2022-2023学年高二英语下学期期中试题平行班

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1、2022-2023学年高二英语下学期期中试题平行班第一部分 听力 (共两节，满分20分) 第一节 (共5小题；每小题1分，满分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，并标在试卷的相应位置。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. What will the man do on Saturday evening?A. Attend a party.B. Do the cooking.C. Go cycling.2. Where are the speakers?A. In a clothes sh

2、op.B. In a tailors.C. In a laundry.3. How does the man go to work every day?A. By car.B. By bus.C. On foot.4. What does the man think of his present job?A. Challenging.B. Boring.C. Well-paid.5. What are the speakers mainly talking about?A. A photo.B. A play.C. A dress.第二节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）听下面5段对话或独

3、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，回答第6、7题。6. Why is the man at the airport?A. To board a plane. B. To pick up some passengers.C. To meet the woman.7.Which flight has been delayed?A. The French flight.B. The Spanish fli

4、ght.C. The Italian flight.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8. Where can the man put his bag?A. Behind the door.B. In the locker.C. On the desk.9. What should the man do after getting into the exam hall?A. Find his examination number.B. Turn off the mobile phone.C. Show his student ID card.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. What wi

5、ll the speakers do during the summer break?A. Earn some money.B. Enjoy some arts.C. Do some shopping.11. What can the speakers do in Rosemount?A. Have some nice meals.B. Find a good variety of local works.C. Buy some paintings and handmade jeweIlery. 12. Where will the speakers sleep during the summ

6、er break?A. In their house.B. In a hotel.C. In a tent.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. What kind of club does the woman want to take?A. The one that has a big number of members.B. The one that offers many different activities.C. The one that has a low entry fee.14. What does the man say about the cross-country

7、cycling club?A. It has many members.B. It looks quite interesting.C. It is too expensive.15. How much does the film club cost?A. $15.B. $30.C. $50.16. Which club will the woman probably join?A. The street dance club.B. The table tennis club.C. The film club.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. How long does it tak

8、e to get to the camping area?A. About 8 hours.B. About 6 hours.C. About 2 hours.18. What will the listeners do first when they arrive at the camping area?A. Go shopping.B. Check the e-mails.C. Set up the tents.19. What does the speaker advise the listeners to do?A. Stay in the camp in stormy weather

9、.B. Listen to the weather report.C. Prepare clothes for wet weather.20. What are the listeners probably unable to do in the hills?A. Ask Mrs. Sanderson questions.B. Go down to the town.C. Use their phones.第二部分 阅读理解 （共两节，满分40分）第一节 （共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。Mid- February of

10、 xx brings us two key events: Valentines Day and the start of the Year of the Dog. Happiness and romance are in the air. Both at home and abroad various celebrations are held for the two western and Chinese festivals. Here are some activities remended to you, which few people will miss the chance to

11、 participate in them.Dog themed exhibition held in Beijing to greet the Spring FestivalThe Chinese Lunar New Year will start on Feb 16, making start of the Year of the Dog. To celebrate it, an exhibition entitled “Best Wishes from the Auspicious Dog” will be opened.The place: At the Capital Museum i

12、n Beijing.The exhibition time: From Feb.14, xx till March 18, 9:00 am 6:00 pm per day.The main theme: The relationship between dogs and humans, the exhibition has collected cultural relics, pictures, historical facts to show that dogs have acpanied us throughout history.A large celebration held by B

13、oston Chinese munity to celebrate the Year of the DogDate: From February 14 to February 16, xx. 9:30 5pm.Place: In Copley Square Hotel, Boston.Programs: Dragon dance, lion dance, magic show, Beijing opera and ballet.Food: Many traditional Chinese foods such as hotpots, dumplings, rice cakes.Fare: Sp

14、onsored by a large Chinese Cooperation, all the fees are free.Highlights: Anyone whose birthday is in the Year of the dog will receive a mascot of the dog.Attention: Participants need to register in advance by visiting the website .chsb.The xx Dingsheng Royal Lantern Fair to wele the ing Chinese lun

15、ar new year.With the theme of embracing the Year of the Dog, the xx Dingsheng Royal Lantern Fair kicks off in Chengde city, North Chinas Hebei province. More than 50 groups of lanterns in various shapes and sizes are illuminated during the festival to promote the Chinese Spring Festival culture. In

16、addition to the carved ice exhibition, visitors can also watch folk performances.Opening time: From February 14, Valentines Day till March 2Highlights: An dating area will be set aside for the singles to find the other half of theirs.Admission: 1. 100 yuan for each adult, children under 15 free.2. A

17、nyone who married in the year of the dog will enjoy the half price.21. Which celebrate will last longest according to the text?A. The dog themed exhibition in Beijing.B. The large celebration in Boston.C. Dingsheng Royal Lantern Fair in Chengde.D. The celebration in Copley Square Hotel 22. In Boston

18、 celebration, a mascot of the dog will be received by anyone born in _.A. xx B. 1996 C. xx D. 1994 23. How much will a couple married in the year of the dog pay for Dingsheng Lantern Fair admission?A. 50 yuan B. 100 yuan C. 200 yuan D. 150 yuanBId never run more than 10km but I was stepping it up to

19、 4 times the distance the xx London Marathon for charity. My target was to raise 2,000, a big challenge. But it was brilliant because collecting not only motivates you to train hard, but also means youre not just running for yourself. Youre running for something much greater.Youd be surprised at how

20、 many people donate money around the time of the marathon. People were so crazy that I hardly noticed how quickly things happened and how quickly the following months flew by. It was my first marathon. I did my research, made a plan and put it up on my wall and crossed an item off every time I went

21、for a run. Thats the key. The training plan lasted 16 weeks. I started with five-mile runs and got myself up to 8-10 miles.Your training pays off on the day of the event. Go over Tower Bridge with thousands of people cheering you on, and run down roads that you never get the opportunity to go to its

22、 amazing. Its like a leap of faith. The truth is that if you never take the risk, youll never know how much youll push yourself and what you can achieve.I havent made a decision whether to take part in next years London Marathon. But thats fine. I know Ive already achieved something rather special t

23、hat I cant stop talking about.24. What is the authors purpose in joining in the marathon?A. To earn a reputation. B. To challenge a 40 km run.C. To raise awareness of physical exercise. D. To collect money for charity. 25. What is the most important in the preparation according to the author?A. The

24、proper training plan.B. The craziness about the marathon.C. The donation around the marathon.D. The gradual change in the running distance. 26. What did the author think of the marathon?A. Its troublesome. B. Its disordered.C. Its exhausting.D. Its inspiring. 27. What can we learn from the last para

25、graph?A. The author has decided to enter for the xx London Marathon.B. The author will take part in other marathons all around the world.C. The author regards the marathon experience as one of his proudest.D. The author thinks one marathon is enough for a person to take pride of. CRecycling programs

26、 usually give new life to materials like paper, metal, plastic and glass. But a program in the eastern America is recycling shellfish to help the Chesapeake Bay.Oysters(牡蛎) is known to help clean the water. Besides, generation upon generation of oysters form reefs, which provide homes for fish and c

27、rabs.Oysters are a tradition in the Chesapeake. They are good for the bay. But environmental damage and too much harvesting have cut the oyster population there.An organization called the Oyster Recovery Partnership started the recycling program earlier this year. Baby oysters need to attach themsel

28、ves to a shell or other hard surface as they grow. Scientists are using recycled shells as part of an oyster reproduction(繁殖) program. More than 15 restaurants, seafood dealers and other businesses have joined the Oyster Recovery Partnership. Maryland and Virginia are also taking part in the program

29、.One of the restaurants involved is in Washington. Oysters are a specialty at the Old Ebbitt Grill. Its manager Christian Guidi says they serve about 1,500 to 3,000 oysters a day and that obviously does create a lot of shells.But the restaurant no longer throws away all those shells. The Oyster Reco

30、very Partnership takes them away for recycling.First the shells get washed. Then they go to the Center for Environmental Science at the University of Maryland for further processing.The shells are placed in tanks with hundreds of millions of oyster lavae(幼体). In this way, the baby oysters can be rai

31、sed until they have grown big enough to be moved to the Chesapeake.This year, the Oyster Recovery Partnership helped produce and plant more than 450 million baby oysters in the bay.Don Meritt heads the oyster recovery program at the University of Maryland. He says the goal is not just to increase th

32、e oyster population. Their real goal is to try to restore healthy oysters to the Chesapeake Bay so that they can help restore a healthy Chesapeake Bay.28. What causes the number of oysters to drop in the Chesapeake Bay?A. Too much rain. B. Water pollution.B. Hot weather D. Overfishing.29. What did t

33、he Old Ebbitt Grill do with the shells in the past?A. It collected all the shells. B. It threw the shells away.C. It sold the shells as waste. D. It poured the shells into the sea.30. Why are shells placed in tanks with oyster larae?A. To help them to grow.B. To provide more nutrition.C. To make the

34、 tank like sea.D. To serve as homes for them.31. What can we learn from the text?A. Recycled shells can improve the environment.B. The number of oysters has increased in the bay.C. The oysters are popular in cities like Washington.D. The oyster recovery program needs more support.DHuman beings enjoy

35、ed a double treat in January with the appearance of two supermoons. The first one rose on the night of New Years Day. The second came on the last night of the month, topping off with a lunar eclipse(月食). That is the end of trilogy(三部曲) of big moon treats that began on Dec.3, xx with a full cold moon

36、. The January.1 supermoon was the biggest of the year. The moon appeared to be oversized for a few nights after that, though it was no longer a full moon.A supermoon is a full moon that appears at the perigee(近地点), the closest point in the moons orbit to the Earth, about 14 percent larger and 30 per

37、cent brighter than full moons that appear at the apogee, the farthest point in the orbit. Supermoons, hanging around all night, are easy to see and are not damaging the eyes, no matter how long you gaze at the moon.For those still talking about a hangover on the night of Jan.1, an even more charming

38、 supermoon rose on the night of Jan. 31. That was the second full moon of the month, which is usually called a “blue moon” because a double full-moon month occurs essentially once in a supermoon about every two and a half years. A blue moon is even rarer when its a supermoon. But that wasnt the only

39、 rarity that night. The super blue moon also occurred during a total lunar eclipse. Because skies were clear, the total eclipse was visible from eastern Asia across the Pacific Ocean to western North America.Lunar eclipses make moons appear blood red because of the way the blocked sunlight bends, wh

40、en the Earth moves between the sun and the moon, blocking the suns light from reflecting the moon. So many people witnessed the super blood moon during the night of the lunar eclipse. To get the full effect of the lunar eclipse, watch at moonset.32. What can we learn about the Jan. 31 supermoon from

41、 the text?A. It was a super blue moon.B. It began with a lunar eclipse.C. It was observed all over the world.D. It was the biggest moon of the year. 33. What is the second paragraph mainly talking about?A. The supermoons origin.B. The supermoons definition.C. The supermoons function.D. The supermoon

42、s identity.34. Why does the moon look red during the lunar eclipse?A. Because of the angle of the sunshine.B. Because the sky is filled with dark clouds.C. Because Pacific Ocean reflects the moonlight.D. Because sunlight cant reach the moon directly. 35. Which of the following can be the best title

43、for the text?A. Double New Year Supermoons.B. The definition of a Supermoon.C. Supermoons with a Lunar Eclipse.D. The Rarity of the Blue Supermoon.第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分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。Travel Can Enrich Your LifeTheres nothing like the moment when your plane touches down in y

44、our destination. Its the moment when reality hits you: Youre not at home anymore and adventures await you. 36 By the time I was 18, I had been around the world at least 10 times and visited more than 20 countries. Travel opened my eyes to new munities, cultures, and experiences that changed my life.

45、Exploring the world can expand your horizons and open the door to future opportunities. Its appealing to view travel merely as an opportunity to party with friends or check tourist sights off on your bucket list. 37 Travel can help you mature. 38 Ive witnessed friends take an extended break for trip

46、s around the world on a shoestring budget. They came back pletely changed. Leaving the forts of home to explore unknown areas teaches you independence. 39 Before I visited Thailand, I pictured a third-world country that was dirty, disorganized and unsafe. I was pletely wrong. Although parts of Thail

47、and are still developing and missing many regulations we have, it is now a tourist attraction with beautiful sandy beaches, hundreds of tropical islands, nightlife, archaeological sites, museums, splendid palaces, Buddhist temples and several World Heritage sites. 40 How often do you hear old people

48、 say they wish theyd seen more of the world before? Travelling gives you a sense of acplishment, a good understanding of different cultures and appreciation of the fort of home.A. Travel can help you define your story.B. Travel can help you remove regrets.C. Travel can help you gain new opinions.D.

49、Meanwhile, you will experience the benefits travel can bring you.E. Travel quickly transforms you into an adult.F. The excitement and influence of travel go beyond the journey itself.G. But paring the experiences to these opportunities, youll appreciate the former more.第三部分 英语知识运用 （共两节，满分45分）第一节 完型填

50、空 （共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 “Mum, can I invite my classmate Brett over to stay tomorrow night, please? Its Friday, and we dont have any 41 . Can I, please?” Mum was sitting at the kitchen table. Dad was 42 next to her, resting his head on his arms. Mum could

51、 43 that James wanted so badly to have his friend over.“Im so sorry, James,” she said.“Im never allowed to have friends e to the house. Why, Mum?” James asked sadly, almost in 44 .“I know its 45 for you,” Mum said softly. “But Im just worried other people might think were a little strange. And then

52、they would make fun of you.”“No, they wouldnt, Mum,” James protested. “Were not 46 at all. Were just ordinary people.”Mum sighed heavily. “To tell you the truth, James, my neck has been so painful that its given me a heavy 47 . And your poor father he doesnt feel 48 . He really needs a rest.”“I can

53、help, Mum!” James said. “ 49 I can make you and Dad feel better, can Brett e over? Please?”“Well” Mum began.“Great! Thanks, Mum!” James almost shouted. “Just sit there, dont move.” He rushed over to the kitchen drawer and 50 what he needed two spanners(扳手). “Hang on, Mum,” he said. “This wont take a

54、 second.” After some 51 , James was finished. With a smile of 52 on his face he said, “There! How does that feel?” “Oh, James,” Mum said. “Thats much better! How did you do it?”“Easy,” James said 53 . “Dad had tightened your neck bolts (螺栓) too much! I just 54 them slightly! I learned that in roboti

55、c science at school.”“What about you father? Can you 55 him?” asked Mum.“Ill try,” James replied. He 56 up Dads hair at the back of his neck and plugged the electric wire into Dads head. Then he turned the 57 on. Dad opened his eyes and 58 immediately. “He just let his 59 run too low, thats all,” Ja

56、mes said, “Shall I tell Brett to e over straight after school tomorrow?”“I guess so,” replied Mum. “Your friends will just have to 60 that we are a very unusual family. Thanks, son!” 41. A. chance B. message C. difficulty D. homework 42. A. reading B. alone C. asleep D. standing43. A. see B. explain

57、 C. agree D. doubt44. A. terror B. surprise C. silence D. tears45. A. hard B. fair C. easy D. good46. A. normal B. popular C. strange D. anxious47. A. loss B. headache C. task D. day48. A. ill B. well C. funny D. sorry49. A. As B. Since C. Before D. If50. A. found B. kept C. controlled D. returned51

58、. A. requests B. repairs C. thoughts D. instructions52. A. sympathy B. bitterness C. politeness D. satisfaction53. A. embarrassedly B. proudly C. gratefully D. impatiently54. A. collected B. produced C. adjusted D. covered55. A. greet B. acpany C. help D. ask56. A. caught B. lifted C. gave D. filled

59、57. A. television B. light C. gas D. power58. A. grew up B. lay down C. sat up D. broke down59. A. battery B. food C. temperature D. blood60. A. prove B. expect C. accept D. suspect第二节 （共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。At the age of 76, British physicist Stephen Hawking died 61 (p

60、eace) in his sleep at his home in Cambridge in London.The theoretical physicist was known for his work 62 (range) from the origins of the universe to black holes. Hawking wrote so clearly of the 63 (mystery) of space, time and black holes that his book, A Brief History of Time, became 64 internation

61、al bestseller, making him one of sciences 65 (big) celebrities since Albert Einstein. Even if his body was 66 (attack) by ALS when Hawking was 21, he surprised doctors 67 living with the normally fatal illness for more than 50 years. Hawking was also a pop culture icon who appeared on Star Trek: The

62、 Next Generation as well as animated series like Futurama and The Simpsons. The legendary physicist received the Medal of 68 (free) in xx from then President Barack Obama and yet he never 69 (win) a Nobel Prize. Hawking died on March 14th which is international Pi Day in honor of the mathematical constant. And its also Albert Einsteins birthday.Stephen H