湖北省宜昌市协作体2022-2023学年高二上学期期中考试英语试题.docx

湖北省宜昌市协作体20222023学年上学期期中考试高二英语试题考生注意：1 .本试卷分选择题和非选择题两部分。满分150分，考试时间120分钟。2 .答题前，考生务必用直径0.5毫米黑色墨水签字笔将密封线内项目填写清楚。3 .考生作答时，请将答案答在答题卡上。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；非选择题请用直径0. 5毫米黑色墨水签字笔在答题卡上各题的答题区域内作答，超出答题区 域书写的答案无效，在试题卷、草稿纸上作答无效。4 .本卷命题范围：人教版选择性必修第一册Unitsl4。第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共5小题；每小题L 5分，满分75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. Which subject does the woman like best?C. Science.C. Inl988.C. About 200 years.C. Stone figures.A. History.B. Math.2. Why will the woman go to the Palace Museum?A. She has had the plan for a week.B. She needs to be a guide for the man.C. She wants to learn about some dynasties.3. When did Mr. Smith go to the Mogao Caves?A.Inl986.B.Inl987.4. How long is the Olympics9 history?A. Less than 50 years.B. Over 100 years.5. What are the speakers mainly talking about?A. A temple.B. A Swiss man.第二节（共15小题；每小题L 5分，满分225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。6. Where did Miki receive college education?A. Tn California.B. In Yokohama.C. In Nagasaki.Cali started daydreaming about becoming a hip-hop dancer instead. She was woken from her daydream by some music that was definitely not hip-hop. It was the sweet, happy jingle of the ice cream truck.注意：1 .续写词数应为150左右；.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。It was right beside the soccer field, playing its music loudly to attract customers and players as well.She ran fast to the ball.湖北省宜昌市协作体20222023学年上学期期中考试高二英语试题参考答案第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）1-5 ACCBA6-10 ACBAB11-15 CCCBA16-20 BACCA第二部分 阅读（共20小题，每小题2. 5分，满分50分）21 -23 CBD24-27 CBDA28-31 ABCD32-35 BACD36-40 AEGCF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）41-45 CDABA46-50 DCBCA51-55 DBBAD第二节 语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）56. the57. communicate58. Being/To be59. is said60. impression61. whose62. makes63. to share64. than65. and第四部分写作（共两节，满分40分）第一节：书面表达（满分15分）The park I like best is Xuanwu Lake Park which is located in Xuanwu District, Nanjing City, with the Purple Mountain in the east and Ming City Wall in the west.Xuanwu Lake Park covers an area of 502 hectares and is divided into five parts-Huanzhou, Yingzhou, Lingzhou, Liangzhou and Cuizhou, which are connected by bridges. It is a landscape garden as well as a cultural resort. Poets, politicians and celebrities have visited the amazing garden.Will you come to visit it some day? I believe Xuanwu Lake Park will bring you into a fantastic world.第二节（满分25分）It was right beside the soccer field, playing its music loudly to attract customers and players as well. The players on both teams turned to look at it. A few girls pointed to it and cheered. Some called out to their parents to buy them one. The soccer game had practically stopped. Cali looked around and saw the soccer ball close by, ignored by the nearest yellow player. Cali smiled. She looked at her aunt, who nodded at her. "Now!" her aunt yelled. Cali didn't hesitate.She ran fast to the ball. By the time the other girls had noticed, Cali was positioned right in front of the net. The goalkeeper was standing to one side, also looking at the ice cream truck. She turned back quickly to guard the net as Cali kicked the ball hard. The goalkeeper reached out her gloved hand. The ball touched the tips of her fingers as it swooshed past, right into the top corner of the net. The referee blew her whistle. "Goal!”听力部分录音稿(Text 1)M: I like science because it is useful in all areas. Which subject do you like best, Lily?W: I like history best, because it tells us lots of interesting things.(Text 2)M: Let's go to the Palace Museum this weekend.W: Good idea. I have no plans this weekend. I think I can learn something about the Ming Dynasty and the Qing Dynasty there.(Text 3)W: Mr. Smith, have you ever been to the Mogao Caves in Dunhuang?M: Yes. I went there the year after it was listed as one of the world cultural heritage sites in 1987.(Text 4)W: Dad, where and when was the first Modern Olympics held?M: In Athens, Greece, in 1896. The Olympics have a history of over 100 years.(Text 5)W: It's said the Abu Simbel Temple had been covered in sand for 3, 000 years. Is that true?M: Yes. In 1813, a Swiss man accidently found 4 huge stone figures, which were almost completely covered by sand. That was the Abu Simbel Temple.(Text 6)M: Miki, which university did you go to?W: Hi, John. I studied at the University of California.M: And what did you study?W: I studied many things such as English and Chinese, but I majored in Japanese.M: Oh, but why?W: My mother is from Japan.M: Really?W: She grew up in Nagasaki and moved to Yokohama when she was young, so most of my family are there, in Yokohama and the South. However, my father is from Texas.(Text 7)M: There seems to be so much about the history of Christmas.W: I know. I don't know how I will ever remember all of it.M: I suppose the reason is that it has such a long history.W: It's interesting to see how the culture of Christmas has changed over the years.M: And I suppose that it will continue to change.W: Do you think that our children will celebrate Christmas differently from how we do now?M: Possibly. I know one thing for sure.W: Whafs that?M: Our children will want more expensive gifts than we got!(Text 8)W: I don't know why in foreign countries men should always pick up the bill or pay for cinema tickets.M: Men should take care of women.W: Men needn't do that. It puts women in a bad position.M: Yeah, they should carry their own bags and pay for cinema tickets.W: Right! Men and women are equal. Women can.M: You mean women can do most things?W: Yes, sometimes. However, men should help to do the dishes and.M: OK, you will carry your own bags next time.W: Well, I think you will do the dishes now, dear!M: Er. . . terrible!(Text 9)M: Belinda! What are you reading?W: The Travels of Marco Polo. It's very interesting.M: Let me have a look at it. Oh! What lovely pictures!W: Yes. Look, this is Venice. It's a beautiful old town in Italy.M: That's where Marco Polo was born, isn't it?W: That's right. And he and his father and uncle left Italy in 1271 and arrived in China in 1275.M: Four years!W: And they traveled along the famous "Silk Road”.M: I think they stayed in China for a long time.W: Um., seventeen years. And then they had a really difficult and dangerous journey home. They arrived in Venice in 1295.(Text 10)M: Marie Curie loved to study and hoped to become a scientist from her early childhood. Her interest in science was encouraged by her father, who was a teacher of physics.In 1891, she left Poland and entered the University of Paris. Four years later, she graduated with the highest grade in her class. Then, she remained in the same university doing scientific research work. In order to discover something that gave off a kind of radiation, she did some experiments carefully again and again. Finally in 1902 she and her husband succeeded in finding the radioactive element-radium. Their achievement won them the Nobel Prize for physics in 1903.In 1911, she won another Nobel Prize, all by herself in chemistry. Thus she became the first female scientist to win two Nobel Prizes.A. John.B. Miki's mother.B. Carry her bags.8. The Travels of Marco Polo.8.1 n 1275.C. Miki's father.C. It changes all the time.C. Worried.C. More celebration parties.C. Taking care of women.C. Husband and wife.C. Wash the dishes.C. The Journey of Venice.C. In 1295.C. For 24 years.C. Easy.C. A teacher.C. To go to college.C. Her discover of radium.7. Who is from Texas?听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8. Why does the man think that Christmas history is hard to remember?A. It varies in different places. B. It has such a long history.9. How does the woman feel about the changes of Christmas?A. Excited.B. Disappointed.10. What will the children want according to the man?A. More changes.B. More expensive gifts.听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11. What behavior does the woman mainly question men about?A. Paying for themselves.B. Treating women equally.12. What's the probable relationship between the speakers?A. Doctor and patient.B. Colleagues.13. What does the woman ask the man to do now?A. Buy the tickets.听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。14. What is the woman reading?A. The Silk Road.15. When did Marco Polo leave Italy?A. In 1271.16. How long did Marco Polo live in China?A. For 4 years.B. For 17 years.17. How was the journey of Marco Polo going home?A. Dangerous.B. Comfortable.听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。18. What did Marie Curie's father do?A. A researcher.B. A scientist.19. Why did Marie Curie go to Paris in 1891?A. To do research work.B. To have a holiday.20. For what did Marie Curie win her second Nobel Prize?A. Her achievement in chemistry. B. Her breakthrough in physics.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。AFour Most Famous Paintings in the WorldThe Starry NightArtist: Vincent Willem van GoghWhere to see it: the Museum of Modern Art (New York, US)Being treated for mental illness in hospital and inspired by the view from the window of his room, Van Goghpainted The Starry Night. The painting is famous for Van Gogh's creative use of thick brushstrokes (笔画). The painting's striking blues and yellows and the dreamy atmosphere have attracted art lovers for decades.The ScreamArtist: Edvard MunchWhere to see it: the National Museum and the Munch Museum (Oslo, Norway)The Scream is not a single work of art. According to a British museum's blog, there are two paintings, two pastels (彩粉画)and a number of prints, The paintings are in the National Museum and the Munch Museum, and in 2012, one of the pastels was sold for almost 120 million.Mona LisaArtist: Leonardo da VinciWhere to see it: the Louvre Museum (Paris. France)It should come as no surprise that one of the most famous paintings in the world is a woman with a mysterious smile. It is the earliest known Italian painting to focus closely on the sitter in a half-length portrait (像),according to the Louvre, where it was first exhibited in 1804.The Last SupperArtist: Leonardo da VinciWhere to see it: Santa Maria delle Grazie (Milan, Italy)Leonardo is the only artist to appear on this list twice. The Last Supper is about the last time Jesus had dinner with his followers. The painting is actually a huge wall painting-4. 6 meters high and 8. 8 meters wide, which makes for a memorable viewing experience.21. Where is The Starry Night exhibited?B. In the Munch Museum.D. In Santa Maria delle Grazie.B. It includes a series of works of art.D. It was painted in a mental hospitalA. In the Louvre Museum.C. In the Museum of Modern Art.22. What is special about The Scream?A. It is exhibited in three museums.C. It is famous for a smile in the painting.23. What do Mona Lisa and The Last Supper have in common?A. They feature religious figures.B. They both belong to wall paintings.C. They are exhibited in the National Museum.D. They were painted by Leonardo da Vinci.M-U-R-R-A-Y-A is the word that pushed Zaila Avant-garde, 15, to victory in the 2021 Scripps National Spelling Bee. The annual event took place in July, 2021, in Florida.After correctly spelling Murray a, which is a type of flowering tree, Zaila became the first Black American contestant ever to win the national title. She is the second Black winner, after Jody-Anne Maxwell of Jamaica, who won the bee in 1998.Since 1925, the Scripps spelling bee has promoted literacy. Competing in the event helps students improve their spelling, increase their vocabularies and develop self-confidence.Zaila, who is from Harvey, Louisiana, put in a lot of work to become the top speller. She studied for two years. “I worked with a tutor and studied some days up to seven hours, “she said.In addition to being an award-winning speller, Zaila enjoys juggling, playing basketball and inspiring other students. "Whether I'm studying for spelling bees or playing basketball, "she said, “the main motivation for meis to inspire others,“In the months following her spelling bee win, Zaila made several television appearances. She was also named the 2021 SportsKid of the Year by Sports Illustrated.The rising star is not finished. She has big goals for the future. "I'd like to play basketball at Harvard, play in the WNBA, become a head coach in the WNBA, and work for NASA, "she said.Zaila's parents introduced her to basketball when she was a young child. After receiving a copy of the Guinness Book of World Records on her eighth birthday, she set her sights on becoming a record holder. "When I looked in the book, “she said, “I decided that I wanted to be in it. "Now, at the age of 15, Zaila holds three world records.24. What is the main purpose of the Scripps spelling bee?A. Getting good grades in school.B. Raising reading efficiency.C. Improving spelling ability.D. Grasping new learning ways.25. When did Zaila start to prepare for the spelling competition?A. At the age of 8.B. At the age of 13.26. What is known about Zaila's big goals?A. They are about spelling.C. Being a star is her favourite.27. What inspired Zaila to hold many world records?A. A birthday gift.B. Her parents' hope,imagination.C. At the age of 14. D. At the age of 15.B. They are easy to achieve.D. Being a head coach is one of them.C. Her teacher's guide. D. Her wildCThe past two years have been hard many are still unable to travel around with COVID-19 restrictions still in place. Yet it has not stopped Zheng Zheng from discovering different coffee shops on a daily basis.She is not one of those Internet influencers who check out different fancy cafes to make an income. Like millions who are taking on work-from-home positions, the project manager of an Internet company sees it as a way to escape her small apartment and remain productive.“As long as there's Wi-Fi, I can literally work anywhere, "Zheng told CGTN.Many Silicon Valley executives have been rooting for the rise of remote working （远程办公）since202O. Last May, Twitter announced its work-from-home plans, calling the flexibility "the fourth industrial revolution Zheng said, “Remote working gives me great flexibility. I could better assign my time, rather than wasting it on things like washing up or taking the subway to the office.”"Another thing probably is that you can have different sources of income, "the part-time designer and stylist added.“But still, I believe remote working will never completely replace the traditional means of working J she said after sharing all the advantages.One disadvantage she pointed out is missing out on social interactions with your colleagues, and another is the extended working ho