.Healthy habits are often to develop.18.Long-time bad habits can be changed by enough willingness(意志) and a.19. If we want to end a bad habit or develop a healthy one, we need to have a good andfor change.20. I’d suggest you right now. It is never too late to change yourself andmake yourself better.Part 2 Vocabulary and Grammar(第二部分词汇和语法)II. Choose the best answer（选择最恰当的答案）（15分）21. The old couple have been used to going to church on Sundays for many years.A) a B) an C) the D) /22. Premier(总理) Li Qiang met reporters at home and abroad at a news conferenceMarch 13, 2023.A) in B) on C) at D) for23. The trees on side of the street make it a tree-lined one. And many people come to tickoff (打卡) every year.A) either B) neither C) both D) all24. The policeman gave us much on protecting personal information last week.A) advice B) idea C) suggestion D) message25. I’m sorry I know as as you on the topic, you can look it up in the encyclopaedia.A) few B) little C)many D) much26. Han, just one of many people, regularly attends gyms in China and feels to keepactive when night falls.A) good B) terrible C) awful D) awfully27. Now that you have toothache, you go to see the dentist as soon as possible.A) could B) should C) may D) would28. If Rose the interview next week, she will have the chance to work for the schoolstudio.A) pass B) will pass C) passes D) passed29. By the time we got to the station, the train for ten minutes.A) has left B) has been away C) had left D) had been away30. It is said that 98 percent of the students in our school the rich activities after class.A) are covered with B) are satisfied with C) are strict with D) are careful with31. When I went to visit Danny yesterday, he in his garden with his two kids.A) work B) is working C) worked D) was working32. It is difficult for most of us without electricity in the modern society.A) live B) living C) to live D) lived33. Little George read the story again and again he could tell it to his younger sister.A) because B) since C) unless D) so that34. ---will you graduate from the junior middle school, Tom?---In about two months.A) How fast B) How far C) How soon D) How often35. Can you tell me tomorrow?A) how the weather will like B) how will the weather likeC) what the weather will be like D) what will the weather be likeⅢ. Complete the following passage with the words in the box. Each can be used only onceA. followingB. conversationC. qualityD. belowE. necessaryparent, if you work on teaching your children to cook easy and simple recipes(食谱), you won’t only spend family time of high 36 , but you’ll also find cooking with children makes them develop the 37 three skills for everyday life in a fun and playful method. Communication and language skillsTo make a recipe together, it’s 38 to communicate effectively and be clear about the steps to follow. This helps children get a large number of 39 skills and allows them to learnA. disappointedB. balanceC. achieveD. pleasedE. confidenceBy being working on cooking in the kitchen, children are encouraged to try all kinds of foods and develop positive connections with them. Thus, they’re more likely to be in a good 40 , eating fruits, vegetables, and milk, among other foods.Socio-emotional skills(社会情感能力)By working together as a family to make a recipe, children learn that many times. It’s essential to work with others to 41 a common aim.All in all, by feeling 42 with the result, children begin to believe in their own abilities. In addition, they get 43 in themselves, as well as in others. This allows them to grow in the process and enjoy the time the family spend together.IV. Complete the sentences with the given words in their proper forms（用括号内所给单词的适当形式完成下列句子，每空格限填一词）（共8分）44. I phoned Julia to make a date three times yesterday, but there were no . (reply)45. A yellow and white dog with a ear became a lucky dog in the neighbourhood. (break)46. The wind in spring is often soft and it blows the slim branches of trees to swing .(gentle)47. Mr. Lin started to further his study in his and set a good example for his kids. (forty)48. About a month ago, the sandstorm of the year hit Beijing. (strong)49. To be frank, our reasons to the idea sounded more reasonable than . (they)50. I suggest you make a list of the friends you will to the party. (invitation)51. How your future life will be depends on every you make today. (choose)V. Complete the following sentences as required（根据所给要求完成句子，52-57小题每空格限填一词。

河南省许昌重点中学2022-2023学年高二下学期第三次周考试题英语试题及参考答案

2021级下学期高二英语第三次周考试题4月6日第二部分阅读(共两节，满分50分)第一节(共15小题;每小题2.5分，满分37.5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。

AWorld’s Fascinating Libraries to Mark World Book DayWorld Book Day, also known as World Book and Copyright Day, is an annual event organized by the UNESCO to promote reading, publishing and copyright. The first World Book Day was celebrated on April 23 twenty-eight years ago. Let’s take a look at the world’s fascinating libraries and enjoy the fun of reading.Royal Portuguese Cabinet of ReadingLocated in the center of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, the Royal Portuguese Cabinet of Reading is a library and cultural institution. It was built in the late 19th century. Open to the public since 1900, the cabinet has the largest collection of Portuguese literature outside Portugal, holding more than 350,000 books.Stuttgart City LibraryStuttgart City Library is a cube outside with a hollow design inside. The hollow part is connected with misplaced stairs to create a unique sense of space. Since its completion in 2011, it has become a local cultural card and an “instagrammable” place for many tourists.Library of AlexandriaThe Alexandria Library in Alexandria, Egypt, was one of the largest and most significant libraries of the ancient world. The library, destroyed in 415 AD and rebuilt in 2002, is not only a library, but also a museum and scientific research institution. It is known as the Egyptian cultural center and a lighthouse of thought, culture and science.Vasconcelos LibraryVasconcelos Library is located in the downtown area of Mexico City. It was designed by the famous Mexican designer Alberto Kalach, and named after JoséVasconcelos, the philosopher and former president of the National Library of Mexico. It was completed in May 2006 and opened to the public.21. When was the first World Book Day celebrated?A. In 1900.B. In 1995.C. In 2002.D. In 2006.22. What can we infer about Library of Alexandria?A. It is the largest library of the ancient world.B. It has a collection of more than 350,000 books.C. It guides Egyptian’s development and progress.D. It was designed by a famous Mexican architect.23. Which is the youngest library?A. Royal Portuguese Cabinet of ReadingB. Library of AlexandriaC. Stuttgart City LibraryD. Vasconcelos LibraryB“Peg, do you think I can pull the rope(绳)?” The question was asked before we made marks on each of our cows. He had pulled the rope for years. He knew the answer before he asked, but he asked anyway. I answered, “Dad, I know you can't pull it for all the cows, but for a few you will do great. You get out here and we will give it a chance.” Until the last moment on the cows, to be exact, there were three left, I finally saw him driving slowly down the hill.As he approached, we stopped to wait for him. He drove over slowly, parked his car and got out with great difficulty. He made his way to the rope, not an easy task at 93. Tears were running down his face as well as mine. Dad's tears weren't tears of sadness for what he was no longer able to do, but tears of thankfulness that he was able to pull the rope for three cows. His last words when he left, “There, I worked, now I can eat!” That day, those three cows were just what he needed.It was the last time my dad would pull the rope. At the age of 95 my dad changed his address from earth to heaven, a day he had longed for. He was such a diamond(宝石)in my life. My dad passed on his love of birds and all farm animals to me. He used to be a brave World War I pilot. He loved my mother, his family, his country, and his friends. The lessons he taught me are ones that will never be forgotten. I am grateful for the time and beautiful memories.Miss you on the special day—Father's Day, dad.24. How did the father ask the question?A. In surprise.B. Out of patience.C. On purpose.D. In anger.25. What can be inferred from the second paragraph?A. The farm workers were considerate.B. The author got along well with his co-workers.C. His father was old enough not to work.D. His father had very deep love for work.26. What did the author mainly tell us in the third paragraph?A. His father has a great influence on him.B. His father loved birds and farm animals.C. His father passed away at the age of 95.D. His father had a right attitude to death.27. What was the purpose of the author to write the article?A. To measure.B. To remember.C. To comment.D. To advertise.CNo matter where you go in the world, you will notice something unusual about the trees—their trunks(树干)are painted white, People whitewash trees for a variety of reasons, depending on the area they live in.In Mexico, the purpose of whitewashing is to protect the tree and fight against a specific type of ant.Greece is another country where you can find trees painted white. According to tradition, during Easter(复活节), everything gets whitewashed, Make sure to planyour next trip to Greece if you won't want to miss this interesting and unique tradition.Generally speaking, the main purpose of whitewashing is to protect the tree from heat and insects. And few are as effective and accessible as whitewashing.When the tree is exposed to too much sun in the daytime, the tree cells become more active; however, the roots as well as the other unexposed areas of the tree remain inactive. If the water that the tree needs cannot be provided from the roots, the tree will have a dry surface. Once you whitewash them, the surfaces of young trees won't get dry easily.Pure white paint works efficiently when it comes to reflecting both heat and sunlight away from the tree. White paint allows the tree to spend more time taking in carbon dioxide(CO2). The more carbon dioxide the trees take in, the more energy they create. Gardeners whitewash trees not only for protecting their trees but also increasing fruit production.If the tree is suffering from being sunburned, the wound can also allow the insects to enter the inside of the tree. Moreover, relative diseases can affect how the tree grows. Whitewash prevents any access to the inside of the tree.Painting the trees white won't stop traffic accidents, but it can make them less frequent, because drivers can see the trees much more clearly, even during the night.28. For what reason do the people paint the trees white in Greece?A. To have the trees seen more clearly.B. To protect the trees from extreme heat.C. To celebrate a famous traditional festival.D. To make the surroundings more beautiful.29. What can be inferred from the text?A. Insects and diseases can certainly kill the trees.B. The tree cells become more active in the daytime.C. Painting the trees white may stop traffic accidents.D. Whitewashing the trees may increase fruit production.30. What is the best title for the passage?A. How we should paint the trees whiteB. Why the tree trunks are whitewashedC. When it is the best time to paint the treesD. What we should do before painting the trees31. Where is the passage probably taken from?A. A health report.B. A travel handbook.C. A scientific magazine.D. A product advertisement.DAustralian data（数据）indicate that less than a quarter of children aged 5-14 achieve the recommended 60 minutes of physical activity every day and spend just over two hours each day sitting or lying down for screen-based activities. There is widespread concern that children are not spending enough time in nature and, as a result, that they may be missing out on the potential benefits that nature has to offer for social skills, learning, physical health, and wellbeing.For teachers in the know, nature-based play and learning is wonderful. For example, cooking on an outdoor fire can include a range of curriculum（课程）skills-maths and measurement of food materials, important fire and safety skills, reading and writing, and comprehending skills from the recipe, as well as imagination in finding the best sticks to use as skewers. Simple activities can equally deliver benefits: using sticks to show how fractions （分数）are part of a whole can explain problem solving in a hands-on way and help children better grasp（理解）more complex maths concepts.An Australian study found that while all teachers believed that nature-based play and learning can deliver huge benefits for children, seven out of ten teachers felt that their knowledge and confidence was limiting their ability to make full use of these opportunities at school. Difficulties in using nature-based play and learning for teachers include: limited knowledge and confidence in how to add it into learning or how to operate the class outside （78%）; a crowded curriculum limiting their abilityto adopt new learning （54%）; a lack of understanding/support from others in the school （38%）.Reducing these difficulties must be a focus to ensure children are able to judge nature-based play and learning opportunities at school. We must find ways to support teachers to upskill and feel confident in delivering learning opportunities in nature. Training, education, and support at the school level are important for teachers to take the next step, but so are system-level approaches to consider how nature-based learning can be formally included into the curriculum.32. What do experienced teachers think of nature-based play and learning?A. A good academic teaching through lively activities.B. A kind of everyday physical activity for all students.C. A practical student activity to feel the beauty of nature.D. A survival adventure to train students to live independently.33. Why do most teachers have difficulty adopting nature-based play and learning?A. They think students won’t like the learning.B. They are w orried about parents’ disagreement.C. They have not enough time and experience.D. They have got used to the classroom teaching.34. How can nature-based play and learning be widespread?A. By offering leachers a pay rise.B. By adding it to the required curriculum.C. By reducing students’ homework and tests.D. By replacing current teachers with younger ones.35. What is the best title for the text?A. Teachers and nature-based play and learning.B. The recommended everyday physical activity.C. The harm to children from screen-based activities.D. Nature-based play and learning’s benefits for children.第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。

河南省巩义市市直高级中学2022-2023学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题(解析版)

市直高中2022—2023学年下学期期中考试英语试卷第一部分听力(略)第二部分阅读理解(共两节，满分40分)第一节(共15小题;每小题2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。

A1. From box 1 and 2, we can infer____.A. China’s tea harvests only in Spring.B. Xinyang has China’s largest tea farms.C. Handmade purple teapot will never disappear.D. Internet is more important than craft itself.2. Box 3 is to introduce____.A. how tea change people’ life.B. how tea integrate into people’s life.C. how tea improve people’s life.D. how tea simplify people’s life.3. What do the three boxes have in common? ____A. They are all about tea in China.B. They are all about tea economy.C. They are all about tea art.D. They are all about teapots.【答案】1. C 2. B 3. A【解析】【导语】这是一篇说明文。

文章介绍了中国和茶有关的文化知识。

【1题详解】推理判断题。

通读Box1和Box2，根据Box2第二段中“Many younger masters use the internet to promote their craft arousing young people’s interests in the art in modern and customized ways. (许多年轻的大师利用互联网推广他们的手艺，以现代和定制的方式激发年轻人对艺术的兴趣。

2022-2023学年山东省泰安市高二下学期期中考试英语试题

2022-2023学年山东省泰安市高二下学期期中考试英语试题1. Among the works of art ever created by human hands, there are those masterpieces that have left their mark on the history of mankind forever. These artworks have always inspired millions of people for creative daring and new creative discoveries.Mona LisaProbably the most famous painting in the world is Leonardo da Vinci’s La Gioconda, better known as Mona Lisa. This painting is an image of Madame Gherardini, the ideal woman of the Renaissance. And it suffered from being damaged, stolen and even hung in Napoleon’s bedroom. The painting is officially announced priceless, as this masterpiece is the best art of all time. Mona Lisa is currently kept in the Louvre, Paris.The Birth of VenusAnother of the most famous paintings is the Birth of Venus. Botticelli’s painting illustrates the myth of the birth of Aphrodite. The beautiful goddess floats to the shore in a sea shell and on the shore she is met by one of the Graces. The Birth of Venus is well preserved thanks to the fact that Botticelli applied a protective layer of egg yolk (蛋黄) to the painting. This masterpiece is kept in Florence in the Uffizi Gallery.The Persistence of MemoryAccording to the author himself, the picture was painted as a result of abstract associations that Dali had at the sight of processed cheese. Gala predicted quite correctly that no one, once having seen the Persistence of Memory, will forget it. This outstanding painting is located in the Museum of Modern Art in New York.Girl with a Pearl EarringIt’s an oil painting on canvas (画布) by Dutch artist Johannes Vermeer, one of his most well-known works. It describes an imaginary young woman in exotic (异国情调的) dress and a very large pearl earring. The work permanently stays in the Mauritshuis museum in The Hague.1. Which picture experienced a lot in its being preserved process?A．Mona Lisa. B．The Birth of Venus.C．The Persistence of Memory. D．Girl with a Pearl Earring.2. How is the Birth of Venus well preserved?A．By being painted on canvas.B．By being kept in Florence.C．With permanent care.D．With a protective layer of egg of yolk.3. Where will you probably find the text?A．In a novel. B．In a fairy tale.C．In a magazine. D．In a book review.2. Eight months after my father died, I saw some letters on top of my mother’s coffee table. They were tied with a silk ribbon (丝带) and addressed to her decades ago in my father’s neat handwriting.I couldn’t imagine my serious father ever writing anything like love letters.“Would you like me to read them to you?” Mom asked with a smile.The letters were written in 1974 when my father traveled to Italy to care for his beloved, sick mother, leaving his wife and me, their new born daughter, behind in Toronto, the city my parents called home after immigrating to Canada from Italy in 1956.Growing up, my father was my hero and protector, but he was also a man of few words, part of a generation of immigrant men who worked hard for a better life.I sat back while my mother read his letters to me, and thought, “Who is this guy?” My father used endearing expressions I had never heard him say. He referred to my mother as “my dearest” and “my companion” who was always in his thoughts. In ea ch letter, he attached a Canadian one–dollar bill for me and announced, “You and your mother are my life.”As children, we are sure we know everything about our parents. But, sometimes, we find out that they were and are people with various aspects.My father was proud and stubborn (固执的), and so was my mother. During their 58-year marriage, their stubbornness often led to conflict. So it was bittersweet to hear my father’s youthful feelings read aloud by elderly mother with a wistful (留恋的) tone.These letters are only part of their correspondence. My mother wrote back to my father. One day she will read those letters to me. And just as with my father, they might help me discover another dimension of a parent I never knew before.1. How did the author feel wh ile Mom read Dad’s letters?A．Amused. B．Depressed. C．Surprised. D．Heartbroken.2. Why did the father travel abroad?A．To have a reunion with his wife.B．To attend his beloved, sick mother.C．To take care of the new born daughter.D．To visit the city my parents called home.3. What can we learn about the author’s father ?A．He was good at hiding his feelings.B．He was proud and sociable.C．He was a loving husband and father.D．He was stubborn and serious.4. Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?A．My Father, My Hero B．Understanding Our Loved OnesC．My Parents’ Marriage D．Finding a Different Father3. Many of us were told from an early age that, “you learn from your mistakes”. But is this actually true?The short answer is “yes” — failure can be a teachable moment. But learning from our mistakes is, in reality, very hard because we don’t like to fail. It doesn’t feel good, so we react to failure in impulsive and emotional ways, like giving up on a task pr ematurely, telling ourselves we don’t care whether we succeed, or finding fault with the task itself. This is self-protective, according to Hallgeir, a professor of psychology at the Norwegian School of Economics. “Most of us want to think of ourselves as competent”, he says, so when we fail “it poses a serious threat to our self-image”.Fortunately, there is research to suggest that there are some strategies to help us overcome the emotional barriers around failure. One of them is to adopt a third-person perspective. Instead of asking “Why did I fail?”, we could ask “Why did Sam fail?”, for example. Multiple studies by psychologist Ethan Kross at the University of Michigan show that adopting a third-person perspective helps to soften our negative emotional reactions, allowing us to look at failure more objectively.A second strategy involves offering advice to others who may be in the same position as us. This strategy led to better levels of motivation and academic success in the test groups — involving both adults and children — that were asked to give advice based on their own failures. Professors Eskreis-Winkler and Duckworth found that the satisfaction of helping others “forces people to engage with their experience and what they have learned”.The writ er Samuel Beckett once said: “fail again, fail better”. But it now seems that we should be saying: “fail again, fail smarter”. Failure is an unavoidable part of life, but by learning to overcome the emotional barriers around it, we may find the road to success is a little easier to navigate (确定方向).1. What does the underlined word “impulsive” in paragraph 2 probably mean?A．Uncontrollable. B．Optimistic. C．Impressive. D．Ambitious.2. Why don’t we like to fail?A．Failure can be teachable.B．Failure threatens our self-image.C．Failure is an unavoidable part of life.D．Learning from our failures is very hard.3. Which of the following will the writer agree with?A．Failure can be avoided if we learn from it.B．Giving advice to others can help us fail better.C．Only those who succeed can give advice to others.D．A third-person perspective helps us out of the bad feelings of failure.4. What does the text focus on?A．Smarter ways to learn from failure.B．How to fail better when we fail again.C．Failure can let us succeed more easily.D．Why we react to failure in emotional ways.4. The Department for Health and Social Care (DHSC) confirmed this week that a ban on displaying products high in fat, salt and sugar (HFSS) in noticeable locations such as shop entrances and cashier desk areas will come into force on October 1. The Government also confirmed it is delaying a ban on multibuy deals on HFSS foods, such as “buy one, get one free”, until October next year in response to customers facing cost-of-living pressure. There has been no confirmation over plans for a crackdown (打击) on junk food advertising, which had also been delayed for a year.It emerged earlier this month that the Government was reviewing its anti-obesity (对抗肥胖) strategy. It was reported that plans to tackle junk food could be abandoned by Prime Minister Ms Truss with fears that it would increase pressure on customers already struggling with rising costs.Food and Drink Federation chief executive (执行官) Karen Betts said: “Our industry looks forward to continuing to work with Government to help tackle obesity and poor diets. Food and drink businesses know we have worked hard over many years to redevelop the recipes of our products to make them healthier while keeping their delicious flavours. This has included work to help people choose appropriate amount of food. We know how valuable good health is to everyone, and we’re committed to continuing with this and other work to help people eat well whatever their lifestyle.”Association of Con venience Stores chief executive James Lowman said, “Local shops have sunk huge sums of money in refitting their stores to obey these regulations when their businesses are already under pressure from rising energy bills and increased products costs. Retailers (零售商) have been frustrated by the Government’s rushed approaches to policy development and hesitancy about implementation dates.”Health campaigners said they hope companies will use the year’s delay “responsibly” to develop a healthier food offering.1. According to the passage, which regulation will be put into effect?A．The ban on junk food.B．The ban on junk food display.C．The ban on junk food advertising.D．The ban on multibuy deals on junk foods.2. Why did the Government hesitate to carry out the bans on junk food?A．It was concerned about the obesity problem.B．It was concerned about the food display problem.C．It was concerned about the food flavours problem.D．It was concerned about the cost-of-living pressure.3. What is the attitude of retailers towards the ban?A．Objective. B．Supportive. C．Indifferent. D．Opposed.4. What can we infer from the text?A．Food and drink businesses support anti-obesity strategy.B．The Government only cares about the economy development.C．Local shops look forward to the ban on displaying HFSS products.D．Health campaigners will take the responsibility to offer healthier diets.5. Even successful poets may be frightened the first time they sit down to write a poem. This is hardly unusual. But the good news is that once ideas begin to flow, the craft of poetry is remarkably satisfying. 1Don’t be absorbed in your first line. If you don’t feel you have exactly the right words to open your poem, don’t give up there. 2 The opening line is just one component of an overall piece of art. Don’t give it more outsized importance than it needs.Accept tools. If a rhyming dictionary will help you complete a poem, you should definitely use it. 3 Just be sure you understand the true meaning of the words you put into your poem. Some synonyms (同义词) listed in a dictionary will be different from the meaning you wish to convey.Enhance the poetic form with literary devices. 4 Develop your poetry writing skills by using metaphor, imagery, and other literary devices into your poems. This can be relatively easy in an unrhymed form like free verse, and more challenging in poetic forms that have strict rules about rhyme.5 Writing poetry is so much more fruitful when you’re involved in the work of others. Make the language of poetry second nature by reading other poets — both the classics and living, working artists.6. It was in Australia. By mid-afternoon on Thursday, Adrian Main was working outside in the_________. Over the years, he had _________ many animals while digging around in soil, but he knew how to _________ the dangerous ones.Now his shovel (铲子) was in his car, parked 50 meters away. He considered getting it, but the job was _________. So he used his hands instead. Just as his fingers slid under the pile of _________, he felt a(an) _________ pain in his left hand. Adran quickly _________ out his hand, seeing a spider biting his finger.Adrian knew immediately that the spider was a Sydney funnel-web (漏斗型蜘蛛), the _________ in Australia. He _________ his hand up and down to throw off the spider and after three or four seconds, it finally let go and dropped to fallen leaves again.He __________ to his coworker, Phil, who was working close by. Phil __________ his shovel and ran over. The pair calmly walked to the car while Adrian pressed down on his finger to __________ the spread of venom (毒液) into his bloodstream. They both knew a bite like this, if left untreated, could __________ death within an hour.__________, the forests where they had been working was not very far from the hospital. Adrian walked into the emergency department with __________ still streaming down his finger. He calmly told the nurse that he’d been bitten by a Sydney funnel-web, and was quickly brought to a bed. He finally was saved.1.A．zoo B．woods C．yard D．park2.A．saved B．hurt C．killed D．encountered3.A．struggle with B．tell apart C．come across D．look after4.A．dangerous B．difficult C．small D．demanding5.A．leaves B．branches C．soil D．waste6.A．slight B．bearable C．imaginary D．sharp7.A．put B．pulled C．reached D．checked8.A．mildest B．deadliest C．strongest D．wildest9.A．kept B．checked C．waved D．pushed10.A．jumped B．showed C．shouted D．whispered11.A．dropped B．took C．folded D．packed12.A．slow B．forbid C．ignore D．clear13.A．add to B．turn to C．adjust to D．lead to14.A．Gradually B．Therefore C．Fortunately D．Actually15.A．blood B．sweat C．poison D．liquid7. 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

北京市中关村外国语学校2022-2023学年高二下学期期中考试英语试卷(PDF版,含答案)

北京市中关村外国语学校2022——2023学年度第二学期期中试卷高二英语班级姓名学号成绩2023.04.26（注：选择题填答在通用答题卡上，否则不计成绩；考试时间90分钟，满分100分)第一部分：知识运用（共两节，30分）第一节完型填空（共10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，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。

One windy spring day,I observed young people having fun flying their kites.Multicolored creations,various shapes and sizes filled the skies like beautifulbirds darting and dancing.As the strong wind blew against the kites,a___1___kept them in check.Instead of blowing away with the wind,they arose against it to achieve great___2___.They shook and pulled,but the restraining string and the cumbersome tail kept them in tow,facing upwards and against the wind.As the kites struggled and trembled against the string,they seemed to be saying,"Let me go!Let me go!I want to be___3___!"They soared beautifully even as they fought the control of the string.Finally,one of the kites___4___in breaking loose from it.Free at last,it seemed to say,"Free to fly with the wind."Yet freedom from restraint simply put it at the ___5___of the unsympathetic wind.It dropped ungracefully to the ground and landed in a mass of weeds.Free at last,free to___6___powerless,and to be blown helpless along the ground,and to lodge lifeless against the first obstruction.___7___like kites we sometimes are!Life gives us adversity(逆境),___8___and rules to follow from which we can gain strength.Restraint is a necessary opponent to the winds of opposition.We can never rise high enough to achieve our goals if we lose our necessary___9___ or the rules.Let each of us rise to great heights,___10___that some of the restraints that we may chafe under(因…而感到恼怒)are actually the steady force that helps us ascend and achieve.()1.A.belt B.string C.wire D.fabric()2.A.weights B.lengths C.depths D.heights()3.A.dependent B.beautiful C.free D.strong()4.A.tried B.succeeded C.failed D.managed()5.A.mercy B.risk C.sight D.expense()6.A.sit y C.stand D.lie()7.A.How many B.How much C.How come D.How long()8.A.hopes B.dreams C.ambition D.restrictions()9.A.opponents B.friends C.assistants D.supporters()anizing B.admitting C.recognizing D.recommending第二节语法填空(共10小题；每小题1.5分，共15分）阅读下列短文，根据短文内容填空。

山东省青岛市即墨区2022-2023学年高二下学期阶段测试英语试题(6月)(含答案)

2022-2023学年高二下期英语试题第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5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。

AOPENINGS AND PREVIEWSAnimals Out of PaperYolo! Productions and the Great Griffon present the play by Rajiv Joseph, in which an origami(折纸术) artist invites a teenage talent and his teacher into her studio．Merri Milwe directs．In previews．Opens Feb．12.(West Park Presbyterian Church, 165 W．86th St．212-868-4444.)The AudienceHelen Mirren stars in the play by Peter Morgan, about Queen Elizabeth Ⅱ of the UK and her private meetings with twelve Prime Ministers in the course of sixty years．Stephen Daldry directs．Also starring Dylan Baker and Judith Ivey．Previews begin Feb．14．(Schoenfeld, 236 W．45th St．212-239-6200.)HamiltonLin-Manuel Miranda wrote this musical about Alexander Hamilton, in which the birth of America is presented as an immigrant story．Thomas Kail directs．In previews．Opens Feb．17．(Public, 425 Lafayette St．212-967-7555.)On the Twentieth CenturyKristin Chenoweth and Peter Gallagher star in the musical comedy by Betty Comden and Adolph Green, about a Broadway producer who tries to win a movie star's love during a cross-country train journey．Scott Ellis directs, for Roundabout Theatre Company．Previews begin Feb．12.(American Airlines Theatre, 227 W．42nd St．212 - 719-1300.)1．What is the play by Rajiv Joseph probably about?A．A type of art. B．A teenager's studio.C．A great teacher. D．A group of animals.2．Who is the director of The Audience?A．Helen Mirren. B．Peter Morgan. C．Dylan Baker. D．Stephen Daldry. 3．Which play will you go to if you are interested in American history?A．Animals Out of Paper.B．The Audience.C．Hamilton.D．On the Twentieth Century.BIf you visit the new mummies(木乃伊) show at the American Museum of NaturalHistory(AMNH) in New York City, don't miss the Gilded Lady．Scientists say she probably died of lung disease when she was in her 40s—about 2,000 years ago—in ancient Egypt．They even have a model of her skull(头骨)．And yet, the mummy's coffin has never been opened．Instead, scientists used a machine called a CT(扫描仪) to look inside.CT scanners were developed to help doctors examine patients．But the machines turned out to be perfect for studying mummies, too."A hundred years ago, scientists would usually open mummies' coffins．This did a great deal of harm to those mummies," says the AMNH president Ellen V．Futter．"We just don't do that anymore．We can do so much better．By using CT scanners, scientists can know about an ancient person's diet from some of a mummy's hair．Pieces of bone can show who was related to whom."Some mummies in Peru were buried with a skull hanging from their neck．Scientists thought these mummies wore the skull of an enemy．But DNA evidence showed that the mummies were buried with the skull of an ancestor (祖先).The 19 mummies in the show were from Egypt and Peru．They had completely different reasons for mummifying the dead．The ancient Egyptians believed that mummification allowed an ancestor to live on in the next world．The people who prepared the Gilded Lady thought she would continue to see, hear and smell．In ancient Peru, people practised mummification to stay connected with their ancestors．Some families kept mummies in their home.Futter calls the mummies in the show "messengers from another time"．With the help of technology, scientists will continue to uncover mummies' secrets so we can understand it. 4．What did scientists find about the Gilded Lady?A．She was a great artist. B．She died of a natural death.C．She lived in ancient Egypt. D．She had an amazingly long life.5．What do Futter's words suggest?A．Pieces of bone show a person's diet.B．CT scanners do great harm to mummies.C．Mummies usually wore the skull of an enemy.D．Technology plays an important role in mummy studies.6．Why did the ancient Peruvians make mummies?A．To do traditional medical research.B．To keep close ties with their relatives.C．To help their families live a better life.D．To let their ancestors live on in another world.7．What does the underlined word "it" in the last paragraph refer to?A．The technology. B．Their message. C．Their family. D．The show.CMost parents realize that a diet of soda and candy isn't a healthy choice, but what should they do if their children are picky eaters who prefer sugary food but refuse fruit and vegetables or just skip meals? There are ways to help kids eat healthily and avoid involving many fights at the dinner table.Jane E．Brody wrote an article for The New York Times in August 2015．The title of the article is "Another Approach to Raising Healthy Eaters"．In this article, she shares her experience as a child who was a picky eater．She provides some useful views for parents who have children that are very picky about what foods they will eat.It turns out that demanding that a child eat something doesn't really work well．The command to "dean your plate" can end up teaching children that it is normal to continue eating after their stomach is full．This habit may continue into adulthood, and can lead to overweight bodies or food disorders.Instead, parents can try other methods that might actually influence their children to try new foods．One very simple method is to offer your children a small amount of newly introduced food．A large amount can seem intimidating(令人生畏的)．One or two bites might feel less scary to try.Another really easy thing parents can do is to read the ingredients(成分) on food instructions．You might be surprised by the kinds of food that have some form of sugar added to them．One way to be a healthier eater is to reduce the amount of sugar a person eats．Read the ingredient labels, and pick a product that doesn't have extra sugar added．Start making your own type of your child's favorite foods at home instead of buying processed ones, which can enhance their interest in home-made food．Consider organic foods over the popular, well-known foods that are full of sugar.Sometimes, all it takes to get a child to eat healthily is to offer a food in a different way．Kids that hate raw cauliflower(菜花) might eat it after the vegetable is roasted．It is possible to turn a head of cauliflower into rice．It looks the same and your child may not notice the difference between it and real rice.8．What do we know about Jane E．Brody?A．She wrote a book to help kids eat less.B．Her article for The New York Times was written in winter.C．She shared some methods with parents having picky children.D．Her experience as a picky eater once made her parents annoyed.9．The command to clean one's plate usually ______.A．doesn't work at allB．leads to children's stomachacheC．ends up with children's hating eatingD．gets children into a bad eating habit10．What can parents do if they want their children to try a new food?A．Offer a small amount of it.B．Give all of the food to them.C．Tell them the ingredients in it.D．Reduce the amount of sugar in it.11．Which of the following can help your kid become a healthy eater?A．Making him eat up all food.B．Only eating organic foods.C．Buying processed foods.D．Eating less sugar.DMost of us struggle through the time it takes to get a cup of coffee to our lips once our alarms go off．Luckily, this coffee-making alarm clock could make those few struggling minutes practically disappear.An alarm clock that makes a pot of fresh coffee as soon as you wake up actually exists, and you can buy it right now．Thanks to the Barisieur, your morning time will never be the same.Here's how it works: Before you go to bed, fill the glass container with water and pour ground coffee into the(过滤器)．Not a black coffee drinker?Not to worry—special drawers keep your cream cold and store your sugar, too.Then, just set your alarm and go to sleep．This machine will take care of the rest.A few minutes before your alarm goes off next morning, the Barisieur will begin to brew(冲泡) your coffee．And voila! A cup of hot coffee is waiting for you when your alarm rings and you open your eyes．You won't even have to leave your bed.London designer Joshua Renouf designed this invention himself, raising over $ 500, 000 through donations on the Internet．Coffee lovers should act fast and put in a pre-order on the website now, paying just $ 300．Otherwise, you will have to wait until it hits stores and pay $ 420.Owning one of these clocks will be totally worth it．Nothing says "seize the day" quite like waking up to a pot of freshly brewed coffee, after all．Also, the machine isn't limited to making coffee only in the morning．You can go out and return home with a cup of hot coffee waiting for you.12．Why does the author mention the struggle?A．To show making coffee is challenging.B．To show coffee can make us feel better.C．To show the coffee-brewing alarm clock is great.D．To show it is difficult to get up early in the morning.13．What does the underlined word "it" in Paragraph 3 refer to?A．The Barisieur. B．The morning time.C．A hot cup of coffee. D．The glass container.14．What's the benefit of pre-ordering the clock on the website now?A．You can get one much earlier.B．You can get one at a great discount.C．You can get donations from its designer.D．You may have a chance to meet Joshua Renouf.15．What is the author's purpose in writing the text?A．To tell us how to make coffee easily.B．To advertise a new product in a store.C．To recommend a special kind of alarm clock.D．To compare traditional alarm clocks and new ones.第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。

湛江市2022-2023 学年高二上学期期末调研测试英语试卷含答案

湛江市2022-2023 学年度第一学期期末高中调研测试高二英语试卷(满分：120 分, 考试时间：120 分钟) 2023 年1 月注意事项：1. 答卷前, 考生务必用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将自己的姓名、考号、考场号和座位号填写在答题卡上, 并将考号条形码粘贴在答题卡上的指定位置。

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第一部分阅读(共两节, 满分50 分)第一节(共15 小题；每小题 2. 5 分, 满分37. 5 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。

AA team of global body language experts has come up with this list of the best body language courses.This course is particularly useful to businessmen. It will teach you how to use body language to increase your success, influence, and income. By the end of the course, you will understand the role of body language in business success and get a Certificate of Completion after completing the course.2. Body Language CourseThis beginner level course is useful to anyone eager to learn how to use body language to communicate effectively. The course discusses topics like the significance of communication and tips for improving body language. The course is delivered by award-winning instructors.3. Digital Body LanguageThis course teaches how to improve your digital personal brand. It discusses a variety of topics like the power of face, personality and confidence, drawing attention, and web page essentials. By the end of the course, you will perfect online presence, master body language onlineand level up your digital brand.4. How To Make A Great First ImpressionThis course will make you realize how eye contact, a smile and handshake can increase your chances of improving the first impression you make on the other person, which is quite useful to anyone starting a new job. By the end of the course you will pick up the skills and confidence you need to make a good first impression.1. Which of the following courses may best suit a senior manager?A. Digital Body Language.B. Body Language Course.C. Body Language For Businessmen.D. How To Make A Great First Impression.2. What can you learn if you take Digital Body Language?A. How to change your character.B. How to protect yourself online.C. How to build up a successful company.D. How to improve personal influence online.3. Who is more likely to attend How To Make A Great First Impression?A. A news reporter.B. A job seeker.C. A lab researcher.D. An interviewer.BEvery Sunday mornin g I take a walk around a park near my home. There’s a lake in one corner of the park. Each time I walk by this lake, I see the same old woman sitting at the water’s edge with a small metal cage beside her.This Sunday, I stopped walking and went over to her. As I got closer, I realized that there were three turtles (乌龟), unhurt, slowly walking around the base of the metal cage. She had a fourth turtle on her knee that she was carefully cleaning with a brush, which made me feel surprised.“Hello, ” I said.“If you don’t mind, I’d love to know what you’re doing with these turtles. ”“I’m cleaning off their shells, ” she replied.“Anything on a turtle’s shell weakens the turtle’s ability to take in heat and blocks its ability to swim. It can also impair and weaken the shell over time. ”She went on, “I spend a couple of hours each Sunday morning, relaxing by this lake andhelping these little guys out. It’s my own strange way of making a difference. ”“Well then, don’t you think your time could be better spent? It’s a waste of time. And 99% of these turtles don’t have kind people like you to help them clean off their shells. So, how exactly are your efforts here truly making a difference?”The woman smiled, then looked down at the turtle on her knee, wiped off the last piece of algae (海藻) from its shell, and said, “Sweetie, if this little guy could talk, he’d tell you I just made all the difference in the world. ”4. What was the writer surprised at according to Paragraph 2?A. Four turtles in the cage.B. The beautiful scenery in the park.C. A small metal cage put beside the water.D. A woman cleaning off the turtles’ shells.5. What does the underlined word “impair” in Paragraph 5 probably mean?A. Hurt.B. Clean.C. Protect.D. Paint.6. Why did the writer doubt the woman’s efforts?A. The woman had so much free time.B. The woman didn’t protect the environment.C. He thought the woman’s efforts meaningless.D. He thought the turtles didn’t need t o be cleaned.7. Which of the following can be the best title for the text?A. A Strange Woman.B. The Power of Kindness.C. The Meaning of Cleaning.D. Turtles in the Metal Cage.CScientists have made great discoveries. But how have they influenced our personal lives? Do kids in your classroom even know when Einstein lived? You may be wondering: why is it important to teach kids stories about modern-day scientists?First, stories of scientists can encourage kids. Chris Hadfield is a Canadian who went to space, and he's a real guitar-playing person. He makes singing videos on the website. His story can make kids think scientists are also common people. Hearing scientists' stories makes kids think that they can do that too.But not only that, the stories of famous scientists can encourage kids to explore and never give up. Bill Nye was always refused when trying to be an astronaut. But up to now, he has made a lot of successes in his role as a popular science educator and engineer. Besides, it's no secret that scientific discoveries require trying, and trying again.Another way some scientists can encourage kids is through their diversity. Neil deGrasse Tyson, for example, is an African-American, which is not common in his field. Such stories can make kids think anyone can be a scientist.It's important to know that scientists don't need to be "gifted" or "good" at school. Often we consider a scientist as being an extremely smart kid at school, which doesn't have to be true. They just need to have a great interest in science. Telling students stories of scientists can encourage them to show interest in science. As long as they are interested, they are likely to become a scientist in the future.Modern scientists teach kids that knowledge builds upon the foundation others have laid. This is important—no one can do it alone. Scientists' stories can encourage today's young scientists to keep trying. They'll be encouraged not to give up on the dream of exploring and making discoveries. Even if they haven't made important discoveries, their research may help the following scientists.8. What can Chris Hadfield's story tell students?A. Scientists are interested in different things.B. Students should have a hobby of their own.C. Scientists can be ordinary like people around us.D. Students should consider scientists as their models.9. Which of the following will the author agree with?A. Scientists are not necessarily very smart at school.B. Not all scientists really show interest in science.C. Scientists are usually good at their schooling.D. African-Americans are more likely to become scientists.10. What can be learned according to the last paragraph?A. Scientists should help each other.B. A scientist should never give up trying.C. Making discoveries is necessary for scientists.D. New scientific discoveries may be based on others' findings.11. What is the text mainly about?A. Why scientists are important to us.B. Why students love stories of scientists.C. Why scientists can make great discoveries.D. Why students should be taught stories about scientists.DThanks to a new virtual reality film offering 360 degree viewing, armchair travelers around the world can now visit places like the Amazon rainforest. Provided freely by Conservation International, you'll be able to take in the breathtaking beauty and amazing biodiversity that is dished up in a film entitled "Under the Canopy" without worrying about being eaten alive by insects, giant snakes or bird spiders. Besides that, and saving on airfare and getting your passport updated, the film is said to be simply beyond belief in its clarity and realism.But the purpose of the film goes beyond just providing viewers with amazing visuals in a virtual experience. The makers of the film want to bring awareness to the fact that this once vast wilderness and its occupants are shrinking rapidly and disappearing due to deforestation. In other words, the magnificent sights and sounds that you'll enjoy during your virtual wandering around the Amazon's beautiful rainforest need badly to be protected.If you're not aware, a statistic in connection to annual forest loss in the region can be clarified: the loss is equal to 1. 5 times the size of Yellowstone National Park. Now, if you're still a little unclear about the significance of this, Yellowstone is 3, 472 square miles in size, which is 2, 221, 766 acres, if that helps you out.In the film, you will have a virtual tour guide, Kamanja Panashekung, a native to the area whose ancestors have lived in the region for countless generations. During his educational tour Panashekung explains to viewers of the film the many ways in which the rainforest supplies his people with everything they need to survive on a daily basis. His story is actually pretty fantastic, especially if you live in city and can't imagine what it would be like living in such a wild and remote area of the world.12. What aspect of the movie is mainly talked about in Paragraph 1?A. The popularity.B. The horror.C. The strengths.D. The purposes.13. What feeling do the film makers wish the audience to have?A. Guilt.B. Curiosity.C. Excitement.D. Concern.14. How does the author develop Paragraph 3?A. By giving an example.B. By giving a description.C. By making a classification.D. By making a comparison.15. Who would be especially attracted to the guide's story?A. Those who have interest in wild animals.B. Those who have ancestors living in the region.C. Those who think about developing rainforests.D. Those who long for outdoor surviving experience.第二节(共 5 小题；每小题 2. 5 分, 满分12. 5 分)阅读下面短文, 从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

2022-2023学年福建省福州市重点中学高一(下)期中联考英语试卷(含答案)

2022-2023学年福建省福州市重点中学高一（下）期中联考英语试卷ATeenagers love to socialize，and the following websites give them a chance to do that while playing games，exploring virtual（虚拟的）worlds and taking quizzes.InstagramInstagram allows teenagers to upload photos of their daily lives and share them with friends.People say that a picture is worth a thousand words，and that must be true because Instagram has around 300 million users who are active each month.The platform is all about photos with short captions（说明文字）.53 percent of its users are aged 18-29，but a big percentage of those may be even younger and simply （list their age as 18 in order to use the platform）.Habbo HotelHabbo Hotel is a place for teens to chat/Each teen receives personal room to decorate with virtual objects.They can also dress their avatars （网络头像）in virtual clothes or create games to play with friends.The room might have music，be set up like classroom，or have other features so different avatars can visit one another.Each room has an adult moderator（管理员）to make sure it stays safe.FanlalaFanlala is a social network that gives teens who love celebrities，musicand TV shows a place to interact.Through it，users can get the latest news and gossip on their favorite shows，as well as take quizzes to test their knowledge.Teen ChatTeen Chat is place for teens to interact with one another through forums （论坛）according to their interests.For example，there are chat rooms for those who love anime（日本动漫）and for those who have just started college.There are also chat rooms for things like music，games，and sports.1. What makes Instagram different from other site listed in the text？______A. It's a great place for people to share photos.B. The majority of its users are in their early 20s.C. It has the largest number of users.D. Only those above 18 normally use it.2. Which site allows its users to create their characters and design virtual rooms？______A. Instagram.B. Habbo Hotel.C. Fanlala.D. Teen Chat.3. What can you acquire from Fanlala？______A. Game skills.B. Sports knowledge.C. Anime videos.D. Entertainment news.BI travel a lot,and I find out different "styles" of directions every time I ask "How can I get to the post office？"Foreign tourists are often confused in Japan because most streets there don't have names.In Japan,people use landmarks（地标）in their directions instead of street names.For example,the Japanese will say to travelers,"Go straight down to the corner.Turn left at the big hotel and go past a fruit market.The post office is across from the bus stop."In the countryside of the American Midwest,there are not usually many landmarks.There are no mountains,so the land is very flat.In many places there are no towns or buildings within miles.Instead of landmarks,people will tell you directions and distances.In Kansas or Iowa,for example,people will say,"Go north two miles.Turn east,and then go another mile."People in Los Angeles,California,have no idea of distance on the map.They measure distance in time,not miles. "How far away is the post office？" you ask. "Oh," they answer,"it's about five minutes from here." You say, "Yes,but how many miles is it？" They don't know.It's true that a person doesn't know the answer to your question sometimes.What happens in such a situation？A New Yorker might say,"Sorry,I have no idea." But in Yucatan,Mexico,no one answers "I don't know".People in Yucatan believe that "I don't know" is impolite.They usually give an answer,often a wrong one.A tourist can get very,very lostin Yucatan!4. When a tourist asks the Japanese the way to a certain place,they usually ______ .A. describe the place carefullyB. show him a map of the placeC. tell him the names of the streetsD. refer to recognizable buildings and places5. What is the place where people measure distance in time？______A. New York.B. Los Angles.C. Kansas. C.Iowa.6. People in Yucatan may give a tourist a wrong answer ______ .A. in order to save timeB. as a testC. so as to be politeD. for fun7. What can we infer from the text？______A. It's important for travelers to understand cultural differences.B. It's useful for travelers to know how to ask the way properly.C. People have similar understanding of politeness.D. New Yorkers are generally friendly to visitors.CWe have heard some interesting ways that 5 G wireless technology might change our lives in the future.5 G，short for the 5th generation mobile communication technology，promises Internet speeds between 50 to 100 times faster than current 4G systems.While 5 G is set to be used in some limited areas of America this year，much of the world is not expected to receive widely available service until 2023.One project in Britain，however，is already testing this superfast technology on an unlikely group of Internet users-cows.The project was developed by American technology company Cisco Systems. also receives money from the British government.Cisco says the program seeks to explore the future of 5 G connectivity in rural areas around the world.Testing areas were set up at farms in three rural areas of England.The cows are equipped with 5 G-connected devices（装置）that link up to a robotic milking system，which uses sensors and machine learning to fully automate the process.System designers say technology takes over after a cow feels ready to be milked and walks toward an automatic gate.The device is designed to recognize each individual cow.It then positions equipment to the right body position for milking.During the process，machines release food for the cow as a reward.Other 5 G technology tools include automated brushes that turn on when the cow rubs up against them.Sensors also control the amount of light to the cows' living areas depending on the weather.And，an automatic feeding system makes sure the animals always get enough to eat.Duncan Forbes，head of the project，told Reuters that the project shows the farm's cow operations can be greatly improved with 5 G technology and that the experiment provides strong evidence that 5 G technology can be widely used in the future，not just on farms in Britain，but in rural communities across the world.8. What is the purpose of Cisco Systems' program？______A. To win financial support from British government.B. To test the effects of 5 G technology on animals.C. To promote its technological development in Britain.D. To expand the future use of 5 G in rural communities.9. What does the underlined word "It" in Paragraph 3 refer to？______A. The project.B. The company.C. The technology.D. The group.10. What can we learn about 5 G according to the text？______A. It is no worse than 4 G in terms of speed.B. It is already widely available in the world.C. It enables cows to control their own milking.D. It is based on sensors and machine learning.11. In which section of a newspaper may this text appear？______A. Entertainment.B. Lifestyle.C. Education.D. Technology.DThe British love their supermarkets.And there are more and more of them every year.But is this a good thing？Not necessarily.For a start，supermarkets have a negative effect on local communities.Money spent in independent small shops usually stays in the area.However，money spent at supermarkets is often put into the bank accounts of distant shareholders（股东），some of whom don't even pay any tax（税）in the UK!Supermarkets are also bad for animal welfare（福利、关心）.The UK has high standards in this field，but some supermarkets get their meat from abroad.And in many cases，this meat is produced under conditions that would be illegal （违法的）in the UK.But once they've got the meat，supermarkets put a British flag on the product as the meat is packed there.Dishonest？Not exactly，but it isn't entirely true either! Supermarkets have a poor environmental record too.Many of them don't store food products themselves as storage space is expensive，so they get food producers to do it for them.This means that supermarket trucks have to make more trips to collect supplies.In turn，this increases the amount of petrol used，which leads to more pollution.In fact，the average item of food from a supermarket travels over 1，000 kilometres.Supermarkets also use a lot of plastic packaging，which isn't good for the environment either.So，what can be done to help the small shops？Not much really.Supermarkets have a lot of power.Many political parties（政党）receive donations from supermarkets and supermarkets often use theirmoney to influence decisions.For example，just before the millennium （the year 2000），one supermarket gave the government 12 million to help build the Millennium Dome in ter，plans to tax supermarket car parks were dropped.Supermarkets are good news for shoppers looking for a bargain，but they're definitely bad for local business，animals and the environment!12. Why are supermarkets in the UK bad for local communities？______A. They refuse to employ local workers.B. They take money away from the locals.C. They drive small shops out of the area.D. They pay more tax than local companies.13. What is the problem with the meat at supermarkets？______A. It is often priced dishonestly.B. It may be packed under poor conditions.C. It is sometimes produced illegally in the UK.D. It may be below UK standard for animal welfare.14. How do supermarkets affect the environment？______A. They cause too much food waste.B. They reuse a lot of plastic packaging.C. They occupy much land-as storage space.D. They carry food over long distances by truck.15. What does the author think of political parties in the UK？______A. They are heart-broken.B. They are money-driven.C. They are open-minded.D. They are strong-willed.Many countries have traditional dishes，made with special ingredients and prepared in a certain way．(1) ，and when tourists visit，these are the foods they want to try．But why are some foods more popular than others in certain areas？Traditional ingredientsTypical recipes（菜谱）are usually made with native plant and animal products．For example，Korean dishes often include rice and soybeans because both plants are native to East Asia and grow well in hot，wet areas．In contrast，wheat grows well in drier areas，like the Middle East，where bread is a common staple（主要的）food．(2) ，whereas inland cuisines tend to use more meat from farm animals Food preservationLocal cuisines often depend on how people traditionally prepared food for storage．In warm weather，meat and fish can go off quickly，so they must be cooked right away or preserved for later．(3) ．For that reason，modem Norwegian cuisine includes many smoked foods．Cooking techniques(4) ．In China，people often fry food in a deep metal pan or steam it ina basket over hot water．In Morocco，people cook traditional dishes ina special pot called a tajine，while in parts of India，people use a large oven，called a tandoor．And some local dishes aren't cooked at all．Imported（进口的）ingredientsSometimes local cuisines include ingredients that originally came from another place．(5) ，while many Russian dishes are made with potatoes．However，all of these ingredients were brought to Europe from South America in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries．But now they are common around the world．A．Seafood is often a key ingredient in coastal areasB．In Norway，the Vikings used to "cure" meat and fish by smoking them over a fireC．Many different cooking techniques are used around the world D．For example，Italian dishes often include tomatoes and peppers．E．These local dishes can become symbols of a place and its culture．F．Nowadays，we can buy food products from all around the worldG．There is a danger that local food traditions will be lost16. A. A B. B C. C D. D E. E17. A. A B. B C. C D. D E. E18. A. A B. B C. C D. D E. E19. A. A B. B C. C D. D E. E20. A. A B. B C. C D. D E. EThe British Isles consist of two large islands.One is called Ireland and the other Britain.Britain，or Great Britain，is（1）______ into three parts：Scotland，Wales and England.The United Kingdom is that part of the British Isles（2）______ by the Queen.It is made up of Scotland，Wales and England，and also about one sixth of Ireland，the northern part.The rest of Ireland is self-governing.The（3）______ name of the United Kingdom is（4）______ "The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland". England is（5）______ and richer than Scotland，Wales and Northern Ireland，and has the most（6）______ of the United Kingdom，so people often use the（7）______ "England" and "English" when they say "Britain" and "British".This sometimes makes the Scots and the Welsh a little（8）______ .The Scots in particular are very（9）______ of their separate nationality.The Welsh also do not（10）______ themselves as the English，and have a culture and（11）______ a language of their own. Ireland became part of the United Kingdom in 1801，but for forty years the "Irish Question" was the greatest headache of the United Kingdom.（12）______ ，Ireland was divided into two：Northern Ireland still （13）______ to the United Kingdom，and in 1922 the rest of Ireland （14）______ to found the Republic of Ireland.The Republic of Ireland does not regard itself as part of Britain，and is not now even a supporter of the Commonwealth of Nations.Unlike the majorCommonwealth countries，it did not lift a finger to（15）______ Britain in the World War and now wants the whole of Ireland to be a republic.21. A. divided B. cut C. broken D. turned22. A. watched out B. taken upC. defended againstD. ruled over23. A. correct B. true C. full D. last24. A. because B. therefore C. likely D. perhaps25. A. meaner B. wider C. poorer D. larger26. A. colleges B. officials C. cities D. population27. A. words B. names C. spellings D. pronunciations28. A. angry B. cautious C. enjoyable D. lonely29. A. proud B. tired C. fond D. careful30. A. respect B. rank C. elect D. regard31. A. ever B. even C. seldom D. never32. A. Finally B. However C. Meanwhile D. Instead33. A. returns B. belongs C. refers D. adds34. A. turned away B. ran away C. broke away D. kept away35. A. unite B. reject C. fight D. help36. 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

广东省梅州市五校2022-2023学年高二下学期期中考试英语试卷(含答案解析)

五校联考(2023.4) ——高二英语试题考试时间：130 分钟总分：150 分注意事项：1. 答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考生号等填写在答题卡上。

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第一部分听力(共两节，满分30 分)第一节情境问答(共8 小题，每小题 2 分，满分16 分)情景介绍角色：你是Tom。

任务：(1) 与Jane 谈论她在学校宿舍的人际关系；(2) 根据谈话内容回答同学的提问。

生词：dormitory 宿舍Now please ask the speaker three questions.1. 你和你的室友相处得如何？________________________________________________________2. 为什么你不直接与他们谈一谈？________________________________________________________3. 你的老师的建议是什么？________________________________________________________Now please get ready to answer five questions.4.________________________________________________________5.________________________________________________________6.________________________________________________________7.________________________________________________________8.________________________________________________________1第二节听取信息(每题 1 分，共14 分)梗概：Tom 乘坐的公交车与货车发生了碰撞，警察帮助Tom 及时到达考场。

2022-2023学年福建省福州第二中学高二下学期期中考英语试卷

2022-2023学年福建省福州第二中学高二下学期期中考英语试卷1. SamsungSamsung making great tablets might sound strange to someone not too familiar with their devices, but the company has made some interesting improvements with tablets. And much like their phones, Samsung has a wide variety in their products, with the very affordable Tab A7/A8, to the high-end flagship S8 Ultra. So if you’re team Android as opposed to Apple, Samsung is probably the way to go.Best tablet: Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 UltraMicrosoftMicrosoft has traditionally been a major player in computing so it’s no shock that they also make well-designed and more than capable tablets—the Microsoft Surface. With the idea of the Surface tablets being a 2-in-1 device, a tablet that can functionally run like a laptop, running windows, and featuring basically the same processors that you’d find in a laptop.And with an additional keyboard, great displays and long battery life, the Surface tablets make for great machines for work or play respectively.Best tablet: Microsoft Surface Pro 8AmazonAmazon does indeed make tablets. In terms of size, they range from seven up to ten inches and even include a kids’ tablet for the young ones. So if you prefer t ablets over ten inches, you may be wanting to look elsewhere.But all in all, they’re a good shout for a first-time tablet buyer that isn’t looking to spend a few hundred pounds on a device, but still wants to watch videos or browse the web on the go.Best tablet: Amazon Fire HD 10 plus* This post contains links, so we may earn a small fee when you make a purchase through them on our site at no additional cost to you.1. To satisfy both work and entertainment purposes, which tablet would a consumer most probably choose?A．iPad Pro-12.9. B．Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra.C．Amazon Fire HH plus. D．Microsoft Surface Pro 8.2. Which tablet is the most suitable for a family on a tight budget who prefer small sizes?A．Amazon Fire HD 10 plus. B．Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra.C．Microsoft Surface Pro 8. D．iPad Pro-12.9.3. What is the purpose of this piece of writing?A．To rank tablet computer brands according to producers.B．To encourage readers to purchase tablets via their website.C．To inform readers about the latest models of tablets.D．To carry out a product investigation.2. When Emanuel received an email from Professor Richard English at Queen’s University, who encouraged him to apply for a PhD in Politics in Belfast, it was a pinch-me moment Emanuel never thought would be possible. After all, just a few short years ago, he was living on the streets, couch-surfing at friends’ houses and weeding gardens to make ends meet. Now, one of the world’s leading political academics was preparing to welcome him to Queen’s University over 4,000 miles away.Emanuel never knew who his father was and his mom was mentally ill when she gave birth to him, so the hospital took him off her and he was unofficially adopted for the first few years of his life. What followed was a childhood with uncertainty as Emanuel was passed between the adoption system and family members.Through his high school and community college years, he moved from house to house, living with friends at times and living on the streets at others.Determined to change all that despite his rocky start in life, Emanuel involved himself in school —doing everything he could to earn extra tuition (学费) money in his spare time. But getting accepted into university was scarcely possible because a person like him couldn’t get a regular student loan.Fortunately, the government backed him, having created a policy allowing disadvantaged persons to access funding for higher education. He graduated from the University of the West Indies with a 1st Class Honors degree and went on to do his Masters.Emanuel knows that his story could have been very different.“I discovered Professor Richard English online and sent him an email honestly, not thinking he would reply and to my surprise, he did. I applied for the highly competitive Commonwealth Shared Scholarship Scheme in order to fund my research at Queen’s. When I was told I was successful, my whole world changed.”1. What does the underlined word “pinch-me” in Paragraph I probably mean?A．Imaginary. B．Anticipated.C．Unbelievable. D．Embarrassing.2. What happened to Emanuel in his childhood?A．His father passed away early.B．He received great parental care.C．He was once adopted by his relatives.D．He lived with his friends now and then.3. Which of the following can best describe Emanuel?A．Tough and strong-willed.B．Determined and talented.C．Enthusiastic and generous.D．Hardworking and attractive.4. What is the main idea the author wants to convey to us?A．Well begun is half done.B．Never judge by appearances.C．Many hands make light work.D．You are the architect of your own life.3. Search and rescue teams are often accompanied by man’s best friend. A dog’s greater sense of smell can be important to finding survivors buried under fallen buildings. But now a new animal is being trained to assist search and rescue teams after an earthquake hits, and it’s the rat.These rescue rats are being trained by Dr. Donna Kean, a researcher from Glasgow, Scotland who has been working with rats for years. Kean explained why she and her colleagues at the nonprofit APOPO train rats instead of dogs. “The rats have a comparable sense of smell, and they’re just as trainable as dogs,” she said. “Their size is useful because they will be able to move through different environments that dogs just wouldn’t be able to.”At the moment, the rats are wearing homemade prototype backpacks that contain microphones, video equipment, and location trackers, and then scientists are sending these rats into mockdebris(模拟的废墟). Rats would be able to get into small spaces to get to victims buried in the ruins. “We have not been in a real situation yet, we have got a mock debris site. When we track the backpack, we will be able to hear from where the rat is inside the debris,” Kean said. “We have the potential to speak to victims through the rat.”Researchers train them on a basic series of behaviour. Training starts off in a really basic environment: a small and empty room. Then they gradually increase the difficulty in order to make itlike real life. They can start adding in debris and making the training area look more like an actual collapsed (坍塌的) building site.The training just started, and researchers still have to run training trials outside the research environment. They are working with a search and rescue group called GEA, who are based in Turkey, a country with frequent earthquakes and hop ing that by next year they’ll be able to take the rats to Turkey for trials.1. What advantage do rats have over dogs in the rescue work?A．They are easier to train.B．They have a better sense of smell.C．They are more suitable with a smaller size.D．They adapt to new environments more quickly.2. What function is expected of the backpacks?A．To guide rats to find survivors.B．To protect rats from being injured.C．To provide some food for trapped people.D．To help rescuers communicate with victims.3. What is paragraph 4 mainly about?A．The process of training the rats.B．The difficulty of conducting experiments.C．The rats’ behaviour in real collapsed sites.D．The importance of the research environment.4. What will scientists plan to do next?A．Use rats for rescue work in more countries.B．Send rats to Turkey for field experiments.C．Conduct further study on disaster warning.D．Develop the technology to assist GEA.4. Everyone gets angry. If you’re experiencing huge anger, though, it could be damaging your mental and physical health as well as your relationships with others. Uncontrolled anger can be potential problems, such as anger management issues or mental disorder. 1 To control your anger, you can try to take the following measures.Take a break as soon as you recognize that you’re angry. You can take a break by stopping what you’re doing, getting away from what makes you annoyed or just take a deep breath. 2Visualize a happy place. If you still have a difficult time calming down, imagine yourself in a scene you find incredibly relaxing. 3 Focus on imagining every detail of this place: the light, the noises, the temperature, the weather, the smells. Keep thinking of your happy place until you feel completely immersed(浸没于) in it, and hang out there for a few minutes or until you feel calm. Practice positive self-talk. Change the way that you think about something from negative to positive.4 After you have given yourself a moment to calm down, “discuss” the situation with yourself in positive and relieving terms.5 Sometimes sharing your concerns with a close friend might help you vent(发泄) your anger. Clearly express what you want from the other person. If you just want to vent your anger, state at the beginning that you don’t want help or advice, just sympathy. If you’re looking for a solution, let the other person know.5. Passion, like life, is about the journey, not the destination. Kimberly and I have been planning a trip to Europe for a year. This was a/an _______ of ours. We took our friends Frantoise and Stein Eriksen with us.The most exciting part of the journey started with a train ride that had some curveballs (不顺利). When we were trying to get on a _______from Zurich to Croatia, we had gotten the departure time wrong and had to_______ around the station to make it in time. We had a tough time finding a taxi to make it to the ship. We finally found a taxi and arrived an hour late._______, they waited for us.Once we got onto the ship we _______ it was not like a large hotel with great service. It was tight quarters. The bathroom was very _______ . The shower was a spout (喷头) connected to the bathroom sink. You turned it on and sprayed (喷洒) yourself, along with the rest of the room.The week-long ship ride was full of _______. There were people from different nationalities speaking different languages. We stopped on islands of all sizes. We bicycled 30-40 kilometers. Then there were high winds –so high that the buses couldn’t run because they might blow over. So we took an expensive taxi, and headed back to make our flight home.While we loved the more predictable parts of the trip, our real passion was in the _______ --the missed rides, the _______ship, the mixture of cultures, and even the ________.Sometimes people are so ________ that it scares them to do something different. ________ when they do get out of their comfort zone, the different experiences they once thought were ________ are what stand out. Mixing things up, t rying new things, seeing something through another person’s eyes, being ________ to adventures – this is how you create ________.1.A．goal B．business C．secret D．chance2.A．taxi B．ship C．train D．plane3.A．walk B．hang C．look D．rush4.A．Clearly B．Luckily C．Eventually D．Hopefully5.A．admitted B．heard C．realized D．understood6.A．clean B．modern C．small D．well-quipped 7.A．risks B．adventures C．conflicts D．fun8.A．peaceful B．unsettled C．dangerous D．unexpected9.A．empty B．large C．overcrowded D．expensive10.A．rain B．delay C．accident D．winds11.A．confident B．comfortable C．uneasy D．busy12.A．Even B．Because C．Yet D．Moreover13.A．interesting B．scary C．boring D．enjoyable14.A．open B．alert C．blind D．close15.A．hope B．passion C．opportunities D．changes6. 阅读下列短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

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