黑龙江省哈尔滨市第九中学校2022-2023学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题

哈九中2021级高二学年下学期期中考试

英语学科试卷

第一部分：听力测试（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. What does the woman think of the lecture?

A. Popular.    B. Boring.    C. Interesting.

2. What are the speakers going to do?

A. Watch a football match. B. Go out for a walk.  C. Watch TV at home.

3 What can we learn about the man from the conversation?

A. He enjoys using e-mails.

B. He often receives letters from his friends.

C. He never writes letters to his friends.

4. Where did the woman stay while she was in Brighton?

A. She stayed in her friend’s house.

B. She stayed in a hotel with her friends.

C. She camped near the mountains.

5. What does the man mean?

A. His mother likes the pie very much.

B. This pie can match his mother’s.

C. This apple pie tastes very good.

第二节（共15小题；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。

听下面一段对话，回答第6至7题。

6. Where will the woman go?

A. The department store.  B. The stamp market.  C. The drugstore.

7. When will the speakers meet?

A. An hour and a half later. B. An hour later.   C. Half an hour later.

听下面一段对话，回答第8至9题。

8. What do cats like to do?

A. Take a walk with the owner.

B. Walk alone.

C. Have a big meal every day.

9. How many reasons make cats the best pets?

A. Four.     B. Three.     C. Two.

听下面一段对话，回答第10至12题。

10. What is the woman?

A. A famous sports star.  B. A famous teacher.  C. A famous pop star.

11. Why doesn’t the woman want to go back to her mother school?

A. She hates all the teachers there.

B. She was not a good student at that time.

C. She is busy working.

12. What does the woman decide to do finally?

A. Go back to her mother school.

B. Write a letter to her friends.

C. Not to go back to her mother school.

听下面一段对话，回答第13至16题。

13. When was the new television sent to the man?

A. Today.     B. Yesterday.    C. Last week.

14. Why did the man get a new TV?

A. The TV is on sale.  B. He loves the big TV.  C. His old TV does not work.

15. How much does the man pay for the new TV?

A. $1,200.    B. $1,250.    C. $2,100.

16. What will the man probably do after the conversation?

A. He will be eager to watch TV.

B. He will return the television to the store.

C. He will look for a cheaper television.

听下面一段对话，回答第17至20题。

17. Where does the man do most of his work?

A. In planes.    B. In the office.   C. At the airport.

18. What does the man do at the beginning of each workday?

A. Talk to air hostesses.

B. Check the air hostesses’ work.

C. Get flight information.

19. What is the man’s favorite part of the job?

A. Speaking with some air hostesses.

B. Doing office work.

C. Checking how hostesses work on planes.

20. What does the man want to do?

A. Stay in the same job.  B. Earn more money.  C. Stop travelling.

第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）

第一节（共15小题：每题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，选出最佳选项。

A

Young Writers Awards

About the Contest

Bennington College has a unique literary tradition. We’ve had twelve Pulitzer Prize winners, three US poet laureates, four Mac Arthur Geniuses, and two of Time magazine’s 100 most influential people. In celebration of this, Bennington launched the Young Writers Awards to promote excellence in writing at the high school level. Students are invited to enter with the following work:

Poetry: A group of three poems

Fiction: A short story (1,500 words or fewer) or one-act play

Nonfiction: A personal or academic essay (1,500 words or fewer)

A first-, second-, and third-place winner is selected in each category. We welcome participation of both US and international students.

Awards &Rules

First-place winners in each category are awarded a prize of $1,000; second-place winners receive $500; third-place winners receive $250.

No charge for entrance. Fees for accidents caused by participants are required.

All entries must be original work reviewed, approved and guided by a teacher. We will use your sponsoring teacher as a contact for the competition should we have any questions. For homeschooled students, please contact one to assist in your writing even if you have experience in such competitions.

Young Writers Awards finalists and winners are also qualified for undergraduate scholarships at Bennington. Young Writers Awards finalists who apply, and gain admission to Bennington will receive a $10,000 scholarship every year for four years, for a total of $40,000. Young Writers Awards winners reaching the standard will receive $15,000 every year, for a total of $60,000.

21. What can be learned about the Young Writers Awards?

A. It rewards three winners at last.    B. It accepts submissions worldwide.

C. It’s a tradition of Bennington College.  D. It offers scholarships to undergraduates.

22. What are the participants asked to do?

A. Find a teacher to help with the entry.   B. Hand in a personal essay.

C. Have related writing experience.   D. Pay an entry fee on time.

23. How much will the second place winner to be admitted into Bennington gain in total?

A. $40,000.   B. $15,500.   C.$60,000.   D.$60,500.

B

When she worked in banking, Irini Tzortzoglou’s idea of cooking was to pick up a ready meal from Marks &Spencer on her way home, and put it in the oven (烤箱). But now, since winning the BBC cooking competition Master Chef at the age of 60, with menus inspired by her Greek heritage (遗产), food has become her life and new career.

She had not been overly interested in cooking, though as a child, food was an important part of her life. Tzortzoglou, 64, was born in Greece, where her grandparents’ house was always open, and her grandmother would often be cooking for dozens of people. Tzortzoglou would help out: “I loved the smells. I loved the processes.”

Tzortzoglou felt very bored after retiring. Then one day her husband said, “Why don’t you try Master Chef because you always love watching it.”

She was a reasonably good cook, who loved entertaining and could put together a decent dinner party menu but competing on the show demanded a whole new skill level. “I didn’t want to embarrass myself by leaving in round one, so I trained myself for a year,” she said.

She put in time, effort and money. She went to Athens to see what was happening with Greek food today. She ate at Michelin-star restaurants to see what Greek Master Chef and the young chefs were doing. And then she started practicing. She also started physical training because she could see how tough it was to run around the kitchen while filming, or stand for hours.

Since her win, Tzortzoglou has become immersed in (沉浸于) Greek food, and has written a cookery book, Under the Olive Tree. “I don’t have free time, but I love it,” she said. “I feel like a child let loose in a sweet shop.”

24. What was Tzortzoglou like as a child?

A. She liked watching BBC programs.   B. She studied hard to become a banker.

C. She showed some interest in cooking.  D. She had to cook for the whole family.

25. Why did Tzortzoglou take part in Master Chef?

A. To pursue a new career.     B. To experience a decent party.

C. To have a full life.      D. To preserve the heritage of her homeland.

26. What is Paragraph 5 mainly about?

A. Tzortzoglou’s love for Greek food.   B. Tzortzoglou’s effort to win the competition.

C. Tzortzoglou’s desire to go back to Athens. D. Tzortzoglou’s performance at the competition.

27. Which of the following best describes Tzortzoglou?

A. Confident and outgoing.     B. Literary and childlike.

C. Generous and creative.     D. Active and inspiring.

C

During a job interview, you’re so nervous that it’s hard to think. And afterwards, when someone asks you how it goes, you actually can’t remember. You might feel that you’re losing your memory, but according to Dr Ira Fischler, this “blackout” is probably not a loss of memory at all. It’s more likely that you didn’t even have the memory in the first place.

Fischler is a professor of psychology at the University of Florida. “When memories of specific emotional events appear to be lost, it’s most often because our attention during the event is not on the interaction itself,” he told Global News. Instead, it’s common for a person to be engrossed in how they present themselves or their inner emotional state during the interaction—especially at the stressful moments. This would explain why some people struggle to recall the questions asked during a job interview, for example. They are instead concentrating their attention on how they’re presenting themselves to the employers at that moment.

When we’re in a situation that causes nervousness or anxiety, a “fight or flight” reaction is caused, which sends certain hormones (荷尔蒙) out into the body. “It can cause several side effects, like feeling light-headed and dizzy and affect the way our brain remembers situations that we’ve been in,” said psychologist Laura Bloom. She thinks of the hippocampus (海马结构),a part of the brain responsible for memory, as the brain’s library and each memory as a card with all the information about what happened on it.

“When something stressful happens, the experience of trauma (精神创伤) causes our brain not necessarily to keep all of the details properly,” she said “Therefore, it will be extremely important and beneficial for you to replace the ‘fight or flight’ response with calmer and more peaceful approaches.”

28. What does the first paragraph serve as?

A. A background.  B. A comment.  C. An explanation.  D. An introduction.

29. Which can replace the underlined part “be engrossed in” in Paragraph 2?

A. Work out.   B. Focus on.   C. Make for.   D. Go over.

30. What is the author probably going to discuss next?

A. Tips on dealing with stressful events.

B. Harm of the “fight or flight” response.

C. Things that affect people’s memory.

D. The importance of details to the brain.

31. What is the best title of the text?

A. How Senses Affect Your Memory

B. How Your Body Responds to Stress

C. Why You May Lose Memory Under Stress

D. Why Your Brain Occasionally Fails to Learn

D

The sixth mass extinction is not a worry for the future. It’s happening now, much faster than previously expected, and it’s entirely our fault according to a study published Monday.

Humans have already wiped out hundreds of species and pushed many more to the brink of extinction through wildlife trade, pollution, habitat loss and the use of toxic substances. The findings published in the scientific journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences show that the rate at which species are dying out has accelerated in recent decades.

Gerardo Ceballos González, a professor of ecology at the National Autonomous University of Mexico and one of the authors of the study, said approximately 173 species went extinct between 2001 and 2014. “173 species is 25 times more extinct species than you would expect under the normal extinction rate,” he told CNN in an email. He and his team found that in the past 100 years, more than 400 vertebrate (脊椎动物) species went extinct. In the normal course of evolution, such extinction would have taken about 10,000 years, they said.

Mass extinction is just as severe as its name suggests. There have been five mass extinction events in the Earth’s history, each wiping out between 70% and 95% of the species of plants animals and microorganisms. The most recent, 66 million years ago, saw dinosaurs disappear. The past events were caused by catastrophic changes of the environment, including massive volcanic eruptions or collision with an asteroid.

The sixth mass extinction—the one happening now—is different: scientists say it’s caused by humans. It is bad for humans, too. “When humanity exterminates (毁灭) populations and species of other creatures, it is sawing off(锯断) the limb on which it is sitting, destroying working parts of our own life support system,” said Paul Ehrlich, a well-known professor and a coauthor of the new study.

32. What does the underlined word “toxic” in Paragraph 2 mean?

A. Useful.   B. Poisonous.   C. Alternative.   D. Environment-friendly.

33. How does the writer convince readers of the seriousness of the mass extinction?

A. By imagining a picture of the extinction.

B. By mentioning some news from CNN.

C. By explaining the history of the extinction.

D. By listing reliable statistics.

34. What is the purpose of the last paragraph?

A. To tell the difference between the fifth and sixth extinction.

B. To explain the cause of the mass extinction.

C. To show the writer’s concern about the endangered species.

D. To warn humans to get rid of their wrong actions.

35. What does this article mainly talk about?

A. The changes of the environment do harm to wildlife.

B. Mass extinction is just as severe as its name suggests.

C. The sixth mass extinction is much faster than expected.

D. Humans have caused the extinction of hundreds of species.

第二节（共5小题，每题2.5分，满分12.5分）

根据短文内容，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。

STEM vs. STEAM

STEM is short for Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics. The term was coined by Judith Ramaley, a director at National Science Foundation in 2001. Since then, STEM-focused education has been extended to many countries beyond the United States. However, education is a continuously evolving game.    36    One of the latest philosophies gaining steam is adding an arts component to the STEM educational focus, thus creating the STEM vs. STEAM debate.

The believers in STEM education want the focus to remain on the core STEM principles.    37    Tasks involving product design encourage students to draw and create. Adding arts will take away from the original intention of focusing on the STEM disciplines.

   38    They argue that adding arts to STEM is a way to develop strong STEM students who think creatively. Several studies have shown that engaging students’ arts strength increases their motivation when it comes to STEM activities.    39    Furthermore, for kids who might be turned off from STEM subjects due to a dislike of numbers, highlighting the artistic component of lessons can reach out and draw them in.

While they seem to be opposed, both sides of this argument may have the right idea.    40    Consider the growing field of computer animation, where you must have both artistic abilities and strong technology fields. Also, the most basic of all children’s toys, wooden blocks, are an incredible example of STEAM exploration. They bring design, geometry, and engineering concepts to our youngest learners, setting them up for a lifetime of creative thinking.

A. The STEAMers disagree.

B. Actually, science and arts are inseparable.

C. It constantly introduces new theories and practices.

D. Their idea is that there are already enough arts in their approach.

E. It also improves the probability of success in complicated tasks and challenges.

F. They believe adding art makes the STEM courses accessible to more students.

G. Thus, good teachers are always learning to keep pace with updated knowledge.

第三部分：英语知识运用

完形填空（共15小题：每题1分，满分15分）

What is a true winner? We may be very    41    Honda.

In 1938, Soichiro Honda was still in school, when he started a little workshop. His    42    was to sell piston rings to Toyota. He    43    night and day, believing he could 44 his design and produce a worthy    45   . Then came the day he took a sample (样本) to Toyota, only to be    46    that the rings did not    47    their standards!

However, he refused to give up. Rather than focus on his    48    he continued working towards his goal. After two more years of    49   , he won a contract (合同) with Toyota. By then, Soichiro Honda needed to build a factory to supply Toyota, but building materials were in short supply.

Again he would not quit! He invented a    50    process that enabled him to build the factory. But    51    an earthquake destroyed the factory. Was he    52    to give up now? Nol Soichiro Honda wrote to 18,000 bicycle shop owners and asked them to help him, 5,000 responded and    53    him some money. Finally, the company got great    54   .

Honda succeeded because one man made a truly committed decision,    55    it and made adjustments on a continuous basis.

41. A. aware of  B. familiar with  C. disappointed at  D. grateful to

42. A. method   B. concept   C. option    D. intention

43. A. labored   B. begged   C. slept    D. thought

44. A. obtain   B. admire    C. perfect    D. acknowledge

45. A. conclusion  B. material   C. analysis   D. product

46. A. reminded  B. expected   C. told    D. warned

47. A. apply   B. improve   C. update    D. meet

48. A. theory   B. failure    C. device    D. fame

49. A. silences   B. explanations  C. struggles   D. services

50. A. previous  B. special    C. responsible   D. complicated

51. A. unfortunately B. eventually   C. regularly   D. definitely

52. A. unwilling  B. careful    C. delighted   D. ready

53. A. charged   B. advanced   C. awarded   D. owed

54. A. advice   B. experience   C. success   D. discount

55. A. dreamed of  B. got into   C. reflected upon  D. acted on

第II卷（非选择题，共55分）

第一节  语法填空（共10小题；每题1.5分，满分15分）

China’s first overpass for wildlife migration has already come into use. Lying over the    56    (new) constructed National Highway 216, the bridge is able to link animal habitats    57    (separate) by the road.

The national highway    58    (design) with the environmental protection as a top priority. Based on years of    59    (science) observation of wildlife migration in the region, the bridge was built with the purpose of reducing the highway’s effect    60    the animals. The wildlife overpasses and underpasses get animals    61   (cross) over or under busy roadways safely and allow them to use    62    (they) customary paths, which would otherwise be blocked. Those passageways, with    63    total length of 59 kilometers, enable antelopes and other animals to go across the railway freely.

So far, China    64    (put) great effort into achieving harmonious coexistence between human development and the protection of wildlife. The Qinghai- Tibet Railway,    65    is the world’s highest railroad, has 33 underpasses for the migrating animals.

第二节：写作（满分15分）

假定你是李华，你校英文报刊本期讨论的话题是如何有效利用时间。请以“How to Manage Our Time Wisely”为题，撰写一篇短文投稿。主要内容包括：

1.时间的重要性；

2.如句有效利用时间。

注意：1.写作词数应为80左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

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第三节：写作（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，使之构成一个完整的短文。

“Usual boring day!” This would be the answer from Roman if somebody asked him how his day was. These days he found everything boring, nothing excited him.

One day he was lying in his room as usual. Suddenly light went off. His room was rather hot without an air conditioner. Though he did not want to leave his room, he had to. Unwillingly, he left his room and came to living room. Living room was slightly cool as it had two huge windows.

His young brother was playing with his friend. They were rolling on the floor. He was looking out for the TV remote, but couldn’t find. He got up and searched it everywhere, but remote was nowhere. He looked at his brother who was still lying on the floor playing.

He asked him, “Where is the remote?” “Under the sofa,” his brother yelled.

He tried to look through, but it was dark. He put his hand under the sofa. He touched something, grabbed it and took his hand out. OMG! It was a snake in his hand!

After seeing that his brother started to yell, “Snake, snake!” Mom came as soon as she heard their shouting. She too was horrified to see a snake. She was so scared that she even couldn’t speak a word. Two kids were trying to hide into each other’s back. “What an old trick!” Roman thought and threw it over kids.

As the snake landed on the floor near the kids, it started moving from left side to the right. Only then did Roman realize that the snake was real, not a toy. He threw the snake over kids because he thought it was a fake snake and kids were playing some tricks.

Now he was scared, too. The snake was only 10 meters away from kids and was staring at kids. They even couldn’t call a rescue team. There might be some deadly damage before their arrival. There was not much time to think. It was the time for a quick action.

注意：1.续写词数应为150左右；

2.请按如下格式作答。

As Roman was farther from the snake, he jumped to the window and grabbed the curtain. _____________________

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After the rescue team caught and took the snake away, everyone went inside the home. ________________________

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参考答案

听力：1-5BACCC  6-10AABCC  11-15BABCA  16-20BACCA

阅读：21-23BAD  24-27CCBD  28-31DBAC  32-35BDDC

七选五：36-40CDAEB

完型：41-45BDACD 46-50CDBCB  51-55ADBCD

语篇：56. newly  57. separated  58. was designed 59. scientific  60. on

      61. to cross  62. their   63. a    64. has put  65. which

作文范文

How to Manage Our Time Wisely

Time is the most precious gift for every human being. Therefore, we must manage it wisely. However, time management does not come naturally, and it needs learning and practising.

Firstly, having a schedule is of great importance. Living with a schedule will help us spread out lives in days, months and years. Additionally, spend the time between study and life in a balanced way. Study should go first for us but time for interesting activities like sports will do good to us to keep moving. Finally, being disciplined is the base of the time management, without which all would be in vain.

In short, all of us should make use of our time effectively because every minute counts.

续写范文

As Roman was farther from the snake, he jumped to the window and grabbed the curtain. As soon as the curtain was torn off, he threw it to the snake as quickly as possible, covering it from head to tail. The snake was winding its body in the curtain, which made the frightened family trembling in panic. However, Roman thought on his feet, calmed himself down, and pushed every family member who was frozen to the spot out of the room. Having made sure it was safe, he radioed the rescue team for help.

After the rescue team caught and took the snake away, everyone went inside the home. What a horrible nightmare! Everyone breathed a sigh of relief. In the corner stood an awkward Roman, who lowered his head and rubbed his hands. He regarded himself as the one who caused the trouble. However, everyone thought it was Roman’s bravery and quick action that avoided a big disaster. For Roman, it was certainly not a boring day, and he would never answer “Usual boring day” next time.