洋县中学2022--2023学年第一学期期中考试
高二英语试题
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。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 did the man do?
A. He did the dishes. B. He took out the trash. C. He washed the clothes.
2. What will the woman bring to the barbecue?
A. Hamburgers. B. Hot dogs. C. Potato salad.
3. What can we learn from the conversation?
A. The woman cannot see well.
B. The man's dog looks like a cat.
C. The speakers are from different countries.
4. Why is the woman excited?
A. She got an interview opportunity. B. She was hired for a new job. C. She just left her old job.
5. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?
A. Salesman and customer. B. Neighbors. C. Husband and wife.
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。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。
听下面一段较长对话,回答以下小题。
6. When will the grass be cut? A. Today. B. Tomorrow. C. In three weeks.
7. Why is Mrs. Johnson's grass long?
A. She is too busy. B. Jim hasn't cut it. C. Her husband hasn't cut it.
听下面一段较长对话,回答以下小题。
8. What did the man use to clean the tea pot? A. Oil. B. Dish soap. C. Water.
9. What does the man say about electric tea pots?
A. They are safer. B. They save energy. C. They are easy to clean.
10. What can we learn about the man?
A. He asked the woman to clean the kitchen.
B. He's always been a master at cleaning.
C. He didn't know how to clean before.
听下面一段较长对话,回答以下小题。
11. What do the speakers need money for?
A. A car. B. The soccer team. C. The summer camp.
12. Where will the man sell lemonade?
A. In front of his house. B. Near his school. C. At the beach.
13. How will the woman make money?
A. By selling cups. B. By washing cars. C. By working at a snack bar.
听下面一段较长对话,回答以下小题。
14. Where are the speakers?
A. In New Orleans. B. In Memphis. C. In Boston.
15. Why doesn't the boy want to go skiing in the front yard?
A. He thinks skiing there dangerous.
B. He wants to build a snowman instead.
C. He doesn't want to be covered in snow.
16. How does the girl know so much about the snow?
A. She grew up in a cold area.
B. She learned about it from her mother.
C. She spent every winter in the mountains.
听下面一段独白,回答以下小题。
17. How many visitors choose to attend LSU?
A. A small percentage of its visitors. B. About half of its visitors. C. Most of its visitors.
18. Why are many students attracted to the school?
A. Because of its history.
B. Because of the beautiful environment.
C. Because of the good athletes in school.
19. Which are the strong programs at the school?
A. Education and sports. B. Agriculture and Spanish. C. Sports and environmental studies.
20. What is a unique fact about the school?
A. They have cows on campus.
B. 80% of their buildings are brand new.
C. Most of the world's best athletes go there.
第二部分 阅读理解(共两节，满分40分) 第一节(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30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。
A
Here are some jobs that let you make a direct impact on others’ lives.
A career advisor
Career advisors help to lighten graduates’ load, often working at high schools, colleges or universities. In addition to consulting with students to help them make career decisions, the advisors also help students practice important job-seeking skills. Although some employers prefer applicants to have a master’s degree in counseling (咨询), not all require one. Pursuing a bachelor of psychology or counseling is a great place to start.
A nutritionist
As far as industries go, health care likely offers the most jobs that help people. Nutritionists work in hospitals, schools or nursing homes to help create meal plans to improve the health of their clients. Along with a bachelor’s degree in food and nutrition, clinical nutrition or a related field, you’ll need to be licensed in most states.
A personal trainer
Personal trainers work with people of all ages to build custom fitness plans. Along with performing physical assessments and creating training programs, personal trainers also inspire their clients to stick to a plan so they achieve desired results. You should have a college diploma, along with an associate’s degree in a health or fitness field, and you will need to pass an exam to receive your license.
A special education teacher
A special school can be a place for students with emotional, behavioral or learning challenges. Special education teachers are there to teach them to reach their full potential. As a special education teacher, you should plan and teach lessons according to students’ specific needs and abilities. Special education teachers must have a bachelor’s degree and a state-issued certification.
Find more information on www.jobseeker.com.
21. What do the four jobs have in common?
A. The income is high. B. They are helpful.
C. They are in demand. D. The requirements are low.
22. Which job requires you to take an exam?
A. A career advisor. B. A nutritionist.
C. A personal trainer. D. A special education teacher.
23. What is a must for a special education teacher?
A. Full potential. B. A driving license.
C. A master’s degree in psychology. D. Professional teaching abilities.
B
“I want to work full-time in China, honey.” An overseas call awakened the wife from sound sleep. “Why?” asked the wife with surprise, in a drowsy voice, from the other side of the ocean.
In the United States, he had a great future ahead. At the age of 36, he became the youngest professor in the history of the Department of Molecular Biology at Princeton University, for his academic achievements. At 40, he became a tenured (终身的) chair professor at Princeton.
When everything seemed perfect and admirable to others, he firmly decided to say goodbye to Princeton University, to an affluent life in the United States, and return to China.
The news spread explosively. Many expressed confusion, many persuaded him, many made fun of him, and still many waited to have a good laugh at him.
He said patriotism is the plainest feeling of a person. Who doesn’t love his motherland, after all? In his heart, the American dream is already something past; the Chinese dream is rising.
After returning to China, he devoted all his energy, worked like crazy, and determined to do something big. He formed a life science research team. Every day, he works 12 to 16 hours at his laboratory. He is Shi Yigong, nicknamed “Da Niu” (someone with extraordinary achievements) by Tsinghua students. His given name, Yigong, comes from an idiom that means “devoted to public interest whole-heartedly”. “So far as I’m concerned, awards are of no special meaning.” Shi says calmly.
In his 18 years of study in the United States, he never forgot his Chinese dream. In the next 18 years, the Chinese dream will be more beautiful and greater by the efforts of Shi Yigong and the likes of him.
24. Why was Shi determined to return to China?
A. To serve his motherland. B. To reunite with his wife.
C. To live a quieter life. D. To make more money.
25. What does the underlined word “affluent” in Paragraph 3 probably mean?
A. Normal. B. Miserable. C. Wealthy. D. Adventurous.
26. What can we know about Shi Yigong?
A. His decision was well-received. B. He doesn’t care much about fame.
C.He is the youngest professor in history. D. His Chinese dream will be realized in 18 years.
27. Why is Shi Yigong called “Da Niu” by his Tsinghua students?
A. To support his life science research. B. To praise his honesty.
C. To introduce his endless energy in work. D. To show his unusual achievements.
C
Minh Anh Ho is sitting beside a microscope. Many people are busy with other tasks. One is interviewing the mayor for a TV news station. Another is running the electric company. As a researcher for a company that repurposes plastic, Minh Anh Ho is studying a sheet of cling wrap (保鲜膜). “It’s a really important job,” she says. “Plastic takes a really long time to disappear, so it would be good to come up with something else to do with it and not just throw it away.”
The learning center where Minh Anh Ho and her class are spending their day is designed to introduce kids to working life. Students run an imaginary town, with each kid doing a different job in a different business. Each year, about 83% of all sixth graders in Finland go through the program. It teaches them not just about business and working, but also, as Minh Anh Ho’s “job” makes clear, about the circular (循环) economy.
Most societies have linear (线性) economies, which operate on a “take, make, waste” model. Natural resources are taken from the Earth and made into products, which are usually thrown away if left over. In 2016, Finland became the first country to use a “road map” to a circular economy. This model focuses on the transformation of existing products. Businesses rely on recycled or repurposed materials and use less raw (未经加工的) material to make their products. That reduces the amount of waste going into landfills.
Education has always been a central part of Finland’s plan. Kindergarten director Liisa Woitsch is sitting on the floor with students and a broken wooden chair. “Do we just throw it away now,” she asks, “or can you think of anything else that can be done with it?” A little boy pounds on the chair. He says it can be used as a drum.
Anssi Almgren helped design the program. “Children have so many great ideas,” he says. “We want to enable them to think about solutions. But changing a society by educating its youth takes time.”
28. The author describes the learning center in paragraph 1 to ________.
A. make readers better understand the program B. show how excited the students are
C. express his concern over the program D. praise the students’ concentration
29. How does the author mainly develop paragraph 3?
A. By providing reasons. B. By following time order.
C. By making comparisons. D. By giving examples.
30. What is the main purpose of a circular economy?
A. To reduce the waste of resources. B. To keep a higher living standard.
C. To increase the use of raw material. D. To discover new types of natural resources.
31. What is the text mainly about?
A. The lessons from a learning center. B. An introduction to linear economies.
C. The education on the circular economy. D. Finland’s plans on economic development.
D
We’ll finally grow up someday, leaving our parents and facing the challenges in life. Parents may not be able to solve every problem for us. Instead, we should have enough life skills to deal with the problems that come our way.
This is what our country tries to do now: Helping more students gain working spirit.To stress the importance of hardworking spirit education among students of different ages, the Communist Party of China Central Committee and the State Council released a guideline recently.The guideline calls for students to respect work.Students should learn basic life skills and form good working habits through such education.
The government has been trying to stress the importance of hardworking spirit education. But this has been overlooked in recent years.Many teens do not value the importance of working hard and are uninterested in doing so. According to a study of nearly 3,000 students that was done by Ningbo Evening News in March, only 22 percent of primary and middle school students help with everyday chores around the house.
Schools and families play an important role in teaching students about the value of working hard, the guideline says. Primary and middle schools should provide students with hardworking spirit classes every week, according to the guideline. Schools can also hold activities to give students real- world work experiences.For example , schools can teach children how to plant trees on Tree-Planting Day.
As children’s first teachers, parents should also encourage children to learn how to do chores at home. Students should master one or two life skills every year.
These skills can include cooking,washing their own clothes and tidying their rooms.
32. The guideline was released in order to ______ .
A. teach students how to do chores at home B. appeal to students to respect work
C. help students solve life problems D. ask students to be more independent
33. What does the underlined word “this” in Paragraph 3 refer to?
A. Challenges in life. B. Basic life skills.
C. The recently released guideline. D. Hardworking spirit education.
34. What is Paragraph 3 trying to tell us?
A. Only 3,000 students help with housework.
B. Students pay no attention to work spirit.
C. A small minority of the students help with housework.
D. Students are very dependent on their parents.
35. According to the guideline,schools should ______ .
A. provide both guidance and chances for real work B. hand out the guideline to every student
C. teach students how to plant trees D. give parents homework
第二节(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。
Responsibility is an admirable character that makes life better for everyone around you. It isn’t only about doing your homework or feeding the dog. ____36____ Showing responsibility isn’t always easy, but practicing and making an effort will help you improve over time.
Think of the consequences before speaking or acting. Bad decisions often lead to a lot of new problems. Many times, you can avoid these problems by thinking about what you’re about to do before you go through with it. Irresponsible people often make decisions without realizing how they are affecting others. ____37____
Pause and reflect on your actions to see what you can do better. Take a time out to look back on what you have said or done, especially after a difficult decision. ____38____ Consider what goes right, what goes wrong, and what you can do differently next time. Use what you learn to become wiser and more responsible.
____39____ If you’re honest, people will believe you are a responsible person. Try to be as honest as possible. Lying leads to deeper holes in the long run, so admit when you do something wrong. This can be very tough to do at times, but it’s something you can handle when you’re a responsible person.
Apologize for any mistake you make. No one is perfect, and no matter how responsible you try to be, you might mess up sometimes. ____40____ If you hurt someone, tell them you are sorry and will do better next time.
A. Tell the truth to be honest with others.
B. Instead of hiding your mistakes own them.
C. Find solutions for problems instead of blaming others.
D. It’s also about making proper choices and doing what is right.
E. By reflecting, you give yourself a chance to make better decisions.
F. Avoid big lies hurting one’s feelings if you want people to trust you.
G. Most decisions affect other people, so be responsible for your choices.
第三部分 语言知识运用(共两节，满分45分)第一节 (共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30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。
A Welcome Gift
Dario and his mother loved their new apartment. The living room was large enough for their piano. That night, the two of them ___41___ side by side at the piano. They played jazz music to celebrate their new home. The loud ___42___ filled the room and made them feel very happy.
The next morning, ___43___, their happiness disappeared. Someone had left a ___44___ under their door during the night. One of their neighbors had written to complain about the sound of the piano. Dario’s mother asked the building superintendent(管理员) if he knew anything about it. But he said that they were all __45__ people and he couldn’t imagine any of them had done that. Later that morning, Dario suggested that they write a letter to their __46__ and apologize for their playing.
“Maybe we could go and ___47___ everyone in person.” his mother said.
“What if we invited them to come here for a ___48___ instead?” Dario asked.
They both loved the __49__. Over the next few days, they sent out invitations and prepared desserts ___50___ their guests. They decorated the apartment with streamers(彩带) and party lights.
Finally, the day of the party ___51___. Some guests brought presents. Others brought flowers. Some even brought desserts to ___52___. One woman, Mrs. Gilbert, ___53___ Dario’s mother with a book of piano music by Chopin.
“I heard you playing the other night,” she said. “The sounds woke me out of bed. I ___54___ that you might play like this every night. So I wrote a short note. I hope you don’t think I disliked the playing.”
Dario’s mother smiled at Mrs. Gilbert. “I think maybe we __55__ you an apology.” she said. “I didn’t ___56___ how late it was when we were playing. Maybe we should play some quieter music at night.”
“You play, you play!” Mrs. Gilbert said. “I like what you play! Just not so loud at night.” She pointed to the book she had given them. “These songs are not such ___57___ music.”
“These songs are beautiful music.” Dario’s mother said. “We will be ___58___ to play them in the evening.”
“And we won’t play so loud or late!” Dario said. He was already looking forward to ___59___ the new music. More than that, however, he was happy to see the big smile on his mother’s face. It gave him a feeling of ___60___ and made him feel that they were home at last.
41. A. sat B. stood C. lay D. walked
42. A. voice B. ring C. music D. cry
43. A. therefore B. however C. otherwise D. instead
44. A. note B. poster C. bill D. report
45. A. proud B. rich C. lucky D. nice
46. A. neighbors B. friends C. relatives D. audience
47. A. blame B. instruct C. question D. visit
48. A. party B. concert C. show D. play
49. A. experience B. idea C. performance D. action
50. A. to B. with C. for D. from
51. A. continued B. arrived C. passed D. finished
52. A. order B. sell C. share D. advertise
53. A. treated B. presented C. helped D. served
54. A. promised B. admitted C. agreed D. worried
55. A. give B. send C. offer D. owe
56. A. realize B. remember C. understand D. accept
57. A. sweet B. strange C. funny D. loud
58. A. brave B. sorry C. happy D. afraid
59. A. changing B. practicing C. recording D. writing
60. A. equality B. freedom C. warmth D. sympathy
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。
You never know ____61____ romantic and talented Chinese people can be. The only ____62____ (survive) painting by the Northern Song Dynasty’s (960-1127) young genius artist Wang Ximeng, A Thousand Li of Rivers and Mountains, is probably the ____63____ (fine) example of Chinese blue-green landscape paintings. With bright mineral pigments, the painter paints a vast country landscape, an ideal world of perfect order and harmony that people dream of. Now, nearly 1,000 years later, Chinese musicians are doing ____64____ same thing as Wang, but this time through the art of music.
The ____65____ (music) interpretation (演绎) of the masterpiece A Thousand Li of Rivers and Mountains first appeared in Shanghai as the closing performance of the Music in the Summer Air concert ____66____ (give) by the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra on Sunday. Following the concert, the performance began on Wednesday ____67____ Xi’an, Shaanxi Province.
“Just as Chinese painting aesthetics stress the relationship between artistic conception and the viewer’s mentality, the music ____68____ (create) can help people understand the landscape and the heaven and sky in ____69____ (we) hearts as well as the feelings toward nature and humanity in the form of music,” the piece’s composer Zhao Lin _____70_____ (tell) the Global Times on Tuesday.
This symphony orchestra work showed the world of the splendid scroll painting.
第四部分 写作(共两节，满分35分)第一节 短文改错(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)
One Saturday’s afternoon, Li Hua and Wang Ping were having an environmental protection activity near the riverside while they caught sight of a bird on the ground. They picked it out immediately and found it wounded.
Think it might die without timely help, they took it home. They made a nest for it and feed it with rice and water. Under their treatment and care, the lucky birds got recovered soon. When time came to fly the bird back to the nature, they felt very delighted.
Birds are friends of our human beings. Please bear in mind that to protect them is protect ourselves. Only by changing the way we treat the environment can we live in harmonious with it.
第二节 书面表达 (满分25分) 72.假如你是你校学生会主席李华，在你校“读书月”活动到来之际，为呼吁学生多读书、读好书，请你以学生会的名义，为学校“英语天地”宣传栏写一封倡议书，内容包括：1.读书的好处；2.发出倡议。
注意：1.词数100左右；2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
