天津市河西区2022-2023学年高二下学期7月期末考试英语试题(无答案)

天津市河西区2022-2023学年高二下学期7月期末考试
英语试卷
第Ⅰ卷选择题（满分75分）
第一部分：听力（共两节，满分15分）
第一节（共5小题；每小题1分，满分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，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
1. What is the weather like now
A. Rainy B. Cool C. Hot
2. What does the woman think of her present job
A. It is rewarding. B. It is well-paid. C. It is easy.
3. What will the woman do tomorrow morning
A. Go to the office. B. Drive the man downtown. C. Attend a meeting.
4. Where will the man go next
A. To a cinema. B. To a DVD store. C. To the woman’s house.
5. How will the speakers go to the party
A. By motorbike. B. On foot. C. By bus.
第二节（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
听下面3段材料。每段材料后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段材料前, 你将有时间阅读各个小题，各小题将给出5秒钟做答时间。每段材料读两遍。
听下面一段对话，回答第6-8小题
6. What does the woman major in
A. Computer. B. Music. C. Maths.
7. What is the man worried about
A. Maths problems. B. Musical knowledge. C. Distance learning.
8. What is necessary for the optional course
A. Reading music. B. Attendance. C. Computer skills.
听下面一段对话，回答第9-11小题
9. What relation is the woman to the man
A. His wife. B. His neighbour. C. His schoolmate.
10. What kind of person does the woman think Leo Norris is
A. Lazy. B. Amusing. C. Competitive.
11. When does Leo Norris want to move in
A. On September 28th. B. On September 30th. C. On October 1st.
听下面一段独白，回答第12-15小题
12. What is the speaker doing
A. Introducing a family. B. Making a speech. C. Giving a lesson.
13. How long is Arden Textile in business
A. About a century. B. About half a century. C. About a quarter of a century.
14. Why did Arden Textile nearly go out of business
A. They paid for the fire loss.
B. They spent too much building the new factory.
C. They paid the employees regularly while rebuilding.
15. What do we know about Arden Textile
A. They received an award from the public.
B. People had different views on the company,
C. They have helped others make great profits.
第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分30分）
第一节：单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
16. —I just can’t stop worrying about the school results of the midterm examination.
— ______. There is nothing you can do now but study hard; keep calm and do your best.
A. Relax B. Go ahead C. Go for it D. Good luck
17. —If we work on the project together, I do believe we should be able to complete it ahead of schedule.
— ______! Many hands make light work.
A. You bet B. No way C. Have fun D. Forget it
18. Health care workers are at the risk of getting infectious disease because of their ______ to patients.
A. guidance B. discrimination C. exposure D. response
19. We should never take it ______ that our parents take care of us for all their lives.
A. for example B. for granted C. into account D. seriously
20. The local government was quick to ______ the emergency and took immediate measures to reduce damage.
A. withdraw from B. go through C. respond to D. prepare for
21. Such a simple experiment can effectively ______ people’s doubts about the new technology, so they are willing to embrace the innovation.
A. bring forth B. go over C. put away D. wipe out
22. The idea puzzled me so much that I stopped for a few seconds to try to, ______.
A. make it out B. make it off C. make it up D. make it over
23. —Have you ever visited the Oriental Pearl TV Tower
—Yes. When I was at university in Shanghai, I ______ it twice.
A. visited B. have visited C. had visited D. would visit
24. In the school gym, where the opening ceremony ______, some teachers and
— students were making preparations.
A. is being held B. will be held C. has been held D. was to be held
25. Currently, almost 50 percent of jobs, including journalism, ______ with technology that can operate automatically.
A. has been replacing B. is being replaced
C. have been replacing D. are being replaced
26. You need to get them ______ that you want to see the plan ______ out next month.
A. understand; carried B. to understand; carried
C. understand; carrying D. to understand; carrying
27. ______ with two job offers, we may wonder exactly what it is we’re choosing between.
A. Having presented B. To be presented
C. Presenting D. Presented
28. How to protect children from unsuitable material on some websites while encouraging them to use the Internet ______ in many areas of the world.
A. have long been discussed B. has long been discussed
C. were long discussed D. was long discussed
29. One of the reasons why Charles Dickens loved his novel David Copperfield was ______ it was based on his own life.
A. what B. how C. that D. whether
30. The elderly patients still prefer the traditional way, ______ online booking system is supposed to be convenient and fast.
A. when B. although C. because D. unless
第二节：完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从31 45各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
It was a terrible day. Snow had been falling all day long, making the trip 31 . I would rather have been in my warm home than drive along on such a cold day, but I didn’t have a 32 . I had to have my paper work handed in and then 33 my son.
The snow continued to fall as we drove along for the 15-mile trip back home. I slowed the car and 34 at my son in his heavy coat as he looked 35 out of the window with a blank expression. In the eyes of the world he was looked upon as a mentally disabled child. 36 over the years what I saw was a beautiful, kind and 37 soul. He had shown me more about love than I could have ever 38 on my own.
I slowed the car even more as we 39 a sharp curve（曲线）. As we rounded it I saw a shivering（颤抖的）young woman in a light jacket walking in the snow storm. I pulled over and let her in. She was heading for her Mom’s house to visit her son whom she hadn’t seen for months. She had experienced a lot of disappointments and 40 . Yet, she still held out hope for a new job and tried to 41 a new life for her son and herself.
I took her as far as I was able to and dropped her off. She thanked me for the 42 and I told her I wished I could have done more to help. Then as we were about to leave, my sweet son took off his coat, 43 down the window and gave it to her. She put it on, smiled and 44 to us as we pulled out on the road
In this world we will 45 many problems and challenges. Sometimes it seems that our entire lives are a trip down a curvy and dangerous road. Yet the power of love takes us straight back to a broad smooth highway.
31. A. smooth B. funny C. risky D. special
32. A. change B. chance C. reason D. choice
33. A. call on B. pick up C. seek for D. look up
34. A. glanced B. laughed C. stared D. shouted
35. A. excitedly B. peacefully C. sadly D. fearfully
36. A. However B. Therefore C. Meanwhile D. Besides
37. A. dirty B. sensitive C. painful D. merciful
38. A. dreamed B. learned C. concluded D. ignored
39. A. expected B. left C. approached D. discovered
40. A. adventures B. puzzles C. tragedies D. doubts
41. A. predict B. suffer C. save D. build
42. A. money B. coat C. gift D. lift
43. A. burned B. rolled C. tore D. shut
44. A. cried B. pointed C. waved D. wrote
45. A. face B. overcome C. create D. bear
第三部分：阅读理解（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、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A
These beautiful reading spots are best enjoyed with no one for company but the inhabitants of your favorite fictional worlds...
—By Anna Walker
Women’s Library, Glasgow
Rows of books on women’s issues throughout history line the shelves of the only official museum in the UK dedicated to women’s lives, histories and achievements and a number of events across the year transform this library into a living social hub（中心）, with creative writing classes, performance groups, craft sessions and more.
The library’s key aim is to support women, with services teaching literacy, calculations, and handling a range of issues including poverty, and surviving violence.
Visit women’s library org. uk
Sir Duncan Rice Library, Aberdeen
The outside of the modem facility is a huge glass structure — made of 760 glass panels and 2, 200 tons of steel.
The Sir Duncan Rice is also conscious of its carbon footprint; designed to collect rainwater which is reused to flush its toilets, harvesting power through solar cells on the roof and using timers to control the use of its fluorescent（荧光的）lighting.
Visit abdn. ac. uk/library
John Ryland, Manchester
Created over 100 years ago as a gift to Manchester and its people, the John Ryland welcomes over 250, 000 visitors through its doors each year. The project began as a honor by Enriqueta Ryland to her late husband John Ryland, and has. grown to become the third largest academic library in the UTC, home to over a million manuscripts（手稿）.
Modem extensions to the building added since the 2000s create a breath-taking collision（冲突）of historic and modem architecture. Regular events planned with the whole family in mind make this library one to visit time and time again.
Visit library. manchesterac. uk/rylands
Wellcome Reading Room, Lo
Spend an afternoon studying in the Reading Room of London’s Wellcome Museum and you may just find yourself enjoying a side of people-watching with your literature. With drawing classes, pop-up exhibitions and artistic displays accompanying rows of educational books, it’s an enjoyable spot to visit, revisit and declare your number one study spot. The impressive stairway and desks are allowing you the perfect spot to pause and reflect, whatever your library mission, Visit wellcomecollection. org/visit-us
46. What do we know about Women’s Library in the passage
A. It is a good place for women to survive violence.
B. People can learn how to earn a better life in classes,
C. Women can promote their relationship and education in the library.
D. Only books on women’s issues in modem times can be found in the library.
47. What is the unique feature of the Sir Duncan Rice Library
A. It has environmental-friendly design.
B. The library is only made of 760 glass panels.
C. People can take writing courses in the library.
D. The outside of the modern facility is a huge steel structure.
48. What information can we probably find when visiting library. manchesterac. uk/rylands
A. The library has been rebuilt since the 2000s.
B. The library was built in memory of John Ryland.
C. Over a million manuscripts were donated from homes in the UK.
D. It was the third largest academic library in the UK when it was built.
49. Which of the following descriptions of Wellcome Reading Room is correct
A. It is hardly worth revisiting.
B. People can buy artworks by attending drawing classes.
C. Those coming with different purposes are also admitted to it.
D. Visitors can extend their understanding of the benefit of reading.
50. Which one presents the combination of ancient and modern buildings
A. John Ryland B. Women’s Library
C. Sir Duncan Rice Library D. Wellcome Reading Room
B
Life is just like a box of chocolates and you never know what you’re going to get. Sometimes when we are in our darkest hour, something completely unexpected happens that can give us a little bit of hope and comfort.
Jessica was a healthy woman, One day, while she was working on a brilliant idea that suddenly struck her, which she thought would be a real breakthrough for solving the mathematical problem she was working on, she suddenly lost consciousness. After she was rushed to the hospital, her heart rate slowed by nearly 50 percent. It took nine days for doctors to concentrate on what was causing her problem.
After several weeks, Jessica was still stiff from head to foot, but luckily, she was able to move her lips. Staff noticed this and introduced Jessica to Consuelo Gonzalez, a professional lip reader. Consuelo can understand what people are saying by the shape their lips make. She can also understand how annoying it is not to be able to communicate because she has been completely deaf since the age of 8.
For a few hours each week, Jessica could have long conversations with Consuelo, diving into the ocean of words she dearly missed. Through Consuelo, Jessica asked the doctors and nurses questions she had long wanted answers to. She also talked to Consuelo about the vivid dreams she was mixing up with reality.
In fact, there are other ways for Consuelo to earn a living by reading lips, but she says helping patients separate horrible dreams from reality is the most rewarding way she can use her unique skill. “What is really wonderful, without doubt, is being able to use this skill to create healing and to create communication between human beings. That’s what feels best: Love. ”
After four and a half months in the hospital, Jessica finally recovered.
Consuelo was there, holding Jessica’s hands. Jessica eventually went back to work as a math professor. After her experience she wrote a new living will. One thing she added is that if she ever becomes incapacitated like this again, she is never to be left alone.
51. What is the correct order of the following events
a. Jessica was introduced to Consuelo Gonzalez.
b. Jessica went back to work and wrote a new living will.
c. Doctors spent nine days to find out what caused Jessica’s problem.
d. Jessica was able to ask the doctors questions she had long wanted answers to.
e. Jessica worked on a brilliant idea for solving the mathematical problem.
A. ecadb B. adcbe C. ecdba D. adbce
52. Which statement is correct in Jessica’s story
A. Jessica became deaf as a result of the sudden disease after losing consciousness.
B. Consuelo must have a gift in psychology as she could separate dreams from reality.
C. Consuelo accompanied Jessica all the time in the hospital until the latter recovered.
D. Doctors focused on the cause of Jessica’s disease before Consuelo offered help.
53. How can we describe Consuelo Gonzalez
A. Friendly and cautious. B. Brave and creative.
C. Kind and caring. D. Determined and humorous.
54. Which of the following best explains “incapacitated” underlined in the last paragraph
A. Deadly exhausted. B. Seriously ill.
C. Desperately lonely. D. Incredibly compulsory.
55. What can best summarize the message contained in the passage
A. Love can make people no longer alone facing difficulties.
B. Creating communication between human beings is rewarding.
C. Self-acceptance is based on the love for oneself.
D. Love is key to the attainment of others’ respect.
C
After years of observing human nature, I have decided that two qualities make the difference between men of great achievement and men of average performance: curiosity and discontent. I have never known an outstanding man who lacked either. And I have never known an average man who had both. The two belong together.
Together, these deep human urges（驱策力）count for much more than ambition. Galileo was not merely ambitious when he dropped objects of varying weights from the Leaning Tower at Pisa and timed their fall to the ground. Like Galileo, all the great names in history were curious and asked in discontent, “Why Why Why ”
Fortunately, curiosity and discontent don’t have to be learned. We are born with them and need only recapture them.
“The great man,” said Mencius（孟子）, “is he who does not lose his child’s heart.” Yet most of us do lose it. We stop asking questions. We stop challenging custom. We just follow the crowd. And the crowd desires restful average. It encourages us to occupy our own little comer, to avoid foolish leaps into the dark, to be satisfied.
Most of us meet new people, and new ideas, with hesitation- But once having met and liked them, we think how terrible it would have been, had we missed the chance. We will probably have to force ourselves to waken our curiosity and discontent and keep them awake.
How should you start Modestly, so as not to become discouraged. I think of one friend who couldn’t arrange flowers to satisfy herself. She was curious about how the experts did it. How she is one of the experts, writing books on flower arrangement.
One way to begin is to answer your own excuses. You haven’t any special ability Most people don’t; there are only a few geniuses. You haven’t any time That’s good, because it’s always the people with no time who get things done. Harriet Stowe, mother of six, wrote parts of Uncle Tom’s Cabin while cooking. You’re too old Remember that Thomas Costain was 57 when he published his first novel, and that Grandma Moses showed her first pictures when she was 78.
However you start, remember there is no better time to start than right now, for you’ll never be more alive than you are at this moment
56. In writing Paragraph 1, the author aims to ______.
A. propose a definition B. make a comparison C. reach a conclusion D. present an argument
57. What does the example of Galileo tell us
A. Trial and error leads to the finding of truth.
B. Scientists tend to be curious and ambitious.
C. Creativity results from challenging authority.
D. Greatness comes from a lasting desire to explore.
58. What can you do to recapture curiosity and discontent
A. Observe the unknown around you. B. Develop a questioning mind.
C. Lead a life of adventure. D. Follow the fashion.
59. What can we learn from Paragraphs 6 and 7
A. Gaining success helps you become an expert.
B. The genius tends to get things done creatively.
C. Lack of talent and time is no reason for taking no action.
D. You should remain modest when approaching perfection.
60. What could be the best title or the passage
A. Curious Minds Never Feel Contented B. Reflections on Human Nature
C. The Keys to Achievement D. Never Too Late to Learn
第Ⅱ卷 非选择题（满分25分）
第一节：阅读表达（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
阅读下面短文，并根据短文内容完成下列各题。
When Veronika Scott was a student at the College for Creative Studies in Detroit. Michigan, she received a task to “design to fill a need” She dreamed up an idea for overcoats that would double as sleeping bags, made 25 of them, and handed them out to people living in shelters on an abandoned city playground. While her efforts were greeted mostly with enthusiasm from those braving Detroit’s cold winters, one woman voiced dissatisfaction. “We don’t need coats; we need jobs,” she told Veronika. Then she had her second inspiration.
After graduating from college in 2012, Veronika founded the Empowerment Plan, a nonprofit organization. She hired two homeless women to sew the coats and paid them with donations she received through her blog, Now, the Empowerment Plan employs about 20 people and has produced more than 10, 000 coats and distributed them in 30 states, Canada, and elsewhere abroad.
“We don’t require previous employment,” Veronika says. “We’re looking for people who are motivated” The Empowerment Plan provides free classes and lends money to those who qualify. Nearly all the employees eventually move into permanent housing, and some get jobs in the auto industry and construction.
Veronika has bettered the coat’s design by making its outer layer of a light weight material that resists air, wind, and water and its inner layer of a material that stores body heat. Still, Veronika is less focused on the coats than on the workers who make them. “At the end of the day,” she says, “the coat is a vehicle for us to employ people.”
61. What did Veronika Scott do to finish her task from her studies
(no more than 15 words)
62. Where did Veronika Scott get her second inspiration
(no more than 10 words)
63. What is Veronika’s purpose of founding Empowerment Plan
(no more than 10 words)
64. What does the underlined word mean in the last paragraph
(no more than 1 words)
65. What do you think of Veronika Why （no more than 20 words）
第二节：书面表达（满分15分）
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（1）写信目的；（2）个人优势：（3）希望获准。词数100左右。
Dear Sir or Madam,
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Yours,
Li Hua