安徽省芜湖市第十二中学2022-2023学年高二上学期期中英语试题（Word版附答案）.docx

1、芜湖十二中2022-2023第一学期高二期中考试英语试卷第一部分 听力（共两节，满分20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分，满分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. What is the woman doing?A. Asking the way.B. Telling the way.C. Getting in the way.2. What

2、 does the man show great concern for?A. His studies.B. His health.C. World affairs.3. What does the man suggest the woman do?A. Have independent thought.B. Show respect for her teacher.C. Reach an agreement with her teacher.4. What does the woman want to do?A. Hire more staff.B. Know more about the

3、guard.C. Interview the guards family.5. What does the man mean?A. He agrees with the woman.B. The woman should be polite.C. The womans concern is useless.第二节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15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。听下面一段对

4、话，回答第6和第7两个小题。6. What does the man think of the program?A. It is fantastic.B. It isnt that bad.C. It isnt worth watching.7. What will the man do tomorrow?A. Stay at home.B. Attend a meeting.C. Go on a business trip.听下面一段对话，回答第8和第9两个小题。8. What are the speakers mainly talking about?A. Their majors.B.

5、After-class activities.C. Plans after graduation.9. What does the man invite the woman to do?A. Watch a play.B. Join a club.C. Do some sports.听下面一段对话，回答第10至第12三个小题。10. Why does the woman talk to the man?A. To borrow a disk.B. To get some help.C. To open up a program.11. What is wrong with the womans

6、 computer?A. It keeps shutting down.B. It has a strange sound.C. It cant be connected to the Internet.12. Where will the speakers meet?A. At the mans home.B. At the repair store.C. At the womans home.听下面一段对话，回答第13至第16四个小题。13. What are the speakers doing?A. Attending a meeting.B. Enjoying a concert.C

7、. Queuing up for tickets.14. What do we know about the man?A. He is a professor.B. He is very clever.C. He is active in sports.15. Where does the woman work now?A. In Seattle.B. In Chicago.C. In Los Angeles.16. Who is Susan?A. The mans doctor.B. The mans wife.C. The mans colleague.听下面一段独白，回答第17至第20四

8、个小题。17. When will the swim classes begin?A. On April 29th.B. On April 30th.C. On May 1st.18. How many swim classes are being offered?A. 10.B. 15.C. 20.19. Who must come to the swim skill show?A. Those who have no Level 3 certificate.B. Those who want to pass the skill level test quickly.C. Those who

9、 have never attended Community Pool classes.20. Who will rate the students skill levels?A. The instructors.B. The speaker.C. The local community.第二部分 阅读（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5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。AThe National GalleryThe National Gallery in London has a huge collection of 2,

10、400 pieces online, and you can search, browse (浏览) and view the art on its website. Thanks to Google Street View, you can also take virtual tours of 18 rooms. And if you have an Oculus VR headset, you can even take a VR tour of the Sainsbury Wing, which contains over 270 paintings you can get up, cl

11、ose and personal with.Art UKArt UK is an online platform that brings together artworks from some of the most important cultural institutions across Britain. If you need some inspiration, Art UK also has you covered, as it has sorted its artworks into categories like Abstract, Floral Art Prints, Mode

12、rn Interior Prints and Impressionism. Art UK also has an online shop where you can purchase prints that will add a touch of class and colour to your home.ArtnetIt allows visitors to browse galleries from all over the world, with some of the most current and contemporary artworks held by cutting-edge

13、 gallerists on offer through the portal. You can also track and follow auction lots and sales. Artnet news also brings you up-to-date news on the goings-on in the art world. Basically, Artnet is the go-to place online for everything you need to know about the contemporary art world, its artists, gal

14、leries, works, buyers and collectors.The Affordable Art FairThe Affordable Art Fair was originally held in Battersea in London in 1999 with a view to providing an alternative, and cheaper option for purchasing art outside a gallery setting. The Affordable Art Fair is one of the best places to shop f

15、or art online, as prices range from around 50 to 6,000, so there should be something for everyone. Its also a great place to familiarize yourself with emerging and up-and-coming artists.21. What is special about The National Gallery?A. The paintings are categorized.B. It can make you as if you were

16、really in the gallery.C. It has a great collection from all over the world.D. Its inspiration comes from important cultural institutions22. Which website best suits people who want to know the latest information about art?A. Art UK.B. Artnet.C. The National Gallery. D. The Affordable Art Fair.23. Wh

17、at do Art UK and The Affordable Art Fair have in common?A. They have online shopping service.B. You can find Floral Art Prints in them.C. They provide cheap choices for the public.D. You can know some promising artists in them.BHe left Cleveland for Miami and finally became a champion. He went back

18、to his beloved Cleveland, before he left for the Los Angeles Lakers. He played in eight straight finals. No NBA player won more games or more MVP awards over the last 10 years than he did. He went to Hollywood and made movies.“Thats all?” LeBron James asked, in joking disbelief.No, thats not all. Th

19、ose were just some highlights of the last 10 years and there was no sign of slowing down.To honor his achievements, James is added to The Associated Press (AP) List of male athlete of the decade, which includes Tiger Woods, Wayne Gretzky and Arnold Palmer. He easily defeated Tom Brady of the New Eng

20、land Patriots in the AP vote.James has a typical schedule that even surprises those closest to him. He wakes up at 3 am and arrives at the Warner Bros lot by 3:45-where a weight room and a court, built just for him, were waiting. Hed be lifting by 4:00, getting shots up by 5:30 and be ready to join

21、his team by 7:00.“Thats who he is,” said Mike Mancias, one of James best friends. “He does whatever it takes to achieve his goal-especially his game and his craft.”The 2010s for James started with “The Decision”, the widely criticized televised announcement of his choice to leave Cleveland for Miami

22、 Heat. He was with the Heat for four years before he joined the NBA and finally won the title in 2012.Cleveland was very unhappy when he left. But it forgave him and welcomed him back in 2014. In 2018, James went to Hollywood and set up a company to make movies.“There are a lot of big moments for th

23、is decade,” James said. “But the best one? Definitely marrying Savannah.”James got married with Savannah Brinson, his high school sweetheart, in 2012. They already had two sons, and added a daughter in 2014.24. Who failed to be named the AP male athlete of the decade?A. Tom Brady.B. Tiger Woods.C. A

24、rnold Palmer.D. Wayne Gretzky.25. What does Mike Mancias mean?A. James is a good friend.B. James cannot stay long with any team.C. James is a determined man.D. James spends too much time on the game.26. When did James start making movies?A. In 2018.B. In 2014.C. In 2012.D. In 2010.27. What can we kn

25、ow about Savannah Brinson?A. She got married in 2014.B. She is the cheerleader for the LakersC. She is a mother of two children.D. She fell in love with James in high school.CFrom Mozart to Metallica, tons of people enjoy listening to various types of music while they paint, write, or draw. Most bel

26、ieve that music helps increase creativity, but an international study conducted by English and Swedish researchers is challenging that view. The study results were echoed by scientists from Lancaster University, and the University of Gavle, saying their findings show music actually weakens creativit

27、y.To reach their conclusions, researchers had volunteers complete verbal problems designed to inspire creativity while sitting in a quiet room, and then again while music played in the background. They found that background music significantly weakened the volunteers ability to complete tasks connec

28、ted with verbal creativity. The team also tested background noises like those commonly heard in a library, but found that such noises had no influence on subjects creativity.The tasks were simple word games. For example, volunteers were given three words, such as dress, rise, and flower. Then, they

29、were asked to find a single word connected with all three that could be combined to form a common phrase or word. The single word, in this case, would be “sun” (sundress, sunrise, sunflower). Volunteers completed the tasks in either a quiet room, or while listening to two different types of music: r

30、ock music or light music.“We found strong evidence of weakened performance when playing background music in comparison to quiet background conditions,” says co-author D. Neil McLatchie of Lancaster University. He and his colleagues find that music negatively influences the verbal working memory proc

31、esses of the brain, preventing creativity. Also, as far as the library background noises having seemingly no effect, the studys authors believe that was the case because library noises create a “regular state” environment that doesnt affect concentration.“To conclude, the findings here challenge the

32、 popular view that music increases creativity, and instead show that music, whatever type it is, is always a disadvantage for creative performance in problem solving,” the study reads.28. The underlined word in Paragraph 1 can be replaced by _.A. heardB. doubtedC. challengedD. accepted29. What were

33、the volunteers asked to do in the study?A. To play music.B. To create new words.C. To combine given words.D. To connect words with music.30. What can we infer from the study?A. Quiet background inspires creativity best.B. Music has a bad effect on language ability.C. Library noise does no harm to cr

34、eativity.D. Music types matter in creative performance.31. Which is the main idea of the passage?A. Listening to Music Reduces Creativity.B. Composing Music Weakens Creativity.C. Quiet Environments Prevent Concentration.D. Background Noise Affects Concentration.DIn the past few decades, the way we s

35、hop has changed dramatically. We used to buy our goods in traditional shops. Now, customers are increasingly buying online, where they can order whatever they want directly to their door with the click of a mouse. As companies race to improve their Internet shopping experience, the trend towards sho

36、pping online is predicted to continue.Most people commonly think that online shopping is better than in-store shopping. After all, an online store does not use the electricity that a traditional store might use and it doesnt require the customer to drive anywhere. So you would think the carbon savin

37、gs must be significant.Take the typical home delivery round in the UK, for example. Supermarket drivers often do 120 deliveries on an 80-kilometre round, producing 20 kilograms of CO2 in total. In contrast, a 21-kilometre drive to the store and back for one household would generate 24 times more CO2

38、! However, the reality is slightly more complex than that. Many home deliveries fail the first time and the driver has to make a second or third attempt to deliver the purchase.The carbon footprint also goes up if the customer chooses to return the item. A study in Germany shows that as many as one

39、in three online purchases are returned. According to another study, merchandise worth nearly $326 million is returned each year in the USA. Two billion kilograms of this ends up in landfill (垃圾填埋池), leading to 13 tons of CO2 being released.When we take all these factors into consideration, we realiz

40、e that online shopping isnt necessarily as green as people might think. There is some positive news, as various online retailers (零售商) are starting to lower their carbon footprint by turning to electric delivery vehicles. However, the question of how to deal with returns efficiently and without wast

41、e is a challenge that many companies have not wanted to face, but they have to shoulder responsibilities.32. What is a common belief about online shopping according to the text?A. It brings unpleasant changes.B. It increases companies pressure.C. It costs less than in-store shopping.D. It is more en

42、vironment-friendly.33. The data in Paragraph 3 and Paragraph 4 mainly shows that _.A. some online items are actually of poor qualityB. customers should think twice before shoppingC. online shopping may cause much carbon footprintD. waste from online shopping should be recycled34. How do online retai

43、lers try to reduce carbon footprint?A. By cutting the distance of delivery.B. By choosing to sell electric vehicles.C. By using a greener way of deliveryD. By recycling their customers returns.35. What is the best title for the text?A. Shopping Delivery Is Harming the EnvironmentB. Online Companies

44、Cause Much Carbon FootprintC. Bad Environmental Impact of In-store ShoppingD. The Advantages and Disadvantages of Shopping第二节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5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。To shoot a scene of people eating food, you need two different perspectives (角度). To record a bus journey to sch

45、ool, you need three quick cuts. To complete this short, morning rush-hour video blog or “vlog”, you need four pieces of music. 36 With more than 90 million vlogs available online, and 2,000 posted every hour on the YouTube video-sharing site, CBS News says they are mainstream with people born after

46、1995. 37 More young Chinese people have become inspired to grab a camera and recount the details of their day on Sina Weibo, Bilibili or WeChat Moments.“The most important thing about vlogging is to tell a good story. Other visual effects are auxiliary (辅助的),” wrote US vlogger Casey Neista, who has

47、almost 10 million subscribers on YouTube.Chinese vlogger Wang Xiaoguang is an example of a good storyteller. In one of his popular vlog posts, Wang tells the story of traveling to Japan. While there, he took a ride in the wrong direction and got lost. Worse, he forgot to bring a phone charger. 38 An

48、other key aspect of vlogs is that the content is based on everyday life, according to Ouyang Nana, 18, a young Chinese musician. She documents her life at Berklee College of Music. Ordinary as vlogs are, as many as 15 million fans share her wows and woes (喜怒哀乐) on a daily basis. 39 Peng Yixuan,a new

49、s reporter with China Daily, recorded her first experience attending and reporting on the two sessions in March of this year. With a relaxed, chatty and personal approach, she presented the conferences, “bringing more warmth” to the grand political event, according to Peoples Daily.There are popular

50、 vlogs for beauty, gaming, fashion, food and travel. Vloggers are learning new ways to experience the thrill of them. 40 Then what are you waiting for? Grab a camera!A. They come from all walks of life.B. However, he didnt take the number of his hotel.C. Some other popular vloggers choose to show th

51、eir careers.D. Vlogging has taken China by storm over the past yearE. Vlogs pave the way for future advertising and sales campaignsF. Vloggers have these techniques in mind as they film their daily activities.G. Luckily he was able to borrow money from a stranger and escape trouble.第三部分 英语知识运用（共三节，满

52、分30分）第一节 完形填空（共15题；每小题1分，满分15分）Ive always had affection for climbing mountains and the challenges mentally and physically at the same time. This time the peak (山峰) of Mt. Marcy is my 41 . There are quite a few ways up to the big mountain, but we 42 the traditional one at last, almost 12 miles to the

53、 top.I decided to make this trip less about 43 and more about the climb and my personal journey with a friend. Thinking about it this way, I decided to carry only one camera to 44 the course, but it still added 3.2 pounds to my backpack, which 45 2.8 pounds without the camera equipment. Fortunately,

54、 climbing with a friend 46 sharing the weight, keeping our packs a little lighter. Therefore, we 47 reached the top just two days later. This particular trip was prepared for a personal trip on purpose to get to the peak and enjoy the breathtaking 48 .Climbing such tall peaks 49 every aspect of you,

55、 as a nature photographer. It can test both your physical strength and photographic 50 . Can you imagine being 14,000 feet up, 51 the thin air of the high-altitude (海拔) environment while also trying to be 52 with your compositions (作品)? Thats what we were doing! And thats the joy that comes with cli

56、mbing Mt. Whitney as well.Like any other 53 in nature, there are risks in mountaineering, though. Extreme altitude and the unpredictable (无法预测的) weather will test even the most 54 climber. Despite the fact, mountaineering for me is all about the experiences, which makes me live to the 55 .41. A. ima

57、ginationB. destinationC. impressionD. kingdom42. A. repairedB. coveredC. missedD. chose43. A. sheltersB. clothesC. photosD. foods44. A. documentB. discoverC. drawD. guess45. A. liftedB. weighedC. balancedD. cut46. A. looked forB. resulted fromC. focused onD. contributed to47. A. quicklyB. suddenlyC.

58、 legallyD. obviously48. A. paintingB. performanceC. sceneryD. movement49. A. attractsB. paysC. bringsD. tests50. A. attitudesB. skillsC. timesD. dreams51. A. identifyingB. improvingC. breathingD. collecting52. A. creativeB. confidentC. patientD. familiar53. A. secretsB. rulesC. speciesD. adventures5

59、4. A. excitedB. experiencedC. devotedD. frightened55. A. longestB. highestC. fullestD. farthest第二节 语法填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）The idea of running long distances can be discouraging at first. 56 with a lot of patience and a baby-step approach, you can steadily develop a solid pace 57 will last for longer

60、 and longer stretches, even while you chat with your running partner!Whether you are only beginning to run or have already made a practice of it, design a training schedule 58 (base)on your current abilities. Forget “no pains, no gains.” Resist the urge 59 (push)yourself too hard or too fast. Keep y

61、our runs sensible and achievable, especially in the beginning. Running is an exercise with a risk of 60 (injure), especially for beginners. The tortoise-wins-the-race manner will decrease your chance of hurting 61 (you). If you have little or no miles under your belt, shift between running and 62 (w

62、alk) in the beginning. Jog for one minute, and then walk for four. Repeat three more times for a total workout of 20 63 (minute). As the one-minute jogging intervals (间歇) become easier from one workout to the next, double them 64 two minutes each and decrease the walking intervals to three. Continue

63、 to increase the jogging and decrease the walking over time until you are 65 (comfortable) running for a total 20-minute stretch.第三节 单词拼写（共10小题；每小题0.5分，满分5分）66. She held her sleeping baby _ (温柔地), singing under a tree67. Still, most of us volunteers breathe a sigh of r_ when the season comes to a cl

64、ose.68. The seat belts in a Formula One car not only give the driver a sense of _ (安全), they also directly protect him in an accident.69. These animals are very r_ and are protected by law.70. Paul _ (值得) a mention for all the help he has given us.71. He wanted to get away from everything so he move

65、d to a d_ (遥远的) place.72. Not all art works are d_ in this museum at the same time.73. The new factory will have some more workers _ (雇用) after the New Year.74. He gave a _ (生动的) account of his life as a fighter pilot.75. My _ (雄心) is to be admitted into a key university第四部分 读后续写（满分20分）请阅读下面材料，根据其内容

66、和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。What if you were deaf? What if you were sick with cancer? What if you were suffering from both? What would be your last wish?Kenneth was the right unfortunate boy, whose single mother was both deaf and seriously sick with hopeless cancer. How eager her mother was to hear, en

67、joy, and appreciate the most beautiful sound of the world! For her, it undoubtedly came from her beloved 15-year-old son Kenneth.Kenneth was sent by his mother to a famous piano teacher who took him in under her guidance, and Kenneth was devoted to each piano lessons and practiced extremely hard. Ho

68、wever, there was one small problem. Kenneth was not musically talented and therefore was very slow in learning. The teacher didnt have much faith in the boy because of his weakness. However, his mother was very hopeful and every week she would send Kenneth to the teacher.Then one day Kenneth stopped

69、 attending the piano lessons. The teacher thought that he had given up and in fact she was quite pleased since she did not give much hope to Kenneth.Not long after, the piano teacher was given the task to organize a piano concert in the town. She sent out leaflets to invite the students and public t

70、o attend the event. Suddenly, she received a call from Kenneth who offered to take part in the concert. The teacher told him that he was not good enough and that he was no longer a student since he had stopped coming for lessons. Kenneth begged her to give him a chance and promised that he would not

71、 let her down.Finally, she gave in and she put him to play last, hoping that he would change his mind at the last minute When the big day came, the concert hall was crowded with excited people. The performance was wonderful, the atmosphere was warm, everyone was in a celebratory mood, indulging (沉浸)

72、 in the wonderful music feast, and the applause and cheers were warmly received.注意：1. 续写词数应为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:Finally, it was Kenneths turn to play. _Paragraph 2:After the performance, the piano teacher asked Kenneth how he managed to play so brilliantly. _芜湖十二中2022-2023第一学期高

73、二期中考试英语试卷答案第一部分 听力（共两节，满分20分）1-5 ACBBC 6-10 ACBAB 11-15 ACCBA 16-20 BCBCA第二部分 阅读（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）21-23 BBA 24-27 ACAD28-31DBCA 32-35 DCCB第二节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）36-40 FDGCA第三部分 英语知识运用（共三节，满分30分）第一节 完形填空（共15题；每小题1分，满分15分）41-45 BDCAB46-50 DACDB51-55 CADBC第二节 语法填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

74、56. However57. that/which58. based59. to push60. injury/being injured61. yourself62. walking63. minutes64. to65. comfortably第三节 单词拼写（共10小题；每小题0.5分，满分5分）66. gently 67. relief 68. security/safety 69. rare 70. deserves71. distant72. displayed73. employed 74. vivid75. ambition第四部分 读后续写（满分20分）Finally, it

75、 was Kenneths turn to play. Into the crowds sight came a puny lad, whose heart was pounding with nervousness. For some time, he stayed there, trying to catch his breath. Fear gripped the teachers heart. What if Kenneth spoiled the whole evenings brilliant performance? Then came a string of melodious

76、 piano sounds. The crowd was amazed at the skill of this boy. Actually, his performance was the best. A scream of cheers burst out at the end of his presentation.After the performance, the piano teacher asked Kenneth how he managed to play so brilliant. With thrilling tears, Kenneth let out the secr

77、et. Having to look after his mother, he had to drop out of the lessons. Every day he spared no effort to practice on the paper keyboard he drew. “Im not talented, but I dont want to disappoint my mum,” Kenneth added. “It is diligence that makes up for my deficiency.” As the teacher watched into Kenneths eyes, she saw a hero glistening with the sparkling concert lights.