江西省赣州市上犹县江西省上犹中学2022-2023学年高二下学期4月期中英语试题

高二英语试卷

 

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第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）

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。

1．What do we know about the man?

A．He is very forgetful. B．He lost his passport. C．He is late for the plane.

2．What will the man probably do first?

A．Have dinner. B．Go to the theatre. C．Do his homework.

3．What does the woman say about the delivery?

A．It was expensive. B．It was speedy. C．It was slow.

4．What day is it today?

A．Friday. B．Saturday. C．Sunday.

5．What does the woman think of running?

A．Cool. B．Easy. C．Tiring.

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 do we know about the woman?

A．She likes reading in spare time.

B．She is preparing for the exams.

C．She lacks time to review lessons.

7．What does the woman decide to do this afternoon?

A．Focus on her work. B．Surf the Net. C．Watch a film.

听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。

8．Why did the woman’s computer probably break?

A．It got wet. B．It was too old. C．It suffered high heat

9．What is the woman’s main concern?

A．Recovering her files. B．Fixing her computer quickly. C．Getting a new computer cheaply.

10．What will the man do for the woman?

A．Fix her computer. B．Recycle her computer. C．Recommend a different computer repair shop.

听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。

11．What will the speakers do on Saturday night?

A．Hold a party. B．See a soccer match. C．Watch a basketball game.

12．When will the speakers probably arrive at the destination?

A．Before 6:00 p.m. B．At 7:00 p.m. C．After 7:00 p.m.

13．How will the speakers go to the destination?

A．By car. B．By bus. C．By train.

听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。

14．What's the probable relationship between the speakers?

A．Colleagues. B．Friends. C．Classmates.

15．Why doesn't Sharon work in her own office?

A．Her desk in it isn't big enough.

B．She doesn't like it at all.

C．Mr.Smith doesn't allow her to.

16．What does Mr.Smith offer to do?

A．Put a small desk in Sharon's office.

B．Help Sharon with the mail himself.

C．Ask Miss Green to help Sharon

17．What will Sharon do next?

A．Attend the meeting B．Finish her work on her own C．Clean up her office by herself

听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。

18．When did the speaker leave school?

A．At the age of 14. B．At the age of 18. C．At the age of 32.

19．How does the speaker feel about her job as a secretary?

A．Bored. B．Happy. C．Tired.

20．What does the speaker like to do in her spare time?

A．Attend parties. B．Watch movies. C．Read books.

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A、B、C和D四个选项中选出最佳选项。并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑

A

A lot of people like movies and films. They can add thrill and imaginations to our lives. Find the latest movie reviews here.

Mulan

The fearless and spirited eldest daughter of an honored warrior, Mulan is the apple of her father’s eye. To save her aging father from serving in the Imperial Army, clever Mulan disguises (乔装) herself as a man soldier named “Ping” to bravely take her father’s place in the Imperial Army to battle northern invaders in China.

Critics Consensus (共识): It could have told its classic story with greater depth, but the live-action Mulan is a visual improvement.

Family Romance

Love is a business at Family Romance: a company that offers the rental service. Founder Yuichi Ishii helps fulfill the dreams of his clients. Mahiro’s mother will hire Ishii to play as her missing father. And reality will begin to be unclear.

Critics Consensus: It is a fascinating exploration of human connection and follows an unconventional path.

Greenland

A family fights for survival as a planet-killing comet (彗星) races to Earth. John Garrity (Gerard Butler), his wife Allison, and young son Nathan make a dangerous journey to their only hope for refuge (避难). Among terrifying news, the Garritys experience the best and worst in humanity while they battle the increasing panic and lawlessness surrounding them.

Critics Consensus: Beware, comets of Greenland: Gerard Butler, is here to protect Earth -- and show audiences an improbably entertaining time.

Black Box

Having lost his wife and his memory in a tragic car accident, news photographer Nolan Wright is desperate. After losing his wife and memory, Nolan Wright, a single father undergoes an experimental treatment that causes him to question who he really is.

Critics Consensus: An interesting work of writer-director Emmanuel Osei-Kuffour, Black Box makes up for a lack of surprises with strong performances and an emotionally rewarding story.

21．Which movie should have presented a better story according to critics?

A．Mulan. B．Family Romance. C．Greenland. D．Black Box.

22．Which movie is a science fiction？

A．Mulan. B．Family Romance. C．Greenland. D．Black Box.

23．In which section of the newspaper can you read this text?

A．Advertisement. B．Science. C．Entertainment. D．News Report.

B

In 2011, during his freshman year at the University of Maryland, Simon was struck by how much food was thrown away in the college cafeteria. " I was shocked to see someone buy a full sandwich, eat half of it, and throw the other half out," said Simon. "It was not the values I grew up with. " To him, discarded food was a "natural goldmine” he could source to do good.

Four years later, Simon cofounded Imperfect Produce, a subscription-based home-delivery service for discounted “ugly" fruits and vegetables that are perfectly good on the inside, but otherwise rejected from the food supply chain for their looks.

“Up to 20% of the fruits and vegetables grown on farms in America are thrown away because the produce doesn't meet grocery stores" standards," said Simon. "It's often for discoloration, scarring on the surface caused by the fruit rubbing against a tree limb or an atypical shape,” he said. "Sometimes it's the size. " Simon, 29, and Chesler, 27, decided to source this "ugly" produce directly from farms and deliver it to customers for about 30% less than conventional grocery store prices.

"The reason why we created Imperfect Produce as a direct-to-consumer business is because grocery stores didn't want to partner with us,” said Simon. “So we became our own store. " The San Francisco-based　service launched in August 2015. Today, Imperfect Produce has more than 200,000 subscribers in 22 cities. The company sources its produce from 250 growers nationwide, and slightly more than half of it is organic. To date, Simon said the service has helped recover 40 million pounds of food from going to waste.

Simon declined to disclose income but said this year's sales are expected to double last year's. The business is not yet profitable, but he hopes to expand the service to 40 cities by the end of 2019 and eventually take the company public at some point.

24．What does the underlined word “discarded” in Paragraph 1 refer to?

A．Wasted. B．Rejected.

C．Disliked. D．Eaten.

25．Why are many fruits and vegetables wasted?

A．They are not tasty. B．They are not nutritious.

C．They are poorly looking. D．They are not good inside.

26．What made Simon create Imperfect Produce as a direct-to-consumer business?

A．High price offered by him.

B．The wish to set up his own business.

C．His desire to offer service to others.

D．Grocery stores" unwillingness to cooperate with him.

27．What can be inferred about Simon?

A．He wants to help the poor.

B．He thinks a lot about the wasted food.

C．He has expanded his service to 40 cities.

D．He expects to make profits from his business.

C

When we look at a lovely baby, a puppy or a really cute kitten many of us want to squeeze it. Why is that?

According to a study published in the journal Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience, it’s a typical experience of “cute aggression”. The experience results from the fight between the brain’s “emotion system”, which impels (驱使) people to squeeze cute things, and its “reward system” which deals with feelings of “wanting”.

In the study, 54 participants between the ages of 18 and 40 were presented with four groups of photos. Two of the groups of photos were of cute human babies and animals and the other two were of less adorable adult humans and animals. As the participants looked at the photos, there searchers watched their brain activities.

According to the researchers, the participants reward systems were found to be active as they looked at the cute babies, and they seemed to be overwhelmed(征服的). By contrast, the reward systems of the people looking at the less cute adults were found to be inactive, and they seemed to be less impelled by their reward systems.

This suggests that cute things activate their emotion systems in such a way that people are overwhelmed by the experience of cuteness. But reward systems work against these emotions by creating the desire to protect cute things.

As Katherine Stavropoulos, the lead researcher of this study at the University of California in the US told Science Alert, “The cute aggression is the brain’s way of ‘bringing us back down’ by balancing our feelings of being overwhelmed.”

Stavropoulos compared this process of balancing to an evolutionary adaptation. Such an adaptation may have taken place to ensure that people are able to continue taking care of creatures they consider particularly cute.

So, although cute babies and adorable animals may look completely helpless, their vulnerable( 易受伤害的) appearance may in fact help them to survive.

28．According to the text, “cute aggression” refers to  .

A．the emotion of wanting to protect cute things

B．the task of emotion system and reward system

C．the adaptation of consistently taking care of cute creatures

D．the behavior of squeezing a cute baby or animal when seeing it

29．In nature, “cute aggression” is caused by  .

A．the need of the brain to balance all feelings

B．the photos of cute human babies and animals

C．the vulnerable appearance of babies or animals

D．the conflict between emotion system and reward system

30．Which of the following statements about the study is TRUE?

A．Facial expressions of the participants were observed.

B．Katherine Stavropoulos conducted this study on her own.

C．Cute babies and animals affected brain activities of all the participants.

D．The participants were divided into two groups in order to make comparison.

31．What is the author's purpose in writing this text?

A．To persuade readers to protect cute animals.

B．To stress the significance of cute aggression.

C．To present research findings on cute aggression.

D．To share an interesting phenomenon with readers

D

An important life lesson that I’ve drawn from running is to run at my own pace. It has guided me in many ways. In particular, it made me challenge the fixed expectations of retirement and aging.

Running is a metaphor (隐喻) for life. I realized this while training for a marathon to celebrate my 60th birthday. All the other runners being faster than me made me embarrassed. But my coach shared some valuable advice; run at your own best pace. Setting a goal or target time could be a limitation. He was right. Over time, I ran more easily and faster. I also enjoyed the experience much more.

I have applied this principle to other areas of my life. Finding a rhythm is not about efficiency or how many things I can get done in a day. It has more to do with what I decide to do at this stage in my life.

Running carries its own set of expectations, including what it means to be a strong runner. But expectations also extend to other areas of life, including what people at certain life stages should be doing or not doing. Expectations at my age can center on how leisure time is spent, decisions about employment, and even the role of a grandmother.

I used to think it was young people who bore peer pressure, but it’s easy to view retirement as another occupation with benchmarks (基准) to be met. We often make what someone else does the reference point. It’s a comparison trap.

Forget what others are doing. Their pace is not necessarily the pace you should run at. Run in your own way. It’s not better or worse — only different.

32．What does the author intend to tell in paragraph 2?

A．The origin of a life principle. B．Her misunderstanding of running.

C．The importance of life expectations. D．Her unpleasant training experience.

33．What does the author think about life expectations?

A．They are vital for retired people. B．They vary at different life stages.

C．They cover every decision in life. D．They are usually too high to fulfill.

34．What can we infer from paragraph 5?

A．Young people often compete with old people. B．Retired people take up bad occupations.

C．Retired people are also under peer pressure. D．A comparison trap makes young people stronger.

35．What message does the author mainly want to convey?

A．Retirement can’t stop old people’s dreams.

B．People should live life to the fullest.

C．People should live at their own speed.

D．Running at a fixed pace is beneficial to retired people.

第二节（共5小题；每小题2. 5分，满分12. 5分）

根据下面短文，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。

If you're looking for natural, chemical-free ways to clean your home, look no further than the fruit bowl on your kitchen counter. ____36____ Here are ways a lemon can help you to clean your entire house.

A common use of lemon is cleaning your cutting boards. Because it's the place where you prepare your family’s dinner, you probably don't want to wash a cutting board with anything other than the most natural materials. ____37____ To remove stains from wood or plastic cutting boards cut a lemon in half and squeeze the juice onto the board. Rub the juice in with the lemon half, and then let sit for 20 minutes. ____38____

Lemon can also help clean stained food containers. If you have a cupboard full of discolored plastic containers, let a lemon work its stain-fighting magic. Squeeze lemon juice onto the stained plastic and rub with the cut side of the lemon. ____39____ Stubborn sauce stains will disappear.

Lemon can be used as a degreaser（除油器）on almost any hard surface besides wood. Combine the mixture of fresh lemon juice and baking soda in a spray bottle and shake well. The lemon fights stain, and destroys bacteria, while the soda acts as a gently rubbing agent.

___40___ Add stained clothing to a pot of water with a few lemon slices, and then boil for a few minutes. In this way you can freshen up the appearance of white clothes and towels.

A．You may just add a little more lemon juice.

B．Lemons have a surprising amount of cleaning power.

C．Another use of lemon is getting white clothes brighter.

D．Then, let the containers dry in the sun and wash normally.

E．Seize a lemon and then reach for the chemical-filled cleaning sprays.

F．Luckily, that lemon you use in the recipe can double as a board cleaner.

G．The lemon acid will work on the stains, exposing a fresh, clean cutting board.

第三部分  语言知识运用

第一节 完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分,满分15分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

Our neighbors had a loud party last night. We weren’t ____41____ but this was one of those celebrations that I didn’t mind. They are a bunch of young, single guys and I would have felt out of place.

What ____42____ me was the way they behaved. One of the young men came over ____43____ in the day to “warn” us of the upcoming event and said it would be over at about 11 p.m. That was the first step. Even more ____44____ was what they did next. “Here’s my ____45____,” offered our neighbor ____46____. “Text me if it’s too noisy.” That was a level of ____47____ I had never experienced in all my years of being a neighbor!

And it really worked in their favor. My husband and I were so friendly that even when the event went past the ____48____ end time, even when the music reached high decibels (分贝), and even when we couldn’t ____49____ to the phone number, we felt no anger. We knew they would stop and ____50____ to it eventually.

It takes such little effort to make people feel that they ____51____ and get people on your side. Everyone needs to ____52____ every now and then, especially in these uniquely tough times. But people who do it without disturbing others are few and far between. I hadn’t fully ____53____ my neighbors until this week. But now I see them in a new light and with greater ____54____. They didn’t just bring the noise to the neighborhood; they showed us a good manner of ____55____ in life.

41．A．located B．explored C．challenged D．invited

42．A．struggled B．impressed C．confused D．embarrassed

43．A．later B．closer C．earlier D．further

44．A．shocking B．frightening C．puzzling D．amazing

45．A．cell number B．room number C．account number D．identification number

46．A．anxiously B．politely C．regularly D．intelligently

47．A．imagination B．consideration C．assumption D．comment

48．A．promised B．reliable C．informal D．respectful

49．A．come across B．get rid of C．get over D．get through

50．A．respond B．adapt C．contribute D．step

51．A．figure B．succeed C．matter D．access

52．A．sleep B．maintain C．travel D．relax

53．A．noticed B．deliver C．rate D．prove

54．A．surrounding B．appreciation C．curiosity D．distance

55．A．generosity B．apology C．communication D．inspiration

第二节：（共10个小题；每小题1. 5分，满分15分）

阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

My first day at senior high ____56____(final)arrived after I ____57____(picture)it over and over again in my mind. I woke up early and rushed out of the door in my eagerness.

The campus was still quiet when I arrived, so I decided ____58____(explore)a bit. I was looking at the photos on the noticeboard ____59____ I heard a voice behind me. ____60____(turn)around, I saw a white－haired man. When my English teacher stepped into the classroom, I was surprised to see ____61____ same man I had met earlier. He asked us to introduce ____62____(we)to the class one by one. When I introduced my name, everyone started laughing. At last I found I shared the same name ____63____ my teacher. However, my teacher's words made me feel a lot more relaxed.

People say, “Well begun, half ____64____(do)．” I guess this was a good _____65_____(begin)to my new school life.

第四部分写作（共两节，满分40分）

第一节 应用文写作（满分15分）

66．假如你是李华，你的英国朋友Linda最近在中国学习。她在信中向你诉说了她的困扰:不适应新的学习环境，想家，感到焦虑。请你给她写一封信。内容包括:

1.表示理解并给与安慰。  2.提出建议并给出理由。

要求:1.词数100左右；2.可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。

参考词汇:homesick  想家的

Dear Linda,

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Yours,

Li Hua

第二节 (满分 25分)

67．阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。

Last December, Alvin Bamburg, 66, was deep in the woods in Grand Cane, Louisiana, when something caught his eye. As Alvin approached, he saw that the object was a broken balloon. Attached was a piece of paper decorated with sparkly star stickers. It was a child’s Christmas wish list.

“Dear Santa,” the handwritten note read. “My name is Luna. I am four years old. I live in Liberal, Kansas. This year I have been nice. I would like candy, Spider-Man ball, Frozen doll, puppy, My Little Pony. With love, Luna.”

Alvin’s heart hammered in his chest. Ever since he was a child, he had dreamed of this very scene. He believed this was his childhood wish coming true. And he knew he was going to make Luna’s wish come true too. He just wasn’t sure how.

Liberal is more than 650 miles from Grand Cane. But Alvin’s wife was not held back by the distance. As a passionate Facebook user, she had seen people find all sorts of connections through the site and thought it might help her husband find Luna.

Alvin posted a photo of the balloon and the Christmas list on his Facebook page, asking for help locating the sender. At first, he wasn’t confident it would work. But as he saw the number of people sharing his post creep into the hundreds, his hope grew into expectation.

Meanwhile, Leticia Flores, the mother of four-year old Luna had no idea that such an effort was underway. It had been a hard year for Leticia and her girl. As Covid-19 spread, the family felt lonely, scared and isolated. On a