2023年第一学期钱塘联盟期中联考 高二年级 英语试题
命题人：塘栖中学 审题人：
1.本卷共8页，满分150分，考试时间120分钟；
2.答题前，在答题卷指定区域填写班级、学号和姓名；考场号、座位号写在指定位置；
3.所有答案必须写在答题纸上，写在试卷上无效；
4.考试结束后，只需上交答题纸。
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纸上。 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，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. Where does the conversation probably take place?
A. At a library. B. In a bookstore. C. At a restaurant.
2.What is the woman’s plan this weekend?
A. Go to the company. B. Go to the Central Park. C. Prepare for an exhibition.
3.Which instrument can the man play?
A. The piano. B. The violin. C. The guitar.
4.What are the speakers talking about?
A. The man’s dentist. B. The woman’s haircut. C.The last week’s activities.
5. What will the man do next?
A. Take a vacation. B. Arrange his work. C. Work on a project.
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 、7 题。
6.What is the purpose of the phone call?
A. To advance the appointment.
B. To change the day of the meeting.
C. To inform Mr.Brown of some emergencies.
7.When will Henry meet Mr. Brown?
A. Next Monday. B. Next Tuesday. C. Next Friday.
听第 7 段材料，回答第 8 至 10 题。
8.Where is the boy’s diary originally?
A. In the bookcase. B. In the drawer. C. On the bed.
9. What will the boy do tonight?
A. Eat a horse. B. Take a shower. C. Go out for meal.
10. What’s the possible relationship between the two speakers?
A. Brother and sister. B. Teacher and student. C. Mother and the son.
听第 8 段材料，回答第 11 至 13 题。
11. What is Martin’s feeling about the coming exam?
A. Concerned. B. Confident. C. Nervous.
12. What did Mr. Lee do?
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A. Help Martin land a job.
B. Encourage Martin to socialize.
C. Assist Martin in academic life.
13. Why has Martin been working so hard?
A. To cover college fees. B. To buy some books. C. To prepare a present.
听第 9 段材料，回答第 14 至 16 题。
14. Why did Michael do in Mexico?
A. To study for education.
B. To go sightseeing for joy.
C. To visit local museums for learning.
15. How is the No. 1 Middle School?
A. It is large-sized.
B. It’s for top students.
C. It’s full of good teachers.
16.What did Michael do in the evening?
A. He explored the towns.
B. He hung out on the beach.
C. He participated in cultural activities.
听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。
17.How many means of transportation are mentioned?
A. 4. B. 3. C. 2.
18.What are the opening hours of Sparkling Shopping Center on Fridays?
A. From 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.
B. From 10.a.m to 9 p.m.
C. From 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.
19. Where can customers deal with bank account transactions?
A. On the first floor. B. On the second floor. C. On the third floor.
20. What did the woman complain about the shopping center?
A. The lack of cleaners.
B. The shortage of rubbish bins.
C. The long distance from the subway station.
第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分 50 分）
第一节（共 15 小题；每小题 2. 5 分，满分 37.5 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，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。 A
From art galleries to historic sites these small towns in Arizona will serve you with all they have to offer.
Jerome
Visitors come to explore its art galleries and special gift shops, like Nellie Bly Kaleidoscopes. They can also taste local drinks at Jerome’s tasting rooms. Don’t miss Jerome State Historic Park, where you can learn about the community’s mining
history. Jerome has several excellent hotels and restaurants,so you can spend your weekend here.
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Bishee
This mining community is just 25 miles south of Tombstone. It was once the largest city between St Louis and San Francisco. It is popular for its art galleries, and great bars and restaurants. Several museums explore Bisbee’s mining history, including Bisbee Mining and Historical Museum. Follow this with a tour of the Queen Mine. Drive to the Lavender Pit
Mining Overlook for a more modern look at mining, a few miles south of Bisbee.
Tombstone
Wooden walkways line the dirt streets in the historic district. You can drop by the Bird Cage Theater, which is now a
museum. You can also listen to live music in Big Nose Kate’s Saloon while enjoying a burger.
Seligman
The last town on Route 66 is served as the inspiration for Radiator Springs in the animated movie Cars. Stop by Delgadillo’s Snow Cap Drive-In to see cars in the parking lot painted as the characters from the movie,or drop in at the Route 66 Gift Shop Visitor Center for nice gifts. If you’re lucky, you’ll meet Angel Delgadillo in the gift shop. He made
Route 66 famous as a historic highway.
21.Who may choose to go to Jerome?
A. People who love to go to bars. B. People who are interested in music.
C. People who study the history of walkways. D. People who want to buy some souvenirs.
22.What do Jerome and Bisbee have in common?
A. They are very close to Seligman.
B. They have fascinating historic parks.
C. They are famous for their historical sites.
D. They give people a chance to explore museums.
23.What do we know about Seligman?
A. It displayed many famous gifts.
B. It was built by Angel Delgadillo.
C. It is important for the creation of Cars.
D. It has cars painted as characters in social medias.
B
As today’s high schoolers are facing too much homework, sports teams and clubs and high-rising college costs, many people are rethinking the idea of high schoolers part-time working. Are there still benefits of having a job in high school?
The answer is yes.
When I was 15 years old, my mother suggested that I get a job in order to pay for college. Delighted with my sporadic (零星的) babysitting work, I told my mother that, no matter what job I got, I’d never be able to cover college costs on a high
school worker’s pay.
My mother smiled and stated that there were plenty of other reasons why I should get a job beyond just the paycheck. So I found myself applying for and finally accepting a job as a swim instructor and lifeguard at my town’s public pool. I
ended up working part-time at the pool through all four years of high school.
Not everything about the job was marvelous, and there were times when I hated jumping in the pool on cold mornings and trying to talk kids into following my instructions, but overall, like my mother said, I got many benefits from the job
beyond just the paycheck.
At my job, I made lots of new friends, more than I had made in high school. I also learnt lots of skills including CPR
training and office experience. I was also able to use my work experience to stand out from other job applicants in college
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and get a paid research job as a freshman in college.
For many high school students, there are many benefits of having a job. Not only will high school jobs give you a way to make some money, meet new people, and develop some skills, you can also use your teenage jobs to get yourself a better
job in college.
24.What was the author’s attitude when his mother asked him to get a job?
A. He was expecting it. B. He wasn’t interested in it.
C. He was passionate about it. D. He didn’t feel like doing it.
25.What does the underlined word “marvelous” in Paragraph 4 probably mean?
A. Simple. B. Touching.
C. Enjoyable. D. Relaxing.
26.How did the author’s part-time job benefit him?
A. It developed his communication skills.
B. It led him to meet the best friend of his life.
C. It assisted him to obtain a good job in college.
D. It provided him with enough money as college fees.
27.What is the best title for the text?
A. My first job in senior high B. What I learnt from part-time jobs
C. More than just a paycheck D. High schoolers that get into trouble
C
Cultural heritage sites are a nonrenewable resource. Today architectural heritage sites are being destroyed at an alarming rate. They’re threatened by rising seas, pollution, overtourism, conflicts and so on. Recently, Notre Dame Cathedral
has attracted international attention.
Since its main construction from 1163 to 1350, Notre Dame Cathedral repeatedly has been damaged and repaired. On April 15, 2019, the landmark’s roof caught fire, causing the collapse of its spire （尖顶） and upper walls severely damaged. Work on the site began quickly. Through the work of photographer Tomas van Houtryve, writer Robert Kunzig, and artist Fernando Baptista, people will see restoring scenes where ruins are cleared and statues saved. Even the COVID- 19 pandemic
caused only a two-month delay. Architects have said the expensive project is on track to be completed in 2024.
And thorny questions arise. What duty do we owe the creations of our ancestors? What lesson can we draw from their
presence?
Humankind has answered that differently. In Dresden, Germany, the Frauenkirche, an 18th-century baroque church, was famous for its bell-shaped dome（穹顶） . In February 1945, one of the most destructive bombing attacks of World War II reduced the city to ruins. After German reunion, the church was reconstructed using many of its original stones, as a symbol of peace and harmony. Berlin’s Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church also fell to bombing but had a different story. Its spire has
been left a ruin on purpose to be a “warning monument” against war and destruction.
Like the Frauenkirche, Notre Dame is being rebuilt as close as possible to how it was before, including using the original, toxic metal—lead （铅） —for the roof, causing the debate about how to restore and maintain historic buildings. Actually, no one claims to have the “right” answers on preservation; there may not even be right answers. What people could do is to continuously monitor the global care of cultural heritage sites, as a matter of significance to humanity’s past, present,
and future.
28. What do we know about Notre Dame Cathedral?
A. It was once threatened by conflicts.
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B. It collapsed totally during a fire decade ago.
C. It has undergone repeated repairs since 1163.
D. It was not influenced by the COVID- 19 pandemic.
29. What does the underlined word “thorny” mean?
A. Simple. B. Tough. C. Accurate. D. Attractive
30. Why are the Frauenkirche and Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church mentioned in para.4?
A. To remind people the value of peace and harmony.
B. To warn people the influence of war and destruction.
C. To demonstrate different solutions to heritage site preservation.
D. To introduce reconstruction methods such as using original materials.
31. What does the text mainly talk about?
A. Cultural heritage sites are nonrenewable so that they are worth protecting.
B. Notre Dame Cathedral has been the most attractive heritage site globally.
C. The reconstruction of cultural heritage sites seldom causes disagreements.
D. The reconstruction of Notre Dame Cathedral after fire has been completed.
D
Small planetary（行星） bodies is the big focus of space exploration in 2023 and People are eager to solve many of the mysteries about these tiny worlds. In 2023, the launching of two spacecrafts aims to explore some of the solar system’s
smaller bodies, in an effort to understand how worlds become suitable habitats for humans to live in.
The first task Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE) was launched in April 2023 and is scheduled to land in 2031. This spacecraft from the European Space Agency (ESA) is designed to explore three of Jupiter’s major moons: Europa, Callisto
and Ganymede. They are thought to have oceans of liquid water beneath their frozen shells.
“The thing we are most interested in is the liquid oceans and in particular with Ganymede –we don’t know the location, the depth ,the composition of these oceans,” says ESA’s Olivier Witasse, the project scientist. “While JUICE has many goals,
the most exciting one is to hunt for life there as water is crucial to life ”.
Due to launch in October 2024 and arrive in 2030, the other spacecraft Psyche from NASA is named after the asteroid(小行星) it will land. Researchers believe Psyche to be an exposed iron core of a young planet. Studying planetary cores is nearly impossible on actual planets because they are so deep underground, so Psyche could present a unique
opportunity.
“The core is always crucial. For the Earth, it creates magnetic field （磁场 ） and gives off heat,” says one of the researchers of Psyche, “One of the ways to answer why Earth is habitable is to study how it was built, and Psyche is part of that story. We don’t know what we’re going to find, and if blessed, we’re going to be completely surprised because there was
no previous data.”
Habitability （宜居性） in our solar system is still a huge mystery, but the two spacecrafts should bring us one step
closer to understanding it.
32. What is the aim of the two spacecraft launching tasks?
A. To study planetary bodies. B. To solve mysteries about worlds.
C. To explore the solar system. D. To understand how worlds become habitable.
33. According to Olivier Witasse, which of the following statements about JUICE is NOT true.?
A. Its most important goal is to hunt for life.
B. It is scheduled to travel about 8 years before it reaches its destination.
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C. It has found there are liquid oceans under frozen shells of Jupiter.
D. It is designed by EAU to explore three of Jupiter’s major moons.
34. What can be learned from Psyche task?
A. Psyche will be launched to explore Psyche.
B. There was a little previous data about the asteroid.
C. People have known how the earth is built through it.
D. Psyche’s core creates magnetic field and gives off heat.
35. What is the text mainly about?
A. Ganymede attracts particular attention of scientists of ESA.
B. Psyche is key to helping people solve mysteries about space.
C. JUICE is scheduled to explore three of Jupiter’s major moons.
D. The launching of two spacecrafts is to help understand habitability.
第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5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。
The use of fossil fuels in transportation is one of the major reasons for climate change. A survey by the Asian Development Bank indicates that Asia’s carbon dioxide emissions from transportation increased 3.9 percent yearly, nearly
twice the global level.
If left unchecked, emissions from transport will continue to rise. By 2050, Asia’s demand for transportation will likely
double from the current level. 36 They should aim to achieve the low-carbon goal in transportation.
37 For example, the energy efficiency in transport systems is dissatisfying and dependence on high-carbon energy resources is heavy. The Institute for Transportation and Development Policy (ITDP) proposed several strategies for
Asian cities to become low-carbon in transport.
First, shorten travel time and distance. City planning should be focusing on reducing people’s travel time as well as cutting carbon emissions through practical measures. 38 They also have introduced “ 15-minute life circles” to
shorten travel time and distance.
Second, improve transportation structure. It is important to encourage the use of low-carbon transportation means and reduce high-emissions vehicles. Most Asian cities including Yichang in China and Jakarta in Indonesia are not large and thus suitable for building effective and economic public transit systems. 39 These successful practices have set up
examples for other Asian cities to follow.
Third, promote the use of clean energy. 40 Public vehicles such as taxis, shared cars, service cars, and
sanitation vehicles should be the first to stop using fossil fuel and go electric, followed by private cars, trucks and ships.
As the continent with one of the largest number of developing economies, Asian is key to pushing the global low-
carbon transition. With regional joint efforts, the transition could be more practical and hopeful.
A. To carry it out requires promoting the use of clean energy.
B. However, there are multiple challenges to be overcome.
C. To achieve the low-carbon goal, strategies should be adopted.
D. Bus Rapid Transit （BRT） systems in some Asian cities has been promoted.
E. This strategy is to increase the efficiency of energy in transportation and reduce emissions.
F. It is important for countries here to solve environmental problems caused by transportation.
G. Many Asian cities have introduced online education and remote working during the COVID- 19.
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第三部分 语言运用（共两节，满分30分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15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，并在答题纸上将 该项涂黑。
Taylor Hash desired to become a career pilot and she was under training. One day, she had just started building up hours of flight time when a 41 struck. As she guided the Diamond Star plane off the runway at airport, on her third-ever
independent 42 , the front tyre of her plane fell off.
Taylor was 43 at that point that she had just lost crucial landing equipment. “ I didn’t feel anything on the
take-off 44 .” she said.
45 pilot Chris Yates, though, saw something and immediately took action. He knew that Taylor would have to make a difficult emergency landing. He 46 the control tower and said, “The Diamond Star that just took off lost its nose wheel tyre on the runway.”Yates asked people there to put him through to Taylor so he could help her. When Taylor
learned what had happened, she was in 47 .
48 ,Yates knew that the most important thing would be to keep Taylor calm so she could follow him 49 . Yates started by reassuring Taylor and told her that she could 50 above the field until she was ready to land. “When you touch down, I just want that stick all the way back. You’re gonna hold that stick back like you don’t want
that nose to touch,” he 51 her.
Despite feeling unsure, Taylor trusted Yates. With palms sweaty and lips 52 ,Taylor successfully create a
best landing chance. Ultimately, she strained every nerve to manage to land 53 .
No sooner had Yates extended his arms than Taylor hugged him tightly with tears of 54 rolling down cheeks. Yates smiled, patted on her shoulder and encouraged, “it was your excellent skill that help yourself 55
the emergency successfully. I am so proud of you.”
41. A. event B. disaster C. fantasy D. consequence
42. A. trip B. slide C. mission D. practice
43. A. ignorant B. clear C. unaware D. conscious
44. A. process B. progress C. switch D. flow
45. A. Calm B. Strange C. Experienced D. Warm-hearted
46. A. controlled B. socialized C. radioed D. reported
47. A. sorrow B. thrill C. panic D. surprise
48. A. While B. Otherwise C. Therefore D. Nevertheless
49. A. timely B.quietly C. apparently D. attentively
50. A. wait B. pause C. touch D. circle
51. A. blamed B. instructed C. described D. explained
52. A. opening B. widening C. swinging D. trembling
53. A. narrowly B. smoothly C. correctly D. quickly
54. A. terror B. regret C. delight D. gratitude
55. A. deal with B. tear apart C. take up D. leave out
第二节（共10小题；每小题1. 5分，满分15分）
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
The Old Tea Forests in Pu’er,Yunnan Province, gained the World Heritage Site status at the ongoing 45th session of the
World Heritage Committee of UNESCO, 56 (become)China’s first World Heritage Site related to tea.
The newly named heritage site 57 (consist) of five well-preserved old tea forests, 58 stand 1,250 to
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1,500 meters above the sea level; three protective barrier forests; and nine ancient villages.
The cultural landscape was 59 (joint) created by the ancestors of the Blang people and the native Dai people.
The local people created ideal light conditions for tea trees, thereby producing quality organic tea leaves 60 the use
of pesticides and chemical fertilizers.
The cultural landscape represents the ecological ethics and 61 (wise)that can inspire sustainable development in the world today, said Chen Yaohua, director of Peking University’s World Heritage Research Center, who 62 (lead) studies on the site for the past 12 years. Li Qun, another director of the National Cultural Heritage Administration, commented that China would 63 (strength)efforts to better protect the heritage site so that climate change would 64 (solve) to ensure that the lasting, outstanding and universal values of the old tea forests were passed from generation to generation. “It 65 (be) international exchanges and cooperation that help themselves to
take more responsibilities in protecting the site,” Li also said.
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节 应用文写作（满分15分）
1. 假定你是学生会主席李华。你校将举办“亚运会与我 ”（The 19th Hangzhou Asian Games and Me） 英文演讲比 赛。全校共 30 位学生将参加比赛。请给外教史密斯先生写一封电子邮件, 邀请他当评委并作点评。
内容包括：1.时间地点；2.活动目的；3.活动安排。
注意：1. 词数 80 左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
第二节 读后续写(满分 25 分）
阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。
Every few years, humpback whales come to the water area in San Luis Obispo, California, for a few days while migrating, which attracts hundreds of visitors and whale lovers. In November 2020, over 20 whales were around, feeding on
silverfish. Each one is huge, about 15 metres long.
At that time, I lived nearby and I was always crazy about whales so I invited my friend Liz Cottriel to go out on a ship
to check them out the next morning.
“No way,” Liz hesitated. She was scared of whales and sharks, and was worried that the ship would overturn while we
were in it. But I told her there was nothing to worry about and we probably would have an unforgettable experience.
Convinced, Liz joined me and we set off at 8:30 the next morning. For the first half hour we didn’t see anything. Then I spotted two pairs of whales, swimming towards us at fast speed. Though it was the first time we had seen the large creatures at such a close distance, we intended not to turn around immediately we met them. Instead, we chose to wait for their
approaching.
One of the whales breached(跃出水面), then went down and hit the water really hard, leaving what looks like a layer of
oil and also large waves.The boat started rocking wildly. At that moment, we realized it was too close.
All of a sudden, a large group of fish started jumping out of the water into our ship. Their movement sounded like cracking glass around us. I was terrified. Then I felt our ship lifted out of the water – about two metres, we later learned. I
figured the whale was going to drag us down somehow, and I had no idea how deep we’d be sucked underwater.
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。
Paragraph 1:
What I didn’t realise at the moment was that Liz and I were in the whale’s mouth.
Paragraph 2:
It suddenly struck me that whales have huge mouths but tiny throats.
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