2022-2023学年陕西省西北农林科大附高高二上学期期中核心素养评价英语试题（Word版含答案，无听力音频无文字材料）

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西北农林科大附高2022-2023学年高二上学期期中核心素养评价

英语试题

满分：150分时间：120分钟

注意事项：答卷前，将密封线内的项目填写清楚。

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。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 man do tomorrow afternoon?

A. Meet the woman.    B. Attend a meeting.    C. Go to the hospital.

2. What does the woman need according to the man?

A. A challenging job. B. A good rest. C. A new accountant.

3. Where is the woman going?

A. The post office. B. The cinema. C. Her sister's home.

4. What is the man?

A. A shop assistant. B. A tailor. C. A doctor.

5. Whose birthday is it today probably?

A. Sue's. B. Jim's. C. Tracy's.

第二节（共15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7两个小题。

6. Why is Lucy still at home today?

A. She is taking the day off.

B. She is waiting for the man.

C. She is in no hurry for work.

7. How does Lucy find taking the subway?

A. Convenient. B. Cheap. C. Crowded.

听下面一段对话，回答第8和第9两个小题。

8. What are the speakers having?

A. Beef. B. Fish. C. Chicken.

9. What does the woman say about the dish?

A. It tastes terrible. B. It is delicious. C. It is a bit sweet.

听下面一段对话，回答第10至第12三个小题。

10. What is Mr. Taylor doing?

A. Reading a magazine.      B. Watching a film.    C. Making a call.

11. Who is Kate calling?

A. Jack. B. Her workmate. C. Her boyfriend.

12. Why is Paul asking so many questions?

A. To improve his spoken English.

B. To know more about the family.

C. To get closer to the family.

听下面一段对话，回答第13至第16四个小题。

13. What does Mary say about her flat?

A. It has a big kitchen.

B. It is close to her office.

C. It faces a beautiful park.

14. How does Mary go to work?

A. On foot. B. By bus. C. By bike.

15. Why was Lily late for work?

A. She missed the bus.

B. Her train was late.

C. The bus broke down.

16. What will the man do the next day?

A. Go to work by train.                         B. Visit Mary. C. Leave home earlier.

听下面一段独白，回答第17至第20四个小题。

17. What program will follow the weather report?

A. A music program.

B. Some traffic news.

C. An interview with Britney Spears.

18. What does the speaker advise drivers to do?

A. Take umbrellas with them.

B. Drive carefully and slowly.

C. Visit the Tokyo Tower tonight.

19. What will the weather be like this weekend?

A. Rainy. B. Cloudy. C. Sunny.

20. Where will the speaker probably go this weekend?

A. The radio station. B. The park. C. The Tokyo Tower.

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

Dance is one of the most wonderful forms of human communication. In many cultures, dance has both historic and cultural significance, which is communicated through learned gestures and expressions. Here are a bit more details about three of the world's most beautiful dances.

Kathakali

Kathakali is a storytelling dance, during which performers use a variety of gestures, and eyes and facial expressions to communicate meanings. Costumes, hair styles, makeup and face paint, and jewelry also all hold specific meanings in the performance of kathakali.  There are nine facial expressions used to express emotions ranging from sadness and anger to curiosity. Through their expressions, it should be completely clear to the viewer what the performer is intending to convey.

Tango

The dance has its roots in an African slave dance called candombe, which is also a type of music. One key factor of a candombe performance is a partnered dance, which has over lime developed into the modem tango. If you can keep your eyes on one part of the tango, just focus on the dancers' legs and feet. The tango is typically performed low to the ground, with both performers' step-work often taking place at the same time. It's complex and communicative.

Flamenco

One of the most interesting facts about the flamenco is that it began as a song. Over time, flamenco developed to include its now-famous passionate accompanying dance. One of the key factors of flamenco is palmas. It may look like simple, rhythmic clapping, but palmas arc performed at different speeds, and strengths, and it is essential that the flamenco dancer understands how to make use of his or her hands as part of the performance.

21. What is special about kathakali?

A. It is intended to convey a romantic story.

B. It involves many expressions to attract viewers.

C. It's a dance （o tell a story and express many feelings.

D. It is a dance where people can learn how to exchange feelings.

22. What should you pay attention to in a tango?

A. The dancers' arms and hands.     B. The dancers' legs and feet.

C. The dancers' facial expressions.    D. The dancers' eyes and hands.

23. In which dance does dancers' clapping play an important role?

A. Kathakali.    B. Flamenco.    C. Tango.    D. Candombe.

B

The African grey parrot's ability to talk and mimic sounds makes it a charming companion. African grey owners often report that their greys oftentimes talk in context and can understand their people's emotions（情感）. The African grey parrot is not just a top talker - this bird is also known for its extreme intelligence, which gives them the name " The Einsteins of the Bird World ".

The bird is medium-sized, dusty-looking and almost pigeon-like. Il has a bright red tail, intelligent orange eyes, and a stunning scalloped（扇形的）pattern lo its feathers. Their diet in the wild consists mostly of nuts, seeds, fruits, and leafy matter.

At home, African greys need plenty of toys that challenge their intelligence, such as food searching and puzzle toys. Nutri-Berries by Lafeber Company are a perfect choice, which, with a balance of grains, seeds and other nutrients in the shape of a berry, encourages African greys to hold, bite off and even play with, just as they do in the wild.

African greys seem especially a fleeted by stress and disturbing noise in their environment and can be put more at case by placing one comer of the cage against a wall as opposed to in the middle of a room.

African grey parrots are more likely to suffer from lack of Vitamin-A/beta-carotene, and therefore benefit from eating vegetables high in beta-carotene, such as cooked sweet potato and fresh kale. Lack of Vitamin--D is another concern, especially for greys on a poor diet. Offering a balanced, pill-shaped diet, such as Nutri-Berries, helps prevent vitamin and mineral  storage.

24. Why are African grey parrots called " The Einsteins of the Bird World " ?

A. Because of their brain size. B. Because of their intelligence.

C. Because of their talking ability. D. Because of their rich emotions.

25. What can " Nutri-Berries " probably be?

A. Puzzle toys for birds. B. A type of round fruit.

C. A brand of bird food. D. Wild Intelligence games.

26. What is the characteristic of African grey parrots?

A. They are smart and love to have fun.  B. They arc medium-sized with blue

eyes.

C. They may get ill due to lack of Vitamin E. D. They prefer to stay in the middle of

the room.

27. Where can we most probably find the passage?

A. In science fiction. B. In a travel guide.

C. On a shopping website. D. In a wildlife magazine.

C

Gretchen Altman is smiling, leaning back casually, a cup of coffee in hand - Hills Bros. Coffee, to be precise. It looks like a casual shot, but if you hit like, leave a comment, and tag a friend, you can get three different cups of coffee, for free.

Altman is part of a growing trend of "micro-influencers". She has a small following --- around 6,000 on Instagram（社交平台）.Her going rate is $300 to $800 to promote something. She does some posts in exchange for free goods, as long as it's stuff she believes in.

As a micro-influencer she has a much closer relationship with her followers than a big social media star. 'Tm just living a normal life and people relate to that," she says. "They just feel like I'm a friend of theirs."

But it worries consumer rights groups. Several recent studies have found that young audiences are largely unable to understand when something is sponsored content.

In some cases, it's clear. When a big star takes to a social media to advertise Coca-Cola, for example, the assumption is that he or she's probably getting paid to do so. And the posts are clearly labeled as ads, with the caption "advertisement" or "sponsored content".

But what happens when an everyday person with just a couple thousand followers takes to social media to extol（颂扬）the virtues of a product? The motivations are not so clear cut. The problem with these social media posts is that you don't know whether it's an ad or not.

Altman is diligent about using those hashtags（标签）.She loves what she does and sees it as a business, but she doesn't necessarily want to be a social media celebrity.

"With social media being so integrated into our everyday lives, we have this unique opportunity that I don't think anyone has ever had before where we can each be our own brand," Altman says.

28.What does a micro-influencer do according to the passage?

A. Give enough likes. B. Post to promote sales.

C. Recommend some comments. D. Design advertisements.

29. What makes consumer rights groups feel worried?

A. Sponsored ads content.

B. Ads with caption on posts.

C. The unclear motivations of the posts.

D. The increasingly growing number of audiences.

30. How does Gretchen Altman feel about being a micro-influencer?

A. Annoyed. B. Delighted. C. Ambitious.          D.  Depressed.

31. Which of the following can be the best title?

A. Instagram Advertising: Do You Know It, When You See It

B. To be a Micro-influencer or to be a Big Star

C. We Can Each Be Our Own Top Brand

D. Hills Bros. Coffee, Your Coffee

D

Tree planting used to be regarded as an effective means of controlling climate change. Perhaps it's time for us to rethink this practice. Trees pull carbon dioxide or CO2 from the air. This effectively removes CO2 from the atmosphere, making trees an important part of the fight against climate change. But tees only hold onto carbon dioxide as long as they're alive. Once they die, tees decay （腐烂）and release that CO2 back into the atmosphere.

Recent studies have found that trees around the world are growing faster than ever. Rising atmosphere CO2 is probably driving that rapid growth, said Roel Brienen. High levels of this gas are boosting temperatures, which in turn speeds tree growth in those areas, he added. The faster tees grow, the faster they store carbon. It seems like good news. However, it is known that fast-growing tree species, in general, live shorter lives than their slow-growing relatives.

In order to see whether this is a universal phenomenon, Brienen and his colleagues analyzed over 210,000 individual tree ring records of 110 tree species from more than 70,000 sites worldwide." By measuring tree rings' widths one can tell how fast trees grew, while counting rings provides information on tree ages and allows making inferences about tees' maximum lifespan （寿命）."Brienen explained.

The team also created a computer program that modeled a forest. Early on, it showed that "the forest could hold more carbon as the trees grew faster", Brienen reported. But after 20 years, these trees stared dying and losing this extra carbon again. "We must understand that the only

solution to bring down CO2 levels is to stop emitting （排放）it into the atmosphere," said Brienen.

32. What is the first paragraph mainly about?

A. Where carbon dioxide or CO2 is.     

B. Whether trees will be planted or not.

C. Why the atmosphere can remove carbon dioxide.

 D. Why trees against climate change should be rethought.

33. Why are trees growing faster than ever according to recent studies?

A. They give off and store lots of CO2.

B. They belong to fast-growing species.

C. Rising atmosphericCO2may help them.

D. The surrounding trees may affect them.

34. According to tree rings' widths, we can know a tree's.

A. Age. B. Height. C. Growth speed. D. Top lifespan.

35. What might be talked about in the following paragraph?

A. Why the team founded the computer program.

B. Why the faster trees grow, the longer they live.

C. How to make the old trees live a little longer.

D. How to deal with dying trees emitting their extra carbon.

第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，共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。

Urban Wildlife

Cities are diverse ecosystems. In addition to visitors from the wild, a large number of species share our urban areas. As our cities spread, we need to think about what it is like for other species to have human neighbors.

Cities are built for humans. 36 For example, most city parks are kept neat and tidy so that humans will find them beautiful. But when we cut grass or plant flowers, we destroy natural habitats.

37 When a bridge in Austin, Texas was repaired, engineers added small gaps running along the length of its bottom. This made a good home for bats, and soon the bridge was the home of thousands of bats. 38 Now, they have come to value their winged neighbors. The bats are a tourist attraction, and they eat lots of bugs every night.

There are also structures built with the aim of bringing wildlife into the city. The Beijing Olympic Forest Park is a good example. The park used native plants and created open, natural spaces for wildlife. The result is a zone in Beijing with over 160 species of birds. In many ways, the park is the opposite of a zoo. 39

If we learn to share our space, we can become better neighbors to the wildlife around us. 40 Our own future will be endangered too.

A. They are built to protect birds.

B. Our actions sometimes help other species.

C. If we do not, more species will become extinct.

D. They do not always provide suitable habitats for wildlife.

E. Instead of being kept in cages, wildlife can move about freely.

F. At first, people were afraid of the bats and tried to get rid of them.

G. They would sit on it and their droppings would fall into the water.

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。

Since our twins began learning to walk, my wife and I have kept telling them that our sliding glass door is just a window. The 41   is obvious. If we 42    it is a door, they'll want to go outside 43 . It will drive us crazy. The kids apparently know the 44              . But our insisting it's 45 a window has kept them from 46 millions of requests to open the door.

I hate lying to the kids. One day they'll 47 and discover that everything they've always known about windows is a 48 .1 wonder if 49 should always tell the truth no matter the 50 .1 have a very strong 51 that the lie we're telling is doing 52 damage to our children. Windows and doors have _53 _ metaphorical （比喻） meanings. I'm telling them they can't open what they absolutely know is a door. What if later in 54 they come to a metaphorical door, like an opportunity （机会）of some sort, and 55 opening the door and taking the opportunity, they just 56 it and wonder, " What if it isn't a door? " That is, " What if it isn't a 57 opportunity?"

Maybe it's an unreasonable fear. But the 58 is that I shouldn't lie to my kids. I should just 59 repeatedly having to say, " No. We can't go outside now. " Then when they come to other doors in life, be they real or metaphorical, they won't 60 to open them and walk through.

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。

I like taking photos very much. Once I travelled by ship_______61    a cloudy morning. It was in the afternoon that the weather turned fine. Therefore, I wanted to take some photos. I was looking around and I saw next to me a lovely little girl  62    (sit) on her fathers shoulders.              63              was lucky for me to meet such a perfect moment-the girl was smiling and the surrounding view was beautiful. Without              64               (think) , I took a picture of the little girl at that moment.

Her mother was surprised that a______65____ ( strange ) was photographing her daughter. I explained that I was moved by that sight and              66               (show) them               67              photo on my digital （数字的）camera. They loved it very much. I said I could email it to them when I got home. Finally, they gave me their email address. The next day, I sent              68 （they ） their daughter's photo as I              69              （promise）.

This morning I received a message 70    （ say） they are grateful and that they are very happy with the lovely photo of their daughter and a lovely memory of the day.

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）

假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有 10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处，每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加，删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧）,并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

It was Monday morning, and the writing class had just begin. Everyone was silent, wait to see who would be call upon to read his or her paragraph aloud. Some of us were confidence and eager take part in the class activity; others were nervous and anxious. I had done myself homework, but I was shy. I was afraid that to speak in front of a large group of people. At that moment, I remembered that my father once said, “ The classroom is a place for learning and that include learning from textbooks, and mistake as well." Immediate, I raised my hand.

第二节书面表达（满分25分）

假没你是星光中学的李华，将参加主题为“Let's Ride Bicycles”的英语演讲比赛。请撰写一份演讲稿，主要内容包括：

1.目前汽车带来的空气污染和交通堵塞等问题：.

2.骑自行车的益处，如节能环保，有利健康等。

参考词汇：低碳生活low carbon life节能energy saving

注意：1.词数：120词左右：

Good morning, everyone,

I am Li Hua from Xingguang Middle School. The topic of my speech is "Let's Ride Bicycles”.                          .

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