黑龙江省佳木斯市第一中学2022-2023学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题

佳一中2022-2023学年度第二学期高二期中考试

英语试题

时间：120分钟  总分：150分

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，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.Where does the conversation most probably take place?

A.In an office.

B.In a library.

C.In a bookstore.

2.Where did the speakers plan to go?

A.A shopping center.

B.An opera house.

C.The parking lot.

3.Which aspect of the film does the woman like?

A.The plot.

B.The music.

C.The dialogue.

4.What do we know about the woman's jacket?

A.It is sold at a lower price.

B.It is her favorite color.

C.It is her sister's size.

5.What does the woman imply?

A.The man is so forgetful.

B.The man is too careless.

C.The man is over confident.

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，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.What makes the man so tired?

A.Playing games.

B.Surfing the Internet.

C.Searching for interesting people.

7.Whom did the man chat with?

A.People from Canada.

B.People in need of his help.

C.People on the same project.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8.What does the law forbid people to do?

A.To take dogs to parks.

B.To walk dogs in the streets.

C.To treat dogs cruelly.

9.What do we know from the woman's words?

A. Dogs should be kept at home.

B.Building a dog park is necessary.

C.People should clean up the dog waste.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10.According to the man, what did he do before he watched TV?

A.He washed his hands.

B.He had his supper.

C.He took a bath.

11.Which place had the man been to the night before?

A.James Street.

B.A restaurant.

C.A friend's home.

12.What does the man try to do in the conversation?

A.To prove the truth.

B.To find the truth.

C.To hide the truth.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题．

13.Why did the son come back late?

A.He hurt his hands and knees.

B.He went to a pub with Linda.

C.He waited a long time for the bus.

14.What was the old lady doing in the middle of the road?

A.Looking for something.

B. Struggling to stand up.

C.Trying to seek help.

15.What happened to Linda?

A.She was fired.

B.She got injured.

C.She had an accident.

16.Where was the witness?

A.Outside the pub.

B.At a bus stop.

C.In his car.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题．

17.What's the problem of some of the university students?

A.They don't spend all their time on studies.

B.They don't know what to do with their free time.

C.They don't have choices for outside class activities.

18.How is the students'  high school life?

A.Controlled and busy.

B.Regular and colorful.

C.Active and independent.

19.According to the speaker, what is the role of outside class activities at university?

A.To make students healthier.

B.To improve students' test scores.

C.To enrich students' experience.

20.What does the speaker advise his students to do?

A.Leam to enjoy themselves.

B.Learn to be their own masters.

C.Learn to develop their potential.

第二部分 阅读理解（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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Icehouse and ice ticket

As early as Pre-Qin Dynasty, people used natural ice to keep food fresh and make cold drinks. The Zhou royal court had a specialized department called “ice administration”. They collected natural ice blocks each December to store in the icehouse. During the Qing Dynasty,“ice tickets”were used and they were available only to officials and the rich.

Ice container

The most commonly used cooling tool is called “Jian”,which is a big container filled with ice.It was made of clay in early Chinese history,and was later made of copper（铜）.The“Jian”can be seen as an ancient refrigerator，which can be used to make cold drinks.

Hiding food in the well

During the Qin and Han dynasties, for common people,the most common way to cool off is by using their wells.Some families put a pot in the well as a cold closet,or put food in a basket and lowered the basket into the well with a rope.

Herbal drinks

During the Qing Dynasty,taking Chinese herbal medicine was popular in Beijing. In hot summer,some people preferred to drink ice water,some boiled perilla leaves, and liquorice as summer soup to keep off the heat. Ancient people also loved to make lotus seed soup in summer for the benefit of strengthening the body.

21.What does “Jian” have the same function as?

A.Container.

B.Refrigerator.

C.Clay.

D.Copper.

22.Which of the following is unavailable to common people?

A.Ice tickets.

C.Hiding food in the well.

B.Ice container.

D.Herbal drinks.

23.What's the common purpose of the above four ways?

A.To strengthen the body.

C.To escape the summer heat.

B.To keep food fresh.

D.To make cold drinks.

B

When I set down a cup of soup in front of one of "The Party", she glanced down at it, and then frowned. “Hannah, I asked for a half cup of soup,”she said,sounding angrily,"You are always so slow. I don't know how you always mess up our orders.”

I politely mumbled an apology. It was only a cup of soup, and an honest mistake, but I felt like such a disaster.

The residents at the high-end senior living community,where I served as a waitress in the cafeteria,expected nothing less than a five-star dining experience and my small mistake was not to be tolerated.

When I first started working there, I was already shy and couldn't stand the idea that someone didn't like me. Early on, when residents would scold or criticize me with or without reasons,I felt like crawling under a rock.

The most difficult guests by far were a group of six women who the servers nicknamed “The Party."At first,they seemed friendly.But the truth is that they were rude and demanding. I would leave te dining room exhausted almost every night after serving them.

Somehow those rough nights started to change me to become more outgoing and self-assured.The residents gradually depend on me and my “convinced” smile. I used to have trouble speaking in front of a group and would be shy when I did.Now,I have no problem walking up to a table of fourteen people and making conversation as if I had known them my whole life.

I give credit to（感谢）“The Party” for putting me in a situation where I had no choice but to smile and carry on. Today, when I see "The Party", I still flinch a little inside,but then I pull back my shoulders, lift my chin and march up to them and ask, “What's it going to be today,ladies?”

24.What do we know about the residents?

A.They are very picky about services.

B.They all enjoy having meals in groups.

C.They all behave nicely and reasonably.

D.They all find favors in the eyes of the servers.

25.Which is the quality the author possesses now?

A.Shyness.

C.Selfishness.

B.Confidence.

D.Indifference.

26.What does the underlined word “flinch”  mean?

A.take in.

C.cheer up.

B.beat up.

D.draw back.

27.What moral lesson can we take from this story?

A.Where there is a will, there is a way.

B.Practice makes perfect.

C.What doesn't kill you makes you stronger.

D.With great power comes great responsibility.

C

A woman held her phone tightly to her heart the way a church-goer might hold a Bible（圣经）.She was anxious to take a picture of an impressive bunch of flowers that sat not so far away, but first she had to get through a crowd of others pushing their way to do the same.The cause of this was Bouquets to Art,one of the most popular events at the de Young Museum in San Francisco.

Flower sellers were asked to create flower arrangements that respond to pieces of art on display, from ancient carvings to contemporary sculptures.It's extremely attractive and also memorable, to the point that it has become a problem.

In recent years,the de Young received more than a thousand complaints from people who felt that cell phones had spoiled their experience of the exhibit. Institutions of fine art around the world face similar problems as the desire to take photographs becomes a huge attraction for museums, as well as something that upsets some of their patrons（资助人）.So the de Young responded with a kind of compromise: carving out “photo free"hours during the exhibition's six-day run.

One common complaint about the effect of social media on museum culture is that people seem to be missing out on experiences because they are so busy collecting evidence of them.A study recently published in the journal Psychological Science suggests there is some truth to this. It finds that people who keep taking photos of an exhibit and posting them on social media rather than simply observing it, have a hard time remembering what they see. But the issue is complex for the professionals running museums.Linda Butler,the de Young's head of marketing and visitor experience, acknowledges that not everyone wants a museum to be “a photo-taking playland'. Yet a lot of people do and she believes that the de Young is in no position to judge one reason for buying a $ 28 ticket to be more valid than another.“If wc removed social media and photography,” she says,“we would risk becoming irrelevant."

28.What was the woman cager to do according to Paragraph 1?

A.To get her phone.

C.To take a photo.

B.To escape the crowd.

D.To push ahead.

29.How did the de Young respond to the dilemma?

A.By setting periods without photo-taking.

B.By making the exhibition free of charge.

C.By compromising with the government.

D.By extending the free exhibition hours.

30.The recent study finds that the use of social media in museums may          

A.uncover the truth

C.bring more pleasure

B.cause irrelevancy

D.play a negative role

31.Which of the following may Linda Butler support?

A.Reducing admission prices.

B.Catering to visitors.

C.Reserving judgement in public.

D. Banning social media and photography.

D

With no special equipment, no fences and no watering, two abandoned agricultural fields in the UK have been rewilded（重新野化）， in large part due to the efforts of jays,which actually “engineered” these new woodlands.Researchers now hope that rewilding projects can take a more natural and hands-off approach and that jays can shed some of their bad reputations.

The two fields,which researchers have called the New Wilderness and the Old Wilderness,had been abandoned in 1996 and 1961 respectively. The former was a bare field,while the latter was grassland-both lay next to ancient woodlands. Researchers had suspected that the fields would gradually return to wilderness,but it was impressive to see just how quickly this happened, and how much of it was owed to birds.

Using acrial data,the researchers monitored the two sites. After just 24 years, the New Wilderness had grown into a young, healthy wood with 132 live trees per hectare,over half of which (57%)were oaks.Meanwhile,the Old Wilderness resembled a mature woodland after 39 years,with 390 trees per hectare.

“This native woodland restoration was approaching the structure (but not the species composition) of long-established woodlands within six decades,”the researchers explained in the study.

Part of this reforestation was done by the wind,and researchers suspect that previous ground disturbance may have aided the woodland establishment-which is good news, as it would suggest that agricultural areas may be reforested faster than expected. However, animals-Eurasian jays, thrushes, wood mice, and squirrels-also played an important role in helping the forests take shape.This handful of species provided much of the natural regeneration needed for the forest to develop.Jays, in particular, seem to have done a lot of heavy lifting.

32.What does the underlined word “shed" in Paragraph 1 refer to?

A.Be opposed to.

C.Get used to.

B.Be ashamed of.

D.Get rid of.

33.Which aspect of the changes in the two fields impressed the researchers?

A.The scale of the woodlands.

B.The diversity of the fields.

C.The rate of the changes.

D.The frequency of the wilderness.

34.What does the author want to tell us by providing some data in Paragraph 3?

A.The woodland restoration was approaching the structure of long-established ones.

B.Much of the wilderness of the fields was owed to birds.

C.Previous ground disturbance aided the woodland establishment.

D.How quickly the fields returned to wilderness over time.

35.What does the last paragraph mainly talk about?

A.The essential role of humans in the reforestation.

B.The factors that contribute to the reforestation.

C.The importance of woodland establishment.

D.The threats faced by a handful of wild animals.

第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）根据短文内容，从短文后的七个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。

Here are some tips to get your little ones to help you do housework naturally.

Expose kids to housework as much as possible

When they are young, let them watch you cook, wash clothes or walk the dog, or let them help make a bed.36.

Especially during the early years, give children the opportunity to wander over and watch what's going on with the adults.37_No lecturing or explanation is needed. This psychological integration（融入）into the family is really important for kids to learn to work together with others later in life.

38

A big motivating force for young children is being around their family, working on a common goal. This motivation is lost if we divide up housework so everyone is working alone. Therefore, if you're doing laundry, be sure everyone is folding everyone’s clothes. If you have the children just fold their own clothes, the task becomes more about working independently.

Don't force it

Sometimes people think that to get children to do housework, the parents must be doing a really good job of controlling the kids.39.The aim is not to control the kids，but rather to develop the children’s own initiative（主动性）.

Forcing the child actually has the opposite effect. It can generate resistance.

40_.Asking a little kid “Could you help me with this?" often gets them on board more often than simply saying “You must do this”.

A.Actually,the opposite is true.

B.Always aim to work together.

C.The goal is to control the parents.

D.Change your mind about young children.

E.Just like adults, kids don't like being bossed around.

F.You'll be surprised by how much children learn by simply observing what you do.

G.Basically,be sure they're around anything you want them to help you later in life.

第三部分 语言运用（共两节，满分30分）

第一节 完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

阅读下面的短文，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。

My journey to isolation（隔离） in Antarctica was somewhat accidental. I saw a（n） 41＿for a position as a leader for an expedition （探险） to Antarctica and was interested.42_,it was the picture of a penguin in the ad that caught my attention. It              43_that they were looking for someone in charge of an expedition team. I took part in a job_44 and then got a job that I knew if I didn't go for it I would45_.

46_18 strangers around the clock for a full year, with no_47 from the cold and strong winds, I learned a lot. Being in isolation meant I had to do lots of self              48_.Every day I would think carefully of how I had operated as a leader.That discipline of49_myself taught me how to tell right from wrong.

After returning from the silent Antarctica, the noise in the outside world seemed  50_.It took me about 180 days to 51_to the noisy life. I limited the time I spent outside and gradually52_my tolerance to noise. Besides, the 53_of my life in Antarctica was very slow, just like everyone's life in lockdown（禁闭期）due to the COVID-19．When I first got into my car for a ride alone, I felt like I was54_,even though I wasn't.

Nowadays I often think back to when I saw the55_that inspired me to look at the ad for the job-a moment that changed my life altogether.

第二节 语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）

阅读下面短文，在空白处填人1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式．

Numerous Chinese cultural and art treasures_56 (put) on show in many part of the world over the past years, showcasing the fantastic Chinese civilization on the global stage and57_(promote) cultural exchanges.

Two years ago, New Zealand's national museum started a four-month exhibition, where both Terracotta Warriors（兵马俑）58  more than 160 antique pieces made of gold, jade, and bronze were displayed. On the opening day, local citizens lined up to enjoy this “once in a lifetime” experience. The exhibition,59 provided visitors with some knowledge of long-standing Chinese civilization, was 60_(high)appreciated for the individuality of each terracotta warrior and the 61_(believable)creativity needed to build the army.

Treasures showing the lives of emperors and empresses also went on display in museums in Washington D. C. and Moscow last year,_62_over 100 pieces being put on show, including realistic 63 (painting),furnishings and jewelry from the Palace Museum in Beijing. The exhibition was also a huge success.

Chinese and foreign museums have been making exchanges   64 (encourage) dialogue between civilizations and foster people's understanding of and engagement with cultures. It is65              important job for museums to bring the world closer.

第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分）

第一节 应用文写作（满分15分）

许多高中生熬夜学习。对此，不同人有不同意见，请你以“高中生应该熬夜学习吗”为题写一篇议论文.

要求：1．从正反两个方面陈述人们不同意见；

2．给出你的见解。

注意：词数80词左右；题目已经写出，不计入总词数．

参考词汇：stay up 熬夜

Should Senior High Students Stay up for study?

第二节 读后续写（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 hot June day in the suburb of Austin, Texas, and Sammy Armstrong couldn't wait to get in the water. The ten-year-old was on a camping trip with his mom, Kelley, his dad, Stacey, and his brothers and Willy.

Around 11 a.m., Sammy and Willy accompanied their dad to Upper Falls. Below is a swimming hole, 20 feet deep in some places.

With his father watching from the rocks above, Sammy jumped in. He was a good swimmer-he had been on the swim team in his hometown of Cypress, Texas. Sammy played in the water for a while, eventually pulling himself out of the swimming hole and onto a warm big round stone and watching a group of children struggle through the river bed above. They were summer campers from Austin who, along with their coaches, were heading back to the visitors' parking lot after a morning hike.As the kids passed Father and Willy, a tiny five-year-old girl reached down to grab a water bottle and lost her balance. In an instant,she was swept over the falls.

“A girl went over the waterfall!"Father shouted loudly.Sammy caught a glimpse of the girl's arm and the top of her dark head as the rapids pushed her into the hollow（洞）beneath the rock，hiding her from the crowd above.She was struggling up and down in the deep water.

His father,with Willy firmly held under one arm,walked toward the edge of the waterfall to try to locate the girl,but Sammy was the one in striking distance.“You have to get her out of there!”Father yelled down to him. Sammy was nervous,but when he saw his dad just looking at him,he understood what he had to do. In fact, years in the Boy Scouts（童子军）had taught Sammy never to enter a dangerous situation without an exit strategy.

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．

The ten-year-old took a few seconds to consider the situation.

Soon, someone threw them a swimming board from the bank.

高二下期中考试英语试题答案

听力 1-5 CBCAC    6-10 BABCA   11-15 ACBAC   16-20 BBACB

阅读

A篇 21-23 BAC

C篇 28-31 CADB

B篇 24-27 ABDC

D篇 32-35 DCDB

七选五 36-40 GFBAE

完型 41-45 CADBC 46-50 BBDAA 51-55 CDBDA

语法填空

56. have been put 57. promoting 58. And 59.which 60. highly

61. unbelievable 62.with 63. Paintings 64. to encourage 65. an

作文一

参考范文

Should Senior High Students Stay up for study?

With the learning task increasing in high school, more and more high school students are beginning to stay up late to study. Some students are in favor of staying up late to study, while others are against it.

Some think that staying up all night studying often does harm to the development and health of students. Not enough sleep will have an impact on our health, leading to a decrease in learning efficiency. Others believe that they can make full use of the night time to make up for the missed time during the day, improving their grades.

In my opinion, I object to staying up all night studying, because it is not beneficial to our health and study in the long run.

作文二

参考范文

The ten-year-old took a few seconds to consider the situation. Then he dived in, cutting through the rapids of the waterfall. In a few seconds, he was next to the struggling girl. Panicking, she tried to climb on top of him. He went under for a little bit, then came back up. He stayed calm, but inside, his heart was beating wildly. An arm's length away from the girl, he asked her if she could swim. When she said no, Sammy carefully pulled her onto his back and swam toward the shore.

Soon, someone threw them a swimming board from the bank. They pulled both kids from the water. The little girl lay worn out on the ground, coughing and too frightened to cry. Then her coach rushed up, comforted her and turned to thank Sammy for saving the little girl, saying “You are really a great hero.”  “When I got in the water, I didn't really think about the consequences.”  Sammy smiled.

听力原文

1.

M:Excuse me.Is this dictionary available?

W:Hmm...Oxford Learners'  Dictionary the 7th edition? I'm sorry, it’s sold out.

M:Oh,that's too bad.

2.

W:Did you see my purse, honey?

M:Your purse? No. Why the purse? We are not going shopping anyway.

W:I know. But our opera tickets are in it, and we have only one hour left.

M:Did you have it when we left the parking lot?

3.

M:What do you think of the film, Alan?

W:Wel, the plot is not so good.

M:But the music...

W:The music is just so so. Anyway, the dialogue is very humorous.

4.

M:You look smart in this red jacket.

W:Thank you. A really good bargain, I think. You can get one for your sister. It goes on sale today.

M:Yes.But I don't know what size she takes.

5.

W:Hi,John.How was your exam?

M:It couldn't be better.

W:Really?But remember this-hope for the best and be prepared for the worst.

6.

W:You look tired.

M:Yeah,I'm worn out. I've been surfing the internet.

W:Were you doing schoolwork or playing games?

M:Well,I wanted to get some information about Canada for my project, but I found a really interesting chat room with people from that country and started chatting.

W:Did you get the information you needed?

M:Yes.But then we spent a lot of time chatting about other interests.

7.

M:I hear a businessman is building a dog park in our city.

W:Really?What for?

M:Obviously,because there is a law against having dogs in the streets.

W:Does it mean that dogs have to stay at home all the time?

M:Sounds pretty cool, right? Maybe a dog park is a good idea.

W:Maybe they should just allow people to walk their dogs in the streets.

M:But then streets would be a mess.

W:Couldn't people just clean up after their dogs?

M:Would they?

8.

W:Mr.Parker,when did you arrive home yesterday evening?

M:At about eight o'clock.

W:What did you do right after you entered your flat?

M:Well,I washed my hands and then watched the sports news.

W:When did you have supper?

M:At about 8:45? I guess.

M:Did you stay at home all evening?

M:Yes.

W:But your friend said that he phoned you several times between eight and nine. But you didn't answer.

M:Well,I think I was in the bath at that time.

W:No,you weren’t. You were not even at home last night. You robbed a bank in James street.

9.

M:Hi,mom!

W:There you are! I'm getting worried. It’s so late.

M:Yes,I ran into Linda, and we went to a pub. She told me a funny thing.

W:Oh,what was that?

M:Well,she was driving home after work and she suddenly saw an old lady on her hands and knees in the middle of the road.

W:Really?

M:Yes.Linda was so shocked that she stopped suddenly and the car behind crashed into hers.

W:Was she hurt?

M:No.

W:And what was the old lady doing?

M:I'm just coming to that. So Linda got out of her car and saw the old lady pick up something and walk away.

W:Luckily,indeed. Linda didn't run her over.

M:Then a policeman came, but he didn't believe what Linda said.

W:Wow!

M:Luckily,there was a witness, a man waiting for a bus. He saw it all. Guess what the old lady was doing?

W:I haven't the slightest idea.

M:She was looking for her gold tooth.

W:A gold tooth?

M:Yes,it fell out as she was crossing the road. The witness heard her saying,  “OH, my gold tooth!”

10.

In my spoken English class, I asked the students about their impressions of university life. To my surprise, many of them expressed disappointment. After their highly controlled high school lives, they were having difficulty adjusting to the free time in the university. When I asked them to describe their high school lives, many of them told me they got up at six in the morning and studied until 10 at night. Most of this time was spent at school doing piles of homework to help them prepare for the university entrance exams. Once they enter the university, in my opinion, the students are not expected to devote all their waking hours to studying. They should also take an active part in social activities. Therefore, they should learn to divide their time outside of class between sports and clubs. What's more, they should spend some time watching TV and chatting with their roommates. These activities are useful in helping them prepare for their future. But what struck me most was that many of them did not seem particularly happy about their newfound freedom, as they have so many choices. They felt that no matter what they were doing, they should be doing something else. That's why they were not happy. To those students, my advice was-get used to it and learn to make decisions for yourselves.