2022-2023学年甘肃省张掖市某重点校高二上学期期中考试英语试题

2022年秋学期期中考试

高二年级英语试卷

(考试时间：120 分钟    总分：150 分)

第一部分 听力（共两节，满分 30 分）

第一节（共 5 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 7.5 分）

听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。

1. Where are the speakers going to meet?

A. Under the clock. B. At the museum. C. Next to the balloons.

2. When will Dan and Jane get to the restaurant?

A. At 7:20. B. At 7:30. C. At 7:35.

3. Where is the school report?

A. In the white envelope. 

B. In the pink envelope. 

C. In the brown envelope.

4. What’s the probable relationship between the speakers?

A. Classmates.   

B. Club staff and club member.  

C. Music teacher and student.

5. What’s the woman’s secret to making good spaghetti?

A. Cooking the spaghetti longer.

B. Adding some salt to the boiling water.

C. Putting the spaghetti in before the water boils.

第二节(共15小题;每小题1.5分，满分22.5分)

听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟;听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。

听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。

6. Why is the woman worried?

A. The man is not good at parking.

B. There are so many cars on the road.

C. She thinks she might have an accident.

7. What is the man doing?

A. Driving a car.  B. Directing traffic.  C. Teaching the woman to drive.

听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。

8. What are the speakers mainly talking about?

A. Asian culture.       B. African culture . C. European culture.

9. What does the woman consider the most interesting?

A. Cave paintings.  B. Bones.   C. Settlements.

10. How does the man feel about the woman’s claims?

A. Disappointed.         B. Curious.        C. Indifferent.

听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。

11. What do we know about the man?

A. He failed the exam.

B. He didn’t write a good essay.

C. He will certainly get an A.

12. How much does the exam account for in the final grade?

A. 30%.     B. 20%.       C.10%.

13. What will the woman do next?

A. Have lunch. B. Make a call. C. Study at home.

听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。

14. Where are the speakers?

A. On a street.   B. In a radio studio.  C. At a travel agency.

15. What does the man do?

A. He is a teacher.  B. He is a guide.  C. He is an architect.

16. What is Piccadilly Circus?

A. A traffic center.  B. A statue.   C. A fountain.

17. What is Piccadilly Circus famous for?

A. Its long history.  B. Its great shops.  C. Its famous designer.

听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。

18.What do young people often think about being 40 years old?

A. They are the wisest at that time.

B. The relaxing time of their life is ahead.

C. Life is going to get bad from then on.

19. Where did Yoon-hee come from?

A. Korea.   B. Japan.   C. The U.S.

20. How old was Yoon-hee when she started to prepare for a marathon?

A. 45.      B. 63.       C. 65.

 第二部分：阅读（共两节，满分50分）

（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。

A

British Museum 

Located in Great Russell Street, London WC1B 3DG, the British Museum houses a vast collection of world art and artifacts and is free to all visitors. The British Museum’s remarkable collection spans over two million years of human history and culture, and it has more than 7 million objects, so it would probably take a week to see everything.

Over 6 million visitors every year experience the collection, including world-famous objects such as the Rosetta Stone and Egyptian mummies.

Admission and opening times

Free, open daily 10:00 to 17:30.

Open until 20:30 on Fridays, except Good Friday.

Closed on 24, 25 and 26 December and 1 January.

Large luggage, suitcases and cabin baggage

For everyone’s safety, all bags, packages and personal items may be searched before entry. Wheeled cases and large items of luggage are not allowed in the British Museum for safety and security reasons. Storage for luggage is available at major rail stations, including Euston, King’s Cross and Charing Cross.

Membership

Membership allows you to discover 2 million years of human history with free unlimited entry to special exhibitions, an exclusive discount offer on magazine subscription and many more benefits.

Individual membership:￡74

Under 26 membership:￡54

Young friends (aged 8---15):￡25

Shops

The museum has four shops where you can buy books, souvenirs, and family gifts.

21. When can you visit the British Museum?

A. At 9:00 on Friday. B. At 12:00 on Monday.

C. On Christmas Day. D. On Good Friday.

22. Where can visitors store their large luggage?

A. At major train stations. B. At some crossings.

C. In the hall of the Museum. D. At the entrance to the Museum.

23. If two friends aged 14 and 18 apply for membership of the Museum, how much should they pay?

A. ￡25. B. ￡79.

C. ￡50. D. ￡148.

B

The definition of community has evolved (升华)for me from childhood to the young adult I am now. My mom was born in America but both her parents were from the Bahamas. It was their culture to take care of the elderly and the sick. And my mom has taught me to be caring to those around us because we're all a part of the "community" , an extension of family.

When I was 9 years old, my family moved to Cape Coral, Florida. Both mom and dad worked full-time, so they registered me to attend an after-school program at the Youth Center. Youth counselors (辅导员) would help me with my homework and play games with me and this was where my interest took root. Community service started with me giving back at the Youth Center.

Then illness struck at home. My grandmother had to have heart surgery and needed hospital treatment. This experience brought me to volunteer at Cape Coral Hospital. I asked if I could learn from the nurse how to give my grandma her medicine and it started here.

I loved being at Cape Coral Hospital. I would bring paperwork to other doctors, bring food to the patients, and make sure the patients were attended. I would help direct visitors to see patients. I would always tell what would cheer the patients up because I had built a relationship with them and their loved ones. I grew to feel the hospital was a part of my community.

After volunteering at the Youth Center and at the Hospital, I've learned that people become sort of an extended family when you care about them. Now I am more considerate of those close to me, neighbors and even strangers who share my resources.

24. Who might be the first to expose the author to the sense of community?

A. Counselors at the Youth Center.

B. Nurses at Cape Coral Hospital.

C. Her grandparents.

D. Her mother.

25. Why did the author's parents send her to the Youth Center?

A. They were too busy to take care of her.

B. They wanted her to do community service.

C. The author couldn't finish her homework on her own.

D. Becoming a counselor was the author's childhood dream.

26. What did the author volunteer to do first at Cape Coral Hospital?

A. Cheer the patients up.

B. Bring food to the patients.

C. Help direct visitors to see patients.

D. Serve medicine to her grandmother.

27. What is the best title for the text?

A. I Love Volunteering B. Community Is Family

C. My Volunteer Experiences D. My Community and My Family

C

Sleeping with a dim light like a television or nightlight is enough to the raise blood sugar and heart rates of healthy people, according to a new study. Light helps our body maintain an internal clock, but artificial light at night can interrupt the rest and repair that should happen during the sleep. New research suggests that even when our eyes are closed, a small amount of light can disrupt the way our bodies normally keep our blood sugar within a healthy range.

In the study published in Sciences on Monday, scientists asked 20 participants ages 19 to 36 to spend two nights in their lab. On the first night of sleep, the volunteers slept in a very dark room. For their second night of sleep, half of the group snoozed with a small light like the glow of television at night, or streetlights through a window—and half spent their second night in a dark room.

During the trial, all participants were connected to devices that measured different markers of their sleep quality. They were each connected via a special tube, allowing researchers to collect samples without waking the individual. Researchers also recorded participants’ heart rates and brain waves.

When the volunteers awoke in the morning, the team tested their blood sugar and found that participants that slept in rooms with a dim light spent less time in deep sleep. In addition to having slightly worse blood sugar control, the group exposed to dim light had a higher heart rate on average. “By comparison, those that spend two nights in the dark room had little difference in their blood sugar control. They thought they slept well, but your brain knows that the lights are on,” says Zee, “you should clearly pay attention to the light in your bedroom. If you can’t give up your night light, keep it dim and at floor level.”

Earlier work has linked exposure to light during sleep to an increased risk of obesity in women. Zee recommends, “make sure that you start dimming your lights at least an hour or two before you go to bed to prepare your environment for sleep.”

28. What did the underlined word “disrupt” in paragraph 1 mean?

A. bother B. keep C. disagree D. follow

29. How did the researchers draw a conclusion from the study?

A. By analyzing the data from scientific texts. B. By conducting the experiments.

C. Using questionnaires. D. By comparing earlier work.

30. What did the study find if the participants slept in dark rooms?

A. The participants would have a higher heart rate.

B. The participants would have higher blood sugar.

C. The participants’ blood sugar control would not change.

D. The participants actually sleep more than average.

31. Which of the following is a suitable title for the text?

A. Sleeping With a Dim Light Can Raise Health Problems

B. How to Sleep Well With a Dim Light

C. Sleep Well, Eat Well, Good Health

D. The Darker, the Lower Blood Sugar

D

On Monday, December 5, online retailing (零售) giant Amazon announced the opening of its first physical store. Called Amazon Go, the Seattle-based store that is currently being tested by company employees, learns from regular grocery stores except for one thing — “Just Walk Out” technology. All purchases are handled electronically, which means there are no cashiers, checkouts or lines. Shoppers simply take what they need and leave.

To shop at Amazon Go, customers need to open an Amazon account and download the store’s App onto their smartphones. Upon entering the store, they scan a QR code (二维码) with their phones and begin shopping. Every item picked up gets added to the bill automatically. If the customer changes his/her mind, all he/she has to do is return the purchase back on the shelf, and it will be removed from the final bill. Once the customer leaves the store, the amount spent is automatically taken out from the Amazon account and a digital receipt is generated to remind the shopper of the trade.

To provide busy customers a pleasant shopping experience, Amazon, which has been working on this concept for four years, plans to keep the store size at a “comfortable” 1,800 square feet. In addition to typical grocery products like bread and milk, the store will stock ready-to-eat breakfast, lunch and dinner options, made by on-site chefs. There will also be chef-designed Amazon Meal boxes for those who prefer to cook the food at home.

After years of joint efforts by Amazon staff, Amazon Go finally opened in 2021. Amazon will not provide any insight into the cutting-edge “Just Walk Out” technology. The company website states, “The checkout-free shopping experience is enabled by the same types of technologies used in self-driving cars: computer vision, sensor fusion and deep learning.”

32. What is the advantage of Amazon Go over regular grocery stores?

A. Store size. B. Product price. 

C. Shopping speed. D. Diverse goods.

33. What is Paragraph 2 mainly about?

A. What to buy at Amazon Go. B. How to shop at Amazon Go.

C. How to open an Amazon account. D. Why to download the store’s App.

34. What can we infer from Paragraph 3?

A. People can shop and eat at Amazon Go. 

B. Chefs will offer on-site cooking lessons.

C. Amazon spent years improving its service. 

D. 1,800 square feet is the best size of grocery stores.

35.What makes possible the checkout-free shopping experience?

A. The advanced technology. B. The deep learning method.

C. The help of the car industry. D. Teamwork by Amazon staff.

第二节 七选五 (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。选项中有两项为多余选项。

If the coronavirus（冠状病毒） outbreak serves to remind us of anything, it's how important it is to check up on our neighbors.

Rebecca Tien is at home with her two young kids, 9-year-old Taran and 6-year-old Calliope. The family is friendly with Helena Schlam, a 78-year-old neighbor who lives across the street. Rebecca has been staying in contact with Helena, whose daughter insists that she self-quarantine (自我隔离）out of caution.  36     , but she still felt she could do something more to comfort her friend.

Rebecca asked her children, who both take private cello (大提琴)lessons, what they'd like to do to help Helena. Knowing that Helena is a big music lover, Taran and Calliope asked if they could bring their instruments to Helena's house to play for her.  37      : Helena would sit on one side of her large front porch(门廊),and the kids would play on the other side.

Helena was delighted to have a break from her quarantine!  38     .“It was so delightful," Helena said later.“The kids are really quite talented and it was so much fun."

Rebecca was incredibly proud of her kids for using their talent to brighten Helena's day. “  39     .And I'm glad for them to have that experience in these strange times," she said. “But it is also important because it shows we can still have connections right now. I need that reminder,too.”

This is exactly what we need to see right now! These kids did what we all should be doing.  40     .There's no better way to let people know we're here for them!

A.I am proud of my kids for doing something kind

B.The elderly are at greater risk during the difficult times

C. Rebecca quickly developed a plan to keep everyone safe

D. I love the kids and I love music, so it was such a real gift

E. She listened happily as the kids played for over half an hour

F. Rebecca called Helena every day to see if she needed any groceries

G. They found a way to bring some sunshine into a lonely neighbor's life

第三部分 语言运用（共两节，满分30分）

第一节 完形填空 (共15小题;每小题1分,满分15分)

阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白 处的最佳选项。

 The Internet can be a dark place. Readers generally don’t show their true  41  and thus feel free to leave bitter comments.

So  42  , schoolteacher Decker in Florida felt worried when her son wanted to share her  43  online. He posted a photo of Decker shyly holding her painting and wrote: “My mom painted this and said no one would be  44  of it. It's her 2nd painting.”

To Decker’s surprise, more than 24,000 people praised her painting! An artist saw the photo and made a decision to express his  45  for the mother by painting Decker carrying her painting. He even  46  the shy look on her face. He then  47  himself holding his painting of Decker with her painting and posted the image online.

Two days later, a journalism student  48  her own picture of the artist holding his painting of Decker holding her painting online. Well, thus the Internet just stepped in and 49  . More and more people joined in and  50  the “fun”. By this time, the paintings and pictures of paintings had got over one million people’s attention online.

Instead of the  51  remarks she was expecting, Decker said so many people were very friendly to her. She registered a social media account to  52  their support. She wrote, “I was really  53  I was going to read a lot of hateful comments. I was   54  . You all are sympathetic, caring, and a ton of fun! You all have  55  me and strengthened my confidence. Thank you!”

41. A. feelings  B. identities  C. intentions  D. suggestions

42. A. naturally  B. immediately C. unfortunately D. gradually

43. A. study   B. experience C. work   D. interest

44. A. fond   B. proud  C. aware  D. certain

45. A. preference  B. admiration C. request  D. hope

46. A. mentioned  B. missed  C. noticed  D. caught

47. A. imagined  B. enjoyed  C. photographed D. introduced

48. A. downloaded B. reviewed  C. commented D. released

49. A. took off  B. took over  C. got along  D. got round

50. A. continued  B. finished  C. recorded  D. challenged

51. A. genuine  B. useless  C. ill   D. unfair

52. A. expect  B. share   C. appreciate D. remember

53. A. in regret  B. in fear  C. in surprise D. in sadness

54. A. wrong   B. honest  C. unskilled  D. unknown

55. A. persuaded  B. amused  C. impressed  D. inspired

第二节 语法填空题（共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分）

阅读下面短文在空白处填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Students of a Nanjing senior high school brought   56     (joyful) to the elderly and brightened up their day by   57     (volunteer) at a local nursing home last weekend. The nursing home,   58  (locate) on a housing estate, has more than 150 senior citizens, some of ____59____ are over 90 years old.

Though it was the first time many of the students   60     (take) part in a volunteer programme like this, they were eager to share ____61____(vary) interesting topics with the residents, such as how to use mobile phones and go online on the computer. After lunch the residents and the young volunteers amused themselves with art activities which included Chinese painting and calligraphy. They enjoyed each other’s company so much ____62____ Su Ming, 16, said he hoped to return to the nursing home regularly to spend time with   63      seniors that he made friends with.

Wang Hong, the programme organizer, said, “I was concerned that the students and the senior residents wouldn’t get along  64    (easy), but it turned out to be the opposite. I can say that the activities have made a big difference   65      the lives of the residents as well as the students.”

第四部分写作（共两节，满分40分）

第一节 应用文写作（满分15分）

66.假如你是李华，你收到了英国朋友Tom寄来的期待已久的英文小说。请给他写封邮件，内容包括：

1.收到小说，表示感谢：

2.回赠礼物，并说明其意义：

3.期待对方亲自来中国体验中国文化

注意：

1、词数80词左右：

2、可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

第二节 读后续写 (满分25分)

67. 阅读下面材料, 根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段, 使之构成一篇完整的短文。

On a hot September afternoon, Peter and his friend Isabel were on their way to the library. When they passed by Tubman park, Isabel suggested cutting through it to get to the library. As they entered the park, the sight of the swings (秋千) and the merry-go-round brought back a flood of memories of their childhood spent there. But now everything looked so old, sad, and dirty. Litter（垃圾）lay on the ground next to an overflowing trash bin. There were still young schoolchildren playing there but they had to avoid the trash that littered the playground. A little boy told them that the city took the other trash cans away and the remaining one never got emptied often.

As they headed toward the library, the two high school students wrinkled their forehead. In the library, they encountered Mrs. Evans, their kind-hearted fifth-grade teacher, retired yet still passionate. Mrs. Evans listened as Isabel and Peter eagerly explained what they’d seen. Finally, she recommended them to go to the City Hall to voice their concerns.

The next day, Isabel and Peter went into the building of the City Hall but were met with an impatient officer. They were informed that the city couldn’t help with their problem due to a tight budget. Discouraged, they left and turned to Mrs. Evans for help.

Under her guidance, they decided to ask Go Green, a non-profit organization whose goal is to protect the environment, for help. “This group is good at raising money for projects just like yours, ” said Mrs. Evans. She promised to arrange them to present their ideas to Go Green. Hearing this, their face lit up.

Two main tasks remained ahead: researching ways to clean up the park and preparing a convincing presentation. As Isabel was good at researching while Peter always had a talent for speaking, they cooperated quite well. Isabel learned from a science magazine that a new type of trash bin can squeeze the trash down without being emptied often, which saves time, money, and energy. Based on this, Peter practiced his presentation over and over again.

注意：1. 续写词数应为150左右；

2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

A week later, Peter stood nervously at the back of the hall where Go Green was meeting._________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

After the meeting, Isabel excitedly told Peter the good news.____________________

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

高二英语期中答案

一、听力（每小题1.5分，共20小题；满分30分）

1-5 CACAB     6-10 CCBAB   11-15 BACAB   16-20 ABCAB  

二、阅读（每小题2.5分，共20小题；满分50分）

21---25 BABDA     26---30 DBABC     31---35ACBCA    

36---40 FCEAG

三、完形填空 (每小题1分，共15小题；满分15分)

41-45 BACAB    46-50 DCDBA    51-55CCBAD

四、语法填空（每小题1.5分，共10小题；满分15分）

56. joy    57. volunteering    58. located    59. whom    60. had taken   

61. various    62. that    63. the    64. easily    65. to

六、写作（共两节，满分40分）

66.应用文（满分15分）

Dear Peter，

I'm glad to receive the novel. Thank you for such a lovely gift as I have been expecting for a long time. This novel gives me some insights into American society and daily life．

I know you're interested in Chinese culture, and therefore I choose some paper cutting for you. Paper cutting is a unique form of Chinese culture, which are often used as decorations for a joyous atmosphere. I hope they will bring happiness and luck to your family，as they always do in China．

Best wishes. Hope you will come to China one day and experience the rich culture in person．

Yours，

Li Hua

67.读后续写（满分25分）

A week later, Peter stood nervously at the back of the hall where Go Green was meeting. Finally, it was time for him to do the presentation. Standing in front of several experts from Go Green, Peter was nervous in fear of screwing things up. But unbelievably, when he began to speak, everything went so smoothly. His voice was clear and influential, and his speech was logical and well-organized. Peter ended his presentation with a deep bow and went out to wait for Go Green’s decision.

After the meeting, Isabel excitedly told Peter the good news. Their ideas were approved and Go Green agreed to provide the money they needed to purchase the trash bin. Peter smiled. It meant not only their efforts paid off, but also Tubman park would restore its cleanness and tidiness. Peter and Isabel decided to tell Mrs. Evans this good news first and then worked out the next step they needed to take.

【解析】

【导语】本文以人物为线索展开，讲述Peter和Isabel经过儿时玩耍的Tubman公园，发现公园破败不堪，垃圾满地，于是决定想办法改变其面貌。在埃文斯夫人的建议下，他们决定向环境保护组织Go Green寻求帮助。

【详解】1.段落续写：

①由第一段首句内容“一周后，彼得紧张地站在大厅的后面，环境保护组织Go Green正在那里开会”可知，第一段可描写彼得向Go Green作报告的情况。

②由第二段首句内容“会后，伊莎贝尔兴奋地把这个好消息告诉了彼得”可知，第二段可描写得知Go Green同意提供帮助后，Peter和Isabel接下来的打算。

2.续写线索：感到紧张——顺利完成报告——得到好消息——与埃文斯夫人分享快乐

3.词汇激活

行为类

①弄糟：screw up/mess up

②开始：begin/start

③同意，赞成：approve/agree

情绪类

①难以置信地：unbelievably/incredibly

②兴奋地：excitedly/with excitement

【点睛】[高分句型1] Standing in front of several experts from Go Green, Peter was nervous in fear of screwing things up.(运用了现在分词作时间状语)

[高分句型2] But unbelievably, when he began to speak, everything went so smoothly.(运用了when引导时间状语从句)

[高分句型3] Their ideas were approved and Go Green agreed to provide the money they needed to purchase the trash bin.(运用了省略连词的定语从句)