江苏省连云港市锦屏高级中学等四校2022-2023学年高二下学期期中考试英语试卷.docx

1、江苏省连云港市锦屏高级中学等四校2022-2023学年高二下学期期中考试英语试卷学校:_姓名：_班级：_考号：_一、阅读理解City Varieties TheatreThe Headrow, Leeds. Tel. 430808 Oct. 10-11 only A Night at the Varieties. All the fun of an old music hall with Barry Cryer, Duggle Brown, 6 dancers, Mystina, Jon Barker, Anne Duval and the Tony Harrison Trio. Laugh

2、again at the old jokes and listen to your favourite songs. Performances: 8 p.m. nightly.Admission: 5; under 16 or over 60:4. York Theatre Royal St Leonards Place, York. Tel. 223568 Sept. 23-Oct. 17Groping for Wordsa comedy by Sue Townsend, best known for her Adrian Mole Diaries. Townsend now writes

3、about an evening class which two men and a woman attend. A gentle comedy.Admission: First night, Mon.:2; Tues.-Fri.:3.25-5.50; Sat.:3.50-5.75. Halifax Playhouse Kings Cross Street, Halifax. Tel. 365998 Oct. 10-17 On Golden Pond by Ernest Thompson. This is a magical comedy about real people. A beauti

4、fully produced, well-acted play for everyone. Dont miss it. Performances: 7:30 pm.Admission: 2. Mon.; 2 seats for the price of one. Grand TheatreOxford Street, Leeds. Tel. 502116 Restaurant and Cafe. Oct. 1-17 The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13. Sue Townsends musical play, based on her best-se

5、lling book. Performances: Evenings 7:45. Oct. 10-17, at 2:30 pm. No Monday performances. Admission: Tues.-Thurs.:2-5; Fri. & Sat.:2-6.1If you are free to go to a theater on September 25, which phone number will you ring to book a seat?A502116B223568C365998D4308082If you want to see a play with o

6、ld jokes and songs, which theatre will you go to?ACity Varieties TheatreBYork Theatre RoyalCHalifax PlayhouseDGrand Theatre3According to the passage, Sue Townsend is _.Aan actressBa writerCa musicianDa directorWhat do you plan to do in your retirement? Tom Brownan engineer who grew up in rural North

7、 Carolina discovered unexpectedly his retirement passion project in 1998 at a farmers market. Brown was introduced to several heritage applesvarieties of the fruit which were standardized in the 18th and 19th centuries. For the past 20 years, he has devoted his time and efforts to hunting down rare

8、and lost heritage apples across the east coast.The number of apple types has likely numbered over 14,000 across the United States by 1905. At that time, food production and consumption was more localized than the international produce market of today. Some of the richest variety in apples was found

9、along the east coast, particularly in the rural south. Many small farms boasted apple trees.The consumer and technological shifts of the 20th century reduced American apple offerings. Orchards (果园) were abandoned, destroyed, or lost to growing forest. As a result, thousands of varieties seemingly di

10、sappeared from the palate (味觉) of the nation. Brown refers to these varieties as “Lost Heritage Apples,” apples which have not been documented or clearly known since about 1930.Brown began his website Apple Search in search of these lost pieces of culinary (食物的) history. He spends much of his time d

11、riving around, literally knocking on doors and talking about apples. At times, Brown heads off for an old orchard mentioned in historical records. Other times, he follows the word of mouth as people whisper of apple trees they knew in their youth.When Brown finds a variety of apple, he often donates

12、 cuttings to heritage apple orchards. While it may seem like a never-ending task to track down these trees, Brown says, “It is exciting for me to look for rare apple varieties knowing that I am helping restore the agricultural heritage of our country. It feels wrong to just let them die and be lost

13、forever.”4What probably caused the disappearance of some apple types in America?AChange of climate.BDevelopment of times.CExpansion of forests.DDecrease of consumers.5What is paragraph 4 mainly about?ABrowns efforts to build his website.BBrowns interest in talking about apples.CBrowns curiosity abou

14、t the history of orchards.DBrowns struggle to look for the missing apple species.6Which of the following can best describe Tom Brown?AFaithful and humorous.BOptimistic and modest.CResponsible and determined.DHard-working and considerate.7What is a suitable title for the text?AThe Apple HunterBThe Ra

15、re Apple SpeciesCThe Apple DealerDThe Lost Heritage ApplesNo one can say whether human-like robots will have a sweet dream, but they will almost certainly need periods of rest that offer benefits like what sleep provides to living brains, according to new research from Los Alamos National Laboratory

16、 (LANL).“We study spiking neural networks (尖峰神经网络), which are systems that learn much as living brains do,” said Yijing Watkins, a computer scientist from LANL. “We trained a neuromorphic (神经形态的) processor in a way how humans and other biological systems learn from their environment during childhood

17、 development.” Watkins and her research team found that the network simulations (模拟) became unstable after continuous periods of unattended learning. When they exposed the networks to states that are analogous to what living brains experience during sleep, stability was recovered. “It was as though

18、we were giving the neural networks a good nights rest,” said Watkins.The discovery came about as the research team worked to develop neural networks that are as close as how humans and other biological systems learn to see. The group initially struggled with stabilizing simulated neural networks und

19、ergoing unattended dictionary training, which involves classifying objects without providing examples to compare them to. The researchers expose the networks to an artificial simulation of sleep as nearly a final effort to stabilize them. They experimented with various types of noise. The best resul

20、ts came when they used waves of so-called Gaussian noise. These waves can make sure that the neural networks keep stable.The groups next goal is to apply their algorithm (算法) to Intels Loihi, a product which uses spiking neural networks to work. They hope allowing Loihi to sleep from time to time wi

21、ll enable it to stably process information from a camera in real time. If it can confirm the need for sleep in artificial brains, we can probably expect the same to be true of human-like robots and other intelligent machines that may come about in the future.8What did Watkins and her research team f

22、ind?ANeural networks are far from stable.BArtificial brains may need break as well.CNeural networks are very sensitive to noise.DHuman-like robots need equal rest to humans.9What does the underlined word “analogous” in paragraph 2 mean?AContrary.BBeneficial.CSimilar.DRelated.10Why will the researche

23、rs apply the algorithm to Loihi?ATo better update Loihi.BTo enable Loihi to run faster.CTo further confirm their discovery.DTo make sure Loihi get enough sleep.11In which section can we probably find this article?AMind & Brain.BBusiness & Industry.CMedicine & Care.DComputer & Science

24、.Magic is a form of entertainment that is based on pretending to do things that are impossible. The magician is a specially trained actor. He tries to make the audience believe that he has the power to do things which are against the laws of nature.Magic shows are entertaining as long as the audienc

25、e does not discover how the tricks are done. The magician usually depends on his skill with his hands, on his knowledge of psychology, and, sometimes, on mechanical devices(机械装置). Since magic performance is meant to trick people, the use of psychology is important. The magician must keep people from

26、 noticing all the movements of his hands and from thinking about the secret parts of his equipment. He must also lead the audience to draw false conclusions. The magicians success depends on the fact that many things seen by the eye are not the things that matter.Two basic magic tricks are making ob

27、jects seem to appear and making objects seem to disappear. A combination of these two tricks makes for some interesting effects. For example, the magician puts a small ball under one of several cups. The ball then seems to jump from one cup to another or to change colour. What actually happens is th

28、at the magician, employing quick hand movements or a mechanical device, hides one ball. While doing this he talks to the audience and waves a brightly coloured cloth with one hand. The audience is too busy watching the cloth and listening to the magicians words to notice that his other hand is hidin

29、g the ball.Another favourite trick is to cut or burn something, and then make it appear whole again. What actually happens is that the magician makes the cut or burned object disappear by quickly hiding it while the audience watches something else. Then he “magically” makes it appear whole again by

30、displaying(展示)another object that has not been cut or burned.12What is the authors main purpose in writing the text?ATo promote a magic show.BTo teach people to be magicians.CTo explain the art of magic.DTo praise the talents of magicians.13Which of the following is important for a successful magic

31、trick?AMoving stage equipment.BDirecting the audiences attention.CApplying high technology.DKeeping the performance in secret.14What does the author focus on in the last two paragraphs?AProviding examples.BMaking a summary.CDrawing comparisons.DExplaining a concept.15What can we infer from the text?

32、AMechanical devices are expensive.BMost magicians employ assistants.CIt takes practice to perform magic.DSmall objects are magicians favourite.二、七选五Scientists visiting tiny Henderson Island in the South Pacific recently made an alarming discovery. _16_They calculated there were 38 million pieces of

33、plastic. “This is not an issue to ignore. We need to do something now to protect the sea.” said one scientist.Plastic waste in the sea has long been known about, but only now are we discovering the true extent of the problem. Plastic takes hundreds of years to decompose, so all the plastic ever prod

34、uced still exists somewhere. Around 95% of plastics made are not recycled, and large amounts enter the sea. Currents(洋流) collect this waste in large circular systems called “gyres”. _17_The problem gets worse as plastic breaks down into very small pieces, or “micro plastic”, _18_ Humans also eat the

35、se fish, and micro plastic has even been found in tap water around the world. The plastic on Henderson Island accounts for just 2 seconds worth of global annual plastic production. That production will be three times by 2050._19_ While diving in Greece, young Boyan Slat noticed there was more plasti

36、c waste than fish. He decided right then to dedicate his life to solving this problem. Boyan thought, why move through the sea when the sea can move through you? So he started The Ocean Cleanup project, which places very long floating barriers in the Pacific. Currents then concentrate the waste natu

37、rally so it can be collected and recycled. He hopes to reduce the patch by 50% in just five years.“Sea plastic is a symbol of the negative effects of our lifestyle and technology,” he says. “_20_ Protecting the sea from plastic is a good place to start!”Ait goes unnoticed and finds its way to human

38、bodies.BThis is eaten by fish and leads to massive species loss.CTo work with the currents would help collect the waste.DOur aim should be to create a new lifestyle for this century.EHowever, there are some young minds working to clean up the sea for future generations.FAlthough remote and previousl

39、y untouched by humans, the island was covered in plastic waste.GOne of the largest is in the Pacific Ocean, an area now known as the “Great Pacific Garbage Patch”.三、完形填空Tanner and Brandon have been good friends for many years. However, Brandon has a _21_ time getting through the hallways. Since Bran

40、don uses a push wheelchair, he says his arms start to _22_ after using it for a longer time._23_ spending his hard-earned cash from his part-time job, Tanner determined to buy Brandon an electric _24_ model. Little did he know Tanner has spent the last two years _25_ saving up money. Tanner finally

41、managed to buy the wheelchair last month. When he used it to _26_ Brandon in class last month, the shocked teenager could barely _27_ his emotions.“They came in together and my face just blew up,” Brandon said. “I was just _28_ everywhere. I was like, Wow I cant _29_ he did that for me.” “Its been m

42、y _30_ to just have one of these,” Brandon added, “and my dream came true.”The boys have been happy to receive _31_ from people for the moving story, especially Tanner. Tanner has had some _32_ experiences over the last year, so his being able to _33_ somebody else has really brought him outbeing ab

43、le to know that he made a great _34_, Carmack, Tanners mother said, “And I can see a difference in himlike wanting to _35_ and do more.”21AshorterBtougherCsadderDprouder22AstretchBbendCtwistDhurt23ARather thanBDue toCIn spite ofDApart from24AtoyBcarCwheelchairDbike25AeasilyBsecretlyCrandomlyDcareful

44、ly26AinspireBamuseCexamineDsurprise27AcontainBexpressCencounterDrelease28ArunningBhidingCcryingDriding29AunderstandBbelieveChopeDdeny30ApromiseBhonorCfortuneDdream31ApraiseBrequestsCtipsDdonation32ArewardingBmovingCbadDshameful33AsaveBhelpCfundDimpress34AdifferenceBachievementCdecisionDeffort35Aspea

45、k upBcome overCtake offDget out四、用单词的适当形式完成短文阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个恰当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。Chinas industrial output is expected to rise by around 6.5 percent this year, marking the best _36_ (perform) since 2010, _37_ the Made in China 2025 strategy (策略) helps to raise productivity and revenue (税收).The increase i

46、s 0.5 percentage points _38_ (high) than the targeted growth, partly _39_ (drive) by strong efforts to increase the use of new technology at traditional enterprises (企业), Miao Wei said on Monday.“The countrys industrial economy has maintained steady and sound growth thanks _40_ the Made in China 202

47、5 strategy. It promoted the combination of manufacturing and new technologies such as _41_ Internet, big data and cloud computing,” Mina added.The ministry also predicted that the countrys industrial output would be likely _42_ (grow) by around 6 percent next year, with revenue from the telecommunications _43_ (increase) by 50 percent.According to Miao, the country will also publish policies _44_ promoting the development