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云南省曲靖市民族中学学年高二下学期期中考试2022-2023英语试题学校:姓名:班级:考号
一、阅读理解专业演员In summerof thisyear,we haveoptions foryour youngartiste to learn anewcreative artor developan existingtalent around the sound.Here are just4of adozen highlyuniqueactivities beingoffered byus inSeattle.Broadway BoundBroadway Bound willbe offering12weeks ofin-person musicaltheater campsthis summer.Campers willwork togethertolearnacting,singing anddancing,and thenput ona performanceatthe endof theweek.Dates:June13-Sept.2Ages:5-14Cost:$400Stone SoupTheatreStone Soupwill holdits SummerStage day camps outsideat twoparks:Meridian PlayfieldinNorth Seattleand JeffersonPark inSouth Seattle.Camps run9a.m.——3p.m,with early-arrivalcare and aftercare freeof charge.Kids canact theirhearts out.Dates:June13-Aug.22Ages:6-14Cost:$395School of RockJoin aband thissummer!At School ofRock,kids canspend aweek learning and makingmusicat fundaycamps.No experienceis neededfor somecamps,such asRookies Camp,thoughsome requiresome experience.Most campscome toan endwith alive performance.Dates:June20-Aug.26Ages:5-17Cost:$495Gage Academyof ArtSeattle,onlineGage Academysfull-day andin-person campsand half-day onlinecamps offerpractical artinstructionin drawing,painting,sculpting anddigital design.The curriculumencouragesActually,they wererescuers searchingfor me.students toexplore newmaterials andtechniques,develop problem-solving skillsand celebrateself-expression.Dates:June27-Aug.26Ages:6-18Cost:Varies byprograms,before-/after-care providedfor anadditional fee
1.What willcampers doat theBroadway BoundA.Visit atheater.B.Give aperformance.C,Meet afamous star.D.Work fordancers.
2.What is special aboutStone SoupTheatreA.It offersfree aftercare.B・It willbe heldin summer.C・It encouragesearly arrival.D.It is about kidsperformance.
3.Which campwill attractchildren whoare interestedin makingmusicA.BroadwayBound.B.Stone SoupTheatre.C.SchoolofRock.D,Gage Academyof Art.“To me,love isthe mostimportant thing.What couldbe morehealing thanlove”These words,like linesfrom apoem,are fromRobin,who foundedthe BumiSehat BaliClinicin centralUbud.Now theclinic providestreatment oreducational supportfor over100,000peopleannually.Giving birthto herfirst childat nineteen,Robin movedto Hawaiiafter college,working forseveralyears ona farm,where shetaught farmingpractices andpoetry.But in1991,she receivedheartbreakingnews.Her idylliclife on the farmwas turnedupside downwhen hersister,expecting(孕娠并发症).a childin Alabama,died ofpregnancy complications“When mydear sisterpassed away,I realizedmothers weredying everywhere.In countrieswithincreased poverty,some peoplecant affordto goto thehospital.What motivatedme initiallywasmy lovefor mysister,but thissoon grewinto aconcern formothersand childrenall overthe world.^^Robins feelingsfbr hersister weretransformed intoadesire to help womeneverywhere inneed.To ensurethat childrenare bornhealthy,nutritionally balancedmeals areprovided forexpectingmothers freeof charge.Those wholack housingare freeto stayas longas it is necessary.The clinicalso seespatients of all ageswho havesymptoms unrelatedto childbirth,while providingfacilitiesfor languagelearningand IT education,and annuallytraining over6,000nursing and(助产)midwifery students,backed bya scholarshipprogram.Just asRobin said,love isto befound insidethe BumiSchat BaliClinic.Perhaps feelingsofshowing kindnesstoward othersand wantingto makethe worlda betterplace arethe keyto abrightertomorrow.
4.Which of the followingbest explains“idyllic underlinedin Paragraph3A.Peaceful.B.Dramatic.C.Tough.D.Troublesome.A.Her lovefor midwifery.B.Her desiretohelpchildren.C.Her sorrowfor hersisters death.D.Her lossof interestin poetry.
6.What dowe knowabout theclinicA.It isfamous forits nursingprogram.
8.It offersmothers-to-be freediets.C.It providesfinancial aidfor mothers.D.It hastreated over6,000patients.
7.What canwe learnfrom RobinsstoryA.Hard workinspires greatrespect.
8.Ups anddowns makeone strong.C.Kindness canbe richlyrewarded.D.Love makesthe worlda betterplace.
5.What madeRobin changeher careercourse atfirstI recentlycame incontact withcelebrity magazines.My familyisnt oneto givemoney forpictures of skinny,drunk celebritieswith paragraphsabout theirrelationships andshopping carttimes.Thus,I wasexcited tofinally geta chanceto readabout otherpeoples attractiveyet troubledlives.Right awayI noticedhow eachmagazine seemedto be a copyof theother.They hadheadlinesand picturesthat were almost thesame.Still,the picturesof perfectlyconstructed faceswith cutedesigneroutfits goingon withtheir dailylives mademe readon.Wait,celebrities takingtheir dogsfor awalk Spendingan afternoonat apark All of thesethingsseemed soordinary thingsmy ownfamily and I dotogether often.I suddenlyrealized howunextraordinarythe people in thesemagazines were.They aresimply normalpeoplewho happento have a cooljob andmuch money.For somereason,picturesof them doingthingslike buyingmilk at the storeappeal tomillions ofreaders.Then,when theseregular peoplemessup,their mistakesare paintedonto hundreds of newspapersand Internetsites.What ifevery timewe madea mistake,it wasmade publicHave youever faileda testImagineseeing picturesof youonthefront ofa newspaperwith headlineslike,RegularSchooling IsntEnough”.Youd beembarrassed.Now,Tm notnecessarily takingthe celebritysside.Tm morerealizing the fact thatthese peoplewe arecrazy aboutarejust ordinary humanbeings withmanyphotographs followingthem around.Role modelsId thinknot.Personally,Id ratherlook uptopeoplein any communitywho have accomplished a lot instead of anordinary personwalking hisdogin BerverlyHills.A.They admirecelebrities very much.B.They arecurious about the life of
8.What dowe knowaboutthe authors familycelebrities.C.They arenot interestedin celebrities.D.They oftenbuy celebritymagazines.
9.What doesthe authorthink ofcelebritiesA.They livea happylife.B.They seldomdo usualthings.C,They attractpeoples admiration.D.They arejustordinarypeople likeus.
10.Who ismost likelyto bethe authorsrole modelA.Celebrities wholive anordinary life.B.Extraordinary peoplewho accomplishalot.C.Common peoplewho dogreat things.D.People whomake greatcontributions tocommunities.
11.What isthe authorspurpose inwriting the textA.To showpeoples differentattitudes towards celebrities.B.To adviseus tohavearight attitudetowardscelebrities.C.To describethe actuallifeofcelebrities.D.To askus tobe realisticabout othersmistakes.侬药)Habitat loss,pesticides andclimate changeare threateninginsect populationsworldwide.(减少)In2019,Biological Conservationreported that40%ofallinsects species are declininggloballyand thata thirdof themare endangered.And whileit maysound niceto live in aworld withfewer badinsects,environmental writerOliverMilman saysthat humanbeings would be inbig troublewithout insects.Thats because(给授粉)insects playimportant rolesin pollinatingplants weeat,breakingdown wastein forestsoil andforming thebase ofa foodchain thatother largeranimals including-humans-rely upon.“It wouldbe anextremely terribleplace tolivein-and certainlynot somethingwe shouldeveraim fdrjMilman saysof aninsect freeexistence.You wouldcertainly havemass starvationandsocial unrest...If dbeaplace wherethere wouldbe smellywaste anddead bodieseverywherebecause insectsthat breakdown thosematerials wouldbe gone.”Milman chartsthe troublingdecline ofinsects inhis newbook,The InsectCrisis:The Fallofthe TinyEmpires ThatRun theWorld.He saysthat whileifs impossibleto knowexactly whatshappeningwith everyinsect speciesin the world,the overalltrends arenot good:The butterflypopulationin NorthAmerica hasdeclined quicklyin thepast40years,for example,andaU.N.assessment donein2019found thathalf amillion insect speciesareunder threatof extinction,somein thecoming decades.“The world,our surroundings,wouldbefar quieter,far dullerwithout insects,he says.“Whenyou startkind ofdigging downinto thesefigures lookingattheresearch,its clearthat theressomethingseriously wrong...There isa straightdecline inmost insectpopulations,and thatspellsmajor troublefbr thembut alsofor us.”
12.What doesparagraph2mainly tellus aboutinsectsA.Their classification.B.Their importance.C.Their development.D.Their future.
13.What canbe inferredabout Milmansnew bookA.It describesthe worryingdecline ofinsects.B.It tellswhats happeningwith allinsectspecies.C.It showshalf amillion butterflyspecies willbe indanger ofextinction.D.It explainswhy thenumber ofbutterflies inSouth Americahas increased.
14.What istheauthors attitudeto thedecline ofinsect populationA.Positive.B.Worried.C.Unconcerned D.Doubtful.
15..What isthetextmainly aboutA.The introductionof theendangered insects.B.The waysof increasinginsects9population.C.The effectsofthedeclining insectspopulation.D.The reasonsof threateninginsects9population.
二、七选五Last weekendI waslucky enoughto attendone ofSpains mostfamous carnivalsin thecity ofCadiz.You canonly understandwhat itis likeafter seeingit foryourself.Everybody wasfancily-dressed fromtop totoe.16Almost instantlyafter steppingoff thetrain,we werefilled withjoy.17Many peopleparadingthrough the streets playingtraditional musicfilled peoplewith happiness.As wewandered aroundandtook in the animateatmosphere,the creativityof somecostumes was incredible!You couldreallytell thatpeople putalotof timeand energyinto makingsome amazingcostumes.Then therewere thegroups dottedaround thecity.18This gavethe carnivala pureessence oforiginality,as theywere singingfrom theirheart.Furthermore,thefactthat I was notable tounderstand the insidejokes didnot matter,as I was transfixedby theactions andexpressions theyprovided.19As thenight progressed,thestreetsgot morepacked withpeople.When wepassed aconveniencestore,we dancedalong to the musiccoming throughthe ownersspeakers.20It wasa marqueewith aDJ setinside,literally likea minifestival.After thiswacky weekendoffestivity,itistrue tosay thatthe Spanishknow howto party!A.Everyone wasdancing.B.People gotmore andmore excited.C.We saweveryone wasin highspirits.D.It mademe feellike Iwasina fairy-tale world.E.Afterwards,we wenttothemain partyat ElPuerto.F.They weremostly oldmen singingsome traditionalsongs.G.These ministreet showswereatrue tasteof Spanishculture.
三、完形填空I stoodin myoffice,surrounded byhundreds ofbooks!I hadntexpected mybook捐书活动drive tobe ofso much
21.Surely,with mykind andhelpful coworkers,I shouldnthave beenso
22.意识One morninga yearago,I suddenlylost consciousnessand23myself inhospitalafter comingto myself.Cancer raninto mylife.Considering Imust bevery sad,my friendsofferedsupport,especially Kathy.She wouldtake mealsto me.We grew24During onechat,Ilearned Kathysmum diedof cancerwhen she was youngand Kathystill25her everyday.I wishedto dosomething torepay Kathyskindness.But Ididnt havethe26to doso.After13rounds of27,my healthreturned.Before gettingsick,I lovedorganizingactivities forsome freelibraries,where peoplecould28books tothose inneed.Now thatIrecovered,I woulddo itagain.That washow thebook drive29I encouragedmy coworkerstobring mechildrens books.They respondedso
30.My officewas crowdedwith bookssoon.I knewKathys sonwas an31oftheHarry Potterseries.Therefore,afterfinding acopy,I gaveit toKathys son.When heopen it,his eyeswere fullof excitement.He toldme,You wont32it!This isexactly thebook mymother boughtme!Thereare thewords writtenby her:To Kathy,Happy Birthday!He addedthat he33it.But ithad beenlost dueto severaltimes ofmoving house,which wasreally an
34.But somehow,here it was.Out ofhundreds ofbooks fromcountless families,this long-lost treasurehad madeit backinto the.35_____hands.
21.A.success B.benefit C.comfort D.freedom
22.A.confident B.interested C,surprised D.upset
23.A.heard B.spoke C,forgave D.found
24.A.healthier B.richer C.closer D.busier
25.A.helped B.called C.missed D.met
26.A.money B.chance C.possibility D.expectation
27.A.competition B.treatment C.imagination D.research
28.A.donate B.sell C,read D.write
29.A.came aboutB.put outC,broke upD.took apart
30.A.frankly B.humorously C.smartly D.positively
31.A.artist B.expert C.fan D.actor
32.A.believe B.manage C.understand D.make
33.A.edited B.valued C.improved D.discussed
34.A.test B.guard C.honour D.pity
35.A.right B.skillful C.shaking D.similar
四、用单词的适当形式完成短文阅读下面短文,在空白处填入个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式1Every summerartists performat Fringe Festivals around theworld.Fringe Festivalsare36celebration ofstrange artinsteadoftraditional art.The showsgive artistsa chance37create unusualart.For Festivalgoers,each showisatime toexperiencesomething different.The firstFringe Festival38hold inEdinburgh,Scotland in
1947.Artists39aroundtheworld travelledto Scotlandfor theEdinburgh InternationalFestival.Today therearehundredsofFringe Festivals40take placearoundtheworld.The onein WashingtonD.C.called theCapital FringeFestival,41is heldin July,is in its tenthyear.Julianne Brienza42foundthe CapitalFringeFestival.She wentto schoolfor theperforming arts,but nowsees herselfas an43organize ofthe festival.Brienza believesthat fringeperformance artisspecialand canhavea44power effect.She alsosaysit willbecome45popular withmore peopletaking partinit.
五、其他应用文.假如你是李华,在今年的世界地球日(每年的月日,是一个专为世界环境保护而46422设立的节日,旨在提高民众对于现有环境问题的意识,并动员民众参与到环保运动中,通过绿色低碳生活,改善地球的整体环境),联系生活实际,请以“How toLive aGreenLife”为题,在校英语报投稿,谈谈如何在日常生活中过一种绿色生活词数左右100How toLive aGreen Life
六、读后续写.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47(丛林),One Fridayafternoon,some ofmy classmatesplanned totake ahike ina jungleincludingmy friendsJake andLiam.They askedme ifI wouldlike togo withthem.I loveoutdooractivities,so Iimmediately saidyes.It wassunny thefollowing morning.Iwasinavery goodmood.Iwasso excitedabout hikingsinceitwasthe firsttime that I hadhiked withthem.I atea lightbreakfast.After that,I hurriedlyranout ofmy houseto meetthem inthe schoolplayground.The junglewhere wewere goingwas farfrom ourschool.It tookabout threehours togo therebybus,but itwasnt aboring journeyas wewere alleager to hike.After wegot offthe bus,we foundalocal guideto ensureour safety.The guide,whose nameis Thomas,said thathe hadhiked therelotsof timesand thathewasfamiliar withthe route.When wearrived,Thomas toldus neverto leavethegroup.He warnedus thatwe wouldeasily getlost inthe jungleif wewalked alone.Then webegantohike.There werevarious plantswhich wehad neverseen before.Allofus wereamazed atthebeauty ofthe sceneryandthesounds ofthe creatures.Sadly,after hikingfor aboutan hour,I foundthat my watchon mywrist wasgone.I realizedthatmy watch hadfallen off.It wasa giftfrom mygrandma,andIloved itverymuch.Without thinking,I turnedback and tried tofind my watch.SinceI wasthe lastone walkinginthegroup,nobody noticedit when I walkedaway.I wasntworried aboutgetting lostbecause Ithought Icould findmywatcheasily.However,whenIfinally foundmywatchandtriedto catchup withmy friends,they hadgone far.Iimmediately realizedthatIwas aloneand lost.注意续写词数应为左右;
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2.The skystarted tobecome darkerandIwas veryworried.。