2023天津河西区高二上学期期中考试英语试题

高二英语(一)

第I卷  选择题(满分70分)

第一部分：听力(共两节，满分15分)

第一节(共5小题;每小题1分，满分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。

1. What will the woman do?

A. See a doctor.    B. Stop physical exercise.    C. Turn to her teacher.

2. What are the speakers going to do this evening?

A. Go to the cinema.    B. Do their homework.    C. Take care of the woman’s sister.

3. What does the woman dislike about the jacket?

A. The color.    B. The style.    C. The size.

4. Where are the speakers?

A. In a restaurant.    B. In a shop.    C. In the woman’s house.

5. What are the speakers mainly talking about?

A. A singer.    B. A CD.    C. A song.

第二节(共10小题;每小题1分，满分10分)

听下面三段对话。每段对话后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，各小题将给出5秒钟做答时间。每段对话两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6至8题。

6. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?

A. Schoolmates.    B. Brother and sister.    C. Teacher and student.

7. What makes the woman find it difficult to study at Oxford?

A. Heavy work.    B. The learning style.    C. After-school classes.

8. What has the man been encouraged to do at school?

A. Answer questions.    B. Memorize a lot.    C. Give opinions.

听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。

9. What has the man decided to do for his holiday?

A. Go climbing.    B. Go hiking.    C. Go camping.

10. How long will the man be away?

A. Seven days.    B. Six days.    C. Five days.

11. What does the woman think of hiking and climbing?

A. Disappointing.    B. Tiring.    C. Relaxing.

听第8段材料，回答第12至15题。

12. Where does the conversation take place?

A. At home.    B. At school.    C. At a restaurant.

13. Who does the girl usually talk to when she is upset?

A. Her friend.    B. Her parents.    C. Her teachers.

14. Where would the girl talk with her friend?

A. In a shopping center.    B. In a classroom.    C. In a cafe.

15. What does the man suggest the girl do?

A. Study hard.    B. Stop with her friends.    C. Get in touch with her friends often.

第二部分：英语知识运用(共两节，满分25分)

第一节：单项填空(共10小题;每小题1分，满分10分)

从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

1. —Shall we go bike-riding or go swimming?

—________. They are both good ideas.

A. Not really B. Either is OK C. It’s a deal D. That’s all right

2. Following the girl, we went into a hall, on ________ walls hung pictures of some famous scientists.

A. whose B. its C. which D. that

3. —What made Mary so upset today?

—________.

A. Because she lost her new bicycle B. Since her new bicycle was lost

C. Losing her new bicycle D. With her new bicycle lost

4. There are so many kinds of computers on sale that I can’t make up my mind ________ to buy.

A. what B. which C. how D. where

5. The speech was so________ that they were all ________.

A. inspiring; exciting B. inspired; excited

C. inspired; exciting D. inspiring; excited

6. Seeing John rush into the room with tears in his eyes, I asked him ________.

A what would happen B. what happened C. what to happen D. what had happened

7. —I am sure that Andrew will win the first prize in the final.

—I think so. He ________ for it for months.

A. is preparing B. was preparing C. has been preparing D. had been preparing

8. My father ________ on me the value of hard work, teaching me to be an honest worker.

A. left B. entertained C. whispered D. impressed

9. As a consequence of the pandemic (疫情), the GDP of that country ________ by 20% compared with last year.

A. contrasted B. declined C. defeated D. deserved

10. In most cases, the price is ________ if it is a massive purchase.

A. negotiable B. distinct C. remarkable D. worthwhile

11. The young teacher adopted a(n) ________ approach to language teaching.

A. innovative B. permanent C. distinct D. complicated

12. There is a possibility that the bridge might ________ during an earthquake.

A. make its way B. give way C. find its way D. be in the way

13. It takes some time for one to ________ the new environment before settling down.

A. bring out B. burst into C. adapt to D. descend upon

14. The recent discoveries from the ancient tomb ________ the hidden history of the family.

A. throws light on B. works closely with C. plays a trick on D. leave an impression on

15. By entering high school, you ________ your journey to a perfect self.

A. give one hint to B. highlight the importance of C. set in motion D. go deeper into

第二节：完形填空(共15小题;每小题1分，满分15分)

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从26~40各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

For long, a little boy was wondering why his desk pal could rank 1st in the class, whereas he himself failed to: he only ranked 21st. So he asked his mom, “Mom, am I more ____16____ than others? I feel I am as careful as him, but how come I always ____17____?” Hearing the words, Mom was worried that her son’s self-esteem was now being hurt by the ranking system. She went ____18____, not knowing how to explain.

In another test, the son ranked 17th, ____19____ his pal remained 1st. Back home, he ____20____ the same question. Mom really wanted to inform her son that intelligence ____21____. However, was this the answer that her son was ____22____ curious about? Thank goodness she did not open her mouth.

There were times she wanted to say, “You are too lazy. You are not as hard-working as others...” but she stopped when thinking of her son was ____23____ from the pains of unsatisfied grades and rankings. She thought it cruel to add additional ____24____ on his son and was trying to find out a perfect answer.

Time passing swiftly, the son finished primary school. ____25____ studying harder and harder, he was still unable to ____26____ with his pal. To show her pride of him, Mom decided to take him to the sea. During the trip, she ____27____ to give out an answer. Sitting on the beach, she pointed to the front and said, “Do you see the seabirds over there? When the waves come near, little birds can rise quickly while ‘clumsy’ (笨拙的) sea-gulls would take more time to complete the process. ____28____, have you noticed birds that finally fly across the endless ____29____ are none other than ‘clumsy’ sea-gulls?”

Now, the son no longer worries about his rankings, and no one would enquire his rankings in primary school, because, with the 1st ranking, he is ____30____ to a famous University.

16. A. careless B. important C. stupid D. handsome

17. A. take care B. fall behind C. make it D. make progress

18. A. crazy B. wordless C. bad D. angry

19. A. while B. because C. unless D. until

20. A. missed B. told C. raised D. forgot

21. A. changes B. differs C. decreases D. improves

22. A. ultimately B. immediately C. initially D. constantly

23. A. learning B. suffering C. varying D. dropping

24. A. work B. duty C. burden D. time

25. A. With B. Except C. Beside D. Despite

26. A. put up B. come up C. end up D. catch up

27. A. failed B. tried C. managed D. remembered

28. A. Besides B. Therefore C. Otherwise D. However

29. A. beach B. land C. ocean D. sky

30. A. praised B. admitted C. dismissed D. employed

第三部分：阅读理解(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、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

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A attend full-time universities B. work part time to further their education

C. improve their education at home to get better jobs D. earn their degrees in different ways that suit them

32. Which of the following is NOT clearly mentioned in this advertisement?

A. The way how you will get your degree. B. Tuition price.

C. The hot fields you will be preparing yourself for. D. The length of time it will take you to get a degree.

33. What does the writer of this ad intend to say by naming General Electric, IBM, Ford, etc.?

A. To show that their training is widely used in the country.

B. To show that the training program is fully supported by famous companies in the US.

C. To prove the value of their training in every area.

D. To show the importance of getting recognized by the most famous companies.

34. It seems to the writer that the greatest attraction for people to take their training is ________.

A. its convenience B. the degree’s nation wide recognition

C. the economic benefit it will bring about D. the lowest tuition price people will pay

35. How many ways are mentioned in the ad for people to get in touch with the Harcourt Learning Direct?

A. One. B. Two. C. Three. D. Four.

B

Roger Conner is a modern-day Horatio Alger hero. Roger started out as an unpaid worker in a small flower shop. He has become the owner of a florist company whose sales are well over $100,000 a year.

One day when Roger was only twelve, he stopped at a local flower shop. He asked the owner if he could work for him, without pay, in order to learn the business. Roger started working every day after school and on weekends. After two years on the job, he finally asked for a small salary. The owners told him he “wasn’t good enough to be paid.” So he quit, and found a paying job at another local flower shop. He worked hard there, but after six months they laid him off because business was slow. Not discouraged, Roger decided to do it alone and started his own flower store in a basement. He started his business with only sixty-five dollars. He bought old refrigerators at garage sales and knocked the shelves out. This turned them into coolers for his fresh-cut flowers. His business grew rapidly as he built up a reputation for top quality and fine service.

In 1977, Roger bought out the flower store where he had worked without pay for over two years. The people who said he “wasn’t good enough” were astonished to find that they were being taken over by a teenager. He had plans to renovate (整修) the whole store.

One of the reasons the owners sold out to Roger was that the store wasn’t doing well. But after Roger took over ownership and redid the store, business started booming. In fact, business was so good that after one year, he celebrated by buying out the other store where he had worked. Roger then combined both stores and moved to a location in the center of his town.

The new store has 2,000 square feet and seven employees. And he did it all before he reached the age of twenty.

36. The author is most eager to show that people who want to get ahead in business should ________.

A. work without pay B. own a flower shop C. work hard and be persistent D. work as teenagers

37. Which of the following does NOT describe Roger Comer’s history in business?

A. He worked for two years without pay. B. He needed luck to be successful.

C. He opened his first flower business in a basement. D. He opened a store in the middle of his town.

38. The style of the passage is mostly like a ________.

A. newspaper article B. humorous story C. television play D. magazine interview

39. Which of the following statements about Roger Conner is NOT true?

A. He gave customers better service than the other shops he had worked for.

B. He was a very brave and tricky young man.

C. He worked hard without pay in a flower shop in order to get to know the business.

D. He made decisions on the location of his shop by himself.

40. From what you know about Roger Conner, you can conclude that a “Horatio Alger hero” is the kind of person who ________.

A. works hard in the flower business B. is born into a rich family

C. starts out poor and becomes rich D. becomes famous

C

A friend of mine, in response to a conversation we were having about the injustices of life, asked me the question, “Who said life was going to be fair, or that it was even meant to be fair?” Her question was a good one. It reminded me of something I was taught as a youngster: life isn’t fair. It’s a disappointment, but it’s absolutely true. One of the mistakes many of us make is that we feel sorry for ourselves, or for others, thinking that life should be fair, or that someday it will be. It’s not and it won’t be.

One of the nice things about surrendering (屈从) to the fact that life isn’t fair is that it keeps us from feeling sorry for ourselves by encouraging us to do the very best we can with what we have. We know it’s not “life’s job” to make everything perfect, it’s our own challenge. Surrendering to this fact also keeps us from feeling sorry for others because we are reminded that everyone is dealt differently; everyone has unique strengths and problems in the process of growing up, facing the reality and making decisions; and everyone has those times that they feel unfairly treated.

The fact that life isn’t fair doesn’t mean we shouldn’t do everything in our power to improve our own lives or the world as a whole. To the contrary, it suggests that we should. When we don’t recognize or admit that life isn’t fair, we tend to feel pity for others and for ourselves. Pity, of course, is a self-defeating emotion that does nothing for anyone, except to make everyone feel worse than they already do. When we do recognize that life isn’t fair, however, we feel enthusiastic for others and for ourselves. And enthusiasm is a heartfelt emotion that conveys loving-kindness to everyone it touches.

The next time you find yourself thinking about the injustices of the world, try reminding yourself of this very basic fact. You may be surprised that it can make you out of self-pity and into helpful action.

41. The author thought of his friend’s question as a good one because ________.

A. he also wanted to know who held such an opinion B. it made him recall something during his childhood

C. like his friend, he also thought life was unfair D. he learned something from the question as a youngster

42. Surrendering to the fact that life isn’t fair will ________.

A. keep us from making everything perfect B. keep us from doing everything in our power

C. make us face unfair treatment bravely D. make us know it’s our duty to perfect things

43. The second paragraph of the passage mainly tells us that ________.

A. it’s nice to accept the injustice of life B. it’s nice to surrender to the life

C. we should not surrender to the life D. we should not feel sorry for everything

44. In the last paragraph, “this very basic fact” refers to the fact that ________.

A. you should not pity for others B. life isn’t and won’t be fair

C. compassion is heartfelt emotion D. pity is a self-defeating emotion

45. According to the author, when recognizing life injustice, you may ________.

A. take measures to solve life problem B. feel pity to other people

C. do nothing to improve our life D. receive enthusiasm from others

第Ⅱ卷  非选择题(满分30分)

第一节：阅读表达(共5小题;每小题2分，满分10分)

阅读短文，并按照题目要求用英语回答问题

Every child has a dream of what they want to be, right? When Renee Butts was little, her dream was to become a volunteer firefighter because her father was one. Sadly, when she was 14, her beloved father passed away and she was unable to do volunteer work with him. However, she was determined and never gave up, which makes for a good firefighter.

Now Renee is a member of the Carmel Fire Department where she is required to be an Emergency Medical Technician. She should also be ready to deal with any emergency, like fighting a fire, dealing with a car accident or helping someone who’s sick. Sometimes she is in the driver’s seat or using the water pump. Renec works nine to eleven days a month on 24-hour shifts. She also has a family to care for, as her husband is also a busy firefighter. Dealing with housework and working so much can show her great determination.

When I asked Renee what the best part of her job is she replied, “Helping people and the satisfaction of saving lives.” I think that shows signs of being a true hero. She’s always willing to do anything for anyone in need. Renee says that her job is frightening at times, but extremely exciting. “The worst part of my job is that I see death. Actually, sometimes, people die in the accident, for which I was very sorry,” said Renee.

I was inspired by this because I know I would be very scared to do her job and don’t know if I could handle seeing people die. With 140 people in her station, Renee is one of the only three women, but that doesn’t bother her. She says everyone gets a fair shot and they all do the same jobs.

We would never live without people like her who have the courage to risk their lives. Renee’s determination rubs off on me and helps me believe that I can do anything.

46. What’s Renee’s job in the Carmel Fire Department? (No more than 5 words)

47. What makes Renee balance between doing housework and working so much? (No more than 5 words)

48. Why does the author-think Renee Butts is a true hero? (No more than 15 words)

49. How do you understand the underlined part in Paragraph 4?(No more than 5 words)

50. What do you think of Renee? Please give your reasons. (No more than 25 words)

第二节：书面表达(满分15分)

51. 我们经常会在学习和生活中遇到很多挑战或困难。请写一篇记叙文，描述一次你面临挑战或困难的经历，要点如下：

(1)你遇到的挑战或困难;

(2)你应对挑战或困难的方法和最终结果;

(3)你从中吸取的经验或教训。

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