【期中真题】广西南宁市第三中学2022-2023学年高二上学期期中考试英语试题.zip

南宁三中2022~2023学年度上学期高二期中考试

英语试题

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，并标在试卷的相应位置。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. What will the woman do about the dress?

A. She’ll change it.    B. She’ll return it.    C. She’ll buy it.

2. What are the speakers talking about?

A. Buying DVDs.   

B. Borrowing DVDs.   

C. Sharing DVDs.

3. What did the woman think of Dana’s speech?

A. Boring.    B. Important.    C. Well-prepared.

4. What does the man mean?

A. He is unable to give help.

B. He will carry the boxes later.

C. He refuses to pay for boxes.

5. When is Simon supposed to arrive?

A. 7:30.    B. 8:00.    C. 8:30.

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，并标在试卷的相应位置。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。

听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7题。

6. Where do the speakers plan to go?

A. The woman’s home.     B. A museum.    C. A library.

7. Why does the woman want to go on Saturday afternoon?

A. To enjoy nice weather.

B. To sleep late in the morning.

C. To avoid the crowd.

听下面一段对话，回答第8至第10题。

8. Why did the man borrow the woman’s computer last time?

A. He needed it for his paper.

B. His computer was broken.

C. He used it for his computer class.

9. Why does the woman feel happy?

A. The man can lend her a computer now.

B. The man will use his own computer.

C. The man will study better.

10. What has the man been doing with his new computer?

A. Doing homework.

B. Searching for information.

C. Watching DVDs.

听下面一段对话，回答第11至第13题。

11. What does the woman like about the armchair?

A. Its size.    B. Its color.    C. Its design.

12. What do we know about the speakers’ armchair at home?

A. It is badly broken.    B. It is heavy looking.    C. It is brown in color.

13. What will the speakers probably do about the armchair?

A. Wait for a sale.   

B. Buy it right away.   

C. Ask for a cheaper price.

听下面一段对话，回答第14至第16题。

14. What kind of jobs seems to be in short supply?

A. Writers.    B. School teachers.    C. Newspaper reporters.

15. Where is Sharon most likely to go?

A. New York.    B. Boston.    C. California.

16. Who are the speakers?

A. College classmates.    B. Factory workers.    C. Newspaper reporters.

听下面一段独白，回答第17至第20题。

17. What is London’s West End?

A. A street full of buses and cars.

B. A well-known shopping area.

C. A famous department store.

18. When will people light the Christmas tree on Trafalgar Square?

A. On 6 December.    B. On 10 December.    C. On 23 December.

19. Where will the fireworks be set off?

A. In Oxford Street.

B. In the New Year’s Day parade.

C. At the British Airways London Eye.

20. What is the purpose of this speech?

A. Welcome people to visit London in December.

B. Encourage people to buy the Christmas trees.

C. Introduce the best shopping district in London.

第二部分 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)

阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

Scotland is packed with beautiful places to visit and you could honestly spend months and months exploring everything this wonderful country has to offer! Next I’m going to take you through some of the best places to visit in Scotland, based on where we have personally visited so far!

Glen Coe

If you asked me where my favourite place to visit in all of Scotland is... I would say, Glen Coe. The whole area of Glen Coe constantly had my face in shock due to the beauty that I was witnessing. It’s just a stream of dramatic mountains, lakes, rugged beauty and more.

Fort William

Fort William is probably one of the most well-known places to visit in Scotland. It’s a popular tourist destination thanks to being home to the UK’s tallest mountain: Ben Nevis. Fort William is also the starting point for one of the world’s most famous train rides: The Jacobite. Harry Potter fans will recognize it as the Hogwarts Express, and this train ride will take you through the beautiful countryside, crossing some iconic Harry Potter filming locations such as the Dumbledore’s Grave and the Glenfinnan Viaduct!

Isle Of Skye

This island feels totally different from other parts of Scotland and is truly rugged and ready! There are many hot spots to explore including the Old Man of Storr, the Fairy Glen. I even stayed on a private island with its very own lighthouse, which was one of the coolest places I’ve ever visited and one of the most romantic places stay in Scotland.

Cairngorms National Park

This is the largest national park in the UK so it’s another popular place to visit in Scotland and it’s no surprise why. It’s absolutely beautiful and there’s so much happening at the Cairngorms National Park! From skiing or meeting local reindeers, you’ll not go bored and you’ll be surrounded by beauty the entire time.

1. Which place probably attracts Harry Potter fans most?

A. Glen Coe. B. Isle Of Skye.

C Cairngorms National Park. D. Fort William.

2. What can you see in Cairngorms National Park?

A. The Jacobite. B. Local reindeers.

C. The UK's tallest mountain. D. A cool lighthouse.

3. Where is the text probably from?

A. A geography textbook. B. A science journal.

C. A travel blog. D. An autobiography.

B

Haley Curfman, 25, of Blackwell, Oklahoma, is a teacher at Blackwell Public School and last year she bought a plain(朴素的) white dress, which she set up a station in her classroom for her students to decorate, encouraging them to go and draw on the dress whenever they had free time. Haley set up a station at a table with the dress and some colored markers so that her students could draw on it, having first seen the idea on Pinterest.

After the kids had finished the design, she then surprised them all by wearing the dress to class, sharing pictures of herself in it on Facebook in a post that has since been shared over 200, 000 times.

For teachers looking to do something similar for their own students, Haley said that she bought the dress off Amazon for less than $ 20 about six months ago and pre-washed the dress before she started the project. She used markers from Walmart. But she said these things can be bought in other places. She said, “To do the project, I set up a station at a table with the dress and markers. It takes anywhere from two weeks to a month to complete as we just work on it here and there when time allows. You'd better give the students enough time so they don't have to hurry.”

“Teachers have been sharing their dresses, T-shirts, etc. with me that they've been creating since the 1950s with the same idea. It is amazing, and I love the fact that you are sharing them with me! Thank you all so much for your kindness and support,” she wrote on Facebook.

Asked why she came up with the idea, Haley told Scary Mommy. “We don't have art in our school, so, I always try to do little creative projects when possible.”

4. What did Haley use the plain white dress to do?

A. To teach her students painting.

B To prepare for her presentation.

C. To ask her students to draw on it.

D. To help her students with their homework.

5. What do we know about the finished dress?

A. It took Haley by surprise. B. It is kept by Haley at home.

C. It is the product of a new idea. D. It has enjoyed popularity online.

6. What should a teacher do if he or she wants to follow Haley's example?

A. Buy the same dress online. B. Give the kids enough time.

C Buy the same markers in Walmart. D. Leave the finished work untouched.

7. Why did Haley carry out the project?

A. To teach art to her students. B. To show her idea on Pinterest.

C. To share it with other teachers. D. To excite her students' creativity.

C

People worldwide are living longer. Today, for the first time in history, most people can expect to live into their sixties and beyond. By 2050, the world’s population aged 60 years and older is expected to total 2 billion, up from 900 million in 2015. Today, 125 million people are aged 80 years or older. By 2050, there will be almost this many (120 million) living in China alone, and 434 million people in this age group worldwide.

The pace of population ageing around the world is also increasing dramatically. France had almost 150 years to adapt to a change from 10% to 20% in the proportion of the population that was older than 60 years. However, places such as Brazil, China and India will have slightly more than 20 years to make the same adaptation.

A longer life brings with it opportunities, not only for older people and their families, but also for societies as a whole. Additional years provide the chance to undertake new activities such as further education, a new career or a long ignored passion. Older people also contribute in many ways to their families and communities. Yet the extent of these opportunities and contributions depends heavily on one factor: health.

There is, however, little evidence to suggest that older people today are experiencing their later years in better health than their parents. While rates of severe disability have declined in high­income countries over the past 30 years, there has been no significant change in mild or moderate disability over the same period.

If people can experience these extra years of life in good health and if they live in a supportive environment, their ability to do the things they value will be of little difference from that of a younger person. If these added years are affected by declines physically and mentally, the results for older people and for society are more negative.

8. What does the author want to tell in the first paragraph?

A. The whole world is faced with the problem of ageing.

B. Some countries witness people live longer than before.

C. China has the highest rate of ageing population at present.

D. By 2050, over half of the world’s population is ageing.

9. What is the most important for the ageing society?

A. The attitude of the older to life.

B. The contributions the older make.

C. The health of the older people.

D. The activities the older take part in.

10. What is the author’s attitude to the ageing world?

A. Concerned. B. Objective.

C. Negative. D. Astonished.

11. What’s the author’s statement about ageing based on?

A. His own opinion. B. Some data.

C. Causes and effects. D. Comparisons.

D

To solve the problem of tiny plastics polluting waterways, chemists in the Czech Republic are thinking small. Their brainchild is a new microrobot which is no bigger than the tip of a sharpened pencil. When sunlight hits them, they produce chemical reactions that push them through water in a specific direction. When they find a piece of plastic, they stick to it and start to break it down.

Chemist Martin Pumera at the Czech University led the project. A decade ago, he chose to focus on the problem posed by microplastics. They’re everywhere—from the bottom of the ocean to air blowing onto ice atop mountains. They’ve turned up in drinking water. Some studies estimate that billions of pieces of plastic end up in the world’s waters. The plastic has many sources, from shopping bags to washing and cleaning wipes.

In lab experiments, the star-shaped swimmers stuck onto each of four different types of plastic. And after a week exposed to light, the robots had reduced the weight of the plastics. It wasn’t much—only by percent. But that was an indication that they were breaking the plastic down. They also caused the surface of the plastic to change from smooth to rough. That’s another sign that the robots were degrading (分解) it. The new study is a proof of concept type. That means it shows something can be done successfully.

In fact, Pumera says they still have a long way to go. There are many types of plastics. And even these microrobots are unlikely to succeed in degrading them all. The researchers also have not yet shown how safe this system is for the environment, although Pumera says that’s their next goal. The first real-world test will be in a wastewater-treatment plant. “Indeed,” says one researcher. “We’ll need a lot of testing to show that they’re safe in open waterways, such as at sea.”

12 What does the underlined word “brainchild” in paragraph 1 refer to?.

A. idea B. hope C. project D. routine

13. What does the author focus on in Paragraph 2?

A. The purpose of Pumera’s project.

B. The preciousness of drinking water.

C. The seriousness of plastic pollution.

D. The working principle of the microrobots.

14. What shows the effectiveness of the microrobots in lab experiments?

A. The weight loss of the plastics.

B. The disappearance of the plastics.

C. The shape change of the microrobots.

D. The improvement in the quality of water.

15. Which of the following is a suitable title for the text?

A. Ways to Obtain Cleaner Drinking Water

B. Microrobots Invented to Treat Wastewater

C. New Hope for the Solution to Plastic Pollution

D. Technology Widely Applied in Environment Protection

第二节  (共5小题，每小题2分，满分12.5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。

Most students seem to have considerable “test anxiety”. ____16____ If you do this, you will not be able to show what you are really able to accomplish. Here are some suggestions that you should consider.

____17____

Waiting until the night before a test to start studying is likely to increase your anxiety. Instead of waiting until the last minute, start studying as soon as a test is scheduled. With several days or even a week to prepare, you’ll feel more relaxed because you have plenty of time to learn the materials.

Organize your materials

It’s important to gather all of your materials，including your books, notes, and other studying tools before a big exam. Keeping them all in order and handy is a great way to make sure that you can reference and cross reference them. ____18____

Review your notes each night.

Reviewing your notes daily will help you to organize the materials for yourself. Don’t expect that your understanding will come during the class. ____19____ You need to spend time thinking about the course outside of class.

Get a good night’s sleep before the exam.

Staying up too late the night before an exam is a bad idea, in general. If you do just one thing, this is it: get enough sleep the night before your exam. Sleep, particularly deep sleep, is critical to memory formation. Make it a practice to get a good night’s rest after any intense day of learning and studying. ____20____

A. Draw up a schedule.

B. Learning simply doesn’t work that way.

C. Leave yourself plenty of time for studying.

D. Most students suffer mental illness when preparing for a test

E. It will help your brain to keep as much information as possible after a good night’s sleep.

F. Many talk themselves out of doing well before they even have the exam.

G. This will also make your life a lot easier when you are buried in your studying.

第三部分  语言知识运用(共两节，满分30分)

第一节  完形填空(共15小题;每小题1分，满分15分)

阅读下面短文，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。

Last year, I attended a class and discussed the topic of “paper books or e-books” with my classmates. The discussion was lively, but was left ___21___ because of several pros and cons (利弊) of both types of books and the personal ___22___ of different students.

According to an article from LA Times, a study discovered that 92% of 300 college students in America and other three countries ___23___ paper books. Many participants reported they had headaches for long screen time and are easily ___24___ when siding colorful pages.

I ___25___ that the 92 percentage is true, not just because it is the result of a study. Paper books can ___26___ another perspective (感受) to you reading experience through the ___27___ smell of the book, the feel of the ___28___ between your fingertips and the sense of progress being made throughout your reading.

However, pleasure comes at a ___29___. Physical books aren’t cheap ____30____ much room. As a person who moves often and loves written words, it can be a big ____31____ to move my mini library from one place to another, not to mention the money to buy those books. ____32____, besides taking up less space, e-books are more ____33____ than traditional books. Yet those ____34____ didn’t keep my interest for long. Nothing ____35____ the comforting feeling of curling up (蜷缩) with a hot cup of tea and a book.

21. A. unheard B. untouched C. unexplained D. unsolved

22. A. decisions B. preferences C. worries D. suggestions

23. A. refused B. favoured C. disliked D. trusted

24. A. carried away B. taken in C. worn out D. fed up

25. A. doubt B. decide C. believe D. confirm

26. A. destroy B. compare C. affect D. bring

27. A. bad B. unique C. common D. strange

28. A. pages B. stories C. characters D. bookmarks

29. A. price B. loss C. speed D. time

30. A. waste B. create C. occupy D. make

31. A. relief B. reward C. headache D. mistake

32 A. In other words B. As a result C. In addition D. On the other hand

33. A. affordable B. costly C. available D. dependable

34. A. disadvantages B. benefits C. challenges D. thoughts

35. A. involves B. deserves C. expresses D. beats

第二节 语法填空(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。

One of the workers in Africa’s largest wildlife preserve said the last time an elephant in the Niassa Reserve ____36____(record) killed by a poacher(偷猎者) was on May 17, 2018.

“The sharp decline in poached elephants is owed to a new rapid-intervention(干预) police force,” said Joe Walston, ____37____ local official.

“Any one of those things alone isn’t going to be ____38____ (success), which is why it has taken so long to be able to get ____39____ (we) to a point ____40____ we’ve been able to get poaching ____41____ control,” Walston told CNN.

____42____ (locate) in a remote region of northern Mozambique, the Niassa Reserve has seen thousands of animals killed in recent years. The rapid-intervention police force is ____43____(well) armed than the reserve’s normal rangers(护林员)) and has ____44____(right) to arrest suspected poachers. Walston said that the ability to make arrests is important to prevent poachers from ____45____ (come) to the reserve.

第四部分  (共两节，满分40分)

第一节 应用文写作(满分15分)

46. 你校正在组织英语作文比赛，请以“我尊敬和爱戴的人”为题，写一篇短文参赛，内容包括：1. 人物简介；2. 尊敬和爱戴的原因。

注意：1. 词数 80 左右；2.短文题目和首句已为你写好。

The person I respect

There are many respectable people around us.

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第二节 读后续写(满分25分)

47. 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。

An Act of Neighborliness

The skies were dark. A strong wind was blowing hard, cutting my face like a sharp knife. Rain fell in big drops and thunder and lightning flashed across the skies. I shook with cold and fear as I walked home, through the streams of muddy water. Some people were rushing by, completely wet in the heavy rain.

Along the way, I saw some schoolchildren holding their heavy schoolbags tightly and rushing home, I also saw that some road repair work had been abandoned by workers. Obviously, the workers had left in a hurry because of the storm. There were few signs and it was hard to see what was on the road. There were pieces of wood and metal and it looked like a hole had been dug and hurriedly covered with boards.

I moved on but suddenly stopped as I heard some sounds. It sounded like children crying. I quickly turned back and went back to the place from where the sounds came. I was frightened! To my sadness, I found that two small children had fallen into the hole on the road. The boards had moved away with the force of the rushing water. I could hardly see the children as it was dark all around me. I told them that I was going to look for help. I knew the neighbors well, and they all shared a sense of neighborliness, willing to give a hand.

注意：

1. 续写词数应为100左右；

2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

I rushed to the nearest house, Mr. Lee’s, and told him about the problem.

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Hearing of what had happened, the children’s parents were in relief.

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