万州二中2023年高2023届1月质量检测英语试题.docx

1、万州二中2023年高2023届1月质量检测英语试题满分150分，考试时间120分钟。考生须知：1.答题前，考生务必用黑色签字笔将自己的姓名、准考证号、座位号在答题卡上填写清楚；2.每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，在试卷上作答无效；3.考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回；满分150分，考试时间120分钟。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，并标

2、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。例：How much is the shirt?A. 19.15. B. 9.18. C. 9.15.答案是C。1Where was the man last night?AIn the library.BAt the concert.CAt home.2Whats wrong with the womans sun cream?AIt is outdated.BIt seems useless.CIt feels different.3AAt Susan Bakers. BAt the co

3、mputer company. CIn his own office.4Who is the boy probably talking to?AHis boss.BHis fitness coach.CHis teacher.5What are the speakers mainly talking about?AWhere the map is.BWhen to work.CHow to find their way.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，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段

4、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。听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。6What is the woman most worried about?AHer house keys.BHer documents.CHer camera.7What date is it today?AMay the 12th.BMay the 13th.CMay the 14th.8Where did the woman leave her suitcase?AOn a train.BIn a taxi.COn a bus.听下面一段较长对

5、话，回答以下小题。9What color is the womans dress?AWhite.BCream.CSilver and gold.10How many people will be present at the ceremony?A100.B200.C300.11What will the woman provide?ADrinks.BBalloons.CChair covers.12What are the speakers talking about?AA birthday party.BA wedding ceremony.CA funeral.听下面一段较长对话，回答以下

6、小题。13Why does the woman call?ATo book a table. BTo reschedule an interview. CTo apply for a part-time job.14What will the woman do at 2:30 this afternoon?AAttend a class.BMeet the manager.CWork in a restaurant.听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。15Where does the man most probably work?AAt an airport.BAt a hotel.CAt a

7、travel agency.16Which airport is the best choice for the woman?AReagan National.BDulles.CBaltimore-Washington.17Why is the woman going to Washington DC?ATo visit a friend.BTo meet the man.CTo go sightseeing.听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。18What language did the speaker learn from the teacher?AFrench.BGerman.CEnglis

8、h.19What did the speakers coursebook look like?AIt was very modern. BIt had a red back cover. CIt was full of pictures.20How does the speaker feel about having classes?ABored.BTired.CPleased.21What do we know about the speaker?AShe knew a lot of French.BShe had some lessons at home.CShe has a talent

9、 for learning languages.第二部分 阅读（共两节，满分50分）第一节（共15小题：每小题1.5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。AThe number of weather-related disasters has increased by five times over the past 50 years, the latest report by the World Meteorological (气象) Organization (WMO) said on September. However, thanks to

10、 improved early warning systems and disaster management, the number of death from these hazards (危险) has been almost three times less. According to the WMO, from 1970 to 2019, weather, climate and water hazards accounted for 50 percent of all disasters. Among the top 10 hazards that led to the large

11、st loss of human life during this period were droughts, storms, floods and extreme temperatures. However, deaths fell from over 50, 000 in the 1970s to less than 20, 000 in the 2010s. “Weather, climate and water extremes are increasing and will become more frequent and severe in many parts of the wo

12、rld as a result of climate change,” says WMO Secretary-General Petteri Taalas. “That means more heat waves, drought and forest fires such as those we have observed recently in Europe and North America. We have more water vapor in the atmosphere, which is worsening extreme rainfall and deadly floodin

13、g. The warming of the oceans has affected the frequency and area of existence of the most intense tropical storms.”“Economic losses are increasing as exposure increases. But behind the statistics lies a message of hope. Improved multi-hazard early warning systems have led to a significant reduction

14、in deaths. Quite simply, we are better than ever before at saving lives,” Taalas said.22What do we know from the first paragraph?ADisasters connected with weather have gone up.BThe number of weather-related disasters has decreased.CThe number of deaths from hazards has been increasing.DEarly warning

15、 systems have made disasters decline much.23What will happen according to Petteri Taalas?AThere will be more extreme weather.BExtreme rainfall will no longer exist.CWater vapor in the atmosphere will go down.DHumans will defeat extreme weather in the end.24What is hopeful behind the bad news?AImprov

16、ed warning systems will save economic losses.BEconomic losses are going down as exposure increases.CMore lives will be saved thanks to early warning systems.DImproved early warning systems will control extreme weather25Where may the text be taken from?AA novel.BA brochure.CA magazine.DA guideline.BS

17、teve Forest is a scientist. Hes standing on an island off the coast of the Antarctic Peninsula. Below him are several hundred penguins and their children. Forrests job is to count every one of them. Its snowing. There is a big wind, too. And their children wont stay still. Penguins are great climber

18、s. So Forrest and the team members must be too. And penguins arent always clean.Forrest has been coming to Antarctica every January for six years. Hes helping count the areas penguins. This will help researchers better understand the Antarctic environment. There used to be lots of penguins in Antarc

19、tica, “Its all because of climate change,” Heather J. Lynch says seriously. She is leading the research team. The team member Noah Strycker adds, “We know climate change is hitting the Antarctic Peninsula harder than anywhere else in the world. We are following the situation closely.”Scientists thin

20、k that warming waters do harm to krill, the tiny animals that penguins eat. This is bad for the sea life. But krill are hard to study, so researchers pay attention to penguins. Theyre easier to follow. They return to the same place each year to lay eggs. If penguins arent doing well , krill probably

21、 arent either. “Penguins give us an idea about what is going on in the sea around us,” Forrest says.This year, Lynchs research team uses a drone to help them. They fly it over an area to take pictures to count penguins.Counting penguins is quite necessary. The more we learn, the more we know about k

22、rill and the ocean animals that depend on them. When we understand them, we can start fixing them. We should consider carefully what Lynch says: “Whats happening in the Antarctic is happening everywhere.”26What is required of scientists like Forrest according to Paragraph 1?ABeing clean.BBeing good

23、at math.CBeing cool-headed.DBeing skilled in climbing.27Whats the point of counting penguins in the Antarctie?ATo protect this animal species from extinction.BTo help find out how many krill might be livingCTo have a better knowledge of the Antarctic environmentDTo collect first-hand data for analyz

24、ing global warming.28What does the underlined word “them” in the last paragraph refer to?AScientists.BKrill.CPenguins.DOcean animals.29What can be inferred from the text?APenguins lay eggs in the same place on the island every year.BThe penguin population is increasing due to climate change.CThe pen

25、guin population determines the krill population.DClimate change is most obvious in the Antarctic Peninsula.CCuriosity is what drives us to keep learning, keep trying, keep pushing forward. But how does one generate (产生) curiosity, in oneself or others? George Loewenstein, a professor of psychology a

26、t Carnegie Mellon University, offered an answer in the classic1994 paper, “The Psychology of Curiosity.”Curiosity arises, Loewenstein wrote, “when attention becomes focused on a gap in ones knowledge. Such information gaps produce the feeling of deprivation (匮乏) labeled curiosity. The curious indivi

27、dual is motivated to obtain the missing information to reduce the feeling of deprivation.” Loewensteins theory helps explain why curiosity is such a force: its not only a mental state but also an emotion, a powerful feeling that drives us forward.Scientist Daniel Willingham notes that teachers are o

28、ften “so eager to get to the answer that we do not devote enough time to developing the question.” Yet its the question that stimulates (刺激) curiosity; being told an answer stops curiosity before it can even get going.In his 1994 paper, George Loewenstein noted that curiosity requires some basic kno

29、wledge. Were not curious about something we know absolutely nothing about. But as soon as we know even a little bit, our curiosity is aroused and we want to learn more. In fact, research shows that curiosity increases with knowledge: the more we know, the more we want to know. To get this process st

30、arted, Loewenstein suggests, take steps with some interesting but incomplete information.Language teachers have long used communication in exercises that open an information gap and then require learners to communicate with each other in order to fill it. For example, one student might be given a se

31、ries of pictures for the beginning of the story, while the students partner is given a series of pictures showing how that same story ends. Only by speaking with each other (in the foreign language they are learning, of course) can the students fill in each others information gaps.30When one notices

32、 a gap in his knowledge, he .Adesires to fill it Btends to be afraidCmight get tired and sad Dwill become focused on his learning31What does Daniel Willingham imply in the article?AAnswers are more important than questions.BTeachers should be eager to get to the answer.CTeachers know how to stimulat

33、e students curiosity.DTeachers are partly to blame for students hating school.32According to George Loewensteins paper, curiosity about something occurs only when you .Ahave read a lot of booksBknow little about somethingChave some related informationDare given incomplete information33What is the ar

34、ticle mainly about?AWhy students hate school. BWhy curiosity is important.CHow to stimulate curiosity. DWhat makes people hungry for knowledge.DAlaskas Yukon River has faced major salmon shortages in recent years. Officials say record-high temperatures last year killed most salmon in the 3,200-kilom

35、eter river before the fish were able to reproduce. The losses led Alaska to stop their salmon harvests in 2021 to make sure that enough fish survived to reproduce for another year.The poor salmon harvests caused major financial losses to private fishing companies in the area. The die-offs also hurt

36、native communities, which traditionally store the fish as a year-round food supply.Last month, the U.S. Department of Commerce declared a disaster for Yukon River fishing for 2020 and 2021, making aid money available. Alaska has sent emergency fish shipments to areas affected by the salmon shortages

37、.Scientists have mostly blamed the problems on a series of heat waves in the Bering Sea and North Pacific Ocean from 2014 to 2019. The warm ocean waters affected salmons living in the sea before they returned to lay eggs.Climate change may also be affecting what the salmon are eating. Fishing expert

38、s say young salmon are likely filling up on nutrient-poor food because warmer waters drive away healthier organisms (有机物) they normally feed on. “In my opinion, the salmon are starving with climate change,” said Brooke Woods in the Yukon River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission.The effects of climate chan

39、ge on freshwater environments have also been studied. Vanessa von Biela is a biologist who looked at the rivers, streams and lakes where salmon live. Her team found that Chinook salmon show heat stress at temperatures above 18. They start dying above 20. In 2019, temperatures on the Alaskan side wer

40、e above 18 for 44 straight days, a recent study found.The effects of warming waters can be reduced by climate-driven glacier (冰川) runoff, which brings cooler water into rivers and streams. But scientists still expect salmon to begin slowly moving to new areas within Alaska. “Salmon will find a way,”

41、 said Biela. “but its going to be hard for communities in places where there might not be salmon anymore.”34What do the locals rely on salmon for?AFood supply.BScientific study.CGreen tourism.DWater improvement.35What did the declaration of the disaster bring about?AFinancial losses.BRelief funds.CE

42、conomic growth.DFast delivery.36Which of the following is the effect of climate change in Yukon River?ANo healthy organisms are left there.BSalmon there lose the ability to lay eggs.CSalmon there go short of nutritious food.DThe temperature remains above 18 till now.37What can be inferred from the l

43、ast paragraph?AMeasures to protect salmon are effective.BSalmon will not find a way out of the crisis.CThe amount of salmon will increase greatly.DSalmon are likely to leave the river for survival.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。Traveling alone gives you the freedo

44、m to create your own schedule and do as you please. _38_ For example, a travel partner can provide practical support and celebrate in the rewards of first-hand experience with unfamiliar locations and cultures. Here are several steps to find a travel partner who will improve your journey. _39_ Trave

45、ling should be fun. When you are on a trip, you will want to do lots of activities that you enjoy. Preferably, your companion will want to do the same things as you.Discuss financial plans. Before you travel, you should plan a budget. _40_ You dont want to be planning an expensive getaway when your

46、friend is looking for budget travel.Have an honest conversation. If you are thinking about traveling with a companion, take some time to have an open discussion. Schedule a time to sit down and talk. Try saying, “I know weve talked about the idea of traveling through Europe together. Lets have a cof

47、fee this week and actually talk that through.” _41_ You should also talk about your travel style.Find someone who is flexible. Choose a travel partner who can adjust. _42_Maybe it will rain on the day you planned to visit the Grand Canyon. Or you might not be able to get reservations at that French

48、restaurant youve been dying to try. ALook for someone with common interests. BYou should discuss your goals for the trip. CTravel with a friend who is pretty easygoing. DBut traveling with a partner has its benefits, too. EMake sure that you are on the same page concerning money. FTry to meet your n

49、ew travel partner in person before your trip. GNo matter how carefully you plan your trip, it is likely that something will go wrong. 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。At a young age, Patti Wilson was an epileptic (癫痫病患者). Her father, Jim Wilson, is a

50、morning jogger. One day Patti said, “Daddy, what Id really love to do is _43_ with you every day, but Im _44_ Ill have a seizure (癫痫发作).” Her father told her, “If you do, I know how to _45_ it so lets start running!”Thats just what they did every day. It was a _46_ experience for them to share and t

51、here were no seizures at all. After a few weeks, she told her father, “Daddy, what Id really love to do is _47_ the worlds long distance running record for women.” Her father _48_ the Guiness Book of World Records and found that the _49_ any woman had run was 80 miles. As a freshman in high school,

52、Patti _50_, “Im going to run from Orange County up to San Francisco.” (A distance of 400 milcs.)_51_ her handicap, Patti was as ambitious as she was enthusiastic, but she said she _52_ the handicap of being an epileptic as simply an inconvenience. She focused not on what she had lost, but on what sh

53、e had _53_.In her sophomore year (二年级) Pattis classmates got _54_ her. They built a giant poster that _55_, “Run, Patti, Run!” She finished her second marathon Portland, _56_ her last mile with the governor of Oregon. After four months of almost _57_ running from the West Coast to the East Coast, Pa

54、tti arrived in Washington. She told the media, “I wanted people to know that epileptics are _58_ human beings.”I told this story at one of my seminars not long ago, and afterward a big teary-eyed man came up to me, _59_ his big hand and said, “Mark, my name is Jim Wilson. You were talking about my d

55、aughter, Patti.” Because of her constant _60_, he told me, enough money had been _61_ to open up 19 multi-million-dollar epileptic centers around the country.If Patti Wilson can do so much with so little, what can you do to outperform (超出) yourself in a state of total _62_?43AworkBrunCstayDplay44Aaf

56、raidBsureCcuriousDcareful45AhelpBhandleCfixDignore46AprivateBdifferentCwonderfulDessential47AkeepBdestroyCseizeDbreak48AcheckedBreviewedCaffordedDexamined49AlatestBfarthestCslowestDnewest50ArespondedBinventedCannouncedDargued51AIn view ofBIn contrast withCOn behalf ofDIn memory of52Astuck toBtook on

57、Cmade upDlooked at53AearnedBdeservedCleftDdesired54AaroundBoverCaboutDbehind55AreadBsoundedCengagedDfelt56AleavingBcompletingCattemptingDfighting57AfreeBfrequentCcontinuousDregular58AtoughBcautiousCtypicalDnormal59AextendedBtookCfeltDwithdrew60ApressureBfailureCeffortsDchallenge61AspentBdrawnClostDc

58、ollected62AwealthBwellnessChonourDaction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。A male elephant that broke away from the wandering elephant group _63_(send)back to its forest home on Wednesday in Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture, southwest Chinas Yunnan Province, local authori

59、ties said.Yuxi City headquarters in charge of monitoring the packs migration (迁徙) took the _64_ (decide) early Wednesday morning _65_ ( prevent) the lone animal from entering heavily populated areas. At 3 p. m., the elephant was caught and returned to the nature reserve. The animal appeared healthy

60、and didnt suffer from any _66_(injure).The pack of 15 wandering wild Asian elephants travelled about 500 kilometers north from their forest home. The male elephant separated _67_ the pack on June 6, and moved around in the cities of Kunming, Anning and Yuxi, with an activity area of 140 square kilom

61、eters and a walking _68_ (distant) of 190 kilometers. It had relied mainly on _69_ was provided by the locals. The _70_ (remain) 14 elephants have been moving southward recently but are still far from the reserve.Asian elephants are under A-level state protection in China, where they are mostly foun

62、d in Yunnan. Due _71_ determined protection efforts in recent decades, the wild elephant population in the province _72_ (grow) to about 300.第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分）第一节（满分15分）73假定你是李华，外教Smith 邀请你本周日陪他去大明湖游玩，但你因故不能前往。请你写一封电子邮件，内容包括：1感谢邀请;2说明原因;3另约时间。注意：1写作词数应为80左右; 2请按格式在相应位置作答。Dear Smith,_Yours Li Hua第二节（

63、满分25分）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。There I was stuck AGAIN. This was the same feeling that overwhelms me every year. But this year it was different, because if I failed this exam I would not graduate. I sat there, panic stricken, unable to move. Pressure crushed in on me. What if I could not

64、 go to high school? Would Dad and Mum kick me out of their house?I took two deep breaths and looked up. I could see the teacher pacing up and down. The classroom was dead silent except for the clock. Tick Tock. Tick Tock. I checked the clock for the third time. Ten minutes left! I clenched (握紧) and

65、unclenched my fist in an attempt to calm myself. Think! I told myself. I knew I could do this. My hand couldnt help trembling. Then I scribbled (胡乱写下) the first few words that hit me.“It isnt my fault.”I stared blankly at those words. At the comer of my eye, I could see my teacher walking towards me

66、. She was checking on our progress! Dread built up within me. Then, I glanced at the four words again. Without any warning, my hand moved to write.Hair on my arms stood as the teacher leaned in and started to read my work. I peered over to see my teachers expression, praying that my work had not bro

67、ught in disappointment. To my astonishment, she displayed a clear satisfaction! That was good, wasnt it? I hurriedly looked down at my essay.I skimmed it through. I felt proud. Now, theres something I was still worried about. I checked the clock. Two minutes left! I was still writing!I bit my lip, t

68、ook a deep breath, and concentrated on writing. I heard the teacher leave.“Theres one minute left. Please check your work.” the teacher reminded us.注意：1.所续写短文的词数应为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:“One minute left?” I exclaimed. _Paragraph 2:A week later, the teacher handed the papers back to us. _