河北省唐山市十县一中联盟2022-2023学年高二年级上册期中考试英语试题

河北省唐山市十县一中联盟2022-2023学年高二上学期期中

考试英语试题

学校:姓名：班级：考号：___________

一、短对话

1.Wheredoestheconversationprobablytakeplace?

A.Atthedoctor's.B.Atawashroom.(•Intheclassroom.

2.Whatisthewoman?

A.Asecretary.B.Aguide.(,Awaitress.

3.Howwillthewomanprobablygotothelibrary?

A.Onfoot.B.Bysubway.(.Bycar.

4.Whydoesthewomancall?

A.Tocancelameeting.B.Torearrangeanappointment,C.Toseekadvicefor

anemergency.

5.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

A.Workmates.B.Classmates.(・Sisterandbrother.

二、长对话

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

6.Wheredidthemangoforhissummervacation?

A.Themountains.B.Afishingvillage.(.Somefamouscities.

7.Whatdidthemanenjoymostinhisholiday?

A.Swimming.B.Catchingfish.(.Cyclingonthebeach.

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

8.WhatwillJennydothisSaturdayafternoon?

A.Inviteafamilymember.B.Pickuphergrandparents.(.Prepareforthe

gathering.

9.Whoisprobablygoingtothemoviewiththeman?

A.Vivian.B.Andrew.C.Jenny.

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

10.WhatdoesLucyhavetodofortheparty?

A.Buypaintings.B.Preparecandies.C.Designcostumes.

11.Whyisthemanhavingtheparty?

A.TomakeLucyhappy.B.Tomakesomenewfriends.C.TomakePatrickfeel

accepted.

12.Howdoesthewomansoundattheendoftheconversation?

A.Excited.B.Surprised.C.Amused.

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

13.WhatwillSamprobablydoforthecomingexam?

A.Askforhelp.B.Revisehisnotes.C.Domoreexercises.

14.WhatdoesSamconsidermostimportantinhisstudy?

A.Attendingclassesregularly.B.Completinghomework

ontime.C.Takinghelpfromsomeoneelse.

15.HowdoesSamdealwithhardmathproblems?

A.Byturningtohissister.

B.Bygoingthroughthetextbook.

C.Byputtingthemoffforanotherday.

16.Whatarethetwospeakersmainlytalkingabout?

A.Whentotaketheexam.B.Whototurntoforhelp.C.Howtogetgoodmarks.

三、短文

听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。

17.Whatisthespeakerdoing?

A.Makingaspeech.B.Givingalecture.C.Introducingsports.

18.Whyarethekidseasilytroubledbyhealthproblems?

A.Theyeatmuchunhealthyfood.

B.Theyhavelittletimetoexercise.

C.Theyplaytoomanycomputergames.

19.Howmuchtimedomostkidshavefbrsportsperday?

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A.Atleastanhour.B.Over30minutes.C.Lessthan30minutes.

20.Whatbenefitscanchessplayingbringtokids?

A.Keepingthemsittingquietly.B.Helpingthemto

concentrate.C.Developingtheirselflearning.

四、阅读理解

Oneevening,Iwasontheairasusual,broadcastingmyradioshow,takingrequests,

chattingwithlisteners,andlookingthroughe-mails.Istoppedonane-mailbeggingforhelp.

ItwasfromawomannamedWinifredatarefugee（难民）campatBuduburaminGhana.She

neededmoneytocareforthreesmallchildren.Iwasabouttohitdelete（册除）——ithadtobe

acheat—butsomethingstoppedme.Ihadachancetogothereforareportthenextweek.

IhadapictureinmyheadofwhatIthoughtI'dsee.Buttherealityofthecampwas

nothingthatIcouldhaveeverpreparedmyselffor.IfoundWinifredandherfamilyamong

morethan42,000others,survivingononemealaday-sometimesless,withnocleanwater,

notoilets.Thesufferingwasextreme.IhelpedWinifred'sfamily.

Buttherewassomuchmoreneed.WherecouldIpossiblystarttomakeadifference?

OnedaynotlongafterI'dgottenbackfromGhana,Iwentintomykitchentogetasnack.

Asmallsoundstoppedme.Plink.Thetapwasdripping（滴落）eversoslightly.Icouldn'ttake

myeyesoffthattiny,shiningdrop.Water.Itseemedlikesuchasimple,basicthingforme.

ButforthepeopleatBuduburam,itwasamatteroflifeordeath.

Iturnedoffthetap,tight.SuddenlyIknewwhatIhadtodo.Icreatedaprojectcalled

PointHope,tobringwatertothepeopleatBuduburam.Todaythereare12pumpingstations

atthecamp.

I'vereturnedtoGhanamanytimestocheckinonthewaterprojects,andmeetwith

people.Theycallmemum.TheyremindmeofGhana-wheresomuchremainstobedone.I

stronglybelievethatwithenoughdevotionandfaith,wecanbringmorehope.You!Me!All

ofus!

21.Whatdidtheauthordowiththeemail?

A.Shedeleteditatonce.B.Sheshareditwithlisteners.

C.Shereporteditthenextweek.D.Shedecidedtocheckitscontents.

22.HowdidtheauthorfeelwhenshearrivedatGhana?

A.Shocked.B.Excited.C.Disappointed.D.Annoyed.

23.Whafsthebesttitleofthepassage?

A.DropsofHopeB.CallforHelp

C.EmailofGoodIdeasD.ExperienceofaCamp

It'sofficial.Britainistobereforested.ATreeActionPlanwilldeliverhalfabillionmore

treesby2050.

BritainisoneofthemosttreelesscountriesinEurope,treescoveringabout10percentof

itsland-aroundaquarteroftheEuropeanaverage.ThebarestateoftheBritishlandscape

isnothingnew.Itisafalseideathatasquirrelcouldeverhavecrossedthecountryby

jumpingfromtreetotree.

Certainly,ataroundthreebillionoftrees,wehavetwiceasmanyasacenturyago.

However,aboutathirdofthemisinmonoculture（单——种植）plantationsoffast-growing

non-nativespecieslikeSitkaspruce,growntomakepaper.Theseplantationslack

biodiversity—moretreefarmsthanforests.

Butitwouldbegreattohavemoretrees:fortheclimate,forbiodiversityandfor

ourselves.

Canwedoit?PasteffortstoregreenBritainhavenotgonetoowell.Inthe1990s,the

governmenthadaplanforanationalforestintheMidlands.Itpromised30milliontrees.

Thirtyyearson,theyhavemanagedninemillion.Olderreadersmayremembertheproject

“PlantaTree^^in1973.IrememberplantingoneinCambridge.Butthetreesweretakenlittle

careofandnobodytrackedthem.Minedied,asnodoubtdidmanyothers.

Thetrickisnottorepeatpastmistakesbygrowingsingle-speciesforests.Weneed

ecological（生态的）diversity.Anotherruleshouldbetoplantwherethereweretreesbefore.

Butiftherulesforplantingbegintosoundabittroublesome,maybethereisabetterway.Not

toplantatall.Oftenitisbetterjusttocreateroomfortreestoregeneratenaturally,

self-seedingfromnearbywoodlands.Considerwhattheauthorofthebest-sellingbook

Wildingdidonherdfarm.Shewentawayfromthefieldsandstoodback,lettingthetrees

self-seedfromnearbywoodlandswiththehelpofbirdsthatbroughtinseeds.Twodecadeson,

shehadawoodland.Myfinalsuggestionisthatinsteadofthrowingallourmoneyinto

headline-friendlybutshort-sightedplantingprojectsinthecountryside,let5shavemoretrees

wheremostofuslive,too.

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24.WhatdowelearnaboutBritain?

A.Itwaswell-woodedinEurope.B.Ithasarelativelylownumberoftrees.

C.Ithastakenonanewlookwithmoretrees.D.Itwasacountryofvariouskindsof

animals.

25.Whatisparagraph5mainlyabout?

A.Thetreesdiedfromlackofcare.B.TherewasabigneedtoregreenBritain.

C.Thegovernment'spromisewasnotkept.D.Thepreviousattemptsdidn'tworkwell.

26.Howmanysuggestionsdoestheauthorgive?

A.2.B.3.C.4.D.5.

ABritishcompanyhasdevelopedarobotichandthatitsayscanbeupdatedtoperform

newactionsrequestedbytheuser.

Thedeviceisdesignedtoworklikeahumanhand.Ituseselectricalsignalsfrom

musclesintheupperarm.Sensorsareplacedagainsttheskinoftheupperarmtodetect

musclemovements.Acontrolsystemthentranslatesthesemovementsintocommandsforthe

robotichand,typicallytoopenorclosethehand.

TheBritishcompany,COVVI,developedtherobotichandcalledNexus.Itsaysthe

devicecanbeupdatedthroughacomputerapplicationprogramorapp,remotely（远程地）

fromanywhereintheworld.Theseupdatescanprovideimprovements,newfeatures,and

problemfixesdirectlytotheNexuswithouttheneedtovisitaspecificofficeortosendthe

handbacktoCOWL

Itisareallypowerfulthingandafirsttomarket.Nexususesthewirelesstechnology

Bluetoothtopermitthecompany'sexpertstoupdatetherobotichandforusers.Someother

companieshavecreatedproductsthatcanalsobeapp-controlled,butCOVVPsrobotichand

isdifferentbecausetheupdatescanbesenttoanindividualdevice.

OneNexususerisAustralianswimmerJessicaSmith,whowasbornwithoutalefthand.

SmithwasfittedwiththedeviceinAprilattheageof37.Shesaidthedevicewasalready

creatingnewmovementsforheralthoughtheupdateprocesstookafewhours.'Tmadding

andexpandingonwhoIambybeingabletoaccesstechnologythat'sneverbeenavailable

before,shesaid.

27.Whatisthesensors9function?

A.Tomovetheupperarm.B,Tocomforttheupperarm.

C.Tosendmessagestothemuscle.D.Tocatchelectricalactivityinthemuscle.

28.WhatdoesauserneedtodotoupdateNexus?

A.CallCOWLB.Accessanapp.

C.Controlaremote.D.Gotoanappointedoffice.

29.WhatmakesNexusdifferentfromotherrobotichands?

A.Productsafety.B.Updatesequence.C.Personalservice.D.Market

influence.

30.HowdoesSmithlikethedevice?

A.Itistimesaving.B.Itislifechanging.

C.Itisquitecommon.D.Itisfarfromsatisfying.

五、七选五

Isyourlifebeingrestricted（限制）bylimitingbeliefsthatyou'reholdingonto?Like

many,youmayfindyourselfstuckinanunhappyrelationshipandyourlifeisunsatisfying.

31

It'sprobablynotduetoalackofability,physicalormonetaryreasons.32It's

thoseinnerlimitingbeliefsthatholdyouback.

33Provenstudiesshowthat80%ofthetimewhatholdsyoubackmostisyour

ownbeliefsystemor,tobemoreexact,yourlimitingbeliefs.Ifyouallowtheselimiting

beliefstoinfluenceallfuturedecisions,quitepossiblythey'llruinanychanceoftruesuccess

you'lleverhave!

34It'simportanttocleanouttheoldbaggage（看法）fromthepasttomakeroom

forthenew.First,identifybehaviorproblemsandlimitingbeliefsthatkeepre-occurringin

yourlife.Takeafewmomentstothinkaboutbeliefsyouholdthatmightbeholdingyouback,

like"I'llnevermeettheperfectwomanbecauseI'mugly...^^Second,chooseabeliefyou

wouldliketohaveinstead-makethedecisiontoletyourlimitingbeliefgoandadoptnew

behavioursbaseduponnewpositivepowerfulbeliefs.35

Itisyourchoicethatmattersmost.Letgoofyourlimitingbeliefsandbeginmoving

forward.

A.Iwillovercomeit.

B.Soitistimetoletgo.

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C.Youneedtolookinside.

D.Soyouhavetolookforward.

E.Yetyouseemunabletodoanythingaboutthem.

F.Limitingbeliefsispotentiallydestroyingyourfuture.

G.Forexample,youcanreplace“Iamugly"with“Icanattracttherightpartner^^.

六、完形填空

Manypeoplethinkoftravelasanexperience.Sometimes,however,youcannotchoose

theplacesyoutravelto.

Thishappenedtomein2019.

Myhusbandwas36inBruneiforwork.Beingthreemonthspregnant37I

hadachoice:eitherstaywithhiminBruneiforthreemonthsbeforereturningbacktoIndiaor

remaininIndia,alone.Ichosetheformer.Notbecauseofmy38forthecountrybut

becauseIwantedtobeclosetohim.

Bruneihadneverheldany39tome.WhateverresearchIpulledofftheInternet

showedmenothing40onebeautifulmosque（清真寺）.Theflightswereexpensiveso

traveling41wasnotanoption.Iwassurroundedbyasenseofbeing42ina

remoteplace.Needlesstosay,IreachedBruneiinapretty43mood.Ithinkoneofthe

thingsthat44methemosteveninsuchamoodwasthelargeareasofgreenery（绿化）

thatsurroundedus,whichmademecalm.

Afteraweek,Isoonfoundmyself45withpeoplearoundme.Thelocalsall

wentoutoftheirwaytomakemefeelcomfortable.ThemorecomfortableIfelt,themoreI

46.Ihiked,I47theboardgamecommunity,andIenjoyedthelocalcuisine.

Threemonthslaterwhenitwastimetoleave,Iwas48tosaygoodbyetothe

49ofthecountry.

Donjudgeaplacebywhatotherssay.Sure,youmaynotalwayslikewhatyousee,but

youjustneedtotakea50looktofindsomethingyouwilllike!

36.A.blamedB.knownC.postedD.honored

37.A.predictedB.provedC.ensuredD.meant

38.A.applicationB.loveC.serviceD.concern

39.A.appealB.challengeC.secretD.clue

40.A.ratherthanB.soonerthanC.betterthanD.otherthan

41.A.frequentlyB.continuallyC.officiallyD.casually

42.A.controlledB.trappedC.injuredD.lost

43.A.badB.realC.positiveD.embarrassing

44.A.depressedB・disappointedC.limitedD.struck

45.A.interactingB.celebratingC.planningD.laughing

46.A.preparedB.exploredC.caredD.observed

47.A.organizedB.approvedC.joinedD.changed

48.A.eagerB.unwillingC,wrongD.satisfied

49.A.customB.futureC.warmthD.government

50.A.professionalB.flexibleC.regularD.hard

七、用单词的适当形式完成短文

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。

Inthenot-too-distantfuturewewillbelivinginsmarthomeswhichwillprovideus

51amorecomfortableandconvenientlife.

Firstofall,theswitches,knobsandremotecontrols52(use)inourtoday'slife

willbereplacedbecausealldevicesinsmarthomescanrun53(automatic).Sowe

won'tworryaboutforgetting54(turn)thedevicesoffandoursmarthomewillgointo

55energy-efficientcodebyitselfwhenweareout.Inaddition,oursmarthomewill

monitorourhealth,withourbed56(record)howwellwesleepeverynight.Ourbed

canevendetectour57(weigh)problemsandgiveusahealthierdiet.Smarthomeswill

alsobeabletopreventdamage.Ifapipestartsleaking,oursmarthomecandetect58

andgiveusrelevantinformation,preventinggreatloss.

Infact,thesmarthomeisnotafantasyandmanynewinnovationsarebeingputinto

practice.Forexample,voicecommandsforsmarthomeproducts,mostof59arelocks,

alarms,lightsandtemperaturecontrols,arealreadyinuseinmanyhomes.However,itwill

takesomeyearsbeforethenewtechnologies60(apply)tomostnewhomes.

八、选用适当的单词或短语补全句子

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从词汇框中选择合适的单词完成句子。

adjustedabsencesecureappetiteintensegradually

gentledistinctwanderedprospectflavorbarrier

61.Whensomethingis,itiseasilyidentifiableorsetapartfromothersofitskind.

62.Ialwaystrytogetdowntomychild'slevel,andspeaktohiminasoftand

voice.

63.Withthecomingofspring,everythingiscomingtolifeagain.

64.Itmakesmefeeltoknowyou'rethereandIcandependonyou.

65.Thisactivityshowsthataplantcannotmakeitsownfoodintheofsunlight.

66.Hesatbackforamoment,heartbeatingfastattheofthathewouldbeonthe

stageatonce.

67.Althoughmyeyeswereonthetestpaper,mythoughtstomyfailuresandallthe

battlesthatseemedhopeless.

68.Thoughmyforfoodgrewweak,myhungerforbookswasconstant.

69.FailingEnglishisatogettingintoHarvard.

70.Asthetimepassed,myeyesgraduallytothedarknessandsoonIwasableto

seethetreelineagainstthenightsky.

九、完成句子

71.老师必须尽最大努力吸引学生，相应地学生必须努力保持专注。

Teachersmustmakeextraefforttoattractstudents,andstudentsturnhavetomake

anextraefforttostayfocused.

72.在汉语中crisis是两个字，一个是危，一个是机。

InChinese,theword“crisis“iscomposedtwocharacters,onerepresentingdanger

andtheotherrepresentingopportunity.

73.这本书实际上是对传统节日的捍卫。

Thebookis,deep,anadvocatefortraditionalfestivals.

74.你需要在朋友们来之前把房间整理好。

Youneedtostraightenyourroombeforeyourfriendscomeover.

75.这种纸的材料和水接触后易于分解。

Thiskindofpaperismadeofamaterialthatbreakseasilywhenexposedtowater.

76.我走不到公园，咱们坐公交吧。

I'mnotupwalkingtothepark.Let'stakeabus.

77.猫常常整天睡觉，而狗从不安稳。

Thecatswilloftensleepthedayaway.Thedogs,contrast,neversettledown.

78.他们坚决要求再给一次竞争的机会。

Theyinsistedbeinggivenanotherchancetocompete.

79.张桂梅致力于塑造学生品格。

ZhangGuimeihascommittedtobuilding