浙江省臺州市臺州山海協(xié)作體2022-2023學(xué)年高二下學(xué)期4月期中英語試題

浙江省臺州市臺州山海協(xié)作體2022-2023學(xué)年高二下學(xué)期4

月期中英語試題學(xué)校:姓名：班級：考號：一、閱讀理解Europeisthesecondsmallestcontinentinsizebutthethirdlargestinpopulation.Herearesomefactstoshare.PeopleAbout10%oftheworld'spopulationlivesinEurope.MostoftheEuropeanpopulationgroups,almost90%,belongtothethreeIndo-EuropeanlanguagegroupsoftheSlavic,RomanceandGermaniclanguagegroups.AccordingtotheWorldHappinessReportfrom2018to2020,theWorld'shappiestpeopleliveinFinland-andtheywonforthelastthreeyearsinarow!LanguagesMostEuropeanlanguagesbelongtoeithertheRomancelanguagefamilysuchasFrench,ItalianandSpanish,theGermaniclanguagefamily,amongwhichareGermanandEnglish,ortheSlaviclanguagefamily,amongwhichareRussian,BulgarianandPolish.Russianisthelanguagewithmostnativespeakers—about100million,whileEnglishisthelanguagespokenbymostpeopleasafirstlanguageandasecondlanguage—about270millionpeople.ThefivemostspokennativelanguagesinEuropeareRussian,German,French,EnglishandItalian.AnimalsInEurope,thereare270speciesofmammals（哺乳動物）suchasbats,deerandhares.Ofallmammalspecies15%areendangered,suchaswolvesandbears.Thereare75speciesofamphibians（兩棲動物）inEurope,mostofwhichareuniquetoSouthernEurope.Slightlymorethanhalfofthe800EuropeanbirdspeciesbreedinEurope,andalltheothersmigratetowarmerregionsduringthecoldwintermonths.NaturalresourcesMetalssuchaszincandsilverandmineralssuchascopperandcoalarefoundinEurope.SomeareasinnorthernEuropehavedepositsofnaturalgasandoil.Agriculture七、讀后續(xù)寫47.閱讀下面材料，根據(jù)其內(nèi)容和所給段落開頭語續(xù)寫兩段，使之構(gòu)成一篇完整的短文。Jennywasthecoolestkidinherclass.Whenevershewent,shewasinthespotlight,withabunchofkidsfollowingheranddoingeverythingshedid.Herdeskmate,Rose,however,wasnotinthecoolkids'group.Beingthetallestkidinherclass,shewasteasedbyherclassmates,whowerealwayschanting“Rose,Rose,longasspaghetti（意大利面）".EverytimeRoseheardthosesillychants,shecouldfeelherfaceburstintoflames.Godknewhowshewishedthegroundtocrackandswallowher!Jennydidn'treallylikeitwhenthekidschanted“Rose,Rose,longasspaghetti”.Butshenevertoldthemtostopeither,andnordidsheevertalktoher.Shelikedbeingpopular.Oneweekend,JennywentovertohergrandfatherforThanksgiving.Hergrandfatherlivesonafarmattheoppositeendoftown,wherehekeepschickens.Whilehelpingtofeedthechickens,Jennynoticedapeculiarone.Curlinginthecorner,itlookedsmallerthantheothersandwasalmosthalf-bare!“What'sthematterwithit?”Sheaskedhergrandfather,withapuzzledfrownonherface.Hergrandfathertoldherhowchickenscouldact."Theyhaveapecking（啄）order,"heexplained,wrinklesofconcernspreadingaroundhisforehead."Ifonechickenisdifferent,theotherswillpushitawayandkeeppeckingit.Sometimestheypeckitsomuchthatitdies.,9“Oh,whatapoorlittlething!^^Jennyletoutasighasshescoopedthefrightenedchickenupinherarms,whoseheartwasbeatingfastinthebonylittlebody.Suddenly,shethoughtofRose,thegirlbeing“pecked”byherclassmates."TmgoingtotakeithomeandtakegoodcareofitJshesaidwithadeterminedlook.Backinschool,Jennytoldthecoolkidsaboutthechicken."It'slookinghealthy,"shesaidproudly."It'sfatteranditsfeathersaregrowing.Eventhecatlikesit.Shecarriesitaroundthegarden,and...”EveryonewasentertainedbyJenny'sstoryofherlovelychicken,laughterlingeringaroundtheclassroom.注意：L續(xù)寫詞數(shù)應(yīng)為150左右2請按如下格式在答題卡的相應(yīng)位置作答。Paragraph1:ThenJennyspottedRosesittingbyherselfinacomer.Paragraph2:ButJennywalkeddirectlytowardRose,regardlessofwhattheysaid.ThemostcommoncropsinEuropearecereals（谷類植物）suchaswheat,cornaswellassugarbeets,potatoes,vegetablesandfruits.FranceisEurope'sbiggestproducerofagriculturalproducts.WhatcanweinferabouttheEuropeanpopulationfromthetext?ThepopulationinEuropehasdecreasedslightly.B,Europeisthicklypopulatedatthepresenttime.PeopleinEuropebelongtothreelanguagefamilies.PeoplelivinginEuropearethehappiestintheworld.WhatdoweknowaboutthelanguagesinEurope?EnglishbelongstotheRomancelanguagefamily.B,Englishisthelanguagewithmostnativespeakers.ThenumberofnativePolishspeakersisnotverybig.FrenchbelongstotheSlaviclanguagefamily.WhichofthefollowingaboutEuropeisright?A.Europedoesn'tproducenaturalgasoroil.B,MostanimalspeciesinEuropeareendangered.FranceproducesthemostagriculturalproductsinEurope.Over400Europeanbirdspeciesflytowarmerareasinwinter.二、未知JohnFrederickKensettwasbornonMarch22,1816inCheshire,Connecticut.HeattendedschoolatCheshireAcademy,andstudiedcarvingwithhisimmigrantfather,TomasKensett,andlaterwithhisuncle.HeworkedasacarverintheNewHavenareauntilabout1838,afterwhichhewenttoworkasabanknotecarverinNewYorkCity.Hedidn'tknowhiscarvingexperiencewouldbenefithimlater.In1840,KensetttraveledtoEuropeinordertostudypainting.Hesketched（畫素描）andpaintedthroughoutEurope,improvinghistalents.Duringthisperiod,Kensettdevelopedanaffectionforthe17th-centuryDutchlandscapepainting.HereturnedtotheUnitedStatesin1847.AfterestablishinghisstudioandsettlinginNewYork,KensetttraveledextensivelythroughouttheNortheastandtheColoradoRockiesaswellasmakingseveraltripsbacktoEurope.KensettisbestknownforhislandscapeofNewYorkandNewEnglandandseascapes（海景畫）ofcoastalNewJersey,LongIslandandNewEngland.Heismostcloselyassociatedwiththeso-called"secondgeneration“oftheHudsonRiverSchool.In1851Kensettpaintedamonumentalcanvas（巨幅油畫）ofMountWashingtonthathasbecomeasignofWhiteMountainart.Kensetfsstyleevolvedgradually,fromthetraditionalHudsonRiverSchoolmannerinthe1850sintothemoreimprovedLuministstyleinhislateryears.Bytheearly1870sKensettwasspendingconsiderabletimeathishomeonContentmentIsland,onLongIslandSoundnearDarienConnecticut.ItwasduringthistimethatKensettpaintedsomeofhisfinestworks.Manyofthesewereseascapes,themajorexamplebeingEaton'sNeck,LongIsland（1872）nowinthecollectionoftheMetropolitanMuseumofArtinNewYork.Theartistwaswidelypraisedandfinanciallysuccessfulduringhislifetime.Inturn,hewasgenerousinsupportoftheartsandartists.HewasafullmemberoftheNationalAcademyofDesign,thefounderandpresidentoftheArtists'FundSociety,andafounderoftheMetropolitanMuseumofArt.KensettdiedofheartfailureathisNewYorkstudioonDecember14,1872.WhatcanwelearnaboutKensettfromthefirstparagraph?HestudiedcarvingatCheshireAcademy.Hisuncletaughthimtopaintbefore1840.Hiscarvingworklaidafoundationforhispainting.HepaintedthroughoutEuropetoearnsomemoney..WhatwasthefeatureofKensett'spaintings?MostofthemwereinLuministstyle.TheyhadnothingtodowithWhiteMountainart.TheywereonceinfluencedbytheHudsonRiverSchool.Allofthemwerecloselyassociatedwithcarvingart.WhendidKensettproducehisbestpaintings?WhenhefirsttraveledinEurope.Whenhepaintedamonumentalcanvas.WhenhelearnedtheDutchlandscapepainting.WhenhewasinConnecticutintheearly1870s.WhatcanweinferaboutKensett'slaterlife?Hehadfinancialproblems.Heretiredearlybecauseofillhealth.Hegainedbothfameandincome.Hedevotedhimselftocharitywork.三、閱讀理解Rightnowyoushouldknowabouttwowaystorepresentnumbers,asRomannumeralsandArabicnumerals.Plus,peopleinothercountriesusedifferentsymbolsfornumbers.Withallthesedifferentsymbols,howcanmathbeauniversallanguage?Mathisauniversallanguagebecausetheprinciplesandfoundationsofmatharethesameeverywherearoundtheworld.TenplustenequalstwentyifyouwriteitasArabicnumerals10+10=20orRomannumeralsX+X=XX.Theconceptof20itemsisthesamenomatterwhereyouareintheworld.And,whataboutgeometry（幾何）？Acircleisalwaysacircleanditscircumference（周長）isalwayscalculatedthesamewaynomatterwhereyouareintheworld.Thesameholdstrueforanyother行g(shù)urnliketriangles,squaresorrectangles.Weliketovisitothercountriestoexperiencenewscenery,newfoodsandadifferentculture.Ifsfuntowatchdocumentariesaboutfestivalsthatwedon'thaveinNorthAmerica.Thereisagreatdealofculturaldiversityintheworldthatwecanenjoyandcelebrate.Butmathisonethingthatiscommontoeveryone.Differentcountriesusedifferentunitsofmeasurement;forexample,theUnitedStatesandtheUnitedKingdomuseinchesandfeetwhiletherestofEuropeusesmetricmeasurementsofcentimetersandmeters.Butnomatterwhattheunitsare,everyonemustmeasurethehousethattheyarebuilding.Houseseverywhere,whethertheyaresquareorround,arebuiltusingthesamemathematicalequations（方程式）.Theprinciplesofprobabilityarethesameeverywhereaswell.ThechanceofraininGuatemalamightbegreaterthanthechanceofrainintheSaharaDesertbutprobabilityworksthesameway.Peoplearoundtheworldhavedifferentgenesbuttheprobabilityofpassingongenestotheirchildrenfollowsthesamemathematicalrules.Itiseasytoseethatnomatterhowdiversedifferentculturesare,mathisonecommonlanguageacrosstheworld.Howmanywaystostandfornumbersarementionedinthetext?A.One. B.Two. C.Three. D.Four.Whatistheauthor'spurposeinmentioninggeometryinthethirdparagraph?A.Tohighlighttheimportanceofmath.B,Tostudydifferentshapesandforms.C.Toshowhowtocalculatethecircumference.D.Toprovemathcalculationisoftenusedinitisalwaysthesame.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"figure^meaninthethirdparagraph?A.Shape. B.Size. C.Picture. D.Field.Whatcanweinferfromthefourthparagraph?A.Mathhasnodistinctcharacteristicsofdiversity.B,Documentariesaboutfestivalsarealwaysfun.C.Peoplehopetoexperiencedifferentculturesabroad.D.Culturehasahugeimpactonthedevelopmentofmath.四、未知InIllinois,legislators（立法委員）andadvocatesofremovingthestate'slead（鉛）servicelinessaidonMondaythatanewlysignedlawmovesthestateclosertoremovingthat“toxicinfrastructure（基石出設(shè)方缶）“andensuringallIllinoisanshavecleanwatertodrink.StateSenatorMelindaBush,asupporterofthelegislation,saidthelinesareahealththreatthatnotonlycostsusbillionsofdollars,butpoisonsourchildrenanddestroysourresidents9confidenceintheirwatersupply."Passingthisbillwithstrongsupportshowsabasictruthaboutleadinourdrinkingwater-itaffectsallofus,andeverysingleoneofus,especiallyourchildren,deservesclean,safedrinkingwater/7Bushsaid.TheLeadServiceLineReplacementNotificationActcreatestimelinesforownersandoperatorsofcommunitywatersuppliesthathaveleadservicelinestomakealistofthoselinesandcreatereplacementplans.WatersupplierswillhavetosubmittheirreplacementplantotheEnvironmentalProtectionAgencybyApril2024.Thelawalsorequiresthestate'sDepartmentofCommerceandEconomicOpportunitytocreatealow-incomewaterassistancepolicyandprogramtoensurestateresidentshaveaccesstoaffordable,cleanwater.Leadindrinkingwaterhaslongbeenlinkedtoahostofhealthproblems,includingkidneyfailure,heartdisease,learningdisabilitiesandimpaired（受損的）hearing.Studieshavefoundthateventinyamountsofleadcandamagechildren'sbrains.Bushsaidit'sestimatedthatIllinoishasaboutaneighthofallknownleadservicelinesinthecountry.Servicelinesarethepipesthatcarrywaterfromacity'sstreetmainstohomes.NotonlydoesIllinoishaveone-eighthoftheleadservicelinesinthecountry,but300,000to500.000ofthemareinChicago."Althoughthisisastatewideproblem,weknowthatthistoxicinfrastructurereallyaffectsIllinois,peopleJBushsaid.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“toxic"meaninthefirstparagraph?A.Basic. B.Common. C.Healthy. D.Poisonous.Whymustthenewlysignedlawbecarriedoutassoonaspossible?A.Towarnwatersupplierstooffercleanwater.B,Totestwhetherthewatersystemworkswell.C.ToraisetheconfidenceofalltheIllinoisans.D.Tomakesureresidentshavesafedrinkingwater.Whatcanweinferfromthefourthparagraph?A.Thesubmittedpolicymustfavourthepoorfamilies.B,TheresidentsinIllinoishaven'trealizedthepossibledangers.Watersuppliershavesubmittedapracticalreplacementplan.Thegovernmentshouldinspectcommunitywatersuppliesregularly.15.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthetext?A.StatewideLeadinWaterIsHurtingYouB,LeadinWaterIsDamagingKids'BrainsGettingtheLeadOutwiththeNewTechnologyANewLawUrgestoRemoveLeadServiceLinesInternationalLanguagesWeekisanannualeventheldinNewZealandtopromotelanguageandculturefromaroundtheworld.Learninganinternationallanguageinvolvesmuchmorethanlanguageproficiency（熟練）.Knowinganinternationallanguagemeansknowingabouttheculturethatisthefoundationofthatlanguage.TakeadvantageofInternationalLanguagesWeeknow.16Useyourstudentsasteachers.ThereisahighchancethatyouwillhavesomestudentswhocanspeaklanguagesotherthanEnglishinyourschool.17Andyoucanaskthemtosharetheirlanguageknowledgewithothersintheclass..InternationalLanguagesWeekisanidealopportunitytoconnectwithyourfamiliestofindoutwhatlanguagesarespokeninyourcommunity.Invitefamilymemberswithasecondlanguageintotheschoolasguestspeakers,toreadfirstlanguagebooks,orpracticeconversationswithstudents.Celebratetheculturaldiversityinyourschool19Studentscanplananinternationaldayactivitywheretheywearthetraditionaldressoftheirowncultureandsharemusic,customs,foodanddance.TheycanalsoplananInternationalLanguagesWeekassemblywherestudentscanshowtheirgreetings,customs,experiences,andstoriestotherestoftheschool.StudentscanworktogethertomakeavideotopromoteInternationalLanguagesWeek.Createalanguageresource.Developalanguageresourceforyourschoolorlocalcommunity..Oryoucanuseagreetingspostertoencouragetheuseofinternationalgreetingsaroundtheschool.Studentsmaywanttocreateaslideshow（幻燈片）orvideoinaninternationallanguagetowelcomenewmigrantsandinformthemaboutyourlocalarea.A.Makeconnectionswithyourcommunity.Connectwithaclassinanoverseascountry.Andherearesomeideasforclassroomprograms.Itcanbesimplevocabularycardstohelpstudentslearnnewwords.Considerwhatunderstandingsaregainedbylearninganewlanguage.Holdaneventwherethemulticulturalismofyourschooliscelebrated.EncouragethestudentstobeexpertsduringInternationalLanguagesWeek.Iamapsychologist.Kate,aformerclientwhoIhadhelped,gotapromotionrecently.Shecameintomy.Iexpectedourconversationwouldbeabouthersuccess.,Katementionedshehadasimplebutseriousproblem——shewasn'tgettingalongwellwithanothermanagercalledMary.Thetwodidn'teachotherfromthebeginning,andastimepassedthingsweren'tgettinganybetter.KatetoldmethatitwasbecomingpainfullyclearthatherinabilitytogetonwithMarywasgoingtoblockhersuccess,andruinhercareeratthecompany.AsKateandIthesituation,shetoldmeMarywasseenasahighlytalentedandwell-likedmanager.ButKatebelievedthattheyhaddifferent,andMarymadeher.IsuggestedKaterevisittheirsharedwork.ItwasthenthatKaterealizedMary'steamworkwasimportantfbrgettingthebusinesstheyallwanted.Inmeasuringtherelationshipmorehonestly,Katerealizedshe'dbeenfailingtowithMaryinpositiveways.Shehadn'tmadeMaryfeelhereffortswerevaluable,andhadmoreorlessbeentryingtoher.SoKatedecidedtoherself.Shethoughtaboutthecauseofthesituationandhowsherespondedtoit.Sheremindedherself,“Iwon'tgetalongwitheveryonebutthereispossibleineveryinteractionwithothers.IcanandshouldlearnfromalmosteveryoneImeet."LaterKateandMary'srelationshipgreatly.Nowtheycommunicatefrequentlyinpersonandjoinineachother'steammeetings.Takeanhonestlookatwhat'sthetension.Maybeyourtothesituationisatthecenteroftheproblem.21.A.gardenB.yardC.officeD.school22.A.ThereforeB.InsteadC.MoreoverD.Besides23.A.knowB.attackC.likeD.shock24.A.rarelyB.scar