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1、陕西省西安市高新第七高级中学(长安区第七中学)2022-2023学年高二下学期期中英语试题学校:姓名：班级：考号：一、阅读理解Exploring the Azores Islands in PortugalCost( 2.999)Highlights The exceptional seabird watching at night Talks on land and at sea by a local biologist A whale-watching activity guided by an expertDescriptionYou can explore and learn abou

2、t wildlife through some talks. You can also get an opportunity to watch the whales at the surface and listen to their sounds as they go into the water. On land, you will visit a seabird habitat and discover the attractive villages on these islands. Besides, you can study the islands9 earth and learn

3、 how it supports the unique grape planting.AttentionUpon arrival on Faial Island, you will check into a four-star hotel in Horta.Depending on your arrival time, you may have some free time to explore the small town that dates back to the 15th century and has many historic buildings.Your tour leader

4、will hold a short welcome meeting in the early evening to go through the plans for the week, and then a biologist will give the first of three talks before joining you for dinner.During the tour, the biologist will give a brief introduction to the whale species that you will be viewing.Just click he

5、re instead of calling or emailing us to book your tour.1. What do we know about the tour?A. It is free of charge.B. It is in support of foreign biologists.C. It offers bird feeding during the day.试卷第10页，共10页D. It offers an expert guide during the whale viewing.2. What can visitors do on the tour?A.

6、Explore old cities.C. Listen to the talks on wildlife.3. How should visitors book the tour?A. By entering the website.C. By contacting the biologist.B. Plant unique grapes.D. Spend a night in a villagers houseB. By sending an email.D. By making a telephone call.Edward Davis was a professor who worke

7、d on ocean research. However, bored with writing death records of ocean species, he quit his job in 2007. Rather than spend any more of his life recording the dying, Edward decided to try to protect the living creatures in the few re-maining areas of the ocean.These areas are the last wild places of

8、 the sea still undamaged by overfishing, pollution and climate change. It is necessary for us to go to places that still look like the ocean as it was 500 years ago,“ Edward says. These places are the examples of sustainable（可持续的） development. Maybe we cant bring all of the ocean back to this state,

9、 but these places show us what the potential is. Beneath the surface of a stormy sea off Palau in the western Pacific lie various lively corals. The tiny island nation has protected 80 percent of its waters as a no-fishing area-the largest percentage of protected ocean area in the world. The remaini

10、ng 20 percent can be fished only by Palauans.To protect these places, Edward and his team started a project on ocean protection in 2008. Over the past years, the project has helped create 22 ocean reserves. These make up two-thirds of the worlds fully protected ocean areas. Now Edward and his team h

11、ave set an even bigger goal-to protect more than a third of the worlds oceans for the purpose of keeping biological diversity.For Edward, one of the most satisfying aspects of his job is working with local communi-ties in the places he and his team are seeking to protect. The team worked closely wit

12、h about 50 local people on the island. We showed them an underwater world they had never seen J Edward recalls. Huge schools of fish will surely swim in some of the clearest waters ever measured in the Pacific.4. Why did Edward quit his previous job?A. To record the dying.B. To increase land species

13、.C , To write a book on the sea.D. To protect the sea creatures.5. What can we learn about Palau from paragraph 2?B. It is an area open to fishermenA. 20 percent of it is covered by the sea.worldwide.C. It is an example of sustainable development. D. The surface of it is destroyed by water pollution

14、.6. What is paragraph 3 mainly about?A. Edward project.B. Edward team members.C. The ways of keeping biodiversity.D. The ways of creating ocean reserves.7. How does Edward feel about the future of ocean protection?A. Confused.B. Stressed.C. Curious.D. Positive.You dont have to use a dandelion （蒲公英）t

15、o know which way the wind blows. But it can help. Dandelion seeds fly freely in the wind. But those seeds on any given dandelion have different fates. Some are to float north when the wind blows them, while others are fated to fly east, south, west or some direction in between. How do dandelion seed

16、s respond to the wind depends on where they sit on the dandelion head?” says Jena Shields, a biophysicist at Cornell University in Ithaca.One day, Jena happened to watch her little child play with dandelions. She noticed that the dandelion seeds didnt all fall off the same. Some came loose more easi

17、ly than others, but it depended on how the child blew on the seed heads. Jena got the inspiration for the research from it. So Jena set out to study what was going on.She measured the force it takes to blow dandelion seeds away. To start with, she glued （粘贝占）a wire to the different seeds. Then she p

18、ulled them at various angles. This seed-by-seed study mimicked what happens when the wind pushes them over.The findings show that each seed falls off most easily in the wind from one direction, and seeds from one head dont go the same way. The feathery seeds on the side facing the wind will fall off

19、 most easily. The others hold on more tightly until the wind shifts. Besides, once blown off a dandelion, a seeds umbrella-like feather carries it on the wind that pulled it away. And it helps explain why the plants are so successful in spreading.However, Jena also found an exception. A sudden stron

20、g blow was still able to blow all the seeds away in the same direction. So when a strong wind blows or excited children try their best to blow, all the seeds could be blown off at once.8. . Why did Jena do research on dandelion seeds?A. To correct peoples misconception of dandelions.B. To figure out

21、 how dandelion seeds react to wind.C. To explain why dandelions fly far without wind.D. To satisfy her childs curiosity about dandelions.9. What does the underlined word “mimicked“ in paragraph 3 mean?A. Predicted.B. Proved.C. Explored.D. Copied.10. What did Jena Shields? research prove about dandel

22、ion seeds?A. They fly for the similar distance.B , They tend to fly in one direction.C. They come off easier in the wind from one direction.D. They break free from feathers to fly once coming off.11. What is the purpose of the last paragraph?A. To make up for the research.B , To stress the point of

23、the text.C. To make a summary of the text.D. To provide examples for the research.Plastic waste is choking our planet. People are trying to help fix it by recycling, but their efforts arent going far enough. Even when plastic producers are held responsible and attempt to solve the problem, it doesnt

24、 always go smoothly. Such has been the case for the company Torus Pak, which produces novel packaging for frozen meals on a large scale.Like many other black plastic products, the Torus Pak packages used a carbon-based pigment （颜料）.This pigment troubles the sorting technology which is used by many r

25、ecycling facilities, so black plastic usually ends up being thrown away because the machines cant identify it. Now the company is midway through the complex process of phasing out that pigment and switching that pigment to one that doesnt use carbon.But that doesnt mean the problem is solved, for th

26、e recycling rate at the waste facility itself is not encouraging. Your discarded plastic may end up in a landfill even if you send it to be recycled. Worldwide, only about nine percent of all the plastic waste has been recycled, which amounts to less than 600 million tons out of over 6 billion. Whil

27、e one might assume the proportion of plastic being recycled is on the increase due to improved tech and increased public awareness of environmental protection, its actually become even lower in many places in recent years.“The world wasnt always flooded with single-use plastic products,“ said Lisa R

28、amsden, senior plastic campaigner for Greenpeace USA. We know how to live without them. Weve just got used to a convenience culture that relies so heavily on them.”The solution is obvious. To get out of this habit, we should stop using so much plastic, starting with many of the items we use just onc

29、e for a few minutes. Companies need to shift toward using more refillable and reusable containers, and packaging made from materials that are less harmful to the environment. Governments must mandate （强制执行）such changes a goal were now finally inching closer to every day.12. What is the problem with

30、the Torus Pak packages?A. They are expensive for customers.B. Their pigment is hardly appealing.C. They are hard to define as recyclable”.D. Their production process is very complex.13. What does the author mainly stress in paragraph 3?A. The reason for recycling plastic waste.B. The outcome of recy

31、cling plastic waste.C. The potential of recycling plastic waste.D. The objective of recycling plastic waste.14. What is advised to solve the plastic pollution in the text?A. Making some stricter laws.B , Reducing the use of plastic products.C. Advancing the technology of recycling.D. Setting some hi

32、gher environmental goals.15 . Which can be the best title for the text?A. Recycling fails to solve plastic pollutionB , A company contributes a lot to recyclingC. Great changes happen in recycling plasticD. Plastic pollution is increasingly worsening二、七选五It is reported that 6 percent of the early de

33、aths are caused by lack of physical activity, making it the fourth largest risk for death in the world after high blood pressure, smoking and high blood sugar. So exercise is necessary in everyday life. 16 The general answer is that running is one of the easiest forms of exercise. Science shows it d

34、oesnt just keep you healthy. It can also actually help you live longer.17 It turns out that running on a regular basis leads to extra life. Compared with non-runners who do different forms of physical activity and completely inactive adults, runners even have a 30 percent lower risk of all-cause dea

35、ths.The various benefits of running on the body can make life longer. 18 A new study found that groups of runners compared to inactive groups did produce improvements in heart fitness. It could also reduce the deaths related to heart disease.Running, however, is not the only method to keep fit. Anot

36、her study of 44,551 men aged 40 to 75 found that running, tennis and fast walking reduced by 46 percent, 28 percent and 23 percent lower risk of heart disease, separately. 19Now good news is that there are about 17 million road runners in the US, and the roads are lined with people running slowly or

37、 fast. 20 Then you will enjoy the same joy of exercise as they do and become more athletic and healthier.A. It is a good idea to join them.B. There are various indoor sports.C. Are you interested in taking exercise?D. It can especially improve heart health.E. But which sport is easy for you to play?

38、F. So it is okay to choose other proper sports besides running.G. Runners live an average of many years longer than non-runners.三、完形填空r ve been living in China fbr 6 years. I am 21 to say that I have a talent in finding the cool 22 local spots. As a 23 , I am never fed up with eating various Chinese

39、 foods and other cultures. Whats most important is 24 the real country and culture. So I always try to find something representing 25 culture, and offering an interaction with the locals.My reputation for doing this has 26 . Im often asked to give people 27 . Since I am fluent in Chinese, I could 28

40、 people for this and become somewhat of an official tour 29.1 choose not to, 30 Because to me, the most important thing ismaking sure that the tourist has the most 31 experience. It is also about creating a lifelong 32 with that person, and with the locals we interact with during our time together.

41、These tour-ists could spend much money on the guided tour that is 33 to the local culture. I choose to give them an experience thats deeper and opens their 34, allfor free.You can do the 35 , When you have someone 36 your hometown, dont just take them to the tourist spots. Show them the places with

42、great 37 to you. Show them your heart through the places you show them and the experience you give them. There?s always something 38 in almost every town there. Tf you dont have any spots in your hometown that you like, 39 to find the good where you live. If you do, you will also find it in your- se

43、lf. Its a time that both you and the tourist will never forget. Dont 40 the experience, but thoroughly enjoy every moment with that person. The tourist and your heart will thank you for it.21. A. sorryB.ashamedC. proudD. puzzled22. A. beatenB.hiddenC. forbiddenD. developed23. A. teacherB.lawyerC - d

44、octorD. foreigner24. A. inventingB.experiencingC. protectingD. designing25. A. localB.richC. strangeD. backward26. A. existedB.happenedC. disappearedD. grown27. A. lecturesB.spaceC toursD. help28. A. askB.payC. forgiveD. charge29. A. guideB.directorC. artistD. musician30. A. thereforeB.thoughC. more

45、overD. otherwise31. A. passiveB.aggressiveC. impressiveD. expensive32.A. connectionB.presentC. ambitionD. dream33.A. sympatheticB.addictedC. beneficialD. sensitive34.A. boxesB.mindsC. housesD. markets35.A. coolB.sameC. ordinaryD. unusual36.A. coverB.cleanC reachD. visit37.A. challengesB.decorationsC

46、. meaningsD. colors38.A. boringB.uselessC. standardD. good39.A , stopB.learnC - pretendD. refuse40.A. rushB.describeC , forgetD. cancel四、用单词的适当形式完成短文阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。When storm clouds gather, and the wind howls in anger, most people are eager 41 (seek) shelter. But some run toward the

47、 danger. Photographer Liu Yijing is one of that rare types as he captures natures violence.For the past year, Liu, 21,42 (travel) about 24,000 kilometers across 11provinces recording thunderstorms. In 2021, he took more than 48,000 photos, 43 (show) the most violence of Mother Nature.Liu has receive

48、d a great deal of 44 (recognize) for his work. His photos captured a complete supercell (雷暴)structure 45 occurred in the Inner Mongolia autonomous region on August 22. This image has been picked 46 the cover photo for the Advances in Atmospheric Sciences, a key publication in its field.“It is a typical supercell and I still have a vivid memory about how 47 (t