2022-2023学年湖北省襄阳市第四中学高二上学期期中考试英语试题含答案

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  襄阳四中2022-2023学年高二上学期期中考试英语试题2022.11本试卷共10页，共67题。满分150分，考试用时120分钟。注意事项：1.答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名.准考证号填在答题卡上.2.选择题每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔将答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号，答在试题卷上无效.3.主观题答在答题卡上每题对应的答题区域内，答在试题卷上无效.4.考生必须保持答题卡的整洁：考试结束后，将试卷和答题卡一并交回。第一部分  听力（共2小节；满分30分）第一小节（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。听对话，回答问题。1.How much should the woman pay in total?A. $ 25.    B. $ 35.    C. $ 40.2.Who is the man?A. A driving instructor.   B. A taxi driver.   C. A police officer.3.What is the man ordering?A. Ice cream.   B. Milk.    C. Coffee.4.What are the speakers mainly talking about?A. A paper.    B. A course.   C. A teacher.5.How long did the woman stay in Chicago?A. 6 years.    B. 12 years.   C. 23 years. 第二小节（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。听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6. How will the woman go to the Main Station?A. By train.   B. By bike.   C. By car.7. Where will the speakers meet?A. At a bookshop.   B. At the ticket office.   C. At the woman’s home. 听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。8. What’s the woman’s plan for this Saturday?A. Meeting Dr. Melo.   B. Having a barbecue.  C. Making an appointment.9. What’s the probable relationship between the speakers?A. Co-workers.   B. Doctor and patient.   C. Mother and son. 听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. Where does Tom want to work after graduation?A. In a restaurant.   B. In a college.   C. In a hotel.11. What does Lucy major in?A. German.   B. History.    C. Computer science.12. How does Tom support himself through college?A. By getting a student loan.  B. By taking a part-time job. C. By winning a scholarship. 听第9段材料，回答第13至16题13. Where is the man going?A. To the library.   B. To the museum.   C. To his apartment.14. What are the man’s favorites?A. Drawings.   B. Watercolors.   C. Oil paintings.15. What do we know about the man?A. He wishes to paint very well.  B. He has very good taste in art. C. He dislikes traditional art.16. What is the woman going to do this weekend?A. Buy a theatre ticket.  B. Go to an exhibition.  C. Take painting lessons. 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. What did people move to cities for in the 18th century?A. Jobs.    B. A better life.   C. Good services.18. Why did people go to the countryside on Sundays and holidays?A. To ride horses.  B. To enjoy themselves.  C. To visit their relatives.19. When did the first bicycle appear?A. In 1790.   B. In 1861    C. In 189020. What was the advantage of bicycles in the 19th century?A. They were safer.   B. They were cheaper.   C. They were faster. 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）A Wild Child's Guide to Endangered AnimalsFrom New York Times best-selling author Millie Marotta comes this gorgeous celebration of the animal kingdom. Highlighting 43 endangered species, the book takes readers on a trip around the world while learning about rare and well-known animals and their habitats. MarcovaldoMarcovaldo is a collection of 20 short stories written by Italo Calvino. Describing the life of a poor rural man living in northern Italy, the stories unfold according to the seasonal cycle of a year. Common themes in the stories includepollution, failure and poverty. The Art of MondoOver the years, Mondo has received global recognition for its incredible art posters that bring to life classic films, television shows, and comics such as Jurassic Park. For the first time, The Art of Mondo brings together this highly sought-after art in one volume that showcases the incredible creativity of the studio's artists whose vastly different styles are united by one guiding principle: limitless passion for their subject matter. The Coming of the Third ReichThere is no story in 20th-century history more important to understand than Hitler's rise to power and the collapse of civilization in Nazi Germany. The Coming of the Third Reich, by Richard Evans, offers a masterful combination of academic work, important new research and interpretations. Patriarchy and CapitalismChizuko Ueno, a leading Japanese sociologist, feminist critic and public intellectual, has been a pioneer in women's studies and the author of many books, including Patriarchy and Capitalism. 21. Which book will you choose if you are fond of art?A. Marcovaldo.    B. The Art of Mondo.C. The Coming of the Third Reich.  D. Patriarchy and Capitalism.22. Who cares about women's rights and interests?A. Millie Marotta.   B. Italo Calvino.C. Richard Evans.    D. Chizuko Ueno.23. What is the main purpose of the text?A. To introduce art forms.   B. To remember five writers.C. To recommend quality books.  D. To compare different cultures.Learning to say "yes, and"When I first heard about the improvisation(即兴交流) class, I was hesitating. As a quiet and shy girl, I feared improvising in front of strangers. However, I knew I wanted to work as a science communicator after finishing my Ph.D., so it seemed like a perfect opportunity to learn how to speak and communicate with others effectively. I signed up, knowing the experience would give me help.During our first class, we learned an important concept of improvisation: "yes, and." It means that, as improvisers, we'd better accept what fellow performers say. If someone says that rhinos(犀牛) are librarians, for example, then rhinos are librarians. We do not question the logic; we say "yes" and then continue with the scene as if nothing is wrong.The first few scenes were hard, but as weeks turned into months, I became more comfortable and even started to enjoy our classes. I became better at listening, relating to my conversation partners, and communicating clearly in the moment. Once when I was giving a presentation about my science, an audience member surprised me with a question that didn't grow out of the information I'd presented. Instead of getting confused and nervous, I took the "yes, and" approach—accepting the question and letting my mind focus on why it was asked. That helped me find an appropriate answer. I go pretty excited about it.The benefits of improvisation go beyond communication. Before attending the class, I would get stuck when my experiments produced unexpected data, thinking that I had made a mistake. But now, instead of getting discouraged, I will stay open to the possibility that the results are real, keep exploring the data and end up identifying a new type of cell—one that isn't behaving as expected.I think all scientists can benefit from this lesson. If the data say rhinos are librarians, then it's worth finding out whetherrhinos are, in fact, librarians. As scientists, our job isn't to challenge data that support a preconceived(先入为主的) story, but to say "yes, and."24. Why did the author attend the improvisation class?A. To get a different experience.B. To finish her Ph.D. at university.C. To give up her job as a science communicator.D. To improve her speaking and communicating ability.25. What was the author's change after attending the improvisation class?A. She formed her own idea quickly.B. She came up with lots of creative responses.C. She paid more attention to the logic of answers.D. She became a good listener before giving an opinion.26. The author mentions applying the "yes, and" approach to her scientific experiments to ______.A. explain the process of using the methodB. prove the benefits of the improvisation classC. share her own research experiences with readersD. attract fellow scientists to attend the improvisation class27. What can be inferred about scientists from the last paragraph?A. They should attend the improvisation class.B. They should question all preconceived ideas.C. They should carry on research by admitting earlier data.D. They should try to improve their professional knowledge.To look inside an ant nest is to meet with an alien civilization. The mass of worker ants beneath an upturned stone is both strangely reminiscent of (联想到) human society and strikingly different. There is an organization that fascinates us and a long line of myrmecophiles (or ant lovers) leads back all the way to King Solomon, who in fact advised people to "go to the ant, consider her ways and be wise". This was exactly the inspiration behind Planet Ant, a TV program showcasing what we know about the kingdom of ants, and what ants can teach us about the human world.Like us, ants build structures, find food, defend their societies and manage waste, and—also like us—they must be well organized. For example, the leaf-cutting ants of Planet Ant have special waste disposal areas for storing harmful waste and a team of "waste-disposal ants" are dedicated to keeping the nest clean. But ants achieve this familiar final result in a very different way to humans. Human societies have centralized control. In other words, someone tells us what to do. Ants, on the other hand, have decentralized control and neither the queen nor any other ant directs work. Ant workers are the final self-starters, following specific, but potentially flexible, rules in certain situations.Chemical trails support much of this self-organization. Foragers (觅食者) lay a mix of chemicals known as the trail pheromone (信息素) behind them as they walk. Other ants follow the trail and if they find food they reinforce it, laying more pheromones as they return to the nest. Stronger trails are more likely to be followed, so trails leading to food become gradually reinforced, while trails with no food in the end fade away.This produces an effective foraging system that is very good at finding the quickest routes to food. This simple guiding principle, and others like it, have provided some useful solutions to the complex problems faced by engineers, computer scientists and businesses.28. Why does the author mention King Solomon in the first paragraph?A. To provide a background.   B. To show admiration for him.C. To stress the wisdom of ants.  D. To explain an abstract theory.29. How do ants behave while performing tasks?A. They get orders from their partners.B. They choose to do only routine tasks.C. They strictly follow the queen's orders.D. They follow their own senses and certain rules.30. What information can we get about the trail pheromone from the text?A. It comes from the food resources.B. It appears before ants' self-organization.C. It leads the following ants to food.D. It helps ants find their way back home.31. Who does ants' approach to finding food appeal to?A. Nature lovers.  B. Engineers.  C. Biologists.  D. Explorers.It has been known for some time that children are able to learn at breathtaking speed. But how does it work? That's what researchers have now found out. Using an artificial intelligence tool and an eye-tracker that tracks the movements of a baby's eyes, scientists from the Thunders Research Institute for Brain, Cognition (认知) and Behavior investigated one of children's greatest mysteries and came to a surprising conclusion.It may seem very different, but babies are certainly not lying around randomly. "Babies don't explore the world by chance, with their eyes falling on it. Babies have a strategy if they want to understand the world. First, they look for those pieces of information that allow them to understand other information faster and more efficiently. On the contrary, if they see an object or event from which they can learn nothing further, they simply reject it. Only the information useful to them, they select," says Dr Francesco Poli. That sounds easier, even for a baby, than done. Because how does a baby know what is important and what is not?"Let's take a good example: learning to talk. What we see as always is that babies who are about to say their first word begin to investigate a few weeks before how to use their mouths to talk. Instead of looking at the eyes in faces, they study carefully for weeks the mouths of the people who talk to them. So they are in a constant state of maximum learning capacity!""Babies build their knowledge. They are like little scientists who like to see their idea challenged. For example, they learn very quickly that objects fall down and don't just disappear. And this is why they love bubbles (泡泡) so much: they do float up and then disappear!" 32. What is the surprising conclusion about children?A. They explore the world purposefully.B. They are attracted to all information.C. They are breathtakingly fast learners.D. They possess exceptional intelligence.33. What does the underlined word "that" in Paragraph 3 refer to?A. Studying further.    B. Observing the world.C. Learning strategically.  D. Understanding information.34. Why can bubbles fascinate babies greatly?A. They make little scientists' life colorful.B. They challenge babies' existing cognition.C. They prove what babies have just learned.D. They float up quickly and don't just disappear.35. Which word can best describe baby learners according to the author?A. Confident and optimistic.   B. Observant and capable.C. Consistent and persistent.  D. Dynamic and responsible.第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5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。Have you imagined making an attractive garden which will be the reason for your neighbors' envy?   (36)   But not every one of them has the talent for making it happen. However, if there's one thing they DO know, it's how to make a simple cup of tea. As for the used teabags, most of them find they're on the landfill site, but no longer! Your used teabag can work wonders in your garden by your simply burying it.    (37)   Continue to read what it does.If you have ever tried to grow some seedlings (幼苗)，then you know that this can be quite challenging. Not all seeds can grow into seedlings, even though you have tried so hard. But don't worry. Here is good news.    (38)   And what you need just involves a used teabag. By burying a teabag in your garden, you will provide nutrition to the soil, offering necessary food to the plants. In this way, your plants will be healthier and grow quicker. This is because tea works as a natural fertilizer (肥料) for the soil. The teabag itself is usually made from fibres from the abaca plant, which is a type of banana plant. The bag breaks down with its contents.    (39)  If you bury a teabag close to the roots of your plants, it will help store water in the soil. If there's one thing important for plants, it's water! What's more, weeds are not wanted in your garden.    (40)   By burying a used teabag in theearth, you'll make it a lot harder for the weeds to grow alongside your healthy plants. A. A teabag is a great answer. B. It does work though it sounds strange. C. Making a beautiful garden requires efforts. D. A beautiful garden is something most people enjoy. E. There is one way to help your seedlings grow better. F. A simple teabag is likely to do wonders for your seeds. G. That will create a healthy environment for plants to grow in. 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。As a nurse, Fawcett jumps around from the emergency room to the COVID-19 units upstairs. The unique   (41)   has allowed her to see all aspects of the disease—from patients on their death beds to those   (42)   enough to recover. But her fellow nurses in the emergency room have been so   (43)   and helpless, who don't see any light at the end of this dark tunnel. "The patients are just   (44)   ," the nurse said.At a morning meeting, Fawcett decided to   (45)   what she witnessed with her fellow nurses. It really gives them a little   (46)   in their step. Fawcett has worked overtime since an old man was admitted. "This man came in, looking very   (47)   . His wife was accompanying him," she recalled, "We cried together and   (48)   together. I did not think he was going to make it." However, the turning point came a week later. He had been taken off the ventilator(呼吸机) and was   (49)   . He was sitting in a chair, smiling at his wife! It was just   (50)   .The   (51)   has become a motivation for the nurses who struggle to keep up their   (52)   during growing pandemic(流行病). They feel more   (53)   to everyone there because they're all going through this war together.    (54)   the awesome death rate, they are firmly convinced that the pandemic will surely pass and everything will   (55)   be fine.(41) A. goal  B. role   C. habit   D. desire(42) A. fortunate  B. content   C. energetic  D. grateful(43) A. annoyed  B. surprised  C. embarrassed  D. discouraged(44) A. checking out  B. settling down C. flooding in  D. holding on(45) A. share  B. discuss   C. compare  D. match(46) A. development  B. encouragement  C. commitment  D. accomplishment(47) A. strange  B. confident  C. brave   D. weak(48) A. shouted  B. prayed   C. argued   D. complained(49) A. returning  B. struggling  C. recovering  D. progressing(50) A. incredible  B. irregular  C. unreasonable  D. unavoidable(51) A. smile  B. comfort   C. passion   D. enthusiasm(52) A. standard  B. strength   C. spirit   D. pace(53) A. exposed  B. connected  C. stuck   D. locked(54) A. Due to  B. Apart from  C. In spite of  D. In response to(55) A. typically  B. probably  C. apparently  D. eventually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。Mount Wutai, located in the northeastern part of Shanxi province, is 230 kilometers away from the provincial capital city Taiyuan. It was named after five peaks that resemble five giant columns(柱子)    (56)   (rise) straight from the ground. With its high peaks, snow covers for much of the year. Even in midsummer days it remains cool and pleasant,    (57)   has given rise to another name: Qingliang Mountain as   (58)   ideal place for escaping summer heat.Mount Wutai is a   (59)   (unique) beautiful mountain landscape with a cultural heritage that is at least as   (60)   (value) as the mountain's natural beauty.    (61)   (refer) to as one of the four sacred Buddhist mountains of China, it is home   (62)   forty-one monasteries(寺院). Within their walls   (63)   (be) a rich collection of over 100,000 superb sculptures and paintings, along with a great quantity of Buddhist cultural relics. For example, the east main hall of the Foguang Temple is the highest wooden building in China that   (64)   (survive) since the Tang Dynasty.Wutai Mountain displays its outstanding   (65)   (combine) of the natural landscape and Buddhist culture, religious belief in the natural landscape and Chinese philosophical thinking on the harmony between man and nature. 第四部分  写作（共两节，满分40分）66.假定你是李华，暑假你参加了以“运动和健康”为主题的夏令营活动。最近你的笔友Mike写信询问相关情况，请你回复邮件，内容包括：（1）参加夏令营前你的健康状况；（2）夏令营的活动情况；（3）你的收获。注意:（1）词数80左右;（2）可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。Dear Mike,___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours,Li Hua67.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 Saturday afternoon. I was having lunch when Dad told me to get ready. I became unhappy. I don't like Saturdays! Even though it's a holiday for most children, it is not for me because I need to go to football club. Many kids love sports, but I am not one of them. I prefer to stay at home and read. I don't like running, so in a team, I am a bad player. The coach is tired of me and my teammates sometimes think I'm useless.I have no idea how to play football. Usually, after practice, my teammates would ask me to stay out of the game and I would just nod. Last Thursday, the coach told us that we would be competing with some other team in a month and many people would come to see the game. Our opponent (对手) were the last winner and I froze at the thought of the embarrassment I would face if the team lost because of me. So I decided to practice hard for the match and I went to practice every single day. After one month, when the game day came, my teammates were reluctant (不愿意的) to take me in the team, and I also wished to stay away from the ground as well. But as luck would have it, they were short of one player and had no choice but to take me in the team. Our team was named the Big Blues. There was a great cheer on our arrival in the field. I got very nervous. The game started and within two minutes, I got a blue card. By the time I was allowed back, the score was two goals for each team and the next goal would decide the winning team. 注意：（1）续写词数应为 150 左右；（2）请按如下格式在相应位置作答。When the ball came towards me, I froze. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________All my teammates ran towards me to lift me in the air. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 英语参考答案第一部分  听力第一节1.B   2.C   3.C   4.A   5.B第二节6.C   7.A   8.B   9.A   10.C   11.C   12.B   13.C   14.C   15.A   16.B17.A   18.B   19.A   20.B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)21.B；22.D；23.C；24.D；25.D；26.B；27.C；28.C；29.D；30.C；31.B；32.A；33.C；34.B；35.B第二节(共5小题：每小题2.5分，满分12.5分)36.D；37.B；38.E；39.G；40.A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)41.B；42.A；43.D；44.C；45.A；46.B；47.D；48.B；49.C；50.A；51.A；52.C；53.B；54.C；55.D第二节(共10小题;每小题1.5分，满分15分)56.rising     57.which   58.an   59.uniquely     60.valuable61.Referred   62.to      63.is   64.has survived   65.combination第四部分  写作(共两节，满分40分)66.Dear Mike,I am delighted to tell you something about the summer camp with the theme of Exercise and Health.Before getting involved in it, I hardly ever felt well, either physically or mentally. However, things changed for the better in the camp. All the participants were required to exercise every day, including a variety of sports, such as playing table tennis, badminton and running. ①Besides, we were required to routinely keep a balanced diet, which enabled me to feel energetic and get refreshed.②To sum up, not only has the activity helped me gain an awareness of living a healthy life, but it also has enhanced the quality of my study as well as life.Best wishes!YoursLi Hua67.When the ball came towards me, I froze. On seeing the opponents rushing towards me, my teammates were very tired and seemed worried. Without hesitation, I took control of it and dribbled it (运球/带球) between feet, moving forward toward the net. I passed a few players and was soon positioned right in front of the net. Focused on the ball, I kicked it with all my might (as hard as I could). The opponents didn't think highly of me, so they didn't expect that I would be able to kick the ball so powerfully. As the ball hit the back of the net, the referee blew the whistle. "Goal!" The Big Blues won the match!All my teammates ran towards me to lift me in the air. They congratulated me on the final score. We went wild with joy, hugging each other excitedly. We were the winner. I was proud of myself and my teammates at that moment. With a sense of fulfillment welling up from her heart, I tasted the charm of playing football for the first time, which boosted my confidence and motivated me to go back to the training. Under the guidance of the coach and teammates, I focused on the sport itself and quickly perceived football's unique charm, enjoying practicing to the fullest. I gradually realized that it was my persistence that won back what I thought had missed and started a new chapter.