天津市河西区2022-2023学年高二下学期期末检测英语试题

河西区2022-2023学年度第二学期高二年级期末质量调查

英语试卷

第Ⅰ卷选择题

Ⅰ. 听力（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

第一节

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，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你将有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. When did the meeting begin?

A. At 9:00.            B. At 9:15.            C. At 9:30.

2. Where does the conversation take place?

A. In a concert hall.                B. In a restaurant.                C. In a shop.

3. How will the speakers get home?

A. On foot.            B. By bus.            C. By car.

4. What was the weather like during the woman’s holiday?

A. Sunny.                B. Rainy.            C. Cloudy.

5. What does the man mean?

A. He will meet the woman on Friday.

B. He is scheduled to move house on the 13th.

C. He would like to invite the woman to his house.

第二节

听下面几段材料，每段材料后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段材料前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，各小题将给出5秒钟做答时间。每段材料读两遍。

听第下面一段对话，回答第6至8题。

6. What did the man do before?

A. He once taught art in a commercial school.

B. He talked students into attending his school.

C. He was in charge of the school paper.

7. What does the woman think is useful for the man to get the job?

A. His education.                B. His personality.            C. His working experience.

8. What does the woman ask the man to do in the end?

A. Come to work.

B. Wait for further notice.

C. Make a phone call to her.

听第下面一段对话，回答第9至11题。

9. What kind of music does the man like?

A. Classical.            B. Country.            C. Rock.

10. How many records has Zed Hawks sold?

A. 13 million.            B. 20 million.            C. 30 million.

11 How did Zed Hawks behave on TV last night?

A. He talked much to his fans.

B. He said a lot about his concert.

C. He acted badly towards the hostess.

听下面一段独白，回第12至15题。

12. What is the talk mainly about?

A. Travel safety.            B. Transportation.            C. Traffic regulations.

13. How can people know about the bad areas in a city?

A. By talking to local people.

B. By asking the taxi driver.

C. By consulting the hotel.

14. How does the speaker suggest listeners get to the hotel at night?

A. By bus.            B. By taxi.            C. By car.

15. What should the listeners do if their cards are hit from behind?

A. Telephone the garage.

B. Stop to have a check immediately.

C. Drive to public areas and call the police.

Ⅱ. 单项填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

1. —Mr. Smith, I wonder if I could take the Friday off?

—________? It's a bit difficult with so many people away on holiday, you know.

A. Why are you doing so B. Do you really have to

C. Where are you going D. Do you feel it necessary

【答案】B

2. I was ________ to apply to be an exchanged student at the beginning, but then I changed my mind.

A. reluctant B. pessimistic C. precise D. thorough

【答案】A

3. If we develop ________ energy sources and reduce emissions（排放）, China will be an example of how economic development and environmental protection can work together.

A. artificial B. profound C. alternative D. widespread

【答案】C

4. We’ve invited friends to supper and it’s too late to ________ it ________ now.

A. put…up B. put…on C. put…down D. put…off

【答案】D

5. Mr. Smith________ these days. I think he should take a holiday before he burns out.

A. has been overworking B. overworked

C. has overworked D. was overworking

【答案】A

6. At the awarding ceremony held in Tokyo the scientists were surprised by what ______ in science and technology.

A. has discovered B. has been discovered

C. had discovered D. had been discovered

【答案】D

7. When ________ what they needed most, the kids said they wanted to be valued and loved.

A. asking B. to be asked C. asked D. to ask

【答案】C

8. (2015·天津) __________ for two days, Steve managed to finish his report on schedule.

A. To work B. Worked

C. To be working D. Having worked

【答案】D

9. Chinese overseas students are encouraged to return, ________ they honestly fill out medical forms and strictly follow the quarantine（隔离期）rules.

A. though B. as long as C. unless D. as if

【答案】B

10. —The student union is looking for volunteers for the promotion of rubbish-sorting Would you like to join in?

—________. Everyone should do his bit.

A. You asked for it B. You bet

C. You have my word D. You’ve got me there

【答案】B

Ⅲ. 完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

阅读下面短文，从26~40各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选择。

Hannah Taylor is a schoolgirl from Manitoba, Canada. One day, when she was five years old, she was walking with her mother in downtown Winnipeg. They saw a man eating out of a garbage can. She asked her mother why he did that, and her mother said that the man was homeless and hungry. Hannah was very ____11____ . She couldn’t understand why some people had to live their lives without shelter or enough food. Hannah started to think about how she could help, but of course, there is not a lot one five-year-old can do to solve the problem of homelessness.

Later, when Hannah attended school, she saw another homeless person. It was a woman, ____12____ an old shopping trolley (购物车) which was piled with bags. It seemed that everything the woman owned was in them. This made Hannah very sad, and even more ____13____ to do something. She had been talking to her mother about the lives of homeless people ____14____ they first saw the homeless man. Her mother told her that if she did something to change the problem that made her sad, she wouldn’t ____15____ as bad.

Hannah began to speak out about the homelessness in Manitoba and then in other provinces. She hoped to ____16____ her message of hope and awareness. She started the Ladybug Foundation, an organization aiming at getting rid of homelessness. She began to ____17____ “Big Bosses” lunches, where she would try to persuade local business leaders to ____18____ to the cause. She also organized a fundraising (募捐) drive in “Ladybug Jars” to collect everyone’s spare change during “Make Change” month. More recently, the foundation began another ____19____ called National Red Scarf Day—a day when people donate $20 and wear red scarves in support of Canada’s hungry and homeless.

There is an emergency shelter in Winnipeg called “Hannah’s Place”, something that Hannah is very _____20_____ of. Hannah’s Place is divided into several areas, providing shelter for people when it is so cold that sleeping outdoors can mean death. In the more than five years since Hannah began her activities, she has received a lot of _____21_____. For example, she received the 2007 BRICK Award recognizing the _____22_____ of young people to change the world. But _____23_____ all this, Hannah still has the _____24_____ life of a Winnipeg school girl, except that she pays regular visits to homeless people.

Hannah is one of many examples of young people who are making a _____25_____ in the world. You can, too!

11. A. annoyed B. nervous C. ashamed D. upset

12. A. pushing B. carrying C. buying D. holding

13. A. excited B. determined C. energetic D. grateful

14. A. since B. unless C. although D. as

15. A. sound B. get C. feel D. look

16. A. exchange B. leave C. keep D. spread

17. A. sell B. deliver C. host D. pack

18. A. contribute B. lead C. apply D. agree

19. A. campaign B. trip C. procedure D. trial

20. A. aware B. afraid C. proud D. sure

21. A. praises B. invitations C. replies D. appointments

22. A. needs B. interests C. dreams D. efforts

23. A. for B. through C. besides D. along

24. A. healthy B. public C. normal D. tough

25. A. choice B. profit C. judgement D. difference

【答案】11. D    12. A    13. B    14. A    15. C    16. D    17. C    18. A    19. A    20. C    21. A    22. D    23. B    24. C    25. D

Ⅳ. 阅读理解（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、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

You can choose happiness regardless of your circumstances. You can choose to be happy no matter what challenges life brings you. Let the following simple strategies guide you back to your natural happy state.

Make lemonade when life gives you lemons.

Besides happiness, trouble will also be part of life. It’s how you choose to react to your situations that make the difference. If you look at something hard enough, you’ll see the positive side of it.

Do what you love doing.

Do you have a lifelong dream or desire? If so start working towards it. Taking baby steps towards a goal will help you feel like you’re accomplishing something. You’ll find drive and determination to reach that goal when it’s something you love doing.

Use one of your talents.

One reason why so many people are unhappy is that they’re not doing what they’re called to do with their God-given talents. Each of us has a purpose in life. You have natural talents to help you achieve your purpose, so use your talents effectively.

Call a friend who you know is positive and cheerful.

Talk about your feelings and listen to their advice. Usually, people allow themselves to go deeper and deeper into self-depression. The truth is that you don’t have to be sad. You can decide to be happy. You just have to make up your mind to do so.

Gratitude is the quickest cure for sadness.

When you focus on what’s wrong with your life, you forget to look at what’s right and good. Take a step back and reflect on your life. Do you have children or family to be thankful for? Yes, they may not be the person we’d like them to be, but imagine life without them. Now, be thankful that you have them in your life.

Let your feelings out on paper.

Often you’ll find that just getting your feelings down on paper will allow you to work through them, helping you feel better about yourself and your beautiful life!

26. The first paragraph is used to _______.

A. expect readers to ignore themselves

B. start a discussion among readers

C. introduce the topic to readers

D. carry out a challenge among readers

27. It can be inferred from Paragraph 2 that _______.

A. trouble is part of life

B. lemonade is very delicious

C. life is full of sweetness and bitterness

D. lemons can only be used to make lemonade

28. The underlined word “God-given” in Paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to“_______”.

A. diverse B. natural

C. excellent D. learned

29. Which of the following strategies is NOT mentioned in this passage?

A. Be grateful. B. Do many activities.

C. Call a cheerful friend. D. Use one of your talents.

30. The author writes the passage for _______ people.

A. excited B. depressed

C. bad-tempered D. kind-hearted

【答案】26. C    27. C    28. B    29. B    30. B

B

My first performance in front of an audience was coming up soon. I tried as hard as I could to remain calm, but my heart was racing. I stared down at my sweat-covered, shaking hands. I looked up again at the audience, realizing that these were real people.

They were not just my mum and dad, who would say, “Good job!” even if I messed up the entire piece. What if I had the wrong music? What if I played the wrong notes? As it turned out, I was never able to answer these questions because the spotlight was waiting for me. I grasped my hands tightly together, drying off the sweat.

Slowly I walked to the mud-brown piano in the center of the room. It contained 88 demanding keys, which were waiting impatiently to be played. I swallowed the golf-ball-sized lump（隆起部分）in my throat and sat down. Slowly, I opened the music. Next, I rested my still shaking hands on the keys.

As my fingers played across the keys, I was becoming more unsure of my preparation for this moment. But the memory of my years of training came flooding back. I knew that I had practiced this piece so many times that I could play it backwards if requested. Although at one point I accidentally played two keys instead of the intended one, I continued to move my fingers automatically. My eyes were fixed on the pages in front of me. There was no way that I was going to lose my concentration. To keep this to myself, I leaned forward and focused carefully on the music.

When I came to the end of the page, a warning went off inside my head: DON’T MAKE A MISTAKE WHEN YOU TURN THE PAGE!

Needless to say, I obeyed myself with all my heart and mind. And, proud of my “page-turning” sills I finished the rest of the piece without making a single mistake. After the final note died away, a celebration went into action inside my head. I had finished. I had mastered the impossible.

31. The author was nervous before the performance because ________.

A. her mother and father weren’t present

B. the strong spotlight was shining onto the stage

C. she hadn’t mastered the entire piece

D. she had never performed in public before

32. The underlined phrase “messed up” in Paragraph 2 probably means ________.

A. put into disorder

B. forgot about

C. stopped halfway

D. did well in

33. The author ________.

A. didn’t make any mistake in the performance

B. felt better at the beginning of the performance

C. paid all attention to nothing but her performance

D. lost her confidence gradually during the performance

34. What did the author feel about her performance?

A. She thought it was comfortable and successful.

B. She thought it was very difficult but successful.

C. She thought she had made a huge mistake in the performance.

D. She thought she played through the piece carefully but light-heartedly.

35. This passage describes the author’s experience mainly in ________.

A. playing sills

B. psychological state

C. parents encouragement

D. joy after performance

【答案】31. D    32. A    33. C    34. B    35. B

C

People who have got rhythm might have an advantage when it comes to language and reading skills. A new study shows the brains of people who can move to a musical beat react to speech on a more consistent basis than those who can't. Researchers also find that musical training can sharpen the brain’s response to language.

The researchers say their discovery provides the first biological link between the ability to  keep a beat and how the brain responds to speech, something that can have important value for reading skills. To gather materials for their research, the team got more than 100 teenagers who lived in Chicago, Illinois. The teens were given two tests. First, they were instructed to listen to and tap their fingers along to the beat. The researchers calculated low accurately their young volunteers were able to tap along to the musical timekeeper. Second, the teen subjects were linked to an EEG device, which measures electrical activity in the brain. The EEG device was focused on an area of the brain that not only processes sound, but is also connected to parts of the brain responsible for motor-movement. The researchers recorded the brainwaves as their teen subjects listened to the synthesized speech sound, which was repeated irregularly for half an hour. The researchers were able to find out how the nerve cells in that particular region of the brain responded every time the synthesized sound was played.“Across this population of adolescents, the more accurate they were at tapping along to the beat, the more consistent their brains' response to the letter unit was,” said Nina Kraus.

While past studies have showed the links between reading skills and a person’s ability to keep a beat, the researchers said their new findings show the hearing system is what provides a common basis for those links. “Rhythm is naturally a part of music and language.” Nina said.

36. According to the first paragraph, what can get the brain’s reaction to language more effectively?

A. Rhythm. B. Reading skills.

C. Language. D. Musical training.

37. What can we lean about “ the first biological link” mentioned in Paragraph 2?

A. It shows how the brain works.

B. It is very important for reading ability.

C. It shows how the brain reacts to speech.

D. It is helpful to researchers' findings.

38. The underlined word“subjects”in Paragraph 2 probably means “______”.

A. persons or animals that are studied in an experiment or a research

B. areas of knowledge studied in a school, college, and so on

C. things that are being discussed in a conversation or a book

D. persons or things that are the main features of works of art

39. It can be inferred from the last paragraph that ______.

A. reading skills may make language learners keep a beat

B. the hearing system may be useless while a person is learning to read

C. the hearing system may separate sound from meaning while a person is reading

D. the hearing system may be used while a person is reading or taking musical training

40. What can we conclude from this passage?

A. Moving to a musical beat is more popular.

B. Experts are expanding their studies on rhythm.

C. Rhythm might help us improve our reading skills.

D. Experts find the links between the hearing system and reading.

【答案】36. D    37. B    38. A    39. D    40. C

第Ⅱ卷    非选择题

Ⅴ. 语法填空（共10小题；每小题0.5分，滿分5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。

In 1863 the first underground passenger railway in the world opened in London. It ran for just under seven kilometers and allowed people to avoid terrible ____41____ (crowd) on the roads above as they travelled to and ____42____ work. It took three years to complete and was built using an interesting method. This included digging up the road,____43____ (lay) the track and then building a strong roof over____44____ top. When all those had been done, the road surface was replaced.

Steam engines ____45____ (use) to pull the carriages and it must have been____46____ (fair) unpleasant for the passengers, with all the smoke and noise. However, the railway quickly proved to be a great success and within six months, more than 25,000 people were using ____47____every day.

Later, engineers ____48____ (manage) to construct railways in a system of deep tunnels (隧道）, which became known to the tube. This development was only possible with the ____49____ (introduce) of electric-powered engines and lifts. The central London Railway was one of the most _____50_____ (success) of these new lines, and was opened in 1900. It had white-painted tunnels and bright red carriages, and proved extremely popular with the public.

【答案】41. crowds   

42. from    43. laying   

44. the    45. were used   

46. fairly    47. it   

48. managed   

49. introduction   

50. successful

Ⅵ. 阅读表达（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

阅读短文，按照题目要求用英语回答问题

For many teenagers, a job is a way to earn a little extra money. For me, it is more than that.

At the age of 16, I was offered my very first job as a shopgirl in a clothing store. On the first day, my manager was training me how to fold and organize platform after platform of clothes. The work seemed overwhelming, and everything had to be done in an accurate way. I got so impatient because I couldn’t get it right the first couple of times. After about ten tries, I had the clothes folded perfectly. Then it took me thirty minutes to get them all looking uniform. Now, I fold and organize clothes every day, and I’m able to do them well. Through this experience, I’ve learned to be patient.

Helping customers and establishing connections with them is one of the things I love most about my job. About two months ago, I helped a woman who was looking for a dress. She told me exactly what she was picturing—a blue dress with long sleeves and a lace neck. We didn’t have any such dress, and when I explained that to her, she wasn’t very happy. Instead of getting annoyed, I tried getting to know her a bit better and asked what the dress was for, so I could find other items in her size that could work. We shared our love of the Netflix fashion show, and she ended up buying $200 worth of new clothes, having found other items she liked. This experience has taught me to be more open with strangers.

Every job has its share of frustrations and challenges; to do well you must learn to deal with them. I’ve learned this from my own experience, and it has helped me in other aspects of my life as well.

51. What was the author’s first job? (no more than 5 words)

52. What is the meaning of the underlined word in Para. 2? (no more than 3 words)

53. How did the author manage to meet the customer’s needs in Para. 3? (no more than 15 words)

54. How has the author’s work experience changed her in personality? (no more than 10 words)

55. What job would you like to do? How can you help people in your work? (no more than 20 words)

【答案】51. Selling clothes.

Or: She sold clothes.

Or: She worked as a shopgirl.

Or: Working in a clothing store.

Or: Working as a shopgirl.

Or: She was a shopgirl.   

52. Huge and difficult.

Or: Too much/Beyond me.

Or: Difficult/Tough/Hard/Frustrating.

Or: Challenging/Demanding.

Or: Great in amount.   

53. She learned about the customer’s interest and helped her get the clothes that suited her.

Or: By learning about the customer’s taste and what her dress was for.

Or: She helped the customer to get the clothes she liked.   

54. It has made her patient and more open with people/ strangers.

Or: She is (more) patient and more open with people/ strangers.

Or: She has become (more) patient and more open with people/ strangers.

Or: She is more patient and open facing frustrations and challenges.   

55. I’d like to be a teacher. I can help children acquire knowledge and grow up.

Or: I’d like to be a doctor so that I can improve people’s health and save their lives.

Or: I’d like to be a policeman. I can protect people from danger and create a safe living environment.

Ⅴ. 书面表达（满分15分）

56. 人的一生不可能总是一帆风顺的，难免会遇到一些挫折。聪明的人不断吸取和总结经验教训，为最后的成功铺垫台阶。愚蠢的人会像泄了气的皮球，一蹶不振，最终走向失败。请你根据自己的经历写一篇文章，要点包括：

（1）你遭遇过的一次挫折；

（2）你克服困难过程及结果；

（3）你从这件事中收获的经验教训。

注意：词数不少于100.

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【答案】Like any other English learners, I met a lot of difficulties in learning English. What troubled me most was that I found it difficult to understand what I read because most English words have more than one meaning.

To overcome such an obstacle in learning English, I tackled English vocabulary in two ways. First, I tried to understand and memorize the specific meaning of a word that appears in the context. Second, I enlarge my vocabulary by learning the dictionary by heart. As was expected, both the ways were proved to be effective and my English at last made progress.

From my point of view, the right way to face up difficulties is to be confident and brave. Confront difficulties with confident and you will find the difficulties are not so hard as you thought. Try to solve the difficulties with bravery and work hard, the difficulties will disappear and you will achieve success finally.