2023年学年高二下学期期中考试英语试卷

2023-2023学年高二下学期期中考试英语试卷

OttawamuseumofNature

TherangeofproductsandservicesavailableattheOttawaMuseumofNatureisasbroadandinterestingastherangeofactivities.

·BirthdayParties:Giveyourchild—agedfrom4to12—anunforgettablebirthdaypartyatthemuseum!

·FacilityRentals:PlanninganeventinOttawaLetourelegant,historic,castle-likesettingandourdedicatedstaffhelpyoucreateamagicaleventtoremember!

·TravellingExhibitionRentalsLookingfornewprogrammingforyourinstitutionWehavemanypopulartravellingexhibitions—smallandlarge—thattouracrossOttawa.

·PhotoandFilmShoots:Eitherofouruniquebuildingswouldmakegreatbackdropsforyourproject.Whetherforacommercial(广告),education,media,offashionproduction,we’vegotalocationforyou.

Howtogethere

IfyouareonHighway417(theQueensway),taketheMetcalfeexit,No.119.YouCanseethemuseumfromthehighwaylookfora“castle”onthenorthside.

WalkingfromthedowntownThemuseumisonly20-minutewalkfroParliamentHill.MetcalfeStreettakesyoudirectlytothemainentranceofthemuseum.ElginandO’Connorstreetstakeyoutotheouteredgesofthemuseumgrounds.

Membership

Westronglyadviseyoutoapplyforourmembership.Alotofon-sitebenefitsarewaitingforyou:

·Freeadmissiontothemuseumforoneyear;

·Freeadmissiontotemporaryblockbusterexhibitions(i.e.nospecial-exhibitionsurcharge);

·Discountonmuseumprograms,includingadultworkshopsandspeciallectures(toamaximumof20%);

·10pointsforuseattheNatureTrade;

·10%discountattheNatureCafé.

1.Whatcanpeopledointhemuseum

A.Holdbirthdaypartiesforfriends.

B.EnjoyamoviefromHollywood.

C.OrganizeatouracrossOttawa.

D.Shootanadvertisingvideo.

2.Whatdoesthemuseummainlydo

A.Offervisitorsvariouskindsofexhibitions.

B.Carryoutdifferentsocialservices.

C.Providespecialoccasionsandservices.

D.Helpfamilyandfriendsgettogether.

3.Whatcanyougetasamemberofthemuseum

A.Freesnacksandcoffeeforayear.

B.On-sitediscountsandoffers.

C.Atleasta20%odiscountonmuseumprograms.

D.Life-longfreeadmissiontothemuseum.

ThispastsummerIwentonajourneytoCanada’sArcticwithStudentsOnIce.WhenIleftCalgaryIwonderedwhatIwouldfindwhatIwouldlearnandwhoIwouldmeet.OnthetriptoOttawaIwaswrappedinablanketofuncertaintyandexcitement.ButwhenIfirstmetthegroupofstudents,scientistsandleaders,Iknewthatldidn’thaveanythingtoworryabout.ThegroupwasamazinglyreceptiveandIwassoonpartofabigfamilysettingoutonanamazingadventure—anadventureofalifetime!

WhenwereachedtheArcticIsawavastLandthatappeareduntouchedandoriginal.Iwassurprisedbyitsgreatsizeandbeautyandmysenseswererepeatedlyshockedandamazed.IstoodontheKapitanKhlebnikovandsawtwelvepolarbears.Theywalkedinsearchofsealholes,andpatientlywaitedforameal.Ilearnedthatpolarbearsaresuccessfulonlyoneoutofeverytwentyhuntingattempts.

However,IlearnedthattheArcticanditspeoplearebeingthreatenedbypollutionandglobalwarming.IlearnedthatpollutantsarecarriedbyoceanandairandhaveabadeffectonallArcticpeople.Ilearnedthatglobalwarminghasputpolarbearsatriskbecauseawarmerclimatemeansthattheyhaveashortertimetohuntsealsontheice.

Thetripwasafeast(盛宴)forthesenses.Ihavelearnedmoreaboutourenvironment,andparticularlyhowaliveandinterestingtheArcticisandwhyitissoimportanttotakecareofit.Ilearnedpollution,ignoranceofindividualandglobalproblemsneedtobesolved.TheArcticdeservestohepreserved.MytripwithStudentsOnIcehasmadememoredeterminedtotrytoensurethatIdonotleaveharmfulfootprintsoneitherEarthoritspeople.

1.Whatcanwelearnfromthefirstparagraph

A.Thewriterwastooexcitedtobringablanket.

B.Thewriterwasthrilledandfullofwonderbeforethetrip.

C.Thegroupthewriterjoinedwasstrictwithitsmembers.

D.Thewriterfoundithardtofitinwiththegroup.

2.Whichistrueaboutthepolarbearsaccordingtothepassage

A.It’snoteasyforthemtocatchseals.

B.Theyareatriskbecausethelandisvastanduntouched.

C.Theypreferalittlewarmerclimate.

D.Theywarmlywelcomedthewriterandherparty.

3.Howdidthewriterfeelaboutthetripaccordingtothelastparagraph

A.Surprising.B.Alarming.

C.Appealing.D.Rewarding.

4.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage

A.GlobalWarmingandCanada’sArcticB.TheArcticIsunderSevereThreat

C.MyTriptotheCanadianArcticD.PolarBearsandMe

Scientistshavefoundanunexpecteduseforvirtualrealityheadsets(耳机).Thedevices(装置),widelyusedbycomputergamers,showpicturesthatcanbeusedtotestthenavigational(导航的)skillsofpeople,whowerethoughttobeatriskofdementia(痴呆).ThosewhodoworseinthetestswillbetheonesmorelikelytodevelopAlzheimer’sdiseaselaterinlife,scientistsnowbelieve.

ThediscoverythatthelossofnavigationalskillswasassociatedwithAlzheimer’swasmadeseveralyearsagobyDennisChanandhiscolleaguesbasedatseveralcentersintheUK.Thesestudiesusedcomputerstotestnavigationaltasks.Butnowscientistsplantotaketheirteststoanewlevelwiththeuseofthevirtualrealityheadsetsinwhichwearersareplacedinman-madeenvironmentsthroughwhichtheymustnavigate.

Around300people,agedbetween40and60,willbearrangedtoparticipateinthestudy.SomewillhaveagenethatputsthematriskoftheconditionorwillcomefromafamilywithahistoryofAlzheimer’s.Notallwillcertainlybeaffectedbythedisease,however.Chan’sprojectaimstofindoutwhowill.Wearingtheheadsets,participantswillbeaskedtonavigatetheirwaythroughaseriesofdifferentenvironmentsandthenrememberthedetails.

Researchersrecentlypointedoutthesignificanceofatinyareaofthebrainknownastheentorhinalcortex(animportantmemorycenterinthebrain).Itactsasacenterinawidespreadbrainnetworkthatcontrolsnavigation.ThisnowappearstobethefirstpartofthebrainthatseemstobeeasilyharmedbyAlzheimer’s.

Thegoaloftheworkistohelppeopleastheydevelopthedisease.“Sofar,drugtrialsforAlzheimer’shavebeenappliedwhenpeoplehavealreadygotdementia,bywhichtimeconsiderabledamagetothebrainhasalreadyoccurred,”ChantoldtheObsenver.“Ifwecanentorhinalcortex,thenthiswouldhavethepotentialtopreventthedementia.”

1.WhatdoestheunexpecteduseofVRheadsetsmentionedinParagraph1referto

A.Makinggamesmorinterestingforcomputergamers.

B.Testingonespotentialtodevelopdementia.

C.HelpingpeoplesufferingAlzheimer’srecover.

D.Reducingtheriskofhavingdementia.

2.Whataretheparticipantsrequiredtodointhestudy

A.Knowunfamiliarenvironmentsbyusingtabletcomputers.

B.Identifydirectionsinsomeman-madeenvironments.

C.Playcomputergamesbyusingnavigationalskills.

D.Createspecialenvironmentsbyusingnavigationalskills.

3.What’simplied(示意)abouttheentorhinalcortexinthebrain

A.Itsfunctionshavebecnknownforyears.

B.ItcanbeexpandedbyusingVRheadsets.

C.Itcandirectlyaffectone’snavigationalskills.

D.Itssizedependsonthatofonesmemorycenter.

4.FromChan’swords,wecanknow________.

A.hewillspreadthenewdrug

B.hewilltryoutthedrug

C.thestudyhelpstopreventdementia

D.thestudystillneedstobeimproved

Afterdecadesofcat-and-mousebetweenathletesandthewordanti-dopingagency(WADA),athletesfoundwhattheymusthavebelievedtobetheultimate(终极的)dopingagent:theirownblood.Toenhanceathleticperformancewithyourownblood,youdrawyourbloodandstoreitinafreezer.Yourbodycompensatesbycreatingmoreblood.Then,monthslater,justbeforeacompetition,youcanre-inject(注射)theoldbloodforaboost.Asthered-blood-cellcountgoesup,sodoesanathlete’sabilitytoabsorboxygen.Themoreoxygenyougetwitheachbreath,themoreenergyyourbodyisabletobumandthebetteryouareabletoperform.

Althoughtheenhancementissmallcomparedtoactualdrugs,itcanbethedifferencebetweenagoldmedalandasilvermedal.Bestofall,“extrablood”wasneversomethingWADAtestedfor.

ButWADAwasn’tgoingtositbyandbefooled.Whatitcameupwithinresponsemightbeasolutiontostopdopingonceandforall:anathletebiologicalpassport(ABP).Theideaistorecordsomebiologicalfeaturesofanathletethroughtestingdoneatregularintervals.Thebiologicalpassport’spartialimplementation(实施)—recordingbloodandsteroidlevels—beganinJanuary20xx.

Whenallnecessarybiologicalfeaturesarefinallycombined,WADAwillnolongerneedtoworryaboutfindingnewmethodstodetectadrug.Itwillonlyhavetodetect(检测)resultingchangesinthebody.Inthecaseofblooddoping,iftheathlete’snormalred-blood-cellcountis,say,47%,butthenisfoundtobe51%afteracompetition,cheatingmayhavebeeninvolved.

WADAisconfidentthatthebiologicalpassportcouldevenpreventgeneticchanges—theultimate,ever-lastingenhancement—whicharesurelycomingnext.Ifanathletesaperformanceenhancinggene,itwillprobablyleavedetectablechangesinthebody,thatwoulddifferfromtheathlete’sfeatureinthebiologicalpassport.

1.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“boost”inParagraph1probablymean

A.Treatment.B.Test.

C.Promotion.D.Recovery.

2.Whatwordscanbeusedtodescribetheathletebiologicalpassport

A.Complexandexpensive.B.Simpleandthorough.

C.Flexibleanpopular.D.Controversialandconfusing.

3.Whatsthewriter’sattitudetowardsthesolutionofanti-dopingmentionedinthetext

A.Suspicious.B.Positive.

C.Worried.D.Unconcerned.

4.Whatcanweinferabouttheathletebiologicalpassport

A.Itcanonlybeusedtotestblooddoping.

B.IthasbeencompletelyadoptedbyWADA.

C.Itistheexcellentalternativeofmanyathletes.

D.It’sagoodchoicetoensurefaimessinsports

二、七选五

Takingcareofasicklovedonecanputstressonyourhealth.Whentakingcareofotherpersons,youmayignoreyourownphysicalneeds.Youmayfindthatyourhealthisfailing.Ifyoufallill,youwon’tbeabletohelp.1..

Eatwell.Whenthingsseemoutofcontrol,youmayhavenotimetofocusongoodeatinghabits.Youmaynoteatmuch;2..Bothofthoseputstressonyou.Trytoeatashealthilyasyoucan,evenifsometimesyouhavetorelyonsimplemealslikesalads.

Trytogetenoughsleep.Sleepcanalsobedifficultwhenyou’recaringforalovedone.Youmaybetooworriedtosleepattimes,3..Notgettingenoughsleepcanmakeyoulesseffectiveinthetask.Therefore,trytogetasmuchasyoucan.

Taketimetoexercise.Exercisingwillalsohelpyoukeephealthywhileyou’recaringforalovedone.Exercisecanreduceyourstresslevel.4..Soyou’llneedtofindwaystoworkitintoyourschedule.Youcantakeashortwalkacoupleoftimesordoyogaathome.

5..Itcanbeeasytooverlookthehealthprobleminyourselfwhenyou’recaringforsomeoneelse.Ifyoufallill,thatdoesnotdoanyonegood.Soit’sbesttomakesureyou’reingoodhealth.

A.oryoumayendupeatingjunkfood

B.orthetaskmayinterruptyoursleep

C.Don’tignoresignsofillnessinyourself

D.Itcanhelpyougetrecoveredfromillness

E.Therefore,itisimportanttotakecareofyourself

F.However,itcanbedifficultwhenyou‘retakingcareofalovedone

G.Thebestplanistovisitthedoctorregularlytomakesureyou’reingoodhealth

三、完形填空

I’mcurrentlyatauniqueuniversity,aninclusiveonewhere46speechandhearing______studentsgraduateeachyear.Ihavebeenworkingwiththesestudentstohelpthemgetclearontheircareergoals.

Today,an______thinghappened.Onegirlcameataround11:30amandsatdown.Istartedwithwhatweusuallydo.Shecanspeakbutcannot______orlip-read.SoshestartedspeakinginTamil.WhenImanagedtotellherthatIcouldn’tspeakTamil,shespokeEnglish.

I______askingonequestion,andshewentonfor10minutes______,andinTamil.Iunderstooda______ofwordshereandthere,soIknewshewasnotsayingsomething______towhatIasked.Iwasjustlookingstraightinhereyesandsmiling.Ikepton______herwithoutsayingaword.Thiswentonforanhourandahalf!

Thenafteralong______,Itoldhertogetbackon______withanotherquestion.Andthenshesharedforanotherhalfanhourstraight!The______timeIwasjustlookinginher______butnever______down.

Ihadabsolutelyno______whatshespokeforthesehours,butwhatIknewwasthatIwaslisteningto______shewassharingandalsostartedunderstandingabitin______.Severaltimes,Iwould______withasimplequestion:AreyouhappyAndshewould______on.

Iwas______happybecauseIsawhersmilingintheend.Andthen,Ijust______andhuggedherandshewassmilingevenwider.

1.A.recoveredB.damagedC.adequateD.ambiguous

2.A.annualB.absurdC.incredibleD.initial

3.A.readB.advocatedC.writeD.hear

4.A.tiredB.advocatedC.threatenedD.finished

5.A.moreB.straightC.backwardD.outwards

6.A.numberB.lotC.coupleD.double

7.A.meantB.relatedC.ledD.catered

8.A.listeningtoB.talkingtoC.watchingD.caring

9.A.journeyB.hesitationC.spaceD.distance

10.A.recordB.trackC.conditionD.target

11.A.instantB.abundantC.unconsciousD.whole

12.A.faceB.pulseC.eyesD.ears

13.A.fallingB.rollingC.comingD.taking

14.A.ideaB.principleC.intentionD.discrimination

15.A.whateverB.howeverC.whicheverD.wherever

16.A.beyondB.turnC.betweenD.vain

17.A.declareB.tolerateC.interruptD.explore

18.A.continueB.lookC.answerD.flee

19.A.permanentlyB.shortlyC.lamelyD.certainly

20.A.lookedaheadB.carriedoffC.tookoverD.gotup

四、语法填空

阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的”单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Fewerthanoneinsevenpeoplecan1.(correct)identifycommonwashingsymbolswhilea2.(three)ofpeopleadmittheynevercheckinstructionlabels(标签).Somesevenintensaytheyeverhadmachine-washedclothesthatshould3.(go)tothedrycleanersbecausetheyfailedtolookatthelabels.

Theignoranceabout4.clothesshouldbecleanedcancostfamiliesthousandsofpounds,accordingtoasampletestofhouseholdersbyaschooluniformsupplier.

Menaretheworstoffenderswithmorethanthreequartersalwaysusingthesameprogramonawashingmachineregardlessoftheinstructions.Almosthalfof5.(woman)usedjustthreeprograms.6.issaidthatthelackofunderstandingoversymbolsisdestroyingthousandsofpoundsworthofclothing7.(treat)improperly.

Whilealmosteight8.tenpeoplebelieveitisimportanttocheckthelabelsontheirclothes,lessthanhalflookatthemwhen9.(buy)newclothes.Somenineoutoftensaidtheywereunawarethatsomeclothingshouldneverbeputinthedrier.

Thelabelsaretheretoshowhowclothesshouldbetreated.This10.(help)informationcansavetimeandensureclothestolastlonger.

五、单句改错

假定英语课上教师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（）划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

留意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

1.Isuggestgotothepresentationattheschoolhallthisafternoon.

2.Parentsshouldbeawarethatallchildrenwouldenjoybeingpraisebytheteacher.

3.Hegaveusawarningthatwithoutaper