2023南通如皋高二上学期期末考试英语含解析

2022-2023学年度高二年级第一学期期末教学质量调研

英语试题

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3. 本卷满分为150分, 考试时间为120分钟。考试结束后, 将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。

第一部分 听力(共两节, 满分30分)

做题时, 先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后, 你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。

第一节(共5小题;每题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. What does the man believe will help the environment a lot?

A. Eating less meat.

B. Growing personal food.

C. Getting a good education.

2. How old is the man?

A. 20.                 B. 22.                     C. 30.

3. What are the speakers mainly talking about?

A. A friend.         B. A work problem.         C. A sports game.

4. Who will be unhappy with the file system?

A. Jenny.             B. Colin.                 C. Terry.

5. What will the speakers see next?

A. The statues.         B. The paintings.         C. The dinosaur bones.

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。听第6段材料, 回答第6、7题。

6. Where have the speakers been?

A. To a tennis match.         B. To a rugby match.             C. To a football match.

7. Which season is suitable for tennis?

A. Summer.                 B. Autumn.                     C. Winter.

听第7段材料, 回答第8、9题。

8. How did the woman get into art?

A. By studying it at school.

B. By seeing an art exhibition.

C By taking advice from a friend.

9. What type of material does the woman use for her art?

A. Paint.                     B. Stone.                     C. Metal.

听第8段材料, 回答第10至12题。

10. What is the relationship between the speakers?

A. Father and daughter.         B. Teacher and student.         C. Coach and player.

11. How did Mary’s family celebrate her win?

A. By treating her dinner.

B. By taking her to a sports match.

C. By buying food for her teammates.

12. What should Mary do tonight according to the man?

A. Go to bed early.

B. Practice badminton.

C. Finish her history homework.

听第9段材料, 回答第13至16题。

13. Where does the conversation take place?

A In a hospital.                 B. In a toy shop.                 C. In the man’s house.

14. What does the man do with his toys?

A. He sells them.             B. He collects them.             C. He gives them away.

15. When did the man get most of his toys?

A. When he was a child.

B. When he was middle-aged.

C. When he was old.

16. Which is the most valuable toy?

A. The car.                     B. The truck.                 C. The ambulance.

听第10段材料, 回答第17至20题。

17. What is Gibraltar best known for according to the talk?

A. Its industries.             B. Its animals.                 C. Its geography.

18. How many Barbary monkeys live in Gibraltar?

A. About 300.                 B. About 1400.                 C. About 30, 000.

19. Which country is Gibraltar connected to?

A. Morocco.                 B. Spain.                     C. The UK.

20. What was the main source of Gibraltar’s economy until the 1980s?

A. Tourism.                 B. Shipping.                 C. The British army.

第二部分  阅读(共两节, 满分50分)

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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

Conservation Volunteers for Endangered Animals

Overview

The program in Australia is meant for all those animal lovers who want to volunteer abroad for a meaningful cause and contribute effectively toward the well-being of the native animals. Being a volunteer, you’ll get to work at a rescue center or a shelter, which has lots of animals in care at any given time.

Program Requirements

Volunteers must be 18 years old or older, with an open mind and a flexible attitude to working in a new and different environment. The program is open to all and you do not need any necessary qualifications (资历)to join it. Participants should be prepared to work outdoors and should be fit and healthy. Volunteers must note that this is a hands-off project and you are not allowed to touch animals unless given specific permission.

Volunteer Roles & Responsibilities

As a volunteer for this program, every day your activities may consist of:

*preparing food for the animals

*cleaning the animal enclosures(围场)

*keeping the project grounds clean and tidy

During Your Free Time Volunteers can choose to spend time in Gladstone or start to do some of the interesting things in the surrounding areas. The Great Barrier Reef is a good choice for volunteers to do a dive course or live aboard. Only minutes from the project location is Gladstone’s famous natural landmark Mount Larcom. It is commonly referred to as the “lion mountain“, because it looks like a lion and a lioness that are facing each other. At the heart of the city is Goondoon Street, where volunteers can explore the Library Square, the site of the city’s monthly produce and arts and crafts market.

1. What is a must for the volunteer of the program?

A. Environmental awareness.

B. Hands-on training.

C. A healthy body.

D. Related experience.

2. What is a daily task for participants?

A. Cleaning up the project grounds.

B. Building animal enclosures.

C. Providing shelters for animals.

D. Raising money for endangered animals.

3. Why is Mount Larcom called the “lion mountain”?

A. It shows respect for lions.

B. It looks like a pair of lions.

C. It stores plenty of food for lions.

D. It protects endangered lion species.

B

Everyone deserves to love where he or she live. That’s why Tash Frootko, a property developer in Gloucester, England, began the Rainbow Street project in her quiet town four years ago.

Frootko brought a new life to her properties by brightening the outside of each home, transforming her neighborhood into a colorful place. Now, she is partnering with local street artists to take her project a step further and turn Gloucester’s city center into a Rainbow Square.

“We didn’t get recognition from local people at first. But later, an unexpected outcome happened, ”said Frootko.

“It has brought the community together really well, “Michelle, a local citizen said. “If it wasn’t for Frootko, then none of us would have come out and spoken to each other. ”

“I actively seek out areas that can’t receive enough attention and turn them into huge attractive colors for everyone to enjoy and add a much-needed cultural boost for the city, ” Frootko said.

The new Rainbow Square includes an even more special design. Frootko convinced two street artists to get on board and contribute large murals to two buildings on the Square. Power, a street artist and printmaker, has worked on community art projects across the UK. She said, “This was truly a labour of love. With a uniquely designed typeface, shadows and gold leaf, I hope that this mural becomes a much-loved landmark of the city and makes the city attractive.”

The final result of the project was a huge hit, turning a once sleepy collection of streets into a place that celebrates joy and culture. Every local citizen and visitor who walks by is sure to have their day brightened by the art of the Rainbow Square. And all of this is related to Frootko’s strong willpower.

4. Why did Frootko set up the Rainbow Street project?

A. To find talented street artists. B. To brighten everyone’s day.

C. To beautify where she lived. D. To make a profit for her company.

5. What is the local people’s attitude to Frootko’s Rainbow Square initially?

A. Supportive. B. Suspicious. C. Cautious. D. Tolerant.

6. What does Power think of the mural on the Rainbow Square?

A. It helps improve her skills. B. It is fit to promote culture.

C. It shows her talent for art. D. It adds to Gloucester’s charm.

7. Which word can best describe Frootko?

A. Determined. B. Courageous. C. Humorous. D. Generous.

C

Time and time again, you hear someone ask why anyone would want to keep an “ugly” building or a building that is dirty and clearly in need of work or such a simple, uninteresting building. I guess you could say we preservationists look at buildings through a different lens that can see the swan in the ugly duckling. Looking back on the years of dirt and neglect, we’ll realize that it’s our job as preservationists to teach people about the lessons learned from our historic resources. This is no doubt something we can always work harder on.

Take the Queen Emma Building for example. While people may remember that building being named as one of the ugliest buildings in town, the angle from which a preservationist will view the building is that it is uniquely constructed with an artistical brise-soleil to block the sun. The designer used standard concrete bricks to form a decorative wall. Unfortunately, the brise-soleil was removed in 2011, making the building look like many of the contemporary buildings in town.

Sometimes people remember a beautiful site that was replaced by a “horrid” piece of architecture and can’t get over their anger, even when that building becomes an important part of our story. This is particularly true in San Francisco, where many preservationists themselves dislike anything newer than the Victorian1 era. Yes, it was a tragedy (悲剧) that many failed to appreciate the Victorian buildings and let many get torn down several decades ago, but those losses also tell another important story. It tells the story of the 1950s and 1960s when there was hope for a more equal society with inexpensive housing for the working class. Should that history be wiped from our memories?

Preservation is not just about keeping pretty, well-kept buildings, but is meant to convey parts of our history. Our history, our collective history. Not just the history of huge events of World War Il or Statehood, but the story of how everyone used to go to a certain corner market or how the people lived in the segregated (隔离的) plantation town and ultimately enjoyed a more egalitarian (平等主义的) living. Our history cannot be told only in buildings that meet someone’s criteria of beauty; sometimes our history is painful, but no less important.

8. What can we learn about preservationists from Paragraph 1?

A. They prefer ugly buildings to beautiful ones.

B. They pay great attention to modern buildings.

C. They are devoted to repairing famous buildings.

D. They focus on the value rather than the appearance.

9. What does the author think of removing the brise-soleil of the Queen Emma Building?

A. It’s confusing.

B. It’s pleasing.

C. It’s regrettable.

D. It’s unbelievable.

10. Why were many Victorian buildings in San Francisco torn down?

A. To wipe the history of the Victorian era.

B. To make land available for cheap housing.

C. To work off the deep anger of the working class.

D. To restore the architecture before the Victorian era.

11. What might be the best title for the text?

A. Are ugly buildings worth preserving?

B. Is preservationists’ work meaningless?

C. Why do architects make ugly buildings?

D. What buildings are of historical value?

D

The increase in primate (灵长类动物) ecotourism is causing stress-related behaviors in monkeys, according to a new study.

The study, led by the University of Portsmouth, looked at the effect of a single engine motor boat approaching a community of proboscis monkeys. Those monkeys are unusual with their very long noses, which makes them appealing to tourists. And many of the boats carrying the tourists approach the primates quickly and loudly, often reaching the river banks just a few meters away from the wildlife.

The researchers conducted the experiment by approaching the monkeys in a motor boat with different speeds and travel distances — fast-close (approaching the monkeys for 10 seconds when 40 meters away at a speed of 14. 4 km/hr), slow-close (approaching the monkey for 40 seconds when 40 meters away at a speed of 3. 6 km/hr), and slow-far conditions (approaching the monkeys for 20 seconds when 100 meters away, at a speed of 3. 6 km/hr).

The results showed that the monkeys displayed stress-related behaviors for longer in the fast-close and slow-close conditions and also reduced feeding as a result of the boat approaching in the fast-close condition. Once the boat started to approach, the proboscis monkeys showed repeated scratching (挠, 搔) and often moved quickly backwards to hide in the trees. This could potentially cause the monkeys to leave their safe sleeping sites and to go deep into the forest as it gets dark, where they could face a higher risk of predation (捕食行为).

“Collectively, our findings suggest that the approach of a single motor boat led to stress in proboscis monkeys when they were approached as closely as 60 meters from the other side of the river, regardless of the speed of approach,” said Dr Marina Davila Ross, lead author of the study.

The researchers thus propose that guidelines for primate tourism in the riverside areas should include an approach speed of no more than 4 km/hr within 100 meters of the proboscis monkeys. They suggest it is also important to keep a distance, preferably no closer than 60 meters away, from the monkeys.

“Such information might be helpful for tourists, allowing them to change their behaviors when visiting the primates and when encouraging guides to follow the guidelines,” Dr Davila Ross added.

12. What’s the possible reason for choosing proboscis monkeys as the study subjects?

A. They are very attractive to tourists.

B. They generally do no harm to humans.

C. They are put on the line by the motor boats.

D. They frighten tourists away with their noses.

13. What did the researchers’ experiment show about proboscis monkeys?

A. They found the slow-close condition most stressful.

B. They tended to go hunting when faced with danger.

C. They lost their sense of safety at the sound of motorboats.

D. They lost their way very easily at the sight of motorboats.

14. What do the researchers advise tourists to do?

A. To approach proboscis monkeys less frequently.

B. To avoid getting too close to proboscis monkeys.

C. To ask guides for more information about proboscis monkeys.

D. To behave themselves while trying to feed proboscis monkeys.

15. What does the text mainly tell us?

A. Ecotourism has led to a better understanding of primates

B. Ecotourism makes it possible to get close to the primates

C. Ecotourism is contributing to the conservation of primates

D. Ecotourism is having a negative effect on primate behavior

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。选项中有两项为多余选项。

More people are watching birds today than ever before; its popularity as a hobby has been growing rapidly over the past few years. But why do people take up bird-watching? ____16____

It’s year-round. Unlike many hobbies, birding is non-seasonal. ____17____ Spring is the best season for birds to migrate and nest; in summer, you can see and hear young birds and observe local breeding birds before they’re gone again; fall migration brings its own excitement and changes in bird populations; in winter, you can enjoy feeding birds and watching the birds that over-winter in the area.

It’s economical The degree of your involvement is up to you.

____18____ No expensive equipment is necessary to enjoy watching birds. All you need may be a good field guide and a proper binocular (双筒望远镜). Anything more is optional.

____19____The more you learn about birds, their needs, and the challenges many species face, the more concerned and involved you’re likely to become in supporting wildlife habitat conservation and restoration efforts. This involvement can be on many levels, from making sure your own property poet birds and other wildlife to educating others about the needs of bird populations.

It often leads down other paths. Watching birds in many cases causes involvement in other interests. ____20____ Many people also develop an interest in wildflowers or dragonflies(蜻蜓). An increasing number of bird watchers travel to see birds. There are bird and nature festivals and bird-watching tours to birding hotspots all over the world. Birding, therefore, could turn you into a world traveler!

A. It involves walking in nature.

B. It might change with the seasons.

C. It promotes habitat conservation.

D. And so is the cost of being involved.

E. Bird watchers these days are often butterfly watchers, too.

F. You may start watching birds or feeding them in your yard.

G. The following are some reasons for becoming a bird watcher.

第三部分语言运用(共两节, 满分30分)

第一节(共15小题;每小题1分, 满分15分)

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

One day, my uncle brought home a parrot. My cousin and I called it Mitthu. My family were so strongly____21____ that they trimmed (剪掉) its wings. They said if it left home, it wouldn’t ____22____ outside without us.

As time went by, we grew and so did Mitthu. Its wings grew quite a lot. Mitthu wasn’t kept in a cage. I sometimes wondered why it didn’t____23____. Maybe it was quite attached to us and didn’t want to leave us, or it didn’t want to leave the luxurious life and ____24____ the tough reality of life.

As I grew older, I ____25____ that Mitthu’s life wasn’t very different from mine. I was pampered (溺爱) and ____26____ carefully. I was prohibited from really ____27____ the outside world. My house became my whole world, which was like an invisible ____28____ that had controlled my spirit.

Now I’m sent out to study and told that I have the whole sky to fly, but____29____, just as Mitthu, I am not able to do so. Mitthu and I might be two different beings but we are _____30_____ in a similar situation. I am afraid of flying. I am afraid my behavior might hurt my parents’ feelings. These emotions and _____31_____ will never really allow us to fly independently!

It’s good for parents to love and _____32_____ their children, but, sometimes, over-protectiveness from parents might harm their children’s future and_____33_____children’s decisions. True _____34_____ is to allow kids to grow freely and let them try _____35_____ things. Thus, they will be brimming with confidence and courage.

21. A. serious B. discouraged C. refreshed D. possessive

22. A. survive B. escape C. approve D. forgive

23. A. come around B. fly away C. come back D. grow up

24. A. ignore B. represent C. admit D. face

25. A. realized B. expected C. decided D. wondered

26. A. weighed on B. sorted out C. cared for D. listened to

27. A. keeping up with B. looking down on C. breaking away from D. getting along with

28. A. burden B. cage C. gesture D. tool

29. A. barely B. gradually C. sadly D. fortunately

30. A. trapped B. judged C. rescued D. stored

31. A. strength B. sympathy C. encouragement D. attachment

32. A. help B. blame C. shelter D. entertain

33. A. influence B. support C. predict D. affirm

34. A. happiness B. love C. freedom D. equality

35. A. terrible B. different C. unique D. basic

第二节(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1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

When it comes to Chinese paper-cutting, many think of peonies(牡丹)in red or the Chinese characters fu, ____36____(mean)luck. To change those stereotypes and make paper-cutting more creative, Ye Kaiyuan, a paper-cutting artist from Zhangzhou, Fujian province, worked many years to make the traditional art ____37____(incredible)fashionable. The 38-year-old was once a tea dealer in Fujian, with an annual income of more than 300, 000 yuan($45, 030).

“People and society tend to judge ____38____ a job is good based on income, ”Ye said. “But I think life is only rewarding if you do something you like and enjoy. So it’s worthwhile to live for my dream. “

Cutting ____39____ (come)first, then dyeing (染色), in the traditional approach to the craft. But Ye has a preference ____40____ dyeing first. “This means you will not know the final color of your work, ____41____ is interesting, ”he said.

For Ye, the lines in each paper-cutting are an expression of emotion. He always carries memo paper to write down his ____42____(inspire).

The idea for his work ____43____ (name)A Picture of Two Fish came when he saw salted fish at a store. The creative process is slow. It took Ye two weeks to draw and make Farewell My Concubine. He did not cut two of the characters in this story; instead, he ____44____ (use) flowers and curves to represent the heroine of the story.

Cutting paper is like living life, abandoning fear and hesitation and being not ____45____(prejudice), Ye said.

第四部分 写作(共两节, 满分40分)

第一节(满分15分)

46. 假如你是李华，对有机农业很感兴趣，请给校报写一篇报道，介绍有机农业。内容包括：

1. 近几年的发展现状；

2. 有机农业的好处：更健康、更环保······

3. 有机农业的发展前景。

注意：

1. 词数100字左右；

2. 可适当添加细节，以使行文连贯

Organic farming: farming the way nature intends

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第二节(满分25分)

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

On a sunny afternoon in July, my husband Lenny decided to run our garbage. Living on a farm where no pick-up service was available, we burned what we could and took the rest to the town’s landfill(垃圾填埋场). After unloading, Lenny walked around to see what others had thrown away. Being a person who finds treasure in what others call trash, Lenny would sometimes bring home what he called “great finds”. He’d say, “You’ll never know when this will come in handy”or“Look at what someone threw away. I can fix and use that”. As a family on a tight budget, we appreciated his finds.

As Lenny walked around that day, he picked up a few items and threw them on a large pile of garbage. Suddenly, he heard a “meow” and he looked around for what he thought would be a wild cat, but he saw nothing. Then he saw a shoebox in the garbage pile move slightly, and he heard the cries again. He picked up the box, which was sealed with tape. When Lenny cut the tape and cautiously tore open the shoebox, he found a black-and-white little cat, approximately eight weeks old. It was so frightened that it jumped into Lenny’s arms and clung on to him with its tiny claws. The little cat wasn’t afraid of him. The poor thing was very thin and had probably been taken away from its mother only recently.

My husband wasn’t a great cat lover. He did not feel they should be household pets. Our two daughters had a different perspective as they had recently got another kitten from a local farmer. Even though he didn’t like cats, he knew he couldn’t leave this cat in the shoebox. It would probably be eaten by a fox.

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。

So he decided to bring it home.

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Later, Lenny and the cat became best friends, too.

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