四川省绵阳南山中学2022-2023学年高二下学期期中英语试卷(含答案)

四川省绵阳南山中学2022-2023学年高二下学期期中英语试卷

学校：___________姓名：___________班级：___________考号：___________

一、听力题

1、What does the man want the woman to do?

A. Read a letter to him.

B. Offer advice on his letter.

C. Write a letter of thanks for him.

2、Where does the conversation take place?

A. At a supermarket. 

B. At a fast-food restaurant. 

C. On a plane.

3、What are the speakers mainly talking about?

A. A training course. 

B. An interesting experience. 

C. A job.

4、What do we know about the man?

A. He hasn’t been home for long.

B. He doesn’t like the new job.

C. He might miss this town.

5、Why is the man worried?

A. He will be late for the match.

B. He forgot to bring his boots.

C. He found his sandwiches gone.

6、听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

1. Where does the woman want to go?

A. To Waterloo station.

B. To the bridge. 

C. To the river.

2. How long does it take to go there on foot?

A. About 5 minutes. 

B. About 15 minutes. 

C. About 50 minutes.

7、听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

1. What are involved in the accident?

A. A taxi and a truck. 

B. A bus and a car. 

C. A bus and a taxi.

2. When will they probably meet?

A. At 11:30. B. At 11:00. C. At 10:30.

8、听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

1. How is the man’s new house different from the old one?

A. It is bigger in size.

B. It has more bedrooms.

C. It includes a small garden.

2. What does the man like best?

A. The study. B. The kitchen. C. The bedroom.

3. What can be known about the man’s new house?

A. It is in a noisy neighborhood.

B. It has convenient transportation.

C. It is a little far from the city center.

9、听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

1. Which part isn’t open to the tourists?

A. The right wing. B. The east wing. C. The left wing.

2. What is permitted in the museum?

A. Drinks. B. Food. C. Taking pictures.

3. How much will an old couple with their 3-year-old grandson pay for the exhibit?

A. $13. B. $18. C. $25.

4. Where does the conversation probably take place?

A. At the painting galleries.

B. At the ticket window.

C. At the gate of the museum.

10、听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

1. What is the research talking about?

A. University scholarship.

B. Studying in universities.

C. The expenses for studying overseas.

2. Which country ranks the first on the list?

A. The United Kingdom.

B. Australia.

C. The United States.

3. What is the education expense in Hong Kong per year?

A. About US $22,000.

B. About US $24,000.

C. Over US $30,000.

4. What is the average tuition cost based on?

A. The top 10 best colleges.

B. The top 10 largest colleges.

C. The top 10 most famous colleges.

二、阅读理解

School Activities for Kids and Teens

Are you looking for fulfilled activities for kids and teens? Here are some wonderful ones for you!

Secret of the Dragon

Time: Monday, July 1, 2015, 10:30 a. m.

Cost: Adult: $7.40, Children (under15): half

Bookings: Phone the booking office at 34032578.

Address: Brisbane Botanic Gardens

Note: Secret of the Dragon is a magical story about two children who are taking on a dragon ride to explore the seven continents.

The Search for Life: Are We Alone?

Time: Thursday, July 4, 2015, 2:00 p. m.

Cost: Adult: $14 50，Children (under 15): $8.70

Bookings: Phone the booking office at 34037689.

Address: Brisbane Botanic Gardens

Note: Are we truly alone in space? Is there any life out there? These are the questions asked in this show.

Magic Class

Time: Friday, July 12, 2015, 10:00 a. m.

Cost: Free

Bookings: Please call 34038470 to book your place.

Address: Centenary Community hub, 171 Dandenong Rd.

Note: Would you like to be a magician? Then join David, the magician, to learn about real magic with playing cards, coins, ring ropes and DIY projects and be able to become the life of the party.

Science with Me: Making Your Own Guitar

Time: Saturday, July 20, 2015, 3:00 p. m.

Cost: Free

Bookings: Please phone 34031226 to book your place.

Address: 10, Eglinton Close

Note: Do you want to make a guitar with Katy and her mom? Science with Me is going to be with you. Please remember to bring a piece of wood, a hammer, some rubber bands and some nails with you.

11、How much should an adult and his 10-year-old son pay if interested in space?

A. $11.10. B. $14.50. C. $14.80. D. $23.20.

12、Which activity requires the participants to bring their own stuff?

A. Magic Class B. Science with Me

C. The Search for Life D. Secret of the Dragon

13、What do the four activities have in common?

A. They are free of charge. B. They are weekend activities.

C. They can all be reserved by phone. D. They are held in the same location.

Many artists draw with pens and brushes, but few “paint” with knives. Wang Jing, a woman from Shenyang city in northeast China’s Liaoning Province, has been engaged in this art form for 27 years.

In 1995, Wang was inspired by an accidental cut by a knife on a piece of red paper, which left a white line, and believed that she may have created something out of the ordinary. Using knives and paper, she then completed a painting of a pair of peacocks that later became a source of motivation for her 27-year endeavor.

Unlike traditional paintings, onto which colors are “added”, “knife painting” requires the painter to use blades (刀锋) to take away colors on specially made coated paper. “Knife painters” apply varied pressure on the paper in different directions to create different colors and tones. “Painting on paper with knives is a delicate art and each line in the painting is as thin as a hair,” said Wang, adding that once the marks are left on the paper, they cannot be covered, so it requires the painter to be completely absorbed in the work.

The novel art form was known to few people just after Wang created it. Even Wang herself was not expecting to make it something big at the beginning. But thanks to her huge enthusiasm for the art form, she has persisted with it for the past 27 years. So far, she has completed hundreds of paintings about auspicious Chinese culture, figures, landscape, flowers and birds, of which her favorite is a 2.8-meter-long painting that depicts 20 lifelike egrets (白鹭). Wang said she will continue working in the craft and make it known across the world.

14、What motivated Wang in her 27-year devotion to knife painting?

A. The red paper.  B. The white line.

C. The accidental cut. D. The painting of peacocks.

15、What can be learned about knife painting from Paragraph 3?

A. It takes away colors. B. It needs painters’ focus.

C. It creates thin marks. D. It applies varied pressure.

16、What does the underlined word “novel” probably mean in the last paragraph?

A. Original. B. Valuable. C. Traditional. D. Complex.

17、Which of the following can best describe Wang?

A. Optimistic and caring. B. Creative and ambitious.

C. Enthusiastic and humble. D. Persistent and aggressive.

A colourful material made from wood cools down even when under direct sunlight, meaning it could be used to decorate the outside of buildings while lowering their internal temperature without the need for air conditioning.

Most materials warm up when exposed to sunlight because they absorb a combination of light. But some have a cooling effect because they reflect these wavelengths instead and on top of that also give off some of the warmth within the material through the atmosphere into space.

Adding colors to such a material normally increases the amount of light it absorbs, but Silvia Vignolini at the University of Cambridge and her colleagues have now found a way to make versions in red, green or blue that have a cooling effect and the key ingredient comes from wood, in the form of two types of cellulose (纤维素).

The chemicals in cellulose are particularly good for giving off the right kind of light to have a cooling effect, while cellulose nanocrystals (纳米晶体)—which can be got from sources such as wood or cotton—produce different colors. This effect is similar to how soap bubbles show colors on their surface by spreading different wavelengths of light in different directions.

Vignolini and her colleagues combined these features by layering the nanocrystals on top of a highly reflective sheet (层) made from a kind of cellulose.

By adjusting the arrangement of the nanocrystals, they produced versions of this material in red, green and blue, and found they were on average 3℃ cooler than the surrounding temperature in daylight.

This early version is promising, but the coloured layer is sensitive to environmental effects like weather, says Vignolini, so more work is needed to make it a practical decoration. “Going from here to an application on a wall or on a device, you would need to have it stable enough,” she says.

18、Why do most materials warm up when exposed to sunlight?

A. They take in wavelengths. B. They reflect heat in the air.

C. They have a cooling effect. D. They spread the warmth inside.

19、Why are soap bubbles mentioned in Paragraph 4?

A. To prove soap bubbles can spread wavelengths.

B. To measure the amount of chemicals in cellulose.

C. To stress the importance of cellulose nanocrystals.

D. To explain how cellulose nanocrystals show colors.

20、What is Paragraph 5 mainly about?

A. Where the researchers placed the nanocrystals.

B. What colors the new material showed in daylight.

C. How the early version of the material was produced.

D. Why the material was cooler than the surrounding air.

21、What is a suitable title for the text?

A. Discoveries Replace Air Conditioning Soon

B. Colored Layers Make a Practical Decoration

C. Material from Wood Helps Keep Buildings Cool

D. Chemicals in Cellulose Show Colors in Daylight

In spring, Yatir, a human-made forest planted in the 1960s by JNF, a non-profit land development agency, on the northwest edge of the Negev Desert, bursts with new life. Pink and yellow wildflowers carpet the forest floor; camels, horses, foxes, rabbits, and snakes all survive here.

The trees are neither watered nor fertilized (施肥), and yet somehow the forest has survived for almost 60 years. “Yatir Forest proves that we can combat desertification, and heal the wounded earth,” the JNF website says. “For us, Yatir is a laboratory where we study the forest’s effect on climate,” says Rotenberg, who joined the project in 2000. “What we learn now about Yatir will be serving a warmer, dryer world in many regions.”

Fifteen years’ worth of measurements in Yatir, beginning in 2001, do show that the forest takes up a surprising amount of carbon — as much as forests in more humid areas. Semi-dry shrub (灌木丛) and grasslands cover nearly a fifth of the planet’s land; if they all were planted with trees, the Yatir results suggest, they might absorb around 10 percent of current fossil fuel emissions.

Not everyone is happy about that. The SPNI, for example, opposes further planting of trees in naturally unforested open spaces such as grasslands and shrublands. In a 2019 report, the SPNI claims that afforestation in sensitive ecosystems has a destructive impact on this area’s unique biodiversity. “I love trees,” says Alon Rothschild, head of biodiversity policy at the SPNI, “but you don’t have to stick them in every place.”

Planting forests in such places excludes native species that are adapted to shrubland, he says, including endangered ground-nesting birds which need open landscapes to dive on prey (猎物). The heavy machines and chemicals used in tree-planting can also damage fragile dryland soils, which provide food for insects and birds.

22、What do we know about Yatir in the first two paragraphs?

A. It needs special care from humans.

B. It is useful only in warmer dryer regions.

C. It barely survives in the harsh environment.

D. It inspires people to cope with desertification.

23、What is Rotenberg’s attitude towards Yatir?

A. Skeptical. B. Favorable. C. Indifferent. D. Disapproving.

24、What does the underlined word “they” in Paragraph 3 refer to?

A. The Yatir results.  B. The Yatir forest.

C. Shrub and grasslands. D. The planet’s land.

25、Why is Alon Rothschild against planting forests in those areas?

A. It has a negative impact on the ecosystem.

B. He doesn’t want to see trees everywhere.

C. It uses heavy machines and chemicals.

D. It reduces food for insects and birds.

三、七选五

26、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。

Book clubs are a great way to meet people who share a common love for reading.①_____. But it will all be worth it when your members gather for the first meeting.

②_____.

Some book clubs are mainly meant to be fun and relaxed. Members would talk about the story and feelings about the story, but it wouldn’t be a problem if the conversation got carried away from the book. Other book clubs are more serious and highly academic. They would be more focused on meaning, plot, and character.

Choose a location for your club.

Book clubs are typically held at meeting points, like homes, bookstores, or the local library. The meetings can change location sometimes. ③_____.Contact the location to inquire about holding your book club there, or ask potential members if they could commit to hosting a club every now and then.

Go for an online club if you don’t have a location to meet.

If a physical meeting point isn’t an option, you might also have an online book club.④_____.An online meeting point is also a good option because it allows people from all over the world to join the club.

Find a core group of people with a passion for reading.

They could be friends, family, or people you know through various activities, but they should all love to read. Also, make sure that this group of members can commit to meetings on a regular basis. If you plan to have your book club at a physical location, invite people who live close to you. You can invite anyone to an online book club, ⑤_____.

A.if they are keen on reading

B.They take some efforts to organize

C.Choose the types of books to read and discuss

D.Decide how academic or social your book club will be

E.But it is usually easier to keep them at one or a few regular places

F.as long as the people who want to join have reliable Internet access

G.You can discuss books on a chat room, social media apps, or group video chats

四、完形填空（20空）

Carlton Hotels are famous for their brilliant customer service. Well, here’s a wonderful story of this in action, and it____1____Joshie, the Giraffe!

When Chris Hurn’s____2____came back from their holiday at the Ritz-Carlton on Amelia Island in Florida, they____3____returned without Joshie, the Giraffe, Chris’s young son’s “best friend”! They’d____4____him behind, and as you can imagine, this caused huge stress and trouble____5____! Chris____6____that there was nothing to worry about and that Joshie was having a little____7____holiday and that he was fine. His son seemed to____8____this and dropped off to sleep!

That evening the Ritz-Carlton called to say that they had found Joshie in the laundry and that he had been____9____to the hotel’s Loss Prevention Team. Chris told them about his “little_____10_____” about Joshie’s extra holiday and wondered if they would_____11_____taking a picture of Joshie on a chair by the pool to ‘prove’ it! To Chris’s_____12_____, they said they were happy to help — so now that’s two people who could sleep sound!

A couple of days later a_____13_____arrived. In it was Joshie, along with some Ritz-Carlton-branded “goodies” including a Frisbee and a football! Also included in the package was a notebook that_____14_____Joshie’s extended stay at the hotel!

_____15_____ , it included pictures of Joshie_____16_____by the pool of the hotel, having a massage at the spa, meeting with other toy friends and even driving down to the beach in a toy car! It also showed Joshie working on the security cameras making sure that other things didn’t get_____17_____!

The Ritz-Carlton_____18_____clearly went the extra mile for Chris’s son and I often _____19_____to them in my presentations on customer inquiry. It’s a great example of going beyond customer____20_____.

27、A. affects B. explores C. contains D. links

28、A. relative B. family C. company D. agency

29、A. roughly B. eventually C. deliberately D. unfortunately

30、A. fell B. dropped C. left D. threw

31、A. sleeping B. playing C. behaving D. communicating

32、A. promised B. heard C. explained D. approved

33、A. extra B. relaxing C. special D. amazing

34、A. suspect B. convince C. adapt D. accept

35、A. turned down B. handed over C. delivered in D. donated up

36、A. white lie B. narrow escape C. practical joke D. clever trick

37、A. enjoy B. mind C. forgive D. recommend

38、A. embarrassment B. astonishment 

C. disappointment  D. excitement

39、A. present B. picture C. package D. luggage

40、A. documented B. blogged C. filmed D. created

41、A. In summary B. For instance C. No doubt D. Better yet

42、A. fishing B. swimming C. washing D. surfing

43、A. stuck B. ruined C. trapped D. lost

44、A. staff B. pilot C. coach D. band

45、A. listen B. head C. point D. refer

46、A. opportunity B. talent C. expectations D. service

五、短文填空

47、阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Nut carving, known as Hediao in Chinese, generally refers to two kinds of carvings that use the fruit’s pit (核), like peach pits, and walnut (核桃) as the raw material.

It gained popularity in the Song Dynasty, and by the Ming Dynasty, the art form ①________(make) very high achievements, with many of the rich and high officials considering ②________ fashionable to wear a piece of nut carving around. The ancient artists left their accomplished skills on those small ③_______(work), which featured human figures, various birds and beasts, and even lines of poems.

The hardest thing about nut carving is ④________ each piece of the raw material is different in texture (纹理) and flexibility. By looking at the textures on the surface of a walnut, a seasoned carving artist can basically tell whether the piece can ⑤________(use) for carving. In carving the artwork, the artist should first have ⑥_______ basic blueprint in his mind according to the textures on the surface, and then make adjustments when meeting any ⑦_______(hide) holes in the pits or walnuts. The whole carving process ⑧________(constant) requires reconsideration and creation, and there is no established pattern to follow.

⑨______(be) a good nut carver, one needs not only the basic skills in painting, calligraphy, and carving, but special materials, knives, good observation, flexible fingers, unique ideas, and exceptional ⑩________(patient).

六、短文改错

48、假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有 10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处错误，每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。只允许修改10处，从第11处起不计分。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在该词下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

Since I was little, I’ve been larger than other girl. I hated a way I looked. My anxiety drives me to try every means to lose weight, dieting and weight-loss pills including. This only brought me pain and poor health. Everything changed the moment when I came across the story a plus-size model, Tess Holliday. Although she’s larger than most other models, she has the confidence to be her. Her story has changed my ideas about that it means to be beautiful. My health, mentally and physical, is the most important thing. Isn’t it better that I’m large and happy, instead of skinny and healthy?

七、书面表达

49、假设你是李华，你了解到绵阳市最近通过“人才引进政策”（talent introduction policies）吸纳了一批优秀的音乐艺人，他们于周末和节假日在街头给市民免费表演。请你根据以下要点，写一篇报道。

1. 简述该现象背景；

2. 描述街头表演；

3. 你对该现象的看法及理由。

注意：词数100左右；可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

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参考答案

1、答案：B

解析：M: Would you please read this letter of thanks I’ve just written? I’d like to know your opinion about it.

W: Sure, I’ll tell you what I think of it.

M: Thanks a lot.

2、答案：B

解析：W: What would you like to drink, sir?

M: I’ll have a large Coke with ice.

W: OK. Your order is a chicken sandwich, fries, and a large Coke with ice. By the way, is that for here or to go?

M: For here.

3、答案：C

解析：W: Sir, I really would love to be a policeman. I especially like the teamwork.

M: Sounds interesting but I’m afraid the job is not proper for you, I mean, without any special training or experience.

4、答案：C

解析：W: I thought you were pleased about the new job and going to London.

M: I am. It’s just that I’ve been here for so long in this town and it’s hard to think of anywhere else as home.

5、答案：B

解析：W: What’s wrong, James? You look worried.

M: Oh, I don’t think I’ve got everything I need for today. My sandwiches are in my bag as usual. But I forgot to bring my boots for the match later.

6、答案：1-2 AB

解析：W: Excuse me, can you tell me the way to Waterloo Station?

M: Yes. Walk down this road, and take the first turning on the left. Then walk until you come to the river and...

W: The river?

M: Yes. You can’t see it very clearly from here. When you come to it there is a bridge. Just walk across it. Follow the signs that say ‘To Waterloo Station’. You can’t miss it.

W: Is it very far? I mean, how long does it take to walk there?

M: About fifteen minutes if you walk quickly.

W: Thank you very much.

M: You are welcome.

7、答案：1-2 CA

解析：W: Hello, Mr. Smith. This is Mrs. White speaking.

M: Good morning, Mrs. White. Is everything OK? It’s already 10: 30.

W: I’m really sorry. Mr. Smith. I’m on my way to your office, but it seems impossible to get there by eleven.

M: What happened?

W: There has been a crash involving a bus and a taxi at the crossroads. The accident is causing a serious traffic jam. My car can’t get through. I’m just ringing you to apologize.

M: That’s terrible. Where are you now?

W: I’m near Lover’s Bookstore.

M: When do you think you can arrive?

W: It’s hard to say. The traffic police are dealing with the crash. I’ll try to arrive at 11: 30.

M: That’s all right, Mrs. White. Take it easy.

W. Thank you. See you.

8、答案：1-3 ABC

解析：W: Jim, did you move to your new house?

M: Yes, we did. We moved in last month.

W: Tell me something about your new house, please.

M: Well, it has the same number of rooms, but each room is larger. We also have a larger garden.

W: Oh it has three bedrooms?

M: Yes. One bedroom is for my wife and me. There’s another one for our daughter. We decide to use the third one as a study.

W: What’s the kitchen like?

M: That’s the main reason we chose the house. It’s really large enough to cook our meals every day.

W: You’re right on the edge of the city. There can’t be much noise or traffic there.

M: Yeah. But it takes me more time to go to the city center.

9、答案：1-4 BCAC

解析：W: Hello, can you tell me if the museum has any tours today?

M: Yes. The museum has a self-guided tour. You can get information at the ticket window.

W: Oh, thanks. Do you know if I can use my flash to take photos in the museum?

M: You can take pictures, but flash is forbidden. Food and drinks are forbidden, too.

W: Oh, I guess I need to get rid of this bottle of juice before I go in. Do you know if all of the exhibitions are open to the public today?

M: The east wing is being built, but the rest of the galleries are open.

W: Thanks a lot. How much is the admission charge?

M: It’s $10.00 for adults, $3.00 for children, and $5.00 for old people and students with picture ID.

W: Thanks. Just one more question.

M: Yes?

W: If I go out of the museum after I have paid, can I come back again?

M: Yes, but during the same day. You just need to show your ticket to us again. Anything else?

W: Oh, no. Thanks a lot.

10、答案：1-4 CBAB

解析：Education can help students build a better future for themselves, but studying abroad can sometimes come with a high price tag. Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation's latest research reveals that Australia is the most expensive destination for overseas students. The average total cost of university fees and living expenses in Australia can reach US $38,516 per year for international students. The United States ranks the second on the list, with an average annual cost of more than $35,000, followed by the United Kingdom, with annual costs over US $30,000. Several Asian countries and regions are also on the list. The average expense of overseas students in China's Hong Kong is about US $22,000 per year, ranking the 7th, next only to Singapore's US $24,248. Japan ranks the 8th, the Chinese mainland the 10th, and China's Taiwan the 11th. The research analyzed publicly available data on higher education across 13 countries. The average tuition cost for international students is based on the top 10 largest colleges and universities in each relevant country.

11、答案：D

12、答案：B

13、答案：C

14、答案：D

15、答案：B

16、答案：A

17、答案：B

18、答案：A

19、答案：D

20、答案：C

21、答案：C

22、答案：D

23、答案：B

24、答案：C

25、答案：A

26、答案：①-⑤ BDEGF

27、答案：C

28、答案：B

29、答案：D

30、答案：C

31、答案：A

32、答案：C

33、答案：A

34、答案：D

35、答案：B

36、答案：A

37、答案：B

38、答案：B

39、答案：C

40、答案：A

41、答案：D

42、答案：B

43、答案：D

44、答案：A

45、答案：D

46、答案：C

47、答案：had made； it；works；that；be used； a；hidden；constantly；To be；patience

48、答案：

Since I was little, I’ve been larger than other . I hated way I looked. My anxiety me to try every means to lose weight, dieting and weight-loss pills . This only brought me pain and poor health. Everything changed the moment I came across the story a plus-size model, Tess Holliday. Although she’s larger than most other models, she has the confidence to be . Her story has changed my ideas about it means to be beautiful. My health, and physical, is the most important thing. Isn’t it better that I’m large and happy, instead of skinny and ?

49、答案：One possible version:

Dozens of accomplished musicians, singers, lyricists, instrumentalists have been introduced into Mianyang through the “talent introduction policies” recently.

They give stunning performances at weekends and during holidays for free on the street. Some of them sing, while others play a variety of instruments, guitar, erhu, guzheng included.

I am amazed by this phenomenon, and welcome it by listening to or singing with the music whenever I come across those talented people. The live performances of street music relieve people of their everyday care and offer some unexpected delight and peace to passersby. People need this kind of wonderful surprise to carry on with whatever duty they have in mind.