2023东莞高二上学期期末考试英语含解析

2022-2023学年度第一学期期末教学质量检查

高二英语

(本试卷共四大部分，满分150分;考试时间120分钟)

第一部分 听力(共两节;满分20分)

第一节 听力理解(共5小题;每小题2分，满分10分)

共两小段，每段播放两遍。请根据各段播放内容及其相关小题，在5秒钟内从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

听第1段对话，回答第1～2题。

1.How old was Tom when he first started to play soccer?

A.Four years old.

B.Six years old.

C.Seven years old.

2.What is Tom’s job now?

A.A player.

B.A coach.

C.A reporter.

听第2段对话，回答第3～5题。

3.Whose birthday is coming this week?

A.David.

B.Cindy.

C.Jane.

4. What will the speakers buy in the end?

A.A new watch.

B.Some chocolate.

C.A grammar book.

5.What’s the probable relationship between the speakers?

A.Mother and son.

B.Teacher and student.

C.Salesman and customer.

第二节 听取信息(共5小题;每小题2分，满分10分)

听下面一段独白。请从所听到的内容中获取必要的信息，填入答题卡标号为6～10的空格中。听录音前，你将有10秒钟的阅题时间，录音读两遍。

第二部分 阅读理解(共两节;满分37.5分)

第一节全科试题免费下载公众号《高中僧课堂》(共10小题;每小题2.5分，满分25分)

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

“Age is just a number” is a saying that some people might disagree with, but for healthy and fit great-grandmother Anne Sheppard, nothing could be more true.

At 100 years old, Anne can kick, crunch and do full push-ups. And she is always exercising with other fitness fans who are almost 70 years her junior in the gym. South Melbourne-born Anne worked at the local clothing factory while her husband Max was away at work with the army. When the couple retired in 1981, they signed up to their local gym, where Anne is still a member 40 years later. “I feel stronger and fitter than before!” Anne says in an interview from her gym in Melbourne. She has just finished a rigorous training class — one of five group courses she attends throughout the week. “I just love it and I want to keep going as long as I can,” she smiles. “It’s part of my life now — my husband has passed away and now I’m on my own. The gym is my second family and I’d be lost without them.”

“Anne is a superstar —no matter where she goes, everyone is attracted to her! I know she inspires us to do whatever we set our minds to. We’re all jealous because we want to get to 100 years old and be like her,” says Jan, a friend of Anne in the gym.

Exercise has always been an important part of life for Anne. Despite going to the gym three days a week, Anne also keeps active in other ways, and regularly walks to and from the local supermarket. Life has now slowed a little bit for Anne. As for her next personal best, her goal is to keep going to the gym. That’s how Anne enjoys her life.

1. What is the purpose of the first paragraph?

A. To summarize the passage.

B. To introduce the main character.

C. To explain the meaning of a saying.

D. To ask for background information.

2. What can we learn about Anne in Paragraph 2?

A. She used to work with her husband in the army.

B. She takes exercise as an important part of her life.

C. She became a member of the local gym 70 years ago.

D. She stopped exercising after her husband passed away.

3. Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?

A. Anne, Enjoying Her Slow Life

B. Anne, an Attractive Gym Coach

C. Anne, a 100-year-old Fitness Lover

D. Anne, Coming to Her Next Personal Best

B

“Regrets, I’ve had a few. But still, I keep going forward with them,” a pop star sang in his song in 1969. The idea of the song is attractive: what’s done is done, so we should treat regrets properly and move on. Some people take a step further. They say they have no regrets at all and that life should be lived without looking back.

It is easier said than done though. In 2020, Professor Graham launched the World Regret Survey, the largest survey on the topic ever undertaken. With his research team, Graham asked more than 15,000 people in 105 countries, “How often do you look back on your life and wish you had done things differently?” 78 percent of them said that regrets are at least an occasional part of their life; roughly 21 percent said they feel regretful all the time. Only 1 percent said they never feel regretful.

If you belong to the “no regrets” group, you might think that all regrets are the source of unhappiness. Although filling your life with regrets is indeed bad for you, going to the other extreme may be even worse. To get rid of your regrets doesn’t free you from shame or sorrow. Instead, it leads you to make the same mistakes again and again.

To truly get over our guilt requires that we put regrets in their proper place. Your regrets can teach you to become smarter and more successful-if you let it. First, make a list of your regrets, note how you want to change your behavior, and outline your resolutions going forward. Next, list all the ways that you can invest in your own skills and get started right now.

Life is a journey full of pleasures and pains. To live it well and fully means learning from every bit of it, including the mistakes, and moving forward.

4. What can we learn from the song in the first paragraph?

A. The singer didn’t have any regret.

B. The singer found regrets attractive.

C. We should live a life without regrets.

D. We should still move on with regrets.

5. What does the underlined part “going to the other extreme” in Paragraph 3 mean?

A. Having no regrets at all.

B. Making the same mistakes.

C. Getting rid of unhappiness.

D. Feeling regretful in your life.

6. What is the author’s attitude towards regrets?

A. Unconcerned. B. Doubtful.

C. Objective. D. Negative.

C

Since the 1920s the sci-fi (科幻小说) writers have promised us that a self-driving car can go fast and take us to work while we read the news. But this vision has proved to be more challenging to perform in practice than in theory.

The so-called advanced driver assistance system has been equipped in some electric cars. But it is not what would be considered self-driving. The present automatic pilot tool can help you stay in your lane on the highway. However, according to a driving standards organization, it’s just graded to be Level 2 on the five-stage system of automation. Level 5 would be a full self-driving experience with hands off the steering wheel(方向盘). We aren’t there yet.

But that’s in the United States. Look farther and the future is closer. “If you look at China, the big cities like Shanghai and Shenzhen are testing self-driving cars in passengers transportation,” says George Simpson, director of the Center for Automotive Research in Duisburg, Germany. The self-driving taxis, which are run by Chinese auto and tech giants, are part of a countrywide plan to increase the sales of Level 4 vehicles to about 20 percent by 2030. They allow drivers to switch off mentally while still requiring them to keep their hands on or near the wheel.

What works in China might not work elsewhere, because of differing attitudes towards how data should be used, admits Simpson. Chinese citizens might accept that the journeys of their vehicles are tracked and analyzed to improve traffic flows. But Americans are concerned about their privacy, so they are unwilling to agree with that tracking.

Privacy concerns may delay the promise in the sci-fi that frees you from driving on your way home or to work. Self driving cars must constantly generate data from their sensors and software to make driving decisions, or they would crash.

7. What can we infer about advanced driver assistance system?

A. It allows drivers’ hands off the wheel.

B. It is considered to be full self-driving.

C. It has been available in some electric cars.

D. It is graded Level 5 on the automation system.

8. What is the present situation of self-driving in China?

A. It is going through test in some big cities.

B. Passengers transportation relies on self-driving.

C. It is less developed than that in the United States.

D. The sales of self-driving cars have increased to 20%.

9. What does the author want to show by comparing Chinese with Americans?

A. The importance of data.

B. Different attitudes on data use.

C. The good attitudes of Americans.

D. The privacy concerns of Chinese.

10. In what column of a newspaper may this passage be found?

A. Health. B. Advertisement.

C. Education. D. Technology.

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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。选项中有两项为多余选项。

If you are a new-comer to the USA, you may find that your name is hard for the local people to pronounce. It often brings inconvenience and even causes some troubles. ____11____ Here are some practical suggestions for you.

Make your name easier

When you are applying for a job or attending a presentation, write down the phonetic spelling next to your name. This will make your name much easier. From my own experience, my new friends find this method useful. When they see “Ilincha [ee-lean-ka]”, they can follow the guidance correctly. ____12____

Act in a right way

If your name is being mispronounced, never remain quiet or question why they can’t pronounce it correctly. ____13____. Instead, you can behave politely by offering the right pronunciation to your friends. Just politely show them how to say your name right. And then, you can even start interesting conversations about the meaning of your name.

____14____

Remember, you shouldn’t change your name to fit in. Take me as an example. People often ask me if I have a nickname, or if they could just change my name into something easier. But I hold to my ground. I would be true to myself and say, “No, I would prefer to be called [ee-lean-ka] as this carries great meaning for mne.”

____15____. We should all love and celebrate each of our names. Therefore, be proud of your name and speak up for yourself.

A. Be patient and kind

B. Stay true to yourself

C. And don’t blame them for the mistake, either

D. You may wonder how to handle such problems

E. As a result, they can pronounce my name easily

F. What’s more, we should also learn about local culture

G. Hopefully, the suggestions above will bring you confidence

第三部分 英语知识运用(共两节;满分37.5分)

第一节 完形填空(共15小题;每小题1.5分，满分22.5分)

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)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。

It was this summer that everything broke. So far I’d had a dead radio, a(n) ____16____ TV and a shaking table. The latest problem was that my mobile phone didn’t work. It was a 30 miles round trip to the only open mobile phone shop but I made the drive. This seemed to be the ____17____ straw (稻草) for me. And I was feeling both stressed and ____18____ at that moment.

After having my ____19____ fixed, I started driving home. Suddenly, a yellow butterfly ____20____ in front of my speeding car. I knew I must have crushed it against the front windshield. I felt terrible because butterflies had a special ____21____ for me. Ever since my mother died 30 years ago, they have ____22____ me of her love.

I pulled over by the roadside as quickly as possible to ____23____ the butterfly. It lay flat against the front windshield, but ____24____ it looked undamaged. As soon as I eased my finger down towards it, it took flight _____25_____. It swung around my head and then flew away with its _____26_____ wings shining in the sun. Tears filled my eyes and I _____27_____ my mother for this surprise. This butterfly was a gentle reminder of her love at the _____28_____ time.

Life is full of stress and struggles. _____29_____, we are loved and we are hoped to live a life of faith and joy. When it comes to the _____30_____ of life, we should keep going on with a smiling face and a happy heart.

16. A. broken B. aged C. cheap D. small

17. A. only B. last C. soft D. long

18. A. depressed B. motivated C. astonished D. inspired

19. A. car B. radio C. table D. phone

20. A. stayed B. moved C. flew D. slid

21. A. event B. purpose C. meaning D. problem

22. A. warned B. informed C. convinced D. reminded

23. A. study B. grasp C. check D. bury

24. A. initially B. fortunately C. suddenly D. naturally

25. A. after all B. at once C. on time D. in turn

26. A. folded B. injured C. dark D. golden

27. A. thought of B. turned to C. waited for D. learned from

28. A. busy B. exact C. tough D. normal

29. A. Otherwise B. Moreover C. Therefore D. However

30. A. standard B. journey C. quality D. goal

第二节 语法填空(共10小题;每小题1.5分，满分15分)

根据句子结构的语法性，在下面空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中单词的恰当形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为41～50的相应位置。

31. Jane looked at the job ________ (advertise) and to her surprise it really suited her.(所给词的适当形式填空)

32. We are more than willing to cooperate________ (sincere) with all the companies present. (所给词的适当形式填空)

33. I was deeply________ (disturb) to hear the sorrowful news. (所给词的适当形式填空)

34. To our amazement, the findings are contrary________ the common belief.(用适当的词填空)

35. Holiday is usually a time________ everybody takes a break from daily work. (用适当的词填空)

36. The dog was slightly hurt, so I applied some medicine to________ (it) skin. (所给词的适当形式填空)

37. China launched Shenzhou-14 in 2022, ________ (send) 3 taikonauts to space. (所给词的适当形式填空)

38. By the end of last month, China ________ (build) 1.7 million 5G base stations. (所给词的适当形式填空)

39. It surprised us________ our foreign teacher can recite Tang poems. (用适当的词填空)

40. They are proud to be________ first generation in their family to attend college. (用适当词填空)

第四部分 写作(共三节;满分55分)

第一节 句子考查(第51～54小题每空0.5分，第55～57小题每题3分，满分15分)

根据下面各个句子的要求，完成、改写或翻译句子。

41. My father has become a manager who________(主管，掌管)the administration of a company.(根据汉语提示完成句子)

42. Our city, Dongguan, is made up of 4 sub-districts and 28 towns. (同义句改写)

Our city, Dongguan, ________ 4 sub-districts and 28 towns.

43. I asked Dad，“Can you fix my bike tomorrow?”(用间接引语改写)

I asked Dad________ fix my bike the next day.

44. The scenery in Guilin is believed to be the best in the world. (同义句改写)

It ________ the scenery in Guilin is the best in the world

45. I am fond of reading poems.  I can learn a lot of beautiful words from poems. (用定语从句合并句子)

46. His spirit of devotion sets him apart from other doctors. (强调划线部分)

47. 最让我获益的是我变得更加自信。(用名词性从句翻译)

第二节 应用文写作(满分15分)

48. 假如你是李华，你准备参加主题为“环境保护”的演讲比赛，请写一篇演讲稿。内容如下：

1. 环境保护的意义；

2. 你的建议。

注意：1. 词数80左右；

2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Dear fellow students,

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第三节 读后续写(满分25分)

49. 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。

“Yeah, a BATTLE!” said William, pulling my arm. “You see that, John?”

I looked up from my desk to see Ms. Chow writing on the board “Battle of the Books!” She smiled and then said, “Are you ready to go into the battle? Get prepared for it next week!”

“Is it a reading contest?” I was so excited that I forgot to raise my hand first.

“Good question, John!” said Ms. Chow. “It is not a race and you are not going to beat each other. We are not going to see who can read the fastest or the most books, but you are going to form a team of three and then set a reading goal for your team. If your team meet your goal by the end of this month, you will get a prize!”

Even though the prize was something silly, that still sounded pretty good to me. I turned towards William immediately, saying,“Shall we be teammates?”

“Yes, for sure!” he said. William and I liked a lot of the same books, so we could set a goal together.

The be1l rang before Ms. Chow could explain any more rules. William and I were about to begin our discussion when Lily passed my desk and said “Teammates?” to William and me. Lily was a girl from Spain and she could read super-fast in both English and Spanish! If we set a goal like reading books by authors from different countries, she could help the team for sure.

“Yeah,of course!” William and I nodded. I had my team! The three of us settled down and started a discussion immediately, trying to figure out what we needed to do to get the prize. Just then, I saw my best friend Tom running towards my desk. I could clearly see the expectation shining in his eyes.

注意：

1. 所续写短文的词数应为150左右;

2. 续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好。

“John, let’s be teammates!” Tom said to me excitedly.

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Hearing what Lily said, we agreed with her suggestion.

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