尚志市高级中学2022-2023学年高二上学期期中考试
英语试卷
（试卷满分150分，考试时间120分钟）
第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）
第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）
1. Where will the man sit
A. Next to the woman. B. Behind the woman. C. Next to the woman’s friend.
2. How much does one ticket cost
A. $20. B. $40. C. $80.
3. What will the man do this Tuesday
A. Deliver a speech. B. Meet his lawyer. C. Hold a conference.
4. What can be inferred about the girl
A. She was ill in bed.
B. She passed the exam.
C. She is telling a lie.
5. What would the woman like to do with the package
A. Wrap it by herself. B. Have it delivered. C. Take it with her.
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。
听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7两个小题。
6. What is most probably the woman
A. A mechanic. B. A saleswoman. C. A student.
7. What will the woman do next
A. Ask Jim for help. B. Use the man’s laptop. C. Buy a new computer.
听下面一段对话，回答第8和第9两个小题。
8. Where was the woman born
A. In America. B. In Britain. C. In Argentina.
9. What are the speakers probably doing
A. Catching up with each other. B. Having a job interview. C. Talking about travel experiences.
听下面一段对话，回答第10至第12三个小题。
10. What’s the relationship between the speakers
A. Teacher and student. B. TV host and guest. C. Classmates.
11. What language is the woman studying now
A. Spanish. B. French. C. English.
12. What helped the woman most in learning foreign languages
A. Listening to the radio. B. Studying in the university. C. Traveling in these countries.
听下面一段对话，回答第13至第16四个小题。
13. How does the man feel about flying
A. Excited. B. Bored. C. Scared.
14. Who has a driver’s license
A. The man. B. The woman. C. Neither of the speakers.
15. What does the woman say about traveling by bus
A. It’s unpleasant and inconvenient. B. It’s great to see the scenery. C. It’s exciting to meet other passengers.
16. What means of transportation will the speakers take to get to Georgia
A. The plane. B. The train. C. The car.
听下面一段独白，回答第17至第20四个小题。
17. What was the speaker’s feeling this morning
A. Excited. B. Tired. C. Nervous.
18. When did the 100-meter freestyle begin
A. At 8:00. B. At 8:30. C. At 9:10.
19. What was the speaker a little disappointed at
A. The result of her competition. B. Other swimmers’ behaviors.C. The judge’s instructions.
20. What was the score of the speaker’s team
A. 47 points. B. 50 points. C. 53 points.
第一节：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2.5分，满分50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。
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21. Which course can you take if you are free in Oct. 2021
A. The Path to Happiness B. Introduction to the Ancient Greek World
C. Biotechnology and the Human Good D. Superheroes and Power
22. What does Biotechnology and the Human Good deal with
A. Powers of superheroes. B. Ways to increase happiness.
C. More uses of biotech. D. Clinical practices of biotech.
23. What do the four courses have in common
A. They are of the same level. B. They are free of charge.
C. They are instructor-led. D. They belong to the same subject.
B
Recently,a group of scientists decided to find out what the funniest joke in the world was. This is obviously a difficult task,as no two people really agree about what is funny and what is not-especially when they are from different countries.
Here is the joke which the experts decided was the funniest joke in the world:
Two hunters were out in the woods. One of them fell to the ground.He didn’t seem to be breathing; his eyes were closed.The other hunter took out his mobile phone and called the emergency services“My friend is dead! he cried to the operator.“What can I do ”The operator said,“Don’t worry. First make sure he’s dead.”There was a silence. and then a shot was heard.Bang! The hunter’s voice came back on the line. He said“OK now what ”
This is perhaps amusing. Culturally, it depends on us knowing that often hunters are not considered to be very intelligent people and that often they are quite violent. But perhaps this is not so all over the world.It’s also quite a black joke a joke about something that isn’t really a funny subject .The experts also found the second funniest joke in the world. Here it is:
Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson went on a camping trip.After dinner they went to sleep. Some hours later,Holmes woke up.“Watson,look up at the sky and tell me what you see.”
“I see millions of stars Holmes"replied Watson
“And what do you infer from that ”
“Well, there are billions of stars.we are a small part of the universe.’
“Watson,you idiot!(笨蛋)"he said.“Someone has stolen our tent!”
I personally think this is better.
Can scientists in the end decide what is funny Some things are much too complicated,even for scientists.
24. What can we learn from the first paragraph
A.Few jokes can make scientists laugh. B.Only scientists can find out the funniest joke.
C. There are different jokes in different countries. D. People hold different opinions about what is funny
25. What does the author think of the first joke
A.It is not so funny as the experts thought. B.It is really the funniest joke he has ever heard
C.It can greatly affect readers’ attitudes toward hunters.
D. It shows that not all hunters are intelligent.
26.What can affect a person’s understanding of a joke
A.The person's feeling. B. The length of the joke.
C.The person’s cultural background. D. The language that the teller uses
27.Which of the following is the best title for this text
A.Uninteresting Jokes B.Different Kinds of Jokes
C.The Funnest Joke in the World. D. Tips on How to Make Others Laugh
C
From the engine in your car to the CPU in your laptop, mechanical systems tend to heat up when they’re working harder. Now new research has revealed that the same can be said of the brain -and it runs hotter than was previously thought.
This isn’t a sign of malfunctioning , though, researchers think, and may actually be evidence that the brain is operating healthily. Unusual heat signatures could potentially be used in the future to look for signs of brain damage or disorder.
“To me, the most surprising finding from our study is that the healthy human brain can reach temperatures that would be diagnosed as fever anywhere else in the body,” says biologist John O’Neill from the Medical Research Council (MRC) Laboratory of Molecular Biology in the UK. “Such high temperatures have been measured in people with brain injuries in the past, but had been assumed to result from the injury.”
Previously, those measurements taken from people with brain injuries had been the primary insight scientists had into brain temperatures which isn’t the same as capturing the state of the brain during everyday life.
Here, the team used a technique called magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS)-measuring chemical patterns through magnetic fields to measure brain temperature in 40 healthy volunteers, aged from 20 to 40 years old. What’s more, they combined this information with data on circadian rhythms (生理节奏) and time of day.
The average brain temperature was 38. 5℃ (101.3F) the researchers found, more than 2 degrees higher than under the tongue. The highest brain temperature recorded was 40. 9℃(105. 6℃). Daily variations averaged around1℃(1.8F), with the outer parts of the brain generally cooler.
“We found that brain temperature drops at night before you go to sleep and rises during the day, “says O’Neill. “There is good reason to believe this daily variation is associated with long -term brain health—something we hope to investigate next.”
28. What does the underlined word “malfunctioning” in paragraph 2 mean？
A. Having different functions. B. Failing to work correctly.
C. Heating up while working. D. Operating in high temperatures.
29. What surprises John O’Neill most in the study according to paragraph 3？
A. Brain injuries usually lead to high temperatures. B. High temperatures are the signs of brain damage.
C. Healthy human brains can be infected with a fever. D. Human brains have higher temperatures than bodies.
30. What is paragraph 5 mainly about？
A. What result the research led to. B. How the research was conducted.
C. How the research differed from the previous ones.
D. What influence the research had on the volunteers.
31. What may the researchers work on next according to the last paragraph？
A. The drop of brain temperature at night. B. The rise of brain temperature at dawn.
C. The relationship between temperature changes and brain health.
D. The different causes of the daily variation in brain temperatures.
D
Commercial airlines alone contribute around 3 percent of total global carbon emissions. But the industry is actively looking for green solutions in the form of sustainable (可持续发展的) airline fuel, and in one case, that fuel may have had a previous life as your household food waste. In a study released this week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, researchers detail a method of transforming food waste into sustainable airline fuel.
Biomass (生物质), such as animal and food waste, can be transformed into biofuels, which are renewable liquid fuels made from organic matter. Derek Vardon, a senior research engineer at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), says that their fuel worked as a mixture of 90 percent conventional petrol airline fuel and 10 percent alternative airline fuel required by the industry currently. They also show they could push it to a 70/30 mixture with more time and testing available.
Major companies are eager to participate in sustainable airline fuel because some sustainable
solutions, such as battery-operated commercial planes, just aren’t possible yet with current battery technology. A battery-powered plane would be too heavy to fly long distances, so fuel that works in the same way as the fuel we have is a simpler way to trade out emission-heavy fossil fuels.
Vardon says that because the wet waste used in the process would normally go to a landfill (垃圾填埋场) and break down to release greenhouse gases, the process of making and using sustainable airline fuel could actually have a negative carbon footprint when scaled up.
Commercial airlines are also on board to find an affordable and sustainable solution to the carbon-intensive process of air travel. Airlines are looking to hit aggressive sustainability goals by 2050, including decreasing net carbon dioxide emissions by 50 percent.
32. Which of the following is used for sustainable airline power
A. Biomass. B. Liquid fuel. C. Battery power. D. Fossil fuel.
33. Why are commercial planes still fuel-powered
A. Biofuel proves less costly and easier to produce.
B. It’s convenient to create the proper fuel mixture.
C. Biofuel is environmentally friendly and sustainable.
D. Fuel-powered planes are likely to travel lighter and farther.
34. What does the underlined phrase “on board” in the last paragraph refer to
A. Taking off. B. Participating in. C. Holding a meeting. D. Appearing on stage.
35. Which can be a suitable title for the text
A. Alternative Energy to Fossil Fuel B. How to Get Fossil Fuel Sustainable
C. Changing Food Waste into Airplane Fuel D. How to Decrease Carbon Dioxide Emissions
第二节 (共5小题；每小题2.5分)
七选五 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，其中有两项为多余选项。
A favorite musical tune can fuel positive memories, boost your mood, and create a relaxing setting. ____36____ Here are some ways to dig into the power of music.
Having trouble staying motivated during workout ____37____ Research in the November 2019 Psychology of Sport and Exercise found that upbeat music can make a workout seem less challenging and more enjoyable. In the study, people performed high-intensity interval training (HIIT). The exercisers in the music group reported enjoying their workout more than those in the slow or non-music groups.
____38____ But waking up to a pleasant tone instead of a sharp alarm can reduce morning sleepiness and improve efficiency, suggests a study published online Jan. 28, 2020, by PLoS One. Set your smart phone alarm to play soft, harmonic sounds or a relaxing tune.
Music helps to relieve stress in a medical procedure. An analysis of 72 trials involving almost 7,000 patients found that patients who listened to music before, during, and after surgery reported less pain. Earlier studies had found that listening to music during dental work lowered people's anxiety levels. Music produces a calming effect by stimulating the brain's pleasure region. The right choice of music also appears to be necessary. ____39____ “Music that is predictable can promote feelings of control and calm,” she says.
Many studies have shown that students who listen to slow and peaceful sounds have less anxiety. According to Diaz - Falcon, these sounds provide a calming environment and block distractions in your thought process. She says, “Peaceful music is also believed to activate areas in your brain responsible for analytically thinking and creativity, as well as increasing the brain's ability to absorb and store information.” ____40____
A. Try some relaxing music. B. Turn up some music with a fast beat.
C. Music has long served as a sleep aid. D. Professor Diaz- Falcon says music can increase your energy.
E. Try listening to such sounds the next time you face a complex task.
F. People respond best to familiar music, according to Professor Diaz- Falcon.
G. Used in specific ways, music is also a valuable tool for supporting your health.
第三部分语言运用（共两节，满分45分）
第一节 完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
Last Monday, to prepare a picnic, I decided to go into a superstore which was on my way home.
I parked my car in the big parking lot and went into the superstore. It was a huge one, 41 onto 2 stories and 200,000+ square feet. After 45 minutes of shopping to just get some tomatoes, cheese and 3 toothpicks, I arrived at the cashier line, thoughtful and a bit 42 by the time I spent to get 3 43 . I wondered why I did not go to a small local store.
After 15 minutes of waiting in the line, the woman in front of me called me, “Hey... you have only 3 articles Come and take my 44 , I have way more articles than you!”
It wasn’t the first time it happened to me. But her intention was 45 , as well as was her smile (she did not wear any mask, so I could see it). Not knowing what else to do, I accepted her
46 . We chatted a bit waiting for the customers ahead of us to finish — she was incredibly
47 . Then I thanked her, giving her back my brightest smile (although I was wearing a mask...).
48 my car, I rethought about that good moment, and realized that she 49 my day. In the meantime, I wondered how to 50 it back to her. No 51 it was quite impossible, so I considered how to pay it forward to someone else.
While driving, I realized that she saved me 10 minutes. And 52 I was driving at 70 mph, I reduced my speed to 55 mph. My fuel 53 dramatically dropped down by 35%.
54 , I relost part of the 10 minutes that the woman offered me, but it was a way to 55 her and do a small thing for the environment.
41. A. spreading B. covering C. turning D. taking
42. A. embarrassed B. delighted C. discouraged D. contented
43. A. foods B. copies C. passages D. articles
44. A. seat B. place C. advice D. chance
45. A. awkward B. fancy C. irresistible D. familiar
46. A. standing B. offering C. suffering D. talking
47. A. pleasant B. reliable C. confident D. powerful
48. A. Getting off B. Getting through C. Getting away from D. Getting back in
49. A. ruined B. satisfied C. made D. filled
50. A. answer B. give C. bring D. hold
51. A. doubt B. wonder C. need D. sense
52. A. after B. once C. since D. while
53. A. devotion B. assumption C. consumption D. description
54. A. Unexpectedly B. Admittedly C. Surprisedly D. Disappointedly
55. A. recall B. help C. appreciate D. repay
语法知识填空(每小题1.5分，共15分)
56.This was the first time I___________(treat) with such respect.
57. Some social app companies were_____ __(blame ) because they didn't adequately check their
users’ registration.
58.A local farmer told them the dog sounded like one______( advertise ) as lost in the local paper.
Car prices _______(decline) for six months because these prices are negotiable.
In 1963 the UN set up the World Food Program, one of_________purposes is to relieve
worldwide starvation.
61. The town has changed beyond ________(recognise) since I was last here.
62. The disease is said ________(be) the biggest health challenge to both men and women in that
area over the past few years.
63.Beneath our feet______(lie) the earth our life depends on for food and clothing.
64. It can_______(conclude) that restaurant keepers need not “be overly concerned about 'bad’
tables," given that they’re profitable.
The companies are working together to create_____they hope will be the best means of
transport in the 21st century.
书面表达（共两节，满分40分）
（一）应用文写作（满分15分）
你校学生会主办的读书节活动将于7月15日在图书馆举行,急需招募一批志愿者,请你以学生会的名义写一篇招募志愿者的启事,呼吁学生报名参加志愿者工作。志愿者条件包括:
1.有强烈的责任心; 2.有无私奉献精神; 3.有积极的态度; 4.有充裕的时间。
注意: 1.词数 80 左右; 2.可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。
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（二）读后续写（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。读写的词数应为150左右。
Karie double -checked the words on her spelling test. If she got 100 percent today, she'd win her class' First-Quarter Spelling Challenge and a brand new dictionary. Plus, Ms. McCormack had promised to do a handstand if anyone got a perfect score.
Three more words to go. N-i-c-e-l-y. Q-u-i-c-k-l-y. H-o-n-e-s-t-y. Wait! She'd spelled honesty, not honestly. She hurriedly erased the t-y and wrote l-y before handing in her paper.
Ms. McCormack graded the test papers at the break. Meanwhile, Karie sat restlessly in her seat with her fingers crossed. Then, Ms. McCormack walked to the front of the room and cleared her throat. As if she were an Olympic gymnast, Ms. McCormack's feet flipped in to the air.
“Congratulations, Karie! You did it!” she announced while upside down.
The whole class burst into applause! Ms. McCormack righted herself and presented Karie with her prize. Karie grinned as she read the label on the box ：
To Karie Carter, for her perfect first-quarter score in spelling.
“Everything OK ” Mom asked as Karie burst through the front door after school. Karie didn't answer. As if by magic, she took out her spelling test paper and prize and showed them to her mother. Mom hugged her, asking her to put the test paper on the fridge so that Dad could see it when he got home.
Karie took another look at the test paper before putting it on the fridge. Her hands stopped in the mid air. She just couldn't believe her own eyes. Honestly
YES! H-O-N-E-S-L-Y!
Mom sensed something unusual and asked why. Karie stuffed the test paper into her backpack and explained that she was just too excited. Mom brought her some tea. Yes, a “t” was exactly what she needed.
After drinking a little, Karie plodded down the hall, lost in thought. How could she tell the class she hadn't earned the prize after all That Ms. McCormack did the handstand for nothing
注意：1.所续写短文的词数应为150左右； 2.续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好；
Para l:
Later Dad came in with excitement.
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Para 2:
The next morning, Karie went to school earlier than usual.
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II.Para 1:
Later Dad came in with excitement."Where's your spelling test,Karie "Dad asked eagerly
Karie looked away from her father.Anyhow,she reluctantiy went to her room and pulled out
the test paper.Dad fixed his eyes on the paper,a pleasant smile lifting the corer of his mouth.
"I'm proud of you,sweetie.We need to celebrate it tonight."Karie pretended to be smiling all
the time.Meanwhile a sense of guilt rose inside her.Feeling she didn't deserve the prize,she
had a sleepless night for the first time in her life.
Para 2.
The next morning.Karie went to school earlier than usual.Ms.MeCormack was unlocking
the classroom."You're an early bird."Ms.MeCormack said.Karie's hands trembled.She
anded her teacher the spelling paper and the dictionary."I can't keep this.I misspelled
honestly'and you didn't catch it"For a moment,Ms.McCormack stood quietly readug
abel on the dictionary.Then picking up her pen,she crossed out the word "perfect"and
rote“honest'”before returning the dictionary to Karie..“Keep this..But for honesty.”
