陕西省西安市周至县第四中学2022-2023学年高二上学期期中考试英语试题（原卷版）

陕西省西安市周至县第四中学2022-2023学年高二上学期期中考试英语试题第一部分听力(共两节，共20小题;每小题1.5分，满分30分)第一节(共5小题;每小题1.5分，满分7.5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。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。1.Whatarethetwospeakerstalkingabout?A.Theboat.B.Theradio.C.Theweather.2.Whatdoesthemanplantodo?A.VisitAustralia.B.Lookforanewjob.C.Visitthewoman.3.Whatcanwelearnfromtheconversation?A.Thewomansellswomen’sclothes.B.Thetwospeakersagreewitheachother.C.Themanwantstobuyagiftforhiswife.4.Howdoesthemanlooknow?A.Disappointed.B.Nervous.C.Excited.5.Whereisthewomannow?A.Inthegym.B.Inastore.C.Inarestaurant.第二节(共15小题：每小题1.5分，满分22.5分)听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，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。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟;听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。6.听材料，回答问题。1.WhoboughttheskirtforJane?A.Jason.B.Jane.C.Jane’sboyfriend.2.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?A.Husbandandwife.B.Salesmanandcustomer.C.Friends.7.听材料，回答问题。1.WhatdoesthewomanwanttoseeinNewYork?A.AspecialshowonmodernAmericanpainters.B.AplayonmodernAmericanyoungpeople.C.Amoderndanceshowperformedbyfamousdancers.2.WhogaveNewYorkitsnickname?A.Somepainters.B.Somemusicians.C.SomelocalNewYorkpeople.8.听材料，回答问题。1.Whichsportdothetwospeakersbothplay?A.Tennis.B.Golf.C.Basketball.2.Howoftendoesthewomanplaygolf?A.Aboutonceamonth.B.Abouttwiceamonth.C.Aboutonceaweek.3.Whenwillthetwospeakersmeet?A.At1：30pmonSunday.B.At2：30pmonSunday.C.At1：30pmonSaturday.9.听材料，回答问题。1.WhichfloordidLindaliveoninthisbuilding?A.The17thfloor.B.The7thfloor.C.The6thfloor.2.HowdidLindaseemtofeelwhenshecalledatthewoman’sflat?A.Sad.B.Surprised.C.Nervous.3.Whatdidthewomanhurrytodoyesterdayevening?A.Haveadanceclass.B.Attendaparty.C.Seeadoctor.4.Whatdoesthemanprobablydo?A.Ateacher.B.Apoliceman.C.Alifeguard.10.听材料，回答问题。1.HowlonghavethespeakerandJoshbeenfriends?AOverayear.B.Overamonth.C.Abouthalfayear.2.WhatdidJoshwanttodothatday?A.Watchamovie.B.Gobacktoschool.C.Watchhissister’sperformance.3.Howdidthespeakerfeelwhenhermothersawher?A.Excited.B.Sad.C.Nervous.4.Whatdidthespeakerlearnintheend?A.Joshwasnotagoodfriend.B.Friendsneededtimeoftheirown.C.Joshnolongerwantedtobeherfriend.第二部分阅读理解(共两节，满分40分)AHenryRaeburn(1756-1823)TheExhibitionThisexhibitionofsomesixtymasterpiecescelebratingthelifeandworkofScotland’sbestlovedpainter,SirHenryRaeburn,comestoLondon.Selectedfromcollectionsthroughouttheworld,itisthefirstmajorexhibitionofhisworktobeheldinoverfortyyears.LectureSeriesScottishNationalPortrait(肖像画)Gallerypresentsaseriesoflecturesforthegeneralpublic.TheyareheldintheLectureRoom.Admissiontolecturesisfree.AnIntroductiontoRaeburnSunday26Oct.,15:00DUNCANTHOMSONRaeburn’sEnglishContemporariesThursday30Oct.,13:10JUDYEGERTONCharactersandCharacterisationinRaeburn’sPortraitsThursday6Nov.,13:10NICHOLASPHILLIPSONRaeburnandArtist’sTraininginthe18thCenturyThursday13Nov.,13:10MARTINPOSTLEExhibitionTimesMonday-Saturday10.00-17.45Sunday12.00-17.45Lastadmissiontotheexhibition:17.15.Thereisnore-admission.Closed:24-26Decemberand1January.Admission£4.Childrenunder12yearsaccompaniedbyanadultareadmittedfree.SchoolsandCollegesAspeciallowentrancechargeof£2perpersonisavailabletoallinfull-timeeducation,uptoandincludingthoseatfirstdegreelevel,inorganisedgroupswithteachers.1.WhatistherighttimeforattendingRaeburn’sEnglishContemporaries?A.Sun.26Oct. B.Thurs.30Oct. C.Thurs.6Nov. D.Thurs.13Nov.2.Howmuchwouldacouplewithtwochildrenunder12payforadmission?A.£4. B.£8. C.£12. D.£16.3.Howcanfull-timestudentsgetgroupdiscounts?A.TheyshouldgoonSundaymornings. B.Theyshouldcomefromartschools.C.Theymustbeledbyteachers. D.TheymusthaveIDcardswiththem.Afterabusydayofworkandplay,thebodyneedstorest.Sleepisnecessaryforgoodhealth.Duringthistime,thebodyrecoversfromtheactivitiesofthepreviousday.Therestthatyougetwhilesleepingenablesyourbodytoprepareitselfforthenextday.Therearefourlevelsofsleep,eachbeingalittledeeperthantheonebefore.Asyousleep,yourmusclesrelaxlittlebylittle.Yourheartbeatsmoreslowly,andyourbrainslowsdown.Afteryoureachthefourthlevel,yourbodyadjustsbackandforthfromonelevelofsleeptotheother.Althoughyourmindslowsdown,fromtimetotimeyouwilldream.Scientistswhostudysleepstatethatwhendreamingoccurs,youreyeballsbegintomovemorequickly(Althoughyoureyelidsareclosed).ThisstageofsleepiscalledREM,whichstandsforrapideyemovement.Ifyouhavetroublefallingasleep,somepeoplerecommendbreathingverydeeply.Otherpeoplebelievethatdrinkingwarmmilkwillhelpmakeyoudrowsy.Thereisalsoanoldsuggestionthecountingsheepwillputyoutosleep!4.Agoodtitleforthispassageis.A.Sleep B.Dreams C.GoodHealth D.WorkandRest5.Theunderlinedword“drowsy”inthelastparagraphmeans.A.sick B.asleep C.standup D.alittlesleepy6.Thispassagesuggeststhatnotgettingenoughsleepmightmakeyou.A.dreammoreoften B.havepoorhealthC.nervous D.breathequickly7.DuringREM,_________.A.youreyesmovequickly B.youdreamC.youarerestless D.bothAandBSightseeingInLondonWorriedaboutthetimeavailable.ZhangPingyuhadmadealistofthesitesshewantedtoseeinLondon.HerfirstdelightwasgoingtotheTower.ItwasbuiltlongagobytheNormaninvadersofAD1066.Fancy!Thissolidstone,squaretowerhadremainedstandingforonethousandyearsAlthoughthebuildingshadexpandedaroundit,itremainedpartofaroyalpalaceandprisoncombined.Tohergreatsurprise,ZhangPingyufoundtheQueen’sjewelsguardedbyspecialroyalsoldierswhoonspecialoccasions,stillworethefour-hundred-year-olduniformofthetimeofQueenElizabethI.TherefollowedStPaul’sCathedralbuiltaftertheterriblefireofLondonin1666lookedsplendidwhenfirstbuilt!WestminsterAbbey,too,wasveryinteresting.Itcontainedstatuesinmemoryofdeadpoetsandwriters,suchasShakespeare.Thenjustasshecameoutoftheabbey,Pingyuheardthefamoussoundoftheclock,BigBen,ringingoutthehour.ShefinishedthedaybylookingattheoutsideofBuckinghamPalace,theQueen’shouseinLondon.TheTowerofLondonOh,shehadsomuchtotellherfriends!TheseconddaythegirlvisitedGreenwichandsawitsoldshipsandfamousclockthatsetstheworldtime.Whatinterestedhermostwasthelongitudeline.Itisanimaginarylinewhichisveryusefulfornavigation.ItpassesthroughGreenwich,soPingyuhadaphototakenstandingoneithersideoftheline.ThelastdayshevisitedKarlMarx’sstatueinHighgateCemetery.ItseemedstrangethatthemanwhohaddevelopedcommunismshouldhavelivedanddiedinLondon.Notonlythat,buthehadworkedinthefamousreadingroomoftheLibraryoftheBritishMuseum.Sadlythelibraryhadmovedfromitsoriginalplaceintoanotherbuildingandtheoldreadingroomwasgone.Butshewasthrilledbysomanywonderfultreasuresfromdifferentculturesdisplayedinthemuseum.WhenshesawmanyvisitorsenjoyinglookingatthebeautifuloldChinesepotsandotherobjectsonshow,shefeltveryproudofhercountry.ThenextdayPingyuwasleavingLondonforWindsorCastle.“PerhapsIwillseetheQueen?”shewonderedasshefellasleep.8.WhatisthegreatsurprisetoZhangPingyuwhilevisitingtheTower?A.Theshapeofthetower.B.Aroyalpalace.C.Theguards’uniform.D.TheQueen’sjewels.9.WhichisNOTtheplaceZhangPingyuvisitedonthefirstday?A.TheTower.B.StPaul’sCathedral.C.BigBen.D.Greenwich.10TouriststotheBritishMuseuminLondonmayenjoyallthefollowingEXCEPT.A.KarlMarx’sworksB.KarlMarx’sreadingroomC.treasureofdifferentculturesD.Chinesepots11.WherewillPingyugothenextday?A.WindsorCastle.B.KarlMarx’sstatue.C.Greenwich.D.BuckinghamPalace.Obviouslytelevisionhasbothadvantagesanddisadvantages.Inthefirstplace,televisionisnotonlyaconvenientsourceofentertainment,butalsoacomparativelycheapone.WithaTVsetinthefamilypeopledon’thavetopayforexpensiveseatsatthetheatre,thecinema,ortheopera.Alltheyhavetosoistopushabuttonorturnaknob,andtheycanseeplays,films,operasandshowsofeverykind.Somepeople,however,thinkthatthisiswherethedangerlies.Thetelevisionviewersneeddonothing.Hedoesnotevenhavetousehislegsifthehasaremotecontrol.Hemakesnochoiceandexercises,nojudgment.Heiscompletelypassiveandhaseverythingpresentedtohimwithoutanyeffortinhispart.Television,itisoftensaid,keepsoneinformedaboutcurrenteventsandthelatestdevelopmentsinscienceandpolitics.Themostdistantcountriesandthestrangestcustomsarebroughtrightintoone’ssittingroom.Itcouldbearguedthattheradioperformsthisserviceaswell;butontelevisioneverythingismuchmoreliving,muchmorereal.Yethereagainthereisadanger.Thetelevisionscreenitselfhasaterrible,almostphysicalcharmforus.Wegetsousedtolookingatthemovementsonit,sodependentonitspictures,thatitbeginstocontrolourlives.Peopleareoftenheardtosaythattheirtelevisionsetshavebrokendownandthattheyhavesuddenlyfoundthattheyhavefarmoretimetodothingsandthattheyhaveactuallybegintotalktoeachotheragain.Itmakesonethink,doesn’tit?Therearemanyotherargumentsforandagainsttelevision.Wemustrealizethattelevisionitselfisneithergoodnorbad.Itistheusesthatitisputtothatdetermineitsvaluetosociety.12.Whatisthemainpurposeofparagraph1?A.Toarousethereader’sconcern.B.Tointroducethetopicsentenceofthewholepassage.C.Tosummarizethewholepassage.D.TostatetheprimaryusesofTV.13.Television,asasourceofentertainment,is.AnotveryconvenientB.veryexpensiveC.quitedangerousD.verycheap14.OneofthemostobviousadvantagesofTVisthat.A.itkeepsusinformedB.itisnotverycheapC.itenablesustohavearestD.itcontrolsourlives15.Accordingtothelastparagraph,whetherTVisgoodornotdependson.A.itsqualityB.people’sattitudetowardsitC.itsvalueD.whenweuseit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。Asasenioryearstudent,youmayhavesomanypressurescomingfromsomanydirectionsthatyoucan’tfigureoutwhattodofirst.___16___Whenyouhavemanythingstodoandalotofdemandsonyourtime,youcanlosesightofwhat’simportant.Oneofthebestwaystoseethebigpicture-whatyouwantoutoflife-istolayoutyourgoals.PressurePointsandHowtoDealWithThemConfusedoroverwhelmed-talktosomeoneyoutrust.___17___.Theymayhelpyoufindsolutionstoyourproblemsandworries.Beingtoohardonyourself-easeup,takeabreakanddosomethingyouenjoy.Daydream,readabook,gooutwithfriends—anythingthathelpsyourelax.Problems,problems,problems—recognizeyourlimits.It’stoostressfultotrytodealwithallyourproblemsatonce.___18___.Goal-SettingTipsIt’simportanttorememberthatgoalsbelongtoyou—nottoyourparents,yourteachers,oryourfriends.Afteryou’vesetyourgoals,identifytheskillsyouhavetoachievethosegoals.___19___.Trythelibrary,yourguidanceadviserandteachers,andotherpeoplewhocouldhelpyou.Goalsexisttoserveyou.Ifyourgoalissomethingyounolongerwant,changeit.Identifythebarrierstogettingyourgoals.___20___.Don’tgetdepressedbyabig,long-termgoal—seewhatstepsyoucantaketoachieveitandsetthosestepsdownasshort-term,“do-able”goals.A.ToomuchtodoB.BalancinggoalsinlifeC.ConsiderwaystoovercomethemD.Discussyourconcernswithafriend,parentorteacherE.Choosewhat’smosturgentandsetasidetherestuntillaterF.Aslongasyouknowwhatskillisimportantandwhatisn’tG.Ifyou’renotsurewhatskillsyou’llneed,dosomeresearch第三部分语言知识运用(共两节，满分45分)第一节(共15小题;每小题2分，满分30分)Mr.Robinsonhadtotravelsomewhereonbusiness,andashewasinahurry,hedecidedtogoby____21____.Helikedsitting____22____awindowwhenhewasflying,sohegotontotheplane,helookedforawindowseat.He____23____allofthemtakenexceptone.Therewasayoungman____24____besideit,andRobinsonwassurprisedthathehadnottakentheonebythewindow.Anyhow,hewenttowardsit.Whenhe____25____it,however,hesawthattherewasanoticeonit,written____26____largeletters,____27____“Thisseatiskeptforproperbalance.Thankyou.”Mr.Robinsonhadneverseensuchanoticebefore,buthethoughttheplanemustbecarryingsomethingparticularlyheavyinitsroom____28____madeitnecessarytohavethepassengersprobablybalance.Sohewalkedonandfound____29____emptyseat,notbesidethewindow____30____.Twoorthreeotherpeople____31____tositinthewindowseatnexttotheyoungman，buttheyalsoreadthenoticeandwenton.Thenwhentheplanewasnearly____32____,averybeautifulgirl____33____intotheplane.Theyoungman,whowaswatchingthepassengerscomingin,____34____tookthenotice____35____theseatbesidehim,andbythismeans,hesucceededinhavingaprettycompanionduringthewholetrip.21.A.air B.water C.train D.bus22A.on B.nearly C.beside D.farfrom23.A.wanted B.found C.thought D.hoped24.A.seating B.seated C.seat D.sat25.A.arrived B.saton C.reached D.left26.A.through B.by C.with D.in27.A.said B.saying C.spoken D.speaking28.A.and B.this C.who D.which29.A.another B.other C.theother D.theonly30.A.tosit B.tobesat C.tositon D.tobesatin31.A.stuck B.tried C.managed D.refused32.A.empty B.full C.up D.down33.A.reached B.stepped C.entered D.left34.A.quickly B.fast C.slowly D.soon35.A.onto B.away C.off D.up第二节语法填空(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个适当单词或括号内单词的正确形式。TheUnitedKingdom____36____(consist)offourcountries:England,Wales,ScotlandandNorthernIreland.Inthe13thcentury,Wales____37____(link)toEngland.Intheseventeenthcentury,theywerejoinedtoScotland.Theywereunited____38____peaceinsteadofbywar.However,justastheyweregoingtogetIreland____39____(connect),thesouthernpartofIrelandbrokeaway,____40____onlyNorthernIrelandjoinedwithEngland.Englandis____41____(large)ofthefourcountriesandfor____42____(convenient)itisdividedintothreezones:theSouthofEngland,theMidlandsandtheNorth.MostofthepopulationsettledinthefirstcenturyAD,butmostoftheindustrial____43____(city)arelocatedintheMidlandsandtheNorth.Londonisthecapitalcitywiththegreathistoricaltreasures.IthastheoldestportbytheRomansin____44____firstcenturyAD,theoldestbuil