2022-2023学年高二英语上学期期中试卷（Word版含解析）.doc

1、湖南师大中2022-2023学年高二第一学期中考试英语试题时量：120分钟 满分：150分得分第一部分 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。例：How much is the shirt?A. 19.15.B. 9.18.C. 9.15.答案是C。1. What is the woman mo

2、st likely to do after graduation?A. To become a surgeon. B. To become a dentist. C. To become a physician.2. What are the speakers talking about?A. Doctors.B. An operation.C. A disease.3. When is the baseball game?A. On Saturday.B. On Friday.C. On Thursday.4. What do we know about the woman?A. She h

3、as many problems to deal with.B. She leads a carefree life.C. She is a party lover.5. Which aspect of Paralympic Games impresses the woman?A. The achievement. B. The significance. C. The determination.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

4、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 does the man work?A. In a travel agency.B. In an airline company.C. In a fitness centre.7. What will the man do?A. Tour a fitness centre. B. Fill in some forms. C. Meet a personal trainer. 听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8. What does the man ask the woman

5、to do?A. Deliver a speech.B. Seek support from others.C. Meet the staff.9. What is the woman going to do next?A. Explore the rainforest.B. Attract more donors.C. Attend a conference.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. What is the woman?A. A physician.B. A hostess.C. A scientist.11. What is said about medical devel

6、opment in the future?A. Cancer could be cured.B. Health care will be free.C. Alzheimers may disappear.12. What is the topic of this interview?A. The length of life.B. Changes of life in the near future.C. Future ways of treatments.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. What is the womans opinion on her performance?A.

7、 Disappointing.B. Surprising.C. Satisfying.14. How far did the woman run every day during the primary school?A. 8 miles.B. 16 miles.C. 10 miles.15. When did the woman begin to participate in lots of competitions?A. When she was at middle school.B. When she was at primary school.C. When she was at co

8、llege.16. What does the woman think of running?A. Its rather encouraging.B. Its quite enjoyable.C. Its really hard.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. What does the robotic suit help the disabled man to do?A. To move around.B. To communicate with others.C. To speed his recovery.18. What did the disabled man use t

9、o control the robotic suit?A. Wires.B. Computers.C. Sensors.19. What are the doctors attitudes towards the robotic suit?A. Excited.B. Worried.C. Positive.20. What improvements will doctors make to the robotic suit?A. Take away the ceiling equipment.B. Implant sensors near the brain.C. Make it comfor

10、table to wear.第二部分 阅读（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。AIn a city like Pittsburgh that is full of universities, libraries and theatres, celebrating National Poetry Month is easy. Stop by any of the following events to learn more about poetry, present your own po

11、etry, or hear readings of famous poems.Poetry Exchange WorkshopBrentwood Public LibraryStart National Poetry Month off right by heading to this monthly poetry workshop to listen to poets read their works, have your works critiqued and learn some new poetry writing skills. A small $ 2 donation to the

12、 library is encouraged. If you are bringing some of your poems to share with other poets, bring multiple copies.Whitman Poetry ReadingsCoffee Tree RoastersThe Whitman Poetry Readings hosts a monthly poetry reading by a famous American poet followed by a discussion about the poets works. The event is

13、 free like Poetry Exchange Workshop and is held in a quiet private back room at Coffee Tree Roasters.Word CircusMost Wanted Fine Art GalleryThis event at Chatham University is hosted by the MFA Creative Writing Program every Friday night. Free to students and the general public, this event showcases

14、 student writers as they present their works and encourages attendees to step up to the open mie and share as many as three of their own poems with the crowd.CMU Poetry Discussion GroupCarnegie LibraryJoin this monthly poetry discussion group, which bills itself as a lively conversation about well-l

15、oved poets. For Poetry Month, Rita Doves works will be discussed. Dove served as the youngest and first African-American Poet Laureate of the United States and was the Pulitzer Prize in Poetry winner in 1987. Admission to this event is free but registration is encouraged.21. Which event will a lover

16、 of poetry attend to improve his or her writing skills?A. Poetry Exchange Workshop.B. Whitman Poetry Readings.C. Word Circus.D. CMU Poetry Discussion Group.22. What do these poetry events have in common?A. Required registration.B.Free entrance.C. Featuring American poets.D.Lively discussion.23. Wher

17、e is this text probably taken from?A. An autobiography.B.A local newspaper.C. A course plan.D.A poetry textbook.BIf you have a high temperature or are recovering from heart surgery, it is difficult to be fully focused at work. Sick days are meant to prevent people from hurting themselves, their co-w

18、orkers, or customers on the job. However, working from home has changed this logic.The work from home revolution has raised the bar for what counts as being sick. At the height of the pandemic people worked from home even with serious symptoms such as fever, shortness of breath or nausea. Many still

19、 do. Nicholas Bloom of Stanford University has been tracking work from home habits since before the Covid-19 popularized them. In a recent working paper, he presents the results of a randomized controlled trial at a large multinational company, where sick days fell by 12% for employees working from

20、home two days a week relative to those coming in full time.To be in bed not doing anything means discomfort both physically and mentally. Salaried workers, who are often evaluated on the basis of their attendance, find it hard to call in sick for a few days now that they dont need to worry about spr

21、eading germs in the office. For high-achievers, putting in the hours is not a chore but a way of life. As the economic recession （萧条）puts future job security into question, showing yourself to be useful becomes even more important.Though all this is understandable, it is also troubling. Being even m

22、ildly sick can impair brain function. It is difficult to exercise proper judgment if one cannot focus on the task at hand. It is why people with lower oxygen concentration sometimes remove protective clothes atop Mount Everest； some freeze to death. Firing off emails while feeling dizzy will put the

23、 body under further stress. Soldiering on（硬挺）may make the employee both sicker and less productive for longer. Digital presenteeism（超时工作），for that is what such persisting amounts to, is in no ones interest.24. How has the work from home revolution affected employees?A. It has heightened their enthus

24、iasm.B. It has made it harder to ask for sick leave.C. It has popularized relevant studies.D. It has improved their welfare.25. What can we learn from the study of Nicholas Bloom?A. Whether to take a sick or not is a random choice.B. The Covid-19 has popularized work from home habits.C. Those who wo

25、rk full time in office tend to get more sick leave.D. Work from home habits mostly happen in big companies.26. What might be the biggest concern for the salaried workers on a medical leave?A. Endangering their current jobs.B. Bringing germs to the office.C. Failing to be high-achievers.D. Feeling un

26、comfortable in bed.27. What will the author probably talk about next?A, The importance of staying healthy.B. The future of flexible working habit.C. The proper attitude towards taking a sick leave.D. The benefits of working from home.CSome games fade into near irrelevance, while others pass the test

27、 of time and continue to be enjoyed by millions of people from all over the world. Bingo is a hugely entertaining game played all over the world and it has been around for roughly five centuries. Its impossible to tell the exact time the game was invented, but rough estimations place its birth aroun

28、d 1530. The first players to enjoy this game were those who often went to the II Gioco del Lotto d Italia（意大利彩票）and it quickly became available in France.Bingo is now available at online bingo sites listed at bingosites, net and people enjoy it on virtual and real currency. Back in the day, it wasnt

29、 necessarily a game played for profit, but rather a pleasant pastime with multiple uses. Few people know that bingo was used as an educational tool in Germany at the turn of the 18th century. Children had more fun playing this game while learning about multiplication tables and spelling, and in this

30、 country, the name was called Tombola,Bingo was one of the last games to be added to the portfolios of online casinos （赌场）， well after slots, table games, and video pokers. Players were reluctant to switch from brick and mortar locations to online bingo rooms. Bingo is a game that fosters social int

31、eractions and in the absence of this key ingredient, it is far less exciting to play on real or virtual currency. Internet bingo rooms were able to address this concern by developing chat features allowing gamers to talk to each other while playing. Online bingo rooms are now licensed and regulated,

32、 so players can sign up for an account, make a deposit and gamble securely. The license gives them peace of mind, as they know that they dont break any laws by playing the game on real money. Another reason online bingo is so popular is that you can try the game for free using the virtual currency w

33、hich is replenished indefinitely. Mobile devices are also ideal for playing the game, with all that is needed being an Internet connection.28. What is intended to be stressed in the first paragraph?A. Bingos popularity.B. Bingos development.C. Bingos mystery.D. Bingos invention.29. Whats the writers

34、 attitude toward Bingo?A. Critical.B.Skeptical.C. Positive.D.Unclear.30. What do the underlined words “this concern refer to?A. Boring onlinerooms.B.Lack of communication.C. Absenceof real money.D.Popularity ofphysicalbingo locations.31. Which of the following can be the best title of this passage?A

35、. Bingo An educational toolB. Online bingo-A hit around the worldC. Bingo An everlasting gameD. Online Bingo A game of mobile devicesDDisorders of the brain are a growing worry. Twelve mental-health conditions affect about 970 million people around the world according to the Global Burden of Disease

36、 Project： more than one in ten of the population. This figure could well be an underestimate. Neurological（神 经学的）problems such as stroke, migraine （偏头痛），Parkinsons and brain injury are collectively the leading global source of disability. Ageing populations with unhealthy ways of life are likely to

37、make this problem much worse everywhere.In an ideal world, science would be coming to the rescue. But the brain is a complex organ sometimes described as the most complex structure in the known universe. A private company spent an estimated $43 bn on research into therapies for Alzheimers disease be

38、tween 1998 and 2017 and came up empty-handed. That big failure is perhaps the biggest reason why, in the 2010s, many drug firms abandoned or cut back on neuroscience（神经科学）research.Happily, there are signs of a change. In our Technology Quarterly this week we report on a renaissance（复兴）in neuroscienc

39、e, with many drug companies, some of them big ones, showing renewed interest in the field. This fresh energy is coming from a variety of techniques and ideas. More precise diagnosis and well-confirmed biomarkers which reveal the course of disease, are improving clinical trials. New kinds of treatmen

40、t such as gene therapy, are expanding the range of diseases that can be tackled. Other advances are an increasing amount of data, which is proving critical to understanding the biological roots of neurological problems.As hopes rise for tackling this final frontier of bio-medicine, it is worth remem

41、bering that the secrets to a healthy brain are not only going to come from a pill or psychotherapists treatments. The health of the brain is influenced by what goes on outside it such as nutrition, exercise, the abuse of alcohol, education, social connections and pollution. None of this should be su

42、rprising： The health of the brain is tied to the health and the well-being of the body that it sits in. Efforts to ensure better brain health are an investment that will keep bringing advantages to individuals, and to societies, for decades to come.32. What does the writer suggest in both the first

43、and last paragraphs to prevent brain diseases?A. Less worry.B. More financial aid.C. Magic medicine.D. Healthy lifestyles.33. What contribute to the renewed interest in neuroscience research?A. Profits and fame.B.Advances in technology.C. Larger range of diseases.D.More clinical trials.34. What is m

44、ost likely to be the writers job?A. A journal editor.B,A librarian.C. A sponsor.D.A clinical doctor.35. What does the passage mainly talk about?A. Complex brain health.B. An epic research failure.C. Renewed neuroscience research.D. Defeating brain disorders.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

45、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。Vlogging （short for “video bloggingcan be about nearly anything. Vlogs can be criticism, comedy, or educational videos. However, all vlogs and vloggers have one thing in common： They showcase the personality of their creators. 36 Their channels are personal, and their vid

46、eos are as much about them as anything else. Vloggers put themselves, or a version of themselves, out there for the world to see.Starting a vlog.Vloggers, like bloggers before them, talk about themselves, but 37 . “Make sure you have a niche（小众市场）or a community that you really take an interest in” s

47、ays vlogger James Kim, a physician assistant, “and expand outward from that.”He moved to fill that niche, and his vlog is successful because he explains what its like to live and work as a physician assistant.Preparing the equipment.Most professional YouTubers use a digital camera of some sort, but

48、beginners dont need the best Canon or Sony video camera with image stabilization. You can start with your phone. Smartphones like iPhones and Androids are capable of shooting at a high enough video quality for YouTube, and while they dont have external microphones, they are capable of picking up goo

49、d sound quality. 38 If you want to shoot outside or on the go, action cams like GoPros can be very useful.39 .Vlogging can be a rewarding job, but there are things to watch out for. Regularize the time of week or day when you will write a script, record a video, edit, and promote yourself.40 , Vlogg

50、ers also need to decide how much of their real life they want to show or not show. Kim, for instance, does not use the name of his place of employment in his videos, or show the neighborhood where he lives. w Setting strict online boundaries is something I learnedsays Kim.A. it usually helps to have

51、 some kind of focus or themeB. This will help you stay on top of thingsC. Balancing work and lifeD. Vloggers are more than just content creatorsE. Watching out for dangersF. youre not going to impress your community on your first videoG. However, as you progress, its totally reasonable to upgrade yo

52、ur gear第三部分 语言运用（共两节，满分30分）第一节（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。When 72-year-old Randy Long was cleaning out his garage not long ago, he came across some practice baseballs he used to throw around with his son and grandson.Thinking some kids might get 41 of them, he took the

53、m to a local baseball cage, where he 42 them along with a touching note that might just bring even the strongest men to tears：“Hope someone can use these baseballs. I found them when 43 my garage. I pitched （投球）them to my son and grandson for countless 44 . My son is now 46 years old and my grandson

54、 is 23 years old. I am 72. They have both 45 away. If you are a father, 46 these times. You wont believe how quickly they will be gone.47 , Longs grandson, Ethan Anderson, tweeted about his grandpas generous gesture. He never expected the post to go viral. The impact of the story finally hit home wh

55、en the family 48 by the media, but Anderson says while his grandfather is amazed by all the attention hes getting, he really doesnt have much use for social media.Anderson may be grown-up, but he fondly remembers his grandpa as a thoughtful coach who helped him 49 his true athletic potential. When I

56、 was a kid, we would usually go a few times a week to practice in the cages, he recalled. Many times, I didnt even want to go, but he always wanted me to be the best 50 I could be. ”After the story was shown on the news, Anderson was nearly swept away by the wave of 51 feedback. There are a lot of k

57、ids younger than me telling me they5ll cherish the times they have with their dads or granddads, he told CNN, And they wont 52 it for granted anymore.“I get to go back and 53 every now and then,“ he said. I just didnt realize that he missed 54 in the cages. Although hes moved to Birmingham, about a

58、two-hour drive from Long, Anderson has decided its time to team back up with his grandpa on a more 55 basis.41. A. troubleB. useB. obtainedC. assistanceC. tookD. amusementD. found42. A.left43. A.cleaningB. repairingC. buildingD. painting44. A.competitionsB. sessionsC. roundsD. venues45. A.passedB. d

59、roveC. brokeD. moved46. A. rememberB. cherishC. expectD. govern47. A. TouchedB. SurprisedC. ScaredD. Motivated48. A. was rankedB. was investigatedC. was extendedD. was contacted49. A. possessB. predictC. achieveD. perform50. A. playerB. writerC. scientistD. actor51. A. primitiveB. objectiveC. famili

60、arD. positive52. A. lookB. takeC. considerD. make53. A. pursueB. inviteC. visitD. encourage54. A. runningB. hittingC. skiingD. watching55. A. identicalB. widespreadC. experiencedD. regular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。The Youth Olympic Games are the youth version of the Ol

61、ympic Games. Young athletes aged between 15 and 18 compete in 56 wide range of sports. The Youth Olympic Games give talented teenagers a chance to connect with fellow athletes 57 diverse backgrounds. The focus is on building bridges between different cultures, so there are competitions 58 (feature)

62、mixed teams, such as mixed swimming 59 (relay). In these competitions, 60 the athletes are of different nationalities, they play side by side.The first Youth Olympic Games 61 (hold) in Singapore in 2010, and China ranked first in the medal table with 30 gold medals. In 2014, Nanjing had the honour o

63、f hosting the second Summer Youth Olympic Games. This was another great 62 (succeed) and China topped the medal table again.People across the world applaud athletes 63 try hard to achieve sporting excellence, However, it is not only the athletes who deserve applause. The Youth Olympic Games call on

64、young people 64 (learn) and share beyond the field of play. Official non-sporting roles include Young Reporters, YOG Ambassadors and Athlete Role Models.For many athletes, the Youth Olympic Games help them demonstrate that they are ready for the Olympic Games. Many of these talented athletes 65 (pro

65、ceed) to participate in the Olympic Games in the future.第四部分 写作(共两节，满分40分) 第一节(满分15分)假定你是李华，某英文报正在举办以“My favourite sportsperson/sports star”为主题的征文 活动。请你给该报投稿，内容包括：1.简单介绍这位体育运动爱好者/体育明星；2.陈述你喜欢他（她）的原因。注意：1.写作词数应为80左右；2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。My Favourite Sportsperson/Sports Star第二节（满分25分）阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开

66、头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。Two men, who were both seriously ill, occupied the same hospital room. One man had to spend all his time lying flat on his back. His roommate was allowed to sit up in his bed for an hour a day and his bed was next to the rooms only window.The men talked for hours on end. They talk

67、ed about everything in their life. But always, the best subject was the time when his roommate described all the things he could see outside the window.The man lying on the bed would live for those one-hour periods where his world would be broadened and enlivened by all the activities and color of t

68、he outside world. His roommate had said out of the window was a park with a lovely lake. Ducks and swans played on the water while children sailed their model boats. Lovers walked arm in arm among flowers of every color. Old trees graced the landscape, and a fine view of the city skyline could be se

69、en in the distance. As the roommate by the window described all this in detail, the man on the other side of the room would close his eyes and imagine the scene.One warm afternoon the roommate by the window described a parade passing by. Although the other man could not hear the band, he could imagi

70、ne it in his mind as his roommate by the window described it.Unexpectedly, an alien thought entered his head： Why should he have all the pleasure of seeing everything while I never get to see anything? It didnt seem fair. As the thought fermented（发酵）,the man felt ashamed at first. But as the days pa

71、ssed and he missed seeing more sights, his envy became resentment and soon turned him sour. These dark thoughts made himself unable to sleep. He should be by that window and that thought now controlled his life. 注意：1.续写词数应为150左右；2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。One night the man, whose bed was near the window, died peacefully during sleep.But when he took his first look out of the window, he found it faced a blank wall.