江西省上饶市第一中学2022-2023学年高二上学期11月期中英语试题

2022-2023学年度上饶市第一中学高二期中考试

英语试卷

考试时间：120分钟  总分：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，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．Where does the conversation probably take place?

A．At a furniture shop.    B．At a coffee bar.    C．At the woman’s home.

2．Who is Mr. Thompson?

A．Meg’s boss.    B．Meg’s father.    C．Meg’s doctor.

3．When will the party be over?

A．At 11:00 pm.    B．At 10:30 pm.    C．At 10:00 pm.

4．What are the speakers talking about?

A．Living in Austria．    B．Looking for jobs.    C．Preparing for a trip.

5．What do we know about the man?

A．He will get married．    B．He will study abroad．    C．He will live on an island．

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。

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

6．Who is Lisa probably?

A．A shop assistant.    B．The man’s friend．    C．Dominic’s mother.

7．What did the man buy for his nephew last year?

A．A toy soldier.    B．A computer game.    C．A Mickey Mouse.

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

8．Why is the man moving to New York?

A．To enjoy the city life

B．To stay with his friends.

C．To find a better job．

9．How old is the man?

A．19 years old．    B．29 years old．    C．39 years old．

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

10．How did the man find the apartment?

A．From a newspaper.    B．From the Internet.    C．From a friend．

11．What does the man want?

A．A big kitchen.    B．A big living room.    C．A big bedroom.

12．What will the woman probably do this Friday?

A．Entertain some friends.    B．Pay the man a visit.    C．Rent an apartment.

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

13．What is the man doing?

A．Having an interview.

B．Applying for a course.

C．Organizing a summer trip.

14．How long will the course run this year?

A．6 weeks.    B．7 weeks.    C．8 weeks.

15．What surprised the woman last year?

A．The extremely hot weather.

B．The inexperienced assistants.

C．The number of children attending the course.

16．What new activities will be added this year?

A．Adventure sports.    B．Fun programs.    C．Creative classes.

17．What color is Pauly’s head?

A．A little blue.    B．Totally green.    C．Mostly red．

18．Why is the speaker worried about Pauly?

A．He won’t survive on his own.

B．He refuses to eat anything.

C．He has a broken tail.

19．In what season did Pauly get lost?

A．Autumn.    B．Winter.    C．Summer.

20.What does the speaker expect people to do if they hear Pauly?

A．Record Pauly’s loud call.

B．Tell him right away.

C．Give Pauly something to eat.

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和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

阅读理解

A

The Horizontal Oak: A life in Nature

By Poly Pullar,

Growing up in a remote region of the Scottish Highlands, Polly Pullar’s childhood was pleasant, simple, and peaceful. But the wild beauty formed a backdrop to a series of major family tragedies. This is the story of how she rebuilt her life from the ground up, supported by the natural world around her.

Wildlife Walks

By Charlotte Varela,

Bloomsbury ￡16.99

Take a walk through the Wildlife Trusts’ nature reserves with this handy guide that showcases some of our nation’s best forests, moors, woodlands and coastal locations. Each walk includes a description of the site, instructions on how to get there, available facilities and the route’s walking time.

Where the Seals Sing

By Susan Richardson,

William Collins, ￡20

Having long been fascinated by seals, Susan Richardson sets out to follow their pupping season (繁殖季). As she journeys from Cornwall to Norfolk, she learns more about these mystical creatures, while sharing personal stories about the comforting role they have played during times of grief or anxiety in her own life.

In the Name of Plants

By Sandra Knapp,

University of Chicago Press, ￡20

Botanist Sandra Knapp digs into the stories behind plant names, exploring the people who have been immortalized (使永生), from Benjamin Franklin to Lady Gaga. The 30 plants inside are accompanied by botanical drawings from the Natural History Museum.

1. Which of the books does not involve a story?

A. The Horizontal Oak: A Life in Nature B. Wildlife Walks

C. Where the Seals Sing D. In the Name of Plants

2. What can be inferred from the text?

A. There are probably plants named after Lady Gaga.

B. Susan Richardson introduces seals’ life in her book.

C. Polly Pullar offers readers a tourist guide of Scottish Highlands.

D. You can read Charlotte Varela’s book if you want to visit nature reserves by car.

3. Where can we most probably read the text？