湖南省長沙市麓山國際實驗學(xué)校2022-2023-學(xué)年高二年級下冊期中考試英語試題

2022-2023-2麓山國際高二下期中考試

英語

時量：120分鐘滿分：150分

第一部分聽力（共兩節(jié)，滿分30分）略

第二部分閱讀（共兩節(jié)，滿分50分）

第一節(jié)（共15小題；每小題分，滿分37.5分）

閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中選出最佳選項。

A

TheNorthumberlandcoastmay,notbeBritain,sbest-knownseasidedestination,butithasanattractiveand

interestingnature.Thisisareallyspeciallandscape.

Theinformationbelowismeanttoassistyoubookaplacetoputupwhilehikingalongthecoast.

ShoresideHuts9Alnmouth

Artisticallydesignedcampinghuts（小屋）overlookthebeach.Eachhuthasawood,burner,super-comfortable

doublebed,smallkitchenandtoilet.Pricesfrom￡80perhut.

01665830554;

BamburghCastleInn9Seahouses

ThisfriendlywaterfrontinnhasafinebeergardenwithamazingviewsoftheFameIslands.There,sevena

spaandswimming-poolareaforguests.Pricesfrom￡99foradouble.

TheLindisfarneInn,Beal

Atraditionalcountrypubwithcomfortablerooms.Thisinnideallylies,ontheedgeofthemainlandcauseway

overlookingHolyIsland.Doublesfrom￡80.

BerwickYHA,Berwick-Upon-Tvveed

LocatedonthedocksidebesidetheRiverTweed,thisuniqueyouthhostelmixesmodernandoriginalfeatures

andhasanunusualTowerofPisa-Iikelean.Roomsarebasicandclean.Doublesfrom￡39.

berwick

21.Ifyouwanttocookbyyourselfζyoucancontact.

A.01665720283B.01665830554C.03453719676D.01289381223

22.WhatisuniqueaboutBamburghCastleInn?

A.Itoffersdoublebeds.

B.Ithasanamazingviewofthebeach.

C.Itenablesgueststoswimintheinn.

D.Ithasamixtureofmodemandoriginalfeatures.

23.Whichhotelbestsuitsthosewhoaretightonbudget?

A.ShoresideHuts.B.BamburghCastleInn.C.TheLindisfameInn.D.BerwickYHA.

B

Atnoon,Iwouldracebreathlesslyhome,aten-minutewalkfrommyschool.Mymotherwaswaitingforme

withpleasuretohavelunchwhileIsharedwhathappenedatschool.

Ihadbeenpickedtobetheprincessintheschoolplay,andforweeksmymotherhadrehearsed（排練）my

linessohardwithme.ButnomatterhoweasilyIactedathome,hardlyhadIsteppedonstagewheneveryword

escapedme.Finally,myteacheraskedmetochangetoanarrator's（解說員）part.Herword,kindlyexpressed,still

hurt,especiallywhenIsawmypartgotoanothergirl.

Ididn,ttellmymotherwhathadhappenedthatday.Butshesensedmypain.Insteadofsuggestingwepractice

mylines,sheaskedifIwantedtowalkintheyard.

Undertherosevine,wecouldseeyellowdandelions（蒲公英），asifapainterhadtouchedourlandscapewith

shadesofgold.Iwatchedmymothercasuallybenddownbyonedandelion.?tI,mgoingtodigupalltheseweeds,,,

shesaid,pullingitupbyitsroots.uFromnowon,we,llhaveonlyrosesinthisgarden.”

??ButIlikedandelions/91argued.4?Allflowersarebeautiful——evendande?ions.^^

Mymotheraskedthoughtfully,“Yes,everyflowergivespleasureinitsownway,doesn,tit?”Inodded,

pleasedIhadwonherover.44Andthatistrueofpeopletoo,“sheadded.Iburstintotears,amixtureofreliefand

regretswellingupasItoldherwhathadhappened.

“Butyouwillbeabeautifulnarrator,,,shesaid,encouragingιneasshedid.44Thenarrator5spartisimportant,

too."Composingmyselfgradually,Ibegantoacceptthenarrator,spart.Thencametheperformanceday.Iwasstill

nervous,butitwasatthatverymomentthatIfoundadandelioninmypocket.Itwasobviousthatmymomsecretly

puttheflowerthere,whichmagicallygavemeconfidence.

24.Whydidtheauthorgetchangedtothenarrator,spart?

A.Shewasshy.B.Shelackedpractice.

C.Shedislikedtheformerrole.D.Shetotallyforgotthelines.

25.Whatdidhermotherdowhentheauthorfeltupset?

A.Hermothermadeherrealizeeveryrolecounted.

B.Hermotherinsistedonherpracticingthelines.

C.Hermotheraskedherwhathappenedpatiently.

D.Hermotherimmediatelyencouragedhertocheerup.

26.Whichofthefollowingcanbestdescribetheauthor,smother?

A.Sympatheticbutstrict.B.Understandingandwise.

C.Passionatebutanxious.D.Curiousandeasy-going.

27.Whatdoesthetextmainlytellus?

A.Allthatglittersisnotgold.B.Actionsspeaklouderthanwords.

C.Constantdrippingwearsawayastone.D.Everyindividualcanmakeadifference.

C

Everbeenhungιyenoughtoeatahouse?Now,youactuallycould.

FoodwasteisabigprobleminJapanandglobally.Japanproducedaround5.7milliontonsoffoodwastein

2019.Thegovernmentplanstoreducethatbyaround2.7milliontonsby2030.TokyoUniversityresearchersKota

MachidaandYuyaSakaihavedevelopedawaytotransformfoodwasteintoCement（水泥）forconstructionuse

andmore.Thisisthefirst-everprocesscreatedformakingcemententirelyfromfoodwaste.Theresearcherssay

theirproductisfourtimesasstrongastraditionalconcrete.Thisparticularcementcanbeusedtomakethingslike

teacupsorchairsaswell.However,there,soneadditionalfeature——it,salsoedible（可食的）.

KotaandYuyaaretheintelligencebehindtheformationofFabulaInc.,acompanywithpurposesofreducing

foodwaste,andhelpingfightglobalwarming.

Asexpected,somethingthisuniquetookyearstodevelop.Ittookafewattemptstofindjusttherightprocess.

KotaandYuyacreatedtheuniquetechnologywhileresearchingpossibleenvironmentally-friendlymaterialsto

replacecement-basedconcrete.Cementproductionaccountsfor8%oftheworld,scarbondioxideemissions.

Afterafewfailures,theyrealizedtheycouldgetthecementtobind（黏合）byadjustingthetemperatures.44The

mostchallengingpartwasthateachtypeoffoodwasterequiresdifferenttemperatures,,,Yuyasaid.Sothe

researchershadtoobservethemandrespondintime.Intheexperiments,KotaandYuyahavesuccessfullymade

cementusingtealeaves,coffeegrounds,cabbageandevenlunchboxleftovers.

FabulaInc.iscurrentlyworkingtomaketeacupsandfurniture,butYuyaisthinkingalittlebitbigger.Their

productcouldprovidereliefintheformofedibleemergencysheltersindisasterones.??Forexample,iffoodcannot

bedeliveredtothepeople,theycouldeatmakeshiftbedsmadeoutoffoodcement,“hesaid.Toeatthematerial,a

personneedstobreakitapartandboilit.

28.WhichisoneofKotaandYuya,spurposesinmakinguseoffoodwaste?

A.Tohandleclimatechange.B.ToofferFabulaInc.morecement.

C.Towarnhowseriousfoodwasteis.D.Toextendconcrete,sservicelife.

29.WhatdidKotaandYuyaassesspreviouslyaboutmakingediblecement?

A.Itsdamagetotheenvironment.B.Itscostofrecyclingthecement.

C.Itsdifficultiestheywouldface.D.Itspopularityamongthepublic.

30.Whatmadetheexperimentofmakingcementoutoffoodwasteharder?

A.Makingsuretomakecementtasty.B.Selectingcorrectfoodwastetimely.

C.Gettingcementbrokenaparteasily.D.Regulatingthetemperaturesconstantly.

31.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"makeshift"inthelastparagraphmean?

A.Bendable.B.Strong.C.Temporary.D.Commercial.

D

Theterm??quietquitting,5wentvirallastyear,describingpeoplewhostayintheirjobsbutmentallytakeastep

back,forexample,workingthebareminimumandnotmakingtheirjobthecenteroftheirlives.Nowin2023,there

isanewworkplacetrendonthehorizon,called“quiethiring,?

Quiethiringisastrategyusedtofillthecriticalgapsinacompanywithouthiringnewemployees.One

companyhasalimitedamountoftalentandneedstomakeacallaboutwhereit,sgoingtohavethebestimpact.

Thisyearitmayneedtoaddfivemoredatascientiststoitsteamtomeetthestrategicgoals.Asasolution,itmay

movefiveemployeesfromanotherdepartmentonlyforashorttime,likedataanalystsinthehumanresourcesand

marketingdepartment,intothefiveopendatascientistroles.

Inthiscase,thebossissaying,4?We,regoingtointentionallydeprioritize（降彳氐優(yōu)先級）supportforHRand

marketingforthenextsixmonthssothatwecanincreasetheproductivityofourdatascienceteam,andweare

sayingthissoundandclearly.Everyoneknowsthis.^^Theimportantdistinctionwithquiethiringisthatacompany

isopenlycommunicatingwithemployeesaboutitsprioritiesandmovingemployeestoareasthatservethose

priorities,insteadofjustloadingemployeeswithmoreworkorsimplyhiringmorepeople.

Whilebeingassignedtoanewrolemayseemscaιy,quiethiringshouldbebeneficialtoemployees.Ifyou

wereaskedtotakeonadditionalresponsibilities,itwouldindicateyourvalue.Meantimeyoumightsay,“Ifit,snot

possibletoincreasemypayment,canwemakeitsothatIcanworkfromhomefivedaysaweek,reducingmy

COmmUte（通勤）costs?Or,couldIworkflexiblehours,makingiteasierformetolivetherestofmyIiffe?''An

individualconversationmaybeineffective.Ifyou,repartofadepartmentorteambeingaskedtoswitchroles,

employthatpowerandapproachhumanresourcesasagroup.

32.Whatdoesthestrategyofquiethiringreferto?

A.Addingmorepositions.B.Trainingnewemployees.

C.Employingnewtalentsecretly.D.Shiftingexistingstafftonewposts.

33.Whatisthefeatureofacompany,shandlingquiethiring?

A.Innovationsarehighlyvalued.

B.Personnelchangesareannouncedbeforehand.

C.Rolesofdepartmentsarechangedregularly.

D.Employeesareburdenedwithoverwork.

34.Whatsuggestiondoestheauthoroffertoemployees?

A.Negotiateonextrajobs.B.Takeonnewrolesasateam.

C.Shouldermoredutiesonwork.D.Balancebetweenworkandlife.

35.Whichisasuitabletitleforthetext?

A.Hiringmoreorless?B.Quietquittingorquiethiring?

C.Quiethiring:AworkplacedebateD.Quiethiring:Anupcomingtendency

第二節(jié)（共5小題；每小題2.5分，滿分12.5分）

閱讀下面短文，從短文后的選項中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項。

ChatGPTispartofanewgenerationofAIsystemsthatcanhaveadiscussionandcreatewrittenwork.Itcan

evenproducenewimagesandvideosbasedonwhatithaslearnedfromalargedatabaseofdigitalbooks,online

writingsandothermedia.It,savailableforfreetoanyoneontheInternet.36Itworkslikea

writtenconversationbetweentheAIsystemandthepersonaskingitquestions.

37Theyusedittowritepoemsorsongs.Sometriedtotrickitintomakingmistakes.

Othersusedittowriteemail.Allofthoserequestsarehelpingittogetsmarter.Itspopularityhasleditscreatorsto

trytolowersomepeople'sexpectations.

TheNewYorkCityeducationdepartmentsaiditisrestrictinguseofChatGPT.38It

alsohasconcernsregardingthesafetyandaccuracyofthecontentwrittenbyChatGPT.Teachersarenowtryingto

findouthowtopreventstudentsusingtheAItoolforcheating.39

JennaLyle,aspokespersonforNewYorkschools,saidthetoolmayprovidequickandeasyanswersto

questions,butitdoesn,tbuildcritical-thinkingandproblem-solvingskills.40

Inahuman-writtenstatement,OpenAlsaidthatitplanstoworkwitheducatorsasitIeamshowpeopleare

experimentingwithChatGPTintherealworld."Wedon,twantChatGPTtobeusedformisleadingpurposesin

schoolsoranywhereelse,sowe,realreadydevelopingmeanstohelpanyoneidentifytextgeneratedbythatsystem,,,

thecompanysaid.

A.Itisalsodesignedtobemoreuser-friendly.

B.Butthere,snostoppingastudentfromusingitathome.

C.Itisworriedaboutnegativeimpactsonstudentlearning.

D.Youcanwatchitproduceaschoolreportinafewseconds.

E.Theseskillsareessentialforacademicandlifelongsuccess.

F.Millionsofpeoplehaveplayedwiththetooloverthepastmonth.

G.Blockingthewritingtoolonschooldevicesandnetworksisgoodforstudents.

第三部分語言運用（共兩節(jié)，滿分30分）

第一節(jié)（共15小題；每小題1分，滿分15分）

閱讀下面短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。

Someyearsago,Iwasstuckonacrosstownbusduringrushhour.Thebuswasfilledwithcold,tiredpeople

41withoneanother.Twomen42ateachotherforanunintentionalpush.Anelderlywoman

goton,andnobodyofferedhera43.Angerwasintheair,no44couldbefoundhere.

AsthebusapproachedSeventhAvenue,thedriver,swordscamefromthespeaker.uFolks,,,hesaid.“Iknow

you,vehada（n）45dayandthatyouaredepressed,butIwill46.Wheneachofyou

walksbybeforegettingoffζdropyour47intomyPaIm（手掌）.MyroutegoesrightbytheHudson

River,intowhichI,ll48them.^^

Itseemedasifaspellhadlifted.Everyoneburstoutlaughing,theirfacesshiningwith49.The

passengerswhohadbeen50eachother,sexistenceweresuddenlygrinning（咧嘴笑）ateachother一

isthisguyserious?

Atthenextstop,justas51.thedriverheldouthishand,palmup,andwaited.Allthe52

passengersperformedthegestureofdroppingsomethingintohispalm.Thedriver53thesameaction

ateveιystopthatfollowed.

OccasionallyWemaysinkintoagreyworld,butsomeonecan_____54—itlikearayoflight,showing

ushope.Whatifwearethelight?_____55anyonepossessesthepowertoshineonothers,darkdays.

41.A.satisfiedB.associatedC.impressedD.annoyed

42.A.wavedB.noddedC.barkedD.shot

43.A.reminderB.seatC.rideD.choice

44.A.mercyB.fortuneC.courageD.security

45.A.toughB.averageC.impo?tantD.fruitful

46.A.makecommentsB.showupC.helpoutD.takerisks

47.A.memoriesB.troublesC.faultsD.tips

48.A.transformB.stretchC.accompanyD.cast

49.A.envyB.greedC.pleasureD.pride

50.A.ignoringB.suspectingC.expectingD.appreciating

51.A.orderedB.promisedC.requestedD.reported

52.A.chosenB.fooledC.sittingD.exiting

53.A.repeatedB.designedC.interpretedD.evaluated

54.A.divideB.exploreC.rewardD.brighten

55.A.HoweverB.InsteadC.ActuallyD.Consequently

第二節(jié)（共10小題；每小題1.5分，滿分15分）

閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入1個適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。

TheSilkRoad,coveringvastdistancesandanastonishing56(various)oflandscapes,

wasanetworkofancienttraderoutesfromEastAsiatotheMediterranean.Acrucialsectionofthenetworkisthe

Chang,an-TianshanCorridor57(stretch)throughChina,KazakhstanandKyrgyzstan.The

threecountriessuccessfullypursuedtheroute,sstatusinUNESCOWorldHeritage.

TheSilkRoadbegantodevelopinthe2ndcenturyBCEwhenZhangQian,theambassadorassignedbythe

emperor,58(journey)fromChang,antoCentralAsia.Differentways59

(seek)byZhangQiantobuildbridgesbetweenthemajorpowersofthetime,60theroutes

networkreachingasfarastheRomanEmpire.

61(initial),silkwasthemainitemexportedalongthenetwork62

itsweightwaslightanditsvaluewashigh.Apartfromtradeexchange,thenetworkwasemployedtoexchange

cultures,63shapedtheevolutionofscience,art,technologyandotherareasinsocieties

alongthenetwork.

Theseamazinglylongroutesachieveda64(share)developmentbyconnectingEastern

andWesterncivilizations.TheadditionoftheChang,an-TianshanCorridortotheUNESCOWorldHeritageListis

amilestoneinrecognitionoftheSilkRoadasacrucialpartof65(mankind)common

heritage.

第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)，滿分40分）

第一節(jié)（滿分15分）

66.你校正在進行主題是“保護莫高窟文化遺產(chǎn)是否值得”的英語討論活動，對此不同的人有不同的看法。

請寫一篇短文，簡述正反雙方的觀點及理由，并發(fā)表自己的看法。

注意：

1.詞數(shù)80左右；

2.可適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫。

WhetheritisWorthwhiletoProtecttheMogaoCaves

第二節(jié)（滿分25分）

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。

Joyceisinthefourthgradeandhejoinedthenoisychildrenofhisclassasusual."'Children!Silence!^^Mangat

Madamsuddenlyenteredtheclass.Sheannouncednextweekwouldbemathweek.t?I,dlikeeachofyoutowork

onaproject.Youcoulddoitindividuallyorinagroup."sheinstructed.?fcThetopicfortheprojectneedsapproving

tomorrowandithastobedisplayedatthemathweekexhibition.Thebestprojectwillbeawardedandthereisalso

asurprisegiftfrommyside,“sheadded.

Joyce,whoisextremelygoodatmath,satinthecomerseatofthefirstbenchwithKaran,anaverage.Karan

askedJoyceiftheycouldworkonthemathprojecttogether.Joycerepliedinapridefi?ltone,t4Ha-hayouwantto

joinme.IthinkIwilldotheprojectonmyown.^^Joycewantedtogetawardedandthesurprisegiftallforhimself

fromMangatMadam.

Afterdeepconsideration,Joycedecidedtoworkonamathmagicquizonthecircuitboard.Thenextdayin

school,MangatMadamarrivedintheclassroomandallthechildrensubmittedtheirtopicsformathexhibition.

TheyallchosetoworkinagroupexceptJoyce.Inthefollowingdays,Joycegatheredallthematerialsforthe

projectsuchaswires,bulbs（燈泡）,aswitchandathinplywoodboard（膠合板）.Heworkedoutafewmathematical

basicoperationstobefixedontheboardsothatwhenthewireofthecircuittouchedtherightanswer,thebulb

glowed.Joycecompletedtheprojectandwashappywiththeresult.

Theeveningbeforetheexhibition,whilepackinghisschoolbags,Joyceagaincheckedtheprojecttoseeifit

wasworkingfine.Alas!Allthelightsthatweretoglowdidnotseemtolightatall.Withoutfindingthereason,

Joycewastensed.However,hedecidedtotakethesameprojecttotheschoolashecouldn,tchangethetopicatthe

lastminute.Thencamethenextday,andeverybodywasfascinatedintheexhibition.

注意：

1.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。

ItwasJoyce,sturntodisplayhisproject.__________________________________________________________

Finally,theteacherannouncedKaran,steamwasthewinner.

2022-2023-2麓山國際高二下期中考試

（參考答案）

第一部分聽力略

第二部分閱讀

第一節(jié)短文理解

21—23BCD24—27DABD

28—31ACDC32—35DBAD

第二節(jié)七選五

36—40AFCBE

第三部分語言運用

第一節(jié)完形填空

41—45DCBAA46—50CBDCA

51—55BDADC

第二節(jié)語法填空

56.variety57.stretching

58.journeyed59.sought

60.with