2022-2023学年黑龙江省齐齐哈尔市第八中学高二下学期期中考试英语试题Word版含答案

齐市第八中高级中学校2022-2023学年高二下学期期中考试 英语试题

本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷 (非选择题) 两部分，共12页。满分150分，考试时间120分钟。

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 much should the man pay?

 A. $15. B. $24. C. $30.

2.What relation is the man to the woman?

A. Her doctor.    B. Her employer.   C. Her teacher.

3.What are the speakers discussing?

A. The advantage of the Internet.

B. The way to find websites.

C. The common use of computers.

4.What is the problem?

A. The woman doesn’t like the food.

B. The man has a wrong order.

C. The order arrives late.

5.How does the man feel about the movie?

A. Interested.    B. Excited.    C. Disappointed.

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.What does the woman usually do on Saturday afternoon?

A. She does exercise.

B. She goes shopping.

C. She visits her grandma.

7.What is the woman planning to do this Sunday?

A. Visit her friends.  B. Go to the city center. C. Prepare for a performance.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8.When will the plane take off?

 A. At 4:50. B. At 6:30. C. At 7:30.

9.How will the speakers go to the airport?

 A. By taxi. B. By underground. C. By bus.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10.What is the weather like now?

A. Windy.    B. Rainy.    C. Cloudy.

11.What will the woman do next?

A. Watch a football game. 

B. Go biking with the man. 

C. Do some housework.

12.Which team does the man support?

A. St. Martins.   B. State College.   C. State Youth Team.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13.What encouraged the man and his wife to go to the Antarctic?

A. An article.   B. A training course.  C. A TV program.

14.What was the worst danger according to the man?

A. Living in extreme temperature.

B. Coming across a terrible wind.

C. Falling into ice holes.

15. What caused the funny noise?

A. The equipment.   B. The plane.   C. The wind.

16.What was a surprise for the man and his wife?

A. They got some fresh food.

B. They could leave the Antarctic earlier.

C. Someone was living out there near them.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.What can people enjoy at the Arts Center on Monday?

A. A dance performance. B. A play.             C. A concert.

18.What does the speaker say about the dance workshop?

A. It will allow only 20 people to join.

B. It will be led by Philip Cruise.

C. It will last over two hours.

19.Where are the drummers from?

A. Greece.    B. Japan.    C. England.

20.When will Maddie Felix come?

A. On Wednesday.  B. On Thursday.   C. On Friday.

第二部分阅读(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A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

A

Film Summaries of Oscar Winner Films

Best Picture/Best Director/Best Supporting Actor/Best Adapted Screenplay

No country for Old Men

When Llewellyn Moss (Josh Brolin) finds some dead bodies by chance in the middle of the deserted West Texas range, he takes the bag of money he finds at the scene and soon draws the attention of the county sheriff (治安者) investigating the crime. Sheriff Bell (Tommy Lee Jones) will become Llewellyn’s best hope for survival, however, when he finds himself the object of a severe pursuit by hired killer Anton Chigurh (Javier Bardem), a murderous sociopath (极端反社会者).

Best Leading Actor/Best Cinematography

There Will Be Blood

In his cruel pursuit of wealth, oilman Daniel Plainview(Daniel Day-Lewis) tricks a local farmer into giving away his valuable drilling rights and rejects his own son H. W. when the boy loses his hearing in an accident. As he becomes increasingly lonely and unstable, Daniel places his trust in a beggar claiming to be his half-brother, and finds his position unsettled by H. W.’s return and the growing popularity of the farmer’s son, now a churchman.

Best Leading Actress

La Vie en Rose

In a life marked by personal tragedy and artistic triumph, Edith Piaf(Marion Cotillard)grows from a child born in poverty to an international well-known singer. Raised primarily by her grandmother, a brothel (keeper, young Edith is discovered singing on the streets of Paris and begins a remarkable career that cannot save her from a life bothered by drugs. alcohol, and a series of unhappy love affairs.

Best Supporting Actress

Michael Clayton

When one of the best lawyers at a powerful corporate law firm suffers a guilt-fueled breakdown, Michael Clayton (George Clooney) is called in to take care of the situation. As he tries hard to find out the facts behind the multimillion dollar lawsuit at the center of the conflict, Michael finds himself making moral decisions that will place his life in danger.

21. From the given films, we can know ________.

A. Daniel is a lonely and changeable churchman with wealth

B. Edith Piaf is the winner of Best Leading Actress

C. Michael Clayton is a documentary

D. All of them are not the winner film of Best Director

22. If you are interested in singing, you may probably see the film________.

A. No country for Old Men B. La Vie en Rose

C. There Will Be Blood D. Michael Clayton

23. In which section will readers see the above film summaries?

A. Advertisement B. Entertainment C. Lifestyle      D. Business

B

When I turned twelve, I worked in summer at my father’s small brick cleaning business. I remember the harsh acid smell of the cleaning solution, the dim bulb light reflecting the busy figures and the scraping sound of stiff iron brushes against rough brick. It was tempting to have your job just finished. But anybody who worked for Thomas Kahoon had to meet his standards, and that included me. If I messed up, he made me stay late until I got it right. My father wasn’t being mean. He demanded the exact same of himself. Every brick he cleaned on the house stood out like a red jewel in a white setting. It was his signature.

In 1970, when I was twenty, I was to get married. I moved out of my parent’s modest place into a housing project. Drugs and gang violence were just beginning to damage the projects. Some of my friends went to jail. Some were killed. My wife Verllen, was 18, and nobody gave our marriage a chance. But we believed in each other. And our faith made us strong.

When we married, I worked as a stock clerk at Southwest Super Food. It was hard, tedious work. Each Friday night a truck came, with cases of food that had to be unloaded, priced and placed on shelves. Most of stock clerks try to get Friday night off. But I was always ready to work. By Saturday morning, all the cans and jars in my aisle were placed with a label facing smartly out, like a line of soldiers on review. That was my signature. I took pride in a job nobody wanted.

Years past since I established my belief in doing the job, influenced profoundly by my father’s persistence and standards. In my mind, it has become a tradition I hope this generation and the generations behind can keep to and follow.

24. What do we learn about the author’s father?

A. He is a tough person. 

B. He is very demanding in his work.

C. He is quite mean to others. 

D. He usually works very late.

25. What can be learned about the housing project?

A. It was a promising industry. 

B. It forced many people to go to prison.

C. It enabled the author to get married. 

D. It was bothered by drugs and gang violence.

26. Which of the following best described the author’s work as a stock clerk?

A. He had to endure the hardship and boredom. 

B. He had to sign his name on every label.

C. He was mainly responsible for unloading food.

D. He was required to work at Friday night.

27. What can be implied from the author’s working experience?

A. Strong will must be cultivated in the harsh working environment.

B. Hardship can help develop a person’s patience.

C. Demanding jobs are hard to address for a beginner.

D. Persistence can be passed on to the next generation.

C

Facebook has published its mind-reading wrist device and an augmented reality (增强现实) keyboard with future hardware products. The company’s Facebook Reality Labs division showed off the technologies on a virtual call with members of the media. Executives from the division talked about the technologies while videos of the projects were played for audience.

The wrist device is capable of reading neurological (神经系统的) signals sent from aw’s brain down to his or her hand. It could read these signals to get a sense of what a user wants to do and copy the action in a virtual or augmented reality environment. “You actually have more of your brain dedicated to controlling your wrist than any other part of your body.” said TR Reardon, director of research science at Facebook Reality Labs.

The Facebook researchers demonstrated “force” actions where a user could use his or her fingers in real life to hold and control virtual, far-away objects in augmented reality. The name of the action is a reference to Star Wars where certain characters can use “force” to control and move people or objects that are far away from them.

Additionally, the company demonstrated electromyography wristbands (机电腕带) that users could wear to type on any surface as though they were typing on a physical keyboard. Although there is no keyboard, the wristbands would register the intention of a user’s finger stroke (挥笔动作) and note down the letters and words. .

Facebook’s development of these technologies comes as the company prepares to release its first smart glasses this year. That device will be Ray-Ban glasses. Unlike smartphones, which rely on touchscreens, there is no current obvious input mechanism for smart glasses.

Asked how soon these technologies may make their way to the public, Facebook CTO Mike Schroepfer said they are in the early stages of development and no doubt will bring much convenience to our future life.

28. Where did Facebook demonstrate the new technologies?

A. At a press conference 

B. In a research paper 

C.On a virtual call  

D. In an IT magazine

29. What can we learn from the passage?

A. There is no obvious input mechanism for Facebook’s smart glasses.

B. Electromyography wristbands are connected to a physical keyboard.

C. The wrist device can only read neurological signals sent from a user’s brain.

D. These technologies have been put on the market.

30. What’s Mike Schroepfer’s attitude to the future of these technologies?

A. Tolerant B. Critical C. Hopeful    D. Indifferent

31. Which is the most suitable title for the text?

A. Facebook and Its Goal 

B. Facebook, a Tech-company

C. Facebook’s New Technologies 

D. Facebook and Its Development

D

Housing ranks high among the numerous challenges that still need to be overcome before humans can colonize(征服) Mars. The brave pioneers that make the six-month voyage to the Red Planet will need a place to live in as soon as they land. While the best solution would be to have the structures ready before they get there, it has so far been a challenge given that most construction robots have never made it out of the laboratory. Now, there may be a bit of hope thanks to Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s newly revealed Digital Construction Platform (DCP).

The DCP comprises a double arm system that is fitted on a tracked vehicle. As the larger arm moves, the smaller, precision motor robotic arm builds the structure by shooting out the necessary construction material, ranging from insulation foam(绝缘泡沫) to concrete. The team of researchers led by Ph. D. Steven Keating say that unlike other 3-D printers that are limited to building objects that fit within their overall enclosure, DCP’s free moving systems can be used to construct structures of any size.

The team recently demonstrated the DCP’s building skills on an empty field in Mountain View, CA. The robot began by creating a mold with expanding foam that hardens when dry. It then constructed the building, layer by layer, using sensors to raise itself higher as it progressed. The final product was a sturdy “home” that had 50-foot diameter walls and a 12-foot high roof with room for essentials like electricity wires and water pipes to be inserted inside. Even more impressive? It took a mere 14 hours to “print”!

The researchers’ next plan is to make the DCP smart enough to analyze the environment where the structure is going to be built and determine the material densities best suited for the area. However, that’s not even the best part. Future DCP models are going to be solar-powered, autonomous, and, most importantly, capable of sourcing construction components from its surroundings. This means the robot can be sent to remote, disaster-stricken areas, and perhaps even to Mars, to build shelters using whatever material is available.

32. What do we learn from the first paragraph?

A. Housing pioneers on Mars is a reality.

B. Colonizing Mars is out of the question.

C. Finding a liveable place on Mars is a top priority.

D.Building structures on Mars is in the testing phases.

33. How does the DCP differ from other 3-D printers?

A. It consumes less time.

B. It can build more diverse structures.

C. It is more environmentally friendly.

D. It comes in more different sizes.

34. What is the third paragraph mainly about?

A. The successful case of the DCP. 

B. The working principle of the DCP.

C. The instructions of using the DCP. 

D. The limitation of the DCP’s function.

35. What might be the biggest highlight of future DCP ?

A. Being powered by solar.

B. Building shelters anywhere.

C. Collecting building materials on site.

D. Analyzing building material densities.

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。

Looking for a way to be happier? Are you seeking deeper connections with friends or looking for more friends? ____36____ Try a little compassion.

Compassion, as one scholar describes, is “experiencing feelings of loving kindness toward another person’s suffering”. The compassionate tend to have deeper connections with others and have more friends. They are more forgiving and have a stronger sense of life purpose. ____37____ The compassionate tend to be happier, healthier, more self-confident, and less self-critical.

Practicing compassion doesn’t have to cost you money. All you need is a quiet place. ____38____ Focus on your breath and try to clear your mind. Then mentally focus on your heart area and think about someone you feel tenderness toward. This could be your friend or your family.

____39____ As time allows, add more people to that circle. This may sound a little strange, but studies have shown this simple exercise really strengthens your sense of compassion.

Even short-term exercises like this broaden your attention, your thinking and your overall sense of well-being in a way that lasts. ____40____ Compassion helps your brain become more flexible, and lets your brain have a wider sense of what’s going on, and it gives you access to more ideas on how to act.

This practice is beneficial to physical health and can help reduce physical signs of stress. And the happiness that can come from compassion training is the kind that lasts.

A. Want to relate better to other people?

B. That’s in part because it changes your brain.

C. Compassion training is helpful to reduce stress.

D. In that quiet space, sit in a comfortable position.

E. Then expand that feeling to yourself and to others.

F. However, it is important to create a comfortable environment.

G. Compassion also has direct personal benefits.

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，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

As her father guided her ____41____ down the road alongside the swimming pool, 12-year-old Tina Fisher fiddled (整理、摆弄) with the folds of the borrowed wet suit she was wearing and took a few ____42____ breaths.

This is a girl who loves the ____43____ of water flowing around her limbs (四肢), who until recently was ____44____ her underwater swimming, and who takes every opportunity to spend time in the water.

But this was the first time Tina had been anywhere near a pool since the otherwise ____45____ June 2 when she was playing with a friend. Just 90 minutes after the preteen felt pain in her legs — the first symptom of a spinal stroke — she became paralyzed (瘫痪) from the waist ____46____ .

Now she was going to try something she’d never ____47____ even when she’d had the use of her legs: She was going to take her first scuba diving lesson.

Tina’s father, Dennis Fisher, slipped into the pool and helped Occupational Therapist Kaitlin Macdonald ____48____ his daughter into the water. She lay ____49____ , rested her head on the surface and, for a few brief moments, ____50____ her eyes. Then she did something that made MacDonald smile. “Tina,” she said, “look at your leg.” Ever so slightly, Tina was moving her right leg. It was ____51____ a few inches, but still — Tina’s mind was telling her leg what to do, and her leg was ____52____ .

“A lot of times, we’ll see movement ____53____ in the water,” MacDonald said, “It means a capacity (能力) is there that we can build on, ____54____ it’s still weak.”

For Tina, it felt great to just be back in the pool. She wrapped her arms around her father and briefly lay her head on his chest. Then she turned to Macdonald and indicated she was ready to swim the ____55____ of the pool.

“OK,” Macdonald said, “Here we go.”

41. A. boat B. wheelchair     C. surfing board   D. bicycle

42. A. shallow B. last           C. deep          D. under

43. A. taste B. act           C. movement      D. feel

44. A. passing on B. counting on    C. looking on      D. working on

45. A. ordinary B. lasting        C. special         D. memorable

46. A. up B. down         C. above          D. around

47. A. attempted B. seen          C. accomplished    D. demanded

48. A. catch B. hold          C. throw          D. lower

49. A. back B. aside          C. over           D. beneath

50. A. fixed B. opened        C. rolled          D. closed

51. A. no less than B. much more than C. no more than    D. not less than

52. A. reflecting B. returning      C. resisting        D. responding

53. A. frequently B. first          C. lately           D. last

54. A. so B. but           C. for             D. and

55. A. height B. size          C. depth          D. length

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。

China is quickly becoming the fashion capital. Thanks to young consumers and social media, China is not looking to the West for fashion ideas any longer,   56    is developing its own style. There is even   57   unique name for it: China-Chic.

China-Chic is the result of young people’s renewed interest in Chinese culture and things that are guochao-brands and products   58   have a traditional Chinese flavor. According to Nielsen, a company which follows consumer trends, 68 percent of young Chinese say they prefer buying “Made in China” products   59   foreign made products. The trend   60  (gain) popularity over the past couple of years, 61   (particular) among those in their late teens and early 20s.

Nostalgia（怀旧）is part of this trend, with products such as White Rabbit candy and Bee Flower hair care products   62  (become) popular among the young, but newer products such as Perfect Diary and Peace Bird are now outselling foreign brands. Last year, domestic brands even increased   63  (sale) by 2 percent.

Market researcher Elijah Whaley says, “Foreign brands used to have an edge in the Chinese market by representing a Western lifestyle that   64  (assume) to be superior. But Chinese consumers are now more confident in  65  (they) domestically crafted China style.”

第四部分写作(共两节，满分40分)

第一节(满分15分)

 人生似一首交响乐，有高潮，有低谷，校园生活中总有一些瞬间令人难忘。假设你是李华，请你写一篇主题为“难忘的时刻”的演讲稿，在英语课堂上分享。内容主要包括：

1. 列举那些难忘的时刻；

2. 你的感悟与态度。

注意：

1. 写作词数应为80左右；

2. 可适当增加细节以使行文连贯。

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。

What It Means to Serve

I didn’t continue college after graduation. I moved out of my family. With little work experience, I served as a waitress. But during the five years’ labor, I found myself burning calories running about only for a tip.

I had had enough so I moved to a smaller town hoping to pursue a college degree. I promised I would never serve people again - at least not in such way. It was time to serve myself. Luckily, I received a position as an afterschool program tutor at a local middle school, with the added benefit of completing English education degree. I had the opportunity to go big! The kid would need me - a role model and a trustworthy friend, I believed.

But my first day was welcomed by the students’ indifference (冷漠). The desks were messy and the whole room smelled of dirty gym socks. My excitement began to die down. I doubted whether the new job was a mistake. The playground activity was deafening while homework time was not much better. After my repeated persistence, they finally turned off the playground mode. But just a few minutes passed when I noticed two kids quarreling in the corner.

I supposed it was another little incident but one kid named Jeremy bothered me. He shouted at me for coming at him. And when I asked them to return to their seats, he slammed (用力摔) his backpack and grew mad as I tried to urge him to take the right attitude. “I don’t like you, homework and this afterschool program! All you guys do is yell at me. I’m never coming back.” he walked out of the classroom, slamming the door.

Naturally, I was so frustrated (挫败的). I wondered why I am here. Most kids disrespected me! I paused to take a deep breath. Then suddenly I thought to myself, “You said you would never serve people again, but you don’t understand what these kids really need.” At that moment, I remembered my middle-school life. I always had a poor attitude, never did my schoolwork, repeatedly got into fights, and disrespected my elders.

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。

Realizing I was not different, I walked out into the hall and caught up with Jeremy.

At that moment my heart broke for this boy and his family life.