江西省赣州市2022-2023学年高二下学期期中调研测试英语试卷2

2023年赣州市高二年级下学期期中调研测试英语试卷第一部分听力(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.【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】Whattimeistheman’smeeting?A.2:10p.m. B.2:20p.m. C.2:30p.m.2.【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】Howistheweathertoday?A.Rainy. B.Fine. C.Dry.3.【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】Whichdirectionisthewomanwalkingin?A.North. B.East. C.South.4.【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?A.Workerandboss. B.Studentandteacher. C.Customerandsalesman.5.【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】Whatisthemandoing?A.Takingaroadtest. B.Practicingdriving. C.Learningdrivingrules.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【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】6.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?A.Anarrangement. B.Ameeting. C.Money.7.Whatwillthemandothisafternoon?A.Gototheshop. B.Attendameeting. C.Waitforaguest.听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】8.Whatdoesthemanwanttodo?A.Buyaserver. B.Openapany. C.Providetechnicalsupport.9.Whatistheman’sadvantage?A.Hehasrichexperience.B.Heisgoodatmunication.C.Hehasreceivedagoodeducation.10.Whatdoesthewomanadvisethemantodo?A.Workinacollege. B.Receivemoretraining. C.Runhisownwebsite.听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】11.Wheredoestheconversationprobablytakeplace?A.Inahospital. B.Inthepolicestation. C.Ontheaccidentspot.12.Whathappenedintheaccident?A.Sarahranaredlight. B.Acarburstintoflames. C.Somebystandersgotinjured.13.Whatisthereasonfortheaccident?A.Itisnotclearyet. B.Sarahwasusingaphone. C.Thetruckdriverfellasleep.听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】14.Whatdoesthewomanwanttodo?A.Seeafilm. B.Fetchareport. C.Buyacard.15.WhatdoesthewomanthinkofherEnglishteacher?A.Best. B.Boring. C.Forgetful.16.Whichsubjectdoesthewomanlikebest?A.English. B.History. C.Spanish.17.Whydoesthewomanrefusetotalkaboutherreportcard?A.Sheisinahurry. B.Sheisangrywiththeman. C.Shedoesbadlyinherstudy.听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】18.Howmanyvillagerswereunabletoread?ASixpercent. B.Fiftypercent. C.Sixtypercent.19.Whatmightthespeakerbegoodat?A.Makingaspeech. B.Singing. C.Farming.20.Whatisthespeaker’sChinesedream?A.Allchildrencanreceiveagoodeducation.B.Hungercanbedefeatedintheworld.C.Thereisnowarintheworldagain.第二部分阅读(共两节，满分50分)第一节(共15小题;每小题分，满分分)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。AAgnesLynchStarrettPoetryPrizeTheawardisopentoanypoetwritinginEnglishwhohasnothadafulllengthbookofpoetrypublishedpreviously.Wedefine“fulllengthbook”asavolumeof48ormorepagespublishedinaneditionof500ormorecopies.Topprize:$5,000Fee:$25Deadline:April30InternationalWelshPoetrypetitionThefirstWelshPoetrypetitionwassetupbypoet&writerDaveLewisin2007.Theaimistoinspirepeopletocapturelifeinthepresentdayandtogiveavoicetoanewgenerationofpoetsandwriters.WearenotinterestedinpurelyacademictypesofliteraturebutwouldmuchratherseepurerawpassionburstontothecreativewritingsceneinWales.Topprize:$500Additionalprizes:2nd:$250|3rd:$125Fee:$8Deadline:June4TheOnePagePoetryContestOnePagePoetryisdedicatedtotheartofexpressingapoeticthemeonasinglepage,whetheryourpoemisfourlinesorforty,whetheryoursisalovepoem,inspirationalpoem,orjustonethatisfun.Weweleanyandallpoeticforms,aslongastheyfitonasinglepage.Topprize:$2,000Fee:$25Deadline:July31TheLoraineWilliamsPoetryPrizeTheLoraineWilliamsPoetryPrizeisanawardforasinglepoem,tobepublishedinTheGeorgiaReviewThewinnerwillgain$1,500andanexpensespaidtriptoAthens,Georgia,togiveapublicreadingwithHanifAbdurragibwhowillserveasthefinaljudge.Fee:$30Deadline:May1521.WhatcanweknowabouttheInternationalWelshPoetrypetition?A.Itoffersthemostcashprize.B.Itvaluespassionincreating.C.Itisintendedfornewpoets.D.ItisjudgedbyDaveLewis.22.WhatwillleadtodisqualificationtoTheOnePagePoetryContest?A.Payinganentryfeeof$25.B.Writingafourlinepoem.C.SubmittingtheentryafterJuly31.D.Restrictingtheentrytoonlyonepage.23.Whichcontestoffersthewinnerafreetrip?A.AgnesLynchStarrettPoetryPrize.B.TheOnePagePoetryContest.C.InternationalWelshPoetrypetition.D.TheLoraineWilliamsPoetryPrize.BLikeeverybodyelse,Iwasaddictedtomydevices.Whenrealizingitsharm,Idecidedtomakeachange.“I’mdoingTechFreeSundaysnow!”Itoldmymother,ontheSaturdaynightbeforemynotechjourneystarted.“Oh,”shesaid.“Soareyougivingup,like,thewheel?”Idefinedmyterms.No:puter,phone,iPad.No:email,Twitter,Instagram.Yes:wheels,modernmedicine.ButwhenIwokeupinthemorning,Ifailed.Theproblemwasmywork:Ineededtomeetadeadline.IthoughtIcouldjustusetheputerforwork,andwouldn’tcheckTwitter.AndIdidn’t,formanyhours.AndthenIdid.Itwasrightthere!AndthoughIcheckeditverybriefly,justincaseanyonewasmadatme,thespell(咒语)wasbroken.ButthebeautifulthingaboutSundaysisthatthereisalwaysanotherone.Thenextweek,Ichangedmyapproach:notech,atall.Thistime,Iwasprepared.OnSaturday,ImadealistofeverythingIwantedtoacplishovertheweekend,andthenworkedmywaythroughallthepartsthatrequiretechnology.AndthenIputmyphonedown,andwhenIwokeuponTechFreeSunday,Ididnotpickitupagain.Instead,Ifinishabook—onewithpaper!Doyouknowhowpleasurableitistoreadabookbytouchingit?Itisadelight,likepettingaveryliterarycat.However,thetroublecamewhenIwenttomeetafriend.Iwasrunninglate,buthadnowaytotellherbecausemyphonewasathome.WasIrelaxedonsuchaSunday?Itwasanunfamiliarfeeling,butIwas.Ifeltasenseofcontrolovermylife.Butbecauselifeisnothingifnotalearningprocess,thenextweekend,ItoldeveryonewhomightneedtogetintouchwithmethatIwouldnotbereachableonSunday.24.Whatcanweinferfromtheauthor’sconversationwithhermother?A.Theauthor’smotheragreedwithherdecision.B.Theauthorwouldn’tdriveonTechFreeSundays.C.Theauthorwouldn’trefuseallmoderntechnology.D.Theauthor’smotherwasunfamiliarwithtechnologicalterms.25.WhathappenedonthefirstTechFreeSunday?A.Theauthorbrokeaspellhappily.B.Theauthorgotannoyedbyothers.C.Theauthorgotherputerchecked.D.Theauthorwentagainstheroriginalwish.26.HowdidtheauthorfeelaboutherTechFreedecisionfinally?A.Satisfied. B.Tired. C.Disappointed. D.Hesitant.27.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A.IRealizedtheHarmofDevicesB.ITriedGoingTechFreeonSundaysC.BeingAddictedtoDevicesIsHarmfulD.“TechFreeSundays”BeePopularCEggsareamoningredient.They’reatthecenteroftheageoldquestion,“Whatcamefirst,thechickenortheegg?”andtheclassicidiom,“Eggsomeoneon.”And,mostfascinatingly,they’rethesubjectsofart,filmandfashion.FromJeanBaptisteGreuze’spainting“BrokenEggs”andClaudeMonet’spainting“StillLifewithEggs”toGiovanniBattistaRecco’s“StillLifewithChickensandEggs”,there’snoshortageofeggillustrations.Withinthefieldofart,eggsareaplexthemeduetotheirsignificanceinChristianculturesandmythology.Simplyput,aneggismorethanjustfood—itis“asymbolandashapeshifter...anindustryandaninspiration,acrossculturalexpressionofrebirthandpotential,”accordingtoabookcalled“TheGourmand’sEgg.ACollectionofStoriesandRecipes”.WrittenbyDavidLaneandMarinaTweedofthecontemporaryfoodandculturejournal“TheGourmand”,thelatestpublicationexploresthisphenomenonthroughacollectionofimages,storiesandrecipesfocusedoneggs.There’salsoasectiondevotedtoeggaccessories,furtherillustratinghowtheeggbecamesoremarkableinculture.Perhapstheearliestmythologicalsubjectofeggsistheworldegg,whichthinksthattheuniversecameintoexistenceviaahatched(孵化)egg.Eggsthenbecameasymbolofcelebration.ThiseventuallybecamethebasisofclassicEastertraditions.EggswerefirstshowcasedinartduringtheRenaissance.TakeforexamplePierodellaFrancesca’sBreruMadonna,inwhichthehangingeggisasymbolofbothcreationandpurity.There’salsoHieronymousBosch’soilpainting“TheGardenofEarthlyDelights”,whichshowsyetanotherfloatingunhatchedeggthatis“asymbolofunrealizedhope,orhiddenpower.”As“TheGourmand’sEgg”wrote,“Theeggisacinematicchameleon(变色龙).Ithasbeenasymbolofbrotherlylove,aFreudianredflag,asymboloflife.”Additionally,“asinsomanypictures,theeggoftenfeaturesnotonlyasaneverydayfoodstuffbutasacontainerofcountlessmeanings.”28.Whydoestheauthorlistsomepaintingsinparagraph2?A.Toappealtothereaders’attention.B.Togiveexamplesofbestpaintedeggs.C.Toprovetherearemanypaintingsabouteggs.D.Toshowtheeggsubjectmakesmanyfamouspaintings.29.WhatiscoveredinDavidLaneandMarinaTweed’snewbook?A.Thecultureofeggs.B.Skillsofegghatching.C.Thekindsofeggs.D.Typesofeggcontainers.30.WhatdoestheeggstandforinBosch’spainting?A.Life. B.Potential. C.Love. D.Purity.31.Whatistheauthor’spurposeofwritingthistext?A.Tosellanewlypublishedbook.B.Todiscussfamouspaintingsabouteggs.C.Tointroducedifferenteggcookingtechniques.D.Toshowtheplexmeaningofeggsinworksofart.DTwoyearsago,enormousfiressweptthroughsome46millionacresofforestinRussia,thecountry’sworstfireseasononrecord.Now,researchershaveaclearersenseofjusthowsignificantthe2021boreal(北方的)forestfireswereintermsofemissions.Thefiresproducedmoreplanetheatingcarbondioxidethananyotherextremefireeventthathasoccurredsincetheturnofthe21stcentury,accordingtoastudy.Borealforestsgrowwhereitisverycold.Thetreesthatliveinthistypeofforestgrowslowlyandseal(封存)carbonintheirtrunksandrootsforhundredsofyears,prisingacollectionoftrappedemissionsthatresearcherscallacarbonsink.Butrisingtemperaturesandrelateddroughtinthesehistoricallycoolregionshaveledtoanincreaseinextremewildfireactivityandthreatentoreleasethecarbonstoredinthetreesthatgrowthere,transformingacarbonsinkintoacarbonsource.Inall,firesinborealforestsreleasedthecarbonsinkandproducednearlyhalfabillionmetrictonsofcarbonin2021.That’smorecarbonthantheentirecontinentofAustraliaproducedthesameyear,thoughsomeoftheemissionsproducedbythefireswillbesuckedbackupasforestsregrow.Theresearchersobtainedthedatafortheirstudybytrackingconcentrationsofemissionsintheatmosphereusingsatellites,andthentheyputthatinformationintoaputermodeltodeterminewhere,geographically,thoseemissionscamefrom.Theyfoundthatborealforests,whichtypicallyproduceabout10percentoftheglobe’sannualwildfireemissions,accountedfor23percentoftheworld’swildfireemissionsin2021—morethantwiceasmuchasnormal.Canadell,wholedthestudy,ismostconcernedaboutthestudy’smaintakeaway;Borealforestshaveservedanimportantandunderappreciatedroleinsequesteringcarbonemissions,butclimatechangethreatenstoreleasethatcarbon.“Weneedtobeverycarefulwiththesesystemsintermsoftheirfuturedevelopment,”hesaid.32.Whatisthefunctionofparagraph2?A.Toexplainthesourceofcarbon.B.Toillustratetwoscientificconcepts.C.Toindicatetheseriousnessofthefire.D.Toshowtheimportanceofborealforests.33.Howdidthescientistsgetneededdata?A.Byemployingtechnology.B.Bysearchingonthewebsite.C.Byanalyzingpreviousdata.D.Byturningtothefirefighters.34.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“sequestering”inparagraph5probablymean?A.Assessing. B.Increasing. C.Monitoring. D.Preventing.35.Whatismainlytalkedaboutinthetext?A.Thereasonsfortheforestfiresinthenorth.B.Theimpactofthe2021borealforestfires.C.Thelinkbetweenfiresandcarbondioxide.D.Theincreasinglygrowingcarbonemissions.第二节(共5小题;每小题分，满分分)根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填人空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。SimpleHealthHabitsWorthAdoptingIntoYourLifeWegetitthatit’shardtobreakbadhabits.Butwhenitestobuildinghealthyhabitssmalldecisionsaddupovertime.Usestairs.Ifyouhavestairsatyourhomeorofficetakethemeverychanceyouget.____36____Forastrongcardio(有氧)workout,youcanwalkupanddownthestairsrepeatedly.Startwithalimitednumberofrepetitionsandthenincreasethemasyoufeelstronger.Drinkoneextraglassofwateraday.It’snothingnewthattherearehealthbenefitstodrinkingmorewater.____37____Ifplainwaterisn’tyourfavorite,youcanaddflavortoyourwatertohelpupyourintake.Correctyourposture.Whenyouwereakid,haveyourparentseveryelledatyouforhavingbadposture?Well,thebadnewsisthattheywereright.____38____Notonlythat,butgoodposturepreventsbackache.Youcantrytoleaveyourselfanotetositupstraightuntilitbeesanunconscioushabit.Walkingwithyourshouldersbackandheadheldhighcanalsomakeyoufeelgoodaboutyourself.____39____Solidsleepdoesn’tjustgiveyoumoreenergy,itcanalsohelpwithhealthyeatinggoals.Ifyouhavedifficultyfallingasleep,trytoheadtobedthirtyminutesearlierthanyourusualtime.Winddownwithabook.You’llbefallingasleepinnotime.Rememberthatbuildingnewhealthyhabitscantakesometimeandit’sOKtotreatyourselftoavoidfeelingdeprived(剥夺).Stayfocusedonyourgoal.____40____A.Don’tstopthere,though.B.Changeyourbadsleephabits.C.Gotobedhalfanhourearlier.D.Havinggoodposturecanreducestress.E.Ifyouslipalongtheway,juststartagain.F.Butweignoredtheirwarningtocorrectbadposture.G.Ithelpskeepyourtemperaturenormalandgetsridofwastes.第三部分语言运用(共两节，满分30分)第一节(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。Myphonerang.Itwasmyadviser.Hetoldmeapaperwe’dpublishedinNaturewasaskedtoberetracted(撤回)becausewecitedwrongdata.Wecouldn’t____41____long—theplanesoontookoff.ThenIspentthe6hourflightprocessingamixof____42____—disbelief,embarrassmentandfrustration.Wewroteadraft____43____,correctingtheapparenterrorsand____44____ourmethods.Naturesentourresponseoutfor____45____.However,afterreceivingfeedback(反馈)fromreviewers,wedecidedtoretractthepaper.Bythatpoint,Ihadgraduatedand____46____aposition.ButIwasstillbotheredbyembarrassingviewsonsocialmedia.Colleaguesencouragedmeto____47____these.ButIhadahardtimedoingthat.Whenitbecameclearthataretractionwasunavoidable,I____48____offeredmyresignation(辞职信)tomydepartmenthead.Hedidn’t____49____it,sayingitwasn’tneededconsideringthe_____50_____inthepaperwerehonestmistakes.Idecidedto_____51_____,hopefulIcouldeventuallyrecovermy_____52_____bypublishingsoundscience.Butthathasturnedouttobea_____53_____path:I’vehadtroublegettingmyworkpublished.I’vealsohadproblemsgettingfundingfor_____54_____projects.Despitethese,Idon’tregretourdecision.Itmayhavebeenembarrassing,butitwasthe_____55_____thingtodo.41.A.wait B.talk C.stay D.leave42.A.emotions B.messages C.excuses D.opinions43.A.paper B.plan C.response D.agreement44.A.teaching B.promoting C.defending D.using45.A.review B.selection C.parison D.support46.A.posed B.interviewed C.needed D.secured47.A.submit B.ignore C.share D.assess48.A.formally B.particularly C.creatively D.repeatedly49.A.distinguish B.hide C.clarify D.accept50.A.facts B.errors C.tones D.guidelines51.A.setout B.helpout C.carryon D.settlein52.A.strength B.position C.account D.reputation53.A.mon B.tough C.familiar D.conventional54.A.previous B.early C.free D.new55.A.right B.efficient C.potential D.simple第二节(共10小题;每小题分，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。EversinceFebruary,thepublicconcernoverthegiantpandaYaYaintheUShasgrownintoa“campaign”amongChinesepeopleallaroundtheworldtocheckhowourcuteand____56____(innocence)pandasaresurvivinginoverseaszoos.EnthusiasticChinesenetizens(网民)aroundtheworld____57____(respective)visitednearbyzoosandpostedonChinesesocialmediaplatformsvideosthatshowedpandas’livingconditions.Inavideo,apandawasshowed____58____(eat)bamboosintheyardoftheBeauvalZooinFrancewhileanotherpandawassleepingonthegrassandathirdoneclimbingatree.Amongalltheoverseaszoos“surprisingly____59____(inspect)”,MoscowZooandthePandaWorldofEverlandResortinSouthKoreagainedChinesenetizens’____60____(recognize).TheystoodoutasChinesenetizens____61____(praise)theireffortsintakinggoodcareoftwolovelypandas,____62____namesareDingDingandRuYi.“Theyarerealkungfupandas.”Chinesemented____63____thevideosofDingDingandRuYi.Thelifeoftheseenergetic____64____lovelypandasrevealedasharpcontrasttothatofYaYaattheMemphisZoo.WehopetheissueofYaYacouldraisepublicattentiononthelivingconditionsofpandas,animalsthat_____65_____(refer)toas“livingfossils”.第四部分写作(共两节，满分40分)第一节(满分15分)66.假定你是校报英语栏目的负责人李华，请你给应聘校报编辑的交换生Tom发一封电子邮件，告知其参加面试。内容如下：1.感谢对栏目的支持;2.告知相关面试事宜。注意：1.写作词数应为80左右;2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。参考词汇：resume简历________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________第二节(满分25分)67.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。MyOwnBeatMypulsequickenedasmyfeettookmecloserandclosertothedoor.InmyheadIcouldhearthewordsmykidskepttellingme,“Doit,Mom.Youneverdoanythingforyourself.Justfollowyourdream.”Ifeltmylungsfilledwithairandreleasedit.“Whatareyoudoinghere?You’reasinglemomoffive.You’refiftyyearsold!”Mythoughtswerefightingwithmykids’words.Evenso,itwasasifIhadnocontrolovermyfeet.Asiftheywerebeingurgedalongfromsomewheredeepinsideme.FinallyIgatheredmycourage,steppedintothehallandsignedupfordrumclasses,whichwasmychildhooddream.Wednesdaycame,andalongwithitmyfirstdrumlesson.Iwalkedthroughthedoorandheadeddirectlytotheseatingareaintheback.Myhandskeptfidgeting(动来动去)withthesticks.Ikeptnervouslylookingatthetime.Itriedtoslowdownmybreath.IknewtheteacherwouldsayIwasnottherighttypeofpersontoplaythed