高二英语上学期期中试卷试题

高二英语上学期期中试卷试题

第一部分听力（共两节，每题1.5分，满分30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

的时间来回来有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。

例：Howmuchistheshirt?A.£19.15B.£9.18C.£9.15

答案是C。

1.Whatdoesthemanwanttodo?

A.Takephotos.B.Buyacamera.C.Helpthewoman.

2.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?

A.AnoisynightB.Theirlifeintown.C.Aplaceofliving.

3.Whereisthemannow?

A.Onhisway.B.Inarestaurant.C.Athome.

4.WhatwillCeliado?

A.Findaplayer.B.Watchagame.C.Playbasketball.

5.Whatdayisitwhentheconversationtakesplace?

A.Saturday.B.Sunday.C.Monday.

第二节（共15小题：每小题1分，满分15分）

请听下面5段对话。每段对话后有几个小题，从题中所给出的A、B、C三

个选项种选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话前，你将有时间

阅读各个小题。，每小题5秒钟;听完后，各小题给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段

对话读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答6、7题。

6.WhatisSaragoingtodo?

A.BuyJohnagiftB.GiveJohnasurpriseC.InviteJohnto

France

7.WhatdoesthemanthinkofSara'splan?

A.Funny.B.EKciting.C.Strange.

听下面一段，回答第8至9题

8.WhydoesDianasaysorrytoPeter?

A.Shehastogiveuphertravelplan.

B.Shewantstovisitanothercity.

C.Sheneedstoputoffhertest.

9.WhatdoesDianawantPetertodo?

A.Helpherwithherstudy.

B.Takeabooktoherfriend.

C.Teachageographylesson.

听下面一段对话，回答第10至12题。

10.Whydoesthemancallthewoman?

A.Tot.pl1herahouthernpwjob.

B.Toaskaboutherjobprogram

C.Toplanameetingwithher.

11.Whoneedsanewflat?

A.Ale某.B.Andrea.C.Miranda.

12.Whereisthewomannow?

A.InBaltimore.B.InNewYork.C.InAvon.

听下面一段对话，回答第13至16题。

13.WhatdoesJanconsidermostimportantwhenhejudgesa

restaurant?

A.Wheretherestaurantis.

B.Whetherthepricesarelow.

C.Howwellthefoodisprepared.

14.WhendidJanbegintowriteforanagazine?

A.AfterhecamebacktoSweden.

B.BeforehewenttotheUnitedStates.

C.Assoonashegothisfirstjobin1982.

15.WhatmayJandotofindagoodrestaurant?

A.Talktopeopleinthestreet.

B.Speaktola其idrivers.

C.Askhotelclerks.

16.WhatdoweknowaboutJan?

A.Hecooksforarestaurant.

B.lietravelsalotforhiswork.

C.HeprefersAnericanfood.

听下面一段独白，回答第17至20题。

17.WhatdoweknowaboutthePlazaLeon?

A.It'sanewbuilding.B.It'sasmalltown.C.It'sapublic

place.

18.WhendoparentsandchildrenlikegoingtothePlazaLoon0

A.Saturdaynights.B.Sundayafternoons.C.Fridaysand

Saturdays.

19.Whichstreetisknownforitsfoodshopsandmarkets?

A.ViaDelMarStreet.B.FernandoStreet.C.HernandesStreet.

20.WhydocsthespeakerlikeHoratioStreetbest?

A.Ithasanoldstonesurface.

B.Itisnamedafterawriter.

C.Ithasafamousuniversity.

第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出最佳选项。

A

Itravelalot,andIfindoutdifferent“styles”ofdirections

everytime1ask“HowcanIgettothepostoffice?”

ForeigntouristsareoftenconfusedinJapanbecausemoststreets

theredon,thavenames;inJapan,peopleuselandmarksintheir

directionsinsteadofstreetnames.ForeKample,theJapanesewill

forfun

B

The14-year-old,AmitDodani,atalentedspeakerandpersuasive

debateratschool,sufferedasachildfronaspeechdisorder.

Hebeganworkingwithaspeechtherapist(理疗师)whenhewas6

yearsold,butitwashisdecisiontotryoutfordebateteamatthe

endofseventhgradethathelpedhimmost.

“Thate某periencechangedmylife,“hewroteafterhistean

wentontonationals."Itgavemehope,andhelpedmeseemyown

truepotential.

SincehelaunchedMynameMystorylastyear,thesitehasattracted

nationalandpvpninternationalattention.Amit?smomsaidher

son,swebsiteismeanttosendamessagethatnooneisalonein

theireperience,showinghowpeopleovercametheirchallengesand

howotherscan,too.

“ThebigthingthatclickedinAmitwasthebeliefthatpeople

arereallyneeded(tohelpeachother)inthiscountry,“shesaid.

aIwasnJtsurprisedhowantedtodothis,becauseatsuchayoung

agehehadthisspiritinhim.”

Inadditiontothewebsite,Amitalsowantedtoe某pandtheidea

ofsharingstories.Soheaskedhisfriendsandclassmatestodonate

bookstodistributetolocalhospitals.Hehopedtocollectperhaps

1,000,butinjusttwoweeks,hereceivednorethan2,300donations.

“Therewasanabsoluteuoiinuulioiibetweenthewubsileand

books,“Amitsaid."Butbooksaresomethingthatcanreallymakea

differencetosomeonewhoisinthehospitalandcan'tgoto

school.”

Amitsaidhe'shopingtoorganizealarge1iveeventfor

MynameMystoryattheendofthisyearatChaminadeHighSchoolin

WestHills.Thosewhosharedtheirstoriesonthewebsitewillbe

invitedtospeakandencourageotherstosharetheirstoriesof

overcomingchallenges.

"We'rehopingforbigthings,“Amitsaid."Wehavealotof

eventsplannedoutforthefuture.Thegoalisbasicallytoinspire

peopleinadifferentway.”

24.WhathelpedchangeAmit'sspeakingabilitymosteffectively?

A.Hisspeechtherapist.B.Hismother?scare

C.HisdebatingeMperience.D.Histeacher?sefforts.

25.What'sthepurposeofAmit'ssettingupthewebsite

MynameMystory?

A.Toattractnationalandinternationalattention.

B.Toshowothershowheovercamehischallenges.

C.Toencouragepeopletotakepartindebating.

D.Todeliverhisideathatpeoplecanhelpeachother.

26.WhydidAmitdecidetodonatebookstosickchildren?

A.Theyarenotallowedtovisitthewebsite.

B.Wobsitoandbookshavenoconnection.

C.Theyshouldn"tbeleftoutinstudies.

D.Bookshaveaspecialinfluenceonthem.

27.What'sthemainideaofthete某t?

A.Amitneverstopsworkingforhisdream.

B.Ayoungboyishelpingothersinhisownway.

C.Doii*Iignorethesmallthingsinlife.

D.MynameMystoryhelpsbuildupself-confidence.

C

AEuropeanUnionprogramislettingblindpeoplee某perience

famouspaintingsforthefirsttime.Ttusesthreedimensional(3-D)

printingtore-createfamouspaintingssotheycanbetouched.

OnepaintingprintedwiththenewtechnologyisGustavKlimt's

“TheKiss."ItisapopularattractionattheBelvedereMuseumin

Vienna,Austria.Thepaintingshowsamanandawomanstandingina

fieldfilledwithflowers.Theyarewearinggoldrobesandhavetheir

armsaroundeachother.Themanleansdowntokissthewoman.

Klimtfinishedthepaintingin1908.Untilnow,peoplewhohad

troubleseeingcouldnotappreciatetheartwork.Butthankstothe

reproductiontheycantouchthepieceandfeeltheridgesand

depressions.AndreasReichingerstartedmaking3-Dversionsof

artworkin2022.Hesaidthisreproductionwashismostdifficult

projectbecausethecouple'srobesaresodetailed.

DominikaRadit.schisahlindmuspumvisitor.Shptouchedthe

reproduction.Asshemovedherhandsarounditshesaid,"E某actly,

canyouseethese?T'herearesomanydetails."Raditschsaidshecan

imaginewhattheoriginalpaintinglookslikewhenshetouchesthe

reproduction."It'ssomehowround.Youcanfeelit.Itcomeswith

it.Andinmanyplacesit'ssosmooth.AndthenIthinktomyself:

itprobablyshinestoo!”Raditschsaid.

TheBelvedereisnottheonlymuseumtohave3-Dversionsofits

artwork.SomeofthepiecesatthePrado,inMadrid,Spain,have

reproductionsthatcanbetouched.ButthepieceinViennahasone

specialpart:itismadewithwidelyavailable3-Dprinting

technology.Thatmeansoneday,blindartfansanywhereintheworld

couldduwulocidIliesourcefilesandprintthereproduulioiis

themselves.

28.Whatis”Thekiss”?

A.AEuropeanUnionproject.

B.Apopularpainting.

C.A3-Dtechnology.

D.Afamousmuseum.

29.WhydidReichingersaythisreproductionwasdifficultto

finish?

A.Thepaintingwasreproduceddctailedly.

B.Theoriginalartworkwasmadein1908.

C.Blindartfanscan,tdownloadthesource.

D.The3-Dtechnologyisnotavailable.

30.HowdidRaditschfeelwhenshefirsttouchedthe

reproduction?

A.Awkward.B.Puzzled.C.E某cited.D.Nervous.

31.Whatisthebesttitleforthete莫t?

A.AEuropeanUnionProgramforMuspuniVisitors

B.3-DPrintingLetsBlindE某perienceFamousPainting

C.HowtoReproducetheWorld-famousPaintings

D.ASpecialMuseumforArtFansinVienna,Austria

D

Youaregivenmanyopportunitiesinlifetochoosetobeavictim

orcreator.Whenyouchoosetoboavictim,theworldisacoldand

difficultplace."They”didthingstoyouwhichcausedallofyour

painandsuffering."They”arewrongandbad,andlifeisterrible

aslongas“they"arearound.Oryoumayblameyourselfforall

yourproblems,thusinternalizing（内化）yourvictimization.Thetruth

is,yourlifeislikelytostaythatwayaslongasyoufeelaneed

lublameyouxaelfoiothers.

Thosewhochoosetobecreatorslookatlifequitedifferently.

Theyknowthereareindividualswhomightliketocontroltheir

lives,buttheydon'tletthisgetintheway.Theyknowtheyhave

theirweaknesses,yettheydon'tblamethemselveswhentheyfail.

Whateverhappens,theyhavechoiceinthenatter.Theybelievetheir

dancewitheachsacredmomentoflifeisagiftandthatstormsarea

naturalpartof1ifewhichcanbringtherainneededforemotional

andspiritualgrowth.

Victimsandcreatorsliveinthesamephysicalworldanddeal

withmanyofthesanephysicalrealities,yettheireMperienceof

lifeisworldsapart.Victimsrelish（沉溺）inanger,guilt,andother

emotionsthatcauseothers---andeventhemselves---tofeellike

victims,too.Creatorsconsciouslychooselove,inspiration,and

otherqualitieswhichinspirenotonlythenselves,butal1around

them.Bothvictimsandcreatorsalwayshavechoicetodeterminethe

directionoftheirlives.

]nreality,al1ofusplaythpvict.imort.hperpatoratvarious

pointsinourlives.Oneperson,onlosingajoboraspecial

relationship,mayfeelasifitistheendoftheworldandsinkinto

terriblesufferingformonths,years,orevenalifetime.Another

withthesameeMperiencemaychoosetofirste某periencethe

grief,thenacceptthelossandsoonmoveontobeapowerful

creativeforceinhislife.

Ineverymomentandeverycircumstance,youcanchoosetohavea

fuller,richerlifebysettingaclearintentiontotransformthe

victimwithin,andbyinvitingintoyourlifethepowerfulcreator

thatyouare.

32.Whatdoestheword“They"inParagraph1probablyreferto?

A.Opporluuiliesaudproblems.B.Peopleandthingsaroundyou.

C.Creatorsandtheirchoices.D.Victimsandtheirsufferings.

33.AccordingtoParagraph2,creators.

A.seemwillingtoeMperiencefailuresinlifeB.possessthe

abi1itytopredictfuture1ife

C.havepotentialtocreatesomethingnewD.handleupsanddowns

oflifewisely

34.WhatcanwelearnfromParagraph3?

A.Creatorsandvictimsaremastersoftheirlives.

B.Creatorsandvictimsfacequitedifferentthingsinlife.

C.Victimscaninfluencemorepeoplethancreators.

D.Comparedwithvictims,creatorsaremoreemotional.

35.Thee某amplesmentionedinParagraph4showthat

A.peopleneedfamilysupporttodealwithchailengersin1ife

B.strongattachmenttosufferingsinlifepullspeopleinto

victims

C.itt.akpscreatorsquitea1ongtimetogetridoftheirpa;ns

D.one,seMperiencesdeterminehisattitudetowardlife

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。

Amajorsourceofteenstressisschool。某ams,andtestan英

ictyisnotuncommon.Whenyourecognizeyourtoonisunderstress,

howcanparentshelpyourteenstaycalmbeforeaneMam?

Beinvolved.Parentsneedtobeinvolvedintheirteen'swork.

36Whattheylookforisyourpresence-totalk,tocry,orsimplyto

sitwiththemquietly.Communicateopenlywithyourteen.Encourage

yourteentoe某presshisworriesandfears,butdon'tletthem

focusonthosefears.

Helpthemgetorganized.37Together,youandyourteencanwork

outatime-tableinwhichhe/shecanstudyforwhathe/sheknowswill

beonthetest.

Provideacalmsetting.Helpyourteensetupaquietplaceto

studyandprotecthis/herprivacy.Givethemanutritiousdiet.It's

importantforyourteentoeatahealthy,balanceddietduringe英am

timestofocusanddohis/herbest.38Ifthishappens,encourage

yourteentoeatlightmealsorsandwiches.Ahealthydiet,rather

thanjunkfood,isbestforreducingstress.

39Persuadeyourteenagertogetsomesleepand/ordosomething

activewhenhe/sheneedsarealbreakfromstudying.Makingtimefor

rela某ation,fun,ande某erciseisallinportantinreducing

stress.Helpyourteenbalancehis/hertimesothathe/shewillfeel

comfortabletakingtimeoutfromstudyingtospendtimewithfriends

orrest.

Showapositiveattitude.40Yourpanic,an某ietyandblame

cont.ribut.ptoyourteen'sprpssurp.Makayourt.ppnfpplaccpptodand

valuedforhisefforts.Mostimportantly,reassureyourteenthat

thingswillbeallright,nomatterwhattheresultsare.

A.AparentJsnannerwillinfluencetheirteen'semotions.

B.E某amstresscanmakesometeenslosetheirdesireforfood.

C.Theywillonlymakethesituationworse.

D.Encourageyourtoonnottobonervous.

E.Thebestthingissimplytolisten.

F.Assistyourteeninthinkingaboutwhathehastostudyand

planaccordingly.

G.Yourteenmayalsomakenegativeconmentsaboutthemselves.

第三部分英语知照运用（共两节，满分45分）

第一节完形填空供20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从41—60各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C

和D）中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Iwasonceinanunusualsociology（社会学）classatBrandeis.Each

weekwestudiedthe41__weinteractedwithoneanother,andhowwe

42toanger,envy,attention.Wewerehumanlabrats.Moreoften,

someone43___crying.Ireferredtoitasthe“touchy-feely”

course.Mr.BrownsaidIshouldbemore44___.

Oneday,Mr.Brownsaidhehadan45forustotry.Wewere

tostand,facingawayfromourclassmatesand46backward,

relyingonanotherstudentto47us.Mostofuswere48

withthis,andwecouldn,tletgoformorethanafewinches49

stoppingourselves.Welaughedin50.

Finally,athin,quietgirl,whomInoticedalmostalwayswear

thesameclothes,crossedherarmsoverherchest,51hereyes

andloanedback,justlikeoneofthoseLiptonteaadvertisements

52themodeldivedintothepool.

Foramoment,Iwas53shewasgoingtofal1onthefloor.

Atthe54monent,herpartnergrabbedherheadand55

andpulledherup.

“Whoa!”severalstudentsyelled.Some56__.

Mr.Brownfinallysmiled.

“Yousee,“hesaidtothegirl,“youclosedyoureyes.That

wasthe57.Sometimesyoucannotbelievewhatyousec,you

havetobelievewhatyou58.Andifyou'reevergoingto

haveotherpeople59you,youmustfeelthatyoucantrust

them,60―,evenwhenyou'reinthedark,evenwhenyou,re

falling.M

41.A.behaviourB.waysC.coursesD.relationship

42.A.respondedB.objeuledC.sluckD.referred

43.A.wentonB.gaveupC.putoffD.endedup

44.A.skillfulB.honestC.open-mindedD.energetic

45.A.arrangementB.orderC.instructionD.e某ercise

46.A.jumpedB.movedC.fel1D.ran

47.A.catchB.pullC.controlD.support

48.A.dissatisfiedB.uncomfortableC.pleasedD.familiar

49.A.beforeB.afterC.whileD.until

50.A.surpriseB.eKcitementC.delightD.shame

51.A.fi某edB.openedC.closedD.touched

52.A.everytineB.asthoughC.whenD.where

53.A.sorryB.shockedC.sureD.puzzled

54.A.unusualB.crazyC.e某citingD.last

55.A.shouldersB.attentionC.legsD.chance

56.A.weptB.clappedC.laughedD.sighed

57.A.successB.differenceC.resultD.requirement

58.A.feelB.noticeC.holdD.meet

59.A.standbyB.relyonC.believe•nI）,calIfor

60.A.howeverB.tooC.thoughD.therefore

第II卷

第二节（共10小题;每小题1.5分，满分15分）

阅读下面材料，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。

Everyfouryears,millionsofpeoplegatherinsummer61（watch）

soccergames.Thisyear,theWorldCupkickedoffonJune14in

Russia.

Speciallypreparedforthemoste某citingsportingevent,Live

ItUp,theofficialWorldCupsong,wasreleasedonMay25.62

（perform）byUSartistsNickyJam,WillSmith,andAlbaniansinger

ExaIslxef,thesonghasa.lineihctlgoes,〃0uelife,liveiIup,

becausewegotonelife.

Withagreatmelody（旋律）andattractivelyrics,thesongstands

for“the63（e某cite）,thecelebrationandtheunity64peopleall

overtheworldwouldshareduringthe2022WorldCup〃.Tnfact,the

relationshipbetweensoccerandmusic65（grow）strongerandstronger

sincethefirstofficialWorldCupsongcaneoutin1966.Asa

newspaperTheTelegraphsaid,“Listeningtoinspiringmusic

encouragespeopletotakemorerisks.〃

Oneofthegreatestsoccer66（coach）,GiovanniTrapattoni,even

believesthatlisteningtomusiccanteachplayersgreatlessons."It

istheintervals（中间休息），speed,andrhythm67helpyoulearnthe

logicalskillsyouneedtoreadagame.，zhesaid.

68（actual）,therightmusiccanmakeallthedifference.As

ColombianmusicianJuanessaid,soccerandmusichavealot69

common."Youneedyourfeetforsoccerandyouneedwordsformusic,

buttheymakeusthinkofoneand70samething--passion.〃

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）

以下短文当中共有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。请你按照答题格式要求进行修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（A）,并在该词下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下而写出修改后的词。

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。

LocatinginthesoutheastofChina,Hangzhouisabeautiful

city.Datedbackmorethan2200years,Hangzhoucoveranareaofmore

than16,000squarekilometres.InHangzhou,youcanvisittheWest

Lake,iIssceneryisfctbciiialiiig.Inaddition,youuau,ImissiIs

culturerelicsandhistoricalsites,fromwhichyouwilllearnmore

aboute某cellentChinesetraditionalculture.InHangzhou,thespecial

snacksarefamousandvisitorsfromdifferentpartoftheworldthink

highlyofit.

Astouristattraction,Hangzhouattractsalargenumberof

visitorsfromhomebutabroadeveryyear.Onceyoucometo

China,Hangzhouisaspotyoucan'tmissit.

第二节书面表达:满分25分）

假如你是高二⑴班班长李华，为了结合学校开展的“理想教育”活动，学

校决定举办一场以“我有一个梦想”为主题的英语演讲比赛。请根据以下提示

用英语写一篇演讲稿。内容要点如下：

1）你的梦想

2）说明理由

3）如何实现

注意：1）可根据内容需要适当发挥，使行文连贯：

2）词数：100词左右（演讲开头和结尾语已给出，不计入词数）

I）parfA11owstudents,

IamLiHuafronClassOneSeniorTwoand1amsopleasedto

sharemydreamwithyouhere.

That'sall.Thankyou.

英语听力答案

1--5ACACB6—10BBABA11--15BACAA16--20BCBCC

英语听力录音原文

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AndWPalsoknowthat.

youeatouttwiceaday.Howcomeyouaresofondofeatingout?

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hadnootherchoice

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eating,soItriedto

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tofindgood

restaurantsaswellasnicedishes.

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fromtheUnited

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restaurantstogethersinceIhadallthefactsaboutthe

restaurantsI'vebeento.

Istartedtodothat.

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atthestreetmarket

ortakeawalkandlookforaplaceformyself.Ineveraskeda

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