2022-2023学年江苏省南通市高二第一学期期中考试英语模拟试题（含答案）

江苏省南通市2022-2023学年第一学期

期中考试高二英语模拟试题（满分120）

一、阅读理解 （共两节，满分50分）

第一节（本题共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.

At Jus40 years old hip hop star Kassem Dean, more popularly known as Swizz Beatz, has built up a track rerecord, lifestyle and nearly $ 70 million net worth that would inspire most of us to retire early. So why does Dean continue to both work extremely hard and try projects that come with the risk of rejection?

During our interview for Uncommon Drive, a video series for USA & Main that seeks to find out the motivations and magic of world-class business people,Dean provided u memorable answer:"You only have so much time -once it's gone you don't get it back. Don't focus on money: focus on building something greater than yourself. If you're not making history, you're wasting your time on Earth."

When you look at his answer, you will learn two important lessons. The first is in "making history".Doing so requires awareness. You must fully understand what has and has not been achieved in the market you've entered. Dean makes every effort with the goal of creating something important that has not been done before and will be remembered for its impact beyond his years.

The second part of his statement is just as powerful. In this interview, he never once said he is “trying" to make history. Instead, he has told himself that no matter what difficulty there is, it's just going to happen. “I'm going to make history,"Dean said.

After talking to Dean for nearly 45 minutes, it was clear to me that he has removed all ego(自我）from a statement that might otherwise be misread as false pride. I believe it's a brilliant wisdom-rather than focus on all the reasons why a project can't be realized, he has convinced himself of the possibility.

(  )1.What is the function of the first paragraph?

A. To list an example.        B.To offer an explanation.

C.To make a summary.       D.To lead to the main topic.

(  )2.According to the text,what pushes Dean to continue to work hard?

A. His desire to be famous.                    B. His wish to be wealthy.

C. His life goal to leave his mark on history.      D. His adventurous spirit and imagination.

(  )3.What's the author's attitude towards Dean after the interview?

A.Objective.    B.Favorable.      C.Doubtful.         D.Reserved. 

(B)

Enter Nick Spigler’s room and you’ll find the delicate nest of a tree swallow and rows of books about birds. Clearly, this 16-year-old boy has his head in the clouds and his feet off the ground. Several times a week, Ellie Andreen, 15, visits a park near her home to check on her little family. The boxes she placed their last winter have produced several babies of bluebirds, which Ellie fusses over like a mother hen.

These young bird-watchers are not the only youngsters who enjoy birding in the United States county of Harford, Maryland. Local schools there offer programs in ornithology (鸟类学), even if some kids can’t yet spell the word.

Both Nick and Ellie took up birding early on. They call themselves the Early Birds, Feathered Friends or Bird Buddies. Once a month, they join groups of 20 to 30 students to walk through nearby fields before class at 7:30 am, hoping to spot a woodpecker or oriole (黄鹂) with binoculars.

“Being part of the bird club since second grade made it seem more common than just some strange hobby,” Nick said. “I had to get up at 6:30 am for the walks. That was for the birds, so I didn’t mind.”

Since then, he has attended bird camps, studied bird habits and migratory patterns, and personally seen 190 of the more than 400 species in Maryland.

Raising youth awareness is a must, longtime birders say. Mary Murray, 65, a leading member of the Harford Bird Club, said, “These children are going to inherit Earth, and we need to teach them early how to take care of it. Birds are an indicator species, like canaries (金丝雀) in a coal mine, and if kids pay attention to what birds are doing, they will understand the health of their environment.”

(  )4. What does the underlined phrase “fusses over” in Paragraph 1 probably mean?

A. Looks at. B. Fights with.

C. Plays with. D. Gives attention to.

(  )5. What do we know about bird-watching in Harford County?

A. It is considered a strange but cool hobby.

B. It interests more local young people than adults.

C. Ornithology classes have helped make it popular.

D. Students must pass a bird-watching class at school.

(  )6. What does Mary Murray think birding means for children?

A. It will allow them to know more about different species.

B. It will improve their understanding of their environment.

C. It will teach them how to appreciate non-bird species.

D. It will raise their awareness of teamwork.

(  )7. What is the best title for the passage?

A. Bird protection is in action B. Bird camps in Maryland

C. How to take care of birds? D. Nick Spigler’s bluebird boxes 

(C)

To start a conversation about the secret to happiness, ABC News’ health editor Dr. Richard Besser hosted a Twitter chat Tuesday. Experts from the National Institutes of Health, Mayo Clinic, Harvard University and TEDMED, as well as clinicians and people from across the country, joined the one-hour discussion. There are countless ways to measure happiness. With research on the topic increasing, researchers have carried out surveys to study people’s sense of well-being.

Angela Haupt, health and wellness editor for U.S. News and World Report, said, “Happiness indicators include life satisfaction, health and community engagement.”@toddkashdan added that, “despite problems with self-reports, there is no better way to measure happiness than focusing on personal thoughts and feelings.”

While scientists try to find out what caused happiness, others often believe that true joy doesn’t exist. Dr Friedman, a psychiatrist at New York Presbyterian-Weill Cornell Hospital, said that “happiness is hard to measure, but easy to recognize.”

Still, common themes about satisfaction come up in these conversations. Finding meaning in daily work was important. Indeed, researchers have found that having creative and purposeful work to do is a key factor in happiness.  But people were quick to state the importance of balancing work and family obligations.

Chat participants(参与者) agreed that money does not surely bring happiness. And studies agree once people’s basic needs like food and housing are met, higher incomes do little to improve your happiness.  At last, people found value in their connections with others.  Research shows that having support through friends, family, and social networks can bring happiness.  Many agree with @drmommy, who said “I measure my happiness by the loving people that are around me.”

So, can we increase our happiness? Expressing gratitude(感激) is a possible way of feeling happiness. Researchers have found that people who regularly write down things for which they are grateful in “gratitude journals” have increased satisfaction in life, higher energy levels, and improved health.  In one study, people who read a letter of appreciation to someone in their lives prove happier almost one month later.  Performing acts of kindness can raise your moods

Data show that our relationships matter, too. People who are interested in meaningful conversations with friends or family are reported to be happier than those who don’t. Close interpersonal ties and strong social support are important for happiness.

(  )8. Dr Friedman may agree that ________.

    A. happiness can be measured by health           B. happiness can never be measured

    C. it’s easy to see whether one is happy            D. it’s hard to seek for happiness

(  )9. It can be learnt that @drmommy measures his happiness by ________.

    A. health    B. purposeful work         C. meaningful work          D. friends’ support

(  )10. We can learn from the passage that money can affect your happiness if you are relatively______.

    A. poor       B. sensitive     C. unhealthy               D. hopeless

(  )11. What’s the main purpose of the passage?

    A. To introduce us the results of a chat               

B. To give us some advice on improving happiness

    C. To correct the misunderstanding of happiness         

D. To remind us to find the secret to happiness 

(D)

I have always been a dreamer.

  When I was young, perhaps it was the method I used to escape from each present moment in which I knew I just did not fully fit in.

  However, even today, when I have been on such an incredible journey where so many of my dreams have come true, I am still a dreamer.

  The other day I had a dream, which I suspect was inspired by watching all the news reports about graduation and the various graduation speakers. The dream had me giving a speech. Some people say dreams are the way we practice for some future event, and to be honest, this has been an item on my own bucket list.  But that is just one of my “conscious” dreams. My speech was inspired by what I believe was the experience and learning of my life. I paraphrased the title from something Bill Belichick said after the Patriots game 4 last year when things looked darkest for the team. Here is my Bill Belichick speech—

“On to Tomorrow”

  I once had a boss who I thought was pretty arrogant(傲慢的）.  It ticked me off when he said, “I thought I made a mistake once, but I was wrong！” I was having my own internal battle of wanting to be right all the time, but there were so many examples in my life when the facts did not support this. Oh, so many examples. When I made a mistake, I found it hard to learn from it and move on. I often dwelled（踌躇）in it for what seemed to be immeasurable moments and could not concentrate on anything else. There was a critical part of me that would not stop criticizing me and used so many epithets（浑名) I really don't ever want to hear again—either from inside of me or out! It was hard to smile or have a conversation with any other people, as the self-inflicted（自己施加的) punishment seemed endless. In fact, it was! Even when the voices quieted down, I knew the critic was still there, stored deep down and eager to appear at the next mistake I made and start all over again.

  It took me decades to understand why I always wanted to be “right”! I knew I was “different” from everyone else inside, and that if anyone found out how different I was, they would want nothing to do with me. I had many parts that feared that potential loss more than anything. The strongest of these voices thought that if I was always right, people would look up to me, listen to me and I would be involved and part of their lives. I would never have to show the real me, and everything would be fine. I had no idea that this never quite worked the way as planned.

 There came the day that I spoke up to those internal voices that were beating me up, and just told them that nothing seemed to be working. I was stuck in not being me, and all the hiding and protecting still did not bring me close to anyone and all my dreams that were piling up in the corner of my mind started to stink （发臭)! I was tired of hiding, protecting and being criticized.

 I wanted tomorrow to be different. I no longer wanted to live in the past. I no longer needed to be right all the time. I would be OK with making a mistake and be willing to learn from it and move on to just be who I really am. I would be OK in being different from others because after all, this is the real me—the only me I have.

 I learned from my mistakes. I really did. I learned not to dwell in the past, or beat myself up.  I learned to learn from every experience I have, and look forward to the next adventure. Most of all, I have learned to move “on to tomorrow”!

 Every morning I still wake up with the remnants (遗留的痕迹）of a fresh dream floating from my mind.  Some days it is a battle to hold on to them before they disappear right in front of me. Some days, they stick like glue and I cannot let them go.

 Yes, I have always been a dreamer.

 I hope this never stops.

(  )12. According to the author, the dreams used to be ______. 

     A. the motive for struggling hard

     B. an incredible journey to success

     C. an ideal shelter to escape from reality

     D. something he never dared to think of

(  )13. Where did the author most probably make the speech? 

     A. In his own inner heart.         B. In a speech competition.

     C. In the talk with his boss.       D. At the graduation ceremony.

(  )14. What can we learn about the author?

     A. He believed dreams are the way we practice for future events.

     B. He lived in endless self-blame in the past.

     C. He shared great similarity with his boss.

     D. He was often criticized by some unfriendly critics.

(  )15. The underlined part “potential loss” in the passage refers to ______. 

     A. the loss of money because of his mistakes     B. the loss of his self-respect and reputation

     C. people’s staying away from him             D. his difference from others  

第二节（本题共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能填入空白处的最佳选项. 选项中有两项为多余选项。

Everybody eats, and what you eat is getting more expensive all the time. Food prices have risen 15 percent in the past 3 years — to about $240 a week. Can you really cut a grocery bill that size in half?   16   .   

It's no surprise that cooking at home is a huge step in the right direction, and it may require less time than you think.   17   It somewhat makes sense, whether you are growing a garden or investing some volunteer time with a community garden.

  18   If you save your receipts （收据）from groceries and eating out for a few weeks, you'll have all the data you need to start making plans. Make notes on your buying patterns, which is good for your wallet. When researchers from the University of Utah analyzed the food buying patterns of 10,000 Americans, they found many folks were spending nearly half of their food dollars on restaurants and fast food.    19   About 7 percent spent over a third of their food budget on alcohol.

Once you have known where you stand, you can start changes in your diets to reduce food costs.   20   There are three paths to follow: develop a food-efficient diet, keep a food-efficient kitchen, and spend your food dollars as wisely as possible. And even better, you may find you truly enjoy some of these strategies, which are not only good for your wallet, but maximize flavor and nutrition.

A. Growing some of your own food is a big help, too.

B. You can get products directly from a farm at a low price.

C. Remember that you don't need to change everything at once.

D. They are good for your health, and can save you a lot of money.

E. You must also take an honest look at where your food dollars are going.

F. You bet you can, and you will also improve the quality of your food supply.

G. Only about 30 percent of the people tended to buy fresh food to cook and eat at home.

二、语言运用（共两节，满分30分）

第一节 (共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分)

 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

My first salary was $2, 500. It was last year and my father was the first one to congratulate me.

He   21  described, “No matter how much or how little, it is important to use your money wisely. The  22  you earn does not matter but the hard work  23  it matters. A tree is known by its fruit; a man by his  24  .”

When I used to be sad, I would ask my father, “If there are so many stars in the universe, why is the sky  25  at night? ”

My father used to  26  explain to me that stars are scattered(散布) in disorder in the sky and if they came  27  , it would be like day. They are scattered to give us the advantage over light so that we can  28  in the night. There is a reason for every act of  29  to give us its best.

I lived my childhood following my father’s  30  . But then there are other instances where you can really feel that it is  31  . There are certain things that go  32   “law of nature”. Nature plays no role in their existence.

Most of the time, we judge people by their  33  or by their habits. Our way to judge conceives(想像) into a（an)  34  about them that we carry like a baggage, in all our meetings with them. In short, we develop preconceived concepts about someone’s 35  personally. This certainly  36  from law of nature or gift of nature to us.

Nature is all about “ 37 ” and “loving”. Nature gives us a reason to understand humanity by asking and   38  rather than judging. But how often do we remember all this when we judge someone wearing unpolished shoes to an office? We might 39  to ask as it is like an intrusion (侵扰）to someone’s life but we judge and form an  40  without delay. It is easier to judge than to acknowledge someone’s journey of life. 

(  )21. A. casually   B.   inspiringly     C. optimistically   D. subjectively

(  )22. A. amount    B.   trust                 C. reputation    D. award 

(  )23. A. with               B.   behind            C. through      D. on 

(  )24. A. interest        B. friends               C. deeds        D. knowledge  

(  )25. A. peaceful           B.   dark          C. dull       D. unattractive 

(  )26. A. ambiguously    B. humorously         C. patiently     D. partly 

(  )27. A. close              B.   forward           C. down      D. together

(  )28. A. sleep              B. travel                  C. see       D. hide 

(  )29. A. astronomers    B.   faith              C. nature       D. ours  

(  )30. A. tracks           B. teachings            C. instructions    D. patterns

(  )31. A unbearable      B.   unfair               C. uncertain        D. untrue 

(  )32. A. against           B.   off           C. within        D. beyond       

(  )33. A. accents       B.   achievements    C. appearances      D. beliefs 

(  )34. A. conclusion       B.   analysis        C. assumption      D. description 

(  )35. A. experience       B. development        C. competence   D. personality

(  )36. A. results             B. benefits              C. differs      D. evolves  

(  )37. A. adjusting         B. creating            C. cheating         D. sharing       

(  )38. A. helping            B. competing           C. learning      D. answering    

(  )39. A. manage          B. hesitate             C. regret     D. prefer        

(  )40. A. argument         B. excuse                C. error     D. opinion   

第二节 (共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)

阅读下面短文，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。

For more than six million American children, coming home after school means   41   (come) to an empty house. They have many different ways to deal with the situation like watching TV, hanging out, and playing computer games.   42   one thing is in common. They spend part of each day alone. They   43   (call) latchkey children — they are children who look after themselves while their parents work. And their bad situation has become a subject of concern.

A headmaster of an elementary school said that there was a school rule against wearing jewelry. A lot of kids had chains around their necks with keys   44   (attach). He was constantly telling them to put them inside shirts. There were so many keys,   45   he slowly learned were house keys.

He began talking to the children who had them. Then he learned the influence working couples and single parents were having  46   their children. Fear is the biggest problem faced by children at home alone. Many had nightmares and were worried about their own   47   (safe)．

The most common way latchkey children deal with this is by hiding. It might be in a bathroom, under a bed   48   in a closet. The second is TV. They'll watch it with the volume turned up high. Most parents don’t realize   49   (it) effect on their children and most parents are slow to admit the fact  50   they leave their children alone.

三、写作 （共两节，满分40分）

第一节（满分15分）

假定你是李华，你的英国朋友Terry所在的学校要举行选拔北京大学交换生的汉语演讲比赛，请你给他写封电子邮件，劝说他参赛，内容包括：

1）陈述理由；

2）提出建议；

3）表达祝愿。

注意：

1）词数80左右；

2）可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Dear Terry,

____________________________________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________________________

Yours,

LiHua

第二节（满分25分）

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.

Last year at Christmas time, my wife, three children and I were on our way from Paris to Nice. Somehow everything went wrong. Our hotels were “tourist traps” and our rented car broke down. On Christmas Eve,when we checked into a dirty hotel in Nice, there was no Christmas spirit in our hearts.

It was raining and cold when we went out to eat. We found a small restaurant poorly decorated for the holiday. Only five tables in the restaurant were taken. There were two German couples, two French families, and an American sailor, by himself. They were eating in stony silence except the sailor. He was writing a letter, and a half-smile lighted his face. In the corner a piano player was listlessly  playing Christmas music.

All of us were interrupted by an old French flower woman through the front door. She had a worn overcoat and her old shoes were wet. Carrying her basket of flowers, she went from one table to another. No one bought any. Exhausted and frustrated, she sat down at a table.

The sailor finished his meal and got up to leave. Putting on his coat, he walked over to the flower woman’s table.

“Merry Christmas,” he said, smiling and picking out a handful of flowers. “How much are they?”

“Two francs, sir.”

The sailor put a twenty franc note in the woman’s hand.

“I don’t have change, sir,” she said. “I’ll get some from the waiter.”

“No, ma’am,” said the sailor, leaning over and kissing the ancient cheek. “This is my Christmas present for you.”注意：1）所续写短文的词数应为150左右；

2）应使用5个以上短文中标有下划线的关键词语；

3）续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好；

4）续写完成后，请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语．

Paragraph1：

Then the sailor headed for our table with the flowers in his hand. ______________________________________

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Paragraph2：

The piano player came alive and pleasant music filled the whole room. _________________________________

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参考答案

一、阅读理解 50

第一节1-3 DCB   4-7 DCBA     8-11 CDAB   12-15 CABC 

第二节 16-20 FAEGC

二、语言运用30

第一节21-25 CBCDC    26-30 DABDC    31-35 ABDBA       36-40 DABCA

第二节 41. coming    42. But  43. are called     44. attached  45. which

46. on     47. safety    48. or    49. its     50. that

三、写作（满分40分）

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