2022-2023学年广东省揭阳市普宁市高二上学期期中考试英语试题 Word版含答案

2022-2023学年高二上学期期中考试

英语试卷  2022.11

第一部分  阅读理解（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和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Below is a list of carefully selected activities which can help you kill time and enjoy yourself when you are at your leisure.

San Antonio Missions Baseball

Customer Rating: ★★★★☆ based on 260 reviews

Address: 5757 U.S. 90 San Antonio, TX 78227

Tel: 1-800-987-9852

—The game lasts about 3 hours.

→Suitable for middle school students

→Disabled people are not accepted.

→Both cameras and video cameras are allowed.

→Gift shop on-site.

Schlitterbahn Waterpark San Antonio

Customer Rating: ★★★★☆ based on 180 reviews

Address: 400 N Liberty Ave New Braunfels, TX 78130

Tel: 1-800-987-6952

→Most guests spend about 4-10 hours at the park.

—Suitable for young people

→Cameras and video cameras are not allowed.

→Restaurant and gift shop on-site

Splashtown Water Park

Customer Rating: ★★★★★ based on 210 reviews

Address: 3600 North IH 35 San Antonio, TX 78219

Tel: 1-800-987-9789

→Most guests spend about 4-10 hours at the park.

→Suitable for all ages

—Suitable for healthy people

—Both cameras and video cameras are allowed.

San Antonio Walking Ghost Tour

Customer Rating: ★★★☆☆ based on 100 reviews

Address: 516 E Houston St, Inside Moses Roses Hideout San Antonio, TX 78205

Tel: 1-800-987-9836

Guided walking tour of downtown at night is 1.5 hours and up to 1 mile long.

→Disabled people are accepted.

→Both cameras and video cameras are allowed.

1．What do we know about San Antonio Missions Baseball?

A．It has the best rating. B．It isn’t suitable for old people.

C．It doesn’t allow taking photos. D．It offers restaurants to customers.

2．What will Mr. Smith choose if all his kids, his father and he himself want to have fun?

A．San Antonio Missions Baseball. B．Schlitterbahn Water park San Antonio.

C．San Antonio Walking Ghost Tour.         D．Splash town Water Park.

3．Which of the following will Tom call if he has a broken hand?

A．1-800-987-9836. B．1-800-987-9789.

C．1-800-987-6952. D．1-800-987-9852.

B

It’s funny—as a writer, it’s easy to share your knowledge, or your personal stories with an unknown listener of many. You think your friends and family may not read your articles. But as I began to talk more openly about Chinese traditions and food, I learned that they were interested, curious and really hungered for it. Their interest and curiosity grew and the culmination of their interest and curiosity was this past Spring Festival. They would like to spend the Spring Festival with me. It was an inconvenient Monday. I’d never had the Spring Festival when anyone but my father cooked.

I took the day off work in a madness of last-minute preparation. I drove 45 minutes out of town to a Cantonese BBQ shop where I bought a whole roast duck (烤鸭) and watched, fascinated(入迷的), as it was changed into bite sizes. I shopped at a faraway international market like madwoman, looking for Chinese vegetables and other foods that would be new for my guests I called my dad, asking for six-second pointers on how to make dishes I’d never made. I texted him pictures of the sea fish I picked out, and the red clothing they threw on for luck.

In just a few hours, I cooked a dinner of 15 dishes for six friends who cared enough about me and my culture to come over on a cold winter Monday night to celebrate my tradition with me. We drank, ate and toasted the beautiful night. And that night, I felt what it was to be loved for my culture as well as our food.

4．What does the underlined word “culmination” mean in Para 1 ?

A．Top.   B．Celebration.   C．Tradition.   D．Trouble.

5．What did the author do in the BBQ shop?

A．She took a roast duck.         B．She ate a whole roast duck.

C．She asked to cook a duck herself. D．She took beautiful photos of the duck.

6．What does the second paragraph mainly talk about?

A．The shops the author went to.          B．The author’s love of Chinese food.

C．The suggestions the author’s father gave. D．The author’s preparation for dinner.

7．What can we say about the author from the text?

A．She is living with her father.           B．She is a madwoman.

C．She is a world famous writer.          D．She is proud of Chinese culture.

 C

 Washing clothes by hand sounds like a simple task, but for many women around the world it can do harm to their well-being（幸福；健康） and living. What would you do with your time if you could spend less time washing your clothes? “Paid work,” replied Aleas, a 49-year-old woman from a family of 10 with no access to an electric washing machine. She spent 8-12 hours every week washing everyone’s clothes by hand and described how the required body position of sitting on her feet caused her back pain.

Washing Machine Project provides low-income communities with an accessible washing solution. Its task is to help women save the time to take charge of their lives. “A mother or a child doesn’t have to spend 20 hours a week washing clothes by hand,” said Nav Sawhney, an engineering student at University of Bath in the UK.

Sawhney has created a movable washing machine that is operated by hand. He came up with the idea when Divya, a woman he met in southern India, explained the struggle of washing clothes without a machine. This burden is often shouldered by women and girls in many developing countries. Now, Sawhney’s washing machines, which he named Divya after the woman, could greatly reduce the time of washing clothes and allow women and young girls to receive education and have paid work.

After research in Iraq, Lebanon, the Philippines and Jordan, as well as India, Sawhney came up with a machine that uses only 10 liters of water every time, compared with 30 by a typical electric machine, extremely important in places where water is short. It’s also made out of things that are easy to get and replace, which means it doesn’t need much money to make it. Sawhney and his volunteers won the support of University of Bath, and already received orders from Kenya, Nigeria and Uganda.

8．What does washing clothes by hand mean to Aleas?

A．A hard way of making a living.

B．A simple method of killing time.

C．The tiring housework she has to do.

D．The family duty she volunteers to do.

9．Why was the washing machine named after Divya?

A．She helped with the design.   B．She inspired the invention.

C．She was the first to order it.   D．She thought up the idea first.

10．What can we learn about the washing machine “Divya”?

A．It is cheap and water-saving. B．It is mainly promoted in India.

C．It is shared by a community. D．It is free to use.

11．What is the main purpose of Sawhney’s washing machines?

A．To develop the market in developing countries.

B．To reduce women’s burden in low-income areas.

C．To take the place of traditional washing machines.

D．To wash clothes in an environmentally-friendly way.

                                 D

Flower-drum dancing is a traditional Chinese folk performance. It is popular across the county especially in places such as Fengyang in Anhui, Guangshan in Henan, and Haian in Jiangsu.

The Haian flower-drum dance dates back to more than 400 years ago. It became popular in the areas of the Yangtze River and the Huaihe River in the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644). The art form was used to show the peaceful lives of local fisherwomen. It is still popular with local people, known for its lively movements and gentle music. In 2007, the Haian flower-drum dance was included in the list of art forms that make up Jiangsu's provincial intangible (非物质的) cultural heritage.

Yang Peijie, 71, is an inheritor (传承) of the Haian flower-drum dance. He has been performing the dance for more than 50 years. "It has become a part of my life," he said.

In the 1960s, Yang joined an art troupe (艺术团) and started to learn the dance from older artists. At that time, people could only learn it in this way. There were no textbooks. Worrying the art may become lost, Yang spent five years studying the history of the dance and recorded its movements in detail. He visited almost all the local artists and wrote a book about the subject in the 1980s.

According to Yang, the dance movements are easy to learn and understand as they come from  everyday life. "For example, there is a movement called fengbailiu (风摆柳)，it means you twist (扭动) your body like the wind blowing the willow trees (柳树). ’’

Nowadays, Yang focuses on promoting the dance among all age groups, especially the young. He set up a team to work on this. The team members visit about eight schools each year to teach students. It has been added to break-time exercises in many local schools. "To make it easier for kids to learn, we break down difficult movements into several simple ones," Yang said. They also go to communities and parks to teach older people. "It's my responsibility to pass down the art. I don't want to see it get lost in my lifetime," Yang said.

12．What do we know about the Haian flower-drum dance?

A．It was linked to the lives of local fishermen.

B．It is famous for its light movements and music.

C．It was included in the intangible cultural heritage list in 2007.

D．It originated in the areas of the Yangtze River in the Ming Dynasty.

13．What did Yang do to keep the art alive?

A．He put down what is relevant to it in the 1980s.

B．He consulted the local government about its history.

C．He wrote down the local artists' dance moves in detail.

D．He joined an art troupe to learn the dance from older artists.

14．What does the last paragraph mainly talk about?

A．Yang's love for flower-drum dance.

B．The ways Yang teaches flower-drum dance.

C．Difficulties in promoting flower-drum dance.

D．Yang's attempts to popularize flower-drum dance.

15．Which of the following can be a suitable title of this passage?

A．Promoting a fork art             B．Continuing to perform a dance            C．Keeping the drum beat           D．Learning to twist your body

第二节：七选五（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。

Memory loss: 4 tips to improve your memory

Can’t find your car keys? Forget your shopping list? Can’t remember the name of the personal trainer you liked at the gym? ____16____ Everyone forgets things occasionally. Still, memory loss is nothing to take lightly.

Although there are no guarantees when it comes to preventing memory loss, certain activities might help. Consider four simple ways to sharpen your memory.

1. ____17____

Exercising increases blood flow to your whole body, including your brain. For most healthy adults, the Department of Health and Human Services recommends at least 150 minutes a week of moderate aerobic activity（有氧运动）, such as walking, preferably spread throughout the week.

2. Stay mentally active

Just as physical activity helps keep your body in shape, mentally active activities help keep your brain in shape — and might keep memory loss at bay. Do crossword puzzles. Play bridge. Take alternate routes when driving. Volunteer at a local school. ____18____

3. Socialize regularly

Social interaction helps keep depression and stress away. ____19____ Look for chances to get together with loved ones, friends and others — especially if you live alone.

4. Eat a healthy diet

A healthy diet might be as good for your brain as it is for your heart. Eat fruits, vegetables and whole grains. Choose low-fat protein sources, such as fish, beans and skinless meat. ___20__ Too much alcohol can lead to confusion and memory loss. So can drug use.

A．It is so terrible.

B．You are not alone.

C．What you drink counts too.

D．Learn to play a musical instrument.

E．Include physical activity in your daily routine.

F．Both of them can contribute to memory loss.

G．Set aside a place for keys, glasses and other essentials.

第二部分 语言知识运用（共两节，满分30分） 

第一节          完形填空（共15题；每小题1分，满分15分。）

阅读下面的短文，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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

In life, do you choose to take the road everyone has taken, or do you choose the path that is best for you? It might be    21   to choose what everyone has done, especially if it seemed to work for them. But is that what truly    22    for you?

On a recent hiking    23   , my partner and I decided to take a popular trail in the    24    direction. This was an old, well-traveled trail that people had been hiking and biking from A to Z for years. For our own reasons, we chose to travel from Z to A. Going backwards made more sense with my    25   . The trip would take several days and going backwards   26   that I would end the trip closer to the airport for my flight home.

As my partner and I walked, everyone crossing our path had something to say, “You’re going the wrong way. Are you lost? Are you returning    27    you forgot something? Are you crazy? The path occasionally crossed a    28   . When it did, even passing cars beeped to    29    us in the “right” direction.

Why did people only see one way? Because that’s what everyone does? Because that's how it's always been done? We even    30    to talk to a Danish woman who said, “We have a(n)    31   in my country：when you go backwards to everyone else, it’s because you’re avoiding something.” I couldn’t believe it. We were just enjoying connecting with nature, hiking the way that best    32    us. Had we gone the “wrong” way? No. At least, not for us.

I decided to    33    the path I chose.    34   , we had an amazing experience. Choosing the “wrong” path was right for me. When your inner    35    tells you something is right (or wrong), listen to it. It's your instinct. It’s speaking to you for a reason and it knows, better than anyone, what's best for you.

21. A. anxious       B. normal       C. awkward     D. impressive

22. A. designs       B. plans         C. works       D. prepares

23. A. race         B. test         C. project      D. trip

24. A. opposite      B. wrong        C. common     D. accessible

25. A. emotion       B. target         C. schedule     D. request

26. A. supposed      B. ensured       C. provided    D. permitted

27. A. if           B. because       C. while       D. yet

28. A. plain        B. valley        C. trail        D. highway

29. A. point         B. inspire        C. protect      D. support

30. A. expected     B. stopped       C. agreed      D. hesitated

31. A. saying       B. point        C. myth       D. spell

32. A. instructed     B. confused      C. offered      D. suited

33. A. show off      B. think over     C. pick out     D. stick to

34. A. Probably      B. Hopefully     C. Eventually   D. Knowingly

35. A. desire        B. feeling        C. voice       D. reaction

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。          Six months ago，Xie Lei boarded a plane for London to complete an exchange programme.She recalled that she 36._______(choose) the year­long exchange programme with the 37.______(ambitious) to set up a business in China after graduation.It was the first time that she 38.__________(leave) her motherland.When she came to England，she lived with a host family,39._________ members always helped her.At first，she had to get used to living in a new country and learn how to use public transport and how to ask for things she didn’t know the English names for.Besides，she also had to face another challenge of the academic requirements.When writing an essay，she 40._____(tell) by the tutor to acknowledge 41.______other people had said if she cited their ideas,42.______he wanted to know her own opinions.She also found students’ participation 43._________(include) as part of the final result.44._________(lucky)，after a few weeks，she could speak up in class on traditional Chinese art successfully.And she feels much more at home in the UK now.What seemed very strange before now appears quite normal.Now she has been involved in social 45.__________(activity) as well as studying hard!

第五部分  写作（共二节，满分40分）

第一节  基础写作（满分15分）

假定你是李华，上周五参加了学校运动会。请你根据写作要点用英语写一篇周记，记述你此次参加学校运动会的经历。要点包括：

1.你的角色；

2.参与过程；

3.你的感受。

注意：

1.词数80-100；

2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

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第二节  读后续写（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。续写的词数应为150左右。

Deep in the forest, my husband and I had fun climbing over and crawling under the downed trees that blocked the dirt path before us. It was May, yet we walked up a snow-covered hill. When we noticed our jeans were wet up to our knees, it did not dampen our spirits Not once did we say, “Let’s turn around.” This was our vacation, and we were on an adventure. Little did we know this was the beginning of many more surprises.

The trail was marked as an easy one-kilometer like yet we were already walking a long distance. Our light-heartedness stopped when we came out into a clearing and saw a parking lot without our rental car in it. As my eyes scanned the surroundings, nothing looked familiar. My heart raced. I realized we were lost in a national park that did not officially open for another week.

Usually, I am the calm one in the relationship, but my husband surprised me with his calmness. This did not comfort me; in fact, it heightened my fear. As we walked, I asked my husband to call for help, but there was no cell-phone signal in this isolated（偏僻的）area.

It was awfully quiet except for our footsteps hitting the road, and my heavy breathing. My husband suggested we conserve energy and walk slower. With each step on the road, my feet and thighs hurt while my mind raced with thoughts about people who got lost in the Canadian woods for days.

My vision sharpened. I noticed everything around me: the trees, rocks and snow. I thought we could eat the snow on the ground in case we needed water. For the first time in my life, I was ready and willing to get a ride, but we did not meet with a single car on the road. Silently, I prayed multiple times. We focused on each other, made joint decisions and connected through gratitude. We managed to stay on the main road and walked straight on.

Paragraph 1:

My husband suddenly spotted a small building on a hill in the distance.

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Just then, a friendly woman appeared, saying, “Hello.”

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