江苏省南京宇通实验学校2022-2023学年高一下学期期中模拟(一) 英语试题.docx

1、南京宇通实验学校2022-2023第二学期期中模拟（一）英语试题姓名：_班级：_考号：_注意事项：1本试共两大部分：单选题40题80分和材料分析题2题20分，满分100分，考试时间75分钟。2.答题前，考生务必用0.5毫米黑色签字笔将自己的姓名、考号填写在答题卡和试卷规定位置上。3选择题每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑；如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。答案写在试卷上无效。4非选择题必须用0.5毫米黑色签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区域内相应的位置，不能写在试卷上；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新的答案；不能使用涂改液、胶带纸、修正带。

2、不按以上要求作答的答案无效。一、选择题第一部分听力(共两节，满分30分)做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。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，并标在试卷的相应位置。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. Who will be absent at the party?A. Jessica.B. Rose.C. Alice.2. Why is the woman taking Linda to

3、 America?A. To take an English exam.B. To help her relax completely.C. To improve her spoken English.3. What does the woman think of Forest Gump?A. Quite satisfactory.B. A little annoying.C. Just so-so.4. What does the woman work for?A. The Teens Forum.B. The Education Website.C. The Teens Developme

4、nt Organization.5. Which subject does the woman dislike?A. Engineering.B. Chemistry.C. Physics.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，并标在试卷的相应位置。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。听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。6. What is the man doing?A. Watching TV.B.

5、 Searching online.C. Listening to the radio.7. How will be the weather in Chicago next Saturday?A. Rainy.B. Cloudy.C. Sunny.听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。8. What does the man mean?A. Do some shopping now.B. Have a rest for a while.C. Pick up his sister.9. When does the conversation probably take place?A. At 9:00

6、 p.m.B. At 9:30 p.m.C. At 10:00 p.m.10. Why does the mans sister stay in Liverpool?A. To take a holiday.B. To go to college.C. To work for a good company.听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。11. What are the speakers doing?A. Having dinner.B. Preparing for school.C. Visiting an art museum.12. How many years has the wom

7、an lived in the city?A. For two years.B. For four years.C. For five years.13. What does the man want to be?A. A nurse.B. A pilot.C. An artist.听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。14. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?A. Salesperson and customer.B. Dentist and patient.C. Mother and son.15. What does

8、 the woman ask the man to buy?A. Nuts.B. Candies.C. Peanut butter.16. What is the mans favorite food?A. Seafood and carrots.B. Onions and chicken.C. Chicken and potatoes.17. Where are the speakers going to meet later?A. In the meat area.B. In the vegetable area.C. In the seafood area.听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。

9、18. What is the speaker talking about?A. Celebrations of New Year.B. Traditions of Christmas.C. Foods of countries.19. What do the Danes do to celebrate the New Year?A. Throwing plates.B. Dancing on chairs.C. Building campfires.20. In which country do people eat grapes before the clock strikes midni

10、ght?A. Finland.B. Holland.C. Spain.第二部分阅读(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A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。ASummer SchoolsAs the UKs top ranked summer schools, these schools will deliver an outstanding summer experience in a multi-national, fun, and secure setting.Oxford Summer SchoolOxford Summe

11、r School enables students to live and study in an Oxford University College during the summer. The summer program is designed to give students a chance to study at university, meet other students from around the world and explore the famous city of Oxford.Ages: 15-17Dates: 15 July-30 AugustCambridge

12、 Summer SchoolJoin us to live and study in the noted university city of Cambridge. Explore the city that shaped some of the worlds famous minds, including Sir Isaac Newton and Sylvia Plath. Follow in their footsteps as you experience your chosen subject through a series of lectures and workshops.Age

13、s: 15-17Dates: 20 July-28 AugustEarlscliffe Summer SchoolEarlscliffe Summer School is ideally located for both access to London and to a variety of local attractions. The campus is formed of seven Victorian and Edwardian buildings, all recently renovated (翻新) to provide high-quality teaching and res

14、idential facilities.Ages: 13-17Dates: 20 June-31 JulyRochester College Summer SchoolRochester Independent College, one of the UKs most well-established independent colleges, is proud to offer a range of distinctive summer courses. We are offering four different courses in very small classes where in

15、ternational visitors will study and socialize alongside local students.Ages: 13-17Dates: 25 June-28 July21. Which of the following starts earliest?A. Oxford Summer School.B. Cambridge Summer School.C. Earlscliffe Summer School.D. Rochester College Summer School.22. What can students do in the first

16、two summer schools?A. Socialize with local students.B. Explore the noted university city.C. Organize lectures and workshops.D. Interview the worlds great minds.23. Where can the text be found?A. In a history book.B. In an art magazine.C. In a research article.D. In an education brochure.BCristina, a

17、 teen who grew up in a poor neighborhood in Madrid, never imagined herself playing the violin. But today she is first violinist in an inventive orchestra (乐团), bringing together two dozen other disadvantaged youths, using instruments made from recycled materials. “I am really happy, because the proj

18、ect has changed my life a lot,” said Cristina, her eyes gleaming.Luis, 18, credits the project with keeping him on a right track in a neighbourhood like Vallecas, which has a high school dropout rate. “Instead of meeting up with friends, I preferred to listen to music, play it, and little by little

19、it became a way of life,” he said.The project, called “Music of Recycling”, aims to breathe new life into junk while also benefiting youths from disadvantaged backgrounds and it is run by Spanish environmental group Ecoembes and is inspired by Paraguays Cateura orchestra, made up of musicians from a

20、 poor neighborhood who play instruments made from materials found in waste.After Ecoembes invited the Cateura orchestra to perform in Madrid in 2014, the group decided to found its own similar ensemble (小乐团) that same year, said Gil, the director of Music of Recycling. The ensemble put on its first

21、concert just four months later and “the kids could not play more than four notes,” said Gil.Now after having performed in cities across Spain, “We already have four boys studying in scholarships at music schools,” he added. More than 100 children are taking music classes from members of the orchestr

22、a as part of the project.The instruments are created by Soler, a third-generation instrument maker, from cans, wooden boxes and parts of abandoned instruments. He tried to make the instruments as close to their “normal” shape as possible so the children wont have difficulty playing regular equipment

23、 in the future.24. What does the author intend to do by referring to Cristina and Luis?A. Praise the teens for their efforts.B. Introduce the startup of the project.C. Show the effects of the project.D. Present ways to mix music and recycling.25. Where does the projects inspiration come from?A. A gr

24、oup of musicians.B. A childrens orchestra.C. Disadvantaged youths.D. An environmental group.26. What can we learn about the project?A. It was started in 2014.B. It was funded by the government.C. It spread across the world.D. It made a large amount of money.27. Whats Solers attitude towards the proj

25、ect?A. Doubtful.B. Supportive.C. TolerantD. Uncaring.CIf you find yourself unable to go more than 15 minutes without reaching into your pocket, pulling out your smartphone and checking your e-mail or microblog, dont worry. You are hardly alone.A recent survey in the scientific journal Personal and U

26、biquitous Computing shows that smartphone users have developed what the researchers call “checking habit”repetitive checks of e-mail and other applications. The checks typically lasted less than 30 seconds and were often done within 10 minutes of each other. On average, the study subjects check thei

27、r phones 34 times a day. And the surprising part is that they dont even realize they are doing it. “I hadnt told my hand to reach out for the phone. It seemed to be doing it all on its own,” wrote Elizabeth Cohen, a medical journalist for CNN who watched her right hand going away from her side to gr

28、ab her phone sitting on the table at dinner with friends.Loren Frank, a scientist at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), explains that checking smartphones is rewarding in some way. “Each time you get an e-mail, its a positive feedback that youre an important person,” Frank told CNN.

29、 “Once the brain becomes accustomed to this positive feedback, reaching out for the phone becomes an automatic action you dont even think about consciously,” said Frank.Professor Clifford Nass of Standford University added that constantly consulting your smartphone is also “an attempt to not have to

30、 think hard but feel like you are doing something”.However, this habit can cause problems. Studies show that whenever you take a break from what you are doing to check your smartphone, it is hard to go back to your original task, according to Adam Gazzaley, a neurologist at UCSF.Thats not the worst.

31、 A survey shows that smartphones are killing close relationship. About half of the people in the survey said they had had fights with their boyfriend or girlfriend because of smartphones.28Which of the following is true about the recent survey in Personal and Ubiquitous Computing?AParticipants of th

32、e survey tend to pull out their smartphone every 15 minutes.BSmartphone users have developed a “checking habit”.CTo check ones email and microblog takes no less than 10 minutes.DOn average, people check their phones 34 times a day.29The story of Elizabeth Cohen is mentioned in paragraph 3 to prove t

33、hat _.Ashe doesnt really enjoy having dinner with friendsBshe has a serious problem with her right handCpeople really cant get away from their phonesDpeople dont even realize their checking habit30According to Loren Frank of UCSF, why do people enjoy checking their phones?ABecause checking phones br

34、ings them real life rewards.BBecause owing smartphones makes them important people.CBecause getting something like e-mail brings a positive feeling.DBecause checking a phone makes them feel like doing something.31According to the passage, the worst problem the checking habit can cause may be _.Ainca

35、pability to concentrate on the taskBneurological problems hard to deal withCdamage done to close relationshipDa lot of efforts to fight the habitDBarbara, 70, and me, at 71, have swum together for at least 50 years. We swim in a quiet cove (小海湾). Its home to seagulls, a duck or two, and kayaks (独木舟)

36、 on occasion. The difficult summer drought of 2021 brought a burning sun that warmed the water. As the drought eased and the water cooled in late August, we decided to keep swimming. We have both read Bonnie Tsuis Why We Swim, a fine book about cold-water swimming. We challenged ourselves to swim fo

37、r as long as possible through September and into October.I have long loved swimming, though the fear of being seen as fat has dogged me. I am one of those female bodies poorly displayed in bathing suits. Cold-water swimming deepened my sense of well-being and let me use my body. It became a ritual B

38、arbara and I embraced as swimming sisters. When she returned to the United States immediately after our Canadian Thanksgiving, I did not know how I could continue our cold-water tradition. I wasnt prepared to freeze alone.But, I had to swim; there were larger commitments I should stick to. In the su

39、mmer, we planned to cross from the cove to an island across the lake. I had to stay fit. We also planned to host a cold-water swimming race for locals in the fall. We would make it an annual event, improving our strength and endurance (耐力) so that, in our 80s, we might swim through October and into

40、November.With these plans in mind, I joined my local city pool. I had not been in a public pool for about 30 years. But my body said swim, my brain said swim and my heart, could not let go. So I went anyway.I am swimming. I am alive to my love of the water, alive to my promise for the spring and the

41、 summer that will come. I intend to step back into the lake in May, and through September and October with Barbara. We are perfectly matched in our devotion, and increasingly aware of the miracle of being able-bodied enough to share the cold-water wonder side by side.32Why was the book Why We Swim m

42、entioned in the first paragraph?AIt guided the author to learn to swim.BIt analyzes the advantages of swimming.CIt is the authors favorite book about swimming.DIt partly contributed to the author and Barbaras common interest.33What does the underlined word “commitments” probably mean in paragraph 3?

43、APromises .BPreparations .CRequirements .DOpportunities .34What effort did the author make to achieve her goals?AShe went to a gym to improve her strength.BShe became a member of the local public pool.CShe swam across the lake to the island on her own.DShe participated in a local cold-water swimming

44、 race.35What is the authors purpose in writing this article?ATo describe her friendship with Barbara.BTo express her passion for cold-water swimming.CTo recommend people to go swimming to keep fit.DTo explain how she overcame her fear of swimming in public places.第二节(共5小题;每小题2.5分，满分12.5分)阅读下面短文，从短文后

45、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。Recycling is one of the most popular ways to reduce solid waste.36Every day the world generates millions of tons of garbage, making it impossible to recycle every single piece of trash. Besides, not all materials are recyclable.The best way to eventually minimize (使.最小化

46、) trash is to avoid waste coming from our hands.37It is aninitiative (倡议) to send zero waste to landfills. Living a zero-waste lifestyle is not an easy task but it is achievable. It requires making lots of changes in your day-to-day life and learning new ways on how to improve your trash reduction e

47、ach day. 38Grocery trash is one of the major contributors to waste in landfills. Many people living a zero-waste lifestyle practice bringing their own cloth bags when doing grocery shopping. Carefully choosing each item to put in your basket can greatly minimize waste that you bring into your home.O

48、ther people who choose to have a zero-waste lifestyle learn to make their own products. Some even make their own make-up and perfumes to further reduce their solid waste. Growing your own foods like fruit and vegetables is a huge help not just in minimizing waste. 39There are many ways to achieve a zero-waste lifestyle especially if you are determined. 40 However, it is very