江苏省常州市2022-2023学年第一学期期中考试高二英语模拟试题(Word版含答案)

江苏省常州市2022-2023学年高二第一学期期中考试

英语试题

一、阅读理解

（共两节，满分50分）

第一节（本题共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、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

(A)

BonfirenightisfastapproachinginLondon.Thefollowingarethebestspotstowatchfireworksshows.

SaturdayMordenPark

Thisfireworksshowisperfecttotakethetittleonesalongto.Theshowwillincludenewfireandlightactsand

willbesettoaccompanyingmusic.Whenallofthemagicisover,attendeescanenjoytheentertainmentorpick

uparefreshmentattheon-sitebar.

Tickets:￡9inadvance￡10atthegates.

Ticketscanbeboughthere.

ClissoldPark

This20-minuteshowismoredemurethanothershowspotsduetotheanimalswhichliveinthepark,however,

stillpromisesabeautifulshow.Theshowwillalsobeaccompaniedbymusic.

Tickets:Adults￡8.75,children￡3.75.Pricesreducedby￡lforpeoplelivinginHackneyBorough

Ticketscanbeboughthere.

CroydonRoadRecreationGround

Thisfamily-focusedeventhasbeenrunningsince1946andofferstwochancestocatchtheexcitementofthe

fireworks.Asmallershowat6:00pmpromisesreducednoise,perfectforlittlechildren,meanwhile,themain

eventpromisesabangat7:45pm.

Tickets:Childrenunder11free,over11￡5,adults￡10

Ticketscanbeboughtonthegate.

AlexandraPalace

ThebiggestfireworkseventinLondon,havingrunfor150years,AlexandraPalaceissettoexciteaudiences

againthisyearwithasplendidshow.ThegroundswillalsoincludeaGerman-Beerfestivalanddeliciousfood.

Tickets:Adults￡12.50,kids11-15￡10,andkidsunder￡2.50

Ticketscanbeboughthere.

()1.WhatisspecialaboutCroydonRoadRecreationGround?

A.Itisthebiggestfireworkshow.

C.Itservesdeliciousfood.

B.Itincludestwoshows.

D.Itisfamily-friendlyevent.

()2.Howmuchwouldacouplewithachildof10payleastforashow?

A.￡15.5.

B.￡18.25.

C.￡19.25.

D.￡20.

()3.Whereisthistextmostlikelyfrom?

A.Atextbook.

B.Amagazine.

C.Awebsite.

(B)

D.Areport.

Britishsocietyisconsideredtobedividedintothreemaingroupsofclasses—theUpperClass,theMiddleClass,

andtheLowerorWorkingClass.ThisisknownastheClasssystemanditisimportanttoknowsomethingaboutit

ifyouwanttounderstandBritishpeopleandsociety.MostBritishpeoplegrowupwithadeepknowledgeand

understandingoftheclasssystemeveniftheyarenotveryconscious（意识到）ofit.Mostpeopleknowwhich

classtheybelongtobythewaytheyspeak,theirclothes,theirinterestsoreventhetypeoffoodtheyeat.

Socialclassisnotonlyaboutbehaviorandattitudes.Forexample,althoughmanyupperclasspeoplearerich

andmayownalotofland,havingalotofmoneydoesnotmakeapersonupperclass.Itisalsoimportanttocome

fromaparticularkindoffamily,havefriendswhoareconsideredsuitable,havebeentoacertaintypeofprivate

schoolandspeakwiththerightkindofaccent.Therearepeoplewhoarepoorbutwhodonotthinkofthemselves

asworkingclass,becausetheirfamilybackground,education,politicalopinions,etc.aredifferentfromthoseof

mostworking-classpeople.Manypeopledonotliketheclasssystembutitisimpossibletopretendthatthese

differencesdonotexistorthatBritishpeopledonotsometimesformopinionsinthisway.

()4.Accordingtothepassage,youcannotjudgeanEnglishman'ssocialclassby_________.

A.wherehewasborn

C.theclotheshewears

B.thewayhespeaks

D.theinterestshehas

()5.IfanEnglishmanhasmuchmoney,__________.

A.hebelongstothemiddleclass

B.hemustbeamemberoftheupperclass

C.heisnotlikelytobefromtheupperclass

D.hemaybuyanupperclasstitlewiththemoney

()6.Whatdoesthesecondparagraphmainlydiscuss?________.

A.Manyrichpeopledonotbelongtotheupperclass

B.TodaymanyBritishpeopledonotliketheclasssystem

C.Manypoorpeopledonotconsiderthemselvesaslowerclass

D.AnEnglishman'ssocialclassisdeterminedbymanyfactors（因素）

()7.Accordingtothepassage,theideaoftheclasssysteminBritain_________.

A.existsonlyinthemindofforeigners

C.isnowundersevereattack

B.isdeeplyrootedintheBritishpeople

D.isregardedasalongsystem

(C)

Whenagroupofchildrenpolitelystopaconversationwithyou,saying:"Wehavetogotoworknow,"you're

leftfeelingsurprisedandcertainlyuneasy.Afterall,thisisthe1990sandtheideaofchildrenworkingisjust

unthinkable.Thatis,untilyouaretoldthattheyareallpupilsofstageschools,andthatthe"work"theygooffto

istogoonthestageinatheatre.

Stageschoolsoftenactasagencies

（代理机构）supplychildrenforstageandtelevisionwork.Moreworthyof

to

thename"stageschool"arethosefewplaceswherechildrenattendfulltime,withatrainingforthetheatreanda

generaleducation.

Avisittosuchschoolswillleaveyouinnodoubtthatthechildrenenjoythemselves.Afterall,whatlively

childrenwouldn'tsettleforspendingonlyhalfthedaydoingordinaryschoolwork,andacting,singingordancing

theirwaythroughtheotherhalfoftheday?

Thenofcoursetherearetimesforthechildrentomakeanameandmakealittlemoneyinsomebigshows.

Somestageschoolsgivetheirchildrentoomuchprofessionalworkatsuchayoungage.Butthelawisverytight

ontheamounttheycando.Thoseunder13arelimitedto40daysintheyear;thoseover13to80days.

Theschoolsthemselvesadmitthatnotallchildrenwillbesuccessfulintheprofessionforwhichtheyarebeing

trained.Sowhathappenstothosewhodon'tmakeit?Whilealltheleadingschoolssaytheyplacegreat

importanceonchildrengettinggoodstudyresults,thefactsseemtosuggestthisisnotalwaysthecase.

()8.Peoplewouldstopfeelinguneasywhenrealizingthatthechildrenthey'retalkingto________.

A.attendastageschool

B.aregoingtothetheatre

C.havegotsomeworktodo

D.lovesinginganddancing

()9.Inthewriter'sopinion,agoodstageschoolshould________.

A.producestarperformers

B.helppupilsimprovetheirstudyskills

C.trainpupilsinlanguageandperformingarts

D.provideageneraleducationandstagetraining.

()10."Professionalwork"asusedinthetextmeans________.

A.ordinaryschoolwork

C.stagetrainingatschool

B.money-makingperformances

D.acting,singingordancingafterclass

()11.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribeshowthewriterfeelsaboutstageschools?

A.Hethinkshighlyofwhattheyhavetooffer.

B.Hefavoursanearlystartinthetrainingofperformingarts.

C.Hefeelsuncomfortableaboutchildrenputtingonnightshows.

D.Hedoubtsthestandardofordinaryeducationtheyhavereached.

(D)

ExpertshaveputforwarddetailedplansforatunneltojoinTaiwanwiththeChinesemainland.Theshortest

proposedroutewouldbe126kilometers---morethantwicethelengthoftheEnglishChannelTunnel.Andthe

longestproposedroutewouldbe207kilometers.

ArecentconferenceinXiamen,FujianProvincebroughttogethermorethan70experts.Theeventwas

co-sponsored(共同发起)byuniversitiesfromTaiwanandtheChinesemainland.

Fujianistheprovincewherebothproposedrouteswouldbegin.

ThereisnodirectpassengeraccessbetweenthemainlandandTaiwanbyairorseaatthemoment.

Expertssaythatitisbettertostartresearchsoonerratherthanlater,althoughthereisalackofgovernment

funding.TherearenotechnicalproblemstobuildaTaiwantunnel.Butitwillrequireanimprovedpolitical

relationshipacrosstheStraits(海峡).

AprofessorofTsinghuaUniversitysaid,"Aspecialfeatureofhugeprojectsisthattheperiodofpreparationis

longerthantheperiodofconstruction."

Forexample,hesaid,theEnglishChannelTunneltook14yearsofplanningandhadbeendiscussedfortwo

centuries.AndpreparationsforthehugeThreeGorges(三峡)damontheYangtzeRiverbeganinthe1950s.

TheXiamenconferencefocusedonthelongestsouthernroute,whichwouldusetheTaiwan-controlledislands

ofJinmenandPenghuassteppingstones.

ThefirststageofthenewprojectcouldbeabridgetocrossthefivekilometresbetweenXiamenandJinmen.

ThiswouldmeanthattravellingfromXiamentoJinmenbycarwouldonlytakefiveminutes.

Thelongesttunnelnowbeingplannedanywhereintheworldisthe54-kilometrelandtunneltolinkLyonin

FrancewithTurininItaly.Thetunnelwillnotbecompleteduntil2015～2020.

()12.Whichisthelongesttunnelintheworldatpresent?

A.TheEnglishChannelTunnel.

C.TheTaiwanStraitstunnel.

B.ThetunnelbetweenLyonandTurin.

D.Thepassagedoesn'tmentionit.

()13.TheexampleofEnglishChannelTunnelshows__________.

A.it'snoteasytocompleteahugeproject

B.therearemanyproblemstobesolvedbeforedoingsomething

C.discussionsamongcountriesusuallytakealotoftime

D.thepreparationtakeslongertimethantheconstruction

()14.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?

A.Universitiesbothathomeandabroadhavesponsoredtheplan.

B.Iftheprojectiscompleted,theworld'slongesttunnelwillappear.

C.Youcan'treachTaiwanfromthemainlanddirectlyatpresent.

D.ThestartingpointoftheproposedtunnelisinFujian.

()15.Whatisthepossibledifficultyincarryingouttheplan?

A.Thelackofmoneyfortheprojectfromthegovernments.

B.ImprovingtherelationshipbetweenTaiwanandthemainland.

C.Thedetailedplansforthetunnel.

D.Thetechnicalproblemswiththetunnel.

第二节（本题共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能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

Whatisthedifferencebetweenhappypeopleandunhappypeople?

16

Readthefollowinglistofthings

thatHAPPYpeopledodifferentlyfromUNHAPPYpeopleandyouwillknow.

Well,Icantellyouforsurethatthosepeoplewhoarereallyhappy,FEARlessandLOVEalotmore.Theysee

eachmoment,eachchallenge,eachpersonasanopportunitytodiscover

moreaboutthemselvesandtheworld

aroundthem.

17

Happypeopleunderstandthatyoucan'treallychangeasituationbyresisting

（反抗）it.Buttheycanfeelbetter

byunderstandingthattheremightbeareasonforitsexistence（存在）.

18

Butrather,theyaskthemselves

tobepleasantand

questionslike:WhatcanIlearnfromthis?HowcanImakethisbetter?Theyalwaysseem

hopefulnomatterwhathappenstothem.

Theydothethingstheydobecauseofthemeaningitbringsintotheirlivesandbecausetheygetasenseof

purposebydoingso.

19

Theycaremoreaboutlivingalifefullofmeaningratherthan,whatinourmodern

societywewouldcall,livingasuccessfullife.Thefacthereisthatmostofthetimetheygetboth,successand

meaning,justbecausetheychoosetofocusondoingthethingstheylovethemost.

20

Theymakesurethattheiractionsbringmeaningandhappinessinthelivesofmany.They

lookfor

waystogiveandtosharethebestofthemselveswiththeworldandtomakeotherpeoplehappy.

A.Theyhaveanideallivingandabalancedlife.

B.Whatarethethingsthatthesepeopledodifferently?

C.Theyarekindtothemselvesandothersandtheyunderstandthepoweroflove.

D.Thethingshappypeopledoarenotforthemselves,butforthegoodofothers.

E.Theyarereadytoembracewhateverliesinfrontofthem.

F.Theyunderstandthat"Doingwhatyouloveisthemostimportantforlivingafulllife".

G.Whensomethingunpleasanthappenstothem,theydon'ttrytofightit,knowingthatthiswillmakethe

situationevenworse.

二、语言运用（共两节，满分30分）

第一节(共20小题；每小题1分，满分20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。

Igotonthebustogotoschoolasnormallydo.Today,however,wasquite__21__.Asweapproachedthenext

stop,alittlegirlgoton.She__22__herwallettofindthe＄2topaythedriver,butIcould__23__byherexpression

thatshedidn'thavethecorrect__24__toridethebus.Therefore,Istoodup,tookout＄2frommywallet,and

paid__25__thegirl.ThenIwalkedbackandsatdown.Thegirl__26__me,sittingdownnexttome.Shesaid

"thankyou"inasweetlittlevoiceandwebegantochat.IfoundoutthatshewastryingtogettoStateStreet.

Ifelt__27__tothinkaboutagirlinsuchayoungage__28__aroundinthecitywithnomoneyorguardian.

Whenmy__29__approached,Iinstructedhertogetoffwithme

andsheagreed.Aswegottothe__30__,the

littlegirltookmyhand,andI__31__heracrossthestreettosafety.__32__,Ihadsomesparetime,soI__33__the

girltoStateStreet,gaveher＄5,toldherhowtogethome,andsaidgoodbye.

AsI__34__outmyhandtoshake,sherantomeandgavemethebiggestand__35__hug.Wepulledawayand

shelookedatmewiththesweetestblueeyes,thensheskippedaway__36__thestreet.

Althoughmynewfriend,Emily,wasjusta9-yearoldgirl,shegaveme__37__thatwilltakehermanyyears

tounderstand.Aswehugged,noneofussaidaword;__38__,Iknewthatourheartshadmetanda__39__was

made.Noagecanlimitthe__40__ofone'sheartorthelovethattheycangive.

()21.A.frightening

()22.A.observed

B.disappointing

B.touched

B.realize

B.access

B.off

C.different

C.presented

C.imagine

C.permit

C.back

D.crazy

D.searched

D.base

D.fare

()23.A.tell

()24.A.ticket

()25.A.for

D.to

D.excused

D.inspired

()26.A.followed

()27.A.tired

B.pushed

B.bored

B.looking

B.store

C.noticed

C.troubled

C.playing

C.center

()28.A.chatting

()29.A.company

()30.A.corner

D.wandering

D.stop

D.shop

B.crossroads

B.hurried

B.Luckily

B.treated

B.carried

C.destination

C.led

()31.A.made

()32.A.Usually

()33.A.accompanied

()34.A.pulled

D.freed

C.Generally

C.invited

C.made

D.Personally

D.instructed

D.held

()35.A.toughest

B.tightest

B.over

C.softest

C.off

D.strongest

D.down

()36.A.across

()37.A.something

()38.A.otherwise

()39.A.connection

B.anything

B.however

B.contribution

B.power

C.nothing

C.besides

D.everything

D.therefore

D.decision

D.energy

C.conclusion

C.force

()40.A.strength

第二节(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)

阅读下面短文，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。

WhenIstartedstudyingGerman,itwas___41.___struggle.Thewordsfeltstrangeonmytongue,andthe

grammarwouldnotstayinmyhead.ItoldmymumthatIwantedtogiveup,and___42.___Iwouldneverliveina

countrywhereGerman___43.___（speak).Mymumtoldmethat___44.___（study)alanguagewasnotjustformy

future.Itwasexerciseforthebrain;themoreIlearnedofalanguage,themoremybrainwouldgrow.AndI

rememberthatdaywhenI___45.___（sudden)feltlikeGermanwasnolongeraforeignlanguage.Itfeltlikemy

brain___46.___（double)insize.IhadfinallycometoaplacewhereIcouldthink___47.___thisforeign

language,andIcouldseetheworldfroma___48.___(difference)pointofview.IfeltasifIhadreachedthegoal

thatIhadbeenfightingfor.Icouldopenabookandseemeanings,notjustaseaof___49.___（word).Ifinally

understoodthereason____50.____mymumhadencouragedmenottogiveup.Thanks,Mum!

三、写作（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（满分15分）

假定你是李华,想邀请外教Henry一起参观中国剪纸(paper-cutting)艺术展。请给他写封邮件,内容包

括:

1.展览时间、地点;

2.展览内容。

注意:

1.词数80左右;

2.可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。

DearHenry,

___________________________________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________________________

____

Yours,

LiHua

第二节（满分25分）

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。

Formyfifth-gradesciencefairproject,Igotsixchickeneggsinanincubator(孵化器).

"ButIdon'tknowanythingabouthatchinganegg."

Mrs.Brubecksmiled."Youdon'thavetobeanimmediateexpertateverything,Juli.Theideahereistolearn

somethingnew."

"Butwhatiftheydie?"

"Thentheydie.Documentyourworkscientificallyandyou'llstillgetanA．"ShepulledTheBeginner'sGuide

toRaisingChickensfromherbookshelfandsaid,"Readthebookandsetyourselfuptonight."

ThatnightIcamehome,moreworriedthanever.I'dreadthebook.Ihadtoturntheeggsthreetimesadayand

regulatethetemperatureandhumidity(湿度).Butasidefromthat,whatwastheretodo?

Myfathercamewithacardboardtubeandaflashlight.Hetapedthetwotogethersothatthelightbeamwas

forcedstraightoutthetube."Iwillshowyouhowtocandleth