北京重点中学2023-2024学年高二上学期期中英语试题（无答案）

2023北京北师大二附中高二（上）期中英语班级：____________姓名：____________学号：______2023.11说明：本试卷共12页，115分。考试时长100分钟。考生务必将答案答在答题卡上，在试卷上作答无效。一、完型填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。SpeakingUpIneverlookedupwhenmyfriendsweretalkingandjokingabouttheretarded(智障的)boyafewtablesaway.Itdidn’tevencrossmymindthathemightfeel1whenpeoplewhisperedabouthim.SoIjustletthemtalk.ThencamethedaywhenIlearnedmyyoungerbrotherTom’stestingforautism(自闭症)cameoutpositive(阳性).Ihadneverthoughtabouthimlikethat.Ibroke2,crying.Everythinghadjustchanged.Hewasnolongera(n)3littleboy.Overtime,Iwasabletoaccepthisillnessalittlemore.Wehadto4becauseTomneededtreatment.SoTomandIbothstartedatanewschool.Oneday,Iwasstandinginthebuslinewaitingwhena“short”bus(fortheretarded)cameand5somekidsup.Thechildrenintheotherlinestartedmaking6aboutthe“retarded”onthatbusandIfeltastrangefeelinginmyheart.Isaidquietlythatthosecommentsweren’tverynice,butnoonelistened.Myfamilymovedagain.InthenewschoolIgota7tospeakupprettysoon.Thatday,inabandclass,myteacher8ourplayingtomakesomecomments,“…Guys,we’replayinglikethekidsontheshortbus!Comeon!”Theentireroomwaslaughingloudly.Ifeltverybad.Then,Iraisedmyhand.Iwasn’tsurewhatIwasgoingtosaybutIwantedtobeheard.Thewholeclass9down.Mymouthopenedandthiscameout:“Idon’tthinkweshouldmakefunoftheshortbus,becausetherearepeopleonthatbuswhohavealotincommonwithusandhavethesamefeelingsaswedo.”Icouldfeelmy10gettinglouder.“SoIwould11itifyoudidn’tmakefunofthem.”Theroomwasveryquietandeveryonestaredatme.Myteacher12forthewordsandthenstartedthesongagain.Attheendoftheclass,everyonewasgivingmestrangelooks.ButIdidn’t13,becauseIknewthreethings:Ihadspokenthe14.Ihadtaughteveryonesomething,andwhileeveryoneintheclassroomwasbeingafollower,IhaddecidedtotakeadifferentpathsinceIwantedtobecomea15andarolemodel.1.A.amazed B.hurt C.uncertain D.cold2.A.off B.in C.down D.away3.A.normal B.noisy C.outstanding D.impressive4.A.change B.move C.quit D.study5.A.set B.took C.brought D.picked6.A.jokes B.complaints C.choices D.discoveries7.A.chance B.position C.topic D.point8.A.encouraged B.bothered C.enjoyed D.stopped9.A.sat B.slowed C.quieted D.looked10.A.pace B.voice C.pulse D.breath11.A.excuse B.appreciate C.stand D.permit12.A.apologized B.fought C.allowed D.argued13.A.understand B.notice C.return D.care14.A.wisdom B.importance C.matter D.truth15.A.reporter B.thinker C.leader D.trainer二、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、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。ADearAlfred，Iwanttotellyouhowimportantyourhelpistomylife.Growingup,IhadpeopletellingmeIwastooslow,though,withanIQof150at17,I’manythingbutstupid.ThefactwasthatIwasfoundtohaveADHD(注意力缺陷多动障碍).Anxiousallthetime,Iwasunabletokeepfocusedformorethananhouratatime.However,whensomethingdidinterestme,Icouldbecomeabsorbed.Inhighschool,Ibecamecuriousaboutthecomputer,andbuiltmyfirstwebsite.Moreover,IcompletedtheseniorcourseofComputerBasics,plusfiverelevantpre-collegecourses.WhileIwasexploringmycuriosity,mydiseasegotworse.Iwantedtogotocollegeafterhighschool,butcouldn’t.So,IwaskillingmytimeathomeuntilJune2012whenIdiscoveredtheonlinecomputercoursesofyourtrainingcenter.Sincethen,IhavetakencourseslikeDataScienceandAdvancedMathematics.Currently,I’mlearningyourProbabilitycourse.Ihavehundredsofprinterpaper,coveredinself-writtennotesfromyourvideo.Thishasgivenmeapurpose.Lastyear,Ispentallmytimelookingforajobwhere,withoutdealingwiththepublic,Icouldworkalone,butstillhaveateamtotalkto.Luckily,Idiscoveredthejob—DataAnalyst—thismonthandhavebeengoingfullsteamahead.IwanttoprovethatIcanteachmyselfarespectfulprofession,withoutgoingtocollege,andbejustasgoodas,ifnotbetterthan,mycompetitors.Thankyou.You’vegivenmehopethatIcanfollowmyheart.Forthefirsttime,IfeelgoodaboutmyselfbecauseI’mdoingsomething,notbecausesomeonetoldmeIwasdoinggood.Ifeelwhole.Thisiswhyyou’resavingmylife.Yours,Tanis16.Whydidn’tTanisgotocollegeafterhighschool?A.Shehadlearnedenoughaboutcomputerscience.B.Shehadmoredifficultykeepingfocused.C.Shepreferredtakingonlinecourses.D.Shewastooslowtolearn.17.Asfortheworkingenvironment,Tanisprefers________.A.workingbyherself B.dealingwiththepublicC.competingagainstothers D.stayingwithADHDstudents18.Taniswrotethisletterinorderto________.A.explainwhyshewasinterestedinthecomputerB.sharetheideasshehadforherprofessionC.showhowgratefulshewastothecenterD.describethecoursesshehadtakensofarBThereissuchathingasafreelunch,itturnsout,aslongasyoudon’tmindtoomuchwhatitis.TamaraWilsonfoundhersafewstreetsawayfromherwestLondonhome,andaswellaspickingupsomeunwantedbreadandfruitthatwouldotherwisebethrownaway,shemadeanewfriend.Wilsonisoneof3.4millionpeoplearoundtheworldusinganappdesignedtoencouragepeopletogiveawayratherthanthrowawaysurplus(剩余的)food.“It’ssuchasmallthingbutitmakesmefeelgoodandmyneighbourfeelgood.Andalotofsmallactscanendupmakingabigdifference,”shesaid.Thelastfewyearshaveseenanexplosionincreativewaystotacklefoodwastebylinkingsupermarkets,cafes,restaurantsandindividualhouseholdstolocalcommunities.Olio,theappusedbyWilson,sawafivefoldincreaseinlistingsduring2022,andthesignsarethatthisrapidgrowthiscontinuinginto2023,saidTessaClarke,itsCEOandco-founder.Aboutathirdofallfoodproducedgloballyiswasted,accordingtotheUN’sFoodandAgricultureOrganisation(FAO).Almost1.4billionhectaresofland—closeto30%oftheworld’sagriculturalland—isdedicatedtoproducingfoodthatisnevereaten,andthecarbonfootprintoffoodwastagemakesitthethirdcontributorofCO₂.Reducingfoodwasteisoneofthemosteffectivewaysoftacklingtheglobalclimatecrisis.Olio,Clarkesaid,wasanattempttochangethisonasmall,localscale.“Theappconnectspeoplewithotherswhohavesurplusfoodbutdon’thaveanyonetogiveittobecausesomanypeoplearedisconnectedfromtheircommunities.”UsersofOliopostimagesofsurplusfoodthatothersintheneighbourhoodmightwant.Olioalsohasanetworkof24,000volunteerswhocollectsurplusfoodfromlocalsupermarketsandstoresforappuserstoclaim.Despitethesuccessoftheapp,itwashardtomakeadifferencetothehugescaleoffoodwaste,Clarkeadded.“Eventhoughwe’redoingwell,we’veonlyscratchedthesurface.Butifeveryonemakessmallchangesintheworld,we’ddramaticallyreducetheamountoffoodthatendsupinbins.”19.WhatdoestheauthorwanttoshowbytellingWilson’sstory?A.Peopletendtouseappstoorderfood.B.Peopleprefertomakefriendsonapps.C.Peoplefindahigh-techfixtofoodwaste.D.Peopleshowmoreconcernforeachother.20.What’stheconsequenceoffoodwasteaccordingtothetext?A.Globalwarming. B.Lossofland.C.Worldhunger. D.Povertyandinequality.21.WhatdoesOliodotohelptacklefoodwaste?A.Itsellssurplusfoodtothoseinneed.B.Itallowsvolunteerstostayconnected.C.Itprovidesaplatformforpeopletopromotefood.D.Itfillstheinformationgapbetweengreencommunities.22.WhatdoesClarkethinkoftheworkonreducingfoodwasteglobally?A.Itisagreatsuccess. B.Itrequiresjointefforts.C.Itisbeyondhumanpower. D.Ithaswonpublicsupport.CAnewsurveyreviewsthatmorethan60%ofwebsitesandappsintendedforCanadianchildrenmaybecollectingpersonalinformationandpassingitontoathirdparty.ThesurveywascompletedbytheGlobalPrivacyEnforcementNetwork,whichreviewed1,494websitesandapps.FocusingontrendsamongCanadianusers,thesweepteamreviewed118websitesandappstargeteddirectlyatchildren,aswellas54thatareknowntobepopularwithandusedbykids.Theteam’sfindingsshowedthatmorethan50%ofCanadiansitescollectpersonalinformationfromchildren,includingnames,addresses,phonenumbersandphotos,audioorvideo.Inaddition,62%ofsitesadmittedtheymayshowthatpersonalinformationtothirdparties.Another62%allowedtheusertoberedirectedtoadifferentsite,andonly28%ofthesitesandappsinvolvedanyformofparentalcontrolorprotection.AmemberoftheteamTobiCohen,outlinedafewofthesitesthatdidanddidnotliveuptothestandardsofchildren’sprivacyonline.ShepraisedbothFamily.caandLfortheirmessageboardsthatdidnotallowuserstopostpersonalinformation,andnotedthatsantasvillage.caaskeduserstoprovidetheirfullnameandemailaddress.Gwasalsosingledoutforallowinguserstodisplaypersonalinformation,includingnames,age,sexandlocations.P,ontheotherhand,waspraisedforonlyofferinggeneric,pre-setavatars(头像)andbarringusersformuploadingpersonalphotos.TheOfficeofthePrivacyCommissionerofCanadarefusedtoreleaseafulllistofthewebsitesandappsreviewed.Whenaskedwhatwouldbedonewithresults,commissionerDanielTherriensaidthatcompaniesreviewedinthesweepwouldbekeptinformedofthefindings.“It’sourusualpracticeafterconductingasweeptowriteanumberofcompaniestopointoutthethingsthatwe’veseen,tosometimesaskthatthingsbechanged,andonthewholethecompaniesreactpositivelytotheserequests.”Therrienadded.Inanattempttohelpkidsbetterunderstandwhytheirprivacymatters,theOfficeofthePrivacyCommissionerofCanadahascreatedalessonplanforkidsinGrade7and8thatexplainstheGlobalPrivacyEnforcementsNetworkandhaskidsconductprivacyreviewsoftheirown.“Weknowthatcompaniesarenottheonlyonesresponsiblefortheprotectionofkids’privacy.”Therriensaid.“Parentsandteachersobviouslyhavearole.Wehavearole,particularlyintheareaofincreasingawarenessofprivacyissuesamongthepublic.”MatthewJohnson,directorofeducationatMediaSmarts,saidthatthesweep’sresultsweresadlyunsurprising.MediaSmarts,anOttawa-basednon-profitdigitalliteracyoutfitintendedtoimprovemedialiteracyandempoweringtheyouthtobetterengagewithmedia,offersage-appropriatetipstoparentsconcernedwithkeepingtheirkidssafeonline.Johnsonexplainedthatinadditiontoeducatingthemselvesontheissue,thebestthingparentscoulddotoprotectchildren’sprivacyonlineistoeducatekidsontheimportanceofthefunctionoftheirpersonaldata.HementionedaninitiativebyMediaSmartscalledPrivacyPirates,anonlinegamethataimstoteachkidsattheageofseventoninethatallformsofpersonalinformationshouldbeprotectedandaddedthattheirpersonalinformationhasvalueandtheyshouldthinktwicebeforegivingitout.23.WecanconcludefromthedatamentionedinParagraph2that________.A.parentsmustbetoblameforlettingouttheirkids’privacyB.thetimethatchildrenspendontheInternetshouldbelimitedC.morechildrenhaverealizedtheimportanceofpersonalprivacyD.moreattentionshouldbepaidtotheprotectionofkids’privacy24.Whatwillmostofthecompaniesdowhenreceivingarequestfromthesweepteam?A.Theywillhelpkidsbetterunderstandwhytheirprivacymatters.B.Theywillasktheteamnevertomaketheirwebsitepublic.C.Theywillaskforfurtherinformationabouttheresearch.D.Theywilltakesomemeasuresactivelyinresponse.25.DanielTherrienseemstostressinParagraph6that________.A.theteamshoulddevelopagoodrelationshipwiththecompaniesB.theprotectionofkid’sprivacyinvolvesjointeffortsfromadultsC.thepublicisunawareoftheirroleinprotectingkids’privacyD.thesweepteam’sworkisworthnothingwithoutparents’help26.AccordingtoJohnson,parentsshould________.A.guidetheirkidstoplayonlinegamesB.getkidstoknowthevalueoftheirprivacyC.setagoodexampletotheirkidsindailylifeD.thinktwicebeforegivingpersonalinformationoutDOurgreenspacesareshrinking,despiteallthebenefitstheygiveus.Ifwewanttosavethem,weneedtovaluetheecosystemandhealthandwellbeingservicestheyoffer.Sheffieldcitycouncil’sbalancesheetshowsitsparksasa £16mliability(负担).Traditionalaccountancymethodsfocusonapark’ssaleablevalue,oritsoperationalcostsassociatedwithmaintenance.SoEngland’s27,000parksareconsideredasfinancialliabilitiesratherthantheamazingassettoourhealthandwellbeingthatanyoftheir37millionregularuserscouldvouchfor.Theyalsodeliverarangeofecosystemservicessuchasimprovedairandwaterquality,floodriskreductionbyabsorbingwaterrun-off,andcoolingtheurbanenvironmentaswellasprovidingmuch-neededhabitatforwildlife.Byusinga“naturalcapital”accountingapproachthatputsavalueonallthesesocial,environmentalandeconomiccontributions,Sheffielddiscoveredthatforevery£1spentonitsparks,theygenerate£34ofbenefits.Yetthistruevalueisnotwidelymeasuredorrecognised.AsIanWalmsley,Stockportcouncil’sgreenspacemanagertoldtheCommunitiesandLocalGovernmentselectcommitteeparksinquiry,“anargumenthasneverbeensuccessfullymadethatifyouspendacertainamountofmoneyonapark,therewillbeasavinginthehealthbudgetandthereforeyoushouldtakemoneyoutofthehealthbudgetandputitintoparks”.Asaresult,theMPsinquiryreportpublishedlastweekwarnedthatparksareatatippingpointofdecline,threatenedbya92%reductionintheirbudgetssince2010-11becauseoflocalauthoritycuts.Lessmoneymeansfewerparkrangers,lessmaintenance,morelitter,dogpooandantisocialbehaviour,includingganganddrug-relatedactivities,andgraduallymuch-lovedlocalparksturnintodangerousandunappealingareas.Tragicallyit’sthesmall,greenspacesinpoorer,built-upareasthatsufferdisproportionatecutstoparkkeepersandmaintenance.Wehavebeenherebefore.Uncared-for,litter-strewnparkswerecharacteristicofThatcher’sBritainbeforeaninjectionofpublicspendingbyaLabourgovernmentand£850moflotterycashbroughtthembacktolife.Butitdoesn’thavetobethisway.AndrewHinchley,greenspacedevelopmentofficerattheLondonBoroughofCamden,toldMPsifwehadnewwaysofvaluingtheservicesparksprovideforimprovingwaterquality,forexample,thenyoucouldaskwatercompaniestopaytowardstheirupkeep.Thecommitteewantscouncilstopublishstrategicplanstorecognisetherealvalueofparksandtosetouthowtheywillbemanaged(possiblybyacharitabletrust,asNewcastleislookinginto)tomaximisetheircontributiontowiderlocalauthoritygoalssuchaspromotinghealthierlifestyles.Itsuggeststhegovernment’sobesitystrategycouldfundparks.Italsosuggeststhatitcouldbealegalrequirementforcouncilstoproducesuchstrategies.27.Accordingtothetext,parksareregardedasfinancialliabilitiesbecause________.A.theareaoftheparkisgraduallydecreasingduetopoorprotectionB.thebudgetfortheconstructionoftheparkisgraduallydecreasingC.thevalueoftheparkislowbyusinga“naturalcapital”accountingapproachD.thetraditionalaccountancymethodsfocusonapark’ssaleablevalue28.Accordingtothetext,whichofthefollowingisNOTthebenefitofthepark?A.Improvingairandwaterquality.B.Symbolizingthecitycivilization.C.Coolingtheurbanenvironment.D.Providingmuch-neededhabitatforwildlife.29.Duetothereductioninbudgets,whatcouldprobablyhappen?A.Thegovernmentwilltakemoneyoutofthehealthbudget.B.Thelocalauthoritieswillcentralizethemanagementofthepark.C.Much-lovedlocalparkswillturnintounwelcomingplaces.D.Thetruevalueoftheparkwillbewidelymeasuredorrecognised.30.Whatcanbelearnedfromthelasttwoparagraphs?A.Thecommitteehaspublishedstrategicplanstorecognisetherealvalueofpark.B.Itcouldbealegalrequirementforcouncilstoproducesuchstrategies.C.Thelocalcitizensshouldpayfortheimprovingwaterquality.D.TheLabourgovernmentwillspend£850moflotterycashtorevivethepark.第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的七个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。选项中有两项为多于选项。TornadoesTornadoesareessentiallyfunnelsofairrotatingasfastas300milesperhour.Ofcourse,notalltornadoesaresodangerous.31Suchsmalltornadoesoccurinmanyplacesaroundtheworld,eveninsouthernTaiwan,whereseveralareusuallyreportedeveryspring.Itis,however,thebigtornadoesthatreceivethemostattention.32Therecanbeflocksofdeadbirdsdroppingoutofthesky,chickensstillalivebutwithalloftheirfeathersgone,piecesofstrawstuckintrees.Ina1999USstorm,violentwindsfromonetornadoliftedachurchintotheairanddroppeditontoahouse.Inthesamestorm,ababywaswhippedfromitsmother’sarmsand,miraculously,foundaliveinanearbytree.33Althoughscientistsnowknowagreatdealabouttornadoes,theystillcannotdetermineexactlywhenandwhereonewillform.Inaddition,thepathofatornadocanalsobeimpossibletopredict.Itisunlikelytomoveinastraightline,andwilloftenturnquickly.Atornadomightblowdownalineofhouses,thensuddenlyliftupandleaveonehomeunhurt,thentouchbackdownanddestroytherestoftheline.Tobetterunderstandtornadoes,scientistshavedevelopedspecialheavy-dutyvehiclesandweather-monitoringequipmentthatallowthemtomakeclose-upobservationsofthesedangerousstorms.Radarequipmentisputontrucksanddrivennearatornado,whereitrecordswindspeedsandotherweatherdata.34Inaddition,bettercommunicationandwarningsystemsarealsohelpingtoreducedeathsandinjuriesinmanytornado-proneareas.Radioandtelevisionwarningsaswellassirenshelptoalertpeopletopotentialdanger.Publicawarenessisalsoimportant.Whentornadoesdooccur,peoplemustactquickly.Theyshouldmoveimmediatelytoasafeplacesuchasabasementorunderastrongstairwayandcoverthemselveswithblanketsorheavycoats.35A.Eitherbigstormsorsmallonescanformquicklycausingdamagetosomedegree.B.Thesebringnotonlydeathanddestruction,butalsostoriesofstrangephenomena.C.Manymorearesmallstormsthatformquicklyanddisappear,causinglittleornodamage.D.Atornadocanarrivesounexpectedlythatamatterofsecondscanmeanthedifferencebetweenlifeanddeath.E.Drivingtheradarhundredsofmilestochasedownatornadoisabestjobthatcanbequitedangerous.F.Whatmakestornadoessodangerousisnotjusttheirgreatpowerbutalsotheirunpredictablenature.G.Scientistsoftenhavetodrivetheradarhundredsofmilestochasedownatornado—ajobthatcanbequitedangerous!三、选词填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）用方框中词或词组的适当形式完成下列句子，每个词或词组只能用一次（每组有一个多余的选项）。appreciate commit convince ambitious dropout turnone’sbackon36.Youneedto__________themofyourenthusiasmforthejob.37.Theclubgetssmallasmembersmoveawayor__________.38.Hewasdeeply__________ofyourkindness.39.She__________themwhentheyneededher.40.Lastyear,bothsides__________themselvestosettlingthedisagreementpeacefully.guilt strive sacrifice breath apartfrom atrisk41.Peopleareconcernedaboutthequalityoftheairthey__________.42.Ifelt__________aboutnotvisitingmyparentsmoreoften.43.Newspapereditorsall__________tobefirstwithastory.44.Aswithalldiseases,certaingroupswillbemore__________thanothers.45.__________Germany,theyalsovisitedItalyandAustria.四、语法填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）根据句子意思填空，在未给提示词的空白处仅填写1个适当的单词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。第一节（共6小题；每小题1分，满分6分）46.__________(express)hislove,Chrissenthismomathank-younoteonMother’sDay.47.OrangetreesmakegreatgiftsduringtheSpringFestivalandyou’llseethem__________(decorate)withredenvelopsandmessagesofgoodfortune.48.Mr.Smith,it’sagreathonorforme__________(invite)tovisityourcompany.49.Inthislibrary,youcanuseyourowncomputertoconnecttoWi-Fispecially__________(prepare)forreaders.50.Asachild,Jackstudiedinavillageschool,__________isnamedafterhisgrandfather.51.Marywaspleasedtoseetheseedsthatshe__________(plant)inthegardencomingout.第二节（共4小题；每小题1分，满分4分）Thisafternoonapoorly-dressedgentleman52(come)intomyrestaurant.Nobodyknewwhohewas.Itwas53(surprise)thathefinishedtwoordersoffoodinaverylimitedtime.Wewondered54hewassohungry.Wealsohaddoubtwhetherthemanwasabletopaythebill.Thegentlemanaskedwhetherweshouldmindwaitingforjustafewminutes.Aftersometime,55shockeduswasthathetookoutofaletterandamillionpoundbank-note.五、课文默写（共4小题；第56、57题每题2分，第58、59题每题3分，满分10分）按照课文内容补全空缺部分。56.Hemadethechoicetogiveallhismoneyaway.andthis,hesaid,broughthim_____________.57.Legpowercansaveyourmoney,keepyoufitandhelpyoulivelonger.Regularexercisealso_____________50%!58.Ifasixthmassextinctionoccurs,scientistswhohavestudiedtheissuebelieve_____________.59.Itboilsdowntothis:_____________.Fromasmallgirl,Iwouldstayinatlunchtimejustto…六、阅读表达（共4小题；第60、61、62题每题2分，第63题每题4分，满分10分）阅读下面短文，根据题目要求用英文回答问题。InMartinCounty,Florida,twonon-profitorganizationshavecometogethertoplantseedsofhopethroughco