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1、雅安中学2022级高二下期期中考试英语第I卷选择题，共100分第一局部 听力(共两节，总分值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；每题1.5分，总分值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三个选项中选出最正确选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来答复有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。例：How much is the shirt? A. 19.15. B. 9.18. C. 9.15. 答案是C。1. When will the womans

2、train leave?A. At 3:00. B. At 10:00. C. At 10:30.2. How does the man feel now?A. Hesitant. B. Proud. C. Confident.3. What does the man ask the woman to do?A. Attend a conference. B. Buy a glass. C. Pick out a doll.4. Where will the man go tomorrow?A. To the Blue Sky Restaurant.B. To the Blue Ocean R

3、estaurant.C. To the Blue Bay Restaurant. 5. What are the two speakers talking about?A. A new library. B. A redecorated room. C. An art exhibition.第二节共15小题；每题1.5分，总分值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三个选项中选出最正确选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每题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，答复第6、7题。6. Where

4、 are the speakers?A. In an office. B. On a plane. C. At an airport.7. Why is the man tired?A. He has been traveling a lot lately.B. His seat is not comfortable.C. He worked late last night.听第7段材料，答复第8、9题。8. What do we know about the woman?A. She is enthusiastic about her job.B. She is always busy wi

5、th customers.C. She sometimes arrives late for work.9. What is the possible relationship between the speakers?A. Husband and wife. B. Customer and saleswoman. C. Employer and employee.听第8段材料，答复第10至12题。10. What do we know about the man?A. He is a fan of the quiz show.B. He is a very humorous person.C

6、. He doesnt think Frank Jones funny.11. What is the mans opinion on the questions of the quiz show?A. They are quite easy.B. They are getting harder and harder.C. They are very serious. 12. What kind of questions is the woman good at?A. History and literature.B. Math and science.C. Pop music and mov

7、ie stars.听第9段材料，答复第13至16题。13. When did Olivia get the role for Annie at the local theater?A. Last month. B. Last year. C. Seven years ago.14. How did the woman help Olivia prepare for the performance?A. She helped her with her homework.B. She encouraged her to overcome her shyness.C. She went over t

8、he lines with her.15. What did the woman think of Olivias performance in Annie?A. Successful. B. Just so-so. C. Unsatisfying.16. What happened to Olivia after her performance in Annie?A. She got an agent. B. She became outgoing. C. She became a singer. 听第10段材料，答复第17至20题。17. Why did the dog continue

9、barking in the butchers?A. The butcher ignored him.B. The butcher didnt know what the dog wanted.C. The butcher wanted to cheat him.18. What did the butcher think of the dog?A. Faithful. B. Clever. C. Aggressive.19. Where did the butcher go after the dog left?A. To a pet shop. B. To his apartment. C

10、. To the dogs home.20. What did the woman say about the dog?A. He was very intelligent. B. He often forgot to take his key.C. He couldnt tell the bad lamb leg.第二局部 阅读理解(共两节，总分值40分) 第一节 (共15小题；每题2分，总分值30分) 阅读以下短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最正确选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。ASkydive Greene CountyCome out and let us teach

11、 you how to skydive today! We are located in Xenia, Ohio and is within a reasonable driving distance of major cities in Ohio. Situated on a private airport, Skydive Greene County offers world-class training. We didnt start skydiving but we are Ohios oldest skydiving school which opened in 1961!Tande

12、m SkydivingTandem skydiving is required if this is your first time skydiving. After filling out paperwork and watching a short video, you will be ready to make your skydive. Somewhere around 11,500 feet you will be secured to your tandem instructor. The door will open and you exit the plane.Your fre

13、efall with your instructor will last for approximately 40-50 seconds. We can almost guarantee this will be the most exciting minute of your life as you reach the speed of around 120 mph, falling for about two miles back to the earth!Dont forget to have a video taken of your skydive to show all those

14、 that didnt think you would jump from an airplane!Static Line CoursesOnce you have made your tandem skydiving, you can move on to our Static Line Program. The Static Line Jump is the traditional way to learn to skydive. We have classes throughout the year. Every student will be led through the entir

15、e day by a licensed instructor. Never does the student feel unattended.Once training is over, students will make their first jump on that very same day! If the weather does not cooperate, you can come back the next day, or we will re-schedule a time to make your skydive.Price$165.00 Tandem skydiving

16、 only$175.00 Static Line Course onlyInvite one of our professional videographers on your skydive:$125.00 DVD with photosBookingTo book your tandem skydive or skydiving course, call us at (937) 372-0700. We just ask for a call if you cannot keep your scheduled appointment. And you must be at least 18

17、 years old to make a skydive at SGC.Come to learn with the best and make a skydive today! For further information, please call us at (937) 372-0700 or visit our website greenecounty !21. Skydive Greene County _.A. offers training in major cities in OhioB. is the oldest skydiving school in the USAC.

18、requires all the students to receive one-day trainingD. guarantees every skydiver a freefall experience 22. If you want to experience Tandem Skydiving only and a video taken of your skydive, how much will you have to pay?A. $165.B. $175.C. $290.D. $300.23. Whats the purpose of the author to write th

19、e passage?A. To give a brief introduction to Skydive Greene County.B. To attract skydiving lovers to Skydive Greene County.C. To make a comparison between Tandem Skydiving and Static Line Courses.D. To convince the readers that Skydive Greene County is the best of its like.BRed wolves used to be a c

20、ommon sight across the southeastern United States. But today, there are just 50 left in the wild.The red wolf is one of the most endangered wild canine species犬科动物in the world. In the past five years, the species population in the wild has dropped by half. The US Fish and Wildlife Service had been w

21、orking for decades to reintroduce the species into the wild, but the organization recently put the program on hold.According to Cindy Dohner, the southeast regional director for the Fish and Wildlife Service, the agency is focusing on our commitment(承诺) to get the science right and rebuild trust wit

22、h our neighbors in those communities as we settle problems regarding the recovery of the red wolf. But the animal-rights group Defenders of Wildlife said on its website that the decision made by the Fish and Wildlife Service falls short of what is needed to continue red wolf recovery.The red wolf wa

23、s declared an endangered species in 1967. By 1980, it had been hunted to extinction in the wild. Some hunters thought the red wolves were coyotes土狼, so most people killed them because they believed wolves were dangerous and would attack people. This wrong belief has made it difficult to restore the

24、species, because people are afraid to have red wolves reintroduced near human communities.Experts say that one way to fight these fears is simply to teach people about red wolves. In reality, they are shy animals that they dont get close to humans and hunt mostly at night. According to the Fish and

25、Wildlife Service, captive breeding centers in the US are home to about 200 red wolves. But without continued efforts from the government and private groups, red wolves will continue to suffer.24. The underlined phrase put.on hold in Paragraph 2 probably means “ _ .A. accomplished B. promotedC. overl

26、ooked D. paused 25. What does Defenders of Wildlife think of the Fish and Wildlife Services decision?A. Disappointing. B. Annoying.C. Satisfactory. D. Practical.26. The trouble in reintroducing red wolves near human communities lies in_.A. humans over-huntingB. shortage of food in the wildC. fears i

27、n human beingsD. lack of governmental support27. What can we know about red wolves from the text?A. They dont hunt in the daytime at all.B. They keep away from humans due to shyness.C. Their total population in the world is only 50.D. They are dangerous because they attack people.CWeve all experienc

28、ed that feeling that comes when your phone makes a sound to tell you that its battery level is low. It often comes at the worst times when youre out on a trip and dont have a charger, or when youre expecting an important phone call.Indeed, this feeling is so common that South Korean electronics manu

29、facturer LG has given it a name: low battery anxiety.According to a survey of 2,000 US adults conducted by the company last year, 90 percent of respondents said that they panic if their battery level reaches 20 percent or lower. And last month, UK telecommunications service provider 02 found that ar

30、ound 15.5 million Britons live in “constant fear of their mobile phones running out of power, according to a survey by the company. “The problem is not about being unable to make calls, but is rooted in the fact that smartphones are now where we store digital memories, noted the Daily Mail.However,

31、battery worries dont just affect smartphone lovers. Many owners of electric vehicles also suffer from so-called “range anxiety. This refers to the concern that the vehicle may not make it to its destination before the power runs out.Meanwhile, it isnt just low power that people worry about. A study

32、carried out by South Koreas Sungkyunkwan University and Chinas City University of Hong Kong found that many of us also worry about not having constant access to our phone.This condition is known as nomophobia, short for “no mobile phone phobia恐惧症. Symptoms include feeling uncomfortable when access t

33、o ones phone isnt possible, being unable to turn off your phone, and constantly topping up the battery to make sure it never dies.So, why do so many people treat their smartphone with such importance? The underlying reason may be that they keep us connected to the people around us, and if were unabl

34、e to use our phone, we feel like were cut off from our social life.With products with bigger batteries being released all the time though - such as Xiaomis Mi Max smartphone range or Teslas Model S cars battery anxiety may hopefully soon be a thing of the past.28. The major reason for peoples “low b

35、attery anxiety lies in _.A. They cannot afford to miss important calls.B. They may lose contact with their friends when theyre out on a trip.C. They have no access to the digital memories stored in the phone.D. The charger is not available when needed.29. The following symptoms show that you are lik

36、ely to experience “nomophobia EXCEPT that _.A. you attach great importance to connecting with the outside worldB. you find yourself searching for your phone when it is not at handC. you constantly charge your phone to almost fullD. you always keep your phone on30. What can we learn from the passage?

37、A. People who experience “range anxiety worry about the quality of their car.B. Most of the respondents panic when their battery level is lower than 20%.C. People value their phone because they want to participate in more social activities.D. The problems will be completely solved if products with b

38、igger batteries are released.31. Whats the writers attitude towards the solution to low battery anxiety?A. Unconcerned. B. Positive. C. Skeptical.D. Disapproving.DA smartphone program is helping scientists learn about changes taking place in nature. More than 100,000 citizen-scientists around the wo

39、rld are taking pictures of many kinds of plants and animals using a program called iNaturalist. The program gives researchers much information about where plants and animals live, and how a growing human population is changing plant and animal life.In Arlington, Virginia, naturalists are making a re

40、cord of the plants and animals that live in the heavily populated area.Alonso Abugattas is the local governments natural resources manager. He works to protect and improve Arlingtons natural spaces. The group is using the iNaturalist smartphone program to record its observations. Then iNaturalist us

41、ers throughout the world can look at the images and try to help recognize them. The program records where and when the picture was taken. This lets experts like Abugattas and others create maps that show where plants and animals are living, and how that changes because of development and climate cha

42、nge. That is important in Arlington and around the world.Scott Loarie is co-director of iNaturalist. He said species are dying at a faster speed than ever, and the mix of life on Earth is threatened. “And weve only begun to understand exactly how those ecosystems contribute to our food system, or hu

43、man healthall these things that we depend on.Loarie says iNaturalist lets citizen-scientists help professional scientists gather data of the wild plants and animals in the world. More than 100,000 iNaturalist observers on all seven continents have made more than four-and-a-half million observations.

44、 The information has been used in studies of other animals.Alonso Abugattas says the group in Arlington recorded more than 450 kinds of animals and plants. “If you just open up your eyes to the natural world, youd be amazed at whats out there.32. Which of the following is the function of the iNatura

45、list smartphone program?A. Creating maps to show climate change.B. Reminding experts to figure out the photos.C. Recording the time and places of the photos.D. Writing down the names of species in the photos.33. What did Scott Loarie want to tell us?A. The goal of iNaturalist.B. The regret for dying

46、 species.C. The value of species to humans.D. The importance of scientists.34. What do we know about the iNaturalist smartphone program?A. It gets wildlife information and data from all over the world. B. It directly helps professional scientists to gather data.C. It calls on people in the world to

47、change nature.D. It lets professional scientists pay attention to humans behaviors.35. What can be the best title for the text?A. Two Heads Are Better Than OneB. A Cheap Way to Study Plants and AnimalsC. Measures Are Being Taken to Protect Plants and AnimalsD. Naturalists Use a Smartphone Programme to Take Photos of Wildlife第二节(共5小题；每题2分，总分值10分) 根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最正确选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。 How