2022-2023学年湖南省长沙市雅礼中学高二下学期期中考试英语试题含答案

  2022-2023-2雅礼中学高二下期中考试

英    语

时量：120分钟                满分：150分

命题人：高二英语组  审题人：王满春、黄琼

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

If you are looking for an amazing real-life castle, here are some good options for you.

Neuschwanstein Castle, Germany

The beauty of Neuschwanstein, situated high on a hill in southwest Bavaria, inspired one of America’s most famous castles: Disneyland’s famed Sleeping Beauty castle. The slender spires and towering roofs are impressive, but nothing compared to the brilliantly decorated interiors.

Windsor Castle, England

This castle is in the historic market town of Windsor that has been the family home to kings and queens for over 1,000 years. The castle is the largest and oldest occupied castle in the world. Guests are welcome to tour year-round. When the Royal Standard flag is flying from the castle’s Round Tower, the queen is home.

Eltz Castle, Germany

Medieval Eltz Castle, located in Wierschem of western Germany, was built in the 12th century and is named for the family that still owns it today. Surrounded by forest, it was built on a 230-foot rock and features eight towers that sit 115 feet in the sky. Inside, the castle still includes many of its original furnishings.

Bran Castle, Romania

Some people call Bran Castle, located southwest of Brasov, Romania, by another name: Dracula’s Castle. It’s just one of many castles linked to that vampire(吸血鬼) legend, but its dramatic architecture built on a steep cliff helps it fill the part, and the castle does not shy away from the legend.

21. What do we know about Neuschwanstein Castle?

 A. It is the highest castle in the world.

 B. It is the blueprint of Sleeping Beauty castle.

 C. It inspired a Disney movie.

 D. It is plainly decorated inside.

22. Which of the following about Windsor Castle is true?

 A. It is open throughout the year.

 B. It has a history of less than 1,000 years.

 C. The royal family don’t live there any longer.

 D. You can see the queen whenever you go there.

23. What do the last two castles have in common?

 A. They are related to vampire tales. B. They have special goods for sale.

 C. They are both located on rocks. D. They were built in the 12th century.

B

Which’s more important: Your employee or your customer? A popular business expression is, “The customer is always right.” But you should never say “always”.

The owners of a restaurant in Alaska won international praise after protecting their autistic(自闭的) employee.

When the employee delivered the wrong food to a customer’s house, that customer reacted violently and unkindly. Even after the employee corrected the mistake, the customer continued to shout. And that same customer was even rude to the restaurant owners’ daughter. So the owners “fired” the customer.

Restaurant owners P.J. and Spiro Gialopsos have added the customer to the restaurant’s “Do Not Deliver” list. That customer is now persona non grata, Latin for “an unwelcome person”.

P.J. Gialopsos wrote on the restaurant’s Facebook page, “You would think the majority of the population would have learned or at least heard about autism.”

Gialopsos said, “The employee has worked at the Little Italy Restaurant in Anchorage, Alaska, for two years. He was very upset about the angry customer.”

Gialopsos describes the employee as a seriously gifted university student who is curious about the world. She adds that the employee also has “an amazing personality, great sense of humor and a strong work ethic.”

“This employee is also one who will not have to deal with that rude customer anymore,” added Gialopsos.

Reached at home by reporters, Gialopsos says she is happy about the positive comments she and her husband are receiving. By Tuesday afternoon, her Facebook posting about the incident received more than 30,000 “Likes” and hundreds of positive comments. Comments and e-mails came from Australia, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Namibia and the United Arab Emirates.

Gialopsos said she spent a couple of emotional days crying over the posts on the Facebook page. She adds that many parents from around the country who have children with autism wrote to her about the incident. “Their stories broke my heart,” she said. Another comment on Facebook that she found “striking” is a woman who thanked them for hiring someone who is “differently-abled”.

24. Why did the owners of the restaurant receive praise?

 A. They would always put their customers first.

 B. They had a “Do Not Deliver” list in their restaurant.

 C. They fired a customer for hurting their autistic worker.

 D. They promised to deliver food to their customers’ house.

25. What made the customer angry?

 A. The employee acted unkindly.

 B. He didn’t get the food he ordered.

 C. The owners’ daughter was very impolite.

 D. He was considered as an unwelcome person.

26. Why did Gialopsos cry when she read the posts on Facebook?

 A. Because she was moved by others’ comments.

 B. Because children with autism were thankful to her.

 C. Because nobody understood what she had done.

 D. Because stories on the Facebook page hurt her feelings.

27. Where is the text most probably taken from?

 A. A restaurant guide. B. A news report. C. A research paper. D. A personal diary.

C

Saying farewell to someone you love, even for a night, can be difficult, much less saying goodbye for a lifetime or forever in death. Juliet bid Romeo adieu(再见) for the evening with the words, “Parting is such sweet sorrow.” Sweet sorrow is an oxymoron. But this seeming contradiction is true in the context of relationships.

Relationships are based on feelings, emotions, and passion. Deep friendships and loving relationships are measured by the level of emotional attachment. Emotions intensify over time. People spend time with the people they like. The more one person likes another person, the closer the relationship becomes. Each person in the relationship

receives an emotional benefit from knowing the other person.

Saying goodbye means separating from the people who make up a significant part of your emotional identity. Separation, even a temporary absence, from the people you have a deep emotional connection with can cause sorrow because you will no longer be able to enjoy their company.

The sweet side of saying goodbye is the emotional fulfillment of being in a close relationship. The time spent together is emotionally rewarding, especially if that person is seen as a soulmate. Humans are social beings. We seek the love and comfort of other people. Loneliness devastates the human condition and leads to sadness. Sad people will do anything they can to find fulfilling relationships. Likewise, happy people will do anything they can to maintain or enhance relationships. Herein lies the essential point of the emotional problem.

The more intense relationships become, the more devastating the emotional loss that is felt upon separation. The exhilaration of relationships cannot be truly measured without experiencing the overwhelming loss of a deep emotional connection.

Enjoy the company of the person you are with as long as you can; knowing the pain you will feel at the end of the relationship is the true measure of the relationship. If it doesn’t hurt to say goodbye, perhaps it wasn’t worth saying hello.

28. Which of the word group can create the same effect as “sweet sorrow?

 A. icy cold  B. breathtaking sound  C. deafening silence  D. endless speech

29. What can we learn from Paragraph 3?

 A. Saying goodbye is unavoidable in our daily life.

 B. The companion of close friends can lessen sorrow.

 C. A person’s identity is connected with relationship.

 D. Separation is the sorrowful part of saying goodbye.

30. What gives a person emotional satisfaction in social life?

 A. Making more communication with others.

 B. Building deep emotional connections with others.

 C. Comforting friends with love and intense feelings.

 D. Being a thoughtful person by standing in others’ shoes.

31. What is the main idea of the passage?

 A. Sweet sorrow is very common in close relationships.

 B. The pain of separation is the measure of relationships.

 C. Human beings are eager to get emotional fulfillment.

 D. Happiness is meaningless without sadness to compare it.

D

Bricks are one of the oldest known building materials, dating back thousands of years. But researchers at Washington University in St. Louis have found a new use for bricks: as energy storage units. A team of engineers and chemists have found a way to transform an ordinary house brick into a pseudo(伪)-battery — allowing it to conduct and store electricity. The bricks are powerful enough to illuminate(点亮) an LED light bulb and cost only about $3 to make.

“I love the idea of adding value to things that are inexpensive, things that are affordable, things that we kind of take for granted,” said Julio D’Arcy, an assistant professor of chemistry at Washington University and one of the researchers on this project.

The brick battery relies on the reddish pigment(色素) known as iron oxide, or rust, that gives red bricks their color. The scientists pumped the bricks with several gases that react with iron oxide to produce a network of plastic fibers. These microscopic fibers coat the empty spaces inside the bricks — and conduct electricity.

“What we’re trying to do is: we’re trying to make specialized plastics that are only used on the nano(纳米) scale — where we use very little of the plastic, and we can actually insert that plastic inside construction materials.” The study is in the journal Nature Communications.

In the future, D’Arcy says, a brick wall could potentially serve a double purpose: providing structural support and storing electricity generated from renewable energy sources, such as solar panels.

The technology is still at least a few years away from being ready for the commercial market. And right now the energy storage capacity of the bricks is still pretty low — about 1 percent of a lithium battery. But the team is now testing ways to improve brick performance — because it looks like you can teach an old brick new tricks.

32. What appeals to Julio D’Arcy listing bricks as their subjects?

 A. Their low expense.  B. Their common existence.

 C. Their additional value.  D. Their internal composition.

33. What is the last process enabling bricks to conduct electricity?

 A. Pump the brick with gases.

 B. Color the brick red.

 C. Produce microscopic fibers.

 D. Cover its inner vacancy with microscopic fibers.

34. What will the future bricks be like according to the passage?

 A. Construction materials possessing low energy storage capacity.

 B. Construction materials generating renewable energy resources.

 C. Construction materials used for electricity storage.

 D. Construction materials with built-in common plastic.

35. Which word best describes the author’s attitude to the technology?

 A. Skeptical. B. Objective. C. Conservative.  D. Controversial.

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。

Emotional intelligence, sometimes referred to as EQ, refers to a person’s ability to recognize, understand, manage and reason with emotions.          36          And it is a hot topic not only in psychology but also in the business world. If you want to succeed in the workplace and move up the career ladder, emotional intelligence is critical to your success.

         37          According to one survey of hiring managers, almost 75 percent of respondents suggested that they valued an employee’s EQ more than their IQ. Emotional intelligence is widely recognized as a valuable skill that helps improve communication, management, problem-solving, and relationships within the workplace.          38        

So if you are interested in improving your emotional intelligence skills to benefit your workplace performance, there are a few things you can do.

One of the first steps toward using emotional intelligence skills in the workplace is to practice recognizing your own emotions. Self-awareness involves being aware of different aspects of yourself, including your emotions and feelings. It is one of the fundamental parts of emotional intelligence.

         39          Being aware of your emotions is an important first step, but you also need to be able to manage the things you are feeling. People who possess good self-regulation are able to adapt well to changing situations.

Research on emotion psychology also suggests that people with high EQs also have strong social skills.          40          As a result, they are able to respond appropriately to the situation.

Emotional intelligence plays an important role not only in well-being but also in your success in the workplace. Fortunately, there are a number of lessons you can take from emotion psychology to improve your EQ.

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。

The train had been long delayed. Running out of      41     , Andy put down his book and looked out. He found the      42      at once: it was raining hard.

He lay down and fell asleep but was soon woken up by a woman. She handed him his bag and      43      that it had slipped to the floor. He gratefully took it back and opened it,      44      to see his mother’s scarf and some sandwiches inside.

Andy’s thoughts drifted(飘) to when he was      45     . His mother had insisted on putting her scarf in. “If it rains, it may get cold.” He remembered feeling      46      and had taken it out. But it was still here.

     47     , Andy realized he was burning with fever. Feeling helpless, he called his mum. “Take a      48     . I have put in medicine, just      49     .” she suggested. Touched by his mother’s      50     , he took the medicine and soon fell deep asleep in the      51      of the scarf.

Andy woke up later feeling much better. Then he noticed the woman, who’d      52      him earlier,      53      holding a baby in her arms, both shaking. Their clothes did little against the cold wind.

Without thinking twice, Andy wrapped his mother’s scarf around the baby. To his      54     , the child soon fell asleep in the love of not one, but two      55     .

41. A. luck B. patience C. time D. energy

42. A. train B. truth C. cause D. notice

43. A. insisted B. explained C. apologized  D. admitted

44. A. surprised B. ready C. thankful D. expecting

45. A. checking B. leaving C. planning D. packing

46. A. hurt B. annoyed C. ashamed D. puzzled

47. A. Lately B. Finally C. Suddenly D. Instantly

48. A. look B. pill C. rest D. sandwich

49. A. for safety B. on purpose C. in case D. by accident

50. A. calmness B. confidence C. comfort D. care

51. A. warmth B. memory C. smell D. touch

52. A. pleased B. helped C. disturbed D. greeted

53. A. comfortably B. safely C. gently D. tightly

54. A. relief B. amazement C. mind D. advantage

55. A. arms B. scarfs C. passengers D. mothers

第二节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

1)      课文填空

56. Astronomy and mathematics were introduced to China from India and Arabia; in Gansu Province, the Mogao Caves, home to some of the finest examples of Buddhist art, _____________ (reflect) the eastward spread of Buddhism from India.

57. In some conflict areas where civil wars often break out, fighters have even destroyed heritage sites _____________ purpose.

58. Such dangers can have _____________ (disaster) outcomes not only for the sites themselves, but also for people.

59. In the chaos and confusion after the attack, the US Navy sent a message to his family _____________ Louis had been killed in the attack.

60. In the summer of 1405, Zheng He, one of China’s greatest explorers, set sail from Taicang on his first voyage. A fleet of over 200 ships navigated the blue seas. It would take 500 years _____________ a larger fleet sailed the seas.

2)      短文填空

These stunning flowers and birds are all works of Beijing embroidery(刺绣),          61          traditional craft that has been passed down          62          generations. Beijing embroidery is one of the eight delicate          63          (handicraft) of Beijing. Also          64          (know) as Imperial Embroidery, it was          65          (original) made for the imperial household. Developed and flourished during China’s Ming and Qing dynasties, it          66          (use) to make          67          (luxury) imperial robes with silk thread as well as gold thread,          68          (symbolize) wealth and power. Patterns of the Beijing embroidery show auspicious(吉利的) things and signs, such as the Chinese dragon and phoenix as well as other auspicious animals and blooming flowers. Different colors of the embroidery have different symbolic meanings. Yellow represents the emperors’ supreme power, red is festive and auspicious,          69          blue symbolizes elegance and dignity. Various patterns and colors are combined harmoniously, constituting the unique Beijing embroidery,          70          embodies(体现) the spirit of craftsmanship.

第四部分  写作（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（满分15分）

71. 在世界文化和自然遗产日（每年6月第二个星期六）到来之前，请你以 “How to Protect Heritage Sites” 为题，用英语写一篇短文向校英文报投稿，呼吁大家保护遗址。

内容包括：

1. 遗址的重要性；

2. 就如何保护提出你的想法。

注意：写作词数应为80左右。

第二节（满分25分）

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。

It was a cold winter Monday morning. Manu, an eight-year-old, was sleeping comfortably in his bedroom upstairs. Mondays are usually very difficult for him after a weekend break from his school.

“Manu, wake up!” shouted Manu’s mother, Akhila. Manu pulled the blanket over himself and pretended to ignore his mother’s repeated attempts to wake him up.

“Manu! Please wake up! It’s already 6 o’clock and your school bus will be here by 7 o’clock.” Manu continued sleeping. Finally, Akhila walked up to the bedroom. “Manu, wake up! It’s time you at least learned to wake up on time and do your morning chores without so much effort from my side.” said his mother.

Finally, Manu got out of bed and started getting ready for school lazily. The school bus was already honking(按喇叭) in front of his house while Manu was brushing his teeth. Akhila requested the driver to wait for a few minutes. She quickly helped Manu get ready and helped him get to the school bus.

“Thank God. Manu did not miss his bus today!” She sighed. Akhila is really concerned about her son. Manu will not do anything on time, whether it is walking up in the morning or any of his daily tasks. It is getting very difficult for Akhila to get her son to be disciplined.

Akhila thought to herself, “I need to work out a plan to help him to be self-disciplined.” Repeated advice and warnings had not changed him.

Manu was back from school at 4 o’clock. Akhila asked him to finish his homework first. Manu, as usual, ignored his mother and continued playing with his pet dog. Finally, with a lot of effort, the mother helped him complete his homework. Manu had his maths test the next day.

The next day, everything was usually expected and there was no effort from Akhila to wake up her son. The time was seven and Akhila had still made no effort to wake up Manu. The school bus honked and Akhila, unlike her usual self, asked the bus driver to leave.

注意：续写词数应为150左右。

Paragraph 1:

Manu finally woke up at around 9 o’clock.                                                        

Paragraph 2:

Manu quickly got ready for school without any effort from his mother.                                    

2022-2023-2雅礼中学高二下期中考试

（参考答案）

第一部分  听力  略

第二部分  阅读

第一节  短文理解

21—23   BAC   24—27   CBAB

28—31   CDBB   32—35   CDCB

第二节  七选五

36—40   EDGBF

第三部分  语言运用

第一节  完形填空

41—45   BCBAD   46—50   BCBCD

51—55   ABDAD  

第二节  课文填空

56. reflected        57. on   

58. disastrous   59. that   

60. before     

第二节  语法填空

61. a   62. through 

63. handicrafts   64. known 

65. originally   66. was used

67. luxurious   68. symbolizing

69. whereas / while   70. which

第四部分  写作

第一节  

As a carrier of cultural inheritance, cultural sites are the best display of a local characteristic culture. Meanwhile, it embodies the crystallization of the wisdom of the working people. Thus, the importance of protecting cultural sites cannot be underestimated.

We can adopt the following methods of protection. First of all, the entire society can let people know the significance of cultural heritage protection. And some sites should not be opened to the public. Last but not least, teacher should enhance student’s awareness of the importance of the protection of cultural sites.

For the continuation of culture, let’s take action to protect our cultural sites.

第二节 

Manu finally woke up at around 9 o’clock. He looked at the clock and ran to the kitchen, crying out, “Mom! Why didn’t you wake me up? I am really late for school.” He couldn’t stop crying. “I have a maths test today and Madam Mangat will punish me if I miss her class and the test!” Madam Mangat was the strictest teacher in Manu’s school. “Mom, what should I do now? Please help. I promise I will wake up every day on time.” Akhila could no longer see her son crying and said, “Just promise me one more thing that you will do your daily task on time without pestering you to do it.” “Sure Mom! I promise!” Akhila told him she would send him to school and Mrs. Mangat would give him another chance to take the test. Manu hugged his mother. “Mom! Thank you.”

Manu quickly got ready for school without any effort from his mother. On the way to the school, there was silence in the car but a smile on Akhila’s face. The scene the next day at their house was a little different. At 6, Akhila walked out of her room, only to find Manu packing his schoolbag! Everything ready, he went up to Akhila and took her hand, saying, “Mom, I will give the driver a surprise today.” Hearing the smile in his voice, Akhila nodded approvingly and kissed him on the forehead. That morning, no hurry, no pestering and pampering, no continuous honking. It was the first time that Manu had tasted the fruit of discipline. He would taste it every day!