湖北省部分普通高中联盟2022-2023学年高二下学期期中联考英语试题

湖北省部分普通高中联盟2022-2023学年度下学期期中联考

高二英语试卷

考试时间：2023年4月2日 下午14：30-16：30           试卷满分：150分

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注意事项:

1、答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考号等填写在答题卡和试卷指定的位置上。

2、回答选择题时，选出每题答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需要改动，先用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在试卷上无效。

第一部分 听力（共两节，满分 30 分）

做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。

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’s wrong with Mark?

 A. He got a headache. B. He got a toothache. C. He got a backache.

2.  What may the weather be like now?

 A. Rainy. B. Sunny. C. Cloudy.

3.  What is the man going to do?

 A. Visit his friends. B. Fetch his luggage. C. Pick up the woman.

4.  How much is the postage for the man’s parcel in total?

 A. $50. B. $90. C. $105.

5.  Where does the conversation probably take place?

 A. In a library. B. In a cinema. C. In a restaurant.

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。

听第 6 段材料，回答第 6 至 7 题。

6.  Where do the woman’s parents prefer to go in the summer holiday?

 A. London. B. Rome. C. Paris.

7.  Which attraction impressed the man most in Paris?

 A. The Louvre. B. The Seine. C. The Eiffel Tower.

听第 7 段材料，回答第 8 至 10 题。

8.  What does the woman think of the man’s former job?

 A. Meaningful. B. Well-paid. C. Challenging.

9.  Why does the man want to be a doctor?

 A. He can benefit more patients.

 B. He can earn a high reputation.

 C. He can get a good salary.

10.  What was the woman’s childhood dream?

 A. To be a doctor. B. To be a scientist. C. To be an astronaut.

听第 8 段材料，回答第 11 至 13 题。

11.  Why is the woman worried?

 A. She’s getting fatter and fatter.

 B. She can’t finish her job on time.

 C. She suffers from heavy work stress.

12.  When does the woman usually get off work?

 A. At 7:00 p.m. B. At 6:00 p.m. C. At 5:00 p.m.

13.  What does the man advise the woman to do at last?

 A. Quit her job. B. Arrange her schedule. C. Ask for leave.

听第 9 段材料，回答第 14 至 16 题。

14.  What’s the probable relationship between the speakers?

 A. Mother and son. 

 B. Interviewer and interviewee. 

 C. Husband and wife.

15.  What do the oldest children in a family tend to be?

 A. Self-confident. B. Competitive. C. Sociable.

16.  What can we know about the man?

 A. He writes a new book.

 B. He has no sisters or brothers.

 C. He prefers making new friends.

听第 10 段材料, 回答第 17 至 20 题。

17. When was Sydney Festival set up?

 A. In 1956. B. In 1970. C. In 1977.

18.  What is the aim of Sydney Festival?

 A. To inspire people to create artworks.

 B. To draw people to the center of city.

 C. To encourage indoor activities.

19.  How long does Sydney Festival last?

 A. One week. B. Two weeks. C. Three weeks.

20.  How many artists will attend Sydney Festival?

 A. 900. B. 330. C. 100.

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，从每题所给的四个选项（A 、B 、C 和 D ）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Bookstores are a traveler’s best friend: they provide convenient shelter in bad weather, and they often host readings and other cultural events. Here is a look at the world’s six greatest bookstores.

Adrian Harrington—since 1971. Rare books; rare first editions; leather­bound sets and general antiques. Address: 64A Kensington Church Street, Kensington, London, England, UK.

Another Country—Kreuzberg, Berlin, Germany. Another Country is an English language second­hand bookshop which is mostly used as a library. They have about 20, 000 books that you can buy or borrow. Some regular events are held at the shop, such as readings, cultural events, social evenings and film nights.

Atlantis Books—Oía, Santorini, Greece. Atlantis Books is an independent bookshop on the island of Santorini, Greece, founded in 2004 by a group of friends from Cyprus, England, and the United States. Throughout the year it hosts literary festivals, film screenings, book readings, and good old­fashioned dance parties.

Bart’s Books—Ojai, California, USA. “The World’s Greatest Outdoor Bookstore”, a bookstore founded by Richard Bartinsdale in 1964. Shelves of books face the street, and regular customers are asked to drop coins into the door’s coin box to pay for any books they take whenever the store is closed.

10 Corso Como—Milan, Italy. Extensive selection of publication on art, architecture, design, graphics and fashion, along with a strong emphasis on photography. It was founded in 1990 in Milan, Italy, by Carla Sozzani.

The Bookworm—A bookshop, library, bar, restaurant and event space, now with five locations in three cities in China—Beijing, Suzhou and Chengdu. The interconnecting rooms with floor­to­ceiling books on every wall are light and airy in summer, yet warm and comfortable in winter.

21.   What can you do in Atlantis Books?

1. Attend a festival.  B. Learn photography. 

C. Enjoy rare books.  D. Hold dance parties.

22.  Which of the following bookstores has the longest history?

 A. Adrian Harrington.  B. Atlantis Books.

 C. Bart’s Books.  D. 10Corso Como.

23.  How is The Bookworm different from the other bookstores?

 A. It is used as a library. B. It hosts all sorts of activities.

 C. It focuses on photography. D. It has branches in different cities.

B

Cimabue, the greatest painter of a Middle Ages in Italy, was surprised one day after his lunch break to discover that a fly had seated itself under the nose of a character that he had been working on. He swatted (重拍) at the fly, but it did not move. He reached out to touch the insect, only to find it was only wet paint. Turning around, he saw that his apprentice (学徒), Giotto, was laughing. Giotto had painted the fly when Cimabue was away, and it looked so real that Cimabue had been completely fooled.

Giotto di Bondone was born into a poor family in a village. Legend has it that one day, when Cimabue was wandering around the countryside, he spotted a young shepherd boy drawing pictures of his sheep, which were so vivid that Cimabue immediately asked him to come to Florence and learn how to paint. That was how Giotto’s story began in Florence, where the young student flourished under Cimabue’s instruction and soon surpassed his master in skill.

At that time, people in paintings didn’t look real, and the symbolism of art was difficult for viewers to connect with it. Innovation (创新) was not stressed, so art had remained the same for hundreds of years.

However, Giotto thought art should be something more connected with people in a more realistic way. His masterpieces included the forty major frescoes (壁画) for the Arena Chapel. Adopting many techniques that were uncommon then, he painted people the way he saw them, instead of the overly tall and boxy people that other artists painted. He created three-dimensional space by using perspective, something that had not been done since Roman times.

In addition to painting, Giotto wrote poetry and drew architectural plans. When Giotto was in his sixties, he painted the Ognissanti Madonna, another famous work of art. He continued working until the age of seventy. The ideas Giotto brought to painting throughout his life revolutionized the art world and made him one of the greatest painters ever.

24.  What does the anecdote in paragraph 1 tell us about Giotto?

 A. His humor.  B. His talent.  C. His courage.  D. His determination.

25.  How did Cimabue feel about Giotto’s painting when they first met?

 A. Impressed.  B. Hesitant.  C. Doubtful.  D. Amused.

26. What made Giotto’s works distinguished at that time?

 A. Vivid colors.  B. Classic skills.

 C. Original composition. D. Lifelike quality.

27.  Which of the following best summarizes Giotto’s story?

 A. Great minds think alike.

 B. Innovation is the vitality of art.

 C. Constant dripping wears away a stone.

 D. A slow sparrow should make an early start.

C

Product placement is a form of advertising in which a company pays a director to place its product on the set of a movie or TV show. It isn’t new. The oldest examples date all the way back to the invention of motion pictures, when the Lever Brothers’ Sunlight Soap appeared in the Lumiere films in 1896. But as streaming has become more popular, product placements have become an even more attractive option for advertisers now.

When watching web videos, most consumers either skip or ignore the advertisements that run before the video starts. So as advertisers struggle to reach consumers, they are increasingly turning to product placement, spending advertising budgets to get their advertisements into media content in ways that can’t be skipped or ignored. Studies have shown they increase viewers’ awareness of products and their positive attitudes toward them.

Not all product placements are effective, though. Those that seem to influence viewers the most are those that strike the careful balance between being noticeable and not too boring. Viewers tend to be turned off if the product placement is too noticable, as when a character in the show holds the product and talks about it.

Viewers are most influenced by product placements in which the product or brand name is spoken by one of the characters but not shown. Also viewers may be more attracted to product placements that appear earlier in a show or movie. Because we become more engaged in the plot and characters of a show or movie as it progresses. If a placement appears at the climax — the moment when our attention is fixed on what will happen next — we’re either less likely to notice the placement or more likely to be annoyed if we do notice it.

With increasing online viewers and better designed product placement, perhaps advertisers will consider product placement their first choice and decrease their spending on traditional advertising, like TV and print ads.

28.   What can we know about product placement?

 A. It is popular nowadays. B. It makes streaming attractive.

 C. It first appeared in TV shows. D. It aims to make videos interesting.

29. What does the underlined word “ they ” in paragraph 2 refer to?

 A.Advertisments. B.Videos. C.Advertisers. D.Consumers.

30. Which is the most effective product placement in a movie?

 A.The product is shown before the movie is on.

 B.The product appears in a conversation at the climax.

 C.The product is in the character’s hand at the beginning.

 D.The product is mentioned not long after the movie is on.

31. What can be a suitable title for the text?

 A. Product placement: a future trend for advertising

 B. Product placement: a new driving force behind movies

 C. Product placement: a mirror of the advertisement history

 D. Product placement: a perfect companion to online videos

D

When you’re working your way through one of life’s storms, it is human nature to focus on getting back to normal, to “bounce back” as quickly as possible to a place where things are calm, familiar and comfortable.

However, actually it is unrealistic to think we can ever truly return emotionally and intelligently to where we were before the storm because every experience changes us in some way. For example, when we experience a major health scare, possibly involving some hospital time, we can never go back to being the person we were before the event even if we fully recover because we have experienced firsthand the fragility(脆弱) of life, not to mention coming face to face with death.

So, now that we can never return, what should we do?

Consider this …how is it that two people can be faced with the same hardship and while one becomes hopeless and feels anger and upset, the other is able to overcome their circumstances and grow stronger than ever as a result of the experience?

At one extreme, we may choose to accept the role of unlucky victim, or become trapped in the “Why is it always me!” negative and frustrating(令人沮丧的) situations. Either way is the result of a fixed mindset(思维模式) that is resistant to growth and change. If this is your approach to life, you will be far less likely to be active in effectively managing change and recovering from bad situations.

But there is another choice. If you are honest enough, you may consider what was once “normal” for you was just the main cause of your storm. You can choose to hug change and uncertainty and learn to grow forward through all of your experiences. Of course, this means doing the work to develop the skills and habits that will enable you to handle life’s occasional storms.

In conclusion, it is up to each of us to choose the meaning we apply to our situations at all times. Different choices will lead to different lives. Of course you can grow forward if you are determined to choose live a positive life regardless of whatever hardships you are facing.

32.   What does the author try to convey with the example in the second paragraph?

 A.We will understand life much better after an escape from death.

 B.It usually takes a long time to recover from a health problem.

 C.It’s unlikely to return to where we were after certain events.

 D.We can recover from an emotional problem much more easily.

33. When faced with hardships, some people choose to be a victim because of ________.

 A.their terrible experiences B.their negative thoughts

 C.their poor health  D.their bad luck

34. What is the author’s purpose in writing the text?

 A.To advise us to manage bad emotions.

 B.To persuade us to get back to normal.

 C.To offer us useful skills to work with.

 D.To encourage us to overcome hardships.

35. If you’re determined to grow forward you have to ________.

 A.experience life’s fragility B.welcome uncertainty and change

 C.develop new skills and habits D.overcome the fear of death

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。

Green exercise is a term used to describe any type of physical exercise that takes place in a natural environment rather than in a health club or gym. ____36____. Instead, it relies on the use of natural means of taking part in activities that improve strength and endurance with as little reliance on equipment as possible.

____37____. For example some consider a truly natural exercise experience requires that the individual wear clothing only made from natural fibers. Others consider barefoot running or walking with a big arena to be more desirable than running or walking with shoes.

A slightly different approach to green exercise puts more stress on the fresh air, sunshine and involvement with the natural world, rather than the equipment or clothing used during the exercise. ____38____. Similarly, climbing a mountain using standard equipment and protective clothing would also be considered a green exercise.

Many consider green exercise helps to reconnect human beings with the natural world. The interaction with nature helps to lower people's blood pressure, refresh their mind, and actually improve their self-esteem. ____39____.

Not everyone believes that the green exercise is more beneficial than working out in a health club or gym. ____40____. Meanwhile, the use of fitness devices may result in more challenging workouts which help strengthen the heart and lungs in ways that more simplistic exercise in a natural setting would be difficult to manage.

A. A green gym uses as little equipment as possible

B. Spirits are also believed to be positively affected

C. Opinions on what truly green exercise means differ

D. Green exercise includes a range of activities exposed to nature

E. So riding a bicycle in the forest can be called a type of green exercise

F. It usually doesn't use fitness equipment that is normally found in a gym

G. Some point out that many health clubs are built to make full use of natural light

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，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C 和 D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Melbourne Girls’ College is getting rid of all dustbins and asking students to take their rubbish home to encourage them to move towards zero waste.

Starting next Monday, the college will gradually ______41______ all the rubbish bins in five weeks in classrooms and the yard, ______42______ 1,400 students and 140 staff to find their own home for chip packets and juice boxes. Volunteer students will ______43______ daily non-compulsory food inspections in which children bringing “zero waste” lunch boxes will be ______44_____. Students using only ______45_____ packaging will receive a token (礼券) to win prizes.

The rubbish that students take home may still go to landfill (废物填埋场) via their home bins, ______46______ the new policy will help persuade ______47______ to buy fewer packaged items and reuse containers. Most issues around carrying rubbish home, such as smell and mess, can be solved. ______48_____ tuna (金枪鱼) in a tin, for example, can ______49______ the school’s compost (堆肥) bin and the tin can be ______50_____ before it’s taken home.

The college principal Karen Money acknowledges that some parents may not have the time or means to avoid ______51______ in single-use packaging, “But we are ______52______ to get as many people as we can to avoid it. We talk a lot, ______53______ educators, about the bad problems the world ______54_____, and if we don’t start putting some actions _____55____ that beautiful idea, then it’s just empty.”

41. A. replace B. wash C. clean D. remove

42. A. proving B. leaving C. promising D. allowing

43. A. receive B. forbid C. admit D. conduct

44. A. rewarded B. advised C. changed D. protected

45. A. creative B. usual C. reusable D. plastic

46. A. so B. but C. and D. though

47. A. teachers B. staff C. families D. friends

48. A. Uneaten B. Uncooked C. Uncovered D. Unbroken

49. A. break down B. break through C. get through D. go into

50. A. returned B. washed C. given D. spared

51. A. foods B. clothes C. drinks D. tools

52. A. keeping B. dreaming C. stopping D. trying

53. A. for B. to C. as D. with

54. A. solves B. tells C. faces D. follows

55. A. before B. behind C. upon D. below

第二节（共 10 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 15 分）

阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1 个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式，并将答案填写在答题卡相应的位置上。

Grain Buds, or Xiaoman, the ____56____ (eight) of the 24 solar terms of a year, usually falls on May 21,marking the ____57____ (arrive) of hot summer and downpours.

Just like its English name “ Grain Buds”, Xiaoman is a period of time when the grains are about to ripen but are not quite there yet, ____58____ is also referred to as the waterfall in the southern area of China. If the rainfall is sufficient, the following season of rice planting ____59____ (guarantee). When it arrives, rainfall increases across the country and temperature ____60____ (gap) between north and south narrow. During the period, waves of wheat are bright, pomegranate are red as fires, and lotus buds stand upright, ____61____ (create) a charming early summer scene.

The flavor (气味) for this period of time combines sweet and bitterness. Cherry with sweet and juicy taste is ____62____ (definite) the best choice for the beginning of summer. Bitter herbs, rich in diversified vitamins and mineral substances, are ____63____ must during the summer period.

Xiaoman, always used ____64____ a metaphor for the best state of life in Chinese culture, _____65_____ (indicate) we should maintain a constant state of balance in the character and attitude towards life.

第四部分 写作（共两节；满分 40 分）

第一节 （满分 15 分）

假定你是李华，你校英文报拟举办英语诗歌创作比赛，现向同学们征集优秀作品。请你用英语写一则通知，内容包括：

1.活动目的；

2.具体要求（主题、语言、词数等）；

3.截稿日期及投稿方式。

注意：1.写作词数应为80左右；

2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

Notice

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LiHua

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。

As a young boy, I was carefree. Every vacation I looked forward to two things—seeing my grandpa and hearing his wonderful stories. My grandpa was a very good storyteller. He had worked various odd jobs when he was young and wove his adventures and misadventures into fantastic tales. These wonderful tales colored my childhood.

As I grew up, I had to admit that Grandpa’s stories went on a little long, even a little boring and gradually lost their magic. However, not wanting to upset him, my brother and I would sometimes take turns sitting in the living room, listening to grandpa tell his stories.

When my grandpa was approaching 91, he suffered from serious memory-loss. It was kind of what doctors called dementia (痴呆), probably the earliest stage of Alzheimer’s disease. Following the doctor’s directions, we moved him into a Sunrise Assisted Living Community, where he could get a better care. After that, grandpa hardly came to our house.

One weekend before my grandpa’s birthday, I came to visit him. Seeing grandpa sitting in his armchair, dull-looking, I was consumed with mixed feelings. I wheeled grandpa to the sunshine in the courtyard, talking to him. He couldn’t express himself clearly and spoke in short bursts, but I listened to him patiently and carefully just as I used to be a little boy.

It was then that I noticed a shadow box with some old and yellowish photos in it. I picked one up, in which my brother, several boys in our neighborhood, and I were playing basketball with grandpa cheering us on twenty years before. My mind flashed back to those beautiful memories. Back then, Grandpa was in good physical condition and we were all wearing basketball jerseys, playing and laughing with abandon. I presented the photo to my grandpa, pointing at each member and reminding him of their names. Incredibly, grandpa could speak out the name of every player. I even caught a soft light in grandpa’s eyes and a smile on his lips.

注意：

1. 续写词数应为150 左右；

2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

A bright idea for grandpa’s birthday came to my mind.

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Seeing “the same players” playing there, grandpa seemed to have thought of something.

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