四川省宜宾市2022-2023学年高二下学期期末考试英语试题（无答案 无听力音频 无听力原文）

宜宾市2022-2023学年高二下学期期末考试
英语
（考试时间：120分钟 全卷满分：150分）
注意事项：
1．答卷前，考生务必将自己的考号、姓名、班级填写在答题卡上。
2．回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。
3．考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。
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。
(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，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。
例：How much is the shirt
A. ￡19.15. B. ￡9.18. C. ￡9.15.
答案是C。
1. Where is Jennifer working now
A. In a college. B. In a hospital. C. In a drug store.
2. How does the man feel about his driving to work
A. It takes him too much time.
B. The distance is a little long.
C. He feels that it’s not bad.
3. What are the speakers mainly talking about
A. A shopping list. B. Children’s clothes. C. Preparations for a picnic.
4. When will the woman reach the office tomorrow
A. At 8:00 am. B. At 8:30 am. C. At 9:00 am.
5. Where does the conversation most probably take place
A. In a library. B. On a bus. C. In a shop.
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。
听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。
What do we know about Mr Bannister
He is new to the company.
He works on the trade deal.
He is not experienced enough.
7. Who do the speakers think is suitable for the position
A. Amelia. B. Mr. Duncan. C. Mrs.Templeton.
听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。
8. What is the woman advised to do
A. Stay in her room. B. Visit the fitness center. C. Go to the business center.
9. Where are the meeting rooms
A. Beside the front office.
B. Across the fitness center.
C. On the right of the lift.
听第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 12 题。
10. What are the speakers doing
A. Cooking. B. Doing shopping. C. Watching TV.
11. What does the man like best
A. Cheese. B. Milk. C. Ice cream.
12. When does the conversation take place
A. At noon. B. In the morning. C.In the late afternoon.
听第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至 16 题。
13. What kind of party will the girl attend
A. A welcome party. B. A goodbye party. C. A birthday party.
14. Why does the man refuse the girl to drive his car
A. She can take the subway.
B. She doesn’t have a license.
C. She is not skilled enough to drive.
15. How will the girl go back home
A. Take his father’s car. B. Take the subway. C. Take a taxi.
16. What gift will the girl bring for Jenny
A. Some chocolate. B. A wooden boat. C. Some flowers.
听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。
17. Why does the man make the speech
A. To introduce the space hotel.
B. To advertise the space hotel.
C. To announce the completion of the hotel.
18. How many guests can the space hotel hold at a time
A. Two. B. Six. C. Four.
19. What can guests do in the space hotel
A. Cook food. B. Watch movies. C. Have a video chat.
20. What does the speaker think of the space trip
A. Relaxing. B. Expensive. C. Dangerous.
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，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
If you make multiple trips to China every year, a 10-year visa can be a convenient option to consider. Let’s take a closer look at what it is and how you can apply for one.
What Is a 10-Year Visa
A 10-year visa doesn’t permit you to stay in China for an entire decade; instead, it means that your visa remains valid for ten years. This type of visa allows short stays for tourists or business visits. The duration of each trip varies from 30 – 120 days based on your nationality and the purpose of your visit.
Reasons to Get a 10-Year Visa for China
1. Convenience: If you frequently travel to China for work or family purposes, having a 10-year travel visa can save you time and trouble by avoiding the need for a visa application process for each trip.
2. Cost-effective: For US citizens, the cost of a 10-year visa is the same as that of other short-term visas. Paying the $140+ fee just once will cover your visa expenses for the next ten years.
How to Apply for a 10-Year Visa
1. Download the visa application form and fill it out.
Note: when filling out the application form, please select the “10-Year Visa” option.
2. Submit your documents.
3. Pay the visa application fee and collect your visa.
What Documents Do You Need to Apply for a 10-Year Visa
- An original passport valid for six months with blank side-by-side visa pages.
- A completed visa application form.
- A recent passport photograph.
- Proof of a round-trip flight ticket booking record and hotel reservation.
21．How long can a 10-Year Visa holder stay in China for each trip
A. 10 years. B. 30 months. C. 4 months. D. 140 days.
22．What can we learn about applying for a 10-Year Visa
A. It is a good choice for frequent visitors to China.
B. There is no nationality restriction at all.
C. It is unnecessary to state the reason.
D. There is a fee per travel to China.
23．How can an applicant obtain application forms
A. By getting to the embassy.
B. By downloading from the Internet.
C. By emailing the related department.
D. By offering flight ticket booking record.
B
I was very thrilled to go to camp the year I turned 11 — the first time I would venture so far from home. Leading up to the date, I convinced my mother I was ready to go for two whole weeks.
Finally, the day came. We reached the camp after a six-hour drive. After registering and meeting my counselor, I waved my mom away with confidence, eager to take the swim test and start having fun. Camp was more than I had imagined: crafts and games; singing and swimming; making bracelets(手镯) for new friends; listening to our counselor read to us before falling asleep to the sound of rain on a metal roof.
When the weekend arrived, there was a luncheon (午宴) for visiting parents and families. I met some of my camp mates’ relatives, then suck away with a sandwich. I went down to the dock to watch the water bugs skate across the surface of the lake. My counselor came and companionably beside me. She quietly asked me if I was okay. I told her it was too far for my family to visit.
I remember not looking at her or saying anything for what seemed like a long time. It felt like talking might change the magic of the place. But I also wanted her to know me just a little better, so I told her that my dad had died only a few weeks before whispering “cancer”, just like I had heard the adults say it.
She put her arm around my shoulder, and we sat for a while longer. It felt like she understood.
Summer camp gave me the opportunity to be an ordinary kid for a brief time that year — just a girl learning, laughing and having fun like everyone else.
24．What was the author’s feeling on hearing about her first adventure
A. Proud. B. Angry. C. Excited. D. Disappointed.
25．What is Paragraph 2 mainly about
A. A tough long journey.
B. The author’s camp life.
C. Some after-class activities.
D. The challenging practice in nature.
26．What can we learn about the author from the text
A. She had trouble with communicating.
B. She was unwilling to be visited by parents.
C. She lived a happy childhood before the camp.
D. She was treated by her counselor in a kind way.
27．From which is the text probably taken
A. A personal blog.
B. A healthy magazine.
C. A fiction on childhood.
D. A summer camp brochure.
C
Forests are feeling the heat. In places like the American West, rising temperatures and drought mean less water for trees. Now, scientists have found that thinning early in forest growth creates tougher trees that can endure climate change. What’s more, these thinned forests can suck carbon out of the air just as fast as thick forests.
“ When it comes to carbon storage and climate change adaptation, we can have our cake and eat it too,” says Andrew Larson, forest ecologist and author of the new study. “ It’s a win-win.”
As trees grow, they convert carbon dioxide to food and store it in their leaves, trunks, and roots. But if trees get too crowded, they compete for light and water. Removing some trees can ease the competition, letting the remaining trees grow big and healthy. But scientists worry that removing trees can reduce forest carbon storage.
To see whether the climate trade-off truly exists, scientists tapped into a long-term experiment in northwestern Montana. In 1961, U.S. Forest Service officials started the experiment in a young forest of western larch. The forest was broken up into plots. In some plots, the 8-year-old trees were thinned from tens of thousands per hectare down to 494 per hectare. These trees grew thick trunks and broad tree shades. Other plots were left alone, and the trees there grew tall and skinny as they competed for sunlight. The original study was rooted in an interest in growing timber rapidly. But the scientists at the University of Montana sprouted a new question: How did tree density (密度) influence carbon storage
To find out, they measured tree height, diameter, and width of branches to estimate the amount of carbon stored. They also calculated the carbon contained in other plants, dead wood, and forest floor debris. The research showed total carbon was nearly the same in both forests. The un-thinned forest had more trees, but the thinned forest compensated with bigger trees.
28．What is scientists’ finding about forests
A. The tougher trees in thinned forests stand climate change.
B. Thinned forests have as much carbon as thick forests.
C. The American forests are suffering sever heat wave.
D.The thick forests grow rapidly than thinned ones.
29．What does the underlined part in Paragraph 2 imply
A. We are able to produce and enjoy a cake together.
B. Carbon storage and climate stability are the final goals.
C. We can choose between carbon storage and climate change.
D. Carbon storage and climate adaptation can be achieved meanwhile.
30．How did the US Forest Service officials conduct their study
Through observing forests grow.
Through comparative experiments.
By providing examples to illustrate.
By collecting massive amounts of data.
31．What’s the purpose of the research mentioned in paragraph 5
To achieve how to plant trees scientifically.
To test how much carbon forests contain.
To prove the advantages of thinned forests.
To see if tree density affects carbon storage.
D
A group of small children sits cross-legged with their teacher, Steve, on a round carpet. He’s a pre-K teacher at Lee Montessori Public Charter School’s campus, and although I’m here to meet him, I almost don’t spot him because he’s at eye level with his students.
Mr. Steve is talking students through a geometry lesson when another student approaches to ask an unrelated question. This kind of distraction happens all the time in classrooms around the United States. Mr. Steve doesn’t lose focus. He uses American Sign Language(ASL) to say “wait” — palms facing up, fingers wiggling — and the child waits quietly. When the lesson arrives at a natural stopping point, the student is invited to ask his question, and Mr. Steve silently responds by nodding his head along with his fist, which is sign language for “yes”.
This isn’t a school for students with hearing disabilities, but Mr. Steve uses ASL as part of a broader approach to minimize noise in the classroom. And it’s noticeably quiet.
“Silence is kind of a peak achievement in a child’s ability to control themselves,” Steve says. “ We create the conditions for children to concentrate.”
Unlike this classroom, the city outside is full of noise. And studies show that too much noise, particularly loud noise, can hurt a child’s cognitive development, especially for language-based skills such as reading. That’s because noise distracts developing brains and makes it more difficult for children to concentrate. But when their environment is quiet enough for them to pay attention to sounds that are important or particularly interesting to them, it is a powerful teaching tool.
“ Young children’s brains are longing for sound-to-meaning connections, so it’s very important that the sounds around them be nourishing and meaningful,” says Nina Kraus, a neurobiologist at Northwestern University. She believes turning down the noise in our lives starts with embracing — even enjoying — silence.
Why does the author mention Mr. Steve’s class at first
To describe a vivid class.
To show a valuable class.
To develop readers’ thinking.
To introduce the topic of the text.
What’s special about Steve’s class
Quite noisy. B. Rather boring. C. Remarkably quiet. D.Very questionable.
What aspects of a child’s abilities can noise harm
Reading. B. Observation. C. Listening. D. Hands-on ability.
Which can be a suitable title for the text
How Children’s Brains Develop
Why ASL Is Popular in the USA
How Silence Helps Children Grow
Why Kids Should Concentrate in Class
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。
How to show up for teens when big emotions arise
Being a teenager is hard. Every day holds the possibility of emotional highs and lows, and parents don’t always know how to be supportive. Lisa Damour, a clinical psychologist, says instead of jumping into problem-solving mode, parents can learn to ride the wave of emotional management with their teens. 36 :
●When a teen is experiencing low self-esteem, Damour says comfort doesn’t work nearly as well as we would like. 37 . Try saying, “You know that’s not true, but it must feel awful to feel that way.”
●Talking about emotions is good, but there can be a tipping point (引爆点) when talking too much about feelings. In this case, Damour suggests comforting and then shifting a teen who’s overprocessing their emotions into a healthy distraction. 38 .
●For the teen who doesn’t talk about their feelings, 39 . Listening to music, playing sports and making art are healthy ways for teens to work through emotions that don’t involve having a discussion.
● 40 . But Damour notes that when a teen’s feelings are out of control and they’re using destructive behaviors to cope, it’s time to step in and give more support or seek professional help.
Worse still, it brings more conflicts
Here are some of Damour’s takeaways
Avoiding contact with them is a possible option
Instead, Damour suggests empathizing how the teen feels
Suggest doing an activity they enjoy and revisit the issue the next day
Damour reminds parents of healthy non-verbal ways to process emotions
Your teens deserve encouraging when their emotions are handled in a healthy way
第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）
第一节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
His name was Fleming, and he was a poor Scottish farmer. One day, while ploughing in field, he heard a cry for 41 coming from a nearby bog (沼泽). He 42 his tools and ran to the bog. There, with his waist 43 in mud, was a terrified boy, screaming and struggling to 44 himself. Farmer Fleming saved the boy from what could have been a 45 and terrifying death.
The next day, a fancy carriage 46 to the Scotsman’s poor surroundings. A(n) 47 dressed nobleman stepped out and introduced himself as the 48 of the boy Farmer Fleming had saved. “I want to 49 you,” said the nobleman. “You saved my son’s life.”
“ No, I can’t accept the 50 for what I did,” the Scottish farmer replied, waving off the 51 . At that moment, the farmer’s own 52 came there.
“ Is that your son ” the nobleman 53 .
“Yes!” the farmer replied 54 .
“ I’ll make you a 55 . Let me provide him with the level of education my own son will enjoy. If the boy is anything like his father, he’ll no doubt 56 to be a man we both will be proud of.” And that the nobleman did.
Farmer Fleming’s son attended the 57 schools and in time, graduated from St. Mary’s Hospital Medical School in London, and went on to become 58 throughout the world as the noted Sir Alexander Fleming, the 59 of Penicillin.
Years afterward, the same nobleman’s son who was saved from the bog was 60 with pneumonia(肺炎).What saved his life this time Penicillin!
41. A. support B. comfort C. help D. relief
42. A. picked B. dropped C. carried D. fixed
43. A. stuck B. spoilt C. involved D. lost
44. A. prevent B. remove C. protect D. free
45. A. sudden B. slow C. violent D. peaceful
46. A. pulled up B. paid attention C. looked forward D. got down
47. A. casually B. elegantly C. warmly D. poorly
48. A. instructor B. teacher C. rescuer D. father
49. A. reward B. praise C. encourage D. forgive
50. A. education B. instruction C. payment D. invitation
51. A. promise B. sacrifice C. offer D. request
52. A. wife B. son C. father D. brother
53. A. doubted B. responded C. asked D. insisted
54. A. unwillingly B. desperately C. gently D. proudly
55. A. deal B. success C. loser D. try
56. A. grow B. hope C. determine D. afford
57. A. important B. shabby C. ordinary D. best
58. A. productive B. familiar C. energetic D. known
59. A. medicine B. discoverer C. founder D. treatment
60. A. associated B. connected C. stricken D. satisfied
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。
Zhang Ying, head of WeChat Pay, introduced that WeChat Pay is beginning to attempt the launch of “WeChat Palm(手掌) Payment”, during the 2023 Open Class PRO 61 (host) by WeChat last night.
According to the 62 (introduce), in the future, users can bind (绑定) their membership cards, transportation cards, etc. to their palms 63 (achieve) “one palm to rule them all”. They can consume, pass through and verify their identity without carrying a phone, 64 is extremely convenient.
Now this feature 65 (attract) businesses to jointly develop the technology continuously. Although the official arrange time has not been announced, given WeChat’s speed, it is highly likely 66 we will be able to use palm payment this year. According to previous tests, users only need to register palm information on palm-scanning devices and link it to their 67 (privacy) WeChat account. They can complete payments directly by 68 (scan) their palms when consuming offline, solving the embarrassing situation of difficult-to-use face-scanning offline.
Moreover, in terms of principle, palm pattern recognition should be 69 (easy) than facial recognition, and 70 degree of individual difference is relatively large, making it more secure.
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修改作文，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；
只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。
Now million of people are suffering hunger while tons of food are being wasted. So it is a honor for me to speak here with the theme of “Say no to food waste”.
Food waste has huge impacts. Not only does it waste energy, but also it contribute to global warming once throw out into the landfills. Thankfully, our efforts have made to deal with the issue. We can help prevent food waste by adopting to food conservation strategies daily. When cooking at home we should careful plan meals and not cook more than which is needed. We should order only according to their needs and take the leftovers home before eating outside. It’s high time that we took action!
第二节 书面表达（满分25分）
“友善”是中华民族的传统美德，你校以“友善”为主题举办英语征文比赛,内容包括：
日常生活中的友善行为；
友善行为的意义或价值；
提出倡议。
注意：
词数100左右；
可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
参考词汇：传统美德traditional virtues
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