2022-2023学年四川省宜宾市翠屏区高二下学期5月期中考试英语试题含答案

宜宾市翠屏区2022-2023学年高二下学期5月期中考试

英语试题

第I卷 选择题（100分）

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．Who probably picked the woman’s roses?

A．Her son. B．The man. C．Her neighbor.

2．What do the man’s class want to do this Sunday?

A．Go for a swim. B．Do some sunbathing. C．Collect the rubbish.

3．Where will the speakers probably spend the weekend?

A．On a beach. B．In a forest. C．In their city.

4．How does the woman usually eat carrots?

A．She makes juice out of them. B．She eats them raw. C．She cooks them.

5．What does the man think of his driving test?

A．Excited. B．Anxious. C．Relieved.

第二节（共15小题，每小题15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段长对话，回答第6、7题。

6．Why does Tony ask for a recommendation?

A．He loves rock music.

B．He is planning a birthday treat.

C．He wants to have fun with friends.

7．What does Jane say about the tickets?

A．They can be expensive. B．They currently cost less. C．They have probably sold out.

听第7段长对话，回答第8至9题。

8．What will Sarah get for her overtime hours?

A．A two-day holiday. B．An extra payment. C．A big dinner.

9．What is the probable relationship between the speakers?

A．Manager and worker. B．Doctor and patient. C．Brother and sister.

听第8段长对话，回答第10至12题。

10．Where does the conversation take place?

A．At home. B．At school. C．In a bookstore.

11．Why is Sarah sad?

A．Her pet got lost. B．Her work is difficult. C．Her parents have problems.

12．What does Mr. Thompson suggest Sarah do?

A．Get a new cat. B．Read a book. C．Focus on her lessons.

听第9段长对话，回答第13至16题。

13．Where are the speakers?

A．In the library.           B．In a train station.        C．In a hotel.

14．How many days will the bike ride last?

A．Six. B．Seven. C．Eight.

15．How will the speakers reach the hotel from the village?

A．By train. B．By car. C．By bike.

16．What’s the man’s attitude towards the woman’s idea?

A．Doubtful. B．Worried. C．Supportive.

听下面一段独白，回答第17至20题。

17．How mans kinds of climate emergencies does the speaker mention?

A．Five. B．Six. C．Seven.

18．What will cause a flash flood according to the speaker?

A．Tidal waves. B．Damaged dams. C．The rising warm air.

19．What is the fourth crisis mainly about?

A．Drought. B．Sea level. C．Disappearing species.

20．Why is James Elsner mentioned in the end?

A．He does research on polar bears.               B．He proves hurricanes get stronger.

C．He aims to protect coral reefs.

第二部分  阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

Athens: More than a Summer Holiday Destination

While the Greek islands are popular for summer holidays, Athens is a year-round destination. So even if you’re flying to Greece just for the island sun, here are a few reasons to spend time in the capital too!

The Acropolis

Even if you’re not a fan of history, some of the ancient sites you just have to visit — and this is probably the most famous one in Athens. The Acropolis is an ancient city at the top of a hill, and here you’ll see the Parthenon, a temple built almost 2,500 years ago. It’s worth climbing up, too, for the views — of the sea, mountains and Lycabettus Hill rising up between the city’s apartment buildings.

The streets of Plaka and Monastiraki

If you still have energy after climbing the Acropolis, take a walk around the nearby area. Yellow and white buildings look down on the smooth stone streets of the area known as Plaka. Stop at the gift shops or take a break from the sun with a Greek coffee or a traditional meal in one of the local restaurants — or tavernas. Walk on and you’ll soon find yourself in the narrower streets of Monastiraki with its flea markets on all sides, giving you a real Greek experience.

Panathenaic Stadium

Close to the center of town and not far from the National Garden is the ancient Panathenaic Stadium, which was restored for the first modern Olympic Games in 1896. It’s also the place where the Athens marathon finishes every year, so if you like running, you too could feel like an Olympic winner!

The coast

When you’re in the center of Athens, it doesn’t feel much like a coastal city, but the sea is just a few minutes’ drive away. The beaches get better the further south you go, or you can walk by the boats in the shadow of the stylish new opera house.

21．Which of the following places is a must-go if you want to see ancient relics?

A．The Plaka. B．The Acropolis. C．Panathenaic. D．Monastiraki.

22．What can you find in the streets of Monastiraki?

A．Gifts shops and Greek café with traditional meals.

B．Narrow streets with local restaurants and souvenir stores.

C．An outdoor market where second-hand goods are sold at low prices.

D．Yellow and white buildings looking down on the smooth stone streets.

23．Where should you go to find Athens’ best beaches?

A．In the city center of Athens B．Opposite the new opera house.

C．Driving away from the country D．Going south from the city center.

B

Virtual reality gamers (VR game) who finished it faster than their fellow gamers also have higher levels of general intelligence and processing capacity. This was the result of a study conducted by Markus Weinmann from the University of Cologne. The results also indicate that virtual reality games can be useful supplementary (补充) human resource management tools in companies for predicting the job performance of an applicant.

Several studies have already shown that video games may indicate or even help to develop intellectual and cognitive abilities. As intelligence is one of the most commonly used predictors for job performance, video games could be interesting for the human resource management. Although many companies are increasingly using VR technology to recruit (招募) candidates, only few studies have specifically investigated whether and how VR games can be used to draw conclusions about intelligence in this area. The study contributes to bridging the gap between research and practice.

Weinmann invited 103 participants to their lab. Under controlled laboratory conditions, they played the commercial VR game “Job Simulator”and completed the short version of the intelligence test BIS-4. The researcher’s analyses show that an increase of 17% in processing capacity correlated with less time spent playing the game (by an average of 3.7 minutes).

The results are a scientific novelty, as it has hardly been possible to conduct VR studies with state-of-the-art VR hardware. There are thus few studies that have investigated the correlation between behavior in VR and intelligence, “There are already some companies that use games, so-called ‘serious games’, for recruiting. The new results are in line with this specific application of VR games and show that they can be used for recruiting,” said Weinmann.

The scientists intend to continue their research on the potential of video games for practical applications. Among other things, they are investigating how people behave in virtual world.

24．What can we learn from Weinmann’s study?

A．The results are far from satisfactory.        B．The participants can play the game freely.

C．It aims to develop intellectual ability.       D．It helps to combine research with practice.

25．What is Weinmann’s attitude to the result of the study?

A．Unclear. B．Intolerant. C．Favorable. D．Doubtful.

26．What is the last paragraph mainly about?

A．Limitations of the study.     B．Possible directions for future study.

C．The present situation of the study.    D．The explanation of the research method.

27．Which of the following is the best title for the text?

A．VR games can be used in recruitment   B．VR games can indicate intelligence level

C．VR games improve applicants’ performance D．VR games have gain popularity in management

C

A lecturer in the Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ibadan, Oyo State, Dr Olabode Badiru, has called on the government to pay more attention to food security in the country to solve the rising cost of foods.

According to Dr Badiru, farmers need fertiliser and other agrochemicals like pesticides. Insecticides and others to solve the problem of pests. All of these will cost much money. Besides that, we have the problem of insecurity that farmers are being chased away from the farm.

Dr Badiru also called on the government to address insecurity, saying farmers are afraid of going to farm. He, who gave the advice while speaking with journalists in Ibadan, urged individuals to embrace backyard farming to reduce the spending on some food items. Most of the farm machines and chemicals used by farmers are all imported, he emphasised that these may have effects on what they will produce.

Reducing the rising cost of food requires some efforts from individuals and the government at all levels, he advised, and at the individual level, backyard farming could help to re-duce the need for purchase of food. He advised Nigerians to grow vegetables and other eatable plants, raise small animals like sheep and goats and raise domestic animals in their houses. Beyond the backyards, he also said youths should be encouraged to go into farming despite the challenges involved.

The government at all levels, especially the states, must provide an enabling environment for willing citizens to engage in agriculture. Security is the key. Basic facilities, such as road and electricity, should be improved. We can start by pushing practical research products to the farms for adoption to strengthen farm productivity through a functional agricultural extension system. “Essentially, we must look for innovative ways of bringing the unit cost of agricultural production down, among other measures,” he said.

28．What causes food prices to rise according to Dr Badiru?

A．High cost and insecurity. B．Cold and heavy snow.

C．Strong wind and pests. D．War and flooding.

29．What does the underlined word “embrace” mean in paragraph3?

A．Catch. B．Emerge. C．Hold. D．Accept.

30．What is Dr Badiru’s attitude towards the current agricultural production environment?

A．Dissatisfied . B．Optimistic. C．Uninterested. D．Unclear.

31．Which of the following is a suitable title for the text?

A．How to adjust food production B．Problems caused by rising food prices

C．How to solve rising cost of food items D．Suggestions on improving food production

D

China is betting on its successful hybrid rice varieties to fight food shortage in Africa.

“We’re no longer suffering from hunger,” 55-year-old Georges Ranaivomanana, a Madagascan farmer who took the lead in planting Chinese hybrid rice in his town of Mahitsy. Georges told Xinhua that he hoped that all Madagascan farmers would use the seeds to raise their living standards.

China has been helping African countries develop productive rice farming for years with its hybrid rice. For farmers on the continent like Ranaivomanana, they are “very grateful” to the Chinese as the hybrid rice is the key to better food security and higher incomes.

In May, the China National Hybrid Rice Research and Development Centre opened a research centre in Madagascar to select hybrid rice varieties based on the island nation’s diverse ecological environment, in an effort to find more productive crops for a continent long troubled by insufficient grain output.

In the northwestern Nigerian state of Kebbi, Chinese expert Wang Xuemin stood in a rice field, surrounded by green rice plants. “This year, we are using a new technology,” he said, adding that “it can significantly reduce labor and other costs.” “The land, climate and rice farming methods in Nigeria are very different from those in China. We had a lot of problems at the beginning,” said the 51-year-old who has been in Nigeria for 16 years.

In 2006, after Wang and his colleagues had sown the seeds, their field management techniques and large-scale farming equipment could not adapt to the operating environment, and hundreds of hectares of rice fields were almost completely taken over by weeds. “We came to realize that blindly copying the Chinese model is not feasible (可行的). It is necessary to constantly innovate our techniques to fit the local situation in Africa,” he said.

After more than ten years of research and innovation, the Nigerian farm now becomes a major training and mechanized production centre in the country, training more than 1,000 farmers and agricultural machinery management staff.

32．What’s the attitude of African farmers about Chinese hybrid rice?

A．A little skeptical. B．Much disappointed.

C．Full of gratitude. D．Extremely curious.

33．How old was Wang Xuemin when he came to Nigeria?

A．35 years old. B．51 years old.

C．55 years old. D．67 years old.

34．What can we infer from what Wang Xuemin said?

A．Chinese technology of hybrid rice can’t be applied in Africa.

B．Different technologies should be applied to different areas.

C．Chinese experts contribute to raising African living standards.

D．Chinese technology of hybrid rice wastes more labor and costs.

35．What’s the best title of the text?

A．Chinese Hybrid Rice Research Has Not Been Open in Africa

B．The Sowing of Hybrid Rice Should Vary from Country

C．China’s Hybrid Rice Sows Hope for Africa

D．Africans Fight Food Shortage with Chinese

第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10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。

The Malaysian night market is based on a concept of open-air shopping where streel vendors (小贩) take over a designated street to set up stalls (货摊). The night market is the place where you can hang around the stalls, enjoy the smell of local foods and maybe pick up some items.

Each night market comprises a different combination of stalls. ____36____There is always something new and exciting to look forward to at each visit.

The night markets are typically from 5 p.m. till 10:30 p.m. You can get anything from night markets, be it groceries, clothing, good local food, hot snacks, household items, fresh produce, and even the latest styles. By around 6 p.m., the market is in full swing as the first groups of people sweep in. For those who cook, there is stall upon stall selling fresh seafood, meat products, and a limitless variety of vegetables.____37____.

It is no secret that all-night markets share a common treasure — tasty street cuisine.____38____ The ever-popular soybean drink and sugarcane juice are a permanent feature here.

____39____Therefore, it is not a place for the faint-hearted or the gentle. To many, they are fun and thrilling places to explore. You can even be addicted to discoveries of the antique kind which can be found in some night markets.

Some places are 24-hour markets, which are livelier at night when traders set up numerous stalls selling unusual local food, exotic tropical (热带的) fruits, cheap clothes, second-hand goods as well as fresh produce. The night market is truly an exciting experience and a feast for the eyes on a tropical night out. The atmosphere is almost festive.____40____.

A．Your curiosity will be satisfied here.

B．There is so much to see, buy and eat.

C．People would complain about the noises here.

D．Noisy crowds are the hallmark of the night market.

E．It would be a regret not to try on mouth-watering local dishes.

F．New items are constantly being added on in line with current trends and market demand.

G．Dried and preserved items such as dried beef and salted eggs are easily available here too.

第三部分 语言知识运用（共两节，满分45分）

第一节（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

My life turned a corner two years before. I realized, my first and real enthusiasm is writing ___41___. As a child, I was introvert (内向的) , and basically a bookworm. The only thing I wished for, was ___42___, and I used to finish them as quickly as I could. Along with reading, I loved ___43___ — but at that time, it was mainly prose (散文)! My love for writing started with writing journals, and ___44___. Even before my teens, I had ___45___ in many countries, and then technology wasn't as ___46___as it is now. I guess my letters were quite poetic and charming, because my pen-friends told me that they ___47___ my letters even after I stopped writing to them as ___48___ was expensive!

Then my following life wasn't poetic anymore! I ___49___ pouring my emotions in journals or diaries. Many years passed! Was poetry my passion? Probably! One day two years earlier, one of my childhood friends wrote to me, “Hi there! How many books have you ____50____ ever since?”

That communication suddenly ____51____ me up, and lit my dream that I was eager to publish my own collection of poems. The ____52____ from my childhood came back, I ____53____ who I was. At that moment, I felt very excited and within a (n) ____54____ moment, I wrote my first poem! That poem was actually ____55____, may be one of the best of what I have written so far!

After that first ____56____, I realized what my real passion was! And poems started coming one after another! Sometimes I got up at ____57____, and thought about some lines! And I had to write them ____58____, otherwise these lines will slide away!

The terrible epidemic (流行病) ____59____ me to write several poems, which may ____60____ indescribable sufferings of people.

41．A．songs B．novels C．poems D．journals

42．A．books B．pictures C．toys D．clothes

43．A．drawing B．dancing C．swimming D．writing

44．A．reports B．articles C．letters D．words

45．A．pen-friends B．classmates C．relatives D．workers

46．A．backward B．convenient C．important D．simple

47．A．burned B．threw C．tore D．preserved

48．A．price B．postage C．water D．gas

49．A．forgot B．avoided C．missed D．enjoyed

50．A．bought B．sold C．published D．learned

51．A．picked B．woke C．turned D．brought

52．A．memories B．trouble C．sufferings D．happiness

53．A．treasured B．admitted C．remembered D．challenged

54．A．hard B．proud C．long D．emotional

55．A．strange B．dull C．good D．disappointing

56．A．experience B．job C．meeting D．conversation

57．A．table B．noon C．home D．midnight

58．A．nervously B．calmly C．immediately D．slowly

59．A．inspired B．advised C．told D．introduce

60．A．achieve B．reduce C．strengthen D．develop

第II卷 非选择题（50分）

第二节(共10小题：每小題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。

Albert Einstein was one of the greatest ____61____ (scientist) in the world. He developed many theories or ideas. These theories contributed greatly ____62____ people’s understanding of the universe.

Albert Einstein was born in Ulm. Germany, on March 14, 1879. He did not do well in school, but he was _____63_____(interest)in mathematics and science. While at college, he studied physics and math. After graduation, he worked in a government office. At ____64____ same time, he continued studying physics on ____65____(he) own.

In 1905 Einstein caused a stir by ____66____(publish) five major research papers. One of these papers contained ____67____(complete) new ideas about the “properties” of light. Einstein received the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1921, mainly for the work in this paper.

In another paper. Einstein put forward the special theory of relativity, ____68____ changed how scientists thought about energy and matter.

During World War Ⅱ Einstein advised that the United States ___69___(build) nuclear weapons (核武器). He felt that these weapons might _____70_____ (need) to defeat the Nazis. However, after World War II Einstein tried to prevent any future use of atomic weapons.

Einstein died in Princeton, New Jessie, on April 18, 1955.

第四部分 写作（共两节，满分35分）

第一节 短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换作文，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，每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加，删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。

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。

注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

Last Thursday we went Dongshan Mountain for our spring outing. We reached the foot of a mountain at 9 a.m. Following the longer path, we began to climb. After some times, we were all tired. We had a very short rest and move on. At last, we succeeded in getting to the top, on that we kept laughing and jumping. It was seemed that we were the happiest people in the world. We took some photos there, and then sat down and had anything to eat. At 3 p.m, we began to go down. It was an interested and unforgettable day and all of we wished the spring of our country would be with us forever.

第二节 书面表达（满分25分）

72．假定你是李华。你的英国好友Ella发来邮件，提到她下个月将到你的家乡成都游玩，希望能提前了解一些你家乡的情况。请你用英语给她回一封邮件，介绍你的家乡。

注意：1. 词数 100 左右;  2. 可适当增加细节和衔接词，使行文连贯。

参考词汇： Du Fu Thatched Cottage杜甫草堂；Wuhou Memorial Temple武侯祠；

the Dujiangyan Irrigation System都江堰水利灌溉系统

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