郑州一中2022～2023学年下学期期中考试
24届 高二（英语）试题
本试卷分四部分，考试时间120分钟，满分150分。考生应首先阅读答题卡上的文字信息，然后在答题卡上作答，在试卷上作答无效。
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. What’s wrong with Mark
A. He got a headache.
B. He got a toothache.
C. He got a backache.
2. What may the weather be like now
A. Rainy.
B. Sunny.
C. Cloudy.
3.What is the man going to do
A. Visit his friends.
B. Fetch his luggage.
C. Pick up the woman.
4. How much is the postage for the man’s parcel in total
A. $50.
B. $90.
C. $105.
5.Where does the conversation probably take place
In a library.
In a cinema.
In a restaurant.
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。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。
6. Where do the woman’s parents prefer to go in the summer holiday
A. London.
B. Rome.
C. Paris.
7. Which attraction impressed the man most in Paris
A. The Louvre.
B. The Seine.
C. The Eiffel Tower.
听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8. What does the woman think of the man’s former job
A. Meaningful.
B. Well-paid.
C. Challenging.
9. Why does the man want to be a doctor
A. He can benefit more patients.
B. He can earn a high reputation.
C. He can get a good salary.
10. What was the woman’s childhood dream
A. To be a doctor.
B. To be a scientist.
C. To be an astronaut.
听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。
11. Why is the woman worried
A. She’s getting fatter and fatter.
B. She can’t finish her job on time.
C. She suffers from heavy work stress.
12.When does the woman usually get off work
At 7:00p.m.
At 6:00p.m
At 5:00p.m
13. What does the man advise the woman to do at last
A. Quit her job.
B. Arrange her schedule.
C. Ask for leave.
听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。
14. What’s the probable relationship between the speakers
A. Mother and son.
B. Interviewer and interviewee.
C. Husband and wife.
15. What do the oldest children in a family tend to be
A. Self-confident.
B. Competitive.
C. Sociable.
16. What can we know about the man
A. He writes a new book.
B. He has no sisters or brothers.
C. He prefers making new friends.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. When was Sydney Festival set up
A. In 1956.
B. In 1970.
C. In 1977.
18. What is the aim of Sydney Festival
A. To inspire people to create artworks.
B. To draw people to the center of city.
C. To encourage indoor activities.
19. How long does Sydney Festival last
A. One week. B. Two weeks. C. Three weeks.
20. How many artists will attend Sydney Festival
A. 900. B. 330. C. 100.
第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）
第一节 （共15小题；每题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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Auckland University Online Education — What to Expect
Most Auckland University（AU）online programs are 100 percent online so that students do not come to the school campus. Instead, AU has designed a media-rich, easy-to-use learning environment through a Learning Management System（LMS）.
Discipline （纪律）
With disciplined work habits, you are likely to succeed as an online student. It is up to you to log on to your course and meet your own deadlines.
Time Management
In order to earn competitive grades, plan on spending a minimum of 20-25 hours a week on each course. AU courses operate on a seven-week schedule, with start dates in January, March, May, July, September and November. Students are able to complete two courses per semester by taking one seven-week course at a time.
Professional Connections
Many of the AU faculty （教员）who teach online have connections to industry, so the online learning environment ensures access to diverse expertise and practice. It includes an extensive network of professionals in a variety of industries.
“I work as an IT manager. And right from the very beginning, every class I took was relevant to what I was doing at work. The wide range of courses gave me a strong foundation for my career development.”
—Jim Heilman, Computer Information Systems graduate
Technology
It goes without saying that technology plays a vital role in online learning. You will need a high-speed Internet connection and basic computer skills. For specifics, please click here to visit our Technology page.
21. How long does it take to complete one course
A.One semester. B. Seven weeks.
C. Several months. D. At least 20-25 hours.
22. What is the purpose of mentioning Jim Heilman
A. To recognize an excellent graduate.
B. To set a good example to other learners.
C. To show effective methods of online learning
D. To prove benefits of professional connections.
23. Where is the text probably taken from
A. A college website. B. A course brochure.
C. An academic magazine. D. An online advertisement.
B
To this paper-cutting artist, Shi Qinling, scissors are like what brushes are to painters, or what pens are to writers. Always having a pair of scissors on her also allows her to create art whenever inspiration hits. “Some people like to pen their feelings in diaries. I prefer to cut them out,” says the 35-year-old, who is currently working at the Fenglin community cultural activity center in Shanghai.
Shi developed an interest in handicraft when she was a child who often found herself alone at home. Out of boredom, she would play with paper, folding and cutting them into different shapes. This interest later developed into a passion, one that she decided to pursue by majoring in arts and crafts design during her time in university.
After graduation, however, she found herself working at a ship design company as she was unsure about what she wanted to do with her future. About a year later, the Shanghai Arts and Crafts Research Institute offered her a position in their paper-cutting department. Realizing that she still had a love for the craft, she
altered her career.
In 2010, she started learning paper-cutting from Xi Xiaoqin, the national inheritor of the intangible cultural heritage for paper-cutting. Three years later, one of her works, The Fighting Fish, won third place at the Baihua Cup, a competition for Chinese arts and crafts. Six years later, Shi was named a Shanghai paper-cutting inheritor and became the city’s “youngest inheritor” of the paper-cutting heritage.
What can we learn about Shi from Paragraph 1
A．Scissors are significant for her for artistic expression.
B．Scissors are important for her for self-protection.
C．She creates art by drawing whenever she has inspiration.
D．She is a paper-cutting artist as well as a painter and writer.
25. Why did Shi work at a ship design company after graduation
A．She majored in ship design in university.
B．She was at a loss what to do in the future.
C．She was sure that she loved to design ships.
D．She wanted to be an inheritor of the company.
26. What does the underlined word “altered” in Paragraph 3 probably mean
A．Adopted. B．Hatched. C．Reformed. D．Changed.
27. What can we infer from Shi’s experience
A. Pride goes before a fall. B. Interest is the best teacher.
C. It’s never too late to learn. D. All roads lead to Rome.
C
Constant noodles have been a go-to food for students for decades.After all, they only take eight minutes to cook in a dorm hotpot and are easy on the budget. Holly Grounds, a recent project design graduate who used to eat a lot of constant noodles when she studied, started thinking that the packaging of a product shouldn't take decades or more to be broken down.That was why she decided to make eatable wrappers（包装材料）for constant noodles, avoiding the need for plastic.
Grounds wanted to produce a product that the user could watch actually melt
in the pot. "While other bio-based alternatives to plastic claim to be able to be broken down, in a consumer's eyes, it's not always that simple," she said. " Many of the bio-based films are only broken down at 50 degrees Celsius, so they often end up in the wrong place without the consumer really knowing that they cause damage to the planet."
Now, instead of plastic packs of seasonings, the dried spices and flavorings（调味品）are part of a flavorless bioplastic film that wraps the noodles and keeps them fresh. The film melts in less than a minute when it comes into boiling water, and the liquid becomes the sauce for the noodles.
"The sauce is heated until the mixture is thick enough. At this point, I add the spices and flavorings before pouring it into a mold（模子）to set for 24 hour,＂Grounds said. These noodle parcels are then packaged in wax-coated paper bags.
With plastics taking hundreds of years to be broken down, eatable packaging and single-use articles are seen as the way to go. Grounds sees opportunities to use her eatable packaging for other ready meals and she wants to contribute to the global fight against single-use plastics.
28. Why does Grounds want to replace plastic wrappers with eatable ones
A. The plastic ones do harm to our health.
B. The plastic ones are not eco-friendly.
C. The eatable ones appeal to more consumers.
D. The eatable ones save more cooking time.
29. What makes the bio-based films fail to be broken down in practice
A. The immature technology.
B. The high cost of the process.
C. Their specific condition for being broken down.
D. Their very special material composition.
30.What do we know about the eatable wrapper according to Paragraph 3
A. It ensures longer preservation time.
B. It requires a special cooking method.
C. It improves the nutrition of noodles.
D. It ends up as the sauce for food.
31. The fourth paragraph mainly talks about the ______ the eatable noodle wrappers.
A. the process of making
B. the method of using
C. the packaging design for
D. the storage requirements for
D
Some people often wonder whether they are fighting a battle with their genes to maintain a healthy weight. In fact, researchers have provided plenty of evidence that people are born with tendencies to be lighter or heavier. For example, studies of identical twins have revealed great similarity in their overall weight. Part of this similarity may be explained by the finding that some people are born to burn a lot of calories just through ordinary day-to-day activities while others are not. Those who are not are more at risk for weight gain.
Researchers have discovered some of the actual genetic mechanisms (机制) that may make some individuals more likely to be obese (肥胖的). For example, a gene has been found that appears to control signals to the brain that enough fat has been stored in the body in the course of a meal — so the individual should stop eating. The gene influences the production of leptin (瘦蛋白), which keeps appetite under control. If leptin doesn’t work well, it is likely that individuals will continue to eat. Thus the gene that controls leptin appears to have a critical influence on the potential for obesity.
The confirmation that leptin plays a role in weight control has encouraged researchers to identify and understand other weight-related genes. Recent attention has focused on a gene called GAD2. GAD2 helps control the amount of the euro-transmitter (神经递质) GABA．In general, when more GABA is available, appetite is increased. For that reason, people who have a form of GAD2 that allows more GABA to be available may be at risk for overeating. You can see that GAD2
is not directly an obesity gene. Rather it has an indirect influence on obesity through its direct influence on GABA．
Genetic research holds out the promise of innovative solutions to obesity. Researchers hope that an understanding of the link between genes and weight control will enable them to provide new drug treatments. Nonetheless, even the most optimistic researchers provide a warning: “Innovative drugs will be effective only when they are used along with lifestyle changes.”
What does the author want to explain by giving the example of twins
Being fat or thin is genetically related
It is hard to maintain a healthy weight.
The twins are usually of similar weight.
An individual body can burn calories.
33．What can make an individual more likely to put on weight
A．Poor appetite. B．All varieties of GAD2
C．Extra amount of GABA． D．Effective leptin.
34．What do researchers suggest people do
A．Adopt advanced means. B．Learn more about genetic effects.
C．Change the weight-related gene. D．Keep good living habits.
35．What is the text mainly about
A．What impact does eating have on weight
B．How does genetics contribute to obesity
C．How many genes determine who is obese
D．Why do many people become overweight
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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。选项中有两项为多余选项。
My Favorite Money Saving Tips
One of the things that many folks want to do is better money habits. I'm pretty good about my saving，and fairly responsible in my spending. So as many of you all probably want to "save more money" or "spend less money"，I wanted to share
my saving tips with you.
Manage your debt. 36 . If you have credit card debt，pay this down before you start doing any other savings. If you have several cards with debt，try the laddering technique. Start by paying down your debt on the highest interest card you have.Once that balance is at zero，go to the next highest percent card and so on.
37 Life can throw at you unexpected expenses that can easily add up quickly. One of your main savings goals should be to build an emergency fund. You should have ready﹣to﹣go﹣in liquid cash，6﹣9 months of living expenses for a rainy day. 38 But don't invest the money. Make sure you can access this money in an absolute emergency.
Spend your cash. Seems crazy but it's true! This is especially helpful to those who tend to be impulsive （冲动的） shoppers. Figure out your monthly budget，and divide it by 4. Add this amount to your wallet each week and only spend the cash. 39 Studies have shown that you are more likely to spend less money when you have to physically pull the cash out.
Keep your extra cash in a high yield(收益) savings account. Though it's rare to find a bank that provides a large interest rate on savings，right now you can get another 0.1% to 0.25% interest . 40
A.Get an emergency fund.
B.Avoid unnecessary expenses.
C.Don't touch the credit cards.
D.You must make this a priority.
E.But remember to check it from time to time.
F.It's a great way to add a little extra income to your money.
G.This amount should be kept in your high﹣yield savings account.
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。
It was a beautiful day with the sun shining brightly. 41.____ to spend some time outdoors, I went up the mountain with Uncle Jimmy. The mountain was not easy to climb and had tough rocks and streams on it. Halfway up the mountain，42.____ and hot, I couldn't go any further. 43.____, we went back down the mountain in the end. On the way back down, Uncle Jimmy asked me a question，which 44.____ me speechless for a second: "What's your dream, young lady " "I have no idea, " I answered after thinking for a while. Then he smiled and told me about his 45.____. He didn't 46.____ well at school when he was a student. Although 47.____ thought he could succeed，he knew 48.____ what his dream was – to be a 49.____. " I knew I wasn't 50.____ when it came to studying, so I tried to buy snacks from a nearby market and sell them after class, " he told me. After he left school，he started selling different items to 51.____ which one was most attractive to customers. Of course, he often had no money in his pocket, but however 52.____ life was, he never gave up.
"There is no doubt that a person who puts in a great deal of 53.____ to reach his or her goal will have good luck at some point. The meaning of life is to 54.____ your dream, " he said in a gentle voice.
That night I could not fall asleep. With my eyes wide open, I lay in bed tossing and turning and I asked myself, "What's my motivation " I wanted to be a top student, but the hard work 55.____ meant putting everything into following my 56.____. If I find myself 57.____ willpower, what should I do？Leaving home early the next morning, I climbed the mountain again all by myself. It made me think: If we don't 58.____ it to the top of a mountain, how can we enjoy the scenery there At last, I reached the top and was59.____ by the warm breeze and sunshine.
Nothing could be more 60.____ than that.
A.Hesitant B.Eager C.Satisfied D.Unwilling
A.worried B.anxious C.scared D.tired
A.Therefore B.However C.Meanwhile D.Furthermore
A.left B.forced C.pushed D.brought
A.career B.story C.idea D.confusion
A.behave B.respond C.perform D.impress
A.somebody B.everybody C.nobody D.anybody
A.clearly B.directly C.shortly D.rapidly
A.chef B.scholar C.deliveryman D.businessman
A.skilled B.gifted C.hardworking D.knowledgeable
A.make sure B.check in C.figure out D.depend on
A.secure B.tough C.reliable D.boring
A.talent B.potential C.effort D.ambition
A.chase B.create C.change D.promote
A.directed B.connected C.pulled D.involved
A.demand B.ability C.strength D.passion
A.desiring B.sharing C.lacking D.possessing
A.make B.reach C.get D.bring
A.shocked B.amused C.honored D.greeted
A.unexpected B.pleasant C.relaxing D.challenging
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，并将答案填写在答题卡相应的位置上。
There are some famous caves "Grotte de Niaux” in the Pyrenees Mountains called Niaux in a small village. These caves contain paintings 61.____ (draw) between 12,000 to 30,000 years ago by some human 62.____ (being).
Many caves which contain prehistoric paintings are no longer 63.____ (access) to the public, because the carbon dioxide 64.____ is breathed out and the effects of the strong artificial lights that the paintings are lit up with quickly reduced 65.____ quality of the paintings. However, “Niaux Cave" is an exception. By 66.____ (limit) the number of people allowed in the cave at a time and the artificial light used to brighten the paintings, the paintings in Niaux 67.____ (preserve)well up to now so that visitors can see them. We can see bison, goats and deer 68.____ (clear) painted onto the walls as though they had been done yesterday.
Many people believe that these paintings were created 69.____ religious reasons, while others believe they showed the everyday life experiences of the men and women who lived in these caves all those years ago. Maybe we will never know for sure why those cave men were far 70.____ (good) at drawing than we are!
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：在错的词下面划一横线，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。
Knowing you were interested in the coming Chinese Ballad（民谣）Festival of our city, I’m glad to introduce them to you.The festival is scheduled to held at People's Art Theatre this Sunday where most people are away from work or duty. Various activity will be arranged. Some famous Chinese ballad masters will put on excellent shows, following by an interaction between the audience and the performers. However, a talk on Chinese ballads will be given. An evening is bound to be a feast for ballad-lovers. This being a greatly chance to appreciate Chinese culture, would you like to join in us Looking forward to your reply.
书面表达（满分25分）
假定你是李华。你校正在举办一场抖音视频大赛( TikTok video contest)。作为此次大赛的一名宣传员，请你给交换生 Jim 写一封邮件, 邀请他参加，并告知相关信息,内容包括：
1. 反映校园生活；
2. 时长不超过5分钟；
3. 参赛方式和截止时间。
注意：
1.词数100 左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯;
3.开头和结尾已为你写好，不计人总词数。
Dear Jim,
I am writing with good news. _______________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________.
Yours,
Li Hua郑州一中2022～2023学年下学期期中考试
24届 高二（英语）参考答案
第一部分 听力
1. A 2. B 3. A 4. C 5. C
6. B 7. A 8. B 9. A 10. C
11. A 12. C 13. B 14. B 15. A
16. B 17. C 18. B 19. C 20. A
第二部分 阅读理解
21. B 22. D 23. A 24. A 25. B
26. D 27. B 28. B 29. C 30. D
31. A 32. A 33. C 34. D 35. B
36. D 37. A 38. G 39. C 40. F
第三部分 语言知识运用
第一节
41. B 42. D 43. A 44. A 45. B
46. C 47. C 48. A 49. D 50. B
51. C 52. B 53. C 54. A 55. D
56. D 57. C 58. A 59. D 60. B
第二节
61.drawn 62. beings 63.accessible 64.that/which 65.the 66. limiting
67. have been preserved 68.clearly 69. for 70. better
第四部分 写作
第一节
were改为are. 2. them 改为it. 3. held 前面加be. 4. where改为when.
5.activity改为activities. 6. following 改为followed. 7.However 改为Besides或Moreover. 9.greatly改为great. 10. 删除join后面的in.
第二节
Dear Jim,
I am writing with good news. A TikTok video contest is being held in our school, and knowing that you are good at filming videos, I was wondering whether you’d like to participate.
Topics concerning campus life, such as learning activities, class discussions, physical activity, etc., can all be covered in the video. All videos should be kept within 5 minutes. The deadline is Sept. 10th, 2023, and once you have created your video,you can just upload it to the school website.It is a good chance to prove your gift for shooting videos as well as win fans.
Wish you good luck!
Yours,
Li Hua
