山西省朔州市怀仁市第一中学校2022-2023学年高二下学期4月期中英语试题

怀仁一中高二年级期中考试

英语试题

全卷满分150分，考试时间120分钟。

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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.How is the woman going to Shanghai?

A.By plane.

B.By train.

C.By taxi.

2.What does the man feel about the book?

A.Interesting.

B.Boring.

C.Difficult.

3.Where is the woman working?

A.In a bookstore.

B.In a supermarket.

C.In a cafe.

4.What does the man usually do after dinner?

A.He watches TV.

B.He surfs online.

C.He goes jogging.

5.When did Josh send the package?

A.On Tuesday.

B. On Wednesday.

C.On Friday.

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.How did the man learn about the job?

A.From the newspaper.

B.From the Internet.

C.From a friend.

7.Why did the man quit his last job?

A.The Job is tiring.

B.It needs a lot of travel.

C.The job requires sorting files.

听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。

8.What is the conversation mainly about?

A.A big sale.

B.A book signing event.

C.The opening of a new bookstore.

9.When is Peter Robbins expected to arrive at the store?

A.At 1:15.

B.At 2:30.

C.At 3:45.

10.How will they go to the bookstore?

A.By bus.

B. By underground.

C.By taxi.

听第8段材料，回答第11至14题。

11.Who is making the call?

A.Mrs. Oates.

B.Tina.

C.Joyce.

12.Where could Tina probably be now?

A.In the grocery.

B.In Tokyo.

C.At home.

13.What is the relationship between the man and Tina?

A.Brother and sister.

B.Professor and student.

C.Classmates.

14.What will Tina do when she gets home?

A.Visit his house.

B.Meet him at the grocery.

C.Telephone him.

听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。

15.How did the man go to work this morning?

A.Taking a bus.

B.Driving his car.

C.Taking the subway.

16.What's the problem of the man's car?

A. It got a flat tire.

B. It had electronic problems.

C.It had an engine problem.

17.What's the woman's attitude to the man's plan of selling his car?

A.Favourable.

B.Unfavourable.

C.Neutral.

18.What change did Ford bring to cars?

A.He made cars cheaper.

B.He improved cars' speed.

C.He made cars by hand.

听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。

19.When was the Ford company in Japan set up?

A.In 1903.

B.In 1925

C.In 1967..

20. What is one of the advantages of Ford cars?

第二部分 阅读（共两节，满分50分）

A.Thcy are lovely.

B.They are fashionable.

C.They are popular.

第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

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Art In America Magazine is an illustrated monthly publication that is designed for artists, art collectors, art dealers, art professionals and other art enthusiasts who are interested in all aspects of the art world. Each monthly issue brings extensive coverage, criticism.  trends and more.

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Artnews Magazine brings international gallery news, museum reviews, artist profiles, and all the latest trends and personalities that shape the art world. If you are an artist, this magazine is for you. If you are not an artist and love the arts, this magazine is also for you.

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21. Where does this text probably come from?

A.A magazine.

B.A newspaper.

C.A website.

D.A TV ad.

22.Which magazine has the highest discount?

A. The Artist's Mugazine.

B. Artnews Magazine.

C. Art In America Mugazine.

D. Modern Painters Magazine.

23.What is Art In America Magazine in common with Artnew's Magazine?

A.They are monthly magazines.

B. They are for both artists and art lovers.

C.They focus on providing art gallery news.

D.They are only intended for American readers.

B

Growing up. Jessica Rusnak. tried out for every athletics team possible, though she had little success. Rather than give up, she focused her efforts on building a career as a sports journalist. The difficulty Rusnak faced as a hopeful athlete also prepared her for the perseverance and patience she would require as a sports journalist.

“It's something I've always loved. but I'm not athletic at all," explains Rusnak, who works for CBC Montreal's Daybreak. a weekday morning radio show. “I was interested in Journalism and. as I got older and started to think about my career, I decided that I wanted to go into sports journalism.”

Rusnak began interning（实习）at T990 while studying at Concordia． “I was trying to get my feet wet on the morning show where I started at 5:30 a.m. ,”she says. “I'd leave after the show at 10 a. m. and have a class at 11 a. m. Through that I gained precious experience.”

She transferred into communication studies at Concordia after pursuing journalism elsewhere for a year. “Concordia was a really great experience,” she says. “The class sizes were much smaller and you pretty much knew everyone in your year, so there was always someone you could ask for help. " After her internship. Rusnak was hired by TSN where she worked as a reporter for five years covering sports teams such as the Montreal Canadiens, Montreal Alouettes and Montreal Impact.

Following a brief move to Toronto in 2015 where she worked as a sports editor at Sportsnet 590The Fan, Rusnak returned to Montreal to work for Daybreak.

Being a woman in a field still largely dominated by men added to Rusnak's challenge-and it wasn’t something she was prepared for. Despite the challenges，Rusnak persevered（坚持） and is now well-paid， and proud to see fellow alumni（校友）working at her side. There are a few people I studied with in communications who now work in the industry.

24.What was Rusnak's original dream?

A.To be an editor.

B.To be an athlete.

C.To be a journalist

D. To be a radio host..

25.What does the underlined phrase “get my feet wet" probably mean?

A.Form the habit of early rising.

B.Get my shoes or feet wet.

C.Gain some practical experience.

D.Show my hard-working attitude.

26.Where was Rusnak working before she returned to work for Daybreak?

A.TSN.

C.Sportsnet 590The Fan.

B.Concordia.

D.Montreal Canadiens.

27.How does she feel about the job?

A. Easy and high-paying.

C. Interesting but tiring.

B. Challenging but worthwhile.

D. Uncomfortable but rewarding.

C

The major drivers of climate change are collective enterprises such as power grids, industry, large-scale agriculture and transportation systems. About half of all greenhouse gas emissions comes from electricity generation and industrial fossil-fuel use. Substantial emissions reductions in these settings most likely will not come from personal actions; they will come from laws and policies such as carbon-pricing systems. revised building codes and supports for green investment. But one effective act is to consume less meat.

Cutting meat consumption is a powerful and personal thing most Americans can do to tackle the climate crisis, and they can do it immediately. About 40 percent of greenhouse gases come from agriculture. deforestation and other land-use changes. Meat-particularly beef-drives climate change in two ways: first, through cows' emission of methane, a strong greenhouse gas, and second, by destroying forests as they are changed into grass land. Despite the economic slowdown caused by the CO)VID-19 pandemic, atmospheric greenhouse gas levels continued to rise in 2020, in large part because of an emissions increase in the Amazon as rain forests were changed into land for cattle to satisfy the global demand for beef. By eating less beef. we can start to decrease that demand.

You do not have to become a vegan（素食主义者）to do this. According to one recent study, if every person in the U. S. cut their meat consumption by 25 percent, it would reduce annual greenhouse gas emissions by 1 percent. That might not sound like a lot. but it would help protect the rain forest, so the positive effects-including reduced water and fertilizer use, improved biodiversity and safeguarded rights of local peoples-would be amplified（放大）.

Perhaps, social action is kind of infectious-in a good way. If lots of us begin to eat less meat and if we talk about it constructively, we will likely influence others. Pretty soon the 1 percent reduction becomes 2 percent or more. Reduced demand for meat could motivate my local supermarket to carry better produce, making it easier for me and my neighbours to prepare a few more satisfying meat-free meals. Ultimately changes in demand will influence industry. Forty years ago few mainstream supermarkets carried organic products: now nearly all do. Consumer demand did that.

Above all, cutting back on red meat also has the added benefit of being good for your health.

28.What may substantially reduce greenhouse gas emission?

A. Encouraging personal efforts.

B. Making favourable laws and policies.

C. Reducing various power plants.

D. Investing large transportation systems.

29.What caused greenhouse gas level still to rise in 2020?

A.The effects of COVID-19 pandemic.

B.The slow pace of economy.

C.The destruction of forests for cattle.

D.The quick development of agriculture.

30.“Organic products" was mentioned in paragraph 4 to     

A. remind people to buy organic food

B. prove one's action can influence others

C. call on supermarkets to sell organic products

D. show demand has impact on production

31.Which can be a proper title for the text?

A. Less Beef, Much Healthier

B. To Eat Less Meat for Climate

C. Small Personal Actions Have a Big Impact

D. Cattle Are Partly Responsible for Climate Crisis

D

Fears about what video games are doing to young minds have been growing for years-not least because now 97% of teenagers play them. Most parents believe they reduce children's socializing with real friends, damage psychological adjustment and that the violence presented in many games may be harmful.

On the other hand, some studies have suggested benefits like improved thinking skills, hand-eye co-ordination, perhaps even greater attention and creativity.

What should parents-and society at large-make of all this conflicting talk? Now a study, conducted by Oxford University psychologist Dr Andrew Przybylski, of almost 5,000 young people in the UK has looked at both the positive and negative effects of video games together. The results, published in the journal Pediatrics, are cautiously positive about video games. but still support the old saying： Everything in moderation（适度）.

Across the children. who were between 10- and 15-year-old.the results showed that the best adjusted children did play video games, but usually for less than one hour a day. These children were most likely to report: Being more sociable. Being more satisfied with their lives. Doing worse on these measures were teens that didn't play any video games and those who spent at least half of their daily free time on video games(over 3 hours).For moderate players of video games--those who played for somewhere between 1 and 3 hours a day-there were no positive or negative effects on their psychological adjustment.

However, even the negative effects of playing video games too much were relatively insignificant compared to the effects of material deprivation（匮乏），family conflict or death of an important friend.

Actually, there was little evidence that playing video games was doing children that much good. Przybylski continued, “Some of the positive effects identified in past gaming research were mirrored in these data but the effects were quite small.  suggesting that any benefits may be limited to a narrow range of action games.”

32. What is most parents' attitude to children's playing video games?

A. Critical.

B.Cautious.

C.Supportive.

D.Uninterested.

33.Which person may psychologically benefit from playing video games?

A.Peter,15-year-old,plays 2 hours' video games every day.

B.Lisa,13-year-old.plays 4 hours' video games every day.

C.Cathy,9-year-old.plays 10 minutes' video games every week.

D.Tom, 14-year-old, plays 30 minutes' video games every day.

34.What is less harmful to a child in the author's mind?

A.Suffering poverty.

C.Being addicted to games.

B.Quarreling with parents.

D.Loss of one's best friend.

35.What is the conclusion of Przybylski's research?

A. The positive effects of video games on children are not significant.

B. Video games are beneficial to children's social ability.

C. Playing video games benefits children's thinking ability.

D.Too much video games may harm children's physical heath.

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。

Making a Hobby Stick

A hobby is a great way to stay busy during downtime. 36 Here are some tips which may help you stick with your hobbies.

Find a friend to do the hobby with you. Many people find the buddy（同伴）system works when starting a hobby. If you and a friend agree to get into a hobby together, you'll both be more likely to stick it out. Choose a friend with compatible（相容的）interests. If you have a friend who's into extreme sports, while you tend to like staying in with a book, the two of you will not be a good match hobby-wise. Instead, choose an equally bookish friend. 37

Look for a community. Many people find it's easier to stick to a hobby if there's community support. 38 If you like singing, for example, join a local choir. If you are not fond of socializing. you can look for support online. If you're a knitter, for example, you can post in forums asking for advice and inspiration involving new knitting projects.

39 If your hobby is something you've never done before, you're unlikely to be good at it right away. Have some patience as it takes time to build up a skill. Try to remind yourself why building this skill set is important to you so you'll have the motivation to keep going.

Don't force yourself to continue a hobby you hate. You will never know whether you'll take to something if you don't try it. It's okay if you give a try on a hobby and decide it's not for you. 40 If it's doing the opposite, try something else. Remember, the hobby you're most likely to stick with long term is the one you like.

A.Start small.

B.Have some patience.

C.Try joining a class or club related to your hobby.

D. A hobby is meant to help you relax and reduce your stress.

E.The two of you could try joining a local book club together.

F.A friend who loves books will certainly broaden your horizon.

G.However, many struggle to stick with hobbies once they start them.

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。

It is the first day of the summer. George and his friend Carlos are 41 for a camping trip. It is going to be the best camping trip, which will last three days. While Carlos makes 42 for their friends. George is going to make a list of activities to do while they are there. Last year. their camping trip was not entirely a 43 . They got a flat tire on the way to their campsite. They also found a 44 bear seizing some of their food. They don't want to 45 that chaos again.

This year, they want to make a 46 plan. George is going to take a 47 tire and gas,just in case they run out. Carlos is going to try and find a better 48 of storing food without attracting 49 to their campsite. They don't want anything to ruin this year's 50 .On this trip, George and Carlos have invited ten of their friends. Everyone is 51. George has prepared his list of 52 to do with his friends.

Mountain climbing, hiking, fishing, and to play a few games of flag football are all on their 53 . For night activities, they plan to tell stories. sing songs along with George's guitar, and play some board games. With the list Carlos 54 , they are going to have vegetables, chicken, fruit and some 55 for sudden illnesses. It is going to be the best trip they have ever made.

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。

It might be strange to wear clothes made out of plastic bottles. But in fact. some clothing 56(company) are already making such clothes. Fashion brand JUMA recently showed its newest collection at an 57 (exhibit) in Shanghai. Eighteen clothing items from the collection. 58 (compose) of jumpsuits, jackets, shirts and dresses, were made from recycled plastic bottles. Many other fashion companies are finding similar ways to save our planet these days. The process is rather simple. First. the plastic bottles are washed and cut into small pieces. Then they 59 (melt) and shaped into small balls. Then the balls are made into thread. People can use 60 thread to make different kinds of clothes. Some people might have doubts about wearing something 61 is made out of plastic bottles. But according to Cause artist. a website 62 (focus) on innovation, clothes made from plastics could be even 63 (good) than nylon and polyester. Plastic thread can be made into different textures, such as cotton, silk or even wool. The price for the clothes in the new collection ranges from 500 64 3,000 yuan. However, Uma is optimistic that prices will fall when more companies follow this 65 (sustain) path taken by her business.

第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（满分15分）

假定你是李华，你的英国笔友Peter对你校下周要举办的艺术节（Art Festival）很感兴趣。请你根据下列提示给他写封邮件：

1．学校艺术节的简介（时间、地点、主要活动等）；

2．你打算参加的活动；

3．欢迎他观看艺术节视频。

注意：

1．写作词数应为80左右，开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数：

2．请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

Dear Peter,

How have you been recently?

Yours,

Li Hua

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。

Karie double-checked the words on her spelling test. If she got 100 percent today, she'd win her class's First-Quarter Spelling Challenge and a brand-new dictionary. Plus. Ms. MeCormack had promised to do a handstand（倒立）if anyone got a perfect score.

Three more words to go. N-i-c-e-l-y.Q-u-i-c-k-l-y.H-o-n-e-s-t-y. Wait! She'd spelled honesty, not honestly. She erased ty and wrote ly before handing in her paper.

＂I’ll correct these while you＇re at recess（休息），”Ms.McCormack said.

After recess, MS. McCormack walked to the front of the room and cleared her throat. Then, as if she were an Olympic  gymnast. Ms. McCormack's feet flipped into the air.

“Congratulations, Arie! You did it!"  she announced while upside down. The whole class erupted! Ms. McCormack righted herself and presented Karie with her prize. Karie grinned as she read the label on the box:

To Karie Carter; for her perfect first-quarter score in spelling.

“Everything is OK?" Mom asked as Karie burst through the front door after school. “Everything's PERFECT!"Karie shouted. showing Mom her spelling test and prize. Mom hugged her. “Put the test on the fridge so Dad and Kevin can see it when they get home.”

"And Casper, too.” Karie picked up her cat. “Can you spell nicely, Casper? And quickly and honestly, and..."Karie's stomach tumbled to the floor. Honestly?

H-()-N-E-S-L-Y!

“Karie, what's the matter?" said Mom.

“I don't feel so good,” Karie said, putting Casper down and stuffing the test paper into her backpack.

Soon Karie heard her dad and Kevin come in. The smell of pizza wafted（飘荡）in the air. Karie thought back to the last time they'd picked up pizza after Kevin's school play. They almost reached home when Mom realized the cashier had given them too much change. “Let's turn around,”  Mom had said. The whole time they were driving back to the pizzeria, Kevin kept saying, “It's not our fault. The cashier didn't notice." But Mom just insisted. After supper. Karie went to her room and fell onto her bed.

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。

Lying on the bed, Karie was wondering what she should do.

When Karie got to school the next morning, Ms. McCormack was unlocking the door.