2022-2023学年湖南省长沙市麓山国际实验学校高二下学期期中考试英语试题含答案

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时量：120分钟 满分：150分
第一部分 听力(共两节，满分30分)略
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
The Nrthumberland cast may, nt be Britain’s best-knwn seaside destinatin, but it has an attractive and interesting nature. This is a really special landscape.
The infrmatin belw is meant t assist yu bk a place t put up while hiking alng the cast
Shreside Huts, Alnmuth
Artistically designed camping huts（小屋）verlk the beach. Each hut has a wd, burner, super-cmfrtable duble bed, small kitchen and tilet. Prices frm £80 per hut.
0166 5830554; alnmuthhuts. cm
Bamburgh Castle Inn, Seahuses
This friendly waterfrnt inn has a fine beer garden with amazing views f the Farne Islands. There’s even a spa and swimming-pl area fr guests. Prices frm £99 fr a duble.
0166 5720283; inncllectingrup. cm/bamburgh-castle-inn
The Lindisfarne Inn Beal
A traditinal cuntry pub with cmfrtable rms. This inn ideally lies, n the edge f the mainland causeway verlking Hly Island. Dubles frm £80.
0128 9381233; inncllectingrup. cm/lindisfarne-inn
Berwick YHA, Berwick-Upn-Tweed
Lcated n the dckside beside the River Tweed, this unique yuth hstel mixes mdern and riginal features and has an unusual Twer f Pisa-like lean. Rms are basic and clean.
Dubles frm £39.
0345 3719676; yha. rg. uk/hstel/yha-berwick
1. If yu want t ck by yurself, yu can cntact ______.
A. 0166 5830554B. 0166 5720283
C. 0128 9381223D. 0345 3719676
2. What is unique abut Bamburgh Castle Inn?
A. It ffers duble beds.
B. It has an amazing view f the beach.
C. It enables guests t swim in the inn.
D. It has a mixture f mdern and riginal features.
3. Which htel best suits thse wh are tight n budget?
A. Shreside Huts.B. Bamburgh Castle Inn.
C. The Lindisfarne Inn.D. Berwick YHA.
B
At nn, I wuld race breathlessly hme, a ten-minute walk frm my schl. My mther was waiting fr me with pleasure t have lunch while I shared what happened at schl.
I had been picked t be the princess in the schl play, and fr weeks my mther had rehearsed (排练) my lines s hard with me. But n matter hw easily I acted at hme, hardly had I stepped n stage when every wrd escaped me. Finally, my teacher asked me t change t a narratr’s (解说员) part. Her wrd, kindly expressed, still hurt, especially when I saw my part g t anther girl.
I didn’t tell my mther what had happened that day. But she sensed my pain. Instead f suggesting we practice my lines, she asked if I wanted t walk in the yard.
Under the rse vine, we culd see yellw dandelins (蒲公英), as if a painter had tuched ur landscape with shades f gld. I watched my mther casually bend dwn by ne dandelin. “I’m ging t dig up all these weeds,” she said, pulling it up by its rts. “Frm nw n, we’ll have nly rses in this garden.”
“But I like dandelins,” I argued. “All flwers are beautiful — even dandelins.”
My mther asked thughtfully, “Yes, every flwer gives pleasure in its wn way, desn’t it?” I ndded, pleased I had wn her ver. “And that is true f peple t,” she added. I burst int tears, a mixture f relief and regret swelling up as I tld her what had happened.
“But yu will be a beautiful narratr,” she said, encuraging me as she did. “The narratr’s part is imprtant, t.” Cmpsing myself gradually, I began t accept the narratr’s part. Then came the perfrmance day. I was still nervus, but it was at that very mment that I fund a dandelin in my pcket. It was bvius that my mm secretly put the flwer there, which magically gave me cnfidence.
4. Why did the authr get changed t the narratr’s part?
A. She was shy.B. She lacked practice.
C. She disliked the frmer rle.D. She ttally frgt the lines.
5. What did her mther d when the authr felt upset?
A. Her mther asked her what happened patiently.
B. Her mther insisted n her practicing the lines.
C. Her mther made her realize every rle cunted.
D. Her mther immediately encuraged her t cheer up.
6. Which f the fllwing can best describe the authr’s mther?
A. Sympathetic but strict.B. Understanding and wise.
C. Passinate but anxius.D. Curius and easy-ging.
7. What des the text mainly tell us?
A. All that glitters is nt gld.
B. Actins speak luder than wrds.
C. Cnstant dripping wears away a stne.
D. Every individual can make a difference.
C
Ever been hungry enugh t eat a huse? Nw, yu actually culd.
Fd waste is a big prblem in Japan and glbally. Japan prduced arund 5.7 millin tns f fd waste in 2019. The gvernment plans t reduce that by arund 2.7 millin tns by 2030. Tky University researchers Kta Machida and Yuya Sakai have develped a way t transfrm fd waste int cement(水泥) fr cnstructin use and mre. This is the first-ever prcess created fr making cement entirely frm fd waste. The researchers say their prduct is fur times as strng as traditinal cncrete. This particular cement can be used t make things like tea cups r chairs as well. Hwever, there’s ne additinal feature — it’s als edible(可食的).
Kta and Yuya are the intelligence behind the frmatin f Fabula Inc., a cmpany with purpses f reducing fd waste, and helping fight glbal warming.
As expected, smething this unique tk years t develp. It tk a few attempts t find just the right prcess. Kta and Yuya created the unique technlgy while researching pssible envirnmentally-friendly materials t replace cement-based cncrete. Cement prductin accunts fr 8% f the wrld’s carbn dixide emissins.
After a few failures, they realized they culd get the cement t bind(黏合) by adjusting the temperatures. “The mst challenging part was that each type f fd waste requires different temperatures,” Yuya said. S the researchers had t bserve them and respnd in time. In the experiments, Kta and Yuya have successfully made cement using tea leaves, cffee grunds, cabbage and even lunchbx leftvers.
Fabula Inc. is currently wrking t make tea cups and furniture, but Yuya is thinking a little bit bigger. Their prduct culd prvide relief in the frm f edible emergency shelters in disaster nes. “Fr example, if fd cannt be delivered t the peple, they culd eat makeshift beds made ut f fd cement,” he said. T eat the material, a persn needs t break it apart and bil it.
8. Which is ne f Kta and Yuya’s purpses in making use f fd waste?
A. T handle climate change.B. T ffer Fabula Inc. mre cement.
C. T warn hw serius fd waste is.D. T extend cncrete’s service life.
9. What did Kta and Yuya assess previusly abut making edible cement?
A. Its damage t the envirnment.B. Its cst f recycling the cement.
C. Its difficulties they wuld face.D. Its ppularity amng the public.
10. What made the experiment f making cement ut f fd waste harder?
A. Making sure t make cement tasty.B. Selecting crrect fd waste timely.
C. Getting cement brken apart easily.D. Regulating the temperatures cnstantly.
11. What des the underlined wrd “makeshift” in the last paragraph mean?
A. Bendable.B. Strng.C. Temprary.D. Cmmercial.
D
The term “quiet quitting” went viral last year, describing peple wh stay in their jbs but mentally take a step back fr example, wrking the bare minimum and nt making their jb the center f their lives. Nw in 2023, there is a new wrkplace trend n the hrizn, called “quiet hiring”.
Quiet hiring is a strategy used t fill the critical gaps in a cmpany withut hiring new emplyees. One cmpany has a limited amunt f talent and needs t make a call abut where it’s ging t have the best impact. This year it may need t add five mre data scientists t its team t meet the strategic gals. As a slutin, it may mve five emplyees frm anther department nly fr a shrt time, like data analysts in the human resurces and marketing department, int the five pen data scientist rles.
In this case, the bss is saying, “We’re ging t intentinally depriritize supprt fr HR and marketing fr the next six mnths s that we can increase the prductivity f ur data science team, and we are saying this sund and clearly. Everyne knws this.” The imprtant distinctin with quiet hiring is that a cmpany is penly cmmunicating with emplyees abut its pririties and mving emplyees t areas that serve thse pririties, instead f just lading emplyees with mre wrk r simply hiring mre peple.
While being assigned t a new rle may seem scary, quiet hiring shuld be beneficial t emplyees. If yu were asked t take n additinal respnsibilities, it wuld indicate yur value. Meantime yu might say, “If it’s nt pssible t increase my payment, can we make it s that I can wrk frm hme five days a week, reducing my cmmute (通勤) csts? Or, culd I wrk flexible hurs, making it easier fr me t live the rest f my life?” An individual cnversatin may be ineffective. If yu’re part f a department r team being asked t switch rles, emply that pwer and apprach human resurces as a grup.
12. What des the strategy f quiet hiring refer t?
A. Adding mre psitins.B. Training new emplyees.
C. Emplying new talent secretly.D. Shifting existing staff t new psts.
13. What is the feature f a cmpany’s handling quiet hiring?
A. Innvatins are highly valued.
B. Emplyees are burdened with verwrk.
C. Rles f departments are changed regularly.
D. Persnnel changes are annunced befrehand.
14. What suggestin des the authr ffer t emplyees?
A. Negtiate n extra jbs.B. Take n new rles as a team.
C. Shulder mre duties n wrk.D. Balance between wrk and life.
15. Which is a suitable title fr the text?
A. Hiring mre r less?B. Quiet quitting r quiet hiring?
C. Quiet hiring: A wrkplace debateD. Quiet hiring: An upcming tendency
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。
ChatGPT is part f a new generatin f AI systems that can have a discussin and create written wrk. It can even prduce new images and vides based n what it has learned frm a large database f digital bks nline writings and ther media. It’s available fr free t anyne n the internet.___16___It wrks like a written cnversatin between the AI system and the persn asking it questins.
___17___They used it t write pems r sngs. Sme tried t trick it int making mistakes. Others used it t write email. All f thse requests are helping it t get smarter. Its ppularity has led its creatrs t try t lwer sme peple’s expectatins.
The New Yrk City educatin department said it is restricting use f ChatGPT.___18___It als has cncerns regarding the safety and accuracy f the cntent written by ChatGPT. Teachers are nw trying t find ut hw t prevent students using the AI tl fr cheating.___19___
Jenna Lyle, a spkespersn fr New Yrk schls, said the tl may prvide quick and easy answers t questins, but it desn’t build critical-thinking and prblem-slving skills.___20___
In a human-written statement, OpenAI said that it plans t wrk with educatrs as it learns hw peple are experimenting with ChatGPT in the real wrld. “We dn’t want ChatGPT t be used fr misleading purpses in schls r anywhere else, s we’re already develping means t help anyne identify text generated by that system,” the cmpany said.
A. It is als designed t be mre user-friendly.
B. But there’s n stpping a student frm using it at hme.
C. It is wrried abut negative impacts n student learning.
D. Yu can watch it prduce a schl reprt in a few secnds.
E. These skills are essential fr academic and lifelng success.
F. Millins f peple have played with the tl ver the past mnth.
G. Blcking the writing tl n schl devices and netwrks is gd fr students.
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。
Sme years ag, I was stuck n a crsstwn bus during rush hur. The bus was filled with cld, tired peple____21____ with ne anther. Tw men____22____ at each ther fr an unintentinal push. An elderly wman gt n, and nbdy ffered her a____23____. Anger was in the air; n____24____ culd be fund here.
As the bus apprached Seventh Avenue, the driver’s wrds came frm the speaker. “Flks,” he said. “I knw yu’ve had a(n)____25____ day and that yu are depressed, but I will____26____. When each f yu walks by befre getting ff, drp yur____27____ int my palm (手掌). My rute ges right by the Hudsn River, int which I’ll____28____ them.”
It seemed as if a spell had lifted. Everyne burst ut laughing, their faces shining with____29____. The passengers wh had been____30____each ther’s existence were suddenly grinning (咧嘴笑) at each ther — is this guy serius?
At the next stp, just as____31____, the driver held ut his hand, palm up, and waited. All the____32____passengers perfrmed the gesture f drpping smething int his palm. The driver____33____the same actin at every stp that fllwed.
Occasinally we may sink int a grey wrld, but smene can ____34____it like a ray f light, shwing us hpe. What if we are the light?____35____, anyne pssesses the pwer t shine n thers’ dark days.
21. A. satisfiedB. assciatedC. impressedD. annyed
22. A. wavedB. nddedC. barkedD. sht
23. A. reminderB. seatC. ride D. chice
24. A. mercyB. frtuneC. curageD. security
25. A. tughB. averageC. imprtantD. fruitful
26. A. make cmmentsB. shw upC. help utD. take risks
27. A. memriesB. trublesC. faultsD. tips
28. A. transfrmB. stretchC. accmpanyD. cast
29. A. envyB. greedC. pleasureD. pride
30. A. suspectingB. ignringC. expectingD. appreciating
31. A. rderedB. prmisedC. requestedD. reprted
32. A. chsenB. fledC. sittingD. exiting
33. A. repeatedB. designedC. interpretedD. evaluated
34. A. divideB. explreC. rewardD. brighten
35. A. HweverB. InsteadC. ActuallyD. Cnsequently
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。
The Silk Rad, cvering vast distances and an astnishing ____36____ (varius) f landscapes, was a netwrk f ancient trade rutes frm East Asia t the Mediterranean. A crucial sectin f the netwrk is the Chang’an-Tianshan Crridr ____37____ (stretch) thrugh China, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan. The three cuntries successfully pursued the rute’s status in UNESCO Wrld Heritage.
The Silk Rad began t develp in the 2nd century BCE when Zhang Qian, the ambassadr assigned by the emperr, ____38____ (jurney) frm Chang’an t Central Asia. Different ways ____39____ (seek) by Zhang Qian t build bridges between the majr pwers f the time, ____40____ the rutes netwrk reaching as far as the Rman Empire.
____41____ (initial), silk was the main item exprted alng the netwrk ____42____ its weight was light and its value was high. Apart frm trade exchange, the netwrk was emplyed t exchange cultures, ____43____ shaped the evlutin f science, art, technlgy and ther areas in scieties alng the netwrk.
These amazingly lng rutes achieved a ____44____ (share) develpment by cnnecting Eastern and Western civilizatins. The additin f the Chang’an-Tianshan Crridr t the UNESCO Wrld Heritage List is a milestne in recgnitin f the Silk Rad as a crucial part f _____45_____ (mankind) cmmn heritage.
第四部分 写作(共两节，满分40分)
第一节(满分15分)
46. 你校正在进行主题是“保护莫高窟文化遗产是否值得”的英语讨论活动，对此不同的人有不同的看法。请写一篇短文，简述正反双方的观点及理由，并发表自己的看法。
注意：
1. 词数80左右；
2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯
Whether it is Wrthwhile t Prtect the Mga Caves
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第二节(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，使之构成一篇完整短文。
Jyce is in the furth grade and he jined the nisy children f his class as usual. “Children! Silence!” Mangat Madam suddenly entered the class. She annunced next week wuld be math week. “I’d like each f yu t wrk n a prject. Yu culd d it individually r in a grup.” she instructed. “The tpic fr the prject needs apprving tmrrw and it has t be displayed at the math week exhibitin. The best prject will be awarded and there is als a surprise gift frm my side,” she added.
Jyce, wh is extremely gd at math, sat in the crner seat f the first bench with Karan, an average. Karan asked Jyce if they culd wrk n the math prject tgether. Jyce replied in a prideful tne, “Ha-ha yu want t jin me. I think I will d the prject n my wn.” Jyce wanted t get awarded and the surprise gift all fr himself frm Mangat Madam.
After deep cnsideratin, Jyce decided t wrk n a math magic quiz n the circuit bard. The next day in schl, Mangat Madam arrived in the classrm and all the children submitted their tpics fr math exhibitin. They all chse t wrk in a grup except Jyce. In the fllwing days, Jyce gathered all the materials fr the prject such as wires, bulbs (灯泡), a switch and a thin plywd bard (胶合板). He wrked ut a few mathematical basic peratins t be fixed n the bard s that when the wire f the circuit tuched the right answer, the bulb glwed. Jyce cmpleted the prject and was happy with the result.
The evening befre the exhibitin, while packing his schl bags, Jyce again checked the prject t see if it was wrking fine. Alas! All the lights that were t glw did nt seem t light at all. Withut finding the reasn, Jyce was tensed. Hwever, he decided t take the same prject t the schl as he culdn’t change the tpic at the last minute. Then came the next day, and everybdy was fascinated in the exhibitin.
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。
It was Jyce’s turn t display his prject.
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Finally, the teacher annunced Karan’s team was the winner.
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