湖北省十堰市郧阳区第二中学2022-2023学年高二上学期期末考试英语试题.docx

1、湖北省十堰市郧阳区二中2022-2023学年度上学期期末考试高二年级上册英语试卷全卷满分150分考试用时120分钟。注意事项：1、答题前，先将自己的姓名、考号等填写在试题卷和答题卡上，并将准考证号条形码粘贴在答题卡上的指定位置。2、选择题的作答：选出每小题答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，写在试题卷、草稿纸和答题卡上的非答题区域均无效。3、非选择题的作答：用签字笔直接写在答题卡上对应的答题区域内。写在试题卷、草稿纸和答题卡上的非答题区域均无效。4、考试结束后，请将本试题卷和答题卡一并上交。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

2、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

3、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

4、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10小题; 每小题1.5分，满分22.5分) 听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有儿个小题，从题中所给的ABC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。( )

5、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% raiseB. A 10% raise. C. A 15% raise.( )9. Whats the

6、 result?A. The man will not be promotedB. 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 lat

7、er.( )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.( )1

8、5. 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 Un

9、ited States，which state is the nearest to Alaska?A. Texas. B. Washington State. C. Hawaii.( )18. Whats the weather like in Alaska?A. Its hot all the year round.B. Its very cold everywhere.C. The weather is variable.( )19. Which state has the longest coastline among all US states?A. AlaskaB. New York

10、C. California.( )20. Why do people use planes or boats to travel around Alaska?A. Because it is wild and there arent 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15小

11、题; 每小题2. 5分，满分37. 5分) 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的ABCD四个选项中选出最佳选项。AFourBestNationalParksforKidsYellowstoneNationalParkHere, thebearsmaywalkinfrontofyourcar, andthedeeraresoclosetoyouthatyoucanrolldownthewindowandtouchthem. TheHaydenValley, inthecenterofthepark, andtheLamarValley, inthenortheastcorner, areamongtheb

12、estplacestowatchsomeoftheparksmorethan400animalspecies. Visitinghereisagreatchancetoseewildlife. GlacierNationalParkEvennaughtykidswillbeattractedasyoudriveontheGoing-to-the-SunRoad, a52-milehighwaythatpassesbywaterfalls, andtheJacksonGlacier, wheretheycangetagoodviewoftheseventh-largestglacierinthe

13、park. Theglaciersaredisappearingfast, sosharewiththekidswhileyoustillcan. AcadiaNationalParkAtmorethan1, 500feet, CadillacMountainisthehighestpointalongtheNorthAtlanticseaboard. However, itiseasytogettobycar. Standingontopofthemountainisalwaysanextrememomentforthekids. Onthewaydown, youmayalsokeepyo

14、ureyesopenforthewildblueberrybush, whichisreallyadifferentworld, comparedwiththecities. BadlandsNationalParkIfyouwouldprefertotakekidsonafossilhunt, thisparkisperfectforyou, whichishometooneoftheworldsrichestsavingsoffossils. StartingoffontheFossilExhibitTrail, alongboardwalkwithcopiesoffossilsfound

15、intheparkandgoodsigns, youcantellthekidswhattheyrelookingat. Fromthere, takeascenicdrivethroughtheBadlands. 21. Whichparkisthebestchoiceforparentsiftheirkidslikewildlife?A. AcadiaNationalPark. B. YellowstoneNationalPark. C. GlacierNationalPark. D. BadlandsNationalPark. 22. WhatdoGlacierNationalParka

16、ndAcadiaNationalParkhaveincommon?A. Bothhavefascinatingviews. B. Bothhavealonghistory. C. Bothhavetraditionalculture. D. Bothhavebeautifulwaterfalls. 23. WhatcankidslearninBadlandsNationalPark?A. Theprotectionaboutwildlife. B. Theinfluenceofnatureonhumans. C. Theknowledgeaboutfossils. D. Thereasonsf

17、ortheglaciersdisappearing. BDmitryDoronin, adoctoralstudentfromRussia, iskeen(热衷的)tosharehisexperienceinruralvillagesinZhejiangwithhis1. 4millionfollowersonline. SinceDmitrystartedtoliveinthecountrysidelastAugust, the32-year-oldhascreatedhundredsofvideoclipsthatrecordtherelaxinglifestyleinHengzhangv

18、illage, Lishuicity. “Thericeisgrowninthefieldstogetherwithfish, whichhelpstoincreaselocalagricultural(农业的)products, ” saidDmitry, whileintroducingproductsfromHengzhangvillageonthepopularChineseshort-videoplatformDouyin. Besidesfilmingvideos, Dmitryalsoenjoysworkingwithfarmersinthefields, doingactivi

19、tiessuchasplantingvegetablesandfeedingchickens. Livinginavillageprovideshimwithuniqueexperiences, hesays, quitedifferentfrombusylifeinbigcities, suchasShanghai, wherehestudies. Andhehasbeenapleasantsurprisetothevillagersaswell. VillagerBaoMingyue, 76, says, “Tooursurprise, theyoungRussiannotonlyknow

20、showtocookChinesefoodbutisinterestedinworkinginthefields. ”BecauseoftheoutbreakofCOVID-19, thesalesoflocalagriculturalproductshaddroppedrapidly, soDmitryvolunteeredtohelpselltheproductsinhisvideos. Inafewmonths, 10, 000kilogramsoforanges, 4, 000kilogramsofdriedsweetpotatoesand300kilogramsofhoneyhadb

21、eensold. “Thankstohisvideos, itseemsthatmoretouristshavecometovisitourvillage, ” says72-year-oldPanXianyu, whoisverypleasedtoseethegreatchangesinherhometown. Dmitryloveshiscountrylife. “Inthecountryside, youcanimmerse(沉浸)yourselfinthetraditionalwayoflifeandunderstandthiscountrybetter, ” hesays. Acco

22、rdingtoDmitry, someRussiansopinionsaboutChinaarestilloutofdate, althoughChinahasprogressedgreatly. “Iwouldliketobecomeapeople-to-peopleenvoy(使者)offriendshipbetweenthetwocountriesbyusingtheInternet, ” hesays. 24. ItcanbelearntfromthepassagethatDmitry. A. isgoodatdoingfarmworkB. sellsfarmersproductsin

23、RussiaC. getsmuchattentionontheInternetD. haslivedinthecountrysideforyears25. Theunderlinedword “unique” inParagraph3probablymeans “”. A. commonB. specialC. similarD. hard26. ThepurposeofParagraph4andParagraph5isto. A. showDmitrysinfluenceonHengzhangvillageB. explainwhythesalesofsweetpotatoesdropped

24、C. makemoretouristsinterestedinHengzhangvillageD. advisepeopletobuytheproductsofHengzhangvillage27. DmitryhopestohelpRussiansto. A. improvetheirlivesmorequicklyB. makerapidprogressinfarmingC. studyChinesetraditionalwayoflifeD. haveabetterunderstandingofChinaCItsbeen100yearssincetheactorandfilmmakerC

25、harlieChaplinproducedthefilmTheKid, whichmanyconsidertobehisgreatestone. Likeallfilmsatthetime, TheKidwasmadeinblackandwhiteandwassilent(madewithoutanysound, noteventhecharacterstalking). Thestoryisabouttherelationshipbetween “theTramp”, playedbyChaplin, andhisadoptedchild, playedbyJackieCoogan. The

26、pairdevelopapartnershipwherethesix-year-oldboybreakswindowsandrunsaway, sothatChaplinscharactercanofferhisservicesasawindowfixer. Althoughthefilmisacomedy, italsohassometragedies, reflectingChaplinsownlife. Hestartedtestingactorsfortheroleofthekidjustafewdaysafterhisbabysonhaddied. Chaplinwasknownfo

27、rbeinghardtoplease, anditissaidthatifhecould, hewouldhaveplayedeveryroleineveryoneofhisfilms. WhenChaplinvisitedatheatre, adancerbroughthisson, JackieCoogan, onstage, andChaplinknewhehadhisco-star(联合主演者). Chaplinlaterwrote, “Allchildreninsomeformhavetalents;thetrickistobringitoutinthem. WithJackieit

28、waseasy. ”Likethekidinthefilm, ChaplinandhisbrotherSydneygrewupverypoor. TheylivedinLondonandwereraisedbytheirmother. WhenChaplinwas10yearsold, hismumbecametooilltolookafterhersons, sotheyhadtotakecareofthemselves. HelaterwrotethatthefilmsetsinTheKidwerebasedontheplaceswhereheandSydneyhadlivedwithth

29、eirmotheraschildren. “Perhapsthatswhythefilmhadsometruth, ” hesaid. 28. Paragraph2mainlytalksabout. A. whyTheKidwasmadeB. whenTheKidcameoutC. howTheKidgotsuccessfulD. whatTheKidisabout29. WecaninferfromParagraph3thatJackieCoogan. A. alwaysvisitedthetheatrealoneB. waspossiblytalentedinactingC. knewmu

30、chaboutChaplinbeforeD. playedeveryroleinChaplinsfilms30. WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutChaplin?A. Hehadapoorchildhoodexperience. B. Hewasbroughtupbyhisfather. C. Helookedafterhismotherverywell. D. Heproducedfilmswithhisbrother. 31. Whatsthebesttitleforthepassage?A. AfilmaboutadancerB. AfamilyinLondo

31、nC. Aplaceforfilm-makingD. AlifeonfilmDWhenwefirstmovedhere, wedidnthaveagarden. MikeandItalkedaboutmakingalargevegetablegardensomewhereinouryard, butwecouldntagreeonwhere. Beforewewentaheadanddugupthegrass, wespentsometimethinkingaboutwhereitwouldworkbest. Atlast, wechoseanoldsandbox(沙坑)inourfronty

32、ardtobecomeourgarden. Wedreamedaboutalivelygardenwithlotsofvegetables. Weaskedmanypeoplewhatweshoulddototurnthissandboxintoaspace, andthenplantscouldgrowinit. Andtheygaveuslotsofideas. Mysisterwasthemostknowledgeable, sowelistenedmostlytoher. Atfirst, MikemadeawoodfenceandIpainteditwiththekids. Wech

33、oseadarkercolorbecauseitwouldfitourlightgreyhouse. Next, Mikedug17holes. Thenwefilledthemwithsoil. Itwasstilltoocoldtoplantanything, sofordaysIjuststaredoutthewindowattheseholes. Tome, itlookedmuchtoountidy. Iadvisedfillingthoseholesbackanddiggingnewones. Thistimeweendedupwith10. Muchbetter. Overthe

34、nextfewweeks, Iworkedongettingeverythingplantedinmygarden. Istartedbyplantinggreenonion. ButIwastooexcitedandplantedittooearly. Rightawayitwasclearthatitwasntgoingtosurvive. Ihadtogiveitupandtrysomethingelse. Thenmynextdoorneighborgavemeredrosestoputinmygarden. Afewdayslaterwewenttoagreenhouseandcam

35、ebacknotwithgreenonionbutpeppers, tomatoesandsoon. Clearlythevegetableandflowergardenwasslowlybecomingourdreamgarden. Ohwell!Ilovethewayitturnedout. Thisgardenwillalwaysremindmeofmysister. 32. Whentheauthorfirstarrivedathernewhouse, she. A. hadalargeflowergardenB. dugupthegrassinheryardC. talkedabou

36、tmakingsandboxD. wantedagardenwithvegetables33. Whydidtheauthorsuggestfillingthefirst17holesback?A. Becauseshelistenedtohersister. B. Becausetheweatherwastoocold. C. Becausethegardenlookedlikeamess. D. Becausethekidscoulddigbetterones. 34. Whichoneistherightorderofbuildingthegardenaccordingtothepass

37、age?a. Webuiltthefenceandpaintedit. b. Wecollectedmuchothersadvice. c. Weplantedwhatwewanted. d. Wedecidedontheplaceofthegarden. e. Wedugseveralholesandfilledthemwithsoil. A. b-d-a-e-cB. d-b-a-e-cC. d-e-c-a-bD. b-a-d-e-c35. Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?A. WhytheauthorwasthankfultohersisterB. Whatt

38、hefamilyplantedintheirgardenC. HowthefamilymadetheirdreamgardenD. Whospenttimewiththeauthorinthegarden第二节 七选五(共5小题; 每小题2.5分，满分12.5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。How to improve your studies scientificallyOur brain can possibly memorize 2. 5 petabytes (千兆) of information. In order to use some

39、 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. 36 Some enjoy watching videos over reading books，others study with friends，and some like sitting in silence among a million books. Everybody i

40、s different. Hard things first 37 ，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 38 . Facts or vocabularies，for example，are best learned if

41、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-testAfter your study，finish up with a quick quiz. Immediate recall in the form of a test or a short summary on what youve just learned can increase retention (记忆力) by as muc

42、h as 30%. 39 ，that extra effort creates deeper traces (痕迹) in your memory. Dont force itMotivation is like hunger. You cannot force yourself to be motivated，just like you cant tell someone else to be hungry. So，if you are not hungry right now，dont worry. 40 . A. Take fun seriouslyB. Find your own st

43、yleC. Take a break，and do something elseD. Good memory can grow your brains potentialE. Because its much harder for your brain to remember than to readF. Like most people you have the strongest willpower in the morningG. To remember things for a longer time，repeat the material after taking several b

44、reaks第三部分 语言运用 (共两节，满分30分) 第一节 完形填空(共15小题：每小题1分，满分15分) 阅读下面短文，从每题所给的ABCD四个选项中选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项。GrowingupinMelbourne, Australia, Iwasoneofthosenaughtylittlekidsthatnever, everstoppedasking “Why?”. Iusedtoaskmymumthemostannoyingquestions. Asa “why” kid, Ithoughteverything41canbechangedandIcouldmakethewor

45、ldbetter. WhenIwasinmyhighschool, I42thechancetogotothePhilippinestolearnmoreduetomygood43atschool. ItwastherethatIbecamefriendswithSonny, wholivedon “SmokyMountain”. Butdontlettheromance(浪漫)ofthatname44you, becauseitwas45apileofsteaminggarbagewherekidslikeSonnyspenthourseverysingledayfindinganythin

46、gof46. ThosedayswithSonnychangedmylifeforever. Ithoughttomyself, “Whyshouldanyonehaveto47likethiswhileIhavesomuch?WhyshouldSonnyslifebe48bywherehewasborn?”Ilater49thatthepoverty(贫穷)IdseeninthePhilippineswastheresultofdecisionsmadeornotmade. Thats50, afewyearslater, Ijoinedwithagroupofcollegefriendsi

47、nbringingtheMakePovertyHistorycampaigntoAustralia. Andtoour51, theAustraliangovernmentheardourvoicesandagreedtodoubleinvestmentandfixtheproblemmilesoutsideofourborders. Overalltheseyears, IvetriedtoreconnectwithSonny. 52, Ivebeenunableto. Idlovetositdownwithhim, whereverheis, and53withhimhowmuchthetimeIspenton “SmokyMountain” 54me. Thankstohimandsomanyothers, Icametounderstandtheimportanceofbeingpartofagroupofpeoplewhoare55tomaketheworldbetter, whostandtogetherandembrace(拥抱)theamazingfutureoftheworldweshare. 41. A. simpleB. unfairC. newD. unfinished