黄梅县某中学2022-2023学年高二年级上册学期期中考试英语试卷

黄梅县育才高级中学2022年秋季期中考试试卷

高二英语

试卷满分：150分

第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）

第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5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。

1.Whatdoesthewomanwanttodo?

A.Gotosleep.B.Visitthedoctor.C.Takesomemedicine.

2.Whydidthemangotothepark?

A.Toridehisbike.B.Tohaveapicnic.C.Toplaywithhisdog.

3.Whatarethespeakersprobablygoingtodo?

A.Seeafilm.B.WatchTV.C.Checktheeyes.

4.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?

A.Thefamouswebsites.

B.TheadvantagesoftheInternet.

C.Thewaystotypewordsquickly.

5.Whichsportdoesthemanprefer?

A.Soccer.B.Tennis.C.Basketball.

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。

听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7两个小题。

6.Whatdoesthemanwanttodoforthevacation?

A.Relaxonabeachsomewhere.B.Readbooksathome.C.Dosomehousework.

7.Howdoesthewomanfeelabouttheman'ssuggestion?

A.Satisfied.B.Surprised.C.Uninterested.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8.Wherearethespeakersgoing?

A.Toarestaurant.B.Tothebackyard.C.Totheschoofssoccerfield.

9.Whoistheman?

A.Thewoman'scoach.B.Thewoman'sfather.C.Thewoman'sprofessor.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10.Whattimewillthemangetoffworktoday?

A.About6:10.B.About7:00.C.About7:30.

11.Whydoesn'tthemanwanttoeatIndianfood?

A.Itistoohot.B.Hedoesn9tlikeit.C.Healreadyhadsomeatnoon.

12.Whatdoesthemanaskthewomantobring?

A.Hiscoat.B.Hiswallet.C.Hispants.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13.Whoisthewoman?

A.Areporter.B.Anauthor.C.ATVhostess.

14.Whendidtheman'soldestchildbegintoread?

A.Attwoyearsold.B.Atthreeyearsold.C.Atfouryearsold.

15.Whoisthesecondyoungestchild?

A.Ann.B.Jenny.C.Helen.

16.Whatwastheman'syoungestchildlikeasakid?

A.Shewasveryshy.

B.Shewasnoisyandnaughty.

C.Shewasquiteinterestedinherstudies.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.Whereistheannouncementlikelyhappening?

A.Ataninn.B.Atasupermarket.C.Atabakery.

18.Whatcanpeopletryforfreetoday?

A.Cakes.B.Bread.C.Cheese.

19.Whatdayisittoday?

A.Thursday.B.Friday.C.Saturday.

20.Whyaretheflowersonsale?

A.There'saspecialholidaycomingup.

B.Everythinginthestoreisatadiscount.

C.Ifsaspecialdaytothankthecustomers.

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

A

SmartHomeProductsforLivingaConnectedLife

Whatmakessomethingasmarthomeproduct?Generally,it'sdefinedbyitsabilitytoconnecttoaWi-Fi

network,allowinguserstointeract（互动）withitfromtheirsmartphones.We'veroundedupsomecool,diverse

offeringsthatyou'lllovetohaveinyourhome.

NestCamIQ

$299.00

TheNestCamIQisabeautifullydesignedhomesecuritycamerathatcanrecognizefaces.Itcanwarnyouif

there9sastrangerinyourhome.Thedevicealsosupportstwo-waycommunicationviabuilt-inmicrophonesanda

powerfulspeaker.

LogitechHarmonyElite

$249.99

TheLogitechHarmonyEliteisoneofthebestuniversalremotecontrolsavailableonthemarket.Itcancontrol

justabouteverypieceofelectronicsyouown（itsupportsover270,000devices!）ineveryroomofyourhouseor

apartment,includingTVs,streamingdevices,andsoundsystems.

AppleHomePod

$349.00

TheAppleHomePodhasbetteraudioqualitythananyothersmartspeakeravailabletoday.Availableinwhite

orspacegray,theSiri-powereddevicealsoallowsyoutocontrolanumberofdeviceswithyourvoice.

AugustSmartLockPro

$279.99

TheAugustSmartLockProiscompatible（兼容的）withmostlocks.Amobileappallowsyoutomanage

accesstothelock,checkitsusagehistory,andgetinformedwhensomeoneopensthedoor.Youcancontrolitand

checkonthestateofyourdoorwithvoicecommands.

21.WhatcantheNestCamIQhelpyoudo?

A.Properlyuseyoursmartphonecamera

B.Controlelectronicswithyourvoice.

C.Checkthelocksofyourhouse.

D.Keepyourhomesafe.

22.Whichdevicecanhelpyouoperatealmostallyourelectronicequipmentremotely?

A.NestCamIQ.

B.AppleHomePod.

C.AugustSmartLockPro.

D.LogitechHarmonyElite.

23.Whichcolumnofawebsiteisthetextmostprobablytakenfrom?

A.Technology.B.News.C.Society.D.Education.

B

“Haveyoucheckedtheoilinthecar,Ted?”Myfatherusedtosaytome.Sometimesourphonecallswould

beginandendwithanonlyinquiry（询问）abouttheoil,withoutaskinganythingelse.Fathershavelotsofloveto

give,butit*softenprovidedthroughusefuladvice.Inmyexperience,it'smostlyaboutthecar.

Whycan*tfathersjustsayt4Iloveyou"or"It'sgreattoseeyou"?Whycan*tthesentences“Icareaboutyou,,

and"Youmademylifebetterfromthemomentyouwerebom,,beheard?Becausefatherstendtoexpresstheirtrue

feelingsindirectly.Youjusthavetounderstandthelanguage-Fatherlish.

WhenIwas17yearsold,Iwentonmyfirstroadtripinthatoldcar.Myfatherstoodonthecorneronacold

earlymorningtosaygoodbye."Roadsaredangerous,hesaid,sodon'ttrydrivingfasterthanahorse.And

remembertotakeabreakeverytwohours.Andeverytimeyoustopforoil,youreallyshouldchecktheAtthe

timeIthoughthisspeechwasprettyfunnyandold.

Dad*slonggonenow.Butafteralltheseyears,IrealizethatifIhadownedacopyoftheFatherlish-to-English

dictionary,IwouldhaveunderstoodthatthespeechthatIalwayslaughedatwassimplyDad'swaytoexpresslove

andcare.

24.Whatcanwelearnfromparagraph1?

A.Theauthorwantedtobuyanewcarbadly.

B.Theauthorforgottochecktheoilregularly.

C.Theauthor*sfatherexpressedhislovedifferently.

D.Theauthor'sfatherpreferredtomakephonecalls.

25.Whydoestheauthormentionhisfirstroadtrip?

A.Toshowthedangerofthetrip.B.Totellaveryexcitingexperience.

C.Toexplaintherulesofdriving.D.Topresenthisfather^hiddenlove.

26.Whichofthefollowingcanbestdescribetheauthor'sfather?

A.Humorous.B.Caring.C.Funny.D.Boring.

27.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.TheFatherlishlanguageB.Thehabitofdrivinganoldcar

C.Father'shelpfuladviceD.Annoyingphonecalls

C

Bytheyear2050,afifthoftheworld'scitieswillexperienceunprecedentedclimateconditionsand

environmentsthatcurrentlydon'texistinanymajorcities,accordingtonewresearch.Ateamofscientistsatthe

CrowtherLabinSwitzerlandproducedthereport,whichdescribedtheclimatefor520majorcities30yearsinthe

future.

Theresultsshowedthat77percentoftheworld'scitieswillexperienceasurprisingchangeinclimate

conditionsby2050,and22percentofthe520citieswillseeconditionsthatarenotcurrentlyexperiencedbyany

existingmajorcities.

InChinain2050,theclimateofXi'an,inShanxiprovince,willbesimilartothatofcurrentdayMaseru,the

capitalcityofLesothoinsouthernAfrica,withthemaximumtemperatureofthewarmestmonthlikelytoincrease

by4.59℃.ChongqinginsouthwestChinawillresembletheclimateofSwazilandcapitalMbabane,asthewarmest

temperatureispredictedtoriseby5.1℃.

ScientistspredictsummersinEuropewillgetwarmerbyanaverageof3.5℃andEuropeanwinterswillsee

temperaturerisesof4.7℃.London'sclimatewillbemoresimilarIoBarcelona,andMadrid'stoMarrakech.

TheCrowtherLabhopestheanalysiswillmotivatedecision-makerstotakenecessarystepstopreventor

addresssomeoftheclimateeffectsduetothethreatofclimatechange.Thereportalsofoundthatcitiesintropical

regionswillexperiencesmallerchangesinaveragetemperaturebutwillbecontrolledbyshiftsinrainfallregimes.

Thismayleadtoanoticeableincreaseinunexpectedevents,andseveredroughts.

“Acrossallscientificfields,thegreatestchallengeinclimatescienceisnolongertheprecisemeasurementof

climatechangeimpacts,butinspiringpeopletopictureisactualeffectsinordertomotivateaction,9,saidTom

Crowther,seniorscientistandfounderoftheCrowtherLab.

28.Accordingtotheresearch,amongthe520citiesby2050,aboutcitieswillexperiencetheclimate

conditionsthatnomajorcitiescurrentlyhaveexperienced.

A.400B.114C.260D.104

29.Howdidthescientistsprovetheirresult?

A.Bylistingfigures.B.Bymakingcomparisons.

C.Bydoingexperiments.D.Byexplainingtheory.

30.WhatistheCrowtherLabintendedfor?

A.Tocomparetheclimatechangeofthemajorcitiesoftheworld.

B.Toinspirepeopletopictureitsactualeffectsinordertomotivateaction.

C.Toinspiredecision-makerstotakenecessarystepstopreventsomeclimateeffects.

D.Toshowmostword'scitieswillexperienceastrikingchangeinclimateconditions.

31.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?

A.WorldTemperatureB.CurrentClimateChange

C.BigTitlesintheWorldD.FutureClimateChangeinMostBigCities

D

InordertoreducetheriskofsufferingfromCOVID-19,peoplearesupposedtosaynotoahandshake,giveup

highfives,refusekissesonthecheekandabsolutelyavoidhugging.Sopeopleallovertheworldarechangingtheir

dailyhabitsatworkandathometopreventitfromspreading.

InFrance,handshakingisregardedasdailygreetinghabits.Andkissingonthecheekisoftenseeneven

betweenpeoplewhohaveonlyjustmet.PhilippeLichtfus,alifestyleexpertnotesthathandshakingisarelatively

recentdevelopmentinhumanhistorythatbeganintheMiddleAges.Now,hesayssimplylookingintoaperson's

eyescanserveasagreeting.

TheBrazilianhealthministryhasrecommendedthatcitizensshouldnotsharethemetalstrawstraditionally

usedtoconsumethecaffeine-richdrinkchimarrao.Andakiss-evenifitisnotonthemouth——istotallyadvised

against.

OneofSpain'smosttreasuredtraditionsisalsoaffectedbytheoutbreak——thekissingofsculpturesofVirgin

MaryintheweekleadinguptoEaster.Duringtheholyweek,thefaithfulbelieversqueueuptokissthehandsor

feetofsculpturesofMaryandthesaints,seekingtheirprotection.

Germany'sinteriorminister（内政部长）HorstSeehoferrebuffedChancellor（总理）AngelaMerkel'sattempt

toshakehandswithhim,smilingandkeepingbothhishandstohimself.TheybothlaughedandMerkelthrewher

handupintheairbeforetakingaseat.

InIran,avideohasgoneviral（走红）showingthreefriendsmeeting,handsintheirpockets,twoofwhomare

wearingmasks,tappingtheirfeetagainsteachotherasagreeting.AsimilarvideoinLebanonshowssingerRagheb

AlamaandcomedianMichelAbouSleimantappingtheirfeetagainsteachotherwhilemakingkissingnoiseswith

theirmouths.

TheUAE（阿拉伯联合酋长国）isadvisingcitizenstostopthetraditionalunosetonose"greeting.TheUAE

alsosaidthatpeopleshouldn'tshakehandsanymoreorkiss.Greeteachother"bywavingonly”.

32.WhatcanwelearnfromPhilippeLichtfus?

A.Handshakinghasalonghistory.

B.Peoplecancontinuetokissonthecheek.

C.Itisrecommendedthatpeoplelookintoother'seyesasagreeting.

D.Itisunusualfortwopeoplewhohavejustmettokissonthecheeks.

33.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“rebuffed“inParagraph5probablymean?

A.Appreciated.B.Refused.C.Accepted.D.Welcomed.

34.Whatcanbeinferredfromthetext?

A.SeveraltraditionalgreetinghabitsareadvisedagainstintheUAE.

B.PeoplewhobelieveinVirginMarymustbedisappointedtocanceltheceremony.

C.Braziliansarecrazyaboutconsumingthecaffeine-richdrinkchimarrao.

D.TappingfeetagainsteachotherhasalreadybecomeadailygreetinginIran.

35.Whatdoesthetextmainlytellus?

A.Someoldgreetingstylesareoutofdate.

B.Somenewgreetingstylesbecomepopular.

C.Differentcountrieshavedifferentgreetingstyles.

D.Peoplechangetheirgreetingstylestoprotectthemselves.

第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

There'snodoubtthatwhenitcomestofriendship,youwantpositivepeopleinyourlifeandnotnegativeones.

36

Supportwhenyouneedit.

Withpositivefriends,youdon'tneedtobegforhelpwhenyouneeditbecausechancesaretheywillbethere

foryouwithoutasking.37

Healthbenefitsofbeingpositive.

Themorepositivefriendsyouhave,thebetteryouwillbeatremainingoptimisticyourself.38For

example,ithelpspeopletodealwithstressandillnessbetter.Healthbenefitsmayincludelowerratesofdepression,

agreaterabilitytothrowoffcolds,andareducedriskofdevelopingdisease.

Bringoutthebestinyou.

39Thismeanstryingnewthings,achievinggoals,andhavingthekindoflifeyoudreamedoffor

yourself.Withpositivepeopleinyourlife,you'Hfeelmorecomfortablesharingyourgoalsbecauseyourfriends

willgiveyoutheemotionalpushyouneedtogoafterwhatyouwantinlife.

40

Younaturallyattractthekindsoffriendswhoaremostlikeyou.Soifyou'renegative,you'llprobablyfind

thatnegativepeopleflocktoyou.Thafswhyyou'dbettersurroundyourselfwithpositivefriends.Themoreyouare

abletomaintainapositiveattitude,themorelike-mindedpeopleyou'llattractinreturn.

A.Herearesomebenefitsofspendingtimewithpositivefriends.

B.Thesameistrueforbeingpositive.

C.Inmostcases,theywillsupportyouwhenyou'reintrouble.

D.AttractMorePositiveFriends.

E.Asweallknow,therearemanybenefitsofbeingoptimistic.

F.Yourpositivefriendswillinspireyoutobethebestyoucanbe.

G.Mostofthetime,youhavetoaskthemtohelpyouwhenintrouble.

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，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

Backinthesummerof2016,China'sGobiSuperMarathon,a155-mileraceacrosstheGobiDesert,officially

41.

DionLeonard,aseasonedBritishathlete,hadbeeninvitedforthat42,whohadfinishedsomeofthe

toughestracesontheplanet.Onthefirstevening,adogkeptfollowinghimwaggingitstail.Diondidn'twanttobe

43becausehewasdevotedtothisrace.Justafter44itfbrawhile,hetookitasideandturned

backtothecamp.Butthetouchchangedthe45ofhislife.

Ondeparturethenextday,thepuppy46againatthestartingline.Hethoughtitwasacoincidence

（巧合）.ButwhenDionstartedtorun,thepuppyfollowed.Itwastooeasytobelonelyand47inagame

likethisbutthepuppybroughtgreat48andencouragementtoDion.Thepuppydidnotbecomeaburden

tohim,49.ifsthebestcompanionontheboringtrack.SincetheymetintheGobiDesert,Diongaveit

thenameGobi.

Onthislongjourney,onemanandonedogsilently50eachother.Theyrantogether,theyshared

waterandfood,theycampedtogetherunderthestars.Dionalsograduallyforgotthe51oftheroad,and

suddenlyletgoofhisobsession（痴迷）withrank.

AfterbeingwithDionfor125kilometers,Gobifinallyranoutof52andDionhadtoputitinafirst-

aidcar.Threedayslater,whenDionreappearedintheviewofGobi,itbrokefreeandran53toDion.

Theyrushedtothefinishinglinetogether.

54.Dioncameinsecond.Gobialsowonamedalfromtheorganizers.Dionhasno55-

aboutmissingoutonthechampionshipbecauseGobiwasthebestprizeonhistrip.

41.A.paidoffB.kickedoffC.tookoffD.brokeoff

42.A.ceremonyB.competitionC.interviewD.show

43.A.botheredB.abandonedC.bittenD.attracted

44.A.watchingB.feedingC.touchingD.following

45.A.qualityB.dreamC.budgetD.course

46.A.coughedB.starvedC.appearedD.barked

47.A.desperateB.amusingC.hopefulD.ambitious

48.A.treasureB.shelterC.comfortD.pressure

49.A.howeverB.insteadC.otherwiseD.therefore

50.A.respectedB.accompaniedC.protectedD.wished

51.A.hardshipB.happinessC.distanceD.destination

52.A.moneyB.foodC.patienceD.energy

53.A.graduallyB.hesitantlyC.unwillinglyD.firmly

54.A.ThankfullyB.FortunatelyC.EventuallyD.Undoubtedly

55.A.regretB.argumentC.surpriseD.desire

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。

FrenchWomanWinsNobelLiteraturePrize

FrenchwriterAnnieErnauxwonthe2022NobelPrizeinLiterature,theSwedishAcademyannouncedon

Thursday.Ernauxwasbornin1940and56(grow)upinthesmalltownofYvetotinNormandy,France.She

isoneofthemost_influentialfemalewritersincontemporaryFrenchliterarycircles.Ernaux,57is82

yearsold,earnedtheprizeforthewayshewritesaboutthecomplexnatureofpersonalmemory.Ernauxstartedout

writingfictionbasedonherownlife,58quicklymovedfromfictiontofactualstoriesaboutherlife.She

wrotemorethan20books.Mostofthemareveryshort.Theyrecordeventsinherlifeandthelivesofthosearound

her.HerbookAMan'sPlace,aboutherrelationshipwithherfather,wasthefirst59(bring)herfame.She

wrote,"Thisneutralwritingstylecomestome60(natural).“HermosthighlypraisedbookisTheYears,

61(publish)in2008.Shedescribes62(she)andFrenchsocietyfromtheendofWorldWarIItothe

presentday.Unlikein63(early)books,inTheYears,Ernauxwritesaboutherselfinthe64(three)

person,callinghercharacter44she^^ratherthan'T'.Thebookreceivedmanyawardsand65(honor).

第四部分写作(共两节，满分40分)

第一节(满分15分)

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