四川省广安市第二中学校2022-2023学年高一下学期期中考试英语试题

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2023年春广安二中高2022级期中考试题

英语

注意事项：

1．答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、班次、智学网号填写在答题卡上。

2．回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目答案标号涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净，再选涂其他答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。

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 is the man going to do next?

A. Repair the tap. B. Fix his brother’s car. C. Ring his father.

2. What does the man probably do?

A. He’s a farmer. B. He’s a teacher. C. He’s a chef.

3. Why will Laura quit her job?

A. To start her own business.

B. To go back to school.

C. To work for her friend.

4. How does the man probably feel about the film?

A. It’s exciting. B. It’s funny. C. It’s disappointing.

5. What are the speakers mainly talking about?

A. A city. B. A person. C. A travel experience.

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。

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

6. Why is Henry unwilling to go swimming with the woman?

A. He wants to watch TV. B. His arm was hurt. C. It is too cold outside.

7. What will the woman do next?

A. Stay at home. B. Take Henry to hospital C. Do some exercise.

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

8. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?

A. Good friends. B. Father and daughter. C. Brother and sister

9. On which floor did the woman buy a bottle of wine last week?

A. The second floor B. The third floor. C. The fourth floor.

10. What does the man finally decide to buy?

A. A watch. B. A wallet. C. A phone.

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

11. When is the report due?

A. This Wednesday. B. This Thursday. C. This Friday.

12. What does the woman think she needs to do?

A. Put off a meeting. B. Go to the hospital. C. Get a good sleep.

13. How does the man sound in the end?

A. Helpful. B. Thankful. C. Curious.

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

14. Why does the man make the call?

A. To change his reservation.

B To reserve a room.

C. To ask about a swimming course.

15. How much should the man pay?

A. $ 640. B. $ 570. C. $ 480

16. Where is the nearest coffee shop?

A. Across from a bank. B. Next to a hotel. C. Beside a bank

听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。

17. Who will Liz travel with?

A. Her neighbor. B. Her family member. C. Her friend.

18. Which city will Liz go to first?

A. Hong Kong B. Shanghai. C. Beijing

19. How many cities will Liz visit?

A Four. B. Five. C. Six.

20. What does Jane think of her trip to the Bahamas?

A. Satisfactory. B. Just so-so. C. Disappointing

第二部分阅读理解(共两节，满分50分)

第一节(共15小题;每小题2.5分，满分37.5分)

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出一个最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

4-Day Classic Beijing Tour

The 4-day classic Beijing tour is designed for tourists who come to visit China for the first time. It covers the most popular and typical places in Beijing, fully displaying the scenery, culture, history, local lifestyles and features, food and drinks, business, etc. to you.

Day 1: Arrival in Beijing

Your guide meets you at Beijing Capital International Airport, and helps you check in at your hotel.

Enjoy Peking duck as welcome dinner.

Accommodation: Downtown Beijing

Day 2: The Great Wall & the Summer Palace

Start your day at the most famous part of the Great Wall, the Badaling Great Wall. Leave the downtown for the Great Wall at 8 am. Since it is a long drive to the Great Wall (about 2 hours' riding), have a break at the Beijing Bona Jade Museum on the way. Lunch will be enjoyed in a local restaurant. In the early afternoon come back to the city and have a sightseeing (观光) tour of the Summer Palace.

Suggested activity: Beijing opera shows (Liyuan Theatre, 19:30-20:30 every evening)

Accommodation: Downtown Beijing

Day 3: Beijing city sightseeing & the local experience

Your guide meets you at the hotel at 8 am and set out for the day's touring: Tian'anmen Square and the Forbidden City.

After visiting the two sites, have a break and get ready for lunch.

Hutong visit: see some traditional arts of the old Beijing, such as paper cutting and kite making, and visit a local family.

Accommodation: Downtown Beijing

Day 4: Beijing Olympic sites

Visit the Olympic sites: the Bird's Nest, the Water Cube and the Olympic Green, showing the fast developing modern China. Enjoy some free time after visiting the sites.

After lunch, it is shopping time and then the tour is over.

21. Whom is this advertisement aimed at?

A. Experts who study history and cities.          

B. Foreigners who are new to China.

C. People who are interested in touring.          

D. Kids who were born in other cities.

22. What should a tourist do if he wants to enjoy Beijing opera?

A. Visit the Summer Palace on the first day.       

B. Go sightseeing in a Beijing hutong.

C. Live and eat downtown in Beijing.            

D. Go to Liyuan Theatre in the evening.

23. On which day can tourists enjoy the city's traditional arts and local lifestyles?

A. Day 4.                     B. Day 3 C. Day 2. . D. Day 1.

B

I got my first job at 12 as a waitress. It certainly was tiring but interesting. And when Ⅰ went on to college, it paid for tuition and housing and eventually, a camera.

From the moment I picked up a camera, I was attracted. All I wanted to do was take pictures for the university newspaper, the Minnesota Daily. The paper at that time was one of the largest in the state and was produced by young journalists who went on to work at every major magazine in the country. For the final two years, I just wanted to be a photographer. The week I finished college. I was hired by the Worthington Daily Globe.

Jim Vance was the top-notch publisher of the Globe. He had very high expectations of all the staff. With little or no instruction from him, 35 writers and photographers were expected to fill the paper with stories that were important to our readers. It was perfect training for my future career at National Geography.

I was the youngest photographer working for National Geography when I arrived in 1978, and I spent at least a decade just trying not to make mistakes. While I was grateful for the opportunity, it was very difficult for me. With each new task came the fear that this was going to be the one where they figured out that I couldn’t do the job. On many tasks, the most challenging part turned out to be the transportation. Over the years, I traveled by horse, cars train, truck and all sorts of old vehicles. I traveled by mule in Mexico, by ship along the Indian Ocean, by fishing boat in the Sea of Galilee. Wherever I traveled in the world, I wanted my pictures to make a real difference in people’s lives.

I am deeply grateful for the amazing lessons photography has taught me. I’ve learnt that women really do hold up half the sky; that language isn’t always necessary, but touch usually is; that all people are not alike, but they do mostly have the same hopes, and fears.

24. When did the author wish to become a photographer?

A. After she graduated from college.

B. While she was working for the university newspaper.

C. When she was working as a waitress.

D As soon as she picked up the camera.

25. How did the author feel when she began working for National Geography?

A. Inspired         B. Disappointed.   C. Worried.       D. Touched. 

26. What has the author learned from photography?

A. Transportation is the most challenging in travelling.

B. People can still understand each other despite language barriers (障碍).

C. Women and men are not equal in some countries.

D. People hold different hopes and ideas towards life.

27. How is the passage developed?

A. By making comparisons. B. By time.

C. By giving     D. By space.

C

Sancho Pancho owner Daria has turned her apartment into a small family business operation that makes unprocessed food waste from restaurants and markets into delicious and nutritional dog treats. When she started 2 years ago in 2020, it was the first of its kind in Portugal.

She was making dog biscuits out of leftovers and sold them in Santos Collective, a weekly farmer’s market in central Lisbon. At the same time, restaurant owner and friend Édson had opened a restaurant and was challenged with using up the fish he bought. This sparked (引发) the idea of using fish wastes for making dog treats and started a new business to deal with food waste.

On average 30% to 40% of the fish that Édson buys for his restaurant cannot be used. However, they are perfect for animals. Using cooking equipment, Daria can make fish parts into mouth-watering dog snacks. “From collected materials we are making dog biscuits, dried meat, skin fish chews and even fish oil,” states Daria. “All the products are 100% natural and made by hand. From being just a hobby ‘Sancho Pancho Shop’ has become a functioning business.”

Daria collects around 20kg of fish waste every week from Peixaria Veloso and around 50kg every month from Talho Naco and Intercoelho. These businesses are thrilled (激动) as Daria can take the waste off their hands.

Sancho Pancho’s influence doesn’t just stop at their food waste collection. Customers have also been inspired to do their bit by collecting leftovers from local markets to make food for their pets. Everyone can play a role in creating a future that tends to reuse and repurpose precious resources, rather than wasting them.

Sancho Pancho has caught the attention of French supermarket chain Auchan. They have asked Sancho Pancho if their food waste can be processed to be dog treats for their stores.

28. What does Daria’s business do?

A. It makes food waste. B. It collects dog waste.

C. It produces dog food. D. It does dog operations.

29. What is paragraph 2 mainly about?

A. The problem with a restaurant. B. The sales for self-made products.

C. The solution to waste treatment. D. The beginning of a new business.

30. What is Sancho Pancho’s influence?

A. Daria has developed a hobby. B. More resources have been saved.

C. Consumers buy more pet food. D. The shop has stopped food waste.

31. What can we learn about Sancho Pancho from the last paragraph?

A. Its business will greatly grow. B. It will move to another country.

C. Its owner will be changed soon. D. It will open its own chain stores.

D

Should humans explore space? If you ask me, I’ll definitely give a positive answer.

The exploitation (开发) of space has a direct impact on the lives of humans, as well as the state of our world. Satellites moving around the earth enable communication across the world. connecting people of different continents and broadcasting information worldwide. The Global Positioning System (GPS) can identify our location anywhere. Furthermore, weather satellites can forecast harmful weather conditions which allows humans to prepare for deadly natural disasters and save lives.

Space programs can also indirectly contribute to the solution to poverty and world hunger. For example, large plots of land could be used far better if humans applied technologies. The most effective tool is the artificial earth satellite. It can screen areas of land within a very short time, indicating useful measures such as the condition of crops, soil rainfall, and droughts. It can then transmit this information to ground stations on the earth for better use.

In recent years, space-based technologies have become an important factor to reach and expand global health objectives. Information provided by remote technologies can be applied to study the epidemiology (流行病学). This data provided by space technologies can monitor disease patterns, understand the environmental causes that spread it, make predictions about where it can spread in the future, and make plans to fight it efficiently.

Furthermore, access to better education means better life prospects and opportunities for human beings. Rural communities have disadvantaged access to education and satellite communication technologies are trying to bridge this gap. With the advancement of technology, students can now access any information and connect with peers and teachers in different parts of the world via video conferences and the creation of virtual classrooms.

Space exploration is something we can do for future generations. Mankind is using the resources provided on the planet, but these will run out one day. Overpopulation can be an existential threat for all mankind. With the advancement of space technology, it will be wise to use and explore the vast potential of other planets, such as the availability of mining resources on asteroids or other planets.

For the exploration of the universe, perhaps the most advantageous of all is that it will unite us to work together for a common purpose, regardless of our differences.

32. What can space exploitation do according to Paragraph 2?

A. Improve the traffic on the earth.            

B. Help humans communicate and exchange information.

C. Promote travel between countries.          

D. Help prevent deadly natural disasters. 

33. How can space programs help with poverty and world hunger?

A. By transporting food worldwide more easily.    

B. By creating job opportunities for the poor.

C. By protecting available land resources.

D. By benefiting crop production with artificial earth satellites.

34. What does the author think of mining resources on other planets?

A. Time-wasting B. Necessary    .     C. Arguable. D. Educational

35. What would be the best title for the text?

A. Why Humankind Should Keep Exploring?

B. Why We Should Improve Space Technology?

C. Why Humans Should Keep Developing Technologies?

D. Why Space Exploration Is Important?

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。

Social anxiety disorder can make one feel scared and more self-conscious than other people do in social interactions. ____36____ The following tips can help you feel better and get through the day.

Prepare. ____37____ Preparing for what is to come can help boost your self-confidence and help you resist the urge to avoid some situations that make you feel nervous. For example, if you're going on a first date and you're scared you'll have nothing in common, try reading magazines and newspapers to find a few topics to talk about. If going to a party, do some relaxation or breathing exercises to help you calm down before you leave the house!

Start small. Dealing with social anxiety takes time and practice. You have to be patient and try not to take on your biggest fears at once. Don't jump into a big social situation that doesn't yet make you feel comfortable. ____38____ You can practice eating out in public by going to restaurants with close friends and family, try making eye contact with people on the street or at the grocery store and say hello and if someone starts a conversation with you, ask them questions about their hobbies or favorite places to travel.

____39____ Pay attention to things happening around you instead of the thought in your head. Focus more on being present and interested, be a good listener by paying attention to the conversations that are happening around you and remind yourself that other people probably can't tell how anxious you are just by looking at you.

Use your senses. Using your six senses whenever you feel nervous or anxious can help you calm down. For some people, looking at a favorite photograph or smelling a certain scent can do the trick. ____40____

A. Shift focus off yourself.

B. Control your thoughts.

C. Take your time and build up the abilities to handle it.

D. This might make daily activities extra challenging and stop one living life to the fullest.

E. So, the next time you feel anxious, try listening to a song or eating something

F. It is important to plan ahead of certain social interactions.

G. Get involved in physical activities as possible as you can.

第三部分语言知识运用 (共两节，满分30分)

第一节：完形填空(共15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四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

I remember everything about my first Cubs game, although it was a few years ago. My uncle took me to it on a Saturday in spring, a bright sunny day. When we got there, I____41____that even though we were at the upper level, I could see everything clearly, the____42____field. It was great-seeing it this way was much better than watching it on TV. Then the game started, and everyone cheered when the Cubs____43____on the field.The man next to me said, “This is going to be the year. This year they’re going all the way.” My uncle said to him, “Let’s hope this is the one.” But then he____44____to me, “I think he is too hopeful. We’ll have to wait and see. I always start the year thinking they’ll win the World Series, but then I remember the____45____year. They started the season____46____and then they had a long losing streak.” The final score was 7 to 0, so it was nine winnings of hoping and then losing. We were____47____about that score.

“Tomorrow, they’ll win. I’m certain!” I heard one person say as we left to go home. “____48____”another replied. When we were returning, I asked my uncle, “Why were they so____49____ when the score was 0 today-how can they be sure that tomorrow the team will win?” That’s_____50_____it means to be a Cubs fan: we believe in tomorrow. When they win, it’s the best. If they lose, we expect it will get better, even though_____51_____may tell us it won’t. Every year, we hope; every game we hope and we don’t abandon hope, that’s_____52_____. It’s about_____53_____your team no matter what.

And the next year we were there too, cheering._____54_____they lost, then it was amazing what happened this year. The Cubs won the whole thing-they won the World Series.Their fans were so excited-I’ve never seen adults scream and_____55_____that way.

41. A. mentioned B. understood C. realized D. memorized

42. A. comfortable B. entire C. familiar D. mysterious

43. A. gave out B. reached out C. tried out D. came out

44. A. whispered B. said C. smiled D. nodded

45. A. original B. last C. next D. recent

46. A. hiding B. waiting C. winning D. playing

47. A. disappointed B. overjoyed C. embarrassed D. touched

48. A. Fortunately B. Possibly C. Finally D. Definitely

49. A. potential B. wonderful C. promising D. optimistic

50. A. how B. what C. who D. why

51. A. expectation B. experience C. guidance D. persuasion

52. A. preference B. hobby C. loyalty D. wisdom

53. A. awaiting B. commenting C. approaching D. supporting

54. A. if B. though C. despite D. unless

55. A. jump up      B. end up      C. put up      D. take up

第二节：语法填空(共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分)

阅读下面材料，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。并将答案填写在答题卡上。

Why do many of us find ____56____difficult or impossible to fall asleep in a bed other than our own? Is it because the bed is ____57____(comfort)? According to a new study published in Current Biology, a significant reason ____58____people cannot sleep well is what the scientists call “first night effect”. They believe that one side of the brain acts ____59____a “night watch” to warn us about potential dangers. It forces us ____60____(stay)awake on the first night in a new environment. For the study, 35 young volunteers ____61____(ask) to sleep in a lab for several days. Meanwhile, researchers watched their brain activities.

According to the researchers, on their first night, the left brains were more active than the right brains and people had a hard time sleeping. However, the ____62____(activity) of the left hemisphere of the brain decreased as days went by, ____63____(fall) even to the point of complete calm. In this process, the ____64____(participate) got an increasingly better sleep experience.

The findings suggest that the different rhythms of the two sides of the brain affect our sleep. When the two sides work ____65____(different),the balance between them is broken. Thus, the brain can’t relax and is sensitive to anything strange in the surroundings, just as it is in the daytime.

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. 假设你是李华，最近你的朋友Mike因为不良的生活习惯而感到身体不适，于是向你询问如何保持健康。请你根据以下内容给他回信提些建议，要点如下：

1. 合理饮食；

2. 加强锻炼；

3. 保证睡眠。

注意:

1. 词数100左右；

2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

Dear Mike,

I’m sorry to hear that

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Yours,

Li Hua

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。

When school was over, the day was fading and it started to drizzle(毛毛雨). I stood at the school gate, with a loaded backpack on my shoulders. It was Friday again: a weekend of joy with unlimited sleeping hours and dinner courses specially made to my taste, a weekend at home. I waved goodbye to my friends as they jumped into their fathers’ warm and comfortable cars. Curiously, this gave rise to a disturbing feeling in me. It was not exactly what they called jealousy, but something like dismay(沮丧). I knew all I could expect was an old bike Mom would ride along on, with the badly-oiled chain creaking(嘎吱作响) against the wheel to announce her arrival.

Every Friday when Mom came to pick me up for the weekend, it was a moment full of great expectation and great unease. I always felt my face burning as we rode our way in and out of the numerous cars and saw my friends’ faces sticking out of the car windows. It was like stepping into a ballroom with beautifully dressed ladies and finding yourself in a smelly T-shirt.

To tell you the truth, Mom is quite a headache once in a while. She just looks a homely middle-aged housewife. Being a practitioner of DIY, she knits most of my sweaters, chiefly in old styles. Whenever caught by some curious classmates asking what brand my sweaters are, I’d force a smile and reply in a half joking manner: homemade.

I couldn’t remember when I started to find her such an embarrassment. As a little boy, I relied on her so much. She had been working at home, cooking in the kitchen, knitting by the lamp or riding across town to buy me a book I badly needed. It had always been much fun riding with mom. But just now there seemed to be something standing between us, something that made her so strange to me and me to her.

注意：

1. 续写词数应为150左右；

2. 请按如下格式在答题卡相应位置作答。

Today she showed up in a raincoat.

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Mom tried to cover me with the back of the raincoat again as a storm set in.

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高2022级期中考试试题答案

听力

1-5 CBACB              6-10 ACABC

11-15 BCAAB            16-20 CBABC

阅读

21-23 BDB   24-27 BCBB     28-31 CDBA    32-35 BDBD

36-40 DFCAE         

完型

41-45 CBDAB    46-50 CADDB      51--55 BCDBA  

语法填空

56. it        57. comfortable     58. Why     59. as  

60. to stay    61.  were asked    62. activities 

63. falling     64.  participants   65.  differently  

作文

1. Dear Mike,

I’m sorry to hear that you feel sick because of some bad living habits. To help you change for better I'm writing to provide some suggestions.

First and foremost, you are supposed to have a balanced diet and enjoy breakfast every day, because we consume much energy while studying. As for food, you’d better not eat those rich in fat or sugar but have more fresh vegetables and fruits. Additionally, it is of equal importance to take exercise on a regular basis, which not only contributes to strengthening your bodies but also rids us of the stress from study. More importantly, I recommend that you have enough sleep instead of staying up too late at night.It’s full energy that makes a difference, putting you in better spirits so that you can deal with things optimistically whatever happens.

I’d be more than glad if my advice would be adopted and I sincerely hope that you can live a healthy life.

Yours

Li Hua

2.

Today she showed up in a raincoat. Seeing her standing in the heavy rain with all the body wet, I finally could not control myself and shouted at her, “Why do you look so flustered? I don’t need you to take me home. I feel ashamed to have a mother like you!” Suddenly, Mom was shocked and silent. Maybe, she had never thought that I would have that feeling of her appearance and our home condition. She said nothing and just covered the raincoat on me. I pushed it away wildly.

      Mom tried to cover me with the back of the raincoat again as a storm set in. With a smile, she said, “Dear son, I’m trying my best to earn our living, and I’m sure that if we work harder, we will get whatever we want in the future.” Hearing her words, I felt embarrassed. I thought of the time when she knitted in the deep night and cooked for me in the early morning. Yes, she had always been doing whatever she could to make me live well. But I was still unsatisfied. I had known that if I wanted to get what others had, I should spare no efforts to study hard and get it by myself.