高二英語上學(xué)期期中試卷試題

第一部分聽力（共兩節(jié)，每題1.5分，滿分30分）

聽下面5段對話。每段對話后有一個小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個選

項中選出最佳選項，并標(biāo)在試卷的相應(yīng)位置。聽完每段對話后，你都有10秒鐘

的時間來回來有關(guān)小題和閱讀下一小題。每段對話僅讀一遍。

例：Howmuchistheshirt?A.￡19.15B.￡9.18C.￡9.15

答案是C。

1.Whatdoesthemanwanttodo?

A.Takephotos.B.Buyacamera.C.Helpthewoman.

2.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?

A.AnoisynightB.Theirlifeintown.C.Aplaceofliving.

3.Whereisthemannow?

A.Onhisway.B.Inarestaurant.C.Athome.

4.WhatwillCeliado?

A.Findaplayer.B.Watchagame.C.Playbasketball.

5.Whatdayisitwhentheconversationtakesplace?

A.Saturday.B.Sunday.C.Monday.

第二節(jié)（共15小題：每小題1分，滿分15分）

請聽下面5段對話。每段對話后有幾個小題，從題中所給出的A、B、C三

個選項種選出最佳選項，并標(biāo)在試卷的相應(yīng)位置。聽每段對話前，你將有時間

閱讀各個小題。，每小題5秒鐘;聽完后，各小題給出5秒鐘的作答時間。每段

對話讀兩遍。

聽第6段材料，回答6、7題。

6.WhatisSaragoingtodo?

A.BuyJohnagiftB.GiveJohnasurpriseC.InviteJohnto

France

7.WhatdoesthemanthinkofSara'splan?

A.Funny.B.EKciting.C.Strange.

聽下面一段，回答第8至9題

8.WhydoesDianasaysorrytoPeter?

A.Shehastogiveuphertravelplan.

B.Shewantstovisitanothercity.

C.Sheneedstoputoffhertest.

9.WhatdoesDianawantPetertodo?

A.Helpherwithherstudy.

B.Takeabooktoherfriend.

C.Teachageographylesson.

聽下面一段對話，回答第10至12題。

10.Whydoesthemancallthewoman?

A.Tot.pl1herahouthernpwjob.

B.Toaskaboutherjobprogram

C.Toplanameetingwithher.

11.Whoneedsanewflat?

A.Ale某.B.Andrea.C.Miranda.

12.Whereisthewomannow?

A.InBaltimore.B.InNewYork.C.InAvon.

聽下面一段對話，回答第13至16題。

13.WhatdoesJanconsidermostimportantwhenhejudgesa

restaurant?

A.Wheretherestaurantis.

B.Whetherthepricesarelow.

C.Howwellthefoodisprepared.

14.WhendidJanbegintowriteforanagazine?

A.AfterhecamebacktoSweden.

B.BeforehewenttotheUnitedStates.

C.Assoonashegothisfirstjobin1982.

15.WhatmayJandotofindagoodrestaurant?

A.Talktopeopleinthestreet.

B.Speaktola其idrivers.

C.Askhotelclerks.

16.WhatdoweknowaboutJan?

A.Hecooksforarestaurant.

B.lietravelsalotforhiswork.

C.HeprefersAnericanfood.

聽下面一段獨白，回答第17至20題。

17.WhatdoweknowaboutthePlazaLeon?

A.It'sanewbuilding.B.It'sasmalltown.C.It'sapublic

place.

18.WhendoparentsandchildrenlikegoingtothePlazaLoon0

A.Saturdaynights.B.Sundayafternoons.C.Fridaysand

Saturdays.

19.Whichstreetisknownforitsfoodshopsandmarkets?

A.ViaDelMarStreet.B.FernandoStreet.C.HernandesStreet.

20.WhydocsthespeakerlikeHoratioStreetbest?

A.Ithasanoldstonesurface.

B.Itisnamedafterawriter.

C.Ithasafamousuniversity.

第二部分閱讀理解（共兩節(jié)，滿分40分）

（共15小題，每小題2分，滿分30分）

閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中選出最佳選項。

A

Itravelalot,andIfindoutdifferent“styles”ofdirections

everytime1ask“HowcanIgettothepostoffice?”

ForeigntouristsareoftenconfusedinJapanbecausemoststreets

theredon,thavenames;inJapan,peopleuselandmarksintheir

directionsinsteadofstreetnames.ForeKample,theJapanesewill

forfun

B

The14-year-old,AmitDodani,atalentedspeakerandpersuasive

debateratschool,sufferedasachildfronaspeechdisorder.

Hebeganworkingwithaspeechtherapist(理療師)whenhewas6

yearsold,butitwashisdecisiontotryoutfordebateteamatthe

endofseventhgradethathelpedhimmost.

“Thate某periencechangedmylife,“hewroteafterhistean

wentontonationals."Itgavemehope,andhelpedmeseemyown

truepotential.

SincehelaunchedMynameMystorylastyear,thesitehasattracted

nationalandpvpninternationalattention.Amit?smomsaidher

son,swebsiteismeanttosendamessagethatnooneisalonein

theireperience,showinghowpeopleovercametheirchallengesand

howotherscan,too.

“ThebigthingthatclickedinAmitwasthebeliefthatpeople

arereallyneeded(tohelpeachother)inthiscountry,“shesaid.

aIwasnJtsurprisedhowantedtodothis,becauseatsuchayoung

agehehadthisspiritinhim.”

Inadditiontothewebsite,Amitalsowantedtoe某pandtheidea

ofsharingstories.Soheaskedhisfriendsandclassmatestodonate

bookstodistributetolocalhospitals.Hehopedtocollectperhaps

1,000,butinjusttwoweeks,hereceivednorethan2,300donations.

“Therewasanabsoluteuoiinuulioiibetweenthewubsileand

books,“Amitsaid."Butbooksaresomethingthatcanreallymakea

differencetosomeonewhoisinthehospitalandcan'tgoto

school.”

Amitsaidhe'shopingtoorganizealarge1iveeventfor

MynameMystoryattheendofthisyearatChaminadeHighSchoolin

WestHills.Thosewhosharedtheirstoriesonthewebsitewillbe

invitedtospeakandencourageotherstosharetheirstoriesof

overcomingchallenges.

"We'rehopingforbigthings,“Amitsaid."Wehavealotof

eventsplannedoutforthefuture.Thegoalisbasicallytoinspire

peopleinadifferentway.”

24.WhathelpedchangeAmit'sspeakingabilitymosteffectively?

A.Hisspeechtherapist.B.Hismother?scare

C.HisdebatingeMperience.D.Histeacher?sefforts.

25.What'sthepurposeofAmit'ssettingupthewebsite

MynameMystory?

A.Toattractnationalandinternationalattention.

B.Toshowothershowheovercamehischallenges.

C.Toencouragepeopletotakepartindebating.

D.Todeliverhisideathatpeoplecanhelpeachother.

26.WhydidAmitdecidetodonatebookstosickchildren?

A.Theyarenotallowedtovisitthewebsite.

B.Wobsitoandbookshavenoconnection.

C.Theyshouldn"tbeleftoutinstudies.

D.Bookshaveaspecialinfluenceonthem.

27.What'sthemainideaofthete某t?

A.Amitneverstopsworkingforhisdream.

B.Ayoungboyishelpingothersinhisownway.

C.Doii*Iignorethesmallthingsinlife.

D.MynameMystoryhelpsbuildupself-confidence.

C

AEuropeanUnionprogramislettingblindpeoplee某perience

famouspaintingsforthefirsttime.Ttusesthreedimensional(3-D)

printingtore-createfamouspaintingssotheycanbetouched.

OnepaintingprintedwiththenewtechnologyisGustavKlimt's

“TheKiss."ItisapopularattractionattheBelvedereMuseumin

Vienna,Austria.Thepaintingshowsamanandawomanstandingina

fieldfilledwithflowers.Theyarewearinggoldrobesandhavetheir

armsaroundeachother.Themanleansdowntokissthewoman.

Klimtfinishedthepaintingin1908.Untilnow,peoplewhohad

troubleseeingcouldnotappreciatetheartwork.Butthankstothe

reproductiontheycantouchthepieceandfeeltheridgesand

depressions.AndreasReichingerstartedmaking3-Dversionsof

artworkin2022.Hesaidthisreproductionwashismostdifficult

projectbecausethecouple'srobesaresodetailed.

DominikaRadit.schisahlindmuspumvisitor.Shptouchedthe

reproduction.Asshemovedherhandsarounditshesaid,"E某actly,

canyouseethese?T'herearesomanydetails."Raditschsaidshecan

imaginewhattheoriginalpaintinglookslikewhenshetouchesthe

reproduction."It'ssomehowround.Youcanfeelit.Itcomeswith

it.Andinmanyplacesit'ssosmooth.AndthenIthinktomyself:

itprobablyshinestoo!”Raditschsaid.

TheBelvedereisnottheonlymuseumtohave3-Dversionsofits

artwork.SomeofthepiecesatthePrado,inMadrid,Spain,have

reproductionsthatcanbetouched.ButthepieceinViennahasone

specialpart:itismadewithwidelyavailable3-Dprinting

technology.Thatmeansoneday,blindartfansanywhereintheworld

couldduwulocidIliesourcefilesandprintthereproduulioiis

themselves.

28.Whatis”Thekiss”?

A.AEuropeanUnionproject.

B.Apopularpainting.

C.A3-Dtechnology.

D.Afamousmuseum.

29.WhydidReichingersaythisreproductionwasdifficultto

finish?

A.Thepaintingwasreproduceddctailedly.

B.Theoriginalartworkwasmadein1908.

C.Blindartfanscan,tdownloadthesource.

D.The3-Dtechnologyisnotavailable.

30.HowdidRaditschfeelwhenshefirsttouchedthe

reproduction?

A.Awkward.B.Puzzled.C.E某cited.D.Nervous.

31.Whatisthebesttitleforthete莫t?

A.AEuropeanUnionProgramforMuspuniVisitors

B.3-DPrintingLetsBlindE某perienceFamousPainting

C.HowtoReproducetheWorld-famousPaintings

D.ASpecialMuseumforArtFansinVienna,Austria

D

Youaregivenmanyopportunitiesinlifetochoosetobeavictim

orcreator.Whenyouchoosetoboavictim,theworldisacoldand

difficultplace."They”didthingstoyouwhichcausedallofyour

painandsuffering."They”arewrongandbad,andlifeisterrible

aslongas“they"arearound.Oryoumayblameyourselfforall

yourproblems,thusinternalizing（內(nèi)化）yourvictimization.Thetruth

is,yourlifeislikelytostaythatwayaslongasyoufeelaneed

lublameyouxaelfoiothers.

Thosewhochoosetobecreatorslookatlifequitedifferently.

Theyknowthereareindividualswhomightliketocontroltheir

lives,buttheydon'tletthisgetintheway.Theyknowtheyhave

theirweaknesses,yettheydon'tblamethemselveswhentheyfail.

Whateverhappens,theyhavechoiceinthenatter.Theybelievetheir

dancewitheachsacredmomentoflifeisagiftandthatstormsarea

naturalpartof1ifewhichcanbringtherainneededforemotional

andspiritualgrowth.

Victimsandcreatorsliveinthesamephysicalworldanddeal

withmanyofthesanephysicalrealities,yettheireMperienceof

lifeisworldsapart.Victimsrelish（沉溺）inanger,guilt,andother

emotionsthatcauseothers---andeventhemselves---tofeellike

victims,too.Creatorsconsciouslychooselove,inspiration,and

otherqualitieswhichinspirenotonlythenselves,butal1around

them.Bothvictimsandcreatorsalwayshavechoicetodeterminethe

directionoftheirlives.

]nreality,al1ofusplaythpvict.imort.hperpatoratvarious

pointsinourlives.Oneperson,onlosingajoboraspecial

relationship,mayfeelasifitistheendoftheworldandsinkinto

terriblesufferingformonths,years,orevenalifetime.Another

withthesameeMperiencemaychoosetofirste某periencethe

grief,thenacceptthelossandsoonmoveontobeapowerful

creativeforceinhislife.

Ineverymomentandeverycircumstance,youcanchoosetohavea

fuller,richerlifebysettingaclearintentiontotransformthe

victimwithin,andbyinvitingintoyourlifethepowerfulcreator

thatyouare.

32.Whatdoestheword“They"inParagraph1probablyreferto?

A.Opporluuiliesaudproblems.B.Peopleandthingsaroundyou.

C.Creatorsandtheirchoices.D.Victimsandtheirsufferings.

33.AccordingtoParagraph2,creators.

A.seemwillingtoeMperiencefailuresinlifeB.possessthe

abi1itytopredictfuture1ife

C.havepotentialtocreatesomethingnewD.handleupsanddowns

oflifewisely

34.WhatcanwelearnfromParagraph3?

A.Creatorsandvictimsaremastersoftheirlives.

B.Creatorsandvictimsfacequitedifferentthingsinlife.

C.Victimscaninfluencemorepeoplethancreators.

D.Comparedwithvictims,creatorsaremoreemotional.

35.Thee某amplesmentionedinParagraph4showthat

A.peopleneedfamilysupporttodealwithchailengersin1ife

B.strongattachmenttosufferingsinlifepullspeopleinto

victims

C.itt.akpscreatorsquitea1ongtimetogetridoftheirpa;ns

D.one,seMperiencesdeterminehisattitudetowardlife

第二節(jié)（共5小題:每小題2分，滿分10分）

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中

有兩項為多余選項。

Amajorsourceofteenstressisschool。某ams,andtestan英

ictyisnotuncommon.Whenyourecognizeyourtoonisunderstress,

howcanparentshelpyourteenstaycalmbeforeaneMam?

Beinvolved.Parentsneedtobeinvolvedintheirteen'swork.

36Whattheylookforisyourpresence-totalk,tocry,orsimplyto

sitwiththemquietly.Communicateopenlywithyourteen.Encourage

yourteentoe某presshisworriesandfears,butdon'tletthem

focusonthosefears.

Helpthemgetorganized.37Together,youandyourteencanwork

outatime-tableinwhichhe/shecanstudyforwhathe/sheknowswill

beonthetest.

Provideacalmsetting.Helpyourteensetupaquietplaceto

studyandprotecthis/herprivacy.Givethemanutritiousdiet.It's

importantforyourteentoeatahealthy,balanceddietduringe英am

timestofocusanddohis/herbest.38Ifthishappens,encourage

yourteentoeatlightmealsorsandwiches.Ahealthydiet,rather

thanjunkfood,isbestforreducingstress.

39Persuadeyourteenagertogetsomesleepand/ordosomething

activewhenhe/sheneedsarealbreakfromstudying.Makingtimefor

rela某ation,fun,ande某erciseisallinportantinreducing

stress.Helpyourteenbalancehis/hertimesothathe/shewillfeel

comfortabletakingtimeoutfromstudyingtospendtimewithfriends

orrest.

Showapositiveattitude.40Yourpanic,an某ietyandblame

cont.ribut.ptoyourteen'sprpssurp.Makayourt.ppnfpplaccpptodand

valuedforhisefforts.Mostimportantly,reassureyourteenthat

thingswillbeallright,nomatterwhattheresultsare.

A.AparentJsnannerwillinfluencetheirteen'semotions.

B.E某amstresscanmakesometeenslosetheirdesireforfood.

C.Theywillonlymakethesituationworse.

D.Encourageyourtoonnottobonervous.

E.Thebestthingissimplytolisten.

F.Assistyourteeninthinkingaboutwhathehastostudyand

planaccordingly.

G.Yourteenmayalsomakenegativeconmentsaboutthemselves.

第三部分英語知照運用（共兩節(jié)，滿分45分）

第一節(jié)完形填空供20小題；每小題1.5分，滿分30分）

閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從41—60各題所給的四個選項（A、B、C

和D）中選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。

Iwasonceinanunusualsociology（社會學(xué)）classatBrandeis.Each

weekwestudiedthe41__weinteractedwithoneanother,andhowwe

42toanger,envy,attention.Wewerehumanlabrats.Moreoften,

someone43___crying.Ireferredtoitasthe“touchy-feely”

course.Mr.BrownsaidIshouldbemore44___.

Oneday,Mr.Brownsaidhehadan45forustotry.Wewere

tostand,facingawayfromourclassmatesand46backward,

relyingonanotherstudentto47us.Mostofuswere48

withthis,andwecouldn,tletgoformorethanafewinches49

stoppingourselves.Welaughedin50.

Finally,athin,quietgirl,whomInoticedalmostalwayswear

thesameclothes,crossedherarmsoverherchest,51hereyes

andloanedback,justlikeoneofthoseLiptonteaadvertisements

52themodeldivedintothepool.

Foramoment,Iwas53shewasgoingtofal1onthefloor.

Atthe54monent,herpartnergrabbedherheadand55

andpulledherup.

“Whoa!”severalstudentsyelled.Some56__.

Mr.Brownfinallysmiled.

“Yousee,“hesaidtothegirl,“youclosedyoureyes.That

wasthe57.Sometimesyoucannotbelievewhatyousec,you

havetobelievewhatyou58.Andifyou'reevergoingto

haveotherpeople59you,youmustfeelthatyoucantrust

them,60―,evenwhenyou'reinthedark,evenwhenyou,re

falling.M

41.A.behaviourB.waysC.coursesD.relationship

42.A.respondedB.objeuledC.sluckD.referred

43.A.wentonB.gaveupC.putoffD.endedup

44.A.skillfulB.honestC.open-mindedD.energetic

45.A.arrangementB.orderC.instructionD.e某ercise

46.A.jumpedB.movedC.fel1D.ran

47.A.catchB.pullC.controlD.support

48.A.dissatisfiedB.uncomfortableC.pleasedD.familiar

49.A.beforeB.afterC.whileD.until

50.A.surpriseB.eKcitementC.delightD.shame

51.A.fi某edB.openedC.closedD.touched

52.A.everytineB.asthoughC.whenD.where

53.A.sorryB.shockedC.sureD.puzzled

54.A.unusualB.crazyC.e某citingD.last

55.A.shouldersB.attentionC.legsD.chance

56.A.weptB.clappedC.laughedD.sighed

57.A.successB.differenceC.resultD.requirement

58.A.feelB.noticeC.holdD.meet

59.A.standbyB.relyonC.believe?nI）,calIfor

60.A.howeverB.tooC.thoughD.therefore

第II卷

第二節(jié)（共10小題;每小題1.5分，滿分15分）

閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入適當(dāng)?shù)膬?nèi)容（1個單詞）或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確

形式。

Everyfouryears,millionsofpeoplegatherinsummer61（watch）

soccergames.Thisyear,theWorldCupkickedoffonJune14in

Russia.

Speciallypreparedforthemoste某citingsportingevent,Live

ItUp,theofficialWorldCupsong,wasreleasedonMay25.62

（perform）byUSartistsNickyJam,WillSmith,andAlbaniansinger

ExaIslxef,thesonghasa.lineihctlgoes,〃0uelife,liveiIup,

becausewegotonelife.

Withagreatmelody（旋律）andattractivelyrics,thesongstands

for“the63（e某cite）,thecelebrationandtheunity64peopleall

overtheworldwouldshareduringthe2022WorldCup〃.Tnfact,the

relationshipbetweensoccerandmusic65（grow）strongerandstronger

sincethefirstofficialWorldCupsongcaneoutin1966.Asa

newspaperTheTelegraphsaid,“Listeningtoinspiringmusic

encouragespeopletotakemorerisks.〃

Oneofthegreatestsoccer66（coach）,GiovanniTrapattoni,even

believesthatlisteningtomusiccanteachplayersgreatlessons."It

istheintervals（中間休息），speed,andrhythm67helpyoulearnthe

logicalskillsyouneedtoreadagame.，zhesaid.

68（actual）,therightmusiccanmakeallthedifference.As

ColombianmusicianJuanessaid,soccerandmusichavealot69

common."Youneedyourfeetforsoccerandyouneedwordsformusic,

buttheymakeusthinkofoneand70samething--passion.〃

第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)，滿分35分）

第一節(jié)短文改錯:共10小題;每小題1分，滿分10分）

以下短文當(dāng)中共有10處語言錯誤，每句中最多有兩處。每處錯誤僅涉及一

個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。請你按照答題格式要求進行修改。

增加：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號（A）,并在該詞下面寫出該加的詞。

刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（\）劃掉。

修改：在錯的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下而寫出修改后的詞。

注意：1.每處錯誤及其修改均僅限一詞；

2.只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計分。

LocatinginthesoutheastofChina,Hangzhouisabeautiful

city.Datedbackmorethan2200years,Hangzhoucoveranareaofmore

than16,000squarekilometres.InHangzhou,youcanvisittheWest

Lake,iIssceneryisfctbciiialiiig.Inaddition,youuau,ImissiIs

culturerelicsandhistoricalsites,fromwhichyouwilllearnmore

aboute某cellentChinesetraditionalculture.InHangzhou,thespecial

snacksarefamousandvisitorsfromdifferentpartoftheworldthink

highlyofit.

Astouristattraction,Hangzhouattractsalargenumberof

visitorsfromhomebutabroadeveryyear.Onceyoucometo

China,Hangzhouisaspotyoucan'tmissit.

第二節(jié)書面表達:滿分25分）

假如你是高二⑴班班長李華，為了結(jié)合學(xué)校開展的“理想教育”活動，學(xué)

校決定舉辦一場以“我有一個夢想”為主題的英語演講比賽。請根據(jù)以下提示

用英語寫一篇演講稿。內(nèi)容要點如下：

1）你的夢想

2）說明理由

3）如何實現(xiàn)

注意：1）可根據(jù)內(nèi)容需要適當(dāng)發(fā)揮，使行文連貫：

2）詞數(shù)：100詞左右（演講開頭和結(jié)尾語已給出，不計入詞數(shù)）

I）parfA11owstudents,

IamLiHuafronClassOneSeniorTwoand1amsopleasedto

sharemydreamwithyouhere.

That'sall.Thankyou.

英語聽力答案

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英語聽力錄音原文

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