陕西省西安市高新第七高级中学(长安区第七中学)2022-2023学年高二下学期期中英语试题

陕西省西安市高新第七高级中学(长安区第七中学)

2022-2023学年高二下学期期中英语试题学校:姓名：班级：考号：一、阅读理解ExploringtheAzoresIslandsinPortugalCost(£2.999)HighlightsTheexceptionalseabirdwatchingatnightTalksonlandandatseabyalocalbiologistAwhale-watchingactivityguidedbyanexpertDescriptionYoucanexploreandlearnaboutwildlifethroughsometalks.Youcanalsogetanopportunitytowatchthewhalesatthesurfaceandlistentotheirsoundsastheygointothewater.Onland,youwillvisitaseabirdhabitatanddiscovertheattractivevillagesontheseislands.Besides,youcanstudytheislands9earthandlearnhowitsupportstheuniquegrapeplanting.Attention•UponarrivalonFaialIsland,youwillcheckintoafour-starhotelinHorta.•Dependingonyourarrivaltime,youmayhavesomefreetimetoexplorethesmalltownthatdatesbacktothe15thcenturyandhasmanyhistoricbuildings.•Yourtourleaderwillholdashortwelcomemeetingintheearlyeveningtogothroughtheplansfortheweek,andthenabiologistwillgivethefirstofthreetalksbeforejoiningyoufordinner.•Duringthetour,thebiologistwillgiveabriefintroductiontothewhalespeciesthatyouwillbeviewing.Justclickhereinsteadofcallingoremailingustobookyourtour.Whatdoweknowaboutthetour?Itisfreeofcharge.Itisinsupportofforeignbiologists.Itoffersbirdfeedingduringtheday.试卷第10页，共10页Itoffersanexpertguideduringthewhaleviewing.Whatcanvisitorsdoonthetour?A.Exploreoldcities.C.Listentothetalksonwildlife.A.Exploreoldcities.C.Listentothetalksonwildlife.Howshouldvisitorsbookthetour?Byenteringthewebsite.C.Bycontactingthebiologist.Plantuniquegrapes.D.Spendanightinavillager'shouseB.Bysendinganemail.D.Bymakingatelephonecall.EdwardDaviswasaprofessorwhoworkedonoceanresearch.However,boredwithwritingdeathrecordsofoceanspecies,hequithisjobin2007.Ratherthanspendanymoreofhisliferecordingthedying,Edwarddecidedtotrytoprotectthelivingcreaturesinthefewre-mainingareasoftheocean.Theseareasarethelastwildplacesoftheseastillundamagedbyoverfishing,pollutionandclimatechange."Itisnecessaryforustogotoplacesthatstilllookliketheoceanasitwas500yearsago,“Edwardsays."Theseplacesaretheexamplesofsustainable（可持续的）development.Maybewecan'tbringalloftheoceanbacktothisstate,buttheseplacesshowuswhatthepotentialis.^BeneaththesurfaceofastormyseaoffPalauinthewesternPacificlievariouslivelycorals.Thetinyislandnationhasprotected80percentofitswatersasano-fishingarea-thelargestpercentageofprotectedoceanareaintheworld.Theremaining20percentcanbefishedonlybyPalauans.Toprotecttheseplaces,Edwardandhisteamstartedaprojectonoceanprotectionin2008.Overthepastyears,theprojecthashelpedcreate22oceanreserves.Thesemakeuptwo-thirdsoftheworld'sfullyprotectedoceanareas.NowEdwardandhisteamhavesetanevenbiggergoal-toprotectmorethanathirdoftheworld'soceansforthepurposeofkeepingbiologicaldiversity.ForEdward,oneofthemostsatisfyingaspectsofhisjobisworkingwithlocalcommuni-tiesintheplacesheandhisteamareseekingtoprotect.Theteamworkedcloselywithabout50localpeopleontheisland."WeshowedthemanunderwaterworldtheyhadneverseenJEdwardrecalls."HugeschoolsoffishwillsurelyswiminsomeoftheclearestwatersevermeasuredinthePacific.WhydidEdwardquithispreviousjob?A.Torecordthedying. B.Toincreaselandspecies.C,Towriteabookonthesea.D.Toprotecttheseacreatures.C,Towriteabookonthesea.D.Toprotecttheseacreatures.WhatcanwelearnaboutPalaufromparagraph2?B.ItisanareaopentofishermenA.20percentofitiscoveredbythesea.B.Itisanareaopentofishermenworldwide.C.Itisanexampleofsustainabledevelopment.D.Thesurfaceofitisdestroyedbywaterpollution.Whatisparagraph3mainlyabout?A.Edward^project. B.Edward^teammembers.C.Thewaysofkeepingbiodiversity. D.Thewaysofcreatingoceanreserves.HowdoesEdwardfeelaboutthefutureofoceanprotection?A.Confused. B.Stressed. C.Curious. D.Positive.Youdon'thavetouseadandelion（蒲公英）toknowwhichwaythewindblows.Butitcanhelp.Dandelionseedsflyfreelyinthewind.Butthoseseedsonanygivendandelionhavedifferentfates.Somearetofloatnorthwhenthewindblowsthem,whileothersarefatedtoflyeast,south,westorsomedirectioninbetween."Howdodandelionseedsrespondtothewinddependsonwheretheysitonthedandelionhead?”saysJenaShields,abiophysicistatCornellUniversityinIthaca.Oneday,Jenahappenedtowatchherlittlechildplaywithdandelions.Shenoticedthatthedandelionseedsdidn'tallfalloffthesame.Somecameloosemoreeasilythanothers,butitdependedonhowthechildblewontheseedheads.Jenagottheinspirationfortheresearchfromit.SoJenasetouttostudywhatwasgoingon.Shemeasuredtheforceittakestoblowdandelionseedsaway.Tostartwith,sheglued（粘贝占）awiretothedifferentseeds.Thenshepulledthematvariousangles.Thisseed-by-seedstudymimickedwhathappenswhenthewindpushesthemover.Thefindingsshowthateachseedfallsoffmosteasilyinthewindfromonedirection,andseedsfromoneheaddon'tgothesameway.Thefeatheryseedsonthesidefacingthewindwillfalloffmosteasily.Theothersholdonmoretightlyuntilthewindshifts.Besides,onceblownoffadandelion,aseed'sumbrella-likefeathercarriesitonthewindthatpulleditaway.Andithelpsexplainwhytheplantsaresosuccessfulinspreading.However,Jenaalsofoundanexception.Asuddenstrongblowwasstillabletoblowalltheseedsawayinthesamedirection.Sowhenastrongwindblowsorexcitedchildrentrytheirbesttoblow,alltheseedscouldbeblownoffatonce..WhydidJenadoresearchondandelionseeds?Tocorrectpeople'smisconceptionofdandelions.Tofigureouthowdandelionseedsreacttowind.Toexplainwhydandelionsflyfarwithoutwind.Tosatisfyherchild'scuriosityaboutdandelions.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“mimicked“inparagraph3mean?A.Predicted.B.Proved.C.Explored.D.Copied.WhatdidJenaShields?researchproveaboutdandelionseeds?A.Theyflyforthesimilardistance.B,Theytendtoflyinonedirection.C.Theycomeoffeasierinthewindfromonedirection.D.Theybreakfreefromfeatherstoflyoncecomingoff.Whatisthepurposeofthelastparagraph?A.Tomakeupfortheresearch.B,Tostressthepointofthetext.C.Tomakeasummaryofthetext.D.Toprovideexamplesfortheresearch.Plasticwasteischokingourplanet.Peoplearetryingtohelpfixitbyrecycling,buttheireffortsaren'tgoingfarenough.Evenwhenplasticproducersareheldresponsibleandattempttosolvetheproblem,itdoesn'talwaysgosmoothly.SuchhasbeenthecaseforthecompanyTorusPak,whichproducesnovelpackagingforfrozenmealsonalargescale.Likemanyotherblackplasticproducts,theTorusPakpackagesusedacarbon-basedpigment（颜料）.Thispigmenttroublesthesortingtechnologywhichisusedbymanyrecyclingfacilities,soblackplasticusuallyendsupbeingthrownawaybecausethemachinescan'tidentifyit.Nowthecompanyismidwaythroughthecomplexprocessofphasingoutthatpigmentandswitchingthatpigmenttoonethatdoesn'tusecarbon.Butthatdoesn'tmeantheproblemissolved,fortherecyclingrateatthewastefacilityitselfisnotencouraging.Yourdiscardedplasticmayendupinalandfillevenifyousendittoberecycled.Worldwide,onlyaboutninepercentofalltheplasticwastehasbeenrecycled,whichamountstolessthan600milliontonsoutofover6billion.Whileonemightassumetheproportionofplasticbeingrecycledisontheincreaseduetoimprovedtechandincreasedpublicawarenessofenvironmentalprotection,it'sactuallybecomeevenlowerinmanyplacesinrecentyears.“Theworldwasn'talwaysfloodedwithsingle-useplasticproducts,“saidLisaRamsden,seniorplasticcampaignerforGreenpeaceUSA."Weknowhowtolivewithoutthem.We'vejustgotusedtoaconvenienceculturethatreliessoheavilyonthem.”Thesolutionisobvious.Togetoutofthishabit,weshouldstopusingsomuchplastic,startingwithmanyoftheitemsweusejustonceforafewminutes.Companiesneedtoshifttowardusingmorerefillableandreusablecontainers,andpackagingmadefrommaterialsthatarelessharmfultotheenvironment.Governmentsmustmandate（强制执行）suchchanges—agoalwe'renowfinallyinchingclosertoeveryday.WhatistheproblemwiththeTorusPakpackages?Theyareexpensiveforcustomers.Theirpigmentishardlyappealing.Theyarehardtodefineas"recyclable”.Theirproductionprocessisverycomplex.Whatdoestheauthormainlystressinparagraph3?Thereasonforrecyclingplasticwaste.Theoutcomeofrecyclingplasticwaste.Thepotentialofrecyclingplasticwaste.Theobjectiveofrecyclingplasticwaste.Whatisadvisedtosolvetheplasticpollutioninthetext?A.Makingsomestricterlaws.B,Reducingtheuseofplasticproducts.Advancingthetechnologyofrecycling.Settingsomehigherenvironmentalgoals.15.Whichcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A.RecyclingfailstosolveplasticpollutionB,AcompanycontributesalottorecyclingC.GreatchangeshappeninrecyclingplasticD.Plasticpollutionisincreasinglyworsening二、七选五Itisreportedthat6percentoftheearlydeathsarecausedbylackofphysicalactivity,makingitthefourthlargestriskfordeathintheworldafterhighbloodpressure,smokingandhighbloodsugar.Soexerciseisnecessaryineverydaylife.16Thegeneralansweristhatrunningisoneoftheeasiestformsofexercise.Scienceshowsitdoesn'tjustkeepyouhealthy.Itcanalsoactuallyhelpyoulivelonger.17Itturnsoutthatrunningonaregularbasisleadstoextralife.Comparedwithnon-runnerswhododifferentformsofphysicalactivityandcompletelyinactiveadults,runnersevenhavea30percentlowerriskofall-causedeaths.Thevariousbenefitsofrunningonthebodycanmakelifelonger.18Anewstudyfoundthatgroupsofrunnerscomparedtoinactivegroupsdidproduceimprovementsinheartfitness.Itcouldalsoreducethedeathsrelatedtoheartdisease.Running,however,isnottheonlymethodtokeepfit.Anotherstudyof44,551menaged40to75foundthatrunning,tennisandfastwalkingreducedby46percent,28percentand23percentlowerriskofheartdisease,separately.19Nowgoodnewsisthatthereareabout17millionroadrunnersintheUS,andtheroadsarelinedwithpeoplerunningslowlyorfast.20Thenyouwillenjoythesamejoyofexerciseastheydoandbecomemoreathleticandhealthier.Itisagoodideatojointhem.Therearevariousindoorsports.Areyouinterestedintakingexercise?Itcanespeciallyimprovehearthealth.Butwhichsportiseasyforyoutoplay?Soitisokaytochooseotherpropersportsbesidesrunning.Runnersliveanaverageofmanyyearslongerthannon-runners.三、完形填空rvebeenlivinginChinafbr6years.Iam21tosaythatIhaveatalentinfindingthecool22localspots.Asa23,IamneverfedupwitheatingvariousChinesefoodsandothercultures.What'smostimportantis24therealcountryandculture.SoIalwaystrytofindsomethingrepresenting25culture,andofferinganinteractionwiththelocals.Myreputationfordoingthishas26.I'moftenaskedtogivepeople27.SinceIamfluentinChinese,Icould28peopleforthisandbecomesomewhatofanofficialtour29 .1choosenotto,30・Becausetome,themostimportantthingismakingsurethatthetouristhasthemost31experience.Itisalsoaboutcreatingalifelong32withthatperson,andwiththelocalsweinteractwithduringourtimetogether.Thesetour-istscouldspendmuchmoneyontheguidedtourthatis33tothelocalculture.Ichoosetogivethemanexperiencethat'sdeeperandopenstheir34 ,allforfree.Youcandothe35,Whenyouhavesomeone36yourhometown,don'tjusttakethemtothetouristspots.Showthemtheplaceswithgreat37toyou.Showthemyourheartthroughtheplacesyoushowthemandtheexperienceyougivethem.There?salwayssomething38inalmosteverytownthere.Tfyoudon'thaveanyspotsinyourhometownthatyoulike,39tofindthegoodwhereyoulive.Ifyoudo,youwillalsofinditinyour-self.It'satimethatbothyouandthetouristwillneverforget.Don't40theexperience,butthoroughlyenjoyeverymomentwiththatperson.Thetouristandyourheartwillthankyouforit.21.A.sorryB.ashamedC.proudD.puzzled22.A.beatenB.hiddenC.forbiddenD.developed23.A.teacherB.lawyerC-doctorD.foreigner24.A.inventingB.experiencingC.protectingD.designing25.A.localB.richC.strangeD.backward26.A.existedB.happenedC.disappearedD.grown27.A.lecturesB.spaceC・toursD.help28.A.askB.payC.forgiveD.charge29.A.guideB.directorC.artistD.musician30.A.thereforeB.thoughC.moreoverD.otherwise31.A.passiveB.aggressiveC.impressiveD.expensive32.A.connectionB.presentC.ambitionD.dream33.A.sympatheticB.addictedC.beneficialD.sensitive34.A.boxesB.mindsC.housesD.markets35.A.coolB.sameC.ordinaryD.unusual36.A.coverB.cleanC・reachD.visit37.A.challengesB.decorationsC.meaningsD.colors38.A.boringB.uselessC.standardD.good39.A,stopB.learnC-pretendD.refuse40.A.rushB.describeC,forgetD.cancel四、用单词的适当形式完成短文阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。Whenstormcloudsgather,andthewindhowlsinanger,mostpeopleareeager41(seek)shelter.Butsomeruntowardthedanger.PhotographerLiuYijingisoneofthatraretypesashecapturesnature'sviolence.Forthepastyear,Liu,21, 42(travel)about24,000kilometersacross11provincesrecordingthunderstorms.In2021,hetookmorethan48,000photos,43(show)themostviolenceofMotherNature.Liuhasreceivedagreatdealof44(recognize)forhiswork.Hisphotoscapturedacompletesupercell(雷暴)structure45occurredintheInnerMongoliaautonomousregion