1、1郑州外国语学校郑州外国语学校 2022-20232022-2023 学年高二上期期中考试试卷学年高二上期期中考试试卷英英 语语（120 分钟 150 分）第一部分第一部分听力听力（共两节，满分（共两节，满分 20 分）分）第一节第一节（共（共 5 小题；每小题小题；每小题 1 分，满分分，满分 5 分）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 happened to the man?A.He overslept.B.He missed t
2、he test.C.He lost the football game.2.How much extra money does the man need to pay?A.$7.50.B.$1.50.C.$0.50.3.What are the speakers talking about?A.Adress.B.Askirt.C.Ajacket.4.Where are the speakers?A.In a shop.B.On a train.C.In the mans house.5.Why does the man talk with the woman?A.To tell her abo
3、ut a printing problem.B.To know what to do to a textbook.C.To ask her to review a textbook.第二节（共 15 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 15 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、7 题。6.What does the woman do?A.Apublisher.B.Adirect
4、or.C.Awriter.7.How does the woman feel about herself?A.Disappointed.B.Lucky.C.Proud.听第 7 段材料，回答第 8、9 题。8.Where does the boy work?A.In a small restaurant.B.In a high school.C.In a big company.9.What does the boy plan to do next year?A.Work as an engineer.B.Go to college.C.Change his job.听第 8 段材料，回答第
5、10 至 12 题。10.Who is Bessie?A.The womans daughter.B.The womans cousin.C.The womans niece.11.How many people are there in the mans family?A.Five.B.Six.C.Seven.12.What do we know about the man?A.He is not married.B.He lives with his uncle.C.He doesnt like a big family.听第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至 16 题。13.Where do
6、es the man come from?A.India.B.Thailand.C.Britain.14.What does the man often do?A.He visits friends.B.He goes swimming.C.He does the gardening.15.Where does the man often go?A.To the cinema.B.To the theater.C.To the bar.16.How does the man usually spend his holiday?2A.By staying at home.B.By visitin
7、g relatives.C.By traveling around.听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。17.What will the weather be like in France during the day next week?A.Cold.B.Hot.C.Rainy.18.What will be provided in the hotel?A.Toothbrushes and toothpaste.B.Sunglasses and suncream.C.Ahairdryer and soap.19.How long will lunch be served?A.Fo
8、r one and a half hours.B.For two hours.C.For three and a half hours.20.Where are the visitors expected to ask questions?A.In a dining room.B.In a coffee bar.C.In a travel agency.第第二二部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分 40 分）分）第一节（共第一节（共 15 小题；每小题小题；每小题 2 分，满分分，满分 30 分）分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给出的四个选项（A、B、C 和 D）中，选出最佳选项
9、，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AThe protected lands of the National Parks are some of the most amazing destinations within the United States to haveholidays.Here are some of the best.Mesa Verde National ParkThis park celebrates the history of the Pueblo people in southwestern United States.Visitors will find over 4,0
10、00historical sites here,including 600 cliff dwellings(悬崖屋).Some of the best cliff dwellings,such as Cliff Palace andBalcony House require the tickets for guided tours.These cliff dwellings present a great opportunity for visitors to learnabout the history of the region.Besides,adults and children ca
11、n enjoy hikes,which end in cliff dwelling overlooks.Rocky Mountain National ParkIts a super introduction to the beautiful Rocky Mountains.During the summer months when the weather is at its best,it allows visitors to experience all of nature and wildlife of the area.The park has plenty of paths that
12、 take hikers into thebackcountry of the Rocky Mountains while children will love the guided horseback tours.Sequoia(红杉红杉)&Kings Canyon(峡谷峡谷)National ParkIf you are looking for a wide range of Californias natural sights all in one area,this park is a great option.It variesfrom deep canyons to tall mo
13、untains.Here you can visit the largest forest of sequoias in the world.There are excellentrecreational activities for the whole family including hiking,camping,swimming and cave exploration.Yosemite National ParkIts recreational enthusiasts favorite,especially rock climbers.Climbers travel from arou
14、nd the world to take on thechallenges presented at Yosemite.For those visitors looking for different recreational activities or family activities,Yosemite has many programs covering variety of natural sciences and other topics.21.What is the feature of the Mesa Verde National Park?A.It is home to a
15、wealth of wildlife.B.It shows the history of the natives.C.It has amazing landscape.D.It is a base for natural science education.22.Which park best suits parents with children who enjoy playing in water?A.Yosemite National Park.B.Mesa Verde National ParkC.Rocky Mountain National Park.D.Sequoia&Kings
16、 Canyon National Park.23.Which of the following can best describe trips to all these national parks?A.Adventurous.B.Cost-effective.C.Family-friendly.D.Tiring.BAt St.Francis High School in La Canada,Calif.,theres something to be said about math teacher Jim Connor.Truth is,Connor can be a bit of a dru
17、dge.But the 70-year-old Vietnam vet says hes not here to entertain his students.“It drives mecrazy when people say school should be fun,”he says.“I mean,its nice if it could be,but you cant make school fun.”And for years,the kids thought thats all there was to him until last November,when senior Pat
18、 MeGoldrick learnedthey didnt know the half of him.Pat was in charge of a student blood drive and had just come to Childrens Hospital Los3Angeles for a meeting.And he says it was weird:whenever he told someone he went to St.Francis High School,they allsaid,“Oh,you must know Jim Connor.Isnt he wonder
19、ful?”“It was disbelief,really,”Pat says.“It was almost kind of finding this alter ego(另一面)that he has.Inside the blooddonor center,Pat found a plaque listing all the top blood donors at the hospital,including the record holder,Jim Connor.Then he learned something even more unbelievable:that whenever
20、 Connor isnt torturing kids with calculus(微积分),heson a whole other tangent-cuddling sick babies.Three days a week for the past 20 years,Jim has volunteered at thehospital,stepping in to become involved in an activity when parents cant,to hold,feed and comfort their children.“They tend to calm for hi
21、m,”Nurse Erin says.“They tend to relax with him.They fall asleep with him.”“I just like them and relate to them somehow,”Connor says.Connor has never been married;he has no kids of his own.But he has fallen hard for these babies.“Ive always respected him,but now its to an even different degree-reall
22、y to the point where I try to emulate him,”Pat says.“Hes the example of a man of service.”24.What do we learn from paragraph 1?A.Connor is highly demanding.B.School can never be fun.C.Connors students drive him crazy.D.Connor thinks education is for all.25.What did Pat find out about Mr Connor?A.Mr
23、Connor used to be a very strict teacher.B.Mr Connor was awarded for his love toward babies.C.Mr Connor donated blood as well as his time.D.Mr Connor had a unique teaching philosophy.26.Which of the following is true about Mr.Connor?A.He works two shifts every day for a living.B.He has the ability to
24、 connect with those kids he holds.C.He has his alter ego in the eyes of his students all the time.D.He falls hard for those sick kids so he decided not to have his own.27.What is the best title for the text?A.Tough teacher has a soft heartB.Everybody keeps something under his hatC.Bonding with babie
25、s in need of loveD.Areal lesson is life through learning calculusCCutlery(餐具)including chopsticks,knives,forks and spoons which delivers an electric shock to change the taste offood could help cut down salt in fast food.Scientists have developed a pair of chopsticks,which can make food taste saltier
26、,sour or bitter without the need for extra seasoning(调味).They are also working on a spoon and fork that could make foodtaste spicier or sweeter.This“digital seasoning”technology could help food manufacturers and restaurants to reduce theamount of salt they put into food without relinquishing taste.T
27、hey work by delivering pulses of electricity to the tip of the tongue to stimulate the tastebuds(味蕾).Dr NimeshaRanasinghe,an assistant professor who led the work on the electric cutlery,said,“This technology is aimed at creating avirtual taste sensation.”Some Chinese takeaway food and ready meals we
28、re recently found to contain up to 11 times more salt than a bag ofcrisps-more than half of an adults daily allowance.Salt is known to be linked to serious health problems like heartdisease and stroke.But using a pair of electric chopsticks could help cut salt levels without influencing the taste,sa
29、id Dr Ranasinghe.Thetechnology,which Dr Ranasinghe initially developed while at the University of Singapore,works by installing twoelectrodes(电极)into each chopstick or the end of a spoon.These electrodes send a weak current through the tip of thetongue when they touch it to stimulate the taste buds.
30、By controlling the frequency and strength of the electric current,the researchers can stimulate either sourness,saltinessor bitterness.They say up to 80%of people experience changes in saltiness and sourness with the devices and 70%cansense changes in bitterness.Dr Ranasinghe said he was also workin
31、g on ways of imitating sweetness and spiciness by rapidly heating and coolingthe tongue.It could lead to a spoon that allows desserts to taste sweet while having lower sugar levels or a fork that can give4a curry extra heat without the need for extra chilies(辣椒).Dr Ranasinghe said:“We have some earl
32、y findings of imitatingsweetness,a mint-cool sensation and hot or spicy sensations.”28.What seasoning cutlery has been developed?A.Spoons.B.Knives.C.Forks.D.Chopsticks.29.How does the seasoning cutlery work?A.It cuts down salt in food.B.It delivers an electric shock to the tongue.C.It adds extra sea
33、soning in food.D.It weakens our taste sensation in our mind.30.What does the underlined word“relinquishing”in Paragraph 1 mean?A.Removing.B.Attracting.C.Compromising.D.Acquiring.31.What does the text mainly want to tell us?A.Give yourself an electric shock to make takeaways healthy.B.Reduce the amou
34、nt of salt in your food to avoid health problems.C.Try to eat at home instead of having take-out food to stay healthy.D.Make your food taste saltier by using a pair of electric chopsticks.DWhat does it mean to live a good life?This question has been debated for centuries.In the field of psychology,t
35、womain concepts of the good life have been quite popular:A happy life full of pleasure and positive emotions,and ameaningful life full of purpose and sacrifice.But what if these arent the only options?In recent years,a long-neglected version of the good life has been receiving greater attention:the
36、psychologically richlife.It is full of complex mental engagement,a wide range of intense and deep emotions,and diverse,novel,surprising andinteresting experiences.Sometimes they are neither pleasant nor meaningful.However,they are rarely boring ormonotonous.After all,both happy and meaningful lives
37、can become monotonous and repetitive.A person with a secure office job,married with children,may be satisfied and find his or her life meaningful and still be bored.Also,the psychologically richlife doesnt necessarily involve economic richness.For instance,consider Hesses character Goldmund,who has
38、no moneybut pursues the life of a free spirit.Research has found psychological richness is related to,but partially distinct from,both happy and meaningful lives.Psychological richness is related with openness to experience and experiencing both positive and negative emotions moreintensely.But is th
39、e psychologically rich life one that people actually want?In a new study,Oishi and his colleagues asked people in nine countries the degree to which they value apsychologically rich life,a happy life and a meaningful life.They found many peoples self-described ideal lives involvepsychological richne
40、ss.When forced to choose a life,however,the majority chose a happy life and a meaningful life.Evenso,a minority of people still favored the psychologically rich life,ranging from 6.7%in Singapore to 16.8%in Germany.These numbers went up when the desire for a psychologically rich life was measured in
41、directly.To understand what aperson wishes their lives might have been,it is important to explore what people wish they had avoided in their lives.Whenasked what they regret most and whether undoing this event would have made their lives happier,more meaningful orpsychologically richer,about 28%of A
42、mericans said undoing the regrettable event would have made their livespsychologically richer.These findings suggest that while most people strive to be happy and have meaning in their lives,a sizable number ofpeople are content merely living a psychologically rich existence.As Oishi and his colleag
43、ues conclude,“We believe that taking the psychologically rich life seriously will deepen andenrich our understanding of well-being.”At the end of the day,there is no one singularly acceptable path to the good life.You have to find a path that works best for you.32.According to the passage,the psycho
44、logically rich life _.A.means living a luxurious lifeB.combines pleasure with purposeC.involves various intense emotionsD.emphasizes openness and repetition33.What does Oishis research indicate?A.The Germans prefer psychological richness to a happy life.5B.Undoing regrettable events has enriched man
45、y peoples lives.C.Ahidden desire for psychological richness exists among some people.D.People with psychological richness tend to describe their lives as ideal.34.We can learn from the passage that _.A.purpose outweighs pleasure in terms of significanceB.the choice of a good life differs from person
46、 to personC.a positive mindset helps us understand our well-beingD.we should never be content and always strive for the best35.What is the main purpose of the article?A.To compare different concepts of a good life.B.To explain how to live a psychologically rich life.C.To persuade people to attain ps
47、ychological richness.D.To draw attention to a less familiar version of a good life.第二节（共第二节（共 5 5 小题；每小题小题；每小题 2 2 分，共分，共 1010 分）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。The word“diary”comes from the Latin word“diarium”,which means“daily allowance”._36_ And it is usedfor business notes,planning
48、activities,keeping track of scheduled appointments,or documenting what has already happened.Some doctors suggest that writing in a diary is a good form of self-study.In America,from the 1940s through the 1980s,a diary was thought of mostly as a way to privately express onesdeepest thoughts while kee
49、ping notations about the day._37_ Many times,movies would show a teenage girlbeginning to write in her diary while she said aloud,“Dear diary.”._38_ A diary kept by a young German Jewish girl by the name of Anne Frank provides us with invaluablelessons about history,for she documented her experience
50、s while she hid from the Nazis during their occupation of theNetherlands in World War.Her diary became one of the worlds most widely read books and is the basis for many films.Samuel Pepys,who lived during the 17th century,is the earliest diary keeper that is famous today.His diary is also animporta
