广东省广州市协和中学2022-2023学年高二下学期开学考试英语试题

广州协和学校2022学年第二学期调研测试

高二年级英语科试题

试题说明：本试卷分选择题和非选择题两部分，满分为150分，考试时间为120分钟。

请注意：所有答案须填写到答题卡上。

第一部分 听力理解（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

第一节 听下面4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. Why will Alex go to the Philippines?

A. To take a business trip.  B. To go sightseeing.   C. To visit his family.

2. Where does the conversation most probably take place?

A. At home.     B. At a stadium.    C. At the doctor’s.

3. When will the speakers meet?

A. At 4:00 p.m.    B. At 6:00 p.m.    C. At 4:30 p.m.

4. What are the speakers mainly talking about?

A. Whether a jacket suits their dad.

B. What to buy for Dad’s birthday.

C. How much a watch usually costs.

第二节 听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从所听到的内容中获取信息，回答相应小题。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。

听第五段材料，回答第5、6题。

5. How heavy was Cassie two weeks ago?

A. 52 kilos.     B. 57 kilos.     C. 62 kilos.

6. What will the man do to lose weight?

A. Run in a park.    B. Play basketball.    C. Work out in a gym.

听第6段材料，回答第7至9题。

7. What are the speakers doing now?

A. Participating in a debate.

B. Giving a lecture.

C. Carrying out an interview.

8. What does the man often do in the morning?

A. He waters flowers.   B. He takes exercise.   C. He goes fishing.

9. What does the man think of city life?

A. It’s noisy.     B. It’s convenient.    C. It’s tiring.

听第7段材料，回答第10至12题。

10. What did Henry do last weekend?

A. He went to the theatre.  B. He went to the library.  C. He went on a picnic.

11. Which theatre did Jenna go to last weekend?

A. The Queen Elizabeth Theatre. B. The Waterfront Theatre.  C. The Cultch.

12. How often does Jenna usually go to the Cultch if the weather permits?

A. Once a week.    B. Once a month.    C. Once every two weeks.

听第8段材料，回答第13至15题。

13. Why does the man go to the shop?

A. To buy a cellphone for his son.

B. To have a cellphone repaired.

C. To get a cellphone changed.

14. What color does the man want?

A. Black.      B. White.      C. Red.

15. When will the man get the cellphone?

A. Today.      B. Tomorrow.     C. Next week.

听第9段材料，回答第16至20题。

A new record of the disco dancing marathon

第二部分 阅读（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、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

A

Ways to tour Los Angeles

● Hollywood and Celebrity Homes Bus Tour

First-time Hollywood visitors can hit all the top sights without worrying about the city’s traffic and parking by hopping on an open-air bus tour. In addition to top attractions, a guide points out celebrity homes you might miss if traveling on your own.

Duration: 2h

$94.00 per adult. Mobile ticket accepted

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience.

● Warner Bros. Studio Tour Hollywood

Explore where Hollywood is made. Go behind the lens and discover the secrets of movie-making magic. Our Studio Tour brings you closer than ever to the entertainment you love. You’ll explore one of the busiest working studios in Los Angeles, with your host, one of our expert Tour Guides.

Duration: 2-3h

$69.00 per adult. Mobile tickets accepted

For a full refund, cancel at least 12 hours in advance of the start date of the experience.

● Shared 3 Hours Los Angeles VIP Tour

This is not your usual tour. In contrast, it is specially made for Los Angeles culture and history. By the end of this tour, you will have all the “Must Have” LA pictures, make friends with LA locals, and have a very big smile on your face.

Duration: 3h

$49.00 per adult. Mobile tickets accepted

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience.

● Grand City Tour of Los Angeles

Discover the best that the city has to offer on our guided Grand city Tour of Los Angeles! For over 31 years, we’ve helped families and special-need tourists to see iconic sights like the Hollywood Sign and Rodeo Drive from the comfort of a private minibus driven by our friendly, experienced tour guides.

Duration: 5h

$79.00 per adult. Free for kids under parental supervision.

For a full refund, cancel at least 48 hours in advance of the start date of the experience.

21. Which tour would you pick if you want to know stuff behind the screens?

A. Hollywood and Celebrity Homes Bus Tour.

B. Grand City Tour of Los Angeles.

C. Warner Bros. Studio Tour Hollywood.

D. Shared 3 Hours Los Angeles VIP Tour.

22. What would the guide do on Hollywood and Celebrity Homes Bus Tour?

A. Locate famous actors’ residents for you.  B. Appreciate top magic show with you.

C. Drive you around personally.    D. Introduce you to the locals.

23. What can you do during Grand City Tour of Los Angeles?

A. Have an open-air bus tour.     B. Enjoy a private service.

C. Get close to the local culture.    D. Deal with personal needs quickly.

B

Trapped in Europe with air travel shut down during the COVID pandemic（流行病）in 2020, Juan Ballestero had just one means to returns his native Argentina to be home with his parents—sailing across the Atlantic. He wanted to be reunited with his 82-year-old mother and his 90-year-old father. The 47-year-old did just that, sailing from Portugal on his 29-foot boat during a nearly three-month journey that included battling storms, dangerous waves and even escaping from what he thought were pirates off Africa’s coast, and finally arrived in his hometown in June.

The Argentine man said he planned the trip in just 24 hours after learning that flights to his home country had been canceled. Ballestero, who lives in Spain, was in Portugal when the local government announced strict lockdown（封锁）measures and the country was closed to the rest of the world. He grabbed the 200 euros he had saved, loaded his sailboat with 160 cans of food and a bottle of whiskey, and set sail. He made the journey because he was sure the lockdown measures were going to be in place for a long time and he wanted to be with his family soon.

He recalled being stopped by authorities and not allowed to enter Cape Verde in Africa to load up more food and fuel in case he needed to complete part of his journey with the boat’s motor. He nearly got into a gunfight at night when a ship with bright lights seemed to be following him so he had to go as fast as possible. Besides, Ballestero almost lost the mast（桅杆）of the boat when the wave brushed him from above. The boat went over and a cable broke. Luckily, he got his boat fixed in Brazil.

Ballestero said the important thing was his reunion with his parents. “I’ll plant a garden and buy three chickens. I’ll make it through the winter with the old people,” he said. “I want to be with the family.”

24. Why did Ballestero choose to sail back to Argentina?

A. He enjoyed adventures.     B. He had only a little money.

C. He had enough time for sailing.    D. He had no other access.

25. What made Ballestero plan his trip in a hurry?

A. The danger of the coronavirus.    B. The request from his parents.

C. His judgment of lockdown measures.  D. His attempt to surprise his family.

26. What does Paragraph 3 mainly talk about?

A. The dangers of sea travel.     B. People’s sympathy for the man.

C. The difficulties of the journey.    D. The man’s great determination.

27. What is the best title for the text?

A. A Family Reunion      B. A Hard Way Home

C. An Unforgettable Exploration    D. A Battle Against Pandemic

C

We can achieve knowledge either actively or passively. We achieve it actively by direct experience, by testing and providing an idea, or by reasoning.

We achieve knowledge passively by being told by someone else. Most of the learning that takes place in the classroom and the kind that happens when we watch TV or read newspapers or magazines is passive. Conditioned as we are to passive learning, it’s not surprising that we depend on it in our everyday communication with friends and co-workers.

Unfortunately, passive learning has a serious problem. It makes us tend to accept what we are told even when it is little more than hearsay and rumor（谣言）.

Did you ever play the game Rumor? It begins when one person writes down a message but doesn’t show it to anyone. Then the person whispers it, word for word, to another person. That person, in turn, whispers it to still another, and so on, through all the people playing the game. The last person writes down the message word for word as he or she hears it. Then the two written statements are compared. Typically, the original message has changed.

That’s what happens in daily life. The simple fact that people repeat a story in their own words changes the story. Then, too, most people listen imperfectly. And many enjoy adding their own creative touch to a story, trying to improve on it, stamping（打上标记）it with their own personal style. Yet those who hear it think they know.

This process is also found among scholars and authors: A statement of opinion by one writer may be re-stated as fact by another, who may in turn be quoted by yet another, and this process may continue, unless it occurs to someone to question the facts on which the original writer based his opinion or to challenge the interpretation he placed upon those facts.

28. According to the passage, in which of the following situations may passive learning occur?

A. Doing a medical experiment.    B. Solving a math problem.

C. Doing scientific reasoning.     D. Visiting an exhibition.

29. What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 2 refer to?

A. Passive learning.       B. Knowledge.

C. Communication.       D. Active learning.

30. What does the author intend to show by mentioning the game Rumor?

A. A message may be changed when being passed on.

B. A message should be delivered in different ways.

C. People may have problems with their sense of hearing.

D. People tend not to believe in what they know as rumor.

31. What can we infer from the passage?

A. Active learning is less important.

B. Passive learning is not found among scholars.

C. Active learning occurs more frequently.

D. Passive learning may not be reliable.

D

Tomatoes are common in daily life. Cathie Martin, British scientist, has been working on developing purple tomatoes for years. Though the color is unusual, now this special kind of tomatoes has very high levels of antioxidants（抗氧化剂）.

Antioxidants, also known as AOS, are found naturally in plants like blueberries and red cabbage. Scientists believe AOS may help prevent heart disease and help fight against diseases like diabetes. But tomatoes naturally only have a small amount of AOS in them. Martin wanted to see if she could create tomatoes with lots of AOS by changing the DNA of a tomato plant.

A plant developed from specially created DNA is known as a GMO. Martin added two genes（基因）from a plant called snapdragon. Soon her plants were producing small purple tomatoes with lots of AOS. Even better, the tomatoes remained fresh almost twice as long as normal tomatoes. Martin and other scientists further tested the tomatoes on mice that were likely to get cancer. The mice that were fed the purple tomatoes lived about 30% longer than those fed normal tomatoes. Though that’s good news, experiments on mice don’t always predict what effects on humans will be like. We need to see more experiments about it.

GMOs were first allowed in America in the late 1990s. But GMO products weren’t popular with customers. Many people were scared by the idea that the foods weren’t natural or safe. There’re still questions about the effects of GMO crops on the environment. However, scientists deny these claims.

Even so, many people have concerns about them. Because of these concerns, most GMO products created over the last 20 years have focused on helping farmers rather than attracting customers.

Anyway, on September 7, 2022, the US approved the purple tomatoes, which is the first time it has approved a GMO plant designed to target human health.

32. What makes purple tomatoes really special?
 A. Their medical value.      B. Their delicious flavor.

C. Their proper size.      D. Their pleasant color.

33. What’s the author’s attitude to the test on the mice?

A. Favorable.   B. Doubtful.   C. Concerned.   D. Opposed.

34. What does the underlined word “so” in Paragraph 5 refer to?

A. The environment affects GMO foods.  B. The customers do not like GMO foods.

C. GMO products are used to help farmers.  D. Scientists think GMO products are safe.

35. What’s the suitable title for the text?

A. Different DNA Can Benefit Plant Growth

B. Tomatoes with Changed DNA Are Approved

C. Scientists Are Changing DNA of Tomatoes

D. Human Health Depends on Changed DNA

第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

阅读短文，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。

Art is all around us. It can be found everywhere, including fancy galleries, people’s living rooms, and on the sides of buildings. So, why is art important?

It promotes expression and creativity. As humans, we’re naturally drawn to art as a form of expression and communication. ___36___ It’s a way for them to express themselves before they’re able to speak. In fact, participation in the arts may even assist kids with language, motor skills, and visual learning development.

___37___ When someone applies for a job, there are certain skills they need to have like data analysis or bookkeeping. However, many employers also understand the very important need for the skills which are hard to measure and often difficult to define. Some examples include a person’s ability to adapt to change, think creatively, or collaborate with team members.

It provides historical context. ___38___ This is why people devote their lives to studying cave art, Shakepearean plays, and so much more. When we take the time to dive into art created in the past, we can learn about other generations and eras. We can study art to find out what those before us were facing and how they overcame it. ___39___

In therapy（疗法）settings, art also provides an opportunity for digging deeper and expressing emotions that are difficult to discuss. ___40___ In one important study, children between 6 and 12 were asked to draw a house as a distraction after thinking about something upsetting. This group was able to improve their mood when compared with children who were instructed to draw the negative event or simply copy another drawing.

A. These are its major benefits.

B. Children love to draw, sing, and dance.

C. Art and human history go hand-in-hand.

D. How does it have an impact on our life?

E. It helps all of us develop necessary soft skills.

F. It can help people handle both their past and present problems.

G. Similarly, future generations will learn about our current events through our art.

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。

Francis Kere is the first African to win the Pritzker Prize, known as the Nobel Prize of architecture. However, his journey to the peak of his field was far from ___41___. Growing up in a village where there was no kindergarten, he was ___42___ into an extremely hot classroom with over 100 students. At the age of 7, Francis Kere had to leave his family home to attend school because his village didn’t have one of its own. This experience of poor building facilities contributed to his ___43___ of better educational lives of local children, using architecture. Thirteen years later, he boarded a plane for Germany on a scholarship to study architecture.

His early reputation came in helping ___44___ a school in his village after graduating from college. He ___45___ the whole village to provide ideas and drew the ___46___ on sand for all to see. ___47___, he involved them in constructing the school, using local wood and local clay（黏土）.

The result of their hard work was a welcoming structure with a “floating” roof that ___48___ ventilation（通风）in a hot climate and wall openings that bring ___49___ for students to learn even without electricity. He showed the villagers that ideas to ___50___ climate or other challenges are always at hand.

In this process, local people learned ___51___ skills that they could later use to find work. By cooperating with them, Kere ___52___ the idea that climate solutions started with big institutions. He ___53___ that everyone could contribute to addressing the major issues related to education and climate and ___54___ a global impact by acting locally.

Adopted by architects in dozens of countries, his ___55___ is rooted in the “unique” aspects of each community now.

41. A. intense   B. smooth   C. reasonable   D. ambitious

42. A. tricked    B. persuaded   C. crowded   D. accompanied

43. A. vision    B. reality    C. qualification  D. commitment

44. A. reform    B. donate    C. restore    D. design

45. A. reminded   B. advised   C. encouraged   D. commanded

46. A. plot    B. draft    C. sample    D. finding

47. A. However   B. Otherwise   C. Therefore   D. Moreover

48. A. blocks    B. affects    C. conveys   D. allows

49. A. hope    B. light    C. desire    D. air

50. A. find out   B. bring about   C. deal with   D. depend on

51. A. academic   B. physical   C. educational   D. practical

52. A. challenged   B. declared   C. formed   D. promoted

53. A. denied    B. suspected   C. guaranteed   D. demonstrated

54. A. assess    B. access    C. generate   D. witness

55. A. innovation   B. expectation   C. patent    D. career

第二节 英语知识运用（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）

阅读下面材料，在空格处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Chinese weddings are as much about the happy couple as they are about their respective families. The weddings are ___56___(impress) affairs that focus on blessings of happiness. The date of the wedding ceremony is chosen not ___57___ chance. Many couples carefully choose a favorable date ___58___(bring) success to their marriage. The ceremony can last anywhere from four hours to three days, ___59___ depends on how many Chinese wedding traditions are observed.

The Chinese wedding invitation is ___60___(typical) red with a golden Double Happiness symbol, dates for the wedding and names of the bride and bridegroom ___61___(include) inside.

While Chinese wedding traditions have modernized and no longer involve a large procession, the journey to pick up the bride ___62___(be) still a lively affair. It can involve ___63___ use of firecrackers, playing of drums and gongs, or even a lion dance.

Another vital tradition, the Chinese tea ceremony (Jing Cha), ___64___(perform) at Chinese weddings to show the new couple’s respect, gratitude, and ___65___(appreciate) for their parents’ love, support, and effort in raising them. A red tea set with a Double Happiness symbol is used for the tea ceremony.

第四部分 模块知识（共四节，满分60分）

第一节 单词拼写（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

请按照提示及句子意思填写所缺单词，注意应使用选择性必修一、二所学单词的正确形式，每空只能填一个单词。

66. The librarian couldn’t think of any possible explanation for the ______（缺席）of his leader.

67. I worked in a village school for a whole year and had my life totally ______（转变）by that experience.

68. These works were intended to spread Buddhism and they are of ______（异常的；特别的；罕见的）beauty and quality.

69. With the plan carried out in our city, we can better ______（呼吁）to people to reduce pollution.

70. ______（适应）to a new culture can be difficult.

71. The mistake he made ______（产生）from lack of experience.

72. We should try our best to be ______（乐观的）in the face of difficulties.

73. She couldn’t attend the meeting so her ______（助手）took her place.

74. The class needs a ______（最小量）of six students to continue.

75. My grandpa, who is 90 years old, always ______（归功于）his good health to his regular life.

76. ______（因此）, we should cease accepting technology just because it is new.

77. I have been ______（占据）myself with preparing for the birthday party, shopping and decorating the house.

78. Einstein often ______（遇到，邂逅）people on the street who would stop him and ask him to help explain things.

79. Some students avoid eye contact with the teacher ______（仅仅）because they are afraid that the teacher will call on them to answer questions.

80. What concerned him most was that farmers often had poor harvests and sometimes even had a serious ______（短缺）of food to eat.

第二节 完成句子（共22空；每空0.5分，满分11分）

请按照提示及句子意思填写所缺单词，注意应使用选择性必修一、二所学单词及短语的正确形式，每空只能填一个单词。

81. 她在研究院担任研究员一职，专心致志于寻求这种疾病的疗法。

She ______ ______ ______ ______ as a researcher in the institute and ______ ______ ______ ______ a cure for the disease.

82. 山顶的美景令他惊叹，他知道，作为唯一坚持要登顶的人，自己是对的。

With the beautiful scenery of the peak ______ ______ ______ ______, he knew he was right as the only person that had ______ ______ climbing to the top.

83. 跟我预料的情况相反，我的朋友在我和我父母有争执的问题上并没有站到我这一边。

______ ______ my expectation, my friend didn’t ______ ______ me in my dispute with my parents.

84. 他不顾在他出发前几天爆发的战争，决定不改变自己的原计划。

______ ______ the war which ______ ______ several days before his departure, he decided not to change his plan.

第三节 句子翻译（共3小题；每小题3分，满分9分）

请按照提示翻译以下句子，注意适当运用选择性必修一、二所学的单词、短语、句型及语法等。

85. 让他们感到惊讶的是，那是他头一次看电影。（主语从句，表语从句）

86. 无论你说什么，在我看来，没有什么会比在大冷天吃一个雪糕更好了！（-ever引导状语从句）

87. 走出你的舒适区，你就会发现自己在成长、能力有所提高。（祈使句和陈述句合用）

第四节 书面表达（满分25分）

假定你是李华，你的美国笔友John听说你正在参加机器人设计大赛，感到很好奇并来信询问相关情况。请你写一封回信给他，内容包括：

1. 你想借此款机器人向世界传播中国传统文化的决心；

2. 这款机器人的名字以及它的具体功能（如可以完成的操作和动作等）；

3. 你的获奖期盼。

参考词汇：AI-powered人工智能驱动的（adj.）；digital数码的（adj.）

注意：1. 词数约100词，开头和结尾已给出；2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Dear John,

I’m so glad to know that you have a great interest in the competition.

_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Yours,

Li Hua

参考答案

第一部分 听力理解（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

1~4  BACB  5~6  BC   7~9  CBA  10~12 CBA

13~15 CBB

16. 38; 17. 2010; 18. build; 19. training; 20. willing

第二部分 阅读（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

21~23 CAB  24~27 DCCB  28~31 DAAD  32~35 ABDB

第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

36~40 BECGF

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）

41~45 BCADC  46~50 BDDBC  51~55 DADCA

第二节 英语知识运用（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）

56. impressive; 57. by; 58. to bring; 59. which; 60. typically

61. included; 62. is; 63. the; 64. is performed; 65. appreciation

第四部分 模块知识（共四节，满分60分）

第一节 单词拼写（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

66. absence; 67. transformed; 68. rare; 69. appeal; 70. Adaptation

71. arose; 72. optimistic; 73. assistant; 74. minimum; 75. owes

76. Hence; 77. occuping; 78. encountered; 79. merely; 80. shortage

第二节 完成句子（共22空；每空0.5分，满分11分）

81. took up a position; devoted/committed herself to finding

82. taking his breath away; insisted on

83. Contrary to; side with

84. Regardless of; broke out

第三节 句子翻译（共3小题；每小题3分，满分9分）

85. What surprised them was that it was the first time he had ever seen a movie.

86. Whatever you say, in my opinion, nothing beats eating an ice cream bar on a cold day!

87. Step out of your comfort zone and you’ll find yourself growing and improving