江西赣州市2022~2023学年高二上学期期末考试英语试题.docx

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1、赣州市20222023学年度第一学期期末考试高二英语试卷（本卷满分150分，考试时间120分钟）第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）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， 并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一 小题。每段对话仅读一遍。1. What does the man wanl to put in the salad?A. Salt. B. Sugar. C

2、. Milk.2. What will the man be doing at 8:00 pm?A. Having dinner. B. Talking on the phone. C. Doing his homework.3. What does the man want the woman to do?A. Cook dinner. B. Clean the room. C. Recommend a film.4. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?A. Teacher and student. B. Waitr

3、ess and customer. C. Boss and employee.5. Why docs the man talk to Rose?A. To get Sams phone number.B. To borrow her new computer.C. To ask her to repair his computer.第二节（共15小题：每小题L5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，并标在试卷的相应位置。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，

4、每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6. What docs the conversation focus on?A. Environment protection.25. A. passionB. progressC. ambitionD. talent26. A. heard ofB. hear fromC. long forD. aim for27. A. tookB. usedC.spentD. continued28. A. upB. toC. forD. through29. A. scoredB. notedC. lostD. shared3(). A. Caus

5、allyB. ActuallyC. OccasionallyD. Slightly31. A. curiosityB. troubleC. desireD. difference32. A. consumeB. limitC. devoteD. donate33. A. confidentB. cautiousC. skilledD. weak34. A. senseB. effectC. heartD. effort35. A. normallyB. graduallyC. merelyD. slowly第二节（共10小题：每小题L5分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或

6、括号内单词的正确形式。Sichuan opera, Chuan Ju, is one of Chinas oldest and 36 (popular) opera forms. Originated at (he end of the Ming and the beginning of the Qing Dynasty, different 37 (drama) were brought in to blend with the local dialect, customs, folk music and dances.Face-changing, as one of the most im

7、portant techniques in Sichuan opera, is 38 (wide) believed that it could be traced back to ancient times. 39 (scare) away dangerous animals and protect themselves, the ancient people painted their faces in different colors, 40 (make) themselves look fierce. Later this technique41 (absorb) into the a

8、rt of Sichuan Opera and gradually developed into 42 unique and famous art form.Generally speaking, there are three kinds of techniques of face-changing, including wiping the face, blowing the face and pulling the face 43 addition, there is sometimes the skill of changing the color of the face by bre

9、athing.Sichuan Opera. 44 is deeply welcomed and loved by the local people as well as visitors in cities of Chengdu and Chongqing, has become one of the main forms of local entertainments in these places at night. Therefore, the 45 (perform) of Sichuan Opera could be found almost in all the big and s

10、mall lea houses inChengdu, Sichuan Province.第四部分写作（共两节，满分40分）第一节书面表达（满分15分）46.为了呼吁学生崇尚科学精神，学习科学家的优秀品质，你们学校的校报“英语天地”栏目向学生征集英语 征文如果你想要当一名科学家，需要具备哪些品质?请你写一篇征文。注意：1 .词数80左右:2 .可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯：3 .题目已给出，不计入总字数。What qualities should a scientist have?第二节（满分25分）47.阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。On a Fri

11、day evening in December, two weeks before Christmas, my mother and I got home as usual. We were excited for the coming weekend and planned to get our Christmas tree. Suddenly, my mother got her voice mail: Were sorry but your work assignment has ended as of today. The news cast a cloud of gloom over

12、 her face. And my heart sank and anxiety sent me spinning my mother lost her job.The following days my mother got up early and set out to look fbr work, but still hadnt seen it coming. And I noticed that we were running out of natural gas and bills of electricity and water began to pill up. I knew m

13、oney was tight. One wrong move could send the family into trouble. My mother also wasnt easy. She wasnt just a single parent; she was the only parent. My father had been in prison most of his life and I hadnt met him fbr a long time. Nevertheless, Id grown accustomed to the life. My mother did every

14、thing she could to give me a good life.The next day as we searched for our tree in the shop. I struggled to be cheerful as I eyed each price tag. I handed a note of $ 100 to my mother, but she refused without hesitation, saying Absolutely not, thats what grandma gave to you. I whispered to her “Mom,

15、 I dont want any gifts. All I need is to be with you. I love you forever!Then I held her by the hand leaving （he shop.Over the next week, my mother crazily applied for jobs as the bank account grew smaller and smaller. We still needed money for rent, food and other daily expenses.One night, lying on

16、 the bed and lost in thought. I decided that it was lime for me to do something. Al that, I rose up to dial a telephone number.Paragraph 1:The next morning, just on the day before Christmas, I noticed a familiar car pull up in front of my house.Paragraph 2:At this time, I couldnt help but cry.B. Pub

17、lic transportation.C. A birthday party.7. How docs the woman usually go to work?A. By bus. B. By car C. By bike.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8. When will Flight 962 arrive?A. At 9:35. B. At 10:35. C. Al 11:35.9. What caused the delay of Flight 962?A. Dad weather. B. Fuel shortage. C. Engine trouble.听第8段材料，回答第10至1

18、2题。10. What do wc know about the woman?A. She never buys dried fruit. B. She has a sweet tooth. C. She likes fresh fruit.11. What docs the womans husband think of dried fruit?A. Unhealthy. B. Expensive. C. Delicious.12. Where will the man go next?A. A school. B. A fniit shop. C. The womans house.听第9

19、段材料，回答第13至16题。13. What is the man?A. A policeman. B. A firefighter. C. A journalist.14. How many kids died from the fire?A. 2. B. 5. C. 28.15. Where did the boy throw the cigarette end?A. On the carpet. B. On the sofa. C. On the table.16. Why was the boy able to touch the cigarette end?A. His father

20、 asked him to throw it.B. His father was drunk and sleeping.C. His father left him alone al home.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. What does the speaker Calk about?A. Different stories of Santa Claus.D. Christmas traditions in warm places.C. The importance of Christmas in western countries.18. What docs Santa C

21、laus wear in Santa Cruz?A. A ski jacket. B. A red scarf. C. A diving suit.19. How do people spend Christmas in Australia?A. By dancing together.B. By doing some shopping.C. By relaxing on the beach.20. With whom do young people celebrate Christmas in cooler areas?A. Their parents. D. Their friends.

22、C. Their kids.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和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。AIf youre not into a roller coaster, but you still want the thrill of an amusement park ride, perhaps a sky wheel is more your speed. Heres a look the four tallest examples standing in the world today.Ain Dubai

23、, Dubai, United Arab EmiratesLocated in the Dubai Marina, the Ain Dubai, opened in 2021, is the tallest sky wheel in the world with a height of 820 feet. It?s capable of carrying 1,750 passengers on a single rotation（旋转）.One rotation of Ain Dubai takes 38 minutes, and you can even have a birthday pa

24、rty or a wedding in one of the capsules!High Roller, Las Vegas, NevadaAt 550 feet tall, it opened in 2014 as the tallest sky wheel in the world and held the record for seven years until it was replaced by the Ain Dubai. The High Roller has a total canying capacity of 1, 120. And in case you get bore

25、d of the view, each capsule is equipped with eight flat screen televisions.Singapore Flyer, SingaporeThe Singapore Flyer opened in downtown Singapore on April 15 2008. The giant wheel stands at 541 feet tall.Each of its 28 air-conditioncd capsules can hold 28 passengers. A few months after opening i

26、n 2008, the SingaporeFlyer changed directions to bring good fortune.Star of Nanchang, Nanchang, ChinaThe Star of Nanchang. built in 2006, stands at 525 feet tall and is located in Nanchang, China, the capital of Jiangxi Province. Its 60 capsules can carry eight passengers each, and its rather slow f

27、br its size. It takes 30 minutes to make a full rotation, allowing the passengers at the bottom of the wheel to exit the ride without stopping the entire wheel each time.1. Whats special about High Roller?A. It has the greatest capacity.B. It is equipped with TV sets.C. It is the tallest sky wheel i

28、n the world.D. h once changed its direction.2. Which sky wheel is the most recently built?A. Ain Dubai.B. High Roller.C. Singapore Flyer.D. Star of Nanchang.3. In which section of a website do we probably read the text?A. Fashion.B. Tourism.C. Health.D. Technology.Many of us are lucky enough to have

29、 some degree of choice over what we eat But are the decisions we make about our diet as free as we like to think? What if there are some factors influencing what we eat?Actually, were hugely influenced by other people especially those closest to us. Research has found that the closer and stronger tw

30、o peopled connection, the more influence they have on each others food choices.“A lot of our cues （暗示）from face-to-face interactions are linked with who were with,“ says Solveig Argeseanu, associate professor of global health at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia, US. This can mean these social cu

31、es generally encourage us to eat more, Argeseanu adds. Being around healthy eaters may encourage you （o eat healthier, loo, according to research.Whats more, our eating habits are also influenced by what we see. There is some evidence that, if you see pictures of food, they stimulate you to eat,“ sa

32、ys Suzanne Higgs, professor in the psychobiology of appetite at the University of Birmingham, UK.Besides, social media is another factor that influences our food choices. It is one place where visual and social cues meet. If friends in your social network post regularly about particular types of foo

33、d, it could lead you to copy them, for belter or fbr worse.“If all your friends on social media arc posting pictures of themselves consuming fast food, its going to set a nonn（标准）that eating fast food is what people do,“ says Higgs. One study estimated that children and adolescents see marketing for

34、 fast food between 30 and 189 times per week on social media apps. Therefore, social media with no doubt influences them a lot.4. Whats the purpose of writing the first paragraph?A. To present a phenomenon.B lb show the authors summary.C. To introduce the topic of the text.D. lb give readers a vivid

35、 description.5. What does Solveig Argcscanu probably agree with?A. Healthy food should be a good choice.B. Face-to-face talking is important to us.C. We should interact more with strangers.D. We can be influenced by those close to us.6. What does the underlined word “stimulate” in Paragraph 4 probab

36、ly mean?A. Select.B. Encourage.C. Invite.D. Command.7. Why docs the author refer to “between 30 and 189 times per week in the last paragraph?A. To describe the large number of online children.8. To stress the importance of conducting the study.9. To show the times of children downloading the apps.10

37、. To emphasize the influence of social media on children.CAnnie Ernaux, a French writer and professor, has been awarded the 2022 Nobel Prize in literature. The 82-year-old writer is known for works that make it difficult to distinguish between memoir （回T乙录）and fiction.Born in 1940 in France, Ernaux

38、grew up in the French countryside after World War II. Having spent over 50 years as a writer, the 82-year-old winner has published more than 30 books that explored deeply in her own life experience.Her first book. Cleaned Out, released in 1974, was an autobiographical （自传）novel about something that

39、was still illegal in France. So she wrote the book in secret. My husband had made fun of me after my first manuscript,n she told the New York Times in 202（）. “I pretended to work on a Ph. D. paper to have time alone.” And the book was translated into English in 1990.After decades of digging her own

40、past in various works, Ernaux published The Years, which many critics saw as her own statement. First published in 2008. The Years was an expansive look at （he society that created her. While it was an examination of each year of her life from 1940 to 2006, Emaux avoided any use of the pronoun T in

41、favor of a broader we or sometimes she”. In reviewing the 2018 English translation of The Years for the LA Review of Books, writer Azarin Sadegh compared reading it to digging through old family photos.Emeaux has another book being translated into English due in 2023, titled Look at the Lights, My L

42、ove.According to the books press release, its a meditation （冥想）on the phenomenon of the big-box super store. Of course, through the lens （镜头）of Emauxs own memory.8 . When wast Emauxs first book published?A. In 2020.B. In 1990.C. In 1974.D. In 1940.9 Whats the fourth paragraph mainly about?A. Ernauxs

43、 achievement in literature.B. Ernauxs early life experience in France.C. The influence of Ernauxs book The Years.D. An introduction to Ernauxs book The Years.10. What can wc know about Look at the Lights, My Love?A. It is set in a super store.B. It is a best-seller in France.C. It is an autobiograph

44、ical novel.D. It is being translated into English.11. Which words can best describe Ernaux?A. Devoted and productive.B. Kind-hearted and grateful.C. Considerate and generous.D. Humorous and determined.DIn todays world, robots serve people as first-responders, companions and problem-solvers. And you

45、find them in various places from the operating table to the kitchen and classrooms. Advances in artificial intelligence allow robots to perfect important functions beyond human capabilities.As the older population desires to stay in their homes, effectively designed robots are needed to help make th

46、is demand a safer and more sustainable（可持续的）option. Another change in health care is that robots have already been used in over 20,（）00 operations. Surgical（夕卜科的）robots like the da Vinci Surgical Systems are great examples of cutting-edge robotic technology. Besides, instead of going to a brick buil

47、ding to see a physician, patients will be checked by robots.At home, household robots can help people save time. You can schedule a warm meal to be ready when you return from work. Robotic cookers can steam, fry, slow, cook and bake as long as you set them up. These robots are likely to develop into

48、 more advanced versions in （he upcoming years and could change the look and feel of our homes.As we know, a single teacher doesnt have the ability to meet the needs of personalized learning fbr every student in a classroom. This is where computer-based learning comes into play; it doesnt replace the teacher but allows students to learn at their own pace. Robots will continue to boost personalized learning. The