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1、湖南师大中20222023学年高二第一学期中考试英语试题时量：120分钟 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。例：How much is the shirt?A. 19.15. B. 9.18. C. 9.15.答案是C。1. What is the woman most l

2、ikely to do after graduation?A. To become a surgeon. B. To become a dentist. C. To become a physician.2. What are the speakers talking about?A. Doctors. B. An operation. C. A disease.3. When is the baseball game?A. On Saturday. B. On Friday. C. On Thursday.4. What do we know about the woman?A She ha

3、s many problems to deal with.B. She leads a carefree life.C. She is a party lover.5. Which aspect of Paralympic Games impresses the woman?A. The achievement. B. The significance. C. The determination.第二节(共15小题;每小题1.5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

4、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，回答第6、7题。6. Where does the man work?A. In a travel agency.B In an airline company.C. In a fitness centre.7. What will the man do?A. Tour a fitness centre. B. Fill in some forms. C. Meet a personal trainer. 听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8. What does the man ask the woman to

5、 do?A. Deliver a speech.B. Seek support from others.C. Meet the staff.9. What is the woman going to do next?A. Explore the rainforest.B. Attract more donors.C. Attend a conference.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. What is the woman?A. A physician. B. A hostess. C. A scientist.11. What is said about medical devel

6、opment in the future?A. Cancer could be cured.B. Health care will be free.C. Alzheimers may disappear.12. What is the topic of this interview?A. The length of life.B. Changes of life in the near future.C. Future ways of treatments.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. What is the womans opinion on her performance?A.

7、 Disappointing. B. Surprising. C. Satisfying.14. How far did the woman run every day during the primary school?A. 8 miles. B. 16 miles. C. 10 miles.15. When did the woman begin to participate in lots of competitions?A. When she was at middle school.B. When she was at primary school.C. When she was a

8、t college.16. What does the woman think of running?A. Its rather encouraging.B. Its quite enjoyable.C. Its really hard.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17 What does the robotic suit help the disabled man to do?A. To move around.B. To communicate with others.C. To speed his recovery.18. What did the disabled man us

9、e to control the robotic suit?A. Wires. B. Computers. C. Sensors.19. What are the doctors attitudes towards the robotic suit?A. Excited. B. Worried. C. Positive.20. What improvements will doctors make to the robotic suit?A. Take away the ceiling equipment.B. Implant sensors near the brain.C. Make it

10、 comfortable to wear.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、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。AIn a city like Pittsburgh that is full of universities, libraries and theatres, celebrating National Poetry Month is easy. Stop by any of the following events to learn more about poetry, present your

11、 own poetry, or hear readings of famous poems.Poetry Exchange WorkshopBrentwood Public LibraryStart National Poetry Month off right by heading to this monthly poetry workshop to listen to poets read their works, have your works critiqued and learn some new poetry writing skills. A small $ 2 donation

12、 to the library is encouraged. If you are bringing some of your poems to share with other poets, bring multiple copies.Whitman Poetry ReadingsCoffee Tree RoastersThe Whitman Poetry Readings hosts a monthly poetry reading by a famous American poet followed by a discussion about the poets works. The e

13、vent is free like Poetry Exchange Workshop and is held in a quiet private back room at Coffee Tree Roasters.Word CircusMost Wanted Fine Art GalleryThis event at Chatham University is hosted by the MFA Creative Writing Program every Friday night. Free to students and the general public, this event sh

14、owcases student writers as they present their works and encourages attendees to step up to the open mie and share as many as three of their own poems with the crowd.CMU Poetry Discussion GroupCarnegie LibraryJoin this monthly poetry discussion group, which bills itself as a lively conversation about

15、 wellloved poets. For Poetry Month, Rita Doves works will be discussed. Dove served as the youngest and first AfricanAmerican Poet Laureate of the United States and was the Pulitzer Prize in Poetry winner in 1987. Admission to this event is free but registration is encouraged.1. Which event will a l

16、over of poetry attend to improve his or her writing skills?A. Poetry Exchange Workshop.B. Whitman Poetry Readings.C. Word Circus.D. CMU Poetry Discussion Group.2. What do these poetry events have in common?A. Required registration.B. Free entrance.C. Featuring American poets.D. Lively discussion.3.

17、Where is this text probably taken from?A. An autobiography.B. A local newspaper.C. A course plan.D. A poetry textbook.BIf you have a high temperature or are recovering from heart surgery, it is difficult to be fully focused at work. Sick days are meant to prevent people from hurting themselves, thei

18、r co-workers, or customers on the job. However, working from home has changed this logic.The work-from-home revolution has raised the bar for what counts as being sick. At the height of the pandemic people worked from home even with serious symptoms such as fever, shortness of breath or nausea. Many

19、 still do. Nicholas Bloom of Stanford University has been tracking work- from-home habits since before the Covid-19 popularized them. In a recent working paper, he presents the results of a randomized controlled trial at a large multinational company, where sick days fell by 12% for employees workin

20、g from home two days a week relative to those coming in full time.To be in bed not doing anything means discomfort both physically and mentally. Salaried workers, who are often evaluated on the basis of their attendance, find it hard to call in sick for a few days now that they dont need to worry ab

21、out spreading germs in the office. For high-achievers, putting in the hours is not a chore but a way of life. As the economic recession (萧条) puts future job security into question, showing yourself to be useful becomes even more important.Though all this is understandable, it is also troubling. Bein

22、g even mildly sick can impair brain function. It is difficult to exercise proper judgment if one cannot focus on the task at hand. It is why people with lower oxygen concentration sometimes remove protective clothes atop Mount Everest; some freeze to death. Firing off emails while feeling dizzy will

23、 put the body under further stress. Soldiering on (硬挺) may make the employee both sicker and less productive for longer. Digital presenteeism (超时工作), for that is what such persisting amounts to, is in no ones interest.4. How has the work-from-home revolution affected employees?A. It has heightened t

24、heir enthusiasm.B. It has made it harder to ask for sick leave.C. It has popularized relevant studies.D. It has improved their welfare.5. What can we learn from the study of Nicholas Bloom?A. Whether to take a sick or not is a random choice.B. The Covid-19 has popularized work-from-home habits.C. Th

25、ose who work full time in office tend to get more sick leave.D. Work-from-home habits mostly happen in big companies.6. What might be the biggest concern for the salaried workers on a medical leave?A. Endangering their current jobs.B. Bringing germs to the office.C. Failing to be high-achievers.D. F

26、eeling uncomfortable in bed.7. What will the author probably talk about next? A. The importance of staying healthy.B. The future of flexible working habit.C. The proper attitude towards taking a sick leave.D. The benefits of working from home.CSome games fade into near irrelevance, while others pass

27、 the test of time and continue to be enjoyed by millions of people from all over the world. Bingo is a hugely entertaining game played all over the world and it has been around for roughly five centuries. Its impossible to tell the exact time the game was invented, but rough estimations place its bi

28、rth around 1530. The first players to enjoy this game were those who often went to the II Gioco del Lotto d Italia(意大利彩票)and it quickly became available in France.Bingo is now available at online bingo sites listed at bingosites, net and people enjoy it on virtual and real currency. Back in the day,

29、 it wasnt necessarily a game played for profit, but rather a pleasant pastime with multiple uses. Few people know that bingo was used as an educational tool in Germany at the turn of the 18th century. Children had more fun playing this game while learning about multiplication tables and spelling, an

30、d in this country, the name was called Tombola,Bingo was one of the last games to be added to the portfolios of online casinos (赌场), well after slots, table games, and video pokers. Players were reluctant to switch from brick and mortar locations to online bingo rooms. Bingo is a game that fosters s

31、ocial interactions and in the absence of this key ingredient, it is far less exciting to play on real or virtual currency. Internet bingo rooms were able to address this concern by developing chat features allowing gamers to talk to each other while playing. Online bingo rooms are now licensed and r

32、egulated, so players can sign up for an account, make a deposit and gamble securely. The license gives them peace of mind, as they know that they dont break any laws by playing the game on real money. Another reason online bingo is so popular is that you can try the game for free using the virtual c

33、urrency which is replenished indefinitely. Mobile devices are also ideal for playing the game, with all that is needed being an Internet connection.8. What is intended to be stressed in the first paragraph?A. Bingos popularity.B. Bingos development.C. Bingos mystery.D. Bingos invention.9. Whats the

34、writers attitude toward Bingo?A. Critical.B. Skeptical.C. Positive.D. Unclear.10. What do the underlined words “this concern” refer to?A. Boring online rooms.B. Lack of communication.C. Absence of real money.D. Popularity of physical bingo locations.11. Which of the following can be the best title o

35、f this passage?A. Bingo An educational toolB. Online bingo A hit around the worldC. Bingo An everlasting gameD. Online Bingo A game of mobile devicesDDisorders of the brain are a growing worry. Twelve mentalhealth conditions affect about 970 million people around the world according to the Global Bu

36、rden of Disease Project: more than one in ten of the population. This figure could well be an underestimate. Neurological(神经学的)problems such as stroke, migraine (偏头痛),Parkinsons and brain injury are collectively the leading global source of disability. Ageing populations with unhealthy ways of life

37、are likely to make this problem much worse everywhere.In an ideal world, science would be coming to the rescue. But the brain is a complex organ sometimes described as the most complex structure in the known universe. A private company spent an estimated $43 bn on research into therapies for Alzheim

38、ers disease between 1998 and 2017 and came up emptyhanded. That big failure is perhaps the biggest reason why, in the 2010s, many drug firms abandoned or cut back on neuroscience(神经科学)research.Happily, there are signs of a change. In our Technology Quarterly this week we report on a renaissance(复兴)i

39、n neuroscience, with many drug companies, some of them big ones, showing renewed interest in the field. This fresh energy is coming from a variety of techniques and ideas. More precise diagnosis and wellconfirmed biomarkers which reveal the course of disease, are improving clinical trials. New kinds

40、 of treatment such as gene therapy, are expanding the range of diseases that can be tackled. Other advances are an increasing amount of data, which is proving critical to understanding the biological roots of neurological problems.As hopes rise for tackling this final frontier of biomedicine, it is

41、worth remembering that the secrets to a healthy brain are not only going to come from a pill or psychotherapists treatments. The health of the brain is influenced by what goes on outside it such as nutrition, exercise, the abuse of alcohol, education, social connections and pollution. None of this s

42、hould be surprising: The health of the brain is tied to the health and the wellbeing of the body that it sits in. Efforts to ensure better brain health are an investment that will keep bringing advantages to individuals, and to societies, for decades to come.12. What does the writer suggest in both

43、the first and last paragraphs to prevent brain diseases?A. Less worry.B. More financial aid.C. Magic medicine.D. Healthy lifestyles.13. What contribute to the renewed interest in neuroscience research?A. Profits and fame.B. Advances in technology.C. Larger range of diseases.D. More clinical trials.1

44、4. What is most likely to be the writers job?A. A journal editor.B. A librarian.C. A sponsor.D. A clinical doctor.15. What does the passage mainly talk about?A. Complex brain health.B. An epic research failure.C. Renewed neuroscience research.D. Defeating brain disorders.第二节(共5小题;每小题2. 5分，满分12. 5分)阅

45、读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余 选项。Vlogging (short for “video blogging”) can be about nearly anything. Vlogs can be criticism, comedy, or educational videos. However, all vlogs and vloggers have one thing in common: They showcase the personality of their creators. _16_ Their channels are pers

46、onal, and their videos are as much about them as anything else. Vloggers put themselves, or a version of themselves, out there for the world to see.Starting a vlog.Vloggers, like bloggers before them, talk about themselves, but _17_. “Make sure you have a niche (小众市场) or a community that you really

47、take an interest in” says vlogger James Kim, a physician assistant, “and expand outward from that.” He moved to fill that niche, and his vlog is successful because he explains what its like to live and work as a physician assistant.Preparing the equipment.Most professional YouTubers use a digital ca

48、mera of some sort, but beginners dont need the best Canon or Sony video camera with image stabilization. You can start with your phone. Smartphones like iPhones and Androids are capable of shooting at a high enough video quality for YouTube, and while they dont have external microphones, they are capable of picking up good sound quality. _18_ If you want to shoot outside or on the go, action cams like GoPros can be very useful._19_.Vlogging can be a rewardin