重庆市国本中学2022-2023学年高二上学期期末考试英语试题

国本中学2022-2023学年度高二上学期期末考试

英语试卷

全卷满分150分考试用时120分钟。

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ABC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 are the two speakers mainly talking about?

A. The Summer Palace. B. The radio. C. The weather.

(    )2. What kind of music does the woman like better?

A. Pop music. B. Light music. C. Classical music.

(    )3. Why does the woman think that waiting for connecting flights is NOT a waste of time?

A. Because she can use the time to do some reading.

B. Because she can use the time to do some offices work with a computer.

C. Because she uses the time to shop in the duty-free shops.

(    )4. How many boys are there in the class?

A. 40. B. 22. C. 18.

(    )5. What are the two speakers talking about?

A. Having a discussion. B. Drawing a picture. C. Looking for some mistakes.

第二节（共15小题每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）

听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。

(    )6. How many topics has the woman chosen?

A. Three. B. Two. C. One.

(    )7. Which topic the man thinks is the best?

A. Teachers’ Day.  B. The Davos Forum.  C. Beijing Pop Music Festival.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

(    )8. How much does the man want to be promoted?

A. A 5% raise. B. A 10% raise. C. A 15% raise.

(    )9. What’s the result?

A. The man will not be promoted.

B. The man will be fired.

C. Not clear.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

(    )10. What does the man suggest at the beginning?

A. Going back. B. Going shopping. C. Going to the theater.

(    )11. How soon will the theater start?

A. One hour later. B. Two hours later. C. Four hours later.

(    )12. How does the man suggest going to the theater?

A. By taxi. B. By bus. C. By subway.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

(    )13. What is wrong with Kelly?

A. He has got a flu.  B. He has got a cold. C. He has got a toothache.

(    )14. Has Kelly gone to see a doctor?

A. Yes. B. No. C. He is on the way to hospital.

(    )15. What is the woman going to do for Kelly?

A. Fetch a doctor.

B. Buy some medicine.

C. Tell Mr. Morley and cancel the appointments for today.

(    )16. When will Kelly call the woman to tell her what he thinks?

A. At noon. B. Later this afternoon. C. Later this evening.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

(    )17. In the United States, which state is the nearest to Alaska?

A. Texas. B. Washington State. C. Hawaii.

(    )18. What’s the weather like in Alaska?

A. It’s hot all the year round.

B. It’s very cold everywhere.

C. The weather is variable.

(    )19. Which state has the longest coastline among all US states?

A. Alaska. B. New York. C. California.

(    )20. Why do people use planes or boats to travel around Alaska?

A. Because it is wild and there aren’t many roads.

B. Because there are a lot of dangerous wild animals in the forests.

C. Because visitors are not permitted to take buses or trains in Alaska.

第二部分 阅读（共两节，满分50分）

第一节 阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2.5分，满分50分）

A

What’s On?

Electric Underground

7.30pm—1.00am  Free at the Cyclops Theatre

Do you know who’s playing in your area? We’re bringing you an exciting evening of live rock and pop music from the best local bands. Are you interested in becoming a musician and getting a recording contract(合同)? If so, come early to the talk at 7.30pm by Jules Skye, a successful record producer. He’s going to talk about how you can find the right person to produce your music.

Gee Whizz

8.30pm-10.30pm   Comedy at Kaleidoscope

Come and see Gee Whizz perform. He’s the funniest stand-up comedian on the comedy scene. This joyful show will please everyone, from the youngest to the oldest. Gee Whizz really knows how to make you laugh! Our bar is open from 7.00pm for drinks and snacks(快餐).

Simon’s Workshop

5.00pm-7.30pm   Wednesdays at Victoria Stage

This is a good chance for anyone who wants to learn how to do comedy. The workshop looks at every kind of comedy, and practices many different ways of making people laugh. Simon is a comedian and actor who has 10 years’ experience of teaching comedy. His workshops are exciting and fun. An evening with Simon will give you the confidence to be funny.

Charlotte Stone

8.00pm-11.00pm   Pizza World

Fine food with beautiful jazz music; this is a great evening out Charlotte Stone will perform songs from her new best-selling CD, with James Pickering on the piano. The menu is Italian, with excellent meat and fresh fish, pizzas and pasta(面食). Book early to get a table. Our bar is open all day, and serves cocktails, coffee, beer, and white wine.

21. Who can help you if you want to have your music produced?

A. Jules Skye. B. Gee Whizz. C. Charlotte Stone. D. James Pickering.

22. At which place can people of different ages enjoy a good laugh?

A. The Cyclops Theatre B. Kaleidoscope C. Victoria Stage D. Pizza World

23. What do we know about Simon’s Workshop?

A. It requires membership status. B. It lasts three hours each time.

C. It is run by a comedy club. D. It is held every Wednesday.

24. When will Charlotte Stone perform her songs?

A. 5.00pm—7.30pm.  B. 7.30pm—1.00am.

C. 8.00pm—11.00pm.  D. 8.30pm—10.30pm.

B

Dmitry Doronin, a doctoral student from Russia, is keen(热衷的) to share his experience in rural villages in Zhejiang with his 1.4 million followers online.

Since Dmitry started to live in the countryside last August, the 32-year-old has created hundreds of video clips that record the relaxing lifestyle in Hengzhang village, Lishui city. “The rice is grown in the fields together with fish, which helps to increase local agricultural (农业的) products,” said Dmitry, while introducing products from Hengzhang village on the popular Chinese short-video platform Douyin. Besides filming videos, Dmitry also enjoys working with farmers in the fields, doing activities such as planting vegetables and feeding chickens.

Living in a village provides him with unique experiences, he says, quite different from busy life in big cities, such as Shanghai, where he studies. And he has been a pleasant surprise to the villagers as well. Villager Bao Mingyue, 76, says, “To our surprise, the young Russian not only knows how to cook Chinese food but is interested in working in the fields.”

Because of the outbreak of COVID-19, the sales of local agricultural products had dropped rapidly, so Dmitry volunteered to help sell the products in his videos. In a few months, 10, 000 kilograms of oranges, 4, 000 kilograms of dried sweet potatoes and 300 kilograms of honey had been sold.

“Thanks to his videos, it seems that more tourists have come to visit our village,” says 72-year-old Pan Xianyu, who is very pleased to see the great changes in her hometown. Dmitry loves his country life. “In the countryside, you can immerse (沉浸) yourself in the traditional way of life and understand this country better,” he says.

According to Dmitry, some Russians’ opinions about China are still out of date, although China has progressed greatly. “I would like to become a people-to-people envoy(使者) of friendship between the two countries by using the Internet,” he says.

25. It can be learnt from the passage that Dmitry       .

A. is good at doing farm work B. sells farmers’ products in Russia

C. gets much attention on the Internet D. has lived in the countryside for years

26. The underlined word “unique” in Paragraph 3 probably means “      ”.

A. common B. special C. similar D. hard

27. The purpose of Paragraph 4 and Paragraph 5 is to       .

A. show Dmitry’s influence on Hengzhang village

B. explain why the sales of sweet potatoes dropped

C. make more tourists interested in Hengzhang village

D. advise people to buy the products of Hengzhang village

28. Dmitry hopes to help Russians to       .

A. improve their lives more quickly B. make rapid progress in farming

C. study Chinese traditional way of life D. have a better understanding of China

C

In a study involving sweat samples from 335 people, trained dogs sniffed out 97 percent of the coronavirus cases that had been identified by PCR tests and all 31 COVID-19 cases among 192 people who didn’t have symptoms, researchers reported.

These findings are evidence that dogs could be effective for mass screening efforts at places such as airports or concerts and may provide friendly alternatives for testing people who fear the tests, says Dominique Grandjean in France.

Dogs’ noses also identified more COVID-19 cases than did antigen (抗原) tests, but sometimes mistook another virus for the coronavirus, Grandjean and colleagues found. What’s more, evidence suggests the dogs can pick up cases 48 hours before people test positive by PCR.

In the study, dogs were trained in coronavirus detection by rewarding them with toys—usually tennis balls. It’s playtime for them,” Grandjean says. It takes about three to six weeks, depending on the dog’s experience with odor detection, to train a dog to pick out COVID-19 cases from sweat samples. For detection, the dogs sniffed used face masks or housing sweat samples collected from human volunteers’ underarms. Results showed that dogs perform as well as or even better than PCR tests for detecting the virus that causes COVID-19, Furton says. He and colleagues have used dogs at schools, a music festival and in a small trial screening airline employees for coronavirus infections.

One of the biggest advantages dogs have over other tests is their speed, Furton says. “Even with what we call a rapid test, you’re still going to have to wait tens of minutes or even hours, where the dog in a matter of seconds can make a response.”

However, dogs take time to train and there currently aren’t even enough dogs trained to detect explosives, let alone diseases, Otto says.

Another drawback is that people don’t think of them as high-tech, though they’re one of the highest-tech devices we have.

29. What can we learn about the study from the first paragraph?

A. Dogs were trained to test COVID-19. B. Sweat samples are perfect to test COVID-19.

C. Dogs can identify most COVID-19 cases. D. PCR tests failed to meet public expectation.

30. What’s the disadvantage of using dogs for COVID-19 tests?

A. Dogs may be unfriendly to people when doing tests.

B. Dogs lack experience dealing with large screens.

C Dogs may need a long time to identify the disease.

D. Dogs may recognize other diseases as coronavirus.

31. What can we infer about trained dogs according to Furton?

A. They perform well at detecting COVID-19 virus.

B. They do better at detecting explosives than viruses

C. They are widely used in public places like schools.

D. They like to be rewarded with toys after training.

32. How does Otto view getting dogs to do COVID-19 tests?

A. Supportive. B. Disapproving. C. Fearful. D. Confident.

D

When it comes to work, workers, and jobs, much of the concern of the modern age boils down to the fear that we’re witnessing the final stage of the game, and that there will be nowhere for humans to withdraw as machines take over the last few tasks. The most recent example comes from the use of artificial intelligence (AI). Is there no area of human experience that can’t be replaced by AI? And if not, what is left for humans to do except the tasks involved in taking care of the machines?

At the heart of this concern is our desire for good jobs—jobs that make the most of workers’ natural abilities and where the work provides the worker with motivation and work—life balance. More importantly, good jobs support workers in learning by doing—and, in so doing, deliver benefits on three levels: to the worker, who gains in personal development and job satisfaction; to the organization, which reforms as staff find new problems to solve and opportunities to pursue; and to the community as a whole, which harvests the economic benefits of hosting positive organizations and workers. This is what makes good jobs productive for the organization, as well as engaging and fulfilling for the worker.

Does the ongoing advance of AI threaten to get rid of all the learning, creativity, and meaning that make a job a good job? Certainly, some have blamed technology for just such an outcome. Headlines today often express concern over technological innovation resulting in bad jobs for humans, or even the complete disappearance of certain professions. Some fear that further technology advancement in the workplace will result in jobs where employees are being asked to work in split times or for longer periods over more days.

The problem here isn’t the technology; rather, it’s the way the technology is used and, more than that, the way people think about using it.

33. What is the passage mainly about?

A. How to take care of the AI machines. B. The relations between workers and jobs.

C. The human’s fears in the age of AI. D. Human experiences were replaced by AI.

34 What jobs are supposed to be good according to the passage?

A. Those that mainly have the economic benefits.

B. The ones that offer chances to progress professionally.

C. Those that make full use of workers’ motivation.

D. The ones that don’t bring new problems to workers.

35. How do news media respond to the development of AI?

A. Negative. B. Supportive. C. Optimistic. D. Unknown.

36. What will the author probably talk about next?

A. The future jobs humans will do. B. The application of AI in the future.

C. The ways that humans do jobs. D. The proper attitude towards AI.

E

A highly expected project to get plastic out of the massive pool of ocean debris(碎片) is ready to begin its first period from Alameda, California. The creators of the project, called the Ocean Cleanup, say their system can remove 90 percent of the plastic in the ocean by 2040.

It’s those larger pieces that the cleanup system will stop. The system features a 600-meter-long line of unmoored booms(未停泊的水栅) that act as an artificial shoreline traveling with the wind, waves and ocean currents while rounding up plastic debris. Beneath the surface, the booms drag a 3-meter-long skirt, through which only the tiniest bits of plastic can escape. Currents will naturally push the line of booms into a U-shape, herding plastic particles (颗粒) so they’re easier to collect.

The booms are also tricked out with solar-powered lights, anti-collision (防冲) systems and satellite positioning to avoid ships and help project scientists keep track of the system’s location. Periodically, support ships will cart the collected plastic bits back to land for recycling

The launch of “System 001” will be a test for the first of a planned fleet of about 60 such systems. Once launched, System 001 will undergo two weeks of field testing off the California coast, Lebreton says. If all goes well, it will head to the North Pacific, arriving within five weeks of the launch date. “We’re hoping to bring the first plastic back before the end of the year,” he says.

The Ocean Cleanup representatives say their project is meant to work consistently with such upstream measures. “Even while trying to change human behaviors, it’s still worth trying to remove whatever is already out there floating near the surface. The whole point is that we want to try to collect as much as possible,” Lebreton says.

Whatever the result of this deployment, some experts trying to tackle the plastic trash problem applaud the Ocean Cleanup for raising awareness around the issue.

37. What can we know about the cleanup system?

A. It has been launched for several times. B. It’s also called the Ocean Cleanup.

C. People don’t think much of it. D. It may remove most large ocean plastic.

38. What’s the use of the skirt the booms drag?

A. Acting as a shoreline.  B. Traveling with waves.

C. Collecting plastic particles. D. Pushing booms’ line into a U-shape.

39. What does the underlined part “tricked out” mean in paragraph 3?

A. Equipped. B. Filled. C. Covered. D. Poured.

40. How do some experts view the Ocean Cleanup?

A. It’s vital for protecting the ocean from plastic waste.

B. It contributes to informing people of ocean pollution.

C. It’s far from perfect and needs improvement before use.

D. It has won applause from ocean-protection organizations.

第二节 七选五（共10小题；每小题2.5分，满分25分）

阅读并从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，其中有两项为多余选项。

(1)

How to improve your studies scientifically

Our brain can possibly memorize 2. 5 petabytes(千兆) of information. In order to use some of that surprising capacity (能力) a little more effectively when you learn, here are some tips that are based on widely-accepted research by learning experts.

   41    

Some enjoy watching videos over reading books, others study with friends, and some like sitting in silence among a million books. Everybody is different.

Hard things first

   42   , so do the things that are difficult first. Once you are done with the hard things, you will feel better for the rest of the day, and probably more motivated to get other things done.

Space (分隔开) your studies

   43   . Facts or vocabularies, for example, are best learned if you review them the first time one to two days after the study, and then again after one week, and after one month.

Instant self-test

After your study, finish up with a quick quiz. Immediate recall in the form of a test or a short summary on what you’ve just learned can increase retention (记忆力) by as much as 30%.    44   , that extra effort creates deeper traces(痕迹) in your memory.

Don’t force it

Motivation is like hunger. You cannot force yourself to be motivated, just like you can’t tell someone else to be hungry. So, if you are not hungry right now, don’t worry.    45   .

A. Take fun seriously

B. Find your own style

C. Take a break, and do something else

D. Good memory can grow your brain’s potential

E. Because it’s much harder for your brain to remember than to read

F. Like most people you have the strongest willpower in the morning

G. To remember things for a longer time, repeat the material after taking several breaks

(2)

It’s estimated that families in the UK create more than six million tonnes of food waste each year. With food prices rising, it’s a good time to become a food-waste fighter.    46    After all, growing, packaging and transporfing food uses a lot of Earth’s resources such as energy and water.

   47    First, it’s a good idea to find out just how much food goes into your rubbish can. Keep a diary and note down the foods that get thrown most often, and why. Planning meals for the week can save time and money. Meat from a Sunday roast could go into sandwiches on Monday. Bananas that are brown and soft can be baked into banana bread at the weekend.    48    

Cooking the correct size helps too. Weigh out pasta or rice you need before you cook it. Before you pile your plate, check how hungry you are.    49    

It’s hard to keep track of food that’s gone to the hack of the fridge. You could label a shelf an “Eat me first” spot for anything that has been there a while.    50    You can freeze leftovers in a sealed container for another day. But heat any leftovers put in a fridge thoroughly before eating.

Finally, use your senses. Some UK supermarkets have taken “best before” dates off fruit and vegetables. This can encourage people to use their nose and eyes to work out if something is still fine to eat. Ask an adult to help. Don’t forget to update your diary to see how much change you can make.

A. Your freezer is another way to save food.

B. Not only will it save money, t is good for the environment.

C. This may prevent you from leaving food because you’re too full.

D. Potatoes and carrots last a long time if kept in a cool, dark place.

E. Apples, bananas, and potatoes are the most common wasted items.

F. Read the instruction carefully to make sure that you use it properly.

G. Here are some simple tips that can help you become food-waste fighters.

第三部分 语言运用（共两节，满分45分）

第一节 完形填空（共30小题；每小题1分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，从每题所给的ABCD四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

A

Growing up in Melbourne, Australia, I was one of those naughty little kids that never, ever stopped asking “Why?”. I used to ask my mum the most annoying questions. As a “why” kid, I thought everything    51    can be changed and I could make the world better.

When I was in my high school, I    52    the chance to go to the Philippines to learn more due to my good    53    at school. It was there that I became friends with Sonny, who lived on “Smoky Mountain”. But don’t let the romance (浪漫) of that name    54    you, because it was    55    a pile of steaming garbage where kids like Sonny spent hours every single day finding anything of    56   .

Those days with Sonny changed my life forever. I thought to myself, “Why should anyone have to    57    like this while I have so much? Why should Sonny’s life be    58    by where he was born?”

I later    59    that the poverty(贫穷) I’d seen in the Philippines was the result of decisions made or not made. That’s    60   , a few years later, I joined with a group of college friends in bringing the Make Poverty History campaign to Australia. And to our    61   , the Australian government heard our voices and agreed to double investment and fix the problem miles outside of our borders.

Over all these years, I’ve tried to reconnect with Sonny.    62   , I’ve been unable to. I’d love to sit down with him, wherever he is, and    63    with him how much the time I spent on “Smoky Mountain”    64    me. Thanks to him and so many others, I came to understand the importance of being part of a group of people who are    65    to make the world better, who stand together and embrace(拥抱) the amazing future of the world we share.

51. A. simple B. unfair C. new D. unfinished

52. A. found B. obtained C. missed D. lost

53. A. performance B. character C. English D. habit

54. A. affect B. bother C. impress D. fool

55. A. originally B. hardly C. actually D. certainly

56. A. beauty B. cleanness C. interest D. value

57. A. live B. say C. work D. study

58. A. changed B. created C. determined D. challenged

59. A. admitted B. explained C. doubted D. understood

60. A. where B. why C. how D. when

61. A. disappointment B. confusion C. amazement D. regret

62. A. Sadly B. Luckily C. Surprisingly D. Obviously

63. A. discuss B. debate C. share D. cooperate

64. A. cheated B. inspired C. attracted D. amused

65. A. hesitant B. shocked C. afraid D. willing

B

Have you ever imagined turning something into warm blankets? A young girl from Wales is.    66    just that!

Twelve-year-old Alyssa has spent the past year    67    chip bags and then she transforms chip bags into foil(箔纸) warming blankets. She    68    them to organizations that support homeless people.

Alyssa got the    69    from Pen Huston. He    70    survival bags with foil blankets and gives the bags to the homeless who are    71   .

As a    72    environmentalist, Alyssa thinks there’s another    73    of using chip bags. “Crisp packets are    74    hard to recycle, so this is a new way to stop them going into the    75   ,” she said.

For each bag, she starts by    76    the collected packet and washing it, then she places four packets on a piece of paper and irons them so they stick together. The last    77    is ironing them to seal it all together. The result is a foil blanket    78    to the ones used in emergencies.

This young lady is really lovely! She’s making good use of her    79    to help others in such a selfless, meaningful way.    80    the great work, Alyssa!

66. A. hoping B. changing C. teaching D. doing

67. A. producing B. studying C. collecting D. improving

68. A. lends B. donates C. passes D. sells

69. A. idea B. suggestion C. ability D. command

70. A. replaces B. compares C. makes D. obtains

71. A.in danger B. in need C. on board D. under stress

72. A. famous B. worldwide C. unique D. little

73. A. way B. benefit C. rule D. principle

74. A. really B. merely C. slightly D. gradually

75. A. bag B. atmosphere C. dustbin D. home

76. A. opening B. removing C. filling D. folding

77. A. tip B. function C. click D. step

78. A. similar B. crucial C. equal D. related

79. A. boxes B. skills C. senses D. images

80. A. Watch for B. Mark out C. Search for D. Keep up

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。

With the wide spread of the deadly COVID-19, the healthcare workers have been working day and night to take care of the    81    (infect) patients. Here are the details about International Nurses Day.

International Nurses Day    82    (celebrate) first in 1965 to honour the nurses all over the world for their    83    (commit) to medical health and service,    84    (urge) people to show care and respect towards nurses. The day also commemorates Florence Nightingale’s birth—the woman    85    is widely regarded as the founder of modern nursing. Florence Nightingale was born on May 12th, 1820, and served    86    a trainer of nurses during the Crimean War. During the War, she    87    (manage) to care for wounded soldiers at Constantinople. Her contributions gave nursing a favorable reputation and she became a symbol of Victorian culture    88    (especial) as “The Lady with the Lamp” because of the touching fact    89    she usually visited wounded soldiers at night. She was also regarded as    90    English reformer of modern nursing. Later, she won the Royal Red Cross award in 1883 and Order of Merit award in 1907.

英语答案

听力：

1—5 CCCBA 6—10 ACACA 11—15 CAABC 16—20 BBCAA

阅读理解

21. A 22. B 23. D 24. C

25. C 26. B 27. A 28. D

29. C 30. D 31. A 32. B

33. C 34. B 35. A 36. D 

37. D 38. C 39. A 40. B

七选五：

41. B 42. F 43. G 44. E

45. C 46. B 47. G 48. D

49. C 50. A

完型填空：

51. B 52. B 53. A 54. D

55. C 56. D 57. A 58. C

59. D 60. B 61. C 62. A

63. C 64. B 65. D 66. D 

67. C 68. B 69. A 70. C

71. B 72. D 73. B 74. A

75. C 76. A 77. D 78. A

79. B 80. D

语法填空：

81. infected 82. was celebrated 83. commitment 84. urging

85. who 86. as 87. managed 88. especially

89. that 90. an