高2023级高二下学期第一次学段考试
英语试题
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）
【答案】1. D2. A3. B
【答案】4. B5. D6. B7. C
【答案】8. C9. B10. C11.D
【答案】12. B13. A14. B15. D
第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5 分，满分12.5 分）
【答案】16. E17. G18. C19. D20. B
第三部分语言知识运用（共两节，满分30分）
第一节完型填空。（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
【答案】21.D22.C23.B24.B25.A26.B27.D28.A29.C30.A
31. C32. D33. A34. C35. D
【答案】36. be appreciated
37. to do38. photographer
39. the40. existing
41. sighted
42. at43. noticed
44. independence
45. and
第四部分写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节（满分15分）
46.
【答案】Dear Peter,
How is everything going Knowing that you have a deep passion for Chinese culture, I’m writing to invite you
to the temple fair at the Ancient Culture Street during the Spring Festival.
This event will be a cultural feast. There will be exciting lion and dragon dances that showcase our traditional
art. Youcan also try a wide range of delicious local snacks, from sweet tanghulu to savory baozi. Moreover, unique
handicrafts will be on display for purchase.
I really hope you can come and experience this wonderful event with me. Looking forward to your prompt
reply.
Yours,
Li Hua
第二节（满分25分）
47.
【答案】“Somethinghadtobewrong,”theythoughtandstaredateachother.Bothofthemwerepuzzled
aboutwhytheirfathergaveonethekeyandtheotherthechest.Neithercouldopenthechestwithouttheother’s
help.Suddenlytheyrealizedthatonlybygivingoutwhattheirfathergavethemcouldtheyhavethepossibilityto
openthechest.Theirfatherwantedthembothputdowntheirhatredandtheirfatherhadbeenexpectingthey
reconciled with each other. Karen gently passed the key to Timand said, “Youcan open the chest with this key.”
Tears ran down their cheeks at seeing their childhood photos with their father and mother.They saw how
sweet and happy they used to be. But now their brother-sister bond went downhill, and they had lost their beloved
father and mother. Until death, their father still wanted to see them reconcile with each other, but they didn’t. What
they did must have made their father sad and disappointed. At this moment, they felt more than guilty and they
made up their mind to fix the gap and went back to their sweet and happy brother-sister life.
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英语试题
满分：150 分 考试时间：120 分钟
第一部分 听力理解（共两节，满分 30 分）
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. Why is the woman cutting her own hair
A. Her favorite hairstylist isn’t available.
B. She wants to learn a new skill.
C. She is trying to save money.
2. What is the woman’s mother good at making
A. Spaghetti. B. Pizza. C. Apple pie.
3. What is the probable relationship between the speakers
A. Husband and wife. B. Fellow workers. C. Doctor and patient.
4. Which optional course does the woman suggest the man take
A. Personal Finance. B. Music Education. C. Psychology.
5. What are the speakers mainly talking about
A. A photo exhibition. B. Travel destinations. C. An art gallery.
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、7 题。
6. Where is the woman going first
A. To her home. B. To a library. C. To a bus stop.
7. Which word best describes the man
A. Forgetful. B. Helpful. C. Impatient.
听第 7 段材料，回答第 8 至 10 题。
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8. What did the woman get in the book The Shining
A. A plane ticket. B. A five-dollar bill. C. A photo.
9. In which book did the woman find a letter
A Metaphors We Live By.
B. The Moon and Sixpence.
C. Introduction to Algorithms.
10. When did the man get the book Introduction to Algorithms
A. Three days ago. B. Two years ago. C. Five years ago.
听第 8 段材料，回答第 11 至 13 题。
11. In what way does the man try to locate Jennifer’s phone
A. By making a phone call.
B. By asking his friends for help.
C. By going to the lost and found.
12. Why didn’t Jennifer note down the details about the taxi
A. She was viewing some important photos.
B. She was in a hurry to get to work.
C. She was talking on the phone.
13. How does the man sound in the end
A. Anxious. B. Annoyed. C. Optimistic.
听第 9 段材料，回答第 14 至 17 题。
14. When did Emily start showing interest in the violin
A. After she watched a live show.
B. After she took a violin lesson.
C. After she got her first violin.
15. How many hours a day did Emily practice the violin at first
A. About one hour. B. About four hours. C. About five hours.
16. What did Emily do at the age of 17
A. She performed at Carnegie Hall.
B. She travelled with her parents.
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C. She entered a national contest.
17 Which is Emily’s second album
A. Symphonic Dreams. B. Harmony. C. Strings of Passion.
听第 10 段材料，回答第 18 至 20 题。
18. How many of the top 10 winners are from Peru
A. One. B. Two. C. Three.
19 Where does Korenc Karel come from
A. Zambia. B. The United States. C. The Czech Republic.
20. What does Markus Hanisch say about Shaolin kung fu
A. It encourages people to keep a healthy lifestyle.
B. It promotes cultural exchanges between countries.
C. It plays an important role in his personal growth.
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、D 四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
Ticket Information
Due to extremely high demand, tickets for the three traditional end-of-year concerts of the Vienna
Philharmonic are drawn(抽签)on the Vienna Philharmonic website. In this way, people worldwide have an equal
chance to purchase these highly desired tickets.
Application Period: February 1-28, 2023
During this period, interested persons can apply on this website for tickets to the Preview Performance, the
New Year’s Eve Concert, and the New Year’s Concert. The first step toward making an application for tickets is to
register for the drawing. The registration is separate from your user account for the Webshop and is specifically for
the drawing. Users can enter their ticket preferences for the upcoming concerts during the application period.
Price Categories
The number of tickets for the New Year’s Concert is limited to two, and the number of tickets for the Preview
Performance and New Year’s Eve Concert can be up to four. The ticket prices range between 35? and 1200 ? for
the New Year’s Concert, 25 ? and 860 ? for the New Year’s Eve Concert, and between 20? and 495 ? for the
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Preview Performance. If you wish to change your application, you may only do so during the application period. In
March, you will know the results of the drawing.
When Should I Apply
Within the one-month application period, the actual time of application is irrelevant. An application made on
February 1 has the same chances as an application made on February 28. The only way to obtain tickets for these
concerts is by taking part in the online drawing! Requests submitted through the postal system, by e-mail or by any
other means will not be considered!
For more information, please click here.
1. How much should you pay at least for two tickets for the New Year’s Concert
A. 35?. B. 40?. C. 50?. D. 70?.
2. How do you get tickets for these concerts
A. By applying on the website.
B. By posting requests through the postal system.
C. By making the application as early as possible.
D. By sending email to the Vienna Philharmonic website.
3. Where does this text probably come from
A. A newspaper. B. A webpage.
C. A music magazine. D. A tourist brochure.
B
Is modern fruit cultivated (培育) to be sweeter than in the past The short answer is yes, though the longer
answer is more complicated. Some of the most powerful evidence that fruit is sweeter than before comes from zoos.
In 2018, it was reported that Melboume Zoo in Australia had stopped giving fruit to most of its animals
because cultivated fruit was now so sweet that it was causing tooth decay (蛀牙) and weight gain. The monkeys at
the zoo were provided with a lower-sugar vegetable-based diet instead of bananas.
Among fruit cultivators, the word “quality” is now routinely used as an equal for “high in sugar” (though
firmness, color and size are also considerations). In 2010, in an article looking at ways to enhance the sweetness of
fruit using “molecuiar (分子的) approaches”, a group of plant scientists of the Republic of Korea wrote that “in
general, the sugar content” of many fruits is now higher than before “owing to continuous selection and breeding”.
Modern apple varieties, the scientists noted, were on average sweeter than older ones.
Cultivation isn’t the only reason that modern fruit is sweeter; there’s also climate change. Research from Japan
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found that since the 1970s, with rising temperatures, Fuji apples (which were already a sweet variety) have become
significantly sweeter and softer. The lead researcher, Toshihoko Sugiura, said that “if you could taste an apple
harvested 30 years ago, you would feel the difference”.
It is sometimes claimed that the sweetness of modern fruit is not due to higher sugar content so much as the
fact that the bitterness and sourness of wild fruit have been steadily cultivated out of it. There’s a grain — but only
a grain — of truth in this. Studies of wild apples do indeed suggest that some ancient varieties were just as high in
sugar as a modern Pink Lady or Honeycrisp. The difference is that there was much wider variation in sugar content
across wild apples, whereas the modern supermarket apple seldom drops below a certain level of sweetness.
4. Why did Melbourne Zoo stop giving fruit to most of its animals
A. The animals preferred a vegetable- based diet.
B. Modern fruit did great harm to animals’ teeth.
C. The sugar content of modern fruit is lower than before.
D. The flavor of modern fruit was not good for the animals.
5. What can we learn from paragraph 3
A. The sugar content is breeders’ first priority.
B. Sweeter fruits are just a result of natural selection.
C. The sweetness of modern apples is equal to the average of older ones.
D. Molecular approaches are adopted to add the sweetness of modern fruit.
6. What do studies of wild apples in the last paragraph suggest
A. Apples of old species tasted less sweet.
B. The sugar content of wild apples varied greatly.
C. The sweetness of modern apples is of the same level.
D. Fruit is sweet because bitterness in it has disappeared.
7. What’s the best title for this passage
A. Modern or Old: Which Is Better B. Modern Fruit: Sweetness Is Quality.
C. Fruit Is Sweeter: It’s Not a Misconception. D. Melbourne Zoo: Animals Stop Eating Fruits.
C
When you’re bored, you might start playing with a ball or other objects. Such behavior is common in people.
Other animals like it too—that’s why a dog fetches a stick, or a cat bats at toys. Play is an enjoyable way to pass the
time. A new study finds that it’s not just mammals that like to play. Bumblebees (大黄蜂) do it too, making them
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the first insects known to play.
In the study, Hiruni Samadi Galpayage Dona, an insect expert, did an experiment using 200 untrained
bumblebees to see if they might play. Of those, 45 would be marked with a number when they emerged as adults.
A pathway was set up from the bumblebees’ nest to a feeding area. One side contained small wooden balls
that rolled. The other side had the same number of balls, but they were stuck to the floor. Half balls on each side
were colored balls. The rest were left unpainted.
For three hours a day over 18 days, Galpayage Dona found bumblebees weren’t so interested in the side where
the balls didn’t move, but they explored the side areas and interacted with the balls. Once they managed to roll a
ball, they strongly preferred that side. They returned, climbing on the balls and rolling them around. She also found
bumblebees preferred certain colors of balls.
“There’s something about the mobility that is more interesting for the bumblebees than just colored objects,”
Galpayage Dona says. In another experiment, she sometimes left the balls out overnight. “When I came in the next
day, I would always find some bumblebees rolling the balls.” As with mammals, the bumblebees who played the
most were the younger ones. Their play tapered off as they got older.
The scientists say it’s not clear why the bumblebees roll the balls or whether they enjoy it. But the experiment
raises important questions about how the insects’ minds work and whether they have feelings.
8. How does the author introduce the topic
A. By describing the fun of play. B. By analyzing reasons for boredom.
C. By introducing similar phenomena. D. By presenting animals’ cute images.
9. What did the researcher do in the experiment
A. She trained bumblebees to play balls.
B. She put small balls along the pathway.
C. She set up a pathway in bumblebees’ nest.
D. She rewarded the bumblebees with rolled balls.
10. What does the underlined part “tapered off” probably mean in paragraph 5
A. Mattered. B. Helped. C. Decreased. D. Emerged.
11. What can be the best title for the text
A. Bumblebees Prefer Shape to Color
B. Balls Are Bumblebees’ Favorite Toys
C. Playing with Objects Is Animals’ Second Nature
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D. Bumblebees Are the First Insects Known to Play
D
An Australian professor is developing a robot to monitor the health of grazing cattle, a development that could
bring big changes to a profession that's relied largely on a low-tech approach for decades but is facing a labor
shortage.
Salah Sukkarieh a professor at the University of Sydney, sees robots as necessary given how cattlemen are
aging. He is building a four-wheeled robot that will run on solar and electric power. It will use cameras and sensors
to monitor the animals. A computer system will analyze the video to determine whether a cow is sick. Radio tags
(标签) on the animals will measure temperature changes. The quality of grassland will be tracked by monitoring
the shape, color and texture (质地) of grass. That way, cattlemen will know whether they need to move their cattle
to another field for nutrition purposes.
Machines have largely taken over planting, watering and harvesting crops such as com and wheat, but the
monitoring of cattle has gone through fewer changes.
For Texas cattleman Pete Bonds, it's increasingly difficult to find workers interested in watching cattle. But
Bonds doesn't believe a robot is right for the job. Years of experience in the industry - and failed attempts to use
technology - have convinced him that the best way to check cattle is with a man on a horse. Bonds, who bought his
first cattle almost 50 years ago, still has each of his cowboys inspect 300 or 400 cattle daily and look for signs that
an animal is getting sick.
Other cattlemen see more promise in robots. Michael Kelsey Paris, vice president of the Oklahoma
Cattlemen's Association, said a robot could be extremely useful given rising concerns about cattle theft. Cattle tend
to be kept in remote places and their value has risen, making them appealing targets.
12. What is a problem with the cattle-raising industry
A. Soil pollution. B. Lack of workers.
C. Aging machines. D. Low profitability.
13. What will Sukkarieh's robot be able to do
A. Monitor the quality of grass. B. Cure the diseased cattle.
C. Move cattle to another field. D. Predict weather changes.
14. Why does Pete Bonds still hire cowboys to watch cattle
A. He wants to help them earn a living. B. He thinks men can do the job better.
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C. He is inexperienced in using robots. D. He enjoys the traditional way of life.
15. How may robots help with cattle watching according to Michael Kelsey
A. Increase the value of cattle. B. Bring down the cost of labor.
C. Make the job more appealing. D. Keep cattle from being stolen.
第二节（共 5 小题；每小题 2.5 分，满分 12.5 分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余选项。
Supporting Others
We’re always being told that the secret to happiness lies in helping others. Indeed, it’s natural to want to
support those we care about, especially if we are in a position to do so.___16___
When we offer support, it may not always be wanted. ___17___ In this case, offering support in the manner of
“... if l were you, I would ...” can feel like a scolding rather than support. If our support feels conditional, it can feel
burdensome.
___18___ When someone is trying to manage illness or a house move, just saying “What would help you
today ” can be amazingly supportive. Or, suggest what you can do for them: picking up some shopping, taking the
dog for a walk. Even if it’s not needed, just knowing you’ ve been thought of can be supportive in itself.
Try to be mindful of offering support that is disabling, rather than enabling. My son, when aged five, wanted
to make a cup of tea. I could see how inspiring it was for him to be able to do this. So I filled the kettle and took
him through the safety measures. It felt like a huge risk but it worked. His pleasure was immeasurable. The same
principle applies when we offer support that increases someone else’s capacity. ___19___
Sometimes the only support that’s needed is to listen without judgement. ___20___ This reassures them that
someone cares enough to listen while they ground themselves. When times are tough, remember to keep things
stable. Waiting until the storm has passed is all it takes.
Support often works best when it’s a two-way process. It is good to know how to accept help from others as
well as offer support to them.
A. Here are the pros and cons of supporting others.
B. Just be there, while someone lets out their feelings.
C. Ask what support is needed and provide a practical one.
D. This can often be a bigger gift than just doing it for them.
E. But we can do more by thinking about the support we offer.
F. Because being judgmental can only make someone annoyed.
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G. Sometimes people are trying to manage life in their own way.
第三部分 语言知识运用（共两节，满分 30 分）
第一节 完型填空。（共 15 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 15 分）
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
I once worked in the remote but beautiful countryside. All farm work can, in my experience,____21____a
person to develop a Spartan (斯巴达的) spirit.
From the age of eight, I had to contribute my share of ____22____ along with my parents and two elder
brothers. On the hottest summer days when the air ____23____ flowed, I knelt in a paddy field (稻田)with my
knees deep in mud. The bugs and worms in the water ____24____ into my skin, and the sun burned upon my
____25____ back. Sweat streamed down; if a drop ran into the eyes, it would ____26____tears. So I always kept
my face as low as possible.
I told myself, “Be ____27____!” If my parents and brothers could go on taking it, so could I.____28____ I
pulled myself together and dragged myself forward. I learned not to be afraid of difficulties and the meaning of
“you reap (收获) what you ____29____.”
“Judge a man not by his face, but by his ____30____,” my mother used to say. The land is____31____, as
long as you are willing to work on it. When the wind blew and the rice plants moved like ____32____ in the sea,
breathtakingly beautiful, a deep sense of satisfaction ____33____ in me.
Although later I went into academic research, I shall always remember what working in the paddy fields
taught me: ____34____ your feet firmly on the ground, never give up and you will be____35____.
21. A. remind B. warn C. attract D. train
22. A. wealth B. luck C. labour D. wisdom
23. A. gently B. hardly C. loudly D. usually
24. A. climbed B. bit C. cut D. fell
25. A. arched B. broad C. strong D. straightened
26. A. hold B. produce C. drop D. replace
27. A. quick B. proud C. quiet D. patient
28. A. Slowly B. Slightly C. Safely D. Sadly
29. A. pick B. find C. sow D. wish
30. A. fields B. books C. neighbours D. clothes
31. A. affordable B. acceptable C. dependable D. livable
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32. A. boats B. weeds C. fishes D. waves
33. A. welled up B. broke up C. cooled off D. held off
34. A. drag B. kick C. plant D. lift
35. A. promoted B. educated C. comforted D. rewarded
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 内容(1 个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。
To understand a painting, we’re taught to look for color, composition, and light. But how can a painting
____36____ (appreciate)by someone who’s blind Through touch, the one thing gallery signs tell you not
____37____ (do). John Olson, a former ____38____ (photograph)and his team turn paintings into fully textured 3D
models.
The tactile(可触知的)paintings work as a way to show art to ____39____ blind because we don’t see with just
Our eyes: We see with our brains. Research in the field of neuroplasticity-the brain’s adaptability-shows that the
visual cortex(大脑皮层)is made active by touch. Blind people recognize shapes with their ____40____ (exist)
senses, in a way similar to that of ____41____ (sight )people, says Ella Striem-Amit, a Harvard scientist.
Luc Gandarias, who’s now thirteen, went blind suddenly ____42____ age seven. When he felt a 3D version of
Leonardo da Vinci’s “Mona Lisa” he ____43____ (notice)her smile right away. ”I can actually feel what you see
when you look at it,” he said.
For Luc, this means ____44____ (independent). "The feeling of being able to see it _____45_____ to form my
opinion is like breaking down another wall as a blind person.”
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分 40 分）
第一节（满分 15 分）
46. 为了弘扬中国文化，你所在地区的古文化街即将在春节期间举办庙会。假设你是晨光中学的李华，你打
算邀请英国朋友 Peter 一起去庙会游玩，请给他写一封电子邮件，内容包括：
1. 发出诚挚的邀请；
2. 介绍活动内容；
3. 期待接受邀请及回复。
参考词汇：古文化街 Ancient Culture Street 庙会 temple fair
注意：1. 写作词数应为 80 词左右；
2. 请按以下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Dear Peter,
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How is everything going
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Yours,
Li Hua
第二节（满分 25 分）
47. 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
Tim’s heart raced as he drove to the lawyer’s office. He was bequeathed (遗赠) a mysterious box his dad had
never allowed him and his sister to even go near. He signed papers, but was shocked to learn he didn’t get the key
to open it and nothing about the key was mentioned in the will. “You’ll have to figure that out!” the lawyer said.
Tim left the office, puzzled about what his late dad had left him.
Just then, he remembered his childhood home where he and his twin sister Karen grew up. They had lost their
mother just two months after they were born. They were raised by their dad Jonathan, and the two were the best
friends! As they grew older, they were drawn to the mysterious box, but their dad warned them never to touch it,
and even hung the key on a nail high above the fireplace so that they would never get their hands on its contents.
Whatever he was hiding from his kids, he was on guard at all times.
As the years fleeted by, Tim and Karen moved on with their respective lives. And their brother-sister bond
went downhill. The twins fought over who would inherit (继承) their dad’s house. Jonathan was heartbroken and
whatever trick he tried to reconcile (和解) them, nothing worked. Meanwhile, Jonathan’s health began to decline,
and even on his deathbed, he wished his kids would put aside their differences and get back together.
What would Tim do with the inherited box now He went to his childhood home to find the key. The house no
longer appeared like that loving home Tim remembered growing up in. When he reached to grab the key above the
fireplace, he sensed someone behind him. “What are you doing here ” screamed Karen, casting the cell phone
flashlight on Tim’s face.
“Dad bequeathed me his old chest, and I came here looking for the key. But what are you doing here ”
“Dad bequeathed me the key! So I came here to find the chest,” said Karen, puzzled about his father’s decision.
注意：
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1.写作词数应为 150 左右；
2.请在答题卡的相应位置作答。
“Something had to be wrong,” they thought and stared at each other.
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Tears ran down their cheeks at seeing their childhood photos with their father and mother.
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