辽宁省沈阳市第二 2022-2023学年高二上学期期中考试英语试题.pdf

1、1 沈阳二中 2022-2023 学年度上学期期中考试 高二（24 届）英语试题 说明：1.测试时间：120 分钟 总分：150 分 2.客观题涂在答题纸上，主观题答在答题纸的相应位置上 第 I 卷（80 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。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 do we know about the two doctors?A.They are alik

2、e.B.They are brothers.C.They are twins.2.What does the man mean?A.He prefers study to a picnic.B.He cant go for a picnic because of his study.C.He doesnt like a picnic with friends in autumn.3.What can we learn about the womans company?A.It is a small company.B.It cant become a large one soon.C.It p

3、rovides opportunities for old and experienced workers.4.Where are the speakers probably?A.At home.B.At a shop.C.At school.5.Why will Mr.and Mrs.Black go to London?A.To have a visit there.B.To have a business trip.C.To celebrate their wedding anniversary.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

4、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。听下面一段对话，回答第 6 至第 8 题 6.What does the woman think of fish?A.Fish is not as good as beef.B.Fish is good for health.C.Fish tastes very bad.7.What kind of suggestion does the woman offer?A.The man should

5、 take much more fish every day.B.The man should take much more beef.C.The man should take a balanced diet.2 8.What does the man decide to do in the end?A.Eat beef instead of fish.B.Try eating some fish.C.Buy some meat.听下面一段对话，回答第 9 至第 11 题 9.Where does the conversation probably take place?A.In a res

6、troom.B.In the womans house.C.In the mans house.10.What do you think about the speakers?A.They are couples.B.They are strangers.C.They are neighbors.11.What is Bob probably expected to do?A.Turn off the radio and go to bed.B.Continue to listen to the music.C.Have a chat with the woman.听下面一段对话，回答第 12

7、 至第 14 题 12.Whats the Course Five-one-four about?A.Childrens literacy.B.Testing.C.Speaking.13.Why does the woman want to change her course?A.Because she was not good at Five-one-one.B.Because she wants to choose a more advanced and useful course.C.Because she cant finish her advanced courses in adva

8、nce.14.What can testify her qualification?A.Her records.B.Her papers.C.Her degree.听下面一段对话，回答第 15 至第 17 题。15.With whom is the man going to Disneyland?A.His family.B.His sister.C.His friends.16.What are the biggest attractions according to the woman?A.Live-action shows.B.Rides and roller coasters.C.Di

9、sney movies.17.Which of the following characters can NOT be found in Disneyland?A.Snow White and the Dwarves.B.Robin Hood and Cinderella.C.Harry Potter and Mr.Bean.听下面一段独白，回答第 18 至第 20 题。18.What do the milu deer eat in autumn?A.Grass.B.Fruits and nuts.C.Dry leaves.19.When do baby milu deer join thei

10、r mothers?A.Theyre old enough to search food.B.Theyre alert enough to protect themselves.C.Theyre strong enough to stand by themselves.20.Why is it hard to catch milu deer?A.They have very long feet.3 B.They usually hide themselves in secret places.C.Their senses of smell,sight and hearing are very

11、good.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 Drive in Ontario Welcome to Ontario!Heres what you need to know if you are,or will be,visiting Ontario and want to drive while youre here.Visiting:less than 3 months If you are visiting Ont

12、ario for less than 3 months and want to drive while youre here,you can use a valid drivers license from your own province,state or country.Visiting:more than 3 months If you will be visiting from another country for more than 3 months,you will need an International Drivers Permit(IDP)from your own c

13、ountry.This is a special licence that allows motorists to drive internationally when accompanied by a valid drivers licence from their country.You need to have this permit with you when you arrive in Ontario.You cannot apply for one once you are here.Rules of the road As a visitor,you are responsibl

14、e for knowing Ontario traffic laws.Here are just some:keep to the right of the road obey posted speed limits(e.g.50 km/hour)do not use handheld devices while driving(e.g.cell phones,tablets or music players)slow down and pull to the right,if an emergency vehicle is driving behind you with their ligh

15、ts and sirens(e.g.an ambulance,fire truck or police car)If you break a traffic law,you will face a penalty.Penalties range from fines to making your license invalid or your car taken away.For more information,please click here.21.Who is the text intended for?A.Potential immigrants.B.General visitors

16、.C.Exchange students.D.Ordinary drivers.22.What driving habit is unacceptable in Ontario?A.Changing lanes at random.B.Giving way to fire trucks.C.Listening to music in the car.D.Driving within the speed limits.23.Where is the text most probably taken from?A.A geography magazine B.A travel guide.C.An

17、 advertisement.D.A local website.4 B I accidentally found a time capsule,in purple and green floss(丝线)in the midst of sorting out some old things last month.Faded and worn,it was a friendship bracelet(手链)an important part of my teenage summers.Holding it in my hand made me think about those precious

18、 memories of childhood,which my kids will never know firsthand.My handiwork wasnt beautiful.But what I remember is the beauty of the offering:slipping something into a friends hand and knowing it would always be with them.The experience was intoxicatinglike the serious business of exchanging wedding

19、 rings,it was a symbol of an unbreakable bond.Those bracelets represented how much we meant to each other,at a time when our friends were becoming the center of our lives.I slept with my bracelets and showered with them.I wore them all summer long at camp.And I acquired new bracelets from friends th

20、erefriends who received carefully crafted bracelets from me in return,as we said our tearful end-of-summer goodbyes.I thought having them helped ease the pain of leaving my friends.But now I see that they were really helping me to leave behind childhood.My kids dont go to summer camp.They certainly

21、dont exchange anything as uncool as bracelets with their friends.They hang out on Discord(一种聊天工具)in chats that only pause but never end.Our eldest son endlessly texts on his cellphone as he and his friends make one another talking emojis and TikTok videos.Their relationships with their phones leave

22、no time or space for writing letters or making bracelets,and their gifts to one another leave no clear and definite traces.There will be no boxes of letters to sort years from now nor any hidden bracelets to find.They will have little to physically hold on to.24.Why does the author compare a bracele

23、t to a time capsule?A.It is faded and worn.B.It is shaped like a capsule.C.It reminds her of her childhood.D.It was made by the author herself.25.Which of the following words can best replace the underlined word“intoxicating”in Paragraph 2?A.Exciting.B.Terrible.C.Professional.D.Strange.26.Why does t

24、he author think her kids childhood is different from hers?A.They often send hand-made gifts to their friends.B.They make more friends at summer camp.C.They are unwilling to give bracelets to parents.D.They spend too much time on their cellphones.27.What can be implied about the friendship bracelets?

25、5 A.They proved the authors kids had much to physically hold on to.B.They gave meaning to the authors childhood in a way her kids will never know firsthand.C.They represented both the author and her kids unforgettable childhood.D.They recalled the authors deep sorrow of leaving close friends at summ

26、er camp.C Scientists in Britain have managed to teach bumblebees（大黄蜂）to pull strings to get to food and then pass on what they have learned to others in their colony-showing a high level of intelligence despite their tiny brains.Researchers at Queen Mary University of London said the experiments,oft

27、en used to test the intelligence of apes（猿）and birds,showed for the first time that some insects are up to the task,and can also pass skills on through several generations.The findings add to the evidence suggesting the ability for culture spread-the ability to learn and pass on knowledge and skills

28、-may not be exclusive to humans.In the research,published in the journal PLOS Biology on Tuesday,the scientists were able to train 23 out of a group of 40 bees to pull strings with their legs and feet.The strings were attached to discsor artificial flowers-containing food at their center but placed

29、under a transparent screen.The bees,spotting the food beneath the screen,learned to pull the flowers out by pulling the string with their legs and feet to be able to get to it.From another group of bees given the chance to solve the task without any training,only two of 110 were successful.Another g

30、roup of bees was then allowed to observe the trained bees pulling the strings,and 60 percent of them successfully learned the skill.Finally,trained bees were put in colonies,and the scientists found the technique spread successfully to a majority of the colonys worker bees.Lars Chittka,a Queen Mary

31、University professor who guided the project,said the team is interested in figuring out the brain processes behind the bees learning and teaching skills.28.What does the underlined word exclusive in Paragraph 3 probably mean？A.ordinary.B.unique.C.beneficial.D.widespread.29.What did the researchers f

32、ind about bees？A.Bees learn best in insects.B.Bees are as clever as birds.C.Bees can be trained to learn skills.D.Bees are born good learners.30.What may the research team focus on next？A.How bees brain work.B.Where bees learn skills.C.How bees teach others.D.What else bees can do.31.What may be the

33、 best title for the text？A.Small bees,great abilities B.Bees can learn and teach C.Bees are smarter D.Let bees learn 6 D Midway through The Matrix,Cypher enjoys an enormous steak,well aware that his reality is not real but part of a digital program telling his brain that the steak is a construction

34、and that it is“juicy and delicious.”Two decades after the movie made its first appearance,something unexpected arises:The future of reality will not only be virtual but also synthetic(合成的).Cyphers future meal will be a physical one,synthesized from animal cells.And the synthesis goes beyond dinner.S

35、tarting with components from the natural world,scientists are learning to engineer microorganisms and build biocomputing systems.However,biology has a tendency to evolve in unexpected ways.Synthesized meat is one case in point.The driving forces behind the meat movement are practical.It has been est

36、imated that cultured(培育的)meat would require 7 to 45 percent less energy and produce 78 to 96 percent less greenhouse gas than conventional animals farmed for consumption.But once were able to synthesize meat,theoretically,well have the ability to culture meat from any animal,even those wed never con

37、sider eating today,like dolphins or chimpanzees,which will cause a new regulatory challenge for us.Using synthetic biology,we can even edit and rewrite life,the technology of which are already in use.In 2021,scientists in some countries announced they had grown monkey embryos（胚胎）injected with human

38、stem cells.Here comes the situation worth considering:such a monkey-human hybrid will demonstrate qualities that are somewhere between humans,on which experimentation isnt allowed,and animals,which are often raised specifically for research.How will we decide when an animal becomes too human?Dependi

39、ng on where you stand,the synthetic realities land somewhere between“really exciting”and“critically concerning.”As individuals,we undertake a shared responsibility to make good choices about this coming synthetic technology.32.What do we know about Cyphers steak in the movie?A.It is enjoyed in a vir

40、tual world.B.It is anything but appetizing.C.It is synthesized from animal cell.D.It is a construction made by himself.33.Whats the advantage of synthesized meat?A.It is more nutritious.B.It is more energy-consuming.C.It is more environment-friendly.D.It is more controllable in regulation.34.What is

41、 the authors attitude to the experiment in Paragraph 4?A.Indifferent.B.Favorable.C.Pessimistic.D.Cautious.35.What is the purpose of the text?7 A.To indicate challenges of synthetic technology.B.To popularize synthetic technology.C.To stress the importance of synthetic technology.D.To introduce the d

42、evelopment of synthetic technology.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。From the dawn of civilization,paper records have been a method of keeping track of important and necessary documentation.A common experience throughout the worlds record keeping has been the ne

43、cessity to ensure that all documents are kept together,and none are lost._36_These included tying ribbons through the paper,and melting wax to secure the papers in place.For nearly 600 years,these were the methods used to secure papers._37_ In 1835,a machine that could mass-produce straight pins was

44、 invented by Howe J.L.,an American inventor.Although straight pins（大头针）were originally designed for sewing and tailoring,people began using them as a quick and easy way to secure papers._38_ In 1899 he patented the device,which consisted of a wire bent into a particularly shaped hoop for the purpose

45、 of securing papers.During this time,however,the paperclip（回形针）was not a widely distributed device.Therefore,the Gem Manufacturing Company of England developed a machine to manufacture and standardize the paperclip design._39_ Today the paperclip is a famous invention used throughout offices,schoolr

46、ooms,and business throughout the world._40_ A.The next paper invention was that of the straight pin.B.Before the paper clip,people had to be creative to keep paper together.C.The humble item only came into popular usage around the mid-19th century.D.Later,inspired by the straight pin,Norwegian Vaale

47、r J.came up with the idea of the first paperclip.E.This manufacturing development allowed for the expansion of the modern paperclip worldwide.F.Being a wonder of simplicity and function,the paperclip remains a standard office supply throughout the world.G.Therefore,from the early 13th century people

48、 had created various methods to ensure documents were kept together.第第 II 卷卷（70 分）分）第二部分第二部分 英语知识运用英语知识运用(共两节，满分共两节，满分 30 分分)第一节（共第一节（共 15 小题；每小题小题；每小题 1 分，满分分，满分 15 分）分）阅读下面短文，从每题所给的阅读下面短文，从每题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。项。You can tell a lot about a man by how he treats his dog

49、s.For many years,I enjoyed living with my dogs,Tilly and Chance.Their _41_ was nearly 8 enough to keep my loneliness at bay.Last year,I started dating,but with _42_.When I first dated Steve,I _43_ he had a dog,Molly,and a cat,Flora.While I was _44_ he was an animal lover,I _45_ that three dogs were

50、perhaps too many,and my dogs might attack the cat.The next week,we _46_ our dogs together.It was a hot day.When we paused to catch our _47_,Steve got down on one knee.Was he proposing?I liked him too,but so soon?He poured water from a bottle into his hand and offered it to my dogs._48_,I began to fa