河南省开封市第七中学2022-2023学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题（含答案无听力部分）

第第页河南省开封市第七中学2022-2023学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题（含答案，无听力部分）开封七中2022-2023学年下学期期中考试

高二英语试题

第二部分阅读理解（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和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

Boracay,Philippines

Boracayisatinyislandanditsmainattractionis“WhiteBeach”,aperfectpostcardwhitesandbeachsurroundedbypalmtrees,diveshops,barsandrestaurants.Ourfavouriteseattoenjoythesunsetis“DiniwidBeach”locatedtothenorthofWhiteBeach.Aftertheperfectsunset,chooseabartoenjoylivemusicandpartyallnightlong.

Santorini,Greece

Santorinioffersauniquelandscapeofbeachesinexotic（异国的）colorsofblack,red,andwhite,aproductofvolcanicsand.ImagineswimminginthewarmmythicAegeansea,withvolcanoandsunsetsasabackdrop.Theislandarchitectureisverydistinctive,churchesarebuiltintocavesandthewhitewashedhouses,

blue-domedchurchesandpavedpathsareastonishinglybeautiful.

LofotenIsland,Norway

TheLofotenIslandsareaspectacularsightindeed.Withdeepfjords（峡湾）

andsplendidmountains,thisisawildernessunequalledinitsbeauty,wheregiant

seaeaglessoar.Milderinclimatethantheirpositionsuggests,visitorsareattractedtotheislandstoexperiencetheNorthernLightsandMidnightSun.

SaintJohnIsland,Caribbean

Lifemovesataslowerpacehere.Itisaplacewherewildlifeabounds（大量

存在）andallisatpeace.TheNationalParkdominateshere,coveringmorethanhalfoftheisland.ItisjustninemilesfromoneendtotheotherandwithcountlessbirdspeciestospotanddolphinsinthewarmCaribbeanwaters,it’snosurprisethatthisisadestinationthatdrawsnaturelovers.Thisisaplacetorestandrelax.

WhatcanyoudoonBoracayisland

A.Seegiantseaeaglessoar.B.Seechurchesbuiltintocaves.

C.Spotvariousbirdsanddolphins.D.Enjoylivemusicandpartyall

night.

WherecanyouexperiencetheNorthernLightsandMidnightSun

A.OnBoracayisland.B.OnSantoriniisland.

C.OnLofotenisland.D.OnSaintJohnisland.

Whatisthepurposeofthetext

A.Tointroduce.B.Toinform.

C.Toadvertise.D.Topersuade.

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B

RobbieGayisayoungboywithakindheart.Hehadahorriblestarttolife,hospitalizedtwicewithbraininjuriesbeforeenteringthefoster寄养）caresystem.Whenhewasfinallyadoptedbyhisparents,hewassohurtbyhisexperiencesthathewasunabletocry.

However,hefoundtherapy（治疗）inamostunlikelyplace—hislocalanimalshelter.Therehetookcomfortincaringfortheolderdogswho’dbeenleftbehind.“Peopledon’twantolderdogs.Theyonlywantpuppies,”Robbieexplained.Hisabilitytoempathize（移情）withtheolderdogsobviouslycomesfromhisownshockingexperience,ashismomshared,“Heknowswhatit’slikenottobelovedandcaredfor.”

Nowinasafeandlovinghome,he’sabletoopenhisheartcompletelytotheseunfortunatedogsandpracticecompassion.Itwasthiskindnessthatledhimtofindhistearsagainwhenoneofhisfosterdogsdied.

Oneofthedifficultiesincaringfortheolderdogsisthatmanydon’tstayalive

forlong.ButRobbieinsistsonstayingwiththemrightupuntiltheypassaway,ashequiterightlysays,“Idon’tthinkofwhenthey’regoing,Ithinkofhowtheyfeelrightnow.”

Robbieisunusualinthathenotonlywantstocareforagingdogs,healso

hopestofosterchildrenwhenhegrowsup.Hetrulyshowscompassionandunderstanding,evenifitleaveshimheartbrokenwhenhisfour-leggedfriendsdeparttoosoon.Hopefully,Robbiewillcontinuetocareforothers,throughhisbeautifulheart,continuetohealandfeellovedwithhiswonderfulfurryfamilyandthehumanone!

WhatmadeRobbiecareforolderdogsinhislocalanimalshelter

A.Hischildhooddream.B.Hisstudyingbackground.

C.Hisearlyexperience.D.Hisfamily’sencouragement.

WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeRobbie

A.Generousandcaring.B.Confidentandcreative.

C.Energeticandactive.D.Ambitiousandconsiderate.

WhatdoesRobbiecaremostwhilelookingaftertheolddogs

A.Wheretheycamefrom.B.Whentheywillpassaway.

C.Whytheywereleftbehind.D.Howtheyfeelatthemoment.

Whatisthebesttitleforthetext

A.ABoySufferingalotB.ABoywithaTerribleLife

C.ABoyFindingHisTearsD.ABoyCaringforOlderDogs

C

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Duringthepandemic,whengoingtothegymwasn’tasafeoption,peoplebeganexploringvirtualworkouts（虚拟训练）fromhome.Manyofthemnowsaytheywon’tgoback.Ithashelpedmanypeople.

LindaMunson,56,hasworkedadeskjobfromhomesincetheshutdown.She’sneverbeenmuchofagymperson.In2023,shewashospitalizedwithCOVIDanddiagnosedwithdiabetes（糖尿病）.Whenherdoctortoldhersheneededtofocusmoreonherhealth,shesaidshecouldn’tdoit.Thedoctorsaid,“Well,we’llwaitforyoutohaveaheartattack.”Thatwasherwake-upcall.Shestartedwalking.

Oneday,hersonbroughthomeaVRheadsetcalledanOculusQuest.MunsondiscoveredthepopularfitnessappSupernaturalandwashooked.Supernaturalletsyouswingyourarmsattargetsorstretchwithacoachinfrontofyouandinyourearwhileyou’relisteningtomusic.

LindaMunsonexercisesinherlivingroom.Shetakesadeepbreathafter

usingSupernatural,sayingmanySupernaturaluserspostselfiesinaFacebookgroupafteraworkoutandcheerforeachother.

Currently,Supernaturalmembershipoffershundredsofworkoutsandcosts

$179peryear.TheOculusQuestheadsetneededtoaccessitis$299.AhandfulofotherworkoutappsmadeforVRheadsetsareabitcheaper.“It’sworthit,”Munsonsays.Shelost50poundsinayearanddidn’thavetotakediabetesmedicineandcannowplaywithheractivegrandchildreninheryard.

Whydidpeopleexplorevirtualworkoutsaccordingtoparagraph1

Itisnotsecuretogotothegym.

Itistooexpensivetogotothegym.

Itisoutoffashiontogotothegym.

Itcoststoomuchtimetogotothegym.

WhendidLindaMunsonrealizeshehadtoexercise

Whenshesufferedaheartattack.

Whenshewasdiagnosedwithdiabetes.

Whenshehasworkedadeskjobfromhome.

Whenherdoctorpredictedshewouldsufferaheartattack.

WhydidLindaMunsonstarttouseSupernatural

Hersonadvisedhertouseit.

Herdoctorforcedhertouseit.

Shebecameinterestedinitbyaccident.

Hergrandchildrenwantedhertoplaywiththem.

WhatisLindaMunson’sattitudetowardstheapp

A.Negative.B.Approving.

C.Doubtful.D.Disappointed.

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D

StudentscientistsfromtheIndianInstituteofTechnologyMadrasrecentlydemonstratedthepowerofcombininghardwarewithartificialintelligencebydevelopingawaterassessmentdevice.Theteamwonthe$200,000topprizeatIBM’sGlobalCallForCodeChallengefor2023fortheirinnovativetechnology.

Developedbytheteamthatcallsitself“SaafWater,”thedevicehasalotof

uses.Thelow-costdevicecouldhelpsavemillionsoflivesinIndiaifdeployedonthelarge-scale.Itnotonlysensesdecontaminated（净化）waterbutalsoprovidesacomprehensivesummaryofthewaterqualitywhilesuggestingpurifyingmethods.

UsingIBMCloudandIBMWatson,thestudentsdevelopedthetechtoespeciallycatertoruralareasinIndia.SaafWaterwasintheorywhenoneofthedeveloper,HrishikeshBhandari’smotherfellillduetounknownconsumptionofcontaminatedwater,whichcamefromapublicgroundwatersource.

“WhenwecamebacktoGoa,hertreatmentwasgoingonandthedoctorsaid

it’sduetoaveryrarediseasecausedduetopollutedwater,”BhandaritoldIndiatimes.Threemonthsintohertreatment,BhandariandherteammatesdecidedtodevelopSaafWaterinhopesofpreventingsuchkindofdisasters.

SaafWatertimelymonitorsthewaterandinformsthecommunityinrealtime.

Inaddition,SaafWateralsosuggestspurification（净化）methodsthatmaybebestfordifferentlocationsandgeographies.

SaafWater’sgoalissimpleandstraightforward.Withtheirbreathtaking

machine,theygivelocalcommunitiesthepowertosavelives.ThedataisstudiedinrealtimebySaafWater,whichdoesanalysisofthecontamination.

Whatdoestheunderlinedword“innovative”inparagraph1mean

A.Strange.B.Contradictory.C.Fashionable.D.original.

Howdoesthedevicework

Itpurifiesdrinkingwaterdirectly.

Itseparatesdirtyfromcleanwater.

Itmakescleanwaterfromusedwater.

Itmonitorsthewaterandofferspurificationways.

WhatisSaafWater’saimtodevelopthedevice

Tofinishanacademictask.

Tohelpsecurelivesinlocalcommunities.

Tocollectmoneyforthepoor.

Toraisepeople’sawarenessofwatersafety.

Whereisthetextmostlikelyfrom

A.Adiary.B.Anovel.C.Amagazine.D.Anotebook.

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第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中

有两项为多余

选项。

MenandTheArtofListening

Theworldtodayismovingatasohighpacethatwerarelystoptolistentoeachother.We’veallbeeninconversationswithsomeonewhowefeltwasn’t

listening.Theymaykeeplookingattheirwatchoratotherpeoplearoundthem.

Theynodandsayyes—butwefeellikeastrangertalkingtoawall.36.It’s

evenmoreofanissueforusasmenwhenitcomestohowwerelatetooneanother.

Tolistenistolove.

Allowingsomeonetoopenupandsharetheirlifewithuscommunicatesthe

simpletruth:youmatterandIcareaboutyourlife.37.Beinghumblelisteners

doesnotmeanthatouropinionsoradvicearen’tvaluable.Butitdoesmeanthatregularlydemonstratingthesimpleartoflisteningispartofdoingeverythinginlove.

38.

Whenwearewithsomeonewhoisprocessingsomethingdifficult,tolistenwithcompassioncanoftenlooklikelisteningwithoutfeelingpressedtosolveor

advise.Itcomfortstheonewhoistalkinginasilentway.Womentendtobebetter

atthisformoflistening.Theycantalkforhoursandnotnecessarilybefocusedon

sharinginformation.39.

Tolistenistobeneededdeepdown.

40.Itmaylooklikegettingsomethingoffyourchest,orsayingwhatyou

reallythinkwithoutfearofjudgmentorremarks.Butweneedfriendswecancomplaintoandconfidein.Andweneedtobethatfriendtoothers,offeringacompassionate,reliableear.

Listeningwithcompassion.

Tolisten,therefore,istoloveanother.

Tolistenistosupportsomeelsequietly.

Instead,theyarelettingouteverythinginmind.

Listeningisaskillbadlymissingintoday’sworld.

Weneedtobeabletotalkfreelywithafriendandknowwe’vebeenheard.

Wedependonitthatsomeonemaylendahandifwearereallyindesperatetrouble.

第三部分语言知识运用（共两节，满分45分）

第一节（共20小题；每小题1．5分，满分30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。

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FionaFamouswasapopulargirl.Shegotonwellwitheveryoneandwasso

busythatshe__41spendtimewithindividualfriends.However,shefelt

42;noothergirlhadsomanyfriends.

Everything43onNationalFriendshipDay.Everyonehadtomakethree

44togivetotheirthreebestfriends.Fionaenjoyedthetask.Whenallthe

presentshadbeen45,Fionawastheonlyonewhohadnot46apresent!

Shefelt47andcried.HowcoulditbepossibleNoone48herastheir

bestfriendEveryonecameand49herforawhile.Butallonly50for

awhile.ThiswaswhatFionahaddonesomanytimestoothers.

Arrivinghome,Fionaaskedhermotherwhereshecould51truefriends.

“Mydear,”answeredhermother,“youcannotbuy52withasmileorafew

goodwords.Ifyoureally__53truefriends,youwillhavetogivethemreal

timeand54.Youmustbeavailableingoodandbadtimes.”

“ButIwanttobeeverybody’sfriend!Ineedtosharemy55!”Fionaclaimed.“Youcan’tbeaclosefriendtoeverybody.Thereisn’tenoughtime.It’sonly

56tohavesometruefriends.Otherswillbeplaymates,”saidhermother.

Hearingthis,Fiona57shehadnotbeenatruefriend.Shehad58

topayattentiontoeveryone,butthatwasnotenough.Tobeclosefriends,youneed

tobe59,understandwhatothersare60andsupportthem.

A.hardlyB.eventuallyC.graduallyD.finally

A.sadB.confusedC.disappointedD.blessed

A.happenedB.changedC.fadedD.worsened

A.cakesB.promisesC.presentsD.comments

A.donatedB.replacedC.soldD.shared

A.receivedB.digestedC.preparedD.arranged

A.difficultB.terribleC.easyD.relaxing

A.promisedB.suspectedC.consideredD.predicted

A.congratulatedB.persuadedC.remindedD.calmed

A.interactedB.stayedC.watchedD.studied

A.findB.createC.maintainD.reserve

A.knowledgeB.skillsC.friendsD.appearance

A.deserveB.wantC.defendD.collect

A.energyB.moneyC.affectionD.preference

A.timeB.beliefC.dreamsD.gifts

A.naturalB.usualC.possibleD.necessary

A.realizedB.provedC.guessedD.regretted

A.refusedB.failedC.decidedD.tried

A.gratefulB.generousC.availableD.brave

A.comingupB.settingoffC.gettingdownD.goingthrough

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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。

AutumnEquinox（秋分）liesatthemidpointofautumn,61（divide）

autumnintotwoequalparts.Afterthatday,thelocationofdirectsunlightmovesto

thesouth,makingdaysshorterandnights62(long)inthenorthern

hemisphere(半球).AutumnEquinoxbeginsthisyearonSept23andendsonOct

7.

ByAutumnEquinox,mostoftheareasinChina63（enter）thecool

autumn.Thecoldairheadingsouthmeetsthewarmandwetair.Thetemperature

alsodrops64（frequent）.

InSouthChina,thereisacustom65（know）as“havingQiucaionthe

AutumnEquinoxday.”Qiucaiisakindofwildamaranth.EveryAutumnEquinox

day,allthe66（villager）gotopickQiucaiinthewild,whichgrowsinthe

field,thinandabout20cminlength.Qiucaiistakenback67madeintosoup

called“Qiutang”.

Onthatday,peopletrytomakeeggsstand68end.Accordingtoexperts,

ontheAutumnEquinox,thedayandnight69（be）ofequaltime.The

earth’saxis（轴线）isinarelativebalanceofpowerwiththeearth’sorbitaroundthesun.Thusitisaveryconducivetimetodothat.Butsomealsosaythatstandingtheegghasnothingtodowiththetime.Themostimportantthingistoshiftthe

egg’scenterofgravityto70lowestpartoftheegg.Thetrickisholdingthe

egguntiltheyolksinksasmuchaspossible.

第四部分写作（共两节，满分35分）

第一节短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下

作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1．每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

2．只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

DearLucy,

I’mLiHua.HowareyougoingthesedaysAsyouknow,therearevariousdestinationofculturalheritageinChina.YettheoneIlikebetterforvisitingisMogaoCaves.Thereasonsformychoiceisasfollows.

MogaoCavesarelocatedatakeypointalongtheSilkRoute,thatisthe

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crossroadsoftradeaswellreligious,culturalandintellectualinfluences.Mogaoare

distinguishingfortheirstatuesandwallpaintings,spanned1,000yearsofBuddhistartwithanunmatchedhistoricalvalue.It’saappealingplacethatyouwon’tmissit.It’sreallyworthvisitingandI’mextremelookingforwardtovisitingitsoon.

Yours,

LiHua

第二节书面表达（满分25分）

假如你是李华，在WorldHealthDay（WHD）即将到来之际，你校英语报征集作文，希望大家分享健康的方式。请你据此写一篇文章投稿。

内容包括：1．你以前的生活方式中存在的问题；

2．你做出了什么改变，使生活方式更健康；

3.改变后的效果

注意：1．词数120左右；

2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

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