广东省东海新龙中学2022-2023学年高二上学期期中考试英语试题（原卷版）

-2023学年度春季东海新龙中学高二英语期中考试卷(试时间120分钟，满分120分)注意事项：1.答题前，考生先将自己的信息填写清楚、准确，将条形码准确粘贴在条形码粘贴处。2.请按照题号顺序在答题卡各题目的答题区城内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效。3.答题时请按要求用笔，保持卡面清洁，不要折叠，不要弄破、弄皱，不得使用涂改液、修正带、刮纸刀。考试结束后，请将本试题及答题卡交回。第二部分阅读(共两节，满分50分)第一节(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。ATheNationalGalleryDescription:TheNationalGalleryistheBritishnationalartmuseumbuiltonthenorthsideofTrafalgarinLondon.Ithousesadiversecollectionofmorethan2300examplesofEuropeanartrangingfrom13th-centuryreligiouspaintingstomoremodernonesbyRenoirandVanGogh.TheoldercollectionsofthegalleryarereachedthroughthemainentrancewhilethemoremodernworksintheEastWingaremosteasilyreachedfromTrafalgarSquarebyagroundfloorentrance.Layout:ThemodernSainsburyWingonthewesternsideofthebuildinghouses13th-to15th-centurypaintings,andartistsincludeDuccio,Uccello,VanEyck,Lippi,Mantegna,BotticelliandMemling.ThemainWestWinghouses16th-centurypaintingsandartistsincludeLeonardodaVinci,Cranach,Michelangelo,Raphael,Bruegel,Bronzino,TitianandVeronese.TheNorthWinghouses17th-centurypaintingsandartistsincludeCaravaggio,Rubens,Poussin,VanDyck,Velazquez,ClaudeandVermeer.TheEastWinghouses18th-toearly20th-centurypaintings,andartistsincludeCanaletto,Goya,Turner,Constable,RenoirandVanGogh.OpeningHours:TheGalleryisopeneverydayfrom10amto6pm（Fridays10amto9pm）andisfree,butchargesapplytosomespecialexhibitions.GettingThere:Nearestundergroundstations:CharingCross(2-minutewalk).LeicesterSquare(3-minutewalk),Embankment(7-minutewalk),andPiccadillyCircus(8-minutewalk).1.Inwhichcentury’scollectioncanyouseereligiouspaintings?A.The15th. B.The13th.C.The18th. D.The20th.2.WhereareLeonardodaVinci’sworksshown?AIntheEastWing. B.IntheNorthWing.C.IntheSainsburyWing. D.InthemainWestWing.3.WhichundergroundstationisclosesttotheNationalGallery?A.PiccadillyCircus. B.LeicesterSquare.C.CharingCross. D.Embankment.BJackAndrakawas15whenhecameupwithanideaforanewwaytotestforpancreatic(胰腺)cancer.WhenAndrakawas14,afamilyfrienddiedofthedisease,andthisaffectedhimdeeply.Thiskindofcancerisparticularlyseriousbecausethereisnotestyoucanhavedonetofinditintheearlystages.Bythetimestandardtestsdetermineyouhavethedisease,itisoftentoolate.Realizingthatthiswasthecase,Andrakadecidedtotrytodevelopatestthatmightcatchproblemsattheearlieststages.TheroadaheadlookeddifficultforAndraka.Hewasstillahighschoolstudent,andhewantedtocreatesomethingthatnooneelsehaddone.ButAndrakareadendlesslyaboutthedisease,wroteaproposalforhisidea,andsentitoutto200cancerresearchers.Onlyoneprofessor,Dr.AnirbanMaitra,respondedpositively.Dr.MaitraagreedtoworkwithAndrakaonhisidea,givinghimguidanceandaccesstoalaboratory.ThenextbigrewardforAndraka’sperseverancewaswinningthegrandprizeattheIntelInternationalScienceandEngineeringFair.Thisgreatawardisgiventoyounginnovatorswhohavedevelopedaworld-changingidea.Developingthetestislikelytotakemanyyears,butAndrakahopesthetestwilleventuallyimprovepeople’slivesandmaybesavethem.JackAndrakaisnotaloneasayounginnovator.Afterall,therewere1,499othercontestantsfortheIntelaward,andallofthemhadground-breakingideas.ForAndraka,havingafamilythatlovesscienceandencouragescreativethinkinggavehimanadvantage.ButthekeyforAndrakaisthatreading,research,anddiscoveryarejustplainfun,andthechancetoimprovetheworldaroundhimintheprocessmakesitevenbetter.4.WhydidAndrakadecidetodevelopatestforpancreaticcancer?A.Hisfriend’sencouragement. B.Anupsettingexperience.C.Hisextensivereading. D.Animportanttest.5.WhatdifficultydidAndrakameetatthebeginningofhisresearch?A.Lackofpositiverepliesfromexperts. B.Heavypressurefromhisschoolwork.C.Littleaccesstoresearchequipment. D.Greatneedofmoneytodevelopatest.6.WhichofthefollowingleadstoAndraka’sawardwinning?A.Thecompetitionwithothercontestants. B.Hisdeterminationtoimprovetheworld.C.Thesupportfromhisfamily. D.Hispassionfordiscovery.7.WhatcanwelearnfromAndraka’sstory?A.Practicemakesperfect. B.Hardworkleadstosuccess.C.Onegoodturndeservesanother. D.Failureisthemotherofsuccess.CEventhoughalotofartgalleriesandmuseumsarefreeintheUK,manypeopleseldomvisitthemforfearthattheywon’tunderstandtheartondisplay.Theyareafraidthatothervisitorsmaybemoreknowledgeableandthateveryoneelsethereunderstandswhattheartworksmean.Butthissimplyisn’ttrue.Everyoneisequalinfrontofanartworkandtherearenowronganswers.Modernartcanbeparticularlydifficulttounderstandandappreciatebutenjoyinganartworkisanaturalgift.Doyoulikeitornot?Doyouwanttofindoutmoreornot?Itreallyisthatsimple.Averywell-respectedarthistorian,ErnstGombrichbelievedthataviewercompletedtheartwork,andthatpartofanartwork’smeaningcamefromthepersonviewingit.So,yousee—evenifyoudon’thaveanarthistorydegree,therereallyarenowronganswers,asthevieweriscompletingtheartwork.Buttherearethingsyoucandotounderstandandappreciateartalittlebitmore.WhenIlookatanartwork,Iundertakeavisualanalysis.Ilookattheformalelements—color,texture,size.Imaginewe’reviewingapainting.Ilookatthecolor;Ilookatthebrushstrokes;Ilookatwhatisbeingdescribed.Ifyou’relookingatartworksinagallery,readthewalltextatthesideoftheartwork.Ifstaffarepresent,askquestions.Askyourfellowvisitorswhattheythink.Askingquestionsisthekeytounderstandingmore.Butaboveall,haveconfidenceinfrontofanartwork.Ifyouareappreciatinganartwork,thenyouaretheintendedviewerandwhatyouthinkmatters.Youaretheonlycriticthatcounts.8.Accordingtothetext,whydopeopleseldomvisitmuseums?A.ManyartmuseumsarefreeintheUK. B.Theyarenotinterestedinartworks.C.Theartworkstherearenotcompleted. D.Theyaren’tconfidentinfrontofartworks.9.WhatisErnstGombrich’sopinionaboutartworks?A.Theirmeaningsvaryfrompersontoperson.B.Askingquestionsisthekeytounderstandingthem.C.Ittakesanarthistorydegreetoappreciatethem.D.Theyneedananalysisofcolor,textureandsize.10.Whereisthistextmostlikelyfrom?A.Adiary. B.Anartmagazine. C.Anovel. D.Asciencereport.11.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A.Howtounderstandart B.ThepowerofartworksC.Theroadtomodernart D.HowtoopenanartgalleryDIsyourdoctortellingyouthetruth?Possiblynot,accordingtoanewsurveyinHealthAffairsofnearly1,900doctorsaroundthecountry.Theresearchersfoundthat55%ofthedoctorssaidthatinthelastyeartheyhadbeenmorepositiveaboutapatientsprognosis(预断)thanhismedicalhistory.And10%saidtheyhadtoldtheirpatientssomethingthatwasn’ttrue.Aboutathirdofthedoctorssaidtheydidnotcompletelyagreethattheyshoulddisclosemedicalerrorstotheirpatients,and40%saidtheydidn’tfeeltheneedtodisclosefinancialtiestodrugcompanies.Really?Thestudy’sleadauthor,Dr.LisaIezzoni,amedicineprofessoratHarvardMedicalSchoolanddirectoroftheMonganInstituteforHealthPolicyatMassachusettsGeneralHospital,wassurprisedtolearnhowdishonesthercolleagueswere.“SomeofthenumberswerelargerthanIexpectedtheymightbe,”shesays.Whythewhitelies?Insomecases,Iezzonisaysitwasforself-protection.Nearly20%ofthedoctorsadmittedthattheydidn’tdiscloseamedicalerrortotheirpatientsbecausetheywereafraidofbeingpunishedforimpropertreatment.Inothercases,itmayhavebeenforthepatient’sbenefit.Somemightspareananxiouspatientfromhearingabouttheslightlyabnormalresultsofalabtest,forexample,ifithasnonegativeeffectonthepatient’shealth.“Afteralldoctorsarehumantoo,”saysIezzoni.“Theydon’twanttoupsettheirpatients,theydon’twanttheirpatientstolookunhappyorburstintotears.Buttheyalsoneedtobeprofessionals;sotheyneedtotellthemselvesthatifthereisadifficulttruththeyneedtotelltheirpatients,theyneedtoworkoutawayofcommunicatingthateffectively.”That’simportantfordoctorstoappreciate,becauseaswell-intentionedastheirliesmaybe,otherstudiesconsistentlyshowthatpatientspreferthetruth,andwouldratherhearunpleasantnewsthanremainignorantaboutanawfulmedicalcondition.Beingfullyinformedisawaythatpatientscanprepareforwhatevermightoccur.Therefore,itisnecessaryfordoctorstolearntoexpressthemselves.12.AboutthenewsurveyinHealthAffairs,wecanlearnthat______.A.40%ofthedoctorspreferredtoworkindrugcompaniesB.abouthalfofthedoctorswereunwillingtodisclosemedicalerrorsC.10%ofthedoctorsadmittedthattheyhadliedtotheirpatientsD.about30%ofthedoctorswerepositiveonpredictingthepatients’disease13.Somedoctorssurveyedtellthewhiteliesbecausethey______.A.weretryingtodefendthemselves B.wantedtoprovetheywereprofessionalsC.knewlittleaboutthepatients’situations D.wantedthepatientstospendmoremoney14.Nexttheauthormostprobablytalkabout______.A.howdoctorsshouldcommunicatewiththeirpatientsB.howtobuilduptrustbetweendoctorsandpatientsC.howdoctors’feelingsaffecttheirpatientsD.howtostoppatientsfromcomplaining15.Theauthorwritesthetextmainlyto_____.A.reportsomemedicalerrors B.talkabouttheneedsofpatientsC.persuadedoctorstoimproveskills D.discusthedoctor-patientrelationship第二节(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可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。AstheCOVID-19forcesstudentstostayhome,onlinelearninghasseenasharpriseamongstudents.SincelateJanuary,Chinahasdelayedstartingthenewschoolsemesterandencouragedstudentstostudyathomeoversafetyconcerns.Besideswhathasbeenarrangedbyyourschoolsasyourstudyroutine,whatcanyougainfromonlinelearning?___16___Tosuccessfullylearnonline,youneedtodedicateasignificantamountofyourtime,consistentlyattendtheprogram,concentratewhilestudyingandfullysticktoyourlearningprocess,justasyouwoulddoforaregularcourse.Tostayontrackwithyouronlinecourse,alwayskeepinmindwhatyouhopetocompletebytheendofit.___17___Estimatehowmuchtimeeachtaskwilltaketocomplete.Keepdetailednotesandreviewthemoften.Astudyplanisimportanttoonlinelearning.___18___Onlinelearningneedstobewellorganized.Createastudycalendarthatwillhelpyourememberalltheimportantdateslikeonlineexamsordeadlinesforyourassignments.Whenyoufeelyourselflosingconcentration,considertakingashortbreakorsoppingforthenight.___19___Takingonlinecoursescanbeveryconvenientformanypeople.___20___Itrequirestimemanagementskills,self-discipline,willpowerandmotivation.AMakeagoal.B.Itcanalsoofferyouagoodexperienceforself-learning.C.Mostimportantly,youneedtoplanaheadwithagoodcalendarsystem.D.Onlinecoursecompaniesalsoadoptedspecialmeasurestomeetstudents’demands.E.However,itmaybechallengingforsometosuccessfullycompletetheironlinecourses.F.Ato-dolistisusefultocarryoutyourstudyplanandtostayontrackwithyourstudying.G.Itisbettertowaituntilyouareabletostartafreshratherthanwasteyourtimetryingtofocus.第三部分语言运用(共两节满分30分)第一节(共15小题;每小题1分，满分15分)阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。ThesnowtrappedTaylor,buttacosauce(卷饼酱)savedhislife.ItallbeganlastSundaywhenTaylor,alongwithhisdog,wenttogetgasforhis___21___,accordingtotheSheriff’sOffice.Taylortoldthepolicehiscargot___22___inthesnow.Aftersometime,hethen___23___andwokeuponMondayfinding___24___moresnow,unabletogetoutofthevehicle(车辆).Hetriedto___25___outonMonday,butthesnowwastoodeepandmadeit___26___togoonfootsoheandhisdog___27___tothevehicle.ByWednesday,a___28___person’sannouncementwasputoutforTaylor,accordingtoareport.Overthenextfewdays___29___hewastrappedinthesnow,Taylortoldthepolicehestayed___30___by“startinghiscarfromtimetotime.He___31___someofthetacosaucehehadasfood”.OnFriday,askatercalled911sayingtheyhad___32___Taylor.Theofficesoonsentaconstructiontruckto___33___outTaylorandhisdog.Theofficerssaidtheywerejust“hungryafterbeingstuckinthe___34___forfivedays”.Taylorwas___35___towhohelpedhimanddeterminedtohelpothersaspossibleashecouldinfuture.21.A.truck B.bus C.car D.boat22.A.broken B.stuck C.lost D.changed23.A.fellasleep B.tookrisks C.triedout D.kepton24.A.also B.almost C.still D.even25.A.put B.call C.break D.walk26.A.difficult B.boring C.important D.possible27A.returned B.pointed C.tended D.appealed28.A.learning B.working C.missing D.traveling29.A.until B.after C.before D.unless30.A.clean B.hot C.warm D.mild31.A.bought B.ate C.made D.borrowed32.A.seen B.saved C.known D.paid33.A.send B.dig C.pick D.tick34A.clay B.typhoon C.thunderstorm D.snow35.A.desperate B.awkward C.thankful D.ashamed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。TheYearinaWordorTwoCananybodydescribeayearwithonlyoneword?EachDecember,theOxfordEnglishDictionary(OED)nominates(提名)awordtodescribetheveryyear___36___hasjustpassed.2020wasaveryunusualyearthatwasreallyworthy___37___(describe)withtwowords.TwooftheobviouswordstheOEDsuggestedwere“pandemic(疫情)”and“lockdown,”duetomostofhumanactivitiesacrosstheglobe___38___(bring)toastopbythelife-threateningdisease.Businesseshavebeenclosedandpeoplehavehadtostayintheirhomesforweeksorevenmonthsonend.___39___Iwouldliketonominate“cooperation”and“hope”asmywordsoftheyearbecauseitissupposedtobedescribedinamorepositiveand___40___(helpless)way,becausetherewasagreatdealofcooperationbetweencountriesandinternationalhealthorganizations.ChinatookaleadingroleinthiseffortbysendingmasksandprotectiveclothingtoCanada,theUnitedStatesandEurope,___41___tocountriesintheMiddleEastandAfrica.Withoutthiscooperation,thepandemic,bad___42___ithasbeen,couldhavebeenmuchworse.Andthatbringsmetomysecondword:hope.Wearebeginningtoseethelightattheendofthetunnel,and,withalittle“hope,”wewillgettoseetheworldbegintoreturntonormal.Foryoungpeople,itwasthefirsttimethatthey___43___(experience)somethingbig,aworrythattheysharedwiththeirfamilies,friendsandneighbors,andasuffering___44___(endure)atthismomentandtobeendurednextfewweeks.Andtheyalsolearnedthat“hope”—thebeliefthat____45____youwillseetomorrowwillbebetterthantoday—isattheheartofeveryhumanbeing.With“cooperation”and“hope,”2021shouldmakeforawonderfulyear.第四部分写作(共两节，满分40分)第一节(满分15分)46.假定你是李华,你校举办了国画展。请给你的美国朋友Jack写一封邮件介绍有关情况,内容包括：1.国画展的时间和地点；2.活动的内容：专家讲座，艺术品的展览等；3.活动的效果或影响。参考词汇：中国画ChinesePainting注意：1.词数80个左右；2.可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________第二节(满分25分)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。“Amyleftseveralemotionalcallsforyouonouransweringmachinewhileyouweregone,”announcedmyhusband,Jim,asIwalkedinthedoor,extremelytiredafterfourhoursofdrivingacrossthestate.ForthelastthreedaysIhadaccompaniedmytwelve-year-oldgranddaughter,Rachel,duringhercompetitionattheFloridaStateScienceFairwhereshewonsecondplaceinJuniorChemistry.“Amywasextremelyupsetandcryingwhenshelefthermessages,”continuedJim.“SheneededtotalktoherGrandma.”Mymindraced.WhatcouldbewrongwiththishappyfourthgraderwholastweekflewfromherhomeinMarylandandspentherspringbreakwithusinFlorida?JustfourdaysagoItookhertotheairportforherreturnflight,andsmiledwhenthebusyairlineemployeehandlingtheUnaccompaniedMinorpaperworkstaredatmycutegranddaughterandsaid,“Youarethemostbeautifullittlegirl,inyourcottonhatwiththebigsunflowerinfront.”“Peoplemadesixcompliments(赞美)aboutmyhattoday,Grandma,”saidAmyasweheadedtowardsecurity.“Rememberallthepeoplewhoto