陕西省宝鸡市岐山县高二下学期期末考试英语试题（原卷版）

2022-2023学年度第二学期期末质量检测高二英语试卷第一部分听力(共两节，满分30分)第一节(共5小题;每小题分，满分分)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。例：Howmuchistheshirt?A.£19.15.B.£9.18.C.£9.15.答案是C。1.Wheredoestheconversationprobablytakeplace?A.Inasupermarket.B.Inthepostoffice.C.Inthestreet.2.WhatdidCarldo?A.Hedesignedamedal.B.HefixedaTVset.C.Hetookatest.3.Whatdoesthemando?A.He’satailor.B.He’sawaiter.C.He’sashopassistant.4.Whenwilltheflightarrive?A.At18:20.B.At18:35.C.At18:50.5.Howcanthemanimprovehisarticle?A.Bydeletingunnecessarywords.B.Byaddingacoupleofpoints.C.Bycorrectinggrammarmistakes.第二节(共15小题;每小题分，满分分)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.WhatdoesBilloftendoonFridaynight?A.Visithisparents.B.Gotothemovies.C.WalkalongBroadway.7.Whowatchesmusicalplaysmostoften?ABill.B.Sarah.C.Bill’sparents.听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。8.WhydoesDavidwanttospeaktoMike?A.Toinvitehimtoaparty.B.Todiscussaschedule.C.Tocalloffameeting.9.Whatdoweknowaboutthespeakers?A.Theyarecolleagues.B.Theyareclosefriends.C.They’venevermetbefore.听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。10.Whatkindofcameradoesthemanwant?A.ATVcamera.B.Avideocamera.C.Amoviecamera.11.Whichfunctionisthemanmostinterestedin?A.Underwaterfilming.B.Alargememory.C.Auto-focus.12.Howmuchwouldthemanpayforthesecondcamera?A950euros.B.650euros.C.470euros.听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。13.WhoisClifford?A.Alittlegirl.B.Theman’spet.C.Afictionalcharacter.14.WhosuggestedthatNormanpaintforchildren’sbooks?A.Hiswife.B.Elizabeth.C.Apublisher.15.WhatisNorman’sstorybasedon?A.Abook.B.Apainting.C.Ayoungwoman.16.WhatisitthatshockedNorman?A.Hisunexpectedsuccess.B.Hiseffortsmadeinvain.C.Hiseditor’sdisagreement.听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。17.Whowouldliketomakesmalltalkaccordingtothespeaker?A.Relatives.B.Strangers.C.Visitors.18.Whydopeoplehavesmalltalk?A.Toexpressopinions.B.Toavoidarguments.C.Toshowfriendliness.19.Whichofthefollowingisafrequenttopicinsmalltalk?A.Politics.B.Movies.C.Salaries.20Whatdoesthespeakerrecommendattheendofhislecture?A.Askingopen-endedquestions.B.Feelingfreetochangetopics.C.Makingsmalltalkinteresting.第二部分阅读理解(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。AChooseYourOne-Day-Tours!TourA-Bath&StonehengeincludingentrancefeestotheancientRomanbathroomsandStonehenge-￡37until26Marchand￡39thereafter.Visitthecitywithover2,000yearsofhistoryandBathAbbey,theRoyalCrescentandtheCostumeMuseum,Stonehengeisoneoftheworld’smostfamousprehistoricmonumentsdatingbackover5,000years.TourB-Oxford&StratfordincludingentrancefeestotheUniversityStMary’sChurchTowerandAnneHathaway’s-￡32until12Marchand￡36thereafter.Oxford:IncludesaguidedtourofEngland’soldestuniversitycityandcolleges.Lookoverthe“cityofdreamingspires(尖顶）”fromStMary‘sChurchTower.Stratford:IncludesaguidedtourexploringmuchoftheShakespearewonder.TourC-WindsorCastle&HamptonCourt:includingentrancefeestoHamptonCourtPalace-￡34until11Marchand￡37thereafter.IncludesaguidedtourofWindsorandHamptonCourt,HenryVILL’sfavoritepalace.FreetimetovisitWindsorCastle(entrancefeesnotincluded).With500yearsofhistory,HamptonCourtwasoncethehomeoffourKingsandoneQueen.Nowthisformerroyalpalaceisopentothepublicasamajortouristattraction.Visitthepalaceanditsvarioushistoricgardens,whichincludethefamousmaze(迷宫)whereitiseasytogetlost!TourD–CambridgeincludingentrancefeestotheTowerofSaintMarytheGreat-￡33until18Marchand￡37thereafter.IncludesaguidedtourofCambridge,thefamousuniversitytown,andthegardensofthe18thcentury.1.WhichtourwillyouchooseifyouwanttoseeEngland’soldestuniversitycity?A.TourA B.TourBC.TourC D.TourD2.Whichofthefollowingtourschargesthelowestfeeon17March?A.WindsorCastle&HamptonCourt B.Oxford&StratfordC.Bath&Stonehenge D.Cambridge3.WhyisHamptonCourtamajortouristattraction?A.Itusedtobethehomeofroyalfamilies B.Itusedtobeawell-knownmazeC.ItistheoldestpalaceinBritain D.Itisaworld-famouscastleBWhenIwasateenager,Iknewnothingaboutmentalhealth.Ifyoutalkedabout“safespaces”,I’dthinkthatyoumeantabank.What’smore,Ididn’tcareaboutmentalhealth.WhywouldI?AsDadusedtosay,“Ifitisn’tbroken,don’tfixit!”Butunfortunatelymymentalhealthdid“break”.Iwasdiagnosed(诊断)asseriouslyclinicallyanorexic(厌食的)atage23.Ihadimmediatetreatmentinhospital,whichlastedtwoandahalfyears.Peoplealwayswonderwhathelpedmerecoverandthekeywassimple:comedy(喜剧).I’maprofessionalstand-upcomic.Comedybeganasmyhobbyandhasprogressedintoajob.Theword“comedy”isbelievedtocomefromtheAncientGreekkōmosmeaning“toreveal”,whosejobistoreveal,explainandunderstandthings.ThiswassomethingIturnedtowhenIwasinrecoveryfromanorexia.I’dneverbeenabletoexplainwhatgoingoninsidemyhead;tryingtoexplainwhat’sgoingoninyourmindisliketryingtoexplainacolortosomeonewho’sblind.Sohumourbecameawayofunderstandingthingsandthenawayofexplainingthem.DrDieterDeclercq,LecturerinFilmattheUniversityofKent,believes“Humorcanchangeouropinionsonadifficultsituation”.However,headdscarefullythat“WeshouldavoidjudgmentslikeAllhumourisgoodforyou.”InhisnewbookSatire,ComedyandMentalHealth,helooksathowcomedycanbeusedasamentalhealthmethod.Enjoyedwithothers,itisimportantforgoodmentalhealthandrecovery.Stand-upcomedywasimportanttomyrecovery.IknowI’mnotaloneinthat.SoIwanttopaythatforwardandshowotherpeopleyourmentalhealthdoesn’thavetobe“broken”beforeyoucan“fixit”.4.Howdidtheauthortreattheissueofmentalhealthasateenager?A.Shetookitseriously.B.Shewasconfidentofit.C.Shehatedtalkingaboutit.D.Shepaidnoattentiontoit.5.Whatdoestheauthorintendtodoinparagraph3?A.Explainhowcomedyhelps.B.Sharewhatshewentthrough.C.Statewherecomedycomesfrom.D.Showwhycomedyisacommonhobby.6.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inParagraph4referto?A.Comedy. B.Film. C.Adifficultsituation. D.Thenewbook.7.Inwhichsectionofamagazineisthistextprobablyfrom?A.Health&Life. B.Man&Nature. C.Science&Technology. D.Society&Opinion.CWhenmostpeoplehearthewords“BigBen”theyimmediatelythinkoftheattractiveVictorianGothicstructureoftheclocktowerofthePalaceofWestminster.Let’sclearupacommonmisunderstandingfirst;technicallyspeaking,thename“BigBen”doesnotrefertothefamoustower,nortothefourhugeclockfacesofthisLondonlandmark;instead,itreferstothelargestoneofthefivebellsinsidetheclocktower.ConstructionofthetowerwasbegunfollowingthedisastrousfirewhichdestroyedtheoldPalaceofWestminsterin1834.CharlesBarrywasresponsibleforrebuildingthePalace,andhisdesignsincludedaclocktower.Ittook16yearstobuildtheclocktowerofthePalaceofWestminsteranditwascompletedin1859.Thetoweris316feethigh.Thespireofthetowerisbuiltwithanironframe,anditisthisframewhichsupportstheweightofthebells.Severalsmallroomsarebuiltintothelowerpartofthetower,includingasmallprisoncell.TheironframeoftheclockfacewasdesignedbyAWPugin,whowasresponsibleformanyoftheGothicdecorativeelementsofthePalaceofWestminster.Thedialsare23feetindiameterandthefacesthemselvesarenotsolid,butaremadeupofmanysmallpiecesofopalglass,likeaglasswindow.Severalofthecentralpiecesofglasscanberemovedtomakeiteasierforpeopletocheckthehandsoftheclockfrominside.Atthetimeofitsconstructiontheclockmovementwaseasilythelargestintheworld,anditisstillamongthelargesttoday.Theclock,designedbyEdmundBeckettDenison,hasproventobeveryaccurateovertheyears.BigBen—thehourbell—issaidtohavebeennamedafterSirBenjaminHall,whowasknownforhisgreatsize,asisthebell!ThefirstBigBenhourbellwascompletedbeforethetower,sothebellwashunginNewPalaceYard.Afterrepeatedpublicringingthebellcrackedandhadtobereplacedbythecurrentbell.8.Thename“BigBen”actuallyrefersto____.A.thefamoustower B.thehugeclockfacesC.thebiggestbellinside D.thedesignerofthetower9.Fromthetext,weknowthattheclocktower___________.A.wasdesignedbyEdmundBeckettDenison B.wasbuiltin1844C.ismorethan300feethigh D.hasnoroomsinit10.Whatisthebenefitoftheopalglassclockfaces?A.Opalglassischeaperthansolidmaterials. B.Thehugebodymakesitmucheasiertosee.C.Theglassissolidenough. D.Piecesofglasscanberemovedtocheckthehands.11.Fromthetext,wecaninferthat________.A.SirBenjaminHallwasafamousarchitect B.thefirsthourbellhasworkedtillnowC.thebellsarehunginsidethespireofthetower D.theclockisnotaccuratenowDConversationgoesfarbeyondtalking.Italsoinvolves,asSwedishauthorAnnikaThorhaswritten,“eyes,smiles,thesilencesbetweenthewords.”Whenthoseelementsareputtogether,conversationalpartnersfeelmostdeeplyengagedandconnected.Dart-mouthCollegeneuroscientistshavetakenthatideaandcarriedittonewplaces.Theyreportsomesurprisingfindingsontheinteractionbetweeneyecontactandhowtwopeoplesynchronize(使同步)neural(神经的)activitywhiletalking.Theresearcherssuggestthatbeingintunewithaconversationalpartnerisgood—butthatoccasionallyfallingoutofsyncmightbeevenbetter.Maintainingeyecontacthaslongbeenthoughttoactasthegluethatconnectstwopeopleinconversation.Similarly,thegrowingstudyofneuralsynchronyhaslargelyfocusedonthewayconsistenceinindividuals’brainactivitybenefitsthesocialconnectionbetweenthem.EarlierresearchbytheDartmouthlabhadshowedthatsynchronizedpupildilation(瞳孔扩张)servesasareliableindicatorofsharedattention,whichinturnmarksgreaterneuralsynchrony.Inthenewstudy,whichmeasuredpupildilationduringunstructured10-minuteconversations,theresearchersfoundthattheinitialmomentofeyecontact—ratherthanacontinuingperiodoflockedstares—marksapeakinsharedattention.Synchrony,infact,dropssharplyjustafteryoulookintoyourpartner’seyesandbeginstorecoveronlywhenyouandthatpersonlookawayfromeachother.“Eyecontactisnotbringingsynchrony;it’sdisturbingit,”saysThaliaWheatley,thepaper’sseniorauthor.Whywouldthishappen?Wheatleyclaimsthatmakingandbreakingeyecontactultimatelydrivestheconversationforward.“Perhapswhatthisisdoingisallowingustobreaksynchronyandmovebackintoourownheadssothatwecanbringforthnewandindividualcontributionstokeeptheconversationgoing,”Wohltjensays.Connectionsbetweenstareandsynchronymightberelevanttoresearchinmentaldisordersthatinvolveuntypicalinteraction.Thefindingsalsohelpexplainfrustrationsovervideo-conferencingplatforms,whererealeyecontactisnearlyimpossibletomakeorbreakbecauseofthepositioningofcamerasandwindowsonscreens.12.WhatdotheDartmouthCollegeneuroscientistsfind?A.Peopletendtosynchronizewhiletalking. B.Occasionalabsenceofsynccanbebetter.C.Eyecontactdrawspeopletoconversations. D.Thesilencesbetweenthewordsworkwonders.13.Whendoessharedattentionreachthehighest?A.Atthebeginningofeyecontact. B.After10minutes’lockedstares.C.Inthemiddleoftheconversation. D.Beforelookingawayfromeachother.14.WhatdoesWohltjenthinkofbreakingsynchrony?A.Itdisturbsratherthanbringssynchrony. B.Itoftenresultsincommunicationbarriers.C.Itisareliableindicatorofsharedattention. D.Itaddsfreshthoughtstotheconversation.15.Whatdoesthelastparagraphmainlytellusabouttheresearch?A.Itssignificance. B.Itsshortcomings. C.Itschallenges. D.Itscomplexity.第二节(共5小题;每小题2分，满分10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。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。Healthisthemostimportantthingintheworld.Nothingismoreimportantthanhealth.Ifwetakeawayourmoney,houses,orevenourclothes,wecanstillsurvive.___16___Thatiswhywealwaystrytoeatinahealthywayandexerciseregularly.Howcanwekeephealthy?Inordertoeathealthily,Iusuallyavoideatingfoodhighinfat,likeFrenchfriesorcookies,whicharejunkfood.___17___Ieatalotofvegetablesandfreshfruitswhicharefullofvitamins.___18___TakingexerciseeverydayhelpsusbuildastrongbodyRegularexerciseisanimportantpartofkeepingmehealthy.What’smore,Ithinkfriendsareanimportantpartofone’shealth.___19___IalwaysfeelbetterwhenIamwithfriendsthanwhenIamalone.WhenIamwithfriends,Ialwayslaugh.Laughingisalsoanimportantpartofhealth.It’sgoodtostaywithmyfriends.Byeatingproperlyandexercisingregularly,Icankeepmymindaswellasmybodyhappy.Thesethingssoundeasytodo,butnotmanypeoplecanmanagethem.___20___A.Ionlyeatlittlemeat.B.Ontheotherhand,doingexerciseisveryimportant.CSomepeopleappearfatbecausetheyofteneattoomuch.D.Ithinkastrongwillisnecessaryifwewanttokeephealthy.E.Butifourhealthistakenaway,itiscertainthatwewoulddie.F.Therearesomepeoplewholikestayingalone,buttheykeephealthy.G.Manystudiesshowthatpeoplewhohaveawiderangeofsocialcontactgetsicklessthanthosewhodon’t.第三部分完形填空(共20小题，每小题1分，满分20分)阅读下面短文，从短文后各题的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出适合填入空白处的最佳选项。ThomasEdisontriedtwothousanddifferentmaterialstomakethelightbulb.Whennoneworkedsuccessfully,hisassistantcomplained,“Allourworkis____21____vain.Wehavelearnednothing.”ThomasEdisonrepliedvery____22____,“Oh,wehavecomealongwayandwehave____23____alot.Wenowknowthattherearetwothousandmaterialswhichwecannot____24____tomakeagoodlightbulb.”Ifyoulearnfromyourmistakes,thenyouare____25____.Ifyoulearnfromsomeoneelse’smistakes,thenyouareagenius.Successisnothingmorethanafewsimpledisciplines____26____dailyandfailureisnothingmorethanafewsmall____27____repeateddaily.How____28____theabovelinesare!Successtakes____29____.We’llmakemistakes____30____wedothingsintoomuchofahurry.Whenwedonotpracticedisciplinesinlife,wedon’tbuildenoughconfidenceto____31____newandchallengingtaskswhichareimportantandmatterinlife.Ourconfidence____32____whatwethinkofourselvesandwhetherwebelieveinourselves.Weareallbornwithexceptional____33____,butonlyafewreally____34____theirtruepotentialsandmakeeffortsinlifeandtheothersjustleada(n)____35____life.Doyouwanttobeexceptional?Successisafruitwhicheveryonewantsto____36____,butitisnotfoundeverywhereandnoonecan____37____itwithoutseriousefforts.Thosewhowanttosucceedwillfindaway;thosewhodon’twillfinda(n)____38____!Successdependsonprevious____39____,andwithoutitwewillendinfailure.Whenyouare____40____,pleaseenjoyitandgiveyourhandtootherswhowanttoaccomplishsomething.?21.A.with B.in C.on D.at22.A.confidently B.madly C.carelessly D.angrily23.A.remembered B.refused C.learned D.ordered24.A.test B.ignore C.invent D.use25.A.healthy B.enthusiastic C.intelligent D.generous26.A.shown B.prevented C.recorded D.practised27.A.errors B.machines C.jobs D.steps28.A.common B.strange C.familiar D.true29.A.effect B.time C.drugs D.roles30.A.asthough B.sothat C.unless D.if31.A.keep B.attempt C.give D.see32.A.dependson B.setsaside C.turnsdown D.setsup33.A.appearance B.experiences C.qualities D.feelings34.A.own B.realize C.provide D.research35.A.active B.hard C.rich D.average36.A.sell B.draw C.eat D.praise37.A.achieve B.watch C.offer D.recognize38.A.story B.excuse C.key D.plan39.A.preparation B.influence C.life D.generation40.A.powerful B.wonderful C.successful D.hopeful第二节(共10小题;每小题分，满分15分)阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。Chinaisthebirthplaceofsilk.Raisingsilkwormsforsilkproduction____41____(date)backtoover6,000yearsago.LegendhasitthatthewifeoftheYellowEmperorwashavingteaunderamulberrytree(桑树)____42____acocoon(蚕茧)fellintohercup.Asshewatched,thecocoonspunastrongwhitethread.Sheunwoundthestringontoherfinger,____43____(realize)thatitcouldbeusedasweavingthread.Thusanindustrywasborn.Shetaughtherpeoplehowtoraisesilkworms,and____44____(late)inventedtheloom(织布机).Silkproductionreached____45____highlevelduringtheShangDynasty(1600BC—1046BC).Formorethantwothousandyears,theChinesekeptthesecretofsilkto____46____(they).Itwasoneofthemostguarded____47____(secret)inhistory.Anyonefoundguiltyoftakingsilkwormeggs,cocoons,ormulberryseedswasputtodeath.Silkclotheswerewornbyemperorsandrichpeopleandbecameasymbol____48____wealth.Commonpeoplewerepreventedfromwearingsilk.Wi