黑龙江省哈尔滨德强学校2022-2023学年高二年级上册期中考试英语试题（原卷版）

2024届哈德强高中高二上学期期中考试

英语试卷

第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

A

ThemostpopulartimetotravelinSoutheastAsiaisfromNovembertoAprilandnomatterwhichregionyou

choose,youareboundtohaveanamazingexperience.

KualaLumpur

You911likelybeflyingintoorleavingfromMalaysia'scapitalwhenyouvisitsomeofthesedestinations,butif

not,tryandspendsometimeinKualaLumpur.HeadtothetopofthePetronasTwinTowersandwalkthebridge

betweenthemifyoudon'tmindsignificantheights!Thereisplentymoretoseeanddointhecity,anditisagreat

placetoexplore.Besuretoenjoyasmuchofthefantasticfoodasyoucan,too.

TropicalIslands

ThereisdefinitelynoshortageoftropicalislandsinSoutheastAsia,sochooseoneofthemanybeachesand

thenrelax.Thecrispbluewaterisgreatforaswim,oryoucanjustlaybythebeachandworkonyourtan（棕褐色

皮肤）.TworecommendationsareRabbitIslandinCambodiaandtheKoTarutaoNationalParkinThailand.

HalongBay

Ifyou'renearHanoi,thenyou'llwanttowalktoHalongBay.Thereisnobetterwaytoseehowimpressive

Vietnamisthanbysailingaroundthebayorislands.Ahandytipistospendalittlebitofmoneytoensureyoudo

thistripcomfortably;therearecheapertoursthatwilllessentheexperience,sosplashoutalittlehere.

Bangkok

Bangkokisanexperiencethateveryoneshouldhaveatleastonce.It5salsoagreatspringboardtotherestof

SoutheastAsia.Thereareplentyofchancesforyoutoargueabouttheprices,andforthosewholiketoparty,the

nightlifeisexciting.

1.WhatcanyouenjoyinKualaLumpur?

A.Attendingparty.B.Deliciousfood.C.Sailingaround.D.Comfortable

accommodation.

2.Whichplaceappealstopeoplewholikebargaining?

A.KualaLumpur.B.TropicalIslands.C.HalongBay.D.Bangkok.

3.WhatdoTropicalIslandsandHalongBayhaveincommon?

A.Theyattractsunbathers.B.Theyprovidecheaptours.

C.Theyhavemanyislands.D.Theyareinthesamecountry.

B

TwoofthesaddestwordsintheEnglishlanguageare“ifonly”.Ilivemylifewiththegoalofneverhavingto

saythosewords,becausetheyconveyregret,lostopportunities,mistakes,anddisappointment.

Myfatherisfamousinourfamilyfbrsaying,“Taketheextraminutetodoitright."Ialwaystrytolivebythe

“extraminute^^rule.Whenmychildrenwereyoungandlikelytocauseaccidents,IalwaysthoughtaboutwhatI

coulddotoavoidan“ifonly“moment,whetheritwassomethingminorlikemovingacupfullofhotcoffeeaway

fromtheedgeofacounter,orsomethingthatrequiredalittlemoreworksuchastapingpadding（衬垫）ontothe

sharpcornersofaglasscoffeetable.

Idon'tonlyavoidthose"ifonly“momentswhenitcomestosafety.It9sequallyimportanttoavoid“ifonly”in

ourpersonalrelationships.Weallknowpeoplewholostalovedoneandregrettedthattheyhadforegonean

opportunitytosay“Iloveyou"or"Iforgiveyou.,,Whenmyfatherannouncedhewasgoingtotheeyedoctor

acrossfrommyofficeonGoodFriday,ItoldhimthatitwasaholidayfbrmycompanyandIwouldn'tbehere.But

thenIthoughtaboutthefactthathe's84yearsoldandIrealizedthatIshouldn'tgiveupanopportunitytoseehim.

IcalledhimandtoldhimIhaddecidedtogotoworkonmydayoffafterall.

IknowtherewillstillbeoccasionswhenIhavetosay“ifonly“aboutsomething,butmylifeisdefinitely

betterbecauseofmypolicyofdoingeverythingpossibletoavoidthateventuality.Andeventhoughittakesan

extraminutetodosomethingright,oritoccasionallytakesanhourortwoinmybusyscheduletomakeapersonal

connection,IknowthatI'mdoingtherightthing.Fmbuyingmyselfpeaceofmindandthat'sthebestkindof

insuranceformyemotionalwell-being.

4.Whichofthefollowingisanexampleofthe“extraminute^^rule?

A.Startthecarassoonaseveryoneisseated.

B.Leavetheroomfbraminutewiththeironworking.

C.Waitforanextraminutesothatthesteaktastesbetter.

D.Moveanobjectoutofthewaybeforeittripssomeone.

5.TheauthordecidedtogotoherofficeonGoodFridayto.

A.keepherappointmentwiththeeyedoctor

B.meetherfatherwhowasalreadyanoldman

C.joinintheholidaycelebrationofthecompany

D.finishherworkbeforethedeadlineapproached

6Theunderlinedword“fbregone"inParagraph3isclosestinmeaningto.

A.abandonedB.lackedC.avoidedD.resisted

7.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.TheEmotionalWell-beingB.TheTwoSaddestWords

C.ThePowerofNowD.ThePeaceofMind

C

AfamilyinEdinburghhasdiscoveredthatanoldchesspiecetheykeptinadrawerfor55yearsisalong-lost

partofamedieval（中世纪的）chessset.Thepiecewasboughtbytheirgrandfatherfor£5fromanantiquedealer

inEdinburghin1964.Itisestimatedthatitcouldnowsellfor£1millionatauction（拍卖）.Itisoneoffivemissing

piecesfromtheLewisChessmen,asetofmedievalchesspiecesthatwerefoundinasandhillontheIsleofLewis,

offScotland\westcoast,in1831.

Thepieceis8.8centimeterstallandmadefromwalrusivory,ararematerialinthosedays.Itiswarder,which

isaprisonguard,withahelmet,shieldandsword.Thispiecewouldbethesameasarook（车）,orcastleina

modernchessset.

Thefamilywhodon'twanttomaketheirnamepublic,explainedhowtheirgrandfatherwasunawareofthe

piece'simportancewhenheboughtitin1964.Afterhedied,itwaslookedafterbyhisdaughter,whobelievedthat

ithadmagicalqualities.TheyfinallyrealizedhowimportantthepiecewaswhenitwasexaminedbyAlexander

Kader,anexpertatSotheby'sauctionhouseinLondon.

TheLewisChessmenarefamousallovertheworld.ThesetissplitbetweentheNationalMuseumofScotland

inEdinburghandtheBritishMuseuminLondon,attractinglotsofvisitors.Theyarethoughttohavebeenmadein

Trondheim,Norway,betweenAD1150and1200,andwereprobablyburiedonLewisforsafekeepingontheirway

tobeingsoldinIreland.Nobodyreallyknowsforsurewhytheywereburiedthereorhowtheywerediscovered.

ThepiecewillgoondisplayinEdinburghandthenLondonbeforeitsauctionon2July.Itisexpectedtoeither

beboughtby,orloanedto,amuseum.Kadersaystherearestillfourmissingpiecesoutthere,"However,itmight

takeanother150yearsforonetoshowup.”

8.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEabouttheLewisChessmen?

A.Ithasahistoryof55years.B.Itconsistsof5missingchesses.

C.Itismadefromwalrusivory.D.Itistheequivalentofarook.

9.PeoplearemostlikelytoseetheLewisChessmen.

A.inasandhillB.inthemuseums

C.inafamilydrawerD.atanauctionhouse

10.Whydidthedaughterkeepthechesspieceforsomanyyears?

A.Shewashonoringherlategrandfather^wish.

B.Sheknewithadcertainhistoricalvalue.

C.Shedidn'twanttomakeitsexistencepublic.

D.Shethoughtithadsomemysteriouspower-

11.Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph?

A.Wherethechesspiecewillendupremainstobeseen.

B.Theotherfourmissingpieceswilleventuallysurface.

C.Thefamilyexpectsthepiecetobesoldtothemuseum.

D.TheauctionwillattractmanyprivatecollectorsinScotland.

D

Gardenersmaybeabletocutdownontheamountofweeds（杂草）killertheyusebydealingwithinvadersat

specifictimesoftheday,suchasdawn,anewstudysuggests.

ResearchersattheUniversityofBristolhavediscoveredthatthe24-hourrhythmsofplantsleavethemmore

defenselesstoherbicides（除草齐J）atdifferentpointsintheirdaily24hourcycle.

Theybelievethefindingscouldhelpfarmersbyreducingcroplossandimprovingharvests.Andgardeners

couldbenefitfromknowingwhichweedsrespondbetteratcertaintimesoftheday.Inrecentyears,pesticides（杀虫

齐ij）andherbicideshavebeenimplicatedinthedeclineofimportantpollinatinginsects,suchasbees.

Dr.AntonyDodd,seniorauthorofthenewstudy,said,"Theresearchsuggeststhat,infuture,wemightbeable

toimprovetheuseofsomechemicalsthatareusedinagriculturebytakingadvantageofthebiologicalclockin

pIants.^^

Justlikehumans,plantshaveevolvedtotakeadvantageofcyclesofnightandday,withcertainbiological

processesturningonatdifferenttimesoftheday.

Scientistshavediscoveredthatmanydrugsworkmuchbetterinhumansiftheyaregivenatspecifichours.

Aspirin,fbrexample,hasdoubledtheimpactonthinningthebloodiftakenatnightasopposedtointhemorning.

Theprocessisknownas'chronotherapy'andresearcherswantedtofindoutifthesameconceptcouldbeappliedto

plants.

Manygardenersalreadyknowthatplantsdrinkinmorewaterinthemorningbecausetheirpores（气孔）are

opentotakeadvantageofearlymorningdewandwatervapour.Atthebreakoftheday,plantsarealsonotbusy

producingfoodthroughpholosynlhesis（光合作用）°Theopenporescouldalsobethereasonsthatchemicalsare

moreeffectiveatdawnandalsoatdusk.

Theairisalsolikelytobestilleratdawnanddusk,meaningthatpesticidesorherbicidesarelesslikelytobe

blownawaytoplaceswheretheyarenotwanted.Pesticidelabelsoftenwarnagainstsprayingonwindydaysincase

theyendangerpeopleoranimals.Manyinsectsareactiveearlyinthemorningandarounddusk,alsomakingvery

earlymorningandearlyeveningeffectivetimesforinsecticide.

Commentingonthestudy,Dr.TrevorDines,BotanicalSpecialistattheconservationcharityPlantlife,said,

“Thisisafascinatingresearchwhichwillbeofgreatinteresttomanygardenerslikeme.Thisresearchknocksour

previousassumptiononitshead.Theoppositeistrue.^^

12.Whichofthefollowingcanreplacetheunderlinedphrase"implicatedin”inthethirdparagraph?

A.restoredto

B.blamedfor

C.limitedto

D.composedof

13.Accordingtotheresearch,whichisoneofthereasonsforusingherbicidesinthemorning?

A.Theprocessofphotosynthesisismostactiveinthemorning.

B.Insectsaremoredefenselessinthemomingthananyothertimeoftheday.

C.Biggerporesontheplantsmakeherbicidesworkmoreeffectively.

D.Thestrongermorningwindblowspesticidesawaytomoreplaces.

14.Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph?

A.Gardenerswerenotinterestedincombiningsciencewithgardening.

B.Alongtimehadpassedbeforeherbicidewasappliedinfarming.

C.Theoldassumptionabouttheuseofchemicalsprovedright.

D.Manygardenersusedtosprayherbicidesatthewrongtime.

15.Whatisthemainideaofthisarticle?

A.Newchemicalshavebeenfoundtohelpkillharmfulinsects.

B.Biologicalclockofplantscouldhelpgardenersuselessweedkiller.

C.Plants*cyclescanbetakenadvantageoftoimprovetheenvironment.

D.Theresearchontheeffectsofpesticideshasenabledgoodharvests.

E

Hiking,thatis,travellingonfoot,canbeagreatwaytospendtimeoutdoors.16Withenough

preparation,hikingcanbeasafesportinwhichanyonecantakepart.

Mapoutyourwaybeforesettingout.Tellyourfriendsorfamilywhereandwhenyouwillbehiking,andwhen

youexpecttoreturn.17IfyouhaveaBDS（卫星导航系统），packit,aswell.

18Yourbodycanonlytakeinabout1literofliquidperhour,sodrink0.5to1literofsometypeof

electrolyte（电角用质）replacementdrinkeveryhourwhenyouarehikingintheheat.Carryyourwaterbottleinyour

handanddrinksmallamountsoften.Anadultshoulddrinkabout4litersofelectrolytereplacementdrinkforevery

8hoursspenthikingintheheat.

Inthecaseoflightningstorms,stayawayfromtalltreesandgoquicklytothelowest-lyinglandyoucan

find.Onhotsummerdays,it'snecessarytobringclothingandaraincoat.19Infallandwinter,pack

warmclothingandmatchesincaseyouneedtobuildafire.

Ifyouhaveworkedoutahikingplanandtoldyourfriendsorfamilyyourplan,helpwillbeonthewayas

soonastheyrealizethatyouaremissing.Thebestcourseofactionistostayinonepositionsothatsearchgroups

canfindyou.Trytofindagrasslandorclearingwhereyoumaybeseenfromtheair.ABDSisagoodhelper.With

aBDS,yourfriendsorfamilymayeasilyknowwhereyouare.20

A.Wateristhemostimportantthing.

B.Buyamapoftheareaandfamiliarizeyourselfwiththepaths.

C.Goinghikingwithfriendsisevengreater.

D.Takeplentyofwaterandsuncreamastemperaturesmayincreasefast.

EBDSwillalsofixedinboatsbothofthesailingandrowingvariety.

F.Tobringasmartphoneisalsoagoodidea,butyoumaynothaveserviceinsomeareas.

G.However,basichikingrulesarenecessarytoensureyouhaveasafetrip.

第三部分：英语知识运用

第一节完形填空（共20小题;每小题1.5分，满分30分）

Earlyinmyteachingcareer,Iheardcountlessexcuses—mostofthemamusing—fbrwhystudentsdidn'thave

theirhomework.44Thedogateit“wasoneofthem.Astimepassed,Igrew21ofhearing"Idon'thavemy

homeworkbecause...SoIquitacceptinganyexcuse.

WhenIwas22toanotherschool,Itookmystraightforwardattitudewithme."Noexcuses,no

extensionsIwarnedmyeighthgradersonthefirstday.Whenastudentdidn'thavethehomework,Ineverasked

why.23.1sighedloudly,shookmyheadindisgustandrecordedazero.

Oneafternoon,shortlyafterthe24bellrang,Anthony25me."CouldItalktoyouaminute?^^

heaskedshyly."Iknowwhatyousaidaboutourhomework,butIdon'twantyoutothinkI'maslacker（懒虫）

becauseIcometoschool26minesooften.n

Anthonylookedupatme,andIcouldseethathislowerlipwasshaking."It'sjustthat...well,mydadmoved

out,andmymomworksatnight,soIhavetolookaftermylittlebrothers.Sometimestheycryalot,whichmakesit

hardto27

IputmyhandonAnthony'sthinshoulder.€tWhyareyoujustnowtellingIstoppedinmid-sentence.I

knewwhy.SoI28thequestion."Wouldithelpifyoustayedhereafterschoolandworkedonit?"

Heswallowedhardand29.

Thenextday,IannouncedtoallmystudentsthatI'dbeofferinganafter-schoolstudyhall.Anthonywasthe

firstto30.Severaldayslater,Terrelljoinedhim,31bytwinsSandyandRandy.Beforelong,Ihada

roomfullofeighthgraderstoworkontheirlessons.Ineveraskedwhyanyofthemwerethere,butIsoonhada

large32of"Idon'thavemyhomeworkbecause...”stories.Allwerevery33.Nonewereamusing.

ThethingsIlearnedweren'ttaughtincollege.Idiscoverednotallkidscomefromhomesthataresafeand

34.Notallkidshaveaquietbedroomwithadeskandstudylight.Somedon'thaveahomewhereaparent

isevenaround.Andsomekidsdogotobed35.Mostimportantly,Ilearnedthat'THlisten“worksbetter

than“Noexcuses”.

21.A.ashamedB.scaredC.tiredD.informed

22.A.transferredB.transplantedC.transportedD.transformed

23.A.HoweverB.AfterwardC.MoreoverD.Instead

24.A.dismissalB.removalC.approvalD.arrival

25.A.occupiedB.greetedC.wavedD.approached

26.A.withB.withoutC.forD.on

27.A.tolerateB.concentrateC.balanceD.survive

28.A.extendedB.refreshedC.changedD.updated

29.A.noddedB.shookC.weighedD.understood

30.A.giveupB.putupC.showupD.takeup

31.A.followedB.surroundedC.separatedD.impressed

32.A.combinationB.descriptionC.predictionD.collection

33.A.imaginaryB.fictionalC.rigidD.real

34.A.richB.warmC.simpleD.sound

35.A.happilyB.guiltilyC.hungrilyD.irregularly

第二节(共10个小题，每小题1分，满分10分)

语法填空

Whenitcomestovolleyball,wecan'thelp36(think)ofLangPing.LangPingusedtobea

37(fame)player.Nowsheisalsoknown38acoach.Ledbyher,Chinesewomenvolleyballteam

wontheworldchampionshipin2019,39madethewholenationexcited.

LangPingwasborninTianjinin1960.Langbeganplayingvolleyballasateenagerand40(eventual)

joinedthenationalteamin1978.Herheightmade41possiblefbrhertoplayvolleyballwell.Withtime

goingby,LangPingplayedbetterandbetter.LangPingandherteammatesplayedsowellthattheywonchampions

several42(time)inthe1980s.

Aftershe43(retire)in1986,LangPingcoachedvolleyballinItalyandAmerica.In1995,shereturned

toChinatoworkasacoach.Shewas44busywithherworktotakecareofherfamily.In2016Chinese

womenvolleyballteamwonagoldmedalattheOlympicsinBrazil.Becauseofthevictory,LangPingbecamethe

firstpersoninthevolleyball45(win)anOlympicgoldmedalasbothaplayerandacoach.And,Lang

Pingandherteamwonanotherworldchampionshipin2019forourmotherland.

第四部分写作(共两节，满分35分)

第三节应用文

46.假定你是李华，你校将为正在本校学习的外国交换生举办一场中国古诗朗诵比赛，请给你的交换生朋

友一来自英国的George一写封邮件，邀请他参加该比赛。

内容包括：

1、比赛时间、地点；

2、比赛目的；

3、比赛要求：用中文朗诵一首唐诗或宋词；

4、报名方式和截止时间。

参考词汇

朗诵比赛recitationcontest

唐诗Tangpoems

宋词Songlyricpoems

注意：

写作词数应为80左右；可适当增加细节，使行文连贯：请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

DearGeorge,

Bestwishes!

第二节：读后续写

47.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。

Mariewasupset.Thesinglemomworkedlateshiftbutnevermanagedtosleeppast6:00ambecauseofthe

garbagecollectors!"Don'tmakeanynoise!,,shescreamedou