2022-2023学年新疆喀什地区疏附县高二上学期期中考试英语试题（Word版含答案）

疏附县2022-2023学年高二上学期期中考试

英语试卷

考试时间：90分钟；满分：120分

第一部分 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

China’s famous museums include ancient buildings and world class modern museums with big collections. They are excellent places for sightseeing and learning about China.

Sanxingdui Museum

The museum is on the path less beaten by tourists, but it makes one of the top museums for the 3,400-year-old artworks. If you’re an ancient history fan, this place will attract you. If you love art, its style will surprise you a lot.

The Palace Museum

The museum is one of the largest old building kept in the country with a history of 600 years old. Built at the beginning of the Ming Dynasty between 1406 and 1420, it was the home of 24 rulers and their courts. It is one of the fines buildings in China and a good place to study Chinese history.

The Shanghai Museum

The big modern museum is popular with foreign tourists. It is probably the most modern museum with the focus on creative art displays about the history of the whole area. Most famous for its huge collection of china, it is in People’s Square which is also a popular tourist attraction.

The Shaanxi History Museum

Since 14 historical dynasties founded their capitals and developed in Shaanxi Province, the museum may have the oldest treasure of all museums in Chins. The artworks show the greatness of the museum, and the displays are modern and well laid out.

1．Which of the following is on the less-frequently-visited road?

A．Sanxingdui Museum. B．The Palace Museum.

C．The Shanghai Museum. D．The Shaanxi History Museum.

2．What is the Shanghai Museum best known for?

A．Its founder. B．Its building style.

C．Its collection of china. D．Its home of rulers.

3．What do the four museums focus on?

A．Modern art. B．Ancient science.

C．Chinese historical culture. D．Chinese modern building.

B

I major in Mechanical Engineering and Political Science. When someone hears what I study, I’m usually meant with two reactions. First up is a small smile with the word “overachiever” on the tip of their tongue. The second is a look of confusion, followed by an exaggerated (夸张的) “why?”. The short answer: I want to be a problem solver, and engineering teaches me how to become that type of person. In addition, I also want to be able to look at the bigger picture.

It’s the beginning of a new year, and a lot of first-years have plans for double or triple majors. However, as most of us quickly realize after that first fall semester, college is a lot! We are unavoidably forced to make choices - do we keep trying to make our double or triple majors work or do we completely switch gears? The thing I wished someone told me on day one is if you’re passionate about something, it’s not going to feel like work. Political Science can be challenging, but to me, it’s fun to read the Constitution (宪法) and see the impact each word has on our interpretation.

This may sound hard to accept, but if you are double or triple majoring because you think you’re in a race with your peers, you’re only running yourself into the ground. Don’t double or triple major if you are doing it for a mark on your resume (简历), because then your life will be a living hell for the next four years. What is going to make you impressive is the passion that you have - whether it be in your study, career, or something else your career and study will enable you to do.

Always think about your “why” when it comes to the schedule a double or triple major entails. Because at the end of the day, it’s going to be you doing the homework - so try to enjoy what you’re doing along the ride for what it’s worth.

4．How do people tend to feel about the writer’s majors?

A．Impressed or puzzled. B．Ashamed or challenged.

C．Satisfied or confused. D．Amazed or concerned.

5．What enables the writer to enjoy learning Political Science?

A．The value of studying the Constitution.

B．The influence of learning engineering.

C．His career planning for the future.

D．His enthusiasm for the major.

6．According to the author, what causes multiple majors’ hard situation in college?

A．Adjusting the schedule for majors constantly.

B．Pursuing multiple majors out of competitive motivation.

C．Making random choices without sufficient consideration.

D．Estimating the difficulty of multiple majoring inaccurately.

7．What is the author’s purpose of writing the text?

A．To promote the concept of multiple majoring.

B．To explain the reasons for choosing a double major.

C．To compare the gains and losses of multiple majoring.

D．To stress the significance of passion in multiple majoring.

C

In the summer of 1978 an English farmer was driving his tractor through a field of wheat when he discovered that some of his wheat was lying flat on the ground. The fattened (压平的) wheat formed a circle about six meters across. Around this circle were four smaller circles of flattened wheat. The five circles were in a formation like five dots. During the following years, farmers in England found the strange circles in their fields more and more often.

The circles are called “crop circles” because they appear in the fields of grain - usually wheat or corn. The grain in the circles lies flat on the ground but never broken; it continues to grow, and farmers can later harvest it. Farmers always discover the crop circles in the morning, so the circles probably form at night. They appear only in the months from May to September.

At first, people thought that the circles were a hoax. Probably young people were making them as a joke, or farmers were making them to attract tourists. To prove that the circles were a hoax, people tried to make circles exactly like the ones that farmer had found. They couldn’t do it. They couldn’t enter a field of grain without leaving tracks(痕迹), and they couldn’t flatten the grain without breaking it.

Many people believe that beings from outer space are making the circle to communicate with us from far away and that the crop circles are messages from them.

Scientists who have studied the crop circles suggested several possibilities. Some scientists say that a downward rush of wind leads to the formation of the circles - the same downward rush of air that sometimes causes an airplane to crash. Other scientists say that forces within the earth cause the circles to appear. There is one problem with all these scientific explanations: crop circles often appear in formations, like the five-dot formation. It is hard to believe that any natural force could form those.

8．In the summer of 1978, an English farmer discovered in his field that __________.

A．some of his wheat had been damaged

B．his grain was growing up in circles.

C．his grain was moved into several circles

D．some of his wheat had fallen onto the ground.

9．According to the text, the underlined part “hoax” (in the 3rd paragraph) probably means __________.

A．an attempt made to fool people

B．a special way to plant crops

C．a research on the force of winds

D．an experiment for the protection of crops.

10．Which of the following may prove that the crop circles are not made by man?

A．The farmer couldn’t step out of the field.

B．The farmers couldn’t make the circles round.

C．The farmers couldn’t leave without footprints.

D．The farmers couldn’t keep the wheat straight up.

11．A proper title for this passage is ___________.

A．An Unsolved Mystery

B．Strange Flying Objects

C．The Power of Natural Forces

D．The discovery of Strange Circles

D

Gary Koppelman, now an award-winning science teacher, once realized that designing his own lab experiments and projects helped him understand how theories worked in the real world. His discoveries about his own learning challenged him to design an alternative method to teach science at Blissfield Elementary, a small rural school in southeast Michigan, where he began teaching in 1976.

“All lessons should start with the interests of young children”, is how Koppelman sums up the philosophy behind what he calls his “hands-on, minds-on” teaching approach. He tries to provide daily opportunities for students to engage with the natural world, ask questions, collect and analyze data, and work with their partners to come up with answers.

In Koppelman’s view, children are born with all the qualities of a good scientist: They are curious, eager to investigate their surroundings, and happy to experiment. But too many students enter elementary, school classrooms that extinguish that passion with lessons that, are disconnected from their lives and the natural world around them.

“Inquiry-driven science classrooms in elementary grades are rare,” says John L. Rudolph, the author of How We Teach Science: What’s Changed, and Why It Matters. “The approach requires more teacher training, funding, and complex assessments, but the payoff is worth it,” Rudolph said. Not only do students learn critical thinking and communication skills, but also they develop a deep understanding of how scientists, come, up with evidence and develop conclusions in these inquiry-driven science classrooms, which Rudolph views as a largely ignored part of science education.

The impact of Koppelman’s “hands-on, minds-on” teaching approach: has been huge: For some years Blissfield Elementary scored near the top in science tests of the state. More of the district’s students are going to major in STEM fields in college.

12．What is the idea behind Koppelman’s teaching approach?

A．Critical thinking should be avoided.

B．Students should be encouraged to study alone.

C．Teaching should satisfy the interests of students.

D．Lab experiments and projects should be designed by teachers.

13．What does the underlined word “extinguish” in Paragraph 3 probably mean?

A．Follow. B．Show. C．Discover. D．Remove.

14．What does Rudolph say about the inquiry-driven science classroom?

A．It is fairly easy to carry out.

B．It is worthwhile to apply it to practice.

C．It inspires students to assess themselves.

D．It has gained popularity in elementary schools.

15．Which of the following can best describe Koppelman?

A．Creative. B．Humorous. C．Modest. D．Talkative.

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。

Nowadays people want to know your website. ___16___ Your website is an electronic meeting place for your family, friends and potentially millions of people around the world. Best of all, you may not have to spend a cent. The web is filled with all kinds of free services and all it takes is some time and creativity.

Think of your home page as the starting point of your website. ___17___ Your site can have one or more pages, depending on how you design it.

While web pages vary greatly in their design and content, most use a traditional magazine layout. At the top of the page is a banner (横幅). Next comes a greeting and short description of the site. Pictures, texts and links to other websites follow.

Before you start building your site, do some planning. ___18___ Next, gather up the materials that you want to put on the site.

While there are no rules you have to follow, there are a few things to keep in mind.

___19___ If you want too much at the beginning, you may never get the site off the ground. You can always add to your site. Less is better. Most people don’t like to read a lot of long texts online. Break it into small pieces. Since it can take a long time to download large files.

Have the right. Don’t put any material on your site unless you are sure you can do it legally. ___20___.

A．Start simply.

B．Make it colorful.

C．Draw a rough layout on a sheet of paper.

D．Think about whom the site is for and what you want to say.

E．Always remember to get the permission from the writer first.

F．Having a web address is almost as important as owing a street address.

G．Like the table of contents of a book or magazine, the home page is the front door.

第二部分 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。

My mother passed away when I was two. Two years later, I got a stepmom, Tina. I____21____to accept her and I didn’t treat her well. Somewhere inside me a____22____said, “She can’t take the____23____of Mom. She’s not my mom; she can’t tell me what to do.”

____24____I was about twelve, my father gave me a sudden awakening. One day, after I had been terribly ____25____to Tina, he took me aside and said something like, “Do you think that I’m the one who____26____your favorite foods, clothes and toys? Do you think that I plan____27____things like going to the movies, pool, and Kings Island? Well, I don’t. Tina is the one who does all those things. It’s time that you start____28____her with kindness.”

I was____29____shocked. Instantly (立刻), my heart was____30____guilt and shame. A____31____of thankfulness and love came over me. That day I ____32____calling her Mommy Tina. By the age of fourteen, I____33____the Tina and called her Mom.

Now, at age twenty-five, I’m writing this to show my love and____34____for her. I will always be____35____for this strong, beautiful woman who was brought into my life.

21．A．decided B．failed C．refused D．wanted

22．A．voice B．friend C．mom D．word

23．A．example B．rest C．place D．advice

24．A．If B．When C．Although D．Since

25．A．polite B．nice C．anxious D．awful

26．A．buys B．cooks C．makes D．washes

27．A．fun B．little C．new D．crazy

28．A．forgetting B．treating C．controlling D．reminding

29．A．hardly B．nearly C．easily D．totally

30．A．used to B．filled with C．freed from D．confused about

31．A．part B．list C．wave D．set

32．A．liked B．stopped C．kept D．started

33．A．changed B．dropped C．forgot D．included

34．A．support B．worries C．sorry D．thanks

35．A．possible B．responsible C．respectful D．careful

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。

Travelling around the districts of Sydney is a wonderful experience.

The sightseeing options are ____36____ (end), but most travellers begin with the harbour at the Sydney Opera House. Known as one of the wonders of the world, it is ____37____ photographer's dream.

There is a huge ____38____ (choose) of accommodations available in the city and its surrounding area. Darling Harbour is famous for its restaurants and four-star hotels. Under the famous Sydney Harbour Bridge is The Rocks, a shopping district, which ____39____ (call) “the heaven of shoppers”. You can spend at least a half day ____40____ (wander) through the alleys and side streets ____41____ (take) in everything the shops offer. On the other side of the harbour ____42____ (lie) another must-visit spot, the Taronga Zoo Sydney. With an exciting collection of native animals, including lions and giraffes, ____43____ is rare to find a zoo with a view of Darling Harbour and the city skyline.

The Royal Botanic Garden Sydney is within walking distance of the Sydney Opera House, and is an absolutely perfect place for a picnic lunch. After lunch, take a walk to Sydney Tower, ____44____ you can get 360-degree ____45____ (forget) views of the city.

第三部分      写作（共两节，满分 40 分）

第一节（满分 15 分）

46．假定你是李华，你校上周刚举办了“汉服节”（the Hanfu Festival）活动，你的外国朋友Peter对此非常感兴趣，请你给他写封信。信的内容包括：

1. 活动的目的：了解汉服，传承传统文化；

2. 活动内容安排：主题讲座，汉服舞蹈表演等；

3. 活动在同学中引起的反响。

注意：1. 词数120左右；

2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

3. 开头和结尾已为你写好，不计入总词数。

Dear Peter.

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Yours,

Li Hua

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。We’ve learned something from movies that kids love a good adventure. It’s not too often that a group of youngsters go on a mission and actually come back as heroes. But that’s exactly what happened in the story below.

It all started when an elderly woman went missing. According to numerous experts on the elderly, it’s common for aging men and women to lose their way. It primarily comes down to unstable activity within a particular part of the brain. That causes direction loss and confusion, making it difficult for them to find even known locations.

A group of young kids decided to go bike riding, just as they had hundreds of other times. It was an ordinary day just like any other. With the weather beautiful where they lived in Sacramento, California, this was a perfect way to have fun.

While out and about on their bikes, a police officer approached the kids. He explained to them that a 97-year-old woman from the area had gone missing. So, he asked them if they’d keep their eyes open for anything unusual. They decided to try to find her.

Kids, are always up for a challenge. That’s when Logan, Hope, Kash, and McKenna decided to look around. Although they were hopeful, they really didn’t know if they’d find her. But they were very determined to do their best.

Off they went. So, that’s when the four young kids thought it would be best to ride their bikes up and down the streets. But they did a lot more than that. They rode through parks, over hills, and anywhere else they could think of to try to find the missing woman.

What started as more of a game slowly turned into a serious search and rescue. These kids slowly began to understand just how terrible the situation was. So, they went throughout several neighborhoods. They were now on a mission to succeed.

The area of Sacramento where the group lived was quite large. And with bikes, they were limited to where they could go. But that didn’t matter—they wanted to cover every inch hoping to find her.

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。

All of a sudden, one of the kids spotted the woman.

___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

The police showed up and accompanied the woman safely home.

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参考答案

1．A    2．C    3．C

4．A    5．D    6．B    7．D

8．D    9．A    10．C    11．A

12．C    13．D    14．B    15．A

16．F    17．G    18．D    19．A    20．E

21．C    22．A    23．C    24．B    25．D    26．A    27．A    28．B    29．D    30．B    31．C    32．D    33．B    34．D    35．C

36．endless    37．a    38．choice    39．is called    40．wandering    41．to take    42．lies    43．it    44．where    45．unforgettable

46．Dear Peter:

How are you these days? Last week, the Hanfu Festival was held in our school successfully. Aware that you are interested in it, I’d like to share with you a brief introduction.

To enrich us students’ knowledge of the traditional Hanfu style costumes and promote traditional Chinese culture, several activities were conducted. We attended a theme lecture, which introduced us to the different styles and features of Hanfu. In addition, and exhibition of fantastic Hanfu from different dynasties amazed us as a feast for the eyes.

The festival has won good comments. Moved by the beauty of Hanfu, we take pride in our ancestors’ intelligence and the charm of traditional Chinese culture. I am certain you will be struck by it.

Yours,

Li Hua

47．参考范文：

All of a sudden, one of the kids spotted the woman. They would later find out that this lady suffered from dementia. Quicky, they went home to let one of the fathers know they found the missing woman. Considering this woman was missing and the world we live in, no one knows what would’ve happened if this group of kids hadn’t spotted her. They were determined and all their hard work paid off. To everyone in the community, they’re all heroes.

The police showed up and accompanied the woman safely home. Then, the kids were told that they did a great job. Something like this could be all it takes to shape the minds of these children so that someday, they do something amazing in their lives. It goes to show that you should never be quick to underestimate kids—especially ones that are determined. And no doubt these youngsters will be telling their children this story one day, as they should.