内蒙古呼和浩特市赛罕区英华学校2022-2023学年高二上学期期中考试英语试题.pdf

1、第 1页，共 4页高 二 英 语（满满分分 1 12 20 0 分分，时时间间 1 10 00 0 分分钟钟英华学校 2022-2023 学年第一学期英华学校 2022-2023 学年第一学期 期 中期 中 考考）第第一一部部分分 阅阅读读理理解解（共共两两节节，满满分分 40 分分）第一节（共 15 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 30 分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的 A、B、C 和 D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。AChoose Your One-Day Tours!Tour ABath&Stonehenge including entrance fees to the ancient Roma

2、n bathrooms and Stonehenge37 until 26 Marchand 39 thereafter(其余时间).Visit the city with over 2,000 years of history and Bath Abbey,the Royal Crescent and the Costume Museum.Stonehenge isone of the worlds most famous prehistoric monuments dating back over 5,000 years.Tour BOxford&Stratford including e

3、ntrance fees to the University St Marys Church Tower and Anne Hathaways house32 until 12 March and 36 thereafter.Oxford:Includes a guided tour of Englands oldest university city and colleges.Look over the city of dreaming spires(尖顶)from St Marys Church Tower.Stratford:Includes a guided tour explorin

4、g much of the Shakespeare wonder.Tour CWindsor Castle&Hampton Court including entrance fees to Hampton Court Palace34 until 11 March and 37thereafter.Includes a guided tour of Windsor and Hampton Court,Henry VIIIs favourite palace.Free time to visit Windsor Castle(entrance fees not included).With 50

5、0 years of history,Hampton Court was once the home of four Kings and one Queen.Nowthe royal palace is open to the public as a major tourist attraction.Visit the palace and its various historic gardens,which includethe famous maze(迷宫)where it is easy to get lost!Tour DCambridge including entrance fee

6、s to the Tower of Saint Mary the Great33 17 March and 37 thereafter.Includes a guided tour of Cambridge,the famous university town,and the gardens of the 18th century.1.Which tour will you choose if you want to see Englands oldest university city?A.Tour A.B.Tour B.C.Tour C.D.Tour D.2.Which of the fo

7、llowing tours charges the lowest fee on 17 March?A.Windsor Castle&Hampton Court.B.Oxford&Stratford.C.Bath&Stonehenge.D.Cambridge.3.Why is Hampton Court a major tourist attraction?A.It used to be the home of royal families.B.It used to be a well-known maze.C.It is the oldest palace in Britain.D.It is

8、 a world-famous castle.BJennifer Mauer has needed more willpower（毅力）than the typical college student to pursue her goal of earning a nursingdegreeThat willpower bore fruit when Jennifer graduated from University of WisconsinEau Claire and became the first in herlarge family to earn a bachelors degre

9、eMauer，of Edgar，Wisconsin，grew up on a farm in a family of 10 childrenHer dad worked at a job away from the farm，and her mother ran the farm with the kidsAfter high school，Jennifer worked to pay her tuition（学费），because there was noextra money set aside for a college education After graduation，she wo

10、rked to help her sisters and brothers pay for their schoolingJennifer now is married and has three children of her ownShe decided to go back to college to advance her career and to beable to better support her family while doing something she loves：nursingShe chose the UWEau Claire program at Minist

11、rySaint Josephs Hospital in Marshfield because she was able to finish her studying close to home,and she could drive to class andbe home in the evening to help with her kidsJennifer received great support from her family as she worked to earn her degree：Her husband worked two jobs to cover the bills

12、，and her 68yearold mother helped take care of the children at timesThrough it all，she remained in good academic standing and graduated with honors Jennifer sacrificed（牺牲）to achieve hergoal，giving up many nights with her kids and missing important events to studySome nights my heart was breaking to h

13、ave topick between my kids and studying for exams or papers，she saysHowever，her children have learned an important lessonwitnessing their mothers hard workJennifer is a first-generation graduate and an inspiration to her familyand thats prettypowerful4.What did Jennifer do after high school？A.She he

14、lped her dad with his workB.She ran the family farm on her ownC.She supported herself through collegeD.She taught her sisters and brothers at home5.Why did Jennifer cheese the program at Ministry Saint Josephs Hospital in Marshfield？A.To take care of her kids easilyB.To learn from the best nursesC.T

15、o save money for her parentsD.To find a wellpaid job there6.What did Jennifer sacrifice to achieve her goal？A.Her healthB.Her time with familyC.Her reputationD.Her chance of promotion7.What can we learn from Jennifers story？A.Time is moneyB.Love breaks down problemsC.Hard work pays offC.Education is

16、 the key to success第 2页，共 4页CMy First Marathon(马拉松)A month before my first marathon,one of my legs was injured and this meant not running for two weeks,leaving me only twoweeks to train.Yet,I was determined to go ahead.I remember back to my 7th year in school.In my first P.E.class,the teacher requir

17、ed us to run laps and then hit a softball.Ididnt do either well.He later informed me that I was not athletic.The idea that I was not athletic stuck with me for years.When I started running in my 30s,I realized running was a battleagainst myself,not about competition or whether or not I was athletic.

18、It was not only all about the battle against my own bodyand mind but also a test of wills!The night before my marathon,I dreamt that I couldnt even find the finish line.I woke up sweating and nervous,but ready toprove something to myself.Shortly after crossing the start line,my shoe laces(鞋带)became

19、untied.So I stopped to readjust.Not the start I wanted！At mile 3,I passed a sign:GO FOR IT,RUNNERS!By mile 17,I became out of breath and the once injured leg hurt badly.Though I was in pain,I stayed the course walking a bitand then running again.By mile 21,I was starving！As I approached mile 23,I co

20、uld see my wife waving a sign.She is my biggest fan.She never minded the alarm clocksounding at 4 a.m.or questioned my expenses on running.I was one of the final runners to finish.But I finished!And I got a medal.In fact,I got the same medal as the one that the guywho came in first place had.Determi

21、ned to be myself,move forward,free of shame and worldly labels(世俗标签),I can now call myself a marathonwinner.8.A month before the marathon,the author _.A.was well trainedB.felt scaredC.determined to runD.lost hope9.Why did the author mention the P.E.class in his 7th year?A.To acknowledge the support

22、of his teacher.B.To amuse the readers with a funny story.C.To show he was not good at sports.D.To share a precious memory.10.How was the authors first marathon?A.He succeeded.B.He quit halfway.C.He got the first prize.D.He walked to the end.11.What does the story mainly tell us?A.A man owes his succ

23、ess to his family support.B.A winner is one with a great effort of will.C.Failure is the mother of success.D.One is never too old to learn.DAcomputer program has been used to predict how people are feeling when they type.In a study participants were asked to type a particular phrase and the program

24、then estimated if they were happy,sad and soon.Surprisingly it was correct 70 per cent of the time,and the findings could lead to smarter artificial intelligence in the future.The study published in the journal Behavior and Information Technology was carried out by researchers at the IslamicUniversi

25、ty of Technology in Bangladesh,reports Live Science.In the research 25 people ranging from 15 to 40 years old were asked to retype two paragraphs from Alices Adventures inWonderland written by Lewis Carroll.They also had to enter their emotional state every 30 minutes while doing their regularactivi

26、ties on the computer.This allowed the program an opportunity to understand how their emotions changed their typing style.Moods tested were joy,fear,anger,sadness,hate,and shame.The result was that the program could identify（识别）apersons mood correctly 70 per cent of the time.It was most successful in

27、 identifying joyfulness with an 87 percent success ratio,while sadness was the least successful at 60 percent.The researchers found that the participants were not likely to input（输入）data when they were in a bad mood,which may explain the second result was not correct.However,the findings could have

28、great importance for artificial intelligence,and it may allow computers to get along with usin a friendlier manner,If we could build any system that is intelligent enough to communicate with humans that is,it can identifyuser emotions and change its behavior accordingly then using machines could be

29、more effective and friendly.the researcherswrote.12.Who conducted the study？_A.Lewis Carroll.B.Islamic University of Technology.C.Live ScienceD.Behavior and Information Technology.13.What were people asked to do during the research？_A.Input words and emotional state.B.Change their typing styles.C.Ch

30、ange their feelings frequently.D.Show their natural feelings.14.Why is the result about sadness not so correct？_A.People usually hide their unhappy feelings.B.The program cannot recognize sadness clearly.C.The program cannot calculate the data correctly.D.Its more difficult to collect data when peop

31、le are sad.15.Whats the importance of the research result？_A.It helps people develop intelligent machines.B.It helps people speed up their typing speed.C.It will inspire similar studies on peoples mood.第 3页，共 4页D.It clearly explains the relationship between mood and typing.第二节（共 5 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 10 分

32、）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。When kids get nervous about exams,teachers and parents get nervous about kids not living up to expectations,its important tostay calm and positive.16Keep a positive attitudeYou should be helping your child develop a positive attitude.Your childs attitude tow

33、ards exams somewhat depends onyou.17The other way around,one of the most effective things parents can do is to be positive and offer encouragement andsupport.Pay much attention and tell him:You can make it!Finally,he will pass the exams.Behave yourselfHow we behave in a moment of success and joy mak

34、es a huge difference in building your relationships.18The result isthat everyone also feels proud and great and your child will want to repeat that behaviour.19The advice from positive psychology is that if your child achieves something,dont say:Well done,you are so talented(天赋的)!But rather you put

35、the effort in and got the reward.Never pay your children for exam results20However,offering teenagers cash to do well in their exams is likely to have little effect on their results.If you will onlylet them do it for money,you are teaching them that studying is a frightening thing to do.Youd better

36、suggest that youll organizea family outing as a reward for all their hard work.A.Believe you have a gift for learning.B.Praise your children for effort rather than talent.C.Your active response means they know youre proud and great.D.Payment by results system is a very common parenting trap.E.Give y

37、our children some money for their wonderful exam results.F.The following are how to keep everyone calm down and positive through exam time.G.Punishment and pointing out their faults lead to a terrible mental state.第第二二部分部分 语言知识运用（共两节，满分语言知识运用（共两节，满分 45 分）分）第一节（共 20 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 30 分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题

38、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。No one is born a winner.People make themselves into winners by their own(21).I learned this lesson from a(n)(22)many years ago.I took the head(23)job at a school in Baxley,Georgia.It wasa small school with a weak football program.It was a tradition for the schools

39、old team to play against the(24)team at the end of spring practice.The old team hadno coach,and they didnt even practice to(25)the game.Being the coach of the new team,I was excited because I knew wewere going to win,but to my disappointment we were defeated.I couldnt(26)I had got into such a situat

40、ion.Thinkinghard about it,I came to(27)that my team might not be the number one team in Georgia,but they were(28)me.I hadto change my(29)about their ability and potential.I started doing anything I could to help them build a little(30).Most importantly,I began to treat them like(31).That summer,when

41、 the other teams enjoyed their(32),we met every day and(33)passing and kicking the football.Six months after suffering our(34)on the spring practice field,we won our first game and our second,and continuedto(35).Finally,we faced the number one team in the state.I felt that it would be a(36)for us ev

42、en if we lost the game.But that wasnt what happened.My boys beat the best team in Georgia,giving me one of the greatest(37)of my life!From the experience I learned a lot about how the attitude of the leader can(38)the members of a team.Instead ofseeing my boys as losers,I pushed and(39)them.I helped

43、 them to see themselves(40),and they built themselves intowinners.Winners are made,but not born.21.A.luckB.testsC.effortsD.nature22.A.experimentB.experienceC.visitD.show23.A.operatingB.editingC.consultingD.coaching24.A.successfulB.excellentC.strongD.new25.A.cheer forB.prepare forC.help withD.finish

44、with26.A.believeB.agreeC.describeD.regret27.A.realizeB.claimC.permitD.demand28.A.reacting toB.looking forC.depending onD.caring about29.A.decisionB.attitudeC.conclusionD.intention30.A.confidenceB.cultureC.fortuneD.relationship31.A.leadersB.partnersC.winnersD.learners32.A.rewardsB.holidaysC.healthD.h

45、onor33.A.riskedB.missedC.consideredD.practiced34.A.defeatB.declineC.accidentD.mistake35.A.relaxB.improveC.expandD.defend36.A.luckB.stressC.victoryD.favor37.A.chancesB.giftsC.concernsD.offers38.A.surpriseB.serveC.interestD.affect39.A.encouragedB.observedC.protectedD.impressed40.A.honestlyB.individual

46、lyC.calmlyD.differently第 4页，共 4页第二节（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。Once a group of 50people was attending a seminarHalfway through his talk，the speaker stopped and decided（41）_（create）a group activityHe went around the hall and gave each person a balloonEach one was aske

47、d to writehis or her name on the balloon（42）_（use）a marker penThen all the balloons were（43）_（collect）and putin another roomThe speaker then led the group to the room full of balloons and asked them to find the balloon（44）_had their name writtenon，within five minutesEveryone was（45）_（hurried）searchi

48、ng for their name，bumping into each other，pushingeach other aroundIt was chaosAt the end of the five minutes no one could find（46）_（them）own balloonNow each person was asked to randomly collect（47）_balloon and give it to the person whose name was written onitWithin two minutes everyone（48）_（have）the

49、ir own balloonWhen everyone quieted down，the speaker began totalk，saying that this is exactly what was happening in our（49）_（1ife）Everyone is hurriedly looking for happiness，and not knowing where it isOur happiness sometimes lies in the happiness of other peopleGive them their happiness（50）_you will

50、 get your ownhappiness第第三三部分部分 写作（共两节，满分写作（共两节，满分 35 分）分）第一节 短文改错（共 10 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 10 分）假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有 10 处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（），并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线（）划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2.只允许修改 10 处，多者（从第 11 处起）不计分。Yesterday a