江苏省扬州市2022-2023学年高二下学期开学考试英语试题.docx

优点英语20222023学年第二学期期初考试高二英语(本试卷满分150分，考试时间120分钟)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. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】What did the woman do last night?A. She saw a film.B. She did her homework.C. She went to Johnsons home.2. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】What activity does the man like?A. Snowboarding.B. Snowkiting.C. Climbing.3. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】What does the man think of his driving test?A Excited.B. Anxious.C. Relieved.4. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】How does the woman usually eat carrots?A. She makes juice out of them.B. She eats them raw.C. She cooks them.5. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】Why does Kendra need help?A. She is a new student.B. She missed some classes.C. She always fails in science.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。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。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】6. What are the speakers talking about?A. Unemployment.B. Future ways of working.C. At-home activities.7. What does the woman like doing at home?A. Sending friends emails.B. Calling her friend.C. Watching TV.听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】8. What happened in the mans school?A. The fire alarm went out of order.B. He didnt eat his sandwich at noon.C. The students all missed their classes.9. Who might the woman be?A. The mans classmate.B. The mans teacher.C. The mans mother.听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】10. Where does the conversation take place?A. At home.B. At school.C. In a bookstore.11. Why is Sarah sad?A. Her pet got lost.B. Her work is difficult.C. Her parents have problems.12. What does Mr. Thompson suggest Sarah do?A. Get a new cat.B. Read a book.C. Focus on her lessons.听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】13. What is the man doing?A. Showing the woman around by car.B. Looking for an apartment for himself.C. Promoting a flat to the woman.14. What is the advantage of the first flat?A. It is good but cheap.B. It has a classical kitchen.C. It is convenient for shopping.15. Why do the two girls rent out their apartment?A. Because it is comfortable to live in the city center.B. Because they want someone to share the empty bedroom.C. Because they need someones help to clean the apartment.16. What is the relationship between the speakers?A. Roommates.B. Strangers.C. Friends.听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】17. What can the listeners read in the No. 2 Reading Room?A. Books in Chinese.B. Books in foreign languages.C. Newspapers and magazines.18 Where is the No. 4 Reading Room?A. On the first floor.B. On the second floor.C. On the third floor.19. Which is for teachers only?A. The Reference Materials Center.B. The No. 3 Reading Room.C. The No. l Reading Room.20. How many cards can be used to borrow works of history?A. Five.B. Two.C. One.第二部分 阅读理解(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。AHigh School Studio WorkshopsSingle museum visit, 2.5 hoursGrades 912These half-day art workshops include an in-depth examination and discussion of works of art in the galleries, followed by behind-the-scenes access to the Education Studio, where students create a related art project.During the workshop, National Gallery of Art educators will encourage students to look carefully at works of art and then share their responses and develop theories based on their observations.Students will have the opportunity to create a work of art in the studio inspired by what they have seen in the galleries.Museum Makers: Exploring Art and MuseumsGrades 1112The Museum Makers program explains how museums operate and what they have to offer. It gives upper-level high school students the tools to experience, understand and interpret art. Participants will gain an insiders view of how an art museum works.Students meet for seven Saturday sessions from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm. Completion of the program requires attendance of all seven sessions.Creative Writing in the GalleriesGrades 712, 90 minutesStudents will provide a voice for their personal responses to art through creative writing while looking at a selection of artworks in the galleries. Using close observation, group discussion, and personal reflection, they will be guided through exercises that use different writing forms, including free-form poetry.A maximum of 30 students (minimum of 15) will be accommodated (容纳) at each session.21. What can students do during High School Studio Workshops?A. They can experience the scenic access in the Education Studio.B. They can be offered the opportunity to an art entrance examination.C. They can express their opinions and develop their observation abilities.D. They can create an artwork related to what has been seen in the galleries.22. What do the three activities have in common?A. They limit the number of visitors.B. They are suitable for a 12th grader.C. They let visitors make handicrafts.D. They last a morning or an afternoon.23. Where might this article be chosen?A. A travel journal.B. A research report.C. An art magazine.D. A teaching design.BFrom checking social media every minute to being lost in computer games, we tend to overuse technology. “For many people, a moment without your phone or laptop in sight can feel like a lifetime,” the Daily Mail commented. A team from the US-based company Toll Free Forwarding built a three-dimensional model to sniff out the negative effects technology can have on human bodies in less than 800 years. The computer model called Mindy may persuade many people to think twice.“Spending hours looking down at your phone strains your neck and throws your spine (脊柱) off balance,” explained Caleb Backe, a health and wellness expert in the US. Then, the muscles in our neck need to spend extra effort to support the head, making our back hunched (驼背的) and neck wide.“The way we hold our phones can cause strain in certain points of contact causing text claw (手机手),” Nikola Djordjevic, a physician in Serbia, told the team. It affects the elbows too, causing pain in the arm. Scientifically, it is called cubital tunnel syndrome (肘管综合征). Thats why Mindy has a 90-degree elbow, and her hands look like shes always holding a mobile phone.Some people also commented that human evolution may not work this way. They believe that only features with actual benefits would be kept throughout the years. For example, features that can increase the rate of survival, instead of the negative impact of technology.However, current human lifestyles still raise concerns. A model called Emma was built by researchers in the UK in 2019 to show how the way people work at their desks could change them in 20 years. The research team built Emma based on the health issues mentioned by over 3,000 workers in France, Germany and the UK. Emmas back stays bent, and her legs are swollen (肿胀的) due to the time people spend in front of computers. With little time spent outdoors and in the sun, her skin is pale, too.24. What do the underlined words “sniff out” mean in paragraph 2?A. Detect.B. Approach.C. Polish.D. Contradict.25. What can we learn from the two models of Mindy and Emma?A. They are built by the same US-based company.B. They both have bent backs and pale skin similarly.C. Everyone doesnt approve human will evolve the way like Mindy.D. Emmas strange elbow is due to holding up a phone for a long time.26. What is the authors attitude towards this research ?A. Negative.B. Indifferent.C. Objective.D. Favorable.27. What is the purpose of the text?A. To compare two computer models Mindy and Emma.B. To illustrate the reasons for overusing phone technology.C To address the effects caused by too much mobile phone use.D. To remind technological dependence may change our appearance.CPlenty of days, temperatures in Californias Mojave Desert climb above 120 degrees Fahrenheit. 400 silvered glass panels, fixed into the western edge of that hot desert, are there to generate heat 15 times that amount. And, ideally, to help cool the planet too.Made by the Pasadena-based company Heliogen, each 16-square-foot heliostat (定日镜) reflects a kilowatt of sunlight to the top of a five-story tower, where its absorbed by a receiver. As the little black heliostat burns white, it is over 1,800 degrees. Thats hot enough to begin manufacturing cement (水泥) and other industrial productsprocesses that typically rely on burning fossil fuelsand to potentially cut up to 10 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions.Heliogen CEO Bill Gross has dreamed of taking advantage of the sun since the 1973 energy crisis, when he sold DIY solar panels. Those sales helped put him through college. Last fall, the company fired up this first array (阵列). “It was a bit like watching a moon landing,” Gross says.Similar arrays have been used to make electricity and tasty SunChips, and even drill for oil. But those peak around 1,000 degrees, because each heliostat has to be individually adjusted and can fall out of rank over time. With Heliogen, cameras at the top of the tower scan the sky, and image analysis software figures out the best position for each mirror, which can circle in less than 1/160 of a degree. Gross says such efficiency can deliver heat 20 percent more cheaply than fossil fuels can.As proof of concept, Heliogen has set up a kiln (炉) at the top of the tower to directly heat limestone, a key step in making cement. This year the company plans to link with commercial partners that have the large shadowless land required. Gross is also building a receiver that can handle temperatures above 2,700 degrees. That kind of strong fire can create synthetic hydrogen (合成氢), which could replace oil-based fuels. “Civilization depends on cement and steelour roads, travel, everything,” Gross says. “Weve found a way to clean it up.”28. What is the characteristic of Heliogens heliostat?A. It can work around the clock in hot desert.B. It consists of over 400 silvered glass panels.C. Its temperature can reach over 2,700 degrees.D. It relies on a receiver to make industrial products.29. How does Heliogens heliostat take effect?A. It always circles around the sun precisely.B. It reduces much greenhouse gas emissions.C. It replaces nuclear fuel in the industrial field.D. It burns itself to generate synthetic hydrogen.30. What can we learn from Heliogen CEO Bill Gross?A. He was excited about what his company has achieved.B He made a breakthrough in manufacturing cement last fall.C. He had no related knowledge before the company establishment.D. He promoted the cooperation with other partners in solar energy.31. What does the last sentence “Weve found a way to clean it up.” mean?A. The solar energy application to producing products is a promising reform.B. We should remove the traditional ways of manufacturing cement and steel.C. More cement and steel should be produced to create advanced civilization.D. People need to use oil-based fuels to make more civilization-related products.DAdam Ryan, 31, has worked at Target in Christiansburg, Virginia, for three years. “I have to live with my family because I cant afford rent on my own. I dont have health insurance. Target has told me I dont qualify for their benefits because I dont get enough hours,” said Ryan, who is also an organizer with Target Workers Unite, an independent initiative of Target workers. He makes $13 an hour, the hourly minimum wage at Target since June 2022, which is scheduled to increase to $15 an hour by the end of 2023.But Ryan and several other Target workers say Target is cutting their schedules and doubling their workload as it increases minimum wage under its modernization plan to increase efficiency. They think that broader influences in the retail sector (零售业) are responsible for their difficulty especially, the actions of their hard-charging rival Amazon.“Theyre responding to what Amazon is doing,” Ryan added. “They are trying to turn these stores into their own distribution centers, using brick-and-mortar stores (实体店). We have to be warehouse workers and customer service workers.”Target Workers Unite recently released a survey of more than 500 Target workers around the US, representing 382 different stores in 44 states. Only 12.7% of the workers who responded said they could survive on the wages from Target alone, with 56% of workers citing they have ran out of food while employed at Target, and 12.8% of workers reported experiencing homelessness.The survey also provides some insight into Targets opposition to workers organizing. Many workers surveyed report they have been scolded by management for discussing workplace issues in the store or on social media.As Target workers report struggling to make ends meet while experiencing cuts to their schedules, loss of benefits, and increased workloads, Target reported record share prices (股价) at the end of 2022, consistently beating predictions of sales and profits in 2022 and finding a balance between physical stores and digital commerce. The retail chain is ranked the eighth-largest retail corporation in the US based on sales. Target is preparing for the arguments against the workers surveys finding and claims from workers over working conditions and schedule cuts.32. What can we know from the modernization plan of Target?A. It has not received widespread support from employees.B. It means less work hours which can benefit both parties.C. Only a few employees can be laid off when it is in effect.D. New employees suffer more for lack of much experience.33. What does the survey by Target Workers Unite indicate?A. Half workers could not find enough food to live on.B. Workers living conditions were actually not optimistic.C. Target workers began to realize that they had been cheated.D. It was inhuman to make some employees transfer their positions.34. What message does this passage convey to readers?A. Target tried to struggle for their workers benefits and welfare.B. Target conducted the modernization plan, but failed in the end.C. Target raised much money to cope with workers financial problems.D. Target raised wages, but with less working hours and more workload.35. What might the following paragraph talk about?A. Target drops the plan because of workers claims.B. Details of how Target defends itself are presented.C. The writer explains why Target achieved a success.D. Amazon encounters similar problems from workers.第二节(共5小题;每小题2.5分，满分12.5分)阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。How to Make Your Holiday WonderfulDont want to spend a holiday alone feeling blue? _36_1. Dont Force CheerAt family gatherings, when your relatives ma