湖北省武汉市部分高中2022-2023学年高一下学期期中联考英语试题含解析.docx

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1、湖北省武汉市部分高中2022-2023学年高一下学期期中联考英语试题含解析2022-2023学年度第二学期期中考试高一年级英语试卷考试时间:2023年4月18日下午14:00-16:00 试卷满分:150分第一部分听力(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)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. Where did Kate fly kites

2、on the weekend?A. In the field next to the river.B. In the field in front of her house.C. In the field behind her house.2. How much should the man pay for two T-shirts?A. $ 18. B. $14. C. $13.3. What is the man worried about?A. The final exam. B. The mid-term exam. C. The physics exam.4. What do we

3、know about Christine?A. She wears long dark hair.B. She is dissatisfied with her hair.C She is talking with her best friend.5. What will the man probably do?A. He will drive to the center of the city.B. He will solve the electricity problem.C. He will go to the Hotel Excelsior.第二节(共15小题;每小题1.5分，满分22

4、.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，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，每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料，回答67小题。6. Where does the woman work?A. In Tokyo. B. In London. C. In Oxford.7. What are the speakers going to do tomorrow evening?A. Visit Jane. B. Have dinner. C. See som

5、e customers.听第7段材料，回答810小题。8. How did the man find his job at first?A. Boring. B. Exciting. C. Hard.9. What is the most interesting in the mans eyes?A. Working the machines. B. Talking to the customers. C. Making the juice.10. What does the man think of the customers?A. Impatient. B. Cool. C. Friend

6、ly.听第8段材料，回答1113小题。11. Which language is the woman learning?A. Spanish. B. Japanese. C. French.12. What does the man think is particularly difficult about Chinese?A. Writing. B. Listening. C. Reading.13. How will the woman practice the language she is learning?A. By chatting online with native speak

7、ers.B. By talking with the mans parents.C. By listening to native speakers.听第9段材料，回答1417小题。14. Why is Marnie upset?A. Laura always laughs at her.B. She is brave in front of large groups.C. She thinks shell lose a speech contest.15. What is Laura like?A. Funny. B. Talented. C. Kind.16. What does the

8、man suggest Mamie do?A. Practice more. B. Write a good speech. C. Have a talk with Laura.17. What is the man trying to do?A. Encourage Marie. B. Discourage Marnie. C. Blame Marnie.听第10段材料，回答1820小题。18. Who is the speaker speaking to?A. Children. B. Parents. C. Teachers.19. Why must children carry whi

9、stles when camping?A. To save their lives. B. To comfort themselves. C. To carry their voice farther.20. What can a lost child do?A. Turn to others for help. B. Wander around to get back. C. Hug a nearby tree and talk to it.第二部分 阅读理解(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，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出

10、最佳选项。AThe Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark TwainThe Adventures of Tom Sawyer is a novel that can be considered autobiography as it is based on the experiences of Mark Twain. Tom Sawyer stands out for his intelligent, wild and humorous nature. He is a person who can overcome any problem, and nothing

11、is impossible for him. He looks at the difficulties as a challenge and tries to solve them. He is powered by great optimism despite everything bad that has happened to him. The Happy Prince by Oscar WildeThe Happy Prince is a tale with multiple lessons. From one side it is the critic of the society

12、that can be cruel and heartless and on the other side, it is about the sympathy for humans troubles. Oscar Wilde tried to state in a simple way the virtues and weaknesses of a person in all of his fairy tales and criticize the society which is insensible. The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest HemingwayT

13、he Old Man and the Sea is a novel which was published in 1952 for the first time in the magazine Life. The theme is the relationship between man and nature. Even though at the beginning Santiago is represented like a man who is defeated in life and has no strength, with time going by, we find out th

14、at he is the real hero characterized by strength and faith. Beauty and the Beast by Jeanne-Marie Leprince de BeaumontBeauty and the Beast is a heartfelt story about the birth of love and the capability of love to transform the way you look at people you love. The moral of this fairy tale is that per

15、sons beauty comes from a heart in love and when the beauty realizes the inner beauty of the beast and the feelings it has, the outer appearance means nothing to her anymore.1. What do Tom Sawyer and Santiago have in common?A. They are men of great power.B. They are fond of comforts.C. They are smart

16、 and humorous.D. They are world-famous novelists.2. What message does “Beauty and the Beast” convey to the readers?A. Faith can remove mountains.B. Love blinds a person to imperfection.C. The best hearts are always the bravest.D. The inner beauty outweighs the outer beauty.3. What type of writing is

17、 the text probably?A. Diary.B. Advertisement.C. Book review.D. News digest.BId been asked to go to an editors office with the old program “We have a story we think youd be perfect for”. Here was the topic: We want you to write about how middle-aged men have no friends. Seeing that, I couldnt help th

18、inking, “Excuse me? I have plenty of friends.” Then the editor told me there were all sorts of evidence out there to show how men, as they age, let their close friendships go, and that the fact can cause all sorts of problems and have a terrible impact on their health. As I walked back to my desk in

19、 the newsroom-a distance of maybe 100 yards-I quickly search for my friend list. First of all, there was my friend Mark. Wait, how often do we actually hang out? Maybe four or five times a year? And then there was another best friend from high school, Rory, and. . . I actually could not remember the

20、 last time Id seen him. There were all those other good friends who seemed as if theyre still in my life because we follow one another via social media, but as I ran down the list of those I considered real, true, lifelong friends, I realized that it had been years since I saw many of them, even dec

21、ades for a few. By the time I got back to my desk, I realized that I was indeed perfect for this story, not because I was unusual in any way, but because my story was very, very typical. And as I looked into what that means, I realized that in the long term, I was heading down a path that was very,

22、very dangerous. And I knew I needed a change.4. What was the authors first reaction to the topic?A. He thought it was perfect for him.B. He knew the editor was joking.C. He felt surprised and doubtful.D. He showed an interest in it.5. Why did the editor choose this topic?A. To solve health problems.

23、B. To change a dangerous path.C. To attach importance to friendship.D. To prove the authors writing ability.6. What did the author reflect on after walking back to the newsroom?A. He realized the topic worth writing.B. He wasnt popular with others.C. He had close friends in his life.D. He didnt make

24、 any true friends.7. How did the author keep friendship with his friends?A Through letters.B. Through the Internet.C. By phoning each other.D. By partying regularly.COn February 22, 2021, cancer survivor Hayley Areeneaux was selected to be one of four crew members of the SpaceX Inspiration4the world

25、s first civilian astronaut mission. The 29-year-old will make history as the youngest American and the first with a false limb to travel to space.Hayley s space dreams began two decades ago, following a visit to the NASA Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. However, the young girls dreams were de

26、railed (破坏，脱轨) a year later when she was diagnosed with osteosarcoma a type of bone cancer.Fortunately, the deadly disease had been caught early and the experts at St. Judes Childrens Research Hospital in Memphis were able to reduce its spread through chemotherapy and by replacing the diseased bones

27、 with metal rods (杆) in her left leg. Arceneaux said she never thought she would be able to go to space. But when the call came “out of the blue” from Jared Isaacman, CEO and founder of Shift4 Payments, asking her if she would like to go to space, she said without hesitation, “Yes, yes, absolutely!”

28、Isaacman had always intended to go to space. Therefore, when SpaceX announced the worlds first al-l commercial astronaut mission, the 37-year-old billionaire, instantly booked the available four seats. The flying lover announced that he would donate three seats to members of the general public. Hayl

29、ey, the first crew member to be announced, will represent the pillar (支柱) of “hope” a nod to her survival of cancer and frontline work as a physician at St. Jude. The remaining passengers, representing the pillars of “generosity” and “prosperity”, will be chosen randomly (随机地) to raise $ 200 million

30、 for St. Jude, which treats children free of charge.Before the mission launch later this year, the crew will undergo intense training. The mission, which will orbit Earth every 90 minutes, will be carefully monitored by SpaceX mission control scientists from Earth. Upon the missions completion, the

31、Dragon will reenter Earths atmosphere for a soft water landing off the coast of Florida.8. What do you know about Hayley Arceneaux?A. She is a famous physicist.B. She used to be a fighter pilot.C. She was caught in a storm.D. She is a disabled woman.9. What does the underlined phrase “out of the blu

32、e” in Paragraph 3 mean?A. Sadly.B. Strangely.C. Suddenly.D. Rudely10. Why would Jared Isaacman donate the last two seats to members of the general public?A. To promote his companys products.B. To seek help for disabled children.C. To inspire interests in space travel.D. To raise funds for a cancer h

33、ospital.11. Which of the following is the best title of the passage?A. “The Sky Is Not Even the Limit” For Jared IsaacmanB. Hayley Arceneaux Became the Youngest American travelling in SpaceC. Hayleys Space Dreams Were Derailed by OsteosarcomaD. Cancer Survivor to Become the Youngest American In Spac

34、eDFrom Mozart to Metallica, tons of people enjoy listening to various types of music while they paint, write, or draw. Most believe that music helps increase creativity, but an international study conducted by English and Swedish researchers is challenging that view. The study results were echoed by

35、 scientists from Lancaster University, and the University of Gavle, saying their findings show music actually weakens creativity.To reach their conclusions, researchers had volunteers complete verbal problems designed to inspire creativity while sitting in a quiet room, and then again while music pl

36、ayed in the background. They found that background music significantly weakened the volunteers ability to complete tasks connected with verbal creativity. The team also tested background noises like those commonly heard in a library, but found that such noises had no influence on subjects creativity

37、.The tasks were simple word games. For example, volunteers were given three words, such as dress, rise, and flower. Then, they were asked to find a single word connected with all three that could be combined to form a common phrase or word. The single word, in this case, would be “sun” (sundress, su

38、nrise, sunflower). Volunteers completed the tasks in either a quiet room, or while listening to two different types of music: rock music or light music“We found strong evidence of weakened performance when playing background music in comparison to quiet background conditions,” says co-author D. Neil

39、 McLatchie of Lancaster University. He and his colleagues find that music negatively influences the verbal working memory processes of the brain, preventing creativity. Also, as far as the library background noises having seemingly no effect, the studys authors believe that was the case because libr

40、ary noises create a “regular state” environment that doesnt affect concentration.“To conclude the findings here challenge the popular view that music increases creativity, and instead show that music, whatever type it is, is always a disadvantage for creative performance in problem solving,” the stu

41、dy reads.12. The underlined word in Paragraph 1 can be replaced by _.A. challengedB. acceptedC. doubtedD. heard13. What were the volunteers asked to do in the study?A. To play music.B. To combine given words.C. To create new words.D. To connect words with music.14. What can we infer from the study?A

42、. Quiet background inspires creativity best.B. Library noise does no harm to creativity.C. Music has a bad effect on language ability.D. Music types matter in creative performance.15. Which is the main idea of the passage?A. Quiet Environments Prevent Concentration.B. Background NoiseAffects Concent

43、ration.C. Composing Music Weakens Creativity.D. Listening to Music Reduces Creativity.第二节(共5小题;每小题2.5分，满分12.5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。According to a report published last month by the Chinese Sleep Research Society, 50 percent of respondents said they slept poorly. _16_. In other w

44、ords, there is a need for the whole society to care about sleep health.Among the respondents, sixteen percent worked in information technology, making professionals most likely to experience sleep disorders. _17_. That was based on an online survey of 2,000 people aged 18 to 50 in 10 major cities.As

45、 for the reasons for sleeping poorly about 70 percent said their sleep was affected by work pressures. _18_ For example, some reported that they were troubled by noise pollution or overuse of smartphones at night. According to experts, sleep disorders can occur at almost any age, but in general, wom

46、en are more likely to experience insomnia (失眠), and most of the patients are aged 45 and older. _19_While some sleep disorders may simply be an unpleasant fact of life for many people, others may be caused by physical illnesses, so people with those problems should seek medical advice._20_. It inclu

47、des fixed times for getting up and going to bed, avoiding afternoon naps and undertaking relaxation training. A relatively new treatment involves transeranial magnetic stimulation (经颅磁刺激), where special equipment is used to produce a magnetic field around a patients head that can alter their mood.A.

48、 They were followed by workers and salespeople.B. A key treatment for insomnia is cognitive-behavior therapy.C. To this degree, sleep disorders are now a nationwide problem in China.D. The number of people having sleep disorders was growing each year.E. The most common problems include frequent dreams and light sleep.F. Compared with seniors, sleep disorders in young people result more from bad