【期中真题】重庆市巴蜀中学2022-2023学年高二上学期期中考试英语试题.zip

高 2024 届高二(上)期中考试英语试卷

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第一部分 听力(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. How did the man get here?

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

2. What will the woman do next?

A. Call a taxi. B. Get her luggage. C. Go to another airport.

3. How many people escaped from the accident?

A. 4. B. 5. C. 6.

4. Where does the conversation probably take place?

A. In the man’s house. B. On a boat. C. In a restaurant.

5. What are the speakers mainly talking about?

A. A book. B. A movie. C. A song.

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. Why did the man refuse the job?

A. He couldn’t handle it.

B. It wasn’t special enough.

C. His wife didn’t want him to take it.

7. What does the woman offer to do at the end?

A. Look after the children.

B. Ask around for a babysitter.

C. Help the man find another job.

听第 7 段材料，回答第 8 至 10 题。

8. Why did the man stop going to the gym?

A. He was too busy.

B. He disliked the exercise machines.

C. He found it more convenient to exercise at home.

9. How does the man make himself run faster?

A. By timing himself. B. By reading magazines. C. By watching great videos.

10. How often does the man run?

A. Daily. B. Twice a week. C. Three times a week.

听第 8 段材料，回答第 11 至 13 题。

11. Who knocked over the vase?

A. The man. B. The woman. C. The cat.

12. Who did the vase belong to at first?

A. The woman’s mother. B. The woman’s grandma. C. The woman’s friend.

13. What did the speakers decide to do?

A. Fix the vase themselves.

B. Buy a new vase at an antique store.

C. Have the vase repaired somewhere.

听第 9 段材料，回答第 14 至 16 题。

14. What does the man learn to do in his spare time?

A. Write songs. B. Play the guitar. C. Study three languages.

15. Who inspires the woman to have a hobby?

A. Her friend. B. Her cousin. C. Her teacher.

16. How will the woman get green paint?

A. She will buy it.

B. She will create it.

C. She will borrow it from school.

听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。

17. When did Google come out with Google Home?

A. In 2014. B. In 2016. C. In 2017.

18. How many songs does Google’s product have?

A. 35 million. B. 2 million. C. 2.5 million.

19. Which product is aimed at young children?

A Amazon Echo. B. Google Home. C. Mattel’s Aristotle.

20. Why might someone buy the Mattel’s Aristotle?

A. It’s the cheapest one.

B. It was the first one in the market.

C. It’s best for playing games.

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

Welcome to Greyhound Lines! Feel free to explore the bus features.

We want you to feel at home when you travel with us. So our buses have plenty of features to help you relax, like comfy leather seats and lots of legroom (plus free Wi-Fi, onboard entertainment and power outlets so you can still be an armchair surfer).

Free Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi is free on all our buses, for all passengers. We see it as a must-have these days, not a premium(高级的) feature. So go ahead, check your emails or Instagram window scenery from the road (we’d love if you tag it). Please don’t stream video during your journey, though - we’ve all got to share the bandwidth(宽带)!

Personal Power Outlets

Nearly every seat has its own standard power outlet, so you can keep your devices charged all the way to your destination. Getting off with a fully charged phone is extra handy if you’re navigating around a new place.

Extra Legroom

When designing our new and updated buses, we actually removed a whole row of seats rather than trying to squeeze more in. So there’s always space to stretch out when you ride with Greyhound. (Our bus designers must have been really tall.)

Eco-friendly

Every Greyhound bus is fully equipped with the latest technology to burn fuel cleanly, reducing our impact on the environment. Check out the Going Green page for more of our eco-efforts, and techy facts on things like low-sulfur fuel.

1. Why does the company offer free Wi-Fi on the bus?

A. Because passengers are encouraged to post photos online.

B. Because the company considers it necessary.

C. Because passengers need to check their emails.

D. Because the company wants to earn extra money.

2. Which is available on the bus?

A. A fully charged phone. B. Eco-friendly equipment.

C. Standard power outlets. D. A new design of the bus.

3. What kind of company is Greyhound Lines?

A. A bus operator. B. A bus producer.

C. An entertainment company. D. A ticket company.

B

Long, long ago there lived at the foot of the mountain a poor farmer and his aged mother. They owned a bit of land which supplied them with food, and they were humble, peaceful, and happy.

The land was governed by a dictatorial (独裁的) leader who, once a warrior, hated anything suggestive of failing health and strength. This caused him to send out a cruel announcement that ordered the entire province to immediately put to death all aged people. The poor farmer loved his mother, and the order filled his heart with sorrow. But he was determined to save his old mother from this unreasonable order.

He found a little hut in the valley. Beneath the kitchen floor was a walled closet for food, which was covered and hidden from view. There the son hid his mother, supplying her with everything she needed, continually watching and fearing she would be discovered.

Time passed, and he was beginning to feel safe when again the governor announced an unreasonable order, demanding that his subjects should present him with a rope of ashes.

The entire province trembled with dread. The order must be obeyed yet who could make a rope of ashes? One night, in great distress, the son came to visit his hidden mother and whispered the news to her. “Wait!” she said. “I will think.”

On the second day she told him what to do. “Make rope of twisted straw,” she said. “Then stretch it upon a row of flat stones and burn it on a windless night.” He called the people together and did as she said and when the flames died down, there upon the stones, with every twist and fiber showing perfectly, lay a rope of ashes.

The governor was pleased and praised the young man greatly, but he demanded to know where he had obtained his wisdom. With deep bows he told his story. The governor listened and then meditated (沉思) in silence. Finally he lifted his head. “The land needs more than strength of youth,” he said. “Ah, that I should have forgotten the well-known saying, “with the crown of snow, there come the wisdom!” That very hour the cruel law was abolished.

4. Why did the leader put to death all the old people?

A Because he was afraid of growing old.

B. Because he related old age to weakness.

C. Because old people didn’t work hard.

D. Because the province was poor.

5. How did the young man save his mother?

A. By moving to another province.

B. By hiding her in their kitchen.

C. By taking her to the mountain.

D. By hiding her in a hut in the valley.

6. What did the governor try to express with the underlined sentence?

A. People get wiser when it snows.

B. Old age brings wisdom to people.

C. People learn better when it is cold.

D. Wise people usually grow grey hair.

7. Which is the best title for the story?

A. A Son and His Aged Mother.

B. A Governor and His Order.

C. An Old Woman and Her Wisdom.

D. A Young Man and His Courage.

C

The Blue Eye of the Sahara is a geological formation in the Sahara Desert that resembles an enormous bullseye. The formation stretches across a 40-kilometer-wide region of the desert in the nation of Mauritania.

For centuries, only a few local tribes knew about the formation. It was first photographed in the 1960s by astronauts who used it as a landmark to track the progress of their landing. Later, the Landsat satellite took additional images and provided information about the size, height, and extent of the formation.

Geologists originally believed that Eye of the Sahara was created when an object from outer space crashed into the surface. However, lengthy studies of the rocks inside the structure show that its origins are entirely Earth-based, as the formation contains rocks that are at least 100 million years old; some date back to well before the appearance of life on Earth.

Millions of years ago, volcanic activity from deep beneath Earth’s surface lifted the entire landscape around the Eye. After the volcanism died down, wind and water erosion( 侵蚀) began to eat away at the layers of rock. After years of erosion, the region began to settle down and fall in on itself, creating the roughly circular “eye” feature.

The Eye of the Sahara attracts both tourists and geologists to study the unique geological feature in person. However, because the Eye is located in a remote region of the desert with very little water or rainfall, it is not under much threat from humans.

That leaves the Eye at the mercy of nature. The ongoing effects of erosion threaten the landscape, just as they do other places on the planet. Desert winds may well bring more dunes(沙丘) to the region, particularly as climate change causes increased desertification in the area. It’s quite possible that, in the distant future, the Eye of the Sahara will be buried under sand and dust. Future travelers may find only a windswept desert burying one of the most striking geological features on the planet.

8. What do we know about the Blue Eye of the Sahara?

A. It has been known for centuries.

B. It was created by objects from outer space.

C. It was useful to astronauts in the 1960s.

D. It was first photographed by a satellite.

9. Which factor directly contributes to its circular “eye” feature?

A. Volcanic activity. B. Climate change.

C. Wind and water erosion. D. Desertification.

10. Which best describe the future of the Eye of the Sahara according to the text?

A. Desirable. B. Secure. C. Uncertain. D. Worrying.

11. What is the text mainly about?

A. What is the Eye of the Sahara?

B. Why is the Eye of the Sahara in Danger?

C. Why Is the Eye of the Sahara Popular?

D. How Can We Save the Eye of the Sahara?

D

How many friends do you have? Not counting the hundreds on Facebook or the names gathering dust in your address book. But real friends, the ones cast in stone. The kind who would lend you $100 without asking why, or put you up if you were kicked out of your house.

Anthropologist Prof Robin Dunbar feels he can put a number on it: five. No matter how much of a social butterfly you are, you can count your real pals on one hand, he says. To that he says you can add an ideal number of 15 “good friends”, the kind of people you would see in a group and would join for a drink if you bumped into them in the pub, and up to 150 “meaningful contacts”.

Prof Dunbar’s latest research is an exact formula(公式) for friendship: new friendships take 34 hours of one-on-one time to form, in which you’d spend an ideal duration of three hours and four minutes per interaction together over the course of six months. Note that this is to turn an acquaintance into a friend, not one of the close friends that makes up your inner circle of five—to do that, you’d have to devote 90 hours, according to a 2018 University of Kansas study.

According to the experts, the pandemic years have changed the number and nature of our friendship. It gave people more grounds for disagreement: over adherence(遵守) to social-distancing rules, for example. Plenty of people lost relationships in the cracks. “We are always on the outlook for new and better friends, but lockdown has had a big effect in making people reevaluate,” says Dunbar. “Perhaps they’ve decided the time has come to part with some and therefore there’s an empty space to fill.”

The forecast for British friendship was already gloomy before the pandemic. Three million people said they feel lonely “often or always”, according to the Government’s 2019 community life survey. But the average British adult lost four friends over the course of the pandemic, according to the poll.

12. What does the underlined expression “cast in stone” probably mean?

A. Firmly connected. B. Interested in stones.

C. Living nearby. D. Extremely generous.

13. How long does it take to form close friendships according to the formula?

A. 34 hours of one-on-one time.

B. 90 hours of interaction.

C. Six months of one-on-one time.

D. Three hours and four minutes of interaction.

14. Which of the following might Prof Dunbar agree with?

A. The more sociable you are, the more real friends you can make.

B. It’s much easier for people to make friends online.

C. The more friends you make, the happier your life will be.

D. There is a limit to the number of real friends in your life.

15. What might people argue about during the pandemic?

A. Whether to part with some old friends.

B. How to make better friends.

C. Whether to obey social distancing.

D. How to limit the number of friends.

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。

Ronnie Schultz, a 66-year-old who lives in Manhattan, finds creative ways to work on her balance daily. She believes that balance is the key to living a longer, more fulfilling life, a theory that is now backed by science.____16____.

Establish a Balance-Focused Exercise Routine.

Every week, Schultz works virtually with a yoga teacher to learn new balancing techniques and receive guidance.

Over time, she’s built confidence in her mobility and balance, which affords her the opportunity to function on a high level and to continue to do the things she loves.____17____.

Incorporate Balance in Daily Life.

____18____ She finds herself balancing on one leg while waiting to cross the street and while brushing her teeth.

“I brush my teeth on one leg,” Shultz says. “I have a two-minute timer on my electric toothbrush, and I hardly ever touch the sink. I don’t want to lose that opportunity to do a balancing pose.”

Have a Beginner’s Mindset.

Schultz started exercising at age 41, after she experienced major health problems with an arrhythmic heart, and high blood pressure.

“I didn’t do it overnight, and I didn’t love it at the beginning.” Schultz says.____19____.

Beyond motivation, Schultz is consistent and chooses to practice balancing exercises she is not particularly strong at. And she makes it a point to work on her balance, especially on the days she doesn’t feel like it.

____20____.

Schultz plans to continue in multiple ways. Her perspective is that maintaining good balance will help her live a longer, more fulfilling life, and that makes balancing worth it.

“What makes me do it is my life. And I’m hoping if I stay healthy, it will keep me here longer because I value my life and my time here.”

A. Balance to strengthen self-worth

B. Maintain good balance to be more successful

C. Now she enjoys balancing on one leg while working

D. There are some principles that she sticks to in the process

E. Schultz doesn’t miss a chance to become more skillful at balancing

F. But it was her illness with her heart that motivated her to get started

G. She takes care of herself, walks her dogs, cooks and moves around comfortably

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，从每题所给的A、B，C、D 四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

It is always fortunate that someone comes to your rescue when you get stuck. A Colorado hiker who broke her leg and spent two nights trapped in the wilderness was rescued last week after a(n) ____21____ aboard a passing train spotted her lying on a(n) ____22____, officials said.

The hiker, a female in her 20s from New Mexico, had gone on a day hike when she ____23____ down a cliff-face and broke her leg, said the Office of Emergency Management, San Juan County, Colorado.

On the second night, she ____24____ herself to a spot along the riverbank where she could be ____25____. The following morning, she ____26____ the first train of the day headed to Silverton at 11: 38 a.m. Once a passenger aboard the train noticed her calls for help, the passenger ____27____ a conductor. Train staff immediately ____28____ to the miserable hiker.

Members of the train crew ____29____ crossed the river to reach the injured hiker. Two of the members, Nick and Kylah, were La Plata County medics and provided ______30______ to the hiker until emergency teams arrived. The hiker was airlifted to ______31______. People were concerned, but her current condition was not immediately ______32______ to the public.

“They might not be the greatest ______33______, but these two are now honorary medical rescue members,” San Juan County OEM said of Nick and Kylah. The agency ______34______ the railroad for its timely help in the rescue. “We are grateful that another person in a moment of need was successfully brought home due to ______35______ and cooperation,” the agency said.

21. A. hiker B. passenger C. conductor D. female

22. A. rock B. roadside C. riverbank D. cliff

23. A. fell B. jumped C. swung D. jogged

24. A. carried B. secured C. pushed D. dragged

25. A. moved B. watched C. seen D. saved

26. A. moved around B. pulled over C. called up D. waved down

27. A. appointed B. invited C. contacted D. reminded

28. A. responded B. pointed C. listened D. switched

29. A. gradually B. instantly C. apparently D. consequently

30. A. aid B. medicine C. food D. shelter

31. A. home B. roadside C. hospital D. station

32. A. predictable B. available C. optimistic D. critical

33. A. heroes B. hikers C. professionals D. rescuers

34. A. welcomed B. thanked C. advertised D. contacted

35. A. intelligence B. passion C. innovation D. teamwork

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。

A cold wave has driven down the temperature to minus 7 degree Celsius these days in Mohe, China’s northmost city.____36____ local people don’t mind the chill since the local authority started to activate the heating system a week ahead the____37____(schedule) heating season.

With a new cold snap(寒潮), heavy snow ____38____(predict) to hit Mohe on Saturday and Sunday, in which case the daily low temperature will dip____39____ (dramatic) to minus 9 degrees Celsius on Sunday.____40____ concerns everyone is how the cold snap might cause trouble to people’s everyday life.

____41____ border city in Heilongjiang Province is one of China’s coldest places in winter, ____42____ the heating period usually lasts up to eight months. However, passengers to the Harbin Taiping International Airport would not feel the cold snap at the terminal building, for indoor heating started on October 10, ten days in advance. The city officially switched on urban heating on Wednesday,____43____(make) it much easier for citizens to cope with the drop in temperature.

In addition to Heilongjiang, many places in Inner Mongolia, including the reginal capital of Hohhot, have also started heating supply, several days____44____(early) than the regular heating season.

Since October 7, heating suppliers in Hohhot_____45_____(start) testing the heating system so that many residents can feel the rise in indoor temperature at home.

第四部分 写作(共两节，满分 40 分)

第一节 单词拼写(共 10 小题;每小题 1 分，满分 10 分)

根据首字母或括号内的中文意思，填入一个恰当的单词，每空限填一个单词。

46. What you said is true; n________, it was a little unkind. (根据首字母单词拼写)

47. A series of factors have c________to create the difficult situation we are in now. （根据首字母单词拼写）

48. The company, f________decades ago, has suffered financial setbacks in recent years. （根据首字母单词拼写）

49. The film festival to be held this month is a________as an event of international significance. （根据首字母单词拼写）

50. You should think very carefully before c________yourself to the task. （根据首字母单词拼写）

51. The course places________(重视) on practical work rather than theory. （根据汉语提示单词拼写）

52. Many people believe that poverty is a direct________(后果) of overpopulation. （根据汉语提示单词拼写）

53. Oil or vinegar may be added to the salad, according to your________(偏爱). （根据汉语提示单词拼写）

54. We have come up with new ways of attracting________(潜在的) customers. （根据汉语提示单词拼写）

55. Einstein was probably one of the greatest mathematical________( 天才) of all time. (根据汉语提示单词拼写)

第二节 翻译(共 5 小题;每小题 3 分，满分 15 分)

根据中文意思，使用括号内提示词或要求翻译下列句子。

56. 这个男孩坚持设备应该关掉来节约能源。(insist+从句) （汉译英）

57. 他在一家小公司任职，这让我们所有人都很吃惊。(非限制性定语从句) （汉译英）

58. 人工智能的使用很广泛，我们的生活变得更加高效。(独立主格结构) （汉译英）

59. 在不遥远的未来，你的智能手机将会为你监测你的健康。(将来进行时态) （汉译英）

60. 我一看到实验的结果就不得不承认失败。(instant) （汉译英）

第三节(满分 25 分)

61. 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。

Yesterday as I flipped through the stack of mostly junk mail that I had fetched from the mailbox, an advertisement for a magazine caught my attention. The cover featured a color photograph of a ball of yarn (纱线) with knitting (编织) needles artistically inserted through the middle. Memories of Mrs. Hudson, my sixth-grade teacher, came to mind. She was tall, with a kind face, and wore little makeup.

Mrs. Hudson taught language arts when I was in sixth grade. Mrs. Hudson also taught knitting lessons in her home to select sixth-grade students every other Saturday from fall through winter. I was a shy girl back then, considered by others as weird.

It took the most pitiful expression I could find to convince my parents to let me take the knitting lessons. It then required pleading and promises of extra chores to get them to agree to drop me off and pick me up every other Saturday. Thankfully, Mrs. Hudson only lived seven miles away, and she offered the knitting lessons for free. She even supplied knitting needles and yarn.

The house was quiet, tidy, and welcoming as Mrs. Hudson guided me to the room, which was already filled with girls looking as shy and nervous as I was. Yet gradually we got to know each other and relaxed. We would grab a snack and drink while everyone arrived and settled for the lesson. I drank iced tea for the first time at one of those Saturday knitting lessons. Trips to Mrs. Hudson’s house were like a treat to me back at that time. I actually made some friends who shared the same hobby.

I don’t recall officially thanking Mrs. Hudson for those Saturdays, and I regretted that. I typed her name and the town where she lived into Google. Within minutes a couple of articles and multiple obituaries (讣告) popped up. There was a recent photograph inserted into one of the obituaries, and as I gazed into those eyes, there was no question that it was Mrs. Hudson. She had passed away only eight years before at the age of 99. I took down the address and decided to pay a visit.

As I stood in front of the door I gathered my courage and knocked.

注意: 1. 续写词数应为 150 左右

2. 请按如下格式在答题卡相应位置作答。

An old lady, who looked like Mrs. Hudson, opened the door.

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It was amazing that she still kept all the knitting needles and yarn. 

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