2022-2023学年上海市新川中学高二下学期期中考试英语试卷含答案

上海市新川中学2022-2023学年高二下学期期中考试英语试卷

Ⅱ. Grammar and vocabulary (语法词汇 14分)

Section A -Grammar

Directions: After reading the passage below,fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically corect. For the blanks with a given word, fill in cach blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.

Every person has hundreds of specific abilities and traits(个性特点) that combine to make him the kind of person he is.People differ        17         one another because of their varying interests, skills, abilities and personalities. A person does not have the same level of ability in all his skills. For example,the fact         18          a man can speak well does not mean he can run well.         19           he has a strong interest in fishing, it does not follow that all his other interests witl be equally strong, Neither does it mean that he can always do the things he likes well. In order to choose a vocation, a person must know the kind of an individual he is and    20          he can do in comparison to other people.

It is fortunate that we are not all alike in our abilities and interests. The jobs to be done in

this world cover the whole range of possible working conditions and requirements for employment,                                21         (require)all kinds of people. It is important that a person should choose the job                    22      best fits his abilities and interests. Job satisfaction definitely depends on being yourself and working where you enjoy the work.

There are many ways that a person can get a clearer picture of his likes and abilities. Tests, school achievements, leisure-time activities, part-time jobs, and conferences.with a vocational counselor are but a few of the ways you can find out more about       23        .

Section B- Vocabulary

Directions: Fill in each blank with a proper word chosen from the box. Each word can be used only once. Note that there is one word more than you need.

Inspired Minds Think Alike

As a researcher and storyteller about people who make a large positive impact on the world

and what they do differently. I have seen that individuals who have the real“goods”to inspire

others have something that other folks don't.In fact,they          24       several critical traits that enliven us,light a spark inside of us,and make us want to be better, stronger and bigger.

They have used all of themselves to make a difference

Look at the most popular TED talks that have gone viral and touched millions of people and

you will see people who           25         in their past but decided to use what they had personally experienced to learn more,dig deeper,and finally, help facilitate positive change for others. These inspirers have grown comfortable being totally authentic(本真的)and open about who they really are. They no longer worry about being rejected, scorned, or put down. They have grown beyond feeling that they have to hide or suppress parts of themselves in order to be accepted. And it is their very readiness to use all of themselves—openly and        26    —that inspires and encourages us to do the same. 

They express love and appreciation openly,and have deep empathy for others

Those who inspire us to be better are fully capable of experiencing empathy, and they openly express their ability to understand our personal“stories”and what we feel deep down. Instead of overprotecting us, they appreciate who we are inside. This makes us feel safe about        27   (our more authentic selves to others and allows for us to even more fully broaden the definition and sense we have of our own identity,all without having to worry about being embarrassed in the process. Love and acceptance is at the basis of what they do. Look at those who have made the  biggest        28       difference throughout history. Invariably, there is compassion and appreciation at that heart of who they are and what they stand for.

They believe in collective power

Those who inspire others believe in collective rewer so that positive change can happen more quickly. Their focus is not directed at        29          or solely trying to build up their own wealth, power and influence. They want to see others rise,grow  and  expand. That's what                30    them and motivates their actions, business, and growth strategies.In doing so, they can become wealthy,powerful and influential, but this is only a by-product of their focus. Which is directed at expanding collective strength and power, while working to ensure that whatever they do continues to make a positive impact on the world.

Which of these traits inspires you most to be more of yourself?

Ⅲ.Reading Comprehension  (36分)

SectionA-Cloze 10分

Diretions: For each blank in the following passage therer are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D.Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.

Recently,Senator Kirsten Gilibrand of New York said that if we want to fix the gridlock (僵局)  in Congress, we need more women.Women are more focused on finding common ground and cooperating, she argued.Neuroscientists have also uncovered evidence suggesting that, when the      31      is on, women bring uniue strengthto decision making.

Mara Mather and Nichole R.Lighthall, two cognitive neuroscientists,are two of the many researchers who have found that under normal circumstances, when everything is low-key and 32     ,  men and women make decisions about risk in similar ways. We gather the best intormation we can,  we       33   potential costs against potential gains,and then we choose how to act.          34     ,add stress to the situation and men and women begin to part ways.

Dr. Mather and her team taught people a simple computer gambling game, in which they got points for inflating(给 …充气) digital balloons. The more they inflated each balloon, the greater its value and the          35     of popping it.When they were relaxed, men and women took   similar risks and averaged a similar number of pumps. But after experiencing the cold water, the    stressed women       86    sooner, cashing out their winnings and going with the more   guaranteed win.  Stressed men did just the    37    . They kept pumping—in one study averaging about 50 percent more pumps than the women—and risking more.

Of course, just because it works this way in  a(n)     38     doesn't mean the same  thing happens in the messy real word. Do organizations with women    39    actually make  less risky and more empathetic decisions in stressful circumstances?

Some evidence suggests they do.Credit Suisse(瑞士信贷) examined almost 2,400 global corporations from 2005 to 2011 and found that companies with at least one woman on their boards       40        comparable companies with all-male boards by 26 percent.

31. A.measure       B.  pressure         C. presentation    D.interpretation
32. A.controversial    B.complicated      C.manageable       D.adaptable
33. A.fight          B.weigh           C.compete          D.protest
34. A.Furthermore    B.Therefore        C.Likewise         D.However
35. A.vision         B.fancy           C.sight             D.risk
36. A.denied        B.practised         C. stopped          D.learned
37. A.same         B.opposite          C. similar          D.latter
38. A.fantasy       B.lab               C.team            D.analysis
39. A.in charge      B. under control      C.in demand       D.under debate
40. A.outweighed    B.outdated          C.outperformed     D.outsourced

Section B- Passages 20分

Direetions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or  tinfnished satements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.

(A)

My husband became very ill, leaving me to do everything in our home. By night time,I felt as if I was moving in slow motion. One such evening, I noticed that my Blucbird diamond wedding ring—which I had worn for more than half a century—was missing. I was devastated.

I looked everywhere.No luck. My family told me to retrace my steps. That would be a task, for that day I had closed a bank account, taken my car in to get it fixed, and gone for an eye exam. I sat, feeling numb. My mind wandered back in time to when I had caught my first glimpse of the man I married. I was five and often tagged along with my dad. That particular day, we came upon a large herd of Black Angus cattle being driven near the roadside. I was looking at the youngest rider. He seemed to be about nine years old. I waved to him, but he just tended to the cattle. Perhaps he was shy.

Next my memory traveled to my senior year in high school. It was on such a day that a black hardtop car went by real slow. A passenger yelled,"Girls, do you want to ride around with    us?"Among the people in the car was the young cowboy who hadn't responded to my wave 13   years before! But he wasn't ignoring me now. So,our love affair began. He offered the ring a few months later.

The daydream passed. My daughter Jan called. “Mom, you should shop for a new ring. Where do you want to go?" she asked."A pawn shop,"I said.

At the shop, we found five jewelry cases to look through. One was too big, another too small, and the third too expensive. So we continued to the next case.As I slipped it on my finger,

I shouted,“Here's my lost ring! See how it just fits.”Everyone in the store turned to the young  man helping us. He got a magnifying glass out and said, “It is a Bluebird.” The police got  involved. Weeks later, I got a call from an officer who told me that a girl had found it in the mall parking lot.

I'm still in awe that I found my ring. How did I know to go to that pawn shop? Was it intuition? The work of angels? Just curiosity? I'm not sure I'll ever know. But I did learn that sometimes things are gone for a while before they reappear to be claimed. Just like my man. And just like my ring.

41. What was everyday life like for the writer when the story happened?

A.   Hopeless.     B.Exhausting.        C.Romantic.          D.Luxurious

42. Why did the writer write about her encounters with her husband?

A. To explain how and why she married him.

B. To suggest love affairs in school aren't necessarily bad.

C. To show a similarity between him and the ring.

D. To contrast early romance with her current misery.

43.Which of the following did the writer think helped her ulimately?

A.A young man and a girl.                B. Her own instinct to go to a pawn shop.

C. Something she was not definite about.    D.Some unknown angels sent by God.

44.What serves as the best title of the story?

A.Lost and Found                       B.Miracles do happen

C.Happily ever after                     D.Once lost, twice shy

(B)

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D. Multiple users who want to work on the job at the same time.

(C)

Can computer reason? Reasoning requires the individual to take a given set of facts and   draw correct conclusions.Unfortunately,errors frequently occur. Now, or at least soon, computers  will be able to do logical reasoning in a variety of areas without making errors. The key to  avaiding errors is to use a computer program that relies on the recent research in this field.      AURA(Automated Reasoning Assistant) is the program that is the best example of this use of the computer.

AURA solves a program by drawing conclusions from a given set of facts about the  problein. The program reaches logical conclusions perfectly as it uses various types of reasoning and solves almost allproblems by using advanced techniques to find a contradicion(矛盾);

One generally starts with a set of assumptions and adds a statement that the goal is   unreachable. For example,if the problem is to test a safety system that automatically shuts down  a nuclear reactor when instruments indicate a problem, AURA is told that the system will not  shut the reactor down under those circumstances. If AURA finds a contradiction between the

statement and the system's design assumptions, then this aspect of the reactor's design has been

proved satisfactory. This strategy lets AURA concentrate on the problem at hand and avoid many

fruitless steps.

The chief use for AURA at this time is for electronic circui(电路)design check, but a number   of other uses will arise. For example,there already exist “expert systems” that are special purpose programs designed to automate reasoning in a specific area such as metidiagnosis. These expert systems continue to improve and have an endless life. Moreover, they can be reproduced just for pennies. A human who can expertly prediect where to drill for oil is in great demand. A program that can predict equally well would be invaluable and could reproduced any number of times.

Will the computer replace the human being? It seems likely that computer programs will reproduce more clever programs, such programs will assist, rather than replace, humans. Reasoning assistants will enable human minds to turn to deeper and far more complex ideas, which will be partially prepared and then checked for reasoning flaws by a reasoning program. Many errors will be avoided.

48. The way AURA works is to                  .  

A.explore the faults in designing                 B.discover the viruses in a program

C.find out what is against the set programs         D. predict by reasoning

49.All of the following are mentioned as areas for the use of AURA EXCEPT                .    

A.electronic engineering                        B.search for oil

C.identification of diseases                      D.natural reproduction

50. What's the best title for the passage?

A.Practical Uses of computers                    B.Suggested applications for AURA

C.The technical perfection of AURA               D.Computer aid to human reasoning

Section C-6分

Directions: Complete the folowing passge by using the sentenees in the box. Each sentence cmn only be used once.Note that there are two sentences more than you need.

At birth, an infant's vision is blurry(模糊的).During the first few weeks after birth, near vision is better developed than their far vision.They focus on objects held 8 to 15 inches in front

of them. At three months of age,infants show preference for the facial expression of adults. 51_________________________________________.

From birth, infants will turn their heads toward a source or direction of sound or loud noise.

The reaction to a sudden loud noise is usually crying. Infants gradually learn to look around to  locate sources of sounds, such as a doorbell. A newborn can distinguish between the mother's and father's voices and the voice of a stranger by three weeks old.

52_________________________________________.Sensory-Perceptual(有知觉的) development is the infoemation that is collected through the senses, the ideas that are formed about an object or relationship as a result of what the child learns through the senses.When experiences ar erepeated , they form a set of perceptions. For example, a child will see a black dog with four legs and a tail and later see a black cat with four legs and a tail and call it a dog. The child will continue identifying the cat as a dog until the child is given additional information and feedback to help him learn the difference between a dog and a cat.

Cognitive（认知）development refers to the ways children reason, develop language, solve problems, and gain knowledge. When children gain understanding of the world, their cognitive development can be observed in the ways they play, use language, interact with others, and  construct objects and materials.53_________________________________________. Although the stages are not precisely tied to a particular age, there are characteristics that describe children at different ages.

第二卷

IV. (54.)Summary writing 8分

Directions：Read the following passage. Summarize the main idea and the main points of the passage in no more than 60 words. Use your own words as far as possible.

Children Deserve Arts Education

Children are introduced to the arts in many different ways. Participation in the arts improves personal confidence, problem solving skills, and even memorization and social skills. As young brains develop, it is vital that the creative side of the brain receive equal attention to the logical side of the brain to ensure maximum education. Unfortunately, there are those who believe creativity holds little or no value. However, they could never be farther from the truth.

According to a National Education Association research report, “Teenagers and young adults of low socioeconomic status (SES), who have a history of in-depth arts involvement, show better academic outcomes than low-SES youth with less arts involvement.” This research report shows that the arts strengthen the academic hemisphere of the brain. According to recent studies, as the brain focuses on math problems or reading, only certain areas of their brain are activated. However, when teenagers and young adults are listening to music, drawing a picture or engaging the mind creatively, multiple areas of the brain are working at the same time. As a result, more areas of the brain are strengthened, resulting in stronger overall brain activity.

With all the benefits of arts education, it is shocking that some educational boards still believe sufficient education can be reached without the benefits of the arts. In January 2017, the Utah State Board of Education released an official command that added two classes to the school curriculum, requiring all students between sixth and eighth grades to take those courses. This in turn limited the opportunity for the students to take elective arts courses. This command created an uproar among parents and teachers in Canyon School District and—thanks to protests—was not put into effect.

Participation in the arts is one of the most precious gifts we can give our children. It brings them joy, creativity and helps them excel academically. Our education system is weakening the critical role the arts have in education. If we limit the arts within school systems, we take away our children’s chances of present and future accomplishments. We cannot do that. Our children need to have every opportunity to expand their minds through the means of the arts. We must give our youth the opportunities and advantages to reach their highest goals and dreams if we are to secure a bright future for generations to come.

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Ⅴ.Translation  中译英11分

Directions: Transtate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.

55. 酒后驾车是导致交通事故最常见的原因之一。(cause)

56. 有些父母总是把他们的想法强加于他们孩子，这是十分错误的做法。 (impose)

57. 在大自然中慢跑是我最爱的运动，因为我觉得它对健康十分有益。  (find)

VI. (58.)Guided Writing 指导作文15分

Directions: Write an English compostion in around  120 words according to the instructions given below in Chinese.

假设你是明启中学高二学生李华，你校正在筹备艺术节，准备在周五下午举行一次 “高雅艺术进校园(Classic Arts into Campus)”活动，主题为“遇见毕加索(Meet Pablo Picaso)”或“走近昆曲(Approach Kun Opera)”,现广泛征求高二同学的意见。请写一封信给学生会，你的信件内容需包括：

1)你建议选择以上两个主题活动中的哪一个；

2)详细说明你的选择理由；

3)简要说明你希望如何开展此活动。

参考答案：

1.    Listening Comprehenniem 听力16分

I-5 CCAAC   6-10DBABA

11-13 BAB      14-16ABB

ⅡGrammar and vocabulary 语法词汇14分

Section A-Grammar

17.from  18.that     19.if     20.what       21.requiring   22.that/which 23.  yourself

Section B- vocabulary

CEHBDAG

ⅢReading Comprehension 阅读理解36分

vocabulary -Cloze(10.分

31-35 BCBDD          36-40 CBBAC

Section B-Passages 20分(每题2分)

41-44BCCB   45-47 DAD   48-50CDD

Section C Passages6分(每题2分)

51-53ECA

V(54-)Summtry writing摘要写作8分

[version for reference ]

Art is beneficial for children in many ways, especially creativity. (pa.1.2)According to studies, art can strengthen brain’s academic hemisphere, activating multiple areas.(pa.2) Although some experts deny the benefits of arts education, it is undeniable that arts edutation can bring children joy, creativity and better academic outcome. (Pa 3-4) Therefore, our chlidren deserve arts education/ our children should have the opportunity to improve themselves through arts education. (Pa 4总结)

V.Translation中译英11分

55. Drunk driving/is ...one of the most common causes / of traffic accidents .(3分)

56. Some parents are always imposing/ their ideas on their children./ which is /extremely wrong.(4分)

57. Jogging in the nature/ is my favorite sport/ because I find it/ very healthy.(4分)

Ⅵ(58)GuidedWriting 指导作文15分

(ChatGPT创作版本)

Dear Student Council，

I am writing to share my opinion on the upcoming art festival in our school, particularly the "Introducing ClasskArts into our Campus" even that will be held on Friday aftemodn. The theme of this event is either "Meet Pablo Picasso" or "Approuch Kun Opcra," and the school is currently seeking imput from Grade 11 students on which theme to sclect.

After careful consideration. I suggest that we choose the "Meet Pable Picasso" theme for our event. My reasons for this choice are as follows:

Firstly, Pablo Picasho is one of the most celetrated artists of the 20th certiury, and his work is renowned for unique style and lasting impact on the world of art. By focusing an his art, we can introduce students to a new perspective and inspire them to explore the world of art beyond their usual boundiries.

Secondly, Picasso's art is accessible to students of all backgrounds and interests. Unlike Kun Opera, which is a traditional Chinese art form that may be unfamiliar to many students, Picasso's art is widely recogaized and appreciated around the world. This means that our event can attract a broader audience and generate more interest among students. Regarding the organization of the event, I suggest that we incorporate various activites that allow students to engage with Picasso's art on multiple levels. For example, we could organize an art exhibition showcasing his most famous works, as well as a lecture series that explores his artistic techniques and the historical context of his .

Additionally, we could invite local artists to lead interactive workshops that allow students to try thetr hand at creating their own Picasso-inspired pieces. Overall, I believe that the "Meet Pablo Picasso" theme is the best choice for our art festival, as it can inspire students to appreciate the beauty and diversity of art, and bring together our school community in a celebration of creativity and cultural exploration.

Thank you for your consideration.

Sincerely

Li Hua