四川省宜宾市叙州区第二中学2022-2023学年高二下学期开学考试英语试题.docx

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1、宜宾叙州区二中20222023学年高二下期开学考试英语试题注意事项：答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。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。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 is the probable relationship between the speakers?A. coupl

2、e.B. Fellow workers. C. Teacher and student.2、Why did Fred make a call last night?A. To borrow a sleeping bag. B. To invite the man to the gym.C. To get information about somebody.3、What is the relationship between the speakers?A. Husband and wife.B. Co-workers.C. Classmates.4 When is the birthday c

3、elebration according to the woman?A. On Friday.B. On Saturday.C. On Monday.5、Who are the speakers talking about?A. A teammate of Sarahs. B. A friend of Johns. C. A bookstore clerk.第二节（共15小题，每小题15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

4、时间，每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段长对话，回答第6、7题。What did the woman probably do just now?C. She wrote down an address.C. In her jacket pocket.C. The library.C. Money from her mother.A. She visited Sonia. B. She cleaned her bedroom.7、Where did the woman put her glasses?A. In her bag.B. On the hall table.听第7段长对话，回答第8至9题

5、。8、Where will the man go if fixing a phone costs much?A. The cell phone store. B. The electronics store.9、What will the woman do next?A. Fix her phone. B. Buy an iPad. C. Make a call. 听第8段长对话，回答第10至12题。10、Who will lend a car to the group driving on the road trip?A. Lilys mom. B. DaniePs dad. C. Jack

6、s dad.11、What docs the woman need to go on the road trip?A. A drivers license.B. Tents for the beach.12、What will the man do next?A. Call Daniel. B. Pay the gas. C. Book the hotel.听第9段长对话，回答第13至16题。13、Who is the speaker?A. The mayors secretary. B. A reporter. C. A politician.14、Why does the mayor wa

7、nt to replace the old buildings?A. They arent important. B. They arent big enough. C. They cant be used.15、Which group is confirmed to attend the mayors speech?A. Politicians. B. Workers.C. Debaters.16、What has changed about the parade scheduling?A. The time.B. The parts involved. C. The location.听下

8、面一段独白，回答第17至20题。17、How does the speaker describe the teachers?A. Young.B. Strict.C. Qualified.18、What activity is arranged during the trip to Canada?A. Going to the green jungle. B. Visiting famous museums. C. Learning about some architecture.19、How long does the trip to Italy last?A. 7 days.B. 10 d

9、ays.C. 20 days.20、What is the aim of the English Summer Camps?A. To speak English perfectly. B. To avoid making mistakes. C. To leam English happily.第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30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。AHere we introduce some rental houses to you.Apartment Levant in KomizaOverl

10、ooking one of the most beautiful fishing villages in Croatia, our two-storey house also gives you a full view of Komiza bay as well as neighboring island of Bisevo. The apartment has a wide, covered balcony and a small garden with lemon trees. It is only 10 minutes walk from the centre of the villag

11、e, although it is on the edge of the village, with forests behind the house.Apartment DominaLocated in the centre of the city, the apartment is protected as a historical site. All other facilities arc at your fingertips such as restaurants, shops and museums. The apartment is fully equipped and air-

12、conditioned, having a kitchen with a dishwasher, a satellite TV and the free Web access. It contains a bedroom with a double bed and antique furniture. Besides, the apartment offers pet-friendly accommodation.Apartment TonkaThe apartment is located in an old stone house in the centre of Komiza. It o

13、tiers two bedrooms, each with a separate bathroom, and a living room with a furnished kitchen. The house is only a couple of minutes away from the old harbor, along the old towns street where you can enjoy Komizas rich cultural history. The bus stop is less than 200 meters away, near the fruit and v

14、egetable market.Pearl of IssaThis two-bedroom apartment is only a few minutes walk from beautiful beaches, shops, restaurants, cafes and bars. It consists of two bedrooms, a fully equipped modern kitchen, a dining room and a resting area with a sofa, which can be used as an extra sleeping place fbr

15、one person, a bathroom and a balcony with comfortable garden furniture and barbecue equipment.21、What does Apartment Levant in Komiza provide?A.Fishing poles.B.Sights of Bisevo. C.Lemons.D.Free traffic.22、What can we learn about Apartment Domina? A.People can enjoy natural scenery.B.It,s convenient

16、to surf the Internet.C.Its modern funiture is unique.D.The goods in the shops nearby are cheaper.23、Which of the following apartments contains two bedrooms?A. Apartment Tonka and Pearl of Issa.B. Apartment Domina and Pearl of Issa.C.Apartment Tonka and Apartment Domina.D.Apartment Domina and Apartme

17、nt Levant in Komiza.BImagine youre moving to a new country on the other side of the world. Besides the geographical and cultural changes, you will find a key difference will be the language. But will your pets notice the difference? It was a question that nagged at Laura Cuaya, a brain researcher at

18、 the Ncurocthology of Communication Lab at Eotvos Lorand University in Budapest.Cuaya set out to find the answer. She and her colleagues designed an experiment with 18 volunteer dogs including her two Border Collies, Kun Kun and Odin to see if they could differentiate（区分）between two languages. Kun K

19、un and Odin were used to hearing Spanish; the other dogs Hungarian. The dogs sat still within an MRI machine, while listening to an adaptation from the story The Little Prince. They heard one version in Spanish, and another in Hungarian.Then the scientists analyzed the dogs brain activity and they f

20、ound a different activity pattern fbr one language versus（与相比）the other. Andies, who leads the lab where the study took place, said, “The findingsuggests that dogs, brain can differentiate between these two languages. In terms of brain imaging studies, this study is the very first one which showed t

21、hat a non-human species brain can discriminate between languages. v They also found that older dogs brains showed bigger differences in brain activity between the two languages, perhaps because older dogs have more experience listening to human language.Amritha Mallikaijun, who wasnt involved in thi

22、s study but has been working on similar research about dogs and language, said, “It is a very exciting study because it shows that the ability to grasp the sounds and rhythms of a familiar language is something accessible to non-humans.” And while this work relied on brain imaging,“ Mallikaijun said

23、, “it would be worth investigating whether dogs could differentiate between languages in behavioural studies, too.24、What does the underlined phrase “nagged at“ probably mean in paragraph 1?A.Astonished.B.Troubled.C.Benefited.D.Dominated.25、Cuaya,s study focused on whether dogs canA.tcll different l

24、anguages apartB.adapt to a new environmentC.understand the Little PrinceD.make sense of Spanish and Hungarian26、What do we know about the study?A.Researchers tested the dogs in random order.B.It is a breakthrough on non-human brain imaging.C.Diverse methods were adopted during the study.D.Thc dogs m

25、ust keep moving during the study.27、What can we infer from what Amritha Mallikaijun said?A.Previous work has met many kinds of limitations.B.Brain imaging studies are likely to be very successful.C.Non-humans arc less likely to understand a familiar language.0.Behavioural studies on dogs will be a n

26、ew research in the future.CMore than 10 million Chinese cultural relics have been lost overseas, lots of which were stolen and illegally shipped out of China during the times of war before 1949. About 1.67 million pieces are housed in no more than 200 museums in 47 countries, which accounts fbr 10 p

27、ercent of all lost Chinese cultural relics, and the rest are in the hands of private collectors.Most of these treasures arc owned by museums or private collectors in the United States, Europe, Japan and Southeast Asian countries. There are more than 23,000 pieces in the British Museum, most of which

28、 were stolen or bought fbr pennies more than 100 years ago.The major method to recover these national treasures was to buy them back. In some eases, private collectors donated the relics to the government. Also, the government can turn to official channels to demand the return of relics.In 2003, a p

29、riceless bronze pigs head dating from the Qing Dynasty was returned to its home in Beijing after it was removed by the Anglo-French Allied Army over 140 years ago. Macao entrepreneur Stanley Ho donated 6 millionyi/tz/7 to buy it back from a US art collector and then donated it to the Poly Art Museum

30、 in Beijing.Although buying-back is the most feasible way to recover the lost treasures, limited funding is always a big headache.In recent years, the Chinese government has improved eHorts to recover the precious cultural relics lost overseas. It has started a national project on the recovery of th

31、e treasures and has set up a database （数据库） collecting relevant information. It has signed several international agreements with many countries on this matter, and is also looking fbr international cooperation to recover the relics by working closely with several international organizations.28 What

32、is the passage mainly about?A.The best way to recover cultural relics.B.The efforts to recover Chinese cultural relics.C.Stanley Ho donated a bronze pigs head to Beijing.Chinese cultural relics were stolen by the Anglo-French Allied Army.29、What we can know about the bronze pigs head?A.It was made i

33、n the Ming Dynasty.B.It is now in the Poly Art museum in Beijing.C.It was donated by the French government to China.D.It was removed by the Anglo-French Allied Army over 150 years ago.30、What does the underlined word ttfeasible in Paragraph 5 mean?A.Possible.B.Difficult.C.WondcrfiiLD.CarcfuL31、What

34、can we infer from the last paragraph?A.China has enough money to buy all the cultural relics back.B.Many countries have returned the lost cultural relics to China fbr free.C.The Chinese government has done a lot to recover the lost cultural relics.D.China is preparing to set up a database to collect

35、 information about the lost cultural relics.DLeaf peeping, the practice of traveling to watch nature display the fall colors, is a beloved annual activity, especially in New England. Typically, by the end of September, leaves take on warmer colors throughout the U.S. But this year, many areas havent

36、 even shaken off the green shades of summer. In Maine, forest rangers reported less than 70% color change and modest leaf drop.Its commonly believed that trees, like people, must prepare fbr winter. When fall arrives, and day length and temperature drop, trees respond by ending green substance produ

37、ction and absorbing remaining nutrients, causing leaves to lose the original color. Greens give way to yellows, reds and oranges that make fbr splendid autumn displays.Warm fall temperatures can make the fall colors appear later. Worse, dry summers can cause leaves to miss the fall color turn altoge

38、ther. Delay of the start of the fall colors, which has been moving later into the fall, could continue. uMy obsen ations in the last decade have had more years that were later than what vve consider historical averages. It can be a trend as the planet warms,said the expert Jim Salge.Its not just the

39、 plants that suffer. 4kTuming leaves offer an irresistible mass of color which, by estimate（估计）, brings in as much as billions of dollars a year in tourism in New England,said Andy Finton, a forest ecologist. Thats another good reason to fbcus on preserving forests. Leaf peeping can stay part of the

40、 areas feature if forests are given enough protection. tIf we can keep them unharmed, they UI provide things weve depended on, as well as fall inspiration/, said Finton.32、What is special about the leaves in Maine this year?A. They take on warm colors.C. They totally miss the fall color turn.33、What

41、 is paragraph 2 mainly about?A. Ways of trees surviving winter.C. Functions of the green substance.B. They drop earlier than normal.D. They stay green longer.B. Explanation of leaves changing color.D. Efleet of climate change on fall leaves.34、What is the “trend” according to Jim Salge in paragraph

42、3?A. The earth gets drier.C. The earth gets wanner.35、Whafs the purpose of this text?A. To introduce leaf peeping.C. To warn people to take care of forests.B. The temperature gets higher.D. The leaves delay color change.B. To report the right time fbr leaf peeping.D. To call on people to admire fall

43、 leaves.第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分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佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。A WeChat mini-program for the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games was officially launched on July 2.36 And it will also change their low-carbon behaviors such as walking, bike riding, as well as bus andsubway taking, into carbon poi

44、nts in their accounts, which can be exchanged for some awards.37_ For example, a user can get 0.02 carbon points per step, up to 200 points per day, 174 points for participating in the clear your plate campaign each time, and 209 points fbr taking a bus. Quantifying（量化） low-carbon activities with ca

45、rbon points enables the public to gradually develop a green and low-carbon lifestyle.38_To actively respond to the global climate change, reducing carbon emission and achieving carbon neutrality（碳 中和）has become a must in major international sports events. _39The Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Gamesmade

46、 an even bolder move by launching a nationwide low-carbon campaign and developing a mini-program fbr the public to help reduce carbon emission.The Beijing 2022 has always remained committed to being green, low-carbon and sustainable, from its bidding to preparation.40_ All venues are constructed und

47、er the national green building standards.A.It will be popular among many international experts.B.It will open an individual carbon account fbr each user.C.Morc importantly, it contributes to a greener sport event.D.Different amounts of carbon points are based on how low-carbon the activities arc.E.I

48、t has continuously made breakthroughs in low-carbon energy, venues, and transportation. F.Carbon neutrality refers to taking steps to balance carbon emissions from human activities. G.In the past, major sports events usually achieved this through forestry management, and renewable projects. 第三部分语言知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Last year, I received an e-mail from my dad, under a subject line: Mystery creature? There was no body text, but 41 was a ten-second video, shot in the