广东省开平市风采华侨中学2022-2023学年高二上学期期中考试英语试题（无答案）

2022-2023 学年度风采华侨中学第一学期中段考试
高二年级 英语
注意：请考生将所有选择题答案填涂在标准化答题卡上,非选择题答案写在答题纸上。
第一部分：语言知识与技能运用 （满分 115 分）
第一节 单项选择题 （共 10 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 15 分）
Mother felt quite worried to see that I had my finger .
A. cutting B. cut C. to be cutting D. to cut
Soon we lost sight of that famous astronomer LiQiang.
A. called B. calling C. to call D. call
The university wants its students to a regional language, if time permits
A. take up B. take after C. take on D. take over
Generally speaking, when according to the directions, the medicine has no side effect.
A. to be taken B. taking C. to take D. taken
confidence, she wasn’t awarded Beauty Queen in the beauty contest.
A. Lack of B. Lacking for C. Lacking D. Lacked
From his expression, we can guess that the problem may be quite .
A. puzzling ; puzzling B. puzzling; puzzled C. puzzled; puzzled D. puzzled; puzzling
The orange looks dry, but you may be able to a few drops.
A. break out B.squeeze out C.give out D. put out
With dinner , my mother went on to water her vegetables.
A. had prepared B. prepared C. preparing D.to prepare
about the journey, I was unsettled for a few days.
A. Worry B. Worrying C.Worried D.To worried
Only when you listen to your teacher carefully understand what the teacher says.
A. you could B. could you C. you can D.can you
第二节：完形填空（每小题 1.5 分，共 20 小题，满分 30 分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项中，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。
When our first son Brendan was born in Sydney in 1966，we planted a golden elm tree in our front yard.It and Brendan ____11____ together and when we ____12____ the house，eight years later，the tree branched (长出枝条) out over our heads.We were ____13____ we had to leave it behind when we moved to New South Wales.
A young couple bought our home and were ____14____ it.Over the next 37 years，when travelling to Sydney，my family ____15____ couldn't help stopping to see the tree.With time，the golden elm grew more beautiful.The owners still loved the home and seemed not to ____16____ at all that we didn't completely leave them alone.
Recently on the way to Sydney，my husband ____17____ to see how the house and the owners were getting on.It had been about ten years since we had last ____18____ and the tree had been removed some years earlier.____19____，the owner，Gillian，suggested she would contact (联系) us some time in the future，so my husband gave her our ____20____．
When I heard about her ____21____ message，I wondered what she meant.One day in December，we had a phone call from Gillian.She wanted to drop something in to us for our ____22____．I told Brendan that there was a mysterious gift being ____23____ for him that day，so it was indeed ____24____ when Gillian handed him a package containing two carved wooden bowls.Gillian had asked a local woodworking company to make the ____25____ from a piece of the trunk of the golden elm，which she had ____26____ several years earlier.My husband's ____27____ had driven her to follow through with her idea.
What a pleasure it was to ____28____ that package.We were ____29____ by her thoughtfulness (体贴)，and amazed that her long term plan actually did ____30____．
11. A. watched B. grew C. played D. worked
12 A. built B. sold C. found D. entered
13 A. sorry B. afraid C. angry D. nervous
14 A. proud of B. polite to C. worried to D. delighted with
15 A. never B. seldom C. always D. still
16 A. forget B. believe C. mind D. remember
17 A. feared B. decided C. agreed D. refused
18 A. failed B. finished C. lost D. stopped
19 A. Instead B. Besides C. However D. Therefore
20 A. tree B. address C. key D. message
21 A. encouraging B. personal C. important D. secret
22 A. son B. friend C. parent D. neighbour
23 A. ordered B. bought C. made D. sent
24 A. strange B. funny C. exciting D. heartbreaking
25 A. phone B.. bowls C. branches D. package
26 A. picked B. planted C. stored D. covered
27 A. dream B. mistake C. visit D. suggestion
28 A. post B. receive C. offer D. use
29 A. shocked B. confused C. amused D. touched
30 A. end B. Fall through C. form D. come true
第三节 阅读理解（共 10 小题，每小题 2 分，满分 20 分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的 A、B、C 和 D 项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Do you want a job in the holidays Just go for it. First, you need to know what kind of job is suitable(合适的)for your age and interests.
If you’re 13-15
It seems that you can work almost anywhere, but you’re probably not allowed to clean neighbours’ cars or walk dogs.
There is no lowest wage(工资) for children under 16.
By law, you can’t work more than 35 hours each week in the school holidays.
And you can’t work before 7 am or after 7 pm.
If you are 16-17
The lowest wage for 16-17 year old children should not be less than three dollars each hour.
You can’t work in a pub or bar, but you can work anywhere else.
By law, you can’t work more than 40 hours each week.
What jobs are out there
Obviously, your choices are limited by the fact that you can only work in the school days, but the following situations are fine.
At Christmas most shops are short of hands, so you may find something to do there.
In the summer there’s always fruit picking. It can be very hand work, but it pays really well.
If you’re mad about football, you could work in a sports shop or help out at a local football club. No matter how much you are paid, you are doing what you like.
In the school holidays, 14-year-old kids _________
cannot go to work at night
can work anywhere they want
are not allowed to work alone
can work as long as 14 hours a day
If you are a 16-year-old kids, you can work _________
A pub B. a supermarket C. a farm D. a store
According to the text, fruit picking ________
is better than other jobs
is more attractive to girls
is not right for children
is tiring but pays well
The text is probably taken out of_________
a news report B. a travel diary
a job guide D. a storybook
B
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the eleventh largest nation in Europe. England, Wales and Scotland make up the island of Great Britain, which takes up most of the Britain Isles. Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales are mountainous. The highest mountain is Ben Nevis in Scotland. Plains and valleys cover much of England. The British climate is mild.
About 58 million people live in the United Kingdom. Few other countries are so crowded. Four out of five people live in cities such as Belfast, Glasgow, and London. London is the capital. Great Britain grows half of the food it needs. Its industries help to pay for the food that is bought from abroad. The United Kingdom manufactures a wide range of goods. Service industries, such as tourism, that provide services rather than producing goods, are increasing. Traditional industries, such as coal mining, are declining.
There are many mountains in .
Northern Ireland, Scotland and England
Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland
England, Wales and Scotland
Northern Ireland, Wales and England
In the United Kingdom, about people live in big cities.
48.8 million B. 58 million C. 38.8 million D. half
According to the passage, which of the statements is true
Great Britain grows all of the food it needs.
The United Kingdom manufactures a narrow range of goods.
The coal mining is also increasing fast.
The speed of tourism in UK is increasing faster than producing goods.
C
Robert and Peter study in the same university. They do everything together and help each other. But they often play jokes on each other. The school year was over last month and they decided to travel through the country in America. They drove a car and could stop wherever they were interested in and started whenever they wanted. Of course they enjoyed themselves. It was very hot one day and they were both hungry and thirsty. They stopped in front of a restaurant by the road. They came in, sat down at a table and ordered some dishes. Robert looked around and found there was a small bowl on the table. He thought there was some ice cream in it and took a spoonful of it and put it into his mouth. Immediately he knew it was mustard( 芥 末 ),but it was too late. Tears ran down his face, but he pretended nothing had happened. The other young man, seeing his friend crying, asked, “What are you crying about, Robert ”
“I’m thinking of my father who was hanged twenty years ago,” was a reply.
After a while Peter made the same mistake. Tears ran down his cheeks ,too. And his friend asked him
why.
“I wonder why your father hadn’t been hanged before he got married!”
Robert didn’t tell Peter it was some mustard in the bowl because .
A. he didn’t know his friend hated it. B. he wanted his friend to repeat the mistake.
C. he thought his friend knew what it was. D. he thought his friend was interested in it.
Peter made the same mistake because .
A. he was too hungry to wait for their dishes. B.he often took some mustard.
C. he was much braver than his friend. D. he wasn’t afraid to be played a joke on.
The writer mainly wants to tell us in this passage.
A. not to trust your friend B. not to mistake mustard for Ice cream
C. it’s wrong to lie to friends D. a joke
D
I travel a lot in my work, and what I dislike about my job is eating alone. It always makes me feel lonely to see others laughing and talking. So, room service for several nights was a better choice for me.
After having room service three nights at a hotel in Houston, however, I needed to get out of my room. Although the restaurant opened at 6:30, I arrived at 6:25. The waiter at the front desk made a comment(评论 ) about my “being there really early”. I explained my dislike of eating alone in restaurants. He then seated me at a lovely table and asked me whether I would mind if he sat down with me for a while.
I was glad! He sat and talked with me about his career goals and the difficulty of being at work on nights, weekends and holidays. He said he hadn’t enough time to be with his family. After 15 minutes, he saw some customers at the front desk and excused himself. I noticed that before he went to the front desk, he stopped in the kitchen for a moment.
Then another waiter came out of the kitchen and had a wonderful chat with me. Before I left that night, some other waiters, even the cook, had come out of the kitchen and sat with me!
When I asked for my bill about one hour later, all the people who had sat down with me came over in a big group to my table, and presented me with a red rose. And I cried! What had begun as a lonely night ended as a beautiful experience.
The author asked for room service because .
a lot of money would be saved in this way
he didn’t wanted to be recognized by the waiters w
he didn’t like to eat with other people around
seeing people laughing and talking made him feel bad
How did the waiter feel when he saw the author come in at 6:25
A. Dissatisfied. B. Surprised. C. Pleased. D. Angry.
From the third paragraph, we can learn that the waiter at the front desk .
found it hard to balance his work and his family
was getting tired of his present job
had never had such a chance to talk about his worries
knew how to attract more customers to his restaurant
The author wants to tell us that .
people are actually all lonely in their own way
the kindness of strangers can make you less lonely
restaurants should put the need of customers first
restaurants are full of surprises for lonely people
第四节 七选五（共 5 小题，每小题 2 分，满分 10 分）
根据短文内容，从短文后的 A、B、C、D、E、F、G 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。
Easy Ways to Keep Your Brain Sharp
Everyone is forgetful, but as we age, we start to feel like our brains are slowing down a bit and that can be a very annoying thing. 41 Read on for some techniques worth trying.
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People who regularly made plans and looked forward to upcoming events had a 50 percent less chance of Alzheimer's disease (早老性痴呆症), according to a recent study. 43 Something as simple as setting a goal to have a weekly coffee date with a friend will do. There's evidence that people who have a purpose in life or who are working on long or short-term goals appear to do better. In other words, keep your brain looking forward.
Go for a walk.
Mildly raised glucose (葡萄糖) levels can harm the area of the brain that helps you form memories. Physical activity can help get blood glucose down to normal levels. In fact, exercise produces chemicals that are good for your brain. 44
Learn something new.
Take a Spanish class online, join a drawing club, or learn to play cards. A study found that mental stimulation (刺激) limits the weakening effects of aging on memory and the mind. But the best thing for your brain is when you learn something new and are physically active at the same time. 45 or go dancing with your friends.
In other words, when you take care of your body, you take care of your brain.
Luckily, research shows there is a lot you can do to avoid those moments.
So take a few minutes each day to do some reading.
It should be something like learning gardening.
But don't worry if your schedule isn't filled with life-changing events.
This can be especially harmful to the aged.
Focus on the future.
第五节 语法填空（共 10 小题，每题 1.5 分，满分 15 分）
阅读下面短文,在空格处填入 1 个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Nowhere are manners more important than at the table.When the Chinese ask their guests to dinner,even though there are excellent dishes on the table, 46 host is 47 (like) to say something like "There are no special dishes tonight. Please help yourselves." The praises of the dishes 48 (leave) to the guest.But this is different in the West.If 49 (ask) a guest to eat at his home, the host may say, "This is the 50 (good) dish my wife cooks." The seats are arranged in a different way.The hostess or host sits at the head of the table 51 the main guest on his right, the second guests on his left.There are some 52 (different) in offering wine and cigarettes. 53 a Chinese host gives a toast, he usually says "Bottoms up" and drinks up all the wine in the cup. He wants the guests to do the same. But in the West 54 is up to the guests to decide how much they drink. Usually the host just leaves the cigarettes on the table, instead of offering them to his (her) 55 (guest) one after another.
第六节 单词或词组拼写（共 13 小题，每空 1 分，满分 25 分）
阅读下列句子，请根据中文提示，拼写出适当的单词或词组。把答案写在答题卡上。
56. The driver’s carelessness caused the traffic accident, so he should be to _________for it. (责备)
57.What do you ___________ from the facts (推断出）
58. He has to ___________his sick mother after school.(照顾）
59. It is a ___________ for us to finish this task in a week.(挑战）
60. Our English teacher is ___________with us. （严格）
61. You may be able to _________ __________writing your novel during the winter holidays.(全神贯注）
62. England can be ________ _________ three main areas. (分成)
63. He ______ ________a plan at the meeting yesterday. (提出)
64. I _______ _________ _________ Wang Ping and got lost.(看不见)
65. The underground will _______ _________ _________ of the bus to become the main vehicle for the
people in the future. （取代）
66.I had to walk to school because my bike _______ _________ yesterday .（损坏）
67. The scientist has done the experiment _______ _________ _________ _________.（反复）
68. Mr. Lee said Tony didn’t go to school because he ________ ________ last night.(生病）
第七节 书面表达 （25 分）
假定你是李华，你随父母来到美国已有半个月了，但你感到烦恼。请你根据下面提供的有关信
息，用英语给当地报纸写一封信，请求帮助。内容要点如下：
1.父母忙于工作和学习；
2.单独在家，整天与电视为伴；没有朋友，感到孤独；
3.请求帮助。
注意：（1）信的开头与结尾已给出，不计词数；
（2）词数：100 个左右。
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