湖北省武汉市新洲区部分学校2022-2023学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题

2022-2023学年度下学期期中新洲区部分学校高中二年级目标检测英语试题考试时间：120分钟满分：150分第一部分：听力(共两节，满分30分)做题时，先将答案划在试卷上。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)听下面五段对话。每段对话后有一小题，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.Whatdoesthemanaskthewomantodo?A.Askthelibrarianforhelp.B.Finishherpapertomorrow.C.Stopusingthecomputer.2.Whatcouldthemanprobablybe?A.Apatient.B.Adoctor.C.Apoliceman.3.Whichteamwonthisyear?A.GreenHouse.B.RedHouse.C.BlueHouse.4.WhatdothespeakerthinkofFred?A.Talkative.B.Annoying.C.Funny.5.Whydoesthemantalktothewoman?A.Toofferherajobposition.B.Totellhertoapplyforajob.C.Toaskhertofillinaform.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.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?A.Acafe.B.Atheft.C.Aman.7.Whatwillthemandonext?A.Putawayapurse.B.Gotothepolicestation.C.Makeaphonecall.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8.Whydoesn’tthewomanordertheproductsontime?A.There’saproblemwiththecentralcomputer.B.Thesalespeopledon’ttellhertodoit.C.Shedoesn’tpaymuchattentiontoit.9.Whatdoesthewomansuggest?A.Increasingthepay.B.Findingbetterstaff.C.Trainingthestaff.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10.Whatisthewomandoing?A.Comfortingtheman.B.Givingsomeadvice.C.Offeringsomeinformation.11.Whatproblemdoesthemanhave?A.Hehasaterriblepaininhisarm.B.Hecan’tcatchwhattheprofessorsays.C.Heishavingdifficultyintakingnotes.12.Whatdoesthewomanoffertotheman?A.Herrecorder.B.Hernotes.C.Herphotocopy.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13.Whatisthemostprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?A.Neighbors.B.Husbandandwife.C.Colleagues.14.WhydoesthewomanwanttobuyapresentforJaneandRobert?A.They’vejusthadababy.B.They’vejustgotmarried.C.They’vejustmovedin.15.Howdoesthewomanthinkthepresentshouldbe?A.Unique.B.Interesting.C.Useful.16.Whatdothespeakersdecidetobuyintheend?A.Adress.B.Awindbell.C.Abed.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17.Whatkindoftalkisthespeakergiving?A.Anadonthetheatre.B.Arecordedphonemessage.C.Aradioannouncement.18.WhatwillbeonintheOdeonTheatreonWednesday?A.Aplay.B.Aconcert.C.Acomedyshow.19.WhenwillTheLimelightstartonFebruary22nd?A.At8:15p.m.B.At8:30p.m.C.At8:45p.m.20.Whatcanwelearnfromthetalk?AThesnowmanisamusicalcheaperforchildren.B.TheOdeontheatreprovidesbookingserviceonline.C.SomefamouscomedianswillbeinvitedonSunday.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。AUnusualLibrariesAroundtheWorldThereare2.7millionlibrariesspreadingacrosstheglobe,andwhiletherearemanybeautifulones,therearealsoanumberofuniqueones.HaskellFreeLibraryandOperaHouseQuebec,CanadaandVermont,USTheHaskellFreeLibraryandOperaHouse,aspeciallibraryspanningtwocountries,isstationedontheborderbetweenCanadaandtheUnitedStatesandservespeoplefrombothcountries.ThemainentranceisontheAmericanside,butthemajorityofcollectionofthebooksareinCanada.There’sevenanofficialAmerican-Canadaborderlinerunningrightacrossthelibrary’sfloor.DeichmanBjørvika,Oslo,NorwayPraisedbymanyasalibraryofthefuture,theDeichmanBjørvika,cityofOslo’snewmainlibrary,hasonehundredunreadandunpublishedtexts.Theyarestoredinaspeciallydesignedroomlinedwithwoodfromtheforest,makingthelibrarytheworld’smostsecretiveone.Itwitnessesdifferentauthorsaddtheirworkstothecollectionthatwillnotbeavailableforreadinguntil2114.SeashoreLibrary,Qinhuangdao,ChinaQuietlysittingonanisolated(孤零零的)stretchofbeachofQinhuangdaoinnorthernChina,theSeashoreLibraryhasbeencalledtheworld’sloneliestlibrary.Peoplehavetowalkacrossthesandtoreachthedoors.Thebuildingisdesignedtopromotepeople’sconnectionwithocean,sothemainreadingroomfeaturesalayereddesigntoensurethateveryonehasagoodviewofthesea.BibliothecaAlexandrina,Alexandria,EgyptBíbliothecaAlexandrinaisconsideredasarevival(复兴)ofanancientlibraryintheAlex-andria2,300yearsagoorso.Characterizedbyitscircular,tiltingform,thebuildingspans160metersindiameter(直径)andreachesupto32metersinheight,whilealsodivingsome12metersintotheground.1.WhathighlightstheHaskellFreeLibraryandOperaHouse?A.Itcrossestwocountries.B.Itisaccessibleonlybyboat.C.Ithasthelargestcollectionofbooks.D.Itismodeledafteranancientlibrary.2.WhyistheSeashoreLibrarybuiltinQinhuangdao?A.Topromotethestretchingbeach.B.Tohelpvisitorsgetridofloneliness.C.Toinvolvevisitorsinthenaturalworld.D.Tomakeittheworld’sloneliestlibrary.3.Whichlibraryisunavailabletoreadersatpresent?A.HaskellFreeLibraryandOperaHouse.B.DeichmanBjørvika.C.SeashoreLibrary.D.BibliothecaAlexandrina.BArunKumarBajajhasaveryunusualskill—hecanpaintwithasewingmachine(缝纫机).Technically,it’sembroidering,notpainting,buthisartworksaresodetailedthattheycanpassaspaintingstotheuntrainedeyes.Andthefactthathedoesitallwithasewingmachinejustmakesthatmuchmoreimpressive.Arunwasreallygoodatdrawingandpaintingwhilegrowingupanddreamedofbecomingafamouspainter,buthisfatherdiedsuddenly15yearsago,whichdestroyedhisplansandforcedhimtogiveupschoolinordertorunthefamilybusiness.Hisfatherwasatailorandhebecameonetoo,buthedidn’tlettheartistinhimdie.Hestarted“painting”withaneedleandthread,butinsteadofusinghishands,hedecidedonaratherunusualtool—thesewingmachine.Ittookhimawhiletomasterthisuniqueartform,buttodayheisrecognizedastheworld’sonlysewingmachineartist.HisworksbecomeverypopularbothinIndiaandabroad.It’seasytoseewhy,justbylookingatthem,butwhatreallymakeshisembroideriesspecialisthetoolheuses.“Youneedtobeverycarefulbecauseonceyou’vestitchedthecloth,there’snowayyoucanrepairit.”Arunsaid.“It’salldoneinasinglelayertogivethepaintinganeatlook.”SomeofArun’smostimpressiveworksincludea4×2feetpaintingofthecourtofRanjitSingh,whichtooktheartistoverayeartofinish.ArunrunsatailoringbusinessintheAdalatBazarofPatiala,buthedevotesalotofhistimetohisartisticdreamaswell.4.WhatwasArun’sambitionwhenhewasgrowingup?A.Tobeawell-knownartist. B.Tobeexpertatembroidering.C.Tostartacompanyofhisown. D.Tobeafamoussewerlikehisfather.5.WhatcanweinferaboutArun’sbusiness?A.Itrunsverywellatpresent. B.Itoftenlacksalotofmoney.C.Ithasalotofbranchesabroad. D.Itissponsoredbythelocalgovernment.6.HowdidArunpaintthecourtofRanjitSingh?A.Byusinghisfeet. B.Byusinghismouth.C.Withaneedleandthread. D.Withabrushandpaints.7.HowcanwebestdescribeArun?A.Outgoingandgenerous. B.Giftedandhardworking.C.Courageousbutimpatient. D.Narrowmindedandbad-tempered.CElectriccarsarealreadygreenerthanpetrolcarsinalmosteverypartoftheworldtoday,accordingtoresearchers.Theysayelectricvehiclesare“ano-regretchoice”eveninplaceswherepowernetshaven’tgonefullygreen.Somepreviouscomparisonssuggestedpetrolcarsproducelowernetcarbonemissions(净碳排放量)overtheirlifetimethanbattery-poweredcars.Yettheseanalyseshaveoftencomparedonlytwofixedmodelsofcars.Instead,theresearchersfromRadboudUniversitylookedattheaverageemissionsacrossmanyclassesofcartogetaclearerglobalpicture.Itincludesduringitsproduction,whileitisbeingdrivenandwhenitisbroken,forallthepetrolandelectriccarssoldin59areasacrosstheworldin2015.Theyconnectedwithinformationofthoseareasinthefollowingyearsandfoundthattheelectricvehiclesaregreenerthanthenewpetrolcars.Electricvehiclesalreadyhavelowernetcarbonemissionsin53ofthose59areas.Onlyinsomecountriesthatusecoalheavily,suchasIndiaandPoland,areelectriccaremissionsworsethanthoseofpetrolcars.Theresearcherssaythatthedifferencesbetweenpetrolandelectriccarsonthecarbonemissionswillgrowbiggeraspowerstationsgetgreener.By2030,theyexpectthecarbonemissionsofelectriccarstobe20percentlowerthanthatin2015,and30percentlowerby2050.Thesuggestionsforgovernmentsareclear,saysKnobloch.“Thereisnoneedtowait.Don’tbeconfusedbyallthosedifferentresultsoutthere.It’sano-regretchoicealready.”8.Whydidtheformercomparisonshowpetrolcarsmoregreener?A.Itwastoosimple.BIthadnoscientificbasis.C.Itlackedexperimentalevidence.D.Itlackedenoughreferenceobjects.9.Howmanyareasdoelectriccarshavehighernetcarbonemissions?A.6. B.53. C.59. D.112.10.Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?A.Petrolcarswillbefullyreplaced.B.Thecarbonemissionsofelectriccarswillbezero.C.Powerstationswillgethugeadvancetechnologically.D.Petrolcars’pollutionwillforcepeopletobuyelectriccars.11.Whatisthepurposeofthetext?A.Tostatethedevelopmentofelectriccars.B.Totellreadershowtochooseanelectriccar.C.Toshowelectriccarsaregreenerthanpetrolcars.D.Tostatethedifferencesbetweenpetrolandelectriccars.DMostofuswanttogetinshapeandbehealthy.Formanyofusnutrition(营养)andwatchingwhatweeatisanimportantwaytostayhealthy.Butwhenitcomestofood,whatiscaloriecounting,andwhatarethepositivesandnegativesofit?AlawintheUKcameintoforceinApril2022thatrequiresrestaurants,takeaways,andcafestodisplaythecalorieinformationofnon-pre-packedfoodandsoftdrinksontheirmenus.It’sastrategyaimedtodealwithobesity(肥胖)andgivepeopleamoreinformedchoiceofwhatgoesdownintotheirstomachs.Beingabletocountcaloriesandknowhowmuchwecaneatisagreatwaytotryandstayontrackwithourdiet.However,therearesomedisbelieverswhenitcomestocaloriecounting.200caloriesoffreshfruitand200caloriesofjunkfood,forexamplecookies,havethesamecaloricvalue.However,thereisaquestionofthehealthbenefitsofwhatyou’reeating,regardlessofcalories.WhilefreshfruitlikeapplescontainsthingslikevitaminC,junkfoodcouldcontainanunhealthylevelofsugarandfats.Likewise(同样地),fruitmayfillyouupandleaveyounotwantingmorefoodforlongerthanabiscuitwithequalcalories-meaning,overall,youeatless.Simplycountingcalories,whileusefulforweightloss,doesn’ttakeintoaccountyourintakeofgoodfats,carbohydrates,andproteins-thingsthatyourbodyneeds.So,ifyou’retryingtosticktoalow-carbondiet,justlookingatnumbersofcaloriesonamenuwon’tbethatuseful.So,alwaysbemindfulthatwhatyou’reeatingispartofahealthybalanceddiet.12.What’stheaimofthenewly-passedlawintheUK?A.Toensurefoodsecurity. B.Todirectthefoodindustry.C.Tohelpreduceobesity. D.Togettoughwiththebusinessmen.13.Whatopiniondodisbelievershold?ACaloriealonedoesn’tcontributetohealth. B.Junkfoodhasmorecaloriesthanfreshfruit.C.Lesscaloriesmeanlessfoodinyourstomach. D.Sugarandfatsaremoreharmfulthancalories.14.What’sthetextmainlyabout?A.Thebestwaytokeepinshape. B.AresearchresultofobesityintheUK.C.Nutritionanditshealthbenefit. D.Opinionsandcommentsoncaloriecounting.15.Fromwhichsectionofamagazineisthistextmostlikelytaken?A.Entertainment. B.Lifestyle. C.Finance. D.Education.第二节(共5小题;每小题25份，满分12.5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。HandwrittenChinesecharacterscanbebeautiful.Livinginadigitalerawithsmartphonesandcomputers,moststudentssoonerorlateraskthemselvesthisquestion:____16____KnowinghowtowriteChinesecharactersbyhandisjustcool.Itfeelslikemagicwhenyouwriteafewstrokes(笔画)onpaperthatdon’tnormallymakesense,buttheysuddenlycometogetherandcreateameaning.____17____Handwritingcharacterstrainsyourmusclememory,makingcharactersstaylongerinyourmemoryandimprovingyourreadingandspeakingskills.____18____However,withoutknowinghowtowritecharactersbyhand,youareveryunlikelytoreachalevelaboveintermediate(中级的).____19____Handwritingcharactersisaformofmeditation.Onceyoulearnhowtostayfocused,youwillnotonlynoticethatyourconcentrationskillsimprove,butyouwillalsofindyourselffeelingcalmandrelaxedwhenwritingcharacters.MostpeopleagreethatweshouldlearntowritelastleastsomecharactersatsomepointasastudentofChinese,althoughnotnecessarilystraightawayandnotnecessarilyallthecharactersthatyoucansay.Butunlessyoudon’tcareaboutwrittenlanguageatall,youshouldlearnthebasicsofhandwriting.____20____Youdon’tneedtobeacalligraphymaster,butyoudoneedbasichandwritingskillstodothis.Simplylookingatthingsis,asusual,abadwayoflearning.A.Andamazingly,youcanunderstandit.B.IsitimportanttolearnChineseculture?C.Handwritingcharacterstrainsyour-concentration.D.Learningcharactersisagoodideaforallstudents.E.Withoutit,itwillbeveryhardtounderstandcharacters.F.IsitreallynecessarytolearnhowtowritebyhandinChinese?G.YoucanlearnChinesetoacertainlevelwithouthandwritingcharacters.第三部分语言运用(共两节，满分30分)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。EveryJanuary1st,Iwilltellmyself:Newyear,newself.Usually,that___21___lastsaboutaweekforme.ButthistimeIconsideredcarefullyanddecidedtodothingsjustoutofinterestandfor___22___,justlikeIdidasakid.I___23___roller-skatingeventually.Afterafewmonthsofkneeinjuries,twistedanklestwisting(扭转)andalotof___24___atsuchanage,Icouldbarelycallmyselfaroller-skater.Roller-skatingrewardsmewithmany___25___,butthebiggestoneisthecommunityImet___26___.Afewweeksago,Inoticedagroupof20outonskates,too,jumpingandspinning(旋转)withsucheasewhileIwas___27___slidingupanddowntheroad.Afterabitofchat,I___28___thegroupandknewFreya,44yearsold.Asadataanalyst,shehadtwo___29___whilegrowingup—mathsandart.Sinceherjobhassomethingtodowithmaths,Freyadevotedherfreetimetokeepingherenthusiasmforart____30____.Heronlinesocialplatformwasfulloftracesofher____31____inart.Freyawastheonewhowouldn’tletbeingagrown-up____32____herfromhavingfun,whichdidtouchme.Actually,tryingsomething____33____doesn’talwayscomeeasyasanadult,andit’sharderto____34____whatpeoplethinkorremark.Tomyfriendsandfamilyroller-skatingseemedlikeanoddhobby.Butwithconstantfallingdown,gettingupandregainingcourage,Iendedupbeing____35____foraroller-skater.21.A.experience B.impression C.resolution D.program22.A.treatment B.fun C.reward D.honor23.A.tookup B.gaveup C.backedup D.followedup24.A.excitement B.success C.warmth D.embarrassment25.A.sufferings B.challenges C.surprises D.questions26.A.atlength B.onpurpose C.bymistake D.bychance27.A.fearfully B.casually C.skilfully D.frequently28.A.researched B.joined C.trained D.left29.A.goals B.contributions C.passions D.secrets30.A.alive B.personal C.public D.rare31A.major B.arrival C.belief D.pursuit32.A.free B.discourage C.rescue D.excuse33.A.novel B.serious C.similar D.risky34.A.interpret B.imagine C.suspect D.ignore35.A.beneficial B.responsible C.qualified D.celebrated第二节(共10小题;每小题1.5分，满分15分)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。Itiswidelyacknowledgedthat____36____(protect)theenvironmenthasbecomeaprevailingtrend,buttherealityisfarfromsatisfaction.Meanwhile,withthedevelopmentofeconomy,peoplearebeginningtoattachgreatimportance____37____theirhealth.Nowadays,anenvironmentallyfriendlyactivity—plogging—hasgainedpopularity,whichhelpsgetintoshapeandconservetheenvironmentatthesametime.So,whatisplogging?As____38____matteroffact,itisacombinationofpickingandjogging,whichmeans____39____(pick)uptrashwhileworkingout.Manypeoplethink____40____(high)ofitbecauseploggingbenefitsusalot.Itnotonlyhelpsuskeepphysicallyandmentallyhealthybutalsoisofgreat____41____(significant)toprotecttheenvironmentandourhomeland.Peopleofallagescanparticipateinthiskindofexercise,whichcanhelpgetridofgarbageandmake____42____(we)neighbourhoodcleanandbeautiful.Morethanthat,whatisthemostimportantisthatitmakesthepublicawareofenvironmentalissuesand____43____(arouse)theirsenseofresponsibility.Itisstronglysuggestedthateveryoneinthecommunityshouldtakeanactivepartintheactivityandmakingcontributionstomakeourhomelandabetterplacetolivein.Sowhynot____44____(take)atrashbagnexttimewhenyougojogging?Don’thesitatetotakeactions,____45____wewillmakeadifference.第四部分写作(共两节，满分40分)第一节(满分15分)46.你校正在组织以“礼貌的重要性”为题的英语演讲比赛。请你写一篇演讲稿参赛，内容包括：1.礼貌的重要性；2.发出倡议。注意：1.写作词数应为80左右；2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。TheImportanceofPoliteness_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________第二节(满分25分)47.阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。Onhiswayhome,Tommysawagray,long-hairedcatsittingonthesidewalk.Ashestoppedtopether,henoticedthatshewasnotwearingacollar(项圈).Sherubbedherheadagainsthishand.SheremindedTommyofSmoky,thecathehadwhenhewasyounger.Smoky’sfurhadbeenlongandgraytoo.Tommypettedthecatforawhile.Thenhesaid,“Ihavetogo,”andcontinuedtogohome.Tohissurprise,thecatfollowedhimontheway.WhenTommywashome,hewalkeduptheporch(门廊)stepsandwentintothekitchen.Thecatfollowedhimupthestepsandsatquietlyoutsidethedoor,watchinghimclosely.Tommymadeasandwich.Thecatcontinuedtostareathim.Tommysighed.“Iknowit’snotagoodideatofeedastraycat(流浪猫),”hesaid