安徽省舒城晓天中学2022-2023学年高二上学期期中考试英语试题

 

 

 

命题范围： 选择性必修一 Unit 3

第一部分听力(共两节。满分30分)

第一节(共5小题；每小题l．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，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有l0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 do we learn from the conversation?

A. The man hates to lend his tools to other people.

B. The man hasn’t finished working on the bookshelf.

C. The man lost those tools.

2. What do we know about the man?

A. He doesn’t like his job.  B. He will not give up his job.  C. He has a large family to support

3. What’s the relationship between the two speakers?

A. Classmates.    B. Teacher and student    C. Headmaster and teacher.

4. Who is worried about gaining weight?

A. The son.     B. Aunt Louise.              C. The mother.

5. Why doesn’t the woman buy the coat?

A. It is expensive.         B. There isn’t her size.        C. She doesn’t like the color.

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，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. What is the woman probably?

A. A hotel clerk.           B. A house agent.            C. A shop assistant,

7. What is the pillow filled with?

A. Cotton.                B. Dried flowers.             C. A special material.

听第7段材料，回答第 8、9 题。

8. What kind of skills does the woman not have?

A. Operating computers.     B. Doing business.           C. Typing.

9. Which company did the woman work in?

A. A trading company and a trust company.  B. A trust company.  C. A trading company.

听第8段材料，回答第 10 至 12 题。

10. What’s wrong with the woman’s mother?

A. She has been sick.    B. She misses her family and friends.

C. She can’t earn enough to support her family.

11. Where does the woman live?

A. In America.             B. In India.                 C. In Britain.

12. What does the woman plan to do next year?

A. Study a new language.    B. Travel to India.    C. Visit her father’s native country.

听第9段材料，回答第 13 至 16 题。

13. How many Economics lectures will the man attend every week?

A. Five times, from Monday to Friday.    B. Two times, on Thursday and Friday.

C. Two times, on Tuesday and Thursday.

14. Why did the man miss the meeting for the new students yesterday?

A. Because he hadn’t received any notice about that meeting.

B. Because he had to attend the group discussion.

C. Because he had to do some part time jobs yesterday.

15. If a student wants to earn the scholarship, what is the required attendance rate?

A. 80%                  B. 90%                     C. 100%

16. Which of the following statements is not true according to the conversation?

A. The man is a freshman in the university.    B. The man has to work after school.

C. The man thinks the time of the lecture is too early.

听第10段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。

17. How long has the speaker lived in a big city?

A. One year.              B. Ten years.                 C. Eighteen years.

18. What is the speaker’s opinion on public transport?

A. It’s comfortable.        B. It’s time-saving.            C. It’s cheap.

19. What is good about living in a small town?

A. It’s safer.              B. It’s healthier.              C. It’s more convenient.

20. What kind of life do the speakers seem to like most?

A. Busy.                 B. Colorful.                  C. Quiet.

 

第二部分  阅读（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A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

The Huaqing Palace Heritage Site

    Star Pool

    It was built in 644 AD for Emperor Taizong of the Tang dynasty (朝代). It is said that at first there was no cover for the pool so that he could enjoy the shining stars of the night while taking a bath.

    Huaqing Hot Springs

    They were named "The First Hot Springs in the World" in the Tang dynasty by Emperor Xuanzong. The water temperature stays at 43°C all year round. It was first used as an imperial pool during the Zhou dynasty (1046 BC-256 BC)

    Tang Well

    It has a long history of over 1,300 years and measures 1.9 metres long, 1.26 metres wide and 8. 3 metres

deep. It was used just by Yang Yuhuan for drinking water.

    Imperial Concubine Pool (贵妃池)

    It was built in 747 AD for the famous beauty Yang Yuhuan. It takes the shape of a Chinese crab apple (海棠) flower, and is where Emperor Xuanzong and Yang Yuhuan took baths every winter.

    Address: At the foot of Lishan Mountain in Litong, 30 kilometres east of Xi'an.

    Opening hours: From March to November: 7:00 - 18:00

                                From December to February: 7:30 - 18:30

    Bus routes: 914,915 ,U5, and 306

21.Which of the following has the longest history?

A.Star Pool. B.Huaqing Hot Springs.     C.Tang Well.    D.Imperial Concubine Pool.

22.What is special about Imperial Concubine Pool?

A.It is half-divided. B.It is flower-shaped.     C.It is for drinking.    D.It has no cover.

23.What do we know about The Huaqing Palace Heritage Site?

A.It is on the mountain top.                  B.It is 30 kilometres west of Xi'an.

C.It has five bus routes travelling along.        D.It stays open for eleven hours a day.

B

   Cao Zhawa has been planting trees for most of his life. He lives and works in the heart of Mu Us Desert, an area in the southwest part of Inner Mongolia.

    In 1958, when he was just 16 years old, Cao started planting trees. Cao's trees now cover an area of more than 1. 3 million square metres. Cao's forest is worth an estimated 10 million yuan and can produce 100,000 kilograms of oxygen, enough to sustain a full-grown adult for nearly a year.

    Mu Us Desert is one of the places in China most affected by erosion (侵蚀) and desertification. The amount of annual rainfall ranges from 150 to 300 millimetres, while evaporation(蒸发) between 2,000 and 3,000 millimetres. Cao recalls that his growing-up was troubled by sandstorms. This was one of the factors that motivated Cao to join and stay on the tree-planting programme.

    Popularly known as the "Green Great Wall", the project, which is set for completion in 2050, would be a 4, 800-kilometre green belt of trees and shrubs (灌木) protecting the area from strong winds and preventing soil erosion. Since the start of the Three-North Shelter Forest Programme, millions of people have joined in and become a vital part of the plan.

    However, the tree-planters face a host of challenges, with watering the most difficult among them. "When I was young, the level of groundwater was high," said Cao. "But with less rain, the trees are hard to plant and keep alive."

    Planting trees has also become harder for Cao as he ages. However, he doesn't want to leave the forest in the care of his children, and he insists the land belongs to the government. "When I die, I just want to be buried under the trees," Cao said. "Then I will be with them forever."

24.By listing the figures in Paragraph 2, the author wants to _____________.

A.show Cao has had a hard life B.praise Cao for his contribution

C.tell us how much oxygen an adult needs D.make it clear that Cao has made a fortune

25.Why did Cao make up his mind to plant trees?

A.Evaporation in his hometown was serious.

B.He had no other ways to earn a living.

C.He found it a pleasure to plant trees.

D.Sandstorms kept striking his hometown.

26.What does Cao Zhawa most care about?

A.His health.     B.His wealth.     C.The forest's ownership (所有权).  D.His children's future.

27.What's the best title for the passage?

A.An Elder in the Desert             B.A Life Devoted to Planting Trees

C.Mu Us Desert Requires Forest       D.Cao Zhawa—a Peasant with a Great Dream

C

I was desperately nervous about car-free.But eight months ago our car was hit by a passing vehicle and it was destroyed.No problem,I thought:we’ll buy another.But the insurance payout didn’t even begin to cover the costs of buying a new car—I worked out that,with the loan(贷款) we’d need plus petrol,insurance,parking permits and tax,we would make a payment as much as ￡600 a month.

And that’s when I had my fancy idea.Why not just give up having a car at all?I live in London.We have a railway station behind our house,a tube station 10 minutes’ walk away,and a bus stop at the end of the street.A new car club had just opened in our area,and one of its shiny little red Peugeots was parked nearby.If any family in Britain could live without a car,I reasoned,then surely we were that family.

But my new car-free idea,sadly,wasn’t shared by my family.My teenage daughters were horrified.What would their friends think about our family being “too poor to afford a car”?(I wasn’t that bothered what they thought,and I suggested the girls should take the same approach.)My friends,too,were astonished at our plan.What would happen if someone got seriously ill overnight and needed to go to hospital?(an ambulance) How would the children get to and from their many events?(buses and trains) People smiled as though this was another of my mad ideas,before saying they were sure I’d soon realise that a car was a necessity.

Eight months on,I wonder whether we’ll ever own a car again.The idea that you “have to” own a car,especially if you live in a city,is all in the mind.I live—and many other citizens do too—in a place that has never been better served by public transport,and yet car ownership has never been higher.We worry about rising car costs,but we’d be better off asking something much more basic:do I really need a car?Certainly the answer is no,and I’m a lot richer because I dared to ask the question.

28.The author decided to live a car-free life partly because 　　　. 

A.most families chose to go car-free

B.he was hurt in a terrible car accident

C.the traffic jam was unbearable for him

D.the cost of a new car was too much

29.What is the attitude of the author’s family towards his plan?

A.Supportive. B.Disapproving.     C.Optimistic.     D.Unconcerned.

30.What did the author suggest his daughters do about their friends’ opinion?

A.Argue against it.  B.Take their advice.   C.Leave it alone.   D.Think it over.

31.What conclusion did the author draw after the eight-month car-free life?

A.Life cannot go without a car.

B.His life gets improved without a car.

C.Life without a car is a little bit hard.

D.A car-free life does not suit everyone.

D