北京大学附属中学惠新校区2022-2023学年高二上学期期中英语试题.docx

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1、北大附中惠新校区2022-2023学年上学期高二年级期中考试英语第一部分语言知识运用(共两节，满分30分) 第一节(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15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。Throughout my life, I have met diverse people in various places. The that I have made with these people have affected my life a lot. However, Mrs. Ostrenkos 2 takes priority ove

2、r the others, influences in my life.Mrs. Ostrenko was my eleventh grade English teacher. She shows that being a teacher is not about teaching but also 3 someones life, whether it is significant or trivial.“My greatest joy is seeing my 4 succeed/9 said Mrs. Ostrenko on the first day of class. Not all

3、 students come to school excited to learn, but Ostrenko is the type of teacher that has the ability to make her class 5 and memorable. Not only did I learn more about English in one quarter from her class than I learned in my first two years of high school, but her influence allowed me to 6 in all m

4、y other classes as well.Mrs. Ostrenko may look like any other lady but what lies beneath the surface is an enthusiastic soul with perseverance that 7 those around her. Having taught for over ten years, she is still able to find the joy in 8 and remains as enthusiastic as ever about the topic she tea

5、ches. Her willpower and self-sacrificing 9 encourage me with the strength to overcome everyday obstacles. Her passion for teaching is evident in every single lesson she teaches, which inspires me to seek the same kind of 10 in my class as a teacher.She is more than just an inspiration; she is a ment

6、or who has taught me the importance of education.1. A. relationshipsB. appointmentsC. decisionsD. troubles2. A. promiseB. impactC. selectionD. direction3. A. givingB. riskingC.savingD.changing4. A. partnersB. teachersC. studentsD. colleagues5. A. scaringB. confusingC. excitingD. embarrassing6. A. im

7、proveB. relaxC. playD. question7. A. disturbsB. inspiresC.annoysD. amuses8. A. decoratingB. communicatingC. dressingD. teaching9. A. abilitiesB. wordsC. skillsD. spirits10. A. passionB. wisdomC. propertyD. ambition第二节(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。AIn reality, some millionaires

8、 still worry about money after they achieve their goals and get rich. If they want to continue their 11 (wealth) life, they have to work hard to make money to ensure the sense of success they 12 (achieve) so far. It is believed by most people 13 they will be free of worries and live 14 (comfortable)

9、 after earning enough money.Years ago, Jason was a college professor with a big house. But 15 (know) that many people were living in poor conditions, he felt guilty. Jason decided to turn his back 16 his fortune by giving his money to 17 (charity) and helping homeless people.Doing 18 we do as athlet

10、es sets us apart because we are willing to do that extra little bit that might take us to 19 top. It is certainly not a balanced way to live and it is certainly not normal but those words are generally not used for anyone 20 is striving for greatness.第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分）阅读下列短文，从

11、每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。Why Do Mockingbirds Copy?Mockingbirds live in North and South America. They are good copycats. They imitate other birds. But they can also imitate other animals. They can even make sounds like a piano or car alarm. Mockingbirds learn to sing many songs. Some learn more than

12、200 different songs. They can often trick people! But mockingbirds cant trick other birds. If they cant trick other birds, why do they copy sounds? They do it to attract and avoid other birds!Males are loud singers, and they sing many songs. They always sing when they want to meet females. A male bi

13、rd can sing most of the day and night. The singing attracts females. But it also keeps away other males. The longer a mockingbird lives, the more songs it knows. To show this characteristic, the male mockingbird sings all the songs it knows. A female mockingbird is attracted to a male who has lived

14、a long time.Mockingbirds usually sing short songs. They sing each sound several times. Then they move to the next sound. Female mockingbirds sing softly and less often than males. They usually sing at their nests in the winter to keep away other birds. When another bird comes near, the mockingbird m

15、akes a loud noise to frighten it. Its amazing that the mockingbird can copy so many songs of other birds. Some songs are not easy to learn. The mockingbird must listen well to imitate the sounds. But a mockingbird also has good eyes and a good memory. When a person comes near its nest, the mockingbi

16、rd remembers that person. It knows that persons face after many years!21. Mockingbirds are special because they can.A. create songsB. copy soundsC. remember other birdsD. understand humans words22. Female mockingbirds sing at their nests in the winter to.A. scare other birdsB. practise the songsC. w

17、arn human beingsD. attract male birds23. What is the purpose of this passage?A. To recommend a course on birdlife.B. To call on people to protect birds.C. To give advice on feeding birds.D. To introduce an interesting birdThe Printing PressWhat do you think is the most important invention in the las

18、t 1000 years? Is it the light bulb or the Internet? Many people say that it is the printing press, a machine that allows us to print copies of books and documents. But why is the printing press so important?Before the printing press, books were copied by hand. Ancient Roman book publishers sometimes

19、 sold as many as 5,000 copies of a book that had been copied by slaves （奴隶）.But copying a book took so much time and was so expensive that often only a few copies of each book were made. As a result, usually only a small percentage of the population learned to read and owned books.In 1450, a goldsmi

20、th named Johannes Gutenberg in Germany invented the modern printing press. The impact of his machine is sometimes compared to the invention of the Internet. Although ancient Chinese people invented paper in 105 AD and used woodblock printing before 200 AD, Gutenbergs printing press was easy to use w

21、ith languages that had alphabetic scripts （字母体系）.After 1450, thousands of copies of a popular book or newspaper could be made quickly and cheaply. Books and newspapers with ideas and images from all over the world went into the market for the wide public.Knowledge is power. Reading has brought about

22、 amazing changes in science, technology and politics. We have learned how to create wealth and even travel to far-away worlds. The computer, cellphone, and Internet have grown, because billions of powerful readers were created by the printing press.From 1450 on, more and more people have become read

23、ers. These billions of readers are powerful, and they help the world to make progress at a fast speed.24. Not many people read in ancient Rome because they had.A. few books to readB. little time to readC. no money for booksD. no interest in books25. The modern printing press is sometimes compared to

24、 the Internet due to its.A. low costB. common useC. great influenceD. rapid development26. What is mainly discussed about the printing press in the last two paragraphs?A. The progress.B. The future.C. The contribution.D. The function.COnce when I was facing a decision that involved high risk, I went

25、 to a friend. He looked at me for a moment, and then wrote a sentence containing the best advice Ive ever had: Be bold and brave 一 and mighty （强大的） forces will come to your aid.Those words made me see clearly that when I had fallen short in the past, it was seldom because I had tried and failed. It

26、was usually because I had let fear of failure stop me from trying at all. On the other hand, whenever I had plunged into deep water, forced by courage or circumstance, I had always been able to swim until I got my feet on the ground again.Boldness means a decision to bite off more than you are sure

27、you can ent. And there is nothing mysterious about the mighty forces. They are potential powers we possess: energy, skill, sound judgment, creative ideas - even physical strength greater than most of us realize.Admittedly, those mighty forces are spiritual ones. But they are more important than phys

28、ical ones. A college classmate of mine, Tim, was an excellent football player, even though he weighed much less than the average player. “In one game I suddenly found myself confronting a huge player, who had nothing but me between him and our goal line,“ said Tim. I was so frightened that I closed

29、my eyes and desperately threw myself at that guy like a bullet （子弹） 一 and stopped him cold.Boldness a willingness to extend yourself to the extreme is not one that can be acquired overnight. But it can be taught to children and developed in adults. Confidence builds up. Surely, there will be setback

30、s （挫折） and disappointments in life; boldness in itself is no guarantee （保证） of success. But the person who tries to do something and fails is a lot better off than the person who tries to do nothing and succeeds.So, always try to live a little bit beyond your abilities and youll find your abilities

31、are greater than you ever dreamed.27. Why was the author sometimes unable to reach his goal in the past?A. He faced huge risks.B.He lacked mighty forces.C. Fear prevented him from trying.D.Failure blocked his way to success.28. What is the implied meaning of the underlined part?A. Swallow more than

32、you can digest.B.Act slightly above your abilities.C. Develop more mysterious powers.D.Learn to make creative decisions.29. What was especially important for Tims successful defense in the football game?A. His physical strength.B. His basic skill. C. His real fear. D. His spiritual force.30. What is

33、 the authors purpose in writing this passage?A. To encourage people to be courageous.B. To advise people to build up physical power.C. To tell people the ways to guarantee success.D. To recommend people to develop more abilities.第二节（每小题2分，共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。Lots of people

34、find it hard to get up in the morning and put the blame on the alarm clock. In fact, the key to easy morning wake-up lies in resetting your body clock. 31 Here is how to make one.32 In order to make a change, you need to decide why its important. Do you want to get up in time tohave breakfast with y

35、our family, get in some exercise, or just be better prepared for your day? Once you are clear about your reason, tell your family or roommates about the change you want to make.Rethink mornings. Now that you know why you want to wake up, consider re-arranging your morning activities. If you want tim

36、e to have breakfast with your family, save some time the night before by setting out clothes, shoes, and bags. 33 Thats a quarter-hour more you could be sleeping if you bought a coffee maker with a timer.Keep your sleep/wake schedule on weekends. If youre tired out by Friday night, sleeping in on Sa

37、turday could sound wonderful. But compensating on the weekends actually feeds into your sleepiness the following week, a recent study found. 34Keep a record and evaluate it weekly. Keep track of your efforts and write down how you feel. After youve tried a new method for a week, take a look at your

38、record. 35 If not, take another look at other methods you could try.A. Get a sleep specialist.B. Find the right motivation.C. A better plan for sleep can help.D. And consider setting a second alarm.E. If the steps you take are working, keep it up.F. Stick to your set bedtime and wake-up time, no mat

39、ter the day.G. Reconsider the 15 minutes you spend in line at the cafe to get coffee.第三部分书面表达（共两节，满分20分）第一节阅读表达（共4小题；第36、37题各两分，第38题2分，第39题4分，共10分）Balancing Trees and CO2Tree planting used to be regarded as an effective means of reducing climate change. Perhaps its time for us to rethink this practi

40、ce. Trees pull CO2 from the air. This effectively removes CO2 from the atmosphere. But trees only hold onto CO2 as long as they5re alive. Once they die, trees decay （腐烂）and release that CO2 back into the atmosphere.Recent studies have found that trees around the world are growing faster than ever. T

41、he rise of CO2, mainly due to burning fossil fuels, is probably driving that rapid growth, said Roel Brienen, a forest ecologist at the University of Leeds, UK. High levels of CO2 are increasing temperatures, which in turn speeds tree growth in those areas, he added.The faster trees grow, the faster

42、 they store carbon. It seems like good news. However, it is known that fast-growing tree species, in general, live shorter lives than their slow-growing relatives.In order to see whether the growth-lifespan trade-off （生长与寿命之间的权衡）is a universal phenomenon, Brienen and his colleagues analyzed over 210

43、,000 individual tree ring records of 110 tree species from more than 79,000 sites worldwide. They found that, in almost all habitats and all sites, faster-growing tree species died younger than slow- growing species, and even within a species, the trade-off between growth and lifespan held strong.Th

44、e team also created a computer program that modeled a forest and tweaked （微量调整）the growth of the trees in this model. Early on, it showed that the forest could hold more carbon as the trees grew faster”, Brienen reported. But after 20 years, these trees started dying and losing this extra carbon aga

45、in. 66We must understand that the only solution to bringing down CO2 levels is to stop emitting （排放）it into the atmosphere,said Brienen.36. What does “this practice in Para. 1 refer to?37. Why are trees around the world growing faster than ever?38. Read the following statement, underline the false p

46、art of it and explain the reason.The team has found that the faster trees grow, the faster they store CO2, and the longer lives they live.39. Please briefly present what you can do in daily life to reduce the emission of CO2. （In about 40 words）第二节写作（10分）39 .There are many things 1 can do to help. Firstly, Til take a reusable cloth bag and say no to plastic bags while shopping, for it can save energy and reduce pollution. Secondly, when T go somewhere, Ill choose public transportation instead of private cars to reduce the emission of CO2.第二节写作表达（共10分）40 .略