上海市浦东新区2022-2023学年高二上学期期中考试英语试卷.docx

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1、上海市浦东新区2022-2023学年高二上学期期中考试英语试卷一、单项选择Theres no difference between the two choices.A. practically B. frequently C. regularly D. exceptionallyThe company production at their Norwich plant last year due to covid-19.A. rescued B. composedC. endured D. ceasedThere are strict rules that regulate lawyers p

2、rofessional.A. conductB. trial C. dignityD. wisdomThe pound has to its lowest recorded level against the dollar.A. gatheredB. sunk C. persistedD. lastedShe clung to the edge in a(n)attempt to save herself.A. exhausted B. desperate C. patriotic D. profoundThe report the weaknesses of modern medical p

3、ractice.A. exposesB. acquiresC. purchasesD. hireshoped he would stop asking questions.A. logical B. hazardous C. awkward D. charmingBoth sides met in order to try to their differences.A. resolve B. shelter C. process D. persuadeDespite economic recession, most companies have managed to.01/10D. The i

4、mportance of learning from past failures.六、汉译英（整句）.历经饥寒交迫活下来之后，这位探险家爱上了志愿工作。他常敦促家人给无家 可归的人提供餐食。（survive, a strong taste, serve, urge）（汉译英）七、申请信. Directions:Write an English composition in 120-150 words according to the instructions given below in Chinese.假如你是光明中学的李华，你们小区居委会正在招募暑期志愿者。目前招募志愿工 作有两类：一类是

5、社区中心看管小学生，一类是上门陪伴独居老人。请写一封信给 居委会，内容包括：L你选择报名的志愿服务项目.你选择的理由2 .你计划如何开展志愿服务活动10/10A. be threatenedB. starve C. be embarrassedD. survive10.A. urgeB. virtueThey could see no_in discussing it further.C. missionD. construction二、未知Directions: Fill in each blank with a proper word chosen from the box. Each w

6、ord can nly be used once. Note that theie is one word more than you need.A. timidity B. refused C.set D. episode E. effect F. sufferedG. amazed H.educational I. brief J.unteachable K. performedAn Experiment in EducationThe best programme on TV last night was the first episode of a new series about e

7、ducation, and it was 11 on a farm. But this farm is not for animals its for children. The farm has been converted into a school fbr one class of difficult students. And its the job of one man to try and teach these students something in the two weeks they are there.The class is a group of 16 boys an

8、d girls aged 13 and 14, who have all been expelled(被逐)from schools at least once. Their previous teachers said that they were “ 2 and judging by their behavior in the programme last night, it isnt hard to see why. The teacher who has to deal with this class is 40-year-old Philip Beadle. Before worki

9、ng in education, Mr. Beadle played in a rock band. He gave up music eight years ago to become teacher. At his first school, he helped students who 13 learning difficulties to get the best English marks the school had ever seen. As a result, he was made Schoolteacher of the Year.In the programme last

10、 night, we saw the students have their first lesson with Mr. Beadle. He started by playinga game, where he and the students pointed at each other and said something funny about the other person. This might not sound very 14 but it caught everyones attention. After that Mr. Beadle took his class outs

11、ide fbr an English lesson. At their previous schools, most of these students 15 to read in front of their classmates, so Mr. Beadle took them to a filed to read to some cows to overcome 16 . Each student read a(n) 17 quote from a Shakespeare play to them and the students seemed to enjoy it. In the n

12、ext scene, Mr. Beadle took them to another field to teach them basic punctuation. He did this through another game where he asked the students tojump around clap their hands and shout, “question mark!, and “semicolon!” Everyone seemed to enjoy this strange way oflearning. By the end of the 18 the st

13、udents were indeed starting to accept their new teacher. Some of them even said he was “all right”.02/10I really enjoyed this show because the teacher had such a positive19 on thestudents. If, like me, you are 20 by this experiment in education, you will want to the whole series. Personally, I cant

14、wait to see what happens next!三、单项选择This time tomorrow, we an English lesson.A. will have B. have been having C. are having D. will behavingFranklin to me in my living room when someone called me to ask me to goout.A. talked B. had been talkedC. was talking D. has talkedLast time I Anna, she a walk

15、with her husband in the park.A. saw, was takingB. had seen, was takingC. had seen, tookD. saw, took21. It seems thatwater from this tap fbr some time. Well have to take it apartto put it right.A. had leakedB. is leakingC. leakedD. has been leaking22. After school we went to the reading room to do so

16、me reading, only to be told that itA. was decorated B. had decorated C. had been decorated D. was being decorated23. By the time the civil war between the two parties, most of the people wholived in the countryside had left for another land.A. had broken out B. had been broken out C. broke out D. wa

17、s broken out一Can you attend our party tonight?一 rd love to, but the boss about something urgent.03/10A. I have seen B. I will have seen C. I will be seeing D. I have been seeing I the dishes for over a week. Its your turn.I you would say something like that.A. have washed, have knownB. have been was

18、hing, knewC. have washed, knowD. have been washing, know24. The two nurses 100,000 yuan by the police but donated it to victims of theexplosion.A. rewarded B. would reward C. have been rewarded D. had been rewardedLast year, some measures to protect wildlife resources.A. are taken B. being takenC. h

19、ad been taken D. were takenThe other day, my brother drove his car down the street at I thought was adangerous speed.A. asB. whatC. whichD. thatCould I speak to is in charge oflnternational Sales please?A. whomB. whoC. whatD. that.1 was surprised by her words, which made me recognize_silly mistakes

20、I had made.A. whatB. thatC. howD. whichOur English teacher told us to find out the difference between AmericanEnglish and British English lie.A. whereB. whetherC. whatD. that一Can we get everything ready by the weekend?It all depends on wc can get Mr. Greens cooperation.A. thatB. whatC. whetherD. /04

21、/10四、完形填空People on a college campus were more likely to give money to the March ofDimes if they we re asked for a donation by a disabled woman in a wheelchair than if asked by a non-disabled woman. In another 36 , subway riders in NewYork saw a man carrying a stick stumble and fall to the floor. Som

22、etimes the victim had a large red birthmark on his 37 ; sometimes he did not. In this situation, the victim was more likely to 38 aid ifhis face was spotless than ifhe had an unattractive birthmark.In 39 these and other research findings, two themes are 40 : we are more willing to help people we lik

23、e for some reason and people we think 41 assistance.In some situations, those who are physically attractive are more likely to receive aid. 42 in a field study researchers placed a completed application to graduate school in a telephone box at the airport. The application was ready to be 43 , but ha

24、d apparently been “lost”. The photo stuck to the application was sometimes that of a very 44 person and sometimes that of a less attractive person. The measure of helpingwas whether the individual who found the envelope actually mailed it or not. Results showed that people were more likely to 45 the

25、 application if the person in the photo was physically attractive.The degree of 46 between the potential helper and the person in need is also important.Forexample, people are more likely to help a strangerwho is from the same country rather than a foreigner. In one study, shoppers on a busy street

26、in Scotland were more likely to help a person wearing a(n) 47 T-shirt than a person wearing aT-shirt printed with offensive words.Whether a person receives help depends in part on the “worth” of the case. For example, shoppers in a supermarket were more likely to give someone 48 to buy milk rather t

27、han to buy cookies, probably because milk is thought more essential fbr 49 than cookies. Passengers on a NewYork subwaywere more likelyto help a man who fell to the ground ifhe appeared to be 50 rather than drunk.36.A. studyB. wayC. wordD. college37.A. handB. armC. faceD. back38.A. refuseB. begC. lo

28、seD. receive39.A. challengingB. recordingC. understandingD. publishing40.05/10A. importantB. possibleC. amusingD. missing41.A. seekB. deserveC. requireD. accept42.A. At firstB. Above allC.In additionD. For example43.A. printedB. mailedC. rewrittenD. signed44.A. talentedB. good-lookingC. helpfulD. ha

29、rd-working45.A. send inB. throwawayC. fill outD. turn down46.A. similarityB. friendshipC. cooperationD. contact47.A. expensiveB. plainC. cheapD. strange48.A. timeB. instructionsC. moneyD. chances49.A. shoppersB. researchC. childrenD. health50.A. talkativeB. handsomeC. calmD. sick五、阅读理解When you are l

30、ittle, ifs not hard to believe you can change the world. 1 remember my enthusiasm when, at the age of 12,1 addressed the people at the Rio Earth Summil. I am only a child I told them. uYet I know that if all the money spent on war was spent on ending poverty and finding environmental answers, what a

31、 wonderful place this world would be. At schoolyou teach us not to fight with others, to work things out, to respect others, to clean up our mess, not to hurt other creatures, to share, not to be greedy. Then, why do you go out and do the thingyou tell us not to do?You grown-ups say you love us, but

32、 I challenge you, please, to make our actions reflect your words.”I spoke for six minutes and received a standing ovation. Some of the delegates even cried. I thought that maybe had reached some of them, that my speech might actually spur（激励）action. Now, ten years from Rio, after Tve sat through man

33、y more conferences,06/10Im not sure what has been accomplished. My confidence in the people in power and in the power of an individuaPs voice to reach them has been deeply shaken.When I was little, the world was simple. But as a young adult,learning that aswe have to make choices - education, career

34、, lifestyle -life gets more and more complicated. We are beginning to feel pressure to produce and be successful. We are taught that economic growth is progress, but we arent taught how to pursue a happy, healthy on sustainable way ofliving. And we are leaningthat whatvve wanted for the future when

35、we were 12 was idealistic and innocent.Today Im no longer a child, but Em worried about what kind of environment my children will grow up in. I know change is possible, because I am changing, still figuring out what think. I am still deciding howto live my life. The challenges are great, but if we a

36、ccept individual responsibility and make sustainable choices, we will rise to the challenges, and we will become part of the positive tide of change.51. The purpose of what the speaker said at the age of 12 was to.A. end poverty and make school beautifulend poverty and solve the problems about envir

37、onmentB. find a wonderful place and clean it upfind environmental answers and keep the words that they always told themselves 52. What does the underlined word “ovation“ in the second paragraph refer to. A. a long period oflaughingB. a warm welcomeC. a long period of clapping and applausesD. an expr

38、ession used for greetingWhich of the following is true according to the passage?A. the writer thinks what he thought at the age of 12 is mature.B. the writers children will certainly live in an ideal environment.C. the writers confidence in the people in power has deeply shaken their voice.D. the wr

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42、ts off a silent warning alarm when parents or teachers are near Besides, your PENGO WATCH CONTROL will always tell you the time accurately! Originally sold for$199 NOW ONLY $99For further information, click here.53. With help from aMr.H, you can.A. stop using batteriesB. finish your homework on time

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44、company introduction book.C. On a teenage websiteD. In a college newspaper.The human thirst forknowledge is the driving force behind our successful species. Butcuriositycan also be dangerous, leadingto setbacks oreven downfalls. Given curiositys complexity, scientists have found it hard to define.Wh

45、ile pinningdown adefinition has proven tricky, the general consensus is its some means of information gathering. Psychologists also agree curiosity is intrinsically（内 在地）motivated.Curiosity covers such a large set of behaviors that there probably isnt any single curiosity gene“ that makes humans won

46、der about and explore their environment. That said, curiosity does have a genetic component. Genes and environment interact in many complex ways to shape individuals and guide their behavior, including their curiosity.08/10Regardless of their genetic makeup, infants have to learn an incredible amoun

47、t of information in a short time, and curiosity is one ofthe tools humans have found to accomplish that gigantic task.Hundreds of studies show that infants prefer novelty. what motivates non-human animals, human infants and probably human adults to explore and seek out new things before growing less

48、 interested in them after continued exposure.But curiosity often comes with a cost.In some situations, the stakes are low and failure is a healthy part of growth. For instance, many babies are perfectly proficient crawlers, but they decide to trywalking because theres more to see and do when they stand upright. But this milestone comes at a small cost. A study of 12-to 19-month-olds learning how to walk documented t