泸州市部分中学2022-2023学年高二下学期期中考试
英语试题
第I卷 选择题（100分）
第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）
做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。
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．Why was the woman late
A．Her roommate told her a wrong time.
B．She wasn’t informed of the time change.
C．She forgot the time change.
2．What will the man do
A．Drive the woman downtown.
B．Buy the woman a dress.
C．Find a lift for the woman.
3．What will the weather be like in New York tomorrow
A．Sunny. B．Rainy. C．Snowy.
4．What time will the train leave
A．At 11:00 tonight.
B．At 6:00 tomorrow morning.
C．At 11:00 tomorrow morning.
5．What’s the man interested in
A．Physics. B．Chemistry. C．Biology.
第二节（共15小题，每小题15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。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。
听第6段长对话，回答第6、7题。
6．Where is the Mandy’s family
A．In Scotland. B．In England. C．In Ireland.
7．What will the speakers do next
A．Have tea. B．Have coffee. C．Drink beer.
听第7段长对话，回答第8至9题。
8．What was the weather like during the Browns’ trip
A．Very warm. B．Very hot. C．Very cool.
9．What was the woman advised to buy in Venezuela
A．Daily items. B．Clothes. C．Gold jewelry.
听第8段长对话，回答第10至12题。
10．What’s the probable relationship between the speakers
A．Colleagues. B．To China. C．Patient and doctor.
11．When is the report needed
A．On Thursday. B．On Friday. C．Next Monday.
12．What does the man suggest the woman do with the report
A．Improve it. B．Hand it in later. C．Leave it with him.
听第9段长对话，回答第13至16题。
13．What did Charlie Watson do
A．He created a website.
B．He set up his own soccer club.
C．He earned a billion dollars at 16.
14．Why does Anna Philipova impress the woman
A．She put out a fire by herself.
B．She saved her two brothers from a fire.
C．She climbed the highest mountain in the Andes.
15．Who will the woman probably vote for
A．Charlie Watson. B．Malik Monroe. C．Felipe Flores.
16．How did Malik Monroe raise money
A．By teaching in schools. B．By organizing concerts. C．By working in hospitals.
听下面一段独白，回答第17至20题。
17．What is Tom like
A．Naughty. B．Clever. C．Inward.
18．What does Tom love
A．Adventure. B．Solitude. C．Fantasy.
19．Which scene does the speaker think most impressive
A．Tom appears safely. B．Tom gets lost in the wild. C．Tom finds a box of gold.
20．What’s the theme of the story
A．True friendship. B．The value of treasure. C．Children’s growing up.
第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）
第一节（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A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A
Accounting Manager Assistant
Position: Accounting Manager Assistant
Location: El Segundo, CA
A: Requirements:
·Bachelor’s Degree or above in Accounting, Finance or other related fields.
·3 years or above experience in accounting team management /5 years or above experience working in accounting.
·Excellent communication skills in both English &. Mandarin Chinese, Spanish is a plus.
· Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel and PowerPoint)
B: Benefits:
· Competitive salary and bonus.
· Medical Insurance, and 401k (养老储蓄) options
· Air Travel Benefits
· Paid vacation, sick leaves, and holidays · Career advancements
C: To apply
*Please send your resumes to air002@
Sales Representative
Position: Sales Representative Location:El Segundo, CA
A: Requirements:
· Bachelor’s degree in business or related fields preferred
· Previous work experience in airline industry is preferred
·Must be proficient in Microsoft Office applications(Word, PowerPoint, and Excel)
· Must possess strong written and verbal communications skills
·Must possess exceptional customer service skills
B: Benefits:
· Competitive salary and bonus
· company paid medical insurance, and 40lk options
· Air Travel Benefits
· Paid vacation, sick leaves, and holidays
· Career advancements
C: To apply
*Please send your resumes to airhr@
IAD Station Manager Assistant
Position: Airport Station Manager Assistant
Location: Dulles International Airport, VA
A: Requirements:
·High school diploma or above required
· Excellent communication skills in both English & Mandarin Chinese
·Proficiency in Microsoft Office(Word, Excel and PowerPoint)
· Detail-oriented and with a strong sense of responsibility
· Morning/evening shifts &. weekend/holiday shifts required
B: Benefits:
· Competitive salary and bonus ·Medical Insurance, and 401k options
· Travel Benefits
· Paid vacation, sick leaves, and holidays · Career advancements
C: To apply
*Please send your resumes to airchinaiad@
21．What do the three positions have in common in terms of qualifications
A．Microsoft Office proficiency required. B．Relevant working experience.
C．Bachelor degree or above. D．Communication skills in Chinese and English.
22．Which benefit makes sales representative different
A．Employees have all kinds of paid holidays. B．Medical insurance is fully paid by the company.
C．The company offers free travel as a benefit. D．Employees have not only salaries but also bonuses.
23．Which position requires working overtime on weekends
A．Sales Representative. B．Accounting Manager Assistant.
C．IAD Station Manager Assistant. D．Cargo Client Service Representative.
B
A growing number of Chinese online users are willing to idle their time away (消磨时间), watching live 24-hour internet broadcasts. These vary in content from how iconic pandas live in their natural habitats to how a hospital is constructed.
More than 90 percent of Chinese netizens said they had aimlessly viewed such livestreaming(直播) videos and 87.8 percent of them said they like the slower-paced broadcasts as it gives them a psychological break from their stressful and busy routines, according to a survey released by China Youth Daily.
Among the 2,005 interviewees, the post-1980’s generation accounted for 43.9 percent, followed by the post-1990’s generation (38.6 percent) and the post-1970’s generation at 9.1 percent.
“It is a source of pleasure and comfort to aimlessly watch slow, relaxing content on livestream,” Fang Lu, a college student from Shanghai, was quoted as saying, recollecting her experience of watching a vlogger practice Chinese calligraphy with soothing background music.
Liu Chen, an employee from Beijing, is another livestream watcher. She recently viewed live online broadcasts showing a Chinese survey team reach the summit of Mount Qomolangma on a mission to remeasure the height of the world’s highest peak.
“Reaching the summit of Mount Qomolangma is a dream that many people have aspired to for a long time but have had no opportunity to realize,” said Liu. “Without post-editing, the original live broadcast, which truly represents the scene, has the audience fully absorbed in its reality.”
24．Why does the author mention watching broadcasts in the first paragraph
A．To introduce watching broadcasts. B．To explain what they are.
C．To stress the importance of watching broadcasts. D．To encourage netizens to share broadcasts.
25．Why do people like watching broadcasts according to Paragraph 2
A．Because they can have a rest while watching. B．Because they are aimless.
C．Because they like the slower-paced broadcasts. D．Because they are not stressful or busy.
26．What can we learn about livestreaming according to the watchers
A．It is uncomfortable. B．It is with background music.
C．It is time-consuming. D．It can help realize the dream that cannot come ture in reality.
27．What can be the best title of this passage
A．Livestreaming new source of leisure among Chinese B．Broadcasting the news
C．Realizing your dream D．Idling your time away
C
Is there anybody out there For centuries human beings have been wondering. As we've gained greater understanding of the universe, however, our searches have taken on a more concrete form. Questions about aliens have become a subject for science rather than science fiction and philosophy.
Now a new cooperation(合作)between the Very Large Array observatory in New Mexico and the privately funded Seti Institute in California could mean that our curiosity about aliens is closer than ever before to being satisfied. Data from the VLA's 28 giant radio telescopes will be fed through a special supercomputer that will search for distant signals. Scientists who work at the Seti Institute said the announcement means their research is now “almost mainstream".
How likely it is that a signal will be found, and what this might mean, are hard questions to answer. Seti's existing projects haven't detected any life signals from other planets so far. But recent discoveries in space and Earth sciences have provided some encouragement to those who are enthusiastic about the likelihood, however remote, of detecting other civilizations.
While once it was thought that our solar system could be unique, since the discovery of the first exoplanet (a planet in another solar system) in the 1990s, thousands more have been located(确定位置). Around one in five stars are now thought to have a planet in their orbit in a so-called “habitable zone"—that is at a distance from the star where the temperature(neither too hot nor too cold) means that life is theoretically feasible.
If there is another life form somewhere, could it be as intelligent as us Or cause a risk to us, as the physicist Stephen Hawking once warned As investigations of Mars continue, our interest in the possibility of alien life appears clear—especially when conditions in our own earth appear even more unstable.
28．What can we learn from the first two paragraphs
A．Global cooperation helps to study aliens. B．Searching for aliens is becoming a trend.
C．Aliens have caught wide attention globally. D．There are many uncertainties about aliens study.
29．What is the encouraging news to searchers for distant civilizations
A．VLA has developed new radio telescopes. B．Seti has detected signals from other planets.
C．More and more exoplanets have been found. D．Other civilizations have been located in a habitable zone.
30．What does the underlined word “feasible" in paragraph 4 most probably mean
A．Possible. B．Tough.
C．Easy. D．Certain.
31．In which section of a newspaper may this text appear
A．Literature. B．Health.
C．Education. D．Science.
D
Harper Lee was an American novelist widely known for To Kill a Mockingbird, published in 1960, which won the 1961 Pulitzer Prize and has become a classic of modern American literature. The 1962 film adaptation starring Gregory Peck won three Academy Awards.
For decades, the book was Lee’s only major work of published fiction, but it was hugely influential for generations of US readers. It has sold more than 10 million copies, and is one of the most widely taught novels in the US schools. In 2007 she was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom for her contributions to literature.
Lee wanted to live a simple life and was never comfortable with the attention the novel won her, and she practically disappeared from public life after it appeared. The world, however, continued waiting for a new novel from her, and on occasion she suggested that she had a story in progress.
In 2015, a book did come out. Go Set a Watchman was more of a first draft, featuring Scout, the young girl who was the main character of To Kill a Mockingbird. Go Set a Watchman tells a story of Scout as an adult. Accusations arose that the 89-year-old Lee was not able to agree to the manuscript’s release，and that various parties had signed on her behalf.
Though Lee moved to New York in 1949, she spent many years guarding her privacy (隐私) in Monroeville, which served as the clear inspiration for the setting in To Kill a Mockingbird.
In 2007, Lee suffered a stroke (中风), but recovered and later settled in Monroeville permanently to care for her sister, Alice, who died in 2014. She was said to eat breakfast every morning at the same fast-food spot, and was friendly with her neighbors. The countless Americans knew her only through her works，and they will undoubtedly miss her.
32．What can be learned about Harper Lee from the first two paragraphs
A．She was regarded the greatest writer in America.
B．She made great contributions to American literature.
C．She once starred in a film adapted from her own novel.
D．She got her novels well accepted in most American schools.
33．Why did Harper Lee disappear from public life after her first novel came out
A．She tried to get out of accusations. B．She wanted to write another novel.
C．She intended to avoid being bothered. D．She wasn’t comfortable with her novel’s influence.
34．What can we learn about Harper Lee’s Go Set a Watchman
A．It tells her own life story. B．It is adapted into a famous film.
C．It won her lots of honors and awards. D．It continues the story of her earlier one.
35．What can be inferred about Harper Lee from the last paragraph
A．She died of a stroke in 2014. B．She will be remembered forever.
C．She cared much for her neighbors. D．She led a lonely life in her later life.
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。
Self-esteem (自尊) plays a role in almost everything you do. ___36___ If you want to improve your self-esteem, here are some useful tips.
★Try to stop having negative thoughts about yourself. If you’re used to focusing on your shortcomings, start thinking about positive aspects of yourself. ___37___
★View mistakes as learning opportunities. Accept that you will make mistakes because everyone does. ___38___ Remind yourself that a person’s talents are constantly developing, and everyone does well in different things.
★___39___ If you realize that you’re unhappy with something that you can change, then start today. If it’s something you can’t change (like your height), then start to work toward loving yourself the way you are.
★Make a contribution. Help a classmate who’s having trouble, offer to clean up your neighborhood or volunteer your time in some other way. ___40___
★Have fun. Enjoy spending time with the people you care about and doing the things you love. Relax and have a good time.
It takes some work to develop good self-esteem, but once you do it’s a skill you’ll have for life.
A．Mistakes are part of learning.
B．Recognize what you can change and what you can’t.
C．Each day, write down the things that make you happy.
D．Low self-esteem is a negative evaluation (评价) of oneself.
E．That your help is valued can do wonders to improve self-esteem.
F．Experience is the great thing that enables you to recognize a mistake.
G．People with high self-esteem do better in school and find it easier to make friends.
第三部分 语言知识运用（共两节，满分45分）
第一节（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
I must have been asked a hundred times about my messed-up timing for my two-month journey back to Canada， and then ___41___ back to China just as the weather is turning nice in Toronto.
Well it was not for the weather, I could have satisfied any ___42___ for winter scenery with a quick trip to Harbin. I must ___43___ I did enjoy getting out snowshoeing with my siblings but the real reason was to ___44___ my Mom’s 90th birthday in early March. I also ___45___a brother’s 60thbirthday as well as several___46___ with friends and family.
Why did I ___47___ Simply put stubborn determination, good friends and a ___48___ desire to enjoy more of the sights and culture of China. ___49___ I still cannot have a conversation in Chinese, I am ___50___ to continue with my studies until such time that I can. While that is a long way off I do ___51___ continued improvement in both the way I study and the progress that I make.
May 10, I ___52___ out in a gym for the first time in China. It is a small place but we had a(n) ___53___ enjoyable visit including the use of enough exercise ___54___. It feels good to be back into a ___55___ again. At my age working out is designed to ___56___ good health and maintain the ___57___ to travel and enjoy life. I already have two social ___58___ on my schedule, plus I am excited about the ___59___ to watch part of the Xiamen Dragon Boat Race on May 25 & 26. Life in China is good to me ___60___, what can I say.
41．A．passing B．dating C．bringing D．heading
42．A．requirement B．desire C．curiosity D．need
43．A．claim B．declare C．admit D．announce
44．A．celebrate B．bless C．wish D．congratulate
45．A．attended B．participated C．joined D．prepared
46．A．ceremonies B．visits C．discussions D．conferences
47．A．go B．come C．return D．arrive
48．A．little B．new C．simple D．burning
49．A．Above all B．Now that C．As though D．Even though
50．A．scared B．determined C．worried D．exhausted
51．A．see B．expect C．predict D．show
52．A．broke B．ran C．worked D．figured
53．A．suddenly B．abruptly C．nearly D．amazingly
54．A．machine B．equipment C．device D．load
55．A．routine B．schedule C．timetable D．plan
56．A．serve B．reserve C．observe D．preserve
57．A．approach B．mystery C．ability D．competition
58．A．appointments B．settlements C．documents D．assessments
59．A．bonus B．idea C．opportunity D．imagination
60．A．in addition B．in general C．on average D．after all
第II卷 非选择题（50分）
第二节(共10小题：每小題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。
Recycled Island
“Recycled Island” is designed by a Dutch architect Ramon Knoester. ___61___ the help of the Netherlands Architecture Fund, his firm，WHIM Architecture, is working on this island ___62___ (make) of garbage.
The project tries to solve a lot of the problems that our planet ___63___ (experience) nowadays. Considering that the oceans take up more than half of the earth, wouldn’t it be nice ___64___ we could settle on them by making our own ___65___ (island) It is a research project with the aim ___66___ (complete) a habitable island made from all the plastic waste in the Pacific Ocean. The habitable area is designed as ___67___ urban setting.
The starting point is to create an island of 10,000 sq. km. This is about the size of Hawaii and its ___68___ (locate) is the North Pacific Gyre, ___69___ a large quantity of plastic waste is discovered. This is a beautiful spot northeast of Hawaii. By recycling and constructing ____70____ (direct) on the spot with the plastic waste, the need for long transport is avoided. Because of the floating character, the island’s position could change.
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）
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有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。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
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。
My mother was driving alone to a city 192 kilometer away. At first, she feels pretty good about the trip. But her joy was disappeared when she saw smoke coming from the car. She had to pull over immediate. She was at loss what to do when a truck stopped behind her car. A gentleman got off but came over to help. She checked the car, heading to his truck and came back with two fire beaters. He said that he sold fire beaters, so his truck was full off them. And he said jokingly that it was my mother lucky day.
第二节 书面表达（满分25分）
72．假定你是李华，你校将举办一场英语演讲比赛，与你一起搭档的主持人因病退出，请你写一封电子邮件邀请你校外教John做你的搭档。内容包括：
1.时间：7月10日上午9点；
2.地点：学校会议室；
3.注意事项：提前到场；穿正装。
注意：1.词数100左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
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英语试题参考答案
一．听力
1．B 2．A 3．B 4．B 5．C 6．A 7．B 8．C 9．C 10．A 11．C 12．B
13．A 14．B 15．B 16．B 17．B 18．A 19．A 20．C
二．阅读理解
21．A 22．B 23．C 24．A 25．A 26．D 27．A 28．B 29．C
30．A 31．D 32．B 33．D 34．D 35．B 36．G 37．C 38．A
39．B 40．E
三．完形填空
41．D 42．B 43．C 44．A 45．A 46．B 47．C 48．D 49．D 50．B 51．A 52．C 53．D 54．B 55．A 56．D 57．C 58．A 59．C 60．B
四．语法填空
61．With 62．made 63．is experiencing 64．if 65．islands 66．to complete 67．an 68．location 69．where 70．directly
五．改错
1. kilometer →kilometers 2. feels →felt 3. 去掉was 4. immediate →immediately
5. at后加a 6. but →and 7. She →He 8. heading →headed
9. off →of 10. mother →mother’s
六．书面表达
72．Dear John,
I'm Li Hua, one of your students. It is with the greatest pleasure that I' m writing to invite you to host an English Speech Contest with me, which will take place at 9:00 on July 10th in the school meeting room and will last two hours.
My partner fell ill suddenly and can't be present as planned. You are the very person I can think of to take his place, so I am wondering whether I have the honor to have you as my partner. If you are available on that day, we are supposed to arrive there half an hour earlier. By the way, it would be a good idea to dress formally. I' d appreciate it if you could accept my invitation.
Looking forward to your early reply.
Yours.
Li Hua
听力材料
Text：1
W: I’m sorry I am late.
M: What’s wrong with you I left a message with your roommate about the time change.
W: She has a very short memory and it really gets on my nerves sometimes.
Text：2
W: I don’t have anything special to wear to the party tomorrow.
M: Why not drive downtown and do some shopping this afternoon
W: My car is in the garage for repairs.
M: Well, I’m driving downtown and I’d like to offer you a lift.
Text：3
M: What is the weather like in New York today
W: It’s sunny today, but according to the weather report, it will rain tomorrow.
Text：4
M: Would you like to go to the movies tonight at 11 o’clock
W: You must be joking. My train leaves at 6 o’clock tomorrow morning.
Text：5
W: I don’t imagine you have any interest in attending that lecture on biology.
M: I do, especially since you reminded me of it.
Text：6
W: Hello, Mike. What are you doing in this part of London
M: Well, in fact, I’m looking for a flat around here.
W: A flat Do you want to move
M: Yes, actually, believe it or not, Mandy and I are getting married.
W: It’s great! Congratulations. When did you decide
M: Only last week. It was when we were staying with her family in Scotland. Now we’re try-ing to find a suitable flat.
W: It will be great to have you as neighbors. I hope you manage to buy one soon.
M: So do I. Now, what about a coffee There’s a good place just around the corner.
W: What a good idea!
Text：7
W: Did you talk to the Browns about their trip to Venezuela
M: Oh, yes. They said they had a great time.
W: What did they say the weather was like
M: They said it was extremely cool. They suggested that we take some warm clothes.
W: Uh. Did you ask how the hotels were
M: It seems that they’re excellent and not expensive.
W: Well, that’s good. And did they buy much while they were there
M: No. They advised us not to buy clothes. They’re much more expensive than in the States. But they told me you could get some gold jewelry.
Text：8
M: You look pale, Stephanie! What’s wrong
W: I don’t feel good. I have a bad headache. In fact, I haven’t got much sleep this past week, and I feel really tired.
M: Why don’t you go to see a doctor
W: Yeah, I think I should. But I have a report to do tomorrow. Ms Jenkins needs it for the board meeting next Monday.
M: Well it’s Wednesday today. Why don’t you talk to Ms Jenkins and ask if you can hand it in on Friday morning
W: Maybe I should try. I guess I just need a good sleep. Thanks, George.
M: If you need any help for the report, just let me know.
Text：9
M： What’s that website
W： People send in the names of teenagers who have done something great. Everyone votes, and the teenager with the most votes wins.
M： Who’s that boy in the photo
W： He’s a teenager named Charlie Watson. He has his own soccer website. He designed it himself and did all the work He’s only 17, and he already has a million dollars. There’s also a boy named Felipe Flores. He climbed the highest mountain in the Andes.
M： So,who are you going to vote for
W： I’m not sure. There are two I really like.
M： Who are they
W： One is a girl named Anna Philipova. She’s 13 years old. There was a terrible fire in her home，and she walked right into the burning building to rescue her two little brothers. She got them both out alive，but her hand was badly burned.
M： Wow! And who’s the other
W： The other’s a 16-year-old boy named Malik Monroe. He gave three million dollars to hospitals and schools in Africa last year.
M： How does he get the money
W： He organizes big concerts in schools and colleges all over the USA Then he gives all the money he gets from the concerts to hospitals and schools in Africa.
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My favorite classic novel is The Adventure of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain. Tom lives with his Aunt Polly on a quiet street in St. Petersburg, Missouri. He’s a lively, clever boy, and he finds himself in many exciting adventures. He runs away with his two friends, Huck Finn and Joe, to an island in the middle of Mississippi River for several days. With Huck he goes looking for treasure, with Becky he gets lost in a cave, and finally they find a box of gold. My favorite scene in the book is when everyone thinks Tom is dead, he decides to go to his funeral. He hides and watches for a long time, and then suddenly he appears. Everyone is surprised to see him but they are also pleased to see him alive.
Tom is the hero of the story. Huck is an outsider and everyone is afraid of him. Becky is pretty with fair hair. Joe is Tom’s best friend and Injun Joe is the bad man of the story. The theme of the story is about children growing up. We learn about American culture in the book. Finally it talks about freedom, social rules and how people are punished for bad behavior.
The Adventure of Tom Sawyer is great. It is thought to be one of the greatest books in American literature. Go on-read it. I think you’ll love it.
