安徽省池州市贵池区高二下学期期中考试英语试题2.docx

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1、贵池区20222023学年度第二学期期中教学质量检测高二英语试题（满分：150分时间：120分钟）注意事项:1 .答题前，考生先将自己的姓名、准考证号码填写清楚，将条形码准确粘贴在条形码区域内。2 .选择题必须使用2B铅笔填涂;非选择题必须使用毫米黑色签字笔书写，字体工整、笔迹清 晰。3 .请按题号顺序在各题答题区域内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效;在草稿纸、试题卷上 答题无效。4 .保持答题卡卡面清洁，不要折叠，不要弄破、弄皱，不准使用涂改液、修正带、刮纸刀。5 .考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分） 第一节（共5小题;每小题分，满分分） 听下面5段对

2、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. Who is Jack?A. The mans brother.B. The mans cousin.C. The mans friend.2. Which performance does the man choose?A. The 2:00 pm one.B. The 3:30 pm one.C. The 8:30 pm one.3. What does the woman offer to do fbr the man?A. T

3、ake him to the bank.B. Give him a lift.C. Show him the map.4. What is the woman unsatisfied with about the dress?A. Its size.B. Its price.C. Its pattern.5. Where does the conversation take place?A. At the doctors.B. At the hairdressers.C. At the hotel.第二节（共15小题;每小题分，满分分） 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

4、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秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。Chinese landscape painting can be considered one of the 36 (high) forms of expression in ancient Chinese art. The Chinese term for “landscape“ is made up of two characters 37 (mean) mountains and water. I

5、t is linked with the philosophy of Daoism, which38 (highlight) harmony with the natural world.Besides, 39 balance of yin and yang is essential in the design of the landscape painting.When Chinese landscape painters work on their paintings, they do not attempt 40 (present) an image of what they have

6、seen in nature, but what they have thought about nature.lt is not important whether the painted colors and shapes look 41 (exact) like the real object; the purpose is to catch, on paper, a(n)42 (combine) of inner reality and wholeness. Chinese landscape painters use the same materials and essential

7、techniques 43 calligraphers, and their works are judged by the same criteria. Chinese landscape painting involves a complicated set of 44 (requirement) for balance, composition, and form. Chinese elemental theory, 45 includes five elements representing various parts of the natural world, is used to

8、determine the use of colors and the placement of elements in the paintings.第四部分：写作(共两节，满分40分)第一节(满分15分)46.假定你班最近举行了一次以“如何减少精神内耗”为主题的讨论活动。请你为校英文报写一篇报道，内 容包括：1.大家的看法；2 .你的观点。注意：1 ,写作词数应为80左右；2.请按如下格式在相应位置作答。How to Reduce Mental Internal FrictionRecently our class had a hot debate on how to reduce ment

9、al internal Friction such as anxiety, depression and self-doubt.第二节(满分25分)47.阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。“Be quiet., No one actually ever said that to me in fact, it was usually the opposite Speak up.” What did you say?” I couldnt understand you. But every time someone told me to be louder,

10、 to be clearer, I wanted to shut my mouth and never open it again.Years of living with a lisp （口齿不清）had taught me that it was better to say nothing than to speak and risk being misunderstood, leading to embarrassment and awkwardness. As a result of my silence, I felt distanced from most of my peers,

11、 having only a few people I felt were friends. Kathryn? Oh, shes quiet. Thats what most people would say when they thought of me. Quiet“ might as well have been part of my name. I was okay with that. I didnt need to be heard.September of last year that all changed.I started my first day of creative

12、writing class with Ms. Haist. She is one of those teachers you dont feel frightened to approach; you know she will help you if you need it. I had expected to fill out plot diagrams and learn the proper way to punctuate dialogue. However, every day we would be given a different writing prompt （提示词） a

13、nd then, if we wished, we could share what we had written with the class. I remember sitting and listening to others read their work, and I distinctly remember thinking: That will never be me. Til never have the courage to do that.Then, one day in October, I was really pleased with what I had writte

14、n, so pleased that I wanted to share. I remember my heart pounding in my chest as I raised my hand to read, and those urgent little voices in my mind listing all the reasons why it wasnt a good idea: They wont understand you. You have a lisp, remember? Besides, your writing isnt that good. Be quiet.

15、 Be quiet. I was about to withdraw my hand when I met Ms. Haisfs encouraging eyes.注意：1.续写词数应为150左右；2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。I swallowed the voices down and let my real voice come out.Soon I was reading out loud nearly eveiy day.听力答案：1-5 CCACB 6-10 ABAAB 11-15 BCBCA 16-20 BAABC6. How does the woman sound

16、at the start of the conversation?A. Disappointed.B. Excited.7. What are the speakers talking about?A. A book.B. A film.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8. What does the woman like about the first job?A. The pay.B. The workplace.9. What does the woman decide to do at last?C. Surprised.C. A course.C. The work hours.A.

17、Deliver newspapers.B. Work in the coffee shop.C. Be a supermarket clerk.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. What does the woman plan to do on December 15th?A. Do the packing.B. Attend a meeting.11. When will the speakers probably move?A. On a Wednesday.B. On a Thursday.12. How much of a discount will the speakers

18、get in total?A. 15%.B. 20%.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. What does the woman say about her flying instructor?A. She was quiet.B. She was humorous.14. Why did the woman fly a plane?A. To relax herself.B. To train as a pilot.15. How long was the womans flight?A. About half an hour. B. About an hour.C. Organize

19、 a show.C. On a Friday.C. 25%.C. She was strict.C. To see her area from high up.C. About an hour and a half.16. What does the woman want to try most?A. Horse riding.B. Sports car driving.C. Deep-sea fishing.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. What can the listeners find on page 56 in their brochures?A. A map.B. A

20、 picture.C. A class schedule.18. Where will the listeners live?A. In Mary Hall.B. In Peter Hall.C. In William HalL19. Which building is nearest to the listeners?C. The study center.A. The gym.B. The canteen.20. What will the listeners do first?A. Have dinner.B. Watch a film.C. Go to their rooms.第二部分

21、：阅读（共两节，满分50分）第一节（共15小题;每小题分，满分分）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。ATheater Upcoming EventsDear Evan HansenEISENHOWER THEATERAug. 30-Sep. 25, 2022Dear Evan Hansen is a deeply personal and profoundly contemporary musical about life and the way we live it. The New York Times calls it “a breathtaking kno

22、ckout of a musical.Recommended for age 12 and upBluey 9s Big PlayEISENHOWER THEATERNov. 22-27, 2022When Dad feels like a little bit of Sunday afternoon time out, Bluey and Bingo have other plans! Join them as they pull out all of the games and cleverness to get Dad off that bean bag. Bluey s Big Pla

23、y is a new theatrical adaptation of the Emmy Award-winning childrens television series, with an original story by Bluey creator Joe Brumm, and new music by Bluey composer Joff Bush.Suitable and enjoyable for all ages.Shear MadnessTHEATERLABOct. 4, 2022-Oct. 1,2023Set in present-day Georgetown, Shear

24、 Madness is an interactive comedy that engages audiences as armchair detectives to help solve the murder of a famous concert pianist who lives above the Shear Madness hairstyling salon （沙龙）.Performance Timing: 2 hours, with one short break.No Excuses, No LimitsFAMILY THEATERJan. 13-15,2023Inspired b

25、y this international all-star breakdance crew of seven of the worlds best differently-abled dancers, No Excuses, No Limits takes audiences on a journey of each dancer 9s story through dance, music, audience interaction, and a gained understanding of the limitless possibilities that any person can ho

26、ld.Most enjoyed by ages 7+.1. Which of the following is adapted from a childrens television series?A. Shear Madness.C. Bluey s Big Play.2. What do we know about the comedy?A. It presents the impact of hairstyling salons.C. It runs fbr 2 hours without a pause.B. Dear Evan Hansen.D. No Excuses, No Lim

27、its.B. It is aimed at remembering a concert pianist.D. It lets audiences solve the crime.3. When can you enjoy an uplifting story about dancers?A. On Sep. 22, 2022. B. On Nov. 25, 2022 C. On Jan. 14, 2023. D. On Oct. 1, 2023.BLen Collingwood, a clinical nurse specialist, retired on his 65th birthday

28、. He told his wife,Sally, he would6Cstart out as an adventure cyclist.”Four months later, he set off on a 13,000 km cycle ride from Ulaanbaatar in Mongolia to Edinburgh, much of it roughly shadowing Marco Polos Silk Road. No sooner had he started out than a snowstorm hit. He hid in his tent, wearing

29、 every item of clothing he had packed. At -18 it was too cold to go outside to cook. He survived the next 48 hours by eating a massive bag of chocolates.So it is a surprise to hear Collingwood say that he has never feared fbr his life. Never. Theres always something to be curious about J he says.In

30、2018, he rode from Edinburgh to Istanbul to earn a place in Guinness World Records. There are very few records a man over 60 can break/ he says. During the trip, he got a dozen flat tyres. But he fixed each one. Ive always been serious about purpose. If something is to be done, it is to be done prop

31、erly. People go forwards and people go backwards.The difficult bit is managing the times when people go backwards,he says. Dont let the moment ruin the whole thing.”He turns 71 this year. He is about to begin the 1,407 km trip to John O Groats. It sounds tough but he insists its just a matter of spi

32、nning （转）the wheels.Still, they dont spin on their own. His daughter a yoga teacher 一 has suggested weights to maintain muscle mass. His son, a cyclist, keeps him up to speed on the latest technology.Collingwood is planning new rides in France next year, and beyond that hopes to spread my wings furt

33、her.There is peace on a bicycle,“ he says. The joy is the actual doing of the activity. Going further means youre just doing more of something you enjoy.”4. What happened to Collingwood when his first journey had just started?A. He lost his way in Mongolia.B. He got trapped in heavy snow.B. Generous

34、 and demanding.D. Unusual and scholarly.B. By planning the routes fbr him.D. By accompanying him on the way.B. It helps him kill boring time.D. It carries his joy forward.CC. He had nothing to satisfy his hunger.D. He had no clothes to protect himself from the cold5. Which of the following can best

35、describe Collingwood?A. Courageous and determined.C. Curious and imaginative.6. How did Collingwoods son help him?A. By checking his physical condition.C. By giving him technical support.7. What does Collingwood say about cycling?A. It contributes to his health.C. It calls for careful planning.Panam

36、a is a nation full of colorful imagery. But perhaps the most symbolic example of its liveliness is a traditional dress known as a mola.For centuries, the Guna, a native group living in Panama and parts of neighboring Colombia, have been creating the colorful clothing. A mola, which translates to “sh

37、irt“ in the Guna language, is a piece of traditional dress typically worn by women and known fbr its bright colors and complicated designs.While theres no exact record of when the first mola was made, many historians believe that the colorful custom came from a different form of art that was common

38、within the Guna community: body painting, At one time, the Guna people used body painting to keep away bad spirits/9 says Yanelis Ledezma, a tour guide at the Museo de la Mola （MUMO） in Panama City. Ladies would draw symbols and signs on the bodies of their family members. Eventually, these same pat

39、terns were applied to molas.”Ledezma estimates that creating a mola can take anywhere from 60 to 80 hours of labor to sew （缝）.To create each dress, women and girls use a technique called reverse applique, which involves mixing two or more fabrics （织物）of different colors and sewing them together. The

40、 more fabrics used, the more complex the final piece. Often, the base fabric of a piece is black to help emphasize the other colors and make them stand out on the finished dress.The art of creating a mola is something thats handed down from one generation of Guna women to the next.“It takes a lot of

41、 time to make a mola J Ledezma says. Ladies will visualize the finished mola in their mind and create everything by hand without using any sort of patterns. They visually know where to put each piece of fabric, and the result is a beautiful piece of art. To this day, the mola is more than a piece of

42、 clothing; its an important part of being part of the Guna community.8. What can we learn about the Guna?A. They prefer vivid colors.B. They speak several languages.C. They lived mainly in Colombia.D. They had a high-tech clothing industry.9. Why was the mola created according to paragraph 3?A. To a

43、ppeal to tourists.B. To protect wearers against misfortune.C. To show unique family characteristics.D. To strengthen the sense of personal identity10. What does paragraph 4 mainly tell us about the mola?A. The fabrics selected for it.C. The workers cooperating on it.11. What does Ledezma think of th

44、e mola?A. It needs improvement.C. It carries cultural identity.B. The traditional way to make it.D. The amount of time used to make it.B. It is losing its features.D. It helps develop creativity.DThe word robot“ was coined in 1920 by the Czech writer Karel Capek. In Rossums Universal Robots Capek im

45、agined artificial, fully functional servants. For most of their histoiy, however, robots have been stupid mechanical devices, sitting out of sight in factories.Things are starting to change, however. Robots have benefited from rapid innovations in smartphones, which brought cheap cameras and sensors

46、, fast wireless communications and powerful, smaller computer chips. More recent advances in machine learning have added software to make robots better informed about their surroundings and equipped them to make wiser decisions. Robots are becoming so advanced as to be used for everyday life and in

47、the coming years, will increasingly work in supermarkets, clinics, social care and much more.They could not be coming at a better time. Many industries are facing a shortage of labour -the demand for workers has recovered much faster than expected from COVID-19 and some people have left the workforc

48、e, particularly in America. Goods delivery has grown rapidly thanks to the growth of e-commerce. Robots are now picking items off shelves and helping people pack a rising number of boxes.And yet many people fear that robots will destroy jobs. In fact, concerns about mass unemployment are overblown. The evidence suggests robots will be damaging at first but ultimately beneficial fbr labour marke